diff --git "a/Eurlex-4.3K/num_17_train.csv" "b/Eurlex-4.3K/num_17_train.csv" new file mode 100644--- /dev/null +++ "b/Eurlex-4.3K/num_17_train.csv" @@ -0,0 +1,3895 @@ +uid,text,target,num_keyphrases +2333,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 954/98 of 6 May 1998 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2301/97 on the entry of certain names in the 'Register of certificates of specific character"" provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92 on certificates of specific character for agricultural products and foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92 of 14 July 1992 on certificates of specific character for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,Whereas, in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92, the Member States have sent the Commission applications for the registration of certain names as certificates of special character;Whereas registered names can be used with the endorsement 'traditional speciality guaranteed` which is reserved for them;Whereas an objection was sent to the Commission in accordance with Article 7 of that Regulation following the publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities (2) of the names in the Annex hereto but was subsequently withdrawn;Whereas those names may accordingly be entered in the 'Register of certificates of specific character` and therefore be protected throughout the Community as guaranteed traditional specialities;Whereas the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2301/97 (3) is to be supplemented by the Annex hereto,. The names in the Annex hereto are hereby added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2301/97 and entered in the 'Register of certificates of specific character` in accordance with Article 9(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 6 May 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 208, 24. 7. 1992, p. 1.(2) OJ L 21, 21. 1. 1997, pp. 5-16.(3) OJ L 319, 21. 11. 1997, p. 8.ANNEX- 'Kriek`, 'Kriek-Lambic`, 'Framboise-Lambic`, 'Fruit-Lambic`/'Kriek`, 'Kriekenlambiek`, 'Frambozenlambiek`, 'Vruchtenlambiek` (Article 13(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92) (1),- 'Lambic`, 'Gueuze-Lambic`,/'Geuze`/'Lambiek`, 'Geuze-Lambiek`, 'Geuze` (Article 13(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92) (2).(1) The main points of the specifications are to be found in OJ C 21, 21. 1. 1997, pp. 5-16. +",agricultural product;farm product;foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;beer;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +317,"83/604/EEC: Commission Decision of 29 November 1983 on the implementation of the reform of agricultural structure in the United Kingdom pursuant to Council Directives 72/159/EEC and 75/268/EEC (Only the English text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms (1), as last amended by Directive 81/528/EEC (2), and in particular Article 18 (3) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming in certain less-favoured areas (3), as last amended by Directive 80/666/EEC (4), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Article 17 (4) of Directive 72/159/EEC, the Government of the United Kingdom has notified the following laws, regulations and administrative provisions:- Statutory Instrument 1983 No 923: The Agriculture and Horticulture Grant (Variation) (No 2) Scheme 1983,- Statutory Instrument 1983 No 924: The Agriculture and Horticulture Development (Amendment) (No 2) Regulation 1983,- Statutory Instrument 1983 No 925: The Farm and Horticulture Development (Amendment) (No 2) Regulation 1983;Whereas, under Article 18 (3) of Directive 72/159/EEC and Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC, the Commission has to decide whether, having regard to the objectives of the said Directives and to the need for a proper connection between the various measures, such laws, regulations and administrative provisions comply with the Directives and thus satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community;Whereas it can therefore be established that the abovementioned laws, regulations and administrative provisions satisfy the conditions and objectives of Directives 72/159/EEC and 75/268/EEC;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,. The laws, regulations and administrative provisions for the implementation of Directives 72/159/EEC and 75/268/EEC in the United Kingdom listed in the preamble hereto, satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to common measures within the meaning of Article 15 of Directive 72/159/EEC and Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC. This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.. Done at Brussels, 29 November 1983.For the CommissionPoul DALSAGERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 96, 23. 4. 1972, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 197, 20. 7. 1981, p. 41.(3) OJ No L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 180, 14. 7. 1980, p. 34. +",agrarian reform;agricultural reform;reform of agricultural structures;farm development plan;agricultural development plan;physical improvement plan;less-favoured agricultural area;area with specific problems;less-favoured agricultural region;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid;EAGGF Guidance Section;EAGGF Guidance Section aid,17 +7033,"89/292/EEC: Commission Decision of 17 April 1989 concerning applications for reimbursement pursuant to Decision 87/58/EEC introducing a supplementary Community measure for the eradication of brucellosis, tuberculosis and leucosis in cattle. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Decision 87/58/EEC of 22 December 1986 introducing a supplementary Community measure for the eradication of brucellosis, tuberculosis and leucosis in cattle, (1) and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof,Whereas applications for reimbursement forwarded in respect of the aid provided for in Article 6 (2) of Decision 87/58/EEC must include information which, in order to make it easier to determine whether they comply with the provisions of that Decision and the Commission Decisions approving national eradication plans and to take a decision thereon, must be presented in an identical form by the Member States;Whereas, with a view to ensuring that effective checks are carried out, Member States should be required to keep the supporting documents at the disposal of the Commission for a suitable period;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) Committee,. Applications for reimbursement submitted by Member States pursuant to Article 7 of Decision 87/58/EEC must be set out in accordance with the tables in the Annex to this Decision. Member States shall, for a period of three years after the plan has been implemented, keep at the disposal of the Commission the supporting documents or certified copies thereof which are in their possession and on the basis of which their application for reimbursement was submitted. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 April 1989.For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 24, 27. 1. 1987, p. 51.ANNEXApplication for reimbursement pursuant to Article 7 (2) of Decision 87/58/EECMember State:A. ERADICATION OF BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS1.2.3.4.5 // // // // // // Number of cows slaughtered (1) // Cost chargeable to the Community (1) // Number of bovine animals slaughtered, other than cows (1) // Cost chargeable to the Community (1) // Total amount chargeable to the Community (1) // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // //(1) To be broken down by administrative unit.It is hereby confirmed that the cows and other bovine animals were slaughtered under the measures provided for in Article 2 of Decision 87/58/EEC and the national plan approved by the Commission.(Signature and stamp of the competent authority) Application for reimbursement pursuant to Article 7 (2) of Decision 87/58/EECMember State:B. ERADICATION OF BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS1.2.3.4.5 // // // // // // Number of cows slaughtered (1) // Cost chargeable to the Community (1) // Number of bovine animals slaughtered, other than cows (1) // Cost chargeable to the Community (1) // Total amount chargeable to the Community (1) // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // //(1) To be broken down by administrative unit.It is hereby confirmed that the cows and other bovine animals were slaughtered under the measures provided for in Article 2 of Decision 87/58/EEC and the national plan approved by the Commission.(Signature and stamp of the competent authority) Application for reimbursement pursuant to Article 7 (2) of Decision 87/58/EECMember State:C. ERADICATION OF ENZOOTIC BOVINE LEUCOSIS1.2.3.4.5 // // // // // // Number of cows slaughtered (1) // Cost chargeable to the Community (1) // Number of bovine animals slaughtered, other than cows (1) // Cost chargeable to the Community (1) // Total amount chargeable to the Community (1) // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // //(1) To be broken down by administrative unit.It is hereby confirmed that the cows and other bovine animals were slaughtered under the measures provided for in Article 2 of Decision 87/58/EEC and the national plan approved by the Commission.(Signature and stamp of the competent authority) +",animal leucosis;bovine leucosis;animal tuberculosis;bovine tuberculosis;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;brucellosis;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +24800,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2253/2002 of 17 December 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 1314/2002 as regards authorised transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the Republic of India. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 797/2002(2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas:(1) Paragraph 6 of the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Republic of India on arrangements in the area of market access for textiles products, initialled on 31 December 1994 and approved by Council Decision 96/386/EC(3), provides that favourable consideration should be given to certain requests from the Republic of India for ""exceptional flexibility"" in the setting of quotas for those products.(2) By Regulation (EC) No 1314/2002(4), the Commission agreed to such a request from the Republic of India.(3) On 7 November 2002 the Republic of India submitted a revised request for modification of the transfers authorised by Regulation (EC) No 1314/2002, changing a transfer of 1500 tonnes in favour of category 2a into a transfer of 1000 tonnes and 500 tonnes in favour of categories 1 and 5 respectively and adding a further, so far unclaimed 500 tonnes in favour of category 7. For reasons of clarity, a consolidated version of the exceptional flexibilities granted should be provided.(4) The transfers, as modified, requested by the Republic of India, fall within the limits of the flexibility provisions in Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93.(5) It is, therefore, appropriate to grant the revised request. Regulation (EC) No 1314/2002 should be amended accordingly.(6) It is desirable for this Regulation to enter into force on the day after its publication in order to allow operators to benefit from it as soon as possible.(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee provided for in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93,. The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1314/2002 is replaced by the text shown in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 December 2002.For the CommissionPascal LamyMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 128, 15.5.2002, p. 29.(3) OJ L 153, 27.6.1996, p. 53.(4) OJ L 192, 20.7.2002, p. 22.ANNEX""ANNEX>TABLE>"" +",import;India;Republic of India;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;textile product;fabric;furnishing fabric;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;clothing;article of clothing;ready-made clothing;work clothes,17 +13234,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2257/94 of 16 September 1994 laying down quality standards for bananas (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organization of the market in bananas (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 3518/93 (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 makes provision for laying down common quality standards for bananas intended for consumption fresh, not including plantains; whereas the purpose of these standards is to ensure that the market is supplied with products of uniform and satisfactory quality, in particular in the case of bananas harvested in the Community, for which efforts to improve quality should be made;Whereas, given the wide range of varieties marketed in the Community and of marketing practices, minimum standards should be set for unripened green bananas, without prejudice to the later introduction of standards applicable at a different marketing stage; whereas the characteristics of fig bananas and the way in which they are marketed are such that they should not be covered by the Community standards;Whereas the banana-producing Member States already apply national standards within their territory at different stages in the marketing of bananas; whereas it seems appropriate, in view of the objectives pursued, to allow these existing rules to continue to apply to their own production but only at stages subsequent to unripened green bananas, provided those rules are not in conflict with the Community standards and do not impede the free circulation of bananas in the Community;Whereas account should be taken of the fact that, because climatic factors make production conditions difficult in the Community regions of Madeira, the Azores, the Algarve, Crete and Lakonia, bananas there do not develop to the minimum length laid down; whereas in these cases such bananas may still be marketed, but only in Class II;Whereas the Management Committee for Bananas has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,. The quality standards applicable to bananas falling within CN code ex 0803, excluding plantains, fig bananas and bananas intended for processing, are laid down in Annex I hereto.These standards shall apply to bananas originating in third countries at the stage of release for free circulation, to bananas originating in the Community at the stage of first landing at a Community port, and to bananas delivered fresh to the consumer in the producing region at the stage of leaving the packing shed. The standards laid down in Article 1 shall not affect the application, at later stages of marketing, of national rules which:- do not impede the free circulation of bananas originating in third countries or other regions of the Community and complying with the standards laid down in this Regulation,and- are not incompatible with the standards laid down in this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1995.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 September 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 47, 25. 2. 1993, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 320, 22. 12. 1993, p. 15.ANNEX IQUALITY STANDARDS FOR BANANAS I. DEFINITION OF PRODUCEThis standard applies to bananas of the varieties (cultivars) of Musa (AAA) spp., Cavendish and Gros Michel subgroups, referred to in Annex II, for supply fresh to the consumer after preparation and packaging. Plantains, bananas intended for industrial processing and fig bananas are not covered.II. QUALITYThis standard defines the quality requirements to be met by unripened green bananas after preparation and packaging.A. Minimum requirementsIn all classes, subject to the special provisions for each class and the tolerances allowed, the bananas must be:- green and unripened,- intact,- firm,- sound; produce affected by rotting or deterioration such as to make it unfit for consumption is excluded,- clean, practically free from visible foreign matter,- practically free from pests,- practically free from damage caused by pests,- with the stalk intact, without bending, fungal damage or dessication,- with pistils removed,- free from malformation or abnormal curvature of the fingers,- practically free from bruises,- practically free from damage due to low temperatures,- free from abnormal external moisture,- free from any foreign smell and/or taste.In addition, hands and clusters (parts of hands) must include:- a sufficient portion of crown of normal colouring, sound and free from fungal contamination,- a cleanly cut crown, not beveled or torn, with no stalk fragments.The physical development and ripeness of the bananas must be such as to enable them to:- withstand transport and handling,and- arrive in satisfactory condition at the place of destination in order to attain an appropriate degree of maturity after ripening.B. ClassificationBananas are classified into the three classes defined below:(i) 'Extra' classBananas in this class must be of superior quality. They must have the characteristics typical of the variety and/or commercial type.The fingers must be free from defects, apart from slight superficial blemishes not covering a total of more than 1 cm2 of the surface of the finger, which must not impair the general appearance of the hand or cluster, its quality, its keeping quality or the presentation of the package.(ii) Class IBananas in this class must be of good quality. They must display the characteristics typical of the variety and/or commercial type.However, the following slight defects of the fingers are allowed, provided they do not impair the general appearance of each hand or cluster, its quality, its keeping quality or the presentation of the package:- slight defects in shape,- slight skin defects due to rubbing and other slight superficial blemishes not covering a total of more than 2 cm2 of the surface of the finger.Under no circumstances may such slight defects affect the flesh of the fruit.(iii) Class IIThis class covers bananas which do not qualify for inclusion in the higher classes but satisfy the minimum requirements specified above.The following defects of the fingers are allowed, provided the bananas retain their essential characteristics as regards quality, keeping quality and presentation:- defects of shape,- skin defects due to scraping, rubbing or other causes, provided that the total area affected does not cover more than 4 cm2 of the surface of the finger.Under no circumstances may the defects affect the flesh of the fruit.III. SIZINGSizing is determined by:- the length of the edible pulp of the fruit, expressed in centimetres and measured along the convex face from the blossom end to the base of the peduncle,- the grade, i.e. the measurement, in millimetres, of the thickness of a transverse section of the fruit between the lateral faces and the middle, perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis.The reference fruit for measurement of the length and grade is:- the median finger on the outer row of the hand,- the finger next to the cut sectioning the hand, on the outer row of the cluster.The minimum length permitted is 14 cm and the minimum grade permitted is 27 mm.As an exception to the last paragraph, bananas produced in Madeira, the Azores, the Algarve, Crete and Lakonia which are less than 14 cm in length may be marketed in the Community but must be classified in Class II.IV. TOLERANCESTolerances in respect of quality and size shall be allowed within each package in respect of produce not satisfying the requirements of the class indicated.A. Quality tolerances(i) 'Extra' class5 % by number or weight of bananas not satisfying the requirements for the 'extra' class but meeting those for Class I, or, exceptionally, coming within the tolerances for that class.(ii) Class I10 % by number or weight of bananas not satisfying the requirements of Class I but meeting those for Class II, or, exceptionally, coming within the tolerances for that class.(iii) Class II10 % by number or weight of bananas satisfying neither the requirements for Class II nor the minimum requirements, with the exception of produce affected by rotting or any other deterioration rendering it unfit for consumption.B. Size tolerancesFor all classes, 10 % by number of bananas not satisfying the sizing characteristics, up to a limit of 1 cm for the minimum length of 14 cm.V. PRESENTATIONA. UniformityThe contents of each package must be uniform and consist exclusively of bananas of the same origin, variety and/or commercial type, and quality.The visible part of the contents of each package must be representative of the entire contents.B. PackagingThe bananas must be packed in such a way as to protect the produce properly.The materials used inside the package must be new, clean and of a nature such as to avoid causing any external or internal deterioration of the produce. The use of materials such as, in particular, wrapping papers or adhesive labels bearing commercial indications is allowed provided that the printing and labelling is done with a non-toxic ink or glue.Packages must be free from any foreign matter.C. PresentationThe bananas must be presented in hands or clusters (parts of hands) of at least four fingers.Clusters with not more than two missing fingers are allowed, provided that the stalk is not torn but cleanly cut, without damage to the neighbouring fingers.Not more than one cluster of three fingers with the same characteristics as the other fruit in the package may be present per row.In the producing regions, bananas may be marketed by the stem.VI. MARKINGEach package must bear the following particulars in writing, all on the same side, legibly and indelibly marked and visible from the outside:A. IdentificationB. Nature of produce- The word 'Bananas' where the contents are not visible from the outside,- the name of the variety or commercial type.C. Origin of the productCountry of origin and, in the case of Community produce:- production area, and- (optionally) national, regional or local name.D. Commercial specifications- Class,- net weight,- size, expressed as minimum length and, optionally, as maximum length.E. Official control mark (optional).ANNEX IIList of the main groups, sub-groups and cultivars of dessert bananas marketed in the Community """" ID=""1"">AA> ID=""2"">Sweet fig> ID=""3"">Sweet fig, Pisang Mas, Amas Datil, Bocadillo""> ID=""1"">AB> ID=""2"">Ney-Poovan> ID=""3"">Ney Poovan, Safet Velchi""> ID=""1"">AAA> ID=""2"">Cavendish> ID=""3"">Dwarf Cavendish""> ID=""3"">Giant Cavendish""> ID=""3"">Lacatan""> ID=""3"">Poyo (Robusta)""> ID=""3"">Williams""> ID=""3"">Americani""> ID=""3"">Valery""> ID=""3"">Arvis""> ID=""2"">Gros Michel> ID=""3"">Gros Michel ('Big Mike')""> ID=""3"">Highgate""> ID=""2"">Pink fig> ID=""3"">Figue Rose""> ID=""3"">Figue Rose Verte""> ID=""2"">Ibota""> ID=""1"">AAB> ID=""2"">Fig apple> ID=""3"">Fig apple, Silk""> ID=""2"">Pome (Prata)> ID=""3"">Pacovan""> ID=""3"">Prata Ana""> ID=""2"">Mysore> ID=""3"">Mysore, Pisang Ceylan, Gorolo""> +",tropical fruit;avocado;banana;date;guava;kiwifruit;mango;papaw;pineapple;marketing standard;grading;import (EU);Community import;quality standard;intra-EU trade;intra-Community trade;preparation for market,17 +16084,"97/272/EC: Commission Decision of 4 April 1997 on protective measures with regard to fishery products originating in Kenya (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC (2), and in particular Article 19 thereof,Whereas the presence of salmonellae has been confirmed in Nile perch fillets originating in Kenya on several occasions on their importation into the Community;Whereas, pending the application by the competent Kenyan authorities of health measures preventing the contamination of Nile perch fillets and on-the-spot inspections by Commission experts to verify that the measures are being properly applied, Nile perch fillets originating in Kenya should be systematically checked for salmonellae on importation;Whereas, under Article 4 (7) of Directive 90/675/EEC, all expenditure incurred in such checks for salmonellae is to be chargeable to the consignor, the consignee or their agent, without reimbursement by the Member State conducting the checks;Whereas such a measure must be transitional in nature pending a decision establishing the specific conditions for the importation of fishery products originating in Kenya;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. This Decision shall apply to whole fish, gutted or not, and fillets, slices and minced flesh of the species Lates niloticus (Nile perch), fresh or frozen, originating in Kenya. Member States shall, using a suitable sampling plan, subject each consignment of the products indicated at Article 1 imported into the Community to a test for the presence of salmonellae. Member States shall not authorize the importation into their territory or the consignment to another Member State of the products referred to in Article 1 unless the results of the checks referred to in Article 2 confirm the absence of salmonellae. All expenditure incurred by the application of this Decision shall be chargeable to the consigner, the consignee or their agent. This Decision shall apply until 30 June 1997. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 4 April 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 373, 31. 12. 1990, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 162, 1. 7. 1996, p. 1. +",import;Kenya;Republic of Kenya;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;fish;piscicultural species;species of fish;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;public health;health of the population,17 +35824,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 563/2008 of 18 June 2008 on the issuing of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of June 2008 under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 1384/2007 for poultrymeat. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in poultrymeat (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1384/2007 of 26 November 2007 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2398/96 as regards the opening and providing for the administration of certain quotas for imports into the Community of poultrymeat products originating in Israel (3), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,Whereas:(1) The applications for import licences lodged (under the quota bearing the serial number 09.4092) during the first seven days of June 2008 for the subperiod 1 July to 30 September 2008 relate to quantities exceeding those available. The quantities for which licences may be issued should therefore be determined by setting the allocation coefficient by which the quantities applied for are to be multiplied.(2) The applications for import licences lodged (under the quota bearing the serial number 09.4091) during the first seven days of June 2008 for the subperiod 1 July to 30 September 2008 do not cover the total quantities available. The quantities for which applications have not been lodged should therefore be determined, and these should be added to the quantity fixed for the following quota subperiod,. 1.   The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged for the subperiod 1 July to 30 September 2008 under Regulation (EC) No 1384/2007 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex to this Regulation.2.   The quantities for which applications have not been lodged, to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod 1 October to 31 December 2008, shall be as set out in the Annex. This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 June 2008.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 June 2008.For the CommissionJean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 77. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 679/2006 (OJ L 119, 4.5.2006, p. 1). Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 will be replaced by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1) as from 1 July 2008.(2)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 289/2007 (OJ L 78, 17.3.2007, p. 17).(3)  OJ L 309, 27.11.2007, p. 40.ANNEXGroup No Serial No Allocation coefficient for import licence applications lodged for the subperiod 1.7.2008-30.9.2008 Quantities not applied for, to be added to the quantity for the subperiod 1.10.2008-31.12.2008IL1 09.4092 3,861033 —IL2 09.4091 (1) 420 000(1)  Not applicable: no licence application has been sent to the Commission. +",Israel;State of Israel;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;poultrymeat,17 +2855,"Council Directive 84/167/EEC of 28 February 1984 amending Directive 75/273/EEC concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (Italy). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas (1), as last amended by Directive 82/786/EEC (2), and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (3),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (4),Whereas Directive 75/273/EEC (5) indicates which areas in Italy are included in the Community list of less-favoured areas pursuant to Article 3 (3), (4) and (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC;Whereas the Italian Government has requested, in accordance with Article 2 (1) of Directive 75/268/EEC, that the Community list of areas set out in the Annex to Directive 75/273/EEC be amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive;Whereas the transfer of certain areas already mentioned on the list concerning areas within the meaning of Article 3 (4) and (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC to the list of areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3) of the said Directive is in line with the indices and figures set out in Directive 75/273/EEC for the determination of hill and mountain areas;Whereas the areas to be listed for the first time meet the criteria and figures used under Directive 75/273/EEC for determining areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3), (4) and (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC;Whereas the total surface area of the areas qualifying under Article 3 (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC does not exceed 2,5 % of the total surface area of Italy,. The list of less-favoured areas in Italy which appears in the Annex to Directive 75/273/EEC is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive. (1) OJ No L 128, 19.5.1975, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 327, 24.11.1982, p. 19. (3) OJ No C 224, 22.8.1983, p. 1. (4) OJ No C 307, 14.11.1983. p. 102. (5) OJ No L 128, 19.5.1975, p. 72. This Directive is addressed to the Italian Republic.. Done at Brussels, 28 February 1984.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. ROCARDANNEX >PIC FILE= ""T0036161"">ZONE SVANTAGGIATE AI SENSI DELL'ARTICOLO 3, PARAGRAFO 3, DELLA DIRETTIVA 75/268/CEEPARTE I Comuni già parzialmente delimitati ai sensi della direttiva 75/273/CEE, da cancellare in quanto soggetti a nuova delimitazioneREGIONE : PIEMONTE PROVINCIA DI ALESSANDRIA>PIC FILE= ""T0036162"">REGIONE : PIEMONTE PROVINCIA DI CUNEO>PIC FILE= ""T0036163"">REGIONE : PIEMONTE PROVINCIA DI CUNEO (segue)>PIC FILE= ""T0036164"">REGIONE : PIEMONTE PROVINCIA DI NOVARA>PIC FILE= ""T0036165"">REGIONE : PIEMONTE PROVINCIA DI TORINO>PIC FILE= ""T0036166"">REGIONE : PIEMONTE PROVINCIA DI VERCELLI>PIC FILE= ""T0036167""> REGIONE : LOMBARDIA PROVINCIA DI BERGAMO>PIC FILE= ""T0036168"">REGIONE : LOMBARDIA PROVINCIA DI BRESCIA>PIC FILE= ""T0036169"">REGIONE : LOMBARDIA PROVINCIA DI COMO>PIC FILE= ""T0036170"">REGIONE : LOMBARDIA PROVINCIA DI PAVIA>PIC FILE= ""T0036171"">REGIONE : LOMBARDIA PROVINCIA DI VARESE>PIC FILE= ""T0036172"">REGIONE : VENETO PROVINCIA DI TREVISO>PIC FILE= ""T0036173"">REGIONE : VENETO PROVINCIA DI VICENZA>PIC FILE= ""T0036174"">REGIONE : LAZIO PROVINCIA DI FROSINONE>PIC FILE= ""T0036175"">REGIONE : LAZIO PROVINCIA DI RIETI>PIC FILE= ""T0036176"">REGIONE : LAZIO PROVINCIA DI ROMA>PIC FILE= ""T0036177"">REGIONE : ABRUZZO PROVINCIA DELL'AQUILA>PIC FILE= ""T0036178"">REGIONE : CAMPANIA PROVINCIA DI SALERNO>PIC FILE= ""T0036179"">REGIONE : CAMPANIA PROVINCIA DI AVELLINO>PIC FILE= ""T0036180"">REGIONE : PUGLIA PROVINCIA DI FOGGIA>PIC FILE= ""T0036181"">REGIONE : CALABRIA PROVINCIA DI CATANZARO>PIC FILE= ""T0036182"">REGIONE : CALABRIA PROVINCIA DI COSENZA>PIC FILE= ""T0036183"">REGIONE : CALABRIA PROVINCIA DI REGGIO DI CALABRIA>PIC FILE= ""T0036184"">REGIONE : CALABRIA PROVINCIA DI REGGIO DI CALABRIA (segue)>PIC FILE= ""T0036185"">REGIONE : SICILIA PROVINCIA DI AGRIGENTO>PIC FILE= ""T0036186"">REGIONE : SICILIA PROVINCIA DI CALTANISSETTA>PIC FILE= ""T0036187"">REGIONE : SICILIA PROVINCIA DI ENNA>PIC FILE= ""T0036188"">REGIONE : SICILIA PROVINCIA DI MESSINA>PIC FILE= ""T0036189"">REGIONE : SICILIA PROVINCIA DI PALERMO>PIC FILE= ""T0036190"">PARTE II Comuni delimitati ai sensi della presente direttivaREGIONE : PIEMONTE PROVINCIA DI ALESSANDRIAComuni totalmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036191"">REGIONE : PIEMONTE PROVINCIA DI ASTIComuni totalmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036192"">REGIONE : PIEMONTE PROVINCIA DI CUNEO1. Comuni totalmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036193"">REGIONE : PIEMONTE PROVINCIA DI CUNEO (segue)1. Comuni totalmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036194"">REGIONE : PIEMONTE PROVINCIA DI CUNEO2. Comuni parzialmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036195"">REGIONE : PIEMONTE PROVINCIA DI NOVARAComuni totalmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036196"">REGIONE : PIEMONTE PROVINCIA DI TORINOComuni totalmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036197"">REGIONE : PIEMONTE PROVINCIA DI VERCELLIComuni totalmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036198"">REGIONE : LOMBARDIA PROVINCIA DI BERGAMO1. Comuni totalmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036199"">REGIONE : LOMBARDIA PROVINCIA DI BERGAMO2. Comuni parzialmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036200"">REGIONE : LOMBARDIA PROVINCIA DI BRESCIAComuni parzialmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036201"">REGIONE : LOMBARDIA PROVINCIA DI COMO1. Comuni totalmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036202"">REGIONE : LOMBARDIA PROVINCIA DI COMO2. Comuni parzialmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036203"">REGIONE : LOMBARDIA PROVINCIA DI PAVIAComuni totalmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036204"">REGIONE : LOMBARDIA PROVINCIA DI VARESE1. Comuni totalmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036205"">REGIONE : LOMBARDIA PROVINCIA DI VARESE2. Comuni parzialmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036206"">REGIONE : VENETO PROVINCIA DI TREVISO1. Comuni totalmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036207"">REGIONE : VENETO PROVINCIA DI TREVISO2. Comuni parzialmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036208"">REGIONE : VENETO PROVINCIA DI VICENZA1. Comuni totalmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036209"">REGIONE : VENETO PROVINCIA DI VICENZA2. Comuni parzialmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036210"">REGIONE : LAZIO PROVINCIA DI FROSINONEComuni totalmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036211"">REGIONE : LAZIO PROVINCIA DI RIETIComuni totalmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036212"">REGIONE : LAZIO PROVINCIA DI ROMAComuni totalmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036213"">REGIONE : ABRUZZO PROVINCIA DELL'AQUILAComuni totalmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036214"">REGIONE : ABRUZZO PROVINCIA DI PESCARA1. Comuni totalmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036215"">REGIONE : ABRUZZO PROVINCIA DI PESCARA2. Comuni parzialmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036216"">REGIONE : CAMPANIA PROVINCIA DI AVELLINOComuni totalmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036217"">REGIONE : CAMPANIA PROVINCIA DI BENEVENTOComuni totalmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036218"">REGIONE : CAMPANIA PROVINCIA DI SALERNO1. Comuni totalmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036219"">REGIONE : CAMPANIA PROVINCIA DI SALERNO (segue)1. Comuni totalmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036220"">REGIONE : CAMPANIA PROVINCIA DI SALERNO2. Comuni parzialmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036221"">REGIONE : PUGLIA PROVINCIA DI FOGGIA1. Comuni totalmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036222"">REGIONE : PUGLIA PROVINCIA DI FOGGIA2. Comuni parzialmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036223"">REGIONE : CALABRIA PROVINCIA DI CATANZAROComuni totalmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036224"">REGIONE : CALABRIA PROVINCIA DI COSENZAComuni totalmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036225"">REGIONE : CALABRIA PROVINCIA DI REGGIO DI CALABRIAComuni totalmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036226"">REGIONE : SICILIA PROVINCIA DI AGRIGENTOComuni totalmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036227"">REGIONE : SICILIA PROVINCIA DI CALTANISSETTAComuni totalmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036228"">REGIONE : SICILIA PROVINCIA DI ENNAComuni totalmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036229"">REGIONE : SICILIA PROVINCIA DI MESSINAComuni totalmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036230"">REGIONE : SICILIA PROVINCIA DI PALERMOComuni totalmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036231"">REGIONE : SARDEGNA PROVINCIA DI SASSARIComuni parzialmente delimitati>PIC FILE= ""T0036232"">ZONE SVANTAGGIATE AI SENSI DELL'ARTICOLO 3, PARAGRAFO 4, DELLA DIRETTIVA 75/268/CEEPARTE I Comuni già parzialmente delimitati ai sensi della direttiva 75/273/CEE, da cancellare in quanto soggetti a nuova delimitazioneZONA 1 REGIONE : SARDEGNA PROVINCIA DI SASSARI>PIC FILE= ""T0036223"">ZONA 2 REGIONE : SARDEGNA PROVINCIA DI NUORO>PIC FILE= ""T0036234"">ZONA 3 REGIONE : SARDEGNA PROVINCIA DI NUORO>PIC FILE= ""T0036235"">ZONA 4 REGIONE : SARDEGNA PROVINCIA DI ORISTANO>PIC FILE= ""T0036236"">ZONA 5 REGIONE : SARDEGNA PROVINCIA DI CAGLIARI>PIC FILE= ""T0036237"">ZONA 6 REGIONE : SARDEGNA PROVINCIA DI CAGLIARI>PIC FILE= ""T0036238"">ZONA 8 REGIONE : SICILIA PROVINCIA DI ENNA>PIC FILE= ""T0036239"">ZONA 9 REGIONE : SICILIA PROVINCIA DI CATANIA>PIC FILE= ""T0036240"">ZONA 9 REGIONE : SICILIA PROVINCIA DI SIRACUSA>PIC FILE= ""T0036241"">ZONA 10 REGIONE : CALABRIA PROVINCIA DI CATANZARO>PIC FILE= ""T0036242"">ZONA 11 REGIONE : CALABRIA PROVINCIA DI COSENZA>PIC FILE= ""T0036243"">ZONA 12 REGIONE : CALABRIA PROVINCIA DI COSENZA>PIC FILE= ""T0036244"">ZONA 14 REGIONE : CAMPANIA PROVINCIA DI SALERNO>PIC FILE= ""T0036245"">ZONA 15 REGIONE : CAMPANIA PROVINCIA DI SALERNO>PIC FILE= ""T0036246"">ZONA 17 REGIONE : PUGLIA PROVINCIA DI BARI>PIC FILE= ""T0036247"">ZONA 17 REGIONE : PUGLIA PROVINCIA DI TARANTO>PIC FILE= ""T0036248"">ZONA 20 REGIONE : PUGLIA PROVINCIA DI FOGGIA>PIC FILE= ""T0036249"">ZONA 21 REGIONE : LAZIO PROVINCIA DI FROSINONE>PIC FILE= ""T0036250"">ZONA 21 REGIONE : LAZIO PROVINCIA DI LATINA>PIC FILE= ""T0036251"">ZONA 23 REGIONE : LAZIO PROVINCIA DI VITERBO>PIC FILE= ""T0036252"">ZONA 24 REGIONE : ABRUZZO PROVINCIA DI TERAMO>PIC FILE= ""T0036253"">ZONA 25 REGIONE : UMBRIA PROVINCIA DI TERNI>PIC FILE= ""T0036254"">ZONA 25 REGIONE : UMBRIA PROVINCIA DI PERUGIA>PIC FILE= ""T0036255"">ZONA 26 REGIONE : UMBRIA PROVINCIA DI TERNI>PIC FILE= ""T0036256"">ZONA 26 REGIONE : UMBRIA PROVINCIA DI PERUGIA>PIC FILE= ""T0036257"">ZONA 28 REGIONE : UMBRIA PROVINCIA DI TERNI>PIC FILE= ""T0036258"">ZONA 29 REGIONE : UMBRIA PROVINCIA DI PERUGIA>PIC FILE= ""T0036259"">PARTE II Comuni delimitati ai sensi della presente direttivaZONA 1 REGIONE : SARDEGNA PROVINCIA DI SASSARI>PIC FILE= ""T0036260"">ZONA 2 REGIONE : SARDEGNA PROVINCIA DI SASSARI>PIC FILE= ""T0036261"">ZONA 2 REGIONE : SARDEGNA PROVINCIA DI NUORO>PIC FILE= ""T0036262"">ZONA 3 REGIONE : SARDEGNA PROVINCIA DI NUORO>PIC FILE= ""T0036263"">ZONA 4 REGIONE : SARDEGNA PROVINCIA DI NUORO>PIC FILE= ""T0036264"">ZONA 4 REGIONE : SARDEGNA PROVINCIA DI ORISTANO>PIC FILE= ""T0036265"">ZONA 4 REGIONE : SARDEGNA PROVINCIA DI ORISTANO (segue)>PIC FILE= ""T0036266"">ZONA 5 REGIONE : SARDEGNA PROVINCIA DI NUORO>PIC FILE= ""T0036267"">ZONA 5 REGIONE : SARDEGNA PROVINCIA DI CAGLIARI>PIC FILE= ""T0036268"">ZONA 5 REGIONE : SARDEGNA PROVINCIA DI CAGLIARI (segue)>PIC FILE= ""T0036269"">ZONA 6 REGIONE : SARDEGNA PROVINCIA DI CAGLIARI>PIC FILE= ""T0036270"">ZONA 8 REGIONE : SICILIA PROVINCIA DI PALERMO>PIC FILE= ""T0036271"">ZONA 8 REGIONE : SICILIA PROVINCIA DI AGRIGENTO>PIC FILE= ""T0036272"">ZONA 8 REGIONE : SICILIA PROVINCIA DI CALTANISSETTA>PIC FILE= ""T0036273"">ZONA 8 REGIONE : SICILIA PROVINCIA DI CALTANISSETTA (segue)>PIC FILE= ""T0036274"">ZONA 8 REGIONE : SICILIA PROVINCIA DI ENNA>PIC FILE= ""T0036275"">ZONA 8 REGIONE : SICILIA PROVINCIA DI CATANIA>PIC FILE= ""T0036276"">ZONA 8 A REGIONE : SICILIA PROVINCIA DI MESSINA>PIC FILE= ""T0036277"">ZONA 9 REGIONE : SICILIA PROVINCIA DI CATANIA>PIC FILE= ""T0036278"">ZONA 9 REGIONE : SICILIA PROVINCIA DI SIRACUSA>PIC FILE= ""T0036279"">ZONA 10 REGIONE : CALABRIA PROVINCIA DI REGGIO DI CALABRIA>PIC FILE= ""T0036280"">ZONA 10 REGIONE : CALABRIA PROVINCIA DI CATANZARO>PIC FILE= ""T0036281"">ZONA 10 REGIONE : CALABRIA PROVINCIA DI CATANZARO (segue)>PIC FILE= ""T0036282"">ZONA 10 A REGIONE : CALABRIA PROVINCIA DI REGGIO DI CALABRIA>PIC FILE= ""T0036283"">ZONA 10 B REGIONE : CALABRIA PROVINCIA DI CATANZARO>PIC FILE= ""T0036284"">ZONA 11 REGIONE : CALABRIA PROVINCIA DI CATANZARO>PIC FILE= ""T0036285"">ZONA 11 REGIONE : CALABRIA PROVINCIA DI COSENZA>PIC FILE= ""T0036286"">ZONA 12 REGIONE : CALABRIA PROVINCIA DI COSENZA>PIC FILE= ""T0036287"">ZONA 16 REGIONE : CAMPANIA PROVINCIA DI SALERNO>PIC FILE= ""T0036288"">ZONA 16 REGIONE : CAMPANIA PROVINCIA DI SALERNO (segue)>PIC FILE= ""T0036289"">ZONA 17 REGIONE : PUGLIA PROVINCIA DI BARI>PIC FILE= ""T0036290"">ZONA 17 REGIONE : PUGLIA PROVINCIA DI BRINDISI>PIC FILE= ""T0036291"">ZONA 17 REGIONE : PUGLIA PROVINCIA DI TARANTO>PIC FILE= ""T0036292"">ZONA 17 A REGIONE : PUGLIA PROVINCIA DI LECCE>PIC FILE= ""T0036293"">ZONA 17 A REGIONE : PUGLIA PROVINCIA DI LECCE (segue)>PIC FILE= ""T0036294"">ZONA 19 REGIONE : PUGLIA PROVINCIA DI FOGGIA>PIC FILE= ""T0036295"">ZONA 19 A REGIONE : CAMPANIA PROVINCIA DI AVELLINO>PIC FILE= ""T0036296"">ZONA 20 REGIONE : PUGLIA PROVINCIA DI FOGGIA>PIC FILE= ""T0036297"">ZONA 20 A REGIONE : CAMPANIA PROVINCIA DI BENEVENTO>PIC FILE= ""T0036298"">ZONA 21 REGIONE : CAMPANIA PROVINCIA DI CASERTA>PIC FILE= ""T0036299"">ZONA 21 REGIONE : LAZIO PROVINCIA DI FROSINONE>PIC FILE= ""T0036300"">ZONA 21 REGIONE : LAZIO PROVINCIA DI LATINA>PIC FILE= ""T0036301"">ZONA 21 REGIONE : LAZIO PROVINCIA DI ROMA>PIC FILE= ""T0036302"">ZONA 23 REGIONE : LAZIO PROVINCIA DI VITERBO>PIC FILE= ""T0036303"">ZONA 24 REGIONE : ABRUZZO PROVINCIA DI TERAMO>PIC FILE= ""T0036304"">ZONA 25 REGIONE : UMBRIA PROVINCIA DI TERNI>PIC FILE= ""T0036305"">ZONA 25 REGIONE : UMBRIA PROVINCIA DI PERUGIA>PIC FILE= ""T0036306"">ZONA 26 REGIONE : UMBRIA PROVINCIA DI TERNI>PIC FILE= ""T0036307"">ZONA 26 REGIONE : UMBRIA PROVINCIA DI PERUGIA>PIC FILE= ""T0036308"">ZONA 28 REGIONE : UMBRIA PROVINCIA DI TERNI>PIC FILE= ""T0036309"">ZONA 28 REGIONE : TOSCANA PROVINCIA DI SIENA>PIC FILE= ""T0036310"">ZONA 29 REGIONE : UMBRIA PROVINCIA DI PERUGIA>PIC FILE= ""T0036311"">ZONA 36 REGIONE : LIGURIA PROVINCIA : SAVONA>PIC FILE= ""T0036312"">ZONA 37 REGIONE : VENETO PROVINCIA : TREVISO>PIC FILE= ""T0036313"">ZONA 38 REGIONE : VENETO PROVINCIA : BELLUNO>PIC FILE= ""T0036314"">ZONE SVANTAGGIATE AI SENSI DELL'ARTICOLO 3, PARAGRAFO 5, DELLA DIRETTIVA 75/268/CEE Comuni delimitati ai sensi della presente direttivaZONA A REGIONE : SICILIA PROVINCIA DI AGRIGENTO>PIC FILE= ""T0036315"">ZONA D REGIONE : SICILIA PROVINCIA DI MESSINA>PIC FILE= ""T0036316"">ZONA E REGIONE : CAMPANIA PROVINCIA DI SALERNO>PIC FILE= ""T0036317"">ZONA L REGIONE : PUGLIA PROVINCIA : FOGGIA>PIC FILE= ""T0036318"">ZONA M REGIONE : LAZIO PROVINCIA DI LATINA>PIC FILE= ""T0036319""> +",Italy;Italian Republic;regions of Italy;agrarian reform;agricultural reform;reform of agricultural structures;less-favoured agricultural area;area with specific problems;less-favoured agricultural region;hill farming;alpine farming;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid;EAGGF Guidance Section;EAGGF Guidance Section aid,17 +41271,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 513/2012 of 15 June 2012 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 June 2012. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 16 June 2012 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 16 June 2012, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 June 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 16 June 2012CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I1.6.2012-14.6.20121. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/tonne)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 237,71 183,97 — — —Fob price USA — — 235,68 225,68 205,68Gulf of Mexico premium — 24,85 — — —Great Lakes premium 50,93 — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 17,08 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: 51,92 EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +40968,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 40/2012 of 18 January 2012 on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the subperiod from 1 March 2012 to 31 May 2012. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 (3) opens and provides for the administration of tariff quotas and introduces a system of import licences and certificates of origin for garlic and other agricultural products imported from third countries.(2) The quantities for which ‘A’ licence applications have been lodged by traditional importers and by new importers during the first seven working days of January 2012, pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 exceed the quantities available for products originating in China, Argentina and all third countries other than China and Argentina.(3) Therefore, in accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, it is now necessary to establish the extent to which the ‘A’ licence applications sent to the Commission by 14 January 2012 can be met in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007.(4) In order to ensure sound management of the procedure of issuing import licences, the present Regulation should enter into force immediately after its publication,. Applications for ‘A’ import licences lodged pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 during the first seven working days of January 2012 and sent to the Commission by 14 January 2012 shall be met at a percentage rate of the quantities applied for as set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 January 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.(3)  OJ L 90, 30.3.2007, p. 12.ANNEXOrigin Order number Allocation coefficientArgentina— Traditional importers— New importersChina— Traditional importers— New importersOther third countries— Traditional importers— New importers +",bulb vegetable;garlic;onion;scallion;shallot;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;import (EU);Community import,17 +40531,"2012/104/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 20 February 2012 on the clearance of the accounts of certain paying agencies in Germany concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) for the 2008 financial year (notified under document C(2012) 907). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (1), and in particular Articles 30 and 33 thereof,After consulting the Fund Committee,Whereas:(1) Commission Decisions 2009/373/EC (2), 2010/59/EU (3), 2010/721/EU (4) and 2011/103/EU (5) cleared, for the 2008 financial year, the accounts of all the paying agencies except for the German paying agency ‘Bayern’ and the Greek paying agency ‘OPEKEPE’.(2) Following the transmission of new information and after additional checks, the Commission can now take a decision concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) on the integrality, accuracy and veracity of the accounts submitted by the German paying agency ‘Bayern’.(3) In accordance with Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, this Decision does not prejudice decisions taken subsequently by the Commission excluding from EU financing expenditure not effected in accordance with EU rules,. The accounts of the German paying agency ‘Bayern’ concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), in respect of the 2008 financial year, are hereby cleared.The amounts which are recoverable from, or payable to, each Member State under each rural development programme pursuant to this Decision, including those resulting from the application of Article 33(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, are set out in Annex. This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Brussels, 20 February 2012.For the CommissionDacian CIOLOȘMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 116, 9.5.2009, p. 21.(3)  OJ L 34, 5.2.2010, p. 26.(4)  OJ L 312, 27.11.2010, p. 23.(5)  OJ L 42, 16.2.2011, p. 27.ANNEXCLEARANCE OF DISJOINED EXPENDITURE BY RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 2008Amount to be recovered from or paid to the Member State per programme(EUR)CCI Expenditure 2008 Corrections Total Non-reusable amounts Accepted amount cleared for FY 2008 Interim payments reimbursed to the Member State for the financial year Amount to be recovered from (–) of paid to (+) the Member Statei ii iii = i + ii iv v = iii – iv vi vii = v – viDE: 2007DE06RPO004 127 175 349,11 0,00 127 175 349,11 0,00 127 175 349,11 127 175 349,11 0,00 +",fund (EU);EC fund;Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;rural development;rural planning;aid to agriculture;farm subsidy;agricultural expenditure;expenditure on agriculture;farm spending;closing of accounts;clearance of accounts;rendering of accounts,17 +20983,"2001/744/EC: Commission Decision of 17 October 2001 amending Annex V to Council Directive 1999/30/EC relating to limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and lead in ambient air (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 3091). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 1999/30/EC of 22 June 1999 relating to limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and lead in ambient air(1), and in particular Article 7(7) thereof,Whereas:(1) Limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and lead in ambient air are laid down in Directive 1999/30/EC.(2) The method of determining the upper and lower assessment thresholds of those pollutants laid down in that Directive should be amended in order to clarify the calculation procedure.(3) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee instituted by Article 12(2) of Council Directive 96/62/EC(2),. Section II of Annex V to Directive 1999/30/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 October 2001.For the CommissionMargot WallströmMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 163, 29.6.1999, p. 41.(2) OJ L 296, 21.11.1996, p. 55.ANNEX""II. Determination of exceedances of upper and lower assessment thresholdsExceedances of upper and lower assessment thresholds must be determined on the basis of concentrations during the previous five years where sufficient data are available. An assessment threshold will be deemed to have been exceeded if it has been exceeded during at least three separate years out of those previous five years.Where fewer than five years' data are available Member States may combine measurement campaigns of short duration during the period of the year and at locations likely to be typical of the highest pollution levels with results obtained from information from emission inventories and modelling to determine exceedances of the upper and lower assessment thresholds."" +",pollution control;anhydride;sulphur dioxide;oxide;calcium oxide;carbon monoxide;hydrogen peroxide;nitrogen oxide;peroxide;titanium dioxide;lead;atmospheric pollution;air pollution;air quality;smog;dangerous substance;dangerous product,17 +43950,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 326/2014 of 26 March 2014 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Lomnické suchary (PGI)). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission examined the Czech Republic's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Lomnické suchary’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1018/2007 (2).(2) Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (3) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.(3) As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,. The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name contained in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 March 2014.For the Commission,On behalf of the President,Dacian CIOLOȘMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 227, 31.8.2007, p. 29.(3)  OJ C 318, 1.11.2013, p. 14.ANNEXAgricultural products and foodstuffs listed in Annex I(I) to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012:Class 2.4. Bread, pastry, cakes, confectionery, biscuits and other baker's waresCZECH REPUBLICLomnické suchary (PGI) +",pastry-making;industrial pastry-making;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification;Czech Republic;Liberec;labelling,17 +16375,"97/723/EC: Commission Decision of 27 June 1997 on the approval of the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the region of Basse- Normandie concerned by Objective 2 in France (Only the French text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (6) to 9 (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94; whereas however the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a single programming document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopt a single decision in a single document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 96/472/EC (4), the list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the programming period from 1997 to 1999;Whereas the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance of the Structural Funds for the present single programming document is composed of resources coming from the indicative allocation of Structural Fund commitment appropriations for the period 1997 to 1999 under Objective 2 resulting from Commission Decision 96/468/EC (5) and from unused appropriations of ECU 9,310 million of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996, pursuant to Commission Decision C(96) 3809 of 16 December 1996;Whereas the French Government has submitted to the Commission on 3 December 1996 the single programming document as referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the region of Basse-Normandie; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this single programming document is eligible as from that date;Whereas the single programming document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the single programming document;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments;Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the single programming document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the single programming document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (7), stipulates that in the Commission decisions approving a single programming document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (8), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (9), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (10), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (11), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;Whereas the single programming document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;Whereas Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 lays down that Member States shall provide the relevant financial information to the Commission to permit verification of the respect of the principle of additionality; whereas the analysis, in the framework of partnership, of the information provided for by the French authorities has not yet allowed this verification; whereas payments should therefore be suspended after the first advance provided for in Article 21 (2) of the said Regulation until the Commission has verified the respect of the additionality;Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (12), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2335/95 (13), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas it is appropriate to mention that this Decision is ruled by the provisions on the eligibility of expenditure laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision C(97) 1035/1 of 23 April 1997 modifying the decisions approving the Community support frameworks, the single programming documents and the Community initiative programmes in respect of France;Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,. The single programming document for Community structural assistance in the region of Basse-Normandie concerned by Objective 2 in France, covering the period 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved. The single programming document includes the following essential elements:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies of France;the main priorities are:1. regional support for companies and training of employees,2. reindustrialization of the area of Caen,3. continuation of the conversion of the area of Cherbourg,4. technical assistance;(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the single programming document comprising:- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,- the provisions on financial implementation,- the rules for compliance with Community policies;(d) the procedures for verifying additionality;(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the single programming document;(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned. 1. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:>TABLE>2. To this global maximum allocation is added an amount of ECU 9,31 million not subject to indexation, resulting from unused appropriations of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996. The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the single programming document amounts to a maximum of ECU 80,33 million.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the single programming document.The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 151,053 million for the public sector and ECU 3,532 million for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the EIB. 1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:- ERDF: ECU 66,01 million,- ESF: ECU 14,32 million.2. The budgetary commitments for the first instalment are as follows:- ERDF: ECU 22,634 million,- ESF: ECU 4,16 million.Commitments of subsequent instalments will be based on the financing plan for the single programming document and on progress in its implementation.3. Payments subsequent to the first advance provided for in Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 shall be subject to confirmation by the Commission of the respect of the principle of additionality on the basis of the relevant information supplied by the Member State. The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the single programming document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1999. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 2001. The single programming document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts. This Decision is ruled by the provisions laid down in the Annex to Decision C(97) 1035/1. 0This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.. Done at Brussels, 27 June 1997.For the CommissionMonika WULF-MATHIESMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 11.(3) OJ L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(4) OJ L 193, 3. 8. 1996, p. 54.(5) OJ L 192, 2. 8. 1996, p. 29.(6) OJ L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(7) OJ L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(8) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 15.(9) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 34.(10) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 21.(11) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 39.(12) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(13) OJ L 240, 7. 10. 1995, p. 12. +",EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;industrial region;industrial zone;Lower Normandy;European Investment Bank;EIB;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds,17 +1125,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2118/78 of 7 September 1978 on the definition of the actual formation and administrative costs of fruit and vegetable producers' organizations. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1766/78 (2), and in particular Article 14 (4) thereof,Whereas Article 14 (1a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 provides that, for a limited period, Member States may grant aid to fruit and vegetable producers' organizations which are established after 1 October 1977, in respect of the five years following the date on which they are established, to encourage their formation and to facilitate their operation ; whereas the amount of such aid may not exceed the actual formation and administrative costs of the organization concerned ; whereas, in order to ensure that this system is correctly applied, these costs should be specified;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,. 1. The actual formation and administrative costs within the meaning of Article 14 (1a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 shall be as follows: (a) expenditure incurred in connection with the preparatory work towards setting up the producers' organization, and in connection with the drawing-up of its constitutional instrument, or with amendment of that instrument in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72;(b) expenditure incurred in checking compliance with the rules referred to in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72;(c) expenditure on administrative staff (wages and salaries, training expenses, social security charges and mission expenses), together with fees for technical services and advice;(d) expenditure on correspondence and telecommunications;(e) expenditure on office stationery and depreciation of office equipment;(f) expenditure on the means at the disposal of the organizations for transport of administrative staff;(g) expenditure on rent, or, in the case of purchase, expenditure on interest actually paid, as well as other expenditure and charges arising from occupation of the accommodation serving the administrative operations of the producers' organization;(h) expenditure on insurance relating to administrative staff transport, administrative buildings and their equipment.2. The producers' organization shall be allowed to spread administrative expenses over the five years for which aid is granted.3. The expenditure referred to in points (c) to (h) shall be taken into account for the purpose of calculating aid only to the extent considered appropriate by the competent authorities of the Member State, having regard to the tasks of the organization in question as laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 October 1977.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 September 1978.For the CommissionFinn GUNDELACHVice-President (1)OJ No L 118, 20.5.1972, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 204, 28.7.1978, p. 12. +",overheads;administrative expenses;entertainment expenses;financial expenses;general expenses;oncost;overhead cost;running costs;fruit;producer group;producers' organisation;incorporation;vegetable;aid to undertakings;salvage grant;subsidy for undertakings;support grant,17 +34272,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 641/2007 of 11 June 2007 registering a name in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications Banon (PDO). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 and Article 17(2) thereof, the application submitted by France to register the name ‘Banon’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no objections within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 were received by the Commission, this name should be registered,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation shall be registered. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 June 2007.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).(2)  OJ C 234, 29.9.2006, p. 2.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I of the Treaty:Class 1.3. CheesesFRANCEBanon (PDO) +",France;French Republic;cheese;location of production;location of agricultural production;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +42243,"Council Directive 2013/22/EU of 13 May 2013 adapting certain directives in the field of transport policy, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Croatia, and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Croatia, and in particular Article 50 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to Article 50 of the Act of Accession of Croatia, where acts of the institutions adopted prior to accession require adaptation by reason of accession, and the necessary adaptations have not been provided for in that Act of Accession or in the Annexes thereto, the Council, acting by qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, shall, to this end, adopt the necessary acts, if the original act was not adopted by the Commission.(2) The Final Act of the Conference which drew up and adopted the Treaty of Accession of Croatia indicated that the High Contracting Parties had reached political agreement on a set of adaptations to acts adopted by the institutions required by reason of accession and invited the Council and the Commission to adopt those adaptations before accession, completed and updated where necessary to take account of the evolution of the law of the Union.(3) Directives 91/672/EEC (1), 92/106/EEC (2), 1999/37/EC (3), 1999/62/EC (4), 2003/59/EC (5), 2006/87/EC (6) and 2006/126/EC (7) should therefore be amended accordingly,. Directives 91/672/EEC, 92/106/EEC, 1999/37/EC, 1999/62/EC, 2003/59/EC, 2006/87/EC and 2006/126/EC are amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive. 1.   Member States shall adopt and publish, by the date of accession of Croatia to the Union at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.They shall apply those provisions from the date of accession of the Croatia to the Union.When Member States adopt those measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. This Directive shall enter into force subject to and as from the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Croatia. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 May 2013.For the CouncilThe PresidentS. COVENEY(1)  Council Directive 91/672/EEC of 16 December 1991 on the reciprocal recognition of national boatmasters’ certificates for the carriage of goods and passengers by inland waterway (OJ L 373, 31.12.1991, p. 29).(2)  Council Directive 92/106/EEC of 7 December 1992 on the establishment of common rules for certain types of combined transport of goods between Member States (OJ L 368, 17.12.1992, p. 38).(3)  Council Directive 1999/37/EC of 29 April 1999 on the registration documents for vehicles (OJ L 138, 1.6.1999, p. 57).(4)  Directive 1999/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 1999 on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures (OJ L 187, 20.7.1999, p. 42).(5)  Directive 2003/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2003 on the initial qualification and periodic training of drivers of certain road vehicles for the carriage of goods or passengers (OJ L 226, 10.9.2003, p. 4).(6)  Directive 2006/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels (OJ L 389, 30.12.2006, p. 1).(7)  Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on driving licences (OJ L 403, 30.12.2006, p. 18).ANNEXPART AROAD TRANSPORT1. In Article 6(3) of Directive 92/106/EEC, the following is inserted in the list after the entry for France:‘— Croatia:2. Directive 1999/37/EC is amended as follows:(a) Annex I is amended as follows:(i) in the second indent of point II.4, the following is inserted in the list after the entry for France:‘HR : Croatia’;(ii) in point III.1.A(b), the following is inserted in the list after the entry for France:‘HR Croatia’;(b) Annex II is amended as follows:(i) in the second indent of point II.4, the following is inserted in the list after the entry for France:‘HR : Croatia’;(ii) in point III.1.A(b), the following is inserted in the list after the entry for France:‘HR Croatia’.3. In Article 3(1) of Directive 1999/62/EC, the following is inserted in the list after the entry for France:‘— Croatia:4. Point 2 of Annex II to Directive 2003/59/EC is amended as follows:(a) in point (c) below the words ‘side 1 contains’, the following is inserted in the list after the entry for France:‘HR : Croatia’;(b) in point (e) below the words ‘side 1 contains’, the following is inserted in the list after the entry ‘cárta cáilíochta tiomána’:(c) in point (b) below the words ‘side 2 contains’, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:5. Point 3 of Annex I to Directive 2006/126/EC is amended as follows:(a) in point (c) below the words ‘Page 1 shall contain’, the following is inserted in the list after the entry for France:‘HR : Croatia’;(b) in point (e) below the words ‘Page 1 shall contain’, the following is inserted in the list after the entry ‘Ceadúas Tiomána’:(c) in point (b) below the words ‘Page 2 shall contain’, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:PART BTRANSPORT BY INLAND WATERWAY1. In Annex I to Directive 91/672/EEC, the following is added under the heading ‘GROUP B’:— Svjedodžba o stručnoj osposobljenosti/Befähigungszeugnis— Svjedodžba o stručnoj osposobljenosti/Befähigungszeugnis2. Directive 2006/87/EC is amended as follows:(a) Annex I is amended as follows:(i) in Chapter 2, Zone 3, the following is inserted after the entry for the French Republic:(ii) in Chapter 3, Zone 4, the following is inserted after the entry for the French Republic:(b) in Part IV of Appendix VI to Annex II, the following is inserted in the list under Section 1 of point 1 after the entry for Ireland:(c) Annex IX is amended as follows:(i) in Article 7(2) of Part I, the following is inserted in the list after the entry for Ireland:(ii) in Article 1.06(2) of Part II, the following is inserted in the list after the entry for Ireland:(iii) Part V is amended as follows:— the table under point 1 is replaced by the following:‘Country Name Address Telephone number E-mail addressBelgiumBulgariaDenmarkGermanyEstoniaFinlandFranceGreeceItalyIrelandCroatiaLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgMaltaNetherlandsAustriaPolandPortugalRomaniaSwedenSwitzerlandSpainSlovakiaSloveniaCzech RepublicHungaryUnited KingdomCyprusIf no authority is given no competent authority was specified by the relevant country.’— in point 4, the following is inserted after the entry for Ireland:Item No Name Address Telephone number E-mail addressIf no approved firm is specified, no approval is granted for firms in this country.’ +",accession to the European Union;EU accession;accession to the Community;act of accession;application for accession;consequence of accession;request for accession;common transport policy;CTP;EU transport policy;European transport policy;transport policy of the EU;transport policy of the European Union;approximation of laws;legislative harmonisation;Croatia;Republic of Croatia,17 +40940,"Commission Directive 2012/45/EU of 3 December 2012 adapting for the second time the Annexes to Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the inland transport of dangerous goods to scientific and technical progress Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 on the inland transport of dangerous goods (1), and in particular Article 8(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Annex I, Section I.1, Annex II, Section II.1 and Annex III, Section III.1 to Directive 2008/68/EC refer to provisions set out in international agreements on the inland transport of dangerous goods by road, rail and inland waterways as defined in Article 2 of that Directive.(2) The provisions of these international agreements are updated every two years. Consequently, the last amended versions of these agreements shall apply as from 1 January 2013, with a transitional period up to 30 June 2013.(3) Annex I, Section I.1, Annex II, Section II.1 and Annex III, Section III.1 to Directive 2008/68/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.(4) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Transport of Dangerous Goods,. Amendments to Directive 2008/68/ECDirective 2008/68/EC is amended as follows:(1) in Annex I, Section I.1 is replaced by the following:(2) in Annex II, Section II.1 is replaced by the following:(3) in Annex III, Section III.1 is replaced by the following: Transposition1.   Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 30 June 2013 at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. Entry into forceThis Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. AddresseesThis Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 3 December 2012.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 260, 30.9.2008, p. 13. +",transport of dangerous goods;transport of dangerous substances;rail transport;rail connection;rail traffic;railway;transport by railway;inland waterway transport;inland waterway connection;inland waterway traffic;river traffic;river transport;international transport;international traffic;road transport;road haulage;transport by road,17 +14062,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 810/95 of 11 April 1995 imposing definitive quantitative limits on imports into the Community of certain textile products (categories 14, 17 and 29) originating in the People' s Republic of China. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden and Council Regulation (EC) No 3289/94 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,Whereas Article 10 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93, lays down the conditions under which quantitative limits may be established;Whereas imports into the Community of certain textile products of categories 14, 17 and 29 originating in the People's Republic of China (herein after referred to as China) have exceeded the level referred to in Article 10 (1) in conjunction with Annex IX of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93;Whereas, in accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 10 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93, China has been notified of requests for consultations concerning imports into the Community of textile products of the categories 14 and 17 on 28 October 1994 and concerning imports into the Community of textile products of the category 29 on 15 November 1994;Whereas, pending a mutually satisfactory solution, imports into the Community of products falling within categories 14 and 17 originating in China have been submitted to provisional quantitative limits for the period of 28 October 1994 to 28 January 1995 by Council Regulation (EC) No 2797/94 (3) and imports into the Community of products falling within category 29 originating in China to a provisional quantitative limits for the period of 15 November 1994 to 14 February 1995 by Commission Regulation (EC) No 59/95 (4);Whereas, as a result of the consultations with China, it was agreed that China shall limit its exports to the Community of the textiles products falling under categories 14, 17 and 29 for the year 1995 to specific amounts and that the provisions of the Agreement on trade in textile products between the Community and China, which concern exports of products subject to the quantitative limits established in Annex II to the Agreement and in particular those relating to the double checking system, would be applicable to those products;Whereas it was also agreed that products of categories 14 and 17 shipped from China before 28 October 1994 to the Community (EU12) and products of category 29 shipped from China before 1 January 1995 to the Community (EU12) shall not be subject to the limits established for the respective categories and that the same treatment will apply to products of each of the abovementioned categories shipped from China before 1 January 1995 to the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden provided that they are presented for release for free circulation before 31 March 1995 in the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden, are exclusively destined for domestic consumption in these countries and would have been admitted into the territory of the concerned countries under the national regime that would have been applied to them before the date of accession;Whereas it is therefore appropriate to confirm that imports into the Community of products for which definitive quantitative limits are introduced shall be and remain subject as of 1 January 1995 to the provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 which are applicable to imports of products subject to the quantitative limits set out in Annex V of the said Regulation and in particular to those relating to the double checking system described in Annex III thereto referred in paragraph 4 of Article 10 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93;Whereas the products falling within categories 14, 17 and 29 exported from China on or after 1 January 1995 must be set off against the quantitative limit fixed for the period 1 January to 31 December 1995;Whereas the quantitative limits agreed for the year 1995 should not prevent the importation:1. of products of categories 14 and 17 shipped from China before the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 2797/94 or between 29 January 1995 and the date of entry into force of the present Regulation;2. of products of category 29 shipped from China before the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 59/95 or between 14 February 1995 and the date of entry into force of the present Regulation; and 3. of products of categories 14, 17 and 29 shipped from China before 1 January 1995 to the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden provided that they are presented for release for free circulation before 31 March 1995 in the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden, are exclusively destined for domestic consumption in these countries and would have been admitted into the territory of the concerned countries under the national regime that would have been applied to them before the date of accession;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee,. Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 2, imports into the Community of the categories of products originating in China (categories 14, 17 and 29) and specified in the Annex hereto shall be subject to the quantitative limits set out in that Annex for the period 1 January to 31 December 1995. Imports of the products falling under categories 14, 17 and 29, referred to in Article 1 and shipped from China on or after 1 January 1995 are subject to the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93, which apply to imports into the Community of products subject to the quantitative limits set out in Annex V of the said Regulation and in particular to the double-checking system described in Annex III to the said Regulation.All quantities of products falling within category 14, 17 and 29 exported to the Community from China on or after 1 January 1995 and released for free circulation shall be deducted from the respective quantities laid down in the Annex hereto. The limits laid down in the Annex shall not prevent the importation:(a) of products falling within categories 14 and 17 shipped from China before the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 2797/94 or between 29 January 1995 and the date of entry into force of the present Regulation;(b) of products falling within category 29 shipped from China before the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 59/95 or between 14 February 1995 and the date of entry into force of the present Regulation; and (c) of products falling within categories 14, 17 and 29 shipped from China before 1 January 1995 to the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden provided that they are presented for release for free circulation before 31 March 1995 in the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden, are exclusively destined for domestic consumption in these countries and would have been admitted into the territory of the concerned countries under the national regime that would have been applied to them before the date of accession. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 April 1995.For the Commission Leon BRITTAN Vice-PresidentANNEX>TABLE> +",import;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;enlargement of the Union;Natali report;enlargement of the Community;clothing;article of clothing;ready-made clothing;work clothes;China;People’s Republic of China,17 +10883,"93/120/EEC: Commission Decision of 23 December 1992 on the regionalization plan submitted by France under Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 (Only the French text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops (1), and in particular Article 16 thereof,Whereas on 3 August 1992 France forwarded a 'framework' regionalization plan to the Commission pursuant to Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92;Whereas an examination of the abovementioned plan shows that oilseeds are treated separately from other arable crops as a result of a specific regionalization approach carrying over the previous system;Whereas cereals yields are calculated by means of a special equalization formula differing from that for determining compensatory payments;Whereas, however, treating oilseeds in the same way as other arable crops could lead to difficulties for oilseeds when applied too inflexibly; whereas the unmodulated application of the criteria laid down for calculating the cereal yields in Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 is likely to cause considerable difficulties as regards the income of producers in French regions with lower yields; whereas provision should therefore be made for a transitional period to facilitate the switchover from the system previously applicable to oilseeds to that provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 and to permit the necessary adjustments in regions with lower yields;Whereas the other aspects of the plan call for no special remarks at this stage;Whereas the joint Management Committee for Cereals, Oils and Fats and Dried Fodder has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman,. 1. As a temporary measure, for the 1993/94 and 1994/95 marketing years France may apply the following points of the 'framework' regionalization plan which it submitted on 3 August 1992:(a) different cereal yields for calculating the compensatory aids for oilseeds and cereals;(b) the special equalization formula for calculating yields.2. For the 1995/96 marketing year, before 30 April 1993 the French Republic shall submit a plan revising the points set out in paragraph 1 in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92. The Community shall not be liable financially should expenditure exceed that arising from the application of this Decision. This Decision shall be addressed to the French Republic.. Done at Brussels, 23 December 1992.For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 12. +",France;French Republic;regional planning;inter-regional planning;regional management;regional plan;regional programming;territorial planning;oleaginous plant;oil seed;crop yield;agricultural yield;yield per hectare;cereals;regional aid;aid for regional development;aid to less-favoured regions,17 +4975,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1055/2009 of 5 November 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1) and in particular Articles 85 and 161(3), in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 (2), lays down detailed rules for out-of-quota exports in the sugar sector.(2) To ensure that Community operators can supply their export markets with out-of-quota sugar or isoglucose throughout the marketing year, it is necessary to clarify that sugar or isoglucose produced under quota may temporarily be sold, when market conditions so require, as out-of-quota production. This mechanism of equivalence should also apply when producers of quota and out-of-quota sugar or isoglucose are located in different Member States.(3) To ensure legal certainty and equal treatment of operators in each Member State it is appropriate to clarify that the out-of-quota sugar or isoglucose exported within the quantitative limit fixed for a given marketing year does not necessarily have to be produced during the same marketing year.(4) Article 7b(3) of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 provides that applications for export licences shall be submitted each week, from Monday to Friday, starting on the date of entry into force of the Regulation fixing the quantitative limit pursuant to Article 12(d) of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 (3) (replaced by Article 61, first paragraph, point (d) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007) and until the issue of licences is discounted in accordance with Article 7e of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006. It is appropriate to clarify that when the Regulation fixing the quantitative limit applies on a date other than the date of its entry into force, the applications for export licences can be submitted from the date that the said Regulation becomes applicable.(5) Article 7b(4) of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 provides that applicants may submit one application for export licence per week. The quantities applied for in respect of each license may not exceed 20 000 tonnes for sugar and 5 000 tonnes for isoglucose. Experience shows that the weekly maximum limit fixed for sugar is not sufficient and it is therefore appropriate to increase this quantity.(6) According to Article 8a of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, export licences issued for out-of-quota sugar or isoglucose are valid from the actual day of issue until 30 September of the marketing year in respect of which they were issued. Producers who apply for licences at the end of the marketing year should be given sufficient time to export their production. For this reason, the period of validity of export licences should be modified and established in the end of the fifth month following the date of their issue. Taking into account that these new provisions are published after the start of the 2009/2010 marketing year it is necessary to lay down specific rules in respect of the export licences issued during this marketing year.(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,. Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 is amended as follows:1. in Chapter IIa, the following Articles 4d and 4e are added:2. in Article 7b, paragraphs 3 and 4 are replaced by the following:3. Article 8a is replaced by the following:(a) licences issued between 1 October 2009 and 31 March 2010 shall be valid until 30 September 2010;(b) licences issued as from 1 April 2010 shall be valid as of their date of issue until the end of the fifth following month.’ This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.Point 1 of Article 1 shall apply as from 1 October 2009.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 5 November 2009.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 178, 1.7.2006, p. 24.(3)  OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1.(4)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.’; +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;isoglucose;export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;sugar;fructose;fruit sugar;export;export sale,17 +20665,"2001/101/EC: Council Decision of 5 December 2000 concerning the approval of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the Community and each of the EFTA countries that grants tariff preferences under the Generalised System of Preferences (Norway and Switzerland), providing that goods with content of Norwegian or Swiss origin shall be treated on their arrival on the customs territory of the Community as goods with content of Community origin (reciprocal agreement). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,Having regard to Article 66(4) and (5) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code(1),Whereas:(1) To enable the Community, Swiss and Norwegian customs authorities to issue replacement Form A certificates of origin in order to facilitate, in particular, the movement of goods originating in developing countries which benefit from the generalised preferences granted by the European Community, Switzerland and Norway, an Agreement should be concluded between the Community, Switzerland and Norway under which they mutually recognise their components as originating in the developing countries concerned under the bilateral cumulation of origin rules.(2) Further to the mandate given by the Council to the Commission on 29 March 1996, negotiations to that effect took place between the European Community, Switzerland and Norway and led to an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters which it is in the Community's interest to approve,. The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the Community and each of the EFTA countries that grants tariff preferences under the GSP (Norway and Switzerland), providing that goods originating in Norway or Switzerland shall be treated on their arrival on the customs territory of the Community as goods with content of Community origin (reciprocal agreement), is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters is attached to this Decision. The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) authorised to sign the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community. The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Community, give the notification provided for by the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters.. Done at Brussels, 5 December 2000.For the CouncilThe PresidentC. Pierret(1) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1602/2000 (OJ L 188, 26.7.2000, p. 1). +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);EFTA countries;Norway;Kingdom of Norway;Switzerland;Helvetic Confederation;Swiss Confederation;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession;certificate of origin,17 +14168,"Council Regulation (EC) No 1266/95 of 29 May 1995 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3901/89 defining lambs fattened as heavy carcases. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 of 25 September 1989 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), and in particular Article 4 (2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3901/89 (2) establishes the definition of lambs fattened as heavy carcases which are produced by ewes producing milk; whereas that Regulation, which lays down the conditions under which the said definition applies, also lays down limited derogations with regard to weaning for lambs belonging to a limited number of meat breeds and raised in geographically well-defined areas; whereas experience obtained has shown that the fact that those lambs are subject to the other conditions laid down in that Regulation has resulted in the introduction of a control procedure out of proportion to the objective, that is to guarantee that the lambs achieve a sufficiently high weight at slaughter; whereas, therefore, provision should be made for the derogations, currently restricted to the weaning of the lambs, to be extended to other conditions to be determined,. The second subparagraph of Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3901/89 is hereby replaced by the following:'However, derogations from the first subparagraph are possible for lambs belonging to a limited number of meat breeds and raised in geographically well-defined areas.` This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply to the premiums to be paid for the 1995 and subsequent marketing years.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 May 1995.For the Council The President Ph. VASSEUR +",common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;agricultural guidance;production premium;sheep;ewe;lamb;ovine species;sheepmeat;lamb meat;mutton;fattening;cramming,17 +42966,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1101/2013 of 6 November 2013 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Enterococcus faecium DSM 7134 and Lactobacillus rhamnosus DSM 7133 as a feed additive for calves for rearing and amending Regulation (EC) No 1288/2004 (holder of authorisation Lactosan GmbH CoKG) Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation. Article 10 of that Regulation provides for the re-evaluation of additives authorised pursuant to Council Directive 70/524/EEC (2).(2) A preparation of Enterococcus faecium DSM 7134 and Lactobacillus rhamnosus DSM 7133 was authorised without a time limit in accordance with Directive 70/524/EEC as a feed additive for use on calves by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1288/2004 (3). That preparation was subsequently entered in the Register of feed additives as an existing product, in accordance with Article 10(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(3) In accordance with Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 in conjunction with Article 7 thereof, an application was submitted for the re-evaluation of a preparation of Enterococcus faecium DSM 7134 and Lactobacillus rhamnosus DSM 7133, as a feed additive for calves for rearing, requesting that additive to be classified in the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(4) The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 13 March 2013 (4) that, under the proposed conditions of use in feed, the preparation of Enterococcus faecium DSM 7134 and Lactobacillus rhamnosus DSM 7133 does not have an adverse effect on animal and consumer health, and for the environment and it has the potential to improve the zootechnical performance in target animals. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(5) The assessment of the preparation of Enterococcus faecium DSM 7134 and Lactobacillus rhamnosus DSM 7133 shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that preparation should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.(6) As a consequence of the granting of a new authorisation under Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, the provisions on Enterococcus faecium DSM 7134 and Lactobacillus rhamnosus DSM 7133 contained in Regulation (EC) No 1288/2004 should be deleted. Regulation (EC) No 1288/2004 should be therefore amended accordingly.(7) Since safety reasons do not require the immediate application of the modifications to the conditions of authorisation, it is appropriate to allow a transitional period for interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements resulting from the authorisation.(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘gut flora stabilisers’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex. In Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1288/2004 the provisions on E 1706, Enterococcus faecium DSM 7134 and Lactobacillus rhamnosus DSM 7133 are deleted. The preparation specified in the Annex and feed containing that preparation, which are produced and labelled before 27 May 2014 in accordance with the rules applicable before 27 November 2013 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 6 November 2013.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.(2)  Council Directive 70/524/EEC of 23 November 1970 concerning additives in feeding-stuffs (OJ L 270, 14.12.1970, p. 1).(3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1288/2004 of 14 July 2004 concerning the permanent authorisation of certain additives and the provisional authorisation of a new use of an additive already authorised in feedingstuffs (OJ L 243, 15.7.2004, p. 10).(4)  EFSA Journal 2013; 11(4):3175.ANNEXIdentification number of the additive Name of the holder of authorisation Additive Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method Species or category of animal Maximum age Minimum content Maximum content Other provisions End of period of authorisationCFU/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % or of milk replacerCategory of zootechnical additives. Functional group: gut flora stabilisersAdditive compositionEnterococcus faecium DSM 7134 containing a minimum of 7 × 109 CFU/g of additive, andLactobacillus rhamnosus DSM 7133:Characterisation of the active substanceAnalytical method (1)Enterococcus faecium DSM 7134: spread plate method using bile esculin azide agar (EN 15788)Lactobacillus rhamnosus DSM 7133: spread plate method using MRS agar (EN 15787)Identification of Enterococcus faecium DSM 7134, and Lactobacillus rhamnosus DSM 7133: Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE).1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage conditions and stability to pelleting.2. For safety: it is recommended to use breathing protection and gloves during handling.(1)  Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory for Feed Additives: http://irmm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/EURLs/EURL_feed_additives/Pages/index.aspx +",animal feedingstuffs;animal feedstuffs;animal fodder;animal weaning food;feedstuffs;milk-replacer feed;calf;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban;food safety;food product safety;food quality safety;safety of food;food supplement;nutritional supplement,17 +1717,"81/848/EEC: Commission Decision of 8 October 1981 establishing that the apparatus described as 'Environmental side scan recorder, model 259-4' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1027/79 (2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas, by letter dated 10 April 1981, the United Kingdom has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as ""Environmental side scan recorder, model 259-4"", to be used for the location and stability of sea floor material and in particular for the study on gravel deposits, sand waves and sites of importance, should be considered as a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 9 July 1981 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is a recorder;Whereas it does not have the requisite objective characteristics making it specifically suited to scientific research ; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for non-scientific activities ; whereas its use in the case in question could not alone confer upon it the character of a scientific apparatus ; whereas it therefore cannot be regarded as a scientific apparatus ; whereas the duty-free admission of the apparatus in question is therefore not justified,. The apparatus described as ""Environmental side scan recorder, model 259-4"", which is the subject of an application by the United Kingdom of 10 April 1981, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 8 October 1981.For the CommissionKarl-Heinz NARJESMember of the Commission (1) OJ No L 184, 15.7.1975, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 134, 31.5.1979, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 318, 13.12.1979, p. 32. +",exemption from customs duties;customs franchise;duty-free admission;duty-free entry;exemption from duty;exemption from import duty;travellers' allowance;travellers' tax-free allowance;scientific apparatus;laboratory equipment;microscope;research equipment;scientific instrument;scientific material;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT,17 +12398,"Council Decision of 25 July 1994 concerning the joint action adopted by the Council on the basis of Article J.3 of the Treaty on European Union regarding preparation for the 1995 Conference of the States parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles J.3 and J.11 thereof,Having regard to the general guidelines laid down by the European Council on 24 and 25 June 1994,. The objective of this joint action which is the subject of this Decision shall be to strengthen the international nuclear non-proliferation system by promoting the universality of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and by extending it indefinitely and unconditionally. For the purposes of the objective laid down in Article 1, the European Union shall:- make efforts to convince States which are not yet parties to the Non-Proliferation Treaty to accede, if possible before 1995, and to assist States ready to accede in accelerating their accession;- encourage participation in the remaining two Preparatory Committee sessions of the 1995 Conference of the States parties to the said Treaty in Geneva and New York respectively and in the Conference itself,- help build consensus on the aim of indefinite and unconditional extension of the said Treaty. Action by the European Union as referred to in Article 2 shall comprise:- demarches by the Presidency, under the conditions laid down in Article J.5(3) of the Treaty on European Union, with regard to non-member States which are not yet parties to the Non-Proliferation Treaty,- demarches by the Presidency, under the conditions laid down in Article J.5(3) of the Treaty on European Union, with regard to non-member States which might not share the Union's belief that the Non-Proliferation Treaty should be extended indefinitely and unconditionally,- the possibility of assistance by the European Union for non-member States which so wish with a view to their accession to the Non-Proliferation Treaty and the establishment of the procedures necessary for compliance with obligations under it. This Decision shall not give rise to operational expenditure. This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption. It shall cover the period up to the end of the Conference of the States parties to the Non-Proliferation Treaty scheduled for 12 May 1995. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.. Done at Brussels, 25 July 1994.For the CouncilThe PresidentF.-Ch. ZEITLER +",third country;nuclear weapon;atom bomb;atomic bomb;atomic weapon;hydrogen bomb;neutron bomb;nuclear bomb;nuclear device;nuclear non-proliferation;NPT;non-proliferation control;non-proliferation treaty;arms limitation;Geneva negotiations;Conference on Disarmament in Europe;joint action,17 +3972,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 535/2005 of 6 April 2005 correcting the Italian version of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine with regard to market mechanisms. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (1), and in particular Article 26 thereof,Whereas:(1) There is an error in the Italian version of the second subparagraph of Article 34(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 (2) by virtue of an amendment made by Regulation (EC) No 1774/2004. This error should therefore be corrected.(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,. Only concerns the Italian version. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 6 April 2005.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1795/2003 (OJ L 262, 14.10.2003, p. 13).(2)  OJ L 194, 31.7.2000, p. 45. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1774/2004 (OJ L 316, 15.10.2004, p. 61). +",Italy;Italian Republic;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;vinification;viticulture;grape production;winegrowing;legislative drafting;drafting of a bill;drafting of a law;legislative quality of a law;linguistic quality of a law,17 +38755,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 880/2010 of 6 October 2010 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Cappero di Pantelleria (PGI)). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined Italy’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Cappero di Pantelleria’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2).(2) Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (3), as required by the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of that Regulation. As no statement of objection within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been notified to the Commission, the amendments should be approved,. The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name contained in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 6 October 2010.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(2)  OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1.(3)  OJ C 22, 29.1.2010, p. 48.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.6.   Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processedITALYCappero di Pantelleria (PGI) +",fruit;Italy;Italian Republic;location of production;location of agricultural production;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +26903,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1978/2003 of 11 November 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 1510/2003 as regards the quantity covered by the standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of rye held by the German intervention agency. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1510/2003(2) opened a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of 730000 tonnes of rye held by the German intervention agency.(2) In the present situation on the market the quantities of rye held by the German intervention agency put up for sale on the internal market of the Community should be increased to 1200000 tonnes.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. Regulation (EC) No 1510/2003 is amended as follows:1. the title is replaced by the following:""Commission Regulation (EC) No 1510/2003 of 27 August 2003 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of rye held by the German intervention agency"";2. in Article 1(1), ""730000 tonnes"" is replaced by ""1200000 tonnes"";3. Annex I is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation;4. in the title of Annex II, ""730000 tonnes"" is replaced by ""1200000 tonnes"". This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 November 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003 (OJ L 158, 27.6.2003, p. 1).(2) OJ L 217, 29.8.2003, p. 11.ANNEX""ANNEX I>TABLE>"" +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;intervention agency;single market;Community internal market;EC internal market;EU single market;rye;sale;offering for sale,17 +1487,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 of 4 March 1980 on the advance payment of export refunds in respect of agricultural products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1547/79 (2), and in particular Article 16 (5) thereof, and the corresponding provisions of the other Regulations on the common organization of the market in respect of agricultural products,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 441/69 of 4 March 1969 laying down additional general rules for granting export refunds on products subject to a single price system, exported unprocessed or in the form of certain goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 269/78 (4), has been amended several times ; whereas experience has shown further amendments to be desirable ; whereas, in the interests of clarity, it is desirable to consolidate the rules in question;Whereas the Regulations laying down general rules for granting export refunds on certain agricultural products and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds provide that, in order for the export refund to be paid, proof must be furnished that such products have been exported from the Community;Whereas, in following the principle whereby a balance is ensured between the use of Community basic products with a view to exporting processed products or goods listed in Annexes B and C to Regulation (EEC) No 2682/72 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 707/78 (6), to third countries and the use of basic products from such countries admitted under inward processing arrangements pursuant to Council Directive 69/73/EEC of 4 March 1969 on the harmonization of provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in respect of inward processing (7), as last amended by Directive 76/119/EEC (8), an amount equal to the export refund should be paid as soon as the Community basic products, from which processed products or goods intended for export are obtained, are placed under customs control;Whereas products covered by a common market organization and imported from third countries may, under certain conditions, be brought under a customs warehousing or a free zone procedure, collection of the import duties being suspended ; whereas provision should be made for payment of an amount equal to the export refund as soon as Community products or goods intended for export are brought under such a procedure;Whereas the payment of an amount equal to the export refund does not in any way affect the conditions under which the right to an export refund is established ; whereas a security should be lodged to guarantee the reimbursement of a sum not less than the amount paid where it is subsequently established that there was no right to the export refund or that the products or goods to which these measures were applied were not actually exported from the Community within the time limits laid down,. This Regulation lays down general rules for paying in advance of export an amount equal to the export refunds on the products covered by the following Regulations: - Regulation No 136/66/EEC (oils and fats),- Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 (milk and milk products),- Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 (beef and veal),- Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 (raw tobacco),- Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 (fruit and vegetables),- Regulation (EEC) No 3330/74 (sugar),- Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 (cereals),- Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 (pigmeat),- Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 (eggs),- Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 (poultrymeat),- Regulation (EEC) No 100/76 (fishery products),- Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 (rice),- Regulation (EEC) No 516/77 (products processed from fruit and vegetables),- Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 (wine). (1)OJ No L 281, 1.11.1975, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 188, 26.7.1979, p. 1. (3)OJ No L 59, 10.3.1969, p. 1. (4)OJ No L 40, 10.2.1978, p. 7. (5)OJ No L 289, 27.12.1972, p. 13. (6)OJ No L 94, 8.4.1978, p. 7. (7)OJ No L 58, 8.3.1969, p. 1. (8)OJ No L 24, 30.1.1976, p. 58. For the purposes of this Regulation: (a) ""products"" means the products referred to in Article 1 ; ""basic products"" means products intended to be exported after processing into processed products or into goods;(b) ""processed products"" means products: - obtained from the processing of basic products, and- to which an export refund is applicable;(c) ""goods"" means the goods listed in Annexes B and C to Regulation (EEC) No 2682/72. Products for which a refund equal to or greater than 0 has been fixed shall be eligible to benefit from this Regulation. 1. An amount equal to the export refund shall, at the request of the party concerned, be paid as soon as the basic products are placed under customs control ensuring that the processed products or the goods will be exported within a set time limit.2. The arrangement provided for in this Article shall apply to processed products and goods obtained from basic products provided that inward processing arrangements are not prohibited for comparable products.However, the arrangement shall not apply in exceptional cases where the processed products or the goods are obtained from basic products which can be disposed of without difficulty.3. As regards control procedures and the rate of yield, the basic products shall be subject to the same rules as apply in respect of inward processing to products of the same nature.4. The export refund referred to in paragraph 1 shall be: (a) in the case of processed products, the refund applicable to the processed product;(b) in the case of goods, the refund specifically fixed for basic products when: - used, or- considered, under Community provisions, to be usedfor the manufacture of such goods.5. The rate of the export refund shall, unless it is fixed in advance, be that in force on the day on which the basic products are brought under customs control.6. Where the export refund is fixed in advance, the day on which the basic products are brought under customs control shall be the operative date for determining any adjustment to be made to the rate of refund applicable.7. Where the export refund varies according to use or destination, the rate to be applied shall be the lowest rate. However, if the use or destination is declared, the rate to be applied shall be that fixed for the use or destination for which the processed products or the goods are intended. 1. An amount equal to the export refund shall, at the request of the party concerned, be paid as soon as the products or goods have been brought under the customs warehousing or free zone procedure with a view to their being exported within a set time limit.2. The arrangement provided for in this Article shall apply to products and goods intended for export without further processing when the products or goods are of a kind that can be stored.However, the arrangement shall not apply in exceptional cases where the products or goods concerned can be disposed of without difficulty.3. Where the export refund varies according to use or destination, the rate to be applied shall be the lowest rate. However, if the use or destination is declared, the rate to be applied shall be that fixed for the use or destination for which the products or goods are intended. The benefit of the arrangements provided for in this Regulation shall be subject to the lodgment of a security guaranteeing reimbursement of an amount equal to the amount paid, plus an additional amount.Without prejudice to cases of force majeure, this security shall be forfeited in whole or in part: - where reimbursement has not been made when export has not taken place within the period referred to in Articles 4 (1) and 5 (1), or- if there proves to be no right to the export refund, or if there was a right to a smaller refund. The competent authorities of the Member States may refuse to grant the benefit of the arrangement provided for in this Regulation if the character of the applicant is not such as to guarantee that the whole transaction will be effected in accordance with the provisions in force.In each Member State, this power shall be exercised in accordance with the principles currently applicable in that State governing non-discrimination between applicants and the freedom of trade and industry. If necessary, the basic products, products and goods which do not benefit from the arrangements provided for in this Regulation shall be set out in a list to be determined. Regulation (EEC) No 441/69 is hereby repealed with effect from 1 April 1980. It shall, however, continue to apply to transactions entered into under that Regulation. 0This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 April 1980 to basic products, products and goods which are brought under control from that date.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 4 March 1980.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. MARCORA +",common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;agricultural product;farm product;export (EU);Community export;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;export customs procedure,17 +13669,"95/200/EC: Commission Decision of 31 May 1995 approving the single programming document for Community structural measures for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products in Bavaria (Federal Republic of Germany), in respect of Objective 5a, covering the period between 1994 and 1999 (Only the German text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 of 29 March 1990 on improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2843/94 (2), and in particular Article 10a thereof,Whereas on 29 April 1994 the German Government submitted to the Commission the single programming document referred to in Article 10a of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 for the Land of Bavaria, supplemented by additional information sent on 21 July, 16 August, 9 and 30 September, 10 and 15 November 1994 and 30 January 1995; whereas that document contains the plans designed to improve the structures relating to the various product sectors referred to in Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 and the aid applications referred to in Article 10a of that Regulation;Whereas the single programming document meets the conditions of and contains the information required in Article 1 (3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 860/94 of 18 April 1994 on plans and applications in the form of operational programmes for aid from the Guidance Section of the EAGGF for investments for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural and forestry products (3);Whereas the single programming document was drawn up in agreement with the Member State concerned under the partnership as defined in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (5);Whereas the second indent of Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purposes of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (7), provides that in Commission decisions approving single programming documents, the Community assistance decided upon for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof are to be set out in ecus, at prices for the year in which the decision is taken, and are to be subject to indexation; whereas the annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in commitment appropriations as set out in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as amended; whereas the indexation is to be based on a single rate per year corresponding to the rates applied annually to the Community budget on the basis of the mechanisms for technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (8), as last amended by Council Regulation (ECSC, EC, Euratom) No 2730/94 (9), provides that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year are to contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas, during the implementation of the single programming document, the Member State will ensure that the individual projects included therein will conform with the selection criteria for investments for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products currently in force, in application of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90;Whereas in order to ensure clarity over the whole of the conditions governing the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 in Germany this Member State will submit to the Commission, before 15 May 1995, a consolidated version of the single planning document showing the agreement reached by the partnership, as set out within the document annexed to the present Decision (1); whereas this consolidated version must contain all the information required in accordance with Article 10a of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 and Articles 8, 9, 10 and 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88;Whereas Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 states that the Member States will supply the Commission with the appropriate financial information to permit it to verify that the principle of additionality has been respected; whereas analysis of the information supplied by the German authorities shows that this principle has been taken into account; whereas supplementary verification of the respect of the principle should be made on the basis of information to be supplied with the consolidated version of the single programming document; whereas, in addition, the verification that this principle continues to be respected will be pursued in the framework of partnership during the implementation of the single programming document; whereas these verifications are essential for the continuation of EAGGF aid to the measures concerned in the present Decision;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development,. The single programming document for Community structural measures for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural and forestry products in Bavaria, covering the period 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved. The sectors included for joint action are:- meat,- milk and milk products,- cereals,- wines,- fruit and vegetables,- flowers and plants,- seeds,- potatoes,- other products (non-food),- products falling into more than one category (organic products). The assistance from the EAGGF granted in respect of that single programming document shall amount to a maximum of ECU 85 540 000.The methods of approval of the financial assistance, including the EAGGF contribution to the sectors adopted for joint action, are specified within the implementation provisions and the financial plans annexed to the present Decision (2). For the purposes of indexation, the annual breakdown of the planned maximum overall allocation for assistance from the EAGGF shall be as follows:>TABLE> The budget commitment for the first tranche shall be ECU 13 560 000.The commitments for subsequent tranches shall be based on the financing plan for the single programming document and on progress made in implementation. The Community assistance shall relate only to expenditure connected with operations covered by this single programming document which have been the subject, in the Member State, of legally binding provisions and for which the necessary funds have been specifically committed by 31 December 1999 at the latest. The deadline for the entry in the accounts of expenditure on such measures shall expire on 31 December 2001. This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Brussels, 31 May 1995.For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;financing plan;finance plan;agricultural product;farm product;Bavaria;Bavaria (Free State of);agro-industry;agri-foodstuffs industry;agricultural product processing;agricultural product processing industry;processing of agricultural products;EAGGF Guidance Section;EAGGF Guidance Section aid,17 +2261,"97/715/EC: Commission Decision of 2 June 1997 on the approval of the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the regions of Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cheshire concerned by Objective 2 in the United Kingdom (Only the English text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (6) to 9 (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94; whereas however the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a single programming document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopt a single decision in a single document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 96/472/EC (4), the list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the programming period from 1997 to 1999;Whereas the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance of the Structural Funds for the present single programming document is composed of resources coming from the indicative allocation of Structural Fund commitment appropriations for the period 1997 to 1999 under Objective 2 resulting from Commission Decision 96/468/EC (5) and from unused appropriations of ECU 1,534 million of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996, pursuant to Commission Decision C(96) 3805 of 17 December 1996;Whereas the United Kingdom Government has submitted to the Commission on 2 August 1996 the single programming document as referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the regions of Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cheshire; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this single programming document is eligible as from that date;Whereas the single programming document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the single programming document;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments;Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the single programming document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the single programming document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (7), stipulates that in the Commission decisions approving a single programming document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (8), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (9), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (10), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (11), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;Whereas the single programming document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;Whereas the single programming document satisfies the conditions and includes the information required by Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88;Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (12), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2335/95 (13), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas it is appropriate to mention that this Decision is ruled by the provisions on the eligibility of expenditure laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision C(97) 1035/7 of 23 April 1997 modifying the decisions approving the Community support frameworks, the single programming documents and the Community initiative programmes in respect of the United Kingdom;Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,. The single programming document for Community structural assistance in the regions of Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cheshire concerned by Objective 2 in the United Kingdom, covering the period 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved. The single programming document includes the following essential elements:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies in the United Kingdom;the main priorities are:1. development and support of regional SME potential,2. knowledge based industries and advanced technologies,3. tourism and cultural industries,4. community economic development,5. strategic spatial development;(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the single programming document comprising:- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,- the provisions on financial implementation,- the rules for compliance with Community policies;(d) the procedures for verifying additionality and an initial evaluation of the latter;(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the single programming document;(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned. 1. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:>TABLE>2. To this global maximum allocation is added an amount of ECU 1,534 million not subject to indexation, resulting from unused appropriations of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996. The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the single programming document amounts to a maximum of ECU 404,850 million.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the single programming document.The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 430,153 million for the public sector and ECU 196,323 million for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the EIB. 1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:- ERDF: ECU 289,846 million,- ESF: ECU 115,004 million.2. The budgetary commitments for the first instalment are as follows:- ERDF: ECU 28,986 million,- ESF: ECU 28,752 million.Commitments of subsequent instalments will be based on the financing plan for the single programming document and on progress in its implementation. The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the single programming document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1999. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 2001. The single programming document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts. This Decision is ruled by the provisions laid down in the Annex to Decision C(97) 1035/7. 0This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.. Done at Brussels, 2 June 1997.For the CommissionMonika WULF-MATHIESMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 11.(3) OJ L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(4) OJ L 193, 3. 8. 1996, p. 54.(5) OJ L 192, 2. 8. 1996, p. 29.(6) OJ L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(7) OJ L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(8) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 15.(9) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 34.(10) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 21.(11) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 39.(12) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(13) OJ L 240, 7. 10. 1995, p. 12. +",EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;industrial region;industrial zone;regions of the United Kingdom;European Investment Bank;EIB;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds,17 +19174,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1275/1999 of 17 June 1999 fixing for the 1999/2000 marketing year the minimum price to be paid to producers for peaches and the amount of production aid for peaches in syrup and/or natural fruit juice. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2199/97(2), and in particular Articles 3(3) and 4(9) thereof,(1) Whereas the minimum price and the production aid for the 1999/2000 marketing year should be fixed on the basis of Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 taking account of the guarantee threshold introduced by Article 5 of that Regulation above which the aid is reduced;(2) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,. For the 1999/2000 marketing year:(a) the minimum price referred to in Aricle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 shall be EUR 28,368 per 100 kg net from the producer for peaches intended for the production of peaches in syrup and/or natural fruit juice;(b) the production aid referred to in Article 4 of that Regulation shall be EUR 6,103 per 100 kg net for peaches in syrup and/or natural fruit juice. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 15 June 1999.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 June 1999.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 29.(2) OJ L 303, 6.11.1997, p. 1. +",stone fruit;apricot;cherry;mirabelle;nectarine;peach;plum;producer price;average producer price;output price;minimum price;floor price;preserved product;preserved food;tinned food;production aid;aid to producers,17 +18568,"1999/266/EC: Commission Decision of 8 April 1999 approving the conditions of utilisation of the graphic symbol for quality agricultural products specific to the region of the Azores (notified under document number C(1999) 855). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products(1), as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 2348/96(2) and in particular Article 31(3) thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1418/96 of 22 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for the use of a graphic symbol for quality agricultural products specific to the most remote regions(3),Whereas, pursuant to Article 31(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, a graphic symbol has been devised to improve awareness and encourage the consumption of quality processed and unprocessed agricultural products specific to the regions of the Azores and Madeira; whereas the Commission published that graphic symbol and the conditions governing its reproduction in Regulation (EC) No 2054/96(4);Whereas, in accordance with Article 31(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, the conditions of utilisation of the graphic symbol for quality agricultural products specific to the regions of the Azores and Madeira are to be proposed by the trade organisations, forwarded by the national authorities and approved by the Commission; whereas, together with a favourable opinion, the Portuguese authorities have forwarded those conditions of utilisation and the administrative rules on the basis of which the competent authorities of the Azores intend granting rights to use the graphic symbol;Whereas those conditions of utilisation are in line with the objectives for which the graphic symbol was introduced; whereas those conditions of utilisation should accordingly be approved,. The conditions of utilisation of the graphic symbol for quality agricultural products specific to the region of the Azores, as presented by the Portuguese authorities and set out in the Annex hereto, are hereby approved. This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.. Done at Brussels, 8 April 1999.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 173, 27.6.1992, p. 1.(2) OJ L 320, 11.12.1996, p. 1.(3) OJ L 182, 23.7.1996, p. 9.(4) OJ L 280, 31.10.1996, p. 1.ANNEXExtract from the order in Council (portaria) of the autonomous region of the Azores setting out the conditions of utilisation and the administrative rules for the application of the graphic symbol for quality agricultural products specific to the region of the Azores.Autonomous region of the AzoresRegional secretariat for agriculture, fisheries and environmentDRAFT ORDER IN COUNCIL (PORTARIA)(Extract)Article 11. The graphic symbol introduced, pursuant to Article 31 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, shall be used solely for processed and unprocessed agricultural and fishery products specific to the autonomous region of the Azores as a most remote region.2. Unprocessed agricultural and fishery products must have been obtained in the autonomous region of the Azores.Where the main characteristic is the raw material used, at least 90 % by volume of the processed products specific to the autonomous region of the Azores must have been obtained locally.Where the main characteristic of the processed products is the method of production or manufacturing, consideration shall be given to the specific nature of that method of production or manufacturing.3. The products must possess special characteristics as products of the autonomous region of the Azores; these may cover the conditions, methods and techniques of production or manufacturing and compliance with standards of presentation and packaging.4. The graphic symbol shall be used solely for products of superior quality.Quality shall be defined by reference to Community regulations or, where none such exist, international standards.Where no Community or international standards exist, the applicable standards shall be laid down by the regional secretariat for agriculture, fisheries and environment on the basis of proposals from the trade organisations. +",quality label;quality mark;standards certificate;location of production;location of agricultural production;agricultural product;farm product;product quality;quality criterion;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;Azores,17 +28561,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1283/2004 of 13 July 2004 prohibiting fishing for yellowtail flounder by vessels flying the flag of a Member State. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 of 19 December 2003 fixing for 2004 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required lays down quotas for yellowtail flounder for 2004 (2).(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of yellowtail flounder in the waters of NAFO zone 3LNO by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State have exhausted the quota allocated for 2004. The Community has prohibited fishing for this stock from 30 March 2004. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,. Catches of yellowtail flounder in the waters of NAFO zone 3LNO by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the Community for 2004.Fishing for yellowtail flounder in the waters of NAFO zone 3LNO by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transshipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 30 March 2004.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 July 2004.For the CommissionJörgen HOLMQUISTDirector-General for Fisheries(1)  OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 (OJ L 289, 7.11.2003, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 344, 31.12.2003, p. 1. +",ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction,17 +19768,"2000/330/EC: Commission Decision of 18 April 2000 approving tests for the detection of antibodies against bovine brucellosis within the framework of Council Directive 64/432/EEC (notified under document number C(2000) 1042) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine(1), as last amended by Directive 98/99/EC(2), and in particular Article 6(2)(b) thereof,Whereas:(1) Bovine animals intended for intra-Community trade must, with regard to bovine brucellosis, come from a holding officially free of bovine brucellosis and, in addition, be tested within 30 days of dispatch by use of either a serum-agglutination test or any other test approved by Standing Veterinary Committee procedure following the adoption of the relevant protocols.(2) In accordance with Article 16 of Directive 64/432/EEC, the Commission, in acordance with the procedures of Article 17 and on the basis of the opinion of the Scientific Veterinary Committee, shall update and if necessary amend Annexes B, C and D (Chapter II) to adapt them to scientific developments.(3) The Commission has now received the final report of the Scientific Committee on Animal Health and Animal Welfare on the modification of the technical annexes to Directive 64/432/EEC to take account of scientific developments regarding tuberculosis, brucellosis and enzootic bovine leucosis(3).(4) In this report the Scientific Committee recommended the preferential use of ELISA tests, the complement fixation test and the buffered brucella antigen tests for the detection of antibodies against bovine brucellosis, carried out inter alia on samples of blood taken from individual bovine animals. The recommended procedures are in line with the internationally recognised standards set out by the OIE (Manual of standards, Edition 1996, Chapter 3.2.1).(5) It appears appropriate to recognise for certification purposes the brucellosis test results produced by use of ELISA tests, the complement fixation test and the buffered brucella antigen tests, if the tests were carried out in accordance with the approved protocols on samples of blood taken from individually identified bovine animals within the 30 days prior to certification of the tested animals for intra-Community trade.(6) Therefore, pending the update of the technical Annexes B, C and D (Chapter II) in accordance with Article 16 of Directive 64/432/EEC, the ELISA tests, as specified in the report of the Scientific Committee and the complement fixation test and the buffered brucella antigen tests as specified in Annex C to that Directive shall be approved for brucellosis testing for certification purposes as provided for in Article 6(2)(b) and the animal health certificate in Annex F, model 1.(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing veterinary Committee,. The following tests for the detection of antibodies for bovine brucellosis are hereby approved for certification purposes referred to in Article 6(2)(b) of Directive 64/432/EEC:1. the complement fixation test and the buffered brucella antigen tests carried out in accordance with the provisions set up in Annex C of Directive 64/432/EEC;2. the ELISA tests carried out in accordance with the provisions set up in the Annex to this Decision. Where, for the purposes referred to in Article 6(2)(b) of Directive 64/432/EEC a test referred to in Article 1 of this Decision is used, the test must be specified in the column ""Test"" of the tables in point 3, second indent, and in point 5 of Section A in Annex F, Model 1 (health certificate) to Directive 64/432/EEC. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 April 2000.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64.(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 107.(3) Doc. SANCO/B3/R10/1999.ANNEX1. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs)1.1. The two ELISA tests referred to in the Manual of standards for diagnostic tests and vaccines of the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) (Edition 1996, Chapter 3.2.1) are:1.1.1. the indirect ELISA specific for IgG1 using smooth lipopolysaccharide, and1.1.2. the competitive (inhibition) ELISA using monoclonal antibodies specific to the O chain polysaccharide position on the smooth lipopolysaccharide.1.2. The standard reference sera for the ELISA are the strong positive, weak positive and negative OIE standards, available from the Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Weybridge, United Kingdom.1.3. The technique used, its standardisation and the interpretation of results must conform to that specified in the OIE Manual of standards (Edition 1996, Chapter 3.2.1)1.4. ELISA tests used for the testing of plasma or serum must detect the OIE positive and weak positive reference sera.1.5. The definition of the diagnostic threshold for ELISA tests should be redefined in terms of the designated OIE sera in line with that stated in the OIE manual. The standard sera are international primary reference standards from which national secondary reference standards must be established for each test for use in each Member State against which working standards must be calibrated.1.6. When samples of serum or plasma are pooled, the number of samples included in each pool shall be such that the OIE weak positive standard serum shall be detected as positive when diluted in negative sera or plasma by the number of samples making up the pool. This upper limit shall be determined by the national reference laboratory, taking into account that the test must be adequate to detect evidence of infection in a single animal of the group of animals, of which samples of serum or plasma have been pooled.1.7. Where ELISA tests are used for certification purposes pooling of samples of serum or plasma must be carried out in such a way that the test results can be undoubtedly related to the individual animal included in the pool. Any confirmatory test must be carried out on samples of serum or plasma taken from individual animals. +",animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;intra-EU trade;intra-Community trade,17 +2913,"Council Regulation (EC) No 1207/2001 of 11 June 2001 on procedures to facilitate the issue of movement certificates EUR.1, the making-out of invoice declarations and forms EUR.2 and the issue of certain approved exporter authorisations under the provisions governing preferential trade between the European Community and certain countries and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 3351/83. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 3351/83 of 14 November 1983 on the procedure to facilitate the issue of movement certificates EUR.1 and the making-out of forms EUR.2 under the provisions governing preferential trade between the European Economic Community and certain countries(1) provided for the correct application of the preferential origin rules in relation to exports from the Community to certain third countries.(2) Many changes have taken place in the customs field since Regulation (EEC) No 3351/83 was adopted.(3) In the context of the single market, it has been found that firms exporting goods from one or more Member States other than the one in which they are established and wishing to use simplified procedures for the issue of proof of origin, sometimes have to apply for a separate authorisation for each Member State of export. It is desirable to simplify this situation, while ensuring that the machinery of the preferential arrangements can continue to operate properly.(4) The authorities responsible for issuing or verifying proofs of origin should be in a position to fulfil the Community's commitments under the preferential agreements within the requisite deadlines.(5) In the interests of clarity, Regulation (EEC) No 3351/83 should be repealed and replaced by this Regulation,. ScopeThis Regulation lays down rules intended to facilitate:(a) the issue of movement certificates EUR.1 by Member States authorities, the making-out of invoice declarations or forms EUR.2 by Community exporters;(b) the issue of approved-exporter authorisations valid in several Member States;(c) the functioning of the methods of administrative cooperation between the Member States. Supplier's declarations and their use1. Suppliers shall provide, by means of a declaration, information concerning the status of products with regard to the Community's preferential rules of origin.2. Supplier's declarations shall be used by exporters as evidence, in particular in support of applications for the issue of movement certificates EUR.1 or as a basis for making out invoice declarations or forms EUR.2. Making of supplier's declarationsExcept in the cases provided for in Article 4, the supplier shall furnish a separate declaration for each consignment of goods.The supplier shall include that declaration on the commercial invoice relating to that consignment or on a delivery note or any other commercial document which describes the goods concerned in sufficient detail to enable them to be identified.The supplier may furnish the declaration at any time, even after the goods have been delivered. Long-term supplier's declarations1. When a supplier regularly supplies a particular customer with goods whose status in respect of the rules of preferential origin is expected to remain constant for considerable periods of time, he may provide a single declaration to cover subsequent shipments of those goods, hereinafter referred to as ""a long-term supplier's declaration"". A long-term supplier's declaration may be issued for a period of up to one year from the date of issue of the declaration.2. A long-term supplier's declaration may be issued with retroactive effect. In such cases, its validity may not exceed the period of one year from the date on which it came into effect.3. The supplier shall inform the buyer immediately when the long-term supplier's declaration is no longer valid in relation to the goods supplied. Form and making-out of supplier's declarations1. For products having obtained preferential originating status, the supplier's declaration shall be given in the form prescribed in Annex I or, for long-term suppliers' declarations, in that prescribed in Annex II.2. For products which have undergone working or processing in the Community without having obtained preferential originating status, the supplier's declaration shall be given in the form prescribed in Annex III or, for long-term supplier's declarations, in that prescribed in Annex IV.3. The supplier's declaration shall bear the original signature of the supplier in manuscript and may be made out on a pre-printed form. However, where the invoice and supplier's declaration are drawn up by computer, the declaration need not be signed in manuscript provided that the supplier gives the client a written undertaking accepting complete responsibility for every supplier's declaration which identifies him as if it had been signed in manuscript by him. Information certificates INF 41. To verify the accuracy or authenticity of a supplier's declaration, the customs authorities may call upon on the exporter to obtain from the supplier an information certificate INF 4, using the form shown in Annex V.2. The information certificate INF 4 shall be issued by the customs authorities of the Member State in which the supplier is established. The said authorities shall have the right to call for any evidence and to carry out any inspection of the supplier's accounts or any other check that they consider necessary.3. The customs authorities shall issue the information certificate INF 4 within three months of receipt of the application submitted to them by the suppliers, indicating whether or not the declaration given by the supplier was correct.4. The completed certificate shall be given to the supplier to forward to the exporter for transmission to the relevant customs authority. Preservation of declarations and supporting documents1. A supplier who makes out a supplier's declaration shall keep all the documentary evidence proving the correctness of the declaration for at least three years.2. A customs authority to which an application for the issue of an information certificate INF 4 has been made shall keep the application form for at least three years. Approved-exporter authorisation1. An exporter who frequently exports goods from a Member State other than the one in which he is established may obtain approved exporter status covering such exports.For that purpose, he shall submit an application to the competent customs authorities of the Member State in which he is both established and keeps the records containing the evidence of origin.2. When the authorities referred to in paragraph 1 are satisfied that the conditions set out in the origin Protocols to the relevant Agreements or in the Community legislation concerning the autonomous preferential regimes are fulfilled, and issue the authorisation, they shall notify the Customs administrations of the Member States concerned. Mutual administrative assistanceThe Member States' customs authorities shall assist each other in checking the accuracy of the information given in suppliers' declarations and in ensuring that the system of approved exporter authorisations operates correctly. 0Checking supplier's declarations1. Where an exporter is unable to present an information certificate INF 4 within four months of the request of the customs authorities, the customs authorities of the Member State of export may directly ask the authorities of the Member State where the supplier is established to confirm the status of the products concerned in respect of the rules of preferential origin.2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the customs authorities of the Member State of export shall send the customs authorities of the Member State to whom the request is addressed all information available to them and give the reasons of form or substance for their enquiry.In support of their request, they shall provide all documents or information they have obtained which suggest that the supplier's declaration is inaccurate.3. The verification shall be carried out by the customs authorities of the Member State in which the supplier's declaration has been issued. The authorities in question may call for any evidence, carry out any inspection of the producer's accounts or conduct any other verification considered appropriate.4. The customs authorities requesting the verification shall be informed of the results as soon as possible by means of the information certificate INF 4.5. Where there is no reply within five months of the date of the verification request or where the reply does not contain sufficient information to demonstrate the real origin of the products, the customs authorities of the country of export shall declare invalid the EUR.1 movement certificates issued, the invoice declarations or the EUR.2 forms made out on the basis of the documents in question. 1RepealRegulation (EEC) No 3351/83 is hereby repealed.References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references being made to this Regulation. 2Transitional provisions1. Supplier's declarations, including long-term suppliers' declarations made before the date of entry into force of this Regulation shall remain valid.2. Supplier's declarations conforming to the specimens in Regulation (EEC) No 3351/83 may continue to be issued for a period of 12 months from the entry into force of this Regulation.3. Information certificate INF 4 forms of the type shown in Annex V to Regulation (EEC) No 3351/83 may continue to be used for a period of 12 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation. 3Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 11 June 2001.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. Sahlin(1) OJ L 339, 5.12.1983, p. 19.ANNEX I>PIC FILE= ""L_2001165EN.000402.TIF"">ANNEX II>PIC FILE= ""L_2001165EN.000502.TIF"">ANNEX III>PIC FILE= ""L_2001165EN.000602.TIF"">ANNEX IV>PIC FILE= ""L_2001165EN.000702.TIF"">ANNEX VInformation certificate INF 4 and application for an information certificate INF 41. PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS1.1. The form on which the information certificate INF 4 is issued shall be printed on white paper not containing mechanical pulp, sized for writing and weighing between 40 and 65 grams per square metre.1.2. The form shall measure 210 x 297 mm.1.3. Printing of the forms is the responsibility of the Member States; forms shall bear a serial number by which it can be identified. The form shall be printed in one of the official languages of the Community.>PIC FILE= ""L_2001165EN.000901.TIF"">Notes1. Certificates must not contain erasures or overwriting. Any alterations must be made by deleting the incorrect particulars and adding any necessary corrections. Any such alteration must be initialled by the person who completed the certificate and endorsed by the customs authorities of the issuing country or territory.2. No spaces must be left between the items entered on the certificate and each item must be preceded by an item number. A horizontal line must be drawn immediately below the last item. Any unused space must be struck through in such a manner as to make any later additions impossible.3. Goods must be described in accordance with commercial practice and in sufficient detail to enable them to be identified.4. The form shall be completed in one of the official languages of the Community. The Customs authorities of the Member State which must provide the information or which requires it may request a translation of the information set out in the documents presented to them into the official language or languages of that Member State.>PIC FILE= ""L_2001165EN.001101.TIF"">>PIC FILE= ""L_2001165EN.001201.TIF""> +",originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession;customs document;movement certificate;customs permit;EU customs procedure;Community customs procedure;European Union customs procedure;invoicing;factoring;invoice,17 +38843,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 1005/2010 of 8 November 2010 concerning type-approval requirements for motor vehicle towing devices and implementing Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning type-approval requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning type-approval requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor (1), and in particular Article 14(1)(a) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 is a separate Regulation for the purposes of the Community type-approval procedure provided for by Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (Framework Directive) (2).(2) Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 repeals Council Directive 77/389/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to motor vehicle towing devices (3). The requirements set out in that Directive should be carried over to this Regulation and, where necessary, amended in order to adapt them to the development of scientific and technical knowledge.(3) The scope of this Regulation is in line with that of Directive 77/389/EEC and thus limited to vehicles of category M and N.(4) Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 lays down fundamental provisions on requirements for the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to towing devices. Therefore, it is necessary to set out the specific procedures, tests and requirements for such type-approval.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Technical Committee – Motor Vehicles,. ScopeThis Regulation shall apply to motor vehicles of categories M and N, as defined in Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC. DefinitionsFor the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:(1) ‘vehicle type with regard to the towing devices’ means vehicles which do not differ in such essential respects as the characteristics of the towing devices.(2) ‘towing device’ means a device in the shape of a hook, eye or other form, to which a connecting part, such as a towing bar or towing rope, can be fitted. Provisions for EC type-approval of a vehicle with regard to towing devices1.   The manufacturer or his representative shall submit to the type-approval authority the application for EC type-approval of a vehicle with regard to towing devices.2.   The application shall be drawn up in accordance with the model of the information document set out in Part 1 of Annex I.3.   If the relevant requirements set out in Annex II to this Regulation are met, the approval authority shall grant an EC type-approval and issue a type-approval number in accordance with the numbering system set out in Annex VII to Directive 2007/46/EC.A Member State may not assign the same number to another vehicle type.4.   For the purposes of paragraph 3, the type-approval authority shall deliver an EC type-approval certificate established in accordance with the model set out in Part 2 of Annex I. Validity and extension of approvals granted under Directive 77/389/EECNational authorities shall permit the sale and entry into service of vehicles type-approved before the date referred to in Article 13, paragraph 2 of Regulation (EC) No 661/2009, and continue to grant extension of approvals to those vehicles under the terms of Directive 77/389/EEC. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 8 November 2010.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 200, 31.7.2009, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 263, 9.10.2007, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 154, 13.6.1977, p. 41.ANNEX IAdministrative documents for EC type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to towing devicesPART 1Information documentMODELInformation document No … relating to the EC type-approval of a motor vehicle with regard to towing devices.The following information shall be supplied in triplicate and include a list of contents. Any drawings shall be supplied in appropriate scale and in sufficient detail on size A4 or on a folder of A4 format. Photographs, if any, shall show sufficient detail.If the systems, components or separate technical units referred to in this information document have electronic controls, information concerning their performance shall be supplied.0.   GENERAL0.1.   Make (trade name of manufacturer): …0.2.   Type: …0.2.1.   Commercial name(s) (if available): …0.3.   Means of identification of type, if marked on the vehicle (1): …0.3.1.   Location of that marking: …0.4.   Category of vehicle (2): …0.5.   Name and address of manufacturer: …0.8.   Name(s) and address(es) of assembly plant(s): …0.9.   Name and address of the manufacturer's representative (if any): …1.   GENERAL CONSTRUCTION CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VEHICLE1.1.   Photographs and/or drawings of a representative vehicle: …2.   MASSES AND DIMENSIONS (3) (4)2.8.   Technically permissible maximum laden mass stated by the manufacturer (5): …2.11.5.   Vehicle is/is not (6) suitable for towing loads12.   MISCELLANEOUS12.3.   Towing device(s)12.3.1.   Front: hook/eye/other (6)12.3.2.   Rear: hook/eye/other/none (6)12.3.3.   Drawing or photograph of the chassis/area of the vehicle body showing the position, construction and mounting of the towing device(s): …Explanatory notesPART 2EC type-approval certificateMODELFormat: A4 (210 × 297 mm)EC TYPE-APPROVAL CERTIFICATECommunication concerning:— EC type-approval (7)— extension of EC type-approval (7)— refusal of EC type-approval (7)— withdrawal of EC type-approval (7)— EC type-approval (7)— extension of EC type-approval (7)— refusal of EC type-approval (7)— withdrawal of EC type-approval (7)with regard to Regulation (EU) No 1005/2010, as last amended by Regulation (EU) No …/… (7)EC type-approval number: …Reason for extension: …0.8.   Name(s) and address(es) of assembly plant(s): …0.9.   Name and address of the manufacturer's representative (if any): …SECTION II1.   Additional information: see Addendum.2.   Technical service responsible for carrying out the tests: …3.   Date of test report: …4.   Number of test report: …5.   Remarks (if any): see Addendum.6.   Place: …7.   Date: …8.   Signature: …Attachments : Information package(1)  If the means of identification of type contains characters not relevant to describe the vehicle, component or separate technical unit types covered by this information document, such characters shall be represented in the documentation by the symbol ‘?’ (e.g. ABC??123??).(2)  Classified according to the definitions set out in Directive 2007/46/EC Part A of Annex II.(3)  Where there is one version with a normal cab and another with a sleeper cab, both sets of masses and dimensions are to be stated.(4)  Standard ISO 612: 1978 - Road vehicles - Dimensions of motor vehicles and towed vehicles - terms and definitions.(5)  Please fill in here the upper and lower values for each variant.(6)  Delete where not applicable.(7)  Delete where not applicable.(8)  If the means of identification of type contains characters not relevant to describe the vehicle, component or separate technical unit types covered by this information document, such characters shall be represented in the documentation by the symbol ‘?’ (e.g. ABC??123??).(9)  As defined in Directive 2007/46/EC, Annex II, Section A.Addendumto EC type-approval certificate No …1. Additional information:1.1. Brief description of the vehicle type as regards its structure, dimensions, lines and constituent materials: …1.2. Total number and location of towing device(s): …1.3. Method of attachment to the vehicle: …1.4. Technically permissible maximum laden mass of the vehicle (kg): …2. Front towing device(s): removable/not removable (1) hook/eye/other (1)3. Rear towing device(s): removable/not removable (1) hook/eye/other/none (1)4. Vehicle is/is not (1) suitable for towing loads5. Remarks: …(1)  Delete where not applicable.ANNEX IIRequirements for towing devices1.   SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS1.1.   Minimum number of devices.1.1.1. All motor vehicles must have a towing device fitted at the front.1.1.2. Vehicles in category M1, as defined in Directive 2007/46/EC Part A of Annex II, except for those vehicles not suitable for towing any load, must also be fitted with a towing device at the rear.1.1.3. A rear towing device may be substituted by a mechanical coupling device, as defined in UN-ECE Regulation No 55 (1), provided that the requirements of paragraph 1.2.1. are met.1.2.   Load and stability1.2.1. Each towing device fitted to the vehicle must be able to withstand a tractive and compressive static force equivalent to at least half the technically permissible maximum laden mass of the vehicle.2.   TEST PROCEDURE2.1.   Both tractive and compressive test loads are applied on each separate towing device fitted to the vehicle.2.2.   The test loads shall be applied in horizontal longitudinal direction, in relation to the vehicle.(1)  OJ L 373, 27.12.2006, p. 50. +",approval;COC;certificate of compliance;certificate of conformity;quality certificate;quality certification;approximation of laws;legislative harmonisation;motor vehicle;commercial vehicle;juggernaut;lorry;lorry tanker;trailer;truck;safety standard;technical standard,17 +23030,"2002/883/EC: Council Decision of 5 November 2002 providing further macro-financial assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 308 thereof,Having regard to the proposal of the Commission(1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Financial Committee(3),Whereas:(1) The Bosnia and Herzegovina authorities re-established links with international organisations and, in particular, made progress towards normalising that country's financial relations with multilateral creditors, including the European Investment Bank, and with official bilateral creditors.(2) Since October 2000, Bosnia and Herzegovina has achieved substantial progress in economic stabilisation and reform and has made important steps towards a well-functioning market economy.(3) Within the Stabilisation and Association process, which is the framework for the European Union's (EU) relations with the region, it is desirable to support efforts to sustain political and economic stabilisation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a view to evolving towards the development of a full cooperation relationship with the Community.(4) Financial assistance from the Community should be instrumental in bringing Bosnia and Herzegovina closer to the Community.(5) The Community already provided in 1999 macro-financial assistance of EUR 60 million to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved on [...] a 15-month ""Stand-by Arrangement"" for Bosnia and Herzegovina of about USD 89 million to support the authorities' economic programme in 2002 to 2003.(6) The World Bank Group has committed broadly USD 900 m in support of 42 IDA credits/Trust Funds, and has disbursed broadly USD 670 m since 1996. In addition broadly USD 45 m of IFC loans have been committed with USD 37 m disbursed, as of February 2002. A second Public Finance Structural Adjustment Credit (PFSAC II) is being implemented. An Enterprise and Bank Privatisation Adjustment Credit (EBPAC) has just been completed and a labour market reform and social protection operation was completed last year. An operation aimed at improving and enabling the business environment was also recently agreed.(7) The Members of the Paris Club agreed, in October 1998, on debt relief in favour of Bosnia and Herzegovina, already alleviating the balance of payments situation.(8) The authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina have requested financial assistance from the international financial institutions, the Community, and other bilateral donors.(9) Over and above the estimated financing which could be provided by the IMF and the World Bank, an important residual financing gap remains to be covered to support the policy objectives attached to the authorities' reform efforts.(10) Community macro-financial assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina is an appropriate measure to help ease that country's external financial constraints, supporting the balance of payments and securing the reserve position.(11) Financial assistance from the Community in the form of a combination of a long-term loan and a straight grant is an appropriate measure to support the sustainability of Bosnia and Herzegovina's external financial position, given its limited borrowing capacity. This Community financial assistance should be effective and properly implemented.(12) The inclusion of a grant component in this assistance is without prejudice to the powers of the Community budgetary authority.(13) This assistance should be managed by the Commission, in consultation with the Economic and Financial Committee.(14) The Treaty does not provide, for the adoption of this Decision, powers other than those of Article 308,. 1. The Community shall make available to Bosnia and Herzegovina further macro-financial assistance in the form of a long-term loan and a straight grant with a view to ensuring a sustainable balance-of-payments situation and securing the country's reserve position.2. The loan component of this assistance shall amount to a maximum principal of EUR 20 million with a maximum maturity of 15 years. To this end, the Commission is empowered to borrow, on behalf of the Community, the necessary resources that will be placed at the disposal of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the form of a loan.3. The grant component of this assistance shall amount to a maximum of EUR 40 million.4. This Community financial assistance shall be managed by the Commission in close consultation with the Economic and Financial Committee and in a manner consistent with the agreements reached between the IMF and Bosnia and Herzegovina. 1. The Commission is empowered to agree with the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, after consultation with the Economic and Financial Committee, the economic policy conditions attached to this assistance. These conditions shall be consistent with the agreements referred to in Article 1(4).2. The Commission shall verify at regular intervals, in collaboration with the Economic and Financial Committee and in coordination with the IMF, that economic policies in Bosnia and Herzegovina are in accordance with the objectives of this assistance and that its conditions are being fulfilled. 1. The loan and grant components of this assistance shall be made available to Bosnia and Herzegovina in at least two instalments. Subject to Article 2, the first instalment is to be released on the basis of a satisfactory implementation of the adjustment and reform programme of Bosnia and Herzegovina under the present stand-by arrangement with the IMF.2. Subject to Article 2, the second and any further instalments shall be released on the basis of a satisfactory track record on Bosnia and Herzegovina's adjustment and reform programme, and not before one quarter after the release of the previous instalment.3. The funds shall be paid to the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 1. The borrowing and lending operations referred to in Article 1 shall be carried out using the same value date and must not involve the Community in the transformation of maturities, in any exchange or interest rate risks, or in any other commercial risk.2. The Commission shall take the necessary steps, if Bosnia and Herzegovina so requests, to ensure that an early repayment clause is included in the loan terms and conditions and that it may be exercised.3. At the request of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and where circumstances permit an improvement in the loan's interest rate, the Commission may refinance all or part of its initial borrowings or restructure the corresponding financial conditions. Refinancing or restructuring operations shall be carried out in accordance with the conditions set out in paragraph 1 and shall not have the effect of extending the average maturity of the borrowing concerned or increasing the amount, expressed at the current exchange rate, of capital outstanding at the date of the refinancing or restructuring.4. All related costs incurred by the Community in concluding and carrying out the operation under this Decision shall be borne by Bosnia and Herzegovina, if appropriate.5. The Economic and Financial Committee shall be kept informed of developments in the operations referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, at least once a year. At least once a year, and before September, the Commission shall address to the European Parliament and to the Council a report, which will include an evaluation on the implementation of this Decision in the previous year. This Decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply until two years after that date.. Done at Brussels, 5 November 2002.For the CouncilThe PresidentT. Pedersen(1) Proposal of 27 August 2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(2) Opinion delivered on 10 October 2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(3) Opinion delivered on 17 October 2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal). +",macroeconomics;Community loan;economic stabilisation;economic stability;economic stabilization;donation;Bosnia and Herzegovina;Bosnia-Herzegovina;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union;financial aid;capital grant;financial grant,17 +5321,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 533/2011 of 31 May 2011 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Chorizo de Cantimpalos (PGI)]. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Spain’s application to register the name ‘Chorizo de Cantimpalos’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 May 2011.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Dacian CIOLOŞMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(2)  OJ C 265, 30.9.2010, p. 23.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.2.   Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.)SPAINChorizo de Cantimpalos (PGI) +",designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;pigmeat;pork;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification;Spain;Kingdom of Spain;labelling,17 +17139,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2381/97 of 28 November 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2999/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific measures for the supply of processed fruit and vegetables to Madeira and to determine the forecast supply balance for the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira with regard to certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2348/96 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,Whereas the quantities of products eligible for the specific supply arrangements are determined by means of periodic forecast balances which may be revised according to the essential requirements of the market taking into account local production and traditional trade flows;Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2999/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1272/97 (4), lays down detailed rules for the application of the specific measures for the supply of processed fruit and vegetables to Madeira and the forecast balance fixing the quantities eligible for the specific supply arrangements for the period from 1 July to 31 December 1997;Whereas, pending a communication from the competent authorities updating the requirements of Madeira, and so as not to interrupt application of the specific supply arrangements, the balance was drawn up for the period 1 July to 31 December 1997 by Regulation (EC) No 1272/97; whereas as a result of the presentation by the Portuguese authorities of information on the needs of Madeira, it was possible to establish the balance for the entire 1997/98 marketing year; whereas the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2999/92 should thus be replaced by the Annex to this Regulation;Whereas the supply arrangements are laid down for the period 1 July to 30 June; whereas the definitive supply balance for the 1997/98 marketing year should therefore apply from the start of that year, i.e. 1 July 1997;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,. The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2999/92 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 July 1997.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 November 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 1.(2) OJ L 320, 11. 12. 1996, p. 1.(3) OJ L 301, 17. 10. 1992, p. 7.(4) OJ L 174, 2. 7. 1997, p. 41.ANNEXForecast supply balance covering processed fruit and vegetable products for Madeira for the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998>TABLE> +",Madeira;Autonomous region of Madeira;supply;fruit product;fruit must;fruit pulp;grape must;jam;marmalade;preserves;vegetable product;pickles;sauerkraut;tomato concentrate;tomato paste;vegetable pulp;supply balance sheet,17 +40997,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 93/2012 of 3 February 2012 concerning the authorisation of Lactobacillus plantarum (DSM 8862 and DSM 8866) as a feed additive for all animal species Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation.(2) In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted for the authorisation of Lactobacillus plantarum (DSM 8862 and DSM 8866). That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required pursuant to Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(3) The application concerns the authorisation of Lactobacillus plantarum (DSM 8862 and DSM 8866) as a feed additive for pigs, bovines, sheep, goats and horses, to be classified in the additive category ‘technological additives’.(4) The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 11 October 2011 (2) that Lactobacillus plantarum (DSM 8862 and DSM 8866), under the proposed conditions of use, does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment, and that this preparation has the potential to improve the production of silage from all forages by reducing the pH and increasing the preservation of dry matter. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additives in feed submitted by the Community Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(5) The assessment of Lactobacillus plantarum (DSM 8862 and DSM 8866) shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that preparation should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.(6) To assure consistency it is appropriate to extend the approval of this additive from pigs, bovines, sheep, goats and horses to all animal species, in line with the previous authorisation for the similar additives.(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and to the functional group ‘silage additives’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 3 February 2012.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.(2)  EFSA Journal 2011; 9(11):2408.ANNEXIdentification number of the additive Name of the holder of authorisation Additive Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method Species or category of animal Maximum age Minimum content Maximum content Other provisions End of period of authorisationCFU/kg of fresh materialCategory of technological additives. Functional group: silage additivesAdditive composition:Characterisation of the active substance:Analytical method (1):Enumeration in the feed additive: spread plate method (EN 15787)Identification: Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE)1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature and storage life.2. Minimum dose of the additive when used without combination with other micro-organism as silage additive: 3 × 108 CFU/kg (ratio 1:1) fresh material.3. For Safety: it is recommended to use breathing protection and gloves during handling.(1)  Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Community Reference Laboratory: http://irmm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/EURLs/EURL_feed_additives/Pages/index.aspx +",animal feedingstuffs;animal feedstuffs;animal fodder;animal weaning food;feedstuffs;milk-replacer feed;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban;food additive;sensory additive;technical additive;food safety;food product safety;food quality safety;safety of food,17 +5995,"88/40/EEC: Commission Decision of 23 November 1987 settling a dispute between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg about the authorization of a regular coach service (Only the German and French texts are authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 517/72 of 28 February 1972 on the introduction of common rules for regular and special regular services by coach and bus between Member States (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1301/78 (2), hereinafter referred to as 'the Regulation', and in particular Article 14 thereof,IWhereas the company Deutsche Touring GmbH Frankfurt/Main, hereinafter referred to as 'Touring', has operated a regular coach service between Duesseldorf and Luxembourg since 1965 for passengers arriving at or leaving from Luxembourg airport; whereas, after the Regulation had entered into force, this service was authorized by the relevant authorities of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg as a special coach service for passengers holding a Luxavia air ticket; whereas this authorization expired on 8 June 1986. Whereas this service was contracted out to the Luxembourg firm, Voyages Emile Weber S.a.r.l., Canach after talks between Touring and the FĂŠdĂŠration luxembourgeoise des exploitants d'autobus et d'autocars;Whereas, on 20 February 1986, Touring applied to the Minister for Urban Development, Housing and Transport of North Rhine-Westphalia for the authorization which expired on 8 June 1986 to be renewed; whereas Touring received a provisional authorization until 7 September 1986 pursuant to Article 16a of the Regulation; whereas, however, on 14 August 1986, the local authorizing authority in Duesseldorf, in the person of the Regierungspraesident, rejected the application for a renewal of the authorization;Whereas, on 1 December 1986, the Federal Minister of Transport asked the Luxembourg Minister of Transport to accept this decision by the German authorizing authority; whereas, on 21 January 1987, the Luxembourg Minister of Transport rejected this request in a letter to the relevant Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia and asked for the decision by the authorizing authority in Duesseldorf to be reconsidered; whereas, in a letter of 9 March 1987 to the Federal Minister of Transport, the Luxembourg Minister of Transport confirmed its position stressing that it placed great importance on the continuation of this service;Whereas, on 11 March 1987, Emile Weber S.a.r.l. itself applied to the Luxembourg Minister of Transport for an authorization for this service; whereas it received a provisional three-month authorization in March 1987; whereas this was extended before its expiry until 9 September 1987;Whereas the relevant Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia informed the Luxembourg Minister of Transport of its refusal to renew the authorization by letter of 22 May 1987;Whereas, in view of the fact that the two governments were unable to reach agreement on a new authorization for the service, the Luxembourg Government referred the dispute to the Commission on 1 June 1987 pursuant to Article 14 of the Regulation requesting that the application made by Emile Weber S.a.r.l. be approved;Whereas the German Government made a similar application to the Commission on 1 July 1987 requesting the Commission to settle the dispute and, if it gave a positive ruling, to grant the authorization to Touring; whereas Touring is willing to continue to contract the service out to Emile Weber S.a.r.l. as it has done in the past;Whereas Touring confirmed its willingness to do so in a letter of 7 July 1987 to the Federal Minister of Transport;Whereas the Member States concerned attended a meeting at the Commission in Brussels on 3 July 1987 to discuss these two applications;IIWhereas the German authorizing authority put forward the following arguments:The authorization would be incompatible with the interests of public transport. Article 8 of the Regulation should be interpreted as a provision favouring the railways which form the backbone of passenger transport in all European countries. The railways needed therefore to be protected against competition from private regular services. The economic interests of such firms in the establishment of further passenger services would have to be subordinated to this need. In this particular case, the State also had to act in the interests of the Community as a whole and the overriding public concern to maintain an efficient transport system.The regular road service for which authorization is requested is, in this case, only a seemingly better service, the cost being included in the price of the air fare. The time required for the rail journey is not excessive for passengers compared with their overall travelling time. Rail transport also guarantees connections even if flights are not on time.The rail connection between Duesseldorf and Luxembourg (10 trains a day in each direction and a journey of three and a half to four hours) can generally be said to provide a quantitatively and qualitatively satisfactory solution to the transport needs in question;Whereas the Luxembourg Government put forward the following arguments:The regular service in question has existed for over 20 years and has given no reason for complaint during that time.The persons using this service are solely Luxavia passengers who have paid for the cost of the connecting journey in the price of their air ticket. The transfer of this service to the railways is unacceptable to passengers:- owing to the problems involved in changing means of transport/vehicle several times with cumbersome luggage,- owing to the fact that the journey takes longer by rail than by road,- because there are no immediate connections if flights arrive late,- because of the need to pick passengers up at Brussels or take passengers to Brussels since flights are often diverted there;IIIWhereas the applications made by the two Governments are admissible under Article 14, and in accordance with Article 13 of the Regulation; whereas they should be examined in the light of Article 8 (1) and (2), subparagraph (a) thereof;Whereas the aim of these provisions is, as defined in the recitals to the Regulation, to ensure the proper functioning of services at minimum cost to the community in general, and it is necessary to adapt the supply of transport to demand on the routes to be served and to coordinate passenger transport services in the areas concerned in an effective manner;Whereas the principle of coordinating transport services to satisfy specific transport needs effectively and at minimum cost must, however, be applied in specific cases in the light of the Community's transport policy and the structure of its transport markets; whereas Article 8 of the Regulation cannot hence be interpreted as a provision which provides absolute protection to the railways or which gives unconditional priority to them; whereas, although the railways are an essential means of transport for passengers in the Community economy, they cannot have a monopoly in these markets;Whereas, at this level of generality, the principal reasons given by the authorizing authority in Duesseldorf for its decision cannot therefore be accepted;Whereas decisions in individual cases can, on the contrary, only be made in the light of the particular conditions applying; whereas, although this does not mean that the public transport interests do not have to be taken into account, they do have to be weighed against the specific interests of the transport users concerned and of other transport enterprises;Whereas, after examining the present and foreseeable transport needs which have to be satisfied by the transport service in question, it has been concluded that a direct coach service between Duesseldorf and Luxembourg through the Eifel offers transport users appreciable advantages over a rail service via Trier and Koblenz. Whereas the coach service has in this particular case the qualitative advantages of:- a direct connection between Luxembourg airport and Duesseldorf main station without the need to change or transfer luggage, which would be the case by rail,- a shorter journey.Whereas this cannot be outweighed by the somewhat greater comfort (more space, refreshments) of rail transport;Whereas the coach service also has one great quantitative advantage, namely that it provides a guaranteed and straightforward connection with the flight, even if aeroplanes are diverted to Brussels;Whereas, when all the relevant factors are taken into account in this comparison, it must be concluded that road transport offers a better overall service; whereas this is of particular relevance in this specific case as it involves a special regular service with a limited number of customers and special needs; Whereas, furthermore, this service has operated for over 20 years without any problems; whereas it is hard to see how the market situation and effect on the transport industries can have changed so much that the authorization must now be refused on the basis of new factors or events; whereas a major factor militating in favour of the renewal of the authorization is the interest of both companies in continuing a service they have offered, without objections being made and in accordance with the authorization, over a long period, with all the investment which is tied up in it; whereas, the operators' interest generally corresponds to the still existing and undisputed demand on the side of the transport users;Whereas, in the light of all these factors, it is concluded that the coach service for which authorization is applied offers a better service than the competing rail services which do not satisfy the specific needs of this particular transport market in the same way,. The competent authority of the Federal Republic of Germany shall authorize Deutsche Touring GmbH, Frankfurt/Main, to have a special regular service by coach between Duesseldorf and Luxembourg set up and operated by Voyages Emile Weber S.a.r.l., Canach, Luxembourg, as requested by those undertakings. This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.This Decision shall take effect 30 days after its notification to the Member States concerned unless one of those Member States refers the matter to the Council before expiry of that time limit.. Done at Brussels, 23 November 1987.For the CommissionStanley CLINTON DAVISMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 67, 20. 3. 1972, p. 19.(2) OJ No L 158, 16. 6. 1978, p. 1. +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;Luxembourg;Grand Duchy of Luxembourg;road network;road;road connection;inter-company agreement;agreement between undertakings;producer's agreement;bus;motor coach;carriage of passengers;passenger traffic,17 +3571,"85/621/EEC: Commission Decision of 13 December 1985 amending, because of the accession of Spain and Portugal, Decision 80/765/EEC laying down a code and standard rules for the transcription into machine-readable form of the data relating to intermediate statistical surveys of areas under vines. , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 396 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation EEC no 357/79 of 5 February 1979 concerning statistical surveys of areas under vines (1), as last amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3719/81 (2), and in particular Article 5 (6) and Article 6 (7) thereof, Whereas, because of the accession of Spain and Portugal, Decision 80/765/EEC (3) should be amended; Whereas pursuant to Article 2 (3) of the Treaty of Accession the institutions of the Community may adopt before accession the measures referred to in Article 396 of the Act, such measures entering into force subject to and on the date of the entry into force of that Treaty,. Subject to the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Spain and Portugal, Annex II of Commission Decision 80/765/EEC shall be replaced by the Annex to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 December 1985. For the Commission Alois PFEIFFER Member of the Commission(1) OJ No L 54, 5. 3. 1979, p. 124.(2) OJ No L 373, 29. 12. 1981, p. 5.(3) OJ No L 213, 16. 8. 1980, p. 34. +",statistics;statistical abstract;statistical analysis;statistical data;statistical information;statistical monitoring;statistical source;statistical survey;statistical table;area of holding;acreage;size of holding;viticulture;grape production;winegrowing;disclosure of information;information disclosure,17 +16346,"97/692/EC: Commission Decision of 24 April 1997 on the approval of the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the regions of the west coast (Varsinais-Suomi and Satakunta), Päijät-Häme, the eastern gulf of Finland (Kymenlaakso and east Uusimaa), south Karelia, central Finland and Kokkola concerned by Objective 2 in Finland (Only the Finnish text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (6) to 9 (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94; whereas however the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a single programming document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopt a single decision in a single document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 96/472/EC (4), the list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the programming period from 1997 to 1999;Whereas the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance of the Structural Funds for the present single programming document is composed of resources coming from the indicative allocation of Structural Fund commitment appropriations for the period 1997 to 1999 under Objective 2 resulting from Commission Decision SEC(95) 28/3 of 14 January 1995 and from unused appropriations of ECU 16,145 million of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1995 to 1996, pursuant to Commission Decision C(96) 3687 of 17 December 1996, as amended by Decision C(97) 1007 of 24 April 1997;Whereas the Finnish Government has submitted to the Commission on 20 August 1996 the single programming document as referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the regions of the west coast (Varsinais-Suomi and Satakunta), Päijät-Häme, the eastern gulf of Finland (Kymenlaakso and east Uusimaa), south Karelia, central Finland and Kokkola; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this single programming document is eligible as from that date;Whereas the single programming document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the single programming document;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments;Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the single programming document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the single programming document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (6), stipulates that in the Commission decisions approving a single programming document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as amended by the Act of Accession; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (7), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (8), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (9), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (10), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;Whereas the single programming document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;Whereas the single programming document satisfies the conditions and includes the information required by Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88;Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (11), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2335/95 (12), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas it is appropriate to mention that this Decision is ruled by the provisions on the eligibility of expenditure laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision C(97) 1035/14 of 23 April 1997 modifying the decisions approving the Community support frameworks, the single programming documents and the Community initiative programmes in respect of Finland;Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,. The single programming document for Community structural assistance in the regions of the west coast (Varsinais-Suomi and Satakunta), Päijät-Häme, the eastern gulf of Finland (Kymenlaakso and east Uusimaa), south Karelia, central Finland and Kokkola concerned by Objective 2 in Finland, covering the period 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved. The single programming document includes the following essential elements:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies in Finland;the main priorities are:1. increasing, developing and internationalizing business activity,2. raising the level of skills and technology,3. infrastructure, environment and culture;(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the single programming document comprising:- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,- the provisions on financial implementation,- the rules for compliance with Community policies;(d) the procedures for verifying additionality and an initial evaluation of the latter;(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the single programming document;(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned. 1. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:>TABLE>2. To this global maximum allocation is added an amount of ECU 16,145 million not subject to indexation, resulting from unused appropriations of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1995 to 1996. The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the single programming document amounts to a maximum of ECU 135,293 million.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the single programming document.The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 224,482 million for the public sector and ECU 383,831 million for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the EIB. 1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:- ERDF: ECU 105,528 million,- ESF: ECU 29,765 million.2. The budgetary commitments for the first instalment are as follows:- ERDF: ECU 42,221 million,- ESF: ECU 12,978 million.Commitments of subsequent instalments will be based on the financing plan for the single programming document and on progress in its implementation. The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the single programming document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1999. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 2001. The single programming document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts. This Decision is ruled by the provisions laid down in the Annex to Decision C(97) 1035/14. 0This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Finland.. Done at Brussels, 24 April 1997.For the CommissionMonika WULF-MATHIESMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 11.(3) OJ L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(4) OJ L 193, 3. 8. 1996, p. 54.(5) OJ L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(6) OJ L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(7) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 15.(8) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 34.(9) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 21.(10) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 39.(11) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(12) OJ L 240, 7. 10. 1995, p. 12. +",Finland;Republic of Finland;EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;European Investment Bank;EIB;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds;declining industrial region,17 +42588,"Regulation (EU) No 528/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 450/2008 laying down the Community Customs Code (Modernised Customs Code) as regards the date of its application. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 33, 114 and 207 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (2),Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 450/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2008 laying down the Community Customs Code (Modernised Customs Code) (3) is intended to replace Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (4). Regulation (EC) No 450/2008 entered into force on 24 June 2008, but is to be applicable, in accordance with Article 188(2) thereof, only once its implementing provisions are applicable, and on 24 June 2013 at the latest.(2) On 20 February 2012, the Commission submitted to the European Parliament and the Council a proposal for a Regulation laying down the Union Customs Code, in the form of a recast of Regulation (EC) No 450/2008, in order to replace it before its final date of application of 24 June 2013. However, the ordinary legislative procedure cannot be completed in time for the adoption and entry into force of that proposed Regulation before that date. In the absence of any corrective legislative action, Regulation (EC) No 450/2008 would therefore apply on 24 June 2013 and Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 would be repealed. That would generate legal uncertainty about the customs legislation actually applicable as from that date, and would be an obstacle to maintaining a comprehensive and consistent Union legal framework for customs matters pending the adoption of the proposed Regulation.(3) In order to prevent such serious difficulties relating to the customs legislation of the Union and to provide the European Parliament and the Council with adequate time to complete the process of adoption of the recast of the Union Customs Code, the final date of application of Regulation (EC) No 450/2008, as laid down in the second subparagraph of Article 188(2) thereof, should be postponed. The new date of application considered appropriate for that purpose is 1 November 2013.(4) In view of the urgency of the matter, an exception to the eight-week period referred to in Article 4 of Protocol No 1 on the role of national Parliaments in the European Union, annexed to the Treaty on European Union, to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, should apply.(5) Regulation (EC) No 450/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly,. In the second subparagraph of Article 188(2) of Regulation (EC) No 450/2008, the date of ‧24 June 2013‧ is replaced by that of ‧1 November 2013‧. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Strasbourg, 12 June 2013.For the European ParliamentThe PresidentM. SCHULZFor the CouncilThe PresidentL. CREIGHTON(1)  Opinion of 22 May 2013 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(2)  Position of the European Parliament of 23 May 2013 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and decision of the Council of 10 June 2013.(3)  OJ L 145, 4.6.2008, p. 1.(4)  OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1. +",application of EU law;application of European Union law;implementation of Community law;national implementation;national implementation of Community law;national means of execution;common tariff policy;Common Customs Policy;customs regulations;community customs code;customs legislation;customs treatment;principle of legal certainty;certainty of law;legal certainty;legal security;principle of equality and legal certainty,17 +37819,"2010/201/: Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2010 on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in particular point 28 thereof,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2), and in particular Article 12(3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Whereas:(1) The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established to provide additional support to redundant workers who suffer from the consequences of major structural changes in world trade patterns and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.(2) The scope of the EGF was broadened for applications submitted from 1 May 2009 to include support for workers made redundant as a direct result of the global financial and economic crisis.(3) The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the EGF within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million.(4) Germany submitted an application to mobilise the EGF, in respect of redundancies in the automotive manufacturing sector, on 13 August 2009 and supplemented it by additional information up to 23 October 2009. This application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006, therefore the Commission proposes to deploy an amount of EUR 6 199 341.(5) The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the application submitted by Germany,. For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 6 199 341 in commitment and payment appropriations. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Strasbourg, 9 March 2010.For the European ParliamentThe PresidentJ. BUZEKFor the CouncilThe PresidentM. Á. MORATINOS(1)  OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 406, 30.12.2006, p. 1. +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;motor vehicle industry;automobile manufacture;motor industry;dismissal;firing;reintegration into working life;professional reintegration;reintegration into the labour market;return to employment;return to the labour market;European Globalisation Adjustment Fund;EGF,17 +1517,"93/460/EEC: Commission Decision of 26 July 1993 concerning financial aid from the Community for the operations of the Community Reference Laboratory for the residues Bundesgesundheitsamt, Berlin, Germany. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Directive 92/119/EEC (2), and in particular Article 28 thereof,Whereas, by Article 1 (b) of Council Decision 91/664/EEC of 11 December 1991 (3), designating the Community Reference Laboratories for testing certain substances for residues, the 'Bundesgesundheitsamt, Berlin, Germany' has been nominated as the Reference Laboratory for the residues included in Annex I, Group A III (b) of Directive 86/469/EEC (4), and the residues of Beta-agonists and sulphonamides;Whereas all the functions to be carried out by the Reference Laboratory have been determined in Article 1 of Council Decision 89/187/EEC of 6 March 1989 determining the powers and conditions of operation of the Community Reference Laboratories provided by Directive 86/469/EEC concerning the examination of animals and fresh meat for the presence of residues (5);Whereas, therefore, provisions should be made for Community financial aid to the Community Reference Laboratory to enable it to carry out the functions provided for in that Decision;Whereas, in the first instance, Community financial aid should be provided for a period of one year; whereas this will be reviewed with a view to extension prior to expiry of the initial period;Whereas a contract shall be made between the European Economic Community and each laboratory designated as a Community Reference Laboratory for testing certain substances for residues;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The Community shall provide financial assistance to the Reference Laboratory 'Bundesgesundheitsamt, Berlin, (Germany)', provided for in Article 1 of Council Decision 91/664/EEC up to a maximum of ECU 400 000. 1. To meet the objectives of Article 1, the Commission shall conclude a contract, in the name of the Economic Community, with the Reference Laboratory.2. The Director-General of Directorate-General for Agriculture shall be authorized to sign the contract on behalf of the Commission of the European Communities.3. The contract referred to in Article 1 shall have a duration of one year.4. The financial aid provided for in Article 1 shall be paid to the Reference Labocratory in accordance with the terms of the contract provided for in paragraph 1. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 July 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19.(2) OJ No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 69.(3) OJ No L 368, 31. 12. 1991, p. 17.(4) OJ No L 275, 26. 9. 1986, p. 36.(5) OJ No L 66, 10. 3. 1989, p. 37. +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;veterinary inspection;veterinary control;slaughter animal;animal for slaughter;research body;research institute;research laboratory;research undertaking;fresh meat;financial aid;capital grant;financial grant,17 +26390,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1286/2003 of 17 July 2003 on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the quarter from 1 September to 30 November 2003. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 47/2003(2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 of 2 April 2002 establishing the method for managing the tariff quotas and introducing a system of certificates of origin for garlic imported from third countries(3), and in particular Article 8(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) The quantities for which licence applications have been lodged by traditional importers and by new importers on 14 and 15 July 2003, under Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 exceed the quantities available for products originating in China and in all third countries other than China and Argentina.(2) It is now necessary to establish the extent to which the licence applications sent to the Commission on 17 July 2003 can be met and to fix, for each category of importer and product origin, the dates until which the issue of certificates must be suspended,. Applications for import licences lodged under Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 on 14 and 15 July 2003 and sent to the Commission on 17 July 2003, shall be met at a percentage rate of the quantities applied for as set out in Annex I hereto. For each category of importer and the origin involved, applications for import licences under Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 relating to the quarter from 1 September to 30 November 2003 and lodged after 15 July 2003 but before the date in Annex II hereto, shall be rejected. This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 July 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 July 2003.For the CommissionJ. M. Silva RodrĂ­guezAgriculture Director-General(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1.(2) OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 64.(3) OJ L 86, 3.4.2002, p. 11.ANNEX I>TABLE>X: No quota for this origin for the quarter in question.-: No application for a licence has been sent to the Commission.ANNEX II>TABLE> +",bulb vegetable;garlic;onion;scallion;shallot;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;third country;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota,17 +15095,"96/626/EC: Council Decision of 7 October 1996 on the conclusion of the Convention between the European Community and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) concerning aid to refugees in the countries of the Near East. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 130y in conjunction with Article 228 (3) first subparagraph thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1),Whereas the Convention concluded with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) concerning aid to refugees in the countries of the Near East, approved on 16 December 1993 (2), expired on 31 December 1995;Whereas the Community assistance to UNRWA forms part of the campaign against poverty in the developing countries and thereby contributes to the sustainable economic and social development of the population concerned and the host countries in which that population lives;Whereas a new Convention should be concluded with UNRWA so that the Community's aid can continue to be provided as part of a comprehensive programme offering a measure of continuity;Whereas continued support of UNRWA operations would be likely to contribute to the attainment of the Community objectives described above,. The Convention between the European Community and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) concerning aid to refugees in the countries of the Near East is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the Convention is attached to this Decision. The execution of the Community programme of food aid to UNRWA shall be governed by the procedure defined in Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 (3) and as from 8 July 1996 by Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 (4) which repealed the aforesaid Regulation on that date. The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Convention in order to bind the Community.. Done at Luxembourg, 7 October 1996.For the CouncilThe PresidentP. RABBITTE(1) OJ No C 320, 28. 10. 1996.(2) OJ No L 9, 13. 1. 1994, p. 16.(3) OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1986, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 166, 5. 7. 1996, p. 1. +",Middle East;Near East;aid to refugees;international convention;multilateral convention;UNRWA;UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees;UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East;UNRWAPRNE;United Nations Relief and Works Agency;food aid;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +103,"77/448/EEC: Commission Decision of 27 June 1977 on the implementation of the reform of agricultural structures in the Netherlands pursuant to Council Directive 72/161/EEC of 17 April 1972 (Only the Dutch text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 72/161/EEC of 17 April 1972 concerning the provision of socio-economic guidance for and the acquisition of occupational skills by persons engaged in agriculture (1), and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof,Whereas on 26 April 1977 the Government of the Netherlands forwarded, pursuant to Article 10 (4) thereof, the Regulation on the further education of persons engaged in agriculture;Whereas Article 11 (3) of the said Directive requires the Commission to determine whether, having regard to the objectives of the said Directive and to the need for a proper connection between the various measures, the provisions notified comply with the Directive and thus satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community;Whereas it is a basic aim of Title II of the said Directive to give persons aged 18 or over engaged in agriculture the opportunity to acquire new agricultural skills, or to improve those which they already possess, so that they are in a position to integrate into modern agriculture;Whereas to that end the Member States are therefore required under Articles 5 (1) and 6 (1) of the said Directive to implement, in addition to the normal agricultural training provided in their country, measures designed to give farmers and hired and family agricultural workers further training of a general, technical and economic nature;Whereas under the third indent of Article 12 (2) of the said Directive the Guidance Section of the EAGGF is to refund to Member States 25 % of the expenditure incurred in respect of such measures, up to a maximum of 1 500 units of account for each person engaged in agriculture having completed a course of vocational training or advanced vocational training;Whereas the abovementioned Regulation on the further education of persons engaged in agriculture is in conformity with Title II of the Directive and provides inter alia for basic and advanced training courses which satisfy the requirements imposed in respect of complete courses designed to enable persons engaged in agriculture generally to improve their occupational skills or to acquire new ones;Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,. The Regulation on the further education of persons engaged in agriculture forwarded by the Government of the Netherlands satisfies the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to common measures within the meaning of Article 8 of Directive 72/161/EEC. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.. Done at Brussels, 27 June 1977.For the CommissionFinn GUNDELACHVice-President (1)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 15. +",Netherlands;Holland;Kingdom of the Netherlands;agrarian reform;agricultural reform;reform of agricultural structures;agricultural advisory services;socioeconomic conditions;socio-economic aspect;socio-economic conditions;socio-economic situation;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid;EAGGF Guidance Section;EAGGF Guidance Section aid,17 +27423,"2004/557/EC: Commission Decision of 2 July 2004 laying down a derogation to the transitional regime established by Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 for the transit of pet animals through the territory of Sweden between the Island of Bornholm and the other parts of the territory of Denmark (notified under document number C(2004) 2435) (Only the Danish and Swedish texts are authentic)(Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the animal health requirements applicable to the non-commercial movement of pet animals and amending Council Directive 92/65/EEC (1), and in particular Article 21 thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 establishes for a transitional period of five years the veterinary conditions applying, inter alia, to non-commercial movements of pet dogs and cats, to the territory of Sweden.(2) Those conditions are largely the same than the national conditions applying for entry into Sweden before the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 998/2003.(3) A bilateral agreement existed between Sweden and Denmark establishing less restrictive requirements than those applicable for entry into Sweden for the transit of pet animals through the territory of Sweden between the Island of Bornholm (DK) in the Baltic Sea and the other parts of the territory of Denmark.(4) It is appropriate to maintain this limited derogation to the transitional regime established under Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 998/2003.(5) The measure provided for in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. By derogation to Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 and until the end of the transitional period laid down in that Article, transit of pet animals of the species mentioned in Part A of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 between the Island of Bornholm and other parts of the territory of Denmark through the territory of Sweden is permitted according to the conditions agreed between the two Member States. This Decision shall apply from 3 July 2004. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark and the Kingdom of Sweden.. Done at Brussels, 2 July 2004.For the CommissionDavid BYRNEMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 146, 13.6.2003, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 592/2004 (OJ L 94, 31.3.2004, p. 7). +",health legislation;health regulations;health standard;domestic animal;pet;Denmark;Kingdom of Denmark;transit;passenger transit;transit of goods;transport of animals;Sweden;Kingdom of Sweden;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law;Hovedstaden (region),17 +16280,"97/586/EC: Commission Decision of 25 July 1997 on certain protective measures in respect of infectious anaemia in salmon in Norway (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (1), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC (2), and in particular Article 18 (7) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (3), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC, and in particular Article 19 (7) thereof,Whereas, further to an outbreak of infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) in Norway, the Commission, by Decisions 95/118/EC (4) and 96/384/EC (5) has taken safeguard measures in order to prevent the introduction of that disease in the Community; whereas these measures applied until 1 July 1997;Whereas during March 1997 new cases of ISA have been reported in Norway;Whereas it is therefore necessary to re-establish these safeguard measures; whereas however the introduction into the Community of samples from Salmo Salar should be allowed for scientific purposes;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. Member States shall prohibit imports of salmon of the Salmo salar species originating in Norway, whether live or slaughtered in the non-eviscerated state, as well as their viscera. 1. Notwithstanding Article 1, imports of slaughtered and non-enviscerated salmon of the Salmo salar species originating in Norway shall be authorized provided the salmon come from the fish farms referred to in point 1 of Annex I and have been slaughtered and packaged in the establishments referred to in point 2 of Annex I, located along the Norwegian coast between the Swedish border and the border between the communes of HĂĽ and Eigersund (region of Rogaland).2. Packages containing the fish referred to in paragraph 1 must carry a label bearing the following:- 'Whole salmon`,- the codes of the farms and establishments as provided for in Annex I.3. Consignments of salmon as referred to in paragraph 1 must be accompanied by a health certificate in accordance with the model in Annex II. In derogation to Article 1, Member States may allow the introduction of samples for scientific purposes. The Member States shall alter the measures they apply in trade in order to bring them into line with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof. This Decision shall apply until 1 July 1998. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 July 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 56.(2) OJ No L 162, 1. 7. 1996, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 373, 31. 12. 1990, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 80, 8. 4. 1995, p. 52.(5) OJ No L 151, 26. 6. 1996, p. 35.ANNEX IHOLDINGS AND ESTABLISHMENTS LOCATED ALONG THE NORWEGIAN COAST BETWEEN THE SWEDISH BORDER AND THE BORDER BETWEEN THE COMMUNES OF HÅ AND EIGERSUND FROM WHICH SLAUGHTERED, NON-EVISCERATED SALMON MAY BE DISPATCHED TO THE COMMUNITY1. Holdings>TABLE>2. Establishments>TABLE>ANNEX II>START OF GRAPHIC>>END OF GRAPHIC> +",animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;Norway;Kingdom of Norway;fish;piscicultural species;species of fish;import restriction;import ban;limit on imports;suspension of imports;health certificate;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law,17 +6164,"88/439/EEC: Commission Decision of 27 June 1988 approving the programme relating to the poultry sector communicated by the Spanish Government in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (Only the Spanish text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural products and fishery products are processed and marketed (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 560/87 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Whereas on 23 July 1987 the Spanish Government forwarded a programme concerning the poultry sector for which it submitted additional information on 4 October 1987;Whereas this programme aims to rationalize and modernize the processing and marketing of poultry in such a way as to increase the competitiveness of the sector concerned, to upgrade its production and achieve the level prescribed by the Community directives as regards health matters; whereas it therefore constitutes a programme within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;Whereas approval of this programme may not cover the investments concerning products not listed in Annex II to the Treaty nor game;Whereas the programme contains a sufficient number of details which are specified in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, attesting that the objectives of Article 1 of that Regulation may be achieved in the poultry sector;Whereas the estimated time required for the execution of the programme does not exceed the limits set out in Article 3 (1) (g) of that Regulation;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,. The programme concerning the poultry sector forwarded by the Spanish Government on 23 July 1987 and supplemented on 4 October 1987 in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 is hereby approved, with the exception of the investments concerning products not listed in Annex II to the Treaty and game, subject to the health conditions prescribed by the Community directives on the matter being observed. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.. Done at Brussels, 27 June 1988.For the CommissionFrans ANDRIESSENVice-President(1) OJ No L 51, 23. 2. 1977, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 57, 27. 2. 1987, p. 6. +",farm modernisation;farm development;farm modernization;modernisation of agricultural structures;modernisation of farming;aid to agriculture;farm subsidy;poultry;chicken;cock;duck;goose;hen;ostrich;table poultry;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +10250,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1035/92 of 24 April 1992 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1), on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 627/92 (2), and in particular Article 9,Whereas in order to ensure uniform application of the combined nomenclature annexed to the said Regulation, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the good referred to in the Annex to this Regulation;Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has set down the general rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature and these rules also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivisions to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the applicaiton of tariff or other measures relating to trade in goods;Whereas, pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table annexed to the present Regulation must be classified under the appropriate CN code indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the nomenclature Committee,. The good described in column 1 of the anenxed table are now classified within the combined nomenclature under the appropriate CN code indicated in column 2 of the said table. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st day after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 24 April 1992. For the CommissionChristiane SCRIVENERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 68, 13. 3. 1992, p. 9.ANNEXDescription Classification CN Code Reasons [1] [2] [3] Cigarettes made from the leaves of coltsfoot and of peppermint, not containing tobacco 2402 90 00 Classification is determined by General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, Note 1 to Chapter 24 and the wording of CN codes 2402 and 2402 90 00 (see also the Explanatory Notes to the Harmonized System, heading 2402) +",tobacco industry;cigar;cigarette;cigarillo;nomenclature;statistical nomenclature;tariff nomenclature;Brussels tariff nomenclature;customs nomenclature;tariff classification;tariff heading;aromatic plant;camphor;culinary herb;seasoning plant;spice;medical plant,17 +22247,"Council Regulation (EC) No 2156/2001 of 5 November 2001 repealing Regulation (EC) No 926/98 concerning the reduction of certain economic relations with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 301 thereof,Having regard to Council Common Position 2001/719/CFSP of 8 October 2001 amending Common Position 96/184/CFSP concerning arms exports to the former Yugoslavia and Common Position 98/240/CFSP on restrictive measures against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia(1),Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) In order to give effect to Resolution 1367(2001) of the United Nations Security Council, the Council has determined that, in relation to Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the arms embargo should be lifted and that the ban on the sale and supply of equipment which might be used for internal repression or terrorism had become superfluous.(2) Accordingly, the ban on the sale and supply of such equipment to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia should be lifted immediately,. Regulation (EC) No 926/98(2) is hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 5 November 2001.For the CouncilThe PresidentR. Miller(1) OJ L 268, 9.10.2001, p. 49.(2) OJ L 130, 1.5.1998, p. 1. +",military equipment;arms;military material;war material;weapon;economic relations;financial relations;international sanctions;blockade;boycott;embargo;reprisals;public safety;national security;safety of individuals;Yugoslavia;territories of the former Yugoslavia,17 +37428,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 855/2009 of 17 September 2009 establishing a prohibition of fishing for common sole in VIIIa and b by vessels flying the flag of Spain. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 of 16 January 2009 fixing for 2009 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2009.(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2009.(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,. Quota exhaustionThe fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2009 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex. ProhibitionsFishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 September 2009.For the CommissionFokion FOTIADISDirector-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries(1)  OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.(2)  OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 22, 26.1.2009, p. 1.ANNEXNo 15/T&QMember State SpainStock SOL/8AB.Species Common sole (Solea solea)Zone VIIIa and bDate 30 July 2009 +",ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing regulations;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction;Spain;Kingdom of Spain;protected species;endangered species,17 +41095,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 227/2012 of 15 March 2012 concerning the authorisation of Lactococcus lactis (NCIMB 30117) as a feed additive for all animal species Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation.(2) In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted for the authorisation of Lactococcus lactis (NCIMB 30117). That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(3) The application concerns the authorisation of Lactococcus lactis (NCIMB 30117) as a feed additive for all animal species, to be classified in the additive category ‘technological additives’.(4) The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 16 November 2011 (2) that, under the proposed conditions of use, the preparation of Lactococcus lactis (NCIMB 30117) does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment, and that the use of the preparation has the potential to improve the production of silage from all forages by reducing the pH and increasing the preservation of dry matter. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additives in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(5) The assessment of Lactococcus lactis (NCIMB 30117) shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of this preparation should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The preparation specified in the Annex belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and to the functional group ‘silage additives’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 March 2012.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.(2)  EFSA Journal 2011; 9(12): 2448.ANNEXIdentification number of the additive Name of the holder of authorisation Additive Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method Species or category of animal Maximum age Minimum content Maximum content Other provisions End of period of authorisationCFU/kg of fresh materialCategory of technological additives. Functional group: silage additivesAdditive compositionCharacterisation of the active substanceAnalytical method (1)1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature and storage life.2. Minimum dose of the additive when used not in combination with other micro-organisms as silage additive: 1 × 108 CFU/kg of fresh material.3. For Safety: it is recommended to use breathing protection and gloves during handling.(1)  Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: http://irmm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/EURLs/EURL_feed_additives/Pages/index.aspx +",animal feedingstuffs;animal feedstuffs;animal fodder;animal weaning food;feedstuffs;milk-replacer feed;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban;food additive;sensory additive;technical additive;food safety;food product safety;food quality safety;safety of food,17 +13171,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1897/94 of 27 July 1994 laying down detailed rules, for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94, as regards import licences for brans, sharps and other residues. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 of 29 March 1994 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for high-quality beef, and for pigmeat, poultrymeat, wheat and meslin, and brans, sharps and other residues (1), and in particular Article 7 (c) thereof,Whereas the annual quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 774/94 relates, inter alia, to a total quantity of 475 000 tonnes of brans, sharps and other residues of wheat and cereals other than maize and rice falling within CN codes 2302 30 10, 2302 30 90, 2302 40 10, and 2302 40 90, for which the Common Customs Tariff duty is set in Article 6 (2) of the said Regulation;Whereas importation of these products must be subject to the presentation of an import licence; wherea it is necessary to lay down the conditions for the issue of such licences;Whereas preferential arrangements for the importation of brans, sharps and other residues are laid down in Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 1513/76 (2), (EEC) No 1519/76 (3), (EEC) No 1526/76 (4), (EEC) No 1251/77 (5) and (EEC) No 715/90 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 235/94 (7); whereas these arrangements involve abatement of the import levy applicable to those products; whereas cumulation of this advantage and the reduced tariff provided for in this Regulation is likely to create disturbances on the Community market; whereas such cumulation should be prohibited so that imports are not affected;Whereas the detailed rules laid down in this Regulation must replace those laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1193/88 of 29 April 1988 laying down detailed rules for the application of the special arrangements for imports of bran, sharps and other residues, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other working of cereals other than maize and rice covered by CN codes 2302 30 and 2302 40 (8); as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 84/89 (9); whereas that Regulation should therefore be repealed;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. 1. The importation of 475 000 tonnes of brans, sharps and other residues of wheat and cereals other than maize and rice falling within CN codes 2302 30 10, 2302 30 90, 2302 40 10 and 2302 40 90 and qualifying for a reduced customs tariff as provided for in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 774/94 shall be subject to an import licence issued in accordance with this Regulation.2. In connection with the quota the preferential arrangements provided for in Regulations (EEC) No 1513/76, (EEC) No 1519/76, (EEC) No 1526/76, (EEC) No 1251/77 and (EEC) No 715/90 shall not apply.3. Commission Regulations (EEC) No 3719/88 (10) and (EEC) No 891/89 (11) shall apply save in so far as this Regulation states to the contrary. 1. Applications for import licences in connection with the annual Community tariff quota provided for in Article 1 (1) shall be lodged with the competent authorities of any Member State on the first Monday of each month up to 1 p.m., Brussels time, or, if that day is not a working day, on the first following working day.2. An application for an import licence may not relate to a quantity greater than the available balance of the quota.3. Member States shall forward the information concerning applications for import licences to the Commission by telex or fax not later than 6 p.m., Brussels time, on the day specified in paragraph 1. This information must be forwarded separately from that relating to other applications for import licences for products falling within CN codes ex 2302 30 and ex 2302 40, in accordance with the model set out in Annex I and to the number given in Annex II.4. If the quantity for which import licence applications have been lodged exceeds the available balance of the annual quota, the Commission shall, not later than the third working day following the lodging of applications, fix a single coefficient for reducing the quantities applied for. A licence application may be withdrawn within one working day following the day on which the reduction coefficient is fixed.5. Member States shall forward the information concerning import licences actually issued to the Commission by telex or fax as soon as possible. This information must be forwarded to the number given in Annex II and in accordance with the model set out in Annex I.6. Without prejudice to paragraph 4, licences shall be issued on the fifth working day following the day on which the application is lodged.Notwithstanding Article 21 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3183/80 (12), the period of validity of licences shall be calculated from the date of actual issue.7. The Commission shall inform the Member States of the available balance of the quota after deducting the quantities for which licences have been issued. 1. Notwithstanding Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 891/89, licences issued under this Regulation shall be valid until the end of the third month following that of issue.However, licences shall not be valid beyond 31 December each year.2. Notwithstanding Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, rights deriving from the import licence shall not be transferable. The import licence application and the licence shall be completed as follows:- sections 7 and 8 respectively shall give the product's country of provenance and country of origin,- in sections 7 and 8, the word 'yes' must be marked with a cross,- in section 9, the word 'yes' must be marked with a cross,- nothwithstanding Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, the quantity released for free circulation must not be greater than that indicated, in sections 17 and 18 of the import licence. The figure 0 shall therefore be entered in section 19 of the licence,- section 20 must contain one of the following:- Salvado, moyuelos, otros residuos de trigo y otros cereales distintos del maíz y del arroz [Reglamento (CE) no 774/94 del Consejo],- Klid og andre restprodukter af hvede og andre kornsorter bortset fra majs og ris [Raadets forordning (EF) nr. 774/94],- Kleie und andere Rueckstaende von Weizen und anderem Getreide als Mais und Reis (Verordnung (EG) Nr. 774/94 des Rates),- Pityra en genei kai alla ypoleimmata sorgoy kai allon sitiron ektos apo to kalampoki kai to ryzi (kanonismos (EK) arith. 774/94 toy Symvoylioy),- Brans, sharps and other residues of wheat and cereals other than maize and rice [Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94],- Sons, remoulages et autres résidus de froment et d'autres céréales que le maïs et le riz [règlement (CE) no 774/94 du Conseil],- Crusche, stacciature e altri residui di frumento di altri cereali diversi dal granturco e dal riso [regolamento (CE) n. 774/94 del Consiglio],- Zemelen, slijpsel en andere resten van tarwe en van andere granen dan maïs en rijst [Verordening (EG) nr. 774/94 van de Raad],- Sêmeas, farelos e outros resíduos de trigo e outros cereais que nao o milho e o trigo [Regulamento (CE) nº 774/94 do Conselho].- section 24 must contain one of the following:- Exacción reguladora variable cero. Derecho del arancel aduanero común reducido. Contingente abierto por el Reglamento (CE) no 774/94 del Consejo,- Variabel nulafgift. Nedsat sats i den faelles toldtarif. Kontingent aabnet i henhold til Raadets forordning (EF) nr. 774/94,- Veraenderliche Abschoepfung Null. Verringerter Satz des Gemeinsamen Zolltarifs. Mit der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 774/94 des Rates eroeffnetes Kontingent,- Metavlita eisfora 0. Meiomenos dasmos toy koinoy dasmologioy. Anoigma posostosis apo ton kanonismo (EK) arith. 774/94 toy Symvoylioy,- Variable levy zero. Common Customs Tariff duty reduced. Quota opened by Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94,- Prélèvement variable zéro. Droit du tarif douanier commun réduit. Contingent ouvert par le règlement (CE) no 774/94 du Conseil,- Prelievo variabile zero. Dazio della tariffa doganale comune ridotto. Contingente aperto a norma del regolamento (CE) n. 774/94 del Consiglio,- Variabele heffing 0. Verlaagd recht van het gemeenschappelijk douanetarief. Contingent geopend bij Verordening (EG) nr. 774/94 van de Raad,- Direito nivelador 0. Direito da Pauta Aduaneira Comum reduzido. Contingente aberto pelo Regulamento (CE) nº 774/94 do Conselho. Regulation (EEC) No 1193/88 is repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 July 1994.For the CommissionRené STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 91, 8. 4. 1994, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 22.(3) OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 40.(4) OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1976, p. 56.(5) OJ No L 146, 14. 6. 1977, p. 11.(6) OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.(7) OJ No L 30, 3. 2. 1994, p. 12.(8) OJ No L 111, 30. 4. 1988, p. 87.(9) OJ No L 13, 17. 1. 1989, p. 13.(10) OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.(11) OJ No L 94, 7. 4. 1989, p. 13.(12) OJ No L 338, 13. 12. 1980, p. 1.ANNEX IImports of brans, sharps and other residues. Regulation (EC) No 774/94 (Regulation (EC) No 1897/94)""(Quantity, in tonnes)"""" ID=""1"">1""> ID=""1"">2""> ID=""1"">3""> ID=""1"">etc.""> ID=""1"">Total ""> ID=""1"">Total "">ANNEX IIThe only numbers to use to call Brussels are (DG VI-C-1):- telex: 22037 AGREC B22070 AGREC B (Greek characters)- telefax: - 295 01 32- 296 10 97- 295 25 15. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;tariff reduction;reduction of customs duties;reduction of customs tariff;exchange of information;information exchange;information transfer;cereal flour,17 +42527,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 414/2013 of 6 May 2013 specifying a procedure for the authorisation of same biocidal products in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (1), and in particular Article 17(7) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 specifies procedures for applying for and granting authorisation of biocidal products.(2) Where applications are submitted to the same receiving competent authority or to the Agency for two or more authorisations of biocidal products with the same properties, the authorisations may be granted based on one single product evaluation and, as the case may be, comparative assessment. It is therefore appropriate to provide for an adapted authorisation procedure for such cases.(3) The terms and conditions relating to the making available on the market and use of a biocidal product should be based on the evaluation made of the product. It is therefore appropriate to require that biocidal products authorised in accordance with this Regulation are authorised on the same terms and conditions as the evaluated biocidal products to which they refer, with the exception of the details on which the products differ.(4) Since this Regulation specifies a procedure provided for by Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, which applies from 1 September 2013, this Regulation should also apply from that date.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products,. Subject matterThis Regulation lays down the procedure applicable where an authorisation is sought for a product (the ‘same product’) which is identical to another biocidal product or product family which has been authorised or registered in accordance with Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) or Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, or for which an application for such registration or authorisation has been submitted (the ‘related reference product’), with regards to all the latest information submitted in relation to the authorisation or registration, except information which can be the subject of an administrative change in accordance with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 354/2013 of 18 April 2013 on changes of biocidal products authorised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3). Content of applicationsBy way of derogation from Article 20(1) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 and the information requirements in Article 43(1) thereof, an application for authorisation of a same product shall contain the following information:(a) the authorisation number or, for not yet approved related reference products, the application number in the Register for Biocidal Products of the related reference product;(b) an indication of the proposed differences between the same product and the related reference product, and evidence that the products are identical on all other aspects;(c) where required by Article 59(1) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, letters of access to all the data supporting the authorisation of the related reference product;(d) a draft summary of the biocidal product characteristics for the same product. Submission and validation of applications for national authorisation1.   Where the related reference product has been authorised by national authorisation or is the subject of an application for such an authorisation, applications for authorisation of a same product shall be submitted in accordance with Article 29(1) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 to the competent authority that has granted or is requested to grant the national authorisation of the related reference product.2.   By way of derogation from paragraphs 2 and 4 of Article 29 of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, the competent authority shall validate the application within 30 days of accepting it, provided that the information indicated in Article 2 has been submitted.The validation shall include a check that the proposed differences between the same product and the related reference product concern merely information which can be the subject of an administrative change in accordance with Implementing Regulation (EU) No 354/2013. Submission and validation of applications for Union authorisation1.   Where the related reference product has been authorised by Union authorisation or is the subject of an application for such an authorisation, applications for authorisation of a same product shall be submitted to the Agency in accordance with Article 43(1) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.2.   However, the application shall not include a confirmation that the biocidal product would have similar conditions of use across the Union or a reference to an evaluating competent authority.3.   For the purposes of the application of this Article, Article 43(2) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 shall be read as requiring the Agency to inform the applicant only.4.   By way of derogation from the first and second subparagraphs of Article 43(3) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, the Agency shall validate the application within 30 days of accepting it provided that the information indicated in Article 2 has been submitted.5.   The validation shall include a check that the proposed differences between the same product and the related reference product concern merely information which can be the subject of an administrative change in accordance with Implementing Regulation (EU) No 354/2013.6.   For the purposes of the application of this Article, all references to the evaluating competent authority in the third subparagraph of Article 43(3) and in Article 43(4) and (5) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 shall be read as referring to the Agency. Evaluation and decision on applications for national authorisationBy way of derogation from Article 30 of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, the receiving competent authority shall decide whether to grant or refuse authorisation of a same product in accordance with Article 19 of that Regulation within 60 days from the validation of the application in accordance with Article 3, or, where applicable, from the subsequent date of adoption of the corresponding decision concerning the related reference product. Evaluation and decision on applications for Union authorisation1.   By way of derogation from Article 44(1), (2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 the Agency shall prepare and submit to the Commission an opinion on the application within 30 days from the validation of the application in accordance with Article 4 of this Regulation, or, where applicable, on the subsequent date of submission of an opinion on the related reference product in accordance with Article 44(3) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.2.   If the Agency recommends the authorisation of the biocidal product, the opinion shall contain at least both the following elements:(a) a statement on whether the conditions laid down in Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 are fulfilled, and a draft summary of biocidal products characteristics, as referred to in Article 22(2) of that Regulation;(b) where relevant, details of any terms and conditions which should be imposed on the making available on the market and use of the biocidal product. Authorisations and changes of same products1.   A same product shall have a different authorisation number than that of the related reference product.On all other aspects, the content of the authorisation of a same product shall be identical with that of the related reference product except in terms of the information in respect of which the products differ. The Register for Biocidal Products shall show a link between same products and related reference products.2.   Changes of a same product or of a related reference product shall be notified or applied for in accordance with Implementing Regulation (EU) No 354/2013 independently of each other.Authorisations of a same product or of a related reference product may be changed or cancelled independently of each other.However, in the evaluation of a proposed change of a same product or of a related reference product, the receiving competent authority or, where relevant, the Agency shall consider the appropriateness of cancelling or amending the authorisation of other products to which the product is linked in the Register for Biocidal Products as referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 September 2013.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 6 May 2013.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 167, 27.6.2012, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 123, 24.4.1998, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 109, 19.4.2013, p. 4. +",plant health control;phytosanitary control;phytosanitary inspection;plant health inspection;chemical product;chemical agent;chemical body;chemical nomenclature;chemical substance;chemicals;EU control;Community control;European Union control;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban,17 +36380,"2009/85/EC: Commission Decision of 27 January 2009 on the clearance of the accounts of the paying agencies of Estonia concerning expenditure in the field of rural development measures financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) for the 2007 financial year (notified under document number C(2009) 150). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (1), and in particular Articles 30 and 39 thereof,After consulting the Committee on the Agricultural Funds,Whereas:(1) Commission Decision 2008/395/EC (2) cleared, for the 2007 financial year, the accounts of all the paying agencies except for the Estonian paying agency ‘PRIA’ and the Maltese paying agency ‘MRAE’.(2) Following the transmission of new information and after additional checks, the Commission can now take a decision concerning expenditure in the field of rural development measures on the integrality, accuracy and veracity of the accounts submitted by the Estonian paying agency ‘PRIA’.(3) In accordance with Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, this Decision does not prejudice decisions taken subsequently by the Commission excluding from Community financing expenditure not effected in accordance with Community rules,. The accounts of the Estonian paying agency ‘PRIA’ concerning expenditure in the field of rural development measures financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF), in respect of the 2007 financial year, are hereby cleared.The amounts which are recoverable from, or payable to, the Member State pursuant to this Decision in the field of rural development measures applicable in Estonia are set out in Annex I and Annex II. This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Estonia.. Done at Brussels, 27 January 2009.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 139, 29.5.2008, p. 25.ANNEX ICLEARANCE OF THE PAYING AGENCIES' ACCOUNTSFINANCIAL YEAR 2007 — EAGF RURAL DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURE IN NEW MEMBER STATESAMOUNT TO BE RECOVERED FROM OR PAID TO THE MEMBER STATEMS 2007 — Expenditure for the paying agencies for which the accounts are Total a + b Reductions Total Interim payments reimbursed to the Member State for the financial year Amount to be recovered from (–) or paid to (+) the Member State (1)cleared disjoined= expenditure declared in the annual declaration = total of interim payments reimbursed to the Member State for the financial yeara b c = a + b d e = c + d f g = e – fEE EUR 40 720 193,48 0,00 40 720 193,48 0,00 40 720 193,48 36 236 291,00 4 483 902,48(1)  As payments have reached 95 % of the financial plan, the balance in respect of Estonia will be settled during the closure of the programme.ANNEX IICLEARED EXPENDITURE BY EAGF RURAL DEVELOPMENT MEASURE FOR EXERCISE 2007 IN NEW MEMBER STATESDIFFERENCES BETWEEN ANNUAL ACCOUNTS AND DECLARATIONS OF EXPENDITUREMS No Measures Expenditure 2007 Reductions Amount cleared for 2007EE No Measures i ii iii = i + ii1 Support of investments for management of animal waste 6 551 632,40 0,00 6 551 632,402 Encouragement of the improvement and the development 20 321 752,46 0,00 20 321 752,463 Encouragement for setting up producer groups 101 134,83 0,00 101 134,834 Promotion of vocational training of farmers 2 566 539,21 0,00 2 566 539,215 Technical and advisory service to farmers 6 225 307,60 0,00 6 225 307,606 Early retirement 4 021 137,22 0,00 4 021 137,227 Support for setting up young farmers 932 689,76 0,00 932 689,768 Meeting EU standards 0,00 0,00 0,009 Adoption of agri-environmental measures 0,00 0,00 0,0010 Agri-environmental actions for the protection of natural value 0,00 0,00 0,0011 Afforestation 0,00 0,00 0,0012 Improving of infrastructure for livestock development 0,00 0,00 0,0013 Less favourite areas 0,00 0,00 0,0014 Support for quality schemes 0,00 0,00 0,0015 Support of small scale, traditional processing 0,00 0,00 0,0016 Protection of agricultural and traditional landscapes 0,00 0,00 0,0017 Protection from forest fires and other natural disasters 0,00 0,00 0,0018 Afforestation of non-agricultural land 0,00 0,00 0,0019 Improvement of harvesting process 0,00 0,00 0,0020 Technical support of the implementation, monitoring 0,00 0,00 0,0021 Technical support of collective initiatives at local level 0,00 0,00 0,00Total 40 720 193,48 0,00 40 720 193,48 +",rural development;rural planning;agricultural policy;agricultural development;agricultural planning;farm policy;farming policy;agricultural expenditure;expenditure on agriculture;farm spending;Estonia;Republic of Estonia;closing of accounts;clearance of accounts;rendering of accounts;EAGGF Guarantee Section;EAGGF Guarantee Section aid,17 +2650,"84/62/EEC: Commission Decision of 26 January 1984 establishing that the apparatus described as 'Tracor - Multichannel Analyzer, model TN-7200' may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 608/82 (2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas, by letter dated 18 July 1983, the Federal Republic of Germany has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as 'Tracor - Multichannel Analyzer, model TN-7200', ordered on 15 January 1982 and intended to be used for the study of 4-photon interaction processes with picosecond light pulses in condensed matter, should be considered to be a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 15 December 1983 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is an analyzer; whereas its objective technical characteristics, such as the resolution power in the field of the optic analysis, and the use to which it is put make it specially suited to scientific research; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for scientific activities; whereas it must therefore be considered to be a scientific apparatus;Whereas, on the basis of information received from Member States, apparatus of equivalent scientific value capable of use for the same purpose is not currently manufactured in the Community; whereas, therefore, duty-free admission of this apparatus is justified,. The apparatus described as 'Tracor - Multichannel Analyzer, model TN-7200', which is the subject of an application by the Federal Republic of Germany of 18 July 1983, may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 January 1984.For the CommissionKarl-Heinz NARJESMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 184, 15. 7. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 74, 18. 3. 1982, p. 4.(3) OJ No L 318, 13. 12. 1979, p. 32. +",exemption from customs duties;customs franchise;duty-free admission;duty-free entry;exemption from duty;exemption from import duty;travellers' allowance;travellers' tax-free allowance;scientific apparatus;laboratory equipment;microscope;research equipment;scientific instrument;scientific material;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT,17 +1919,"95/345/EC: Commission Decision of 3 August 1995 terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports into the United Kingdom of ammonium nitrate originating in Russia and terminating the anti-dumping review investigation concerning imports into the United Kingdom of ammonium nitrate originating in Lithuania. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3283/94 of 22 December 1994 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1251/95 (2), and in particular Article 23 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 of 11 July 1988 on production against dumped as subsidized imports from countries not members of the European Economic Community (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 522/94 (4), and in particular Article 9 thereof,After consulting the Advisory Committee,Whereas:A. PROCEDURE(1) In November 1992 the Commission initiated an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of ammonium nitrate originating in Belarus, Georgia, Lithuania, Russia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan into the United Kingdom (hereinafter referred to as 'the UK regional proceeding`) (5).(2) In May 1994, the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports originating in Belarus, Georgia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan was terminated by Commission Decision 94/293/EC (6). By the same Decision, the investigation with regard to Lithuania and Russia was terminated by the acceptance of undertakings concerning imports of ammonium nitrate from both countries.(3) In June 1994, the Commission initiated an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of ammonium nitrate originating in Lithuania and Russia into the Community as a whole (hereinafter referred to as 'the Community-wide proceeding`) (7).(4) Following the initiation of the Community-wide proceeding, it became clear that should protective measures prove necessary, such measures would apply to the whole Community, including the United Kingdom. In such a case, the measures taken in the UK regional proceeding concerning imports from Russia and/or Lithuania would have to be repealed, since the United Kingdom market could not be simultaneously protected by two separate anti-dumping measures concerning imports of the same product from the same origin.In these circumstances, and without prejudice to the outcome of the Community-wide investigation, a review of Decision 94/293/EC was initiated (8), in order to allow interested parties to put forward their views on this issue.(5) No interested party commented directly on the issue raised in recital 4.B. CONCLUSION OF COMMUNITY-WIDE INVESTIGATION(6) The Community-wide investigation was concluded by Council Regulation (EC) No 2022/95 (9) imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ammonium nitrate originating in Russia, and by Commission Decision 95/344/EC (10) terminating the Community-wide proceeding as regards imports originating in Lithuania.C. AMENDMENT TO DECISION 94/293/EC(7) In view of the imposition of a Community-wide anti-dumping duty on imports of ammonium nitrate originating in Russia, the Commission, in order to prevent the simultaneous imposition of two separate anti-dumping measures on these imports in the United Kingdom market, should not maintain the anti-dumping measure in the form of an undertaking concerning Russia and therefore the UK regional proceeding as regards imports of Russian ammonium nitrate should be terminated with effect from the date of entry into force of the Community-wide measures.(8) As regards Lithuania, the review of Decision 94/293/EC was limited to the issue raised in recital 4. In any event, no interested party has provided any evidence that the removal of the anti-dumping measure concerning imports from Lithuania in the UK regional proceeding would not lead again to the existence of injury to the UK industry. In these circumstances, the above measure should remain in force.(9) A proposal to take the above action was disclosed to all interested parties. No party objected to the termination of the regional proceeding as regards Russia; neither did any party contest the maintenance of regional measures in the case of imports from Lithuania.(10) No objections to the termination of the UK regional proceeding in respect of imports of ammonium nitrate originating in Russia were raised in the Advisory Committee; neither were there any objections to the maintenance of the anti-dumping measure concerning imports of ammonium nitrate originating in Lithuania,. The anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports into the United Kingdom of ammonium nitrate originating in Russia is terminated. The review of Decision 94/293/EC, as it relates to imports of ammonium nitrate originating in Lithuania into the United Kingdom, is terminated. This Decision shall take effect on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.. Done at Brussels, 3 August 1995.For the Commission Hans VAN DEN BROEK Member of the Commission +",import;anti-dumping legislation;anti-dumping code;anti-dumping proceeding;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;USSR;Soviet Union;former USSR;dumping;chemical fertiliser;chemical fertilizer;inorganic fertiliser;nitrogenous fertiliser;phosphoric fertiliser;potassium fertiliser;urea,17 +1914,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3487/81 of 7 December 1981 amending for the second time Regulation (EEC) No 1842/81 laying down detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1188/81 relating to general rules for granting refunds adjusted in the case of cereals exported in the form of certain spirituous beverages. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1949/81 (2), and in particular Articles 16 (6) and 24 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1188/81 of 28 April 1981 laying down general rules for granting refunds adjusted in the case of cereals exported in the form of certain spirituous beverages and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds and amending Regulation (EEC) No 3035/80 concerning certain products not covered by Annex II to the Treaty (3), and in particular Article 12 thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1842/81 (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3237/81 (5), lays down the procedure for granting refunds on cereals exported in the form of certain spirituous beverages;Whereas the most recent information available to the Commission is that the definitions in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 1842/81 do not take proper account of existing practices in Member States producing whisky ; whereas the Regulation should therefore be amended;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 1842/81 is hereby replaced by the following:""Article 17For the purposes of Article 16: (a) ""grain whisky"" means whisky made from 15 % barley or an equivalent quantity of malt and 85 % cereals;(b) ""malt whisky"" means whisky made exclusively from malt;(c) ""Irish whiskey, category A"" means whisky obtained from malt and cereals, the malt content being less than 30 %;(d) ""Irish whiskey, category B"" means whisky made from barley and malt, with at least 30 % malt;(e) the percentage of the various types of cereals used in the manufacture of the spirituous beverages referred to in Article 13 (2) shall be determined taking account of the total quantities of the various types of cereals employed for the manufacture of the spirituous beverages referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1188/81."" This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1981.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 December 1981.For the CommissionPoul DALSAGERMember of the Commission (1) OJ No L 281, 1.11.1975, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 198, 20.7.1981, p. 2. (3) OJ No L 121, 5.5.1981, p. 3. (4) OJ No L 183, 4.7.1981, p. 10. (5) OJ No L 325, 13.11.1981, p. 25. +",manufactured feedingstuffs;compound feedingstuff;industrial feedingstuffs;oil cake;protein feed;cereal product;cereal preparation;processed cereal product;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;alcoholic beverage;fermented beverage;spirituous beverage,17 +17311,"98/118/EC: Council Decision of 16 December 1997 concerning the conclusion of the Protocol of Accession of the Principality of Monaco to the Convention on the Protection of the Alps. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 130s(l) thereof, in conjunction with Article 228(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 228(3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Whereas the European Community is a Contracting Party to the Convention on the Protection of the Alps (Alpine Convention) (3);Whereas the protection of the Alps is of great importance to all Member States owing to the cross-frontier nature of the environmental, economic and social problems of the Alpine area;Whereas the Community took part in negotiations concerning the Protocol of Accession of the Principality of Monaco to the Convention on the Protection of the Alps and signed it on 20 December 1994;Whereas consent to be bound by the Alpine Convention also presupposes consent to be bound by the Protocol, which extends the geographical area to which the Convention applies;Whereas the extension of the Alpine Convention to the Principality of Monaco makes more effective protection of the Alps throughout the entire Alpine area possible;Whereas the Community should therefore approve the Protocol,. The Protocol of Accession of the Principality of Monaco to the Convention on the Protection of the Alps is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community.The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision. The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to deposit, on behalf of the Community, the instrument of approval with the Republic of Austria in accordance with Article 11(2) of the Convention.. Done at Brussels, 16 December 1997.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. LAHURE(1)  OJ C 347, 18. 11. 1997, p. 7.(2)  OJ C 339, 10. 11. 1997.(3)  OJ L 61, 12. 3. 1996, p. 31. +",Monaco;Principality of Monaco;cross-border cooperation;trans-border cooperation;action programme;framework programme;plan of action;work programme;environmental protection;conservation of nature;nature protection;preservation of the environment;protection of nature;international convention;multilateral convention;Alpine Region;Alps,17 +43952,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 328/2014 of 26 March 2014 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Miele Varesino (PDO)]. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Italy's application to register the name ‘Miele Varesino’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Miele Varesino’ should therefore be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 March 2014.For the CommissionOn behalf of the President,Dacian CIOLOȘMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.(2)  OJ C 317, 31.10.2013, p. 13.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.4. Other products of animal origin (eggs, honey, various dairy products except butter, etc.)ITALYMiele Varesino (PDO) +",Italy;Italian Republic;Lombardy;honey;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification;labelling,17 +23006,"2002/819/EC: Commission Decision of 18 October 2002 amending Decision 98/569/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods originating in Tunisia, and Decision 98/570/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Tunisia (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 3906). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/492/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of live bivalve molluscs(1), as last amended by the Directive 97/79/EC(2), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery products(3), as last amended by the Directive 97/79/EC, and in particular Article 11(5) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Decision 98/569/EC of 6 October 1998 laying down special conditions governing imports of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods originating in Tunisia(4), states that the ""direction générale de la santé animale (DGSA) du ministère de l'agriculture"" is to be the competent authority in Tunisia for verifying and certifying compliance of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods with the requirements of Directive 91/492/EEC.(2) Commission Decision 98/570/EC of 7 October 1998 laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Tunisia(5), as last amended by Decision 1999/135/EC(6), states that the ""direction générale de la santé animale (DGSA) du ministère de l'agriculture"" is to be the competent authority in Tunisia for verifying and certifying compliance of fishery and aquaculture products with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC.(3) Following a restructuring of the Tunisian administration, the competent authority for verifying and certifying compliance of fishery and aquaculture products and bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods has changed to the ""direction générale des services vétérinaires (DGSV)"". This new authority is capable of effectively verifying the application of the laws in force.(4) The wording of Decisions 98/569/EC and 98/570/EC should be aligned on the wording of more recently adopted Commission decisions, laying down special conditions governing imports of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates, marine gastropods, fishery and aquaculture products originating in certain third countries.(5) Decisions 98/569/EC and 98/570/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Commission Decision 98/569/EC is modified as follows:1. Article 1 is replaced by the following: ""Article 1The 'direction générale des services vétérinaires (DGSV)' shall be the competent authority in Tunisia for verifying and certifying compliance of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods with the requirements of Directive 91/492/EEC."".2. Article 2 is replaced by the following: ""Article 21. Live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods imported into the Community from Tunisia shall meet the conditions set out in paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5.2. Each consignment shall be accompanied by a numbered original health certificate, duly completed, signed, dated and comprising a single sheet in accordance with the model in Annex A.3. The products must originate in the authorised production areas listed in Annex B.4. They must be packed in sealed packages in an approved dispatch centre listed in Annex C.5. Each package must bear an indelible health mark containing at least the following information:- country of dispatch: TUNISIA,- the species (common and scientific names),- the identification of the production area and the dispatch centre by their approval number,- the date of packing, comprising at least the day and the month.""3. In Article 3 paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: ""2. Certificates must bear the name, capacity and signature of the representative of the DGSV.""4. Annex A is replaced by Annex I to this Decision. Commission Decision 98/570/EC is modified as follows:1. Article 1 is replaced by the following: ""Article 1The 'direction générale des services vétérinaires (DGSV)' shall be the competent authority in Tunisia for verifying and certifying compliance of fishery and aquaculture products with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC.""2. Article 2 is replaced by the following: ""Article 21. Fishery products imported into the Community from Tunisia shall meet the conditions set out in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4.2. Each consignment shall be accompanied by a numbered original health certificate, duly completed, signed, dated and comprising a single sheet in accordance with the model in Annex I.3. The products shall come from approved establishments, factory vessels or cold stores or from registered freezer vessels listed in Annex II.4. Except in the case of frozen fishery products in bulk and intended for the manufacture of preserved foods, all packages shall bear the word 'TUNISIA' and the approval/registration number of the establishment, factory vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of origin in indelible letters.""3. Article 3(2) is replaced by the following: ""2. Certificates must bear the name, capacity and signature of the representative of the DGSV and the latter's official stamp in a colour different from that of other endorsements.""4. Annex A is replaced by the Annex II to this Decision. This Decision shall apply from 3 December 2002. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 October 2002.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 1.(2) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31.(3) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 15.(4) OJ L 277, 14.10.1998, p. 31.(5) OJ L 277, 14.10.1998, p. 36.(6) OJ L 44, 18.2.1999, p. 58.ANNEX I""ANNEX A>PIC FILE= ""L_2002281EN.002003.TIF"">>PIC FILE= ""L_2002281EN.002101.TIF"">""ANNEX II""ANNEX A>PIC FILE= ""L_2002281EN.002203.TIF"">>PIC FILE= ""L_2002281EN.002301.TIF"">"" +",import;veterinary inspection;veterinary control;mollusc;cephalopod;shellfish;squid;aquaculture;fishery product;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;Tunisia;Republic of Tunisia;Tunisian Republic;health certificate,17 +5380,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1047/2011 of 19 October 2011 on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the subperiod from 1 December 2011 to 29 February 2012. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 (3) opens and provides for the administration of tariff quotas and introduces a system of import licences and certificates of origin for garlic and other agricultural products imported from third countries.(2) The quantities for which ‘A’ licence applications have been lodged by traditional importers and by new importers during the first seven working days of October 2011, pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 exceed the quantities available for products originating in China, and all third countries other than China and Argentina.(3) Therefore, in accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, it is now necessary to establish the extent to which the ‘A’ licence applications sent to the Commission by 14 October 2011 can be met in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007.(4) In order to ensure sound management of the procedure of issuing import licences, the present Regulation should enter into force immediately after its publication,. Applications for ‘A’ import licences lodged pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 during the first seven working days of October 2011 and sent to the Commission by 14 October 2011 shall be met at a percentage rate of the quantities applied for as set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 October 2011.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.(3)  OJ L 90, 30.3.2007, p. 12.ANNEXOrigin Order number Allocation coefficientArgentina— Traditional importers— New importersChina— Traditional importers— New importersOther third countries— Traditional importers— New importers +",bulb vegetable;garlic;onion;scallion;shallot;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;import (EU);Community import,17 +18712,"1999/539/EC: Commission Decision of 26 July 1999 amending Decision 98/372/EC concerning the animal health conditions and veterinary certifications for import of live animals of bovine and swine species from certain European countries to take into account some aspects in relation with Bulgaria and the Czech Republic (notified under document number C(1999) 2437) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat products from third countries(1), as last amended by Directive 97/79/EC(2) and in particular Article 6 and 7 thereof,(1) Whereas, as a consequence of the action taken by the Bulgarian authorities to prohibit the spread of an outbreak of foot and mouth disease, that country was regionalised by Commission Decision 96/730/EC of 17 December 1996 concerning certain protective measures with regard to import of certain animals and their products from Bulgaria and repealing Decision 96/643/EC(3), as last amended by Decision 98/373/EC(4);(2) Whereas the import of bovine animals is banned from six provinces of Bulgaria by Commission Decision 98/372/EC of 29 May 1998 concerning the animal health conditions and veterinary certifications for import of live animals of bovine and porcine species from certain European countries(5), as amended by Decision 98/505/EC(6);(3) Whereas giving consideration to the improvement of the animal health situation in Bulgaria and that the country has been free from foot and mouth disease for the last two years;(4) Whereas, following a recent Commission veterinary mission, it appears that the Bulgarian veterinary services control satisfactorily the whole country and therefore it is possible to lift the ban for remaining six provinces of Bulgaria;(5) Whereas it is considered necessary to keep the restriction for the Bulgarian territory comprising the 20-km-wide corridor along the border with Turkey;(6) Whereas it is still considered necessary to submit the importation of bovine animals to a pre-import quarantine, as a supplementary guarantee, as fixed in Annex IV to Decision 98/372/EC;(7) Whereas classical swine fever still persists in the feral pig population in some areas of the Czech Republic;(8) Whereas this situation is liable to endanger the herds of the European Community;(9) Whereas it is therefore necessary to amend the conditions for imports of live animals of porcine species from some areas of the Czech Republic to take into account the evolution of the epidemiological situation in relation to classical swine fever;(10) Whereas this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. Decision 98/372/EC is amended as follows:1. Annex I is replaced by Annex I to the present Decision.2. Annex II is replaced by Annex II to the present Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 July 1999.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28.(2) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31.(3) OJ L 331, 20.12.1996, p. 49.(4) OJ L 170, 16.6.1998, p. 62.(5) OJ L 170, 16.6.1998, p. 34.(6) OJ L 226, 13.8.1998, p. 50.ANNEX IDescription of territories of certain European countries established for animal health certification purposes>TABLE>ANNEX IIANIMAL HEALTH GUARANTEES REQUESTED ON CERTIFICATIONLIVE ANIMALS>TABLE> +",import;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;Bulgaria;Republic of Bulgaria;health certificate;Czech Republic,17 +14585,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2737/95 of 27 November 1995 concerning the stopping of fishing for cod, haddock, whiting, plaice, common sole, anglerfish, sprat and saithe by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3362/94 of 20 December 1994 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1995 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 746/95 (3), provides for cod, haddock, whiting, plaice, common sole, anglerfish, sprat and saithe quotas for 1995;Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;Whereas the quotas of cod in the waters of ICES divisions III a Skagerrak, VII a, VII b, c, d, e, f, g, h, j, k, VIII, IX, X; Cecaf 34.1.1 (EC-zone), of haddock in the waters of ICES divisions III a, III b, c, d (EC-zone), of whiting in the waters of ICES divisions III a, VII a and VII b, c, d, e, f, g, h, j, k, of plaice in the waters of ICES divisions III a Skagerrak, VII a and VII h, j, k, of common sole in the waters of ICES divisions III a, III b, c, d (EC-zone), VII a, VII h, j, k and VIII a, b, of anglerfish in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC-zone), VI, XII, XIV and VII, of sprat in the waters of ICES division VII d, e and of saithe in Faroese waters allocated to the Netherlands for 1995, have been exhausted by exchanges of quotas; whereas the Netherlands have prohibited fishing for these stocks as from 1 January 1995; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,. The quotas of cod in the waters of ICES divisions III a Skagerrak, VII a, VII b, c, d, e, f, g, h, j, k, VIII, IX, X; Cecaf 34.1.1 (EC-zone), of haddock in the waters of ICES divisions III a, III b, c, d (EC-zone), of whiting in the waters of ICES divisions III a, VII a and VII b, c, d, e, f, g, h, j, k, of plaice in the waters of ICES divisions III a Skagerrak, VII a and VII h, j, k, of common sole in the waters of ICES divisions III a, III b, c, d (EC-zone), VII a, VII h, j, k and VIII a, b, of anglerfish in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC-zone),VI, XII, XIV and VII, of sprat in the waters of ICES division VII d, e and of saithe in Faroese waters allocated to the Netherlands for 1995 are deemed to be exhausted.Fishing for cod in the waters of ICES divisions III a Skagerrak, VII, VII b, c, d, e, f, g, h, j, k, VIII, IX, X; Cecaf 34.1.1 (EC-zone), for haddock in the waters of ICES divisions III a, III b, c, d (EC-zone), for whiting in the waters of ICES divisions III a, VII a and VII b, c, d, e, f, g, h, j, k, for plaice in the waters of ICES divisions III a Skagerrak, VII a and VII h, j, k, for common sole in the waters of ICES divisions III a, III b, c, d (EC-zone), VII a, VII h, j, k and VIII a, b, for anglerfish in the waters of ICES division V b (EC-zone), VI, XII, XIV and VII, for sprat in the waters of ICES division VII d, e and for saithe in Faroese waters by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stocks captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1995.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 November 1995.For the Commission Emma BONINO Member of the Commission +",ship's flag;nationality of ships;Netherlands;Holland;Kingdom of the Netherlands;common fisheries policy;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches,17 +1215,"91/559/ECSC, EEC, Euratom: Commission Decision of 23 October 1991 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 June 1991 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in non-member countries. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities,Having regard to the Staff Regulations of the Officials of the European Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 3736/90 (2), and in particular the second paragraph ofArticle 13of Annex X thereto,Whereas, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, Council Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 2330/91 (3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 January 1991 to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment;Whereas the Commission has made a number of adjustments to these weightings in recent months, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations (4);Whereas some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 June 1991 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain non-member countries the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weighting and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down or adjusted,. Sole ArticleWith effect from 1 June 1991 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.The exchange rates for the payment of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the budget of the European Communities during the month preceding the date on which this Decision takes effect.. Done at Brussels, 23 October 1991. For the CommissionAntรณnio CARDOSO E CUNHAMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 56, 4. 3. 1968, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 360, 22. 12. 1990, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 214, 2. 8. 1991, p. 3. (4) See page 18 of this Official Journal.ANNEXCountry of employment Weightings applicable with effect from 1 June 1991 Algeria 38,9200000 Argentina 116,0200000 Botswana 58,3300000 Brazil 45,7700000 Egypt 50,7900000 Ethiopia 85,8200000 Fiji 62,2900000 Guyana 4,2100000 Haiti 99,8900000 Israel 83,6900000 Kenya 49,4000000 Lebanon 23,4500000 Mauritania 122,5500000 Mauritius 58,1500000 Mexico 57,3500000 Peru 350,7500000 Poland 24,3900000 Republic of Cape/Verde 99,0300000 Somalia 16,9500000 Surinam 190,5800000 Swaziland 49,6500000 Tanzania 37,1900000 Turkey 57,8500000 Uruguay 58,1100000 USSR 149,3700000 Venezuela 53,1900000 Yugoslavia 54,1300000 Zaire 31,8500000 Zambia 66,5800000 +",European official;EC basic post;EC staff;EU official;official of the EU;official of the European Union;staff of the EC;third country;pay rise;wage increase;pay;remuneration;salary;wages;regulations for civil servants;exchange rate;dual exchange rate,17 +2098,"97/170/EC: Commission Decision of 18 February 1997 amending Decision 95/94/EC establishing a list of semen collection centres approved for the export to the Community of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species from certain third countries (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/429/EEC of 26 June 1990 laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species (1), as amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 8 (1) thereof,Whereas Commission Decision 93/160/EEC of 17 February 1993 (2), as amended by Decision 94/453/EC (3), establishes a list of third countries from which Member States authorize the importation of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species;Whereas Commission Decision 95/94/EC (4) establishes a list of semen collection centres approved for the export to the Community of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species from certain third countries;Whereas the competent veterinary services of the United States of America have forwarded a list of semen collection centres officially approved for export of porcine semen to the Community; whereas guarantees regarding compliance with requirements specified in Article 8 of Council Directive 90/429/EEC have been received by the Commission; it is therefore necessary to amend the list of approved centres;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. A Part 2 is added to the Annex to Decision 95/94/EC with the following semen collection centres in respect of the United States of America:'Part 2UNITED STATES OF AMERICAPIG IMPROVEMENT COMPANY - OKLAHOMA BOAR STUDRt. 1, 121 N Main StHennessey, OKApproval code: 94 OK 001PIG IMPROVEMENT COMPANY - WISCONSIN AID STUDRoute No 2Spring Green, WIApproval code: 96 WI 001UNITED SWINE GENETICSRR No 2Roanoke, ILApproval code: 95 IL 001`. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 February 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 62.(2) OJ No L 67, 19. 3. 1993, p. 27.(3) OJ No L 187, 22. 7. 1994, p. 11.(4) OJ No L 73, 1. 4. 1995, p. 87. +",import;veterinary legislation;veterinary regulations;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;third country;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;animal breeding;animal selection,17 +29344,"2005/128/EC: Commission Decision of 14 February 2005 granting Italy a partial derogation on the submission of data on the landings of fishery products in Member States (notified under document number C(2005) 322). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1382/91 of 21 May 1991 on the submission of data on the landings of fishery products in Member States (1), and in particular Article 5(4) and (5) thereof,Whereas:(1) The collection of data on the landings of fishery products by Italian coastal vessels as laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1382/91 imposes a very heavy workload on the national authorities.(2) The increased use of sampling techniques would significantly reduce this workload and has been demonstrated by the Italian authorities to significantly increase the quality of the resultant data.(3) The level of sampling envisaged in this proposed technique exceeds the limit of 10 % by weight of the fishery products provided for in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1382/91.(4) In accordance with Article 5(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1382/91, in cases where the inclusion of a particular sector of the fisheries of a Member State would cause difficulties to the national authorities incommensurate with the importance of that sector, the Commission may grant a derogation permitting such a Member State to exclude data for that sector from the national data submissions.(5) Italy should be authorised to employ sampling techniques to estimate more than the 10 % maximum by weight of fishery products landed on condition that resultant estimates of the total weight of landings are of at least an equivalent standard of reliability.(6) In accordance with Article 5(5) of Regulation (EEC) No 1382/91, this derogation shall be granted for a maximum of three years.(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics, set up by Council Decision 72/279/EEC (2),. Italy is authorised to employ sampling techniques to estimate more than the 10 % maximum by weight of fishery products landed in the reference month foreseen in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1382/91. This authorisation shall end on 31 December 2006. This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.. Done at Brussels, 14 February 2005.For the CommissionJoaquín ALMUNIAMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 133, 28.5.1991, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 179, 7.8.1972, p. 1. +",Italy;Italian Republic;quantity of fish landed;landed quantity;statistics;statistical abstract;statistical analysis;statistical data;statistical information;statistical monitoring;statistical source;statistical survey;statistical table;fishing regulations;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law,17 +25113,"2003/459/EC: Commission Decision of 20 June 2003 on certain protection measures with regard to monkey pox virus (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 1953). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC(1) of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks and animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC as last amended by Council Directive 96/43/EC(2), and in particular Article 18(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Monkey-pox infection has been confirmed in certain parts of the United States of America.(2) Findings by the competent authorities in the United States of America indicate the possibility that the contamination of those prairie dogs is linked to contacts with rodents of non-domestic species (Gambian rat) imported from the African rain forest zone where the disease is endemic.(3) The known reservoirs in the endemic zone are squirrels and rodents of non-domestic species in the African rain forest. Unlike suggested by the name of the disease, monkeys and primates are infected accidentally through direct or close contact with infected reservoir hosts.(4) Monkey-pox is a zoonotic disease which is not present in the European Union.(5) It is appropriate to adopt the necessary protection measures rapidly at Community level with regard to prairie dogs originating in or coming from the United States of America.(6) It is therefore appropriate, in order to avoid the situation encountered in the United States of America, to suspend importation of reservoir species from the endemic zone.(7) It is however appropriate to leave the possibility for the Member States to allow the importation for specific purposes in the framework of Directive 92/65/EEC(3) of 13 July 1992 laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A (I) to Directive 90/425/EEC, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1282/2002(4).(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Member States shall prohibit the importation of prairie dogs (Cynomys sp.) originating in or coming from the United States of America. Member States shall prohibit the importation of rodents of non-domestic species and squirrels originating in or coming from third countries of the African sub-Saharan region. Derogations to the prohibition provided for in Articles 1 and 2 may be authorised by the competent authorities of a Member State in the framework of imports between establishments as defined in Article 2 of Council Directive 92/65/EEC. The Member States shall amend the measures they apply to imports to bring them into compliance with this Decision and they shall give immediate appropriate publicity to the measures adopted. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof. This Decision shall be reviewed in the light of the evolution of the disease situation in the United States of America. This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 20 June 2003.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56.(2) OJ L 16, 22.1.1996, p. 3.(3) OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 54.(4) OJ L 187, 16.7.2002, p. 3. +",animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;import restriction;import ban;limit on imports;suspension of imports;rodent;United States;USA;United States of America,17 +20814,"2001/415/EC: Commission Decision of 1 June 2001 amending for the second time Decision 2001/356/EC concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 1556). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market(1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market(3), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC, and in particular Article 9 thereof,Whereas:(1) Following the reports of outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom, the Commission adopted Decision 2001/356/EC of 4 May 2001 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom and repealing Decision 2001/172/EC(4), as amended by Decision 2001/372/EC(5).(2) Council Directive 85/511/EEC(6), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, introduces Community measures for the control of foot-and-mouth disease.(3) Council Directive 90/426/EEC(7), as last amended by Commission Decision 2001/298/EC(8), concerns animal health conditions governing the movement and import from third countries of equidae.(4) As the disease situation is improving, it appears appropriate to ease certain restrictions on the movement of equidae, which are not susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease.(5) The situation shall be reviewed at the meeting of the Standing Veterinary Committee scheduled for 5-6 June 2001 and the measures adapted where necessary.(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. Article 12(4) in Decision 2001/356/EC is replaced by the following: ""4. The United Kingdom shall ensure that equidae dispatched from its territory to another Member State are accompanied by a health certificate in accordance with the Model in Annex C of Council Directive 90/426/EEC. This certificate shall only be issued for equidae coming from a holding that is not subject to official prohibition in accordance with Article 4 or Article 5 of Directive 85/511/EEC.In addition, where the equine animal is to be certified in accordance with the provisions in the first subparagraph the certifying official veterinarian must:- inspect and certify the equine animal only if it is groomed to remove as far as practicable visible faeces, dirt and debris and its hooves are cleaned and disinfected to the satisfaction of the official veterinarian, and- ensure that a written declaration is received from the owner of the animal or the owner's representative stating that the equine animal will remain on the holding until dispatch to the place of destination stated in the health certificate, without stopping at any holding that is subject to official prohibitions in accordance with Article 4 or Article 5 of Directive 85/511/EEC.The animal health certificate accompanying equidae dispatched from the United Kingdom to another Member State in accordance with the provisions in the first subparagraph shall bear the following words: 'Equidae conforming to Commission Decision 2001/356/EC of 4 May 2001, concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom.'"" Member States shall amend the measures which they apply to trade so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 1 June 2001.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29.(2) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49.(3) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13.(4) OJ L 125, 5.5.2001, p. 46.(5) OJ L 130, 12.5.2001, p. 47.(6) OJ L 315, 26.11.1985, p. 11.(7) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 42.(8) OJ L 102, 12.4.2001, p. 63. +",veterinary inspection;veterinary control;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;health certificate;equidae;ass;colt;donkey;equine species;foal;horse;mare;mule;export;export sale;foot-and-mouth disease,17 +37557,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1045/2009 of 4 November 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 958/2009 fixing an acceptance percentage for the issuing of export licences, rejecting export licence applications and suspending the lodging of export licence applications for out-of-quota sugar. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 7e in conjunction with Article 9(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) According to Article 61, first subparagraph, point (d) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, the sugar produced during a marketing year in excess of the quota referred to in Article 56 of that Regulation may be exported only within the quantitative limit to be fixed.(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 274/2009 of 2 April 2009 fixing the quantitative limit for the exports of out-of-quota sugar and isoglucose until the end of the 2009/2010 marketing year (3) has fixed the quantitative limit at 650 000 tonnes.(3) The quantities of sugar covered by applications for export licences exceeded that quantitative limit. Therefore Commission Regulation (EC) No 958/2009 (4) suspended the lodging of applications for out-of-quota sugar export licences for the period 19 October 2009 to 30 September 2010.(4) By amendment of Regulation (EC) No 274/2009, introduced by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1044/2009 (5), the quantitative limit for the exports of out-of-quota sugar in respect of marketing year 2009/2010 was increased by 700 000 tonnes.(5) As the quantitative limit in respect of marketing year 2009/2010 is increased the lodging of applications should once again be possible.(6) Regulation (EC) No 958/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly,. In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 958/2009, paragraph 3 is deleted. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 4 November 2009.For the CommissionJean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 178, 1.7.2006, p. 24.(3)  OJ L 91, 3.4.2009, p. 16.(4)  OJ L 270, 15.10.2009, p. 5.(5)  See page 5 of this Official Journal. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;isoglucose;export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;sugar;fructose;fruit sugar;export;export sale,17 +36055,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 928/2008 of 19 September 2008 on the issue of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of September 2008 under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 1384/2007 for poultrymeat originating in Israel. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1384/2007 of 26 November 2007 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2398/96 as regards opening and providing for the administration of certain quotas for imports into the Community of poultrymeat products originating in Israel (3), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,Whereas:The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of September 2008 for the subperiod from 1 October to 31 December 2008 relate to quantities exceeding those available for licences under the quota with order number 09.4092. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined by establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested,. The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged under Regulation (EC) No 1384/2007 for the subperiod from 1 October to 31 December 2008 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 September 2008.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 September 2008.For the CommissionJean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.(3)  OJ L 309, 27.11.2007, p. 40.ANNEXGroup No Order No Allocation coefficient for import licence applications lodged for the subperiod from 1.10.2008-31.12.2008IL1 09.4092 10,916897IL2 09.4091 (1)(1)  Not applicable: no licence application has been sent to the Commission. +",Israel;State of Israel;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;poultrymeat,17 +18431,"Council Regulation (EC) No 2824/98 of 21 December 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1734/94 on financial and technical cooperation with the Occupied Territories. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 130w thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 189c of the Treaty (1),Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 1734/94 of 11 July 1994 on financial and technical cooperation with the Occupied Territories (2) recognises that the setting up and improvement of institutions necessary for the working of the public administration are crucial to the development process in the West Bank and Gaza Strip;Whereas temporary support is necessary for the recurrent cost of the Palestinian public sector;Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1734/94 extends the possibility of the combination of Community measures in the West Bank and Gaza Strip with Bank financing from own resources;Whereas it is considered desirable that the possibility of interest rate subsidy be extended to projects in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in the priority areas laid down in Article 2(1) of that Regulation;Whereas it is necessary to amend Regulation (EC) No 1734/94 in order explicitly to allow for such measures, in particular those regarding recurrent costs of the Palestinian public sector as well as the interest rate subsidies,. Regulation (EC) No 1734/94 is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 2(2) and (3) shall be replaced by the following:'2. Community aid may be given for investment projects, feasibility studies, technical assistance and training, and for temporary support for the recurrent costs of the Palestinian public administration.3. Community financing for projects and operations covered by this Regulation shall be in the form of grants or interest rate subsidies on lending by the Bank out of its own resources. The subsidy rate shall be 3 %.`2. Article 4 shall be replaced by the following:'Article 41. Financing decisions on projects and operations to which grants are made under this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 5.2. Financing decisions on overall allocations for technical cooperation, training and trade promotion shall be adopted in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 5.The Commission shall keep the Committee referred to in Article 5 regularly informed of the use made of these overall allocations.3. Decisions amending decisions adopted in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 5 shall be taken by the Commission where they do not entail any substantial amendments or additional commitments in excess of 20 % of the original commitment.4. Financing decisions on interest rate subsidies shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1488/96 (*).(*) OJ L 189, 30.7.1996, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 780/98 (OJ L 113, 15.4.1998, p. 3).` This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 December 1998.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. BARTENSTEIN(1) Opinion of the European Parliament of 16 September 1998 (OJ C 313, 12. 10. 1998), Council Common Position of 13 October 1998 (OJ C 388, 14. 12. 1998) and Decision of the European Parliament of 3 December 1998 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(2) OJ L 182, 16. 7. 1994, p. 4. +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;technical cooperation;technical aid;technical assistance;occupied territory;Palestine question;Arab-Israeli conflict;Israeli-Arab conflict;Israeli-Arab war;Israeli-Palestinian conflict;Palestinian question;economic development;economic upswing;social development;social progress,17 +2764,"84/361/EEC: Council Decision of 30 June 1984 concerning an aid granted to farmers in the Federal Republic of Germany. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 93 (2) thereof,Having regard to the request from the Federal Republic of Germany,Whereas, under Regulation (EEC) No 855/84 (1), the Federal Republic of Germany was authorized to grant special aid to agricultural producers using value added tax as an instrument;Whereas, under the terms of the aforementioned Regulation, the aid in question may not exceed 3 % of the ex-VAT price paid by the purchaser for the agricultural product;Whereas this limit has proved insufficient in view of the particular difficulties encountered by German agriculture; whereas, in this exceptional situation, exceeding this limit should be deemed to be compatible with the common market;Whereas, however, the compensation thus granted should not exceed the effects arising out of the dismantling of monetary compensatory amounts,. For the period 1 July 1984 to 31 December 1988 the aid granted by the Federal Republic of Germany in the form of VAT relief shall be deemed to be compatible with the common market up to a maximum of 5 % of the ex-VAT price paid by the purchaser for the agricultural product. This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Brussels, 30 June 1984.For the CouncilThe PresidentC. CHEYSSON(1) OJ No L 90, 1. 4. 1984, p. 1. +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid;farmer;cultivator;holder of a farm;horticulturist;share-cropper;stock breeder;stock owner;winegrower,17 +35369,"2008/986/EC: Commission Decision of 15 December 2008 concerning the non-inclusion of antraquinone in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing that substance (notified under document number C(2008) 8133) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (1), and in particular the fourth subparagraph of Article 8(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC provides that a Member State may, during a period of 12 years following the notification of that Directive, authorise the placing on the market of plant protection products containing active substances not listed in Annex I to that Directive that are already on the market two years after the date of notification, while those substances are gradually being examined within the framework of a programme of work.(2) Commission Regulations (EC) No 1112/2002 (2) and (EC) No 2229/2004 (3) lay down the detailed rules for the implementation of the fourth stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC and establish a list of active substances to be assessed with a view to their possible inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. That list includes antraquinone.(3) For antraquinone the effects on human health and the environment have been assessed in accordance with the provisions laid down in Regulations (EC) No 1112/2002 and (EC) No 2229/2004 for a range of uses proposed by the notifier. Moreover, those Regulations designate the rapporteur Member States which have to submit the relevant assessment reports and recommendations to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in accordance with Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004. For antraquinone the rapporteur Member State was Belgium and all relevant information was submitted in September 2006.(4) The Commission examined antraquinone in accordance with Article 24a of Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004. A draft review report for that substance was reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and finalised on 26 September 2008 in the format of the Commission review report.(5) During the examination of this active substance by the Committee, taking into account comments received from Member States, it was concluded that there are clear indications that it may be expected that it has harmful effects on human health and in particular the crucial missing data does not allow to set reliable acceptable daily intake (ADI), acute reference dose (ARfD) and acceptable operator exposure level (AOEL) and such values are necessary to conduct the risk assessment. Moreover, other concerns which were identified by the rapporteur Member State in its assessment report are included in the review report for the substance.(6) The Commission invited the notifier to submit its comments on the results of the examination of antraquinone and on its intention or not to further support the substance. The notifier submitted its comments which have been carefully examined. However, despite the arguments put forward by the notifier, the concerns identified could not be eliminated, and assessments made on the basis of the information submitted have not demonstrated that it may be expected that, under the proposed conditions of use, plant protection products containing antraquinone satisfy in general the requirements laid down in Article 5(1)(a) and (b) of Directive 91/414/EEC.(7) Antraquinone should therefore not be included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC.(8) Measures should be taken to ensure that authorisations granted for plant protection products containing antraquinone are withdrawn within a fixed period of time and are not renewed and that no new authorisations for such products are granted.(9) Any period of grace granted by a Member State for the disposal, storage, placing on the market and use of existing stocks of plant protection products containing antraquinone should be limited to 12 months in order to allow existing stocks to be used in one further growing season, which ensures that plant protection products containing antraquinone remain available for 18 months from the adoption of this Decision.(10) This Decision does not prejudice the submission of an application for antraquinone in accordance with Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 33/2008 of 17 January 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Directive 91/414/EEC as regards a regular and an accelerated procedure for the assessment of active substances which were part of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of that Directive but have not been included into its Annex I (4), in view of a possible inclusion in its Annex I.(11) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Antraquinone shall not be included as an active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. Member States shall ensure that:(a) authorisations for plant protection products containing antraquinone are withdrawn by 15 June 2009;(b) no authorisations for plant protection products containing antraquinone are granted or renewed from the date of publication of this Decision. Any period of grace granted by Member States in accordance with the provisions of Article 4(6) of Directive 91/414/EEC, shall be as short as possible and shall expire on 15 June 2010 at the latest. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 December 2008.For the CommissionAndroulla VASSILIOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 168, 27.6.2002, p. 14.(3)  OJ L 379, 24.12.2004, p. 13.(4)  OJ L 15, 18.1.2008, p. 5. +",human nutrition;health legislation;health regulations;health standard;marketing standard;grading;pharmaceutical product;disinfectant;pharmaceutical preparation;pharmaceutical speciality;plant health product;plant protection product;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban;animal health,17 +37725,"2010/29/: Council Decision of 18 January 2010 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 300(3) and 305 thereof, in conjunction with Article 8 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to the proposals made by each Member State,Whereas:(1) Article 300(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union requires that members or alternate members of the Committee of the Regions, besides being representatives of regional or local bodies, ‘either hold a regional or local authority electoral mandate or are politically accountable to an elected assembly’.(2) Article 305 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union provides for the members of the Committee and an equal number of alternate members to be appointed by the Council for five years in accordance with the proposals made by each Member State.(3) Article 8 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions sets out the allocation of members of the Committee of the Regions.(4) As the term of office of the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions is due to expire on 25 January 2010, new members and alternate members should be appointed to the Committee of the Regions.(5) On 22 December 2009, the Council adopted the proposals of members and alternate members submitted by the Belgian, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Estonian, Greek, Spanish, French, Italian, Cypriot, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourg, Hungarian, Maltese, Dutch, Austrian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovenian, Slovak, Finnish, Swedish and British Governments and the list containing 24 members and 23 alternate members submitted by the German Government (1).(6) The members and alternate members proposed by the Irish government as well as one alternate member proposed by the German government, should now be appointed to the Committee of the Regions,. The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015:— as members, the persons listed by Member State in Annex I,— as alternate members, the persons listed by Member State in Annex II. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.. Done at Brussels, 18 January 2010.For the CouncilThe PresidentE. ESPINOSA(1)  OJ L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22.ПРИЛОЖЕНИЕ I - ANEXO I - PŘÍLOHA I - BILAG I - ANHANG I - I LISA - ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ Ι - ANNEX I - ANNEXE I - ALLEGATO I - I PIELIKUMS - I PRIEDAS - I. MELLÉKLET - ANNESS I - BIJLAGE I - ZAŁĄCZNIK I - ANEXO I - ANEXA I - PRÍLOHA I - PRILOGA I - LIITE I - BILAGA IЧленове / Miembros / Členové / Medlemmer / Mitglieder / Liikmed / Μέλη / Members / Membres / Membri / Locekļi / Nariai / Tagok / Membri / Leden / Członkowie / Membros / Membri / Členovia / Člani / Jäsenet / LedamöterIRELANDMr Gerry BREENMs Constance HANNIFFYMr Denis LANDYMr Declan MCDONNELLMr Patrick MCGOWANMr Brian MEANEYMs Michelle MULHERINMr Paul O’DONOGHUEMs Fiona O’LOUGHLINПРИЛОЖЕНИЕ II - ANEXO II - PŘÍLOHA II - BILAG II - ANHANG II - II LISA - ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ IΙ - ANNEX II - ANNEXE II - ALLEGATO II - II PIELIKUMS - II PRIEDAS - II. MELLÉKLET - ANNESS II - BIJLAGE II - ZAŁĄCZNIK II - ANEXO II - ANEXA II - PRÍLOHA II - PRILOGA II - LIITE II - BILAGA IIЗаместник-членове / Suplentes / Náhradníci / Suppleanter / Stellvertreter / Asendusliikmed / Αναπληρωτές / Alternates / Suppléants / Supplenti / Aizstājēji / Pakaitiniai nariai / Póttagok / Supplenti / Plaatsvervangers / Zastępcy / Suplentes / Supleanți / Náhradníci / Nadomestni člani / Varajäsenet / SuppleanterDEUTSCHLANDHerr Gustav BERGEMANNMitglied des Thüringer LandtagsIRELANDMr Terry BRENNANMs Maria BYRNEMs Mary FREEHILLMr John LAHARTMr Michael MCGREALMr Niall MCNELISMr John PENDERMs Mary SHIELDSMr Barney STEELE +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;Ireland;Eire;Southern Ireland;alternate;European Committee of the Regions;CoR;Committee of the Regions;Committee of the Regions of the European Union;appointment of members;designation of members;resignation of members;term of office of members,17 +3332,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2138/2002 of 29 November 2002 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3201/90 laying down detailed rules for the description and presentation of wines and grape musts. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2585/2001(2), and in particular Article 80 thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 2392/89 of 24 July 1989 laying down general rules for the description and presentation of wines and grape musts(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1427/96(4), lays down general rules for the description and presentation of wines and grape musts. The detailed implementing rules for describing and presenting wines and grape musts are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3201/90(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 885/2001(6).(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2392/89 was repealed on 1 August 2000 by Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999. However, a prolongation of Regulation (EEC) No 2392/89 as a derogation from some of the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 until 1 August 2003 is provided for in Article 47 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 of 29 April 2002 laying down certain rules for applying Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards the description, designation, presentation and protection of certain wine sector products(7).(3) India has asked for provision to be made for including the names of nine vine varieties on the labelling of wines originating in India by listing them in Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 3201/90. Argentina has also asked for the alternative name of one vine variety to be allowed on the labelling of wines originating in Argentina by adding it to the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 3201/90. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has also asked for two vine varieties, with their synonyms, to be allowed on the labels of wines originating in that country by addition to the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 3201/90.(4) Under Article 12(2) of the said Regulation, it is obligatory to list in Annex IV all the names of vine varieties and their alternatives which may be used to describe an imported wine. In accordance with Article 30 of Regulation (EEC) No 2392/89, the name of a vine variety and any synonym of it may be included in the list of varieties which are allowed to be cultivated under the rules of the country concerned, provided such names are not liable to be confused with the name of a designated area or a geographical entity used to describe a quality wine psr, a table wine or other imported wine or with the name of another genetically different variety cultivated in the Community. After scrutiny of the documentation sent by India, Argentina and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, it seems justified to accept their requests subject to the condition that the wines concerned are made exclusively from the varieties stated.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,. Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 3201/90 is hereby amended as indicated in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 November 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1.(2) OJ L 345, 29.12.2001, p. 10.(3) OJ L 232, 9.8.1989, p. 13.(4) OJ L 184, 24.7.1996, p. 3.(5) OJ L 309, 8.11.1990, p. 1.(6) OJ L 128, 10.5.2001, p. 54.(7) OJ L 118, 4.5.2002, p. 1.ANNEXAnnex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 3201/90 is amended as follows:1. Under ""3. ARGENTINA"", the synonym ""Pinot Grigio"" is added.>TABLE>2. Under ""22. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA"", the names of the varieties ""Traminac-beli, Rizling-italijanski"" and their synonyms ""Riesling Italico, Welsch Riesling, Riesling Italian"" are added:>TABLE>3.>TABLE>becomes >TABLE>.4. Under ""37. INDIA"", the names of the following varieties are added: ""Cinsaut, Clairette, Grenache, Mourvedre, Pinot-gris, Sauvignon-blanc, SĂŠmillon, Viognier"".>PIC FILE= ""L_2002325EN.003402.TIF""> +",fruit product;fruit must;fruit pulp;grape must;jam;marmalade;preserves;wine;wine of superior quality;quality wine produced in a specific region;quality wines psr;qwpsr;wine of designated origin;disclosure of information;information disclosure;bottling;labelling,17 +16372,"97/720/EC: Commission Decision of 19 June 1997 on the approval of the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the regions of West Cumbria and Furness concerned by Objective 2 in the United Kingdom (Only the English text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (6) to 9 (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94; whereas however the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a single programming document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopt a single decision in a single document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 96/472/EC (4), the list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the programming period from 1997 to 1999;Whereas the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance of the Structural Funds for the present single programming document is composed of resources coming from the indicative allocation of Structural Fund commitment appropriations for the period 1997 to 1999 under Objective 2 resulting from Commission Decision 96/468/EC (5) and from unused appropriations of ECU 1,117 million of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996, pursuant to Commission Decision C(96) 3684 of 17 December 1996;Whereas the United Kingdom Government has submitted to the Commission on 2 August 1996 the single programming document as referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the regions of west Cumbria and Furness; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this single programming document is eligible as from that date;Whereas the single programming document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the single programming document;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments;Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the single programming document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the single programming document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (7), stipulates that in the Commission decisions approving a single programming document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (8), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (9), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (10), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (11), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;Whereas the single programming document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;Whereas the single programming document satisfies the conditions and includes the information required by Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88;Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (12), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2335/95 (13), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas Article 20 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 provides, subject to available funding, for a single commitment where the Community assistance granted is less than ECU 40 million for the whole programming period;Whereas it is appropriate to mention that this Decision is ruled by the provisions on the eligibility of expenditure laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision C(97) 1035/7 of 23 April 1997 modifying the decisions approving the Community support frameworks, the single programming documents and the Community initiative programmes in respect of the United Kingdom;Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,. The single programming document for Community structural assistance in the regions of west Cumbria and Furness concerned by Objective 2 in the United Kingdom, covering the period 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved. The single programming document includes the following essential elements:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies in the United Kingdom;the main priorities are:1. SME start-up, development and growth,2. knowledge-based industries and advanced technologies,3. tourism development,4. community economic development;(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the single programming document comprising:- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,- the provisions on financial implementation,- the rules for compliance with Community policies;(d) the procedures for verifying additionality and an initial evaluation of the latter;(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the single programming document;(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned. 1. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:>TABLE>2. To this global maximum allocation is added an amount of ECU 1,117 million not subject to indexation, resulting from unused appropriations of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996. The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the single programming document amounts to a maximum of ECU 32,374 million.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the single programming document.The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 34,248 million for the public sector and ECU 11,955 million for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the EIB. 1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:- ERDF: ECU 23,991 million,- ESF: ECU 8,383 million.2. The budgetary commitments at the moment of approval of the single programming document refer to the total Community assistance. The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the single programming document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1999. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 2001. The single programming document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts. This Decision is ruled by the provisions laid down in the Annex to Decision C(97) 1035/7. 0This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.. Done at Brussels, 19 June 1997.For the CommissionMonika WULF-MATHIESMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 11.(3) OJ L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(4) OJ L 193, 3. 8. 1996, p. 54.(5) OJ L 192, 2. 8. 1996, p. 29.(6) OJ L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(7) OJ L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(8) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 15.(9) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 34.(10) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 21.(11) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 39.(12) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(13) OJ L 240, 7. 10. 1995, p. 12. +",EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;industrial region;industrial zone;regions of the United Kingdom;European Investment Bank;EIB;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds,17 +14463,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2277/95 of 28 September 1995 on the conditional extension of the validity of import licences issued upon the allocation of the first tranche of the 1995 quantitative quotas for certain products originating in the People' s Republic of China. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 520/94 of 7 March 1994 establishing a Community procedure for administering quantitative quotas, and in particular Article 17 (2) thereof (1),Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2459/94 (2) establishes administrative procedures for the first tranche of the 1995 quantitative quotas for certain products originating in the People's Republic of China; whereas under the provisions of Article 7 of this Regulation the import licences covering this tranche are valid for nine months, starting on 1 January 1995;Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2801/94 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3807/94 (4), establishes the quantities to be allocated to importers from the first tranche of the 1995 quotas;Whereas in view of the special nature of transactions concerning products subject to quota, and in order to guarantee optimum use of the quotas, it would seem advisable to authorize the competent national authorities, at the request of the importers concerned, to extend to 31 December 1995 the validity of licenses issued pursuant to the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 2801/94 where at least 60 % of the amount covered by the licences has been used up by the expiry date of 30 September 1995 or where the licences cover products on their way to the Community by the expiry date, provided that the destination of such products cannot be changed;Whereas these measures are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the administration of quotas set up under Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 520/94,. At the request of the importers concerned, the validity of licences issued pursuant to the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 2801/94 shall be extended by the competent national authorities to 31 December 1995 where:- at least 60 % of the amount covered by such licences has been used up by 30 September 1995, or - the licences cover products on their way to the Community by 30 September 1995, provided that the destination of such products cannot be changed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 September 1995.For the Commission Leon BRITTAN Vice-President +",leather industry;leather production;tanning industry;toy industry;toy;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;household article;crockery;plates and dishes;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;China;People’s Republic of China,17 +31344,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2158/2005 of 23 December 2005 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 32/2000 as regards the extension of the Community tariff quotas for jute and coconut-fibre products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 32/2000 of 17 December 1999 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas bound in GATT and certain other Community tariff quotas and establishing detailed rules for adjusting the quotas, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1808/95 (1), and in particular the second indent of Article 9(1)(b), thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with the offer it made within the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) and alongside its scheme of generalised preferences (GSP), the Community introduced tariff preferences in 1971 for jute and coconut-fibre products originating in certain developing countries. These preferences took the form of a gradual reduction of Common Customs Tariff duties and, from 1978 to 31 December 1994, the complete suspension of these duties.(2) Since the entry into force of the GSP-scheme in 1995, the Community has, alongside the GATT, opened autonomous zero-duty Community tariff quotas for specific quantities of jute and coconut-fibre products. The tariff quotas opened for those products by Regulation (EC) No 32/2000 have been extended until 31 December 2005 by Commission Regulation (EC) No 25/2005 (2).(3) As the GSP-scheme has been extended until 31 December 2008 by Council Regulation (EC) No 980/2005 of 27 June 2005 applying generalised tariff preferences (3), the tariff quota arrangement for jute and coconut-fibre products should also be extended until 31 December 2008.(4) Regulation (EC) No 32/2000 should therefore be amended accordingly.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,. The phrase, for serial numbers 09.0107, 09.0109 and 09.0111, in the fifth column (Quota period) of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 32/2000, ‘from 1.1.2005 to 31.12.2005’ is replaced by ‘from 1.1.2006 to 31.12.2006, from 1.1.2007 to 31.12.2007 and from 1.1.2008 to 31.12.2008’. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 January 2006.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 December 2005.For the CommissionLászló KOVÁCSMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 5, 8.1.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1102/2005 (OJ L 183, 14.7.2005, p. 65).(2)  OJ L 6, 8.1.2005, p. 4.(3)  OJ L 169, 30.6.2005, p. 1. +",nut;almond;chestnut;coconut;hazel nut;pistachio;walnut;jute;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;textile product;fabric;furnishing fabric,17 +14356,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1815/95 of 26 July 1995 establishing the supply balance for the Canary Islands in the rice products sector, and laying down detailed rules for the adjustment of aid for products coming from the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 3 (4) thereof,Whereas the common detailed rules for implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural products to the Canary Islands are laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2790/94 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2883/94 (4);Whereas in order to apply Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 the forecast supply balance for the Canary Islands should be established for rice sector products; whereas that balance must allow the total amount fixed to be revised during the budget year in response to the requirements of that region;Whereas in order to apply Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, provision should be made for the adjustment of aid granted for the supply of rice sector products coming from the Community market in order to prevent, in particular before the harvest, the conclusion of supply contracts eligible for aid for the new marketing year, and in order to take account of the practices pertaining in the sector; whereas this adjustment must be made on the basis of the difference between the buying-in intervention prices valid in the month of the application for the aid certificate and in the month of drawing of the certificate respectively; whereas this adjustment mechanism must apply from 1 July 1995 because of the application from that date of Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 to the rice sector;Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered its opinion within the time limit laid down by the chairman,. In application of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, the forecast balance quantities in the rice secor benefiting from the exemption from import duty on products coming from third countries or benefiting from Community aid shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. For the application of Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, the amount of aid shall be adjusted on the basis of the level of the monthly increases applicable to the intervention price and, where appropriate, on differences in that price for different stages of processing, using the applicable conversion rate. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 July 1995.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 July 1995.For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the CommissionANNEXSUPPLY BALANCE FOR RICE FOR THE CANARY ISLANDS FOR THE 1995/96 MARKETING YEAR> TABLE POSITION> +",agricultural product;farm product;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;rice;Canary Islands;Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands;supply balance sheet;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +5506,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 333/2012 of 19 April 2012 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of potassium diformate as a feed additive for all animal species and amending Regulation (EC) No 492/2006 Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation. Article 10 of that Regulation provides for the re-evaluation of additives authorised pursuant to Council Directive 70/524/EEC (2).(2) Potassium diformate, CAS number 20642-05-1, was authorised without a time limit in accordance with Directive 70/524/EEC as a feed additive for use on all animal species by Commission Regulation (EC) No 492/2006 (3). That additive was subsequently entered in the Community Register of feed additives as an existing product, in accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(3) In accordance with Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 in conjunction with Article 7 thereof, an application was submitted for the re-evaluation of potassium diformate as a feed additive for all animal species, requesting that additive to be classified in the additive category ‘technological additives’. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(4) The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 13 December 2011 (4) that, under the proposed conditions of use, potassium diformate does not have an adverse effect on animal health, consumer health or the environment, and that it is effective in increasing the storage time of raw fish and fish by-products. It concluded that no safety concerns would arise for users provided that appropriate protective measures are taken. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(5) The assessment of potassium diformate shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that substance should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.(6) As a consequence of a new authorisation being granted by this Regulation, Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 492/2006 and Annex III thereto should be deleted.(7) Since the modifications to the conditions of authorisation of the feed additive are not related to safety reasons, it is appropriate to allow a transitional period for the disposal of existing stocks of pre-mixtures and compound feed containing this preparation, as authorised by Regulation (EC) No 492/2006.(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and to the functional group ‘preservatives’ is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex. Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 492/2006 and Annex III thereto are deleted. Premixtures and compound feed labelled in accordance with Directive 70/524/EEC before the entry into force of this Regulation and containing potassium diformate, as authorised by Regulation (EC) No 492/2006, may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 April 2012.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.(2)  OJ L 270, 14.12.1970, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 89, 28.3.2006, p. 6.(4)  EFSA Journal 2012; 10(1):2530.ANNEXIdentification number of the additive Name of the holder of authorisation Additive Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method Species or category of animal Maximum age Minimum content Maximum content Other provisions End of period of authorisationmg of active substance/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %Category of technological additives. Functional group: preservativesAdditive compositionPotassium diformate: 50 ± 5 %,Water: 50 ± 5 %.Characterisation of the active substanceMethod of Analysis (1)Determination of potassium in the feed additive:Determination of total formate in the feed additive: EN 15909: reverse phase HPLC-UV1. Only permitted in raw fish and fish by-products for feed use with a maximum content of 9 000 mg potassium diformate as active substance per kg raw fish.2. For use in feed for pigs, the mixture of different sources of potassium diformate shall not exceed the permitted maximum level in complete feedingstuff of 18 000 mg per kg complete feedingstuff for weaned piglets and 12 000 mg per kg complete feedingstuff for sows and pigs for fattening.3. Indicate in the instructions for use:4.(1)  Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: http://irmm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/EURLs/EURL_feed_additives/Pages/index.aspx +",animal feedingstuffs;animal feedstuffs;animal fodder;animal weaning food;feedstuffs;milk-replacer feed;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban;food additive;sensory additive;technical additive;food safety;food product safety;food quality safety;safety of food,17 +34432,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 868/2007 of 23 July 2007 entering a designation in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications ( Miel de Galicia or Mel de Galicia (PGI)). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the third and fourth subparagraphs of Article 7 (5) thereof,Whereas:(1) Under Article 6(2) and pursuant to Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Spanish application to register the name Miel de Galicia or Mel de Galicia was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) Germany and Italy submitted an objection to the registration under Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006. In their objections, Germany and Italy stated that the conditions laid down in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 had not been fulfilled and that in particular the link between the product and the geographical area was not demonstrated to the requisite legal standard and was thus insufficient to satisfy the definition of a geographical indication. In addition, Germany pointed out that certain elements contained in the product specification were likely to be in breach of Council Directive 2001/110/EC on honey of 20 December 2001 (3), in particular the option of adding dried fruit to the honey, which according to Germany was not in compliance with the definition of ‘honey’ given in the Directive.(3) In a letter of 16 November 2005 the Commission asked the Member States concerned to seek agreement amongst themselves in accordance with their internal procedures.(4) Given that no agreement was reached between Spain, Germany and Italy within the designated time frame, the Commission must adopt a decision in accordance with the procedure outlined in Article 15(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006.(5) Following consultation between Spain, Germany and Italy, details have been added to the product specification of the designations in question. With respect to the product description, honey containing dried fruit was removed from the product specification. Furthermore, the link between the product and the defined geographical area was emphasised, highlighting the reputation the product enjoys and detailing the natural characteristics of the geographical area, which make the product concerned unique and distinguish it from honeys produced in other geographical areas.(6) In the Commission’s opinion, the amended version of the product specification is fully in compliance with Regulation (EC) No 510/2006.(7) In light of the above, the designation must be entered into the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications.(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Protected Geographical Indications and Protected Designations of Origin,. The designation contained in Annex I to this Regulation shall be entered in the register. A summary of the main points of the specification is given in Annex II to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 July 2007.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).(2)  OJ C 30, 5.2.2005, p. 16, and OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 21.(3)  OJ L 10, 12.1.2002, p. 47.ANNEX IAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I of the Treaty:Class 1.4. Other products of animal origin: honeySPAINMiel de Galicia or Mel de Galicia (PGI)ANNEX IISUMMARYCouncil Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on protected geographical indications and protected designations of origin of agricultural products and foodstuffsMIEL DE GALICIA or MEL DE GALICIAEC No: ES/PGI/005/0278/19.2.2003PDO ( ) PGI ( X )This summary sets out the main elements of the product specification for information purposes.1.   Responsible department in the Member State:24.7.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 192/11(1) Under Article 6(2) and pursuant to Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Spanish application to register the name Miel de Galicia or Mel de Galicia was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) Germany and Italy submitted an objection to the registration under Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006. In their objections, Germany and Italy stated that the conditions laid down in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 had not been fulfilled and that in particular the link between the product and the geographical area was not demonstrated to the requisite legal standard and was thus insufficient to satisfy the definition of a geographical indication. In addition, Germany pointed out that certain elements contained in the product specification were likely to be in breach of Council Directive 2001/110/EC on honey of 20 December 2001 (3), in particular the option of adding dried fruit to the honey, which according to Germany was not in compliance with the definition of ‘honey’ given in the Directive.(3) In a letter of 16 November 2005 the Commission asked the Member States concerned to seek agreement amongst themselves in accordance with their internal procedures.(4) Given that no agreement was reached between Spain, Germany and Italy within the designated time frame, the Commission must adopt a decision in accordance with the procedure outlined in Article 15(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006.(5) Following consultation between Spain, Germany and Italy, details have been added to the product specification of the designations in question. With respect to the product description, honey containing dried fruit was removed from the product specification. Furthermore, the link between the product and the defined geographical area was emphasised, highlighting the reputation the product enjoys and detailing the natural characteristics of the geographical area, which make the product concerned unique and distinguish it from honeys produced in other geographical areas.(6) In the Commission’s opinion, the amended version of the product specification is fully in compliance with Regulation (EC) No 510/2006.(7) In light of the above, the designation must be entered into the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications.(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Protected Geographical Indications and Protected Designations of Origin,Class 1.4. Other products of animal origin: honeyName : Subdirección General de Denominaciones de Calidad, Dirección General de Alimentación, Secretaria General de Alimentación del Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación, EspañaAddress : Paseo Infanta Isabel 1, E-28071 MadridTel : (34) 913 475394Fax : (34) 913 475410E-mail : sgcaproagro@mapya.esName : Mieles Anta, SLAddress : C/Ermita, 34 Polígono de A Grela-Bens, A CoruñaTel : —Fax : —E-mail :Name : Sociedad Cooperativa ‘A Quiroga’Address : Avenida Doctor Sixto Mauriz, no 43, Fene. A CoruñaTel : —Fax : —E-mail : —Composition : Producers/processors ( X ) others ( )Class 1.4. Other products of animal origin: honey— maximum water content: 18,5 %,— minimum diastase activity: 9 on the Schade scale. Honeys with a low enzyme content have to reach a minimum of 4 on this scale, provided that the hydroxymethylfurfural content does not exceed 10 mg/kg,— maximum hydroxymethylfurfural content: 28 mg/kg;— multi-flower honey: the majority of pollen must belong to: Castanea sativa, Eucalyptus sp., Ericaceae, Rubus sp., Rosaceae, Cytisus sp-Ulex sp., Trifolium sp., Lotus sp., Campanula, Centaurea, Quercus sp., Echium sp., Taraxacum sp. and Brassica sp.,— single-flower honey:— ‘eucalyptus honey’: the minimum percentage of pollen from eucalyptus (Eucaliptus sp.) must be 70 %.— ‘chestnut honey’: the minimum percentage of pollen from chestnut (Castanea sp.) must be 70 %.— ‘blackberry honey’: the minimum percentage of pollen from blackberry (Rubus sp.) must be 45 %.— ‘heather honey’: the minimum percentage of pollen from heather (Erica sp.) must be 45 %;— multi-flower honeys: colour ranging from amber to dark amber. They have a floral or plant aroma which varies in intensity and persistence. They may be slightly acidic or harsh tasting,— single-flower honeys from eucalyptus: amber-coloured with a floral aroma and a hint of waxiness. The aroma has medium intensity and low persistence. Sweet and slightly acidic flavour,— single-flower honeys from chestnut: dark amber in colour, sometimes with reddish tones. Ideally with an aroma of medium to low intensity and low persistence. These honeys are slightly acidic and bitter, sometimes a little spicy. In general they are slightly harsh tasting,— single-flower honeys from blackberry: colour ranging from amber to dark amber. These honeys are aromatic with persistent floral aromas. Very fruity flavour, particularly sweet, with medium to high intensity and persistence,— single-flower honeys from heather: dark amber colour sometimes with reddish tones, slightly bitter and persistent flavour, persistent floral aromas. The aroma is generally of medium to low intensity and low persistence.— the presence of typical and unique combinations of pollens which distinguish these honeys even from those produced in neighbouring regions. These combinations are provided in Annex 1;— the absence or the low proportion (less than 1 %) of pollens from the Labiaceae family and from Lavandula, Rosmarinus, Thymus, Mentha, etc.;— the absence or low proportion (less than 0,1 %) of pollens from Helianthus annuus, Citrus or Olea europaea;— the absence or low proportion (less than 1 %) of pollens from Cistus ladanifer;— the absence of Hedysarum coronarium, Hypecoum procumbens and Diplotaxis erucoides.Name : Consejo regulador de la Indicación Geográfica Protegida ‘Miel de Galicia’Address : Pazo de Quián s/n, Sergude, E-15881-Boqueixón, A CoruñaTel : (34) 981 511913Fax : (34) 981 511913E-mail : info@mieldegalicia.org +",location of production;location of agricultural production;honey;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +26128,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 915/2003 of 26 May 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 2366/2002 opening Community tariff quotas for 2003 for sheep, goats, sheepmeat and goatmeat. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2529/2001 of 19 December 2001 on the common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat(1), and in particular Article 16(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2366/2002(2), provides for Community tariff quotas for products of the sheepmeat and goatmeat sectors originating in some candidate countries and other third countries for the period 1 January to 31 December 2003.(2) New trade agreements have been concluded with some candidate countries (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia and Romania) and with Chile.(3) The adjusted Europe Agreements with the Czech Republic and with Slovakia provide for a continuation of the Community tariff quotas with those countries.(4) Following the conclusion of the trade agreements with Bulgaria, quantitative restrictions and ad valorem as well as specific duties for sheep and goat products, will be eliminated in accordance with the Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Bulgaria, of the other part, to take account of the outcome of negotiations between the parties on new mutual agricultural concessions. Those quantitative restrictions and duties will be abolished from the first day of the first month following the Contracting Parties' notification of the accomplishment of the approval procedures.(5) The Protocols adjusting the trade aspects of the Europe Agreements establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Romania and Poland, of the other part, to take account of the outcome of negotiations between the Parties on new mutual agricultural concessions, approved respectively by Council Decision 2003/18/EC(3), and Council Decision 2003/263/EC(4), grant from 1 April 2003, products originating in Romania and Poland access to the Community without quantitative restrictions and with exemption from ad valorem and specific duties.(6) From the date of entry into force of the Agreements with Bulgaria, Poland and Romania import licences should therefore not be necessary any longer.(7) In order to avoid errors on the calculation of the quota use in tonnes of carcase-weight equivalent, it is essential that for each type of product the correct conversion coefficient is applied. To this end Article 5 should be modified.(8) Certain tariff quotas for sheep and goat meat products have been provided under the Cotonou Agreement with the ACP States. At the time when sheepmeat products are presented to the customs authorities for import, it is difficult for those authorities to establish whether they originate from domestic sheep or other sheep, which determines the application of different duty rates. It is therefore appropriate to provide that the document of origin contains a clarification to that end.(9) In conformity with Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001(6), and Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC(7), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC(8), imports may be authorised only for products meeting all the requirements of the veterinary rules and certification currently in force in the Community.(10) Regulation (EC) No 2366/2002 should be amended accordingly.(11) Since the tariff quotas are opened from 1 January 2003, this Regulation should apply retroactively as from the same date.(12) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for sheepmeat and goatmeat,. Regulation (EC) 2366/2002 is amended as follows:1. Article 5 is replaced by the following:""Article 5For the purpose of calculating the quantities of 'carcase-weight equivalent' referred to in Article 3 the net weight of sheep and goat products shall be multiplied by the following coefficients:- live animals: 0,47,- boneless lamb and boneless goatmeat kid: 1,67,- boneless mutton, boneless sheep and boneless goatmeat other than kid: 1,81. This coefficient shall also be used when the product is not described explicitly in the document of origin as boneless lamb or boneless goatmeat kid and also in the case of a mixture of different sheep or goat boneless products,- bone-in products: 1,00.""2. Article 6 is replaced by the following:""Article 6The document of origin accompanying the sheep and goat meat products falling under CN codes ex 0204, ex 0210 99 21 and ex 0210 99 29 referred to under Country group No 4 of the Annex, shall contain in the box concerning the description of the products, one of the following indications:(a) meat from sheep and/or goat products from the species 'domestic sheep' and/or 'domestic goats';(b) meat from sheep and/or goat products from the species 'other than domestic sheep' and/or 'other than domestic goats'.These indications must correspond to the indications in the veterinary certificate accompanying those products which shall include the indication 'domestic sheep' and/or 'domestic goats', 'non domestic sheep' and/or 'non domestic goats', 'farmed' or 'wild game' as appropriate.""3. The Annex is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 January 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 May 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 3.(2) OJ L 351, 28.12.2002, p. 73.(3) OJ L 8, 14.1.2003, p. 18.(4) OJ L 97, 15.4.2003, p. 53.(5) OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28.(6) OJ L 198, 21.7.2001, p. 11.(7) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56.(8) OJ L 162, 1.7.1996, p. 1.ANNEX""ANNEXSHEEPMEAT AND GOATMEAT IN TONNES (T) OF CARCASE WEIGHT EQUIVALENTCommunity tariff quotas for 2003>TABLE>"" +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;live animal;animal on the hoof;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;beef;goat;billy-goat;caprine species;kid,17 +25921,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 648/2003 of 10 April 2003 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 27th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(2), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 of 23 July 2002 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 432/2003(4), for the 2002/2003 marketing year, requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar to certain third countries.(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender in question.(3) Following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the 27th partial invitation to tender, the provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,. For the 27th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 the maximum amount of the export refund to certain third countries is fixed at 48,597 EUR/100 kg. This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 April 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 10 April 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1.(2) OJ L 104, 20.4.2002, p. 26.(3) OJ L 195, 24.7.2002, p. 6.(4) OJ L 65, 8.3.2003, p. 21. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;export levy;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;white sugar;refined sugar,17 +15724,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1827/96 of 20 September 1996 providing for the opening and management of a tariff quota for preparations of a kind used in animal feeding falling within CN codes 2309 90 31, 2309 90 41 and 2309 90 51. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,Whereas, as a result of the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, the Community has concluded agreements with certain third countries on the conclusion of the negotiations under Article XXIV.6 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT); whereas these agreements, inter alia, provide for certain Community commitments on agriculture; whereas these commitments must be implemented as soon as possible; whereas Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 authorizes the Commission to take the necessary measures in accordance with the management committee procedure;Whereas one of the above concessions is a tariff quota of 2 800 tonnes of preparations of a kind used for feeding animals falling within CN codes 2309 90 31, 2309 90 41 and 2309 90 51 which can be imported annually from 1 January 1996 at a customs duty rate of 7 % ad valorem;Whereas the detailed rules for the management of this quota must be laid down; whereas the type of management concerned will require close collaboration between the Member States and the Commission, which must also in particular be able to monitor progress in using up the tariff quota and inform the Member States thereof;Whereas the licences for the import of the products in question under this quota should be issued after a scrutiny period and with the fixing of a single percentage reduction in the quantities applied for, where appropriate;Whereas the information to appear on the applications and licences should be specified;Whereas, to ensure the sound management of this scheme, the security for the import licences under it should be set at ECU 25 a tonne;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. The products falling within CN codes 2309 90 31, 2309 90 41 and 2309 90 51 listed in the Annex hereto and qualifying for a tariff quota as laid down by Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 may be imported into the Community in accordance with this Regulation and at a customs duty rate of 7 % ad valorem. 1. Applications for import licences shall be lodged with the competent authorities in each Member State on the first working day of each week by 1 p.m., Brussels time. Licence applications must relate to a quantity equal to or greater than 5 tonnes of product and may not exceed 500 tonnes.2. The Member States shall send the import licence applications to the Commission by telex or fax, by 6 p.m. Brussels time, at the latest on the day they are lodged.3. By the Friday following the day on which the applications are lodged, the Commission shall notify the Member States by telex or fax of the outcome of the licence applications.4. On receipt of the Commission notification, the Member States shall issue the import licences. The term of validity of licences shall be calculated from their date of issue.5. The quantity released for free circulation may not be greater than that indicated in sections 17 and 18 of the import licence. To this end, the figure '0` shall be entered in section 19 of the licence. In the case of products to be imported at the reduced customs duty laid down in Article 1 of this Regulation, import licence applications and licences shall include in section 24 one of the following entries:- Derechos de aduana limitados al 7 % ad valorem [Reglamento (CE) n° 1827/96]- Toldsatsen begrænses til 7 % af værdien (Forordning (EF) nr. 1827/96)- Beschränkung des Zolls auf 7 % des Zollwerts (Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1827/96)- Äáóìïß ðåñéïñéóìÝíïé óôï 7 % ad valorem [Êáíïíéóìüò (ÅÊ) áñéè. 1827/96]- Customs duties limited to 7 % ad valorem (Regulation (EC) No 1827/96)- Droits de douane limités à 7 % ad valorem [Règlement (CE) n° 1827/96]- Dazi doganali limitati al 7 % ad valorem [Regolamento (CE) n. 1827/96]- Douanerechten beperkt tot 7 % ad valorem (Verordening (EG) nr. 1827/96)- Direitos aduaneiros limitados a 7 % ad valorem [Regulamento (CE) nº 1827/96]- Arvotulli rajoitettu 7 prosenttiin [asetus (EY) N:o 1827/96]- Tullsatsen begränsad till 7 % av värdet (Förordning (EG) nr 1827/96). The amount of the security for the import licences provided for in this Regulation shall be ECU 25 a tonne. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication of the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 January 1996.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 September 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 146, 20. 6. 1996, p. 1.ANNEXThe quantities imported under the CN codes referred to in this Annex shall benefit from a customs duty of 7 % ad valorem.>TABLE> +",animal nutrition;feeding of animals;nutrition of animals;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties,17 +321,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 56/83 of 16 December 1982 concerning the implementation of the Agreement on the international carriage of passengers by road by means of occasional coach and bus services (ASOR). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 75 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),Whereas, pursuant to Decision 82/505/EEC (4), the Community has concluded the Agreement on the international carriage of passengers by road by means of occasional coach and bus services (ASOR); whereas that Agreement is therefore applicable to such services between the Community and the other Contracting Parties which have ratified it:Whereas Article 13 of the ASOR provides that the Contracting Parties shall adopt the measures required to implement the Agreement;Whereas, in order to implement the ASOR in the Community, certain powers of the Council, the Commission and the Member States should be specified;Whereas the principle embodied in Article 14 (2) of the ASOR, that the competent authorities shall inform each other of the offences committed in their territory by a carrier established in the territory of another Contracting Party and where necessary, of the penalty imposed, should also apply to offences against the ASOR committed in the territory of a Member State by a carrier established in another Member State,. The competent authorities referred to in Articles 2 (2), 4 (4), 6, 10, 13 (1) and 14 of the ASOR shall be the competent authorities of the Member States concerned. Those authorities shall, where appropriate designate the agencies referred to in Article 6 of the ASOR. The transport authorization to which the occasional services referred to in Article 2 (1) (c) of the ASOR may be made subject in accordance with Article 5 (3), where the conditions laid down in Article 5 (2) are not satisfied, shall be issued by the competent authorities of the Member State concerned. The model document with stiff green covers containing the text of the cover page recto verso of the control document in each official language of all the Contracting Parties, referred to in Article 11 of the ASOR, shall be issued by the competent authorities of the Member State where the vehicle is registered or by a duly authorized agency. The measures required to implement the ASOR, referred to in Article 13 (1) thereof, shall be adopted by the competent authorities of the Member States. If the competent authorities in the Member States agree bilaterally or multilaterally with the competent authorities of the other Contracting Parties that, in accordance with Article 10 of the ASOR, the list of passengers need not be drawn up, the Member States concerned shall inform the Commission thereof. In addition to the information provided for in Article 14 (2) of the ASOR, the competent authorities in the Member States shall inform one another of offences against the ASOR committed in their territory by carriers established in another Member State and of any penalty imposed. 1.   The Commission shall inform the Member States of every declaration made pursuant to Article 17 (1) of the ASOR by a Contracting Party when signing the ASOR that such Contracting Party does not consider itself bound by Article 5 (2) (b) of the ASOR.2.   Similarly, the Commission shall inform the Member States of every withdrawal of such a declaration in accordance with Article 17 (2) of the ASOR. 1.   When a Member State encounters difficulties in the operation of the ASOR or of the measures taken under Article 13 thereof, it shall inform the Commission and the other Member States. The Commission shall carry out an examination and shall consult the Member States concerned regarding possible solutions.2.   Where appropriate, the Commission shall request that a meeting of the Contracting Parties be convened in accordance with Article 16 (1) of the ASOR.3.   Where the Commission is informed by the Secretariat of the European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) that another Contracting Party has requested that a meeting of the Contracting Parties be convened in accordance with Article 16 (1) of the ASOR, the procedure set out in paragraph 1 above shall apply correspondingly. 1.   Should a Member State consider a revision of the ASOR to be necessary, it shall forward a reasoned request to the Commission and shall inform the other Member States thereof. The Commission shall examine the request and consult the Member States.2.   The Commission shall submit to the Council a report on the results of its examination, accompanied, where appropriate, by a proposal authorizing it to negotiate with the other Contracting Parties on behalf of the Community.3.   Where appropriate, the Commission shall, in accordance with Article 19 (1) of the ASOR, request that a conference be convened in order to revise the ASOR.4.   Where the Commission is informed by the Secretariat of the ECMT that another Contracting Party has, in accordance with Article 19 (1) of the ASOR, requested that a conference be convened in order to revise the ASOR, the procedure set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 above shall apply correspondingly. 01.   If a Member State considers withdrawal from the ASOR to be necessary, it shall forward a reasoned request to the Commission and shall inform the other Member States thereof. The Commission shall examine the request and consult the Member States.2.   The Commission shall submit to the Council a report on the results of its examination, accompanied, where appropriate, by a proposal for a Decision to denounce the ASOR, pursuant to Article 20 (2) thereof.3.   Where appropriate, the Commission shall give notification of denunciation of the ASOR, pursuant to Article 20 (2) thereof. 1The Commission shall inform the Member States of:— any approval or ratification of the ASOR by a Contracting Party after its entry into force, pursuant to Article 18 (3) of the ASOR,— any denunciation by another Contracting Party to the ASOR notified pursuant to Article 20 (2) of the ASOR. 21.   The Commission shall communicate this Regulation to the Secretariat of the ECMT pursuant to Article 13 (2) of the ASOR.2.   Each Member State shall communicate to the Commission the measures taken under this Regulation and, in particular, the names of the competent authorities designated to implement the ASOR. The Commission shall inform the other Member States and, pursuant to Article 13 (2) of the ASOR, the Secretariat of the ECMT.3.   The Commission shall inform the Member States of the measures referred to in Article 13 (1) of the ASOR taken by the other Contracting Parties and communicated to it by the Secretariat of the ECMT pursuant to Article 13 (2) of the ASOR. 3The Member States shall take the measures required pursuant to this Regulation in good time in order to ensure implementation of the ASOR from the date on which it enters into force (5). 4This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 1983.Articles 1 to 12 shall be applicable as from the entry into force of the ASOR.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 December 1982.For the CouncilThe PresidentA. MELCHIOR(1)  OJ No C 265, 9. 10. 1982, p. 3.(2)  OJ No C 304, 22. 11. 1982, p. 252.(3)  Opinion delivered on 15 December 1982 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(4)  OJ No L 230, 5. 8. 1982, p. 38.(5)  The date on which the ASOR enters into force will be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities by the General Secretariat of the Council. +",transport document;TIR carnet;accompanying document;consignment note;way bill;multilateral agreement;multilateral treaty;bus;motor coach;public transport;mass transit;public transportation;international transport;international traffic;road transport;road haulage;transport by road,17 +24694,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2107/2002 of 28 November 2002 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 17th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(2), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 of 23 July 2002 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar(3), for the 2002/2003 marketing year, requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar.(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender in question.(3) Following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the 17th partial invitation to tender, the provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,. For the 17th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 the maximum amount of the export refund is fixed at 47,269 EUR/100 kg. This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 November 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 November 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1.(2) OJ L 104, 20.4.2002, p. 26.(3) OJ L 195, 24.7.2002, p. 6. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;export levy;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;white sugar;refined sugar,17 +4359,"86/551/EEC: Council Decision of 15 September 1986 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway concerning non-agricultural and processed agricultural products not covered by the Agreement. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,Whereas it is necessary to approve the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway concerning non-agricultural and processed agricultural products not covered by the Agreement, to take account of the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the Community,. The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning non-agricultural and processed agricultural products not covered by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the Exchange of Letters is attached to this Decision. The President of the Council is hereby authorized to appoint the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.. Done at Brussels, 15 September 1986.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. HOWE +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);Norway;Kingdom of Norway;agricultural product;farm product;ratification of an agreement;conclusion of an agreement;agro-industry;agri-foodstuffs industry;agricultural product processing;agricultural product processing industry;processing of agricultural products,17 +35990,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 834/2008 of 22 August 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1319/2006 on the exchange between the Member States and the Commission of certain information concerning pigmeat. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 192(2) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1319/2006 (2) lays down the day by which Member States are to communicate certain quotations to the Commission as the Thursday of each week, in respect of the preceding week.(2) In order to have information which is as up-to-date as possible for the management of the market and to take account of technological progress in the transmission of information, that time limit for communication should be shortened.(3) Regulation (EC) No 1319/2006 should be amended accordingly.(4) To enable the Member States to adapt to the new time limit for communication, this Regulation should apply from 1 September 2008.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,. The introductory phrase of Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1319/2006 is hereby replaced by the following:‘The Member States shall communicate to the Commission by 12:00 (Brussels time) on the Wednesday of each week, in respect of the preceding week:’ This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 September 2008.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 August 2008.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 510/2008 (OJ L 149, 7.6.2008, p. 61).(2)  OJ L 243, 6.9.2006, p. 3. +",common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;pigmeat;pork;carcase;animal carcase;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;disclosure of information;information disclosure,17 +3860,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1494/2004 of 23 August 2004 prohibiting fishing for greater silver smelt by vessels flying the flag of Germany. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 of 19 December 2003 fixing for 2004 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (2) lays down quotas for greater silver smelt for 2004.(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of greater silver smelt in the waters of ICES subareas V, VI and VII (Community waters and waters not coming under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) by vessels flying the flag of Germany or registered in Germany have exhausted the quota allocated for 2004. Germany has prohibited fishing for this stock from 30 June 2004. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,. Catches of greater silver smelt in the waters of ICES subareas V, VI and VII (Community waters and waters not coming under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) by vessels flying the flag of Germany or registered in Germany are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Germany for 2004.Fishing for greater silver smelt in the waters of ICES subareas V, VI and VII (Community waters and waters not coming under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) by vessels flying the flag of Germany or registered in Germany is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 30 June 2004.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 August 2004.For the CommissionJörgen HOLMQUISTDirector-General for Fisheries(1)  OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 (OJ L 289, 7.11.2003, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 344, 31.12.2003, p. 1. +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction,17 +264,"82/456/EEC: Council Decision of 14 June 1982 accepting on behalf of the Community a recommendation of the Customs Cooperation Council concerning technical cooperation in customs matters. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,Whereas the recommendation of the Customs Cooperation Council concerning technical Cooperation in customs matters can be accepted by the Community with immediate effect;Whereas it is advisable, however, to indicate the special method by which it will be implemented taking into account the particular requirements of the customs union,. The recommendation of 18 June 1981 of the Customs Cooperation Council concerning technical cooperationin customs matters is hereby accepted on behalf of the Community with immediate effect using the following special method of implementation:the European Economic Community intends to carry out the technical cooperation provided for in the recommendation within the framework of actions by the Community, or by certain Member States, bearing in mind that the institutions of the European Economic Community do not have a customs school.The text of the said recommendation is attached to this Decision. The President of the Council shall designate the person empowered to inform the Secretariat-General of the Customs Cooperation Council of the acceptance by the Community with immediate effect of the recommendation, and the special method by which it will be implemented referred to in Article 1.. Done at Luxembourg, 14 June 1982.For the CouncilThe PresidentP. de KEERSMAEKERRECOMMENDATION OF THE CUSTOMS COOPERATION COUNCIL OF 18 JUNE 1981 CONCERNING TECHNICAL COOPERATION IN CUSTOMS MATTERSTHE CUSTOMS COOPERATION COUNCIL,Having regard to the general aims of the Convention establishing a Customs Cooperation Council, in particular the provisions of Article III concerning measures for attaining the highest possible degree of harmony and uniformity in customs matters,Recalling the discussions at the Council's 49th/50th Sessions in Nairobi (1977) where it was confirmed that the Council should play a more active role in order to foster technical cooperation between all developed and developing countries and that it should expand its general policy in technical cooperation,Noting that a steady growth of world trade implies constant adaptation of customs methods of work,Noting that while under its auspices a substantial number of international customs conventions have been concluded, further steps besides promoting accession to or ratification of these instruments are necessary to facilitate international trade,Considering the satisfactory results obtained by its expanding cooperation in customs matters with other governmental and non-governmental international organizations,Convinced that it is also in the interest of international trade to promote technical cooperation,Convinced that adequate training of customs officials is one of the prerequisites for the smooth functioning of international trade and tourism,Desiring that its secretariat should continue 1. to collaborate with member and non-member States which so wish in organizing, on a bilateral or multilateral basis, seminars, training courses and symposia in customs matters, in particular concerning the conventions and other international instruments administered by the Council,2. to cooperate with regional and international organizations in organizing regional and interregional seminars on customs matters,RECOMMENDSThat States whether or not Members of the Council, and customs or economic unions should: 1. provide for the possibility of receiving trainees, and receiving, supplying, or exchanging customs experts and lecturers, utilizing the channels of the Council for these purposes so far as may be possible,2. consider, where appropriate and in so far as may be possible, admitting customs officers of other customs administrations to their national customs training schools,3. organize seminars, courses or symposia open to or intended for participants of other countries on national and international customs laws and regulations, and on the application thereof,4. consider the further promotion of activities aimed at achieving wider technical cooperation in customs matters,REQUESTSStates, whether or not Members of the Council, and customs or economic unions which accept this recommendation to notify the Secretary-General of their acceptance, of the date from which they will apply the recommendation, and of the conditions of its application. The Secretary-General will transmit this information to the customs administrations of such States and to such unions. +",in-service training;further training and instruction;on-the-job training;staff training;vocational training;distance training;e-training;manpower training;pre-vocational training;sandwich training;technical cooperation;technical aid;technical assistance;customs cooperation;customs profession;customs agent;customs officer,17 +5117,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 410/2010 of 11 May 2010 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Εξαιρετικό Παρθένο Ελαιόλαδο Σέλινο Κρήτης (Exeretiko partheno eleolado Selino Kritis) (PDO)). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) and in accordance with Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Greece’s application to register the name ���Εξαιρετικό Παρθένο Ελαιόλαδο Σέλινο Κρήτης’ (Exeretiko partheno eleolado Selino Kritis) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no statement of objection pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 May 2010.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(2)  OJ C 232, 26.9.2009, p. 27.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.5.   Oils and fats (butter, margarine, oils, etc.)GREECEΕξαιρετικό Παρθένο Ελαιόλαδο Σέλινο Κρήτης (Exeretiko partheno eleolado Selino Kritis) (PDO) +",Greece;Hellenic Republic;olive oil;location of production;location of agricultural production;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +4273,"86/291/EEC: Commission Decision of 2 June 1986 amending Decision 81/400/EEC establishing the status of Member States as regards classical swine fever with a view to its eradication. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 80/1095/EEC of 11 November 1980 laying down conditions designed to render and keep the territory of the Community free from classical swine fever (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (2), and in particular Article 3 (2) thereof,Whereas by Decision 81/400/EEC (3), the Commission laid down the status of Member States concerning classical swine fever with a view to its eradication;Whereas the status of Spain and Portugal must also be laid down and in consequence Decision 81/400/EEC must be amended;Whereas Spain and Portugal do not fulfil some or all of the conditions laid down in order to be officially recognized as being free of classical swine fever;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The second paragraph of Article 1 of Decision 81/400/EEC is replaced by the following:'Belgium, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Portugal shall submit plans for the eradication of classical swine fever in accordance with Article 3 and 4 of the abovementioned Directive.' This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 2 June 1986.For the CommissionFrans ANDRIESSENVice-President(1) OJ No L 325, 1. 12. 1980, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 362, 31. 12. 1985, p. 8.(3) OJ No L 152, 11. 6. 1981, p. 37. +",veterinary legislation;veterinary regulations;animal plague;cattle plague;rinderpest;swine fever;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;decontamination;disinfection;disease vector;disease carrier;disease-carrying insect,17 +1008,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1975/89 of 3 July 1989 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on polymers of halogenated olefins falling within CN code 3904 originating in Mexico to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88 apply. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88 of 19 December 1988 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1989 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 15 thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I within the framework of the preferential tariff ceiling fixed in column 7 of Annex I;Whereas, as provided for in Article 13 of that Regulation, as soon as the indiviual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;Whereas, in the case of polymers of halogenated olefins falling within CN code 3904 the individual ceiling was fixed at ECU 5 million; whereas, on 18 May 1989, imports of these products into the Community originating in Mexico reached the ceiling in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas, it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in quetion against Mexico,. As from 7 July 1989, the levying of customs duties suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in Mexico:1.2.3 // // // // Order No // CN code // Description // // // // 10.0458 // 3904 10 00 3904 21 00 3904 22 00 // Polymers of vinyl chloride or of other halogenated olefins, in primary forms - Polyvinyl chloride, not mixed with any other substances - Non plasticized - Plasticized // // // This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 3 July 1989.For the CommissionChristiane SCRIVENERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 375, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1. +",plastics;PVC;plastic;polyester;polyethylene;polypropylene;polyurethane;polyurethane foam;polyvinyl chloride;Mexico;United Mexican States;restoration of customs duties;restoration of customs tariff;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession,17 +14577,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2723/95 of 24 November 1995 amending Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for preserved mushrooms of the genus Agaricus spp.. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2314/95 (2), and in particular Article 12 (1) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2690/95 of 17 November 1995 opening a tariff quota for preserved mushrooms originating in China (3), and in particular Article 2 thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 (4) opens and provides for the administration of Community tariff quotas for preserved mushrooms of the genus Agaricus falling within CN codes 0711 90 40, 2003 10 20 and 2003 10 30; whereas column I of Annex I to the said Regulation lays down the quota quantities for the period 1 July 1995 to 31 December 1995; whereas, following the accession of the three new Member States, Council Regulation (EC) No 2690/95 opens a quota of 2 200 tonnes for the same product originating in China, over the same period and under the same conditions; whereas, for the purposes of administration, those two quotas should be combined and the quantity of 2 200 tonnes should be added to column I of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2125/95;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,. In column I of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2125/95, the figure '0` is hereby replaced by '2 200` on the line corresponding to China and the total of '26 766` is replaced by '28 966`. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 24 November 1995.For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission +",import;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;mushroom-growing;mushroom;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;preserved product;preserved food;tinned food;China;People’s Republic of China,17 +44889,"Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/327 of 2 March 2015 amending Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards requirements for the placing on the market and conditions of use of additives consisting of preparations Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Articles 3(5) and 16(6) thereof,Whereas:(1) In some preparations, authorised as additives in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, technological additives and other substances or products are incorporated to exert a function on the active substance contained in the preparation, such as stabilising or standardising it, facilitating its handling or its incorporation into feed. For example, those technological additives or other substances or products may increase flowability or homogeneity or reduce the dusting potential of the active substance. The specific composition of authorised additives consisting of preparations will therefore vary according to the rationale for the use of those preparations. The technological additives or other substances or products added to maintain the integrity of an active substance are however not intended to perform a function in the feed in which the preparation is to be incorporated.(2) Taking into account that technological progress contributes to the development of new preparations, it is appropriate to better consider the specificities of additives consisting of preparations and to bring more transparency and clarity when placing them on the market, without affecting intellectual property rights relating to the composition of premixtures containing such additives.(3) In particular, it is appropriate to introduce into Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 additional labelling requirements for this type of additives and for premixtures containing them, so as to allow a verification that technological additives used in a preparation are authorised for the intended purpose and that those additives exert a function only on the active substance contained in the preparation.(4) While the most relevant information should be kept on the packaging or container of the additive or the premixture, technological progress also allows providing information about the composition of the preparations in a more flexible and less costly way via other written means. This is in compliance with the definition of labelling provided for in Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2).(5) Operators should be able to provide information about the composition of the preparations which are placed on the market since such information enables the end-user or the purchaser to make an informed choice, allows appropriate risk assessment and contributes to fairness of transactions.(6) Those additional labelling and information requirements should apply only to additives belonging to the categories referred to in Article 6(1)(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. Where such additives are authorised as preparations, only the active substance is indeed the subject of the authorisation, and not the other components of the preparations, which may vary.(7) In order to prevent any undesirable effects on human health, animal health or the environment, operators should ensure that there is physico-chemical and biological compatibility between the components of the preparation which is placed on the market and used.(8) Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, on specific labelling requirements for certain additives and for premixtures, and Annex IV thereto, on general conditions of use, should therefore be amended in order to take into account technological progress and scientific development concerning additives consisting of preparations.(9) A transitional period is needed to avoid disruptions in the placing on the market and use of existing additives consisting of preparations, and of feed containing them, so that they may be used until stocks are exhausted.(10) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,. Amendment to Annexes III and IVAnnexes III and IV to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. Transitional provisionAdditives consisting of preparations and premixtures containing such additives, which are produced and labelled before 23 March 2017 in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 as it stood before 23 March 2015 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 2 March 2015.For the CommissionThe PresidentJean-Claude JUNCKER(1)  OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.(2)  Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of 13 July 2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the placing on the market and use of feed, amending European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 and repealing Council Directive 79/373/EEC, Commission Directive 80/511/EEC, Council Directives 82/471/EEC, 83/228/EEC, 93/74/EEC, 93/113/EC and 96/25/EC and Commission Decision 2004/217/EC (OJ L 229, 1.9.2009, p. 1).ANNEXAnnexes III and IV to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 are amended as follows:(1) Annex III is replaced by the following text:1. SPECIFIC LABELLING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN ADDITIVES AND FOR PREMIXTURES.(a) Zootechnical additives, coccidiostats and histomonostats:— the expiry date of the guarantee or the storage life from the date of manufacture,— the directions for use, and— the concentration.(b) Enzymes, in addition to the abovementioned indications:— the specific name of the active component or components in accordance with their enzyme activities, in conformity with the authorisation given,— the International Union of Biochemistry identification number, and— instead of concentration: units of activity (units of activity per gram or units of activity per millilitre).(c) Micro-organisms:— the expiry date of the guarantee or the storage life from the date of manufacture,— the directions for use,— the strain identification number, and— the number of colony-forming units per gram.(d) Nutritional additives:— the active-substance level, and�� the expiry date of the guarantee of that level or storage life from the date of manufacture.(e) Technological and sensory additives with the exception of flavouring compounds:— the active substance level.(f) Flavouring compounds:— the incorporation rate in premixtures.2. ADDITIONAL LABELLING AND INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN ADDITIVES CONSISTING OF PREPARATIONS AND PREMIXTURES CONTAINING SUCH PREPARATIONS.(a) Additives belonging to the categories referred to in Article 6(1)(a), (b) and (c) and consisting of preparations:(i) the indication on the packaging or container of the specific name, the identification number and the level of any technological additive contained in the preparation for which maximum levels are set in the corresponding authorisation;(ii) the following information via any written medium or accompanying the preparation:— the specific name and the identification number of any technological additive contained in the preparation, and— the name of any other substance or product contained in the preparation, indicated in descending order by weight.(b) Premixtures containing additives belonging to the categories referred to in Article 6(1)(a), (b) and (c) and consisting of preparations:(i) if appropriate, the indication on the packaging or container that the premixture contains technological additives included in additive preparations, for which maximum levels are set in the corresponding authorisation;(ii) upon request from the purchaser or the user, information on the specific name, the identification number and an indication of the level of technological additives referred to in point (i) of this paragraph included in the additive preparations.’(2) in Annex IV, the following point 5 is added:‘5. Technological additives or other substances or products contained in additives consisting of preparations shall only modify the physico-chemical characteristics of the active substance of the preparation and shall be used in accordance with their conditions of authorisation where such provisions are provided for. +",animal feedingstuffs;animal feedstuffs;animal fodder;animal weaning food;feedstuffs;milk-replacer feed;consumer information;consumer education;technological change;adaptation to technical progress;digital revolution;technical progress;technological development;technological progress;food supplement;nutritional supplement;labelling,17 +36721,"2009/889/EC: Council Decision of 30 November 2009 providing macro-financial assistance to Georgia. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 308 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament,After consulting the Economic and Financial Committee,Whereas:(1) Relations between Georgia and the European Union (EU) are developing within the framework of the European Neighbourhood Policy, which is enhanced by the newly launched Eastern Partnership.(2) The extraordinary European Council of 1 September 2008 confirmed the EU’s willingness to strengthen EU-Georgia relations in the aftermath of the armed conflict in August 2008 between Georgia and Russia.(3) Georgia’s economic stabilisation and recovery is supported by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) through a Stand-By Arrangement which was approved on 15 September 2008.(4) At a donors’ conference held on 22 October 2008, the international community pledged support to Georgia’s economic recovery in line with the Joint Needs Assessment carried out by the United Nations and the World Bank.(5) The European Community announced up to EUR 500 million in assistance to Georgia in 2008-2010.(6) Given that a substantial residual financing gap remains in the balance of payments in 2009-2010, macro-financial assistance is included in the Community package to Georgia.(7) In order to ensure efficient protection of the Community’s financial interests linked to the present financial assistance, it is necessary to provide for appropriate measures by Georgia related to the prevention of, and the fight against, fraud, corruption and any other irregularities linked to this assistance, as well as for controls by the Commission and audits by the Court of Auditors.(8) The release of the Community financial assistance is without prejudice to the powers of the budgetary authority.(9) This assistance should be managed by the Commission in consultation with the Economic and Financial Committee.(10) The Treaty does not provide for the adoption of this Decision powers other than those of Article 308,. 1.   The Community shall make available to Georgia financial assistance amounting to a maximum of EUR 46 million in grants with a view to supporting Georgia’s efforts of post-war economic recovery, which is also affected by the international financial crisis, alleviating the financial constraints on the implementation of the government’s economic reform programme.2.   The Community financial assistance shall be managed by the Commission in consultation with the Economic and Financial Committee and in a manner consistent with the agreements or understandings reached between the IMF and Georgia.3.   The Community financial assistance shall be made available for two years starting from the first day after the entry into force of the Memorandum of Understanding referred to in Article 2(1). However, if circumstances so require, the Commission, after consultation of the Economic and Financial Committee, may decide to extend the availability period by a maximum of one year. 1.   The Commission is empowered to agree with the authorities of Georgia, after consulting the Economic and Financial Committee, the economic policy and financial conditions attached to the Community financial assistance, to be laid down in a Memorandum of Understanding and a Grant Agreement. The conditions shall be consistent with the agreements or understandings reached between the IMF and Georgia.2.   During the implementation of the Community financial assistance, the Commission shall monitor the soundness of Georgia’s financial arrangements, administrative procedures, and internal and external control mechanisms which are relevant to such assistance.3.   The Commission shall verify at regular intervals that Georgia’s economic policies are in accordance with the objectives of the Community assistance and that the agreed economic policy and financial conditions are being satisfactorily fulfilled. In doing so, the Commission shall coordinate closely with the IMF and the World Bank, and, when required, with the Economic and Financial Committee. 1.   The Community financial assistance shall be made available by the Commission to Georgia in two instalments.2.   The Commission shall decide on the release of the instalments subject to a satisfactory implementation of the economic programme supported by the IMF and of any other conditions agreed between Georgia and the Community in accordance with Article 2(1). The disbursement of the second instalment shall not take place earlier than three months after the release of the first instalment.3.   The Community funds shall be paid to the National Bank of Georgia. Subject to provisions to be agreed in the Memorandum of Understanding, including a confirmation of residual budgetary financing needs, their counter-value in local currency may be transferred to the Treasury of Georgia as the final beneficiary. The Community financial assistance shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (1) and its implementing rules (2). In particular, the Memorandum of Understanding and the Grant Agreement to be agreed with the authorities of Georgia shall provide for appropriate measures by Georgia related to the prevention of, and the fight against, fraud, corruption and other irregularities affecting the assistance. They shall also provide for controls by the Commission, including the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), with the right to perform on-the-spot checks and inspections, and for audits by the Court of Auditors, where appropriate, to be carried out on the spot. By 31 August of each year the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council a report, including an evaluation of the implementation of this Decision in the preceding year. The report shall indicate the connection between the policy conditions as laid down in a Memorandum of Understanding pursuant to Article 2(1), Georgia’s on-going economic and fiscal performance, and the Commission’s decision to release the instalments of the assistance. This Decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 30 November 2009.For the CouncilThe PresidentB. ASK(1)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.(2)  Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002 (OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 1). +",macroeconomics;reflation;economic stabilisation;economic stability;economic stabilization;Georgia;European neighbourhood policy;ENP;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union;financial aid;capital grant;financial grant,17 +197,"80/880/EEC: Commission Decision of 3 September 1980 on the implementation of the reform of agricultural structures in Ireland pursuant to Title II of Council Directive 75/268/EEC (Only the English text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms (2), as last amended by Directive 77/390/EEC (3), and in particular Article 18 (3) thereof,Whereas the Irish Government notified the following regulations: - cattle headage payments in severely handicapped areas 1980,- beef cow scheme in disadvantaged areas 1980,- scheme of headage payments on hogget ewes and mountain lambs 1980;Whereas, under Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC in conjunction with Article 18 (3) of Directive 72/159/EEC, the Commission must decide whether, having regard to the regulations notified, the existing provisions in Ireland for the implementation of Directive 75/268/EEC continue to satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to common measures as referred to in Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC;Whereas the abovementioned livestock headage payments schemes 1980 are consistent with the aims and requirements of Directive 75/268/EEC;Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,. The existing provisions in Ireland for the implementation of Title II of Directive 75/268/EEC in 1980 satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community towards common measures as referred to in Article 13 of that Directive. This Decision is addressed to Ireland.. Done at Brussels, 3 September 1980.For the CommissionFinn GUNDELACHVice-President (1)OJ No L 128, 19.5.1975, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 1. (3)OJ No L 145, 13.6.1977, p. 43. +",Ireland;Eire;Southern Ireland;agrarian reform;agricultural reform;reform of agricultural structures;less-favoured agricultural area;area with specific problems;less-favoured agricultural region;hill farming;alpine farming;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid;EAGGF Guidance Section;EAGGF Guidance Section aid,17 +11501,"COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1216/93 of 17 May 1993 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products of category 22 (order No 40.0220), originating in Pakistan, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 apply. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), extended for 1993 by Council (EEC) No 3917/92 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded for 1993 for each category of products subjected in Annexes I and II thereto to individual ceilings, within the limits of the quantities specified in column 8 of Annex I and column 7 of Annex II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of the same Annexes;Whereas Article 11 of the abovementioned Regulation provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in question once the relevant individual ceilings have been reached at Community level;Whereas, in respect of products of category 22 (order No 40.0220), originating in Pakistan, the relevant ceiling amounts to 649 tonnes;Whereas on 12 March 1993 imports of the products in question into the Community, originating in Pakistan, a country covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached and were charged against that ceiling;Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to Pakistan,. As from 22 May 1993 the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90, shall be re-established in respect of the following products, imported into the Community and originating in Pakistan:/* Tables: see OJ */ This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 May 1993.For the CommissionChristiane SCRIVENERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 370, 31. 12. 1990, p. 39.(2) OJ No L 396, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. +",Pakistan;Islamic Republic of Pakistan;restoration of customs duties;restoration of customs tariff;man-made fibre;acrylic fibre;artificial fibre;chemical fibre;nylon;polyamide;rayon;synthetic cloth;synthetic fibre;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession,17 +35919,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 721/2008 of 25 July 2008 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of red carotenoid-rich bacterium Paracoccus carotinifaciens as a feed additive (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation.(2) In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted for the authorisation of the preparation set out in the Annex to this Regulation. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(3) The application concerns authorisation of preparation of dried killed cells of red carotenoid-rich bacterium Paracoccus carotinifaciens (NITE SD 00017) as a feed additive for salmon and trout, to be classified in the additive category ‘sensory additives’.(4) The European Food Safety Authority (the Authority) concluded in its opinion of 18 September 2007 that that preparation of dried killed cells of red carotenoid-rich bacterium Paracoccus carotinifaciens (NITE SD 00017) does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment and that it favourably affects the characteristics of animal products (2). It further concluded that that preparation does not present any other risk which would, in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, exclude authorisation. The Authority made a recommendation concerning maximum residue limits. It did not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Community Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(5) The assessment of that preparation shows that the conditions for authorisation, provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that preparation should be authorised, as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘sensory additives’ and to the functional group ‘a (ii). Colourants; substances which when fed to animals add colours to food of animal origin’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 July 2008.For the CommissionAndroulla VASSILIOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 378/2005 (OJ L 59, 5.3.2005, p. 8).(2)  Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) on a request from the European Commission on safety and efficacy of Panaferd-AX (red carotenoid-rich bacterium Paracoccus carotinifaciens) as feed additive for salmon and trout. The EFSA Journal (2007) 546, p. 1-30.ANNEXIdentification number of the additive Additive Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method Species or category of animal Maximum age Minimum content Maximum content Other provisions Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) in the relevant foodstuffs of animal origin End of period of authorisationmg/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %Category of sensory additives. Functional group: colourants; substances which when fed to animals add colours to food of animal originActive substances:Astaxanthin (C40H52O4, CAS: 472-61-7)Adonirubin (C40H52O3, 3-Hydroxy-beta,beta-carotene-4,4′-dione CAS: 511-23801)Canthaxanthin (C40H52O2, CAS: 514-78-3)Additive composition:— 20-23 g/kg astaxanthin— 10-15 g/kg adonirubin— 3-5 g/kg canthaxanthinAnalytical methods1. The maximum content is expressed as the sum of astaxanthin, adonirubin and canthaxanthin.2. Use permitted from the age of 6 months onwards or weight of 50 g.3. The mixture of the additive with astaxanthin or canthaxanthin is allowed provided that the total concentration of the sum of astaxanthin, adonirubin and cantaxanthin from other sources does not exceed 100 mg/kg in complete feedingstuff.(1)  Further details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Community Reference Laboratory: www.irmm.jrc.be/crl-feed-additives +",animal nutrition;feeding of animals;nutrition of animals;freshwater fish;environmental impact;eco-balance;ecological assessment;ecological balance sheet;effect on the environment;environmental assessment;environmental effect;environmental footprint;health risk;danger of sickness;food colouring;colourant;colouring matter,17 +853,"77/526/EEC: Commission Decision of 29 July 1977 on the implementation of the reform of agricultural structures in the Kingdom of the Netherlands pursuant to Title I of Council Directive 72/161/EEC (Only the Dutch text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 72/161/EEC of 17 April 1972 concerning the provision of socio-economic guidance and the acquisition of occupational skills by persons engaged in agriculture (1), and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof,Whereas on 3 June 1977 the Dutch Government, pursuant to Article 10 (4) of Directive 72/161/EEC, notified the Regulation on aid for socio-economic guidance of 16 May 1977 under Title I of the said Directive;Whereas under Article 11 (3) of Directive 72/161/EEC the Commission must decide whether, having regard to the objectives of the said Directive and to the need for a proper connection between the various measures, the provisions notified comply with the Directive and thus satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community;Whereas it is a basic aim of Title I thereof to enable persons engaged in agriculture, and in particular those persons who must fundamentally alter the nature of their activity, to take decisions on their future occupations and those of their children with full knowledge of the opportunities available and of the consequences of their choice;Whereas to that end the Member States are therefore required: - under Articles 2 (a) and 3 thereof, to create and develop services providing socio-economic guidance, such services to be either public or expressly appointed and approved for that purpose by Member States, or to create and develop within services already existing special departments for the provision of such guidance,- under Articles 2 (b) and 4, to introduce appropriate basic and advanced training programmes for socio-economic counsellors and to bear the cost of training such counsellors;Whereas, under the first indent of Article 12 (2) thereof, the Guidance Section of the EAGGF is to refund to Member States 25 % of a standard amount of 7 500 units of account in respect of each counsellor beginning his duties for the first time and providing socio-economic guidance within the meaning of Article 3 thereof;Whereas, under the second indent of the said Article 12 (2) thereof, the Guidance Section of the EAGGF is to refund to Member States 25 % of the cost of training within the meaning of Article 4 thereof up to an overall amount of 4 500 units of account for each counsellor trained who provides socio-economic guidance within the meaning of Article 3 thereof;Whereas the provisions as to the number, activity and training of the socio-economic counsellors, as notified by the Dutch Government conform to the objectives of Title I of Directive 72/161/EEC;Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,. The schemes for the provision of socio-economic guidance for the agricultural community as notified by the Dutch Government on 3 June 1977, satisfy the (1)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 15.conditions for financial contribution from the Community towards common measures within the meaning of Article 8 of Directive 72/161/EEC. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.. Done at Brussels, 29 July 1977.For the CommissionFinn GUNDELACHVice-President +",Netherlands;Holland;Kingdom of the Netherlands;agrarian reform;agricultural reform;reform of agricultural structures;agricultural advisory services;socioeconomic conditions;socio-economic aspect;socio-economic conditions;socio-economic situation;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid;EAGGF Guidance Section;EAGGF Guidance Section aid,17 +37061,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 300/2009 of 8 April 2009 laying down the allocation coefficient to be applied to import licence applications lodged from 27 March 2009 to 3 April 2009 under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 955/2005 for rice originating in Egypt. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 955/2005 (3) opened an annual import tariff quota for 5 605 tonnes of rice falling within CN code 1006 originating in Egypt (order No 09.4097).(2) The notification made in accordance with Article 5(a) of Regulation (EC) No 955/2005 shows that the applications lodged from 13:00 (Brussels time) on 27 March 2009, until 13:00 on 3 April 2009 in accordance with Article 4(1) of that Regulation relate to quantities in excess of those available. The extent to which licences may be issued should therefore be determined and the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities applied for should be laid down.(3) The submission of new import licence applications should also be suspended under Regulation (EC) No 955/2005 until the end of the current quota period, in accordance with Article 4(2) of that Regulation,. 1.   Applications for import licences for rice originating in Egypt under the quota referred to in Regulation (EC) No 955/2005 lodged from 13:00 (Brussels time) on 27 March 2009, until 13:00 on 3 April 2009 shall be accepted for the quantities applied for multiplied by an allocation coefficient of 23,68421 %.2.   The submission of new import licence applications from 13:00 (Brussels time) on Friday 3 April 2009 is hereby suspended until the end of the current quota period. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 8 April 2009.For the CommissionJean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.(3)  OJ L 164, 24.6.2005, p. 5. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;rice;Egypt;Arab Republic of Egypt,17 +31488,"2006/296/EC: Commission Decision of 18 April 2006 amending Annex I to Council Decision 79/542/EEC as regards imports of bovines from Chile (notified under document number C(2006) 1552) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 2004/68/EC of 26 April 2004 laying down animal health rules for the importation into and transit through the Community of certain live ungulate animals, amending Directives 90/426/EEC and 92/65/EEC and repealing Directive 72/462/EEC (1), and in particular Article 3(1) and 7(e) thereof,Whereas:(1) Part 1 of Annex I to Council Decision 79/542/EEC of 21 December 1979 drawing up a list of third countries or parts of third countries, and laying down animal and public health and veterinary certification conditions, for importation into the Community of certain live animals and their fresh meat (2), sets out a list of third countries and parts of third countries from which Member States are authorised to import certain live animals.(2) Chile has requested the Community to authorise imports of bovine animals from Chile.(3) The disease situation in Chile is acceptable and, in addition, it is already listed for non-domestic animals other than swine. Chile should therefore be listed for imports of bovines into the Community.(4) Decision 79/542/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Part 1 of Annex I to Decision 79/542/EEC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision shall apply from 21 April 2006. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 April 2006.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 320, as corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 128.(2)  OJ L 146, 14.6.1979, p. 15. Decision as last amended by Commission Decision 2006/259/EC (OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 65).ANNEX‘ANNEX I(LIVE ANIMALS)Part 1LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES OR PARTS THEREOF (1)Country (5) Code of territory Description of territory Veterinary certificate Specific conditionsModel(s) SG1 2 3 4 5 6BG — Bulgaria BG-0 Whole country — VIBG-1 The provinces of Varna, Dobrich, Silistra, Choumen, Targovitchte, Razgrad, Rousse, V.Tarnovo, Gabrovo, Pleven, Lovetch, Plovdic, Smolian, Pasardjik, Sofia distric, Sofia city, Pernik, Kustendil, Blagoevgrad, Sliven, Starazagora, Vratza, Montana and Vidin BOV-X, BOV-Y, RUM, OVI-X, OVI-Y ACA — Canada CA-0 Whole country POR-X IVb IXCA-1 Whole country except the Okanagan Valley region of British Columbia described as follows:— From a point on the Canada/United States border 120°15′ longitude, 49° latitude— Northerly to a point 119°35′ longitude, 50°30′ latitude— North-easterly to a point 119° longitude, 50°45′ latitude— Southerly to a point on the Canada/United States border 118°15′ longitude, 49° latitudeCH — Switzerland CH-0 Whole country BOV-X, BOV-Y, OVI-X, OVI-Y, RUMPOR-X, POR-Y, SUI BCL — Chile CL-0 Whole country BOV-X, OVI-X, RUMPOR-X, SUI BGL — Greenland GL-0 Whole country OVI-X, RUM VHR — Croatia HR-0 Whole country BOV-X, BOV-Y, RUM, OVI-X, OVI-YIS — Iceland IS-0 Whole country BOV-X, BOV-Y, RUM, OVI-X, OVI-Y IPOR-X, POR-Y BMK — The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (4) MK-0 Whole country XNZ — New Zealand NZ-0 Whole country BOV-X, BOV-Y, RUM, POR-X, POR-Y, OVI-X, OVI-Y IPM — St Pierre Miquelon PM-0 Whole country BOV-X, BOV-Y, RUM, OVI-X, OVI-Y, CAMRO — Romania RO-0 Whole country BOV-X, BOV-Y, RUM, OVI-X, OVI-Y VXM — Montenegro (3) XM-0 Whole custom territory (5) XXS — Serbia (3) XS-0 Whole custom territory (5) XSpecific Conditions (see footnotes in each certificate):“I” : territory where the presence of BSE in native cattle has been assessed as highly unlikely, for the purpose of exporting to the European Community animals certified according to the models of certificate BOV-X and BOV-Y.“II” : territory recognised as having an official tuberculosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate BOV-X.“III” : territory recognised as having an official brucellosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate BOV-X.“IVa” : territory recognised as having an official enzootic-bovine-leukosis (EBL) free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate BOV-X.“IVb” : territory with approved holdings recognised as having an official enzootic-bovine-leukosis (EBL) free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate BOV-X.“V” : territory recognised as having an official brucellosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate OVI-X.“VI” : Geographical constraints:“VII” : territory recognised as having an official tuberculosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate RUM.“VIII” : territory recognised as having an official brucellosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate RUM.“IX” : territory recognised as having an official Aujeszky’s disease-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate POR-X.“X” : only until 31.12.2006 for transit through the territory of animals for direct slaughter which are consigned from Bulgaria or Romania and destined to a Member States in lorries which have been sealed with a serially numbered seal. The seal number must be entered on the health certificate and the seal must be intact on arrival at the designated border inspection post of entry into the Community and recorded in TRACES. The certificate must be stamped at the exit point of Bulgaria or Romania by the competent veterinary authorities prior to transiting a third country with the following appropriate wording “ONLY FOR TRANSIT TO THE EU FROM BULGARIA/ROMANIA (delete country as applicable) VIA THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA/MONTENEGRO/SERBIA (delete country as applicable)”.’(1)  Without prejudice to specific certification requirements provided for by any relevant Community agreement with third countries.(2)  Exclusively for live animals other than animals belonging to the cervidae species.(3)  Not including Kosovo as defined by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.(4)  The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; provisional code that does not affect the definitive denomination of the country to be attributed after the conclusion of the negotiations currently taking place in the United Nations.(5)  Serbia and Montengegro are Republics with individual customs forming a State Union and therefore are listed separately.Specific Conditions (see footnotes in each certificate):“I” : territory where the presence of BSE in native cattle has been assessed as highly unlikely, for the purpose of exporting to the European Community animals certified according to the models of certificate BOV-X and BOV-Y.“II” : territory recognised as having an official tuberculosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate BOV-X.“III” : territory recognised as having an official brucellosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate BOV-X.“IVa” : territory recognised as having an official enzootic-bovine-leukosis (EBL) free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate BOV-X.“IVb” : territory with approved holdings recognised as having an official enzootic-bovine-leukosis (EBL) free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate BOV-X.“V” : territory recognised as having an official brucellosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate OVI-X.“VI” : Geographical constraints:“VII” : territory recognised as having an official tuberculosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate RUM.“VIII” : territory recognised as having an official brucellosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate RUM.“IX” : territory recognised as having an official Aujeszky’s disease-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate POR-X.“X” : only until 31.12.2006 for transit through the territory of animals for direct slaughter which are consigned from Bulgaria or Romania and destined to a Member States in lorries which have been sealed with a serially numbered seal. The seal number must be entered on the health certificate and the seal must be intact on arrival at the designated border inspection post of entry into the Community and recorded in TRACES. The certificate must be stamped at the exit point of Bulgaria or Romania by the competent veterinary authorities prior to transiting a third country with the following appropriate wording “ONLY FOR TRANSIT TO THE EU FROM BULGARIA/ROMANIA (delete country as applicable) VIA THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA/MONTENEGRO/SERBIA (delete country as applicable)”.’ +",health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;live animal;animal on the hoof;import (EU);Community import;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;Chile;Republic of Chile,17 +21414,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1031/2001 of 28 May 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 2993/94 fixing the aid for the supply of milk products to the Canary Islands under the arrangements provided for in Articles 2 to 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000(2), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2790/94(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1620/1999(4), lays down in particular the detailed rules for the application of the specific arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural products to the Canary Islands.(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2993/94(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2269/2000(6), fixed the amount of aid for milk products.(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1024/2001 of 23 May 2001 fixing the export refunds on milk and milk products(7), fixes the refunds on those products; whereas the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2993/94 should be adapted to take account of those adjustments.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2993/94 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 May 2001.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 May 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 173, 27.6.1992, p. 13.(2) OJ L 328, 23.12.2000, p. 2.(3) OJ L 296, 17.11.1994, p. 23.(4) OJ L 192, 24.7.1999, p. 19.(5) OJ L 316, 9.12.1994, p. 11.(6) OJ L 259, 13.10.2000, p. 39.(7) OJ L 140, 24.5.2001, p. 58.ANNEX>TABLE>>TABLE> +",milk;supply;milk product;dairy produce;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;Canary Islands;Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +3353,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3607/84 of 19 December 1984 extending the period of application of Regulations (EEC) No 3750/83, (EEC) No 3751/83 and (EEC) No 3752/83 derogating in respect of the countries of the Association of South-East Asian Nations, the countries of the Central American common market and the countries which have signed the Cartagena Agreement (Andean Group), from Regulation (EEC) No 3749/83. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Whereas, for the purposes of implementation of the provisions concerning the tariff preferences granted by the Community for certain products originating in developing countries, rules of origin are by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3749/83 (1), hereinafter called 'the basic Regulation', laid down concerning the conditions under which these products acquire the status of originating products and the mode of proof and verification of their status;Whereas, since the period of application of the basic Regulation has been extended to cover 1985, it is necessary to extend the period of application of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3750/83, (2), (EEC) No 3751/83 (3), and (EEC) No 3752/83 (4), accordingly;Whereas Brunei Darussalam has joined the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN);Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Origin,. The rules set out in Regulation (EEC) No 3750/83, (EEC) No 3751/83 and (EEC) No 3752/83 shall remain in force for the application of tariff preferences granted by the European Economic Community in respect of certain products from developing countries. The regional cumulation system set out in Regulation (EEC) No 3750/83 shall be extended to Brunei Darussalam. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 January 1985.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 December 1984.For the CommissionKarl-Heinz NARJESMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 372, 31. 12. 1983, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 372, 31. 12. 1983, p. 57.(3) OJ No L 372, 31. 12. 1983, p. 60.(4) OJ No L 372, 31. 12. 1983, p. 63. +",Andean Community;Andean Group;Andean Pact;Cartagena Agreement;ASEAN;Association of South-East Asian Nations;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession;Brunei;Brunei Darussalam;Negara Brunei Darussalam,17 +33312,"Commission Decision of 22 December 2006 approving contingency plans for the control of classical swine fever pursuant to Council Directive 2001/89/EC (notified under document number C(2006) 6858) Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 56 thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 22(3) and the third subparagraph of Article 29(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Directive 2001/89/EC sets out the control measures to be applied in the event of an outbreak of classical swine fever, as well as certain preventive measures aimed at increasing the awareness and preparedness of the competent authorities and the farming community concerning that disease. Pursuant to this Directive the contingency plans of the Member States for the control of classical swine fever are to be approved by the Commission.(2) Subsequently, Commission Decision 2004/431/EC of 29 April 2004 approving certain contingency plans for the control of classical swine fever (2) approved those contingency plans for the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia and these Members States are listed in the Annex to that Decision.(3) Bulgaria and Romania are due to accede to the Community on 1 January 2007. Accordingly, Bulgaria and Romania have submitted their contingency plans for the control of classical swine fever to the Commission for approval.(4) Those contingency plans as amended by Bulgaria and Romania following the suggestions made during their evaluation, fulfil the criteria laid down in Directive 2001/89/EC and, subject to a regular update and an effective implementation, permit the desired objectives of that Directive to be attained and should therefore be approved.(5) For the sake of clarity of Community legislation, Decision 2004/431/EC should be repealed and replaced by this Decision.(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The contingency plans submitted by Bulgaria to the Commission on 7 November 2006 for the control of classical swine fever are approved. The contingency plans submitted by Romania to the Commission on 9 November 2006 for the control of classical swine fever are approved. The Annex sets out the list of Member States having their contingency plans approved for the the control of classical swine fever pursuant to Directive 2001/89/EC. Decision 2004/431/EC is repealed. This Decision shall apply subject to and from the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 December 2006.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 5. Directive as last amended by the 2004 Act of Accession.(2)  OJ L 154, 30.4.2004, p. 41, corrected by OJ L 189, 27.5.2004, p. 31).ANNEXList of Member States as referred to in Article 3Code CountryBG BulgariaCY CyprusCZ Czech RepublicEE EstoniaHU HungaryLV LatviaLT LithuaniaMT MaltaPL PolandRO RomaniaSI SloveniaSK Slovakia +",veterinary inspection;veterinary control;veterinary legislation;veterinary regulations;animal plague;cattle plague;rinderpest;swine fever;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;Romania;Bulgaria;Republic of Bulgaria,17 +1221,"91/664/EEC: Council Decision of 11 December 1991 designating the Community reference laboratories for testing certain substances for residues. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 86/469/EEC of 16 September 1986 concerning the examination of animals and fresh meat for the presence of residues (1), and in particular Article 8 (2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas coordination between the national reference laboratories responsible in the Member States for the examination of animals and their meat for the presence of residues must be assigned to highly specialized laboratories possessing the installations and equipment necessary for this type of analysis;Whereas the Council, in its Decision 89/187/EEC (2), determined the powers and conditions of operation of the Community reference laboratories provided for in Directive 86/469/EEC;Whereas, in accordance with Article 8 (2) of Directive 86/469/EEC, it is important to designate at this point the Community reference laboratories for testing certain substances for residues,Whereas reference laboratories are eligible for Community aid according to the conditions referred to in Article 28 of Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (3),. The following laboratories are hereby designated Community reference laboratories:(a) for the residues included in Annex I, groups A. I and A. II, of Directive 86/469/EEC:Rijksinstituut voor de Volksgezondheid en MilieuhygieneAntonie van Leeuwenhoeklaan 9NL-3720 Bilthoven;(b)for the residues included in Annex I, group A. III. (a), of Directive 86/469/EEC, with the exception of sulphonamides:Laboratoire des Médicaments vétérinaires(CNEVA-LMV)La Haute Marché, JavenéF-35133 Fougères;(c)for the residues included in Annex I, group A.III. (b), of Directive 86/469/EEC, and the residues of beta-agonists and sulphonamides:BundesgesundheitsamtThielallee 88-92D-1000 Berlin 33;(d)Directive 86/469/EEC:Istituto Superiore di Sanitàvia Regina Elena 299I-00161 Roma. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 December 1991.For the CouncilThe PresidentP. BUKMAN(1) OJ N° L 275, 26. 9. 1986, p. 36.(2) OJ N° L 66, 10. 3. 1989, p. 37.(3) OJ N° L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19. +",slaughter animal;animal for slaughter;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;research body;research institute;research laboratory;research undertaking;fresh meat;testing;experiment;industrial testing;pilot experiment;test,17 +4884,"Directive 2009/114/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 amending Council Directive 87/372/EEC on the frequency bands to be reserved for the coordinated introduction of public pan-European cellular digital land-based mobile communications in the Community (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 95 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),Having consulted the Committee of the Regions,Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (2),Whereas:(1) Council Directive 87/372/EEC (3), complemented by Council Recommendation of 25 June 1987 on the coordinated introduction of public pan-European cellular digital land-based mobile communications in the Community (4) and by Council Resolution of 14 December 1990 on the final stage of the coordinated introduction of pan-European land-based public digital mobile cellular communications in the Community (GSM) (5), recognised the need to use the resources offered by modern telecommunications networks to the full, in particular mobile radio, in the interests of the economic development of the Community. The unique opportunity offered by the move to the second generation cellular digital mobile communications system in order to establish truly pan-European mobile communications has also been recognised.(2) The 890-915 MHz and 935-960 MHz frequency bands were reserved for a public pan-European cellular digital mobile communications service to be provided in each Member State in accordance with a common specification, known as GSM. Subsequently the so-called extension band (880-890 MHz and 925-935 MHz) became available for GSM operation, and together these frequency bands are known as the 900 MHz band.(3) Since 1987, new digital radio technologies capable of providing innovative pan-European electronic communications have been developed, which can coexist with GSM in the 900 MHz band in a more technologically neutral regulatory context than before. The 900 MHz band has good propagation characteristics, covering greater distances than higher frequency bands and allowing modern voice, data and multimedia services to be extended to less populated and rural areas.(4) In order to contribute to the objectives of the internal market and of the Commission Communication of 1 June 2005 entitled ‘i2010 initiative — A European Information Society for growth and employment’, while maintaining the availability of GSM for users throughout Europe, and to maximise competition by offering users a wide choice of services and technologies, the use of the 900 MHz band should be available to other technologies for the provision of additional compatible and advanced pan-European services that would coexist with GSM.(5) The future use of the 900 MHz band and in particular the question of how long GSM will remain the reference technology for technical coexistence in this band is a question of strategic importance for the internal market. It should be examined together with other issues concerning the Community’s wireless access policy in the future radio spectrum policy programmes, to be adopted in accordance with Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive) (6). Those programmes will set out the policy orientations and objectives for the strategic planning of the use of radio spectrum, in close cooperation with the Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) established by Commission Decision 2002/622/EC (7).(6) The liberalisation of the use of the 900 MHz band could possibly result in competitive distortions. In particular, where certain mobile operators have not been assigned spectrum in the 900 MHz band, they could be put at a disadvantage in terms of cost and efficiency in comparison with operators that will be able to provide 3G services in that band. Under the regulatory framework on electronic communications, and in particular Directive 2002/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services (Authorisation Directive) (8), Member States can amend and/or review rights of use of spectrum and thus have the tools to deal, where required, with such possible distortions.(7) Within six months of the entry into force of this Directive, Member States should transpose Directive 87/372/EEC as amended. While this does not in itself require Member States to modify existing rights of use or to initiate an authorisation procedure, Member States must comply with the requirements of Directive 2002/20/EC once the 900 MHz band has been made available in accordance with this Directive. In doing so, they should in particular examine whether the implementation of this Directive could distort competition in the mobile markets concerned. If they conclude that this is the case, they should consider whether it is objectively justified and proportionate to amend the rights of use of those operators that were granted rights of use of 900 MHz frequencies and, where proportionate, to review these rights of use and to redistribute such rights in order to address such distortions. Any decision to take such a course of action should be preceded by a public consultation.(8) Any spectrum made available under this Directive should be allocated in a transparent manner and in such a way as to ensure no distortion of competition in the relevant markets.(9) In order for other systems to coexist with GSM systems in the same band, harmful interference should be avoided by applying technical usage conditions applicable to technologies other than GSM using the 900 MHz band.(10) Decision No 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a regulatory framework for radio spectrum policy in the European Community (Radio Spectrum Decision) (9) allows the Commission to adopt technical implementing measures to ensure harmonised conditions for the availability and efficient use of radio spectrum.(11) As requested by the Commission, the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) has produced technical reports demonstrating that UMTS systems (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) could coexist with GSM systems in the 900 MHz band. The 900 MHz band should therefore be opened to UMTS, a system that can coexist with GSM systems, as well as to other systems as soon as it can be demonstrated that they can coexist with GSM systems in accordance with the procedure laid down in the Radio Spectrum Decision for the adoption of harmonised conditions for the availability and efficient use of radio spectrum. Where a Member State decides to assign rights of use for systems using the UMTS 900 specification, the application of the Radio Spectrum Decision, and the provisions of Directive 2002/21/EC, will ensure that such systems are protected from harmful interference from other systems in operation.(12) Appropriate protection should be ensured between users of the bands covered by this Directive and for existing users in adjacent bands. Furthermore, prospective systems for aviation communications above 960 MHz, which help fulfil Community policy objectives in this sector, should be taken into account. CEPT has produced technical advice in this respect.(13) Flexibility in spectrum management and access to spectrum should be increased in order to contribute to the objectives of the internal market in electronic communications. The 900 MHz band should therefore be open to other systems for the provision of other pan-European services as soon as it can be demonstrated that those systems can coexist with GSM systems.(14) In order to allow new digital technologies to be deployed in the 900 MHz band in coexistence with GSM systems, Directive 87/372/EEC should be amended and the exclusive reservation of this band for GSM should be removed,. Amendments to Directive 87/372/EECDirective 87/372/EEC is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 1 shall be replaced by the following:2. Article 2 shall be replaced by the following:(a) “GSM system” shall mean an electronic communications network that complies with the GSM standards, as published by ETSI, in particular EN 301 502 and EN 301 511;(b) “UMTS system” shall mean an electronic communications network that complies with the UMTS standards as published by ETSI, in particular EN 301 908-1, EN 301 908-2, EN 301 908-3 and EN 301 908-11.’;3. Article 3 shall be replaced by the following:4. Article 4 shall be deleted. Entry into forceThis Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. AddresseesThis Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Strasbourg, 16 September 2009.For the European ParliamentThe PresidentJ. BUZEKFor the CouncilThe PresidentC. MALMSTRÖM(1)  Opinion of 25 February 2009 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(2)  Opinion of the European Parliament of 6 May 2009 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Council Decision of 27 July 2009.(3)  OJ L 196, 17.7.1987, p. 85.(4)  OJ L 196, 17.7.1987, p. 81.(5)  OJ C 329, 31.12.1990, p. 25.(6)  OJ L 108, 24.4.2002, p. 33.(7)  OJ L 198, 27.7.2002, p. 49.(8)  OJ L 108, 24.4.2002, p. 21.(9)  OJ L 108, 24.4.2002, p. 1.(10)  OJ L 108, 24.4.2002, p. 1.(11)  OJ L 108, 24.4.2002, p. 21.’; +",communications policy;communications;development of communications;radio telecommunications;receiver;transmitter;walkie-talkie;wireless telecommunications;communications systems;telecommunications;telecommunications technology;waveband;CB;citizens' band radio;radio frequency;trans-European network;digital technology,17 +3273,"2004/45/EC: Decision of the European Central Bank of 18 December 2003 laying down the measures necessary for the paying-up of the European Central Bank's capital by the non-participating national central banks (ECB/2003/19). ,Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank and in particular Article 48 thereof,Whereas:(1) Decision ECB/1998/14 of 1 December 1998 laying down the measures necessary for the paying-up of the capital of the European Central Bank by the non-participating national central banks(1), determined the percentage of the subscription to the European Central Bank's (ECB's) capital which the national central banks (NCBs) of the Member States not intending to adopt the euro on 1 January 1999 had to pay up as a contribution to the ECB's operational costs.(2) Decision ECB/2003/17 of 18 December 2003 on the national central banks' percentage shares in the key for subscription to the European Central Bank's capital(2) adjusts with effect from 1 January 2004 the weightings assigned to the NCBs in the key for subscription to the ECB's capital (hereinafter the capital key weightings and the capital key respectively).(3) The adjusted capital key requires the adoption of a new ECB decision repealing Decision ECB/1998/14 with effect from 1 January 2004 and determining the percentage of the subscription to the ECB's capital which the NCBs of the Member States that will not have adopted the euro by 1 January 2004 (hereinafter the non-participating NCBs) should pay up on 1 January 2004,. Extent and form of paid-up capitalEach non-participating NCB shall pay up 5 % of its subscription to the ECB's capital on 1 January 2004. Taking into account the capital key weightings described in Article 2 of Decision ECB/2003/17, each non-participating NCB shall therefore pay up on 1 January 2004 the amount shown next to its name in the following table:>TABLE> Adjustment of paid-up capitalEach non-participating NCB has already paid up 5 % of its share in the ECB's subscribed capital on 1 June 1998 under Decision ECB/1998/14. In view of this, either a non-participating NCB shall transfer an additional amount to the ECB, or the ECB shall transfer an amount back to a non-participating NCB, as appropriate, in order to arrive at the amounts set out in the table in Article 1. These transfers shall be made according to the terms and conditions set out in Decision ECB/2003/20 of 18 December 2003 laying down the terms and conditions for transfers of the European Central Bank's capital shares between the national central banks and adjustment of the paid-up capital(3). Final provisions1. Decision ECB/1998/14 is hereby repealed with effect from 1 January 2004.2. This Decision shall enter into force on 19 December 2003.3. This Decision will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Frankfurt am Main, 18 December 2003.For the General Council of the ECBJean-Claude Trichet(1) OJ L 110, 28.4.1999, p. 33.(2) See page 27 of this Official Journal.(3) See page 32 of this Official Journal. +",banking;banking operation;banking services;banking transaction;banking policy;Member States' contribution;budget rebate;budgetary compensation;financial contribution;central bank;bank of issue;federal bank;national bank;European Central Bank;ECB;European System of Central Banks;ESCB,17 +10354,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 1606/92 of 15 June 1992 temporarily suspending autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties, subject to a specific ceiling, on imports into the Canary Islands of certain tobaccos falling within CN codes 2402 and 2403. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1) ,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2) ,Whereaas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1911/91 of 26 June 1991 on the application of the provisions of Community law to the Canary Islands(3) provides that from 1 July 1991 the Canary Islands shall form part of the Community's customs territory and that the Common Customs Tariff (CCT) shall be progressively introduced in the Canary Islands; whereas, however, the Common Customs Tariff and other import duties under the common agricultural policy shall not be applied to agricultural products until the specific supply arrangements provided for in Article 2 and 10 of the said Regulation enter into force; whereas these arrangements are scheduled to come into force on 1 July 1992;Whereas Council Decision 91/314/EEC of 26 June 1991 setting up a programme of options specific to the remote and insular nature of the Canary Islands (Poseican)(4) provides that, in certain circumstances, imports of certain types of tobacco into the Canary Islands for use by its industry may be exempted from Common Customs Tariff duties;Whereas, by letters dated 14 October and 15 November 1991, the relevant Spanish authorities provided details of the quantities and types of tobacco considered necessary each year for the abovementioned industry which should be imported into the Canary Islands duty-free from 1 July 1991;Whereas products falling within CN code 2401 are covered by the common agricultural policy and, consequently, their conditions of access to the Canary Islands' market must be dealt with under the specific supply arrangements referred to above; whereas, however, measures must be taken for products falling within the other CN codes referred to above;Whereas, in the case of tobacco imports, point 6.6 of Decision 91/314/EEC states that such imports shall be exempt from customs duty up to the amount required by the tobacco industry on the Canary Islands to cater for local consumption and existing trade flows in manufactured tobacco and with due account for supply possibilities offered by Community producers and the ACP States;Whereas the Spanish authorities' request for the products in question to be exempted from customs duties from 1 July 1991 is intended to maintain supply to the industries in question and is hence considered justified; whereas, however, this Regulation should apply only up to 30 June 1992 so as not to prejudice any overall solutions which might be adopted for all types of tobacco under the specific supply arrangements referred to above;Whereas provisions should be adopted to ensure that the products for which suspension is requested are used solely by the Canary Islands' industry within the ceiling laid down;Whereas it would be advisable to make the relevant Spanish authorities responsible for undertaking the monitoring referred to above and that they should, however, be requested to keep the Commission regularly informed,. 1. From 1 July 1991 to 30 June 1992 the Common Customs Tariff duties applying to the import of the following products into the Canary Islands shall be fully suspended, subject to the ceiling laid down:Order NoCN codeDescription of goodsCeiling(tonnes)09.0441ex 2402 10 00Cigars (wrapped or not)13 500ex 2403 10 00Cigarette rag (finished mixture of tobacco for the manufacture of cigarettes cheroots, cigarillos and cigars)ex 2403 91 00'Homogenized' or 'reconstituted' tobacco, whether or not put up in sheets or stripex 2403 99 90Expanded tobaccoex 2403 99 90Outer coverings for cigars presented on supports, in reels for the manufacture of tobacco (1)(1) Monitoring arrangements for this en-use are laid down in the relevant Community provisions.2. The relevant Spanish authorities shall take the measures necessary to ensure the administration of the ceiling referred to in paragraph 1. They shall inform the Commission of these measures at the earliest opportunity. In the case of the products referred to in Article 1, the relevant Spanish authorities shall inform the Commission, no later than 31 July 1992, of the volume of imports exempted from duty. This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 July 1991.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and shall be directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 15 June 1992.For the CouncilThe PresidentJoao PINHEIRO(1) OJ No C 100, 22. 4. 1992, p. 19.(2) Opinion delivered on 9 June 1992 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(3) OJ No L 171, 29. 6. 1991, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 284/92 (OJ No L 31, 7. 2. 1992, p. 6).(4) OJ No L 171, 29. 6. 1991, p. 5. +",tobacco industry;cigar;cigarette;cigarillo;transitional period (EU);EC limited period;EC transitional measures;EC transitional period;transition period (EU);suspension of customs duties;customs procedure suspending import duties;suspension of tariff duty;tariff dismantling;tobacco;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT,17 +2389,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2699/98 of 17 December 1998 concerning the derogations to be granted for structural business statistics (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 of 20 December 1996 concerning structural business statistics (1) and in particular Article 12(x) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 established a common framework for the production of Community statistics on the structure, activity, competitiveness and performance of businesses in the Community;Whereas it is necessary to grant derogations from the provisions of the Council Regulation concerning structural business statistics;Whereas the envisaged measures are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee,. The derogations referred to in Article 11 of the Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 are specified in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 December 1998.For the CommissionYves-Thibault de SILGUYMember of Commission(1) OJ L 14, 17.1.1997, p. 1.ANNEXDEROGATIONSThe following tables indicate for each Member State whether or not a derogation is necessary or not. If a derogation is necessary a distinction is made between a complete derogation when no information can be provided and a partial derogation where some of the provisions of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 can not be met. In the case of a partial derogation the tables indicate whether the provisions that can not be met relate to the delay (18 months for final results, 10 months for preliminary results), the activity coverage, the size class coverage or the list of variables. Derogations from any other provisions are listed as 'other points`.>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE> +",EU statistics;Community statistics;European Union statistics;statistics of the EU;statistics of the European Union;company structure;organizational structure;competitiveness;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law;branch of activity,17 +41227,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 444/2012 of 24 May 2012 on the minimum customs duty for sugar to be fixed in response to the sixth partial invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2011. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 187, in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2011 (2) opened a standing invitation to tender for the 2011/2012 marketing year for imports of sugar of CN code 1701 at a reduced customs duty.(2) In accordance with Article 6 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2011, the Commission is to decide, in the light of the tenders received in response to a partial invitation to tender, either to fix a minimum customs duty or not to fix a minimum customs duty per eight-digit CN code.(3) On the basis of the tenders received for the sixth partial invitation to tender, a minimum customs duty should be fixed for certain eight-digit codes for sugar falling within CN code 1701 and no minimum customs duty should be fixed for the other eight-digit codes for sugar falling within that CN code.(4) In order to give a rapid signal to the market and to ensure efficient management of the measure, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.(5) The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,. For the sixth partial invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2011, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 23 May 2012, a minimum customs duty has been fixed, or has not been fixed, as set out in the Annex to this Regulation for the eight-digit codes for sugar falling within CN code 1701. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 24 May 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 318, 1.12.2011, p. 4.ANNEXMinimum customs duties(EUR/tonne)Eight-digit CN code Minimum customs duty1 21701 12 10 X1701 12 90 X1701 13 10 X1701 13 90 —1701 14 10 306,001701 14 90 —1701 91 00 X1701 99 10 340,001701 99 90 X(—) no minimum customs duty fixed (all offers rejected)(X) no offers +",sugar industry;sugar manufacture;sugar refinery;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;invitation to tender;standing invitation to tender;tariff reduction;reduction of customs duties;reduction of customs tariff;import (EU);Community import;sugar;fructose;fruit sugar,17 +29436,"2005/362/EC: Commission Decision of 2 May 2005 approving the plan for the eradication of African swine fever in feral pigs in Sardinia, Italy (notified under document number C(2005) 1255)Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 2002/60/EC of 27 June 2002 laying down specific provisions for the control of African swine fever and amending Directive 92/119/EEC as regards Teschen disease and African swine fever (1) and in particular Article 16(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) African swine fever is present in feral pigs in the province of Nuoro, Sardinia, Italy.(2) In 2004 a serious recrudescence of the disease has occurred in Sardinia. Italy has in relation with this recrudescence reviewed the measures so far taken to eradicate the disease, in the frame work of Directive 2002/60/EC.(3) In relation to this recrudescence, the Commission has reviewed the measures adopted at Community level in relation to African swine fever in Sardinia and has adopted Commission Decision 2005/363/EC of 2 May 2005 concerning animal health protection measures against African swine fever in Sardinia, Italy (2).(4) Pursuant to Directive 2002/60/EC, Italy has submitted for approval a plan for the eradication of African swine fever in feral pigs in the region of Sardinia, that also includes measures to prevent spread of disease in domestic pigs.(5) The plan submitted identifies zones in Sardinia which pose a different level of risk in relation to African swine fever and where different disease surveillance and control measures should be introduced.(6) The plan for the eradication of African swine fever in feral pigs, as submitted by Italy, has been examined and found to comply with Directive 2002/60/EC.(7) For the sake of transparency it is appropriate to set out in this Decision the geographical areas where the eradication plan is to be implemented.(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The plan submitted by Italy for the eradication of African swine fever in feral pigs in the area as set out in the Annex is approved. Italy shall immediately take the necessary measures to comply with this Decision and publish those measures. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof. This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.. Done at Brussels, 2 May 2005.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 192, 20.7.2002, p. 27. Directive as amended by the 2003 Act of Accession.(2)  See page 38 of this Offical Journal.ANNEXAreas where the eradication plan is to be implemented in the region of Sardinia, ItalyA.   Infected zoneThe territory of the zone named Montarbu in the province of Nuoro located on part of the territory of the municipalities of Arzana, Gairo, Osini, Seui and Ussassai.B.   High risk area(a) The whole territory of the province of Nuoro excluding the area as referred to in point A.(b) In the province of Sassari, the territory of the municipalities of Ala’ dei Sardi, Anela, Banari, Benetutti, Bessude, Bonnanaro, Bono, Bonorva, Borutta, Bottidda, Budduso’, Bultei, Burgos, Cheremule, Cossoine, Esporlatu, Giave, Illorai, Ittireddu, Mores, Nughedu di San Nicolo’, Nule, Pattada, Siligo, Thiesi and Torralba.C.   Surveillance zoneThe territory of the region of Sardinia excluding the areas as referred to in points A and B. +",health legislation;health regulations;health standard;veterinary legislation;veterinary regulations;animal plague;cattle plague;rinderpest;swine fever;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;wildlife;Sardinia,17 +40990,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 83/2012 of 31 January 2012 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 February 2012. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 1 February 2012 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 1 February 2012, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 January 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 1 February 2012CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I17.1.2012-30.1.20121. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/tonne)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 243,28 188,27 — — —Fob price USA — — 330,76 320,76 300,76Gulf of Mexico premium 88,08 17,87 — — —Great Lakes premium — — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 17,88 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: — EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +34697,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1236/2007 of 22 October 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006 for the purposes of implementing Council Regulation No 378/2007 on voluntary modulation. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (1), and in particular Article 91 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001 (2), and in particular Article 155 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 378/2007 of 27 March 2007 laying down rules for voluntary modulation of direct payments provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 (3), and in particular Article 6(b) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 378/2007 provides that Member States where at the entry into force of that Regulation the system of additional reductions of direct payments referred to in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1655/2004 of 22 September 2004 laying down rules for the transition from the optional modulation system established by Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1259/1999 to the mandatory modulation system established by Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 is applied (4), or which were granted a derogation by virtue of Article 70(4)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 from the requirement to co-finance Community support, may apply a reduction, referred to as ‘voluntary modulation’, to all the amounts of direct payments within the meaning of Article 2(d) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 to be granted in their territory in a given calendar year within the meaning of Article 2(e) of that Regulation, during the period 2007 to 2012.(2) The net amounts resulting from the application of voluntary modulation are available in the Member State where they were generated as Community support for measures under rural development programming and are therefore allocated to financing rural development programmes in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 and its implementing Regulations, in particular Commission Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006 of 15 December 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (5).(3) Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006, in accordance with which the content of the rural development programmes referred to in Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 is established, contains, in part A, point 6, a financing plan comprising two tables which have to be revised to allow Member States which are applying voluntary modulation to include in them an indication of the relative amounts.(4) The voluntary modulation system introduced by Regulation (EC) No 378/2007 replaces the rules laid down by Regulation (EC) No 1655/2004, which should therefore be repealed.(5) It is, however, necessary to continue making possible the use of the amounts withheld in accordance with the voluntary modulation scheme previously set up by Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1259/1999 of 17 May 1999 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy (6).(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Rural Development Committee, the Management Committee for Direct Payments and the Agricultural Funds Committee,. In Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006, part A is amended as follows:1. The table in point 6,1 is replaced by the table in the Annex to this Regulation.2. The text of the footnote to the heading of the table in point 6,2 is replaced by the following:‘(1) In so far as the rural development programmes cover different types of regions and the EAFRD co-financing rates are differentiated, table 6,2 needs to be repeated for each type of region and for the amounts resulting from voluntary modulation: Convergence Objective regions, Outermost regions and smaller Aegean Islands, other regions, amounts resulting from voluntary modulation.’ Regulation (EC) No 1655/2004 is repealed.However, Member States shall continue to apply Articles 3, 4 and 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1655/2004 to the use of the amounts withheld in accordance with Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1655/2004 and Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1259/1999. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 October 2007.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 277, 21.10.2005, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2012/2006 (OJ L 384, 29.12.2006, p. 8).(2)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 552/2007 (OJ L 131, 23.5.2007, p. 10).(3)  OJ L 95, 5.4.2007, p. 1.(4)  OJ L 298, 23.9.2004, p. 3.(5)  OJ L 368, 23.12.2006, p. 15. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 434/2007 (OJ L 104, 21.4.2007, p. 8).(6)  OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 113. Regulation repealed by Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003.ANNEX‘6.1.   Annual EAFRD contribution (in euro)Year 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Total EAFRDConvergence regions (1)Amounts resulting from voluntary modulation (2)(1)  For Member States comprising convergence regions and other regions.(2)  For Member States applying voluntary modulation pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 378/2007.’ +",rural development;rural planning;common agricultural policy;CAP;common agricultural market;green Europe;aid to agriculture;farm subsidy;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;farmers' income;EU financing arrangements;Community financing arrangements;European Union financing arrangements,17 +34906,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1547/2007 of 20 December 2007 establishing a transitional period for withdrawing the Republic of Cape Verde from the list of beneficiary countries of the special arrangement for least developed countries, as set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 980/2005 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 980/2005 of 27 June 2005 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences (1), and in particular Article 12(7) thereof,Whereas:(1) The Republic of Cape Verde (hereinafter referred to as Cape Verde) is included in the special arrangement for least developed countries under the Community’s scheme of generalised tariff preferences.(2) Article 12(7) of Regulation (EC) No 980/2005 provides for the withdrawal of a country from the special arrangement for least developed countries, when that country is excluded by the United Nations from the list of least developed countries. That Article also provides for the establishment of a transitional period of at least three years, to alleviate any adverse effects which may be caused by the removal of the tariff preferences granted under the special arrangement for least developed countries.(3) Cape Verde has been excluded by the United Nations from the list of least developed countries, with effect from 1 January 2008 (2).(4) Cape Verde should, therefore, be allowed to continue to benefit from the preferences granted under the special arrangement for least developed countries, until the end of 2010.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Generalised Preferences Committee,. The Republic of Cape Verde shall be removed from the list of beneficiaries of the special arrangement for least developed countries in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 980/2005, with effect from 1 January 2011. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 December 2007.For the CommissionPeter MANDELSONMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 169, 30.6.2005, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 606/2007 (OJ L 141, 2.6.2007, p. 4).(2)  UN General Assembly Resolution A/Res/59/210 of 20 December 2004. +",UNO;UN system;United Nations;United Nations Organisation;United Nations Organization;United Nations system;least-developed country;LDC;generalised preferences;GSP;general system of preferences;generalised preferences scheme;generalised preferences system;generalised tariff preferences;generalized preferences;Cape Verde;Republic of Cape Verde,17 +767,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 1505/76 of 21 June 1976 on the Community contribution towards repairing the damage caused to agriculture by the earthquake in May 1976 in the Friuli/Venezia Giulia region. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 209 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Whereas the Friuli/Venezia Giulia region was seriously damaged by an earthquake in May 1976 ; whereas the disaster-stricken communes are predominantly agricultural;Whereas the damage to agriculture is so serious that the farmers cannot repair it unaided;Whereas the Community should accordingly provide effective and rapid aid for restoring and improving the agricultural potential of the stricken region,. Within the limits of the funds allocated for this purpose in the Budget, the Community shall contribute, on the conditions laid down in Article 2 and in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 3, to the restoration and improvement of: - production conditions in agriculture or on farms,- facilities for marketing or processing agricultural products,which are required in the Friuli/Venezia Giulia region as a result of the damage caused by the earthquake in May 1976. 1. The following provisions of Council Regulation 17/64/EEC of 5 February 1964, on the conditions for granting aid from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (2) shall also apply to Community aid provided under Article 1: - Article 13,- Article 14 (1) (c), and (2) (a) and (c),- Article 17,- Article 20 (2), (3), (4) and (6),- Article 21 (2),- Article 22.2. Furthermore, Community aid shall be subject to the following special conditions: (a) the project must contribute to the economic recovery of agriculture while taking account of the need to increase its productivity, in accordance with Article 39 (1) (a) of the Treaty, or to improve the outlets for agricultural products;(b) for a given project: - the subsidies granted by the Fund may not exceed 45 % of the amount invested;- the beneficiary of the restoration or improvement operation must participate in its finance ; such financial participation must represent not less than 10 %, if the restoration or improvement relates to facilities for marketing or processing agricultural products;(c) the Italian Republic shall undertake to cover the financing plan, taking account of the Community aid and the participation of the beneficiary. The following procedure is laid down for aid provided under Article 1: (1)Opinion delivered on 18 June 1976 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (2)OJ No 34, 27.2.1964, p. 586/64. (a) applications for aid may be submitted to the Commission at any time, but not later than 31 October 1976 ; however, applications relating to investments in farms can be submitted up to 31 December 1976.(b) the Commission must take all necessary measures to ensure that a decision on the substance of each individual case is taken not later than six weeks following receipt of the information required for its decision;(c) the Commission shall, as far as possible, consult the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structures on the draft decisions on the substance at the regular meetings of that Committee, although such consultation may not prevent the adoption of the decisions within the period laid down in (b) ; failing this, the Commission shall inform the Committee as soon as possible of the decisions which it has taken. The following provisions of the financial Regulation No 73/91/ECSC, EEC, Euratom, of 25 April 1973, applicable to the general budget of the Communities (1) shall apply in the same way to funds allocated in the Budget for financing the actions provided for by the present Regulation: - Article 6 (5),- Article 40 (2),- Article 114. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 21 June 1976.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. HAMILIUS (1)OJ No L 116, 1.5.1973, p. 1. +",regions of Italy;farm modernisation;farm development;farm modernization;modernisation of agricultural structures;modernisation of farming;disaster area;disaster region;distribution of EU funding;distribution of Community funding;distribution of European Union funding;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid;EAGGF Guidance Section;EAGGF Guidance Section aid,17 +17447,"98/333/EC: Council Decision of 8 December 1997 on the conclusion of an Agreement on trade in textile products between the European Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 in conjunction with Article 228(2), first sentence thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the European Community an Agreement on trade in textile products with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia;Whereas this Agreement should be approved,. The Agreement on trade in textile products between the European Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is hereby approved.The text of the Agreement is attached to this decision. The President of the Council shall give the notification provided in Article 17(1) of the Agreement (1).. Done at Brussels, 8 December 1997.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. POOS(1) The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities by the General Secretariat of the Council. +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);textile product;fabric;furnishing fabric;bilateral agreement;trade agreement (EU);EC trade agreement;Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia;FYROM;Macedonia-Skopje;The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia;ex-Yugoslav republic,17 +10097,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 161/92 of 24 January 1992 ending the charges against the tariff ceilings opened, in the framework of generalized tariff preferences, by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 in respect of certain industrial products originating in Chile and China. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular the second paragraph ofArticle 9thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 suspension of customs duties in the context of preferential tariff ceilings is granted within the limits of the individual ceilings set out in column 6 of Annex I to that Regulation in respect of each of the products or group of products under consideration; whereas as provided for in Article 9 (2) of the said Regulation, the Commission may, after 31 December 1991, take measures to stop quantities being charged against any particular preferential tariff limit if these limits were exceeded particularly as a result of regularizations of imports actually made during the preferential tariff period;Whereas, in respect of the products or the groups of products of the CN codes and origins indicated in the table below, the relevant ceilings were fixed at the levels indicated in that table:Order No CN code Origin Ceiling (ecu) 10.0120 2905 11 00 Chile 8 820 000 10.0595 4302 30 China 4 190 000Whereas on 1 January 1992, the sum of the quantities charged during the 1991 preferential period has exceeded the ceilings in question;Whereas it appears desirable to take measures to stop quantities being charged against the said ceilings in respect of Chile for products of CN code 2905 11 00 (order No 10.0120) and in respect of China for products of CN code 4302 30 (order No 10.0595),. The quantities charged against the tariff ceilings opened by Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 relating to the products and origins indicated in the table below, shall cease to be allowed from 28 January 1992.Order No CN code Description Origin 10.0120 2905 11 00 Methanol (methyl alcohol) Chile 10.0595 4302 30 214302 30 254302 30 314302 30 354302 30 414302 30 454302 30 514302 30 554302 30 614302 30 654302 30 714302 30 75 Other whole skins and pieces or cuttings thereof, assembled China This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 24 January 1992. For the CommissionChristiane SCRIVENERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 370, 31. 12. 1990, p. 1. +",methanol;methyl alcohol;tariff ceiling;generalised preferences;GSP;general system of preferences;generalised preferences scheme;generalised preferences system;generalised tariff preferences;generalized preferences;hides and furskins industry;furs;tannery;Chile;Republic of Chile;China;People’s Republic of China,17 +35,"Regulation (EEC) No 951/71 of the Commission of 7 May 1971 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1098/68 on detailed rules for the application of export refunds on milk and milk products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 1 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1253/70, 2 and in particular Article 17 (4) thereof;Whereas Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1098/68 3 of 27 July 1968 on detailed rules for the application of export refunds on milk and milk products, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1353/69 4 provides that, when the refund is fixed for skimmed milk powder which has been denatured or processed into compound feeding-stuffs, account shall be taken of the aid granted for these products;Whereas, in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 2 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 986/68 5 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for granting aid for skimmed milk and milk powder for use as feed, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 673/71 6 an amount equal to the aid is to be levied on exports of products listed in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1098/68 ; whereas the aid must therefore be disregarded in future when the refund is fixed ; whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1098/68 serves no further purpose and can be repealed;Whereas the second subparagraph of Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1098/68 provides that, for products composed of milk and sugar, the refund fixed in advance shall be adjusted, in respect of the sucrose content, for any alteration in the intervention price for white sugar;Whereas an automatic adjustment has not always proved necessary ; whereas the refund fixed in advance cannot be adjusted unless, pursuant to Article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 766/68 7 of 18 June 1968 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on sugar, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2488/69, 8 a corresponding adjustment is provided for ; whereas the second subparagraph of Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1098/69 should therefore be amended;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products;. Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1098/68 is hereby repealed. The following shall be substituted for the second subparagraph of Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1098/68:""However, when the refund is fixed in advance, the basic amount shall be that applicable on the day when the application for an export licence 1OJ No L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13. 2OJ No L 143, 1.7.1970, p. 1. 3OJ No L 184, 29.7.1968, p. 10. 4OJ No L 174, 16.7.1969, p. 10. 5OJ No L 169, 18.7.1968, p. 4. 6OJ No L 77, 1.4.1971, p. 9. 7OJ No L 143, 25.6.1968, p. 6. 8OJ No L 314, 15.12.1969, p. 12.was lodged. When, in this case, the prices for sugar fixed on the basis of Regulation No 1009/67/EEC are altered during the period between the day when the application for an export licence was lodged and the day on which the goods are exported, the amount of the refund shall be adjusted if an adjustment is provided for pursuant to Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 766/68."" This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 May 1971.For the CommissionThe PresidentFranco M. MALFATTI +",animal nutrition;feeding of animals;nutrition of animals;skimmed milk;liquid skimmed milk;processed skimmed milk;export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;skimmed milk powder;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund,17 +3349,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 11/2003 of 3 January 2003 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 20th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(2), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 of 23 July 2002 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar(3), for the 2002/2003 marketing year, requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar.(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender in question.(3) Following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the 20th partial invitation to tender, the provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,. For the 20th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 the maximum amount of the export refund is fixed at 47,426 EUR/100 kg. This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 January 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 3 January 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1.(2) OJ L 104, 20.4.2002, p. 26.(3) OJ L 195, 24.7.2002, p. 6. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;export levy;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;white sugar;refined sugar,17 +1460,"Council Directive 80/1107/EEC of 27 November 1980 on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to chemical, physical and biological agents at work. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1), drafted following consultation with the Advisory Committee on Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at work,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),Whereas the Council resolution of 29 June 1978 on an action programme of the European Communities on safety and health at work (4), provides for the harmonization of provisions and measures regarding the protection of workers with respect to chemical, physical and biological agents ; whereas efforts must therefore be made towards approximation, while the improvement is being maintained, of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States in accordance with Article 117 of the Treaty;Whereas certain differences are revealed by an examination of the measures taken by Member States to protect workers from the risks related to exposure to chemical, physical and biological agents at work ; whereas, therefore, in the interests of balanced development, these measures, which directly affect the functioning of the common market, should be approximated and improved ; whereas this approximation and improvement should be based on common principles;Whereas the said protection should as far as possible be ensured by measures to prevent exposure or keep it at as low a level as is reasonably practicable;Whereas to this end it is appropriate that the Member States should, when they adopt provisions in this field, comply with a set of requirements, including in particular the laying down of limit values ; whereas an initial list of agents may be adopted in this Directive for the application of further more specific requirements ; whereas the Member States will determine whether and to what extent each of these requirements is applicable to the agent concerned;Whereas provision should be made, within the time limits set by this Directive, for the implementation, in respect of a limited number of agents, of provisions to ensure, for the workers concerned, appropriate surveillance of their state of health during exposure and the provision of appropriate information;Whereas the Council will lay down the limit values and other specific requirements for certain agents in individual Directives;Whereas certain technical aspects concerning the specific requirements established in the individual directives can be reviewed in the light of experience and progress made in the technical and scientific fields; (1)OJ No C 89, 5.4.1979, p. 6. (2)OJ No C 59, 10.3.1980, p. 73. (3)OJ No C 297, 28.11.1979, p. 5. (4)OJ No C 165, 11.7.1978, p. 1.Whereas representatives of employers and workers have a role to play in the protection of workers;Whereas, since the Hellenic Republic is to become a member of the European Economic Community on the 1 January 1981 in accordance with the 1979 Act of Accession, it should be granted a longer period in which to implement this Directive so as to enable it to set up the necessary legislative, social and technical structures, in particular those concerning consultation of both sides of industry, the setting up of a system for monitoring the health of workers as well as the supervision of such implementation,. 1. The aim of this Directive is the protection of workers against risks to their health and safety, including the prevention of such risks, arising or likely to arise at work from exposure to chemical, physical and biological agents considered harmful.2. This Directive shall not apply to: - workers exposed to radiation covered by the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,- sea transport,- air transport. For the purposes of this Directive: (a) ""agent"" means any chemical, physical or biological agent present at work and likely to be harmful to health;(b) ""worker"" means any employed person exposed or likely to be exposed to such agents at work;(c) ""limit value"" means the exposure limit or biological indicator limit in the appropriate medium, depending on the agent. 1. In order that the exposure of workers to agents be avoided or kept at as low a level as is reasonably practicable, Member States shall, when they adopt provisions for the protection of workers, concerning an agent, take: - the measures set out in Article 4,- the additional measures set out in Article 5, where the agent appears in the initial list in Annex I.2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the Member States shall determine the extent, if any, to which each of the measures provided for in Articles 4 and 5 is to apply, taking into account the nature of the agent, the extent and duration of the exposure, the gravity of the risk and the available knowledge concerning it, together with the degree of urgency of the measures to be adopted.3. Member States shall adopt the measures necessary to ensure: - in the case of the agents listed in Annex II, Part A, appropriate surveillance of the state of health of workers during the period of exposure,- in the case of the agents listed in Annex II, Part B, access for workers and/or their representatives at the place of work to appropriate information on the dangers which these agents present.4. The adoption of the measures referred to in paragraph 3 by the Member States shall not oblige them to apply paragraphs 1 and 2. The measures referred to in the first indent of Article 3 (1) shall be: 1. limitation of the use of the agent at the place of work;2. limitation of the number of workers exposed or likely to be exposed;3. prevention by engineering control;4. establishment of limit values and of sampling procedures, measuring procedures and procedures for evaluating results;5. protection measures involving the application of suitable working procedures and methods;6. collective protection measures;7. individual protection measures, where exposure cannot reasonably be avoided by other means;8. hygiene measures;9. information for workers on the potential risks connected with their exposure, on the technical preventive measures to be observed by workers, and on the precautions taken by the employer and to be taken by workers;10. use of warning and safety signs;11. surveillance of the health of workers;12. keeping updated records of exposure levels, lists of workers exposed and medical records;13. emergency measures for abnormal exposures;14. if necessary, general or limited ban on the agent, in cases where use of the other means available does not make it possible to ensure adequate protection. The additional measures referred to in the second indent of Article 3 (1) shall be: 1. providing medical surveillance of workers prior to exposure and thereafter at regular intervals. In special cases, it shall be ensured that a suitable form of health surveillance is available to workers who have been exposed to the agent, after exposure has ceased;2. access by workers and/or their representatives at the place of work to the results of exposure measurements and to the anonymous collective results of the biological tests indicating exposure when such tests are provided for;3. access by each worker concerned to the results of his own biological tests indicating exposure;4. informing workers and/or their representatives at the place of work where the limit values referred to in Article 4 are exceeded, of the causes thereof and of the measures taken or to be taken in order to rectify the situation;5. access by workers and/or their representatives at the place of work to appropriate information to improve their knowledge of the dangers to which they are exposed. Member States shall see to it that: - workers' and employers' organizations are consulted before the provisions for the implementation of the measures referred to in Article 3 are adopted and that workers' representatives in the undertakings or establishments, where they exist, can check that such provisions are applied or can be involved in their application,- any worker temporarily suspended on medical grounds in accordance with national laws or practices from exposure to the action of an agent is, where possible, provided with another job,- the measures adopted in implementation of this Directive are consistent with the need to protect public health and the environment. This Directive and the individual Directives referred to in Article 8 shall not prejudice the right of Member States to apply or introduce laws, regulations or administrative provisions ensuring greater protection for workers. 1. In the individual Directives which it adopts on the agents listed in Annex I, the Council shall, acting on a proposal from the Commission, lay down the limit value or values and the other specific requirements applicable.2. The titles of the individual Directives shall include serial numbers.3. Adaptation to technical progress in accordance with the procedure in Article 10 shall be restricted to the technical aspects listed in Annex III under the conditions laid down in the individual Directives. 1. With a view to the adaptation to technical progress referred to in Article 8 (3) a committee is hereby established consisting of representatives of the Member States and presided over by a representative of the Commission.2. The Committee shall draw up its own rules of procedure. 01. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is invoked, matters shall be referred to the Committee by the chairman, either on his own initiative or at the request of the representative of a Member State.2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on this draft within a time limit which the chairman may set according to the urgency of the matter. Decisions shall be taken by a majority of 41 votes, the votes of Member States being weighted as provided for in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty. The chairman shall not vote.3. (a) The Commission shall take the proposed measures where they are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee.(b) Where the proposed measures are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, or if no opinion is delivered the Commission shall without delay propose to the Council the measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified majority.(c) If the Council has not acted within three months of receiving the proposal, the proposed measures shall be adopted by the Commission. 11. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive within a period of three years of its notification and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.However, in the case of Article 3 (3), first indent, this period shall be four years.In derogation from the above provisions, the time limits laid down in the first and second subparagraphs shall be four and five years respectively in the case of the Hellenic Republic.2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the provisions of the national law which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive. 2This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 November 1980.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. SANTERANNEX I List of agents referred to in Article 3 (1), second indent, and Article 8 (1)AcrylonitrileAsbestosArsenic and compoundsBenzeneCadmium and compoundsMercury and compoundsNickel and compoundsLead and compoundsChlorinated hydrocarbons : - chloroform- paradichlorobenzene- carbon tetrachlorideANNEX IIA. List of agents referred to in Article 3 (3), first indent1. Asbestos2. Lead and compoundsB. List of agents referred to in Article 3 (3), second indent1. Asbestos2. Arsenic and compounds3. Cadmium and compounds4. Mercury and compounds5. Lead and compoundsANNEX III Technical aspects referred to in Article 8 (3)1. Sampling procedures and measuring methods (including quality control) with respect to the limit values in so far as such procedures and methods have no effect on the quantitative significance of those limit values.2. Practical recommendations on medical surveillance before and during exposure and after such exposure has ceased and keeping of records. on the results of such medical surveillance.3. Practical procedures regarding the establishment and keeping of records concerning ambient measurement results and lists of exposed workers.4. Practical recommendations for alarm systems to be installed at workplaces where abnormal exposures are likely to occur.5. Practical recommendations for emergency measures to be taken in the event of abnormal emissions.6. Collective and individual protection measures for certain operations (e.g. servicing and repairs) during which it cannot be guaranteed that concentrations or intensities of the agents will be kept below the limit values.7. Procedures regarding general hygiene requirements, and means of ensuring personal hygiene.8. Signs to identify areas where significant exposure is likely to occur and to indicate the precautions which have to be taken. +",chemical product;chemical agent;chemical body;chemical nomenclature;chemical substance;chemicals;health risk;danger of sickness;occupational safety;occupational hazard;safety at the workplace;worker safety;worker (EU);Community worker;intra-Community worker;accident prevention;prevention of accidents,17 +3488,"85/359/EEC: Council Decision of 16 July 1985 replacing the text of the Exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community and the People's Republic of Hungary on trade in the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas, by Decision 84/309/EEC (1), the Council approved the exchanges of letters relating to point 2 of the Voluntary Restraint Agreements on mutton, lamb and goatmeat between the European Economic Community and Austria, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Iceland, Poland, Uruguay and Yugoslavia; whereas, however, as a result of an error in transmission, the said Decision contains an incorrect version of the exchange of letters with Hungary and whereas this error should consequently be rectified,. The text of the exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the People's Republic of Hungary on trade in the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector, attached to Decision 84/309/EEC, is hereby replaced by the text attached to this Decision.. Done at Brussels, 16 July 1985.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. FISCHBACH(1) OJ No L 154, 9. 6. 1984, p. 36. +",Hungary;Republic of Hungary;trade agreement;trade negotiations;trade treaty;sheep;ewe;lamb;ovine species;goatmeat;sheepmeat;lamb meat;mutton;goat;billy-goat;caprine species;kid,17 +16367,"97/716/EC: Commission Decision of 2 June 1997 on the approval of the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the region of Gibraltar concerned by Objective 2 in the United Kingdom (Only the English text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (6) to 9 (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94; whereas however the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a single programming document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopt a single decision in a single document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 96/472/EC (4), the list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the programming period from 1997 to 1999;Whereas the United Kingdom Government has submitted to the Commission on 6 August 1996 the single programming document as referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the region of Gibraltar; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this single programming document is eligible as from that date;Whereas the single programming document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the single programming document;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments;Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the single programming document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the single programming document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (6), stipulates that in the Commission decisions approving a single programming document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (7), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (8), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (9), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (10), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;Whereas the single programming document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;Whereas the single programming document satisfies the conditions and includes the information required by Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88;Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (11), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2335/95 (12), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas Article 20 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 provides, subject to available funding, for a single commitment where the Community assistance granted is less than ECU 40 million for the whole programming period;Whereas it is appropriate to mention that this Decision is ruled by the provisions on the eligibility of expenditure laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision C(97) 1035/7 of 23 April 1997 modifying the decisions approving the Community support frameworks, the single programming documents and the Community initiative programmes in respect of the United Kingdom;Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,. The single programming document for Community structural assistance in the region of Gibraltar concerned by Objective 2 in the United Kingdom, covering the period 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved. The single programming document includes the following essential elements:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies of Gibraltar;the principle conversion priority is:'To maximize the potential for generating wealth and employment in Gibraltar through sustainable economic diversification, particularly towards the tourism sector`;(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the single programming document comprising:- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,- the provisions on financial implementation,- the rules for compliance with Community policies;(d) the procedures for verifying additionality and an initial evaluation of the latter;(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the single programming document;(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned. 1. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:>TABLE> The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the single programming document amounts to a maximum of ECU 6,050 million.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the single programming document.The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 6,827 million for the public sector and ECU 0,904 million for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the EIB. 1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:- ERDF: ECU 4,840 million,- ESF: ECU 1,210 million.2. The budgetary commitments at the moment of approval of the single programming document refer to the total Community assistance. The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the single programming document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1999. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 2001. The single programming document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts. This Decision is ruled by the provisions laid down in the Annex to Decision C(97) 1035/7. 0This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.. Done at Brussels, 2 June 1997.For the CommissionMonika WULF-MATHIESMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 11.(3) OJ L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(4) OJ L 193, 3. 8. 1996, p. 54.(5) OJ L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(6) OJ L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(7) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 15.(8) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 34.(9) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 21.(10) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 39.(11) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(12) OJ L 240, 7. 10. 1995, p. 12. +",Gibraltar;EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;industrial region;industrial zone;European Investment Bank;EIB;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds,17 +19555,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2757/1999 of 22 December 1999 amending Annexes I and II of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 of 26 June 1990 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2728/1999(2) and in particular Articles 6, 7 and 8 thereof,Whereas:(1) in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90, maximum residue limits must be established progressively for all pharmacologically active substances which are used within the Community in veterinary medicinal products intended for administration to food-producing animals;(2) maximum residue limits should be established only after the examination within the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products of all the relevant information concerning the safety of residues fo the substance concerned for the consumer of foodstuffs of animal origin and the impact of residues on the industrial processing of foodstuffs;(3) in establishing maximum residue limits for residues of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin, it is necessary to specify the animal species in which residues may be present, the levels which may be present in each of the relevant meat tissues obtained from the treated animal (target tissue) and the nature of the residue which is relevant for the monitoring of residues (marker residue);(4) for the control of residues, as provided for in appropriate Community legislation, maximum residue limits should usually be established for the target tissues of liver or kidney. However, the liver and kidney are frequently removed from carcasses moving in international trade, and maximum residue limits should therefore also always be established for muscle or fat tissues;(5) in the case of veterinary medicinal products intended for use in laying birds, lactating animals or honey bees, maximum residue limits must also be established for eggs, milk or honey;(6) carazolol and penethamate should be inserted into Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;(7) urginea maritima, phytolacca americana, levothyroxine, barium selenate and 3,5-diiodo-L-thyrosine should be inserted into Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;(8) an adequate period should be allowed before the entry into force of this Regulation in order to allow Member States to make any adjustment which may be necessary to the authorisations to place the veterinary medicinal products concerned on the market which have been granted in accordance with Council Directive 81/851/EEC(3), as last amended by Directive 93/40/EEC(4), to take account of the provisions of this Regulation;(9) the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Veterinary Medicinal Products,. Annexes I and II of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from the 60th day following its publication.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1999.For the CommissionErkki LIIKANENMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 1.(2) OJ L 328, 22.12.1999, p. 23.(3) OJ L 317, 6.11.1981, p. 1.(4) OJ L 214, 24.8.1993, p. 31.ANNEXA. Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is amended as follows:1. Anti-infectious agents1.2. Antibiotics1.2.1. Penicillins"">TABLE>""3. Agents acting on the nervous system3.2. Agents acting on the autonomic nervous system3.2.1. Anti-adrenergics"">TABLE>""B. Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is amended as follows:1. Inorganic chemicals"">TABLE>""2. Organic comounds"">TABLE>""4. Substances used in homeopathic veterinary medicinal products"">TABLE>"" +",food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;foodstuffs legislation;regulations on foodstuffs;foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;waste;refuse;residue;veterinary drug;veterinary medicines,17 +5318,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 392/87 of 9 February 1987 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 230/87 on the free supply of intervention stocks of processed cereals to charitable organizations. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1579/86 (2), and in particular Article 7 (4) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 230/87 of 26 January 1987 on the free supply of intervention stocks of processed cereals to charitable organizations (3), and in particular Article 1 (3) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3772/85 (5), and in particular Article 3 (4) thereof,Whereas the best way of achieving the object of Regulation (EEC) No 230/87 is to issue an invitation to tender for the supply of common wheat flour or durum wheat groats and meal; whereas to simplify the procedure, tenders should be expressed in quantities of basic cereals to be disposed of by the intervention agency to the tenderer; whereas, however, it may be more efficient administratively to use the direct-agreement procedure; whereas provision should therefore also be made for such a procedure;Whereas provision should be made for a Member State, where insufficient intervention stocks are available for the purposes of Regulation (EEC) No 230/87, to draw supplies from the intervention stocks of other Member States; whereas it should be specified that in such cases, as provided for in Article 21 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3154/85 of 11 November 1985 laying down detailed rules for the administrative application of monetary compensatory amounts (6), the system of monetary compensatory amounts shall not apply;Whereas, in view of the non-commercial nature of transactions covered by this Regulation, neither accession compensatory amounts nor the supplementary trade mechanism should be applied; whereas, moreover, in order to prevent any distortions of competition provision should be made for the processing of basic cereals to be carried out by the successful tenderer in the Member State in which the processed product is to be used;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. The quantities of common wheat flour falling within Common Customs Tariff subheading 11.01 A and/or of durum wheat groats and meal falling within Common Customs Tariff subheading 11.02 A I a) to be supplied by the intervention agencies to charitable organizations, as provided for in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 230/87, shall be as listed in Annex I hereto. 1. Member States with sufficient quantities of cereals available in intervention storage for purposes of the operation referred to in Article 1, the intervention agencies shall specify the most suitable storage locations.2. For Member States with insufficient intervention stocks of a suitable quality within their territory for the purposes of the operation provided for in Article 1, the storage locations shall be as listed in Annex II. In such cases:- neither monetary compensatory amounts nor accession compensatory amounts apply to the transfer of the basic cereals nor shall the supplementary trade mechanism apply;- the intervention agency of the Member State in the territory in which the cereals are stored shall supply the intervention agency concerned with all necessary information, in particular regarding the quality of the wheat in question. 1. The intervention agencies shall issue invitations to tender for the supply of the processed basic cereals concerned, delivered to the destination specified by the charitable organizations in accordance with Article 1 (2).2. Tenderers shall undertake to take over the basic cereals loaded at the intervention store, to process them into common wheat flour falling within Common Customs Tariff subheading 11.01 A or durum wheat groats and meal falling within Common Customs Tariff subheading 11.02 A I a) by 30 April 1987 at the latest and to deliver to the destination specified, within the time limit indicated in the notice of invitation to tender, the quantity of processed product for which has been awarded to them.Processing of the cereals disposed of by the intervention agency must be carried out in the country in which the processed product is to be used.3. Tenders must be lodged with the intervention agencies of the Member State in which the processed products are to be delivered and must be for a quantity of basic cereals to be disposed of by the intervention agency to the tenderer. Tenders shall not be valid unless accompanied by a written undertaking, countersigned by a credit establishment, to lodge within two working days at the latest of the day on which the notice of award is received, a security amounting to 10 %, of the intervention price expressed in Deutschmarks applying on the final date for the submission of tenders.To that end the intervention expressed in Deutschmarks price shall be converted into the currency of the Member State of delivery using the latest exchange rate for sales recorded on the currency market of the Member State of delivery on the day on which the invitation to tender is opened.The successful tenderers shall be those offering to take over the smallest quantities of basic cereal. 1. The commitments that tenderers are required to enter into under Article 3 (2) shall be considered as primary requirements in accordance with Article 20 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (1). They shall not be considered as having been discharged until the tenderer provides evidence that the cereals have been processed and supporting documents that the products of this processing or equivalent products have been delivered. This evidence must be provided by 30 June 1987 at the latest.2. Evidence that the cereals removed from intervention have been processed shall be provided in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1687/76 of 30 June 1976 laying down common detailed rules for verifying the use and/or destination of products from intervention (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 181/87 (3).Regulation (EEC) No 1687/76 is amended as follows:In Part II of the Annex, entitled 'Products subject to a use and/or destination other than that mentioned under I' the following point 40 and footnote are added:'40. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 392/87 of 9 February 1987, laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 230/87 on the free supply of intervention stocks of processed cereals to charitable organization (40).- Section 104:- Montantes Compensatorios Monetarios, Montantes Compensatorios « adhesión » y Mecanismo Complementario de los Intercambios No Aplicables - a la transformación - Reglamento (CEE) no 392/87- monetaere udligningsbeloeb, tiltraedelsesudligningsbeloeb og den supplerende mekanisme for samhandelen finder ikke anvendelse - til forarbejdning - forordning (EOEF) nr. 392/87- Waehrungsausgleichsbetraege Beitrittsausgleichsbetraege und der ergaenzende Handelsmechanismus sind nicht anwendbar - zur Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 392/87- Den efarmózontai nomismatiká exisotiká posá, exisotiká posá proschoríseos kai sympliromatikós michanismós stis synallagés - gia metapoíisi - kanonismós (EOK) arith. 392/87- monetary and accession compensatory amounts and supplementary trade mechanism not applicable - for processing - Regulation (EEC) No 392/87- montants compensatoires monétaires, montants compensatoires « adhésion » et mécanisme complémentaire des échanges non applicables - pour transformation - règlement (CEE) no 392/87- importi compensativi monetari, importi compensativi adesione e meccanismo complementare applicabile agli scambi non applicabili - per trasformazione - regolamento (CEE) n. 392/87- Monetaire compenserende bedragen, compenserende bedragen toetreding en aanvullende regeling voor het handelsverkeer niet van toepassing - voor verwerking - Verordening (EEG) nr. 392/87- os montantes compensatórios monetários, os montantes compensatórios de adesão e o mecanismo complementar às trocas comerciais não são aplicáveis - para transformação - Regulamento (CEE) nº 392/87(40) OJ No L 40, 10. 2. 1987, p. 5.' The intervention agencies shall draw up notices of invitation to tender covering at least the points listed in Annex III to this Regulation.They shall take all steps necessary to ensure a satisfactory outcome to the operation, including in particular any supervisory measures they deem appropriate. The operations provided for in this Regulation may also be carried out by direct-agreement procedure. In that case the provisions of Articles 3, 4, and 5 shall apply mutatis mutandis. At the end of every week Member States shall notify the Commission of the quantities removed from storage under this Regulation and the quantities supplied to charitable organizations during the previous week. For the purposes of this Regulation, the competent Portuguese authority is the I. R. O. M. A., Rua Padre Antonio Vieira, 1, 1 000 Lisboa. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 February 1987.For the CommissionFrans ANDRIESSENVice-President(1) OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 139, 24. 5. 1986, p. 29.(3) OJ No L 25, 28. 1. 1987, p. 2.(4) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1.(5) OJ No L 362, 31. 12. 1985, p. 24.(6) OJ No L 310, 21. 11. 1985, p. 9.(1) OJ No L 205, 3. 8. 1985, p. 5.(2) OJ No L 190, 14. 7. 1976, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 21, 23. 1. 1987, p. 38.ANNEX I(in tonnes)1.2,3 // // // Member State // Total quantity // 1.2.3 // // Common wheat flour // Durum wheat groats and meal // // // // Belgium // 3 000 // - // Denmark // 100 // - // Germany // 10 000 // - // Greece // 3 000 // 436 // Spain // 1 000 // 600 // France // 1 300 // 2 400 // Ireland // 1 800 // - // Italy // - // 972 // Luxembourg // 25 // - // Netherlands // 2 000 // - // Portugal // 1 500 // - // // //ANNEX IILocations of intervention stocks available to intervention agencies in other Member States(in tonnes)1.2.3.4.5 // Member State of destination // Member State of storage // Basic cereal // Storage location // Quantity (for guidance) of processed product // // // // // // Greece // France // Common wheat // Barcelonne du Gers // 3 000 // // Italy // Durum wheat // Siracusa // 436 // Spain // France // Common wheat // Sainte-Christie // 1 000 // // Italy // Durum wheat // Siracusa // 600 // Ireland // France // Common wheat // Fiac // 1 800 // Portugal // France // Common wheat // Sainte-Christie // 1 500 // // // // //ANNEX IIIMinimum details to be given in notices of invitation to tender1. Recipient2. Delivery point3. Product to be taken over4. Total quantity/number of lots5. Characteristics of processed product to be delivered6. Quality of basic cereal to be taken over7. Packaging- bags- sacks- bulk- quality of sacks- net weight of sacks8. Final date for the submission of tenders9. Delivery period for processed product (latest date 31 March 1987)10. Amount of security per tonne. +",monetary compensatory amount;MCA;accession compensatory amount;compensatory amount;dismantling of MCA;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;cereal product;cereal preparation;processed cereal product;intervention agency;voluntary organisation;charitable organisation;voluntary organization;intervention stock,17 +15042,"96/538/EC: Commission Decision of 8 August 1996 authorizing Member States to permit temporarily the marketing of forest reproductive material not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 66/404/EEC. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 66/404/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of forest reproductive material (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 15 thereof,Having regard to the requests submitted by certain Member States,Whereas production of reproductive material of the species set out in the Annex is at present insufficient in the Member States with the result that their requirements for reproductive material conforming to the provisions of Directive 66/404/EEC cannot be met;Whereas third countries are not in a position to supply sufficient reproductive material of the relevant species which can afford the same guarantees as Community reproductive material and which conforms to the provisions of the abovementioned Directive;Whereas the Member States should therefore be authorized to permit, for a limited period, the marketing of reproductive material of the relevant species which satisfies less stringent requirements to cover the shortage of reproductive material satisfying the requirements of Directive 66/404/EEC;Whereas, for genetic reasons, the reproductive material must be collected at places of origin within the natural range of the relevant species and the strictest possible guarantees should be given to ensure the identity of the material;Whereas, furthermore, reproductive material should be marketed only if it is accompanied by a document bearing certain details of the reproductive material in question;Whereas each of the Member States should furthermore be authorized to permit the marketing in its territory of seed which satisfy less stringent requirements in respect of provenance, as laid down in Directive 66/404/EEC, if the marketing of such material has been authorized in the other Member States pursuant to this Decision;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,. 1. Member States are authorized to permit the marketing in their territory of seed satisfying less stringent requirements in respect of provenance, as laid down in Directive 66/404/EEC, on the terms set out in the Annex hereto and on condition that the proof specified in Article 2 is furnished with regard to the place of provenance of the seed and the altitude at which it was collected.2. Member States are authorized to permit the marketing in their territory of plants produced in the Community from the abovementioned seed. 1. The proof referred to in Article 1 (1) shall be deemed to be furnished where the reproductive material is of the category 'source-identified reproductive material` as defined in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) scheme for the control of forest reproductive material moving in international trade, or of another category defined in that scheme.2. Where the OECD scheme referred to in paragraph 1 is not used at the place of provenance of the reproductive material, other official evidence shall be admissible.3. Where official evidence cannot be provided, Member States may accept other non-official evidence. The Member States other than the applicant Member States are also authorized to permit, on the terms set out in the Annex and for the purposes intended by the applicant Member States, the marketing in their territory of the seeds authorized to be marketed pursuant to this Decision. The authorization provided for in Article 1 (1) in so far as it concerns the first placing of forest reproductive material on the market of the Community, shall expire on 30 November 1997. Such authorization, in so far as it concerns subsequent placing on the market of the Community, shall expire on 31 December 1999. With regard to the first placing on the market of forest reproductive material, as referred to in Article 4, Member States shall, by 1 January 1998, notify the Commission of the quantities of such material satisfying less stringent requirements which have been approved for marketing in their territory pursuant to this Decision. The Commission shall inform the other Member States thereof. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 8 August 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the CommissionLEGEND1. Member StatesA = Republic of AustriaB = Kingdom of BelgiumD = Federal Republic of GermanyDK = Kingdom of DenmarkE = Kingdom of SpainF = French RepublicGB = United KingdomGR = GreeceI = Italian RepublicIRL = IrelandL = Grand Duchy of LuxembourgNL = Kingdom of the NetherlandsP = Republic of Portugal2. States or regions of provenanceCDN = CanadaCDN (QCI) = Canada (Queen Charlotte Island)CDN (BC) = Canada (British Columbia)CH = SwitzerlandCROATIA = CroatiaCZ = Czech RepublicEC = European CommunityFYROM = Former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaJ = JapanPL = PolandR = RomaniaSL = SloveniaUSA = United States of America3. Other abbreviationsmax. alt. = maximum altitudeOEP = or equivalent provenanceECSA = from EC selected areas(1) OJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2326/66.ANEXO - BILAG - ANLAGE - ÐÁÑÁÑÔÇÌÁ - ANNEX - ANNEXE - ALLEGATO - BIJLAGE - ANEXO - LIITE - BILAGA>TABLE>>TABLE> +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;seedling;cutting (plant);plant propagation;grafting;plant reproduction;seed;silviculture;forest management;forestry management;sylviculture;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law,17 +22544,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/2001 of 20 December 2001 fixing the amount of the carry-over aid and the flat-rate aid for certain fishery products for the 2002 fishing year. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 939/2001,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2814/2000 of 21 December 2000 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 relating to the grant of carry-over aid for certain fishery products(2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 939/2001 of 14 May 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 relating to the grant of flat-rate aid for certain fishery products(3), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 provides that aid may be granted for quantities of certain fresh products withdrawn from the market and either processed to stabilise them and stored or preserved.(2) The purpose of this aid is to give suitable encouragement to producers' organisations to process or preserve products withdrawn from the market so that their destruction can be avoided.(3) The aid level should not be such as will disturb the balance of the market for the products in question or distort competition.(4) The aid level must not exceed the technical and financial costs associated with the operations essential to stabilising and storage recorded in the Community during the fishing year preceding the year in question.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,. For the 2002 fishing year, the carry-over aid referred to in Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 and the flat-rate aid referred to in Article 24(4) of that Regulation shall be as indicated in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 December 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22.(2) OJ L 132, 15.5.2001, p. 10.(3) OJ L 326, 22.12.2000, p. 34.ANNEX1. Amount of the carry-over aid for products listed in Annex I(A) and (B) and for sole (Solea spp.) listed in Annex I(C) to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000>TABLE>2. Amount of the carry-over aid for products listed in Annex I(C) to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000>TABLE>3. Amount of the flat-rate aid for products listed in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000>TABLE> +",storage premium;storage aid;subsidy for storage;fishery product;withdrawal from the market;precautionary withdrawal from the market;storage;storage facility;storage site;warehouse;warehousing;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +35678,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 345/2008 of 17 April 2008 laying down detailed rules for implementing the arrangements for imports from third countries provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs (Recast) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 of 24 June 1991 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 11(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 94/92 of 14 January 1992 laying down detailed rules for implementing the arrangements for imports from third countries provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs (2) has been substantially amended several times (3). Since further amendments are to be made, it should be recast in the interests of clarity and rationality.(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 stipulates that products which are imported from a third country may be marketed where they originate in a third country applying production rules and inspection measures equivalent to those in the Community and appearing in a list to be drawn up by the Commission.(3) That list should be drawn up. Furthermore, detailed rules should be laid down for the procedure for examining an application by a third country with a view to its inclusion in the list.(4) For the operation of the regime for each third country, the bodies responsible for issuing the certificate of inspection referred to in Article 11(3)(d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 should be identified.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee referred to in Article 14(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91,. The list of third countries referred to in Article 11(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 is set out in Annex I to this Regulation.This list gives all the information deemed necessary in respect of each third country to permit the identification of products covered by the rules laid down in Article 11(3) and (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 and particularly:(a) the authority or the body or bodies responsible in the third country for issuing inspection certificates with a view to importing into the Community;(b) the inspection authority or authorities in the third country and/or the private bodies recognised by the said third country to carry out supervision.Furthermore, where relevant, the list may state:— the preparation units and exporters subject to the system of inspection,— the products covered by the rules. 1.   The Commission shall consider whether to include a third country in the list in Annex I upon receipt of an application for inclusion from the representative of the third country concerned.2.   Within a period of six months from its receipt, the application for inclusion shall be completed by a technical dossier, established in one of the official Community languages and comprising all the information needed for the Commission to ensure that the conditions set out in Article 11(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 are met for products intended for export to the Community.In particular, it shall comprise the following detailed information:(a) the types and, if possible, an estimate of the quantities of agricultural products and foodstuffs intended for export to the Community under the rules set out in Article 11(3) and (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91;(b) the rules of production applied in the third country, in particular:(i) the basic principles as set out in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91;(ii) the products authorised for use during the agricultural production stage, namely plant protection products, detergents, fertilisers or soil improvement products;(iii) the ingredients of non-agricultural origin authorised in processed products, and the processes and treatments authorised during processing;(c) the rules on the inspection system and the organisation of the implementation of this system in the third country:(i) the name of any authority responsible for inspection in the third country and/or the private bodies in charge of carrying out inspections;(ii) detailed rules for inspections on agricultural holdings and in preparation units, and the penalties which may be imposed in the event of infringements;(iii) the name(s) and address(es) of the authority or the body or bodies responsible in the third country for issuing certificates for imports into the Community;(iv) the information needed on the organisation of the monitoring of compliance with the rules governing production and the inspection system, including the issue of certificates; the name and the particulars of the authority responsible for the said monitoring;(v) the list of processing units and exporters to the Community; the number of producers and the area in cultivation;(d) if available, the on-the-spot examination reports established by independent experts on the effective implementation of the production rules and inspection rules referred to in (b) and (c).3.   When examining an application for inclusion the Commission may request any further information needed to establish that the rules governing production and inspection in the third country are equivalent to those laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91, including the presentation of on-the-spot examination reports established by experts whose independence was recognised by the Commission. Furthermore, where necessary, the Commission may proceed to an on-the-spot examination by experts designated by it.4.   The inclusion of a third country in the list in Annex I may be linked to the condition that regular on-the-spot examination reports established by independent experts be presented on the effective implementation of the production rules and inspection rules in the third country concerned. Moreover, where necessary, the Commission may organise an on-the-spot examination by experts designated by it.5.   If, after a third country has been included in the list in Annex I, any changes are made to the measures in force in the third country or their implementation, that third country shall notify the Commission thereof. In the light of such information, a decision may be taken to amend the details of inclusion relating to the third country in Annex I or to withdraw the entry of that country, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 14(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91; a similar decision may also be made where a third country has not supplied information required under this paragraph.6.   If, after a third country has been included in the list in Annex I, the Commission obtains information raising doubts as to the actual implementation of the measures described, it may ask the third country concerned for any information required, including the presentation of on-the-spot examination reports established by independent experts, or it may proceed to enable on-the-spot examination by experts designated by it. In the light of such information and/or reports, a decision may be made to suspend inclusion, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 14(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91; a similar decision may also be made in cases where a third country has not supplied the information requested by the final date specified in the Commission’s request or where a third country has not agreed to an on-the-spot investigation to establish compliance with the conditions for inclusion. Regulation (EEC) No 94/92 is repealed.References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex III. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 April 2008.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 198, 22.7.1991, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 123/2008 (OJ L 38, 12.2.2008, p. 3).(2)  OJ L 11, 17.1.1992, p. 14. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 956/2006 (OJ L 175, 29.6.2006, p. 41).(3)  See Annex II.ANNEX ILIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES AND RELEVANT SPECIFICATIONSARGENTINA1.   Product categories:(a) unprocessed crop products and livestock and unprocessed livestock products within the meaning of Article 1(1)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91, with the exception of:— livestock and livestock products, bearing or intended to bear indications referring to conversion;(b) processed agricultural crop and livestock products intended for human consumption within the meaning of Article 1(1)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91, with the exception of:— livestock products bearing or intended to bear indications referring to conversion.2.   Origin: Products of category 1(a) and organically produced ingredients in products of category 1(b) that have been produced in Argentina.3.   Inspection bodies:— Instituto Argentino para la Certificación y Promoción de Productos Agropecuarios Orgánicos SRL (Argencert),— Organización Internacional Agropecuaria (OIA),— Letis SA,— Food Safety SA.4.   Certificate issuing bodies: as at point 3.5.   Duration of the inclusion: 30 June 2013.AUSTRALIA1.   Product categories:(a) unprocessed crop products within the meaning of Article 1(1)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91,(b) foodstuffs composed essentially of one or more ingredients of plant origin within the meaning of Article 1(1)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91.2.   Origin: products of category 1(a) and organically grown ingredients in products of category 1(b) that have been grown in Australia.3.   Inspection bodies:— Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) (Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry),— Bio-dynamic Research Institute (BDRI),— Organic Food Chain Pty Ltd (OFC),— National Association of Sustainable Agriculture, Australia (NASAA),— Australian Certified Organic Pty. Ltd.4.   Certificate issuing bodies: as at point 3.5.   Duration of the inclusion: 30 June 2013.COSTA RICA1.   Product categories:(a) unprocessed crop products within the meaning of Article 1(1)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91;(b) processed crop products intended for human consumption within the meaning of Article 1(1)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91.2.   Origin: Products of category 1(a) and organically produced ingredients in products of category 1(b) that have been produced in Costa Rica.3.   Inspection bodies: Eco-LOGICA and BCS Oko-Garantie.4.   Certificate issuing bodies: Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería.5.   Duration of the inclusion: 30 June 2011.INDIA1.   Product categories:(a) unprocessed crop products within the meaning of Article 1(1)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91;(b) foodstuffs composed essentially of one or more ingredients of plant origin within the meaning of Article 1(1)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91.2.   Origin: products of category 1(a) and organically grown ingredients in products of category 1(b) that have been grown in India.3.   Inspection bodies:— Bureau Veritas Certification India Pvt. Ltd,— Ecocert SA (India Branch Office),— IMO Control Private Limited,— Indian Organic Certification Agency (Indocert),— Lacon Quality Certification Pvt. Ltd,— Natural Organic Certification Association,— OneCert Asia Agri Certification private Limited,— SGS India Pvt. Ltd,— Control Union Certifications,— Uttaranchal State Organic Certification Agency (USOCA),— APOF Organic Certification Agency (AOCA),— Rajasthan Organic Certification Agency (ROCA).4.   Certificate issuing bodies: as at point 3.5.   Duration of the inclusion: 30 June 2009.ISRAEL1.   Product categories:(a) unprocessed crop products within the meaning of Article 1(1)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91;(b) foodstuffs composed essentially of one or more ingredients of plant origin within the meaning of Article 1(1)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91.2.   Origin: Products of category 1(a) and organically produced ingredients in products of category 1(b) that have been produced in Israel or that have been imported into Israel:either from the Community,or from a third country in the framework of a regime which is recognised as equivalent in accordance with the provisions of Article 11(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91.3.   Inspection bodies:— Skal Israel Inspection & Certification,— AGRIOR Ltd-Organic Inspection & Certification,— IQC Institute of Quality & Control,— Plant Protection and Inspection Services (PPIS) (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development).4.   Certificate issuing bodies: as at point 3.5.   Duration of the inclusion: 30 June 2013.SWITZERLAND1.   Product categories:(a) unprocessed crop products and livestock and unprocessed livestock products within the meaning of Article 1(1)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91, with the exception of:— products, produced during the conversion period, as referred to in Article 5(5) of that Regulation;(b) processed agricultural crop and livestock products intended for human consumption within the meaning of Article 1(1)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91, with the exception of:— products, as referred to in Article 5(5) of that Regulation, containing an ingredient of agricultural origin produced during the conversion period.2.   Origin: Products of category 1(a) and organically produced ingredients in products of category 1(b) that have been produced in Switzerland or that have been imported into Switzerland:either from the Community,or from a third country in the framework of a regime which is recognised as equivalent in accordance with the provisions of Article 11(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91,or from a third country for which a Member State has recognised, in accordance with the provisions of Article 11(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91, that the same product has been produced and inspected in that country under the same arrangements as accepted by the Member State,or from a third country whose production rules and inspection system have been recognised by Switzerland as being equivalent to those established under Swiss legislation.3.   Inspection bodies:— Institut für Marktökologie (IMO),— bio.inspecta AG,— Schweizerische Vereinigung für Qualitäts- und Management-Systeme (SQS),— Bio Test Agro (BTA),— ProCert Safety AG.4.   Certificate issuing bodies: as at point 3.5.   Duration of the inclusion: 30 June 2013.NEW ZEALAND1.   Product categories:(a) unprocessed agricultural crop products, livestock and unprocessed livestock products within the meaning of Article 1(1)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91, with the exception of:— livestock and livestock products bearing or intended to bear indications referring to conversion,— products from aquaculture;(b) processed agricultural crop and livestock products intended for human consumption within the meaning of Article 1(1)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91, with the exception of:— livestock products bearing or intended to bear indications referring to conversion,— products containing products from aquaculture.2.   Origin: Products of category 1(a) and organically produced ingredients in products of category 1(b) that have been produced in New Zealand or that have been imported into New Zealand:either from the Community,or from a third country within the framework of a regime which is recognised as equivalent in accordance with the provisions of Article 11(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91,or from a third country whose rules of production and inspection system have been recognised as equivalent to the MAF Food Official Organic Assurance Programme on the basis of assurances and information provided by this country’s competent authority in accordance with the provisions established by MAF and provided that only organically produced ingredients intended to be incorporated, up to a maximum of 5 % of products of agricultural origin, in products of category 1(b) prepared in New Zealand are imported.3.   Inspection bodies:— AsureQuality Ltd,— BIO-GRO New Zealand.4.   Certificate issuing body: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) — New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA).5.   Duration of the inclusion: 30 June 2011.ANNEX IIRepealed Regulation with list of its successive amendmentsCommission Regulation (EEC) No 94/92Commission Regulation (EC) No 522/96 Article 1 onlyCommission Regulation (EC) No 314/97Commission Regulation (EC) No 1367/98Commission Regulation (EC) No 548/2000Commission Regulation (EC) No 1566/2000Commission Regulation (EC) No 1616/2000Commission Regulation (EC) No 2426/2000Commission Regulation (EC) No 349/2001Commission Regulation (EC) No 2589/2001Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/2002Commission Regulation (EC) No 2382/2002Commission Regulation (EC) No 545/2003Commission Regulation (EC) No 2144/2003Commission Regulation (EC) No 746/2004 Article 2 onlyCommission Regulation (EC) No 956/2006ANNEX IIICorrelation tableRegulation (EEC) No 94/92 This RegulationArticle 1, first paragraph Article 1, first paragraphArticle 1, second paragraph, introductory wording Article 1, second paragraph, introductory wordingArticle 1, second paragraph, first indent Article 1, second paragraph, point (a)Article 1, second paragraph, second indent Article 1, second paragraph, point (b)Article 1, third paragraph Article 1, third paragraphArticle 2(1) Article 2(1)Article 2(2), first sentence Article 2(2), first subparagraphArticle 2(2), introductory words Article 2(2), second subparagraph, introductory wordingArticle 2(2)(a) Article 2(2)(a)Article 2(2)(b), introductory wording Article 2(2)(b), introductory wordingArticle 2(2)(b), first indent Article 2(2)(b)(i)Article 2(2)(b), second indent Article 2(2)(b)(ii)Article 2(2)(b), third indent Article 2(2)(b)(iii)Article 2(2)(c), introductory wording Article 2(2)(c), introductory wordingArticle 2(2)(c), first indent Article 2(2)(c)(i)Article 2(2)(c), second indent Article 2(2)(c)(ii)Article 2(2)(c), third indent Article 2(2)(c)(iii)Article 2(2)(c), fourth indent Article 2(2)(c)(iv)Article 2(2)(c), fifth indent Article 2(2)(c)(v)Article 2(2)(d) Article 2(2)(d)Article 2(3) to (6) Article 2(3) to (6)— Article 3Article 3 Article 4Annex Annex I— Annex II— Annex III +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;third country;import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;agricultural product;farm product;foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;access to information;free movement of information;public information;organic farming;ecological farming,17 +5868,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 266/2014 of 14 March 2014 on the division between deliveries and direct sales of national milk quotas fixed for 2013/2014 in Annex IX to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 69(1) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) has repealed and replaced Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as from 1 January 2014. However, Article 230(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 provides that, as regards the system of milk production limitation, Section III of Chapter III of Title I of Part II of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as well as Article 55, Article 85 thereof and Annexes IX and X thereto continue to apply until 31 March 2015.(2) Article 67(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that producers may have one or two individual quotas, one for deliveries and the other for direct sales and quantities may be converted from one quota to the other only by the competent authority of the Member State, at the duly justified request of the producer.(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 341/2013 (3) sets out the division between deliveries and direct sales for the period from 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013 for all Member States.(4) In accordance with Article 25(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 595/2004 (4), Member States have notified to the Commission the quantities which have been definitively converted at the request of the producers between individual quotas for deliveries and for direct sales.(5) The total national quotas for all Member States fixed in point 1 of Annex IX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 were increased with 1 %, effective from 1 April 2013, except for Italy whose quota was already increased with 5 %, effective from 1 April 2009. Member States, except Italy, have notified the Commission of the division between deliveries and direct sales of the additional quota.(6) It is therefore appropriate to establish the division between deliveries and direct sales of the national quotas applicable for the period from 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014 fixed in point 1 of Annex IX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.(7) Pursuant to Article 69(1) in conjunction with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, the Commission had to act in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 195(2) of that Regulation, The corresponding procedure under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 is the examination procedure referred to in Article 229(2) of that Regulation.(8) Given the fact that the division between direct sales and deliveries is used as a reference basis for controls pursuant to Articles 19 to 22 of Regulation (EC) No 595/2004 and for the establishment of the annual questionnaire set out in Annex I to that Regulation, it is appropriate to determine a date of expiry of this Regulation after the last possible date for those controls.(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,. The division, applicable for the period from 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014, between deliveries and direct sales of the national quotas fixed in Annex IX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 is set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall expire on 30 September 2015.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 March 2014.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671).(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 341/2013 of 16 April 2013 on the division between ‘deliveries’ and ‘direct sales’ of national milk quotas fixed for 2012/2013 in Annex IX to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 107, 17.4.2013, p. 1).(4)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 595/2004 of 30 March 2004 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003 establishing a levy in the milk and milk products sector (OJ L 94, 31.3.2004, p. 22).ANNEXMember States Deliveries (tonnes) Direct sales (tonnes)Belgium 3 563 518,754 38 596,156Bulgaria 980 634,534 68 883,082Czech Republic 2 906 440,166 28 704,691Denmark 4 847 745,007 164,466Germany 30 228 356,043 90 572,707Estonia 686 868,079 6 057,970Ireland 5 782 432,252 1 989,984Greece 878 297,757 1 317,000Spain 6 492 010,746 65 544,699France 26 027 402,340 343 828,937Croatia 698 513,437 66 486,563Italy 10 923 133,189 365 409,677Cyprus 154 996,181 662,611Latvia 767 328,466 13 804,232Lithuania 1 753 484,887 74 154,094Luxembourg 292 146,310 608,000Hungary 1 967 812,833 165 591,689Malta 52 205,729 0,000Netherlands 11 971 575,644 78 917,011Austria 2 908 728,694 83 999,794Poland 9 909 800,752 145 996,304Portugal (1) 2 080 100,794 8 803,752Romania 1 567 149,958 1 710 046,520Slovenia 597 475,443 20 697,937Slovakia 1 075 921,492 39 834,729Finland (2) 2 615 010,522 4 818,381Sweden 3 589 229,658 4 800,000United Kingdom 15 749 697,318 147 007,248(1)  Except Madeira;(2)  The Finnish national quota as referred to in annex IX to Regulation(EC). No 1234/2007 and the total amount of the Finnish national quota as indicated in the Annex to this regulation differ due to a quota increase of 784,683 tonnes to compensate Finnish SLOM producers pursuant to article 67(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. +",milk;delivery;consignment;delivery costs;means of delivery;shipment;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;agricultural quota;farm quota;milk quota;direct selling;person-to-person selling,17 +2490,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2560/98 of 27 November 1998 amending Annexes I and II to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 of 26 June 1990 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1191/98 (2), and in particular Articles 6, 7 and 8 thereof,Whereas, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90, maximum residue limits must be established progressively for all pharmacologically active substances which are used within the Community in veterinary medicinal products intended for administration to food-producing animals;Whereas maximum residue limits should be established only after the examination within the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products of all the relevant information concerning the safety of residues of the substance concerned for the consumer of foodstuffs of animal origin and the impact of residues on the industrial processing of foodstuffs;Whereas, in establishing maximum residue limits for residues of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin, it is necessary to specify the animal species in which residues may be present, the levels which may be present in each of the relevant meat tissues obtained from the treated animal (target tissue) and the nature of the residue which is relevant for the monitoring of residues (marker residue);Whereas, for the control of residues, as provided for in appropriate Community legislation, maximum residue limits should usually be established for the target tissues of liver or kidney; whereas, however, the liver and kidney are frequently removed from carcases moving in international trade, and maximum residue limits should therefore also always be established for muscle or fat tissues;Whereas, in the case of veterinary medicinal products intended for use in laying birds, lactating animals or honey bees, maximum residue limits must also be established for eggs, milk or honey;Whereas valnemulin should be inserted into Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;Whereas cinnamomi cassiae aetheroleum, copper heptanoate, copper methionate, copper oxide, copper sulphate, alfaprostol, dicopper oxide, rifaximin, angelicae radix aetheroleum, anisi aetheroleum, copper gluconate, caryophylli aetheroleum, cinnamomi ceylanici aetheroleum, citri aetheroleum, citronellae aetheroleum, coriandri aetheroleum, foeniculi aetheroleum, menthae piperitae aetheroleum, myristicae aetheroleum, rosmarini aetheroleum, thymi aetheroleum and carvi aetheroleum should be inserted into Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;Whereas a period of 60 days should be allowed before the entry into force of this Regulation in order to allow Member States to make any adjustment which may be necessary to the authorisations to place the veterinary medicinal products concerned on the market which have been granted in accordance with Council Directive 81/851/EEC (3), as last amended by Directive 93/40/EEC (4), to take account of the provisions of this Regulation;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Veterinary Medicinal Products,. Annexes I and II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 60th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 November 1998.For the CommissionMartin BANGEMANNMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 165, 10. 6. 1998, p. 6.(3)  OJ L 317, 6. 11. 1981, p. 1.(4)  OJ L 214, 24. 8. 1993, p. 31.ANNEXA. Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is amended as follows:1. Anti-infectious agents1.2. Antibiotics1.2.8. PleuromutilinesPharmacologically active substance(s) Marker residue Animal species MRLs Target tissues Other provisions‘Valnemulin Valnemulin Porcine 50 μg/kg Muscle500 μg/kg Liver100 μg/kg Kidney’B. Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is amended as follows:1. Inorganic chemicalsPharmacologically active substance(s) Animal species Other provisions‘Copper chloride All food producing speciesCopper gluconate All food producing speciesCopper heptanoate All food producing speciesCopper methionate All food producing speciesCopper oxide All food producing speciesCopper sulphate All food producing speciesDicopper oxide All food producing species’2. Organic compoundsPharmacologically active substance(s) Animal species Other provisions‘Alfaprostol RabbitsRifaximin All mammalian food producing species For topical use only’6. Substances of vegetable originPharmacologically active substance(s) Animal species Other provisions‘Angelicae radix aetheroleum All food producing speciesAnisi aetheroleum All food producing speciesCarvi aetheroleum All food producing speciesCaryophylli aetheroleum All food producing speciesCinnamomi cassiae aetheroleum All food producing speciesCinnamomi ceylanici aetheroleum All food producing speciesCitri aetheroleum All food producing speciesCitronellae aetheroleum All food producing speciesCoriandri aetheroleum All food producing speciesFoeniculi aetheroleum All food producing speciesMenthae piperitae aetheroleum All food producing speciesMyristicae aetheroleum All food producing species For use in newborn animals only’Rosmarini aetheroleum All food producing speciesThymi aetheroleum All food producing species +",food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;veterinary legislation;veterinary regulations;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;waste;refuse;residue;public health;health of the population;veterinary drug;veterinary medicines,17 +35077,"2008/359/EC: Commission Decision of 28 April 2008 setting up the High Level Group on the Competitiveness of the Agro-Food Industry. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Whereas:(1) Article 157(1) of the Treaty assigned the Community and the Member States the task of ensuring that the conditions necessary for the competitiveness of the Community’s industry exist. Article 157(2) in particular calls upon the Member States to consult each other in liaison with the Commission and, where necessary, to coordinate their actions. The Commission may take any useful initiative to promote such coordination.(2) In its Communication ‘Mid-term review of Industrial Policy A contribution to the EU’s Growth and Jobs Strategy’ (1), the Commission announced the intention to launch a food initiative concerned with the competitiveness of the Community agro-food industry.(3) It is therefore necessary to set up a High Level Group composed mainly of experts in the field of competitiveness of the Community agro-food industry, and related challenges such as food safety, health, environment and to define its tasks and structure.(4) The group should address issues that determine and will determine in the future the competitiveness of the Community agro-food industry. Based on the outcome of its discussions the group should formulate a set of sector-specific policy recommendations with a view of enhancing the competitiveness of the agro-food industry in accordance with the Community policies, in particular the objectives of food safety and health, agricultural policy and sustainable development.(5) The group should be composed of representatives of the Commission, the Member States and relevant stakeholders, in particular from the agro-food industry upstream producers and downstream users, consumers as well as civil society.(6) Rules on disclosure of information by members of the group should be provided for, without prejudice to the Commission’s rules on security as set out in the Annex to Commission Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom (2).(7) Personal data relating to members of the group should be processed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (3),. High Level Group on the Competitiveness of the Agro-Food IndustryA High Level Group on the Competitiveness of the Agro-Food Industry, hereinafter referred to as the ‘group’, is set up. TaskThe group's task shall be the following:1. to address issues that determine and will determine in the future the competitiveness of the Community agro-food industry and related challenges;2. to identify the factors that influence the competitive position and sustainability of the Community agro-food industry, including future challenges and trends with an impact on competitiveness;3. to formulate a set of sector-specific recommendations addressed to policy makers at the Community level. ConsultationThe Commission may consult the group on any matter relating to the competitiveness of the Community agro-food industry. Membership — appointment1.   The members of the group shall be appointed by the Commission from high level specialists with competence and responsibility in areas which are related to the competitiveness and related challenges of the Community agro-food industry.2.   The group shall comprise up to 27 members composed as follows:(a) 8 representatives of the Member States;(b) 13 representatives of the agro-food industry;(c) 6 representatives of civil society and professional associations.3.   Members of the group shall be appointed for their expertise in a personal capacity and shall advise the Commission independently of any outside influence.4.   Each member of the group shall nominate a personal representative to the preparatory sub-group set up in Article 5(2).5.   Members shall be appointed for a 1-year renewable term of office and shall remain in office until such time as they are replaced in accordance with paragraph 6 of this article or their term of office ends.6.   Members may be replaced for the remaining period of their term of office in any of the following cases:(a) where they resign;(b) where the member is no longer capable of contributing effectively to the group’s deliberations;(c) where the member does not comply with Article 287 of the Treaty.7.   Members shall make a written declaration of commitment to act in the public interest, together with a declaration as to whether there is any interest which would prejudice their independence.8.   The names of the members shall be published on the Internet site of Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry and in the Commission's Register of Expert Groups. The names of the members shall be collected, processed and published in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001. Operation1.   The group shall be chaired by the Commission.2.   A sub-group, hereinafter referred to as the ‘sherpa’ sub-group shall prepare the discussions, position papers and advice for actions and/or policy measures to be recommended by the group. It shall work in close contact with the Commission services in order to prepare the work for the group meetings.3.   The group may, with the agreement of the Commission, set up sub-groups to examine specific questions under terms of reference established by the group. Such subgroups shall be dissolved as soon as their mandates are fulfilled.4.   The Commission’s representative may ask experts or observers with specific competence on a subject on the agenda to participate in the work of the group, or in the deliberations or work of sub-groups and ad hoc groups.5.   Information obtained by participating in deliberations or work of the group or ad hoc groups or sub-groups shall not be divulged if, the Commission considers that information to be confidential.6.   The group, the ‘sherpa’ sub-group, and other sub-groups shall normally meet on Commission premises in accordance with the procedures and schedule established by the Commission. The Commission shall provide secretarial services. Other Commission officials with an interest in the proceedings may attend meetings of the group and its sub-groups.7.   The group shall adopt its rules of procedure on the basis of the standard rules of procedure adopted by the Commission.8.   The Commission may publish, or place on the Internet on a dedicated website, in the original language of the document concerned, any summary, conclusion, part of a conclusion or working document of the group, proceedings and reports. ExpiryThe Decision shall be applicable until 1st November 2009. The Commission shall decide on a possible extension before that date.. Done at Brussels, 28 April 2008.For the CommissionGünter VERHEUGENVice-President(1)  COM(2007) 374, 4.7.2007.(2)  OJ L 317, 3.12.2001, p. 1. Decision as last amended by Decision 2006/548/EC, Euratom (OJ L 215, 5.8.2006, p. 38).(3)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1. +",industrial policy;self-employed person;adviser;consultant;expert;free-lance;independent;self-employed worker;competitiveness;operation of the Institutions;committee (EU);EC committee;agro-industry;agri-foodstuffs industry;agricultural product processing;agricultural product processing industry;processing of agricultural products,17 +21549,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1216/2001 of 20 June 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying the tariff quotas for beef and veal originating in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania for the period 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), and in particular Article 32(1) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1349/2000 of 19 June 2000 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for an adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreement with Estonia(2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2677/2000(3), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2341/2000 of 17 October 2000 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for an adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreement with the Republic of Latvia(4), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2766/2000 of 14 December 2000 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for an adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreement with Lithuania(5), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulations (EC) No 1349/2000, (EC) No 2341/2000 and (EC) No 2766/2000 provide for the opening of certain annual tariff quotas for products made from beef and veal. Imports under those quotas benefit from an 80 % reduction in the customs duties set out in the Common Customs Tariff (CCT) where the products concerned originate in Lithuania and Latvia, and an exemption where the products originate in Estonia. Detailed rules for applying these quotas should be laid down for the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002.(2) In view of the risk of speculation inherent in these arrangements for beef and veal, clear conditions should be laid down as regards access by traders. Verification of these conditions requires applications to be submitted in the Member State in which the importer is entered in the value added tax register.(3) Provision should be made for import rights to be allocated after a period for consideration and, where necessary, the application of a single percentage reduction.(4) While the provisions of the agreements intended to guarantee the origin of the product should be complied with, the administration of the arrangements should be based on import licences. To that end, detailed rules should be laid down, in particular, on the submission of applications and the information which must appear in applications and licences, if necessary derogating from or supplementing certain provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 of 9 June 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1095/2001(7), and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 of 26 June 1995 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80(8), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 24/2001(9).(5) In order to prevent speculation, import licences should be issued to traders solely for the quantities for which they have been allocated import rights.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. 1. During the period 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002, the following may be imported in accordance with this Regulation:- 1950 tonnes of fresh, refrigerated or frozen beef and veal falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202 originating in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. The serial number of the quota shall be 09.4561,- 250 tonnes of products falling within CN code 1602 50 10 originating in Latvia. The serial number of the quota shall be 09.4562.2. For the quantities mentioned in paragraph 1, the rates of customs duty fixed in the Common Customs Tariff (CCT) shall be:- reduced by 80 % for quantities originating in Lithuania and Latvia,- fixed at 0 for quantities originating in Estonia. 1. In order to qualify for the import quotas referred to in Article 1, applicants must be natural or legal persons who, at the time they submit their applications, can prove to the satisfaction of the competent authorities of the Member State concerned that they have been active in trade in beef and veal with third countries at least once during the last 12 months.2. Applications for import rights may be submitted only in the Member State in which the applicant is entered in the national VAT register.3. For each of the groups of products referred to in the first and second indents of Article 1(1):- applications for import rights must cover a minimum of 15 tonnes of product without exceeding the quantity available,- applicants may submit only one application,- where an applicant submits more than one application for a group, all its applications for that group shall be rejected. 1. Applications for import rights may be submitted only between 6 and 16 July 2001.2. After checking the documents submitted, within five working days of the end of the period for the submission of applications, Member States shall send the Commission the list of applicants and the quantities applied for with respect to each serial number.All communications, including nil returns, shall be sent by fax using the forms in Annexes I and II.3. The Commission shall decide as soon as possible the extent to which applications may be accepted for each group of products referred to in the indents of Article 1(1). Where the quantities for which applications have been submitted exceed the quantities available, the Commission shall fix a single percentage reduction for the quantities for each group of products referred to in the indents of Article 1(1). 1. The quantities allocated shall be imported subject to presentation of one or more import licences.2. Import licence applications may be submitted only:- in the Member State in which the application for import rights has been lodged,- by traders to whom import rights have been allocated in accordance with Article 3(3). The import rights allocated to traders shall entitle them to be issued with import licences for a quantity equal to the rights allocated.3. The following information shall be entered on licence applications and licences:(a) in box 8:- in the case of the first indent of Article 1(1), the country of origin,- in the case of the second indent of Article 1(1), ""Latvia"".Licences shall carry an obligation to import from one or more of the countries indicated;(b) in box 16, one of the following groups of combined nomenclature subheadings within the same indent:- 0201, 0202,- 1602 50 10;(c) in box 20, at least one of the following:- Reglamento (CE) n° 1216/2001- Forordning (EF) nr. 1216/2001- Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1216/2001- Κανονισμός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1216/2001- Regulation (EC) No 1216/2001- Règlement (CE) n° 1216/2001- Regolamento (CE) n. 1216/2001- Verordening (EG) nr. 1216/2001- Regulamento (CE) n.o 1216/2001- Asetus (EY) N:o 1216/2001- Förordning (EG) nr 1216/20014. Licences shall be valid throughout the Community. Regulations (EC) No 1291/2000 and (EC) No 1445/95 shall apply without prejudice to this Regulation. Products shall qualify for the duties referred to in Article 1 on presentation of an EUR.1 movement certificate issued by the exporting country in accordance with Protocol 3 annexed to the Europe Agreements with the Baltic countries or a declaration drawn up by the exporter in accordance with that Protocol. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 June 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.(2) OJ L 155, 28.6.2000, p. 1.(3) OJ L 308, 8.12.2000, p. 7.(4) OJ L 271, 24.10.2000, p. 7.(5) OJ L 321, 19.12.2000, p. 8.(6) OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1.(7) OJ L 150, 6.6.2001, p. 25.(8) OJ L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 35.(9) OJ L 3, 6.1.2001, p. 9.ANNEX IFax (32-2) 296 60 27Application of Regulation (EC) No 1216/2001Serial No 09.4561>PIC FILE= ""L_2001165EN.003202.TIF"">ANNEX IIFax (32-2) 296 60 27Application of Regulation (EC) No 1216/2001Serial No 09.4562>PIC FILE= ""L_2001165EN.003302.TIF""> +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;beef;Estonia;Republic of Estonia;Latvia;Republic of Latvia;Lithuania;Republic of Lithuania,17 +28828,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1645/2004 of 20 September 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 as concerns fishing opportunities for capelin in Greenland waters. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 of 19 December 2003 fixing for 2004 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (1), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) The Community’s fishing opportunities for capelin in zones V and XIV (Greenland waters) for 2004 are laid down provisionally in Annex IC to Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003.(2) Under the Fourth Protocol laying down the conditions relating to fishing provided for in the Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community, on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other (2), the Community receives 7,7 % of the of the total allowable catch (TAC) for capelin in zones V and XIV (Greenland waters), which corresponds to 70 % of the Greenland share of the TAC.(3) By letter of 9 July 2004, the Greenland authorities informed the Commission that the TAC for capelin for 2004 has been fixed at 335 000 tonnes. The final fishing opportunities for capelin for the Community during 2004 should therefore be fixed at 25 795 tonnes in zones V and XIV (Greenland waters).(4) The reduction of the TAC should not lead to the result that catches legally taken before the entry into force of the present Regulation are liable to quota deductions under Article 23 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 (3), Article 5 of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 (4) or Article 26 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 (5).(5) Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly,. Annex IC to Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. Article 23(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and Article 26 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 shall not apply to catches of capelin taken in zone V and XIV (Greenland waters) before the entry into force of this Regulation which are in excess of the quota determined in Annex IC to Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 as amended by this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 September 2004.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 344, 31.12.2003, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 867/2004 (OJ L 161, 30.4.2004, p.144).(2)  OJ L 209, 2.8.2001, p. 2. Protocol as amended by Protocol (OJ L 237, 8.7.2004, p.1).(3)  OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 (OJ L 289, 7.11.2003, p. 1).(4)  OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3.(5)  OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.ANNEXIn Annex IC to Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003, the entry concerning the species Capelin in zones V and XIV (Greenland waters) is replaced by the following:‘Species : CapelinZone : V, XIV (Greenland waters)‘Species : CapelinZone : V, XIV (Greenland waters)All Member States 0 (1)EC 25 795 (2)TAC Not relevant +",Greenland;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing regulations;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction,17 +45,"Regulation No 172/66/EEC of the Commission of 5 November 1966 fixing coefficients for the different varieties and qualities of unrefined olive oil. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC 1 of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and fats, and in particular Article 13 (4) thereof;Having regard to Council Regulation No 162/66/EEC 2 of 27 October 1966 on trade in oils and fats between the Community and Greece, and in particular Article 3 (4) thereof;Whereas the offers used in determining the c.i.f. price and the free-at-frontier price referred to respectively in Article 13 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC and Article 3 of Regulation No 162/66/EEC must be adjusted to allow for any deviations from the description of quality for which the threshold price was fixed ; whereas such adjustments must be made by means of coefficients of equivalence;Whereas such coefficients of equivalence may be fixed while taking account of the differences between the value of the oil of the description and quality for which the threshold price was fixed and that of other description and qualities, such differences arising from the preference of buyers for better quality oils and from the costs borne by processors using oils which are not directly edible;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats;. The adjustments referred to in the last paragraph of Article 13 (2) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC and in Article 3 (2) of Regulation No 162/66/EEC shall be made by applying the coefficients of equivalence fixed in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 5 November 1966.For the CommissionThe PresidentWalter HALLSTEIN1 OJ No 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66. 2 OJ No 197, 29.10.1966, p. 3393/66.ANNEX Coefficients of equivalence for the different varieties and qualities of unrefined olive oil >PIC FILE= ""T0019181""> +",olive oil;agricultural levy;agricultural customs duty;cif price;cif delivery;cost insurance freight;delivery at port of unloading;forward delivery price;threshold price;free-at-frontier price;product quality;quality criterion;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +4513,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 142/2007 of 14 February 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 1610/2006 derogating from Regulations (EC) No 327/98 and (EC) No 1291/2000 as regards certain import licences issued for the July 2006 tranche of tariff quotas for imports of rice and broken rice. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV(6) negotiations (1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (2), and in particular Article 13(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1610/2006 (3), the validity of licences for the import of husked, semi-milled and wholly milled rice issued for the July 2006 tranche of certain import quotas opened by Commission Regulation (EC) No 327/98 of 10 February 1998 opening and providing for the administration of certain tariff quotas for imports of rice and broken rice (4) was, at the request of the importers concerned, extended until 31 December 2006. In addition, in certain cases, the use of those licences was facilitated as regards the origin and CN code of the rice to be imported.(2) Despite the new provisions, some import licences could not be used during their period of validity because of disturbances in the flows of rice imports into the Community caused, in particular, by the presence on the US market of rice contaminated with genetically modified rice and the resulting risk of imports being blocked. Given these special circumstances, Member States should be allowed to derogate from Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 of 9 June 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (5) and to release, on a case-by-case basis, the security lodged by importers where certain conditions are met.(3) Member States should also be allowed to return to the importers concerned the export licences submitted in support of their import licence applications in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 327/98.(4) Regulation (EC) No 1610/2006 should therefore be amended.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. Regulation (EC) No 1610/2006 is hereby amended as follows:1. The following Article 2a is added:(a) the holder returns the unused import licence(s) to the competent authorities and requests the release of the relevant security,(b) the competent authorities of the Member State have sufficient proof to show that the importer acted in good faith and made all reasonable efforts to use the import licence(s) during the period of validity.2. In Article 3, the following paragraph 3 is added: This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 February 2007.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 146, 20.6.1996, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 797/2006 (OJ L 144, 31.5.2006, p. 1).(3)  OJ L 299, 28.10.2006, p. 11.(4)  OJ L 37, 11.2.1998, p. 5. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2019/2006 (OJ L 384, 29.12.2006, p. 48).(5)  OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2006 (OJ L 365, 21.12.2006, p. 52). +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;rice;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law;United States;USA;United States of America,17 +21187,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 368/2001 of 23 February 2001 fixing the standard fee per farm return for the 2001 accounting year of the farm accountancy data network. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation No 79/65/EEC of the Council of 15 June 1965 setting up a network for the collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operation of agricultural holdings in the European Economic Community(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1256/97(2), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1915/83 of 13 July 1983 on certain detailed implementing rules concerning the keeping of accounts for the purpose of determining the incomes of agricultural holdings(3), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 1915/83 provides that a standard fee shall be fixed to be paid by the Commission to the Member States for each duly completed farm return and forwarded to it within the period prescribed of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1915/83.(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 161/2000(4) fixes the standard fee for the 2000 accounting year at EUR 129 per farm return.(3) The trend in costs and its effects on the cost of completing the farm return justify a revision of the fee.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Community Committee of the Farm Accountancy Data Network,. The standard fee provided for in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1915/83 is fixed at EUR 132. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply for the 2001 accounting year.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 February 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ 109, 23.6.1965, p. 1859/65.(2) OJ L 174, 2.7.1997, p. 7.(3) OJ L 190, 14.7.1983, p. 25.(4) OJ L 19, 25.1.2000, p. 21. +",farm return;farm accountancy data network;FADN;farm income;agricultural income;financial year;budget year;budgetary year;fiscal year;farmer;cultivator;holder of a farm;horticulturist;share-cropper;stock breeder;stock owner;winegrower,17 +20190,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 849/2000 of 27 April 2000 redistributing unused portions of the 1999 quantitative quotas for certain products originating in the People's Republic of China. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 520/94 of 7 March 1994 establishing a Community procedure for administering quantitative quotas(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 138/96(2), and in particular Article 2(5) and Articles 14 and 24 thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 519/94 of 7 March 1994 on common rules for imports from certain third countries and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 1765/82, (EEC) No 1766/82 and (EEC) No 3420/83(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1138/98(4), introduced annual quantitative quotas for certain products originating in the People's Republic of China listed in Annex II to that Regulation. The provisions of Regulation (EC) No 520/94 are applicable to those quotas.(2) The Commission accordingly adopted Regulation (EC) No 738/94(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 983/96(6), laying down general rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 520/94. These provisions apply to the administration of the above quotas subject to the provisions of this Regulation.(3) In accordance with Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 520/94, the competent authorities of the Member States notified the Commission of the quantities of quotas assigned in 1999 and not used.(4) The unused quantities could not be redistributed in time to be used before the end of the 1999 quota year.(5) Examination of the data received for each of the products in question indicates that the quantities not used in the 1999 quota year should be redistributed in 2000, up to a limit of the amounts set out in Annex I to this Regulation.(6) The different administrative methods provided for by Regulation (EC) No 520/94 have been considered; the method based on traditional trade flows should be adopted. Under this method quota tranches are divided into two portions, one of which is reserved for traditional importers and the other for other applicants.(7) This has proved to be the best way of ensuring the continuity of business for the Community importers concerned and avoiding any disturbance of trade flows.(8) Quantities redistributed under this Regulation should be divided using the same criteria as for the allocation of the 2000 quotas.(9) The reference period used for the apportionment of the 2000 quotas, consisting of either the year 1997 or 1998, should again be applied to the allocation of the share set aside for traditional importers, since it continues to reflect the normal trend of trade flows for the products in question. Therefore, traditional importers must prove that they imported products originating in China subject to the relevant quotas in the course of either 1997 or 1998.(10) It is necessary to simplify the formalities to be fulfilled by traditional importers who already hold import licences issued when the 2000 Community quotas were allocated. The competent administrative authorities already possess the requisite evidence of either 1997 or 1998 imports for all traditional importers. The latter need therefore only enclose copies of their previous licences with their new licence applications.(11) Measures should be taken to provide the best conditions for the allocation of that portion of the quota reserved for non-traditional importers with a view to optimum use of quotas. To this end, it is appropriate to provide for that portion to be allocated in proportion to the quantities requested, on the basis of a simultaneous examination of import licence applications actually lodged, and grant access only to importers who can prove that they obtained and made use of at least 80 % of an import licence for the product in question during the 1999 quota year and to importers who did not obtain an import licence for the product in question during the 1999 quota year. The amount that any non-traditional importer may request should also be restricted to a set volume or value.(12) For the purposes of quota allocation, a time limit must be set for the submission of licence applications by traditional and other importers.(13) With a view to optimum use of quotas, licence applications for imports of footwear under quotas which refer to several CN codes must specify the quantities required for each code.(14) The Member States must inform the Commission of the import licence applications received, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 520/94. The information about traditional importers' previous imports must be expressed in the same units as the quota in question.(15) In the light of the experience gained in the management of the quotas, in order to facilitate import administration formalities to economic operators and in view of the fact that unused quantities may not be carried over to the following year more than once, thus the risk of excessive accumulation of imports appears to be limited, it is deemed appropriate, without prejudice to the results of a further analysis which may appear to be warranted in this respect in the future, to set the expiry date of the redistribution import licences on 31 December 2000.(16) These measures are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the administration of quotas set up under Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 520/94,. This Regulation lays down specific provisions for the redistribution in 2000 of portions of the quantitative quotas referred to in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 519/94 which were not used in the 1999 quota year.The quantities not used in the 1999 quota year shall be redistributed up to the limit of the volumes or values set out in Annex I to this Regulation.Regulation (EC) No 738/94 laying down general rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 520/94 shall apply, subject to the specific provisions of this Regulation. 1. The quantitative quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be allocated using the method based on traditional trade flows, referred to in Article 2(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 520/94.2. The portions of each quantitative quota set aside for traditional importers and other importers are set out in Annex II to this Regulation.3. The portion set aside for non-traditional importers shall be apportioned using the method based on allocation in proportion to quantities requested; the volume requested by a single importer may not exceed that shown in Annex III. Only importers who can prove that they imported at least 80 % of the volume of the product for which they were granted an import licence pursuant to Commission Regulations (EC) No 2297/98(7) and/or (EC) No 1469/1999(8) and importers who declare that they did not obtain an import licence pursuant to Regulations (EC) No 2297/98 and/or (EC) No 1469/1999 shall be entitled to apply for import licences. Applications for import licences shall be lodged with the competent authorities listed in Annex IV to this Regulation from the day following the day of publication of this Regulation in the Official Journal of the European Communities until 3 p.m., Brussels time, on 26 May 2000. 1. For the purposes of allocating the portion of each quota set aside for traditional importers, ""traditional"", importers shall mean importers who can show that they imported goods in either the calendar year 1997 or 1998.2. The evidence referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 520/94 shall relate to the release into free circulation during either calendar year 1997 or 1998, as indicated by the importer, of products originating in the People's Republic of China which are covered by the quota in respect of which the application is made.3. Instead of the evidence referred to in the first indent of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 520/94:- applicants may enclose with their licence applications documents drawn up and certified by the competent national authorities on the basis of available customs information as evidence of the imports of the product in question during calendar year 1997 or 1998 carried out by themselves or, where applicable, by the operator whose activities they have taken over,- applicants already holding import licences issued for 2000 under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2201/1999(9), for products covered by the licence application may enclose a copy of their previous licences with their licence applications. In that case they shall indicate in their licence application the aggregate quantity of imports of the product in question during the chosen reference period. Member States shall inform the Commission no later than 9 June 2000 at 10 a.m., Brussels time, of the number and aggregate quantity of import licence applications and in the case of applications from traditional importers, of the volume of previous imports carried out by traditional importers during the chosen reference period referred to in Article 4(1) of this Regulation. No later than 20 days after having received all the information required under Article 5, the Commission shall adopt the quantitative criteria to be used by the competent national authorities for the purpose of meeting importers' applications. Import licences shall be valid up to 31 December 2000. The validity shall not be extendable. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 April 2000.For the CommissionPascal LamyMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 66, 10.3.1994, p. 1.(2) OJ L 21, 27.1.1996, p. 6.(3) OJ L 67, 10.3.1994, p. 89.(4) OJ L 159, 3.6.1998, p. 1 (corrigendum OJ L 241, 29.8.1998, p. 27).(5) OJ L 87, 31.3.1994, p. 47.(6) OJ L 131, 1.6.1996, p. 47.(7) OJ L 287, 24.10.1998, p. 10.(8) OJ L 170, 6.7.1999, p. 12.(9) OJ L 268, 16.10.1999, p. 10.ANNEX IQuantities to be redistributed>TABLE>ANNEX IIAllocation of the quotas>TABLE>ANNEX IIIMaximum quantity which may be requested by each importer other than traditional>TABLE>ANNEX IVLIST OF THE COMPETENT NATIONAL AUTHORITIES1. BELGIQUE/BELGIËMinistère des affaires économiques Administration des relations économiques, 4e division: Mise en oeuvre des politiques commerciales. ""Services licences"" Ministerie van Economische Zaken Bestuur van de Economische Betrekkingen, 4e afdeling: Toepassing van de Handelspolitiek. Dienst Vergunningen Rue Général Leman 60/Generaal Lemanstraat 60 B - 1040 Bruxelles/Brussel Tél./Tel. (32-2) 206 58 16 Télécopieur/Fax (32-2) 230 83 22/231 14 842. DANMARKErhvervsfremme Styrelsen Søndergade 25 DK - 8600 Silkeborg Tlf. (45) 35 46 60 00 Fax (45) 35 46 64 013. DEUTSCHLANDBundesamt für Wirtschaft Frankfurter Straße 29-31 D - 65760 Eschborn Tel. (49) 619 64 04-0 Fax: (49) 619 69 42 264. GREECEMinistry of National Economy 1, Kornarou Street GR - 105 63 Athens Tel. (30-1) 328 60 31/328 60 32 Fax (30-1) 328 60 94/328 60 595. ESPAÑAMinisterio de Economía y Hacienda Dirección General de Comercio Exterior Paseo de la Castellana, 162 E - 28071 Madrid Tel. (34) 913 49 38 94/913 49 37 78 Fax (34) 913 49 38 326. FRANCEService des titres du commerce extérieur 8, rue de la Tour-des-Dames F - 75436 Paris Cedex 09 Tél. (33-1) 55 07 46 69/95 Télécopieur: (33-1) 55 07 46 597. IRELANDDepartment of Enterprise, Trade and Employment Licencing Unit Kildare Street Dublin 2 Ireland Tel. (353-1) 631 21 21 Fax (353-1) 676 61 548. ITALIAMinistero del Commercio con l'estero Direzione generale delle importazioni e delle esportazioni Viale America 341 I - 00144 Roma Tel. (39) 065 99 31 Telefax (39) 06 59 93 26 31/06 59 93 22 35 Telex 610083 - 610471 - 6144789. LUXEMBOURGMinistère des affaires étrangères Office des licences Boîte postale 113 L - 2011 Luxembourg Tél. (352) 22 61 62 Télécopieur: (352) 46 61 3810. NEDERLANDCentrale Dienst voor In- en Uitvoer Engelse Kamp 2 Postbus 30003 9700 RD Groningen Nederland Tel. (31-50) 523 91 11 Fax (31-50) 526 06 98/523 92 3711. ÖSTERREICHBundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Angelegenheiten Landstrasser Hauptstraße 55/57 A - 1031 Wien Tel. (43) 171 10 23 61 Fax (43) 17 15 83 4712. PORTUGALMinistério da Economia Direcção Geral das Relações Económicas Internacionais Avenida da República, 79 1069-059 Lisboa Tel.: (351-21) 791 18 00 Fax: (351-21) 796 37 2313. SUOMITullihallitus PL 512 Aleksanterinkatu, 4 FIN - 00101 Helsinki P. (358) 961 41 F. (358) 96 14 28 5214. SVERIGEKommerskollegium Box 6803 S - 113 86 Stockholm Tfn (46-8) 690 48 00 Fax (46-8) 30 67 5915. UNITED KINGDOMDepartment of Trade and Industry Import Licencing Branch Queensway House, West Precinct Billingham Stockton on Tees TS23 2NF United Kingdom Tel. (44-1642) 36 43 33/36 43 34 Fax (44-1642) 53 35 57 +",import;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;China;People’s Republic of China;exchange of information;information exchange;information transfer,17 +3245,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2207/2002 of 12 December 2002 prohibiting fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Sweden. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 of 18 December 2001 fixing for 2002 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required(3), lays down quotas for cod for 2002.(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of cod in ICES Divisions IIIb, c, d (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden have exhausted the quota allocated for 2002. Sweden has prohibited fishing for this stock from 11 November 2002. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,. Catches of cod in ICES Divisions IIIb, c, d (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Sweden for 2002.Fishing for cod in ICES Divisions IIIb, c, d (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 11 November 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 December 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5.(3) OJ L 347, 31.12.2001, p. 1. +",ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;Sweden;Kingdom of Sweden;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing regulations;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches,17 +40829,"2012/697/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 8 November 2012 as regards measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Union of the genus Pomacea (Perry) (notified under document C(2012) 7803). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), and in particular the third sentence of Article 16(3), thereof,Whereas:(1) Spain has informed the Commission that Pomacea insularum is present in one region of that Member State.(2) It appears from an assessment carried out by the Commission on the basis of a pest risk analysis produced by Spain and of a scientific opinion (2) and a statement (3) of the European Food Safety Authority that the genus Pomacea (Perry) causes harmful effects on aquatic plants. Difficulty in taxonomic identification of the different species and the fact that it cannot be excluded that all species are harmful, make it necessary to regulate the genus Pomacea (Perry). That genus is neither listed in Annex I nor in Annex II to Directive 2000/29/EC.(3) Given the risk of spreading the specified organism to fields and watercourses and the absence of less restrictive measures efficiently combating the threat posed by that organism, it is necessary to prohibit the introduction into and the spread within the Union of that genus.(4) Measures should also be provided for concerning the introduction into and the movement within the Union of plants for planting, excluding seeds, that can only grow in water or soil that is permanently saturated with water.(5) Surveys for the presence of the genus Pomacea (Perry) should be carried out in areas where the specific organism is likely to be found and the results notified.(6) Member States should establish demarcated areas in cases where the genus Pomacea (Perry) is found to be present in fields and watercourses in order to eradicate the organisms concerned and to ensure intensive monitoring for their presence.(7) Member States should, if necessary, adapt their legislation in order to comply with this Decision.(8) This Decision should be reviewed by 28 February 2015.(9) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,. Prohibitions concerning the genus Pomacea (Perry)The genus Pomacea (Perry), hereinafter ‘the specified organism’, shall not be introduced into or spread within the Union. Introduction of plants for planting, excluding seeds, that can only grow in water or soil that is permanently saturated with waterPlants for planting, excluding seeds, that can only grow in water or soil that is permanently saturated with water, hereinafter ‘the specified plants’, originating in third countries may be introduced into the Union if they comply with the requirements, as set out in point (1) of Section 1 of Annex I.On entry into the Union the specified plants shall be inspected by the responsible official body in accordance with point (2) of Section I of Annex I. Movement of specified plants within the UnionSpecified plants originating in demarcated areas established in accordance with Article 5 may be moved within the Union if they meet the conditions, as set out in Section 2 of Annex I. Surveys and notifications of the specified organism1.   Member States shall conduct annual surveys for the presence of the specified organism on rice plants and, where appropriate, other specified plants in fields and watercourses.Member States shall notify the results of those surveys to the Commission and to the other Member States by 31 December of each year.2.   If the specified organism is found or suspected to be present in fields and watercourses, it shall immediately be notified to the responsible official bodies. Demarcated areas, measures to be taken in such areas, awareness raising programmes and notification1.   Where based on the results of the surveys referred to in Article 4(1) or other evidence, a Member State finds the specified organism to be present in a field or watercourse in its territory where its presence was previously unknown, that Member State shall without delay establish, or where appropriate amend, a demarcated area consisting of an infested zone and a buffer zone, as set out in Section 1 of Annex II.In the demarcated area it shall take all measures necessary for the eradication of the specified organism. These measures shall include the measures set out in Section 2 of Annex II.2.   Where a demarcated area is to be established or amended in accordance with paragraph 1, the Member State concerned shall, where appropriate, set up or amend an awareness raising programme.3.   Where, as regards a demarcated area, based on the surveys referred to in Article 4(1), the specified organism has not been found to be present for a period of four consecutive years, the Member State concerned shall confirm that that organism is no longer present in that area and that the area ceases to be demarcated.4.   Where a Member State takes measures in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, it shall immediately notify to the Commission and the other Member States the list of demarcated areas, information on their delimitation, including maps showing their location, and a description of the measures applied in those demarcated areas. ComplianceMember States shall immediately inform the Commission of the measures they have taken to comply with this Decision. ReviewThis Decision shall be reviewed by 28 February 2015. AddresseesThis Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 8 November 2012.For the CommissionMaroš ŠEFČOVIČVice-President(1)  OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1.(2)  EFSA Journal 2012;10(1):2552.(3)  EFSA Journal 2012;10(4):2645.ANNEX IINTRODUCTION AND MOVEMENT OF THE SPECIFIED PLANTSSection 1Specific requirements for introduction into the Union(1) Without prejudice to the provisions listed in Directive 2000/29/EC, specified plants originating in a third country shall be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate, as referred to in the first subparagraph of point (ii) of Article 13(1) of that Directive, which includes under the heading ‘Additional declaration’ the information that the specified plants have been found free from the specified organism immediately prior to leaving the third country concerned.(2) Specified plants introduced into the Union in accordance with point (1) shall be inspected at the point of entry or the place of destination established in accordance with Commission Directive 2004/103/EC (1) to confirm that they meet the requirements laid down in point (1).Section 2Conditions for movementSpecified plants originating in demarcated areas within the Union may be moved from such areas into non-demarcated areas within the Union if they are accompanied by a plant passport prepared and issued in accordance with Commission Directive 92/105/EEC (2).(1)  OJ L 313, 12.10.2004, p. 16.(2)  OJ L 4, 8.1.1993, p. 22.ANNEX IIDEMARCATED AREAS AND MEASURES, AS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 5Section 1Establishment and amendment of demarcated areas(1) Demarcated areas, as referred to in Article 5, shall comply with points (2) and (3).(2) The infested zone shall include the places where the specified organism has been found to be present.(3) A buffer zone of a width of at least 500 m shall be established around the infested zone. However, that buffer zone shall only include water courses and areas that are saturated with fresh water.(4) In cases where several buffer zones overlap, a demarcated area shall be established which includes the area covered by the relevant demarcated areas and the areas between them. In other cases where it is appropriate, Member States may establish a demarcated area including several demarcated areas and the areas between them.(5) When establishing the infested zone and the buffer zone, Member States shall, bearing in mind sound scientific principles, take into account the following elements: the biology of the specified organism, the level of infestation, the distribution of specified plants, the evidence of establishment of the specified organism, the capacity of the specified organism to spread naturally.(6) If the specified organism has been found to be present in the buffer zone the delimitation of the infested zone and of the buffer zone shall be amended accordingly.Section 2Measures in demarcated areas, as provided for in the second subparagraph of Article 5(1)Eradication measures taken by Member States in demarcated areas shall include the following:(a) the removal and destruction of the specified organism;(b) intensive monitoring for the presence of the specified organism by inspections twice a year with a specific focus on the buffer zone;(c) Member States shall provide for a hygiene protocol for all used agriculture and aquaculture machinery which may come into contact with the specified organism and be capable of spreading it. +",plant health control;phytosanitary control;phytosanitary inspection;plant health inspection;mollusc;cephalopod;shellfish;squid;aquatic plant;import (EU);Community import;trade restriction;obstacle to trade;restriction on trade;trade barrier;intra-EU trade;intra-Community trade,17 +7153,"89/615/EEC: Commission Decision of 24 November 1989 adopting a specific measure granting Community financial assistance towards the provision of data-processing facilities for establishing a register of fishing vessels in the Netherlands (Only the Dutch text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 of 18 December 1986 on Community measures to improve and adapt structures in the fisheries and aquaculture sector (1), and in particular Article 32 (1) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 163/89 (2) provides for the establishment of a register of Community fishing vessels with the assistance of the Member States;Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 163/89 requires the Member States to provide any information concerning their fishing fleets which may be necessary for establishing the register of Community fishing vessels;Whereas, in certain Member States, data-processing facilities must be provided to establish the information management system required for the register;Whereas the Kingdom of the Netherlands submitted an application for data-processing facilities on 15 December 1988;Whereas, to facilitate the management of all the information concerned, Community aid should be granted towards the provision of such data-processing facilities;Whereas such a measure, based on an aid programme approved by the Commission, constitutes a specific measure within the meaning of the third indent of Article 32 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86;Whereas the Commission has decided on a financial contribution of 50 % for the purchase of data-processing hardware and 75 % for the specific operations undertaken to establish a register of the fleet;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the fishing industry,. The specific measure granting Community aid towards the provision of data-processing facilities for the establishment of a register of fishing vessels in the Netherlands is approved. The Community financial contribution is hereby fixed at a maximum of ECU 160 316, which will be distributed subject to the terms and conditions laid down in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.. Done at Brussels, 24 November 1989.For the CommissionManuel MARÍNVice-President(1) OJ No L 376, 31. 12. 1986, p. 7.(2) OJ No L 20, 25. 1. 1989, p. 5.ANNEX1.2 // A. Calculation of eligible costs (in ecu) (1) // // 1. Estimated total cost of the investment // 1 706 419 // 2. Costs ineligible for a contribution // 1 548 576 // 3. Eligible investment costs // 241 752 // of which: // // hardware // 83 997 // software // 157 755 // B. Maximum possible financial contribution (in ecu) (1) // // 1. Planned contribution from the Member State // 74 037 // 2. Maximum possible financial contribution from the Community in relation to eligible costs // 160 316 // of which: // // hardware (50 %) // 41 999 // software (75 %) // 118 317C. Conditions governing payment of the aid- The financial contribution from the Community shall in principle be payable in not more than two instalments, the amount of the final instalment representing at least 20 % of the aid.- Any work or purchase of equipment for the measure concerned must commence and be carried out after the entry into force of Regulation (EEC) No 163/89 and must be completed not later than one year after notification of the decision granting the aid.- Data-processing equipment may be installed only after notification of the Commission decision granting Community aid.- The Member State shall be responsible for the maintenance of the equipment qualifying for Community financial aid and shall bear the cost of the day-to-day upkeep of the equipment and materials.- No changes may be made to the investment plan submitted by the Member State. However, the Commission reserves the right to give consideration to technical adjustments to the investment plan receiving Community aid.- Two months after the completion of the work the Member State must submit a detailed report on the results and how they were obtained.- The Member State must forward a list of expenditure drawn up as provided for in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1116/88 (2) (models 8 and 9) together with copies of invoices or other supporting documents.- The Commission reserves the right to carry out on-the-spot checks on the work in progress and the work done.- The national authority must confirm that it is granting financial assistance, specifying the amount of such assistance, the form it is to take and the date on which it was granted. As a percentage of the eligible costs, the assistance granted by the national authority must be within the limits laid down in the Commission decision granting Community aid.(1) Rate of ecu on 1 October 1989.(2) OJ No L 112, 30. 4. 1988, p. 1. +",fishing fleet;fishing capacity;business data processing;Netherlands;Holland;Kingdom of the Netherlands;common fisheries policy;data recording;data acquisition;data capture;recording of data;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +3116,"Council Regulation (EC) No 962/2002 of 27 May 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 establishing a quota system in relation to the production of potato starch. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 36 and 37 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(3),Whereas:(1) Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1868/94(4) fixes the potato starch quotas for producer Member States for the 2000/2001 and 2001/2002 marketing years.(2) Under Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 the quota is to be allocated between producer Member States at three-yearly intervals on the basis of the report from the Commission to the Council. The quotas currently fixed for the 2001/2002 marketing year should therefore be extended for three years.(3) The Commission reserves the right to make other appropriate legislative proposals for the potato starch system in the light of the ongoing evaluation of the sector.(4) Producer Member States should allocate their quotas for a period of three years between all potato starch manufacturers on the basis of the quotas adopted for the 2001/02 marketing year.(5) Quantities used in excess of the subquotas available in the 2001/2002 marketing year must be deducted for the 2002/2003 marketing year in accordance with Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1868/94.(6) The amendment of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92(5) by Council Regulation (EC) No 1253/1999(6) involved changes to the payment terminology in Article 8; this Regulation should therefore be brought into line with that terminology,. Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 2 shall be replaced by the following: ""Article 21. The potato starch producer Member States listed below are hereby allocated the following quotas for the 2002/2003, 2003/2004 and 2004/2005 marketing years:>TABLE>2. Each producer Member State shall allocate the quota referred to in paragraph 1 between potato starch manufacturers for use in the 2002/2003, 2003/2004 and 2004/2005 marketing years in proportion to the subquotas available to each manufacturer for the 2001/2002 marketing year before application of a possible correction under Article 6(2).The subquotas available for each manufacturer for the 2002/2003 marketing year shall be adjusted to take account of any amount used in excess of quota during the 2001/2002 marketing year in accordance with Article 6(2).""2. Article 3 shall be replaced by the following: ""Article 31. On or before 30 September 2004, and thereafter at three-yearly intervals, the Commission shall present to the Council a report on the allocation of quota within the Community, accompanied by appropriate proposals. This report shall take account of possible changes in the payments to potato producers and of developments on the potato starch and cereal starch markets.2. On or before 31 December 2004, and thereafter at three-yearly intervals, the Council, acting on the basis of Article 37 of the Treaty, shall allocate the quota between Member States on the basis of the report referred to in paragraph 1 for use in the following three marketing years.3. On or before 31 January 2005, and thereafter at three-yearly intervals, Member States shall notify those concerned of the details of quota allocations for the following three marketing years.""3. Article 7 shall be replaced by the following: ""Article 7This Regulation shall not cover production of potato starch by undertakings which neither purchase potatoes which have benefited from the payment referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 nor benefit from the refund referred to in Article 7 of that Regulation."" This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 July 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 May 2002.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. Arias Cañete(1) OJ C 51 E, 26.2.2002, p. 368.(2) Opinion delivered on 15 May 2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(3) OJ C 80, 3.4.2002, p. 46.(4) OJ L 197, 30.7.1994, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1252/1999 (OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 15).(5) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000 (OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1).(6) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 18. +",starch;industrial starch;starch product;tapioca;agricultural guidance;production premium;potato;batata;sweet potato;minimum price;floor price;agricultural production;agricultural quota;farm quota;milk quota;marketing year;agricultural year,17 +14008,"COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 530/95 of 9 March 1995 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3536/91 setting the latest time of entry into storage for skimmed-milk powder sold under Regulation (EEC) No 3398/91. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 7 (5) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3536/91 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 347/95 (3), limited the quantity of skimmed-milk powder released for sale to that taken into storage before 1 April 1994;Whereas, in view of the quantity still available and the market situation, that date should be amended to 1 May 1994;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. The date of '1 April 1994` referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3536/91 is hereby replaced by '1 May 1994`. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 March 1995.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.(2) OJ No L 335, 6. 12. 1991, p. 8.(3) OJ No L 40, 22. 2. 1995, p. 3. +",manufactured feedingstuffs;compound feedingstuff;industrial feedingstuffs;oil cake;protein feed;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;skimmed milk powder;storage;storage facility;storage site;warehouse;warehousing;sale;offering for sale,17 +12974,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1213/94 of 27 May 1994 concerning a protective measure applicable to imports of garlic from China. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1032/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3669/93 (2), and in particular Article 29 (2) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2707/72 (3) lays down the conditions for applying protective measures to fruit and vegetables;Whereas, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93 (4), the release into free circulation in the Community of garlic imported from third countries is subject to the presentation of an import licence; whereas, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2448/93 (5), the issue of such licences for garlic originating in China was suspended from 2 September to 31 December 1993;Whereas on 26 April 1994 France requested the Commission to take protective measures against imports of garlic originating in China; whereas on 10 May 1994 that request was supplemented by additional information;Whereas 21 951 tonnes of garlic originating in China were imported into the Community between January and November 1993, representing an increase of 121 % over the same period in 1993 and 254 % with regard to the average quantity imported in the same period during the years 1988 to 1990; whereas, from January to April 1994, import licences have been issued in request of 3 244 tonnes;Whereas, given their price, continuation of these imports could cause serious disturbances on the Community market such as to jeopardize the objectives of Article 39 of the EC Treaty and in particular to cause serious harm to Community producers; whereas, on account of these circumstances, protective measures should be taken before the beginning of the 1994/95 marketing year;Whereas, to that end, the issue of import licences for the 1994/95 marketing year should be restricted to a certain quantity, apportioned as between periods of time, and issue should be suspended when that quantity is reached,. 1. For the period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation to 31 May 1995, import licences for garlic (CN code 0703 20 00) originating in China shall be delivered in respect of 10 000 tonnes only of which no more than 5 000 tonnes shall be delivered before 31 August 1994.2. When the Commission, on the basis of the information submitted by Member States pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93, notes that the quantities referred to in paragraph 1 have been reached, account taken of quantities covered by unused or partly used import licences, it shall immediately inform the Member States. The Member States shall then immediately suspend the issue of the said licences. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall not apply to quantities for which an import licence was issued prior to the date of entry into force.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 May 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 338, 31. 12. 1993, p. 26.(3) OJ No L 291, 28. 12. 1972, p. 3.(4) OJ No L 170, 13. 7. 1993, p. 10.(5) OJ No L 224, 3. 9. 1993, p. 15. +",bulb vegetable;garlic;onion;scallion;shallot;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;China;People’s Republic of China;protective clause;protective measure;safeguard clause,17 +35685,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 355/2008 of 21 April 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1239/95 as regards the use of electronic means of communication in proceedings before the Community Plant Variety Office (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 of 27 July 1994 on Community plant variety rights (1), and in particular Article 114 thereof,After consulting the Administrative Council of the Community Plant Variety Office,Whereas:(1) The rules provided for in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1239/95 of 31 May 1995 establishing implementing rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 as regards proceedings before the Community Plant Variety Office (2) should be simplified, in particular by allowing the use of electronic means of communication.(2) It is appropriate to simplify, on the one hand, the filing of applications, objections or appeals and, on the other, the service of documents by the Community Plant Variety Office (the Office) by permitting the use of electronic means. Moreover, the Office should be given the possibility to issue certificates for Community plant variety rights in electronic form. Publication of information regarding Community plant variety rights should also be possible by electronic means. Finally, electronic storage of files relating to proceedings should be allowed to improve efficiency.(3) The President of the Office should be empowered to determine all necessary details with respect to the use of electronic means of communication or storage.(4) Regulation (EC) No 1239/95 should therefore be amended accordingly.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Community Plant Variety Rights,. Regulation (EC) No 1239/95 is amended as follows:1. in Article 2, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:2. Article 16 is amended as follows:(a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:(b) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:(a) an application form and a technical questionnaire, for the purposes of filing an application for a Community plant variety right;(b) a form for forwarding the information referred to in paragraph 2, indicating the consequences of any failure of the forwarding.3. Article 28 is replaced by the following:4. in Article 36, the last sentence of paragraph 1 is deleted and the following paragraph 4 is added:5. in Article 52, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:6. in paragraph 2 of Article 53, the second sentence is replaced by the following:7. in Article 54(3), the word ‘duplicate’ is replaced by ‘copy’;8. Articles 57 and 58 are replaced by the following:9. Article 64 is replaced by the following:(a) by post in accordance with Article 65;(b) by delivery by hand in accordance with Article 66;(c) by public notice in accordance with Article 67; or(d) by electronic means or any other technical means in accordance with the second subparagraph of this paragraph.10. in Article 65, paragraph 1 is deleted;11. in Article 67, ‘Article 65(1)’ is replaced by ‘Article 64(4)’;12. in Article 71, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:13. in Article 78(3), the following subparagraph is added:14. in Article 79, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:15. Article 83 is replaced by the following:16. in Article 87 the following paragraph 3 is added:17. Article 91 is amended as follows: This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 January 2009.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 April 2008.For the CommissionAndroulla VASSILIOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 227, 1.9.1994, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 15/2008 (OJ L 8, 11.1.2008, p. 2).(2)  OJ L 121, 1.6.1995, p. 37. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1002/2005 (OJ L 170, 1.7.2005, p. 7). +",administrative procedure;crop production;plant product;intellectual property;intellectual property right;transmission network;Euronet;Transpac;broadcasting network;data-transmission network;telecommunications network;telecommunications;telecommunications technology;patent law;Community Plant Variety Office;CPVO;plant variety right,17 +17462,"98/361/EC: Commission Decision of 18 May 1998 establishing the list of approved zones, with regard to infectious haematopoietic necrosis and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia, in Spain (notified under document number C(1998) 1342) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products (1), as last amended by Directive 97/79/EC (2), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,Whereas Member States may obtain for their territory or parts thereof the status of approved zone free of certain fish diseases;Whereas Spain has submitted to the Commission a programme designed to obtain, with regard to infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) the status of approved zone for the region of Asturias;Whereas this programme was adopted by Commission Decision 94/862/EC (3);Whereas, after examination of the evidence submitted by Spain, it appears that this programme has been successfully completed and that no case of IHN or VHS has been detected in Asturias;Whereas therefore the conditions are fulfilled to grant to the region of Asturias the status of approved zone with regard to IHN and VHS;Whereas the provisions of this Decision are in compliance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. 1. The catchment areas referred to in Part I of the Annex are recognised as approved continental zones in respect of IHN and VHS.2. The coastal zones listed in part II of the Annex are recognised as approved coastal zones in respect of IHN and VHS. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 May 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 46, 19. 2. 1991, p. 1.(2) OJ L 24, 30. 1. 1998, p. 31.(3) OJ L 352, 31. 12. 1994, p. 72.ANNEXLIST OF APPROVED ZONES WITH REGARD TO IHN AND VHS IN SPAINI. Continental zonesAll the water catchment areas in the region of Asturias, excluding the water catchment area of the RĂ­o Eo.II. Coastal zonesThe entire coast of Asturias. +",health legislation;health regulations;health standard;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;fish;piscicultural species;species of fish;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +5396,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 757/87 of 16 March 1987 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community and the People' s Democratic Republic of Algeria concerning the import into the Community of preserved fruit salads originating in Algeria (1987). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,Whereas the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria (1) was signed on 26 April 1976 and entered into force on 1 November 1978;Whereas the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria concerning the import into the Community of preserved fruit salads originating in Algeria (1987) should be approved,. The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria concerning the import into the Community of preserved fruit salads originating in Algeria (1987) is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Regulation. The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement for the purpose of binding the Community. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 March 1987.For the CouncilThe PresidentL. TINDEMANS(1) OJ No L 263, 27. 9. 1978, p. 2. +",import;agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);fruit product;fruit must;fruit pulp;grape must;jam;marmalade;preserves;preserved product;preserved food;tinned food,17 +20881,"2001/573/EC: Council Decision of 23 July 2001 amending Commission Decision 2000/532/EC as regards the list of wastes. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/689/EEC of 12 December 1991 on hazardous waste [1], and in particular Article 1(4) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) A Community list of waste was established by Commission Decision 2000/532/EC of 3 May 2000 replacing Decision 94/3/EC establishing a list of wastes pursuant to Article 1(a) of Council Directive 75/442/EEC on waste and Council Decision 94/904/EC establishing a list of hazardous waste pursuant to Article 1(4) of Council Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste [2].(2) Article 1(4) of Directive 91/689/EEC requires Member States to notify the Commission of waste not included on the list of hazardous waste which they consider to display one or more of the properties listed in Annex III to that Directive. Several Member States have notified waste containing chlorosilanes, waste containing silicones and construction materials containing asbestos and requested that the list of hazardous waste be adapted accordingly.(3) For the sake of clarity, it should be expressly provided that exclusively grease and oil mixture from oil/water separation containing only edible oil and fats can be considered non-hazardous.(4) Decision 2000/532/EC should be amended accordingly.(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are not in accordance with the opinion delivered by the Committee established by Article 18 of Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975 on waste [3]. They must therefore, by virtue of the fourth paragraph of Article 18 of Directive 75/442/EEC, be adopted by the Council,. The Annex to Decision 2000/532/EC shall be amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision. This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2002. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 July 2001.For the CouncilThe PresidentA. Neyts-Uyttebroeck[1] OJ L 377, 31.12.1991, p. 20. Directive as amended by Directive 94/31/EC (OJ L 168, 2.7.1994, p. 28).[2] OJ L 226, 6.9.2000, p. 3. Decision as amended by Decision 2001/119/EC (OJ L 47, 16.2.2001, p. 32).[3] OJ L 194, 25.7.1975, p. 39. Directive as last amended by Commission Decision 96/350/EC (OJ L 135, 6.6.1996, p. 32).--------------------------------------------------ANNEX1.2.3.4. The Annex to Decision 2000/532/EC is amended as follows:entry number 06 08 02 entitled""waste containing chlorosilanes""is replaced by the following:""06 08 02* | waste containing dangerous silicones"" |entry number 07 02 16 entitled""waste containing silicones""is replaced by the following:""07 02 16* | waste containing dangerous silicones |07 02 17 | waste containing silicones other than those mentionned in 07 02 16"" |entry number 17 06 05 entitled""construction materials containing asbestos""is replaced by the following:""17 06 05* | construction materials containing asbestos [1] |entry number 19 08 09* entitled""grease and oil mixture from oil/water separation containing edible oil and fats""is replaced by the following:""19 08 09 | grease and oil mixture from oil/water separation containing only edible oil and fats"" |[1] ""As far as the landfilling of waste is concerned, Member States may decide to postpone the entry into force of this entry until the establishment of appropriate measures for the treatment and disposal of waste from construction material containing asbestos. These measures are to be established according to the procedure referred to in Article 17 of Council Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste (""OJ L 182, 16.7.1999, p. 1"") and shall be adopted by 16 July 2002 at the latest.""-------------------------------------------------- +",waste management;landfill site;rubbish dump;waste treatment;standardisation;institute for standardisation;normalisation;standardization;application of EU law;application of European Union law;implementation of Community law;national implementation;national implementation of Community law;national means of execution;dangerous substance;dangerous product;catalogue,17 +5566,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 1121/2012 of 23 November 2012 establishing a prohibition of fishing for bigeye tuna in the Atlantic Ocean by vessels flying the flag of Portugal. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 44/2012 of 17 January 2012 fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non- EU waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements (2), lays down quotas for 2012.(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2012.(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,. Quota exhaustionThe fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2012 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex. ProhibitionsFishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 November 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Lowri EVANSDirector-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 25, 27.1.2012, p. 55.ANNEXNo 72/TQ44Member State PortugalStock BET/ATLANTSpecies Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)Zone Atlantic oceanDate 11.11.2012 +",Atlantic Ocean;Atlantic;Atlantic Region;Gulf Stream;ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;Portugal;Portuguese Republic;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;catch by species;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction,17 +1821,"95/258/EC: Commission Decision of 26 June 1995 approving the single programming document for Community structural measures for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products in Schleswig- Holstein (Federal Republic of Germany), in respect of Objective 5a, covering the period between 1994 and 1999 (Only the German text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 of 29 March 1990 on improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2843/94 (2), and in particular Article 10a thereof,Whereas on 29 April 1994 the German Government submitted to the Commission the single programming document referred to in Article 10a of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 for the Land of Schleswig-Holstein, supplemented by additional information sent on 22 June, 12 August and 6 September 1994; whereas that document contains the plans designed to improve the structures relating to the various product sectors referred to in Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 and the aid applications referred to in Article 10a of that Regulation;Whereas the single programming document meets the conditions of and contains the information required in Article 1 (3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 860/94 of 18 April 1994 on plans and applications in the form of operational programmes for aid from the Guidance Section of the EAGGF for investments for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural and forestry products (3);Whereas the single programming document was drawn up in agreement with the Member State concerned under the partnership as defined in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (5);Whereas the second indent of Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purposes of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (7), provides that in Commission decisions approving single programming documents, the Community assistance decided upon for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof are to be set out in ecus, at prices for the year in which the decision is taken, and are to be subject to indexation; whereas the annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in commitment appropriations as set out in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as amended; whereas the indexation is to be based on a single rate per year corresponding to the rates applied annually to the Community budget on the basis of the mechanisms for technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (8), as last amended by Council Regulation (ECSC, EC, Euratom) No 2730/94 (9), provides that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year are to contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas, during the implementation of the single programming document, the Member State will ensure that the individual projects included therein will conform with the selection criteria for investments for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products currently in force, in application of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90;Whereas in order to ensure clarity over the whole of the conditions governing the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 in Germany this Member State will submit to the Commission, before 15 June 1995, a consolidated version of the single planning document showing the agreement reached by the partnership, as set out within the document annexed to the present Decision (10); whereas this consolidated version must contain all the information required in accordance with Article 10a of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 and Articles 8, 9, 10 and 14 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 (11);Whereas Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 states that the Member States will supply the Commission with the appropriate financial information to permit it to verify that the principle of additionality has been respected; whereas analysis of the information supplied by the German authorities shows that this principle has been taken into account; whereas supplementary verification of the respect of the principle should be made on the basis of information to be supplied with the consolidated version of the single programming document; whereas, in addition, the verification that this principle continues to be respected will be pursued in the framework of partnership during the implementation of the single programming document; whereas these verifications are essential for the continuation of EAGGF aid to the measures concerned in the present Decision;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development,. The single programming document for Community structural measures for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products in Schleswig-Holstein, covering the period 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved. The sectors included for joint action are:- fruits and vegetables,- flowers and plants. The assistance from the EAGGF granted in respect of that single programming document shall amount to a maximum of ECU 3 058 000.The methods of approval of the financial assistance, including the EAGGF contribution to the sectors adopted for joint action, are specified within the implementation provisions and the financial plans annexed to the present Decision (12). For the purposes of indexation, the annual breakdown of the planned maximum overall allocation for assistance from the EAGGF shall be as follows:>TABLE> The budget commitment for the first tranche shall be ECU 485 000.The commitments for subsequent tranches shall be based on the financing plan for the single programming document and on progress made in implementation. The Community assistance shall relate only to expenditure connected with operations covered by this single programming document which have been the subject, in the Member State, of legally binding provisions and for which the necessary funds have been specifically committed by 31 December 1999 at the latest. The deadline for the entry in the accounts of expenditure on such measures shall expire on 31 December 2001. This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Brussels, 26 June 1995.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 91, 6. 4. 1990, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 302, 25. 11. 1994, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 99, 19. 4. 1994, p. 7.(4) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(5) OJ No L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 11.(6) OJ No L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(7) OJ No L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(8) OJ No L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(9) OJ No L 293, 12. 11. 1994, p. 7.(10) Annex not published in the Official Journal.(11) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(12) Annex not published in the Official Journal. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;financing plan;finance plan;agricultural product;farm product;Schleswig-Holstein;Schleswig-Holstein (Land);agro-industry;agri-foodstuffs industry;agricultural product processing;agricultural product processing industry;processing of agricultural products;EAGGF Guidance Section;EAGGF Guidance Section aid,17 +26135,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 929/2003 of 27 May 2003 authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the People's Republic of China. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 138/2003(2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 5 of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in textile products(3), initialled on 9 December 1988 and approved by Council Decision 90/647/EEC, as last amended and extended by an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, initialled on 19 May 2000 and approved by Council Decision 2000/787/EC(4), provides that transfers may be made between quota years. Those flexibility provisions were notified to the Textiles Monitoring Body of the World Trade Organisation following China's accession to it.(2) Appendix B to Annex V to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 sets out the quantitative limits for textiles and clothing products originating in the People's Republic of China and used exclusively at European fairs.(3) On 21 October 2002 the People's Republic of China submitted a request for transfers of quantities from the quota year 2002 to the quota year 2003.(4) The transfers requested by the People's Republic of China fall within the limits of the flexibility provisions referred to in Article 5 of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in textiles products as set out in Annex VIII to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93.(5) It is appropriate to grant the request to the extent that quantities are available.(6) It is desirable for this Regulation to enter into force on the day after its publication in order to allow operators to benefit from it as soon as possible.(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee set up by Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93,. Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods originating in the People's Republic of China fixed by the Agreement between the European Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in textile products are authorised for the quota year 2003 in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 May 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 May 2003.For the CommissionPascal LamyMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 23, 28.1.2003, p. 1.(3) OJ L 352, 15.12.1990, p. 1.(4) OJ L 314, 14.12.2000, p. 13.ANNEX>TABLE> +",originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;textile product;fabric;furnishing fabric;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;clothing;article of clothing;ready-made clothing;work clothes;China;People’s Republic of China;trading operation,17 +12823,"Commission Regulation (Euratom) No 501/94 of 2 March 1994 concerning the conclusion by the European Atomic Energy Community of the Protocol of the provisional application of the Agreement establishing an International Science and Technology Center. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 101 (2) thereof,Whereas the Protocol on the provisional application of the Agreement establishing an International Science and Technology Center was signed on 27 December 1993; whereas by Decision of 21 February 1994, the Council approved the said Protocol for the purpose of conclusion by the Commission on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community;Whereas the Protocol should be concluded on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community,. The Protocol on the provisional application of the Agreement establishing an International Science and Technology Center is hereby approved on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community.The text of the Protocol is attached to this Regulation (1). The President of the Commission shall, on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, give the notification provided for in Article I of the Protocol. Articles 3 and 4 of Commission Regulation (Euratom) No 3956/92 (2) shall apply. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 2 March 1994.For the CommissionThe PresidentJacques DELORS(1)  See page 2 of this Official Journal.(2)  OJ No L 409, 31. 12. 1992, p. 10. +",international organisation;international administration;international association;international body;international institution;international organization;ratification of an agreement;conclusion of an agreement;research body;research institute;research laboratory;research undertaking;technology;engineering;EAEC;Euratom;European Atomic Energy Community,17 +11101,"93/489/Euratom, ECSC, EEC: Commission Decision of 4 August 1993 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 November 1992 to the renumeration of officials of the European Communities serving in countries outside the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities,Having regard to the Staff Regulations of the Officials of the European Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 3761/92 (2), and in particular the second paragraph ofArticle 13of Annex X thereto,Whereas pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations Council Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 1419/93 (3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 July 1992 to the remuneration of officials serving in countries outside the Community payable in the currency of their country of employment;Whereas the Commission has made a number of adjustments to these weightings in recent months, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations (4);Whereas, some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 November 1992 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain countries outside the Community the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weigthing and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down,. Sole ArticleWith effect from 1 November 1992 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in countries outside the Community payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.The exchange rates for the payment of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the budget of the European Communities during the month preceding the date on which this Decision takes effect.. Done at Brussels, 4 August 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 56, 4. 3. 1968, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 383, 29. 12. 1992, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 140, 11. 6. 1993, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 131, 28. 5. 1993. pp. 53 to 62.ANNEX/* Tables: see OJ */ +",European official;EC basic post;EC staff;EU official;official of the EU;official of the European Union;staff of the EC;third country;pay rise;wage increase;pay;remuneration;salary;wages;regulations for civil servants;exchange rate;dual exchange rate,17 +17702,"Commission Directive 98/11/EC of 27 January 1998 implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household lamps (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 92/75/EEC of 22 September 1992 on the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources by household appliances (1), and in particular Articles 9 and 12 thereof,Whereas under Directive 92/75/EEC, the Commission is to adopt implementing directives in respect of household appliances including lighting sources (lamps);Whereas electricity use by lamps accounts for a significant part of total Community electricity demand; whereas the scope for reduced energy use by lamps is substantial;Whereas the Community, confirming its interest in an international standardisation system capable of producing standards that are actually used by all partners in international trade and of meeting the requirements of Community policy, invites the European standards organisations to continue their cooperation with international standards organisations;Whereas the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation (Cenelec) are the bodies recognised as competent to adopt harmonised standards in accordance with the general guidelines for cooperation between the Commission and those two bodies signed on 13 November 1984; whereas, within the meaning of this Directive, a harmonised standard is a technical specification (European standard or harmonisation document) adopted by Cenelec, on the basis of a remit (mandate) from the Commission in accordance with Council Directive 83/189/EEC of 28 March 1983 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations (2), as last amended by Commission Decision 96/139/EC (3), and on the basis of those general guidelines;Whereas the measures set out in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the committee set up under Article 10 of Directive 92/75/EEC,. 1.   This Directive shall apply to household electric lamps supplied directly from the mains (filament and integral compact fluorescent lamps), and to household fluorescent lamps (including linear, and non-integral compact fluorescent lamps), even when marketed for non-household use.Where an appliance can be taken apart by end users, for the purposes of this Directive the ‘lamp’ shall be the part(s) which emit(s) the light.2.   The following lamps shall be excluded from the scope of this Directive:(a) those with a luminous flux of more than 6 500 lumens;(b) those with an input power of less than 4 watts;(c) reflector lamps;(d) those marketed or commercialised primarily for use with other energy sources, such as batteries;(e) those not marketed or commercialised primarily for the production of light in the visible range (400 to 800 nm);(f) those marketed or commercialised as part of a product, the primary purpose of which is not illuminative. However, where the lamp is offered for sale, hire or hire purchase or displayed separately, for example as a spare part, it shall be included.3.   For lamps referred to in paragraph 2, labels and fiches may be provided in accordance with this Directive, provided that harmonised measurement standards applicable to such lamps have been adopted and published in accordance with paragraph 4.4.   The information required by this Directive shall be produced in accordance with harmonised standards, the reference numbers of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Communities and for which Member States have published the reference numbers of the national standards transposing those harmonised standards.5.   The harmonised standards referred to in paragraph 4 shall be drawn up under a mandate from the Commission in accordance with Directive 83/189/EEC.6.   In this Directive, except where the context otherwise requires, expressions used shall have the same meaning as in Directive 92/75/EEC. 1.   The technical documentation referred to in Article 2(3) of Directive 92/75/EEC shall include:(a) the name, trade mark and address of the supplier;(b) a general description of the lamp, sufficient for it to be uniquely identified;(c) information, including drawings as relevant, on the main design features of the model and in particular those which appreciably affect its energy consumption;(d) reports of relevant measurement tests carried out on the model under the test procedures of the harmonised standards referred to in Article 1(4);(e) operating instructions, if any.2.   The label referred to in Article 2(1) of Directive 92/75/EEC shall be as specified in Annex I to this Directive. The label shall be placed or printed on, or attached to, the outside of the individual packaging of the lamp. Nothing else placed or printed on, or attached to, the individual packaging of the lamp shall obscure it or reduce its visibility. Annex I specifies how the label may be displayed in the case of very small packaging.3.   The fiche referred to in Article 2(1) of Directive 92/75/EEC shall be as specified in Annex II to this Directive.4.   In the circumstances referred to in Article 5 of Directive 92/75/EEC, and where the offer for sale, hire or hire purchase is provided by means of a printed communication, such as a catalogue, that printed communication shall include all the information specified in Annex III to this Directive.5.   The energy efficiency class of a lamp, as specified on the label and the fiche, shall be determined in accordance with Annex IV. Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that all suppliers and dealers established in their territory fulfil their obligations under this Directive. 1.   Member States shall adopt and publish the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 15 June 1999. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. They shall apply those provisions from 1 July 1999.However, Member States shall allow until 31 December 2000:— the placing on the market, the commercialisation and/or the display of products, and— the distribution of product brochures referred to in Article 3(2) of Directive 92/75/EEC and printed communications referred to in Article 2(4) of this Directive,which do not conform with this Directive.When Member States adopt the provisions referred to in the first subparagraph, they shall contain a reference to this Directive, or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive. This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 January 1998.For the CommissionChristos PAPOUTSISMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 297, 13.10.1992, p. 16.(2)  OJ L 109, 26.4.1983, p. 8.(3)  OJ L 32, 10.2.1996, p. 31.ANNEX ITHE LABELLabel design1. The label shall be chosen from the following illustrations. Where the label is not printed on the packaging but a separate label is placed on, or attached to the packaging, the colour version shall be used. If the ‘black on white’ version of the label is used, the printing and background may be in any colours that preserve the legibility of the label.2. The following notes define the information to be included:I. The energy efficiency class of the lamp, determined in accordance with Annex IV. This indicator letter shall be placed at the same level as the relevant arrow.II. The luminous flux of the lamp in lumens, measured in accordance with the test procedures of the harmonised standards referred to in Article 1(4).III. The input power (wattage) of the lamp, measured in accordance with the test procedures of the harmonised standards referred to in Article 1(4).IV. The average rated life of the lamp in hours, measured in accordance with the test procedures of the harmonised standards referred to in Article 1(4). Where no other information on the life of the lamp is included on the packaging, this may be omitted.3. Where the information specified in II, III and, where applicable, IV of point 2 is included elsewhere on the packaging of the lamp, it may be omitted from the label, as may the box that contains it. The label shall then be chosen from the following illustrations:Printing4. The following defines certain aspects of the label:Colours usedColour version:CMYB — cyan, magenta, yellow, black.Ex. 07X0: 0 % cyan, 70 % magenta, 100 % yellow, 0 % black.ArrowsA : X0X0B : 70X0C : 30X0D : 00X0E : 03X0F : 07X0G : 0XX0Outline colour X070All text is in black. The background is white.ANNEX IIThe ficheThe fiche shall contain the information specified for the label (1).(1)  Where product brochures are not supplied, the label provided with the product can also be considered to be the fiche.ANNEX IIIMAIL ORDER AND OTHER DISTANCE SELLINGMail order catalogues and other printed communications referred to in Article 2(4) shall contain either a copy of the label, or the following information, given in the order specified:1. Energy efficiency class1. Energy efficiency classExpressed as ‘Energy efficiency class ... on a scale of A (more efficient) to G (less efficient)’. Where this information is provided in a table this may be expressed by other means provided it is clear that the scale is from A (more efficient) to G (less efficient).2. Luminous flux of the lamp3. Input power4. Average rated life of lamp(Where no other information on the life of the lamp is given in the catalogue, this may be omitted).Lamps shall be classified in class A if:— Fluorescent lamps without integral ballast— Other lampsIf a lamp is not classified in class A, a reference wattage WR shall be calculated as follows:when Φ > 34 lumens0,2 Φ, when Φ ≤ 34 lumenswhere Φ is the lumen output of the lamp.An energy efficiency index E1 is then set aswhere W is the power input into the lamp in watts.The energy efficiency classes are then set in accordance with the following table:Energy efficiency class Energy efficiency index E1B E1 < 60 %C 60 % ≤ E1 < 80 %D 80 % ≤ E1 < 95 %E 95 % ≤ E1 < 110 %F 110 % ≤ E1 < 130 %G E1 ≥ 130 % +",energy consumption;use of energy;consumer information;consumer education;lighting equipment;electric lamp;electric tube;fluorescent tube;halogen lamp;incandescent lamp;light bulb;neon tube;standard lamp;European standard;Community standard;Euronorm;labelling,17 +20233,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1157/2000 of 30 May 2000 fixing the compensatory aid for bananas produced and marketed in the Community in 1999, the time limit for payment of the balance of the aid and the unit value of the advances for 2000. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organisation of the market in bananas(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999(2), and in particular Articles 12(6) and 14 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1858/93(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1467/1999(4), lays down detailed rules for applying Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards the aid scheme to compensate for loss of income from marketing in the banana sector.(2) Pursuant to Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93, the compensatory aid is calculated on the basis of the difference between the flat-rate reference income and the average production income from bananas produced and marketed in the Community during the year in question. Supplementary aid is granted in one or more producer regions where the average income from production is significantly lower than the average for the Community.(3) Article 2(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1858/93 fixes the flat-rate reference income at EUR 64,03 per 100 kilograms net weight of green bananas ex-packing shed for the aid to be calculated in respect of 1999.(4) In 1999, the average production income, calculated on the basis of the average of the prices for bananas marketed outside the producer regions at the stage of delivery at first port of unloading (goods not unloaded) on the one hand and the selling prices on local markets for bananas marketed in their producer region on the other, less the flat-rate amounts laid down in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1858/93, was less than the flat-rate reference income fixed for 1999. The compensatory aid to be granted in respect of 1999 should be fixed accordingly.(5) The aid for 1999 is relatively high and it is difficult to predict at present the evolution of prices over the whole of the 2000 marketing year. As a result, from the economic viewpoint the unit amount of advances should not be set at relatively high level which could prove exorbitant when the aid for the year is determined. The level of advances should be fixed at 60 % of the amount of aid granted for 1999.(6) The annual average production income from the marketing of bananas produced in Portugal, Martinique and Guadeloupe has proved to be significantly lower than the Community average during 1999. As a result, supplementary aid should be granted in the producer regions in Portugal, Martinique and Guadeloupe pursuant to Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93, in accordance with the practice followed in recent years. As regards the regions in Portugal, and Madeira in particular, the data for 1999 reveal extremely difficult production and marketing conditions, requiring supplementary aid to be fixed at a level covering 75 % of the difference between the average income in the Community and the average recorded on selling products in that region. The specific marketing difficulties in Guadeloupe, which has been hit by cyclones several times in recent years and has had difficulties rebuilding its marketing capacities, justify the granting of supplementary aid covering the same percentage of the difference between the Community average and regional income.(7) Given the lack of all the data necessary, it has not hitherto been possible to determine the compensatory aid for 1999. Provision should be made for the balance of the aid to be paid within two months of the publication of this Regulation. In view of the latter points, provision should be made for this Regulation to enter into force on the day following its publication.(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Bananas,. 1. The compensatory aid provided for in Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 for fresh bananas falling within CN code ex 0803, excluding plantains, produced and marketed in the Community in 1999 shall be EUR 29,69 per 100 kilograms.2. The aid fixed in paragraph 1 shall be increased by EUR 4,99 per 100 kilograms for bananas produced in producer regions in Portugal, by EUR 2,99 per 100 kilograms for bananas produced in the region of Martinique and by EUR 8,45 per 100 kilograms for bananas produced in the region of Guadeloupe. Notwithstanding Article 4(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1858/93, advances for bananas marketed from January to October 2000 shall amount to EUR 17,81 per 100 kilograms. The relevant security shall be EUR 8,90 per 100 kilograms. Notwithstanding Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 1858/93, the competent authorities of the Member States shall pay the balance of the compensatory aid to be granted in respect of 1999 within two months of the entry into force of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 May 2000.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 47, 25.2.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80.(3) OJ L 170, 13.7.1993, p. 5.(4) OJ L 170, 6.7.1999, p. 7. +",tropical fruit;avocado;banana;date;guava;kiwifruit;mango;papaw;pineapple;marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;financial loss;loss of income;aid to agriculture;farm subsidy,17 +3651,"2004/69/EC: Commission Decision of 22 December 2003 adopting, pursuant to Council Directive 92/43/EEC, the list of sites of Community importance for the Alpine biogeographical region (notified under document number C(2003) 4957). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora(1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 4(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) The Alpine biogeographical region referred to in Article 1(c)(iii) of Directive 92/43/EEC, comprises the Community territory of the Alps (Austria, Italy, Germany, France), the Pyrenees (France and Spain), the Apennine mountains (Italy) and the northern Fennoscandian mountains (Sweden and Finland) as specified in the biogeographical map approved on 23 October 2000 by the Habitats Committee set up under Article 20 of the Directive.(2) For that region, lists of sites proposed as sites of Community importance within the meaning of Article 1 of Directive 92/43/EEC have been transmitted to the Commission by Austria on 24 October 2003, by Italy on 11 September 2003, by Germany on 7 November 2003, by France on 23 October 2003, by Spain on 7 March 2002 and 9 July 2002, by Finland on 9 September 2002 and by Sweden on 3 July 2002 in accordance with Article 4(1) of that Directive.(3) The lists of proposed sites were accompanied by information on each site, supplied in the format established by Commission Decision 97/266/EC of 18 December 1996 concerning a site information format for proposed Natura 2000 sites(2).(4) That information includes the most recent and definitive map of the site transmitted by the Member State in question, the site's name, location and extent, and the data yielded by application of the criteria specified in Annex III to Directive 92/43/EEC.(5) On the basis of the draft list drawn up by the Commission in agreement with each of the Member States concerned, which also identifies sites hosting priority natural habitat types or priority species, a list of sites selected as sites of Community importance should be adopted.(6) Knowledge of the existence and distribution of the natural habitat types and species is constantly evolving, including as a result of the surveillance in accordance with Article 11, and therefore the evaluation and selection of sites at EU level was done using the best available information at present.(7) According to the settled case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Communities ""to produce a draft list of sites of Community importance, capable of leading to the creation of a coherent European ecological network of special areas of conservation, the Commission must have available an exhaustive list of the sites which, at national level, have an ecological interest which is relevant from the point of view of the directive's objective of conservation of natural habitats and wild fauna and flora. Only in that way is it possible to realise the objective, in the first subparagraph of Article 3(1) of Directive 92/43/EEC, of maintaining or restoring the natural habitat types and the species' habitats concerned at a favourable conservation status in their natural range, which may lie across one or more frontiers inside the Community.""(8) Considering that on the basis of available information and on the common assessments made within the framework of the biogeographic seminars, prepared by the European Topic Centre for Nature Protection and Biodiversity, and the bilateral meetings held with the Member States, some Member States have not proposed sufficient sites to meet the requirements of the Directive 92/43/EEC for certain habitat types and species. It cannot therefore be concluded for the species and habitat types listed in Annex 2 to this decision that the network is complete. However, taking into account the delay in receiving the information and reaching agreement with the Member States, the Commission considers that it should adopt a list of sites, to be considered as initial, which will need to be completed in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 of the Directive 92/43/EEC for the habitat types and species listed in Annex 2 to this decision for which indicated Member States have not proposed sufficient sites according to the requirements of the Directive 92/43/EEC.(9) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the committee set up by Article 20 of Directive 92/43/EEC,. The list contained in Annex I to this Decision shall constitute the initial list of sites of Community importance for the Alpine biogeographical region in accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 4(2) of Directive 92/43/EEC.That list is to be completed in the light of further proposals by Member States in conformity with Article 4 of Directive 92/43/EEC for certain habitat types and species, specified in Annex II to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 December 2003.For the CommissionMargot WallströmMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7. Directive as last amended by Directive 97/62/EC (OJ L 305, 8.11.1997, p. 42).(2) OJ L 107, 24.4.1997, p. 1.ANNEX IInitial list of sites of Community importance for the Alpine biogeographical regionEach site of Community importance (SCI) is identified by the information supplied in the Natura 2000 format, including the corresponding map. This has been transmitted by the competent national authorities in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Directive 92/43/EEC except for the habitat types and species listed in Annex II to this Decision.The table below gives the following information:A: SCI code comprising nine characters, the first two being the ISO code for the Member State;B: name of SCI;C: * = presence on the SCI of at least one priority natural habitat type and/or species within the meaning of Article 1 of Directive 92/43/EEC;D: surface area of SCI in hectares or length in km;E: geographical coordinates of SCI (latitude and longitude).All the information given in the Community list below is based on the data proposed, transmitted and validated by Austria (AT), Italy (IT), Germany (DE), France (FR), Spain (ES), Finland (FI) and Sweden (SE).>TABLE>ANNEX IIList of habitat types and species, for which the Commission cannot conclude that the network is complete>TABLE> +",environmental protection;conservation of nature;nature protection;preservation of the environment;protection of nature;protection of animal life;protection of birds;protection of plant life;protection of plant health;protection of plants;protected area;designated development area;designated development zone;Alpine Region;Alps;protected species;endangered species,17 +23248,"Council Regulation (EC) No 152/2002 of 21 January 2002 concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the European Community (double-checking system) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 190/98. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) An Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part(1), (hereinafter referred to as the ""Interim Agreement"") entered into force on 1 June 2001.(2) The Parties agreed in Protocol 2 to the Interim Agreement on steel products, to establish, immediately upon the entry into force of the said Agreement, a double-checking system, without quantitative limits, for the import into the Community of steel products originating in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.(3) Council Regulation (EC) No 190/98 of 19 January 1998 concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the Community (double-checking system)(2) should be repealed and replaced by a new Regulation,. 1. From the date of entry into force of the Interim Agreement and until further notice, in accordance with Protocol 2 to the Interim Agreement on steel products, imports into the Community of certain iron and steel products covered by the ECSC and EC Treaties originating in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, as listed in Annex I hereto, shall be subject to the presentation of a surveillance document issued by the authorities in the Community.2. The classification of the products covered by this Regulation is based on the tariff and statistical nomenclature of the Community (hereinafter called the ""Combined Nomenclature"", or in abbreviated form ""CN""). The origin of the products covered by this Regulation shall be determined in accordance with the rules in force in the Community.3. From the date of entry into force of the Interim Agreement and until further notice, imports into the Community of steel products originating in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as listed in Annex I shall also be subject to the issue of an export document by the competent authorities of the exporting country. The importer shall present the original of the export document not later than 31 March of the year following that in which the goods covered by the document were shipped.4. Shipment shall be considered to have taken place on the date of loading on to the exporting means of transport.5. The export document shall conform to the model shown in Annex II. It shall be valid for exports throughout the customs territory of the Community. 1. The surveillance document referred to in Article 1(1) shall be issued automatically by the competent authority in the Member States, without charge, for any quantities requested, within five working days of presentation of an application by any Community importer, wherever established in the Community. This application shall be deemed to have been received by the competent national authority no later than three working days after submission, unless it is proven otherwise.2. A surveillance document issued by one of the competent national authorities listed in Annex III shall be valid throughout the Community.3. The surveillance document shall be made out on a form corresponding to the model set out in Annex IV. The importer's application shall include the following:(a) the name and full address of the applicant (including telephone and telefax numbers, and possible identification number used by the competent national authorities) and VAT registration number, if subject to VAT;(b) if applicable, the name and full address of the declarant or representative of the applicant (including telephone and telefax numbers);(c) the full name and address of the exporter;(d) the exact description of the goods, including:- their trade name,- the CN code,- the country of origin,- the country of consignment;(e) the net weight expressed in kg, or a quantity expressed in another unit of measure, as required, for each Combined Nomenclature heading;(f) the cif value of the goods in euro at the Community frontier by Combined Nomenclature heading;(g) whether the products concerned are seconds or of substandard quality;(h) the proposed period and place of customs clearance;(i) whether the application is a repeat of a previous application concerning the same contract;(j) the following declaration, dated and signed by the applicant and bearing his name in capital letters: ""I, the undersigned, certify that the information provided in this application is accurate and given in good faith, and that I am established in the Community.""The importer shall also submit a copy of the contract of sale or purchase, the pro forma invoice and/or, in cases where the goods are not directly purchased in the country of production, a certificate of production issued by the producing steel mill.4. Surveillance documents may be used only for such time as arrangements for liberalisation of imports remain in force in respect of the transactions concerned. Without prejudice to possible changes in the import regulations in force or decisions taken in the framework of an agreement or the management of a quota:- the period of validity of the surveillance document is hereby fixed at four months,- unused or partly used surveillance documents may be renewed for an equal period. 1. If the unit price at which the transaction is effected exceeds that indicated in the surveillance document by less than 5 % or if the total value or quantity of the products presented for import exceeds the value or quantity given in the import document by less than 5 %, this shall not preclude the release for free circulation of the products in question.2. Applications for surveillance documents and the documents themselves shall be confidential. They shall be restricted to the competent authorities and the applicant. 1. Within the first ten days of each month, the Member States shall communicate to the Commission:(a) details of the quantities and values (calculated in euro) for which surveillance documents were issued during the preceding month;(b) details of imports during the month preceding the month referred to in subparagraph (a).The information provided by Member States shall be broken down by product, CN code and country. It shall be communicated electronically in the form agreed for this purpose.2. The Member States shall notify any anomalies or cases of fraud which they discover and, where relevant, the basis on which they have refused to grant a surveillance document. The notification provided for in this Regulation shall be given to the Commission of the European Communities (DG Trade E/2 and DG Enterprise E/2). Regulation (EC) No 190/98 is hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 January 2002.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. Arias Cañete(1) OJ L 124, 4.5.2001, p. 2.(2) OJ L 20, 27.1.1998, p. 1.ANNEX IFormer Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaList of products subject to double-checkingComplete CN heading 7208Complete CN heading 7209Complete CN heading 7210Complete CN heading 7211Complete CN heading 7212ANNEX II>PIC FILE= ""L_2002025EN.000502.TIF"">>PIC FILE= ""L_2002025EN.000701.TIF"">>PIC FILE= ""L_2002025EN.000901.TIF"">ANNEX IIILISTA DE LAS AUTORIDADES NACIONALES COMPETENTES/LISTE OVER KOMPETENTE NATIONALE MYNDIGHEDER/LISTE DER ZUSTÄNDIGEN BEHÖRDEN DER MITGLIEDSTAATEN/ΔΙΕΥΘΥΝΣΕΙΣ ΤΩΝ ΑΡΧΩΝ ΕΚΔΟΣΗΣ ΑΔΕΙΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΚΡΑΤΩΝ ΜΕΛΩΝ/LIST OF THE COMPETENT NATIONAL AUTHORITIES/LISTE DES AUTORITÉS NATIONALES COMPÉTENTES/ELENCO DELLE COMPETENTI AUTORITÀ NAZIONALI/LIJST VAN BEVOEGDE NATIONALE INSTANTIES/LISTA DAS AUTORIDADES NACIONAIS COMPETENTES/LUETTELO TOIMIVALTAISISTA KANSALLISISTA VIRANOMAISISTA/LISTA ÖVER KOMPETENTA NATIONELLA MYNDIGHETERBELGIQUE/BELGIËMinistère des affaires économiques Administration des relations économiquesServices LicencesRue Général Leman 60 B - 1040 Bruxelles Fax + 32-2-230 83 22 Ministerie van Economische Zaken Bestuur van de Economische BetrekkingenDienst VergunningenGeneraal Lemanstraat 60 B - 1040 Brussel Fax: + 32-2-230 83 22DANMARKErhvervsfremme Styrelsen Søndergade 25 DK - 8600 Silkeborg Fax + 45-35 46 64 01DEUTSCHLANDBundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle Frankfurter Straße, 29-35 D - 65760 Eschborn 1 Fax + 49-61 96 90 88 00ΕΛΛΑΣΥπουργείο Εθνικής Οικονομίας Γενική Γραμματεία Δ.Ο.ΣΔιεύθυνση Διαδικασιών Εξωτερικού ΕμπορίουΚορνάρου 1 GR - 105 63 Αθήνα Fax: + 301-32 86 094ESPAÑAMinisterio de Economía y Hacienda Dirección General de Comercio Exterior Paseo de la Castellana 162 E - 28046 Madrid Fax: + 34-1-563 18 23/349 38 31FRANCEService des industries manufacturières DIGITIP 12, rue Villiot - Bâtiment LE BERVIL F - 75572 Paris cedex 12 Fax + 33-1-53 44 91 93IRELANDLicensing Unit Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment Kildare Street Dublin 2 Ireland Fax: 353-1-631 28 26ITALIAMinistero del Commercio con l'Estero Direzione generale per la politica commerciale e per la gesione del regime degli scambi Viale America 341 I - 00144 Roma Fax + 39-06-59 93 22 35/59 93 26 36LUXEMBOURGMinistère des affaires étrangères Office des licences BP 113 L - 2011 Luxembourg Téléfax + 352-46 61 38NEDERLANDCentrale Dienst voor In- en Uitvoer Postbus 30003, Engelse Kamp 2 9700 RD Groningen Nederland Fax: 31-50 526 06 98ÖSTERREICHBundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Angelegenheiten Aussenwirtschaftsadministration Landstrasser Hauptstraße 55-57 A - 1030 Wien Fax 43-1-715 83 47PORTUGALMinistério da Economia Direcção-Geral das Relações Económicas Internacionais Av. da República, 79 P - 1000 Lisboa Fax: 351-1-793 22 10SUOMI/FINLANDTullihallitus/Tullstyrelsen PL/PB 512 FIN - 00101 Helsinki/Helsingfors Telekopio/fax: + 358 9 614 28 52SVERIGEKommerskollegium Box 6803 S - 11386 Stockholm Fax 46-8-30 67 59UNITED KINGDOMDepartment of Trade and Industry Import Licensing Branch Queensway House - West Precinct Billingham, Cleveland TS23 2NF United Kingdom Fax: 44-1642-533 557ANNEX IV>PIC FILE= ""L_2002025EN.001102.TIF"">>PIC FILE= ""L_2002025EN.001201.TIF"">>PIC FILE= ""L_2002025EN.001301.TIF"">>PIC FILE= ""L_2002025EN.001401.TIF"">>PIC FILE= ""L_2002025EN.001501.TIF""> +",transport document;TIR carnet;accompanying document;consignment note;way bill;iron and steel product;customs document;interim agreement (EU);EC interim agreement;provisional implementation of an EC agreement;Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia;FYROM;Macedonia-Skopje;The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia;ex-Yugoslav republic;export;export sale,17 +4248,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 260/2006 of 15 February 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 1573/2005 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of rye held by the German intervention agency for processing into bioethanol and its subsequent use for the production of biofuel in the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,Whereas:(1) The use of bioethanol obtained from rye made available under the invitation to tender opened by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1573/2005 (2) for the final production of biofuel involves various economic operators and the transport of the bioethanol to the premises of the industrialists responsible for adding the bioethanol to other fuels.(2) As the economic circuits used require the transport of the bioethanol, provision should be made for the possibility of storing it with intermediaries by mixing it with identical products not obtained under the invitation to tender concerned. It is, however, necessary to maintain traceability of the flows of the quantities obtained under the invitation to tender.(3) Regulation (EC) No 1573/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. Article 8(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1573/2005 is replaced by the following:‘3.   Notwithstanding Article 7(1)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92, proof that the rye has been properly used shall be provided where it is stored in a bioethanol processing undertaking, its processing into bioethanol has taken place and the biofuel producer shows that this bioethanol has been processed into biofuel. Proof of processing into biofuel shall be provided by the stock records kept by the various parties involved and by the submission of supporting documents for the movement of the products. Under these conditions, the intermediate storage of the bioethanol may be carried out by mixing with other bioethanols.’ This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 February 2006.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ L 187, 19.7.2005, p. 11).(2)  OJ L 253, 29.9.2005, p. 6. +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;intervention agency;rye;substitute fuel;acetone-butylic fuel;oil substitute;substitute motor fuel;ethanol;ethyl alcohol,17 +4727,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 560/2008 of 18 June 2008 on the issuing of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of June 2008 under tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 for certain products in the egg sector and for egg albumin. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of the Council of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in eggs (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75 of the Council of 29 October 1975 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin (2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (3), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 of 15 May 2007 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the egg sector and for egg albumin (4), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 opened tariff quotas for imports of products in the egg sector and for egg albumin.(2) The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of June 2008 for the subperiod 1 July to 30 September 2008 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which licences may be issued should therefore be determined and an allocation coefficient laid down to be applied to the quantities applied for.(3) The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of June 2008 for the subperiod 1 July to 30 September 2008 do not, for some quotas, cover the total quantity available. The quantities for which applications have not been lodged should therefore be determined and these should be added to the quantity fixed for the following quota subperiod,. 1.   The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 for the subperiod 1 July to 30 September 2008 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex to this Regulation.2.   The quantities for which import licence applications have not been lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 539/2007, to be added to the subperiod 1 October to 31 December 2008, are set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 June 2008.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 June 2008.For the CommissionJean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 49. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 679/2006 (OJ L 119, 4.5.2006, p. 1). Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 will be replaced by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1) as from 1 July 2008.(2)  OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 104. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2916/95 (OJ L 305, 19.12.1995, p. 49).(3)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 289/2007 (OJ L 78, 17.3.2007, p. 17).(4)  OJ L 128, 16.5.2007, p. 19.ANNEXGroup No Order No Allocation coefficient for import licence applications lodged for the subperiod 1.7.2008-30.9.2008 Quantities not applied for to be added to the subperiod 1.10.2008-31.12.2008E1 09.4015 (1) 27 000 000E2 09.4401 40,926099 —E3 09.4402 (2) 3 117 453(1)  Not applied: no licence application has been sent to the Commission.(2)  Not applied: the applications do not cover the total quantity available. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;egg;egg product;egg preparation;import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;animal protein,17 +37436,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 865/2009 of 21 September 2009 on the issue of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of September 2009 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 for certain products in the egg sector and for egg albumin. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 of 15 May 2007 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the egg sector and for egg albumin (3), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 opened tariff quotas for imports of egg products and egg albumin.(2) The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of September 2009 for the subperiod from 1 October to 31 December 2009 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined by establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested,. The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged under Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 for the subperiod from 1 October to 31 December 2009 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 September 2009.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 September 2009.For the CommissionJean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.(3)  OJ L 128, 16.5.2007, p. 19.ANNEXGroup No Order No Allocation coefficient for import licence applications lodged for the subperiod from 1.10.2009-31.12.2009E2 09.4401 25,641128 +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;egg;egg product;egg preparation;import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;animal protein,17 +40975,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 51/2012 of 19 January 2012 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to eggs and egg yolks exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 164(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 162(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that the difference between prices in international trade for the products referred to in Article 1(1)(s) and listed in Part XIX of Annex I to that Regulation and prices within the Union may be covered by an export refund where these goods are exported in the form of goods listed in Part V of Annex XX to that Regulation.(2) Commission Regulation (EU) No 578/2010 of 29 June 2010 on the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1216/2009 as regards the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (2), specifies the products for which a rate of refund is to be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Part V of Annex XX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.(3) In accordance with Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) No 578/2010, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in question is to be fixed for a period of the same duration as that for which refunds are fixed for the same products exported unprocessed.(4) Article 162(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that the export refund for a product contained in a good may not exceed the refund applicable to that product when exported without further processing.(5) The currently applicable refunds have been fixed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1062/2011 (3). Since new refunds should be fixed, that Regulation should therefore be repealed.(6) In order to prevent divergence with the current market situation, to prevent market speculation and to ensure efficient management, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.(7) The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,. The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 578/2010 and in Part XIX of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, and exported in the form of goods listed in Part V of Annex XX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, shall be fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation. Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1062/2011 is hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 January 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Heinz ZOUREKDirector-General for Enterprise and Industry(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 171, 6.7.2010, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 276, 21.10.2011, p. 44.ANNEXRates of the refunds applicable from 20 January 2012 to eggs and egg yolks exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty(EUR/100 kg)CN code Description Destination (1) Rate of refund0407 Birds’ eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked:– Other fresh eggs0407 21 00 – – Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus(a) On exportation of ovalbumin of CN codes 3502 11 90 and 3502 19 9003 19,0004 0,00(b) On exportation of other goods0407 29 – – Other0407 29 10 – – – Of poultry, other than of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus(a) On exportation of ovalbumin of CN codes 3502 11 90 and 3502 19 9003 19,0004 0,00(b) On exportation of other goods0408 Birds’ eggs, not in shell and egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter:– Egg yolks:0408 11 – – Dried:ex 0408 11 80 – – – Suitable for human consumption:not sweetened 01 63,000408 19 – – Other:– – – Suitable for human consumption:ex 0408 19 81 – – – – Liquid:not sweetened 01 20,00ex 0408 19 89 – – – – Frozen:not sweetened 01 20,00– Other:0408 91 – – Dried:ex 0408 91 80 – – – Suitable for human consumption:not sweetened 01 23,500408 99 – – Other:ex 0408 99 80 – – – Suitable for human consumption:not sweetened 01 5,90(1)  The destinations are as follows:01 Third countries. For Switzerland and Liechtenstein these rates are not applicable to the goods listed in Tables I and II of Protocol No 2 to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972.02 Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Turkey, Hong Kong SAR and Russia.03 South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan and the Philippines.04 All destinations except Switzerland and those of 02 and 03. +",egg;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;egg product;egg preparation;export (EU);Community export;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund,17 +28046,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 515/2004 of 18 March 2004 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 2315/2003. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported into Portugal from third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2315/2003(2).(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95(3), allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and on the basis of the tenders notified, to make no award.(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 a maximum reduction in the duty should not be fixed.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for cereals,. No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 12 to 18 March 2004 in response to the invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on imported maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 2315/2003. This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 March 2004.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 March 2004.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003 (OJ L 158, 27.6.2003, p. 1).(2) OJ L 342, 30.12.2003, p. 34.(3) OJ L 177, 28.7.1995, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2235/2000 (OJ L 256, 10.10.2000, p. 13). +",import;maize;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;third country;Portugal;Portuguese Republic;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;tariff reduction;reduction of customs duties;reduction of customs tariff;customs duties,17 +29372,"2005/198/EC: Commission Decision of 8 March 2005 repealing Decision 2004/440/EC adopting a transitional measure in favour of certain establishments in the milk sector in Slovakia (notified under document number C(2005) 519) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Article 42 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Decision 2004/440/EC of 29 April 2004 adopting a transitional measure in favour of certain establishments in the milk sector in Slovakia (1) has granted a transitional period, until 30 October 2004, to one establishment in the milk sector in Slovakia in view to fully comply with the structural requirements laid down by Community legislation.(2) Following an official declaration from the Slovak competent authority, the milk establishment has completed its upgrading process and is now in full compliance with Community legislation.(3) Decision 2004/440/EC should therefore be repealed.(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Decision 2004/440/EC is repealed. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 8 March 2005.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 154, 30.4.2004, p. 97, corrected version (OJ L 189, 27.5.2004, p. 79). +",dairy industry;dairy;health legislation;health regulations;health standard;transitional period (EU);EC limited period;EC transitional measures;EC transitional period;transition period (EU);EC Decision;Slovakia;Slovak Republic;repeal;abrogation;annulment;revocation,17 +9938,"92/379/EEC: Commission Decision of 2 July 1992 approving the plan for the approval of establishments for the purposes of intra-Community trade in poultry and hatching eggs submitted by Belgium (Only the Dutch and French texts are authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/539/EEC of 15 October 1990 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs (1), as last amended by Directive 91/496/EEC (2), and in particular Article 3 (2) thereof,Whereas by letter dated 27 April 1992 Belgium transmitted a plan to the Commission;Whereas the plan has been examined and found to meet the requirements of Directive 90/539/EEC, and in particular Annex II thereof;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The plan submitted by Belgium for the approval of establishments for the purposes of intra-Community trade in poultry and hatching eggs is hereby approved. Belgium shall bring into force by 1 July 1992 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementation of the plan referred to in Article 1. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.. Done at Brussels, 2 July 1992. For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 303, 31. 10. 1990, p. 6. (2) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 56. +",agricultural building;barn;byre;cattle-shed;cow-shed;farm building;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;egg;live poultry;Belgium;Kingdom of Belgium;intra-EU trade;intra-Community trade,17 +41782,"Council Regulation (EU) No 1242/2012 of 18 December 2012 fixing for the 2013 fishing year the guide prices and Union producer prices for certain fishery products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Whereas:(1) Article 43(3) of the Treaty provides that the Council, on a proposal from the Commission, is to adopt measures on the fixing of prices.(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (1) requires that guide prices and Union producer prices for each fishing year be fixed in order to determine price levels for intervention on the market for certain fisheries products.(3) It is incumbent upon the Council to fix the guide prices for each of the products and groups of products listed in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, and the Union producer prices for the products listed in Annex III to that Regulation.(4) On the basis of the data currently available on the prices for the products concerned and the criteria laid down in Article 18(2) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, the guide prices should be increased, maintained or reduced for the 2013 fishing year depending on the species.(5) It is appropriate to establish the Union producer price for one of the products listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 and to calculate the Union producer prices for the others by means of the conversion factors established by Commission Regulation (EC) No 802/2006 of 30 May 2006 fixing the conversion factors applicable to fish of the genera Thunnus and Euthynnus (2).(6) On the basis of the criteria laid down in the first and second indents of Article 18(2) and in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, the Union producer price for the 2013 fishing year should be fixed,. For the fishing year from 1 January to 31 December 2013, the guide prices as provided for in Article 18(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 shall be as set out in Annex I to this Regulation. For the fishing year from 1 January to 31 December 2013, the Union producer prices as provided for in Article 26(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 shall be as set out in Annex II to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2013.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 December 2012.For the CouncilThe PresidentS. ALETRARIS(1)  OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22.(2)  OJ L 144, 31.5.2006, p. 15.ANNEX IProducts listed in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000Annexes Species Commercial presentation Guide price1. Herring of the species Clupea harengus2. Sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus3. Dogfish (Squalus acanthias)4. Spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus spp.)5. Redfish (Sebastes spp.)6. Cod of the species Gadus morhua7. Saithe (Pollachius virens)8. Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)9. Whiting (Merlangius merlangus)10. Ling (Molva spp.)11. Mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus12. Mackerel of the species Scomber japonicus13. Anchovy (Engraulis spp.)14. Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)Whole fish or gutted fish with head 1 40415. Hake of the species Merluccius merluccius16. Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp.)17. Dab (Limanda limanda)18. Common flounder (Platichthys flesus)19. Albacore or longfinned tunas (Thunnus alalunga)Gutted fish with head 2 38820. Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis and Rossia macrosoma)21. Monkfish (Lophius spp.)Without head 6 01522. Shrimp of the species Crangon crangon23. Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis)Fresh or chilled 1 63824. Edible crab (Cancer pagurus)25. Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)Tails 4 16026. Sole (Solea spp.)1. Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)2. Hake of the genus Merluccius spp.Frozen, filleted, in original packages containing the same products 1 5133. Sea bream (Dentex dentex and Pagellus spp.)4. Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)5. Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) (Rossia macrosoma) (Sepiola rondeletti)6. Octopus (Octopus spp.)7. Squid (Loligo spp.)8. Squid (Ommastrephes sagittatus)9.10. Prawn of the family Penaeidae— Prawn of the species Parapenaeus longirostris— Other species of the family PenaeidaeFrozen, in original packages containing the same products 7 813ANNEX IIProducts listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000Species Weight Commercial specifications Community producer priceYellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) weighing more than 10 kg each Whole 1 248Gilled and guttedOtherweighing not more than 10 kg each WholeGilled and guttedOtherAlbacore (Thunnus alalunga) weighing more than 10 kg each WholeGilled and guttedOtherweighing not more than 10 kg each WholeGilled and guttedOtherSkipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis) WholeGilled and guttedOtherBluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) WholeGilled and guttedOtherOther species of the genera Thunnus and Euthynnus WholeGilled and guttedOther +",fixing of prices;price proposal;pricing;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;sea fish;common fisheries policy;producer price;average producer price;output price;intervention price;guide price;fishery product,17 +18380,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2686/98 of 11 December 1998 amending Annexes I and II of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 of 26 June 1990 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2560/98 (2) and in particular Articles 6, 7 and 8 thereof,Whereas, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90, maximum residue limits must be established progressively for all pharmacologically active substances which are used within the Community in veterinary medicinal products intended for administration to food-producing animals;Whereas maximum residue limits should be established only after the examination within the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products of all the relevant information concerning the safety of residues of the substance concerned for the consumer of foodstuffs of animal origin and the impact of residues on the industrial processing of foodstuffs;Whereas, in establishing maximum residue limits for residues of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin, it is necessary to specify the animal species in which residues may be present, the levels which may be present in each of the relevant meat tissues obtained from the treated animal (target tissue) and the nature of the residue which is relevant for the monitoring of residues (marker residue);Whereas, for the control of residues, as provided for in appropriate Community legislation, maximum residue limits should usually be established for the target tissues of liver or kidney; whereas, however, the liver and kidney are frequently removed from carcasses moving in international trade, and maximum residue limits should therefore also always be established for muscle or fat tissues;Whereas, in the case of veterinary medicinal products intended for use in laying birds, lactating animals or honey bees, maximum residue limits must also be established for eggs, milk or honey;Whereas flumethrin should be inserted into Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;Whereas oleyloleate, calcium glucoheptonate, calcium glucono glucoheptonate, calcium gluconolactate, calcium glutamate, nickel gluconate, nickel sulphate, sodium hypophosphite, bacitracin, bronopol, cetostearyl alcohol, menadione, phytomenadione, 2-pyrrolidone, sodium cetostearyl sulphate, wool alcohols, lespedeza capitata, majoranae herba, medicago sativa extractum, sinapis nigrae semen and flumethrin should be inserted into Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;Whereas a period of 60 days should be allowed before the entry into force of this Regulation in order to allow Member States to make any adjustment which may be necessary to the authorisations to place the veterinary medicinal products concerned on the market which have been granted in accordance with Council Directive 81/851/EEC (3), as last amended by Directive 93/40/EEC (4) to take account of the provisions of this Regulation;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Veterinary Medicinal Products,. Annexes I and II of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 60th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 December 1998.For the CommissionMartin BANGEMANNMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 320, 28. 11. 1998, p. 28.(3)  OJ L 317, 6. 11. 1981, p. 1.(4)  OJ L 214, 24. 8. 1993, p. 31.ANNEXA.   Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2377/90 is amended as follows:2. Antiparasitic agents2.2. Agents acting against ectoparasites2.2.3. PyrethroidsPharmacologically active substance(s) Marker residue Animal species MRLs Target tissues Other provisions‘Flumethrin Flumethrin (sum of trans-Z isomers) Bovine 10 μg/kg Muscle150 μg/kg Fat20 μg/kg Liver10 μg/kg Kidney30 μg/kg Milk’B.   Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2377/90 is amended as follows:1. Inorganic chemicalsPharmacologically active substance(s) Animal species Other provisions‘Calcium glucoheptonate All food-producing speciesCalcium glucono glucoheptonate All food-producing speciesCalcium gluconolactate All food-producing speciesCalcium glutamate All food-producing speciesNickel gluconate All food-producing speciesNickel sulphate All food-producing speciesSodium hypophosphite All food-producing species’2. Organic compoundsPharmacologically active substance(s) Animal species Other provisions‘2-Pyrrolidone All food-producing species At parenteral doses up to 40 mg/kg bwBacitracin Bovine For intramammary use in lactating cows only and for all tissues except milkBronopol Salmonidae For use only on farmed fertilised eggsCetostearyl alcohol All food-producing speciesFlumethrin Honey beesMenadione All food-producing speciesOleyloleate All food-producing species For topical use onlyPhytomenadione All food-producing speciesSodium cetostearyl sulphate All food-producing species For topical use onlyWool alcohols All food-producing species For topical use only’6. Substances of vegetable originPharmacologically active substance(s) Animal species Other provisions‘Lespedeza capitata All food-producing speciesMajoranae herba All food-producing speciesMedicago sativa extractum All food-producing species For topical use onlySinapis nigrae semen All food-producing species’ +",food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;veterinary legislation;veterinary regulations;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;waste;refuse;residue;public health;health of the population;veterinary drug;veterinary medicines,17 +1440,"80/1279/ECSC: Commission Decision of 7 November 1980 approving aids from the Federal Republic of Germany to the coal-mining industry during 1979 (Only the German text is authentic). ,Having regard to Commission Decision No 528/76/ECSC of 25 February 1976 regarding the Community system of measures taken by the Member States to assist the coal-mining industry (1),Having consulted the Council,IWhereas the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany has informed the Commission, pursuant to Article 2 of the Decision, of the financial measures which it intends to implement directly or indirectly for the benefit of the coal industry in 1979 ; whereas of these measures the following may be approved pursuant to that Decision: >PIC FILE= ""T0035425""> >PIC FILE= ""T0035438"">Whereas these aids meet the criteria laid down in the Decision for the admissibility of such State assistance;Whereas the investment of DM 746 600 000 is proposed for investment projects for mines, coking plants, briquette works and pit-head power stations ; whereas the percentage of all investment covered by investment aid is more than 80 %;Whereas in relation to the Community's new policy for coal, this 1979 investment aid, which increased slightly vis-Ă -vis 1978, is to be regarded as beneficial since it will promote the long-term stabilization of production (1) OJ No L 63, 11.3.1976, p. 1. in the German coalfields. The aid complies with the provisions of Article 7 (1) of the Decision;Whereas, the purpose and amount of the aid in question shows that, pursuant to Article 7 (5) of the Decision, the Federal Government must notify the Commission at least once a year, in respect of each project in the programme which it has decided to carry out, of the aims pursued, the sums invested and the amounts of the aid;Whereas the sum of DM 68 000 000 to promote innovation is intended to ensure that research results are applied to production as quickly as possible ; whereas the aid is lower than the costs borne by the undertakings and is granted in respect of individual projects which, when completed, are likely to prove their economic worth to coal-mining in the medium term ; whereas the purpose and amount of this aid show that it is compatible with the third subparagraph of Article 7 (3) of the Decision;Whereas the aid of DM 110 000 000 towards the payment of the coal-winning premium helps the coal industry to secure a stable, skilled workforce, which is imperative if its productivity is to increase ; whereas the undertakings moreover incur expenditure on the necessary recruitment, training, retraining and retention of workers which is several times the amount of aid in the form of this premium;Whereas the purpose and amount of the coal-mining premium show that this measure is compatible with Article 8 of the Decision;Whereas the aid of DM 121 500 000 for the building-up of long-term security stocks is a measure by the Federal Government to increase the long-term security of energy supply ; whereas to this end, the emergency association of German mining industries has purchased 10 million tonnes of coal and coke ; whereas the aid proposed by the Federal Government for this purpose covers only part of the actual current cost of maintaining these stocks;Whereas the purpose and amount of the aid show that this measure is compatible with Article 10 of the Decision;IIWhereas, in accordance with Article 3 (2) of the Decision, an examination of the compatibility of the abovementioned aids with the proper functioning of the common market must also extend to all other financial measures to support current production in 1979;Whereas on this basis the total cost of the proposed measures amounts to 1 023 500 000 European units of account i.e. 10 798 European units of account per tonne produced ; whereas, compared with other Member States, current production in the Federal Republic of Germany is more heavily subsidized (per tonne) than in the United Kingdom and substantially less than in France and Belgium;Whereas the following remarks can be made on the compatibility of these aids for current production with the proper functioning of the common market: - owing to the large stocks of coal and coke on hand there were no supply difficulties in 1979,- the level of exports of German coal to the other Member States fell in 1979 compared with 1978,- price alignment agreements were hardly entered into in 1979,- industrial consumers of coal did not receive indirect aid in 1979 as a result of the prices of German coking coal and steam coal,- rationalization of production in 1979 was achieved by heavy investment and the closure of two unprofitable pits;Whereas it may therefore be concluded that the German aids for current production in the coal industry in 1979 are compatible with the proper functioning of the common market;Whereas this applies even when account is taken of aids to the coal mines under Decision 73/287/ECSC;IIIWhereas, pursuant to Article 14 (1) of the Decision, the Commission must ensure that the aids authorized are used for the purposes set out in Articles 7 to 12 thereof ; whereas the Commission must be informed, in particular, of the amount of the aids and of the manner in which they were apportioned,. The Federal Republic of Germany is hereby authorized in respect of the 1979 calendar year to grant the following aids to the coal industry: 1. grant of investment aid not exceeding DM 746 600 000 to undertakings in the coal industry in order to increase investment;2. promotion of development and innovation not exceeding DM 68 000 000;3. payment of premiums to shift-paid workers and piece workers for each shift worked underground, not exceeding DM 110 000 000;4. aid not exceeding DM 121 500 000 for the build-up of long-term security stocks. The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany shall notify the Commission by 31 December 1980 of details of the aids granted pursuant to this Decision, and in particular of the amounts paid and the manner in which they are apportioned. This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Brussels, 7 November 1980.For the CommissionGuido BRUNNERMember of the Commission +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;German Democratic Republic;Democratic Republic of Germany;East Germany;GDR;former GDR;coal industry;principle of additionality;aid additionality;financing additionality;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid,17 +6155,"Council Decision of 30 June 1988 on an aid granted to farmers in the Federal Republic of Germany. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1678/85 of 11 June 1985 fixing the conversion rates to be applied in agriculture (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3340/87 (2), and in particular Article 2a (3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas, to offset reductions in prices expressed in national currency and resulting farm income losses brought about in Germany by the adaptation of agricultural conversion rates, in accordance with Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 1678/85, Article 2a of that Regulation stipulates that a special national aid may be paid to the German farmers from 1 January 1989 onwards; whereas the overall volume of this aid may not exceed that of the additional aid expiring on 31 December 1988 authorized by Decision 84/361/EEC (3); whereas provision has also been made that the new aid may not be linked to the volume or the value of production;Whereas the German authorities are planning to implement an aid scheme corresponding broadly to the arrangements established in Article 1 of this Decision; whereas, where such arrangements are complied with, the aid scheme suggested by the Federal Republic of Germany may be deemed compatible with the terms and objectives of Article 2a (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1678/85 and whereas it should therefore be endorsed,. The Federal Republic of Germany is hereby authorized to grant, from 1 January 1989 onwards until 31 December 1992, a special national aid to farmers, under the following conditions:1. Individual farmers shall qualify annually for a unit amount of aid per hectare of utilized agricultural area of their holdings; however, the aid per holding shall not be less than DM 1 000 and shall not exceed DM 8 000 per year.2. In principle only farmers who are members of the German farm retirement pension scheme (GAL) may qualify for this scheme.3. The Federal Republic of Germany shall fix the unit amount referred to at point 1 and all other implementing details in such a way as to ensure that the overall volume of the special aid does not exceed, per year, that of the aid granted under Decision 84/361/EEC until 31 December 1988 in the form of a 2 percentage point reduction in VAT. 1. The Federal Republic of Germany shall notify to the Commission drafts of detailed provisions and of any further amendments relating to the implementation of the aid scheme referred to in Article 1.At the request of the Commission, it shall provide further guidance information.2. The Federal Republic of Germany may not implement the relevant provisions before such time as the Commission has ascertained their compatibility with the stipulations set out in Article 1.The Commission shall decide on whether to approve the draft provisions within two months from the date of receiving them. This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Luxembourg, 30 June 1988.For the CouncilThe PresidentCh. SCHWARZ-SCHILLING(1) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 11.(2) OJ No L 317, 7. 11. 1987, p. 13.(3) OJ No L 185, 12. 7. 1984, p. 41. +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid;farmer;cultivator;holder of a farm;horticulturist;share-cropper;stock breeder;stock owner;winegrower,17 +16350,"97/697/EC: Commission Decision of 7 May 1997 on the approval of the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the Land Niedersachsen concerned by Objective 2 in the Federal Republic of Germany (Only the German text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (6) to 9 (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94; whereas however the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a single programming document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopt a single decision in a single document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 96/472/EC (4), the list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the programming period from 1997 to 1999;Whereas the German Government has submitted to the Commission on 14 August 1996 the single programming document as referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the Land Niedersachsen; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this single programming document is eligible as from that date;Whereas the single programming document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the single programming document;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments;Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the single programming document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the single programming document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (6), stipulates that in the Commission decisions approving a single programming document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (7), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (8), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (9), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (10), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;Whereas the single programming document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;Whereas certain measures planned under this single programming document include the part-financing of aid schemes which have not yet been approved by the Commission; whereas the financial commitments should be reduced by the amounts corresponding to the said measures until the aid schemes are approved by the Commission;Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (11), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2335/95 (12), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas it is appropriate to mention that this Decision is ruled by the provisions on the eligibility of expenditure laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision C(97) 1035/5 of 23 April 1997 modifying the decisions approving the Community support frameworks, the single programming documents and the Community initiative programmes in respect of the Federal Republic of Germany;Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,. The single programming document for Community structural assistance in the Land Niedersachsen concerned by Objective 2 in the Federal Republic of Germany, covering the period 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved. The single programming document includes the following essential elements:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies of the Federal Republic of Germany;the main priorities are:1. industry,2. tourism,3. research and technological development, environment and energy,4. employment growth and stability,5. scientific further training;(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the single programming document comprising:- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,- the provisions on financial implementation,- the rules for compliance with Community policies;(d) the procedures for verifying additionality and an initial evaluation of the latter;(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the single programming document;(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned. 1. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:>TABLE> The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the single programming document amounts to a maximum of ECU 49,940 million.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the single programming document.The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 50,067 million for the public sector and ECU 125,175 million for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the EIB. 1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:- ERDF: ECU 33,306 million,- ESF: ECU 16,634 million.2. The budgetary commitments for the first instalment are as follows:- ERDF: ECU 9,942 million,- ESF: ECU 5,323 million.In accordance with the rules laid down in Article 7, these commitments do not include the amounts relating to the aid schemes not yet approved by the Commission. The corresponding commitments will be made after the approval of the aid schemes concerned.Commitments of subsequent instalments will be based on the financing plan for the single programming document and on progress in its implementation. The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. This Decision is without prejudice to the Commission's position on the aid schemes in the measure. 6.1.III.3 - support for the improvement of the environment. In accordance with Articles 92 and 93 of the Treaty, the aid schemes must be approved by the Commission and hence the financial commitments shall be reduced by the amounts corresponding to the said measures until the aid schemes are approved by the Commission. The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the single programming document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1999. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 2001. The single programming document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts. 0This Decision is ruled by the provisions laid down in the Annex to Decision C(97) 1035/5. 1This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Brussels, 7 May 1997.For the CommissionMonika WULF-MATHIESMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 11.(3) OJ L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(4) OJ L 193, 3. 8. 1996, p. 54.(5) OJ L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(6) OJ L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(7) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 15.(8) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 34.(9) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 21.(10) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 39.(11) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(12) OJ L 240, 7. 10. 1995, p. 12. +",EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;Lower Saxony;Lower Saxony (Land);European Investment Bank;EIB;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds;declining industrial region,17 +1933,"82/40/EEC: Commission Decision of 29 December 1981 authorizing the French Republic to restrict the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species (Only the French text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 70/457/EEC of 29 September 1970 on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species (1), as last amended by Council Directive 80/1141/EEC of 8 December 1980 (2), and in particular Article 15 (2), (3) and (7) thereof,Having regard to the application lodged by the French Republic,Whereas under Article 15 (1) of the said Directive seed or propagating material of varieties of agricultural plant species which have been officially accepted during 1979 in at least one of the Member States and which also meet the conditions laid down in the said Directive are, with effect from 31 December 1981 no longer subject to any marketing restrictions relating to variety in the Community;Whereas, however, Article 15 (2) of the said Directive provides that a Member State may be authorized upon application to prohibit the marketing of seed and propagating material of certain varieties;Whereas the French Republic has applied for such authorization for a certain number of varieties of different species;Whereas the varieties of maize concerned have not been the subject of official growing trials in the French Republic in view of the French application;Whereas the varieties of maize concerned have an FAO maturity class index over 700; whereas it is well known that the varieties of maize which have an FAO maturity class index over 700 are not yet suitable for cultivation in the French Republic (second subparagraph of Article 15 (3) (c) of the abovementioned Directive);Whereas the variety Fala and Sparta (cocksfoot) has been the subject of official growing trials in the French Republic;Whereas the results of these trials have led the French Republic to realize that these varieties are inferior there, as regards value for cultivation or use, to other comparable varieties accepted in the French Republic;Whereas for these varieties, the results of the trials show that it does not produce results in the French Republic which, with respect to their resistance to harmful organisms, correspond to those obtained from comparable varieties accepted there (first subparagraph of Article 15 (3) (c) of the said Directive), although in certain circumstances this is compensated to some extent by other superior characteristics (second sentence of Article 5 (4) of the said Directive);Whereas, therefore, the application of the French Republic in respect of all these varieties should be granted in full;Whereas the case of the variety Dakta (cocksfoot) is now being carefully examined by the Commission; whereas it is impossible to complete examination of this variety before the time limit specified in Article 15 (1) of the said Directive;Whereas the time limit specified in Article 15 (1) of the abovementioned Directive should therefore, where the French Republic is concerned, be extended for an appropriate period to allow it to prepare the necessary information on this variety (Article 15 (7) of the abovementioned Directive);Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seed and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,. The French Republic is hereby authorized to prohibit the marketing in its territory of seed of the following varieties listed in the 1982 common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species:I. Fodder plants:Dactylis glomerata L.:FalaSpartaII. Cereals:Zea mays L.:AugustusCapriCarruboCoronaDallasDetroitFortciseFunk's G 5436LinoPrinceYork. The authorization given in Article 1 shall be withdrawn as soon as it is established that the conditions thereof are no longer satisfied. The French Republic shall notify the Commission of the date from which it makes use of the authorization under Article 1 and the detailed methods to be followed. The Commission shall inform the other Member States thereof. The time limit specified in Article 15 (1) of Directive 70/457/EEC is, where the French Republic is concerned, extended from 31 December 1981 to 31 March 1982 in respect of the following variety:Fodder plants:Dactylis glomerata L.:Dakta This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.. Done at Brussels, 29 December 1981.For the CommissionPoul DALSAGERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 225, 12. 10. 1970, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 341, 16. 12. 1980, p. 27. +",France;French Republic;marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;crop production;plant product;agricultural product;farm product;restriction on competition;discriminatory trading practice;distortion of competition;illegal trade practice;unfair competition;unfair trade practice;seed,17 +2474,"Council Directive 83/574/EEC of 26 October 1983 amending for the third time Directive 76/768/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),Whereas Article 11 of Directive 76/768/EEC (4), as last amended by Directive 83/496/EEC (5), provides that the Commission shall, on the basis of the results of the latest scientific and technical research, submit to the Council appropriate proposals establishing lists of permitted substances;Whereas, on the basis of the latest scientific and technical research, a list of substances authorized as ultra-violet filters can be established;Whereas the amendments necessary to adapt Annex VII to technical progress must also be adopted in accordance with the procedure of the Committee established by Directive 76/768/EEC;Whereas the indication of the expiry date for cosmetic products whose period of stability is less than three years, provided for in Article 6 (1) (c) of Directive 76/768/EEC, is not justified in the case of cosmetic products which may still be used after that period ; whereas indication of the date of minimum durability is therefore more appropriate,. Directive 76/768/EEC is hereby amended as follows: 1. Annex VII, in the form of the Annex hereto, is added. It lists the ultra-violet filters which may be included in cosmetic products under the conditions laid down therein.2. The following items shall be added to Article 4:"" (g) UV filters other than those listed in Part 1 of Annex VII;(h) UV filters listed in Part 1 of Annex VII, beyond the limits and outside the conditions laid down therein.""3. The following paragraphs shall be added to Article 5:""Until 31 December 1988, Member States shall permit the marketing of cosmetic products containing the UV filters listed in Part 2 of Annex VII, within the limits and under the conditions laid down therein.On 1 January 1989, these UV filters shall be: - definitively permitted (Part 1 of Annex VII),- definitively prohibited (Annex II),- retained in part 2 of Annex VII for a specified period, or- deleted from all Annexes.""4. Paragraph 1 (c) of Article 6 shall be replaced by:""(c) the date of minimum durability. The date of minimum durability of a cosmetic product shall be the date until which this product, stored under appropriate conditions, (1) OJ No C 32, 9.2.1982, p. 2. (2) OJ No C 307, 14.11.1983, p. 105. (3) OJ No C 310, 30.11.1981, p. 5. (4) OJ No L 262, 27.9.1976, p. 169. (5) OJ No L 275, 8.10.1983, p. 20. continues to fulfil its initial function and in particular remains in conformity with Article 2.It shall be indicated by the words ""Best used before the end of ..."" followed by: - either the date itself- or an indication of where it appears in the labelling.If necessary, this information shall be supplemented by an indication of the conditions which must be satisfied to guarantee the stated durability.The date shall be clearly expressed and comprise the month and the year, in that order. Indication of the date of durability shall not be mandatory for cosmetic products the minimum durability of which exceeds 30 months;""5.(a) In Article 6 (1) (d), ""Annexes III, IV and VI"" is replaced by ""Annexes III, IV, VI and VII"";(b) In the first subparagraph of Article 8 (2), ""Annexes II to VI"" is replaced by ""Annexes II to VII"";(c) In the second subparagraph of Article 8 (2), ""Annexes III to VI"" is replaced by ""Annexes III to VII"". 1. Member States shall take all measures necessary to ensure that, with effect from 1 January 1987, neither manufacturers nor importers established in the Community place on the market products which do not meet the requirements of this Directive.2. Member States shall adopt all measures necessary to ensure that the products referred to in paragraph 1 are not sold or disposed of to the final consumer after 31 December 1988. 1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 31 December 1984 at the latest. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.2. Member States shall ensure that they communicate to the Commission the text of such provisions of national law as they adopt in the field governed by this Directive. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 26 October 1983.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. MORAITISANNEX""ANNEX VII List of UV filters which cosmetic products may containFor the purposes of this Directive, UV filters are substances which, contained in cosmetic sunscreen products, are specifically intended to filter certain UV rays in order to protect the skin from certain harmful effects of these rays.These UV filters may be added to other cosmetic products within the limits and under the conditions laid down in this Annex.Other UV filters used in cosmetic products solely for the purpose of protecting the product against UV rays are not included in this list.PART 1 List of permitted UV filters which cosmetic products may contain>PIC FILE= ""T0025444""> PART 2 List of UV filters which cosmetic products may provisionally contain>PIC FILE= ""T0025445""> >PIC FILE= ""T0025446""> +",chemical product;chemical agent;chemical body;chemical nomenclature;chemical substance;chemicals;cosmetic product;beauty product;cosmetic;perfume;soap;toilet preparation;approximation of laws;legislative harmonisation;product life;duration of product life;product wear and tear,17 +36442,"2009/306/EC: Council Decision of 30 March 2009 concerning the extension and amendment of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Government of the United States of America. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 170 thereof in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2), and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3),Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Whereas:(1) By Decision 98/591/EC (2), the Council approved the conclusion of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Government of the United States of America, (hereinafter the Agreement), which entered into force on 14 October 1998.(2) Article 12(b) of the Agreement provides, in particular, that the Agreement may be extended with possible amendments, for additional periods of five years by mutual written agreement by the Parties.(3) By Decision 2004/756/EC (3) the Council renewed the Agreement for a further period of five years with effect from 14 October 2003.(4) The United States of America has informed the Commission that it would welcome the extension of the Agreement for another five years. Rapid extension would, moreover, be in the best interests of both parties.(5) The material content of the extended Agreement will be identical to the material content of the Agreement which expired on 13 October 2008, with the exception of a technical amendment consisting mainly in adding research on security and space to the list of sectors for cooperative activities, in line with the scope of the 7th Research Framework programme of the Community.(6) The extension of the Agreement should therefore be approved on behalf of the Community,. The extension, for a further period of five years, of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Government of the United States of America, (hereinafter the Agreement), subject to the amendments set out in the Annex to this Decision, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community. Acting in accordance with Article 12 of the Agreement and on behalf of the Community, the President of the Council shall notify the Government of the United States of America that the Community has completed its internal procedures necessary for the entry into force of the Agreement (4). This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 30 March 2009.For the CouncilThe PresidentP. BENDL(1)  Opinion of 5 February 2009 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(2)  OJ L 284, 22.10.1998, p. 35.(3)  OJ L 335, 11.11.2004, p. 5.(4)  The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council.ANNEXAmended text of Article 4 of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Government of the United States of America‘Article 4Areas of cooperative activities(a) Sectors for cooperative activities may include:— environment (including climate research),— biomedicine and health (including research on AIDS, infectious diseases and drug abuse),— agriculture,— fisheries science,— engineering research,— non-nuclear energy,— natural resources,— materials sciences (including nanotechnology) and metrology,— information and communication technologies,— telematics,— biotechnology,— marine sciences and technology,— social sciences research,— transportation,— security research,— space research,— science and technology policy, management, training and mobility of scientists.(b) The Parties may modify this list upon recommendation by the Joint Consultative Group mentioned in Article 6, in accordance with procedures in force for each Party.(c) The Parties may jointly pursue cooperative activities with third parties.’. +",scientific cooperation;technical cooperation;technical aid;technical assistance;industrial property;EU research policy;Community research policy;European Union research policy;common research programme;technology;engineering;cooperation agreement (EU);EC cooperation agreement;renewal of an agreement;United States;USA;United States of America,17 +38187,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 25/2010 of 13 January 2010 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 as regards the reduction of the amounts of the aid for farmers in Greece for 2009. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1290/2005, (EC) No 247/2006, (EC) No 378/2007 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (1) and in particular Article 142(c) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 of 21 April 2004 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of cross-compliance, modulation and the integrated administration and control system provided for in Council Regulations (EC) No 1782/2003 and (EC) No 73/2009, as well as for the implementation of cross-compliance provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 (2) provides, in its Article 21, for reductions to be applied in the case of late submission of an aid application as well as documents, contracts or declarations which are constitutive for the eligibility for the aid.(2) Pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 Member States have to ensure that agricultural parcels are reliably identified and to require the single application to be accompanied by documents identifying the parcels in order to enable the implementation of the control system. Moreover, pursuant to Article 12(1) of that Regulation the single application shall contain all the information necessary to establish the eligibility for the aid. This includes particulars permitting identification of all agricultural parcels on the holding and their location.(3) In order to tackle the deficiencies related to the identification of agricultural parcels, which were regularly detected in the past, the Greek farmers were required for the first time in 2009, for their application to be eligible, to identify the agricultural parcels related to their application also in digital form, in addition to the identification in alpha-numeric form solely required in previous years.(4) However, Greece has experienced exceptional circumstances in its administration of the single application for 2009. The practical implementation of such digital identification was significantly delayed due to unexpected problems, linked to the severe technical difficulties experienced.(5) Apart from its intrinsic technical complexity, the digitisation process was hampered by the overall situation of Greek agricultural parcels, widely scattered and significantly entangled. Specific abilities and in-depth knowledge were accordingly required of farmers in order to ensure the smooth and accurate implementation of the digitisation process.(6) In this connection, extensive information and advice from the competent public and private bodies involved proved necessary. Specific large-scale and time-consuming arrangements for an appropriate training of Greek farmers were required.(7) In addition, a series of severe and persistent network failures and ill-functioning connections, in particular in remote areas, were experienced.(8) This situation has affected to a significant degree the Greek farmers’ ability to lodge, within the deadline provided for in Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004, a single application that would also encompass, from 2009 onwards, a digitised identification of the agricultural parcels. Indeed, only a very small number of farmers have been able to comply with the requirement of digitised identification within the deadline. Numerous other farmers have subsequently completed their application by adding such identification.(9) In view of this situation, it is appropriate that for the 2009 application year, no reductions or exclusion as laid down in Article 21(1) of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 should apply on grounds of late digital identification of agricultural parcels, provided such digital identification is included in the farmers’ single application by a date which takes into account both the fact that numerous Greek farmers have in the meantime been able to complete the missing data and the need to ensure a speedy treatment of applications received for 2009, avoiding unnecessary delays in the expenditure cycle. It appears appropriate to set 31 January 2010 as the latest date by which farmers should be allowed to supplement the digitised identification. However, in order to take into account their particular connection and transport problems, farmers in the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Article 1(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1405/2006 of 18 September 2006 laying down specific measures for agriculture in favour of the smaller Aegean islands and amending Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (3) should be allowed to supplement such identification by 15 February 2010 at the latest.(10) Since the proposed derogation should cover the applications submitted for aid year 2009, it is appropriate that this Regulation applies retroactively.(11) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Direct Payments,. By way of derogation from Article 21(1) of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004, in respect of the application year 2009 in Greece, no reductions or exclusion shall apply on grounds of late digital identification of agricultural parcels, provided that such digital identification is included in the farmers’ single application by 31 January 2010 at the latest. However, for the farmers in the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1405/2006, such digital identification shall be included in the farmers’ single application by 15 February 2010 at the latest. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply as from 1 January 2009.It shall expire on 16 February 2010.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 January 2010.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 30, 31.1.2009, p. 16.(2)  OJ L 141, 30.4.2004, p. 18.(3)  OJ L 265, 26.9.2006, p. 1. +",Greece;Hellenic Republic;common agricultural policy;CAP;common agricultural market;green Europe;aid to agriculture;farm subsidy;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;suspension of aid;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law,17 +44325,"Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 949/2014 of 4 September 2014 laying down temporary exceptional measures for the milk and milk product sector in the form of extending the public intervention period for butter and skimmed milk powder in 2014. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 219(1) in conjunction with Article 228 thereof,Whereas:(1) On 7 August 2014 the Russian government introduced a ban on imports of certain products from the Union to Russia, including milk and milk products. This ban has resulted in a threat of market disturbances with the potential for significant price falls due to the fact that an important export market has suddenly become unavailable.(2) Accordingly, a situation has arisen on the market in which the normal measures available under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 appear to be insufficient.(3) Article 12(d) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 provides that public intervention for butter and skimmed milk powder shall be available from 1 March to 30 September.(4) In order to prevent a significant deterioration of the prices and market disturbances it is essential that public intervention is also available after 30 September 2014.(5) It is therefore appropriate to extend the intervention buying-in period for butter and skimmed milk powder to 31 December 2014.(6) In order to have an immediate impact on the market and to contribute to stabilise prices, the temporary measure provided for in this Regulation should enter into force on the day following that of its publication.. By way of derogation from Article 12(d) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 the period during which public intervention for butter and skimmed milk powder is available in 2014 shall be extended to 31 December 2014. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 4 September 2014.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671. +",skimmed milk powder;export restriction;export ban;limit on exports;intervention stock;butter;Russia;Russian Federation;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union;financial aid;capital grant;financial grant,17 +13190,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1969/94 of 29 July 1994 fixing until the end of the 1994 marketing year the maximum levels of withdrawal prices for tomatoes grown under glass. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3669/93 (2), and in particular the last subparagraph of Article 18 (1) thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3824/92 of 28 December 1992 laying down the prices and amounts fixed in ecus to be amended as a result of the monetary realignments (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1663/93 (4), and in particular Article 2 thereof,Whereas the market in tomatoes grown under glass has different characteristics from those of the market in open-grown tomatoes; whereas tomatoes grown under glass are mainly 'Extra' class and class I products, the prices for which are considerably higher than those for open-grown products;Whereas, in order to provide more effective support for the market grown under glass, producers' organizations or associations of such organizations should be allowed to fix their withdrawal price; whereas, in accordance with the last subparagraph ofArticle 18(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, it appears that the maximum level of the withdrawal price for these products can justifiably be fixed by applying, to the prices fixed for the 1993 marketing year a variation of the same order as that applied by the Council when fixing the basic prices and buying-in prices for tomatoes for the 1994 marketing year;Whereas the maximum levels of withdrawal prices for tomatoes grown under glass for the 1994 marketing year must be reduced by 0,26 %; whereas this reduction is arising from the monetary realignments of January and May 1993;Whereas the measures provided in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,. Until the end of the 1994 marketing year, producers' organizations or associations of such organizations may fix withdrawal prices, not exceeding the following maxima, in ecus per 100 kilograms net, for tomatoes grown under glass:"""" ID=""1"">- August:> ID=""2"">22,27,""> ID=""1"">- September:> ID=""2"">22,27,""> ID=""1"">- October:> ID=""2"">22,27,""> ID=""1"">- November:> ID=""2"">22,27.""> The producers' organizations shall supply the following information to the national authorities, who shall communicate it to the Commission:- the period during which withdrawal prices are available,- the levels of withdrawal prices proposed and of those applied. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 1994.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 July 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 338, 31. 12. 1993, p. 26.(3) OJ No L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 29.(4) OJ No L 158, 30. 6. 1993, p. 18. +",producer group;producers' organisation;fruit vegetable;aubergine;capsicum;courgette;cucumber;gherkin;marrow;melon;paprika;pimiento;pumpkin;red pepper;sweet pepper;tomato;withdrawal price,17 +5295,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 201/2011 of 1 March 2011 on the model of declaration of conformity to an authorised type of railway vehicle Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Directive 2008/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 on the interoperability of the rail system within the Community (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) The Commission should adopt the model of declaration of conformity to an authorised type of vehicle as provided for with the Directive.(2) The European Railway Agency issued the recommendation of 30 June 2010 on the model of declaration of conformity to an authorised type of vehicle.(3) The annexes to the declaration of conformity to type should provide evidence on the completion of the relevant procedures for verification in accordance with the applicable Union legislation and notified national rules, and indicate the references of the directives, technical specifications for interoperability, national rules and other provisions. The type authorisation, which is identified by the European identification number, should provide information on all the legal requirements on the basis of which the type authorisation has been granted in a Member State.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established in accordance with Article 29(1) of Directive 2008/57/EC,. The model of declaration of conformity to type referred to in Article 26(4) of Directive 2008/57/EC is set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 2 June 2011.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States, except Cyprus and Malta as long as no railway system is established within their territory.. Done at Brussels, 1 March 2011.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 191, 18.7.2008, p. 1.ANNEXMODEL OF DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY TO AN AUTHORISED TYPE OF VEHICLEWe,Applicant (1) Authorised Representative:of the applicantDeclare under our sole responsibility that vehicle [European Vehicle Number] (2) to which this declaration refers— conforms to vehicle type [ERATV identification of the type of vehicle] authorised in the following Member States:— [Member State 1] under authorisation No [EIN of the type authorisation in MS 1]— [Member State 2] under authorisation No [EIN of the type authorisation in MS 2]— … (indicate all MS where the vehicle type is authorised)— complies with the relevant Union legislation, relevant technical specifications for interoperability and applicable national rules, as indicated in the annexes to this declaration,— has undergone all verification procedures necessary for establishing this declaration.List of annexes (3)[titles of the annexes]Signed for and on behalf of [name of the applicant]Done at [place], [date DD/MM/YYYY][name, function] [signature]Field reserved for NSA:EVN allocated to the vehicle: [EVN](1)  Applicant may be the contracting entity or the manufacturer or their authorised representative in the Union.(2)  If at the moment of establishing this declaration the vehicle has not yet been assigned a European vehicle number (EVN), the vehicle shall be identified by another identification system agreed by the applicant and the competent NSA. In this case, when an EVN has been assigned to the vehicle, the NSA shall fill in the field reserved for this purpose.(3)  Annexes shall include copies of the documents providing evidence on the completion of the relevant verification procedures in accordance with the applicable Union legislation (EC declarations of verification) and national rules. +",rail network;railway line;railway track;technical regulations;rail transport;rail connection;rail traffic;railway;transport by railway;vehicle on rails;locomotive;railway carriage;railway equipment;train;tram;EC conformity marking;trans-European network,17 +5762,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 2968/87 of 29 September 1987 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 of 25 January 1983 establishing a Community system for the conservation and management of fishery resources (1), and in particular Article 11 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 states that the conservation measures necessary to achieve the aims set out in Article 1 of the same Regulation must be formulated in the light of the available scientific advice;Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 (2), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4026/86 (3), lays down general rules for the fishing and landing of biological resources found in Community waters;Whereas, in the light of the latest scientific advice, provision should be made for an increase in mesh size when fishing in the English Channel;Whereas the amendments to the rules governing fishing operations in the Skagerrak and Kattegat, agreed between the delegations of the Community and those of Norway and Sweden, should be implemented; whereas, as a result, provision should be made for an increase in mesh size when fishing in the Skagerrak and Kattegat for all authorized target species, for prawn (Pandalus borealis) and for shrimps (Crangon spp. and Leander adspersus),. Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 2 (8) is deleted.2. The entries in Annex I for the following geographical areas:- English Channel (ICES divisions VII d and e),- Skagerrak and Kattegat for all authorized target species,- Skagerrak and Kattegat for the authorized target species prawn (Pandalus borealis),- Skagerrak and Kattegat outside four miles from the baselines for the authorized target species shrimps (Crangon spp. and Leander adspersus)are replaced by the entries as set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 September 1987.For the CouncilThe PresidentL. GAMMELGAARD(1) OJ No L 24, 27. 1. 1983, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 288, 11. 10. 1986, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 376, 31. 12. 1986, p. 1.ANNEX1.2.3.4.5.6.7 // // // // // // // // Region // Geografical area // Additional conditions // Minimum mesh size (mm) // Authorized target species // Minimum percentage of target species // Maximum percentage of protected species // // // // // // // // 2 // English Channel (ICES divisions VII d and e) // Until 31 December 1988 // 75 // All // // 100 // // // From 1 January 1989 // 80 // All // // 100 // // Skagerrak and Kattegat // Until 31 December 1988 // 80 // All // // 100 // // // From 1 January 1989 // 90 // All // // 100 // // Skagerrak and Kattegat // Until 31 December 1988 // 30 // Prawn (Pandalus borealis) // 20 // 50 // // // From 1 January 1989 // 35 // Prawn (Pandalus borealis) // 20 // 50 // // Skagerrak and Kattegat outside four miles from the baselines // Until 31 December 1988 // 30 // Shrimps (Crangon spp. and Leander adspersus) // 20 // 50 // // // From 1 January 1989 // 35 // Shrimps (Crangon spp. and Leander adspersus) // 20 // 50 // // // // // // // +",English Channel;Norway;Kingdom of Norway;crustacean;crab;crawfish;crayfish;lobster;prawn;shrimp;Sweden;Kingdom of Sweden;catch of fish;amount of catch;quantity of catch;volume of catch;catch by species,17 +11013,"Commission Decision of 11 May 1993 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 May 1992 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in non-member countries. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities,Having regard to the Staff Regulations of the Officials of the European Communities laid down by Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 3761/92 (2), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 13 of Annex X thereto,Whereas pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations Council Regulation No 3948/92 (3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 January 1992 to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment;Whereas the Commission has made a number of adjustments to these weightings in recent months, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations (4);Whereas some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 May 1992 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain non-member countries the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weighting and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down or adjusted,. With effect from 1 May 1992 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.The exchange rates for the payment of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the budget of the European Communities during the month preceding the date on which this Decision takes effect.. Done at Brussels, 11 May 1993.For the Commission Hans VAN DEN BROEK Member of the CommissionANNEX>TABLE> +",European official;EC basic post;EC staff;EU official;official of the EU;official of the European Union;staff of the EC;third country;pay rise;wage increase;pay;remuneration;salary;wages;regulations for civil servants;exchange rate;dual exchange rate,17 +38670,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 756/2010 of 24 August 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants as regards Annexes IV and V Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on persistent organic pollutants and amending Directive 79/117/EEC (1), and in particular Article 7(4)(a), Article 7(5) and Article 14 thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 implements in the law of the Union the commitments set out in the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (hereinafter ‘the Convention’) approved by Council Decision 2006/507/EC of 14 October 2004 concerning the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (2) and in the Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants (hereinafter ‘the Protocol’) approved by Council Decision 2004/259/EC of 19 February 2004 concerning the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants (3).(2) Following nominations of substances received from the European Union and its Member States, Norway and Mexico, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee established under the Convention has concluded its work on the nine proposed substances, which have been found to meet the criteria of the Convention. At the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention from 4 to 8 May 2009 (hereinafter ‘COP4’) it was agreed to add all nine substances to the Annexes to the Convention.(3) Annexes IV and V to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 should be amended in order to take into account the new substances that have been listed during the COP4.(4) The COP4 decided to list chlordecone, hexabromobiphenyl and hexachlorocyclohexanes, including lindane, in Annex A (elimination) to the Convention. Those substances are included in Annexes IV and V to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 since they were listed by the Protocol.(5) The COP4 decided to list pentachlorobenzene in Annex A (elimination) to the Convention. Therefore, pentachlorobenzene should be listed in Annexes IV and V to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004, indicating the corresponding maximum concentration limits, which have been set applying the methodology used for establishing the limit values for persistent organic pollutants (hereinafter ‘POPs’) in Council Regulation (EC) No 1195/2006 of 18 July 2006 amending Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants (4) and in Council Regulation (EC) No 172/2007 of 16 February 2007 amending Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants (5). Those provisional maximum concentration limits should be reviewed in view of the results of a study on the implementation of the waste-related provisions of Regulation (EC) No 850/2004, to be conducted on behalf of the Commission.(6) The COP4 decided to list Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and its derivatives (hereinafter ‘PFOS’) in Annex B (restriction) to the Convention, with some exemptions for specific applications. The use of PFOS is currently allowed for some specific applications. Because of the lifespan of articles containing PFOS, these articles will continue to enter the waste stream for some years, although in decreasing volumes. There may be practical difficulties of identifying certain materials containing PFOS within a given waste stream. Data on quantities and concentrations of PFOS in articles and wastes is currently still not sufficient. Extending the obligation in Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 to destroy or irreversibly transform the POP content to PFOS for waste exceeding the concentration limits of Annex IV could have impacts on existing recycling schemes, which may challenge another environmental priority of ensuring the sustainable use of resources. In view of this, PFOS is listed in Annexes IV and V without an indication of the concentration limits.(7) The COP4 decided to list tetrabromodiphenyl ether, pentabromodiphenyl ether, hexabromodiphenyl ether and heptabromodiphenyl ether, hereinafter ‘polybrominated diphenyl ethers’, in Annex A (elimination) to the Convention. Placing on the market and use of pentabromodiphenyl ether and octabromodiphenyl ether have been restricted in the Union by virtue of Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency (6), with a maximum concentration limit of 0,1 % by weight. Pentabromodiphenyl ether, hexabromodiphenyl ether, heptabromodiphenyl ether and tetrabromodiphenyl ether are not currently being placed on the market in the Union as they are restricted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 552/2009 of 22 June 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards Annex XVII (7) and Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (8). However, because of the lifespan of products containing those polybrominated diphenyl ethers, end-of-life products containing these substances will continue to enter the waste stream for some years. Taking into account the practical difficulties of identifying materials containing polybrominated diphenyl ethers within a mixed waste fraction and the current lack of comprehensive scientific data on quantities and concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in articles and wastes, extending the obligation to destroy or irreversibly transform the POP content to these new substances for waste exceeding the concentration limits of Annex IV could endanger existing recycling schemes and thus hinder the sustainable use of resources. This problem was acknowledged by the COP4 and special exemptions were agreed for continued recycling of wastes that contain listed polybrominated diphenyl ethers even if this may lead to recycling of the POPs. Therefore, those exceptions should be reflected in Regulation (EC) No 850/2004.(8) Uniform maximum concentration limits are required in the Union in order to avoid a distortion of the internal market. Provisional maximum concentration limits have been set for pentachlorobenzene in Annexes IV and V to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 based on available data and under application of the precautionary principle.(9) In view of the lack of comprehensive scientific information on quantities and concentrations in articles and wastes, as well as exposure scenarios, at this stage, no maximum concentration limits can be established for PFOS and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in Annexes IV and V to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004. Subject to further information becoming available and a review by the Commission, maximum concentration limits for the nine POPs will be proposed, taking into account the objectives of the POP Regulation.(10) In accordance with Article 22 of the Convention, the amendments to Annexes A, B and C thereto enter into force one year from the date of communication by the depositary of an amendment, which will fall on 26 August 2010. Consequently and for reasons of coherence, this Regulation should apply from the same date.(11) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Council Directive 75/442/EEC (9). This Regulation should enter into force as a matter of urgency,. 1.   Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 is replaced by Annex I to this Regulation.2.   Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 26 August 2010.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 24 August 2010.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 7.(2)  OJ L 209, 31.7.2006, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 81, 19.3.2004, p. 35.(4)  OJ L 217, 8.8.2006, p. 1.(5)  OJ L 55, 23.2.2007, p. 1.(6)  OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.(7)  OJ L 164, 26.6.2009, p. 7.(8)  OJ L 37, 13.2.2003, p. 19.(9)  OJ L 194, 25.7.1975, p. 39.ANNEX I‘ANNEX IVList of substances subject to waste management provisions set out in Article 7Substance CAS No EC No Concentration limit referred to in Article 7(4)(a)Tetrabromodiphenyl ether C12H6Br4OPentabromodiphenyl ether C12H5Br5OHexabromodiphenyl ether C12H4Br6OHeptabromodiphenyl ether C12H3Br7OPerfluorooctane sulfonic acid and its derivatives (PFOS) C8F17SO2XPolychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/PCDF) 15 μg/kg (1)DDT (1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis (4-chlorophenyl)ethane) 50-29-3 200-024-3 50 mg/kgChlordane 57-74-9 200-349-0 50 mg/kgHexachlorocyclohexanes, including lindane 58-89-9 210-168-9 50 mg/kg319-84-6 200-401-2319-85-7 206-270-8608-73-1 206-271-3Dieldrin 60-57-1 200-484-5 50 mg/kgEndrin 72-20-8 200-775-7 50 mg/kgHeptachlor 76-44-8 200-962-3 50 mg/kgHexachlorobenzene 118-74-1 200-273-9 50 mg/kgChlordecone 143-50-0 205-601-3 50 mg/kgAldrin 309-00-2 206-215-8 50 mg/kgPentachlorobenzene 608-93-5 210-172-5 50 mg/kgPolychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) 1336-36-3 and others 215-648-1 50 mg/kg (2)Mirex 2385-85-5 219-196-6 50 mg/kgToxaphene 8001-35-2 232-283-3 50 mg/kgHexabromobiphenyl 36355-01-8 252-994-2 50 mg/kg(1)  The limit is calculated as PCDD and PCDF according to the following toxic equivalency factors (TEFs):PCDD TEF2,3,7,8-TeCDD 11,2,3,7,8-PeCDD 11,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDD 0,11,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDD 0,11,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDD 0,11,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDD 0,01OCDD 0,0003PCDF TEF2,3,7,8-TeCDF 0,11,2,3,7,8-PeCDF 0,032,3,4,7,8-PeCDF 0,31,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDF 0,1PCDD TEF1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDF 0,11,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDF 0,12,3,4,6,7,8-HxCDF 0,11,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDF 0,011,2,3,4,7,8,9-HpCDF 0,01OCDF 0,0003(2)  Where applicable, the calculation method laid down in European standards EN 12766-1 and EN 12766-2 shall be applied.’ANNEX IIIn Annex V, Part 2, to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 the table is replaced by the following:‘Wastes as classified in Commission Decision 2000/532/EC Maximum concentration limits of substances listed in Annex IV (1) Operation10 WASTES FROM THERMAL PROCESSES Aldrin: 5 000 mg/kg; Permanent storage shall be allowed only when all the following conditions are met:1. the storage takes place in one of the following locations:— safe, deep, under-ground, hard rock formations,— salt mines,— a landfill site for hazardous waste, provided that the waste is solidified or partly stabilised where technically feasible as required for classification of the waste in Subchapter 1903 of Decision 2000/532/EC;2. the provisions of Council Directive 1999/31/EC (3) and Council Decision 2003/33/EC (4) were respected;3. it has been demonstrated that the selected operation is environmentally preferable.10 01 Wastes from power stations and other combustion plants (except 19)10 01 14 * (2) Bottom ash, slag and boiler dust from co-incineration containing dangerous substances10 01 16 * Fly ash from co-incineration containing dangerous substances10 02 Wastes from the iron and steel industry10 02 07 * Solid wastes from gas treatment containing dangerous substances10 03 Wastes from aluminium thermal metallurgy10 03 04 * Primary production slag10 03 08 * Salt slag from secondary production10 03 09 * Black dross from secondary production10 03 19 * Flue-gas dust containing dangerous substances10 03 21 * Other particulates and dust (including ball mill dust) containing dangerous substances10 03 29 * Wastes from treatment of salt slag and black dross containing dangerous substances10 04 Wastes from lead thermal metallurgy10 04 01 * Slag from primary and secondary production10 04 02 * Dross and skimming from primary and secondary production10 04 04 * Flue-gas dust10 04 05 * Other particulates and dust10 04 06 * Solid wastes from gas treatment10 05 Wastes from zinc thermal metallurgy10 05 03 * Flue-gas dust10 05 05 * Solid waste from gas treatment10 06 Wastes from copper thermal metallurgy10 06 03 * Flue-gas dust10 06 06 * Solid wastes from gas treatment10 08 Wastes from other non-ferrous thermal metallurgy10 08 08 * Salt slag from primary and secondary production10 08 15 * Flue-gas dust containing dangerous substances10 09 Wastes from casting of ferrous pieces10 09 09 * Flue-gas dust containing dangerous substances16 WASTES NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THE LIST16 11 Waste linings and refractories16 11 01 * Carbon-based linings and refractories from metallurgical processes containing dangerous substances16 11 03 * Other linings and refractories from metallurgical processes containing dangerous substances17 CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTES (INCLUDING EXCAVATED SOIL FROM CONTAMINATED SITES)17 01 Concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics17 01 06 * Mixtures of, or separate fractions of concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics containing dangerous substances17 05 Soil including excavated soil from contaminated sites, stones and dredging spoil17 05 03 * Inorganic fraction of soil and stones containing dangerous substances17 09 Other construction and demolition wastes17 09 02 * Construction and demolition wastes containing PCB, excluding PCB containing equipment17 09 03 * Other construction and demolition wastes containing dangerous substances19 WASTES FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES, OFF-SITE WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS AND THE PREPARATION OF WATER INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION AND WATER FROM INDUSTRIAL USE19 01 Wastes from incineration or pyrolysis of waste19 01 07 * Solid wastes from gas treatment19 01 11 * Bottom ash and slag containing dangerous substances19 01 13 * Fly ash containing dangerous substances19 01 15 * Boiler dust containing dangerous substances19 04 Vitrified waste and waste from vitrification19 04 02 * Fly ash and other flue-gas treatment wastes19 04 03 * Non-vitrified solid phase(1)  These limits apply exclusively to a landfill site for hazardous waste and do not apply to permanent underground storage facilities for hazardous wastes, including salt mines.(2)  Any waste marked with an asterisk * is considered as hazardous waste pursuant to Directive 91/689/EEC and subject to the provisions of that Directive.(3)  OJ L 182, 16.7.1999, p. 1.(4)  OJ L 11, 16.1.2003, p. 27.(5)  The calculation method laid down in European standards EN 12766-1 and EN 12766-2 shall apply.(6)  The limit is calculated as PCDD and PCDF according to the following toxic equivalency factors (TEFs):PCDD TEF2,3,7,8-TeCDD 11,2,3,7,8-PeCDD 11,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDD 0,11,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDD 0,11,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDD 0,11,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDD 0,01OCDD 0,0003PCDF TEF2,3,7,8-TeCDF 0,11,2,3,7,8-PeCDF 0,032,3,4,7,8-PeCDF 0,31,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDF 0,11,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDF 0,11,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDF 0,1PCDD TEF2,3,4,6,7,8-HxCDF 0,11,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDF 0,011,2,3,4,7,8,9-HpCDF 0,01OCDF 0,0003’ +",pollutant;micropollutant;polluting product;organic pollution;chemical product;chemical agent;chemical body;chemical nomenclature;chemical substance;chemicals;environmental protection;conservation of nature;nature protection;preservation of the environment;protection of nature;public health;health of the population,17 +35242,"2008/724/EC: Commission Decision of 8 September 2008 allowing Member States to extend provisional authorisations granted for the new active substances fluopicolide and pinoxaden (notified under document number C(2008) 4732) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (1), and in particular the fourth subparagraph of Article 8(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC, in May 2004 the United Kingdom received an application from Bayer CropScience, for the inclusion of the active substance fluopicolide in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. Commission Decision 2005/778/EC (2) confirmed that the dossier was complete and could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annex II and Annex III to that Directive.(2) In March 2004 the United Kingdom received an application from Syngenta Ltd concerning pinoxaden. Commission Decision 2005/459/EC (3) confirmed that the dossier was complete and could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annex II and Annex III to that Directive.(3) Confirmation of the completeness of the dossiers was necessary in order to allow them to be examined in detail and to allow Member States the possibility of granting provisional authorisations, for periods of up to three years, for plant protection products containing the active substances concerned, while complying with the conditions laid down in Article 8(1) of Directive 91/414/EEC and, in particular, the condition relating to the detailed assessment of the active substances and the plant protection product in the light of the requirements laid down by that Directive.(4) For these active substances, the effects on human health and the environment have been assessed, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(2) and (4) of Directive 91/414/EEC, for the uses proposed by the applicants. The rapporteur Member State submitted the draft assessment reports to the Commission on 12 December 2005 (fluopicolide) and on 30 November 2005 (pinoxaden).(5) Following submission of the draft assessment reports by the rapporteur Member State, it has been found to be necessary to request further information from the applicants and to have the rapporteur Member State examine that information and submit its assessment. Therefore, the examination of the dossiers is still ongoing and it will not be possible to complete the evaluation within the time frame provided for in Directive 91/414/EEC.(6) As the evaluation so far has not identified any reason for immediate concern, Member States should be given the possibility of prolonging provisional authorisations granted for plant protection products containing the active substances concerned for a period of 24 months in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 of Directive 91/414/EEC so as to enable the examination of the dossiers to continue. It is expected that the evaluation and decision-making process with respect to a decision on possible Annex I inclusion for fluopicolide and pinoxaden will have been completed within 24 months.(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Member States may extend provisional authorisations for plant protection products containing fluopicolide or pinoxaden for a period not exceeding 24 months from the date of adoption of this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 8 September 2008.For the CommissionAndroulla VASSILIOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 293, 9.11.2005, p. 26.(3)  OJ L 160, 23.6.2005, p. 32. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;plant health legislation;phytosanitary legislation;regulations on plant health;pharmaceutical product;disinfectant;pharmaceutical preparation;pharmaceutical speciality;plant health product;plant protection product;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban,17 +13976,"COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 321/95 of 16 February 1995 amending for the second time Regulation (EC) No 3146/94 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in Germany. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 20 thereof,Whereas because of the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain production regions in Germany, exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat were adopted for that Member State in Commission Regulation (EC) No 3146/94 (2), amended by Regulation (EC) No 156/95 (3);Whereas, due to new outbreaks of classical swine fever in the district of Emsland in Lower Saxony, the veterinary and trade restrictions imposed by the German authorities have been enlarged to that area; whereas, therefore, it is necessary to include that area in the exceptional support measures introduced by Regulation (EC) No 3146/94;Whereas it is appropriate to increase the number of fattened pigs, piglets and young piglets which can be delivered to the competent authorities in Lower Saxony and to adjust the aid granted for the delivery of the animals to the present market situation taking into account the increase in market prices;Whereas the restrictions on the free movement of animals have been operative for several weeks now in the zones in question, provoking a substantial increase in the weight of the animals and consequently leading to an intolerable situation where the welfare of the animals is concerned; whereas retroactive application of this Regulation from 6 February 1995 is therefore justified;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,. Regulation (EC) No 3146/94 is hereby amended as follows:1. The following paragraph 5 is added to Article 1:'5. If the numbers in paragraphs 3 and 4 relating to fattened pigs and piglets delivered in Lower Saxony are reached, aid may be granted for a following 10 500 fattened pigs and a following 1 050 piglets on the terms laid down in paragraph 3 and for a following 4 500 fattened pigs and a following 450 piglets on the terms laid down in paragraph 4.` 2. Article 5 is hereby amended as follows:(a) in paragraph 1, 'ECU 108` and 'ECU 92` are replaced by 'ECU 144` and 'ECU 122`;(b) in paragraph 3, 'ECU 35`, 'ECU 30`, 'ECU 28` and 'ECU 24` are replaced by 'ECU 48`, 'ECU 41`, 'ECU 38` and 'ECU 33`.3. The Annex is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 6 February 1995.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 February 1995.For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the CommissionANNEX'ANNEX 1. In Bundesland Bavaria, the Kreise:- Erding,- Freising,- Landshut (the city of Landshut included),- Muehldorf am Inn.2. In Bundesland Lower Saxony, the protection zones in the Kreise:- Vechta,- Cloppenburg,- Emsland.` +",animal plague;cattle plague;rinderpest;swine fever;market support;pigmeat;pork;Lower Saxony;Lower Saxony (Land);Bavaria;Bavaria (Free State of);EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +18839,"1999/806/EC: Council Decision of 29 November 1999 authorising the Italian Republic to apply or to continue to apply reductions in, or exemptions from, excise duties on certain mineral oils used for specific purposes, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 8(4) of Directive 92/81/EEC. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 92/81/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the harmonisation of the structures of excise duties on mineral oils(1) and in particular Article 8(4) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) Under Article 8(4) of Directive 92/81/EEC, the Council, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission, may authorise any Member State to introduce exemptions from, or reductions in, excise duties on grounds of specific policy considerations;(2) The Italian authorities have notified the Commission that they wish to apply, to certain particularly disadvantaged geographical areas, reduced excise duty rates for heating gas oil and LPG used for heating and distributed through networks of such areas;(3) The other Member States have been informed thereof;(4) The Commission and all the Member States accept that the application of reduced rates on excise duties on heating gas oil and LPG used for heating and distributed through the networks of the said areas is justified on environmental and social policy grounds and that it will not give rise to distortions of competition or hinder the operation of the internal market;(5) The Commission regularly reviews excise duty reductions and exemptions to check that they are compatible with the operation of the internal market or with Community policy on protection of the environment;(6) Italy has requested authorisation to apply reduced rates on excise duties on heating gas oil and LPG used for heating and distributed through networks of the areas concerned from 1 January 1999; the Council is to review its application on the basis of a report from the Commission before 31 December 1999, when the authorisation granted by this Decision expires,. In accordance with Article 8(4) of Directive 92/81/EEC and with the obligations laid down in Directive 92/82/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the approximation of the rates of excise duties on mineral oil(2), and in particular the minimum rates laid down in Articles 5 and 7 thereof, Italy is hereby authorised to apply until 31 December 1999 and in certain particularly disadvantaged geographical areas reduced rates of excise duty on heating gas oil and LPG used for heating and distributed through the networks of such areas. This Decision shall apply from 1 January 1999. This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.. Done at Brussels, 29 November 1999.For the CouncilThe PresidentS. NIINISTÖ(1) OJ L 316, 31.10.1992, p., 12. Directive as last amended by Directive 94/74/EC (OJ L 365, 31.12.1994, p. 46).(2) OJ L 316, 31.10.1992, p. 19. +",excise duty;excise tax;mineral oil;petroleum oil;Italy;Italian Republic;tax relief;relief from taxes;tax abatement;tax advantage;tax allowance;tax concession;tax credit;tax deduction;tax reduction;lead-free petrol;tax exemption,17 +12085,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 3429/93 of 13 December 1993 correcting Regulation (EEC) No 3886/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of the premium schemes provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 1244/82 and (EEC) No 714/89. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 125/93 (2), and in particular Articles 4b(8), 4c(4), 4d(6) and (8), 4e(1) and (5), 4f(4), 4g(5), 4h(2), 4i(4) and 4k(2) thereof,Whereas the German text of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3886/92 of 23 December 1992 laying down the detailed rules for the application of the premium schemes provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 1244/82 and (EEC) No 714/89 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1909/93 (4), differs substantially in a number of points from the texts in the other official languages of the Community; whereas the necessary corrections should therefore be made to the German text of the Regulation;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. 'Concerns only the German text.' This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 December 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.(2) OJ No L 18, 27. 1. 1993, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 391, 31. 12. 1992, p. 20.(4) OJ No L 173, 16. 7. 1993, p. 11. +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;EC Regulation;translation;translating;beef;official language;working language,17 +18351,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2602/98 of 2 December 1998 concerning the stopping of fishing for plaice by vessels flying the flag of Ireland. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2635/97 (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 45/98 of 19 December 1997 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1998 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2386/98 (4), provides for plaice quotas for 1998;Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of plaice in the waters of ICES division VII f, g by vessels flying the flag of Ireland or registered in Ireland have reached the quota allocated for 1998; whereas Ireland has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 1 November 1998; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,. Catches of plaice in the waters of ICES division VII f, g by vessels flying the flag of Ireland or registered in Ireland are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Ireland for 1998.Fishing for plaice in the waters of ICES division VII f, g by vessels flying the flag of Ireland or registered in Ireland is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 1 November 1998.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 2 December 1998.For the CommissionEmma BONINOMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1997, p. 14.(3) OJ L 12, 19. 1. 1998, p. 1.(4) OJ L 297, 6. 11. 1998, p. 2. +",Ireland;Eire;Southern Ireland;ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches,17 +2763,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2001 of 26 March 2001 modifying Regulation (EC) No 2874/2000 on the authorisation of transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the People's Republic of China. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries(1) as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2474/2000(2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas:(1) In the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2874/2000(3), the figure indicating the authorised transfer between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the People's Republic of China was incorrect. Therefore, the said Regulation should be modified to include the correct amount.(2) That modification should apply to the quota year 2000.(3) The measure provided for in this Regulation is in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee provided for in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93,. The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2874/2000 is modified by replacing ""91970 kilograms"" by ""183940 kilograms"". This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from the date of entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 2874/2000.It shall apply to the quota year 2000.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 March 2001.For the CommissionPascal LamyMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 286, 11.11.2000, p. 1.(3) OJ L 333, 29.12.2000, p. 52. +",originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;textile product;fabric;furnishing fabric;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;customs tariff;clothing;article of clothing;ready-made clothing;work clothes;China;People’s Republic of China,17 +2539,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2600/1999 of 9 December 1999 on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/97 of 27 May 1997 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 134/1999(2),(1) Whereas Regulation (EC) No 936/97 provides in Articles 4 and 5 the conditions for applications and for the issue of import licences for meat referred to in Article 2(f);(2) Whereas Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 fixes the amount of high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal originating in and imported from the United States of America and Canada which may be imported on special terms for the period 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000 at 11500 t;(3) Whereas it should be recalled that licences issued pursuant to this Regulation will, throughout the period of validity, be open for use only in so far as provisions on health protection in force permit,. 1. All applications for import licences from 1 to 5 December 1999 for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal as referred to in Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 shall be granted in full.2. Applications for licences may be submitted, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 936/97, during the first five days of January 2000 for 5909,384 t. This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 December 1999.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 December 1999.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 137, 28.5.1997, p. 10.(2) OJ L 17, 22.1.1999, p. 22. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;frozen product;frozen food;frozen foodstuff;product quality;quality criterion;beef;fresh meat,17 +41960,"2013/262/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 4 June 2013 amending Implementing Decision 2012/715/EU establishing a list of third countries with a regulatory framework applicable to active substances for medicinal products for human use and the respective control and enforcement activities ensuring a level of protection of public health equivalent to that in the Union Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community Code relating to medicinal products for human use (1), and in particular Article 111b(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with Article 111b(1) of Directive 2001/83/EC a third country may request the Commission to assess whether its regulatory framework applicable to active substances exported to the Union and the respective control and enforcement activities ensure a level of protection of public health equivalent to that of the Union in order to be included in a list of third countries ensuring an equivalent level of protection of public health.(2) Japan requested, by letter dated 6 December 2012, to be listed in accordance with Article 111b(1) of Directive 2001/83/EC. The equivalence assessment by the Commission confirmed that the requirements of that Article were fulfilled.(3) Commission Implementing Decision 2012/715/EU of 22 November 2012 establishing a list of third countries with a regulatory framework applicable to active substances for medicinal products for human use and the respective control and enforcement activities ensuring a level of protection of public health equivalent to that in the Union, in accordance with Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) should be amended accordingly,. The Annex to Implementing Decision 2012/715/EU is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 4 June 2013.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 67.(2)  OJ L 325, 23.11.2012, p. 15.ANNEX‘ANNEXThird country RemarksAustraliaJapanSwitzerland’ +",Japan;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;import (EU);Community import;medicament;medication;public health;health of the population;Australia;Commonwealth of Australia;Switzerland;Helvetic Confederation;Swiss Confederation,17 +12139,"Council Regulation (EC) No 3641/93 of 20 December 1993 on certain procedures for applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria of the other part. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas an Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria of the other part (hereinafter referred to as 'the Agreement') was signed in Brussels on 8 March 1993, and entered into force on 31 December 1993;Whereas it is necessary to lay down the procedures for applying certain provisions of the Agreement concerning agricultural products,. Provisions for the application of Article 15 (2) and (4) of the Agreement concerning agricultural products falling within Annex II to the Treaty and subject in the framework of the common market organization to a system of levies and concerning products falling within CN codes 0711 90 40, 2003 10 20 and 2003 10 30 shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 26 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), or in the corresponding provisions of other Regulations establishing a common organization of the agricultural markets. Where the application of the Agreement calls for close cooperation with Bulgaria, the Commission may take any measures necessary to ensure such cooperation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 January 1994.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 December 1993.For the CouncilThe PresidentW. CLAES(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13; Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2071/92 (OJ No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 64). +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;agricultural product;farm product;import levy;Bulgaria;Republic of Bulgaria,17 +9192,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 841/91 of 4 April 1991 extending Regulation (EEC) No 3714/90 on transitional measures on trade in certain fishery products with the USSR after the unification of Germany. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3571/90 of 4 December 1990 introducing various measures concerning the implementation of the common fisheries policy in the former German Democratic Republic (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3714/90 of 19 December 1990 on transitional measures on trade in certain fishery products with the USSR after the unification of Germany (2) authorized Germany, subject to certain conditions, to continue to pay a refund on the export of 7 651 tonnes of freshwater fish to the Soviet Union from 3 October to 31 December 1990;Whereas, however, as a result of storage and transport problems in the Soviet Union, a large proportion of that quantity could not be delivered;Whereas, in order to maintain the stability of the Community market, extension of the measure for a period of five months should be authorized;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,. Article 1Without prejudice to the conditions laid down in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3714/90, the authorization referred to therein is extended until 31 May 1991. Article 2This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 January 1991. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 4 April 1991. For the CommissionManuel MARÍNVice-President (1) OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 10. (2) OJ No L 358, 21. 12. 1990, p. 36. +",German Democratic Republic;Democratic Republic of Germany;East Germany;GDR;former GDR;freshwater fish;unification of Germany;reunification of Germany;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;USSR;Soviet Union;former USSR,17 +20256,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1295/2000 of 20 June 2000 amending Annexes II and III to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 of 26 June 1990 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1286/2000(2), and in particular Articles 7 and 8 thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90, maximum residue limits must be established progressively for all pharmacologically active substances which are used within the Community in veterinary medicinal products intended for administration to food-producing animals.(2) Maximum residue limits should be established only after the examination within the Committee for veterinary medicinal products of all the relevant information concerning the safety of residues of the substance concerned for the consumer of foodstuffs of animal origin and the impact of residues on the industrial processing of foodstuffs.(3) In establishing maximum residue limits for residues of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin, it is necessary to specify the animal species in which residues may be present, the levels which may be present in each of the relevant meat tissues obtained from the treated animal (target tissue) and the nature of the residue which is relevant for the monitoring of residues (marker residue).(4) For the control of residues, as provided for in appropriate Community legislation, maximum residue limits should usually be established for the target tissues of liver or kidney. However, the liver and kidney are frequently removed from carcases moving in international trade, and maximum residue limits should therefore also always be established for muscle or fat tissues.(5) In the case of veterinary medicinal products intended for use in laying birds, lactating animals or honey bees, maximum residue limits must also be established for eggs, milk or honey.(6) Toldimfos should be inserted into Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90.(7) In order to allow for the completion of scientific studies, amprolium and permethrin should be inserted into Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90.(8) An adequate period should be allowed before the entry into force of this Regulation in order to allow Member States to make any adjustment which may be necessary to the authorisations to place the veterinary medicinal products concerned on the market which have been granted in accordance with Council Directive 81/851/EEC(3), as last amended by Directive 93/40/EEC(4) to take account of the provisions of this Regulation.(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on veterinary medicinal products,. Annexes II and III to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from the 60th day following its publication.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 June 2000.For the CommissionErkki LiikanenMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 1.(2) OJ L 145, 20.6.2000, p. 15.(3) OJ L 317, 6.11.1981, p. 1.(4) OJ L 214, 24.8.1993, p. 31.ANNEXA. The following substance is inserted in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 (List of substances not subject to maximum residue limits)2. Organic compounds"">TABLE>""B. The following substances are inserted in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 (List of pharmacologically active substances used in veterinary medicinal products for which provisional maximum residue limits have been fixed)2.2. Agents acting against ectoparasities2.2.3. Pyrethroids"">TABLE>""2.4. Agents acting against protozoa2.4.4. Other anti-protozoal agents"">TABLE>"" +",food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;foodstuffs legislation;regulations on foodstuffs;foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;waste;refuse;residue;veterinary drug;veterinary medicines,17 +4886,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 124/2009 of 10 February 2009 setting maximum levels for the presence of coccidiostats or histomonostats in food resulting from the unavoidable carry-over of these substances in non-target feed (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 315/93 of 8 February 1993 laying down Community procedures for contaminants in food (1), and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Coccidiostats and histomonostats are substances intended to kill or inhibit protozoa, which may, inter alia, be authorised for use as feed additives in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (2). Authorisations of coccidiostats and histomonostats as feed additives lay down specific conditions for use such as the target animal species or categories for which the additives are intended.(2) Feed business operators may produce within one establishment a broad range of feeds and different types of products may have to be manufactured after each other in the same production line. It may happen that unavoidable traces of a product remain in the production line and end up in the beginning of the production of another feed product. This transfer from one production lot to another is called ‘carry-over’ or ‘cross-contamination’ and may occur for instance when coccidiostats or histomonostats are used as authorised feed additives. This may result in the contamination of feed produced subsequently by the presence of technically unavoidable traces of those substances in ‘non-target feed’, i.e. in feed for which the use of coccidiostats or histomonostats are not authorised, such as feed intended for animal species or categories not provided for in the additive authorisation. This unavoidable cross-contamination may occur at all stages of production and processing of feed but also during storage and transport of feed.(3) In order to prevent the adoption by Member States of national rules addressing the issue of unavoidable carry-over of authorised coccidiostats or histomonostats in non-target feed and their resulting presence in derived foodstuffs, which would hinder the functioning of the internal market, it is necessary to adopt harmonised Community rules in this matter.(4) The unavoidable carry-over in non-target feed of active substances contained in authorised coccidiostats and histomonostats are considered as undesirable substances in animal feed within the meaning of Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) and their presence should not endanger animal health, human health or the environment. Therefore, maximum levels for these substances in animal feed are established by Commission Directive 2009/8/EC (4) amending Annex I to Directive 2002/32/EC.(5) The occurrence of unavoidable carry-over of coccidiostats and histomonostats in non-target feed, even below maximum levels set under Directive 2002/32/EC, may result in the presence of residues of these substances in food products of animal origin. Therefore, in order to protect public health, and insofar there is no maximum residue limit (MRL) yet fixed for the specific food concerned in the frame of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 of 26 June 1990 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (5) or in the frame of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, maximum tolerances for the presence of active substances contained in coccidiostats and histomonostats should be established in food of animal origin originating from the non-target feed concerned, in the context of Regulation (EEC) No 315/93 laying down Community procedures for contaminants in food.(6) On a request from the Commission, the European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) adopted several opinions (6) on the risks involved for animal health and public health as the consequence of unavoidable carry-over of coccidiostats or histomonostats authorised as feed additives into non-target feed. For each coccidiostat or histomonostat authorised as feed additive, the Authority's assessment took into account hypothetical carry-over rates of 2 %, 5 % and 10 % from feed produced with the highest authorised dose of the coccidiostats or histomonostats into the afterwards produced non-target feed.(7) Considering the conclusions of the individual scientific opinions, it can be stated that generally the Authority concluded that the presence of the coccidiostats or histomonostats authorised as feed additives, in non-target feed at levels resulting from an unavoidable carry-over, and taking into account all prevention measures, is unlikely to result in adverse animal health effects and that the risk to consumers' health from the ingestion of residues in products from animals exposed to cross-contaminated feed is negligible.(8) Taking into account the Authority's opinions and the currently different approaches applied in the Member States to address the unavoidable cross-contamination, it is proposed to set maximum levels for food as laid down in the Annexes to this Regulation, in order to ensure a proper functioning of the internal market and to protect public health. The provisions provided in Annex should be reviewed by 1 July 2011 at the latest to take account of developments in scientific and technical knowledge.(9) The maximum levels set in the Annex to this Regulation should be continuously adapted to changes of maximum residue levels (MRL) established for the specific food concerned in the frame of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin or in the frame of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. In view of the occurrence of a possible time gap between these amendments and the consequent adaptation to the maximum levels laid down in the Annex to this Regulation, the latter should be considered as without prejudice to the maximum residue levels of coccidiostats or histomonostats established in the frame of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 or in the frame of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(10) Due to the fact that the unavoidable carry-over of coccidiostats or histomonostats into non-target feed may result in the presence of these substances as contaminants in derived food, it is appropriate to take a comprehensive and integrated approach to address the issue through the simultaneous adoption and application of this Regulation and the Directive 2009/8/EC setting maximum levels for the unavoidable carry-over of coccidiostats or histomonostats into non-target feed.(11) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. 1.   The foodstuffs listed in Annex to this Regulation shall not be placed on the market where they contain a contaminant listed in this Annex at a level exceeding the maximum levels set in the Annex.In case of a finding of a significant residue below the maximum level set out in the Annex, it is appropriate for the competent authority to carry out investigations to confirm that the residue is present as a consequence of unavoidable carry over in the feed and not as the consequence of illegal administration of the coccidiostat or histomonostat.Foodstuffs complying with the maximum levels set out in the Annex shall not be mixed with foodstuffs which exceed these maximum levels.2.   When applying the maximum levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation to foodstuffs which are dried, diluted, processed or composed of more than one ingredient, changes of the concentration of the contaminant caused by drying, diluting or processing, as well as the relative proportion of the ingredients in the product, shall be taken into account.3.   The maximum levels established in Annex to this Regulation are without prejudice to the provisions and the MRLs established by Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 and the MRLs established by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 July 2009.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 10 February 2009.For the CommissionAndroulla VASSILIOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 37, 13.2.1993, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.(3)  OJ L 140, 30.5.2002, p. 10.(4)  See page 19 of this Official Journal.(5)  OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 1.(6)  Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the European Commission on cross-contamination of non-target feedingstuffs by lasalocid authorised for use as a feed additive, The EFSA Journal (2007) 553, 1-46.http://www.efsa.europa.eu/cs/BlobServer/Scientific_Opinion/CONTAM_ej553_lasalocid_en.pdf?ssbinary=trueOpinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the European Commission on cross-contamination of non-target feedingstuffs by narasin authorised for use as a feed additive, The EFSA Journal (2007) 552, 1-35.http://www.efsa.europa.eu/cs/BlobServer/Scientific_Opinion/CONTAM_ej552_narasin_en.pdf?ssbinary=trueOpinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the European Commission on cross-contamination of non-target feedingstuffs by maduramicin authorised for use as a feed additive, The EFSA Journal (2008) 594, 1-30.http://www.efsa.europa.eu/cs/BlobServer/Scientific_Opinion/contam_op_ej594_maduramicin_en.pdf?ssbinary=trueOpinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the European Commission on cross-contamination of non-target feedingstuffs by semduramicin authorised for use as a feed additive, The EFSA Journal (2008) 593, 1-27.http://www.efsa.europa.eu/cs/BlobServer/Scientific_Opinion/contam_op_ej593_semduramicin_en.pdf?ssbinary=trueOpinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the European Commission on cross-contamination of non-target feedingstuffs by salinomycin authorised for use as a feed additive, The EFSA Journal (2008) 591, 1-38.http://www.efsa.europa.eu/cs/BlobServer/Scientific_Opinion/contam_op_ej591_salinomycin_en.pdf?ssbinary=trueOpinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the European Commission on cross-contamination of non-target feedingstuffs by monensin authorised for use as a feed additive, The EFSA Journal (2008) 592, 1-40.http://www.efsa.europa.eu/cs/BlobServer/Scientific_Opinion/contam_op_ej592_monensin_en.pdf?ssbinary=trueOpinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the European Commission on cross-contamination of non-target feedingstuffs by halofuginone hydrobromide authorised for use as a feed additive, The EFSA Journal (2008) 657, 1-31.http://www.efsa.europa.eu/cs/BlobServer/Scientific_Opinion/contam_op_ej657_halofuginone_en.pdf?ssbinary=trueOpinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the European Commission on cross-contamination of non-target feedingstuffs by decoquinate authorised for use as a feed additive, The EFSA Journal (2008) 656, 1-26.http://www.efsa.europa.eu/cs/BlobServer/Scientific_Opinion/contam_op_ej656_decoquinate_en.pdf?ssbinary=trueOpinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the European Commission on cross-contamination of non-target feedingstuffs by robenidine authorised for use as a feed additive, The EFSA Journal (2008) 655, 1-29.http://www.efsa.europa.eu/cs/BlobServer/Scientific_Opinion/contam_op_ej655_robenidine_en,0.pdf?ssbinary=trueOpinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the European Commission on cross-contamination of non-target feedingstuffs by nicarbazin authorised for use as a feed additive, The EFSA Journal (2008) 690, 1-34.http://www.efsa.europa.eu/cs/BlobServer/Scientific_Opinion/contam_op_ej690_nicarbazin_en.pdf?ssbinary=trueOpinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the European Commission on cross-contamination of non-target feedingstuffs by diclazuril authorised for use as a feed additive, The EFSA Journal (2008) 716, 1-31.http://www.efsa.europa.eu/cs/BlobServer/Scientific_Opinion/contam_op_ej716_diclazuril_en.pdf?ssbinary=trueANNEXMaximum levels in foodstuffsSubstance Foodstuffs Maximum content in μg/kg (ppb) wet weight1. Lasalocid sodium— milk;— liver and kidney;— other food,2. Narasin— eggs;— milk;— liver;— other food.3. Salinomycin sodium— eggs;— liver;— other food.4. Monensin sodium— liver;— other food.5. Semduramicin6. Maduramicin7. Robenidine— eggs;— liver, kidney, skin and fat;— other food.8. Decoquinate9. Halofuginone— eggs;— liver and kidney;— milk;— other food.10. Nicarbazin— eggs;— milk;— liver and kidney;— other food.11. Diclazuril— eggs;— liver and kidney;— other food. +",animal nutrition;feeding of animals;nutrition of animals;food industry;food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;marketing standard;grading;food additive;sensory additive;technical additive;traceability;traceability of animals;traceability of products,17 +29186,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2161/2004 of 16 December 2004 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain cereal and rice products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (2), and in particular Article 14(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 and Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 provide that the difference between quotations of prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of each of those Regulations and the prices within the Community may be covered by an export refund.(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 of 13 July 2000 laying down common implementing rules for granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (3), specifies the products for which a rate of refund should be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 or in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 as appropriate.(3) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in question must be fixed for each month.(4) The commitments entered into with regard to refunds which may be granted for the export of agricultural products contained in goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty may be jeopardised by the fixing in advance of high refund rates. It is therefore necessary to take precautionary measures in such situations without, however, preventing the conclusion of long-term contracts. The fixing of a specific refund rate for the advance fixing of refunds is a measure which enables these various objectives to be met.(5) Taking into account the settlement between the European Community and the United States of America on Community exports of pasta products to the United States, approved by Council Decision 87/482/EEC (4), it is necessary to differentiate the refund on goods falling within CN codes 1902 11 00 and 1902 19 according to their destination.(6) Pursuant to Article 4(3) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000, a reduced rate of export refund has to be fixed, taking account of the amount of the production refund applicable, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 (5), for the basic product in question, used during the assumed period of manufacture of the goods.(7) Spirituous beverages are considered less sensitive to the price of the cereals used in their manufacture. However, Protocol 19 to the Act of Accession of the United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark provides that the necessary measures must be decided to facilitate the use of Community cereals in the manufacture of spirituous beverages obtained from cereals. Accordingly, it is necessary to adapt the refund rate applying to cereals exported in the form of spirituous beverages.(8) In accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1676/2004 of 24 September 2004 adopting autonomous and transitional measures concerning the importation of certain processed agricultural products originating in Bulgaria and the exportation of certain processed agricultural products to Bulgaria (6) with the effect from 1 October 2004, processed agricultural products not listed in Annex I to the Treaty which are exported to Bulgaria are not eligible for the export refunds.(9) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,. The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products listed in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 and in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 or in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003, exported in the form of goods listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 or in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 respectively, are fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation. By way of derogation from Article 1 and with effect from 1 October 2004, the rates set out in the Annex shall not be applicable to goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty when exported to Bulgaria. This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 December 2004.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 December 2004.For the CommissionGünter VERHEUGENVice-President(1)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78.(2)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96.(3)  OJ L 177, 15.7.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commision Regulation (EC) No 886/2004 (OJ L 163, 1.5.2004, p. 14).(4)  OJ L 275, 29.9.1987, p. 36.(5)  OJ L 159, 1.7.1993, p. 112. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1548/2004 (OJ L 280, 31.8.2004, p. 11).(6)  OJ L 301, 28.9.2004, p. 1ANNEXRates of the refunds applicable from 17 December 2004 to certain cereals and rice products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty(EUR/100 kg)CN code Description of products (1) Rate of refund per 100 kg of basic productIn case of advance fixing of refunds Other1001 10 00 Durum wheat:– on exports of goods falling within CN codes 1902 11 and 1902 19 to the United States of America — —– in other cases — —1001 90 99 Common wheat and meslin:– on exports of goods falling within CN codes 1902 11 and 1902 19 to the United States of America — —– in other cases:– – where Article 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 applies (2) — —– – where goods falling within subheading 2208 (3) are exported — —– – in other cases — —1002 00 00 Rye — —1003 00 90 Barley– where goods falling within subheading 2208 (3) are exported — —– in other cases — —1004 00 00 Oats — —1005 90 00 Maize (corn) used in the form of:– starch:– – where Article 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 applies (2) 4,093 4,093– – where goods falling within subheading 2208 (3) are exported 0,696 0,696– – in other cases 4,093 4,093– glucose, glucose syrup, maltodextrine, maltodextrine syrup of CN codes 1702 30 51, 1702 30 59, 1702 30 91, 1702 30 99, 1702 40 90, 1702 90 50, 1702 90 75, 1702 90 79, 2106 90 55 (4):– – where Article 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 applies (2) 3,070 3,070– – where goods falling within subheading 2208 (3) are exported 0,522 0,522– – in other cases 3,070 3,070– where goods falling within subheading 2208 (3) are exported 0,696 0,696– other (including unprocessed) 4,093 4,093Potato starch of CN code 1108 13 00 similar to a product obtained from processed maize:– where Article 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 applies (2) 4,093 4,093– where goods falling within subheading 2208 (3) are exported 0,696 0,696– in other cases 4,093 4,093ex 1006 30 Wholly milled rice:– round grain — —– medium grain — —– long grain — —1006 40 00 Broken rice — —1007 00 90 Grain sorghum, other than hybrid for sowing — —(1)  As far as agricultural products obtained from the processing of a basic product or/and assimilated products are concerned, the coefficients shown in Annex E to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 shall be applied (OJ L 177, 15.7.2000, p. 1).(2)  The goods concerned fall in under CN code 3505 10 50.(3)  Goods listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 or referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93 (OJ L 258, 16.10.1993, p. 6).(4)  For syrups of CN codes NC 1702 30 99, 1702 40 90 and 1702 60 90, obtained from mixing glucose and fructose syrup, the export refund may be granted only for the glucose syrup. +",starch;industrial starch;starch product;tapioca;maize;barley;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;rye;sorghum;oats;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +16360,"97/708/EC: Commission Decision of 7 May 1997 on the approval of the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the regions of Yorkshire and the Humber concerned by Objective 2 in the United Kingdom (Only the English text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (6) to 9 (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94; whereas however the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a single programming document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopt a single decision in a single document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 96/472/EC (4), the list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the programming period from 1997 to 1999;Whereas the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance of the Structural Funds for the present single programming document is composed of resources coming from the indicative allocation of Structural Fund commitment appropriations for the period 1997 to 1999 under Objective 2 resulting from Commission Decision 96/468/EC (5) and from unused appropriations of ECU 32,673 million of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996, pursuant to Commission Decision C(96) 3683 of 17 December 1996;Whereas the United Kingdom Government has submitted to the Commission on 2 August 1996 the single programming document as referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the regions of Yorkshire and the Humber; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this single programming document is eligible as from that date;Whereas the single programming document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the single programming document;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments;Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the single programming document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the single programming document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (7), stipulates that in the Commission decisions approving a single programming document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (8), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (9), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (10), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (11), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;Whereas the single programming document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;Whereas the single programming document satisfies the conditions and includes the information required by Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88;Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (12), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2335/95 (13), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas it is appropriate to mention that this Decision is ruled by the provisions on the eligibility of expenditure laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision C(97) 1035/7 of 23 April 1997 modifying the decisions approving the Community support frameworks, the single programming documents and the Community initiative programmes in respect of the United Kingdom;Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,. The single programming document for Community structural assistance in the regions of Yorkshire and the Humber concerned by Objective 2 in the United Kingdom, covering the period 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved. The single programming document includes the following essential elements:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies in the United Kingdom;the main priorities are:1. improving SME competitiveness,2. new employment opportunities,3. delivering the regional innovation strategy,4. strategic spatial development,5. community economic development;(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the single programming document comprising:- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,- the provisions on financial implementation,- the rules for compliance with Community policies;(d) the procedures for verifying additionality and an initial evaluation of the latter;(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the single programming document;(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned. 1. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:>TABLE>2. To this global maximum allocation is added an amount of ECU 32,673 million not subject to indexation, resulting from unused appropriations of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996. The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the single programming document amounts to a maximum of ECU 400,698 million.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the single programming document.The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 456,975 million for the public sector and ECU 154,438 million for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the EIB. 1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:- ERDF: ECU 293,479 million,- ESF: ECU 107,219 million.2. The budgetary commitments for the first instalment are as follows:- ERDF: ECU 94,805 million,- ESF: ECU 34,637 million.Commitments of subsequent instalments will be based on the financing plan for the single programming document and on progress in its implementation. The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the single programming document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1999. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 2001. The single programming document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts. This Decision is ruled by the provisions laid down in the Annex to Decision C(97) 1035/7. 0This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.. Done at Brussels, 7 May 1997.For the CommissionMonika WULF-MATHIESMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 11.(3) OJ L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(4) OJ L 193, 3. 8. 1996, p. 54.(5) OJ L 192, 2. 8. 1996, p. 29.(6) OJ L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(7) OJ L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(8) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 15.(9) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 34.(10) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 21.(11) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 39.(12) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(13) OJ L 240, 7. 10. 1995, p. 12. +",EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;Yorkshire and The Humber;Yorkshire and Humberside;European Investment Bank;EIB;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds;declining industrial region,17 +44939,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/459 of 19 March 2015 specifying the technical characteristics of the 2016 ad hoc module on young people on the labour market provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 of 9 March 1998 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community (1), and in particular Article 7a(5) thereof,Whereas:(1) In order to monitor progress towards the common objectives set out in the Europe 2020 Strategy and the related ‘Youth on the Move’ flagship initiative (2), it is necessary to have a comprehensive set of data on young people and their transition towards the labour market that allows comparisons to be made between Member States.(2) In its Communication Rethinking Education: Investing in skills for better socioeconomic outcomes (3), the Commission encourages Member States to introduce reforms of their education systems, in order that young people are equipped with the right skills for employment.(3) In its Resolution of 27 November 2009 on a renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field (2010-18) (4), the Council underlines the need for better knowledge and understanding of the living conditions, values and attitudes of young women and men.(4) In its Recommendation of 22 April 2013 on establishing a Youth Guarantee (5), the Council encourages Member States to implement Youth Guarantee schemes as soon as possible, preferably from the start of the 2014-20 multiannual financial framework. They are advised to make use of the EU's Common Strategic Framework Funds and the European Social Fund in particular for this purpose.(5) In its Communication Working together for Europe's young people: A call to action on youth unemployment (6), the Commission encourages Member States to implement the Youth Guarantee and to invest in young people. It promotes online services that allow young people to search job opportunities advertised by employers from their own and other Member States, while also helping SMEs to recruit young people from across Europe.(6) Commission Regulation (EU) No 318/2013 (7) establishes the 2016 ad hoc module on young people on the labour market.(7) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1397/2014 (8) specifies and gives a description of the areas of specialised information (‘ad hoc sub-modules’) to be included in the 2016 ad hoc module on young people on the labour market.(8) Regulation (EU) No 545/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (9) provides that the technical characteristics, the filters, the codes and the deadline for the transmission of data under each ad hoc sub-module referred to in recital 7 should be specified by the Commission.(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,. The technical characteristics of the 2016 ad hoc module on young people on the labour market, the filters and codes to be used, and the deadline by which data shall be sent to the Commission are set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 March 2015.For the CommissionThe PresidentJean-Claude JUNCKER(1)  OJ L 77, 14.3.1998, p. 3.(2)  Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, Youth on the Move: An initiative to unleash the potential of young people to achieve smart, sustainable and inclusive growth in the European Union, adopted on 15 September 2010, COM(2010) 477 final.(3)  Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, Rethinking Education: Investing in skills for better socioeconomic outcomes, adopted on 20 November 2012, COM(2012) 669 final.(4)  OJ C 311, 19.12.2009, p. 1.(5)  OJ C 120, 26.4.2013, p. 1.(6)  Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — Working together for Europe's young people: A call to action on youth unemployment, adopted on 19 June 2013 — COM(2013) 447 final.(7)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 318/2013 of 8 April 2013 adopting the programme of ad hoc modules, covering the years 2016 to 2018, for the labour force sample survey provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (OJ L 99, 9.4.2013, p. 11).(8)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1397/2014 of 22 October 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 318/2013 adopting the programme of ad hoc modules, covering the years 2016 to 2018, for the labour force sample survey provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (OJ L 370, 30.12.2014, p. 42).(9)  Regulation (EU) No 545/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community (OJ L 163, 29.5.2014, p. 10).ANNEXThis Annex sets out the technical characteristics, filters and codes to be used in the ad hoc module on young people on the labour market scheduled to be carried out in 2016. It also sets the dates for submission of data to the Commission.Deadline for transmission of the results to the Commission: 31 March 2017.Filters and codes to be used for sending data: as set out in Annex III to Commission Regulation (EC) No 377/2008 (1), as amended by Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 317/2013 (2).Columns reserved for optional weighting factors, to be used in cases of subsampling or non-response: columns 228-231 containing whole numbers and columns 232-233 containing decimal places.Sub-module ‘Educational background’Filter: 15≤AGE≤ 34Name/Column Code Description FilterWORKEXP Work experience during studies HATLEVEL≠000Paid or unpaid work experience during the highest level of education (HATLEVEL)1 Both paid and unpaid work experience2 Paid work experience only3 Unpaid work experience only4 No work experience during HATLEVEL9 Not applicable (not included in the filter)Blank UnknownWORKSTUD Work-based learning WORKEXP = 1-3Type of work experience that is part of the curriculum of the highest level of education (HATLEVEL)1 Apprenticeship (operational Eurostat definition)2 Mandatory traineeship3 Mandatory work-based training where distinction between 1 and 2 is not possible4 Optional traineeship (part of education)5 Work outside the curriculum9 Not applicable (not included in the filter)Blank UnknownADDLEVEL Level of additional formal education EDUCSTAT = 2Level and orientation of formal education that person started after reaching highest level of education00 No other formal education started after reaching the highest level of education10 ISCED 120 ISCED 230 ISCED 3 where distinction by orientation is not possible34 ISCED 3 general programme35 ISCED 3 vocational programme40 ISCED 4 where distinction by orientation is not possible44 ISCED 4 general programme45 ISCED 4 vocational programme50 ISCED 560 ISCED 670 ISCED 780 ISCED 899 Not applicable (not included in the filter)Blank UnknownDROPREAS Reason for dropping out EDUCSTAT = 2 and ADDLEVEL≠00Main reason for not completing the level of formal education started0 Completed last formal educationDid not complete last formal education due to:1 The level of difficulty2 Failure of study to meet needs or interest3 The costs of studying4 A wish to start working5 Family reasons6 Health reasons7 Other9 Not applicable (not included in the filter)Blank UnknownLEAVDATE Date of leaving formal education EDUCSTAT = 2 and ADDLEVEL≠00Year and month of leaving formal educationEnter the four digits of the year concerned9999 Not applicable (not included in the filter)Blank Unknown (year)Enter the two digits of the month concerned99 Not applicable (not included in the filter)Blank Unknown (month)NCONREAS Reason for not continuing education EDUCSTAT = 2 and ADDLEVEL = 00 and HATLEVEL = 000-500Main reason for not continuing formal education0 Highest level of education was considered high enough1 The level of difficulty2 Failure of study to meet needs or interest3 The costs of studying4 A wish to start working5 Family reasons6 Health reasons7 Other9 Not applicable (not included in the filter)Blank UnknownSub-module ‘Finding a job’Filter: 15≤AGE≤ 34Name/Column Code Description FilterSUPPORT Support received for finding work (WSTATOR = 1,2 and STARTIME< 12) or WSTATOR = 3-5Most helpful type of support for finding a job received from public agencies during the previous 12 months0 No support receivedMost helpful type of support:1 Assistance in finding job vacancies2 Advice on how to apply for a job3 Advice on opportunities for training and education4 Being given a place on a work programme5 Being given a place on an educational or training programme6 Other7 Support received, but not considered helpful8 Support received, but level of helpfulness unknown9 Not applicable (not included in the filter)Blank UnknownFINDMETH Method of finding current job STAPRO = 3Method used to find current main job1 Advertisements, via any channel2 Relatives, friends or acquaintances3 Public employment office4 Private employment agency5 Education or training provider6 Contacted employer directly7 Employer contacted person directly8 Other method9 Not applicable (not included in the filter)Blank UnknownOKLEVEL Appropriateness of job given the respondent's level of education WSTATOR = 1,2Extent to which the respondent's current main job corresponds to their level of education1 The job corresponds well to their education2 The job corresponds to some extent to their education3 The job does not correspond very well to their education4 The job does not correspond at all to their education9 Not applicable (not included in the filter)Blank UnknownMOVE4JOB Willingness to move for jobWillingness to change place of residence for a job1 Respondent has moved or would be willing to move within their country2 Respondent has moved or would be willing to move to another EU country3 Respondent has moved or would be willing to move outside the EU4 Respondent has not moved or would not be willing to move for a jobBlank UnknownCMT4JOB Willingness to commute for jobWillingness to have a long commute for a job1 Respondent is currently commuting or would be willing to commute for longer than one hour (each direction)2 Respondent is not currently commuting and would not be willing to commute for longer than one hour (each direction)Blank Unknown(1)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 377/2008 of 25 April 2008 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community as regards the codification to be used for data transmission from 2009 onwards, the use of a subsample for the collection of data on structural variables and the definition of the reference quarters (OJ L 114, 26.4.2008, p. 57).(2)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 317/2013 of 8 April 2013 amending the Annexes to Regulations (EC) No 1983/2003, (EC) No 1738/2005, (EC) No 698/2006, (EC) No 377/2008 and (EU) No 823/2010 as regards the International Standard Classification of Education (OJ L 99, 9.4.2013, p. 1). +",young worker;working population;youth employment;work for young people;employment statistics;job access;access to the labour market;employment opportunity;job market;job perspective;EU statistics;Community statistics;European Union statistics;statistics of the EU;statistics of the European Union;disclosure of information;information disclosure,17 +15337,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 541/96 of 28 March 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 1813/95 relating to a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1101/95 (2), and in particular Article 13 (2), Article 17 (5) and (15) and Article 20 (3) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1813/95 (3) provides that partial invitations to tender for the export of white sugar are to be held every week; whereas, for administrative reasons, certain of those invitations to tender should not take place;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,. Article 4 (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1813/95 is hereby replaced by the following:'4. Notwithstanding paragraph 2, no partial invitations to tender will be issued on Wednesday, 3 April 1996 and Wednesday, 1 May 1996.` This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 March 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4.(2) OJ No L 110, 17. 5. 1995, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 175, 27. 7. 1995, p. 12. +",export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;export levy;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;white sugar;refined sugar,17 +17984,"Council Regulation (EC) No 1138/98 of 28 May 1998 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 519/94 on common rules for imports from certain third countries. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas Regulation (EC) No 519/94 (1) introduced, in respect of the People's Republic of China, the quotas listed in Annex II to that Regulation and the surveillance measures listed in Annex III thereto;Whereas the Council's objective in establishing the quotas was to strike a balance between an appropriate level of protection for the Community industries concerned and maintenance of an acceptable level of trade with China, taking into account the various interest in play;Whereas analysis of the main economic indicators, in particular the volume and market share of Chinese imports, leads to the conclusion that the quota on toys falling within HS/CN codes 9503 41, 9503 49 and 9503 90 should be abolished and that such abolition would be neither inconsistent with the above objective nor liable to disrupt the Community market;Whereas, in the light of the experience acquired in implementing the quotas, the situation of the Community producers concerned indicates that a 5 % upward adjustment of the quotas would be appropriate and would be neither inconsistent with the above objective nor liable to disrupt the Community market; whereas, however, in the case of footwear the particularly sensitive nature of the industry indicates that for the time being no increase is appropriate;Whereas the products in respect of which the quota is abolished by this Regulation should, however, be subject to prior Community surveillance, in order to ensure adequate monitoring of the volume and prices of the imports of the products concerned;Whereas the quantitative quotas and the surveillance measures introduced pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 519/94 should therefore be amended,. Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 519/94 shall be replaced by the Annexes which appear in Annexes I and II to this Regulation respectively. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 January 1998.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 May 1998.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. FISHER(1) OJ L 67, 10. 3. 1994, p. 89. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 847/97 (OJ L 122, 14. 5. 1997, p. 1).ANNEX I'ANNEX II>TABLE>`ANNEX II'ANNEX III>TABLE>` +",import;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;EU control;Community control;European Union control;market supervision;China;People’s Republic of China,17 +24072,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1276/2002 of 12 July 2002 fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 101st individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,Whereas:(1) The intervention agencies are, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 635/2000(4), to sell by invitation to tender certain quantities of butter that they hold and to grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 18 of that Regulation stipulates that in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter and concentrated butter. It is further stipulated that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure, and that a decision may also be taken to make no award in response to the tenders submitted. The amount(s) of the processing securities must be fixed accordingly.(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. The minimum selling prices and the maximum aid and processing securities applying for the 101st individual invitation to tender, under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97, shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 July 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 July 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.(2) OJ L 79, 22.3.2002, p. 15.(3) OJ L 350, 20.12.1997, p. 3.(4) OJ L 76, 25.3.2000, p. 9.ANNEXto the Commission Regulation of 12 July 2002 fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 101st individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97>TABLE> +",award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;selling price;minimum price;floor price;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;cream;dairy cream;farm price support;agricultural price support;butter,17 +523,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2077/85 of 25 July 1985 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of production aid for tinned pineapple. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 525/77 of 14 March 1977 establishing a system of production aid for tinned pineapple (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1699/85 (2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1599/84 of 5 June 1984 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1455/85 (4), lays down detailed rules for the application of the system production aid for certain products processed from fruit and vegetables; whereas the measures provided for by this Regulation to ensure correct application of the system of production aid should also as far as possible be made applicable to tinned pineapple; whereas these measures should be completed to cover differences between the two aid systems;Whereas advances of the production aid for tinned pineapple may be paid; whereas the procedures to be followed to that end should be prescribed;Whereas the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,. 1. For the purposes of the production aid system provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 525/77 'tinned pineapple' means pineapple or pieces of pineapple, without peel and core, having undergone a heat treatment, packed in hermetically sealed containers with a covering liquid of sugar syrup, with a total sugar content determined after homogenization of not less than 14 %, and falling within subheading 20.06 B II a) 5 or 20.06 B II b) 5 of the Common Customs Tariff.2. In addition to the provisions laid down in this Regulation, Articles 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 to 10, 11 (1), 12, 13 and 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 1599/84 shall apply to the granting of production aid to tinned pineapple. Processors wishing to benefit from production aid shall, not later than 15 March, each year communicate to the agency designated by the Member States the quantity of tinned pineapple which was in stock on 1 March of that year. The processors shall submit two aid applications each year:(a) the first covering tinned pineapple produced from fruit from the first harvest of the marketing year; and(b) the second covering tinned pineapple produced from fruit from the second harvest of the marketing year.The first aid application shall be submitted not later than 31 January of the current marketing year and the second not later than 30 June of the following marketing year. 1. An advance on the production aid shall on application from the processor be paid when the copy of the processing contract has reached the competent authorities and a security equal to the amount of the advance applied for plus 10 % has been lodged.2. The application for the advance referred to in paragraph 1 shall indicate at least the following:(a) the applicant's name and address;(b) the quantity of pineapples covered by concluded processing contracts;(c) the quantity of tinned pineapple produced or to be produced from the quantity of pineapples covered by the processing contracts referred to in (b);3. The advance may not exceed 80 % of the aid which may be granted in respect of the quantities referred to in paragraph 2 (c).4. The security shall consist, at the applicant's option either of a cash deposit or of a guarantee issued by an institution satisfying the requirements laid down by the Member State from which the advance is requested. 1. The security referred to in Article 4 shall be released as soon as the competent authorities of the Member State concerned have recognized entitlement to aid in respect of at least the quantity of tinned pineapple indicated in the application referred to in Article 4 (2).2. Where the conditions giving entitlement to the aid have not been observed, the advance on the quantity concerned plus 10 % shall be reimbursed. If this amount is not reimbursed, that part of the security equal to the reimbursement due shall become forfeit. Each Member State shall notify the Commission:1. Not later than 1 April each year of:(a) the quantity, expressed as net weight, of tinned pineapple produced or expected to be produced during the current marketing year;(b) the quantity of raw materials used or expected to be used for processing of the products referred to in (a);(c) the quantity, expressed as net weight, of tinned pineapple in stock on 1 March of that year.2. Not later than 1 October each year of:(a) the quantity, expressed as net weight, of tinned pineapple produced during the previous marketing year;(b) the quantity of raw materials used for processing of the products referred to in (a). Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1627/76 of 5 July 1976 laying down detailed rules for the application of measures for granting production aid for tinned pineapple (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1965/79 (2), is hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 1 June 1985.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 July 1985.For the CommissionFrans ANDRIESSENVice-President(1) OJ No L 73, 21. 3. 1977, p. 46.(2) OJ No L 163, 22. 6. 1985, p. 12.(3) OJ No L 152, 8. 6. 1984, p. 16.(4) OJ No L 144, 1. 6. 1985, p. 69.(1) OJ No L 180, 6. 7. 1976, p. 16.(2) OJ No L 227, 7. 9. 1979, p. 15. +",tropical fruit;avocado;banana;date;guava;kiwifruit;mango;papaw;pineapple;preserved product;preserved food;tinned food;food processing;processing of food;processing of foodstuffs;production aid;aid to producers,17 +16366,"97/714/EC: Commission Decision of 26 May 1997 on the approval of the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the region of Zuidoost-Brabant concerned by Objective 2 in the Netherlands (Only the Dutch text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (6) to 9 (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94; whereas however the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a single programming document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopt a single decision in a single document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 96/472/EC (4), the list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the programming period from 1997 to 1999;Whereas the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance of the Structural Funds for the present single programming document is composed of resources coming from the indicative allocation of Structural Fund commitment appropriations for the period 1997 to 1999 under Objective 2 resulting from Commission Decision 96/468/EC (5) and from unused appropriations of ECU 26,621 million of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996, pursuant to Commission Decision C(96) 4147 of 18 December 1996;Whereas the Government of the Netherlands has submitted to the Commission on 23 September 1996 the single programming document as referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the region of Zuidoost-Brabant; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this single programming document is eligible as from that date;Whereas the single programming document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the single programming document;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments;Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the single programming document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the single programming document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (7), stipulates that in the Commission decisions approving a single programming document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (8), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (9), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (10), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (11), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;Whereas the single programming document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;Whereas Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 lays down that Member States shall provide the relevant financial information to the Commission to permit verification of the respect of the principle of additionality; whereas the analysis, in the framework of partnership, of the information provided for by the authorities of the Netherlands has not yet allowed this verification; whereas payments should therefore be suspended after the first advance provided for in Article 21 (2) of the said Regulation until the Commission has verified the respect of the additionality;Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (12), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2335/95 (13), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas it is appropriate to mention that this Decision is ruled by the provisions on the eligibility of expenditure laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision C(97) 1035/4 of 23 April 1997 modifying the decisions approving the Community support frameworks, the single programming documents and the Community initiative programmes in respect of the Netherlands;Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,. The single programming document for Community structural assistance in the region of Zuidoost-Brabant concerned by Objective 2 in the Netherlands, covering the period 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved. The single programming document includes the following essential elements:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies in the Netherlands;the main priorities are:1. reinforcement of the industrial environment,2. tourism, living and business environment;(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the single programming document comprising:- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,- the provisions on financial implementation,- the rules for compliance with Community policies;(d) the procedures for verifying additionality;(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the single programming document;(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned. 1. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:>TABLE>2. To this global maximum allocation is added an amount of ECU 22,621 million not subject to indexation, resulting from unused appropriations of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996. The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the single programming document amounts to a maximum of ECU 107,317 million.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the single programming document.The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 165 million for the public sector and ECU 82 million for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the EIB. 1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:- ERDF: ECU 72,542 million,- ESF: ECU 34,775 million.2. The budgetary commitments for the first instalment are as follows:- ERDF: ECU 23,221 million,- ESF: ECU 11,131 million.Commitments of subsequent instalments will be based on the financing plan for the single programming document and on progress in its implementation.3. Payments subsequent to the first advance provided for in Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 shall be subject to confirmation by the Commission of the respect of the principle of additionality on the basis of the relevant information supplied by the Member State. The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the single programming document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1999. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 2001. The single programming document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts. This Decision is ruled by the provisions laid down in the Annex to Decision C(97) 1035/4. 0This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.. Done at Brussels, 26 May 1997.For the CommissionMonika WULF-MATHIESMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 11.(3) OJ L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(4) OJ L 193, 3. 8. 1996, p. 54.(5) OJ L 192, 2. 8. 1996, p. 29.(6) OJ L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(7) OJ L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(8) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 15.(9) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 34.(10) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 21.(11) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 39.(12) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(13) OJ L 240, 7. 10. 1995, p. 12. +",EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;industrial region;industrial zone;European Investment Bank;EIB;North Brabant;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds,17 +5346,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 977/2011 of 3 October 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code) (1), and in particular Article 50 thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with Article 48 of Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 concerning the Visa Information System (VIS) and the exchange of data between Member States on short-stay visas (VIS Regulation) (2), the VIS will be rolled-out progressively region by region in the order defined by the Commission in decisions adopted in accordance with the comitology procedure.(2) In accordance with Article 48(1) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 767/2008, the Commission is to determine the date from which the VIS starts operations in the first region and the date from which it becomes mandatory in each subsequent region to transfer to the VIS all data: alphanumeric data, photographs and fingerprints. Before the transfer of all data has become mandatory in a region, Member States can already collect and transmit to the VIS alphanumeric data and photographs, and optionally also the fingerprints, in any location as soon as they have notified the Commission that they have made the necessary technical and legal arrangements to do so. As a consequence, three situations can coexist as regards the registration in the VIS.(3) In the regions where the collection and transmission of visa data to the VIS has become mandatory following a decision by the Commission, all data referred to in Article 5(1) of the VIS Regulation, including the fingerprints for each applicant, will be registered in the VIS, except in the cases where the applicant is exempted from the requirement to provide fingerprints in accordance with Article 13(7) of the Visa Code. In locations where the use of the VIS is not yet mandatory, Member States may similarly decide to collect and register in the VIS all data referred to in Article 5(1) of the VIS Regulation, including the fingerprints, of each visa applicant.(4) However, in these locations where the use of the VIS has not yet become mandatory, one or more Member States may not register visa applicants in the VIS yet; while other Member States may register only alphanumeric data and photographs of visa applicants.(5) In accordance with Article 7(3) (aa) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (3), from the 20th day following the date of start of operations of the VIS in the first region, the thorough checks on entry are to comprise the verification of the identity of the visa holder and of the authenticity of the visa, by consulting the VIS. In accordance with Article 18 of the VIS Regulation, searches are to be carried out using the number of the visa sticker in combination with the verification of the fingerprints of the visa holder. However, for a maximum period of 3 years from the date of start of operations in the first region, the search in the VIS may be carried out using only the number of the visa sticker. At the expiry of that period, searches in the VIS are always to be carried out using the visa sticker number in combination with the fingerprints, except for visa holders whose fingerprints cannot be used. Besides, during an additional maximum period of 3 years, by way of derogation, searches may be run using only the visa sticker number in a limited number of circumstances defined by Article 7(3) (ab) of the Schengen Borders Code.(6) To facilitate controls at the external borders, a specific code should be added on the visa sticker to indicate that the visa holder is registered in the VIS. The absence of such code should be without prejudice to Member States’ obligation to run searches on entry at the external borders of the Schengen area against the VIS for all visa holders, as laid down in Article 7(3) of the Schengen Borders Code. In situations where no data has been registered and where border authorities consequently receive a negative answer from the VIS, the fact that no code appears on the visa sticker will confirm to the border authorities that such a negative answer is not due to a technical problem (false negative identification) or fraud.(7) A specific code should also be added on the visa sticker to indicate situations where the visa holder is registered in the VIS but his fingerprints were not collected because the collection of fingerprints was not yet mandatory in the region concerned. The presence of such a code should be without prejudice to the obligation to run searches in the VIS by using the visa sticker number in combination with the verification of the fingerprints from 3 years after the start of operations in the first region.(8) Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 should be amended to ensure the harmonised application by Member States of the codes relating to the registration of visa holders and their fingerprints in the VIS.(9) Given that Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 builds upon the Schengen acquis in accordance with Article 5 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community and Article 4 of the Protocol (No 22) on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on the European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark notified the implementation of this acquis in its national law. It is therefore bound under international law to implement this Regulation.(10) This Regulation constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis in which the United Kingdom does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2000/365/EC of 29 May 2000 concerning the request of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis (4). The United Kingdom is therefore not bound by it or subject to its application.(11) This Regulation constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis in which Ireland does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2002/192/EC of 28 February 2002 concerning Ireland’s request to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis (5). Ireland is therefore not bound by it or subject to its application.(12) As regards Iceland and Norway, this Regulation constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the latters’ association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis (6), which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point B of Council Decision 1999/437/EC of 17 May 1999 on certain arrangements for the application of that Agreement (7).(13) As regards Switzerland, this Regulation constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation’s association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis (8), which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point B of Decision 1999/437/EC read in conjunction with Article 3 of the Council Decisions 2008/146/EC (9).(14) As regards Liechtenstein, this Regulation constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Protocol between the European Union, the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein on the accession of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation’s association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis, which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point B of Decision 1999/437/EC read in conjunction with Article 3 of Council Decision 2011/350/EU (10).(15) As regards Cyprus, this Regulation constitutes provisions building upon or otherwise related to the Schengen acquis within the meaning of Article 3(2) of the 2003 Act of Accession.(16) This Regulation constitutes an act building upon or otherwise related to the Schengen acquis within the meaning of Article 4(2) of the 2005 Act of Accession.(17) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Visa Committee,. In point 9(a) of Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 the following indents are added:‘— where all data referred to in Article 5(1) of the VIS Regulation is registered in the Visa Information System, the following mention is added: ‘VIS’,— where only the data referred to in points (a) and (b) of Article 5(1) of the VIS Regulation is registered in the Visa Information System but the data referred to in point (c) of that paragraph was not collected because the collection of fingerprints was not mandatory in the region concerned, the following mention is added: ‘VIS 0‧;’ This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from the date referred to in Article 48(1) of Regulation (EC) No 767/2008.It shall expire on the date from which the collection and transmission of the data referred to in Article 5(1) of the Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 becomes mandatory for all applications in the last region where the VIS is deployed, in accordance with the decision to be adopted by the Commission referred to in Article 48(3) of the VIS Regulation.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaties.. Done at Brussels, 3 October 2011.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 243, 15.9.2009, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 60.(3)  OJ L 105, 13.4.2006, p. 1.(4)  OJ L 131, 1.6.2000, p. 43.(5)  OJ L 64, 7.3.2002, p. 20.(6)  OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 36.(7)  OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 31.(8)  OJ L 53, 27.2.2008, p. 52.(9)  OJ L 53, 27.2.2008, p. 1.(10)  OJ L 160, 18.6.2011, p. 19. +",admission of aliens;tourist visa;visa;border control;frontier control;external border of the EU;external borders of the European Union;management of the EU's external borders;management of the European Union's external borders;management of the external borders of the European Union;visa policy;Schengen Information System;SIS;Specific Information Exchange System;biometrics;biometry;fingerprint,17 +3575,"2004/302/EC: Commission Decision of 30 March 2004 on a financial contribution from the Community to expenditure incurred by Greece in establishing the Community vineyard register (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2004) 1070). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86 of 24 July 1986 establishing a Community vineyard register(1), and in particular Article 9(3) thereof,After consulting the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund Committee,Whereas:(1) Article 9(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86 states that the Community is to contribute 50 % of the actual cost of establishing the Community vineyard register in the Member States and of the investment in data-processing facilities needed to manage the register.(2) On the basis of Article 9(3) of that Regulation, an advance has been paid to Greece. It will be deducted from the Community contribution.(3) According to Article 9(4) of that Regulation, Articles 8 and 9 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999(2) apply to the Community financing for establishing the register.(4) Greece has sent the Commission, by letters of 15 February 2001 and 3 November 2003, the documents needed to decide on the amount to be defrayed as expenditure incurred in establishing the register.(5) The Commission has carried out the inspections provided for in Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999.(6) Only expenditure incurred in preparing a usable register is eligible for a Community contribution. In the light of verifications made on the basis of the documents sent by Greece, the reference chart for the entire area under vines was not established on the territory of that Member State within the time limit set. The expenditure declared by Greece does not satisfy the requirements under the rules and may not be funded by the Community.(7) According to Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86, the register is to be established in its entirety not later than six years following the date of entry into force of that Regulation. Article 4(4) of the Regulation, inserted by Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1549/95(3), provides that Member States which, on 1 July 1995, have not yet established a vineyard register or which have only established a partial register shall, before 31 December 1996, establish reference charts covering the entire area under vines.(8) The deadline for establishing the register in Greece was extended to 31 December 2000.(9) An assessment of the amount to be defrayed and the amount to be excluded on grounds of failure to comply with Community rules was sent to Greece on 9 August 2002. The letter from Greece dated 3 November 2003 does not alter the assessment made by the Commission,. The Community shall contribute towards the expenditure incurred by Greece in establishing the Community vineyard register the amount shown in the table attached to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic.. Done at Brussels, 30 March 2004.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 208, 31.7.1986, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1631/98 (OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 14).(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.(3) OJ L 148, 30.6.1995, p. 37.ANNEX>TABLE> +",Greece;Hellenic Republic;viticulture;grape production;winegrowing;agricultural expenditure;expenditure on agriculture;farm spending;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union;financial aid;capital grant;financial grant,17 +43178,"2014/781/EU: Decision of the European Central Bank of 21 October 2014 on transitional provisions for the application of minimum reserves by the European Central Bank following the introduction of the euro in Lithuania (ECB/2014/42). ,Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 19.1 and the first indent of Article 46.2 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2531/98 of 23 November 1998 concerning the application of minimum reserves by the European Central Bank (1),Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1745/2003 of the European Central Bank of 12 September 2003 on the application of minimum reserves (ECB/2003/9) (2),Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2532/98 of 23 November 1998 concerning the powers of the European Central Bank to impose sanctions (3),Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2533/98 of 23 November 1998 concerning the collection of statistical information by the European Central Bank (4), and in particular Articles 5(1) and 6(4) thereof,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1071/2013 of the European Central Bank of 24 September 2013 concerning the balance sheet of the monetary financial institutions sector (ECB/2013/33) (5),Whereas:(1) The adoption of the euro by Lithuania on 1 January 2015 means that credit institutions and branches of credit institutions located in Lithuania will be subject to reserve requirements from that date.(2) The integration of these entities into the minimum reserve system of the Eurosystem requires the adoption of transitional provisions in order to ensure their smooth integration without creating a disproportionate burden for credit institutions in Member States whose currency is the euro, including Lithuania.(3) Article 5 of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank implies that the ECB, assisted by the national central banks, collects the necessary statistical information from the competent national authorities or directly from economic agents also to ensure timely preparation in the field of statistics in view of the adoption of the euro by a Member State,. DefinitionsFor the purposes of this Decision, the terms ‘institution’, ‘reserve requirement’, ‘maintenance period’ and ‘reserve base’ have the same meaning as in Regulation (EC) No 1745/2003 (ECB/2003/9). Transitional provisions for institutions located in Lithuania1.   In derogation from Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1745/2003 (ECB/2003/9), a transitional maintenance period shall run from 1 to 27 January 2015 for institutions located in Lithuania.2.   The reserve base of each institution located in Lithuania for the transitional maintenance period shall be defined in relation to elements of its balance sheet at 31 October 2014. Institutions located in Lithuania shall report their reserve base to Lietuvos bankas in accordance with the ECB's reporting framework for money and banking statistics, as laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1071/2013 (ECB/2013/33). Institutions located in Lithuania that benefit from the derogation under Article 9(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1071/2013 (ECB/2013/33) shall calculate a reserve base for the transitional maintenance period on the basis of their balance sheets at 30 September 2014.3.   In respect of the transitional maintenance period, either an institution located in Lithuania or Lietuvos bankas shall calculate such institution's minimum reserves. The party that calculates the minimum reserves shall submit its calculation to the other party allowing sufficient time for the latter to verify it and submit revisions. The calculated minimum reserves, including any revisions thereof, shall be confirmed by the two parties at the latest on 9 December 2014. If the notified party does not confirm the amount of minimum reserves by 9 December 2014, it shall be deemed to have acknowledged that the calculated amount applies for the transitional maintenance period.4.   The provisions of Article 3(2) to (4) shall apply mutatis mutandis to institutions located in Lithuania so that these institutions may, for their initial maintenance periods, deduct from their reserve bases any liabilities owed to institutions in Lithuania, although at the time the minimum reserves are calculated such institutions will not appear on the list of institutions subject to reserve requirements in Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1745/2003 (ECB/2003/9). Transitional provisions for institutions located in other Member States whose currency is the euro1.   The maintenance period applicable to institutions located in other Member States whose currency is the euro, pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1745/2003 (ECB/2003/9) shall remain unaffected by the existence of a transitional maintenance period for institutions located in Lithuania.2.   Institutions located in other Member States whose currency is the euro may decide to deduct from their reserve base for the maintenance periods from 10 December 2014 to 27 January 2015 and from 28 January to 10 March 2015 any liabilities owed to institutions located in Lithuania, even though at the time the minimum reserves are calculated such institutions will not appear on the list of institutions subject to reserve requirements mentioned in Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1745/2003 (ECB/2003/9).3.   Institutions located in other Member States whose currency is the euro that wish to deduct liabilities owed to institutions located in Lithuania shall, for the maintenance periods from 10 December 2014 to 27 January 2015 and from 28 January to 10 March 2015, calculate their minimum reserves on the basis of their balance sheets at 31 October 2014 and 30 November 2014 respectively and report statistical information in accordance with Part 1 of Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 1071/2013 (ECB/2013/33) showing institutions located in Lithuania as already subject to the ECB's minimum reserve system.This shall be without prejudice to the obligation for institutions to report statistical information for the periods concerned in accordance with Table 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1071/2013 (ECB/2013/33), still showing institutions located in Lithuania as being banks located in the ‘Rest of the world’.The tables shall be reported in accordance with the time limits and procedures laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1071/2013 (ECB/2013/33).4.   For the maintenance periods starting in December 2014 and January 2015, institutions located in other Member States whose currency is the euro that benefit from the derogation under Article 9(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1071/2013 (ECB/2013/33) and wish to deduct liabilities owed to institutions located in Lithuania, shall calculate their minimum reserves on the basis of their balance sheets at 30 September 2014 and report statistical information in accordance with Part 1 of Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 1071/2013 (ECB/2013/33) showing institutions located in Lithuania as already subject to the ECB's minimum reserve system.This shall be without prejudice to the obligation for institutions to report statistical information for the periods concerned in accordance with Table 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1071/2013 (ECB/2013/33) still showing institutions located in Lithuania as being banks located in the ‘Rest of the world’.The statistical information shall be reported in accordance with the time limits and procedures laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1071/2013 (ECB/2013/33). Entry into force and application1.   This Decision is addressed to Lietuvos bankas, institutions located in Lithuania and institutions located in other Member States whose currency is the euro.2.   This Decision shall enter into force on 1 November 2014.3.   In the absence of specific provisions in this Decision, the provisions of Regulations (EC) No 1745/2003 (ECB/2003/9) and (EU) No 1071/2013 (ECB/2013/33) shall apply.. Done at Frankfurt am Main, 21 October 2014.The President of the ECBMario DRAGHI(1)  OJ L 318, 27.11.1998, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 250, 2.10.2003, p. 10.(3)  OJ L 318, 27.11.1998, p. 4.(4)  OJ L 318, 27.11.1998, p. 8.(5)  OJ L 297, 7.11.2013, p. 1. +",monetary integration;transitional period (EU);EC limited period;EC transitional measures;EC transitional period;transition period (EU);credit institution;credit establishment;reserves;special reserve;technical reserves;branch;Lithuania;Republic of Lithuania;participating country;in country;euro,17 +2553,"1999/870/EC: Council Decision of 17 December 1999 authorising the Deputy Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union to act as representative of certain Member States for the purpose of concluding contracts relating to the installation and the functioning of the communication infrastructure for the Schengen environment, 'SISNET', and to manage such contracts. ,Acting on the basis of Article 7 of the Protocol annxed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union (hereinafter the ""Schengen Protocol""),Whereas:(1) The Secretary-General of the Council has been authorised to manage on behalf of those Member States concerned the contract relating to the installation and the functioning of the SIRENE Network Phase II(1);(2) The Member States concerned have decided not to extend the contract for the SIRENE Network Phase II, which will therefore terminate on 23 August 2001;(3) A new communication infrastructure for the Schengen environment, to be called ""SISNET"" must accordingly be provided for by 23 August 2001, which will require the execution of preparatory measures for the conclusion of the relevant contracts, the conclusion of the contracts themselves and the management of those contracts;(4) The Member States concerned have requested the Deputy Secretary-General of the Council to represent them with respect to the execution of the necessary preparatory measures as well as the conclusion and management of the contracts in question;(5) The performance of such a task by the Deputy Secretary-General of the Council on behalf of certain Member States constitutes a task distinct from the tasks performed by the Deputy Secretary-General pursuant to his obligations under the Treaty establishing the European Community and the Treaty on European Union;(6) It is therefore appropriate to have this task assigned to the Deputy Secretary-General by way of an explicit decison of the Council,. 1. The Council hereby authorises the Deputy Secretary-General of the Council to act as the representative of the member States concerned (Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Finland and Sweden), with respect to:(a) the execution of a call for tenders for the delivery, installation and management of the SISNET and any other preparatory measures which may be necessary in this regard; and(b) the conclusion and management of the contracts for the delivery, installation and management of the SISNET and the supply of services relating to the use thereof,2. The authorisation under paragraph 1 above shall apply so long as payments under the aforementioned contracts are not charged to the general budget of the European Union but continue to be charged to the Member States concerned.3. The Deputy Secretary-General shall aslo be authorised to act as the representative of Ireland and/or of the United Kingdom with respect to the matters set out in paragraph 1 above, pursuant to any future Council decision on the participation of either of these Member States in some or all of the provisions of the Schengen acquis, in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 of the Schengen Protocol. The work involved in preparing the call for tenders and managing the subsequent contracts referred to in Article 1(1) on behalf of the Member States concerned shall be performed by the General Secretariat of the Council as part of its normal administrative tasks. All questions relating to any non-contractual liability resulting from the acts or omissions of the General Secretariat of the Council in the performance of its administrative tasks pursuant to this Decision shall be governed by Article 288, second paragraph, of the Treaty establishing the European Community. Article 235 of that Treaty shall therefore apply to any disputes relating to compensation for damage. 1. The special bank account in the name of the Secretary-General of the Council, opened for the purpose of managing the contracts mentioned in Decision 1999/322/EC, shall be used in respect of the budget relating to the conclusion and management of the contracts mentioned in Article 1(1).2. The Deputy Secretary-General shall be authorised to use the bank account referred to in paragraph 1 for the purposes of carrying out his obligations pursuant to this Decision. This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.. Done at Brussels, 17 December 1999.For the CouncilThe PresidentK. HEMILÄ(1) Council Decision 1999/322/EC of 3 May 1999, OJ L 123, 13.5.1999, p. 49. +",Council of the European Union;Council of European Ministers;Council of the European Communities;Council of the Union;EC Council;EU Council;European Union Council;contract;conclusion of a contract;contract law;contractual agreement;contractual commitment;law of contract;power of decision;Secretary General of an Institution;communications systems;Schengen Agreement,17 +44,"Regulation (EEC) No 143/73 of the Commission of 29 December 1972 supplementing Regulation (EEC) No 2603/71 on detailed rules for the conclusion of contracts for first processing and market preparation of tobacco held by intervention agencies, following the accession of new Member States to the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Economic Community and to the European Atomic Energy Community (1), signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, and in particular Article 153 of the Act (2) annexed thereto;Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2603/71 (3) of 6 December 1971 on detailed rules for the conclusion of contracts for first processing and market preparation of tobacco held by intervention agencies made provision for the use of an administrative supervision document bearing certain references in one of the languages of the Member States ; whereas, following the enlargement of the Communities, it is necessary to supplement that Regulation by addition of those references in the languages of the new Member States;. The following references are added in the second paragraph of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2603/71: - ""intervention tobacco""- ""interventionstobak"". This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1973. It shall apply from 1 February 1973.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 December 1972.For the CommissionThe PresidentS.L. MANSHOLT (1)OJ No L 73, 27.3.1972, p. 5. (2)OJ No L 73, 27.3.1972, p. 14. (3)OJ No L 269, 8.12.1971, p. 11. +",contract;conclusion of a contract;contract law;contractual agreement;contractual commitment;law of contract;enlargement of the Union;Natali report;enlargement of the Community;intervention stock;tobacco;agro-industry;agri-foodstuffs industry;agricultural product processing;agricultural product processing industry;processing of agricultural products;preparation for market,17 +28253,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 834/2004 of 28 April 2004 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein(1), and in particular Article 19(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 lists animal and plant species in respect of which trade is restricted or controlled. Those lists incorporate the lists set out in the annexes to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, hereinafter ""the CITES Convention"".(2) Annex A of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 includes the species listed in Appendix I to the Convention for which the Member States have not entered a reservation and consequently Varanus nebulosus should be included on that Annex.(3) Amendments to Appendix III to the Convention made in accordance with the provisions of Article XVI of the Convention should be reflected in Annex C of Council Regulation (EC) No. 338/97 and in the ""Notes on interpretation of Annexes A, B, C and D"". In particular, it is necessary to list Argentina, Australia, Indonesia, Mexico, New Zealand and Peru as range States of species included in Appendix III to the Convention.(4) The annotation relating to some coral species needs to be adapted in order to incorporate some of the terms of CITES Resolution Conf. 11.10 concerning definitions of coral sand and coral fragments, in accordance with the definition of ""specimens"" given by Article 2(t) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97; the annotation regarding Aloe spp. needs to make an explicit reference to the species listed in Annex A; and the annotation to Guaiacum spp. needs to be changed in order to designate the parts and derivatives decided upon at the 12th Conference.(5) The Scientific Review Group has established, on the basis of the criteria set out in Article 3(4)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97, that certain species must be withdrawn from the list of animals whose importation into the Community should, on account of the volume involved, be monitored, whilst certain other species must be added to that list.(6) Regulation (EC) No 338/97 should therefore be amended accordingly.(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora established pursuant to Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 338/97,. The Annex to Regulation (EC) 338/97 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twenty-first day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 April 2004.For the CommissionMargot WallströmMember of the Commission(1) OJ L61, 3.3.1997, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1497/2003 (OJ L 215, 27.8.2003, p. 3).ANNEXThe Annex to Regulation (EC) No 338/97 is amended as follows:1. In Note No 9 of the ""Notes on interpretation of Annexes A, B, C and D"", the following entries are inserted:(a) ""AR (Argentina)"" and ""AU (Australia)"" before the entry ""BO (Bolivia)"";(b) ""ID (Indonesia)"" after the entry ""IN (India)"";(c) ""MX (Mexico)"" after the entry ""MU (Mauritius)"";(d) ""NZ (New Zealand)"" and ""PE (Peru)"" after the entry ""NP (Nepal)""2. the column entitled ""Annex A"" is amended as follows:the Kingdom: FAUNA Phylum: CHORDATA, Class: REPTILIA, Order: SAURIA is amended as follows:with reference to the family ""Varanidae"", the entry ""Varanus nebulosus"" is added following the entry ""Varanus komodoensis""3. the column entitled ""Annex B"" is amended as follows:(a) in the Kingdom: FAUNAPhylum: CNIDARIA (Corals, Fire Corals, Sea Anemones) the words ""(fossils are not subject to the provisions of this Regulation)"" are replaced throughout by the following:""The following are not subject to the provisions of this Regulation:FossilsCoral sand, that is to say material consisting entirely or in part of finely crushed fragments of dead coral no larger than 2 mm in diameter and which may also contain, amongst other things, the remains of Foraminifera, mollusc and crustacean shell, and coralline algae.Coral fragments (including gravel and rubble), that is to say unconsolidated fragments of broken finger-like dead coral and other material between 2 and 30 mm in diameter.""(b) the Kingdom: FLORA is amended as follows:(i) with reference to the family ""LILIACEAE"", the text in brackets after the entry ""Aloe spp."" is replaced by the following:""(Except for the species included in Annex A and except Aloe vera; also referenced as Aloe barbadensis, which is not included in the Annexes to this Regulation) >REFERENCE TO A GRAPHIC>1""(ii) with reference to the family ""ZYGOPHYLLACEAE"", the entry ""Guaiacum spp. >REFERENCE TO A GRAPHIC>1"" is replaced by ""Guaiacum spp. >REFERENCE TO A GRAPHIC>2"".4. In the column entitled ""Annex C"", in the Kingdom: FAUNA the following is added preceding the Phylum CNIDARIA:""Phylum: ECHINODERMATA (Starfish, Brittle Stars, Sea Urchins and Sea Cucumbers)Class: HOLOTHUROIDEA (Sea Cucumbers)Order: ASPIDOCHIROTIDA (Beche de mer, Trepang etc.)Family: Stichopodidae (Sea Cucumbers)Isostichopus fuscus (synonym: Stichopus fuscus) (III EC) Sea cucumber""5. The column entitled ""Annex D"" is amended as follows:(a) the Kingdom: FAUNA Phylum: CHORDATA, Class: REPTILIA, Order: SAURIA is amended as follows:(i) with reference to the family ""Gekkonidae"", the entry ""Geckolepis maculata"" is deleted;(ii) with reference to the family ""Agamidae"", the entry ""Acanthosaura armata"" is deleted;(iii) with reference to the family ""Cordylidae"", the entries ""Zonosaurus laticaudatus"" and ""Zonosaurus madagascariensis"" are deleted;(iv) with reference to the family ""Scincidae"", the entries ""Tiliqua gerrardii"", "" Tiliqua gigas"" and "" Tiliqua scincoides"" are deleted;(b) the Order: SERPENTES is amended as follows:(i) with reference to the family ""Xenopeltidae"", the entry ""Xenopeltis unicolor §1"" is deleted;(ii) with reference to the family ""Acrochordidae"", the entry ""Acrochordus granulatus §1"" is deleted;(iii) with reference to the family ""Colubridae"", the following entries are deleted:Ahaetulla prasina §1Boiga dendrophila §1Enhydris chinensis §1Enhydris enhydris §1Enhydris plumbea §1Rhabdophis chrysargus §1Zaocys dhumnades §1(iv) with reference to the family ""Elapidae"", the following entries are deleted:Bungarus candidus §1Laticauda colubrine §1Laticauda crockery §1Laticauda laticaudata §1Laticauda schisorhynchus §1Laticauda semifasciata §1(v) with reference to the family ""Hydrophiidae"", the following entries are deleted:Hydrophis atriceps §1Hydrophis belcheri §1Hydrophis bituberculatus §1Hydrophis brookii §1Hydrophis caerulescens §1Hydrophis cantoris §1Hydrophis coggeri §1Hydrophis cyanocinctus §1Hydrophis czeblukovi §1Hydrophis elegans §1Hydrophis fasciatus §1Hydrophis geometricus §1Hydrophis gracilis §1Hydrophis inornatus §1Hydrophis klossi §1Hydrophis lamberti §1Hydrophis lapemoides §1Hydrophis macdowelli §1Hydrophis mamillaris §1Hydrophis melanocephalus §1Hydrophis melanosoma §1Hydrophis obscurus §1Hydrophis ornatus §1Hydrophis pacificus §1Hydrophis parviceps §1Hydrophis semperi §1Hydrophis spiralis §1Hydrophis stricticollis §1Hydrophis torquatus §1Hydrophis vorisi §1.(c) in the Kingdom: FLORA, the following entry is added preceding the family PORTULACACEAE:""Family: PEDALIACEAE (Sesame, Devil's claw) Harpagophytum spp. (Devil's claw)"" +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;protection of animal life;protection of birds;protection of plant life;protection of plant health;protection of plants;trade restriction;obstacle to trade;restriction on trade;trade barrier;export monitoring;monitoring of exports;protected species;endangered species,17 +2913,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2206/2001 of 14 November 2001 concerning the release of the allocation security lodged by newcomer operators for the quantities for which applications for import licences were not submitted during the first half of 2001. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organisation of the market in bananas(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 216/2001(2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with point (b) of the second subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2362/98 of 28 October 1998 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 regarding imports of bananas into the Community(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1632/2000(4), newcomer operators lodged a security of EUR 18 per tonne for the quantity for which they submitted an application for an annual allocation for 2001. The security was lodged to guarantee fulfilment of the obligation to apply for import licences for the amount of the allocation granted and actually to import the quantity allocated during 2001.(2) In view of the amendment to the rules for the import of bananas under tariff quotas, which took effect on 1 July 2001 with the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 216/2001 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 896/2001 of 7 May 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community(5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1613/2001(6), it is not possible to demand that newcomer operators, registered for 2001, apply for and obtain import licences during the first half of the year for the total quantity allocated for that year under Article 9(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2362/98. Consequently, the release of the security lodged by all newcomer operators in support of their application for an annual allocation should be provided for in proportion to the quantity for which they have not submitted applications for import licences during the first half of 2001.(3) It should be recalled that, as regards the quantity for which import licences have been issued during the first two quarters of 2001, the allocation security is released in stages, in proportion to the quantities actually imported, in accordance with the final subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2362/98.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Bananas,. Member States shall release the allocation security lodged by the newcomer operators referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2362/98, in accordance with point (b) of the second subparagraph of Article 9(1) of that Regulation, in proportion to the quantity for which applications for import licences were not submitted during the first two quarters of 2001. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 November 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 47, 25.2.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 31, 2.2.2001, p. 2.(3) OJ L 293, 31.10.1998, p. 32.(4) OJ L 187, 26.7.2000, p. 27.(5) OJ L 126, 8.5.2001, p. 6.(6) OJ L 214, 8.8.2001, p. 19. +",tropical fruit;avocado;banana;date;guava;kiwifruit;mango;papaw;pineapple;import;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota,17 +5368,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1238/2011 of 30 November 2011 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 372/2011 fixing the quantitative limit for the exports of out-of-quota sugar and isoglucose until the end of the 2011/2012 marketing year. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 61, first paragraph, point (d), in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,Whereas:(1) According to Article 61, first paragraph, point (d) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, the sugar and isoglucose produced during a marketing year in excess of the quota referred to in Article 56 of that Regulation may be exported only within the quantitative limit to be fixed.(2) Detailed implementing rules for out-of-quota exports, in particular concerning the issue of export licences, are laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2). However, the quantitative limit should be fixed per marketing year in view of the possible opportunities on the export markets.(3) For the 2011/2012 marketing year, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 372/2011 (3) fixed the quantitative limit for the exports at 650 000 tonnes in the case of out-of-quota sugar and at 50 000 tonnes in the case of out-of-quota isoglcuose. Implementing Regulation (EU) No 372/2011 is to apply only as from 1 January 2012 and thus applications for export licences cannot be submitted before that date in respect of the quantitative limits fixed by that Regulation.(4) According to most recent estimates the production of out-of-quota sugar could increase considerably in marketing year 2011/2012 due to excellent weather conditions and increased sowing area. Production of out-of-quota sugar is expected to increase from 2 333 000 t in 2010/2011 to 4 920 000 tonnes in 2011/2012 and therefore additional market outlets for out-of-quota sugar should be ensured.(5) Commission Regulation (EU) No 397/2010 of 7 May 2010 fixing the quantitative limit for exports of out-of-quota sugar and isoglucose until the end of the 2010/2011 marketing year (4) fixed the quantitative limit for exports of out-of-quota isoglucose initially at 50 000 tonnes. In view of the strong export demand that quantity was increased to 65 000 tonnes by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 852/2011 of 24 August 2011 amending Regulation (EU) No 397/2010 as regards the quantitative limit for the exports of out-of-quota isoglucose until the end of the 2010/11 marketing year (5).(6) Taking into account that the WTO ceiling for exports in the 2011/2012 marketing year has not been fully used, it is appropriate to increase the export quantitative limit of out-of-quota sugar by 700 000 tonnes, to exploit all possible outlet for the product available. This measure will provide additional business opportunities for the Union sugar sector. Similarly, on the basis of the experience of the 2010/2011 marketing year, the quantitative limit for out-of-quota isoglucose exports should be increased by 20 000 tonnes. In order that Union manufacturers of out-of-quota sugar and isoglucose can exploit market opportunities on their export markets and benefit from current high international prices it is appropriate to make available the increased quantities before 1 January 2012. To ensure good management of the market, applications for licenses for the 700 000 tonnes should be allowed as of 1 December 2011 whereas applications for licenses for the 650 000 tonnes should only be allowed as of 1 January 2012. Therefore, for the quantity of 700 000 tonnes it is necessary to provide for a derogation from Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1010/2011 (6).(7) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 372/2011 should be amended accordingly.(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,. Implementing Regulation (EU) No 372/2011 is amended as follows:(1) Article 1 is amended as follows:(a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:(a) 700 000 tonnes shall be available as from 1 December 2011; and(b) 650 000 tonnes shall be available as from 1 January 2012.’;(b) the following paragraph is added:(2) Article 2(1) is replaced by the following:(3) In Article 3, the second paragraph is deleted. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 December 2011.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 November 2011.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 178, 1.7.2006, p. 24.(3)  OJ L 102, 16.4.2011, p. 8.(4)  OJ L 115, 8.5.2010, p. 26.(5)  OJ L 219, 25.8.2011, p. 1.(6)  OJ L 268, 13.10.2011, p. 14.(7)  OJ L 268, 13.10.2011, p. 14.‧; +",isoglucose;export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;marketing restriction;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;production quota;limitation of production;production restriction;reduction of production;white sugar;refined sugar;export;export sale,17 +39417,"2011/802/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 30 November 2011 establishing the financial contribution by the Union to the expenditure incurred in the context of the emergency vaccination plans against bluetongue in Italy in 2007 and 2008 (notified under document C(2011) 8728). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Decision 2009/470/EC of 25 May 2009 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), and in particular Article 3(3), (4) and second indent of (6) thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with Article 75 of the Financial Regulation and Article 90(1) of the Implementing Rules, the commitment of expenditure from the Union budget shall be preceded by a financing decision setting out the essential elements of the action involving expenditure and adopted by the institution or the authorities to which powers have been delegated by the institution.(2) Decision 2009/470/EC lays down the procedures governing the financial contribution from the Union towards specific veterinary measures, including emergency measures. With a view to helping to eradicate bluetongue as rapidly as possible the Union should contribute financially to eligible expenditure borne by the Member States. The second indent of Article 3(6) of that Decision lays down rules on the percentage that must be applied to the costs incurred by the Member States.(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 349/2005 (2) lays down rules on the Community financing of emergency measures and of the campaign to combat certain animal diseases under Council Decision 90/424/EEC. Article 3 of that Regulation lays down rules on the expenditure eligible for Union financial support.(4) Commission Decision 2008/655/EC (3) as modified by Decision 2009/19/EC (4) granted a financial contribution by the Union towards emergency measures to combat bluetongue in Italy in 2007 and 2008.(5) On 12 March 2009, Italy submitted an official request for reimbursement as set out in Article 7(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 349/2005. The Commission’s observations, method of calculating the eligible expenditure and final conclusions were communicated to Italy in a letter dated 28 March 2011.(6) The payment of the financial contribution from the Union must be subject to the condition that the planned activities were actually implemented and that the authorities provided all the necessary information within the set deadlines.(7) The Italian authorities have fully complied with their technical and administrative obligations as set out in Article 3(4) of Decision 2009/470/EC and Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 349/2005.(8) In view of the above considerations, the total amount of the financial support from the Union to the eligible expenditure incurred associated with the eradication of bluetongue in Italy in 2007 and 2008 should now be fixed according to Article 3(2) of Decision 2008/655/EC.(9) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The financial contribution from the Union towards the expenditure associated with eradicating bluetongue in Italy in 2007 and 2008 is fixed at EUR 732 680,67. It constitutes a financing decision in the meaning of Article 75 of the Financial Regulation. The balance of the financial contribution is fixed at EUR 1 336,20. This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.. Done at Brussels, 30 November 2011.For the CommissionJohn DALLIMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 155, 18.6.2009, p. 30.(2)  OJ L 55, 1.3.2005, p. 12.(3)  OJ L 214, 9.8.2008, p. 66.(4)  OJ L 8, 13.1.2009, p. 31. +",veterinary inspection;veterinary control;Italy;Italian Republic;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;sheep;ewe;lamb;ovine species;vaccination;distribution of EU funding;distribution of Community funding;distribution of European Union funding;emergency aid,17 +8390,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1663/90 of 20 June 1990 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1385/88 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import licences for fresh sour cherries originating in Yugoslavia. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1200/88 of 28 April 1988 establishing a surveillance mechanism for imports of fresh sour cherries originating in Yugoslavia (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1656/90 (2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,Whereas, from the second phase of the transitional period, the import licence arrangements provided for in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1385/88 (3) are to apply to Spain; whereas that Regulation should be adapted accordingly;Whereas derogations should be introduced from certain provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1903/89 (5), in order to prevent the quantity fixed in Regulation (EEC) No 1200/88 from being exceeded;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,. Regulation (EEC) No 1385/88 is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:'Article 11. Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall apply to imports for fresh sour cherries originating in Yugoslavia pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1200/88 subject to the specific provisions of this Regulation. However, Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall not apply.2. Box 16 of licence applications and import licences shall show CN codes ex 0809 20 10 and/or ex 0809 20 90.3. The security shall be ECU 0,60 per 100 kilograms net.4. Import licences shall be valid for eight days from the date of actual issue.';2. Article 2 is replaced by the following:'Article 21. Yugoslavia must be indicated in box 8 of licence applications and import licences proper as the country of origin of the product. Import licences shall entail an obligation to import products originating in that country.2. One of the following must be marked in box 24 of import licences:- No válido en Portugal- Ikke gyldig i Portugal- In Portugal ungueltig- Den ischýei stin Portogalía- Not valid in Portugal- Non valable au Portugal- Non valido in Portogallo- Niet geldig in Portugal- Não é válido em Portugal.3. Import licences shall be issued on the fifth working day following the day on which the application is lodged unless measures are taken within that time.' This Regulation shall enter into force on the eighth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 June 1990.For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OX No L 115, 3. 5. 1988, p. 7.(2) See page 5 of tiis Offipsial Xothrnal.(3) OX No L 128, 21. 5. 1988, p. 19.(4) OX No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.(5) OX No L 184, 30. 6. 1989, p. 22. +",stone fruit;apricot;cherry;mirabelle;nectarine;peach;plum;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;Yugoslavia;territories of the former Yugoslavia,17 +20255,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1289/2000 of 19 June 2000 determining, for the 2000 marketing year, the estimated loss of income and the estimated level of premium payable per ewe and per female goat and fixing the first advance payment for this premium and an advance payment of the specific aid for sheep and goat farming in certain less favoured areas of the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2467/98 of 3 November 1988 on the common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat(1), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999(3), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 5(1) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 2467/98 provides for the grant of a premium to compensate for any loss of income sustained by producers of sheepmeat and, in certain areas, of goatmeat. Those areas are defined in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2467/98 and in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2738/1999 of 21 December 1999 determining the mountain areas in which the premium for goatmeat is granted(4).(2) Pursuant to Article 5(6) of Regulation (EC) No 2467/98 and to enable an advance payment to be made to sheepmeat and goatmeat producers, the foreseeable loss of income should be estimated in the light of the foreseeable trend in market prices.(3) Pursuant to Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2467/98, the amount of the premium per ewe for producers of heavy lambs is obtained by multiplying the loss of income referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 of that Article by a coefficient expressing the annual average production of heavy lamb meat per ewe producing these lambs expressed by 100 kg of carcase weight. The coefficient for 2000 has not yet been fixed in view of the lack of full Community statistics. Pending the fixing of that coefficient, a provisional coefficient should be used. Article 5(3) of that Regulation also fixes the amount per ewe for producers of light lambs and per female of the caprine species and at 80 % of the premium per ewe for producers of heavy lambs.(4) Pursuant to Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 2467/98, the premium must be reduced by the impact on the basic price of the coefficient provided for in paragraph 2 of that Article. That coefficient is fixed by Article 13(4) at 7 %.(5) In accordance with Article 5(6) of Regulation (EC) No 2467/98, the half-yearly advance payment is fixed at 30 % of the expected premium. In accordance with Article 4(3) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2700/93(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1410/1999(6), the advance payment is to be paid only if it is equal to or greater than EUR 1.(6) Under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1323/90(7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 193/98(8), the Council instituted specific aid for sheep and goat farming in certain less-favoured areas of the Community. It lays down that the aid is to be granted under the same conditions as those for the grant of the premium for producers of sheepmeat and goatmeat. In view of the present uncertainty of the market situation in certain Member States, the Member States should be authorised, for the 2000 marketing year, to pay immediately an amount equal to 90 % of the aid.(7) Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 provides for the application of specific measures relating to agricultural production in the Canary Islands. Those measures entail the grant of a supplement to the ewe premium to producers of light lambs and she-goats on the same conditions as those governing the grant of the premium referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2467/98. Those conditions provide that Spain is authorised to pay an advance on the said supplementary premium.(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,. The difference, which is hereby estimated between the basic price, reduced by the impact of the coefficient laid down in Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2467/98, and the foreseeable market price for 2000, is EUR 113,785 per 100 kg. 1. The estimated amount of the premium payable per ewe is as follows:- producers of heavy lambs: EUR 17,853,- producers of light lambs: EUR 14,282.2. Pursuant to Article 5(6) of Regulation (EC) No 2467/98, the first advance that the Member States are authorised to pay to producers shall be as follows:- producers of heavy lambs: EUR 5,356 per ewe,- producers of light lambs: EUR 4,285 per ewe. 1. The estimated amount of the premium payable per female of the caprine species in the areas designated in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2467/98 and in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2738/1999 is EUR 14,282.2. Pursuant to Article 5(6) of Regulation (EC) No 2467/98, the first advance which the Member States are authorised to pay to goatmeat producers located in the areas designated in paragraph 1 shall be EUR 4,285 per female of the caprine species. The advance of the specific aid which the Member States are authorised to pay to producers of sheepmeat and goatmeat in less-favoured areas pursuant to Article 1(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1323/90, within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999, shall be as follows:- EUR 5,977 per ewe in the case of the producers referred to in Article 5(2) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 2467/98,- EUR 5,379 per ewe in the case of the producers referred to in Article 5(3) of the said Regulation,- EUR 5,379 per she-goat in the case of the producers referred to in Article 5(5) of the said Regulation. Pursuant to Article 13(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, the first advance on the supplementary premium for the 2000 marketing year for producers of light lambs and she-goats in the Canary Islands within the limits provided for in Article 1(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3493/90(9) shall be as follows:- EUR 1,669 per ewe in the case of producers referred to in Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2467/98, and- EUR 1,669 per she-goat in the case of producers referred to in Article 5(5) of that Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 June 2000.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 312, 20.11.1998, p. 1.(2) OJ L 173, 27.6.1992, p. 13.(3) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80.(4) OJ L 328, 22.12.1999, p. 59.(5) OJ L 245, 1.10.1993, p. 99.(6) OJ L 164, 30.6.1999, p. 53.(7) OJ L 132, 23.5.1990, p. 17.(8) OJ L 20, 27.1.1998, p. 18.(9) OJ L 337, 4.12.1990, p. 7. +",agricultural guidance;production premium;sheep;ewe;lamb;ovine species;financial loss;loss of income;less-favoured region;less-favoured area;underdeveloped region;goat;billy-goat;caprine species;kid;production aid;aid to producers,17 +18467,"1999/39/EC: Commission Decision of 21 December 1998 approving the plan presented by Germany for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs in Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, and Lower Saxony and repealing Decision 96/552/EC (notified under document number C(1998) 4325) (Only the German text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980 introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 6a(4) thereof,Whereas with Commission Decision 96/552/EC (2) the plan presented by Germany for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs in Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania was approved by the Commission;Whereas German authorities have presented a new plan for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs covering certain areas of Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Lower Saxony;Whereas the newly submitted plan has been examined and found to comply with the provisions of Directive 80/217/EEC;Whereas this plan takes into account that classical swine fever virus has not been detected for more than six months in the feral pig population in Brandenburg;Whereas the newly submitted plan contains measures to further reduce the risk of spreading disease in relation to movements of domestic pigs from areas defined as infected in accordance with the provisions of Article 6a(3) of Council Directive 80/217/EEC to other areas of Germany and to other Member States;Whereas Decision 96/552/EC in the interest of clarity must be repealed;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The plan submitted by Germany for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs in Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Lower Saxony is hereby approved. Germany shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the plan referred to in Article 1. The present Decision shall repeal Decision 96/552/EC. This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Brussels, 21 December 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 47, 21. 2. 1980, p. 11.(2) OJ L 240, 20. 9. 1996, p. 13. +",regions of Germany;veterinary inspection;veterinary control;animal plague;cattle plague;rinderpest;swine fever;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;wild mammal;elephant;fox;wild boar,17 +538,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 3824/85 of 20 December 1985 amending, with a view to its extension to cover self- employed persons, Regulation (EEC) No 2950/83 on the implementation of Decision 83/516/EEC on the tasks of the European Social Fund. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 127 thereof,Having regard to Council Decision 83/516/EEC of 17 October 1983 on the tasks of the European Social Fund (1),Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee,Whereas a contribution to achieving the Community objective of reducing the number of unemployed persons can be made by facilitating, through assistance, both the creation of jobs for self-employed persons and the creation of jobs for professional persons;Whereas in consequence the scope of Article 1 (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2950/83 (3) should be extended to include assistance towards the creation of jobs for self-employed persons other than in a professional occupation,. Article 1 (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2950/83 is hereby replaced by the following:'(c) the granting, for a period not exceeding 12 months per person, of aid for recruitment to additional jobs or for employment in projects for the creation of additional jobs which fulfil a public need, and of assistance towards the creation of jobs for self-employed persons other than in a professional occupation, for young people under 25 who are seeking employment and for the long-term unemployed. The jobs referred to must be stable or likely to provide additional training or experience with a vocational content giving access to the labour market and facilitating employment in a stable job;' By way of derogation from Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2950/83, applications for assistance towards the creation of jobs for self-employed persons under Article 1 (c) of the said Regulation, as amended by this Regulation, must, for operations to be realized during 1986, be made before 1 February 1986. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1986.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 December 1985.For the CouncilThe PresidentR. KRIEPS(1) OJ No L 289, 22. 10. 1983, p. 38.(2) OJ No C 237, 18. 9. 1985, p. 6.(3) OJ No L 289, 22. 10. 1983, p. 1. +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;social policy;social plan;social planning;job creation;employment promotion;promotion of employment;youth employment;work for young people;European Social Fund;ESF;ESF aid;employment aid;employment premium;employment subsidy,17 +16863,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1265/97 of 1 July 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1913/92 laying down detailed rules for implementing the specific arrangements for supplying the Azores and Madeira with beef and veal sector products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2348/96 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 provides for the establishment for the beef and veal sector of the quantities of the specific supply balances for the Azores and Madeira regarding beef and veal and pure-bred breeding animals;Whereas the quantities in the forecast supply balance for those products are fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1913/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1329/96 (4);Whereas, pending a communication from the competent authorities updating the needs of the regions in question and so as not to interrupt the application of the specific supply arrangements, the balance for the period 1 July to 31 December 1997 should be adopted;Whereas the level of the aid for the products included in the forecast supply balance and coming from the Community market is fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 1913/92;Whereas application of the criteria for fixing the amount of Community aid to the current market situation in the sector in question and, in particular, to the exchange rates and prices for those products in the European part of the Community and on the world market, gives rise to aid for the supply of the Azores and Madeira with beef and veal sector products at the levels fixed in the Annex hereto;Whereas, pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, the supply arrangements are applicable from 1 July; whereas the provisions of this Regulation should therefore apply immediately;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. Regulation (EEC) No 1913/92 is hereby amended as follows:1. Annex I is replaced by Annex I to this Regulation.2. Annex II is replaced by Annex II to this Regulation.3. Annex III is replaced by Annex III to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 July 1997.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 1 July 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 320, 11. 12. 1996, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 192, 11. 7. 1992, p. 35.(4) OJ No L 171, 10. 7. 1996, p. 11.ANNEX I'ANNEX IMadeira: Forecast supply balance for beef and veal sector products from 1 July to 31 December 1997>TABLE>ANNEX II'ANNEX IIAmounts of aid to be granted to the products referred to in Annex I and coming from the Community market>TABLE>ANNEX III'ANNEX III>TABLE>>TABLE>(1) Entry under this subheading is subject to the conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions.` +",Madeira;Autonomous region of Madeira;supply;beef;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;Azores;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +16575,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 236/97 of 7 February 1997 determining the loss of income and the premiums applicable per ewe and per female goat in the Member States and the payment of the specific aid for sheep and goat farming in certain less-favoured areas of the Community for the 1996 marketing year. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 of 25 September 1989 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1589/96 (2), and in particular Article 5 (6) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2348/96 (4), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Whereas Article 5 (1) and (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 provides for a premium to be granted to compensate for any loss of income sustained by producers of sheepmeat and, in certain areas, of goatmeat; whereas those areas are defined in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 and in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1065/86 of 11 April 1986 determining the mountain areas in which the premium for goatmeat producers is granted (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3519/86 (6);Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89, the Member States were authorized by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1138/96 (7) to pay an initial advance and by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2125/96 (8) to pay a second advance to sheepmeat and goatmeat producers; whereas the definitive premiums to be paid in respect of the 1996 marketing year must thus be fixed;Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89, the premium payable to producers of heavy lambs in respect of the 1996 marketing year is obtained by multiplying the loss of income by a coefficient expressing the annual average production of heavy lamb meat per ewe producing such lambs, expressed in terms of 100 kilograms carcase weight; whereas, in accordance with the abovementioned Regulation, the premium per ewe for producers of light lambs and per female goat for the 1996 marketing year should be 80 % of the premium for producers of heavy lambs;Whereas, pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89, the premium must be reduced by the impact on the basis price of the coefficient provided for in Article 8 (2) of that Regulation; whereas that coefficient was fixed at 7 % by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2069/92 (9) amending Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89;Whereas it is opportune to foresee that the aid provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1323/90 of 14 May 1990 instituting specific aid for sheep and goat farming in certain less-favoured areas of the Community (10), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 40/96 (11), or the balance of this aid, resulting from the application of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1138/96, should be granted before a certain date and under what conditions;Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 provides for the application from 1 July 1992 of specific measures with regard to agricultural production in the Canary Islands; whereas those measures involve the granting of a supplement to the premium payable to producers of light lambs and female goats on the same terms as those laid down for the granting of the premium provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89; whereas those terms provided for Spain to be authorized to pay the supplement to the premium;Whereas the agricultural conversion rate has been frozen until 1 January 1999 for certain currencies by Council Regulation (EC) No 1527/95 (12);Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,. It is hereby noted that the difference between the basic price less the impact of the coefficient provided for in Article 8 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 and the Community market price during the 1996 marketing year was ECU 105,434 per 100 kilograms. The coefficient provided for in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 is hereby fixed at 16 kilograms. 1. The premium payable per ewe in respect of the 1996 marketing year shall be as follows:>TABLE>2. The premium payable per female of the caprine species and per region in areas listed in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 and in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1065/86 in respect of the 1996 marketing year shall be as follows:(ECU)Premium payable per female of the caprine species13,495 The specific aid which Member States are authorized to pay to producers of sheepmeat and goatmeat in less-favoured areas pursuant to Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1323/90, within the limits and at the rates provided for in Article 5 (7) and the second indent of the second subparagraph of Article 5 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89, or, should it be the case, the balance of this aid, in the event of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1138/96 being applied, shall be paid before 15 October 1997. The agricultural conversion rate applicable to the amount of this specific aid is that of the last day of the 1996 marketing year. Pursuant to Article 13 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, the supplement to the premium for the 1996 marketing year to be granted to producers of light lambs and female goats located in the Canary Islands, within the limits and at the rates laid down in Article 5 (7) and the second indent of the second subparagraph of Article 5 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 shall be as follows:- ECU 5,426 per ewe in the case of producers as referred to in Article 5 (3) of that Regulation,- ECU 5,426 per female goat in the case of producers as referred to in Article 5 (5) of that Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 February 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 289, 7. 10. 1989, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 25.(3) OJ No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 13.(4) OJ No L 320, 11. 12. 1996, p. 1.(5) OJ No L 97, 12. 4. 1986, p. 25.(6) OJ No L 325, 20. 11. 1986, p. 17.(7) OJ No L 151, 26. 6. 1996, p. 2.(8) OJ No L 284, 6. 11. 1996, p. 13.(9) OJ No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 59.(10) OJ No L 132, 23. 5. 1990, p. 17.(11) OJ No L 10, 13. 1. 1996, p. 6.(12) OJ No L 148, 30. 6. 1995, p. 1. +",agricultural guidance;production premium;sheep;ewe;lamb;ovine species;financial loss;loss of income;less-favoured agricultural area;area with specific problems;less-favoured agricultural region;goat;billy-goat;caprine species;kid;production aid;aid to producers,17 +5806,"2014/459/EU: Commission Decision of 10 July 2014 concerning the placing on the market for essential use of biocidal products containing copper (notified under document C(2014) 4611). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007 of 4 December 2007 on the second phase of the 10-year work programme referred to in Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (1), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1896/2000 (2), copper was notified for use in product-type 11, as defined in Annex V to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (3).(2) No complete dossier was submitted in support of the inclusion of copper in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC within any of the relevant deadlines. Pursuant to Commission Decision 2012/78/EU (4) read in combination with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007, copper is no longer to be placed on the market for use in product-type 11 as of 1 February 2013.(3) Pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007, Croatia, Spain, Ireland and Greece have submitted separate applications to the Commission for permission to allow the placing on the market of biocidal products containing copper for a number of uses.(4) The Commission made the applications publicly available by electronic means.(5) It follows from some of the applications that biocidal products containing copper are used to prevent biofouling in the main water inlet for offshore oil and gas platforms as well as other marine and coastal installations, where that use is essential to avoid blocking the inlet of water used for, inter alia, processing, drinking water and bathing water production, and fire fighting, since blocking that inlet could be fatal for the health and safety of the staff at the installation.(6) Furthermore, it follows from some of the applications that biocidal products containing copper are used to prevent biofouling in the main water inlet of ships, where that use is essential to avoid blocking the inlet of water used throughout the entire pipework and waterway system of a ship. This includes the internals of all pipework, such as the fire-suppression system, vital to the safe operation of the ship.(7) No comments were received during the public consultation on those applications. The Member States having submitted the applications have argued that, in their territories, it is necessary to have an adequate range of technically and economically feasible alternatives available to prevent biofouling in order to reduce the risk of blocking the main water inlet for offshore installations, other marine and coastal installations, or of ships.(8) It therefore appears likely that not allowing the use of copper for preventing biofouling in the water inlet for offshore oil and gas platforms, other marine and coastal installations, or on ships, in those Member States would currently pose a serious risk for public health. In addition, the cost, logistical and practical feasibility of turning off or substituting current copper-based systems on ships may be prohibitive in many cases. If feasible, the substitution may take some time. The requested derogations for essential use are therefore currently necessary.(9) However, unless a complete application for approval of copper for use in product-type 11 is submitted without undue delay, users of biocidal products containing copper should implement alternative methods for the prevention of biofouling. It is therefore appropriate to require that, in such a case, users in those Member States are actively informed in due time to allow them to ensure that those alternative methods are effective before the biocidal products containing copper have to be withdrawn from the market,. 1.   Subject to the conditions provided for by Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007, Croatia, Spain, Ireland and Greece may allow the placing on the market of biocidal products containing copper (EC No 231-159-6; CAS No 7440-50-8) for the uses indicated in the Annex to this Decision.2.   If dossiers for the approval of copper for product-type 11 relevant to those uses have been submitted and validated as complete by the evaluating Member State by 31 December 2014 at the latest, Croatia, Spain, Ireland and Greece may continue allowing that placing on the market until the deadlines provided for in Article 89 of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5) for cases where a substance is or is not approved.3.   In other cases than those referred to in paragraph 2, Croatia, Spain, Ireland and Greece may continue allowing that placing on the market until 31 December 2017 provided that those Member States ensure, as of 1 January 2015, that users are actively informed about the immediate need to effectively implement alternative methods for the relevant purposes. This Decision is addressed to Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain and the Republic of Croatia.. Done at Brussels, 10 July 2014.For the CommissionJanez POTOČNIKMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 325, 11.12.2007, p. 3.(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1896/2000 of 7 September 2000 on the first phase of the programme referred to in Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on biocidal products (OJ L 228, 8.9.2000, p. 6).(3)  Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (OJ L 123, 24.4.1998, p. 1).(4)  Commission Decision 2012/78/EU of 9 February 2012 concerning the non-inclusion of certain substances in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (OJ L 38, 11.2.2012, p. 48).(5)  Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (OJ L 167, 27.6.2012, p. 1).ANNEXUSES WHICH THE MEMBER STATES LISTED HEREUNDER MAY ALLOW, SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF ARTICLE 1No Member State Product-type 111 Croatia For the prevention of biofouling of the water inlet/pumps and throughout the entire pipework and waterway system of a ship.2 Spain For the prevention of biofouling in the water inlet/pumps and throughout the entire pipework and waterway system of offshore oil and gas platforms, and other marine and coastal installations.3 Ireland For the prevention of biofouling in the water inlet/pumps and throughout the entire pipework and waterway system of offshore oil and gas platforms, and other marine and coastal installations.4 Greece For the prevention of biofouling of the water inlet/pumps and throughout the entire pipework and waterway system of a ship. +",plant health control;phytosanitary control;phytosanitary inspection;plant health inspection;chemical product;chemical agent;chemical body;chemical nomenclature;chemical substance;chemicals;plant health product;plant protection product;copper;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban,17 +22439,"Regulation (EC) No 2422/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on a Community energy efficiency labelling programme for office equipment. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 175(1) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(2),After consulting the Committee of the Regions,Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty(3),Whereas:(1) Office equipment accounts for a significant share of total electricity consumption. The most effective measure for reducing electrical consumption of office equipment is to reduce the standby consumption in accordance with the Council conclusions of May 1999 on standby losses of consumer electronic equipment. The various models available on the Community market have very different levels of consumption in standby mode.(2) There are, however, other measures for reducing electricity consumption from such equipment, such as switching it off when not needed, without compromising functionality. The Commission should ascertain which measures are appropriate in order also to exploit this energy-saving potential.(3) It is important to promote measures aimed at the proper functioning of the internal market.(4) It is desirable to coordinate the national energy labelling initiatives to minimise the adverse impact on industry and trade.(5) It is appropriate to take as a base a high level of protection in proposals for the approximation of the provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning health, safety, environmental protection and consumer protection. This Regulation contributes to a high level of protection for both the environment and the consumer, in aiming at a significant improvement of the energy efficiency of this type of equipment.(6) Since the objectives of the proposed action cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.(7) Moreover, Article 174 of the Treaty calls for the protection and improvement of the environment and prudent and rational utilisation of natural resources, these two objectives being among those of the Community policy on the environment. Electricity generation and consumption account for 30 % of man-made carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and some 35 % of primary energy consumption in the Community. These percentages are increasing, and standby losses from electrical equipment account for about 10 % of its consumption.(8) Furthermore, Council Decision 89/364/EEC of 5 June 1989 on a Community action programme for improving the efficiency of electricity use(4) has as its twin objectives to encourage consumers to favour appliances and equipment with high electrical efficiency and to improve the efficiency of appliances and equipment. Further steps are needed to improve consumer information.(9) The UNFCCC Protocol agreed in Kyoto on 10 December 1997 calls for a greenhouse gases emission reduction for the Community of 8 % at the latest during the period 2008 to 2012. In order to achieve this objective, stronger measures are required to reduce CO2 emissions within the Community.(10) Furthermore, Decision No 2179/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 1998 on the review of the European Community programme of policy and action in relation to the environment and sustainable development ""Towards sustainability""(5) indicated as a key priority for the integration of environmental requirements in relation to energy the provision of energy efficiency labelling of appliances.(11) The Council Resolution of 7 December 1998 on energy efficiency in the European Community(6) called for the increased use of labelling of appliances and equipment.(12) It is desirable to coordinate energy efficiency requirements, labels and test methods wherever appropriate.(13) Most energy-efficient office equipment is available at little or no extra cost and may therefore in many cases pay for any additional cost through electricity savings within a reasonably short time. Energy-saving and CO2 reduction objectives can therefore be achieved in a cost-effective manner in this area, without disadvantages for consumers or industry.(14) Office equipment is traded worldwide. The Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the European Community on the coordination of energy-efficient labelling programmes for office equipment will facilitate international trade and environmental protection for this equipment. This Regulation is aimed at implementing the abovementioned Agreement in the Community.(15) In order to influence the requirements of the Energy Star label, which is used worldwide, the Community should participate in this labelling scheme and in drawing up the necessary technical specifications. However, regular reviews must be carried out by the Commission to ascertain whether the technical criteria set are ambitious enough and take sufficient account of the Community's concerns.(16) An effective enforcement system is necessary to ensure that the energy-efficient labelling programme for office equipment is implemented properly, guarantees fair conditions of competition for producers and protects consumer rights.(17) This Regulation is confined to office equipment products.(18) Council Directive 92/75/EEC of 22 September 1992 on the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources by household appliances(7) is not the most appropriate instrument for office equipment. The most cost-effective measure for promoting energy efficiency of office equipment is a voluntary labelling programme.(19) It is necessary to assign the task of contributing to setting and reviewing the technical specifications to an appropriate body, the European Community Energy Star Board (ECESB), in order to achieve an efficient and neutral implementation of the scheme. The ECESB should be composed of national representatives.(20) It is necessary to ensure that the energy-efficient labelling programme for office equipment is consistent and coordinated with the priorities of the Community policy and with other Community labelling or quality-certification schemes such as those established by Directive 92/75/EEC and by Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 on a revised Community eco-label award scheme(8).(21) It is desirable to coordinate the Community Energy Star programme and other voluntary labelling energy schemes for office equipment in the Community, in order to prevent confusion for consumers and potential market distortions.(22) It is necessary to guarantee transparency in the implementation of the scheme and to ensure consistency with relevant international standards in order to facilitate access to, and participation in, the scheme for manufacturers and exporters from countries outside the Community,. ObjectivesThis Regulation establishes the rules for the Community energy efficiency labelling programme for office equipment (hereinafter the ""Energy Star programme"") as defined in the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the European Community on the coordination of energy efficient labelling programmes for office equipment (hereinafter referred to as ""the Agreement""). Participation in the Energy Star programme is on a voluntary basis. ScopeThis Regulation shall apply to the office equipment product groups defined in Annex C of the Agreement, subject to any amendments thereof in accordance with Article X of the Agreement. DefinitionsFor the purposes of this Regulation:(a) ""common logo"" means the mark referred to in the Annex;(b) ""programme participants"" means manufacturers, assemblers, exporters, importers, retailers and other bodies who commit themselves to promote designated energy-efficient office equipment products that meet the specifications of the Energy Star programme and who have chosen to participate in the Energy Star programme by having registered with the Commission;(c) ""specifications"" means the energy-efficiency and performance requirements, including testing methods, used to determine qualification of energy-efficient office equipment products for the common logo. General principles1. The Energy Star programme shall be coordinated, as appropriate, with other Community labelling or quality certification arrangements as well as with schemes such as, in particular, the Community eco-label award scheme as established by Regulation (EEC) No 880/92 and the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources by household appliances as established by Directive 92/75/EEC.2. The common logo may be used by programme participants and other bodies on their individual office equipment products and on the associated promotion.3. Office equipment products for which the use of the common logo has been granted by the ""United States Environmental Protection Agency"" (USEPA) are deemed to comply with this Regulation, unless there is evidence to the contrary.4. Without prejudice to any Community rules on conformity assessment and conformity marking and/or to any international agreement concluded between the Community and third countries as regards access to the Community market, products covered by this Regulation which are placed on the Community market may be tested by the Commission or Member States in order to verify their compliance with the requirements of this Regulation. Registration of programme participants1. Applications to become a programme participant may be submitted to the Commission.2. The decision to authorise an applicant to become a programme participant shall be taken by the Commission, after verifying that the applicant has agreed to comply with the logo user guideline contained in Annex B to the Agreement. The Commission shall publish an updated list of programme participants and communicate it to Member States on a regular basis. Promotion and information1. The Commission shall make the maximum effort to encourage, in cooperation with the Member States and the members of the ECESB, the use of the common logo by appropriate awareness-raising actions and information campaigns for consumers, suppliers, dealers and the general public.2. Each Member State shall seek to ensure that consumers and other interested bodies are made aware of, and have access to, detailed information on the Energy Star programme, using all possible Community tools.3. In order to encourage the purchase of office equipment products with the common logo, the Commission and other Community institutions, as well as other public authorities at national level, shall, without prejudice to Community and national law and economic criteria, encourage the use of energy-efficient requirements not less demanding than the Energy Star specifications when defining their requirements for office equipment products. Other voluntary energy labelling schemes1. Existing and new voluntary energy labelling schemes for office equipment products in the Member States may co-exist with the Energy Star programme.2. The Commission and the Member States shall act in order to ensure the necessary coordination between the Energy Star programme and national schemes and other labelling schemes in the Community or in the Member States. European Community Energy Star Board1. The Commission shall establish a European Community Energy Star Board (ECESB) consisting of national representatives as referred to in Article 9 as well as relevant interested parties. The ECESB shall review the implementation within the Community of the Energy Star programme and shall provide advice and assistance to the Commission, as appropriate, to enable it to carry out its role as management entity.2. One year following the entry into force of this Regulation, and every year thereafter, the ECESB shall draw up a report on the market penetration of products bearing the common logo and on the technology available for reducing energy consumption.3. The Commission shall ensure that, to the extent possible in the conduct of its activities, the ECESB observes, in respect of each office equipment product group, a balanced participation of all relevant interested parties concerned with that product group such as manufacturers, retailers, importers, environmental protection groups and consumer organisations.4. The Commission shall establish the ECESB's rules of procedure, taking account of the views of Member States' representatives in the ECESB.5. The Commission shall keep the European Parliament and the Council informed of the ECESB's activities. National representativesEach Member State shall designate, as appropriate, national energy policy experts, authorities or persons (hereinafter referred to as ""national representatives"") responsible for carrying out the tasks provided for in this Regulation. Where more than one national representative is designated, the Member State shall determine those representatives' respective powers and the coordination requirements applicable to them. 0Working planIn accordance with the objectives set out in Article 1, the Commission shall establish a working plan within six months from the entry into force of this Regulation and propose it to the European Parliament and the Council, following consultation of the ECESB. The working plan shall include a strategy for the development of the Energy Star programme, which shall set out for the subsequent three years:- the objectives for the energy efficiency improvements, bearing in mind the need to pursue a high standard of consumer and environmental protection and the market penetration which the Energy Star programme should seek to achieve at Community level,- a non-exhaustive list of office equipment products which should be considered as priorities for inclusion in the Energy Star programme,- outline proposals for educational and promotional campaigns and other necessary actions,- proposals for coordination and cooperation between the Energy Star programme and other voluntary energy labelling schemes in Member States.The working plan shall be reviewed periodically. It shall be reviewed for the first time at the latest 12 months after it is submitted to the European Parliament and the Council, and subsequently at 12-monthly intervals. 1Preparatory procedures for the revision of technical criteriaWith a view to preparing the revision of the specifications and of the office equipment product groups covered by Annex C to the Agreement, and before submitting a draft proposal or replying to the USEPA according to the procedures laid down in the Agreement and in Council Decision 2001/469/EC of 14 May 2001 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Community of the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the European Community on the coordination of energy-efficient labelling programmes for office equipment(9), the following steps have to be taken.1. The Commission may request the ECESB to make suggestions for the revision of the Agreement. The ECESB may also make suggestions to the Commission on its own initiative.2. The Commission shall consult the ECESB whenever it receives a proposal for revision of the Agreement from the USEPA.3. When the ECESB gives its opinion to the Commission it shall take into account the results of feasibility and market studies, and the available technology for reducing energy consumption. The Commission shall take particular account of the objective of setting technical specifications at a high level, with due regard for the technology available and the associated costs, for reducing energy consumption analysed in the ECESB report referred to in Article 8(2). 2Market surveillance and control of abuses1. The common logo shall be used only in connection with the products covered by the Agreement and in accordance with the logo user guidelines contained in Annex B to the Agreement.2. Any false or misleading advertising, or the use of any label or logo which leads to confusion with the common logo introduced by this Regulation, shall be prohibited.3. The Commission shall ensure proper use of the common logo by undertaking or coordinating actions described in Article VIII, paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of the Agreement. Member States shall take actions as appropriate to ensure conformity with the provisions of this Regulation in their own territory and inform the Commission. Member States may refer evidence of non-compliance by programme participants and other bodies to the Commission for initial action. 3ImplementationWithin 12 months of the entry into force of this Regulation, Member States shall inform the Commission of the measures taken to ensure compliance with it. 4RevisionBefore the Parties to the Agreement are to discuss the renewal of the Agreement in accordance with Article XII thereto, the Commission shall assess the Energy Star programme in the light of the experience gained during its operation.The Commission shall produce and submit to the European Parliament and the Council by 15 January 2005 a report monitoring the energy efficiency of the office equipment market in the Community, giving an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Energy Star programme and proposing, if necessary, measures complementary to the programme. The report shall examine the result of the dialogue between the EU and the USA and in particular whether Energy Star specifications are effective enough. 5Final provisionsThis Regulation shall enter into force on the 30th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 6 November 2001.For the European ParliamentThe PresidentN. FontaineFor the CouncilThe PresidentD. Reynders(1) OJ C 150 E, 30.5.2000, p. 73 and OJ C 180 E, 26.6.2001, p. 262.(2) OJ C 204, 18.7.2000, p. 18.(3) Opinion of the European Parliament of 1 February 2001 (OJ C 267, 21.9.2001, p. 49), Council Common Position of 31 May 2001 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Decision of the European Parliament of 3 October 2001.(4) OJ L 157, 9.6.1989, p. 32.(5) OJ L 275, 10.10.1998, p. 1.(6) OJ C 394, 17.12.1998, p. 1.(7) OJ L 297, 13.10.1992, p. 16.(8) OJ L 237, 21.9.2000, p. 1.(9) OJ L 172, 26.6.2001, p. 1.ANNEXENERGY STAR LOGOBlack and white version>PIC FILE= ""L_2001332EN.000602.TIF"">Colour version>PIC FILE= ""L_2001332EN.000603.TIF""> +",energy consumption;use of energy;trademark;manufacturer's trademark;product brand;service mark;stamp of origin;trade mark;EU programme;Community framework programme;Community programme;EC framework programme;European Union programme;office supplies;eco-label;environment-friendly label;labelling,17 +39903,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 528/2011 of 30 May 2011 concerning the authorisation of endo-1,4-β-xylanase produced by Trichoderma reesei (ATCC PTA 5588) as a feed additive for weaned piglets and pigs for fattening (holder of authorisation Danisco Animal Nutrition) Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation.(2) In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted for the authorisation of endo-1,4-β-xylanase (EC 3.2.1.8) produced by Trichoderma reesei (ATCC PTA 5588). The application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(3) The application concerns the authorisation of endo-1,4-β-xylanase (EC 3.2.1.8) produced by Trichoderma reesei (ATCC PTA 5588) as a feed additive for weaned piglets and pigs for fattening, to be classified in the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’.(4) The use of that preparation was authorised for 10 years for chickens for fattening, laying hens, ducks and turkeys for fattening by Commission Regulation (EC) No 9/2010 (2).(5) New data were submitted in support of the application for the authorisation of endo-1,4-β-xylanase (EC 3.2.1.8) produced by Trichoderma reesei (ATCC PTA 5588) for weaned piglets and pigs for fattening. The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 1 February 2011 (3) that, under the proposed conditions of use, endo-1,4-β-xylanase (EC 3.2.1.8) produced by Trichoderma reesei (ATCC PTA 5588) does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment, and that its use can improve the zootechnical performance. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory for Feed Additives set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(6) The assessment of endo-1,4-β-xylanase (EC 3.2.1.8) produced by Trichoderma reesei (ATCC PTA 5588) shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of this preparation should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘digestibility enhancers’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 May 2011.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.(2)  OJ L 3, 7.1.2010, p. 10.(3)  The EFSA Journal 2011;9(2):2008.ANNEXIdentification number of the additive Name of the holder of authorisation Additive Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method Species or category of animal Maximum age Minimum content Maximum content Other provisions End of period of authorisationUnits of activity/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %Category of zootechnical additives. Functional group: digestibility enhancersAdditive compositionCharacterisation of the active substanceMethod of analysis (2)1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature, storage life, and stability to pelleting.2. For use in feed rich in starch and non-starch polysaccharides.3. For piglets (weaned) up to 35 kg.(1)  1 U is the amount of enzyme which liberates 0,5 μmol of reducing sugar (expressed as xylose equivalents) from a cross-linked oat spelt arabinoxylan substrate at pH 5,3 and 50 °C in 1 minute.(2)  Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: http://irmm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/EURLs/EURL_feed_additives/Pages/index.aspx +",swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban;food additive;sensory additive;technical additive;zootechnics;zootechny;fattening;cramming,17 +4197,"2006/766/EC: Commission Decision of 6 November 2006 establishing the lists of third countries and territories from which imports of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates, marine gastropods and fishery products are permitted (notified under document number C(2006) 5171) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (1), and in particular Article 11(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) The special conditions for the import of bivalve molluscs, tunicates, echinoderms and marine gastropods and of fishery products from third countries have been laid down in Regulation (EC) No 854/2004.(2) Commission Decision 97/20/EC (2) established the list of third countries fulfilling the equivalence conditions for the production and placing on the market of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods and Commission Decision 97/296/EC (3) drew up the list of third countries from which the import of fishery products is authorised for human consumption.(3) Lists should be drawn up containing the third countries and territories which satisfy the criteria referred to in Article 11(4) of Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 and which are therefore able to guarantee that bivalve molluscs, tunicates, echinoderms and marine gastropods and fishery products exported to the Community meet the sanitary conditions laid down to protect the health of consumers. Nevertheless, imports of adductor muscles of pectinidae other than aquaculture animals, completely separated from the viscera and gonads, should also be permitted from third countries not appearing on such a list.(4) The competent authorities of Australia, New Zealand and Uruguay have provided appropriate guarantees that the conditions applicable to live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods are equivalent to those provided for in the relevant Community legislation.(5) The competent authorities of Armenia, Belarus and Ukraine have provided appropriate guarantees that the conditions applicable to fishery products are equivalent to those provided for in the relevant Community legislation.(6) Decisions 97/20/EC and 97/296/EC should therefore be repealed and replaced by a new Decision.(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Imports of bivalve molluscs, tunicates, echinoderms and marine gastropods1.   The list of third countries from which bivalve molluscs, tunicates, echinoderms and marine gastropods may be imported, as referred to in Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 854/2004, is established in Annex I to this Decision.2.   Notwithstanding Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 , Paragraph 1 shall not apply to the adductor muscles of pectinidae other than aquaculture animals, completely separated from the viscera and gonads, that may be imported also from third countries not appearing on the list referred to in paragraph 1. Imports of fishery productsThe list of third countries and territories from which fishery products may be imported, as referred to in Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 854/2004, is established in Annex II to this Decision. RepealDecisions 97/20/EC and 97/296/EC are repealed.References to the repealed Decisions shall be construed as references to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 6 November 2006.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 206; corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 83. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 (OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 83).(2)  OJ L 6, 10.1.1997, p. 46. Decision as last amended by Decision 2002/469/EC (OJ L 163, 21.6.2002, p. 16).(3)  OJ L 122, 14.5.1997, p. 21. Decision as last amended by Decision 2006/200/EC (OJ L 71, 10.3.2006, p. 50).ANNEX IList of third countries from which imports of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods in any form for human consumption are permitted(Countries and territories referred to in Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 854/2004)AU — AUSTRALIACL — CHILE (1)JM — JAMAICA (2)JP — JAPAN (1)KR — SOUTH KOREA (1)MA — MOROCCONZ — NEW ZEALANDPE — PERU (1)TH — THAILAND (1)TN — TUNISIATR — TURKEYUY — URUGUAYVN — VIETNAM (1)(1)  Only frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods.(2)  Only marine gastropods.ANNEX IIList of third countries and territories from which imports of fishery products in any form for human consumption are permitted(Countries and territories referred to in Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 854/2004)AE — UNITED ARAB EMIRATESAG — ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA (1)AL — ALBANIAAM — ARMENIA (2)AN — NETHERLANDS ANTILLESAR — ARGENTINAAU — AUSTRALIABD — BANGLADESHBG — BULGARIA (3)BR — BRAZILBS — THE BAHAMASBY — BELARUSBZ — BELIZECA — CANADACH — SWITZERLANDCI — IVORY COASTCL — CHILECN — CHINACO — COLOMBIACR — COSTA RICACU — CUBACV — CAPE VERDEDZ — ALGERIAEC — ECUADOREG — EGYPTFK — FALKLAND ISLANDSGA — GABONGD — GRENADAGH — GHANAGL — GREENLANDGM — GAMBIAGN — GUINEA CONAKRY (4) (5)GT — GUATEMALAGY — GUYANAHK — HONG KONGHN — HONDURASHR — CROATIAID — INDONESIAIN — INDIAIR — IRANJM — JAMAICAJP — JAPANKE — KENYAKR — SOUTH KOREAKZ — KAZAKHSTANLK — SRI LANKAMA — MOROCCO (6)MG — MADAGASCARMR — MAURITANIAMU — MAURITIUSMV — MALDIVESMX — MEXICOMY — MALAYSIAMZ — MOZAMBIQUENA — NAMIBIANC — NEW CALEDONIANG — NIGERIANI — NICARAGUANZ — NEW ZEALANDOM — OMANPA — PANAMAPE — PERUPG — PAPUA NEW GUINEAPH — PHILIPPINESPF — FRENCH POLYNESIAPM — ST PIERRE & MIQUELONPK — PAKISTANRO — ROMANIA (3)RU — RUSSIASA — SAUDI ARABIASC — SEYCHELLESSG — SINGAPORESN — SENEGALSR — SURINAMESV — EL SALVADORTH — THAILANDTN — TUNISIATR — TURKEYTW — TAIWANTZ — TANZANIAUA — UKRAINEUG — UGANDAUS — UNITED STATES OF AMERICAUY — URUGUAYVE — VENEZUELAVN — VIETNAMXM — MONTENEGRO (7)XS — SERBIA (7) (8)YE — YEMENYT — MAYOTTEZA — SOUTH AFRICAZW — ZIMBABWE(1)  Only live crustaceans.(2)  Only for live non farmed crayfish.(3)  Only applicable until this Acceding State becomes a Member State of the Community.(4)  Only fish that has not undergone any preparation or processing operation other than heading, gutting, chilling or freezing.(5)  The reduced frequency of physical checks, provided for by Commission Decision 94/360/EC (OJ L 158, 25.6.1994, p. 41), shall not be applied.(6)  Processed bivalve molluscs belonging to the species Acanthocardia tuberculatum must be accompanied by: (a) an additional health attestation in accordance with the model set out in Part B of Appendix V of Annex VI to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 (OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 27); and (b) the analytical results of the test demonstrating that the molluscs do not contain a paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) level detectable by the bioassay method.(7)  Only whole fresh fish from wild seawater catches.(8)  Not including Kosovo as defined by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999. +",health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;mollusc;cephalopod;shellfish;squid;third country;fishery product;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;import (EU);Community import,17 +26490,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1421/2003 of 8 August 2003 correcting Regulation (EC) No 2103/2002 approving operations to check conformity to the marketing standards applicable to fresh fruit and vegetables carried out in South Africa prior to import into the European Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2103/2002(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 836/2003(4), approves checking operations in South Africa and sets out in its Annex II the model certificate to be used by the South African inspection bodies.(2) A typing mistake has occurred while adopting Regulation (EC) No 836/2003 with regard to the period of validity for sea/land shipments of the certificate.(3) It is thus necessary to correct Regulation (EC) No 2103/2002 accordingly.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,. Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2103/2002 is corrected as follows:In box 13 (""period of validity days""), the figure ""30"" is replaced by the figure ""40"". This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 8 August 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1.(2) OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 64.(3) OJ L 324, 29.11.2002, p. 11.(4) OJ L 121, 16.5.2003, p. 3. +",fresh fruit;import;quality label;quality mark;standards certificate;fresh vegetable;marketing standard;grading;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;South Africa;Ciskei;Republic of South Africa;South African Republic;Transkei,17 +15216,"Commission Directive 96/94/EC of 18 December 1996 establishing a second list of indicative limit values in implementation of Council Directive 80/1107/EEC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to chemical, physical and biological agents at work (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 80/1107/EEC of 27 November 1980 on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to chemical, physical and biological agents at work (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 8 (4) thereof,Having regard to the opinion of the Advisory Committee of Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work,Whereas indicative limit values should be regarded as an important part of the overall approach to the setting of limit values and ensuring the protection of the health of workers at the workplace;Whereas a first list of indicative limit values was established by Commission Directive 91/322/EEC (2);Whereas a second list of indicative limit values can be drawn up at Community level following evaluation of the latest available scientific data on occupational health effects and on the availability of the measuring techniques;Whereas, is preparing its Directive, the Commission was assisted by a scientific committee set up pursuant to Commission Directive 95/320/EC (3); whereas this Committee was responsible for the evaluation of the available scientific data;Whereas, in addition, it is necessary to establish short-term limit values for certain substances to take account of effects arising from short-term exposure;Whereas, for some agents, it is necessary to have regard also to the possibility of penetration through the skin, in order to ensure the best possible level of protection;Whereas indicative limit values need to be kept under review and will need to be revised if new scientific data indicate that they are no longer valid;Whereas this Directive constitutes a practical step towards the achievement of the social dimension of the internal market;Whereas Member States must apply this Directive when they adopt provisions for the protection of workers in accordance with Article 3 (1) of Directive 80/1107/EEC;Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up pursuant to Article 9 of Directive 80/1107/EEC,. A second list of indicative limit values, of which Member States shall take account, inter alia, when establishing the limit values referred to in Article 4 (4) (b) of Directive 80/1107/EEC, is set out in the Annex to this Directive. 1. Member States shall bring into force the provisions necessary to comply with this Directive:- by 1 June 1998 where they have adopted provisions for the protection of workers in accordance with Article 3 (1) of Directive 80/1107/EEC, or- at the time they adopt such provisions.They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 December 1996.For the CommissionPádraig FLYNNMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 327, 3. 12. 1980, p. 8.(2) OJ No L 177, 5. 7. 1991, p. 22.(3) OJ No L 188, 9. 8. 1995, p. 14.ANNEXINDICATIVE LIMIT VALUES FOR OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE>TABLE> +",occupational health;occupational hygiene;occupational medicine;chemical product;chemical agent;chemical body;chemical nomenclature;chemical substance;chemicals;health risk;danger of sickness;occupational safety;occupational hazard;safety at the workplace;worker safety;dangerous substance;dangerous product,17 +3539,"Council Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 of 26 June 2003 on the removal of fins of sharks on board vessels. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),Whereas:(1) According to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy(3), the Common Fisheries Policy shall ensure exploitation of living aquatic resources that provides sustainable economic, environmental and social conditions, and the Council is to establish Community measures governing access to waters and resources and the sustainable pursuit of fishing activities.(2) Fish belonging to the taxon Elasmobranchii, which includes sharks, skates, rays and similar species are generally very vulnerable to exploitation due to their life-cycle characteristics. Most of these species are often caught as by-catch in Community fishing activities directed to other more valuable species.(3) Current scientific knowledge, generally based on the examination of catch rates, indicates that many stocks of sharks are seriously under threat.(4) Until more is known about the population dynamics of sharks and their response to exploitation, which would allow the drafting of well-tailored and comprehensive management plans, any measure preventing the development of unsustainable practices or leading to decreased exploitation of sharks will have positive effects on their conservation.(5) The practice of ""shark finning"", whereby the fins are removed from sharks, with the remainder of the shark being discarded at sea, may contribute to the excessive mortality of sharks to such an extent that many stocks of sharks are depleted, and their future sustainability may be endangered.(6) Measures to restrict or prevent the further development of the practice of shark finning are urgently required, and the removal of shark fins on board vessels should therefore be prohibited. In view of the practical difficulties involved in the identification of species based on removed fins, this prohibition should apply to all Elasmobranchii, except for the removal of ray wings.(7) However, the removal of fins from dead sharks on board may be allowed if the removal aims at a more efficient use of all shark parts by the separate processing on board of fins and of the remaining parts of the sharks. In this case, the flag Member State should issue and manage, with associated conditions, a special fishing permit in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1627/94 of 27 June 1994 laying down general provisions concerning special fishing permits(4).(8) In order to ensure that all the remaining parts of sharks are kept on board, after the removal of fins, masters of vessels which hold a valid special fishing permit should keep records of the amounts of shark fins and of the remaining parts of sharks after evisceration and beheading. Such records should be kept in the logbook as provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(5), or in a special register as appropriate.(9) The problems resulting from the practice of shark finning extend well beyond Community waters. It is appropriate that the Community shows equal commitment towards stock conservation in all maritime waters. This Regulation should therefore be applicable to all Community vessels.(10) In accordance with the principle of proportionality, it is necessary and appropriate for the achievement of the basic objective of conservation of shark stocks to lay down rules on the removal of shark fins on board vessels. This Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve the objectives pursued in accordance with the third paragraph of Article 5 of the Treaty,. ScopeThis Regulation shall apply to the removal of shark fins, retention on board, transhipment and landing of sharks or shark fins:1. by vessels in maritime waters under the sovereignty or the jurisdiction of Member States;2. by vessels flying the flag or registered in Member States in other maritime waters. DefinitionsFor the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:1. ""shark fins"" means any fins of sharks including caudal fins, but excluding the pectoral fins of rays, which are a constituent part of raywings;2. ""shark"" means any fish of the taxon Elasmobranchii;3. ""special fishing permit"" means a prior fishing authorisation issued and managed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1627/94. Prohibitions1. It shall be prohibited to remove shark fins on board vessels, and to retain on board, tranship or land shark fins.2. It shall be prohibited to purchase, offer for sale or sell shark fins which have been removed on board, retained on board, transhipped or landed in contravention of this Regulation. Derogation and associated conditions1. By way of derogation from Article 3(1), and subject to paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5 of this Article, it may be allowed to remove shark fins from dead sharks on board and to retain on board, tranship or land shark fins with regard to vessels which hold a special fishing permit.2. Such a special fishing permit shall only be issued to fishing vessels where a capacity to use all parts of sharks has been demonstrated and where the need for the separate processing on board of shark fins and the remaining parts of sharks has been justified.3. It shall be prohibited to discard at sea the remaining parts of sharks after removal of the shark fins, except those parts resulting from basic processing operations, such as beheading, gutting and skinning.4. The weight of the fins kept from the catch shall never exceed the theoretical weight of the fins that would correspond to the remaining parts of sharks retained on board, transhipped or landed.5. For the purpose of controlling the application of paragraph 4, the theoretical correspondence between weights of fins and bodies shall be established by Member States, taking into account the type of fishery, the species composition and the type of processing and storage. In no case shall the theoretical weight of the fins exceed 5 % of the live weight of the shark catch. Records1. Masters of vessels which hold a valid special fishing permit shall keep records of the weight of shark fins and the remaining parts of sharks retained on board, transhipped or landed.These records shall be kept in the logbook established by Article 6(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, where applicable. For those vessels not subject to Article 6(1) of that Regulation, these records shall be kept in a special register to be provided by the competent authority issuing the special fishing permit.When the shark catch is not landed as a whole, masters of vessels shall complete the logbook records with valid documentation on landings, transhipments and sales of shark fins or remaining parts of sharks.The Member States shall define the type of documentation which is deemed valid for this purpose and check systematically the logbook records.2. In order to facilitate the control of landings by the port authorities and the documentation referred to in paragraph 1, masters of vessels, or their representatives, who hold a valid special fishing permit and who intend to land shark fins or remaining parts of sharks outside Community ports, shall notify the authorities of the flag State and the competent authorities of the State whose ports or landing facilities they want to use, at least 72 hours before the estimated time of arrival at the port of landing, of the catches retained on board, the catches intended for landing and their estimated time of arrival at the port. Reports and Review1. Member States shall send the Commission, by 1 May at the latest, a comprehensive annual report on the implementation of this Regulation during the previous year. The report shall describe the monitoring of compliance of vessels with the requirements of Articles 3, 4 and 5 and shall detail in particular the number of special permits issued, the technical basis for setting the theoretical correspondence between weights of fins and bodies and the documentation considered valid for the purposes of monitoring separate landings of fins and bodies.2. After the submission by Member States of their second annual report, the Commission shall no later than 1 January 2006 report to the European Parliament and the Council on the operation of this Regulation and the international developments in this field, and submit, if appropriate, any amendment to this Regulation. Where the proposed amendments would affect the theoretical correspondence between weights of fins and bodies, these amendments shall be made in the light of the advice of the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the 60th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 26 June 2003.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. Drys(1) OJ C 331 E, 31.12.2002, p. 121.(2) Opinion delivered on 27 March 2003 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(3) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.(4) OJ L 171, 6.7.1994, p. 7.(5) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1). +",conservation of fish stocks;fishing permit;fishing authorization;sea fish;common fisheries policy;fish product;caviar;fish croquette;fish egg;fish fillet;fish meal;surimi;fishing regulations;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction,17 +13899,"95/592/EC: Council Decision of 22 December 1995 concerning the conclusion of the results of negotiations with certain third countries under GATT Article XXIV:6 and other related matters. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113, in conjunction with Article 228 (2) first sentence thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas the Community has entered into negotiations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Article XXIV:6; whereas these negotiations have resulted in agreements with Australia, Chile, Japan, New Zealand and Thailand;Whereas it was also in the interest of the Community to resolve certain other outstanding issues in the agricultural sector with the parties concerned;Whereas it is in the interest of the Community to approve these agreements,. The following agreements and letters are hereby approved on behalf of the Community:- Agreement for the conclusion of negotiations between the European Community and Australia under Article XXIV:6 (Annex I),- Exchange of letters between the European Community and Australia for the conclusion of negotiations under Article XXIV:6 (Annex I),- Side letter between the European Community and Australia (Annex I),- Agreement for the conclusion of negotiations between the European Community and Chile under Article XXIV:6 (Annex II),- Negotiations between the European Community and Japan under Article XXIV:6 (Annex III),- Agreement for the conclusion of negotiations between the European Community and New Zealand under Article XXIV:6 (Annex IV),- Agreement for the conclusion of negotiations between the European Community and the Kingdom of Thailand (Annex V).The texts of the acts referred to in the first paragraph are attached to this Decision. The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the agreements and letters in order to bind the Community.. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1995.For the CouncilThe PresidentL. ATIENZA SERNA +",GATT;General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade;agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;third country;agricultural product;farm product,17 +5497,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 220/2012 of 14 March 2012 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 967/2006 as regards the deadlines for communicating sugar quantities carried forward from the marketing year 2011/2012. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1) and in particular Articles 85, in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 17 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 967/2006 of 29 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards sugar production in excess of the quota (2), lays down deadlines within which Member States have to communicate to the Commission the quantities of sugar carried forward to the next marketing year.(2) By way of derogation from Article 63(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, Article 1 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 214/2012 (3) extended, for the marketing year 2011/2012, the time limits within which Member States determine the deadline within which operators have to communicate to Member States their decision to carry forward surplus sugar production.(3) Consequently, deadlines within which Member States have to communicate to the Commission the quantities to be carried forward, pursuant to Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 967/2006, should be shifted accordingly.(4) It is therefore necessary to derogate, for the marketing year 2011/2012, from the deadlines fixed in points (a) and (b) of Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 967/2006.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,. By way of derogation from points (a) and (b) of Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 967/2006, Member States shall communicate to the Commission not later than 1 September 2012, the quantities of beet and cane sugar from the 2011/2012 marketing year that are to be carried forward to the next marketing year. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall expire on 30 September 2012.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 March 2012.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 176, 30.6.2006, p. 22.(3)  OJ L 74, 14.3.2012, p. 3. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;production surplus;surplus production;production quota;limitation of production;production restriction;reduction of production;beet sugar;cane sugar;disclosure of information;information disclosure;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law,17 +42954,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1081/2013 of 31 October 2013 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 November 2013. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 1 November 2013 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 1 November 2013, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 October 2013.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Jerzy PLEWADirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 1 November 2013CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I17.10.2013-30.10.20131. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/t)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 213,98 125,65 — — —Fob price USA — — 218,68 208,68 188,68Gulf of Mexico premium — 23,38 — — —Great Lakes premium 33,08 — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 18,11 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: 49,54 EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +5153,"87/359/EEC: Commission Decision of 22 June 1987 concerning reductions in air and sea transport fares available only to Spanish nationals resident in the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands (Only the Spanish text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 90 (1) and (3) thereof,Whereas:1. By Decree-Law No 22/62 of 14 June 1962 (1) and Law No 46/81 of 29 December 1981 (2), Spain introduced special arrangements relating to transport under which certain persons tavelling between continental Spain and the Canary and Balearic Islands are granted reductions in fares for air and sea transport.2. Under Article 2 of Decree-Law No 22/62 concerning air links with the Canary Islands, provision is made for a State subsidy amounting to 33 % of the price for tickets on scheduled passenger services on that route. Article 3 of the Decree-Law requires transport undertakings receiving the subsidy to reduce the price of their tickets by the same amount.3. Pursuant to Law 46/81 concerning air and sea links with the Balearic Islands, provision is similarly made for a State subsidy allowing reduced fares to be charged on scheduled transport services between the archipelago and the rest of the national territory. As provided in Article 2 of the Law, the reduction in fares amounts to 25 % of the fare for sailings between the archipelago and the rest of Spain and to 10 % of the fare for sailings between islands within the archipelago. Articles 3 and 4 of the Law provide that the relevant underakings, which are required to grant the reductions in fares, will be reimbursed by the Stae for the resulting loss of revenue.4. Article 1 of Decree-Law No 22/62 expressly provides that the State subsidies for air transport services to and from the Canary Islands are applicable only to tickets used by Spanish nationals resident in the Islands. Similarly, Article 1 of Law No 46/81 provides that only Spanish nationals resident in the Balearic Islands are eligible for the reductions in fares.5. The special arrangements regarding transport laid down by Decree-Law No 22/62 and Law No 46/81 were again clearly stated in Article 1 of Royal Decree No 3269/82 of 12 November 1982 (3). This stipulates that the reductions in fares for scheduled passenger transport services provided for in Decree-Law No 22/62 and Law No 46/81 and granted through the intermediary of the publicly owned transport companies are to be available only to Spanish nationals who, at the time of purchasing their tickets, can provide evidence that they are resident in the provinces of the Balearic Islands, Las Palmas and Santa Cruz de Tenerife.6. Private individuals and Members of the European Parliament have on several occasions made their objections to these preferential transport arrangements known to the Commission, and an official complaint has been lodged with the Commission.7. By restricting eligibility for the reduced-fare air and sea transport arrangements to Spanish nationals resident in the Canary and Balearic Islands, Spain is clearly placing them at an advantage over nationals of other Membr States similarily resident in the islands.8. The transport arrangements applied by Spain are of obvious economic importance in view of the number of nationals of other Member States in the islands, the cost of transport between the islands and continental Spain, and the scale of the reduction granted only to Spanish residents.9. On 23 December 1986, the Commission made representations to the Spanish Government, pointing out that the arrangements were incompatible with the Treaty and inviting it to submit its comments in this respect. The Commission's position was reiterated on 5 February 1987 and reaffirmed on 4 March 1987 after the Commission had received the Spanish authorities' comments and had, in particular, been informed that the special transport arrangements applied by Iberia and Transmediterranea were being maintained. These two companies are public undertakings, the State holding 99 % and 95 %, respectively, of their share capital.10. Article 90 (1) of the EEC Treaty provides that, in the case of public undertakings, Member States shall neither enact nor maintain in force any measure contrary to the rules contained in the Treaty, in particular to the rules provided for in Article 7 and Articles 85 to 94. The same requirement applies to undertakings to which Member States grant special or exclusive rights.11. By continuing to apply after 1 January 1986 the preferential transport fare arrangements introduced by Decree-Law No 22/62 of 14 June 1962 and Law No 46/81 of 29 December 1981, Spain has maintained in force in the case of public undertakings, namely the national transport companies Iberia and Transmediterranea, measures within the meaning of Article 90 (1) of the EEC Treaty.12. Article 90 (3) of the EEC Treaty provides that the Commission shall ensure the application of the provisions of Article 90 and shall, where necessary, address appropriate Directives or Decisions to Member States.13. Pursuant to Article 90 (1), the provisions of Article 7 of the EEC Treaty must in particular be observed. These prohibit any discrimination on grounds of nationality.14. Since, even though no exception clause is provided for in the transitional measures laid down in the Act of Accession, Spain has continued to apply its preferential transport arrangements, the discrimination on grounds of nationality must be brought to an end,. The following provisions are hereby declared incompatible with the provisions of Article 90 (1), in conjunction with those of Article 7, of the EEC Treaty:- Article 1 of Spanish Decree-Law No 22/62 on the subsidization of air transport links with the Canary Islands,- Article 1 of Spanish Law No 46/81 on the subsidization of fares for Spanish nationals resident in the Balearic Islands,- Article 1 of Spanish Royal Decree No 3269/82 on the certification of residence for the purposes of the subsidization of fares and the payment of the subsidy towards scheduled transport services between the peninsula, the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands,to the extent that they restrict the application of the reductions in transport fares for which they provide to Spanish nationals resident in the provinces of the Balearic Islands, Las Palmas and Santa Cruz de Tenerife to the exclusion of nationals of other Member States resident in the islands. Spain shall inform the Commission, within two months of notification of this Decision, of the measures which it has taken to comply with it. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.. Done at Brussels, 22 June 1987.For the CommissionPeter SUTHERLANDMember of the Commission(1) Boletin Oficial del Estado No 143, 15. 6. 1962.(2) Boletin Oficial del Estado No 312, 30. 12. 1981.(3) Boletin Oficial del Estado No 287, 30. 11. 1982. +",reduced price;rebate;reduced charge;special offer price;special offer rate;special price;special rate;transport price;transport cost;Balearic Islands;Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands;national;citizen;Canary Islands;Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +5300,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 494/2011 of 20 May 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards Annex XVII (Cadmium) Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (1), and in particular Article 131 thereof,Whereas:(1) By its Resolution of 25 January 1988 on a Community action programme (2) the Council invited the Commission to combat environmental pollution by cadmium.(2) In the table set out in Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, entry 23 contains restrictions on the use and marketing of cadmium in mixtures and articles.(3) Cadmium and cadmium oxide are classified as carcinogen category 1B and aquatic acute and chronic toxicity category 1.(4) Since 31 December 1992, cadmium has been prohibited under Council Directive 76/769/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (3) as a colouring agent in a number of polymers and paints, as a stabiliser in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) in a number of applications, and cadmium plating is prohibited in a number of applications. Directive 76/769/EEC was repealed and replaced by Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 with effect from 1 June 2009.(5) In 2007 the European risk assessment on cadmium (4) under Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 of 23 March 1993 on the evaluation and control of the risks of existing substances (5) was completed. On 14 June 2008 the Commission published a Communication on the results of the risk evaluation and the risk reduction strategies for cadmium and cadmium oxide (6) which recommended a marketing and use restriction for cadmium in brazing sticks and jewellery.(6) The Communication outlined the need for specific measures to limit the risks from the use of cadmium-containing brazing sticks and from wearing cadmium-containing jewellery. Professionals and hobbyists are exposed to fumes in the process of brazing. Consumers including children are exposed to cadmium in jewellery through skin contact or licking.(7) The Commission has commissioned a study on Socio-Economic Impact of a Potential Update of the Restrictions on the Marketing and Use of Cadmium in jewelleries, brazing alloys and PVC. The results of the study were published in January 2010 (7).(8) The existing provisions concerning paint containing zinc should be clarified to define high zinc content. Provisions concerning paint on painted articles should be also clarified.(9) Since 2001 the European PVC industry has taken the initiative on a voluntary basis to refrain from using cadmium as a stabiliser in newly produced PVC for those applications which were not yet regulated under Directive 76/769/EEC. This voluntary initiative eventually led to a phase out of the use of cadmium in PVC.(10) The prohibition of the use of cadmium should be extended to all articles made from PVC in order to comply with the objective of combating cadmium pollution.(11) A derogation for mixtures produced from PVC waste and referred to as ‘recovered PVC’ should be granted to allow their placing on the market for use in certain construction products.(12) The use of recovered PVC should be encouraged in the manufacture of certain construction products because it allows the reuse of old PVC, which may contain cadmium. Consequently a higher limit value for cadmium should be granted for these construction products. This avoids PVC being discarded in landfills or incinerated causing release of carbon dioxide and cadmium in the environment.(13) This Regulation should apply 6 months after the entry into force to allow operators to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Regulation.(14) It is foreseen that due to the prohibition of cadmium in new PVC, the content of cadmium in construction products manufactured from recovered PVC should diminish gradually. Therefore, the limit value for cadmium should be reviewed accordingly and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) should be involved in reviewing the restriction as provided for in Article 69 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.(15) In accordance with the provisions on transitional measures in Article 137(1)a of REACH it is necessary to amend Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.(16) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established under Article 133 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006,. Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 10 January 2012.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 May 2011.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.(2)  OJ C 30, 4.2.1988, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 262, 27.9.1976, p. 201.(4)  http://ecb.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/Existing-chemicals/RISK_ASSESSMENT/REPORT/cdmetalreport303.pdf(5)  OJ L 84, 5.4.1993, p. 1.(6)  OJ C 149, 14.6.2008, p. 6.(7)  http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/chemicals/files/markrestr/study-cadmium_en.pdfANNEXIn Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the table setting out the designation of the substances, groups of substances and mixtures and the conditions of restriction is amended as follows:1. in the second column of entry 23, paragraphs 1 to 4 are replaced by the following:‘1. Shall not be used in mixtures and articles produced from synthetic organic polymers (hereafter referred to as plastic material) such as:— polymers or copolymers of vinyl chloride (PVC) [3904 10] [3904 21]— polyurethane (PUR) [3909 50]— low-density polyethylene (LDPE), with the exception of low-density polyethylene used for the production of coloured masterbatch [3901 10]— cellulose acetate (CA) [3912 11]— cellulose acetate butyrate (CAB) [3912 11]— epoxy resins [3907 30]— melamine-formaldehyde (MF) resins [3909 20]— urea-formaldehyde (UF) resins [3909 10]— unsaturated polyesters (UP) [3907 91]— polyethylene terephthalate (PET) [3907 60]— polybutylene terephthalate (PBT)— transparent/general-purpose polystyrene [3903 11]— acrylonitrile methylmethacrylate (AMMA)— cross-linked polyethylene (VPE)— high-impact polystyrene— polypropylene (PP) [3902 10]— high-density polyethylene (HDPE) [3901 20]— acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) [3903 30]— poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) [3906 10].2. Shall not be used in paints [3208] [3209].3. By way of derogation, paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to articles coloured with mixtures containing cadmium for safety reasons.4. By way of derogation, paragraph 1, second subparagraph shall not apply to:— mixtures produced from PVC waste, hereinafter referred to as “recovered PVC”,— mixtures and articles containing recovered PVC if their concentration of cadmium (expressed as Cd metal) does not exceed 0,1 % by weight of the plastic material in the following rigid PVC applications:(a) profiles and rigid sheets for building applications;(b) doors, windows, shutters, walls, blinds, fences, and roof gutters;(c) decks and terraces;(d) cable ducts;(e) pipes for non-drinking water if the recovered PVC is used in the middle layer of a multilayer pipe and is entirely covered with a layer of newly produced PVC in compliance with paragraph 1 above.2. in the second column of entry 23, paragraphs 8, 9, 10 and 11 are added as follows:‘8. Shall not be used in brazing fillers in concentration equal to or greater than 0,01 % by weight.9. By way of derogation, paragraph 8 shall not apply to brazing fillers used in defence and aerospace applications and to brazing fillers used for safety reasons.10. Shall not be used or placed on the market if the concentration is equal to or greater than 0,01 % by weight of the metal in:(i) metal beads and other metal components for jewellery making;(ii) metal parts of jewellery and imitation jewellery articles and hair accessories, including:— bracelets, necklaces and rings,— piercing jewellery,— wrist-watches and wrist-wear,— brooches and cufflinks.11. By way of derogation, paragraph 10 shall not apply to articles placed on the market before 10 January 2012 and jewellery more than 50 years old on 10 January 2012.’(1)  OJ L 365, 31.12.1994, p. 10.’ +",toxic substance;dioxin;harmful substance;toxic discharge;toxic product;toxic waste;toxicity;health risk;danger of sickness;cadmium;product safety;carcinogenic substance;cancerogenic substance;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban,17 +28599,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1335/2004 of 20 July 2004 determining to what extent import right applications submitted during the month of July 2004 for calves weighing not more than 80 kg as part of a tariff quota provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1201/2004 may be accepted. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1201/2004 of 29 June 2004 opening and providing for the administration of a tariff quota for calves weighing not more than 80 kilograms and originating in Bulgaria or Romania (1 July to 30 June 2005) (2), and in particular Article 4(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 3(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1201/2004 lays down the number of head of live bovine animals of a weight not exceeding 80 kg falling within CN code 0102 90 05 and originating in Bulgaria or Romania which may be imported under special conditions in the period 1 July to 31 December 2004.(2) The quantities for which import certificates applications for the month of July 2004 have been submitted exceed the quantities available. Pursuant to Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1201/2004, a single percentage reduction in the quantities applied for should be fixed,. All applications for import certificates lodged pursuant to Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1201/2004 shall be met to the extent of 3,7965 % of the quantity applied for. This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 July 2004.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 July 2004.For the CommissionJ. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZAgriculture Director-General(1)  OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 230, 30.6.2004, p. 12. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;Romania;beef;Bulgaria;Republic of Bulgaria;EU customs procedure;Community customs procedure;European Union customs procedure,17 +42887,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 972/2013 of 9 October 2013 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Μεσσαρά (Messara) (PDO)). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 repealed and replaced Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (2).(2) Pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Greece’s application to register the name ‘Μεσσαρά’ (Messara) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (3).(3) As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Μεσσαρά’ (Messara) should therefore be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 October 2013.For the CommissionJoaquín ALMUNIAVice-President(1)  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(3)  OJ C 396, 21.12.2012, p. 24.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.5.   Oils and fats (butter, margarine, oils, etc.)GREECEΜεσσαρά (Messara) (PDO) +",Greece;Hellenic Republic;olive oil;Crete;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification;labelling,17 +168,"Council Directive 70/522/EEC of 30 November 1970 concerning the attainment of freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services in respect of activities of self-employed persons in the wholesale coal trade and activities of intermediaries in the coal trade (ISIC ex Group 6112). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 54 (2) and (3) and Article 63 (2) and (3) thereof;Having regard to the General Programme for the abolition of restrictions on freedom of establishment (1), and in particular Title IV D thereof;Having regard to the General Programme for the abolition of restrictions on freedom to provide services (2), and in particular Title V C thereof;Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (3);Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (4);Whereas the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community contains no provisions regarding freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services ; whereas, therefore, liberalisation of the activities covered by this Directive comes entirely under the provisions of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;Whereas activities in wholesale trade and the activities of intermediaries in commerce, industry and small craft industries are already governed by two Council Directives of 25 February 1964 (5) ; whereas the coal trade is excluded from the scope of these Directives ; whereas the purpose of this Directive is to liberalise trade activities in that sector;Whereas, moreover, the present Directive affects the selling activities of producers, since Article 2 (3) of the Council Directive of 7 July 1964 (6) concerning the attainment of freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services in respect of activities of self-employed persons in mining and quarrying (ISIC Major Groups 11-19) restricts the rights of a producer who establishes himself as such in another Member State and sells his own products in that State to selling in a single establishment in the country of production, until such time as trade in the products in question has been liberalised by other Directives;Whereas the present Directive liberalises the wholesale coal trade ; whereas retail trade has already been liberalised by the Council Directive of 15 October 1968 (7) ; whereas therefore the restriction to selling in a single establishment in the country of production no longer applies to such products;whereas the producer who, on the basis of the Council Directive of 7 July 1964 referred to above, establishes himself as such in another Member State is, in pursuance of that Directive, henceforth authorised to sell his own products in one or more undertakings in that Member State;Whereas the present Directive must also enable a producer to establish himself in another Member State not as a producer but in order to sell his own products in that State, on a wholesale basis, in one or more undertakings; (1)OJ No 2, 15.1.1962, p. 36/62. (2)OJ No 2, 15.1.1962, p. 32/62. (3)OJ No C 51, 29.4.1970, p. 4. (4)OJ No C 108, 26.8.1970, p. 20. (5)OJ No 56, 4.4.1964, p. 863/64 and 869/64. (6)OJ No 117, 23.7.1964, p. 1871/64. (7)OJ No L 260, 22.10.1968, p. 1.Whereas the restrictions on freedom to provide services in respect of intermediaries in the employment of one or more industrial or commercial undertakings should be abolished under this Directive ; whereas it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between activities of employed intermediaries and those of self-employed agents because the legal distinction between the two is not the same in all six countries ; whereas the activities of employed intermediaries fall within the same economic category as those of self-employed agents and it would be neither convenient nor useful to split up the liberalisation of this very special form of provision of services into a series of measures of partial liberalisation, effected as and when the activities of the employers are liberalised;Whereas the General Programme for the abolition of restrictions on freedom of establishment provides that restrictions on the right to join professional or trade organisations must be abolished where the professional activities of the person concerned necessarily involve the exercise of that right;Whereas the position of paid employees accompanying the person providing services or acting on his behalf will be governed by the provisions laid down in pursuance of Articles 48 and 49 of the Treaty;Whereas separate Directives, applicable to all activities of self-employed persons, concerning provisions relating to the movement and residence of beneficiaries, and where necessary Directives on the co-ordination of the safeguards required by Member States of companies or firms for the protection of the interests of members and of others, have been or will be adopted;Whereas, moreover, in some Member States the wholesale coal trade is governed by rules relating to the taking up of that trade ; whereas, therefore, certain transitional measures, the purpose of which is to make it easier for nationals of other Member States to take up and pursue activities in wholesale trade, are the subject of a separate Directive;. Member States shall abolish, in respect of the natural persons and companies or firms covered by Title I of the General Programmes for the abolition of restrictions on freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services (hereinafter called ""beneficiaries""), the restrictions referred to in Title III of those General Programmes affecting the right to take up and pursue the activities specified in Articles 2 and 3 of this Directive. 1. The provisions of this Directive shall apply to activities of self-employed persons in the wholesale coal trade (ISIC ex Group 6112) (1);2. For the purposes of this Directive, ""activities in the wholesale coal trade"" means activities pursued by any natural person or company or firm who habitually and by way of trade buys coal in his own name and on his own account and resells such coal to other wholesale or retail traders, or to processors, or to professional, trade or large-scale users.The coal may be resold either in the unaltered state or after such processing, treatment or preparation for sale as is customary in wholesale trade.Activities in wholesale coal trade may be carried on by way of domestic, export, import or transit trade.3. The provisions of this Directive shall apply also to wholesale selling by coal-producing undertakings. The provisions of this Directive shall also apply to the following activities in the coal trade: 1. the following activities of self-employed persons: (a) professional activities of an intermediary who is empowered and instructed by one or more persons to negotiate or enter into commercial transactions in the name of and on behalf of those persons;(b) professional activities of an intermediary who, while not being permanently so instructed, brings together persons wishing to contract directly with one another, or arranges their commercial transactions or assists in the completion thereof;(c) professional activities of an intermediary who enters into commercial transactions in his own name on behalf of others;2. provisions of services, by way of professional activities, by an intermediary in the employment of one or more commercial, industrial or small craft undertakings. Both such intermediary and the (1)International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (Statistical Office of the United Nations, Statistical Papers, Series M No 4, Rev. 1, New York 1958).undertakings employing him must reside or be established in a Member State other than that in which the services are carried out.The activities referred to in paragraph 1 shall include those of intermediaries who go from door to door seeking orders. 1. Member States shall in particular abolish the following restrictions: (a) those which prevent beneficiaries from establishing themselves or providing services in the host country under the same conditions and with the same rights as nationals of that country;(b) those existing by reason of administrative practices which result in treatment being applied to beneficiaries that is discriminatory by comparison with that applied to nationals.2. The restrictions to be abolished shall include in particular those arising out of measures which prevent or limit establishment or provision of services by beneficiaries by the following means: (a) in Belgium - the obligation to hold a carte professionnelle (Article 1 of the Law of 19 February 1965);(b) in France - the obligation to hold a carte d'identité d'étranger commerçant (Décret-loi of 12 November 1938, Décret of 2 February 1939 as amended by Décret of 27 October 1969, Law of 8 October 1940, Law of 10 April 1954, Décret No 59-852 of 9 July 1959);- exclusion from the right to renew commercial leases (Article 38 of Décret of 30 September 1953);(c) in Luxembourg - the limited period of validity of authorisations granted to foreign nationals (Article 21 of the Law of 2 June 1962). 1. Member States shall ensure that beneficiaries have the right to join professional or trade organisations under the same conditions and with the same rights and obligations as their own nationals.2. In the case of establishment, the right to join professional or trade organisations shall entail eligibility for election or appointment to high office in such organisations. However, such posts may be reserved for nationals where, in pursuance of any provision laid down by law or regulation, the organisation concerned is connected with the exercise of official authority.3. In the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, membership of the Chambre de commerce or of the Chambre des métiers shall not give beneficiaries the right to take part in the election of the administrative organs of those Chambers. No Member State shall grant to any of its nationals who go to another Member State for the purpose of pursuing any activity referred to in Article 2 or in Article 3 any aid liable to distort the conditions of establishment. 1. Where a host Member State requires of its nationals wishing to take up any activity referred to in Article 2 or in Article 3 proof of good repute and proof that they have not previously been declared bankrupt, or proof of either one of these, that State shall accept as sufficient evidence, in respect of nationals of other Member States, the production of an extract from the ""judicial record"" or, failing this, of an equivalent document issued by a competent judicial or administrative authority in the country of origin or the country whence the foreign national comes, showing that these requirements have been met.Nevertheless, in the case of intermediaries who go from door to door seeking orders, facts other than those which may be given in the document referred to in the preceding subparagraph may also be taken into consideration where such facts have been officially certified and clearly show that the person concerned does not satisfy all the conditions as to good repute which persons wishing to pursue that activity are required to satisfy. However, this check shall not be carried out as a matter of regular routine.2. Where the country of origin or the country whence the foreign national comes does not issue such documentary proof of no previous bankruptcy, such proof may be replaced by a declaration on oath made by the person concerned before a judicial or administrative authority, a notary, or a competent professional or trade body, in the country of origin or in the country whence that person comes.3. Documents issued in accordance with paragraph 1 or with paragraph 2 may not be produced more than three months after their date of issue.4. Member States shall, within the time limit laid down in Article 9, designate the authorities and bodies competent to issue these documents and shall forthwith inform the other Member States and the Commission thereof. Those Member States where the taking up of the activities in question is conditional upon the taking of an oath shall ensure that the current form of the oath is such that it can also be sworn by foreign nationals. Where this is not the case, Member States shall provide for a suitable and equivalent form. Member States shall adopt the measures necessary to comply with this Directive within six months of its notification and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. 0This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 November 1970.For the CouncilThe PresidentH.D. GRIESAU +",freedom to provide services;free movement of services;coal industry;administrative formalities;administrative burden;administrative cost;administrative simplification;bureaucracy;cost of administration;cost of administrative formalities;simplification of administrative formalities;right of establishment;freedom of establishment;wholesale trade;wholesale dealing;wholesale market;self-employment,17 +10011,"92/583/EEC: Council Decision of 14 December 1992 on the conclusion of the Protocol of amendment to the European Convention for the Protection of Animals kept for Farming Purposes. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),Whereas by Decision 78/923/EEC (3) the Community approved the European Convention for the Protection of Animals kept for Farming Purposes, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Convention’; whereas the Community has deposited its instrument of approval;Whereas the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted, on 15 November 1991, a Protocol of amendment to the Convention in order to take account of technical and scientific developments in livestock farming;Whereas disparities in national laws on the protection of animals kept for farming purposes may give rise to unequal conditions of competition and may consequently have an indirect effect on the proper functioning of the common market;Whereas the Convention covers matters which fall within the scope of the common agricultural policy;Whereas the Community's participation thus contributes to the achievement of its objectives,Whereas the Protocol of amendment should therefore be approved,. The Protocol of amendment to the European Convention for the Protection of Animals kept for Farming Purposes is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision. The President of the Council shall deposit the instrument of approval in accordance with Article 6 (4) of the Protocol of amendment.. Done at Brussels, 14 December 1992.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. GUMMER(1)  OJ No C 337, 21. 12. 1992.(2)  OJ No C 332, 16. 12. 1992, p. 24.(3)  OJ No L 323, 17. 11. 1978, p. 12.PROTOCOL OF AMENDMENT TO THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF ANIMALS KEPT FOR FARMING PURPOSESPROTOCOLE D'AMENDEMENT À LA CONVENTION EUROPÉENNE SUR LA PROTECTION DES ANIMAUX DANS LES ÉLEVAGESTHE MEMBER STATES OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE and THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, signatory hereto,HAVING REGARD to the European Convention for the protection of animals kept for farming purposes of 10 March 1976, hereinafter called ‘the Convention’,CONSIDERING that it is desirable to extend explicitly the scope of the Convention to apply also to certain aspects of developments in animal husbandry techniques, in particular in respect of biotechnology, and to the killing of animals on the farm and, at the same time to adapt some provisions of the Convention to the evolving situation in respect of animal husbandry,HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:LES ÉTATS MEMBRES DU CONSEIL DE L'EUROPE et LA COMMUNAUTÉ ÉCONOMIQUE EUROPÉENNE, signataires du présent protocole d'amendement,VU la convention européenne sur la protection des animaux dans les élevages, du 10 mars 1976, ci-après dénommée «la convention»,CONSIDÉRANT qu'il est souhaitable d'élargir explicitement le champ d'application de la convention à certains aspects des développements dans les méthodes d'élevage des animaux, en particulier en matière de biotechnologie, et au sacrifice des animaux à la ferme, et en même temps d'adapter certaines dispositions de la convention à la situation évolutive en matière d'élevage d'animaux,SONT CONVENUS DE CE QUI SUIT:Article 1Article 1 of the Convention shall be amended to read:‘This Convention shall apply to the breeding, keeping, care and housing of animals and in particular to animals in intensive stock-farming systems. For the purposes of this Convention “animals” shall mean animals bred or kept for the production of food, wool, skin or fur, or for other farming purposes, including animals produced as a result of genetic modifications or novel genetic combinations. “Intensive stock farming” systems shall mean husbandry methods in which animals are kept in such numbers or density, or in such conditions, or at such production levels, that their health and welfare depend upon frequent human attention.’Article 2A new Article 3 shall be inserted in the Convention, which reads as follows:‘Natural or artificial breeding or breeding procedures which cause or are likely to cause suffering or injury to any of the animals involved shall not be practised; no animal shall be kept for farming purposes unless it can be reasonably expected, on the basis of its phenotype or genotype, that it can be kept without detrimental effects on its health or welfare.’Article premierL'article 1er de la convention est amendé comme suit:«La présente convention s'applique à l'élevage, à la détention, aux soins et au logement des animaux, en particulier dans les. systèmes d'élevage intensif. Au sens de la présente convention, on entend par «animaux» ceux qui sont élevés ou gardés pour la production de denrées alimentaires, de laine, de peaux ou fourrures, ou à d'autres fins agricoles, y compris les animaux résultant de modifications génétiques ou de nouvelles combinaisons génétiques. On entend par «systèmes d'élevage intensif» les méthodes d'élevage dans lesquelles les animaux sont détenus en tel nombre, ou en telle densité, ou dans de telles conditions, ou en vue de tels taux de production que leur santé et leur bien-être dépendent des fréquentes attentions de l'homme.»Article 2Un nouvel article 3 est inséré dans la convention, libellé comme suit:«L'élevage naturel ou artificiel, ou les procédures d'élevage qui causent ou sont susceptibles de causer des souffrances ou des dommages à tout animal en cause ne doivent pas être pratiqués; aucun animal ne doit être gardé à des fins d'élevage à moins que l'on puisse raisonnablement s'attendre, sur la base de son phénotype ou de son génotype, à ce que cet animal puisse être gardé sans qu'il puisse y avoir d'effets néfastes sur sa santé ou son bien-être.»Article 3Article 3 of the Convention shall be re-numbered Article 3a.Article 4Article 6 of the Convention shall be amended to read:‘No animal shall be provided with food or liquid in a manner, nor shall such food or liquid contain any substance, which may cause unnecessary suffering or injury.No other substance with the exception of those given for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes shall be administered to an animal unless it has been demonstrated by scientific studies of animal welfare or established experience that the effect of the substance is not detrimental to the health or welfare of the animal.’Article 5Article 7 of the Convention shall be amended to read:‘1.   The condition and state of health and welfare of animals shall be thoroughly inspected at intervals sufficient to avoid unnecessary suffering and in the case of animals kept in intensive stock-farming systems at least once a day.2.   When an animal is to be killed on the farm, this shall be done competently and in any case without causing unnecessary pain or distress to the animal or to other animals.3.   Technical equipment used in intensive stock-farming systems shall be thoroughly inspected at least once a day, and any defect discovered shall be remedied with the least possible delay. When a defect cannot be remedied forthwith, all temporary measures necessary to safeguard the health and welfare of the animals shall be taken immediately.Article 61.   This Protocol of amendment shall be open for signature by the Member States of the Council of Europe which have signed or acceded to the Convention, and by the European Economic Community, which may become Parties to this Protocol of amendment by:(a) signature without reservation as to ratification, acceptance or approval; or(b) signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, followed by ratification, acceptance or approval.2.   No Member State of the Council of Europe shall sign without reservation as to ratification, acceptance or approval, or deposit an instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval, unless it is already or becomes simultaneously a Party to the Convention.3.   Any State not a member of the Council which has acceded to the Convention may also accede to this Protocol of amendment.4.   Instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall be deposited with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.Article 3L'article 3 de la convention est renuméroté article 3 bis.Article 4L'article 6 de la convention est amendé comme suit:«Aucun animal ne doit être alimenté de telle sorte qu'il en résulte des souffrances ou des dommages inutiles et son alimentation ne doit pas contenir de substances qui puissent lui causer des souffrances ou des dommages inutiles.Aucune autre substance, à l'exception des substances administrées à des fins thérapeutiques ou prophylactiques, ne doit être administrée à un animal à moins qu'il n'ait été démontré par des études scientifiques du bien-être des animaux ou sur la base d'une expérience établie que l'effet de la substance n'est pas contraire à sa santé ou à son bien-être.»Article 5L'article 7 de la convention est amendé comme suit:«1.   La condition et l'état de santé et de bien-être de l'animal doivent faire l'objet d'une inspection approfondie à des intervalles suffisants pour éviter des souffrances inutiles, soit au moins une fois par jour dans le cas d'animaux gardés dans des systèmes d'élevage intensif.2.   Lorsqu'un animal doit être sacrifié à la ferme, le sacrifice doit être fait avec compétence et, dans tous les cas, sans causer de souffrances ou de détresse inutiles à l'animal ou aux autres animaux.3.   Les installations techniques dans les systèmes d'élevage intensif doivent faire l'objet, au moins une fois par jour, d'une inspection approfondie et tout défaut constaté doit être éliminé dans les délais les plus courts. Lorsqu'un défaut ne peut être éliminé sur-le-champ, toutes les mesures temporaires nécessaires pour préserver la santé et le bien-être des animaux doivent être prises immédiatement.»Article 61.   Le présent protocole d'amendement est ouvert à la signature des États membres du Conseil de l'Europe ayant signé ou ayant adhéré à la convention, et à celle de la Communauté économique européenne, qui peuvent devenir parties au présent protocole d'amendement par:a) signature sans réserve de ratification, d'acceptation ou d'approbation, oub) signature sous réserve de ratification, d'acceptation ou d'approbation, suivie de ratification, d'acceptation ou d'approbation.2.   Un État membre du Conseil de l'Europe ne peut signer sans réserve de ratification, d'acceptation, d'approbation ou déposer un instrument de ratification, d'acceptation ou d'approbation s'il n'est pas déjà ou s'il ne devient pas simultanément partie à la convention.3.   Tout État non membre du Conseil qui a adhéré à la convention peut également adhérer au présent protocole d'amendement.4.   Les instruments de ratification, d'acceptation, d'approbation ou d'adhésion seront déposés près le Secrétaire général du Conseil de l'Europe.Article 7This Protocol of amendment shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the date on which all the Parties to the Convention have become Parties to this Protocol of amendment in accordance with the provisions of Article 6.Article 8From the date of its entry into force, this Protocol of amendment shall form an integral part of the Convention.Article 9No reservation may be made in respect of the provisions of this Protocol.Article 10The Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall notify the Member States of the Council of Europe, any State which has acceded to the Convention and the European Economic Community, of:(a) any signature of this Protocol of amendment;(b) the deposit of any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession;(c) the date of entry into force of this Protocol of amendment, in accordance with Article 7;(d) any other act, declaration, notification or communication relating to this Protocol of amendment.Article 7Le présent protocole d'amendement entrera en vigueur le premier jour du mois qui suit la date à laquelle toutes les parties à la convention seront devenues parties au présent protocole d'amendement, conformément aux dispositions de l'article 6.Article 8À partir de sa date d'entrée en vigueur, le présent protocole d'amendement sera considéré comme faisant partie intégrante de la convention.Article 9Aucune réserve ne peut être faite eu égard aux dispositions de ce protocole.Article 10Le Secrétaire général du Conseil de l'Europe notifiera aux États membres du Conseil de l'Europe, à tout État ayant adhéré à la convention ainsi qu'à la Communaute économique européenne:a) toute signature du présent protocole d'amendement;b) le dépôt de tout instrument de ratification, d'acceptation, d'approbation ou d'adhésion;c) la date d'entrée en vigueur du présent protocole d'amendement, conformément à son article 7;d) tout autre acte, déclaration, notification ou communication ayant trait au présent protocole d'amendement.In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly authorized thereto, have signed this Protocol.Done at ..., this ..., in English and French, both texts being equally authentic, in a single copy which shall be deposited in the archives of the Council of Europe. The Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall transmit certified copies to each Member State of the Council of Europe, to any other Contracting State to the Convention and to the European Economic Community.En foi de quoi, les soussignés, dûment autorisés à cet effet, ont signé le présent protocole.Fait à ..., le ..., en français et en anglais, les deux textes faisant également foi, en un seul exemplaire qui sera déposé dans les archives du Conseil de l'Europe. Le Secrétaire général du Conseil de l'Europe en communiquera copie certifiée conforme à chacun des États membres du Conseil de l'Europe, aux autres États contractants à la convention et à la Communauté économique européenne. +",scientific progress;protection of animals;European convention;convention of the Council of Europe;technological change;adaptation to technical progress;digital revolution;technical progress;technological development;technological progress;livestock;flock;herd;live animals;livestock farming;animal husbandry;stockrearing,17 +2509,"1999/150/EC: Commission Decision of 4 February 1999 amending Decision 93/160/EEC drawing up a list of third countries from which Member States authorise the importation of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species and Decision 95/94/EC establishing a list of semen collection centres approved for the export to the Community of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species from certain third countries (notified under document number C(1999) 230) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/429/EEC of 26 June 1990 laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species (1), as amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Articles 7 and 8(1) thereof,Whereas Hungary meets the criteria for inclusion in the list of third countries from which imports of pig semen are authorised;Whereas Commission Decision 93/160/EEC of 17 February 1993 (2), as amended by Decision 94/453/EC (3), establishes a list of third countries from which Member States may authorise the importation of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species;Whereas Commission Decision 95/94/EC (4), as amended by Decision 97/170/EC (5), establishes a list of semen collection centres approved for the export to the Community of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species from certain third countries;Whereas the competent veterinary services of the United States of America and Hungary have sent a list of semen collection centres officially approved for the export of pig semen to the Community; whereas the Community has received guarantees regarding these centres' compliance with the requirements of Article 8 of Directive 90/429/EEC; whereas the list of approved centres should therefore be amended;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. Hungary is added to the Annex to Decision 93/160/EEC, as amended. In the Annex to Decision 95/94/EC, as amended:1. the following collection centres are added to Part 2:- PIC Kentucky Gene Transfer Center3003 Pleasant Ridge RoadAdolphus, KYApproval code: 97 KY001- Swine Genetics International, Ltd30805 595th AvenueCambridge, IowaApproval code: 95 IA001;2. a new Part 3 is added, for Hungary:'PART 3HUNGARY- OMTV RT Magyarkereszturi.Al-Allomas9346 Magyarkeresztur Kossuth L.u.63HungaryApproval code: H.05`. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 4 February 1999.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 62.(2) OJ L 67, 19. 3. 1993, p. 27.(3) OJ L 187, 22. 7. 1994, p. 11.(4) OJ L 73, 1. 4. 1995, p. 87.(5) OJ L 68, 8. 3. 1997, p. 27. +",Hungary;Republic of Hungary;import;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;third country;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;animal breeding;animal selection,17 +38519,"Regulation (EU) No 540/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 June 2010 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 establishing an Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 212 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,After consulting the Committee of the Regions,Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (1),Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 (2) provides for assistance to candidate and potential candidate countries in their progressive alignment with the standards and policies of the European Union, including, where appropriate, the acquis communautaire, with a view to membership of the Union.(2) Article 49 of the Treaty on European Union states that any European State which respects and is committed to promoting the values referred to in Article 2 of that Treaty, namely human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities, may apply to become a member of the Union.(3) The European Council of 14 December 2006 expressed in its conclusions a renewed consensus on enlargement, including the principle that each applicant country is to be assessed on its own merits.(4) Following the submission on 16 July 2009 of the application by the Republic of Iceland (hereafter referred to as ‘Iceland’) for membership of the European Union, the Council has invited the Commission to submit to the Council its opinion on Iceland’s application. Iceland can therefore be considered as a potential candidate country.(5) Under Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 assistance to potential candidate countries and candidate countries from the Western Balkans and Turkey is provided, inter alia, in accordance with the European and Accession Partnerships.(6) Iceland is a member of the European Economic Area. Consequently, assistance under Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 is to be provided taking due account of the Reports and the Strategy Paper comprised in the annual Enlargement package of the Commission,. Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 is hereby amended as follows:(1) the following paragraph is added to Article 4:(2) the following is inserted after ‘Bosnia and Herzegovina’ in Annex II:‘— Iceland’. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Strasbourg, 16 June 2010.For the European ParliamentThe PresidentJ. BUZEKFor the CouncilThe PresidentD. LÓPEZ GARRIDO(1)  Position of the European Parliament of 11 February 2010 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Decision of the Council of 31 May 2010.(2)  OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 82. +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;accession to the European Union;EU accession;accession to the Community;act of accession;application for accession;consequence of accession;request for accession;pre-accession strategy;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +33220,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1858/2006 of 15 December 2006 opening a tendering procedure for the sale of wine alcohol for use as bioethanol in the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (1), and in particular Article 33 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 of 25 July 2000 laying down detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine with regard to market mechanisms (2), lays down, among other things, detailed rules for disposing of stocks of alcohol obtained from distillation under Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organisation of the market in wine (3) and referred to in Articles 27, 28 and 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and held by the intervention agencies.(2) A tendering procedure for the sale of wine alcohol for exclusive use as bioethanol in the fuel sector in the Community should be organised in accordance with Article 92 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 with a view to reducing Community stocks of wine alcohol and ensuring the continuity of supplies to firms approved under that Article.(3) Since 1 January 1999, in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro (4), the selling price and securities must be expressed, and payments made, in euro.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,. 1.   Tendering procedure No 8/2006 EC is hereby opened for the sale of wine alcohol for use as bioethanol in the Community.The alcohol concerned has been produced from distillation under Articles 27, 28 and 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and is held by the intervention agencies of the Member States.2.   The total volume put up for sale is 685 562,74 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol., broken down as follows:(a) one lot with the number 82/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(b) one lot with the number 83/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(c) one lot with the number 84/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(d) one lot with the number 85/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(e) one lot with the number 86/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(f) one lot with the number 87/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(g) one lot with the number 88/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(h) one lot with the number 89/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(i) one lot with the number 90/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(j) one lot with the number 91/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(k) one lot with the number 92/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(l) one lot with the number 93/2006 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(m) one lot with the number 94/2006 EC for a quantity of 53 380,74 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(n) one lot with the number 95/2006 EC for a quantity of 32 182 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.3.   The location and references of the vats making up the lots, the quantity of alcohol in each vat, the alcoholic strength and the characteristics of the alcohol are as set out in Annex I to this Regulation.4.   Only firms approved under Article 92 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 may take part in the tendering procedure. The sale shall be conducted in accordance with Articles 93, 94, 94b, 94c, 94d, 95, 96, 97, 98, 100 and 101 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 and Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98. 1.   Tenders shall be delivered to the intervention agencies holding the alcohol listed in Annex II or sent by registered mail to the address of the intervention agency.2.   Tenders shall be placed in a sealed double envelope, the inside envelope marked ‘Tender under procedure No 8/2006 EC for use as bioethanol in the Community’, the outer envelope bearing the address of the intervention agency concerned.3.   Tenders must reach the intervention agency concerned not later than 12 noon Brussels time on 10 January 2007. 1.   To be eligible for consideration, tenders must comply with Articles 94 and 97 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000.2.   To be eligible for consideration, when they are presented, tenders must be accompanied by:(a) proof that a tendering security of EUR 4 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol. has been lodged with the intervention agency holding the alcohol concerned;(b) the name and address of the tenderer, the reference number of the notice of invitation to tender and the price proposed, expressed in euro per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(c) an undertaking by tenderers that they will comply with all the rules applicable to this tendering procedure;(d) a statement by tenderers to the effect that:(i) they waive all claims in respect of the quality and characteristics of any alcohol awarded to them;(ii) they agree to submit to any checks made on the destination and use made of the alcohol;(iii) they accept that it is their responsibility to provide evidence that the alcohol is used as specified in the notice of invitation to tender in question. The notifications provided for in Article 94a of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 relating to the tendering procedure opened by this Regulation shall be sent to the Commission at the address given in Annex III to this Regulation. The formalities for sampling shall be as set out in Article 98 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000.The intervention agency shall provide all the necessary information on the characteristics of the alcohol put up for sale.On application to the intervention agency concerned, interested parties may obtain samples of the alcohol put up for sale, taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned. 1.   The intervention agencies in the Member States in which the alcohol put up for sale is stored shall carry out appropriate checks to verify the nature of the alcohol at the time of end-use. To that end, they may:(a) apply Article 102 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 mutatis mutandis;(b) carry out checks on samples using nuclear magnetic resonance analysis to verify the nature of the alcohol at the time of end-use.2.   The costs of the checks referred to in paragraph 1 shall be borne by the firms to which the alcohol is sold. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 December 2006.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2165/2005 (OJ L 345, 28.12.2005, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 194, 31.7.2000, p. 45. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1713/2006 (OJ L 321, 21.11.2006, p. 11).(3)  OJ L 84, 27.3.1987, p. 1. Regulation repealed by Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999.(4)  OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1.ANNEX IMember State and lot number Location Vat No Quantity in hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol. Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 (Article) Type of alcoholSpain Tarancón C-3 25 239 27 rawC-4 24 761 27 rawTotal 50 000Spain Tarancón C-4 572 27 rawD-1 25 575 27 rawD-2 23 853 27 rawTotal 50 000Spain Tarancón B-2 12 450 30 rawB-7 11 880 30 rawC-5 24 742 30 rawC-6 928 30 rawTotal 50 000Spain Tarancón C-6 24 376 30 rawD-5 24 880 30 rawD-6 744 30 rawTotal 50 000Viniflhor-Port la NouvelleEntrepot d'AlcoolAv. Adolphe Turrel BP 6211210 Port la Nouvelle25 1 140 30 raw1B 2 480 30 raw1B 1 770 30 rawTotal 50 000Viniflhor-Port la NouvelleEntrepot d'AlcoolAv. Adolphe Turrel BP 6211210 Port la Nouvelle24 5 320 30 raw9B 6 595 30 raw9B 755 30 raw9B 555 28 raw24B 6 485 27 raw24 870 30 raw21 11 590 27 raw25B 3 075 27 rawTotal 50 000Deulep-PSL13230 Port Saint Louis du RhôneB3B 8 775 30 rawB3B 10 965 30 rawDeulepBld Chanzy30800 Saint Gilles du Gard72 955 28 rawTotal 50 000DeulepBld Chanzy30800 Saint Gilles du Gard72 3 590 30 raw71B 16 030 30 raw71 19 190 27 rawTotal 50 000Italy Cipriani-Chizzola d'Ala (TN) 18A-20A-25A 6 400 27 rawDister-Faenza (RA) 124A-127A 6 000 27/30 rawI.C.V. — Borgoricco (PD) 6A 2 860 27 rawMazzari-S.Agata sul Santerno (RA) 15A-8A-5A 10 007,50 27 rawTampieri-Faenza (RA) 13A-14A-16A 1 500 27 rawVillapana-Faenza (RA) 9A-4A 10 000 27 rawDeta-Barberino Val d'Elsa (FI) 8A 3 100 27 rawCaviro-Faenza (RA) 15A 10 132,50 27 rawTotal 50 000Italy Bonollo-Paduni (FR) 15A-34A-35A 26 669,32 27/30 rawBonollo-Torrita di Siena (SI) 12C-13C-16C-17C-19C-22C-23C-24C 2 138,18 27 rawMazzari-S.Agata sul Santerno (RA) 15A-8A-5A 21 192,50 27 rawTotal 50 000Italy Balice Distill-San Basilio Mottola (TA) 3A-4A 2 600 27 rawBalice S.n.c.-Valenzano (BA) 8A-9A-40A-43A-44A 9 600 27 rawBonollo-Torrita di Siena (SI) 12C-13C-16C-17C-19C-22C-23C-24C 2 192,50 27 rawD'Auria-Ortona (CH) 1A-2A-3A-4A-17A-25A-26A-27A-28A-29A 7 500 27 rawDe Luca-Novoli (LE) 6A-8A 4 000 27 rawDi Lorenzo — Ponte Valleceppi (PG) — Pontenuovo di Torgiano (PG) 18A-3B 13 000 30 rawS.V.A.-Ortona (CH) 17A-19A-20A 2 600 27/30 rawCaviro-Carapelle (FG) 3C-6C 8 507,50 27/30 rawTotal 50 000Italy Bertolino-Partinico (PA) 6A-20A-24A 31 000 30 rawS.V.M.-Sciacca (AG) 29A-41A 5 000 27/30 rawGE.DIS.-Marsala (TP) 13B-14B 14 000 30 rawTotal 50 000Greece Οινοποιητικός συνεταιρισμός 76 454,96 30 raw77 432,94 30 raw85 1 782,89 30 raw86 1 684,51 30 raw87 1 756,59 30 raw88 1 753,86 30 raw95 873,44 30 raw75 444,79 30 raw28 904,89 30 raw80 463,46 30 raw73 387,14 30 raw78 27,72 30 raw15 1 747,04 30 raw16 1 713,67 30 raw26 853,18 30 raw74 427,35 30 raw17 1 743,76 30 raw94 887,65 30 raw84 1 786,52 30 raw79 439,47 30 raw93 908,63 30 raw83 1 795,78 30 raw82 1 758,86 30 raw12 1 800,87 30 raw11 1 744,16 30 raw18 1 707,83 30 raw13 1 788,73 30 raw96 827,49 30 raw81 1 805,07 30 raw14 1 800,04 30 raw97 915,07 30 raw92 908,96 30 raw99 911,94 30 raw25 905,06 30 raw108 432,18 30 raw107 432,77 30 raw105 448,22 30 raw106 441,22 30 raw27 897,73 30 raw29 579,19 30 raw30 667,69 30 raw19 901,65 27 raw20 892,07 27 raw21 900,28 27 raw22 899,54 27 raw23 882,32 27 raw24 653,58 27 raw89 847,09 27 raw90 880,83 27 raw91 856,22 27 raw98 878,23 27 raw100 745,61 27 rawTotal 53 380,74Portugal S. João da Pesqueira Inox 6 5 002,98 27 rawInox 13 10 323,33 27 rawInox 14 10 230,70 27 rawInox 15 6 624,99 27 rawTotal 32 182ANNEX IIIntervention agencies holding the alcohol referred to in Article 3Viniflhor — Libourne Délégation nationale, 17 avenue de la Ballastière, BP 231, F-33505 Libourne Cedex [Tél. (33-5) 57 55 20 00; télex 57 20 25; fax (33) 557 55 20 59]FEGA Beneficencia, 8, E-28004 Madrid [Tél. (34-91) 347 64 66; fax (34-91) 347 64 65]AGEA Via Torino, 45, I-00184 Rome [Tél. (39) 06 49 49 97 14; fax (39) 06 49 49 97 61]Ο.Π.Ε.Κ.Ε.Π.Ε. Αχαρνών (Aharnon) 241, 10446 Athènes, Grèce (Tél. 210 212 4799; fax 210 212 4791)IVV — Instituto da Vinha e do Vinho R. Mouzinho da Silveira, 5, P-1250-165 Lisboa [Tél. (351) 21 350 67 00, fax (351) 21 356 12 25]ANNEX IIIAddress referred to in Article 5European CommissionDirectorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, Unit D-2B-1049 BrusselsFax (32-2) 292 17 75E-mail: agri-market-tenders@cec.eu.int +",award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;intervention agency;motor spirit;alcohol-powered engine;intervention stock;sale;offering for sale;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;ethanol;ethyl alcohol,17 +43319,"2014/258/CFSP: Political and Security Committee Decision EUBAM Libya/3/2014 of 30 April 2014 extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya). ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,Having regard to Council Decision 2013/233/CFSP of 22 May 2013 on the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya) (1),Whereas:(1) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Decision 2013/233/CFSP, the Political and Security Committee (PSC) is authorised, in accordance with Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of exercising political control and strategic direction of the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya), including the decision to appoint a Head of Mission upon a proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR).(2) On 24 May 2013, the PSC adopted Decision EUBAM Libya/1/2013 (2) appointing Mr Antti Juhani Hartikainen as Head of Mission of EUBAM Libya for the period from 22 May 2013 until 21 May 2014.(3) On 14 April 2014, the HR proposed the extension of the mandate of Mr Antti Juhani Hartikainen as Head of Mission of EUBAM Libya until 21 May 2015,. The mandate of Mr Antti Juhani Hartikainen as Head of Mission of EUBAM Libya is hereby extended until 21 May 2015. This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.. Done at Brussels, 30 April 2014.For the Political and Security CommitteeThe ChairpersonW. STEVENS(1)  OJ L 138, 24.5.2013, p. 15.(2)  Political and Security Committee Decision EUBAM LIBYA/1/2013 of 24 May 2013 on the appointment of the Head of Mission of the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya) (OJ L 147, 1.6.2013, p. 13). +",Libya;Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya;Libyan Arab Jamahiriya;international security;international balance;border control;frontier control;appointment of members;designation of members;resignation of members;term of office of members;EU police mission;EU police operation;EUPM;EUPOL;European Union police mission;European Union police operation,17 +23108,"Commission Directive 2002/27/EC of 13 March 2002 amending Directive 98/53/EC laying down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official control of the levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 85/591/EEC of 20 December 1985 concerning the introduction of Community methods of sampling and analysis for the monitoring of foodstuffs intended for human consumption(1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 of 8 March 2001 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 472/2002(3), fixes maximum limits for aflatoxins in spices.(2) Sampling plays a crucial part in the precision of the determination of the levels of aflatoxins, which are very heterogeneously distributed in a lot. Commission Directive 98/53/EC of 16 July 1998 laying down the sampling methods of analysis and the methods of analysis for the official control of the levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs(4) should be amended to include spices.(3) It is appropriate to rectify minor errors in Directive 98/53/EC.(4) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Annex I to Directive 98/53/EC is amended as set out in the Annex of this Directive. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 28 February 2003 at the latest. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made. This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 March 2002.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 372, 31.12.1985, p. 50.(2) OJ L 77, 16.3.2001, p. 1.(3) See page 18 of this Official Journal.(4) OJ L 201, 17.7.1998, p. 93.ANNEXA. Annex I is amended as follows:1. point 4.2 is replaced by the following: ""4.2. Weight of the incremental sampleThe weight of the incremental sample should be about 300 grams unless otherwise defined in point 5 of this Annex and with the exception of spices in which case the weight of the incremental sample is about 100 grams. In the case of retail packings, the weight of the incremental sample depends on the weight of the retail packing."";2. point 5.1 is amended as follows: the word ""spices"" is inserted in the title after the words ""dried fruit"";3. Table 2 under point 5.1 is amended as follows: the product ""spices"" is added to Table 2 as follows: >TABLE>4. point 5.2 is amended as follows: the word ""spices"" is added on a new line after ""cereals (lots >= 50 tonnes)"";5. the following sentence is added to point 5.2.1, fourth dash: ""In the case of spices the aggregate sample weighs not more than 10 kg and therefore no division in subsamples is necessary."";6. point 5.2.2 is amended as follows: the words ""and spices"" are added after ""or other physical treatment"" in the sentence ""For groundnuts, nuts and dried fruit subjected to a sorting or other physical treatment"";7. point 5.5.2.2 is rectified as follows: ""under point 5.2"" is replaced by ""in Table 2 under point 5.1"";8. the following point 6 is added: ""6. Sampling at retail stageSampling of foodstuffs at the retail stage should be done where possible in accordance with the above sampling provisions. Where this is not possible, other effective sampling procedures at retail stage can be used provided that they ensure sufficient representativeness for the sampled lot.""B. Annex II is amended as follows:1. point 4.3 is rectified as follows: in the table, in the column ""concentration range"" all ""μg/L"" has to be replaced by ""μg/kg"" and the concentration range ""0,01-0,5 μg/L"" for ""Recovery - Aflatoxin M1"" has to be replaced by ""0,01-0,05 μg/kg"". +",human nutrition;food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;foodstuffs legislation;regulations on foodstuffs;foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;toxic substance;dioxin;harmful substance;toxic discharge;toxic product;toxic waste;toxicity,17 +28248,"Council Regulation (EC) No 829/2004 of 26 April 2004 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of amendments to the Protocol establishing the fishing opportunities and the compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau on fishing off the coast of Guinea-Bissau for the period 16 June 2001 to 15 June 2006, and in Decision 2001/179/EC setting the terms for financial support to Guinea-Bissau in the fisheries sector. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 in conjunction with Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(1),Whereas:(1) In accordance with the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau on fishing off the coast of Guinea-Bissau(2), (Fisheries Agreement) the two Parties met within the Joint Committee provided for in Article 11 of that Agreement. The aim of this meeting was to analyse all aspects of the implementation of the Protocol establishing the fishing opportunities and the financial compensation provided for in the Fisheries Agreement for the period from 16 June 2001 to 15 June 2006(3) and of the Decision 2001/179/EC(4) so as to determine any amendments or additions to be made.(2) Following this meeting, an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters setting out technical changes and changes to the fishing opportunities and compensation provided for in the Fisheries Agreement and in Decision 2001/179/EC was signed on 20 May 2003.(3) The method of allocating the fishing opportunities among the Member States should be defined on the basis of the traditional allocation of fishing opportunities under the Fisheries Agreement.(4) It is in the Community's interest to approve the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters,. The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of amendments to the Protocol establishing the fishing opportunities and the compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau on fishing off the coast of Guinea-Bissau for the period 16 June 2001 to 15 June 2006, and in Decision 2001/179/EC setting the terms for financial support to Guinea-Bissau in the fisheries sector is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters is attached to this Regulation. 1. The fishing opportunities provided for in the Fisheries Agreement shall be allocated among the Member States as follows:(a) shrimp:>TABLE>(b) fin-fish/cephalopods:>TABLE>(c) tuna seiners:>TABLE>(d) surface longliners and pole-and-line vessels:>TABLE>2. If licence applications from the Member States referred to in paragraph 1 do not cover all the fishing opportunities fixed by the Protocol, the Commission may consider licence applications from any other Member State. The Member States whose vessels are fishing under the Fisheries Agreement are obliged to notify the Commission of the quantities of each stock taken in Guinea-Bissau's fishing zone in accordance with the arrangements laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 500/2001 of 14 March 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2847/93 on the monitoring of catches taken by Community fishing vessels in third country waters and on the high seas(5). The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 26 April 2004.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. Walsh(1) Opinion delivered on 1 April 2004 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(2) OJ L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 33.(3) OJ L 19, 22.1.2002, p. 35.(4) OJ L 66, 8.3.2001, p. 33.(5) OJ L 73, 15.3.2001, p. 8. +",Guinea-Bissau;Portuguese Guinea;Republic of Guinea-Bissau;agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);deep-sea fishing;high-seas fishing;middle-water fishing;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction;financial compensation of an agreement,17 +19235,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1454/1999 of 1 July 1999 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92 laying down detailed rules for applying the integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 of 27 November 1992 establishing an integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1036/1999(2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,(1) Whereas some regions in Germany and Austria were affected by exceptional floods in May 1999; whereas because of these floods it was no longer economically viable for a large number of producers in those regions to sow seeds; whereas such a situation is likely to lead to the producers affected suffering a major loss of income on their farms, including compensatory payments;(2) Whereas, in order to relieve the situation of the producers concerned, exceptional provision should be made for the 1999/2000 marketing year allowing amendments to be made to areas declared as set aside;(3) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Fund Committee,. Notwithstanding Article 4(2)(a) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92(3), ""area"" aid applications in respect of the 1999/2000 marketing year submitted before 15 May 1999 in the regions listed in the Annex, may be amended by withdrawing areas declared as being ""arable crops"" and adding them to the set-aside areas, provided that the areas in question have effectively been out of production, from 15 January 1999.Amendment declarations shall be submitted no later than 15 July 1999. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 1 July 1999.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 355, 5.12.1992, p. 1.(2) OJ L 127, 21.5.1999, p. 4.(3) OJ L 391, 31.12.1992, p. 36.ANNEX1. GERMANYHessen- Landkreise Groß Gerau, BergstraßeRheinland-Pfalz- Landkreise: Alzey-Worms, Ludwigshafen, Germersheim- Kreisfreie Städte: Worms, Frankenthal (Pfalz), Ludwigshafen a.R., SpeyerBaden-WürttembergRegierungsbezirk Karlsruhe:- Landkreise: Karlsruhe, Rastatt; Rhein-Neckar-KreisRegierungsbezirk Freiburg:- Ortenaukreis, Landkreise Emmendingen, KonstanzRegierungsbezirk Tübingen:- Landkreis Ravensburg, Bodensee-KreisBayernRegierungsbezirk Schwaben:- Landkreise: Donau-Ries, Dillingen a.d. Donau, Aichach-Friedberg, Günzburg, Augsburg, Neu-Ulm, Unterallgäu, Ostallgäu, Oberallgäu, Lindau/BodenseeRegierungsbezirk Oberbayern:- Landkreise: Eichstätt, Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, Pfaffenhofen, Freising, Dachau, Erding, Mühldorf a. Inn, Fürstenfeldbruck, Starnberg, München, Ebersberg, Rosenheim, Miesbach, Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Landsberg a. Lech, Weilheim-Schongau, Garmisch-PartenkirchenRegierungsbezirk Niederbayern:- Landkreise: Straubing-Bogen, Deggendorf, Dingolfing-Landau, Landshut, Kehlheim, Passau, Rottal-InnRegierungsbezirk Oberpfalz:- Landkreis Regensburg2. AUSTRIABurgenland- Oberwart, GüssingNiederösterreich- Amstetten, Melk, Krems Stadt, Krems Land, St Pölten Land, Tulln, Korneuburg, Wien-Umgebung, Gänserndorf, Bruck/LeithaOberösterreich- Perg, EferdingSteiermark- FeldbachTirol- ImstVorarlberg- Gesamtes Bundesland +",aid to agriculture;farm subsidy;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;area of holding;acreage;size of holding;management information system;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +4591,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1097/2007 of 20 September 2007 on the issuing of export licences for wine-sector products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 of 24 April 2001, laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards trade with third countries in products in the wine sector (1), and in particular Article 7 and Article 9(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 63(7) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (2), limits the grant of export refunds for wine-sector products to the volumes and expenditure contained in the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations.(2) Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 lays down the conditions under which the Commission may take specific measures to prevent an overrun of the quantity laid down or the budget available under the said Agreement.(3) On the basis of information on export licence applications available to the Commission on 19 September 2007, the quantity still available for the period until 15 November 2007, for destination zones (1) Africa and (3) eastern Europe, referred to in Article 9(5) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2001, could be exceeded unless the issue of export licences with advance fixing of the refund is restricted. Therefore, a single percentage for the acceptance of applications submitted from 16 to 18 September 2007 should be applied and the submission of applications and the issue of licences suspended for this zone until 16 November 2007,. 1.   Export licences with advance fixing of the refund for wine-sector products for which applications are submitted from 16 to 18 September 2007 under Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 shall be issued in concurrence with 55,94 % of the quantities requested for zone (1) Africa and in concurrence with 72,83 % of the quantities requested for zone (3) eastern Europe.2.   The issue of export licences for wine-sector products referred to in paragraph 1 for which applications are submitted from 19 September 2007 and the submission of export licence applications from 21 September 2007 for destination zone (1) Africa and (3) eastern Europe shall be suspended until 16 November 2007. This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 September 2007.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 September 2007.For the CommissionJean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 128, 10.5.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 560/2007 (OJ L 132, 24.5.2007, p. 31).(2)  OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1). +",export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;wine;viticulture;grape production;winegrowing,17 +19922,"2000/659/EC: Commission Decision of 13 October 2000 amending Decision 93/495/EEC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products originating in Canada (notified under document number C(2000) 2998) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery products(1), as last amended by Directive 97/79/EC(2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 1 of Commission Decision 93/495/EEC of 26 July 1993 laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products originating in Canada(3), as last amended by Decision 96/31/EC(4), states that the Inspection Directorate of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans shall be the competent authority in Canada for verifying and certifying compliance of fishery and aquaculture products with the requirements of the Directive 91/493/EEC.(2) Following a restructuring of the Canada administration, the competent authority for health certificates for fishery products (Inspection Directorate of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans) has changed to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). This new authority is capable of effectively verifying the application of the laws in force. It is, therefore, necessary to modify the nomination of the competent authority mentioned in Decision 93/495/EEC and the model of health certificate included in Annex A to this Decision.(3) It is convenient to harmonise the wording of Decision 93/495/EEC with the wording of more recently adopted Commission Decisions, laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in certain third countries.(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. Commission Decision 93/495/EEC shall be modified as follows:1. Article 1 shall be replaced by the following:""Article 1The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) shall be the competent authority in Canada for verifying and certifying compliance of fishery and aquaculture products with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC.""2. Article 2 shall be replaced by the following:""Article 2Fishery and aquaculture products originating in Canada must meet the following conditions:1. each consignment must be accompanied by a numbered original health certificate, duly completed, signed, dated and comprising a single sheet in accordance with the model in Annex A hereto;2. the products must come from approved establishments, factory vessels, cold stores or registered freezer vessels listed in Annex B hereto;3. except in the case of frozen fishery products in bulk and intended for the manufacture of preserved foods, all packages must bear the word 'CANADA' and the approval/registration number of the establishment, factory vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of origin in indelible letters.""3. Point 2 of the Article 3 shall be replaced by the following:""2. Certificates must bear the name, capacity and signature of the representative of the CFIA and the latter's official stamp in a colour different from that of other endorsements.""4. Annex A shall be replaced by the Annex hereto. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 October 2000.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 15.(2) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31.(3) OJ L 232, 15.9.1993, p. 43.(4) OJ L 9, 12.1.1996, p. 6.ANNEX""ANNEX A>PIC FILE= ""L_2000276EN.008303.EPS"">>PIC FILE= ""L_2000276EN.008401.EPS"">"" +",import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;fishery product;Canada;Newfoundland;Quebec;health certificate,17 +5483,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 313/2012 of 12 April 2012 amending Annexes IV and VIII to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1290/2005, (EC) No 247/2006, (EC) No 378/2007 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (1), and in particular Article 8(2)(a) and Article 40 thereof,Whereas:(1) Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 establishes for each Member State the maximum value of all payment entitlements that can be allocated during a calendar year. In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 40(1), Annex VIII should be adapted to take into account the notifications of the Member States in accordance with Article 188a(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (2) with regard to wine.(2) In accordance with Article 188a(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and the second subparagraph of Article 40(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Austria, Portugal and Slovenia notified the Commission of the areas grubbed up and the regional average of the value of the entitlements referred to in point B of Annex IX to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009.(3) Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 establishes for each Member State the ceilings which may not be exceeded by the total amounts of the direct payments, net of modulation, which may be granted in respect of a calendar year in the Member State concerned.(4) Following the notifications of the Member States in accordance with Article 188a(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and the second subparagraph of Article 40(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, the total maximum amounts of direct payments that may be granted need to be increased. Therefore, in accordance with Article 8(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, the ceilings set out in Annex IV to that Regulation should be reviewed.(5) Annexes IV and VIII to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Direct Payments,. Annexes IV and VIII to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 April 2012.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 30, 31.1.2009, p. 16.(2)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.ANNEXAnnexes IV and VIII to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 are amended as follows:(1) Annex IV is replaced by the following:(million EUR)Calendar year 2009 2010 2011 2012Belgium 583,2 575,4 570,8 569,0Czech Republic 825,9Denmark 987,4 974,9 966,5 964,3Germany 5 524,8 5 402,6 5 357,1 5 329,6Estonia 92,0Ireland 1 283,1 1 272,4 1 263,8 1 255,5Greece 2 561,4 2 365,4 2 359,4 2 344,5Spain 5 043,7 5 066,4 5 037,4 5 055,3France 8 064,4 7 946,1 7 880,7 7 853,0Italy 4 345,9 4 151,6 4 128,2 4 127,8Cyprus 49,1Latvia 133,9Lithuania 346,7Luxembourg 35,6 35,2 35,1 34,7Hungary 1 204,5Malta 5,1Netherlands 836,9 829,1 822,5 830,6Austria 727,6 721,7 718,2 715,7Poland 2 787,1Portugal 590,5 574,3 570,5 566,6Slovenia 131,6Slovakia 357,9Finland 550,0 544,5 541,1 539,2Sweden 733,1 717,7 712,3 708,5United Kingdom 3 373,1 3 345,4 3 339,4 3 336,1’(2) Annex VIII is replaced by the following:(thousand EUR)Member State 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 and subsequent yearsBelgium 614 179 611 817 611 817 614 855 614 855 614 855 614 855 614 855Denmark 1 030 478 1 031 321 1 031 321 1 049 002 1 049 002 1 049 002 1 049 002 1 049 002Germany 5 770 254 5 771 981 5 771 994 5 852 938 5 852 938 5 852 938 5 852 938 5 852 938Ireland 1 342 268 1 340 521 1 340 521 1 340 869 1 340 869 1 340 869 1 340 869 1 340 869Greece 2 380 713 2 228 588 2 231 798 2 233 227 2 217 227 2 217 227 2 217 227 2 217 227Spain 4 858 043 5 119 045 5 125 032 5 304 642 5 161 893 5 161 893 5 161 893 5 161 893France 8 407 555 8 423 196 8 425 326 8 527 494 8 527 494 8 527 494 8 527 494 8 527 494Italy 4 143 175 4 210 875 4 234 364 4 379 985 4 379 985 4 379 985 4 379 985 4 379 985Luxembourg 37 518 37 569 37 679 37 671 37 084 37 084 37 084 37 084Netherlands 853 090 853 169 853 169 897 751 897 751 897 751 897 751 897 751Austria 745 561 747 344 747 425 751 788 751 788 751 788 751 788 751 788Portugal 608 751 589 811 589 991 606 551 606 551 606 551 606 551 606 551Finland 566 801 565 520 565 823 570 548 570 548 570 548 570 548 570 548Sweden 763 082 765 229 765 229 770 906 770 906 770 906 770 906 770 906United Kingdom 3 985 895 3 976 425 3 976 482 3 988 042 3 987 922 3 987 922 3 987 922 3 987 922(thousand EUR)Member State 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 and subsequent yearsBulgaria 287 399 336 041 416 372 499 327 580 087 660 848 741 606 814 295Czech Republic 559 622 654 241 739 941 832 144 909 313 909 313 909 313 909 313Estonia 60 500 71 603 81 703 92 042 101 165 101 165 101 165 101 165Cyprus 31 670 38 928 43 749 49 146 53 499 53 499 53 499 53 499Latvia 90 016 105 368 119 268 133 978 146 479 146 479 146 479 146 479Lithuania 230 560 271 029 307 729 346 958 380 109 380 109 380 109 380 109Hungary 807 366 947 114 1 073 824 1 205 037 1 318 975 1 318 975 1 318 975 1 318 975Malta 3 752 4 231 4 726 5 137 5 102 5 102 5 102 5 102Poland 1 877 107 2 192 294 2 477 294 2 788 247 3 044 518 3 044 518 3 044 518 3 044 518Romania 623 399 729 863 907 473 1 086 608 1 264 472 1 442 335 1 620 201 1 780 406Slovenia 87 942 103 394 117 423 131 575 144 274 144 274 144 274 144 274Slovakia 240 014 280 364 316 964 355 242 388 176 388 176 388 176 388 176’(1)  Ceilings calculated taking into account of the schedule of increments provided for in Article 121. +",aid to agriculture;farm subsidy;distribution of aid;single payment scheme;SAPS;SFPS;SPS;single area payment scheme;single farm payment;single farm payment scheme;single payment;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +11154,"93/574/EEC: Commission Decision of 22 October 1993 amending Decision 92/452/EEC establishing lists of embryo collection teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 89/556/EEC of 25 September 1989 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species (1), as last amended by Council Directive 90/425/EEC (2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,Whereas Commission Decision 92/452/EEC (3), as last amended by Decision 93/433/EEC (4), establishes a list of embryo collection teams approved in third countries for the export of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species to the Community;Whereas the competent authorities of Canada and the United States of America have forwarded amendments to the list of teams approved in their territories;Whereas it is now necessary to amend the list of approved teams as regards Canada and the United States of America;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. (a) In part 1 of the Annex to Decision 92/452/EEC, the following embryo collection team is deleted:'E71 United Breeders Inc., R.R.5, Guelph, Ontario, N1R 4B6 Dr Ludovit Nechala'(b) In part 3 of the Annex to Decision 92/452/EEC, the following embryo collection team is added:'92PA059 E758 Twin Lakes Genetics, RD1, Box 60B, Enon Valley, PA Dr Richard Byers' This Decision is addressed to Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 October 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 302, 10. 10. 1989, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29.(3) OJ No L 250, 29. 8. 1992, p. 40.(4) OJ No L 201, 11. 8. 1993, p. 17. +",import;veterinary inspection;veterinary control;animal breeding;animal selection;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;Canada;Newfoundland;Quebec;United States;USA;United States of America,17 +12342,"94/391/EC: Council Decision of 27 June 1994 approving the Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Bulgaria amending the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part, and the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part, both as amended by the Additional Protocol signed on 21 December 1993. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 in conjunction with Article 228 (2) thereof,Having regard to the Europe Agreement signed by the Parties on 8 March 1993 (1), as amended by the Additional Protocol signed on 21 December 1993 (2),Having regard to the Interim Agreement signed by the Parties on 10 December 1993 (3), as amended by the Additional Protocol concluded on 21 December 1993,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas the Interim Agreement should have entered into force on 1 June 1993;Whereas the Interim Agreement came into force on 31 December 1993;Whereas the Interim Agreement provides for quantitative concessions;Whereas it is therefore appropriate to carry-over to the following years certain quotas or ceilings, which were granted for 1993 but could not be used by Bulgaria due to the late entry into force of the Agreement;Whereas to this effect the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community an exchange of letters amending the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part, as amended by the Additional Protocol signed by the Parties on 21 December 1993, and amending the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part, signed on 8 March 1993 as amended by the Additional Protocol concluded between the Parties on 21 December 1993;Whereas the exchange of letters should be approved,. The exchange of letters amending the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part, and the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the exchange of letters is attached to this Decision. The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the exchange of letters on behalf of the European Community.The President of the Council shall give the notification on behalf of the European Community that all necessary procedures have been completed.. Done at Luxembourg, 27 June 1994.For the CouncilThe PresidentC. SIMITIS(1) Europe Agreement not yet published in the Official Journal.(2) OJ No L 25, 29. 1. 1994, p. 27.(3) OJ No L 323, 23. 12. 1993, p. 2. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;tariff ceiling;protocol to an agreement;association agreement (EU);EC association agreement;Bulgaria;Republic of Bulgaria;ECSC;Consultative Committee of the ECSC;ECSC consultative committee;European Coal and Steel Community;High Authority,17 +29773,"Directive 2005/69/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2005 amending for the 27th time Council Directive 76/769/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in extender oils and tyres). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 95 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (2),Whereas:(1) Tyres are produced by using extender oils that may contain various levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) that are not added intentionally. During the production process PAHs can be incorporated into the rubber matrix. Therefore, they can be present in various amounts in the final product.(2) Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) can be a qualitative and quantitative marker for the presence of PAHs. BaP and other PAHs have been classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic and toxic to reproduction. In addition, due to the presence of these PAHs, several extender oils as such have been classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic and toxic to reproduction.(3) The Scientific Committee on Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment (CSTEE) has confirmed the scientific findings which identify the adverse health effects of PAHs.(4) The emission of BaP and other PAHs into the environment should be reduced as much as possible. In order to provide a high level of protection to human health and the environment and to contribute to the reduction of total annual emissions of PAHs as required in the 1998 Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants, it therefore appears necessary to restrict the placing on the market and the use of PAH-rich extender oils and blends used as extender oils for the production of tyres.(5) Council Directive 76/769/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (3) should therefore be amended accordingly.(6) Without prejudice to the requirements of other European provisions, this Directive covers passenger car tyres (4), light and heavy truck tyres (5), agricultural tyres (6) and motorcycle tyres (7).(7) In order to meet the necessary safety requirements and in particular to ensure that tyres have a high degree of wet grip performance, a transitory period is necessary during which tyre producers will develop and test new types of tyres produced without high aromatic extender oils. According to the information at present available, the development and testing work will take a considerable amount of time, as producers will have to perform numerous series of test runs before the necessary high level of wet grip performance of the new tyres can be guaranteed. Therefore, this Directive should be applied to economic operators from 1 January 2010.(8) The adoption of harmonised test methods is necessary for the application of this Directive as regards the content of PAHs in extender oils and tyres. The adoption of such test methods should not delay the entry into force of this Directive. The test method should preferably be developed at European or international level, where appropriate by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) or by the International Organisation for Standardization (ISO). The Commission may publish references to the relevant CEN or ISO standards or establish such methods in accordance with Article 2a of Directive 76/769/EEC, where necessary.(9) This Directive does not affect the Community legislation laying down minimum requirements for the protection of workers, such as Council Directive 89/391/EEC of 12 June 1989 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work (8), and individual directives based thereon, in particular Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work (sixth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Council Directive 89/391/EEC) (9) and Council Directive 98/24/EC of 7 April 1998 on the protection of the health and safety of workers from the risks related to chemical agents at work (14th individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (10).(10) It is not the purpose of this Directive to restrict the placing on the market, as defined in Article 2(1)(e) of Council Directive 67/548/EEC of 27 June 1967 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances (11), of tyres produced before 1 January 2010 and which can thus be sold off from stocks subsequent to this date. The date of production of tyres can be easily recognised by the existing mandatory marking of the ‘date of manufacture’ on the tyre as stipulated in Directive 92/23/EEC. All tyres retreaded after 1 January 2010 should be retreaded with new tread containing new PAH-low extender oils,. Annex I to Directive 76/769/EEC is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive. Member States shall adopt and publish the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 29 December 2006. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.They shall apply those measures from 1 January 2010.When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by Member States. This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Strasbourg, 16 November 2005.For the European ParliamentThe PresidentJ. BORRELL FONTELLESFor the CouncilThe PresidentBach of LUTTERWORTH(1)  OJ C 120, 20.5.2005, p. 30.(2)  Opinion of the European Parliament of 9 June 2005 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Council Decision of 17 October 2005.(3)  OJ L 262, 27.9.1976, p. 201. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2004/98/EC (OJ L 305, 1.10.2004, p. 63).(4)  Council Directive 92/23/EEC of 31 March 1992 relating to tyres for motor vehicles and their trailers and to their fitting (OJ L 129, 14.5.1992, p. 95). Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2005/11/EC (OJ L 46, 17.2. 2005, p. 42).(5)  Directive 92/23/EEC.(6)  UN/ECE Regulation 106.(7)  Directive 97/24/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 17 June 1997 on certain components and characteristics of two or three-wheeled motor vehicles (OJ L 226, 18.8.1997, p. 1). Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2005/30/EC (OJ L 106, 27.4. 2005, p. 17).(8)  OJ L 183, 29.6.1989, p. 1. Directive as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).(9)  OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 50. Corrected version in OJ L 229, 29.6.2004, p. 23.(10)  OJ L 131, 5.5.1998, p. 11. Directive as amended by the 2003 Act of Accession.(11)  OJ  196, 16.8.1967, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2004/73/EC (OJ L 152, 30.4.2004, p. 1). Corrected version in OJ L 216, 16.6.2004, p. 3.ANNEXThe following point is added to Annex I to Directive 76/769/EEC:‘50. Polycyclic-aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)1. Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP)2. Benzo(e)pyren (BeP)3. Benzo(a)anthracene (BaA)4. Chrysen (CHR)5. Benzo(b)fluoranthene (BbFA)6. Benzo(j)fluoranthene (BjFA)7. Benzo(k)fluoranthene (BkFA)8. Dibenzo(a, h)anthracene (DBAhA)1. Extender oils may not be placed on the market and used for the production of tyres or parts of tyres, if they contain:— more than 1 mg/kg BaP, or— more than 10 mg/kg of the sum of all listed PAHs.2. Furthermore, the tyres and treads for retreading manufactured after 1 January 2010 may not be placed on the market if they contain extender oils exceeding the limits indicated in paragraph 1.3. By way of derogation, paragraph 2 shall not apply to retreaded tyres if their tread does not contain extender oils exceeding the limits indicated in paragraph 1.’ +",marketing restriction;pneumatic tyre;inner tube;tyre;approximation of laws;legislative harmonisation;toxic substance;dioxin;harmful substance;toxic discharge;toxic product;toxic waste;toxicity;health risk;danger of sickness;dangerous substance;dangerous product,17 +2009,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 32/96 of 10 January 1996 amending, as regards the Kingdom of Norway, Regulation (EC) No 1600/95 laying down detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements and opening tariff quotas for milk and milk products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2931/95 (2), and in particular Articles 13 (3) and 16 (4) thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Council Decision 95/582/EC (3), an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters was concluded between the Community and the Kingdom of Norway on certain agricultural products to take account of the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden; whereas, under this Agreement, Norway and the Community agreed to conclude, with effect from 1 January 1995, a new arrangement on their reciprocal trade in cheese; whereas this arrangement is without prejudice to point 3 of the Agreement of 14 July 1986 between the Community and Norway approved by Council Decision 86/557/EEC (4), which provides that at the end of the transitional period following the accession of the Kingdom of Spain the quantities indicated therein will be added to the Community tariff quotas; whereas certain annexes to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1600/95 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2931/95, should accordingly be amended and some of these amendments should apply from the date of application of Regulation (EC) No 1600/95;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. Regulation (EC) No 1600/95 is amended as follows:1. Annex III is replaced by the following:'ANNEX IIITARIFF QUOTAS PURSUANT TO OTHER INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS(Calendar year)>TABLE>1 (a) From 1 January 1996 Annex III is replaced by the following:'ANNEX IIITARIFF QUOTAS PURSUANT TO OTHER INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS(Calendar year)>TABLE>2. In Annex VI, the following point M is added:'M. As regards whey cheese listed under number 12 in Annex III and falling within CN codes 0406 10 20 and 0406 10 801. box 7 by specifying ""whey cheese""`.3. In Annex VII, the text on Norway is replaced by the following:>TABLE>4. The summary table of rates of import duty is supplemented as follows:- in column 'Annex III`, '7,5 (9)` is added in the case of CN codes 0406 10 20 and 0406 10 80;- the following footnote (9) is added:'(9) For whey cheese falling within CN codes 0406 10 20 and 0406 10 80.`4 (a) From 1 January 1996 the summary table of rates of import duty is supplemented as follows:- in column 'Annex III`, '43,80 (10)` is added in the case of CN codes 0406 30 10 to 0406 30 90;- the following footnote (10) is added:'(10) For processed cheeses falling within CN codes 0406 30 10 to 0406 30 90.` This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. (1), (2), (3) and (4) shall apply from 1 July 1995. Article 1 (1 a) and (4 a) shall apply from 1 January 1996.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 10 January 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.(2) OJ No L 307, 20. 12. 1995, p. 10.(3) OJ No L 327, 30. 12. 1995.(4) OJ No L 328, 22. 11. 1986, p. 76.(5) OJ No L 151, 1. 7. 1995, p. 12. +",cheese;GATT;General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;Norway;Kingdom of Norway;milk product;dairy produce,17 +31601,"2006/542/EC: Commission Decision of 2 August 2006 amending Decision 93/195/EEC on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export (notified under document number C(2006) 3400) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/426/EEC of 26 June 1990 on animal health conditions governing the movement and import from third countries of Equidae (1), and in particular Article 19(ii) thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with the general rules laid down in Annex II to Commission Decision 93/195/EEC (2), the re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export is restricted to horses kept for less than 30 days in any of the third countries listed in the same group in Annex I to that Decision.(2) In 2006, Qatar is to host the equestrian competitions of the Asian Games.(3) Given the degree of veterinary supervision and the fact that the horses concerned are kept separate from animals of lower health status, the period of temporary export should be extended to less than 60 days. Accordingly, the animal health conditions and the veterinary certification laid down in Annex VII to Decision 93/195/EEC should be extended to the equestrian competitions of the Asian Games carried out under the auspices of the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI).(4) Annex VII to Decision 93/195/EEC should be amended accordingly.(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The title of Annex VII to Decision 93/195/EEC is replaced by the following:‘HEALTH CERTIFICATEfor re-entry of registered horses that have taken part in the Endurance World Cup or the Asian Games after temporary export for a period of less than 60 days’. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 2 August 2006.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 42. Directive as last amended by Directive 2004/68/EC (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 321, corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 128).(2)  OJ L 86, 6.4.1993, p. 1. Decision as last amended by Decision 2005/943/EC (OJ L 342, 24.12.2005, p. 94). +",health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;health certificate;sporting event;sports competition;equidae;ass;colt;donkey;equine species;foal;horse;mare;mule,17 +21849,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1621/2001 of 8 August 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 1661/1999 as regards the export certificate required for agricultural products and the list of customs offices permitting the declaration of products for free circulation in the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 737/90 of 22 March 1990 on the conditions governing imports of agricultural products originating in third countries following the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power station(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 616/2000(2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,Whereas:(1) According to Article 1(3)(b) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1661/1999 of 27 July 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 737/90 on the conditions governing imports of agricultural products originating in third countries following the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power station(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1627/2000(4), the products listed in Annex I to that Regulation may only be declared for free circulation in the Member State of destination in a restricted number of customs offices. Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1661/1999 contains the list of those customs offices.(2) In view of the request of the competent authorities of Germany, it is appropriate to add a number of customs offices in the territory of Germany to the list.(3) In June 2000, an inspection team of the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) carried out a mission in Bulgaria, in order to assess the facilities and measures in place to control radioactive contamination in foodstuffs and in particular in non-cultivated mushrooms.(4) The report of that mission recommends an amendment to the export certificate set out in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1661/1999, in order to ensure that an independent and authorised person takes representative samples from mushroom consignments intended for export into the Community.(5) Regulation (EC) No 1661/1999 should therefore be amended accordingly.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 737/90,. Regulation (EC) No 1661/1999 is amended as follows:1. Annex II is replaced by the text shown in Annex I to this Regulation;2. Annex III is replaced by the text shown in Annex II to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 8 August 2001.For the CommissionMargot WallströmMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 82, 29.3.1990, p. 1.(2) OJ L 75, 24.3.2000, p. 1.(3) OJ L 197, 29.7.1999, p. 17.(4) OJ L 187, 26.7.2000, p. 7.ANNEX I""ANNEX II>PIC FILE= ""L_2001215EN.001903.TIF"">""ANNEX II""ANNEX IIILIST OF CUSTOMS OFFICES IN WHICH PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX I MAY BE DECLARED FOR FREE CIRCULATION IN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY>TABLE>"" +",customs formalities;customs clearance;customs declaration;free circulation;putting into free circulation;export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;agricultural product;farm product;Ukraine;nuclear accident;nuclear damage;nuclear risk;radioactive accident;radioactive risk,17 +29166,"Council Regulation (EC) No 2133/2004 of 13 December 2004 on the requirement for the competent authorities of the Member States to stamp systematically the travel documents of third country nationals when they cross the external borders of the Member States and amending the provisions of the Convention implementing the Schengen agreement and the common manual to this end. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 62(2)(a) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Whereas:(1) The European Council held in Seville on 21 and 22 June 2002 called for closer co-operation in combating illegal immigration and called on the Commission and the Member States to take operational steps to ensure an equivalent level of control and surveillance of external borders.(2) The provisions of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 (2), and of the common manual (3) concerning the crossing of external borders lack clarity and precision as regards the obligation to affix stamps to the travel documents of third-country nationals when they cross external borders. As a result, such provisions lead to divergent practices in the Member States and make it difficult to check whether the conditions relating to the duration of short stays for such third country nationals on the territory of the Member States are fulfilled, namely a maximum of three months in any six-month period.(3) At its meeting of 27 and 28 February 2003, the Council expressed support for the Commission's intention to clarify the existing rules in this area, notably by specifying, by way of a proposal for a Council Regulation the obligation for the Member States to stamp systematically third country nationals' travel documents on entry and exit at external border crossings.(4) In its Conclusions of 8 May 2003 the Council called for separate control lanes for different nationalities, differentiated by signs. Specific Community rules on local border traffic should improve the management of external borders by the services responsible, making it easier to overcome any practical difficulties arising from the requirement to stamp third country nationals' travel documents systematically. These measures will also help to ensure that any measures relaxing checks on persons at external borders are exceptional.(5) The obligation on the Member States to stamp third-country nationals' travel documents systematically when they enter the territory of the Member States provides, in conjunction with the limitation regarding the circumstances in which measures relaxing checks on persons at external borders may be adopted, the possibility of presuming, in the absence of a stamp on such travel documents, that their holder is not, or is no longer, respecting the conditions relating to the duration of a short stay.(6) However, it should be possible for the third country national concerned to overturn this presumption by any form of relevant and credible proof. In such cases, the competent national authorities should certify the date and the place of the relevant border crossing so as to provide the third country national concerned with evidence of the compliance with the conditions relating to the duration of the stay.(7) The stamping of the travel document makes it possible to establish, with certainty, the date and place of the crossing of the border, without establishing in all cases that all the required travel document control measures have been carried out.(8) This Regulation should also define the categories of persons whose documents do not have to be stamped systematically upon crossing the external borders of the Member States. In this context, it should be stressed that Community rules on local border traffic, including rules on the stamping of travel documents of border residents, are in the course of preparation. Pending the adoption of Community rules on local border traffic, the possibility of exempting the travel documents of border residents from the obligation of stamping should be maintained in accordance with existing bilateral agreements on local border traffic.(9) The provisions of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement and the common manual should be amended accordingly.(10) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Regulation and is not bound by it or subject to its application. Given that this Regulation builds on the Schengen acquis under the provisions of Title IV of Part Three of the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark shall, in accordance with Article 5 of the said Protocol, decide within a period of six months after the Council has adopted this Regulation whether it will implement it in its national law.(11) As regards Iceland and Norway, this Regulation constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis, within the meaning of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the association of those two States with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis (4), which fall within the area referred to in Article 1(A) of Decision 1999/437/EC (5) on certain arrangements for the application of that Agreement.(12) As regards Switzerland, this Regulation constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement signed between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the association of the Swiss Confederation with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis (6), which fall in the area referred to in Article 1(A) of Decision 1999/437/EC read in conjunction with Article 4(1) of the Council Decisions of 25 October 2004 on the signing on behalf of the European Union, and on the signing on behalf of the European Community, and on the provisional application of certain provisions of that Agreement (7).(13) This Regulation constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in which the United Kingdom does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2000/365/EC of 29 May 2000 concerning the request of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis (8). The United Kingdom is therefore not taking part in its adoption and is not bound by it or subject to its application.(14) This Regulation constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in which Ireland does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2002/192/EC of 28 February 2002 concerning Ireland's request to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis (9). Ireland is therefore not taking part in its adoption and is not bound by it or subject to its application,. The purpose of this Regulation is:— to reiterate the obligation for the competent authorities of the Member States to stamp systematically third-country nationals' travel documents when they cross the external borders of the Member States;— to specify the conditions under which the absence of an entry stamp on third country nationals' travel documents may constitute a presumption that the authorised duration of a short stay by such nationals on the territory of the Member States has been exceeded. The provisions of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement are hereby amended as follows:1. Article 6(2)(e) shall be replaced by the following:‘e) If in exceptional and unforeseen circumstances requiring immediate measures such checks cannot be carried out, priorities must be set. In that case, entry checks shall as a rule take priority over exit checks’;2. The following Articles shall be inserted:a) where the third-country national is found on the territory of the Member States applying the Schengen acquis in full, the competent authorities shall indicate, in accordance with national law and practice, in the third-country national's travel document the date on which, and the place where, the person has crossed the external border of one of these Member States;b) where the third-country national is found on the territory of a Member State in respect of which the decision contemplated in Article 3(2) of the 2003 Act of Accession has not been taken, the competent authorities shall indicate, in accordance with national law and practice, in the third-country national's travel document the date on which, and the place where, the person has crossed the external border of that Member State;c) in addition to the indication as referred to in (a) and (b), a form as shown in the Annex may be given to the third-country national concerned;d) Member States shall inform each other and the Commission and the Council Secretariat of their national practices with regard to the indication referred to in this Article. Part II of the common manual is hereby amended as follows:1. Point 1.3.5. shall be replaced by the following:‘1.3.5. Checks at land borders may be relaxed as a result of exceptional and unforeseen circumstances. This will be the case where unforeseen events lead to such intensity of traffic that the delay in the time taken to reach checking posts becomes excessive, and all resources have been exhausted as regards staff, facilities and organisation.’.2. The following point shall be inserted:‘1.3.5.4. Even in the event of checks being relaxed, the officials locally responsible for border checks must stamp the travel documents of third-country nationals both on entry and exit.’.3. Point 2.1.1. is hereby amended as follows:a) The introductory phrase of the first subparagraph shall be replaced by the following:‘2.1.1. On entry into, or exit from, the territory of a Member State, a stamp shall be affixed to’;b) The second subparagraph shall be replaced by the following:4. The following indent shall be added to point 2.1.5.:‘— on the travel documents of the beneficiaries of bilateral agreements on local border traffic that do not provide for the stamping of these documents, if these bilateral agreements are in accordance with Community law’.5. The following subparagraph shall be added to point 3.4.2.3.: The text appearing to the Annex shall be annexed to the common manual. The Commission shall report to the Council on the operation of this Regulation at the latest three years after its entry into force. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 December 2005.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community.. Done at Brussels, 13 December 2004For the CouncilThe PresidentB. R. BOT(1)  Opinion delivered on 21 April 2004 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(2)  OJ L 239, 22.9.2000, p. 19. Convention at last amended by Regulation (EC) No 871/2004 (OJ L 162, 30.4.2004, p. 29).(3)  OJ C 313, 16.12.2002, p. 97. Manual as last amended by Decision 2004/574/EC (OJ L 261, 6.8.2004, p. 36).(4)  OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 36.(5)  OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 31.(6)  Council doc. 13054/04 accessible on http://register.consilium.eu.int(7)  Council doc. 13464/04 and 13466/04 accessible on http://register.consilium.eu.int(8)  OJ L 131, 1.6.2000, p. 43.(9)  OJ L 64, 7.3.2002, p. 20.(10)  OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 77.ANNEX‘ANNEX 16 +",illegal migration;clandestine migration;illegal immigration;foreign national;alien;national of a third country;admission of aliens;tourist visa;visa;document;border control;frontier control;external border of the EU;external borders of the European Union;management of the EU's external borders;management of the European Union's external borders;management of the external borders of the European Union,17 +40715,"2012/436/CFSP: Political and Security Committee Decision EUCAP SAHEL Niger/1/2012 of 17 July 2012 on the appointment of the Head of Mission of the European Union CSDP Mission in Niger (EUCAP SAHEL Niger). ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,Having regard to Council Decision 2012/392/CFSP of 16 July 2012 on the European Union CSDP Mission in Niger (1) (EUCAP SAHEL Niger), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) By Article 9(1) of Decision 2012/392/CFSP, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee, in accordance with Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of political control and strategic direction of the EUCAP SAHEL Niger mission, including the decision to appoint a Head of Mission.(2) The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy has proposed the appointment of Colonel Francisco ESPINOSA NAVAS as Head of Mission of EUCAP SAHEL Niger,. Colonel Francisco ESPINOSA NAVAS is hereby appointed Head of the European Union CSDP Mission in Niger (EUCAP SAHEL Niger) for a period of 12 months. This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.. Done at Brussels, 17 July 2012.For the Political and Security CommitteeThe ChairpersonO. SKOOG(1)  OJ L 187, 17.7.2012, p. 48. +",Niger;Republic of Niger;common security and defence policy;CDP;CEDP;CESDP;CSDP;Common European Defence Policy;Common European Security and Defence Policy;ESDP;European Security and Defence Policy;common defence;common defence policy;appointment of members;designation of members;resignation of members;term of office of members,17 +21516,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1168/2001 of 14 June 2001 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2219/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific supply arrangements for Madeira relating to milk products regarding the amounts of aid. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1696/92(3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2596/93(4), lays down in particular the detailed rules for the application of the specific arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural products to the Azores and Madeira.(2) Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2219/92 of 30 July 1992 laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific supply arrangements for Madeira relating to milk products and establishing the forecast supply balance(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1030/2001(6), fixes the aid for milk products.(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1167/2001 of 14 June 2001 fixing the export refunds on milk and milk products(7) fixes the refunds on those products. Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2219/92 should be adapted to take account of those adjustments.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2219/92 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 June 2001.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 June 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 173, 27.6.1992, p. 1.(2) OJ L 328, 23.12.2000, p. 2.(3) OJ L 179, 1.7.1992, p. 6.(4) OJ L 238, 23.9.1993, p. 24.(5) OJ L 218, 1.8.1992, p. 75.(6) OJ L 144, 30.5.2001, p. 3.(7) See page 20 of this Official Journal.ANNEX""ANNEX II>TABLE>>TABLE>"" +",milk;Madeira;Autonomous region of Madeira;supply;milk product;dairy produce;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +11068,"Commission Decision of 7 July 1993 amending Decisions 92/265/EEC, 91/449/EEC and 93/199/EEC relating to certain measures concerning the importation into the Community of live pigs, porcine semen, fresh pigmeat and pigmeat products from Austria. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (2), and in particular Article 19 (7) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (3), as last amended by Council Decision 92/438/EEC (4), and in particular Article 18 (7) thereof,Whereas imports from Austria into the Member States of live pigs, porcine semen, fresh pigmeat and pigmeat products are governed by rules laid down by Commission Decision 92/265/EEC (5);Whereas the classical swine fever situation has improved in the regions of Carinthia and Vienna;Whereas the animal health conditions and veterinary certification as regards trade in live pigs, and fresh pigmeat have been amended to take into account the improved health situation;Whereas classical swine fever has occured in the region of Salzburg;Whereas the occurence of classical swine fever is liable to endanger the herds of Member States, in view of trade in live pigs, porcine semen and embryos, fresh pigmeat, wild boar meat and certain meat-based pork products;Whereas it is necessary to amend Decision 92/265/EEC, Commission Decision 91/449/EEC (6), as last amended by Decision 93/139/EEC (7), and Commission Decision 93/199/EEC (8) accordingly;Whereas protection measures must be established as regards trade in porcine embryos and wild boar meat;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the standing Veterinary Committee,. Decision 92/265/EEC is amended as follows:1. the title is replaced by the following:'Commission Decision of 18 May 1992 concerning the importation into the Community form Austria of porcine semen, porcine embryos, wild boar meat and pigmeat products';2. Article 1 is replaced by the following:'Article 11. Imports from Austria into Member States of porcine semen, porcine embryos, wild board meat and pigmeat products are prohibited.2. The prohibition on imports of porcine semen, porcine embryos, wild board meat and pigmeat products referred to in paragraph 1 shall not apply to the regions of Vorarlberg, Tirol, Upper Austria, Burgenland, Carinthia and Vienna.3. The prohibition on pigmeat referred to in paragraph 1 shall not apply to those products which have undergone one of the following treatments:(a) heat treatment carried out in hermetically sealed container with an Fc value of 3,00 or more;(b) heat treatment of a type different from that referred to in (a) in which the centre temperature is raised to at least 70 °C;(c) treatment consisting in natural fermentation and maturation of not less than nine months for hams weighing not less than 5,5 kilograms and having the following characteristics:- aW value of not more than 0,93,- pH value of not more than 6.' Decision 91/449/EEC is amended as follows:1. in Annex A, Part II, the words '(in the case of pigmeat products: - Vorarlberg, Tirol, Upper Austria, Burgenland, Carinthia and Vienna)' are inserted after the word 'Austria';2. in Annex D, Part II, 'Austria' is included in the list of countries approved to use the model animal health certificate at Part I of Annex D. In Part 2 of the Annex to Decision 93/499/EEC the words 'Austria (Burgenland, Salzburg, Tirol, Vorarlberg and Upper Austria)' are replaced by the following:'Austria (Burgenland, Tirol, Vorarlberg, Upper Austria, Carinthia and Vienna)'. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 July 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 373, 31. 12. 1990, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49.(3) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 56.(4) OJ No L 243, 25. 8. 1992, p. 27.(5) OJ No L 137, 20. 5. 1992, p. 23.(6) OJ No L 240, 29. 8. 1991, p. 28.(7) OJ No L 56, 9. 3. 1993, p. 39.(8) OJ No L 86, 6. 4. 1993, p. 43. +",swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;animal breeding;animal selection;import restriction;import ban;limit on imports;suspension of imports;Austria;Republic of Austria;fresh meat;pigmeat;pork,17 +10632,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3063/92 of 23 October 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2729/81 laying down special rules implementing the system of import and export licences and the advance fixing of refunds in respect of milk and milk products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 July 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2071/90 (2), and in particular Articles 13 (3) and 17 (4) thereof,Whereas Annex II to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2729/81 of 14 September 1981 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 110/92 (4), lays down the maximum terms of validity of export licences with advance fixing of the refund; whereas the situation on the market, in particular for butter and butteroil, makes it necessary to reduce the maximum term of validity of licences for such products in order for the trend in exports over shorter periods;Whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2729/81 lays down the securities for import and export licences; whereas in order to take account of the reduction in the term of validity of licences for butter and butteroil, the security for those products should be reduced;Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,. Regulation (EEC) No 2729/81 is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:'Article 11. Securities for import and export licences per 100 kilograms net of product shall be:- ECU 2,50 for products covered by CN codes 0401 and 0403,- ECU 7,50 for products covered by CN code 0406,- ECU 5,00 for products covered by CN code 0405,- ECU 5,00 for the other products listed in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68.2. However, no securities need be lodged in the case of export licences as referred to in Article 6 (1).'2. Annex II is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.Il shall apply to licences applied for after the date of its entry into force. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 October 1992. For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13. (2) OJ No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 64. (3) OJ No L 272, 26. 9. 1981, p. 19. (4) OJ No L 12, 18. 1. 1992, p. 14.ANNEX'ANNEX IITerm of validity of export licences with advance fixing of the refundTerm of validity CN code Description Compulsory destination (1) (a) Until the end of the fourth month following that of issue of the licence 0406 Cheese and curd Zone E and Canada (b) Until the end of the third month following that of issue of the licence 0405 00 Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk - (c) Until the end of the sixth month following that of issue of the licence The products listed in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 excepting those listed in point (a) and intended for export to the destinations in point (a), and those in (b) -(1) See Article 11 (3). However, where Annex I excludes advance fixing of the refund on certain products and destinations, the issue of an export licence for such products makes it compulsory to export to a destination other than that indicated in Annex I.' +",milk;export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;milk product;dairy produce;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund,17 +10517,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2175/92 of 30 July 1992 laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific measures for the supply of processed fruit and vegetable products to the Canary Islands. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (1), and in particular Article 3 (4) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2205/90 (3), and in particular Article 12 thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, the quantities of certain processed fruit and vegetable products in the forecast supply balance, covered by CN codes 2007 99 and 2008 and qualifying for exemption from duty on direct imports from third countries or for aid for consignments from the rest of the Community should be determined;Whereas the abovementioned aid should be fixed for supplies of processed fruit products to Canary Islands; whereas that aid must be fixed taking account in particular of the costs of supply from the world market, the conditions deriving from the Canary Islands' geographical location and the prices applying on export to the latter;Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1695/92 (4) lays down the common rules for the application of the arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural products to the Canary Islands; whereas additional detailed rules in line with commercial practice for processed fruit and vegetable products should be laid down as regards in particular the term of validity of licences and certificates and the amounts of the securities guaranteeing operators' compliance with their obligations;Whereas, with a view to sound management of the supply arrangements, provision should be made for a timetable for the lodging of licence and certificate applications and for a period of reflection for their issue;Whereas, pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, the supply arrangements apply from 1 July 1992; whereas provision should be made for the detailed rules to apply from the same date;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with opinion of the Management Committee for Processed Fruit and Vegetables,. 1. For the purposes of applying Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, the quantities covered by the forecast supply balance of processed fruit products qualifying for exemption from duty on imports from third countries or for Community aid shall be as set out in Annex I.2. Without prejudice to a revision of the supply balance during the period concerned, the quantities laid down for the various products listed in Part II of Annex I may be exceeded by up to 20 % provided that the overall quantity is not exceeded. The aid provided for in Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 for products covered by the forecast supply balance and coming from the Community market shall be as set out in Annex II. 1. Regulation (EEC) No 1695/92 shall apply.2. Products covered by CN codes 2007 99, 2008 20, 2008 30, 2008 40, 2008 50, 2008 70, 2008 80, 2008 92 and 2008 99, with the exception of those listed in Annex IV to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1569/92 (6), shall qualify for exemption from import duties on presentation of an exemption certificate as provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1695/92. Spain shall designate the authority competent for:(a) issuing import licences and exemption certificates;(b) issuing aid certificates as provided for in Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1695/92;(c) payment of the aid to the operators concerned. 1. Licence and certificate applications shall be submitted to the competent authority in the first five working days of each month. Certificate or licence applications shall only be admissible if:(a) they do not cover a quantity in excess of that available for each product code as set out in Annex I and published by the competent authority;(b) before expiry of the time limit laid down for the submission of certificate or licence applications, proof has been provided that the party concerned has lodged a security of ECU 20 per 100 kg; in the case of products covered by CN codes 2008 30 and 2008 70, the security shall be ECU 15 per 100 kg.2. Licences and certificates shall be issued on the 10th working day of each month.3. Where licences or certificates are issued for less than the quantities applied for pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 1695/92, the operator may withdraw his application in writing within three working days of the date of issue; the security covering the licence or certificate shall be released in such cases. The term of validity of certificates and licences shall expire on the last day of the month following that of issue. The aid provided for in Article 2 shall be paid in respect of quantities actually supplied.The rate to be used for payment of the aid in national currency shall be the agricultural conversion rate applicable on the first day of the month of submission of the aid certificate application. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 July 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 July 1992. For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 13. (2) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 201, 31. 7. 1990, p. 9. (4) OJ No L 179, 1. 7. 1992, p. 1. (5) OJ No L 49, 27. 2. 1986, p. 1. (6) OJ No L 166, 20. 6. 1992, p. 5.ANNEX IForecast supply balance covering processed fruit and vegetable products for the Canary Islands over the period 1 July 1992 to 30 June 1993(tonnes)CN code Description Quantity Part I 2007 99 Preparations other than homogenized, containing fruit other than citrus fruit 1 250 Part II 2008 Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included: 2008 20 pineapples 1 700 2008 30 citrus fruit 500 2008 40 pears 1 600 2008 50 apricots 150 2008 70 peaches 7 600 2008 80 strawberries 100 other, including mixtures other than those of subheading 2008 19 2008 92 mixtures 1 450 2008 99 other than palm hearts and mixtures 65013 750ANNEX IIAid granted in respect of the products listed in Annex I from the Community market(Ecu/100 kg)CN code Aid 2007 99 54 2008 20 41 2008 30 16 2008 40 - 2008 50 21 2008 70 15 2008 80 85 2008 92 31 2008 99 47 +",supply;fruit product;fruit must;fruit pulp;grape must;jam;marmalade;preserves;vegetable product;pickles;sauerkraut;tomato concentrate;tomato paste;vegetable pulp;Canary Islands;Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands;supply balance sheet,17 +7089,"89/442/EEC: Commission Decision of 12 July 1989 approving the reinforced plan presented by Portugal for the eradication of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) (Only the Portuguese text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Decision 89/145/EEC of 20 February 1989 introducing a Community financial measure for the eradication of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) in Portugal (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,Whereas pursuant to Article 1 of Decision 89/145/EEC, Portugal is to prepare a reinforced plan for the eradication of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP);Whereas by letter dated 14 June 1989 Portugal notified the Commission of a reinforced plan for the eradication of CBPP;Whereas, after examination the plan was found to comply with Decision 89/145/EEC; whereas the conditions for financial participation by the Community are therefore met;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The reinforced plan presented by Portugal for the eradication of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia is hereby approved. Portugal shall bring into force by 1 March 1989 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the plan referred to in Article 1. This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic.. Done at Brussels, 12 July 1989.For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 53, 25. 2. 1989, p. 55. +",animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;Portugal;Portuguese Republic;decontamination;disinfection;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;disease vector;disease carrier;disease-carrying insect,17 +9157,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 639/91 of 14 March 1991 ending the charges against the tariff ceilings opened, in the framework of generalized tariff preferences, by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3897/89 in respect of certain textile products originating in Thailand, Pakistan and China, and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 3891/90 and (EEC) No 3892/90. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3897/89 of 18 December 1989 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1990 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3211/90 (2), and in particular the third paragraph of Article 12 thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 3897/89 suspension of customs duties in the context of preferential tariff ceilings is granted within the limits of the individual ceilings set out in column 8 of Annex I to that Regulation in respect of each of the categories of product under consideration; whereas as provided for in the third paragraph of Article 12 of the said Regulation, the Commission may, after 31 December 1990, take measures to stop quantities being charged against any particular preferential tariff limit if these limits were exceeded particularly as a result of regularizations of imports actually made during the preferential tariff period;Whereas, in respect of the products of category 28 (order No 40.0280) originating in Thailand and Pakistan, and of category 97 (order No 40.0970) originating in China, the relevant ceilings were fixed at 104 000 pieces and four tonnes, respectively; whereas on 1 January 1991, the sum of the quantities charged during the 1990 preferential period has exceeded the ceilings in question;Whereas it appears desirable to take measures to stop quantities being charged against the said ceilings in respect of Thailand and Pakistan for category 28, and in respect of China for category 97;Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3891/90 of 21 December 1990 reintroducing the levying of the customs duties applicable to the products of category No 28 (order No 40.0280) originating in Thailand and Pakistan, to which the preferential tariff arrangements of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3897/89 apply (3) and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3892/90 of 21 December 1990 reintroducing the levying of the customs duties applicable to the products of category No 97 (order No 40.0970) originating in China, to which the preferential tariff arrangements of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3897/89 apply (4) serve no purpose because of a delay in their publication; whereas they should consequently be repealed,. The quantities charged against the tariff ceilings opened by Regulation (EEC) No 3897/89 relating to the products and origins indicated in the table below, shall cease to be allowed from 1 January 1991.Order No Category (unit) CN code Description Origin40.0280 28 6103 41 10 Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swimwear) knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or man-made fibres Thailand40.0970 97 5608 11 11 Nets and netting made of twine, cordage or rope, and made up fishings nets of yarn, twine, cordage or rope China Regulations (EEC) No 3891/90 and (EEC) No 3892/90 are repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall apply from 1 January 1991.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 March 1991.For the CommissionChristiane SCRIVENERMember of the Commission(1)  OJ No L 383, 30. 12. 1989, p. 45.(2)  OJ No L 308, 8. 11. 1990, p. 1.(3)  OJ No L 367, 29. 12. 1990, p. 155.(4)  OJ No L 367, 29. 12. 1990, p. 157. +",Pakistan;Islamic Republic of Pakistan;tariff ceiling;generalised preferences;GSP;general system of preferences;generalised preferences scheme;generalised preferences system;generalised tariff preferences;generalized preferences;textile product;fabric;furnishing fabric;Thailand;Kingdom of Thailand;China;People’s Republic of China,17 +32760,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1221/2006 of 11 August 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine with regard to market mechanisms. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (1), and in particular Article 33 thereof,Whereas:(1) Articles 45, 59 and 61 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 (2) set certain dates for the distillation of the by-products of winemaking. In view of the very large harvest in 2005/2006, certain Member States are experiencing practical difficulties in completing the distillation by the deadlines laid down. Those deadlines should therefore be extended.(2) Article 63a of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 concerning the distillation of wine into potable alcohol fixes a percentage of production which producers may offer for this type of distillation. That percentage should be fixed for the 2006/2007 wine year.(3) Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 should therefore be amended accordingly.(4) To ensure continuity of operations by the producers concerned, this Regulation should apply from 16 July 2006.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,. Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 is hereby amended as follows:1. The fourth subparagraph of Article 45(1) is replaced by the following:2. The third paragraph of Article 59 is replaced by the following:3. The second subparagraph of Article 61(3) is replaced by the following:4. The last sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 63a(2) is replaced by the following: This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 16 July 2006.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 August 2006.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2165/2005 (OJ L 345, 28.12.2005, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 194, 31.7.2000, p. 45. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1820/2005 (OJ L 293, 9.11.2005, p. 8). +",common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;vinification;distillation;compulsory distillation;distillation operation;preventive distillation;special distillation;voluntary distillation;wine delivery;viticulture;grape production;winegrowing,17 +1834,"Council Regulation (EC) No 1733/94 of 11 July 1994 prohibiting the satisfying of claims with regard to contracts and transactions the performance of which was affected by the United Nations Security Council Resolution No 757 (1992) and related resolutions. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular Article 228a thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to Council Decision 94/366/PESC of 13 June 1994 on the common position defined by the Council on the basis of Article J.2 of the Treaty on European Union concerning prohibition of the satisfaction of the claims referred to in paragraph 9 of United Nations Security Council Resolution No 757(1992) (1),Whereas, under Regulations (EEC) No 1432/92 (2), (EEC) No 2656/92 (3) and (EEC) No 990/93 (4), the Community has taken measures to prevent trade between the Community and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro);Whereas, as a consequence of the embargo against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), economic operators in the Community and third countries are exposed to the risk of claims by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro);Whereas the United Nations Security Council has adopted Resolution 757(1992) of 30 May 1992 which, in its paragraph 9, deals with claims by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) in relation to contracts and transactions the performance of which was affected by measures imposed by the Security Council pursuant to Resolution 757(1992) and related resolutions;Whereas it is necessary to protect operators permanently against such claims and to prevent the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) from obtaining compensation for the negative effects of the embargo,. For the purposes of this Regulation:1. ‘contract or transaction’ means any transaction of whatever form and whatever the applicable law, whether comprising one or more contracts or similar obligations made between the same or different parties; for this purpose ‘contract’ includes a bond, financial guarantee and indemnity or credit whether legally independent or not and any related provision arising under or in connection with the transaction;2. ‘claim’ means any claim, whether asserted by legal proceedings or not, made before or after the date of entry into force of this Regulation, under or in connection with a contract or transaction, and in particular includes:(a) a claim for performance of any obligation arising under or in connection with a contract or transaction;(b) a claim for extension or payment of a bond, financial guarantee or indemnity of whatever form;(c) a claim for compensation in respect of a contract or transaction;(d) a counterclaim;(e) a claim for the recognition or enforcement, including by the procedure of exequatur, of a judgment, an arbitration award or an equivalent decision wherever made or given;3. ‘measures decided on pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 757(1992) and related resolutions’ means measures of the United Nations Security Council or measures introduced by the European Communities or any State, country or international organization in conformity with, as required by, or in connection with the implementation of relevant decisions of the United Nations Security Council, or any action including any military action, authorized by the United Nations Security Council, in respect of the embargo of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro);4. ‘person or body in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)’ means:(a) the state of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) or any public authority thereof;(b) any person in, or resident in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro);(c) any body having its registered office or headquarters in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro);(d) any body controlled directly or indirectly by one or more of the abovementioned persons or bodies. 1.   It shall be prohibited to satisfy or to take any step to satisfy a claim made by:(a) a person or body in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) or acting through a person or body in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro);(b) any person or body acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of or for the benefit of one or more persons or bodies in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro);(c) any person or body taking advantage of a transfer or rights of, or otherwise claiming through or under, one or more persons or bodies in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro);(d) any other person or body referred to in paragraph 9 of United Nations Security Council Resolution 757(1992);(e) any person or body making a claim arising from or in connection with the payment of a bond or financial guarantee or indemnity to one or more of the above-mentioned persons or bodies,under or in connection with a contract or transaction the performance of which was affected, directly or indirectly, wholly or in part, by the measures decided on pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 757(1992) and related resolutions.2.   This prohibition shall apply within the Community and to any national of a Member State and any body which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State. Without prejudice to the measures decided on pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 757(1992) and related resolutions, Article 2 shall not apply:(a) to claims relating to contracts or transactions, with the exception of any bond, financial guarantee or indemnity, in respect of which the persons or bodies referred to in the said Article prove to a court in a Member State that the claim was accepted by the parties prior to the adoption of the measures decided on pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 757(1992) and related resolutions, and that those measures have had no effect on the existence or content of the claim;(b) to claims for payment under an insurance contract in respect of an event occurring prior to the adoption of the measures referred to in Article 2 or under an insurance contract where such insurance is compulsory under the law of a Member State;(c) to claims for payment of sums paid into an account payment from which was blocked pursuant to the measures referred to in Article 2 provided that such payment does not concern sums paid under bonds in respect of contracts referred to in the said Article;(d) to claims relating to contracts of employment subject to the law of any Member State;(e) to claims for payment for goods which the persons or bodies referred to in Article 2 prove to a court in a Member State were exported prior to the adoption of the measures decided on pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 757(1992) and related resolutions and that those measures have had no effect on the existence or content of the claim;(f) to claims for sums which the persons or bodies referred to in Article 2 prove to a court in a Member State are due under any loan made prior to the adoption of the measures decided on pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 757(1992) and related resolutions and that those measures have had no effect on the existence or content of the claim,provided that the claim includes no amount, by way of interest, charge or otherwise, to compensate for the fact that performance was, as a result of those measures, not made in accordance with the terms of the relevant contract or transaction. In any proceedings for the enforcement of a claim, the onus of proving that satisfying the claim is not prohibited by Article 2 shall be on the person seeking the enforcement of that claim. Each Member State shall determine the sanctions to be imposed where the provisions of this Regulation are infringed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 July 1994.For the CouncilThe PresidentTh. WAIGEL(1)  OJ No L 165, 1. 7. 1994, p. 1.(2)  OJ No L 151, 3. 6. 1992, p. 1, Regulation repealed by Regulation (EEC) No 990/93 (OJ No L 102, 28. 4. 1993, p. 14).(3)  OJ No L 266, 12. 9. 1992, p. 27, Regulation repealed by Regulation (EEC) No 990/93 (OJ No L 102, 28. 4. 1993, p. 14).(4)  OJ No L 102, 28. 4. 1993, p. 14. +",guarantee;bail;pledge;contract;conclusion of a contract;contract law;contractual agreement;contractual commitment;law of contract;UN resolution;trade restriction;obstacle to trade;restriction on trade;trade barrier;financial transaction;Yugoslavia;territories of the former Yugoslavia,17 +2339,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1191/98 of 9 June 1998 amending Annexes I and II to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 of 26 June 1990 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1076/98 (2), and in particular Articles 6, 7 and 8 thereof,Whereas, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90, maximum residue limits must be established progressively for all pharmacologically active substances which are used within the Community in veterinary medicinal products intended for administration to food-producing animals;Whereas maximum residue limits should be established only after the examination within the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products of all the relevant information concerning the safety of residues of the substance concerned for the consumer of foodstuffs of animal origin and the impact of residues on the industrial processing of foodstuffs;Whereas, in establishing maximum residue limits for residues of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin, it is necessary to specify the animal species in which residues may be present, the levels which may be present in each of the relevant meat tissues obtained from the treated animal (target tissue) and the nature of the residue which is relevant for the monitoring of residues (marker residue);Whereas, for the control of residues, as provided for in appropriate Community legislation, maximum residue limits should usually be established for the target tissues of liver or kidney, whereas, however, the liver and kidney are frequently removed from carcases moving in international trade, and maximum residue limits should therefore also always be established for muscle or fat tissues;Whereas, in the case of veterinary medicinal products intended for use in laying birds, lactating animals or honey bees, maximum residue limits must also be established for eggs, milk or honey;Whereas rifaximin and albendazole should be inserted into Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;Whereas ketamine, denaverine hydrochloride, corticotropin and benzalkonium chloride should be inserted into Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;Whereas a period of 60 days should be allowed before the entry into force of this Regulation in order to allow Member States to make any adjustment which may be necessary to the authorisations to place the veterinary medicinal products concerned on the market which have been granted in accordance with Council Directive 81/851 /EEC (3), as last amended by Directive 93/40/EEC (4), to take account of the provisions of this Regulation;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Veterinary Medicinal Products,. Annexes I and II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 60th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 June 1998.For the CommissionMartin BANGEMANNMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 154, 28. 5. 1998, p. 14.(3)  OJ L 317, 6. 11. 1981, p. 1.(4)  OJ L 214, 24. 8. 1993, p. 31.ANNEXA. Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is amended as follows:1. Anti-infectious agents1.2. Antibiotics1.2.8. Naphtalene-ringed ansamycinPharmacologically active substance(s) Marker residue Animal species MRLs Target issues Other provisions‘Rifaximin Rifaximin Bovine 60 μg/kg Milk’2. Anti-parasitic agents2.1. Agents acting against endoparasites2.1.3. Benzimidazoles and pro-benzimidazolesPharmacologically active substance(s) Marker residue Animal species MRLs Target issues Other provisions‘Albendazole Sum of albendazole sulphoxide, albendazole sulphone, and albendazole 2-amino sulphone, expressed as albendazole Bovine, ovine 100 μg/kg Muscle100 μg/kg Fat1 000 μg/kg Liver500 μg/kg Kidney100 μg/kg Milk’B. Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is amended as follows:2. Organic compoundsPharmacologically active substance(s) Animal species Other provisions‘Benzalkonium chloride All food producing species For use as an excipient at concentrations up to 0,05 % only’Corticotropin All food producing speciesDenaverine hydrochloride BovineKetamine All food producing species +",food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;veterinary legislation;veterinary regulations;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;waste;refuse;residue;public health;health of the population;veterinary drug;veterinary medicines,17 +11783,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2090/93 of 27 July 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 563/82 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81 for establishing the market prices of adult bovine animals on the basis of the Community scale for the classification of carcases. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 125/93 (2),Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81 of 28 April 1981 determining the Community scale for the classification of carcases of adult bovine animals (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1026/91 (4), and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof,Whereas Article 1 (3) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 563/82 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3402/85 (6), fixes the corrective factors applicable to carcase weights when carcase presentation differs from the reference presentation; whereas, for certain degrees of fat cover, the corrective factors relating to the removal of external fat should be adjusted in order to bring them more into line with practice; whereas, also, the methods for calculating such corrective factors should be specified according to whether they are identical in all Member States or differ from one slaugterhouse to another;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. Regulation (EEC) No 563/92 is hereby amended as follows:1. The following paragraph is added to Article 1:'4. Where the adjustments referred to in the previous paragraph are the same throughout the territory of a Member State they shall be calculated on a national basis; where such adjustments vary from one slaughterhouse to another, they shall be calculated individually.'2. In the Annex, the corrective factors laid down for the removal of external fat of fat classes 3 and 4 are replaced by the percentage increases +2 and +3 respectively. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 September 1993.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 July 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.(2) OJ No L 18, 27. 1. 1993, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 123, 7. 5. 1981, p. 3.(4) OJ No L 106, 26. 4. 1991, p. 2.(5) OJ No L 67, 11. 3. 1982, p. 23.(6) OJ No L 322, 3. 12. 1985, p. 14. +",meat processing industry;cutting premises;cutting-up premises;slaughterhouse;market prices;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;carcase;animal carcase;classification;UDC;heading;universal decimal classification,17 +24632,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2019/2002 of 14 November 2002 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 15th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(2), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 of 23 July 2002 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar(3), for the 2002/2003 marketing year, requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar.(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender in question.(3) Following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the 15th partial invitation to tender, the provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,. For the 15th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 the maximum amount of the export refund is fixed at 49,008 EUR/100 kg. This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 November 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 November 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1.(2) OJ L 104, 20.4.2002, p. 26.(3) OJ L 195, 24.7.2002, p. 6. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;export levy;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;white sugar;refined sugar,17 +41323,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 581/2012 of 29 June 2012 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 July 2012. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 1 July 2012 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 1 July 2012, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 June 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 1 July 2012CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:��� EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I15.6.2012-28.6.20121. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/tonne)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 258,64 192,65 — — —Fob price USA — — 235,23 225,23 205,23Gulf of Mexico premium — 23,48 — — —Great Lakes premium 43,36 — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 17,04 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: 52,19 EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +15117,"96/665/ECSC, Euratom: Commission Decision of 15 November 1996 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community of the Interim Agreement between the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part, on trade and trade-related matters. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular the first paragraph of Article 95 thereof,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof,Whereas, pending the entry into force of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement signed in Brussels on 23 January 1995, it is necessary to approve the Interim Agreement signed in Brussels on 5 December 1995 between the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part, on trade and trade-related matters;Whereas the conclusion of the Interim Agreement is necessary to attain the objectives of the Community set out in Articles 2 and 3 of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community and whereas the Treaty did not make provision for all the cases covered by this Decision,Having consulted the Consultative Committee and with the assent of the Council, given on 13 May 1996,. The Interim Agreement between the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part, on trade and trade-related matters, together with the Protocol and the declarations, is hereby approved on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community.These texts are attached to this Decision (1). The President of the Commission shall give the notification provided for in Article 33 of the Interim Agreement on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community.. Done at Brussels, 15 November 1996.For the CommissionThe PresidentJacques SANTER(1) OJ No L 147, 20. 6. 1996, p. 2. +",trade agreement;trade negotiations;trade treaty;ECSC;Consultative Committee of the ECSC;ECSC consultative committee;European Coal and Steel Community;High Authority;EAEC;Euratom;European Atomic Energy Community;interim agreement (EU);EC interim agreement;provisional implementation of an EC agreement;customs cooperation;Kazakhstan;Republic of Kazakhstan,17 +18889,"Directive 1999/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 1999 amending Council Directive 85/374/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning liability for defective products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 95 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(2),Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty(3),(1) Whereas product safety and compensation for damage caused by defective products are social imperatives which must be met within the internal market; whereas the Community has responded to those requirements by means of Directive 85/374/EEC(4) and Council Directive 92/59/EEC of 29 June 1992 on general product safety(5);(2) Whereas Directive 85/374/EEC established a fair apportionment of the risks inherent in a modern society in which there is a high degree of technicality; whereas that Directive therefore struck a reasonable balance between the interests involved, in particular the protection of consumer health, encouraging innovation and scientific and technological development, guaranteeing undistorted competition and facilitating trade under a harmonised system of civil liability; whereas that Directive has thus helped to raise awareness among traders of the issue of product safety and the importance accorded to it;(3) Whereas the degree of harmonisation of Member States' laws achieved by Directive 85/374/EEC is not complete in view of the derogations provided for, in particular with regard to its scope, from which unprocessed agricultural products are excluded;(4) Whereas the Commission monitors the implementation and effects of Directive 85/374/EEC and in particular its aspects relating to consumer protection and the functioning of the internal market, which have already been the subject of a first report; whereas, in this context, the Commission is required by Article 21 of that Directive to submit a second report on its application;(5) Whereas including primary agricultural products within the scope of Directive 85/374/EEC would help restore consumer confidence in the safety of agricultural products; whereas such a measure would meet the requirements of a high level of consumer protection;(6) Whereas circumstances call for Directive 85/374/EEC to be amended in order to facilitate, for the benefit of consumers, legitimate compensation for damage to health caused by defective agricultural products;(7) Whereas this Directive has an impact on the functioning of the internal market in so far as trade in agricultural products will no longer be affected by differences between rules on producer liability;(8) Whereas the principle of liability without fault laid down in Directive 85/374/EEC must be extended to all types of product, including agricultural products as defined by the second sentence of Article 32 of the Treaty and those listed in Annex II to the said Treaty;(9) Whereas, in accordance with the principle of proportionality, it is necessary and appropriate in order to achieve the fundamental objectives of increased protection for all consumers and the proper functioning of the internal market to include agricultural products within the scope of Directive 85/374/EEC; whereas this Directive is limited to what is necessary to achieve the objectives pursued in accordance with the third paragraph of Article 5 of the Treaty,. Directive 85/374/EEC is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 2 shall be replaced by the following: ""Article 2For the purpose of this Directive, 'product' means all movables even if incorporated into another movable or into an immovable. 'Product' includes electricity.""2. In Article 15, paragraph 1(a) shall be deleted. 1. Member States shall adopt and publish the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.They shall apply these measures as from 4 December 2000.When the Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by the Member States.2. Member States shall comunicate to the Commission the text of the provisions of national law which they subsequently adopt in the field governed by this Directive. This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 10 May 1999.For the European ParliamentThe PresidentJ. M. GIL-ROBLESFor the CouncilThe PresidentH. EICHEL(1) OJ C 337, 7.11.1997, p. 54.(2) OJ C 95, 30.3.1998, p. 69.(3) Opinion of the European Parliament of 5 November 1998 (OJ C 359, 23.11.1998, p. 25), Council Common Position of 17 December 1998 (OJ C 49, 22.2.1999, p. 1) and Decision of the European Parliament of 23 March 1999 (not yet published in the Official Journal). Council Decision of 29 April 1999.(4) OJ L 210, 7.8.1985, p. 29. Directive as amended by the 1994 Act of Accession.(5) OJ L 228, 11.8.1992, p. 24. +",indemnification;compensation;compensation for damage;indemnity;personal property;law of personal property;movable property;producer's liability;commercial guarantee;product liability;defective product;failure to conform;faulty goods;hidden defect;latent defect;electrical energy;electricity,17 +13913,"Council Directive 95/5/EEC of 27 February 1995 amending Directive 92/120/EEC on the conditions for granting temporary and limited derogations from specific Community health rules on the production and marketing of certain products of animal origin. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),Whereas, under Directive 92/120/EEC (4), the maximum output for slaughterhouses benefiting from the derogation was increased to 20 livestock units per week and 1 000 livestock units per year respectively, until 28 February 1995;Whereas the Council has received a proposal from the Commission aimed at reviewing the provisions applicable to small establishments benefiting from the derogation and whereas the Council has been unable to act on that proposal before 28 February 1995;Whereas it is possible that, by reason of certain particular situations, establishments may not be able, by 1 March 1995, to observe all the specific rules laid down; whereas, pending a decision by the Council and in order to take into account local conditions and to avoid abrupt closures of establishments, provision should be made for a system of granting temporary and limited derogations,. The date '28 February 1995' in Article 2 (2) of Directive 92/120/EEC shall be replaced by '30 June 1995'. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive before 1 March 1995. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by the Member States. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 February 1995.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. PUECH(1) OJ No C 84, 2. 4. 1990, p. 100.(2) OJ No C 183, 15. 7. 1991.(3) OJ No C 332, 31. 12. 1990, p. 62.(4) OJ No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 86. Directive as last amended by Directive 94/70/EC (OJ No L 368, 31. 12. 1994, p. 32). +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;meat processing industry;cutting premises;cutting-up premises;slaughterhouse;veterinary legislation;veterinary regulations;slaughter of animals;slaughter of livestock;stunning of animals;animal production;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin,17 +42474,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 333/2013 of 5 April 2013 establishing a prohibition of fishing for white marlin in the Atlantic Ocean by vessels flying the flag of Portugal. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 40/2013 of 21 January 2013 fixing for 2013 the fishing opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements (2), lays down quotas for 2013.(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2013.(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,. Quota exhaustionThe fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2013 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex. ProhibitionsFishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 5 April 2013.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Lowri EVANSDirector-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 23, 25.1.2013, p. 54.ANNEXNo 02/TQ40Member State PortugalStock WHM/ATLANT (Tetrapturus albidus)Species White marlinZone Atlantic OceanDate 19.3.2013 +",Atlantic Ocean;Atlantic;Atlantic Region;Gulf Stream;ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;Portugal;Portuguese Republic;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;catch by species;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction,17 +39042,"2011/52/EU: Council Decision of 18 January 2011 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein amending the Additional Agreement between the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein extending to the Principality of Liechtenstein the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207(4), first subparagraph, in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Whereas:(1) The Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (1) (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Agricultural Agreement’) entered into force on 1 June 2002.(2) An Additional Agreement between the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein extending to the Principality of Liechtenstein the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (2) (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Additional Agreement’) entered into force on 13 October 2007.(3) The Commission has negotiated, on behalf of the European Union, an Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs, which amends the Agricultural Agreement by inserting a new Annex 12.(4) The European Union, the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Swiss Confederation have agreed that the Additional Agreement should also be amended in order to take into account the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications.(5) The Agreement between the European Union, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein amending the Additional Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Agreement’) should be signed on behalf of the Union,. The signing of the Agreement between the European Union, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein amending the Additional Agreement between the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein extending to the Principality of Liechtenstein the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is hereby approved on behalf of the Union, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement (3). The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign, on behalf of the Union, the Agreement between the European Union, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein amending the Additional Agreement between the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein extending to the Principality of Liechtenstein the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products, subject to its conclusion. This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.. Done at Brussels, 18 January 2011.For the CouncilThe PresidentMATOLCSY Gy.(1)  OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132.(2)  OJ L 270, 13.10.2007, p. 6.(3)  The text of the Agreement will be published together with the decision on its conclusion. +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);Liechtenstein;Principality of Liechtenstein;agricultural product;farm product;Switzerland;Helvetic Confederation;Swiss Confederation;liberalisation of the market;liberalization of the market;market access;trade outlet,17 +38623,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 687/2010 of 30 July 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 laying down implementing rules of Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Articles 103h and 127 in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 103d(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides for the grant of financial assistance to be capped at either 4,1 % or 4,6 % of the value of the marketed production of each producer organisation.(2) Article 52 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 (2) lays down detailed rules on the calculation of the value of marketed production for a producer organisation. Pursuant to point (a) of paragraph 6 of that Article, a producer organisation is to invoice the marketed production of fruit and vegetables at the ‘ex-producer organisation’ stage, where applicable, as product which is packaged, prepared, or has undergone first-stage processing.(3) Point (i) of Article 21(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 contains a definition of ‘first-stage processing’. However, that definition has given rise to difficulties of interpretation. Since legal certainty requires clear rules on the calculation of the value of marketed production, that definition should be deleted and the definition of ‘by product’ should be adapted accordingly.(4) The calculation of the value of fruit and vegetables intended for processing has proven difficult. For control purposes and for the sake of simplification, it is appropriate to introduce a flat rate for the purposes of calculating the value of fruit and vegetables intended for processing, representing the value of the basic product, namely fruit and vegetables intended for processing, and activities which do not amount to genuine processing activities. Since the volumes of fruit and vegetables needed for the production of processed fruit and vegetables differ largely between groups of products, those differences should be reflected in the applicable flat rates.(5) In the case of fruit and vegetables intended for processing that are transformed into processed aromatic herbs and paprika powder, it is also appropriate to introduce a flat rate for the purposes of calculating the value of fruit and vegetables intended for processing, representing only the value of the basic product.(6) In order to ensure the smooth transition to the new system for the calculation of the value of the marketed production for fruit and vegetables intended for processing, operational programmes approved by 20 January 2010 should not be affected by the new calculation method, without prejudice to the possibility to amend those operational programmes in accordance with Articles 66 and 67 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007. For the same reason, the value of the marketed production for the reference period of operational programmes approved after that date should be calculated under the new rules.(7) In order to allow for more flexibility in the use of market withdrawals, it is appropriated to increase the annual margin of overrun set out in Article 80(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007.(8) In order to facilitate free distribution, it is appropriate to provide for the possibility to allow charitable organisations and institutions to ask a symbolic contribution from the final recipients of products subjected to market withdrawals, in case those products have undergone processing.(9) The flat-rate amounts for transport, sorting and packaging costs for free distribution of fruit and vegetables withdrawn from the market set out in Article 83(1) and Annex XI of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 should be updated.(10) Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly.(11) The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman,. Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 is amended as follows:1. Article 21(1) is amended as follows:(a) point (h) is replaced by the following:‘(h) “by product” means a product which results from preparation of a fruit or vegetable product which has a positive economic value but is not the main intended result;’;(b) point (i) is replaced by the following;‘(i) “preparation” means preparatory activities such as cleaning, cutting, peeling trimming and drying of fruit and vegetables, without transforming them into processed fruit and vegetables;’;2. Article 52 is amended as follows:(a) the following paragraph 2a is inserted:(a) 53 % for fruit juices;(b) 73 % for concentrated juices;(c) 77 % for tomato concentrate;(d) 62 % for frozen fruit and vegetables;(e) 48 % for canned fruit and vegetables;(f) 70 % for canned mushrooms of the genus Agaricus;(g) 81 % for fruits provisionally preserved in brine;(h) 81 % for dried fruits;(i) 27 % for other processed fruit and vegetables;(j) 12 % for processed aromatic herbs;(k) 41 % for paprika powder.’;(b) paragraph 6 is replaced by the following:(a) VAT;(b) internal transport costs, where the distance between the centralised collection or packing points of the producer organisation and the point of distribution of the producer organisation is significant.3. in Article 53(7), the following subparagraphs are added:4. in Article 80(2), the third subparagraph is replaced by the following:5. in Article 81(2), the following subparagraph is inserted after the first subparagraph:6. in Article 83, paragraphs 1 and 2 are replaced by the following:7. Annex VIa, as set out in Annex I to this Regulation, is inserted;8. Annex XI is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Regulation;9. Annex XII is replaced by the text in Annex III to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 July 2010.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 350, 31.12.2007, p. 1.ANNEX I‘ANNEX VIaPROCESSED PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 52(2a)Category CN code DescriptionFruit juices ex 2009 Fruit juices, excluding grape juice and grape must of subheadings 2009 61 and 2009 69, banana juice of subheading ex 2009 80 and concentrated juices, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter.Tomato concentrate ex 2002 90 31 Tomato concentrate with a dry weight content of not less than 28 % in immediate packings of a net content of not less than 200 kg.Frozen fruit and vegetables ex 0710 Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water) frozen, excluding sweetcorn of subheading 0710 40 00, olives of subheading 0710 80 10 and fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta of subheading 0710 80 59.ex 0811 Fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, excluding frozen bananas falling within subheading ex 0811 90 95.ex 2004 Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other than the products of heading 2006, excluding sweetcorn (Zea mays var. saccharata) of subheading ex 2004 90 10, olives of subheading ex 2004 90 30 and potatoes prepared or preserved in the form of flour, meal or flakes of subheading 2004 10 91.Canned fruit and vegetables ex 2001 Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid, excluding:— fruit of the genus Capsicum other than sweet peppers or pimentos of subheading 2001 90 20— sweetcorn (Zea mays var. saccharata) of subheading 2001 90 30— yams, sweet potatoes and similar edible parts of plants containing 5 % or more by weight of starch of subheading 2001 90 40— palm hearts of subheading 2001 90 60— olives of subheading 2001 90 65— vine leaves, hop shoots and other similar edible parts of plants falling within subheading ex 2001 90 97.ex 2002 Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid excluding tomato concentrate of subheadings ex 2002 90 31 and ex 2002 90 91 described above.ex 2005 Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 2006 excluding olives of subheading 2005 70, sweetcorn (Zea mays var. saccharata) of subheading 2005 80 00 and fruit of the genus Capsicum, other than sweet peppers or pimentos of subheading 2005 99 10 and potatoes prepared or preserved in the form of flour, meal or flakes of subheading 2005 20 10.ex 2008 Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included, excluding:— peanut butter of subheading 2008 11 10— other nuts, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, not elsewhere specified or included, of subheading ex 2008 19— palm hearts of subheading 2008 91 00— maize of subheading 2008 99 85— yams, sweet potatoes and similar edible parts of plants, containing 5 % or more by weight of starch of subheading 2008 99 91— vine leaves, hop shoots and other similar edible parts of plants falling within subheading ex 2008 99 99— mixtures of banana otherwise prepared or preserved of subheadings ex 2008 92 59, ex 2008 92 78, ex 2008 92 93 and ex 2008 92 98— bananas otherwise prepared or preserved of subheadings ex 2008 99 49, ex 2008 99 67 and ex 2008 99 99.Canned mushrooms 2003 10 Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid.Fruits provisionally preserved in brine ex 0812 Fruit and nuts, provisionally preserved in brine, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption, excluding bananas provisionally preserved falling within subheading ex 0812 90 98.Dried fruits ex 0813 Fruit, dried, other than that of headings 0801 to 0806;0804 20 90 Dried figs;0806 20 Dried grapes;ex 2008 19 Other nuts, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, not elsewhere specified or included, excluding tropical nuts and their mixtures.Other processed fruit and vegetable Processed fruit and vegetables listed in Part X of Annex 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, different from the products listed in the categories above.Processed aromatic herbs ex 0910 Dried thymeex 1211 Basil, melissa, mint, Origanum vulgare (oregano/wild marjoram), rosemary, sage, dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered.Paprika powder ex 0904 Pepper of the genus Piper; dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta, excluding sweet peppers falling within subheading 0904 20 10.’ANNEX II‘ANNEX XITRANSPORT COSTS UNDER FREE DISTRIBUTION REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 82(1)Distance between the place of withdrawal and the place of delivery Transport costsLess than 25 km 18,2From 25 km to 200 km 41,4From 200 km to 350 km 54,3From 350 km to 500 km 72,6From 500 km to 750 km 95,3750 km or more 108,3Supplement for refrigerated transport: EUR 8,5/t.’ANNEX III‘ANNEX XIIPART ASORTING AND PACKING COSTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 83(1)Product Sorting and packing costsApples 187,7Pears 159,6Oranges 240,8Clementines 296,6Peaches 175,1Nectarines 205,8Watermelons 167,0Cauliflowers 169,1Other products 201,1PART BSTATEMENT FOR PACKAGING OF PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 83(2)— Продукт, предназначен за безплатна дистрибуция (Регламент (ЕO) № (1580/2007)— Producto destinado a su distribución gratuita [Reglamento (CE) no 1580/2007]— Produkt určený k bezplatné distribuci [nařízení (ES) č. 1580/2007]— Produkt til gratis uddeling (forordning (EF) nr. 1580/2007)— Zur kostenlosen Verteilung bestimmtes Erzeugnis (Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1580/2007)— Tasuta jagamiseks mõeldud tooted [määrus (EÜ) nr 1580/2007]— Προϊόν προοριζόμενο για δωρεάν διανομή [κανονισμός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1580/2007]— Product for free distribution (Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007)— Produit destiné à la distribution gratuite [règlement (CE) no 1580/2007]— Prodotto destinato alla distribuzione gratuita [regolamento (CE) n. 1580/2007]— Produkts paredzēts bezmaksas izplatīšanai [Regula (EK) Nr. 1580/2007]— Produktas skirtas nemokamai distribucijai [Reglamentas (EB) Nr. 1580/2007]— Ingyenes szétosztásra szánt termék (1580/2007/EK rendelet)— Prodott destinat għad-distribuzzjoni bla ħlas [Regolament (KE) Nru. 1580/2007]— Voor gratis uitreiking bestemd product (Verordening (EG) nr. 1580/2007)— Produkt przeznaczony do bezpłatnej dystrybucji [Rozporządzenie (WE) nr 1580/2007]— Produto destinado a distribuição gratuita [Regulamento (CE) n.o 1580/2007]— Produs destinat distribuției gratuite [Regulamentul (CE) nr. 1580/2007]— Výrobok určený na bezplatnú distribúciu [nariadenie (ES) č. 1580/2007]— Proizvod, namenjen za prosto razdelitev [Uredba (ES) št. 1580/2007]— Ilmaisjakeluun tarkoitettu tuote (asetus (EY) N:o 1580/2007)— Produkt för gratisutdelning (förordning (EG) nr 1580/2007)’ +",fresh fruit;producer group;producers' organisation;marketing standard;grading;early fruit and vegetables;withdrawal from the market;precautionary withdrawal from the market;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;operational programme;regional development programme;financial aid;capital grant;financial grant,17 +35578,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 197/2008 of 3 March 2008 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Queijo Serra da Estrela (PDO)). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) and having regard to Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined Portugal's request for approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Queijo Serra da Estrela’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2).(2) Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union as required by the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of that Regulation (3). As no statement of objection within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been sent to the Commission, the amendments should be approved,. The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 3 March 2008.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2156/2005 (OJ L 342, 24.12.2005, p. 54).(3)  OJ C 127, 8.6.2007, p. 10.ANNEX1. Agricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.3. CheesePORTUGALQueijo Serra da Estrela (PDO) +",cheese;location of production;location of agricultural production;Portugal;Portuguese Republic;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +33976,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 215/2007 of 28 February 2007 on implementing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) as regards the list of target secondary variables relating to over-indebtedness and financial exclusion (Text with EEA relevance ). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and the Council of 16 June 2003 concerning Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) (1), and in particular Article 15(2)(f) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 established a common framework for the systematic production of Community statistics on income and living conditions, encompassing comparable and timely cross-sectional and longitudinal data on income, and on the level and composition of poverty and social exclusion at national and European Union levels.(2) Under Article 15(2)(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003, implementing measures are necessary for the list of target secondary areas and variables to be included every year in the cross-sectional component of EU-SILC. For the year 2008, the list of target secondary variables included in the module on over-indebtedness and financial exclusion should be laid down. This should be accompanied by the provision of variable codes and definitions.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee,. The list of target secondary variables, the variable codes, and the definitions for the 2008 module on over-indebtedness and financial exclusion to be included in the cross-sectional component of Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) shall be as laid down in the Annex. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 February 2007.For the CommissionJoaquín ALMUNIAMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 165, 3.7.2003, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).ANNEXFor the purposes of this Regulation, the following units, modes of data collection, reference periods and definitions shall apply.1.   UnitsThe target variables relate exclusively to the household. Where dealing with financial services, the household should be understood as any member of the household.2.   Modes of data collectionFor all target variables the mode of data collection is personal interview with the household respondent or extraction from registers.3.   Reference periodsThe target variables relate to four types of reference periods:— last 12 months (Arrears),— next 12 months (Future expectations),— last three months (Uncleared balance credit/store card),— current (All other variables).4.   Definitions(1)   Amounts(a) Variables for collecting amounts: the amount is to be collected according to a harmonised discrete scale to be established by the Working Group on Living Conditions.(2)   Bank account(a) Bank current account: deposit account offering day-to-day money management facilities such as various flexible payment methods to allow customers to distribute money directly to others. Standard services offered by current accounts include a cheque book, the facility to arrange standing orders, direct debits and payment via a debit card. A savings account is not a current account where no such facilities are available.(b) Bank account overdraft: the household is currently maintaining a negative balance on one of its bank accounts because of financial difficulties (urgent need of money, output higher than input, etc.). Interest is charged on the amount owed. The bank account does not need to be a current account.(3)   Credit/store cards(a) Credit cards (Visa, Amex, MasterCard, Diners, etc.) provide a specific credit facility: money is lent to people between the time they purchase goods and the time of full repayment of the amount; interest is to be paid on any balance that is not cleared at the end of the month. There are monthly statements for the money spent specifying the minimum amount to be paid. Credit cards are not bank debit cards, where the money spent on the card is immediately deducted from a linked bank account.(b) Store cards are credit cards issued by a single company/store and can only be used for payments to that company/store.(c) Uncleared balance: the household has not paid in full at the ‘end of the month’ the amount spent or owed with credit/store cards for at least the last three months because of financial difficulties.(4)   Source of credit and loans(a) Credit and loans encompasses any commercial credit or loans with planned and scheduled repayments, except mortgage loans for the main dwelling. Overdraft facilities, credit or store cards for which repayments are not planned are not included. Borrowing from friends and relatives (informal credit) is not included either.(5)   Arrears(a) Arrears: amount owed (bills, rent, credit/mortgage repayment, etc.) not paid on schedule during the last 12 months for financial reasons; same concept as used for HS010, HS020 and HS030.(b) Total amount currently in arrears: the sum of the amounts the household currently owes that could not be paid on schedule.(c) Housing-related bills/payments: rent and mortgage repayment for the main dwelling and utility bills (water, electricity, gas, heating, etc.). Should correspond to the coverage of variables HS010 and HS020.(d) Other loans and credit repayment: cash loans (other than mortgage repayment for the main dwelling) or hire purchase instalments and the like (e.g. mail order catalogues, car finance, etc.). Minimum credit/store card repayments are also included. Should correspond to the coverage of variable HS030.(e) Other non-housing household bills: education, health, any other bills not covered by housing-related bills.(6)   Drop in income(a) Income: gross total income of the household.(7)   Financial exclusion(a) Reasons why the household does not have a current bank account and needs one: several reasons can be mentioned and will be reported though indicators variables MI111-MI114. Questions are filtered: households that do have a bank current account or do not need one should not be asked the questions.(b) Reasons why the household does not have commercial credit and needs it: several reasons can be mentioned and will be reported though indicators variables MI122-MI125. Commercial credit: overdraft facilities, credit or store cards, mortgages and other loans or credit linked to purchases. Borrowing from friends and relatives is not included. Questions are filtered: households that do have commercial credit or do not need it should not be asked the questions. Households having borrowed only from family and friends should be asked the questions.5.   Transmission of data to EurostatThe target secondary variables on ‘over-indebtedness and financial exclusion’ will be sent to Eurostat in the household data file (H) after the target primary variables.AREAS AND LIST OF TARGET VARIABLESVariable name Module 2008 Over-indebtedness and financial exclusionCode Target variableBank accounts and overdraftMI010 Household has a bank current account1 Yes2 NoMI010_F 1 Variable is filled-1 MissingMI020 Household is overdrawn on one of its bank accounts1 Yes2 NoMI020_F 1 Variable is filled-1 Missing-2 N/A (no bank account)MI025 Estimated total amount unbalanced on household's banks accounts in classes1-9 ClassMI025_F 1 Variable is filled-1 Missing-2 N/A (no overdraft: MI020=2)Credit/store cardsMI030 Household has credit card(s) and/or store card(s)1 Yes2 NoMI030_F 1 Variable is filled-1 MissingMI040 Household has credit card(s) and/or store card(s) with uncleared balances1 Yes2 NoMI040_F 1 Variable is filled-1 Missing-2 N/A (no credit/store card (MI030=2))MI045 Estimated total amount unbalanced at the last monthly statement on household credit/store cards in classes1-9 ClassMI045_F 1 Variable is filled-1 Missing-2 N/A (no unbalanced credit/store card (MI040=2 or MI030=2))Source of credits and loansMI050 Household has credits or loans (other than mortgage for the main dwelling)1 Yes2 NoMI050_F 1 Variable is filled-1 MissingMI051 Household has mortgage for other than the main dwelling1 Yes2 NoMI051_F 1 Variable is filled-1 Missing-2 N/A (MI050=2)MI052 Household has hire purchase instalments (e.g. leasing, car, technical equipment)1 Yes2 NoMI052_F 1 Variable is filled-1 Missing-2 N/A (MI050=2)MI053 Household has home-related credit/loans (inventory, domestic appliances, repairs)1 Yes2 NoMI053_F 1 Variable is filled-1 Missing-2 N/A (MI050=2)MI054 Household has credit/loans to pay for holidays/leisure1 Yes2 NoMI054_F 1 Variable is filled-1 Missing-2 N/A (MI050=2)MI055 Household has credit/loans to pay for education or childcare1 Yes2 NoMI055_F 1 Variable is filled-1 Missing-2 N/A (MI050=2)MI056 Household has credit/loans to pay for health issues1 Yes2 NoMI056_F 1 Variable is filled-1 Missing-2 N/A (MI050=2)MI057 Household has credit/loans for investment or business start-up1 Yes2 NoMI057_F 1 Variable is filled-1 Missing-2 N/A (MI050=2)MI058 Household has other cash loans (debt conversion, to cover overdraft, credit card and other bills, etc.)1 Yes2 NoMI058_F 1 Variable is filled-1 Missing-2 N/A (MI050=2)ArrearsMI060 Arrears on other non-housing household bills1 Yes2 NoMI060_F 1 Variable is filled-1 Missing-2 N/A (no other non-housing household bills)MI065 Estimated total amount currently in arrears for other non-housing household bills in classes1-9 ClassMI065_F 1 Variable is filled-1 Missing-2 N/A (no arrears currently (MI060=2 or current amount owed is zero) or no other non-housing household bills (MI060_F=-2))MI075 Estimated total amount currently in arrears for household housing bills/repayments in classes1-9 ClassMI075_F 1 Variable is filled-1 Missing-2 N/A (no arrears currently (HS010=2 and HS020=2 or current amount owed is zero) or no housing household bills/repayments (HS010_F=-2 and HS020_F=-2))MI085 Estimated total amount currently in arrears for household other loans and credit repayment in classes1-9 ClassMI085_F 1 Variable is filled-1 Missing-2 N/A (no arrears currently (HS030=2 or current amount owed is zero) or no other loans and credit repayment (HS030_F=-2))Drop in incomeMI090 Major drop in household income during the last 12 months1 Yes2 NoMI090_F 1 Variable is filled-1 MissingMI095 Main reason for drop in income1 Job loss/redundancy2 Change in hours worked and/or in wages3 Inability to work through sickness or disability4 Maternity — parental leave — childcare5 Retirement6 Marriage/relationship breakdown7 Other change in household composition8 Other reasonMI095_F 1 Variable is filled-1 Missing-2 N/A (no drop in income (MI090=2))Future expectationsMI100 Expectation of financial situation in the next 12 months; do you expect your financial situation1 To improve2 To stay about the same3 To get worse4 Don't knowMI100_F 1 Variable is filled-1 MissingFinancial exclusionReasons why the household does not have a bank current accountMI110 Household doesn't need an account and prefers to deal in cash1 Yes2 NoMI110_F 1 Variable is filled-1 Missing-2 N/A (household has bank current account (MI010=1))MI111 The charges are too high1 Yes2 NoMI111_F 1 Variable is filled-1 Missing-2 N/A (household has bank current account (MI010=1) or does not need one (MI110=1))MI112 There is no bank branch near where household lives or works1 Yes2 NoMI112_F 1 Variable is filled-1 Missing-2 N/A (household has bank current account (MI010=1) or does not need one (MI110=1))MI113 Household has applied for an account and been turned down1 Yes2 NoMI113_F 1 Variable is filled-1 Missing-2 N/A (household has bank current account (MI010=1) or does not need one (MI110=1))MI114 Banks would refuse household1 Yes2 NoMI114_F 1 Variable is filled-1 Missing-2 N/A (household has bank current account (MI010=1) or does not need one (MI110=1))Reasons why the household does not have commercial creditMI120 Household doesn't need to borrow at all1 Yes2 NoMI120_F 1 Variable is filled-1 Missing-2 N/A (household has commercial credit)MI121 Household can borrow from family or friends1 Yes2 NoMI121_F 1 Variable is filled-1 Missing-2 N/A (household has commercial credit)MI122 Household will not be able to repay debt1 Yes2 NoMI122_F 1 Variable is filled-1 Missing-2 N/A (household has commercial credit or does not need it (MI120=1))MI123 Household has applied for credit and been turned down1 Yes2 NoMI123_F 1 Variable is filled-1 Missing-2 N/A (household has commercial credit or does not need it (MI120=1))MI124 Household used to have credit but the facility was withdrawn1 Yes2 NoMI124_F 1 Variable is filled-1 Missing-2 N/A (household has commercial credit or does not need it (MI120=1))MI125 Banks would refuse to give credit to household1 Yes2 NoMI125_F 1 Variable is filled-1 Missing-2 N/A (household has commercial credit or does not need it (MI120=1)) +",statistical method;statistical harmonisation;statistical methodology;household income;EU statistics;Community statistics;European Union statistics;statistics of the EU;statistics of the European Union;exchange of information;information exchange;information transfer;living conditions;improvement of living conditions;lifestyle;pace of life;way of life,17 +10727,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3630/92 of 15 December 1992 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products of category Nos 7 and 9 (order Nos 40.0070 and 40.0090), originating in Malaysia, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 apply. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), extended for 1992 by Regulation (EEC) No 3587/91 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded for 1992 for each category of products subjected in Annexes I and II thereto to individual ceilings, within the limits of the quantities specified in column 8 of Annex I and column 7 of Annex II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of the same Annexes;Whereas Article 11 of the abovementioned Regulation provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in question once the relevant individual ceilings have been reached at Community level;Whereas in respect of products of category Nos 7 and 9 (order No 40.0070 and 40.0090), originating in Malaysia, the relevant ceiling amounts to 972 000 pieces and 131 tonnes;Whereas on 18 August 1992 imports of the products in question into the Community, originating in Malaysia, a country covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached and were charged against that ceiling;Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to Malaysia,. As from 20 December 1992 the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90, shall be re-established in respect of the following products imported into the Community and originating in Malaysia:Order No Category(unit) CN code Description 40.0070 7 (1 000 pieces) 6106 10 006106 20 006106 90 106206 20 006206 30 006206 40 00 Women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, whether or not knitted or crocheted, of wool, cotton or man-made fibres 40.0090 9 (tonnes) 5802 11 005802 19 00ex 6302 60 00 Terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics of cotton; toilet linen and kitchen linen, of terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics, of cotton, other than knitted or crocheted This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 December 1992. For the CommissionChristiane SCRIVENERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 370, 31. 12. 1990, p. 39. (2) OJ No L 341, 12. 12. 1991, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1509/92 (OJ No L 159, 12. 6. 1992, p. 1). +",Malaysia;Eastern Malaysia;Labuan;Malaya;Peninsular Malaysia;Sabah;Sarawak;West Malaysia;textile product;fabric;furnishing fabric;restoration of customs duties;restoration of customs tariff;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession,17 +41240,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 463/2012 of 31 May 2012 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 June 2012. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 1 June 2012 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 1 June 2012, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 May 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 1 June 2012CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001��91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I15.5.2012-30.5.20121. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/tonne)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 239,77 184,86 — — —Fob price USA — — 234,22 224,22 204,22Gulf of Mexico premium — 26,24 — — —Great Lakes premium 47,85 — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 18,32 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: 53,36 EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +26557,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1509/2003 of 27 August 2003 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of 82500 tonnes of barley held by the German intervention agency. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003(2), and in particular Article 5(b) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 of 28 July 1993 laying down the procedure and conditions for the sale of cereals held by intervention agencies(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1630/2003(4), provides in particular that cereals held by intervention agencies are to be sold by tendering procedure at prices preventing market disturbance.(2) Germany still has intervention stocks of barley.(3) Because of the difficult weather conditions in much of the Community, cereals production has been significantly reduced in the 2003/2004 marketing year. This situation has resulted in high prices locally, causing particular difficulties for livestock holdings and the feedingstuffs industry, which are finding it hard to obtain supplies at competitive prices.(4) It is therefore appropriate to make stocks of barley held by the German intervention agency available on the internal market, which had earlier been destined for export under Commission Regulation (EC) No 668/2001(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1093/2003(6), and to repeal that Regulation.(5) To take account of the situation on the Community market, provision should be made for the Commission to manage this invitation to tender; in addition, provision must be made for an award coefficient for tenders offering the minimum selling price.(6) When the German intervention agency notifies the Commission, the tenderers should remain anonymous.(7) With a view to modernising management, the information required by the Commission should be sent by electronic mail.(8) The Management Committee for Cereals has not issued an opinion by the time limit laid down by its Chairman,. 1. The German intervention agency shall open a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of 82500 tonnes of barley held by it.2. The regions in which the barley is stored are listed in Annex I hereto. The sale provided for in Article 1 shall take place in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93.However, notwithstanding the above Regulation:(a) tenders shall be drawn up on the basis of the actual quality of the lot to which they apply;(b) the minimum selling price shall be set at a level which does not disturb the cereals market. Notwithstanding Article 13(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 the tender security shall be set at EUR 10 per tonne. 1. The closing date for the submission of tenders for the first partial tendering procedure shall be 18 September 2003 at 09.00 (Brussels time).2. The closing dates for the submission of tenders for subsequent partial tendering procedures shall be each Thursday at 09.00 (Brussels time).3. The closing date for the submission of tenders for the last partial tendering procedure shall be 18 December 2003 at 09.00 (Brussels time).Tenders must be lodged with the German intervention agency: Bundesanstalt fĂźr Landwirtschaft und Ernährung(BLE)Adickesallee 40 D - 60322 Frankfurt am Main ( Telex: 4-11475, 4-16044 ). The German intervention agency shall send the Commission the proposals received, no later than two hours after the expiry of the time limit for submitting tenders. They must be sent in accordance with the model and to the electronic address contained in Annex II hereto. The Commission shall set the minimum selling price or decide not to award any quantities. In the event that tenders are submitted for the same lot and for a quantity larger than that available, the Commission may fix this price separately for each lot.Where tenders are made at the minimum selling price, the Commission may fix an award coefficient for the quantities offered at the same time as it fixes the minimum selling price.The Commission shall decide in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1766/92. Regulation (EC) No 668/2001 is hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 August 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.(2) OJ L 158, 27.6.2003, p. 1.(3) OJ L 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76.(4) OJ L 187, 26.7.2000, p. 24.(5) OJ L 93, 3.4.2001, p. 20.(6) OJ L 157, 26.6.2003, p. 16.ANNEX I>TABLE>ANNEX II>PIC FILE= ""L_2003217EN.001003.TIF""> +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;barley;intervention agency;single market;Community internal market;EC internal market;EU single market;sale;offering for sale,17 +1435,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3091/92 of 27 October 1992 re- establishing the levying of customs duties on products of categories No 22 and 78 (order No 40.0220 and 40.0780), originating in Pakistan, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 apply. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), extended for 1992 by Regulation (EEC) No 3587/91 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded for 1992 for each category of products subjected in Annexes I and II thereto to individual ceilings, within the limits of the quantities specified in column 8 of Annex I and column 7 of Annex II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of the same Annexes;Whereas Article 11 of the abovementioned Regulation provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in question once the relevant individual ceilings have been reached at Community level;Whereas, in respect of products of categories No 22 and 78 (order No 40.0220 and 40.0780), originating in Pakistan, the relevant ceiling amounts to 649 and 159 tonnes, respectively;Whereas on 6 April 1992 imports of the products in question into the Community, originating in Pakistan, a country covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached and were charged against that ceiling;Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to Pakistan,. As from 31 October 1992 the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90, shall be re-established in respect of the following products, imported into the Community and originating in Pakistan:Order No Category (unit) CN code Description 40.0220 22(tonnes) 5508 10 115508 10 195509 11 005509 12 005509 21 105509 21 905509 22 105509 22 905509 31 105509 31 905509 32 105509 32 905509 41 105509 41 905509 42 105509 42 905509 51 005509 52 105509 52 905509 53 005509 59 005509 61 105509 61 905509 62 005509 69 005509 91 105509 91 905509 92 005509 99 00 Yarn of staple or waste synthetic, fibres not put up for retail sale 40.0780 78(tonnes) 6203 41 306203 42 596203 43 396203 49 396204 61 806204 61 906204 62 596204 62 906204 63 396204 63 906204 69 396204 69 506210 40 006210 50 006211 31 006211 32 906211 33 906211 41 006211 42 906211 43 90 Garmets, other than knitted or crocheted excluding garmets of categories 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 26, 27, 29, 68, 72, 76 and 77 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 October 1992. For the CommissionChristiane SCRIVENERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 370, 31. 12. 1990, p. 39. (2) OJ No L 341, 12. 12. 1991, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1509/92 (OJ No L 159, 12. 6. 1992, p. 1). +",Pakistan;Islamic Republic of Pakistan;restoration of customs duties;restoration of customs tariff;man-made fibre;acrylic fibre;artificial fibre;chemical fibre;nylon;polyamide;rayon;synthetic cloth;synthetic fibre;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession,17 +16990,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1713/97 of 3 September 1997 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 in respect of the definition of the concept of originating products used for the purposes of the scheme of generalized preferences to take account of the special situation of Laos regarding certain exports of textiles to the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 82/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), and in particular Article 249 thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1427/97 (4), laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code, and in particular Article 76 thereof,Whereas, by Council Regulation (EC) No 3281/94 of 19 December 1994 applying a four-year scheme of generalized tariff preferences (1995 to 1998) in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (5), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 998/97 (6) the Community gave such preferences to Laos;Whereas Articles 67 et seq. of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 establish the definition of the concept of originating products to be used for the purposes of generalized tariff preferences; whereas Article 76 of the Regulation provides however, for derogations to those provisions in favour of least-developed GSP beneficiary countries which submit an appropriate request to that effect to the Community;Whereas the Government of Laos has applied for such a derogation in respect of certain textile products; whereas at the Community's request Laos has provided the requisite additional economic information;Whereas the request submitted by Laos satisfies the requirements of Article 76; whereas in particular the introduction of quantitative conditions (on annual basis) reflecting the Community market's capacity to absorb the Lao products, Laos's export capacity and actual recorded trade flows is such as to prevent injury to the corresponding branches of Community industry;Whereas in order to encourage regional cooperation among beneficiary countries it is desirable to provide that the raw materials to be used in Laos in the context of this derogation should originate in countries belonging to the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) (except Myanmar), the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) or the Lome Convention;Whereas any demand to extend application of the derogation beyond the quantities provided for must be considered in consultation with the Lao authorities;Whereas the derogation may not in any case apply beyond 31 December 1998, when the current scheme of generalized tariff preferences for industrial products expires;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation is in conformity with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee (Origin Section),. 1.   By way of derogation from Articles 67 et seq. of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, products listed in the annex to this Regulation which are manufactured in Laos from woven fabric (woven items) or yarn (knitted items) imported into that country and originating in a country belonging to the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) (except Myanmar), the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) or the Lome Convention shall be regarded as originating in Laos in accordance with the arrangements set out below.2.   For the purposes of paragraph 1, products shall be considered as originating in Asean or SAARC when they are obtained in these countries according to the rules of origin provided in Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, or as originating in the beneficiary countries of the Lome Convention when they are obtained in these countries according to the rules of origin provided in Protocol No 1 to the Fourth ACP-EEC Convention (7).3.   The competent authorities of Laos shall undertake to take all of the necessary measures to ensure compliance with the provisions of paragraph 2. The derogation provided for in Article 1 shall apply to products, imported into the Community from Laos during the period from 1 August 1997 to 31 December 1998, up to the annual quantities listed in the Annex against each product. The quantities referred to in Article 2 shall be managed by the Commission, which may take any appropriate administrative measures to ensure that they are managed efficiently.Where an importer presents a declaration for release for free circulation in a Member State, applying to take advantage of the provisions of this Regulation, and the declaration is accepted by the customs authorities, the Member State concerned shall notify the Commission and draw an amount corresponding to its requirements.Requests for drawings, indicating the date on which the declarations were accepted, shall be sent to the Commission without delay.Drawings shall be granted by the Commission by reference to the date on which the customs authorities of the Member State concerned accepted the declaration for release for free circulation, to the extent that the available balance so permits.If a Member State does not use the amount drawn it shall return it as soon as possible to the corresponding quantity.If the amounts requested are greater than the available balance of the quantity in question, the balance shall be allocated among applicants pro rata. The Commission shall inform the Member States of the drawings made.Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the products in question have equal and continuous access to the quantities for as long as the balance of the relevant quantity so permits. When drawings under Article 3 account for 80 % of the quantities shown in the Annex, the Commission, in consultation with the Lao authorities, shall consider whether it is necessary to extend application of the derogation beyond those quantities. The following shall be entered in box 4 of certificates of origin Form A issued under this Regulation:‘Derogation — Regulation (EC) No 1713/97’ In case of doubt, the Member States may demand a copy of the document certifying the origin of the materials used in Laos under this derogation. Such a demand may be made at the time of entry into free circulation of the goods benefiting from the provisions of this Regulation, or within the framework of the administrative cooperation for which provision is made in Article 94 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 August 1997.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 3 September 1997.For the CommissionMario MONTIMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 17, 21. 1. 1997, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 253, 11. 10. 1993, p. 1.(4)  OJ L 196, 24. 7. 1997, p. 31.(5)  OJ L 348, 31. 12. 1994, p. 1.(6)  OJ L 144, 4. 6. 1997, p. 13.(7)  OJ L 229, 17. 8. 1991, p. 1.ANNEXOrder No Textile category Combined Nomenclature Description of goods Quantity (1.1-31.12)09.8001 4 6105 10 00 Shirts, T-shirts, lightweight fine-knit roll-, polo- or turtle-necked jumpers and pullovers (other than of wool or fine animal-hair), undervests and the like, knitted or crocheted 2 130 748 pieces09.8002 5 6101 10 90 Jerseys, pullovers, slip-overs, waistcoats, twinsets, cardigans bed-jackets and jumpers (other than jackets and blazers), anoraks, windcheaters, waister jackets and the like, knitted or crocheted 1 094 326 pieces09.8003 6 6203 41 10 Men's or boys' woven breeches, shorts other than swimwear and trousers (including slacks); women's or girls' woven trousers and slacks, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres; lower parts of tracksuits with lining, other than category 16 or 29, of cotton or of man-made fibres 2 594 821 pieces09.8004 7 6106 10 00 Women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, whether or not knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 199 378 pieces09.8005 8 6205 10 00 Men's or boys' shirts, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 254 998 pieces09.8006 10 6111 10 10 Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted 1 100 pairs09.8007 12 6115 12 00 Panty-hose and tights, stockings, understockings, socks, ankle-socks, sockettes and the like, knitted or crocheted, other than for babies, including stockings for varicose veins, other than products of category 70 1 100 pairs09.8008 13 6107 11 00 Men's or boys' underpants and briefs, women's or girls' knickers and briefs, knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 10 208 pieces09.8009 14 6201 11 00 Men's or boys' woven overcoats, raincoats and other coats, cloaks and capes, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres (other than parkas of category 21) 40 853 pieces09.8010 15 6202 11 00 Women's or girls' woven overcoats, raincoats and other coats, cloaks and capes; jackets and blazers, of wool, of cotton or of man made fibres (other than parkas of category 21) 48 091 pieces09.8011 16 6203 11 00 Men's or boys' suits and ensembles, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding ski suits; men's or boys' tracksuits with lining, with an outer shell of a single identical fabric, of cotton or of man-made fibres. 85 532 pieces09.8012 17 6203 31 00 Men's or boys' jackets and blazers, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 18 998 pieces09.8013 18 6207 11 00 Men's or boys' singlets and other vests, underpants, briefs, nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing-gowns and similar articles, other than knitted or crocheted 4,4 tonnes6208 11 00 Women's or girls singlets and other vests, slips, petticoats, briefs, panties, nightdresses, pyjamas, negliges, bathrobes, dressing-gowns and similar articles, other than knitted or crocheted09.8014 21 ex 6201 12 10 Parkas; anoraks, wind-cheaters, waister jackets and the like, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres; upper parts of tracksuits with lining, other than category 16 or 29, of cotton or of man-made fibres 815 296 pieces09.8015 24 6107 21 00 Men's or boys' nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing-gowns and similar articles, knitted or crocheted 53730 pieces6108 31 10 Women's or girls' nightdresses, pyjamas, negliges, bathrobes, dressing-gowns and similar articles, knitted or crocheted09.8016 26 6104 41 00 Women's or girls' dresses, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 42 919 pieces09.8017 27 6104 51 00 Women's or girls' skirts, including divided skirts 22 542 pieces09.8018 28 6103 41 10 Trousers, bib-and-brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swimwear), knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 313 247 pieces09.8019 29 6204 11 00 Women's or girls' suits and ensembles, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of manmade fibres, excluding ski-suits; women's or girls' tracksuits with lining, with an outer shell of an identical fabric, of cotton or of man-made fibres 17 794 pieces09.8020 31 6212 10 00 Brassières, woven, knitted or crocheted 1 100 pieces09.8021 68 6111 10 90 Babies' garments and clothing accessories, excluding babies' gloves, mittens and mitts of categories 10 and 87, and babies' stockings, socks and sockettes, other than knitted or crocheted, of category 88 44 tonnes09.8022 69 6108 11 10 Women's or girls' slips and petticoats, knitted or crocheted 1 100 pieces09.8023 72 6112 31 10 Swimwear, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 8 620 pieces09.8024 73 6112 11 00 Tracksuits, of knitted or crocheted fabric, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 67 810 pieces09.8025 74 6104 11 00 Women's or girls' knitted or crocheted suits and ensembles, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding ski-suits 11 366 pieces09.8026 75 6103 11 00 Men's or boys' knitted or crocheted suits and ensembles, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding ski-suits 1 100 pieces09.8027 76 6203 22 10 Men's or boys' industrial or occupational clothing, other than knitted or crocheted 6,6 tonnes6204 22 10 Women's or girls' aprons, smock-overalls and other industrial or occupational clothing, other than knitted or crocheted09.8028 78 6203 41 30 Garments, other than knitted or crocheted, excluding garments of categories 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 26, 27, 29, 68, 72, 76 and 77 111,1 tonnes09.8029 83 6101 10 10 Overcoats, jackets, blazers and other garments, including ski-suits, knitted or crocheted, excluding garments of categories 4, 5, 7, 13, 24, 26, 27, 28, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74 and 75 7,7 tonnes09.8030 84 6214 20 00 Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 1,1 tonne09.8031 86 6212 20 00 Corsets, corset-belts, suspender-belts, braces, suspenders, garters and the like, and parts thereof, whether or not knitted or crocheted 1 100 pieces09.8032 156 6106 90 30 Women's or girls' blouses or pullovers, knitted or crocheted, of silk or of silk-waste 1,1 tonne09.8033 157 6101 90 10 Garments, knitted or crocheted, other than those of categories 1 to 123 and of category 156 1,1 tonne09.8034 159 6204 49 10 Dresses, blouses and shirt-blouses, not knitted or crocheted, of silk or of silk-waste 1,1 tonne6214 10 00 Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like, not knitted or crocheted, of silk or of silk-waste6215 10 00 Ties, bow-ties and cravats, of silk or of silk-waste09.8035 161 6201 19 00 Garments, not knitted or crocheted, other than those of categories 1 to 123 and of category 159 1,1 tonne +",Laos;Lao People’s Democratic Republic;import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;clothing;article of clothing;ready-made clothing;work clothes;certificate of origin;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law,17 +38018,"Council Decision 2010/619/CFSP of 15 October 2010 amending Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP on the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo, EULEX KOSOVO. ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 28 and Article 43(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) On 4 February 2008, the Council adopted Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP (2).(2) On 9 June 2009, the Council adopted Joint Action 2009/445/CFSP (3), which amended Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP by increasing the financial reference amount to cover the expenditure of the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (hereinafter ‘EULEX KOSOVO’) until the expiry of Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP.(3) On 8 June 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/322/CFSP (4), which amended and extended Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP for a period of two years until 14 June 2012, and laid down the financial reference amount of EUR 265 000 000 until 14 October 2010.(4) EULEX KOSOVO will be conducted in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could harm the objectives of the common foreign and security policy as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty.(5) Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP should be amended to provide a new financial reference amount until 14 October 2011,. Article 16(1) of Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP is hereby replaced by the following:‘1.   The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure of EULEX KOSOVO until 14 October 2010 shall be EUR 265 000 000.The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure of EULEX KOSOVO until 14 October 2011 shall be EUR 165 000 000.The financial reference amount for the subsequent period for EULEX KOSOVO shall be decided by the Council.’. This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.. Done at Luxembourg, 15 October 2010.For the CouncilThe PresidentE. SCHOUPPE(1)  Under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999).(2)  OJ L 42, 16.2.2008, p. 92.(3)  OJ L 148, 11.6.2009, p. 33.(4)  OJ L 145, 11.6.2010, p. 13. +",rule of law;Kosovo;Kosovo and Metohija;fact-finding mission;experts' mission;experts' working visit;investigative mission;common foreign and security policy;CFSP;European foreign policy;common foreign policy;common security policy;the EU's international role;EC participation in an international meeting;EC representation in an international organisation;the Community's international role;the international role of the European Union,17 +2992,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 889/84 of 31 March 1984 amending Regulations (EEC) No 2191/81 and (EEC) No 2192/81 as regards the amount for aid. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 856/84 (2), and in particular Article 12 (3) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulations (EEC) No 2191/81 (3) and (EEC) No 2192/81 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3514/83 (5), fixed the level of aid for the purchase of butter by non-profit-making institutions and organizations and by the armies and similar forces of the Member States; whereas, in view of market trends, it seems necessary to adjust the amount of this aid;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. In Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2191/81 and in Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2192/81, '195 ECU' is in each case hereby replaced by '157 ECU'. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 2 April 1984.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 March 1984.For the CommissionPoul DALSAGERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.(2) OJ No L 90, 1. 4. 1984, p. 10.(3) OJ No L 213, 1. 8. 1981, p. 20.(4) OJ No L 213, 1. 8. 1981, p. 24.(5) OJ No L 351, 14. 12. 1983, p. 13. +",consumption;armed forces;armed services;legion;military;militia;non-profit organisation;non-profit association;non-profit company;non-profit organization;butter;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +3357,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2362/2002 of 27 December 2002 opening a tariff quota for the year 2003 for imports into the European Community of certain goods originating in Turkey. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2580/2000(2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Having regard to Decision No 1/97 of the EC-Turkey Association Council of 29 April 1997 on the arrangements applicable to certain processed agricultural products(3), and in particular Article 1 thereof,Whereas:(1) Decision No 1/97 of the EC-Turkey Association Council establishes, in order to encourage the development of trade in accordance with the objectives of the Customs Union, an annual quota in terms of value in respect of certain pasta products imported into the Community from Turkey. This quota should be opened for 2003 and the admission to its benefit should be subject to the A.TR. movement certificate provided for in Decision No 1/2001 of the EC-Turkey Customs Cooperation Committee of 28 March 2001 amending Decision No 1/96 laying down detailed rules for the application of Decision No 1/95 of the EC-Turkey Association Council(4).(2) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Common Customs Code(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 444/2002(6), lays down rules for the management of tariff quotas. It is appropriate to provide that the tariff quota opened by this Regulation is to be managed in accordance with those rules.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for horizontal questions concerning trade in processed agricultural products not listed in Annex I,. The Community tariff quota specified in the Annex shall be open from 1 January to 31 December 2003 for the goods originating in Turkey mentioned in that Annex.Admission to the benefit of this tariff quota shall be subject to the presentation of an A.TR. movement certificate in accordance with Decision No 1/2001 of the EC-Turkey Customs Cooperation Committee. The Community tariff quota referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall be applicable from 1 January 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 December 2002.For the CommissionErkki LiikanenMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18.(2) OJ L 298, 25.11.2000, p. 5.(3) OJ L 126, 17.5.1997, p. 26.(4) OJ L 98, 7.4.2001, p. 31.(5) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.(6) OJ L 68, 12.3.2002, p. 11.ANNEX>TABLE> +",import;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;pasta;macaroni;noodle;spaghetti;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;Turkey;Republic of Turkey,17 +13856,"95/513/EC: Council Decision of 29 November 1995 on the equivalence of seed potatoes produced in third countries. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 66/403/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of seed potatoes (1), and in particular Article 15 (1) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas there are rules on the official control of seed potatoes in Switzerland;Whereas the abovementioned rules provide that basic seed and certified seed potato may be officially certified and their containers officially closed in accordance with the UNECE standard for seed potatoes recommended by the Working Party on Standardization of Perishable Produce and Quality Development of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations;Whereas an examination of these rules and the manner in which they are applied in Switzerland have shown that the conditions governing seed potatoes harvested and controlled in this country afford the same assurances as regards their characteristics and the arrangements for their inspection, for ensuring identity, for marking and for control, as do the conditions applicable to seed potatoes harvested and controlled within the Community;Whereas Decision 81/956/EEC (2), which established equivalence for seed potato produced in Switzerland, expired on 30 June 1995; whereas a new Decision is therefore necessary;Whereas this Decision does not prevent Community findings from being revoked if it becomes apparent that the conditions on which such findings are based are no longer fulfilled; whereas, to this end, further practical information on seed potatoes produced in the abovementioned countries should be obtained by growing and checking samples of such seed within the framework of the Community comparative tests;Whereas this Decision does not affect the requirements which Member States establish under Council Directive 77/93/EEC of 21 December 1976 on protective measures against the introduction into the Member States of organisms harmful to plants or plant products (3),. It is hereby declared that, where the conditions laid down in Part II of the Annex hereto are satisfied, seed potatoes which are harvested in the country specified in Part I of the Annex hereto and officially controlled by the Authorities listed therein and which belong to the categories specified therein are equivalent to seed patatoes of corresponding categories harvested within the Community and comply with Directive 66/403/EEC. This Decision shall apply from 1 July 1995 to 30 June 2000. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 November 1995.For the Council The President L. ATIENZA SERNAANNEXPART ITable>TABLE>PART IIConditions1. Seed potatoes shall be certified and their containers officially marked and sealed in accordance with the UNECE standard for seed potatoes recommended by the Working Party on Standardization of Perishable Produce and Quality Development of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations.2. Examination of the conditions to be satisfied by the crops, the lots and the direct progeny of seed potatoes shall be carried out by the Authorities of the producing country listed in Part I of this Annex, or by any legal person, whether governed by public or by private law of that country, acting under the responsibility of such Authorities, provided that such person derives no private gain from the result of the examination.3. All particulars shall be provided in at least of the official languages of the Community.4. The colour of the label shall be blue. +",plant health legislation;phytosanitary legislation;regulations on plant health;plant health control;phytosanitary control;phytosanitary inspection;plant health inspection;seedling;cutting (plant);potato;batata;sweet potato;Switzerland;Helvetic Confederation;Swiss Confederation;mutual recognition principle;Cassis de Dijon Case,17 +16744,"Council Regulation (EC) No 908/97 of 20 May 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 830/92 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain polyester yarns (man-made staple fibres) originating in Taiwan, Indonesia, India, the People's Republic of China and Turkey and collecting definitively the provisional duty. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1), and in particular Article 11 (4) thereof,Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee,Whereas:A. PREVIOUS PROCEDURE(1) By Regulation (EEC) No 830/92 (2), the Council imposed, inter alia, a definitive anti-dumping duty of 10,1 % on imports of single and multiple (folded) or cabled yarns containing 85 % or more by weight of polyester staple fibres, not put up for retail sale, and other yarns of polyester staple fibres mixed mainly or solely either with artificial staple fibres or with cotton, not put up for retail sale, commonly referred to as certain polyester yarns (hereinafter referred to as the 'product concerned` or 'yarn`), currently classifiable within CN codes 5509 21 10, 5509 21 90, 5509 22 10, 5509 22 90, 5509 51 00 and 5509 53 00, and originating in Turkey, with the exception of imports from two Turkish exporters specifically mentioned, which were subject to a lesser rate of duty, and of 11,9 % on imports of the product concerned originating in Indonesia, with the exception of those imports from one Indonesian exporter specifically mentioned, which was subject to no duty at all.(2) By Regulation (EC) No 1168/95 (3), the Council amended Regulation (EEC) No 830/92 in further excluding seven Indonesian exporters from any anti-dumping duty.B. PRESENT PROCEDURES(3) In October 1995, the Commission received from the Turkish producer Kipas AS (hereinafter referred to as 'Kipas` or the 'company`) an application for a review of the measures currently in force, i.e. a request to initiate a 'new exporter` review proceeding of Regulation (EEC) No 830/92, pursuant to Article 11 (4) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Basic Regulation`). Kipas claimed that it was not related to any of the exporters or producers in Turkey subject to the anti-dumping measures in force with regard to the product concerned.Furthermore, it claimed that it did not export the product concerned during the period of investigation on which the current measures in force were based with regard to the determination of dumping, i.e. the period from 1 January to 31 December 1989 (hereinafter referred to as the 'original investigation period`). Finally, Kipas also claimed that it had actually exported the product concerned to the Community and that it had also entered into irrevocable contractual obligations to export significant quantities of yarn to the Community.(4) In June 1996, an Indonesian manufacturer, PT World Yamatex Spinning Mills, Indonesia (hereinafter referred to as 'Yamatex` or the 'company`) submitted a request to initiate a 'new exporter` review proceeding of Regulation (EEC) No 830/92. Yamatex claimed to have no link or relation to any of the Indonesian exporters or producers subject to the anti-dumping measures in force with regard to the product concerned, that it had not exported the product concerned during the original investigation period and that it had entered into irrevocable contractual obligations to export significant quantities of yarns to the Community.(5) After having verified the evidence submitted by Kipas and Yamatex, which was in both cases considered sufficient to justify the initiation of a review in accordance with Article 11 (4) of the Basic Regulation, after consultation of the Advisory Committee and after the Community industry concerned had been given the opportunity to comment, the Commission initiated two separate reviews of Regulation (EEC) No 830/92 with regard to Kipas, under Regulation (EC) No 1284/96 (4), and Yamatex, under Regulation (EC) No 2237/96 (5), and commenced its investigations.(6) In the Regulations initiating the two reviews, the Commission also repealed the anti-dumping duties imposed by Regulation (EEC) No 830/92 with regard to imports of the product concerned, produced and exported by Kipas and Yamatex, and directed customs authorities, pursuant to Article 14 (5) of the Basic Regulation, to take appropriate steps to register such imports.Since both new exporter reviews relate to Regulation (EEC) No 830/92 it was decided to deal with them jointly.(7) The product concerned covered by the present reviews is the same product as the one under consideration in Regulation (EEC) No 830/92.(8) The Commission officially advised both Kipas and Yamatex as well as the representatives of the respective exporting country. Furthermore, it gave other parties directly concerned the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing. However, no such request has been received by the Commission.(9) The Commission sent a questionnaire to Kipas and Yamatex and received, in both cases, a proper and timely reply. The commission sought and verified all information it deemed necessary for the purposes of the investigations, and carried out, in the sole case of Kipas, a verification visit at the Kipas premises in Turkey.(10) The investigation of dumping covered the periods:- in the review proceeding carried out for Kipas, Turkey: 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996;- in the review proceeding carried out for Yamatex, Indonesia: 1 November 1995 to 31 October 1996.(11) The same methodology as that used in the original investigation was applied in the present investigations where circumstances had not changed.C. SCOPE OF THE REVIEWS(12) No request for a review of the findings on injury was made in any of the investigations. The investigations are therefore limited to dumping.D. RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATIONS1. New exporter qualificationKipas(13) The investigation confirmed that the Turkish exporter had not exported the product concerned during the original investigation period. Production of yarns by Kipas and export thereof to the Community started, in fact, only during the second half of 1994.Furthermore, it was established during the investigation that the company did not have any links, either direct or indirect, with any of Turkish exporters subject to the anti-dumping measures in force with regard to the product concerned.Accordingly, it is confirmed that Kipas should be considered as a new exporter in accordance with Article 11 (4) of the Basic Regulation, and thus its individual dumping margin should be determined.Yamatex(14) The evidence submitted by the Indonesian exporter confirmed that it had not exported the product concerned during the original investigation period. Production of the product concerned started in 1994. Export activities in the form of irrevocable contractual obligations of Yamatex vis-Ă -vis Community customers for the product concerned only started, according to the documents provided, during the present investigation period (May 1996).Furthermore, according to documentary evidence submitted, Yamatex satisfactorily demonstrated that it did not have any links, either direct or indirect, with any of Indonesian exporters subject to the anti-dumping measures in force with regard to the product concerned.Accordingly, it is confirmed that also Yamatex should be considered as a new exporter in accordance with Article 11 (4) of the Basic Regulation, and thus its individual dumping margin should be determined.2. DumpingA. Normal valueKipas(15) In accordance with Article 2 (2) of the Basic Regulation, an examination was conducted to ascertain whether the volume of Kipas' sales of the like product on the Turkish domestic market in total reached at least 5 % of the volume of its total exports of the product concerned to the Community. It was found that total domestic sales of the like product achieved a level considerably in excess of the aforementioned 5 % threshold.For each of the types of yarn sold on the domestic market and found to be identical or directly comparable to types sold for export to the Community, the Commission then established whether domestic sales per type were made in sufficient quantities.Domestic sales of each type were considered to have been made in sufficient quantities within the meaning of Article 2 (2) of the Basic Regulation as the volume of each type of yarn sold in Turkey during the investigation period represented 5 % or more of the quantity of the comparable type of yarn sold for export to the Community.The Commission subsequently examined whether the domestic sales of each type of the product concerned exported to the Community could be considered to have been made in the ordinary course of trade.Whether or not domestic sales were made in the ordinary course of trade was determined pursuant to Article 2 (4) of the Basic Regulation. Since, per product type, the weighted average selling price was equal to, or higher than, the weighted average unit cost and as the volume of sales below unit cost represented less than 20 % of the domestic sales, all domestic sales were regarded as having been made in the ordinary course of trade.In accordance with Article 2 (1) of the Basic Regulation, normal value was therefore based on the weighted average prices of all domestic sales of the corresponding product types exported to the Community.Yamatex(16) When establishing normal value for the Indonesian exporter, the same methodology as described under recital (15) was applied.It was concluded that comparable types of the product concerned, in relation to those exported to the Community during the investigation period, were sold on the domestic market, and that these sales were made in sufficient quantities in the ordinary course of trade.In accordance with Article 2 (1) of the Basic Regulation, normal value was therefore based on the weighted average prices of all domestic sales of the corresponding product types exported to the Community.B. Export prices(17) For both companies, Kipas and Yamatex, export prices were established on the basis of the prices actually paid or payable for the product concerned when sold for export to the Community, in accordance with Article 2 (8) of the Basic Regulation.C. ComparisonKipas(18) In accordance with Article 2 (11) of the Basic Regulation, the weighted average normal value by product type was compared, on an ex-factory basis, to the weighted average export price at the same level of trade.For the purpose of a fair comparison, due allowance in the form of adjustments was made for differences which were claimed and demonstrated to affect price comparability. These adjustments were made, in accordance with Article 2 (10) of the Basic Regulation, in respect of commissions, transport, insurance, handling and ancillary costs, credit costs, discounts and rebates.Yamatex(19) The same methodology as described in recital 18 was applied for Yamatex.D. Dumping margin(20) The above comparison revealed that no dumping existed for exports to the Community of the product concerned made by both Kipas and Yamatex during the investigation period.E. AMENDMENT OF THE MEASURES BEING REVIEWED(21) Based on the findings of no dumping made during the investigations, it is considered that no anti-dumping measure should be imposed on imports into the Community of the product concerned, produced and exported by Kipas and Yamatex. Regulation (EEC) No 830/92 should therefore be amended accordingly.F. DISCLOSURE AND DURATION OF THE MEASURES(22) Kipas and Yamatex were informed of the facts and considerations on the basis of which it is intended to propose the amendment to Regulation (EEC) No 830/92 and were given the opportunity to comment. No comments were received.(23) The reviews carried out do not affect the date on which Regulation (EEC) No 830/92 will expire pursuant to Article 11 (2) of the Basic Regulation,. The following shall be added at the end of Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 830/92:', P.T. World Yamatex Spinning Mills, Indonesia (Taric additional code 8595), as well as Kipas AS, Turkey (Taric additional code 8011)`. Customs authorities are hereby directed to discontinue registration pursuant to Article 3 of Regulations (EC) No 1284/96 and (EC) No 2237/96 respectively. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 May 1997.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. VAN AARTSEN(1) OJ No L 56, 6. 3. 1996, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2331/96 (OJ No L 317, 6. 12. 1996, p. 1).(2) OJ No L 88, 3. 4. 1992, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 118, 25. 5. 1995, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 165, 4. 7. 1996, p. 19.(5) OJ No L 299, 23. 11. 1996, p. 14. +",import;anti-dumping legislation;anti-dumping code;anti-dumping proceeding;plastics;PVC;plastic;polyester;polyethylene;polypropylene;polyurethane;polyurethane foam;polyvinyl chloride;third country;anti-dumping duty;final anti-dumping duty;temporary anti-dumping duty,17 +12249,"94/165/CFSP: Council Decision of 15 March 1994 on the Common Position defined on the basis of Article J.2 of the Treaty on European Union concerning the imposition of an embargo on arms, munitions and military equipment on Sudan. ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article J.2 thereof,. An embargo on arms, munitions and military equipment shall be imposed on Sudan (1). 1. This Decision shall take effect on 16 March 1994.Member States shall take the necessary steps to ensure that the embargo referred to in Article 1 is applicable from 16 March 1994.2. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.. Done at Brussels, 15 March 1994.For the CouncilThe PresidentTh. PANGALOS(1) The embargo covers weapons designed to kill and their ammunition, weapon platforms, non-weapon platforms and ancillary equipment. The embargo also covers spare parts, repairs, maintenance and transfer of military technology. Contracts entered into force prior to the date of entry into force of the embargo are not affected by this Decision. +",EU institution;Community institution;European Union institution;military equipment;arms;military material;war material;weapon;international sanctions;blockade;boycott;embargo;reprisals;common position;Sudan;Republic of Sudan;technology transfer,17 +4965,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3751/86 of 9 December 1986 making the importation into certain Member States of certain textile products originating in Taiwan subject to quantitative limits. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3587/82 of 31 December 1982 on the arrangements for imports of certain textile products originating in Taiwan (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3587/82 established autonomous arrangements for imports of textiles originating in Taiwan; whereas Article 3 of that Regulation lays down the conditions for the establishment of further quantitative limits;Whereas imports into certain Member States of synthetic filament fabric (category 35), originating in Taiwan, have considerably exceeded the threshold indicated in that Article;Whereas it is necessary therefore to establish quantitative limits on imports of products of category 35, originating in Taiwan, from 8 to 31 December 1986;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Quota Administration Committee set up under Article 10 of (EEC) No 1023/70 (2),. The importation into certain Member States of synthetic filament fabric (category 35), originating in Taiwan, shall be subjecto to the quantitative limits indicated in the Annex. The provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 3587/82, and in particular those concerning the administration of quantitative limits, shall apply to the quantitative limits established by this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day followng its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 December 1986.For the CommissionWilly DE CLERCQMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1982, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 124, 8. 6. 1970, p. 1.ANNEX1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8 // // // // // // // // // Cate- gory // CCT heading No // NIMEXE code (1986) // Description // Third countries // Member States // Units // Quantitative limits from 8 to 31 December 1986 // // // // // // // // // 35 // 51.04 A IV // 51.04-10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 21, 23, 25, 27, 28, 32, 34, 36, 41, 48 // Woven fabrics of man-made fibres (continuous), including woven fabrics of monofil or strip falling within heading No 51.01 or 51.02: A. Woven fabrics of synthetic textile fibres: Woven fabrics of synthetic textile fibres (continuous) other than those for tyres and those containing elastomeric yarn // Taiwan // D F BNL IRL DK GR ES PT // Tonnes // 150 40 250 20 5 10 20 1 // // // // // // // // +",textile product;fabric;furnishing fabric;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;man-made fibre;acrylic fibre;artificial fibre;chemical fibre;nylon;polyamide;rayon;synthetic cloth;synthetic fibre;Taiwan;Formosa;Republic of China (Taiwan),17 +22124,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1995/2001 of 11 October 2001 establishing the quantities to be allocated to importers from the 2002 Community quantitative quotas on certain products originating in the People's Republic of China. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 520/94 of 7 March 1994 establishing a Community procedure for administering quantitative quotas(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 138/96(2), and in particular Articles 9 and 13 thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1394/2001 of 9 July 2001 establishing administration procedures for the 2002 quantitative quotas for certain products originating in the People's Republic of China(3), and in particular Article 6 thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1394/2001 established the portion of each of the quotas concerned reserved for traditional and other importers and the conditions and methods for participating in the allocation of the quantities available. Importers have lodged applications for import licences with the competent national authorities between 11 July and 3 p.m., Brussels time, on 7 September, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1394/2001.(2) The Commission has received from the Member States, pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1394/2001, particulars of the numbers and aggregate volume of import licence applications submitted and the total volume imported by traditional importers in 1998 or 1999, the reference years.(3) The Commission is now able, on the basis of that information, to establish uniform quantitative criteria by which the competent national authorities may satisfy licence applications submitted by importers in the Member States for the 2002 quantitative quotas.(4) Examination of the figures supplied by Member States shows that the aggregate volume of applications submitted by traditional importers for the products listed in Annex I to this Regulation exceeds the portion of the quota set aside for them. The applications must therefore be met by applying the uniform rate of reduction/increase shown in Annex I to the volume of each importer's imports, expressed in quantity or value terms, over the reference period.(5) Examination of the figures supplied by Member States shows that the aggregate volume of applications submitted by non-traditional importers for the products listed in Annex II to this Regulation exceeds the portion of the quota set aside for them. The applications must therefore be met by applying the uniform rate of reduction shown in Annex II to the amounts requested by each importer, as limited by Regulation (EC) No 1394/2001,. In response to licence applications in respect of the products listed in Annex I duly submitted by traditional importers, the competent national authorities shall allocate each importer a quantity or value equal to his imports for 1998 or 1999, as indicated by the importer, adjusted by the rate of reduction/increase specified in the said Annex for each quota.Where the use of this quantitative criterion would entail allocating an amount greater than that applied for, the quantity or value allocated shall be limited to that specified in the application. In response to licence applications in respect of the products listed in Annex II duly submitted by non-traditional importers, the competent national authorities shall allocate each importer a quantity or value equal to the amount requested within the limits set by Regulation (EC) No 1394/2001, adjusted by the rate of reduction specified in the said Annex for each quota. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 October 2001.For the CommissionPascal LamyMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 66, 10.3.1994, p. 1.(2) OJ L 21, 27.1.1996, p. 6.(3) OJ L 187, 10.7.2001, p. 31.ANNEX IRate of reduction/increase applicable to imports in 1998 or 1999(traditional importers)>TABLE>ANNEX IIRate of reduction applicable to the volume requested within the limits of the maximum amounts fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1394/2001(non-traditional importers)>TABLE> +",import;footwear industry;bootmaker;shoe industry;shoemaker;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;household article;crockery;plates and dishes;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;China;People’s Republic of China,17 +23926,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1075/2002 of 20 June 2002 fixing the maximum export refund on rye in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 900/2002. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 602/2001(4), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas:(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of rye to all third countries except for Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 900/2002(5).(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95. In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. For tenders notified from 14 to 20 June 2002, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 900/2002, the maximum refund on exportation of rye shall be EUR 45,95/t. This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 June 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 June 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.(4) OJ L 89, 29.3.2001, p. 16.(5) OJ L 142, 31.5.2002, p. 14. +",award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;maximum price;ceiling price;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties,17 +7528,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 1970/89 of 13 March 1989 on the application of Decision No 6/88 of the EEC-Sweden Joint Committee amending the Agreement between the European economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden and certain other Agreements concluded in the same context between the European Community and the Kingdom of Sweden consequent on the implementation of the harmonized commodity description and coding system. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden was signed on 22 July 1972 (1) and entered into force on 1 January 1973;Whereas, pursuant to Article 12a of the above Agreement, the Joint Committee adopted Decision No 6/88 amending the Agreement, the Additional Protocol and certain Agreements in the form of Exchanges of Letters, following the introduction of the harmonized commodity description and coding system;Whereas it is necessary to apply that Decision in the Community,. Decision No 6/88 of the EEC-Sweden Joint Committee shall apply in the Community.The text of the Decision is attached to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1988.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 March 1989.For the CouncilThe PresidentC. SOLCHAGA CATALAN(1) OJ No L 300, 31.12.1972, p. 97. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;agricultural product;farm product;industrial product;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;Sweden;Kingdom of Sweden;joint committee (EU);EC joint committee,17 +2349,"Council Regulation (EC) No 2634/97 of 18 December 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Whereas Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 (3) provides for the granting of export refunds; whereas exports of live animals benefiting from Community funds should be carried out in such a way as to respect the welfare of the animals concerned; whereas experience shows that this is not always the case; whereas it should therefore be stipulated that the payment of export refunds shall be subject to compliance with the animal welfare standards as set out in Community legislation concerning animal transport and in particular Council Directive 91/628/EEC of 19 November 1991 on the protection of animals during transport (4); whereas it is therefore necessary to amend the said Article 13 accordingly;Whereas it is necessary, for practical reasons, to provide that the Commission will lay down detailed implementing rules for the application of these rules to imports into third countries,. Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 is hereby amended as follows:1. In paragraph 9 the following subparagraph shall be added:'Moreover, the payment of the refund for exports of live animals shall be subject to compliance with the provisions established in Community legislation concerning animal welfare and, in particular, the protection of animals during transport`.2. In paragraph 12 the following subparagraph shall be added:'With regard to paragraph 9, last subparagraph, the detailed rules for the application may also include conditions concerning, in particular, imports into third countries`. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 December 1997.For the CouncilThe PresidentF. BODEN(1) OJ C 160, 27. 5. 1997, p. 7.(2) OJ C 339, 10. 11. 1997.(3) OJ L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2321/97 (OJ L 322, 25. 11. 1997, p. 25).(4) OJ L 340, 11. 12. 1991, p. 17. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 (OJ L 174, 2. 7. 1997, p. 1). +",protection of animals;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;transport of animals;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;animal welfare;animal rights;animal well-being,17 +8558,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2773/90 of 27 September 1990 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1868/77 laying down detailed rules of application for Regulation (EEC) No 2782/75 on the production and marketing of eggs for hatching and of farmyard poultry chicks. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in eggs (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1235/89 (2), and in particular Article 15 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in poultrymeat (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1235/89, and in particular Article 15 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2782/75 of 29 October 1975 on the production and marketing of eggs for hatching and of farmyard poultry chicks (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3987/87 (5), and in particular Article 17 thereof,Whereas, from the date of the unification of Germany, Community law will apply ipso jure to the territory of the former German Democratic Republic;Whereas, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1868/77 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1351/87 (7), laid down detailed rules for the transmission of certain statistical data concerning eggs for hatching and chicks by Member States to the Commission ; whereas to permit the preparation of reliable estimates provision should be made, for an appropriate period, for the separate transmission of these data for the territory of the former German Democratic Republic;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,. The following paragraph 1a is hereby inserted in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1868/77:'1a. From 3 October 1990 to 31 December 1992, Germany shall undertake the separate transmission of the statistics under Part I of the summary referred to in paragraph 1 for the former German Democratic Republic.' This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 October 1990.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 September 1990.For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 49.(2) OJ No L 128, 11. 5. 1989, p. 29.(3) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 77.(4) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 100.(5) OJ No L 376, 31. 12. 1987, p. 20.(6) OJ No L 209, 17. 8. 1977, p. 1.(7) OJ No L 127, 16. 5. 1987, p. 18. +",German Democratic Republic;Democratic Republic of Germany;East Germany;GDR;former GDR;marketing standard;grading;egg;regulation of agricultural production;poultry;chicken;cock;duck;goose;hen;ostrich;table poultry,17 +7556,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 2166/89 of 18 July 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1282/81 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of vinyl acetate monomer originating in the United States of America. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 of 11 July 1988 on protection against dumped or subsidized imports from countries not members of the European Economic Community (1),Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, presented following consultations within the Advisory Committee as required by that Regulation,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EEC) No 1281/81 (2), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2357/87 (3), imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of vinyl acetate monomer originating in the United States of America. Pursuant to Article 1 (3) of the Regulation, '. . . the rate of the anti-dumping duty shall be 5,9 % for US Industrial Chemicals Co.'(2) US Industrial Chemicals Co. has informed the Commission that it changed its business name with effect from 17 December 1987 and that it has subsequently exported under the name of 'Quantum Chemical Corporation, USI Division'.(3) Having examined the documents submitted by the applicant in support of its assertion, the Commission has verified the change of business name and the fact that there has been no other change in ownership or in the legal, production or marketing structures of the company in question. It therefore considers that the 5,9 % rate of the anti-dumping duty is applicable to Quantum Chemical Corporation, USI Division.(4) The Council confirms the Commission's conclusion. Regulation (EEC) No 1282/81 must therefore be amended again in order to ensure its uniform application in all the Member States, with effect from 17 December 1987, so as to cover all consignments from the company in question under its new name,. The third indent of Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1282/81 is hereby replaced by the following:'- 5,9 % for Quantum Chemical Corporation, USI Division.' This Regulation shall enter into force on the day its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 17 December 1987.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 July 1989.For the CouncilThe PresidentR. DUMAS(1) OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 129, 15. 5. 1981, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 213, 4. 8. 1987, p. 32. +",organic acid;acetate;acetic acid;acrylic acid;alcohol acid;aromatic acid;citric acid;ester;fatty acid;formic acid;oxalic acid;phthalic acid;salicylic acid;dumping;United States;USA;United States of America,17 +18873,"Council Decision of 2 December 1999 amending the Council Act of 3 December 1998 laying down the staff regulations applicable to Europol employees, with regard to the establishment of remuneration, pensions and other financial entitlements in euro. ,Having regard to the Convention on the establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention)(1), and in particular Article 30(3) thereof,Having regard to the opinion of the Management Board of Europol,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),Whereas:(1) On 31 December 1998 the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 on the conversion rates between the euro and the currencies of the Member States adopting the euro(3);(2) It is desirable that all amounts mentioned in the Council Act of 3 December 1998 laying down the staff regulations applicable to Europol employees(4) be expressed in euro,. 1. In the Council Act of 3 December 1998, the terms ""Dutch guilders"" and ""NLG"" shall be replaced by the term ""euro"" and ""EUR"" respectively and amounts expressed in Dutch guilders and NLG shall be replaced by their equivalent in euro units at the conversion rate laid down by the Council.2. Subsequent to the Council Decision of 2 December 1999 adjusting the remuneration and allowances applicable to Europol employees(5), the Director of Europol shall effect the conversion into euro units of the different financial entitlements referred to in the Staff Regulations on the basis of Council Regulation (EC) No 1103/97 of 17 June 1997 on certain provisions relating to the introduction of the euro(6) and Regulation (EC) No 2866/98.3. The values established in accordance with paragraph 2 shall be published in Official Journal of the European Communities. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its adoption by the Council.. Done at Brussels, 2 December 1999.For the CouncilThe PresidentK. HÄKÄMIES(1) OJ C 316, 27.11.1995, p. 2.(2) Opinion delivered on 6 October 1999 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(3) OJ L 359, 31.12.1998, p. 1.(4) OJ C 26, 30.1.1999, p. 23.(5) See p. 1 of this Official Journal.(6) OJ L 162, 19.6.1997, p. 1. +",pension scheme;State pension;occupational pension;old age pension;pension plan;retirement pension;pay;remuneration;salary;wages;regulations for civil servants;exchange rate;dual exchange rate;Europol;European Police Office;European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation;euro,17 +41712,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1138/2012 of 30 November 2012 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 December 2012. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 1 December 2012 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 1 December 2012, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 November 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 1 December 2012CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I15.11.2012-29.11.20121. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/t)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 276,92 227,63 — — —Fob price USA — — 270,21 260,21 240,21Gulf of Mexico premium — 26,06 — — —Great Lakes premium 28,82 — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 14,23 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: 47,53 EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +38873,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 1052/2010 of 17 November 2010 on the issue of import licences for applications submitted in the first seven days of November 2010 under the tariff quota for high-quality beef administered by Regulation (EC) No 620/2009. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 620/2009 of 13 July 2009 providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for high-quality beef (3) sets out detailed rules for the submission and issue of import licences.(2) Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 provides that in cases where quantities covered by licence applications exceed the quantities available for the quota period, allocation coefficients should be fixed for the quantities covered by each licence application. The applications for import licences submitted pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 620/2009 between 1 and 7 November 2010 exceed the quantities available. Therefore, the extent to which import licences may be issued and the allocation coefficient should be determined,. Import licence applications covered by the quota with order number 09.4449 and submitted between 1 and 7 November 2010 in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 620/2009, shall be multiplied by an allocation coefficient of 97,748351 %. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 November 2010.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Jean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.(3)  OJ L 182, 15.7.2009, p. 25. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;product quality;quality criterion;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;beef;Community certification,17 +41473,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 790/2012 of 31 August 2012 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 September 2012. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 1 September 2012 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 1 September 2012, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 August 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 1 September 2012CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I17.8.2012-30.8.20121. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/tonne)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 287,58 255,41 — — —Fob price USA — — 260,22 250,22 230,22Gulf of Mexico premium — 11,33 — — —Great Lakes premium 16,18 — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 15,59 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: 50,87 EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +5476,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 45/2012 of 19 January 2012 amending the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 as regards the content of the movement documents Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 of 17 December 2003 establishing a system for the identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals and amending Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and Directives 92/102/EEC and 64/432/EEC (1), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 provides that each Member State is to establish a system for the identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals in accordance with the provisions of that Regulation.(2) That system is to comprise four elements, namely: means of identification to identify each animal (‘means of identification’), up-to-date registers kept on each holding, movement documents and a central register or a computer database. The Annex to that Regulation sets out the requirements for those elements.(3) Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 provides that, as from 31 December 2009, electronic identification is to be obligatory for all animals born after that date. However, the majority of animals born until that date are still only identified with non-electronic identifiers.(4) The individual animal code contained in the non-electronic identifiers can only be recorded manually. Manual recording of non-electronic identifiers requires considerable effort on the part of keepers and represents a potential source of errors.(5) The particular situation for animals born until 31 December 2009 was taken into account as regards the requirement to record individual animal codes in the movement document. The risks associated with movements of such animals to a slaughterhouse are limited and do not justify the supplementary administrative burden posed by that requirement. Animals moved directly to a slaughterhouse in the same Member State were therefore exempted from that requirement regardless of the date of movement of the animals.(6) In order to further reduce the administrative burden for operators, the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 21/2004, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 933/2008 (2), provides that the requirement of recording the individual animal code in the movement document is not obligatory for animals born until 31 December 2009, until 31 December 2011, for all movements other than to a slaughterhouse directly or via a channelling procedure.(7) During the time this transitional period has been in force, no major failures in the system have been reported to the Commission services as a result of the implementation of this derogation.(8) However, in some Member States, due to the particular way ovine and caprine animals are kept, data shows that animals born until 31 December 2009 will still form a substantial part of the ovine and caprine population until 31 December 2014. The risks associated with their movements would be constantly decreasing, proportionally to the decrease in the number of such animals. However, manual recording of non-electronic identifiers in those cases would still represent a substantial administrative burden on keepers of such animals.(9) Movements of such animals should therefore continue to be exempted from the requirement to record individual animal codes in the movement document until 31 December 2014. The burden imposed on keepers by such recording after that date, as well as the potential sources of error, would then be within acceptable levels.(10) Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly.(11) In the interest of legal certainty, it is appropriate that this Regulation apply retroactively from 1 January 2012, in order to ensure continuity in the application of the exemption from the requirement to record individual animal codes in the movement document.(12) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. In Section C.3 of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 21/2004, point (b) is replaced by the following:‘(b) until 31 December 2014 for all other movements.’ This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 January 2012.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 January 2012.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 5, 9.1.2004, p. 8.(2)  OJ L 256, 24.9.2008, p. 5. +",sheep;ewe;lamb;ovine species;transport of animals;information system;automatic information system;on-line system;database;data bank;goat;billy-goat;caprine species;kid;traceability;traceability of animals;traceability of products,17 +4203,"2006/891/EC: Commission Decision of 4 December 2006 on the use by third country issuers of securities of information prepared under internationally accepted accounting standards (notified under document number C(2006) 5804). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market and amending Directive 2001/34/EC (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 23(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 July 2002 on the application of international accounting standards (2) requires companies governed by the law of a Member State, whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market in any Member State to prepare their consolidated accounts in accordance with adopted international accounting standards now commonly referred to as International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for each financial year starting on or after 1 January 2005.(2) Article 4 of Directive 2004/109/EC requires that where an issuer is required to prepare consolidated accounts, the audited financial statements should comprise such consolidated accounts prepared in accordance with IFRS adopted pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002. Likewise, Article 5 of Directive 2004/109/EC on half-yearly financial reports requires that the condensed set of financial statements of issuers required to prepare consolidated accounts should be prepared in accordance with these standards. These requirements apply to all issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market, regardless of whether their registered office is situated in the Community or in a third country.(3) However, Article 23(1) of Directive 2004/109/EC permits the competent authority of the home Member State to exempt a third country issuer from certain requirements of the Directive, including the requirements of Articles 4 and 5 on annual and half-yearly financial reports, provided that the law of the third country lays down equivalent requirements or such an issuer complies with requirements of the law of a third country that the competent authority of the home Member State considers as equivalent. In addition, Article 23(2) of Directive 2004/109/EC provides a transitional exemption for issuers whose registered office is in a third country. Such issuers are exempt from the requirement to prepare their financial statements in accordance with Article 4 or 5 of that Directive prior to the financial year starting on or after 1 January 2007, provided that those financial statements are prepared in accordance with internationally accepted standards as referred to in Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002.(4) Since the adoption of Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002, many countries have adopted IFRS directly into their national accounting standards. This clearly demonstrates that one of the aims of this Regulation, namely to encourage the increasing convergence of accounting standards so that IFRS are accepted internationally and are truly global standards, is being fulfilled. Accordingly, it is appropriate that third country issuers should be exempt from the obligation to prepare annual financial statements or half-yearly financial statements in accordance with IFRS, as required by Articles 4 and 5 of Directive 2004/109/EC, if those statements are prepared in accordance with the national accounting standards of a third country and if, in accordance with IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements, they contain an explicit and unreserved statement that they comply with IFRS.(5) In its advice delivered in June 2005, the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR), established by Commission Decision No 2001/527/EC (3), considered that the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) of Canada, Japan and the United States, each taken as a whole, are equivalent to IFRS adopted pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002, subject to remedies, such as additional disclosures and in some instances supplementary financial statements.(6) In January 2005, the Accounting Standards Board of Japan (ASBJ) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) announced their agreement to launch a joint project to reduce differences between IFRS and Japanese GAAP and launched a joint work programme in March 2005 towards the convergence of Japanese GAAP with IFRS. In January 2006, the Accounting Standards Board of Canada publicly stated its objective to move to a single set of globally accepted high-quality standards for public companies and concluded that this objective is best accomplished by converging Canadian accounting standards with IFRS within five years. In February 2006, the IASB and the US Financial Accounting Standards Board published a memorandum of understanding which outlines a work programme for convergence between IFRS and US GAAP with a view to fulfilling one of the US Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) conditions that need to be met before it will lift the reconciliation requirement for foreign issuers using IFRS that are registered with the SEC, by 2009 at the latest.(7) It is important, however, that the quality of the principle-based IFRS financial reporting is preserved, that the IFRS standards are consistently implemented, that appropriate legal certainty is provided for companies and investors and that equal treatment of financial statements on a worldwide basis is offered to EU companies. The future assessment of equivalence should be based on a detailed technical and objective analysis of the differences between IFRS and third country accounting standards, as well as on the concrete implementation of these GAAP compared to IFRS. The progress of the convergence process should be closely examined before any decision on equivalence is taken.(8) In light of the efforts of the accounting standard setters in Canada, Japan and the United States to converge with IFRS, it is appropriate, for a two-year transitional period while standard setters and regulators pursue an active dialogue, the convergence process continues and the progress report is completed, to allow third country issuers to prepare their annual financial statements and half-yearly financial statements in accordance with the accounting standards of Canada, Japan or the United States.(9) Whilst many countries have adopted IFRS directly into their national GAAP, other countries are converging national GAAP to IFRS over a period of time. In the light of this, it is appropriate, for a maximum two-year transitional period, also to allow such third country issuers to continue preparing their annual and half-yearly financial statements in accordance with a GAAP that is converging with IFRS, provided that the national authority responsible has made a public commitment to this effect and established a work programme. In order to ensure that the exemption is available only in cases where these conditions are satisfied, the third country issuer should be required to provide evidence that satisfies the competent authority that the national authority has made a public statement and established a work programme. To ensure consistency within the Community, CESR should co-ordinate the competent authorities' assessment as to whether those conditions are satisfied in respect of individual third country GAAPs.(10) During that two-year period, the Commission should not only pursue an active dialogue with the relevant third country authorities but also closely monitor the progress in the convergence between IFRS and the GAAPs of Canada, Japan, the United States, and other third countries that have established a convergence programme, in order to ensure that it is in a position to take a decision on equivalence at least six months before 1 January 2009. In addition, the Commission will actively monitor ongoing progress in the work by the relevant third country authorities to eliminate any requirement for Community issuers accessing the financial markets of a third country to reconcile financial statements prepared using IFRS. At the end of the additional transitional period, the decision of the Commission will have to be such that community and non-EU issuers should be on equal footing.(11) The Commission should keep the European Securities Committee and the European Parliament regularly informed of the progress made towards the elimination of reconciliation obligations and of the process towards convergence. Accordingly, the Commission shall report to the European Securities Committee and the European Parliament before 1 April 2007 on the timetable envisaged by national accounting authorities of Canada, Japan and the United States for the convergence. In addition, before 1 April 2008 and after consulting CESR, the Commission should report to the European Securities Committee and the European Parliament on the evaluation of the GAAPs of third countries used by issuers which are not required to prepare their annual and half-yearly financial statements in accordance with IFRS prior to financial years starting on or after 1 January 2009. Lastly, before 1 January 2008, and after appropriate consultation with CESR, the Commission should ensure that there is a definition of equivalence which is used for the determination of the equivalence of third country GAAP, on the basis of an equivalence mechanism set up to that end.(12) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the European Securities Committee,. Prior to financial years starting on or after 1 January 2009, an issuer whose registered office is in a third country may prepare its annual consolidated financial statements and half-yearly consolidated financial statements in accordance with the accounting standards of a third country provided that one of the following conditions is met:(a) the notes to the financial statements contain an explicit and unreserved statement that they comply with International Financial Reporting Standards in accordance with IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements;(b) the financial statements are prepared in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles of either Canada, Japan or the United States of America;(c) the financial statements are prepared in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles of a third country other than Canada, Japan or the United States of America, and the following conditions are satisfied:(i) the third country authority responsible for the national accounting standards in question has made a public commitment, before the start of the financial year to which the financial statements relate, to converge those standards with International Financial Reporting Standards;(ii) that authority has established a work programme which demonstrates the intention to progress towards convergence before 31 December 2008; and(iii) the issuer provides evidence that satisfies the competent authority that the conditions in (i) and (ii) are met. 1.   By 1 April 2007, the Commission shall present to the European Securities Committee and the European Parliament a first report on the work timetable of the authorities responsible for national accounting standards in the US, Japan and Canada for the convergence between IFRS and the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles of those countries.2.   The Commission shall closely monitor, and regularly inform the European Securities Committee and the European Parliament about the amount of progress in the convergence between International Financial Reporting Standards and the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles of Canada, Japan and the United States of America and of progress on the elimination of reconciliation requirements that apply to Community issuers in those countries. In particular, it shall inform the European Securities Committee and the European Parliament immediately if the process is not proceeding satisfactorily.3.   The Commission shall also regularly inform the European Securities Committee and the European Parliament about the development of regulatory discussions and the amount of progress in the convergence between International Financial Reporting Standards and the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles of third countries mentioned in paragraph (c) of Article 1 and progress towards the elimination of any reconciliation requirements. In particular, the Commission shall inform the European Securities Committee and the European Parliament immediately if the process is not proceeding satisfactorily.4.   In addition to the obligations under paragraphs 2 and 3, the Commission shall engage in and maintain a regular dialogue with third country authorities and, before 1 April 2008 at the latest, the Commission shall present a report to the European Securities Committee and to the European Parliament on the progress in convergence and progress towards the elimination of any reconciliation requirements that apply to Community issuers under the rules of a third country covered by paragraph (b) or (c) of Article 1. The Commission may request or require another person to prepare the report.5.   At least six months before 1 January 2009, the Commission shall ensure a determination of the equivalence of the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles of third countries, pursuant to a definition of equivalence and an equivalence mechanism that it will have established before 1 January 2008 in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 27(2) of Directive 2004/109/EC. When complying with this paragraph, the Commission shall first consult the Committee of European Securities Regulators on the appropriateness of the definition of equivalence, equivalence mechanism and the determination of the equivalence that is made. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 4 December 2006.For the CommissionCharlie McCREEVYMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 390, 31.12.2004, p. 38.(2)  OJ L 243, 11.9.2002, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 191, 13.7.2001, p. 43. +",official market;controlled market;regulated market;third country;stock-exchange listing;initial public offering;market quotation;standardised accounting system;national accounting system of the United Nations;national standard accounting system;standardisation of accounts;standardised accounting plan;standardized accounting system;dissemination of information;securities;transferable security;consolidated account,17 +42005,"2013/332/EU: Council Decision of 10 June 2013 on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union of the Protocol on the implementation of the 1991 Alpine Convention in the field of transport (Transport protocol). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 91 in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a)(v), and the first paragraph of Article 218(8) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament (1),Whereas:(1) The Convention on the protection of the Alps (Alpine Convention) was concluded on behalf of the European Community by the Council by Decision 96/191/EC (2).(2) The Council decided on the signature, on behalf of the Community, of the Protocol on the implementation of the 1991 Alpine Convention in the field of transport (Transport protocol) by Decision 2007/799/EC (3).(3) The Transport protocol is an important step in the implementation of the Alpine Convention and the Union is committed to the achievement of the objectives of that Convention.(4) The economic, social and ecological cross-border problems of the Alps remain a major challenge to be addressed in this highly sensitive area.(5) The Transport protocol provides a framework, based on the precautionary principle, the preventive principle and the polluter-pays principle, for ensuring sustainable mobility and protection of the environment, in relation to all modes of transport in the Alpine region in the light of Article 2 of the Alpine Convention.(6) The provisions of the Transport protocol are in line with the Union's Common Transport Policy and fully support the Commission's ""Greening Transport"" approach adopted in 2008.(7) The ratification of the Transport protocol would strengthen trans-border cooperation with those countries which are not members of the Union, namely Liechtenstein, Monaco and Switzerland, which would help to ensure that the goals of the Union are shared by regional partners and that such initiatives cover the whole Alpine region.(8) The Transport protocol should therefore be approved,. The Protocol on the implementation of the 1991 Alpine Convention in the field of transport (Transport protocol) is hereby approved on behalf of the European Union (4). The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to deposit, on behalf of the Union, the instrument of approval with the Republic of Austria in accordance with Article 24 of the Transport protocol, and make the following declaration:""As a consequence of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009, the European Union has replaced and succeeded the European Community and from that date exercises all rights and assumes all obligations of the European Community. Therefore, references to ‧the European Community‧ or to ‧the Community‧ in the text of the Protocol are, where appropriate, to be read as to ‧the European Union‧ or to ‧the Union‧."". This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Luxembourg, 10 June 2013.For the CouncilThe PresidentL. VARADKAR(1)  OJ C 184 E, 8.7.2010, p. 183 and OJ C 81 E, 15.3.2011, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 61, 12.3.1996, p. 31.(3)  OJ L 323, 8.12.2007, p. 13.(4)  The Protocol has been published in OJ L 323, 8.12.2007, p. 15 together with the decision on signature. +",pollution control measures;reduction of pollution;common transport policy;CTP;EU transport policy;European transport policy;transport policy of the EU;transport policy of the European Union;protocol to an agreement;international convention;multilateral convention;sustainable development;bio-economy;bioeconomy;eco-development;Alpine Region;Alps,17 +37979,"2010/480/CFSP: Political and Security Committee Decision EUMM Georgia/1/2010 of 3 September 2010 extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, EUMM Georgia. ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,Having regard to Council Joint Action 2008/736/CFSP of 15 September 2008 on the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, EUMM Georgia (1), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Under Article 10(1) of Joint Action 2008/736/CFSP, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee (hereinafter the ‘PSC’), in accordance with Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purposes of political control and strategic direction of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, EUMM Georgia (hereinafter ‘EUMM Georgia’), including the decision to appoint a Head of Mission.(2) On 16 September 2008, upon a proposal from the Secretary-General/High Representative, the PSC appointed by Decision EUMM/1/2008 (2) Mr Hansjörg HABER as Head of Mission of EUMM Georgia until 15 September 2009.(3) On 31 July 2009, upon a proposal from the Secretary-General/High Representative, the PSC adopted Decision EUMM Georgia/1/2009 (3) extending the mandate of Mr Hansjörg HABER as Head of Mission of EUMM Georgia until 15 September 2010.(4) On 30 June 2010, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy proposed to the PSC that it extend the mandate of Mr Hansjörg HABER as Head of Mission of EUMM Georgia for an additional year, namely until 15 September 2011,. The mandate of Mr Hansjörg HABER as Head of Mission of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, EUMM Georgia is hereby extended until 15 September 2011. This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.. Done at Brussels, 3 September 2010.For the Political and Security CommitteeThe ChairmanW. STEVENS(1)  OJ L 248, 17.9.2008, p. 26.(2)  OJ L 319, 29.11.2008, p. 79.(3)  OJ L 214, 19.8.2009, p. 40. +",power of attorney;letter of attorney;procuration;cooperation policy;appointment of staff;Georgia;fact-finding mission;experts' mission;experts' working visit;investigative mission;the EU's international role;EC participation in an international meeting;EC representation in an international organisation;the Community's international role;the international role of the European Union;working time;time worked,17 +32568,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 971/2006 of 29 June 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for common wheat of a quality other than high quality from third countries. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United States of America pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 (2), approved by Council Decision 2006/333/EC (3), provides for an increase in the tariff quota for common wheat.(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 (4) opens a Community tariff quota for common wheat of a quality other than high quality. Subquota III for third countries other than the United States and Canada should be increased by 6 787 tonnes in application of the Agreement approved by Decision 2006/333/EC.(3) In order to clarify the rules, it should be stipulated that import licence applications must be lodged on Monday at the latest but may be lodged earlier.(4) Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 should therefore be amended.(5) Since the Agreement approved by Decision 2006/333/EC provides for implementation on 1 July 2006, this Regulation must apply from the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 2(1) is replaced by the following:2. Article 3 is amended as follows:(a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:— subquota I (serial number 09.4123): 572 000 tonnes for the United States of America,— subquota II (serial number 09.4124): 38 000 tonnes for Canada,— subquota III (serial number 09.4125): 2 378 387 tonnes for other third countries.’;(b) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:(a) tranche No 1: 1 January to 31 March — 594 597 tonnes;(b) tranche No 2: 1 April to 30 June — 594 597 tonnes;(c) tranche No 3: 1 July to 30 September — 594 597 tonnes;(d) tranche No 4: 1 October to 31 December — 594 597 tonnes.3. Article 5 is amended as follows:(a) in paragraph 1, the first sentence is replaced by the following:(b) in the first subparagraph of paragraph 2, the first sentence is replaced by the following:(c) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:(d) in the first subparagraph of paragraph 4, the first sentence is replaced by the following: This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 July 2006.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 June 2006.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ L 187, 19.7.2005, p. 11).(2)  OJ L 124, 11.5.2006, p. 15.(3)  OJ L 124, 11.5.2006, p. 13.(4)  OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 88. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 491/2006 (OJ L 89, 28.3.2006, p. 3). +",import;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;third country;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;common wheat,17 +43215,"2014/90/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 14 February 2014 amending Annex I to Decision 2004/558/EC as regards the approval of a control programme for eradicating infectious bovine rhinotracheitis in a region in Italy (notified under document C(2014) 737) Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereto,Whereas:(1) Directive 64/432/EEC lays down rules for trade within the Union in bovine animals. Article 9 thereof provides that a Member State which has a compulsory national control programme for one of the contagious diseases listed in Annex E(II) thereto, may submit its programme to the Commission for approval. That list includes infectious bovine rhinotracheitis. Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis is the description of the most prominent clinical signs of the infection with the bovine herpes virus type 1 (BHV1).(2) Article 9 of Directive 64/432/EEC also provides for the definition of the additional guarantees which may be required in intra-Union trade.(3) Commission Decision 2004/558/EC (2) approves the programmes for the control and eradication of BHV1 presented by the Member States listed in Annex I thereto for the regions listed in that Annex and for which additional guarantees apply in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 64/432/EEC.(4) Italy has submitted to the Commission a programme for the control and eradication of BHV1 in the Autonomous Region of Valle d’Aosta. This programme complies with the criteria set out in Article 9(1) of Directive 64/432/EEC. This programme also provide for rules for the movement of bovine animals within and into that region, which are equivalent to those previously implemented in the Province of Bolzano in Italy, which were successful in eradicating the disease in that Province.(5) The programme presented by Italy for the Autonomous Region of Valle d’Aosta and the additional guarantees presented in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 64/432/EEC should be approved.(6) Annex I to Decision 2004/558/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Annex I to Decision 2004/558/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 February 2014.For the CommissionTonio BORGMember of the Commission(1)  OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64.(2)  Commission Decision 2004/558/EC of 15 July 2004 implementing Council Directive 64/432/EEC as regards additional guarantees for intra-Community trade in bovine animals relating to infectious bovine rhinotracheitis and the approval of the eradication programmes presented by certain Member States (OJ L 249, 23.7.2004, p. 20).ANNEXAnnex I to Decision 2004/558/EC is replaced by the following:‘ANNEX IMember States Regions of Member States to which the additional guarantees for infectious bovine rhinotracheitis apply in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 64/432/EECCzech Republic All regionsGermany All regions, except the federal state of BavariaItaly Region Friuli-Venezia Giulia +",veterinary inspection;veterinary control;Italy;Italian Republic;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;Valle d'Aosta;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;intra-EU trade;intra-Community trade,17 +35089,"2008/386/EC: Commission Decision of 23 April 2008 modifying Annex A to Decision 2006/679/EC concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European conventional rail system and Annex A to Decision 2006/860/EC concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European high-speed rail system (notified under document number C(2008) 1565) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 96/48/EC of 23 July 1996 on the interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,Having regard to Directive 2001/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2001 on the interoperability of the conventional rail system (2), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Decision 2006/679/EC (3) laid down the first technical specification (TSI) for interoperability relating to the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European conventional rail system.(2) Commission Decision 2002/731/EC (4) laid down the first technical specification (TSI) for interoperability relating to the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European high-speed rail system; it was repealed and replaced by Commission Decision 2006/860/EC (5).(3) Decision 2007/153/EC adapted Annex A to Decisions 2006/679/EC and 2006/860/EC to technical progress.(4) With a view to take account of the agreement reached within the working groups of the European Railway Agency on the subset 108, there is a need to update Annex A.(5) In accordance with Article 6.2 of Directive 96/48/EC and Article 6.2 of Directive 2001/16/EC, the Agency shall be responsible for preparing the review and updating of TSIs and making any recommendations to the Committee referred to in Article 21 in order to take account of developments in technology or social requirements.(6) In accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 881/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6), the European Rail Agency shall ensure that the TSIs are adapted to technical progress and market trends and to the social requirements and propose to the Commission the amendments to the TSIs which it considers necessary.(7) The European Railway Agency adopted on 14 January 2008 a recommendation regarding the list of mandatory specifications and the list of informative specifications set out in the TSIs for the conventional rail and the high-speed rail systems.(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up by Article 21 of Directive 96/48/EC,. The list of mandatory specifications and the list of informative specifications set out in Annex A to the TSI attached to Decision 2006/679/EC relating to the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European conventional rail system and Annex A to the TSI attached to Decision 2006/860/EC relating to the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European high-speed rail system, are replaced by the list of mandatory specifications and the list of informative specifications attached to the present Decision. Before 31 December 2008, the European Train Control System (ETCS) specifications attached to the present Decision will be completed to include updated common test specifications and to correct any errors. Before 31 December 2008, and without prejudice to Article 7 of Directive 96/48/EC and Article 7 of Directive 2001/16/EC, Member States shall notify to the Commission which of their lines equipped with ETCS operate, or will operate, with the mandatory specifications applicable prior to the entry into force of the present Decision.By the same date, Member States shall also notify to the Commission the time by which trains compliant with the specifications referred to in this Decision can operate on each of their ETCS lines. This Decision shall apply from 1 June 2008. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 April 2008.For the CommissionJacques BARROTVice-President(1)  OJ L 235, 17.9.1996, p. 6. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2007/32/EC (OJ L 141, 2.6.2007, p. 63).(2)  OJ L 110, 20.4.2001, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2007/32/EC.(3)  OJ L 284, 16.10.2006, p. 1. Decision as last amended by Decision 2007/153/EC (OJ L 67, 7.3.2007, p. 13).(4)  OJ L 245, 12.9.2002, p. 37. Decision as amended by Decision 2004/447/EC (OJ L 155, 30.4.2004, p. 65, as corrected by OJ L 193, 1.6.2004, p. 53).(5)  OJ L 342, 7.12.2006, p. 1. Decision as amended by Decision 2007/153/EC.(6)  OJ L 164, 30.4.2004, p. 1, as corrected by OJ L 220, 21.6.2004, p. 3.ANNEX‘LIST OF MANDATORY SPECIFICATIONSIndex N Reference Document name Version1. ERA/ERTMS/003204 ERTMS/ETCS Functional requirement specification 5.02. Intentionally deleted3. UNISIG SUBSET-023 Glossary of terms and abbreviations 2.0.04. UNISIG SUBSET-026 System requirement specification 2.3.05. UNISIG SUBSET-027 FFFIS Juridical recorder-downloading tool 2.2.96. UNISIG SUBSET-033 FIS for man-machine interface 2.0.07. UNISIG SUBSET-034 FIS for the train interface 2.0.08. UNISIG SUBSET-035 Specific transmission module FFFIS 2.1.19. UNISIG SUBSET-036 FFFIS for Eurobalise 2.4.110. UNISIG SUBSET-037 EuroRadio FIS 2.3.011. Reserved 05E537 Offline key management FIS12. UNISIG SUBSET-039 FIS for the RBC/RBC handover 2.1.213. UNISIG SUBSET-040 Dimensioning and engineering rules 2.0.014. UNISIG SUBSET-041 Performance requirements for interoperability 2.1.015. ERA SUBSET-108 Interoperability related consolidation on TSI annex A documents 1.2.016. UNISIG SUBSET-044 FFFIS for Euroloop subsystem 2.2.017. Intentionally deleted18. UNISIG SUBSET-046 Radio infill FFFS 2.0.019. UNISIG SUBSET-047 Trackside-trainborne FIS for radio infill 2.0.020. UNISIG SUBSET-048 Trainborne FFFIS for radio infill 2.0.021. UNISIG SUBSET-049 Radio infill FIS with LEU/interlocking 2.0.022. Intentionally deleted23. UNISIG SUBSET-054 Assignment of values to ETCS variables 2.0.024. Intentionally deleted25. UNISIG SUBSET-056 STM FFFIS Safe time layer 2.2.026. UNISIG SUBSET-057 STM FFFIS Safe link layer 2.2.027. UNISIG SUBSET-091 Safety requirements for the technical interoperability of ETCS in levels 1 and 2 2.2.1128. Reserved Reliability — availability requirements29. UNISIG SUBSET-102 Test specification for interface “k” 1.0.030. Intentionally deleted31. UNISIG SUBSET-094 UNISIG Functional requirements for an onboard reference test facility 2.0.032. EIRENE FRS GSM-R Functional requirements specification 733. EIRENE SRS GSM-R System requirements specification 1534. A11T6001 12 (MORANE) Radio transmission FFFIS for EuroRadio 1235. ECC/DC(02)05 ECC Decision of 5 July 2002 on the designation and availability of frequency bands for railway purposes in the 876-880 and 921-925 MHz bands36a. Intentionally deleted36b. Intentionally deleted36c. UNISIG SUBSET-074-2 FFFIS STM Test cases document 1.0.037a. Intentionally deleted37b. UNISIG SUBSET-076-5-2 Test cases related to features 2.2.237c. UNISIG SUBSET-076-6-3 Test sequences 2.0.037d. UNISIG SUBSET-076-7 Scope of the test specifications 1.0.037e. Intentionally deleted38. 06E068 ETCS Marker-board definition 1.039. UNISIG SUBSET-092-1 ERTMS EuroRadio conformance requirements 2.2.540. UNISIG SUBSET-092-2 ERTMS EuroRadio test cases safety layer 2.2.541. Reserved JRU Test specification42. Intentionally deleted43. UNISIG SUBSET 085 Test specification for Eurobalise FFFIS 2.2.244. Reserved Odometry FIS45. UNISIG SUBSET-101 Interface “K” specification 1.0.046. UNISIG SUBSET-100 Interface “G” specification 1.0.147. Reserved Safety requirements and requirements to safety analysis for interoperability for the control-command and signalling subsystem48. Reserved Test specification for mobile equipment GSM-R49. UNISIG SUBSET-059 Performance requirements for STM 2.1.150. Reserved Test specification for Euroloop51. Reserved Ergonomic aspects of the DMI52. UNISIG SUBSET-058 FFFIS STM Application layer 2.1.153. Reserved AEIF-ETCS Variables manual54. Intentionally deleted55. Reserved Juridical recorder baseline requirements56. Reserved ERTMS Key management conformance requirements57. Reserved Requirements on pre-fitting of ERTMS onboard equipment58. UNISIG SUBSET-097 Requirements for RBC-RBC safe communication interface 1.1.059. Reserved Requirements on pre-fitting of ERTMS trackside equipment60. Reserved ETCS Version management61. Reserved GSM-R Version management62. Reserved RBC-RBC Test specification for safe communication interface63. UNISIG SUBSET-098 RBC-RBC Safe communication interface 1.0.0’‘LIST OF INFORMATIVE SPECIFICATIONSIndex N Reference Document name Version TypeB1. EEIG 02S126 RAM requirements (chapter 2 only) 6 2 (Index 28)B2. EEIG 97S066 Environmental conditions 5 2 (Index A5)B3. UNISIG SUBSET-074-1 Methodology for testing FFFIS STM 1.0.0 2 (Index 36)B4. EEIG 97E267 Odometer FFFIS 5 1 (Index 44)B5. O_2475 ERTMS GSM-R QoS test specification 1.0.0 2B6. UNISIG SUBSET-038 Offline key management FIS 2.1.9 1 (Index 11)B7. UNISIG SUBSET-074-3 FFFIS STM Test specification traceability of test cases with specific transmission module FFFIS 1.0.0 2 (Index 36)B8. UNISIG SUBSET-074-4 FFFIS STM Test specification traceability of testing the packets specified in the FFFIS STM application layer 1.0.0 2 (Index 36)B9. UNISIG SUBSET 076-0 ERTMS/ETCS Class 1, test plan 2.2.3 2 (Index 37)B10. UNISIG SUBSET 076-2 Methodology to prepare features 2.2.1 2 (Index 37)B11. UNISIG SUBSET 076-3 Methodology of testing 2.2.1 2 (Index 37)B12. UNISIG SUBSET 076-4-1 Test sequence generation: methodology and rules 1.0.0 2 (Index 37)B13. UNISIG SUBSET 076-4-2 ERTMS ETCS Class 1 states for test sequences 1.0.0 2 (Index 37)B14. UNISIG SUBSET 076-5-3 Onboard data dictionary 2.2.0 2 (Index 37)B15. UNISIG SUBSET 076-5-4 SRS v.2.2.2 traceability 2.2.2 2 (Index 37)B16. UNISIG SUBSET 076-6-1 UNISIG test database 2.2.2. 2 (Index 37)B17. UNISIG SUBSET 076-6-4 Test cases coverage 2.0.0 2 (Index 37)B18. Intentionally deletedB19. UNISIG SUBSET 077 UNISIG causal analysis process 2.2.2 2 (Index 27)B20. UNISIG SUBSET 078 RBC interface: failure modes and effects analysis 2.2.2 2 (Index 27)B21. UNISIG SUBSET 079 MMI: failure modes and effects analysis 2.2.2 2 (Index 27)B22. UNISIG SUBSET 080 TIU: failure modes and effects analysis 2.2.2 2 (Index 27)B23. UNISIG SUBSET 081 Transmission system: failure modes and effects analysis 2.2.2 2 (Index 27)B24. UNISIG SUBSET 088 ETCS Application levels 1 and 2 — safety analysis 2.2.10 2 (Index 27)B25. TS50459-1 Railway applications — Communication, signalling and processing systems — European Rail Traffic Management System — driver machine interface 2005 2 (Index 51)B26. TS50459-2 Railway applications — Communication, signalling and processing systems — European Rail Traffic Management System — driver machine interface 2005 2 (Index 51)B27. TS50459-3 Railway applications — Communication, signalling and processing systems — European Rail Traffic Management System — driver machine interface 2005 2 (Index 51)B28. TS50459-4 Railway applications — Communication, signalling and processing systems — European Rail Traffic Management System — driver machine interface 2005 2 (Index 51)B29. TS50459-5 Railway applications — Communication, signalling and processing systems — European Rail Traffic Management System — driver machine interface 2005 2 (Index 51)B30. TS50459-6 Railway applications — Communication, signalling and processing systems — European Rail Traffic Management System — driver machine interface 2005 2 (Index 51)B31. Reserved Railway applications — European Rail Traffic Management System — driver machine interface 2 (Index 51)B32. Reserved Guideline for references NoneB33. EN 301 515 Global System for Mobile communication (GSM); Requirements for GSM operation in railways 2.1.0 2 (Index 32, 33)B34. 06E225 Operational DMI information 1 1 (Index 51)B35. Reserved ERTMS Key management conformance requirements 1 (Index 56)B36. 04E117 ETCS/GSM-R Quality of service user requirements — Operational analysis 1 2 (Index 32)B37. UNISIG SUBSET-093 GSM-R Interfaces — Class 1 requirements 2.3.0 1 (Index 32, 33)B38. UNISIG SUBSET-107A Requirements on pre-fitting of ERTMS onboard equipment 1.0.0 2 (Index 57)B39. UNISIG SUBSET-076-5-1 ERTMS ETCS Class 1 feature list 2.2.2 2 (Index 37)B40. UNISIG SUBSET-076-6-7 Test sequences evaluation and validation 1.0.0 2 (Index 37)B41. UNISIG SUBSET-076-6-8 Generic train data for test sequences 1.0.0 2 (Index 37)B42. UNISIG SUBSET-076-6-10 Test sequence viewer (TSV) 2.10 2 (Index 37)B43. 04E083 Safety requirements and requirements to safety analysis for interoperability for the control-command and signalling subsystem 1.0 1 (Index 47)B44. 04E084 Justification report for the safety requirements and requirements to safety analysis for interoperability for the control-command and signalling subsystem 1.0 2 (Index B43)B45. ERA/ERTMS/003205 Traceability of changes to ETCS FRS 0.1 2 (Index 1)’ +",high-speed transport;high speed;high-speed train;rapid-transit railway;technical regulations;harmonisation of standards;compatibility of materials;compatible material;harmonization of standards;transport safety;passenger protection;rail transport;rail connection;rail traffic;railway;transport by railway;trans-European network,17 +44845,"Council Regulation (EU) 2015/229 of 12 February 2015 amending Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof,Having regard to Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP of 26 July 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Common Position 2007/140/CFSP (1),Having regard to the joint proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 (2) gives effect to the measures provided for in Decision 2010/413/CFSP.(2) On 12 February 2015, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2015/236 (3) amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP in order to extend, until 30 June 2015, the exemption provided for in Article 20(14) of that Decision concerning acts and transactions carried out with regard to listed entities in so far as necessary for the execution of obligations provided for in contracts concluded before 23 January 2012 or in ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such obligations where the supply of Iranian crude oil and petroleum products or the proceeds derived from their supply are for the reimbursement of outstanding amounts with respect to contracts concluded before 23 January 2012 to persons or entities within the territories of Member States or under their jurisdiction, where those contracts specifically provide for such reimbursements.(3) That measure falls within the scope of the Treaty and regulatory action at the level of the Union is therefore necessary in order to implement it, in particular with a view to ensuring its uniform application by economic operators in all Member States.(4) Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly,. In point (b) of Article 28a of Regulation (EU) No 267/2012, the words ‘until 31 December 2014’ are replaced by the words ‘until 30 June 2015’. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 February 2015.For the CouncilThe PresidentE. RINKĒVIČS(1)  OJ L 195, 27.7.2010, p. 39.(2)  Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 of 23 March 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 (OJ L 88, 24.3.2012, p. 1).(3)  See page 18 of this Official Journal. +",Iran;Islamic Republic of Iran;contract;conclusion of a contract;contract law;contractual agreement;contractual commitment;law of contract;petroleum product;oil by-products;petrochemical product;tar;international sanctions;blockade;boycott;embargo;reprisals,17 +21584,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1259/2001 of 26 June 2001 determining the extent to which applications lodged in June 2001 for import rights in respect of frozen beef intended for processing may be accepted. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1065/2001 of 31 May 2001 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for frozen beef intended for processing (1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002)(1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 3(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1065/2001 fixes the quantities of frozen beef intended for processing which may be imported under special terms in the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002.(2) Article 3(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1065/2001 lays down that the quantities applied for may be reduced. The applications lodged for ""A"" products relate to total quantities which exceed the quantities available. Under these circumstances and taking care to ensure an equitable distribution of the available quantities, it is appropriate to reduce proportionally the quantities applied for. The quantities for ""B"" products covered by import licence applications are such that import licences may be granted for the full quantities applied for,. Every application for import rights lodged in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1065/2001 for the period 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002 shall be granted to the following extent, expressed as bone-in beef:(a) 86,0109 % of the quantity requested for beef imports intended for the manufacture of ""preserves"" as defined by Article 1(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1065/2001;(b) 100 % of the quantity requested for beef imports intended for the manufacture of products as defined by Article 1(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1065/2001. This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 June 2001.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 June 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 148, 1.6.2001, p. 37. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;frozen product;frozen food;frozen foodstuff;food processing;processing of food;processing of foodstuffs;beef,17 +17989,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1147/98 of 2 June 1998 amending for the 11th time Regulation (EC) No 913/97 adopting exceptional support measures for the pigmeat market in Spain. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,Whereas, because of the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain production regions in Spain, the Commission adopted Regulation (EC) No 913/97 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 988/98 (4), to introduce exceptional support measures for the pigmeat market in that Member State;Whereas, because the veterinary and trade restrictions continue to apply and have been extended to new zones, particularly in the provinces of Zaragoza and Seville, the number of piglets which may be delivered to the competent authorities should be increased so that the exceptional measures can continue from 14 May 1998 and the list of eligible areas laid down in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 913/97 should be adjusted in line with the current veterinary and health situation;Whereas Commission Decision 97/285/EC of 30 April 1997 concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Spain (5), as last amended by Decision 98/271/EC (6), has been replaced by Decision 98/339/EC (7); whereas account must be taken of this change;Whereas the restrictions on the free movement of animals have been operative for several weeks in one of the areas located in the province of Zaragoza and the area in the province of Seville, resulting in a substantial increase in the weight of the animals and, consequently, an intolerable situation as regards their welfare; whereas application of the support measures from 14 May 1998 in these new areas is therefore justified;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,. Regulation (EC) No 913/97 is amended as follows:1. In Article 2(2) 'Decision 97/285/EC` is replaced by 'Decision 98/339/EC`.2. Annex I is replaced by Annex I hereto.3. Annex II is replaced by Annex II hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 14 May 1998.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 2 June 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.(3) OJ L 131, 23. 5. 1997, p. 14.(4) OJ L 140, 12. 5. 1998, p. 3.(5) OJ L 114, 1. 5. 1997, p. 47.(6) OJ L 120, 23. 4. 1998, p. 23.(7) OJ L 148, 19. 5. 1998, p. 43.ANNEX I'ANNEX ITotal maximum number of animals from 6 May 1997:>TABLE>ANNEX II'ANNEX IIPart 1- In the province of Zaragoza, the protection and surveillance zones as defined in Annexes I and II of the order of the Diputación General de Aragón of 25 March 1998, published in the Official Journal of the Comunidad of 27.3.1998, p. 1411- In the province of Zaragoza, the protection and surveillance zones as defined in Annexes I and II of the order of the Diputación General de Aragón of 17 April 1998, published in the Official Journal of the Comunidad of 20.4.1998, p. 1868- In the province of Zaragoza, the protection and surveillance zones as defined in Annexes I and II of the order of the Diputación General de Aragón of 28 April 1998, published in the Official Journal of the Comunidad of 4.5.1998, p. 1999- In the province of Seville, the protection and surveillance zones as defined in Annexes I and II to the order of the Junta de Andalucía of 23 April 1998, published in the Official Journal of the Junta of 28.4.1998, p. 4951Part 2The veterinary districts (comarcas) of the provinces of Segovia, Madrid, Toledo, Zaragoza and Seville listed in Annex I to Decision 98/339/EC.` +",meat processing industry;cutting premises;cutting-up premises;slaughterhouse;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;slaughter premium;slaughter bonus;market support;pigmeat;pork;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +5470,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 148/2012 of 20 February 2012 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (New Season Comber Potatoes/Comber Earlies (PGI)). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the United Kingdom’s application to register the name ‘New Season Comber Potatoes/Comber Earlies’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no statement of objection pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 February 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Dacian CIOLOȘMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(2)  OJ C 144, 14.5.2011, p. 32.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.6.   Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processedUNITED KINGDOMNew Season Comber Potatoes/Comber Earlies (PGI) +",potato;batata;sweet potato;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +6517,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1677/88 of 15 June 1988 laying down quality standards for cucumbers. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1117/88 (2), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation No 183/64/EEC (3) lays down quality standards for cucumbers;Whereas a change has occurred in the production and marketing of those products, particularly as regards the requirements of consumer and wholesale markets; whereas the common quality standards for cucumbers should therefore be changed to take those new requirements into account;Whereas such changes entail alteration of the definition of the supplementary quality class as laid down by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1194/69 (4) as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 79/88 (5); whereas account should be taken, in defining that class, of the economic importance to producers of the products concerned and of the need to meet consumer requirements;Whereas the standards are applicable at all stages of marketing; whereas transportation over a long distance, storage for a certain length of time or the various handling operations may bring about deterioration due to the biological development of the products or their tendency to perish; whereas, therefore, account should be taken of such deterioration when applying the standards of marketing stages following dispatch;Whereas in the interests of clarity and certainty as to legal requirements and for ease of use the standards thus changed should be consolidated in a single text;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,. The quality standards for cucumbers, falling within subheading 0707 00 11 and 0707 00 19 of the combined nomenclature shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.Those standards shall apply at all marketing stages, under the conditions laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72.However, at stages following dispatch the products may show, in relation to the standards prescribed a slight lack of freshness and turgescence and slight alteration due to their biological development and their tendency to perish. Regulation No 183/64/EEC is hereby amended as follows:- the second indent of Article 1 (2) is deleted,- Annex I/2 is deleted. Regulation (EEC) No 1194/69 is hereby amended as follows:- in Article 1, the words 'and cucumbers' are deleted,- Annex VII is deleted. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1989.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 June 1988.For the CommissionFrans ANDRIESSENVice-President(1) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 107, 28. 4. 1988, p. 1.(3) OJ No 192, 25. 11. 1964, p. 3217/64.(4) OJ No L 157, 28. 6. 1969, p. 1.(5) OJ No L 10, 14. 1. 1988, p. 8.ANNEXQUALITY STANDARDS FOR CUCUMBERSI. DEFINITION OF PRODUCEThis standard applies to cucumbers grown from varieties (cultivars) of Cucumis sativus L. to be supplied fresh to the consumer, cucumbers for processing and gherkins being excluded.II. PROVISIONS CONCERNING QUALITYThe purpose of the standard is to define the quality requirements for cucumbers after preparation and packaging.A. Minimum requirementsIn all classes, subject to the special provisions for each class and the tolerances allowed, cucumbers must be:- intact,- sound; produce affected by rotting or deterioration such as to make it unfit for consumption is excluded,- fresh in appearance,- firm,- clean, practically free of any visible foreign matter,- practically free from pests,- practically free from damage caused by pests,- free of bitter taste (subject to the special provisions for classes II and III under the heading 'Tolerances'),- free of abnormal external moisture,- free of foreign smell and/or taste.Cucumbers must be sufficiently developed but their seeds must be soft.The condition of the produce must be such as to enable it:- to withstand transport and handling, and- to arrive in satisfactory condition at the place of destination.B. ClassificationCucumbers are classed into the four classes defined below:(i) 'Extra' classCucumbers in this class must be of superior quality. They must have all the characteristics of the variety.They must:- be well developed- be well shaped and practically straight (maximum height of the arc: 10 mm per 10 cm of length of the cucumber)- have a typical colouring for the variety- be free of defects, including all deformations and particularly those caused by seed formation.(ii) Class ICucumbers in this class must be of good quality. They must:- be reasonably developed- be reasonably well shaped and practically straight (maximum height of the arc: 10 mm per 10 cm of the length of cucumber).The following defects are allowed:- a slight deformation, but excluding that caused by seed formation- a slight defect in colouring, especially the light coloured part of the cucumber where it touched the ground during growth- slight skin blemishes due to rubbing and handling or low temperatures, provided that such blemishes have healed and do not affect the keeping quality. (iii) Class II:This class includes cucumbers which do not qualify for inclusion in the higher classes but satisfy the minimum requirements specified above. However, they may have the following defects:- deformations other than serious seed development,- defects in colouring up to one-third of the surface; in the case of cucumbers grown under protection,considerable defects in colouring in the affected part are not allowed,- healed cracks,- slight damage caused by rubbing and handling which does not seriously affect the keeping quality and appearance.All the defects listed above are allowed for straight and slightly crooked cucumbers.On the other hand, crooked cucumbers are allowed only if they have no more than slight defects in colouring and have no defects or deformation other than crookedness.Slightly crooked cucumbers may have a maximum height of the arc of 20 mm per 10 cm of length of the cucumber.Crooked cucumbers may have a greater arc and must be packed separately.(iv) Class III (1):This class includes cucumbers which do not qualify for inclusion in the higher classes but satisfy the requirements specified for Class II. However, crooked cucumbers may have all the defects allowed in Class II for straight and slightly crooked cucumbers and they must be packed separately.III. PROVISIONS CONCERNING SIZINGSizing is determined by the weight of the cucumber.(i) Cucumbers grown in the open must weigh 180 g or more. Cucumbers grown under protection must weigh 250 g or more.(ii) Moreover, 'Extra' Class and Class I cucumbers grown under protection weighing:- 500 g or more must be not less than 30 cm long,- between 250 and 500 g must be not less than 25 cm long.(iii) Sizing is compulsory for classes 'Extra' and I.The difference in weight between the heaviest and lightest cucumbers in the same package must not exceed:- 100 grams where the lightest piece weighs between 180 and 400 grams,- 150 grams where the lightest piece weighs 400 grams or more.(iv) The provisions concerning sizing are not applicable to 'short cucumbers'.IV. PROVISIONS CONCERNING TOLERANCESTolerances in respect of quality and size are allowed in each package for produce not satisfying the requirements for the class indicated.A. Quality tolerances:(i) 'Extra' Class:5 % by number of cucumbers not satisfying the requirements for the class but meeting the requirements for Class I, or exceptionally coming within the tolerances for that class.(ii) Class I:10 % by number of cucumbers not satisfying the requirements for the class but meeting the requirements for Class II, or exceptionally coming within the tolerances for that class.(iii) Class II:10 % by number of cucumbers satisfying neither the requirements for the class nor the minimum requirements, to the exclusion of produce affected by rotting or deterioration such as to make it unfit for consumption. Within this tolerance a maximum of 2 % by number of cucumbers may have tips with a bitter taste.(iv) Class III:15 % by number of cucumbers satisfying neither the requirements for the class nor the minimum requirements, to the exclusion of produce affected by rotting or deterioration such as to make it unfit for consumption. Within this tolerance a maximum of 4 % by number of cucumbers may have tips with a bitter taste.B. Size tolerances:For all classes: 10 % by number of cucumbers not satisfying the size requirements. However, this tolerance is applicable to produce which differs by not more than 10 % from the size and weight limits specified.V. PROVISIONS CONCERNING PRESENTATIONA. Uniformity:The contents of each package must be uniform and contain only cucumbers of the same origin, variety or type, quality and size (where required). For cucumbers in Class III, uniformity may be limited to origin and variety or type.The visible part of each package must be representative of the entire contents.B. Packaging:The cucumbers must be packed in such a way as to protect them properly.The cucumbers must be packed sufficiently tightly as to avoide damage during transport.The materials used inside the package must be new, clean and of a quality such as to avoid causing any external or internal damage to the produce. The use of materials and particularly of paper or stamps bearing trade specifications is allowed provided that the printing or labelling has been done with a non-toxic ink or glue.The packages must be free of any foreign matter.VI. PROVISIONS CONCERNING MARKINGEach package must bear the following particulars in letters grouped on the same side, legibly and indelibly marked and visible from the outside:A. Identification:1.2 // Packer and/or Despatcher // Name and address or officially issued or accepted code mark.B. Nature of produce:- 'Cucumbers' if the contents are not visible from the outside,- 'under protection', where appropriate, or an equivalent expression,- 'short cucumbers' or 'mini-cucumbers', as appropriate.C. Origin of produce:Country of origin and, optionally, district where grown, or national, regional or local trade name.D. Commercial specifications:- Class and, as appropriate, for Classes II and III, 'crooked cucumbers',- Size (if the produce is sized) expressed in minimum and maximum weight of the cucumbers,- Number of units (optional).E. Official crate marking (optional)(1) Additional class within the meaning of Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72. The use of this quality class or some of its specifications is subject to a decision to be taken on the basis of Article 4 (1) of the same Regulation. +",fruit vegetable;aubergine;capsicum;courgette;cucumber;gherkin;marrow;melon;paprika;pimiento;pumpkin;red pepper;sweet pepper;tomato;quality standard;preparation for market;labelling,17 +2571,"2000/216/EC: Commission Decision of 1 March 2000 excluding from Community financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (notified under document number C(2000) 488). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1287/95(2), and in particular Article 5(2)(c) thereof,After consulting the Committee of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund,Whereas:(1) Under Article 5(2)(c) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 the Commission, after consulting the Fund Committee, must decide on the expenditure to be excluded from Community financing where it finds that expenditure has not been effected in compliance with Community rules.(2) Article 5(2)(c) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 and Article 8(1) and (2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1663/95 of 7 July 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1663/95 of 7 July 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 regarding the procedure for the clearance of the accounts of the EAGGF Guarantee Section(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2245/1999(4), require the Commission to carry out the necessary inspections, notify its findings to the Member States, take note of their comments, initiate bilateral discussions in an effort to come to an agreement with the Member States concerned and formally communicate its findings to them, referring to Commission Decision 94/442/EC of 1 July 1994 setting up a conciliation procedure in the context of the clearance of the accounts of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) Guarantee Section(5).(3) The Member States have had an opportunity to request conciliation and did so in a number of cases, and the report delivered on completion of the conciliation procedure has been examined by the Commission.(4) Under Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70, financing may be provided only for export refunds on products exported to third countries and action designed to stabilise the agricultural markets, granted or undertaken respectively in accordance with the Community rules on the common organisation of the agricultural markets.(5) In the light of the inspections carried out, the outcome of the bilateral discussions and the conciliation procedures, part of the expenditure declared by the Member States does not fulfil these requirements and cannot be financed under the EAGGF Guarantee Section.(6) The amounts found not to be chargeable to the EAGGF Guarantee Section are shown in the Annex to this Decision. They do not concern expenditure incurred prior to the 24-month period preceding the Commission's written notification to the Member States of the findings of the inspections.(7) In the cases covered by this Decision, the evaluation of the amounts to be excluded from Community financing on grounds of non-compliance with the Community rules was communicated by the Commission to the Member States through a summary report.(8) This Decision is without prejudice to any financial consequences drawn by the Commission from judgements of the Court of Justice in cases pending on the date of this Decision and relating to matters covered by this Decision,. The expenditure of the paying agencies accredited by the Member States declared under the EAGGF Guarantee Section, shown in the Annex hereto, is excluded by this Decision from Community financing for failure to comply with the Community rules. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 1 March 2000.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 94, 28.4.1970, p. 13.(2) OJ L 125, 8.6.1995, p. 1.(3) OJ L 158, 8.7.1995, p. 6.(4) OJ L 273, 23.10.1999, p. 5.(5) OJ L 182, 16.7.1994, p. 45.ANNEXTotal corrections>TABLE>>TABLE> +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;application of EU law;application of European Union law;implementation of Community law;national implementation;national implementation of Community law;national means of execution;national expenditure;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;EAGGF Guarantee Section;EAGGF Guarantee Section aid,17 +14340,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1769/95 of 24 July 1995 altering, for the 1995/96 marketing year, the adjustment aid and additional aid to the sugar refining industry. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1101/95 (2), and in particular Article 36 (6) thereof,Whereas Article 36 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 provides that during the 1995/96 to 2000/01 marketing years adjustment aid of ECU 0,10 per 100 kilograms of sugar expressed as white sugar is to be grated as an intervention measure to the Community's imported preferential raw cane sugar refining industry; whereas, as provided for in those provisions, additional aid equal to that amount is to be granted during the same period for the refining of raw cane sugar produced in the French overseas departments;Whereas Aricle 36 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 provides that the adjustment aid and the additional aid referred to above shall be altered in respect of a given marketing year in the light of the storage levy fixed for that year and previous adjustments; whereas the storage levy for the 1995/96 marketing year was fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1611/95 (3) at ECU 3,62 per 100 kilograms of white sugar; whereas that amount represents the same as that applicable for the 1994/95 marketing year converted into new ecus; whereas, after taking into account previous adjustments, the amount of these aids should consequently be fixed for the 1995/96 marketing year at ECU 1,30 per 100 kilograms of sugar exported as white sugar;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,. The amounts of the adjustment aid and of the additional aid provided for respectively in paragraphs 1 and 3 of Article 36 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 shall be fixed at ECU 1,30 per 100 kilograms of sugar expressed as white sugar for the 1995/96 marketing year. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 July 1995.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 24 July 1995.For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;sugar industry;sugar manufacture;sugar refinery;sugar refining;white sugar;refined sugar;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union;supplementary aid for products,17 +12492,"94/746/EC: Council Decision of 10 November 1994 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the provisional application of the Protocol establishing, for the period 1 July 1994 to 30 June 1997, the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire on fishing off the coast of Côte d'Ivoire. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire on fishing off the coast of Côte d'Ivoire (1),Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas the Community and the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire held negotiations to determine the amendments or additions to be made to the abovementioned Agreement on the expiry of the application period of the Protocol to the Agreement;Whereas, as a result of those negotiations, a new Protocol was intialled on 29 June 1994;Whereas the Protocol provides Community fishermen with fishing opportunities in waters over which the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire has sovereignty from 1 July 1994 to 30 June 1997;Whereas, in order to assure a quick resumption of the fishing activities of Community vessels, the new Protocol should be applied as soon as possible; whereas for this reason the two Parties have initialled an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters providing for the provisional application of the initialled Protocol from 1 July 1994; whereas that Agreement should be approved, pending a final decision to be taken on the basis of Article 43 of the Treaty,. The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters on the provisional application of the Protocol establishing, for the period 1 July 1994 to 30 June 1997, the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire on fishing off Côte d'Ivoire is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision. The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters in order to bind the Community.. Done at Brussels, 10 November 1994.For the CouncilThe PresidentU. SEILER-ALBRING(1) OJ No L 379, 31. 12. 1990, p. 3. +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);Côte d'Ivoire;Ivory Coast;Republic of Côte d’Ivoire;fishing agreement;fishing licence;financial compensation of an agreement;territorial waters;coastal rights;coastal waters;territorial sea;twelve-mile zone,17 +3263,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2351/2002 of 20 December 2002 fixing the amount of the carry-over aid and the flat-rate aid for certain fishery products for the 2003 fishing year. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products(1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2814/2000 of 21 December 2000 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 relating to the grant of carry-over aid for certain fishery products(2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 939/2001 of 14 May 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 relating to the grant of flat-rate aid for certain fishery products(3), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 provides that aid may be granted for quantities of certain fresh products withdrawn from the market and either processed to stabilise them and stored or preserved.(2) The purpose of this aid is to give suitable encouragement to producers' organisations to process or preserve products withdrawn from the market so that their destruction can be avoided.(3) The aid level should not be such as will disturb the balance of the market for the products in question or distort competition.(4) The aid level must not exceed the technical and financial costs associated with the operations essential to stabilising and storage recorded in the Community during the fishing year preceding the year in question.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,. For the 2003 fishing year, the carry-over aid referred to in Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 and the flat-rate aid referred to in Article 24(4) of that Regulation shall be as indicated in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 December 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22.(2) OJ L 326, 22.12.2000, p. 34.(3) OJ L 132, 15.5.2001, p. 10.ANNEX1. Amount of the carry-over aid for products listed in Annex I(A) and (B) and for sole (Solea spp.) listed in Annex I(C) to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000>TABLE>2. Amount of the carry-over aid for products listed in Annex I(C) to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000>TABLE>3. Amount of the flat-rate aid for products listed in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000>TABLE> +",storage premium;storage aid;subsidy for storage;fishery product;withdrawal from the market;precautionary withdrawal from the market;storage;storage facility;storage site;warehouse;warehousing;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +4817,"2009/76/EC: Council Decision of 20 January 2009 amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditor of the Bank Ċentrali ta′ Malta/Central Bank of Malta. ,Having regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular to Article 27(1) thereof,Having regard to Recommendation ECB/2008/19 of the European Central Bank of 5 December 2008 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Central Bank of Malta (1),Whereas:(1) The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of the national central banks of the Eurosystem shall be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the ECB's Governing Council and approved by the Council of the European Union.(2) The mandate of the current external auditors of the Bank Ċentrali ta′ Malta/Central Bank of Malta will end after the audit for the financial year 2008. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors as from the financial year 2009.(3) The ECB's Governing Council has recommended that KPMG should be appointed as the external auditors for the financial years 2009 to 2013.(4) It is appropriate to follow the recommendation of the ECB's Governing Council and amend Council Decision 1999/70/EC (2) accordingly,. Article 1(15) of Decision 1999/70/EC shall be replaced by the following:‘15.   KPMG is hereby approved as the external auditors of Bank Ċentrali ta′ Malta/Central Bank of Malta for the financial years 2009 to 2013.’ This Decision shall be notified to the ECB. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 20 January 2009.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. KALOUSEK(1)  OJ C 322, 17.12.2008, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 69. +",Malta;Gozo;Republic of Malta;self-employed person;adviser;consultant;expert;free-lance;independent;self-employed worker;central bank;bank of issue;federal bank;national bank;accountant;auditor;chartered accountant,17 +35428,"Commission Directive 2008/81/EC of 29 July 2008 amending Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council to include difenacoum as an active substance in Annex I thereto (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 16(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007 of 4 December 2007 on the second phase of the 10-year work programme referred to in Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (2) establishes a list of active substances to be assessed, with a view to their possible inclusion in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC. That list includes difenacoum.(2) Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007, difenacoum has been evaluated in accordance with Article 11(2) of Directive 98/8/EC for use in product-type 14, rodenticides, as defined in Annex V to Directive 98/8/EC.(3) Finland was designated as Rapporteur Member State and submitted the competent authority report, together with a recommendation, to the Commission on 21 March 2006 in accordance with Article 14(4) and (6) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007.(4) The competent authority report was reviewed by the Member States and the Commission. In accordance with Article 15(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007, the findings of the review were incorporated, within the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products on 29 November 2007, in an assessment report.(5) The review of difenacoum did not reveal any open questions or concerns to be addressed by the Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks.(6) It appears from the examinations made that biocidal products used as rodenticides and containing difenacoum may be expected not to present a risk to humans except for accidental incidents with children. Regarding non-target animals and the environment a risk has been identified. However, the target rodents are vermin and thus constitute a danger to public health. Moreover, it has not yet been established that adequate alternatives to difenacoum exist, which are both equally effective and less damaging to the environment. It is therefore justified to include difenacoum in Annex I for a limited period, in order to ensure that in all Member States authorisations for biocidal products used as rodenticides and containing difenacoum can be granted, modified, or cancelled in accordance with Article 16(3) of Directive 98/8/EC.(7) In the light of the findings of the assessment report, it is appropriate to require that specific risk mitigation measures are applied at product authorisation level to products containing difenacoum and used as rodenticides. Such measures should be aimed at limiting the risk of primary and secondary exposure of humans and non-target animals as well as the long-term effects of the substance on the environment.(8) Because of the identified risks and its characteristics, which render it potentially persistent, liable to bioaccumulate and toxic, or very persistent and very liable to bioaccumulate difenacoum should be included in Annex I for five years only and should be made subject to a comparative risk assessment in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 10(5)(i) of Directive 98/8/EC before its inclusion in Annex I is renewed.(9) It is important that the provisions of this Directive be applied simultaneously in all the Member States in order to ensure equal treatment of biocidal products on the market containing the active substance difenacoum and also to facilitate the proper operation of the biocidal products market in general.(10) A reasonable period should be allowed to elapse before an active substance is included in Annex I in order to permit Member States and the interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements entailed and to ensure that applicants who have prepared dossiers can benefit fully from the 10-year period of data protection, which, in accordance with Article 12(1)(c)(ii) of Directive 98/8/EC, starts from the date of inclusion.(11) After inclusion, Member States should be allowed a reasonable period to implement Article 16(3) of Directive 98/8/EC, and in particular, to grant, modify or cancel authorisations of biocidal products in product-type 14 containing difenacoum to ensure that they comply with Directive 98/8/EC.(12) Directive 98/8/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.(13) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products,. Annex I to Directive 98/8/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive. Transposition1.   Member States shall adopt and publish, by 31 March 2009 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.They shall apply those provisions from 1 April 2010.When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 July 2008.For the CommissionStavros DIMASMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 123, 24.4.1998, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 2008/31/EC (OJ L 81, 20.3.2008, p. 57).(2)  OJ L 325, 11.12.2007, p. 3.ANNEXThe following entry ‘No 9’ is inserted in Annex I to Directive 98/8/EC:No Common name IUPAC name Minimum purity of the active substance in the biocidal product as placed on the market Date of inclusion Deadline for compliance with Article 16(3) Expiry date of inclusion Product type Specific provisions (1)‘9 Difenacoum 3-(3-biphenyl-4-yl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthyl)-4-hydroxycoumarin 960 g/kg 1 April 2010 31 March 2012 31 March 2015 14 In view of the fact that the active substance characteristics render it potentially persistent, liable to bioaccumulate and toxic, or very persistent and very liable to bioaccumulate, the active substance is to be subject to a comparative risk assessment in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 10(5)(i) of Directive 98/8/EC before its inclusion in this Annex is renewed.(1) The nominal concentration of the active substance in the products shall not exceed 75 mg/kg and only ready-for-use products shall be authorised.(2) Products shall contain an aversive agent and, where appropriate, a dye.(3) Products shall not be used as tracking powder.(4) Primary as well as secondary exposure of humans, non-target animals and the environment are minimised, by considering and applying all appropriate and available risk mitigation measures. These include, amongst others, the restriction to professional use only, setting an upper limit to the package size and laying down obligations to use tamper resistant and secured bait boxes.’(1)  For the implementation of the common principles of Annex VI, the content and conclusions of assessment reports are available on the Commission website: http://ec.europa.eu/comm/environment/biocides/index.htm +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;chemical product;chemical agent;chemical body;chemical nomenclature;chemical substance;chemicals;environmental protection;conservation of nature;nature protection;preservation of the environment;protection of nature;public health;health of the population,17 +17631,"98/682/EC, Euratom: Commission Decision of 20 November 1998 appointing the members, chairmen and vice-chairmen of the expert groups to assist the Commission on the content and direction of the key actions in the field of research and technological development [notified under document number C(1998) 3347] (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,Having regard to Commission Decision 98/610/EC, Euratom of 22 October 1998 setting up expert groups assisting the Commission on the content and direction of the key actions in the field of research and technological development (1),Whereas Article 3(1) of Decision 98/610/EC, Euratom provides that the Commission shall set the groups up, ensuring that they have a balanced composition, taking account of the geographical origin and sector of origin of their members (in particular industry and services, research and innovation, users and public regulatory authorities and socio-economic circles); whereas it shall also endeavour to ensure the best possible balance between the participation of women and men;Whereas, for the purposes of appointing the members of the expert groups, the Commission will assess all the applications in the light of the selection criteria set out in point A paragraph 2 of the Annex to Decision 98/610/EC, Euratom; whereas, on the basis of that assessment, the commission will appoint the members of the expert groups in accordance with the provisions of Article 3(1) of that Decision and Section B of the Annex to the Decision;Whereas, in accordance with Article 4(1) of Decision 98/610/EC, Euratom, the members of the expert groups will be appointed by the Commission in a personal capacity for a period of two years; whereas their appointment may be renewed once, for a maximum of two years;Whereas, in accordance with Article4(4) of the abovementioned Decision, the Commission will also appoint the chairman and vice-chairman of each of the expert groups from among their members; whereas, the vice-chairman may not be of the same geographical origin or sector of origin as the chairman;Whereas, in accordance with the fourth recital of Decision 98/610/EC, Euratom, the expert groups are expected to deliver their conclusions in an independent and transparent manner; whereas, as a consequence, the members should act independently of any outside instructions in order to provide the Commission with objective views;Whereas, in the light of this, it is necessary that the members inform the Commission on the basis of the agenda, before each meeting of all interests which could be considered as prejudicial to their independence; whereas they should abstain from discussions on a topic on which they have a conflict of interests;Whereas, for this purpose, the experts selected should, before each meeting of the expert groups, sign a declaration in which they certify that, on the basis of the agenda, no conflict of interest exists which could be prejudicial to their independence;Whereas, without prejudice to Article 214 of the Treaty establishing the European Community and Article 194 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, the members should be required not to divulge information given in the context of the work of the expert groups when it has been indicated to them that this information is subject to a request for confidentiality;Whereas, when a member is in breach of these requirements for independence and confidentiality, he/she should be considered as no longer being in a position to contribute effectively to the group's work, in accordance with Article 4 of Decision 98/610/EC, Euratom;Whereas the members of the expert groups and the 17 chairmen and 17 vice-chairmen of those groups should be appointed, and the confidentiality of their work and the independence of the members guaranteed,. The persons listed in Annex I are hereby appointed as members of the expert groups set up by Decision 98/610/EC, Euratom. The persons listed in Annex II are hereby appointed as chairmen or vice-chairmen of the expert groups mentioned in Article 1. The persons referred to in Articles 1 and 2 are required to respect the conditions of independence and confidentiality set out in Annex III. This Decision shall take effect from the day of its adoption.. Done at Brussels, 20 November 1998.For the CommissionÉdith CRESSONMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 290, 29. 10. 1998, p. 57.ANNEX I>TABLE>ANNEX II>TABLE>ANNEX IIIConditions concerning the independence of the members and the confidentiality of their workA. Confidentiality of workWithout prejudice to Article 214 of the Treaty establishing the European Community and Article 194 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, the members are required not to divulge information given in the context of the work of the expert groups when it has been indicated to them that this information is subject to a request for confidentiality.B. Independence of the members1. The members will inform the Commission of all interests which could be considered as prejudicial to their independence.2. Before each meeting, the members will declare to the Commission, on the basis of the agenda, any particular interests which could be considered prejudicial to their independence. They will abstain from discussions on a topic on which they have a conflict of interests.3. For this purpose, the experts selected should, before each meeting of the expert groups, sign the declaration in the Appendix, in which they certify that there is no conflict of interests.C. BreachesWhen a member is in breach of the requirements set out above, he/she will be considered as no longer being in a position to contribute effectively to the group's work, in accordance with Article 4 of Decision 98/610/EC, Euratom.AppendixDECLARATION ON CONFLICTS OF INTEREST>START OF GRAPHIC>(Tick the appropriate box)Declaration of absence of conflicts of interest on the basis of the agenda for the meeting of ..............................I the undersigned, Mr/Ms .............................. , certify that, on the basis of the agenda for the current meeting, no conflict of interest exists that could be considered as being prejudicial to my independence.I the undersigned, Mr/Ms .............................. , declare that, on the basis of the agenda for the current meeting, a possible conflict of interest that could be considered as being prejudicial to my independence exists with respect to the following work of the expert group in which I participate:Agenda itemConflict of interestIn addition, if, during a meeting of the expert group in which I participate, I discover any conflict of interest that could be considered as being prejudicial to my independence with any item on the agenda or any subject discussed in the group, I undertake to inform the Commission services immediately.SignatureNames and SurnameDate>END OF GRAPHIC> +",self-employed person;adviser;consultant;expert;free-lance;independent;self-employed worker;appointment of staff;president of an institution;vice-president of an institution;research and development;technological change;adaptation to technical progress;digital revolution;technical progress;technological development;technological progress,17 +1,"EEC Council: Regulation No 1 determining the languages to be used by the European Economic Community. ,Having regard to Article 217 of the Treaty which provides that the rules governing the languages of the institutions of the Community shall, without prejudice to the provisions contained in the rules of procedure of the Court of Justice, be determined by the Council, acting unanimously;Whereas each of the four languages in which the Treaty is drafted is recognised as an official language in one or more of the Member States of the Community;. The official languages and the working languages of the institutions of the Community shall be Dutch, French, German and Italian. Documents which a Member State or a person subject to the jurisdiction of a Member State sends to institutions of the Community may be drafted in any one of the official languages selected by the sender. The reply shall be drafted in the same language. Documents which an institution of the Community sends to a Member State or to a person subject to the jurisdiction of a Member State shall be drafted in the language of such State. Regulations and other documents of general application shall be drafted in the four official languages. The Official Journal of the Community shall be published in the four official languages. The institutions of the Community may stipulate in their rules of procedure which of the languages are to be used in specific cases. The languages to be used in the proceedings of the Court of Justice shall be laid down in its rules of procedure. If a Member State has more than one official language, the language to be used shall, at the request of such State, be governed by the general rules of its law.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 April 1958.For the CouncilThe PresidentV. LAROCK +",France;French Republic;Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;EU institution;Community institution;European Union institution;Italy;Italian Republic;Netherlands;Holland;Kingdom of the Netherlands;official language;working language,17 +5771,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3003/87 of 7 October 1987 amending for the 20th time Regulation (EEC) No 610/77 on the determination of prices of adult bovine animals on representative Community markets and the survey of prices of certain other cattle in the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 467/87 (2), and in particular Articles 12 (7) and 25 thereof,Whereas in view of the changes that have occurred in deliveries to certain French markets the list of representative markets and the qualities priced on certain markets should be altered; whereas Annex II to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 610/77 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1616/87 (4), should therefore be amended accordingly;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. Annex II E 1 (b) to Regulation (EEC) No 610/77 in amended to read:»E. FRANCE1. Representative markets (quotation centres)(b) Animals other than young bovine animals1.2 // Markets // Qualities // Agen // génisses U, R, O; vaches U, R, O, P, A; taureaux U, R // Arras // boeufs R, O; génisses U, R, O; vaches R, O, P, A // Châteaubriant // boeufs R, O; génisses R, O; vaches R, O, P, A // Chemillé // boeufs E, U, R, O; génisses E, U, R, O; vaches U, R, O, P, A; taureaux U, R // Cholet // boeufs E, U, R, O; génisses E, U, R, O; vaches U, R, O, P, A; taureaux U, R // Clisson // boeufs E, U, R, O; génisses E, U, R, O; vaches U, R, O, P, A; taureaux U, R // Fougères // boeufs U, R, O; génisses U, R, O; vaches R, O, P, A; taureaux U, R // Laissac // génisses U, R, O; vaches R, O, P, A; taureaux U, R // Laval // boeufs U, R, O; génisses U, R, O; vaches R, O, 11. 6. 1987, p. 22.// Lyon // boeufs U, R, O; génisses U, R, O; vaches R, O, P, A // Nancy // boeufs R, O; génisses R, O; vaches O, P, A // Parthenay // boeufs U, R, O; génisses E, U, R, O; vaches U, R, O, P, A; taureaux U, R // Rouen // boeufs R, O; génisses O; vaches O, P, A; taureaux R // Sancoins // boeufs E, U, R, O; génisses E, U, R, O; vaches U, R, O, P, A; taureaux U, R // Saint-Christophe-en-Brionnais // boeufs E, U, R; génisses E, U, R, O; vaches U, R, O, P, A; taureaux U, R // Valenciennes // boeufs E, U, R, O; génisses E, U, R, O; vaches U, R, O, P, A; taureaux U, R' This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall be applicable for the first time for calculation of the levies applying from 2 November 1987.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 October 1987.For the CommissionFrans ANDRIESSENVice-President P, A; taureaux U, R(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. (2) OJ No L 48, 17. 2. 1987, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 77, 25. 3. 1977, p. 1. (4) OJ No L 150, +",France;French Republic;farm prices;Community farm price;EC farm price;price for the marketing year;representative market price;product quality;quality criterion;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;disclosure of information;information disclosure,17 +39834,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 420/2011 of 29 April 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 315/93 of 8 February 1993 laying down Community procedures for contaminants in food (1), and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 of 19 December 2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs (2) sets maximum levels for contaminants in a range of foodstuffs.(2) Taking into account the different interpretations with regard to the portion of crabs to be analysed for comparison with the maximum level for cadmium, it should therefore be clarified that the maximum level set for cadmium in crustaceans in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 applies to muscle meat from appendages (legs and claws) and abdomen. For crabs and crab-like crustaceans, the maximum level applies to the appendages only. This definition excludes other parts of crustaceans, such as the cephalothorax of crabs and inedible parts (shell, tail). The cephalothorax comprises the digestive organs (hepatopancreas) which are known to contain high levels of cadmium. As in some Member States consumers may eat parts of the cephalothorax on a regular basis, consumer advice at a Member State level to limit consumption of these parts may be appropriate to reduce exposure to cadmium. An Information Note on this issue has been made available on the website of the Health and Consumers Directorate General of the European Commission (3).(3) For reasons of consistency the portion of crustaceans to which the maximum levels apply should be modified for other contaminants (lead, mercury, dioxins and PCBs and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) accordingly.(4) Bivalve molluscs such as green shell mussels and oysters can accumulate cadmium similarly to seaweed. Since green shell mussel powder and oyster powder, like dried seaweed, are sold as food supplements, the maximum level for cadmium in dried bivalve mollusc should be the same as the one currently established for dried seaweed and products derived from seaweed.(5) The provisions for leafy brassica should be aligned with those of other leaf vegetables. Leafy brassica should therefore be excluded from the default maximum level for cadmium in ‘vegetables and fruit’ in point 3.2.15 and should be included in point 3.2.17.(6) The default maximum levels for lead and cadmium in fruit and vegetables are not realistic for seaweed, which can naturally contain higher levels. Seaweed should therefore be exempted from the default maximum levels for lead and cadmium in fruit and vegetables (points 3.1.10 and 3.2.15). More occurrence data should be collected to decide about the need for specific more realistic maximum levels for lead and cadmium in seaweed.(7) Some inconsistencies exist with regard to the names of the foodstuffs/product groups in Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 and the names of the foodstuffs/product groups listed in Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC (4). Since Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 refers to the product groups listed in Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 these names should be aligned to that Regulation.(8) It is appropriate to update the provisions on monitoring and reporting taking into account recent monitoring recommendations on ethylcarbamate (5), perfluoroalkylated substances (6), and acrylamide (7). Since Commission Decision 2006/504/EC (8) has been repealed and replaced by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1152/2009 (9), the reference to Decision 2006/504/EC should be replaced by a reference to Regulation (EC) No 1152/2009. Furthermore, it should be clarified which data is reported to the Commission and which to EFSA.(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and neither the European Parliament nor the Council have opposed them,. Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 is amended as follows:(1) Article 9 is amended as follows:(a) paragraphs 2 and 3 are replaced by the following:(b) the following paragraph 4 is added:(2) the Annex is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 April 2011.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 37, 13.2.1993, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 364, 20.12.2006, p. 5.(3)  http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/chemicalsafety/contaminants/cadmium_en.htm(4)  OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 1.(5)  OJ L 52, 3.3.2010, p. 53.(6)  OJ L 68, 18.3.2010, p. 22.(7)  OJ L 137, 3.6.2010, p. 4.(8)  OJ L 199, 21.7.2006, p. 21.(9)  OJ L 313, 28.11.2009, p. 40.(10)  OJ L 313, 28.11.2009, p. 40.(11)  OJ L 88, 29.3.2007, p. 56.(12)  OJ L 52, 3.3.2010, p. 53.(13)  OJ L 68, 18.3.2010, p. 22.(14)  OJ L 137, 3.6.2010, p. 4.’;ANNEXThe Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 is amended as follows:(1) In Section 3.1 on lead, points 3.1.6, 3.1.9, 3.1.10 and 3.1.11 are replaced by the following:Foodstuffs (1) Maximum levels (mg/kg wet weight)‘3.1.6 Crustaceans (26): muscle meat from appendages and abdomen (44). In case of crabs and crab-like crustaceans (Brachyura and Anomura) muscle meat from appendages. 0,50’‘3.1.9 Legume vegetables (27), cereals and pulses 0,20’‘3.1.10 Vegetables, excluding brassica vegetables, leaf vegetables, fresh herbs, fungi and seaweed (27). For potatoes the maximum level applies to peeled potatoes. 0,10’‘3.1.11 Brassica vegetables, leaf vegetables (43) and the following fungi (27): Agaricus bisporus (common mushroom), Pleurotus ostreatus (Oyster mushroom), Lentinula edodes (Shiitake mushroom) 0,30’(2) In section 3.2 on cadmium, points 3.2.9, 3.2.15, 3.2.16, 3.2.17 and 3.2.20 are replaced by the following:Foodstuffs (1) Maximum levels (mg/kg wet weight)‘3.2.9 Crustaceans (26): muscle meat from appendages and abdomen (44). In case of crabs and crab-like crustaceans (Brachyura and Anomura) muscle meat from appendages. 0,50’‘3.2.15 Vegetables and fruit, excluding leaf vegetables, fresh herbs, leafy brassica, fungi, stem vegetables, root and tuber vegetables and seaweed (27) 0,050’‘3.2.16 Stem vegetables, root and tuber vegetables excluding celeriac (27). For potatoes the maximum level applies to peeled potatoes. 0,10’‘3.2.17 Leaf vegetables, fresh herbs, leafy brassica, celeriac and the following fungi (27): Agaricus bisporus (common mushroom), Pleurotus ostreatus (Oyster mushroom), Lentinula edodes (Shiitake mushroom) 0,20’‘3.2.20 Food supplements (39) consisting exclusively or mainly of dried seaweed, products derived from seaweed, or of dried bivalve molluscs 3,0’(3) In Section 3.3 on mercury, point 3.3.1 is replaced by the following:Foodstuffs (1) Maximum levels (mg/kg wet weight)‘3.3.1 Fishery products (26) and muscle meat of fish (24) (25), excluding species listed in 3.3.2. The maximum level for crustaceans applies to muscle meat from appendages and abdomen (44). In case of crabs and crab-like crustaceans (Brachyura and Anomura) it applies to muscle meat from appendages. 0,50’(4) In Section 5 on dioxins and PCBs, point 5.3 is replaced by the following:Foodstuffs Maximum levelsSum of dioxins (WHO-PCDD/F-TEQ) (32) Sum of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs (WHO-PCDD/F-PCB-TEQ) (32)‘5.3 Muscle meat of fish and fishery products and products thereof, excluding eel (25) (34). The maximum level for crustaceans applies to muscle meat from appendages and abdomen (44). In case of crabs and crab-like crustaceans (Brachyura and Anomura) it applies to muscle meat from appendages. 4,0 pg/g wet weight 8,0 pg/g wet weight’(5) In Section 6 on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, points 6.1.3 and 6.1.5 are replaced by the following:Foodstuffs (1) Maximum levels (mg/kg wet weight)‘6.1.3 Muscle meat of smoked fish and smoked fishery products (25) (36), excluding bivalve molluscs. The maximum level for smoked crustaceans applies to muscle meat from appendages and abdomen (44). In case of smoked crabs and crab-like crustaceans (Brachyura and Anomura) it applies to muscle meat from appendages. 5,0’‘6.1.5 Crustaceans, cephalopods, other than smoked (26). The maximum level for crustaceans applies to muscle meat from appendages and abdomen (44). In case of crabs and crab-like crustaceans (Brachyura and Anomura) it applies to muscle meat from appendages. 5,0’(6) Endnote (3) is replaced by the following:‘(3) Foodstuffs listed in this category as defined in Commission Directive 2006/125/EC of 5 December 2006 on processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children (OJ L 339, 6.12.2006, p. 16).’;(7) Endnote (16) is replaced by the following:‘(16) Infants and young children as defined in Directive 2006/141/EC (OJ L 401, 30.12.2006, p. 1) and Directive 2006/125/EC.’;(8) The following endnotes (43) and (44) are added:‘(43) The maximum level for leaf vegetables does not apply to fresh herbs (falling under Code number 0256000 in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005).(44) This definition excludes the cephalothorax of crustaceans.’. +",food standard;codex alimentarius;marketing standard;grading;foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;consumer protection;consumer policy action plan;consumerism;consumers' rights;data transmission;data flow;interactive transmission;food safety;food product safety;food quality safety;safety of food,17 +26084,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 863/2003 of 19 May 2003 amending Regulations (EC) No 1939/2001, (EC) No 1940/2001 and (EC) No 346/2003 on the opening of standing invitations to tender for the resale on the Community internal market of rice held by the Greek, Italian and French intervention agencies for use in animal feed. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2), and in particular Article 8(b) thereof,Whereas:(1) By Regulation (EEC) No 75/91 of 11 January 1991(3), the Commission laid down the procedures and conditions for the disposal of paddy rice held by intervention agencies.(2) The invitations to tender provided for in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1939/2001(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 357/2003(5), in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1940/2001(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 357/2003, and in Commission Regulation (EC) No 346/2003(7) have not resulted in the disposal of the total quantity put up for sale. As a result, new invitations to tender should be opened.(3) To safeguard the rights of economic operators, the new invitations to tender should be opened after the closing dates for the previous invitations to tender.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. Regulations (EC) No 1939/2001 and (EC) No 1940/2001 are hereby amended as follows:In Article 5(1), ""17 October 2001"" is replaced by ""4 June 2003"".The first subparagraph of Article 5(3) is replaced by the following:""3. The closing date for the submission of tenders for the last partial invitation to tender shall be 30 July 2003 at 12.00 (Brussels time)."" Regulation (EC) No 346/2003 is hereby amended as follows:In Article 5(1), ""5 March 2003"" is replaced by ""4 June 2003"".The first subparagraph of Article 5(3) is replaced by the following:""3. The closing date for the submission of tenders for the last partial invitation to tender shall be 30 July 2003 at 12.00 (Brussels time)."" This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 22 May 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 May 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.(2) OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27.(3) OJ L 9, 12.1.1991, p. 15.(4) OJ L 263, 3.10.2001, p. 15.(5) OJ L 53, 28.2.2003, p. 6.(6) OJ L 263, 3.10.2001, p. 19.(7) OJ L 50, 25.2.2003, p. 15. +",France;French Republic;Greece;Hellenic Republic;animal nutrition;feeding of animals;nutrition of animals;Italy;Italian Republic;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;intervention agency;rice;sale;offering for sale,17 +14206,"Council Regulation (EC) No 1389/95 of 15 June 1995 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain industrial products (2nd series 1995). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas production in the Community of certain industrial products will remain in the course of 1995 unable to meet the specific requirements of the user industries in the Community; whereas, consequently, Community supplies of products of this type will depend to a considerable extent on imports from third countries; whereas the most urgent Community requirements for the products in question should be met immediately on the most favourable terms; whereas Community tariff quotas at zero duty should therefore be opened within the limits of appropriate volumes for defined periods taking account of the need not to disturb the markets for such products nor the starting out or development of Community production;Whereas it is necessary, in particular, to ensure for all Community importers equal and uninterrupted access to the said quotas and to ensure the uninterrupted application of the rates laid down for the quotas to all imports of the products concerned into all Member States until the quotas have been used up;Whereas the decision for the opening of autonomous tariff quotas should be taken by the Community whereas, to ensure the efficiency of a common administration of these quotas, there is no reasonable obstacle to authorizing Member States to draw from the quota-volumes the necessary quantities corresponding to actual imports; whereas, however, this method of administration requires close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission and the latter must in particular be able to monitor the rate at which the quotas are used up and inform the Member States accordingly,. The customs duties applicable to imports into the Community of the products listed below shall be suspended during the periods at the levels and within the limits of the Community tariff quotas shown below:>TABLE> The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission, which may take any appropriate administrative measures to ensure that they are managed efficiently. Where an importer presents a declaration covered by this Regulation for release for free circulation in a Member State, applying to take advantage of the preferential arrangements, and the entry is accepted by the customs authorities, the Member State concerned shall, by notifying the Commission, draw an amount corresponding to its requirements from the appropriate quota volume.Requests for drawings, indicating the date on which the entries were accepted, must be sent to the Commission without delay.Drawings shall be granted by the Commission in chronological order of the dates on which the customs authorities of the Member States concerned accepted the entries for release for free circulation, to the extent that the available balance so permits.If a Member State does not use a drawing in full it shall return any unused portion to the corresponding quota volume as soon as possible.If the quantities requested are greater than the available balance of the quota volume, the balance shall be allocated among applicants pro rata. The Commission shall inform the Member States of the drawings made. Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the products in question have equal and continuous access to the quotas for as long as the balance of the relevant quota volume so permits. The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 15 June 1995.For the CouncilThe PresidentPh. VASSEUR +",processing industry;manufacturing industry;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;supply;third country;chemical product;chemical agent;chemical body;chemical nomenclature;chemical substance;chemicals;electronic equipment,17 +13166,"Council Regulation (EC) No 1888/94 of 27 July 1994 fixing the basic price and the standard quality for pig carcases for the period 1 July 1994 to 30 June 1995. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), and in particular Article 4 (4) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (4),Whereas, when the basic price for slaughtered pigs is fixed, account should be taken of the objectives of the common agricultural policy; whereas the objectives of the common agricultural policy are in particlar to ensure a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, to ensure that supplies are available and that they reach consumers at reasonable prices;Whereas the basic price must be fixed in accordance with the criteria laid down in Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 for a standard quality defined by reference to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3220/94 of 13 November 1984 determining the Community scale for grading pig carcases (5),. For the period 1 July 1994 to 30 June 1995, the basic price for slaughtered pigs of the standard quality shall be ECU 1 300 per tonne. The standard quality shall be defined in terms of carcase weight and lean meat content, determined in accordance with Article 2 (2) and (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84, as follows:(a) carcases weighing 60 to less than 120 kg: grade U;(b) carcases weighing 120 to 180 kg: grade R. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1994.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 July 1994.For the CouncilThe PresidentTh. WAIGEL(1) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1249/89 (OJ No L 129, 11. 5. 1989, p. 12).(2) OJ No C 83, 19. 3. 1994, p. 42.(3) OJ No C 128, 9. 5. 1994.(4) OJ No C 148, 30. 5. 1994, p. 49.(5) OJ No L 301, 20. 11. 1984, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3513/93 (OJ No L 320, 22. 12. 1993, p. 5). +",common agricultural policy;CAP;common agricultural market;green Europe;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;basic price;product quality;quality criterion;pigmeat;pork;carcase;animal carcase,17 +39096,"2011/160/EU: Council Decision of 7 March 2011 on the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway on an EEA Financial Mechanism 2009-2014, an Agreement between the European Union and Norway on a Norwegian Financial Mechanism for the period 2009-2014, an Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Iceland, concerning special provisions applicable to imports into the European Union of certain fish and fisheries products for the period 2009-2014, and an Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Norway, concerning special provisions applicable to imports into the European Union of certain fish and fisheries products for the period 2009-2014. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 217, in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a), thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to Council Decision 2010/674/EU (1), the following agreements and protocols were signed, on behalf of the Union:— Agreement between the European Union, Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Kingdom of Norway on an EEA Financial Mechanism 2009-2014 and the Annex thereto,— Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on a Norwegian Financial Mechanism for the period 2009-2014,— Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland and the Annex thereto,— Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway and the Annex thereto.(2) The replacement of the existing financial mechanisms by new mechanisms, which relate to different time periods, different amounts of funds, and different implementing provisions, as well as the renewal and extension of the concessions relating to certain fish and fisheries products, taken as a whole, constitute an important development of the association with the EEA EFTA States, which justifies the recourse to Article 217 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.(3) These agreements and protocols should be concluded,. The following agreements and protocols are hereby approved on behalf of the Union:— Agreement between the European Union, Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Kingdom of Norway on an EEA Financial Mechanism 2009-2014 and the Annex thereto,— Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on a Norwegian Financial Mechanism for the period 2009-2014,— Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland and the Annex thereto,— Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway and the Annex thereto. The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to deposit on behalf of the Union the act of approval provided for in each of the agreements and additional protocols, in order to express the consent of the Union to be bound. This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.. Done at Brussels, 7 March 2011.For the CouncilThe PresidentCZOMBA S.(1)  OJ L 291, 9.11.2010, p. 1. +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);EFTA countries;free-trade agreement;fishery product;protocol to an agreement;ratification of an agreement;conclusion of an agreement;European Economic Area;EEA;financial aid;capital grant;financial grant,17 +11325,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 361/93 of 17 February 1993 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 3518/86 on specific surveillance measures applicable to imports of orange juice. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1569/92 (2), and in particular Article 18 (2) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3518/86 (3) was last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 314/93 (4) to make imports of orange juice falling within CN code 2009 11 99 subject to the issue of an import licence;Whereas, in order to take account of the special situation of products in transit to the Community on the date of entry into force of Regulation (EEC) No 314/93, that is on 12 February 1993, import licences applied for before 24 February 1993 for products falling within the aforementioned subheading should be issued without delay,. Notwithstanding Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3518/86, import licences applied for before 24 February 1993 for products falling within CN code 2009 11 99 shall be issued without delay. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 12 February 1993.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 February 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 49, 27. 2. 1986, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 166, 20. 6. 1992, p. 5.(3) OJ No L 325, 10. 11. 1986, p. 14.(4) OJ No L 36, 12. 2. 1993, p. 40. +",import;fruit juice;fruit juice concentrate;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;market supervision;citrus fruit;citron;clementine;grapefruit;lemon;mandarin orange;orange;pomelo;tangerine,17 +33941,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 167/2007 of 20 February 2007 on import licence applications for rice originating in and coming from Egypt under the tariff quota provided for in Commission Regulation (EC) No 196/97. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (1),Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2184/96 of 28 October 1996 concerning imports into the Community of rice originating in and coming from Egypt (2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 196/97 of 31 January 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2184/96 concerning imports into the Community of rice originating in and coming from Egypt (3), and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 4(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 196/97 stipulates that the Commission must set a single reduction percentage for quantities applied for if import licence applications exceed quantities available. That Article also provides that the Commission must notify the Member States of its decision within 10 working days of the day on which the licence applications are lodged.(2) Import licence applications for rice falling within CN code 1006 lodged from 1 September 2006 to 8 February 2007 cover a quantity of 32 994 tonnes while the maximum quantity to be made available is 32 000 tonnes of rice falling within the above code.(3) A single reduction percentage, as provided for in Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 196/97, should therefore be set for the import licence applications lodged on 8 February 2007 and benefiting from the reduced customs duties provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2184/96.(4) No more import licences allowing a reduced customs duties should be issued for the current marketing year.(5) In view of its purpose, this Regulation should take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,. Import licence applications for rice falling within CN code 1006 and benefiting from the reduced customs duties provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2148/96, lodged on 8 February 2007 and notified to the Commission, shall give rise to the issue of licences for the quantities applied for multiplied by a reduction percentage of 80,123148 %. Import licences under Regulation (EC) No 2148/96 shall no longer be issued in respect of licence applications for rice falling within CN code 1006 submitted on or after 9 February 2007. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 February 2007.For the CommissionJean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 797/2006 (OJ L 144, 31.5.2006, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 31, 1.2.1997, p. 53. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1950/2005 (OJ L 132, 29.11.2005, p. 18). +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;rice;Egypt;Arab Republic of Egypt,17 +2729,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1208/2000 of 8 June 2000 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1420/1999 establishing common rules and procedures to apply to shipments of certain types of waste from the European Community to Bulgaria and Nigeria, and Regulation (EC) No 1547/1999 concerning the control procedures to apply to shipments of certain types of waste to Bulgaria and Nigeria (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 of 1 February 1993 on the supervision and control of shipments of waste within, into and out of the European Community(1), as last amended by Commission Decision 1999/816/EC(2), and in particular Article 17(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) On 29 November 1999, Nigeria made an official request to be allowed to import certain waste listed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 under the control procedure applicable to wastes listed in Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 (i.e. the ""red"" procedure).(2) On 9 December 1999, Bulgaria made an official request to be allowed to import certain waste listed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 under the control procedure applicable to wastes listed in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 (i.e. the ""amber"" procedure).(3) In accordance with Article 17(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 and Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1420/1999 of 29 April 1999 establishing common rules and procedures to apply to shipments to certain non-OECD countries of certain types of waste(3), the committee instituted by Article 18 of Council Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975 on waste(4), as last amended by Commission Decision 96/350/EC(5), was notified of the official requests of Nigeria and Bulgaria on respectively 30 November 1999 and 15 December 1999.(4) In order to take account of Nigeria's new situation, it is necessary to amend at the same time Regulation (EC) No 1420/1999 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1547/1999 of 12 July 1999 determining the control procedures under Council Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 to apply to shipments of certain types of waste to certain countries to which OECD Decision C(92)39 final does not apply(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 354/2000(7).(5) In order to take account of Bulgaria's new situation, it is necessary to amend at the same time Regulation (EC) No 1420/1999 and Regulation (EC) No 1547/1999,. Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1420/1999 is amended as follows:(1) In section GH (""Solid plastic wastes"") of the text related to Bulgaria, the following text is inserted:"">TABLE>""(2) The text related to Nigeria, is modified as follows:""All types except:1. In section GA ('Metal and metal-alloy wastes in metallic, non-dispersible form')The following waste and scrap of non-ferrous meals and their alloys:>TABLE>2. All types in section GH ('Solid plastic wastes')3. All types in section GI ('Paper, paperboard and paper product waste')4. All types in section GJ ('Textile waste')."" Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1547/1999 is amended as follows:(1) In section GH (""Solid plastic wastes"") of the text related to Bulgaria, the following text is inserted:"">TABLE>""(2) Annex B is amended and the text related to Nigeria is modified as follows:""1. In section GA ('Metal and metal-alloy wastes in metallic, non-dispersible form')The following waste and scrap of non-ferrous metals and their alloys:>TABLE>2. All types in section GH ('Solid plastic wastes')3. All types in section GI ('Paper, paperboard and paper product waste')4. All types in section GJ ('Textile waste')."" This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 8 June 2000.For the CommissionPascal LamyMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 30, 6.2.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 316, 10.12.1999, p. 45.(3) OJ L 166, 1.7.1999, p. 6.(4) OJ L 194, 25.7.1975, p. 39.(5) OJ L 135, 6.6.1996, p. 32.(6) OJ L 185, 17.7.1999, p. 1.(7) OJ L 45, 17.2.2000, p. 21. +",plastics;PVC;plastic;polyester;polyethylene;polypropylene;polyurethane;polyurethane foam;polyvinyl chloride;metals;Nigeria;Federal Republic of Nigeria;Bulgaria;Republic of Bulgaria;capital market;export monitoring;monitoring of exports,17 +2789,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1030/2001 of 28 May 2001 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2219/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific supply arrangements for Madeira relating to milk products regarding the amounts of aid. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1696/92(3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2596/93(4), lays down in particular the detailed rules for the application of the specific arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural products to the Azores and Madeira.(2) Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2219/92 of 30 July 1992 laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific supply arrangements for Madeira relating to milk products and establishing the forecast supply balance(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2270/2000(6), fixes the aid for milk products.(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1024/2001 of 23 May 2001 fixing the export refunds on milk and milk products(7) fixes the refunds on those products. Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2219/92 should be adapted to take account of those adjustments.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2219/92 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 May 2001.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 May 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 173, 27.6.1992, p. 1.(2) OJ L 328, 23.12.2000, p. 2.(3) OJ L 179, 1.7.1992, p. 6.(4) OJ L 238, 23.9.1993, p. 24.(5) OJ L 218, 1.8.1992, p. 75.(6) OJ L 259, 13.10.2000, p. 49.(7) OJ L 140, 24.5.2001, p. 58.ANNEX""ANNEX II>TABLE>>TABLE>"" +",milk;Madeira;Autonomous region of Madeira;supply;milk product;dairy produce;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +10127,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 306/92 of 7 February 1992 ending the charges against the tariff ceilings opened in the framework of generalized tariff preferences, by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 in respect of certain textile products originating in Thailand, Argentina and China. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3587/87 (2), and in particular the third paragraph of Article 12 thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 suspension of customs duties in the context of preferential tariff ceilings is granted within the limits of the individual ceilings set out in column 8 of Annex I to that Regulation in respect of each of the categories of product under consideration; whereas as provided for in the third paragraph of Article 12 of the said Regulation, the Commission may, after 31 December 1992, take measures to stop quantities being charged against any particular preferential tariff limit if these limits were exceeded particularly as a result of regularizations of imports actually made during the preferential tariff period;Whereas, in respect of the products of category 37 (order No 40.0370) originating in Thailand, of category 65 (order No 40.0650) originating in Argentina and of category 84 and 90 (order No 40.0840 and 40.0900) originating in China, the relevant ceilings were fixed at 386, 166, 3 and 15 tonnes, respectively; whereas on 1 January 1992, the sum of the quantities charged during the 1991 preferential period has exceeded the ceilings in question;Whereas it appears desirable to take measures to stop quantities being charged against the said ceilings in respect of Thailand for category 37, in respect of Argentina for category 65, and in respect of China for category 84 and 90,. The quantities charged against the tariff ceilings opened by Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 relating to the products and origins indicated in the table below, shall cease to be allowed from 11 February 1992.Order No Category (Unit) CN code Description Origin (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 40.0370 37 (tonnes) 5516 11 005516 12 005516 13 005516 14 005516 21 005516 22 005516 23 105516 23 905516 24 005516 31 005516 32 005516 33 005516 34 005516 41 005516 42 00 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres Thailand 40.0370 (cont'd) 5516 43 005516 44 005516 91 005516 92 005516 93 005516 94 005803 90 50ex 5905 00 70 40.0650 65 (tonnes) 5606 00 10ex 6001 10 006001 21 006001 22 006001 29 106001 91 106001 91 306001 91 506001 91 906001 92 106001 92 306001 92 506001 92 906001 99 10 Knitted or crocheted fabric other than of categories 38 A and 63, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres Argentina ex 6002 10 106002 20 106002 20 396002 20 506002 20 70ex 6002 30 106002 41 006002 42 106002 42 306002 42 506002 42 906002 43 316002 43 336002 43 356002 43 396002 43 506002 43 916002 43 936002 43 956002 43 996002 91 006002 92 106002 92 306002 92 506002 92 906002 93 316002 93 336002 93 356002 93 396002 93 916002 93 99 40.0840 84 (tonnes) 6214 20 006214 30 006214 40 006214 90 10 Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like other than knitted crocheted, of wool, of cotton or man-made fibres China 40.0900 90 (tonnes) 5607 41 005607 49 115607 49 195607 49 905607 50 115607 50 195607 50 305607 50 90 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, of synthetic fibres, plaited or not China This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 February 1992. For the CommissionChristiane SCRIVENERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 370, 31. 12. 1990, p. 39. (2) OJ No L 341, 12. 12. 1991, p. 1. +",tariff ceiling;Argentina;Argentine Republic;generalised preferences;GSP;general system of preferences;generalised preferences scheme;generalised preferences system;generalised tariff preferences;generalized preferences;textile product;fabric;furnishing fabric;Thailand;Kingdom of Thailand;China;People’s Republic of China,17 +2530,"1999/495/EC: Commission Decision of 1 July 1999 amending Decision 94/577/EC concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certifications for the importation of bovine semen from third countries (notified under document number C(1999) 1775) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 88/407/EEC of 14 June 1988 laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the bovine speices(1), as last amended by Directive 93/60/EEC(2), and in particular Articles 10 and 11 thereof,(1) Whereas Commission Decision 94/577/Ec(3) lays down the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the importation of bovine semen from third countries;(2) Whereas Article 4(1) of Decision 88/407/EEC stipulates that as from 1 January 1999 trade in the semen of bulls giving a positive reaction to the serum neutralisation test or the Elisa test for infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/infectious pustular vulov-vaginitis and not having been vaccinated in accordance with what Directive is banned;(3) Whereas Article 10(4) of Decicion 88/407/EEC stipulates that the provisions applicable to intra-Community trade laid down in Article 4 of that Directive are to apply, mutatis mutandis to imports;(4) Whereas the ceritificates laid down in Part 1 of Annexes A, B, C and D to Decision 94/577/EC should be amended so as to clarify the conditions applying to imports;(5) Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. In Annexes A, B, C and D to Decision 94/577/CE, Part 1, point 13(d)(ii) is amended as follows:1. At the end of the third indent ""or"" is deleted,2. The fourth indent is deleted. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 1 July 1999.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 194, 22.7.1988, p. 10.(2) OJ L 186, 28.7.1993, p. 28.(3) OJ L 221, 26.8.1994, p. 26. +",import;veterinary inspection;veterinary control;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;third country;animal breeding;animal selection;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant,17 +16373,"97/721/EC: Commission Decision of 27 June 1997 on the approval of the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the region of Alsace concerned by Objective 2 in France (Only the French text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (6) to 9 (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94; whereas however the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a single programming document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopt a single decision in a single document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 96/472/EC (4), the list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the programming period from 1997 to 1999;Whereas the French Government has submitted to the Commission on 3 December 1996 the single programming document as referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the region of Alsace; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this single programming document is eligible as from that date;Whereas the single programming document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the single programming document;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments;Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the single programming document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the single programming document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (6), stipulates that in the Commission decisions approving a single programming document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (7), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (8), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (9), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (10), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;Whereas the single programming document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;Whereas Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 lays down that Member States shall provide the relevant financial information to the Commission to permit verification of the respect of the principle of additionality; whereas the analysis, in the framework of partnership, of the information provided for by the French authorities of has not yet allowed this verification; whereas payments should therefore be suspended after the first advance provided for in Article 21 (2) of the said Regulation until the Commission has verified the respect of the additionality;Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (11), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2335/95 (12), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas Article 20 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 provides, subject to available funding, for a single commitment where the Community assistance granted is less than ECU 40 million for the whole programming period;Whereas it is appropriate to mention that this Decision is ruled by the provisions on the eligibility of expenditure laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision C(97) 1035/1 of 23 April 1997 modifying the decisions approving the Community support frameworks, the single programming documents and the Community initiative programmes in respect of France;Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,. The single programming document for Community structural assistance in the region of Alsace concerned by Objective 2 in France, covering the period 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved. The single programming document includes the following essential elements:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies of France;the main priorities are:1. to encourage industrial deployment and the diversification of the economic activities,2. to improve the attractiveness of the areas concerned,3. technical assistance;(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the single programming document comprising:- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,- the provisions on financial implementation,- the rules for compliance with Community policies;(d) the procedures for verifying additionality;(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the single programming document;(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:>TABLE> The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the single programming document amounts to a maximum of ECU 21,920 million.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the single programming document.The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 28,050 million for the public sector and ECU 48,418 million for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the EIB. 1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:- ERDF: ECU 17,170 million,- ESF: ECU 4,750 million.2. The budgetary commitments at the moment of approval of the single programming document refer to the total Community assistance.3. Payments subsequent to the first advance provided for in Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 shall be subject to confirmation by the Commission of the respect of the principle of additionality on the basis of the relevant information supplied by the Member State. The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the single programming document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1999. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 2001. The single programming document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts. This Decision is ruled by the provisions laid down in the Annex to Decision C(97) 1035/1. 0This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.. Done at Brussels, 27 June 1997.For the CommissionMonika WULF-MATHIESMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 11.(3) OJ L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(4) OJ L 193, 3. 8. 1996, p. 54.(5) OJ L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(6) OJ L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(7) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 15.(8) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 34.(9) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 21.(10) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 39.(11) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(12) OJ L 240, 7. 10. 1995, p. 12. +",Alsace;EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;industrial region;industrial zone;European Investment Bank;EIB;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds,17 +21176,"Council Regulation (EC) No 298/2001 of 12 February 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 2450/98 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of stainless steel bars originating in India. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 of 6 October 1997 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Community(1), and in particular Articles 15 and 20 thereof,Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission, after having consulted the Advisory Committee,Whereas:A. PREVIOUS PROCEDURE(1) By Regulation (EC) No 2450/98(2), the Council imposed a definitive countervailing duty on imports of stainless steel bars (hereafter referred to as ""the product concerned"") falling within CN codes ex 7222 20 11, 7222 20 21, 7222 20 31 and 7222 20 81 originating in India. The measures took the form of ad valorem duties between 0 and 25,5 %, with a residual duty of 25,5 %.B. CURRENT PROCEDURERequest for review(2) Subsequent to the imposition of definitive measures, the Commission received a request for initiation of an accelerated review of Regulation (EC) No 2450/98, pursuant to Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 (hereinafter referred to as ""the basic Regulation""), from an Indian exporter, Hindustan Stainless, located in Bombay. The company claimed that it was not related to any other exporters of the product concerned in India, and that it had not exported the product concerned to the Community during the original period of investigation (1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997). The company stated that it intended to begin exporting to the European Union in the near future.Initiation of an accelerated review(3) The Commission examined the evidence submitted by the Indian exporting producer concerned and considered it sufficient to justify the initiation of a review in accordance with the provisions of Article 20 of the basic Regulation. After consultation of the Advisory Committee and after the Community industry concerned had been given the opportunity to comment, the Commission initiated, by a notice in the Official Journal(3), an accelerated review of Regulation (EC) No 2450/98 with regard to the company concerned and commenced its investigation.Product concerned(4) The product covered by the current review is the same product as that under consideration in Regulation (EC) No 2450/98.Parties concerned(5) The Commission officially advised the company concerned and the Government of India of the initiation of the review. Furthermore, it gave other parties directly concerned the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing.(6) The Commission sent a questionnaire to the company concerned and received a full reply within the deadlines. The Commission sought and verified all information it deemed necessary for the purpose of the investigation and carried out a verification visit at the premises of the company concerned.Investigation period(7) The investigation of subsidisation covered the period 1 October 1998 to 30 September 1999 (hereinafter referred to as ""the investigation period"").Methodology(8) The same methodology as that used in the original investigation was applied in the current investigation.C. SCOPE OF THE REVIEW(9) As no request for a review of the findings on injury was made in this investigation, this review was limited to subsidisation.(10) The Commission examined the same subsidy schemes which were analysed in the original investigation, along with the possible usage by Hindustan Stainless of any subsidy schemes established after the end of the original investigation period, together with any ad-hoc subsidies received after this date.(11) It was also examined whether the company under investigation could be considered as a newcomer for the purpose of Article 20 of the basic Regulation.D. RESULT OF THE INVESTIGATIONNew exporter qualification(12) The investigation confirmed that Hindustan Stainless had not exported the product concerned during the original period of investigation but had subsequently exported the product to other third countries and had also received requests for prices from companies in the European Union.(13) A number of family and economic links were established between Hindustan Stainless, Venus Wire Industries Ltd, and Venus Metal Corporation. Venus Wire Industries Ltd participated in the original investigation period and was given a countervailing duty of 16,1 %.(14) From the documents obtained on-the-spot and on the basis of information from the Venus Wire Industries Ltd questionnaire submitted in the original investigation, the following family links were established. Three directors of Venus Wire Industries Ltd, who are also partners in Venus Metal Corporation, are respectively the father and uncles of the sole owner of Hindustan Stainless.(15) The warehouse premises used by the company under investigation is rented from Venus Metal Corporation. The rental contract for the warehouse was signed in 1998 for one year and stipulates that payment has to be made quarterly in equal instalments. The contract was signed by the owner for Hindustan Stainless and by his uncle for Venus Metal Corporation.(16) Hindustan Stainless also rents two offices in Mumbai, which belong respectively to two directors of Venus Wire Industries Ltd and who are also uncles of the owner of the company under investigation. Similarly, rent should also have been paid in four equal instalments.(17) The investigation established that no payment had been made by Hindustan Stainless either for the warehouse or for the offices. Subsequent to the verification, the company paid rent for the period 1998 to 1999 and provided evidence to the Commission of the same after the on-the-spot investigation(18) It was also established that a director of Venus Wire Industries Ltd, and the father of the owner of the company under investigation, was the guarantor for banking facilities used by Hindustan Stainless for an import of raw material.(19) Given the circumstances outlined in recitals 13 to 18, it is concluded that Hindustan Stainless cannot be considered as a new exporter, but rather is related to an exporter which received individual treatment during the original investigation (Venus Wire Industries Ltd), either directly or through Venus Metal Corporation. The request for newcomer status should, therefore, be rejected and Hindustan Stainless, as a related company, should be subject to the same countervailing duty rate as Venus Wire Industries Ltd.E. DISCLOSURE OF FINDINGS(20) The company concerned was informed of the facts and considerations on the basis of which it is intended to propose the amendment of Regulation (EC) No 2450/98, and was given the opportunity to comment.(21) Following disclosure of the essential facts, the company under investigation accepted the family relationships but denied any financial assistance from either Venus Wire Industries Ltd or Venus Metal Corporation. The company pointed out that rent for the year 1998 had now been paid and submitted that the bank guarantee involved no monetary contribution.(22) It is accepted that the warehouse and office rentals for 1998 have now been paid, albeit a year late and only following the on-the-spot verification visit. However, the argument concerning the bank guarantee should be rejected. Without the guarantor, the interest rate payable may have been higher or the banking facility may not have been granted at all. Therefore the guarantee represents a benefit to Hindustan Stainless.(23) As there are close family relationships and economic links between Hindustan Stainless and three of the directors of Venus Wire Industries Ltd, the conclusion reached in recital 19 is confirmed.F. AMENDMENT AND DURATION OF THE MEASURES BEING REVIEWED(24) Based on the findings made during the investigation, it is considered that imports into the Community of stainless steel bars produced and exported by the company concerned should be subject to the same rate of countervailing duty as Venus Wire Industries Ltd, i.e. 16,1 %, since they are related companies.(25) Regulation (EC) No 2450/98 should therefore be amended accordingly.(26) The review carried out does not affect the date on which Regulation (EC) No 2450/98 will expire under Article 18(1) of the basic Regulation,. Article 1(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2450/98 is hereby amended by adding the following to the list of companies subject to measures:"">TABLE>"" This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 February 2001.For the CouncilThe PresidentB. Ringholm(1) OJ L 288, 21.10.1997, p. 1.(2) OJ L 304, 14.11.1998, p. 1.(3) OJ C 311, 29.10.1999, p. 2. +",import;India;Republic of India;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;countervailing charge;compensatory levy;bar;steel;alloy steel;crude steel;fine steel;rolled steel;stainless steel;structural steel,17 +34010,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 257/2007 of 9 March 2007 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 as regards proof that customs formalities for importation of milk and milk products in third countries have been completed. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular the third indent of Article 31(10) thereof,Whereas:(1) The third indent of Article 31(10) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 stipulates that in the case of differentiated refunds the refund is to be paid on presentation of proof that the products have reached the destination indicated on the licence or another destination for which a refund was fixed. Exceptions may be made to this rule in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 42 of the same Regulation, provided conditions are laid down which offer equivalent guarantees.(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 351/2004 of 26 February 2004 fixing the export refunds on milk and milk products (2) has introduced refunds differentiated according to destination for all milk products from 27 February 2004.(3) Article 16 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 of 15 April 1999 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products (3) indicates which documents may serve as proof that customs formalities for importation have been completed in a third country in cases where the refund rate is differentiated according to destination. Under that Article, the Commission may decide, in certain specific cases to be determined, that proof of import as referred to in that Article may be furnished by a specific document or in any other way.(4) Since subjecting the payment of refunds to the requirements of Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 entails a substantial change in the administrative procedures for both the national authorities and exporters, it has administrative implications and represents a significant financial burden. Obtaining the proof referred to in Article 16 of that Regulation can pose considerable administrative difficulties in some countries. Furthermore, the particular conditions of export of dairy products may render obtaining such proofs even more difficult and burdensome.(5) To alleviate some of the administrative and financial constraints imposed on exporters, and in order to allow the authorities and exporters to set up the new arrangements for the products concerned and introduce the procedures needed to ensure that all the formalities to be completed run smoothly, Commission Regulation (EC) No 423/2006 of 13 March 2006 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 as regards proof that customs formalities for importation of milk and milk products in third countries have been completed (4) as provided for in Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999, provides for a transitional period during which the proof that customs formalities for importation have been completed is made easier. That period expired on 31 December 2006.(6) However, in many of the countries of destination appropriate procedures and adequate means to provide for the necessary documents are still not in place. In order to prevent traders from not being granted the export refund for that reason, it is necessary to continue to provide for a transitional regime.(7) It is appropriate to remind the provisions of Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 allowing the competent authorities of the Member States, in case any doubt exists as to the destination of the exported products, to require additional evidence for all refunds proving to their satisfaction that the product has actually been placed on the market in the importing third country.(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. 1.   In the case of exports of products falling within CN codes 0401 to 0405 carried out under Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 for which the exporter is unable to provide the proof referred to in Article 16(1) of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999, the product shall be deemed to have been imported into a third country on presentation of a copy of the transport document and one of the documents listed in Article 16(2) of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999.2.   For the purposes of applying Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 Member States shall take into account the provisions laid down in paragraph 1 of this Article. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply to export declarations accepted as from 1 January 2007 until 31 December 2007.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 March 2007.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).(2)  OJ L 60, 27.2.2004, p. 46.(3)  OJ L 102, 17.4.1999, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2006 (OJ L 365, 21.12.2006, p. 52).(4)  OJ L 75, 14.3.2006, p. 3. +",customs formalities;customs clearance;customs declaration;import;milk;third country;milk product;dairy produce;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law,17 +21,"70/304/EEC: Commission Decision of 27 May 1970 on the Italian draft law providing for the restructuring, reorganization and conversion of the textile industry (Only the Italian text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 93 (2), and Article 93 (3) thereof;Whereas, by letter of 24 April 1969 from the office of its Permanent Representative, the Italian Government notified the Commission of a draft law providing for the restructuring, reorganization and conversion of the textile industry ; whereas this draft law differs in certain basic respects from that notified to the Commission on 5 November 1965, in particular by substantially extending both the scope and the incidence of the proposed aid ; whereas this draft law cannot be regarded as simply replacing that of 1965, which has in the meantime lapsed following the dissolution of the Italian legislative bodies ; whereas the state of the textile industry and the competitive situation in the Community have changed considerably between 1965 and 1969 ; whereas the communication of the draft law must therefore, contrary to the view of the Italian Government, be considered as a notification within the meaning of Article 93 (3) of the EEC Treaty and whereas this draft law must be examined in accordance with the procedure laid down therein;Whereas the draft law was first examined by the Commission and the representatives of the Member States at a multilateral meeting on 18 June 1969, and again by the Commission and Italian representatives alone at another meeting on 18 July 1969 ; whereas the Commission, in accordance with the second sentence of Article 93 (3) of the EEC Treaty, then initiated the procedure set out in Article 93 (2) and, in a letter addressed to all the Member States on 3 December 1969, called upon the parties concerned to submit their comments;Whereas the draft law relates to a system of aid ; this provides for credit facilities which, considered in terms of subsidy, amount to between 10 and 20 % of investments covered by the draft law for the restructuring, reorganization and conversion of textile undertakings, together with certain tax concessions intended to facilitate the restructuring of those undertakings ; whereas a ten-year exemption from all direct taxation on income from investments covered by the draft law goes with these concessions in respect of investments made by textile undertakings in the areas described as textile areas ; whereas at least equally favourable credit facilities, together with a ten-year exemption from all taxation of income, are also provided for in order to assist the creation or expansion within those textile areas of non-textile industrial activities which are not dependent on textile undertakings;Whereas aid granted for the restructuring and modernization of textile undertakings is likely to improve output and quality in the Italian textile industry and even, in some cases, to increase production capacity ; whereas aid granted for the conversion of textile undertakings and aid granted to non-textile undertakings with a view to promoting diversification in the textile areas are likely to have the same effect on the industries concerned ; whereas, therefore, such measures of aid threaten to distort competition by favouring Italian undertakings;Whereas, by thus strengthening the competitive position of Italian undertakings receiving aid, to the detriment of those established in other Member States, the aid is liable to disturb trade between the Member States;Whereas the effect which the system of aid is likely to have on competition and trade between Member States will be all the more serious in that the textile industry in several other Member States is experiencing difficulties which are, in some cases, the direct result of pressure exerted by imports from Italy ; whereas intra-Community competition in respect of textile products is keen and trade within the Community is at a high level;Whereas, therefore, the Italian Government's draft law falls under Article 92 (1) of the EEC Treaty;Whereas aid for the restructuring and modernization of Italian textile firms may be considered as aid to facilitate the development of certain economic activities within the meaning of Article 92 (3) (c) of the EEC Treaty ; whereas, however, in order to qualify for the derogation provided for in that provision, the aid must not adversely affect trading conditions to an extent contrary to the common interest;Whereas, despite repeated requests, the Italian Government has not been willing to communicate to the Commission either a valid diagnosis of the problems now facing the Italian textile industry or an overall programme for their solution ; whereas it has also not given concrete form to the general principles of application set out in the draft law ; whereas, however, the Commission requires certain information in order to carry out its task in relation to Articles 92 et seq of the EEC Treaty ; whereas, for instance, the Commission still does not know the criteria to be used for granting this aid, in terms of the seriousness of the structural problems arising as between different branches of the textile industry or in relation to the size of undertakings, of priorities to be determined as between the objectives pursued, or of the Community-wide position of certain branches of the industry;Whereas on the basis of the information supplied by the Italian Government, the Commission is unable to verify whether the condition laid down in the first sentence of Article 92 (3) (c) of the EEC Treaty will be observed in respect of aid to the textile industry;Whereas the general principles set out in the draft law for the definition of the areas described as textile areas do not permit the Commission to identify either the areas or even the parameters which will be applied in order to determine those areas ; whereas the Commission, despite repeated requests, still has no knowledge of the economic situation in those areas, of their size or of how the concept of substantial unemployment, which should be a feature of such a situation, will be defined in practice;Whereas, therefore, the Commission is not at present able to judge whether those areas are really entitled to receive development aid as provided for in the derogations set out in Article 92 (3) (a) or (c) of the EEC Treaty;Whereas, nevertheless, from the information at present available to it, the Commission is already able to assess whether particular aspects of the draft law are compatible with the common market within the meaning of Articles 92 et seq of the EEC Treaty;Whereas the draft law provides for a ten-year exemption from all direct taxation on income from investments approved under that law and made in the said textile areas ; whereas such aid constitutes operational assistance rather than aid for regional economic development within the meaning of the derogations provided for in Article 92 (3) of the EEC Treaty ; whereas, moreover, aid of this kind is opaque, there being no connection between the advantages granted and the amount of the investments ; whereas it cannot, therefore, qualify for any of the derogations provided for in Article 92 (3) of the EEC Treaty;Whereas the draft law also lays down as a criterion for granting aid the need to avoid any increases in production capacity in sectors where capacity is only partially utilized ; whereas the Italian authorities stated at the bilateral meeting in Rome on 18 July 1969 that the provisions designed to avoid the development of excess capacity (last paragraph of Article 5 of the draft law) would be assessed only from a national standpoint ; whereas it is to be noted, however, that, now that the customs union has been achieved, it is all the more necessary to ensure that aid for the restructuring and modernization of the textile industry does not affect trading conditions in a manner contrary to the common interest, a condition hard to reconcile with an asessment made solely from a national standpoint ; whereas the proposed aid cannot therefore qualify for the derogation provided for in Article 92 (3) of the EEC Treaty and can, moreover, be considered compatible with the common market only if the criterion for the granting of aid is amended in such a way as to take into account any excess capacity in the Community as a whole;Whereas a decision on the particular points referred to in the two preceding paragraphs does not conclude the Commission's examination of the draft law under Article 93 (3) of the EEC Treaty, since the Commission has not yet, as is required by the first sentence of Article 93 (3), received from the Italian Government all the necessary information relating to the proposed aid, nor all the details essential to a full assesment and which the Commission is entitled to receive;Whereas in this case the lack of information is a matter of still greater concern in that, because of the particular structure and the location of the textile industry, other applications of the draft law may be incompatible with the common market, that is to say: - that the precarious equilibrium in certain branches of the Community's textile industry could be seriously affected by the application of aid of such wide scope as that provided for in the draft law in its present form, particularly in view of the extent of Comunity trade done by the Italian textile industry and the competitiveness of certain of its branches;- that attempts at restructuring and reorganization undertaken in the other States of the Community, without assistance or with only limited assistance from public authorities, could lead, unless adequately coordinated, to an escalation of aid for the textile industry;- that the choice open to undertakings between aid provided for in the draft law and aid granted under general or regional systems could lead to a distortion of the sectorial application criteria which have still to be clarified ; that, although a system of aid specifically designed for the textile industry may be considered compatible with the common market on the condition that only undertakings which met the criteria for its application can qualify under that system, the condition would cease to be fulfilled where undertakings which did not meet the criteria for the application of the aid could take advantage of other systems of aid;- that the Italian textile industry is situated mainly in northern Italy and, therefore, in its most highly industrialized region;Whereas the decision taken on these two particular points can in no way prejudge any decisions which the Commission may take when it is in possession of all the information needed to assess the situation and which is due to it under Article 93 (3) of the EEC Treaty ; whereas, therefore, no final decision has been taken within the meaning of the last sentence of Article 93 (3) which authorizes a Member State to put its proposed measures of aid into effect if they are not covered by such decision,. The Italian Republic shall abolish the ten-year exemption from all direct taxation - provided for in Article 12 of the draft law on the restructuring, reorganization and conversion of the textile industry communicated to the Commission on 24 April 1969 by the Office of the Permanent Representative of Italy to the European Community - on income from investments approved under that draft law which are made in the areas described as textile areas. The Italian Republic shall amend the provisions of the last paragraph of Article 5 of the draft law which lays down as a criterion for granting aid the ""need to avoid any increase in production capacity in sectors where capacity is only partially utilized"" in such a way that the criterion is not applied in relation only to the situation in Italy, but takes into account also any excess capacity in the Community as a whole. This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.. Done at Brussels, 27 May 1970.For the CommissionThe PresidentJean REY +",tax system;taxation;textile industry;embroidery;knitting;sewing;spinning;textile production;weaving;industrial investment;Italy;Italian Republic;industrial conversion;industrial reconversion;reconversion of industry;reconversion of undertakings;aid for restructuring,17 +11357,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 521/93 of 2 March 1993 on the conclusion of the Agreement on fisheries relations between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Lithuania. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Whereas the Community and the Republic of Lithuania have negotiated and initialled an Agreement on fisheries relations;Whereas it is in the interests of the Community to approve that Agreement,. The Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Lithuania on fisheries relations is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation. The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community (3). This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 2 March 1993.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. TROEJBORG(1) OJ No C 304, 21. 11. 1992, p. 16.(2) Opinion delivered on 12 February 1993 (not yet published in the Official Journal of the European Communities).(3) The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities by the General Secretariat of the Council. +",fishery management;fishery planning;fishery system;fishing management;fishing system;management of fish resources;conservation of fish stocks;agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);Baltic Sea;fishing agreement;Lithuania;Republic of Lithuania,17 +27588,"DECISION NO 846/2004/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 29 APRIL 2004 AMENDING COUNCIL DECISION 2000/82 I/EC ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A PROGRAMME TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT, DISTRIBUTION AND PROMOTION OF EUROPEAN AUDIOVISUAL WORKS (MEDIA PLUS - DEVELOPMENT, DISTRIBUTION AND PROMOTION) (2001-2005). ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and in particular Article 25(3) thereof,Having regard to Council Joint Action 2004/789/CFSP of 22 November 2004 on the extension of the European Union Police Mission in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (EUPOL Proxima), and in particular Article 8(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 8(1) of Joint Action 2004/789/CFSP provides that the Council authorises the Political and Security Committee to take the relevant decisions in accordance with Article 25 of the TEU, including the powers to appoint, upon a proposal by the Secretary General/High Representative, a Head of Mission.(2) The Secretary General/High Representative has proposed the appointment of Mr Jürgen SCHOLZ,. Mr Jürgen SCHOLZ is hereby appointed Head of Mission of the European Union Police Mission in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (EUPOL Proxima) from 15 December 2004. This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.It shall apply until 14 December 2005.. Done at Brussels, 30 November 2004.For the Political and Security CommitteeThe PresidentA. Hamer-------------------------------------------------- +",dissemination of culture;audiovisual programme;audio-visual programme;audiovisual communications policy;audio-visual communications;audio-visual communications policy;audiovisual communications;European audiovisual area;European audio-visual area;EU programme;Community framework programme;Community programme;EC framework programme;European Union programme;financial aid;capital grant;financial grant,17 +16596,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 313/97 of 20 February 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 laying down common detailed rules for the system of export refunds on agricultural products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 13 (11) thereof, together with the corresponding provisions of the other Regulations on the common organization of the markets in agricultural products,Whereas steps should be taken to prevent Community funds from being allocated for transactions, the aim of which is not contemplated by the system of export refunds; whereas this risk exists for products attracting export refunds subsequently reimported into the Community without having undergone substantial processing or working in a third country and on which reduced or zero duty is paid on reimport rather than the normal rate, pursuant to a preferential agreement or a Council decision;Whereas Articles 23 to 26 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 82/97 (4), define the non-preferential origin of goods and whereas those criteria for determining Community origin, in particular the criterion covering substantial processing or working laid down in Article 24, should be applied to reimported products to assess whether products previously exported may or may not be eligible for export refunds;Whereas, on the one hand, the Member States should be able to refuse to grant or to recover refunds in flagrant cases where they note that the transaction is not in line with the aim of the system of export refunds and, on the other hand, an excessive burden should not be placed on the national authorities through an obligation systematically to verify all imports at reduced duties;Whereas these new measures place new constraints on exporters; whereas the measures should be applied to the most sensitive products only; whereas such products must be selected on the basis of a risk analysis, i. e. the difference between the rates of refund and the preferential duties on the products concerned and on the basis of experience gained by the Member States and the Commission with regard to such operations; whereas a system of communication between the Member States and the Commission should be established relating to those products which constitute a risk of deflection of trade, even if they are not included on the list of sensitive products, to enable the Commission to complete the list;Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1384/95 (6), should accordingly be amended;Whereas the Management Committees concerned have not delivered an opinion within the time limit laid down by their chairmen,. Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 is hereby amended as follows.1. In Article 15, the existing text becomes paragraph 1 and the following paragraph 2 is added:'2. Where it is found that the products exported are reimported into the Community:- after undergoing working or processing in a third country without having attained the level of processing provided for in Article 24 of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92, and- attract a reduced or zero rate of import duty rather than the normal rate,no refund shall be paid or, if already paid, it shall be reimbursed by the exporter at the request of the paying Member State.This paragraph shall apply only to the products covered by Annex V exported without further processing. Member States shall notify the Commission without delay if they find that products other than those included in Annex V are likely to cause a deflection of trade.This paragraph shall not apply in cases where the products are reimported at least two years after the day of export. 1 shall not apply to the cases referred to in this paragraph.`2. A new Annex V is added to the Regulation:'ANNEX VPRODUCTS TO WHICH ARTICLE 15 (2) APPLIESI. Products listed in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 (*) (rice)II. Products listed in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 (sugar and isoglucose)III. Products listed in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 (**) (cereals)IV.>TABLE>V.>TABLE>VI.>TABLE>VII.>TABLE>(*) OJ No L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.(**) OJ No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.` This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply to operations for which an export declaration is accepted from the date of its entry into force.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 February 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.(2) OJ No L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.(3) OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 17, 21. 1. 1997, p. 1.(5) OJ No L 351, 14. 12. 1987, p. 1.(6) OJ No L 134, 20. 6. 1995, p. 14. +",third country;agricultural product;farm product;re-import;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;food processing;processing of food;processing of foodstuffs,17 +34595,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1095/2007 of 20 September 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002 laying down further detailed rules for the implementation of the third stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC and Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004 laying down further detailed rules for the implementation of the fourth stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC (Text with EEA relevance ). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (1), and in particular Article 8(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC provides that the Commission undertakes a programme of work for the gradual examination of active substances on the market two years after the date of notification of this Directive. This programme is still ongoing.(2) The second and third stage of work are laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 451/2000 of 28 February 2000 laying down the detailed rules for the implementation of the second and third stages of the work programme referred to in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC (2) and Commission Regulation 1490/2002 of 14 August 2002 laying down further detailed rules for the implementation of the third stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC and amending Regulation (EC) No 451/2000 (3). The fourth stage of work is laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004 of 3 December 2004 laying down further detailed rules for the implementation of the fourth stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC (4).(3) Several substances in the third and fourth stages are still in the assessment phase. It appears necessary to speed up the examination process. Depending on whether a substance is already under peer review or not, for certain aspects of the procedure, different provisions should apply.(4) To speed up the examination process the workflow of the peer review and relationship between notifiers, Member States, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the Commission and the obligations of each of the parties for the implementation of the programme should be adapted without harming the level of safety for health and the environment.(5) The resources of the EFSA should be used efficiently. Where there are clear indications that the active substance concerned meets the criteria referred to in Article 5(1) of Directive 91/414/EEC, and in particular does not have any harmful effects on humans or animal health or on groundwater or any unacceptable influence on the environment, that substance should be included in Annex I to that Directive. Such clear cases would not require detailed scientific advice from the EFSA before the substance is included in Annex I. The EFSA should, however, deliver its view on those substances later, in particular to ensure a harmonised approach when Member States apply the uniform principles at the evaluation of authorisations. Where, on the contrary, there are clear indications that an active substance has harmful affects; the Commission is not required to have this clear situation confirmed, so it should have the possibility to decide on non-inclusion without consulting the EFSA.(6) The EFSA should focus on cases where the remaining doubts need to be resolved before a decision on the inclusion of the active substance concerned can be taken.(7) To further speed up procedures, it should be possible to grant a longer withdrawal period in cases where there are such remaining doubts and notifiers agree to withdraw their support of the inclusion of the active substance. This procedure should only apply to cases where there are no clear indications that the substance has harmful effects on humans or animal health or on groundwater or any unacceptable influence on the environment.(8) To identify cases where there are clear indications of either a substance having no harmful effects or, on the contrary, a substance having such effects, criteria should be set out.(9) In order to ensure that the deadlines for evaluation are met, and to ensure equal treatment of all notifiers, the current legislation provides that notifiers may not submit new studies after a certain stage of the assessment, subject to limited exceptions. This general principle should be retained, but it is appropriate to clarify when notifiers may submit new information other than studies.(10) Regulations (EC) No 1490/2002 and (EC) No 2229/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly.(11) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002 is amended as follows:1. Articles 11 and 12 are replaced by the following:(a) the draft assessment report except the elements thereof which have been accepted as confidential in accordance with Article 14 of Directive 91/414/EEC;(b) the list of any data required for the evaluation in view of the possible inclusion of the active substance in Annex I to that Directive as finalised by the EFSA where it has finalised such a list.(a) receipt of the draft assessment report where Article 11b or Article 11f applies;(b) receipt of the conclusion established by the EFSA where Article 11c applies;(c) receipt of a written withdrawal of the notifier’s support where Article 11e applies.(a) a draft directive including the active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC, setting out where appropriate the conditions, including the time limit, for such inclusion; or(b) a draft decision addressed to the Member States requiring them to withdraw, within six months, the authorisations of plant protection products containing the active substance, pursuant to the fourth subparagraph of Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC, whereby that active substance is not included in Annex I to that Directive, mentioning the reasons for the non-inclusion.2. The Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002 are amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation. Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004 is amended as follows:1. Articles 24 and 25 are replaced by the following:(a) the draft assessment report except the elements thereof which have been accepted as confidential in accordance with Article 14 of Directive 91/414/EEC;(b) the list of any data required for the evaluation in view of the possible inclusion of the active substance in Annex I to that Directive as finalised by the EFSA where it has finalised such a list.(a) receipt of the draft assessment report where Article 24b or Article 24f applies;(b) receipt of the conclusion by the EFSA where Article 24c applies;(c) receipt of a written withdrawal of the notifier’s support where Article 24e applies.(a) a draft directive including the active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC, setting out where appropriate the conditions, including the time limit, for such inclusion; or(b) a draft decision addressed to the Member States requiring them to withdraw, within six months, the authorisations of plant protection products containing the active substance, pursuant to the fourth subparagraph of Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC, whereby that active substance is not included in Annex I to that Directive, mentioning the reasons for the non-inclusion.2. The Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004 are amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation. Transitional provisions for Regulation (EC) No 1490/20021.   As regards active substances for which at the date of entry into force of this Regulation the EFSA had submitted its conclusions to the Commission, Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002, as it stood before its amendment by this Regulation, shall continue to apply.2.   As regards active substances for which, at the date of entry into force of this Regulation, the draft assessment report by the rapporteur Member State had been sent to the EFSA but for which the EFSA had not submitted its conclusions to the Commission, by way of derogation from Article 11e of Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002, Article 12(3) of that Regulation shall apply if both of the following conditions are satisfied:(a) Article 11b does not apply and one of the following cases is present:(i) the active substance is not expected to meet the criteria of Annex VI of that Regulation;(ii) upon being consulted by the Commission, the EFSA has concluded that the active substance does not meet the criteria to Annex VI of that Regulation; and(b) the notifier informs the Commission of the withdrawal of his support of the inclusion of the active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC within two months from the entry into force of this Regulation. Transitional provisions for Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004As regards active substances for which, at the date of entry into force of this Regulation, the draft assessment report by the rapporteur Member State had been sent to the EFSA but for which the EFSA had not submitted its conclusions to the Commission, by way of derogation from Article 24e of Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004, Article 25(3) of that Regulation shall apply if both of the following conditions are satisfied:(a) Article 24b does not apply and one of the following cases is present:(i) the active substance is not expected to meet the criteria of Annex VII of that Regulation;(ii) upon being consulted by the Commission, the EFSA has concluded that the active substance does not meet the criteria to Annex VII of that Regulation; and(b) the notifier informs the Commission of the withdrawal of his support of the inclusion of the active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC within two months from the entry into force of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 September 2007.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2007/52/EC (OJ L 214, 17.8.2007, p. 3).(2)  OJ L 55, 29.2.2000, p. 25. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1044/2003 (OJ L 151, 19.6.2003, p. 32).(3)  OJ L 224, 21.8.2002, p. 23. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1744/2004 (OJ L 311, 8.10.2004, p. 23).(4)  OJ L 379, 24.12.2004, p. 13. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 647/2007 (OJ L 151, 13.6.2007, p. 26).ANNEX IAmendments to the Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002After Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002 the following Annexes are added as Annexes V and VI:ANNEX VCriteria for clear indications of no harmful effectsAn active substance shall be considered as fulfilling the requirement, as referred to in Article 11b, of there being clear indications that it may be expected that it does not have any harmful effects on human or animal health or on groundwater or any unacceptable influence on the environment if all the criteria set out in points 1 and 2 are met.1.   The active substance satisfies the following criteria:(a) it is not classified or proposed for classification as C (carcinogenic effects) M (mutagenic effects) R (toxic to reproduction) in categories 1, 2 or 3 in accordance with Directive 67/548/EEC;(b) either not requested or, if required, an ADI (Acceptable Daily Intake), AOEL (Acceptable Operator Exposure Level) and ARfD (Acute Reference Dose) can be established on the basis of the standard assessment factor of 100;(c) it is not considered to have the potential to meet the criteria of a persistent organic pollutant set out in Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1);(d) it is not considered to have the potential to meet the criteria set out in Annex XIII to the Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2).2.   At least one supported representative use of the active substance satisfies all of the following criteria:(a) operator exposure is less than or equal to 75 % of the AOEL in modelled scenarios, considered relevant for the intended use and where the use of such modelling is appropriate to the supported use and at maximum using gloves as personal protective equipment (PPE);(b) bystander exposure and worker exposure is less than or equal to 75 % AOEL in modelled scenarios, considered relevant for the intended use and where the use of such modelling is appropriate to the supported use and without the use of PPE;(c) consumer exposure is less than or equal to 75 % of the ADI or ARfD (where such a value is necessarily established) in all available EU consumer diets on the basis of the MRLs (Maximum Residues Level) proposed for the active substance (without special refinements);(d) leaching to groundwater is below 0,1 μg/l in at least half of the scenarios considered relevant for the intended use, or in relevant lysimeter/field studies, for both the parent substance and relevant metabolites;(e) buffer zones for the protection of the environment do not exceed 30m without any further risk mitigation measures (e.g. drift reducing nozzles);(f) the risk to non-target organisms is acceptable based on standard refinements.ANNEX VICriteria for clear indications of harmful effectsAn active substance shall be considered as fulfilling the requirement, as referred to in Article 11f, of there being clear indications that on the basis on the available data, and which are evaluated in accordance with the provisions of Article 11d, it may be expected that it has harmful effects on human or animal health or on groundwater if either the criterion in point 1 or one of the criteria in point 2 is met.1.   As regards the active substance, the existing evidence is not sufficient to allow the establishment of an ADI, ARfD or an AOEL and such values are necessary to conduct a consumer and operator risk assessment.2.   As regards each supported representative use, at least one of the following criteria is met:(a) operator exposure is greater than 100 % AOEL in all modelled scenarios with the use of PPE/RPE (Personal Protective Equipment/Respiratory Protective Equipment), where the use of such modelling is appropriate to the supported use, and where actual exposure data, if available, also indicate that the AOEL will be exceeded under normal conditions of use;(b) bystander exposure and worker exposure is greater than 100 % AOEL in modelled scenarios, where the use of such modelling is appropriate to the supported use, and where actual exposure data, if available, indicate that the AOEL will be exceeded for these groups under normal conditions of use;(c) consumer exposure is greater than 100 % of the ADI or ARfD (where such a value is required) in at least one of the available EU consumer diets on the basis of the MRLs (Maximum Residues Level) proposed for the active substance;(d) leaching to groundwater is equal to or above 0,1 μg/l in all modelled scenarios either for the parent substance or for relevant metabolites.(1)  OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 7; corrected by OJ L 229, 29.6.2004, p. 5.(2)  OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1; corrected by OJ L 136, 29.5.2007, p. 3.ANNEX IIAmendments to the Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004After Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004 the following Annexes are added as Annexes VI and VII:ANNEX VICriteria for clear indications of no harmful effectsAn active substance shall be considered as fulfilling the requirement, as referred to in Article 24b, of there being clear indications that it may be expected that it does not have any harmful effects on human or animal health or on groundwater or any unacceptable influence on the environment if all the criteria set out in points 1 and 2 are met.1.   The active substance satisfies the following criteria:(a) it is not classified or proposed for classification as C (carcinogenic effects) M (mutagenic effects) R (toxic to reproduction) in categories 1, 2 or 3 in accordance with Directive 67/548/EEC;(b) either not requested or, if required, an ADI (Acceptable Daily Intake), AOEL (Acceptable Operator Exposure Level) and ARfD (Acute Reference Dose) can be established on the basis of the standard assessment factor of 100;(c) it is not considered to have the potential to meet the criteria of a persistent organic pollutant set out in Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1);(d) it is not considered to have the potential to meet the criteria set out in Annex XIII to the Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2).2.   At least one supported representative use of the active substance satisfies all of the following criteria:(a) operator exposure is less than or equal to 75 % of the AOEL in modelled scenarios, considered relevant for the intended use and where the use of such modelling is appropriate to the supported use and at maximum using gloves as personal protective equipment (PPE);(b) bystander exposure and worker exposure is less than or equal to 75 % AOEL in modelled scenarios, considered relevant for the intended use and where the use of such modelling is appropriate to the supported use and without the use of PPE;(c) consumer exposure is less than or equal to 75 % of the ADI or ARfD (where such a value is necessarily established) in all available EU consumer diets on the basis of the MRLs (Maximum Residues Level) proposed for the active substance (without special refinements);(d) leaching to groundwater is below 0,1 μg/l in at least half of the scenarios considered relevant for the intended use, or in relevant lysimeter/field studies, for both the parent substance and relevant metabolites;(e) Buffer zones for the protection of the environment do not exceed 30m without any further risk mitigation measures (e.g. drift reducing nozzles);(f) the risk to non-target organisms is acceptable based on standard refinements.ANNEX VIICriteria for clear indications of harmful effectsAn active substance shall be considered as fulfilling the requirement, as referred to in Article 24f, of there being clear indications that on the basis on the available data, and which have been evaluated in accordance with the provisions of Article 24d, it may be expected that it has harmful effects on human or animal health or on groundwater if either the criterion in point 1 or one of the criteria in point 2 is met.1.   As regards the active substance, the existing evidence is not sufficient to allow the establishment of an ADI, ARfD or an AOEL and such values are necessary to conduct a consumer and operator risk assessment.2.   As regards each supported representative use, at least one of the following criteria is met:(a) operator exposure is greater than 100 % AOEL in all modelled scenarios with the use of PPE/RPE (Personal Protective Equipment/Respiratory Protective Equipment), where the use of such modelling is appropriate to the supported use, and where actual exposure data, if available, also indicate that the AOEL will be exceeded under normal conditions of use;(b) bystander exposure and worker exposure is greater than 100 % AOEL in modelled scenarios, where the use of such modelling is appropriate to the supported use, and where actual exposure data, if available, indicate that the AOEL will be exceeded for these groups under normal conditions of use;(c) consumer exposure is greater than 100 % of the ADI or ARfD (where such a value is required) in at least one of the available EU consumer diets on the basis of the MRLs (Maximum Residues Level) proposed for the active substance;(d) leaching to groundwater is equal to or above 0,1 μg/l in all modelled scenarios either for the parent substance or for relevant metabolites.(1)  OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 7; corrected by OJ L 229, 29.6.2004, p. 5.(2)  OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1; corrected by OJ L 136, 29.5.2007, p. 3. +",marketing standard;grading;plant health product;plant protection product;dangerous substance;dangerous product;administrative formalities;administrative burden;administrative cost;administrative simplification;bureaucracy;cost of administration;cost of administrative formalities;simplification of administrative formalities;exchange of information;information exchange;information transfer,17 +5261,"Council Directive 87/357/EEC of 25 June 1987 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning products which, appearing to be other than they are, endanger the health or safety of consumers. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),Whereas in serveral Member States legal provisions or regulations are in force concerning certain products which, appearing to be other than they are, endanger the safety or health of consumers; whereas, however, these provisions differ in content, scope and field of application; whereas, in particular, these provisions concern in certain Member States all products which resemble foodstuffs while not being such whilst in other Member States they concern products likely to be confused with foodstuffs, especially confectionery;Whereas this situation creates significant barriers to the free movement of goods and unequal competitive conditions within the Community without ensuring effective protection for consumers, especially children;Whereas these obstacles to the establishment and operation of the common market must be eliminated and adequate protection ensured for consumers in accordance with the Council resolutions of 14 April 1975 and 19 May 1981 respectively on the first (3) and second programmes (4) of the European Economic Community for a consumer protection and information policy and the Council resolution of 23 June 1986 on a new impetus for consumer protection policy (5);Whereas the health and safety of consumers should enjoy an equivalent level of protection in the different Member States;Whereas to that end it is necessary to prohibit the marketing, import and both the production and the export of products which, since they can be confused with foodstuffs, jeopardize the health or safety of consumers;Whereas provision should be made for controls to be carried out by the competent authorities of the Member States;Whereas, in accordance with the principles embodied in the Council resolutions on consumer protection, dangerous products must be withdrawn from the market;Whereas provision should be made for the possibility of discussing and examining the measures taken by the Member States to ban such products or withdraw them from the market, so as to ensure uniform application throughout the Community of the principles embodied in this Directive; whereas such examination and discussion can be conducted within the Advisory Committee set up under Decision 84/133/EEC (6);Whereas, given the possible need to widen the scope to cover dangerous imitations of foodstuffs and to evaluate and review the procedures laid down in this Directive, provision should be made for the Council, two years after the implementation of the Directive and acting on a Commission report on experience gained, to decide on the possible adjustment of the provisions of the Directive,. 1. This Directive applies to the products, defined in paragraph 2 below, which, appearing to be other than they are, endanger the health or safety of consumers.2. The products referred to in paragraph 1 above are those which, although not foodstuffs, possess a form, odour, colour, appearance, packaging, labelling, volume or size, such that it is likely that consumers, especially children, will confuse them with foodstuffs and in consequence place them in their mouths, or suck or ingest them, which might be dangerous and cause, for example, suffocation, poisoning, or the perforation or obstruction of the digestive tract. Member States shall take all the measures necessary to prohibit the marketing, import and either manufacture or export of the products referred to in this Directive. Member States shall in particular ensure that checks are carried out on products on the market to ascertain that no product falling within the scope of this Directive is being marketed and shall take all necessary measures to ensure that their competent authorities withdraw or cause to be withdrawn from their markets any product covered by this Directive. 1. If a Member State takes a specific measure persuant to Articles 2 and 3, it shall inform the Commission thereof. It shall give a description of the product and the grounds for its decision.Where details of the product are already required under Decision 84/133/EEC, no further notification is required under this Directive.The Commission shall forward the details to the other Member States at the earliest opportunity.2. The Committee set up by Decision 84/133/EEC may be requested by the Commission or a Member State to enter into an exchange of views on questions relating to the application of this Directive. Two years after the date referred to in Article 6, on the basis of a Commission report on experience gained, accompanied by appropriate proposals, the Council shall take a decision on a possible adjustment to this Directive, in particular with a view to extending its scope to cover dangerous imitations other than imitations of foodstuffs and any review of the procedures laid down in Article 4. 1. Member States shall take the measures necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 26 June 1989. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of provisions of national law which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive. This Directive is adressed to the Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 25 June 1987.For the CouncilThe PresidentH. DE CROO(1) OJ No C 156, 15. 6. 1987.(2) OJ No C 150, 9. 6. 1987, p. 1.(3) OJ No C 92, 25. 4. 1975, p. 1.(4) OJ No C 133, 3. 6. 1981, p. 1.(5) OJ No C 167, 5. 7. 1986, p. 1.(6) OJ No L 70, 13. 3. 1984, p. 16. +",consumer protection;consumer policy action plan;consumerism;consumers' rights;trade restriction;obstacle to trade;restriction on trade;trade barrier;health risk;danger of sickness;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban;child;childhood;children,17 +3489,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1408/2003 of 7 August 2003 derogating, for the marketing year 2003/2004, from Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999 as regards the use of land set aside in certain Member States. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 of 17 May 1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1038/2001(2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999 of 22 October 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1035/2003(4), sets the terms on which area payments are granted for certain arable crops. Under Article 19(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999 areas set aside must remain so for a period commencing on 15 January at the latest and ending on 31 August at the earliest and, except as otherwise provided for, may not be used for agricultural production or a lucrative purpose.(2) In recent months certain regions of the Community have experienced extreme drought that has seriously affected fodder supplies and occasioned livestock farmers severe income loss because obliged to sell their stock when its normal feed has been unavailable.(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1360/2003 derogating, for the marketing year 2003/2004, from Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999 as regards the use of land set aside in certain regions of the Community(5) authorises use for animal feed purposes of the land declared as set aside in these regions. But since drought conditions have spread to other Community regions it is desirable to find additional feed resources prior to the autumn.(4) Since under the present exceptional weather conditions feed supply availability remains highly unpredictable a new derogation from Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999 should be urgently introduced whereby the Member States affected may allow arable crop set-aside land to be used for animal feed purposes before expiry of the set-aside period in line with terms and criteria set by them. These rules must however effectively disallow any lucrative utilisation of such land.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. 1. By way of derogation from Article 19(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999, Member States may, in regions of the Community not listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1360/2003, allow land declared as set-aside for the 2003/2004 marketing year to be used for animal feed purposes in line with terms and criteria set by them.2. The Member States concerned shall take all necessary measures to ensure that the set-aside land indicated in paragraph 1 is not used for lucrative purposes, and in particular that no dried fodder production aid under Council Regulation (EC) No 603/95(6) is granted on crops from it. The Member States listed in the Annex shall notify to the Commission the measures they adopt under this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply with effect from 18 July 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 August 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 1.(2) OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 16.(3) OJ L 280, 30.10.1999, p. 43.(4) OJ L 150, 18.6.2003, p. 24.(5) OJ L 194, 1.8.2003, p. 35.(6) OJ L 63, 21.3.1995, p. 1.ANNEXBelgiumGermanySpainFranceItalyLuxembourgAustriaPortugal. +",set-aside;abandonment premium;premium for cessation of production;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;drought;fight against drought;fodder;dry fodder;forage;green fodder;hay;silage;straw,17 +15355,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 590/96 of 2 April 1996 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1370/95 regarding the date of issue of export licences in the pigmeat sector. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Articles 8 (2), 13 (12) and 22 thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1370/95 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2739/95 (4), has laid down detailed rules for implementing the system of export licences in the pigmeat sector;Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1370/95 provides for the issue of export licences for products in the pigmeat sector on Monday following the week during which the applications for licences have been lodged, provided that none of the particular measures have since been taken by the Commission; whereas administrative problems will arise during the week from 1 to 7 April 1996 and it is therefore necessary to extend this delay for the applications lodged during this week to Wednesday, 10 April 1996;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,. By derogation from Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1370/95, the licences referred to therein, for which the applications have been lodged during the week from 1 to 7 April 1996, are delivered, on Wednesday, 10 April 1996, provided that none of the particular measures referred to in Article 3 (4) of the said Regulation have since been taken by the Commission. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 2 April 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.(3) OJ No L 133, 17. 6. 1995, p. 9.(4) OJ No L 285, 29. 11. 1995, p. 11. +",GATT;General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade;export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;export policy;export scheme;export system;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;pigmeat;pork,17 +12216,"94/113/EC: Commission Decision of 8 February 1994 amending Council Directive 89/556/EEC on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and importation from third countries of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 89/556/EEC of 25 September 1989 laying down the animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and importation from third countries of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species (1), as last amended by Directive 93/52/EEC (2), and in particular Article 16 thereof,Whereas Article 1 of Directive 89/556/EEC excluded embryos derived by certain techniques from the scope of the said Directive; whereas embryos which are to be subjected to techniques which involve the penetration of the zona pellucida and those derived by in vitro fertilization may be introduced into trade or be imported, provided that they meet the requirements of Directive 89/556/EEC, with certain additional safeguards;Whereas the scope of Directive 89/556/EEC has been enlarged by Directive 93/52/EEC to include all bovine embryos except those derived by transfer of nuclei;Whereas it is necessary to amend the Annexes to the Directive in order to lay down the necessary additional safeguards for such embryos;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The Annexes to Directive 89/556/EEC are hereby amended as shown in the Annex hereto. This Decision shall apply from 1 March 1994.It shall not apply to embryos collected, processed and stored before 1 March 1994. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 8 February 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1989, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 175, 19. 7. 1993, p. 21.ANNEX1. In Annex A, Chapter I, the title is changed to 'Conditions for the approval of embryo collection and embryo production teams.'2. In Annex A, Chapter I, paragraph (d), the following is added:'-- where micromanipulation of the embryo which involves penetration of the zona pellucida is to be carried out, this shall be done in suitable laminar-flow facilities which shall be properly cleaned and disinfected between batches.'3. In Annex A, Chapter I, the following is added after paragraph (e):'Furthermore, to be approved as a team for the production and processing of embryos derived by in vitro fertilization and/or in vitro culture, an embryo production team must fulfil the following additional requirements:(f) the personnel must be trained in appropriate disease control and laboratory techniques, particularly in procedures for working in sterile conditions;(g) it must have at its disposal a permanently-sited processing laboratory which must:- have adequate equipment and facilities, including a separate room for recovering oocytes from ovaries, and separate rooms or areas for processing oocytes and embryos, and storing embryos,- have laminar-flow facilities under which all oocytes, semen and embryos must be processed; however, the centrifugation of semen may be carried out outside the laminar-flow facility, as long as full hygienic precautions are taken;(h) where oocytes and other tissues are to be collected in an abattoir, it must have at its disposal suitable equipment for the collection and transport of the ovaries and other tissues to the processing laboratory in a hygienic and safe manner.'4. In Annex A, Chapter II, 'or production' is added after 'collection' in the title.5. In Annex A, Chapter II, paragraph 1, the following is added to subparagraph (e):'All media and solutions shall be sterilized by approved methods according to the recommendations of the manual of the International Embryo Transfer Society (IETS). Antibiotics may be added to the media in accordance with the IETS manual.'6. In Annex A, Chapter II, paragraph 1, 'at a magnification of at least × 50' is added after 'microscopic examination' in subparagraph (j).7. In Annex A, Chapter II, paragraph 1, the following is added to subparagraph (j):'Any micromanipulation which involves penetration of the zona pellucida must be carried out in the facilities approved for the purpose, and after the last wash and examination. Such micromanipulation may only be carried out on an embryo having an intact zona pellucida.'8. In Annex A, Chapter II, paragraph 1, the following indent is added to subparagraph (o):'- details of micromanipulation techniques which involve penetration of the zona pellucida or other techniques such as in vitro fertilization and/or in vitro culture which have been performed on the embryos. In the case of embryos derived by in vitro fertilization, the identification may be done on the basis of a batch, but must contain details of the date and place of collection of ovaries and/or oocytes. It must also be possible to identify the herd of origin of the donor animals.'9. In Annex A, Chapter II, paragraph 1, the following is added after subparagraph (o):'The conditions laid down in subparagraphs (a) to (o) shall apply as appropriate to the collection, processing, storage and transport of ovaries, oocytes and other tissues for use in in vitro fertilization and/or in vitro culture. Furthermore, the following additional conditions shall apply:(p) when ovaries and other tissues are to be collected at an abattoir, the abattoir should be officially approved and under the control of an official veterinarian whose responsibility it is to carry out ante- and post-mortem inspection of donors;(q) materials and equipment coming into direct contact with ovaries and other tissues shall be sterilized before use and after sterilization, used exclusively for those purposes. Separate equipment shall be used to handle oocytes and embryos from different batches of donor animals;(r) ovaries and other tissues shall not be be allowed to enter the processing laboratory until completion of the post-mortem inspection of the batch. If relevant disease is found in the batch of donors, or in any animals slaughtered in that abattoir on that day, all tissues from that batch must be traced and discarded;(s) the washing and examination procedure laid down in subparagraphs (i) and (j) shall be carried out after the culture procedure has been completed;(t) any micromanipulation which involves penetration of the zona pellucida shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of subparagraph (j), after the procedures laid down in subpargraph (s) have been completed;(u) only embryos from the same batch of donors should be stored in the same ampoule/straw.'10. In Annex A, Chapter II, paragraph 2, 'or production' is added after the word 'collection'.11. Annex B is replaced by the following:'ANNEX BCONDITIONS APPLYING TO DONOR ANIMALS1. For the purposes of embryo collection, donor animals must meet the following requirements:(a) they must have spent at least the previous six months within Community territory or in the third country of collection;(b) they must have been present in the herd of origin for at least 30 days prior to collection;(c) they must come from herds which are:- officially tuberculosis free,- officially brucellosis free or brucellosis free,- enzootic bovine leucosis freein derogation from the third indent, they may come from a herd (or herds) which is/are not leucosis-free but for which certification has been obtained that there has not been any clinical case of enzootic bovine leucosis during the past three years;(d) during the previous year, they must not have been present in a herd (or herds) which have shown any clinical sign of infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/infectious pustular vulvovaginitis.2. On the day of embryo collection the donor cow:(a) shall be kept in a holding which is not subject to veterinary prohibition or quarantine measures;(b) shall show no clinical signs of disease.3. Furthermore, the above conditions shall apply to live animals intended as donors of oocytes by ovum pickup or ovariectomy.4. In the case of donors of ovaries and other tissues to be collected after slaughter in an abattoir, they should not have been designated for slaughter as part of a national disease eradication programme, nor should they have come from a holding subject to restrictions because of animal disease.5. The abattoir where the ovaries and other tissues are collected must not be situated in a zone subject to prohibition or quarantine measures.'12. The following is inserted into the certificate in Annex C, Section 12:""(1) (d) Embryos derived by natural/in vitro (2) fertilization and subjected to/not subjected to (2) penetration of the zona pellucida.""13. In the certificate in Annex C, the words after ""89/556/EEC"" in paragraph 13 (a) are deleted.14. The following are added as footnotes to Annex C:""(1) This need not be completed for embryos collected, processed and stored before 1 March 1994.(2) Delete as appropriate."" +",import;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;third country;animal breeding;animal selection;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;intra-EU trade;intra-Community trade,17 +1278,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 546/79 of 22 March 1979 making the importation of embroidered household linen from Singapore and Malaysia subject to production of a certificate of origin. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3059/78 of 21 December 1978 on common rules for imports of certain textile products originating in third countries (1), and in particular Article 2 (2) and Article 3 (4) of Annex III thereof,Whereas the origin of the products of Groups I and II listed in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3059/78 is established by production of a certificate of origin ; whereas for products of Groups III to VI this may be established by a declaration of origin on the invoice or another commercial document relating to the products;Whereas it has been discovered that irregularities have taken place as regards imports of embroidered household linen (CCT subheading 62.02 B, category 39) from Singapore and Malaysia;Whereas the Committee on Origin has examined, in accordance with the procedure laid down in the abovementioned Regulation, whether it is desirable to require the production of a certificate in respect of the products and the supplying countries concerned;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Origin,. Imports into the Community of embroidered woven table linen, toilet and kitchen linen other than of cotton terry fabric, falling within subheading ex 62.02 B of the Common Customs Tariff (NIMEXE codes 62.02-41, 43, 47, 65, 73, 77), from Singapore and Malaysia, shall be accompanied by a certificate of origin conforming to the specimen given in Annex VI to Regulation (EEC) No 3059/78. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 45th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 March 1979.For the CommissionÉtienne DAVIGNONMember of the Commission (1)OJ No L 365, 27.12.1978, p. 1. +",Malaysia;Eastern Malaysia;Labuan;Malaya;Peninsular Malaysia;Sabah;Sarawak;West Malaysia;import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;textile product;fabric;furnishing fabric;Singapore;Republic of Singapore;certificate of origin,17 +15827,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2250/96 of 25 November 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 918/94 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 778/83 laying down the quality standards for tomatoes, as regards tomatoes attached to the stalk (trusses of tomatoes). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1363/95 (2), and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 918/94 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2728/95 (4), derogates from Regulation (EEC) No 778/83 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1657/92 (6), so as to authorize for a trial period the marketing of tomatoes attached to the stalk (trusses of tomatoes) during the 1994 marketing year; whereas that period was extended to the 1996 marketing year by Regulation (EC) No 2728/95; whereas the marketing year for tomatoes runs from 1 January to 31 December of a given year;Whereas it would appear appropriate definitively to insert the provisions authorizing the marketing of tomatoes attached to the stalk (trusses of tomatoes) in Regulation (EEC) No 778/83; whereas, however, pending the entry into force and application of the reform of the common organization of the market in fresh fruit and vegetables, the said trial period should be extended for a further marketing year;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,. In Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 918/94, '1996` is replaced by '1997`. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 January 1997.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 November 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 132, 16. 6. 1995, p. 8.(3) OJ No L 106, 27. 4. 1994, p. 5.(4) OJ No L 284, 28. 11. 1995, p. 4.(5) OJ No L 86, 31. 1. 1983, p. 14.(6) OJ No L 172, 27. 6. 1992, p. 53. +",fruit vegetable;aubergine;capsicum;courgette;cucumber;gherkin;marrow;melon;paprika;pimiento;pumpkin;red pepper;sweet pepper;tomato;marketing standard;grading;preparation for market,17 +2141,"97/813/EC: Commission Decision of 26 November 1997 amending Decision 96/4/EC authorizing a method for grading pig carcases in Austria (Only the German text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 of 13 November 1984 determining the Community scale for grading pig carcases (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3513/93 (2), and in particular Article 5 (2) thereof,Whereas Commission Decision 96/4/EC (3) has introduced a grading method for use until 31 December 1997, in Austria;Whereas the Government of Austria has requested the Commission to authorize as from 1 January 1998 the application of a new formula for the calculation of the lean meat content of carcases in the framework of the existing grading method and has submitted the details required in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85 of 24 October 1985 laying down detailed rules for the application of the Community scale for grading pig carcases (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3127/94 (5); whereas an examination of this request has revealed that the conditions for authorizing the new formula are fulfilled;Whereas at the same time the derogation regarding the standard presentation of pig carcases provided for in Article 3 could be removed;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,. Decision 96/4/EC is amended as follows:1. Article 3 is deleted.2. The second phrase of Article 4 is deleted.3. Article 4 becomes Article 3.4. The Annex is replaced by the Annex to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Austria.It shall apply as from 1 January 1998.. Done at Brussels, 26 November 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 301, 20. 11. 1984, p. 1.(2) OJ L 320, 22. 12. 1993, p. 5.(3) OJ L 1, 3. 1. 1996, p. 9.(4) OJ L 285, 25. 10. 1985, p. 39.(5) OJ L 330, 21. 12. 1994, p. 34.ANNEXZWEI-PUNKTE-MESSVERFAHREN (ZP)1. Grading pig carcases by use of the method termed 'Zwei-Punkte-Meßverfahren (ZP)`.2. The lean meat content of the carcase shall be calculated according to the following formula:^y = 49,123 - 0,55983 × a + 0,22096 × bwhere:^y = the estimated lean meat in the carcase,a = the minimum thickness in millimetres of visible fat (including rind) on the midline of the split carcase, covering the Musculus glutaeus medius,b = the visible thickness in millimetres of the lumbar muscle on the midline of the split carcase, measured at the shortest distance between the front (cranial) end of the Musculus glutaeus medius and the upper (dorsal) edge of the vertebral canal.The formula shall be valid for carcases weighing between 70 and 130 kg. +",meat processing industry;cutting premises;cutting-up premises;slaughterhouse;statistical method;statistical harmonisation;statistical methodology;Austria;Republic of Austria;pigmeat;pork;carcase;animal carcase;classification;UDC;heading;universal decimal classification,17 +11875,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2608/93 of 23 September 1993 amending Annexes I, II and III of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 of 24 June 1991 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 207/93 (2), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Whereas plants collected in natural areas which have not undergone treatment with products which are not authorized in organic farming should be regarded as having been obtained according to the organic production method, wherever such collection has been made in areas and by persons inspected under the provisions of the inspection system provided for in Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91; whereas, therefore, Annexes I and III have to be amended;Whereas in the case of certain apple-tree varieties the treatment of the leaves with calcium chloride appears indispensable to satisfy adequately their nutritional need of calcium; whereas the practice does not have any significant effect on the environment; whereas, therefore, calcium chloride should be inserted into part A of Annex II;Whereas according to the provisions of Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 importers of products from third countries are obliged to submit their undertaking to the inspection system referred to in Article 9; whereas, therefore, detailed implementation rules have to be developed to adjust the current provisions of Annex III to the situation of importers of products into the Community; whereas for reasons of clarity those provisions have been grouped in a separate section of Annex III;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91,. Annexes I, II and III of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 are hereby amended as shown in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. The provisions of point 6 of Part C of the Annex shall enter into force six months after the date of such publication.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 September 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 198, 22. 7. 1991, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 25, 2. 2. 1993, p. 5.ANNEXA. The text of the section 'Plants and plant products' of Annex I is amended as follows:1. In the last subparagraph of point 2 the words '(biodynamic preparations)' are deleted. After that sub-paragraph the following subparagraph is added:'So-called ""biodynamic preparations"" from stone meal, farmyard manure or plants may also be used for the purposes covered by this paragraph.'2. The following point 4 is added:'4. The collection of edible plants and parts thereof, growing naturally in natural areas, forests and agricultural areas, is considered an organic production method provided that:- those areas have received no treatments with products other than those referred to in Annex II for a period of three years before the collection.- the collection does not affect the stability of the natural habitat or the maintenance of the species in the collection area.'B. To Annex II, part A, the following product is added:1. The title of part A is replaced by the following:'A. Plants and plant products from farm production or collection.'2. The text of pont 2 of part A is replaced by the following:'2. When the inspection arrangements are first implemented, the producer, even where his activity is limited to the collection of wild plants, and the inspection body must draw up:- a full description of the unit, showing the storage and production premises and land parcels and/or collection areas and, where applicable, premises where certain processing and/or packaging operations take place,- all the practical measures to be taken by the producer at unit-level to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Regulation.- and, in case of collection of wild plants, the guarantees given by third parties, if appropriate where relevant which the producer can provide to ensure that the provisions of Annex I, point 4 are satisfied.The description and the measures concerned must be contained in an inspection report countersigned by the producer concerned.In addition, the report must specify:- the date of the last application on the parcels and/or collection areas concerned of products the use of which is not compatible with Article 6 (1) (b),- an undertaking by the producer to carry out operations in accordance with Articles 5 and 6 and to accept, in the event of infringement, enforcement of the measures referred to in Article 9 (9) and, where relevant, in Article 10 (3)'.3. The text of point 8 of part A is replaced by the following:'8.1 Products as referred to in Article 1 may be transported to other units, including wholesalers and retailers, only in appropriate packaging or containers closed in a manner preventing substitution of the content and provided with a label stating, without prejudice to any other indications required by law:(a) the name and address of the person responsible for the production or preparation of the product, or, where another seller is mentioned, a statement which enables the receiving unit and the inspection body to identify unequivocally the person responsible for the production of the product;(b) the name of the product, including a reference to the organic production method, in accordance with Article 5.8.2 However, the closing of packaging or containers is not required where:(a) transportation is between a producer and another operator who are both subject to the inspection system referred to in Article 9, and(b) the products are accompanied by a document giving the information required under the previous subparagraph.'4. The last subparagraph of point 1 of part B is replaced by the following:'In addition, the report must include an undertaking by the operator to perform the operations in such a way as to comply with Article 5 and to accept, in the event of infringement, the enforcement of the measures referred to in Article 9 (9) and, where relevant, in Article 10 (3).'5. Point 6 of part B replaced by the following:'6. Products as referred to in Article 1 may be transported to other units, including wholesalers and retailers, only in appropriate packaging or containers closed in a manner preventing substitution of the content and provided with a label stating, without prejudice to any other indications required by law:(a) the name and address of the person responsible for the production or preparation of the product, or, where another seller is mentioned, a statement which enables the receiving unit and the inspection body to identify unequivocally the person responsible for the preparation of the product;(b) the name of the product, including a reference to the organic production method according to the relevant provisions of Article 5.On receipt of a product as referred to in Article 1, the operator shall check the closing of the packaging or container where it is required and the presence of the indications referred to in in the previous paragraph, in point A.8.1 or in point C.8. The result of this verification shall be explicitly mentioned in the accounts referred to in point B.2. Where the check leaves any doubt that the product concerned came from an operator subject to the inspection system provided for in Article 9, it max only be put into processing or packaging after elimination of that doubt, unless it is placed on the market without indication referring to the organic production method'.6. The following part is added:'C. Importers of plant products and foodstuffs composed essentially of plant products from third countries1. When the inspection arrangements are first implemented, the importer and inspection body must draw up:- a full description of the importer's premises and of his import activities, indicating as far as possible the points of entry of the products into the Community and any other facilities the importer intends to use for the storage of the imported products;- all the practical measures to be taken by the importer to ensure compliance with this Regulation.This description and the measures concerned must be contained in an inspection report, countersigned by the importer.In addition, the report must include an undertaking by the importer- to perform the import operations in such a way as to comply with the provisions of Article 11 and to accept, in the event of infringement, the enforcement of the measures referred to in Article 9 (9);- to ensure that any storage facilities that the importer will use are open to inspection, to be carried out either by the inspection body or, when these storage facilities are situated in another Member State or region, by an inspection body approved for inspection in that Member State or region.2. Written accounts must be kept enabling the inspection body to trace for each lot of products referred to in Article 1, imported from a third country:- the origin, nature and quantity of the lot concerned, and on request by the inspection body, any details on the transport arrangements from the exporter in the third country to the importer's premises or storage facilities;- the nature, quantities and consignees of the lot concerned, and on request by the inspection body, and details on the transport arrangements from the importer's premises or storage facilities to the consignees.3. The importer shall inform the inspection body of each imported consignment into the Community, giving any details this body or authority may require, such as a copy of the inspection certificate for the importation of organic products. When the products concerned are circulating in a Member State or region other than the one where the inspection body is approved for inspection, that body may pass the information to a body, approved for inspection in that Member State or region, for on-the-spot inspection of the imported consignment.4. Where imported products referred to in Article 1 are stored in storage facilities where also other agricultural products or foodstuffs are processed, packaged or stored:- the products as referred to in Article 1 must be kept separate from the other agricultural products and/or foodstuffs;- every measure must be taken to ensure identification of lots and to avoid mixtures with products not obtained in accordance with the rules laid down in this Regulation.5. Apart from unannounced inspection visits, the inspection body must make a full physical inspection, at least once a year, of the importer's premises and, where relevant, of a selection of the other storage facilities which the importer uses.The inspection body shall inspect the written accounts mentioned in point C.2 and the certificates referred to in Article 11 (1) (b) and (3). Samples for testing of substances not authorized under this Regulation may be taken. However, they must be taken where the use of unauthorized substances is suspected. An inspection report must be drawn up after each visit, countersigned by the person responsible for the unit inspected.6. The importer must, for inspection purposes, give the inspection body access to his premises and to the written accounts and relevant supporting documents, in particular any import certificates. He must provide the inspection body with any information necessary for the purposes of the inspection.7. Products as referred to in Article 1 shall be imported from a third country in appropriate packaging or containers, closed in a manner preventing substitution of the content and provided with identification of the exporter and with any other marks and numbers serving to identify the lot with the inspection certificate.On receipt of a product as referred to in Article 1, imported from a third country, the operator shall check the closing of the packaging or container and the correspondance of the identification of the lot with the certificate referred to in Article 11 (1) (b) or a similar certificate where required by the authorities under any arrangements adopted under Article 11 (6). The result of this verification shall be explicitly mentioned in the accounts referred to in point C.2. Where the check leaves any doubt as to the origin of the product from a third country or from an exporter in a third country not accepted under Article 11, the product be put on the market, or processed or packaged, only after such doubt has been dispelled, unless it is placed on the market without indication of the organic production method.8. Products referred to in Article 1 may be transported to other units, including wholesalers and retailers, only in appropriate packaging or containers closed in a manner preventing substitution of the content and provided with a label stating, without prejudice to any other indications required by law:(a) the name and address of the importer of the product, or a statement which enables the receiving unit and the inspection body to identify unequivocally the importer of the product;(b) the name of the product, including a reference to the organic production method under Article 5.' +",import;quality control of industrial products;quality assurance of industrial products;application of EU law;application of European Union law;implementation of Community law;national implementation;national implementation of Community law;national means of execution;agricultural product;farm product;foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;organic farming;ecological farming;packaging;labelling,17 +24194,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1441/2002 of 7 August 2002 fixing for the 2002/03 marketing year the amount of aid for the cultivation of grapes intended for the production of certain varieties of dried grapes. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 453/2002(2), and in particular Article 7(5) thereof,Whereas:(1) The second subparagraph of Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 establishes the criteria for fixing the aid for the cultivation of grapes intended for the production of dried grapes of the sultana and Muscatel varieties and currants.(2) The third subparagraph of Article 7(1) of that Regulation states that the amount of aid may be differentiated according to grape variety and other factors which may affect yields. In the case of sultanas an additional differentiation should be provided for, between areas affected by phylloxera and other areas.(3) Verification of the areas used to grow those grapes has revealed no overrun of the maximum guaranteed area fixed in Article 2(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1621/1999 of 22 July 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the aid for the cultivation of grapes to produce certain varieties of dried grapes(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1880/2001(4).(4) The aid to be granted to producers replanting their vineyards in order to combat phylloxera under the conditions provided for in Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 should be determined.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,. For the 2002/03 marketing year:(a) the cultivation aid referred to in Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 shall be:- EUR 2400 per hectare for areas under sultana grapes affected by phylloxera or replanted within the last five years,- EUR 3290 per hectare for other areas under sultana grapes,- EUR 3080 per hectare for areas under currant grapes,- EUR 880 per hectare for areas under Muscatel grapes;(b) the replanting aid referred to in Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 shall be:- EUR 3917 per hectare. In this case, point (a) shall not apply. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 August 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 29.(2) OJ L 72, 14.3.2002, p. 9.(3) OJ L 192, 24.7.1999, p. 21.(4) OJ L 258, 27.9.2001, p. 14. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;grape;table grape;dried product;dried fig;dried food;dried foodstuff;prune;raisin;replanting;aid per hectare;per hectare aid;production aid;aid to producers,17 +7561,"Council Regulation (Euratom) No 2218/89 of 18 July 1989 amending Regulation (Euratom) No 3954/87 laying down maximum permitted levels of radioactive contamination of foodstuffs and of feedingstuffs following a nuclear accident or any other case of radiological emergency. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 31 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, drawn up after obtaining the opinion of a group of experts appointed by the Scientific and Technical Committee (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),Whereas the Annex to Regulation (Euratom) No 3954/87 (4) contains headings for the maximum permitted levels for foodstuffs and feedingstuffs;Whereas, however, no maximum levels were laid down for some of those headings pending a decision to be taken by the Council at a later stage following additional work to be carried out mainly by scientific experts;Whereas the Commission submitted two communications to the Council on 14 June and 9 December 1988 respectively which were intended to supplement the Annex to the abovementioned Regulation and were drafted after consultation of the group of experts referred to in Article 31 of the Treaty;Whereas the Annex to that Regulation should therefore be supplemented;Whereas some other information in the said Annex should also be adapted in the light of the latest scientific work in the field;Whereas it therefore seems advisable to consolidate the levels and the other information in the said Annex in a single table;Whereas it also seems advisable, since further work is to be carried out, to stipulate that the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (Euratom) No 3954/87 should also apply for fixing the maximum permitted levels for feedingstuffs; whereas that Regulation should be supplemented accordingly,. The Annex to Regulation (Euratom) No 3954/87 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto. Article 7 of Regulation (Euratom) No 3954/87 is hereby replaced by the following:'Article 7Rules for applying this Regulation, a list of minor foodstuffs together with the maximum levels to be applied thereto, and the maximum levels for feedingstuffs shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68, which shall apply by analogy. To this end an ad hoc Committee shall be set up.' This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 July 1989.For the CouncilThe PresidentR. DUMAS(1) OJ No C 174, 2. 7. 1987, p. 6.(2) OJ No C 13, 18. 1. 1988, p. 61.(3) OJ No C 180, 8. 7. 1987, p. 20.(4) OJ No L 371, 30. 12. 1987, p. 11.ANNEX'ANNEXMAXIMUM PERMITTED LEVELS FOR FOODSTUFFS AND FEEDINGSTUFFS (Bq/kg)1.2,5.6 // // // // // Foodstuffs (1) // Feedingstuffs (2) // // // 1.2.3.4.5.6 // // Baby foods (3) // Dairy produce (4) // Other foodstuffs except minor foodstuffs (5) // Liquid foodstuffs (6) // // // // // // // // Isotopes of strontium, notably Sr-90 // 75 // 125 // 750 // 125 // // Isotopes of iodine, notably I-131 // 150 // 500 // 2 000 // 500 // // Alpha-emitting isotopes of plutonium and transplutonium elements, notably Pu-239, Am-241 // 1 // 20 // 80 // 20 // // All other nuclides of half-life greater than 10 days, notably Cs-134, Cs-137 (7) // 400 // 1 000 // 1 250 // 1 000 // // // // // // //(1) The level applicable to concentrated or dried products is calculated on the basis of the reconstituted product as ready for consumption. Member States may make recommendations concerning the diluting conditions in order to ensure that the maximum permitted levels laid down in this Regulation are observed.(2) Maximum permitted levels for feedingstuffs will be defined in accordance with Article 7, since such levels are intended to contribute to the observance of the permitted maximum levels for foodstuffs, do not alone guarantee such observance in all circumstances and do not lessen the requirement for monitoring levels in animal products destined for human consumption.(3) Baby foods are defined as those foodstuffs intended for the feeding of infants during the first four to six months of life, which meet, in themselves, the nutritional requirements of this category of person and are put up for retail sale in packages which are clearly identified and labelled ""food preparation for infants"".(4) Dairy produce is defined as those products falling within the following CN codes including, where appropriate, any adjustments which might be made to them later: 0401, 0402 (except 0402 29 11).(5) Minor foodstuffs and the corresponding levels to be applied to them will be defined in accordance with Article 7.(6) Liquid foodstuffs as defined in the heading 2009 and in chapter 22 of the combined nomenclature. Values are calculated taking into account consumption of tap-water and the same values should be applied to drinking water supplies at the discretion of competent authorities in Member States.(7) Carbon 14, tritium and potassium 40 are not included in this group.' +",animal feedingstuffs;animal feedstuffs;animal fodder;animal weaning food;feedstuffs;milk-replacer feed;food contamination;food contaminant;radioactive pollution;radioactive contamination;foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;nuclear accident;nuclear damage;nuclear risk;radioactive accident;radioactive risk,17 +9045,"Council Directive 91/534/EEC of 14 October 1991 amending Directive 82/606/EEC relating to the organization by the Member States of surveys on the earnings of permanent and seasonal workers employed in agriculture. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 213 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas Directive 82/606/EEC (1), as last amended by Directive 88/562/EEC (2), lays down that the Member States shall carry out during 1990 a survey on the earnings of permanent and seasonal workers employed in agriculture;Whereas the experience gained from the 1984, 1986 and 1988 surveys shows that the periodicity of the said surveys laid down in the said Directive is not the most appropriate,. Article 1 (1) of Directive 82/606/EEC shall be replaced by the following text:'1. The Member States shall carry out in 1984, and every two years thereafter, a survey on the actual earnings of male and female permanent full-time and/or seasonal workers employed in agriculture.From 1988 onwards, the surveys shall be conducted every three years. However, Ireland may carry out the 1991 survey in 1992.The categories of workers to be covered by this survey in each Member State are set out in Annex I.' This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 14 October 1991. For the CouncilThe PresidentB. de VRIES(1) OJ No L 247, 23. 8. 1982, p. 22. (2) OJ No L 309, 15. 11. 1988, p. 33. +",agricultural labour force;agricultural worker;farm employee;farm labourer;farm worker;farmers' income;seasonal worker;economic survey;survey of the economic situation;farmer;cultivator;holder of a farm;horticulturist;share-cropper;stock breeder;stock owner;winegrower,17 +3464,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 369/2003 of 27 February 2003 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 24th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(2), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 of 23 July 2002 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar(3), for the 2002/2003 marketing year, requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar.(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender in question.(3) Following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the 24th partial invitation to tender, the provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,. For the 24th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 the maximum amount of the export refund is fixed at 46,900 EUR/100 kg. This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 February 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 February 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1.(2) OJ L 104, 20.4.2002, p. 26.(3) OJ L 195, 24.7.2002, p. 6. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;export levy;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;white sugar;refined sugar,17 +2342,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1213/98 of 11 June 1998 determining, for the 1998 marketing year, the estimated loss of income and the estimated level of the premium payable per ewe and per female goat and fixing the first advance payment for this premium and an advance payment of the specific aid for sheep and goat farming in certain less favoured areas of the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 of 25 September 1989 on the common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1589/96 (2), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2348/96 (4), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Whereas Article 5(1) and (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 provides for the grant of a premium to compensate for any loss of income sustained by producers of sheepmeat and, in certain areas, of goatmeat; whereas those areas are defined in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 and in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1065/86 of 11 April 1986 determining the mountain areas in which the premium for goatmeat is granted (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3519/86 (6);Whereas, pursuant to Article 5(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 and to enable an advance payment to be made to sheepmeat and goatmeat producers, the foreseeable loss of income should be estimated in the light of the foreseeable trend in market prices;Whereas, pursuant to Article 5(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89, the amount of the premium per ewe for producers of heavy lambs is obtained by multiplying the loss of income referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 of that Article by a coefficient expressing the annual average production of heavy lamb meat per ewe producing these lambs expressed per 100 kg of carcase weight; whereas the coefficient for 1998 has not yet been fixed in view of the lack of full Community statistics; whereas, pending the fixing of that coefficient, a provisional coefficient should be used; whereas Article 5(3) of that Regulation also fixes the amount per ewe for producers of light lambs and per female of the caprine species and at 80 % of the premium per ewe for producers of heavy lambs;Whereas, pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89, the premium must be reduced by the impact on the basic price of the coefficient provided for in paragraph 2 of that Article; whereas that coefficient is fixed by Article 8(4) at 7 %;Whereas, in accordance with Article 5(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89, the half-yearly advance payment is fixed at 30 % of the expected premium; whereas, in accordance with Article 4(3) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2700/93 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1526/96 (8), the advance payment is to be paid only if it is equal to or greater than ECU 1;Whereas the agricultural conversion rate has been frozen until 1 January 1999 for certain currencies by Council Regulation (EC) No 1527/95 (9);Whereas, under Regulation (EEC) No 1323/90 (10), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 193/98 (11), the Council instituted specific aid for sheep and goat farming in certain less-favoured areas of the Community; whereas it lays down that the aid is to be granted under the same conditions as those for the grant of the premium for producers of sheepmeat and goatmeat; whereas, in view of the present uncertainty of the market situation in certain Member States, the Member States should be authorised, for the 1998 marketing year, to pay immediately an amount equal to 90 % of the aid;Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 provides for the application of specific measures relating to agricultural production in the Canary Islands; whereas those measures entail the grant of a supplement to the ewe premium to producers of light lambs and she-goats on the same conditions as those governing the grant of the premium referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89; whereas those conditions provide that Spain is authorised to pay an advance on the said supplementary premium;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,. A difference is hereby estimated between the basic price, reduced by the impact of the coefficient laid down in Article 8(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89, and the foreseeable market price for 1998 is ECU 146,285 per 100 kg. 1. The estimated amount of the premium payable per ewe is as follows:- producers of heavy lambs: ECU 23,406,- producers of light lambs: ECU 18,725.2. Pursuant to Article 5(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89, the first advance that the Member States are authorised to pay to producers shall be as follows:- producers of heavy lambs: ECU 7,022 per lamb,- producers of light lambs: ECU 5,618 per lamb. 1. The estimated amount of the premium payable per female of the caprine species in the areas designated in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 and in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1065/86: ECU 18,725.2. Pursuant to Article 5(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89, the first advance which the Member States are authorised to pay to goatmeat producers located in the areas designated in paragraph 1 shall be as follows: ECU 5,618 per female of the caprine species. The advance of the specific aid which the Member States are authorised to pay to producers of sheepmeat and goatmeat in less-favoured areas pursuant to Article 1(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1323/90, within the meaning of Council Directive 75/268/EEC (12), shall be as follows:- ECU 5,977 per ewe in the case of the producers referred to in Article 5(2) and (4) of the said Regulation,- ECU 5,379 per ewe in the case of the producers referred to in Article 5(3) of the said Regulation,- ECU 5,379 per she-goat in the case of the producers referred to in Article 5(5) of the said Regulation. Pursuant to Article 13(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, the first advance on the supplementary premium for the 1998 marketing year for producers of light lambs and she-goats in the Canary Islands within the limits provided for in Article 1(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3493/90 (13) shall be as follows:- ECU 2,002 per ewe in the case of producers referred to in Article 5(3) of that Regulation,- ECU 2,002 per she-goat in the case of producers referred to in Article 5(5) of that Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 June 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 289, 7. 10. 1989, p. 1.(2) OJ L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 25.(3) OJ L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 13.(4) OJ L 320, 11. 12. 1996, p. 1.(5) OJ L 97, 12. 4. 1986, p. 25.(6) OJ L 325, 20. 11. 1986, p. 17.(7) OJ L 245, 1. 10. 1993, p. 99.(8) OJ L 190, 31. 7. 1996, p. 21.(9) OJ L 148, 30. 6. 1995, p. 1.(10) OJ L 132, 23. 5. 1990, p. 17.(11) OJ L 20, 27. 1. 1998, p. 18.(12) OJ L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 1.(13) OJ L 337, 4. 12. 1990, p. 7. +",agricultural guidance;production premium;sheep;ewe;lamb;ovine species;financial loss;loss of income;less-favoured agricultural area;area with specific problems;less-favoured agricultural region;goat;billy-goat;caprine species;kid;production aid;aid to producers,17 +17955,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1006/98 of 14 May 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 939/97 laying down detailed rules concerning the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2307/97 (2), and in particular point 2 of Article 19 thereof,Whereas Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97 provides for a derogation from Articles 4 and 5 of that Regulation for personal and household effects in compliance with provisions specified by the Commission; whereas the provisions concerned were laid down in Articles 27 and 28 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 939/97 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 767/98 (4); whereas those Articles need to be amended in order to prevent abuse of their provisions;Whereas, in order to prevent abuse, the conditions for the application of the derogation regulated by Articles 27 and 28 of Regulation (EC) No 939/97 need to be clarified by referring to the definition laid down in Article 2(j) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97, regard being had to the objectives of the latter Regulation;Whereas goods that are introduced into and/or exported or re-exported from the Community in order to be used for commercial gain, sold, displayed for commercial purposes, kept for sale, offered for sale or transported for sale, cannot be considered to be the belongings of a private individual that form or are intended to form part of his normal goods and chattels;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora,. Regulation (EC) No 939/97 is hereby amended as follows:1. The following text is inserted as the first subparagraph of Article 27(1):'For the purposes of the application of the derogation laid down in Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97 from Article 4 of that Regulation, goods that are introduced into the Community in order to be used for commercial gain, sold, displayed for commercial purposes, kept for sale, offered for sale or transported for sale cannot be considered to be personal or household effects.`2. The following text is inserted as the first subparagraph of Article 28(1):'For the purposes of the application of the derogation laid down in Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97 from Article 5 of that Regulation, goods that are exported or re-exported from the Community in order to be used for commercial gain, sold, displayed for commercial purposes, kept for sale, offered for sale or transported for sale cannot be considered to be personal or household effects.` This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 May 1998.For the CommissionRitt BJERREGAARDMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 61, 3. 3. 1997, p. 1.(2) OJ L 325, 27. 11. 1997, p. 1.(3) OJ L 140, 30. 5. 1997, p. 9.(4) OJ L 109, 8. 4. 1998, p. 7. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;protection of animal life;protection of birds;protection of plant life;protection of plant health;protection of plants;trade restriction;obstacle to trade;restriction on trade;trade barrier;export monitoring;monitoring of exports;protected species;endangered species,17 +19242,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1476/1999 of 6 July 1999 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2214/98(2), and in particular Article 19(3) thereof,(1) Whereas amendments have been made to Appendix III to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; whereas Annex C to Regulation (EC) No 338/97 should therefore be amended to incorporate these amendments;(2) Whereas adaptations need to be made to the ""Notes on interpretation of Annexes A, B, C and D"" to Regulation (EC) No 338/97;(3) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora,. Regulation (EC) No 338/97 is hereby amended as follows:1. the ""Notes on interpretation of Annexes A, B, C and D"" are amended as follows:(a) paragraph 12 is replaced by the following: ""12. (III) against the name of species or higher taxon indicates that it is included in Appendix III to the Convention. In this case the country with respect to which the species or higher taxon is included in Appendix III is also indicated by a two-letter code as follows: BO (Bolivia), BR (Brazil), BW (Botswana), CA (Canada), CO (Colombia), CR (Costa Rica), GH (Ghana), GT (Guatemala), HN (Honduras), IN (India), MX (Mexico), MY (Malaysia), MU (Mauritius), NP (Nepal), TN (Tunisia) and UY (Uruguay)."";(b) the following annotation is inserted at the end of paragraph 15: ""+ 219 Population of the species in Mexico"";2. in Annex C the entry"">TABLE>""is replaced by:"">TABLE>"". This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 29 April 1999.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 6 July 1999.For the CommissionRitt BJERREGAARDMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 61, 3.3.1997, p. 1.(2) OJ L 279, 16.10.1998, p. 3. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;protection of animal life;protection of birds;protection of plant life;protection of plant health;protection of plants;trade restriction;obstacle to trade;restriction on trade;trade barrier;export monitoring;monitoring of exports;protected species;endangered species,17 +17800,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 258/98 of 30 January 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 94/98 on olive oil storage contracts for the 1997/98 marketing year. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1581/96 (2), and in particular Article 20d(3) and (4) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 94/98 (3) opens the possibility of concluding olive oil storage contracts in Italy and Greece; whereas it has been established that market prices in Spain and Portugal, at the production stage and primarily for the quality of olive oil which is of greatest importance in terms of the prices of most of the olive oils consumed in the Community, are close to the intervention prices; whereas, as a result, the conditions provided for in Regulation No 136/66/EEC and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 314/88 (4) are also met in those Member States; whereas, as a result, the conclusion of storage contracts for this marketing year should also be permitted in Spain and Portugal;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,. Article 2(4) of Regulation (EC) No 94/98 is hereby replaced by the following:'4. The maximum quantity that may be covered by contracts at any one time during the 1997/98 marketing year shall be 180 000 tonnes, broken down as follows:- 76 000 tonnes in Spain,- 70 000 tonnes in Italy,- 30 000 tonnes in Greece,- 4 000 tonnes in Portugal.` This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 January 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.(2) OJ L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 11.(3) OJ L 9, 15. 1. 1998, p. 25.(4) OJ L 31, 3. 2. 1988, p. 16. +",olive oil;contract;conclusion of a contract;contract law;contractual agreement;contractual commitment;law of contract;intervention agency;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;intervention stock;storage;storage facility;storage site;warehouse;warehousing,17 +4382,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1409/2006 of 22 September 2006 establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in ICES zone I, II (Norwegian waters) by vessels flying the flag of France. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 of 22 December 2005 fixing for 2006 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2006.(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2006.(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,. Quota exhaustionThe fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2006 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex. ProhibitionsFishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 September 2006.For the CommissionJörgen HOLMQUISTDirector-General for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs(1)  OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p 59.(2)  OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 768/2005 (OJ L 128, 21.5.2005, p. 1).(3)  OJ L 16, 20.1.2006, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1262/2006 (OJ L 230, 24.8.2006, p. 4).ANNEXNo 33Member State FranceStock COD/1N2AB.Species Cod (Gadus morhua)Zone I, II (Norwegian waters)Date 10 September 2006 +",France;French Republic;Norway;Kingdom of Norway;ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing regulations;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction,17 +13045,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1482/94 of 27 June 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1393/94 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in the Netherlands. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1249/89 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,Whereas, because of the outbreak of classical swine fever in certan regions in Belgium, which are located in the border area to the Netherlands, exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat were adopted for the Netherlands in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1393/94 (3);Whereas it is necessary to adjust the buying-in price for heavy pigs to the present market situation taking into account the decrease in market prices;Whereas in view of new outbreaks of classical swine fever in Belgium, the veterinary and commercial restrictions were extended by the Dutch authorities to a new region at the beginning of June 1994; whereas it is appropriate to include, as from 20 June 1994, animals coming from this region in the buying-in scheme provided for by Regulation (EC) No 1393/94;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,. Regulation (EC) No 1393/94 is hereby amended as follows:1. In Article 4 (1), 'ECU 115' is replaced by 'ECU 105' and 'ECU 98' is replaced by 'ECU 89':2. The Annex is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 28 June 1994; however, the provisions of Article 1 point 2 shall apply from 20 June 1994.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 June 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 129, 11. 5. 1989, p. 12.(3) OJ No L 152, 18. 6. 1994, p. 27.ANNEX'ANNEXThe area located in the province of Zeeland is deliminated as follows:From the border post 358, follow the 'Damsche Vaart' towards the north-west to the crossroads with road N 58, follow this towards the north-east to the crossroads with road N 61 in the commune of Schoondijk, follow road N 61 towards the south-east to the crossroads with 'Statendijk 1', follow this to the crossroads with the 'Molentje', follow this to the crossroads with the 'Oranjedijk', follow this to the crossroads with the 'Mauritsweg', follow this to the crossroads with the 'Zachariasweg', follow this to the crossroads with the 'Driewegenweg', follow this and continue into 'Schorerweg', follow this to the crossroads with the 'Hoofdplaatseweg' and the 'Driewegenweg', follow this towards the south-east to the crossroads with road N 61, follow this towards the east to the crossroads with the 'Isabella' canal, follow this canal to the State border, follow the border towards the south-east to border post 358.' +",Netherlands;Holland;Kingdom of the Netherlands;animal plague;cattle plague;rinderpest;swine fever;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;purchase price;market support;pigmeat;pork,17 +1456,"93/25/EEC: Commission Decision of 11 December 1992 approving certain treatments to inhibit the development of pathogenic micro-organisms in bivalve molluscs and marine gastropods. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery products (1), and in particular Chapter IV (IV) (2) of the Annex thereto,Whereas bivalve molluscs and marine gastropods harvested in the areas referred to in Chapter I (1) (b) and (1) (c) of the Annex to Council Directive 91/492/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of live bivalve molluscs (2) constitute a potential threat to consumers if they are not subjected to appropriate treatment;Whereas Spain and United Kingdom have put forward treatments to inhibit the development of pathogens in bivalve molluscs and marine gastropods;Whereas these processes are adequate to ensure the health of the products and it is not necessary therefore to subject them in advance to purification or relaying;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The treatments set out in the Annex to this Decision for inhibiting the development of pathogenic micro-organisms in bivalve molluscs and marine gastropods harvested in the areas referred to in Chapter I (1) (b) and (1) (c) or the Annex to Directive 91/492/EEC and which have not been subjected to relaying or purification before being placed on the market are hereby approved. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 December 1992.For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 15.(2) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 1.ANNEXA. Sterilization Bivalve molluscs and marine gastropods may be subjected to sterilization in hermetically sealed containers which comply with the requirements of Chapter IV (IV) (4) of the Annex to Directive 91/493/EEC.B. Other heat treatments Bivalve molluscs and marine gastropods in shell and not frozen may undergo one of the following processes:1. - immersion in boiling water for the period required to raise the internal temperature of the mollusc flesh to not less than 90 °C;- maintenance of this minimum temperature for a period of not less than 90 seconds;2. - cooking for three to five minutes in an enclosed space where:- the temperature is between 120 and 160 °C,- the pressure is between 2 and 5 kg/cm2, followed by shelling and freezing of the flesh to a core temperature of 20 °C. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;health legislation;health regulations;health standard;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;mollusc;cephalopod;shellfish;squid;food technology,17 +18948,"Council Regulation (EC) No 66/1999 of 18 December 1998 laying down for 1999 certain conservation and management measures for fishery resources in the Regulatory Area as defined in the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the North West Atlantic Fisheries. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture (1), and in particular Article 8(4) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1627/94 of 27 June 1994 laying down general provisions concerning special fishing permits (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas by Decision 98/392/EC (3), the United Nations' Convention on the Law of the Sea, which contains principles and rules relating to the conservation and management of the living resources within the exclusive economic zones of the coastal States and on the high seas was approved by the Community;Whereas the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the North West Atlantic Fisheries, hereinafter referred to as the NAFO Convention, was approved by the Council in Regulation (EEC) No 3179/78 (4) and entered into force on 1 January 1979; whereas the Regulatory Area as defined consists of that part of the Convention Area which lies beyond the areas in which coastal States exercise fisheries jurisdiction;Whereas the NAFO Convention establishes a suitable framework for the rational conservation and management of the fishery resources of the Regulatory Area with a view to achieving the optimum utilisation thereof; whereas, to this end, the Contracting Parties undertake to carry out joint measures;Whereas the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, hereafter referred to as NAFO, held its annual meeting from 14 to 18 September 1998 and, on that occasion, adopted recommendations for conservation and management measures in the Regulatory Area for 1999; whereas it is appropriate that these recommendations be implemented by the Community;Whereas, in the light of the available scientific advice, the catches of certain species in certain parts of the Regulatory Area should be limited; whereas, in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92, it falls to the Council to establish the total allowable catches (TACs) by stock or group of stocks, the share available for the Community and the specific conditions under which catches must be made and to allocate the share available to the Community among the Member States;Whereas, in order to ensure the conservation of fishery resources and their balanced exploitation, technical conservation measures must be defined, inter alia, for mesh sizes, the level of by-catches, authorised fish sizes and processed length equivalents;Whereas in order to ensure sound management of the shrimp stock in NAFO area 3M, a system of fishing effort control should be maintained;Whereas in order to ensure the conservation of the Greenland halibut stock, provisions should be made for the communication of effort plans for this fishery;Whereas to enable controls to be carried out on catches from the Regulatory Area while supplementing the monitoring measures provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 (5) certain specific control measures are to be defined, inter alia, for the declaration of catches, the communication of information, the holding of non-authorised nets and information and assistance relating to the storage and processing of catches;Whereas, within NAFO, the relevant TAC and quotas have been established on an annual basis and may not be exceeded and, therefore, they may not be subject to the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas (6);Whereas, for imperative reasons of common interest, this Regulation shall apply from 1 January 1999,. Scope1. Community vessels operating in the Regulatory Area and retaining on board fish from resources of that area shall do so in furtherance of the objectives and principles of the NAFO Convention.2. With a view to ensuring through the joint action of the Contracting Parties the rational conservation and management of the fishery resources of the Regulatory Area for the purpose of achieving the optimum utilisation thereof, this Regulation lays down:- limits on catches;- technical conservation measures;- international control measures;- provisions relating to the processing and transmission of certain scientific and statistical data. Community participationMember States shall forward to the Commission a list of all vessels registered in their ports or flying their flag which intend to take part in the fishing activities in the Regulatory Area not later than 20 January 1999 or, thereafter, at least 30 days before the intended commencement of such activity. The information forwarded shall include:(a) name of vessel;(b) official registration number of the vessel assigned by the competent national authorities;(c) home port of the vessel;(d) name of owner or charterer of the vessel;(e) a declaration that the master has been provided with a copy of the regulations in force in the Regulatory Area;(f) the principal species fished by the vessel in the Regulatory Area;(g) the sub-areas where the vessel may be expected to fish. Limits on catchesCatches in 1999 of the species set out in Annex I hereto by fishing vessels registered in the ports of Member States or flying their flag shall be limited, within the divisions of the Regulatory Area referred to in that Annex, to the quotas set out therein. Management measures for shrimpFishing in 1999 for shrimp (Pandalus borealis) in division 3M of the Regulatory Area shall be subject to the limitations and conditions set out in Annex II. Greenland halibut fisheryMember States shall inform the Commission of the fishing plan for their vessels fishing for Greenland halibut in the Regulatory Area not later than 20 January 1999 or, thereafter, at least 30 days before the intended commencement of such activity. The fishing plan shall identify, inter alia, the vessel or vessels which will engage in this fishery. The fishing plan shall represent the total fishing effort to be deployed with respect to this fishery in relation to the extent of the fishing opportunities available to the Member State making the notification.Member States shall, no later than 31 December 1999, report to the Commission on the implementation of their fishing plans, including the number of vessels actually engaged in this fishery and the total number of days fished. Redfish fisheryMember States shall report to the Commission every second Tuesday before 12 noon for the fortnight ending at 12 midnight on the previous Sunday the quantities of redfish caught by their vessels in division 3M of the Regulatory Area. Technical measures1. Mesh sizesThe use of trawl net having in any section thereof net meshes of dimensions less than 130 mm shall be prohibited for direct fishing of the species referred to in Annex III hereto. This mesh size shall be reduced to 60 mm for direct fishing of short-finned squid.Vessels fishing for shrimp (Pandalus borealis) shall use nets with a minimum mesh size of 40 mm.2. Attachments to netsThe use of any means or device other than those described in this paragraph which obstructs the meshes of a net or which diminishes their size shall be prohibited.Canvas, netting or any other material may be attached to the underside of the cod-end in order to reduce or prevent damage.Devices may be attached to the upper side of the cod-end provided that they do not obstruct the meshes of the cod-end. The use of top-side chafers shall be limited to those mentioned in Annex IV hereto.Vessels fishing for shrimp (Pandalus borealis) shall use sorting grids or grates with a maximum spacing between bars of 22 mm.3. By-catchesBy-catches of the species listed in Annex I for which no quotas have been fixed by the Community for a part of the Regulatory Area and taken in that part when fishing directly for:- one or more of the species listed in Annex I, or- one or more of species other than those listed in Annex I,may not exceed for each species on board 2 500 kg or 10 % by weight of all fish on board, whichever is the greater. However, in a part of the Regulatory Area where direct fishing of certain species is banned, by-catches of each of the species listed in Annex I may not exceed 1 250 kg or 5 % respectively.For vessels fishing for shrimp (Pandalus borealis), in the event that total by-catches of all species listed in Annex I, in any haul exceed 5 % by weight, vessels shall immediately change fishing area (minimum 5-nautical-miles) in order to seek to avoid further by-catches of this species.4. Minimum size of fishFish from the Regulatory Area which do not have the size required as set out in Annex V may not be processed, retained on board, transhipped, landed, transported, stored, sold, displayed or offered for sale, but shall be returned immediately to the sea. Where the quantity of caught fish not having the required size exceeds in certain fishing waters 10 % of the total quantity, the vessel must move away to a distance of at least 5-nautical-miles before continuing fishing. Any processed fish of a species for which a minimum fish size is set out in Annex V that is below a length equivalent set out in Annex VI, shall be deemed to originate from fish that is below the minimum fish size. Control measures1. In addition to complying with Articles 6, 8, 11 and 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, masters of vessels shall enter in the logbook the information listed in Annex VII hereto.In complying with Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, Member States shall also inform the Commission of catches of species not subject to quota.2. When fishing directly for one or more of the species listed in Annex III, vessels may not carry nets the mesh size of which is smaller than that laid down in Article 7(1). However, vessels fishing in the course of the same voyage in areas other than the Regulatory Area may keep such nets on board provided that these nets are securely lashed and stowed and are not available for immediate use, that is to say:(a) nets shall be unshackled from their boards and their hauling or trawling cables and ropes;(b) nets carried on or above the deck must be lashed securely to a part of the superstructure.3. The masters of fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in one of its ports shall, in respect of catches of the species listed in Annex I, keep:(a) a logbook stating, by species and by processed product, the aggregate output; or(b) a storage plan, by species, of products processed, indicating where they are located in the hold.4. The captains of Community vessels, fishing for redfish in zone 3M, shall notify every second Monday to the competent authorities of the Member State, whose flag the vessel is flying or in which the vessel is registered, the quantities of redfish caught in zone 3M in the two-week period ending at 24.00 hours the previous Sunday.Masters of vessels must provide the necessary assistance to enable the quantities declared in the logbook and the processed products stored on board to be verified.5. Community vessels shall not engage in transhipment operations in the Regulatory Area unless they have received prior authorisation to do so from the competent authorities of the Member States whose flag the vessel is flying or in which the vessel is registered. Statistical and scientific data1. In order to secure advice on localized and seasonal concentrations of juvenile American plaice and yellowtail flounder in division 3LNO of the Regulatory Area:(a) Member States shall provide, based upon the relevant entries in the logbook, as provided for by Article 8(1), nominal catch and discard statistics, broken down by unit areas no larger than 1° latitude and 1° longitude, summarized on a monthly basis;(b) length sampling shall be provided for both nominal catches and discards, with a sampling intensity on the same scale as adopted in (a) and summarised on a monthly basis.2. In order to assess the effects of cod by-catches in the redfish and flatfish fisheries on the Flemish Cap:(a) Member States shall supply, based upon the relevant entries in the logbook as provided for by Article 8(1), statistics on discards of cod taken in the redfish and flatfish fisheries in the above area, in addition to the normal reports, summarised on a monthly basis;(b) length samples of cod taken in the redfish and flatfish fisheries in the above area, shall be provided for the two components separately, with depth information accompanying each sample, summarised on a monthly basis.3. Length samples shall be taken from all parts of the respective catch of each species concerned in such a manner that at least one statistically significant sample is taken from the first haul taken each day. The size of a fish shall be measured from the tip of the snout to the end of the tail fin.For the purposes set out in paragraphs 1 and 2, length samples taken as described in this Regulation shall be deemed to be representative of all catches of the species concerned. 0Fishing quotas referred to in Annex I shall not be subject to the conditions laid down in Articles 2, 3 and 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96. 1This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 January 1999.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 December 1998.For the CouncilThe PresidentW. MOLTERER(1) OJ L 389, 31.12.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1181/98 (OJ L 164, 9.6.1998, p. 1).(2) OJ L 171, 6.7.1994, p. 7.(3) OJ L 179, 23.6.1998, p. 1.(4) OJ L 378, 30.12.1978, p. 1.(5) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2205/97 (OJ L 304, 7.11.1997, p. 1).(6) OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3.ANNEX I>TABLE>ANNEX II>TABLE>When conducting a fishing for shrimp in this box, vessels shall, whether or not crossing the line separating NAFO divisions 3L and 3M, report in accordance with point 1.3 of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 189/92 (OJ L 21, 30.1.1992, p. 4).(1) The Member States concerned shall issue special fishing permits for their fishing vessels engaging in this fishery, and shall notify those permits to the Commission prior to the commencement of the vessel's activity, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1627/94. By way of derogation from Article 8 of that Regulation, permits will only become valid if the Commission has not objected within five working days following the notification.ANNEX III>TABLE>ANNEX IVAUTHORISED TOP-SIDE CHAFERS1. ICNAF-type top-side chaferA rectangular piece of netting attached to the upper side of a cod-end to reduce or prevent damage and complying with the following requirements:(a) the netting shall not have a mesh size less than that specified for the net itself;(b) the netting may be fastened to the cod-end only along the forward and lateral edges of the netting and shall be fastened in such a manner that it extends forward of the splitting strap no more than four meshes and ends not less than four meshes in front of the codline mesh; where a splitting strap is not used, the netting shall not extend to more than one-third of the cod-end measured from not less than four meshes in front of the codline mesh;(c) the number of meshes in the width of the netting shall be at least one and a half times the number of meshes in the width of the part of the cod-end which is covered, both widths being taken at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the cod-end.2. 'Multiple flap` top-side chaferPieces of netting having in all their parts meshes the dimensions of which, whether the pieces of netting are wet or dry, are not less than those of the meshes of the net to which they are attached, provided that:(i) each piece of netting:(a) is fastened only by its forward edge across the cod-end at right angles to its longitudinal axis;(b) is at least equal in width to the width of the cod-end (such width being measured at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the cod-end at the point of attachment);(c) is not more than 10 meshes long.(ii) the aggregate length of all the pieces of netting so attached does not exceed two-thirds of the length of the cod-end.3. Large mesh (modified Polish-type) top-side chaferA rectangular piece of netting made of the same twine material as the cod-end, or of a single, thick, knotless twine material, attached to the rear portion of the upper side of the cod-end and extending over all or any part of the upper side of the cod-end, having in all its parts a mesh size twice that of the cod-end when measured wet and fastened to the cod-end along the forward, lateral and rear edges only of the netting in such a way that each mesh of the netting exactly coincides with four meshes of the cod-end.ANNEX V>TABLE>ANNEX VI>TABLE>ANNEX VII>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE> +",fishery management;fishery planning;fishery system;fishing management;fishing system;management of fish resources;conservation of fish stocks;North-West Atlantic Fisheries Organisation;ICNAF;International Commission for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries;NAFO;Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation;fishery resources;fishing resources;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing regulations,17 +39144,"2011/248/EU: Council Decision of 12 April 2011 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union, of the one part, and the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, of the other part, providing further liberalisation of agricultural products, processed agricultural products and fish and fishery products and amending the Euro-Mediterranean Interim Association Agreement on trade and cooperation between the European Community, of the one part, and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, of the other part. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Whereas:(1) On 14 November 2005, the Council authorised the Commission to conduct negotiations in order to achieve greater liberalisation of trade in agricultural products, processed agricultural products and fish and fishery products with certain Mediterranean countries. The negotiations were successfully concluded by the initialling of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union, of the one part, and the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, of the other part, providing further liberalisation of agricultural products, processed agricultural products and fish and fishery products and amending the Euro-Mediterranean Interim Association Agreement on trade and cooperation between the European Community, of the one part, and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, of the other part (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’).(2) The Agreement should be signed on behalf of the Union, subject to its conclusion at a later date,. The signing of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union, of the one part, and the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, of the other part, providing further liberalisation of agricultural products, processed agricultural products and fish and fishery products and amending the Euro-Mediterranean Interim Association Agreement on trade and cooperation between the European Community, of the one part, and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, of the other part (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement (1). The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Union. This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.. Done at Luxembourg, 12 April 2011.For the CouncilThe PresidentC. ASHTON(1)  The text of the Agreement will be published together with the decision on its conclusion. +",administrative cooperation;Palestine Liberation Organisation;PLO;Palestine Liberation Organization;fish product;caviar;fish croquette;fish egg;fish fillet;fish meal;surimi;agricultural product;farm product;association agreement (EU);EC association agreement;trade agreement (EU);EC trade agreement,17 +34138,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 444/2007 of 23 April 2007 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 as regards catch limits for the stock of herring in ICES zones I and II. ,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 of 21 December 2006 fixing for 2007 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks, and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (1), and in particular Annex IB thereto,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 fixes for 2007 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required.(2) Pursuant to consultations between the Community, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Norway and the Russian Federation on 18 January 2007, an agreement on the fishing opportunities for the Atlanto-Scandian (Norwegian spring-spawning) herring stock in the north-east Atlantic was reached. The overall catch limitation for 2007 is fixed at a level of 1 280 000 tonnes in full conformity with the scientific advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES). That agreement should be implemented into Community law.(3) Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly,. Annex IB to Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 April 2007.For the CommissionJoe BORGMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 15, 20.1.2007, p. 1.ANNEXIn Annex IB to Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 the entry concerning the species Herring in EC and international waters of ICES zones I and II is replaced by the following:‘Species : HerringZone : EC and International waters of I and II HER/1/2.‘Species : HerringZone : EC and International waters of I and II HER/1/2.Belgium 30Denmark 28 550Germany 5 000Spain 94France 1 232Ireland 7 391The Netherlands 10 217Poland 1 445Portugal 94Finland 442Sweden 10 580United Kingdom 18 253EC 83 328Norway 74 995 (1)TAC 1 280 000 Analytical TACWithin the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified:Norwegian waters north of 62 °N and the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (HER/*2AJMN)Belgium 30 ()Denmark 28 550 ()Germany 5 000 ()Spain 94 ()France 1 232 ()Ireland 7 391 ()The Netherlands 10 217 ()Poland 1 445 ()Portugal 94 ()Finland 442 ()Sweden 10 580 ()United Kingdom 18 253 ()()  When the sum of the catches of all Member States have reached 74 995 tonnes no further catches shall be permitted.’Norwegian waters north of 62 °N and the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (HER/*2AJMN)Belgium 30 ()Denmark 28 550 ()Germany 5 000 ()Spain 94 ()France 1 232 ()Ireland 7 391 ()The Netherlands 10 217 ()Poland 1 445 ()Portugal 94 ()Finland 442 ()Sweden 10 580 ()United Kingdom 18 253 ()()  When the sum of the catches of all Member States have reached 74 995 tonnes no further catches shall be permitted.’ +",sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing regulations;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction;EU waters;Community waters;European Union waters;international waters;high seas;maritime waters,17 +17326,"98/136/EC: Council Decision of 18 December 1997 on the provisional application of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on trade in textile and clothing products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 in conjunction with Article 228(2) first sentence thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on trade in textile and clothing products, initialled on 15 December 1992, as last amended on 1 August 1995;Whereas this Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters should be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 1998 pending the completion of the procedures required for its conclusion, subject to reciprocal provisional application of the Agreement by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,. The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on trade in textile and clothing products shall be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 1998 pending its formal conclusion and subject to reciprocal provisional application of the Agreement by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.. Done at Brussels, 18 December 1997.For the CouncilThe PresidentF. BODEN +",import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;textile product;fabric;furnishing fabric;clothing;article of clothing;ready-made clothing;work clothes;Vietnam;Socialist Republic of Viet Nam;trade agreement (EU);EC trade agreement;revision of an agreement;amendment of an agreement;revision of a treaty,17 +23699,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 765/2002 of 3 May 2002 on the collection of samples and the adoption of certain detailed rules in connection with physical checks on boneless beef cuts qualifying for export refunds. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2345/2001(2), and in particular Article 33(12) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 386/90 of 12 February 1990 on the monitoring carried out at the time of export of agricultural products receiving refunds or other amounts(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 163/94(4), and in particular Article 6 thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999, the difference between the prices for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation on the world market and within the Community can be covered by an export refund. For agricultural products, the arrangements governing the system are set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 of 15 April 1999 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2299/2001(6).(2) Sector 5 of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 of 17 December 1987 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds(7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 488/2002(8), provides, inter alia, that refunds are to be granted on certain boneless cuts on condition they have a minimum lean bovine meat content and, in the case of cuts of adult male bovine animals, are individually wrapped.(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2221/95(9), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2655/1999(10), lays down detailed rules as regards physical checks carried out at the time of export of agricultural products qualifying for refunds. Special conditions regarding beef are laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2457/97 of 10 December 1997 on the collection of samples in connection with physical checks of boneless beef cuts qualifying for export refunds(11).(4) Provision should be made for checks on the provenance/origin of boneless cuts of adult male bovine animals and the methodology to be applied for those checks, with a view to standardisation, and to setting appropriate penalties in the event of failure to comply with the condition regarding provenance/origin. Regulation (EC) No 2457/97 should, in addition, be updated in order to take account of changes to the nomenclature applicable to export refunds on agricultural products provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2556/2001(12).(5) In the interests of clarity, Regulation (EC) No 2457/97 should therefore be repealed and replaced.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. 1. This Regulation shall apply in the event of physical checks on the nature and characteristics of products within the meaning of Article 2(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 386/90 regarding:(a) compliance with the obligation on the individual wrapping of boneless cuts covered by the following product codes:- 0201 30 00 91/00,- 0201 30 00 91/20;(b) the origin of boneless cuts of adult male bovine animals covered by the following product codes:- 0201 30 00 91/00,- 0201 30 00 91/20;(c) the minimum average lean meat content of boneless cuts covered by the following product codes:- 0201 30 00 91/00,- 0201 30 00 91/20,- 0201 30 00 90/60,- 0202 30 90 92/00.2. The description of the products referred to in paragraph 1 shall be that contained in the nomenclature of agricultural products for export refunds set out in Sector 5 of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87. 1. For the purposes of physical checks, samples shall consist of two full cartons collected from two different parts of the consignment. The first carton shall be intended for the authorities responsible for the checks while the second shall be kept in reserve under the supervision of the customs authorities.2. The quantity of products covered by one of the following declarations shall be deemed to comprise a consignment:(a) a declaration as referred to in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999;(b) a declaration as referred to in Article 26(1) of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999, in the situation referred to in that paragraph, as regards storage only. For the purposes of checks on compliance with the obligation referred to in Article 1(1)(a), the customs authorities shall check that each cut in the first carton of the sample referred to in Article 2 is individually wrapped and that each package does not contain more than one cut. If this is not the case, the same checks shall be conducted on the second carton.Where, taking the two cartons together, at most one cut turns out not to have been wrapped individually or one package to contain more than one cut and all the other conditions regarding the refund are met, the consignment shall be deemed not to be irregular. If these conditions are not observed, an irregularity shall be deemed to have occurred.Where an irregularity is established, the refund payable in respect of the consignment shall be calculated on the basis of the corrected weight. The corrected weight shall be obtained by reducing the declared net weight by a percentage corresponding to the weight of cuts failing to comply in relation to the total net weight of the sample. For the purposes of checks on the condition regarding origin referred to in Article 1(1)(b), the sample for analysis shall consist of one or two cuts collected at random from the first carton of the sample referred to in Article 2. Where analysis shows that meat other than beef from adult male bovine animals is present, no refund shall be granted.The checks shall be carried out in accordance with the methodology described in the Annex hereto.Without prejudice to further checks decided on where an irregularity is suspected, the checks shall be carried out at random covering all export operations on not less than one third of operations selected for the physical check. For the purpose of checks on compliance with the condition referred to in Article 1(1)(c), the whole contents of the first carton of the sample referred to in Article 2 shall be minced to form a homogeneous mixture. Where the lean meat content of the sample is below the minimum laid down, the contents of the second carton shall be examined in the same way. Where the average for the two cartons is below the average lean meat content laid down, no refund shall be granted. In accordance with Article 68 and without prejudice to Article 78 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92(13), samples shall be collected and checked as provided for in this Regulation at the time declarations, as referred to in Article 2(2), that have been accepted are verified. Regulation (EC) No 2457/97 is hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2002.It shall apply to operations covered by a declaration as referred to in Article 2(2) covered with effect from 1 July 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 3 May 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 1.(2) OJ L 315, 1.12.2001, p. 29.(3) OJ L 42, 16.2.1990, p. 6.(4) OJ L 24, 29.1.1994, p. 2.(5) OJ L 102, 17.4.1999, p. 11.(6) OJ L 308, 27.11.2001, p. 19.(7) OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1.(8) OJ L 76, 19.3.2002, p. 11.(9) OJ L 224, 21.9.1995, p. 13.(10) OJ L 325, 17.12.1999, p. 12.(11) OJ L 340, 11.12.1997, p. 29.(12) OJ L 348, 31.12.2001, p. 1.(13) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.ANNEXANALYSIS OF THE ORIGIN OF CERTAIN BONELESS BEEF CUTS OF ADULT MALE BOVINE ANIMALSMethodology to be applied for beef sexingThe methodology to be applied is based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and comprises sampling, extraction of DNA, PCR and gel electrophoresis.1. Sampling and sub-samplingThe sub-sample shall be dissected from a core part (inside) of the provided meat piece, by using a sterile(1) knife (scalpel or similar). This sample shall then be ground by using a micro grinder or cut into smaller pieces to assure for a reasonable extraction efficiency.Samples have to be prepared in a different working place than the one used to perform PCR. The handling of material has to be performed in an environment which can be cleaned easily, preferably on a clean bench, to ensure that no cross contamination with other samples occurs.Sterile(2) blades, scalpels or similar tools are to be used for preparation of the meat sample.2. Extraction and purification of DNADNA extraction and purification has to be accomplished by either using conventional procedures(3), ready-to-use kits (based on the principle: solubilisation of the meat sample in lysis buffer which contain surfactants, detergents and proteinase K, application of the solubilised sample to a DNA-binding resin, removal of non-DNA compounds by repeated washing steps, and finally elution of purified DNA in water or low-salt buffer), or extracting the DNA in sodium hydroxide solution(4).The control of the successful extraction by gel electrophoresis is recommended, but not mandatory.Validation aspect: for each batch of samples to be extracted, one extraction control (i.e. no meat) shall be performed in parallel to prove the integrity of the applied procedure.3. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)Principle: the principle of PCR is a three-step procedure (denaturation, annealing of primers, extension) which has to be repeated for some 25 to 40 times (number of ""cycles"" in the method). The reagents (reaction buffer, MgCl2, deoxynucleotides, primers, heat-stable DNA-polymerase, sterile water) are mixed together according to the developed method, leading the ""mastermix"". Dedicated pipettes shall be used for the preparation of the mastermix. This mastermix is then added to the DNA template (extracted DNA). The reaction is performed in a thermo-cycler. After completion, the PCR products are analysed by gel electrophoresis or stored at 4 °C or at - 20 °C.The recommended(5) method to be applied, referring to the template, has to either amplify a sequence within the amelogenin locus (homologous gene) or within the ZFX/Y region (allele-specific PCR).Specific primers for these two types of methods are:Amelogenin forward: 5'-CAGCCAAACCTCCCTCTGC-3'Amelogenin reverse: 5'-CCCGCTTGGTCTTGTCTGTTGC-3'(Ennis, S., and Gallagher, T.F. (1994) Anim. Genet. 25: 425-427)Amelogenin forward: 5'-AAATTCTCTCACAGTCCAAG-3'Amelogenin reverse: 5'-CAACAGGTAATTTTCCTTTAG-3'(Chen, C.M., Hu, C.L., Wang, C.H., Hung, C.M., Wu, H.K., Choo, K.B., and Cheng, W.T.K. (1999) Mol. Reprod. Dev. 54, 209-214)ZFX (allele-specific), forward: 5'-GACAGCTGAACAAGTGTTACTG-3'ZFX (allele-specific), reverse: 5'-AATGTCACACTTGAATCGCATC-3'ZFY (allele-specific), forward: 5'-GAAGGCCTTCGAATGTGATAAC-3'ZFY (allele-specific), reverse: 5'-CTGACAAAAGGTGGCGATTTCA-3'(Kirkpatrick, B.W., and Monson, R.L. (1993) J. Reprod. Fertil. 98: 335-340)ZFX forward: 5'-AGCTGAACAAGGGTTACTG-3'ZFY forward: 5'-CAAGCTTACCAGCAAGTCA-3'ZFX/Y reverse: 5'-CCAGTATGGATTCGCATGT-3'(Zinovieva, N., Palma, G., Müller, M., and Brem G. (1995) Theriogenology 43: 265)PCR mastermixes have to be prepared on a clean bench, which is decontaminated after work using detergents and UV light.- Method development: possible alterations to published methods might be required, such as the exact mastermix composition (e.g. MgCl2 concentration, primer concentration), the amount of template DNA used, and an adapted temperature program (temperatures, holding times). The appearance of non-specific amplification products shall lead to optimisation (e.g. annealing temperature, MgCl2 concentration, primer concentrations etc.) to guarantee the accuracy of the results.- Validation aspects: the method to be applied in routine analysis has to be properly validated. The analysis of the following controls has to be included in a set of samples: extraction control (no meat), negative PCR control, and reference samples (male and female beef but also one sample of meat other than beef). Moreover, revalidation shall be applied if key components in the procedure are changed, such as DNA polymerase (different supplier or product) or primers (new lot).- Good laboratory practice is deemed indispensable such as proper cleaning and decontamination of the working place and instruments used, aliquoting of primers, dedicated use of pipettes etc.4. Analysis of amplicons by gel electrophoresisThe PCR fragments (amplicons) obtained are to be analysed by gel electrophoresis. Either agarose gels stained with ethidium bromide or polyacrylamide gels which are silver stained after completion of the electrophoretic separation are applicable. An appropriate molecular weight marker on the gel to determine the approximate size of the obtained amplicons has to be used.5. DocumentationThe obtained results have to be properly documented (gel image, description of results, noting of any non-expected result).(1) Not contaminated with DNA.(2) Not contaminated with DNA.(3) As described in: Sambrook, J., Fritsch, E.F., and Maniatis, T. (eds) in: Molecular Cloning, Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory Press (1989).(4) As described in: Elphinestone, J.G., Hennessey, J., Wilson, J.K., and Stead, D.E. (1996) Bulletin OEPP/EPPO 26, 663-678.(5) PCR methods other than the one recommended are subject to approval by an officially designated reference laboratory. +",food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;customs inspection;customs check;beef;boned meat;preparation for market;labelling,17 +18714,"1999/542/EC: Commission Decision of 28 July 1999 concerning protective measures with regard to imports of certain animals from Bulgaria due to an outbreak of bluetongue (notified under document number C(1999) 2492) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991, laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC(1), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC(2), and in particular Article 18 thereof,(1) Whereas outbreaks of bluetongue have been confirmed, on July 1999, in the region of Bourgas in Bulgaria;(2) Whereas the situation is capable of constituting a grave danger to animal health within the Community;(3) Whereas it is necessary therefore to prohibit the importation of animals of bovine, ovine, and caprine species originating in Bulgaria;(4) Whereas some measures must be taken in order to ensure that live animals of bovine, ovine and caprine species do not pass through the part of Bulgaria comprising the provinces of Bourgas, Jambol, Sliven, Starazagora, Hasskovo and Kardjali;(5) Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee;. (a) Member States shall not authorise the importation of live animals of bovine, ovine and caprine species originating in Bulgaria.(b) Member States receiving live animals of bovine, ovine and caprine species which have been transported via the territory of Bulgaria, shall ensure that the animals have not passed through the part of Bulgaria comprising the provinces of Bourgas, Jambol, Sliven, Starazagora, Hasskovo and Kardjali. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 July 1999.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56.(2) OJ L 162, 1.7.1996, p. 1. +",import;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;sheep;ewe;lamb;ovine species;Bulgaria;Republic of Bulgaria;health certificate,17 +15466,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1035/96 of 8 May 1996 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (), and in particular Articles 9 and 12 thereof,Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 established a goods nomenclature, hereinafter called the combined nomenclature, to meet, at one and the same time, the requirements both of the Common Customs Tariff and of the external trade statistics of the Community;Whereas it is necessary to amend the combined nomenclature to take account of:- changes in requirements relating to statistics and commercial policy, in particular by virtue of Council Decision 94/800/EC of 22 December 1994 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Community, as regards matters within its competence, of the agreements reached in the Uruguay Round multilateral negotiations (1986-1994) () and Council Regulation (EC) No 3093/95 of 22 December 1995 laying down the rates of duty to be applied by the Community resulting from negotiations under GATT Article XXIV:6 consequent upon the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden to the European Union (), as well as other measures adopted by the Council or by the Commission ();- the need to align or clarify texts, in particular to take account of the Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Tariff and Statistical Nomenclature Section of the Customs Code Committee,. Without prejudice to Council Regulation (EC) No 344/96 of 26 Februari 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs tarif (), Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 is amended in accordance with the Annexes to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1996.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 8 May 1996.For the CommissionKarel VAN MIERTMember of the Commission() OJ No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1.() OJ No L 336, 23. 12. 1994, p. 1.() OJ No L 334, 30. 12. 1995, p. 1.() Incorporated in Annex I to this Regulation are amendments resulting from the adoption of the following measure:- Commission Regulation (EC) No 192/96 of 31 January 1996 (OJ No L 26 of 2. 2. 1996, p. 5.() OJ No L 49, 28. 2. 1996, p. 1. +",tariff nomenclature;Brussels tariff nomenclature;customs nomenclature;tariff classification;tariff heading;customs regulations;community customs code;customs legislation;customs treatment;enlargement of the Union;Natali report;enlargement of the Community;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT;Combined Nomenclature;CN,17 +35608,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 252/2008 of 18 March 2008 on the issuing of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of March 2008 under tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 for certain products in the egg sector and for egg albumin. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of the Council of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in eggs (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75 of the Council of 29 October 1975 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin (2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (3), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 of 15 May 2007 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the egg sector and for egg albumin (4), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 opened tariff quotas for imports of products in the egg sector and for egg albumin.(2) The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of March 2008 for the subperiod 1 April to 30 June 2008 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which licences may be issued should therefore be determined and an allocation coefficient laid down to be applied to the quantities applied for.. The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 for the subperiod 1 April to 30 June 2008 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 March 2008.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 March 2008.For the CommissionJean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 49. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 679/2006 (OJ L 119, 4.5.2006, p. 1). Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 will be replaced by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1) as from 1 July 2008.(2)  OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 104. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2916/95 (OJ L 305, 19.12.1995, p. 49).(3)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 289/2007 (OJ L 78, 17.3.2007, p. 17).(4)  OJ L 128, 16.5.2007, p. 19.ANNEXGroup No Order No Allocation coefficient for import licence applications lodged for the subperiod 1.4.2008-30.6.2008E1 09.4015 (1)E2 09.4401 33,731344E3 09.4402 (2)(1)  Not applied: no licence application has been sent to the Commission.(2)  Not applied: the applications do not cover the total quantity available. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;egg;egg product;egg preparation;import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;animal protein,17 +14979,"96/427/EC: Commission Decision of 10 July 1996 concerning a derogation from the provisions of Annex III of Council Directive 91/439/EEC (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/439/EEC of 29 July 1991 on driving licences (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas Article 7 (3) stipulates that Member States may, with the agreement of the Commission, derogate from the provisions of Annex III concerning minimum standards of physical and mental fitness for driving of power-driven vehicles;Whereas such derogations must be compatible with the development of medical science and with the principles laid down in Annex III;Whereas Annex III, item 6.3 specifies that applicants for a driving licence or for the renewal of such a licence must have a visual acuity, with corrective lenses if necessary, of at least 0,8 in the better eye and at least 0,5 in the worse eye;Whereas, if corrective lenses are used to attain the values of 0,8 and 0,5, the uncorrected acuity in each eye must reach 0,05, or else the minimum acuity (0,8 and 0,5) must be achieved either by correction by means of glasses with a power not exceeding plus or minus four dioptres or with the aid of contact lenses (uncorrected vision = 0,05) and the correction must be well tolerated;Whereas item 6.3 furthermore specifies that driving licences shall not be issued to or renewed for applications or drivers without a normal binocular field of vision or suffering from diplopia;Whereas in accordance with item 6.3 of Annex III the maximum allowed strength for glasses of group 2 drivers has to be plus or minus 4 dioptres, notably because of distortion of the field of vision if stronger glasses had to be used; whereas, however, application of modern techniques and materials has made it possible to now produce glasses up to plus or minus 8 dioptres without such distortion;Whereas, therefore, following the request of several Member States, the Commission considers that the developments of medical science justify a derogation to the provision of item 6.3 of Annex III of the Directive as for the number of dioptres for glasses of drivers of group 2,. Member States may allow a value of plus or minus 8 dioptres instead of plus or minus 4 dioptres when the minimum acuity of 0,8 and 0,5 is achieved by correction by means of glasses. This Decision is addressed to the Member States. This Decision applies as from three days after the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.. Done at Brussels, 10 July 1996.For the CommissionNeil KINNOCKMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 237, 24. 8. 1991, p. 1. +",optical industry;contact lens;precision optics;spectacle lens;spectacles;medicine;driving licence;penalty points driving licence;scientific progress;directive (EU);Commission Directive;Community directive;Council Directive;European Parliament and Council directive;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law,17 +34982,"2008/140/EC: Commission Decision of 21 December 2007 on State aid promoting investment in favour of a malthouse (Maltacarrión, SA) in Castilla y León (C 48/2005) (notified under document number C(2007) 6897). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 88(2) thereof,Whereas:I.   PROCEDURE(1) By letter of 1 December 2004 the Spanish authorities notified the abovementioned aid pursuant to Article 88(3) of the EC Treaty.(2) By letter No SG-Greffe (2005) D/207666 of 22 December 2005, the Commission opened the formal investigation procedure pursuant to Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty (1). Spain subsequently submitted its comments by letter of 23 January 2005.(3) By letter of 13 March 2006, Spain informed the Commission that it was withdrawing the notified measure. In reply to a further question from the Commission, Spain confirmed, by letter of 5 May 2006, that no aid was ever paid.II.   CONCLUSION(4) Up to the date on which it received the request for withdrawal from Spain, the Commission had not taken any formal decision on the notification in question. In these circumstances, the Commission accepts the withdrawal of the notification within the meaning of Article 8(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 22 March 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty (2).(5) The formal investigation procedure should therefore be closed pursuant to Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 as it has become devoid of purpose,. The formal investigation procedure concerning an aid promoting investment in favour of a malthouse (Maltacarrión, SA) in Castilla y León is hereby closed pursuant to Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.. Done at Brussels, 21 December 2007.For the CommissionJanez POTOČNIKMember of the Commission(1)  Not published because the Spanish authorities notified withdrawal of the measure before it could be published.(2)  OJ L 83, 27.3.1999, p. 1. +",beverage industry;brewery;distillery;malt house;winegrowing industry;Castile-Leon;Autonomous Community of Castile-Leon;Leon;control of State aid;notification of State aid;investment aid;Spain;Kingdom of Spain;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid,17 +26082,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 861/2003 of 19 May 2003 on the issue of import licences for rice originating in the ACP States and the overseas countries and territories against applications submitted in the first five working days of May 2003 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 638/2003. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Decision (EC) No 2286/2002 of 10 December 2002 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1706/98(1),Having regard to Council Decision 2001/822/EC of 27 November 2001 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Community (Overseas Association Decision)(2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 638/2003 of 9 April 2003 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 and Council Decision 2001/822/EC as regards the arrangements applicable to imports of rice originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) and the overseas countries and territories (OCT)(3), and in particular Article 17(2) thereof,Whereas:Examination of the quantities for which applications have been submitted shows that licences for the May 2003 tranche should be issued for the quantities applied for reduced, where appropriate, by the percentages not covered and fixing the quantities carried over to the subsequent tranche,. 1. Import licences for rice against applications submitted during the first five working days of May 2003 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 638/2003 and notified to the Commission shall be issued for the quantities applied for reduced, where appropriate, by the percentages set out in the Annex hereto.2. The available quantities carried over to the subsequent tranche are set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 May 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 May 2003.For the CommissionJ. M. Silva RodrĂ­guezAgriculture Director-General(1) OJ L 348, 21.12.2002, p. 5.(2) OJ L 314, 30.11.2001, p. 1.(3) OJ L 93, 10.4.2003, p. 3.ANNEXReduction percentages to be applied to quantities applied for under the tranche for May 2003 and quantities carried over to the following tranche>TABLE>>TABLE> +",import;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;overseas countries and territories;OCT;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;rice;customs duties;ACP countries,17 +17803,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 262/98 of 30 January 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application in 1998 of the arrangements applicable to imports laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 70/97 as regards certain beef and veal products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 70/97 of 20 December 1996 concerning the arrangements applicable to imports into the Community of products originating in the Republics of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia and to imports of wine originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the Republic of Slovenia (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2636/97 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 70/97 provides for 1998 for an annual tariff quota of 10 900 tonnes expressed in carcase weight; whereas detailed rules for the application of that quota must be laid down;Whereas, pursuant to Article 8(3) of Regulation (EC) No 70/97, imports under that quota are subject to the presentation of an authenticity certificate attesting that the goods are originating goods and from the issuing country and that they correspond exactly to the definition in Annex F to the aforementioned Regulation; whereas it is necessary to establish a model for those certificates and lay down detailed rules for their use;Whereas the arrangements should be managed using import licences; whereas to this end rules should be set on submission of applications and the information to be given on applications and licences, by way of derogation, if necessary, from certain provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance-fixing certificates for agricultural products (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1404/97 (4), and of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 of 26 June 1995 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 260/98 (6);Whereas, in order to ensure proper management of the imports of the products in question, provision should be made for import licences to be issued subject to verification, in particular of entries on certificates of authenticity;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. 1. The following tariff quotas are hereby opened for the period 1 January to 31 December 1998:- 9 400 tonnes of 'baby beef`, expressed in carcase weight, originating in and coming from Croatia,- 1 500 tonnes of 'baby beef`, expressed in carcase weight, originating in and coming from Bosnia-Herzegovina,The two quotas referred to in the first subparagraph shall bear the serial numbers 09.4503 and 09.4504 respectively.For the purposes of attributing the said quotas, 100 kilograms live weight shall be equivalent to 50 kilograms carcase weight.2. The customs duty applicable under the quotas referred to in paragraph 1 shall be 20 % of the duty laid down in the Common Customs Tariff.3. Importation under the quotas referred to in paragraph 1 shall be reserved for certain live animals and certain meat falling within CN codes:- ex 0102 90 51, ex 0102 90 59, ex 0102 90 71 and ex 0102 90 79,- ex 0201 10 00 and ex 0201 20 20,- ex 0201 20 30,- ex 0201 20 50,referred to in Annex F to Regulation (EC) No 70/97. 1. Imports of the quantities set out in Article 1 shall be subject to presentation, on release for free circulation, of an import licence issued in accordance with the following provisions:(a) Section 8 of the licence applications and of the licences themselves must show the country of origin; licences shall carry with them an obligation to import from the country indicated;(b) Section 20 of the licence applications and of the licences themselves shall show one of the following endorsements:- [«Baby beef» (Reglamento (CE) n° 262/98)]- (»Baby beef« (forordning (EF) nr. 262/98))- (""Baby beef"" (Verordnung (EG) Nr. 262/98))- [«Baby beef» (Êáíïíéóìüò (ÅÊ) áñéè. 262/98)]- ('Baby beef` (Regulation (EC) No 262/98))- [«Baby beef» (règlement (CE) n° 262/98)]- [«Baby beef» (regolamento (CE) n. 262/98)]- (""Baby beef"" (Verordening (EG) nr. 262/98))- [«Baby beef» (Regulamento (CE) nº 262/98)]- (""Baby beef"" (asetus (EY) N:o 262/98))- (""Baby beef"" (förordning (EG) nr 262/98));(c) the original of the certificate of authenticity drawn up in accordance with Articles 3 and 4 plus a copy thereof shall be presented to the competent authority together with the application for the first import licence relating to the certificate of authenticity.The original of the certificate of authenticity shall be kept by the abovementioned authority;(d) certificates of authenticity may be used for the issuing of more than one import licence for quantities not exceeding that shown on the certificate. Where more than one licence is issued in respect of a certificate, the competent authority shall endorse the certificate of authenticity to show the quantity attributed;(e) the competent authorities may issue import licences only after they are satisfied that all the information on the certificate of authenticity corresponds to that received each week from the Commission on the subject. The licences shall be issued immediately thereafter.2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1(c), the competent authorities may, in exceptional cases and on duly reasoned application, issue import licences on the basis of the relevant certificates of authenticity before the information from the Commission is received. In such cases, the security for the import licences shall be ECU 25 per 100 kilograms net weight in the case of live animals and ECU 50 per 100 kilograms net weight in the case of meat. After having received the information relating to the certificate, Member States shall replace this security with that referred to in Article 5(1). 1. The certificates of authenticity referred to in Article 2 shall be made out in one original and two copies, to be printed and completed in one of the official languages of the European Community, in accordance with the model in Annexes I and II respectively for the two countries concerned; they may also be printed and completed in the official language or one of the official languages of the exporting country.The competent authorities of the Member State in which the import licence application is submitted may require a translation of the certificate to be provided.2. The original and copies thereof may be typed or handwritten. In the latter case, they must be completed in black ink and in block capitals.3. The certificate forms shall measure 210 × 297 mm. The paper used shall weigh not less than 40 g/m2. The original shall be white, the first copy pink and the second copy yellow.4. Each certificate shall have its own individual serial number followed by the name of the issuing country.The copies shall bear the same serial number and the same name as the original.5. Certificates shall be valid only if they are duly endorsed by an issuing authority listed in Annex III.6. Certificates shall be deemed to have been duly endorsed if they state the date and place of issue and if they bear the stamp of the issuing authority and the signature of the person or persons empowered to sign them. 1. The issuing authorities listed in Annex III must:(a) be recognised as such by the exporting country;(b) undertake to verify entries on the certificates;(c) undertake to forward to the Commission at least once per week any information enabling the entries on the certificates of authenticity, in particular the number of the certificate, the exporter, the consignee, the country of destination, the product (live animals/meat), the net weight and the date of signature, to be verified.2. The list may be revised where the requirement referred to in paragraph 1(a) is no longer met or where an issuing authority fails to fulfil any of the obligations incumbent on it. 1. The security for import licences shall be ECU 5 per 100 kilograms net weight in the case of live animals and ECU 12 per 100 kilograms net weight in the case of meat. Such securities shall be lodged when the licences are issued.2. Certificates of authenticity and import licences shall be valid for three months from their respective dates of issue. However, their term of validity shall expire on 31 December 1998. 1. The provisions of Regulations (EEC) No 3719/88 and (EC) No 1445/95 shall apply subject to the provisions of this Regulation.2. Without prejudice to Article 8(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, the full import duty provided for in the Common Customs Tariff (CCT) shall be charged on quantities in excess of those stated on import licences. The authorities of the Republics of Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina shall communicate to the Commission of the European Communities specimens of the stamp imprints used by their issuing authorities and the names and signatures of the persons empowered to sign certificates of authenticity. The Commission shall communicate this information to the competent authorities of the Member States. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 January 1998.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 January 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 16, 18. 1. 1997, p. 1.(2) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1997, p. 16.(3) OJ L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.(4) OJ L 194, 23. 7. 1997, p. 5.(5) OJ L 143, 27. 6. 1995, p. 35.(6) See page 42 of this Official Journal.ANNEX I>START OF GRAPHIC>>END OF GRAPHIC>ANNEX II>START OF GRAPHIC>>END OF GRAPHIC>ANNEX IIIIssuing bodies:- Republic of Croatia: 'Euroinspekt`, Zagreb, Croatia,- Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina: +",import;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;beef;Yugoslavia;territories of the former Yugoslavia,17 +4165,"2006/344/EC: Council Decision of 14 March 2006 giving notice to Germany, in accordance with Article 104(9) of the Treaty establishing the European Community, to take measures for the deficit reduction judged necessary in order to remedy the situation of excessive deficit. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 104(9) thereof,Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission pursuant to Article 104(9) of the Treaty,Whereas:(1) According to Article 104(1) of the Treaty, Member States are to avoid excessive government deficits.(2) The Stability and Growth Pact is based on the objective of sound government finances as a means of strengthening the conditions for price stability and for strong sustainable growth conducive to employment creation. The Stability and Growth Pact includes Council Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 of 7 July 1997 on speeding up and clarifying the implementation of the excessive deficit procedure (1).(3) The Resolution of the Amsterdam European Council of 17 June 1997 on the Stability and Growth Pact (2) solemnly invites all parties, namely the Member States, the Council and the Commission, to implement the Treaty and the Stability and Growth Pact in a strict and timely manner.(4) By Decision 2003/89/EC (3), the Council decided, in accordance with Article 104(6) of the Treaty, that an excessive deficit existed in Germany.(5) In accordance with Article 104(7) of the Treaty and Article 3(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1467/97, the Council addressed a recommendation to Germany on 21 January 2003, calling on Germany to bring the excessive deficit to an end as rapidly as possible and by 2004 at the latest. The recommendation was made public. As stated in the Commission Communication of 14 December 2004, with which the Council concurred on 18 January 2005, in view of the unique circumstances created by the Council conclusions of 25 November 2003 and of the ruling of the European Court of Justice of 13 July 2004, the year 2005 should be considered to be the relevant deadline for the correction of the excessive deficit.(6) The general government deficit in Germany has been well above the 3 %-of-GDP Treaty reference value since 2002. The debt-to-GDP ratio has increased from below the 60 % of GDP Treaty reference value in 2001 to a projected 69 % of GDP in 2006.(7) According to data provided by Eurostat, the general government deficit in Germany amounted to 3,3 % of GDP in 2005. These data, pending a further assessment of their quality, are based upon a provisional notification from Germany pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 3605/93 of 22 November 1993 on the application of the Protocol on the excessive deficit procedure annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Community (4), submitted to the Commission on 24 February 2006. Additionally, on the basis of information currently available, taking into account the budgetary plans adopted so far by the German government, the general government deficit will also remain above the Treaty reference value in 2006, which confirms that the excessive deficit has not been corrected.(8) According to Article 10(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1467/97, if actual data pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 3605/93 indicate that an excessive deficit has not been corrected by a participating Member State within the time limits specified in a recommendation issued under Article 104(7) of the Treaty, the Council shall immediately take a decision under Article 104(9) of the Treaty giving notice to the Member State to take, within a specified time limit, measures for the deficit reduction which is judged necessary by the Council in order to remedy the situation.(9) The Commission services’ autumn 2005 forecast projected the 2005 deficit at 3,9 % of GDP (5). On a no-policy-change basis, the Commission services’ forecast projected the deficit at 3,7 % and 3,3 % of GDP in 2006 and 2007 respectively. Real GDP growth was projected at 0,8 % in 2005, 1,2 % in 2006 and 1,6 % in 2007, with the output gap not fully closing over the forecast period. Against this background, and in view of the still fragile economic situation, the German government, following the elections on 18 September 2005, devised a strategy to bring the general government deficit below the Treaty reference value by 2007. The government began to implement this consolidation strategy in December 2005, with the adoption of the first measures foreseen therein. On 22 February 2006, the government adopted the draft federal budget for 2006 and, notably, also adopted the draft law to raise the central VAT rate from 16 % to 19 % as from 1 January 2007.(10) On 22 February 2006, the Federal Statistical Office released figures for GDP growth and the general government deficit in 2005, at 0,9 % and 3,3 % of GDP respectively. The difference with respect to the Commission services’ autumn forecast can be found to a large extent in better-than-expected revenues towards the end of 2005. The Commission services’ interim forecast, published on 21 February 2006, projects real GDP to grow by 1,5 % in 2006, which is slightly above the low potential growth rate. It should be noted that this projection is biased upwards by the expected pre-emptive response of domestic demand to the planned increase in the VAT rate. Taking into account the subsequent economic effects, GDP growth in 2007 is currently expected to be close to 1 %. In line with the above macroeconomic forecast, the nominal deficit is expected to stay slightly above 3 % of GDP in 2006, but to drop clearly below the reference value in 2007. After an improvement of slightly less than 0,5 % between 2004 and 2005, the structural deficit (i.e. the deficit in cyclically-adjusted terms, net of one-off and temporary measures) is projected by Commission services to remain broadly unchanged as a percentage of GDP between 2005 and 2006 and to narrow by at least 1 % of GDP in 2007.(11) The following factors should be taken into account in setting the deadline for the correction of the excessive deficit. First, the budgetary adjustment being implemented is embedded in a comprehensive strategy with the planned measures already well advanced in the adoption process, which reduces uncertainty regarding the effectiveness of the consolidation. These measures are of a structural nature and do not contain one-offs. Secondly, the limited effects in terms of reduction of the structural deficit expected in 2006 reflect, at least in part, the fact that some of the measures already implemented will produce results only with a lag. Thirdly, a structural adjustment of at least 1 % of GDP in 2006 and 2007 planned by the government can be considered as consistent with the SGP provisions, including the required annual improvement to the cyclically-adjusted balance net of one-off and temporary measures of at least 0,5 % of GDP as a benchmark. Based on the overall macroeconomic forecast outlined in recital 10, such an adjustment, which needs to be rigorously implemented, would be sufficient to correct the excessive deficit in a permanent and sustainable manner.(12) In the light of these factors, it appears that the excessive deficit should be corrected by 2007 at the latest. The benchmark 0,5 % of GDP annual improvement in the structural balance should be respected in cumulative terms in 2006 and 2007.(13) According to the second subparagraph of Article 104(9) of the Treaty, the Council may request Germany to submit reports in accordance with a specific timetable in order to examine the adjustment efforts made in order to comply with this Decision. Germany should submit a report to the Commission by 14 July 2006 at the latest, outlining the measures taken and planned to comply with this Decision. In particular, the report should include a budgetary assessment of the measures, quantifying their effects on the budgetary outcome in both 2006 and 2007, to correct the excessive deficit and analyse possible risks associated with the assumed macroeconomic scenario. The Commission will evaluate this report with a view to assessing progress made towards the correction of the excessive deficit. Germany should submit further reports in line with the deadlines for reporting government deficits and debt provided for by Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3605/93.(14) Adjustment measures should secure a lasting improvement in the general government balance. In order to ensure a sustained budgetary consolidation towards Germany’s medium-term objective of a balanced budget in structural terms, a reduction in the structural deficit of at least 0,5 % of GDP per year is necessary after the correction of the excessive deficit,. 1.   Germany shall put an end to the present excessive deficit situation as rapidly as possible and at the latest by 2007.2.   In 2006 and 2007, Germany shall ensure a cumulative improvement in its cyclically-adjusted balance net of one-off and temporary measures of at least one percentage point. 1.   Germany shall submit to the Commission, by 14 July 2006 at the latest, a report outlining the measures taken to comply with this Decision. The Commission will evaluate this report with a view to assessing progress made towards the correction of the excessive deficit.2.   Germany shall submit further reports to the Commission, by 1 October 2006, 1 April 2007, 1 October 2007 and 1 April 2008, examining progress made in complying with this Decision. Germany shall take the necessary measures to ensure that budgetary consolidation towards its medium-term objective of a balanced budget in structural terms is sustained through a reduction in the structural deficit of at least 0,5 % of GDP per year after the excessive deficit has been corrected. This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Brussels, 14 March 2006.For the CouncilThe PresidentK.-H. GRASSER(1)  OJ L 209, 2.8.1997, p. 6. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1056/2005 (OJ L 174, 7.7.2005, p. 5).(2)  OJ C 236, 2.8.1997, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 34, 11.2.2003, p. 16.(4)  OJ L 332, 31.12.1993, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2103/2005 (OJ L 337, 22.12.2005, p. 1).(5)  This was broadly in line with the figure notified by the German authorities on 1 September 2005 (3,7 % of GDP), the main difference stemming from the securitisation undertaken by the pension office for former post office civil servants, which was not treated as deficit-reducing in the autumn forecast. +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;budget policy;annuality of the budget;budgetary discipline;budgetary reform;yearly nature of the budget;budget deficit;public debt;government debt;national debt;multilateral surveillance;stability pact;Stability and Growth Pact,17 +1180,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3821/90 of 19 December 1990 amending regulation (EEC) No 1385/88 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import licences for fresh sour cherries originating in Yugoslavia. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1200/88 of 28 April 1988 establishing a surveillance mechanism for imports of fresh sour cherries originating in Yugoslavia (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1656/90 (2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,Whereas, from the second step of the transitional period, the system of import licences laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1385/88 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1663/90 (4) is to apply to Portugal; whereas this Regulation should be adapted accordingly;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,. Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1385/88 is abolished. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 1st January 1991.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 December 1990For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 115, 3. 5. 1988, p. 7.(2) OJ No L 155, 21. 6. 1990, p. 5.(3) OJ No L 128, 21. 5. 1988, p. 19.(4) OJ No L 155, 21. 6. 1990, p. 20. +",stone fruit;apricot;cherry;mirabelle;nectarine;peach;plum;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;Yugoslavia;territories of the former Yugoslavia,17 +2984,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1935/2001 of 1 October 2001 fixing Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses with a view to the application of the arrangements governing imports of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the application of preferential customs duties on imports of certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1300/97(2), and in particular Article 5(2)(a) thereof,Whereas:Pursuant to Article 2(2) and Article 3 of abovementioned Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87, Community import and producer prices are fixed each fortnight for uniflorous (bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray) carnations, large-flowered roses and small-flowered roses and apply for two-weekly periods. Pursuant to Article 1b of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 of 17 March 1988 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for the import into the Community of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2062/97(4), those prices are determined for fortnightly periods on the basis of weighted prices provided by the Member States. Those prices should be fixed immediately so the customs duties applicable can be determined. To that end, provision should be made for this Regulation to enter into force immediately,. The Community producer and import prices for uniflorous (bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray) carnations, large-flowered roses and small-flowered roses as referred to in Article 1b of Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 for a fortnightly period shall be as set out in the Annex. This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 October 2001.It shall apply from 3 to 16 October 2001.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 1 October 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 382, 31.12.1987, p. 22.(2) OJ L 177, 5.7.1997, p. 1.(3) OJ L 72, 18.3.1988, p. 16.(4) OJ L 289, 22.10.1997, p. 1.ANNEXto the Commission Regulation of 1 October 2001 fixing Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses with a view to the application of the arrangements governing imports of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza StripPeriod: from 3 to 16 October 2001>TABLE>>TABLE> +",floriculture;flower;flower-growing;Morocco;Kingdom of Morocco;common price policy;Community price;common price;import price;entry price;producer price;average producer price;output price;Middle East;Near East;Cyprus;Republic of Cyprus,17 +34196,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 528/2007 of 10 May 2007 establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in Norwegian waters of ICES zones I and II by vessels flying the flag of Portugal. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 of 21 December 2006 fixing for 2007 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2007.(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2007.(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,. Quota exhaustionThe fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2007 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex. ProhibitionsFishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 10 May 2007.For the CommissionFokion FOTIADISDirector-General for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs(1)  OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.(2)  OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 (OJ L 409, 30.12.2006, p. 11, as corrected by OJ L 36, 8.2.2007, p. 6).(3)  OJ L 15, 20.1.2007, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 444/2007 (OJ L 106, 24.4.2007, p. 22).ANNEXNo 07Member State PortugalStock COD/1N2AB.Species Cod (Gadus morhua)Zone Norwegian waters of ICES zones I and IIDate 13 April 2007 +",Norway;Kingdom of Norway;ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;Portugal;Portuguese Republic;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing regulations;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction,17 +12589,"94/900/EEC: Council Decision of 23 July 1992 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Republic of India on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 1989/90, 1990/91 and 1991/92 delivery periods. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Whereas implementation of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of India on cane sugar (1) is carried out, in accordance with Article 1 (2) thereof, within the framework of the management of the common organization of the sugar market;Whereas it is appropriate to approve the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Republic of India on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 1989/90, 1990/91 and 1991/92 delivery periods,. An Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Republic of India on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 1989/90, 1990/91 and 1991/92 delivery periods is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision. The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.. Done at Brussels, 23 July 1992.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. COPE(1) OJ No L 190, 23. 7. 1975, p. 36. +",India;Republic of India;agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;guaranteed price;price guarantee;cane sugar,17 +21662,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1368/2001 of 5 July 2001 prohibiting fishing for blue whiting by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2848/2000 of 15 December 2000 fixing for 2001 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required(3), lays down quotas for blue whiting for 2001.(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of blue whiting in the waters of ICES Zones Vb (EC waters), VI, VII, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands have exhausted the quota allocated for 2001. The Netherlands have prohibited fishing for this stock from 2 June 2001. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,. Catches of blue whiting in the waters of ICES Zones Vb (EC waters), VI, VII, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the Netherlands for 2001.Fishing for blue whiting in the waters of ICES Zones Vb (EC waters), VI, VII, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 2 June 2001.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 5 July 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5.(3) OJ L 334, 30.12.2000, p. 1. +",ship's flag;nationality of ships;Netherlands;Holland;Kingdom of the Netherlands;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches,17 +969,"Council Directive 89/342/EEC of 3 May 1989 extending the scope of Directives 65/65/EEC and 75/319/EEC and laying down additional provisions for immunological medicinal products consisting of vaccines, toxins or serums and allergens. ,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),In cooperation with the European Parliament (2),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),Whereas disparities in the provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action by Member States may hinder trade in immunological products within the Community;Whereas the essential aim of any rules governing the production, distribution or use of medicinal products must be to safeguard public health;Whereas Directive 65/65/EEC (4), as last amended by Directive 87/21/EEC (5), and Second Directive 75/319/EEC (6), as last amended by Directive 83/570/EEC (7), on the approximation of provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action relating to proprietary medicinal products, although appropriate, are inadequate for immunological medicinal products consisting of vaccines, toxins or serums and allergens;Whereas, in accordance with Article 5 of Council Directive 87/22/EEC of 22 December 1986 on the approximation of national measures relating to the placing on the market of high-technology medicinal products, particularly those derived from biotechnology (8), the Commission is required to submit proposals to harmonize, along the lines of Directive 75/319/EEC, the conditions for authorizing the manufacture and placing on the market of immunological medicinal products before 22 December 1987;16. 5. 1989.Whereas, before an authorization to market an immunological product can be granted, the manufacturer must demonstrate his ability to attain batch-to-batch consistency;Whereas the Commission should be empowered to adopt any necessary changes in the requirements for the testing of proprietary medicinal products set out in the Annex to Council Directive 75/318/EEC of 20 May 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to analytical, pharmaco-toxicological and clinical standards and protocols in respect of the testing of proprietary medicinal products (9), as last amended by Directive 87/19/EEC (10), to take account of the special nature of immunological medicinal products in close cooperation with the Committee for the Adaptation to Technical Progress of the Directives on the Removal of Technical Barriers to Trade in the Proprietary Medicinal Products Sector, thus ensuring greater quality, safety and efficacy,. 1. In derogation from Article 34 of Directive 75/319/EEC, and subject to the provisions of this Directive, Directives 65/65/EEC and 75/319/EEC shall apply to immunological medicinal products for human use consisting of vaccines, toxins or serums and allergen products.2. For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions shall apply:- 'allergen product' shall mean any product which is intended to identify or induce a specific acquired alteration in the immunological response to an allergizing agent,- vaccines, toxins and serums shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Annex to Directive 75/319/EEC. 1. The quantitative particulars of an immunological medicinal product shall be expressed by mass or by international units or by units of biological activity or by specific protein content, where possible, as appropriate to the product concerned.ยน2. In respect of immunological products in Directives 65/65/EEC and 75/319/EEC the expressions 'qualitative and quantitative particulars of the constitutents' shall also include particulars relating to biological activity or to protein content and 'qualitative and quantitative composition' shall include the composition of the product expressed in terms of biological activity or of protein content.3. Whenever the name of an immunological medicinal product is expressed, the common or scientific name of the active constituents shall also be included. In addition to the information referred to in Article 4a of Directive 65/65/EEC the summary of product characteristics referred to in point 9 of the second subparagraph of Article 4 of Directive 65/65/EEC shall contain the following information in respect of immunological products:- under point 5.4, information regarding any special precautions to be taken by persons handling the immunological medicinal product and persons administering it to patients, together with any precautions to be taken by the patient. 1. Member States shall take all appropriate steps to ensure that the manufacturing processes used in the manufacture of immunological products are properly validated and attain batch-to-batch consistency.2. For the purpose of implementing Article 8 of Directive 65/65/EEC and Article 27 of Directive 75/319/EEC, Member States may require manufacturers of immunological products to submit to a competent authority copies of all the control reports signed by the qualified person in accordance with Article 22 of Directive 75/319/EEC.3. Where it considers it necessary in the interests of public health, a Member State may require persons responsible for marketing:- live vaccines,- immunological medicinal products used in the primary immunization of infants or of other groups at risk,- immunological medicinal products used in public health immunization programmes,- new immunological medicinal products or immunological medicinal products manufactured usingnew or altered kinds of technology or new for a particular manufacturer, during a transitional period normally specified in the marketing authorization,to submit samples from each batch of the bulk and/or finished product for examination by a State laboratory or a laboratory designated for that purpose before release on to the market unless, in the case of a batch manufactured in another Member State, the competent authority of another Member State has previously examined the batch in question and declared it to be in conformity with the approved specifications. Member States shall ensure that any such examiniation is completed within 60 days of the receipt of the samples. Any amendents which are necesssary in the testing requirements for medicinal products set out in the Annex to Directive 75/318/EEC to take account of the extension of the scope of Directives 65/65/EEC and 75/319/EEC to cover immunological medicinal products shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 2c of Directive 75/318/EEC. 1. Except as provided in paragraph 2, Member States shall take the necessary measures to comply with this Directive not later than 1 January 1992. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.2. If the amendments to Directive 75/318/EEC referred to in Article 5 have not been adopted by the date referred to in paragraph 1, this Directive shall come into force on the same date as those amendments.3. Requests for marketing authorizations for products covered by this Directive lodged after the date on which it comes into force must comply with the provisions of this Directive.4. This Directive shall be progressively extended to existing immunological medicinal products before 31 December 1992. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 3 May 1989.For the CouncilThe PresidentP. SOLBES(1) OJ No C 36, 8. 2. 1988, p. 25.(2) OJ No C 290, 14. 11. 1988, p. 131; OJ No C 120, (3) OJ No C 208, 8. 8. 1988, p. 64.(4) OJ No 22, 9. 2. 1965, p. 369/65.(5) OJ No L 15, 17. 1. 1987, p. 36.(6) OJ No L 147, 9. 6. 1975, p. 13.(7) OJ No L 332, 28. 11. 1983, p. 1.(8) OJ No L 15, 17. 1. 1987, p. 38.(9) OJ No L 147, 9. 6. 1975, p. 1.(10) OJ No L 15, 17. 1. 1987, p. 31. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;immunology;pharmaceutical legislation;control of medicines;pharmaceutical regulations;health policy;health;health protection;pharmaceutical product;disinfectant;pharmaceutical preparation;pharmaceutical speciality;approximation of laws;legislative harmonisation,17 +42824,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 882/2013 of 13 September 2013 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 September 2013. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 16 September 2013 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 16 September 2013, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 September 2013.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Jerzy PLEWADirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 16 September 2013CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I30.8.2013-12.9.20131. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/t)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 211,95 142,54 — — —Fob price USA — — 227,15 217,15 197,15Gulf of Mexico premium — 27,64 — — —Great Lakes premium 36,18 — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 16,23 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: 50,08 EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +43323,"Council Decision 2014/265/CFSP of 12 May 2014 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,Whereas:(1) On 17 March 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/145/CFSP (1).(2) In view of the gravity of the situation in Ukraine, the restrictions on admission and the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply to natural persons responsible for, actively supporting or implementing, actions or policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, or stability or security in Ukraine, or which obstruct the work of international organisations in Ukraine, and natural or legal persons, entities or bodies associated with them, or legal persons, entities or bodies in Crimea or Sevastopol whose ownership has been transferred contrary to Ukrainian law, or legal persons, entities or bodies which have benefited from such a transfer. The beneficiaries of the transfer of ownership are to be understood as legal persons, entities or bodies that have become the owners of assets transferred contrary to Ukrainian law following the annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol.(3) In addition, the Council considers that additional persons and entities should be added to the list of persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures as set out in the Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP.(4) Further action by the Union is needed in order to implement certain measures.(5) Decision 2014/145/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,. Decision 2014/145/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:(1) Article 1(1) is replaced by the following:(2) Article 2(1) is replaced by the following:(3) Article 3(1) is replaced by the following: The persons and entities listed in the Annex to this Decision shall be added to the list set out in the Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP. This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 12 May 2014.For the CouncilThe PresidentC. ASHTON(1)  Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ L 78, 17.3.2014, p. 16).ANNEXList of persons and entities referred to in Article 2.Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing1. Vyacheslav Viktorovich VOLODIN Born 4 February 1964 in Alekseevka, Saratov region. First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration of Russia. Responsible for overseeing the political integration of the annexed Ukrainian region of Crimea into the Russian Federation. 12.5.20142. Vladimir SHAMANOV Born 15.02.1954 in Barnaul. Commander of the Russian Airborne Troops, Colonel-General. In his senior position holds responsibility for the deployment of Russian airborne forces in Crimea. 12.5.20143. Vladimir Nikolaevich PLIGIN Born 19.05.1960 in Ignatovo, Vologodsk Oblast, USSR. Chair of the Duma Constitutional Law Committee. Responsible for facilitating the adoption of legislation on the annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol into the Russian Federation. 12.5.20144. Petr Grigorievich JAROSH Acting Head of the Federal Migration Service office for Crimea. Responsible for the systematic and expedited issuance of Russian passports for the residents of Crimea. 12.5.20145. Oleg Grigorievich KOZYURA Born 19.12.1962 in Zaporozhye Acting Head of the Federal Migration Service office for Sevastopol. Responsible for the systematic and expedited issuance of Russian passports for the residents of Crimea. 12.5.20146. Viacheslav PONOMARIOV Self-declared mayor of Slaviansk. Ponomarev called on Vladimir Putin to send in Russian troops to protect the city and later asked him to supply weapons. Ponomarev's men are involved in kidnappings (they captured Ukrainian reporter Irma Krat and Simon Ostrovsky, a reporter for Vice News, both were later released, they detained military observers under OSCE Vienna Document). 12.5.20147. Igor Mykolaiovych BEZLER Born in 1965 One of the leaders of self-proclaimed militia of Horlivka. He took control of the Security Service of Ukraine's Office in Donetsk region building and afterwards seized the Ministry of Internal Affairs' district station in the town of Horlivka. He has links to Ihor Strielkov under which command he was involved in the murder of Peoples' Deputy of the Horlivka's Municipal Council Volodymyr Rybak according to the SBU. 12.5.20148. Igor KAKIDZYANOV One of the leaders of armed forces of the self-proclaimed ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. The aim of the forces is to ‘protect the people of Donetsk People's Republic and territorial integrity of the republic’ according to Pushylin, one of the leaders of the ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. 12.5.20149. Oleg TSARIOV Member of the Rada. Publicly called for the creation of the Federal Republic of Novorossia, composed of South Eastern Ukrainian regions. 12.5.201410. Roman LYAGIN Head of the ‘Donetsk People's Republic’ Central Electoral Commission. Actively organised the referendum on 11 May on the self-determination of the ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. 12.5.201411. Aleksandr MALYKHIN Head of the ‘Lugansk People's Republic’ Central Electoral Commission. Actively organised the referendum on 11 May on the self-determination of the ‘Lugansk People's Republic’. 12.5.201412. Natalia Vladimirovna POKLONSKAYA Born 18.03.1980 in Eupatoria. Prosecutor of Crimea. Actively implementing Russia's annexation of Crimea. 12.5.201413. Igor Sergeievich SHEVCHENKO Acting Prosecutor of Sevastopol. Actively implementing Russia's annexation of Sevastopol. 12.5.2014Entities:Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing1. PJSC CHERNOMORNEFTEGAZ On 17.03.2014 the ‘Parliament of Crimea’ adopted a resolution declaring the appropriation of assets belonging to Chernomorneftegaz enterprise on behalf of the ‘Republic of Crimea’. The enterprise is thus effectively confiscated by the Crimean ‘authorities’. 12.5.20142. FEODOSIA On 17.03.2014 the ‘Parliament of Crimea’ adopted a resolution declaring the appropriation of assets belonging to Feodosia enterprise on behalf of the ‘Republic of Crimea’. The enterprise is thus effectively confiscated by the Crimean ‘authorities’. 12.5.2014 +",international sanctions;blockade;boycott;embargo;reprisals;economic sanctions;transfer of property;Ukraine;territorial dispute;territorial claim;removal;deportation;expulsion;refoulement;refusal of entry;removal order;return decision,17 +33710,"2007/813/EC: Commission Decision of 28 November 2007 on the allocation to Spain of additional days at sea within ICES Divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cadiz (notified under document number C(2007) 5719). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 of 21 December 2006 fixing for 2007 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of stocks, applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels in waters where catch limitations are required (1), and in particular point 9 of Annex IIB thereto,Whereas:(1) Point 7 of Annex IIB to Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 specifies the maximum number of days on which Community vessels of an overall length equal to or greater than 10 meters carrying on board trawls of mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm, gill nets of mesh size equal to or larger than 60 mm or bottom long-lines may be present within ICES Divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cadiz from 1 February 2007 to 31 January 2008.(2) Point 9 of Annex IIB enables the Commission to allocate an additional number of days at sea on which a vessel may be present within the geographical area when carrying on board such fishing gears, on the basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities that have taken place since 1 January 2004.(3) On 6 July 2007, Spain submitted data demonstrating that vessels, which have ceased activities since 1 January 2004 deployed respectively 4,20 % of the fishing effort deployed in 2003 by Spanish vessels present within the geographical area and carrying on board trawls of mesh size equal to or greater than 32 mm, 9,55 % of the fishing effort deployed in 2003 by Spanish vessels present within the geographical area and carrying on board gill nets of mesh size equal to or greater than 60 mm and 20,86 % of the fishing effort deployed in 2003 by Spanish vessels present within the geographical area and carrying on board bottom long-lines.(4) In view of the data submitted and having regard to the method of calculation laid down in point 9,1 of Annex IIB, nine additional days at sea for vessels carrying on board gears of groupings 3(a), 21 additional days at sea for vessels carrying on board gears of groupings 3(b), and 45 additional days at sea for vessels carrying on board gears of groupings 3(c) should be allocated to Spain for the period from 1 February 2007 to 31 January 2008.(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,. Article 11.   The maximum number of days on which a fishing vessel flying the flag of Spain and carrying on board fishing gear, mentioned in points 3(a) of Annex IIB to Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 and not subject to any of the special conditions listed in point 7,1 of that Annex may be present in ICES Divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cadiz, as laid down in Table I of that Annex, shall be amended to 225 days per year.2.   The maximum number of days on which a fishing vessel flying the flag of Spain and carrying on board fishing gear mentioned in points 3(b) of Annex IIB to Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 and not subject to any of the special conditions listed in point 7,1 of that Annex may be present in ICES Divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cadiz, as laid down in Table I of that Annex, shall be amended to 237 days per year.3.   The maximum number of days on which a fishing vessel flying the flag of Spain and carrying on board fishing gear mentioned in points 3(c) of Annex IIB to Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 and not subject to any of the special conditions listed in point 7,1 of that Annex may be present in ICES Divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cadiz, as laid down in Table I of that Annex, shall be amended to 261 days per year. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.. Done at Brussels, 28 November 2007.For the CommissionJoe BORGMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 15, 20.1.2007, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 898/2007 (OJ L 196, 28.7.2007, p. 22). +",fishery management;fishery planning;fishery system;fishing management;fishing system;management of fish resources;ship's flag;nationality of ships;common fisheries policy;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing regulations;EU waters;Community waters;European Union waters;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +17884,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 693/98 of 27 March 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 3111/93 establishing the lists of quality liqueur wines produced in specified regions referred to in Articles 3 and 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88 of 21 December 1988 on the preparation and marketing of liqueur wines produced in the Community (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1419/97 (2), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 22 thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Articles 3 and 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88, the lists of quality liqueur wines produced in specified regions (quality liqueur wines psr) for which special rules of preparation are allowed should be drawn up on the basis of the information supplied by the Member States;Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 3111/93 (3) establishes the lists of quality liqueur wines produced in specified regions;Whereas additions need to be made to certain of the lists of quality liqueur wines psr referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88 on the basis of information supplied by Greece and Spain;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,. The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 3111/93 is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 March 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 373, 31. 12. 1988, p. 59.(2) OJ L 196, 24. 7. 1997, p. 13.(3) OJ L 278, 11. 11. 1993, p. 48.ANNEX1. In point 1, 'List of quality liqueur wines psr whose production involves the use of grape must or a mixture thereof with wine (fourth indent of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88)`, the following quality liqueur wines psr from Greece are added:'GREECEÓÜìïò (Samos), Ìïó÷Üôïò Ðáôñþí (Patras Muscatel), Ìïó÷Üôïò Ñßïõ Ðáôñþí (Rion of Patras Muscatel), Ìïó÷Üôïò Êåöáëëçíßáò (Kefallonia Muscatel), Ìïó÷Üôïò Ñüäïõ (Rhodes Muscatel), Ìïó÷Üôïò ËÞìíïõ (Lemnos Muscatel), Óçôåßá (Sitia), ÍåìÝá (Nemea), Óáíôïñßíç (Santorini), ÄáöíÝò (Dafnes), ÌáõñïäÜöíç Êåöáëëçíßáò (Mavrodafne of Kefallonia), ÌáõñïäÜöíç Ðáôñþí (Mavrodafne of Patras).`2. In point 2, 'List of quality liqueur wines psr whose production involves the addition of wine alcohol or dried grape alcohol with an alcoholic strength of not less than 95 % vol and more than 96 % vol (second indent, first subindent of Article 3(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88)`, the following quality liqueur wines psr from Greece are added:'GREECEÓÜìïò (Samos), Ìïó÷Üôïò Ðáôñþí (Patras Muscatel), Ìïó÷Üôïò Ñßïõ Ðáôñþí (Rion of Patras Muscatel), Ìïó÷Üôïò Êåöáëëçíßáò (Kefallonia Muscatel), Ìïó÷Üôïò Ñüäïõ (Rhodes Muscatel), Ìïó÷Üôïò ËÞìíïõ (Lemnos Muscatel), Óçôåßá (Sitia), Óáíôïñßíç (Santorini), ÄáöíÝò (Dafnes), ÌáõñïäÜöíç Êåöáëëçíßáò (Mavrodafne of Kefallonia), ÌáõñïäÜöíç Ðáôñþí (Mavrodafne of Patras).`3. In point 3, 'List of quality liqueur wines psr whose production involves the addition of spirits distilled from wine or grape marc with an alcoholic strength of not less than 52 % vol and not more than 86 % vol (second indent, second subindent of Article 3(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88)`, the following quality liqueur wines psr from Greece are added:'GREECEÌáõñïäÜöíç Ðáôñþí (Mavrodafne of Patras), ÌáõñïäÜöíç Êåöáëëçíßáò (Mavrodafne of Kefallonia), Óçôåßá (Sitia), Óáíôïñßíç (Santorini), ÄáöíÝò (Dafnes), ÍåìÝá (Nemea)`4. After point 3, a new point 3a is added:'3a. List of quality liqueur wines psr whose production involves the addition of spirits distilled from dried grapes with an alcoholic strength of not less than 52 % vol and less than 94,5 % vol (second indent, third subindent of Article 3(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88):GREECEMavrodafne of Patras, Mavrodafne of Kefallonia.`5. In point 5, 'List of quality wines psr whose production involves the addition of concentrated grape must obtained by the action of direct heat, complying, with the exception of this operation, with the definition of concentrated grape must (third indent, second subindent of Article 3(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88)`, in the list of quality liqueur wines psr from Spain, the following name is added after 'Montilla-Moriles`:>TABLE> +",Greece;Hellenic Republic;wine of superior quality;quality wine produced in a specific region;quality wines psr;qwpsr;wine of designated origin;fortified wine;Madeira wine;dessert wine;liqueur wine;port wine;sherry;wine fortified for distillation;vinification;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +2059,"96/67/EC: Commission Decision of 14 December 1995 approving the 1996 programme presented by Portugal for the control of echinococcosis/hydatidosis and setting the level of the Community's financial contribution (Only the Portuguese text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Articles 24 (6) and 32 thereof,Whereas Chapter 2 of Title III of Decision 90/424/EEC provides that the Community may make a financial contribution to measures aimed at the prevention of zoonoses;Whereas Portugal has presented a programme for the control of echinococcosis/hydatidosis for 1996;Whereas the said programme is included in the list of programmes for the prevention of zoonoses which may receive a financial contribution from the Community in 1996, as laid down in Decision 95/469/EC (3);Whereas in view of the role of the programme in achieving the objectives pursued by the Community as regards the prevention of zoonoses, the Community's financial contribution should be set at 50 % of the costs borne by Portugal in respect of its echinococcosis/hydatidosis control programme as amended on 30 October 1995, up to a maximum of ECU 100 000;Whereas the Community will make a financial contribution provided that the measures planned are carried out and the authorities supply all the information necessary within the time limit laid down;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The programme for the control of echinococcosis/hydatidosis presented by Portugal is hereby approved for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1996. Portugal shall bring into force on 1 January 1996 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the programme referred to in Article 1. 1. The Community's financial contribution is hereby set at 50 % of the costs borne by Portugal for the implementation of the programme referred to in Article 1, up to a maximum of ECU 100 000, for:- epidemiological surveys,- registration and testing of dogs,- laboratory analysis,- treatment of infected dogs,- awareness and information campaigns.2. The Community's financial contribution shall be granted after:- a quarterly report has been forwarded to the Commission on the progress of the programme and the expenditure incurred,- a final report has been forwarded to the Commission by 1 June 1997 at the latest on the technical implementation of the programme, accompanied by supporting documents relating to the expenditure incurred. This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic.. Done at Brussels, 14 December 1995.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19.(2) OJ No L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 31.(3) OJ No L 269, 11. 11. 1995, p. 26. +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;veterinary inspection;veterinary control;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;domestic animal;pet;Portugal;Portuguese Republic;action programme;framework programme;plan of action;work programme,17 +24900,"2003/13/EC: Commission Decision of 10 January 2003 on the temporary admission of horses participating in the pre-Olympic test event in Greece in 2003 (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 5561). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/426/EEC of 26 June 1990 on animal health conditions governing the movement and imports from third countries of equidae(1), as last amended by Commission Decision 2002/160/EC(2), and in particular Article 19(ii) thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with Commission Decision 92/260/EEC of 10 April 1992 on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for temporary admission of registered horses(3), as last amended by Decision 2002/635/EC(4), guarantees must be provided to ensure that uncastrated male horses older than 180 days do not pose a risk as regards the spreading of equine viral arteritis.(2) Registered horses participating in the pre-Olympic test event in Athens, Greece, in August 2003 will be under the veterinary supervision of the competent authorities of Greece and the organising Fédération équestre internationale (FEI).(3) Certain male horses qualified for the participation in this high level equestrian event may not comply with the requirements laid down in Decision 92/260/EEC as regards equine viral arteritis.(4) A derogation from those requirements should therefore be provided for horses temporarily admitted for this sporting event. That derogation should set out conditions excluding any risk of spreading equine viral arteritis.(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. 1. By way of derogation from Decision 92/260/EEC, Member States shall authorise the temporary admission of uncastrated male registered horses for the purpose of participation in the pre-Olympic test event in Athens, Greece, in August 2003 without requiring the guarantees provided for in that Decision as regards equine viral arteritis provided that the conditions set out in paragraph 2 are fulfilled.2. The animal health certificate established in accordance with Annex II to Decision 92/260/EEC shall comply with the following requirements:(a) section III(e)(v) of the applicable certificate, relating to equine viral arteritis, shall be deleted by the official veterinarian who signs the certificate;(b) the following words shall be added to that certificate:""Registered horse admitted in accordance with Commission Decision 2003/13/EC(5)."";(c) the following shall be added to the declaration which is attached to that certificate:""The horse covered by this certificate will not be used for breeding or for the collection of semen during its residence in a Member State of the European Union.Arrangements have been made to transport the horse out of the European Union without delay after the pre-Olympic test event has ended."" This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 10 January 2003.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 42.(2) OJ L 53, 23.2.2002, p. 37.(3) OJ L 130, 15.5.1992, p. 67.(4) OJ L 206, 3.8.2002, p. 20.(5) OJ L 7, 11.1.2003. +",Greece;Hellenic Republic;veterinary inspection;veterinary control;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;health certificate;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law;sporting event;sports competition;temporary admission;temporary export;temporary import,17 +15822,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2237/96 of 22 November 1996 initiating a 'new exporter' review of Regulation (EEC) No 830/92 concerning the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of certain polyester yarns (man-made staple fibres) originating, inter alia, in Indonesia, repealing the duty with regard to imports from an exporter in this country and making these imports subject to registration. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1), and in particular Article 11 (4) thereof,After consulting the Advisory Committee,Whereas:A. Request for a review(1) The Commission has received an application for a 'new exporter` review pursuant to Article 11 (4) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Basic Regulation`). The application was lodged on 25 June 1996 by P.T. World Yamatex Spinning Mills, Indonesia, an exporter in Indonesia which claims it did not export the product concerned during the period of investigation on which the anti-dumping measures were based with regard to the determination of dumping, i.e. the period 1 January to 31 December 1989 (hereinafter referred to as 'the original investigation period`).B. Product(2) The products concerned are single and multiple (folded) or cabled yarns containing 85 % or more by weight of polyester staple fibres, not put up for retail sale, falling within CN codes 5509 21 10, 5509 21 90, 5509 22 10 and 5509 22 90 and other yarns of staple fibres mixed mainly or solely either with artificial staple fibres or with cotton, not put up for retail sale, falling within CN codes 5509 51 00 and 5509 53 00. These codes are given for information only and have no binding effect on the classification of the product.C. Existing measures(3) By Council Regulation (EEC) No 830/92 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1168/95 (3), the Council imposed, inter alia, a definitive anti-dumping duty of 11,9 % on imports of the product concerned originating in Indonesia, with the exception of several companies especially mentioned, which are subject to a lesser duty.D. Grounds for the review(4) The applicant, P.T. World Yamatex Spinning Mills, Indonesia, has shown that it is not related to any of the exporters or producers in Indonesia which are subject to the aforementioned anti-dumping measures on the product concerned, and that it actually started exporting to the Community after the original investigation period. The applicant has further shown that it entered into a long term contract to export a significant quantity of the product concerned to the Community.(5) Community producers known to be concerned have been informed of the above application and have been given an opportunity to comment.(6) In the light of the above, the Commission concludes that there is sufficient evidence to justify the initiation of a review pursuant to Article 11 (4) of the Basic Regulation with a view to determine the applicant's individual margin of dumping and, should dumping be found, the level of duty to which its imports of the product concerned into the Community should be subject.E. Repeal of the duty in force and registration of imports(7) Pursuant to Article 11 (4) of the Basic Regulation, the anti-dumping duty in force shall be repealed with regard to imports of the product concerned originating in Indonesia which is produced and exported by the applicant. At the same time, such imports shall be made subject to registration in accordance with Article 14 (5) of that Regulation, in order to ensure that, should the review result in a determination of dumping in respect of the applicant, anti-dumping duties can be levied retroactively to the date of the initiation of this review. The amount of the applicant's possible future liability cannot be estimated at this stage of the proceeding.F. Time limit(8) In the interest of sound administration, a period should be fixed within which interested parties, provided that they can show that they are likely to be affected by the results of the investigation, may make their views known in writing and provide supporting evidence. A period should also be fixed, within which interested parties may make a written request for a hearing, giving particular reasons why they should be heard. Furthermore, it should be noted that in cases in which any interested party refuses access to, or otherwise does not provide necessary information within the relevant time limits, or significantly impedes the investigation, provisional or final findings, affirmative or negative, may be made in accordance with Article 18 of the Basic Regulation, on the basis of the facts available.. Pursuant to Article 11 (4) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96, a review of Regulation (EEC) No 830/92 is hereby initiated in order to determine if and to what extent imports of single and multiple (folded) or cabled yarns containing 85 % or more by weight of polyester staple fibres, not put up for retail sale, falling within CN codes 5509 21 10, 5509 21 90, 5509 22 10 and 5509 22 90 and other yarns of staple fibres mixed mainly or solely either with artificial staple fibres or with cotton, not put up for retail sale, falling within CN codes 5509 51 00 and 5509 53 00, originating in Indonesia, produced and exported by P.T. World Yamatex Spinning Mills, 28th the Landmark Centre II, JL. Jend. Sudirman No 1, Jakarta 12910, Indonesia (Taric additional code: 8932), shall be subject to the anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EEC) No 830/92. The anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EEC) No 830/92 is hereby repealed with regard to imports of the production identified in Article 1. The customs authorities are hereby directed, pursuant to Article 14 (5) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96, to take the appropriate steps to register the imports identified in Article 1. Registration shall expire nine months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation. Interested parties, if their representations are to be taken into account during the investigation, must make themselves known, present their views in writing and submit information within 37 days from the date of transmission of a copy of this Regulation to the authorities of the exporting country. Interested parties may also apply to be heard by the Commission within the same time limit. The transmission of a copy of this Regulation to the authorities of the exporting country shall be deemed to have taken place on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.Any information relating to the matter and any request for a hearing should be sent to the following address:European Commission,Directorate-General I,External Relations: Commercial Policy and Relations with North America, the Far East, Australia and New Zealand,Directorates I-C and I-E,Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200,(Cort 100),B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel (4). This Regulation shall enter into force of the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 November 1996.For the CommissionLeon BRITTANVice-President(1) OJ No L 56, 6. 3. 1996, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 88, 3. 4. 1992, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 118, 25. 5. 1995, p. 1.(4) Telex COMEU B 21877; telefax (32 2) 295 65 05. +",Indonesia;Republic of Indonesia;anti-dumping legislation;anti-dumping code;anti-dumping proceeding;plastics;PVC;plastic;polyester;polyethylene;polypropylene;polyurethane;polyurethane foam;polyvinyl chloride;anti-dumping duty;final anti-dumping duty;temporary anti-dumping duty,17 +37864,"2010/287/: Council Decision of 19 January 2010 on the existence of an excessive deficit in the Netherlands. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and, in particular, Article 126(6) in conjunction with Article 126(13) and Article 136 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the observations made by the Netherlands,Whereas:(1) According to Article 126(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Member States shall avoid excessive government deficits.(2) The Stability and Growth Pact is based on the objective of sound government finances as a means of strengthening the conditions for price stability and for strong sustainable growth conducive to employment creation.(3) The excessive deficit procedure (EDP) under Article 126 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, as clarified by Council Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 of 7 July 1997 on speeding up and clarifying the implementation of the excessive deficit procedure (1) (which is part of the Stability and Growth Pact), provides for a decision on the existence of an excessive deficit. Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 also establishes provisions for the implementation of Article 104 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, which has become Article 126 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The Protocol on the excessive deficit procedure annexed to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union sets out further provisions relating to the implementation of the EDP. Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2009 (2) lays down detailed rules and definitions for the application of the provisions of that Protocol.(4) The 2005 reform of the Stability and Growth Pact sought to strengthen its effectiveness and economic underpinnings as well as to safeguard the sustainability of the public finances in the long run. It aimed at ensuring that, in particular, the economic and budgetary background was taken into account fully in all steps in the EDP. In this way, the Stability and Growth Pact provides the framework supporting government policies for a prompt return to sound budgetary positions taking account of the economic situation.(5) Article 104(5) of the Treaty establishing the European Community, which has become Article 126(5) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, required the Commission to address an opinion to the Council if the Commission considered that an excessive deficit in a Member State existed or might occur. Having taken into account its report in accordance with Article 104(3) of the Treaty establishing the European Community, which has become Article 126(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Financial Committee in accordance with Article 104(4) thereof, which has become Article 126(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the Commission concluded that an excessive deficit existed in the Netherlands. The Commission therefore addressed such an opinion to the Council in respect of the Netherlands on 11 November 2009 (3).(6) Article 126(6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union states that the Council should consider any observations which the Member State concerned may wish to make before deciding, after an overall assessment, whether an excessive deficit exists. In the case of the Netherlands, this overall assessment leads to the conclusions set out in this Decision.(7) According to data notified by the Dutch authorities in October 2009, the general government deficit in the Netherlands is planned to reach 4,8 % of GDP in 2009, thus above and not close to the 3 % of GDP reference value. The planned excess over the reference value can be qualified as exceptional within the meaning of the Treaty and the Stability and Growth Pact. It results mainly from a severe economic downturn in the sense of the Treaty and the Stability and Growth Pact. In the Commission services’ 2009 autumn forecast GDP is expected to contract by 4,5 % in 2009 and to grow by only ¼ % in 2010. Furthermore, also on the basis of the Commission services’ autumn 2009 forecast, the planned excess over the reference value cannot be considered temporary, since the general government deficit is projected to increase from 4,7 % of GDP in 2009 to 6,1 % of GDP in 2010 before it declines slightly to 5,6 % of GDP in 2011 based on the usual no-policy change assumption. The deficit criterion in the Treaty is not fulfilled.(8) According to data notified by the Dutch authorities in October 2009, the general government gross debt is below the 60 % of GDP reference value, at 59,7 % (4) of GDP in 2009. The Commission services’ autumn 2009 forecast expects the general government gross debt to come out at 59,8 % of GDP in 2009 and to increase to around 66 % of GDP in 2010 and 70 % of GDP in 2011, thus exceeding the 60 % of GDP reference value. This increase stems in large part from an important expected deterioration of the primary balance.(9) According to Article 2(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1467/97, ‘relevant factors’ can only be taken into account in the steps leading to the Council decision on the existence of an excessive deficit in accordance with Article 126(6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union if the double condition — that the deficit remains close to the reference value and that its excess over the reference value is temporary — is fully met. In the case of the Netherlands, this double condition is not met. Therefore, relevant factors are not taken into account in the steps leading to this Decision,. From an overall assessment it follows that an excessive deficit exists in the Netherlands. This Decision is addressed to the Netherlands.. Done at Brussels, 19 January 2010.For the CouncilThe PresidentE. SALGADO(1)  OJ L 209, 2.8.1997, p. 6.(2)  OJ L 145, 10.6.2009, p. 1.(3)  All EDP-related documents for the Netherlands can be found at the following website: http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/netstartsearch/pdfsearch/pdf.cfm?mode = _m2(4)  This figure does not include the government’s illiquid asset back-up facility for ING, which amounts to around 3½ % of GDP (EUR 21 billion). +",Netherlands;Holland;Kingdom of the Netherlands;budget policy;annuality of the budget;budgetary discipline;budgetary reform;yearly nature of the budget;budget estimate;budget deficit;public expenditure;government expenditure;public debt;government debt;national debt;stability pact;Stability and Growth Pact,17 +43420,"2014/433/CFSP: Political and Security Committee Decision Atalanta/3/2014 of 3 July 2014 on the appointment of the EU Operation Commander for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta). ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 38 thereof,Having regard to Council Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP of 10 November 2008 on a European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (1) (Atalanta), and in particular Article 6 thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to Article 6(1) of Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee (PSC) to take decisions on the appointment of the EU Operation Commander for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (‘EU Operation Commander’).(2) On 18 December 2012, the PSC adopted Decision Atalanta/4/2012 (2) appointing Rear-Admiral Robert TARRANT as EU Operation Commander.(3) The United Kingdom has proposed that Major General Martin SMITH replace Rear Admiral Robert TARRANT as EU Operation Commander.(4) The EU Military Committee supports that proposal.(5) In accordance with Article 5 of Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark does not participate in the elaboration and the implementation of decisions and actions of the Union which have defence implications,. Major General Martin SMITH is hereby appointed EU Operation Commander for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast, as from 27 August 2014. Decision Atalanta/4/2012 is hereby repealed. This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.It shall apply from 27 August 2014.. Done at Brussels, 3 July 2014.For the Political and Security CommitteeThe ChairpersonW. STEVENS(1)  OJ L 301, 12.11.2008, p. 33.(2)  Political and Security Committee Decision Atalanta/4/2012 of 18 December 2012 of 18 December 2012 on the appointment of an EU Operation Commander for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta) (OJ L 352, 21.12.2012, p. 46). +",piracy;air piracy;hijacker;hijacking of a ship;hijacking of an aircraft;piracy of the seas;Somalia;theft;campaign against theft;appointment of members;designation of members;resignation of members;term of office of members;EU military mission;EU military operation;European Union military mission;European Union military operation,17 +27119,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2272/2003 of 22 December 2003 opening a tariff quota for the year 2004 for imports into the European Community of certain goods from Turkey. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2580/2000(2) and, in particular, Article 7(2) thereof,Having regard to Decision No 1/97 of the EC-Turkey Association Council of 29 April 1997 on the arrangements applicable to certain processed agricultural products(3) and, in particular, Article 1 thereof,Whereas:(1) Decision No 1/97 of the EC-Turkey Association Council establishes, in order to encourage the development of trade in accordance with the objectives of the Customs Union, an annual quota in terms of value in respect of certain pasta products imported into the Community from Turkey. This quota should be opened for 2004 and the admission to its benefit should be subject to the A.TR movement certificate provided for in Decision No 1/2001 of the EC-Turkey Customs Cooperation Committee of 28 March 2001 amending Decision No 1/96 laying down detailed rules for the application of Decision No 1/95 of the EC-Turkey Association Council(4).(2) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Common Customs Code(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1335/2003(6), lays down rules for the management of tariff quotas. It is appropriate to provide that the tariff quota opened by this Regulation is to be managed in accordance with those rules.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for horizontal questions concerning trade in processed agricultural products not listed in Annex I,. The Community tariff quota specified in the Annex shall be open from 1 January to 31 December 2004 for the goods imported from Turkey mentioned in that Annex.Admission to the benefit of this tariff quota shall be subject to the presentation of an A.TR movement certificate in accordance with Decision No 1/2001 of the EC-Turkey Customs Cooperation Committee. The Community tariff quota referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall be applicable from 1 January 2004.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 December 2003.For the CommissionErkki LiikanenMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18.(2) OJ L 298, 25.11.2000, p. 5.(3) OJ L 126, 17.5.1997, p. 26.(4) OJ L 98, 7.4.2001, p. 31.(5) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.(6) OJ L 187, 26.7.2003, p. 16.ANNEX>TABLE> +",import;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;pasta;macaroni;noodle;spaghetti;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;Turkey;Republic of Turkey,17 +35058,"2008/324/EC: Commission Decision of 25 March 2008 setting up the Platform on Electronic Data Retention for the Investigation, Detection and Prosecution of Serious Crime group of experts. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Whereas:(1) Directive 2006/24/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 15 March 2006 on the retention of data generated or processed in connection with the provision of publicly available electronic communications services or of public communications networks (1) (the Data Retention Directive) aims to harmonise Member States’ provisions concerning the obligations of providers of publicly available electronic communications services or of public communications networks with respect to the retention of certain data which are generated or processed by them in order to ensure that such data are available for the purpose of the investigation, detection and prosecution of serious crime.(2) The preamble to the Data Retention Directive notes that technologies relating to electronic communications are changing rapidly and that legitimate requirements of competent authorities may evolve. In order to obtain advice and encourage the sharing of best practice in all matters relating to the retention of personal data, the Commission intends to establish a group composed of Member States’ law enforcement authorities, associations of the electronic communications industry, representatives of the European Parliament and data protection authorities including the European Data Protection Supervisor.(3) Article 14 of the Data Retention Directive states that no later than 15 September 2010, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and Council an evaluation of the application of the Directive and its impact on economic operators and consumers, taking into account further developments in electronic communications technology and statistics provided to the Commission on retention of data. The evaluation should help determine whether it is necessary to amend the Data Retention Directive, in particular with regard to the list of data in Article 5 and the periods of retention provided for in Article 6 of the Directive.(4) On 10 February 2006 the Council and the Commission issued a Joint Statement in relation to evaluation of the Data Retention Directive. This stated that the Commission will invite relevant stakeholders to regular review meetings to exchange information about technological developments, costs and effectiveness of application of the Directive. The Joint Statement says that during this process Member States will be invited to inform partners of their experiences in implementing the Directive and to share best practice. The Joint Statement further says that on the basis of these discussions ‘the Commission will consider presenting any necessary proposals, including with regard to any difficulties which may have emerged for Member States in relation to the technical and practical implementation of the Directive, in particular its application to Internet e-mail and Internet telephony data’.(5) For the reasons indicated above it is necessary to set up a group of experts in the field of data retention drawn from the stakeholders referred to in Recital 14 of the Data Retention Directive.(6) The group of experts will work as a consultative group. The group of experts will facilitate the sharing of best practice and contribute to the Commission’s assessment of the costs and effectiveness of the Directive as well as the development of relevant technologies which may impact on the Directive.(7) The members of the group of experts will be drawn from the stakeholder groups referred to in Recital 14 of Directive 2006/24/EC.(8) The group should be composed of a maximum of 25 members representing an appropriate balance of the aforementioned stakeholder groups.(9) The group of experts should be able to establish sub-groups in order to facilitate and accelerate its work by focusing on a specific issue. The terms of reference of such sub-groups should be agreed upon by the group of experts as a whole and should be clearly defined.(10) Rules on disclosure of information by members of the group of experts should be provided for, without prejudice to the Commission’s rules on security as set out in the Annex to Commission Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom (2).(11) Personal data relating to members of the group should be processed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (3).(12) The term of office of the Members should be five years and may be renewable.(13) It is appropriate to fix a period for the application of this Decision. The Commission will in due time consider the advisability of an extension,. The ‘Platform on Electronic Data Retention for the Investigation, Detection and Prosecution of Serious Crime’ group of expertsThe ‘Platform on Electronic Data Retention for the Investigation, Detection and Prosecution of Serious Crime’, a group of experts in matters relating to retention of personal data for law enforcement purposes in the electronic communications sector, hereinafter referred to as ‘the group of experts���, is hereby set up. Consultation and Tasks1.   The Commission may consult the group on any matter relating to the electronic retention of data relevant to the investigation, detection and prosecution of serious crime. Any member of the group of experts may advise the Commission that it is desirable to consult the group on a specific question. The Commission will call regular meetings of the group of experts and will establish in advance a detailed agenda based on matters within the scope of this Article.2.   The tasks of the group of experts shall be:(a) to provide a forum for dialogue and the sharing of experience and best practice among experts drawn from the entities outlined in Article 3 hereof and in particular between competent authorities of the Member States and representatives of the electronic communications sector on questions related to the retention of personal data by providers of publicly available electronic communications services or public communications networks in order to ensure that the data are available for the investigation, detection or prosecution of serious crime;(b) to encourage and facilitate a common orientation on the application of the Directive;(c) to exchange information about relevant technological developments, costs and effectiveness of application of the Directive;(d) to assist the Commission in identifying and defining difficulties which have emerged for the Member States in relation to the technical and practical implementation of the Directive in particular its application to Internet e-mail and Internet telephony data;(e) to assist the Commission in its evaluation of the application of the Data Retention Directive and its impact on economic operators and consumers. Composition — Appointment1.   The group of experts shall be composed of a maximum of 25 members taken from:(a) Member States’ law enforcement authorities (up to 10 members);(b) Members of the European Parliament (up to 2 members);(c) Associations of the electronic communications industry (up to 8 members);(d) Representatives of the Data Protection Authorities (up to 4 members);(e) The European Data Protection Supervisor (1 member).2.   The members referred to in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 shall be designated and appointed by the Directorate-General for Justice, Freedom and Security on the proposal of requested Member States and the European Parliament respectively. These members will be appointed in a personal capacity and may nominate an expert to represent them at meetings of the group of experts. The members referred to in points (c), (d) and (e) of paragraph 1 shall be appointed by the Directorate-General for Justice, Freedom and Security on the basis of an invitation from the same to become a member of the group of experts. The relevant associations or bodies as referred to in points (c), (d) and (e) of paragraph 1 will be entitled to nominate experts to represent them at meetings of the group of experts.3.   Members of the group of experts appointed in a personal capacity shall remain in office until they are replaced or their term of office ends. The term of office shall be five years and may be renewable.4.   Members of the group of experts appointed in a personal capacity who are no longer capable of contributing effectively to the group of experts’ deliberations, who resign or who do not comply with the conditions set out in Article 287 of the Treaty may be replaced for the remainder of their term of office.5.   Members of the group of experts appointed in a personal capacity shall each year sign an undertaking to act in the public interest and a declaration indicating the absence or existence of any interest which may undermine their objectivity.6.   The names of members appointed in a personal capacity shall be published on the Internet site of the Commission’s Directorate-General for Justice Freedom and Security, in the C Series of the Official Journal of the European Union and in the Commission’s Register of Expert Groups. The names of members shall be collected, processed and published in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001. Operation1.   The group of experts shall be chaired by the Commission.2.   In agreement with the Commission, sub-groups may be set up to examine specific questions under terms of reference established by the group. Such groups shall be dissolved as soon as their mandates are fulfilled.3.   The Commission’s representative may ask experts or observers with specific competence on a subject on the agenda to participate in the group’s or sub-group’s deliberations if this is useful and/or necessary.4.   Information obtained by participating in the deliberations of a group or sub-group shall not be divulged if, in the opinion of the Commission, that information relates to confidential matters.5.   The group and its sub-groups shall normally meet on Commission premises in accordance with the procedures and schedule established by it. The Commission shall provide secretarial services. Other Commission officials with an interest in the proceedings may attend meetings of the group and its sub-groups.6.   The group shall adopt its rules of procedure on the basis of the standard rules of procedure adopted by the Commission.7.   The Commission may publish, in the original language of the document concerned, any summary, conclusion, or partial conclusion or working document of the group. Additional experts1.   The Commission may invite experts or observers from outside the group with specific competence in a subject on the agenda to take part in the work of the group.2.   The Commission may invite official representatives of Member States, candidate countries or third countries and of international, inter-governmental and non-governmental organisations to participate in its meetings. Meeting expenses1.   The Commission shall reimburse travel and, where appropriate, subsistence expenses for members, experts and observers in connection with the group’s activities in accordance with the Commission’s rules on the compensation of external experts.2.   The members, experts and observers shall not be remunerated for the services they render.3.   Meeting expenses are reimbursed within the limits of the annual budget allocated to the group by the responsible Commission services. ApplicabilityThe decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply until 31 December 2012. The Commission may decide on a possible extension before that date.. Done at Brussels, 25 March 2008.For the CommissionFranco FRATTINIVice-President(1)  OJ L 105, 13.4.2006, p. 54.(2)  OJ L 317, 3.12.2001, p. 1. Decision as last amended by Decision 2006/548/EC, Euratom (OJ L 215, 5.8.2006, p. 38).(3)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1. +",offence;a crime;breach of the law;misdemeanour;petty offence;transmission network;Euronet;Transpac;broadcasting network;data-transmission network;telecommunications network;information storage;telecommunications;telecommunications technology;data protection;data security;personal data,17 +34958,"2008/60/EC: Commission Decision of 21 December 2007 amending Decision 2003/548/EC as regards the deletion of specific types of leased line from the Minimum Set of Leased Lines (notified under document number C(2007) 6635) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive) (1), and in particular Article 17(1) thereof,Having regard to Directive 2002/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on universal service and users’ rights relating to electronic communications networks and services (Universal Service Directive) (2), and in particular Article 18(3) thereof,Having consulted the Communications Committee,Whereas:(1) The Commission adopted Decision 2003/548/EC on 24 July 2003 on the minimum set of leased lines with harmonised characteristics and associated standards referred to in Article 18 of the Universal Service Directive (3). This minimum set included two types of analogue leased line and three types of digital leased line with speeds ranging up to 2 048 kbit/s.(2) With the widespread migration to new network architectures, analogue types of leased line are no longer technically relevant. Demand for digital leased lines, which is increasingly for high-speed connections over and above 2 048 kbit/s, is being met by the market. Public consultation has revealed broad support from the Member States, industry associations and stakeholders to remove the five types of leased line from the current minimum set.(3) Article 18(3) of the Universal Service Directive provides for the Commission to delete certain types of leased lines from the minimum set.(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Communications Committee,. The list entitled ‘Identification of the minimum set of leased lines with harmonised characteristics and associated standards’ is hereby deleted from the Annex to Decision 2003/548/EC. AddresseesThis Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 December 2007.For the CommissionViviane REDINGMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 108, 24.4.2002, p. 33. Directive as amended by Regulation (EC) No 717/2007 (OJ L 171, 29.6.2007, p. 32).(2)  OJ L 108, 24.4.2002, p. 51.(3)  OJ L 186, 25.7.2003, p. 43. +",transmission network;Euronet;Transpac;broadcasting network;data-transmission network;telecommunications network;technical specification;specification;European standard;Community standard;Euronorm;harmonisation of standards;compatibility of materials;compatible material;harmonization of standards;telecommunications;telecommunications technology,17 +1359,"92/518/EEC: Commission Decision of 3 November 1992 amending Commission Decisions 92/460/EEC, 92/461/EEC, 92/462/EEC and 93/463/EEC concerning the animal health conditions and veterinary certificates for the import of domestic animals of the bovine and porcine species from Switzerland, Sweden, Finland and Iceland. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon the import of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 (2), and in particular Articles 8 and 11 thereof,Whereas Commission Decisions 92/460/EEC (3), 92/461/EEC (4), 92/462/EEC (5) and 92/463/EEC (6) lay down the animal health conditions and veterinary certification required for the importation of domestic animals of the bovine and porcine species coming from Switzerland, Sweden, Finland and Iceland;Whereas practical difficulties have been encountered in the time foreseen for the establishment of the veterinary certificates introduced by these Decisions;Whereas it is necessary to postpone the date of implementation of the abovementioned Decisions, in order to take into account these difficulties;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The text of Article 4 of Decisions 92/460/EEC, 92/461/EEC, 92/462/EEC and 92/463/EEC is replaced by the following:'Article 4The present Decision shall apply from the 9 November 1992.` This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 3 November 1992. For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission +",import;veterinary inspection;veterinary control;EFTA countries;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;health certificate,17 +3979,"2005/489/EC: Commission Decision of 6 July 2005 granting derogations to certain Member States concerning the first transmission of quarterly data pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1222/2004 (notified under document number C(2005) 1874). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1222/2004 of 28 June 2004 concerning the compilation and transmission of data on the quarterly government debt (1), and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1222/2004 provides for the compilation and transmission of data on the quarterly government debt, using the same definition of government debt except for the reference period as is given in Council Regulation (EC) No 3605/93 of 22 November 1993 on the application of the Protocol on the excessive deficit procedure annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Community (2).(2) Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1222/2004 provides that the Commission may grant a derogation, not exceeding one year, concerning the first transmission of quarterly data, insofar as national statistical systems require major change.(3) Such derogations have been requested by the respective authorities of Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, France, Poland, Portugal and Slovenia.(4) According to the information received by the Commission (Eurostat), the requests from the Member States concerned are due to the fact that they need to make important changes to their statistical systems, which cannot be implemented before 31 December 2004.(5) The derogations requested should therefore be granted,. Derogations from the deadline fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1222/2004 for the first transmission of data on quarterly government debt are granted to the Member States enumerated in Article 2 of this Decision.The deadline applicable to those Member States shall be 31 December 2005. This Decision is addressed to the Czech Republic, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Hellenic Republic, the French Republic, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, and the Republic of Slovenia.. Done at Brussels, 6 July 2005.For the CommissionJoaquín ALMUNIAMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 233, 2.7.2004, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 332, 31.12.1993, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 351/2002 (OJ L 55, 26.2.2002, p. 23). +",public debt;government debt;national debt;national statistics;data transmission;data flow;interactive transmission;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law;public administration;general government,17 +16195,"97/458/EC: Commission Decision of 1 July 1997 amending Decision 97/272/EC on protective measures with regard to fishery products originating in Kenya (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC (2), and in particular Article 19 thereof,Whereas Commission Decision 97/272/EC of 4 April 1997 on protective measures with regard to fishery products originating in Kenya (3), lays down a safeguard clause regarding fish and fishery products of Kenya ends on 30 June 1997;Whereas that following the results of an on-the-spot inspection by Commission experts to Kenya, and pending the reception of additional guarantees given by the competent Kenyan authorities, it is needed to extend until 28 February 1998 the application of Decision 97/272/EC;Whereas this measure must be transitional in nature pending a decision establishing the specific conditions for the importation of fishery products originating in Kenya is adopted;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. In Article 5 of Commission Decision 97/272/EC, the date of 30 June 1997 shall be replaced by 28 February 1998. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 1 July 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 373, 31. 12. 1990, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 162, 1. 7. 1996, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 108, 25. 4. 1997, p. 48. +",import;Kenya;Republic of Kenya;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;fish;piscicultural species;species of fish;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;public health;health of the population,17 +17715,"Commission Directive 98/42/EC of 19 June 1998 amending Council Directive 95/21/EC concerning the enforcement, in respect of shipping using Community ports and sailing in the waters under the jurisdiction of the Member States, of international standards for ship safety, pollution prevention and shipboard living and working conditions (port State control) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 95/21/EC of 19 June 1995 concerning the enforcement, in respect of shipping using Community ports and sailing in the waters under the jurisdiction of the Member States, of international standards for ship safety, pollution prevention and shipboard living and working conditions (port State control) (1), as amended by Directive 98/25/EC (2), and in particular Article 19 thereof,Whereas it is necessary to take account of amendments which have entered into force to the Conventions, Protocols, Codes and Resolutions of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and developments and considerations within the Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MOU);Whereas since the adoption of Directive 95/21/EC further efforts have been made to develop a better targeting system; whereas the target factor system developed in the framework of the Paris MOU should be incorporated into that Directive;Whereas the list of certificates and documents referred to in Annex II to Directive 95/21/EC should be modified in order to take into account amendments which have entered into force to international legislation;Whereas the list of 'clear grounds` for a more detailed inspection given in Annex III to the said Directive should be amended in the light of a more complete list as given by IMO Resolution A.787(19);Whereas according to Annex IV to the said Directive, the procedures and guidelines for the control of ships to be observed by the inspector are those described in IMO Resolutions A.466(XII) as amended, A.542(13), MEPC.26(23) and A.742(18); whereas the said Annex IV should be amended in order to take account of the revocation of those Resolutions by IMO Resolution A.787(19); whereas the procedures described in Resolution A.787(19) have been incorporated into Annex I, 'Port State Control Procedures` to the Paris MOU;Whereas in order to decide whether or not a ship should be detained, the inspector shall apply the criteria set out in Annex VI to the said Directive; whereas however it would be inappropriate to detain a vessel on the grounds of damage accidentally suffered, provided certain conditions are met;Whereas the said Annex VI should also be amended in the light of the provisions included in IMO Resolution A.787(19), in particular with regard to the areas under the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) of 1978;Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up pursuant to Article 12 of Council Directive 93/75/EEC (3), as last amended by Commission Directive 97/34/EC (4),. Directive 95/21/EC is amended as follows:1. Article 5(2) is replaced by the following:'2. In selecting ships for inspection the competent authority shall give overriding priority to the ships referred to in Annex I, Part I. In determining the order of priority for inspection of the other ships listed in Annex I, the competent authority shall use the ship's overall target factor referred to in Annex I, Part II.`;2. Annexes I, II, III, IV and VI are amended as provided for in the Annex to this Directive. 1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 30 September 1998 at the latest. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.When these provisions are adopted by Member States, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such a reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for making such a reference shall be laid down by Member States.2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. This Directive shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 June 1998.For the CommissionNeil KINNOCKMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 157, 7. 7. 1995, p. 1.(2) OJ L 133, 7. 5. 1998, p. 19.(3) OJ L 247, 5. 10. 1993, p. 19.(4) OJ L 158, 17. 6. 1997, p. 40.ANNEX1. Annex I is replaced by the following:'ANNEX ISHIPS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR PRIORITY INSPECTION(as referred to in Article 5(2))I. Overriding factorsRegardless of the value of the target factor, the following ships shall be considered as an overriding priority for inspection.1. Ships which have been reported by pilots or port authorities as having deficiencies which may prejudice their safe navigation (pursuant to Directive 93/75/EEC and Article 13 of this Directive).2. Ships which have failed to comply with the obligations laid down in Directive 93/75/EEC.3. Ships which have been the subject of a report or notification by another Member State.4. Ships which have been the subject of a report or complaint by the master, a crew member, or any person or organization with a legitimate interest in the safe operation of the ship, shipboard living and working conditions or the prevention of pollution, unless the Member State concerned deems the report or complaint to be manifestly unfounded; the identity of the person lodging the report or complaint must not be revealed to the master or the shipowner of the ship concerned.5. Ships which have been:- involved in a collision, grounding or stranding on their way to the port,- accused of an alleged violation of the provisions on discharge of harmful substances or effluents,- manoeuvred in an erratic or unsafe manner whereby routing measures, adopted by the IMO, or safe navigation practices and procedures have not been followed, or- otherwise operated in such a manner as to pose a danger to persons, property or the environment.6. Ships which have been suspended from their class for safety reasons in the course of the preceding six months.II. Overall targeting factorThe following ships shall be considered as priority for inspection.>TABLE>The target factor means the numerical value allocated to an individual ship in accordance with the provisions of this Annex and displayed on the Sirenac information system.In determining the order of priority of the ships listed above, the competent authority shall take into account the order indicated by the overall target factor. A higher target factor is indicative of a higher priority. The target factor is the sum of the applicable target factor values indicated above. Items 5, 6 and 7 shall only apply to inspections carried out in the last 12 months. The overall target factor shall not be less than the sum of items 4, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12.`2. Annex II is amended as follows:1. Item 13 is replaced by the following:'13. Copy of the Document of Compliance and the Safety Management Certificate issued, in accordance with the International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention (SOLAS, Chapter IX).`2. The following is inserted after item 14:'15. Document of compliance with the special requirements for ships carrying dangerous goods.16. High speed craft safety certificate and permit to operate high speed craft.17. Dangerous goods special list or manifest, or detailed stowage plan.18. Ship's log book with respect to the records of tests and drills and the log for records of inspection and maintenance of lifesaving appliances and arrangements.19. Special purpose ship safety certificate.20. Mobile offshore drilling unit safety certificate.21. For oil tankers, the record of oil discharge monitoring and control system for the last ballast voyage.22. The muster list, fire control plan, and for passenger ships, a damage control plan.23. Shipboard oil pollution emergency plan.24. Survey report files (in case of bulk carriers and oil tankers).25. Reports of previous port State control inspections.26. For ro-ro passenger ships, information on the A/A-maximum ratio.27. Document of authorization for the carriage of grain.28. Cargo securing manual.`3. Annex III is replaced by the following:'ANNEX IIIEXAMPLES OF ""CLEAR GROUNDS"" FOR A MORE DETAILED INSPECTION(as referred to in Article 6(3))1. Ships identified in Annex I, Part I and Part II, paragraphs II-3, II-4, II-5b, II-5c, II-8 and II-11.2. The oil record book has not been properly kept.3. During examination of the certificates and other documentation, (see Article 6(1)(a) and (2)), inaccuracies have been revealed.4. Indications that the crew members are unable to comply with the requirements of Article 8 of Council Directive 94/58/EC of 22 November 1994 on the minimum level of training of seafarers (1).5. Evidence of cargo and other operations not being conducted safely, or in accordance with IMO guidelines, e.g. the content of oxygen in the inert-gas main supply to the cargo tanks is above the prescribed maximum level.6. Failure of the master on an oil tanker to produce the record of the oil discharge monitoring and control system for the last ballast voyage.7. Absence of an up-to-date muster list, or crew members not aware of their duties in the event of fire or an order to abandon the ship.8. The emission of false distress alerts not followed by proper cancellation procedures.9. The absence of principal equipment or arrangements required by the conventions.10. Excessively unsanitary conditions on board the ship.11. Evidence from the inspector's general impression and observations that serious hull or structural deterioration or deficiencies exist that may place at risk the structural, watertight or weathertight integrity of the ship.12. Information or evidence that the master or crew is not familiar with essential shipboard operations relating to the safety of ships or the prevention of pollution, or that such operations have not been carried out.(1) OJ L 319, 12. 12. 1994, p. 28.`4. Annex IV is replaced by the following:'ANNEX IVPROCEDURES FOR THE CONTROL OF SHIPS(as referred to in Article 6(4))1. Principles of safe manning (IMO Resolution A.481(XII) and Annexes which are contents of Minimum Safe Manning Document (Annex 1) and Guidelines for the Application of Principles of Safe Manning (Annex 2).2. The provisions of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code.3. International Labour Organisation (ILO) publication ""Inspection of Labour Conditions on Board Ship: Guidelines for procedures"".4. Annex I, ""Port State Control Procedures"" to the Paris MOU.`5. Annex VI is amended as follows:1. In the introduction, the following paragraph is added:'Where the ground for detention is the result of accidental damage suffered on the ship's voyage to a port, no detention order shall be issued, provided that:1. due account has been given to the requirements contained in Regulation I/11(c) of SOLAS 74 regarding notification to the flag State administration, the nominated surveyor or the recognised organisation responsible for issuing the relevant certificate;2. prior to entering a port, the master or shipowner has submitted to the port State control authority details on the circumstances of the accident and the damage suffered and information about the required notification of the flag State administration;3. appropriate remedial action, to the satisfaction of the Authority, is being taken by the ship; and4. the authority has ensured, having been notified of the completion of the remedial action, that deficiencies which were clearly hazardous to safety, health or the environment have been rectified.`2. In item 3, the following is added:'However, the detainable deficiencies in the area of STCW 78 listed under item 3.8 below are the only grounds for detention under this Convention.`3. In item 3.2, the following is added:'13. Serious deficiency in the operational requirements, as described in Section 5.5 of Annex I to the MOU.14. Number, composition or certification of crew not corresponding with the safe manning document.`4. Item 3.8 is replaced by the following:'1. Failure of seafarers to hold a certificate, to have an appropriate certificate, to have a valid dispensation or to provide documentary proof that an application for an endorsement has been submitted to the flag State administration.2. Failure to comply with the applicable safe manning requirements of the flag state administration.3. Failure of navigational or engineering watch arrangements to conform to the requirements specified for the ship by the flag State administration.4. Absence in a watch of a person qualified to operate equipment essential to safe navigation, safety radio communications or the prevention of marine pollution.5. Failure to provide proof of professional proficiency for the duties assigned to seafarers for the safety of the ship and the prevention of pollution.6. Inability to provide for the first watch at the commencement of a voyage and for subsequent relieving watches persons who are sufficiently rested and otherwise fit for duty.` +",harbour installation;harbour;port;river port;seaport;yacht harbour;prevention of pollution;international standard;ISO standard;transport safety;passenger protection;maritime transport;maritime connection;sea transport;sea transport connection;seagoing traffic;working conditions,17 +2414,"Commission Directive 98/1/EC of 8 January 1998 amending certain Annexes to Council Directive 77/93/EEC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 77/93/EEC of 21 December 1976 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 97/14/EC (2), and in particular Article 13, second paragraph, third and fourth indents, thereof,Whereas measures should be taken to protect the Community against Diabrotica barberi Smith & Lawrence, Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi Barber, Diabrotica undecimpunctata undecimpuctata Mannerheim and Diabrotica virgifera Le Conte, harmful organisms which have not hitherto been known to occur in the Community;Whereas measures should be taken against the introduction into and spread within the Community of Meloidogyne chitwoodi Golden et al. (all populations) and M. fallax Karssen and Tomato yellow leaf curl virus;Whereas the provisions on protective measures against Enarmonia prunivora Walsh and Ditylenchus dipsaci (KĂźhn) Filipjev, organisms listed in the Annexes to the said Directive, should be improved, and in particular the list of host plants should be extended;Whereas it is no longer appropriate to maintain the current provisions on protective measures against Tomato spotted wilt virus;Whereas certain measures against Gymnosporangium asiaticum Miyabe ex Yamada, in particular in respect of plants of Photinia Ldl., should be modified because it has been determined that the said organism is only present in some third countries;Whereas improved measures should be taken to protect the Community against the introduction of harmful organisms affecting hybrids of Solanum L., other than those intended for planting, and aquarium plants;Whereas certain provisions concerning organisms affecting naturally or artificially dwarfed plants for planting, other than seeds, originating in non-European countries should be improved;Whereas certain provisions concerning organisms affecting isolated bark of Castanea Mill. should be amended and, in particular, adapted to the present distribution of organisms such as non-European Pissodes spp. and Scolytidae spp.;Whereas certain provisions concerning Monilinia fructicola (Winter) Honey, should be amended because it has been determined that only Prunus fruits from non-European countries should be subjected to phystosanitary control in the high-risk period from 15 February to 30 September;Whereas since it has been determined that the risk of spreading Xanthomonas campestris pv. pruni by intra-Community trade in P. laurocerasus L. and P. lusitanica L., is minimal, the relevant measures should be modified;Whereas since it has become apparent that there is no risk of transmitting Bemisia tabaci Genn with seeds, tubers and corms of Begonia L., the relevant measures should be modified;Whereas certain measures against Clavibacter michiganensis spp. insidiosus Davis et al. should be modified in order to take account of the area of origin of the seeds and the presence of the disease in that area;Whereas in order to take into account the phytosanitary risk involved with the import of parts of certain plants, other than fruits and seeds, certain measures should be modified;Whereas these amendments are in accordance with the requests of the Member States concerned;Whereas, therefore, the relevant Annexes to Directive 77/93/EEC should be amended accordingly;Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Comittee on Plant Health,. Annexes I to V to Directive 77/93/EEC are hereby amended as indicated in the Annex to this Directive. 1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive with effect from 1 May 1998. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.2. Member States shall immediately communicate to the Commission the main provisions of domestic law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. The Commission shall inform the other Member States thereof. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 8 January 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 20.(2) OJ L 87, 2. 4. 1997, p. 17.ANNEX1. In Annex I, Part A, Section I(a), the following points are inserted after point 10:'10.1. Diabrotica barberi Smith & Lawrence10.2. Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi Barber10.3. Diabrotica undecimpunctata undecimpunctata Mannerheim10.4. Diabrotica virgifera Le Conte`.2. In Annex I, Part A, Section I(a), the following point is inserted after point 11:'11.1. Hirschmanniella spp., other than Hirschmanniella gracilis (de Man) Luc & Goodey`.3. In Annex I, Part A, Section II(a), the following points are inserted after point 6:'6.1. Meloidogyne chitwoodi Golden et al. (all populations)6.2. Meloidogyne fallax Karssen`.4. In Annex I, Part A, Section II(a), the following point is inserted after point 8:'8.1. Rhizoecus hibisci Kawai & Takagi`.5. In Annex II, Part A, Section I(a), point 12, the text in the right-hand column is replaced by the following:'Plants of Crataegus L., Malus Mill., Photinia Ldl., Prunus L. and Rosa L., intended for planting, other than seeds, and fruit of Malus Mill. and Prunus L., originating in non-European countries`.6. In Annex II, Part A, Section II(d), point 15, the right-hand column, the following words are added:'other than seeds`.7. In Annex II, Part A, Section II(d), the following point is added:>TABLE>.8. In Annex III, Part A, point 9 is replaced by the following:>TABLE>9. In Annex III, Part A, point 12, the text in the left-hand column is replaced by the following:'Tubers of species of Solanum L. and their hybrids, other than those specified in points 10 and 11`.10. In Annex IV, Part A, Section I, point 16, the text in the left-hand column is replaced by the following:'From 15 February to 30 September, fruits of Prunus L., originating in non-European countries`.11. In Annex IV, Part A, Section I, point 25.4, right-hand column, the following is added:'and(cc) either, the tubers originate in areas in which Meloidogyne chitwoodi Golden et al. (all populations) and Meloidogyne fallax Karssen are known not to occur; or(dd) in areas where Meloidogyne chitwoodi Golden et al. (all populations) and Meloidogyne fallax Karssen are known to occur,- either the tubers originate from a place of production which has been found free from Meloidogyne chitwoodi Golden et al. (all populations) and Meloidogyne fallax Karssen based on an annual survey of host crops by visual inspection of host plants at appropriate times and by visual inspection both externally and by cutting of tubers after harvest from potato crops grown at the place of production, or- the tubers after harvest have been randomly sampled and, either checked for the presence of symptoms after an appropriate method to induce symptoms, or laboratory tested, as well as inspected visually both externally and by cutting the tubers, at appropriate times and in all cases at the time of closing of the packages or containers before marketing according to the provisions on closing in Council Directive 66/403/EEC (*), and no symptoms of Meloidogyne chitwoodi Golden et al. (all populations) and Meloidogyne fallax Karssen have been found.(*) OJ 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2320/66.`12. In Annex IV, Part A, Section I, point 43 is replaced by the following:>TABLE>13. In Annex IV, Part A, Section I, the following point is inserted after point 45:>TABLE>14. In Annex IV, Part A, Section I, point 46, right-hand column 'and (45.1)` is inserted after '(45)`.15. In Annex IV, Part A, Section II, point 19.1, right-hand column, the following is added:'and(e) either, the tubers originate in areas in which Meloidogyne chitwoodi Golden et al. (all populations) and Meloidogyne fallax Karssen are known not to occur; or in areas where Meloidogyne chitwoodi Golden et al. (all populations) and Meloidogyne fallax Karssen are known to occur,- either the tubers originate from a place of production which has been found free from Meloidogyne chitwoodi Golden et al. (all populations) and Meloidogyne fallax Karssen based on an annual survey of host crops by visual inspection of host plants at appropriate times and by visual inspection both externally and by cutting of tubers after harvest from potato crops grown at the place of production, or- the tubers after harvest have been randomly sampled and, either checked for the presence of symptoms after an appropriate method to induce symptoms or laboratory tested, as well as inspected visually both externally and by cutting the tubers, at appropriate times and in all cases at the time of closing of the packages or containers before marketing according to the provisions on closing in Council Directive 66/403/EEC, and no symptoms of Meloidogyne chitwoodi Golden et al. (all populations) and Meloidogyne fallax Karssen have been found.`16. In Annex IV, Part A, Section II, the following point is inserted after point 27:>TABLE>17. In Annex IV, Part A, Section II, point 29.2, right-hand column, the word 'or` is inserted between (a) and (b).18. In Annex IV, Part B, point 24, the text in the left-hand column is replaced by the following:'Plants of Begonia L., intended for planting other than seeds, tubers and corms, and plants of Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd., intended for planting, other than seeds, other than those for which there shall be evidence by their packaging or their flower (or bract) development or by other means that they are intended for sale to final consumers not involved in professional plant production.`19. In Annex V, Part A(I), point 1.1, the word 'Prunus L.` is replaced by 'Prunus L., other than Prunus laurocerasus L. and Prunus lusitanica L.`.20. In Annex V, Part A(I), point 2.1, the words 'Prunus laurocerasus L., Prunus lusitanica L.` are inserted between 'Populus L.` and 'Pseudotsuga Carr.`.21. In Annex V, Part A(II), point 2.1 is replaced by the following:'Plants of Begonia L., intended for planting other than seeds, tubers and corms, and plants of Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd, intended for planting, other than seeds`.22. In Annex V, Part B(I), point 1, the words 'or aquarium plants` are deleted.23. In Annex V, Part B(I), point 1, the words 'Allium ascalonicum L.` are inserted after 'Zea mais L.`.24. In Annex V, Part B(I), point 2 is replaced by the following:'2. Parts of plants, other than fruits and seeds, of- Castanea Mill., Dendranthema (DC) Des. Moul., Dianthus L., Pelargonium l'Herit ex Ait, Phoenix spp., Populus L., Quercus L.,- conifers (Coniferales),- Acer saccharum Marsh., originating in North American countries,- Prunus L., originating in non-European countries.`25. In Annex V, Part B(I), point 5, second indent, the words 'Castanea Mill.` are deleted. +",plant health legislation;phytosanitary legislation;regulations on plant health;plant health control;phytosanitary control;phytosanitary inspection;plant health inspection;parasitology;crop production;plant product;protection of plant life;protection of plant health;protection of plants;import restriction;import ban;limit on imports;suspension of imports,17 +18122,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1569/98 of 17 July 1998 amending Annexes II and III of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 of 26 June 1990 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1568/98 (2) and in particular Articles 6, 7 and 8 thereof,Whereas, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90, maximum residue limits must be established progressively for all pharmacologically active substances which are used within the Community in veterinary medicinal products intended for administration to food-producing animals;Whereas maximum residue limits should be established only after the examination within the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products of all the relevant information concerning the safety of residues of the substance concerned for the consumer of foodstuffs of animal origin and the impact of residues on the industrial processing of foodstuffs;Whereas, in establishing maximum residue limits for residues of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin, it is necessary to specify the animal species in which residues may be present, the levels which may be present in each of the relevant meat tissues obtained from the treated animal (target tissue) and the nature of the residue which is relevant for the monitoring of residues (marker residue);Whereas, for the control of residues, as provided for in appropriate Community legislation, maximum residue limits should usually be established for the target tissues of liver or kidney; whereas, however, the liver and kidney are frequently removed from carcasses moving in international trade, and maximum residue limits should therefore also always be established for muscle or fat tissues;Whereas, in the case of veterinary medicinal products intended for use in laying birds, lactating animals or honey bees, maximum residue limits must also be established for eggs, milk or honey;Whereas dinoprost, benzocaine and tetracaine should be inserted into Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;Whereas, in order to allow for the completion of scientific studies, meloxicam should be inserted into Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;Whereas a period of 60 days should be allowed before the entry into force of this Regulation in order to allow Member States to make any adjustment which may be necessary to the authorisations to place the veterinary medicinal products concerned on the market which have been granted in accordance with Council Directive 81/851/EEC (3), as last amended by Directive 93/40/EEC (4) to take account of the provisions of this Regulation;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Veterinary Medicinal Products,. Annexes II and III of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 60th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 July 1998.For the CommissionMartin BANGEMANNMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 1.(2)  See page 1 of this Official Journal.(3)  OJ L 317, 6. 11. 1981, p. 1.(4)  OJ L 214, 24. 8. 1993, p. 31.ANNEXA. Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is modified as follows:2. Organic compoundsPharmacologically active substance(s) Animal species Other provisions‘Dinoprost All mammalian speciesBenzocaine All food-producing species For use as local anesthetic onlyTetracaine All food-producing species For use as local anesthetic only’B. Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is modified as follows:5. Anti-inflammatory agents5.1. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents5.1.2. Enolic acid derivativePharmacologically active substance Marker residue Animal species MRLs Target tissues Other provisions‘Meloxicam Meloxicam Bovine 25 u£/kg Muscle Provisional MRLs expire on 1.1.2000’60 u g/kg Liver35 ug/kg Kidney +",food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;veterinary legislation;veterinary regulations;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;waste;refuse;residue;public health;health of the population;veterinary drug;veterinary medicines,17 +36407,"2009/151/EC: Commission Decision of 20 February 2009 amending Annex II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC as regards the entry for Botswana in the list of third countries or parts thereof from which imports into the Community of certain fresh meat are authorised (notified under document number C(2009) 1031) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption (1), and in particular the introductory phrase of Article 8, the first subparagraph of Article 8(1) and Article 8(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Decision 79/542/EEC of 21 December 1976 drawing up a list of third countries or parts of third countries, and laying down animal and public health and veterinary certification conditions, for importation into the Community of certain live animals and their fresh meat (2) establishes the sanitary conditions for the importation into the Community of live animals excluding equidae, and for the importation of fresh meat of such animals, including equidae, but excluding meat preparations.(2) Decision 79/542/EEC provides that imports of fresh meat intended for human consumption are only allowed if such meat comes from a territory of a third country or a part thereof listed in Part 1 of Annex II to that Decision, and the fresh meat meets the requirements set out in the appropriate veterinary certificate for that meat in accordance with the models set out in Part 2 of that Annex, taking into account any specific conditions or supplementary guarantees required for the meat.(3) Botswana is listed in Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC and has been divided into different territories, mainly according to their animal health status. Those territories are authorised to export to the Community de-boned and matured fresh meat of domestic bovine animals, of domestic sheep and goats, and of certain farmed and wild non-domestic animals (fresh meat).(4) On 20 October 2008, an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease was suspected in a farm located in the district of Ghanzi, situated in the veterinary disease control zone 12 of Botswana. As soon as the outbreak was confirmed, the competent authority in Botswana suspended exports of fresh meat to the Community from the whole of the country.(5) In view of these circumstances, imports into the Community of fresh meat from the veterinary disease control zone 12 of Botswana was no longer authorised by Decision 79/542/EEC, as amended by Commission Decision 2009/4/EC (3).(6) Considering that the competent authority in Botswana has now provided sufficient guarantees regarding the measures put in place to control the spread of the disease which have been effective in eliminating infection of foot-and-mouth disease it is appropriate to re-instate veterinary disease control zone 12 thereby once again allowing exports of fresh meat into the Community from that zone.(7) Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision shall apply from 1 February 2009. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 February 2009.For the CommissionAndroulla VASSILIOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11.(2)  OJ L 146, 14.6.1979, p. 15.(3)  OJ L 2, 6.1.2009, p. 11.ANNEX‘PART 1List of third countries or parts thereof (1)Country Code of Territory Description of territory Veterinary certificate Specific conditions Closing date (2) Opening date (3)Model(s) SG1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8AL — Albania AL-0 Whole country —AR — Argentina AR-0 Whole country EQUAR-1 The provinces of: Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Corrientes (except the departments of Berón de Astrada, Capital, Empedrado, General Paz, Itati, Mbucuruyá, San Cosme and San Luís del Palmar), Entre Ríos, La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones, part of Neuquén (excluding territory included in AR-4), part of Río Negro (excluding territory included in AR-4), San Juan, San Luis, Santa Fe, Tucuman, Cordoba, La Pampa, Santiago del Estero, Chaco Formosa, Jujuy and Salta, excluding the buffer area of 25 km from the border with Bolivia and Paraguay that extends from the Santa Catalina District in the Province of Jujuy, to the Laishi District in the Province of Formosa BOV A 1 18 March 2005RUF A 1 1 December 2007AR-2 Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego BOV, OVI, RUW, RUF 1 March 2002AR-3 Corrientes: the departments of Berón de Astrada, Capital, Empedrado, General Paz, Itati, Mbucuruyá, San Cosme and San Luís del Palmar BOV A 1 1 December 2007AR-4 Part of Río Negro (except: in Avellaneda the zone located north of the Provincial road 7 and east of the Provincial road 250, in Conesa the zone located east of the Provincial road 2, in El Cuy the zone located north of the Provincial road 7 from its intersection with the Provincial road 66 to the border with the Department of Avellaneda, and in San Antonio the zone located east of the Provincial roads 250 and 2), BOV, OVI, RUW, RUF 1 August 2008AU — Australia AU-0 Whole country BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUF, SUWBA — Bosnia and Herzegovina BA-0 Whole country —BH — Bahrain BH-0 Whole country —BR — Brazil BR-0 Whole country EQUBR-1 State of Minas Gerais, State of Espírito Santo, State of Goiás, State of Mato Grosso, State of Rio Grande Do Sul, State of Mato Grosso Do Sul (except for the designated high surveillance zone of 15 km from the external borders in the municipalities of Porto Mutinho, Caracol, Bela Vista, Antônio João, Ponta Porã, Aral Moreira, Coronel Sapucaia, Paranhos, Sete Quedas, Japora’, and Mundo Novo and the designated high surveillance zone in the municipalities of Corumbá and Ladário) BOV A and H 1 1 December 2008BR-2 State of Santa Catarina BOV A and H 1 31 January 2008BR-3 States of Paraná and São Paulo BOV A and H 1 1 August 2008BW — Botswana BW-0 Whole country EQU, EQWBW-1 The veterinary disease control zones 3c, 4b, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 18 BOV, OVI, RUF, RUW F 1 1 December 2007BW-2 The veterinary disease control zones 10, 11, 13 and 14 BOV, OVI, RUF, RUW F 1 7 March 2002BW-3 The veterinary disease control zone 12 BOV, OVI, RUF, RUW F 1 20 October 2008 20 January 2009BY — Belarus BY-0 Whole country —BZ — Belize BZ-0 Whole country BOV, EQUCA — Canada CA-0 Whole country BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, SUF, SUW RUF, RUW GCH — Switzerland CH-0 Whole country *CL — Chile CL-0 Whole country BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUFCN — China CN-0 Whole country —CO — Colombia CO-0 Whole country EQUCR — Costa Rica CR-0 Whole country BOV, EQUCU — Cuba CU-0 Whole country BOV, EQUDZ — Algeria DZ-0 Whole country —ET — Ethiopia ET-0 Whole country —FK — Falkland Islands FK-0 Whole country BOV, OVI, EQUGL — Greenland GL-0 Whole country BOV, OVI, EQU, RUF, RUWGT — Guatemala GT-0 Whole country BOV, EQUHK — Hong Kong HK-0 Whole country —HN — Honduras HN-0 Whole country BOV, EQUHR — Croatia HR-0 Whole country BOV, OVI, EQU, RUF, RUWIL — Israel IL-0 Whole country —IN — India IN-0 Whole country —IS — Iceland IS-0 Whole country BOV, OVI, EQU, RUF, RUWKE — Kenya KE-0 Whole country —MA — Morocco MA-0 Whole country EQUME — Montenegro ME-0 Whole country BOV, OVI, EQUMG — Madagascar MG-0 Whole country —MK — Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (4) MK-0 Whole country OVI, EQUMU — Mauritius MU-0 Whole country —MX — Mexico MX-0 Whole country BOV, EQUNA — Namibia NA-0 Whole country EQU, EQWNA-1 South of the cordon fences which extend from Palgrave Point in the west to Gam in the east BOV, OVI, RUF, RUW F 1NC — New Caledonia NC-0 Whole country BOV, RUF, RUWNI — Nicaragua NI-0 Whole country —NZ — New Zealand NZ-0 Whole country BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUF, SUWPA — Panama PA-0 Whole country BOV, EQUPY — Paraguay PY-0 Whole country EQUPY-1 Whole country except for the designated high surveillance zone of 15 km from the external borders BOV A 1 1 August 2008RS — Serbia (5) RS-0 Whole country BOV, OVI, EQURU — Russian Federation RU-0 Whole country —RU-1 Region of Murmansk, Yamolo-Nenets autonomous area RUFSV — El Salvador SV-0 Whole country —SZ — Swaziland SZ-0 Whole country EQU, EQWSZ-1 Area west of the “red line” fences which extends northwards from the river Usutu to the frontier with South Africa west of Nkalashane BOV, RUF, RUW F 1SZ-2 The veterinary foot and mouth surveillance and vaccination control areas as gazetted as a Statutory Instrument under legal notice number 51 of 2001 BOV, RUF, RUW F 1 4 August 2003TH — Thailand TH-0 Whole country —TN — Tunisia TN-0 Whole country —TR — Turkey TR-0 Whole country —TR-1 The provinces of Amasya, Ankara, Aydin, Balikesir, Bursa, Cankiri, Corum, Denizli, Izmir, Kastamonu, Kutahya, Manisa, Usak, Yozgat and Kirikkale EQUUA — Ukraine UA-0 Whole country —US — United States US-0 Whole country BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, SUF, SUW, RUF, RUW GUY — Uruguay UY-0 Whole country EQUBOV A 1 1 November 2001OVI A 1ZA — South Africa ZA-0 Whole country EQU, EQWZA-1 The whole country except:— the part of the foot-and-mouth disease control area situated in the veterinary regions of Mpumalanga and Northern provinces, in the district of Ingwavuma of the veterinary region of Natal and in the border area with Botswana east of longitude 28°, and— the district of Camperdown, in the Province of KwaZuluNatalZW — Zimbabwe ZW-0 Whole country —* = Certificates in accordance with the agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132).— = No certificate laid down and fresh meat imports are prohibited (except for those species where indicated in the line for the whole country).1 = Category restrictions:(1)  Without prejudice to specific certification requirements provided for in Community agreements with third countries.(2)  Meat from animals slaughtered on or before the date indicated in column 7 can be imported into the Community for 90 days from that date. Consignments on the high seas can be imported into the Community if certified before the date indicated in column 7 for 40 days from that date (NB: no date in column 7 means that there are no time restrictions).(3)  Only meat from animals slaughtered on or after the date indicated in column 8 can be imported into the Community (no date in column 8 means that there are no time restrictions).(4)  The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; provisional code that does not prejudge in any way the definitive nomenclature for this country, which will be agreed following the conclusion of negotiations currently taking place on this subject in the United Nations.(5)  Not including Kosovo as defined by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.* = Certificates in accordance with the agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132).— = No certificate laid down and fresh meat imports are prohibited (except for those species where indicated in the line for the whole country).1 = Category restrictions: +",human nutrition;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;import restriction;import ban;limit on imports;suspension of imports;beef;boned meat;fresh meat;Botswana;Republic of Botswana;health certificate;foot-and-mouth disease,17 +2029,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2729/95 of 27 November 1995 on the natural alcoholic strength by volume of Prosecco di Conegliano Valdobbiadene and ' Prosecco del Montello e dei Colli Asolani' produced during the 1995/96 wine year and on the minimum total alcoholic strength by volume of the cuvées used to produce them. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 823/87 of 16 March 1987 laying down special provisions relating to quality wines produced in specified regions (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3896/91 (2), and in particular Articles 7 (2) and 8 (4) thereof,Whereas Article 7 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 823/87 allows for derogations to be granted in regard to the minimum alcoholic strength by volume laid down in the Member States for quality wines psr; whereas the second subparagraph of Article 12 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1547/95 (4), on sparkling wines produced in the Community as defined in point 15 of Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1544/95 (6), provides that cuvées intended for the preparation of certain quality sparkling wines psr, the designation of which refers to a variety of vine, may have a total alcoholic strength by volume below that stipulated;Whereas weather conditions in the 1995/96 wine year were particularly damaging to the Prosecco vine variety in wine-growing zone C II; whereas, as a result, the cuvées for the production of quality sparkling wines psr made from grapes of this variety do not reach the minimum total alcoholic strength by volume of 9 % vol specified in the first subparagraph of Article 12 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92; whereas, in order to prevent serious losses to the producers in question, a lower minimum total alcoholic strength by volume should be fixed for cuvées for the wine year in question and the Member State concerned should be allowed to fix a minimum natural alcoholic strength by volume lower than that laid down in Article 7 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 823/87 for the quality sparkling wines psr produced from them;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,. For production in the 1995/96 wine year:- the minimum natural alcoholic strength by volume of the quality sparkling wine psr 'Prosecco di Conegliano Valdobbiadene`, including wine of the subdesignation 'Superiore di Cartizze`, and of the quality sparkling wine psr 'Prosecco del Montello e dei Colli Asolani` may, by way of derogation from Article 7 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 823/87 be set by Italy at a level lower than 9,5 % vol but not lower than 8,5 % vol,- the minimum total alcoholic strength by volume of the cuvées for the production of the said quality sparkling wines psr is hereby fixed at 8,5 % vol. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 November 1995.For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;Italy;Italian Republic;wine of superior quality;quality wine produced in a specific region;quality wines psr;qwpsr;wine of designated origin;sparkling wine;semi-sparkling wine;vinification;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law,17 +3239,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1073/2002 of 20 June 2002 fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 899/2002. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 602/2001(4), and in particular Article 4 thereof,Whereas:(1) An invitation to tender for the refund on exportation of common wheat to all third countries with the exclusion of Poland, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 899/2002(5).(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95. In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. For tenders notified from 14 to 20 June 2002, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 899/2002, the maximum refund on exportation of common wheat shall be EUR 5,00/t. This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 June 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 June 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.(4) OJ L 89, 29.3.2001, p. 16.(5) OJ L 142, 31.5.2002, p. 11. +",award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;maximum price;ceiling price;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;common wheat,17 +11356,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 520/93 of 2 March 1993 on the conclusion of the Agreement on fisheries relations between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Latvia. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Whereas the Community and the Republic of Latvia have negotiated and initialled an Agreement on fisheries relations;Whereas it is in the interests of the Community to approve that Agreement,. The Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Latvia on fisheries relations is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation. The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community (3). This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 2 March 1993.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. TROEJBORG(1) OJ No C 304, 21. 11. 1992, p. 12.(2) Opinion delivered on 12 February 1993 (not yet published in the Official Journal of the European Communities).(3) The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities by the General Secretariat of the Council. +",fishery management;fishery planning;fishery system;fishing management;fishing system;management of fish resources;conservation of fish stocks;agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);Baltic Sea;fishing agreement;Latvia;Republic of Latvia,17 +15309,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 425/96 of 8 March 1996 amending in the beef and veal sector Regulations (EC) No 1462/95, (EC) No 1942/95 and (EC) No 3018/95. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 of 22 December 1995 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for the adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreements to take account of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations (1), and in particular Article 8 thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 opens and adjusts certain concessions, in particular concerning products in the beef and veal sector, provided for by the Europe Agreements with the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Poland, the Slovak Republic, the Czech Republic, Romania and the Republic of Bulgaria; whereas, therefore, in particular as regards the fixing of customs duties for imports of the products in question, the following Regulations should be amended with effect from 1 January to 30 June 1996:- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1462/95 of 27 June 1995 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for young male bovine animals for fattening (1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996) (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2416/95 (3),- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1942/95 of 4 August 1995 setting for the period 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996 rules of application for the tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for by the Europe Agreements concluded between the Community and its Member States on the one hand and the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Bulgaria and Romania on the other (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2416/95,- Commission Regulation (EC) No 3018/95 of 20 December 1995 introducing management measures for imports of certain bovine animals for the first half of 1996 (5);Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. Regulation (EC) No 1462/95 is hereby amended as follows:1. in Article 1 (4) and (5) the date '31 December 1995` is replaced by '30 June 1996`;2. in the third and fourth subparagraphs of Article 6 (3) the date '31 December 1995` is replaced by '30 June 1996`. Regulation (EC) No 1942/95 is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 1 (2) is replaced by the following:'2. The ad valorem and specific customs duties set in the common customs tariff (CCT) shall be reduced by 80 %.`2. Annex I is deleted. Regulation (EC) No 3018/95 is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:'Article 1Imports into the Community of live bovine animals falling within CN codes 0102 90 05, 0102 90 21, 0102 90 29, 0102 90 41 and 0102 90 49, as referred to in Article 1 (1) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68, originating in the third countries listed in Annex I, other than imports carried out under Commission Regulations (EC) No 1462/95 (*), (EC) No 39/96 (**) and (EC) No 403/96 (***), shall be subject to the management measures laid down in this Regulation.(*) OJ No L 144, 28. 6. 1995, p. 6.(**) OJ No L 10, 13. 1. 1996, p. 1.(***) OJ No L 55, 6. 3. 1996, p. 9.`2. The following subparagraph is added to Article 2 (1):'The ad valorem customs duty and the specific amounts of customs duty laid down in the common customs tariff (CCT) shall be reduced by 80 % for those animals.` This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 January to 30 June 1996.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 8 March 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 328, 30. 12. 1995, p. 31.(2) OJ No L 144, 28. 6. 1995, p. 6.(3) OJ No L 248, 14. 10. 1995, p. 28.(4) OJ No L 186, 5. 8. 1995, p. 30.(5) OJ No L 314, 28. 12. 1995, p. 58. +",import;third country;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession;beef;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant,17 +16745,"Council Regulation (EC) No 909/97 of 14 May 1997 on the conclusion of the Protocol establishing, for the period 1 January 1996 to 31 December 1997, the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Guinea on fishing off the Guinean coast. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43, in conjunction with Article 228 (2) first sentence, and the first subparagraph of Article 228 (3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Whereas pursuant to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Guinea on fishing off the Guinean coast (3), the two Parties conducted negotiations to determine the amendments or additions to be made to the Agreement at the end of the period of application of the Protocol annexed thereto;Whereas, as a result of these negotiations, a new Protocol establishing, for the period 1 January 1996 to 31 December 1997, the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the abovementioned Agreement was initialled on 6 December 1995;Whereas it is in the Community's interest to approve the new Protocol,. The Protocol establishing, for the period 1 January 1996 to 31 December 1997, the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Guinea on fishing off the Guinean coast is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the Protocol is attached to this Regulation (4). The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Protocol in order to bind the Community. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 May 1997.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. RITZEN(1) OJ No C 165, 8. 6. 1996, p. 7.(2) OJ No C 115, 14. 4. 1997.(3) OJ No L 111, 27. 4. 1983, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 157, 29. 6. 1996, p. 3. +",Guinea;Republic of Guinea;fishing agreement;protocol to an agreement;fishing area;fishing limits;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country,17 +37082,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 329/2009 of 22 April 2009 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 concerning short-term statistics as regards the updating of the list of variables, the frequency of compilation of the statistics and the levels of breakdown and aggregation to be applied to the variables (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 of 19 May 1998 concerning short term statistics (1) and in particular Article 17, points (b), (d) and (e) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 established a common framework for the production of short-term Community statistics on the business cycle. The scope of these statistics has been modified by Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 establishing the statistical classification of economic activities NACE Revision 2 (2).(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1503/2006 of 28 September 2006 implementing and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 concerning short-term statistics as regards definitions of variables, list of variables and frequency of data compilation (3) provided definitions of variables.(3) Regulation (EC) No 1158/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 (4) introduced feasibility studies on hours worked and gross wages and salaries in retail trade and other services.(4) For the purpose of the monetary policy of the Community, short-term business statistics should be further developed, especially on services. It is therefore necessary to update Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 in areas of particular importance to the study of the business cycle.(5) Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 should therefore be amended accordingly.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee, established by Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom (5),. Annexes C and D to Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 of 19 May 1998 are amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 April 2009.For the CommissionJoaquín ALMUNIAMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 162, 5.6.1998, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 393, 30.12.2006, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 281, 12.10.2006, p. 15.(4)  OJ L 191, 22.7.2005, p. 1.(5)  OJ L 181, 28.6.1989, p. 47.ANNEX1. Annex C to Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 is amended as follows:(a) In point (c) (List of Variables), paragraph 1, the following variables are inserted in the table:‘220 Hours worked230 Gross wages and salaries’(b) In point (d) (Form), paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:‘2. The turnover variable (No 120), the volume of sales variable (No 123) and the hours worked variable (No 220) are also to be transmitted in a working-day adjusted form. The transmission of the hours worked variable (No 220) in a working-day adjusted form is requested not later than from 31 March 2015 onwards. Wherever other variables show working-day effects, Member States may also transmit those variables in working-day adjusted form. The list of variables to be transmitted in working-day adjusted form may be amended in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.’(c) In point (e) (Reference period), the following variables are inserted in the table:‘220 quarter230 quarter’(d) In point (f) (Level of detail), paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:‘1. The turnover variable (No 120) and the deflator of sales/volume (No 330/123) are to be transmitted according to the levels of detail defined in paragraphs 2 and 3. The number of persons employed variable (No 210) is to be transmitted according to the levels of detail defined in paragraph 4. The hours worked variable (No 220) and the gross wages and salaries variable (No 230) are to be transmitted according to Division 47 of NACE Rev 2.’(e) In point (g) (Deadlines for data transmission), paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:‘3. The number of persons employed variable (No 210) shall be transmitted within two months of the end of the reference period. The deadline may be up to 15 days longer for Member States whose turnover in Division 47 of NACE Rev 2. in a given base year represents less than 3 % of the European Community total. The hours worked variable (No 220) and the gross wages and salaries variable (No 230) shall be transmitted within three months of the end of the reference period.’(f) In point (i) (First reference year), the following subparagraph is added:2. Annex D to Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 is amended as follows:(a) In point (c) (List of variables), paragraph 1, the following variables are inserted in the table:‘220 Hours worked230 Gross wages and salaries’(b) In point (d) (Form), paragraph 2, the following subparagraph is added:(c) In point (f) (Level of detail), paragraph 2, the following subparagraph is added:— Divisions 45 and 46;— Sections H, I and J;— sum of (69, 70.2, 71, 73 and 74);— sum of (78, 79, 80, 81.2 and 82).’(d) In point (g) (Deadlines for data transmission), the following variables are inserted in the table:‘220 3 months230 3 months’(e) In point (i) (First reference period), the following subparagraph is added: +",statistical method;statistical harmonisation;statistical methodology;nomenclature;statistical nomenclature;provision of services;EU statistics;Community statistics;European Union statistics;statistics of the EU;statistics of the European Union;economic statistics;retail trade;retail dealer;retailer;disclosure of information;information disclosure,17 +23865,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 996/2002 of 11 June 2002 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 with regard to supplementary aid in the beef and veal sector for the smaller Aegean islands. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 of 19 July 1993 introducing specific measures for the smaller Aegean islands concerning certain agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 442/2002(2), and in particular Article 6(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93, which lays down in particular specific measures in favour of livestock farming in the beef and veal sector in the smaller Aegean Islands, was substantially amended by Regulation (EC) No 442/2002. Following this amendment, for the purpose of legal clarity, new provisions should be adopted to implement that Regulation as regards the supplementary aid for beef and veal producers and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2889/93 of 21 October 1993 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 as regards the supplements to the special premium for producers of beef and veal and to the premium for maintaining suckler cows(3) should be repealed.(2) Under Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93, fattening aid for male bovine animals is granted to beef and veal producers on top of the special premium provided for in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(4), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2345/2001(5). Under the second subparagraph of Article 6(2) thereof, this supplement is to be granted up to a limit of 12000 male bovines per year within the regional ceiling set in Article 4(1) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999.(3) To avoid complicating the administrative management, provision should be made for a single application to be submitted for the supplementary aid under Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 and the premiums under Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. 1. The supplement to the special fattening premium for male bovine animals provided for in Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 shall be granted within the context of the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 applicable to applications for the special premium for male bovines.This supplement shall be granted up to a limit of 12000 male bovines per year within the regional ceiling set in Article 4(1) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999. The proportionate reduction referred to in Article 4(4) of that Regulation shall not apply within that limit.2. The supplement to the premium for maintaining suckler cows provided for in Article 6(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 shall be granted within the context of the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 applicable to applications for the special premium for maintaining suckler cows. The supplementary aid referred to in Article 1(1) and (2) and the special premium and the premium for maintaining suckler cows provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 shall be covered by a single application from the producer in accordance with the rules laid down in that Regulation. 1. The Greek authorities shall inform the Commission immediately of any provisions they may adopt for the purposes of granting the supplementary aid referred to in Article 1.2. The Greek authorities shall notify the Commission each year, no later than 31 July for the preceding calendar year, of the number of animals for which the supplementary aid referred to in Article 1(1) and (2) has been applied for and granted. Regulation (EEC) No 2889/93 is hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from the date of entry into force. However, Article 2 shall apply from 1 January 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 June 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 184, 27.7.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 68, 12.3.2002, p. 4.(3) OJ L 263, 22.10.1993, p. 8.(4) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.(5) OJ L 315, 1.12.2001, p. 29. +",aid to agriculture;farm subsidy;Aegean Islands;suckler cow;nurse cow;beef;fattening;cramming;production aid;aid to producers;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union;supplementary aid for products,17 +31644,"2006/636/EC: Commission Decision of 12 September 2006 fixing the annual breakdown by Member State of the amount for Community support to rural development for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013 (notified under document number C(2006) 4024). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (1), and in particular Article 69(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Decision 2006/493/EC (2) fixed the amount of Community support to rural development for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013, its annual breakdown and the minimum amount to be concentrated in regions eligible under the Convergence Objective.(2) Point 40 of the Financial Perspectives 2007 to 2013, agreed upon by the European Council of December 2005, fixed the maximum level of transfers from funds supporting Cohesion.(3) In accordance with Article 69(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 the annual breakdown by Member State of the amounts for Community support to rural development is to be made after deduction of the resources devoted to technical assistance for the Commission and taking into account the amounts reserved for regions eligible under the Convergence Objective, past performance and particular situations and needs based on objective criteria. In accordance with Article 69(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, those amounts should be indexed at 2 % per year, while, in accordance with paragraph 5 of that Article, in addition to those amounts, the Member States have to take into account for the purpose of programming the amounts resulting from modulation as provided for in Article 12(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (3).(4) The total transfers from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund to the EAFRD pursuant to Articles 10(2), 143d and 143e of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers (4) are set by Commission Decision 2006/410/EC (5) for the budget years 2007 to 2013. Those amounts should be added to the annual breakdown by Member State for the purpose of rural development programming, according to the methodology established in Article 10(3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003. The annual breakdown by Member States of the amounts resulting from modulation provided for in Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 have been allocated by Commission Decision 2006/588/EC (6).(5) The annual breakdown should not include the amounts for Bulgaria and Romania since the Treaty of Accession of those countries has not yet entered into force. Upon the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of those countries the annual breakdown should be amended accordingly to include allocations for those countries,. The annual breakdown by Member State of commitment appropriations for Community support to rural development for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013, as referred to in Article 69 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, is set out in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 September 2006.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 277, 21.10.2005, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 195, 15.7.2006, p. 22.(3)  OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 320/2006 (OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 42).(4)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1156/2006 (OJ L 208, 29.7.2006, p. 3).(5)  OJ L 163, 15.6.2006, p. 10.(6)  OJ L 240, 2.9.2006, p. 6.ANNEXBreakdown by Member State of Community support for rural development 2007 to 2013(current prices in EUR)2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2007-2013 total of which minimum for regions under the Convergence objectiveBelgium 63 991 299 63 957 784 60 238 083 59 683 509 59 267 519 56 995 480 54 476 632 418 610 306 40 744 223Czech Republic 396 623 321 392 638 892 388 036 387 400 932 774 406 640 636 412 672 094 417 962 250 2 815 506 354 1 635 417 906Denmark 62 592 573 66 344 571 63 771 254 64 334 762 63 431 467 62 597 618 61 588 551 444 660 796 0Germany 1 184 995 564 1 186 941 705 1 147 425 574 1 156 018 553 1 159 359 200 1 146 661 509 1 131 114 950 8 112 517 055 3 174 037 771Estonia 95 608 462 95 569 377 95 696 594 100 929 353 104 639 066 108 913 401 113 302 602 714 658 855 387 221 654Greece 461 376 206 463 470 078 453 393 090 452 018 509 631 768 186 626 030 398 619 247 957 3 707 304 424 1 905 697 195Spain 1 012 456 383 1 030 880 527 1 006 845 141 1 013 903 294 1 057 772 000 1 050 937 191 1 041 123 263 7 213 917 799 3 178 127 204France 931 041 833 942 359 146 898 672 939 909 225 155 933 778 147 921 205 557 905 682 332 6 441 965 109 568 263 981Ireland 373 683 516 355 014 220 329 171 422 333 372 252 324 698 528 316 771 063 307 203 589 2 339 914 590 0Italy 1 142 143 461 1 135 428 298 1 101 390 921 1 116 626 236 1 271 659 589 1 266 602 382 1 258 158 996 8 292 009 883 3 341 091 825Cyprus 26 704 860 24 772 842 22 749 762 23 071 507 22 402 714 21 783 947 21 037 942 162 523 574 0Latvia 152 867 493 147 768 241 142 542 483 147 766 381 148 781 700 150 188 774 151 198 432 1 041 113 504 327 682 815Lithuania 260 974 835 248 836 020 236 928 998 244 741 536 248 002 433 250 278 098 253 598 173 1 743 360 093 679 189 192Luxembourg 14 421 997 13 661 411 12 655 487 12 818 190 12 487 289 12 181 368 11 812 084 90 037 826 0Hungary 570 811 818 537 525 661 498 635 432 509 252 494 547 603 625 563 304 619 578 709 743 3 805 843 392 2 496 094 593Malta 12 434 359 11 527 788 10 656 597 10 544 212 10 347 884 10 459 190 10 663 325 76 633 355 18 077 067Netherlands 70 536 869 72 638 338 69 791 337 70 515 293 68 706 648 67 782 449 66 550 233 486 521 167 0Austria 628 154 610 594 709 669 550 452 057 557 557 505 541 670 574 527 868 629 511 056 948 3 911 469 992 31 938 190Poland 1 989 717 841 1 932 933 351 1 872 739 817 1 866 782 838 1 860 573 543 1 857 244 519 1 850 046 247 13 230 038 156 6 997 976 121Portugal 562 210 832 562 491 944 551 196 824 559 018 566 565 142 601 565 192 105 564 072 156 3 929 325 028 2 180 735 857Slovenia 149 549 387 139 868 094 129 728 049 128 304 946 123 026 091 117 808 866 111 981 296 900 266 729 287 815 759Slovakia 303 163 265 286 531 906 268 049 256 256 310 239 263 028 387 275 025 447 317 309 578 1 969 418 078 1 106 011 592Finland 335 121 543 316 143 440 292 385 407 296 367 134 287 790 092 280 508 238 271 617 053 2 079 932 907 0Sweden 292 133 703 277 225 207 256 996 031 260 397 463 252 975 513 246 760 755 239 159 282 1 825 647 954 0United Kingdom 263 996 373 283 001 582 274 582 271 276 600 084 273 334 332 270 695 626 267 364 152 1 909 574 420 188 337 515Total 11 357 312 403 11 182 240 092 10 734 731 213 10 827 092 785 11 238 887 764 11 186 469 323 11 136 037 766 77 662 771 346 28 544 460 460 +",fund (EU);EC fund;rural development;rural planning;distribution of aid;commitment of expenditure;commitment appropriation;commitment authorisation;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union;financial aid;capital grant;financial grant,17 +7124,"89/549/EEC: Council Decision of 5 April 1989 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of Agreed Minutes between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden on apples and pears negotiated under Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas the Kingdom of Sweden, in accordance with Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), made known its intention to withdraw the tariff concessions for apples and pears, of which the Community is the main supplier;Whereas the Commission opened negotiations with the Kingdom of Sweden under Article XXVIII of the GATT; whereas it reached a satisfactory agreement with that country,. The Agreement in the form of Agreed Minutes between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom ofSweden on apples and pears, negotiated under Article XXVIII of the GATT, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the agreement is attached to this Decision. The President of the Council shall notify the Kingdom of Sweden of the approval laid down by the Agreement.. Done at Luxembourg, 5 April 1989.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. CHAVES GONZALEZANNEXCONDITIONS FOR THE EXERCISE OF FISHING ACTIVITIES BY COMMUNITY VESSELS IN EQUATORIAL GUINEA'S FISHING ZONE A. Licence application and issuing formalitiesThe procedure for applications for, and issue of, the licences enabling vessels flying the flags of the Member States of the Community to fish in Equatorial Guinea's fishing zone shall be as follows:The relevant Community authorities shall present to the Ministry of Water, Forestry and Reafforestation of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, via the authorities of the Commission of the European Communities in Equatorial Guinea, an application for each vessel that is to be used for fishing under the Agreement, at least 30 days before the date of commencement of the period of validity requested.The applications shall be made on the forms provided for that purpose by the competent authorities of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, a specimen of which is attached hereto (Annex 1).Each licence application shall be accompanied by proof of payment of the fee for the period of the licence's validity. Payment shall be made into the account referred to in Article 2 of the Protocol.Fees shall include all national and local charges except those for the performance of services. Once signed, the licences shall be issued by the Equatorial Guinea authorities to the shipowners or their representatives via the authorities of the Commission of the European Communities in Equatorial Guinea within 15 working days of the date on which the proof of payment is received.Licences shall be issued for a specific vessel and shall not be transferable. However, at the request of the European Economic Community, and where force majeur is proven, a vessel's licence shall be replaced by a new licence for another vessel whose features are similar to those of the first vessel. The owner of the first vessel shall return the cancelled licence to the Ministry of Water, Forestry and Reafforestation of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea via the authorities of the Commission of the European Communities.The new licence shall indicate:- the date of issue,- the fact that the licence cancels and replaces that granted to the previous vessel.The licence must be held on board at all times.1. Provisions applicable to trawlers(a) The licences for trawlers shall be issued for a year, six months or three months. They shall be renewable.(b) The fees for annual licences shall be as follows:ECU 90 per grt per year for fin fish trawlers,ECU 100 per grt per year for shrimp trawlers.(c) The fees for half-year licences shall be as follows:ECU 55 per grt per half-yearly period for fin fish trawlers,ECU 60 per grt per half-yearly period for shrimp trawlers.(d) The fees for quarterly licences shall be set as follows:ECU 30 per grt per quarterly period for fin fish trawlers,ECU 35 per grt per quarterly period for shrimp trawlers.2. Provisions applicable to tuna vessels and surface longliners(a) The fees shall be ECU 20 per tonne caught within Equatorial Guinea's fishing zone.(b) Licences for tuna vessels shall be issued following payment to the Ministry of Water, Forestry and Reafforestation of a lump sum of ECU 1 000 a year for each tuna seiner and ECU 200 a year for each pole-and-line tuna vessel and surface longliner, equivalent to the fees for:- 50 tonnes of tuna caught per year in the case of seiners,- 10 tonnes caught per year in the case of pole-and-line tuna vessels and surface longliners.The final statement of the fees due for the fishing period shall be drawn up by the Commission of the European Communities at the end of each calendar year on the basis of the catch statements made by each shipowner and confirmed by the scientific institutes responsible for verifying catch data (Orstom and IEO - Spanish Institute of Oceanography). The statement shall be forwarded simultaneously to the Equatorial Guinea authorities and to the shipowners. Any additional payment due shall be made by the shipowners to the Ministry of Water, Forestry and Reafforestation of Equatorial Guinea by 30 May of the following year at the latest, in accordance with the procedure for payment set out in Article 2 of the Protocol.However, if the amount of the final statement is lower than the abovementioned amount, the resulting balance shall not be reimbursable.B. Statement of catchFor all vessels authorized to fish in Equatorial Guinea's waters under the Agreement, a statement of their catch must be provided to the Ministry of Water, Forestry and Reafforestation, with a copy to the Commission authorities in Equatorial Guinea, in accordance with the procedures set out below:- for trawlers a statement shall be made out according to the specimen annexed hereto (Annex 2). The statements shall be communicated after each tide,- for tuna seiners, pole-and-line tuna vessels and surface longliners a fishing log shall be kept, in accordance with Annex 3 (in English), for each fishing period spent in Equatorial Guinea's fishing zone. The form must be completed legibly and be signed by the master of the vessel and sent, within 45 days of the end of the fishing voyage spent in the Equatorial Guinea fishing zone, to the Ministry of Water, Forestry and Reafforestation via the authorities of the Commission of the European Communities in Equatorial Guinea.Should this provision not be adhered to, the Government of Equatorial Guinea reserves the right to suspend the licence of the offending vessel until the formality has been complied with and to apply the penalties laid down under fisheries law No 2/1987 of 16 February 1987.C. Landing of catchTrawlers authorized to fish in the Equatorial Guinea zone shall, after each tide, make a contribution to fish supplies for the local population by landing, on an annual basis:- fin fish trawlers: 7 000 kg of fish per vessel,- shrimp trawlers: 5 000 kg of fish per vessel,at a price set by the Ministry of Water, Forestry and Reafforestation by mutual agreement with the shipowner on the basis of local market prices.Landings may be made individually or collectively at the ports of Malabo, Bata or Luba.Any failure to comply with the obligation to land catches shall render the offender liable to the following sanctions applied by the Equatorial Guinea authorities:- fine of ECU 1 000 per tonne not landed, and- withdrawal and non-renewal of the licence of the vessel concerned or another vessel belonging to the same shipowner.D. Signing on of seamen1. Trawler owners who have been issued fishing licences under the Agreement shall contribute to the on-the-job vocational training of Equatorial Guinea nationals, subject to the conditions and limits set out below:- two seamen/fishermen on vessels of up to 300 grt,- three seamen/fishermen on vessels of more than 300 grt.2. The wages of these fishermen, to be borne by the shipowners, shall be fixed by mutual agreement between the shipowners and the Equatorial Guinea authorities. Should the fishermen not be signed on, the shipowners shall be obliged to pay a lump sum equivalent to 30 % of the seamen's wages. This sum will be used for the training of fishermen in Equatorial Guinea and is to be paid into an account specified by the Equatorial Guinea authorities.E. Taking on board of observersEach trawler may be obliged to take on board an observer designated by the Ministry of Water, Forestry and Reafforestation. In that case, the observer shall be included in the number of fishermen to be signed on established in point D.The observer shall be offered every facility needed to carry out his duties. The presence and work of this observer must not interrupt or prejudice fishing operations. The salary and the social contributions of the observer shall be borne by the Government of Equatorial Guinea.F. Inspection and monitoringAny Community vessel fishing in Equatorial Guinea's fishing zone shall allow on board any official of Equatorial Guinea responsible for inspection and monitoring and shall assist him in the accomplishment of his duties. The official must not remain on board any longer than is necessary for the verification of catches by random checks and for any other inspection relating to fishing activities.G. Fishing zonesThe vessels referred to in Article 1 of the Protocol shall be authorized to fish in waters beyond four nautical miles from the base lines.H. Meshes authorizedThe minimum mesh size authorized for the trawl body (mesh fully extended) shall be:(a) 60 mm for fin fish vessels catching less than 30 % shrimps;(b) 25 mm for shrimp vessels catching more than 30 % shrimps.Outrigger fishing shall be authorized.I.Entering and leaving the zoneAll Community vessels fishing under the Agreement in the Equatorial Guinea zone shall communicate to the radio station indicated on the licence the date and time and their position when entering and leaving the Equatorial Guinea fishing zone.J. Procedure in case of boarding1. The authorities of the Commission of the European Communities in Equatorial Guinea shall be notified within two working days of any boarding within the Equatorial Guinea exclusive economic zone of a fishing vessel flying the flag of a Member State of the Community and holding a valid licence granted under the Agreement. The authorities shall at the same time receive a brief report of the circumstances and reasons leading to the boarding.2. Before any measures regarding the master or the crew of the vessel or any action regarding the cargo and equipment of the vessel are considered, other than those to safeguard evidence relating to the presumed infringement, a consultation meeting shall be held, within one working day from the receipt of the abovementioned information, between the authorities of the Commission of the European Communities in Equatorial Guinea, the Fisheries Department and the inspection authorities, possibly attended by a representative of the Member State concerned. At the meeting, the parties shall exchange any relevant documentation or information helping to clarify the circumstances of the established facts. The shipowner or his representative shall be informed of the outcome of the meeting and of any measures resulting from the boarding.3. Before any judicial procedure, an attempt shall be made to resolve the presumed infringement through a compromise procedure. This procedure shall end no later than three working days after the boarding.4. Should the case not be settled by means of compromise, and therefore be brought before a competent Equatorial Guinea judicial body, a reasonable bank security shall be fixed by the competent authority within two working days, following the conclusion of the compromise procedure, pending the judicial decision. The bank security shall be released by the competent authority once the master of the vessel concerned has been acquitted by the judicial decision.5. The vessel and its crew shall be released either:- at the end of the consultation meeting, if the established facts permit,or- on receipt of payment of a fine (compromise procedure),or- once a bank security is deposited (judicial procedure).6. Should one of the parties consider that there is a problem in the application of the abovementioned procedure, it may request urgent consultations under Article 8 of the Agreement.Annex 1REPUBLIC OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA APPLICATION FOR A FISHING LICENCE1. Valid from: .to .2. Name of vessel: .3. Name of shipowner: .4. Port and registration number: .5. Type of fishing: .6. Authorized mesh size: .7. Length of vessel: .8. Width of vessel: .9. Gross registered tonnage: .10. Hold capacity: .11. Engine rating: .12. Type of construction: .13. Usual number of seamen aboard: .14. Radio/electrical equipment: .15. Master's name: .The above information is the sole responsibility of the shipowner or his representative.Date of application: .Annex 2INFORMATION ON CATCHES RESULTING FROM INDUSTRIAL FISHING (Article 42 of the Fisheries Law)1.Name and registration number of vessel: .2.Nationality: .Type of vessel:3.Type of vessel:.(i. e. for fresh fish, tuna, etc.)4.Master's name: .5.Fishing licence issued by: .valid for the period: .6.Type of fishing: .7.Date of leaving port: .Date of entering port: .8.Catches: .DateFishing zoneSpecies caught (ยน)TonnagePort of landing(ยน) For each species give the scientific and the commercial name and the method of conservation (chilled, refrigerated, frozen) or, if the product is processed, the form of commercial presentation.I, the undersigned ............................................................................................................, Master of the vessel cited above, or his representative, hereby declare that the information given above is correct, as witnessed by the observer of the Government.The Observer of the Government The MasterWitnessed byThe Observer of the GovernmentSignedThe MasterAnnex 3 +",pip fruit;apple;fig;pear;pome fruit;quince;GATT;General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade;Sweden;Kingdom of Sweden;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession;European Community;EEC;European Economic Community,17 +27468,"2004/619/ECCouncil Decision of 11 August 2004 modifying the Community import regime with respect to rice. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) On 26 June 2003, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations under Article XXVIII of the GATT 1994 with a view to modify certain concessions for rice. Accordingly, the Community notified the WTO on 2 July 2003 of its intention to modify certain concessions in EC Schedule CXL.(2) Negotiations have been conducted by the Commission in consultation with the Committee established by Article 133 of the Treaty and within the framework of the negotiating directives issued by the Council.(3) The Commission has negotiated with the United States of America, having a principal supplying interest in products of HS subheading 1006 20 (husked rice) and substantial supplier interest in products of HS subheading 1006 30 (milled rice), Thailand, having a principal supplying interest in products of HS subheading 1006 30 (milled rice) and substantial supplier interest in products of HS subheading 1006 20 (husked rice) and India and Pakistan, each having a substantial supplier interest in products of HS subheading 1006 20 (husked rice).(4) The Commission has negotiated an agreement with India and Pakistan in the form of an exchange of letters but has not been able to negotiate an acceptable agreement with the United States of America and Thailand.(5) In order to allow the modifications of certain concessions concerning husked and milled rice in EC Schedule CXL, a new tariff rate for husked and milled rice should be established.(6) As the fixing of a new tariff rate for husked and milled rice requires modification of Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (1), the Commission should be authorised to adopt temporary derogations from that Regulation.(7) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Decision should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (2),. The tariff rate for husked rice (CN code 1006 20) shall be EUR 65/tonne.The tariff rate for milled rice (CN code 1006 30) shall be EUR 175/tonne. To the extent necessary to permit the full application of this Decision by 1 September 2004, the Commission may derogate from Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 3(2) of this Decision, until that Regulation is amended but at the latest until 30 June 2005. 1.   The Commission shall be assisted by the Management Committee for Cereals instituted by Article 25 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (3).2.   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.The period provided for in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at one month.3.   The Committee shall adopt its Rules of Procedure.. Done at Brussels, 11 August 2004.For the CouncilThe PresidentB. BOT(1)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96.(2)  OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.(3)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. +",India;Republic of India;Pakistan;Islamic Republic of Pakistan;import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;import (EU);Community import;rice;Thailand;Kingdom of Thailand;trade agreement (EU);EC trade agreement;United States;USA;United States of America,17 +19364,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1942/1999 of 10 September 1999 amending Annexes I, II and III of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 of 26 June 1990 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1931/1999(2), and in particular Articles 6, 7 and 8 thereof,(1) Whereas, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90, maximum residue limits must be established progressively for all pharmacologically active substances which are used within the Community in veterinary medicinal products intended for administration to food-producing animals;(2) Whereas maximum residue limits should be established only after the examination within the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products of all the relevant information concerning the safety of residues of the substance concerned for the consumer of foodstuffs of animal origin and the impact of residues on the industrial processing of foodstuffs;(3) Whereas, in establishing maximum residue limits for residues of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin, it is necessary to specify the animal species in which residues may be present, the levels which may be present in each of the relevant meat tissues obtained from the treated animal (target tissue) and the nature of the residue which is relevant for the monitoring of residues (marker residue);(4) Whereas, for the control of residues, as provided for in appropriate Community legislation, maximum residue limits should usually be established for the target tissues of liver or kidney; whereas, however, the liver and kidney are frequently removed from carcasses moving in international trade, and maximum residue limits should therefore also always be established for muscle or fat tissues;(5) Whereas, in the case of veterinary medicinal products intended for use in laying birds, lactating animals or honey bees, maximum residue limits must also be established for eggs, milk or honey;(6) Whereas clorsulon, danofloxacin, florfenicol and moxidectin should be inserted into Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;(7) Whereas levomethadone, fenpipramide hydrochloride, apocynum cannabinum, hydrochlorothiazide, virola sebifera, selenicereus grandiflorus, thuja occidentalis, tricaine mesilate, trichlormethiazide, vincamine and harunga madagascariensis should be inserted into Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;(8) Whereas, in order to allow for the completion of scientific studies, deltamethrin should be inserted into Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;(9) Whereas a period of 60 days should be allowed before the entry into force of this Regulation in order to allow Member States to make any adjustment which may be necessary to the authorisations to place the veterinary medicinal products concerned on the market which have been granted in accordance with Council Directive 81/851/EEC(3), as last amended by Directive 93/40/EEC(4) to take account of the provisions of this Regulation;(10) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Veterinary Medicinal Products;. Annexes I, II and III of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the sixtieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 10 September 1999.For the CommissionKarel VAN MIERTMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 1.(2) OJ L 240, 10.9.1999, p. 3.(3) OJ L 317, 6.11.1981, p. 1.(4) OJ L 214, 24.8.1993, p. 31.ANNEXAnnex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is amended as follows:1. Anti-infectious agents1.2. Antibiotics1.2.3. Quinolones"">TABLE>""1.2.5. Florfenicol and related compounds"">TABLE>""2. Antiparasitic agents2.1. Agents acting against endoparasites2.1.5. Benzenesulphonamides"">TABLE>""2.3. Agents acting against endo- and ectoparasites2.3.1. Avermectins"">TABLE>""Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is amended as follows:2. Organic compounds"">TABLE>""4. Substances and in homeopathic veterinary medicinal products"">TABLE>""Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is amended as follows:2. Antiparasitic agents2.2. Agents acting against ectoparasites2.2.3. Pyrethroids"">TABLE>"" +",food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;veterinary legislation;veterinary regulations;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;waste;refuse;residue;public health;health of the population;veterinary drug;veterinary medicines,17 +42990,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1134/2013 of 7 November 2013 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Caballa de Andalucía (PGI)]. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 repealed and replaced Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (2).(2) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined Spain’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Caballa de Andalucía’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 289/2009 (3).(3) Since the amendments in question are not minor, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (4), as required by Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006. As no statement of objection under Article 7 of that Regulation has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,. The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name contained in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 November 2013.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Dacian CIOLOȘMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(3)  OJ L 94, 8.4.2009, p. 15.(4)  OJ C 387, 15.12.2012, p. 22.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.7.   Fresh fish, molluscs and crustaceans and products derived therefromSPAINCaballa de Andalucía (PGI) +",Andalusia;Autonomous Community of Andalusia;sea fish;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +1819,"95/199/EC: Commission Decision of 31 May 1995 approving the single programming document for Community structural measures for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products in Hessen (Federal Republic of Germany), in respect of Objective 5a, covering the period between 1994 and 1999 (Only the German text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 of 29 March 1990 on improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2843/94 (2), and in particular Article 10a thereof,Whereas on 29 April 1994 the German Government submitted to the Commission the single programming document referred to in Article 10a of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 for the Land of Hessen, supplemented by additional information sent on 16 August, 7 September and 7 November 1994, and 12 and 27 January 1995; whereas that document contains the plans designed to improve the structures relating to the various product sectors referred to in Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 and the aid applications referred to in Article 10a of that Regulation;Whereas the single programming document meets the conditions of and contains the information required in Article 1 (3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 860/94 of 18 April 1994 on plans and applications in the form of operational programmes for aid from the Guidance Section of the EAGGF for investments for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural and forestry products (3);Whereas the single programming document was drawn up in agreement with the Member State concerned under the partnership as defined in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (5);Whereas the second indent of Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purposes of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (7), provides that in Commission decisions approving single programming documents, the Community assistance decided upon for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof are to be set out in ecus, at prices for the year in which the decision is taken, and are to be subject to indexation; whereas the annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in commitment appropriations as set out in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as amended; whereas the indexation is to be based on a single rate per year corresponding to the rates applied annually to the Community budget on the basis of the mechanisms for technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (8), as last amended by Council Regulation (ECSC, EC, Euratom) No 2730/94 (9), provides that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year are to contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas, during the implementation of the single programming document, the Member State will ensure that the individual projects included therein will conform with the selection criteria for investments for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products currently in force, in application of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90;Whereas in order to ensure clarity over the whole of the conditions governing the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 in Germany this Member State will submit to the Commission, before 15 May 1995, a consolidated version of the single planning document showing the agreement reached by the partnership, as set out within the document annexed to the present Decision (1); whereas this consolidated version must contain all the information required in accordance with Article 10a of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 and Articles 8, 9, 10 and 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88;Whereas Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 states that the Member States will supply the Commission with the appropriate financial information to permit it to verify that the principle of additionality has been respected; whereas analysis of the information supplied by the German authorities shows that this principle has been taken into account; whereas supplementary verification of the respect of the principle should be made on the basis of information to be supplied with the consolidated version of the single programming document; whereas, in addition, the verification that this principle continues to be respected will be pursued in the framework of partnership during the implementation of the single programming document; whereas these verifications are essential for the continuation of EAGGF aid to the measures concerned in the present Decision;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development,. The single programming document for Community structural measures for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural and forestry products in Hessen, covering the period 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved. The sectors included for joint action are:- meat,- fruit and vegetables,- potatoes,- other products (non-food),- products falling into more than one category (organic products). The assistance from the EAGGF granted in respect of that single programming document shall amount to a maximum of ECU 20 980 000.The methods of approval of the financial assistance, including the EAGGF contribution to the sectors adopted for joint action, are specified within the implementation provisions and the financial plans annexed to the present Decision (2). For the purposes of indexation, the annual breakdown of the planned maximum overall allocation for assistance from the EAGGF shall be as follows:>TABLE> The budget commitment for the first tranche shall be ECU 3 330 000.The commitments for subsequent tranches shall be based on the financing plan for the single programming document and on progress made in implementation. The Community assistance shall relate only to expenditure connected with operations covered by this single programming document which have been the subject, in the Member State, of legally binding provisions and for which the necessary funds have been specifically committed by 31 December 1999 at the latest. The deadline for the entry in the accounts of expenditure on such measures shall expire on 31 December 2001. This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Brussels, 31 May 1995.For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission +",Hesse;Hesse (Land);marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;financing plan;finance plan;agricultural product;farm product;agro-industry;agri-foodstuffs industry;agricultural product processing;agricultural product processing industry;processing of agricultural products;EAGGF Guidance Section;EAGGF Guidance Section aid,17 +32161,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 409/2006 of 9 March 2006 amending Regulations (EC) No 174/1999, (EC) No 581/2004 and (EC) No 582/2004 as regards the security levels on export licences in the milk sector. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular Article 31(14) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 9 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 of 26 January 1999 laying down special detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 as regards export licences and export refunds in the case of milk and milk products (2) establishes the securities to be lodged on the day export licence applications are submitted.(2) Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 581/2004 of 26 March 2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain types of butter (3) and Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 582/2004 of 26 March 2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning skimmed milk powder (4) provide for the amounts of the tendering security to be lodged before the end of the period during which tenders may be submitted.(3) Following the trend of export refunds over the past months, it is appropriate to adjust the level of the securities while still ensuring that they remain sufficiently high to prevent speculative applications.(4) It is appropriate, in order to establish a correlation between refund and security amount and aiming at a harmonised approach for all refunds applicable, to fix the tendering securities by way of a percentage of the refund amount.(5) Regulations (EC) No 174/1999, (EC) No 581/2004 and (EC) No 582/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. In the first paragraph of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999, points (a), (b), (c) and (d) are replaced by the following:‘(a) 15 % for products covered by CN code 0405;(b) 15 % for products covered by CN code 0402 10;(c) 15 % for products covered by CN code 0406;(d) 15 % for other products.’ In Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 581/2004, the first paragraph is replaced by the following:‘2.   The tendering security shall be 15 % of the most recent maximum tender refund amount fixed for the product codes and the destinations referred to in Article 1(1).The tendering security may not, however, be less than EUR 6 per 100 kg.’ In Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 582/2004, the first paragraph is replaced by the following:‘2.   The tendering security shall be 15 % of the most recent maximum tender refund amount fixed for the product codes and the destinations referred to in Article 1(1).The tendering security may not, however, be less than EUR 6 per 100 kg.’ This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 March 2006.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).(2)  OJ L 20, 27.1.1999, p. 8. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2107/2005 (OJ L 337, 22.12.2005, p. 20).(3)  OJ L 90, 27.3.2004, p. 64. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1239/2005 (OJ L 200, 30.7.2005, p. 32).(4)  OJ L 90, 27.3.2004, p. 67. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1239/2005. +",milk;export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;milk product;dairy produce;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund,17 +20931,"2001/657/EC: Commission Decision of 6 August 2001 derogating from the definition of the concept of ""originating products"" to take account of the special situation of Saint Pierre and Miquelon with regard to frozen fillets of cod, redfish, plaice and halibut of CN code 030420 (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 2462). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Decision 91/482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Economic Community(1), as last amended by Decision 2001/161/EC(2), and in particular Article 30(8)(a) of Annex II thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 30 of Annex II to Decision 91/482/EEC concerning the definition of the concept of ""originating products"" and methods of administrative cooperation provides that derogations from the rules of origin may be adopted where the development of existing industries or the creation of new industries in a country or territory justifies them.(2) On 18 May 2001 the French Government has requested a derogation from the rule of origin in the Annex II to Decision 91/482/EEC, in respect of an annual quantity of 1100 tonnes of frozen fillets of cod, 60 tonnes of frozen fillets of redfish, 11 tonnes of frozen fillets of plaice and 119 tonnes of frozen fillets of halibut, exported from Saint Pierre and Miquelon during a period of five years.(3) The French Government has based its request on the current shortfall in the sources of supply of other originating fish.(4) The requested derogation is justified under the terms of the provisions concerned in Article 30 of Annex II to Decision 91/482/EEC, notably with regard to the substantial nature of the processing carried out in Saint Pierre and Miquelon, because the derogation is essential for the preservation of the processing plant in question which employs large numbers and because there would be no serious injury to an established Community industry, provided that certain conditions relating to quantities, surveillance and duration are respected.(5) Since the validity of Decision 91/482/EEC was extended until 1 December 2001 by Decision 2001/161/EC, an appropriate provision should be included to ensure the validity of the derogation beyond 1 December 2001, in case a new decision on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the Community is adopted before that date or in case the validity of Decision 91/482/EEC is further extended.(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,. By way of derogation from the provisions of Annex II to Decision 91/482/EEC, frozen fillets of cod, redfish, plaice and halibut falling within CN code ex 0304 20 processed in Saint Pierre and Miquelon from non-originating fish shall be regarded as originating in Saint Pierre and Miquelon in accordance with the terms of this Decision. The derogation provided for in Article 1 shall apply to the quantities shown in the Annex to this Decision which are imported into the Community from Saint Pierre and Miquelon during the period of 1 September 2001 to 31 August 2006. The quantities referred to in the Annex shall be managed by the Commission, which shall take all administrative action it deems advisable for their efficient management.Where an importer presents, in a Member State, a declaration of entry for free circulation, including an application for the benefit of this Decision, the Member State shall, if the declaration has been accepted by the customs authorities, notify the Commission of its wish to draw the amount corresponding to its requirements.Applications to draw, showing the date of acceptance of declarations, shall be transmitted to the Commission without delay.Withdrawals shall be granted by the Commission in order of date of acceptance of declarations of entry for free circulation by the Member States' customs authorities, provided that the available balance permits.If a Member State fails to use a withdrawal it shall return it, as soon as possible, to the appropriate quota.If requests exceed the available balance of a given quota, quantities shall be allocated on a pro rata basis. The Commission shall inform the Member States of withdrawal on the quotas.Each Member State shall ensure that importers have continuous and equal access to the amounts available as long as the balance permits. The customs authorities of Saint Pierce and Miquelon shall take the necessary steps to carry out quantitative checks on exports of the products referred to in Article 1. To that end, all the certificates they issue pursuant to this Decision shall bear a reference to it. The competent authorities of Saint Pierre and Miquelon shall forward to the Commission every three months a statement of the quantities in respect of which movement certificates EUR. 1 have been issued pursuant to this Decision and the serial numbers of those certificates. Box 7 of EUR. 1 certificates issued under this Decision shall contain one of the following phrases:- Excepción - Decisión n° ...- Undtagelse - afgørelse nr. ...- Abweichung - Beschluss Nr ...- Παρέκκλιση - Απόφαση αριθ. ...- Derogation - Decision No ...- Dérogation - Décision n° ...- Deroga - decisione n. ...- Afwijking - Besluit nr. ...- Derrogação - Decisão n.o ...- Poikkeus - Päätös N:o ...- Undantag - beslut nr. ...indicating the number of this Decision. This Decision shall apply from 1 September to 30 November 2001.However, if a new preferential regime replacing Decision 91/482/EEC beyond that date is adopted, this decision shall continue to apply until the date of expiry of such new regime, but in any case until 31 August 2006 at the latest. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 6 August 2001.For the CommissionFrederik BolkesteinMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 263, 19.9.1991, p. 1.(2) OJ L 58, 28.2.2001, p. 21.ANNEXSaint Pierre and Miquelon>TABLE> +",sea fish;frozen product;frozen food;frozen foodstuff;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;customs regulations;community customs code;customs legislation;customs treatment;Saint Pierre and Miquelon;Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law,17 +15631,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1492/96 of 26 July 1996 amending Annex II and Annex III to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92 concerning the export and import of certain dangerous chemicals. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92 of 23 July 1992, concerning Community exports and imports of certain dangerous chemicals (1), as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 3135/94 (2), and in particular Article 11 (2) and (3) thereof,Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92 sets up a system of notification and information for imports from and exports to third countries of certain dangerous chemicals; whereas certain of these chemicals are subject to the international prior informed consent procedure (PIC) established by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO);Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92 further provides for the participation of the Community in the international notification and prior informed consent procedure;Whereas Article 5 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92 provides, inter alia, that Annex II to the said Regulation should comprise a list of chemicals subject to the international PIC procedure, a list of the countries participating in the PIC scheme and the PIC decisions of importing countries;Whereas Article 11 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92 provides that Annex II should be amended where the UNEP and the FAO have initiated amendments to the list of chemicals subject to the international PIC procedure and to the PIC decisions of importing countries;Whereas, a number of such amendments having been so initiated, it is necessary, in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92, to amend its Annex II, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/94 (3);Whereas the exports of chemicals to which Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92 applies are subject to a common notification procedure which permits the Community to notify third countries with regard to such exports;Whereas Article 4 (1) of the Regulation states that notifications of exports from the Community to third countries must comply with the requirements set out in Annex III;Whereas, in the light of experience gained and to ensure a better information of third countries, it is desirable to amend Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92;Whereas this Regulation is in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up under Article 29 of Council Directive 67/548/EEC of 27 June 1967 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances (4), as last amended by Commission Directive 94/69/EC (5),. Annex I to this Regulation replaces Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92. Annex II to this Regulation replaces Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92. This Regulation shall come into force one month after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 July 1996.For the CommissionMartin BANGEMANNMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 251, 29. 8. 1992, p. 13.(2) OJ No L 332, 22. 12. 1994, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 8, 12. 1. 1994, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 196, 16. 8. 1967, p. 1.(5) OJ No L 381, 31. 12. 1994, p. 1.ANNEX I'ANNEX IIThe information contained in this Annex is based on the PIC Circular V, July 1995 and on the update of PIC Circular V, January 1996(1) List of chemicals subject to the international PIC procedureThe following chemicals have been introduced in the PIC procedure following control actions reported by participating countries. For aldrin, dieldrin, DDT, dinoseb and dinoseb salts, fluoroacetamide, HCH, chlordane, chlordimeform, cyhexatin, EDB, heptachlor, mercury compounds, reported control actions refer to pesticide use (as defined by the FAO/UNEP). For crocidolite, PBBs, PCBs, PCTs and tris(2,3 dibromopropyl)phosphate, reported control actions refer to industrial use. Decision guidance documents (DGDs) have been prepared by UNEP/FAO (IRPTC) to help countries to make import decisions concerning those chemicals. Nevertheless, DGD is not the only information taken into account by countries when they take their import decision. Therefore, the import decision does not necessarily refer to the uses mentioned in the DGD.>TABLE>2. List of the countries participating in the PIC schemeAfghanistan (*)AlbaniaAlgeriaAndorra (*)AngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAzerbaijan (*)BahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarus (*)BelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia-Herzegovina (*)Botswana (*)BrazilBrunei Darussalam (*)BulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodia (*)CameroonCanadaCape-VerdeCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCongoCook IslandsCosta RicaCôte-d'IvoireCroatia (*)CubaCyprusCzech Republic (1)Democratic People's Republic of Korea (*)Djibouti (*)DominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial Guinea (*)Eritrea (*)EstoniaEthiopiaEuropean Union (its Member States and Members of the EEA Agreement) (2)Federated States of Micronesia (*)FijiGabon (*)GambiaGeorgia (*)GhanaGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-Bissau (*)Guyana (*)HaitiHoly See (*)HondurasHungaryIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIsraelJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribati (*)KuwaitKyrgyzstan (*)Lao People's Democratic Republic (*)LatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyan Arab JamahiriyaLithuaniaMacedonia (*)MadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldives (*)Mali (*)MaltaMarshall Islands (*)MauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMoldovaMonaco (*)MongoliaMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibia (*)Nauru (*)NepalNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaOmanPakistanPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPoland (*)QatarRepublic of KoreaRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaSt Kitts and NevisSt LuciaSt Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan Marino (*)São Tomé and PríncipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSeychelles (*)Sierra LeoneSingapore (*)SlovakiaSlovenia (*)Solomon IslandsSomalia (*)South Africa (*)Sri LankaSudanSurinameSwaziland (*)SwitzerlandSyrian Arab RepublicTajikistanThailandTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistan (*)Tuvalu (*)UgandaUkraine (*)United Arab EmiratesUnited Republic of TanzaniaUnited States of AmericaUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaVietnamYemen (*)Yugoslavia (*)ZaireZambiaZimbabwe(*) These countries have not yet nominated a DNA.(1) Focal point only.(2) Member States of the European Union: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.Members of the EEA Agreement: European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway.3. Decisions of participating countries>TABLE>ANNEX II'ANNEX IIIInformation required pursuant to Article 4Reference No1. Identity of the substance to be exported- name in nomenclature of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry,- other names (usual name, trade name, abbreviation),- EC number and CAS number,- CUS number and combined nomenclature code,- main impurities of the substance, when particularly relevant.2. Identity of the preparation to be exported- trade name or designation of the preparation,- for each substance listed in Annex I, percentage and details as specified under 1.3. Information on the export- country of destination,- country of origin,- expected date of first export,- estimated amount of the chemical to be exported to the destination country in the year following the first export,- intended use in the country of destination, if known,- name, address and other relevant particulars of the importer or importing company.4. Designated national authoritiesThe name, address, telephone and telex or fax numbers or e-mail of the designated authority in the European Union from which further information may be obtained.The name, address, telephone and telex or fax numbers or e-mail of the designated authority in the importing country.5. Information on precautions to be taken, including category of danger and risk and safety advice6. Use of the chemical in the European Union- use category(ies) subject to control measure (ban or severe restriction),- use category(ies) for which the chemical is not severely restricted or banned,(Use categories, as defined in Annex I to the Regulation).7. Summary of regulatory restrictions and reasons for them8. Additional information9. Acknowledgement of receiptThe above information should be provided on an export notification form as shown hereafter.(Exporters are required to provide information on items 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and (if any) 8.)>START OF GRAPHIC>EUROPEAN COMMISSIONRegulation (EEC) No 2455/92Export notification form for a banned or severely restricted chemical(Chemical No in Annex I to the Regulation: .......... var. .......... )EXPORT NOTIFICATION REFERENCE No1. IDENTITY OF THE CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE TO BE EXPORTED (1)Name(s) of chemical:Relevant impuritiesEC No .......... CAS No .......... CUS No .......... CN code2. IDENTITY OF THE PREPARATION TO BE EXPORTED (1)Name(s) of preparation:Name(s) of constituent chemical(s) banned or severely restricted: (all relevant chemicals must be listed)(i) % in preparation: .......... EC No .......... CAS No .......... CUS No .......... CN code(ii) % in preparation: .......... EC No .......... CAS No .......... CUS No .......... CN code3. INFORMATION ON THE EXPORT (1)Origin .......... DestinationExpected date of first exportEstimated amount of the chemical to be exported to the destination country in the year following the first exportIntended use in the country of destination, if knownName, address and other relevant particulars of the importer or importing company4. DESIGNATED NATIONAL AUTHORITIESin the European Union .......... in the importing countryRepresentative of exporting countrySignatureDateOfficial stamp(1) Please complete either item 1 or 2.Data Sheet for a banned or severely restricted chemical(If a preparation contains more than one chemical which is banned or severely restricted in the European Union, data sheets on the additional chemicals must be attached hereto.)CHEMICAL NAME(S)EC No .......... CAS No .......... CUS No .......... CN Code5. LABELLING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CHEMICALClassificationLabellingSymbolsRisk phrasesSafety phrasesLABELLING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PREPARATIONClassificationLabellingSymbolsRisk phrasesSafety phrases6. USE OF THE CHEMICAL IN THE EUROPEAN UNIONUse category(ies) subject to the control measure (ban or severe restriction)Use category(ies) for which the chemical is not severely restricted or banned(use categories as defined in Annex I to the Regulation)7. SUMMARY OF REGULATORY RESTRICTIONS AND REASONS FOR THEMReference to Community legislationReasons supporting the control action/reasons for banning the use in the European Union8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION9. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPTEUROPEAN COMMISSIONRegulation (EEC) No 2455/92Confirmation of receipt of an export notificationPlease add the date and signature, and return to the following address:Fax:I confirm that we have received the export notification form bearing the export reference No (ERN):Signature .......... Date .......... Official stamp:Note: If the address on the export notification form is incorrect, or if the form should be sent to a different authority, please give details below:`>END OF GRAPHIC> +",import;chemical product;chemical agent;chemical body;chemical nomenclature;chemical substance;chemicals;dangerous substance;dangerous product;information system;automatic information system;on-line system;exchange of information;information exchange;information transfer;export;export sale,17 +13840,"95/484/EC: Council Decision of 30 October 1995 on the conclusion of a Protocol on financial and technical cooperation between the European Community and the Republic of Malta. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 238, in conjunction with Article 228, paragraph 2, second sentence and paragraph 3, second subparagraph thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament (1),Whereas the Protocol on financial and technical cooperation between the European Community and the Republic of Malta should be approved,. The Protocol on financial and technical cooperation between the European Community and the Republic of Malta is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision. The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in Article 21 of the Protocol (2).. Done at Luxembourg, 30 October 1995.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. SOLANA(1) OJ No C 287, 30. 10. 1995.(2) The date of entry into force of the Protocol will be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities by the General Secretariat of the Council. +",accession to the European Union;EU accession;accession to the Community;act of accession;application for accession;consequence of accession;request for accession;economic integration;Malta;Gozo;Republic of Malta;financial cooperation;technical cooperation;technical aid;technical assistance;association agreement (EU);EC association agreement,17 +3347,"Commission Directive 2003/121/EC of 15 December 2003 amending Directive 98/53/EC laying down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official control of the levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 85/591/EEC of 20 December 1985 concerning the introduction of Community methods of sampling and analysis for the monitoring of foodstuffs intended for human consumption(1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 of 8 March 2001 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1425/2003(3), fixes specific maximum limits for maize to be subjected to sorting, or other physical treatment, before human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs.(2) Sampling plays a crucial part in the precision of the determination of the levels of aflatoxins, which are very heterogeneously distributed in a lot. Commission Directive 98/53/EC(4), as amended by Directive 2002/27/EC(5), should be amended to include specific provisions for maize to be subjected to sorting, or other physical treatment, before human consumption or use as an ingredient in foodstuffs.(3) It is of major importance that analytical results are reported and interpreted in a uniform way in order to ensure a harmonised enforcement approach across the Union. These interpretation rules should be of application for the analytical result obtained on the sample for official control. In case of analysis for defence or referee purposes, the national rules apply.(4) Directive 98/53/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.(5) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Annex I to Directive 98/53/EC is amended as set out in Annex I to this Directive.Annex II to Directive 98/53/EC is amended as set out in Annex II to this Directive. 1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 31 October 2004 at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive. This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 December 2003.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 372, 31.12.1985, p. 50.(2) OJ L 77, 16.3.2001, p. 1.(3) OJ L 203, 12.8.2003, p. 1.(4) OJ L 201, 17.7.1998, p. 93.(5) OJ L 75, 16.3.2002, p. 44.ANNEX IAnnex I to Directive 98/53/EC is amended as follows:1. in point 5.2.1, the fourth indent is replaced by the following:""- weight of the aggregate sample = 30 kg which has to be mixed and to be divided into three equal subsamples of 10 kg before grinding (this division into three subsamples is not necessary in the case of groundnuts, nuts, dried fruit and maize intended for further sorting or other physical treatment, however, this will depend upon the availability of equipment which is able to homogenise a 30 kg sample). In cases where the aggregate sample weights are under 10 kg, the aggregate sample must not be divided into three subsamples. In the case of spices the aggregate sample weighs not more than 10 kg and therefore no division in subsamples is necessary."";2. point 5.2.2 is replaced by the following:""5.2.2. Acceptance of a lot or sublot- For groundnuts, nuts, dried fruit and maize subjected to a sorting or other physical treatment and spices:- acceptance if the aggregate sample or the average of the subsamples conforms to the maximum limit, taking into account the measurement uncertainty and correction for recovery,- rejection if the aggregate sample or the average of the subsamples exceeds the maximum limit beyond reasonable doubt taking into account the measurement uncertainty and correction for recovery.- For groundnuts, nuts, dried fruit and cereals intended for direct human consumption and cereals, with the exception of maize, to be subjected to a sorting or other physical treatment:- acceptance if none of the subsamples exceeds the maximum limit, taking into account the measurement uncertainty and correction for recovery,- rejection if one or more of the subsamples exceeds the maximum limit beyond reasonable doubt taking into account the measurement uncertainty and correction for recovery,- where the aggregate sample is under 10 kg:- acceptance if the aggregate sample conforms to the maximum limit, taking into account the measurement uncertainty and correction for recovery,- rejection if the aggregate sample exceeds the maximum limit beyond reasonable doubt taking into account analytical uncertainty and correction for recovery."";3. point 5.4.2 is replaced by the following:""5.4.2. Acceptance of a lot or sublot- acceptance if the aggregate sample conforms to the maximum limit, taking into account the measurement uncertainty and correction for recovery,- rejection if the aggregate sample exceeds the maximum limit beyond reasonable doubt taking into account the measurement uncertainty and correction for recovery."";4. point 5.5.1.2 is replaced by the following:""5.5.1.2. Acceptance of a lot or sublot- acceptance if the aggregate sample conforms to the maximum limit, taking into account the measurement uncertainty and correction for recovery,- rejection if the aggregate sample exceeds the maximum limit beyond reasonable doubt taking into account the measurement uncertainty and correction for recovery."";5. point 5.5.2.3 is replaced by the following:""5.5.2.3. Acceptance of a lot or sublot- acceptance if the aggregate sample conforms to the maximum limit, taking into account the measurement uncertainty and correction for recovery,- rejection if the aggregate sample exceeds the maximum limit beyond reasonable doubt taking into account the measurement uncertainty and correction for recovery.""ANNEX IIIn Annex II to Directive 98/53/EC, point 4.4 is replaced by the following:""4.4. Recovery calculation and reporting of resultsThe analytical result is to be reported corrected or uncorrected for recovery. The manner of reporting and the level of recovery must be reported. The analytical result corrected for recovery is used for checking compliance (see Annex I, points 5.2.2, 5.3.2, 5.4.2, 5.5.1.2 and 5.5.2.3).The analytical result has to be reported as x +/- U whereby x is the analytical result and U is the expanded measurement uncertainty, using a coverage factor of 2 which gives a level of confidence of approximately 95 %."" +",human nutrition;food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;foodstuffs legislation;regulations on foodstuffs;foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;toxic substance;dioxin;harmful substance;toxic discharge;toxic product;toxic waste;toxicity,17 +24252,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1530/2002 of 27 August 2002 amending Annexes I, II and III to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 of 26 June 1990 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1181/2002(2), and in particular Articles 6, 7 and 8 thereof;Whereas:(1) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90, maximum residue limits must be established progressively for all pharmacologically active substances which are used within the Community in veterinary medicinal products intended for administration to food-producing animals.(2) Maximum residue limits should be established only after the examination within the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products of all the relevant information concerning the safety of residues of the substance concerned for the consumer of foodstuffs of animal origin and the impact of residues on the industrial processing of foodstuffs.(3) In establishing maximum residue limits for residues of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin, it is necessary to specify the animal species in which residues may be present, the levels which may be present in each of the relevant meat tissues obtained from the treated animal (target tissue) and the nature of the residue which is relevant for the monitoring of residues (marker residue).(4) In view of the reduced availability of veterinary medicinal products for certain food-producing species(3), maximum residue limits may be established by methods of extrapolation from maximum residue limits set for other species on a strictly scientific basis.(5) For the control of residues, as provided for in appropriate Community legislation, maximum residue limits should usually be established for the target tissues of liver or kidney. However, the liver and kidney are frequently removed from carcasses moving in international trade, and maximum residue limits should therefore also always be established for muscle or fat tissues.(6) In the case of veterinary medicinal products intended for use in laying birds, lactating animals or honey bees, maximum residue limits must also be established for eggs, milk or honey.(7) Dihydrostreptomycin, Streptomycin and Meloxicam should be inserted into Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90.(8) Azagly-nafarelin and Deslorelin acetate should be inserted into Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90.(9) In order to allow for the completion of scientific studies, the duration of the validity of the provisional maximum residue limits previously defined in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 should be extended for Altrenogest.(10) An adequate period should be allowed before the entry into force of this Regulation in order to allow Member States to make any adjustment which may be necessary to the authorisations to place the veterinary medicinal products concerned on the market which have been granted in accordance with Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(4) to take account of the provisions of this Regulation.(11) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Veterinary Medicinal Products,. Annexes I, II and III to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from the 60th day following its publication.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 August 2002.For the CommissionErkki LiikanenMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 1.(2) OJ L 172, 2.7.2002, p. 13.(3) Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and to the Council on availability of veterinary medicinal products (COM(2000) 806 final).(4) OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 1.ANNEXA. Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is amended as follows:1. Anti-infectious agents1.2. Antibiotics1.2.10. Aminoglycosides"">TABLE>""4. Anti-inflammatory agents4.1. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents4.1.3. Enolic acid derivates"">TABLE>""B. Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is amended as follows:2. Organic compounds"">TABLE>""C. Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is amended as follows:6. Agents acting on the reproductive system6.1. Progestogens"">TABLE>"" +",foodstuffs legislation;regulations on foodstuffs;health policy;health;health protection;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;pharmaceutical product;disinfectant;pharmaceutical preparation;pharmaceutical speciality;food processing;processing of food;processing of foodstuffs;veterinary drug;veterinary medicines,17 +31815,"Commission Directive 2006/61/EC of 7 July 2006 amending the Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC as regards maximum residue levels for atrazine, azinphos-ethyl, cyfluthrin, ethephon, fenthion, methamidophos, methomyl, paraquat and triazophos (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 86/362/EEC of 24 July 1986 on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 86/363/EEC of 24 July 1986 on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on foodstuffs of animal origin (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 90/642/EEC of 27 November 1990 on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (4), and in particular Article 4(1)(f) thereof,Whereas:(1) In the case of cereals and products of plant origin including fruit and vegetables, residue levels reflect the use of minimum quantities of pesticides necessary to achieve effective protection of plants, applied in such a manner that the amount of residue is as low as is practicable and toxicologically acceptable, having regard, in particular to the protection of the environment and the estimated dietary intake of consumers. In the case of foodstuffs of animal origin, residue levels reflect the consumption by animals of cereals and products of plant origin treated with pesticides and, where relevant, the direct consequences of the use of veterinary medicines. Community maximum residue levels (MRLs) represent the upper limit of the amount of such residues that might be expected to be found in commodities when good agricultural practices have been respected.(2) MRLs for pesticides are kept under review and changed to take account of new information and data. MRLs are fixed at the lower limit of analytical determination where authorised uses of plant protection products do not result in detectable levels of pesticide residue in or on the food product, or where there are no authorised uses, or where uses which have been authorised by Member States have not been supported by the necessary data, or where uses in third countries resulting in residues in or on food products which may enter into circulation in the Community market have not been supported by the necessary data.(3) The Commission was informed that for several pesticides current MRLs may need to be revised in the light of the availability of new information on the toxicology and consumer intake. The Commission has asked the relevant rapporteur Member States to make proposals for the review of Community MRLs. Such proposals were submitted to the Commission.(4) The lifetime and short-term exposure of consumers to the pesticides referred to in this Directive via food products has been reassessed and evaluated in accordance with Community procedures and practices, taking account of guidelines published by the World Health Organization (5). On that basis, it is appropriate to fix new MRLs, which will ensure that there is no unacceptable consumer exposure.(5) Where relevant, the acute exposure of consumers to those pesticides via each of the food products that may contain residues has been assessed and evaluated in accordance with Community procedures and practices, taking account of guidelines published by the World Health Organization. It is concluded that the presence of pesticide residues at or below the new MRLs will not cause acute toxic effects.(6) Through the World Trade Organization, the Community’s trading partners have been consulted about the new MRLs and their comments on these levels have been taken into account.(7) The Annexes to Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.(8) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Annex II to Directive 86/362/EEC is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Directive. Annex II to Directive 86/363/EEC is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Directive. Annex II to Directive 90/642/EEC is amended in accordance with Annex III to this Directive. 1.   Member States shall adopt and publish, by 20 January 2007 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.They shall apply those provisions from 21 January 2007.When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 July 2006.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 221, 7.8.1986, p. 37. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2006/59/EC (OJ L 175, 29.6.2006, p. 61).(2)  OJ L 221, 7.8.1986, p. 43. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2006/59/EC.(3)  OJ L 350, 14.12.1990, p. 71. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2006/59/EC.(4)  OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2006/45/EC (OJ L 130, 18.5.2006, p. 27).(5)  Guidelines for predicting dietary intake of pesticide residues (revised), prepared by the GEMS/Food Programme in collaboration with the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues, published by the World Health Organization 1997 (WHO/FSF/FOS/97.7).ANNEX IPart A of Annex II to Directive 86/362/EEC is amended as follows:1. The following line for atrazine is added:Pesticide residues Maximum level in mg/kg‘Atrazine 0,05 (1)2. The lines for azinphos-ethyl, ethephon and triazophos are replaced by the following:Pesticide residues Maximum level in mg/kg‘Azinphos-ethyl 0,05 (2)Ethephon 0,5 barley, ryeTriazophos 0,02 (2)(1)  Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.’(2)  Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.’ANNEX IIPart A of Annex II to Directive 86/363/EEC is amended as follows:1. In Part A of Annex II to Directive 86/363/EEC, the lines for azinphos-ethyl and triazophos are replaced by the following:Pesticide residues Maximum level in mg/kgof fat contained in meat, preparations of meat, offal and animal fats listed in Annex I under headings Nos ex 0201, 0202, 0203, 0204, 0205 00 00, 0206, 0207, ex 0208, 0209 00, 0210, 1601 00 and 1602 (1) (4) for cow's milk and whole cream cow's milk listed in Annex I under headings No 0401: for other foodstuffs in heading Nos 0401, 0402, 0405 00 and 0406 in accordance with (2) (4) of shelled fresh eggs, for bird's eggs and egg yolks listed in Annex I under headings Nos 0407 00 and 0408 (3) (4)‘Azinphos-ethyl 0,01 (1) 0,01 (1) 0,01 (1)Triazophos 0,01 (1) 0,01 (1) 0,01 (1)2. In Part A of Annex II to Directive 86/363/EEC, the line for fenthion is added by the following:Pesticide residues Maximum level in mg/kgof fat contained in meat, preparations of meat, offal and animal fats listed in Annex I under headings Nos ex 0201, 0202, 0203, 0204, 0205 00 00, 0206, 0207, ex 0208, 0209 00, 0210, 1601 00 and 1602 (1) (4) for cow's milk and whole cream cow's milk listed in Annex I under headings No 0401: for other foodstuffs in heading Nos 0401, 0402, 0405 00 and 0406 in accordance with (2) (4) of shelled fresh eggs, for bird's eggs and egg yolks listed in Annex I under headings Nos 0407 00 and 0408 (3) (4)‘Fenthion and its oxygen analogue, their sulfoxides and sulfones expressed as parent 0,05 (2) 0,01 (2) —(1)  Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.’(2)  Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.’ANNEX IIIPart A of Annex II to Directive 90/642/EEC is amended as follows:1. The following column for fenthion is added:Groups and examples of individual products to which the MRLs apply Fenthion and its oxygen analogue, their sulfoxides and sulfones expressed as parent‘1. Fruit, fresh, dried or uncooked, preserved by freezing, not containing added sugar; nuts(i) CITRUS FRUIT 3GrapefruitLemonsLimesMandarins (including clementines and other hybrids)OrangesPomelosOthers(ii) TREE NUTS (shelled or unshelled) 0,01 (1)AlmondsBrazil nutsCashew nutsChestnutsCoconutsHazelnutsMacadamiaPecansPine nutsPistachiosWalnutsOthers(iii) POME FRUIT 0,01 (1)ApplesPearsQuincesOthers(iv) STONE FRUITApricotsCherries 2Peaches (including nectarines and similar hybrids)PlumsOthers 0,01 (1)(v) BERRIES AND SMALL FRUIT 0,01 (1)(a) Table and wine grapesTable grapesWine grapes(b) Strawberries (other than wild)(c) Cane fruit (other than wild)BlackberriesDewberriesLoganberriesRaspberriesOthers(d) Other small fruit and berries (other than wild)BilberriesCranberriesCurrants (red, black and white)GooseberriesOthers(e) Wild berries and wild fruit(vi) MISCELLANEOUSAvocadosBananasDatesFigsKiwiKumquatsLitchisMangoesolives (table consumption) 1olives (oil extraction) 1PapayaPassion fruitPineapplesOthers 0,01 (1)2. Vegetables, fresh or uncooked, frozen or dry 0,01 (1)(i) ROOT AND TUBER VEGETABLESBeetrootCarrotsCassavaCeleriacHorseradishJerusalem artichokesParsnipsParsley rootRadishesSalsifySweet potatoesSwedesTurnipsYamOthers(ii) BULB VEGETABLESGarlicOnionsShallotsSpring onionsOthers(iii) FRUITING VEGETABLES(a) SolanaceaTomatoesPeppersAuberginesOkraOthers(b) Cucurbits - edible peelCucumbersGherkinsCourgettesOthers(c) Cucurbits - inedible peelMelonsSquashesWatermelonsOthers(d) Sweet corn(iv) BRASSICA VEGETABLES(a) Flowering brassicaBroccoliCauliflowerOthers(b) Head brassicaBrussels sproutsHead cabbageOthers(c) Leafy brassicaChinese cabbageKaleOthers(d) Kohlrabi(v) LEAF VEGETABLES AND FRESH HERBS(a) Lettuce & similarCressLamb's lettuceLettuceScaroleRuccolaLeaves and stems of brassicaOthers(b) Spinach & similarSpinachBeet leaves (chard)Others(c) Water cress(d) Witloof(e) HerbsChervilChivesParsleyCelery leavesOthers(vi) LEGUME VEGETABLES (fresh)Beans (with pods)Beans (without pods)Peas (with pods)Peas (without pods)Others(vii) STEM VEGETABLES (fresh)AsparagusCardoonsCeleryFennelGlobe artichokesLeekRhubarbOthers(viii) FUNGI(a) Cultivated mushrooms(b) Wild mushrooms3. Pulses 0,01 (1)BeansLentilsPeasOthers4. Oil seed 0,02 (1)LinseedPeanutsPoppy seedsSesame seedsSunflower seedRape seedSoya beanMustard seedCotton seedHemp seedOthers5. Potatoes 0,01 (1)Early potatoesWare potatoes6. Tea (leaves and stems, dried, fermented or otherwise, from the leaves of Camellia sinensis) 0,1 (1)7. Hops (dried), including hop pellets and unconcentrated powder 0,1 (1)2. The columns for atrazine, azinphos-ethyl, cyfluthrin, ethephon, methamidophos, methomyl, paraquat and triazophos are replaced by the following:Groups and examples of individual products to which the MRLs apply Atrazine Azinphos-ethyl Cyfluthrin including other mixtures of constituent isomers (sum of isomers) Ethephon Methamidophos Methomyl/Thiodicarb (sum expressed as methomyl) Paraquat Triazophos‘1. Fruit, fresh, dried or uncooked, preserved by freezing, not containing added sugar; nuts 0,05 (2) 0,02 (2) 0,02 (2) 0,01 (2)(i) CITRUS FRUIT 0,02 (2) 0,05 (2) 0,01 (2)Grapefruit 0,5Lemons 1Limes 1Mandarins (including clementines and other hybrids) 1Oranges 0,5Pomelos 0,5Others 0,05 (2)(ii) TREE NUTS (shelled or unshelled) 0,02 (2) 0,1 0,01 (2) 0,05 (2)AlmondsBrazil nutsCashew nutsChestnutsCoconutsHazelnutsMacadamiaPecansPine nutsPistachiosWalnutsOthers(iii) POME FRUIT 0,2 0,01 (2) 0,2Apples 0,5PearsQuincesOthers 0,05 (2)(iv) STONE FRUITApricots 0,3 0,1 0,2Cherries 0,2 3 0,1Peaches (including nectarines and similar hybrids) 0,3 0,05 0,2Plums 0,2 0,5Others 0,02 (2) 0,05 (2) 0,01 (2) 0,05 (2)(v) BERRIES AND SMALL FRUIT 0,01 (2)(a) Table and wine grapes 0,3 1Table grapes 0,05 (2)Wine grapes 1(b) Strawberries (other than wild) 0,02 (2) 0,05 (2) 0,05 (2)(c) Cane fruit (other than wild) 0,02 (2) 0,05 (2) 0,05 (2)BlackberriesDewberriesLoganberriesRaspberriesOthers(d) Other small fruit and berries (other than wild) 0,02 (2) 0,05 (2)BilberriesCranberriesCurrants (red, black and white) 5GooseberriesOthers 0,05 (2)(e) Wild berries and wild fruit 0,02 (2) 0,05 (2) 0,05 (2)(vi) MISCELLANEOUS 0,02 (2) 0,01 (2) 0,05 (2)AvocadosBananasDatesFigsKiwiKumquatsLitchisMangoesolives (table consuption)olives (oil extraction)PapayaPassion fruitPineapples 2Others 0,05 (2)2. Vegetables, fresh or uncooked, frozen or dry 0,02 (2) 0,02 (2) 0,01 (2)(i) ROOT AND TUBER VEGETABLES 0,05 (2) 0,02 (2) 0,05 (2) 0,01 (2)BeetrootCarrotsCassavaCeleriacHorseradishJerusalem artichokesParsnipsParsley rootRadishes 0,5SalsifySweet potatoesSwedesTurnipsYamOthers 0,05 (2)(ii) BULB VEGETABLES 0,05 (2) 0,02 (2) 0,05 (2) 0,01 (2) 0,05 (2)GarlicOnionsShallotsSpring onionsOthers(iii) FRUITING VEGETABLES 0,01 (2)(a) Solanacea 0,05 (2)Tomatoes 0,05 1 0,2Peppers 0,3 3Aubergines 0,2OkraOthers 0,02 (2) 0,05 (2) 0,05 (2)(b) Cucurbits - edible peel 0,05 (2) 0,05 (2) 0,05 (2)Cucumbers 0,1GherkinsCourgettesOthers 0,02 (2)(c) Cucurbits - inedible peel 0,05 (2) 0,02 (2) 0,05 (2) 0,05 (2)MelonsSquashesWatermelonsOthers(d) Sweet corn 0,1 0,02 (2) 0,05 (2) 0,05 (2)(iv) BRASSICA VEGETABLES 0,05 (2) 0,05 (2)(a) Flowering brassica 0,05 0,02Broccoli 0,2CauliflowerOthers 0,05 (2)(b) Head brassica 0,2 0,01 (2) 0,05 (2)Brussels sproutsHead cabbageOthers(c) Leafy brassica 0,3 0,01 (2) 0,05 (2)Chinese cabbageKaleOthers(d) Kohlrabi 0,02 (2) 0,01 (2) 0,05 (2)(v) LEAF VEGETABLES AND FRESH HERBS 0,05 (2) 0,05 (2) 0,01 (2)(a) Lettuce & similar 0,5CressLamb's lettuceLettuce 0,3ScaroleRuccolaLeaves and stems of brassicaOthers 0,05 (2)(b) Spinach & similar 0,02 (2)Spinach 0,05Beet leaves (chard)Others 0,05 (2)(c) Water cress 0,02 (2) 0,05 (2)(d) Witloof 0,02 (2) 0,05 (2)(e) Herbs 0,02 (2) 0,3ChervilChivesParsleyCelery leavesOthers(vi) LEGUME VEGETABLES (fresh) 0,05 (2) 0,05 0,05 (2) 0,05 (2)Beans (with pods) 0,5Beans (without pods)Peas (with pods) 0,5Peas (without pods)Others 0,01 (2)(vii) STEM VEGETABLES (fresh) 0,05 (2) 0,02 (2) 0,05 (2) 0,05 (2)AsparagusCardoonsCeleryFennelGlobe artichokes 0,1LeekRhubarbOthers 0,01 (2)(viii) FUNGI 0,05 (2) 0,02 (2) 0,05 (2) 0,01 (2) 0,05 (2)(a) Cultivated mushrooms(b) Wild mushrooms3. Pulses 0,05 (2) 0,02 (2) 0,02 (2) 0,05 (2) 0,01 (2) 0,05 (2) 0,02 (2) 0,01 (2)BeansLentilsPeasOthers4. Oil seed 0,05 (2) 0,02 (2) 0,02 (2) 0,01 (2)LinseedPeanuts 0,1Poppy seedsSesame seedsSunflower seedRape seed 0,05Soya bean 0,2 0,1Mustard seedCotton seed 2 0,2 0,1Hemp seedOthers 0,02 (2) 0,1 (2) 0,01 (2) 0,05 (2)5. Potatoes 0,05 (2) 0,02 (2) 0,02 (2) 0,05 (2) 0,01 (2) 0,05 (2) 0,02 (2) 0,01 (2)Early potatoesWare potatoes6. Tea (leaves and stems, dried, fermented or otherwise, from the leaves of Camellia sinensis) 0,1 (2) 0,05 (2) 0,1 (2) 0,1 (2) 0,02 (2) 0,1 (2) 0,05 (2) 0,02 (2)7. Hops (dried), including hop pellets and unconcentrated powder 0,1 (2) 0,05 (2) 20 0,1 (2) 0,02 (2) 10 0,05 (2) 0,02 (2)(1)  Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.’(2)  Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.’ +",fruit;plant health legislation;phytosanitary legislation;regulations on plant health;vegetable;marketing standard;grading;crop production;plant product;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;consumer protection;consumer policy action plan;consumerism;consumers' rights;pesticide residue,17 +3243,"Regulation (EC) No 2195/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 November 2002 on the Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 47(2) and Articles 55 and 95 thereof,Having regard to the proposal by the Commission(1),Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(2),Having regard to the Opinion of the Committee of the Regions(3),Acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty(4),Whereas:(1) The use of different classifications is detrimental to the openness and transparency of public procurement in Europe. Its impact on the quality of notices and the time needed to publish them is a de facto restriction on the access of economic operators to public contracts.(2) In its Recommendation 96/527/EC(5) the Commission invited contracting entities and authorities to use the Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV), developed on the basis of certain existing classifications with a view to gearing them more closely to the particular features of the public procurement sector, when describing the subjects of their contracts.(3) There is a need to standardise, by means of a single classification system for public procurement, the references used by the contracting authorities and entities to describe the subject of contracts.(4) The Member States need to have a single reference system which uses the same description of goods in the official languages of the Community and the same corresponding alphanumeric code, thus making it possible to overcome the language barriers at Community level.(5) A revised version of the CPV therefore needs to be adopted under this Regulation as a single classification system for public procurement, the implementation of which is covered by the Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of public contracts.(6) Illustrative tables must also be drawn up showing the correspondence between the CPV and the Statistical Classification of Products by Activity in the EEC (CPA), the Provisional Central Product Classification (CPC Prov.) of the United Nations, the General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities within the European Communities (NACE Rev. 1) and the Combined Nomenclature (CN).(7) The structure and codes of the CPV may need to be adapted or amended, in the light of developments in the markets and users' needs. A suitable revision procedure must therefore be established.(8) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission(6).(9) Since the objective of the proposed action, namely the drawing up of a classification system for public contracts, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the dimensions and effects of the action, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.(10) A Regulation has been chosen rather than a Directive as the establishment of a classification system for public contracts does not require implementation by the Member States.(11) With a view to familiarising users with a unified classification system that will eventually be compulsory, the implementation of this CPV Regulation should be preceded by a period of adjustment,. 1. A single classification system applicable to public procurement, known as the ""Common Procurement Vocabulary"" or ""CPV"" is hereby established.2. The text of the CPV is set out in Annex I.3. The illustrative tables showing the correspondence between the CPV and the Statistical Classification of Products by Activity in the EEC (CPA), the Provisional Central Product Classification (CPC Prov.) of the United Nations, the General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities within the European Communities (NACE Rev. 1) and the Combined Nomenclature (CN) are set out in Annexes II, III, IV and V respectively. The measures necessary for the revision of the CPV shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 3(2). 1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Advisory Committee for Public Contracts set up by Article 1 of Council Decision 71/306/EEC(7) (hereinafter referred to as ""the Committee"").2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 3 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure. This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 December 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 5 November 2002.For the European ParliamentThe PresidentP. CoxFor the CouncilThe PresidentT. Pedersen(1) OJ C 25 E, 29.1.2002, p. 1.(2) OJ C 48, 21.2.2002, p. 9.(3) OJ C 192, 12.8.2002, p. 50.(4) Opinion of the European Parliament of 13 March 2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal), Council Common Position of 7 June 2002 (OJ C 281 E, 19.11.2002, p. 1) and European Parliament Decision of 25 September 2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(5) OJ L 222, 3.9.1996, p. 10.(6) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.(7) OJ L 185, 16.8.1971, p. 15. Decision as amended by Decision 77/63/EEC (OJ L 13, 15.1.1977, p. 15).ANNEX ICOMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV)Structure of the classification system1. The CPV consists of a main vocabulary and a supplementary vocabulary.2. The main vocabulary is based on a tree structure comprising codes of up to nine digits associated with a wording that describes the supplies, works or services forming the subject of the contract.The numerical code consists of 8 digits, subdivided as follows:- the first two digits identify the divisions;- the first three digits identify the groups;- the first four digits identify the classes;- the first five digits identify the categories.Each of the last three digits gives a greater degree of precision within each category.A ninth digit serves to verify the previous digits.3. The supplementary vocabulary may be used to expand the description of the subject of a contract. The items are made up of an alphanumeric code with a corresponding wording allowing further details to be added regarding the specific nature or destination of the goods to be purchased.The alphanumeric code is made up of:- a first level comprising a letter corresponding to a section;- a second level comprising four digits, the first three of which denote a subdivision and the last one being for verification purposes.>TABLE>SUPPLEMENTARY VOCABULARY>TABLE>ANNEX IICORRESPONDENCE TABLE BETWEEN CPV AND CPA 96>TABLE>ANNEX IIICORRESPONDENCE TABLE BETWEEN CPV AND CPC prov.>TABLE>ANNEX IVCORRESPONDENCE TABLE BETWEEN CPV AND NACE Rev. 1>TABLE>ANNEX VCORRESPONDENCE TABLE BETWEEN CPV AND CN>TABLE> +",public contract;official buying;public procurement;nomenclature;statistical nomenclature;standardisation;institute for standardisation;normalisation;standardization;single market;Community internal market;EC internal market;EU single market;dictionary;lexicon;terminology;administrative transparency,17 +17489,"98/410/CFSP: Council Decision of 29 June 1998 extending the application of Joint Action 97/875/CFSP in support of the democratic transition process in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and in particular Article J.3 thereof,Whereas Joint Action 97/875/CFSP of 19 December 1997 adopted by the Council on the basis of Article J.3 of the Treaty on European Union, in relation to the democratic transition process in the Democratic Republic of Congo (1) (DRC) expires on 30 June 1998;Whereas, support by the Union is contingent upon the commitment of the Democratic Republic of Congo Government and institutions to a transition towards democracy;Whereas the Union has expressed its concern about the current situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the intentions of the Democratic Republic of Congo Government, but has recently noted some positive developments such as the appointment of a Constitutional Assembly;Whereas the Union remains prepared to support developments towards democracy in the Democratic Republic of Congo and therefore the application of Joint Action 97/875/CFSP should be extended for a further year,. Joint Action 97/875/CFSP shall be extended until 30 June 1999. This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.. Done at Luxembourg, 29 June 1998.For the CouncilThe PresidentR. COOK(1) OJ L 357, 31. 12. 1997, p. 1. +",Congo;Congo Brazzaville;French Congo;Republic of the Congo;organisation of elections;organization of elections;democratisation;democratization;joint action;national election;general election;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +4012,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 869/2005 of 8 June 2005 amending Annexes I and II to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin as regards ivermectin and carprofen Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 of 26 June 1990 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (1), and in particular Articles 2 and 3 thereof,Having regard to the opinions of the European Medicines Agency formulated by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use,Whereas:(1) All pharmacologically active substances which are used within the Community in veterinary medicinal products intended for administration to food-producing animals should be evaluated in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90.(2) Ivermectin has been included in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 for bovine, porcine, ovine and Equidae for liver and fat and for deer including reindeer for liver, fat, muscle and kidney. That entry should be modified and extended to all mammalian food producing species excluding animals from which milk is produced for human consumption.(3) Carprofen has been included in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 with carprofen as marker residue for bovine and Equidae for muscle, fat, liver and kidney excluding bovine from which milk is produced for human consumption. That marker residue should be replaced by the sum of carprofen and carprofen glucuronide conjugate. Carprofen should be included in Annex II to that Regulation for bovine milk only.(4) Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 should be amended accordingly.(5) An adequate period should be allowed before the applicability of this Regulation in order to enable Member States to make any adjustment which may be necessary in the light of this Regulation to the marketing authorisations granted in accordance with Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products (2).(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Veterinary Medicinal Products,. Annexes I and II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 8 August 2005.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 8 June 2005.For the CommissionGünter VERHEUGENVice-President(1)  OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 712/2005 (OJ L 120, 12.5.2005, p. 3).(2)  OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 2004/28/EC (OJ L 136, 30.4.2004, p. 58).ANNEXA.   The following substance(s) is(are) inserted in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/902.   Antiparasitic agents2.3.   Agents acting against endo- and ectoparasites2.3.1.   AvermectinsPharmacologically active substance(s) Marker residue Animal species MRLs Target tissues‘Ivermectin 22,23-Dihydro-avermectin B1a All mammalian food-producing species (1) 100 μg/kg Fat100 μg/kg Liver30 μg/kg Kidney4.   Anti-inflammatory agents4.1.   Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents4.1.1.   Arylpropionic acid derivativePharmacologically active substance(s) Marker residue Animal species MRLs Target tissues‘Carprofen Sum of carprofen and carprofen glucuronide conjugate Bovine, equidae 500 μg/kg Muscle1 000 μg/kg Fat1 000 μg/kg Liver1 000 μg/kg Kidney’B.   The following substance(s) is(are) inserted in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/908.   Anti-inflammatory agentsPharmacologically active substance(s) Animal species‘Carprofen Bovine (2)(1)  Not for use in animals from which milk is produced for human consumption.’(2)  For bovine milk only.’ +",pharmaceutical legislation;control of medicines;pharmaceutical regulations;health policy;health;health protection;foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;pharmaceutical product;disinfectant;pharmaceutical preparation;pharmaceutical speciality;veterinary drug;veterinary medicines,17 +2714,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 185/2000 of 26 January 2000 on the authorisation of transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the People's Republic of China. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1072/1999(2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,(1) Whereas Article 5 of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in textile products(3), initialled on 9 December 1988, and as last amended by an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters(4), initialled on 6 December 1999, and Article 8 of the Agreement between the European Community and the People's Republic of China(5) initialled on 19 January 1995 on trade in textile products not covered by the MFA bilateral Agreement, and as last amended by an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters initialled on 6 December 1999, provide that transfers may be agreed between quota years;(2) Whereas the People's Republic of China has made a request on 10 December 1999;(3) Whereas the transfers requested by the People's Republic of China fall within the limits of the flexibility provisions referred to in Article 5 of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in textile products, initialled on 9 December 1988, and Article 8 of the Agreement between the European Community and the People's Republic of China initialled on 19 January 1995 on trade in textile products not covered by the MFA bilateral Agreement, and as set out in Annex VIII to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93;(4) Whereas it is appropriate to grant the request;(5) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee provided for in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93,. Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods originating in the People's Republic of China are authorised for the quota year 1999 as detailed in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply to the quota year 1999.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 January 2000.For the CommissionPascal LAMYMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 134, 28.5.1999, p. 1.(3) Approved by Council Decision 88/656/EEC (OJ L 380, 31.12.1988, p. 1).(4) Approved by Council Decision 1999/876/EC (OJ L 345, 31.12.1999, p. 1).(5) Approved by Council Decision 95/155/EC (OJ L 104, 6.5.1995, p. 1).ANNEX- Category 20/39: advance use of 274020 kilograms from year 2000 quantitative limits,- Category 156: advance use of 118800 kilograms from year 2000 quantitative limits,- Category 157: advance use of 282850 kilograms from year 2000 quantitative limits. +",import;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;textile product;fabric;furnishing fabric;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;clothing;article of clothing;ready-made clothing;work clothes;China;People’s Republic of China,17 +14346,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1794/95 of 25 July 1995 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1315/93 laying down detailed implementing rules for potato starch falling within CN code 11 08 13 00 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90 reducing, for 1993, the levies on certain agricultural products originating in developing countries with a view to implementing the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round negotiations. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 of 22 December 1994 on the adjustments and transitional arrangements required in the agriculture sector in order to implement the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (1), and in particular Article 3 (1) thereof,Whereas, in order to take account of the existing import arrangements in the cereals sector and those resulting from the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations, transitional measures are needed to adjust the preferential concessions in the form of a partial exemption from the import levy on potato starch falling within CN code 1108 13 00 originating in the developing countries;Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1315/93 (2) lays down certain implementing rules for import quotas under preferential conditions in the form of a reduction in the import levy; whereas, in view of the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations, those provisions must be adjusted;Whereas the rates of duties in the Common Customs Tariff are those applicable on the day the declaration of release for free circulation of the imported goods is accepted;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. For the 1995/96 marketing year, 'levy` in Regulation (EEC) No 1315/93 is hereby replaced by 'import duty` each time that it appears. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 July 1995.For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission +",GATT;General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade;starch;industrial starch;starch product;tapioca;developing countries;Third World;Third World countries;potato;batata;sweet potato;import levy;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties,17 +5252,"Commission Implementing Decision of 14 November 2011 amending Decision 2008/855/EC as regards animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in France (notified under document C(2011) 8095) Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (2), and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Decision 2008/855/EC of 3 November 2008 concerning animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States (3) lays down certain control measures in relation to classical swine fever in the Member States or regions thereof listed in the Annex thereto. That list includes parts of the territory of the Departments of Bas-Rhin and Moselle in France.(2) France has informed the Commission about recent developments with regard to that disease in feral pigs in the territory of the region of the Northern Vosgues and in particular in the part of the Departments of Bas-Rhin and Moselle located west of the Rhine.(3) That information indicates that classical swine fever in feral pigs has been eradicated in the Departments of Bas-Rhin and Moselle. Accordingly, the measures provided for in Decision 2008/855/EC should no longer apply to those Departments and the entry for France in the list set out in the Annex thereto should be deleted. That Annex should therefore be amended accordingly.(4) Decision 2008/855/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. In the Annex to Decision 2008/855/EC, point 2 of Part I is deleted. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 November 2011.For the CommissionJohn DALLIMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13.(2)  OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29.(3)  OJ L 302, 13.11.2008, p. 19. +",France;French Republic;veterinary inspection;veterinary control;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;animal plague;cattle plague;rinderpest;swine fever;wild mammal;elephant;fox;wild boar,17 +5434,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 954/87 of 1 April 1987 on sampling of catches for the purpose of determining the percentage of target species and protected species when fishing with small-meshed nets. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 of 25 January 1983 establishing a Community system for the conservation and management of fishery resources (1),Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 of 7 October 1986, laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources (2), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4026/86 (3), and in particular Article 15 thereof,Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 provides for the possibility of using one or more representative samples as the basis for determining the percentage of target species and protected species;Whereas it is appropriate to define the meaning of ‘representative sample’;Whereas it is necessary for the purpose of this Regulation, to define the terms ‘small-mesh species’ and ‘small-meshed nets’;Whereas it is appropriate to define a method of sampling to be used for determining the percentage of target species and protected species when fishing with small-meshed nets;Whereas it is necessary to define the inspection procedure for the purpose of enforcement;Whereas the new rules established by the present regulation make it necessary to repeal Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3421/84 of 5 December 1984 on sampling of catches for the purpose of determining the by-catch percentage when fishing with small-meshed nets (4);Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Resources,. Representative sampleFor the purpose of determining the percentage of target species and protected species, as referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86, when fishing with small-meshed nets, fish samples taken as described in this Regulation shall be deemed to be representative of all fish either on board or on board after sorting or in the hold or on landing within the meaning of Article 2, paragraph 3 of the said Regulation. Definition of groups of species and netsFor the purpose of this Regulation:— the term ‘small-mesh species’ shall mean those authorized target species in Annex I of Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 for the catches of which the reference minimum mesh size is smaller than or equal to 40 millimetres,— the term ‘small-meshed nets’ shall mean all nets the mesh size of which is smaller than or equal to 60 millimetres. Estimation of weights of fish on boardIf the vessel has small-mesh species on board, the representative of the competent authorities of the Member State, hereinafter called ‘the inspector’, shall determine the weight of each group of species on board necessary to calculate the percentage of target species and protected species which were caught with small-meshed nets and which have been sorted. In determining the weights the inspector shall take into account the information from any record of fishing operations (logbook) maintained in accordance with Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2057/82 (5) and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83 (6). Selection of fish samples1.   The samples shall be taken and the inspection procedure carried out by the inspector.2.   The captain or his representative has the right to be present during the sampling.3.   The samples shall be taken from all parts of the catch comprising small-mesh species.4.   They shall be taken in such a manner that at least one sample is taken from each hold or subdivision of the hold to which access can be gained, or from the fish on deck before or after sorting in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86.5.   In so far as possible, when taking the samples, the inspector shall take them in proportion to his estimate of the weight of fish in each hold or subdivision of the hold or on deck.6.   Where possible, samples from different levels within the hold or subdivision of the hold shall be taken.7.   When sampling on discharge, samples shall be taken at intervals during discharge.8.   The samples shall be sorted into species or groups of species. After sorting, the total weight of each species or group of species shall be determined. Inspection procedure1.   Initial sampling shall be carried out at sea if technically possible.2.   The captain may demand that sampling be repeated in port either before or during discharge.The inspector may demand that sampling be repeated in port before discharge and, if the captain decides to discharge the catch, again during discharge.3.   If the captain or the inspector has demanded that sampling be carried out on discharging the catch, the port chosen by the inspector shall have facilities for unloading and processing the catch, subject to any limitations imposed by prevailing conditions which, in the judgement of the inspector, prevent this.4.   The vessel may either be escorted into port or its hold may be sealed and the captain required to take his vessel into a port specified by the inspector. In the latter case, the inspector shall notify the appropriate control authorities in that port of the name, the registration number and where available the radio call sign of the vessel and its estimated time of arrival. The captain of the vessel shall report to the control authorities immediately on arrival. The seals may be broken only by an inspector.5.   The entire inspection procedure shall be carried out by the inspectors of the same Member State unless it agrees to transfer the control procedures to the competent authorities of another Member State.6.   If the provisions of paragraph 5 are used to permit the transfer of control procedures from one Member State to another, then the hold shall be sealed and the provisions of paragraph 4 which refer to vessels whose holds have been sealed shall apply. Relative validity of inspection1.   The result of the calculation of the percentages obtained from sampling in port shall prevail over those obtained from sampling at sea.2.   The result of the calculation of the percentages obtained from sampling during discharge shall prevail over those obtained from sampling at sea or in port without discharging. Minimum sample sizes1.   For sampling at sea, the total weight of the samples selected according to Article 4 shall not be less than 100 kilograms.2.   For sampling in port, the total weight of the samples selected according to Article 4 shall not be less than 100 kilograms or one part in two thousand of the weight of the landing or of the total catch on board, whichever is the greater. Regulation (EEC) No 3421/84 is hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 1 April 1987.For the CommissionAntonio CARDOSO E CUNHAMember of the Commission(1)  OJ No L 24, 27. 1. 1983, p. 1.(2)  OJ No L 288, 11. 10. 1986, p. 1.(3)  OJ No L 376, 31. 12. 1986, p. 1.(4)  OJ No L 316, 6. 12. 1984, p. 34.(5)  OJ No L 220, 29. 7. 1982, p. 1.(6)  OJ No L 276, 10. 10. 1983, p. 1. +",fishery management;fishery planning;fishery system;fishing management;fishing system;management of fish resources;conservation of fish stocks;fishing regulations;fishing controls;inspector of fisheries;Community fisheries;Community fishing;blue Europe;fishing net;drag-net;mesh of fishing nets;trawl,17 +2656,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2084/2000 of 2 October 2000 prohibiting fishing for herring by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2742/1999 of 17 December 1999 fixing for 2000 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required and amending Regulation (EC) No 66/98(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) 1902/2000(4), lays down quotas for herring for 2000.(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of herring in the waters of ICES divisions I and II by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands have exhausted the quota allocated for 2000. The Netherlands have prohibited fishing for this stock from 12 September 2000. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,. Catches of herring in the waters of ICES divisions I and II by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the Netherlands for 2000.Fishing for herring in the waters of ICES divisions I and II by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above mentioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 12 September 2000.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 2 October 2000.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5.(3) OJ L 341, 31.12.1999, p. 1.(4) OJ L 228, 8.9.2000, p. 50. +",ship's flag;nationality of ships;Netherlands;Holland;Kingdom of the Netherlands;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches,17 +14869,"96/261/EC: Commission Decision of 23 February 1996 allocating import quotas for the fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115, the other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons, halons, carbon tetrachloride, 1,1,1-trichloroethane and hydrobromofluorocarbons for the period 1 January to 31 December 1996. In addition allocating production and import quotas for methyl bromide for the period 1 January to 31 December 1996. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Article 7 (2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 of 15 December 1994 on substances that deplete the ozone layer (1),Whereas Article 7 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 states that without prejudice to Article 4 (8) and unless the substances are intended for destruction by a technology approved by the parties, for feedstock use in the manufacture of other chemicals or for quarantine and preshipment (for methyl bromide only), the release for free circulation in the Community of the chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115, the other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons, halons, carbon tetrachloride, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, methyl bromide and hydrobromofluorocarbons, imported from third countries shall be subject to quantitative limits and that these limits may be modified pursuant to Article 7 (3);Whereas any increase of these quantitative limits may not lead to a Community consumption of controlled substances beyond the quantitative limits established according to the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer;Whereas the Commission is required under Article 7 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 16, to allocate quotas to undertakings that request import quotas;Whereas the Commission has published a notice to importers in the European Community of controlled substances that deplete the ozone layer (2), regarding the same Regulation and has thereby received applications for import quotas;Whereas the applications for the import quotas of the chlorofluorocarbones 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115, the other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons, carbon tetrachloride, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, methyl bromide and hydrobromofluorocarbons exceed the import quotas available for allocation under Article 7 (2);Whereas the Commission cannot fully satisfy the applications and has to allocate import quotas to the applicants, taking primarily the different environmental impact of the potential imports, the individual background of the applicants in importing the respective substances and the amounts applied for into consideration;Whereas some companies which have applied for an import quota for 1995 have not imported any of these substances before, while others imported large quantities of substances in the reference year and/or in the following years;Whereas the applications from some companies substantially exceed the quantities imported by them in previous years;Whereas some of the applications from the procedures of ODS in the Community have been made for specific contingency purposes of possible breakdown of production, technical failure and non-availability of the substances in the Community;Whereas the allocations of the individual quotas to the applicants must be based on the principles of continuity, equality and proportionality;Whereas for methyl bromide the import quotas are allocated to the primary importers, considered by the Commission to be the importers who deal directly by way of invoicing with the producers outside the Community;Whereas for methyl bromide the procedure by which the primary importers are in receipt of the import quotas shall be the subject of a second review during 1996 to establish whether individual Member States continue to consider the system to be equitable in practice;Whereas for methyl bromide a reserve of 283,07 ODP tonnes is retained for allocation to importers, not previously classified as primary importers and the allocations are to be made in accordance with Article 16 procedure;Whereas imports of virgin substances and of substances for possible dispersive uses are potentially more harmful to the environment than imports of reclaimed or recovered substances to be used as feedstock for the production of other substances;Whereas import licences shall be issued in accordance with Article 6 of the abovementioned Regulation, after verification of compliance by the importer with Articles 7, 8 and 12;Whereas an increase of these quantitative limits for the import of used and recycled substances and of substances to be used as a feedstock for the production of other substances does not cause any additional harm to the environment;Whereas the release into free circulation in the Community of the abovementioned substances imported from non-parties is prohibited in accordance with Article 12 of the Regulation;Whereas Article 16 of the same Regulation sets out the procedure according to which decisions can be taken concerning the implementation of the Regulation;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the committee referred to in Article 16 of the same Regulation,. 1. The amount of the chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115 controlled by Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 and indicated in Group I of Annex II thereto which may be imported into the European Community in 1996 from sources outside the Community shall be 326 ODP-weighted tonnes of recovered material for destruction by approved technologies.2. The amount of the other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons controlled by Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 and indicated in Group II of Annex II thereto which may be imported into the European Community in 1996 from sources outside the Community shall be 30 ODP-weighted tonnes of recovered material for destruction by approved technologies.3. The amount of halons controlled by Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 and indicated in Group III of Annex II thereto which may be imported into the European Community in 1996 from sources outside the Community shall be 200 ODP-weighted tonnes of recovered material to be reclaimed. This material shall be the subject of an existing contract requiring the importer to take it back when the equipment using the halon(s) is being decommissioned.4. The amount of carbon tetrachloride controlled by Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 and indicated in Group IV of Annex II thereto which may be imported into the European Community in 1996 from sources outside the Community shall be 2 514,3 ODP-weighted tonnes of virgin material for use as feedstock.5. The amount of 1,1,1-trichloroethane controlled by Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 and indicated in Group V of Annex II thereto which may be imported into the European Community in 1996 from sources outside the Community shall be 0,546 ODP-weighted tonnes of virgin material to be used as feedstock.6. The amount of methyl bromide controlled by Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 and indicated in Group VI of Annex II thereto which may be released into free circulation in the European Community in 1996 shall be 11 530,4 ODP weighted tonnes of virgin material to be used for soil fumigation purposes.7. The amount of hydrobromofluorcarbons controlled by Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 and indicated in Group VII of Annex II thereto which may be imported into the European Community in 1996 from sources outside the Community shall be 10 ODP weighted tonnes of recovered material for destruction by approved technologies. 1. The amount of virgin carbon tetrachloride, controlled by Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 and indicated in Group IV of Annex II thereto, which may be imported by the producers of ODS in the European Community in 1996 for specific contingency purposes of a possible breakdown of production, technical failure and in the case of the substance not being available in the Community shall be 4 400 ODP weighted tonnes.2. The amount of virgin carbon tetrachloride which is imported by producers of ODS from third sources outside the Community for these purposes as defined in Article 1 shall be accounted for as production of carbon tetrachloride.3. The amount of virgin 1,1,1-trichloroethane, controlled by Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 and indicated in Group V of Annex II thereto, which may be imported by the producers of ODS in the European Community in 1996 for specific contingency purposes of a possible breakdown of production, technical failure and in the case of the substance not being available in the Community shall be 600 ODP weighted tonnes.4. The amount of virgin 1,1,1-trichloroethane which is imported by producers which is imported from third sources outside the Community for these purposes as defined in Article 1 shall be accounted for as the production of 1,1,1-trichloroethane. 1. The allocation of import quotas for the chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115, the other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons, halons, carbon tetrachloride and 1,1,1-trichloroethane, methyl bromide and hydrobromofluorocarbons during the period 1 January to 31 December 1996 shall be for the purposes indicated and to the companies indicated in Annex 1 hereto.2. The allocation of quotas for the chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115, the other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons, halons, carbon tetrachloride and 1,1,1-trichloroethane, methyl bromide and hydrobromofluorocarbons during the period 1 January to 31 December 1996 shall be as in Annex 3 hereto (3). This Decision is addressed to the undertakings listed in Annex 2 hereto.. Done at Brussels, 23 February 1996.For the CommissionRitt BJERREGAARDMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 333, 22. 12. 1994.(2) OJ No C 226, 31. 8. 1995.(3) Annex 3 is not published because it contains confidential commercial information.ANNEX 1GROUP IImport quotas for recovered chlorofluorocarbons 11, 12, 113, 114 and 115 allocated to importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 for destructionCompanyRechem (UK)Solvay (D)Westab (D)GROUP IIImport quotas for recovered fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons allocated to importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 for destructionCompanyRechem (UK)GROUP IIIImport quotas for recovered halons allocated to importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 for reclamationCompanyPyrene (UK)Wormald (UK)GROUP IVImport quotas for virgin carbon tetrachloride allocated to importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 for the use as feedstockCompanyCING (GR)Harlow (UK)Merck (D)Import quotas for virgin carbon tetrachloride allocated to importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 for the use as feedstock for contingency purposesCompanyICI (UK)Rhône Poulenc (UK)GROUP VImport quotas for virgin 1,1,1-trichloroethane allocated to importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 for the use as feedstockCompanyMSD (D)MSL (UK)Olin Hunt (B)Import quotas for virgin 1,1,1-trichloroethane allocated to importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 for the use as feedstock for contingency purposesCompanyElf Atochem (F)GROUP VIImport quotas for methyl bromide allocated to importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 for use as soil fumigation and other uses subject to quotasCompanyAlbermarle (B)Alfa Agricultural Supplies (GR)Aldrich (UK)Bromine & Chemicals (UK)Eurobrom (NL)Great Lakes Chemical (UK)Mebrom (B)Neoquimica (P)Sapec Agro (P)Sigma-Aldrich (F)Sigma-Aldrich (D)Placing on the market quotas for methyl bromide allocated to producers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 for uses other than quarantine and preshipmentCompanyElf Atochem (F)GROUP VIIImport quotas for recovered hydrobromofluorocarbons allocated to importers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 3093/94 for destructionCompanyRechem (UK)ANEXO 2 / BILAG 2 / ANHANG 2 / ÐÁÑÁÑÔÇÌÁ 2 / ANNEX 2 / ANNEXE 2 / ALLEGATO 2 / BIJLAGE 2 / ANEXO 2 / LIITE 2 / BILAGA 2Albermarle SAMonsieur WillemenAvenue Louise 523B-1050 BruxellesAlfa Agricultural Supplies SAMr Paissios13 Tim Filimonos StreetGR-115 21 AthensBromine & Chemicals LtdMr Mannell6 Arlington StreetSt JamesGB-London SW1A 1REChemical Industries ofNorthern Greece SAMr AmorgianosPO Box 10 183GR-541.10 ThessalonikiElf AtochemMonsieur VerhilleLa Défense 10Cédex 42F-92091 Paris-La DéfenseEurobrom BVDe heer LevyPostbus 158NL-2280 AD RijswijkGreat Lakes Chemical LtdMr McAllisterPO Box 44 Oil Sites RoadEllesmere PortGB-South Wirral L65 4GDHarlow Chemical Company LtdMr JacksonTemplefieldsGB-Harlow Essex CM20 2BHICI KleaMr CampbellPO Box 13The HeathRuncornGB-Cheshire WA7 4QFMebrom NVDe heer ThiersAssenedestraat 4B-9940 Rieme-ErtveldeMerck KGaADr. HesseUSF/GEN-D44D-642741 DarmstadtMSD Metron Semiconductors GmbHHerrn JungSaturnstraße 48D-85609 Aschheim/MünchenMSL Metron Semiconductors LtdMrs Truel12 Dunlop SquareDeans South West Industrial EstateGB-Livington EH54 8SBNeoquímica LDASr. MinistroLargo da EstaçãoVala do CarregadoApartado 97P-2580 CarregadoOlin HuntDe heer Van Guchtp/a ADPOSteenlandlaan Kaai 1111B-9130 Beveren-KalloThe Pyrene CompanyMr LyonPyrene House297 Kingston RoadLeatherheadGB-Surrey KT22 7LSRechem International LtdMr HilliardAstor HouseStation RoadBourne EndGB-Bucks SL8 5YPRhône-Poulenc ChemicalsMr MullissPO Box 46St Andrew's RoadAvonmouthGB-Bristol BS11 9YFSapec Agro s.a.Sr. EsmeraldoApartado 11P-2901 Setúbal CodexSigma-Aldrich Company LtdMr HewittThe Old BrickyardNew RoadGillinghamGB-Dorset SOP8 4JLSigma-Aldrich Chemie GmbHGeschäftsbereich FlukaDr. ZimmermannMesserschmittstraße 17D-89231 Neu-UlmSigma-Aldrich ChimieMadame FliesL'Isle d'Abeau de ChesnesB.P. 701F-38297 Saint Quentin FallavierSolvay Fluor und Derivate GmbHHerrn GrosskopfHans-Böckler-Allee 20D-30173 HannoverWestab Service GmbHHerrn WulffStresemannstraße 80D-47051 DuisburgWormald Ansul LtdMr MillingWormald ParkGB-Manchester M40 2WL +",ozone;chemical product;chemical agent;chemical body;chemical nomenclature;chemical substance;chemicals;import restriction;import ban;limit on imports;suspension of imports;production quota;limitation of production;production restriction;reduction of production;dangerous substance;dangerous product,17 +17866,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 613/98 of 18 March 1998 amending Annexes II, III and IV of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 of 26 June 1990 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 426/98 (2) and in particular Articles 6 and 8 thereof,Whereas, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90, maximum residue limits must be established progressively for all pharmacologically active substances which are used within the Community in veterinary medicinal products intended for administration to food-producing animals;Whereas maximum residue limits should be established only after the examination within the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products of all the relevant information concerning the safety of residues of the substance concerned for the consumer of foodstuffs of animal origin and the impact of residues on the industrial processing of foodstuffs;Whereas, in establishing maximum residue limits for residues of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin, it is necessary to specify the animal species in which residues may be present, the levels which may be present in each of the relevant meat tissues obtained from the treated animal (target tissue) and the nature of the residue which is relevant for the monitoring of residues (marker residue);Whereas, for the control of residues, as provided for in appropriate Community legislation, maximum residue limits should usually be established for the target tissues of liver or kidney; whereas, however, the liver and kidney are frequently removed from carcasses moving in international trade, and maximum residue limits should therefore also always be established for muscle or fat tissues;Whereas, in the case of veterinary medicinal products intended for use in laying birds, lactating animals or honey bees, maximum residue limits must also be established for eggs, milk or honey;Whereas potassium nitrate, potassium dl-aspartate, potassium glucuronate and potassium glycerophosphate should be inserted into Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;Whereas, in order to allow for the completion of scientific studies, florfenicol and moxidectin should be inserted into Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;Whereas, in order to allow for the completion of scientific studies, the duration of the validity of the provisional maximum residue limits previously defined in Annex III of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 should be extended for albendazole sulphoxide and carprofen;Whereas it appears that maximum residue limits cannot be established for metronidazole because residues, at whatever limit, in foodstuffs of animal origin might constitute a hazard to the health of the consumer, whereas it should be inserted into Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;Whereas a period of 60 days should be allowed before the entry into force of this Regulation in order to allow Member States to make any adjustment which may be necessary to the authorisations to place the veterinary medicinal products concerned on the market which have been granted in accordance with Council Directive 81/851 /EEC (3), as last amended by Directive 93/40/EEC (4) to take account of the provisions of this Regulation;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Veterinary Medicinal Products,. Annexes II, III and IV of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 60th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 March 1998.For the CommissionMartin BANGEMANNMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 53, 24. 2. 1998, p. 3.(3)  OJ L 317, 6. 11. 1981, p. 1.(4)  OJ L 214, 24. 8. 1993, p. 31.ANNEXA. Annex II is modified as follows:1. Inorganic chemicalsPharmacologically active substances(s) Animal species Other provisions‘Potassium nitrate All food producing speciesPotassium DL-aspartate All food producing speciesPotassium glucuronate All food producing speciesPotassium glycerophosphate All food producing species’B. Annex III is modified as follows:1. Anti-infectious agents1.2. Antibiotics1.2.11. Florfenicol and related compoundsPharmacologically active substance Marker residue Animal species MRLs Target tissues Other provisions‘Florfenicol Sum of florfenicol and its metabolites measured as florfenicol-amine Fish 1 000 µg/kg Muscle and skin in natural proportions Provisional MRLs expire on 1.7.2001’2. Antiparasitic agents2.1. Agents acting against endoparasites2.1.1. Benzimidazoles and pro-benzimidazolesPharmacologically active substance Marker residue Animal species MRLs Target tissues Other provisions‘Albendazole sulphoxide Sum of albendazole, albendazole sulphoxide, albendazole sulphone and albendazole 2-amino sulphone, expressed as albendazole Bovine, ovine, pheasant 1 000 µg/kg Liver Provisional MRLs expire on 1.1.2000’500 µg/kg Kidney100 µg/kg Muscle, fatBovine, ovine 100 µg/kg Milk2.3. Agents acting against endo- and ectoparasites2.3.1. AvermectinsPharmacologically active substance Marker residue Animal species MRLs Target tissues Other provisions‘Moxidectin Moxidectin Equidae 50 µg/kg Muscle Provisional MRLs expire on 1.1.2000’500 µg/kg Fat100 µg/kg Liver50 µg/kg kidney4. Anti-inflammatory agents4.1. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents4.1.1. Arylpropionic acid derivativePharmacologically active substance Marker residue Animal species MRLs Target tissues Other provisions‘Carprofen Carprofen Bovine 1 000 µg/kg Liver, kidney Provisional MRLs expire on 1.1.2000’500 µg/kg Muscle, fatEquidae 1 000 µg/kg Liver, kidney50 µg/kg Muscle100 µg/kg FatC. Annex IV is modified as follows: +",food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;veterinary legislation;veterinary regulations;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;waste;refuse;residue;public health;health of the population;veterinary drug;veterinary medicines,17 +4018,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 228/2005 of 10 February 2005 correcting Regulation (EC) No 115/2005 opening an invitation to tender for the refund on common wheat exports to certain third countries. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 13(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 115/2005 (2) opened an invitation to tender for the refund on common wheat exports to certain third countries.(2) A check has shown that as a result of an error the above Regulation does not correspond to the measures that were subject to a favourable vote in the Management Committee concerning the countries to be excluded from the tender. The Regulation in question should therefore be corrected,. Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 115/2005 shall be replaced by the following:‘2.   The invitation to tender covers common wheat for exportation to destinations with the exception of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Liechtenstein, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro (3), and Switzerland.’ This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 10 February 2005.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78.(2)  OJ L 24, 27.1.2005, p. 3.(3)  Including Kosovo, as defined in UN Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999. +",award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;third country;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;common wheat;Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia;FYROM;Macedonia-Skopje;The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia;ex-Yugoslav republic,17 +15598,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1406/96 of 19 July 1996 introducing or increasing, for 1996, Community quantitative limits on re-importation into the European Community of certain textile products originating in the People's Republic of China after outward processing operations in that country. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 941/96 (2), and in particular Articles 2 and 3 (3) of Annex VII thereto, in conjunction with Article 17 thereof,Whereas Article 2 of Annex VII to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 lays down the conditions under which quantitative limits on re-importation into the European Community of certain textile products after outward processing operations in certain third countries may be established;Whereas Article 2 of Annex VII to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 stipulates that quantitative limits on re-imports may be established for textile products which are subject to the quantitative limits laid down in Article 2 of that Regulation;Whereas a request has been put to the European Community by certain Member States concerning the introduction for 1996 of quantitative limits on re-importation into the European Community of certain textile products (categories 159 and 161) originating in the People's Republic of China after outward processing operations in that country; whereas direct imports of textile products falling within categories 159 and 161 are subject to the quantitative limits laid down in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93;Whereas Article 3 (3) of Annex VII to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 stipulates that such quantitative limits already in force may be adjusted should the need arise;Whereas the quantitative limit in force applicable to the re-import into the European Community of textile products of category 13 originating in the People's Republic of China after outward processing operations in that country has proved insufficient to meet applications for prior authorization submitted by Community firms; whereas direct imports of textile products falling within category 13 are subject to the quantitative limits laid down in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93;Whereas it has been deemed appropriate to establish, for 1996, the quantitative limits specified in Annex I to this Regulation on the re-importation into the European Community of certain textile products (categories 159 and 161) originating in the People's Republic of China after outward processing operations in that country;Whereas it has been deemed appropriate to make available, for 1996, re-importation opportunities over and above the quantitative limit in force applicable to the re-import into the European Community of textile products of category 13 originating in the People's Republic of China after outward processing operations in that country;Whereas the provisions on economic outward processing traffic contained in Community legislation should apply to the re-importation of products for which quantitative limits have been established or increased under this Regulation;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee,. 1. Re-importation into the European Community of textile products of category 159 and 161, specified in Annex I to this Regulation, originating in the People's Republic of China after outward processing operations in that country shall be subject, for 1996, to the quantitative limits set out in that Annex to be administered in accordance with the provisions of the relevant Community Regulations on economic outward processing.2. The additional quantities listed in Annex II to this Regulation may be re-imported into the Community, for 1996, over and above the quantitative limit specified in the Annex to Protocol E of the Agreement between the European Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in textile products (3) applicable to the re-importation into the Community of textile products of category 13 originating in the People's Republic of China after outward processing operations in that country. Such additional quantities shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of the relevant Community regulations on economic outward processing. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 July 1996.For the CommissionLeon BRITTANVice-President(1) OJ No L 275, 8. 11. 1993, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 128, 29. 5. 1996, p. 15.(3) OJ No L 81, 30. 3. 1996, p. 318.ANNEX IQUANTITATIVE LIMITS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 (1)>TABLE>ANNEX IIADDITIONAL QUANTITIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 (2)>TABLE> +",outward processing;outward processing arrangements;outward processing traffic;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;re-import;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;clothing;article of clothing;ready-made clothing;work clothes;China;People’s Republic of China,17 +38099,"2010/772/EU: Commission Decision of 14 December 2010 on a Union financial contribution for 2010 to cover expenditure incurred by Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus and Portugal for the purpose of combating organisms harmful to plants or plant products (notified under document C(2010) 8933). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), and in particular Article 23(5) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to Article 22 of Directive 2000/29/EC, Member States may receive a ‘plant health control’ financial contribution from the Union to cover expenditure relating directly to the necessary measures which have been taken or are planned to be taken for the purpose of combating harmful organisms introduced from third countries or from other areas in the Union, in order to eradicate or, if that is not possible, to contain them.(2) Germany introduced three requests for financial contribution. The first one was introduced on 22 December 2009 and relates to the control measures of Anoplophora glabripennis in Baden-Württemberg, for measures executed in 2008 and 2009 to control an outbreak of the harmful organism detected at the border between France and Germany and notified by France in 2008. The second request, introduced on 22 December 2009, relates to the control measures of Saperda candida in Schleswig-Holstein for measures executed in 2008 and 2009 to control an outbreak detected in 2008. The third request, introduced on 28 April 2010, relates to the control measures of Diabrotica virgifera in Baden-Württemberg, for measures executed in 2009 to control outbreaks of the harmful organism detected in 2007 and 2009, the outbreaks in 2007 having already been the subject of a co-financing in 2008 and 2009.(3) France introduced a request for financial contribution on 30 April 2010 relating to the control measures of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus for measures executed in 2009, executed or planned in 2010, and planned for 2011 to control outbreaks detected in 2009 and 2010. The request has been revised on 15 October 2010 on the basis of the comments received during its evaluation by the ad hoc Working Group of the Commission. Based on the technical information provided by France, there is no indication that the presence of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus in the areas proposed for a co-financing is due to natural spread from other infested areas in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.(4) Italy introduced two requests for financial contribution on 30 April 2010. The first request relates to the control measures of Anoplophora chinensis in Lazio, in the commune of Rome, for measures executed in 2009 and 2010 to control an outbreak detected in 2008. Measures executed in 2008 and 2009 have already been the subject of co-financing in 2009. The second request relates to the control measures of Anoplophora glabripennis in Lombardia, in the commune of Corbetta, for measures executed from 1 May until 31 December 2009 and in 2010 to control an outbreak detected in 2007. The measures executed in 2007, 2008 and until April 2009 have already been the subject of co-financing in 2009.(5) Moreover, Italy introduced two other requests for financial contribution on 30 April 2010. The first one relates to the control measures of Anoplophora chinensis in Lombardia in the province of Brescia, commune of Gussago, for measures executed from 1 May until 31 December 2009 to control an outbreak detected in 2008. The second one relates to the control measures of Anoplophora glabripennis in Veneto in the province of Treviso, commune of Cornuda, for measures executed in 2009 and 2010 to control an outbreak detected in 2009. Both sets of measures consist of a variety of plant health actions, in the sense of Article 23(2)(a) and (b) of Directive 2000/29/EC. They also consist of prohibitions or restrictions in the sense of Article 23(2)(c) of that Directive, namely the replacement in 2009 and 2010 of destroyed deciduous trees by tree species which are not susceptible to the abovementioned harmful organisms.(6) Cyprus introduced a request for financial contribution on 29 April 2010 relating to the control measures of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus for measures executed or planned in 2010 to control outbreaks detected in 2009 and 2010. The request has been revised on 15 October 2010 after the comments received during its evaluation by the ad hoc Working Group of the Commission. Based on the technical information provided by Cyprus, there is no indication that the presence of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus in the areas proposed for a co-financing is due to natural spread from other infested areas in Cyprus.(7) Portugal introduced a request for financial contribution on 30 April 2010 relating to the control measures of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus for measures planned in 2010 to control outbreaks detected in 2008. The measures executed in 2008 and 2009 have already been the subject of co-financing in 2009.(8) Spain introduced a request for financial contribution on 30 April 2010 relating to the control measures of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus for measures planned in 2010 for an outbreak detected in 2008. The measures executed in 2008 and 2009 have already been the subject of co-financing in 2009.(9) Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus and Portugal have each established a programme of actions to eradicate or contain organisms harmful to plants introduced in their territories. These programmes specify the objectives to be achieved, the measures carried out, their duration and their cost.(10) All the above measures consist of a variety of plant health measures, including destruction of contaminated trees or crops, application of plant protection products, sanitation techniques, inspections and testings carried out officially or upon official request to monitor the presence or extent of contamination by the respective harmful organisms, and replacement of destroyed trees, in the sense of Article 23(2)(a), (b) and (c) of Directive 2000/29/EC.(11) Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus and Portugal have applied for the allocation of a Union financial contribution to these programmes in accordance with the requirements laid down in Article 23 of Directive 2000/29/EC, in particular paragraphs 1 and 4 thereof, and in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1040/2002 of 14 June 2002 establishing detailed rules for the implementation of the provisions relating to the allocation of a financial contribution from the Union for plant-health control and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2051/97 (2).(12) The technical information provided by Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus and Portugal has enabled the Commission to analyse the situation accurately and comprehensively. The Commission has concluded that the conditions for the granting of a Union financial contribution, as laid down in particular in Article 23 of Directive 2000/29/EC, have been met. Accordingly, it is appropriate to provide a Union financial contribution to cover the expenditure on those programmes.(13) In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 23(5) of Directive 2000/29/EC, the Union financial contribution may cover up to 50 % of eligible expenditure for measures that have been taken within a period of not more than 2 years after the date of detection of the appearance or that are planned for that period. However, in accordance with the third subparagraph of that Article, that period may be extended if it has been established that the objective of the measures will be achieved within a reasonable additional period, in which case the rate of the Union financial contribution shall be digressive over the years concerned. Having regard to the conclusions of the Working Group on evaluation of solidarity dossiers, it is appropriate to extend the 2-year period for the programmes concerned, while reducing the rate of the Union financial contributions for these measures to 45 % of eligible expenditure for the third year and to 40 % for the fourth year of these programmes.(14) The Union financial contribution up to 45 % of eligible expenditure should therefore apply to the following programmes: Italy, Lombardia, Anoplophora chinensis (2010); Italy, Lazio, Anoplophora chinensis (2010); Italy, Lombardia, Anoplophora glabripennis (2009); Portugal, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (2010); and Spain, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (2010), as the measures concerned have already been the subject of a Union financial contribution under Commission Decision 2009/996/EU (3) for the first 2 years of their implementation. The same level of contribution should apply to the third year (2009) of the programme presented by Germany in Baden-Württemberg for Diabrotica virgifera in the rural districts of Ortenaukreis and Bodenseekreis, which measures have been the subject of a Union financial contribution under Commission Decision 2009/147/EC (4) and Decision 2009/996/EU.(15) Moreover, a Union contribution up to 40 % should therefore apply to the fourth year (2010) of the programme presented by Italy for Lombardia for Anoplophora glabripennis, which measures have been the subject of a Union financial contribution under Decision 2009/996/EU for the first 3 years of their implementation.(16) In accordance with Article 24 of Directive 2000/29/EC the Commission should determine whether the introduction of the relevant harmful organism has been caused by inadequate examinations, inspections or controls, with a view to possibly adopting the measures required by the findings from its verification.(17) In accordance with Article 3(2)(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (5), plant-health measures are financed from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund. For the purpose of financial control of these measures, Articles 9, 36 and 37 of the above Regulation should apply.(18) In accordance with Article 75 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (6) and Article 90(1) of Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002 of 23 December 2002 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (7), the commitment of expenditure from the Union budget shall be preceded by a financing decision adopted by the institution to which powers have been delegated, setting out the essential elements of the action involving the expenditure.(19) The present decision constitutes a financing decision for the expenditure provided in the co-financing requests presented by Member States.(20) The measures provided in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,. The allocation of a Union financial contribution for 2010 to cover expenditure incurred by Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus and Portugal relating to necessary measures as specified in Article 23(2)(a), (b) and (c) of Directive 2000/29/EC and taken for the purpose of combating the organisms concerned by the eradication programmes listed in the Annex, is hereby approved. The total amount of the Union financial contribution referred to in Article 1 is EUR 7 342 161. The maximum amounts of the Union financial contribution for each of the programmes shall be as indicated in the Annex. The Union financial contribution as set out in the Annex shall be paid on the following conditions:(a) evidence of the measures taken has been submitted by the Member State concerned in accordance with the provisions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1040/2002;(b) a request for payment has been submitted by the Member State concerned to the Commission, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1040/2002.The payment of the financial contribution is without prejudice to the verifications by the Commission under Article 24 of Directive 2000/29/EC. This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus and the Portuguese Republic.. Done at Brussels, 14 December 2010.For the CommissionJohn DALLIMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 157, 15.6.2002, p. 38.(3)  OJ L 339, 22.12.2009, p. 49.(4)  OJ L 49, 20.2.2009, p. 43.(5)  OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1.(6)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.(7)  OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 1.ANNEXERADICATION PROGRAMMESLegend:a= Year of implementation of the eradication programme.Section IProgrammes whose Union financial contribution corresponds to 50 % of eligible expenditure(EUR)Member State Harmful organisms combated Affected plants Year a Eligible expenditure Maximum Union contribution per programmeGermany, Baden-Württemberg Anoplophora glabripennis Various tree species 2008 and 2009 1 44 590 22 295Germany, Baden-Württemberg, rural districts of Emmendingen, Lörrach, Konstanz (year 1 of the measures) and Ravensburg (year 2 of the measures) Diabrotica virgifera Zea mays 2009 1 or 2 94 067 47 033Germany, Schleswig-Holstein Saperda candida Various tree species 2008 and 2009 1 and 2 28 026 14 013France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Palmaceae 2009 (September) until 2011 (August) 1 and 2 373 860 186 930Italy, Lombardia Anoplophora chinensis Various tree species 2009 (May to December) 2 226 083 113 041Italy, Veneto Anoplophora glabripennis Various tree species 2009 and 2010 1 and 2 556 817 278 408Cyprus Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Palmaceae 2010 1 49 306 24 653Section IIProgrammes whose Union financial contribution rates differ, in application of degressivity(EUR)Member State Harmful organisms combated Affected plants Year a Eligible expenditure Rate (%) Maximum Union contributionGermany, Baden-Württemberg, rural districts of Ortenaukreis and Bodenseekreis Diabrotica virgifera Zea mays 2009 3 228 653 45 102 893Italy, Lombardia Anoplophora chinensis Various tree species 2010 3 882 726 45 397 226Italy, Lazio Anoplophora chinensis Various tree species 2010 3 461 555 45 207 699Italy, Lombardia Anoplophora glabripennis Various tree species 2009 (May to December) 3 36 531 45 16 4382010 4 75 331 40 30 132Portugal Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Coniferous trees 2010 3 12 471 595 45 5 612 217Spain Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Coniferous trees 2010 3 642 629 45 289 183Total Union contribution (EUR): 7 342 161 +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;crop production;plant product;action programme;framework programme;plan of action;work programme;health risk;danger of sickness;environmental risk prevention;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country,17 +27208,"2004/37/EC: Commission Decision of 23 December 2003 laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products from Serbia and Montenegro (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 5008). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery products(1), and in particular Article 11 thereof,Whereas:(1) An inspection has been carried out on behalf of the Commission in Serbia and Montenegro to verify the conditions under which fishery products are produced, stored and dispatched to the Community.(2) The above conditions do not pertain to Kosovo, as defined by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999, which is the subject to international civil administration by the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). It is therefore not possible to include the imports of fishery products from Kosovo in this Decision.(3) The requirements in the legislation of Serbia and Montenegro on health inspection and monitoring of fishery products may be considered equivalent to those laid down in Directive 91/493/EEC.(4) In particular, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of the Republic of Montenegro (MAFWM), is capable of effectively verifying the implementation of the legislation in force.(5) The MAFWM has provided official assurances regarding compliance with the standards for health controls and monitoring of wild, whole fresh seawater fishery products as set out in Chapter V of the Annex to Directive 91/493/EEC and regarding the fulfilment of hygienic requirements equivalent to those laid down by that Directive.(6) It is appropriate to lay down detailed provisions concerning fishery products imported into the Community from Serbia and Montenegro, in accordance with Directive 91/493/EEC. These provisions should include that only wild, whole fresh seawater fishery products may be authorised for imports into the Community.(7) It is also necessary to draw up a list of approved establishments, factory vessels, or cold stores, and a list of freezer vessels equipped in accordance with the requirements of Council Directive 92/48/EEC of 16 June 1992 laying down the minimum hygiene rules applicable to fishery products caught on board certain vessels in accordance with Article 3(1)(a)(i) of Directive 91/493/EEC(2). Those lists should be drawn up on the basis of a communication from the MAFWM to the Commission.(8) It is appropriate for this Decision to be applied 45 days after its publication providing for the necessary transitional period.(9) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of the Republic of Montenegro (MAFWM), shall be the competent authority in Serbia and Montenegro(3) identified for the purposes of verifying and certifying compliance of fishery products with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC. Fishery products imported into the Community from Serbia and Montenegro shall meet the requirements set out in Articles 3, 4 and 5. 1. Fishery products shall be whole fresh fish from wild seawater catches.2. Each consignment shall be accompanied by a numbered original health certificate in accordance with the model set out in Annex I and comprising a single sheet, duly completed, signed and dated.3. The health certificate shall be drawn up in at least one official language of the Member State where the checks are carried out.4. The health certificate shall bear the name, capacity and signature of the representative of the MAFWM, and the latter's official stamp in a colour different from that of the endorsements. The fishery products shall come from approved establishments, factory vessels, or cold stores, or from registered freezer vessels listed in Annex II. All packages shall bear the words ""SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO"" and the approval/registration number of the establishment, factory vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of origin in indelible letters, except in the case of frozen fishery products in bulk and intended for the manufacture of preserved foods. This Decision shall apply from 28 February 2004. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 December 2003.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 15; Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).(2) OJ L 187, 7.7.1992, p. 41.(3) Not including Kosovo as defined by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.ANNEX I>PIC FILE= ""L_2004008EN.001402.TIF"">>PIC FILE= ""L_2004008EN.001501.TIF"">ANNEX IILIST OF ESTABLISHMENTS AND VESSELS>TABLE>Category Legend:PP: Processing plant. +",import;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;marketing standard;grading;fishery product;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;Serbia and Montenegro;FRY;Federal Republic of Yugoslavia;new Yugoslavia,17 +44140,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 669/2014 of 18 June 2014 concerning the authorisation of calcium D-pantothenate and D-panthenol as feed additives for all animal species Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation. Article 10 of that Regulation provides for the re-evaluation of additives authorised pursuant to Council Directive 70/524/EEC (2).(2) Calcium D-pantothenate and D-panthenol were authorised without a time limit in accordance with Directive 70/524/EEC as feed additives for use on all animal species as part of the group ‘Vitamins, pro-vitamins and chemically well-defined substances having similar effect’. Those feed additives were subsequently entered in the Community Register of feed additives as existing products, in accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(3) In accordance with Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 in conjunction with Article 7 thereof, two applications were submitted for the re-evaluation of calcium D-pantothenate and D-panthenol as feed additives for all animal species and, in accordance with Article 7 of that Regulation, for a change in the terms of the authorisation as regards their use via drinking water. The applicants requested those additives to be classified in the additive category ‘nutritional additives’. Those applications were accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(4) The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinions of 11 October 2011 (3) that, under the proposed conditions of use in feed, calcium D-pantothenate and D-panthenol do not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment. The Authority also concluded that calcium D-pantothenate and D-panthenol are regarded as effective sources of pantothenic acid and that no safety concerns would arise for users provided that appropriate protective measures are taken. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additives in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(5) The assessment of calcium D-pantothenate and D-panthenol shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of these substances should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.(6) Since safety reasons do not require the immediate application of the modifications to the conditions of authorisation, it is appropriate to allow a transitional period for the disposal of existing stocks of the additives, pre-mixtures and compound feed containing them, as authorised by Directive 70/524/EEC.(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The substances specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘nutritional additives’ and to the functional group ‘vitamins, pro-vitamins and chemically well-defined substances having similar effect’, are authorised as additives in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex. The substances specified in the Annex and feed containing those substances, which are produced and labelled before 9 January 2015 in accordance with the rules applicable before 9 July 2014 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 June 2014.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.(2)  OJ L 270, 14.12.1970, p. 1.(3)  EFSA Journal 2011; 9(11):2409 and EFSA Journal 2011; 9(11):2410.ANNEXIdentification number of the additive Name of the holder of authorisation Additive Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method Species or category of animal Maximum age Minimum content Maximum content Other provisions End of period of authorisationmg/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % or mg/l of waterCategory: Nutritional additives. Functional group: vitamins, pro-vitamins and chemically well-defined substances having similar effect3a841 — Calcium D-pantothenate Additive composition1. Min. 98 % (on dry basis)2. Max. 0,5 % 3-aminopropionic acid.— For the determination of Calcium D-pantothenate in the feed additive: potentiometric titration with perchloric acid and identification by specific optical rotation (European Pharmacopoeia monograph 0470).— For the determination of Calcium D-pantothenate in premixtures and feedingstuffs: Reverse Phase High-Performance Liquid Chromatography coupled to a single-quadrupole mass selective detector (RP-HPLC-MS).1. May be used also via water for drinking.2. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage and stability conditions.3. For safety: breathing protection, safety glasses and gloves should be worn during handling.3a842 — D-Panthenol Additive composition1. Min. 98 % on anhydrous basis (water < 1 %)2. Max. 0,5 % 3-aminopropanol.— For the determination of D-panthenol in the feed additive: titration with perchloric acid and potassium hydrogen phthalate and identification by specific optical rotation and infrared spectroscopy (European Pharmacopoeia monograph 0761).— For the determination of D-panthenol in water: Reverse Phase High-Performance Liquid Chromatography, coupled to UV detector (RP-HPLC).1. To be used only via water for drinking.2. In the directions for use of the additive indicate the storage conditions.3. For safety: breathing protection, safety glasses and gloves should be worn during handling.(1)  Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: http://irmm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/EURLs/EURL_feed_additives/Pages/index.aspx +",animal feedingstuffs;animal feedstuffs;animal fodder;animal weaning food;feedstuffs;milk-replacer feed;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban;food additive;sensory additive;technical additive;food safety;food product safety;food quality safety;safety of food,17 +12663,"94/1022/EC: Commission Decision of 16 December 1994 on the approval of the Single Programming Document for Community structural assistance in the region of Thanet concerned by Objective 2 in the United Kingdom (Only the English text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2082/93 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (8) to (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2081/93 (4); whereas, however, the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a Single Programming Document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopts a single decision in a Single Document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 94/169/EC (5), an initial list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the period 1994 to 1996;Whereas the United Kingdom Government has submitted to the Commission on 18 April 1994 the Single Programming Document referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the region of Thanet; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this Single Programming Document is eligible pursuant to Article 33 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, from 1 January 1994;Whereas the Single Programming Document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the Single Programming Document;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments, including the ECSC and the other actions for structural purposes;Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the Single Programming Document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the Single Programming Document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (2), stipulates that in the Commission Decisions approving a Single Programming Document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each Decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (4), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (6), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;Whereas the Single Programming Document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;Whereas the Single Programming Document satisfies the conditions and includes the information required by Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88;Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (7), as last amended by Regulation (ECSC, EC, Euratom) No 2730/94 (8), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas Article 20 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 provides, subject to available funding, for a single commitment where the Community assistance granted is less than ECU 40 million for the whole programmation period;Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,. The Single Programming Document for Community structural assistance in the region of Thanet concerned by Objective 2 in the United Kingdom, covering the period 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1996, is hereby approved. The Single Programming Document includes the following essential elements:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies in the United Kingdom;the main priorities are:1. industry and services;2. internationalization of Thanet;3. human resources;(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the Single Programming Document comprising:- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,- the financial implementation provisions,- the rules for compliance with Community policies;(d) the procedures for verifying additionality and an initial evaluation of the latter;(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the Single Programming Document;(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximal allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:>TABLE> The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the Single Programming Document amounts to a maximum of ECU 14,0 million.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the Single Programming Document.The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 49,365 million for the public sector and ECU 5,777 million for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the ECSC and EIB. 1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:- ERDF:ECU 11,9 million,- ESF:ECU 2,1 million.2. The budgetary commitments at the moment of approval of the Single Programming Document refer to the total Community assistance. The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the Single Programming Document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1996. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 1998. The Single Programming Document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the EC Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts. This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.. Done at Brussels, 16 December 1994.For the Commission Bruce MILLAN Member of the Commission(1) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 20.(3) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(4) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 5.(5) OJ No L 81, 24. 3. 1993, p. 1.(1) OJ No L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(2) OJ No L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(3) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 15.(4) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 34.(5) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 21.(6) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 39.(7) OJ No L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(8) OJ No L 293, 12. 11. 1994, p. 7. +",EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;coordination of aid;regional planning;inter-regional planning;regional management;regional plan;regional programming;territorial planning;industrial region;industrial zone;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;regional development,17 +32053,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 263/2006 of 15 February 2006 amending Regulations (EC) No 796/2004 and (EC) No 1973/2004 as regards nuts. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) No 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001 (1), and in particular Article 145(c), (l) and (m) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 introduced support arrangements for nuts to avoid the potential disappearance of nut production in traditional areas and the subsequent negative environmental, rural, social and economic consequences.(2) Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 made the area payment conditional on minimum tree density and parcel size.(3) In order to simplify the management of the area payment scheme for nuts, while complying with the eligibility conditions laid down by Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and pursuing the objectives laid down by that Regulation, the conditions relating to the identification of agricultural parcels and the content of aid applications laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 of 21 April 2004 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of cross-compliance, modulation and the integrated administration and control system provided for in of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers (2), should be amended. Commission Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004 of 29 October 2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 as regards the support schemes provided for in Titles IV and IVa of that Regulation and the use of land set aside for the production of raw materials (3), concerning the conditions for the area payments for nuts, should also be amended.(4) To adapt the control system to the standard control rate applicable to area payment schemes, the terms laid down in Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 should be amended.(5) Regulations (EC) No 796/2004 and (EC) No 1973/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Direct Payments,. Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 6(3) is deleted;2. Article 13(5) is replaced by the following:3. point (d) of the second subparagraph of Article 26(1) is replaced by the following:‘(d) 5 % of all farmers applying for the aid for nuts provided for in Chapter 4 of Title IV of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003.’ Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004 shall be replaced by the following:‘Article 15Conditions of payment of Community aid1.   Only agricultural parcels planted with nut trees and meeting the conditions provided for in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article at the date to be fixed in accordance with Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 shall be eligible for the area payment provided for in Article 83 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003.In the case of a parcel planted with different species of nut trees and when the aid is differentiated by species, eligibility shall be conditional on compliance for at least one of the species of nuts with the minimum number of trees per hectare laid down in paragraph 3 of this Article.2.   The minimum size of the parcel eligible for the area payment provided for in Article 83 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 shall be 0,10 hectare. However, Member States may fix a higher minimum parcel size on the basis of objective criteria and taking into account the specific characteristics of the areas concerned.3.   The number of nut trees per hectare may not be less than:(i) 125 for hazelnuts;(ii) 50 for almonds;(iii) 50 for walnuts;(iv) 50 for pistachios;(v) 30 for locust beans.However, Member States may fix a higher tree density on the basis of objective criteria and taking into account the specific characteristics of the production concerned.4.   In the cases referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, the level of the aid to be granted is the level corresponding to the species for which the eligibility conditions are met and for which the amount is highest.’ This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply to aid applications submitted in respect of 2006 and following years.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 February 2006.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2183/2005 (OJ L 347, 30.12.2005, p. 56).(2)  OJ L 141, 30.4.2004, p. 18. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2184/2005 (OJ L 347, 30.12.2005, p. 61).(3)  OJ L 345, 20.11.2004, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2184/2005. +",nut;almond;chestnut;coconut;hazel nut;pistachio;walnut;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;aid per hectare;per hectare aid;terms for aid;aid procedure;counterpart funds,17 +17743,"Commission Directive 98/100/EC of 21 December 1998 amending Directive 92/76/EC recognising protected zones exposed to particular plant health risks in the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 77/93/EEC of 21 December 1976 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 98/2/EC (2), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 2(1)(h) thereof,Having regard to Commission Directive 92/76/EEC of 6 October 1992 recognising protected zones exposed to particular plant health risks in the Community (3), as last amended by Directive 98/17/EC (4),Whereas under Commission Directive 92/76/EEC, as amended, certain zones in Ireland and Italy were provisionally recognised as 'protected zones` in respect of certain harmful organisms for a period expiring on 31 December 1998;Whereas, from information supplied by Austria, Ireland and Italy and from the survey monitoring information gathered by Commission experts it appears that the provisional recognition of the protected zones for Austria, Ireland and Italy in respect of Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al. should be extended for a further limited period to enable the responsible official bodies of Austria, Ireland and Italy to complete the information on the distribution of Erwinia amylovora and to continue and complete their eradication programmes for this harmful organism in their respective countries, and to enable Commission experts to monitor and assess the effectiveness of such programmes;Whereas, from information supplied by Finland and from the survey monitoring information gathered by Commission experts it has become apparent that the provisional recognition of the protected zone for Finland in respect of Globodera pallida (Stone) Behrens should be changed to a 'permanent` status and extended beyond 31 December 1998; whereas the necessity of such recognition shall be reviewed in the light of the outcome of the review of Council Directive 69/465/EEC of 8 December 1969 on the control of potato cyst eelworm (5) and the implementation thereof;Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,. Article 1 of Directive 92/76/EEC is amended as follows:1. in the first subparagraph the words 'in the case of (b)2 for Ireland and the region of Apulia in Italy the said zones are recognised until 31 December 1998 and for Austria until 31 December 1998` are replaced by 'in the case of (b)2 for Austria, Ireland and the regions of Apulia, Emilia-Romagna, Lombardia and Veneto in Italy the said zones are recognised until 31 March 2000`;2. the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:'In the case of point (a)5b, the zone is recognised until 31 December 1996`. 1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive with effect from 1 January 1999. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The procedure for such a reference shall be adopted by Member States.2. Member States shall immediately communicate to the Commission the essential provisions of domestic law which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive. The Commission shall inform the other Member States thereof. This Directive shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 December 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 20.(2) OJ L 15, 21. 1. 1998, p. 34.(3) OJ L 305, 21. 10. 1992, p. 12.(4) OJ L 85, 20. 3. 1998, p. 28.(5) OJ L 323, 24. 12. 1969, p. 3. +",plant health legislation;phytosanitary legislation;regulations on plant health;plant disease;diseases of plants;plant pathology;plant health control;phytosanitary control;phytosanitary inspection;plant health inspection;parasitology;protection of plant life;protection of plant health;protection of plants;protected area;designated development area;designated development zone,17 +1274,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 357/79 of 5 February 1979 on statistical surveys of areas under vines. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Whereas the Commission, in order to fulfil its obligations under the Treaty and the Community provisions on the common organization of the market in wine, requires accurate up to date data on the production potential of the areas under vines in the Community and on medium-term trends in production and supply;Whereas Article 1 of Regulation No 24 on the progressive establishment of a common organization of the market in wine (3) provided that Member States should, not later than 31 December 1964, prepare a viticultural land register which should thereafter be kept up to date;Whereas Commission Regulation No 26/64/EEC of 28 February 1964 laying down additional provisions for the preparation of the viticultural land register, for its management and for keeping it up to date (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1456/76 (5), provides that the complete revision of the Community viticultural land register referred to in Article 3 (1) should take place every 10 years, beginning in 1979;Whereas a land register in the strict sense involves major administrative work on the establishment, processing and constant updating of a list or register containing information on the owners and on all parcels of land under vines with sufficient details for their identification ; whereas viticultural land registers in this sense have been established only by some Member States, which have moreover been able to update them only partially and at irregular intervals ; whereas the surveys on the areas under vines carried out by certain Member States have different reference years ; whereas these national land registers and surveys do not therefore permit precise uniform synchronized observation of production potential and supply on the Community vine markets;Whereas, in order to assess the Community wine market situation and developments therein, every 10 years basic statistical surveys covering the total areas under vines should be conducted in vine-growing holdings and, in between the basic surveys, smaller statistical surveys should be conducted only on the area under vines of wine grape varieties;Whereas, for economic and technical reasons and in view of their limited significance on the Community wine market, vines cultivated in the open air in Member States with a total area under vines of less than 500 hectares, vines cultivated under glass and vines produced on very small areas solely for home consumption by the growers should all be excluded from the surveys;Whereas detailed information is necessary on the use of the area under vines for the production of wine grapes, table grapes and material for vegetative propagation of vines, as well as on the varieties and the age of the vines ; whereas the overproduction of table wine in particular can create serious difficulties in the wine economies of certain producer countries ; whereas it is therefore necessary to record separately the area under vines intended for the production of quality wines psr and of table wines;Whereas, in order to keep the development of wine production potential under constant observation, there should be annual intermediate surveys of any changes by way of grubbing, new planting or replanting in the area under vines of wine grape varieties;Whereas the results of both the basic and the intermediate surveys should be forwarded to the Commission as quickly as possible; (1)OJ No C 276, 20.11.1978, p. 1. (2)OJ No C 296, 11.12.1978, p. 58. (3)OJ No 30, 20.4.1962, p. 989/62. (4)OJ No 48, 19.3.1964, p. 753/64. (5)OJ No L 163, 24.6.1976, p. 13.Whereas consideration should also be given to statistics resulting from the application of other Community provisions laying down measures for reorganizing Community wine production;Whereas, since sample survey methods can produce accurate results at moderate cost over large areas under vines, Member States should be allowed to conduct the surveys either exhaustively or by sample, provided that standards of statistical reliability are laid down;Whereas, in order to be able to assess the production of wine in the Community, information is required each year on yields per hectare and on the mean natural alcoholic strength of fresh grapes, of grape must and of wine ; whereas, in view of the existence of areas with widely differing yields, the area under vines of wine grape varieties should be subdivided into yield classes;Whereas the Commission must submit reports in order to enable the Council to examine the extent to which the surveys carried out and the information communicated can help achieve the objectives of this Regulation ; whereas, where appropriate, it must propose the harmonization of the methods used;Whereas Member States and the Commission must cooperate as fully as possible when applying this Regulation ; whereas the implementing rules must be laid down after consultation with the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics, set up by Decision 72/279/EEC (1);Whereas the procedure to be followed by the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics must be laid down;Whereas statistical surveys allow production potential to be adjusted to market demand in good time ; whereas such adjustment can considerably reduce the ever-increasing costs of managing the wine market ; whereas the Community should therefore be made financially responsible with regard to the expenses incurred by the Member States concerned in connection with the first basic survey under this Regulation;Whereas the establishment of the survey system under this Regulation requires the consequent amendment of certain Community provisions in the wine sector,. 1. Member States on whose territory the total area of vines cultivated in the open air is not less than 500 hectares shall carry out: - every 10 years basic surveys on the area under vines ; the first basic survey shall be carried out in 1979, or before 1 April 1980 at the latest, and shall relate to the situation after grubbing and planting in the 1978/79 wine-growing year,- annually from the second year after the basic surveys, intermediate surveys on the changes taking place in the areas under vines of wine grape varieties ; the first intermediate survey shall be carried out in 1981 and shall relate to changes during the two wine-growing years 1979/80 and 1980/81.2. The wine-growing year shall be that fixed on the basis of Article 5 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79. 1. The basic surveys shall cover all holdings having a cultivated area under vines normally intended for the production for sale of grapes, grape must, wine or vegetative propagation material for vines.2. During the basic surveys, the following particulars shall be recorded for each holding referred to in paragraph 1: A. agricultural area in use;B. area under vines cultivated.The area under vines cultivated is to be broken down according to its normal production use into: (a) the area under wine grape varieties, further broken down into: - quality wines psr,- other wines: - including wine compulsorily intended for the manufacture of certain potable spirits obtained from wine with a registered designation of origin;(b) the area under table grape varieties;(c) the area planted with root-stock for future grafting; (1)OJ No L 179, 7.8.1972, p. 1.(d) the area cultivated solely for the production of vegetative propagation material for vines subdivided into: - nurseries,- parent vines for root-stock.Varieties which are classified simultaneously as wine grape varieties and table grape varieties shall be recorded according to their predominant use in the geographical units concerned.3. During the basic surveys, the following particulars shall be recorded for the area under wine grape varieties: A. Vine varietiesIn the Member States concerned, a separate record shall be made for each geographical unit referred to in Article 4 (3) of those vine varieties which together constitute at least 70 % of the total area under wine grape varieties, and, in any case, of those varieties which constitute 3 % or more of the said area. The remaining varieties may be grouped together according to the colour of the grapes.B. Age of the vinesThe age of the vines shall be calculated from the wine-growing year in which they were planted or grafted. The age groups shall be established for each Member State concerned in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8.4. This Regulation shall not affect any provisions in the Member States providing for surveys of the areas under vines which include, together with the information referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, additional information obtained, for example, as a result of a wider field of enquiry than that referred to in paragraph 1 or from a more detailed specification of the particulars of the areas under vines and the holdings concerned. Such additional results must also be forwarded to the Commission. 1. The Member States concerned shall submit to the Commission before 30 September of the preceding year a detailed description of the methods to be used for the basic surveys and, where appropriate, of the sampling plan.2. The Member States concerned shall take suitable measures to limit and, where necessary, to estimate errors of observation for the total area under vines cultivated for each type of production use referred to in Article 2 (2) (B).3. The basic surveys may either be exhaustive, or based on random sampling. As regards the results of the basic surveys carried out by random sampling, the Member States shall take all the necessary measures to ensure that the sampling error at the 68 % confidence level shall be of the order of 1 % at most for the survey particulars referred to in Article 2 (2) (B) within the geographical units concerned. The samples shall include holdings of all sizes. 1. The Member States concerned shall notify the Commission of the results of the basic surveys as soon as possible but not later than 15 months after completion of the field work.2. The results of the basic surveys shall be submitted by geographical unit in the form of a schedule of tables to be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8.3. The geographical units referred to in paragraph 2, in Article 2 (2) (B) and (3) (A) and in Article 3 (3) shall be as follows: - in the Federal Republic of Germany : the wine-growing regions defined in accordance with Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 338/79 of 5 February 1979 laying down special provisions relating to quality wines produced in specified regions (1),- in France : the departments or groups of departments listed in the Annex hereto,- in Italy : the provinces,- in the other Member States concerned : their entire national territory.4. Member States which process their basic survey results electronically shall submit these results in a machine-readable form, to be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8. 1. The intermediate surveys shall cover the area under vines of wine grape varieties in the holdings referred to in Article 2 (1) and shall relate to changes which have taken place in that area during the preceding wine-growing year ; however, the first intermediate surveys following the basic surveys shall relate to the changes during the previous two wine-growing years.2. During the intermediate surveys the areas under vines which: (1)See page 48 of this Official Journal. - have been grubbed or are no longer cultivated,- have been planted or replanted,shall be recorded for the areas normally used for the production of: - quality wines psr,- other wines: - including wines compulsorily intended for the manufacture of certain potable spirits obtained from wine with a registered designation of origin,by the vine variety and at least by the yield classes referred to in Article 6 (2). Any figures relating to the grubbing and planting of vines obtained as a result of the implementation of other Community provisions shall be taken into consideration.3. The intermediate surveys may be either exhaustive or based on random sampling. As regards the results of the intermediate surveys carried out by random sampling, the Member States concerned shall take all necessary measures to ensure that the sampling error at the 68 % confidence level shall be of the order of 3 % at most for the whole of the cultivated area under vines normally intended for the production of wine grapes in the geographical units concerned.4. The Member States concerned shall submit to the Commission before 30 June 1980 a detailed description of the methods to be used for the intermediate surveys ; advance notice shall be given of any change in such methods.5. The Member States concerned shall submit the results of the intermediate surveys to the Commission before 1 May of the year following the wine-growing years concerned. They shall be broken down into the geographical units set out in Article 4 (3) in the form of a schedule of tables to be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8.6. Member States which process their intermediate survey results electronically shall submit the results referred to in paragraph 5 in a machine-readable form, to be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8. 1. The Member States concerned shall submit to the Commission for each wine-growing year the mean yield per hectare in terms of hectolitres per hectare of grape must or wine or in terms of decitonnes per hectare of grapes produced, with effect from the 1979/80 wine-growing year, from the areas under vines of wine grape varieties, broken down into the yield classes referred to in paragraph 2.2. The Member States concerned shall subdivide the areas under the vines cultivated with wine grape varieties as recorded in the basic surveys into yield classes based upon the mean yield per hectare referred to in paragraph 1 and established in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8.3. The Member States concerned shall estimate the future trends over five wine-growing years in average yields per hectare for each yield class referred to in paragraph 2, taking into account agronomic and economic developments.4. The information referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall be broken down by the geographical units referred to in Article 4 (3), distinguishing between the areas under vines of varieties normally intended for the production of: - quality wines psr,- other wines: - including wines compulsorily intended for the manufacture of certain potable spirits obtained from wine with a registered designation of origin.5. The Member States concerned shall communicate to the Commission, for each wine-growing year and broken down by geographical units, estimates of the mean natural alcoholic strength by volume expressed as % vol or in ยบOechsle of the fresh grapes, grape musts or wines, produced from the 1979/80 wine-growing year onwards in the areas under vines of wine grape varieties normally intended for the production of: - quality wines psr,- other wines: - including wines compulsorily intended for the manufacture of certain potable spirits obtained from wine with a registered designation of origin.6. The annual information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 5 shall be communicated before 1 April following each wine-growing year. The information on the yield classes referred to in paragraph 2 shall be submitted within the period laid down in Article 4 (1). The estimates of future trends in average yields per hectare referred to in paragraph 3 shall be submitted: - for the first time, before 1 October 1981,- thereafter, every five years before 1 April.7. The information referred to in this Article shall be forwarded to the Commission in the form of a schedule of tables to be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8. 1. The Commission shall study in consultation and continuing collaboration with the Member States: (a) the results supplied;(b) the technical problems raised by the surveys and the collection of information to be communicated, with particular reference to the Community definitions relating to plantings/replantings and the definition relating to cessation of wine-growing;(c) the significance of the findings of the surveys and the information communicated.2. The Commission shall submit to the Council, within one year of communication of the results by the Member States concerned, these results together with a report on experience acquired during the basic surveys.3. The Commission shall publish the results of the intermediate surveys and the annual information referred to in Article 6 as part of the annual reports provided for in Article 31 (4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/79. 1. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be followed, the chairman shall refer the matter to the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics, hereinafter called ""the Committee"", either on his own initiative or at the request of the representative of a Member State.2. The Commission representative shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall give its opinion on this draft within a time limit that may be set by the chairman in accordance with the urgency of the matter. It shall act by a majority of 41 votes, the votes of Member States being weighted as laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty. The chairman shall not vote.3. (a) The Commission shall adopt the proposed measures when they are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee.(b) When the proposed measures are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, or in the absence of any opinion, the Commission shall without delay submit to the Council a proposal concerning the measures to be taken. The Council shall decide by a qualified majority.(c) If no decision has been taken by the Council three months after a proposal has been submitted to it, the proposed measures shall be adopted by the Commission. The necessary expenditure for the basic survey on the situation after the 1978/79 wine-growing year shall be covered up to a lump sum to be determined in the budget of the European Communities. 01. Council Regulation (EEC) No 978/78 of 10 May 1978 on statistical surveys of areas under vines (1) is hereby repealed.2. References to the Regulation repealed by paragraph 1 shall be construed as references to this Regulation. 1This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 April 1979.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 5 February 1979.For the CouncilThe PresidentP. MEHAIGNERIE (1)OJ No L 128, 17.5.1978, p. 1.ANNEX List of departments or groups of departments referred to in Article 4 (3)>PIC FILE= ""T0012128""> +",agricultural statistics;EU statistics;Community statistics;European Union statistics;statistics of the EU;statistics of the European Union;utilised agricultural area;UAA;area sown;cultivated area;planted area;utilized agricultural area;viticulture;grape production;winegrowing;disclosure of information;information disclosure,17 +27283,"2004/191/EC: Council Decision of 23 February 2004 setting out the criteria and practical arrangements for the compensation of the financial imbalances resulting from the application of Directive 2001/40/EC on the mutual recognition of decisions on the expulsion of third-country nationals. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 63(3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,Whereas:(1) The Tampere European Council on 15 and 16 October 1999 reaffirmed its resolve to create an area of freedom, security and justice. For that purpose, a common European policy on asylum and migration should aim both at fair treatment of third country nationals and better management of migration flows. These objectives were confirmed by the Laeken European Council on 14 and 15 December 2001 and the Seville European Council on 21 and 22 June 2002. The need to fight against illegal immigration, including taking appropriate measures to promote the return of illegal residents, was particularly emphasised.(2) The application of Directive 2001/40/EC(1) may result in financial imbalances where expulsion decisions, despite the efforts made by the enforcing Member State, cannot be effected at the expense of the third country national concerned or of a third party. Appropriate criteria and practical arrangements for the bilateral compensation of Member States should therefore be adopted.(3) This Decision should also constitute the basis for establishing the criteria and practical arrangements required for the implementation of the provisions of Article 24 of the Schengen Convention.(4) Since the objective of the proposed action, namely financial burden-sharing for cooperation between Member States on expulsion of third-country nationals in the case of mutual recognition of expulsion decisions cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the effects of the action, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Decision does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.(5) This Decision respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles reflected in particular in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. In particular this Decision seeks to ensure full respect for human dignity in the event of expulsion and removal, as reflected in Articles 1, 18 and 19 of the Charter.(6) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Decision, and is not bound by it or subject to its application. Given that this Decision builds upon the Schengen acquis under the provisions of Title IV of Part Three of the Treaty establishing the European Community to the extent that it applies to third-country nationals who do not fulfil or who no longer fulfil the conditions for a short stay applicable within the territory of a Member State by virtue of the provisions of the Schengen acquis, Denmark will, in accordance with Article 5 of the said Protocol, decide within a period of six months after the Council has adopted this Decision whether it will implement it in its national law.(7) As regards Iceland and Norway, this Decision constitutes a development of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the association of those two States with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis(2), to the extent that it applies to third-country nationals who do not fulfil or who no longer fulfil the conditions for a short stay applicable within the territory of a Member State by virtue of the provisions of the Schengen acquis, which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point C, of Council Decision 1999/437/EC of 17 May 1999 on certain arrangements for the application of that Agreement(3).(8) In accordance with Article 3 of the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland, annexed to the Treaty on the European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, the United Kingdom has notified its wish to take part in the adoption and application of this Decision. To the extent that this Decision also implements the provisions of Article 24 of the Schengen Convention, in accordance with Article 7 of Directive 2001/40/EC, it does not affect the United Kingdom.(9) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland, annexed to the Treaty on the European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and without prejudice to Article 4 of the said Protocol, Ireland is not taking part in the adoption and application of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application.(10) This Directive constitutes an act building on the Schengen acquis or otherwise related to it within the meaning of Article 3(2) of the 2003 Act of Accession,. This Decision sets out appropriate criteria and practical arrangements for the compensation of the financial imbalances which may result from the application of Directive 2001/40/EC where expulsion cannot be effected at the expense of the national(s) of the third country concerned. 1. The issuing Member State shall compensate the enforcing Member State for financial imbalances, which may result from the application of Directive 2001/40/EC where expulsion cannot be effected at the expense of the national(s) of the third country concerned.The enforcing Member State shall provide the issuing Member State with general information about the indicative costs of the removal operations.2. The reimbursement shall take place at the request of the enforcing Member State on the basis of the minimum actual costs and on the basis of the following principles:(a) transport costs. These include the actual costs for flight tickets up to the amount of the official IATA tariff for the respective flight at the time of enforcement. The actual costs for land or maritime transport by car, train or boat can be claimed on the basis of a second class train or boat ticket for the respective distance at the time of enforcement;(b) administrative costs. These include the actual costs for visa fees and the fees for the issuing of return travel documents (laissez-passer);(c) mission allowances per diem for the escorts. These are to be determined in accordance with the applicable national legislation and/or practice;(d) accommodation costs for the escorts. These include actual costs for these persons' stay in a transit area of a third country and for their strictly necessary short stay for the implementation of their mission in the country of origin. For the purpose of reimbursement, the number of escorts shall not exceed two persons per returnee, unless, on the basis of the assessment of the enforcing Member State and in agreement with the issuing Member State, more escorts are required;(e) accommodation costs for the returnee. These include the actual costs for the returnee's stay in an appropriate facility in accordance with the applicable national legislation and/or practice of the enforcing Member State. A maximum period of three months of stay shall be reimbursed. Where the returnee's stay is expected to last longer than three months, the enforcing Member State and the issuing Member State shall agree to the additional costs;(f) medical costs. These include the actual costs for the provision of medical treatment to the returnee and the escorts in emergency cases, including necessary hospitalisation expenses.Where necessary, the enforcing Member State shall consult the issuing Member State and agree on costs exceeding those set out in this paragraph or on additional costs. 1. Reimbursement requests shall be made in writing and shall be accompanied by documentary proof of the recoverable costs.2. Requests for reimbursement can only be made for expulsion decisions, which are issued after this Decision takes effect.Reimbursement cannot be claimed for the enforcement of expulsion decisions, issued more than four years prior to their enforcement.3. Requests for reimbursement submitted more than one year after the enforcement has taken place may be rejected.4. Each Member State shall establish a national contact point for the implementation of this Decision and communicate the relevant data to the other Member States.Any request for reimbursement shall be sent by the national contact point of the enforcing Member State to the national contact point of the issuing Member State, which shall inform the national contact point of the enforcing Member State of the receipt of the request.5. Within a maximum of three months the national contact point of the issuing Member State shall communicate to the national contact point of the enforcing Member State the acceptance or the refusal of the request. Such a communication shall be in writing, stating the reasons in case of refusal.6. Payments shall be made within a maximum of three months from the acceptance of the payment by the national contact point of the issuing Member State.7. The national contact points of the enforcing Member State and of the issuing Member State shall be informed of payments and of refusals to reimburse. 1. In order to monitor the smooth implementation of this Decision as well as of the Directive 2001/40/EC, each national contact point shall regularly provide information concerning in particular: the total number of enforcement measures taken under Directive 2001/40/EC which were reimbursed in accordance to this Decision and the total number of refusals to reimburse together with the reasons for such refusals.2. Such information may also include recommendations with a view to improving the criteria and practical arrangements of this Decision. This Decision shall take effect on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 February 2004.For the CouncilThe PresidentB. Cowen(1) OJ L 149, 2.6.2001, p. 34.(2) OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 36.(3) OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 31. +",financial equalisation;financial compensation;financial equalization;foreign national;alien;national of a third country;EU migration policy;Community migration policy;Community policy on migration;European Union migration policy;removal;deportation;expulsion;refoulement;refusal of entry;removal order;return decision,17 +31373,"2007/44/EC: Decision of the European Central Bank of 15 December 2006 laying down the terms and conditions for transfers of the European Central Bank's capital shares between the national central banks and for the adjustment of the paid-up capital ( ECB/2006/23 ). ,Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 28.5 thereof,Whereas:(1) The adjustment of the weightings assigned to the national central banks (NCBs) in the expanded key for subscription to the European Central Bank's (ECB's) capital (hereinafter the capital key weightings and the capital key respectively) as provided for in Decision ECB/2006/21 of 15 December 2006 on the national central banks' percentage shares in the key for subscription to the European Central Bank's capital (1) requires the Governing Council to determine the terms and conditions for transfers of capital shares between the NCBs that are members of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) on 31 December 2006 in order to ensure that the distribution of these shares corresponds to the adjustments made. Accordingly, the adoption of a new ECB decision is required that repeals Decision ECB/2004/7 of 22 April 2004 laying down the terms and conditions for transfers of the European Central Bank's capital shares between the national central banks and for the adjustment of the paid-up capital (2) with effect from 1 January 2007.(2) The Bulgarian National Bank and Banca Naţională a României will not join the ESCB until 1 January 2007, which means that transfers of capital shares pursuant to Article 28.5 of the Statute do not apply to them on this occasion.(3) Decision ECB/2006/22 of 15 December 2006 laying down the measures necessary for the paying-up of the European Central Bank's capital by the participating national central banks (3) determines how and to what extent the NCBs of the Member States that have adopted the euro (hereinafter the participating NCBs) are under an obligation to pay up the ECB's capital in view of the expanded capital key. Decision ECB/2006/26 of 18 December 2006 laying down the measures necessary for the paying-up of the European Central Bank's capital by the non-participating national central banks (4) determines the percentage that the NCBs of the Member States that will not have adopted the euro on 1 January 2007 (hereinafter the non-participating NCBs) are under an obligation to pay up with effect from 1 January 2007 in view of the expanded capital key.(4) The participating NCBs, with the exception of Banka Slovenije, have already paid up their shares in the ECB's subscribed capital as required under Decision ECB/2004/6 of 22 April 2004 laying down the measures necessary for the paying-up of the European Central Bank's capital by the participating national central banks (5). In view of this, Article 2(1) of Decision ECB/2006/22 states that either a participating NCB should transfer an additional amount to the ECB, or receive an amount back from the ECB, as appropriate, in order to arrive at the amounts shown in the table in Article 1 of Decision ECB/2006/22.(5) Furthermore, Article 2(1) and 2(2) of Decision ECB/2006/30 of 30 December 2006 on Banka Slovenije's paying-up of capital, transfer of foreign reserve assets and contribution to the European Central Bank's reserves and provisions (6) lay down that Banka Slovenije, which will be a participating NCB from 1 January 2007, is under an obligation to pay up the remaining share of its subscription to the ECB's capital in order to arrive at the amount shown next to its name in the table in Article 1 of Decision ECB/2006/22, taking into account the expanded capital key.(6) Likewise, the non-participating NCBs, with the exception of the Bulgarian National Bank and Banca Naţională a României, have already paid up their shares in the ECB's subscribed capital as required under Decision ECB/2004/10 of 23 April 2004 laying down the measures necessary for the paying-up of the European Central Bank's capital by the non-participating national central banks (7). In view of this, Article 2(1) of Decision ECB/2006/26 states that each of them should either transfer an additional amount to the ECB, or receive an amount back from the ECB, as appropriate, in order to arrive at the amounts shown in the table in Article 1 of Decision ECB/2006/26. Article 2(2) of Decision ECB/2006/26 states that the Bulgarian National Bank and Banca Naţională a României should transfer to the ECB the amount shown next to their names in the table in Article 1 of the same Decision,. Transfer of capital sharesGiven the share in the ECB's capital that each NCB, with the exception of the Bulgarian National Bank and Banca Naţională a României, will have subscribed on 31 December 2006 and the share in the ECB's capital that each of these NCBs will subscribe with effect from 1 January 2007 as a consequence of the adjustment of the capital key weightings laid down in Article 2 of Decision ECB/2006/21, these NCBs shall transfer capital shares among themselves via transfers to and from the ECB to ensure that the distribution of capital shares with effect from 1 January 2007 corresponds to the adjusted weightings. To this effect, each of these NCBs shall, by virtue of this Article and without any further formality or act being required, either transfer or receive with effect from 1 January 2007 the share in the ECB's subscribed capital shown next to its name in the fourth column of the table in Annex I to this Decision, whereby ‘+’ shall refer to a capital share that the ECB shall transfer to the NCB and ‘-’ to a capital share that the NCB shall transfer to the ECB. Adjustment of the paid-up capital1.   Given the amount of the ECB's capital that each NCB has paid up, if any, and the amount of the ECB's capital that each NCB shall pay up with effect from 1 January 2007 pursuant to Article 1 of Decision ECB/2006/22 for the participating NCBs and Article 1 of Decision ECB/2006/26 for the non-participating NCBs respectively, on the first operating day of the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross settlement Express Transfer system (Target) following 1 January 2007 each NCB shall either transfer or receive the net amount shown next to its name in the fourth column of the table in Annex II to this Decision, whereby ‘+’ shall refer to an amount that the NCB shall transfer to the ECB and ‘-’ to an amount that the ECB shall transfer to that NCB.2.   On the first Target operating day following 1 January 2007, the ECB and the NCBs that are under an obligation to transfer an amount under paragraph 1 shall each separately transfer any interest on the respective amounts due accruing over the period from 1 January 2007 until the date of the transfer. The transferors and recipients of this interest shall be the same as the transferors and recipients of the amounts on which the interest accrues. General provisions1.   The transfers described in Article 2 shall take place through Target.2.   Where an NCB does not have access to Target, the amounts described in Article 2 shall be transferred by crediting an account that the ECB or NCB shall nominate in due time.3.   Any interest accruing under Article 2(2) shall be calculated on a daily basis, using the actual over-360-day method of calculation, at a rate equal to the marginal interest rate used by the ESCB in its most recent main refinancing operation.4.   The ECB and the NCBs that are under an obligation to make a transfer under Article 2 shall, in due course, give the necessary instructions for duly executing such transfer on time. Final provision1.   This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2007.2.   Decision ECB/2004/7 is hereby repealed with effect from 1 January 2007.3.   References to Decision ECB/2004/7 shall be construed as being made to this Decision.. Done at Frankfurt am Main, 15 December 2006.The President of the ECBJean-Claude TRICHET(1)  See page 1 of this Official Journal.(2)  OJ L 205, 9.6.2004, p. 9.(3)  See page 3 of this Official Journal.(4)  See page 15 of this Official Journal.(5)  OJ L 205, 9.6.2004, p. 7.(6)  See page 17 of this Official Journal.(7)  OJ L 205, 9.6.2004, p. 19.ANNEX INCBS' SUBSCRIBED CAPITALShare subscribed on 31 December 2006 Share subscribed with effect from 1 January 2007 Share to be transferredParticipating NCBNationale Bank van België/Banque nationale de Belgique 141 910 195,14 142 334 199,56 + 424 004,42Deutsche Bundesbank 1 176 170 750,76 1 182 149 240,19 +5 978 489,43Bank of Greece 105 584 034,30 104 659 532,85 - 924 501,45Banco de España 432 697 551,32 434 917 735,09 +2 220 183,77Banque de France 827 533 093,09 828 813 864,42 +1 280 771,33Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland 51 300 685,79 51 183 396,60 - 117 289,19Banca d'Italia 726 278 371,47 721 792 464,09 -4 485 907,38Banque centrale du Luxembourg 8 725 401,38 9 073 027,53 + 347 626,15De Nederlandsche Bank 222 336 359,77 224 302 522,60 +1 966 162,83Oesterreichische Nationalbank 115 745 120,34 116 128 991,78 + 383 871,44Banco de Portugal 98 233 106,22 98 720 300,22 + 487 194,00Banka Slovenije 18 613 818,63 18 399 523,77 - 214 294,86Suomen Pankki 71 711 892,59 71 708 601,11 -3 291,48Non-participating NCBBulgarian National Bank 0 50 883 842,67 Not applicableČeská národní banka 81 155 136,30 79 957 855,35 -1 197 280,95Danmarks Nationalbank 87 159 414,42 87 204 756,07 +45 341,65Eesti Pank 9 927 369,94 9 810 391,04 - 116 978,90Central Bank of Cyprus 7 234 070,02 7 195 054,85 -39 015,17Latvijas Banka 16 571 585,02 16 204 715,21 - 366 869,81Lietuvos bankas 24 623 661,42 24 068 005,74 - 555 655,68Magyar Nemzeti Bank 77 259 867,83 75 700 733,22 -1 559 134,61Central Bank of Malta 3 600 341,00 3 583 125,79 -17 215,21Narodowy Bank Polski 285 912 705,92 280 820 283,32 -5 092 422,60Banca Naţională a României 0 145 099 312,72 Not applicableNárodná banka Slovenska 39 770 691,11 38 970 813,50 - 799 877,61Sveriges riksbank 134 292 162,94 134 298 089,46 +5 926,52Bank of England 800 321 860,47 802 672 023,82 +2 350 163,35Total (1) 5 564 669 247,19 5 760 652 402,58 0(1)  Due to rounding, totals may not correspond to the sum of all figures shown.ANNEX IINCBS’ PAID-UP CAPITALShare paid up on 31 December 2006 Share paid up with effect from 1 January 2007 Amount of transfer paymentParticipating NCBNationale Bank van België/ Banque nationale de Belgique 141 910 195,14 142 334 199,56 + 424 004,42Deutsche Bundesbank 1 176 170 750,76 1 182 149 240,19 +5 978 489,43Bank of Greece 105 584 034,30 104 659 532,85 - 924 501,45Banco de España 432 697 551,32 434 917 735,09 +2 220 183,77Banque de France 827 533 093,09 828 813 864,42 +1 280 771,33Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland 51 300 685,79 51 183 396,60 - 117 289,19Banca d'Italia 726 278 371,47 721 792 464,09 -4 485 907,38Banque centrale du Luxembourg 8 725 401,38 9 073 027,53 + 347 626,15De Nederlandsche Bank 222 336 359,77 224 302 522,60 +1 966 162,83Oesterreichische Nationalbank 115 745 120,34 116 128 991,78 + 383 871,44Banco de Portugal 98 233 106,22 98 720 300,22 + 487 194,00Banka Slovenije 1 302 967,30 18 399 523,77 +17 096 556,47Suomen Pankki 71 711 892,59 71 708 601,11 -3 291,48Non-participating NCBBulgarian National Bank 0 3 561 868,99 +3 561 868,99Česká národní banka 5 680 859,54 5 597 049,87 -83 809,67Danmarks Nationalbank 6 101 159,01 6 104 332,92 +3 173,91Eesti Pank 694 915,90 686 727,37 -8 188,53Central Bank of Cyprus 506 384,90 503 653,84 -2 731,06Latvijas Banka 1 160 010,95 1 134 330,06 -25 680,89Lietuvos bankas 1 723 656,30 1 684 760,40 -38 895,90Magyar Nemzeti Bank 5 408 190,75 5 299 051,33 - 109 139,42Central Bank of Malta 252 023,87 250 818,81 -1 205,06Narodowy Bank Polski 20 013 889,41 19 657 419,83 - 356 469,58Banca Naţională a României 0 10 156 951,89 +10 156 951,89Národná banka Slovenska 2 783 948,38 2 727 956,95 -55 991,43Sveriges riksbank 9 400 451,41 9 400 866,26 + 414,85Bank of England 56 022 530,23 56 187 041,67 + 164 511,44Total (1): 4 089 277 550,12 4 127 136 230,00 +37 858 679,88(1)  Due to rounding totals may not correspond to the sum of all figures shown. +",banking;banking operation;banking services;banking transaction;banking policy;Member States' contribution;budget rebate;budgetary compensation;financial contribution;central bank;bank of issue;federal bank;national bank;European Central Bank;ECB;European System of Central Banks;ESCB,17 +19467,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2425/1999 of 15 November 1999 opening a tariff quota for the import of certain goods originating in Iceland resulting from the processing of agricultural products covered by the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2491/98(2), in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Having regard to Council Decision 1999/492/EC of 21 June 1999 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Iceland, of the other part, concerning Protocol No 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland(3), in particular Article 2 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1662/1999(5), consolidated the arrangements for managing the tariff quotas to be used in chronological order of the dates of acceptance of the declarations for release of free circulation.(2) It is necessary to open, for 2000, the quota provided for in paragraph 3 of point III of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Iceland, of the other part, concerning Protocol No 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the the Republic of Iceland.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for horizontal questions concerning trade in processed products not listed in Annex I,. From 1 January to 31 December 2000, the goods from Iceland which are listed in the Annex to this Regulation shall be subject to the duties recorded in that Annex within the limits of the annual quota indicated therein. The Community tariff quota referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission in accordance with the provisions of Article 308a to 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall be applicable from 1 January 2000.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 November 1999.For the CommissionErkki LIIKANENMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18.(2) OJ L 309, 19.11.1998, p. 28.(3) OJ L 192, 24.7.1999, p. 47.(4) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.(5) OJ L 197, 29.7.1999, p. 25.ANNEX>TABLE> +",import;Iceland;Republic of Iceland;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;confectionery product;biscuit;chocolate;chocolate product;cocoa product;pastry product;sweets;toffee,17 +44877,"Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/302 of 25 February 2015 amending Regulation (EU) No 454/2011 on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the subsystem ‘telematics applications for passenger services’ of the trans-European rail system Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Directive 2008/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 on the interoperability of the rail system within the Community (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with Article 3(1) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 454/2011 (2), the European Railway Agency implemented a change management process for the technical documents referred to in Annex III to that Regulation. As a result, on 6 December 2013 the European Railway Agency submitted a recommendation that Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 454/2011 be updated to refer to the technical documents as amended in accordance with the change management process.(2) Regulation (EU) No 454/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee referred to in Article 29(1) of Directive 2008/57/EC,. Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 454/2011 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 February 2015.For the CommissionThe PresidentJean-Claude JUNCKER(1)  OJ L 191, 18.7.2008, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 123, 12.5.2011, p. 11.ANNEX‘ANNEX IIIList of technical documents referenced in this TSIReference LabelB.1. (V1.2) Computer generation and exchange of tariff data meant for international or foreign sales — NRT ticketsB.2. (V1.2) Computer generation and exchange of tariff data meant for international and foreign sales — Integrated Reservation Tickets (IRT)B.3. (V1.2) Computer generation and exchange of data meant for international or foreign sales — Special offersB.4. (V1.2) Implementation guide for EDIFACT messages covering timetable data exchangeB.5. (V1.2) Electronic reservation of seats/berths and electronic production of travel documents — Exchange of messagesB.6. (V1.2) Electronic seat/berth reservation and electronic production of transport documents (RCT2 standards)B.7. (V1.2) International Rail Ticket for Home PrintingB.8. (V1.2) Standard numerical coding for railway undertakings, infrastructure managers and other companies involved in rail-transport chainsB.9. (V1.2) Standard numerical coding of locationsB.10. (V1.2) Electronic reservation of assistance for persons with reduced mobility — Exchange of messagesB.30. (V1.2) Schema — messages/datasets catalogue needed for the RU/IM communication of TAP TSIB.50. (V1.0) Timetable Application GuideB.51. (V1.0) Tariff Application GuideB.52. (V1.0) Reservation Application GuideB.53. (V1.0) Direct Fulfilment Application GuideB.54. (V1.0) Indirect Fulfilment Application GuideB.55. (V1.0) PRM Assistance Application GuideB.56. (V1.0) RU/IM Communication Application Guide’ +",rail network;railway line;railway track;technical specification;specification;telematics;teleprocessing;documentation;librarianship;scientific documentation;technical documentation;trans-European network;traveller;European Union Agency for Railways;ERA;European Railway Agency;European Railway Agency for Safety and Interoperability,17 +38817,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 970/2010 of 28 October 2010 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Lapin Poron kuivaliha (PDO)). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) and in accordance with Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Finland’s application to register the name ‘Lapin Poron kuivaliha’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 October 2010.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(2)  OJ C 42, 19.2.2010, p. 12.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.2.   Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.)FINLANDLapin Poron kuivaliha (PDO) +",Finland;Republic of Finland;location of production;location of agricultural production;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;meat;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +5669,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 161/2013 of 21 February 2013 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of sodium hydroxide as a feed additive for cats, dogs and ornamental fish Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation. Article 10 of that Regulation provides for the re-evaluation of additives authorised pursuant to Council Directive 70/524/EEC (2).(2) A preparation of Sodium hydroxide, CAS number 1310-73-2, was authorised without a time limit in accordance with Directive 70/524/EEC as a feed additive for use on cats and dogs by Commission Directive 86/525/EEC (3). That preparation was subsequently entered in the Community Register of feed additives as an existing product, in accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(3) In accordance with Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 in conjunction with Article 7 thereof, an application was submitted for the re-evaluation of sodium hydroxide, CAS number 1310-73-2, as a feed additive for cats and dogs and, in accordance with Article 7 of that Regulation, for a new use for ornamental fish, requesting that additive to be classified in the additive category ‘technological additives’. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(4) The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 11 September 2012 (4) that, taking into account the fact that this additive was already authorised for food use with the same function and under the proposed conditions of use, sodium hydroxide does not have an adverse effect on animal health, and that its function in feed is essentially the same as in food as acidity regulator and therefore no further demonstration of efficacy is necessary. It concluded that no safety concerns would arise for users provided that appropriate protective measures are taken. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(5) The assessment of sodium hydroxide shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of this preparation should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.(6) Since safety reasons do not require the immediate application of the modifications to the conditions of authorisation, it is appropriate to allow a transitional period for the disposal of existing stocks of additive, pre-mixtures and compound feed containing it, as authorised by Directive 86/525/EEC.(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and to the functional group ‘acidity regulators’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex. The additive specified in the Annex and premixtures containing it which are produced and labelled before 14 March 2014 in accordance with the rules applicable before 14 March 2013 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted.Compound feed containing the additive specified in the Annex which is produced and labelled before 14 March 2015 in accordance with the rules applicable before 14 March 2013 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 February 2013.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.(2)  OJ L 270, 14.12.1970, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 310, 5.11.1986, p. 19.(4)  EFSA Journal 2012; 10(10):2882.ANNEXIdentification number of the additive Name of the holder of authorisation Additive Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method Species or category of animal Maximum age Minimum content Maximum content Other provisions End of period of authorisationmg/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %Category of technological additives. Functional group: acidity regulatorsAdditive compositionCharacterisation of the active substanceMethod of Analysis (1)1. For safety: breathing protection, eye protection, gloves and protective clothing shall be used during handling.2. For use: the resulting total sodium concentration in feed shall not compromise the overall electrolyte balance.(1)  Details of the analytical methods are available at the following addresses: http://irmm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/EURLs/EURL_feed_additives/Pages/index.aspx and http://www.fao.org/ag/jecfa-additives/details.html?id=400 +",fish;piscicultural species;species of fish;pet food;cat food;dog food;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban;food additive;sensory additive;technical additive;food safety;food product safety;food quality safety;safety of food,17 +12585,"94/891/EC: Commission Decision of 23 December 1994 approving the Single Programming Document for Community structural measures for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products in Baden- Wurtemberg (Federal Republic of Germany), in respect of Objective 5a, covering the period between 1994 and 1999 (Only the German text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 of 29 March 1990 on improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2843/94 (2), and in particular Article 10 a thereof,Whereas on 29 April 1994 the German Government submitted to the Commission the Single Programming Document referred to in Article 10 a of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 for the Land of Baden-Wurtemburg, supplemented by additional information sent on 21 October 1994 and 8 November 1994; whereas that document contains the plans designed to improve the structures relating to the various product sectors referred to in Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 and the aid applications referred to inArticle 10a of that Regulation;Whereas the Single Programming Document meets the conditions of and contains the information required in Article 1 (3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 860/94 of 18 April 1994 on plans and applications, in the form of operational programmes, for aid from the Guidance Section of the EAGGF for investments for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural and forestry products (3);Whereas the Single Programming Document was drawn up in agreement with the Member State concerned under the partnership as defined in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and other existing financial instruments (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2081/93 (5);Whereas the second indent of Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purposes of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (7), provides that in Commission decisions approving Single Programming Documents, the Community assistance decided upon for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof are to be set out in ecus, at prices for the year in which the decision is taken, and are to be subject to indexation; whereas the annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in commitment appropriations as set out in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as amended; whereas the indexation is to be based on a single rate per year corresponding to the rates applied annually to the Community budget on the basis of the mechanisms for technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (8), as last amended by Regulation (ECSC, EC, Euratom) No 2730/94 (9), provides that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year are to contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas, during the implementation of the Single Programming Document, the Member State will ensure that the individual projects included therein will conform with the selection criteria for investments for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products currently in force, in application of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90;Whereas in order to ensure clarity over the whole of the conditions governing the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 in Germany this Member State will submit to the Commission, before 15 February 1995, a consolidated version of the Single Programming Document showing the agreement reached by the partnership, as set out within the document annexed to the present Decision (10); that this consolidated version must contain all the information required in accordance with Article 10 (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 and Articles 8, 9, 10 and 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88;Whereas Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 states that the Member States will supply the Commission with appropriate financial information to verify that the principal of additionality is complied with; that this verification should be made for the whole of the Objective 5 (a) measures in each Member State concerned; that the analysis of the information supplied or still to be supplied by the German authorities does not yet allow this verification and therefore must be continued within the framework of partnership; that final verification of the respect of the principal of additionality is essential for the continuation of the award of EAGGF aid to the measures which are the subject of the present Decision;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development,. The Single Programming Document for Community structural measures for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products in Baden-Wurtemburg, covering the period 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved. The sectors included for joint action are:- meat,- fruit and vegetables,- seeds. The assistance from the EAGGF granted in respect of that Single Programming Document shall amount to a maximum of ECU 21 782 000.The methods of approval of the financial assistance, included the EAGGF contribution to the sectors adopted for joint action, are specified within the implementation provisions and the financial plans annexed to the present Decision (11). For the purposes of indexation, the annual breakdown of the planned maximum overall allocation for assistance from the EAGGF shall be as follows:""ECU (1994 prices)"""" ID=""1"">1994> ID=""2"">3 501 000""> ID=""1"">1995> ID=""2"">4 127 000""> ID=""1"">1996> ID=""2"">3 093 000""> ID=""1"">1997> ID=""2"">3 398 000""> ID=""1"">1998> ID=""2"">3 692 000""> ID=""1"">1999> ID=""2"">3 971 000""> ID=""1"">Total > ID=""2"">21 782 000""> The budget commitment for the first tranche shall be ECU 3 501 000.The commitments for subsequent tranches shall be based on the financing plan for the Single Programming Document and on progress made in implementation. The Community assistance shall relate only to expenditure connected with operations covered by this Single Programming Document which have been the subject, in the Member State, of legally binding provisions and for which the necessary funds have been specifically committed by 31 December 1999 at the latest. The deadline for the entry in the accounts of expenditure on such measures shall expire on 31 December 2001. This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Brussels, 23 December 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 91, 6. 4. 1990, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 302, 25. 11. 1994, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 99, 19. 4. 1994, p. 7.(4) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(5) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 5.(6) OJ No L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(7) OJ No L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(8) OJ No L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(9) OJ No L 293, 12. 11. 1994, p. 7.(10) Annex not published in the Official Journal.(11) Annex not published in the Official Journal. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;financing plan;finance plan;agricultural product;farm product;Baden-Württemberg;Baden-Württemberg (Land);agro-industry;agri-foodstuffs industry;agricultural product processing;agricultural product processing industry;processing of agricultural products;EAGGF Guidance Section;EAGGF Guidance Section aid,17 +9587,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3022/91 of 16 October 1991 granting an export refund on carp originating in the former territory of the German Democratic Republic and fixing the amount of that refund. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 of 29 December 1981 on the common organization of the market in fishery products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3571/90 (2), and in particular Article 25 thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Article 25 of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81, to the extent necessary to allow economically important exports of the products specified in Article 1 (2) of that Regulation to be effected on the basis of the prices for those products on the world market, the difference between those prices and the prices within the Community may be covered by an export refund; whereas Article 25 (2) also provides that the refund is to be the same for the whole Community;Whereas Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 3571/90 lays down that up to 31 December 1992 a decision may be taken in accordance with the procedure in Article 33 of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 to adopt measures involving adaptations of the measures covered by Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81, the application of which is to be limited to the same date; whereas these measures must be designed to ensure the consistent application of the abovementioned Regulation in the territory of the former German Democratic Republic, taking into account the specific situation obtaining in that territory and the particular difficulties attending implementation of the Regulation in question;Whereas a major part of the annual production of carp originating in that territory, estimated at 6 000 tonnes, can find an outlet, in the current state of the market, only as exports to certain third countries; whereas the prices for the product in question recorded on the markets of those countries are generally lower than the production costs for the product, to which the packaging and transport costs have still to be added;Whereas it is desirable, in order to prevent the Community market in carp from being destabilized and to ensure a fair income to the producers concerned, that the application of Article 25 of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 be adapted for a limited period to the situation of those producers by granting a refund on their exports of carp to certain third countries;Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 110/76 of 19 January 1976 (3) laying down general rules for granting export refunds on fishery products and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds, the refunds must be fixed taking into account the existing situation and the future trend with regard, on the one hand, to prices and availabilities of fishery products on the Community market, and prices for fishery products on the world market on the other; whereas account should also be taken, pursuant to (b) of the said Article, of the aims of the common organization of the market in fishery products, and of the costs as referred to in (c) and the economic significance of the proposed exports as mentioned in (d);Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 110/76, prices on the Community market are to be determined taking into account the ruling prices which are most favourable from the exportation point of view; whereas prices on the world market must be established taking into account the prices referred to in paragraph 2 of the said Article;Whereas the application of the abovementioned rules to the current situation on the carp market and to the future trend of that market, and in particular to the prices for that product in the Community and on the markets of the third countries concerned, leads to the fixing of the amount of the refund at ECU 780 per tonne;Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 110/76, the amount of the refund is to be fixed for a period of three months; whereas the possible quantity likely to be exported over this period should not exceed 2 500 tonnes;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,. 1. A refund on the export of carp originating in the territory of the former German Democratic Republic, falling within CN codes 0302 69 11 and 0303 79 11 and intended for certain third countries shall be granted for a period ending on 31 December 1992 at the latest.2. The refund shall be fixed for a period of three months beginning on the entry into force of this Regulation at ECU 780 per tonne for a maximum quantity of 2 500 tonnes. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 15 October 1991. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 October 1991. For the CommissionManuel MARÍNVice-President(1) OJ No L 379, 31. 12. 1981, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 10. (3) OJ No L 20, 28. 1. 1976, p. 48. +",German Democratic Republic;Democratic Republic of Germany;East Germany;GDR;former GDR;transitional period (EU);EC limited period;EC transitional measures;EC transitional period;transition period (EU);freshwater fish;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund,17 +3516,"85/438/EEC: Commission Decision of 13 September 1985 on the implementation of the reform of agricultural structure in the United Kingdom pursuant to Council Directive 72/159/EEC (Only the English text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 797/85, and in particular Article 18 (3) thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Article 17 (4) of Directive 72/159/EEC, the Government of the United Kingdom has notified the Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland 1985 No 55: The grassland scheme (Northern Ireland) 1985 (2);Whereas, under Article 18 (3) of Directive 72/159/EEC, the Commission has to decide whether, having regard to the objectives of the said Directive and to the need for a proper connection between the various measures, the Statutory Rules comply with the Directive and thus satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community;Whereas the abovementioned Statutory Rules satisfy the conditions and objectives of the Directive 72/159/EEC;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,. The Statutory Rules 1985 No 55: The grassland scheme (Northern Ireland) 1985 satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community for the implementation of the common measures within the meaning of Article 15 of Directive 72/159/EEC in the United Kingdom. This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.. Done at Brussels, 13 September 1985.For the CommissionFrans ANDRIESSENVice-President(1) OJ No L 96, 23. 4. 1972, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 93, 30. 3. 1985, p. 1. +",Northern Ireland;farm modernisation;farm development;farm modernization;modernisation of agricultural structures;modernisation of farming;agrarian reform;agricultural reform;reform of agricultural structures;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid;EAGGF Guidance Section;EAGGF Guidance Section aid,17 +35017,"2008/221/EC: Commission Decision of 12 March 2008 on the Community’s financial contribution to a programme for the control of organisms harmful to plants and plant products in the French overseas departments for 2008 (notified under document number C(2008) 925). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 of 30 January 2006 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union (1) and in particular the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 17(3),Whereas:(1) Growing conditions in the French overseas departments require special measures concerning crop production. Those measures include expensive plant health measures.(2) Commission Decision 2007/609/EC of 10 September 2007 on the definition of the measures eligible for Community financing in the programmes for the control of organisms harmful to plants and plant products in the French overseas departments, in the Azores and in Madeira (2) defines the measures eligible for Community financing under programmes for the control of organisms harmful to plants and plant products in the French overseas departments, the Azores and Madeira.(3) The French authorities have submitted to the Commission a programme for 2008 providing for plant health measures in the French overseas departments. That programme specifies the objectives to be achieved, the expected deliverables, the measures to be carried out, their duration and their cost with a view to a possible Community financial contribution. The measures provided for in that programme fulfill the requirements of Decision 2007/609/EC.(4) In accordance with Article 3(2)(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (3), planthealth measures are to be financed from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund. For the purposes of financial control of those measures Articles 9, 36 and 37 of that Regulation apply.(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,. A Community financial contribution to France for the official programme for the control of organisms harmful to plants and plant products in the French overseas departments for 2008, as specified in Part A of the Annex, is approved.It shall be limited to 60 % of the total eligible expenditure, as specified in Part B of the Annex, with a maximum of EUR 282 000 (VAT excluded). 1.   An advance of EUR 100 000 shall be paid within 60 days after receipt of a request for payment by France.2.   The balance of the financial contribution shall be paid provided that a final implementation report on the programme is submitted to the Commission in electronic form by 15 March 2009 at the latest.That report shall contain:(a) a concise technical evaluation of the entire programme, including the degree of achievement of physical and qualitative objectives and of progress accomplished, and an assessment of the immediate phytosanitary and economic impact, and(b) a financial cost statement indicating the actual expenditure broken down by sub-programme and by measure.3.   With respect to the indicative budget breakdown specified in Part B of the Annex, France may adjust the financing between different measures in the same sub-programme within a limit of 15 % of the Community contribution to this sub-programme, provided that the total amount of eligible costs scheduled in the programme is not exceeded and that the main objectives of the programme are not thereby compromised.It shall inform the Commission of any adjustments made. This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2008. This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.. Done at Brussels, 12 March 2008.For the CommissionAndroulla VASSILIOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 42, 14.2.2006, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1276/2007 (OJ L 284, 30.10.2007, p. 11).(2)  OJ L 242, 15.9.2007, p. 20.(3)  OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1437/2007 (OJ L 322, 7.12.2007, p. 1).ANNEXPROGRAMME AND INDICATIVE BUDGET BREAKDOWN FOR 2008PART AProgrammeThe programme shall consist of four sub-programmes:(1) inter-DOM sub-programme:(a) Measure 1.1: development of detection methods for harmful organisms based on quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR)(2) sub-programme for the department of Martinique:(a) Measure 2.1: plant health evaluation and diagnostics by use of the regional laboratory and its mobile unit (labo vert), and integrated control of pests in vegetable crops;(3) sub-programme for the department of Guyane:(a) Measure 3.1: set up of an agricultural phytosanitary warning system for rice production;(b) Measure 3.2: strengthening of the diagnosis capacity by the use of the regional laboratory and its mobile unit (labo vert);(4) sub-programme for the department of Guadeloupe:(a) Measure 4.1: organisation of a survey network for fruit flies;(b) Measure 4.2: management of the risk of introduction of harmful organisms by the touristic activity;(c) Measure 4.3: study on the possible integrated control of the manioc ant;(d) Measure 4.4: development of a competence pool for the control of rodents in rural and urban areasPART BIndicative budget breakdown (in euro), with indication of the various expected deliverablesSub-programmes Nature of deliverable Eligible expenditure National contribution EC contributionInter-DOM sub-programmeMeasure 1,1 Quantitative PCR (R) 155 000 62 000 93 000Sub-total 155 000 62 000 93 000MartiniqueMeasure 2,1 On-site phytosanitary diagnostics and integrated control of pests in vegetable crops (S) 95 000 38 000 57 000Sub-total 95 000 38 000 57 000GuyaneMeasure 3,1 Modelised phytosanitary warning system (R) 115 000Measure 3,2 On-site phytosanitary diagnostics (S) 31 000Sub-total 146 000 58 400 87 600GuadeloupeMeasure 4,1 Organisation of a survey network for fruit flies (S) 12 000Measure 4,2 Actions of communication to the public on the risks of introduction of harmful organisms (S) 12 000Measure 4,3 Study on the possible integrated control of a harmful organism (R) 30 000Measure 4,4 Development of a competence pool for the control of rodents in rural and urban areas (R) 20 000Sub-total 74 000 29 600 44 400Total 470 000 188 000 282 000 +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;French overseas department and region;French Overseas Department;plant disease;diseases of plants;plant pathology;plant health control;phytosanitary control;phytosanitary inspection;plant health inspection;parasitology;action programme;framework programme;plan of action;work programme,17 +9996,"92/559/EEC: Commission Decision of 23 November 1992 on the establishment of a supplement to the Community support framework for Community structural assistance on the improvement of the conditions under which agricultural products are processed and marketed in Belgium (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 of 29 March 1990 on improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products (1), as last amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 7 (2) thereof,Whereas the Commission has approved by Decision 92/79/EEC (3) the Community support framework for the Community structural assistance in Belgium;Whereas the Belgian Government submitted to the Commission on 12 August 1992 a sectoral plan (sector: eggs and poultry) on the modernization of the conditions under which agricultural products are processed and marketed referred to in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 866/90;Whereas the plan submitted by the Member State include descriptions of the main priorities selected and indications of the use to be made of assistance under the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), Guidance Section, in implementing the plan;Whereas this supplement to the Community support framework has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on tasks of the structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (4);Whereas all the measures which constitute the supplement to the Community support framework are in conformity with Commission Decision (90/342/EEC) of 7 June 1990 on the selection criteria to be adopted for investments for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural and forestry products (5);Whereas the Commission is prepared to examine the possibility of the other Community lending instruments contributing to the financing of this supplement to the Community support framework in accordance with the specific provisions governing them;Whereas in accordance with Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988, laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of the activities of the different structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (6), this Decision is to be sent as a declaration of intent to the Member State;Whereas in accordance with Article 20 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 budgetary commitments relating to the contribution from the structural Funds to the financing of the operations covered by the Community support framework will be made on the basis of subsequent Commission decisions approving the operations concerned;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Agricultural Structures and Rural Development,. The supplement to the Community support framework for Community structural assistance on the improvement of the conditions under which agricultural products are processed and marketed in Belgium covering the period from 1 January 1991 to 31 December 1993, is hereby established.The Commission declares that it intends to contribute to the implementation of this supplement to the Community support framework in accordance with the detailed provisions thereof and in compliance with the rules and guidelines of the structural Funds and the other existing financial instruments. The supplement to the community support framework contains the following essential information:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action in the sector:- eggs and poultry;(b) an indicative financing plan specifying, at constant 1992 prices, the total cost of the priorities adopted for joint action by the Community and the Member State concerned, ECU 14 294 482 for the whole period, and the financial arrangements envisaged for budgetary assistance from the Community:- eggs and poultry: ECU 714 724.The resultant national financing requirement, approximately ECU 899 593 for the public sector and ECU 12 680 165 for the private sector, may be partially covered by Community loans from the European Investment Bank and the other loan instruments. This declaration of intent is addressed to Kingdom of Belgium.. Done at Brussels, 23 November 1992. For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 91, 6. 4. 1990, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23. (3) OJ No L 31, 7. 2. 1992, p. 40. (4) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9. (5) OJ No L 163, 29. 6. 1990, p. 71. (6) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;egg;poultry;chicken;cock;duck;goose;hen;ostrich;table poultry;Belgium;Kingdom of Belgium;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds,17 +17430,"98/306/EC, ECSC, Euratom: Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 17 April 1998 implementing, as regards the provisions concerning the fee to be paid for the delivery of very large documents, Decision 97/632/ECSC, EC, Euratom of the European Parliament, and in particular Article 3(1) thereof. ,Having regard to the Treaties establishing the European Communities, and in particular Article 142 of the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Rule 22(2) of the European Parliament's Rules of Procedure (1),Having regard to the Decision 97/632/ECSC, EC, Euratom of the European Parliament of 10 July 1997 on public access to European Parliament documents (2), and in particular Article 3(1) thereof,Whereas the aforesaid Decision lays down provisions requiring the payment of a fee;Whereas it is necessary to fix, on a case-by-case basis, charges for other means of transmitting the documents concerned;Whereas it is necessary to fix translation charges in respect of languages other than official languages of the European Communities,HEREBY. Article 1A fee of ECU 10 plus ECU 0,036 per sheet of paper may be required as an advance payment for the delivery of copies of a document on paper exceeding 30 pages.The amount of the above fee may be reviewed by decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament on a proposal by the Secretary-General.Charges for other media or forms of transmission shall be determined by the Secretary-General on a case-by-case basis and shall not exceed a reasonable sum.Published documents shall not be affected by this Decision and shall continue to be available at their published prices. Where translation into a language other than an official language of the European Communities is required in accordance with Article 2(2) of Decision 97/632/ECSC, EC, Euratom, the rate in force within the institution for external translations under the freelance scheme shall be applied. This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.. Done at Brussels, 17 April 1998.For the BureauThe PresidentJosĂŠ MarĂ­a GIL-ROBLES(1) OJ L 293, 7. 12. 1995, p. 1.(2) OJ L 263, 25. 9. 1997, p. 27. +",European Parliament;EP;European Assembly;European Parliamentary Assembly;operating cost;self-employed person;adviser;consultant;expert;free-lance;independent;self-employed worker;translation;translating;access to EU information;access to Community information;transparency in decision-making,17 +16374,"97/722/EC: Commission Decision of 27 June 1997 on the approval of the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the region of Auvergne concerned by Objective 2 in France (Only the French text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (6) to 9 (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94; whereas however the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a single programming document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopt a single decision in a single document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 96/472/EC (4), the list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the programming period from 1997 to 1999;Whereas the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance of the Structural Funds for the present single programming document is composed of resources coming from the indicative allocation of Structural Fund commitment appropriations for the period 1997 to 1999 under Objective 2 resulting from Commission Decision 96/468/EC (5) and from unused appropriations of ECU 9,055 million of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996, pursuant to Commission Decision C (96) 3158 of 9 December 1996;Whereas the French Government has submitted to the Commission on 9 December 1996 the single programming document as referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the region of Auvergne; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this single programming document is eligible as from that date;Whereas the single programming document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the single programming document;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments;Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the single programming document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the single programming document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (7), stipulates that in the Commission decisions approving a single programming document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (8), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (9), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (10), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (11), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;Whereas the single programming document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;Whereas Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 lays down that Member States shall provide the relevant financial information to the Commission to permit verification of the respect of the principle of additionality; whereas the analysis, in the framework of partnership, of the information provided for by the French authorities has not yet allowed this verification; whereas payments should therefore be suspended after the first advance provided for in Article 21 (2) of the said Regulation until the Commission has verified the respect of the additionality;Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (12), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2335/95 (13), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas it is appropriate to mention that this Decision is ruled by the provisions on the eligibility of expenditure laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision C(97) 1035/1 of 23 April 1997 modifying the decisions approving the Community support frameworks, the single programming documents and the Community initiative programmes in respect of France;Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,. The single programming document for Community structural assistance in the region of Auvergne concerned by Objective 2 in France, covering the period 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved. The single programming document includes the following essential elements:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies of France;the main priorities are:1. to strengthen the competitiveness of companies,2. to develop training and research,3. to accompany local development,4. technical assistance;(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the single programming document comprising:- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,- the provisions on financial implementation,- the rules for compliance with Community policies;(d) the procedures for verifying additionality;(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the single programming document;(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned. 1. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:>TABLE>2. To this global maximum allocation is added an amount of ECU 9,055 million not subject to indexation, resulting from unused appropriations of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996. The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the single programming document amounts to a maximum of ECU 82,315 million.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the single programming document.The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 82,315 million for the public sector and ECU 66,522 million for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the EIB. 1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:- ERDF: ECU 69,392 million,- ESF: ECU 12,923 million.2. The budgetary commitments for the first instalment are as follows:- ERDF: ECU 22,052 million,- ESF: ECU 4,108 million.Commitments of subsequent instalments will be based on the financing plan for the single programming document and on progress in its implementation.3. Payments subsequent to the first advance provided for in Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 shall be subject to confirmation by the Commission of the respect of the principle of additionality on the basis of the relevant information supplied by the Member State. The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the single programming document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1999. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 2001. The single programming document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts. This Decision is ruled by the provisions laid down in the Annex to Decision C(97) 1035/1. 0This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.. Done at Brussels, 27 June 1997.For the CommissionMonika WULF-MATHIESMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 11.(3) OJ L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(4) OJ L 193, 3. 8. 1996, p. 54.(5) OJ L 192, 2. 8. 1996, p. 29.(6) OJ L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(7) OJ L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(8) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 15.(9) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 34.(10) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 21.(11) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 39.(12) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(13) OJ L 240, 7. 10. 1995, p. 12. +",EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;industrial region;industrial zone;Auvergne;European Investment Bank;EIB;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds,17 +35953,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 779/2008 of 31 July 2008 establishing a prohibition of fishing for industrial fish in Norwegian waters of IV by vessels flying the flag of Sweden. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 of 16 January 2008 fixing for 2008 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2008.(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2008.(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,. Quota exhaustionThe fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2008 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex. ProhibitionsFishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 July 2008.For the CommissionFokion FOTIADISDirector-General for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs(1)  OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 865/2007 (OJ L 192, 24.7.2007, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 (OJ L 248, 22.9.2007, p. 1).(3)  OJ L 19, 23.1.2008, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 718/2008 (OJ L 198, 26.7.2008, p. 8)ANNEXNo 14/T&QMember State SWEStock I/F/4AB-N.Species Industrial fishArea Norwegian waters of IVDate 30.5.2008 +",Norway;Kingdom of Norway;ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;Sweden;Kingdom of Sweden;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing regulations;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction,17 +20766,"2001/308/EC: Commission Decision of 31 January 2001 on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards vetures (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2000) 4359). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 89/106/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to construction products(1), as amended by Directive 93/68/EEC(2), and in particular Article 13(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) The Commission is required to select, as between the two procedures under Article 13(3) of Directive 89/106/EEC for attesting the conformity of a product, the least onerous possible procedure consistent with safety. This means that it is necessary to decide whether, for a given product or family of products, the existence of a factory production control system under the responsibility of the manufacturer is a necessary and sufficient condition for an attestation of conformity, or whether, for reasons related to compliance with the criteria mentioned in Article 13(4), the intervention of an approved certification body is required.(2) Article 13(4) requires the procedure thus determined to be indicated in the mandates and in the technical specifications. It is therefore desirable to identify the products or family of products referred to in the technical specifications.(3) The two procedures provided for in Article 13(3) are described in detail in Annex III to Directive 89/106/EEC. It is necessary therefore to specify clearly the methods by which the two procedures are to be implemented, by reference to Annex III, for each product or family of products, since Annex III gives preference to certain systems.(4) The procedure referred to in point (a) of Article 13(3) corresponds to the systems set out in the first possibility, without continuous surveillance, and the second and third possibilities of point (ii) of Section 2 of Annex III. The procedure referred to in point (b) of Article 13(3) corresponds to the systems set out in point (i) of Section 2 of Annex III, and in the first possibility, with continuous surveillance, of point (ii) of Section 2 of Annex III.(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Construction,. The products and families of products set out in Annex I shall have their conformity attested by a procedure whereby the manufacturer has under its sole responsibility a factory production control system ensuring that the product is in conformity with the relevant technical specifications. The products and families of products set out in Annex II shall have their conformity attested by a procedure whereby, in addition to a factory production control system operated by the manufacturer, an approved certification body is involved in assessment and surveillance of the production control or of the product itself. The procedure for attesting conformity as set out in Annex III shall be indicated in the mandates for Guidelines for European technical approvals. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 January 2001.For the CommissionErkki LiikanenMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 40, 11.2.1989, p. 12.(2) OJ L 220, 30.8.1993, p. 1.ANNEX IVetures:For use in buildings, except those covered in Annex II.ANNEX IIVetures:For use in buildings, subject to reaction to fire regulations for products made of materials falling into classes A1(1), A2(2), B(3), C(4).(1) Products/materials for which a clearly identifiable stage in the production process results in an improvement of the reaction to fire classification (e.g. an addition of fire retardants or a limiting of organic material).(2) Products/materials for which a clearly identifiable stage in the production process results in an improvement of the reaction to fire classification (e.g. an addition of fire retardants or a limiting of organic material).(3) Products/materials for which a clearly identifiable stage in the production process results in an improvement of the reaction to fire classification (e.g. an addition of fire retardants or a limiting of organic material).(4) Products/materials for which a clearly identifiable stage in the production process results in an improvement of the reaction to fire classification (e.g. an addition of fire retardants or a limiting of organic material).ANNEX IIINote:For products having more than one of the intended uses specified in the following families, the tasks for the approved body, derived from the relevant systems of attestation of conformity, are cumulative.Product family: vetures (1/2)Systems of attestation of conformityFor the product(s) and intended use(s) listed below, EOTA is requested to specify the following system(s) of attestation of conformity in the relevant Guideline for European technical approvals:>TABLE>System 3: See Directive 89/106/EEC, Annex III.2.(ii), second possibility.The specification for the system should be such that it can be implemented even where performance does not need to be determined for a certain characteristic, because at least one Member State has no legal requirement at all for such characteristic (see Article 2(1) of Directive 89/106/EEC and, where applicable, clause 1.2.3 of the interpretative documents). In those cases the verification of such a characteristic must not be imposed on the manufacturer if he does not wish to declare the performance of the product in that respect.Product family: vetures (2/2)Systems of attestation of conformityFor the product(s) and intended use(s) listed below, EOTA is requested to specify the following system(s) of attestation of conformity in the relevant guideline for European technical approvals:>TABLE>System 1: See Directive 89/106/EEC, Annex III.2.(i), without audit-testing of samples.System 3: See Directive 89/106/EEC, Annex III.2.(ii), second possibility.System 4: See Directive 89/106/EEC, Annex III.2.(ii), third possibility.The specification for the system should be such that it can be implemented even where performance does not need to be determined for a certain characteristic, because at least one Member State has no legal requirement at all for such characteristic (see Article 2(1) of Directive 89/106/EEC and, where applicable, clause 1.2.3 of the interpretative documents). In those cases the verification of such a characteristic must not be imposed on the manufacturer if he does not wish to declare the performance of the product in that respect. +",trade information;quality label;quality mark;standards certificate;trademark;manufacturer's trademark;product brand;service mark;stamp of origin;trade mark;building materials;consumer protection;consumer policy action plan;consumerism;consumers' rights;product quality;quality criterion,17 +42763,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 784/2013 of 14 August 2013 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 August 2013. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 16 August 2013 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 16 August 2013, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 August 2013.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Jerzy PLEWADirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 16 August 2013CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I31.7.2013-14.8.20131. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/t)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 217,78 140,42 — — —Fob price USA — — 234,54 224,54 204,54Gulf of Mexico premium — 33,42 — — —Great Lakes premium 27,28 — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 16,76 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: 49,25 EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +511,"75/153/EEC: Commission Decision of 25 February 1975 on the reform of agricultural structures in Ireland in implementation of Directive No 72/161/EEC (Only the English text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;Having regard to Council Directive No 72/161/EEC (1) of 17 April 1972 concerning the provision of socio-economic guidance for and the acquisition of occupational skills by persons engaged in agriculture, and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof;Whereas on 27 November 1974 the Government of Ireland, acting in pursuance of Article 10 (4) of Directive No 72/161/EEC, forwarded the text of a Scheme of Vocational Training for Persons engaged in Agriculture;Whereas under Article 11 (3) of Directive No 72/161/EEC the Commission must decide whether, having regard to the objectives of the said Directive and to the need for a proper connection between the various measures, the provisions notified comply with the Directive and thus satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community;Whereas it is a basic aim of Title II of Directive No 72/161/EEC to give persons aged 18 or over engaged in agriculture the opportunity to acquire new agricultural skills, or to improve those which they already possess, so that they are in a position to integrate into modem agriculture;Whereas to that end the Member States are therefore required under Articles 5 (1) and 6 (1) of Directive No 72/161/EEC to introduce, in addition to the normal agricultural training provided in their country, measures designed to give farmers and hired and family agricultural workers further training of a general, technical and economic nature;Whereas under the third indent of Article 12 (2) of Directive No 72/161/EEC the Guidance Section of the EAGGF is to refund to Member States 25 % of the expenditure incurred in respect of such measures, up to a maximum of 1 500 units of account for each person engaged in agriculture having completed a course of basic or advanced vocational training;Whereas the abovementioned Scheme of Vocational Training for Persons engaged in Agriculture is in conformity with Title II of the Directive and provided inter alia for basic and advanced training courses which satisfy the requirements imposed in respect of complete courses designed to enable persons engaged in agriculture generally to improve their occupational skills or to acquire new ones;Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the Opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,. The Scheme of Vocational Training for Persons engaged in Agriculture as notified by the Government of Ireland satisfies the conditions for financial contribution from the Community to common measures as referred to in Article 8 of Directive No 72/161/EEC. This Decision is addressed to Ireland.. Done at Brussels, 25 February 1975.For the CommissionP.J. LARDINOISMember of the Commission (1)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 15. +",Ireland;Eire;Southern Ireland;agrarian reform;agricultural reform;reform of agricultural structures;agricultural advisory services;socioeconomic conditions;socio-economic aspect;socio-economic conditions;socio-economic situation;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid;EAGGF Guidance Section;EAGGF Guidance Section aid,17 +35016,"2008/220/EC: Commission Decision of 12 March 2008 amending Decision 2003/135/EC as regards the eradication and emergency vaccination plans for classical swine fever in feral pigs in certain areas of the Länder of Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) (notified under document number C(2008) 887). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (1), and in particular Article 16(1) and 20(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Decision 2003/135/EC of 27 February 2003 on the approval of the plans for the eradication of classical swine fever and the emergency vaccination of feral pigs against classical swine fever in Germany, in the Länder of Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland (2) was adopted as one of a number of measures to combat classical swine fever.(2) Germany has informed the Commission about the recent evolution of that disease in feral pigs in certain areas of the Länder of Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia.(3) That information indicates that classical swine fever in feral pigs has been eradicated in certain areas of those Länder. Accordingly, the eradication and emergency vaccination plans for classical swine fever in feral pigs no longer need to be applied in those areas.(4) Decision 2003/135/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The Annex to Decision 2003/135/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic.. Done at Brussels, 12 March 2008.For the CommissionAndroulla VASSILIOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 5. Directive as last amended by Commission Decision 2007/729/EC (OJ L 294, 13.11.2007, p. 26).(2)  OJ L 53, 28.2.2003, p. 47. Decision as last amended by Decision 2007/135/EC (OJ L 57, 24.2.2007, p. 20).ANNEX‘ANNEX1.   AREAS WHERE ERADICATION PLANS ARE IN PLACEA.   In the Land of Rhineland-Palatinate:(a) in the Kreis Ahrweiler: the municipalities Adenau and Altenahr;(b) in the Landkreis Vulkaneifel: the municipalities Obere Kyll and Hillesheim, in the municipality Daun the localities Betteldorf, Dockweiler, Dreis-Brück, Hinterweiler and Kirchweiler, in the municipality Kelberg the localities Beinhausen, Bereborn, Bodenbach, Bongard, Borler, Boxberg, Brücktal, Drees, Gelenberg, Kelberg, Kirsbach, Mannebach, Neichen, Nitz, Reimerath and Welcherath, in the municipality Gerolstein the localities Berlingen, Duppach, Hohenfels-Essingen, Kalenborn-Scheuern, Neroth, Pelm and Rockeskyll and the City of Gerolstein;(c) in the Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm: in the municipality Prüm the localities Büdesheim, Kleinlangenfeld, Neuendorf, Olzheim, Roth bei Prüm, Schwirzheim and Weinsheim.(d) in the Landkreis Südwestpfalz: the municipality Kröppen south-east of the L 483, the municipality Vinningen south-east of the L 478 and L 484, the municipalities Schweix, Hilst, Trulben, Eppenbrunn, Ludwigswinkel, Fischbach bei Dahn, Schönau (Pfalz), Hirschthal, Rumbach, Bruchweiler-Bärenbach, Bundenthal, Niederschlettenbach, Nothweiler, Bobenthal, Erlenbach bei Dahn.B.   In the Land of North Rhine-Westphalia:(a) in the Kreis Euskirchen: the cities Bad Münstereifel, Mechernich, Schleiden, in the city of Euskirchen the localities Billig, Euenheim, Euskirchen (centre), Flamersheim, Kirchheim, Kuchenheim, Kreuzweingarten, Niederkastenholz, Palmersheim, Rheder, Roitzheim, Schweinheim, Stotzheim, Wißkirchen, the municipalities Blankenheim, Dahlem, Hellenthal, Kall and Nettersheim;(b) in the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis: in the city of Meckenheim the localities Ersdorf and Altendorf, in the city of Rheinbach the localities Oberdrees, Niederdrees, Wormersdorf, Todenfeld, Hilberath, Merzbach, Irlenbusch, Queckenberg, Kleinschlehbach, Großschlehbach, Loch, Berscheidt, Eichen and Kurtenberg, in the municipality of Swisttal the localities Miel and Odendorf;2.   AREAS WHERE THE EMERGENCY VACCINATION IS APPLIEDA.   In the Land of Rhineland-Palatinate:(a) in the Kreis Ahrweiler: the municipalities Adenau and Altenahr;(b) in the Landkreis Vulkaneifel: the municipalities Obere Kyll and Hillesheim, in the municipality Daun the localities Betteldorf, Dockweiler, Dreis-Brück, Hinterweiler and Kirchweiler, in the municipality Kelberg the localities Beinhausen, Bereborn, Bodenbach, Bongard, Borler, Boxberg, Brücktal, Drees, Gelenberg, Kelberg, Kirsbach, Mannebach, Neichen, Nitz, Reimerath and Welcherath, in the municipality Gerolstein the localities Berlingen, Duppach, Hohenfels-Essingen, Kalenborn-Scheuern, Neroth, Pelm and Rockeskyll and the City of Gerolstein;(c) in the Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm: in the municipality Prüm the localities Büdesheim, Kleinlangenfeld, Neuendorf, Olzheim, Roth bei Prüm, Schwirzheim and Weinsheim.(d) in the Landkreis Südwestpfalz: the municipality Kröppen south-east of the L 483, the municipality Vinningen south-east of the L 478 and L 484, the municipalities Schweix, Hilst, Trulben, Eppenbrunn, Ludwigswinkel, Fischbach bei Dahn, Schönau (Pfalz), Hirschthal, Rumbach, Bruchweiler-Bärenbach, Bundenthal, Neiderschlettenbach, Nothweiler, Bobenthal, Erlenbach bei Dahn.B.   In the Land of North Rhine-Westphalia:(a) in the Kreis Euskirchen: the cities Bad Münstereifel, Mechernich, Schleiden, in the city of Euskirchen the localities Billig, Euenheim, Euskirchen (centre), Flamersheim, Kirchheim, Kuchenheim, Kreuzweingarten, Niederkastenholz, Palmersheim, Rheder, Roitzheim, Schweinheim, Stotzheim, Wißkirchen, the municipalities Blankenheim, Dahlem, Hellenthal, Kall and Nettersheim;(b) in the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis: in the city of Meckenheim the localities Ersdorf and Altendorf, in the city of Rheinbach the localities Oberdrees, Niederdrees, Wormersdorf, Todenfeld, Hilberath, Merzbach, Irlenbusch, Queckenberg, Kleinschlehbach, Großschlehbach, Loch, Berscheidt, Eichen and Kurtenberg, in the municipality of Swisttal the localities Miel and Odendorf.’ +",veterinary legislation;veterinary regulations;animal plague;cattle plague;rinderpest;swine fever;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;North Rhine-Westphalia;North Rhine-Westphalia (Land);Rhineland-Palatinate;Rhineland-Palatinate (Land);vaccination,17 +5076,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 20/2010 of 12 January 2010 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Arzùa-Ulloa (PDO)]. ,Having regard to Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) and Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the application by Spain to register the name ‘Arzùa-Ulloa’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the Register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 January 2010.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(2)  OJ C 131, 10.6.2009, p. 25.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.3.   CheesesSPAINArzùa-Ulloa (PDO) +",cheese;location of production;location of agricultural production;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +3011,"Commission Directive 2002/40/EC of 8 May 2002 implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household electric ovens (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 92/75/EEC of 22 September 1992 on the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources of household appliances(1), and in particular Article 9 thereof,Whereas:(1) Directive 92/75/EEC requires the Commission to adopt implementing Directives in respect of various household appliances including electric ovens.(2) Electricity use by electric ovens accounts for a significant part of total Community household energy demand. The scope for a reduction of energy use by these appliances is substantial.(3) Harmonised standards are technical specifications adopted by the European standardisation bodies, as listed in Annex I to Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services(2), as amended by Directive 98/48/EC(3).(4) Information concerning noise emissions should be given where required by Member States pursuant to Council Directive 86/594/EEC of 1 December 1986 on airborne noise emitted by household appliances(4).(5) Council Directive 79/531/EEC of 14 May 1979 applying to electric ovens Directive 79/530/EEC on the indication by labelling of the energy consumption of household appliances(5), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, should be repealed as from the date on which this Directive becomes applicable.(6) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the committee set up under Article 10 of Directive 92/75/EEC,. 1. This Directive shall apply to electric mains operated household electric ovens including ovens being part of larger appliances.2. This Directive shall not apply to the following ovens:(a) ovens that can also use other energy sources;(b) ovens which do not fall within the scope of the harmonised standards referred to in Article 2;(c) portable ovens, being appliances other than fixed appliances, having a mass of less than 18 kg, provided they are not designed for built-in installations.3. The energy consumption of the steam functions, other than the hot steam function, are not covered by this Directive. 1. The information required by this Directive shall be obtained by means of measurements made in accordance with harmonised standards adopted by the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation (Cenelec) under mandate from the Commission in accordance with Directive 98/34/EC, the reference numbers of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Communities and for which Member States have published the reference numbers of the national standards transposing those harmonised standards.The provisions of Annexes I, II and III to this Directive requiring the giving of information relating to noise shall apply only where that information is required by Member States under Article 3 of Directive 86/594/EEC. This information shall be measured in accordance with that Directive.2. In this Directive expressions used have the same meaning as in Directive 92/75/EEC. 1. The technical documentation referred to in Article 2(3) of Directive 92/75/EEC shall include:(a) the name and address of the supplier;(b) a general description of the model, sufficient for it to be unequivocally and easily identified;(c) information, including drawings as relevant, on the main design features of the model and in particular items which appreciably affect its energy consumption;(d) reports of relevant measurement tests carried out under the test procedures of the harmonised standards referred to in Article 2(1);(e) operating instructions, if any.2. The label referred to in Article 2(1) of Directive 92/75/EEC shall be as specified in Annex I to this Directive.The label shall be placed on the door of the appliance, in such a way as to be clearly visible and not obscured. For multi-cavity ovens, each cavity shall have its own label, except a cavity which does not fall within the scope of the harmonised standards referred to in Article 2.3. The content and format of the fiche referred to in Article 2(1) of Directive 92/75/EEC shall be as specified in Annex II to this Directive.4. Where the appliances are offered for sale, hire, or hire purchase by way of a printed or written communication or by other means whereby the potential customer cannot be expected to see the appliance displayed, such as a written offer, a mail order catalogue, advertisements on the Internet or other electronic media, that communication shall include all the information specified in Annex III.This requirement shall also apply in respect of offers for built-in ovens for integrated kitchens.5. The energy efficiency class of each cavity of an oven shall be determined in accordance with Annex IV.6. The appropriate terms to be used on the label and the fiche as referred to in Article 2(1) of Directive 92/75/EEC shall be selected from the table set out in Annex V to this Directive. Member States shall permit, until 30 June 2003, the placing on the market, the marketing and/or the display of products and the distribution of communications referred to in Article 3(4) which do not conform to this Directive. 1. Member States shall adopt and publish, by 31 December 2002, the provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.They shall apply those provisions with effect from 1 January 2003.When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. Directive 79/531/EEC is repealed with effect from 1 January 2003. This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 8 May 2002.For the CommissionLoyola De PalacioVice-President(1) OJ L 297, 13.10.1992, p. 16.(2) OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37.(3) OJ L 217, 5.8.1998, p. 18.(4) OJ L 344, 6.12.1986, p. 24.(5) OJ L 145, 13.6.1979, p. 7.ANNEX ILABELLabel design1. The label shall be the relevant language version chosen from the following illustrations:>PIC FILE= ""L_2002128EN.004801.TIF"">2. The following notes define the information to be included:NoteI. Supplier's name or trade mark.II. Supplier's model identifier.III. The energy efficiency class of the cavity(ies) of the model determined in accordance with Annex IV. The head of the arrow containing the indicator letter shall be placed at the same level as the head of the relevant class arrow.The height of the arrow containing the indicator letter shall not be less than - and not more than twice - the height of the classes arrows.IV. Without prejudice to any requirements under the Community eco-label scheme, where a model has been granted a ""European Union eco-label"" under Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 on a revised Community eco-label award scheme(1), a copy of the eco-label may be added here.V. Energy consumption in kWh for the heating function(s) (conventional and/or the forced air convection) (of appliances) based on standard load determined in accordance with the test procedures of the harmonised standards referred to in Article 2.VI. Usable volume of the cavity in litres, determined in accordance with the harmonised standards referred to in Article 2.VII. The size of appliance determined as follows:>TABLE>This indicator arrow shall be placed at the same level as the relevant size.VIII. Where applicable, noise measured during the function determining the energy efficiency, determined in accordance with Directive 86/594/EEC(2).NB:The equivalent terms in other languages to those given above are set out in Annex V.Printing3. The following defines certain aspects of the label:Colours used:CMYK - cyan, magenta, yellow, black.Ex. 07X0: 0 % cyan, 70 % magenta, 100 % yellow, 0 % black.ArrowsA X0X0B 70X0C 30X0D 00X0E 03X0F 07X0G 0XX0Outline colour: X070The background colour of the energy efficiency class indicator arrow is black.All text is in black. The background is white.>PIC FILE= ""L_2002128EN.005001.TIF"">(1) OJ L 237, 21.9.2000, p. 1.(2) The relevant standards are EN 60704 -2-10 (noise measurement) and EN 60704-3 (verification).ANNEX IIFICHEThe fiche shall contain the following information. The information may be given in the form of a table covering a number of models supplied by the same supplier, in which case it shall be given in the order specified, or given close to the description of the appliance:1. supplier's trade mark;2. supplier's model identifier;3. the energy efficiency class of the cavity(ies) of the model determined in accordance with Annex IV. Expressed as ""Energy efficiency class on a scale of A (more efficient) to G (less efficient)"". Where this information is provided in a table this may be expressed by other means provided it is clear that the scale is from A (more efficient) to G (less efficient). The indication of the heating function in which the energy efficiency class is determined;4. where the information is provided in a table, and where some of the appliances listed in the table have been granted a ""European Union eco-label"" under Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000, this information may be included here. In this case the row heading shall state ""European Union eco-label"", and the entry shall consist of a copy of the eco-label mark. This provision is without prejudice to any requirements under the Community eco-label scheme;5. energy consumption in kWh for the heating function(s), (conventional and/or forced air convection and/or hot steam) (of appliances) based on standard load determined in accordance with the test procedures of the harmonised standards referred to in Article 2;6. usable volume of the cavity in litres, determined in accordance with the harmonised standards referred to in Article 2;7.>TABLE>This indicator arrow shall be placed at the same level as the relevant size;8. time taken to ""cook"" standard load determined in accordance with the test procedures of the harmonised standards referred to in Article 2;9. where applicable, noise measured during the function determining the energy efficiency, determined in accordance with Directive 86/594/EEC(1);10. the declaration of the power consumption when no heating function is performed and the oven is in the lowest power consuming mode as soon as a suitable harmonised standard for stand-by-losses becomes available;11. the area of the largest baking sheet expressed in cm2 and determined as ""surface area"" according to the harmonised standard referred to in Article 2.If a copy of the label, either in colour or black and white is included in the fiche, then only the further information needs to be added.NB:The equivalent terms in other languages to those given above are set out in Annex V.(1) The relevant standards are EN 60704-2-10 (noise measurement) and EN 60704-3 (verification).ANNEX IIIMAIL ORDER AND OTHER DISTANCE SELLINGMail order catalogues, communications, written offers, advertisements on the Internet or on other electronic media referred to in Article 3(4), including offers for built-in ovens for integrated kitchens, shall contain the following information, given in the order specified:>TABLE>Where other information contained in the fiche is provided, it shall be in the form defined in Annex II and shall be included in the above table in the order required for the fiche.NB:The equivalent terms in other languages to those given above are set out in Annex V.ANNEX IVENERGY EFFICIENCY CLASSThe energy efficiency class of a cavity shall be determined as follows:Table 1 - Small volume cavities>TABLE>Table 2 - Medium volume cavities>TABLE>Table 3 - Large volume cavities>TABLE>ANNEX VTERMS TO BE USED IN LABEL AND FICHE>TABLE> +",energy consumption;use of energy;consumer information;consumer education;household electrical appliance;dish-washing machine;domestic appliances;domestic electrical device;electrical heating appliances;freezer;hoover;household appliances;refrigerator;vacuum-cleaner;washing machine;eco-label;environment-friendly label,17 +32803,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1279/2006 of 25 August 2006 fixing for the 2005/06 marketing year the specific agricultural conversion rate applicable to the minimum sugar beet prices and the production levy and additional levy in the sugar sector for the currencies of those Member States which have not adopted the single currency. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1713/93 of 30 June 1993 establishing special detailed rules for applying the agricultural conversion rate in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 replaced, from the 2006/07 marketing year, Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (3). Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 continues to apply to the 2005/06 marketing year.(2) Under Article 1(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1713/93, the minimum sugar beet prices referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 and the production levy and additional levy referred to, respectively, in Articles 15 and 16 of that Regulation are to be converted into national currency using a specific agricultural conversion rate equal to the average, calculated pro rata temporis, of the agricultural conversion rates applicable during the marketing year in question.(3) Since 1 January 1999, pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro (4), the fixing of conversion rates should be restricted to the specific agricultural conversion rates between the euro and the national currencies of those Member States which have not adopted the single currency.(4) The specific agricultural conversion rate for the minimum sugar beet prices and the production levy and the additional levy for the 2005/06 marketing year should therefore be fixed in the various national currencies,. The specific agricultural conversion rate to be used for the conversion of the minimum sugar beet prices as referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, and of the production levy and, where appropriate, the additional levy referred to in Articles 15 and 16 respectively of that Regulation, into each of the national currencies of the Member States which have not adopted the single currency shall be fixed, for the 2005/06 marketing year, as set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 July 2005.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 August 2006.For the CommissionJean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 159, 1.7.1993, p. 94. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1509/2001 (OJ L 200, 25.7.2001, p. 19).(3)  OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1. Regulation repealed by Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.(4)  OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1.ANNEXSpecific exchange rate1 euro = 29,0021 Czech koruna7,45928 Danish krone15,6466 Estonian kroon0,574130 Cyprus pound0,696167 Latvian lats3,45280 Lithuanian litas254,466 Hungarian forint0,429300 Maltese lira3,92889 Polish zloty239,533 Slovenian tolar39,0739 Slovak koruna9,37331 Swedish krona0,684339 Pound sterling +",sugar levy;isoglucose levy;minimum price;floor price;sugar;fructose;fruit sugar;representative rate;agricultural conversion rate;agricultural unit of account;green exchange rate;green rate;green unit of account;sugar beet;non-participating country;out country;pre-in country,17 +8920,"91/434/EEC: Commission Decision of 17 July 1991 approving the programme for the eradication of bovine brucellosis presented by Spain and fixing the level of the Community' s financial contribution (Only the Spanish text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as amended by Decision 91/133/EEC (2), and in particular Article 24 thereof,Whereas by letter dated 11 March 1991, Spain has submitted a three-year programme for the eradication of bovine brucellosis;Whereas after examination of the programme it was found to comply with all Community criteria relating to the eradication of the disease in conformity with Council Decision 90/638/EEC of 27 November 1990 on laying down Community criteria for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases (3);Whereas a Community financial contribution will be given provided the abovementioned conditions are fulfilled, and the authorities will provide all necessary information in conformity with Article 24 (8) of Decision 90/424/EEC, and whereas it is appropriate to fix the Community financial participation at the rate of 50 % of the costs of testing and those incurred by way of compensation to owners for the slaughter of cattle because of bovine brucellosis,Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The programme for the eradication of bovine brucellosis presented by Spain is hereby approved for a period of three years. Spain shall bring into force by 1 April 1991 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the programme referred to in Article 1. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs of testing and those incurred in Spain by way of compensation for owners for the slaughter of cattle because of bovine brucellosis. The Community financial contribution shall be granted after the supporting documents have been supplied. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.. Done at Brussels, 17 July 1991. For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19. (2) OJ No L 66, 13. 3. 1991, p. 18. (3) OJ No L 347, 12. 12. 1990, p. 27. +",slaughter of animals;slaughter of livestock;stunning of animals;financial equalisation;financial compensation;financial equalization;decontamination;disinfection;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;brucellosis;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +4766,"Council Regulation (EC) No 684/2008 of 17 July 2008 clarifying the scope of the anti-dumping measures imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1174/2005 on imports of hand pallet trucks and their essential parts originating in the People’s Republic of China. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (the basic Regulation), and in particular Article 11(3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee,Whereas:1.   MEASURES IN FORCE(1) By Regulation (EC) No 1174/2005 (2) (the original Regulation) the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of hand pallet trucks and their essential parts (HPT) originating in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The investigation that led to the aforesaid Regulation used as investigation period the period from 1 April 2003 to 31 March 2004 (the original investigation).2.   PRESENT INVESTIGATION2.1.   Procedure(2) This partial interim review was initiated on the Commission’s own initiative. The information at the Commission’s disposal indicated that certain products, highlifters, stackers, scissorlifts and weighing trucks (HSSWT), which could allegedly fall under the product scope, appeared to be distinct from hand pallet trucks and their essential parts, i.e. chassis and hydraulics, inter alia, due to their specific functions (lifting, stacking or weighing of loads) and end uses. In order to fulfil these functions, there appeared to be differences in the strength and construction of the hydraulics and chassis. The aforementioned features underlined the differences in use — and there appeared to be no inter-changeability between these products and hand pallet trucks. Therefore, it was considered appropriate to review the case as far as a clarification of the scope of the product is concerned, with the conclusion thereon possibly having retroactive effect as of the date of the imposition of the relevant anti-dumping measures.(3) Having determined, after consulting the Advisory Committee, that sufficient evidence existed to justify the initiation of a partial interim review, the Commission announced by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union (3) the initiation of a partial interim review in accordance with Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation, limited to the examination of the product scope.2.2.   Review investigation(4) The Commission officially advised the authorities of the PRC (country concerned), and all other parties known to be concerned, i.e. exporting producers in the country concerned, users and importers in the Community and producers in the Community, of the initiation of the partial review investigation. Interested parties were given the opportunity to make their views known in writing and request a hearing within the time limit set in the notice of initiation. All interested parties who so requested and showed that there were particular reasons why they should be heard, were granted a hearing.(5) The Commission sent questionnaires to all parties known to be concerned and all other parties which made themselves known within the deadlines set out in the notice of initiation.(6) In view of the scope of the partial review, no investigation period was set for the purpose of this partial review. The information received in the questionnaire replies covered the period from 2003 to 2006 (period considered), i.e. it covered also the investigation period of the original investigation. For the period considered, information concerning sales/purchases volume and value, production volume and capacity for HPT and HSSWT was requested. In addition, the parties concerned were asked to comment on any differences or similarities between HPT and HSSWT with respect to their production process, technical characteristics, end-uses, interchangeability etc.(7) Sufficiently complete questionnaire replies were received from two Chinese exporting producers of HPT/HSSWT, four Community producers of HPT or HSSWT, one user and 14 importers of HPT/HSSWT in the Community.(8) The Commission sought and verified all information deemed necessary for the purpose of the assessment as to whether there is a need for clarification/amendment of the scope of the existing anti-dumping measures and carried out investigations at the premises of the following companies:— BT Products AB, Mjölby, Sweden,— Franz Kahl GmbH, Lauterbach, Germany,— RAVAS Europe B.V., Zaltbommel, the Netherlands.2.3.   Product concerned(9) The product concerned is, as uniformly defined in the original Regulation, hand pallet trucks, not self-propelled, used for the handling of materials normally placed on pallets, and their essential parts, i.e. chassis and hydraulics, originating in the PRC, normally declared within CN codes ex 8427 90 00 and ex 8431 20 00. There are different types of hand pallet trucks and their essential parts depending mainly on the lift capacity, length of the forks, type of steel used for the chassis, type of hydraulics, type of wheels and existence of brakes.2.4.   Findings(10) It is recalled that the original investigation covered hand pallet trucks and their essential parts, i.e. chassis and hydraulics which are used for handling and moving manually loads normally placed on pallets. By definition, HPT need to be pushed and pulled by man power. Therefore, HPT provide a mechanism allowing the user to manually lift the load just enough to move it from a place to another.(11) HSSWT, which allegedly have been classified as product concerned subject to the anti-dumping measures by some national customs authorities, can be self-propelled or moved manually. They are used to move and to lift the loads in order to place them higher, assist in storage of loads (highlifters), to stack one pallet above the other (stackers), to lift the load to a working level (scissorlifts) or to lift and to weigh the loads (weighing trucks).(12) Only HPT as defined under recital 10 above were considered as the product concerned investigated under the original Regulation. It is pertinent to note that for the purposes of the original investigation the Commission has never requested from cooperating parties to provide information on HSSWT and has not verified any information on HSSWT. Thus, all data and information presented under the original Regulation and the results of the original investigation, including the imposition of the definitive anti-dumping measures, were purely based on HPT.(13) Account taken of the situation described under recital 2 and in order to establish whether HSSWT are distinct from HPT, both HSSWT and HPT were examined with respect to their physical and technical characteristics, their production process, their typical end-uses and their interchangeability.2.4.1.   Physical and technical characteristics of HPT/HSSWT(14) There are different types of HPT and their essential parts, i.e. hydraulics and chassis, depending mainly on the lift capacity, length of the forks, type of steel used for the chassis, type of hydraulics, type of wheels and existence of brakes. These different types have, however, the same basic physical characteristics and uses and they were therefore all considered as the product concerned in the original investigation.(15) The review investigation has shown that HSSWT share some of the HPT characteristics, e.g. they have chassis with forks and a hydraulics system. However, they have additional functions for lifting the load higher, stacking, operating as work table/level or weighing the load, which require clearly more advanced or additional technical components. In order to fulfil the aforesaid specific HSSWT functions, the requirements in the strength and construction of forks, chassis and hydraulics are different than for HPT. In addition, in order to fulfil these additional functions, HSSWT are significantly more expensive than HPT (up to 10 times).2.4.2.   Production process(16) It was established by the review investigation that there are significant differences in the production process of HPT and HSSWT since the latter need additional components and thus different production steps compared with HPT. Indeed, the review investigation revealed that in highlifters and stackers the frame of the chassis needs to be significantly higher and the hydraulic system different to enable lifting the load higher whereas in weighing trucks, a weighing scale is incorporated in the chassis with the latter having a totally different forks structure compared to HPT.2.4.3.   Typical end-uses of HPT/HSSWT(17) HPT are widely used in load handling activities, in distribution and warehousing of goods. They are used both in the manufacturing industries as well as in retail shops. HPT are designed to be manually pushed, pulled and steered, on smooth, level, hard surfaces, by a pedestrian operator using an articulated tiller. The hand pallet trucks are only designed to raise a load, by pumping the tiller, to a height sufficient for transporting the load, for example in distribution vehicles, warehouses, manufacturing sites, or even inside retail sales shops. The typical maximum lifting capacity of HPT is around 210 millimetres. In addition, HPT are commonly considered as necessary compliment to other load handling devices, such as forklifts. No specific training is needed to use HPT.(18) The review investigation has shown that HSSWT are mainly used by the same users as HPT, however, their uses are different, e.g. lifting the load higher, stacking the load, functioning as work level or weighing the load. Due to their specific characteristics and uses, HSSWT are not as widely used as HPT. This is why their sales volume is around one tenth of HPT sales in the EC market. In addition, unlike HPT, the use of HSSWT requires specific training.2.4.4.   Interchangeability(19) The review investigation has shown that HSSWT have significantly more specific uses than HPT. Indeed, highlifters/stackers are used to lift the load higher, to assist in storage of loads, to stack one pallet above the other, scissorlifts are used to lift the load to a working level and weighing trucks to weigh the load.(20) To some very limited extent some types of HSSWT (e.g. weighing trucks) can lift and move the load as HPT. However, replacing HPT with HSSWT does not make any practical or economic sense because HPT are easier to use for only lifting and moving the load and HSSWT are significantly more expensive than HPT and require specific training in using them. In addition in some cases permanent use of HSSWT instead of HPT can destroy the main functions of HSSWT, e.g. in the case of weighing tracks where the weighing scale device is so delicate that it would be defected from the moment of the weighing truck is used for lifting and moving loads.(21) On the other hand it was established during the review investigation that HPT cannot be used to replace HSSWT. The functions of the latter refer to a specific and distinguished market with different requirements and end-user needs and perceptions.(22) The Commission also examined whether the essential parts, i.e. chassis and hydraulics, of HPT and HSSWT are interchangeable. In this respect, the review investigation has shown that both chassis and hydraulics are not interchangeable between HPT and HSSWT due to their different construction and characteristics.2.5.   Conclusion on the product scope(23) The review investigation has established that due to different and additional technical characteristics, different end-uses and different production process, HSSWT do not fall within the product scope of HPT and their essential parts which are subject to the anti-dumping measures in force. This was the reason why the Commission did not considered HSSWT as part of the product scope of the original investigation.(24) It is therefore considered appropriate to clarify that HSSWT differ from HPT and their essential parts and do not fall within the product scope subject to anti-dumping measures.(25) Interested parties were informed of the above conclusions.(26) One party claimed that HSSWT and HPT should be regarded as one technical entity but the information on file does not warrant such a conclusion. All the remaining parties that submitted representations accepted the findings of the Commission.(27) Given the above, it is considered appropriate to amend the original Regulation to clarify the product definition.(28) Since the present review investigation is limited to the clarification of the product scope and since HSSWT were not covered by the original investigation and the consequent anti-dumping measure, it is considered appropriate that the findings be applied from the date of the entry into force of the original Regulation, including any imports subject to provisional duties between 29 January 2005 and 21 July 2005. The Commission has not found any overriding reason preventing the application of such retroactive provision.(29) Consequently, for goods not covered by Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1174/2005 as amended by this Regulation, the definitive anti-dumping duty paid or entered in the accounts pursuant to Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1174/2005 and the provisional anti-dumping duties definitively collected pursuant to Article 2 of the same Regulation should be repaid or remitted.(30) Repayment or remission must be requested from national customs authorities in accordance with applicable customs legislation.(31) This review does not affect the date on which Regulation (EC) No 1174/2005 will expire pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation,. Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1174/2005 is hereby replaced by the following:‘1.   A definitive anti-dumping duty is hereby imposed on imports of hand pallet trucks and their essential parts, i.e. chassis and hydraulics, falling within CN code ex 8427 90 00 and ex 8431 20 00 (TARIC codes 8427900010 and 8431200010), originating in the People’s Republic of China. For the purpose of this Regulation, hand pallet trucks shall be trucks with wheels supporting lifting fork arms for handling pallets, designed to be manually pushed, pulled and steered, on smooth, level, hard surfaces, by a pedestrian operator using an articulated tiller. The hand pallet trucks are only designed to raise a load, by pumping the tiller, to a height sufficient for transporting and do not have any other additional functions or uses such as for example (i) to move and to lift the loads in order to place them higher or assist in storage of loads (highlifters), (ii) to stack one pallet above the other (stackers), (iii) to lift the load to a working level (scissorlifts) or (iv) to lift and to weigh the loads (weighing trucks).’ For goods not covered by Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1174/2005 as amended by this Regulation, the definitive anti-dumping duties paid or entered into account pursuant to Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1174/2005 in its initial version and the provisional anti-dumping duties definitively collected pursuant to Article 2 of the same Regulation shall be repaid or remitted.Repayment and remission shall be requested from national customs authorities in accordance with applicable customs legislation. In duly justified cases, the time limit of three years provided in Article 236(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (4) shall be extended for a period of one year. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 22 July 2005.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 July 2008.For the CouncilThe PresidentE. WOERTH(1)  OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2117/2005 (OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 17).(2)  OJ L 189, 21.7.2005, p. 1.(3)  OJ C 184, 7.8.2007, p. 11.(4)  OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1). +",import;anti-dumping legislation;anti-dumping code;anti-dumping proceeding;hoisting equipment;crane;handling equipment machinery;hoisting apparatus;overhead travelling crane;travelling gantry;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;anti-dumping measure;China;People’s Republic of China,17 +5200,"2011/132/EU: Commission Decision of 28 February 2011 on a Union financial contribution to a programme for the control of organisms harmful to plants and plant products in the French overseas departments for 2011 (notified under document C(2011) 1100). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 of 30 January 2006 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union (1), and in particular the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 17(3),Whereas:(1) The French authorities have submitted to the Commission a programme for 2011 providing for plant health measures in the French overseas departments. That programme specifies the objectives to be achieved, the expected deliverables, the measures to be carried out, their duration and their cost with a view to a possible Union financial contribution. The measures provided for in that programme fulfil the requirements of Commission Decision 2007/609/EC of 10 September 2007 on the definition of the measures eligible for Community financing in the programmes for the control of organisms harmful to plants and plant products in the French overseas departments, in the Azores and in Madeira (2).(2) The Commission therefore considers that that programme meets the requirements of Article 17(1) of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006.(3) In accordance with Article 17(3) of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006, an appropriate maximum to the Union financial contribution should be set, and payment should be made on the basis of documentation provided by France.(4) In accordance with Article 3(2)(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (3), Union financial contributions to plant-health measures are to be financed from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund. For the purposes of financial control of those measures Articles 9, 36 and 37 of that Regulation apply.(5) In accordance with Article 75 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (4) and Article 90(1) of Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002 of 23 December 2002 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (5), the commitment of expenditure from the Union budget shall be preceded by a financing decision adopted by the institution or the authorities to which powers have been delegated, setting out the essential elements of the action involving the expenditure.(6) The programme submitted by the French authorities and the measures provided for concern 2011. This decision should therefore apply as from the beginning of that calendar year, allowing proper financing and execution of these measures.(7) This decision constitutes a financing decision for the expenditure provided in the co-financing request, as laid down in the programme submitted by France.(8) The measures provided for in this decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,. A Union financial contribution to France for the official programme for the control of organisms harmful to plants and plant products in the French overseas departments for 2011, as specified in Part A of the Annex, is approved.It shall be limited to a maximum of 60 % of the total eligible expenditure, as specified in Part B of the Annex, with a maximum of EUR 165 000 (VAT excluded). 1.   An advance of EUR 100 000 shall be paid within 60 days after receipt of a request for payment by France.2.   The balance of the Union financial contribution shall be paid provided that a final implementation report on the programme is submitted to the Commission in electronic form by 15 March 2012 at the latest.That report shall contain at least:(a) a concise technical evaluation of the entire programme, including the degree of achievement of physical and qualitative objectives and the progress accomplished, and an assessment of the immediate phytosanitary and economic impact; and(b) a financial cost statement indicating the actual expenditure broken down by sub-programme and by measure.3.   With respect to the indicative budget breakdown specified in Part B of the Annex, France may adjust the financing between different measures in the same sub-programme within a limit of 15 % of the Union financial contribution to this sub-programme, provided that the total amount of eligible costs scheduled in the programme is not exceeded and that the main objectives of the programme are not thereby compromised.It shall inform the Commission of any adjustments made. This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2011. This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.. Done at Brussels, 28 February 2011.For the CommissionJohn DALLIMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 42, 14.2.2006, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 242, 15.9.2007, p. 20.(3)  OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1.(4)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.(5)  OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 1.ANNEXPROGRAMME AND INDICATIVE BUDGET BREAKDOWN FOR 2011PART AProgrammeThe programme shall consist of three sub-programmes:(1) inter-departmental sub-programme:(2) sub-programme for the department of Martinique:(3) sub-programme for the department of Guadeloupe:PART BIndicative budget breakdown with indication of the various expected deliverables(EUR)Sub-programmes Deliverables Eligible expenditure National financial contribution Maximum Union financial contributionInter-DOM sub-programmeMeasure 1.1 Method of quantitative PCR (R) 120 000 48 000 72 000Measure 1.2 Research on citrus diseases (R) and survey of the citrus production phytosanitary status (S) 35 000 14 000 21 000Sub-total 155 000 62 000 93 000MartiniqueMeasure 2 Phytosanitary surveys and training of nursery farmers (S) 93 300 37 320 55 980Sub-total 93 300 37 320 55 980GuadeloupeMeasure 3.1 Management of a survey network for fruit flies (S) 14 200 5 680 8 520Measure 3.2 Actions of communication to the public on the risks of introduction of harmful organisms (S) 12 500 5 000 7 500Sub-total 26 700 10 680 16 020Total 275 000 110 000 165 000 +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;French overseas department and region;French Overseas Department;plant health control;phytosanitary control;phytosanitary inspection;plant health inspection;parasitology;crop production;plant product;plant health treatment;control of plant parasites;spraying of crops;treatment of plants;weed control,17 +28224,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 765/2004 of 23 April 2004 setting the export refunds for nuts (shelled almonds, hazelnuts in shell, shelled hazelnuts and walnuts in shell) using system A1. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 35(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001(2), sets detailed rules covering export refunds on fruit and vegetables.(2) Under Article 35(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 refunds can be granted on products exported by the Community, to the extent necessary to enable economically significant quantities to be exported and within the limits ensuing from agreements concluded in line with Article 300 of the Treaty.(3) In line with Article 35(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 care should be taken to ensure that trade flows already engendered by the granting of refunds are not disturbed. For that reason and given the seasonal nature of fruit and vegetable exports quantities should be set product by product using the agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds established by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87(3). In setting quantities account must be taken of perishability.(4) Article 35(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 stipulates that when refunds are set account is to be taken of the existing situation and outlook for prices and availability of fruit and vegetables on the Community market and for international trade prices, of marketing and transport costs and of the economic aspects of the exportation envisaged.(5) Article 35(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 requires Community market prices to be determined using the prices that are most favourable from the point of view of exportation.(6) The international trade situation or specific requirements of certain markets may necessitate differentiation of the refund on a given product by destination.(7) Economically significant exports can at present be made of shelled almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts in shell.(8) Since nuts have a relatively long storage life export refunds can be set at longer intervals.(9) In order to permit the best possible use of available resources the export refunds should, given the structure of exportation from the Community, be set using system A1.(10) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,. 1. Export refund rates for nuts, the period for lodging licence applications and the quantities permitted are stipulated in the Annex hereto.2. Licences for food aid purposes issued as indicated in Article 16 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000(4) shall not be counted against the quantities indicated in the Annex hereto.3. Without prejudice to Article 5(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001, the type A1 licences shall be valid for three months. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 2004.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 April 2004.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003 (OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 64).(2) OJ L 268, 9.10.2001, p. 8. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1176/2002 (OJ L 170, 29.6.2002, p. 69).(3) OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 118/2003 (OJ L 20, 24.1.2003, p. 3).(4) OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 636/2004 (OJ L 100, 6.4.2004, p. 25).ANNEXto the Commission Regulation of 23 April 2004 setting the export refunds for nuts (system A1)Period for lodging licence applications: from 1 May 2004 to 23 June 2004.>TABLE> +",nut;almond;chestnut;coconut;hazel nut;pistachio;walnut;export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund,17 +14152,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1203/95 of 29 May 1995 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat for the period 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 424/95 (2), and in particular Article 12 (1) and (4) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 of 29 March 1994 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for high-quality beef, and for pigmeat, poultrymeat, wheat and meslin, and brans, sharps and other residues (3), and in particular Articles 7 and 8 thereof,Whereas the Community has undertaken, pursuant to the Agreement on Agriculture concluded under the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations, to open annual tariff quotas for 54 300 tonnes of high-quality beef and 2 250 tonnes of frozen buffalo meat; whereas those quotas should be opened and detailed rules should be adopted for their application for the period 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996;Whereas an annual quota of 18 000 tonnes was opened for the high-quality meat in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 774/95; whereas the abovementioned Agreement on Agriculture as approved by Council Decision 94/824/EC (4), increases that quantity to 20 000 tonnes; whereas, in order to observe that increase and to permit all the Community's quota obligations in this area to be fulfilled efficiently and coherently, this Regulation should incorporate that quantity;Whereas in particular all interested traders within the Community should be guaranteed equal and continuing access to the said quotas and the customs duties laid down for those quotas should apply without interruption to all imports of the products in question until the quotas are exhausted;Whereas the exporting third countries have undertaken to issue certificates of authenticity guaranteeing the origin of the products; whereas the form and layout of the certificates and the procedures for using them must be specified; whereas certificates of authenticity must be issued by authorities in third countries affording all the necessary guarantees to ensure that the arrangements concerned are properly applied;Whereas the implementation of the abovementioned Agreement requires the special detailed rules governing the import licensing arrangements for beef and veal, currently laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 of 4 September 1980 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences in the beef and veal sector (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1084/94 (6), to be recast before 1 July 1995; whereas, to prevent problems from arising in the practical application of the current quotas, that Regulation should not apply and this Regulation should lay down the necessary special detailed rules concerning the import licences required;Whereas, in order to ensure proper management of the imports of meat, provision should be made, where relevant, for import licences to be issued subject to verification, in particular of entries on certificates of authenticity;Whereas provision should be made for the Member States to forward information concerning such imports;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. 1. The following tariff quotas are hereby opened for the period 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996:- 54 300 tonnes for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen meat of bovine animals covered by CN codes 0201 and 0202 and for products covered by CN codes 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91;- 2 250 tonnes for frozen boneless buffalo meat covered by CN code 0202 30 90, expressed in weight of boneless meat.For the purposes of attributing the said quota, 100 kilograms of bone-in meat shall be equivalent to 77 kilograms of boneless meat.2. For the purposes of this Regulation, 'frozen meat` means frozen meat with an internal temperature of not more than P 12° C when it enters the customs territory of the Community.3. The customs duty applicable under the quotas referred to in paragraph 1 shall be 20 % ad valorem. The tariff quota for fresh, chilled and frozen beef provided for in the first indent of Article 1 (1) shall be allocated as follows:(a) 28 000 tonnes for boneless meat covered by CN codes 0201 30 and 0206 10 95 and meeting the following definition:'Special or good-quality beef cuts obtained from exclusively pasture-grazed animals aged between 22 and 24 months, having two permanent incisors and presenting a slaughter liveweight not exceeding 460 kilograms, referred to as ""special boxed beef"", cuts of which may bear the letters ""sc"" (special cuts).`;(b) 5 000 tonnes product weight for meat covered by CN codes 0201 20 90, 0201 30, 0202 20 90, 0202 30, 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91 and meeting the following definition:'Selected cuts of fresh, chilled or frozen beef obtained from bovine animals which do not have more than four permanent incisor teeth, the carcases of which have a dressed weight of not more than 327 kilograms (720 pounds), a compact appearance with a good eye of meat of light and uniform colour, and adequate but not excessive fat cover. The meat shall be certified ""high-quality beef EC"".`;(c) 6 300 tonnes for boneless meat covered by CN codes 0201 30, 0202 30 90, 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91 and meeting the following definition:'Special or good-quality beef cuts obtained from exclusively pasture-grazed animals presenting a slaughter liveweight not exceeding 460 kilograms, referred to as ""special boxed beef"". These cuts may bear the letters ""sc"" (special cuts).`;(d) 5 000 tonnes for boneless meat covered by CN codes 0201 30, 0202 30 90, 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91 and meeting the following definition:'Beef cuts obtained from steers (novilhos) or heifers (novilhas) aged between 20 and 24 months, which have been exclusively pasture grazed, have lost their central temporary incisors but do not have more than four permanent incisor teeth, which are of good maturity and which meet the following beef-carcase classification requirements:meat from B or R class carcases of rounded to straight conformation and a fat-cover class of 2 or 3; the cuts, bearing the letters ""sc"" (special cuts) or an ""sc"" (special cuts) label as a sign of their high quality are to be boxed in cartons bearing the words ""high quality beef"".`;(e) 10 000 tonnes product weight for meat covered by CN codes 0201, 0202, 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91 and meeting the following definition:'Carcases of any cuts obtained from bovine animals not over 30 months of age which have been fed for 100 days or more on nutritionally balanced, high-energy-content rations containing not less than 70 % grain and comprising at least 20 pounds total feed per day. Beef graded ""choice"" or ""prime"" according to USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) standards automatically meets the above definition. Meat graded A 2, A 3 of A 4 according to the standards of the Canadian Ministry of Agriculture automatically meets the above definition.` 1. Imports of the quantities set out in Article 2 (e) shall be subject to presentation, on release for free circulation, of:- an import licence issued in accordance with Articles 4 and 5, and - a certificate of authenticity issued in accordance with Article 6.2. Import licences as referred to in paragraph 1 shall be allocated on a monthly basis. The quantity available each month shall correspond to one twelfth of the total quantity set out in Article 2 (e), plus any quantity remaining from the preceding months as referred to in Article 5 (3). In order to obtain import licences as referred to in Article 3:(a) the licence applicants must be natural or legal persons who, at the time their applications are submitted, have been engaged for at least 12 months in trade in beef and veal between Member States or with third countries and who are registered in a Member State for VAT purposes;(b) the licence applications lodged may cover a total quantity corresponding to not more than the quantity available for the month in which the application is lodged;(c) section 8 of the licence applications and of the licences themselves must show the country of origin; licences shall carry with them an obligation to import from the country in question;(d) section 20 of the licence applications and of the licences themselves shall show one of the following endorsements:- Carne de vacuno de alta calidad [Reglamento (CE) n° 1203/95],- Oksekoed af hoej kvalitet (forordning (EF) nr. 1203/95),- Qualitaetsrindfleisch (Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1203/95),- Âueaaéï êñÝáò aaêëaaêôÞò ðïéueôçôáò [êáíïíéóìueò (AAÊ) áñéè. 1203/95],- High-quality beef/veal (Regulation (EC) No 1203/95),- Viande bovine de haute qualité [règlement (CE) n° 1203/95],- Carni bovine di alta qualità [regolamento (CE) n. 1203/95],- Rundvlees van hoge kwaliteit (Verordening (EG) nr. 1203/95),- Carne de bovino de alta qualidade [Regulamento (CE) nº 1203/95],- Noetkoett av hoeg kvalitet (foerordning (EG) nr 1203/95),- Korkealaatuista naudanlihaa [Asetus (EY) N :o 1203/95]. 1. Licence applications as referred to in Article 4 may be lodged solely during the first five days of each month with the competent authorities of the Member State in which the applicant is registered for VAT purposes. If an applicant lodges more than one application, none of his applications shall be considered.2. On the second working day following the closing date for the submission of applications, the Member States shall notify the Commission of the total quantity covered by applications.Such notifications shall include the list of applicants and the countries of origin indicated. All notifications, including nil returns, shall be sent by telex before 4 p.m. on the stipulated day.3. The Commission shall decide what proportion of quantities covered by applications may be granted. If the quantities covered by licence applications exceed the quantities available, the Commission shall reduce the amounts applied for by a fixed percentage. If the total quantity covered by licence applications is less than the quantity available, the Commission shall determine the quantity remaining to be added to the quantity available for the following month.4. Subject to a decision by the Commission to accept applications, licences shall be issued on the 11th day of each month. 1. Certificates of authenticity shall be made out in one original and not less than one copy in accordance with the model in Annex I.The forms shall measure approximately 210 × 297 mm and the paper shall weigh not less than 40 g/m2.2. The forms shall be printed and completed in one of the official languages of the Community; they may also be printed and completed in the official language or one of the official languages of the exporting country.The relevant definition in Article 2 applying to the meat originating in the exporting country shall be shown on the back of the form.3. Certificates of authenticity shall bear an individual serial number allocated by the issuing authorities referred to in Article 7. The copies shall bear the same serial number as the original.4. The original and copies thereof may be typed or handwritten. In the latter case, they must be completed in black ink and in block capitals.5. Certificates of authenticity shall be valid only if they are duly completed and endorsed in accordance with the instructions in Annexes I and II by an issuing authority listed in Annex II.6. Certificates of authenticity shall be deemed to have been duly endorsed if they state the date and place of issue and if they bear the stamp of the issuing authority and the signature of the person or persons empowered to sign them.The stamp may be replaced by a printed seal on the original of the certificate of authenticity and any copies thereof. 1. The issuing authorities listed in Annex II must:(a) be recognized as such by the exporting country;(b) undertake to verify entries on certificates of authenticity;(c) undertake to forward to the Commission each Wednesday any information enabling the entries on certificates of authenticity to be verified.2. The list may be revised by the Commission where any issuing authority is no longer recognized, where it fails to fulfil any of the obligations incumbent on it or where a new issuing authority is designated. 1. Imports of the quantities set out in the second indent of Article 1 (1) and in Article 2 (a) to (d) shall be subject to presentation, on release for free circulation, of import licences issued in accordance with Article 4 (c) and (d) of paragraph 2 of this Article.2. (a) The original of the certificate of authenticity drawn up in accordance with Articles 6 and 7 plus a copy thereof shall be presented to the competent authority together with the application for the first import licence relating to the certificate of authenticity.The original of the certificate of authenticity shall be kept by the abovementioned authority.(b) Certificates of authenticity may be used for the issuing of more than one import licence for quantities not exceeding that shown on the certificate. Where more than one licence is issued in respect of a certificate, the competent authority shall endorse the certificate of authenticity to show the quantity attributed.(c) The competent authorities may issue import licences only after they are satisfied that all the information on the certificate of authenticity corresponds to that received each week from the Commission on the subject. The licences shall be issued immediately thereafter.3. Notwithstanding paragraph 1 (c), the competent authorities may, in exceptional cases and on duly reasoned applications, issue import licences on the basis of the relevant certificates of authenticity before the information from the Commission is received. In such cases, the security for the import licences shall be ECU 35 per 100 kg net weight. 1. The security for import licences shall be ECU 12 per 100 kg net weight. Such securities shall be lodged when the licences are issued.2. Certificates of authenticity and import licences shall be valid for three months from their dates of issue. Their term of validity shall, however, expire at the latest on 30 June 1996. 01. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (1) shall apply without prejudice to the terms of this Regulation. However, notwithstanding the second subparagraph of Article 14 (3) of that Regulation, the sum of ECU 100 is hereby replaced by ECU 30.Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 shall not apply.2. Without prejudice to Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, the full import duty provided for in the Common Customs Tariff (CCT) shall be charged on quantities in excess of those stated on import licences. 1By the 15th day of each month and in respect of the preceding month, the Member States shall notify the Commission of the quantities of products as referred to in the second indent of Article 1 (1) and in Article 2:- for which import licences have been issued,- which have been released for free circulation,broken down by country of origin and CN code. 2This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1995.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 May 1995.For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the CommissionANNEX I>START OF GRAPHIC>1. Exporter (name and address) 2. Certificate No ORIGINAL 3. Issuing authority 4. Consignee (name and address) 6. Means of transport 5. CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY BEEF AND VEAL Regulation (EC) No 1203/95 7. Marks, numbers, number and kind of packages;description of goods 8. Gross weight (kg) 9. Net weight (kg) 10. Net weight (in words) 11. CERTIFICATION BY THE ISSUING AUTHORITY I hereby certify that the beef described in this certificate complies with the specification shown overleaf.(a) for high-quality beef (1) (b) for buffalo meat (1).Place: Date:Signature and stamp (or printed seal) To be filled in either by typewriter or hand in block capitals.(1) Delete as appropriate.>END OF GRAPHIC>DEFINITIONSHigh-quality beef originating in . . . . . .(appropriate definition)Buffalo meat originating in AustraliaANNEX IILIST OF AUTHORITIES IN EXPORTING COUNTRIES EMPOWERED TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF AUTHENTICITY- SECRETARÍA DE AGRICULTURA, GANADERÍA Y PESCA:for meat originating in Argentina and meeting the definition in Article 2 (a).- AUSTRALIAN MEAT AND LIVESTOCK CORPORATION:for meat originating in Australia:(a) meeting the definition in Article 2 (b);(b) meeting the definition in the second indent of Article 1 (1).- INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CARNES (INAC):for meat originating in Uruguay and meeting the definition in Article 2 (c).- DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE INSPECÇÃO DE PRODUTOS DE ORIGEM ANIMAL (DIOPA):for meat originating in Brazil and meeting the definition in Article 2 (d).- FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE (FSIS) OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA):for meat originating in the United States of America and meeting the definition in Article 2 (e).- FOOD PRODUCTION AND INSPECTION BRANCH - AGRICULTURE CANADA, DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE 'PRODUCTION ET INSPECTION DES ALIMENTS` - AGRICULTURE CANADA:for meat originating in Canada, and meeting the definition in Article 2 (e). +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;frozen product;frozen food;frozen foodstuff;product quality;quality criterion;beef;buffalo meat,17 +4702,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 1650/86 of 26 May 1986 on the refunds and levies applicable to exports of olive oil. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1454/86 (2), and in particular Article 20 (2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas the export refund on olive oil must be fixed in accordance with certain criteria which will make it possible to cover the difference between quotations and prices for that product within the Community and those on the world market, while respecting the general aims of the common organization of the market in olive oil; whereas, to this end, the supply situation and prices for olive oil within the Community of Twelve and the price situation on the world market must be taken into account; whereas, should it prove difficult to determine trends in the price of olive oil on the world market, the relationship between the world price for olive oil and the price for competing vegetable oils should be taken into account; whereas account should also be taken of the costs of putting the product on the world market;Whereas provision should be made for varying the amount of the refund according to the destination of the products, since markets in the countries of destination are at varying distances from Community markets and special conditions apply to imports in certain countries of destination; whereas provision should also be made for varying the amount of the refund according to the quality and presentation of the product;Whereas, to avoid distortions of competition between individual Community traders, the administrative conditions under which they operate must be identical throughout the Community;Whereas, to guarantee Community exporters sufficient stability in the amount of the refund, fluctuations in olive oil prices being taken into account, the period for which the refund is to remain unchanged should be fixed at a maximum of one month, subject to any alterations made in the intervening period to ensure that the conditions described above are fulfilled;Whereas information on the world market situation may prove to be insufficient to enable the export refund to be fixed according to the normal procedures; whereas provision should be made for the amount of the refund to be fixed by tender in such cases;Whereas, s far as levies on export are concerned, the provisions of Article 20 (2) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC must take it possible to prevent any speculative exports which might follow an increase in world prices and could disturb the Community market; whereas this aim may be achieved by limiting the amount of the levy to the difference between the cif price and the representative market price for the product exported;Whereas, in view of the successive amendments made to Council Regulation No 171/67/EEC of 27 June 1967 on export refunds and levies on olive oil (3), as last amended by the Act of Accession of 1979, that Regulation should, in the interests of clarity, be repealed and replaced by this Regulation; whereas, however, provision should be made for a transitional measure on export refunds for olive oil granted in the form of an authorization to import olive oil from any levy,. This Regulation lays down the rules for fixing and granting the refund and for fixing the levy on exports of olive oil. The refund shall be same for the whole Community.Where the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets make it necessary, the refund may be varied according to the country of destination, the quality and the presentation of the products in question.The refund shall be granted by Member States on application by the person concerned. 1. The refund shall be fixed at least once every month in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 38 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC. Where necessary, the Commission may, at the request of a Member State or in its initiative, alter the refund in the intervening period.2. The amount of the refund applicable shall be that obtaining on the day of export.3. However, if the person concerned so requests at the same time as his application for the export licence is made, the refund applied shall be that obtaining on the day on which the application for the export licence is lodged, adjusted on the basis of the change in the threshold price which occurred the day on which the application was lodged and the day of export. That refund shall apply to the exports to be affected during the period of validity of the licence. The refund shall be fixed in the light of the existing situation and outlook in relation to:- olive oil prices and availability on the Community market,- olive oil prices on the world market.However, where the world market situation is such that the most favourable olive oil prices cannot be determined, account may be taken of the price of the main competing vegetable oils on the world market and the difference recorded between that price and the price of olive oil during a representative period.The amount of the refund may not exceed the difference between the price of olive oil in the Community and that on the world market, adjusted, where appropriate, to take account of export costs for the products on the world market. Should the world market situation so warrant, it may be decided, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 38 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, that the refund shall be fixed by tender. The tendering procedure shall cover the amount of the refund and may be limited to certain countries of destination, quantities, qualities and presentations. 1. The export levy shall be fixed in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3.2. The amount of the levy on olive oil which has not undergone refining may not exceed the cif price for olive oil fixed pursuant to Article 14 (2) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, less the representative market price fixed pursuant to Articles 4 and 6 of that Regulation.The amount of the levy on refined olive oil may not exceed the cif price referred to in the preceding subparagraph, less the representative market price, the amount of the difference being corrected, where appropriate, by the coefficient laid down in Articles 2 and 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 443/72 of 29 February 1972 on the levies on refined olive oil and on certain products containing olive oil (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2560/77 (2).3. The export levy shall be fixed by the Commission. Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 38 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC. Regulation No 171/67/EEC is hereby repealed.However, Article 9 of that Regulation shall continue to apply until 31 October 1986. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 1 May 1986.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 May 1986.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. BRAKS(1) OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.(2) OJ No L 133, 21. 5. 1986, p. 8.(3) OJ No L 130, 28. 6. 1967, p. 2600/67.(1) OJ No L 54, 3. 3. 1972, p. 3.(2) OJ No L 303, 28. 11. 1977, p. 1. +",olive oil;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;cif price;cif delivery;cost insurance freight;delivery at port of unloading;forward delivery price;export levy;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund,17 +20397,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1899/2000 of 7 September 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 1472/2000 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of polyester staple fibres originating in India and the Republic of Korea. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 905/98(2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,After consulting the Advisory Committee,Whereas:(1) By Commission Regulation (EC) No 1472/2000(3), the Commission imposed a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of polyester staple fibres originating in India and the Republic of Korea (""Korea"").(2) In respect of one cooperating exporting producer in Korea, together with a related trading company in Korea, the dumping margin, upon which the measure was based, was inaccurately recorded due to a computer spreadsheet formula error.(3) In particular, the dumping margin of 9,7 % for SK Chemicals Co. Ltd, Seoul, and SK Global Co. Ltd, Seoul, stated in recital 59 should read 5,3 %.(4) Furthermore, in the operative part of the Regulation the anti-dumping duty to be imposed for these two companies was incorrectly stated,. In the table in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1472/2000, the rate of duty of ""9,7 %"" for SK Chemicals Co. Ltd, 948/1, Daechi 3-dong, Kangnam-ku, Seoul 135-283, Korea, and for SK Global Co. Ltd, 36-1, 2Ga, Ulchiro, Chung-Gu, Seoul, Korea, is replaced by ""5,3 %"". The amendment referred to in Article 1 shall have effect from the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 1472/2000. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 September 2000.For the CommissionPascal LamyMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1.(2) OJ L 128, 30.4.1998, p. 18.(3) OJ L 166, 6.7.2000, p. 1. +",import;South Korea;Republic of Korea;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;agricultural trade;equidae;ass;colt;donkey;equine species;foal;horse;mare;mule,17 +23948,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1115/2002 of 26 June 2002 determining the extent to which applications lodged in June 2002 for import licences for certain pigmeat sector products under the regime provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for pigmeat and certain other agricultural products can be accepted. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1432/94 of 22 June 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application in the pigmeat sector of the import arrangements provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for pigmeat and certain other agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1006/2001(2), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) The quantity available for the fourth quarter of 2002 should be determined.(2) It is appropriate to draw the attention of operators to the fact that licences may only be used for products which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community,. 1. For the period 1 October to 31 December 2002, applications may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1432/94 for import licences for a total quantity as referred to in the Annex.2. Licences may only be used for products which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 June 2002.For the CommissionJ. M. Silva RodrĂ­guezAgriculture Director-General(1) OJ L 156, 23.6.1994, p. 14.(2) OJ L 140, 24.5.2001, p. 13.ANNEX>TABLE> +",import;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;third country;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;pigmeat;pork,17 +42579,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 507/2013 of 31 May 2013 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 June 2013. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 1 June 2013 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 1 June 2013, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 May 2013.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Jerzy PLEWADirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 1 June 2013CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I15.5.2013-30.5.20131. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/t)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 244,53 199,66 — — —Fob price USA — — 256,21 246,21 226,21Gulf of Mexico premium — 30,81 — — —Great Lakes premium 30,19 — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 16,60 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: 50,85 EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +35522,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 114/2008 of 6 February 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 883/2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 as regards the keeping of accounts by the paying agencies, declarations of expenditure and revenue and the conditions for reimbursing expenditure under the EAGF and the EAFRD. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (1), and in particular Article 42(7) thereof,Whereas:(1) The third subparagraph of Article 16(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/2006 (2) provides that all the payments made in anticipation by the Member States under their own responsibility prior to approval of the rural development programmes for the period 2007-2013 must be declared in the first declaration of expenditure following the adoption of the programmes. This rule is laid down for programmes not approved by 31 March 2007.(2) Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 provides that the Community’s budget commitments for rural development programmes are to be made in annual instalments and that for each programme, the budget commitment for the first instalment is to follow the adoption of the programme by the Commission.(3) Under the second subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (3), appropriations which have not been used at the end of the financial year may be carried over, to the following financial year only, by means of a decision taken by the Commission by 15 February at the latest.(4) Given this framework and the appropriations available for 2007, a large number of programmes will not be able to be approved until after the appropriations not used in that financial year have been carried over. As a result, for 2007, the first year of the programming period, it will not be possible for some of the payments made in anticipation by the Member States to be covered by a declaration of expenditure by the deadline of 31 January 2008 laid down in Article 16(2)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2006.(5) Therefore, in order to facilitate the financial management of the rural development programmes and in order not to prolong the deadline for reimbursing the expenditure incurred by the Member States, a new deadline should be laid down to enable the Member States, by derogation from the first subparagraph of Article 16(2) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2006, to make an additional, special declaration of expenditure for the payments in anticipation made by them in 2007 under programmes approved by the Commission between the date of the Commission decision on the carry-over of appropriations from 2007 and 29 February 2008.(6) Regulation (EC) No 883/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly.(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Agricultural Funds,. The third subparagraph of Article 16(2) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2006 is hereby replaced by the following:‘However, if a rural development programme has not been approved by the Commission by 31 March 2007, all the expenditure carried out in anticipation by the paying agency under its own responsibility, during the periods preceding the adoption of this programme, shall be declared to the Commission in the first declaration of expenditure following the adoption of the programme. Notwithstanding the first subparagraph, in the case of rural development programmes approved by the Commission between 15 October and 12 December 2007, expenditure incurred in anticipation by the paying agencies up to and including 15 October 2007 shall be the subject of a special declaration of expenditure to be made by 12 December 2007 and, in the case of rural development programmes approved by the Commission between the date of the Commission decision on the carry-over of appropriations not used in 2007, taken in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002, and 29 February 2008, expenditure incurred in anticipation by the paying agencies up to and including 31 December 2007 shall be the subject of a special declaration of expenditure to be made by 29 February 2008.’ This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 6 February 2008.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1437/2007 (OJ L 322, 7.12.2007, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 171, 23.6.2006, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1305/2007 (OJ L 290, 8.11.2007, p. 17).(3)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1525/2007 (OJ L 343, 27.12.2007, p. 9). +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;fund (EU);EC fund;management;revenue;agricultural expenditure;expenditure on agriculture;farm spending;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law;sustainable development;bio-economy;bioeconomy;eco-development,17 +42207,"2013/793/EU: Commission Decision of 19 December 2013 amending Decision 2007/506/EC in order to prolong the validity of the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel to soaps, shampoos and hair conditioners (notified under document C(2013) 9223) Text with EEA relevance. Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 66/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the EU Ecolabel (1), and in particular point (c) of Article 8(3) thereof,After consulting the European Union Eco-Labelling Board,Whereas:(1) Commission Decision 2007/506/EC of 21 June 2007 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to soaps, shampoos and hair conditioners (2) expires on 31 December 2013.(2) An assessment has been carried out to evaluate the relevance and appropriateness of the current ecological criteria, as well as of the related assessment and verification requirements, established by this Decision. Given the stage of the revision process for that Decision, it is appropriate to prolong the period of validity of the ecological criteria and the related assessment and verification requirements which it set out. The period of validity of the ecological criteria and the related assessment and verification requirements set out in Decision 2007/506/EC should be prolonged until 31 December 2014.(3) Decision 2007/506/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up by Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 66/2010. Article 4 of Decision 2007/506/EC is replaced by the following:‘Article 4The ecological criteria for the product group “soaps, shampoos and hair-conditioners”, as well as the related assessment and verification requirements, shall be valid until 31 December 2014.’ This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 December 2013.For the CommissionJanez POTOČNIKMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 27, 30.1.2010, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 186, 18.7.2007, p. 36. +",cosmetic product;beauty product;cosmetic;perfume;soap;toilet preparation;product safety;dangerous substance;dangerous product;toxicology;radiotoxicology;biodegradability;biodegradation;biodeterioration;eco-label;environment-friendly label;preparation for market,17 +5346,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 734/2011 of 22 July 2011 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Αρνάκι Ελασσόνας (Arnaki Elassonas) (PDO)). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Greece’s application to register the name ‘Αρνάκι Ελασσόνας (Arnaki Elassonas)’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no statement of objection pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 July 2011.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Dacian CIOLOŞMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(2)  OJ C 307, 12.11.2010, p. 24.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.1.   Fresh meat (and offal)GREECEΑρνάκι Ελασσόνας (Arnaki Elassonas) (PDO) +",Greece;Hellenic Republic;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;sheepmeat;lamb meat;mutton;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +1191,"79/314/EEC: Commission Decision of 8 March 1979 refusing to accept the scientific character of the apparatus described as 'Swift S6 zoom stereo microscope'. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3195/75 of 2 December 1975 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (2), and in particular Articles 4 and 5 thereof,Whereas, by letter dated 6 September 1978, the United Kingdom Government requested the Commission to invoke the procedure laid down in Articles 4 and 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 3195/75 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as Swift S6 zoom stereo microscope', to be used for practical teaching in various areas of biological science and, for research into the electrophysiology of invertebrate and vertebrate nervous systems, should be considered to be a scientific apparatus, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 3195/75, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 12 January 1979 within the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine this particular case;Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is a stereoscopic microscope variable focus of rather simple design ; whereas it does not have the objective characteristics making it specially suited to pure scientific research ; whereas it is an apparatus mainly used in industry, in particular in the manufacture of transistors and diodes ; whereas its use for research purposes could not alone confer upon it the character of a scientific apparatus ; whereas it therefore cannot be regarded as a scientific apparatus,. The apparatus described as ""Swift S6 zoom stereo microscope"" is not considered to be a scientific apparatus. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 8 March 1979.For the CommissionÉtienne DAVIGNONMember of the Commission (1)OJ No L 184, 15.7.1975, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 316, 6.12.1975, p. 17. +",exemption from customs duties;customs franchise;duty-free admission;duty-free entry;exemption from duty;exemption from import duty;travellers' allowance;travellers' tax-free allowance;scientific apparatus;laboratory equipment;microscope;research equipment;scientific instrument;scientific material;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT,17 +3209,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2253/84 of 31 July 1984 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on certain imports of certain sodium carbonate originating in the United States of America and accepting undertakings in respect of other imports of the same product. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3017/79 of 20 December 1979 on protection against dumped or subsidized imports from countries not members of the European Economic Community (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1580/82 (2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,After consultation within the Advisory Committee as provided for under the above Regulation,Whereas:A. Procedure(1) In March 1984 the Commission received a request for a review of the existing anti-dumping measures (3) lodged by the European Council of Chemical Manufacturers' Associations (CEFIC) on behalf of Belgian, British, Dutch, French, German and Italian producers of dense sodium carbonate whose collective output constitutes practically all Community production of the product in question. The request for a review contained evidence of renewed dumping and of material injury resulting therefrom which was considered sufficient to justify the initiation of a proceeding. The Commission accordingly announced, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (4), the re-opening of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports into the Community of dense sodium carbonate originating in the United States of America, falling within subheading 28.42 A ex II of the Common Customs Tariff, corresponding to NIMEXE code ex 28.42-31, and commenced an investigation.(2) The Commission officially so advised the exporters and importers known to be concerned and the representatives of the exporting country and the complainants and gave the parties directly concerned the opportunity to make known their views in writing and to request a hearing.(3) The majority of the known exporters and all importers made their views known in writing and have requested and have been granted hearings.(4) Submissions were made by the United Kingdom Glass Manufacturers' Federation and the Food Manufacturers' Federation of the United Kingdom.(5) For the the purpose of a preliminary determination, the Commission requested and received all necessary detailed written submissions from the complainant Community producers, the exporters and the importers and verified the information therein to the extent considered necessary.B. Normal value(6) Normal value was provisionally determined on the basis of the domestic prices of those producers who exported to the EEC.C Export price(7) Export prices were determined on the basis of the prices actually paid or payable for the product sold for export to the Community.D. Comparison(8) In comparing normal value with export prices the Commission took account, where appropriate, of differences affecting price comparability. This was especially the case for differences in conditions and terms of sale, in particular delivery and payment conditions. The necessary adjustments were made where claims in this area could be satisfactorily demonstrated; all comparisons were made at ex works level on the basis of cash payment.E. Margins(9) The above preliminary examination of the facts shows the existence of dumping in respect of Allied Chemical Corporation, Texasgulf Chemicals Company and Tenneco Minerals Company, the margin of dumping being equal to the amount by which the normal value as established exceeds the price for export to the Community.These margins vary according to the exporter, the weighted average margin for each of the exporters investigated being as follows:Allied Chemical Corporation 34,25 %Texasgulf Chemicals Company 15,87 %Tenneco Minerals Company in excess of 40 %(10) For those exporters who neither replied to the Commission's questionnaire nor made themselves known otherwise in the course of the preliminary investigation, dumping was determined on the basis of the facts available. In this connection the Commission considered that the results of its investigation provided an accurate basis for determination of the level of dumping and that it would constitute a bonus for non-cooperation to assume that the dumping margin for these exporters was any lower than the highest dumping margin determined with regard to an exporter who had cooperated in the investigation. For these reasons it is considered appropriate to use this latter dumping margin for this group of exporters.F. Injury(11) With regard to injury the Commission investigated the period 1 January 1982 to 31 March 1984, since the years 1979 to 1981 had been investigated during the proceeding which led to the measures referred to above at present in force.(12) With regard to imports, the evidence available to the Commission shows that quantities of dense sodium carbonate imported into the Community from the United States of America totalled 81 333 tonnes in 1982 decreasing to 48 263 tonnes in 1983, as a result of the anti-dumping measures taken in the latter part of 1982, only to increase again in the first quarter of 1984 to 24 064 tonnes which indicates that the total quantity for the year may well be in excess of the 1983 level. Sales in the Community of these imports in terms of tonnage developed accordingly. In consequence, the share of the Community market of bulk dense sodium carbonate represented by dumped imports was 3,70 % immediately prior to the initiation of the previous investigation, decreasing to 2,00 % in 1982, rising to 2,29 % in 1983, to return almost to its former level at 3,12 % in the first quarter of 1984.(13) The corresponding shares for that part of the Community most affected by these dumped imports were 17,20 % for the first half of 1982, 9,13 and 11,31 % for 1982 and 1983 respectively, increasing once more to 16,08 % in the first quarter of 1984. It was furthermore established that the resale prices of these imports were lower than those required to cover the costs of the Community producer mainly implicated and provide a reasonable profit.(14) The consequent impact on the Community industry as a whole has been a fall in production by about 5 % since 1982. Since no significant stocks of the product are kept by Community producers, sales decreased at the same rate as production. The market share held by the Community industry fell in accordance with the increase in market shares registered for dumped imports from the United States of America, particularly affecting that part of the Community market in which these imports are concentrated. The current figures concerning capacity utilization show an improvement since 1982 but this has been due to substantial reductions in overall capacity leading to an increased use of the production capacities remaining.(15) The Commission has considered whether injury has been caused by other factors such as stagnation of demand and the volume of other imports.Although in previous years demand had declined considerably, no further noticeable decrease occurred during the period investigated.As to imports of dense sodium carbonate from other countries, namely from eastern Europe, it has been difficult to establish meaningful figures because the Community import statistics do not distinguish between imports of dense sodium carbonate and other forms of sodium carbonate. According to the best evidence, these imports, unlike those originating in the United States of America, are evenly spread over the whole Community market and their impact is thereby felt to a lesser extent. In any case, the quantities involved are estimated to be below those subject to this proceeding. (16) All these considerations taken together led the Commission to the determination that the effects of the dumped imports of dense sodium carbonate originating in the United States, taken in isolation, have to be considered as causing material injury to the Community industry concerned.G. Community interest(17) The consumers referred to in paragraph 4 expressed themselves in favour of a continuation of imports of dense soidium carbonate originating in the United States of America so as to give them an alternative source of supply and thus increase competition among suppliers.(18) The Commission has considered this point of view and the Community interest as a whole. It is in favour of competition from as many sources as possible on the Community market and more specifically that part of the Community market mostly affected. Hoever, in view of difficulties facing the Community industry, the Commission has come to the conclusion that it is in the Community's interest that action be taken. In order to prevent further injury being caused during the remainder of the proceeding, this action should take the form of a provisional anti-dumping duty.H. Undertakings(19) In the course of the investigation Allied Chemical Corporation, FMC Corporation, Tenneco Minerals Company, and Texasgulf Chemicals Company offered undertakings concerning exports to the Community of dense sodium carbonate.The effect of the undertakings offered by Allied Chemical Corporation and Texasgulf Chemicals Company will be to increase sales prices in the Community to the level which the Commission, having taken into account the selling price necessary to provide an adequate return to Community producers, considered necessary to eliminate injury. These increases in no case exceed the dumping margins found during the investigation.In these circumstances, these undertakings are considered acceptable. No objection to this course was raised in the Advisory Committee.The undertakings offered by Tenneco Minerals Company was found unacceptable because, in view of its special features, its implementation could not have been satisfactorily monitored and could have led to controversy.A decision on the acceptability of the undertaking offered by FMC Corporation will be taken at a later stage in the proceeding.I. Rate of duty(20) Having regard to the extent of injury caused, the rate of provisional duty for imports not covered by the undertakings should be less than the dumping margins provisionally established but adequate to remove the injury caused; this duty should be levied in addition to the definitive duty currently applicable.(21) In conformity with the provisions of the anti-dumping Regulation which provides for the possibility of taking provisional measures, it is appropriate to impose a supplementary provisional duty. The amount of this provisional duty is an additional 44,34 ECU per tonne for imports of dense sodium carbonate from the United States of America.(22) A period should be fixed within which the parties concerned may, following the imposition of the provisional duty, make their views known and apply to be heard orally by the Commission,. 1. The undertakings offered by Allied Chemical Corporation and Texasgulf Chemicals Company in connection with the proceeding concerning the imports of certain sodium carbonate originating in the United States of America are hereby accepted.2. The proceeding, in so far as it concerns Allied Chemical Corporation and Texasgulf Chemicals Company is hereby terminated. 1. A provisional anti-dumping duty is hereby imposed on dense sodium carbonate originating in the United States of America and falling within subheading 28.42 A ex II of the Common Customs Tariff, corresponding to NIMEXE code ex 28.42-31. This provisional duty is to be levied in addition to the definitive anti-dumping duty currently applicable.2. The duty shall not apply to dense sodium carbonate exported by Allied Chemical Corporation and Texasgulf Chemicals Company. 3. The amount of the additional duty shall be 44,34 ECU per tonne.4. For the purposes of this Regulation, dense sodium carbonate means sodium carbonate with a specific gravity exceeding 0,700 kg/dm3.5. The provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.6. The release for free circulation in the Community of the products referred to in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the provision of a security equivalent to the amount of the provisional duty. Without prejudice to Article 7 (4) (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 3017/79, the parties concerned may make known their views, and apply to be heard orally by the Commission, within one month of the entry into force of this Regulation.Subject to Articles 11, 12 and 14 of the said Regulation, the duty shall be applicable for four months or until the adoption by the Council of definitive measures, whichever is the earlier. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 July 1984.For the CommissionÉtienne DAVIGNONVice-President(1) OJ No L 339, 31. 12. 1979, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 178, 22. 6. 1982, p. 9.(3) OJ No L 317, 13. 11. 1982, p. 5;OJ No L 64, 10. 3. 1983, p. 23.(4) OJ No C 101, 13. 4. 1984, p. 10. +",chemical salt;ammonia;ammonium;bromide;chloride;hydroxide;iodide;lithium hydroxide;nitrate;potassium chloride;soda;sodium carbonate;sulphate;dumping;United States;USA;United States of America,17 +1437,"80/1157/EEC: Commission Decision of 28 November 1980 on a scheme of aid by the Belgian Government in respect of certain investments carried out by the Belgian subsidiary of an international oil group at its Antwerp refinery (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 93 (2) thereof,Having given notice to the parties concerned to submit their comments as provided for in Article 93, and having regard to those comments,Whereas:IThe Belgian law of 17 July 1959, implemented by the Royal Order of 17 August 1959 (1), introduced general measures to aid the Belgian economy and in particular interest rate rebates on loans contracted to pay for investments, state guarantees covering loans contracted by undertakings with banks where certain interest rebates are given, and exemption for five years from tax on income from immovable property.When examining the Belgian law, pursuant to the procedure defined in Article 93 (1) and (2) of the EEC Treaty, the Commission pointed out that, since it contained no industrial or regional objectives and permitted aid to be given for investment by any firm in any area or industry, it constituted a general aid system which, as such, could not qualify for exemption under Article 92 (3) (a) or (c). In the absence of specific references, industrial or regional objectives, the Commission could not assess the scheme's effects on trade between Member States or on competition and was, therefore, unable to form an opinion as to its compatibility with the common market.It is now the well-established policy of the Commission to accept such general aid schemes subject to one of two conditions, namely that the Member State concerned informs the Commission of either a regional or sectoral plan of application or where this is felt not to be possible, that it notifies significant individual cases of application.Commission Decision 75/397/EEC (2), required the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium to notify the Commission in advance and in sufficient time of significant cases of application of the Belgian Law of 17 July 1959, introducing measures to promote economic expansion and the creation of new industries so as to enable the Commission to decide on the compatibility of the proposed aids with the common market.IIIn a letter dated 26 March 1979, the Belgian Government informed the Commission of its intention to apply the aids provided for under the abovementioned law in favour of investments, already carried out at a refinery in Antwerp.The company to be aided was the Belgian subsidiary of one of the world's major oil groups. The Commission objected to two previous applications for aid by the Belgian Government to this company for the same or related purposes on the grounds that these aids were incompatible with the common market, particularly in view of the situation in the refinery sector in the Community. One of these aids was modified to meet the Commission's objections (3), the other was the subject of a negative decision (4).IIIIn its communications to the Council of 17 March 1977 (COM (77) 61 Final) and 22 February 1978 (COM (78) 71 Final), the Commission stated that the refining industry in general was facing a difficult situation as a result of its substantial surplus capacity and because of a relative imbalance between its specific structures and the nature of actual demand. For the most part, existing capacity has been orientated towards the refining of heavy products. The rise in the price of crude petroleum and the measures taken to develop alternative sources of energy have effectively caused and will continue to cause a substantial (1)Moniteur Belge of 29.8.1959. (2)OJ No L 177, 8.7.1975, p. 13. (3)OJ No L 80, 29.3.1977, p. 23 (Anvers). (4)OJ No L 270, 27.9.1973, p. 22 (Anvers + Kallo). reduction in the demand for those products with a resultant need for the conversion of corresponding refining capacity towards light refined products for which demand is constantly increasing. However, the price differential in favour of light products (or crudes giving larger quantities of those products), compared with heavy refined products (or heavy crudes) constitutes a sufficient incentive to firms to carry out the necessary conversion operations.IVThe project to be aided concerns investments made at the Antwerp refinery in order to reactivate and extend a catalytic cracking unit, i.e. to increase the output of light refined products. While not adding to the overall capacity of the refinery, this investment will enable it to produce an extra 1 73 million tonnes of light products each year (distillates and naphtha), which will increase added value by about Bfrs 1 500 million annually. The cost of the investment is estimated at Bfrs 1 000 million.The company to be aided has already carried out the investment in question and the new unit has been operating since the beginning of 1979. While there is substantial excess capacity in the refinery sector generally, the market for light distillates is still growing.The refinery being aided has an overall refining capacity of approximately 13 million tonnes, and at the time the application for aid was being considered, was working at approximately 50 % of theoretical capacity. 40 % of its output is sold in Belgium and the remainder in Germany, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.The proposed aid is in the form of grants of interest relief. The net grant equivalent amounts to Bfrs 120 million or 12 % of the investment. In addition there is tax relief worth a further 1 1/2 % net grant equivalent.VThe aid proposed by the Belgian Government is therefore likely to affect trade between Member States and distort or threaten to distort competition by favouring the undertaking in question or the production of its goods within the meaning of Article 92 (1) of the EEC Treaty.The terms of the Treaty provide that aids fulfilling the criteria set out in Article 92 (1) of the Treaty shall be incompatible with the common market. The exemptions from this incompatibility set out in Article 92 (3) of the EEC Treaty specify objectives to be pursued in the Community interest and not that of the individual beneficiary. These exemptions must be strictly construed in the examination both of regional or sectoral aid schemes and of individual cases of application of general aid systems. In particular they may be granted only when the Commission can establish that this will contribute to the attainment of the objectives specified in the exemptions, which the recipient firms would not attain by their own actions under normal market conditions alone.To grant an exemption where there is no compensatory justification would be tantamount to allowing trade between Member States to be affected and competition to be distorted without any benefit in terms of the interest of the Community, while at the same time accepting that undue advantages accrue to some Member States.When applying the principles set out above in its examination of individual cases of application of general aid systems, the Commission must be satisfied that there exists on the part of the particular beneficiary a specific compensatory justification in that the grant of aid is required to promote the attainment of one of the objectives set out in Article 92 (3). Where such evidence cannot be provided and especially where the aided investment would take place unmodified, it is clear that the aid does not contribute to the attainment of the objectives specified in the exemptions but serves to increase the financial power of the undertaking in question.In the case in question there does not appear to be such a compensatory justification on the part of the undertaking benefiting from the aid.The Belgian Government has not been able to provide, nor has the Commission found, any evidence which establishes that the proposed aid meets the conditions justifying one of the exemptions provided for in Article 92 (3) of the EEC Treaty.Furthermore, notwithstanding the fact that Belgium is experiencing a high rate of unemployment, with the result that the Commission has granted an exemption to a scheme of aids to employment on the grounds that a serious disturbance exists in the Belgian economy, it does not follow that every other aid of whatever nature proposed by the Belgian Government may automatically benefit from one of the exemptions specified in Article 92 (3), since each aid notified must be considered on its own merits in the light of the specific criteria laid down.As regards the exemptions set out in Article 92 (3) (a) and (c) are concerned in respect of aids designed to promote or facilitate the development of certain areas, it is the case that the Antwerp area continues to enjoy a better socio-economic situation than that of other regions in Belgium ; to the extent to which the general problem of unemployment also exists in Antwerp, it is already provided for under the general scheme to promote employment and there is, therefore, no reason to grant a further exemption in respect of this aid on the grounds that it will promote or facilitate the development of that area, a purpose moreover for which this aid was not intended.As regards the exemptions provided for in Article 92 (3) (b), since the market for the production of light distillates does not show the over-capacity characteristic of the rest of the refining sector, this investment would be brought about in any event by normal market forces. There is nothing peculiar to the investment in question to qualify it as a project of common European interest or as one designed to remedy a serious disturbance in the economy of a Member State, which merits exemption under Article 92 (3) (b) from the provision laid down in Article 92 (1) on the incompatibility of aids. Finally, as regards the exemption specified in Article 92 (3) (c) of the EEC Treaty in favour of ""aid to facilitate the development of certain economic activities"", examination of the refinery investment it is proposed to aid shows that the investments were carried out and the new plant brought into operation by the firm well before the Belgian Government notified the Commission of its aid scheme. The firm stated that in any case it would have carried out the investments with its own financial resources, as subsidiaries of the group in other Member States have done. In the light of this fact and the general state of the refining industry for light products, it is clear that the aid is not necessary to promote the development of the economic activity in question. Furthermore, having regard to the fact that 60 % of this firm's total production is exported to other Member States, the granting of this aid would be likely to affect trading conditions to an extent contrary to the common interest.In view of the above the aid proposal of the Belgian Government does not meet the conditions necessary to benefit from any of the exemption set out in Article 92 (3) of the EEC Treaty,. The Kingdom of Belgium shall not put into effect its proposal, notified to the Commission on 26 March 1979, to grant assistance in respect of certain investments carried out in an Antwerp refinery, under the Law of 17 July 1959 for the promotion of economic expansion and the creation of new industries. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, which shall inform the Commission within two months from the date of this Decision of the measures it has taken to comply with it.. Done at Brussels, 28 November 1980.For the CommissionRaymond VOUELMember of the Commission +",oil industry;oil company;petroleum industry;oil refining;cracking;oil refinery;economic growth;economic expansion;growth rate;zero growth;Belgium;Kingdom of Belgium;investment aid;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid,17 +6983,"89/200/EEC: Commission Decision of 6 March 1989 approving an adjustment to the programme for the acceleration of agricultural development in certain regions of Greece pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82 (Only the Greek text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82 of 19 July 1982 on the acceleration of agricultural development in certain regions of Greece (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4073/88 (2), and in particular Articles 3 and 18 (2a) thereof,Whereas the programme of public works and other projects for the development of mountain, hill and less-favoured areas in 22 Greek prefectures was approved by Commission Decision 83/387/EEC (3); whereas the first adjustment of the programme was approved by Commission Decision 88/425/EEC (4),Whereas the Greek Government forwarded the basic particulars concerning an adjustment of the said programme on 29 November 1988 and 2 January 1989; whereas, in the light of these particulars, an amendment of the programme is justified;Whereas adjustment of the programme requires its extension until 31 December 1989 and the amendment of certain limits set in the first subparagraph of Article 18 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82, excepting the amount of ECU 30 referred to in the fifth indent of point (b) of the first subparagraph of Article 18 (2) of the said Regulation, since an increase in that amount is not justified;Whereas the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development,. 1. The adjustment of the programme of public works and other projects for the development of mountain, hill and less-favoured areas in 22 Greek prefectures, the basic particulars concerning which were forwarded by the Greek Government on 29 November 1988 in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82, is hereby approved.2. In order to implement the adjustment of the programme, the limits referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 18 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82 are hereby amended as follows:- the maximum eligible amount referred to the first, second and third indents of (a) is fixed at ECU 23 500 000, ECU 62 million and ECU 42 million respectively,- the maximum eligible amount referred to the first indent of (b) is fixed at ECU 5 000 per hectare, up to a maximum total of 35 000 hectares and ECU 115 million,- the maximum eligible amount referred to the second indent of (b) is fixed at ECU 500 per hectare, up to a maximum total of 300 000 hectares and ECU 72 million,- the maximum total referred to in the third indent of (b) is fixed at 900 hectares and ECU 500 000,- the maximum eligible amount referred to the fourth indent of (b) is fixed at ECU 5 600 000,- the maximum eligible amount referred to the fifth indent of (b) is fixed at ECU 5 200 000,- the maximum eligible amount referred to the sixth indent of (b) is fixed at ECU 3 million,- the maximum total referred to in the seventh indent of (b) is fixed at 12 000 hectares and ECU 25 million,- the maximum total referred to in the eighth indent of (b) is fixed at 10 000 hectares and ECU 16 million,- the maximum total referred to in the ninth indent of (b) is fixed at 100 000 hectares and ECU 16 million,- the maximum total referred to in the 10th indent of (b) is fixed at 150 000 hectares and ECU 21 million,- the maximum total referred to in the 11th indent of (b) is fixed at 3 000 kilometers and ECU 45 million,- the maximum eligible amount referred to in the last indent of (b) is fixed at 6 % of the total cost of the project concerned for preparatory work relating to projects on private land within the framework of Article 14, up to a maximum total expenditure of ECU 1 200 000. This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic.. Done at Brussels, 6 March 1989.For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 214, 22. 7. 1982, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 359, 28. 12. 1988, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 222, 13. 8. 1983, p. 43.(4) OJ No L 208, 2. 8. 1988, p. 28. +",Greece;Hellenic Republic;agrarian reform;agricultural reform;reform of agricultural structures;farm development plan;agricultural development plan;physical improvement plan;less-favoured agricultural area;area with specific problems;less-favoured agricultural region;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid;EAGGF Guidance Section;EAGGF Guidance Section aid,17 +42402,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 211/2013 of 11 March 2013 on certification requirements for imports into the Union of sprouts and seeds intended for the production of sprouts Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (1), and in particular Article 48(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 lays down general rules for the performance of official controls to verify compliance with rules aiming, in particular, at preventing, eliminating or reducing to acceptable levels risks to humans and animals either directly or through the environment.(2) Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (2), lays down the general principles governing food and feed in general, and food and feed safety in particular, at Union and national level. That Regulation provides that food and feed imported into the Union for placing on the market within the Union is to comply with the relevant requirements of food law or conditions recognised by the Union to be at least equivalent thereto.(3) Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (3) lays down general rules for food business operators on the hygiene of foodstuffs. That Regulation provides that food business operators are to ensure that all stages of production, processing and distribution of food under their control satisfy the relevant hygiene requirements laid down therein. In particular, Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 provides that food business operators carrying out primary production and those associated operations listed in Annex I thereto are to comply with the general hygiene provisions laid down in Part A of that Annex.(4) Following the outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) in May 2011 in the Union, the consumption of sprouted seeds was identified as the most likely origin of the outbreaks.(5) On 20 October 2011, the European Food Safety Authority (‘EFSA’) adopted a Scientific Opinion on the risk posed by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and other pathogenic bacteria in seeds and sprouted seeds (4). In its Opinion, EFSA concludes that the contamination of dry seeds with bacterial pathogens is the most likely initial source of the sprout-associated outbreaks. In addition, the Opinion states that, due to the high humidity and the favourable temperature during sprouting, bacterial pathogens present on dry seeds can multiply during sprouting and result in a public health risk.(6) In order to ensure the protection of public health in the Union and in view of that EFSA Opinion, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 208/2013 (5) was adopted. That implementing Regulation lays down rules on the traceability of consignments of sprouts and of seeds intended for the production of sprouts.(7) In order to ensure an adequate level of protection of public health, it is appropriate that sprouts and seeds intended for the production of sprouts imported into the Union also comply with the requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 852/2004, and, for sprouts, with the traceability requirements laid down in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 208/2013 and with the microbiological criteria laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 (6). Appropriate certification requirements should therefore be laid down for such commodities imported into the Union.(8) Currently Union legislation does not provide for certificates for the import into the Union of sprouts and of seeds intended for the production of sprouts. It is therefore appropriate to set out in this Regulation a model certificate for the import of such commodities into the Union.(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and neither the European Parliament nor the Council has opposed them,. ScopeThis Regulation shall apply to consignments of sprouts or seeds intended for the production of sprouts imported into the Union excluding sprouts which have undergone a treatment which eliminates microbiological hazards compatible with European Union legislation. DefinitionsFor the purposes of this Regulation:(a) the definition of ‘sprouts’ in Article 2(a) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 208/2013 shall apply;(b) ‘consignment’ means a quantity of sprouts or seeds intended for the production of sprouts and which is:(i) originating from the same third country;(ii) covered by the same certificate(s);(iii) conveyed by the same means of transport. Certification requirement1.   Consignments of sprouts or seeds intended for the production of sprouts imported into the Union and originating in or dispatched from third countries shall be accompanied by a certificate in accordance with the model set out in the Annex, attesting that the sprouts or seeds were produced under conditions which comply with the general hygiene provisions for primary production and associated operations set out in Part A of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 and the sprouts were produced under conditions which comply with the traceability requirements laid down in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 208/2013, have been produced in establishments approved in accordance with the requirements laid down in Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 210/2013 (7) and respect the microbiological criteria laid down in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005.The certificate must be drawn up in the official language or languages of the third country of dispatch and the Member State in which the import into the EU takes place, or be accompanied by a certified translation into that language or languages. If the Member State of destination so requests, certificates must also be accompanied by a certified translation into the official language or languages of that Member State. However, a Member State may consent to the use of an official Union language other than its own.2.   The original of the certificate shall accompany the consignment until it reaches its destination as indicated in the certificate.3.   In the case of splitting of the consignment, a copy of the certificate shall accompany each part of the consignment. Transitional provisionFor a transitional period until 1 July 2013, consignments of sprouts or seeds intended for the production of sprouts originating in or dispatched from third countries may continue to be imported into the Union without the certificate provided for in Article 3. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 March 2013.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 1.(4)  EFSA Journal 2011; 9(11):2424.(5)  See page 16 of this Official Journal.(6)  OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 1.(7)  See page 24 of this Official Journal.ANNEXMODEL CERTIFICATE FOR THE IMPORT OF SPROUTS OR SEEDS INTENDED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SPROUTS +",import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;food contamination;food contaminant;agricultural product;farm product;foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;import (EU);Community import;seed;food safety;food product safety;food quality safety;safety of food,17 +31368,"2006/16/EC: Commission Decision of 5 January 2006 amending Annex B to Council Directive 88/407/EEC and Annex II to Decision 2004/639/EC as regards import conditions for semen of domestic animals of the bovine species (notified under document number C(2005) 5840) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 88/407/EEC of 14 June 1988 laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 10(2), Article 11(2) and the second paragraph of Article 17 thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Directive 2003/43/EC (2) amended Directive 88/407/EEC, which made it necessary to recast Commission Decisions relating to the animal health conditions for imports into the Community of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species.(2) The Commission therefore adopted Decision 2004/639/EC of 6 September 2004 laying down the importation conditions of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species (3), which brought together the rules on imports of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species within a single act.(3) However, problems have arisen with imports of bovine semen from third countries owing to missing or incorrect information in Annex B to Directive 88/407/EEC and in Annex II to Decision 2004/639/EC, which should therefore be amended accordingly.(4) In order to enable economic operators to adapt to the new conditions set out in this Decision, it is appropriate to provide for a transitional period in which under certain conditions semen of domestic animals of the bovine species complying with the conditions set out in the model veterinary certificate applicable before the date of application of this Decision may be imported into the Community.(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Annex B to Directive 88/407/EEC is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Decision. Annex II to Decision 2004/639/EC is replaced by Annex II to this Decision. For a transitional period ending 31 March 2006, Member States shall authorise the importation of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species provided that such semen:(a) complies with the conditions set out in the model veterinary certificate in Annex II to Decision 2004/639/EC that was applicable before the date of application of the present Decision; and(b) is accompanied by such a certificate duly completed. This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2006. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 5 January 2006.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 194, 22.7.1988, p. 10. Directive as last amended by Commission Decision 2004/101/EC (OJ L 30, 4.2.2004, p. 15).(2)  OJ L 143, 11.6.2003, p. 23.(3)  OJ L 292, 15.9.2004, p. 21. Decision as amended by Decision 2005/290/EC (OJ L 93, 12.4.2005, p. 34).ANNEX IThe second subparagraph of Chapter I(1)(d) of Annex B to Directive 88/407/EEC is replaced by the following:‘The competent authority may give authorisation for the tests referred to in (d) to be carried out on samples collected in the quarantine station. In this case, the period of quarantine referred to in (a) may not commence before the date of sampling. However, should any of the tests listed in (d) prove positive, the animal concerned shall be immediately removed from the isolation unit. In the event of group isolation, the quarantine period referred to in (a) may not commence for the remaining animals until the animal which tested positive has been removed.’ANNEX II‘ANNEX IIModel veterinary certificates for importsPART 1SEMEN OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS OF THE BOVINE SPECIES FOR IMPORT, COLLECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 88/407/EEC AS AMENDED BY DIRECTIVE 2003/43/ECThe following model certificate is applicable to imports of semen collected in accordance with Council Directive 88/407/EEC, as amended by Directive 2003/43/EC.PART 2SEMEN OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS OF THE BOVINE SPECIES COLLECTED, PROCESSED AND STORED BEFORE 31 DECEMBER 2004 FOR IMPORT FROM 1 JANUARY 2005 IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 2(2) OF COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2003/43/ECThe following model certificate is applicable from 1 January 2005 to imports of stocks of semen collected, processed and stored before 31 December 2004 in accordance with the conditions previously laid down in Council Directive 88/407/EEC and imported after that date in accordance with Article 2(2) of Directive 2003/43/EC. +",import;veterinary inspection;veterinary control;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;animal breeding;animal selection;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;health certificate,17 +2345,"83/178/EEC: Commission Decision of 7 April 1983 establishing that the apparatus described as 'PHI - Multiprobe, model 595' may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 608/82 (2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas, by letter dated 30 September 1982, the Federal Republic of Germany has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as 'PHI - Multiprobe, model 595', ordered on 21 November 1980 and intended to be used for carrying out unique studies on the immediate and non- pretreated surfaces of radioactive substances or their cladding materials, should be considered to be a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 21 March 1983, within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements, to examine the matter;Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is an analysis system;Whereas its objective technical characteristics, such as the very high resolution power, and the use to which it is put make it specially suited to scientific research; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for scientific activities; whereas it must therefore be considered to be a scientific apparatus;Whereas, on the basis of information received from Member States, apparatus of equivalent scientific value capable of use for the same purpose is not currently manufactured in the Community; whereas, therefore, duty-free admission of this apparatus is justified,. The apparatus described as 'PHI - Multiprobe, model 595', which is the subject of an application by the Federal Republic of Germany of 30 September 1982, may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 April 1983.For the CommissionKarl-Heinz NARJESMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 184, 15. 7. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 74, 18. 3. 1982, p. 4.(3) OJ No L 318, 13. 12. 1979, p. 32. +",exemption from customs duties;customs franchise;duty-free admission;duty-free entry;exemption from duty;exemption from import duty;travellers' allowance;travellers' tax-free allowance;scientific apparatus;laboratory equipment;microscope;research equipment;scientific instrument;scientific material;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT,17 +44723,"Council Decision (EU) 2015/541 of 24 March 2015 repealing Decision 2011/492/EU concerning the conclusion of consultations with the Republic of Guinea-Bissau under Article 96 of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (‘ACP’) Group of States of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (1) (the ‘ACP-EU Partnership Agreement’), as amended (2), and in particular Article 96 thereof,Having regard to the internal agreement between the representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on measures to be taken and procedures to be followed for the implementation of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement (3), and in particular Article 3 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Whereas:(1) By Council Decision 2011/492/EU (4), consultations with the Republic of Guinea-Bissau under Article 96 of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement were concluded and appropriate measures, as specified in the Annex to that Decision, were taken.(2) Those appropriate measures were extended until 19 July 2013 by Council Decision 2012/387/EU (5) and, subsequently, until 19 July 2014 by Council Decision 2013/385/EU (6). Council Decision 2014/467/EU (7) extended the validity of Council Decision 2011/492/EU by one year, until 19 July 2015, but suspended the application of the appropriate measures.(3) Peaceful, free and credible legislative and presidential elections were held in Guinea-Bissau on 13 April and 18 May 2014 and constitutional order was restored in the country.(4) An inclusive government committed to implementing the reforms necessary for the development and stability of the country was established, and encouraging progress towards implementing the Article 96 commitments laid down in Council Decision 2011/492/EU has been made.(5) Guinea-Bissau remains fragile and the democratically elected authorities need the support of international partners to implement the country's reform programme and development agenda.(6) In order for the Union to support, together with other international partners, the ongoing efforts of national authorities to stabilise and consolidate the democratic institutions and promote the socioeconomic development of Guinea-Bissau, Council Decision 2011/492/EU should be repealed,. Council Decision 2011/492/EU is repealed. The letter in the Annex to this Decision shall be sent to the authorities of Guinea-Bissau. This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.. Done at Brussels, 24 March 2015.For the CouncilThe PresidentE. RINKĒVIČS(1)  OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3.(2)  Agreement amending for the second time the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000, as first amended in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005 (OJ L 287, 4.11.2010, p. 3).(3)  OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 376, as amended by Internal Agreement between the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, amending the Internal Agreement of 18 September 2000 on measures to be taken and procedures to be followed for the implementation of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement (OJ L 247, 9.9.2006, p. 48).(4)  Council Decision 2011/492/EU of 18 July 2011 concerning the conclusion of consultations with the Republic of Guinea-Bissau under Article 96 ACP-EU Partnership Agreement (OJ L 203, 6.8.2011, p. 2).(5)  Council Decision 2012/387/EU of 16 July 2012 extending the period of application of the appropriate measures in Decision 2011/492/EU (OJ L 187, 17.7.2012, p. 1).(6)  Council Decision 2013/385/EU of 15 July 2013 extending the period of application of the appropriate measures in Decision 2011/492/EU (OJ L 194, 17.7.2013, p. 6).(7)  Council Decision 2014/467/EU of 14 July 2014 extending the validity of Decision 2011/492/EU and suspending the application of its appropriate measures (OJ L 212, 18.7.2014, p. 12).ANNEXLetter from the Union to the authorities of Guinea-BissauH.E. the President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau,H.E. the Prime Minister of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau,Sirs,The European Union (EU) is very encouraged by Guinea-Bissau's achievements over the past year. The country turned a corner when it held peaceful and credible general elections in April and May 2014, establishing democratically elected authorities, including an inclusive government that we believe is committed to rebuilding the country, strengthening its democratic institutions and moving towards socio-political stability and economic development.In view of the restoration of constitutional order and the progress made towards Guinea-Bissau's commitments under Article 96 of the Cotonou Agreement, as well as your undertaking to pursue their implementation by carrying out the necessary reforms and taking appropriate action, it is our pleasure to inform you that the measures which since 2011 have restricted the scope of EU development cooperation with Guinea-Bissau have been repealed. We are therefore fully resuming our cooperation with your country.Since Guinea-Bissau still faces many political and socio-economic challenges, we would like to encourage you to stay united and continue your efforts to strengthen democratic institutions, genuinely reform the security sector, strengthen the rule of law, combat corruption, impunity and drug trafficking, and promote sustainable development. The EU stands by you and supports all efforts undertaken in this direction.Indeed, the lifting of the appropriate measures under Article 96 of the Cotonou Agreement enables us to assist you in the organisation of the Round Table on Guinea-Bissau on 25 March 2015 in Brussels and to fully contribute to its success.Moreover, we will continue the consultation and preparation phase of the 11th European Development Fund with your government with a view to signing as soon as possible the National Indicative Programme that will support you in the implementation of your ambitious reform programme.Finally, we look forward not only to a full re-engagement with Guinea-Bissau through development, but also to a strengthening of our political dialogue under Article 8 of the Cotonou Agreement.Yours faithfully,For the CouncilF. MOGHERINIHigh Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security PolicyFor the CommissionN. MIMICACommissioner +",Guinea-Bissau;Portuguese Guinea;Republic of Guinea-Bissau;development aid;aid to developing countries;co-development;democratisation;democratization;economic development;economic upswing;social development;social progress;ACP countries;rule of law;parliamentary election;senatorial election;Cotonou Agreement,17 +15955,"Commission Decision of 27 November 1996 approving the programme for the eradication of bovine tuberculosis for 1997 presented by Spain and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution (Only the Spanish text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Article 24 thereof,Whereas Council Decision 90/424/EEC provides for the possibility of financial participation by the Community in the eradication and surveillance of bovine tuberculosis;Whereas by letter, Spain has submitted a programme for the eradication of bovine tuberculosis;Whereas after examination of the programme it was found to comply with all Community criteria relating to the eradication of the disease in conformity with Council Decision 90/638/EEC of 27 November 1990 laying down Community criteria for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases (3) as amended by Directive 92/65/EEC (4);Whereas this programme appears on the priority list of programmes for the eradication and surveillance of animal diseases which can benefit from financial participation from the Community for 1997 and which was established by Commission Decision 96/598/EC (5);Whereas in the light of the importance of the programme for the achievement of Community objectives in the field of animal health, it is appropriate to fix the financial participation of the Community at 50 % of the costs incurred by Spain up to a maximum of ECU 8 240 000;Whereas a financial contribution from the Community shall be granted in so far as the actions provided for are carried out and provided that the authorities furnish all the necessary information within the time limits provided for;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The programme for the eradication of bovine tuberculosis presented by Spain is hereby approved for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1997. Spain shall bring into force by 1 January 1997 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the programme referred to in Article 1. 1. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs of testing and those incurred in Spain by way of compensation for owners for the slaughter of animals up to a maximum of ECU 8 240 000.2. The financial contribution of the Community shall be granted subject to:- forwarding a report to the Commission every three months on the progress of the programme and the costs incurred,- forwarding a final report on the technical execution of the programme accompanied by justifying evidence as to the costs incurred by 1 June 1998 at the latest. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.. Done at Brussels, 27 November 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19.(2) OJ No L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 31.(3) OJ No L 347, 12. 12. 1990, p. 27.(4) OJ No L 268, 14. 9. 1992, p. 54.(5) OJ No L 264, 17. 10. 1996, p. 24. +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;slaughter of animals;slaughter of livestock;stunning of animals;action programme;framework programme;plan of action;work programme;animal tuberculosis;bovine tuberculosis;national implementing measure;implementation of EC Directives;transposition of European directives;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +15599,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1407/96 of 19 July 1996 fixing for the 1996/97 marketing year the minimum price to be paid to producers for peaches and the amount of production aid for peaches in syrup and/or natural fruit juice. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2314/95 (2), and in particular Articles 4 (4) and 5 (5) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1206/90 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2202/90 (4), lays down general rules for the system of production aid for processed fruit and vegetables;Whereas, pursuant to Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86, the minimum price to be paid to producers is to be determined on the basis of, firstly, the minimum price applying during the previous marketing year, secondly, the movement of basic prices in the fruit and vegetables sector, and thirdly, the need to ensure the normal marketing of fresh products for the various uses, including supply of the processing industry;Whereas Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 lays down the criteria for fixing the amount of production aid; whereas account must, in particular, be taken of the aid fixed for the previous marketing year adjusted to take account of changes in the minimum price to be paid to producers and the difference between the cost of the raw material in the Community and in the major competing third countries;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,. For the 1996/97 marketing year:(a) the minimum price referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 to be paid to producers for peaches,and(b) the production aid referred to in Article 5 of the same Regulation for peaches in syrup and/or natural fruit juice,shall be as set out in the Annex. Where processing takes place outside the Member State in which the produce was grown, such Member State shall furnish proof to the Member State paying the production aid that the minimum price payable to the producer has been paid. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 July 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 49, 27. 2. 1986, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 233, 30. 9. 1995, p. 69.(3) OJ No L 119, 11. 5. 1990, p. 74.(4) OJ No L 201, 31. 7. 1990, p. 4.ANNEX>TABLE>>TABLE> +",stone fruit;apricot;cherry;mirabelle;nectarine;peach;plum;minimum price;floor price;preserved product;preserved food;tinned food;syrup;marketing year;agricultural year;production aid;aid to producers,17 +44118,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 618/2014 of 2 June 2014 approving a non-minor amendment to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Bleu de Gex Haut-Jura/Bleu de Septmoncel (PDO)). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined France's application for the approval of an amendment to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Bleu de Gex Haut-Jura’/‘Bleu de Septmoncel’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 937/2008 (3).(2) Since the amendment in question is not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union  (4) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.(3) As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendment to the specification should be approved,. The amendment to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby approved. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 2 June 2014.For the Commission,On behalf of the President,Dacian CIOLOȘMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 257, 25.9.2008, p. 8.(4)  OJ C 5, 9.1.2014, p. 6.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.3. CheesesFRANCEBleu de Gex Haut-Jura/Bleu de Septmoncel (PDO) +",France;French Republic;cheese;consumer information;consumer education;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +12508,"94/767/EC: Commission Decision of 21 November 1994 amending Decision 93/387/EEC laying down special conditions for the import of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods originating in Morocco. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Council Directive 91/492/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and placing on the market of live bivalve molluscs (1), and in particular Article 9 (4) thereof,Whereas Commision Decision 93/387/EEC of 7 June 1993 laying down special conditions for the import of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods originating in Morocco (2) as amended by Decision 93/530/EEC (3), establishes the list of the dispatch establishments approved for export to the European Community;Whereas the Moroccan competent authorities officially approved additional dispatch establishments in accordance with Article 9 (3) (c) of Directive 91/492/EEC;Whereas point I of Annex C to Decision 93/387/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. In Annex C to Decision 93/387/EEC, point I is hereby replaced as follows:'I. Dispatch establishments>(4)""> ID=""1"">Najmat Allah, Nador> ID=""2"">01-10-065> ID=""3"">-""> ID=""1"">Marost, Nador> ID=""2"">01-10-066> ID=""3"">-""> ID=""1"">VIAPO Maroc, Nador> ID=""2"">01-10-078> ID=""3"">31. 12. 1995""> ID=""1"">Société Aquacole de la Moulouya, Essaidia> ID=""2"">01-10-070> ID=""3"">-""> ID=""1"">SOMECOP, Tetouan> ID=""2"">03-10-080> ID=""3"">-""> ID=""1"">Société Damjiguend SA, Tanger> ID=""2"">04-10-079> ID=""3"">31. 12. 1995""> ID=""1"">Oualidia Marée, Oualidia> ID=""2"">08-10-081> ID=""3"">31. 12. 1995""> ID=""1"">Société ""Les huîtres OSTREA"", Oualidia> ID=""2"">09-10-113> ID=""3"">-""> ID=""1"">Sea Products, Sidi Moussa> ID=""2"">09-10-112> ID=""3"">-""""> This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 November 1994.For the CommissionRené STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 166, 8. 7. 1993, p. 40.(3) OJ No L 258, 16. 10. 1993, p. 32.(4) Date of validity of the approval, where appropriate.' +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;import;Morocco;Kingdom of Morocco;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;mollusc;cephalopod;shellfish;squid;health certificate,17 +38779,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 916/2010 of 12 October 2010 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Fourme d’Ambert/fourme de Montbrison (PDO)). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 and in accordance with Article 17(2) thereof, the Commission has examined France’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Fourme d’Ambert/fourme de Montbrison’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1263/96 (3).(2) Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (4), as required by the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of that Regulation. As no statement of objection within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been notified to the Commission, the amendments should be approved,. The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name contained in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 October 2010.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(2)  OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 163, 2.7.1996, p. 19.(4)  OJ C 27, 3.2.2010, p. 8.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.3.   CheesesFRANCEFourme d’Ambert (PDO) +",France;French Republic;cows’ milk cheese;location of production;location of agricultural production;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +41058,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 175/2012 of 29 February 2012 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 March 2012. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 1 March 2012 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 1 March 2012, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 February 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 1 March 2012CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I15.2.2012-28.2.20121. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/tonne)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 237,97 189,88 — — —Fob price USA — — 302,13 292,13 272,13Gulf of Mexico premium 85,15 18,51 — — —Great Lakes premium — — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 15,68 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: — EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +36513,"2009/427/EC: Commission Decision of 3 June 2009 establishing the expert group for technical advice on organic production. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 (1), defines objectives and principles applicable to organic production and lays down basic requirements with regard to production, labelling and control of organic products in the plant, livestock and aquaculture production.(2) With the Communication from the Commission to the Council and to the European Parliament on a European action plan for organic food and farming adopted in June 2004 (2), the Commission intends to assess the situation and to lay down the basis for policy development, thereby providing an overall strategic vision for the contribution of organic farming to the common agricultural policy. In particular, the European action plan for organic food and farming recommends, in action 11, establishing an independent expert panel for technical advice.(3) The Commission may need technical advice to decide on the authorisation of the use of products, substances and techniques in organic farming and processing, to develop or improve organic production rules and, more in general, for any other matter relating to the area of organic production. These are complex and time consuming exercises, for which a high degree of specialisation is required.(4) It is therefore necessary to set up a group of experts in the field of organic production and to define its tasks and its structure.(5) The group should help to ensure easy access to highly qualified technical expertise in a wide range of fields related to organic production.(6) The group should be composed of scientists and other experts with competences related to organic production and should deliver independent, excellent and transparent technical advice to the Commission.(7) Rules on disclosure of information by members of the group should be provided for, without prejudice to the Commission’s rules on security as set out in the Annex to Commission Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom (3).(8) Personal data relating to members of the group should be processed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (4),. The ‘expert group for technical advice on organic production’The expert group for technical advice on organic production, hereinafter referred to as ‘the group’, is hereby set up. TaskThe group’s task shall be to assist the Commission in:(a) evaluating products, substances and techniques which can be used in organic production, taking into account objectives and principles laid down in Regulation (EC) No 834/2007;(b) improving existing rules and developing new production rules;(c) bringing about an exchange of experience and good practices in the field of organic production. Consultation1.   The Commission may consult the group on any matter relating to the area of organic production.2.   The chairperson of the group may advise the Commission that it is desirable to consult the group on a specific question. Membership — Appointment1.   The group shall be composed of 13 members.2.   The members of the group shall be appointed by the Commission from specialists with competence in the areas referred to in Articles 2 and 3(1) and who have responded to the public call for applications. The Commission may also establish a pool list of candidates that could not be appointed as permanent members although they were considered suitable for a position in the group in the course of the selection procedure.3.   This pool list can be used to appoint replacements for members of the group or to appoint as members of the sub-groups.4.   The members of the group and of the sub-groups shall be appointed in a personal capacity and shall advise the Commission independently of any outside influence.5.   Members of the group are appointed for a three-year renewable term of office and may not serve for more than three consecutive mandates. They shall remain in office until such time as they are replaced in accordance with paragraph 6 or their term of office ends.6.   Members who are no longer capable of contributing effectively to the group’s deliberations, who resign or who do not comply with the conditions set out in paragraph 4 of this Article, or Article 287 of the Treaty, may be replaced for the remainder of their term of office.7.   Members appointed in a personal capacity shall each year sign an undertaking to act in the public interest and a declaration indicating the absence or existence of any interest which may undermine their objectivity. They shall also declare at each meeting any specific interest which may be considered as prejudicial to their independence in relation to the items on the agenda.8.   The names of members appointed in a personal capacity in the group and in the sub-groups and those included in the pool list shall be published on the Internet site of the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development and in the Register of Expert Groups. These names shall be collected, processed and published in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001. Operation1.   The group elects a chairperson and two vice-chairpersons from its members by a simple majority.2.   In agreement with the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, sub-groups may be set up to examine specific questions under terms of reference established by the group. Such groups shall be dissolved as soon as their mandates are fulfilled. Sub-groups shall be composed of up to seven members from the members of the group or from the pool list referred to in Article 4(3).3.   The Commission’s representative may ask experts or observers with specific competence on a subject on the agenda to participate in the group’s or sub-group’s deliberations if this is useful or necessary.4.   Information obtained by participating in the deliberations of a group or sub-group shall not be divulged if, in the opinion of the Commission, that information relates to confidential matters.5.   The group and its sub-groups shall normally meet on Commission premises in accordance with the procedures and schedule established by it. The Commission shall provide secretarial services. Other Commission officials with an interest in the proceedings may attend meetings of the group and its sub-groups.6.   The group shall adopt its rules of procedure on the basis of the standard rules of procedure adopted by the Commission (5).7.   The Commission may publish on the Internet, in the original language of the document concerned, the agenda, the minutes, any summary, conclusion, or partial conclusion or working document of the group. Meeting expensesThe Commission shall reimburse travel and, where appropriate, subsistence expenses for members and experts in connection with the group’s activities in accordance with the Commission’s rules on the compensation of external experts.No remuneration shall be paid for the services rendered under this Decision.Meeting expenses are reimbursed within the limits of the annual budget allocated to the group by the responsible Commission services. Entry into forceThe decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 3 June 2009.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 189, 20.7.2007, p. 1.(2)  SEC(2004) 739.(3)  OJ L 317, 3.12.2001, p. 1.(4)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.(5)  SEC(2005) 1004. +",food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;food processing;processing of food;processing of foodstuffs;organic farming;ecological farming;fact-finding mission;experts' mission;experts' working visit;investigative mission,17 +32534,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 923/2006 of 22 June 2006 amending Regulations (EC) No 1164/2005, (EC) No 1165/2005, (EC) No 1168/2005, (EC) No 1700/2005 and (EC) No 1845/2005 opening standing invitations to tender for the resale on the Community market of maize held by the Czech, Hungarian, Austrian, Polish and Slovak intervention agencies. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulations (EC) No 1164/2005 (2), (EC) No 1165/2005 (3), (EC) No 1168/2005 (4), (EC) No 1700/2005 (5) and (EC) No 1845/2005 (6) open standing invitations to tender for the resale on the Community market of maize held by the Czech, Hungarian, Austrian, Polish and Slovak intervention agencies. Those invitations to tender expire on 28 June 2006.(2) In order to guarantee livestock farmers and the livestock-feed industry supplies at competitive prices at the beginning of the 2006/2007 marketing year, the stocks of maize held by the Czech, Hungarian, Austrian, Polish and Slovak intervention agencies should continue to be made available on the cereal market.(3) In the context of this extension, however, the weeks from 28 June 2006 when no invitation to tender will be made were not specified. Tenders could thus be lodged in good faith by traders during those weeks, although no Management Committee meetings are scheduled.(4) Regulations (EC) No 1164/2005, (EC) No 1165/2005, (EC) No 1168/2005, (EC) No 1700/2005 and (EC) No 1845/2005 should be amended accordingly.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. 1.   The second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulations (EC) No 1164/2005, (EC) No 1165/2005, (EC) No 1168/2005, (EC) No 1700/2005 and (EC) No 1845/2005 is hereby replaced by the following:‘The time limit for the submission of tenders for subsequent partial invitations to tender shall be 15.00 (Brussels time) each Wednesday, with the exception of 2 August 2006, 16 August 2006 and 23 August 2006, i.e. weeks when no invitation to tender shall be made.’2.   In the third subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulations (EC) No 1164/2005, (EC) No 1165/2005, (EC) No 1168/2005, (EC) No 1700/2005 and (EC) No 1845/2005, ‘28 June 2006’ is replaced by ‘13 September 2006’. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 June 2006.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ L 187, 19.7.2005, p. 11).(2)  OJ L 188, 20.7.2005, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 714/2006 (OJ L 124, 11.5.2006, p. 11).(3)  OJ L 188, 20.7.2005, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1990/2005 (OJ L 320, 8.12.2005, p. 23).(4)  OJ L 188, 20.7.2005, p. 16. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2006 (OJ L 144, 31.5.2006, p. 7).(5)  OJ L 273, 19.10.2005, p. 3.(6)  OJ L 296, 12.11.2005, p. 3. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 703/2006 (OJ L 122, 9.5.2006, p. 7). +",Hungary;Republic of Hungary;maize;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;Poland;Republic of Poland;intervention agency;Austria;Republic of Austria;sale;offering for sale;Slovakia;Slovak Republic;Czech Republic,17 +3692,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 414/85 of 18 February 1985 re-establishing the levying of customs duties applicable to glass inners for vacuum flasks or for other vacuum vessels, falling within heading No 70.12 and originating in India, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3562/84 apply. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3562/84 of 16 December 1984 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1985 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 10 of that Regulation, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I, within the framework of the preferential tariff ceiling fixed in column 9 of Annex I;Whereas, as provided for in Article 11 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;Whereas, in the case of glass inners for vacuum flasks or for other vacuum vessels, falling within heading No 70.12, the individual ceiling was fixed at 289 300 ECU; whereas, on 18 February 1985, imports of these products into the Community originating in India reached the ceiling in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas, it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against India,. As from 23 February 1985, the levying of customs duties, suspended in pursuance of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3562/84, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in India:1.2 // // // CCT heading No // Description // // // 70.12 (NIMEXE code 70.12-10, 20) // Glass inners for vacuum flasks or for other vacuum vessels // // This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 February 1985.For the CommissionCOCKFIELDVice-President(1) OJ No L 338, 27. 12. 1984, p. 1. +",India;Republic of India;restoration of customs duties;restoration of customs tariff;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession;glass;blown glass;bottle glass;crystal glass;drawn glass;pane of glass;sheet glass;unworked glass;window glass,17 +26130,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 919/2003 of 26 May 2003 prohibiting fishing for whiting by vessels flying the flag of Belgium. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2341/2002 of 20 December 2002 fixing for 2003 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required(3), lays down quotas for whiting for 2003.(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of whiting in the waters of ICES division VIIa by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium have exhausted the quota allocated for 2003. Belgium has prohibited fishing for this stock from 14 May 2003. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,. Catches of whiting in the waters of ICES division VIIa by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Belgium for 2003.Fishing for whiting in the waters of ICES division VIIa by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 May 2003.It shall apply from 14 May 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 May 2003.For the CommissionJรถrgen HolmquistDirector-General for Fisheries(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5.(3) OJ L 356, 31.12.2002, p. 12. +",ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;Belgium;Kingdom of Belgium;fishing regulations;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches,17 +33123,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1712/2006 of 20 November 2006 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 as regards Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products originating in Turkey. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 of 9 April 2001 providing for the management of Community tariff quotas and of reference quantities for products eligible for preferences by virtue of agreements with certain Mediterranean countries and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1981/94 and (EC) No 934/95 (1), and in particular Article 5(1)(b) thereof,Whereas:(1) By Decision No 2/2006 of 17 October 2006 (2) the EC-Turkey Association Council has approved the amendment to Protocols 1 and 2 to Decision No 1/98 of the EC-Turkey Association Council on the trade regime for agricultural products.(2) For certain agricultural products originating in Turkey, the amended Protocol 1 provides for new Community tariff quotas and for changes to the existing Community tariff quotas laid down in Regulation (EC) No 747/2001.(3) To implement the new tariff quotas and the changes to the existing tariff quotas, it is necessary to amend Regulation (EC) No 747/2001.(4) Since Decision No 2/2006 of the EC-Turkey Association Council is applicable from 1 November 2006, this Regulation should apply from the same date and should enter into force as soon as possible.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,. Annex IX to Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 November 2006.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 November 2006.For the CommissionLászló KOVÁCSMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 109, 19.4.2001, p. 2. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 19/2006 (OJ L 4, 7.1.2006, p. 7).(2)  Not yet published in the Official Journal.ANNEX‘ANNEX IXTURKEYNotwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording for the description of the products is to be considered as having no more than an indicative value, the preferential scheme being determined, within the context of this Annex, by the coverage of the CN codes as they exist at the time of adoption of this Regulation. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together.Tariff quotasOrder No CN code Description of goods Quota period Quota volume (in tonnes net weight) Quota duty09.0202 0701 90 Potatoes, fresh or chilled, other than seed From 1.1 to 31.12 2 500 Exemption09.0211 0703 10 11 Onions, fresh or chilled From 16.5 to 14.2 2 000 Exemption09.0213 0709 30 00 Aubergines (eggplants), fresh or chilled From 1.5 to 14.1 1 000 Exemption09.0215 0709 90 70 Courgettes, fresh or chilled From 1.3 to 30.11 500 Exemption (1)09.0204 0806 10 10 Fresh table grapes From 1.5 to 17.6 and from 1.8 to 14.11 350 Exemption (1)09.0217 (2) 0807 11 00 Watermelons, fresh From 16.6 to 31.3 16 500 Exemption09.0219 Fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, with a sugar content exceeding 13 % by weight: From 1.1 to 31.12 100 Exemption0811 10 11 Strawberries0811 20 11 Raspberries, blackberries, mulberries, loganberries, black-, white- or redcurrants and gooseberries0811 90 19 Other, except tropical fruit and tropical nuts09.0206 1509 10 90 Other virgin olive oil From 1.1 to 31.12 100 7,5 % ad valorem09.0221 Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid: From 1.1 to 31.12 8 900 Exemption2002 10 Whole or in pieces2002 90 11 Other, with a dry matter content of less than 12 % by weight09.0207 (2) 2002 90 31 Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, other than whole or in pieces, with a dry matter content of not less than 12 % by weight From 1.1 to 30.6 15 000, of a dry matter content of 28 to 30 % by weight (3) Exemption09.0209 (2) 2002 90 31 Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, other than whole or in pieces, with a dry matter content of not less than 12 % by weight From 1.7 to 31.12 15 000, of a dry matter content of 28 to 30 % by weight (3) Exemption09.0208 2007 10 10 Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or nut purée and fruit or nut pastes From 1.1 to 31.12 1 750 33 % of the specific duty09.0223 2007 91 30 Jams, jellies, marmalades, puree and pastes, obtained by cooking, other than homogenised preparations, of citrus fruit, with a sugar content exceeding 13 % but not exceeding 30 % by weight From 1.1 to 31.12 100 Exemption09.0225 2007 99 39 Other preparations of fruit and nuts, obtained by cooking, with a sugar content exceeding 30 % by weight, other than homogenised preparations From 1.1 to 31.12 100 Exemption09.0212 2008 30 19 Citrus fruit, apricots, cherries, peaches, including nectarines, and strawberries, otherwise prepared or preserved From 1.1 to 31.12 2 100 Exemption (1)09.0214 2009 11 11 Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices, unfermented and not containing added spirit From 1.1 to 31.12 3 400 33 % of the specific duty(1)  The exemption applies only to the ad valorem duty.(2)  The application of this tariff quota is suspended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1506/98 (OJ L 200, 16.7.1998, p. 1).(3)  For the administration of these Community tariff quotas, the following coefficients will be applied to imports of products with a dry matter content other than 28 to 30 % by weight:Dry matter content by weight Coefficientsnot less than: but less than:12 14 0,4482814 16 0,5172416 18 0,5862118 20 0,6551720 22 0,7241422 24 0,793124 26 0,8620726 28 0,9310328 30 130 32 1,0689732 34 1,1379334 36 1,2068936 38 1,2758638 40 1,3448340 42 1,4137942 93 1,4482893 100 3,32759’ +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;agricultural product;farm product;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;Turkey;Republic of Turkey;tariff exemption;exoneration from customs duty;zero duty,17 +31820,"Commission Directive 2006/74/EC of 21 August 2006 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include dichlorprop-P, metconazole, pyrimethanil and triclopyr as active substances (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulations (EC) No 451/2000 (2) and (EC) No 703/2001 (3) lay down the detailed rules for the implementation of the second stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC and establish a list of active substances to be assessed, with a view to their possible inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. That list includes dichlorprop-P, metconazole, pyrimethanil and triclopyr.(2) For those active substances the effects on human health and the environment have been assessed in accordance with the provisions laid down in Regulations (EC) No 451/2000 and (EC) No 703/2001 for a range of uses proposed by the notifier. Moreover, those Regulations designate the rapporteur Member States which have to submit the relevant assessment reports and recommendations to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in accordance with Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 451/2000. For dichlorprop-P the rapporteur Member State was Denmark and all relevant information was submitted on 5 November 2003. For metconazole the rapporteur Member State was Belgium and all relevant information was submitted on 27 January 2004. For pyrimethanil the rapporteur Member State was Austria and all relevant information was submitted on 15 April 2004. For triclopyr the rapporteur Member State was Ireland and all relevant information was submitted on 21 November 2003.(3) The assessment reports have been peer reviewed by the Member States and the EFSA and presented to the Commission on 14 December 2005 for triclopyr and on 13 January 2006 for dichlorprop-P, metconazole and pyrimethanil in the format of the EFSA Scientific Reports (4). These reports have been reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and finalised on 23 May 2006 in the format of the Commission review reports for dichlorprop-P, metconazole, pyrimethanil and triclopyr.(4) It has appeared from the various examinations made that plant protection products containing dichlorprop-P, metconazole, pyrimethanil and triclopyr may be expected to satisfy, in general, the requirements laid down in Article 5(1)(a) and (b) of Directive 91/414/EEC, in particular with regard to the uses which were examined and detailed in the Commission review reports. It is therefore appropriate to include these active substances in Annex I, in order to ensure that in all Member States the authorisations of plant protection products containing these active substances can be granted in accordance with the provisions of that Directive.(5) Without prejudice to that conclusion, it is appropriate to obtain further information on certain specific points concerning dichlorprop-P, pyrimethanil and triclopyr. Article 6(1) of Directive 91/414/EEC provides that inclusion of a substance in Annex I may be subject to conditions. Therefore it is appropriate to require that dichlorprop-P, pyrimethanil and triclopyr should be subjected to further testing for confirmation of the risk assessment for some issues and that such studies should be presented by the notifiers.(6) A reasonable period should be allowed to elapse before an active substance is included in Annex I in order to permit Member States and the interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements which will result from the inclusion.(7) Without prejudice to the obligations defined by Directive 91/414/EEC as a consequence of including an active substance in Annex I, Member States should be allowed a period of six months after inclusion to review existing authorisations of plant protection products containing dichlorprop-P, metconazole, pyrimethanil and triclopyr to ensure that the requirements laid down by Directive 91/414/EEC, in particular in its Article 13 and the relevant conditions set out in Annex I, are satisfied. Member States should vary, replace or withdraw, as appropriate, existing authorisations, in accordance with the provisions of Directive 91/414/EEC. By way of derogation from the above deadline, a longer period should be provided for the submission and assessment of the complete Annex III dossier of each plant protection product for each intended use in accordance with the uniform principles laid down in Directive 91/414/EEC.(8) The experience gained from previous inclusions in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC of active substances assessed in the framework of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92 (5) has shown that difficulties can arise in interpreting the duties of holders of existing authorisations in relation to access to data. In order to avoid further difficulties it therefore appears necessary to clarify the duties of the Member States, especially the duty to verify that the holder of an authorisation demonstrates access to a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex II to that Directive. However, this clarification does not impose any new obligations on Member States or holders of authorisations compared to the directives which have been adopted until now amending Annex I.(9) It is therefore appropriate to amend Directive 91/414/EEC accordingly.(10) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC is amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive. Member States shall adopt and publish by 30 November 2007 at the latest the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.They shall apply those provisions from 1 December 2007.When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made. 1.   Member States shall in accordance with Directive 91/414/EEC, where necessary, amend or withdraw existing authorisations for plant protection products containing dichlorprop-P, metconazole, pyrimethanil and triclopyr as active substances by 30 November 2007.By that date they shall in particular verify that the conditions in Annex I to that Directive relating to dichlorprop-P, metconazole, pyrimethanil and triclopyr are met, with the exception of those identified in part B of the entry concerning that active substance, and that the holder of the authorisation has, or has access to, a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex II to that Directive in accordance with the conditions of Article 13 of that Directive.2.   By way of derogation from paragraph 1, for each authorised plant protection product containing dichlorprop-P, metconazole, pyrimethanil and triclopyr as either the only active substance or as one of several active substances all of which were listed in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC by 31 May 2007 at the latest, Member States shall re-evaluate the product in accordance with the uniform principles provided for in Annex VI to Directive 91/414/EEC, on the basis of a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex III to that Directive and taking into account part B of the entry in Annex I to that Directive concerning dichlorprop-P, metconazole, pyrimethanil and triclopyr respectively. On the basis of that evaluation, they shall determine whether the product satisfies the conditions set out in Article 4(1)(b), (c), (d) and (e) of Directive 91/414/EEC.Following that determination Member States shall:(a) in the case of a product containing dichlorprop-P, metconazole, pyrimethanil and triclopyr as the only active substance, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 31 May 2011 at the latest; or(b) in the case of a product containing dichlorprop-P, metconazole, pyrimethanil and triclopyr as one of several active substances, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 31 May 2011 or by the date fixed for such an amendment or withdrawal in the respective Directive or Directives which added the relevant substance or substances to Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC, whichever is the latest. This Directive shall enter into force on 1 June 2007. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 August 2006.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2006/64/EC (OJ L 206, 27.7.2006, p. 107).(2)  OJ L 55, 29.2.2000, p. 25. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1044/2003 (OJ L 151, 19.6.2003, p. 32).(3)  OJ L 98, 7.4.2001, p. 6.(4)  EFSA Scientific Report (2006) 52, 1-67, Conclusion regarding the Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance dichlorprop-P (finalised: 13 January 2006).EFSA Scientific Report (2006) 64, 1-71, Conclusion regarding the Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance metconazole (finalised: 13 January 2006).EFSA Scientific Report (2006) 61, 1-70, Conclusion regarding the Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance pyrimethanil (finalised: 13 January 2006).EFSA Scientific Report (2005) 56, 1-103, Conclusion regarding the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance triclopyr (finalised: 14 December 2005).(5)  OJ L 366, 15.12.1992, p. 10). Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2266/2000 (OJ L 259, 13.10.2000, p. 27).ANNEXThe following entries shall be added at the end of the table in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC:No Common name, identification numbers IUPAC name Purity (1) Entry into force Expiration of inclusion Specific provisions‘135 Dichlorprop-P (R)-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy) propanoic acid ≥ 900 g/kg 1 June 2007 31 May 2017 PART A— must pay particular attention to the protection of birds, mammals, aquatic organisms and non-target plants. Conditions of authorisation should include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.136 Metconazole (1RS,5RS:1RS,5SR)-5-(4-chlorobenzyl)-2,2-dimethyl-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)cyclopentanol ≥ 940 g/kg (sum of cis- and trans-isomers) 1 June 2007 31 May 2017 PART A— Member States must pay particular attention to the protection of aquatic organisms, birds and mammals. Conditions of authorisation should include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate,— Member States must pay particular attention to the operator safety. Conditions of authorisation should include protective measures, where appropriate.137 Pyrimethanil N-(4,6-dimethylpyrimidin-2-yl) aniline ≥ 975 g/kg 1 June 2007 31 May 2017 PART A— must pay particular attention to the protection of aquatic organisms. Conditions of authorisation should include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate, such as buffer zones,— must pay particular attention to the operator safety and ensure that conditions of use prescribe the application of adequate personal protective equipment.138 Triclopyr 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridyloxyacetic acid ≥ 960 g/kg 1 June 2007 31 May 2017 PART A— must pay particular attention to the protection of groundwater under vulnerable conditions. Conditions of authorisation should include risk mitigation measures and monitoring programmes should be initiated in vulnerable zones, where appropriate,— must pay particular attention to the safety of operators and ensure that conditions of use prescribe the application of adequate personal protective equipment,— must pay particular attention to the protection of birds, mammals, aquatic organisms and non-target plants. Conditions of authorisation should include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.(1)  Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report. +",plant health legislation;phytosanitary legislation;regulations on plant health;marketing standard;grading;application of EU law;application of European Union law;implementation of Community law;national implementation;national implementation of Community law;national means of execution;pesticide;fungicide;plant health product;plant protection product;herbicide;weedkiller,17 +29748,"Commission Directive 2005/13/EC of 21 February 2005 amending Directive 2000/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants by engines intended to power agricultural or forestry tractors, and amending Annex I to Directive 2003/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the type-approval of agricultural or forestry tractors (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Directive 2000/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2000 on action to be taken against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants by engines intended to power agricultural or forestry tractors and amending Council Directive 74/150/EEC (1), and in particular Articles 6 and 7 thereof,Having regard to Directive 2003/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on type-approval of agricultural or forestry tractors, their trailers and interchangeable towed machinery, together with their systems, components and separate technical units and repealing Council Directive 74/150/EEC (2), and in particular Article 19(1)(a) thereof,Whereas:(1) Directive 97/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1997 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from internal combustion engines to be installed in no-road mobile machinery (3) as amended by Directive 2004/26/EC sets out more stringent emission requirements for engines installed in non-road mobile machinery, and introduces three new stages for emission limits.(2) Directive 2000/25/EC, which is one of the separate Directives in the framework of the type approval procedure under Council Directive 74/150/EEC of 4 March 1974 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (4), should be aligned with Directive 97/68/EC as amended by Directive 2004/26/EC, in particular as regards the introduction of the flexibility scheme provided for in the latter.(3) Annexes I and II to Directive 2000/25/EC need to be adapted, notably to take account of the introduction by Directive 97/68/EC as amended by Directive 2004/26/EC of new emission limits for combined emission of hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen. Other changes should be introduced in those annexes to ensure consistency between the provisions on information documents laid down in Directives 2000/25/EC, 97/68/EC and 2003/37/EC. In addition, Annex III to Directive 2000/25/EC needs to be adapted in order to add the alternative type-approvals to be recognised for the new stages III A, III B and IV.(4) It is also necessary to adapt Annex I to Directive 2003/37/EC in order to ensure consistency between the provisions on information documents laid down in Directives 2000/25/EC, 97/68/EC and 2003/37/EC. In particular, discrepancies in terminology should be eliminated in the interests of clarity.(5) Directives 2000/25/EC and 2003/37/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.(6) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 20(1) of Directive 2003/37/EC,. Directive 2000/25/EC is amended as follows:1. In Article 1, the following indent is added:‘— “replacement engine” means a newly built engine which replaces an engine in a machine and which has been supplied for this purpose only;’2. In Article 3, the following paragraph is added:3. The following Article 3a is inserted:4. Article 4 is amended as follows:(a) In paragraph 2, the following points (c), (d) and (e) are added:‘(c) in stage III A— after 31 December 2005 for engines of categories H, I and K (power range as defined in Article 9(3a) of Directive 97/68/EC),— after 31 December 2006 for engines of category J (power range as defined in Article 9(3a) of Directive 97/68/EC);(d) in stage III B— after 31 December 2009 for engines of category L (power range as defined in Article 9(3c) of Directive 97/68/EC),— after 31 December 2010 for engines of categories M and N (power range as defined in Article 9(3c) of Directive 97/68/EC),— after 31 December 2011 for engines of category P (power range as defined in Article 9(3c) of Directive 97/68/EC);(e) in stage IV— after 31 December 2012 for engines of category Q (power range as defined in Article 9(3d) of Directive 97/68/EC),— after 30 September 2013 for engines of category R (power range as defined in Article 9(3d) of Directive 97/68/EC).’;(b) in paragraph 3, the following indents are added:‘— after 31 December 2005 for engines of category H,— after 31 December 2006 for engines of categories I,— after 31 December 2006 for engines of categories K,— after 31 December 2007 for engines of category J,— after 31 December 2010 for engines of category L,— after 31 December 2011 for engines of categories M,— after 31 December 2011 for engines of categories N,— after 31 December 2012 for engines of category P,— after 31 December 2013 for engines of category Q,— after 30 September 2014 for engines of category R.’;(c) paragraph 5 is replaced by the following:(d) the following paragraphs 6, 7 and 8 are added:5. Annexes I, II and III are amended in accordance with Annex I to this Directive.6. Annex IV, the text of which is set out in Annex II to this Directive, is added. Annex I to Directive 2003/37/EC is amended in accordance with Annex III to this Directive. 1.   Member States shall adopt and publish, by 31 December 2005 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.They shall apply those provisions from 1 January 2006.When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 February 2005.For the CommissionGünter VERHEUGENVice-President(1)  OJ L 173, 12.7.2000, p. 1. Directive as amended by the Act of Accession of 2003.(2)  OJ L 171, 9.7.2003, p. 1. Directive as amended by Council Directive 2004/66/EC (OJ L 168, 1.5.2004, p. 35).(3)  OJ L 59, 27.2.1998, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 2004/26/EC (OJ L 146, 30.4.2004, p. 1).(4)  OJ L 84, 28.3.1974, p. 10. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 807/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 36).ANNEX IAnnexes I, II and III to Directive 2000/25/EC are amended as follows:1. Annex I is amended as follows:(a) Appendix 1 is replaced by the following:(b) in Appendix 2, section II, subsection 2.4 is replaced by the following:CO HC NOx HC + NOx Particulates2. Annex II is amended as follows:(a) Appendix 1 is amended as follows:(i) section 2, subsections 2.1.17 and 2.1.18 are replaced by the following:‘2.1.17. Intake system: maximum allowable intake depression at rated engine speed and at 100 % load: … kPa2.1.18. Exhaust system: maximum permissible exhaust back pressure at rated engine speed and at 100 % load: … kPa’;(ii) the following is added:2.6.1. Position, size and number’;(b) in Appendix 2, section 2, subsection 2.2.4, is replaced by the following:CO HC NOx HC + NOx Particulates3. Annex III is replaced by the following:ANNEX IIThe following Annex IV is added to Directive 2000/25/EC:‘ANNEX IVPROVISIONS FOR TRACTORS AND ENGINES PLACED ON THE MARKET UNDER THE FLEXIBILITY SCHEME LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 3A1.   ACTIONS BY THE ENGINE AND THE TRACTOR MANUFACTURERS1.1.   A tractor manufacturer, who wishes to make use of the flexibility scheme, shall request permission from his approval authority to place or to source from his engine suppliers, in the period between two emissions stages, the quantities of engines described in section 1.2 and 1.3 that do not comply with the current emission limit values, but are approved to the nearest previous stage of emission limits.1.2.   The number of engines placed on the market under a flexibility scheme shall, in each engine category, not exceed 20 % of the tractor manufacturer’s annual sales of tractors with engines in that engine category (calculated as the average of the latest 5 years sales on the EU market). In the case that a tractor manufacturer has marketed tractors in the EU for a period of less than five years the average will be calculated based on the period for which the tractor manufacturer has marketed tractors in the EU.1.3.   As an alternative option to section 1.2, the tractor manufacturer may seek permission for his engine suppliers to place on the market a fixed number of engines under the flexibility scheme. The number of engines in each engine category shall not exceed the following values:Engine Category Number of Engines19-37 kW 20037-75 kW 15075-130 kW 100130-560 kW 501.4.   The tractor manufacturer shall include in his application to an approval authority the following information:(a) a sample of the labels to be affixed to each tractor in which an engine placed on the market under the flexibility scheme will be installed. The labels shall bear the following text: “TRACTOR NO … (sequence of tractors) OF … (total number of tractors in respective power band) WITH ENGINE NO. … WITH TYPE APPROVAL (Directive 2000/25/EC) NO …”; and(b) a sample of the supplementary label to be affixed on the engine bearing the text referred to in section 2.2 of this Annex.1.5.   The tractor manufacturer shall provide the approval authority with any information connected with the implementation of the flexibility scheme that the approval authority may request necessary to make a decision.1.6.   The tractor manufacturer shall file a report every six months to the approval authorities of each Member State, where the tractor or engine is put on the market, on the implementation of the flexibility schemes he is using. The report shall include cumulative data on the number of engines and tractors placed on the market under the flexibility scheme, engine and tractor serial numbers, and the Member States where the tractor has been entered into service. This procedure shall be continued as long as a flexibility scheme is still in progress.2.   ACTIONS BY THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER2.1.   An engine manufacturer may supply engines to a tractor manufacturer under a flexibility scheme covered by an approval in accordance with section 1 of this annex.2.2.   The engine manufacturer must put a label on those engines with the following text: “Engine placed on the market under the flexibility scheme”.3.   ACTIONS BY THE APPROVAL AUTHORITYThe approval authority shall evaluate the content of the flexibility scheme request and the enclosed documents. As a consequence it will inform the tractor manufacturer of its decision as to whether or not to allow use of the flexibility scheme.’ANNEX IIIIn Annex I to Directive 2003/37/EC, Model A, section 3 ‘Engine’, is replaced by the following: +",approval;COC;certificate of compliance;certificate of conformity;quality certificate;quality certification;pollution control measures;reduction of pollution;engine;combustion engine;atmospheric pollution;air pollution;air quality;smog;technical regulations;tractor;motor vehicle,17 +4,"Council Directive 67/530/EEC of 25 July 1967 concerning the freedom of nationals of a Member State established as farmers in another Member State to transfer from one holding to another. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 54 (2) and (3) thereof;Having regard to the General Programme for the abolition of restrictions on freedom of establishment (1), and in particular Title IV F 3 thereof;Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (2);Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3);Whereas the General Programme for the Abolition of Restrictions on Freedom of Establishment includes a special timetable for the attainment of such freedom in agriculture, which takes into account the particular nature of agricultural activities ; whereas the third series of measures provided for in this timetable entails that, at the beginning of the third year of the second stage, each Member State shall procure to farmers who have resided in that Member State for more than two years but who are nationals of another Member State the right to transfer from one holding to another;Whereas the right of transfer which is the subject of this Directive is independent of the legal form under which the holding is exploited ; whereas the effect of such transfer must not be to reduce the rights of the person concerned with regard to his status as a foreign national;Whereas beneficiaries under the Council Directive of 2 April 1963 laying down detailed provisions for the attainment of freedom of establishment in agriculture in the territory of a Member State in respect of nationals of other countries of the Community who have been employed as paid agricultural workers in that Member State for a continuous period of two years (63/261/EEC) (4) already enjoy the same treatment as nationals of such Member State with regard to the right to transfer from one holding to another;Whereas, where a definition of an agricultural holding is required for the purpose of implementing this Directive, such definition is a matter for the Member State concerned;Whereas, in Article 4 (2) of the Council Directive of 2 April 1963 laying down detailed provisions for the attainment of freedom of establishment on holdings abandoned or left uncultivated for more than two years (63/262/EEC) (5), the granting of the right of transfer was expressly deferred pending implementation of the present Directive;. All Member States, acting in accordance with the following provisions, shall abolish in respect of nationals and companies or firms of other Member States having pursued in their territory activities as self-employed persons in agriculture for more than two years (hereinafter called ""beneficiaries"") all restrictions the effect of which is to exclude or limit their right to transfer from one holding to another. 1. For the purposes of this Directive, the ""right to transfer"" means the right of beneficiaries to move freely, under the same conditions as nationals of the State concerned, from one holding to another holding (1) OJ No 2, 15.1.1962, p. 36/62. (2) OJ No 23, 5.2.1966, p. 386/66. (3) OJ No 146, 23.8.1965, p. 2465/65. (4) OJ No 62, 20.4.1963, p. 1323/63. (5) OJ No 62, 20.4.1963, p. 1326/63.of their choice in the State in which they have settled. Such transfer shall be permitted irrespective of the legal form under which exploitation of the new or the old holding takes place.2. For the purposes of this Directive, ""agricultural activities"" means: -activities falling within Annex V to the General Programme for the abolition of restrictions on freedom of establishment (ex Major Group 01, Agriculture, of the International Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities) (6), and in particular: (a) general agriculture including the growing of field crops and viticulture ; growing of fruits, nuts, seeds, vegetables, flowers, both in the open and under glass;(b) raising of livestock, poultry, rabbits, fur-bearing or other animals, bees ; and the production of meat, milk, wool, skins and fur, eggs, honey;-felling of timber, commercial exploitation of woodlands, and planting and replanting of trees, where such operations are practised as ancillary activities on holdings taken over under the provisions of this Directive and are compatible with a Member State's internal legislation and in particular with land utilisation plans. 1. Member States shall abolish the following restrictions: - those which in pursuance of provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action prevent beneficiaries from transferring from one holding to another or subject such transfers to conditions which render them more difficult or more costly;- those existing by reason of administrative practices which, in respect of the right to transfer, result in treatment being applied to beneficiaries that is discriminatory by comparison with that applied to nationals.2. The restrictions to be abolished shall include in particular those arising out of measures which prevent or limit by the following means the right of beneficiaries to transfer from one holding to another under the same conditions as nationals of the Member State concerned:in Belgium: - the power, under Article 3 of the Law of 19 February 1965 on the pursuit by foreign nationals of activities as self-employed persons, to require agricultural activities to be carried on in a specified place.in France: - the requirement that foreign nationals who are beneficiaries under the Council Directive of 2 April 1963 (63/262/EEC) shall obtain authorisation if they wish to establish themselves on holdings other than those abandoned or left uncultivated (Article 3 of Décret No 63-1019 of 10 October 1963);- the requirement that foreign nationals wishing to transfer from one holding to another shall obtain a carte professionnelle d'exploitant agricole or an autorisation d'exploiter (Article 4 of Décret No 5472 of 20 January 1954 and Article 4 of Arrêté ministériel of 30 March 1955).3. Where beneficiaries under the Council Directive of 2 April 1963 (63/262/EEC) exercise their right to transfer they shall retain the rights granted to them pursuant to that Directive. 1. Any Member State where the taking up by certain nationals of other Member States of activity as a farmer is still subject to their obtaining a special permit for foreign nationals shall issue to beneficiaries, on their application and without charge, an individual certificate stating their special circumstances in relation to the rules on establishment by foreign farmers.2. Member States shall grant beneficiaries a right of appeal against any decision whereby a competent authority raises objection to their transfer. Member States shall take the measures necessary to comply with this Directive within six months of its notification and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 July 1967.For the CouncilThe PresidentFr. NEEF (6) Statistical Office of the United Nations, Statistical Papers, Series M No 4, Rev. 1 (New York, 1958). +",free movement of workers;freedom of movement for workers;EU national;Community national;European Union national;national of the EU;national of the European Union;right of establishment;freedom of establishment;farmer;cultivator;holder of a farm;horticulturist;share-cropper;stock breeder;stock owner;winegrower,17 +3940,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2222/85 of 31 July 1985 fixing for the 1985/86 marketing year the minimum price to be paid to producers for tomatoes and the amount of production aid for tomato based products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 516/77 of 14 March 1977 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 746/85 (2), and in particular Articles 3b and 3c thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1320/85 of 23 May 1985 on temporary measures for production aid to processed tomato products (3) and in particular Article 2 (5) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1277/84 of 8 May 1984 laying down general rules for the system of production aid for processed fruit and vegetables(4) contains provisions as to the methods for determining production aid;Whereas, under Article 3b (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 516/77, the minimum price to be paid to producers is to be determined for the Member States other than Greece on the basis of:(a) the minimum price applying during the previous marketing year;(b) the movement of basic prices in the fruit and vegetable sector;(c) the need to ensure the normal marketing of fresh products for the various uses.Whereas Article 3c of the said Regulation lays down the criteria for fixing the amount of production aid; whereas, in respect of tomato concentrates, preserved whole peeled tomatoes and tomato juices the volume of imports makes the third country price unrepresentative; whereas the production aid for these products must be calculated by reference to a price based on the Community market price;Whereas Article 1 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 989/81 (5) fixed as the guarantee threshold for each year a quantity of processed tomato products corresponding to 4 700 000 tonnes of fresh tomatoes; whereas Community production calculated in accordance with Article 2 (2) of that Regulation exceeds the threshold for the 1984/85 marketing year and the production of each group of tomato based products is higher than the quantity specified in the second subparagraph of Article 1 (1) of the same Regulation; whereas the production aid for the 1985/86 marketing year must be reduced for such products pursuant to Article 2 (1) of the same Regulation;Whereas, as regards Greece, pursuant to Article 103 of the Act of Accession and until the first move towards alignment of prices, the minimum price to be paid to Greek producers is to be established on the basis of prices paid in Greece to national producers, over the reference period defined in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 41/81 (6); whereas that price must be aligned with the level of the common prices pursuant to Article 59 of the Act of Accession;Whereas, as regards Greece, the said Article 103 and Council Regulation (EEC) No 990/84 (7) lay down the criteria for fixing the amount of production aid;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,. For the 1985/86 marketing year:(a) the minimum prices referred to in Article 3b of Regulation (EEC) No 516/77 to be paid to producers for the products listed in Annex I hereto, and(b) the production aid referred to in Article 3c of the same Regulation for the products listed in Annex II heretoshall be set out in the said Annexes. The production aid set out in Annex II for processed tomato products shall when Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1320/85 applies be weighted by a coefficient determined for each Member State in accordance with the following formula:100100 + a ,where 'a' is the percentage by which the quantity of fresh tomatoes allocated by that Member State has been increased pursuant to Article 2 (1) of the said Regulation. 1. The aid provided for in respect of Greece shall be applicable to all production of processed products obtained from produce grown in Greece.2. Where processing takes place outside the Member State in which the produce was grown, such Member State shall furnish proof to the Member State paying the production aid that the minimum price payable to the producer has been paid. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 July 1985.For the CommissionFrans ANDRIESSENVice-President(1) OJ No L 73, 21. 3. 1977, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 81, 23. 3. 1985, p. 10.(3) OJ No L 137, 27. 5. 1985, p. 41.(4) OJ No L 123, 9. 5. 1984, p. 25.(5) OJ No L 103, 16. 4. 1984, p. 19.(6) OJ No L 3, 1. 1. 1981, p. 12.(7) OJ No L 103, 16. 4. 1984, p. 21.ANNEX IMINIMUM PRICE TO BE PAID TO THE PRODUCERS(ECU/100 kilograms net, ex producer)1.2.3 // // // // Product // Greece // Other Member States // // // // Tomatoes intended for the manufacture of: // // // (a) tomato concentrates // 8,61 // 9,72 // (b) preserved whole peeled tomatoes or frozen whole peeled tomatoes: // // // - the San Marzano variety, // 14,70 // 16,26 // - the Roma and similar varieties // 11,05 // 12,38 // (c) preserved non-whole peeled tomatoes and non-whole frozen peeled tomatoes // 9,14 // 10,24 // (d) tomato flakes // 11,05 // 12,38 // (e) tomato juice // 8,61 // 9,72 // // //ANNEX IIPRODUCTION AID(ECU/100 kolpgrams net)1.2.3 // // // // Product // Greece // Other Member States // // // // 1. Tomato concentrates with a dry weight content of 28 % or more but less than 30 % // 23,88 // 27,00 // 2. Preserved whole peeled tomatoes: // // // (a) of the San Marzano variety // 8,31 // 12,41 // (b) of the Roma and similar varieties // 6,32 // 9,08 // 3. Frozen whole peeled tomatoes: // // // (a) of the San Marzano variety // 6,94 // 10,38 // (b) of the Roma and similar varieties // 5,28 // 7,59 // 4. Preserved non-whole peeled tomatoes // 3,32 // 4,79 // 5. Non-whole frozen peeled tomatoes // 3,32 // 4,79 // 6. Tomato flakes // 77,93 // 88,08 // 7. Tomato juice with a dry weight content of less than 7 %: // // // (a) with a dry weight content of 5 % or more // 5,48 // 5,48 // (b) with a dry weight content of 3,5 % or more but less than 5 % // 3,56 // 3,56 // 8. Tomato juice with a dry weight content of 7 % or more but less than 12 %: // // // (a) with a dry weight content of 7 % or more but less than 8 % // 6,05 // 6,85 // (b) with a dry weight content of 8 % or more but less than 10 % // 7,26 // 8,22 // (c) with a dry weight content of 10 % or more // 8,88 // 10,04 // // // +",processed foodstuff;fruit vegetable;aubergine;capsicum;courgette;cucumber;gherkin;marrow;melon;paprika;pimiento;pumpkin;red pepper;sweet pepper;tomato;minimum price;floor price,17 +9974,"92/482/EEC: Council Decision of 28 September 1992 providing financial assistance for Albania. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1), submitted following consultation with the Monetary Committee,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Whereas Albania is undertaking fundamental political and economic reforms and has decided to adopt a market economy model;Whereas trade, commercial and economic links between the Community and Albania are expected to develop within the framework of the 1992 Cooperation Agreement;Whereas financial assistance from the Community will be instrumental in supporting the adjustment and reform efforts of Albania, will strengthen mutual confidence and will bring Albania closer to the Community;Whereas Albania is a low-income country eligible for highly concessional loans from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and whereas the Group of 24 (G-24) agreed to consider complementary financial assistance particularly through long-term grants or loans on concessional terms, as soon as the IMF has reached an agreement on a stabilization and reform programme with Albania;Whereas the Albanian authorities have requested financial assistance from the IMF, the G-24 countries and the Community;Whereas, over and above the estimated financing which could be provided by the IMF, the World Bank and official bilateral creditors in the context of the 12-month stand-by arrangement expected to be agreed between Albania and the IMF, a financial gap of some US$ 165 million remains to be covered in order to avoid an additional degree of import compression which would jeopardize the achievement of the policy objectives underlying the Government's reform effort;Whereas the Commission, as coordinator of assistance from the G-24 has invited them to provide highly concessional financial assistance to Albania in order to support that country's adjustment and reform efforts;Whereas taking into account the economic and financial situation of Albania, this financial assistance intended to support that country's balance of payments should take the form of grants;Whereas the Community grant should be managed by the Commission;Whereas the EEC Treaty does not provide, for the adoption of this Decision, powers other than those of Article 235,. 1. The Community shall grant to Albania financial assistance of a maximum amount of ECU 70 million in the form of a grant, with a view to ensuring a sustainable balance of payments situation and strengthening the reserve position of that country.2. This grant will be managed by the Commission in full consultation with the Monetary Committee and in a manner consistent with any Agreement reached between the IMF and Albania. 1. The Commission is empowered to negotiate with the Albanian authorities, after consultation with the Monetary Committee, the economic policy conditions attached to the grant. These conditions shall be consistent with any agreement as referred to in Article 1 (2) and with arrangements made by the G-24.2. The Commission shall verify at regular intervals, in collaboration with the Monetary Committee and in close coordination with the G-24 and the IMF, that the economic policy in Albania is in accordance with the objectives of this grant and that the conditions of the latter are being fulfilled. 1. The grant shall be made available to Albania in two instalments. A first instalment of ECU 35 million shall be released as soon as a 'stand-by arrangement' has been concluded between Albania and the IMF. The second instalment shall be paid not before the first quarter of 1993, subject to Article 2 (2) and subject to satisfactory progress being recorded in Albania's application of the 'stand-by arrangement'.2. The funds shall be paid to the National Bank of Albania. At least once a year the Commission shall address to the European Parliament and to the Council a report, which will include an evaluation, on the implementation of this Decision.. Done at Brussels, 28 September 1992. For the CouncilThe PresidentN. LAMONT(1) OJ No C 188, 25. 7. 1992, p. 5 and OJ No C 225, 1. 9. 1992, p. 4. (2) Opinion delivered on 18 September 1992 (not yet published in the Official Journal). +",International Monetary Fund;IMF;Albania;Republic of Albania;economic stabilisation;economic stability;economic stabilization;donation;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union;financial aid;capital grant;financial grant,17 +43248,"Council Decision 2014/141/CFSP of 14 March 2014 amending Common Position 2008/109/CFSP concerning restrictive measures imposed against Liberia. ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,Whereas:(1) On 12 February 2008, the Council adopted Common Position 2008/109/CFSP (1).(2) On 10 December 2013, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution (UNSCR) 2128 (2013) with regard to Liberia renewing the restrictive measures on travel and on arms and modifying the associated notification requirements.(3) Common Position 2008/109/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly.(4) Further action by the Union is needed in order to implement certain measures,. Article 2 of Common Position 2008/109/CFSP is amended as follows:(1) in paragraph 1, point (c) is replaced by the following:‘(c) other non-lethal military equipment intended solely for humanitarian or protective use, and related technical assistance and training.’;(2) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 14 March 2014.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. CHRISOCHOIDIS(1)  OJ L 38, 13.2.2008, p. 26. +",Liberia;Republic of Liberia;military equipment;arms;military material;war material;weapon;international sanctions;blockade;boycott;embargo;reprisals;arms control;trade restriction;obstacle to trade;restriction on trade;trade barrier,17 +36459,"2009/337/EC: Commission Decision of 20 April 2009 on the definition of the criteria for the classification of waste facilities in accordance with Annex III of Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the management of waste from extractive industries (notified under document number C(2009) 2856). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the management of waste from extractive industries and amending Directive 2004/35/EC (1), and in particular Article 22(1)(g) thereof,Whereas:(1) In order to ensure a common assessment of the criteria set out in Annex III to Directive 2006/21/EC, it is necessary to define a methodology and, where possible, to fix limit values, taking into account the different types of waste facilities, their behaviour in the short and long term as well as throughout their operating phase.(2) It is appropriate from a technical point of view to exempt waste facilities containing only inert waste or unpolluted soil from the assessment of the criteria concerning the presence of dangerous substances or hazardous waste.(3) The potential hazard posed by a waste facility may change significantly during the operational and closure phases of the facility. Therefore, it is appropriate to review the classification of the facility as necessary and at least at the end of the operational phase.(4) In order to assess the potential for loss of life and danger for human health in cases of loss of structural integrity, or incorrect operation, of a facility, the actual permanent presence of people in the potentially affected areas should be taken into account when assessing the significance of that potential loss of life or danger for human health.(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 18 of Directive 2006/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2),. 1.   A waste facility shall be classified under Category A in accordance with the first indent of Annex III of Directive 2006/21/EC if the predicted consequences in the short or the long term of a failure due to loss of structural integrity, or due to incorrect operation of a waste facility could lead to:(a) non-negligible potential for loss of life;(b) serious danger to human health;(c) serious danger to the environment.2.   For the purpose of the classification referred to in paragraph 1, the entire life-cycle of the facility, including the after-closure phase, shall be considered in the evaluation of the hazard potential of the facility. 1.   For the purpose of this Decision, structural integrity of a waste facility shall mean its ability to contain the waste within the boundaries of the facility in the manner for which it was designed.2.   The loss of structural integrity shall cover all possible failure mechanisms relevant to the structures of the waste facility concerned.3.   An evaluation of the consequences of the loss of structural integrity shall comprise the immediate impact of any material transported from the facility as a consequence of the failure and the resulting short and long term effects. 1.   For the purpose of this Decision, incorrect operation of the waste facility shall mean any operation which may give rise to a major accident, including the malfunction of environmental protection measures and faulty or insufficient design.2.   An assessment of the release of contaminants resulting from incorrect operation shall comprise the effects of short-term pulses as well as of the long-term release of contaminants. That assessment shall cover the operational period of the facility and as well as the long-term period following closure. It shall include an evaluation of the potential hazards constituted by facilities containing reactive waste, regardless of the classification of the waste as hazardous or non-hazardous under Council Directive 91/689/EEC (3). 1.   Member States shall assess the consequences of a failure due to loss of structural integrity or incorrect operation of a waste facility in accordance with paragraphs 2, 3 and 4.2.   The potential for loss of life or danger to human health shall be considered to be negligible or not serious if people other than workers operating the facility that might be affected are not expected to be present permanently or for prolonged periods in the potentially affected area. Injuries leading to disability or prolonged states of ill-health shall count as serious dangers to human health.3.   The potential danger for the environment shall be considered to be not serious if:(a) the intensity of the potential contaminant source strength is decreasing significantly within a short time;(b) the failure does not lead to any permanent or long-lasting environmental damage;(c) the affected environment can be restored through minor clean-up and restoration efforts.4.   In establishing the potential for loss of life or danger to human health or to the environment, the specific evaluations of the extent of the potential impacts shall be considered in the context of the source-pathway-receptor chain.Where there is no pathway between the source and the receptor, the facility concerned shall not be classified as Category A on the basis of failure due to loss of structural integrity or incorrect operation. 1.   In the case of loss of structural integrity for tailings dams, human lives shall be deemed to be threatened where water or slurry levels are at least 0,7 m above ground or where water or slurry velocities exceed 0,5 m/s.2.   The assessment of the potential for loss of life and danger to human health, shall comprise at least the following factors:(a) the size and properties of the facility including its design;(b) the quantity and quality including physical and chemical properties of the waste in the facility;(c) the topography of the facility site, including damping features;(d) the travel time of a potential flood-wave to areas where people are present;(e) the propagation velocity of the flood-wave;(f) the predicted water or slurry level;(g) the rising rate of water or slurry levels;(h) any relevant, site-specific factors that may influence the potential for loss- of- life or for danger to human health. 1.   In the case of waste heap slides any waste-mass in movement shall be deemed likely to threaten human lives if people are staying within range of the moving waste-mass.2.   The assessment of the potential for loss of life and danger to human health shall comprise at least the following factors:(a) the size and properties of the facility including its design;(b) the quantity and quality including physical and chemical properties of the waste in the facility;(c) slope angle of heap;(d) potential to build up internal groundwater within the heap;(e) underground stability;(f) topography;(g) proximity to water courses, constructions, buildings;(h) mine workings;(i) any other site-specific factors that may significantly contribute to the risk posed by the structure. 1.   The threshold referred to in the second indent of Annex III of Directive 2006/21/EC shall be determined, as the ratio of the weight on a dry matter basis of:(a) all waste classified as hazardous in accordance with Directive 91/689/EEC and expected to be present in the facility at the end of the planned period of operation, and(b) waste expected to be present in the facility at the end of the planned period of operation.2.   Where the ratio referred to in paragraph 1 exceeds 50 %, the facility shall be classified as Category A.3.   Where the ratio referred to paragraph 1 is between 5 % and 50 %, the facility shall be classified as Category A.However, that facility may not be classified as Category A where it is justified on the basis of a site specific risk assessment, with specific focus on the effects of the hazardous waste, carried out as part of the classification based on the consequences of failure due to loss of integrity or incorrect operation, and demonstrating that the facility should not be classified as Category A on the basis of the contents of hazardous waste.4.   Where the ratio referred in paragraph 1 is less than 5 %, then the facility shall not be classified as Category A on the basis of the contents of hazardous waste. 1.   Member States shall assess whether the criterion set out in the third indent of Annex III of Directive 2006/21/EC is met in accordance with the considerations set out in paragraphs 2, 3, and 4.2.   For planned tailing ponds, the following methodology shall be used:(a) an inventory shall be carried out of the substances and preparations which are used in the processing and which are subsequently discharged with the tailings slurry to the tailings pond;(b) for each substance and preparation, the yearly quantities used in the process shall be estimated out for each year of the planned duration of operation;(c) for each substance and preparation, it shall be determined whether it is a dangerous substance or preparation within the meaning of Council Directive 67/548/EEC (4) and of Directive 1999/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (5);(d) for each year of planned operation, the yearly increase in stored water (ΔQi) within the tailings pond shall be calculated under steady state conditions according to the formula set out in Annex I;(e) for each dangerous substance or preparation identified in accordance with point (c), the maximum yearly concentration (C max) in the aqueous phase shall be estimated according to the formula set out in Annex II.If, on the basis of the estimation of the maximum yearly concentrations (C max), the aqueous phase is considered to be ‘dangerous’ within the meaning of Directives 1999/45/EC or 67/548/EEC, the facility shall be classified as a Category A facility.3.   For operating tailings ponds, the classification of the facility shall be based on the methodology set out in paragraph 2, or on direct chemical analysis of the water and solids contained in the facility. If the aqueous phase and its contents have to be considered as dangerous preparation within the meaning of Directive 1999/45/EC or 67/548/EEC, the facility shall be classified as a Category A facility.4.   For heap leaching facilities, where metals are extracted from ore heaps by percolating leach solutions, Member States shall undertake a screening for dangerous substances at closure based on an inventory of used leach chemicals and the residual concentrations of these leach chemicals in the drainage after washing has been finalised. If these leachates have to be considered as dangerous preparation within the meaning of Directives 1999/45/EC or 67/548/EEC, the facility shall be classified as a Category A facility. Article 7 and 8 of this Decision shall not apply to waste facilities containing inert waste or unpolluted soil only. 0A review of the classification shall be carried out by the competent authority within the meaning of Directive 2006/21/EC where the permit is substantially modified or the operational conditions have changed significantly.That review shall be carried out at the latest at the end of the operational period of the facility. 1This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 April 2009.For the CommissionStavros DIMASMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 15.(2)  OJ L 114, 27.4.2006, p. 9.(3)  OJ L 377, 31.12.1991, p. 20.(4)  OJ 196, 16.8.1967, p. 1.(5)  OJ L 200, 30.7.1999, p. 1.ANNEX IFormula for the calculation of the average yearly increase in stored water within the tailings pond ΔQ as referred in Article 8 paragraph 2ΔQi = (ΔΜi/D) * P, where:ΔQi = yearly increase of stored water in the tailing pond (m3/year) during the year ‘i’ΔΜi = yearly mass of tailings discharged to pond (tonnes dry weight/year) during the year ‘i’D = average dry bulk density of the deposited tailings (tonnes/m3)P = average porosity of the sedimented tailings (m3/m3) defined as the ratio of the volume of voids to the total volume of sedimented tailingsIf exact data are not available, default values of 1,4 tonnes/m3 for the dry bulk density and 0,5 m3/m3 for the porosity should be used.ANNEX IIEstimation of the maximum concentration in the aqueous phase C max as referred in Article 8 paragraph 2C max = the maximum of the following value: Si/ΔQi, where:Si = yearly mass of each substance and preparation as identified under Article 8(2)(c), discharged into the pond during the year ‘i’. +",waste management;landfill site;rubbish dump;waste treatment;mining industry;prevention of pollution;environmental protection;conservation of nature;nature protection;preservation of the environment;protection of nature;coal industry;mining of ore;classification;UDC;heading;universal decimal classification,17 +10541,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2275/92 of 3 August 1992 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products of category 41 (order No 40.0410), originating in India, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 apply. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), extended into 1992 by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3387/91 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded for each category of products in Annexes I and II thereto individual ceilings, within the limits of the quantities specified in column 8 of Annex I and column 7 of Annex II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of the same Annexes;Whereas Article 11 of the abovementioned Regulation provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in question once the relevant individual ceilings have been reached at Community level;Whereas, in respect of products of category 41 (order No 40.0410), originating in India, the relevant ceiling amounts to 750 tonnes;Whereas on 6 May 1992 imports of the products in question into the Community, originating in India, a country covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached and were charged against that ceiling;Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to India,. As from 8 August 1992 the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90, shall be re-established in respect of the following products, imported into the Community and originating in India:Order No Category(unit) CN code Description 40.0410 41(tonnes) 5401 10 115401 10 195402 10 105402 10 905402 20 005402 31 105402 31 305402 31 905402 32 005402 33 105402 33 905402 39 105402 39 905402 49 105402 49 915402 49 995402 51 105402 51 305402 51 905402 52 105402 52 905402 59 105402 59 905402 61 105402 61 305402 61 905402 62 105402 62 905402 69 105402 69 90ex 5604 20 00ex 5604 90 00 Yarn of synthetic filament (continuous), not put up for retail sale, other than non-textured single yarn untwisted or with a twist of not more than 50 turns per metre This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 3 August 1992. For the CommissionChristiane SCRIVENERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 370, 31. 12. 1990, p. 39. (2) OJ No L 341, 12. 12. 1991, p. 1. Last amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1509/92 (OJ No L 159, 12. 6. 1992, p. 1). +",restoration of customs duties;restoration of customs tariff;man-made fibre;acrylic fibre;artificial fibre;chemical fibre;nylon;polyamide;rayon;synthetic cloth;synthetic fibre;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession;textile fibre;textile thread,17 +43836,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 128/2014 of 5 February 2014 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Gofio Canario (PGI)]. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Spain’s application to register the name ‘Gofio Canario’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Gofio Canario’ should therefore be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 5 February 2014.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Dacian CIOLOȘMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.(2)  OJ C 251, 31.8.2013, p. 13.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.6.   Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processedSPAINGofio Canario (PGI) +",designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;Canary Islands;Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification;Spain;Kingdom of Spain;cereal flour,17 +3340,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2223/2002 of 13 December 2002 prohibiting fishing for haddock by vessels flying the flag of France. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 of 18 December 2001 fixing for 2002 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required(3) lays down quotas for haddock for 2002.(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of haddock in the waters of ICES division VIIa by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France have exhausted the quota allocated for 2002. France has prohibited fishing for this stock from 17 November 2002. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,. Catches of haddock in the waters of ICES division VIIa by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to France for 2002.Fishing for haddock in the waters of ICES division VIIa by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 17 November 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 December 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5.(3) OJ L 347, 31.12.2001, p. 1. +",France;French Republic;ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing regulations;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches,17 +31733,"2006/883/EC: Commission Decision of 5 December 2006 amending Decision 2006/80/EC as regards Slovenia (notified under document number C(2006) 5797). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 92/102/EEC of 27 November 1992 on the identification and registration of animals (1), and in particular Article 3(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Directive 92/102/EEC sets out the minimum requirements for the identification and registration of animals, without prejudice to more detailed Community rules which may be established for disease eradication or control purposes.(2) Under Article (3)1 of Directive 92/102/EEC, Member States are to ensure that the competent authority has an up-to-date list of all the holdings which keep animals covered by that Directive and are situated on their territory.(3) Article 3(2) of Directive 92/102/EEC provides for the possibility to authorise Member States to exclude from the list of holdings required by Article 3(1) of that Directive natural persons who keep one single pig which is intended for their own use or consumption, provided that this animal is subjected to the controls laid down in that Directive before any movement.(4) Commission Decision 2006/80/EC (2) authorises certain Member States to apply the derogation provided for in Article 3(2) of Directive 92/102/EEC as regards holdings with one single pig.(5) Slovenia has requested the authorisation provided for in Article 3(2) of Directive 92/102/EEC as regards holdings with one single pig and has given the appropriate assurances in respect of the controls laid down in that Directive.(6) It is therefore appropriate to authorise Slovenia to apply that derogation.(7) Decision 2006/80/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The Annex to Decision 2006/80/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Slovenia.. Done at Brussels, 5 December 2006.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 355, 5.12.1992, p. 32. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 (OJ L 5, 9.1.2004, p. 8).(2)  OJ L 36, 8.2.2006, p. 50.ANNEX‘ANNEXMember States authorised to apply the derogation provided for in Article 3(2) of Directive 92/102/EEC as regards holdings with one single pig:The Czech RepublicFranceItalyPolandPortugalSloveniaSlovakia’ +",veterinary inspection;veterinary control;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law;Slovenia;Republic of Slovenia;agricultural census;census of agriculture;farm census;livestock census,17 +2473,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2088/98 of 30 September 1998 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the 'Register of protected designation of origin and protected geographical indications' provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1068/97 (2), and in particular Article 6(3) and (4) thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, the United Kingdom sent the Commission an application for the registration of a name as a designation of origin;Whereas, pursuant to Article 6(1) of that Regulation, the application was found to meet all the requirements laid down therein, and in particular to contain all the information required pursuant to Article 4 thereof;Whereas, for the name in the Annex hereto, one statement of objection within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 was sent to the Commission following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities (3); whereas the objection was deemed admissible;Whereas, in accordance with Article 7(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, the Commission invited the Member States concerned to reach agreement on registration of the name 'Cornish Clotted Cream`; whereas such agreement was reached; whereas the agreement complies with Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 and does not involve changing the information initially received pursuant to Article 5 of that Regulation; whereas it has been stated that the word 'Cornouaille` in French registered trademarks is not and will not be used for cream;Whereas the name should therefore be entered in the 'Register of protected designation of origin and protected geographical indications` and hence be protected throughout the Community as a protected designation of origin;Whereas the Annex hereto supplements the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1576/98 (5),. The name in the Annex hereto is hereby added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 and entered in the 'Register of protected designation of origin and protected geographical indications` provided for in Article 6(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 as a protected designation of origin (PDO). This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 September 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 208, 24. 7. 1992, p. 1.(2) OJ L 156, 13. 6. 1997, p. 10.(3) OJ C 140, 7. 5. 1997, p. 4.(4) OJ L 327, 18. 12. 1996, p. 11.(5) OJ L 206, 23. 7. 1998, p. 15.ANNEXPRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX II TO THE EC TREATY AND INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTIONOther products of animal origin (eggs, honey, milk products excluding butter, etc.)UNITED KINGDOM- Cornish Clotted Cream (PDO) +",human nutrition;location of production;location of agricultural production;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;milk product;dairy produce;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,17 +11568,"COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1512/93 of 18 June 1993 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products of categories 63 and 100 (order Nos 40.0630 and 40.1000), originating in South Korea, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 apply. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), extended for 1993 by Council (EEC) No 3917/92 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded for 1993 for each category of products subjected in Annexes I and II thereto to individual ceilings, within the limits of the quantities specified in column 8 of Annex I and column 7 of Annex II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of the same Annexes;Whereas Article 11 of the abovementioned Regulation provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in question once the relevant individual ceilings have been reached at Community level;Whereas, in respect of products of categories 63 and 100 (order Nos 40.0630 and 40.1000), originating in South Korea, the relevant ceiling respectively amounts to 6 and 27 tonnes;Whereas on 23 April 1993 imports of the products in question into the Community, originating in South Korea, a country covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached and were charged against that ceiling;Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to South Korea,. As from 25 June 1993 the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90, shall be re-established in respect of the following products, imported into the Community and originating in South Korea:/* Tables: see OJ */ This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 June 1993.For the CommissionChristiane SCRIVENERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 370, 31. 12. 1990, p. 39.(2) OJ No L 396, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. +",South Korea;Republic of Korea;restoration of customs duties;restoration of customs tariff;man-made fibre;acrylic fibre;artificial fibre;chemical fibre;nylon;polyamide;rayon;synthetic cloth;synthetic fibre;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession,17 +50,"Regulation (EEC) No 2843/72 of the Council of 19 December 1972 on the safeguard measures provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113, thereof;Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;Whereas an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland was signed in Brussels on 22 July 1972;Whereas, for the purposes of implementing the safeguard clauses provided for in the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, the procedures to be followed are laid down by the Treaty itself;Whereas, on the other hand, the detailed rules for implementing the safeguard clauses and precautionary measures provided for in Articles 23 to 28 of the Agreement remain to be laid down;. The Council may, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 113 of the Treaty, decide to refer to the Joint Committee established by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland - hereinafter referred to as the ""Agreement"" - for the purpose of taking the measures provided for in Articles 23, 25 and 27 of the Agreement. Where necessary, the Council shall adopt these measures in accordance with the same procedure.The Commission may submit the necessary proposals to this end on its own initiative or at the request of a Member State. 1. In the case of a practice that may justify application by the Community of the measures provided for in Article 23 of the Agreement, the Commission, after examining the case on its own initiative or at the request of a Member State, shall decide whether such practice is compatible with the Agreement. Where necessary it shall propose the adoption of safeguard measures to the Council, which shall act in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 113 of the Treaty.2. In the case of a practice that may cause safeguard measures to be applied to the Community on the basis of Article 23 of the Agreement, the Commission, after examining the case, shall decide whether the practice is compatible with the principles set out in the Agreement. Where necessary, it shall formulate appropriate recommendations. In the case of a practice that may justify application by the Community of the measures provided for in Article 25 of the Agreement, the procedures established by Regulation (EEC) No 459/68 (1) shall be applicable. 1. Where exceptional circumstances require immediate action in the situations referred to in Articles 24 and 26 of the Agreement or in the case of export aids that have a direct and immediate effect on trade, the precautionary measures provided for in Article 27 (3) (d) of the Agreement may be adopted as follows.2. The Commission may, on its own initiative or at the request of a Member State, submit the necessary proposals, upon which the Council shall decide in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 113 of the Treaty.3. The Member State concerned may, except in the case of export aids having a direct and immediate effect on trade, introduce quantitative restrictions on imports. It shall immediately notify the other Member States and the Commission of these measures. (1)OJ No L 93, 17.4.1968, p. 1.The Commission shall decide, by an emergency procedure and within a maximum period of three working days in the case of Article 24, and five working days in the case of Article 26, of the notification referred to in the first subparagraph, whether the measures are to be retained, modified or abolished.All the Member States shall be notified of the Commission's Decision, which shall be immediately enforceable.Any Member State may refer the Commission's Decision to the Council within a maximum period of five working days in the case of Article 24, and ten working days in the case of Article 26, of notification of the Decision. The Council shall meet forthwith. It may by a qualified majority amend or rescind the Decision taken by the Commission.If the Member State which took measures in pursuance of this paragraph refers the matter to the Council, the Decision of the Commission shall be suspended. The suspension shall end, in the case of Article 24, fifteen days and, in the case of Article 26, thirty days after the matter has been referred to the Council if the latter has not yet amended or rescinded the Decision of the Commission.For the purpose of implementing this paragraph, priority must be given in the selection of measures to those which least disturb the functioning of the common market.Before taking its decision concerning the measures taken in implementation of this paragraph by the Member State concerned, the Commission shall hold consultations.These consultations shall take place within an advisory committee composed of representatives of each Member State and presided over by a representative of the Commission.The committee shall meet when convened by its Chairman. The latter shall forward to the Member States, within the shortest possible time, any appropriate information. The provisions of this regulation shall not affect implementation of the safeguard clauses provided for in the Treaty, in particular in Articles 108 and 109 thereof, in accordance with the procedures therein provided for. Notification to the Joint Committee by the Community as required by Article 28 (2) of the Agreement shall be the responsibility of the Commission. Before 31 December 1974, the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, shall decide upon such amendments to be made to this regulation, in particular to Article 4 (3) thereof which may in the light of experience prove necessary in order to avoid the wish of compromising the unity of the common market.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 December 1972.For the CouncilThe PresidentT. WESTERTERP +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);Iceland;Republic of Iceland;import (EU);Community import;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;protective clause;protective measure;safeguard clause;export aid,17 +35073,"2008/353/EC: Commission Decision of 29 April 2008 allowing Member States to extend provisional authorisations granted for the new active substances cyflufenamid, FEN 560 and flonicamid (notified under document number C(2008) 1644) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (1), and in particular the fourth subparagraph of Article 8(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC, in January 2003 the United Kingdom received an application from Nippon Soda Co. Ltd., for the inclusion of the active substance cyflufenamid in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. Commission Decision 2003/636/EC (2) confirmed that the dossier was complete and could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annex II and Annex III to that Directive.(2) In June 2003 France received an application from Société occitane de fabrications et de technologies concerning FEN 560. Commission Decision 2004/131/EC (3) confirmed that the dossier was complete and could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annex II and Annex III to that Directive.(3) In December 2003 France received an application from Enhold B.V. concerning flonicamid (former name: IKI-220). Commission Decision 2004/686/EC (4) confirmed that the dossier was complete and could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annex II and Annex III to that Directive.(4) Confirmation of the completeness of the dossiers was necessary in order to allow them to be examined in detail and to allow Member States the possibility of granting provisional authorisations, for periods of up to three years, for plant protection products containing the active substances concerned, while complying with the conditions laid down in Article 8(1) of Directive 91/414/EEC and, in particular, the condition relating to the detailed assessment of the active substances and the plant protection product in the light of the requirements laid down by that Directive.(5) For these active substances, the effects on human health and the environment have been assessed, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(2) and (4) of Directive 91/414/EEC, for the uses proposed by the applicants. The rapporteur Member States submitted the draft assessment reports to the Commission on 30 January 2006 (cyflufenamid), 18 February 2005 (FEN 560), 24 May 2005 (flonicamid), respectively.(6) Following submission of the draft assessment reports by the rapporteur Member States, it has been found to be necessary to request further information from the applicants and to have the rapporteur Member States examine that information and submit their assessment. Therefore, the examination of the dossiers is still ongoing and it will not be possible to complete the evaluation within the timeframe provided for in Directive 91/414/EEC.(7) As the evaluation so far has not identified any reason for immediate concern, Member States should be given the possibility of prolonging provisional authorisations granted for plant protection products containing the active substances concerned for a period of 24 months in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 of Directive 91/414/EEC so as to enable the examination of the dossiers to continue. It is expected that the evaluation and decision-making process with respect to a decision on possible Annex I inclusion for cyflufenamid, FEN 560 and flonicamid will have been completed within 24 months.(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Member States may extend provisional authorisations for plant protection products containing cyflufenamid, FEN 560 or flonicamid for a period not exceeding 24 months from the date of adoption of this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 April 2008.For the CommissionAndroulla VASSILIOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2008/45/EC (OJ L 94, 5.4.2008, p. 21).(2)  OJ L 221, 4.9.2003, p. 42.(3)  OJ L 37, 10.2.2004, p. 34.(4)  OJ L 313, 12.10.2004, p. 21. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;plant health legislation;phytosanitary legislation;regulations on plant health;pharmaceutical product;disinfectant;pharmaceutical preparation;pharmaceutical speciality;plant health product;plant protection product;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban,17 +11126,"93/527/EEC: Commission Decision of 21 September 1993 on financial aid from the Community within the framework of the Community action concerning reserves of foot-and- mouth disease vaccines (Only the English, French, German and Italian texts are authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Commission Decision 93/439/EEC (2), and in particular Article 14 thereof,Whereas, in conformity with Council Decision 91/666/EEC of 11 December 1991 establishing Community reserves of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines (3), the constitution of banks of antigens is a part of the Community action to establish Community reserves of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of the said Decision the Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright (United Kingdom), the Laboratoire de pathologie bovine du centre national d'études vétérinaires et alimentaires, Lyon (France), Bayer AG, Cologne (Germany), and the Istituto (Zooprofilattico Sperimentale, Brescia (Italy), have been nominated as antigen banks, to provide storage for the Community reserves;Whereas all the functions and duties to be carried out by the antigen banks in connection with the vaccine reserves have been determined in Article 4 of that Decision;Whereas therefore provisions should be made for Community financial aid to the banks to enable them to carry out the functions and duties provided for in that Decision;Whereas in the first instance, Community financial aid should be provided for a period of one year; whereas this will be reviewed with a view to extension prior to expiry of the initial period;Whereas in accordance with Article 40 of Council Decision 90/424/EEC, checks provided for in Articles 8 and 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 concerning the financing of the common agricultural policy (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2048/88 (5), shall apply; whereas, moreover, certain particular provisions should be made;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The Community shall provide financial assistance to the antigen banks provided for in Article 3 (1) of Decision 91/666/EEC up to a maximum of ECU 700 000. 1. To meet the objectives of Article 1, the Commission shall conclude a contract, in the name of the European Economic Community, with each of the antigen banks.2. The Director-general of the Directorate-General for Agriculture shall be authorized to sign the contracts on behalf of the Commission of the European Communities.3. The contracts referred to in Article 1 shall have a duration of one year.4. The financial aid provided for in Article 1 shall be paid to the antigen banks in accordance with the terms of the contracts provided for in paragraph 1. This Decision is addressed to France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom.. Done at Brussels, 21 September 1993.For the CommissionRené STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19.(2) OJ No L 203, 13. 8. 1993, p. 34.(3) OJ No L 368, 31. 12. 1991, p. 21.(4) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13.(5) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 1. +",veterinary legislation;veterinary regulations;research body;research institute;research laboratory;research undertaking;EU stock;Community stock;European Union stock;vaccine;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union;foot-and-mouth disease,17 +40349,"Council Regulation (EU) No 1215/2011 of 24 November 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 131/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Sudan. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215(1) thereof,Having regard to Council Decision 2011/423/CFSP of 18 July 2011 concerning restrictive measures against Sudan and South Sudan and repealing Common Position 2005/411/CFSP (1), adopted in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title V of the Treaty on European Union,Having regard to the joint proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission,Whereas:(1) On 30 May 2005, the Council adopted Common Position 2005/411/CFSP (2) concerning restrictive measures against Sudan.(2) On 18 July 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/423/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Sudan and South Sudan and repealing Common Position 2005/411/CFSP. Decision 2011/423/CFSP amended the scope of the restrictive measures imposed by the repealed Common Position 2005/411/CFSP.(3) Council Regulation (EC) No 131/2004 (3) should therefore be amended accordingly.(4) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation must enter into force immediately upon its publication,. Regulation (EC) No 131/2004 is hereby amended as follows:(1) the title is replaced by the following:(2) Article 2 is replaced by the following:(a) to provide technical assistance related to military activities and to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of arms and related material of all types, including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment, and spare parts therefor, directly or indirectly to any person, entity or body in, or for use in Sudan or South Sudan;(b) to provide financing or financial assistance related to military activities, including in particular grants, loans and export credit insurance, for any sale, supply, transfer or export of arms and related material, or for the provision of related technical assistance, directly or indirectly to any person, entity or body in, or for use in Sudan or South Sudan.’;(3) in Article 4(1), the following point is inserted:‘(e) support for the process of Security Sector Reform in South Sudan.’;(4) Article 5 is replaced by the following: This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 24 November 2011.For the CouncilThe PresidentW. PAWLAK(1)  OJ L 188, 19.7.2011, p. 20.(2)  OJ L 139, 2.6.2005, p. 25.(3)  OJ L 21, 28.1.2004, p. 1. +",military equipment;arms;military material;war material;weapon;international sanctions;blockade;boycott;embargo;reprisals;trade restriction;obstacle to trade;restriction on trade;trade barrier;economic sanctions;Sudan;Republic of Sudan,17 +22922,"2002/683/EC: Commission Decision of 29 July 2002 accepting an undertaking offered in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of colour television receivers originating in Malaysia, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, Singapore and Thailand (notified under document number C(2002) 2835). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2238/2000(2), and in particular Articles 8 and 9 thereof,After consulting the Advisory Committee,Whereas:A. PROCEDURE(1) The Commission, following the publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities(3) of a notice of initiation of an expiry and an interim review pursuant to Article 11(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (the Basic Regulation), started a review investigation of the anti-dumping measures imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 710/95(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2584/98(5), on imports of colour television receivers (CTVs) originating in Malaysia, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, Singapore and Thailand.(2) The definitive findings and conclusions of the investigation are set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 1531/2002(6), imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of CTVs originating in Malaysia, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea and Thailand, and terminating the proceeding concerning the imports of CTVs originating in Singapore.B. UNDERTAKING(3) Subsequent to the disclosure to the interested parties of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which definitive measures should be maintained on imports of CTVs originating in the People's Republic of China, the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronics Products (CCCME) and seven Chinese companies offered a joint undertaking, implying that a breach by any of the Companies or the CCCME shall be considered as a breach of the undertaking by all Signatories. The undertaking offer was supported by the Chinese authorities.(4) According to this undertaking the exporters/producers in question have offered to sell the product concerned directly from the PRC (excluding any independent customs territory) to unrelated customers in the Community at minimum prices. In addition, this undertaking provides for quantitative ceilings in defined periods for sales to the Community of the product concerned. When the relevant ceilings are reached, the anti-dumping duty in force would be levied.(5) The Commission considers that the undertaking offered by the CCCME and the Chinese companies concerned can be accepted since it eliminates the injurious effects of dumping. Moreover, the regular and detailed reports which the CCCME undertook to provide to the Commission, will allow effective monitoring of the terms of the undertakings. Under the circumstances, it is considered that the risk of circumvention will be limited.(6) When the request for release for free circulation is presented to the relevant customs authority, exemption from the anti-dumping duty should be conditional, pursuant to the undertaking, upon presentation of a commercial invoice containing the information listed in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1531/2002 and of a certificate issued by the CCCME containing the elements listed in Annex II of the said Regulation.(7) These documents are necessary for customs to ascertain with sufficient precision that shipments correspond to the commercial documents. Where no such invoice and certificate are presented, or where they do not correspond to the product presented to customs, the appropriate rate of anti-dumping duty established in the abovementioned Regulation should instead be payable.(8) In the event of a breach, suspected breach, or withdrawal of the undertaking an anti-dumping duty may be imposed, pursuant to Article 8(9) and (10) of the Basic Regulation,. In the framework of the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of colour television receivers originating in Malaysia, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, Thailand and Singapore, the joint undertaking offered in conjunction with the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronics Products by the following companies:(i) Haier Electrical Appliances Corp., Ltd, 1, Haier Road, Haier Industrial Park, Qingdao, China - TARIC additional code A291;(ii) Hisense Import & Export Co., Ltd, 11 Jiangxi Road, Qingdao 266071, China - TARIC additional code A292;(iii) Konka Group Co., Ltd, Overseas Chinese Town, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China - TARIC additional code A293;(iv) Sichuan Changhong Electric Co., Ltd, 35 East Mianxing Road, High-Tech Park, Mianyang, Sichuan, China - TARIC additional code A294;(v) Skyworth Multimedia International (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd, 4F, 425 Ba Gua Ling Ind. District Shenzen, China - TARIC additional code A295;(vi) TCL King Electrical Appliances (Hui Zhou) Co., Ltd, 19, ZhongKai Development Zone Huizhou, Guangdong, China - TARIC additional code A296;(vii) Xiamen Overseas Chinese Electronic Co., Ltd, 22 Huli Dadao, Xiamen SEZ, Fujian Province, China - TARIC additional code A297,is hereby accepted. This Decision shall take effect on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.. Done at Brussels, 29 July 2002.For the CommissionPascal LamyMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1.(2) OJ L 257, 11.10.2000, p. 2.(3) OJ C 94, 1.4.2000, p. 2.(4) OJ L 73, 1.4.1995, p. 3.(5) OJ L 324, 2.12.1998, p. 1.(6) See page 1 of this Official Journal. +",import;anti-dumping legislation;anti-dumping code;anti-dumping proceeding;television equipment;TV receiver;television set;South Korea;Republic of Korea;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;South-East Asia;Countries of South-East Asia;China;People’s Republic of China,17 +10516,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2174/92 of 30 July 1992 laying down detailed rules governing the grant of private storage aid for São Jorge and Ilha cheese. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products (1), and in particular Article 24 (6) thereof,Whereas Article 24 (5) of that Regulation provides for the granting of aid for private storage of Sao Jorge cheese at least three months old and Ilha cheese at least 45 days old, in order to support essential traditional milk sector activities in the Azores; whereas the detailed rules for this provision should in all main points be identical to those for corresponding provisions for other cheese; whereas the amount of the aid should be set using the same criteria as in the case of these provisions;Whereas in application of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, the regime is applicable from 1 July 1992; whereas it is necessary to provide for application of the detailed implementing rules from the same date;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and MIli Products,. Private storage aid shall be granted for 1 000 tonnes of Sao Jorge cheese and 2 000 tonnes of Ilha cheese produced in the Azores. The requirements of Articles 2 and 3 must be met. 1. The responsible agency designated by Portugal shall not conclude storage contracts unless the following requirements are met:(a) the quantity of cheese to which the contract relates is not less than two tonnes;(b) the cheese was manufactured at least 90 days (Sao Jorge) or 45 days (Ilha) before the date specified in the contract as being the date of commencement of storage;(c) the cheese has undergone tests which show that it meets the condition laid down in (b) and that it is of first quality;(d) the storer undertakes:- to keep the cheese during the entire period of storage in premises where the maximum temperature is + 16° C,- not, during the term of the contract, to alter the composition of the lot which is the subject of the contract without authorization from the responsible agency. If the condition concerning the minimum quantity for contracts continues to be met, the agency may authorize an alteration limited to the removal or replacement of cheeses found to have deteriorated to such an extent that they can no longer be stored.In the event of removal from store of certain quantities:(i) if the aforesaid quantities are replaced with the authorization of the agency, the contract shall be deemed not to have undergone any alteration,(ii) if the aforesaid quantities are not replaced, the contract shall be deemed to have been concluded ab initio for the quantity retained.Any supervisory costs arising from an alteration shall be met by the storer,- to keep stock accounts and to inform the agency each week of the quantity of cheese put into storage during the previous week and of any planned withdrawals.2. The storage contract shall be concluded:(a) in writing, stating the date when storage covered by the contract begins; this may not be earlier than the day following that on which entry of the cheese covered by the contract into storage is completed;(b) after completion of entry of the cheese covered by the contract into storage and at the latest 40 days after the date on which the storage covered by the contract begins. 1. No aid shall be granted in respect of storage under contract for less than 60 days.2. The aid payable may not exceed an amount corresponding to 90 days storage under contract. By way of derogation from the second indent of Article 2 (1) (d), when the period of 60 days specified in paragraph 1 has elapsed, the storer may remove all or part of the quantity under contract. The minimum quantity that may be removed shall be 500 kilograms. Portugal may, however, increase this quantity to two tonnes.The date of the start of operations to remove cheese covered by the contract shall not be included in the period of storage under contract. 1. The amount of aid shall be ECU 2,80 per tonne per day.2. The amount of aid in ecus applicable to a storage contract shall be that applying on the first day of storage under contract. It shall be converted into national currency at the representative rate applicable on the last day of storage under contract.3. Aid shall be paid not later than 90 days from the last day of storage under contract. The periods, dates and time-limits mentioned in this Regulation shall be determined in accordance with Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1182/71 (2). However, Article (4) of that Regulation shall not apply for determination of the duration of storage under contract. 1. Portugal shall ensure that the conditions granting entitlement to payment of the aid are fulfilled.2. The contractor shall make available to the national authorities responsible for verifying execution of the measure all documentation permitting the following particulars of products placed in private storage to be verified:(a) ownership at the time of entry into storage,(b) origin and date of manufacture of the cheeses,(c) date of entry into storage,(d) presence in the store,(e) date of removal from storage.3. The contractor or, where applicable, the operator of the store shall keep stock accounts available at the store, covering:(a) identification, by contract number, of products placed in private storage,(b) the dates of entry into and removal from storage,(c) the number of cheeses in each lot and their weight,(d) the location of the products in the store.4. Products stored must be easily identifiable by contract. A special mark shall be affixed to cheese covered by a contract.5. Without prejudice to Article 2 (1) (d), on entry into storage, the responsible agency shall conduct checks in particular to ensure that products stored are eligible for the aid and to prevent any possibility of substitution of products during storage under contract.6. The national authorities responsible for controls shall undertake:(a) an unannounced check to see that the products are present in the store. The sample concerned must be representative and must correspond to at least 10 % of the overall quantity under contract for a private storage aid measure. Such checks must include, in addition to an examination of the accounts referred to in paragraph 3, a physical check of the weight and type of product and their identification. Such physical checks must relate to at least 5 % of the quantity subject to the unannounced check;(b) a check to see that the products are present at the end of the storage period under contract.7. Checks conducted pursuant to paragraphs 5 and 6 must be the subject of a report stating:- the date of the check,- its duration,- the operations conducted.The report must be signed by the official responsible and countersigned by the contractor or, where applicable, by the store operator.8. In the case of irregularities affecting at least 5 % of the quantities of products checked the check shall be extended to a larger sample to be determined by the responsible agency.Portugal shall notify such cases to the Commission within four weeks.9. Portugal may provide that the costs of checks will be borne partly or fully by the contractor. Portugal shall communicate to the Commission on or before the Tuesday of each week:(a) the quantities of cheese for which storage contracts have been concluded during the previous week;(b) any quantities in respect of which the authorization referred to in the second indent of Article 2 (d) has been given. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply to cheese put into storage from 1 July 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 July 1992. For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 124, 8. 6. 1971, p. 1. +",hard cheese;Appenzell;Cheddar;Edam;Emmenthal;Gouda;Grana Padano;Gruyere;Parmesan;Parmigiano Reggiano;Sbrinz;long-keeping cheese;storage premium;storage aid;subsidy for storage;private stock;Azores,17 +24886,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2382/2002 of 30 December 2002 amending Regulation (EEC) No 94/92 laying down detailed rules for implementing the arrangements for imports from third countries provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 of 24 June 1991 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 473/2002(2), and in particular Article 11(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) The list of third countries from which certain agricultural products obtained by the organic production method must originate in order to be marketed within the Community, provided for in Article 11(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91, is set out in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 94/92(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1162/2002(4). That list was drawn up in accordance with Article 11(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91.(2) The duration of inclusion of Switzerland in the list provided for in Article 11(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 expires on 31 December 2002. The duration of inclusion of Argentina, Australia, Czech Republic, Hungary and Israel expires on 30 June 2003. In order to avoid trade disruption, there is a need to prolong the inclusion of these countries for a further period.(3) The third countries concerned have provided the Commission with appropriate information regarding the implementation of rules equivalent to those laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91. In addition, the effective implementation has been verified during on-the-spot examinations in those third countries carried out by the Commission.(4) The Hungarian authorities have informed the Commission that one inspection and certificate issuing body has ceased its activity in Hungary. Therefore, the name of the said body should be deleted from the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 94/92.(5) Regulation (EEC) No 94/92 should therefore be amended accordingly.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee mentioned in Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91,. The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 94/92 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 December 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 198, 22.7.1991, p. 1.(2) OJ L 75, 16.3.2002, p. 21.(3) OJ L 11, 17.1.1992, p. 14.(4) OJ L 170, 29.6.2002, p. 44.ANNEXThe Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 94/92 is amended as follows:1. In the texts referring to Argentina, Australia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Israel and Switzerland, point 5 is replaced by the following:""5. Duration of the inclusion: 30.6.2008""2. In the text referring to Hungary:- in point 3, the words ""and SKAL"" are deleted,- in point 4, the words ""and SKAL (office in Hungary)"" are deleted. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;agricultural product;farm product;foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;access to information;free movement of information;public information;organic farming;ecological farming;mode of production,17 +5564,"2013/359/EU: Decision of the European Central Bank of 21 June 2013 on the national central banks’ percentage shares in the key for subscription to the European Central Bank’s capital (ECB/2013/17). ,Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank (hereinafter the ‘Statute of the ESCB’) and in particular Article 29.4 and Article 48.3 thereof,Having regard to the contribution of the General Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) in accordance with the fourth indent of Article 46.2 of the Statute of the ESCB,Whereas:(1) Decision ECB/2008/23 of 12 December 2008 on the national central banks’ percentage shares in the key for subscription to the European Central Bank’s capital (1) laid down with effect from 1 January 2009 the weightings assigned to those national central banks (NCBs) that were members of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) on 1 January 2009 in the key for subscription to the ECB’s capital (hereinafter the ‘capital key weightings’ and the ‘capital key’ respectively).(2) In view of the accession of Croatia to the European Union and its NCB, Hrvatska narodna banka, joining the ESCB on 1 July 2013, the ECB’s subscribed capital should automatically be increased pursuant to Article 48.3 of the Statute of the ESCB. This increase requires the calculation of the capital key weighting of each NCB that will be a member of the ESCB on 1 July 2013 by analogy with Article 29.1 and in compliance with Article 29.2 of the Statute of the ESCB.(3) In accordance with Council Decision 2003/517/EC of 15 July 2003 on the statistical data to be used for the adjustment of the key for subscription to the capital of the European Central Bank (2), the European Commission provided the ECB with the statistical data to be used in determining the adjusted capital key.(4) By analogy with Articles 3.5 and 6.6 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Council of the European Central Bank (3), and in view of the General Council’s contribution to this Decision, the Governor of Hrvatska narodna banka has had the opportunity to submit observations regarding this Decision prior to its adoption,. RoundingWhere the European Commission provides revised statistical data to be used in adjusting the capital key and the figures do not total 100 %, the difference shall be compensated for: (i) if the total is below 100 %, by adding 0,0001 of a percentage point to the smallest share(s) in ascending order until exactly 100 % is reached, or (ii) if the total is above 100 %, by subtracting 0,0001 of a percentage point in descending order from the largest share(s) until exactly 100 % is reached. Capital key weightingsThe weighting assigned to each NCB in the capital key described in Article 29 of the Statute of the ESCB shall be as follows with effect from 1 July 2013:Nationale Bank van België/Banque Nationale de Belgique 2,4176 %Българска народна банка (Bulgarian National Bank) 0,8644 %Česká národní banka 1,4539 %Danmarks Nationalbank 1,4754 %Deutsche Bundesbank 18,7603 %Eesti Pank 0,1780 %Central Bank of Ireland 1,1111 %Bank of Greece 1,9483 %Banco de España 8,2533 %Banque de France 14,1342 %Hrvatska narodna banka 0,5945 %Banca d’Italia 12,4570 %Central Bank of Cyprus 0,1333 %Latvijas Banka 0,2742 %Lietuvos bankas 0,4093 %Banque centrale du Luxembourg 0,1739 %Magyar Nemzeti Bank 1,3740 %Central Bank of Malta 0,0635 %De Nederlandsche Bank 3,9663 %Oesterreichische Nationalbank 1,9370 %Narodowy Bank Polski 4,8581 %Banco de Portugal 1,7636 %Banca Națională a României 2,4449 %Banka Slovenije 0,3270 %Národná banka Slovenska 0,6881 %Suomen Pankki 1,2456 %Sveriges Riksbank 2,2612 %Bank of England 14,4320 % Entry into force and repeal1.   This Decision shall enter into force on 1 July 2013.2.   Decision ECB/2008/23 is repealed with effect from 1 July 2013.3.   References to Decision ECB/2008/23 shall be construed as being made to this Decision.. Done at Frankfurt am Main, 21 June 2013.The President of the ECBMario DRAGHI(1)  OJ L 21, 24.1.2009, p. 66.(2)  OJ L 181, 19.7.2003, p. 43.(3)  Decision ECB/2004/12 of 17 June 2004 adopting the Rules of Procedure of the General Council of the European Central Bank (OJ L 230, 30.6.2004, p. 61). +",accession to the European Union;EU accession;accession to the Community;act of accession;application for accession;consequence of accession;request for accession;Member States' contribution;budget rebate;budgetary compensation;financial contribution;European Central Bank;ECB;Croatia;Republic of Croatia;European System of Central Banks;ESCB,17 +2042,"82/517/EEC: Commission Decision of 13 July 1982 establishing that the apparatus described as 'Nicolet - Digital Oscilloscope, model Explorer III' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1027/79 (2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas, by letter dated 7 January 1982, Germany has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as 'Nicolet - Digital Oscillo- scope, model Explorer III', ordered on 12 June 1981 and to be used for the study into hydrodynamic excitation forces on a medium grill in a multiple-stay axial flow turbine and in particular for the recording of measurement signals, should be considered as a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 14 May 1982 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is an oscilloscope; whereas it does not have the requisite objective characteristics making it specifically suited to scientific research; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for non-scientific activities; whereas its use in the case in question could not alone confer upon it the character of a scientific apparatus; whereas it therefore cannot be regarded as a scientific apparatus; whereas the duty-free admission of the apparatus in question is therefore not justified,. The apparatus described as 'Nicolet - Digital Oscilloscope, model Explorer III', which is the subject of an application by Germany of 7 January 1982, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 July 1982.For the CommissionKarl-Heinz NARJESMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 184, 15. 7. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 134, 31. 5. 1979, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 318, 13. 12. 1979, p. 32. +",exemption from customs duties;customs franchise;duty-free admission;duty-free entry;exemption from duty;exemption from import duty;travellers' allowance;travellers' tax-free allowance;scientific apparatus;laboratory equipment;microscope;research equipment;scientific instrument;scientific material;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT,17 +2952,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1637/2001 of 23 July 2001 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3880/91 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the North-East Atlantic. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3880/91 of 17 December 1991 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the North-East Atlantic(1), and in particular Article 2(3) and Article 4 thereof,Whereas:(1) The Ninth Meeting of the Conference of Parties of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in 1994 requested the monitoring of catch and trade data on elasmobranch fish species (sharks, skates and rays) be undertaken by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and by regional fishery agencies.(2) At its 87th Statutory Meeting in 1999 the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) resolved to adopt the species groupings for elasmobranch fishes as described in the report of the Study Group on Elasmobranch Species and to request FAO to include these species on its Statlant 27A questionnaire on catch statistics for the North-East Atlantic.(3) The ICES has extended its list of species for which catches in the North-East Atlantic are recorded in its database and thus Member States should be encouraged to submit available catch statistics for these additional species.(4) Article 4(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3880/91 provides that Member States, with the prior approval of Eurostat, may submit data in a different form or on a different medium from that laid down in Annex IV to the Regulation.(5) Several Member States have requested submission of data in a different form or through a different medium from that specified in Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 3880/91 (the equivalent of the abovementioned Statlant questionnaires).(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics set up by Council Decision 72/279/EEC(2).. Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3880/91 shall be replaced by Annex I to this Regulation. Member States may submit data following that in the format detailed in Annex II to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 July 2001.For the CommissionPedro Solbes MiraMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 365, 31.12.1991, p. 1.(2) OJ L 179, 7.8.1972, p. 1.ANNEX ILIST OF SPECIES WHICH HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE COMMERCIAL CATCH STATISTICS FOR THE NORTH-EAST ATLANTICMember States must report the nominal catches of those species marked with an asterisk (*). The reporting of nominal catches of the remaining species is optional as concerns the identification of the individual species. However, where data for individual species are not submitted the data shall be included in aggregate categories. Member States may submit data for species not in the list provided that the species are clearly identified.Note:""n.e.i."" is the abbreviation for ""not elsewhere identified"".>TABLE>ANNEX IIFORMAT FOR THE SUBMISSION OF CATCH DATA FOR THE NORTH-EAST ATLANTIC ON MAGNETIC MEDIAA. CODING FORMATThe data should be submitted as variable length records with a colon (:) between the fields of the record. The following flields should be included in each record:>TABLE>(a) The catch is to be recorded in the live weight equivalent of the landings, to the nearest metric tonne.(b) Quantities of less than half a unit should be recorded as ""-1"".(c) Country codes:Austria AUTBelgium BELDenmark DNKFinland FINFrance FRAGermany DEUGreece GRCIreland IRLItaly ITALuxembourg LUXNetherlands NLDPortugal PRTSpain ESPSweden SWEUnited Kingdom GBREngland and Wales GBRAScotland GBRBNorthern Ireland GBRCIceland ISLNorway NORBulgaria BGRCyprus CYPCzech Republic CZEEstonia ESTHungary HUNLatvia LVALithuania LTUMalta MLTPoland POLRomania ROMSlovak Republic SVKSlovenia SVNTurkey TURB. METHOD OF TRANSMISSION OF THE DATA TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSIONAs far as is possible, the data should be transmitted in an electronic format (for example, as an e-mail attachment). Failing this, the submission of a file on a 3.5"" HD floppy disk will be accepted. +",fishing industry;fishing;fishing activity;Atlantic Ocean;Atlantic;Atlantic Region;Gulf Stream;fishing statistics;fishing economics;fishing area;fishing limits;catch by species;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country,17 +86,"Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 421/68 of the Council of 5 April 1968 amending Council Regulation No 423/67/EEC, 6/67/Euratom of 25 July 1967 determining the emoluments of members of the EEC and EAEC Commissions and of the High Authority who have not been appointed members of the Single Commission of the European Communities. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities, (1) and in particular Article 34 thereof;Whereas it is for the Council to determine the emoluments of former members of the High Authority and of the Commissions of the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community who, having ceased to hold office, have not been appointed members of the Commission;. From 1 January 1968, the following shall be substituted for the first paragraph of Article 2 of Council Regulation No 423/67/EEC, 6/67/Euratom (2) of 25 July 1967 determining the emoluments of members of the EEC and EAEC Commissions and of the High Authority who have not been appointed members of the Single Commission of the European Communities:‘The provisions of Articles 5, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19 and 21 of Regulation No 422/67/EEC, 5/67/Euratom shall apply to former members of the High Authority and the Commissions of the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community referred to in Article 1; the provisions of Articles 7, 8, 9 and 10 of that Regulation shall apply to them from 1 January 1968 and the provisions of Article 14 thereof shall apply to them by analogy from 6 July 1967 to 31 December 1967; where the conditions of Articles 7 to 10 of that Regulation are simultaneously fulfilled the provisions of Article 13 thereof shall apply.’ This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 5 April 1968.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. COUVE DE MURVILLE(1)  OJ No 152, 13.7.1967, p. 2.(2)  OJ No 187, 8.8.1967, p. 6. +",Member of Parliament;family benefit;accommodation allowance;child benefit;family allowance;family income support;head-of-household allowance;household allowance;rent allowance;single parent allowance;pay;remuneration;salary;wages;European Commissioner;CEC Commissioner;member of the Commission,17 +41645,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1033/2012 of 26 October 2012 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Cabrito do Alentejo (PGI)). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Portugal’s application to register the name ‘Cabrito do Alentejo’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 October 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Dacian CIOLOȘMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(2)  OJ C 52, 22.2.2012, p. 22.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.1.   Fresh meat (and offal)PORTUGALCabrito do Alentejo (PGI) +",Alentejo;Portugal;Portuguese Republic;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;goatmeat;fresh meat;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +785,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 1795/76 of 20 July 1976 concerning the application of Article 40 (4) of the Treaty to the French overseas departments. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 and 227 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Whereas the scope of the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund should be extended to include the French overseas departments so that they may receive the Community aid for the improvement of agricultural structures provided for in Article 6 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2788/72 (3), and thus promote the economic and social development of these areas which are basically agricultural;Whereas the activities of the Guidance Section should be extended to the French overseas departments as soon as possible,. Article 40 (4) of the Treaty shall apply to the French overseas departments as regards the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 July 1976.For the CouncilThe PresidentA.P.L.M.M. van der STEE (1)OJ No C 7, 12.1.1976, p. 65. (2)OJ No L 94, 28.4.1970, p. 13. (3)OJ No L 295, 30.12.1972, p. 1. +",French overseas department and region;French Overseas Department;farm modernisation;farm development;farm modernization;modernisation of agricultural structures;modernisation of farming;economic development;economic upswing;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union;EAGGF Guidance Section;EAGGF Guidance Section aid,17 +125,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1881/77 of 17 August 1977 on the adjustment of import levies and export refunds fixed in advance on paddy rice and semi-milled rice. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the market in rice (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1158/77 (2), and in particular Articles 13 (5) and 17 (6) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1428/76 of 21 June 1976 on rules for the advance fixing of levies on rice and broken rice (3), and in particular Article 10 (2) thereof,Whereas, in accordance with Articles 13 (2) and 17 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76, the levy or refund applicable on the day on which the application for a licence is lodged is to be adjusted in the case of advance fixing by reference to the threshold price in force during the month of importation or exportation;Whereas this means that the amount fixed in advance is increased or reduced by the difference between the threshold price valid on the day of application for a licence and that valid on the day of importation or exportation;Whereas no threshold price is fixed for paddy rice and semi-milled rice ; whereas, however, under Article 10 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1428/76 and Article 7 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1431/76 of 21 June 1976 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on rice and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (4), the adjustment is to be made on the basis of the threshold price for husked rice in the case of paddy rice and on the basis of the threshold price for milled rice in the case of semi-milled rice by using the conversion rates referred to in Article 19 (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76;Whereas the abovementioned conversion rates and the rules for the application thereof were laid down in Commission Regulation No 467/67/EEC of 21 August 1967 fixing the conversion rates, the processing costs and the value of the by-products for the various stages of rice processing (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1572/77(6);Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. Where the import levy or export refund is fixed in advance for paddy rice or for semi-milled rice the amount resulting from the adjustment on the basis of the threshold price in accordance with Articles 13 (2) and 17 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 shall be equal: - in the case of paddy rice, to the difference between the threshold price valid for husked rice on the day on which the application for an import or export licence is lodged and that valid during the month of importation or exportation, multiplied by the conversion rate fixed in Article 1 (1) of Regulation No 467/67/EEC,- in the case of semi-milled rice, to the difference between the threshold price valid for milled rice on the day on which the application for an import or export licence is lodged and that valid during the month of importation or exportation, multiplied by the conversion rate fixed in Article 1 (3) of Regulation No 467/67/EEC. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 1977.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 August 1977.For the CommissionFinn GUNDELACHVice-President (1)OJ No L 166, 25.6.1976, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 136, 2.6.1977, p. 13. (3)OJ No L 166, 25.6.1976, p. 30. (4)OJ No L 166, 25.6.1976, p. 36. (5)OJ No 204, 24.8.1967, p. 1. (6)OJ No L 174, 14.7.1977, p. 26. +",export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;threshold price;import levy;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;rice,17 +3191,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1673/2002 of 19 September 2002 fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 899/2002. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1163/2002(4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1324/2002(5), and in particular Article 4 thereof,Whereas:(1) An invitation to tender for the refund on exportation of common wheat to all third countries with the exclusion of Poland, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 899/2002(6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1520/2002(7).(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95. In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. For tenders notified from 13 to 19 September 2002, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 899/2002, the maximum refund on exportation of common wheat shall be EUR 0,00/t. This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 September 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 September 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.(4) OJ L 170, 29.6.2002, p. 46.(5) OJ L 194, 23.7.2002, p. 26.(6) OJ L 142, 31.5.2002, p. 11.(7) OJ L 228, 24.8.2002, p. 18. +",award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;third country;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;export restriction;export ban;limit on exports;common wheat;export;export sale,17 +27319,"2004/255/EC: Commission Decision of 17 March 2004 repealing Decision 2002/611/EC accepting an undertaking offered in connection with the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy proceedings concerning imports of sulphanilic acid originating in India. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community(1), and in particular Articles 8 and 9 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 of 6 October 1997 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Community(2), and in particular Articles 13 and 15 thereof,After consulting the Advisory Committee,Whereas:A. PREVIOUS PROCEDURE(1) In July 2002, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1338/2002(3), imposed definitive countervailing duties on imports of sulphanilic acid originating in India. On the same day, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1339/2002(4) imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of sulphanilic acid originating in the People's Republic of China and India.(2) Within the framework of these proceedings, the Commission, by Decision 2002/611/EC(5), accepted a price undertaking offered by the Indian company Kokan Synthetics & Chemicals Pvt Ltd (the ""Company"").B. VOLUNTARY WITHDRAWAL OF AN UNDERTAKING(3) The Company advised the Commission in December 2003 that it wished to withdraw its undertaking.C. REPEAL OF DECISION 2002/611/EC(4) In view of the above, Decision 2002/611/EC should be repealed.(5) In parallel to this Decision, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 492/2004(6) has withdrawn the exemption from the anti-dumping and countervailing duties granted to the exports manufactured by the Company and has imposed a definitive anti-dumping and countervailing duty on them,. Article 1Decision 2002/611/EC is hereby repealed. This Decision shall take effect on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 17 March 2004.For the CommissionPascal LamyMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1972/2002 (OJ L 305, 7.11.2002, p. 1).(2) OJ L 288, 21.10.1997, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1973/2002 (OJ L 305, 7.11.2002, p. 4).(3) OJ L 196, 25.7.2002, p. 1.(4) OJ L 196, 25.7.2002, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 236/2004 (OJ L 40, 12.2.2004, p. 17).(5) OJ L 196, 25.7.2002, p. 36.(6) See page 6 of this Official Journal. +",import;India;Republic of India;anti-dumping legislation;anti-dumping code;anti-dumping proceeding;anti-subsidy proceeding;chemical product;chemical agent;chemical body;chemical nomenclature;chemical substance;chemicals;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin,17 +26515,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1454/2003 of 14 August 2003 fixing the export refunds on cereal-based compound feedingstuffs. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1517/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards the arrangements for the export and import of compound feedingstuffs based on cereals and amending Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice(3) in Article 2 lays down general rules for fixing the amount of such refunds.(3) That calculation must also take account of the cereal products content. In the interest of simplification, the refund should be paid in respect of two categories of ""cereal products"", namely for maize, the most commonly used cereal in exported compound feeds and maize products, and for ""other cereals"", these being eligible cereal products excluding maize and maize products. A refund should be granted in respect of the quantity of cereal products present in the compound feedingstuff.(4) Furthermore, the amount of the refund must also take into account the possibilities and conditions for the sale of those products on the world market, the need to avoid disturbances on the Community market and the economic aspect of the export.(5) The current situation on the cereals market and, in particular, the supply prospects mean that the export refunds should be abolished.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. The export refunds on the compound feedingstuffs covered by Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and subject to Regulation (EC) No 1517/95 are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 August 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 August 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.(2) OJ L 158, 27.6.2003, p. 1.(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 51.ANNEXto the Commission Regulation of 14 August 2003 fixing the export refunds on cereal-based compound feedingstuffsProduct codes benefiting from export refund:2309 10 11 90/00,2309 10 13 90/00,2309 10 31 90/00,2309 10 33 90/00,2309 10 51 90/00,2309 10 53 90/00,2309 90 31 90/00,2309 90 33 90/00,2309 90 41 90/00,2309 90 43 90/00,2309 90 51 90/00,2309 90 53 90/00>TABLE>NB:The product codes and the ""A"" series destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1) as amended.C10 All destinations except for Estonia. +",manufactured feedingstuffs;compound feedingstuff;industrial feedingstuffs;oil cake;protein feed;animal nutrition;feeding of animals;nutrition of animals;cereal product;cereal preparation;processed cereal product;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund,17 +12677,"94/1042/ECSC: Commission Decision of 13 December 1994 authorizing the grant by the United Kingdom of aid to the coal industry (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community.Having regard to Commission Decision No 2064/86/ECSC of 30 June 1986 establishing Community rules for State aid to the coal industry (1),Whereas:I By letters of 26 September 1994 and of 15 November 1994, the United Kingdom notified the Commission, in conformity with Article 9 (2) of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC, of financial measures it has taken in respect of the coal industry during the period 1986 to 1993.The following aid is submitted for the approval of the Commission pursuant to Decision No 2064/86/ECSC:- 1 390 000 pounds sterling to the private coal mining industry in the form of investment grants for the development of mines for the period 1986 to 1993.Since the decision to grant the investment aid was taken prior to the 1 January 1994, the measure planned by the United Kingdom to support the coal industry complies with Article 1 (1) of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC. Consequently, pursuant to Article 10 thereof the Commission must determine whether the measure is compatible with the objectives and criteria laid down in that Decision and the proper functioning of the common market.II Under the terms of the Coal Industry Nationalization Act 1946, coal mining in the United Kingdom has been the responsibility of the State-owned National Coal Board and of its successor, the British Coal Corporation. Nevertheless, under Section 36 of the abovementioned Act, coal mining was permitted by the private sector under strict licensing arrangements with the British Coal Corporation.The private coal mining sector in the United Kingdom has therefore been relatively restricted, consisting of very small drift mines or opencast sites generally situated in regions with economic difficulties and with high levels of unemployment. Total private sector coal production has historically been of the order of 3 % of the total UK output.In 1984 the United Kingdom notified to the Commission amendments to the Regional Selective Assistance Scheme, which were approved by the Commission on 26 December 1984. This regional aid scheme is designed to enable projects to go ahead where these have good prospects of commercial viability, but where certain financial assistance, in the form of grants, is necessary for the project to proceed. It covers a wide range of activities, including projects and ventures in the coal sector.In approving the Regional Selective Assistance Scheme, the Commission reminded the United Kingdom Government that the Community legislation and codes applicable to certain sectors of industry had to be observed in the implementation of the regional aid system. Any financial assistance which gives coal industry undertakings an economic advantage has to be assessed within the context of the ECSC Treaty and, in particular, under the provisions of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC.The United Kingdom Government recognizes its oversight in not having previously sought Commission approval before committing itself to provide assistance to coal industry undertakings. Since all the measures were decided upon, and the budgetary commitments made, by the United Kingdom Government during the period 1986 to 1993, they will have to be evaluated under the provisions of the Decision then in force, namely Decision No 2064/86/ECSC.III The following aid has therefore been submitted for the approval of the Commission pursuant to Decision No 2064/86/ECSC:- an investment grant of up to 70 000 pounds sterling to Caledon Coal Limited towards the reopening of a coal mine at Skares, near Cumnock, Ayrshire,- an investment grant of up to 30 000 pounds sterling to Signal Fern Limited towards the development of a new coal mine at Cwmhwnt, Rhigos, Mid Glamorgan,- an investment grant of up to 20 000 pounds sterling to New Parc Fuels Limited towards the development of a coal mine at Bryn Newydd, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan,- an investment grant of up to 98 000 pounds sterling to Ffyonau Duon Mines Limited towards the development of a drift coal mine at Blaentillery, Blaenavon, Gwent,- an investment grant of up to 75 000 pounds sterling to Cavendish Coal Company Limited towards the further development of the coal mine and the construction of a new coal preparation plant at Viaduct Mine, Glenbuck, near Muirkirk, Ayrshire,- an investment grant of up to 75 000 pounds sterling to Coleston Mining Limited towards the further development and coalwashing facility at Craigman Mine, near Burnstone Cottage, Dalgig, New Cumnock, Ayrshire,- an investment grant of up to 750 000 pounds sterling to Ryan Mining Limited towards the development of a drift coal mine at Pentreclwydau, Resolven, West Glamorgan,- an investment grant of up to 20 000 pounds sterling to Perfect Skills Limited towards an expansion of mining activities at Rithan Colliery, Blanenau Gwent, Gwent,- an investment grant of up to 12 000 pounds sterling to Venture Coal Limited towards reopening Pentre Colliery, Llanon, Dyfed,- an investment grant of up to 100 000 pounds sterling to Ammanford Development Company Limited towards the development of a drift coal mine, washery and bagging plant at Glanaman, Dyfed,- an investment grant of up to 60 000 pounds sterling to Blwch Ton Mining Company Limited towards plant, machinery and equipment to enable the reopening of the Blwch Ton coal mine at Resolven, West Glamorgan,- an investment grant of up to 80 000 pounds sterling to Thomas Merthyr Limited towards the development of the Nant Melyn coal mine at Seven Sisters, Neath, West Glamorgan.Aid for investment must be considered with regard to the objectives of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC, in particular those specified in Article 2 (1). The fact that the aid is a one-off payment for production sites which will then be economically competitive, without any further State aid, means that the measures contribute to creating new capacities that are economically viable. They are therefore compatible with the second indent of Article 2 (1) of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC.The geographical location of these sites, in regions which are economically and socially disadvantaged, with high levels of unemployment, means that the measures contribute to solving the social and regional problems related to developments in the coal industry. They are therefore compatible with the third indent of Article 2 (1) of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC.The aid measures will not, according to the United Kingdom's notification, exceed more than 50 % of the costs of the investment for each of the coal undertakings concerned nor do they exceed the minimum amounts of capital investment requiring prior notification provided for in High Authority Decision No 22/66 (1), as amended by Decision No 2237/73/ECSC (2). They therefore comply with the provisions of the first and second indents of Article 5 (1) of Decision No 2064/76/ECSC.The United Kingdom will ensure that the Regional Selective Assistance Scheme, in so far as it concerns the coal sector, does not lead to any discrimination, within the meaning of Article 4 (b) of the ECSC Treaty, between producers, between purchasers or between consumers.IV The aid measures covered by this Decision are therefore compatible with the proper functioning of the common market,. The United Kingdom is hereby authorized to grant aid totalling 390 000 pounds sterling to the coal industry for the period 1986 to 1993.- an investment grant of up to 70 000 pounds sterling to Caledon Coal Limited towards the reopening of a coal mine at Skares, near Cumnock, Ayrshire,- an investment grant of up to 30 000 pounds sterling to Signal Fern Limited towards the development of a new coal mine at Cwmhwnt, Rhigos, Mid Glamorgan,- an investment grant of up to 20 000 pounds sterling to New Parc Fuels Limited towards the development of a coal mine at Bryn Newydd, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan,- an investment grant of up to 98 000 pounds sterling to Ffyonau Duon Mines Limited towards the development of a drift coal mine at Blaentillery, Blaenavon, Gwent,- an investment grant of up to 75 000 pounds sterling to Cavendish Coal Company Limited towards the further development of the coal mine and the construction of a new coal preparation plant at Viaduct Mine, Glenbuck, near Muirkirk, Ayrshire,- an investment grant of up to 75 000 pounds sterling to Coleston Mining Limited towards the further development and coalwashing facility at Craigman Mine, near Burnstone Cottage, Dalgig, New Cumnock, Ayrshire,- an investment grant of up to 750 000 pounds sterling to Ryan Mining Limited towards the development of a drift coal mine at Pentreclwydau, Resolven, West Glamorgan,- an investment grant of up to 20 000 pounds sterling to Perfect Skills Limited towards an expansion of mining activities at Rithan Colliery, Blanenau Gwent, Gwent,- an investment grant of up to 12 000 pounds sterling to Venture Coal Limited towards reopening Pentre Colliery, Llanon, Dyfed,- an investment grant of up to 100 000 pounds sterling to Ammanford Development Company Limited towards the development of a drift coal mine, washery and bagging plant at Glanaman, Dyfed,- an investment grant of up to 60 000 pounds sterling to Blwch Ton Mining Company Limited towards plant, machinery and equipment to enable the reopening of the Blwch Ton coal mine at Resolven, West Glamorgan.- an investment grant of up to 80 000 pounds sterling to Thomas Merthyr Limited towards the development of the Nant Melyn coal mine at Seven Sisters, Neath, West Glamorgan. The United Kingdom shall inform the Commission annually of the payments made to the beneficiaries authorized pursuant to Article 1 of this Decision.The United Kingdom shall also inform the Commission annually of the amount of investment expenditure assigned to each of the projects under consideration for aid, in conformity with Article 5 (3) of Decision No 2064/86/ECSC. This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.. Done at Brussels, 13 December 1994.For the Commission Marcelino OREJA Member of the Commission(1) OJ No L 177, 1. 7. 1986, p. 1.(1) OJ No 219, 29. 11. 1966, p. 3728/66.(2) OJ No L 229, 17. 8. 1973, p. 28. +",application of EU law;application of European Union law;implementation of Community law;national implementation;national implementation of Community law;national means of execution;coal industry;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;investment aid;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid;regional aid;aid for regional development;aid to less-favoured regions,17 +38660,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 741/2010 of 17 August 2010 amending Regulations (EC) No 1490/2002 and (EC) No 2229/2004 as regards the date until which authorisations may continue to be in force in cases where the notifier has submitted an application in accordance with the accelerated procedure under Regulation (EC) No 33/2008 Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 8(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002 of 14 August 2002 laying down further detailed rules for the implementation of the third stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC and amending Regulation (EC) No 451/2000 (2) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004 of 3 December 2004 laying down further detailed rules for the implementation of the fourth stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC (3) lay down the detailed rules for the implementation of the third stage and the fourth stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC.(2) In cases where the notifier withdraws its support of the inclusion of the active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC in accordance with Article 11e of Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002 or Article 24e of Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004, authorisations are to be withdrawn by 31 December 2010.(3) For most of the substances concerned applications have been submitted in accordance with the accelerated procedure provided for in Articles 14 to 19 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 33/2008 of 17 January 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Directive 91/414/EEC as regards a regular and an accelerated procedure for the assessment of active substances which were part of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of that Directive but have not been included into its Annex I (4).(4) In order to allow the examination of those substances to be completed, it is necessary to extend the period for Member States to withdraw authorisations in respect of those substances.(5) Regulations (EC) No 1490/2002 and (EC) No 2229/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002In Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002, the following sentence is added:‘However, the latest date for Member States to withdraw authorisations shall be 31 December 2011 where an application has been submitted in accordance with the accelerated procedure provided for in Articles 14 to 19 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 33/2008 (5). Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004In Article 25(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004, the following sentence is added:‘However, the latest date for Member States to withdraw authorisations shall be 31 December 2011 where an application has been submitted in accordance with the accelerated procedure provided for in Articles 14 to 19 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 33/2008 (6). Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 August 2010.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 224, 21.8.2002, p. 23.(3)  OJ L 379, 24.12.2004, p. 13.(4)  OJ L 15, 18.1.2008, p. 5.(5)  OJ L 15, 18.1.2008, p. 5.’(6)  OJ L 15, 18.1.2008, p. 5.’ +",marketing standard;grading;plant health product;plant protection product;dangerous substance;dangerous product;administrative formalities;administrative burden;administrative cost;administrative simplification;bureaucracy;cost of administration;cost of administrative formalities;simplification of administrative formalities;exchange of information;information exchange;information transfer,17 +8351,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1379/90 of 22 May 1990 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on woven fabrics of synthetic fibres (staple or waste), products of category 3 (order No 40.0033), originating in India, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3897/89 apply. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3897/89 of 18 December 1989 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1990 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 12 thereof,Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 3897/89 provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded, for each category of products subjected in Annexes I and II thereto to individual ceilings, within the limits of the quantities specified in column 8 of Annex I and column 7 of Annex II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of the same Annexes;Whereas Article 11 of the abovementioned Regulation provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in question once the relevant individual ceilings have been reached at Community level;Whereas, in respect of woven fabrics of synthetic fibres (staple or waste), originating in India, products of category 3 (order No 40.0033), the relevant ceiling amounts to 600 tonnes;Whereas on 7 May 1990 imports of the products in question into the Community, originating in India, a country covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached and were charged against the ceiling;Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to India,. As from 27 May 1990 the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3897/89, shall be re-established in respect of the following products, imported into the Community and originating in India:1.2.3.4 // // // // // Order No // Category (Unit) // CN code // Description // // // // // // // // // 40.0033 // 3 (tonnes) // 5512 5513 5514 5515 5803 90 30 ex 5905 00 70 ex 6308 00 00 // Woven fabris of synthetic fibres (staple or waste) other than narrow woven fabrics, pile fabrics (including terry fabrics) and chenille fabrics // // // // This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 May 1990.For the CommissionChristiane SCRIVENERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 383, 30. 12. 1989, p. 45. +",India;Republic of India;restoration of customs duties;restoration of customs tariff;man-made fibre;acrylic fibre;artificial fibre;chemical fibre;nylon;polyamide;rayon;synthetic cloth;synthetic fibre;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession,17 +23402,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 361/2002 of 27 February 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 936/97 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2345/2001(2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/97 of 27 May 1997 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 134/1999(4), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Whereas:Canada has designated a new authority empowered to issue certificates of authenticity. Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 936/97 should therefore be amended accordingly,. In Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 936/97, the authority called ""Food Production and Inspection Branch - Agriculture Canada, Direction GĂŠnĂŠrale 'Production et inspection des aliments' - Agriculture Canada"" is hereby replaced by the ""Canadian Food Inspection Agency - Government of Canada/Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments - Gouvernement du Canada"". This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 February 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 February 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.(2) OJ L 315, 1.12.2001, p. 29.(3) OJ L 137, 28.5.1997, p. 10.(4) OJ L 17, 22.1.1999, p. 22. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;product quality;quality criterion;beef;buffalo meat;Canada;Newfoundland;Quebec,17 +1461,"Council Directive 80/1119/EEC of 17 November 1980 on statistical returns in respect of carriage of goods by inland waterways. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 213 thereof,Having regard to the draft Directive submitted by the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),Whereas, in order to carry out the tasks entrusted to it under the Treaty, the Commission must have at its disposal consistent, synchronized and regular statistical data on the scale and development of the carriage of goods by inland waterway in the Member States ; whereas these data must be comparable both as between States and also with the data for other modes of transport and must refer to national, international and transit traffic;Whereas, since variations during the year in the demand for transport and in the conditions of navigability have an influence on goods traffic, certain statistics should be submitted at intervals of less than one year;Whereas, in order to secure adequate information on the market for the carriage of goods by inland waterway, such statistical data should distinguish between the main transport links;Whereas the statistics already available in the different Member States on goods carriage should be further harmonized at Community level;Whereas, in order to facilitate the implementation of the proposed provisions, certain time limits should be laid down for providing the necessary statistical information;Whereas the Commission should submit a report in order to enable the Council to examine the extent to which the objectives of this Directive can be attained by using the statistical data submitted ; whereas it should therefore envisage the possibility of proposing improvements to the methods used in compiling these statistics ; whereas the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission, should decide on the introduction of statistics on the carriage of goods by sea-going vessels on inland waterways, and statistics on international traffic between regions on such waterways;Whereas statistical data are necessary for ascertaining the scale and development of the carriage of goods ; whereas the Community should therefore, for an initial period, make a financial contribution to Member States in respect of the work involved, (1)OJ No C 85, 8.4.1980, p. 75. (2)Opinion delivered on 30 September 1980 (not yet published in the Official Journal).. 1. Member States with one or more inland waterways shall carry out statistical surveys of carriage by inland waterway vessels, irrespective of the country in which they are registered or licensed: - of goods carried for hire or reward and goods carried on own account,- of goods loaded or unloaded in the country, or passing in transit via its inland waterways.2. For the purposes of this Directive, the following terms shall have the meaning hereinafter assigned to them: (a) inland waterway : a watercourse, canal or lake the natural or man-made characteristics of which render it suitable for navigation, primarily by inland waterway vessels;(b) inland waterway vessel : a vessel, whether or not self-propelled, which is registered or licensed as an inland waterway vessel, which may or may not be a shipborne barge, and which by design or construction is suitable for navigation in sheltered waters only.3. This Directive shall not apply to: - the carriage of goods by vessels of less than 50 deadweight tonnes,- vessels used principally for the carriage of passengers,- vessels used for ferrying purposes,- vessels used solely for non-commercial purposes by port administrations and public authorities,- vessels used solely for bunkering or storage,- vessels not used for the carriage of goods such as fishery vessels, dredgers, floating workshops, houseboats and pleasure craft.4. The first statistical surveys shall be carried out as from 1 January 1981. 1. The following particulars shall be recorded: (a) the weight of the goods in tonnes;(b) the main transport links: - national traffic, where the goods are both loaded and unloaded within the same reporting Member State, irrespective of the route followed by the vessel,- international traffic, where the goods are either loaded or unloaded, but not both, in the reporting Member State, distinguishing between the goods loaded and unloaded,- transit traffic, where the goods pass through the reporting Member State without being loaded, unloaded or transhipped.In the case of shipborne barges, the goods shall be considered to be loaded at the place where the barge is floated or lifted off the carrier-ship, and unloaded where the barge is hauled or hoisted aboard the carrier-ship;(c) the nature of the goods, according to the groups of goods shown in the left-hand column of Annex I;(d) the nationality, i.e. the country in which the goods-carrying vessel is registered or licensed, or failing that, the country in which the owner of the vessel is domiciled.(e) the type of vessel according to the following nomenclature: - self-propelled barge: - self-propelled tanker,- other self-propelled barge,- towed barge: - towed tanker,- other towed barge,- pushed barge (including pushed-towed barge): - pushed tanker,- other pushed barge (including shipborne barge),- other goods-carrying vessel.The term ""tanker"" refers to all vessels intended for bulk transport of liquid or liquefied cargo, but not of powders;(f) for national traffic, the national regions of loading and unloading in accordance with the geographical classification given in Annex II;(g) for international and transit traffic, the countries of loading and unloading as listed in Annex III;(h) the distance in kilometres covered on the national waterways.2. Member States in which the total volume of goods transported annually by inland waterways as international or transit traffic does not exceed one million tonnes shall not be obliged to supply the statistics required under the terms of this Directive. 1. With the exception of information subject to statistical secrecy under national laws, the Member States shall communicate the statistical results to the Commission as soon as possible, and not later than five months after the end of the reference periods involved.2. The results shall be submitted using tables modelled on the specimens set out in Annex IV.3. Results which are processed by computer may be submitted in a machine-readable form of a type and format to be determined by the Commission in consultation with the Member States concerned. 1. The Member States shall submit to the Commission not later than 31 December 1980 a detailed description of the methods to be used for the statistical surveys with regard to the processing of the data and the calculation of tonne-kilometres.2. The Commission, in collaboration with the Member States, shall examine the methodological and technical problems raised by the surveys in order to find solutions which make the statistics as consistent and comparable as possible. 1. The Commission shall publish the appropriate results of the statistical surveys.2. Before 1 January 1983 the Commission shall submit to the Council a report on the experience acquired in the work carried out pursuant to this Directive, and shall propose any improvements necessary.3. Within two years following the entry into force of this Directive the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission, shall decide on the introduction of statistics on the carriage of goods by seagoing vessels on inland waterways, and statistics on international traffic between regions on such waterways. For the first three years in which the statistical surveys provided for in this Directive are made, a financial contribution towards the expenditure incurred by the Member States shall be granted within the limit of the appropriations set aside for this purpose in the budget of the European Communities. The Member States shall take the measures necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 1 January 1981. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 November 1980.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. SANTERANNEX I LIST OF GROUPS OF GOODS>PIC FILE= ""T0014696"">ANNEX II GEOGRAPHICAL CLASSIFICATION OF REGIONSBelgiumVlaams gewest, excluding AntwerpenAntwerpenRégion wallonneRegion bruxelloise/Brussels gewestFederal Republic of GermanySchleswig-HolsteinHamburgNordostteil von NiedersachsenWestteil von NiedersachsenSüdostteil von NiedersachsenBremen (Land)Nordteil von Nordrhein-WestfalenRuhrgebietSüdwestteil von Nordrhein-WestfalenOstteil von Nordrhein-Westfalen (Sieger-Sauerland undOstteil von Westfalen)Nordteil von HessenSüdteil von HessenNordteil von Rheinland-PfalzSüdteil von Rheinland-PfalzNordbadenSüdbadenWürttembergNordbayern (Franken)Ostbayern (Oberpfalz und Niederbayern)Südbayern (Schwaben und Oberbayern)SaarlandBerlin (West)FranceIle-de-FranceChampagne-ArdennesPicardieHaute-NormandieCentreBasse-NormandieBourgogneNord-Pas-de-CalaisLorraineAlsaceFranche-ComtéPays de la LoireBretagnePoitou-CharentesAquitaineMidi-PyrénéesLimousinRhône-AlpesAuvergneLanguedoc-RoussillonProvence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurItalyPiemonteValle d'AostaLiguriaLombardiaTrentino-Alto AdigeVenetoFriuli-Venezia GiuliaEmilia-RomagnaToscanaUmbriaMarcheLazioCampaniaAbruzzoMolisePugliaBasilicataCalabriaSiciliaSardegnaLuxembourgLuxembourgNetherlandsNoordWest, except Rijnmond and IJmondRijnmondIJmondZuidwestZuidOostUnited KingdomNorthYorkshire and HumbersideEast MidlandsEast AngliaSouth-EastSouth-WestWest MidlandsNorth-WestWalesScotlandNorthern IrelandANNEX III LIST OF COUNTRIES AND GROUPS OF COUNTRIESI. European Communities 01. Belgium02. Denmark03. Federal Republic of Germany04. Greece05. France06. Ireland07. Italy08. Luxembourg09. Netherlands10. United KingdomII. 11. SwitzerlandIII. 12. AustriaIV. State-trading countries 13. USSR14. Poland15. German Democratic Republic16. Czechoslovakia17. Hungary18. Romania19. Bulgaria20. YugoslaviaV. 21. Other European countriesVI. 22. United States of AmericaVII. 23. Other countriesANNEX IV SPECIMEN TABLESTABLE 1 (A)>PIC FILE= ""T0014698""> TABLE 1 (B)>PIC FILE= ""T0014699""> TABLE 2>PIC FILE= ""T0014700""> TABLE 3>PIC FILE= ""T0014701""> TABLE 4 (A)>PIC FILE= ""T0014702""> TABLE 4 (B)>PIC FILE= ""T0014703""> TABLE 5 (A)>PIC FILE= ""T0014704""> TABLE 5 (B)>PIC FILE= ""T0014705""> TABLE 6 (A)>PIC FILE= ""T0014706""> TABLE 6 (B)>PIC FILE= ""T0014707""> TABLE 7 (A)>PIC FILE= ""T0014708""> TABLE 7 (B)>PIC FILE= ""T0014709""> TABLE 8 (A)>PIC FILE= ""T0014710""> TABLE 8 (B)>PIC FILE= ""T0014711""> TABLE 9>PIC FILE= ""T0014712""> TABLE 10 (A)>PIC FILE= ""T0014713""> TABLE 10 (B)>PIC FILE= ""T0014714""> TABLE 11>PIC FILE= ""T0014715""> +",statistical method;statistical harmonisation;statistical methodology;Member States' contribution;budget rebate;budgetary compensation;financial contribution;regional statistics;carriage of goods;goods traffic;haulage of goods;inland waterway transport;inland waterway connection;inland waterway traffic;river traffic;river transport;transport statistics,17 +29861,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 98/2005 of 20 January 2005 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of sorghum issued in Regulation (EC) No 2275/2004. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003, on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction from third countries in the duty on sorghum imported into Spain was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2275/2004 (2).(2) Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 (3), allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 and on the basis of the tenders notified to make no award.(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 a maximum reduction in the duty should not be fixed.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 14 to 20 January 2005 in response to the invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on imported sorghum issued in Regulation (EC) No 2275/2004. This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 January 2005.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 January 2005.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78.(2)  OJ L 396, 31.12.2004, p. 32.(3)  OJ L 177, 28.7.1995, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 777/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 50). +",import;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;third country;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +5985,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/195 of 5 February 2015 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Brocciu corse/Brocciu (PDO)). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined France's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Brocciu corse’/‘Brocciu’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 828/2003 (3).(2) Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation (4).(3) As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,. The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Brocciu corse’/‘Brocciu’ (PDO) are hereby approved. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 5 February 2015.For the Commission,On behalf of the President,Phil HOGANMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 of 12 June 1996 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 (OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1).(3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 828/2003 of 14 May 2003 amending the specification of 16 names appearing in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (Danablu, Monti Iblei, Lesbos, Beaufort, Salers, Reblochon or Reblochon de Savoie, Laguiole, Mont d'Or or Vacherin du Haut-Doubs, Comté, Roquefort, Epoisses de Bourgogne, Brocciu corse or Brocciu, Sainte-Maure de Touraine, Ossau-Iraty, Dinde de Bresse, Huile essentielle de lavande de Haute-Provence) (OJ L 120, 15.5.2003, p. 3).(4)  OJ C 316, 16.9.2014, p. 6. +",France;French Republic;cheese;Corsica;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification;labelling,17 +28244,"Council Regulation (EC) No 822/2004 of 26 April 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 2603/2000 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of certain polyethylene terephtalate originating, inter alia, in Thailand. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 of 6 October 1997 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Community(1) (the basic Regulation), and in particular Article 20 thereof,Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee,Whereas:A. MEASURES IN FORCE(1) The measures currently in force are definitive countervailing duty imposed by Regulation (EC) No 2603/2000(2), under which imports into the Community of certain polyethylene terephtalate (the product concerned) originating in Thailand are subject to a duty, in the form of a specific amount per tonne, i.e. EUR 49,1 per tonne.(2) It should be noted that the same imports are also subject to a definitive anti-dumping duty of EUR 83,2 per tonne, imposed by Regulation (EC) No 2604/2000(3).B. CURRENT INVESTIGATION1. Request for a review(3) The Commission subsequently received a request to initiate an accelerated review of Regulation (EC) No 2603/2000, pursuant to Article 20 of the basic Regulation, from the Thai producer Indo Pet (Thailand) Ltd (Indo Pet). This company claimed that it was not individually investigated during the original period of investigation (i.e. from 1 October 1998 to 30 September 1999) for reasons other than the refusal to cooperate with the Commission.(4) It should be noted that the Commission simultaneously received, from the same Thai producer, a request to initiate a ""new exporter"" review of Regulation (EC) No 2604/2000. This parallel proceeding is subject to a separate Council Regulation.2. Initiation of an accelerated review(5) The Commission examined the evidence submitted by the Thai exporting producer concerned and considered it sufficient to justify the initiation of an accelerated review in accordance with Article 20 of the basic Regulation. After consultation of the Advisory Committee and after the Community industry concerned had been given the opportunity to comment, the Commission initiated, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union(4), a review of Regulation (EC) No 2603/2000 with regard to the company concerned and commenced its investigation.3. Product concerned(6) The product covered by the current review is the same as in the original investigation, i.e. polyethylene terephthalate (PET) with a coefficient of viscosity of 78 ml/g or higher, according to DIN (Deutsche Industrienorm) 53728. It is currently classifiable within CN code 3907 60 20.4. Parties concerned(7) The Commission officially advised the company concerned and the representatives of the exporting country of the initiation of the review. Furthermore, it gave other parties directly concerned the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing. No such request was however received.(8) The Commission also sent out a questionnaire to the Government of Thailand and to the company concerned and received a reply within the deadline. The Commission sought and verified all the information deemed necessary for the determination of subsidisation, and a verification visit was carried out at the premises of the company concerned.5. Investigation period(9) The investigation of subsidisation covered the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 March 2003 (investigation period or IP).6. Methodology(10) The same methodology as that used in the original investigation was applied in the current investigation.C. SCOPE OF THE REVIEW(11) As no request for a review of the findings on injury was made in the request for the investigation, the review was limited to subsidies granted to Indo Pet.(12) The Commission examined the same subsidy schemes that were analysed in the original investigation. It also examined whether the new exporter had used any subsidy schemes that were alleged to be granted in the original complaint but not found to have been used during the original investigation period.(13) It was finally examined whether the new exporters had made use of any subsidy schemes that were established after the end of the original investigation period, or had received ad hoc subsidies after this date.D. RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION1. New exporter qualification(14) The investigation confirmed that the company concerned was not individually investigated during the original investigation for reasons other than a refusal to cooperate with the Commission.(15) Accordingly, it is confirmed that the company concerned should be considered a new exporter in accordance with Article 20 of the basic Regulation, and thus an individual amount of subsidy could be determined for it.2. Subsidisation(16) The original investigation showed that the following schemes - under the Investment Promotion Act (IPA) - from which the applicant may potentially benefit, were specific within the meaning of Article 3(2)(a) and (2)(b) of the basic Regulation and thus countervailable(5):- exemption or reduction on duties on imports of machinery,- exemption from corporate income tax,- additional incentives under the form of a double deduction of certain expenses for enterprises located in special investment promotion zones,- exemption of import duties on raw and essential materials.(17) The current investigation revealed that, since the end of the original period of investigation, no change occurred that would alter the conclusions that the above schemes are still countervailable. Additionally, the investigation did not reveal that the company benefited from any other than the above subsidy schemes.Exemption or reduction on duties on imports of machinery(18) Section 28 of the IPA is the legal basis to grant the exemption of import duties on machinery, provided that such machinery is not being produced or assembled in Thailand, and provided that it will be used in the promoted activity, as defined by the IPA. Section 29 of the IPA provides the legal basis for the 50 % reduction on import duties on imported machinery.(19) The benefit to the exporter should be calculated on the basis of the amount of unpaid customs duty due on imported capital goods, by spreading this amount across a period which reflects the normal depreciation of such capital goods in the industry of the product concerned, pursuant to Article 7(3) of the basic Regulation.(20) On this basis, the benefit received by Indo Pet is of less than 0,1 % which is considered immaterial.Exemption from corporate income tax and additional incentives for enterprises located in special investment promotion zones(21) These two countervailable schemes are defined by Sections 31 and 35(3) of the IPA.(22) By virtue of Section 31 of the IPA, exemptions from the corporate income tax are authorised for a period ranging between three to eight years, depending on the location of the investments. Different eligibility criteria are applied to different geographical zones (zones 1 to 3, as defined by the IPA). Indo Pet, being located in the so-called zone 3, has been granted an eight-year corporate income tax exemption pursuant to Section 31 of the IPA. Indo Pet was further granted additional incentives under the form of a double deduction of transportation, electricity and water supply costs, as provided by Section 35(3) of the IPA.(23) The benefit obtained by a company in the case of tax exemptions and tax reductions is calculated by reference to the amount of tax that would have been payable by the recipient company during the investigation period, had it not been able to benefit from a subsidy scheme. In the current case, the amount of tax normally payable during the IP is the tax payable during the tax year 2002 (no data regarding any tax payable amount concerning the first three months of the tax year 2003 being available during the on-spot investigation), and these taxes due are incurred in respect of revenue earned in 2001. On this basis, it was established that further to the provisions of Sections 35(3) of the IPA, the company concerned offset a significant part of its relevant taxable profit, the remaining part of which was totally exempted from corporate income tax pursuant to Section 31 of the IPA. The benefit granted to the company therefore consists of the amount of corporate income tax that the company did not have to pay during the IP by making use of the two countervailable schemes concerned.(24) The subsidy obtained through the two above schemes was not granted by reference to quantities manufactured, produced, exported or transported. Therefore, pursuant to Article 7(2) of the basic Regulation, the amount of countervailable subsidy was determined by allocating the value of the total benefit, as described under recital 23, over the level of total sales of the company during the IP (annualised in this case).(25) On this basis, it was found that Indo Pet received a benefit of 2,6 %.Exemption of import duties on raw and essential materials(26) Section 36(1) of the IPA provides the legal basis for exemption of import duties on the raw and essential materials imported for use specifically in producing, mixing, or assembling products or commodities for export.(27) In the present case, it was established that the import duty exemption did not result in an excess remission of import duties for the exporter concerned. Therefore, there is no subsidy according to Article 2 of the basic Regulation and it is not necessary to further evaluate this scheme since no benefit was conferred on the exporting producer.E. AMOUNTS OF COUNTERVAILABLE SUBSIDIES(28) Taking account of the definitive findings relating to the various schemes as set out above, the amount of countervailable subsidy for the investigating exporting producer is as follows:>TABLE>F. AMENDMENT OF THE MEASURES BEING REVIEWED(29) In the light of the foregoing, it is considered that a definitive countervailing duty should be imposed at the level of the subsidy margin found. In accordance with Article 15(1) of the basic Regulation, the countervailing duty should however not be higher than the countrywide injury margin established for Thailand by Regulation (EC) No 2603/2000 during the original anti-dumping investigation.(30) It was considered appropriate during the original investigation to impose duties in the form of a specific amount per tonne, since PET prices can fluctuate in line with fluctuations in crude oil prices, thus significantly affecting the level of the duty. The same methodology should be applied in the current investigation. This specific amount should result from the application of the countervailing duty rate to the cif export prices.(31) This leads to a countervailing duty rate for the exporting producer concerned of EUR 23,9 per tonne.G. DISCLOSURE AND DURATION OF THE MEASURES(32) The company concerned and all other interested parties were informed of the facts and considerations on the basis of which it was intended to impose the amended definitive countervailing duty on the imports of the company concerned.(33) This review does not affect the date on which Regulation (EC) No 2603/2000 shall expire pursuant to Article 18(1) of the basic Regulation.(34) Regulation (EC) No 2603/2000 should therefore be amended accordingly,. The table in Article 1(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2603/2000 shall be amended by adding the following:"">TABLE>"" This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 26 April 2004.For the CouncilThe PresidentB. Cowen(1) OJ L 288, 21.10.1997, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 461/2004(2) OJ L 301, 30.11.2000, p. 1.(3) OJ L 301, 30.11.2000, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 823/2004 (see page 7 of this Official Journal).(4) OJ C 170, 19.7.2003, p. 2.(5) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1741/2000 of 3 August 2000 imposing a provisional countervailing duty on imports of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) originating in India, Malaysia, Taiwan and Thailand (OJ L 199, 5.8.2000, p. 6), recitals 181 to 201. +",import;plastics;PVC;plastic;polyester;polyethylene;polypropylene;polyurethane;polyurethane foam;polyvinyl chloride;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;customs duties;Thailand;Kingdom of Thailand,17 +43000,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1150/2013 of 14 November 2013 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance rape seed oil Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (1), and in particular Article 13(2)(c) and 78(2)thereof,Whereas:(1) The active substance rape seed oil was included in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (2) by Commission Directive 2008/127/EC (3) in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 24b of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004 (4). Since the replacement of Directive 91/414/EEC by Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, this substance is deemed to have been approved under that Regulation and is listed in Part A of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (5).(2) In accordance with Article 25a of Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004, the European Food Safety Authority, hereinafter ‘the Authority’, presented to the Commission its view on the draft review report for rape seed oil (6) on 18 December 2012. The Authority communicated its view on rape seed oil to the notifier. The Commission invited it to submit comments on the draft review report for rape seed oil. The draft review report and the view of the Authority were reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and finalised on 3 October 2013 in the format of the Commission review report for rape seed oil.(3) It is confirmed that the active substance rape seed oil is to be deemed to have been approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.(4) In accordance with Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 in conjunction with Article 6 thereof and in the light of current scientific and technical knowledge, it is necessary to amend the conditions of approval of rape seed oil as regards the maximum quantity for the toxicologically relevant impurity erucic acid.(5) The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.(6) Member States should be provided with time to amend or withdraw authorisations for plant protection products containing rape seed oil.(7) A reasonable period of time should be allowed before the entry into force of this Regulation in order to allow Member States, the notifiers and holders of authorisations for plant protection products containing rape seed oil to meet the requirements resulting from amendment to the conditions of the approval.(8) For plant protection products containing rape seed oil, where Member States grant any grace period in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, this period should expire at the latest eighteen months after the entry into force of the Regulation.(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Amendment to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. Transitional measuresMember States shall in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, where necessary, amend or withdraw existing authorisations for plant protection products containing rape seed oil as active substance by 30 September 2014 at the latest. Grace periodAny grace period granted by Member States in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 shall be as short as possible and shall expire by 30 September 2015 at the latest. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2014.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 November 2013.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1.(2)  Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1).(3)  Commission Directive 2008/127/EC of 18 December 2008 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include several active substances (OJ L 344, 20.12.2008, p. 89).(4)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004 of 3 December 2004 laying down further detailed rules for the implementation of the fourth stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC (OJ L 379, 24.12.2004, p. 13).(5)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of approved active substances (OJ L 153, 11.6.2011, p. 1).(6)  European Food Safety Authority; Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance plant oil/rape seed oil. EFSA Journal 2013; 11(1)3058 [45 pp.] doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2013.3058. Available online: www.efsa.europa.eu/efsajournalANNEXIn Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, row 242 on the active substance rape seed oil is replaced by the following:Number Common name, identification numbers IUPAC name Purity Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions‘242 Plant oils/rape seed oil Rape seed oil Rape seed oil is a complex mixture of fatty acids 1 September 2009 31 August 2019 PART A +",vegetable oil;castor oil;colza oil;nut oil;palm oil;rape-seed oil;sesame oil;plant health control;phytosanitary control;phytosanitary inspection;plant health inspection;plant health product;plant protection product;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban,17 +13982,"COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 347/95 of 21 February 1995 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3536/91 setting the latest time of entry into storage for skimmed-milk powder sold under Regulation (EEC) No 3398/91. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 7 (5) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3536/91 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 269/95 (3), limited the quantity of skimmed-milk powder released for sale to that taken into storage before 1 October 1993;Whereas, in view of the quantity still available and the market situation, that date should be amended to 1 April 1994;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. The date of '1 October 1993' referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3536/91 is hereby replaced by '1 April 1994'. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 February 1995.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.(2) OJ No L 335, 6. 12. 1991, p. 8.(3) OJ No L 31, 10. 2. 1995, p. 9. +",manufactured feedingstuffs;compound feedingstuff;industrial feedingstuffs;oil cake;protein feed;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;skimmed milk powder;storage;storage facility;storage site;warehouse;warehousing;sale;offering for sale,17 +3486,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 529/2003 of 24 March 2003 amending Regulations (EC) No 1279/98, (EC) No 1128/1999, (EC) No 1247/1999 and (EC) No 140/2003 as regards certain tariff quotas for beef and veal products from Romania. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2345/2001(2), and in particular Article 32(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) The Protocol approved by Council Decision 2003/18/EC of 19 December 2002 concerning the conclusion of a Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Romania, of the other part, to take account of the outcome of negotiations between the Parties on new mutual agricultural concessions(3) provides for new concessions as regards the importation of certain beef and veal products under the tariff quotas opened by that Agreement. They apply from 1 April 2003.(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 of 19 June 1998 laying down detailed rules for applying the tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for in Regulations (EC) No 2290/2000, (EC) No 2433/2000, (EC) No 2434/2000, (EC) No 2435/2000, (EC) No 2851/2000 and (EC) No 1408/2002 for Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Romania, the Republic of Poland and the Republic of Hungary(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1634/2002(5), Commission Regulation (EC) No 1128/1999 of 28 May 1999 laying down detailed rules of application for a tariff quota for calves weighing not more than 80 kilograms originating in certain third countries(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1634/2002, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1247/1999 of 16 June 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of a tariff quota for live bovine animals weighing from 80 to 300 kilograms and originating in certain third countries(7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1634/2002, and Commission Regulation (EC) No 140/2003 of 27 January 2003 determining the percentage of quantities which may be allowed in respect of import licence applications lodged in January 2003 under tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 for the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania(8), should therefore be amended with effect from 1 April 2003.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 is hereby amended as follows:1. The title is replaced by the following:""Commission Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 of 19 June 1998 laying down detailed rules for applying the tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for in Council Regulations (EC) No 2290/2000, (EC) No 2433/2000, (EC) No 2434/2000, (EC) No 2851/2000 and (EC) No 1408/2002 and Council Decision 2003/18/EC for Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary and Romania.""2. The first paragraph of Article 1 is replaced by the following:""Import licences must be presented for imports into the Community of the products listed in Annex I hereto under the quotas provided for in Council Regulations (EC) No 2290/2000(9), (EC) No 2433/2000(10), (EC) No 2434/2000(11), (EC) No 2851/2000(12) and (EC) No 1408/2002(13) and Council Decision 2003/18/EC(14).""3. Article 3 is amended as follows:(a) the first paragraph is amended as follows:(i) the second subparagraph of point (c) is deleted;(ii) the following second subparagraph is inserted;""Group of products within the meaning of point (c) shall mean:- either products falling within CN codes 0201 or 0202 originating in one of the countries listed in Annex I,- or products falling within CN codes 0206 10 95, 0206 29 91, 0210 20 10, 0210 20 90, 0210 99 51, 0210 99 59 or 0210 99 90 originating in Hungary,- or products falling within CN codes 0206 10 95, 0206 29 91, 0210 20 or 0210 99 51 originating in Romania,- or products falling within CN code 1602 50 originating in Poland,- or products falling within CN code 1602 50 originating in Romania"";(b) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:""2. Notwithstanding Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95, box 16 of licence applications and licences shall show one of the following groups of CN codes:- 0201, 0202,- 0206 10 95, 0206 29 91, 0210 20 10, 0210 20 90, 0210 99 51, 0210 99 59, 0210 99 90,- 0206 10 95, 0206 29 91, 0210 20, 0210 99 51,- 1602 50.""4. Annex I is replaced by the text in the Annex hereto. Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1128/1999 is replaced by the following:""2. For the quantity referred to in paragraph 1, the rate of customs duty shall be reduced by:- 80 % for animals originating in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania,- 90 % for animals originating in Poland, Hungary and Romania."" Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1247/1999 is replaced by the following:""2. For the quantity referred to in paragraph 1, the rate of customs duty shall be reduced by:- 80 % for animals originating in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania,- 90 % for animals originating in Poland, Hungary and Romania."" The following point (e) is added to Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 140/2003:""(e) 50 tonnes for beef and veal products falling within CN codes 0206 10 95, 0206 29 91, 0210 20 and 0210 99 51 originating in Romania."" This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 April 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 24 March 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.(2) OJ L 315, 1.12.2001, p. 29.(3) OJ L 8, 14.1.2003, p. 18.(4) OJ L 176, 20.6.1998, p. 12.(5) OJ L 247, 14.9.2002, p. 7.(6) OJ L 135, 29.5.1999, p. 50.(7) OJ L 150, 17.6.1999, p. 18.(8) OJ L 23, 28.1.2003, p. 6.(9) OJ L 262, 17.10.2000, p. 1.(10) OJ L 280, 4.11.2000, p. 1.(11) OJ L 280, 4.11.2000, p. 9.(12) OJ L 332, 28.12.2000, p. 7.(13) OJ L 205, 2.8.2002, p. 9.(14) OJ L 8, 14.1.2003, p. 18.ANNEX""ANNEX IConcessions applicable to imports into the Community of certain products originating in certain countries(MFN = most favoured nation duty)>TABLE>"" +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;beef;Central and Eastern European Countries;CEEC,17 +7353,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 1008/89 of 17 April 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3828/85 on a specific programme for the development of Portuguese agriculture. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Articles 253, 258 (2) and 263 (2) thereof and Protocol 24 thereto,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas the launching aid granted to livestock health protection groups provided for in Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 3828/85 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2182/88 (2), relates solely to cattle, sheep and goat farming;Whereas, in order to solve the animal health problem continuing in pig farming, the activities of animal-health-protection groups should be extended to pig farming; whereas Articles 9 and 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 3828/85 are to be amended accordingly,. Regulation (EEC) No 3828/85 is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 9 (a) is replaced by the following:'(a) specific measures for the development of cattle, sheep and goat farming, together with measures to protect animal health in stockfarming including pig farming;'.2. The second sub-indent of the second indent of Article 10 (1) is replaced by the following:'- launching aid granted to livestock health protection groups, including those concerned with pig farming, to help cover their operating costs during the first five years after they have been formed, including their initial equipment costs,'. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1989.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 17 April 1989.For the CouncilThe PresidentC. ROMERO HERRERA(1) OJ No L 372, 31. 12. 1985, p. 5.(2) OJ No L 191, 22. 7. 1988, p. 13. +",Portugal;Portuguese Republic;farm development plan;agricultural development plan;physical improvement plan;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;livestock;flock;herd;live animals;livestock farming;animal husbandry;stockrearing,17 +24713,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2127/2002 of 29 November 2002 fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 109th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,Whereas:(1) The intervention agencies are, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 635/2000(4), to sell by invitation to tender certain quantities of butter that they hold and to grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 18 of that Regulation stipulates that in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter and concentrated butter. It is further stipulated that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure, and that a decision may also be taken to make no award in response to the tenders submitted. The amount(s) of the processing securities must be fixed accordingly.(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. The minimum selling prices and the maximum aid and processing securities applying for the 109th individual invitation to tender, under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97, shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 November 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 November 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.(2) OJ L 79, 22.3.2002, p. 15.(3) OJ L 350, 20.12.1997, p. 3.(4) OJ L 76, 25.3.2000, p. 9.ANNEXto the Commission Regulation of 29 November 2002 fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 109th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97>TABLE> +",award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;selling price;minimum price;floor price;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;cream;dairy cream;farm price support;agricultural price support;butter,17 +29383,"2005/219/EC: Commission Decision of 11 March 2005 amending Decision 97/296/EC drawing up the list of third countries from which the import of fishery products is authorised for human consumption, with respect to Saudi Arabia (notified under document number C(2005) 564) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Decision 95/408/EC of 22 of June 1995 on the conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provisional lists of third country establishments from which Member States are authorised to import certain products of animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs (1), and in particular Article 2(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Decision 97/296/EC of 22 April 1997 drawing up the list of third countries from which the import of fishery products is authorised for human consumption (2) lists the countries and territories from which imports of fishery products for human consumption is authorised. Part I of the Annex to that Decision lists the countries and territories covered by a specific Decision under Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery products (3), and part II of that Annex lists the countries and territories meeting the conditions set out in Article 2(2) of Decision 95/408/EC.(2) Commission Decision 2005/218/EC (4), set specific import conditions for fishery products from Saudi Arabia. This country should therefore be added to the list in part I of the Annex to Decision 97/296/EC.(3) In the interest of clarity, the lists concerned should be replaced in their entirety.(4) Decision 97/296/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.(5) This Decision should apply from the same day as Decision 2005/218/EC, as regards the import of fishery products from Saudi Arabia.(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The Annex to Decision 97/296/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision shall apply from 19 March 2005. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 March 2005.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 243, 11.10.1995, p. 17. Decision as last amended by Directive 2004/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 157, 30.4.2004, p. 33).(2)  OJ L 122, 14.5.1997, p. 21. Decision as last amended by Decision 2005/71/EC (OJ L 28, 1.2.2005, p. 45).(3)  OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 15. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).(4)  See page 50 of this Official Journal.ANNEX‘ANNEXList of countries and territories from which importation of fishery products in any form intended for human consumption is authorisedI.   Countries and territories covered by a specific decision under Council Directive 91/493/EECAE— UNITED ARAB EMIRATESAG— ANTIGUA AND BARBUDAAL— ALBANIAAN— NETHERLANDS ANTILLESAR— ARGENTINAAU— AUSTRALIABD— BANGLADESHBG— BULGARIABR— BRAZILBZ— BELIZECA— CANADACH— SWITZERLANDCI— IVORY COASTCL— CHILECN— CHINACO— COLOMBIACR— COSTA RICACS— SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO (1)CU— CUBACV— CAPE VERDEEC— ECUADOREG— EGYPTFK— FALKLAND ISLANDSGA— GABONGH— GHANAGL— GREENLANDGM— GAMBIAGN— GUINEA CONAKRYGT— GUATEMALAGY— GUYANAHK— HONG KONGHN— HONDURASHR— CROATIAID— INDONESIAIN— INDIAIR— IRANJM— JAMAICAJP— JAPANKE— KENYAKR— SOUTH KOREAKZ— KAZAKHSTANLK— SRI LANKAMA— MOROCCOMG— MADAGASCARMR— MAURITANIAMU— MAURITIUSMV— MALDIVESMX— MEXICOMY— MALAYSIAMZ— MOZAMBIQUENA— NAMIBIANC— NEW CALEDONIANG— NIGERIANI— NICARAGUANZ— NEW ZEALANDOM— OMANPA— PANAMAPE— PERUPG— PAPUA NEW GUINEAPH— PHILIPPINESPF— FRENCH POLYNESIAPM— ST PIERRE AND MIQUELONPK— PAKISTANRO— ROMANIARU— RUSSIASA— SAUDI ARABIASC— SEYCHELLESSG— SINGAPORESN— SENEGALSR— SURINAMESV— EL SALVADORTH— THAILANDTN— TUNISIATR— TURKEYTW— TAIWANTZ— TANZANIAUG— UGANDAUY— URUGUAYVE— VENEZUELAVN— VIETNAMYE— YEMENYT— MAYOTTEZA— SOUTH AFRICAZW— ZIMBABWEII.   Countries and territories meeting the terms of Article 2(2) of Council Decision 95/408/ECAM— ARMENIA (2)AO— ANGOLAAZ— AZERBAIJAN (3)BJ— BENINBS— BAHAMASBY— BELARUSCG— REPUBLIC OF CONGO (4)CM— CAMEROONDZ— ALGERIAER— ERITREAFJ— FIJIGD— GRENADAIL— ISRAELMM— MYANMARSB— SOLOMON ISLANDSSH— ST HELENATG— TOGOUS— UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.’(1)  Not including Kosovo as defined by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.(2)  Authorised only for imports of live crayfish (Astacus leptodactylus) intended for direct human consumption.(3)  Authorised only for imports of caviar.(4)  Authorised only for imports of fishery products caught, frozen and packed in their final packaging at sea. +",human nutrition;import;health legislation;health regulations;health standard;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;third country;fishery product;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;health certificate,17 +42516,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 400/2013 of 30 April 2013 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 May 2013. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 1 May 2013 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 1 May 2013, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 April 2013.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Jerzy PLEWADirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 1 May 2013CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I16.4.2013-29.4.20131. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/t)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 244,04 196,38 — — —Fob price USA — — 246,90 236,90 216,90Gulf of Mexico premium — 18,91 — — —Great Lakes premium 30,39 — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 16,34 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: 50,08 EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +37211,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 529/2009 of 18 June 2009 on the issue of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of June 2009 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 for certain products in the egg sector and for egg albumin. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 of 15 May 2007 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the egg sector and for egg albumin (3), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 opened tariff quotas for imports of egg products and egg albumin.(2) The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of June 2009 for the subperiod from 1 July to 30 September 2009 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined by establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested,. The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged under Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 for the subperiod from 1 July to 30 September 2009 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 June 2009.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 June 2009.For the CommissionJean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.(3)  OJ L 128, 16.5.2007, p. 19.ANNEXGroup No Order No Allocation coefficient for import licence applications lodged for the subperiod from 1.7.2009-30.9.2009E2 09.4401 33,640907 +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;egg;egg product;egg preparation;import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;animal protein,17 +19303,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1647/1999 of 27 July 1999 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs as regards the time limit for use and incorporation. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1587/96(2), and in particular Articles 6(6) and 12(3) thereof,(1) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 494/1999(4), sets the time limit for the use of the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation and their incorporation into final products; whereas Regulation (EC) No 1982/98(5), amending Regulation (EC) No 2571/97, fixes that period at five months for quantities for which contracts have been awarded from the 17th invitation to tender onward; whereas that period has not yet ended for quantities for which contracts have been awarded under the 25th and 26th invitations to tender; whereas Regulation (EC) No 494/1999, amending Regulation (EC) No 2571/97, reduced that period to four months for quantities for which contracts have been awarded from the 27th invitation to tender onward;(2) Whereas Commission Decisions 1999/363/EC(6), 1999/368/EC(7), 1999/389/EC(8), 1999/390/EC(9), and 1999/449/EC(10) provide for measures to protect certain products of animal origin intended for human or animal consumption from contamination by dioxin;(3) Whereas, because the level of tenders for the grant of the aid has stabilised and as a result of difficulties encountered by certain operators in the market in question because of protection measures connected with the contamination by dioxin of certain products for human consumption, the time limits for incorporating the quantities concerned into final products which have not yet expired for those operators should be extended by one month;(4) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. By derogation from Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 2571/97:- the time limit for the use and incorporation of the quantities for which contracts have been awarded under the 25th and 26th invitations to tender in 1999 shall be six months,- the time limit for the use and incorporation of the quantities for which contracts have been awarded under the 27th to 34th invitations to tender in 1999 shall be five months. This Regulation shall apply at the request of operators who can prove to the satisfaction of the competent authority that they have not been able to use and incorporate the quantities mentioned within the time limits imposed by Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 because of the protection measures provided for in Commission Decisions 1999/363/EC, 1999/368/EC, 1999/389/EC, 1999/390/EC and 1999/449/EC.In order to assess the situation referred to in the first paragraph competent authorities should use the commercial documents referred to in Article 1 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4045/89(11). This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 July 1999.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13.(2) OJ L 206, 16.8.1996, p. 21.(3) OJ L 350, 20.12.1997, p. 3.(4) OJ L 59, 6.3.1999, p. 17.(5) OJ L 256, 18.9.1998, p. 9.(6) OJ L 141, 4.6.1999, p. 24.(7) OJ L 142, 5.6.1999, p. 46.(8) OJ L 147, 12.6.1999, p. 26.(9) OJ L 147, 12.6.1999, p. 29.(10) OJ L 175, 10.7.1999, p. 70.(11) OJ L 388, 30.12.1989, p. 18. +",award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;food contamination;food contaminant;toxic substance;dioxin;harmful substance;toxic discharge;toxic product;toxic waste;toxicity;discount sale;promotional sale;reduced-price sale;butter,17 +38987,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 1226/2010 of 20 December 2010 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005 concerning trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005 of 27 June 2005 concerning trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (1), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005 lists the competent authorities to which specific functions related to the implementation of that Regulation are attributed.(2) Further to a request made by Estonia the information concerning the competent authority in Estonia should be amended,. Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 December 2010.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 200, 30.7.2005, p. 1.ANNEXAnnex I to Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005 is amended as follows:The information in Part A for Estonia is replaced by the following:‘ESTONIAEesti VälisministeeriumRahvusvaheliste organisatsioonide ja julgeolekupoliitika osakondRelvastus- ja strateegilise kauba kontrolli bürooIslandi väljak 115049 TallinnEestiTel: +372 637 7200Faks: +372 637 7288E-post: stratkom@mfa.ee’ +",international trade;world trade;third country;death penalty;capital punishment;criminal execution;trade regulations;business regulations;cruel and degrading treatment;torture;human rights;attack on human rights;human rights violation;protection of human rights;exchange of information;information exchange;information transfer,17 +4561,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 707/2007 of 21 June 2007 opening a tendering procedure for the sale of wine alcohol for use as bioethanol in the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (1), and in particular Article 33 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 of 25 July 2000 laying down detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine with regard to market mechanisms (2), lays down, among other things, detailed rules for disposing of stocks of alcohol obtained from distillation under Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organisation of the market in wine (3) and referred to in Articles 27, 28 and 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and held by the intervention agencies.(2) A tendering procedure for the sale of wine alcohol for exclusive use as bioethanol in the fuel sector in the Community should be organised in accordance with Article 92 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 with a view to reducing Community stocks of wine alcohol and ensuring the continuity of supplies to firms approved under that Article.(3) Since 1 January 1999, in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agri-monetary arrangements for the euro (4), the selling price and securities must be expressed, and payments made, in euro.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,. 1.   Tendering procedure No 10/2007 EC is hereby opened for the sale of wine alcohol for use as bioethanol in the Community.The alcohol concerned has been produced from distillation under Articles 27, 28 and 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and is held by the intervention agencies of the Member States.2.   The total volume put up for sale is 693 375,74 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol., broken down as follows:(a) one lot with the number 109/2007 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(b) one lot with the number 110/2007 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(c) one lot with the number 111/2007 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(d) one lot with the number 112/2007 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(e) one lot with the number 113/2007 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(f) one lot with the number 114/2007 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(g) one lot with the number 115/2007 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(h) one lot with the number 116/2007 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(i) one lot with the number 117/2007 EC for a quantity of 39 995 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(j) one lot with the number 118/2007 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(k) one lot with the number 119/2007 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(l) one lot with the number 120/2007 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(m) one lot with the number 121/2007 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(n) one lot with the number 122/2007 EC for a quantity of 53 380,74 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.3.   The location and references of the vats making up the lots, the quantity of alcohol in each vat, the alcoholic strength and the characteristics of the alcohol are as set out in Annex I to this Regulation.4.   Only firms approved under Article 92 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 may take part in the tendering procedure. The sale shall be conducted in accordance with Articles 93, 94, 94b, 94c, 94d, 95, 96, 97, 98, 100 and 101 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 and Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98. 1.   Tenders shall be delivered to the intervention agencies holding the alcohol listed in Annex II or sent by registered mail to the address of the intervention agency.2.   Tenders shall be placed in a sealed double envelope, the inside envelope marked ‘Tender under procedure No 10/2007 EC for use as bioethanol in the Community’, the outer envelope bearing the address of the intervention agency concerned.3.   Tenders must reach the intervention agency concerned not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 5 July 2007. 1.   To be eligible for consideration, tenders must comply with Articles 94 and 97 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000.2.   To be eligible for consideration, when they are presented, tenders must be accompanied by:(a) proof that a tendering security of EUR 4 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol. has been lodged with the intervention agency holding the alcohol concerned;(b) the name and address of the tenderer, the reference number of the notice of invitation to tender and the price proposed, expressed in euro per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(c) an undertaking by tenderers that they will comply with all the rules applicable to this tendering procedure;(d) a statement by tenderers to the effect that:(i) they waive all claims in respect of the quality and characteristics of any alcohol awarded to them;(ii) they agree to submit to any checks made on the destination and use made of the alcohol;(iii) they accept that it is their responsibility to provide evidence that the alcohol is used as specified in the notice of invitation to tender in question. The notifications provided for in Article 94a of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 relating to the tendering procedure opened by this Regulation shall be sent to the Commission at the address given in Annex III to this Regulation. The formalities for sampling shall be as set out in Article 98 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000.The intervention agency shall provide all the necessary information on the characteristics of the alcohol put up for sale.On application to the intervention agency concerned, interested parties may obtain samples of the alcohol put up for sale, taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned. 1.   The intervention agencies in the Member States in which the alcohol put up for sale is stored shall carry out appropriate checks to verify the nature of the alcohol at the time of end-use. To that end, they may:(a) apply Article 102 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 mutatis mutandis;(b) carry out checks on samples using nuclear magnetic resonance analysis to verify the nature of the alcohol at the time of end-use.2.   The costs of the checks referred to in paragraph 1 shall be borne by the firms to which the alcohol is sold. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 June 2007.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 194, 31.7.2000, p. 45. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2016/2006 (OJ L 384, 29.12.2006, p. 38).(3)  OJ L 84, 27.3.1987, p. 1. Regulation repealed by Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999.(4)  OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1.ANNEX IMember State and lot number Location Vat No Quantity in hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol. Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 Type of alcoholSpain Tarancón B-4 17 271 27 rawB-5 8 667 27 rawB-6 24 062 27 rawTotal 50 000Spain Tarancón A-5 24 837 27 rawA-9 9 594 27 rawB-4 7 569 27 rawB-5 8 000 27 rawTotal 50 000Spain Tarancón A-9 14 771 27 rawA-10 24 457 27 rawB-5 8 000 27 rawB-1 2 772 27 rawTotal 50 000Spain Tarancón A-6 24 823 30 rawC-7 24 883 30 rawC-8 294 30 rawTotal 50 000Viniflhor — LonguefuyeMme BretaudeauF-53200 Longuefuye5 6 385 27 raw21 4 645 28 raw5BIS 16 420 28 rawTotal 50 000Viniflhor — LonguefuyeMme BretaudeauF-53200 Longuefuye22 4 600 27 raw9 22 485 27 rawTotal 50 000Viniflhor — Port-la-NouvelleM. MortefonEntrepôt d’alcoolAv. Adolphe-TurrelBP 62F-11210 Port-la-Nouvelle23 1 870 30 raw2B 13 345 30 raw2B 7 990 30 raw2B 1 080 28 rawTotal 50 000Viniflhor — Port-la-NouvelleM. MortefonEntrepôt d’alcoolAv. Adolphe-TurrelBP 62F-11210 Port-la-Nouvelle5B 2 360 28 raw7B 640 28 raw7B 2 200 30 raw23B 1 895 27 raw7B 7 790 30 raw5B 2 645 30 raw5B 1 525 30 raw23 3 985 30 raw5 15 250 27 rawTotal 50 000DEULEP — PSLF-13230 Port-Saint-Louis-du-RhôneTotal 39 995Italy Cipriani — Chizzola d'Ala (TN) 27a-21a-25a 6 500 27 rawDister — Faenza (RA) 127a 4 700 27 rawI.C.V. — Borgoricco (PD) 6a 2 200 27 rawMazzari — S. Agata sul Santerno (RA) 4a-15a 27 800 30 rawTampieri — Faenza (RA) 6a-7a-16a 1 500 27 rawVillapana — Faenza (RA) 4a-2a-10a 7 300 27 rawTotal 50 000Italy Bonollo — Paduni (FR) 35a-37a-39a 9 900 27/30 rawD'Auria — Ortona (CH) 22a-62a-76a-66a-80a-81a 10 900 27 rawDi Lorenzo-Ponte Valleceppi (PG) — Pontenuovo di Torgiano (PG) 19a-5b-6b-7b 19 000 27/30 rawS.V.A. — Ortona (CH) 19a 1 900 30 rawBalice S.n.c. — Valenzano (BA) 1a-13a-14a-15a-16a-45a 8 300 27 rawTotal 50 000Italy Bonollo — Paduni (FR) 35a-37a-39a 24 800 27/30 rawCaviro — Faenza (RA) 15a-6a-8a-5a 22 800 27 rawDeta — Barberino Val d'Elsa (FI) 7a 2 400 27 rawTotal 50 000Italy De Luca — Novoli (LE) 1a-8a-9a 3 400 27 rawBertolino — Partinico (PA) 24a-27a 25 000 30 rawBalice Distill. — San Basilio Mottola (TA) 4a 3 400 27 rawS.V.M. — Sciacca (AG) 2a-3a-4a-8a-21a-30a-35a-36a-37 4 200 27/30 rawGE.DIS. — Marsala (TP) 14b 12 000 30 rawTrapas — Petrosino (TP) 7a 2 000 27 rawTotal 50 000Greece Οινοποιητικός συνεταιρισμός Μεσσηνίας 76 454,96 30 raw77 432,94 30 raw85 1 782,89 30 raw86 1 684,51 30 raw87 1 756,59 30 raw88 1 753,86 30 raw95 873,44 30 raw75 444,79 30 raw28 904,89 30 raw80 463,46 30 raw73 387,14 30 raw78 27,72 30 raw15 1 747,04 30 raw16 1 713,67 30 raw26 853,18 30 raw74 427,35 30 raw17 1 743,76 30 raw94 887,65 30 raw84 1 786,52 30 raw79 439,47 30 raw93 908,63 30 raw83 1 795,78 30 raw82 1 758,86 30 raw12 1 800,87 30 raw11 1 744,16 30 raw18 1 707,83 30 raw13 1 788,73 30 raw96 827,49 30 raw81 1 805,07 30 raw14 1 800,04 30 raw97 915,07 30 raw92 908,96 30 raw99 911,94 30 raw25 905,06 30 raw108 432,18 30 raw107 432,77 30 raw105 448,22 30 raw106 441,22 30 raw27 897,73 30 raw29 579,19 30 raw30 667,69 30 raw19 901,65 27 raw20 892,07 27 raw21 900,28 27 raw22 899,54 27 raw23 882,32 27 raw24 653,58 27 raw89 847,09 27 raw90 880,83 27 raw91 856,22 27 raw98 878,23 27 raw100 745,61 27 rawTotal 53 380,74ANNEX IIIntervention agencies holding the alcohol referred to in Article 3Viniflhor — Libourne Délégation nationale, 17 avenue de la Ballastière, BP 231, F-33505 Libourne Cedex (Tél. (33-5) 57 55 20 00; télex 57 20 25; fax (33) 557 55 20 59)FEGA Beneficencia, 8, E-28004 Madrid (Tél. (34-91) 347 64 66; fax (34-91) 347 64 65)AGEA Via Torino, 45, I-00184 Rome (Tél. (39) 06 49 49 97 14; fax (39) 06 49 49 97 61)Ο.Π.Ε.Κ.Ε.Π.Ε. Αχαρνών (Aharnon) 241, 10446 Athènes, Grèce (Tél. (30-210) 212 47 99; fax (30-210) 212 47 91)ANNEX IIIAddress referred to in Article 5European CommissionDirectorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, Unit D-2B-1049 BrusselsFax (32-2) 292 17 75E-mail: agri-market-tenders@ec.europa.eu +",award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;intervention agency;motor spirit;alcohol-powered engine;intervention stock;sale;offering for sale;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;ethanol;ethyl alcohol,17 +11045,"93/388/EEC: Commission Decision of 9 June 1993 terminating the examination procedure concerning illicit commercial practices within the meaning of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2641/84 consisting of the imposition in Japan of a port charge or fee used for the creation of a Harbour Management Fund. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2641/84 of 17 September 1984 on the strengthening of the common commercial policy with regard in particular to protection against illicit commercial practices (1), and in particular Article 9 thereof,After consultation within the Advisory Committee in accordance with the abovementioned Regulation.Whereas:(1) On 9 March 1992, the Commission decided to suspend (2) the examination procedure under Regulation (EEC) No 2641/84 (3) which it had been conducting since 16 February 1991 into the matter of the Japanese Harbour Management Fund.(2) This suspension was justified by formal assurances which the Commission had received from the Japanese Government that the Harbour Management Fund would be discontinued after 31 March 1992, that it would not continue in a different guise, and that the views of foreign shipping lines regarding the utilization of the money collected and not yet disbursed would be adequately reflected. The suspension would be reviewed by the Commission once sufficient time had elapsed after the discontinuation of the Harbour Management Fund to give a reasonable guarantee that the scheme would not be re-introduced in a different form.(3) Since then, the Commission has determind that the Japanese Harbour Management Fund was effectively discontinued on 31 March 1992, that it has not been continued in a different guise and, finally, that the money collected and not yet disbursed has been used for projects of some benefit to Community shipping lines. Given the amount of time that has expired since the suspension of the examination procedure, the Commission considers it to be in the Community interest that the examination procedure now be terminated.(4) The Commission has informed the complainant and the Japanese Government of its conclusions and the principal underlying facts and,. The examination procedure concerning illicit commercial practices within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2641/84 consisting to the imposition in Japan of a port charge or fee for the creation of the Harbour Management Fund is herewith terminated.. Done at Brussels, 9 June 1993.For the CommissionLeon BRITTANMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 252, 20. 9. 1984, p. 1.(2) For the suspension, see OJ No L 74, 20. 3. 1992, p. 47.(3) For the initiation, see OJ No C 40, 16. 2. 1991, p. 18. The examination procedure was extended in OJ No C 287, 5. 11. 1991, p. 5. +",harbour installation;harbour;port;river port;seaport;yacht harbour;Japan;restriction on competition;discriminatory trading practice;distortion of competition;illegal trade practice;unfair competition;unfair trade practice;transit charge;carriage of goods;goods traffic;haulage of goods,17 +29337,"2005/118/EC: Decision of the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the Ombudsman of 26 January 2005 setting up a European Administrative School. ,Having regard to the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities and to the Conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities, as laid down by Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), and in particular Article 2(2) of the Staff Regulations,Having consulted the Staff Regulations Committee,Whereas:(1) The institutions should step up their investment in the professional training of their staff.(2) Greater inter-institutional cooperation in this field would bring synergies in terms of the necessary human and financial resources while also reinforcing exchanges between the institutions and the spread of common values and harmonised professional practices.(3) To this end, a joint inter-institutional body should be endowed with resources for certain types of professional training aimed at officials and other servants of the European Communities.(4) For reasons of economy and efficiency, this joint body should be attached administratively to an existing inter-institutional body, namely the European Communities Personnel Selection Office created by Decision 2002/620/EC of the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors, the Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the Ombudsman (2), at least during the start-up phase,. Establishment of an European Administrative SchoolAn European Administrative School is hereby established, hereinafter referred to as ‘the School’. Duties1.   The School shall implement certain types of professional training on behalf of and in the framework of the orientation decided by the signatory institutions to this Decision (hereinafter ‘the institutions’) with a view to enhancing human resources and individual career development.2.   As requested by the institutions, the School shall:(a) design, organise and evaluate training activities;(b) facilitate participation in external training activities;(c) carry out any tasks related to or in support of its duties.3.   The Secretaries-General of the institutions, the Registrar of the Court of Justice and the Representative of the Ombudsman shall lay down and, where necessary, modify the fields of training to be covered by the School.4.   At the request of one institution, body, office or agency, the School may provide assistance to it in matters of training expertise, against payment. Requests, complaints and appealsRequests and complaints relating to the exercise of the powers conferred according to Article 2(2) shall be lodged with the School. Any appeal in these areas shall be against the Commission. Attachment1.   The School shall be attached administratively to the European Communities Personnel Selection Office, hereinafter ‘the Office’.2.   This attachment shall mean in particular that:— the Office’s Management Board shall act as the Management Board of the School,— the Principal of the School shall be the Head of the Office,— the staff of the School shall be assigned to posts belonging to the Office,— the School’s revenue and expenditure shall form an integral part of the Office’s budget.3.   At the latest by 15 February 2008, this attachment may be ended by a decision of the Management Board taken by qualified majority as defined in Article 5(6) of Decision 2002/621/EC of the Secretaries-General of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, the Registrar of the Court of Justice, the Secretaries-General of the Court of Auditors, the Economic and Social Committee and The Committee of the Regions, and the Representative of the European Ombudsman (3) and provided that at least five signatory institutions are in favour. ImplementationThe Secretaries-General of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, the Registrar of the Court of Justice, the Secretaries-General of the Court of Auditors, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions and the Representative of the European Ombudsman shall by mutual agreement take the measures necessary to implement this Decision. Effective dateThis Decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 26 January 2005.For the European ParliamentThe PresidentJosep BORRELL FONTELLESFor the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSOFor the Court of AuditorsThe PresidentHubert WEBERFor the Committee of the RegionsThe PresidentPeter STRAUBFor the CouncilThe PresidentJean ASSELBORNFor the Court of JusticeThe PresidentVassilios SKOURISFor the European Economic and Social CommitteeThe PresidentAnne-Marie SIGMUNDThe European OmbudsmanNikiforos DIAMANDOUROS(1)  OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 31/2005 (OJ L 8, 12.1.2005, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 197, 26.7.2002, p. 53.(3)  OJ L 197, 26.7.2002, p. 56. +",European official;EC basic post;EC staff;EU official;official of the EU;official of the European Union;staff of the EC;in-service training;further training and instruction;on-the-job training;staff training;EU body;Community body (established by the Treaties);European Union body;interinstitutional cooperation (EU);EC interinstitutional cooperation;European school,17 +14177,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1302/95 of 7 June 1995 concerning the stopping of fishing for cod and haddock by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3365/94 of 20 December 1994 allocating, for 1995, certain catch quotas between the Member States for vessels fishing in Faroese waters (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 751/95 of 31 March 1995 (3), provides for cod and haddock quotas for 1995;Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of cod and haddock in Faroese waters by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom have reached the quota allocated for 1995; whereas the United Kingdom has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 10 May 1995; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,. Catches of cod and haddock in Faroese waters by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the United Kingdom for 1995.Fishing for cod and haddock in waters by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 10 May 1995.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 June 1995.For the Commission Emma BONINO Member of the Commission +",Faroe Islands;Faroes;ship's flag;nationality of ships;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;fishing area;fishing limits;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches,17 +14682,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 3027/95 of 27 December 1995 concerning the stopping of fishing for herring by vessels flying the flag of Germany. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2870/95 (2), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3362/94 of 20 December 1994 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1995 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2780/95 (4), provides for herring quotas for 1995;Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of herring in the waters of ICES division VII g, h, j, k by vessels the flag of Germany or registered in Germany have reached the quota allocated for 1995; whereas Germany has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 8 December 1995; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,. Catches of herring in the waters of ICES division VII g, h, j, k by vessels flying the flag of Germany or registered in Germany are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Germany for 1995.Fishing for herring in the waters of ICES division VII g, h, j, k by vessels flying the flag of Germany or registered in Germany is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 8 December 1995.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 December 1995.For the Commission Emma BONINO Member of the Commission +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction,17 +12385,"94/485/EC: Commission Decision of 20 July 1994 approving an amendment to the Spanish programme of agricultural income aid for farmers in Castile-León. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 768/89 of 21 March 1989 establishing a system of transitional aids to agricultural income (1), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3813/89 of 19 December 1989 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of transitional aids to agricultural income (2), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1110/91 (3), and in particularArticle 10(3) thereof,Whereas on 4 December 1992 the Spanish authorities notified the Commission of their intention to establish a programme of agricultural income aid for farmers in Castille y León; whereas the Commission approved the programme in its Decision 93/207/EEC (4);Whereas Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 768/89 provides that that Regulation is to apply until 31 March 1993 and that no programme of agricultural income aid is to be approved after that date; whereas, therefore, in accordance with Article 7 (1) of the same Regulation, after that date the Commission can only approve technical amendments to programmes of aid to agricultural income;Whereas on 21 March 1994 the Spanish authorities notified the Commission that they had experienced technical problems in processing individual applications for income aid between the date of entry into force of the Decision approving the programme and the deadline for benefiting from the funds entered in the Community budget for 1993 for the programme and that consequently no aid payments had been made between these two dates;Whereas the Spanish authorities have requested that the amount entered in the Community budget for 1993 should be entered in the Community budget for 1994; whereas it seems appropriate to grant this request, given that it is not of a nature to alter the substance of the Decision of 16 March 1993 approving the programme;Whereas the Management Committee for Agricultural Income Aid was consulted on 19 July 1994 on the measure provided for in this Decision;Whereas the EAGGF Committee was consulted on 19 July 1994 on the maximum amounts that can be charged to the Community budget each year under the programme approved,. The programme of agricultural income aid for farmers in Castile-León notified to the Commission by the Spanish authorities on 4 December 1992, as amended by the communication of 21 March 1994, is hereby approved. The maximum amounts that may be charged to the Community budget each year under this Decision are as follows:""(ECU)"""" ID=""1"">1993> ID=""2"">none""> ID=""1"">1994> ID=""2"">16 937 000""> ID=""1"">1995> ID=""2"">6 408 000""> This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 July 1994.For the CommissionRené STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 84, 29. 3. 1989, p. 8.(2) OJ No L 371, 20. 12. 1989, p. 17.(3) OJ No L 110, 1. 5. 1991, p. 72.(4) OJ No L 88, 8. 4. 1993, p. 48. +",aid programme;aid to agriculture;farm subsidy;Castile-Leon;Autonomous Community of Castile-Leon;Leon;farmers' income;Spain;Kingdom of Spain;farmer;cultivator;holder of a farm;horticulturist;share-cropper;stock breeder;stock owner;winegrower,17 +14228,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1473/95 of 28 June 1995 establishing rules for management and distribution of the second tranche of textile quotas established under Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94 of 7 March 1994 relating to the common rules for imports of textile products from certain third countries not covered by bilateral agreements, protocols or other arrangements, or by other specific Community import rules (1), as modified by Regulation (EC) No 1325/95 (2), and in particular Article 17 (3) and (6) and Article 21 (2) and (3), in relation to Article 25 (3) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2944/94 (3) established specific rules for the management and distribution of all quantitative textile quotas established by Regulation (EC) No 517/94 and, for 1995, opened a first tranche for distribution on the basis of the requests notified by the Member States' competent authorities between 3 December and 15 December 1994;Whereas for these quotas of which the level has been increased by Regulation (EC) No 1325/95 to take into account the accession of the new Member States it is appropriate to open rapidly a second tranche and to foresee that it will cover quantities not covered by Regulation (EC) No 2944/94, with the exception of those relating to quotas applicable to products originating in the People's Republic of China, since the bilateral agreement on textile products not covered by the MFA bilateral agreement of 1988, initialled on 19 January 1995 and put into provisional application by Council Decision 95/155/EC (4) foresees that these quantities will be export managed by the Peoples' Republic of China;Whereas past experience accumulated during the allocation of the quantities of the first tranche tends to indicate, taking into account the quantities notified by the competent authorities of the Member States, that the continuation of the same method based on the taking into account of traditional trade flows seems to be indicated on account of the motives which led to it being retained in Regulation (EC) No 2944/94, for a limited number of quotas; it is therefore appropriate, for the allocation of the second tranche, to maintain it, mutatis mutandis, only for these quotas and to foresee that other quotas will be allocated according to the method based on the chronological order of reception by the Commission of Member States' notifications, following the principle of 'first come, first served`; this choice relies on the consideration that this method constitutes, according to the letter and the spirit of Regulation (EC) No 517/94, the basic method of allocation; it is however appropriate with a view to satisfying the largest number of operators to limit the quantities to be allocated to each operator, on the basis of this method, to a predetermined quantity to a level however sufficient to allow operators concerned to make transactions economically justifiable;Whereas for optimum use of the quantities which will be confirmed pursuant to this Regulation it is appropriate to fix the period of validity of the import authorizations to six months from the date of issuing and to allow their issuance by the Member States, after notification of the Commission decision to the Member States and provided that the operator concerned can justify the existence of a contract and certifies not to have already benefited for the category and the country concerned of an import authorization within the Community in application of the present Regulation;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Regulation (EC) No 517/94,. This Regulation specifies certain rules concerning the management of the second tranche of quantitative limits established by Regulation (EC) No 517/94 and applicable for 1995 as indicated in Annex I. It indicates rules for the allocation applicable to quantities still available within these quotas.TITLE I The second tranche of quotas referred to in Article 1 and indicated Annex II is distributed from the date of entry into force of the present Regulation in chronological order of reception by the Commission of the notifications by the Member States of requests for quantities not exceeding for each operator the predetermined quantities indicated in Annex IV, according to the principle first come, first served.TITLE II The second tranche of the quantitative limits referred to in Annex III is divided into two parts, one reserved for the traditional importers, the other to the other operators for quantities as indicated in the said Annex. These quantities are distributed following the modalities specified in Articles 4 to 7 on the basis of requests for import authorizations introduced by the operators up to 17 July 1995 to the competent Member State authorities. The quantities requested are notified to the Commission by the said authorities at the latest on 20 July 1995. Those to be regarded as traditional importers of a category of products originating in one of the countries referred to in Annex III will be importers who furnish proof to the competent Member State authorities of having imported, during 1992, products falling within the same category and originating in the same country.The amount which can be allocated to any individual traditional importer for each of the categories and countries concerned will not be able to exceed the quantities actually imported in 1992 by each one of them for these same categories and countries.If all quantities to be allocated to traditional importers on the basis of the quantities notified by Member States exceed the part which is reserved for them, the quantities allocated to each one of them will be reduced proportionally. The quantities reserved for other importers is allocated by application of the method of distribution in proportion to the requested quantities, the quantities susceptible to requests by each importer may not exceed the quantities indicated in Annex IV of the present Regulation. Member States will inform the Commission within the time limit as indicated in Article 3 by category and countries concerned, as mentioned in Annex III, including the quantities required as well as the number of operators and indicating, if necessary, for those demands introduced by traditional importers within the meaning of Article 4, the quantities imported by each one of them during 1992.On the basis of the total amounts transmitted, the Commission will adopt the quantitative criteria on the basis of which, in application of the present Title, the competent authorities from the Member States can issue the import authorizations.If quantities for a product and a country concerned are still available within the part reserved for a category of operators, the Commission can, in accordance with the procedure of Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 517/94, transfer these quantities to the part reserved for the other category of importers with a view to distributing in conformity with the quantitative criteria applicable to this category of operators. The quantities which remain available after allocation on the basis of the provisions of Articles 4 to 6 will be allocated in chronological order of reception by the Commission of Member States' notifications following the principle of first come, first served, as from 1 September 1995, at 10 a.m. Brussels time, whatever is the quality of the operators concerned.TITLE III The duration of validity for import authorizations issued by the competent Member State authorities is six months as from the date of issuing.Import authorizations will be granted by the competent Member State only after notification of the decision of the Commission and in as far as the operator concerned can prove the existence of a contract and certifies by a written declaration not to have already benefited from an import authorization inside the Community issued pursuant to this Regulation for the category and the country concerned. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 June 1995.For the Commission Leon BRITTAN Vice-PresidentANNEX I>TABLE>ANNEX II>TABLE>ANNEX III>TABLE>ANNEX IV>TABLE> +",import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;third country;import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;textile product;fabric;furnishing fabric;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;exchange of information;information exchange;information transfer,17 +19875,"2000/557/EC: Commission Decision of 7 September 2000 amending Decision 92/452/EEC establishing lists of embryo collection teams and embryo production teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community (notified under document number C(2000) 2497) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 89/556/EEC of 25 September 1989 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species(1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 8 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Decision 92/452/EEC(2), as last amended by Decision 2000/344/EC(3), establishes a list of embryo collection teams and embryo production teams approved in third countries for the export of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species to the Community.(2) The competent veterinary services of Australia have forwarded a request for amendment to the list of teams officially approved in their territories for the export of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species to the Community. It is therefore necessary to amend the list of approved teams. Guarantees regarding compliance with the requirements specified in Article 8 of Directive 89/556/EEC have been received by the Commission.(3) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. In the Annex to Commission Decision 92/452/EEC, in the list concerning Australia the following team is added:>TABLE> This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 September 2000.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 302, 19.10.1989, p. 1.(2) OJ L 250, 29.8.1992, p. 40.(3) OJ L 119, 20.5.2000, p. 38. +",import;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;third country;animal breeding;animal selection;Australia;Commonwealth of Australia;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant,17 +517,"75/297/EEC: Commission Decision of 5 March 1975 relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the EEC Treaty (IV/27.879 - Sirdar-Phildar) (Only the English and French texts are authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 85 thereof;Having regard to Council Regulation No 17 (1) of 6 February 1962, and in particular Articles 1, 4, 5, 6, 15 (6) and 25 thereof;Having regard to Article 29 of the Act (2) concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties read in conjunction with Annex I (Section V. Competition) thereto;Having regard to the notification by Sirdar Ltd on 30 June 1973 of the Agreement concluded on 15 September 1964 between the then Harrap Bros (Sirdar Wools) Ltd and Les Fils de Louis Mulliez SA;Having heard the undertakings concerned, as required by Article 19 (1) of Regulation No 17 and by Regulation No 99/63 (3);Whereas:I. The facts 1. Harrap Bros was formed in the United Kingdom in 1880. In 1934 the company became Harrap Bros (Sirdar Wools) Ltd, and since 27 February 1970 it has been called Sirdar Ltd. Its main line of business is the manufacture and sale of knitting yarn and carpet wool.The company, or its predecessor in title, has been using the trademark SIRDAR since 1898 ; the mark was first registered in the United Kingdom trademark register as No 218.257 in Class 33, knitting yarn, on 4 November 1898. Since then several variants, sometimes with additions, of the SIRDAR trademark have been registered in Classes 23 and 33, but the registration in Class 25 (clothing) was made for the first time on 6 September 1965 as No 883.910.The SIRDAR trademark has been registered on behalf of Sirdar Ltd in many countries ; the mark was registered in Class 23 in all Member States of the Community, including (recently) France ; it has also been registered in France in Class 25.SIRDAR is a name derived from the Hindustani word for a ""nobleman"" or ""tribal prince"" ; it was used to indicate the rank of senior officers.In 1973 Sirdar Ltd had a turnover of £ 9 490 976, of which just over 6 % was accounted for by exports.2. The predecessor in title ""Les Fils de Louis Mulliez SA"" had been formed in France in 1903. Among the products it manufactures is knitting yarn. On 17 November 1943, under the name ""Sàrl Dijonnaise des Textiles"", which was changed in 1945 to ""Les (1)OJ No 13, 21.2.1962, p. 204/62. (2)OJ No L 73, 27.3.1972, pp. 14, 20 and 92. (3)OJ No 127, 20.8.1963, p. 2268/63.Textiles d'Art Sàrl"", it registered the descriptive trademark LE FIL D'ART in the French trademark register as No 351.447 for inter alia knitting yarn and clothing. On 30 October 1945 this trademark was registered internationally as No 124.180. Meanwhile its phonetic abbreviation PHILDAR had on 28 August 1945 been registered in France as No 376.009, and was on 24 June 1946 entered in the international register as No 127.103.Les Fils de Louis Mulliez SA is the largest manufacturer of knitting yarn in France. In 1973 its sales totalled FF 305 million, with knitting yarn accounting for FF 146 million. Its sales for 1974 are estimated at FF 404 million, of which FF 175 million is accounted for by knitting yarn. Its share of the French market is over 25 %, and about 40 % of its production is exported.3. (a) On 7 February 1962 Les Fils de Louis Mulliez SA made an application to have the PHILDAR trademark registered in the United Kingdom in Class 23, knitting yarn, as No 830.529 and in Class 25, clothing, as No 830.530.Application No 830.530 was not opposed, either by the owner of the PHILDON trademark or by the owner of the PHILDORA trademark. Sirdar Ltd raised no objections either, as it had no priority rights in this class. The registration certificate was issued on 1 April 1963.When the SIRDAR trademark was entered in the French register of trademarks on 6 September 1965, as No 883.910 in Class 25, clothing, following an application by Sirdar Ltd, Les Fils de Louis Mulliez SA raised no objections.(b) Sirdar Ltd did, however, oppose Application No 830.529 for Class 23, on the grounds that the PHILDAR trademark were likely to be confused with the SIRDAR trademark, which had been registered in 1898. Concerning this Class too, the owner of the PHILDORA trademark did not oppose registration, in spite of being expressly notified at the request of the United Kingdom Registrar.4. Although Les Fils de Louis Mulliez SA contested the view that the PHILDAR and SIRDAR trademarks were likely to be confused, on 15 September 1964 it concluded the Agreement which is outlined below (with Harrap Bros (Sirdar Wools) Ltd, as it was then called) because of its fears for the continued existence of its French trademark PHILDAR over which the French trademark SIRDAR, of Sirdar Ltd, had priority in Class 23. (a) Les Fils de Louis Mulliez SA agreed not to use its trademark PHILDAR for knitting yarns in the United Kingdom (paragraph 1 of the Agreement) ; Harrap Bros (Sirdar Wools) Ltd agreed not to use its trademark SIRDAR for knitting yarns in France (paragraph 2 of the Agreement).(b) Les Fils de Louis Mulliez SA agreed not to oppose any applications for registrations or renewal of any existing registrations of the trademark SIRDAR in the United Kingdom or any other country in the world other than France for knitting yarns (paragraph 3 of the Agreement) ; by the same token Harrap Bros (Sirdar Wools) Ltd agreed not to oppose any applications for registrations or renewal of the trademark PHILDAR in France or in any other country in the world other than in the United Kingdom for knitting yarns (paragraph 4 of the Agreement).(c) Les Fils de Louis Mulliez SA undertook to use in the United Kingdom as their trademark for knitting yarns a mark which would not be in any way confused with the trademark SIRDAR and which would not include the termination ""DAR"" or any other termination likely to be confused with the termination ""DAR"" (paragraph 5 of the Agreement). Harrap Bros (Sirdar Wools) Ltd gave a similar undertaking for the protection of the PHILDAR trademark in France (paragraph 6 of the Agreement).(d) The parties undertook not to authorize or permit any third person, firm or company to use or register trademarks which resemble the trademarks SIRDAR and PHILDAR, in any territory throughout the world, without the authorization of the other party given in writing (paragraph 7 of the Agreement).5. In all Member States of the Community, apart from the United Kingdom, and in some non-member countries the trademarks PHILDAR and SIRDAR coexist without being challenged. In France, on the basis of its international registration as No 162.191, Sirdar Ltd has had the SIRDAR trademark entered with effect, from 12 November 1973, in the trademark register in Class 23 as No 888.844 ; this was unopposed by Les Fils de Louis Mulliez SA. There is as yet no information, however, on whether Sirdar Ltd also uses the SIRDAR trademark for knitting yarn in France.6. As Les Fils de Louis Mulliez SA considered the Agreement of 15 September 1964 to have been void since the accession of the United Kingdom to the European Economic Community, on the grounds that it infringed Article 85 and Articles 30 to 36 of the EEC Treaty, this firm made an application in 1973 (No 1.010.736) to have the PHILDAR trademark registered in Class 23 in the United Kingdom. This was opposed by Sirdar Ltd.Les Fils de Louis Mulliez SA began, moreover, in 1974, to sell knitting yarn under the PHILDAR trademark in the United Kingdom. The goods in question bear the words ""Made in France, Roubaix, Paris"".In respect of those sales Sirdar Ltd has brought an action in the Chancery Division of the High Court. The writ of summons specifies three grounds of complaint - infringement of the registered trademarks of Sirdar Ltd, passing off by Mulliez of its goods as Sirdar goods, and breach of the Agreement of 15 September 1964.II. Preliminary examination under Article 85 (1) of the EEC TreatyArticle 85 (1) prohibits as incompatible with the common market all Agreements between undertakings which may affect trade between Member States and which have as their object or effect the prevention, restriction or distortion of competition within the common market.On the facts at present available, a final ruling on the Agreement of 15 September 1964 is not yet possible, but the following points may be made after a preliminary examination: 1. Les Fils de Louis Mulliez SA and Sirdar Ltd are undertakings for the purposes of Article 85.2. The Agreement of 15 September 1964 is an Agreement between undertakings for the purposes of Article 85.3. The object of the Agreement is to restrict competition in the common market, since it reflects the stated intent of the parties to prevent Sirdar Ltd and other firms, particularly dealers and importers, from selling knitting yarn in France under the SIRDAR trademark, and to prevent Les Fils de Louis Mulliez SA and other firms from selling knitting yarn in the United Kingdom under the PHILDAR trademark. The significance of this bar to imports from France to the United Kingdom is underlined by the fact that Sirdar Ltd is seeking through the courts, on the grounds of the Agreement in question, to oblige Les Fils de Louis Mulliez SA to cease importing.4. It cannot be said that because, under the Agreement, Les Fils de Louis Mulliez SA may import knitting yarn to the United Kingdom under a trademark other than PHILDAR, there is in effect no restriction of competition ; the use of a different trademark would deprive Les Fils de Louis Mulliez SA of the impact of the advertising under its trademark.It would in any case be financially impossible for other undertakings (for example dealers, importers or mail-order firms) to separate the 50-gramme packs of knitting yarn from the larger packages in which they are put up and to replace each individual wrapper bearing the PHILDAR trademark with a different wrapper.5. Nor can the existence of a restriction of competition be denied on the ground that the trademarks SIRDAR and PHILDAR are similar and therefore likely to be confused. Even if this were the case, it would not justify market sharing between the parties.6. As the Agreement raises barriers to trade between France and the United Kingdom, it is liable to affect trade between Member States.7. On a preliminary examination, therefore, the Agreement of 15 September 1964 is caught by Article 85 (1) of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community.8. The Commission leaves aside for the moment the question whether the Agreement has as its object further restrictions of competition ; this concerns paragraph 7 in particular, which limits the parties' freedom to grant licences in respect of trademarks. The answer to this question will depend on the final decision in this case.III. Preliminary examination under Article 85 (3) of the EEC TreatyUnder Article 85 (3) of the Treaty, Article 85 (1) may be declared inapplicable in the case of any Agreement which contributes to improving the production or distribution of goods or to promoting technical or economic progress, while allowing consumers a fair share of the resulting benefit, and which does not: (a) impose on the undertakings concerned restrictions which are not indispensable to the attainment of these objectives;(b) afford such undertakings the possiblity of eliminating competition in respect of a substantial part of the products in question.1. As the object of the Agreement is to prevent knitting yarn trademarked SIRDAR and PHILDAR being imported into France and the United Kingdom respectively, it does not contribute to improving the distribution of goods, but in fact hinders this.2. The Agreement also harms consumers, for knitting yarn manufactured in the United Kingdom is virtually denied to French consumers as is likewise knitting yarn made in France to British consumers.3. On a preliminary examination, therefore, the agreement does not satisfy the tests of Article 85 (3) of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community.IV. Application of Article 25 of Regulation No 17Even in 1964 the Agreement restricted competition in the common market, for it was intended to prevent SIRDAR knitting yarn from being imported into France, either direct from the United Kingdom or via other Member States. Consequently, the Agreement should have been notified to the Commission in 1964 pursuant to Article 4 (1) of Regulation No 17.The Agreement is therefore not covered by Article 25 of Regulation No 17, as amended by Article 29 of the Act concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties read in conjunction with Annex I (Section V. Competition) thereto, since it does not fall within the scope of Article 85 by virtue of accession but was in fact covered by this Article even before accession.V. Application of Article 15 (6) of Regulation No 17As Sirdar Ltd is attempting to have the Agreement of 15 September 1964 enforced by the courts, a Commission notice pursuant to Article 15 (6) is appropriate. Such notice cancels immunity from fines on the basis of notification under Article 15 (5), and removes any possibility of having the Agreement enforced on the basis of its being provisionally treated as valid,. After preliminary examination, the Commission considers that, on the grounds of the following provisions of the Agreement of 15 September 1964 concluded by the undertakings named in Article 2, Article 85 (1) of the EEC Treaty applies, and application of Article 85 (3) is not justified: 1. the undertaking by Les Fils de Louis Mulliez SA not to sell knitting yarn in the United Kingdom under the PHILDAR trademark or under any similar trademark (paragraphs 1 and 5) ; and2. the undertaking by Sirdar Ltd not to sell knitting yarn in France under the SIRDAR trademark or under any similar trademark (paragraphs 2 and 6). This Decision is addressed to the following undertakings: 1. Sirdar Limited, Bective Mills, Alverthorpe, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.2. Les Fils de Louis Mulliez SA, 112, rue du Collège, F-59061 Roubaix, France.. Done at Brussels, 5 March 1975.For the CommissionThe PresidentFrançois-Xavier ORTOLI +",France;French Republic;textile industry;embroidery;knitting;sewing;spinning;textile production;weaving;wool;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;inter-company agreement;agreement between undertakings;producer's agreement;textile fibre;textile thread,17 +40517,"2012/71/EU: Council Decision of 23 January 2012 on the position to be taken by the European Union within the EU-Chile Special Committee on Customs Cooperation and Rules of Origin relating to Annex III to the Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first paragraph of Article 207(4) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Whereas:(1) Preferential rules of origin are essential for the correct functioning of the free trade agreements between the European Union and its trading partners, including Chile. The Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part (1) (‘Association Agreement’), was signed on 18 November 2002.(2) Annex III to the Association Agreement defines the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation. It entered into force on 1 February 2003.(3) Explanatory Notes to Annex III — which provide customs authorities with clear guidelines on the practical application of that Annex — have been in force since 1 January 2004.(4) The Association Agreement aims, inter alia, under Article 58 thereof, at eliminating customs duties on products originating in one Party and exported to the other Party, by referring to the rules of origin laid down in Annex III to that Agreement. That Annex refers, in Article 36(2) thereof, to the ‘customs territory of the Community’.(5) The position to be taken by the Union within the EU-Chile Special Committee on Customs Cooperation and Rules of Origin should be based on the attached draft Decision,. The position to be taken by the European Union within the EU-Chile Special Committee on Customs Cooperation and Rules of Origin relating to Annex III to the Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation, shall be based on the draft Decision of that EU-Chile Special Committee attached to this Decision. This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.. Done at Brussels, 23 January 2012.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. GJERSKOV(1)  OJ L 352, 30.12.2002, p. 3.DECISION No …/201_ OF THE EU – CHILE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON CUSTOMS COOPERATION AND RULES OF ORIGINofrelating to Annex III to the Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperationTHE SPECIAL COMMITTEE,Having regard to the Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part (1) (‘Association Agreement’), signed on 18 November 2002, and in particular to the terms ‘customs territory of the Community’ in Article 36(2) of Annex III thereof on the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation,Whereas:(1) Annex III to the Association Agreement sets out the rules of origin for the products originating in the territories of the Parties to that Agreement.(2) Annex III to the Association Agreement refers to the term ‘Community’ in its text.(3) For the purposes of Annex III to the Association Agreement, it is appropriate to define the terms ‘Community’ and ‘customs territory of the Community’ in order to ensure the correct territorial application of that Annex by means of an Explanatory Note thereto,HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:Article 1For the purposes of Article 36(2) of Annex III to the Association Agreement, the terms ‘customs territory of the Community’ shall cover the customs territory of the European Community (now the European Union) as indicated in Article 3(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (2), without prejudice to any future amendment or repeal of existing legislation.This Explanatory Note to Annex III shall be without prejudice to Title VII on Ceuta and Melilla of that Annex.Article 2For the purposes of Annex III to the Association Agreement, the term ‘Community’ means the customs territory of the European Community (now the European Union) as referred to in Article 1 of this Decision.Article 3This Decision shall enter into force sixty days after the date on which the last Party has notified that its internal requirements concerning the implementation of this Decision have been fulfilled.Done at …,For the Special CommitteeThe President(1)  OJ L 352, 30.12.2002, p. 3.(2)  OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1. +",administrative cooperation;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;customs territory (EU);EC customs territory;customs territory of the EEC;import (EU);Community import;association agreement (EU);EC association agreement;Chile;Republic of Chile;tariff exemption;exoneration from customs duty;zero duty,17 +1598,"COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1427/93 of 9 June 1993 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products of categories 8, 9 and 40 (order Nos 40.0080, 40.0090 and 40.0400), originating in India, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 apply. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), extended for 1993 by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3917/92 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded for 1993 for each category of products subjected in Annexes I and II thereto to individual ceilings, within the limits of the quantities specified in column 8 of Annex I and column 7 of Annex II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of the same Annexes;Whereas Article 11 of the abovementioned Regulation provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in question once the relevant individual ceilings have been reached at Community level;Whereas, in respect of products of categories 8, 9 and 40 (order Nos 40.0080, 40.0090 and 40.0400), originating in India, the relevant ceiling amounts to 1 917 000 pieces, 131 and 37 tonnes;Whereas on 19 February 1993 imports of the products in question into the Community, originating in India, a country covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached and were charged against that ceiling;Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to India,. As from 14 June 1993 the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90, shall be re-established in respect of the following products, imported into the Community and originating in India:/* Tables: see OJ */ This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 June 1993.For the CommissionChristiane SCRIVENERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 370, 31. 12. 1990, p. 39.(2) OJ No L 396, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. +",India;Republic of India;generalised preferences;GSP;general system of preferences;generalised preferences scheme;generalised preferences system;generalised tariff preferences;generalized preferences;decorative item;restoration of customs duties;restoration of customs tariff;natural fibre;clothing;article of clothing;ready-made clothing;work clothes,17 +32879,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1377/2006 of 18 September 2006 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005 concerning trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005 of 27 June 2005 concerning trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (1), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005 lists the competent authorities to which specific functions related to the implementation of that Regulation are attributed.(2) The Netherlands and the United Kingdom have requested that the information concerning their competent authorities be added and amended, respectively. The address of the Commission should also be amended,. Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 September 2006.For the CommissionBenita FERRERO-WALDNERMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 200, 30.7.2005, p. 1.ANNEXAnnex I to Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005 is amended as follows:(1) The following address is inserted under the heading ‘NETHERLANDS’:‘Ministerie van Economische ZakenDirectoraat-generaal voor Buitenlandse Economische BetrekkingenDirectie HandelspolitiekBezuidenhoutseweg 153Postbus 201012500 EC Den HaagThe NetherlandsTel. (31-70) 379 64 85, 379 62 50’(2) The address under heading ‘UNITED KINGDOM’ is replaced by:Department of Trade and IndustryImport Licensing BranchQueensway HouseWest PrecinctBillingham TS23 2NFUnited KingdomTel. (44-1642) 36 43 33Fax (44-1642) 36 42 69E-mail: enquiries.ilb@dti.gsi.gov.ukDepartment of Trade and IndustryExport Control OrganisationKingsgate House66-74 Victoria StreetLondon SW1E 6SWUnited KingdomTel. (44-20) 72 15 80 70Fax (44-20) 72 15 05 31E-mail: lu3.eca@dti.gsi.gov.uk’(3) The address under the heading ‘B. Address for notification to the Commission’ is replaced by:‘Commission of the European CommunitiesDirectorate-General for External RelationsDirectorate A. Crisis Platform and Policy Coordination in CFSPUnit A.2. Crisis Management and Conflict PreventionCHAR 12/45B-1049 BrusselsTel. (32-2) 295 55 85, 299 11 76Fax (32-2) 299 08 73E-mail: relex-sanctions@ec.europa.eu’. +",international trade;world trade;third country;death penalty;capital punishment;criminal execution;trade regulations;business regulations;cruel and degrading treatment;torture;human rights;attack on human rights;human rights violation;protection of human rights;exchange of information;information exchange;information transfer,17 +26951,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2045/2003 of 20 November 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 1509/2003 as regards the quantity covered by the standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of barley held by the German intervention agency. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1509/2003(2) opened a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of 82500 tonnes of barley held by the German intervention agency.(2) In the present situation on the market the quantities of barley held by the German intervention agency put up for sale on the internal market of the Community should be increased to 136000 tonnes.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. Regulation (EC) No 1509/2003 is amended as follows:1. the title is replaced by the following:""Commission Regulation (EC) No 1509/2003 of 27 August 2003 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of barley held by the German intervention agency."";2. in Article 1(1), ""82500 tonnes"" is replaced by ""136000 tonnes"";3. Annex I is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation;4. in the title of Annex II, ""82500 tonnes"" is replaced by ""136000 tonnes"". This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 November 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003 (OJ L 158, 27.6.2003, p. 1).(2) OJ L 217, 29.8.2003, p. 8.ANNEX""ANNEX I>TABLE>"" +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;barley;intervention agency;single market;Community internal market;EC internal market;EU single market;sale;offering for sale,17 +567,"Regulation (EEC) No 565/75 of the Commission of 3 March 1975 on the classification of goods within subheading 15.01 A of the Common Customs Tariff. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 97/69 (1) of 16 January 1969 on measures to be taken for uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff, as last amended by the Act (2) annexed to the Treaty concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Economic Community and to the European Atomic Energy Community, signed in Brussels on 22 January 1972, and in particular Article 3 thereof;Whereas provisions are required to ensure the uniform application of the Common Customs Tariff nomenclature as regards the classification of lard and other pig fat containing small quantities of other fats;Whereas the Common Customs Tariff annexed to Council Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 (3) of 28 June 1968, as last amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/74 (4) refers to lard and other pig fat in subheading 15.01 A;Whereas lard and other pig fat, even where they contain other fats, remain classified in subheading 15.01 A provided they retain the characteristics of lard or other pig fat;Whereas, having regard to technical and commercial requirements, these products may not contain other fats except in small quantities if they are to retain the characteristics of lard or other pig fat ; whereas, in accordance with current technology in this field and in the light of research carried out, lard and other pig fat of subheading 15.01 A should simultaneously satisfy the criteria set out in Article 1;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Committee on Common Customs Tariff Nomenclature,. Lard and other pig fat containing small quantities of other fats are to be classified in subheading 15.01 A of the Common Customs Tariff only where they give, at the same time:- a Bömer Index of 72 or more when tested by the diethyl ether method (ISO/DIS 3577) ; and >PIC FILE= ""T0007719"">where:""Total C14"" represents the total content of acids with 14 carbon atoms,""Total C15"" represents the total content of acids with 15 carbon atoms,""C16"" represents the palmitic acid content, and""C18 : 3"" represents the linolenic acid content,the fatty acids being determined by gas chromatography. This Regulation shall enter into force on the first day of the third month following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communites.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 3 March 1975.For the CommissionThe PresidentFrançois-Xavier ORTOLI (1)OJ No L 14, 21.1.1969, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 73, 27.3.1972, p. 14. (3)OJ No L 172, 22.7.1968, p. 1. (4)OJ No L 295, 1.11.1974, p. 1. +",tariff nomenclature;Brussels tariff nomenclature;customs nomenclature;tariff classification;tariff heading;animal fats;fish fat;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;lard;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT,17 +15356,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 596/96 of 2 April 1996 correcting Regulation (EEC) No 584/92 laying down detailed rules for the application to milk and milk products of the arrangements provided for in the Interim Agreements between the Community and the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3491/93 of 13 December 1993 on certain procedures for applying the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Hungary, of the other part (1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 of 22 December 1995 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for the adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreements to take account of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded as part of the Uruguay Round Multilateral Trade Negotiations (2);Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 provides for autonomous, transitional measures to adjust the agricultural concessions covered by the Europe Agreements concluded between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic, of the other part, from 1 January 1996 until the entry into force of the additional Protocols to the Europe Agreements that are to be concluded in the wake of the negotiations now under way with the countries in question;Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 193/96 (4), lays down detailed rules for the application to milk and milk products of the arrangements provided for in the abovementioned Agreements;Whereas, when Regulation (EEC) No 584/92 was amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 193/96, a mistake crept into points C1 and C2 of Annex I thereto; whereas the Regulation in question must therefore be corrected with effect from 1 January 1996;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. Point C of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 584/92 is hereby replaced by point C in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 January 1996.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 2 April 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 319, 21. 12. 1993, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 328, 30. 12. 1995, p. 31.(3) OJ No L 62, 7. 3. 1992, p. 34.(4) OJ No L 26, 2. 2. 1996, p. 7.ANNEX'C. PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN HUNGARY1. Customs duty reduced by 80 %>TABLE>2. Customs duty reduced by 80 %>TABLE> +",cheese;Hungary;Republic of Hungary;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;tariff reduction;reduction of customs duties;reduction of customs tariff;interim agreement (EU);EC interim agreement;provisional implementation of an EC agreement;Central and Eastern Europe;CEE;Central Europe;Eastern Europe,17 +1909,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2359/95 of 9 October 1995 fixing the intervention thresholds for oranges, mandarins, satsumas and clementines for the 1995/96 marketing year. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1363/95 (2), and in particular Articles 16a (5) and Article 16b (4) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2240/88 of 19 July 1988 fixing, for peaches, lemons and oranges, the rules for applying Article 16b of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1327/95 (4), and in particular Article 1 (3) thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2240/88, the intervention threshold for oranges is to be equal, as from the 1991/92 marketing year, to 10 % of the average production intended to be consumed fresh in the last five marketing years for which data are available; whereas, however, pursuant to Article 9 of Council Regulation (EC) No 3119/93 of 8 November 1993 laying down special measures to encourage the processing of certain citrus fruits (5), the threshold for oranges thus calculated must be increased by a quantity equal to the average quantity of oranges in respect of which financial compensation was paid during the 1984/85 to 1988/89 marketing years inclusive;Whereas, pursuant to Article 16a (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, the intervention thresholds for mandarins, satsumas and clementines are to be equal, as from the 1991/92 marketing year, to 10 % of the average production intended to be consumed fresh in the last five marketing years for which data are available; whereas, however, pursuant to Article 9 of the abovementioned Regulation (EC) No 3119/93, the quantities of mandarins and clementines delivered for processing under that Regulation are to be treated as production intended to be consumed fresh for the purposes of fixing the intervention thresholds for those products; whereas the threshold for satsumas thus calculated must be increased by a quantity equal to the average quantity of satsumas in respect of which financial compensation was paid during the 1989/90 to 1991/92 marketing years inclusive;Whereas the intervention thresholds for the products in question should be fixed for the 1995/96 marketing year in accordance with the abovementioned provisions;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,. The intervention thresholds for oranges, mandarins, satsumas and clementines for the 1995/96 marketing year shall be as follows:>TABLE> This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 October 1995.For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission +",food consumption;regulation of agricultural production;guarantee threshold;food processing;processing of food;processing of foodstuffs;marketing year;agricultural year;citrus fruit;citron;clementine;grapefruit;lemon;mandarin orange;orange;pomelo;tangerine,17 +12149,"COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 3683/93 of 20 December 1993 allocating, for 1994, catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Swedish waters. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture(1) , and in particular Article 8 (4) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas the Community and Sweden have initialled an Agreement on their mutual fishing rights for 1994, which provides inter alia, for the allocation of certain catch quotas to Community vessels in the Swedish fishing zone;Whereas to ensure efficient management of the catch possibilities available, they should be allocated among the Member States as quotas in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92;Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation are subject to the relevant control measures provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(2) ,. From 1 January to 31 December 1994, vessels flying the flag of a Member State shall be authorized to make catches within the quota limits set out in the Annex in waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of Sweden. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1994.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 December 1993.For the CouncilThe PresidentA. BOURGEOIS(1) OJ No L 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1.ANNEXAllocation of Community catch quotas in Swedish waters for 1994 ""(tonnes)"""" ID=""1"">Cod> ID=""2"">III d> ID=""3"">2 700(1) (2) > ID=""4"">Denmark 1 970Germany 730""> ID=""1"">Herring> ID=""2"">III d> ID=""3"">4 700> ID=""4"">Denmark 2 690Germany 2 010""> ID=""1"">Salmon> ID=""2"">III d> ID=""3"">44 000(3) > ID=""4"">Denmark 39 600(4)Germany 4 400(5)""> ID=""1"">Sprat> ID=""2"">III d> ID=""3"">1 000> ID=""4"">Denmark 790Germany 210"""">(1) An additional 60 tonnes (Denmark: 45 tonnes; Germany: 15 tonnes) may be taken either as flatfish by-catch in the cod fishery.(2) Numbers of individual fish +",fishery management;fishery planning;fishery system;fishing management;fishing system;management of fish resources;sea fishing;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;Sweden;Kingdom of Sweden;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country,17 +5459,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 27/2012 of 12 January 2012 on the minimum customs duty for sugar to be fixed in response to the fourth partial invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2011. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 187, in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2011 (2) opened a standing invitation to tender for the 2011/2012 marketing year for imports of sugar of CN code 1701 at a reduced customs duty.(2) In accordance with Article 6 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2011, the Commission is to decide, in the light of the tenders received in response to a partial invitation to tender, either to fix a minimum customs duty or not to fix a minimum customs duty per eight-digit CN code.(3) On the basis of the tenders received for the fourth partial invitation to tender, a minimum customs duty should be fixed for certain eight-digit codes for sugar falling within CN code 1701 and no minimum customs duty should be fixed for the other eight-digit codes for sugar falling within that CN code.(4) In order to give a rapid signal to the market and to ensure efficient management of the measure, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.(5) The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,. For the fourth partial invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2011, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 11 January 2012, a minimum customs duty has been fixed, or has not been fixed, as set out in the Annex to this Regulation for the eight-digit codes for sugar falling within CN code 1701. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 January 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 318, 1.12.2011, p. 4.ANNEXMinimum customs duties(EUR/tonne)Eight-digit CN code Minimum customs duty1 21701 12 10 X1701 12 90 —1701 13 10 X1701 13 90 —1701 14 10 270,161701 14 90 —1701 91 00 X1701 99 10 —1701 99 90 X(—) no minimum customs duty fixed (all offers rejected)(X) no offers +",sugar industry;sugar manufacture;sugar refinery;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;invitation to tender;standing invitation to tender;tariff reduction;reduction of customs duties;reduction of customs tariff;import (EU);Community import;sugar;fructose;fruit sugar,17 +16079,"97/262/EC: Commission Decision of 4 April 1997 suspending the status of Ireland as regards Newcastle disease (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/539/EEC of 15 October 1990 on animal health conditions governing intra-community trade in and imports from third countries of poultry and hatching eggs (1) as last modified by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 12 (3) thereof,Whereas Commission Decision 92/339/EEC of 2 June 1992 establishing the status of Ireland as regards Newcastle disease (2) fixed the status of Ireland as Newcastle disease non-vaccinating;Whereas, however, the legislative restrictions prohibiting the systematic recourse to routine vaccination against Newcastle disease have now been removed in relation to Ireland; whereas it is therefore appropriate to suspend the status of Ireland as Newcastle disease non-vaccinating;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The status of Ireland as Newcastle disease non-vaccinating is suspended. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 4 April 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 303, 31. 10. 1990, p. 6.(2) OJ No L 188, 8. 7. 1992, p. 33. +",Ireland;Eire;Southern Ireland;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;vaccination;live poultry;livestock farming;animal husbandry;stockrearing,17 +12026,"COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3184/93 of 19 November 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2353/89 laying down detailed rules for the granting of aid for certain grain legumes. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 762/89 of 20 March 1989 introducing a specific measure for certain grain legumes (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2064/92 (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,Whereas pursuant to Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2353/89 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1898/93 (4), producers of grain legumes are required to apply for aid by a deadline fixed by the Community, in order that Member States may effect the necessary controls before the harvest of the grain legumes takes place; whereas the complete loss of eligibility to receive the aid is a disproportionate penalty to apply to producers who fail by a minimal period to meet this deadline for submission of their applications;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Dried Fodder,. The following is added at the end of Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2353/89:'4. Except in cases of force majeure, late lodgment of an aid application shall lead to a 1 % reduction per working day in the amounts affected by the application, to which the farmer would have been entitled if the application had been lodged within the deadline. If the delay amounts to more than 20 days the application shall be considered inadmissible and no aid shall be granted.' This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 November 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 80, 23. 3. 1989, p. 76.(2) OJ No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 47.(3) OJ No L 222, 1. 8. 1989, p. 56.(4) OJ No L 172, 15. 7. 1993, p. 16. +",leguminous vegetable;bean;broad bean;dried legume;field bean;lentil;pea;utilised agricultural area;UAA;area sown;cultivated area;planted area;utilized agricultural area;aid per hectare;per hectare aid;production aid;aid to producers,17 +19374,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1968/1999 of 10 September 1999 suspending the introduction into the Community of specimens of certain species of wild fauna and flora. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2214/98(2), and in particular Article 19, point 2, thereof,After consulting the Scientific Review Group,(1) Whereas Article 4(6) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97 provides for the establishment by the Commission of general restrictions, or restrictions relating to certain countries of origin, on the introduction into the Community of specimens of species and lays down the criteria for such restrictions;(2) Whereas the list of such restrictions has been last established with Commission Regulation (EC) No 2473/98(3) as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 250/1999(4); whereas this list now needs to be revised on the basis of the first paragraph of Article 4(6) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97; whereas in the interest of clarity the list set out in Regulation No 2473/98 should be replaced in its entirety; whereas Regulation No 2473/98 should accordingly be repealed;(3) Whereas the countries of origin of the species subject to these restrictions were consulted;(4) Whereas Article 41 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 939/97(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1006/98(6), contains provisions for the implementation by the Member States of the restrictions established by the Commission;(5) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora,. Subject to the provisions of Article 41 of Regulation (EC) No 939/97, the introduction into the Community of specimens of the species of wild fauna and flora mentioned in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby suspended. Regulation (EC) No 2473/98 is hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 10 September 1999.For the CommissionRitt BJERREGAARDMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 61, 3.3.1997, p. 1.(2) OJ L 171, 7.7.1999, p. 5.(3) OJ L 308, 18.11.1998, p. 18.(4) OJ L 29, 3.2.1999, p. 5.(5) OJ L 140, 30.5.1997, p. 9.(6) OJ L 145, 15.5.1998, p. 3.ANNEXSpecimens of species included in Annex B to Regulation (EC) No 338/97 whose introduction into the Community is suspended>TABLE>Specimens of species included in Annex B to Regulation (EC) No 338/97 whose introduction into the Community is suspended>TABLE> +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;protection of animal life;protection of birds;protection of plant life;protection of plant health;protection of plants;trade restriction;obstacle to trade;restriction on trade;trade barrier;export monitoring;monitoring of exports;protected species;endangered species,17 +92,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 1519/76 of 24 June 1976 concerning imports of bran, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling or other working of certain cereals originating in Algeria. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 113 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Whereas the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria and the Interim Agreement (2) on the advance implementation of certain provisions of the Cooperation Agreement were signed on 26 April 1976;Whereas, under Article 21 of the Cooperation Agreement and Article 14 of the Interim Agreement, provided that Algeria levies a special charge on exports of bran, sharps and residues derived from the sifting, milling or other working of cereals, other than of maize or rice, falling within subheading 23.02 A II of the Common Customs Tariff, the variable component of the import levy shall be reduced by an amount equivalent to 60 % of the average of the variable components of the levies on the product in question for the three months preceding the month in which such an amount is fixed and the fixed component shall not be imposed;Whereas this special charge on exports must be reflected in the import price of these products in the Community;Whereas, in order to ensure that these Agreements are correctly applied, measures should be adopted requiring the importer, at the time when the bran, sharps and other residues are imported, to furnish proof that the special charge on exports has been collected by Algeria;Whereas, pursuant inter alia to the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters relating to Article 21 of the Cooperation Agreement and Article 14 of the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria and concerning the import into the Community of bran and sharps originating in Algeria (3), these Agreements require detailed rules for their application,. The variable component of the levy on imports into the Community of bran, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling or other working of cereals, other than of maize or rice, falling within subheading 23.02 A II of the Common Customs Tariff originating in Algeria shall be that calculated in accordance with Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2744/75 of 29 October 1975 on the import and export system for products processed from cereals and from rice (4), less an amount equivalent to 60 % of the average of the variable components of the levies on the product in question for the three months preceding the month in which such an amount is fixed. Article 1 shall apply to all imports in respect of which the importer can furnish proof that the special charge on exports has been collected by Algeria in accordance with Article 21 of the Cooperation Agreement or with Article 14 of the Interim Agreement. (1)Opinion delivered on 18 June 1976 and not yet published in the Official Journal. (2)OJ No L 141, 28.5.1976, p. 2. (3)See page 38 of this Official Journal. (4)OJ No L 281, 1.11.1975, p. 65. Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation, in particular as regards the fixing of the amount by which the levy is to be reduced, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26 of Regulation No 359/67/EEC. The fixed component of the levy on imports into the Community of bran, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling or other working of cereals, other than of maize or rice, falling within subheading 23.02 A II of the Common Customs Tariff originating in Algeria shall not be imposed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of the entry into force of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters relating to Article 21 of the Cooperation Agreement and Article 14 of the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria concerning the import into the Community of bran and sharps originating in Algeria.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 24 June 1976.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. THORN +",Algeria;People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria;agricultural levy;agricultural customs duty;cereal product;cereal preparation;processed cereal product;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;import (EU);Community import;export tax;export surcharge;special charge on exports;taxation of exports,17 +11233,"Commission Directive 93/17/EEC of 30 March 1993 determining Community grades of basic seed potatoes, together with the conditions and designations applicable to such grades. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 66/403/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of seed potatoes (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 93/3/EEC (2), and in particular Article 3 (3) thereof,Whereas, in order to implement, in an area without internal frontiers in which the free movement of goods is ensured in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty, the provisions of Directive 66/403/EEC in respect of the marketing of seed potatoes in all or part of the territory of one or more Member States satisfying more stringent measures than those provided for in Annexes I and II to that Directive, it is appropriate to determine Community grades of basic seed potatoes, as well as the conditions and designations applicable to such grades;Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,. 1. Community grades of basic seed potatoes are hereby determined. Seed potatoes eligible for these grades are those which qualify for the official certification as 'basic seed potatoes' in accordance with the provisions of Article 2 (1) (a) of Directive 66/403/EEC, and which moreover satisfy the conditions specified in paragraph 2, and which have been found on official examination to satisfy those conditions.2. The following are the conditions referred to in paragraph 1:(a) the plant health conditions laid down in:- Council Directive 69/464/EEC (3),- Council Directive 69/465/EEC (4),- Council Directive 77/93/EEC (5),- Council Directive 80/665/EEC (6);(b) the seed potatoes shall derive from material satisfying the conditions laid down in Annex I, and satisfy the additional or more stringent conditions laid down in Annex II. 1. The designation of the Community grades of basic seed potatoes shall be:(a) 'EEC grade 1' in cases where the conditions laid down in Annex I, other than point 3.3 (b) thereof, and Annex II (1) are met; or(b) 'EEC grade 2' in cases where the conditions laid down in Annex I, other than point 3.3 (a) thereof, and Annex II (2) are met; or(c) 'EEC grade 3' in cases where the conditions laid down in Annex I other than point 3.3 (a) thereof, and Annex II (3) are met.The designation shall be indicated on the official label provided for in Annex III to Directive 66/403/EEC, under the heading 'grade'.2. Member States shall inform the Commission of the extent to which they apply the respective Community grades in certifying their own production. 1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than the date provided for the implementation of Council Directive 91/683/EEC (7). They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of domestic law they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 March 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2320/66.(2) OJ No L 54, 5. 3. 1993, p. 21.(3) OJ No L 323, 24. 12. 1969, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 323, 24. 12. 1969, p. 3.(5) OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 20.(6) OJ No L 180, 14. 7. 1980, p. 30.(7) OJ No L 376, 31. 12. 1991, p. 29.ANNEX ICONDITIONS TO BE SATISFIED BY THE MATERIAL FROM WHICH THE COMMUNITY GRADES OF BASIC SEED POTATOES SHALL DERIVE 1. Where methods of micropropagation, including the meristem technique are used:1.1. the mother tuber shall be free from the following harmful organisms:(a) Erwinia carotovora var. atroseptica(b) Erwinia chrysanthemi(c) Potato leaf roll virus(d) Potato virus A(e) Potato virus M(f) Potato virus S(g) Potato virus X(h) Potato virus YCompliance with the above requirements shall be established by official testing or testing under official supervision according to appropriate methods;1.2. the material multiplied in vitro and derived from the mother tuber shall comply with the conditions laid down in point 1.1 above. However, the requirements of compulsory official testing or testing under official supervision do not apply.2. Where the method of clonal selection is used, the initial plant and the tubers directly derived from it shall:2.1. be free from the harmful organisms listed under 1.1 above. Compliance with the requirements in respect of (c) to (h) shall be established by official testing or testing under official supervision according to appropriate methods;2.2. have been grown in a crop satisfying the requirements under 3 below.3. The crops shall:3.1. be raised in a production ground where three years at least have elapsed since potatoes were last grown;3.2. be isolated from crops of a lower status by an adequate isolation distance. The satisfaction of this requirement shall be checked by official field inspection;3.3. in respect of blackleg:(a) be free from blackleg, in the case of 'EEC grade 1'; or(b) contain not more than 0,25 % of plants affected by blackleg, in the case of 'EEC grade 2', and 'EEC grade 3'.Compliance with this requirement shall be checked by official field inspection;3.4. contain not more than 0,1 % of plants showing symptoms of infection by viruses. The compliance with this requirement shall be checked by official field inspection, supplemented in case of doubt by laboratory tests on leaves according to appropriate methods;3.5. where an official field inspection is provided for, be subject to at least two official field inspections;3.6. be subject to as low a limit as possible on the maximum number of multiplications, account being taken of the production conditions.ANNEX IIADDITIONAL OR MORE STRINGENT CONDITIONS TO BE SATISFIED BY THE CROP AND THE LOTS OF COMMUNITY GRADES OF BASIC SEED POTATOES 1. 'EEC grade 1'1.1. The crop shall:1.1.1. be raised in a production ground where three years at least have elapsed since potatoes were last grown;1.1.2. be free from plants affected by blackleg. Compliance with this requirement shall be checked by official field inspection;1.1.3. contain not more than 0,5 % of plants showing symptoms of infection by viruses. Compliance with this requirement shall be checked by official field inspection, supplemented in case of doubt by laboratory tests on leaves according to appropriate methods;1.1.4. where official field inspection is provided for, be subject to at least two official field inspections;1.1.5. be subject to as low a limit as possible on the maximum number of generations, account being taken of the production conditions.1.2. Lots shall not:1.2.1. contain more than 1 % by weight of earth and extraneous matter. Compliance with this requirement shall be checked by official examination;1.2.2. contain more than 0,5 % by weight of tubers infected by dry or wet rot. Compliance with this requirement shall be checked by official examination.2. 'EEC grade 2'The conditions laid down in point 1, with the exception of 1.1.2, shall apply. The standard in respect of blackleg shall be not more than 0,5 % of plants affected.3. 'EEC grade 3'The conditions laid down in point 1, with the exception of 1.1.2 and 1.1.3, shall apply.The standard in respect of blackleg shall be not more than 1 % of plants affected.The standard in respect of infection by viruses shall be not more than 1 % of plants showing symptoms thereof. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;plant health control;phytosanitary control;phytosanitary inspection;plant health inspection;seedling;cutting (plant);potato;batata;sweet potato;EU production;Community production;European Union production;labelling,17 +39382,"2011/733/: Council Decision of 8 November 2011 on the conclusion of an Agreement on the participation of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the European Economic Area and four related agreements. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 217, in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a)(i) and the second subparagraph of Article 218(8) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament (1),Whereas:(1) The Agreement on the participation of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the European Economic Area and four related agreements were signed, on behalf of the European Community, on 25 July 2007, in accordance with Council Decision 2007/566/EC (2), subject to their conclusion.(2) As a consequence of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009, the European Union has replaced and succeeded the European Community.(3) Those agreements should be approved,. The following agreements (3) are hereby approved on behalf of the European Union:— Agreement on the participation of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the European Economic Area,— Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway concerning a Cooperation Programme for Economic Growth and Sustainable Development in Bulgaria,— Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway concerning a Cooperation Programme for Economic Growth and Sustainable Development in Romania,— Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Iceland consequent on the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, and— Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway consequent on the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union. The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to deposit on behalf of the Union the act of approval provided for in each of the agreements, in order to express the consent of the Union to be bound (4). The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, make the following notification:‘As a consequence of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009, the European Union has replaced and succeeded the European Community and from that date exercises all rights and assumes all obligations of the European Community. Therefore, references to ""the European Community"" in the text of the Agreements are, where appropriate, to be read as ""the European Union”.’ This Decision shall enter into force on the day following its adoption.. Done at Brussels, 8 November 2011.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. VINCENT-ROSTOWSKI(1)  The European Parliament gave its assent to the conclusion of the Agreement on 13 November 2007 (OJ C 282 E, 6.11.2008, p. 92) and confirmed its position in its Resolution of 5 May 2010 on the consequences of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon for ongoing interinstitutional decision-making procedures (OJ C 81 E, 15.3.2011, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 221, 25.8.2007, p. 1.(3)  The agreements have been published in OJ L 221, 25.8.2007 together with the Decision on signing.(4)  The date of entry into force of the agreements will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council. +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);Iceland;Republic of Iceland;Norway;Kingdom of Norway;ratification of an agreement;conclusion of an agreement;Romania;Bulgaria;Republic of Bulgaria;European Economic Area;EEA,17 +11759,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2038/93 of 27 July 1993 laying down rules for implementing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1658/93 setting up a specific measure in favour of cephalopod producers permanently based in the Canary Islands. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1658/93 of 24 June 1993 setting up a specific measure in favour of cephalopod producers permanently based in the Canary Islands (1), and in particular Article 2 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1658/93 introduced annual aid for cephalopod producers permanently based in the Canary Islands;Whereas for the satisfactory operation of the aid scheme the aid should be paid to producer organizations;Whereas provision should be made for the possibility of the payment of an advance which should be subject to the lodging of a security;Whereas it is necessary to give details of and adjust the operative events for agricultural conversion rates laid down in Articles 10 and 12 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 (3), in order to take account of the terms on which the aid is granted;Whereas the national authorities must implement the measures necessary to check that the terms on which the aid is granted are complied with;Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1658/93 is applicable with effect from 1 January 1993; whereas this Regulation must therefore be applicable from that date;Whereas the measures provided for by this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,. This Regulation lays down implementing rules for the annual and granted for a transitional period to cephalopod producers permanently based in the Canary Islands. The aid shall be paid to producer organizations, which shall distribute it to their producer members in line with the quantities actually produced and marketed on their account. 1. Producer organizations may apply for an advance on the annual aid of up to 50 % of the ceiling set in Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1658/93, on the basis of the average production of their members over the previous three years, provided that they have lodged a security for 110 % of the advance.The annual application for an advance must reach the intervention agency by 1 May at the latest of the year in question. For 1993 this date shall be 1 August. The intervention agency shall pay the advance within two months of receiving the application.The agricultural conversion rate for the advance and the security shall be that applicable on the day on which the application is lodged.2. Producer organizations shall submit to the intervention agency before 1 March of the following year an application for payment of the balance of the aid, broken down by eligible quantity marketed in each month of the year.The intervention agency shall pay the balance within two months of submission of the application.The agricultural conversion rate for the aid for the eligible quantities marketed each month shall be that applicable on the first day of that month. The balance to be paid shall be the total aid due in national currency less the advance paid in national currency. 1. The competent national authorities shall set up whatever surveillance arrangements are required to verify that producers to whom the aid is paid are entitled to it.2. For surveillance purposes producer organizations shall keep production and marketing records for eligible products and make quarterly notification to the competent authorities of the Member States of the information required for surveillance.3. Details of the information required in records and notifications to the competent authorities shall be decided by the Member State.4. Within three months of the end of each annual period for which the aid is granted the national authorities shall send the Commission a report on quantities and values produced and marketed and the state of the stocks and eligible quantities on which the aid has been paid, showing that the requirements of Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1658/93 have been met. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1993.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 July 1993.For the CommissionYannis PALEOKRASSASMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 158, 30. 6. 1993, p. 9.(2) OJ No L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 108, 1. 5. 1993, p. 106. +",producer group;producers' organisation;mollusc;cephalopod;shellfish;squid;advance payment;payment on account;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;Canary Islands;Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands;production aid;aid to producers,17 +13020,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1393/94 of 17 June 1994 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in the Netherlands. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1249/89 (2), and in particular Article 20 and the second paragraph of Article 22 thereof,Whereas, because of the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain production regions in Belgium, which are located in the border area to the Netherlands, surveillance zones have been established by the Dutch authorities pursuant to Article 9 of Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980 introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (3), as last amended by Directive 93/384/EEC (4); whereas, consequently, in these zones the trade in live pigs, fresh pigmeat and pigmeat products which have not been subjected to heat treatment is temporarily prohibited;Whereas restrictions on the free movement of goods resulting from the application of veterinary measures are likely to bring about a serious disturbance of the market for pigmeat in the Netherlands; whereas exceptional market support measures, to apply for no longer than is strictly necessary, must accordingly be adopted with respect solely to live animals from the affected areas;Whereas, with the aim of preventing a further spread of the disease, the pigs produced in the protection zones should be separated from normal trade in products intended for human consumption and processed into products intended for uses other than human consumption;Whereas a buying-in price should be fixed at which piglets and live pigs in the surveillance zones are to be taken over by the intervention agency; whereas with the aim of preventing misuse, the buying-in of piglets which are fattened on closed-circuit holdings should be excluded;Whereas provision should be made for the Dutch authorities to adopt all necessary control and surveillance measures and to inform the Commission accordingly;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,. 1. From 6 June 1994 the Dutch intervention agency shall buy live pigs weighing not less than 110 kg on average per batch and piglets weighing not less than 25 kg on average per batch.2. The purchase of the first 2 800 live pigs and the first 4 200 piglets shall be financed from the Community budget.3. The Netherlands are hereby authorized to purchase, in addition, at its own expense and on the terms laid down in this Regulation, a further 1 200 live pigs and 1 800 piglets. 1. Only live pigs and piglets raised in the zones listed in the Annex to this Regulation can be bought in, provided that the veterinary provisions laid down by the Dutch authorities still apply in the areas on the day the animals are bought in.2. Only piglets can be bought in which are not fattened in a closed-circuit holding or which cannot be used by a closed circuit holding for its own purposes. On the day they are bought in, the animals shall be weighed and killed in such a way as to prevent the disease from spreading.They shall be transported without delay to a rendering plant and processed into products falling with CN codes 1501 00 11, 1506 00 00 and 2301 10 00.These operations shall be carried out under permanent supervision of the competent Dutch authorities. 1. The farm-gate buying-in price of live pigs weighing not less than 110 kilograms on average per batch shall be ECU 115 per 100 kilograms slaughtered weight.Where the average weight per batch is less than 110 kilograms but more than 106 kilograms, the buying-in price shall be ECU 98/100 kg.In both cases, a coefficient of 0,83 is applied on the buying-in price.2. The farm-gate buying-in price for piglets shall be ECU 36 per head. Where the average weight per batch is less than 25 kilograms but more than 24 kilograms, the buying-in price shall be ECU 31 per head. The competent Dutch authorities shall adopt all measures necessary to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Regulation and in particular with Article 2 hereof. They shall inform the Commission accordingly as soon as possible. The competent Dutch authorities shall send the Commission each Wednesday the following information concerning the previous week:- the number and total weight of the pigs bought in,- the number and total weight of young piglets bought in. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 6 June 1994.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 June 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 129, 11. 5. 1989, p. 12.(3) OJ No L 47, 21. 2. 1980, p. 11.(4) OJ No L 166, 8. 7. 1993, p. 34.ANNEXThe area located in the province of Zeeland is deliminated as follows:From the border post 352, follow 'de Tol' towards the north-east to the crossroads with the 'Heilweg', follow this towards the south-east and continue into the 'Nieuwe Weg', follow this to the crossroads with the 'Krakeelweg', follow this towards the north-east to the crossroads with the 'Edeweg', follow this towards the north to the crossroads with the 'Kaai', follow this and continue into the 'Haven', follow this and continue into the 'Draaibrugseweg' (N 251), follow this towards the north-west to the crossroads with road N 58, follow this towards the north-east to the crossroads with road N 61 in the commune of Schoondijk, follow road N 61 towards the south-east to the crossroads with 'Statendijk 1', follow this to the crossroads with the 'Molentje', follow this to the crossroads with the 'Oranjedijk', follow this to the crossroads with the 'Mauritsweg', follow this to the crossroads with the 'Zachariasweg', follow this to the crossroads with the 'Driewegenweg', follow this and continue into 'Schorerweg', follow this to the crossroads with the 'Hoofdplaatseweg' and the 'Driewegenweg', follow this towards the south east to the crossroads with road N 61, follow this towards the east to the crossroads with the 'Isabella' canal, follow this canal to the State border, follow the border towards the south-east to border post 352. +",Netherlands;Holland;Kingdom of the Netherlands;animal plague;cattle plague;rinderpest;swine fever;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;purchase price;market support;pigmeat;pork,17 +4648,"2008/576/EC: Commission Decision of 4 July 2008 amending Annex III to Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the list of the officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free regions in Poland (notified under document number C(2008) 3284) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (1), and in particular Annex D(I)(E) thereto,Whereas:(1) Directive 64/432/EEC provides that a Member State or part of a Member State may be declared an officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free Member State or region subject to compliance with certain conditions set out in that Directive.(2) The list of officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free regions of Member States are set out in Annex III to Commission Decision 2003/467/EC of 23 June 2003 establishing the official tuberculosis, brucellosis and enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free status of certain Member States and regions of Member States as regards bovine herds (2).(3) That Decision, as amended by Decision 2008/404/EC, currently lists 12 administrative regions (powiaty) within the superior administrative unit (Voivodship) of Podkarpackie in Poland, as officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free regions.(4) Poland has now submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the appropriate conditions provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC, as regards a further 13 administrative regions (powiaty) within that superior administrative unit, in order that those regions may be considered officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free regions of Poland.(5) Following the evaluation of that documentation, those regions (powiaty) of Poland should be recognised as officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free regions of that Member State.(6) Annex III to Decision 2003/467/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. In Chapter 2 of Annex III to Decision 2003/467/EC, in the entries for Poland, the entry concerning the Voivodship Podkarpackie is replaced by the following:— ‘Voivodship Podkarpackie,Powiaty: bieszczadzki, brzozowski, dębicki, jarosławski, jasielski, kolbuszowski, krośnieński, Krosno, leski, leżajski, lubaczowski, łańcucki, mielecki, niżański, przemyski, Przemyśl, przeworski, ropczycko-sędziszowski, rzeszowski, Rzeszów, sanocki, stalowowolski, strzyżowski, Tarnobrzeg, tarnobrzeski.’ This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 4 July 2008.For the CommissionAndroulla VASSILIOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64. Directive as last amended by Commission Decision 2007/729/EC (OJ L 294, 13.11.2007, p. 26).(2)  OJ L 156, 25.6.2003, p. 74. Decision as last amended by Decision 2008/404/EC (OJ L 141, 31.5.2008, p. 16). +",veterinary inspection;veterinary control;animal leucosis;bovine leucosis;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;Poland;Republic of Poland;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant,17 +16555,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 122/97 of 23 January 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3567/92 as regards detailed rules for the use and transfer of rights in the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 of 25 September 1989 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1589/96 (2), and in particular Article 5a (4) thereof,Whereas the rules covering transfer of premium rights, as laid down in Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3567/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1847/95 (4), mean that the competent authority cannot recognize a change in the number of rights of a producer, through a transfer, where a producer notifies that authority after the date on which he made a premium application; whereas, in the event of such a late notification of transfer, both the producer intending to receive the rights and the producer transferring out the rights, are subject to the foreseen penalties which, in this case, may be considered disproportionately severe for the error committed;Whereas, to provide more equitable conditions for such transfers but without prejudice to the need for proper control of premium applications, it is necessary to allow the competent authorities more flexibility in the implementation of the transfer rules; whereas Member States should therefore be allowed to permit notification of transfers until the last day of the premium application period, that is, before controls take place;Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3567/92 should be amended accordingly;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheepmeat and Goatmeat,. Article 7 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3567/92 is replaced by the following:'2. Transfers of premium rights and temporary leasing of such rights shall be effective only after they have been notified to the competent authorities of the Member State by the producer transferring and/or leasing the rights and by the producer receiving the rights.Such notification shall be made within a deadline set by the Member State and not later than the date on which the premium application period ends in that Member State except in those cases where the transfer of rights takes effect through an inheritance. In that case, the producer who receives the rights must be in a position to furnish appropriate legal documents to prove that he or she is the beneficiary of the deceased producer.` This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply to premium rights relating to 1997 and subsequent marketing years.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 January 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 289, 7. 10. 1989, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 25.(3) OJ No L 362, 11. 12. 1992, p. 41.(4) OJ No L 177, 28. 7. 1995, p. 32. +",agricultural guidance;production premium;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;early retirement;flexible retirement age;gradual retirement;pre-retirement;voluntary retirement;transfer of property;goatmeat;sheepmeat;lamb meat;mutton,17 +34803,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1401/2007 of 28 November 2007 reopening the fishery for anglerfish in ICES zones VIII c, IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1 by vessels flying the flag of Portugal. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 of 21 December 2006 fixing for 2007 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2007.(2) On 23 August 2007 Portugal notified the Commission, pursuant to Article 21(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, that it would close the fishery for anglerfish in the waters of ICES zone VIII c, IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1 for its vessels from 27 August 2007.(3) On 3 October 2007 the Commission, pursuant to Article 21(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 and Article 26(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, adopted Regulation (EC) No 1160/2007 (4) prohibiting fishing for anglerfish in the waters of ICES zone VIII c, IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1 by vessels flying the flag of Portugal or registered in Portugal, with effect from the same date.(4) According to the information received by the Commission from the Portuguese authorities, a quantity of anglerfish is still available in the Portuguese quota in area VIII c, IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1. Consequently, fishing for anglerfish in these waters by vessels flying the flag of Portugal or registered in Portugal should be authorised.(5) This authorisation should take effect on 8 November 2007, in order to allow the quantity of anglerfish in question to be fished before the end of the current year.(6) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1160/2007 should be repealed with effect from 8 November 2007,. RepealRegulation (EC) No 1160/2007 is hereby repealed. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 8 November 2007.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 November 2007.For the CommissionFokion FOTIADISDirector-General for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs(1)  OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 865/2007 (OJ L 192, 24.7.2007, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 (OJ L 409, 30.12.2006, p. 11), as corrected by OJ L 36, 8.2.2007, p. 6.(3)  OJ L 15, 20.1.2007, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 898/2007 (OJ L 196, 28.7.2007, p. 22).(4)  OJ L 258, 4.10.2007, p. 21.ANNEXNo 73 — ReopeningMember State PortugalStock ANF/8C3411Species Anglerfish (Lophiidae)Zone VIII c, IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1Date 8.11.2007 +",ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;Portugal;Portuguese Republic;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction;EU waters;Community waters;European Union waters,17 +1780,"Commission Directive 94/77/EC of 20 December 1994 amending Council Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feedingstuffs. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 70/524/EEC of 23 November 1970 concerning additives in feedingstuffs (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 94/50/EC (2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas Directive 70/524/EEC provides for regular amendment of the content of its Annexes to take account of advances in scientific and technical knowledge; whereas the Annexes were consolidated by Commission Directive 91/248/EEC (3);Whereas a new additive belonging to the group of antibiotics has been successfully tested in certain Member States; whereas this new use should be authorized provisionally at national level in anticipation of this approval at Community level;Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Feedingstuffs,. Annex II to Directive 70/524/EEC is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive. 1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 30 November 1995 at the latest. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of domestic law which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive. This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.. Done at Brussels, 20 December 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 270, 14. 12. 1970, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 297, 18. 11. 1994, p. 27.(3) OJ No L 124, 18. 5. 1991, p. 1.ANNEXAnnex II to Directive 70/524/EEC is hereby amended as follows:In part A 'antibiotics' the following item is added:""> ID=""6.2"">mg/kg of complete feedingstuff"" ID=""1"">32> ID=""2"">Ardacin> ID=""3"">C81 83H80 84Na2N8O30Cl4 (Glycopeptide) Na salt of 10 component complex: Factor A: 16-36 % Factor B: 15-30 % Components C+C1: 20-50 % Component C2: 5-14 % Component D: 0-5 % HP-4: 0-10 % produced by Kibdelosporangium aridum (ATCC 39323). Ardacin content in the authorized preparation: 25 %> ID=""4"">Chickens for fattening> ID=""5"">-> ID=""6"">3> ID=""7"">7> ID=""8"">-> ID=""9"">30. 11. 1995""> +",animal nutrition;feeding of animals;nutrition of animals;antibiotic;poultry;chicken;cock;duck;goose;hen;ostrich;table poultry;food additive;sensory additive;technical additive;fattening;cramming,17 +14176,"Council Regulation (EC) No 1300/95 of 6 June 1995 amending Regulation (EEC) No 104/76 laying down common marketing standards for shrimps (Crangon crangon), edible crabs (Cancer pagurus) and Norway lobsters (Nephrobs norvegicus). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common organization of the market in fishery and acquaculture products (1), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas, as a result of the accession of new Member States to the European Union, the list of species eligible for intervention under the common organization of the market has been extended to cover deep-water prawns;Whereas the application of common marketing standards to this crustacean is particularly important if the system of Community withdrawal prices is to operate properly;Whereas, moreover, the establishment of common marketing standards should help in particular to improve the quality of the product concerned; whereas such standards should, as a consequence, be laid down for this crustacean and Regulation (EEC) No 104/76 (2) should be amended accordingly;Whereas the entry into force of the amendment to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 on 1 January 1995 entitles the producer organizations to the Community contribution for intervention on the market relating to the new product as from that date; whereas provision should accordingly be made for this Regulation to apply from 1 January 1995,. Regulation (EEC) No 104/76 is hereby amended as follows:1. The title shall be replaced by the following: 'Council Regulation (EEC) No 104/76 of 19 January 1976 laying down common marketing standards for certain crustaceans`.2. The first indent of Article 1 shall be replaced by the following:'- shrimps (Crangon crangon) and deep-water prawns (Pandalus borealis) falling within subheadings 0306 23 10, 0306 23 31 and 0306 23 39 of the combined nomenclature,`.3. The following shall be added to Article 7 (1):'(d) deep-water prawns (prawns per kg):Cooked by steaming or boiling in water - Size 1: 160 or fewer - Size 2: from 161 to 250 Fresh or chilled - Size 1: 250 or fewer`.4. Article 10 (1) shall be replaced by the following:'1. The products listed in Article 1 imported from third countries may be released for human consumption in the Community only if:(a) they comply with Articles 4, 5, 6 and 7;(b) they are represented in packages marked clearly and legibly with:- the country of origin, in lettering at least 20 mm high,- one of the following:""Quisquilla"", ""Camarón"" or ""Buey de mar"" or ""Cigala"",""Hesterejer"", ""Dybhavsreje"" or ""Taskekrabber"" or ""Jomfruhummer"",""Garnelen"", ""Tiefseegarnele"" or ""Taschenkrebse"" or ""Kaisergranate"",""Ãêñssaeaaò ãáñssaeaaò"", ""ãáñssaeaaò ôïõ ÂïññUE"" ï ""Êáâïýñéá"" ï ""Êáñáâssaeaaò"",""Shrimps"", ""Deep-water prawn"" or ""Edible crabs"" or ""Norway lobsters"",""Crevettes grises"", ""Crevettes nordiques"" or ""Crabes tourteaux"" or ""Langoustines"",""Gamberetti grigi"", ""Gamberello boreale"" or ""Granchi di mare"" or ""Scampi"",""Garnalen"", ""Noorse garnaal"" or ""Noordzeekrabben"" or ""Langoestines"",""Camarão negro"", ""Camarão árctico"" or ""Sapateira"" or ""Lagostim"",""Hietakatkarapuja"", ""Pohjanmeren katkarapuja"" or ""Isotaskurapuja"" or ""Keisarihummereita"",""Haestraekor"", ""Nordhavsraeka"" or ""Krabba"" or ""Havskraefta"",- the freshness and size categories,- the net weight in kilograms of the species in the package,- the dates of grading and dispatch,- the name and address of the consignor.` This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.However, the measures provided for in Chapter 1 of Title III of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 may be applied in response to events which take place from 1 January 1995. In particular, the financial compensation provided for in Article 12 of that Regulation may be granted in respect of intervention as from that date.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 6 June 1995.For the Council The President M. BARNIER +",marketing standard;grading;third country;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;product quality;quality criterion;crustacean;crab;crawfish;crayfish;lobster;prawn;shrimp;labelling,17 +43005,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1158/2013 of 15 November 2013 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 November 2013. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 16 November 2013 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 16 November 2013, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 November 2013.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Jerzy PLEWADirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 16 November 2013CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I1.11.2013-14.11.20131. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/t)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 208,10 125,00 — — —Fob price USA — — 223,68 213,68 193,68Gulf of Mexico premium — 27,25 — — —Great Lakes premium 38,02 — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 18,22 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: 50,75 EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +43527,"2014/692/EU, Euratom: Council Decision of 29 September 2014 amending the Council's Rules of Procedure. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 240(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) From 1 November 2014, when an act is to be adopted by the Council acting by qualified majority, it must be verified that the Member States constituting the qualified majority represent at least 65 % of the population of the Union.(2) Until 31 March 2017, when an act is to be adopted by the Council acting by qualified majority, a member of the Council may request that it be adopted in accordance with the qualified majority as defined in Article 3(3) of Protocol No 36 on transitional provisions, annexed to the Treaty on European Union, to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community. In that case, a member of the Council may request that a check be made to ensure that the Member States comprising the qualified majority represent at least 62 % of the total population of the Union. To appropriately record it, a request made by a member of the Council pursuant to Article 3(2) of Protocol No 36 should be communicated in writing to the Secretary-General or be made orally at a meeting of Coreper or of the Council. Any request made orally should be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.(3) To calculate those percentages, the population figures and the percentages that they represent as regards the population of the Union should be set out in the Council's Rules of Procedure (1) (hereinafter referred to as ‘Rules of Procedure’).(4) The Rules of Procedure should therefore be amended accordingly,. The Rules of Procedure are amended as follows:(1) Article 11(5) is replaced by the following:(2) In Article 11 the following paragraph is added:(3) Annex III is replaced by the following:Member State Population (× 1 000) Percentage of the population of the UnionGermany 80 523,7 15,93France 65 633,2 12,98United Kingdom 63 730,1 12,61Italy 59 685,2 11,81Spain 46 704,3 9,24Poland 38 533,3 7,62Romania 20 057,5 3,97Netherlands 16 779,6 3,32Belgium 11 161,6 2,21Greece 11 062,5 2,19Czech Republic 10 516,1 2,08Portugal 10 487,3 2,07Hungary 9 908,8 1,96Sweden 9 555,9 1,89Austria 8 451,9 1,67Bulgaria 7 284,6 1,44Denmark 5 602,6 1,11Finland 5 426,7 1,07Slovakia 5 410,8 1,07Ireland 4 591,1 0,91Croatia 4 262,1 0,84Lithuania 2 971,9 0,59Slovenia 2 058,8 0,41Latvia 2 023,8 0,40Estonia 1 324,8 0,26Cyprus 865,9 0,17Luxembourg 537,0 0,11Malta 421,4 0,08Total 505 572,5 100’Threshold 62 % 313 455,0Threshold 65 % 328 622,1 This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 November 2014.. Done at Brussels, 29 September 2014.For the CouncilThe PresidentS. GOZI(1)  Council Decision 2009/937/EU of 1 December 2009 adopting the Council's Rules of Procedure (OJ L 325, 11.12.2009, p. 35). +",Council of the European Union;Council of European Ministers;Council of the European Communities;Council of the Union;EC Council;EU Council;European Union Council;qualified majority;reinforced majority;population census;population register;rules of procedure;EU statistics;Community statistics;European Union statistics;statistics of the EU;statistics of the European Union,17 +18584,"1999/298/EC: Commission Decision of 10 June 1998 on State aid that the Liguria region (Italy) plans to grant to agricultural cooperatives [notified under document number C(1998) 1714] (Only the Italian text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 93(2) thereof,Having, in accordance with the abovementioned Article, given notice to the parties concerned to submit their comments(1),Whereas:I. BACKGROUNDBy letter of 31 July 1997, receipt of which was recorded on 1 August 1997, the Permanent Representation of Italy to the European Union notified the Commission, in accordance with Article 93(3) of the Treaty, of the aid measures that the Liguria Region plans to grant to agricultural cooperatives by draft Law No 85 of 9 May 1997 (hereinafter referred to as ""the draft Law""). By letter of 23 October 1997, recorded on 27 October 1997, the Permanent Representation of Italy sent the Commission the additional information requested.By letter of 12 January 1998, the Commission informed Italy of its decision to initiate the procedure provided for in Article 93(2) of the Treaty in respect of those aid measures.The Commission's decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities(2); the Commission has called on the other Member States and the other parties concerned to submit their comments on the matter.The Commission has received no comments from the other Member States or the other parties concerned.II. DESCRIPTION OF THE MEASURESThe draft Law relates to structural measures for agricultural cooperatives. It provides for capital grants of up to 55 % of the total permissible expenditure on investments in the following:- the construction, restructuring, extension and purchase of facilities for the collection, storage, processing and marketing of agricultural products and the purchase of plant and equipment,- the construction of marketing centres,- the purchase of the land required to establish the abovementioned facilities.The investments must comply with the ""Guidelines for State aid in connection with investments in the processing and marketing of agricultural products""(3) (hereinafter referred to as ""the Community guidelines"") and with the limits laid down for specific sectors in Commission Decision 94/173/EC(4).The overall budget for the measures amounted to ITL 300 million for 1997. For the following years, the budget is to be determined later. By way of a transitional measure, Article 6 of the draft Law extends the benefit of the measure to projects where implementation was commenced after 1 January 1996.The draft Law notified by the Italian authorities falls within the scope of the Community guidelines. In particular, certain provisions of the draft Law seek to ensure compliance with the limits applying to specific sectors. Furthermore, all expenditure permissible under the draft Law (on land, buildings, plant and equipment) falls within the definition of investment in point 3(a)(ii) of the Community guidelines. Lastly, the rate of aid (55 %) corresponds to the maximum admissible for investments in regions (like Liguria) falling outside Objective 1.Nevertheless, the fact that, under the draft Law, investment projects whose implementation was commenced after 1 January 1996 are considered eligible for the aid means in practice that aid could be granted retroactively to cooperatives for projects that are being executed or have even been completed.As a general principle, the existence of clauses providing for retroactive application of State aid for productive investments normally does not foster the development of the sector or the region concerned. In such cases, the role of the aid in stimulating investment may be non-existent since these investment projects have been started without any supporting law. The Commission usually regards measures of this type as operating aid. The aid in question cannot therefore be regarded as contributing to the development of the sector and does not qualify under the derogation provided for in Article 92(3)(c) of the Treaty(5).In the light of the above, the Commission takes the view that the aid in question is operating aid, which it has consistently opposed when applying Articles 92, 93 and 94 of the Treaty in so far as by its very nature such aid does not contribute to the development of the sector or the region concerned(6). The planned measures directly improve the processing and marketing conditions enjoyed by the beneficiary producers as compared with those of other Community operators not benefiting from comparable aid. As a consequence, the aid measure under examination appears to fall within the scope of Article 92(1) of the Treaty but as far as the Commission can tell at present it does not match any of the exceptions provided for in paragraphs 2 or 3 of that Article.The Commission has accordingly decided to initiate the procedure for in Article 93(2) of the Treaty in respect of the aid measure notified.III. OBSERVATIONS OF THE ITALIAN AUTHORITIESBy letter of 10 March 1998, the Permanent Representation of Italy informed the Commission that the Liguria region was deleting Article 6 of the draft Law, which contained the transitional provisions on the granting of the aid with retroactive effect.By letter of 15 April 1998, the Italian authorities sent the Commission a copy of the draft Law adopted by the Liguria Regional Council, in which Article 6 of the previous version had been deleted.IV. APPRAISAL OF THE AID MEASUREAt the time the Article 93(2) procedure was initiated, the Commission took the view that, once Article 6 of the draft Law was deleted, it complied with the Community guidelines.The eligible expenditure does in fact correspond to that laid down in the Regulations, the limits applicable by sector are met and the rate of aid does not exceed the maximums laid down for regions falling outside Objective 1.The deletion of Article 6 of the draft Law, which provided for the aid to apply retroactively before 1 January 1996, neutralises the Commission's objections to the aid measure under examination. The aid can therefore qualify under the derogation provided for in Article 92(3)(c) of the Treaty,. The aid measures provided for in draft Liguria Regional Law No 85/97 to assist agricultural cooperatives are compatible with the common market. The aid may accordingly be granted. This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.. Done at Brussels, 10 June 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ C 101, 3.4.1998, p. 2.(2) See footnote 1.(3) OJ C 29, 2.2.1996, p. 4.(4) OJ L 79, 23.3.1994, p. 29.(5) Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case 730/79 Philip Morris v. Commission [1980] ECR, p. 2671.(6) Judgment of the Court of First Instance in Case T-459/93 Siemens SA v. Commission [1995] ECR II, p. 1675. +",Italy;Italian Republic;Liguria;agricultural cooperative;dairy cooperative;farm cooperative;farm machinery cooperative;farmers' distribution cooperative;livestock farming cooperative;winegrowers' cooperative;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid;regional aid;aid for regional development;aid to less-favoured regions,17 +2944,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 557/84 of 29 February 1984 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on glass inners for vacuum flasks or for other vacuum vessels, falling within heading No 70.12 and originating in India, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3569/83 apply. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3569/83 of 16 December 1983 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1984 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 10 of that Regulation, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex C, other than those listed in column 4 of Annex A, within the framework of the preferential tariff ceiling fixed in column 9 of Annex A; whereas, as provided for in Article 11 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;Whereas, in the case of glass inners for vacuum flasks or for other vacuum vessels falling within heading No 70.12, the individual ceiling was fixed at 263 000 ECU; whereas, on 23 February 1984, imports of these products into the Community, originating in India, reached that ceiling after being charged thereagainst;Whereas, it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against India,. As from 5 March 1984, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3569/83, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in India:1.2 // // // CCT heading No // Description // // // 70.12 (NIMEXE codes 70.12-10, 20) // Glass inners for vacuum flasks or for other vacuum vessels // // This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 February 1984.For the CommissionKarl-Heinz NARJESMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 362, 24. 12. 1983, p. 1. +",India;Republic of India;restoration of customs duties;restoration of customs tariff;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession;glass;blown glass;bottle glass;crystal glass;drawn glass;pane of glass;sheet glass;unworked glass;window glass,17 +4699,"2008/966/EC: Commission Decision of 12 December 2008 adopting, pursuant to Council Directive 92/43/EEC, an initial list of sites of Community importance for the Steppic biogeographical region (notified under document number C(2008) 8066). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 4(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) The Steppic biogeographical region referred to in Article 1(c)(iii) of Directive 92/43/EEC comprises parts of the territory of Romania as specified in the biogeographical map approved on 20 April 2005 by the Committee set up by Article 20 of that Directive, hereinafter ‘the Habitats Committee’.(2) It is necessary in the context of a process which was initiated in 1995 to make further progress in the actual establishment of the Natura 2000 network, which is an essential element of the protection of biodiversity in the Community.(3) For the Steppic biogeographical region, lists of sites proposed as sites of Community importance within the meaning of Article 1 of Directive 92/43/EEC have been transmitted to the Commission in October 2007, in accordance with Article 4(1) of Directive 92/43/EEC, by Romania.(4) The lists of proposed sites were accompanied by information on each site, supplied in the format established by Commission Decision 97/266/EC of 18 December 1996 concerning a site information format for proposed Natura 2000 sites (2).(5) That information includes the most recent and definitive map of the site transmitted by the Member State concerned, name, location and extent of the site, and the data yielded by application of the criteria specified in Annex III to Directive 92/43/EEC.(6) On the basis of the draft list drawn up by the Commission in agreement with the Member State concerned, which also identifies sites hosting priority natural habitat types or priority species, a list of sites selected as sites of Community importance should be adopted.(7) Knowledge of the existence and distribution of the natural habitat types and species is constantly evolving, as a result of the surveillance in accordance with Article 11 of Directive 92/43/EEC. Therefore, the evaluation and selection of sites at Community level was done using the best available information at present.(8) The Member State concerned has not proposed sufficient sites to meet the requirements of Directive 92/43/EEC for certain habitat types and species. For those habitat types and species it can therefore not be concluded that the network is complete. Taking into account the delay in receiving the information and reaching agreement with the Member State, it is necessary to adopt an initial list of sites, which will need to be revised in accordance with Article 4 of Directive 92/43/EEC.(9) Given that knowledge on the existence and distribution of some of the natural habitat types of Annex I and species of Annex II to Directive 92/43/EEC remains incomplete, it should not be concluded that the network is either complete or incomplete. The initial list should be revised, if necessary, in accordance with Article 4 of Directive 92/43/EEC.(10) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Habitats Committee,. The initial list of sites of Community importance for the Steppic biogeographical region in accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 4(2) of Directive 92/43/EEC is set out in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 December 2008.For the CommissionStavros DIMASMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7.(2)  OJ L 107, 24.4.1997, p. 1.ANNEXInitial list of sites of Community importance for the Steppic biogeographical regionEach site of Community importance (SCI) is identified by the information supplied in the Natura 2000 format, including the corresponding map. This has been transmitted by the competent national authorities in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Directive 92/43/EEC.The table below gives the following information:A : SCI code comprising nine characters, the first two being the ISO code for the Member State;B : name of SCI;C : * = presence on the SCI of at least one priority natural habitat type and/or species within the meaning of Article 1 of Directive 92/43/EEC;D : surface area of SCI in hectares or length in km;E : geographical coordinates of SCI (latitude and longitude).All the information given in the Community list below is based on the data proposed, transmitted and validated by Romania.A B C D ESCI code Name of SCI * Area of SCI Length of SCI Geographical coordinates of SCILongitude LatitudeROSCI0005 Balta Albă — Amara — Jirlău — Lacul Sărat Câineni * 6 411 E 27 17 N 45 13ROSCI0006 Balta Mică a Brăilei 20 460 E 27 54 N 44 59ROSCI0012 Brațul Măcin * 10 303 E 28 7 N 45 0ROSCI0022 Canaralele Dunării * 26 064 E 28 4 N 44 24ROSCI0053 Dealul Alah Bair * 187 E 28 13 N 44 30ROSCI0060 Dealurile Agighiolului * 1 479 E 28 48 N 45 2ROSCI0065 Delta Dunării * 457 813,5 E 28 55 N 44 54ROSCI0067 Deniz Tepe * 425 E 28 41 N 45 0ROSCI0071 Dumbrăveni — Valea Urluia — Lacul Vederoasa * 18 714 E 27 58 N 43 58ROSCI0072 Dunele de nisip de la Hanul Conachi * 217 E 27 34 N 45 34ROSCI0083 Fântânița Murfatlar * 637 E 28 23 N 44 9ROSCI0103 Lunca Buzăului * 3 991 E 26 52 N 45 8ROSCI0105 Lunca Joasă a Prutului * 5 656 E 28 8 N 45 45ROSCI0114 Mlaștina Hergheliei — Obanul Mare și Peștera Movilei * 251 E 28 34 N 43 50ROSCI0123 Munții Măcinului * 18 546 E 28 19 N 45 8ROSCI0131 Oltenița — Mostiștea — Chiciu 11 930 E 27 7 N 44 12ROSCI0133 Pădurea Bădeana * 56 E 27 34 N 46 9ROSCI0134 Pădurea Balta-Munteni 86 E 27 27 N 45 56ROSCI0139 Pădurea Breana-Roșcani * 151 E 27 59 N 45 55ROSCI0149 Pădurea Eseschioi — Lacul Bugeac * 3 258 E 27 26 N 44 4ROSCI0151 Pădurea Gârboavele * 217 E 27 59 N 45 34ROSCI0157 Pădurea Hagieni — Cotul Văii * 3 652 E 28 21 N 43 47ROSCI0162 Pădurea Merișor — Cotul Zătuanului 579 E 27 20 N 45 45ROSCI0163 Pădurea Mogoș-Mâțele * 65 E 27 56 N 45 43ROSCI0165 Pădurea Pogănești * 176 E 28 1 N 45 58ROSCI0169 Pădurea Seaca-Movileni * 52 E 27 32 N 46 17ROSCI0172 Pădurea și Valea Canaraua Fetii — Iortmac * 14 473 E 27 36 N 44 6ROSCI0175 Pădurea Tălășmani 62 E 27 50 N 46 7ROSCI0178 Pădurea Torcești 132 E 27 29 N 45 40ROSCI0191 Peștera Limanu 12 E 28 31 N 43 48ROSCI0201 Podișul Nord Dobrogean * 87 229 E 28 30 N 44 58ROSCI0213 Râul Prut 12 506 E 27 47 N 47 12ROSCI0215 Recifii Jurasici Cheia * 5 134 E 28 26 N 44 30ROSCI0259 Valea Călmățuiului * 17 363 E 27 2 N 45 0 +",environmental protection;conservation of nature;nature protection;preservation of the environment;protection of nature;protection of animal life;protection of birds;protection of plant life;protection of plant health;protection of plants;directory;Romania;protected area;designated development area;designated development zone;biodiversity;species diversity,17 +23726,"Regulation (EC) No 804/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 April 2002 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3528/86 on the protection of the Community's forests against atmospheric pollution. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 175(1) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(2),Following consultation of the Committee of the Regions,Acting in accordance with Article 251 of the Treaty(3),Whereas:(1) The period of application of the Community scheme introduced by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3528/86(4) expired on 31 December 2001.(2) Under Article 11(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3528/86, the Commission is required to submit a revision proposal to the European Parliament and the Council before the end of the application period, covering in particular the ecological, economic and social aspects and the results of a cost-benefit analysis.(3) Since preparation of the proposal is still under way, no proposal can be presented at this stage, and the European Parliament and the Council are consequently not in a position to adopt any new arrangements for continuing the Community scheme for the protection of forests against atmospheric pollution before it reaches the end of its application period.(4) Continuation of the said Community scheme in 2002 therefore calls for a transitional measure extending its duration for a year.(5) The financial allocation for the implementation of the said Community scheme, which constitutes the prime reference for the budgetary authority within the meaning of point 33 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure(5), fixed at EUR 35,1 million in Article 11(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3528/86 should be adjusted in line with the amount entered in the budget for 2002.(6) Regulation (EEC) No 3528/86 should therefore be amended,. Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 3528/86 shall be replaced by the following: ""Article 111. The scheme shall run for 16 years from 1 January 1987.2. The financial allocation for the implementation of the scheme shall be EUR 42,6 million for the period 1997 to 2002.Annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial perspective.3. Before 30 June 2002, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council a report on the application of this Regulation and a proposal for revision covering in particular the ecological, economic and social aspects (qualitative assessment) and the results of a cost-benefit analysis (quantitative assessment)."" This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 15 April 2002.For the European ParliamentThe PresidentP. CoxFor the CouncilThe PresidentJ. PiquĂŠ I Camps(1) OJ C 51 E, 26.2.2002, p. 342.(2) Opinion delivered on 16 January 2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(3) Opinion of the European Parliament of 12 March 2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal), and Council Decision of 18 March 2002.(4) OJ L 326, 21.11.1986, p. 2. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1484/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 196, 20.7.2001, p. 1).(5) OJ C 172, 18.6.1999, p. 1. +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;atmospheric pollution;air pollution;air quality;smog;environmental monitoring;EMAS;EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme;environmental inspection;environmental surveillance;environmental watch;monitoring of pollution;forest conservation;forest protection;protection of forests,17 +33093,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1675/2006 of 13 November 2006 establishing a prohibition of fishing for blue whiting in ICES zone Vb (Faroese waters) by vessels flying the flag of France. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 of 22 December 2005 fixing for 2006 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2006.(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2006.(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,. Quota exhaustionThe fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2006 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex. ProhibitionsFishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 November 2006.For the CommissionJörgen HOLMQUISTDirector-General for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs(1)  OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.(2)  OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 768/2005 (OJ L 128, 21.5.2005, p. 1).(3)  OJ L 16, 20.1.2006, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1591/2006 (OJ L 296, 26.10.2006, p. 1).ANNEXNo 51Member State FranceStock WHB/05B-F.Species Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou)Zone Vb (Faroese waters)Date 24 October 2006 +",France;French Republic;Faroe Islands;Faroes;ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing regulations;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction,17 +43051,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1226/2013 of 29 November 2013 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 December 2013. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 1 December 2013 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 1 December 2013, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 November 2013.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Jerzy PLEWADirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 1 December 2013CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I15.11.2013-28.11.20131. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/t)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 203,08 122,01 — — —Fob price USA — — 222,66 212,66 192,66Gulf of Mexico premium — 28,32 — — —Great Lakes premium 37,83 — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 17,27 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: 51,31 EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +25320,"2003/835/EC: Council Decision of 27 November 2003 on the repeal of the decision authorising the Secretary-General of the Council in the context of the integration of the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union to act as representative of certain Member States for the purposes of concluding contracts relating to the installation and the functioning of the ""Help Desk Server"" of the Management Unit and of the Sirene Network Phase II and to manage such contracts. ,Acting on the basis of Article 7 of the Protocol annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union (hereinafter the Schengen Protocol),Whereas:(1) Council Decision 1999/322/EC of 3 May 1999(1) authorised the Secretary-General of the Council to act, in the context of the integration of the Schengen acquis within the European Union, as representative of certain Member States for the purposes of concluding contracts relating to the installation and the functioning of the ""Help Desk Server"" of the Management Unit and of the Sirene Network Phase II and to manage such contracts.(2) The Agreement referred to in Article 1(1) of Decision 1999/322/EC on the delivery, installation and management of the Sirene Network Phase II, concluded on 23 August 1996 with France Telecom Network Services Belgium (subsequently Global One Belgium), expired on 23 August 2001.(3) The Agreement concluded with Digital Equipment SA for the operation and setting-up of the Help Desk Server, referred to in Article 1(2) of Decision 1999/322/EC, has also expired.(4) There are no outstanding issues or obligations arising in respect of these two Agreements.(5) Accordingly, it is no longer necessary for the Secretary-General of the Council to carry out the tasks assigned to him by Decision 1999/322/EC.(6) Decision 1999/322/EC should therefore be repealed,. Decision 1999/322/EC shall be repealed. 1. This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.2. It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 27 November 2003.For the CouncilThe PresidentR. Castelli(1) OJ L 123, 13.5.1999, p. 49. +",Council of the European Union;Council of European Ministers;Council of the European Communities;Council of the Union;EC Council;EU Council;European Union Council;power of implementation;transmission network;Euronet;Transpac;broadcasting network;data-transmission network;telecommunications network;contractual liability;Secretary General of an Institution;Schengen Agreement,17 +26723,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1739/2003 of 30 September 2003 reducing, for the 2003/2004 marketing year, the guaranteed quantity under the production quotas for the sugar sector and the presumed maximum supply needs of sugar refineries under preferential imports. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(2), and in particular Articles 10(6) and 39(6) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 10(3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 lay down that the guaranteed quantity under production quotas should be reduced before 1 October each marketing year if the forecasts for the year in question show an exportable balance (attracting a refund) greater than the maximum laid down by the Agriculture Agreement concluded under Article 300(2) of the Treaty.(2) The forecasts for the 2003/2004 marketing year indicate an exportable balance exceeding the maximum laid down by the Agriculture Agreement. It is therefore necessary to set the overall reduction of the guaranteed quantity and divide it up between sugar, isoglucose and inulin syrup on the one hand and the production regions concerned on the other, using the coefficients provided for in Article 10(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001.(3) In accordance with Article 10(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, each Member State must then allocate the difference to which it is subject among the producer undertakings established on its territory on the basis of the existing ratio between their A and B quotas for the product in question and the basic quantity A and the basic quantity B for the Member State for this product.(4) Article 39(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 lays down that a reduction in the guaranteed quantity entails a reduction in the presumed maximum raw sugar needs of Community refineries for the marketing year in question. It is therefore necessary to set the corresponding reduction for these needs and to allocate it among the Member States concerned.(5) The time limits by which the Member States must establish the reductions applying to each undertaking on their territory should be set.(6) The Management Committee for Sugar has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,. 1. Pursuant to Article 10(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, the guaranteed quantity under production quotas for the 2003/2004 marketing year shall be reduced by 215513 tonnes in white sugar equivalent.2. The reduction referred to in paragraph 1 shall be allocated by product and by region in accordance with Annex I.The basic quantities, after reduction, used to allocate the production quotas to producer undertakings for the 2003/2004 marketing year shall be as set out in Annex II.3. The Member States shall establish before 1 November 2003 the specific reduction for each producer undertaking to which a production quota for the 2003/2004 marketing year has been assigned, and its A and B quotas adjusted in accordance with this reduction. 1. Pursuant to Article 39(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, the presumed maximum supply needs of Community refineries for the 2003/2004 marketing year shall be reduced by 2691,5 tonnes in white sugar equivalent.2. The reduction referred to in paragraph 1 shall be allocated among the Member States in accordance with Annex III. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 September 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1.(2) OJ L 104, 20.4.2002, p. 26.ANNEX IALLOCATION BY PRODUCT AND REGION OF THE REDUCTION IN THE GUARANTEED QUANTITY1. Basic quantities A>TABLE>2. Basic quantities B>TABLE>ANNEX IIBASIC QUANTITIES USED TO ALLOCATE THE A AND B PRODUCTION QUOTAS AFTER REDUCTION OF THE GUARANTEED QUANTITY1. Basic quantities A>TABLE>2. Basic quantities B>TABLE>ANNEX IIIBREAKDOWN BY MEMBER STATE OF THE REDUCTION IN MAXIMUM PRESUMED REFINERY SUPPLY NEEDS, IN TONNES OF WHITE SUGAR>TABLE> +",sugar industry;sugar manufacture;sugar refinery;supply;import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;EU production;Community production;European Union production;production quota;limitation of production;production restriction;reduction of production;sugar;fructose;fruit sugar,17 +17154,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2439/97 of 9 December 1997 amending for the third time Regulation (EC) No 1370/95 laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of export licences in the pigmeat sector. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 8 (2) and 13 (12) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1370/95 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1122/97 (4), lays down detailed rules for implementing the system of export licences in the pigmeat sector;Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/97 of 17 December 1987 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2333/97 (6), has established a list of products, for which an export refund may be granted in the pigmeat sector;Whereas it is necessary to adapt the product codes listed in Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 1370/95 to the recent amendments of Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 and to limit the issuing of export licences to products under headings CN 1601 00 99 and 1601 49 19 which do not contain poultrymeat;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,. Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 1370/95 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply to export licences applied for as from 10 December 1997.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 December 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.(3) OJ L 133, 17. 6. 1995, p. 9.(4) OJ L 149, 22. 6. 1996, p. 17.(5) OJ L 366, 24. 12. 1987, p. 1.(6) OJ L 323, 26. 11. 1997, p. 25.ANNEX'ANNEX I>TABLE> +",GATT;General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade;export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;export policy;export scheme;export system;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;pigmeat;pork,17 +10704,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3518/92 of 4 December 1992 laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific measures for the Azores as regards pineapple production. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products (1), and in particular Article 30 thereof,Whereas Article 30 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 provides for the granting of aid for the production of up to 2 000 tonnes of fresh pineapples per year; whereas the detailed rules for the application of that aid scheme should be laid down;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,. Interested producers established in the Azores shall submit applications to the competent authorities designated by Portugal for aid for their harvested production of fresh pineapples covered by CN code 0804 30 during the following periods:- in January for production harvested in July to December of the previous year,- in July for production harvested from January to June of the year in question. 1. Aid applications shall include at least the following particulars:- the applicant's full name and address,- the quantity of pineapples harvested during the periods in question,- the area cultivated for such production.2. The competent authorities shall conduct all verifications considered necessary, including in particular on-the-spot checks.3. The Portuguese authorities shall take the measures necessary to ensure that the annual quantities in respect to which the aid is granted do not exceed 2 000 tonnes as set out in Article 30 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92.4. The Community aid shall be paid within the two months following the submission of aid applications. The rate to be applied for the conversion into national currency of the aid for the production of fresh pineapples shall be the agricultural conversion rate in force on the first day of the harvest period concerned. 1. Where aid is paid unduly, the competent authorities shall recover the amounts paid, plus interest payable from the date of payment of the aid until its actual recovery. The rate of interest applying shall be that in force for similar recovery operations under national law.2. The aid recovered and, where applicable, the interest shall be paid to the paying agencies or departments and deducted by the latter from expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund. Portugal shall notify the Commission before 1 November each year of the quantities harvested in respect of which aid has been paid.Portugal shall notify any measures adopted pursuant to Article 2 (3). This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 4 December 1992. For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 1. +",tropical fruit;avocado;banana;date;guava;kiwifruit;mango;papaw;pineapple;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;Azores;production aid;aid to producers,17 +1492,"Commission Decision of 4 November 1993 concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Germany and replacing Decision 93/539/EEC. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (2), and in particular Article 10 (4) thereof,Whereas as a result of outbreaks of classical swine fever in different parts of Germany, the Commission adopted Decision 93/539/EEC of 20 October 1993 concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Germany and repealing Decision 93/364/EEC (3), as amended by Decision 93/553/EEC (4);Whereas outbreaks of classical swine fever have re-occurred in different parts of Germany; whereas some of the outbreaks have occured in parts with a high density of pigs;Whereas it appears that repeated cases are caused by spread from feral pigs;Whereas in view of the trade in live pigs, fresh pigmeat and certain meat-based products these outbreaks are liable to endanger the herds of other Member States;Whereas, since it is possible to identify geographically limited areas which presents a particular risk, the restrictions on trade can be applied on a regional basis;Whereas in accordance with the provisions of Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980 introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (5), las last amended by Decision 93/384/EEC (6), Member States shall ensure that swill for the feeding of pigs must be heat-treated so as to ensure the destruction of the classical swine fever virus;Whereas Germany has taken measures in accordance with Directive 80/217/EEC and, furthermore, has introduced further measures within the affected areas;Whereas, however, in order to prevent the spread of disease to other parts of its territory, it is necessary that Germany should introduce appropriate measures of an equivalent level;Whereas it appears essential to launch an information campaign concerning swill feeding and reinforce measures to eradicate swine fever in feral pigs;Whereas it is necessary to implement national measures, including those given in Annex III, to guarantee the efficient implementation of the Decision;Whereas it is necessary to establish a national well-equipped crisis unit which in cooperation with the veterinary authorities of the Laender shall collect and analyse surveillance data and participate in epidemiological investigations;Whereas the protection measures introduced by Decision 93/539/EEC, the interest of clarity, must be repealed;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. 1. Germany shall not send to other Member States or to other parts of its territory live pigs coming from those parts of its territory described in Annex I.2. Germany shall not send to other Member States breeding pigs and production pigs originating from a holding situated in the area outside the area described in Annex I unless the pigs:- come from a holding where no live pigs have been introduced during the 30-day period immediately prior to the dispatch of the pigs in question,- have been subject to a test for antibodies to classical swine fever (HC virus) and found negative; this test shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Annex IV, point 1, of Directive 80/217/EEC within 10 days of certification,- have undergone the clinical examination required in Directive 64/432/EEC (7) on the farm of origin at the time of certification, on the day of loading. The examination shall comprise all pigs and related facilities on the holding of origin. The animals shall be identified by eartags at the holding of origin and at any assembly centre so that these can be ascertained and traced back. The means of transport shall carry an official seal.3. Intra-Community movements of the animals referred to in paragraph 2 shall only be allowed following three days advance notification to the competent authority in the Member State of destination. 1. Germany shall not send to other Member States and to other parts of its territory fresh pigmeat and pigmeat products obtained from pigs coming from holdings situated in parts of its territory described in Annex I.However, it is possible under veterinary control to send meat and meat products in officially sealed means of transport to a rendering plant situated outside the area described in Annex I and included in a list submitted to the Commission.2. Meat and meat products coming from the area described in Annex I and obtained from slaughter pigs originating from outside the area described in Annex I may leave the area under veterinary control in officially sealed means of transport.3. The restrictions described in paragraph 1 shall not apply to meat products which have undergone one of the treatments laid down in Article 4 (1) of Council Directive 80/215/EEC of 22 January 1980 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in meat products (8). During ante-mortem inspection of pigs to be slaughtered, special attention shall be given by Germany to signs and lesions typical for classical swine fever. 1. The health certificate provided for in Council Directive 64/432/EEC accompanying pigs sent from Germany must be completed by the following:'Animals in accordance with Commission Decision 93/566/EC of 4 November 1993 concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Germany.'2. Meat consigned from Germany shall be accompanied by a certificate from an official veterinarian. The certificate shall bear the following words:'Meat conforming to Commission Decision 93/566/EC of 4 November 1993 concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Germany.'3. Meat products consigned from Germany shall be accompanied by a health certificate referred to in Article 3 (9) (b) (II) of Council Directive 77/99/EEC of 21 December 1976 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in meat products (9). The certificate shall bear the following words:'Products conforming to Commission Decision 93/566/EC of 4 November 1993 concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Germany.' Germany shall carry out serological screening of pigs kept:(a) in the part of its territory outside the area described in Annex I for antibodies to classical swine fever virus (HC virus) in accordance with the requirements of Annex II, Chapter I;(b) in the area described in Annex I for antibodies of classical swine fever virus (HC virus) in accordance with the requirements of Annex II, Chapter II.The results obtained from the screening programme accompanied by an epidemiological analysis, shall be submitted everay two weeks to the Commission. Germany shall ensure that vehicles which have been used for the transport of pigs are cleaned and disinfected after each operation, and shall furnish proof of such disinfection. Measures to control and eradicate classical swine fever in feral pigs in the areas listed in Annex III, Chapter I shall include those given in Chapter II of the said Annex. Germany shall launch a campaign with a focus on preventing the spread of classical swine fever through the feeding of waste food (swill) to pigs. The campaign should include information on the spread of classical swine fever, disease eradication, the potential trade implications and on ways to ensure safe waste food disposal and should target pig holders and owners of restaurants and similar catering facilities. Germany shall establish a national crisis unit which shall carry out the following duties:- collect data on the surveillance activities carried out by Land authorities,- coordinate the measures in cases of emergency aimal health problems and, in particular, the epidemiological investigation of these problems, in conjunction with the Land authorities.The national crisis centre shall have sufficient resources to carry out these duties. In particular:- staff trained in epidemiological investigation,- data handling facilities,- rapid communication links with Land and other authorities. 0The Member States shall amend the measures which they apply to trade so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof. 1The present decision shall replace Decision 93/539/EEC as amended. 2This Decision shall be reviewed before 22 November 1993 taking into consideration the evolution of the animal disease situation in Germany. 3This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 4 November 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29.(2) OJ No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49.(3) OJ No L 262, 21. 10. 1993, p. 67.(4) OJ No L 270, 30. 10. 1993, p. 74.(5) OJ No L 47, 21. 2. 1980, p. 11.(6) OJ No L 166, 8. 7. 1993, p. 34.(7) OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64.(8) OJ No L 47, 21. 2. 1980, p. 4.(9) OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 85.ANNEX I1. In Bundesland Niedersachsen, the Kreise: Stade, Rotenburg, Harburg, Soltau-Fallingbostel, Lueneburg, Emsland, Cloppenburg, Vechta, Diepholz and Osnabrueck.2. In Bundesland Baden-Wuerttemberg, the Kreise: Ostalbkreis, Schwaebisch Hall, Rems-Murr, Goeppingen and Heidenheim.3. In Bundesland Bayern, the Kreise, Donau-Ries, Ansbach and Ansbach-Stadt.4. In Bundesland Rheinland-Pfalz, the Kreise: Germersheim, Suedliche Weinstrasse and the Stadt Landau id Pfalz.5. In Bundesland Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the Kreise: Rostock, Rostock Stadt, Ribnitz-Damgarten, Stralsund, Stralsund Stadt, Grimmen, Bad Doberan, Guestrow, Teterow, Malchin, Demmin and Greifswald.ANNEX I1. In Bundesland Niedersachsen, the Kreise: Stade, Rotenburg, Harburg, Soltau-Fallingbostel, Lueneburg, Emsland, Cloppenburg, Vechta, Diepholz and Osnabrueck.2. In Bundesland Baden-Wuerttemberg, the Kreise: Ostalbkreis, Schwaebisch Hall, Rems-Murr, Goeppingen and Heidenheim.3. In Bundesland Bayern, the Kreise, Donau-Ries, Ansbach and Ansbach-Stadt.4. In Bundesland Rheinland-Pfalz, the Kreise: Germersheim, Suedliche Weinstrasse and the Stadt Landau id Pfalz.5. In Bundesland Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the Kreise: Rostock, Rostock Stadt, Ribnitz-Damgarten, Stralsund, Stralsund Stadt, Grimmen, Bad Doberan, Guestrow, Teterow, Malchin, Demmin and Greifswald.ANNEX IISEROLOGICAL SCREENING FOR ANTIBODIES TO CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER (HC VIRUS) CHAPTER I Screening in areas outside the areas described in Annex I. The German authorities shall carry out a serological screening programme which samples the equivalent of 5 % of the national sow and boar populations each year (100 000 samples per annum).The screening programme shall, where possible, make use of serum samples collected during the national programme for the eradication of Aujeszy's disease. It will also concentrate on the herds or animals most likely to be at risk from classical swine fever:- small breeding herds near towns or on farms where sows are fattened for slaughter and may have been fed with swill,- boars used for natural service, particularly boars used on several farms,- herds in areas containing wild boar.- herds in Regieringsbezirke that have recorded classical swine fever outbreaks since 1 January 1993.CHAPTER II Screening in areas described in Annex I. All herds containing breeding animals shall be screened every 60 days. Within each herd sows should be sampled at random. The numbers of sows to be tested shall be as follows:- in small herds (up to 40 sows) a sample of 21 sows,- in larger herds (40 sows or more) a sample of 27 sows.ANNEX IIICHAPTER I 1. In Bundesland Niedersachsen, Regierungsbezirk Lueneburg, the Kreise: Harburg, Lueneburg, Soltau-Failingbostel, UElzen.2. In Bundesland Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the Kreise: Rostock and Ribnitz-Damgarten.3. In Bundesland Rheinland-Pfalz, Regierungsbezirk Rheinhessen-Pfalz, the Kreises: Pirmasens, Suedliche Weinstrasse and Germersheim.CHAPTER II 1. Culling and hunting of feral pigs can only be organized with the prior consultation and approval of the competent authority and take place under its control.2. All feral pigs found dead or shot are subject to laboratory examination for classical swine fever. Following this sampling, the carcase shall be treated as high risk material as defined in Article 3 of Council Directive 90/667/EEC (1).3. Measures taken to reduce the population of feral pigs shall ensure that possibly infected feral pigs are not dispersed outside the area.4. Domestic pigs shall be confined in such a way that direct and indirect contact between them and feral pigs is impossible.(1) OJ No L 363, 27. 12. 1990, p. 51. +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;trade restriction;obstacle to trade;restriction on trade;trade barrier;pigmeat;pork;health certificate,17 +1908,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3237/81 of 12 November 1981 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1842/81 laying down detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1188/81 relating to general rules for granting refunds adjusted in the case of cereals exported in the form of certain spirituous beverages. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1949/81 (2), and in particular Articles 16 (6) and 24 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1188/81 of 28 April 1981 laying down general rules for granting refunds adjusted in the case of cereals exported in the form of certain spirituous beverages and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds and amending Regulation (EEC) No 3035/80 concerning certain products not covered by Annex II to the Treaty (3), and in particular Article 12 thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1842/81 (4) prescribes the detailed rules to be applied when granting refunds in the case of cereals exported in the form of certain spirituous beverages;Whereas Article 26 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2646/81 (6), provides for the advance payment of refunds when products have been placed in a victualling warehouse; whereas in such cases the warehouse-keeper must undertake to use the products as supplies for victualling within the Community; whereas such supplies are treated as exports for refund purposes; whereas the beverages covered by Regulation (EEC) No 1842/81 should be considered as having been exported when being placed in such warehouses;Whereas it may happen that products for victualling do not reach their destination; whereas, in such cases, the refund should be repaid or a fixed amount should be paid; whereas for such products the provisions of Articles 26 to 29 of Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79 should apply;Whereas the most recent information available to the Commission is that the definitions in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 1842/81 do not take proper account of existing practices in Member States producing whisky; whereas the Regulation shall consequently be amended;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. Regulation (EEC) No 1842/81 is hereby amended as follows:1. The following paragraph is added to Article 12:2. Article 17 is replaced by the following:(a) “grain whisky” means whisky made from 15 % barley or an equivalent quantity of malt and 85 % cereals;(b) “malt whisky” means whisky made exclusively from malt;(c) “Irish pot-still whiskey”means whisky made from barley and malt, with at least one-third malt;(d) the percentage of the various types of cereals employed in the manufacture of the spirituous beverages referred to in Article 13 (2) shall be determined taking account of the total quantities of the various types of cereals employed for the manufacture of the spirituous beverages referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1188/81.’ This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. (2) shall apply with effect from 1 July 1981. (1) shall apply, on application by the party concerned, with effect from the same date.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 November 1981.For the CommissionPoul DALSAGERMember of the Commission(1)  OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.(2)  OJ No L 198, 20. 7. 1981, p. 2.(3)  OJ No L 121, 5. 5. 1981, p. 3.(4)  OJ No L 183, 4. 7. 1981, p. 10.(5)  OJ No L 317, 12. 12. 1979, p. 1.(6)  OJ No L 259, 12. 9. 1981, p. 10. +",manufactured feedingstuffs;compound feedingstuff;industrial feedingstuffs;oil cake;protein feed;cereal product;cereal preparation;processed cereal product;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;alcoholic beverage;fermented beverage;spirituous beverage,17 +37051,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 281/2009 of 6 April 2009 suspending the application of import duties on certain quantities of industrial sugar for the 2009/2010 marketing year. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 142, in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,Whereas:(1) Under Article 142 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, in order to guarantee the supplies necessary for the production of the products referred to in Article 62(2) of that Regulation, the Commission may suspend, in whole or in part, the application of import duties for certain quantities of sugar.(2) In order to ensure that the supplies necessary for the production of the products referred to in Article 62(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 are available at a price corresponding to the world price, a complete suspension of import duties on sugar intended for the production of those products is in the Community’s interest for the 2009/2010 marketing year, for a quantity corresponding to half of its industrial sugar needs.(3) The quantities of industrial import sugar for the 2009/2010 marketing year should therefore be set accordingly.(4) The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,. For the 2009/2010 marketing year, the suspension of the import duties shall be applied for a quantity of 400 000 tonnes of industrial sugar falling within CN code 1701. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 October 2009.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 6 April 2009.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1. +",sugar industry;sugar manufacture;sugar refinery;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sugar;fructose;fruit sugar,17 +638,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2397/86 of 30 July 1986 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1303/83 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import licences and advance fixing certificates for products processed from fruit and vegetables. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1838/86 (2), and in particular Articles 14 (3) and 15 (4) thereof,Whereas, in the table in Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1303/83 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1846/86 (4), the wording of the section headed 'Description' is not sufficiently precise; whereas this imprecision should be corrected so as to avoid any ambiguity;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,. In the table in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 1303/83, the wording relating to subheading ex 07.02 B of the Common Customs Tariff is replaced by the following:1.2.3 // // // // CCT heading No // NIMEXE code // Description // // // // ex 07.02 B // 07.02-20 // Peas, including chick-peas, whether or not cooked, preserved by freezing // // // This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 July 1986.For the CommissionFrans ANDRIESSENVice-President(1) OJ No L 49, 27. 2. 1986, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 159, 14. 6. 1986, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 138, 27. 5. 1983, p. 25.(4) OJ No L 159, 14. 6. 1986, p. 19. +",import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;fruit product;fruit must;fruit pulp;grape must;jam;marmalade;preserves;vegetable product;pickles;sauerkraut;tomato concentrate;tomato paste;vegetable pulp,17 +5151,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 790/2010 of 7 September 2010 amending Annexes VII, X and XI to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption (1), and in particular the first and second subparagraphs of Article 32(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 lays down animal and public health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption.(2) Article 19 of that Regulation provides that processed animal protein and other processed products that could be used as feed material are to be placed on the market only if they comply with certain requirements. In this respect, Annex VII to that Regulation sets out specific hygiene requirements for the processing and placing on the market of such products.(3) In addition, Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 provides that the importation into, and the transit through the Union of the products referred to in Annex VII may take place only if such products comply with certain requirements. Those requirements include that the products must come from a third country or parts of third countries on a list to be drawn up and updated in accordance with the procedure referred to in that Article, except where Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 provides otherwise.(4) Colostrum is a feed material of animal origin, within the meaning of the definition laid down in point 23 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002.(5) Part A of Chapter V of Annex VII to that Regulation does not set out any specific requirements for the production of colostrum or colostrum products. That Part only sets out the general principle that colostrum must be produced under conditions offering adequate guarantees as regards animal health.(6) In addition, Part B of Chapter V of Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 does not set out specific requirements for the importation of colostrum and colostrum products and the Commission has not laid down any list of third countries or parts of third countries from which imports of colostrum are accepted. Accordingly, the importation of colostrum or colostrum products into the European Union is currently not authorised.(7) There is an interest to import into the Union colostrum and colostrum products as feed material for farmed animals and for technical purposes. Economic operators have indicated their interest in the use of colostrum and colostrum products for the production of feed material and for technical purposes.(8) The demand for such products from economic operators should be met and rules should therefore be laid down for the importation of such animal by-products. However, colostrum is an animal by-product which may pose a risk for the transmission of certain diseases, such as foot-and-mouth disease, tuberculosis, brucellosis and enzootic-bovine-leukosis to susceptible animals. In order to safeguard animal health, the importation of colostrum and colostrum products should therefore be subject to certain conditions.(9) In accordance with the first paragraph of Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 the provisions applicable to the importation of products referred to in Annex VII to that Regulation from third countries are not to be more favourable or less favourable than those applicable to the production and marketing of those products in the Union. The specific requirements set out for the importation of whey and colostrum or colostrum products should therefore also apply to the production and placing on the market of those animal by-products in the Union.(10) The opinion of the European Food Safety Authority, adopted on 29 March 2006, related to the animal health risks of feeding animals with ready-to-use dairy products without further treatment (2), confirmed that specific hygiene requirements and treatments for milk and milk-based products are to be established to limit the risk of transmitting infectious diseases, in particular through feeding of milk or milk products to animals of species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease. In the absence of suitable scientific data, the aforementioned opinion does not recommend any treatment which would provide the necessary guarantees that the considered pathogens are effectively inactivated in colostrum while preserving antibodies contained therein.(11) In the absence of approved treatments and in order to prevent the transmission of possible animal diseases through colostrum and colostrum products, it is appropriate to establish health requirements for those animal by-products based on guarantees at origin.(12) In particular, as regards foot-and-mouth disease prevention, colostrum and colostrum products should be obtained from animals free of foot-and-mouth disease and not at risk of contracting this disease. Imports of colostrum and colostrum products should therefore be limited to bovine colostrum and its products from countries approved for imports of raw milk. Imports of colostrum and colostrum products should be limited to bovine colostrum and its products from countries where the risk of foot-and-mouth disease is limited.(13) Commission Decision 2004/438/EC of 29 April 2004 laying down animal and public health and veterinary certifications conditions for introduction in the Community of heat-treated milk, milk-based products and raw milk intended for human consumption (3) provides that Member States are to authorise imports of raw milk and raw milk-based products only from the third countries listed in column A of Annex I thereto. The list of third countries from which the importation into the Union of colostrum and colostrum products should be authorised should therefore be the same as the list of third countries set out in column A of Annex I to Decision 2004/438/EC. Chapter V of Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 should therefore refer to that list.(14) The health status with regard to bovine tuberculosis, bovine brucellosis and enzootic-bovine-leukosis of the herds from which colostrum and colostrum products originate should also be taken into account, in particular where such animal by-products are intended for feeding animals or the production of certain technical products. The herds from which colostrum and colostrum products originate should be free of those diseases.(15) Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (4) applies to intra-Union trade in bovine animals and sets out provisions for recognising herds as being disease-free. It lays down the definitions for officially tuberculosis-free bovine herds, officially brucellosis-free bovine herds and officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free herds. The requirements for placing on the market and importation of colostrum and colostrum products should therefore take account of those definitions.(16) Colostrum and colostrum products should have undergone a primary high temperature short term treatment for their preservation. In addition, the placing on the market, including the importation, of such animal by-products should only be allowed if they originate from animals that do not show clinical signs of any disease communicable through colostrum to humans or animals. Colostrum and colostrum products should therefore be produced from bovine animals kept in areas for which guarantees can be provided that foot-and-mouth disease has not occurred within at least one incubation period of 21 days after the collection and before such colostrum or colostrum products are placed on the market in Member States.(17) Part A of Chapter V of Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 provides that whey to be fed to animals of species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease and produced from milk treated in accordance with the rules set out therein must be collected at least 16 hours after milk clotting and its pH must be recorded as below 6,0 before transport to animal holdings.(18) Chapter 2 of Annex X to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 sets out a single model health certificate for milk and milk products not intended for human consumption originating in third countries for dispatch to or for transit through the European Union. That model certificate should be amended in order to cover also colostrum and colostrum products, as well as to reflect the new rules concerning whey.(19) Annex XI to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 sets out lists of third countries from which Member States may authorise imports of certain animal by-products not intended for human consumption. Part I of that Annex should be amended to take account of the rules for the importation of colostrum and colostrum products.(20) Cameroon applied for the authorisation for imports of apiculture animal by-products. Cameroon is already authorised for the imports of honey for human consumption. Part XII of Annex XI should be amended appropriately and Cameroon should be authorised for the imports of apiculture animal by-products.(21) Annexes VII, X and XI to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 should therefore be amended accordingly.(22) A transitional period should be provided for after the date of entry into force of this Regulation, in order to provide the necessary time for stakeholders to comply with the new rules and to allow for the continued importation into the European Union of the animal by-products concerned, as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002, before the amendments introduced by this Regulation.(23) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Annexes VII, X and XI to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. Consignments of milk and milk products not intended for human consumption accompanied by a health certificate completed and signed in accordance with the appropriate model set out in Chapter 2 of Annex X to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 before the date of entry into force of this Regulation shall continue to be accepted for importation into the Union until 30 September 2010, where those certificates were completed and signed before 31 August 2010. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 September 2010.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 273, 10.10.2002, p. 1.(2)  The EFSA Journal (2006) 347, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 154, 30.4.2004, p. 72.(4)  OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64.ANNEXAnnexes VII, X and XI to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 are amended as follows:1. in Annex VII, Chapter V is amended as follows:(a) the heading is replaced by the following:(b) Part A is amended as follows:(i) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:‘3. Whey to be fed to animals of species susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease and produced from milk treated in accordance with paragraph 1 must:(a) either be collected at least 16 hours following milk clotting and its pH must be recorded as below 6,0 before transport to animal holdings; or(b) have been produced at least 21 days before shipping and during that period no case of foot-and-mouth disease has been detected in the Member State of origin.’;(ii) the following paragraph 6 is added:‘6. Colostrum and colostrum products must:6.1. be obtained from bovine animals kept on a holding on which all bovine herds are recognised as officially tuberculosis-free, officially brucellosis-free and officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free as defined in Article 2(2)(d), (f) and (j) of Directive 64/432/EEC;6.2. have been produced at least 21 days before shipping and during that period no case of foot-and-mouth disease has been detected in the Member State of origin;6.3. have undergone a single HTST treatment (1);6.4. comply with the requirements set out in paragraph 4.(c) Part B is amended as follows:(i) paragraph 1.1 is replaced by the following:‘1.1. they come from third countries appearing on the list in Part I(A) of Annex XI;’;(ii) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:‘2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1.4, Member States shall authorise imports of milk and milk products from third countries so authorised in Column “A” of Annex I to Commission Decision 2004/438/EC (2) provided that the milk and milk products have undergone a single HTST treatment and:(a) have not been shipped before a period of at least 21 days has elapsed after production and during that period no case of foot-and-mouth disease has been detected in the exporting third country; or(b) have been presented at an EU border inspection post at least 21 days after production and during that period no case of foot-and-mouth disease has been detected in the exporting third country.(iii) the following paragraph 2a is inserted:‘2a. Member States shall authorise imports of colostrum or colostrum products of bovine animals provided that:2a.1. they come from a third country appearing on the list in Part I(B) of Annex XI;2a.2. they comply with the conditions set out in paragraphs 1.2 and 1.3;2a.3. they have undergone a single HTST treatment (3) and:(a) have not been shipped before a period of at least 21 days has elapsed after production and during that period no case of foot-and-mouth disease has been detected in the exporting third country; or(b) have been presented at an EU border inspection post at least 21 days after production and during that period no case of foot-and-mouth disease has been detected in the exporting third country;2a.4. they have been obtained from bovine animals subject to regular veterinary inspections to ensure that animals come from holdings on which all bovine herds are:(a) either recognised as officially tuberculosis free and officially brucellosis free as defined in Article 2(2)(d) and (f) of Directive 64/432/EEC or not restricted under the national legislation of the third country of origin of the colostrum regarding eradication of tuberculosis and brucellosis; and(b) either recognised as official enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free as defined in Article 2(2)(j) of Directive 64/432/EEC or included in an official system for the control of enzootic-bovine-leukosis and there has been no evidence as a result of clinical and laboratory testing of this disease in the herd during the past two years;2a.5. after completion of the processing, every precaution has been taken to prevent contamination of the colostrum or colostrum products;2a.6. the final product has been labelled so as to indicate that it contains Category 3 material and is not intended for human consumption, and that it has been:(a) packed in new containers; or(b) transported in bulk in containers or other means of transport that before use were thoroughly cleansed and disinfected using a disinfectant approved for the purpose by the competent authority.2. in Annex X, Chapter 2 is replaced by the following:3. Annex XI is amended as follows:(a) Part I is replaced by the following:A. Milk and milk products:B. Colostrum and colostrum products:(b) Part XII is replaced by the following:— “(CM) Cameroon” ’.(1)HTST= High Temperature Short Time pasteurisation at 72 °C for at least 15 seconds or equivalent pasteurisation effect achieving a negative reaction to a phosphatase test in bovine milk.’(2)  OJ L 154, 30.4.2004, p. 72.’;(3)HTST= High Temperature Short Time pasteurisation at 72 °C for at least 15 seconds or equivalent pasteurisation effect achieving a negative reaction to a phosphatase test in bovine milk.’;(4)  Delete as appropriate. +",veterinary inspection;veterinary control;foodstuffs legislation;regulations on foodstuffs;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;consumer protection;consumer policy action plan;consumerism;consumers' rights;by-product,17 +907,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 482/77 of 8 March 1977 concluding the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco concerning certain wine originating in Morocco and entitled to a designation of origin. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,Whereas the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco was signed on 27 April 1976;Whereas the Interim Agreement (1) signed on the same day entered into force on 1 July 1976 for the purpose of the advance implementation of the trade provisions of the Cooperation Agreement;Whereas an Agreement should be concluded in the form of an exchange of letters, as provided for in Article 21 (2) of the abovementioned Cooperation Agreement and Article 14 (2) of the abovementioned Interim Agreement concerning the application of the arrangements provided for in the said Articles in respect of wine entitled to a designation of origin under Moroccan law and exempt from customs duties on importation into the Community, within the limits of an annual Community tariff quota of 50 000 hectolitres,. The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco concerning the application of the arrangements provided for in Article 21 (2) of the Cooperation Agreement and Article 14 (2) of the Interim Agreement, in respect of wine entitled to a designation of origin under Moroccan law and exempt from customs duties on importation into the Community, within the limits of an annual Community tariff quota of 50 000 hectolitres, is hereby concluded on behalf of the Community.The text of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters is annexed to this Regulation. The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement for the purpose of binding the Community (2). This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 8 March 1977.For the CouncilThe PresidentD. OWEN(1)  OJ No L 141, 28. 5. 1976, p. 98.(2)  The General Secretariat of the Council will arrange for the signing date of the Agreement to be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;Morocco;Kingdom of Morocco;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;wine;tariff agreement,17 +41182,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 373/2012 of 30 April 2012 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 May 2012. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 1 May 2012 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 1 May 2012, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 April 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 1 May 2012CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I16.4.2012-27.4.20121. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/tonne)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 235,50 185,78 — — —Fob price USA — — 256,98 246,98 226,98Gulf of Mexico premium — 19,34 — — —Great Lakes premium 43,27 — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 17,74 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: 51,53 EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +5029,"2010/222/: Commission Decision of 19 April 2010 on the European Commission becoming a partner in the Global Bioenergy Partnership. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Whereas:(1) The European Union has stated goals in the energy sector of increasing security of supply and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from its energy use by increasing the use of renewable energy. Bioenergy forms an important part of the renewable energy strategy. The Union pursues sustainable production of biomass and has adopted sustainability criteria for biofuels and bioliquids.(2) In the context of its cooperation with international partners, including developing countries, the Commission is actively engaging in energy dialogues and other forms of cooperation on energy issues. The benefits of bioenergy will only reach their full potential if other countries also pursue bioenergy strategies and implement them in a sustainable manner. The realisation of sustainable energy production can be significantly accelerated by appropriate international frameworks.(3) In the G8 Gleneagles Plan of Action of 2005 the G8 endorsed the launch of a Global Bioenergy Partnership to support wider, cost-effective, biomass and biofuels deployment, particularly in developing countries. The Global Bioenergy Partnership has initiated task forces on greenhouse gas methodologies and on sustainability with a view to promoting bioenergy in a sustainable manner.(4) The Chairman of the Global Bioenergy Partnership wrote to President Barroso on 12 April 2007 inviting the Commission to join the Global Bioenergy Partnership and has subsequently repeated this invitation.(5) The Commission will, through its participation in the Global Bioenergy Partnership, be better able to coordinate its relevant international activities concerning bioenergy and related sustainability issues.(6) The Global Bioenergy Partnership relies on contributions from members. Such contributions are made on a voluntary basis and the decision to participate does not commit the Commission to financial contributions to common budgets,. The European Commission (hereafter referred to as ‘the Commission’) shall participate as a partner in the Global Bioenergy Partnership. The Commissioner for Energy, or his designated representative, is authorised to sign the Terms of Reference for the Global Bioenergy Partnership on behalf of the Commission.. Done at Brussels, 19 April 2010.For the CommissionGünther OETTINGERMember of the Commission +",non-governmental organisation;NGO;non-governmental international organisation;non-governmental international organization;non-governmental organization;non-governmental regional organisation;non-governmental regional organization;non-governmental world organisation;non-governmental world organization;Commission Delegation;bioenergy;biomass energy;the EU's international role;EC participation in an international meeting;EC representation in an international organisation;the Community's international role;the international role of the European Union,17 +11128,"93/530/EEC: Commission Decision of 15 October 1993 amending Decision 93/387/EEC laying down special conditions for the import of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods originating in Morocco. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/492/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and placing on the market of live bivalve molluscs (1), and in particular Article 9 (4) thereof,Whereas Commission Decision 93/287/EEC of 7 June 1993 laying down special conditions for the import of live bivalve molluscs, echinorderms, tunicates and marine gastropods originating in Morocco (2) establishes the list of the dispatch establishments approved for export to the European Community;Whereas the Moroccan competent authorities officially approved additional dispatch establishments in accordance with Article 9 (3) (c) of Directive 91/492/EEC;Whereas point I of Annex C to Decision 93/387/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. Point I in Annex C to Decision 93/387/EEC is hereby replaced as follows:'I. Dispatch establishments/* Tables: see OJ */This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 October 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 166, 8. 7. 1993, p. 40. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;import;Morocco;Kingdom of Morocco;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;mollusc;cephalopod;shellfish;squid;health certificate,17 +1356,"92/493/EEC: Commission Decision of 12 October 1992 accepting undertakings offered in connection with the review of anti-dumping measures applicable to certain imports of monosodium glutamate originating in Indonesia and terminating the investigation. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 of 11 July 1988 on protection against dumped or subsidized imports from countries not members of the European Economic Community (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,After consultations within the Advisory Committee as provided for under the above Regulation,Whereas:I. PREVIOUS PROCEDURE(1) By Regulation (EEC) No 1798/90 (2), the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty of ECU 0,510 per kilogram on imports of monosodium glutamate originating, inter alia, in Indonesia, with the exception of imports from one Indonesian company from which a price undertaking was accepted by the Commission.II. REVIEW(2) In April and July 1991 the Commission received letters from PT Indomiwon Citra Inti and PT Cheil Samsung Astra, two unrelated Indonesian manufacturers of monosodium glutamate, stating their intention to export the product concerned to the Community in the near future, that these exports would be subject to the abovementioned duty and that neither of these companies had produced or exported during the original period of investigation.(3) Furthermore, from the information received, it appeared that PT Indomiwon Citra Inti was indirectly related to another Indonesian manufacturer of monosodium glutamate, PT Miwon Indonesia. This latter company cooperated with the Commission during the previous proceeding but did not export the product concerned to the Community during the original period of investigation. Given this indirect relationship, it was decided that the review for PT Indomiwon Citra Inti should also cover PT Miwon Indonesia, which agreed to cooperate.(4) By a notice published on 5 November 1991 (3) the Commission, after consultation within the Advisory Committee and in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88, initiated a review of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/90 as it concerned the three Indonesian companies mentioned in recitals 2 and 3 above.(5) Accordingly, the Commission reopened the investigation and questionnaires were sent to the three manufacturers concerned, the replies being verified at their premises in Indonesia.(6) The investigation period for the review was 1 January to 30 September 1991.III. RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION1. Newcomers(7) The investigation showed that PT Cheil Samsung Astra and PT Indomiwon Citra Inti were established and started operations well after the end of the previous investigation period and did not export the product concerned to the Community during that period. In addition, it was found that these two companies had no link of any sort with the Indonesian exporters involved in the previous investigation for which dumping was found. Furthermore, it was also found that PT Cheil Samsung Astra is already exporting monosodium glutamate to the Community and PT Indomiwon Citra Inti has the firm intention to do so as demonstrated by a distribution agreement signed with an importer in the Community. As to PT Miwon Indonesia, it was found that this company had never exported the product concerned to the Community nor could show any firm intention to do so in the near future. In these circumstances, only PT Cheil Samsung Astra and PT Indomiwon Citra Inti can be recognized as newcomers for which a review of the measures in force is warranted.2. Product under investigation, like product(8) The product under investigation is the same as that in the proceeding which led to Regulation (EEC) No 1798/90, i.e. monosodium glutamate produced in the form of crystals of various sizes, falling within CN code ex 2922 42 00.3. Normal value(9) Since most sales of the like product by PT Indomiwon Citra Inti and PT Cheil Samsung Astra on their domestic market were made at a loss during the investigation period, normal value was constructed. As trade in the Community market for monosodium glutamate is mainly in large packing sizes (15 kg and over), the Commission established the constructed normal value on this basis.(10) In constructing normal value, the Commission based manufacturing costs on the companies' own costs and added a reasonable amount for selling, general and administrative expenses and profit.The amount for selling, general and administrative expenses and profit was calculated by reference to the expenses incurred and profit realised by PT Miwon Indonesia on profitable domestic sales of the like product. The latter company was the only manufacturer known to have profitable sales in the Indonesian market in quantities which could be considered representative.4. Export price(11) Since, during the investigation period, only one of the companies concerned exported monosodium glutamate to the Community and these exports were only made in small quantities, no reliable export price could be established on the basis of these exports, for the product under consideration.5. Injury(12) Since this review was limited to changed circumstances concerning certain Indonesian producers, the injury findings established in Regulation (EEC) No 1798/90 are considered still valid.6. Measures(13) It is clear that if the export prices of the monosodium glutamate sold for export to the Community by the two companies concerned at least equal their normal value for the like product, no dumping would exist.(14) However, the normal values as established for the two companies concerned and adjusted to take account of costs incurred in conveying the goods to the Community frontier, were found to exceed the injury threshold established in the previous investigation. It is therefore considered that the measures to be imposed in respect of the imports to the Community of monosodium glutamate produced by PT Indomiwon Citra Inti and PT Cheil Samsung Astra should be limited to ensuring that the product concerned is not sold at a price less than the injury threshold.(15) Accordingly, it was considered appropriate that PT Indomiwon Citra Inti and PT Cheil Samsung Astra be subject to an individual variable anti-dumping duty equal to the difference between the price required to remove the injury established in the original investigation and their export prices, cif Community frontier, duty unpaid.(16) As to the situation of PT Miwon Indonesia, since this company, as mentioned in recital 7 above, has neither exported to the Community during the investigation period nor shown any intention to do so in the future, it should continue to be subject to the duty presently in force.IV. UNDERTAKINGS(17) Following the disclosure of the above findings to the companies concerned, undertakings were offered by PT Indomiwon Citra Inti and PT Cheil Samsung Astra in respect of their exports to the Community. By these undertakings, a minimum price is set at the level of the injury threshold which will prevent any injurious effect of dumping being caused to the Community industry concerned. As the Commission considers that it is administratively feasible to monitor the undertakings efficiently, it has concluded that they should be accepted.Moreover, in case of violation of these price undertakings, the Commission can impose provisional duties immediately and the Council can subsequently impose definitive duties based on the facts established in the present investigation.(18) No objection was raised within the Advisory Committee to the acceptance of the undertakings.(19) The Community industry concerned was informed of the main facts and considerations on the basis of which the Commission intended to accept the undertakings and did not object to them.(20) The Council has accordingly decided by Regulation (EEC) No 2966/92 (4), to exclude imports of the product concerned from PT Indomiwon Citra Inti and PT Cheil Samsung Astra from the applicability of the anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of the product concerned originating in Indonesia,. The price undertakings offered by PT Indomiwon Citra Inti and PT Cheil Samsung Astra in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of monosodium glutamate falling within CN code ex 2922 42 00 (Taric code 2922 42 00*10) originating , inter alia, in Indonesia are hereby accepted. The review investigation in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding referred to in Article 1 is hereby terminated.. Done at Brussels, 12 October 1992. For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 167, 30. 6. 1990, p. 1. (3) OJ No C 287, 5. 11. 1991, p. 5. (4) See page 1 of this Official Journal. +",Indonesia;Republic of Indonesia;anti-dumping legislation;anti-dumping code;anti-dumping proceeding;chemical product;chemical agent;chemical body;chemical nomenclature;chemical substance;chemicals;anti-dumping duty;final anti-dumping duty;temporary anti-dumping duty;tariff exemption;exoneration from customs duty;zero duty,17 +5504,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 466/2012 of 1 June 2012 amending the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 on pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding maximum residue limits in foodstuffs of animal origin, as regards the substance clorsulon Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 laying down Community procedures for the establishment of residue limits of pharmacologically active substances in foodstuffs of animal origin, repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 and amending Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council (1), and in particular Article 14 in conjunction with Article 17 thereof,Having regard to the opinion of the European Medicines Agency formulated by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use,Whereas:(1) The maximum residue limit (MRL) for pharmacologically active substances intended for use in the Union in veterinary medicinal products for food-producing animals or in biocidal products used in animal husbandry should be established in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 470/2009.(2) Pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding MRLs in foodstuffs of animal origin are set out in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 of 22 December 2009 on pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding MRLs in foodstuffs of animal origin (2).(3) Clorsulon is currently included in Table 1 of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 as an allowed substance, for bovine species, applicable to muscle, liver and kidney, excluding animals producing milk for human consumption.(4) Ireland has submitted to the European Medicines Agency a request for an opinion for the extrapolation of the existing entry for clorsulon applicable to bovine milk.(5) The Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use (CVMP) has recommended the establishment of a provisional MRL for clorsulon for bovine milk and the removal of the provision banning the use of that substance in animals from which milk is produced for human consumption.(6) The entry for clorsulon in Table 1 of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 should therefore be amended to include the recommended provisional MRL for bovine milk and to remove the existing ban.(7) The provisional MRL for clorsulon set out in that Table should expire on 1 January 2014. The CVMP recommended a two-year period to allow for the completion of scientific studies required to respond to the list of questions addressed by the CVMP to Ireland.(8) It is appropriate to provide for a reasonable period of time for the stakeholders concerned to take measures that may be required to comply with the newly set MRL.(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Veterinary Medicinal Products,. The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 August 2012.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 1 June 2012.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 152, 16.6.2009, p. 11.(2)  OJ L 15, 20.1.2010, p. 1.ANNEXThe entry corresponding to clorsulon in Table 1 of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 is replaced by the following:Pharmacologically active substance Marker residue Animal species MRL Target tissues Other provisions Therapeutic classification‘Clorsulon Clorsulon Bovine 35 μg/kg Muscle Antiparasitic agents/Agents against endoparasites’100 μg/kg Liver200 μg/kg Kidney16 μg/kg Milk Provisional MRL shall expire on 1 January 2014 +",foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban;veterinary drug;veterinary medicines,17 +40215,"Council Regulation (EU) No 999/2011 of 10 October 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof,Having regard to Council Decision 2011/666/CFSP of 10 October 2011 amending Decision 2010/639/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Belarus (1),Having regard to the joint proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 of 18 May 2006 (2) provides for a freezing of the assets of President Lukashenko and certain officials of Belarus.(2) By Regulation (EU) No 588/2011 of 20 June 2011 (3), the Council added further names to the list of persons targeted by the asset freeze. These further names included entities.(3) By Decision 2011/666/CFSP, the Council has decided that a derogation from the asset freeze should be provided, in order to ensure that EU companies are not prohibited from recovering funds owed to them by the listed entities under contracts entered into prior to the listing of those entities.(4) This measure falls within the scope of the Treaty and regulatory action at the level of the Union is therefore necessary in order to give effect to it, in particular with a view to ensuring its uniform application by economic operators in all Member States.(5) Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly,. In Regulation (EC) No 765/2006, the following Article is inserted:‘Article 4aBy way of derogation from Article 2(1), where a payment by a natural or legal person, entity or body listed in Annex I or Annex IA is due under a contract or agreement that was concluded by, or an obligation that arose for the natural or legal person, entity or body concerned before the date on which that person, entity or body had been listed, the competent authorities of the Member States, as indicated on the websites listed in Annex II, may authorise, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, provided that:(i) the competent authority concerned has determined that the payment is not, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of a person, entity or body listed in Annex I or Annex IA; and(ii) the Member State concerned has, at least 2 weeks prior to the grant of the authorisation, notified the other Member States and the Commission of that determination and its intention to grant the authorisation.’. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 10 October 2011.For the CouncilThe PresidentC. ASHTON(1)  See page 17 of this Official Journal.(2)  OJ L 134, 20.5.2006, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 161, 21.6.2011, p. 1. +",liberalisation of trade;elimination of trade barriers;liberalisation of commerce;liberalization of trade;international sanctions;blockade;boycott;embargo;reprisals;economic sanctions;Belarus;Republic of Belarus;claim;amount receivable;creditor;European undertaking;Community undertaking,17 +40069,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 783/2011 of 5 August 2011 amending Regulation (EU) No 724/2010 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of real-time closures of certain fisheries in the North Sea and Skagerrak. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006 (1), and in particular Article 51(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 724/2010 (2) provides for a catch trigger level of 15 % by weight of juveniles of cod, haddock, saithe and whiting or, if the quantity of cod in the sample exceeds 75 % as compared to the four species in a haul, for a catch trigger level of 10 % by weight of juveniles of those species.(2) In accordance with Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 724/2010 a sample is to be taken when it is estimated that at least 300 kg of cod, haddock, saithe and whiting are present in one haul.(3) As stated at the Fisheries Consultations for 2011 held on 4 December 2010 between the Union and Norway, it is appropriate for the Union to amend the main parameters of the real-time closure system in the North Sea and Skagerrak, i.e. the catch trigger level and the minimum estimated quantity of fish concerned in one haul, in order to render that system more effective.(4) Regulation (EU) No 724/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly.(5) The Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture has delivered no opinion on the measures provided for in this Regulation,. Regulation (EU) No 724/2010 is amended as follows:(1) Article 4 is replaced by the following:(2) in Annex I, point 3 is replaced by the following:‘3. A sample shall be taken when it is estimated that at least 200 kg of any combination of cod, haddock, saithe or whiting are present in one haul.(a) The minimum size of the sample shall be 200 kg of any combination of cod, haddock, saithe or whiting.(b) The sample must be taken in such a way that it reflects the catch composition with respect to the four species.(c) When appropriate due to the size of the catch the sample shall be taken in the beginning, the middle and the end of the catch.’ This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 5 August 2011.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 213, 13.8.2010, p. 1. +",fishery management;fishery planning;fishery system;fishing management;fishing system;management of fish resources;North Sea;fishing controls;inspector of fisheries;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches;cessation of trading;business closure,17 +5143,"87/332/EEC: Commission Decision of 12 June 1987 on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures in Italy (Abruzzi) pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 (Only the Italian text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 of 12 March 1985 on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures (1), and in particular Article 25 (3) thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Article 24 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85, the Italian Government has forwarded Abruzzi Regional Law No 37 of 31 July 1986 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85;Whereas, under Article 25 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85, the Commission has to decide whether the conditions for a financial contribution from the Community are satisfied in the light of the compatibility of the stated provisions with the abovementioned Regulation, and bearing in mind the objectives of the latter and the need to ensure that the various measures are properly related;Whereas under the third subparagraph of Article 2 of the abovementioned Law, and under Circular No 18 922 of 27 October 1986, the regional aids for investments, and in particular those provided for by Regional Laws No 31 of 3 June 1982 and No 25 of 11 April 1985, are subject to the limitations and restrictions provided for in Article 8 (2), (3) and (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85;Whereas the aids provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 are reserved for farmers practising farming as their main occupation in compliance with Article 2 (5) of that Regulation; whereas Article 4 of the abovementioned Law must consequently be applied so that in each case the region actually carries out a check to see whether that condition is satisfied;Whereas the Community financial contribution to the specific aids for young farmers provided for in Article 9 of the Law must be limited to only those cases complying with the criteria laid down in Article 7 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85; whereas only aid granted to young farmers with the vocational training provided for in the third subparagraph of Article 12 of Law No 153 of 9 May 1975, or who have followed the training course provided for in the third indent of the first subparagraph of Article 21 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85, may consequently be reimbursed pursuant to Article 7 of that Regulation;Whereas only the taking over of the legal and financial responsibility or co-responsibility for the management of the holding may be considered as first installation within the meaning of Article 7 and whereas only cases complying with such criteria may be considered eligible;Whereas this Decision does not relate to the authorization provided for in Article 6 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 as regards agricultural cooperatives and whereas the amount of investments provided for in Article 7 of the Regional Law may consequently not exceed 360 000 ECU until such time as a decision is taken under Article 6 of that Regulation;Whereas, subject to the above remarks, the provisions laid down in Abruzzi Regional Law No 37 of 31 July 1986 satisfy the conditions and objectives of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 in so far as they relate to measures governed by that Regulation;Whereas the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,. Abruzzi Regional Law No 37 of 31 July 1986 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 satisfies the conditions governing a Community financial contribution to the common measure provided for in Article 1 of that Regulation, subject to the following conditions:(a) pursuant to Article 2 of the Law, the Region shall ensure that aids to investments are granted only to farmers practising farming as their main occupation within the meaning of Article 2 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85;(b) the amount of investments provided for in Article 7 that may be carried out by cooperatives shall be limited to 360 000 ECU until such time as the Commission decides otherwise pursuant to Article 6 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85;(c) the EAGGF contribution to the aids provided for in Article 9 of the Law in favour of young farmers shall be limited to the aids granted to young farmers- who have the vocational training provided for in the third subparagraph of Article 12 of Law No 153 of 9 May 1975, or who have followed a training course as laid down in the third indent of the first subparagraph of Article 21 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85,- who take over for the first time the legal and financial responsibility or co-responsibility for the management of the holding. This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.. Done at Brussels, 12 June 1987.For the CommissionFrans ANDRIESSENVice-President(1) OJ No L 93, 30. 3. 1985, p. 1. +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;regions of Italy;farm modernisation;farm development;farm modernization;modernisation of agricultural structures;modernisation of farming;farmer;cultivator;holder of a farm;horticulturist;share-cropper;stock breeder;stock owner;winegrower,17 +17974,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1076/98 of 27 May 1998 amending Annex II to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 of 26 June 1990 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1000/98 (2), and in particular Articles 6, 7 and 8 thereof,Whereas, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90, maximum residue limits must be established progressively for all pharmacologically active substances which are used within the Community in veterinary medicinal products intended for administration to food-producing animals;Whereas maximum residue limits should be established only after the examination within the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products of all the relevant information concerning the safety of residues of the substance concerned for the consumer of foodstuffs of animal origin and the impact of residues on the industrial processing of foodstuffs;Whereas, in establishing maximum residue limits for residues of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin, it is necessary to specify the animal species in which residues may be present, the levels which may be present in each of the relevant meat tissues obtained from the treated animal (target tissue) and the nature of the residue which is relevant for the monitoring of residues (marker residue);Whereas, for the control of residues, as provided for in appropriate Community legislation, maximum residue limits should usually be established for the target tissues of liver or kidney, whereas, however, the liver and kidney are frequently removed from carcasses moving in international trade, and maximum residue limits should therefore also always be established for muscle or fat tissues;Whereas, in the case of veterinary medicinal products intended for use in laying birds, lactating animals or honey bees, maximum residue limits must also be established for eggs, milk or honey;Whereas praziquantel, procaine, butorphanol tartrate and 2-aminoethanol should be inserted into Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;Whereas a period of 60 days should be allowed before the entry into force of this Regulation in order to allow Member States to make any adjustment which may be necessary to the authorisations to place the veterinary medicinal products concerned on the market which have been granted in accordance with Council Directive 81/851/EEC (3), as last amended by Directive 93/40/EEC (4), to take account of the provisions of this Regulation;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Veterinary Medicinal Products,. Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 60th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 May 1998.For the CommissionMartin BANGEMANNMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 142, 14. 5. 1998, p. 18.(3)  OJ L 317, 6. 11. 1981, p. 1.(4)  OJ L 214, 24. 8. 1993, p. 31.ANNEXAnnex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is amended as follows:2. Organic compoundsPharmacologically active substance(s) Animal species Other provisions‘2-Aminoethanol All food producing speciesButorphanol tartrate Equidae For intravenous administration onlyPraziquantel EquidaeProcaine All food producing species’ +",food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;veterinary legislation;veterinary regulations;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;waste;refuse;residue;public health;health of the population;veterinary drug;veterinary medicines,17 +20673,"2001/119/EC: Commission Decision of 22 January 2001 amending Decision 2000/532/EC replacing Decision 94/3/EC establishing a list of wastes pursuant to Article 1(a) of Council Directive 75/442/EEC on waste and Council Decision 94/904/EC establishing a list of hazardous waste pursuant to Article 1(4) of Council Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 106). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/689/EEC of 12 December 1991 on hazardous waste(1), as last amended by Directive 94/31/EC(2), and in particular Article 1(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) A Community list of hazardous waste was established by Council Decision 94/904/EC(3) and this Decision has been replaced by Commission Decision 2000/532/EC(4).(2) Several Member States have notified end-of-life vehicles, not drained of liquids or other dangerous components as waste which they consider to display one of more of the properties listed in Annex III to Directive 91/689/EEC and have requested to list them as hazardous waste with the list set up under Article 1(4) of Directive 91/689/EEC.(3) Article 1(4) of Directive 91/689/EEC requires the Commission to examine these notifications from Member States with a view to amending the list of hazardous wastes.(4) The Commission is assisted in this task by the Committee established by Article 18 of Directive 75/442/EEC on waste(5).(5) The measures laid down in this Decision were not in accordance with the opinion expressed by the aforementioned Committee and could therefore not be included in Commission Decision 2000/532/EC.(6) The Council did not take a decision on a proposal from the Commission within the time provided for in Article 18 of Directive 75/442/EEC.(7) Consequently, it falls to the Commission to adopt the proposed measures,. The Annex to Decision 2000/532/EC of 3 May 2000 replacing Commission Decision 94/3/EC establishing a list of wastes pursuant to Article 1(a) of Council Directive 75/442/EEC on waste and Council Decision 94/904/EC establishing a list of hazardous waste pursuant to Article 1(4) of Council Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste is amended as follows:Entry ""16 01 04 discarded vehicles"" is replaced by:"">TABLE>"". This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2002. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 January 2001.For the CommissionMargot WallströmMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 377, 31.12.1991, p. 20.(2) OJ L 168, 2.7.1994, p. 48.(3) OJ L 356, 31.12.1994, p. 14.(4) OJ L 226, 6.9.2000, p. 3.(5) OJ L 194, 25.7.1975, p. 39. +",waste management;landfill site;rubbish dump;waste treatment;standardisation;institute for standardisation;normalisation;standardization;application of EU law;application of European Union law;implementation of Community law;national implementation;national implementation of Community law;national means of execution;dangerous substance;dangerous product;catalogue,17 +7375,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 1122/89 of 27 April 1989 laying down specific measures for the application of certain intervention thresholds in the fruit and vegetables sector for the 1989/90 marketing year. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 89 (2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),Whereas Articles 16 (3a), 16a and 16b of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1119/89 (5), introduce mechanisms for intervention thresholds; whereas, as regards Spain, the switchover to the second phase of accession takes place on 1 January 1990, i.e. during the 1989/90 marketing year for many products in the sector in question; whereas specific detailed rules should therefore be adopted for the application of the abovementioned mechanisms;Whereas such specific detailed rules consist in fixing thresholds for the Community of Ten on the one hand and for Spain on the other hand until 31 December 1989, and then thresholds for the Community with the exception of Portugal for the period from 1 January 1990 to the end of the marketing years of the products in question;Whereas those thresholds should be fixed in accordance with the calculation methods already introduced, as the case may be, by Article 16a of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, by Regulation (EEC) No 2240/88 (6) or by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1121/89 of 27 April 1989 on the introduction of an intervention threshold for apples and cauliflowers (7);Whereas, to assess any overrun in the abovementioned thresholds, the latter should be added to the quantities bought in, in view of the incorporation of the Spanish market from 1 January 1990;Whereas, for Portugal, in view of the specific provisions of the Act of Accession, and in particular Article 265 thereof, provision need not be made during the first stage of the transition for the application of similar measures,. For the 1989/90 marketing year and for the products listed in Article 2, the following shall be fixed:1. for the period from the beginning of the 1989/90 marketing year to 31 December 1989 for each product:- a threshold for the Community of Ten,- a threshold for Spain;2. for the period from 1 January 1990 to the end of the 1989/90 marketing year for each product, a threshold for the Community with the exception of Portugal. 1. As regards the following products, the thresholds provided for in Article 1 shall be fixed in accordance with the calculation methods laid down:- for satsumas, clementines, mandarins and nectarines, in Article 16a of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72,- for peaches, oranges and lemons, in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2240/88,- for apples, in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1121/89,- for cauliflowers, in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1121/89,2. As regards tomatoes, the thresholds provided for in Article 1 shall be:- for the Community of Ten, that indicated in Article 16 (3a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72,- for Spain, 10 % of the average production intended to be consumed fresh in the last five marketing years for which data are available. Where the sum of the quantities of one of the products referred to in Article 2 bought in Spain, on the one hand, and in the Community of Ten, on the other hand, pursuant to Articles 15, 15a, 15b, 19 and 19a of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 during the 1989/90 marketing year exceeds the sum of the intervention thresholds fixed for that product, for all or part of that marketing year, the basic and buying-in prices fixed for that product for the 1990/91 marketing year shall be reduced by 1 % for every:- 3 100 tonnes for satsumas,- 8 100 tonnes for clementines,- 2 800 tonnes for mandarins,- 2 900 tonnes for nectarines,- 22 700 tonnes for peaches,- 36 800 tonnes for oranges,- 11 000 tonnes for lemons,- 78 800 tonnes for apples,- 18 500 tonnes for cauliflowers,- 28 300 tonnes for tomatoes,by which the intervention threshold is exceeded. The provisions for applying this Regulation and in particular the levels of the thresholds shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 33 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 27 April 1989.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. BARRIONUEVO PEÑA(1) OJ No C 82, 3. 4. 1989, p. 60.(2) Opinion delivered on 13 April 1989 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(3) Opinion delivered on 31 March 1989 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(4) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1.(5) See page 12 of this Official Journal.(6) OJ No L 198, 26. 7. 1988, p. 9.(7) See page 21 of this Official Journal. +",stone fruit;apricot;cherry;mirabelle;nectarine;peach;plum;guarantee threshold;citrus fruit;citron;clementine;grapefruit;lemon;mandarin orange;orange;pomelo;tangerine,17 +33498,"2007/394/EC: Commission Decision of 7 June 2007 amending Council Directive 90/377/EEC with regard to the methodology to be applied for the collection of gas and electricity prices charged to industrial end-users (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/377/EEC concerning a Community procedure to improve the transparency of gas and electricity prices charged to industrial end-users (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,Whereas:(1) Directive 90/377/EEC sets out details concerning the form, content and all other features of the information to be provided by undertakings which supply gas or electricity to industrial end-users.(2) The methodology used to collect price information needs to be kept up to date to reflect the reality of competitive markets for electricity and gas developed under Directive 2003/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 96/92/EC (2) and Directive 2003/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 98/30/EC (3), including the fact that several suppliers are now active in each market.(3) Directive 90/377/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee referred to in Article 7 of Directive 90/377/EEC,. Article 1The Annexes to Directive 90/377/EEC are replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 7 June 2007.For the CommissionAndris PIEBALGSMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 185, 17.7.1990, p. 16 to 24. Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/108/EC (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 414).(2)  OJ L 176, 15.7.2003, p. 37. Directive as last amended by Council Decision 2006/653/EC (OJ L 270, 29.9.2006, p. 72).(3)  OJ L 176, 15.7.2003, p. 57.ANNEXANNEX IGAS PRICESGas prices for industrial end-users (1) to be collected and compiled according to the following methodology:(a) Prices to be reported are prices paid by industrial end-users buying natural gas distributed through mains for their own use.(b) All industrial uses of gas are considered. However, the system excludes consumers who use gas:— for electricity generation in power plants or in CHP plants,— in non-energy uses (e.g. in the chemical industry),— above 4 000 000 gigajoule (GJ) per year.(c) Prices recorded to be based on a system of standard consumption bands defined by a range of annual gas consumption.(d) Prices will be collected twice per year, at the beginning of each six-month period, (January and July) and will refer to the average prices paid by industrial end-users for gas over the previous six months. The first communication of price data to the Statistical Office of the European Communities will refer to the situation on 1 January 2008.(e) Prices must be expressed in national currency per gigajoule. The unit of energy used is measured on the basis of the gross calorific value (GCV).(f) Prices must include all charges payable: network charges plus energy consumed minus any rebates or premiums, plus other charges (meter rental, standing charges, etc.). Initial connection charges are not to be included.(g) Prices are to be recorded as national average prices.(h) The Member States develop and implement cost-effective procedures to ensure a representative data compilation system based on the following rules:— Prices will represent weighted average prices, using the market shares of the gas supply undertakings surveyed as weighting factors. Arithmetic average prices will be provided only when weighted figures cannot be calculated. In either case, Member States will ensure that a representative share of the national market is covered by the survey.— Market shares should be based on the quantity of gas invoiced by the gas supply undertakings to industrial end-users. If possible, the market shares will be calculated separately for each band. The information used for calculating weighted average prices will be managed by Member States, respecting confidentiality rules.— In the interest of confidentiality, data relating to prices will be communicated only where there are, in the Member State concerned, at least three end-users in each of the categories referred to under point (j).(i) Three levels of prices are to be provided:— Prices excluding taxes and levies.— Prices excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes.— Prices including all taxes, levies and VAT.(j) Gas prices will be surveyed for the following categories of industrial end-user:Industrial End-User Annual gas consumption (GJ)Lowest HighestBand-I1 < 1 000Band-I2 1 000 < 10 000Band-I3 10 000 < 100 000Band-I4 100 000 < 1 000 000Band-I5 1 000 000 <= 4 000 000(k) Once every two years, together with the January price reporting, information about the compilation system applied will be communicated to the Statistical Office of the European Communities and particularly: a description of the survey and its scope (number of supply undertakings surveyed, aggregated percentage of the market represented, etc.) and the criteria used to calculate weighted average prices as well as the aggregated consumption volumes represented by each band. The first communication related to the compilation system shall concern the situation on 1 January 2008.(l) Once per year, together with the January price reporting, information about the main average characteristics and factors affecting the prices reported for each consumption band will be communicated to the Statistical Office of the European Communities.— Average load factors for industrial end-users corresponding to each consumption band calculated on the basis of the total energy supplied and average maximum demand.— A description on discounts given for interruptible supplies.— A description of standing charges, meter rentals or any other charges relevant at national level.(m) Once per year, together with the January reporting, the rates and method of calculation as well as a description of the taxes levied on gas sales to industrial end-users should also be reported. The description must include any non-tax levy covering system costs and public service obligations.— Taxes, levies, non-tax levies, fees and any other fiscal charges not identified in the invoices provided to industrial end-users. The items described under this point will be included under the reported figures for the price level: “Prices excluding taxes and levies”.— Taxes and levies identified in the invoices provided to industrial end-users and considered as non-recoverable. The items described under this point will therefore be included under the reported figures for the price level: “Prices excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes”.— Value Added Tax (VAT) and other recoverable taxes identified in the invoices provided to industrial end-users. The items described under this point will be included under the reported figures for the price level: “Prices including all taxes, levies and VAT”.— Value Added Tax.— Concession fees. This usually refers to licences and fees for the occupation of land and public or private property by networks or other gas devices.— Environmental taxes or levies. This usually refers either to the promotion of renewable energy sources or CHP or as a burden for CO2, SO2 or another agent emissions related to climate change.— Other taxes or levies linked with the energy sector: public service obligations/charges, levies to financing energy regulatory authorities, etc.— Other taxes or levies not linked with the energy sector: national, local or regional fiscal taxes on energy consumed, taxes on gas distribution, etc.(n) In Member States where one company covers all the industrial sales, the information may be communicated by that company. In Member States where more than one company operates, the information should be communicated by an independent statistical body.ANNEX IIELECTRICITY PRICESElectricity prices for industrial end-users (2) to be collected and compiled according to the following methodology:(a) Prices to be reported are prices paid by industrial end-users buying electricity for their own use.(b) All industrial uses of electricity are considered.(c) Prices recorded to be based on a system of standard consumption bands defined by a range of annual electricity consumption.(d) Prices will be collected twice per year, at the beginning of each six-month period, (January and July) and will refer to the average prices paid by the industrial end-user for electricity over the previous six months. The first communication of price data to the Statistical Office of the European Communities will refer to the situation on 1 January 2008.(e) Prices must be expressed in national currency per kWh.(f) Prices must include all charges payable: network charges plus energy consumed minus any rebates or premiums, plus other charges (capacity charges, commercialisation, meter rental, etc.). Initial connection charges are not to be included.(g) Prices are to be recorded as national average prices.(h) The Member States develop and implement cost-effective procedures to ensure a representative data compilation system based on the following rules:— Prices will represent weighted average prices, using the market share of the electricity supply undertakings surveyed as weighting factors. Arithmetic average prices will be provided only when weighted figures cannot be calculated. In either case, Member States will ensure that a representative share of the national market is covered in the survey.— Market shares should be based on the quantity of electricity invoiced by electricity supply undertakings to industrial end-users. If possible, the market shares will be calculated separately for each band. The information used for calculating weighted average prices will be managed by Member States, respecting confidentiality rules.— In the interest of confidentiality, data relating to prices will be communicated only where there are, in the Member State concerned, at least three end-users in each of the categories referred to under point (j).(i) Three levels of prices are to be provided:— Prices excluding taxes and levies.— Prices excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes.— Prices including all taxes, levies and VAT.(j) Electricity prices will be surveyed for the following categories of industrial end-user:Industrial End-User Annual electricity consumption (MWh)Lowest HighestBand-IA < 20Band-IB 20 < 500Band-IC 500 < 2 000Band-ID 2 000 < 20 000Band-IE 20 000 < 70 000Band-IF 70 000 <= 150 000(k) Once every two years, together with the January price reporting, information about the compilation system applied will be communicated to the Statistical Office of the European Communities and particularly: a description of the survey and its scope (number of supply undertakings surveyed, aggregated percentage of the market represented, etc.) and the criteria used to calculate the weighted average prices as well as the aggregated consumption volumes represented by each band. The first communication related to the compilation system shall concern the situation on 1 January 2008.(l) Once per year, together with the January price reporting, information about the main average characteristics and factors affecting the prices reported for each consumption band will be communicated to the Statistical Office of the European Communities.— Average load factors for industrial end-users corresponding to each consumption band calculated on the basis of the total energy supplied and average maximum demand.— A table indicating the voltage limits per country.— A description of standing charges, meter rentals or any other charges relevant at national level.(m) Once per year, together with the January price reporting, the rates and method of calculation as well as a description of the taxes levied on electricity sales to industrial end-users should be reported. The description must include any non-tax levy covering system costs and public service obligations.— Taxes, levies, non-tax levies, fees and any other fiscal charges not identified in the invoices provided to industrial end-users. The items described under this point will be included under the reported figure for the price level: “Prices excluding taxes and levies”.— Taxes and levies identified in the invoices provided to industrial end-users and considered as non-recoverable. The items described under this point will be included under the reported figures for the price level: “Prices excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes”.— Value Added Tax (VAT) and other recoverable taxes identified in the invoices provided to industrial end-users. The items described under this point will be included under the reported figures for the price level: “Prices including all taxes, levies and VAT”.— Value Added Tax.— Concession fees. This usually refers to licences and fees for the occupation of land and public or private property by networks or other electricity devices.— Environmental taxes or levies. This usually refers either to the promotion of renewable energy sources or CHP, or as a burden for CO2, SO2 or another agents emissions related with the climate change.— Nuclear and other Inspection taxes: nuclear decommissioning charges, inspection and fees for nuclear installations, etc.— Other taxes or levies linked with the energy sector: public service obligations/charges, levies to financing energy regulatory authorities, etc.— Other taxes or levies not linked with the energy sector: national, local or regional fiscal taxes on energy consumed, taxes on electricity distribution, etc.(n) Once per year, together with the January price reporting, a breakdown of electricity prices into their main components will be communicated to the Statistical Office of the European Communities. This breakdown of electricity prices into their main components will be based on the following methodology:— “Network” price is the ratio between the revenue related to transmission and distribution tariffs and (if possible) the corresponding volume of kWh per consumption band. If separate volumes of kWh per band are not available, estimates should be provided.— “Energy and Supply” price, is the total price minus the “Network” price and minus all taxes and levies.— Taxes and levies. For this component an additional breakdown will be provided:— Taxes and levies on “Network” prices.— Taxes and levies on “Energy and Supply” prices.— VAT and other recoverable taxes.— “Network” price will include the following costs: transmission and distribution tariffs, transmission and distribution losses, network costs, after-sale services, system service costs and meter rental.— “Energy and Supply” price will include the following costs: generation, aggregation, balancing energy, supplied energy costs, customer services, after-sales management, metering, and other supply costs.— Other specific costs. This item represents costs which are neither network costs nor Energy and Supply costs nor taxes. If this kind of costs exists, they will be reported separately.(o) In Member States where one company covers all the industrial sales, the information may be communicated by that company. In Member States where more than one company operates, the information should be communicated by an independent statistical body.(1)  Industrial end-user may include other non-residential users(2)  Industrial end-user may include other non-residential user +",gas;blast-furnace gas;coke-oven gas;gaseous fuel;publishing of prices;display of prices;prices policy;price system;price of energy;cost of energy;intermediate consumption;industrial consumption;access to information;free movement of information;public information;electrical energy;electricity,17 +23751,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 839/2002 of 21 May 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 2090/98 concerning the fishing vessel register of the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1181/98(2), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Whereas:(1) For the purposes of the common fisheries policy, an up-to-date reference database should be maintained on the characteristics of vessels in the Community fishing fleet, constituting the Community fishing vessel register provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2090/98(3).(2) The Member States must monitor the quality of the data transmitted to the Commission for input to this database.(3) The information on fishing licences issued in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 3690/93 of 20 December 1993 establishing a Community system laying down rules for the minimum information to be contained in fishing licences(4) should be integrated into the database.(4) The database must contain the information required under bilateral fisheries agreements between the Community and third countries.(5) Additional information must also be inserted into the database so as to comply with the Community's international obligations with respect to exchanges of data with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations in accordance with Council Decision 96/428/EC of 25 June 1996 on acceptance by the Community of the Agreement to promote compliance with international conservation and management measures by fishing vessels on the high seas(5).(6) Regulation (EC) No 2090/98 should therefore be amended.(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,. Regulation (EC) No 2090/98 is hereby amended as follows:1. The following Article 3a is inserted: ""Article 3aThe information defined in Annex I by Regulation (EC) No 839 must be supplied to the Commission no later than 31 December 2002 in the case of vessels with a fishing licence whose overall length is 15 metres or more or whose length between perpendiculars is 12 metres or more.For vessels with a fishing licence whose overall length is under 15 metres or whose length between perpendiculars is under 12 metres, the deadline for transmission of the information shall be 31 December 2003 at the latest.""2. Article 5 is replaced by the following text: ""Article 5The Commission shall record the information on fishing vessels communicated by the Member States in accordance with this Regulation in the database constituting the register, subject to its conformity with the Annexes to this Regulation.The Member States shall have access to the register data concerning their own fleet.""3. The following Article 5a is inserted: ""Article 5aA vessel shall be identified in a unique way by means of its internal number defined in Annex I to this Regulation.This number shall be allocated definitively when the vessel is first registered in a national register. Subsequently, it shall neither be modified nor reallocated even if the vessel is transferred from or to another Member State, destroyed, withdrawn from fishing or reassigned.""4. Annexes I to V are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 May 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 389, 31.12.1992, p. 1.(2) OJ L 164, 9.6.1998, p. 1.(3) OJ L 266, 1.10.1998, p. 27.(4) OJ L 341, 31.12.1993, p. 93.(5) OJ L 177, 16.7.1996, p. 24.ANNEXThe Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 2090/98 are amended as follows: 1. In Annex I, the following text is added to the Table entitled ""Definition of the data to be communicated and description of a record"":"">PIC FILE= ""L_2002134EN.000702.TIF"">""2. The following text is added to Annex II:"">PIC FILE= ""L_2002134EN.000703.TIF"">""3. The following text is added to Annex III:"">PIC FILE= ""L_2002134EN.000704.TIF"">""4. The following text is added to Annex IV:"">PIC FILE= ""L_2002134EN.000801.TIF"">""5. The following text is added to Annex V:"">PIC FILE= ""L_2002134EN.000802.TIF"">"" +",fishing fleet;fishing capacity;census;enumeration;fishery resources;fishing resources;data processing;automatic data processing;electronic data processing;fishing vessel;factory ship;fishing boat;transport vessel;trawler;data collection;compiling data;data retrieval,17 +16062,"97/236/EC: Commission Decision of 13 March 1997 authorizing the grant by Finland of national aid in the reindeer sector (Only the Finnish and Swedish texts are authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden and in particular Annex I (chapter V, subchapter B, section XII 'Remainder`) thereof, which amends Article 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 827/68 of 28 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in certain products listed in Annex II to the Treaty (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 195/96 (2), including reindeer and reindeer meat,Whereas, in accordance with the above provision, Finland may, subject to Commission authorization, grant certain aids for the production and marketing of reindeer and reindeer products; whereas this must not, however, entail any 'increase in traditional levels of production`;Whereas on 8 July 1996, Finland sent the Commission its project for national aid in the reindeer sector on the basis of Article 93 (3) of the Treaty of Rome; whereas the Commission cannot decide on the basis of Articles 92 to 94 of the Treaty but only under Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 827/68;Whereas by letter of 24 October 1996, Finland answered the Commission's request for further information; whereas Finland, by letters dated 8 July 1996 and 24 October 1996, sent information on the traditional levels of production;Whereas the aids in question, of unlimited duration, are such as to support reindeer production in Finland and are accompanied by a system to monitor trends in production capacity and should therefore not result in an increase in the traditional levels of production, and therefore comply with the above provision; whereas the Commission should also be regularly informed of the level of production of reindeer and reindeer products in Finland,. The aid measures in the reindeer sector notified by Finland in its letter of 8 July 1996, as amended by letter dated 24 October 1996, are hereby authorized. The Finnish authorities shall send the Commission each year information enabling the Commission to establish whether the traditional levels of production have been complied with. This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Finland.. Done at Brussels, 13 March 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 151, 30. 6. 1968, p. 16.(2) OJ No L 26, 2. 2. 1996, p. 13. +",Finland;Republic of Finland;game animal;game bird;agricultural productivity;European Commission;CEC;Commission of the European Communities;EC Commission;EU Commission;exchange of information;information exchange;information transfer;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid,17 +5861,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 185/2014 of 26 February 2014 correcting Bulgarian language version of Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the border under that Directive Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal by-products Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 5(2) and Article 6(1)(b)(ii) and the second subparagraph of Article 6(1), the second subparagraph of Article 6(2), Article 11(2)(b) and (c) and the second subparagraph of Article 11(2), Article 15(1)(b), (d), (e), (h) and (i) and the second subparagraph of Article 15(1), Articles 17(2) and 18(3), Article 19(4)(a), (b) and (c) and the second subparagraph of Article 19(4), Article 20(10) and (11), Article 21(5) and (6), Articles 22(3) and 23(3), Article 27(a), (b), (c) and (e) to (h) and the second subparagraph of Article 27, Articles 31(2) and 32(3), Article 40, the first and third subparagraph of Article 41(3), Article 42, Articles 43(3), 45(4), 47(2) and 48(2), Article 48(7)(a) and (8)(a) and the second subparagraph of Article 48(8) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (2), and in particular Article 16(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) There is an error in the Bulgarian language version of Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 (3) which should be corrected. The other language versions are not affected.(2) Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 should therefore be corrected accordingly.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, and neither the European Parliament nor the Council has opposed them,. Concerns only the Bulgarian language version. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 February 2014.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9.(3)  OJ L 54, 26.2.2011, p. 1. +",waste management;landfill site;rubbish dump;waste treatment;veterinary inspection;veterinary control;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;import (EU);Community import;public health;health of the population;product safety;by-product;health certificate;animal health,17 +7187,"Council Directive 89/108/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to quick-frozen foodstuffs for human consumption. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100a thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,In cooperation with the European Parliament (1),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),Whereas the manufacture of and trade in quick-frozen foodstuffs intended for human consumption (hereinafter referred to as 'quick-frozen foodstuffs') are assuming increasing importance in the Community;Whereas the differences between national laws relating to quick-frozen foodstuffs hamper the free movement thereof; whereas they may create unequal conditions of competition and therefore have a direct effect on the establishment and functioning of the common market;Whereas it is therefore necessary to approximate these laws;Whereas to that end the Community rules must be given the widest possible scope, extending to all quick-frozen foodstuffs intended for human consumption and including not only products intended for supply without further processing to the ultimate consumer and to restaurants, hospitals, canteens and to other similar mass caterers, but; also products having to be further processed or prepared;Whereas, however, these rules need not apply to products not offered for sale as quick-frozen foodstuffs;Whereas it is in any case appropriate to lay down the general principles which any quick-frozen foodstuffs must satisfy;Whereas at a later stage special provisions over and above the general principles may, where necessary, be adopted for certain categories of quick-frozen foodstuffs,in accordance with the procedure applicable to each of these categories;Whereas the purpose of quick-freezing is to preserve the intrinsic characteristics of foodstuffs by a process of rapid freezing; whereas it is necessary to attain a temperature of -18 °C or lower at all points in the product;Whereas at -18 °C all microbiological activity likely to impair the quality of a foodstuff is suspended; whereas it is therefore necessary to maintain at least that temperature, subject to a certain technically inevitable tolerance, during the storage and distribution of quick-frozen foodstuffs before their sale to the ultimate consumer;Whereas for technical reasons certain temperature increases are inevitable and may therefore be tolerated provided they do not harm the quality of the products, which may be ensured by complying with good storage and distribution practice, taking account in particular of the proper level of stock rotation;Whereas the performance of certain technical equipment at present in use for the local distribution of quick-frozen foodstuffs is not capable of ensuring in every case full compliance with the temperature limits imposed in this Directive, and it is therefore necessary to provide for a transitional system allowing for existing material to be used for its normal lifetime;Whereas this Directive need merely state the objectives to be attained as regards both the equipment used for the quick-freezing process and the temperatures to be observed in the storage, handling, transport and distribution installations and equipment;Whereas it is incumbent upon Member States to ensure by means of official checks that the equipment used is capable of meeting these objectives;Whereas such checks render superfluous any system of official certification for trade purposes;Whereas it is desirable to provide for the possibility of using cryogenic fluids in direct contact with quick-frozen foodstuffs: whereas therefore these fluids must be sufficiently inert not to impart to the foodstuffs any constituents in quantities liable to constitute a hazard to human health, or to.give rise to an unacceptable change in the composition of foodstuffs, or to impair their organoleptic characteristics;Whereas in order to attain this objective it is necessary to adopt a list of these substances and to lay down criteria for their purity and conditions for their use;Whereas quick-frozen foodstuffs intended for the ultimate consumer and for restaurants, hospitals, canteens and other similar mass caterers are subject, as far as their labelling is concerned, to the rules laid down by Council Directive 79/112/EEC of 18 December 1978 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs for sale to the ultimate consumer (3), as last amended by Directive 86/197/EEC (4); whereas the present Directive need therefore merely lay down the particulars which are specific to quick-frozen foodstuffs;Whereas, to facilitate trade, rules should also be adopted for the labelling of quick-frozen foodstuffs not intended for supply in the frozen state to the ultimate consumer or to restaurants, hospitals, canteens and other similar mass caterers;Whereas, in order to simplify and speed up the procedure, the Commission should be assigned the task of adopting implementing measures of a technical nature;Whereas, in all cases in which the Council empowers the Commission to implement the rules laid down for foodstuffs, a procedure establishing close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on Foodstuffs set up by Council Decision 69/414/EEC (5) should be laid down,. 1. This Directive shall apply to quick-frozen foods intended for human consumption, hereinafter referred to as 'quick-frozen foodstuffs'.2. For the purposes of this Directive 'quick-frozen foodstuffs' means foodstuffs- which have undergone a suitable freezing process known as 'quick-freezing' whereby the zone of maximum crystallization is crossed as rapidly as possible, depending on the type of product, and the resulting temperature of the product (after thermal stabilization) is continuously maintained at a level of -18 °C or lower at all points, and- which are marketed in such a way as to indicate that they possess this characteristic.For the purposes of this Directive, ice-cream and other edible ices shall not be regarded as quick-frozen foodstuffs.3. This Directive shall apply without prejudice to Community provisions relating to:(a) the common organization of markets in the agricultural and fisheries sectors;(b) veterinary hygiene. Only the products defined in Article 1 (2) may bear the names provided for in Articles 8 and 9. 1. Raw materials used in the manufacture of quick-frozen foodstuffs must be of sound, genuine and merchantable quality and be of the required degree of freshness2. Preparation and quick-freezing of products must be carried out promptly, using appropriate technical equipment, in order to limit chemical, biochemical and microbiological changes to a minimum. The cryogenic media authorized, to the exclusion of all others, for use in direct contact with quick-frozen foodstuffs shall be the following:- air,- nitrogen,- carbon dioxide.By way of derogation from the first paragraph, Member States may retain until 31 December 1992 national laws authorizing the use of dichlorodifluoromethane (R 12) as a cryogenic medium.The purity criteria to be satisfied by these cryogenic media shall be determined, as far as necessary, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 12. 1. The temperature of quick-frozen foodstuffs must be stable and maintained, at all points in the product, at -18 °C or lower, with possibly brief upward fluctuations of no more than 3 °C during transport.2. However, tolerances in the temperature of the product in accordance with good storage and distribution practice shall be permitted during local distribution and in retail display cabinets subject to the following conditions:(a) these tolerances shall not exceed 3 °C;(b) they may, however reach 6 °C in retail display cabinets, if and to the extent that the Member States so decide. In that case, the Member States shall select the temperature in the light of stock or product rotation in the retail trade. They shall inform the Commission of the measures taken and of the grounds for those measures.The Commission shall review the tolerance provided for in the previous subparagraph in the light of technical developments and shall make proposals to the Council if appropriate before 1 January 1993.3. For a period of eight years from the notification of this Directive, the Member States may, for local distribution, authorize tolerances of up to 6 °C. 1. The Member States shall:(a) ensure that the equipment used for quick-freezing, storage, transport, local distribution and retail display cabinets is such that compliance with the requirements of this Directive can be guaranteed:(b) conduct random official checks on the temperature of quick-frozen foodstuffs.2. Member States shall not require that, as a preliminary to or during the marketing of quick-frozen foodstuffs, compliance with the provisions of paragraph 1 be attested by means of an official certificate. Quick-frozen foodstuffs intended for supply to the ultimate consumer must be packed by the manufacturer or packer in suitable pre-packaging which protects them from microbial or other forms of external contamination and against drying. 1. Directive 79/112/EEC shall apply to products covered by this Directive and intended for supply without further processing to the ultimate consumer and to restaurants, hospitals, canteens and other similar mass caterers on the following conditions:(a) one or more of the following shall be added to the sales name:in Danish: 'dybfrossen',in German: 'tiefgefroren' or Tiefkuehlkost' or 'tiefgekuehlt' or 'gefrostet',in Spanish: 'ultracongelado' or 'congelado rapidamente',in Greek: ""vaqeias kaapszxis tacheias zperkatepszgena"",in English: 'quick-frozen',in French: 'surgélé',in Italian: 'surgelato',in Dutch: 'diepvries',in portuguese: 'ultracongelado'.(b) in addition to the date of minimum durability, the period during which quick-frozen products may be stored by the purchaser and the storage temperature and/or type of storage equipment required must be indicated:(c) the labelling of any quick-frozen foodstuff must include a reference from which the batch may be identified;(d) the label of any quick-frozen foodstuff must bear a clear message of the type 'do not refreeze after defrosting'. 1. The labelling of the products defined in Article 1 (2) which are not intended for sale to the ultimate consumer or to restaurants, hospitals, canteens and other similar mass caterers shall contain only the following mandatory particulars:(a) the sales name supplemented in accordance with Article 8 (1) (a) of this Directive;(b) the net quantity expressed in units of mass;(c) a reference enabling the batch to be identified;(d) the name or business name and address of the manufacturer or packer, or of a seller established within the Community.2. lhe particulars provided for in paragraph 1 shall appear on the packaging, container or wrapping, or on a label attached thereto.3. This Article shall not affect any Community metrological provisions which are more detailed or more comprehensive. 0Member States may not, for reasons related to their manufacturing specifications, presentation or labelling,prohibit or restrict the marketing of any of the products defined in Article I (2) which comply with this Directive and, with measures taken for its application. 1The sampling procedures for quick-frozen foodstuffs, the procedures for monitoring their temperature and for monitoring temperatures in the means of transport and warehousing and storage shall be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 12, before the end of a 24-month period following notification of this Directive. 21. Where the procedure provided for in this Article is invoked, the matter shall be referred to the Standing Committee on Foodstuffs, hereinafter referred to as the 'committee', by its chairman, acting either on his own initiative or at the request of the representative of a Member State.2. The Commission representative shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be adopted. The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a period to be determined by the chairman having regard to the urgency of the matter. It shall decide by a qualified majority, as laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty. The chairman shall not vote.3. (a) The Commission shall adopt the measures proposed where these are in conformity with the opinion of the committee;(b) where the measures proposed are not in conformity with the opinion of the committee or where no opinion is delivered, the Commission shall forthwith submit to the Council a proposal concerning the measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified majority;(c) if, upon the expiry of a period of three months from the date on which the matter is brought before the Council, the latter has failed to take any measures, the Commission shall adopt the proposed measures 31. The Member States shall take the measures necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. The measures taken shall:- permit no later than 18 months after notification (6) of the Directive trade in products which comply with this Directive,- prohibit no later than 24 months after notification of the Directive trade in products which do not comply with this Directive2. As regards retail display cabinets, for a period of eight years following notification of this Directive, Member States may retain the laws applying on the date when this Directive enters into force.In this case, the Member States shall inform the Commission, stating the reasons for their decision. 4This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 December 1988.For the CouncilThe PresidentV. PAPANDREOU(1) OJ No C 175, 15. 7. 1985, p. 296 and OJ No C 12, 16. 1989.(2) OJ No C 104, 25. 4. 1985, p. 17.(3) O] No L 33, 8. 2. 1979, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 144, 29. 5. 1986, p. 38.(5) OJ No L 291, 19. 11. 1969, p. 9.(6) This Directive was notified to the Member States on 10 January 1989. +",prepared foodstuff;cooked foodstuff;deep-frozen dish;food preparation;pre-cooked foodstuff;human nutrition;deep-frozen product;deep-frozen food;deep-frozen foodstuff;consumer protection;consumer policy action plan;consumerism;consumers' rights;approximation of laws;legislative harmonisation;food technology;labelling,17 +41739,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2012 of 7 December 2012 establishing a prohibition of fishing for saithe in areas IIIa and IV; EU waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-32by vessels flying the flag of Sweden. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 44/2012 of 17 January 2012 fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non- EU waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements (2), lays down quotas for 2012.(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2012.(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,. Quota exhaustionThe fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2012 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex. ProhibitionsFishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 December 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Lowri EVANSDirector-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 25, 27.1.2012, p. 55.ANNEXNo 75/TQ44Member State SwedenStock POK/2A34.Species Saithe (Pollachius virens)Zone IIIa and IV; EU waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-32Date 19.11.2012 +",Norwegian Sea;North Sea;ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;Sweden;Kingdom of Sweden;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction;EU waters;Community waters;European Union waters,17 +11554,"COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1437/93 of 10 June 1993 fixing for the 1993 marketing year the maximum levels of withdrawal prices for tomatoes grown under glass. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 638/93 (2), and in particular the last subparagraph of Article 18 (1) thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3824/92 of 28 December 1992 laying down the prices and amounts fixed in ecus to be amended as a result of the monetary realignments (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1330/93 (4), and in particular Article 2 thereof,Whereas the market in tomatoes grown under glass has different characteristics from those of the market in open-grown tomatoes; whereas tomatoes grown under glass are mainly 'Extra' class and class I products, the prices for which are considerably higher than those for open-grown products;Whereas, in order to provide more effective support for the market grown under glass, producers' organizations or associations of such organizations should be allowed to fix their withdrawal price; whereas, in accordance with the last subparagraph ofArticle 18(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, it appears that the maximum level of the withdrawal price for these products can justifiably be fixed by applying, to the prices fixed for the 1992 marketing year a variation of the same order as that applied by the Council when fixing the basic prices and buying-in prices for tomatoes for the 1993 marketing year;Whereas in consequence of the above the maximum levels of withdrawal prices for tomatoes grown under glass for the 1993 marketing year must be reduced by 1,05 %; whereas this reduction is arising from the monetary realignments of September and November 1992;Whereas the measures provided in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,. For the 1993 marketing year, producers' organizations or associations of such organizations may fix withdrawal prices, not exceeding the following maxima, in ecus per 100 kilograms net, for tomatoes grown under glass:- June (11 to 20): 29,95,(21 to 30): 27,53,- July (1 to 10): 25,76,(11 to 20): 24,11,(21 to 31): 22,33,- August: 22,33,- September: 22,33,- October: 22,33,- November: 22,33. The producers' organizations shall supply the following information to the national authorities, who shall communicate it to the Commission:- the period during which withdrawal prices are available,- the levels of withdrawal prices proposed and of those applied. This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 June 1993.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 10 June 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 69, 20. 3. 1993, p. 7.(3) OJ No L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 29.(4) OJ No L 132, 29. 5. 1993, p. 113. +",producer group;producers' organisation;fruit vegetable;aubergine;capsicum;courgette;cucumber;gherkin;marrow;melon;paprika;pimiento;pumpkin;red pepper;sweet pepper;tomato;withdrawal price,17 +12537,"94/831/EC: Commission Decision of 8 December 1994 approving the Single Programming Document for Community structural measures for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products in Luxembourg in respect of Objective 5a, covering the period between 1994 and 1999 (Only the French text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 of 29 March 1990 on improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2843/94 (2), and in particular Article 10 (a) thereof,Whereas on 3 May 1994 the Luxembourg Government submitted to the Commission the Single Programming Document referred to in Article 10 (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90, supplemented by additional information sent on 13 July, 9 and 12 August; whereas that document contains the plans designed to improve the structures relating to the various product sectors referred to in Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 and the aid applications referred to in Article 10 (a) of that Regulation;Whereas the Single Programming Document meets the conditions of and contains the information required in Article 1 (3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 860/94 of 18 April 1994 on plans and applications, in the form of operational programmes, for aid from the Guidance Section of the EAGGF for investments for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural and forestry products (3);Whereas the Single Programming Document was drawn up in agreement with the Member State concerned under the partnership as defined in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2081/93 (5);Whereas the second indent of Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purposes of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 402/94 (7), provides that in Commission decisions approving Single Programming Documents, the Community assistance decided upon for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof are to be set out in ecus, at prices for the year in which the decision is taken, and are to be subject to indexation; whereas the annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in commitment appropriations as set out in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as amended; whereas the indexation is to be based on a single rate per year corresponding to the rates applied annually to the Community budget on the basis of the mechanisms for technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (8), as last amended by Regulation (ECSC, EC, Euratom) No 2730/94 (9), provides that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year are to contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas, during the implementation of the Single Programming Document, the Member State is to ensure that the individual projects included therein will conform with the selection criteria for investments for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural and forestry products currently in force, in application of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90;Whereas in order to ensure clarity over the whole of the conditions governing the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 in Luxembourg, this Member State will submit to the Commission, before 15 February 1995, a consolidated version of the Single Programming Document showing the agreement reached by the partnership, as set out within the document annexed to the present Decision (10); that this consolidated version must contain all the information required in accordance with Article 10 (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 and Articles 8, 9, 10 and 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88;Whereas Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 states that the Member States will supply the Commission with appropriate financial information to verify that the principal of additionality is complied with; that this verification should be made for the whole of the Objective 5 (a) measures in each Member State concerned; that the analysis of the information supplied or still to be supplied by the Luxembourg authorities does not yet allow this verification and therefore must be continued within the framework of partnership; that final verification of the respect of the principal of additionality is essential for the continuation of the award of EAGGF aid to the measures which are the subject of the present Decision;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development,. The Single Programming Document for Community structural measures for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products in Luxembourg, covering the period from 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved. The sector included for joint action is:- wine and alcohol. The assistance from the EAGGF granted in respect of that Single Programming Document shall amount to a maximum of ECU 1 673 355.The methods of approval of the financial assistance, including the EAGGF contribution to the sectors adopted for joint action, are specified within the implementation provisions and the financial plans annexed to the present Decision (11). For the purposes of indexation, the annual breakdown of the planned maximum overall allocation for assistance from the EAGGF shall be as follows:""ECU (1994 prices)"""" ID=""1"">1994> ID=""2"">674 618""> ID=""1"">1995> ID=""2"">282 661""> ID=""1"">1996> ID=""2"">226 129""> ID=""1"">1997> ID=""2"">188 441""> ID=""1"">1998> ID=""2"">150 753""> ID=""1"">1999> ID=""2"">150 753""> ID=""1"">Total > ID=""2"">1 673 355""> The budget commitment for the first tranche shall be ECU 674 618.The commitments for subsequent tranches shall be based on the financing plan for the Single Programming Document and on progress made in implementation. The Community assistance shall relate only to expenditure connected with operations covered by this Single Programming Document which have been the subject, in the Member State, of legally binding provisions and for which the necessary funds have been specifically committed by 31 December 1999 at the latest. The deadline for the entry in the accounts of expenditure on such measures shall expire on 31 December 2001. This Decision is addressed to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.. Done at Brussels, 8 December 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 91, 6. 4. 1990, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 302, 25. 11. 1994, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 99, 19. 4. 1994, p. 7.(4) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(5) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 5.(6) OJ No L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(7) OJ No L 54, 25. 2. 1994, p. 9.(8) OJ No L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(9) OJ No L 293, 12. 11. 1994, p. 7.(10) The Annexes are not published in the Official Journal.(11) The Annexes are not published in the Official Journal. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;Luxembourg;Grand Duchy of Luxembourg;agricultural productivity;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds;agro-industry;agri-foodstuffs industry;agricultural product processing;agricultural product processing industry;processing of agricultural products;EAGGF;EC agricultural fund;European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund,17 +33740,"2007/870/EC: Commission Decision of 21 December 2007 approving the plans for 2008 for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and the emergency vaccination of those pigs and of pigs in holdings against that disease in Romania (notified under document number C(2007) 6699). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 42 thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 16(1), the second subparagraph of Article 19(3) and the fourth subparagraph of Article 20(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Directive 2001/89/EC introduces minimum Community measures for the control of classical swine fever. Those measures include the provision that Member States are to submit to the Commission, following the confirmation of a primary case of classical swine fever in feral pigs, a plan of the measures to eradicate that disease. Those measures also provide for the emergency vaccination of feral pigs and pigs in pig holdings.(2) Romania has put in place a programme to survey and control classical swine fever in the whole territory of that Member State. That programme is still ongoing.(3) Commission Decision 2006/802/EC of 23 November 2006 approving the plans for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and the emergency vaccination of those pigs and of pigs in holdings against that disease in Romania (2) was adopted as one of a number of measures to combat classical swine fever. Decision 2006/802/EC applies until 31 December 2007.(4) Classical swine fever is present in feral pigs and pigs in pig holdings in Romania.(5) Romania submitted to the Commission for approval on 29 November 2007 an amended plan for 2008 for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and a plan for 2008 for the emergency vaccination of feral pigs against classical swine fever in the whole territory of Romania.(6) In addition, Romania also submitted to the Commission on 29 November 2007 an amended plan for 2008 for the emergency vaccination for the vaccination of pigs in large pig holdings with a marker vaccine and an emergency vaccination plan for the vaccination of pigs in smaller pig holdings with a live attenuated conventional vaccine.(7) Those plans submitted by Romania have been examined by the Commission and found to comply with Directive 2001/89/EC. Accordingly, they should be approved.(8) In the interests of animal health, Romania must ensure the effective implementation of the measures set out in those plans.(9) Commission Decision 2006/779/EC of 14 November 2006 concerning transitional animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in Romania (3) was adopted due to the endemic presence of classical swine fever in the territory of Romania.(10) The measures laid down in Decision 2006/779/EC prohibit, inter alia, the dispatch of pigmeat, pigmeat products and products and preparations containing pigmeat from Romania to the other Member States. For that purpose, that meat and those products must be marked with special marks. Accordingly, it is appropriate that the fresh meat of pigs vaccinated during the emergency vaccination in accordance with the present Decision is marked with the same mark and that provisions are laid down for placing such meat on the market.(11) The measures provided for in this Decision should be approved as transitional measures applicable until 31 December 2008.(12) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Plan for the eradication of classical swine fever in the feral pigsThe plan submitted by Romania to the Commission on 29 November 2007 for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs, in the area as set out in point 1 of the Annex, is approved. Plan for the emergency vaccination against classical swine fever of feral pigsThe plan submitted by Romania to the Commission on 29 November 2007 for the emergency vaccination against classical swine fever of feral pigs, in the area as set out in point 2 of the Annex, is approved. Plan for the emergency vaccination against classical swine fever of pigs in pig holdings with a marker vaccineThe plan submitted by Romania to the Commission on 29 November 2007 for the emergency vaccination against classical swine fever of pigs in pig holdings with a marker vaccine, in the area as set out in point 3 of the Annex, is approved. Plan for the emergency vaccination against classical swine fever of pigs in pig holdings with a live attenuated conventional vaccineThe plan submitted by Romania to the Commission on 29 November 2007 for the emergency vaccination against classical swine fever of pigs in pig holdings with a live attenuated conventional vaccine, in the area as set out in point 4 of the Annex, is approved. Obligations by Romania concerning pigmeatRomania shall ensure that the pigmeat obtained from pigs:(a) which are vaccinated with a marker vaccine in accordance with Article 3 of this Decision is limited to the national market and shall not be dispatched to the other Member States;(b) which are vaccinated in accordance with Articles 3 and 4 of this Decision is marked with a special health or identification mark which cannot be confused with the Community stamp as referred to in Article 4 of Decision 2006/779/EC;(c) which are vaccinated with a live attenuated conventional vaccine in accordance with Article 4 of this Decision is limited for the private domestic consumption and shall not be dispatched to the other Member States. Information obligations on RomaniaRomania shall ensure that the Commission and the Member States are provided on a monthly basis with a report concerning the implementation of the plans for the emergency vaccination of pigs, as provided for in Articles 3 and 4, containing at least the following information for each county:(a) the total number of holdings and the total number of pigs present per category as laid down in the eradication programme;(b) per category of holdings, the monthly and cumulative number of holdings and pigs where emergency vaccination has been implemented;(c) the monthly and cumulative number of doses of different vaccine that have been used;(d) the monthly and cumulative number of surveillance tests carried out and the results of such tests. Compliance measures by RomaniaRomania shall take the necessary measures to comply with this Decision and publish those measures. It shall immediately inform the Commission thereof. ApplicabilityThis Decision shall apply from 1 January 2008 until 31 December 2008. AddresseeThis Decision is addressed to Romania.. Done at Brussels, 21 December 2007.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 5. Directive as last amended by Commission Decision 2007/729/EC (OJ L 294, 13.11.2007, p. 26).(2)  OJ L 329, 25.11.2006, p. 34. Decision as last amended by Decision 2007/625/EC (OJ L 253, 28.9.2007, p. 44).(3)  OJ L 314, 15.11.2006, p. 48. Decision as amended by Decision 2007/630/EC (OJ L 255, 29.9.2007, p. 44).ANNEX1.   Areas where the plan for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs is to be implemented:The whole territory of Romania.2.   Areas where the plan for the emergency vaccination against classical swine fever of feral pigs is to be implemented:The whole territory of Romania.3.   Areas where the plan for the emergency vaccination against classical swine fever with marker vaccine of pigs in pig holdings is to be implemented:The whole territory of Romania.4.   Areas where the plan for emergency vaccination against classical swine fever with a live attenuated conventional vaccine of pigs in pig holdings is to be implemented:The whole territory of Romania. +",animal plague;cattle plague;rinderpest;swine fever;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;Romania;vaccination;livestock farming;animal husbandry;stockrearing;animal life;wild animal,17 +4222,"2006/290/EC: Commission Decision of 18 April 2006 amending Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration that certain regions of Italy are officially free of bovine tuberculosis and enzootic bovine leukosis and that Slovakia is officially free of enzootic bovine leukosis (notified under document number C(2006) 1551) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (1), and in particular Annex A(I)(4) and Annex D(I)(E) thereto,Whereas:(1) Directive 64/432/EEC provides that Member States or parts or regions thereof may be declared officially free of tuberculosis, brucellosis and enzootic bovine leukosis as regards bovine herds subject to compliance with certain conditions set out in that Directive.(2) The lists of regions of Member States declared free of bovine tuberculosis, bovine brucellosis and enzootic bovine leukosis are set out in Commission Decision 2003/467/EC of 23 June 2003 establishing the official tuberculosis, brucellosis and enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free status of certain Member States and regions of Member States as regards bovine herds (2).(3) Italy has submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the appropriate conditions provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC as regards the Region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia in order that that region may be declared officially free of tuberculosis as regards bovine herds.(4) Italy has also submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the appropriate conditions provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC as regards the Region of Molise in order that that region may be declared officially free of enzootic bovine leukosis as regards bovine herds.(5) Slovakia as regards its territory has submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the appropriate conditions provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC in order that the whole territory of Slovakia may be declared officially free of enzootic bovine leukosis as regards bovine herds.(6) Following evaluation of the documentation submitted by Italy, the Regions of Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Molise should be declared officially free of bovine tuberculosis and of enzootic bovine leukosis respectively.(7) Following evaluation of the documentation submitted by Slovakia, the whole of that Member State should be declared officially free of enzootic bovine leukosis.(8) Decision 2003/467/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.(9) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Annexes I and III to Decision 2003/467/EC are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 April 2006.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 (OJ L 3, 5.1.2005, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 156, 25.6.2003, p. 74. Decision as last amended by Decision 2006/169/EC (OJ L 57, 28.2.2006, p. 35.)ANNEXAnnexes I and III to Decision 2003/467/EC are amended as follows:1. In Annex I , Chapter 2 is replaced by the following:— Region Abruzzo: Province of Pescara— Region Friuli-Venezia Giulia— Region Lombardia: Provinces of Bergamo, Como, Lecco, Sondrio— Region Marche: Province of Ascoli Piceno— Region Toscana: Provinces of Grossetto, Prato— Region Trentino-Alto Aldige: Provinces of Bolzano, Trento.’2. In Annex III , Chapter 1 is replaced by the following:ISO code Member StateBE BelgiumCZ Czech RepublicDK DenmarkDE GermanyES SpainFR FranceIE IrelandCY CyprusLU LuxembourgNL NetherlandsAT AustriaSI SloveniaSK SlovakiaFI FinlandSE SwedenUK United Kingdom’3. In Annex III , Chapter 2 is replaced by the following:— Region Abruzzo: Province of Pescara— Region Emilia-Romagna: Provinces of Bologna, Ferrara, Forli-Cesena, Modena, Parma, Piacenza, Ravenna, Reggio Emilia, Rimini— Region Friuli-Venezia Giulia— Region Lazio: Provinces of Frosinone, Rieti— Region Liguria: Province of Imperia— Region Lombardia: Provinces of Bergamo, Brescia, Como, Cremona, Lecco, Lodi, Mantova, Milano, Pavia, Sondrio, Varese— Region Marche: Provinces of Ancona, Ascoli Piceno, Macerata, Pesaro— Region Molise��� Region Piemonte: Provinces of Alessandria, Asti, Biella, Cuneo, Novara, Torino, Verbania, Vercelli— Region Toscana: Provinces of Arezzo, Firenze, Grossetto, Livorno, Lucca, Massa-Carrara, Pisa, Pistoia, Prato, Siena— Region Trentino-Alto Aldige: Provinces of Bolzano, Trento— Region Umbria: Provinces of Perugia, Terni— Region Val d'Aosta: Province of Aosta.’ +",veterinary inspection;veterinary control;Italy;Italian Republic;animal leucosis;bovine leucosis;disease prevention;prevention of disease;prevention of illness;preventive medicine;prophylaxis;screening for disease;screening for illness;animal tuberculosis;bovine tuberculosis;Slovakia;Slovak Republic,17 +29195,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2171/2004 of 17 December 2004 laying down rules for the management and distribution of textile quotas established for the year 2005 under Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94 of 7 March 1994 on common rules for imports of textile products from certain third countries not covered by bilateral agreements, protocols or other arrangements, or by other specific Community import rules, (1) and in particular Article 17(3) and (6) and Article 21(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 517/94 established quantitative restrictions on imports of certain textile products originating in certain third countries to be allocated on a first come, first served basis.(2) Under that Regulation it is possible, in certain circumstances, to use other allocation methods, to divide quotas into tranches, or to reserve a proportion of a specific quantitative limit exclusively for applications which are supported by evidence of the results of past import performance.(3) Rules for management of the quotas established for 2005 should be adopted before the quota year begins so that the continuity of trade flows is not affected unduly.(4) The measures adopted in previous years, such as those in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2308/2003 establishing rules for the management and distribution of textile quotas established for the year 2004 under Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94 (2), proved to be satisfactory and it is therefore appropriate to adopt similar rules for 2005 whilst excluding the adjustments made in Regulation (EC) No 2308/2003 to take account of the enlargement of the European Union from 1 May 2004.(5) In order to satisfy the greatest possible number of operators it is appropriate to make the ‘first come, first served’ allocation method more flexible by placing a ceiling on the quantities which can be allocated to each operator by that method.(6) To guarantee a degree of continuity in trade and efficient quota administration, operators should be allowed to make their initial import authorisation application for 2005 equivalent to the quantity which they imported in 2004.(7) To achieve optimum use of the quantities, an operator who has used up at least one half of the amount already authorised should be permitted to apply for a further amount, provided that quantities are available in the quotas.(8) For the sake of sound administration, import authorisations should be valid for nine months from the date of issue but only until the end of the year at the latest. Member States should issue licences only after being notified by the Commission that quantities are available and only if an operator can prove the existence of a contract and can certify, in the absence of a specific provision to the contrary, that he has not already been allocated a Community import authorisation under this Regulation for the categories and countries concerned. The competent national authorities should, however, be authorised, in response to importers’ applications, to extend by three months and up to 31 March 2006 licences of which at least one half has been used by the application date.(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee established by Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 517/94,. The purpose of this Regulation is to lay down rules on the management of quantitative quotas for imports of certain textile products set out in Annexes IIIB and IV to Regulation (EC) No 517/94 for the year 2005. The quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be allocated according to the chronological order of receipt by the Commission of Member States’ notifications of applications from individual operators, for amounts not exceeding the maximum quantities per operator set out in Annex I.The maximum quantities shall not, however, apply to operators able to prove to the competent national authorities, when making their first application for 2005, that, in respect of given categories and given third countries, they imported more than the maximum quantities specified for each category pursuant to import licences granted to them for 2004.In the case of such operators, the competent authorities may authorise imports not exceeding the quantities imported in 2004 from given third countries and in given categories, provided that enough quota capacity is available. Any importer who has already used up 50 % or more of the amount allocated to him under this Regulation may make a further application, in respect of the same category and country of origin, for amounts not exceeding the maximum quantities laid down in Annex I. 1.   The competent national authorities listed in Annex II may, from 10.00 a.m. on 4 January 2005, notify the Commission of the amounts covered by requests for import authorisations.The time fixed in the first subparagraph shall be understood as Brussels time.2.   The competent national authorities shall issue authorisations only after being notified by the Commission pursuant to Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 517/94 that quantities are available for importation.They shall issue authorisations only if an operator:(a) proves the existence of a contract relating to the provision of the goods and,(b) certifies in writing that, in respect of the categories and countries concerned:(i) he has not already been allocated an authorisation under this Regulation, or(ii) he has been allocated an authorisation under this Regulation but has used up at least 50 % of it.3.   Import authorisations shall be valid for nine months from the date of issue, but until 31 December 2005 at the latest.The competent national authorities may, however, at the importer’s request, grant a three-month extension for authorisations which are at least 50 % used up at the time of the request. Such extension shall in no circumstances expire later than 31 March 2006. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2005.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 December 2004.For the CommissionPeter MANDELSONMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 67, 10.3.1994, p.1; Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1877/2004 (OJ L 326, 29.10.2004, p. 25).(2)  OJ L 342, 29.12.2003, p. 13.ANNEX IMaximum amounts referred to in Articles 2 and 3Country concerned Category Unit Maximum amountNorth Korea 1 Kilograms 10 0002 Kilograms 10 0003 Kilograms 10 0004 Pieces 10 0005 Pieces 10 0006 Pieces 10 0007 Pieces 10 0008 Pieces 10 0009 Kilograms 10 00012 Pairs 10 00013 Pieces 10 00014 Pieces 10 00015 Pieces 10 00016 Pieces 10 00017 Pieces 10 00018 Kilograms 10 00019 Pieces 10 00020 Kilograms 10 00021 Pieces 10 00024 Pieces 10 00026 Pieces 10 00027 Pieces 10 00028 Pieces 10 00029 Pieces 10 00031 Pieces 10 00036 Kilograms 10 00037 Kilograms 10 00039 Kilograms 10 00059 Kilograms 10 00061 Kilograms 10 00068 Kilograms 10 00069 Pieces 10 00070 Pieces 10 00073 Pieces 10 00074 Pieces 10 00075 Pieces 10 00076 Kilograms 10 00077 Kilograms 5 00078 Kilograms 5 00083 Kilograms 10 00087 Kilograms 10 000109 Kilograms 10 000117 Kilograms 10 000118 Kilograms 10 000142 Kilograms 10 000151A Kilograms 10 000151B Kilograms 10 000161 Kilograms 10 000Serbia and Montenegro (1) 1 Kilograms 20 0002 Kilograms 20 0002a Kilograms 10 0003 Kilograms 10 0005 Pieces 10 0006 Pieces 10 0007 Pieces 10 0008 Pieces 10 0009 Kilograms 10 00015 Pieces 10 00016 Pieces 10 00067 Kilograms 10 000(1)  Including Kosovo as defined by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.ANNEX IIList of licensing offices referred to in Article 41.1.2.Ministerie van Economische ZakenBestuur Economische BetrekkingenDienst VergunningenGeneraal Lemanstraat 60B-1040 BrusselTel. (32-2) 206 58 11Fax (32-2) 230 83 22Ministère des Affaires ÉconomiquesAdm. des Relations ÉconomiquesService des licencesRue Général Leman 60B-1040 BruxellesTel. (32-2) 206 58 11Fax (32-2) 230 83 22Υπουργείο Εμπορίου, Βιομηχανίας και ΤουρισμούΔιεύθυνση Εμπορίου Οδός Ανδρέα Αραούζου 6CY-1421 ΛευκωσίαTel. (357-2) 86 71 00Fax (357-2) 37 51 20Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchoduLicenční správaNa Františku 32CZ-110 15 Praha 1Tel. (420-2) 24 90 71 11Fax (420-2) 24 21 21 33Erhvervs- og ByggestyrelsenØkonomi- og ErhvervsministerietVejlsøvej 29DK-8600 SilkeborgTel. (45-35) 46 64 30Fax (45-35) 46 64 01Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle (BAFA)Frankfurter Straße 29—35D-65760 EschbornTel. (49 61) 969 08-0Fax (49 61) 969 42 26Υπουργείο Οικονομίας και ΟικονομικώνΓενική Γραμματεία Διεθνών ΣχέσεωνΓενική Διεύθυνση Σχεδιασμού και Διαχείρισης ΠολιτικήςΔιεύθυνση Διεθνών Οικονομικών ΡοώνΚορνάρου 1GR-10563 ΑθήναTel. (30-210) 328 60 31-5Fax (30-210) 328 60 94Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y ComercioSecretaría General de Comercio ExteriorPaseo de la Castellana, 162E-28046 MadridTel. (34-91) 349 38 17, 349 37 48Fax (34-91) 563 18 23, 349 38 31Majandus- ja KommunikatsiooniministeeriumHarju 11EE-15072 TallinnTel. (372-6) 256 400Fax (372-6) 313 660Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de l'IndustrieDirection Générale de l'Industrie, des Technologies de l'Information et des PostesService des Industries Manufacturières (SIM)Mission Textile-ImportationsLe Bervil, 12 rue VilliotF-75572 Paris CEDEX 12Tel. (33-1) 44 87 17 17Fax (33-1) 53 44 91 81Magyar Kereskedelmi Engedélyezési HivatalMargit krt. 85.H-1024 BudapestPostafiók: 1537 Budapest Pf. 345.Tel. (36-1) 336 73 00Fax (36-1) 336 73 02Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment Internal MarketKildare StreetIRL-Dublin 2IRELANDTel. (353-1) 631 21 21Fax (353-1) 631 28 26Ministero del Commercio con l'EsteroDirezione Generale per la Politica Commerciale e per la Gestione del Regime degli ScambiDIV. IIIViale America 341I-00144 RomaTel. (39-06) 59 64 75 17, 59 93 22 02/22 15Fax (39-06) 59 93 22 35/22 63Telex (39-06) 59 64 75 31Ekonomikas ministrijaBrīvības iela 55LV-1519 RīgaTel. (371) 701 30 06Fax (371) 728 08 82Lietuvos Respublikos Ūkio MinisterijaGedimino Ave 38/2LT-2600 VilniusTel. (370-5) 262 50 30/(370-5) 262 87 50Fax (370-5) 262 39 74Ministère des Affaires EtrangèresOffice des licencesBoîte postale 113L-2011 LuxembourgTel. (352) 478 23 71Fax (352) 46 61 38Ministry of Finance and Economic AffairsTrade Services Directorate, Commerce Division LascarisMT-Valletta CMR02 MaltaTel. (356-21) 24 68 00Fax (356-2) 12 515 15Belastingdienst/DouaneCentrale dienst voor in- en uitvoerEngelse Kamp 2Postbus 30003NL-9700 RD GroningenNederlandTel. (31-50) 523 91 11Fax (31-50) 523 22 10Ministerstwo Gospodarki, Pracy i Polityki SpołecznejPl. Trzech Krzyży 3/5PL-00-950 WarszawaTel. (48-22) 693 55 53Fax (48-22) 693 40 21Ministério das FinançasDirecção Geral das Alfândegas e dos Impostos Especiais sobre o ConsumoRua Terreiro do TrigoEdifício da AlfândegaPT-1149-060 LisboaTel. (351-21) 881 42 63Fax (351-21) 881 42 61E-mail: dsl@dgaiec.min-financas.ptMinisterstvo Hospodárstva SROdbor výkonu obchodno-politických opatreníMierová 19SK-827 15 BratislavaTel. (421-2) 43 42 39 13/(421-2) 48 54 21 60Fax (421-2) 43 42 39 19Ministrstvo za gospodarstvoPodročje ekonomskih odnosov s tujinoKotnikova 5SL-1000 LjubljanaTel. (386-1) 478 35 42Fax (386-1) 478 36 11Department of Trade and IndustryImport Licensing BranchQueensway HouseWest PrecinctBillinghamUK-TS23 2NFUnited KingdomTel. (44-1642) 36 43 33, 36 43 34Fax (44-1642) 53 35 57Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und ArbeitAussenwirtschaftsadministrationAbteilung C2/2Stubenring 1A-1011 WienTel. (43-1) 711 00-0Fax (43-1) 711 00-83 86National Board of Trade(Kommerskollegium)Box 6803S-113 86 StockholmTel. (46-8) 690 48 00Fax (46-8) 30 67 59Tullihallitus/TullstyrelsenErottajankatu/Skillnadsatan 2FIN-00101 Helsinki/HelsingforsTel. (358-9) 61 41Fax (358-20) 92 28 52 +",import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;North Korea;DPRK;Democratic People’s Republic of Korea;import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;Serbia and Montenegro;FRY;Federal Republic of Yugoslavia;new Yugoslavia,17 +36532,"2009/462/EC: Commission Decision of 12 June 2009 derogating from point 1(d) of the Annex to Decision 2006/133/EC, as amended by Decision 2009/420/EC, as regards the date of application in relation to susceptible wood originating outside the demarcated areas (notified under document number C(2009) 4515). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), and in particular the fourth sentence of Article 16(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) On 28 May 2009, the Commission adopted Decision 2009/420/EC amending Decision 2006/133/EC requiring Member States temporarily to take additional measures against the dissemination of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner et Buhrer) Nickle et al. (the pine wood nematode) as regards areas in Portugal, other than those in which it is known not to occur (2). That Decision introduced in Commission Decision 2006/133/EC (3), as from 16 June 2009, the obligation that susceptible wood packaging material not originating from the demarcated areas undergoes one of the approved treatments specified in Annex I to FAO International Standard for Phytosanitary measures No 15 and is marked according to Annex II to the said Standard before being moved from the demarcated areas to other areas in Member States or in third countries as well as from part of the demarcated area in which the pine wood nematode is known to occur to the part of the demarcated area designated as a buffer zone.(2) Wood packaging material is required for the transport of many goods of all kinds. However, until now the production and use of susceptible wood packaging material treated and marked in accordance with the Annexes I and II to FAO International Standard for Phytosanitary measures No 15 is not generalised in the Community. It appears in particular that not enough wood packaging material complying with the FAO International Standard for Phytosanitary measures No 15 can be made available at short time to cover the needs of the economic operators trading goods from Portugal to other Member States or third countries.(3) To avoid risks of disproportionate disruption of trade, it appears necessary to provide for a derogation as regards the date of application of the requirements set out in Decision 2006/133/EC, as amended by Decision 2009/420/EC, which refer to the obligation to treat and mark in accordance with Annexes I and II to FAO International Standard for Phytosanitary measures No 15 susceptible wood packaging material not originating from demarcated areas before moving it from the demarcated areas in Portugal to other areas.(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,. Point 1(d) of the Annex to Decision 2006/133/EC, as amended by Decision 2009/420/EC, shall not apply to susceptible wood originating outside the demarcated areas. This Decision shall apply from 16 June 2009 until 31 December 2009. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 June 2009.For the CommissionAndroulla VASSILIOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 135, 30.5.2009, p. 29.(3)  OJ L 52, 23.2.2006, p. 34. +",import;plant health legislation;phytosanitary legislation;regulations on plant health;Portugal;Portuguese Republic;wood product;timber;plant resources;import restriction;import ban;limit on imports;suspension of imports;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law;packaging,17 +5711,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 939/2013 of 30 September 2013 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 October 2013. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 1 October 2013 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 1 October 2013, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 September 2013.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Jerzy PLEWADirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 1 October 2013CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I16.9.2013-27.9.20131. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/t)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 206,59 132,89 — — —Fob price USA — — 220,96 210,96 190,96Gulf of Mexico premium — 23,14 — — —Great Lakes premium 32,09 — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 16,62 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: 49,24 EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +1820,"Council Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 1416/81 of 19 May 1981 amending Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2290/77 determining the emoluments of the members of the Court of Auditors and Regulation No 422/67/EEC, 5/67/Euratom determining the emoluments of the President and members of the Commission and of the President, Judges, Advocates-General and Registrar of the Court of Justice. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 78e thereof,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 206 thereof,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 180 thereof,Having regard to the Treaty establishing a single Council and a single Commission of the European Communities, and in particular Article 6 thereof,Whereas, certain provisions in the Regulations determining the emoluments of the members of the Commission, the Court of Justice and the Court of Auditors, should be amended, in particular so as to bring up to date the daily subsistence allowance for members on mission, to fix a minimum rate for orphans' pensions and to introduce rules on the currency par values and weightings to apply to pensions,. Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2290/77 of 18 October 1977 determining the emoluments of the members of the Court of Auditors (1), is hereby amended as follows: 1. Article 7 (c) shall be replaced by the following:""(c) a subsistence allowance equal, for each complete day of absence, to 105 % of the daily subsistence allowance as laid down in the Staff Regulations for officials of the European Communities for a grade A 1 official on mission.""2. The last sentence of Article 16 (1) shall be replaced by the following subparagraph:""However, if the death of the member of the Court of Auditors occurs during his term of office, - the survivor's pension for the widow shall be equal to 36 % of the basic salary received at the time of death,- the survivor's pension for a first orphan of both father and mother shall not be less than 12 % of the basic salary received at the time of death. Where several orphans of both mother and father are left, the total amount of the survivor's pension shall be divided equally among the orphans entitled.""3. The following paragraph shall be added to Article 16:""7. Where a member leaves a widow and also orphans of a previous marriage or other persons entitled under him, or where he leaves orphans of different marriages, the total pension shall be apportioned by analogy with the provisions of Articles 22, 27 and 28 of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations for officials.""4. Article 20 (2) shall be replaced by the following:""2. Sums due under Articles 8, 9, 11 and 16 shall be weighted at a rate fixed on the basis of Articles 64 and 65 (2) of the Staff Regulations for officials of the European Communities, for the country where the recipient of the sum proves he is resident. If the recipient establishes residence in a (1) OJ No L 268, 20.10.1977, p. 1. country for which no weighting has been adopted, the weighting applicable shall be that valid for Belgium. Beneficiaries may elect to be paid, in accordance with the conditions for the payment of remuneration laid down in Article 63 of the abovementioned Staff Regulations, in the currency either of the country of which they are nationals or of their country of residence or of the country where the Court of Auditors is provisionally located ; their choice shall remain operative for at least two years. Where neither the first nor the second of these countries is a Member State of the Communities the sums due shall be paid in the currency of the country where the Court of Auditors is provisionally located."" Regulation No 422/67/EEC, 5/67/Euratom of the Council of 25 July 1967 determining the emoluments of the President and members of the Commission and of the President, Judges, Advocates-General and Registrar of the Court of Justice (1), as last amended by Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 143/76 (2), is hereby amended as follows: 1. Article 6 (c) shall be replaced by the following:""(c) a subsistence allowance equal, for each complete day of absence, to 105 % of the daily subsistence allowance as laid down in the Staff Regulations for officials of the European Communities for a grade A 1 official on mission.""2. The last sentence of Article 15 (1) shall be replaced by the following subparagraph:""However, if the death of the member of the Court of Auditors occurs during his term of office, - the survivor's pension for the widow shall be equal to 36 % of the basic salary received at the time of death,- the survivor's pension for a first orphan of both father and mother shall not be less than 12 % of the basic salary received at the time of death. Where several orphans of both mother and father are left, the total amount of the survivor's pension shall be divided equally among the orphans entitled.""3. The following paragraph shall be added to Article 15:""7. Where a member leaves a widow and also orphans of a previous marriage or other persons entitled under him, or where he leaves orphans of different marriages, the total pension shall be apportioned by analogy with the provisions of Articles 22, 27 and 28 of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations for officials.""4. Article 19 (2) shall be replaced by the following:""2. Sums due under Articles 7, 8, 10 and 15 shall be weighted at a rate fixed on the basis of Articles 64 and 65 (2) of the Staff Regulations for officials of the European Communities, for the country in which the recipient of the sum proves that he is resident. If the recipient establishes residence in a country for which no weighting has been adopted, the weighting applicable shall be that valid for Belgium.Beneficiaries may elect to be paid, in accordance with the conditions for the payment of remuneration laid down in Article 63 of the abovementioned Staff Regulations, in the currency either of the country of which they are nationals, or of their country of residence or of the country where the institution for which they work is provisionally located ; their choice shall remain operative for at least two years.Where neither the first nor the second of these countries is a Member State of the Communities the sums due shall be paid in the currency of the country where the institution for which they work is provisionally located."" This Regulation shall apply as from June 1981.However for net sums which decrease by comparison with those resulting from the application of the present system, this Regulation shall apply only from 1 December 1981. After that date, the difference between the net amounts that result from the application of this Regulation and those received for the month of May 1981 shall be reduced by one tenth per month.(1) OJ No L 187, 8.8.1967, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 15, 24.1.1976, p. 2.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 May 1981.For the CouncilThe PresidentD.F. van der MEI +",death grant;survivor's benefit;orphan's benefit;survivor's pension;widow's pension;allowances and expenses;mission expenses;transfer bonus;travel expenses;member of the Court of Justice (EU);Advocate-General (CJUE);Judge (CJUE);Registrar (CJEU);member of the EC Court of Justice;European Commissioner;CEC Commissioner;member of the Commission,17 +1782,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 44/81 of 1 January 1981 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2742/75 with regard to production refunds applicable in Greece in the cereals sector. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to the 1979 Act of Accession, and in particular Article 72 (1) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1870/80 (2), provides for the grant of a production refund in respect of starches so that the basic products required by the industries in question may be made available to them at a lower price than that which would result from application of the rules under the common organization of the markets for the products in question;Whereas, pursuant to Article 67 of the Act of Accession, in fixing the level of the various amounts laid down within the common agricultural policy, except for the intervention prices and the reference price, account is to be taken for Greece, to the extent necessary for the proper functioning of the common agricultural policy, of the accession compensatory amount ; whereas that provision applies to the said production refunds where the intervention or reference prices applicable in Greece are lower than those in the Community of Nine ; whereas this is the case for common wheat and means that Regulation (EEC) No 2742/75 (3) needs to be amended as a result,. In Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2742/75 paragraph 2 is hereby replaced by the following:""2. Member States shall grant a production refund of 24 767 ECU per tonne of common wheat used for the manufacture of starch and quellmehl intended for bread-making, to be reduced in Greece by the accession compensatory amount applicable for common wheat."" This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1981.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 1 January 1981.For the CouncilThe PresidentD.F. VAN DER MEI(1) OJ No L 281, 1.11.1975, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 184, 17.7.1980, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 281, 1.11.1975, p. 57. +",Greece;Hellenic Republic;monetary compensatory amount;MCA;accession compensatory amount;compensatory amount;dismantling of MCA;cereal product;cereal preparation;processed cereal product;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;common wheat,17 +33584,"2007/567/EC: Commission Decision of 7 August 2007 on a Community financial contribution towards expenditure incurred by Member States in implementing the monitoring and control systems applicable to the common fisheries policy for 2007 (notified under document number C(2007) 3747). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 of 22 May 2006 establishing Community financial measures for the implementation of the common fisheries policy and in the area of the Law of the Sea (1), and in particular Article 21 thereof,Whereas:(1) Member States have forwarded to the Commission their fisheries control programme for 2007 together with the applications for a Community financial contribution towards the expenditure to be incurred in carrying out the projects contained in such programme.(2) Applications concerning actions listed in Article 8(a) of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 may qualify for Community funding.(3) Applications for Community funding must comply with Commission Regulation (EC) No 391/2007 of 11 April 2007 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 as regards the expenditure incurred by Member States in implementing the monitoring and control systems applicable to the common fisheries policy (2).(4) It is appropriate to fix the maximum amounts and the rate of the Community financial contribution in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 and to lay down the conditions under which such contribution may be granted.(5) In order to qualify for the Community contribution, automatic localisation devices should satisfy the requirements fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003 of 18 December 2003 laying down detailed provisions regarding satellite-based Vessel Monitoring Systems (3).(6) The amount of the financial contribution to be granted to each Member State for expenditure related to the purchase and modernisation of vessels and aircraft should be calculated on the basis of the ratio between the inspection and control activity carried out by such vessels and aircraft and their total yearly activity, as declared by the Member States.(7) Pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 391/2007, the projects listed in the fisheries control programme are to be implemented in accordance with the schedule laid down in that programme.(8) Claims for reimbursement of expenditure relating to those projects are to be submitted to the Commission in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 391/2007.(9) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,. Subject matterThis Decision provides for a Community financial contribution for 2007 towards expenditure incurred by Member States for 2007 in implementing the monitoring and control systems applicable to the common fisheries policy, as referred to in Article 8(a) of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006. It establishes the amount of the Community financial contribution for each Member State, the rate of the Community financial contribution and the conditions on which such contribution may be granted. New technologies and IT networksExpenditure incurred on the purchase of, installation and technical assistance for, computer technology and setting up of IT networks in order to allow efficient and secure data exchange in connection with monitoring, control and surveillance of fisheries activities, shall qualify for a financial contribution of 50 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in Annex I. Automatic localisation devices1.   Expenditure incurred in the purchase and fitting on board of fishing vessels of automatic localisation devices enabling vessels to be monitored at a distance by a fisheries monitoring centre through a vessel monitoring system (VMS) shall qualify for a maximum financial contribution of EUR 4 500 per vessel within the limits established in Annex II.2.   Within the EUR 4 500 limit provided for in paragraph 1, the financial contribution for the first EUR 1 500 of eligible expenditure shall be at a rate of 100 %.3.   The financial contribution for eligible expenditure comprised between EUR 1 500 and EUR 4 500 per vessel shall amount to a maximum of 50 % of such expenditure.4.   In order to qualify, automatic localisation devices shall satisfy the requirements fixed by Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003. Pilot projectsExpenditure incurred in pilot projects on new control technologies shall qualify for a financial contribution of 50 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in Annex III. TrainingExpenditure incurred on training and exchange programmes of civil servants responsible for monitoring control and surveillance tasks in the fisheries area shall qualify for a financial contribution of 50 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in Annex IV. Assessment of expenditureExpenditure incurred in implementing a system to assess expenditure incurred in controlling the common fisheries policy shall qualify for a financial contribution of 50 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in Annex V. Seminars and media toolsExpenditure incurred in initiatives including seminar and media tools aimed at enhancing awareness among fishermen and other players such as inspectors, public prosecutors and judges, as well as among the general public on the need to fight irresponsible and illegal fishing and on the implementation of common fisheries policy rules, shall qualify for a financial contribution of 75 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in Annex VI. Fisheries patrol vessels and aircraftExpenditure related to the purchase and modernisation of vessels and aircraft used for inspection and surveillance of fishing activities by the competent authorities of the Member States shall qualify, within the limits laid down in Annex VII, for a financial contribution not exceeding 50 % of the eligible expenditure incurred by Member States. AddresseesThis Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 August 2007.For the CommissionJoe BORGMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 160, 14.6.2006, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 97, 12.4.2007, p. 30.(3)  OJ L 333, 20.12.2003, p. 17.ANNEX INEW TECHNOLOGIES & IT NETWORKS(EUR)Member State Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Community contributionBulgaria 136 088 68 044Belgium 0 0Czech Republic 0 0Denmark 1 050 604 525 302Germany 314 000 157 000Estonia 25 179 12 589Greece 1 500 000 750 000Spain 387 205 193 603France 1 573 940 786 970Ireland 0 0Italy 4 103 820 2 051 910Cyprus 40 000 20 000Latvia 0 0Lithuania 30 000 15 000Luxembourg 0 0Hungary 0 0Malta 6 000 3 000Netherlands 538 390 269 195Austria 0 0Poland 125 000 62 500Portugal 253 000 115 700Romania 0 0Slovenia 83 000 41 500Slovakia 0 0Finland 250 000 125 000Sweden 5 649 000 657 000United Kingdom 384 657 192 329Total 16 449 883 6 046 642ANNEX IIAUTOMATIC LOCALISATION DEVICES(EUR)Member State Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Community contributionBulgaria 0 0Belgium 0 0Czech Republic 0 0Denmark 0 0Germany 0 0Estonia 0 0Greece 0 0Spain 300 000 225 000France 0 0Ireland 0 0Italy 1 371 974 600 000Cyprus 692 000 646 000Latvia 0 0Lithuania 0 0Luxembourg 0 0Hungary 0 0Malta 0 0Netherlands 0 0Austria 0 0Poland 0 0Portugal 0 0Romania 0 0Slovenia 0 0Slovakia 0 0Finland 0 0Sweden 50 000 25 000United Kingdom 0 0Total 2 413 974 1 496 000ANNEX IIIPILOT PROJECTS(EUR)Member State Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Community contributionBulgaria 0 0Belgium 0 0Czech Republic 0 0Denmark 0 0Germany 0 0Estonia 0 0Greece 0 0Spain 0 0France 0 0Ireland 0 0Italy 0 0Cyprus 0 0Latvia 0 0Lithuania 0 0Luxembourg 0 0Hungary 0 0Malta 0 0Netherlands 0 0Austria 0 0Poland 0 0Portugal 0 0Romania 0 0Slovenia 0 0Slovakia 0 0Finland 0 0Sweden 31 500 15 750United Kingdom 0 0Total 31 500 15 750ANNEX IVTRAINING(EUR)Member State Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Community contributionBulgaria 72 000 36 000Belgium 10 000 5 000Czech Republic 0 0Denmark 67 114 33 557Germany 27 500 13 750Estonia 26 050 13 025Greece 80 000 40 000Spain 162 060 81 030France 111 500 55 750Ireland 0 0Italy 1 295 304 532 077Cyprus 0 0Latvia 0 0Lithuania 18 000 9 000Luxembourg 0 0Hungary 0 0Malta 36 640 18 320Netherlands 120 441 60 221Austria 0 0Poland 0 0Portugal 90 380 45 190Romania 0 0Slovenia 27 000 13 500Slovakia 0 0Finland 26 000 13 000Sweden 50 000 25 000United Kingdom 9 442 4 721Total 2 229 431 999 141ANNEX VASSESSMENT OF EXPENDITURE(EUR)Member State Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Community contributionBulgaria 0 0Belgium 0 0Czech Republic 0 0Denmark 0 0Germany 0 0Estonia 0 0Greece 0 0Spain 0 0France 0 0Ireland 0 0Italy 0 0Cyprus 0 0Latvia 0 0Lithuania 0 0Luxembourg 0 0Hungary 0 0Malta 0 0Netherlands 0 0Austria 0 0Poland 0 0Portugal 0 0Romania 0 0Slovenia 0 0Slovakia 0 0Finland 0 0Sweden 100 000 50 000United Kingdom 0 0Total 100 000 50 000ANNEX VISEMINARS AND MEDIA TOOLS(EUR)Member State Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Community contributionBulgaria 0 0Belgium 5 000 3 750Czech Republic 0 0Denmark 0 0Germany 0 0Estonia 0 0Greece 100 000 75 000Spain 16 000 12 000France 0 0Ireland 0 0Italy 292 000 219 000Cyprus 0 0Latvia 0 0Lithuania 12 000 9 000Luxembourg 0 0Hungary 0 0Malta 0 0Netherlands 0 0Austria 0 0Poland 210 000 157 500Portugal 0 0Romania 0 0Slovenia 14 000 10 500Slovakia 0 0Finland 0 0Sweden 0 0United Kingdom 0 0Total 649 000 486 750ANNEX VIIPATROL VESSELS AND AIRCRAFT(EUR)Member State Expenditure planned in the national fisheries control programme Community contributionBulgaria 66 000 33 000Belgium 0 0Czech Republic 0 0Denmark 0 0Germany 254 000 122 250Estonia 2 500 000 1 250 000Greece 0 0Spain 405 000 202 500France 402 000 156 000Ireland 0 0Italy 135 000 67 500Cyprus 120 000 60 000Latvia 0 0Lithuania 120 000 60 000Luxembourg 0 0Hungary 0 0Malta 0 0Netherlands 50 000 25 000Austria 0 0Poland 100 000 50 000Portugal 2 000 000 700 000Romania 0 0Slovenia 155 000 77 500Slovakia 0 0Finland 0 0Sweden 0 0United Kingdom 7 633 872 3 816 936Total 13 940 872 6 620 686 +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;fishery management;fishery planning;fishery system;fishing management;fishing system;management of fish resources;common fisheries policy;fishing controls;inspector of fisheries;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country,17 +31685,"2006/712/EC,Euratom: Council and Commission Decision of 25 September 2006 on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 44(2), the last sentence of Article 47(2), and Articles 55, 57(2), 71, 80(2), 93, 94, 133 and 181a, in conjunction with the second sentence of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3), thereof,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof,Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of 16 April 2003, and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,Having regard to the Act of Accession annexed to the Treaty of Accession, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Having regard to the Council's approval pursuant to Article 101 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,Whereas:(1) The Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union, and providing for certain technical adjustments linked to the institutional and legal developments within the European Union, was signed on behalf of the European Community and the Member States on 30 April 2004 in accordance with Council Decision 2006/711/EC (2).(2) Pending its entry into force, the Protocol has been applied on a provisional basis as from the date of accession.(3) The Protocol should be concluded,. The Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the Member States.The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision (3). The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the European Community and its Member States, give the notification provided for in Article 4 of the Protocol. The President of the Commission shall simultaneously give such notification on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community.. Done at Brussels, 25 September 2006.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. PEKKARINENFor the CommissionThe PresidentJ. M. BARROSO(1)  OJ C 174 E, 14.7.2005, p. 16.(2)  See page 8 of this Official Journal.(3)  See page 9 of this Official Journal. +",accession to the European Union;EU accession;accession to the Community;act of accession;application for accession;consequence of accession;request for accession;protocol to an agreement;ratification of an agreement;conclusion of an agreement;cooperation agreement (EU);EC cooperation agreement;Kyrgyzstan;Kyrgyz Republic;revision of an agreement;amendment of an agreement;revision of a treaty,17 +24447,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1777/2002 of 4 October 2002 prohibiting fishing for common sole by vessels flying the flag of France. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 of 18 December 2001 fixing for 2002 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required(3) lays down quotas for common sole for 2002.(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of common sole in the waters of ICES division II, North Sea, by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France have exhausted the quota allocated for 2002. France has prohibited fishing for this stock from 10 September 2002. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,. Catches of common sole in the waters of ICES division II, North Sea by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to France for 2002.Fishing for common sole in the waters of ICES division II, North Sea, by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 10 September 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 4 October 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5.(3) OJ L 347, 31.12.2001, p. 1. +",France;French Republic;ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing regulations;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches,17 +1582,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1004/93 of 28 April 1993 laying down detailed rules for the granting of private storage aid for long-keeping cheeses. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2071/92 (2), and in particular Articles 9 (3) and 28 thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 508/71 (3) provides that private storage aid may be granted for certain long-keeping cheeses where there is a serious imbalance of the market which may be eliminated or reduced by seasonal storage;Whereas the seasonal nature of Emmental and Gruyère cheese production is aggravated by the fact that the seasonal trend in consumption of such cheeses is the opposite of their production; whereas, therefore, provision should be made for recourse to such storage in respect of a quantity corresponding to the difference between summer and winter production;Whereas the detailed rules for the application of this measure should essentially be the same as those laid down for a similar measure during previous years;Whereas, in view of experience in controls, the provisions relating thereto should be specified, in particular as regards the documents to be presented and the on-the-spot checks to be conducted; whereas these new requirements on the subject make it necessary to stipulate that the Member States may provide that the costs of controls be fully or in part charged to the contractor;Whereas it is appropriate to guarantee the continuation of the storage operations in question;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. Aid shall be granted in respect of the private storage of 16 500 tonnes of Emmental and Gruyère cheeses manufactured in the Community which satisfy the requirements of Articles 2 and 3 hereof. 1. The intervention agency may conclude storage contracts only if the following conditions are satisfied:(a) the batch of cheeses to which a contract relates must comprise at least five tonnes;(b) the cheeses shall be indelibly marked with an indication (which may take the form of a number) of the undertaking in which they were manufactured and of the day and month of manufacture;(c) the cheeses must have been manufactured at least 10 days before the date specified in the contract as being the date of commencement of storage;(d) the cheeses must have undergone quality tests which establish that their classification after maturing could be expected to be:- 'Premier choix' in France,- 'Markenkaese' or 'Klasse fein' in Germany,- 'first quality' in Denmark,- 'special grade' in Ireland;(e) the storer shall undertake:- to keep the cheese during the entire period of storage in premises where the maximum temperature is as indicated under paragraph 2,- not, during the term of the contract, to alter the composition of the batch covered by the contract without authorization from the intervention agency. If the condition concerning the minimum quantity fixed for each batch continues to be met, the intervention agency may authorize an alteration which is limited to the removal or replacement of cheeses which are found to have deteriorated to such an extent that they can no longer be stored.In the event of release from store of certain quantities:(i) if the aforesaid quantities are replaced with the authorization of the intervention agency, the contract is deemed not to have undergone any alteration;(ii) if the aforesaid quantities are not replaced, the contract is deemed to have been concluded ab initio for the quantity permanently retained.Any costs of controls arising from an alteration shall be met by the storer,- to keep stock records and to inform the intervention agency each week of the cheeses put into storage during the previous week and of scheduled withdrawals.2. The maximum temperature in the storage premises shall be +6 °C for Emmental and +10 °C for Gruyère. In the case of Emmental which has already been matured, Member States may permit a maximum temperature of +10 °C.3. Storage contracts shall be concluded:(a) in writing, stating the date when storage covered by the contract begins; this date may not be earlier than the day following that on which the operations connected with putting the batch of cheese covered by the contract into storage are completed;(b) after completion of the operations connected with putting the batch of cheese covered by the contract into storage and at the latest 40 days after the date when storage by the contract begins. 1. Aid shall be granted only for such cheeses as are put into storage during the storage period. This period shall begin on 1 May 1993 and end on or before 30 September of the same year.2. Stored cheese may be withdrawn from storage only during the period for withdrawal. This period shall begin on 1 October 1993 and end on 31 March of the following year. 1. The amount of the aid shall be ECU 2,00 per tonne per day. Conversion into national currency shall be carried out using the representative rate applicable on the day of withdrawal from storage.2. No aid shall be granted in respect of storage under contract for less than 90 days. The maximum aid payable shall not exceed an amount corresponding to 180 days' storage under contract.By way of derogation from the second indent of Article 2 (1) (e), when the period of 90 days specified in the first subparagraph has elapsed and the period for withdrawal referred to in Article 3 (2) has begun, the storer may remove all or part of the batch under contract. The minimum quantity that may be removed shall be 500 kilograms. The Member States may, however, increase this quantity to two tonnes.The date of the start of operations to remove the batch of cheese covered by the contract shall not be included in the period of storage under contract. The periods, dates and time limits referred to in this Regulation shall be determined in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1182/71 (4).However, Article 3 (4) of that Regulation shall not apply in respect of the determination of the periods referred to in this Regulation. 1. The Member States shall ensure that the conditions granting entitlement to payment of the aid are fulfilled.2. The contractor shall make available to the national authorities responsible for verifying execution of the measure any documentation permitting in particular the following particulars of products placed in private storage to be verified:(a) ownership at the time of entry into storage;(b) the origin and the date of manufacture of the cheeses;(c) the date of entry into storage;(d) presence in the store;(e) the date of removal from storage.3. The contractor or, where applicable, the operator of the store shall keep stock accounts available at the store, covering:(a) identification, by contract number, of the products placed in private storage;(b) the dates of entry into and removal from storage;(c) the number of cheeses and their weight by batch;(d) the location of the products in the store.4. Products stored must be easily identifiable and must be identified individually by contract. A special mark shall be affixed to cheeses covered by the contract.5. On entry into storage, the competent agencies shall conduct checks in particular to ensure that products stored are eligible for the aid and to prevent any possibility of substitution of products during storage under contract, without prejudice to the application of Article 2 (1) (e).6. The national authorities responsible for controls shall undertake:(a) an unannounced check to see that the products are present in the store. The sample concerned must be representative and must correspond to at least 10 % of the overall quantity under contract for a private storage aid measure. Such checks must include, in addition to an examination of the accounts referred to in paragraph 3, a physical check of the weight and type of products and their identification. Such physical checks must relate to at least 5 % of the quantity subject to the unannounced check;(b) a check to see that the products are present at the end of the storage period under contact.7. Checks conducted pursuant to paragraphs 5 and 6 must be the subject of a report stating:- the date of the check,- its duration,- the operations conducted.The report on checks must be signed by the official responsible and countersigned by the contractor or, where applicable, by the store operator.8. In the case of irregularities affecting at least 5 % of the quantities of products subject to the checks the latter shall be extended to a larger sample to be determined by the competent agency.The Member States shall notify such cases to the Commission within four weeks.9. The Member States may provide that the costs of controls are to be fully or in part charged to the contractor. The Member States shall forward to the Commission on or before the Tuesday of each week particulars as to the following:(a) the quantities of cheese for which storage contracts have been concluded during the preceding week;(b) any quantities in respect of which the authorization referred to in the second indent of Article 2 (1) (e) has been given. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 1 May 1993.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 April 1993.For the CommissionRené STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.(2) OJ No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 64.(3) OJ No L 58, 11. 3. 1971, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 124, 8. 6. 1971, p. 1. +",hard cheese;Appenzell;Cheddar;Edam;Emmenthal;Gouda;Grana Padano;Gruyere;Parmesan;Parmigiano Reggiano;Sbrinz;long-keeping cheese;storage premium;storage aid;subsidy for storage;private stock;tied sales outlet,17 +31030,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1721/2005 of 20 October 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 312/2001 laying down detailed rules of application for the importation of olive oil originating in Tunisia and derogating from certain provisions of Regulations (EC) No 1476/95 and (EC) No 1291/2000. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Council Decision 2005/720/EC of 20 September 2005 on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union (1),Having regard to Regulation No 136/66/EEC of the Council of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and fats (2),Whereas:(1) Article 3(1) of Protocol No 1 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part (3), opens a tariff quota at a zero rate of duty for imports of untreated olive oil falling within CN codes 1509 10 10 and 1509 10 90, wholly obtained in Tunisia and transported direct from that country to the Community.(2) To take account of the accession to the European Union of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic, Article 3(1) of the Protocol approved by Decision 2005/720/EC provided for an annual quantity of 700 tonnes to be added to that quota as from 1 May 2004.(3) Article 9 of the Protocol approved by Decision 2005/720/EC lays down a distinct method for increasing the tariff quota for 2004, calculated as a prorata of the basic volumes.(4) In the light of the experience acquired in managing import tariff quotas using a system of import licences, notifications by Member States to the Commission should be modernised.(5) Commission Regulation (EC) No 312/2001 (4) should be amended accordingly.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,. Regulation (EC) No 312/2001 is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 1(1) is replaced by the following:2. The following Article 1a is inserted:3. The following subparagraph is added to Article 4(3): This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 May 2004.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 October 2005.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 278, 21.10.2005, p. 1.(2)  OJ 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 865/2004 (OJ L 161, 30.4.2004, p. 97).(3)  OJ L 97, 30.3.1998, p. 2.(4)  OJ L 46, 16.2.2001, p. 3. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 406/2004 (OJ L 67, 5.3.2004, p. 10). +",olive oil;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;Tunisia;Republic of Tunisia;Tunisian Republic;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law,17 +37995,"2010/582/EU: Council Implementing Decision of 27 September 2010 authorising the French Republic and the Italian Republic to introduce a special measure derogating from Article 5 of Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 291(2) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (1), and in particular Article 395(1) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Whereas:(1) By letters registered with the Secretariat-General of the Commission on 19 June 2009 and 19 November 2009 respectively, Italy and France requested authorisation to introduce a special tax measure in relation to the operation, maintenance and safety of the existing Col de Tende Road Tunnel, as well as the construction, operation, maintenance and safety of a new tunnel to run alongside the existing one (‘the measure’).(2) In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 395(2) of Directive 2006/112/EC, the Commission informed the other Member States by letter dated 14 December 2009 of the requests made by France and Italy. By letter dated 17 December 2009 the Commission notified France and Italy that it had all the information necessary to consider the requests.(3) The Col de Tende Road Tunnel is a permanent road link between France and Italy. An agreement of 12 March 2007 between those two Member States has designated Italy as being responsible for the operation, maintenance and safety of the existing tunnel, as well as for the construction, operation, maintenance and safety of the new tunnel which, when completed, will carry traffic in the opposite direction to the existing tunnel.(4) Through the measure, the entire site of the existing tunnel, and the perimeter and construction site of the new tunnel, will be deemed to be on the territory of Italy for the purposes of supplies of goods, services, intra-Community acquisitions of goods and imports intended for the relevant construction, operation, maintenance and safety of the two tunnels. In the absence of such a measure, it would be necessary, according to the principle of territoriality, to ascertain for each supply whether the place of taxation was within France or Italy.(5) The purpose of the measure is therefore to simplify the procedure for charging value added tax on the operation, maintenance and safety of the existing tunnel, as well as the construction, operation, maintenance and safety of the new tunnel.(6) The derogation has no negative impact on the Union’s own resources accruing from value added tax,. By way of derogation from Article 5 of Directive 2006/112/EC, the French Republic and the Italian Republic are authorised to consider the entire site of the existing Col de Tende Road Tunnel, along with the construction site of the new Col de Tende Road Tunnel which will run alongside the existing tunnel, as being on the territory of Italy for the purposes of supplies of goods, services, intra-Community acquisitions of goods and imports intended for the construction and subsequent operation, maintenance and safety of the new tunnel, as well as the operation, maintenance and safety of the existing tunnel. This Decision shall take effect on the day of its notification. This Decision is addressed to the French Republic and the Italian Republic.. Done at Brussels, 27 September 2010.For the CouncilThe PresidentK. PEETERS(1)  OJ L 347, 11.12.2006, p. 1. +",tax system;taxation;France;French Republic;Italy;Italian Republic;transport network;link road;VAT;turnover tax;value added tax;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law;tunnel;railway tunnel;road tunnel,17 +1211,"91/520/ECSC, EEC, Euratom: Commission Decision of 12 September 1991 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 April 1991 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in non-member countries. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities,Having regard to the Staff Regulations of the Officials of the European Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 3736/90 (2), and in particular the second paragraph ofArticle 13of Annex X thereto,Whereas, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, Council Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 2330/91 (3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 January 1991 to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment;Whereas the Commission has made a number of adjustments to these weightings in recent months, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations;Whereas some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 April 1991 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain non-member countries the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weighting and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down or adjusted,. Sole ArticleWith effect from 1 April 1991 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.The exchange rates for the payment of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the budget of the European Communities during the month preceding the date on which this Decision takes effect.. Done at Brussels, 12 September 1991. For the CommissionAntรณnio CARDOSO E CUNHAMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 56, 4. 3. 1968, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 360, 22. 12. 1990, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 214, 2. 8. 1991, p. 3.ANNEXCountry of employment Weightings applicable with effect from 1 April 1991 Argentina 74,5500000 Bahamas 94,0400000 Brazil 32,3100000 Burundi 66,1700000 Chile 41,2900000 Costa Rica 55,3700000 Dominican Republic 35,7300000 Guyana 4,3100000 Hungary 55,7800000 Jamaica 62,4700000 Mexico 47,0900000 Pakistan 34,4000000 Peru 277,4200000 Philippines 67,1700000 Poland 24,2700000 Somalia 12,8900000 South Korea 76,3800000 Sudan 234,7000000 Tanzania 31,1600000 Uruguay 49,3200000 Zaire 16,6100000 Zambia 39,6400000ANNEXCountry of employment Weightings applicable with effect from 1 April 1991 Argentina 74,5500000 Bahamas 94,0400000 Brazil 32,3100000 Burundi 66,1700000 Chile 41,2900000 Costa Rica 55,3700000 Dominican Republic 35,7300000 Guyana 4,3100000 Hungary 55,7800000 Jamaica 62,4700000 Mexico 47,0900000 Pakistan 34,4000000 Peru 277,4200000 Philippines 67,1700000 Poland 24,2700000 Somalia 12,8900000 South Korea 76,3800000 Sudan 234,7000000 Tanzania 31,1600000 Uruguay 49,3200000 Zaire 16,6100000 Zambia 39,6400000 +",European official;EC basic post;EC staff;EU official;official of the EU;official of the European Union;staff of the EC;third country;pay rise;wage increase;pay;remuneration;salary;wages;regulations for civil servants;exchange rate;dual exchange rate,17 +14448,"COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2220/95 of 19 September 1995 repealing Regulation (EC) No 1304/95 concerning the stopping of fishing for mackerel by vessels flying the flag of Denmark. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1304/95 (2) stopped fishing for mackerel in the Faroese waters by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark as from 23 March 1995;Whereas Denmark corrected the catch figures and the corrected figures show that the quota has not in fact been exhausted; whereas fishing for mackerel in the Faroese waters by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark should therefore be permitted; whereas consequently it is necessary to repeal Regulation (EC) No 1304/95,. Commission Regulation (EC) No 1304/95 is hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 September 1995.For the Commission Emma BONINO Member of the Commission +",Faroe Islands;Faroes;ship's flag;nationality of ships;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;Denmark;Kingdom of Denmark;fishing area;fishing limits;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches,17 +34932,"2009/55/EC: Decision of the European Central Bank of 12 December 2008 laying down the terms and conditions for transfers of the European Central Bank’s capital shares between the national central banks and for the adjustment of the paid-up capital (ECB/2008/25). ,Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 28.5 thereof,Whereas:(1) Decision ECB/2008/23 of 12 December 2008 on the national central banks’ percentage shares in the key for subscription to the European Central Bank’s capital (1) provides for the adjustment of the weightings assigned to the national central banks (NCBs) in the key for subscription to the European Central Bank’s (ECB’s) capital (hereinafter the capital key weightings and the capital key respectively). This adjustment requires the Governing Council to determine the terms and conditions for transfers of capital shares between the NCBs that are members of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) on 31 December 2008 in order to ensure that the distribution of these shares corresponds to the adjustments made. Accordingly, the adoption of a new ECB decision is required that repeals Decision ECB/2006/23 of 15 December 2006 laying down the terms and conditions for transfers of the European Central Bank’s capital shares between the national central banks and for the adjustment of the paid-up capital (2) with effect from 1 January 2009.(2) Decision ECB/2008/24 of 12 December 2008 laying down the measures necessary for the paying-up of the European Central Bank’s capital by the participating national central banks (3) determines how and to what extent the NCBs of the Member States that have adopted the euro (hereinafter the ‘participating NCBs’) are under an obligation to pay up the ECB’s capital in view of the adjusted capital key. Decision ECB/2008/28 of 15 December 2008 laying down the measures necessary for the paying-up of the European Central Bank’s capital by the non-participating national central banks (4) determines the percentage that the NCBs of the Member States that will not have adopted the euro on 1 January 2009 (hereinafter the non-participating NCBs) are under an obligation to pay up with effect from 1 January 2009 in view of the adjusted capital key.(3) The participating NCBs, with the exception of Národná banka Slovenska, have already paid up their shares in the ECB’s subscribed capital as required under Decision ECB/2006/22 of 15 December 2006 laying down the measures necessary for the paying-up of the European Central Bank’s capital by the participating national central banks (5). In view of this, Article 2(1) of Decision ECB/2008/24 states that either a participating NCB should transfer an additional amount to the ECB, or receive an amount back from the ECB, as appropriate, in order to arrive at the amounts shown in the table in Article 1 of Decision ECB/2008/24.(4) Furthermore, Articles 2(1) and 2(2) of Decision ECB/2008/33 of 31 December 2008 on the paying-up of capital, transfer of foreign reserve assets and contributions by Národná banka Slovenska to the European Central Bank’s reserves and provisions (6) lay down that Národná banka Slovenska, which will be a participating NCB from 1 January 2009, is under an obligation to pay up the remaining share of its subscription to the ECB’s capital in order to arrive at the amount shown next to its name in the table in Article 1 of Decision ECB/2008/24, taking into account the adjusted capital key.(5) Likewise, the non-participating NCBs have already paid up their shares in the ECB’s subscribed capital as required under Decision ECB/2006/26 of 18 December 2006 laying down the measures necessary for the paying-up of the European Central Bank’s capital by the non-participating national central banks (7). In view of this, Article 2(1) of Decision ECB/2008/28 states that each of them should either transfer an additional amount to the ECB, or receive an amount back from the ECB, as appropriate, in order to arrive at the amounts shown in the table in Article 1 of Decision ECB/2008/28.(6) Decision ECB/2003/20 of 18 December 2003 laying down the terms and conditions for transfers of the European Central Bank’s capital shares between the national central banks and for the adjustment of the paid-up capital (8) was tacitly repealed by Decision ECB/2004/7 of 22 April 2004 laying down the terms and conditions for transfers of the European Central Bank’s capital shares between the national central banks and for the adjustment of the paid-up capital (9). For the sake of clarity, Decision ECB/2003/20 should be explicitly repealed with retroactive effect,. Transfer of capital sharesGiven the share in the ECB’s capital that each NCB will have subscribed on 31 December 2008 and the share in the ECB’s capital that each NCB will subscribe with effect from 1 January 2009 as a consequence of the adjustment of the capital key weightings laid down in Article 2 of Decision ECB/2008/23, the NCBs shall transfer capital shares among themselves via transfers to and from the ECB to ensure that the distribution of capital shares with effect from 1 January 2009 corresponds to the adjusted weightings. To this effect, each NCB shall, by virtue of this Article and without any further formality or act being required, either transfer or receive with effect from 1 January 2009 the share in the ECB’s subscribed capital shown next to its name in the fourth column of the table in Annex I to this Decision, whereby ‘+’ shall refer to a capital share that the ECB shall transfer to the NCB and ‘–’ to a capital share that the NCB shall transfer to the ECB. Adjustment of the paid-up capital1.   Given the amount of the ECB’s capital that each NCB has paid up and the amount of the ECB’s capital that each NCB shall pay up with effect from 1 January 2009 pursuant to Article 1 of Decision ECB/2008/24 for the participating NCBs and Article 1 of Decision ECB/2008/28 for the non-participating NCBs respectively, on the first operating day of the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross settlement Express Transfer system (TARGET2) following 1 January 2009 each NCB shall either transfer or receive the net amount shown next to its name in the fourth column of the table in Annex II to this Decision, whereby ‘+’ shall refer to an amount that the NCB shall transfer to the ECB and ‘–’ to an amount that the ECB shall transfer to that NCB.2.   On the first TARGET2 operating day following 1 January 2009, the ECB and the NCBs that are under an obligation to transfer an amount under paragraph 1 shall each separately transfer any interest on the respective amounts due accruing over the period from 1 January 2009 until the date of the transfer. The transferors and recipients of this interest shall be the same as the transferors and recipients of the amounts on which the interest accrues. General provisions1.   The transfers described in Article 2 shall take place through TARGET2.2.   Where an NCB does not have access to TARGET2, the amounts described in Article 2 shall be transferred by crediting an account that the ECB or NCB shall nominate in due time.3.   Any interest accruing under Article 2(2) shall be calculated on a daily basis, using the actual over-360-day method of calculation, at a rate equal to the marginal interest rate used by the Eurosystem in its most recent main refinancing operation.4.   The ECB and the NCBs that are under an obligation to make a transfer under Article 2 shall, in due course, give the necessary instructions for duly executing such transfer on time. Final provision1.   This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2009.2.   Decision ECB/2006/23 is hereby repealed with effect from 1 January 2009.3.   References to Decision ECB/2006/23 shall be construed as being made to this Decision.4.   Decision ECB/2003/20 is hereby repealed with effect from 23 April 2004.. Done at Frankfurt am Main, 12 December 2008.The President of the ECBJean-Claude TRICHET(1)  See page 66 of this Official Journal.(2)  OJ L 24, 31.1.2007, p. 5.(3)  See page 69 of this Official Journal.(4)  See page 81 of this Official Journal.(5)  OJ L 24, 31.1.2007, p. 3.(6)  See page 75 of this Official Journal.(7)  OJ L 24, 31.1.2007, p. 15.(8)  OJ L 9, 15.1.2004, p. 32.(9)  OJ L 205, 9.6.2004, p. 9.ANNEX INCBS' SUBSCRIBED CAPITALShare subscribed on 31 December 2008 Share subscribed with effect from 1 January 2009 Share to be transferredParticipating NCBNationale Bank van België/Banque Nationale de Belgique 142 334 199,56 139 730 384,68 –2 603 814,88Deutsche Bundesbank 1 182 149 240,19 1 090 912 027,43 –91 237 212,76Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland 51 183 396,60 63 983 566,24 +12 800 169,64Bank of Greece 104 659 532,85 113 191 059,06 +8 531 526,21Banco de España 434 917 735,09 478 364 575,51 +43 446 840,42Banque de France 828 813 864,42 819 233 899,48 –9 579 964,94Banca d'Italia 721 792 464,09 719 885 688,14 –1 906 775,95Central Bank of Cyprus 7 195 054,85 7 886 333,14 + 691 278,29Banque centrale du Luxembourg 9 073 027,53 10 063 859,75 + 990 832,22Central Bank of Malta 3 583 125,79 3 640 732,32 +57 606,53De Nederlandsche Bank 224 302 522,60 229 746 339,12 +5 443 816,52Oesterreichische Nationalbank 116 128 991,78 111 854 587,70 –4 274 404,08Banco de Portugal 98 720 300,22 100 834 459,65 +2 114 159,43Banka Slovenije 18 399 523,77 18 941 025,10 + 541 501,33Národná banka Slovenska 38 970 813,50 39 944 363,76 + 973 550,26Suomen Pankki 71 708 601,11 72 232 820,48 + 524 219,37Non-participating NCBБългарска народна банка (Bulgarian National Bank) 50 883 842,67 50 037 026,77 – 846 815,90Česká národní banka 79 957 855,35 83 368 161,57 +3 410 306,22Danmarks Nationalbank 87 204 756,07 85 459 278,39 –1 745 477,68Eesti Pank 9 810 391,04 10 311 567,80 + 501 176,76Latvijas Banka 16 204 715,21 16 342 970,87 + 138 255,66Lietuvos bankas 24 068 005,74 24 517 336,63 + 449 330,89Magyar Nemzeti Bank 75 700 733,22 79 819 599,69 +4 118 866,47Narodowy Bank Polski 280 820 283,32 282 006 977,72 +1 186 694,40Banca Națională a României 145 099 312,72 141 971 278,46 –3 128 034,26Sveriges Riksbank 134 298 089,46 130 087 052,56 –4 211 036,90Bank of England 802 672 023,82 836 285 430,59 +33 613 406,77Total (1) 5 760 652 402,58 5 760 652 402,58 0(1)  Due to rounding, totals may not correspond to the sum of all figures shown.ANNEX IINCBS' PAID-UP CAPITALShare paid up on 31 December 2008 Share paid up with effect from 1 January 2009 Amount of transfer paymentParticipating NCBNationale Bank van België/Banque Nationale de Belgique 142 334 199,56 139 730 384,68 –2 603 814,88Deutsche Bundesbank 1 182 149 240,19 1 090 912 027,43 –91 237 212,76Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland 51 183 396,60 63 983 566,24 +12 800 169,64Bank of Greece 104 659 532,85 113 191 059,06 +8 531 526,21Banco de España 434 917 735,09 478 364 575,51 +43 446 840,42Banque de France 828 813 864,42 819 233 899,48 –9 579 964,94Banca d'Italia 721 792 464,09 719 885 688,14 –1 906 775,95Central Bank of Cyprus 7 195 054,85 7 886 333,14 + 691 278,29Banque centrale du Luxembourg 9 073 027,53 10 063 859,75 + 990 832,22Central Bank of Malta 3 583 125,79 3 640 732,32 +57 606,53De Nederlandsche Bank 224 302 522,60 229 746 339,12 +5 443 816,52Oesterreichische Nationalbank 116 128 991,78 111 854 587,70 –4 274 404,08Banco de Portugal 98 720 300,22 100 834 459,65 +2 114 159,43Banka Slovenije 18 399 523,77 18 941 025,10 + 541 501,33Národná banka Slovenska 2 727 956,95 39 944 363,76 +37 216 406,81Suomen Pankki 71 708 601,11 72 232 820,48 + 524 219,37Non-participating NCBБългарска народна банка (Bulgarian National Bank) 3 561 868,99 3 502 591,87 –59 277,12Česká národní banka 5 597 049,87 5 835 771,31 + 238 721,44Danmarks Nationalbank 6 104 332,92 5 982 149,49 – 122 183,43Eesti Pank 686 727,37 721 809,75 +35 082,38Latvijas Banka 1 134 330,06 1 144 007,96 +9 677,90Lietuvos bankas 1 684 760,40 1 716 213,56 +31 453,16Magyar Nemzeti Bank 5 299 051,33 5 587 371,98 + 288 320,65Narodowy Bank Polski 19 657 419,83 19 740 488,44 +83 068,61Banca Națională a României 10 156 951,89 9 937 989,49 – 218 962,40Sveriges Riksbank 9 400 866,26 9 106 093,68 – 294 772,58Bank of England 56 187 041,67 58 539 980,14 +2 352 938,47Total (1) 4 137 159 937,99 4 142 260 189,23 +5 100 251,24(1)  Due to rounding, totals may not correspond to the sum of all figures shown. +",banking;banking operation;banking services;banking transaction;banking policy;Member States' contribution;budget rebate;budgetary compensation;financial contribution;central bank;bank of issue;federal bank;national bank;European Central Bank;ECB;European System of Central Banks;ESCB,17 +19469,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2427/1999 of 15 November 1999 opening a Community tariff quota for certain goods originating from Turkey (2000). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2491/98(2), in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Having regard to Decision No 1/97 of the EC-Turkey Association Council of 29 April 1997 on the arrangements applicable to certain processed agricultural products(3), and in particular Article 1 thereof,Whereas:(1) Decision No 1/97 of the EC-Turkey Association Council establishes, in order to encourage the development of trade in accordance with the objectives of the customs union, annual quotas in terms of value in respect of certain pasta products for the Community and certain processed agricultural products covered by Chapter 19 of the Combined Nomenclature for Turkey;(2) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Common Customs Code(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1662/1999(5), consolidated the arrangements for managing the tariff quotas to be used in chronological order of the dates of acceptance of the declarations for release of free circulation;(3) the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for horizontal questions concerning trade in processed agricultural products listed in Annex I,. The Community tariff quota specified in the Annex to this Regulation shall be open from 1 January to 31 December 2000.Admission to the benefit of this tariff quota shall be subject to the presentation of an A.TR. certificate in accordance with Decision No 1/96 of the EC-Turkey Customs Cooperation Committee of 20 May 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Decision No 1/95 of the EC-Turkey Association Council(6). The Community tariff quota referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission in accordance with the provisions of Article 308a to c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall be applicable from 1 January 2000.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 November 1999.For the CommissionErkki LIIKANENMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18.(2) OJ L 309, 19.11.1998, p. 28.(3) OJ L 126, 17.5.1997, p. 26.(4) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.(5) OJ L 197, 29.7.1999, p. 25.(6) OJ L 200, 9.8.1996, p. 14.ANNEX>TABLE> +",import;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;confectionery product;biscuit;chocolate;chocolate product;cocoa product;pastry product;sweets;toffee;Turkey;Republic of Turkey,17 +44993,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/593 of 14 April 2015 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Reblochon/Reblochon de Savoie (PDO)). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined France's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Reblochon’/‘Reblochon de Savoie’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 828/2003 (3).(2) Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (4) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.(3) As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,. The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Reblochon’/‘Reblochon de Savoie’ (PDO) are hereby approved. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 April 2015.For the Commission,On behalf of the President,Phil HOGANMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 of 12 June 1996 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 (OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1).(3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 828/2003 of 14 May 2003 amending the specification of 16 names appearing in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (Danablu, Monti Iblei, Lesbos, Beaufort, Salers, Reblochon or Reblochon de Savoie, Laguiole, Mont d'Or or Vacherin du Haut-Doubs, Comté, Roquefort, Epoisses de Bourgogne, Brocciu corse or Brocciu, Sainte-Maure de Touraine, Ossau-Iraty, Dinde de Bresse, Huile essentielle de lavande de Haute-Provence) (OJ L 120, 15.5.2003, p. 3).(4)  OJ C 387, 1.11.2014, p. 17. +",France;French Republic;cows’ milk cheese;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;Rhône-Alpes;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification;labelling,17 +18239,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2091/98 of 30 September 1998 concerning the segmentation of the Community fishing fleet and fishing effort in relation to the multiannual guidance programmes. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992, establishing a Community system of fisheries and aquaculture (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1181/98 (2), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Whereas in accordance with Article 5 of Council Regulation (EC) No 3699/93 of 21 December 1993 laying down the criteria and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries and aquaculture sector and the processing and marketing of its products (3), as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 25/97 (4), multiannual guidance programmes for the period 1997/2001 were adopted by Commission Decisions 98/119/EC to 98/131/EC (5); whereas the data necessary in order to follow these programmes must be forwarded to the Commission, including fishing effort data for individual vessels or aggregated by segments of the fleet or by fisheries, depending on the particular cases;Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2090/98 (6), establishes the basis for the transmission of data to the fishing vessel register of the Community;Whereas the communication of data on the segmentation of the fishing fleet and on the fishing effort by fishery should refer to the data contained in the fishing vessel register of the Community;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,. The segment to which each vessel entering the fishing fleet belongs or any change to segment to which an existing vessel belongs must be communicated to the fishing vessel register of the Community by the Member State in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 2090/98.The segment codes to be used are those shown in Annex I.The vessels concerned shall be identified by the internal number recorded in the Community register of fishing vessels, as referred to in Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 2090/98. For each segment for which a Member State submits to the Commission a programme of fishing effort limitation, either by fishery in accordance with Article 6 of Council Decision 97/413/EC (7), or by segment in order to make up any backlog from the previous multiannual guidance programme partly by reductions in activity, the following procedures shall be adopted:- the Member State shall collect the individual data on the fishing effort of the vessels in the segment or fishery,- the processing of these data by a computer programme shall be effected by the Member State,- the transmission to the Commission of the individual data or data aggregated by segment or fishery shall be effected annually by 31 March at the latest for the preceding calendar year in accordance with tables A and B in Annex II to this Regulation. For the segments using active gear not covered by the programmes referred to in Article 2, Member States shall collect and process the minimum data provided for in Annex II needed to ascertain that the level of activity for these do not increase, or, if they increase, to evaluate the increase. To this end, the following procedures shall be applied:- the minimum data provided for in Annex II permitting the evolution of fishing activity for the segments concerned to be monitored shall be collected and processed by the Member State. Details of the sampling methods selected for each segment of the fleet, together with the values of the statistical parameters describing the precision of the estimates of fishing effort, shall be communicated to the Commission at the time of their application. Any other procedure giving results of comparable precision shall be acceptable provided it has been approved by the Commission,- the results shall be forwarded to the Commission annually by 31 March at the latest for the preceding calendar year in accordance with table B in Annex II to this Regulation,- if a Member State establishes an increase in activity for a given segment, it shall calculate the effect of this increase on the fishing effort for this segment and shall inform the Commission of the results in accordance with Article 2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the data referred to in this regulation by digital transfer over a telecommunications network in accordance with the detailed rules and codes set out in Annexes I and II. The Commission shall acknowledge receipt of messages as soon as they have been validated in the data base. Corrections to erroneous information shall be forwarded to the Commission within 30 days of the date on which the error is detected. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 September 1998.For the CommissionEmma BONINOMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.(2) OJ L 164, 9. 6. 1998, p. 1.(3) OJ L 346, 31. 12. 1993, p. 1.(4) OJ L 6, 10. 1. 1997, p. 7.(5) OJ L 39, 12. 2. 1998, p, 1, 9, 15, 21, 27, 34, 41, 47, 53, 59, 65, 73 and 79.(6) See page 27 of this Official Journal.(7) OJ L 175, 3. 7. 1997, p. 27.ANNEX I>TABLE>>TABLE>ANNEX IIFISHING EFFORT DEFINITION OF DATA TO BE COMMUNICATED AND DESCRIPTION OF A RECORD>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE> +",fishing fleet;fishing capacity;fishery management;fishery planning;fishery system;fishing management;fishing system;management of fish resources;conservation of resources;protection of resources;common fisheries policy;exchange of information;information exchange;information transfer;Community fisheries;Community fishing;blue Europe,17 +33305,"Commission Decision of 20 December 2006 amending Commission Decision 2005/362/EC of 2 May 2005 approving the plan for the eradication of African swine fever in feral pigs in Sardinia, Italy (notified under document number C(2006) 6718). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 2002/60/EC of 27 June 2002 laying down specific measures for the control of African swine fever and amending Directive 92/119/EEC as regards Teschen disease and African swine fever (1) and in particular Article 16(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Decision 2005/362/EC of 2 May 2005 approving the plan for the eradication of African swine fever in feral pigs in Sardinia, Italy (2) approves the plan for the eradication of African swine fever in feral pigs in the region of Sardinia.(2) Italy has informed the Commission about the results of this plan and the favourable evolution of that disease on the territory of Sardinia.(3) It is appropriate therefore to redefine the different areas and in particular the high risk area where the eradication plan is to be implemented in the region of Sardinia.(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The Annex I to Decision 2005/362/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.. Done at Brussels, 20 December 2006.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 192, 20.7.2002, p. 27.(2)  OJ L 118, 5.5.2005, p. 37.ANNEX‘ANNEX IAreas where the eradication plan is to be implemented in the region of Sardinia, ItalyA.   Infected zoneThe territory of the zone named Montarbu in the province of Nuoro located on part of the territory of the municipalities of Arzana, Gairo, Osini, Seui and Ussassai.B.   High risk area(a) In the province of Nuoro: the territory of the municipalities of Aritzo, Arzana, Atzara, Austis, Bari Sardo, Baunei, Belvi, Bitti, Cardedu, Desulo, Dorgali, Elini, Fonni, Gadoni, Gairo, Galtelli, Girasole, Ilbono, Irgoli, Jerzu, Lanusei, Loceri, Loculi, Lotzorai, Lula, Meana Sardo, Onani, Onifai, Orgosolo, Orosei, Osidda, Osini, Ovodda, Seui, Sorgono, Talana, Tertenia, Teti, Tiana, Tonara, Tortoli, Triei, Ulassai, Uzulei, Ussassai and Villagrande Strisaili;(b) In the province of Sassari: the territory of the municipalities of Ala' dei Sardi, Anela, Budduso', Bultei, Nughedu di San Nicolo' and Pattada.C.   Surveillance zoneThe territory of the region of Sardinia excluding the areas as referred to in points A and B.’ +",health legislation;health regulations;health standard;veterinary legislation;veterinary regulations;animal plague;cattle plague;rinderpest;swine fever;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;wildlife;Sardinia,17 +17379,"98/232/CFSP: Council Decision of 16 March 1998 amending Decision 94/942/CFSP on the joint action adopted by the Council on the basis of Article J.3 of the Treaty on European Union concerning the control of exports of dual-use goods. ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article J.3 thereof,Having regard to the general guidelines given by the European Council at Lisbon on 26 and 27 June 1992,Having regard to Decision 94/942/CFSP (1),Whereas Annex I to Decision 94/942/CFSP should be updated in order to take into account developments in the Wassenaar Arrangement and in the Nuclear Suppliers' Group,. The list of dual-use goods in Annex I to Decision 94/942/CFSP, referred to in Article 2 of that Decision and in Article 3(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 3381/94 of 19 December 1994 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports of dual-use goods (2), shall be amended in accordance with the Annex hereto. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal. This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication.It shall apply from the thirtieth day following the date of its publication.. Done at Brussels, 16 March 1998.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. CUNNINGHAM(1) OJ L 367, 31.12.1994, p. 8. Decision as last amended by Decision 98/106/CFSP (OJ L 32, 6.2.1998, p. 1).(2) OJ L 367, 31.12.1994, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 837/95 (OJ L 90, 21.4.1995, p. 1).ANNEXThe list of dual-use goods in Annex I to Decision 94/942/CFSP, as last amended by Decision 98/106/CFSP, shall be amended as follows:1. Under the heading 'Definitions of terms in this Annex`:- the following definition is inserted between 'camming` and 'CE`:'Carbon fibre preforms` (1) means an ordered arrangement of uncoated or coated fibres intended to constitute a framework of a part before the 'matrix` is introduced to form a 'composite`.;- for the definition 'personalized smart card` the following is substituted:'Personalized smart card` (5) means a smart card containing a microcircuit which has been programmed for a specific application and cannot be reprogrammed for any other application by the user.2. Under the heading 'Category 0 - Nuclear materials, facilities and equipment` the following is amended:0C004For this entry, substitute the following:'>TABLE>'3. Under 'Category 2 - Materials processing`:2B002This entry is deleted.4. Under 'Category 4 - Computers`:4A003.bThe words 'exceeding 710 million` are replaced by 'exceeding 2000 million`.5. Under 'Category 9 - Propulsion systems, space vehicles and related equipment`:9A003The words 'for gas turbine engine propulsion systems, as follows:` are replaced by 'for the following gas turbine engine propulsion systems:`.9D001The words '""Software"" required for the` are replaced by '""Software"" specially designed or modified for the`.9D002The words '""Software"" required for the` are replaced by '""Software"" specially designed or modified for the`.9D003The words '""Software"" required for the` are replaced by '""Software"" specially designed or modified for the`. +",customs regulations;community customs code;customs legislation;customs treatment;joint action;nuclear technology;particle accelerators;electronic component;electronic tube;integrated circuit;microchip;microprocessor;semi-conductor;transistor;dual-use good;export monitoring;monitoring of exports,17 +31700,"2006/760/EC: Commission Decision of 9 November 2006 fixing for the marketing year 2006/2007 the amounts of the aid for diversification, the additional aid for diversification and the transitional aid, to be granted under the temporary scheme for the restructuring of the sugar industry of the Community (notified under document number C(2006) 5306). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 320/2006 of 20 February 2006 establishing a temporary scheme for the restructuring of the sugar industry in the Community and amending Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 968/2006 of 27 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 320/2006 establishing a temporary scheme for the restructuring of the sugar industry in the Community (2), and in particular Article 13(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) By 31 October 2006, the Commission has to fix the amounts attributed to each Member State concerned for the aid for diversification provided for in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 320/2006, the additional aid for diversification provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation and the transitional aid to certain Member States as provided for in Article 9 of that Regulation.(2) The amounts of the aid for diversification and additional aid for diversification are calculated on the basis of the tonnes of sugar quota renounced in the 2006/2007 marketing year in the Member State concerned, as provided for in Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 968/2006.(3) The full amounts of transitional aid to Austria and Sweden should be made available to those Member States as from the 2006/2007 marketing year,. The amounts per Member State concerned of the aid for diversification and the additional aid for diversification provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 320/2006 respectively, as fixed in respect of the quotas renounced in the 2006/2007 marketing year, are set out in the Annex to this Decision.The amount of the transitional aid to Austria and Sweden provided for in Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 320/2006 are set out in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Austria, the Portuguese Republic and the Kingdom of Sweden.. Done at Brussels, 9 November 2006.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 42.(2)  OJ L 176, 30.6.2006, p. 32.ANNEXAmounts per Member State of the aid for diversification, the additional aid for diversification and the transitional aid2006/2007 marketing year(EUR)Member State Aid for diversification Additional aid for diversification Transitional aid to certain Member StatesEspaña 10 196 475,75 — —Ireland 21 818 970,00 21 818 970,00 —Italia 85 271 723,40 42 635 861,70 —Österreich — — 9 000 000,00Portugal 3 856 371,00 1 928 185,50 —Sverige 4 660 539,00 — 5 000 000,00 +",sugar industry;sugar manufacture;sugar refinery;common agricultural policy;CAP;common agricultural market;green Europe;aid for restructuring;product diversification;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;EU financing arrangements;Community financing arrangements;European Union financing arrangements,17 +11184,"93/674/EC: Commission Decision of 7 December 1993 on the Community s financial contribution to programmes for the control of organisms harmful to plants and plant products in Madeira for 1993 (Only the Portuguese text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 introducing specific measures in respect of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the Azores and Madeira (1), as last amended by the Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1974/93 (2), and in particular Article 33 thereof,Whereas Commission Decision 93/522/EEC (3) defines what measures are eligible for Community financing as regards programmes for the control of organisms harmful to plants and plant products in the French overseas departments, the Azores and Madeira;Whereas agricultural production conditions in Madeira call for particular attention, and action must be taken or reinforced as regards crop production, in particular the phytosanitary aspects for this region;Whereas the action to be taken or reinforced on the phytosanitary side is particularly costly;Whereas the programme of action is to be presented to the Commission by the relevant Portuguese authorities; whereas this programme specifies the objectives to be achieved, the measures to be carried out, their duration and their cost so that the Community may contribute to financing them;Whereas the Community's financial contribution may cover up to 75 % of eligible expenditure, protective measures for bananas excluded;Whereas the technical information provided by Portugal has enabled the Standing Committee on Plant Health to analyse the situation accurately and comprehensively;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,. The Community's financial contribution to the official programme for the control of organisms harmful to plants and plant products on the Island of Madeira presented for 1993 by the relevant Portuguese authorities is hereby approved. The official programme is made up of three sub-programmes:1. A sub-programme for the autocidal control of the fruit fly (ceratitis capitata Wied);2. A sub-programme for the control of the white citrus fly (aleurothrixus floccosus Maskell);3. A sub-programme for the control of trialeurodes vaporariorum Westwood.The programme covers the 1993 period and forms part of a larger programme, spread over several years, of specific phytosanitary measures for Madeira. The Community contribution to financing the programme is limited to 75 % maximum of expenditure on eligible measures as defined by Commission Decision 93/522/EEC, and is set for 1993 at ECU 1 500 000 out of total expenditure of ECU 2 000 000 (VAT excluded).The schedule of programme costs and their financing is set out as Annex I to this Decision. If the total eligible expenditure for 1993 presented by Portugal was less than the forecast amount of ECU 2 000 000, the Community's contribution would be reduced in proportion.The Community will reimburse up to the amount specified in the first paragraph, at the financial rate of the ecu on 1 August 1993, i.e. ECU 1 = Esc 198,230. An advance of ECU 900 000, amounting to 60 % of the Community contribution, shall be paid to the Member State. The Community assistance shall be for expenditure on eligible measures in connection with operations covered by the programme concerning which provisions have been enacted in Portugal for which the necessary financial resources have been specifically committed at the latest during a period running from a date six months before the date of notification of this Decision and ending on 31 December 1993. On pain of loss of entitlement to Community financing, Portugal shall stop payments in connection with those operations by 1 August 1994 at the latest. Specific provisions relating to the financing of the programme, provisions on compliance with Community policies and the information to be provided to the Commission by the Member State are set out in Annex II. Public contracts in connection with investments covered by this Decision must be awarded in compliance with Community law, in particular the Directives coordinating procedures for awarding public works and supply contracts, and Articles 30, 52 and 59 of the EC Treaty. This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic.. Done at Brussels, 7 December 1993.For the CommissionRené STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 180, 23. 7. 1993, p. 26.(3) OJ No L 251, 8. 10. 1993, p. 35.ANNEX IFINANCIAL TABLE FOR 1993""(ECU '000) (1)"""""" ID=""1"">1 112,102> ID=""2"">370,700> ID=""3"">1 482,802""> ID=""1"">195,681> ID=""2"">65,230> ID=""3"">260,911""> ID=""1"">192,217> ID=""2"">64,070> ID=""3"">256,287""> ID=""1"">1 500,000> ID=""2"">500,000> ID=""3"">2 000,000"""">(1) Financial rate of the ecu: Esc 198,230 (1 August 1993).ANNEX III. PROVISIONS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME A. Provisions on the financial implementation1. The Commission's intention is to establish real cooperation with the authorities responsible for the implementation of the programme. In line with the programme these authorities are those indicated below.Commitment and payments2. Portugal guarantees that, for all action co-financed by the Commission, all public and private bodies involved in its management and implementation shall keep accounts in standard form of all transactions in order to facilitate monitoring of expenditure by the Community and the national authorities responsible for surveillance.3. The initial budgetary commitment shall be based on an indicative financial plan; this commitment shall be made for one year.4. The commitment will be made when the decision approving assistance is adopted by the Standing Committee on Plant Health under the procedure mentioned in Article 16a of Council Directive 77/93/EEC (1).5. Following commitment a first advance of not more than 60 % of the amount committed may be made.6. The balance of the amount committed is paid as two equal payments, each of 20 % of the total amount committed. The first part of the balance is paid upon presentation to the Commission of an interim report of activity. The second and final part of the balance is paid upon presentation to the Commission of the detailed total expenditure made and of the final report activity.Authorities responsible for the implementation of the programme- Central administration:Instituto de Protecçao da ProduçaoAgro-Alimentar (IPPAA)Centro Nacional de Protecçao da Produçao Agrícola (CNPPA)Quinta do MarquêsP-2580 Oeiras- Local administration:Regiao Autónoma da MadeiraSecretaria Regional da Agricultura, Florestas e PescasDirecçao Regional da AgriculturaAv. Arriaga, 21 AEdifício Golden Gate, 4º pisoP-9000 Funchal7. The actual expenditure incurred shall be notified to the Commission broken down by type of action or sub-programme in a way demonstrating the link between the indicative financial plan and expenditure actually incurred. If Portugal keeps suitable computerized accounts this will be acceptable.8. All payments of aid granted by the Commission under this Decision shall be made to the authority designated by Portugal, which will also be responsible for repayment to the Commission of any excess amount.9. All commitments and payments shall be made in ecu.Financial schedules for Community support frameworks and amounts of Community aid shall be expressed in ecu at the rate fixed by this Decision. Payment shall be made to the following account:Banco de Fomento ExteriorNº de conta 70/30/005156/0NIB 000900700000005156002Titular: Governo da Regiao Autónoma da MadeiraEndereço: Av. de ZarcoP-9000 Funchal.Financial control10. Inspections may be carried out by the Commission or the Court of Auditors should it so request. Portugal and the Commission shall immediately exchange all relevant information in regard to the outcome of an inspection.11. For three years following the last payment relating to the assistance the authority responsible for implementation shall keep available to the Commission all documentary evidence of expenditure incurred.12. When it submits applications for payment Portugal shall make available to the Commission all official reports relating to supervision of the measures in question.Reduction, suspension and withdrawal of aid13. Portugal and the recipients of aid shall declare that Community funds are used for the intended purposes. If implementation of a measure appears to require only part of the financial assistance allotted the Commission shall immediately recover the amount due. In cases of dispute the Commission shall examine the case within the partnership framework, asking Portugal or the other authorities designated by Portugal for implementation of the measure to submit their comments within two months.14. The Commission may reduce or suspend aid for a measure if the examination confirms the existence of an irregularity, in particular of a substantial modification affecting the nature or conditions of implementation of the measure for which approval by the Commission has not been sought.Recovery of undue payments15. All sums unduly paid must be reimbursed to the Commission by the designated authority indicated in point 8. Interest may be levied on sums not reimbursed. If for any reason the designated authority indicated in point 8 does not reimburse the Community, Portugal shall pay the amount to the Commission.Prevention and detection of irregularities16. The partners shall observe a code of conduct drawn up by Portugal in order to ensure that any irregularity in the provision of the assistance programme is detected. Portugal shall ensure that:- suitable action is taken in this area,- any amount unduly paid as a result of an irregularity is recovered,- action is taken to prevent irregularities.B. Monitoring and assessmentI. Monitoring Committee1. EstablishmentA Monitoring Committee for the operational programme shall be set up by Portugal and the Commission. It shall review implementation of the programme every three months and, in appropriate cases, propose any adjustments required.2. The composition, operation and frequency of meetings of the Committee shall be decided within three months of its establishment.3. Competence of Monitoring CommitteeThe Committee:- shall have as its general responsibility the satisfactory progress of the operational programme towards attainment of the objectives set. Its competence shall embrace the programme measures within the limits of the Community aid granted. It shall keep watch on respect for the regulatory provisions, including those on eligibility of operations and projects,- shall, on the basis of information on the selection of projects already approved and implemented, reach an opinion on application of the selection criteria set out in the operational programme,- shall propose any action required to accelerate implementation of the programme in the light of the information furnished periodically by the interim monitoring and assessment indicators,- may, in agreement with the Commission representative(s), adjust the financing plans within a limit of 15 % of the Community contribution to a sub-programme or measure for the entire period, or 20 % for any year, provided that the total amount scheduled in the operational programme is not exceeded. Care must be taken to see that the main objectives of the operational programme are not thereby compromised,- shall give its opinion on the adjustments proposed to the Commission,- shall issue an opinion on technical assistance projects scheduled in the operational programme,- shall give its opinion on draft annual implementation reports,- shall report regularly to the Standing Committee on Plant Health on the progress of the programme and expenditure incurred, at least twice a year.II. Monitoring and assessment of the operational programme during the implementation period (continuous monitoring and assessment)1. The national agency responsible for implementation shall also be responsible for continuous monitoring and assessment of the operational programme.2. Continuous monitoring means an information system on the state of progress of the programme. Continuous monitoring will cover the measures contained in the operational programme. It involves reference to the financial and physical indicators structured so as to permit assessment of the correspondence between expenditure on each measure and predefined physical indicators showing the degree of realization.3. Continuous assessment of an operational programme will involve analysis of the quantitative results of implementation on the basis of operational, legal and procedural considerations. The purpose is to guarantee correspondence between measures and programme objectives.Implementation report and scrutiny of operational programmes4. Portugal shall notify to the Commission, within three months of adoption of the operational programme, the name of the authority responsible for compilation and presentation of the annual implementation report. Three months after its appointment this authority shall present to the Commission a proposal for standard presentation of implementation reports.The annual report on the present programme will be presented by the competent authority to the Commission and to the Standing Committee on Plant Health before 31 August 1994. On the basis of the information therein Portugal will be able if appropriate to apply for a new programme for future years.5. The Commission may jointly with Portugal call in an independent assessor who shall, on the basis of the continuous monitoring, carry out the continuous assessment defined at 3 above. He may submit proposals for adjustment of the sub-programmes and/or measures, modification of the selection criteria for projects, etc., in the light of difficulties encountered in the course of implementation. On the basis of monitoring of management he shall issue an opinion on the administrative measures to be taken. To guarantee the assessor's impartiality the Commission will not pay the entire cost of employing him.III. Retrospective assessment of economic impactThe final report shall contain a concise evaluation of the entire programme (degree of achievement of physical and qualitative objectives and of progress accomplished). A first assessment of the immediate phytosanitary and economic impact should be made on the basis of the indicators agreed.C. Information and publicityIn the framework of this programme, the agency appointed as responsible for the programme shall ensure that it is adequately publicized.It shall in particular take action to:- make potential recipients and professional organizations aware of the possibilities offered under the programme measures,- make the general public aware of the Community's role in the programme.Portugal and the agency responsible for implementation shall consult the Commission on initiatives envisaged in this area, possibly through the Monitoring Committee. They shall regularly notify the Commission of information and publicity measures adopted, either by an annual report or through the Monitoring Committee.The national legal provisions on confidentiality of information shall be complied with.II. COMPLIANCE WITH COMMUNITY POLICIES Community policies applying in this field must be complied with.The operational programme shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions on coordination of and compliance with Community policies. The following information must be supplied by Portugal.1. Award of public contractsThe 'public contracts' (2) questionnaire must be completed for:- public contracts above the ceilings set by the 'supplies' and 'works' Directives that are awarded by contract-awarding authorities as defined in these Directives and are not covered by the exemptions specified therein,- public contracts below these ceilings where they constitute components of a single piece of work or of uniform supplies of a value above the ceiling. By 'a single piece of work' is meant a product of building or civil engineering works intended in itself to fulfil an economic or technical function.The ceilings in force are the ones at the date of the notification of this Decision.2. Protection of the environment(a) General information:- description of the main environmental features and problems of the region concerned, giving a description of the important conservation areas (sensitive zones),- a comprehensive description of the major beneficial and harmful effects that the programme, given the investments planned, is likely to have on the environment,- a description of the action planned to prevent, reduce or offset any serious harmful effects on the environment,- a report on consultations with the responsible environmental authorities (opinion of the Ministry of the Environment or its equivalent) and, if there were any such consultations, with the public concerned.(b) Description of planned activitiesFor programme measures liable to have a significantly harmful effect on the environment:- the procedures which will be applied for assessing individual projects during implementation of the programme,- the mechanisms planned for monitoring environmental impact during implementation, assessing results and eliminating, reducing or offsetting harmful effects.(1) OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 20.(2) Notice C(88) 2510 to the Member States, on monitoring of compliance with procurement rules in the case of projects and programmes financed by the Structural Funds and financial instruments (OJ No C 22, 28. 1. 1989, p. 3). +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;Madeira;Autonomous region of Madeira;plant health treatment;control of plant parasites;spraying of crops;treatment of plants;weed control;fight against insects;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +11014,"Commission Decision of 11 May 1993 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 June 1992 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in non-member countries. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities,Having regard to the Staff Regulations of the Officials of the European Communities laid down by Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 3761/92 (2), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 13 of Annex X thereto,Whereas pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations Council Regulation No 3948/92 (3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 January 1992 to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment;Whereas the Commission has made a number of adjustments to these weightings in recent months, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations (4);Whereas some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 June 1992 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain non-member countries the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weighting and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down or adjusted,. With effect from 1 June 1992 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.The exchange rates for the payment of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the budget of the European Communities during the month preceding the date on which this Decision takes effect.. Done at Brussels, 11 May 1993.For the Commission Hans VAN DEN BROEK Member of the CommissionANNEX>TABLE> +",European official;EC basic post;EC staff;EU official;official of the EU;official of the European Union;staff of the EC;third country;pay rise;wage increase;pay;remuneration;salary;wages;regulations for civil servants;exchange rate;dual exchange rate,17 +2342,"83/174/EEC: Commission Decision of 7 April 1983 establishing that the apparatus described as 'Ithaco - Lock-in Amplifier, model Dynatrac 393 with accessories' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 608/82 (2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas, by letter dated 27 September 1982, the Federal Republic of Germany has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as 'Ithaco - Lock-in Amplifier, model Dynatrac 393 with accessories', ordered on 3 May 1982 and intended to be used for the study of solids and solid solutions, should be considered to be a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 2 February 1983, within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements, to examine the matter;Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is an amplifier;Whereas its objective technical characteristics, such as the very high suppression of the signal and noise harmonics, and the use to which it is put make it specially suited to scientific research; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for scientific activities; whereas it must therefore be considered to be a scientific apparatus;Whereas, however, on the basis of information received from Member States, apparatus of scientific value equivalent to the said apparatus, capable of being used for the same purposes, are currently being manufactured in the Community; whereas this applies, in particular, to the apparatus 'TE 9602' manufactured by Tekelec Airtronic SA, rue Carle-Vernet, F-92310 Sèvres and to the apparatus '5205' and '5206' manufactured by Brookdeal Electronics Ltd, Doncaster House, Doncaster Road, UK-Bracknell RG12 4PG, Berks,. The apparatus described as 'Ithaco - Lock-in Amplifier, model Dynatrac 393 with accessories', which is the subject of an application by the Federal Republic of Germany of 27 September 1982, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 April 1983.For the CommissionKarl-Heinz NARJESMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 184, 15. 7. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 74, 18. 3. 1982, p. 4.(3) OJ No L 318, 13. 12. 1979, p. 32. +",exemption from customs duties;customs franchise;duty-free admission;duty-free entry;exemption from duty;exemption from import duty;travellers' allowance;travellers' tax-free allowance;scientific apparatus;laboratory equipment;microscope;research equipment;scientific instrument;scientific material;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT,17 +4399,"Council Directive 86/102/EEC of 24 March 1986 amending for the fourth time Directive 74/329/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to emulsifiers, stabilizers, thickeners and gelling agents for use in foodstuffs. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),Whereas Directive 74/329/EEC (4), as last amended by Directive 85/6/EEC (5), lays down a list of emulsifiers, stabilizers, thickeners and gelling agents which may be authorized for use in foodstuffs;Whereas Annex II to Directive 74/329/EEC indicates the designations of the substances which may be temporarily authorized by Member States for use in foodstuffs, and whereas the validity of each authorization is limited to 30 September 1985;Whereas the period of temporary authorization for the polysorbates must be prolonged so that these substances may be re-evaluated in the light of any new information not previously assessed;Whereas the use of Tragacanth gum (E 413) should be re-evaluated after an enquiry by the Commission;Whereas, for Karaya gum and thermally oxidized soya bean oil interacted with mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids, a further period of temporary authorization must be provided to permit the completion of certain toxicological and technological investigations so that a decision can be taken on the possibility of inclusion of these substances in Annex I to Directive 74/329/EEC or their deletion from the said Directive;Whereas in the light of the recent toxicological investigations, pectin and amidated pectin can be considered as equivalent;Whereas polyoxyethylene (8) stearate, polyoxyethylene (40) stearate, lactylated fatty acid esters of glycerol and propylene glycol, and dioctyl sodium sulphosuccinate must no longer be used in foodstuffs after a temporary period to allow the sale of foodstuffs containing these substances which are already on the market,. Directive 74/329/EEC is hereby amended as follows:1. Paragraph 2 of Article 2 shall be replaced by the following:'2. However, as regards Tragacanth gum referred to in Annex I under E 413, the Commission shall make an enquiry and, on the basis of the results of this enquiry, propose where appropriate to the Council, that a decision be taken by not later than 31 December 1988, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 100 of the Treaty, to delete it form the Annex or otherwise change its status as appropriate.';2. Article 3 shall be replaced by the following:'Article 31. By way of derogation from Article 2 (1), Member States may authorize until 31 December 1988 the use in foodstuffs of the substances listed in Annex II. However, as regards Karaya gum and thermally oxidized soya bean oil interacted with mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids, the Council, acting in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 100 of the Treaty, may decide, by 31 December 1988 and on the basis of a study by the Commission, to delete them from that Annex or otherwise change their status.Member States may authorize up to 31 March 1987 the marketing of foodstuffs containing the following substances:- Polyoxyethylene (8) stearate,- Polyoxyethylene (40) stearate,- Lactylated fatty acid esters of glycerol and propylene glycol,- Dioctyl sodium sulphosuccinate.2. Where a Member State exercises the option under paragraph 1 other than by merely retaining the legislation in force at the time of notification of this Directive, it shall forthwith inform the other Member States and the Commission of the measures taken and shall furnish evidence which in its view justifies such measures.3. Without prejudice to the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 and before the end of the period provided therein, the Council may, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 100 of the Treaty, include in Annex I the substances referred to in Annex II.In the case referred to in paragraph 2, the Council may, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 100 of the Treaty decide on any other appropriate measure.';3. In Annex I the designations E 440 a (pectin) and E 440 b (amidated pectin) shall be amended as follows:'E 440 (i) pectin(ii) amidated pectin'4. Annex II shall be replaced by the following:'ANNEX IIDENOMINATIONSKaraya gum (synonym: sterculia gum),Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monolaurate (synonym: polysorbate 20),Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monopalmitate (synonym: polysorbate 40),Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monostearate (synonym: polysorbate 60),Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan tristearate (synonym: polysorbate 65),Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monooleate (synonym: polysorbate 80),Thermally oxidized soya bean oil interacted with mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids'. Article 1 shall take effect as from 1 October 1985. Member States shall, within one year of the notification of this Directive, amend their laws in accordance with the preceding provisions, and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. The laws thus amended shall be implemented two years after notification of this Directive. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 24 March 1986.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. BRAKS(1) OJ No C 247, 15. 9. 1984, p. 3.(2) OJ No C 12, 14. 1. 1985, p. 109.(3) OJ No C 44, 15. 2. 1985, p. 2.(4) OJ No L 189, 12. 7. 1974, p. 1.(5) OJ No L 155, 3. 1. 1985, p. 21. +",foodstuffs legislation;regulations on foodstuffs;foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;consumer protection;consumer policy action plan;consumerism;consumers' rights;texture agent;stabiliser;thickener;food additive;sensory additive;technical additive;food emulsifier;emulsifier;emulsifying agent,17 +20420,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2000 of 29 September 2000 reducing, for the 2000/2001 marketing year, the guaranteed quantity under the production quotas scheme for the sugar sector and the presumed maximum supply needs of sugar refineries under the preferential import arrangements. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 of 13 September 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1527/2000(2), and in particular Articles 26(5) and 44(6) thereof,Whereas:(1) The first two subparagraphs of Article 26(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 lay down that the guaranteed quantity under production quotas should be reduced before 1 October each marketing year if the forecasts for the year in question show an exportable balance attracting a refund greater than the maximum laid down by the Agriculture Agreement concluded under Article 300(2) of the Treaty.(2) The forecasts for the 2000/2001 marketing year indicate an exportable balance exceeding the maximum laid down by the Agreement for that year. It is therefore necessary to fix the difference by which this guaranteed quantity is to be reduced and then to divide it up between sugar, isoglucose and inulin syrup on the one hand and the production regions concerned on the other, using the coefficients established for this purpose.(3) In accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 26(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999, each Member State must then allocate the difference to which it is subject among the producer undertakings established on its territory on the basis of the existing ratio between their A and B quotas for the product in question and the basic quantity A and the basic quantity B for the Member State or, as appropriate, the sum of the A quotas and the sum of the B quotas for this product assigned to the producer undertakings.(4) Article 44(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 lays down that a reduction in the guaranteed quantity also necessitates a reduction in the presumed maximum raw sugar needs of Community refineries for the marketing year in question. It is therefore necessary to fix the corresponding reduction for these presumed maximum needs and to allocate it among the Member States concerned.(5) The time limits by which the Member States must establish the reduction applying to each producer undertaking on their torritory and communicate the relevant data should be fixed.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,. 1. Pursuant to Article 26(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999, the guaranteed quantity under production quotas in the sugar sector shall be reduced by a difference equal to 498800 tonnes, in white sugar equivalent, for the 2000/2001 marketing year.2. The difference referred to in paragraph 1 shall be allocated by product and by region in accordance with Annex I.Once reduced by this difference, the basic quantities used to allocate the production quotas to producer undertakings for the 2000/2001 marketing year shall be those set out in Annex II.3. The Member States shall establish before 1 November 2000 the specific difference for each producer undertaking to which a production quota for the 2000/2001 marketing year has been assigned, and also each undertaking's A and B quotas adjusted in accordance with this difference.4. The Member States shall inform the Commission of the difference and adjusted A and B quotas for each producer undertaking established on their territory no later than 15 November 2000. 1. Pursuant to Article 44(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999, the presumed maximum supply needs of Community refineries shall be reduced by 8365 tonnes, in white sugar equivalent.2. The reduction referred to in paragraph 1 shall be allocated among the Member States in accordance with Annex III. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 September 2000.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 252, 25.9.1999, p. 1.(2) OJ L 175, 14.7.2000, p. 59.ANNEX IAllocation by product and region of the difference representing the reduction in the guaranteed quantity1. Basic quantities A>TABLE>2. Basic quantities B>TABLE>ANNEX IIBasic quantities used to allocate the A and B production quotas after reduction of the guaranteed quantity1. Basic quantities A>TABLE>2. Basic quantities B>TABLE>ANNEX IIIBreakdown by Member State of the reduction in maximum presumed refinery supply needs, in white sugar equivalent>TABLE> +",sugar industry;sugar manufacture;sugar refinery;supply;import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;EU production;Community production;European Union production;production quota;limitation of production;production restriction;reduction of production;sugar;fructose;fruit sugar,17 +2206,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1333/82 of 28 May 1982 amending Regulations (EEC) No 2191/81 and (EEC) No 2192/81 as regards the amount for aid. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1183/82 (2), and in particular Article 12 (3) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2191/81 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3205/81 (4), and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2192/81 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2891/81 (6), fixed the level of aid for the purchase of butter by non-profit making institutions and organizations and by the armies and similar forces of the Member States; whereas in view of market trends, it seems necessary to adjust the amount of this aid;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. In Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2191/81 and in Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2192/81 '170 ECU' is in each case replaced by '187 ECU'. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 June 1982.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 May 1982.For the CommissionPoul DALSAGERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.(2) OJ No L 140, 20. 5. 1982, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 213, 1. 8. 1981, p. 20.(4) OJ No L 322, 11. 11. 1981, p. 16.(5) OJ No L 213, 1. 8. 1981, p. 24.(6) OJ No L 286, 8. 10. 1981, p. 14. +",consumption;armed forces;armed services;legion;military;militia;non-profit organisation;non-profit association;non-profit company;non-profit organization;butter;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +2421,"83/458/EEC: Commission Decision of 1 September 1983 establishing that the apparatus described as 'ARL - Scanning Electron Microprobe Quantometer, model SEMQ, with accessories' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 608/82 (2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas, by letter dated 7 March 1983, Italy has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as 'ARL - Scanning Electron Microprobe Quantometer, model SEMQ, with accessories', ordered on 24 September 1980 and intended to be used for the precision microanalyses by means of multichannel simultaneous electronic analysis, should be considered to be a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 6 July 1983 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is an analysis system;Whereas its objective technical characteristics such as the precision of the microanalyses and the use to which it is put make it specially suited to scientific research; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for scientific activities; whereas it must therefore be considered to be a scientific apparatus;Whereas, however, on the basis of information received from Member States, apparatus of scientific value equivalent to the said apparatus, capable of being used for the same purposes, are currently being manufactured in the Community; whereas this applies, in particular, to the apparatus 'Camebax' manufactured by Cameca, Boulevard St Denis 103, 92400 Courbevoie, France and to the apparatus 'SEM 505' and 'PSEM 500 X' manufactured by Philips Nederland BV, Boschdijk 525, Eindhoven, Netherlands,. The apparatus described as 'ARL - Scanning Electron Microprobe Quantometer, model SEMQ, with accessories', which is the subject of an application by Italy of 7 March 1983, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 1 September 1983.For the CommissionÉtienne DAVIGNONVice-President(1) OJ No L 184, 15. 7. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 74, 18. 3. 1982, p. 4.(3) OJ No L 318, 13. 12. 1979, p. 32. +",exemption from customs duties;customs franchise;duty-free admission;duty-free entry;exemption from duty;exemption from import duty;travellers' allowance;travellers' tax-free allowance;scientific apparatus;laboratory equipment;microscope;research equipment;scientific instrument;scientific material;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT,17 +35648,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 305/2008 of 2 April 2008 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, minimum requirements and the conditions for mutual recognition for the certification of personnel recovering certain fluorinated greenhouse gases from high-voltage switchgear (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases (1), and in particular Article 5(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) For the purposes of the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 842/2006, it is necessary to lay down rules on the qualification of personnel carrying out activities on equipment containing certain fluorinated greenhouse gases which can potentially cause leakage.(2) Personnel not yet certified but enrolled in a training course for the purpose of obtaining a certificate should be, for a limited time, allowed to undertake activities for which such certification is required to gain the practical skills needed for the examination, provided that they are supervised by certified personnel.(3) A number of Member States do not currently have qualification or certification systems in place. A limited period should therefore be allowed for personnel to obtain a certificate.(4) For the purpose of avoiding undue administrative burden, it should be allowed to build a certification system on existing qualification schemes provided that the skills and knowledge covered and the relevant qualification system are equivalent to the minimum standards envisaged by this Regulation.(5) Entities manufacturing or operating high voltage switchgear could be designated as evaluation or certification bodies or both, provided that they fulfil the relevant requirements.(6) Examination is an effective means of testing the ability of a candidate to carry out properly the actions which can directly cause leakage, as well as those that can indirectly cause leakage.(7) Officially designated evaluation and certification bodies should ensure compliance with the minimum requirements set out in this Regulation and thereby contribute to the effective and efficient mutual recognition of certificates throughout the Community.(8) Information on the certification system issuing certificates subject to mutual recognition should be notified to the Commission in the format established by Commission Regulation (EC) No 308/2008 of 2 April 2008 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the format for notification of the training and certification programmes of the Member States (2).(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 18(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3),. Subject matter and scopeThis Regulation establishes minimum requirements for the certification of personnel recovering certain fluorinated greenhouse gases from high-voltage switchgear as well as the conditions for mutual recognition of certificates issued in accordance with those requirements. DefinitionsFor the purposes of this Regulation ‘high voltage switchgear’ means switching devices and their combination with associated control, measuring, protective and regulating equipment, and assemblies of such devices and equipment with associated interconnections, accessories, enclosures and supporting structures, intended for use in connection with generation, transmission, distribution and conversion of electric energy at rated voltages above 1 000 V. Certification of personnel1.   Personnel carrying out the activity referred to in Article 1 shall hold a certificate as referred to in Article 4.2.   Paragraph 1 shall not apply for a maximum period of one year to personnel enrolled in a training course for the purpose of obtaining a certificate provided that they carry out the activity under the supervision of a person holding a certificate.3.   Member States may decide that paragraph 1 shall not apply for a period which shall not exceed the date referred to in Article 5(4) of Regulation (EC) No 842/2006, to personnel undertaking the activity provided for in Article 1 of this Regulation before the date referred to in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 842/2006.Such personnel shall, for the period referred to in the first subparagraph, be deemed certified as regards this activity for the purposes of the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 842/2006. Issuance of certificates to personnel1.   A certification body as referred to in Article 5 shall issue a certificate to personnel who have passed a theoretical and practical examination organised by an evaluation body as referred to in Article 6, covering the minimum skills and knowledge set out in the Annex.2.   The certificate shall contain at least the following:(a) the name of the certification body, the full name of the holder, a certificate number, and the date of expiry if any;(b) the activity which the holder of the certificate is entitled to perform;(c) issuing date and issuer’s signature.3.   Where an existing examination-based certification system covers the minimum skills and knowledge set out in the Annex and meets the requirements of Articles 5 and 6, but the related attestation does not contain the elements laid down in paragraph 2 of this Article, a certification body referred to in Article 5 may issue a certificate to the holder of this qualification without repeating examination.4.   Where an existing examination based certification system meets the requirements of Articles 5 and 6 and partially covers the minimum skills as set out in the Annex, certification bodies may issue a certificate provided that the applicant passes a supplementary examination, of the skills and knowledge not covered by the existing certification, organised by an evaluation body referred to in Article 6. Certification body1.   A certification body shall be provided for by a national law or regulation, or designated by the competent authority of a Member State or other entities entitled to do so, as being allowed to issue certificates to personnel involved in the activity referred to in Article 1.The certification body shall be impartial in carrying out its activities.2.   The certification body shall establish and apply procedures for the issuance, suspending and withdrawing of certificates.3.   The certification body shall maintain records that allow verifying the status of a certified person. The records shall demonstrate that the certification process has been effectively fulfilled. Records shall be kept for a minimum period of five years. Evaluation body1.   An evaluation body designated by the competent authority of a Member State or other entities entitled to do so, shall organise examinations for the personnel referred to in Article 1. A certification body as referred to in Article 5 may also qualify as an evaluation body.The evaluation body shall be impartial in carrying out its activities.2.   Examinations shall be planned and structured in a manner which ensures that the minimum skills and knowledge set out in the Annex are covered.3.   The evaluation body shall adopt reporting procedures and keep records to enable the documentation of the individual and overall results of the evaluation.4.   The evaluation body shall ensure that examiners assigned to a test have due knowledge of the relevant examination methods and examination documents as well as an appropriate competence in the field to be examined. It shall also ensure that the necessary equipment, tools and materials are available for the practical tests. Notification1.   By 4 January 2009, Member States shall notify the Commission of the names and contact details of certification bodies for personnel covered by Article 5 and of the titles of certificates for personnel complying with the requirements of Article 4, using the format established by Regulation (EC) No 308/2008.2.   Member States shall update the notification submitted pursuant to paragraph 1, with relevant new information, and submit it to the Commission without delay. Conditions for mutual recognition1.   Mutual recognition of certificates issued in other Member States shall apply to certificates issued in accordance with Article 4.2.   Member States may require holders of certificates issued in another Member State to provide a translation of the certificate in another official Community language. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 2 April 2008.For the CommissionStavros DIMASMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 161, 14.6.2006, p. 1.(2)  See page 28 of this Official Journal.(3)  OJ L 244, 29.9.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Decision 2007/540/EC (OJ L 198, 31.7.2007, p. 35).ANNEXMinimum requirements as to the skills and knowledge to be covered by the evaluation bodiesThe examination referred to in Articles 4(1) and 6(2) shall comprise the following:(a) a theoretical test with one or more questions testing that skill or knowledge, as indicated in the column ‘Test type’ by (T);(b) a practical test where the applicant shall perform the corresponding task with the relevant material, tools and equipment, as indicated in the column ‘Test type’ by (P).No Minimum knowledge and skills Test type1 Basic knowledge of relevant environmental issues (climate change, Kyoto Protocol, Global Warming Potential), the relevant provisions of Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 and of the relevant Regulations implementing provisions of Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 T2 Physical, chemical and environmental characteristics of SF6 T3 Use of SF6 in electric power equipment (insulation, arc quenching) T4 SF6 quality, according to the relevant industrial standards (1) T5 Understanding of the design of electric power equipment T6 Checking the SF6 quality P7 Recovery of SF6 and SF6 mixtures and purification of SF6 P8 Storage and transportation of SF6 T9 Operation of SF6 recovery equipment P10 Operation of tight drilling systems, if necessary P11 Re-use of SF6 and different re-use categories T12 Working on open SF6 compartments P13 Neutralising SF6 by-products T14 Monitoring of SF6 and appropriate data recording obligations under national or Community legislation, or international agreements T(1)  For instance IEC 60376 and IEC 60480. +",electrical engineering;domestic electrical appliances;electromechanical equipment;electromechanical industry;electromechanical item;electromechanical production;electrotechnical industry;pollution control measures;reduction of pollution;professional qualifications;professional ability;professional competence;professional incompetence;required job qualifications;Community certification;greenhouse gas;carbon dioxide,17 +15662,"Council Regulation (EC) No 1581/96 of 30 July 1996 amending Regulation No 136/66/EEC on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),Whereas Regulation No 136/66/EEC (4) lays down in Article 2a that common customs tariff rates are to be applied to products, including olive oil, subject to a common market organization, and in Article 11 that aid for the consumption of olive oil is to be granted only in respect of oil produced in the Community;Whereas, as a result of the implementation of the agreements concluded under the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations, the system of variable agricultural levies has been replaced by fixed common customs duties; whereas a feature of the olive oil sector are naturally fluctuating harvests that result in erratic olive oil production in the Community; whereas experience has shown that, to ensure supplies to the market and to prevent significant price fluctuations, the option of allowing imports at a reduced rate of duty should be provided for;Whereas, in view of the fact that the abovementioned rate of common customs duty takes account of the security lodged earlier for quantities of olive oil released for free circulation, entitlement to the consumption aid in respect of olive oil should not be limited to oil produced in the Community, nor should a difference in the level of production refunds for the manufacture of tinned oil be maintained,. Regulation No 136/66/EEC is hereby amended as follows:1. The existing text of Article 2a shall become paragraph 1 and the following paragraph shall be added:'2. Paragraph 1 notwithstanding, should the market price for olive oil in the Community appreciably exceed the intervention price during a period of at least three months, to ensure the Community market is adequately supplied with olive oil through imports from non-member countries, the Commission may, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 38:- partially or fully suspend the application of common customs duties to olive oil, and establish the detailed arrangements for any such suspension,- open an import quota for olive oil at a reduced rate of common customs duties and establish the detailed arrangements for managing any such quota.These measures shall apply for the minimum period strictly required, which period in any event may not exceed the end of the marketing year in question.`.2. Article 11 (1) shall be replaced by the following:'1. Where the production target price, less production aid, is greater than the representative market price for olive oil, a consumption aid shall be granted for olive oil placed on the Community market. This aid shall be equal to the difference between these two amounts.`.3. The second subparagraph of Article 20a (2) shall be replaced by the following:'The refund shall be equal to the amount referred to in the first subparagraph, plus an amount equal to the consumption aid applicable on the day on which the refund was applied.`. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 July 1996.For the CouncilThe PresidentH. COVENEY(1) OJ No C 125, 27. 4. 1996, p. 12.(2) OJ No C 166, 10. 6. 1996.(3) OJ No C 204, 15. 7. 1996, p. 57.(4) OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105). +",olive oil;third country;fats;fat;fatty substance;import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties,17 +1179,"79/89/ECSC: Commission Decision of 15 January 1979 authorizing the acquisition of the coal wholesale firm Lange, Kühl Co. KG, Kiel (KGH), by Hugo Stinnes AG, Mülheim (Ruhr) (Only the German text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Articles 66 and 80 thereof,Having regard to Decision No 24-54 of 6 May 1954 laying down in implementation of Article 66 (1) of the Treaty a Regulation on what constitutes control of an undertaking (1),Having regard to the application made on 2 June 1978 by Hugo Stinnes AG, Mülheim (Ruhr), Federal Republic of Germany, for authorization to acquire the coal wholesaler Lange, Kühl & Co. KG, Kiel (KGH),Having obtained the views of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany,Whereas:Hugo Stinnes AG is a wholly owned subsidiary of VEBA Aktiengesellschaft. Like certain other subsidiaries and firms controlled by VEBA, with which it is concentrated through the parent company, it is engaged in the distribution of solid fuels and is therefore an undertaking covered by Article 80. In 1977, the wholesale sales of solid fuel in the Federal Republic of Germany of the firms concentrated in VEBA totalled some 5 77 million tonnes.Lange, Kühl & Co. KG, Kiel (KGH) is engaged in the wholesale distribution of solid fuels, and therefore is also an undertaking covered by Article 80.Its sales in 1977 were approximately 335 000 tonnes of solid fuel.The takeover of Lange, Kühl & Co. KG by a wholesaler controlled by VEBA Aktiengesellschaft will lead to a concentration within the meaning of Article 66 (1) of the Treaty, and the firm taken over will be linked with the other firms controlled by VEBA.The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, in its comments obtained in accordance with the fourth paragraph of Article 66 (2), draws attention to VEBA's large market share in the area supplied by Lange, Kühl & Co. KG, which would be further increased as a result of the merger, and recommends that under these circumstances authorization should be refused, unless the entire coal wholesaling activity of the firm Lange, Kühl & Co. KG were transferred to another firm under a cooperation agreement entered into for at least five years. This has not occurred.VEBA, together with its subsidiaries and the other firms which it controls, has an estimated 17 % share of the relevant market, which is the wholesale distribution of solid fuels in West Germany. This figure does not, however, give a true picture of VEBA's market position. The majority of solid fuel users have converted their plants to run on fuel oil or have adapted them to dual operation, thus leaving them with the option between solid or liquid fuels. Since 1962, sales of solid fuels for domestic heating and industry have fallen by 70 %. Consequently, at present less than 30 % of sales by coal wholesalers (tonne for tonne) are of solid fuels, the greater proportion being accounted for by fuel oil.The price of solid fuels in thus largely dependent on the price of light and heavy fuel oil. This means that VEBA will not be in a position to determine prices within the meaning of Article 66 (2), despite the fact that VEBA itself produces and sells oil products, since the volume of its business in this field also accounts for only about 17 % of fuel oil consumption in Germany. The small proportion of crude oil from its own production used in VEBA's refineries (4 79 %) is an important contributing factor in preventing VEBA from controlling the price of fuel oil. Nor will VEBA be in a position to control distribution, since under the conditions which have reigned on the market in solid and liquid fuels for almost 20 years, as a result of the competition from fuel oil, it does not have the market power it would need to direct supplies, determine types and volumes of sales, share markets or restrict production.The merger is not likely to give VEBA the power to evade the rules of competition instituted under the Treaty. In particular, it will not have an artificially privileged position involving a substantial advantage in access to markets.The objections raised by the Federal Government relate to the impact of the merger on competition in a limited geographical area which does not constitute a substantial part of the common market. These (1)OJ of the ECSC, 11.5.1954, p. 375. objections therefore do not provide sufficient grounds for withholding authorization.The proposed transaction accordingly satisfies the tests for authorization in Article 66 (2) and may be authorized,. Hugo Stinnes AG, Mülheim (Ruhr), is hereby authorized to acquire the coal wholesaler Lange, Kühl and Co. KG, Kiel (KGH). This Decision is addressed to Hugo Stinnes AG, Mülheim (Ruhr), Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Brussels, 15 January 1979.For the CommissionRaymond VOUELMember of the Commission +",group of companies;group of undertakings;Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;coal;hard coal;patent hard-coal fuel;power station coal;wholesale trade;wholesale dealing;wholesale market;distribution business;commercial undertaking;distribution enterprise,17 +5649,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2148/87 of 20 July 1987 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on yarn of regenerated textile fibres, products of category 127A (code 42.1271), originating in India to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3925/86 apply. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3925/86 of 16 December 1986 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1987 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3925/86 provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded, for each category of products subjected to individual ceilings not allocated among the Member States, within the limits of the quantities specified in column 7 of its Annexes I or II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of the same Annexes; whereas Article 3 of that Regulation provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in question once the relevant individual ceilings have been reached at Community level;Whereas, in respect of yarn of regenerated textile fibres, category 127 A the relevant ceiling amounts to 76,4 tonnes, whereas on 13 July 1987 imports of the products in question into the Community, originating in India, a country covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached and were charged against that ceiling;Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to India,. As from 25 July 1987 the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3925/86, shall be re-established in respect of the following products, imported into the Community and originating in India:1.2.3.4.5 // // // // // // Code // Category // CCT heading No // NIMEXE code (1987) // Description // // // // // // // (1) // (2) // (3) // (4) // // // // // // // // // // // 42.1271 // 127 A // 51.01 ex B // // Yarn of man-made fibres (continuous), not put up for retail sale: // // // // // B. Yarn of regenerated textile fibres: // // // // // II. Other: // // // // 51.01-63, 65, 74, 75 // Yarn, other than yarn of category 42 // // // // // This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 July 1987.For the CommissionCOCKFIELDVice-President(1) OJ No L 373, 31. 12. 1986, p. 68. +",India;Republic of India;restoration of customs duties;restoration of customs tariff;man-made fibre;acrylic fibre;artificial fibre;chemical fibre;nylon;polyamide;rayon;synthetic cloth;synthetic fibre;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession,17 +11810,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 2233/93 of 5 August 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 518/92 on certain procedures for applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, of the other part. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the proposal form the Commission,Whereas the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland of the other part (1), entered into force on 1 March 1992;Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 518/92 (2), established inter alia, provisions for the application of Article 14 (2) and (4) of the Interim Agreement concerning agricultural products;Whereas an Additional Protocol to the Interim Agreement has been negotiated between the parties, was initialled on 16 July 1993 and has been provisionally applied since 1 July 1993;Whereas it is necessary to provide that the provisions of the Additional Protocol concerning agricultural products be applied according to the same procedures as those concerning the Interim Agreement,. The following subparagraph shall be added to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 518/92:'Provisions for the application of Article 4 of the Additional Protocol and for the transition between the original import regime and the import regime therein provided for shall be adopted in accordance with the same procedure.' This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 5 August 1993.For the CouncilThe PresidentW. CLAES(1) OJ No L 114, 30. 4. 1992, p. 2.(2) OJ No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 3. +",import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;Poland;Republic of Poland;agricultural product;farm product;ECSC;Consultative Committee of the ECSC;ECSC consultative committee;European Coal and Steel Community;High Authority;trade agreement (EU);EC trade agreement;interim agreement (EU);EC interim agreement;provisional implementation of an EC agreement,17 +4178,"2006/502/EC: Commission Decision of 11 May 2006 requiring Member States to take measures to ensure that only lighters which are child-resistant are placed on the market and to prohibit the placing on the market of novelty lighters (notified under documents number C(2006) 1887 and number C(2006) 1887 COR) (This text annuls and replaces the text published in Official Journal L 197 of 19 July 2006, p. 9 ) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 December 2001 on general product safety (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to Directive 2001/95, producers are obliged to place only safe products on the market.(2) According to Article 13 of Directive 2001/95/EC, if the Commission becomes aware that certain products present a serious risk to the health and safety of consumers, it may, under certain conditions, adopt a Decision requiring Member States to take temporary measures aimed in particular to restrict or make subject to particular conditions the placing on the market of such products, to ban their marketing and introduce the accompanying measures required to ensure that the ban is complied with, or to require their withdrawal or recall from the market.(3) Such a Decision is contingent upon the facts that Member States differ significantly on the approach adopted or to be adopted to deal with the risk concerned; that the risk cannot, in view of the nature of the safety issue, be dealt with in a manner compatible with the degree of urgency of the case under other procedures laid down by the specific Community legislation applicable to the products concerned; and that the risk can be eliminated effectively only by adopting appropriate measures applicable at Community level, in order to ensure a consistent and high level of protection of the health and safety of consumers and the proper functioning of the internal market.(4) Lighters are products which are inherently hazardous since they produce a flame or heat and since they contain a flammable fuel. They pose a serious risk when being misused by children, which may result in fires, injuries or even deaths. Taking account of the inherently hazardous nature of lighters, the very high number of items placed on the market and the foreseeable conditions of use, the seriousness of the risk posed by lighters to children’s safety should be dealt with in relation to their possible use in play by children.(5) The serious risk posed by lighters is confirmed by the available data and information on fires in the EU related to children playing with lighters. A report published by the United Kingdom Department of Trade and Industry in February 1997 entitled ‘European research — accidents caused by children under five playing with cigarette lighters and matches’ estimated a total of about 1 200 fires, 260 injuries and 20 deaths per year in the EU for 1997. More recent information confirms that a significant number of serious accidents, including deaths, are still caused in the EU by children playing with non-resistant lighters.(6) Legislation establishing child-resistance requirements for lighters equivalent to those set out in this Decision exist in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States of America (US). Before setting up the legislation, a survey was launched in the US. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission’s 1993 proposal for a Regulation for lighters estimated that, per year, lighters used by children caused more than 5 000 fires, 1 150 injuries and 170 deaths in the US.(7) The US child-resistance requirement was introduced in 1994. In 2002 a US study on the effectiveness of the requirement reported a 60 % reduction in fires, injuries and deaths.(8) Consultation of the Member States in the Committee established by Article 15 of Directive 2001/95/EC has established that Member States differ significantly on the approach to deal with the risk posed by non-child-resistant lighters.(9) Two technical standards relate to the safety of lighters: the European and International Standard EN ISO 9994:2002 ‘Lighters — Safety Specification’, which establishes specifications on quality, reliability and safety of the lighters combined with appropriate manufacturing test procedures, but which does not include child-resistance specifications, and the European standard EN 13869:2002 ‘Lighters — Child-resistance for lighters — Safety requirements and test methods’, which establishes child-resistance specifications.(10) The references of EN ISO 9994:2002 were published by the Commission in the Official Journal of the European Union (2) in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 4 of Directive 2001/95/EC giving presumption of conformity with the general safety requirement of Directive 2001/95/EC for the risks covered by this standard. In order to deal with child-resistance, some Member States considered that the Commission should publish in the Official Journal also the references of EN 13869:2002. However, other Member States considered that EN 13869:2002 should first be substantially revised.(11) In the absence of Community measures on child-resistance of lighters and on the prohibition of novelty lighters some Member States may adopt divergent national measures. The introduction of such measures would inevitably result in an uneven level of protection and in intra-Community barriers to trade in lighters.(12) There is no specific Community legislation applicable to lighters. The risk cannot be dealt with effectively under other procedures laid down in specific rules of Community law, taking into account the nature of the safety problem concerned, and in a manner compatible with the degree of urgency of the case. It is therefore necessary to resort to a Decision according to Article 13 of Directive 2001/95/EC.(13) In view of the serious risk from lighters and in order to ensure a consistent high level of consumer health and safety protection throughout the EU as well as to avoid barriers to trade, a temporary Decision in accordance with Article 13 of Directive 2001/95/EC should be adopted. Such Decision should rapidly make the placing on the market of lighters subject to the condition that they be child-resistant. Such Decision should prevent further damages and deaths, pending a permanent solution which should be based on an international consensus.(14) The child-resistance requirement of this Decision should cover disposable lighters, because such lighters pose a particularly high degree of risk of child misuse. A US study of 1987, ‘Harwood’s study’, demonstrated that on average 96 % of the accidents caused by children playing with lighters were due to disposable lighters. Very few accidents involved lighters other than disposable ones, namely the so-called luxury and semi-luxury lighters which are designed, manufactured and placed on the market such as to ensure a continual expected safe use over a long period of time, and which are covered by a written guarantee and benefit from an after-sales service for replacement or repair of their parts over their life time, and which are characterised by a sophisticated design using expensive material, a luxury image and a low degree of substitutability with other lighters, and a distribution in outlets in accordance with the prestige and luxury image of the brand. These results are consistent with the fact that people are likely to pay more attention to higher value lighters intended to be used for a long time period.(15) All lighters that resemble by any means to another object commonly recognised as appealing to or intended for use by children should be banned. This includes, but is not limited to, lighters the shape of which resembles cartoon characters, toys, guns, watches, telephones, musical instruments, vehicles, human body or parts of the human body, animals, food or beverages, or that play musical notes, or have flashing lights or moving objects or other entertaining features, usually called ‘novelty lighters’, which pose a high risk of misuse by children.(16) In order to facilitate the application of the child-resistance requirement by producers of lighters, it is appropriate to make reference to the relevant specifications of the European standard EN 13869:2002, so that lighters complying with the corresponding specifications of the national standards which transpose that European standard are presumed to conform to the child-resistance requirement of this Decision. With the same aim, lighters complying with the relevant rules of the non-EU countries where child-resistance requirements equivalent to those established by this Decision are in force should also be presumed to conform to the child-resistance requirement of this Decision.(17) The consistent and effective enforcement of the child-resistance requirement established by this Decision requires the submission by producers to the competent authorities at their request of test reports on child-resistance delivered by testing bodies accredited by the accreditation bodies which are members of international accreditation organisations or otherwise recognised by the authorities to that end or delivered by testing bodies recognised for executing this type of test by the authorities of the countries where safety requirements equivalent to those established by this Decision are applied. Lighter producers should provide on request without delay to the competent authorities established under Article 6 of the Directive 2001/95/EC all the documents needed. If the producer is unable to provide such documentation within the delay established by the competent authority, the lighters should be withdrawn from the market.(18) According to Article 5(2) of Directive 2001/95/EC distributors should help to ensure compliance of the lighters they supply with the child-resistance requirement established by this Decision. In particular they should cooperate with the competent authorities by providing them on request the documentation needed to trace the origin of the lighters.(19) The shortest possible transition periods should be allowed for the application by producers of the measures established by this Decision, consistent with the need to prevent further accidents while taking into account technical constraints and ensuring proportionality. Transitional periods are also required for the Member States to ensure that the measures are efficiently applied, given the high volume of lighters marketed annually in the EU and the multiple distribution channels used for such marketing. Therefore, the obligation for producers to place only child-resistant lighters on the market should apply 10 months from the date of notification of this Decision while the obligation to supply only child-resistant lighters to consumers should apply one year after the entry into force of the ban on placing on the market of such lighters. Therefore, the latter obligation will be established when revising this Decision, one year after its adoption.(20) Article 13(3) of Directive 2001/95/EC prohibits the export from the Community of the dangerous products which have been the subject of a Decision. However, taking into account the structure of the market for lighters as regards the number of producers worldwide, the volume of exports and imports and the globalisation of markets, an export ban would not improve the safety of consumers located in Third Countries which do not apply child-resistance requirements, since the exports from the EU would be replaced by non-child resistant lighters from non-EU countries. The application of article 13(3) should therefore be suspended until an international standard on child resistance is adopted. This should be without prejudice to the application of measures in third countries where child-resistance requirements are in force.(21) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 15 of Directive 2001/95/EC,. For the purposes of this Decision:1. ‘lighter’ shall mean a manually operated flame-producing device employing a fuel, normally used for deliberately igniting in particular cigarettes, cigars and pipes, and which may foreseeably be used to ignite materials such as paper, wicks, candles and lanterns, manufactured with an integral supply of fuel, whether intended to be refuelled or not.— a written guarantee from the producer of at least two years for each lighter, in accordance with Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (3),— the practical possibility to be repaired and safely refilled over the entire lifetime, including in particular a repairable ignition mechanism,— Parts that are not consumable, but are likely to wear out or fail in continual use after the guarantee period, are accessible for replacement or repair by an authorised or specialised after-sales service centre based in the European Union;2. ‘novelty lighter’ shall mean any lighter as defined in specification 3.2 of European Standard EN 13869:2002;3. ‘child-resistant lighter’ shall mean a lighter designed and manufactured in such a way that it cannot, under normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use, be operated by children younger than 51 months of age because of, for instance, the force needed to operate it or because of its design or the protection of its ignition mechanism, or the complexity or sequence of operations needed for the ignition.(a) lighters which conform to national standards transposing European Standard EN 13869:2002, as far as the specifications other than those in paragraphs 3.1, 3.4 and 5.2.3 of the Standard are concerned;(b) lighters which conform to the relevant rules of the non-EU countries where child-resistance requirements equivalent to those established by this Decision are in force.4. ‘model of lighter’ shall mean lighters from the same producer that do not differ in design or other characteristics in any manner that may affect child-resistance;5. ‘child-resistance test’ shall mean a systematic test of child-resistance of a given model of lighter, on a sample of the lighters considered, in particular tests made in accordance with national standards transposing European Standard EN 13869:2002, as far as the specifications other than those in paragraphs 3.1, 3.4 and 5.2.3 of the Standard are concerned, or in accordance with the testing requirements of the relevant rules of non-EU countries where child-resistance requirements equivalent to those established by this Decision are in force;6. ‘producer’ shall have the meaning as defined in Article 2(e) of Directive 2001/95/EC;7. ‘distributor’ shall have the meaning as defined in Article 2(f) of Directive 2001/95/EC. 1.   Member States shall ensure that only lighters which are child-resistant are placed on the market as of 10 months from the date of notification of this Decision.2.   As of the same date referred to in paragraph 1 above, Member States shall prohibit the placing on the market of novelty lighters. 1.   As of 10 months from the date of notification of this Decision, Member States shall require the following from producers, as a condition for placing lighters on the market:(a) to keep and provide on request without delay to the competent authorities established under Article 6 of the Directive 2001/95/EC, a report of a child-resistance test for each model of lighters with samples of the lighters of the tested model, certifying the child-resistance of the model of lighters placed on the market;(b) to attest on request to the competent authorities that all lighters in each of the batches placed on the market conform to the model tested and provide on request to the authorities the documentation on the testing and control programme supporting such an attestation;(c) to continuously monitor conformity of the lighters produced with the technical solutions adopted to ensure child-resistance, using appropriate testing methods and to maintain at the disposal of the competent authorities the production records necessary to show that all lighters produced conform to the model tested;(d) to keep and provide on request without delay to the competent authorities a new report of a child-resistance test if any changes are made to a model of lighter that may adversely affect the ability of the model to meet the requirements of this Decision.2.   As of 10 months from the date of notification of this Decision, Member States shall require distributors to keep and provide without delay to the competent authorities on request the documentation necessary to identify any person from whom they have been supplied with the lighters they place on the market, in order to ensure traceability of the producer of the lighters throughout the supply chain.3.   Lighters for which producers and distributors do not provide the documentation mentioned in paragraphs 1 and 2 above within the deadline fixed by the competent authorities, shall be withdrawn from the market. 1.   Reports of a child-resistance test referred to in Article 3 shall include in particular:(a) the name, address and principal place of business of the manufacturer wherever he is located, and of the importer if the lighters are imported;(b) a complete description of the lighter, including size, shape, weight, fuel, fuel capacity, ignition mechanism, and child-resistance devices, design, technical solutions and other features that make the lighter child-resistant in accordance with the definitions and requirements of this Decision. In particular this will include a detailed description of all dimensions, force requirements, or other features that could affect the child-resistance of the lighter, including the manufacturer’s tolerances for each such feature;(c) a detailed description of the tests and of the results obtained, the dates of the tests, the location where the tests have been performed, the identity of the organisation that conducted the tests and details of the qualification and competence of such organisation to conduct the tests concerned;(d) the identification of the place where the lighters are or have been manufactured;(e) the location where the documentation required by this Decision is kept;(f) references of the accreditation or recognition of the testing body.2.   Reports of a child-resistance test referred to in Article 3 shall be established by either:(a) testing bodies accredited as fulfilling the requirements established by EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005 ‘General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories’, by a member of the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) for executing child-resistance tests on lighters or otherwise recognised to that end by the competent authority of a Member State;(b) testing bodies whose reports of a child-resistance test are accepted by one of the countries where child-resistance requirements equivalent to those established by this Decision are applied.For information purposes, a list of the bodies referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) above will be published and updated as necessary by the Commission. The prohibition referred to in Article 13(3) of Directive 2001/95/EC shall not apply. 1.   Member States shall take the necessary measures to comply with this Decision within four months from the date of notification of this Decision and publish those measures. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.2.   This Decision shall be applicable until 12 months from the date of notification of this Decision.3.   On the basis of the experience acquired and progress made in view of a permanent measure, the Commission shall decide whether to prolong for additional periods the validity of this Decision, whether the Decision, in particular Articles 1(1), 1(3) and 4, should be amended and whether the suspension in Article 5 should be lifted. In particular, for Article 1(3), the Commission shall decide whether other international standards or national rules or standards or other technical specifications, in particular specifications concerning alternative methods or criteria to establish child-resistance of lighters, may be recognised as being equivalent to the child-resistance requirement established by this Decision. The decisions referred to in this paragraph shall be taken in accordance with Article 15(2) of Directive 2001/95/EC.4.   Within the framework of activities referred to in Article 10 of Directive 2001/95/EC on general product safety the Commission will, in advance of the deadline for the implementation of this Decision by the Member States, establish guidelines with the aim of facilitating the practical application of the Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 May 2006.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 11, 15.1.2002, p. 4.(2)  OJ C 100, 24.4.2004, p. 20.(3)  OJ L 171, 7.7.1999, p. 12. +",manufactured goods;finished goods;finished product;product safety;non-durable goods;disposable article;disposable goods;expendable goods;non-durables;safety standard;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban;child;childhood;children,17 +13685,"95/233/EC: Commission Decision of 22 June 1995 drawing up lists of third countries from which the Member States authorize imports of live poultry and hatching eggs. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/539/EEC of 15 October 1990 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of poultry and hatching eggs (1), as last amended by the Act of accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Articles 21 and 26 thereof,Whereas certain countries which traditionally supply the Member States, have been requested to show, through the provision of written assurances supported by appropriate documentation or as a result of on-the-spot inspections, that they satisfy the requirements of the Community;Whereas this Decision applies without prejudice to Commission Decision 93/342/EEC (2), as amended by Decision 94/438/EC (3), which laid down the criteria for classifying third countries with regard to avian influenza and Newcastle disease;Whereas it may also be necessary in certain cases to specify the parts of countries from which imports will be authorized; whereas authorization to import may be restricted to certain species or categories of birds;Whereas this list of third countries can, however, be amended at any time to take into account new information or new situations; whereas the listing of any country should be reviewed at any time when further information, in particular resulting from on-the-spot inspections, indicates that conditions in the third country concerned may have changed or that previously received information was incomplete, inexact or inaccurate;Whereas, although the list of third countries forms the basis of the Community provisions applicable to imports from third countries laid down in Directive 90/539/EEC, other measures, particularly concerning specific animal health conditions, residue plans and certification will have to be taken into account in order to achieve complete harmonization of the conditions for importation of live poultry and hatching eggs;Whereas it is justified to establish a separate list of third countries for imports of ratites, because of the biological differences between these birds and the other poultry species; whereas such birds need to undergo quarantine after importation;Whereas it is also necessary to take account of the provisions of Article 11 of Directive 90/539/EEC and, therefore, to establish the list of countries which, although providing less strict animal health guarantees, can be authorized for importation of small consignments under conditions similar to those adopted for other birds in accordance with the provisions of Council Directive 92/65/EEC (4);Whereas, pending the adoption by the Commission of the animal health certification for importation of live poultry and hatching eggs from the countries specified in this list, Member States may continue to apply, on importation, their animal health requirements in force on 1 January 1995;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. 1. Member States shall authorize imports of live poultry and hatching eggs in accordance with the list in Annex I.The list in Annex I does not apply to imports of ratites and hatching eggs thereof.2. Member States shall authorize imports of ratites and hatching eggs thereof in accordance with the list in Annex II. The conditions of importation of such birds or eggs shall include a requirement for post-import quarantine.3. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 and pending the adoption of Community rules on animal health requirements and veterinary certification for such imports, Member States shall authorize imports of single consignments of less than 20 units of live poultry and hatching eggs in accordance with the list referred to in Annex III. The conditions of importation of such consignments shall include a requirement for post-import isolation or quarantine.The provisions of the first subparagraph do not apply to consignments of ratites or hatching eggs thereof. This Decision shall apply from 1 July 1995. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 June 1995.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 303, 31. 10. 1990, p. 6.(2) OJ No L 137, 8. 6. 1993, p. 24.(3) OJ No L 181, 17. 7. 1994, p. 35.(4) OJ No L 268, 14. 9. 1992, p. 54.ANNEX IList of countries from which the Member States authorize imports of live poultry and hatching eggs, ratites and eggs thereof excludedThis list is a list in principle and importations shall fulfil the relevant animal and public health requirements.>TABLE>ANNEX IIList of countries from which the Member States authorize imports of live ratites and hatching eggs thereofThis list is a list in principle and importations shall fulfil the relevant animal and public health requirements.>TABLE>ANNEX IIIList of countries from which the Member States authorize imports of small consignments of live poultry and hatching eggs, ratites and eggs thereof excludedThis list is a list in principle and importations shall fulfil the relevant animal and public health requirements.All countries or parts thereof listed in Part I of the Annex to Council Decision 79/542/EEC from which importation has not been banned because of outbreaks of avian influenza and/or Newcastle disease. +",import;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;egg;third country;poultry;chicken;cock;duck;goose;hen;ostrich;table poultry;health certificate,17 +13298,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2533/94 of 18 October 1994 concerning the stopping of fishing for saithe by vessels flying the flag of France. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3676/93 of 21 December 1993 fixing, for certain fish stock and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1994 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (2), provides for saithe quotas for 1994;Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of saithe in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC zone), VI, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France have reached the quota allocated for 1994; whereas France has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 7 October 1994; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,. Catches of saithe in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC zone), VI, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to France for 1994.Fishing for saithe in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC zone), VI, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 7 October 1994.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 October 1994.For the CommissionYannis PALEOKRASSASMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 341, 31. 12. 1993, p. 1. +",France;French Republic;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;catch area;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction,17 +27544,"2004/773/EC: Council Decision of 25 October 2004 amending the Decision authorising the Director of Europol to enter into negotiations on agreements with third States and non-EU-related bodies. ,Having regard to the Convention on the establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention) (1), and in particular Article 42(2), Article 10(4) and Article 18 thereof,Having regard to the Council Act of 3 November 1998 laying down rules governing Europol's external relations with third States and non-EU-related bodies (2), and in particular Article 2 of that Act,Having regard to the Council Act of 3 November 1998 laying down rules governing the receipt of information by Europol from third parties (3), and in particular Article 2 of that Act,Having regard to the Council Act of 12 March 1999 adopting the rules governing the transmission of personal data by Europol to third States and third bodies (4), and in particular Articles 2 and 3 of that Act,Whereas:(1) Operational requirements and the need to combat in an effective way organised forms of criminality through Europol, require that Moldova and Ukraine be added to the list of third States with which the Director of Europol is authorised to start negotiations.(2) Council Decision of 27 March 2000 (5) should therefore be amended,. Council Decision of 27 March 2000 is hereby amended as follows:In Article 2(1), under the heading ‘Third States’, the following States shall be inserted in the alphabetical list:— ‘Moldova’ and— ‘Ukraine’. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Decision shall enter into force on the day following its adoption.. Done at Luxembourg, 25 October 2004.For the CouncilThe PresidentR. VERDONK(1)  OJ C 316, 27.11.1995, p. 2.(2)  OJ C 26, 30.1.1999, p. 19.(3)  OJ C 26, 30.1.1999, p. 17.(4)  OJ C 88, 30.3.1999, p. 1.(5)  OJ C 106, 13.4.2000, p. 1. +",fight against crime;crime prevention;international negotiations;negotiation of an agreement;negotiation procedure;opening of negotiations;renegotiation;state of negotiations;Europol;European Police Office;European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation;Moldova;Republic of Moldova;Ukraine;exchange of information;information exchange;information transfer,17 +4823,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1319/2008 of 19 December 2008 on the issue of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of December 2008 under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 1384/2007 for poultrymeat originating in Israel. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1384/2007 of 26 November 2007 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2398/96 as regards opening and providing for the administration of certain quotas for imports into the Community of poultrymeat products originating in Israel (3), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,Whereas:The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of December 2008 for the subperiod from 1 January to 31 March 2009 do not cover the quantities available. The quantities for which applications have not been lodged should therefore be determined, and these should be added to the quantity fixed for the following quota subperiod,. The quantities for which applications have not been lodged, to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod from 1 April to 30 June 2009, are set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 December 2008.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 December 2008.For the CommissionJean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.(3)  OJ L 309, 27.11.2007, p. 40.ANNEXGroup No Order No Allocation coefficient for import licence applications lodged for the subperiod from 1.1.2009-31.3.2009 Quantities not applied for, to be added to the quantity for the subperiod from 1.4.2009-30.6.2009IL1 09.4092 (1) 392 000IL2 09.4091 (1) 140 000(1)  Not applicable: no licence application has been sent to the Commission. +",Israel;State of Israel;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;poultrymeat,17 +38665,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 747/2010 of 18 August 2010 on the issue of import licences for applications submitted in the first seven days of August 2010 under the tariff quota for high-quality beef administered by Regulation (EC) No 620/2009. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 620/2009 of 13 July 2009 providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for high-quality beef (3) sets out detailed rules for the submission and issue of import licences.(2) Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 provides that in cases where quantities covered by licence applications exceed the quantities available for the quota period, allocation coefficients should be fixed for the quantities covered by each licence application. The applications for import licences submitted pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 620/2009 between 1 and 7 August 2010 exceed the quantities available. Therefore, the extent to which import licences may be issued and the allocation coefficient should be determined,. Import licence applications covered by the quota with order number 09.4449 and submitted between 1 and 7 August 2010 in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 620/2009, shall be multiplied by an allocation coefficient of 79,54388 %. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 August 2010.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Jean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.(3)  OJ L 182, 15.7.2009, p. 25. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;product quality;quality criterion;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;beef;Community certification,17 +11782,"COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2089/93 of 27 July 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3310/86 on the Community recording of market prices on the basis of the scale for the classification of carcases of adult bovine animals. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1892/87 of 2 July 1987 on the recording of market prices in the beef and veal sector (1), and in particular Article 2 thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3310/86 of 30 October 1986 on the Community recording of market prices on the basis of the scale for the classification of carcases of adult bovine animals (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2368/91 (3), lays down the criteria and procedure for recording market prices in the beef and veal sector;Whereas, in order that the recording of market prices should reflect accurately all transactions, transactions relating to animals raised and slaughtered by slaughterhouses for their own account should be included; whereas, to that end, the rules for recording such prices should be laid down;Whereas it is necessary to provide the Commission annually with information indicating the list of slaughterhouses and other establishments participating in the price recording so that it can satisfy itself that the prices are in fact representative of the production in each Member State;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. Regulation (EEC) No 3310/86 is hereby amended as follows:1. The following subparagraph is added to Article 2 (2):'These prices shall relate to all animals slaughtered at approved establishments including animals raised and slaughtered by slaughterhouses for their own account. The price to be taken into consideration for the carcases of such animals shall be the price paid for carcases of the equivalent category and class produced during the same week in the same region.'2. The following Article 3a is added:'Article 3aThe Member States shall forward to the Commission before 15 March each year the confidential list of approved slaughterhouses for bovine animals and/or other establishments which participate in the price recording on the basis of the Community classification grid; this list shall indicate the individual annual adult bovine production of each such slaughterhouse, expressed in head and, if possible, in tonnes, during the previous calendar year.' This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 September 1993.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 July 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 182, 3. 7. 1987, p. 29.(2) OJ No L 305, 31. 10. 1986, p. 28.(3) OJ No L 216, 3. 8. 1991, p. 35. +",meat processing industry;cutting premises;cutting-up premises;slaughterhouse;EU market;Community market;European Union market;representative market price;beef;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;carcase;animal carcase,17 +20589,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2874/2000 of 28 December 2000 on the authorisation of transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the People's Republic of China. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2474/2000(2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 5 of the Agreement between the Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in textiles products, initialled on 9 December 1988(3) and as last amended and extended by the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, initialled on 15 May 2000 and Article 8 of the Agreement between the Community and the People's Republic of China initialled on 19 January 1995 on trade in textile products not covered by the MFA bilateral agreement(4) and as last amended by an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, initialled on 15 May 2000, provide that transfers may be agreed between quota years.(2) The People's Republic of China made a request on 13 November 2000.(3) The transfers requested by the People's Republic of China fall within the limits of the flexibility provisions referred to in Article 5 of the Agreement between the Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in textiles products, initialled on 9 December 1988 and as set out in Annex VIII to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93.(4) It is appropriate to grant the request.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textiles Committee provided for in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93,. Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods originating in the People's Republic of China are authorised for the quota year 2000 as detailed in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply to the quota year 2000.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 December 2000.For the CommissionPascal LamyMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 286, 11.11.2000, p. 1.(3) OJ L 367, 31.12.1988, p. 75.(4) OJ L 104, 6.5.1995, p. 1.ANNEX>TABLE> +",originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;textile product;fabric;furnishing fabric;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;customs tariff;clothing;article of clothing;ready-made clothing;work clothes;China;People’s Republic of China,17 +11396,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 738/93 of 17 March 1993 amending the transitional measures governing common organization of the market as provided for by Regulation (EEC) No 3653/90. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 234 (3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Whereas the achievement of the Single Market requires the removal of all barriers to trade, not only between the Member States of the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 but also, to the greatest possible extent, between those Member States and Spain and Portugal;Whereas this will mean abolition for the supplementary trade mechanism applicable to cereals and rice, and where cereals are concerned makes it appropriate, in order to enable Portuguese farmers to meet increased competition for the other Member States, to reduce over a longer period the aid provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3653/90 of 11 December 1990 introducing transitional measures governing the common organization of the market in cereals and rice in Portugal (2);Whereas, under the reform of the common agricultural policy, provision was made for a reduction in intervention prices by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals (3); whereas the resulting loss of income is compensated for by direct support on a per hectare basis introduced by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops (4); whereas the method of calculating Portuguese aid should be adapted so as to avoid a double compensation;Whereas accession compensatory amounts are due to be applied in trade in rice between Portugal and the other Member States until the end of the 1994/95 marketing year since Regulation (EEC) No 3653/90 provides for the price of the said product to be aligned on the common price only with effect from that date;Whereas price alignment for this product can be brought forward and all accession compenstory amounts can therefore be abolished on that date if the loss of earnings of Portuguese rice producers is offset by a similar aid scheme to that already provided for cereals by Regulation (EEC) No 3653/90; whereas the arrangements provided for in that Regulation should therefore be amended accordingly;Whereas to offset the difficulties that elimination of the supplementary trade mechanism for rice would otherwise involve for Portuguese producers the initial amount of the said aid should be set at more than the simple price difference of ECU 17,45 per tonne and it should be made degressive to the end of the 1997/98 marketing year;Whereas, at the same time, the fixed components applicable to products processed from cereals and rice until 31 December 1999 at the latest pursuant to the abovementioned Regulation should be abolished; whereas, in the case of most products, following attainment of the single market the difficulties and cost of the monitoring required in connection with the components would be out of proportion to their size and they will not in fact be really necessary to protect the processing industry in Portugal; whereas any difficulties that this may engender in the rice sector, particularly sensitive in Portugal, can be resolved within the framework of the transitional measures laid down;Whereas this dismantling of the fixed components makes it appropriate to abolish the variations indicated in Article 287 (2) of the Act of Accession,. 1. Notwithstanding Articles 2, 3 and 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 3653/90:(a) the aid specified in Article 3 of that Regulation- shall be granted to the end of the 2002/03 marketing year,- shall be for each marketing year, fixed as set out in the Annex;(b) the common intervention price for paddy rice shall apply in Portugal;(c) aid shall be granted to producers of paddy rice for the 1992/93, 1993/94, 1994/95, 1995/96, 1996/97 and 1997/98 marketing years. This aid, to which Article 5 and the first paragraph of Article 10 shall apply, shall be:- fixed at ECU 25 per tonne for the 1992/93 marketing year,- reduced by 1/6, 1/5, 1/4, 1/3 and 1/2 for the 1993/94, 1994/95, 1995/96, 1996/97 and 1997/98 marketing years respectively;(d) the fixed components in respect of the products referred to in Article 286 (3) of the Act of Accession are abolished.2. The variations indicated in Article 287 (2) of the Act Accession are also abolished. The measures needed to ensure a smooth transition from the arrangements provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 3653/90 to those provided for in this Regulation, particularly in respect of compensation for stocks of rice in Portugal on 31 March 1993, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 (5) or Article 27 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 (6). This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 March 1993.For the CouncilThe PresidentB. WESTH(1) OJ No C 21, 25. 1. 1993.(2) OJ No L 362, 27. 12. 1990, p. 28.(3) OJ No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.(4) OJ No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 12. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2467/92 (OJ No L 246, 27. 8. 1992, p. 1).(5) OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1738/92 (OJ No L 180, 1. 7. 1990, p. 1).(6) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 674/92 (OJ No L 73, 19. 3. 92, p. 7).ANNEXAid to Portuguese cereal producers/* Tables: see OJ */ +",monetary compensatory amount;MCA;accession compensatory amount;compensatory amount;dismantling of MCA;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;Portugal;Portuguese Republic;aid to agriculture;farm subsidy;rice;cereals,17 +20725,"2001/238/EC: Commission Decision of 21 March 2001 concerning the appointment of new members, chairmen and vice-chairmen of the expert groups to assist the Commission on the content and direction of the key actions in the field of research and technological development (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 695). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,Having regard to Commission Decision 98/610/EC, Euratom of 22 October 1998 setting up expert groups to assist the Commission on the content and direction of the key actions in the field of research and technological development(1), as amended by Decision 1999/506/EC, Euratom(2),Whereas:(1) By Decision 98/682/EC, Euratom(3) on 20 November 1998 the Commission appointed the members, chairmen and vice-chairmen to assist it on the content and direction of the key actions in the field of research and technological development. That Decision was amended by Commission Decisions of 26 July 1999(4) and 29 February 2000(5).(2) The decisions of the association councils adopting the terms and conditions for the participation of Bulgaria(6), Estonia(7), Hungary(8), Latvia(9), Lithuania(10), Poland(11), Romania(12), the Czech Republic(13), the Slovak Republic(14) and Slovenia(15) in Community Programmes in the field of research and technological development and demonstration (1998 to 2002) and, where appropriate, in programmes for research and training activities (1998 to 2002) provide for the possibility of experts from those countries sitting as members of the consultative groups which assist the Commission in implementing the fifth framework programme and, where appropriate, the Euratom fifth framework programme. Similar provisions appear in the Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Cyprus(16).(3) In accordance with the provisions of Article 100 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA), the Decision of the EEA Joint Committee amending Protocol 31 of the EEA Agreement on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms (research and technological development) provides for the possibility of experts who are nationals of the countries in question taking part in the work of the bodies advising the Commission in the fields covered by the fifth framework programme(17).(4) Under Article 4(1), first subparagraph, of Decision 98/610/EC, Euratom, the members of the expert groups are appointed by the Commission in a personal capacity for a maximum period of two years. The appointment may be renewed once only, for a maximum of two years.(5) The period of appointment of the members listed in the Commission Decisions of 20 November 1998, 26 July 1999 and 29 February 2000 came to an end on 20 November 2000. New members should now be appointed.(6) Article 3(1) of Decision 98/610/EC, Euratom, lays down that the expert groups shall be set up by the Commission so as to ensure that the groups have a balanced composition, taking account of the geographical origin and sector of origin (industry and services, research and innovation, users, public regulatory authorities and socioeconomic circles) of their members. The Commission also endeavours to ensure, as far as possible, a balanced participation of women and men.(7) For the purposes of appointing members of the expert groups, the Commission assesses all applications in accordance with the selection criteria set out in section A(2) of the Annex to Decision 98/610/EC, Euratom. On the basis of that assessment, the Commission appoints members of the expert groups in accordance with the provisions of Article 3(1) of the Decision and section B of the Annex thereto.(8) In accordance with Article 4(4) of Decision 98/610/EC, Euratom, the Commission also appoints the chairman and vice-chairman of each of the expert groups from among the members of each group. The vice-chairman may not be of the same geographical origin or sector of origin as the chairman.(9) The role of the expert groups is to deliver conclusions in a completely transparent and independent manner. Their members must therefore act independently of any external influence in order to provide the Commission with objective observations.(10) To this end, it is necessary for members to inform the Commission before each meeting, on the basis of the agenda, of any interests which could be regarded as compromising their independence. They must refrain from discussing any subject where they have a conflict of interests.(11) To this end, the experts selected must sign a declaration before each meeting of the expert groups certifying that, on the basis of the agenda, there are no conflicts of interests which could compromise their independence.(12) Without prejudice to Article 287 of the Treaty establishing the European Community and Article 194 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, the members of the expert groups must be required not to divulge information communicated in the course of the work of those groups where they have been notified that such information is the subject of a request for confidentiality.(13) Where a member fails to meet these obligations of independance and confidentiality, he must be regarded as no longer able to make an effective contribution to the work of the group within the meaning of Article 4(1), third subparagraph, of Decision 98/610/EC, Euratom.(14) New members of the expert groups as well as the chairmen and vice-chairmen of those groups should therefore be appointed, and the confidentiality of the proceedings and the independence of the members guaranteed,. The persons whose names are listed in Annex I shall be appointed members of the expert groups set up by Decision 98/610/EC, Euratom until 31 December 2002. The persons whose names are listed in Annex II shall be appointed chairmen or vice-chairmen of the expert groups referred to in Article 1. The persons referred to in Articles 1 and 2 are obliged to comply with the requirements of independence and confidentiality appearing in Annex III. This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.. Done at Brussels, 21 March 2001.For the CommissionPhilippe BusquinMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 290, 29.10.1998, p. 57.(2) OJ L 194, 27.7.1999, p. 65.(3) OJ L 318, 27.11.1998, p. 51.(4) OJ C 216, 29.7.1999, p. 5.(5) OJ C 61, 3.3.2000, p. 4.(6) OJ L 253, 28.9.1999, p. 10.(7) OJ L 181, 16.7.1999, p. 24.(8) OJ L 245, 17.9.1999, p. 43.(9) OJ L 265, 13.10.1999, p. 23.(10) OJ L 270, 20.10.1999, p. 17.(11) OJ L 281, 4.11.1999, p. 71.(12) OJ L 245, 17.9.1999, p. 35.(13) OJ L 258, 5.10.1999, p. 19.(14) OJ L 249, 22.9.1999, p. 16.(15) OJ L 256, 1.10.1999, p. 73.(16) OJ L 180, 15.7.1999, p. 37.(17) OJ L 148, 22.6.2000, p. 54.ANNEX I>TABLE>ANNEX IIList of chairmen and vice-chairmen of the expert groups>TABLE>ANNEX IIICONDITIONS CONCERNING THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE MEMBERS AND THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF THEIR WORKA. Confidentiality of workWithout prejudice to Article 287 of the Treaty establishing the European Community and Article 194 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, the members are required not to divulge information given in the context of the work of the expert groups when it has been indicated to them that this information is subject to a request for confidentiality.B. Independence of the members1. The members will inform the Commission of all interests which could be considered as prejudicial to their independence.2. Before each meeting, the members will declare to the Commission, on the basis of the agenda, any particular interests which could be considered prejudicial to their independence. They will abstain from discussions on a topic on which they have a conflict of interests.3. For this purpose, the experts selected should, before each meeting of the expert groups, sign the declaration in the Appendix, in which they certifiy that there is no conflict of interests.C. BreachesWhen a member is in breach of the requirements set out above, he/she will be considered as no longer being in a position to contribute effectively to the group's work, in accordance with Article 4 of Decision 98/610/EC, Euratom.Appendix>PIC FILE= ""L_2001085EN.004202.EPS""> +",self-employed person;adviser;consultant;expert;free-lance;independent;self-employed worker;appointment of staff;president of an institution;vice-president of an institution;research and development;technological change;adaptation to technical progress;digital revolution;technical progress;technological development;technological progress,17 +17071,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2052/97 of 20 October 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 16 thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1259/97 (4), lays down the measures which may be adopted pursuant to Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92; whereas, in order to clarify a number of questions regarding responsibilities and procedure, the text of Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 should be redrafted;Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,. Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 is hereby replaced by the following:'Article 17The measures referred to in Article 15 shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92. However, in emergencies, the Commission may adopt the measures.` This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 October 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.(2) OJ L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.(3) OJ L 147, 30. 6. 1995, p. 7.(4) OJ L 174, 2. 7. 1997, p. 10. +",award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;cereals,17 +33942,"Council Regulation (EC) No 172/2007 of 16 February 2007 amending Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on persistent organic pollutants (1), and in particular Article 7(5) first subparagraph, Article 7(6), and Article 14(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) The Commission conducted a study on the implementation of the waste-related provisions of Regulation (EC) No 850/2004. This study identified maximum concentration limits for the purpose of Part 2 of Annex V of Regulation (EC) No 850/2004. Above those limits, risks to human health and the environment could not be excluded.(2) The concentration limit for Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDF/PCDD) is expressed in toxic equivalent concentration (TEQ), using the 1998 World Health Organisation toxic equivalency factors (TEFs). Available data on dioxin like Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) is not sufficient to include these compounds in the TEQ.(3) Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) is the name of a technical mixture of various isomers. The effort necessary to analyse them completely would be disproportionate. Only alpha-, beta- and gamma-HCH are of toxicological relevance. Therefore the concentration limit should refer to them exclusively. Most commercially available analytical standard mixtures for the analyses of this compound class only identify these isomers.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are the most appropriate to ensure a high level of protection.(5) Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly.(6) The Committee established under Article 17(1) of Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 has not delivered an opinion following its consultation, on 25 January 2006, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17(2) of that Regulation,. Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 February 2007.For the CouncilThe PresidentA. SCHAVAN(1)  OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 7. Corrected version in OJ L 229, 29.6.2004, p. 5.ANNEXPart 2 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 shall be replaced by the following:‘Part 2   Wastes and operations to which Article 7(4)(b) appliesThe following operations are permitted for the purposes of Article 7(4)(b) in respect of the wastes specified, defined by the six-digit code as classified in Commission Decision 2000/532/EC (1)Wastes as classified in Commission Decision 2000/532/EC Maximum concentration limits of substances listed in Annex IV (2) Operation10 WASTES FROM THERMAL PROCESSES Aldrin: 5 000 mg/kg; Permanent storage only in:— safe, deep, underground, hard rock formations,— salt mines or— a landfill site for hazardous waste (provided that the waste is solidified or partly stabilised where technically feasible as required for classification of the waste in subchapter 1903 of Decision 2000/532/EC)10 01 Wastes from power stations and other combustion plants (except 19)10 01 14 * (3) Bottom ash, slag and boiler dust from co-incineration containing dangerous substances10 01 16 * Fly ash from co-incineration containing dangerous substances10 02 Wastes from the iron and steel industry10 02 07 * Solid wastes from gas treatment containing dangerous substances10 03 Wastes from aluminium thermal metallurgy10 03 04 * Primary production slags10 03 08 * Salt slags from secondary production10 03 09 * Black drosses from secondary production10 03 19 * Flue-gas dust containing dangerous substances10 03 21 * Other particulates and dust (including ball mill dust) containing dangerous substances10 03 29 * Wastes from treatment of salt slags and black drosses containing dangerous substances10 04 Wastes from lead thermal metallurgy10 04 01 * Slags from primary and secondary production10 04 02 * Dross and skimmings from primary and secondary production10 04 04 * Flue-gas dust10 04 05 * Other particulates and dust10 04 06 * Solid wastes from gas treatment10 05 Wastes from zinc thermal metallurgy10 05 03 * Flue-gas dust10 05 05 * Solid waste from gas treatment10 06 Wastes from copper thermal metallurgy10 06 03 * Flue-gas dust10 06 06 * Solid wastes from gas treatment10 08 Wastes from other non-ferrous thermal metallurgy10 08 08 * Salt slag from primary and secondary production10 08 15 * Flue-gas dust containing dangerous substances10 09 Wastes from casting of ferrous pieces10 09 09 * Flue-gas dust containing dangerous substances16 WASTES NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THE LIST16 11 Waste linings and refractories16 11 01 * Carbon-based linings and refractories from metallurgical processes containing dangerous substances16 11 03 * Other linings and refractories from metallurgical processes containing dangerous substances17 CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTES (INCLUDING EXCAVATED SOIL FROM CONTAMINATED SITES)17 01 Concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics17 01 06 * Mixtures of, or separate fractions of concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics containing dangerous substances17 05 Soil including excavated soil from contaminated sites, stones and dredging spoil17 05 03 * Inorganic fraction of soil and stones containing dangerous substances17 09 Other construction and demolition wastes17 09 02 * Construction and demolition wastes containing PCB, excluding PCB containing equipment17 09 03 * Other construction and demolition wastes containing dangerous substances19 WASTES FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES, OFF-SITE WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS AND THE PREPARATION OF WATER INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION AND WATER FROM INDUSTRIAL USE19 01 Wastes from incineration or pyrolysis of waste19 01 07 * Solid wastes from gas treatment19 01 11 * Bottom ash and slag containing dangerous substances19 01 13 * Fly ash containing dangerous substances19 01 15 * Boiler dust containing dangerous substances19 04 Vitrified waste and waste from vitrification19 04 02 * Fly ash and other flue-gas treatment wastes19 04 03 * Non-vitrified solid phase(1)  Commission Decision 2000/532/EC of 3 May 2000 replacing Decision 94/3/EC establishing a list of wastes pursuant to Article 1(a) of Council Directive 75/442/EEC on waste and Council Decision 94/904/EC establishing a list of hazardous waste pursuant to Article 1(4) of Council Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste (OJ L 226, 6.9.2000, p. 3). Decision as last amended by Council Decision 2001/573/EC (OJ L 203, 28.7.2001, p. 18).’(2)  These limits exclusively apply to a landfill site for hazardous waste and do not apply to permanent underground storage facilities for hazardous wastes, including salt mines.(3)  Any waste marked with an asterisk * is considered as hazardous waste pursuant to Directive 91/689/EEC and is subject to the provisions of that Directive.(4)  Where applicable, the calculation method laid down in European standards EN 12766-1 and EN 12766-2 shall be applied.(5)  Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste (OJ L 182, 16.7.1999, p. 1). Directive as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003.(6)  Council Decision 2003/33/EC of 19 December 2002 establishing criteria and procedures for the acceptance of waste at landfills pursuant to Article 16 of and Annex II to Directive 1999/31/EC (OJ L 11, 16.1.2003, p. 27).(7)  The limit is calculated as PCDD and PCDF according to the following toxic equivalency factors (TEFs):TEFPCDD2,3,7,8-TeCDD 11,2,3,7,8-PeCDD 11,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDD 0,11,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDD 0,11,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDD 0,11,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDD 0,01OCDD 0,0001PCDF2,3,7,8-TeCDF 0,11,2,3,7,8-PeCDF 0,052,3,4,7,8-PeCDF 0,51,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDF 0,11,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDF 0,11,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDF 0,12,3,4,6,7,8-HxCDF 0,11,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDF 0,011,2,3,4,7,8,9-HpCDF 0,01OCDF 0,0001 +",waste management;landfill site;rubbish dump;waste treatment;organic pollution;environmental protection;conservation of nature;nature protection;preservation of the environment;protection of nature;public health;health of the population;dangerous substance;dangerous product;environmental standard;environmental quality standard;standard relating to the environment,17 +12004,"COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3095/93 of 9 November 1993 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products of category 124 (order No 42.1240), originating in Belarus, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 apply. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), extended for 1993 by Regulation (EEC) No 3917/92 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded for 1993 for each category of products subjected in Annexes I and II thereto to individual ceilings, within the limits of the quantities specified in column 8 of Annex I and column 7 of Annex II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of the same Annexes;Whereas Article 11 of the abovementioned Regulation provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in question once the relevant individual ceilings have been reached at Community level;Whereas, in respect of products of category 124 (order No 42.1240), originating in Belarus, the relevant ceiling amounts to 2 038 tonnes;Whereas on 15. July 1993 imports of the products in question into the Community, originating in Belarus, countries covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached and were charged against that ceiling;Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to Belarus,. As from 14 November 1993 the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90, shall be re-established in respect of the following products, imported into the Community and originating in Belarus:"""" ID=""01"">42.1240> ID=""02"">124 (tonnes)> ID=""03"">5501 10 005501 20 005501 30 005501 90 005503 10 115503 10 195503 10 905503 20 005503 30 005503 40 005503 90 105503 90 905505 10 105505 10 305505 10 505505 10 705505 10 90> ID=""04"">Synthetic staple fibres ""> This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 November 1993.For the CommissionChristiane SCRIVENERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 370, 31. 12. 1990, p. 39.(2) OJ No L 396, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. +",republic;restoration of customs duties;restoration of customs tariff;man-made fibre;acrylic fibre;artificial fibre;chemical fibre;nylon;polyamide;rayon;synthetic cloth;synthetic fibre;USSR;Soviet Union;former USSR;textile fibre;textile thread,17 +3599,"Council Directive 85/323/EEC of 12 June 1985 amending Directive 64/433/EEC on health problems affecting intra- Community trade in fresh meat. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 100 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),Whereas Directive 64/433/EEC (4), as last amended by Directive 83/90/EEC (5), lays down the hygiene conditions under which fresh meat must be produced in slaughterhouses and cutting plants; whereas that Directive provided for health inspections to be carried out; whereas microbiological analyses covering inter alia equipment, utensils and carcases constitute a means for achieving an objective assessment of the standard of hygiene;Whereas microbiological control provides the health inspection service with useful information and thus constitutes an effective means of checking and improving the standard of hygiene in establishments;Whereas the execution of microbiological control in slaughterhouses and cutting plants must be based on the use of harmonized microbiological methods in order to obtain reliable results and to this end a code of good hygiene practices should be worked out,. The following section is hereby inserted in Chapter IV of Annex I to Directive 64/433/EEC:'18a (a) The operator or proprietor of the establishment or his representative must conduct a regular check on the general hygiene of conditions of production in his establishment, including by microbiological controls in accordance with the fourth subparagraph.These controls should cover utensils, fittings and machinery at all stages of production and, if necessary, products.He must be in a position, upon request from the official service, to inform the official veterinarian or the Commission's veterinary experts of the nature, frequency and results of the controls conducted to this end, together with the name of the investigating laboratory if need be.The nature of these controls, their frequency, as well as the sampling methods and the methods for bacteriological examination will be stipulated in a code of good hygiene practices to be drawn up under the Article 16 procedure.(b) The official veterinarian will regularly analyze the results of the controls provided for in (a). He may, on the basis of this analysis, conduct further microbiological examinations at all stages of production or on the products.The results of these analyses will be written up in a report, the conclusions and recommendations of which will be notified to the operator, who will rectify the shortcomings noted with a view to improving hygiene. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive at the latest within six months of the adoption of the code referred to in Article 1.They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 12 June 1985.For the CouncilThe PresidentC. DEGAN(1) OJ No C 255, 22. 9. 1984, p. 6.(2) OJ No C 46, 18. 2. 1985, p. 94.(3) OJ No C 25, 28. 1. 1985, p. 22.(4) OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, q. 2012/64.(5) OJ No L 59, 5. 3. 1983, p. 10. +",meat processing industry;cutting premises;cutting-up premises;slaughterhouse;food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;fresh meat;intra-EU trade;intra-Community trade,17 +41117,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2012 of 26 March 2012 concerning the authorisation of dicopper chloride trihydroxide as feed additive for all animal species Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation.(2) In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted for the authorisation of dicopper chloride trihydroxide. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(3) The application concerns the authorisation of dicopper chloride trihydroxide as a feed additive for all animal species, to be classified in the additive category ‘nutritional additives’.(4) The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 6 September 2011 (2) that, under the proposed conditions of use, dicopper chloride trihydroxide does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment and that its use may be considered as an effective source of copper for all animal species. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(5) The assessment of dicopper chloride trihydroxide shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of this preparation should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘nutritional additives’ and to the functional group ‘compounds of trace elements’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 March 2012.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.(2)  EFSA Journal 2011; 9(9):2355.ANNEXIdentification number of the additive Name of the holder of authorisation Additive Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method Species or category of animal Maximum age Minimum content Maximum content Other provisions End of period of authorisationContent of element (Cu) in mg/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %Category of nutritional additives. Functional group: compounds of trace elements3b409 — Dicopper chloride trihydroxide All animal species — — BovineCharacterisation of the additive:Chemical formula: Cu2(OH)3ClCAS Number: 1332-65-6crystal form atacamite/paratacamite in a 1:1 to 1:1,5 ratioPurity: min. 90 %alpha-crystal: min. 95 % in the crystalline productCu content: min. 53 %Particles < 50 μm: below 1 %Analytical method (1):For the identification of dicopper chloride trihydroxide atacamite/paratacamite crystal forms in the additive: X-ray diffraction (XRD).For the determination of total copper in the additive and premixtures:— EN 15510: Inductively Coupled Plasma — Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES), or— CEN/TS 15621: Inductively Coupled Plasma – Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES) after pressure digestion.For the determination of total copper in feed materials and compound feed:— Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS), or— EN 15510, or— CEN/TS 15621.— Bovine before the start of rumination: 15 (total)— Other bovine: 35 (total)1. The additive shall be incorporated into feed in the form of a premixture.2. For user safety: breathing protection, safety glasses and gloves should be worn during handling.3. The following words shall be included in the labelling:— For feed for sheep if the level of copper in the feed exceeds 10 mg/kg:— For feed for bovines after the start of rumination if the level of copper in the feed is less than 20 mg/kg:(1)  Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: http://irmm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/EURLs/EURL_feed_additives/Pages/index.aspx +",animal feedingstuffs;animal feedstuffs;animal fodder;animal weaning food;feedstuffs;milk-replacer feed;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban;food additive;sensory additive;technical additive;food safety;food product safety;food quality safety;safety of food,17 +23415,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 377/2002 of 28 February 2002 opening a preferential tariff quota for imports of raw cane sugar originating in the ACP States for supply to refineries during the period 1 March to 30 June 2002. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), and in particular Articles 23(2) and 39(6) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 39 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 provides that, during the marketing years 2001/02 to 2005/06 and in order to ensure adequate supplies to Community refineries, a special reduced rate of duty is to be levied on imports of raw cane sugar originating in States with which the Community has concluded supply agreements on preferential terms. At present such agreements have been concluded by Council Decision 2001/870/EC(2) with the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) that are parties to Protocol 3 on ACP sugar in Annex V to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement and with the Republic of India.(2) The quantities of special preferential sugar to be imported are calculated in accordance with the said Article 39 on the basis of an annual Community forecast supply balance. The balance shows the need at this stage to import raw sugar and to open tariff quotas for the 2001/02 marketing year at the special reduced rate of duty provided for in the above agreements in order to meet the Community refineries' supply needs for part of that marketing year. Under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2534/2001(3), quotas were opened for the period 1 July 2001 to 28 February 2002. Since the forecasts for raw cane sugar production are now available for the 2001/02 marketing year, the necessary quota should be opened for the second part of that marketing year. In view of the presumed maximum refining needs fixed for each Member State and the shortfall predicted in the forecast supply balance, provision should be made to authorise imports for each refining Member State for the period 1 March to 30 June 2002.(3) The agreements concluded by Decision 2001/870/EC provide that the refiners in question are to pay a minimum purchase price equal to the guaranteed price for raw sugar, less the adjustment aid fixed for the marketing year in question. That minimum price should therefore be fixed in the light of the factors applicable in the 2001/02 marketing year.(4) In order to avoid any interruption in supplies, for quantities to be imported under Regulation (EC) No 2534/2001 and not covered by licence applications submitted by 1 March 2002, the Member States concerned should be authorised to issue the corresponding licences after that date in the course of the 2001/02 marketing year.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,. For the period 1 March to 30 June 2002, a tariff quota is hereby opened under Decision 2001/870/EC for imports of raw cane sugar for refining falling within CN code 1701 11 10, amounting to 42448 tonnes expressed as white sugar originating in the ACP States.The tariff quota shall bear the serial number 09.4097. 1. A special reduced duty of EUR 0 per 100 kg of standard-quality raw sugar shall apply to imports of the quantity referred to in Article 1.2. The minimum purchase price to be paid by Community refiners for the period referred to in Article 1 shall be EUR 49,68 per 100 kg of standard-quality raw sugar. The Member States may issue import licences under the quota fixed in Article 1 and on the terms laid down in Article 2 for the following quantities expressed as white sugar:(a) Finland: 2803 tonnes;(b) metropolitan France: 14454 tonnes;(c) mainland Portugal: 15024 tonnes;(d) United Kingdom: 10167 tonnes. The Member States referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2534/2001 are hereby authorised to issue licences for the import and refining by 30 June 2002 of the quantities listed in that Article and not covered by import licence applications submitted before 1 March 2002. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 February 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1.(2) OJ L 325, 8.12.2001, p. 21.(3) OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 27. +",import;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;cane sugar;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession;ACP countries,17 +17777,"Council Regulation (EC) No 114/98 of 18 December 1997 on the conclusion of the Protocol establishing for the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 2000 the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea on fishing off the coast of Equatorial Guinea. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43, in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 228(3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Whereas, pursuant to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea on fishing off the coast of Equatorial Guinea (2), the two Parties conducted negotiations to determine the amendments or additions to be made to the Agreement at the end of the period of application of the Protocol annexed thereto;Whereas, as a result of these negotiations, a new Protocol establishing the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the abovementioned Agreement for the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 2000 was initialled on 25 June 1997;Whereas it is in the Community's interest to approve the Protocol,. The Protocol establishing, for the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 2000, the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea on fishing off the coast of Equatorial Guinea is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the Protocol is attached to this Regulation (3). The fishing possibilities provided for in the Protocol shall be allocated among the Member States as follows:- freezer tuna seiners:France: 19 vessels,Spain: 10 vessels,Italy: 1 vessel,- surface longliners:Spain: 25 vessels,Portugal: 5 vessels,- pole-and-line tuna vessels:France: 8 vessels.If licence applications from those Member States do not exhaust the fishing possibilities provided for in the Protocol, the Commission may consider licence applications from any other Member State. The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Protocol in order to bind the Community. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 December 1997.For the CouncilThe PresidentF. BODEN(1) OJ C 371, 8. 12. 1997.(2) OJ L 188, 16. 7. 1984, p. 2. Agreement as amended by the Agreement approved by Regulation (EEC) No 252/87 (OJ L 29, 30. 1. 1987, p. 1).(3) See page 33 of this Official Journal. +",Guinea;Republic of Guinea;fishing agreement;protocol to an agreement;fishing area;fishing limits;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country,17 +18517,"1999/137/EC: Commission Decision of 3 February 1999 authorising the Member States to permit temporarily the marketing of vine propagating material not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 68/193/EEC (notified under document number C(1999) 266). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 68/193/EEC of 9 April 1968 on the marketing of material for the vegetative propagation of the vine (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 14 thereof,Having regard to the request submitted by Austria,Whereas in the Community, in particular in Austria the production of certain vine propagating materials satisfying the requirements of Directive 68/193/EEC, has been insufficient in 1997 and is therefore not adequate to meet that country's needs;Whereas it is not possible to cover this demand satisfactorily with material satisfying all the requirements laid down in the said Directive;Whereas Austria should therefore be authorised to permit the marketing, for a period expiring on 15 February 1999, of material of a category to which less stringent requirements apply;Whereas other Member States likely to supply Austria with such material should furthermore be authorised to permit its marketing to this end;Whereas in Austria the propagating material will be imported in the forms of rootstock cuttings to be used for grafting; whereas, according to the request, the rooted grafts produced in the Community from such propagating material are then intended to be marketed in the Community;Whereas this authorisation may only be used in accordance with the plant health conditions and requirements laid down by Council Directive 77/93/EEC (2), as last amended by Commission Directive 98/2/EC (3), and in any implementing measures thereof;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,. 1. Austria is authorised to permit, for a period expiring on 15 February 1999 the marketing on its territory of a maximum of 1 250 000 rootstock cuttings for grafting, which have been harvested in Hungary or Romania and which do not satisfy the requirements laid down in Directive 68/193/EEC as regards certification and inspection of standard propagation material, provided that the official label is brown and bears the words 'less stringent requirements`.2. Austria is authorised to permit the marketing in its territory of rooted grafts produced in the Community from the above mentioned rootstock cuttings for grafting, provided that the official label is brown and bears the words 'less stringent requirements`. Member States other than the applicant Member State are also authorised to permit, on the terms set out in Article 1 and for the purposes intended by the applicant Member State, the marketing in their territories of the material authorised to be marketed under this Decision. The authorisation under Article 1 shall be without prejudice to Directive 77/93/EEC and any implementing measures thereof. Member States shall immediately notify the Commission and the other Member States of the quantities of propagating material permitted to be marketed in their territories under this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 3 February 1999.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 93, 17. 4. 1968, p. 15.(2) OJ L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 20.(3) OJ L 15, 21. 1. 1998, p. 34. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;plant health legislation;phytosanitary legislation;regulations on plant health;plant propagation;grafting;plant reproduction;Austria;Republic of Austria;vineyard;vine;vine variety;winegrowing area;labelling,17 +27765,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 134/2004 of 27 January 2004 fixing the standard fee per farm return for the 2004 accounting year of the farm accountancy data network. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation No 79/65/EEC of 15 June 1965 setting up a network for the collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operation of agricultural holdings in the European Economic Community(1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1915/83 of 13 July 1983 on certain detailed implementing rules concerning the keeping of accounts for the purpose of determining the incomes of agricultural holdings(2), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 5(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1915/83 provides that a standard fee shall be paid by the Commission to the Member States for each duly completed farm return forwarded to it within the period prescribed in Article 3 of that Regulation.(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 113/2003(3) fixed the amount of the standard fee for the 2003 accounting year at EUR 138 per farm return. The trend in costs and its effects on the cost of completing the farm return justify a revision of the fee.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Community Committee for the Farm Accountancy Data Network,. The standard fee provided for in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1915/83 shall be fixed at EUR 140. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply for the 2004 accounting year.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 January 2004.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ 109, 23.6.1965, p. 1859/65. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2059/2003 (OJ L 308, 25.11.2003, p. 1).(2) OJ L 190, 14.7.1983, p. 25.(3) OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 3. +",farm return;farm accountancy data network;FADN;farm income;agricultural income;financial year;budget year;budgetary year;fiscal year;farmer;cultivator;holder of a farm;horticulturist;share-cropper;stock breeder;stock owner;winegrower,17 +30528,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1036/2005 of 1 July 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the import arrangements for milk and milk products and opening tariff quotas. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular Article 29(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 (2) lays down, inter alia, detailed rules for the application to milk and milk products of the import arrangements provided for in the Europe Agreements between the Community and its Member States, of the one part, and certain central and east European countries, of the other part. In order to implement the concessions provided for by Council and Commission Decisions 2005/430/EC (3) and 2005/431/EC (4) on the conclusion of Additional Protocols to the Europe Agreements establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Bulgaria and Romania, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union, the new import tariff quotas should be opened and certain existing quotas should be increased as from 1 July 2005, date of the entry into force of the Additional Protocols.(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 (5) provides for quota No 09.1302, concerning certain agricultural products originating in Israel, to be managed on a ‘first come, first served’ basis, in accordance with Articles 308a to 308c of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (6). It is appropriate to take account of that quota in Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001.(3) Annex XII to Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 contains a reference to the body issuing certificates in Cyprus which should be deleted by reason of the accession of Cyprus to the European Union.(4) Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 should therefore be amended accordingly.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 is amended as follows:1. in Article 5, point (b) is replaced by the following text:‘(b) the quotas provided for in Council and Commission Decisions 2005/430/EC (7) and 2005/431/EC (8);2. Article 19a is amended as follows:(a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following text:(b) paragraph 4 is replaced by the following text:3. part B of Annex I is replaced by the text set out in Annex I to this Regulation;4. Annex VIIa is replaced by the text set out in Annex II to this Regulation;5. in Annex XII the row relating to Cyprus is deleted. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.Points 1 and 3 of Article 1 shall apply from 1 July 2005.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 1 July 2005.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 186/2004 (OJ L 29, 3.2.2004, p. 6).(2)  OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 29. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No 810/2004 (OJ L 149, 30.4.2004, p. 138).(3)  OJ L 155, 17.6.2005, p. 1.(4)  OJ L 155, 17.6.2005, p. 26.(5)  OJ L 109, 19.4.2001, p. 2. Regulation last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 503/2005 (OJ L 83, 1.4.2005, p. 13).(6)  OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No 883/2005 (OJ L 148, 11.6.2005, p. 5).(7)  OJ L 155, 17.6.2005, p. 1.(8)  OJ L 155, 17.6.2005, p. 26.’;(9)  OJ L 46, 20.2.2003, p. 1.(10)  OJ L 109, 19.4.2001, p. 2.’;ANNEX I‘I.BTARIFF QUOTAS UNDER EUROPE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND BULGARIA AND ROMANIA1.   Products originating in RomaniaQuota number CN code Description (1) Applicable duty (% of MFN) Quantities (tonnes)Annual quota Annual increase from 1 July 2006 and thereafter09.4771 0402 10 19 Skimmed milk powder Free 1 500 00402 21 19 Whole milk powder09.4772 0403 10 11 Yoghurt, not flavoured Free 1 000 00403 90 11 Other, not flavoured09.4758 0406 Cheese and curd Free (2) 3 000 2002.   Products originating in BulgariaQuota number CN code Description (1) Applicable duty (% of MFN) Quantities (tonnes)Annual quota Annual increase from 1 July 2006 and thereafter09.4773 0402 10 Skimmed milk powder Free (2) 3 300 3000402 21 Whole milk powder, unsweetened09.4675 0403 10 11 Yoghurt, not flavoured Free 770 7009.4660 0406 Cheese and curd Free (2) 7 000 300(1)  Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording for the description of the products is to be considered as having no more than an indicative value, the preferential arrangements being determined, within the context of this Annex, by the coverage of the CN codes. Where ex CN codes are referred to, the applicability of the preferential arrangements is determined to the basis of the CN code and the corresponding description taken jointly.(2)  This concession is only applicable to products not benefiting from any kind of export subsidies.’ANNEX II‘ANNEX VIIa1.   Tariff quota under Annex I to the Association Agreement with the Republic of ChileAnnual quantities (tonnes)Quota No CN code Description (1) Applicable rate of duty (% of the MFN duty) from 1.2.2003 2004 Annual increase from 200509.1924 0406 Cheese and curd Exemption 1 375 1 500 752.   Tariff quota under Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 as regards certain agricultural products originating in IsraelAnnual quantities (tonnes)Quota No CN Code Description (1) Applicable rate of duty 2004 2005 2006 from 2007 onwards09.1302 0404 10 Whey and modified whey Exemption 824 848 872 896(1)  Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording for the description of the products is to be considered as having no more than an indicative value, the preferential arrangements being determined, within the context of this Annex, by the coverage of the CN codes. Where ex CN codes are referred to, the applicability of the preferential arrangements is determined to the basis of the CN code and the corresponding description taken jointly.’ +",import;Israel;State of Israel;milk;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;milk product;dairy produce;Romania;Bulgaria;Republic of Bulgaria;Chile;Republic of Chile,17 +9964,"92/452/EEC: Commission Decision of 30 July 1992 establishing lists of embryo collection teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 89/556/EEC of 25 September 1989 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species (1), as last amended by Council Directive 90/425/EEC (2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,Whereas the list of third countries from which Member States are permitted to import bovine embryos has been established in Commission Decision 91/270/EEC (3);Whereas it is now necessary to draw up a list of approved embryo collection teams in each third country on the list established in Commission Decision 91/270/EEC;Whereas it is established that the veterinary services of the third countries included in the list established in Commission Decision 91/270/EEC exercise adequate powers and proper control of embryo collection teams operating on their territories and whereas the same veterinary services have undertaken to approve for collection, processing and storing bovine embryos for export to the Community only those teams which meet in full the requirements of Chapter I and II of Annex A of Directive 89/556/EEC;Whereas the veterinary services of third countries on the list have undertaken to withdraw approval from embryo collection teams should one or more of the conditions of approval be observed no longer and shall notify the Commission of such changes;Whereas the competent veterinary authorities of some third countries on the list have not forwarded a list of approved embryo collection teams and new information may be supplied to the Commission; whereas it will be necessary to re-examine and to amend this Decision;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. Member States shall import embryos from third countries only if they have been collected, processed and stored by an embryo collection team included in the lists in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 July 1992. For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1989, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29. (3) OJ No L 134, 29. 5. 1991, p. 56.ANNEXEmbryo collection teams approved by the competent veterinary authorities of the following third countries are listed together with the approval number and the name of the team veterinarian.CANADAApproval number Address Team Veterinarian E542 Canadiana Genetics,Carstairs, Alberta Dr Martin Wenkoff E764 Alta Genetics Inc.,Calgary, Alberta Dr R.J. McAllister E764 Alta Genetics Inc.,Calgary, Alberta Dr R.E. Janzen E593 DRI Embryo Transplant,Crossfield, Alberta Dr S. Rairdon E593 DRI Embryo Transport,Crossfield, Alberta Dr R. Davis E72 Western Ontario,Breeders Inc.,Woodstock, Ontario Dr B. Hill E652 Trans Tech Genetics,Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Dr V. Pawlyshen E812 New England Genetics,Turner, Maine, USA Dr Richard Whittaker E630 Progressive Dairy Techniques,Cambridge, Ontario Dr J. Draper E546 Emtech Genetics Ltd19790 - 88th Street,Langley, British Columbia Dr G.K. McDonald E549 Dairy Veterinary Services Ltd5904 Interprovincial Highway,Yarrow, British Columbia Dr R. Vanderwal E733 Boviteq Inc.,1425, Grand rang, Saint-FrançoisSaint-Hyacinthe, Québec,J2S 7A9 Dr Denis-Pierre Ménard E661 Clinique vétérinaire - Saint-Louis,84 Principale, CP 30,Saint-Louis de Gonzague,Québec, J0S 1T0 Dr Roger Sauvé E661 Clinique vétérinaire - Saint-Louis,84 Principale, CP 30,Saint-Louis de Gonzague,Québec, J0S 1T0 Dr Richard Rémillard E661 Clinique vétérinaire - Saint-Louis,84 Principale, CP 30,Saint-Louis de Gonzague,Québec, J0S 1T0 Dr Guy Massicotte E770 PO Box 648,Port Perry, Ontario Dr Roger Holtby E1067 R.R.1,Port Perry, Ontario Dr Ralph Warren E70 Eastern Breeders Inc.,Kemptville, Ontario Dr Jim Algire E70 Eastern Breeders Inc.,Kemptville, Ontario Dr Myron Mills E933 Service Embryotec,1215 rue de Samos, Sillery, Québec G1T 2K5 Dr Louis Picard E866 Clinique Vétérinaire Saint-Alexis,3 rue Landry,Saint-Alexis de Montcalm,Québec, J0K 1T0 Dr Jacques Cloutier E876 269 rue Élizabeth,CP 670,Thurso, Québec J0X 3B0 Dr Pierre Thibaudeau E1027 210 rue du Moulin,CP 68,Durham-Sud,Québec, J0H 2C0 Dr Raymond Houde E827 216 rue Campagna,Arthabaska, Québec,G6P 6A2 Dr Richard Landry E868 Abbey Hill Cattle Co.,RR7,Woodstock, Ontario,N4S 7W2 Dr Maarten RinglebergNEW ZEALANDApproval Number Address Team Veterinarian NZET 1 Ingram Road, RD3, Drury Thomas Edward Dixon NZET 2 53 Mutu Street, Te Awamutu David Leslie Hayman NZET 3 37 Liverpool Street, Kawerau John David Hepburn NZET 4 Willowbank, RD3, Amberley Garry Neil Sanderson NZET 5 Brunthill Breeders, PO Box 3186,Tauranga Charles Gilbert SinclairUNITED STATES OF AMERICAApproval number Address Team Veterinarian 91CA035E689 Golden Genes,3899 W Davis Avenue,Riverdale, CA Kenneth Halback 91CA040E692 Emtran West,323 Lander Avenue,Turlock, CA James Webb 91CA049E553 Sunnsyside Veterinary Clinic,7684a E. Kings Canyon,Fresno, CA B. H. Cutright 91IA016E608 Trans Ova Genetics,RR 1, Box 144A,Sioux Center, IA David Faber 91IA027E509 Maplehurst Ova Trans,RR 1, Box 124,Keota, IA R. A. Carmichael 91IA029E544 Westwood Embryo Services,RR 1, Box 44,Waverly, IA James K. West 91IL002E648 North Central Embryo,1060 W Rock Grove Road,Orangeville, IL Lawrence W. Strelow 91IL003E648 North Central Embryo,1060 W Rock Grove Road,Orangeville, IL Dan Kleckler 91IL004E833 Reeser Embryo Transf,RR 2, Box 144,Monticello, IL D. Philip Reeser 91IL008E562 Dixon Vet Hospital,605 1L,Rt 2,Dixon, IL James R. Collins 91KS028E726 Sun Valley Veterinary,Rt 2, Box 146,Salina, KS Glenn Engelland 91KS047E552 Great Plains ET,5541 SE 69th Street,Berryton, KS Donald G. Atteberry 91KY014E592 Bov Eq Et,PO Box 787, Russellville, KY Jenks Britt 91ME001E812 New England Genetics,Rt 4, PO Box 217,Turner, ME Richard Whitaker 91ME009E585 Pinetree-R ET Services,PO Box, 249North Anson, ME Paul L. Roullard 91ME018E812 New England Genetics,Rt 4, PO Box 217,Turner, ME Randy A. Musack 91MI017E599 Reproductive Special,4915 Delta River Drive,Lansing, MI Graig Thompson 91MN046E594 Future Genetics ET,Box 87,Lewiston, MN Clair D. Sauer 91MO032E597 Reproductive Resources,Hwy 160 W Reynolds Building,Forsyth, MO 65653 Dennis Schmitt 91NC054E705 Apex Veterinary Hospital,1600 E Williams Street,Apex, NC Samuel P. Galphin 91NJ021E503 Huff-N-Puff ET,PO Box 418,Vincentown, NJ William H. Pettitt 91NY013E706 Copake Veterinary Hospital,Copake Falls, NY Mark E. Henderson 91NY023E582 Delaware Valley VS,Box 259,Andes Star,Delhi, NY Brad Pedersen 91OH024E7 Selet Embryos, Inc.,11555, US 42,Plain City, OH Tye J. Henschen 91OH025E568 Ohio Embryo Transfer,43629, SR 558,Columbiana, OH Max M. VanBuren 91PA005E512 EmTran Inc.,197 Bossier Road,Elizabethtown, PA Alan MaCauley 91PA022E996 Next Generation ET815, Pleasure Road,Lancaster, PA Allen Rushmer 91PA026E768 Cornerstone Genetics,RR *2,Box 654, Mt Joy, PA Larry Kennel 91PA041E963 Bovet Creations RD 1,Box 454, New Enterprises PA Walter North 91PA043E560 Penn England ET,RD 1, Box 151A,Williamsburg, PA Barry England 91PA044E1010 Keystone Embryo Services,RD 2, Box 328,Mt Joy PA Jack Tate 91TN006E538 Harrogate Genetics,US Highway, 25 E,Harrogate, TN Edwin Robertson 91TN007E538 Harrogate Genetics,US Highway 25 E,Harrogate, TN Sam Edwards 91TX012E948 Affiliated Genetics,10105 FM 471, SouthCastroville, TX Sam Castleberry 91TX019E516 Granada Biosciences,Rt 1, Box 201Marquez TX Dan R. Miller 91TX050E548 Spring Creek Embryo,Rt 2, Box 169-AWeatherford, TX Brad K. Stroud 91VA030E530 Blue Ridge Embryos,PO Box 913Blacksburg, VA John Heizer 91VA031E576 ABC Embryonics,Rt 1, Box 1080Church Road, VA Beecher H. Watson 91WA020E572 North West Veterinary Clinic,8500 Cedarhome Drive,Stanwood, WA E. E. Elefson 91WA048E11 Carnation Research,28901 NE, Carnation F,Carnation, WA Erich Studer 91WI010E778 River Valley Vet Clinic,E5721, CTH B,Plain, WI John Schneller 91WI011E778 River Valley Vet Clinic,E5721, CTH B,Plain, WI Mike Kieler 91WI015E722 Malin Embryo Transfer,N5404A, HWY 151,Fond du lac, WI Stephen Malin 91WI033E725 Midwest ET Service,616 Highway, 63,Baldwin, WI David B. Duxbury 91WI038E1053 Segga ET, SC,Box 296, 306 S Pine,Weyauwega, WI Scott Allenstein 91WI039E547 Paradocs Et, Inc.,121 Packerland Drive,Green Bay, WI Scott Armbrust 91WI042E708 Progressive ET,916 N Central Avenue,Marshfield, WI Richard Schulte 91WI045E655 Sunshine Genetics,Rt 2, Box 38,Whitewater WI Dan Hornickel 91WI047E840 County Veterinary Hospital,1320 15th Avenue,Bloomer, WI Eugene Buchner 92KY053E702 Green River ET Service,3250 Nashville Road,Bowling Green, KY James Herbert Brown 92MN048E754 Portland Prairie EMB,Rt. I, Box 46Caledonia, MN Charles D. Wray 92MO047E762 Sho Me Embryos,Rt. I Box 368Boonville, MO Greg Lenz 92WI051E29 ABS Specialty Gen.,3804 Vinburn Road,De Forest, WI Lee Mathens 91WI048E29 ABS Spec., Genetics,3804 Vinburn Road,DeForest, WI Patrick Phillips +",import;veterinary inspection;veterinary control;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;third country;animal breeding;animal selection;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant,17 +884,"Council Directive 77/389/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to motor-vehicle towing-devices. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),Whereas the technical requirements which motor vehicles must satisfy pursuant to national laws relate inter alia to their towing-devices;Whereas those requirements differ from one Member State to another ; whereas it is therefore necessary that all Member States adopt the same requirements either in addition to or in place of their existing rules, in order, in particular, to allow the EEC type-approval procedure, which was the subject of Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (3), to be introduced in respect of each type of vehicle;Whereas approximation of the national laws relating to motor vehicles entails mutual recognition by the Member States of the checks carried out by each of them on the basis of the common requirements,. For the purposes of this Directive, ""vehicle"" means any motor vehicle intended for use on the road, with or without bodywork, having at least four wheels and a maximum design speed exceeding 25 km/h, with the exception of vehicles which run on rails, agricultural or forestry tractors and machinery and public works vehicles. No Member State may refuse to grant EEC type-approval or national type-approval of a vehicle on grounds relating to their towing-devices, if these satisfy the requirements set out in the Annex. No Member State may refuse registration or prohibit the sale, entry into service or use of a vehicle on grounds relating to their towing-devices if these satisfy the requirements set out in the Annex to this Directive. Any amendments necessary to adjust the requirements of this Annex to take account of technical progress shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of Council Directive 70/156/EEC. 1. Member States shall put into force the provisions necessary to comply with this Directive within 18 months of its notification and shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.2. Member States shall ensure that the texts of legislative provisions which they adopt in the area governed by this Directive are communicated to the Commission. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 May 1977.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. SILKIN (1)OJ No C 76, 7.4.1975, p. 37. (2)OJ No C 248, 29.10.1975, p. 24. (3)OJ No L 42, 23.2.1970, p. 1.ANNEX TOWING-DEVICES1. Number 1.1. All motor vehicles must have a special towing-device fitted at the front, to which a connecting part, such as a towing-bar or tow-rope, may be fitted.1.2. Vehicles in category M1 - as defined in Annex I to Directive 70/156/EEC - except for those vehicles unsuitable for towing loads, must also be fitted with a towing-device at the rear.2. Stability 2.1. Each special towing-device fitted to the vehicle must be able to withstand a tractive or compressive static force of at least half the authorized total weight of the vehicle, only without the towed load to which it is fitted. +",approximation of laws;legislative harmonisation;motor vehicle;commercial vehicle;juggernaut;lorry;lorry tanker;trailer;truck;technical standard;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;vehicle parts;automobile accessory,17 +25551,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 171/2003 of 30 January 2003 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 22nd partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(2), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 of 23 July 2002 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar(3), for the 2002/2003 marketing year, requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar.(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender in question.(3) Following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the 22nd partial invitation to tender, the provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,. For the 22nd partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 the maximum amount of the export refund is fixed at 45,360 EUR/100 kg. This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 January 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 January 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1.(2) OJ L 104, 20.4.2002, p. 26.(3) OJ L 195, 24.7.2002, p. 6. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;export levy;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;white sugar;refined sugar,17 +298,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 3620/82 of 21 December 1982 on the application of Decision No 1/82 of the EEC-Norway Joint Committee amending, in relation to heading No 84.59, List A annexed to Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of ' originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway [1] was signed on 14 May 1973 and entered into force on 1 July 1973;[1] OJ No L 171, 27.6.1973, p. 2.Whereas by virtue of Article 28 of Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of ""originating products"" and methods of administrative cooperation, which forms an integral part of the Agreement, the Joint Committee has adopted Decision No 1/82 amending, in relation to heading No 84.59, List A annexed to that Protocol;Whereas this Decision shall be applied in the Community,. For the application of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway, Joint Committee Decision No 1/82 shall apply in the Community. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 December 1982.For the CouncilThe President +",administrative cooperation;Norway;Kingdom of Norway;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;protocol to an agreement;uranium;enriched uranium;natural uranium;uranium 235;nuclear fuel;fissionable material;nuclear fuel element;nuclear material;nuclear product,17 +13206,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2067/94 of 17 August 1994 amending for the third time Regulation (EC) No 1393/94 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in the Netherlands. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1249/89 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,Whereas, because of the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain regions in Belgium, which are located in the border area to the Netherlands, exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat were adopted for the Netherlands in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1393/94 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1794/94 (4);Whereas it is necessary to adjust the buying-in price for piglets to the present market situation taking into account the decrease in market prices;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,. Regulation (EC) No 1393/94 is hereby amended as follows:In Article 4, paragraph 2, 'ECU 31' is replaced by 'ECU 26' and 'ECU 26' is replaced by 'ECU 22'. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 August 1994.For the CommissionKarel VAN MIERTMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 129, 11. 5. 1989, p. 12.(3) OJ No L 152, 18. 6. 1994, p. 27.(4) OJ No L 186, 21. 7. 1994, p. 35. +",Netherlands;Holland;Kingdom of the Netherlands;animal plague;cattle plague;rinderpest;swine fever;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;purchase price;market support;pigmeat;pork,17 +5904,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 774/2014 of 15 July 2014 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 July 2014. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 183 thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 1(1) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 (2) states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 11 00, 1001 19 00, ex 1001 91 20 [common wheat seed], ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the CIF import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 lays down that, for the purposes of calculating the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative CIF import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products referred to in that paragraph.(3) Under Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the import price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products referred to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation is the daily CIF representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 16 July 2014 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 16 July 2014, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 July 2014.For the Commission,On behalf of the President,Jerzy PLEWADirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.(2)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 on rules of application (cereal sector import duties) for Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5).ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 applicable from 16 July 2014CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 11 00 Durum wheat seed 0,01001 19 00 High quality durum wheat, other than for sowing 0,0Medium quality, other than for sowing 0,0Low quality, other than for sowing 0,0ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,0ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat, other than for sowing 0,01002 10 00 Rye seed 5,321002 90 00 Rye, other than for sowing 5,321005 10 90 Maize seed, other than hybrid 5,321005 90 00 Maize, other than for sowing (2) 5,321007 10 90 Grain sorghum, other than hybrids for sowing 5,321007 90 00 Grain sorghum, other than for sowing 5,32(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/tonne, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/tonne, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/tonne where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I1. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/t)Common wheat (1) MaizeExchange Minneapolis ChicagoQuotationGulf of Mexico premium —Great Lakes premium —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico–Rotterdam 11,87 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes–Rotterdam 46,07 EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +2452,"1999/847/EC: Council Decision of 9 December 1999 establishing a Community action programme in the field of civil protection. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 308 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(3),Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions(4),Whereas:(1) The actions taken by the Community in this field since 1985 must be continued with a view to strengthening the cooperation between the Member States; the Resolutions adopted since 1987(5) and Council Decision 98/22/EC of 19 December 1997 establishing a Community Action Programme in the field of Civil Protection(6) constitutes the basis for this cooperation;(2) The individual actions undertaken by the Community to implement the programme contribute to the protection of persons, environment and property in the event of natural and technological disasters, and a greater awareness of the interrelationship between human activities and nature, which in the future may make it possible to prevent many disasters, including floods;(3) The Community programme of policy and action in relation to the environment and sustainable development(7) presented by the Commission foresees that the Community's activities will be stepped up in particular in the field of environmental emergencies; the same programme calls for these activities to take account of scientific research and technological development;(4) The Community Action Programme will continue to help to develop cooperation in this field even more effectively; the programme should be based to a large extent on experience already gained in this field;(5) In accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, Community cooperation supports and supplements national policies in the field of Civil Protection in order to make them more effective; pooling of experience and mutual assistance will help to reduce the loss of human life, injuries, material damage and economic and environmental damage throughout the Community, making the objectives of social cohesion and solidarity more tangible;(6) The isolated and outermost regions of the Union have special characteristics because of their geography, terrain and social and economic conditions which have an adverse effect and make it difficult to deliver aid and means of assistance in the event of major danger;(7) The Community Action Programme will provide transparency as well as consolidate and strengthen the different actions in continued pursuit of the objectives of the Treaty;(8) Action to prevent risks and damage as well as provide information and prepare those responsible for and involved in Civil Protection in the Member States is important and increases the degree of preparedness for accidents; it is also important to undertake Community action to improve techniques and methods of response and immediate aftercare after emergencies;(9) It is also important to undertake action targeted at the general public so as to help European citizens to protect themselves more effectively;(10) The Permanent Network of National Correspondents on Civil Protection will continue to play an active role for matters relating to civil protection;(11) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Decision are to be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission(8);(12) The provisions of this Decision take over from 1 January 2000, from the action programme set up through Decision 98/22/EC and ending on 31 December 1999;(13) A financial reference amount, within the meaning of point 34 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure(9), is included in this Decision for the entire duration of the programme, without thereby affecting the powers of the budgetary authority as they are defined by the Treaty;(14) The Treaty does not provide, for the adoption of this Decision, powers other than those of Article 308,. 1. A Community action programme in the field of civil protection (hereinafter called this ""programme"") is hereby established for the period 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2004.2. This programme is intended to support and supplement Member States' efforts at national, regional and local levels for the protection of persons, property and in so doing environment, in the event of natural and technological disasters, without prejudice to the internal division of competence in Member States. The aim is also to facilitate cooperation, exchange of experience and mutual assistance between Member States in this field.3. This programme excludes any measures aimed at the harmonisation of the laws and regulations of the Member States or of the organising of the national preparedness of the Member States. 1. The Commission shall implement the actions under this programme.2. A three-year rolling plan to implement this programme, to be reviewed annually, shall be adopted, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 4(2).3. The financial reference amount for the implementation of this programme shall be EUR 7,5 million.The annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial perspective.4. Actions under this programme and financial arrangements for Community contribution are set out in the Annex. 1. The rolling plan to implement this programme shall contain the individual actions to be undertaken.2. Individual actions shall be selected primarily on the basis of the following criteria:(a) contribution to preventing the risks and damage to persons, property and in so doing environment, in the event of natural and technological disasters;(b) contribution to increasing the degree of preparedness of those involved in civil protection in the Member States, in order to increase their ability to respond to an emergency;(c) contribution to detecting and studying causes of disasters;(d) contribution to improving the means and methods of forecasting, techniques and methods of response and immediate aftercare after emergencies;(e) contribution to public information, education and awareness, so as to help citizens to protect themselves more effectively.3. Each individual action shall be implemented in close cooperation with the Member States.4. Where relevant, actions under this programme should aim to contribute- to the integration of civil protection objectives in other Community and Member States policies and actions, in particular including risk evaluation when assessing the impact of installations and activities,- as well as to the consistency of this programme with other Community actions.5. Each action shall take account of the results of the Community and national research in the relevant fields. 1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee.2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.3. The Committee shall adopt its own rules of procedure. The Commission shall evaluate the implementation of this programme at mid-term and before its end, and report by 30 September 2002 and 31 March 2004 to the European Parliament and the Council. This Decision shall apply with effect from 1 January 2000. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 December 1999.For the CouncilThe PresidentO. HEINONEN(1) OJ C 28, 3.2.1999, p. 29.(2) OJ C 279, 1.10.1999, p. 210.(3) OJ C 169, 16.6.1999, p. 14.(4) OJ C 293, 13.10.1999, p. 53.(5) OJ C 176, 4.7.1987, p. 1; OJ C 44, 23.2.1989, p. 3; OJ C 315, 14.12.1990, p. 1; OJ C 313, 10.11.1994, p. 1.(6) OJ L 8, 14.1.1998, p. 20.(7) OJ C 138, 17.5.1993, p. 5.(8) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.(9) OJ C 172, 18.6.1999, p. 1.ANNEX>TABLE> +",action programme;framework programme;plan of action;work programme;civil defence;civil protection;emergency services;aid to disaster victims;aid to catastrophe victims;public safety;national security;safety of individuals;EU programme;Community framework programme;Community programme;EC framework programme;European Union programme,17 +17123,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2307/97 of 18 November 1997 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 938/97 (2), and in particular Article 19, paragraph 3, thereof,Whereas at the tenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, held in Harare from 9 to 20 June 1997, amendments were made to Appendices I and II to the Convention; whereas amendments were made to Appendix III to the Convention; whereas Annexes A, B, C and D to Regulation (EC) No 338/97 should now be amended to incorporate these amendments;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora established pursuant to Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 338/97;. Annexes A, B C and D to Regulation (EC) No 338/97 are hereby replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 November 1997.For the CommissionRitt BJERREGAARDMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 61, 3. 3. 1997, p. 1.(2) OJ L 140, 30. 5. 1997, p. 1.ANNEXNotes on interpretation of Annexes A, B, C and D1. Species included in these Annexes A, B, C and D are referred to:(a) by the name of the species; or(b) as being all of the species included in a higher taxon or designated part thereof.2. The abbreviation 'spp.` is used to denote all species of a higher taxon.3. Other references to taxa higher than species are for the purposes of information or classification only.4. Species printed in bold in Annex A are listed there in consistency with their protection as provided for by Council Directive 79/409/EEC (1) ('Birds Directive`) or Council Directive 92/43/EEC (2) ('Habitats Directive`).5. The following abbreviations are used for plant taxa below the level of species:(a) 'ssp` is used to denote subspecies;(b) 'var(s)` is used to denote variety (varieties); and(c) 'fa` is used to denote forma.6. The abbreviation 'p.e.` is used to denote species that are possibly extinct.7. An asterisk '*` placed against the name of a species or higher taxon indicated that one or more geographically separate populations, subspecies or species of that species or taxon are included in Annex A and are excluded from Annex B.8. Two asterisks '**` placed against the name of a species or higher taxon indicate that one or more geographically separate populations, subspecies or species of that species or taxon are included in Annex B and are excluded from Annex A.9. The symbols '(I)`, '(II)` and '(III)` and the symbol 'x` followed by a number placed against the name of a species or higher taxon refer to the Appendices of the Convention in which the species concerned are listed, as indicated in notes 10 to 13. Where none of these annotations appears, the species concerned are not listed in the Appendices to the Convention.10. (I) against the name of a species or higher taxon indicates that the species or higher taxon concerned is included in Appendix I to the Convention.11. (II) against the name of a species or higher taxon indicates that the species or higher taxon concerned is included in Appendix II to the Convention.12. (III) against the name of a species or higher taxon indicates that it is included in Appendix III to the Convention. In this case the country with respect to which the species or higher taxon is included in Appendix III is also indicated by a two-letter code as follows: BW (Botswana), CA (Canada), CO (Colombia), CR (Costa Rica), GH (Ghana), GT (Guatemala), HN (Honduras), IN (India), MY (Malaysia), MU (Mauritius), NP (Nepal), TN (Tunisia) and UY (Uruguay).13. The symbol '×` followed by a number placed against the name of a species or higher taxon in Annex A or B denotes that certain geographically separate populations, species, groups of species or families of that species or taxon are listed in Appendix I, II or III to the Convention, as follows:>TABLE>14. The symbol '-` followed by a number placed against the name of a species or higher taxon denotes that designated geographically separate populations, species, groups of species or families of that species or taxon are excluded from the annex concerned, as follows:>TABLE>15. The symbol '+` followed by a number placed against the name of a species or higher taxon denotes that only designated geographically separate populations, subspecies or species of that species or taxon are included in the annex concerned, as follows:>TABLE>16. The symbol '=` followed by a number placed against the name of a species or higher taxon denotes that the name of that species or taxon shall be interpreted as follows:>TABLE>17. The symbol '°` followed by a number placed against the name of a species or higher taxon shall be interpreted as follows:>TABLE>18. In accordance with Article 2 (t) of this Regulation, the symbol '` followed by a number placed against the name of a species or higher taxon included in Annex B designates parts or derivatives which are specified in relation thereto for the purposes of the Regulation as follows:>TABLE>19. As none of the species or higher taxa of FLORA included in Annex A is annotated to the effect that its hybrids shall be treated in accordance with the provisions of Article 4.1 of the Regulation, this means that artificially propagated hybrids produced from one or more of these species or taxa may be traded with a certificate of artificial propagation, and that seeds and pollen (including pollinia), cut flowers, seedling or tissue cultures obtained in vitro, in solid or liquid media, transported in sterile containers of these hybrids are not subject to the provisions of the Regulation.20. In respect of fauna species listed in Annex D, the provisions, shall apply only to live specimens and whole or substantially whole, dead specimens except for taxa which are annotated as follows to show that other parts and derivatives are also covered:>TABLE>21. In respect of flora species listed in Annex D, the provisions shall apply only to live specimens except for taxa which are annotated as follows to show that other parts and derivatives are also covered:>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>(1) OJ L 103, 25. 4. 1979, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 97/49/EC (OJ No L 223, 13. 8. 1997, p. 9).(2) OJ L 206, 22. 7. 1992, p. 7. Directive as last amended by the 1994 Act of Accession. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;protection of animal life;protection of birds;protection of plant life;protection of plant health;protection of plants;trade restriction;obstacle to trade;restriction on trade;trade barrier;export monitoring;monitoring of exports;protected species;endangered species,17 +6478,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1450/88 of 27 May 1988 on duties applicable in the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985 to iceberg lettuce from Spain and Portugal. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular points (b) of the first subparagraphs of Articles 75 (4) and 243 (4),Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 4161/87 (1) determines the basic duties to be used in the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985 for the calculation of the successive reductions provided for by the Act of Accession;Whereas the marketing of crisp head cabbage lettuce (Lactuca sativa L. var. capitata) (iceberg) from Spain and Portugal should be promoted in the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985; whereas the customs duty applicable in the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985 for the said products meeting the conditions laid down in Article 9 (2) of the Treaty in Spain and Portugal should accordingly be reduced at a faster rate than originally laid down and for the periods 1 July to 30 September in 1988 and 1989;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,. For crisp head cabbage lettuce (Lactuca sativa L. var. capitata) (iceberg) covered by CN code ex 0705 11 10 from Spain and Portugal meeting the conditions laid down in Article 9 (2) of the Treaty, the customs duty applicable in the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985 is hereby reduced to:1.2.3 // // // // Period // Spain // Portugal // // // // 1 July to 30 September 1988 // 9,4 % + minimum 1,7 ECU/100 kg net // 9,4 % + minimum 1,6 ECU/100 kg net // 1 July to 30 September 1989 // 8,2 % + minimum 1,5 ECU/100 kg net // 8,2 % + minimum 1,3 ECU/100 kg net // // // This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 May 1988.For the CommissionFrans ANDRIESSENVice-President(1) OJ No L 395, 31. 12. 1987, p. 1. +",leaf vegetable;Brussels sprout;beet;cabbage;cauliflower;celery;chicory;leek;salad vegetable;spinach;Portugal;Portuguese Republic;tariff reduction;reduction of customs duties;reduction of customs tariff;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +44968,"Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/539 of 31 March 2015 authorising a health claim made on foods, other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children's development and health and amending Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods (1), and in particular Articles 18(4) and 19 thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 provides that health claims made on foods are prohibited unless they are authorised by the Commission in accordance with that Regulation and included in a list of permitted claims.(2) Pursuant to Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, Commission Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 (2) was adopted, which establishes a list of permitted health claims made on foods other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children's development and health.(3) Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 provides that applications for authorisations of health claims are to be submitted by food business operators to the national competent authority of a Member State. The national competent authority is to forward valid applications to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), hereinafter referred to as ‘the Authority’, for a scientific assessment, as well as to the Commission and the Member States for information.(4) The Commission is to decide on the authorisation of health claims taking into account the opinion delivered by the Authority.(5) In order to stimulate innovation, health claims which are based on newly developed scientific evidence and/or which include a request for the protection of proprietary data shall undergo an accelerated type of authorisation.(6) Following an application from Barry Callebaut Belgium NV submitted pursuant to Article 19(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 and including a request for protection of proprietary data, the Authority was required to deliver an opinion on the modification of the authorisation of health claim ‘cocoa flavanols help maintain the elasticity of blood vessels, which contributes to normal blood flow’. That health claim was authorised, pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, by Commission Regulation (EU) No 851/2013 (3). The applicant requested an extension of the authorised conditions of use of the claim to a high-flavanols (HF) cocoa extract to be consumed in capsules, tablets or added to ‘other foods, including beverages’.(7) On 5 May 2014, the Commission and the Member States received a scientific opinion from the Authority (Question No EFSA-Q-2013-00832) (4) which concluded that on the basis of the data submitted, a cause and effect relationship had been established between the consumption of cocoa flavanols in the HF cocoa extract (i.e. in capsules or tablets) and the claimed effect.(8) The Authority indicated in its opinion that its conclusions could not have been reached without considering one human intervention study claimed by the applicant as proprietary. (5)(9) All the justifiable information provided by the applicant has been assessed by the Commission and it is considered that the requirements laid down in Article 21(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 are fulfilled for the study claimed as proprietary. Accordingly, the scientific data and other information included in that study may not be used for the benefit of a subsequent applicant for a period of five years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation, under the conditions laid down in Article 21(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006.(10) One of the objectives of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 is to ensure that health claims are truthful, clear and reliable and useful to the consumer, and that the wording and the presentation are taken into account in that respect. Therefore, where the wording of claims used by the applicant has the same meaning for consumers as that of an authorised health claim, because they demonstrate the same relationship that exists between a food category, a food or one of its constituents and health, they should be subject to the same conditions of use as those listed in the Annex to this Regulation.(11) In accordance with Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the Register of nutrition and health claims containing all authorised health claims should be updated in order to take into account this Regulation.(12) Since the applicant claims protection of proprietary data, it is considered appropriate to restrict the use of this claim in favour of the applicant for a period of five years. However, the authorisation of this claim restricted for the use of an individual operator should not prevent other applicants from applying for authorisation to use the same claim in case the application is based on data and studies other than those protected under Article 21 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006.(13) The comments from the applicant received by the Commission pursuant to Article 16(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 have been considered when setting the measures provided for in this Regulation.(14) Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly.(15) The Member States have been consulted,. 1.   The health claim set out in the Annex to this Regulation shall be included in the Union list of permitted claims as provided for in Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006.2.   The use of the health claim referred to in the first paragraph shall be restricted to the applicant for a period of five years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation. After the expiry of that period, that health claim may be used, in conformity with the conditions applying to it, by any food business operator. The scientific data and other information included in the application, which are claimed by the applicant as proprietary and without the submission of which the health claim could not have been authorised are restricted for use for the benefit of the applicant for a period of five years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation under the conditions laid down in Article 21(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 March 2015.For the CommissionThe PresidentJean-Claude JUNCKER(1)  OJ L 404, 30.12.2006, p. 9.(2)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 of 16 May 2012 establishing a list of permitted health claims made on foods, other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children's development and health (OJ L 136, 25.5.2012, p. 1).(3)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 851/2013 of 3 September 2013 authorising certain health claims made on foods, other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children's development and health and amending Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 (OJ L 235, 4.9.2013, p. 3).(4)  EFSA Journal 2014;12(5):3654.(5)  ProDigest, 2012. Pharmacokinetic study to assess the bioavailability of the cocoa flavanol epicatechin from different matrices. ProDigest Report nr. PD-2015009/C1-11.ANNEXIn the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, the entry for cocoa flavanols is replaced by the following:Nutrient, substance, food or food category Claim Conditions of use of the claim Conditions and/or restrictions of use of the food and/or additional statement or warning EFSA Journal number Relevant entry number in the Consolidated List submitted to EFSA for its assessment‘Cocoa flavanols Cocoa flavanols help maintain the elasticity of blood vessels, which contributes to normal blood flow (1) (2) Information shall be given to the consumer that the beneficial effect is obtained with a daily intake of 200 mg of cocoa flavanols. — 2012;10(7):2809 (1) —(1)  Authorised on 24 September 2013 restricted to the use of Barry Callebaut Belgium NV, Aalstersestraat 122, B-9280 Lebbeke-Wieze, Belgium, for a period of five years.(2)  Authorised on 21 April 2015 restricted to the use of Barry Callebaut Belgium NV, Aalstersestraat 122, B-9280 Lebbeke-Wieze, Belgium, for a period of five years.’ +",consumer information;consumer education;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;cocoa;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban;child;childhood;children,17 +4480,"2007/698/EC: Commission Decision of 29 October 2007 amending Decision 2007/116/EC as regards the introduction of additional reserved numbers beginning with 116 (notified under document number C(2007) 5139) (Text with EEA relevance ). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (the Framework Directive) (1), and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Decision 2007/116/EC on reserving the national numbering range beginning with ‘116’ for harmonised numbers for harmonised services of social value (2) reserves the national numbering range beginning with ‘116’ for harmonised numbers for harmonised services of social value. The Annex to that Decision contains a list of specific numbers within this numbering range and the services for which each number is reserved. This list may be adapted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 22(3) of Directive 2002/21/EC.(2) The service description associated with the number 116000 should be updated. Moreover, two services, namely Child Helplines and Emotional Support Helplines, have been identified as services of social value that may benefit from harmonised numbers. For these reasons, Decision 2007/116/EC should be updated and additional reserved numbers introduced.(3) Decision 2007/116/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Communications Committee,. The Annex to Decision 2007/116/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision. Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that as from 29 February 2008 the competent National Regulatory Authority can assign those numbers added to the list by virtue of this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 October 2007.For the CommissionViviane REDINGMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 108, 24.4.2002, p. 33. Directive as amended by Regulation (EC) No 717/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 171, 29.6.2007, p. 32).(2)  OJ L 49, 17.2.2007, p. 30.ANNEXList of numbers reserved for harmonised services of social valueNumber Service for which this number is reserved Specific conditions attached to the right of use for this numberName of service:Description:Name of the service:Description:Name of the service:Description: +",harmonisation of standards;compatibility of materials;compatible material;harmonization of standards;free service;non-market service;social services;welfare institution;welfare services;telephone;telephone equipment;telephone exchange;telephone network;telephonic equipment;telephonic network;telephony;technical standard,17 +26439,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1353/2003 of 30 July 2003 prohibiting fishing for capelin by vessels flying the flag of a Member State. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2341/2002 of 20 December 2002 fixing for 2003 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1091/2003(4), lays down the shares of the total allowable catches of capelin available to the Community for 2003.(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the total allowable catches allocated to the Community.(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of capelin in the waters of zone V, XIV (Greenland waters) by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State have exhausted the share of the total allowable catches allocated to the Community for 2003. Greenland has prohibited fishing for this stock from 13 July 2003. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,. Catches of capelin in the waters of zone V, XIV (Greenland waters) by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State are hereby deemed to have exhausted the share of the total allowable catches allocated to the Community for 2003.Fishing for capelin in the waters of zone V, XIV (Greenland waters) by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 13 July 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 July 2003.For the CommissionJรถrgen HolmquistDirector-General for Fisheries(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1.(3) OJ L 356, 31.12.2002, p. 12.(4) OJ L 157, 26.6.2003, p. 1. +",ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;fishing vessel;factory ship;fishing boat;transport vessel;trawler;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction,17 +1041,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3969/89 of 20 December 1989 fixing the compensatory allowance for Mediterranean sardines of the species sardina pilchardus. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Articles 171 and 358 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3117/85 of 4 November 1985 laying down general rules on the granting of compensatory allowances in respect of sardines (1), amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3940/87 (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,Whereas Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3117/85 lays down that the granting of the compensatory allowance is to be limited to sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus of the Mediterranean of sizes 3 and 4 and freshness categories E and A, as defined in Council Regulation (EEC) No 103/76 of 19 January 1976, laying down common marketing standards for certain fresh or chilled products (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 33/89 (4);Whereas Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3117/85 lays down the allowance is to be equal to the difference between the withdrawal price for sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus of the Atlantic of the size in question, applicable in the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985, and the withdrawal price for Atlantic sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus of size 2 applicable in the new Member States;Whereas the withdrawal prices for the 1990 fishing year were fixed for the products in question by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3958/89 (5);Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,. The compensatory allowance granted for sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus of the Mediterranean as provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 3117/85, shall be as follows for the 1990 fishing year:- sardines, size 3 (E, A): 171 ECU/tonne,- sardines, size 4 (E, A): 48 ECU/tonne. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 January 1990.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 December 1989.For the CommissionManuel MARÍNVice-President(1) OJ No L 297, 9. 11. 1985, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 373, 31. 12. 1987, p. 6.(3) OJ No L 20, 28. 1. 1976, p. 29.(4) OJ No L 5, 7. 1. 1989, p. 18.(5) See page 1 of this Official Journal. +",processed foodstuff;fish;piscicultural species;species of fish;salted product;food in brine;foodstuff in brine;product in brine;salted food;salted foodstuff;Mediterranean region (EU);EC Mediterranean region;Mediterranean basin;economic support;aid;granting of aid;subvention,17 +68,"Regulation (EEC) No 1603/74 of the Council of 25 June 1974 on the imposition of an export charge on certain cereal, rice and milk-based products containing added sugar in the event of sugar supply difficulties. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67/EEC (1) of 13 June 1967 on the common organization of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1125/74 (2), and in particular Article 18 (2) thereof;Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/67/EEC (3) of 25 July 1967 on the common organization of the market in rice, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1129/74 (4), and in particular Article 20 (2) thereof;Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 (5) of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 662/74 (6), and in particular Article 19 (2) thereof;Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;Whereas, pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 16 (1) of Council Regulation No 1009/67/EEC (7) of 18 December 1967 on the common organization of the market in sugar, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1602/74 (8), provision may be made for a special levy to be charged on exports of sugar in the event of Community sugar supply difficulties;Whereas experience gained in applying this measure has shown that its effectiveness may be impaired in cases where sugar is exported in the form of certain cereal, rice or milk-based products ; whereas this is particularly the case for certain mixtures of sugar and these cereal and rice-based products and also for certain milk products when these mixtures or milk products have a relatively high sugar content ; whereas provision should therefore be made for a charge to be imposed on exports of the products in question, fixed on the basis of the special levy on sugar exports when that levy exceeds a certain amount and excessive exports are recorded;Whereas this additional measure must be adopted by derogating from the rules provided for in Article 18 (2) of Regulation No 120/67/EEC, Article 20 (2) of Regulation No 359/67/EEC and Article 19 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68,. 1. Where a levy exceeding five units of account per 100 kilogrammes is charged on exports of white sugar, the imposition of a charge on exports of the products specified in Article 1 of Regulations No 120/67/EEC, No 359/67/EEC and (EEC) No 804/68 containing a minimum of 20 % sucrose or other sugars converted into sucrose may be decided in accordance with the procedure laid down in paragraph 3.2. The amount of the export charge shall be fixed taking into account: - the nature of the cereal, rice or milk-based product containing added sugar,- the content of sucrose or other sugars converted into sucrose of the product in question,- the price of white sugar in the Community and on the world market,- the special levy applicable to white sugar and, where appropriate, the export charge applicable (1)OJ No 117, 19.6.1967, p. 2269/67. (2)OJ No L 128, 10.5.1974, p. 12. (3)OJ No 174, 31.7.1967, p. 1. (4)OJ No L 128, 10.5.1974, p. 20. (5)OJ No L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13. (6)OJ No L 85, 29.3.1974, p. 51. (7)OJ No 308, 18.12.1967, p. 1. (8)See page 7 of this Official Journal.to the same products pursuant to Regulations No 120/67/EEC, No 359/67/EEC and (EEC) No 804/68,- the economic implications of applying the said charge.3. The detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26 of Regulation No 120/67/EEC or, as the case may be, in the corresponding Article of Regulations No 359/67/EEC and (EEC) No 804/68. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 25 June 1974.For the CouncilThe PresidentH.D. GENSCHER +",cereal product;cereal preparation;processed cereal product;milk product;dairy produce;rice;security of supply;availability of supplies;problems of supply;supply difficulties;sugar;fructose;fruit sugar;export tax;export surcharge;special charge on exports;taxation of exports,17 +7652,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3034/89 of 9 October 1989 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on polymers of styrene, in primary and other forms, falling within CN code 3903, 3915 and 3920 originating in Brazil and Mexico to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88 apply. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88 of 19 December 1988 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1989 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 15 thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I within the framework of the preferential tariff ceiling fixed in column 7 of Annex I;Whereas, as provided for in Article 13 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;Whereas, in the case of polymers of styrene, in primary and other forms falling within CN codes 3903, 3915 and 3920, originating in Brazil and Mexico, the individual ceiling was fixed at ECU 4 100 000; whereas, on 10 June 1989, imports of these products into the Community originating in Brazil and Mexico reached the ceiling in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas, it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against Brazil and Mexico,. As from 13 October 1989, the levying of customs duties suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in Brazil and Mexico:1.2.3 // // // // Order No // CN code // Description // // // // 10.0457 // 3903 // Polymers of styrene, in primary forms // // 3915 20 00 // Waste, paring and scarp, of polymers of styrene // // 3920 30 00 3920 99 50 // Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials // // // - Of polymers of styrene // // // - Of addition polymerization products // // // This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 October 1989.For the CommissionChristiane SCRIVENERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 375, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1. +",plastics;PVC;plastic;polyester;polyethylene;polypropylene;polyurethane;polyurethane foam;polyvinyl chloride;Mexico;United Mexican States;restoration of customs duties;restoration of customs tariff;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession,17 +24582,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1951/2002 of 31 October 2002 prohibiting fishing for hake by vessels flying the flag of Belgium. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 of 18 December 2001 fixing for 2002 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1811/2002(4), lays down quotas for hake for 2002.(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of hake in the waters of ICES division VIIIa, b, d, e by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium have exhausted the quota allocated for 2002. Belgium has prohibited fishing for this stock from 18 October 2002. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,. Catches of hake in the waters of ICES division VIIIa, b, d, e by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Belgium for 2002.Fishing for hake in the waters of ICES division VIIIa, b, d, e by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 18 October 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 October 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5.(3) OJ L 347, 31.12.2001, p. 1.(4) OJ L 276, 12.10.2002, p. 1. +",ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;Belgium;Kingdom of Belgium;fishing regulations;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches,17 +11063,"Commission Decision of 28 July 1993 concerning protection measures in relation to foot-and- mouth disesase in Russia. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (1). as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (2), and in particular Article 19 thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 93/242/EEC (3), as last amended by Commission Decision 93/397/EEC (4), concerning the importation into the Community of certain live animals and their products originating from certain European countries in relation to foot-and-mouth disease provides for a prohibition on the imports of live animals, fresh meat and certain meat products of susceptible species from countries which have not given certain additional guarantees;Whereas an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has been confirmed in Russia;Whereas the occurence of foot-and-mouth disease in Russia presents a serious threat to the herds of Member States, in view of the trade in certain animal products;Whereas it is necesarry therefore to implement a prohibition on imports of products of susceptible species from Russia, except treated hides and skins;Whereas this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. 1. Member States shall not authorize the importation of products of the bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine and other biungulate species not mentioned in Articles 3 and 4 of Decision 93/242/EEC originating in the territory of Russia.2. The prohibition mentioned in paragraph 1 shall not apply to hides and skins subjected to either of the following treatments:- salted for seven days with sea salt to which has been added 2 % sodium carbonate, or- initial processing of the hides with lime at pH 12 to 13 for one day (eight to 10 hours), followed by proper neutralization of the lime and subsequent treatment with acid at pH 1 to 3 for one day (eight to 10 hours).Care must be taken to effectively separate treated hides from untreated hides, to prevent recontamination.3. Member States shall ensure that the certificates accompanying hides and skins to be sent from Russia shall bear the following words:'Hides and skins conforming to Commission Decision 93/418/EEC of 28 July 1993 concerning protection measures in relation to foot-and-mounth disease in Russia.' This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 July 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 373, 31. 12. 1990, p. 56.(2) OJ No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49.(3) OJ No L 110, 4. 5. 1993, p. 36.(4) OJ No L 173, 16. 7. 1993, p. 36. +",animal skin;prepared hide;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;import restriction;import ban;limit on imports;suspension of imports;USSR;Soviet Union;former USSR;livestock;flock;herd;live animals;foot-and-mouth disease,17 +19299,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1636/1999 of 26 July 1999 concerning the authorisation of new additives uses in feedingstuffs. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 70/524/EEC of 23 November 1970 concerning additives in feedingstuffs(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1411/1999(2), and in particular Articles 9j and 3 thereof,(1) Whereas Directive 70/524/EEC provides that new additives or uses of additives may be authorised, taking account of advances in scientific and technical knowledge;(2) Whereas Council Directive 93/113/EC of 14 December 1993 concerning the use and the marketing of enzymes, micro-organisms and their preparations in animal nutrition(3), as last amended by Directive 97/40/EC(4), by derogation from Directive 70/524/EEC, authorised Member States to permit provisionally the use and marketing of enzymes, micro-organisms and their preparations;(3) Whereas a provisional authorisation of new additives or uses of additives may be given if, at the level permitted in feedingstuffs, it does not adversely affect human or animal health or the environment, nor harm the consumer by altering the characteristics of livestock product, if its presence in feedingstuffs can be controlled, and it is reasonable to assume, in view of the available results, that it has a favourable effect on the characteristics of those feedingstuffs or on livestock production when incorporated in such feedingstuffs;(4) Whereas the provisions of Council Directive 89/391/EEC of 12 June 1989(5) on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work and its relevant individual directives, in particular Council Directive 90/679/EEC of 26 November 1990 on the protection of workers from risks related to exposure to biological agents at work(6), as last amended by Directive 97/65/EC(7), are fully applicable to the use and manipulation by workers of the additives in feedingstuffs;(5) Whereas the examination of the dossiers, submitted by the Member States in accordance with Article 3 of Directive 93/113/EC, indicates that a certain number of preparations belonging to the groups of enzymes and micro-organisms can be provisonally authorised;(6) Whereas the Scientific Committee for Animal Nutrition has delivered a favourable opinion with regard to the harmlessness of these preparations;(7) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committe on Feedingstuffs,. The preparations belonging to the group ""Enzymes"" listed in Annex I to the present Regulation may be authorised according to Directive 70/524/EEC as additives in animal nutrition under the conditions laid down in the said Annex. The preparation belonging to the group ""Micro-organisms"" listed in Annex II to the present Regulation may be authorised according to Directive 70/524/EEC as additive in animal nutrition under the conditions laid down in the said Annex. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 July 1999.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 270, 14.12.1970, p. 1.(2) OJ L 164, 30.6.1999, p. 56.(3) OJ L 334, 31.12.1993, p. 17.(4) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 21.(5) OJ L 183, 29.6.1989, p. 1.(6) OJ L 374, 31.12.1990, p. 1.(7) OJ L 335, 6.12.1997, p. 17.ANNEX I>TABLE>ANNEX II>TABLE> +",animal nutrition;feeding of animals;nutrition of animals;occupational health;occupational hygiene;consumer protection;consumer policy action plan;consumerism;consumers' rights;occupational safety;occupational hazard;safety at the workplace;worker safety;animal health;food additive;sensory additive;technical additive,17 +15555,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1272/96 of 1 July 1996 concerning the stopping of fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Sweden. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2870/95 (2), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3084/95 of 21 December 1995 allocating, for 1996, catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Latvian waters (3), provides for cod quotas for 1996;Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of cod in the waters of ICES division III d (Latvian waters ) by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden have reached the quota allocated for 1996,. Catches of cod in the waters of ICES division III d (Latvian waters) by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Sweden for 1996.Fishing for cod in the waters of ICES division III d (Latvian waters) by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the above mentioned vessels after the date of entry into force of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 1 July 1996.For the CommissionEmma BONINOMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 301, 14. 12. 1995, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 330, 30. 12. 1995, p. 86. +",ship's flag;nationality of ships;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;Sweden;Kingdom of Sweden;fishing area;fishing limits;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches;Latvia;Republic of Latvia,17 +134,"Council Directive 78/764/EEC of 25 July 1978 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the driver's seat on wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),Whereas the technical requirements which tractors must satisfy pursuant to national laws relate inter alia to the driver's seat;Whereas the requirements differ from one Member State to another ; whereas it is therefore necessary that all Member States adopt the same requirements either in addition to or in place of their existing rules, in order, in particular, to allow the EEC type-approval procedure which was the subject of Council Directive 74/150/EEC of 4 March 1974 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (3) to be introduced in respect of each type of tractor;Whereas the rules relating to driver's seats cover not only the requirements for their installation on tractors but also the construction of the seats ; whereas a harmonized component type-approval procedure makes it possible for each Member State to check compliance with the common construction and testing requirements and to inform the other Member States of its findings by sending a copy of the component type-approval certificate completed for each type of driver's seat ; whereas the placing of an EEC component type-approval mark on all driver's seats manufactured in conformity with the approved type obviates any need for technical checks on those driver's seats in the other Member States,. 1. Each Member State shall grant EEC component type-approval for any type of driver's seat which satisfies the construction and testing requirements laid down in Annexes I and II.2. The Member State which has granted EEC component type-approval shall take the measures required in order to verify, in so far as is necessary and if need be in cooperation with the competent authorities in the (1)OJ No C 299, 12.12.1977, p. 61. (2)OJ No C 84, 8.4.1978, p. 11. (3)OJ No L 84, 28.3.1974, p. 10.other Member States, that production models conform to the approved type. Such verification shall be limited to spot checks. Member States shall, for each type of driver's seat which they approve pursuant to Article 1, issue to the manufacturer or to his authorized representative, an EEC component type-approval mark conforming to the model shown in 3.5 of Annex II.Member States shall take all appropriate measures to prevent the use of marks liable to create confusion between driver's seats which have been granted component type-approval pursuant to Article 1 and other devices. 1. No Member State may prohibit the placing on the market of driver's seats on grounds relating to their construction if they bear the EEC component type-approval mark.2. Nevertheless, a Member State may prohibit the placing on the market of driver's seats bearing the EEC component type-approval mark which consistently fail to conform to the approved type.That State shall forthwith inform the other Member States and the Commission of the measures taken, specifying the reasons for its decision. The competent authorities of each Member State shall within one month send to the competent authorities of the other Member States a copy of the component type-approval certificates, an example of which is given in Annex III, completed for each type of driver's seat which they approve or refuse to approve. 1. If the Member State which has granted EEC component type-approval finds that a number of driver's seats bearing the same EEC component type-approval mark do not conform to the type which it has approved, it shall take the necessary measures to ensure that production models conform to the approved type. The competent authorities of that State shall advise those of the other Member States of the measures taken, which may, if necessary, where there is serious and repeated failure to conform, extend to withdrawal of EEC component type-approval. The said authorities shall take the same measures if they are informed by the competent authorities of another Member State of such failure to conform.2. The competent authorities of the Member States shall inform each other within one month of any withdrawal of EEC component type-approval, and of the reasons for such a measure. Any decision taken pursuant to the provisions adopted in implementation of this Directive to refuse or withdraw EEC component type-approval for a driver's seat or to prohibit its placing on the market or use, shall set out in detail the reasons on which it is based. Such decisions shall be notified to the party concerned, who shall at the same time be informed of the remedies available to him under the laws in force in the Member States and of the time limits allowed for the exercise of such remedies. No Member State may refuse to grant EEC type-approval or national type-approval for a tractor on grounds relating to its driver's seat if this bears the EEC component type-approval mark and is fitted in accordance with the requirements laid down in Annex IV. No Member State may refuse or prohibit the sale, registration, entry into service or use of any tractor on grounds relating to the driver's seat if this bears the EEC component type-approval mark and is fitted in accordance with the requirements set out in Annex IV. 1. For the purpose of this Directive, ""agricultural or forestry tractor"" means any motor vehicle, fitted with wheels or endless tracks, having at least two axles, the main function of which lies in its tractive power and which is specially designed to tow, push, carry or power certain tools, machinery or trailers intended for agricultural or forestry use. It may be equipped to carry a load and passengers.2. This Directive shall apply only to tractors defined in paragraph 1 which are fitted with pneumatic tyres and which have two axles and a maximum design speed of between 6 and 25 km/h. 0Any amendments necessary to adjust the requirements of the Annexes to this Directive to take account of technical progress shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of Directive 74/150/EEC. 11. Member States shall bring into force the provisions necessary in order to comply with this Directive within 18 months of its notification and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.2. Member States shall ensure that the texts of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive are communicated to the Commission. 2This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 July 1978.For the CouncilThe PresidentK. von DOHNANYI +",approval;COC;certificate of compliance;certificate of conformity;quality certificate;quality certification;marketing standard;grading;approximation of laws;legislative harmonisation;European standard;Community standard;Euronorm;tractor;driving mechanism;steering mechanism;technical standard,17 +2059,"82/578/EEC: Commission Decision of 6 August 1982 establishing that the 'RCA - Quantacon Photomultiplier, model 8854' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 608/82 (2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas, by letter dated 4 February 1982, the Federal Republic of Germany requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the 'RCA - Quantacon Photomultiplier, model 8854', ordered on 24 May 1978 and to be used for research in the field of high-energy physics and in particular of the double storage rings and the positron-electron tandem cyclotron unit, should be considered as a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 8 June 1982 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;Whereas this examination showed that the 'RCA - Quantacon Photomultiplier, model 8854', may not be regarded as an instrument or apparatus within the meaning of Article 3 (1) of the aforementioned Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75, but consists in fact of an accessory of a detector; whereas the latter must therefore be regarded as 'accessory' within the meaning of Article 3 (2) (a) of the said Regulation; whereas the possibility of granting importation free of duties must therefore be assessed in the light of the provisions of the said Article 3 (2) (a);Whereas the accessory in question is not suitable for use with an instrument or apparatus imported free of duties or capable of being so imported; whereas, therefore, the conditions for import free of duties are not fulfilled,. The 'RCA - Quantacon Photomultiplier, model 8854', which is the subject of an application by the Federal Republic of Germany of 4 February 1982, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 6 August 1982.For the CommissionÉtienne DAVIGNONVice-President(1) OJ No L 184, 15. 7. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 74, 18. 3. 1982, p. 4.(3) OJ No L 318, 13. 12. 1979, p. 32. +",exemption from customs duties;customs franchise;duty-free admission;duty-free entry;exemption from duty;exemption from import duty;travellers' allowance;travellers' tax-free allowance;scientific apparatus;laboratory equipment;microscope;research equipment;scientific instrument;scientific material;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT,17 +2440,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 988/98 of 11 May 1998 amending for the 10th time Regulation (EC) No 913/97 adopting exceptional support measures for the pigmeat market in Spain. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,Whereas, because of the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain production regions in Spain, the Commission adopted Regulation (EC) No 913/97 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 744/98 (4), to introduce exceptional support measures for the pigmeat market in that market State;Whereas, because the veterinary and trade restrictions continue to apply and have been extended to new zones, particularly in the province of Zaragoza, the number of piglets which may be delivered to the competent authorities should be increased so that the exceptional measures can continue from 22 April 1998;Whereas piglets originating in the new zones are generally marketed at a weight of six kilograms or more; whereas it is therefore necessary to reduce the minimum weight of eligible piglets and to fix the aid for such animals;Whereas the restrictions on the free movement of piglets have been operative for several weeks in one of the zones in the province of Zaragoza, resulting in a substantial increase in the weight of the animals and consequently an intolerable situation as regards their welfare; whereas retroactive application of Article 1(4) of this Regulation from 15 April 1998 is therefore justified;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,. Regulation (EC) No 913/97 is hereby amended as follows:1. in Article 1(4), '10 kilograms` is replaced by 'six kilograms`;2. Article 4 is amended as follows:(a) in the first subparagraph of paragraph 4, '10 kilograms` is replaced by '13 kilograms`;(b) in paragraph 4, the following subparagraph is added:'For piglets weighing 6 kilograms or more but less than 13 kilograms on average per batch, the aid referred to in Article 1(4), at farm gate, shall be ECU 27 per head.`;3. Annex I is replaced by Annex I to this Regulation;4. Annex II is replaced by Annex II to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 22 April 1998.However, the provisions of Article 1(4) shall apply from 15 April 1998 to the protection and surveillance zones defined in the Order of the Diputación General de Aragón of 25 March 1998.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 May 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.(3) OJ L 131, 23. 5. 1997, p. 14.(4) OJ L 103, 3. 4. 1998, p. 5.ANNEX I'ANNEX ITotal maximum number of animals from 6 May 1997:>TABLE>ANNEX II'ANNEX IIPart 1- In the province of Lérida, the protection and surveillance zones as defined in Annexes I and II to the Order of the Generalitat di Catalunya dated 9 March 1998, published in the official journal of the Generalitat of 16 March 1998, page 3488.- In the province of Segovia, the protection and surveillance zones as defined in Annexes I and II to the Order of the Junta de Castilla y León dated 19 January 1998, published in the official journal of the Junta of 20 January 1998, page 619.- In the province of Madrid, the protection and surveillance zones as defined in Annexes I and II to the Order of the Comunidad de Madrid dated 14 January 1998, published in the official journal of the Comunidad of 16 January 1998, page 11.- In the province of Toledo, the protection and surveillance zones as defined in Annexes I and II to the Order of the Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha dated 13 January 1998, published in the official journal of the Junta of 16 January 1998, page 319.- In the province of Zaragoza, the protection and surveillance zones as defined in Annexes I and II to the Order of the Diputación General de Aragón dated 25 March 1998, published in the official journal of the Comunidad of 27 March 1998, page 1411.- In the province of Zaragoza, the protection and surveillance zones as defined in Annexes I and II to the Order of the Diputación General de Aragón dated 17 April 1998, published in the official journal of the Comunidad of 20 April 1998, page 1868.Part 2The veterinary districts (comarcas) of the provinces of Segovia, Madrid and Toledo listed in Annex I to Commission Decision 97/285/EC (1).(1) OJ L 114, 1. 5. 1997, p. 47.` +",meat processing industry;cutting premises;cutting-up premises;slaughterhouse;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;slaughter premium;slaughter bonus;market support;pigmeat;pork;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +39416,"2011/801/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 30 November 2011 establishing the financial contribution by the Union to the expenditure incurred in the context of the emergency vaccination plans against bluetongue in France in 2007 and 2008 (notified under document C(2011) 8727). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Decision 2009/470/EC of 25 May 2009 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), and in particular Article 3(3), (4) and second indent of (6) thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with Article 75 of the Financial Regulation and Article 90(1) of the Implementing Rules, the commitment of expenditure from the Union budget shall be preceded by a financing decision setting out the essential elements of the action involving expenditure and adopted by the institution or the authorities to which powers have been delegated by the institution.(2) Decision 2009/470/EC lays down the procedures governing the financial contribution from the Union towards specific veterinary measures, including emergency measures. With a view to helping to eradicate bluetongue as rapidly as possible the Union should contribute financially to eligible expenditure borne by the Member States. The second indent of Article 3(6) of that Decision lays down rules on the percentage that must be applied to the costs incurred by the Member States.(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 349/2005 (2) lays down rules on the Community financing of emergency measures and of the campaign to combat certain animal diseases under Council Decision 90/424/EEC. Article 3 of that Regulation lays down rules on the expenditure eligible for Union financial support.(4) Commission Decision 2008/655/EC (3) as modified by Decision 2009/19/EC (4) granted a financial contribution by the Union towards emergency measures to combat bluetongue in France in 2007 and 2008.(5) On 31 March 2009, France submitted an official request for reimbursement as set out in Article 7(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 349/2005.(6) An FVO inspection was carried out in France from 24 to 28 November 2008, which has noted some technical shortcomings. Nevertheless these shortcomings had not compromised the overall implementation of the programme nor caused additional expenditures for the Union budget.(7) A financial control was carried out in France from 1 to 4 December 2009 which has concluded that the expenditures presented by France were eligible.(8) The Commission's observations, method of calculating the eligible expenditure and final conclusions were communicated to France in a letter dated 14 July 2011.(9) In view of the above considerations, the total amount of the financial support from the Union to the eligible expenditure incurred associated with the eradication of bluetongue in France in 2007 and 2008 should now be fixed according to Article 3(2) of Decision 2008/655/EC.(10) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The financial contribution from the Union for the expenditure associated with eradicating bluetongue in France in 2007 and 2008 is fixed at EUR 23 162 004,20. It constitutes a financing decision in the meaning of Article 75 of the Financial Regulation. The balance of the financial contribution is fixed at EUR 2 041 295,20. This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.. Done at Brussels, 30 November 2011.For the CommissionJohn DALLIMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 155 18.6.2009, p. 30.(2)  OJ L 55, 1.3.2005, p. 12.(3)  OJ L 214, 9.8.2008, p. 66.(4)  OJ L 8, 13.1.2009, p. 31. +",France;French Republic;veterinary inspection;veterinary control;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;sheep;ewe;lamb;ovine species;vaccination;distribution of EU funding;distribution of Community funding;distribution of European Union funding;emergency aid,17 +36404,"2009/144/EC: Council Decision of 19 February 2009 extending the period of application of the measures in Decision 2002/148/EC concluding consultations with Zimbabwe under Article 96 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 300(2) thereof,Having regard to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (1) and revised in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005 (2),Having regard to the Internal Agreement between the representatives of the governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on measures to be taken and procedures to be followed for the implementation of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement (3), and in particular Article 3 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) By Council Decision 2002/148/EC (4), the consultations with the Republic of Zimbabwe under Article 96(2)(c) of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement were concluded and appropriate measures, as specified in the Annex to that Decision, were taken.(2) By Decision 2008/158/EC (5), the application of the measures referred to in Article 2 of Decision 2002/148/EC, which had been extended until 20 February 2004 by Article 1 of Decision 2003/112/EC (6), until 20 February 2005 by Article 1 of Decision 2004/157/EC (7), until 20 February 2006 by Article 1 of Decision 2005/139/EC (8), until 20 February 2007 by Article 1 of Decision 2006/114/EC (9) and until 18 February 2008 by Article 1 of Decision 2007/127/EC (10), was extended for a further period of 12 months until 20 February 2009.(3) The essential elements cited in Article 9 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement continue to be violated by the Government of Zimbabwe, and the current conditions in Zimbabwe do not ensure respect for human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law.(4) The period of application of the measures should therefore be extended,. The period of application of the measures referred to in Article 2 of Decision 2002/148/EC shall be extended until 20 February 2010. The measures shall be kept under constant review.The letter in the Annex to this Decision shall be addressed to the President of Zimbabwe. This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 19 February 2009.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. ŘÍMAN(1)  OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3.(2)  OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 26.(3)  OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 376.(4)  OJ L 50, 21.2.2002, p. 64.(5)  OJ L 51, 26.2.2008, p. 19.(6)  OJ L 46, 20.2.2003, p. 25.(7)  OJ L 50, 20.2.2004, p. 60.(8)  OJ L 48, 19.2.2005, p. 28.(9)  OJ L 48, 18.2.2006, p. 26.(10)  OJ L 53, 22.2.2007, p. 23.ANNEXBrussels,The European Union attaches the utmost importance to the provisions of Article 9 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement. As essential elements of the Partnership Agreement, respect for human rights, democratic institutions and the rule of law form the basis of our relations.By letter of 19 February 2002, the European Union informed you of its decision to conclude the consultations held under Article 96 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement and to take certain ‘appropriate measures’ within the meaning of Article 96(2)(c) of that Agreement.By letters of 19 February 2003, 19 February 2004, 18 February 2005, 15 February 2006, 21 February 2007 and 19 February 2008, the European Union informed you of its decisions not to revoke the ‘appropriate measures’ and to extend the period of application until 20 February 2004, 20 February 2005, 20 February 2006, 20 February 2007, 20 February 2008 and 20 February 2009 respectively.The European Union welcomes that, under the guidance of SADC, an agreement has been reached in Zimbabwe between the parties. It hopes that the new government will demonstrate its commitment to reform, including with respect to the rule of law, human rights and democratisation.Nevertheless 12 months after the adoption of the latest decision on appropriate measures, the European Union considers that no significant progress has been made in the five areas referred to in the Council Decision of 18 February 2002.In the light of the above, the European Union does not consider that the appropriate measures can yet be revoked and has decided to extend their period of application until 20 February 2010 pending reopening of consultations.The European Union would once again emphasise that it is not penalising the Zimbabwean people and that it will continue its contribution to operations of a humanitarian nature and projects in direct support of the population, in particular projects in the social sectors, democratisation, respect for human rights and the rule of law, which are not affected by these measures.The European Union wishes to reiterate that the application of appropriate measures within the meaning of Article 96 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement is no obstacle to political dialogue as provided for in Article 8 of that Agreement.With this in mind, the European Union wishes to underline once again the importance that it attaches to future EC-Zimbabwe cooperation and to confirm its willingness to carry on the dialogue and make progress in the near future towards a situation where the resumption of full cooperation becomes possible.Yours faithfully,For the CommissionFor the Council +",freedom of association;right of association;right to associate;freedom of expression;capital movement;flow of capital;Zimbabwe;Republic of Zimbabwe;Southern Rhodesia;ACP countries;human rights;attack on human rights;human rights violation;protection of human rights;presidential election;judicial cooperation in civil matters in the EU;European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters,17 +44143,"Regulation (EU) No 673/2014 of the European Central Bank of 2 June 2014 concerning the establishment of a Mediation Panel and its Rules of Procedure (ECB/2014/26). ,Having regard to Council Regulation No (EU) 1024/2013 of 15 October 2013 conferring specific tasks on the European Central Bank concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions (1), and in particular Article 25(5) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to Article 25(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013, the European Central Bank (ECB) will create a mediation panel responsible for resolving differences of views expressed by the competent authorities of concerned participating Member States regarding an objection by the Governing Council to a draft decision of the Supervisory Board set up under that Regulation.(2) Pursuant to Recital 73 of Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013, the setting up of the Mediation Panel, and in particular its composition, should ensure that it resolves differences of views in a balanced way, in the interest of the Union as a whole.(3) The Rules of Procedure of the Mediation Panel are without prejudice to the procedure in which a non-euro area participating Member State notifies the ECB of its reasoned disagreement with an objection of the Governing Council to a draft decision of the Supervisory Board pursuant to Article 7(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013.(4) Since the Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board is both a Governing Council and a Supervisory Board member, he/she is best placed to chair the Mediation Panel,. PRELIMINARY CHAPTER Supplementary natureThis Regulation shall supplement the Rules of Procedure of the European Central Bank (2). The terms used in this Regulation shall have the same meaning as the terms defined in the Rules of Procedure of the European Central Bank.CHAPTER ITHE MEDIATION PANEL EstablishmentIn accordance with Article 25(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013, a Mediation Panel is hereby established. Composition1.   The Mediation Panel shall be composed of one member per participating Member State.2.   The Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board, who is not a member of the Mediation Panel, shall act as Chair of the Mediation Panel. Appointment of members1.   Each participating Member State shall appoint one member of the Mediation Panel from among the members of the Governing Council and the Supervisory Board. The Chair shall facilitate the achievement of a balance between Governing Council and Supervisory Board members.2.   The mandate of the Mediation Panel members shall expire if they cease to be members of the body from which they were appointed.3.   When acting as a member of the Mediation Panel, each member shall act in the interest of the Union as a whole. Attendance at Mediation Panel meetings1.   Except as provided in paragraph 2, attendance at Mediation Panel meetings shall be restricted to its members, its Chair and its Secretary.2.   Upon invitation of the Mediation Panel, experts may attend specific Mediation Panel meetings if their expertise is required. Mediation Panel meetings1.   Whenever the Chair deems it necessary, he/she may convene a Mediation Panel meeting.2.   The Mediation Panel shall hold its meetings at the premises of the ECB.3.   At the request of the Chair, Mediation Panel meetings may also be held by means of teleconferencing, unless at least three members object.4.   The proceedings of Mediation Panel meetings shall be submitted to the members for approval at their next meeting or before that by written procedure, and once approved shall be signed by the Chair. They shall be made available to the Governing Council and the Supervisory Board.5.   The Secretary of the Supervisory Board shall act as Secretary of the Mediation Panel. In the latter function, he/she shall assist the Chair of the Mediation Panel in preparing for Mediation Panel and Case Committee meetings and shall be responsible for drafting the proceedings of these meetings. He/she shall also assist the Secretary of the Governing Council in preparing for Governing Council meetings regarding any issues in which the Mediation Panel has been involved and shall be responsible for drafting the respective part of the minutes of the proceedings. Voting1.   In order for the Mediation Panel to vote, there shall be a quorum of two-thirds of its members. If the quorum is not met, the Chair may convene an extraordinary meeting at which members may vote without regard to the quorum.2.   Each member shall have one vote. The Mediation Panel shall decide by a simple majority of its members. In the event of a tie, the most senior member of the Mediation Panel in terms of office in the first instance, and by age in the event of two or more members having equal standing in terms of office, shall have the casting vote.3.   The Mediation Panel shall proceed to vote at the request of the Chair. The Chair shall also initiate a voting procedure upon request from three Mediation Panel members.4.   At the request of the Chair, decisions may also be taken by written procedure.CHAPTER IIMEDIATION Request for mediation1.   Competent authorities of participating Member States which are concerned by and have different views regarding an objection by the Governing Council to a draft decision of the Supervisory Board may ask the Supervisory Board, within five working days from receipt of the objection, including the reasons for the objection, to request mediation in order to resolve such differences, with a view to ensuring separation between monetary policy and supervisory tasks. Each competent authority concerned shall do so by submitting a notice requesting mediation to the Supervisory Board, identifying the objection by the Governing Council, and including a statement on the reasons for requesting mediation. The Secretariat will notify such requests for mediation to the Supervisory Board members.2.   Any other competent authority of a participating Member State concerned by and having different views regarding the same objection may submit a separate notice requesting mediation or join an existing request for mediation within five working days of the notification of the first request for mediation and express its difference of view.3.   An objection by the Governing Council to a draft decision of the Supervisory Board may be subject to mediation only once.4.   A competent authority of a non-euro area participating Member State that notifies the ECB of its reasoned disagreement with an objection of the Governing Council to a draft decision of the Supervisory Board pursuant to Article 7(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 and Article 13g.4 of the Rules of Procedure of the European Central Bank, may not request mediation pursuant to paragraph 1 regarding the same objection of the Governing Council.5.   If a competent authority of a participating Member State asks the Supervisory Board to request mediation within five working days from receipt of the objection, the Supervisory Board shall file a notice requesting mediation with the Secretariat of the Governing Council within ten working days from receipt of the objection by the Governing Council. The relevant draft decision of the Supervisory Board and the relevant objection by the Governing Council shall be annexed to the notice requesting mediation. The notice requesting mediation shall be communicated to the Governing Council and Supervisory Board members.6.   If a competent authority of a non-euro area participating Member State which has requested a mediation regarding an objection by the Governing Council to a draft decision of the Supervisory Board pursuant to paragraph 1 notifies the ECB of its reasoned disagreement with the same Governing Council objection pursuant to Article 7(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013, the request for mediation shall be deemed withdrawn. Case Committee1.   When a notice requesting mediation is filed in accordance with Article 8(5), the Chair of the Mediation Panel shall immediately forward it to the Mediation Panel members.2.   For each notice requesting mediation which has been filed in accordance with Article 8(5), the Mediation Panel shall set up within five working days of the filing of the notice requesting mediation a Case Committee and inform the Mediation Panel members of its composition.3.   A Case Committee shall be composed of the Chair of the Mediation Panel acting as its Chair and four other members appointed by the Mediation Panel from among the Mediation Panel members. The Mediation Panel shall aim to achieve a balance between Governing Council and Supervisory Board members. The Case Committee shall not include the member appointed by the participating Member State whose competent authority has expressed different views pursuant to Article 8(1) or the member appointed by the participating Member State whose competent authority has joined an existing request for mediation pursuant to Article 8(2).4.   Within 15 working days from receipt by the Mediation Panel of the notice requesting mediation, the Case Committee shall submit to the Chair of the Mediation Panel a draft opinion, which shall include an analysis of whether the request for mediation is admissible and legally founded. In urgent cases the Case Committee shall deliver the draft opinion within a shorter period to be set by the Chair.5.   The Chair shall immediately submit the draft opinion to the Mediation Panel and shall convene a meeting.CHAPTER IIIDECISION-MAKING PROCESS 0Mediation1.   The Mediation Panel shall consider the draft opinion prepared by the Case Committee and shall submit an opinion to the Supervisory Board and the Governing Council within 20 working days from receipt of the notice requesting mediation. In urgent cases, the Mediation Panel shall deliver its opinion within a shorter period to be set by the Chair.2.   The opinion shall be in writing and shall include the reasons on which it is based.3.   The opinion of the Mediation Panel shall not be binding on the Supervisory Board and the Governing Council. 1Preparation of a new draft decision1.   When an opinion has been delivered by the Mediation Panel, the Supervisory Board, having taken into consideration the opinion, may submit a new draft decision to the Governing Council within 10 working days from the submission of the Mediation Panel's opinion.2.   In urgent cases the Supervisory Board may submit a new draft decision within a shorter period to be set by the Chair of the Supervisory Board.3.   A request for mediation concerning an objection by the Governing Council to a new draft decision submitted pursuant to paragraph 2 shall not be possible.CHAPTER IVGENERAL PROVISIONS 2Confidentiality and professional secrecy1.   The proceedings of the Mediation Panel shall be confidential. However, the Governing Council may authorise the President of the ECB to make the outcome of such proceedings public.2.   Documents drawn up or held by the Mediation Panel shall be ECB documents and therefore shall be classified and handled in accordance with Article 23.3. of the Rules of Procedure of the European Central Bank. 3Final provisionsThis Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaties.. Done at Frankfurt am Main, 2 June 2014.For the Governing Council of the ECBThe President of the ECBMario DRAGHI(1)  OJ L 287, 29.10.2013, p. 63.(2)  Decision 2004/257/EC of the European Central Bank of 19 February 2004 adopting the Rules of Procedure of the European Central Bank (ECB/2004/2) (OJ L 80, 18.3.2004, p. 33). +",arbitrage;rules of procedure;European Central Bank;ECB;EU office or agency;Community service body;EC institutional body;EC satellite body;EC specialised body;EU Agencies and decentralised bodies;European Monitoring Centre;European Union office or agency;European agency;European foundation;autonomous Community body;decentralised Community body;specialised Community agency,17 +30795,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1415/2005 of 26 August 2005 establishing a prohibition of fishing for ling in ICES zones I, II in (Community waters and International waters), by vessels flying the flag of Germany. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 27/2005 of 22 December 2004 fixing for 2005 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2005.(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2005.(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,. Quota exhaustionThe fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2005 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex. ProhibitionsFishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 August 2005.For the CommissionJörgen HOLMQUISTDirector-General for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs(1)  OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.(2)  OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 768/2005 (OJ L 128, 21.05.2005, p. 1).(3)  OJ L 12, 14.01.2005, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1300/2005 (OJ L 207, 10.08.2005, p. 1.ANNEXMember State GermanyStock LIN/1/2Species Ling (Molva molva)Zone I, II (Community waters and International waters)Date 17.7.2005 +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction,17 +5518,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1611/87 of 9 June 1987 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on yarn of man-made fibres (discontinuous or waste), products of category 22 (code 40.0220), originating in Mexico, to which the preferential tariff arrangements of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3925/86 apply. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3925/86 of 16 December 1986 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1987 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof;Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3925/86 provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded, for each category of products subjected to individual ceilings not allocated among the Member States, within the limits of the quantities specified in column 7 of its Annexes I or II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of the same Annexes; whereas Article 3 of that Regulation provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in question once the relevant individual ceilings have been reached at Community level;Whereas, in respect of yarn of man-made fibres (discountinuous or waste), not put up for retail sale, products of category 22, the relevant ceiling amounts to 27,7 tonnes; whereas on 27 May 1987 imports of the products in question into the Community, originating in Mexico, a country covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached and were charged against that ceiling;Whereas it is appropriate to re-introduce the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to Mexico,. As from 14 June 1987 the levying of customs duties, suspended in pursuance of Regulaton (EEC) No 3925/86, shall be re-establishing in respect of the following products, imported into the Community and originating in Mexico:1.2.3.4.5 // // // // // // Code // Category // CCT heading No // NIMEXE code // Description // // // // // // // (1) // (2) // (3) // (4) // // // // // // 40.0220 // 22 // 56.05 A // // Yarn of man-made fibres (discontinuous or waste), not put up for retail sale: // // // // // A. Of synthetic textile fibres: // // // // 56.05-03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 19, 21, 23, 25, 28, 32, 34, 36, 38, 39, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47 // Yarn of discountinouous or waste synthetic fibres, not put up for retail sale // // // // // This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 June 1987.For the CommissionCOCKFIELDVice-President(1) OJ No L 373, 31. 12. 1986, p. 68. +",Mexico;United Mexican States;restoration of customs duties;restoration of customs tariff;man-made fibre;acrylic fibre;artificial fibre;chemical fibre;nylon;polyamide;rayon;synthetic cloth;synthetic fibre;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession,17 +26558,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1510/2003 of 27 August 2003 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of 730000 tonnes of rye held by the German intervention agency. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003(2), and in particular Article 5(b) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 of 28 July 1993 laying down the procedure and conditions for the sale of cereals held by intervention agencies(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1630/2003(4), provides in particular that cereals held by intervention agencies are to be sold by tendering procedure at prices preventing market disturbance.(2) Germany still has intervention stocks of rye.(3) Because of the difficult weather conditions in much of the Community, cereals production has been significantly reduced in the 2003/2004 marketing year. This situation has resulted in high prices locally, causing particular difficulties for livestock holdings and the feedingstuffs industry, which are finding it hard to obtain supplies at competitive prices.(4) It is therefore appropriate to make stocks of rye held by the German intervention agency available on the internal market, which had earlier been destined for export under Commission Regulation (EC) No 864/2003(5), with a view to its use on the internal market in animal feed, and to repeal that Regulation.(5) In order to ensure that the rye really is processed, the procedure should be specially monitored and the successful tenderer should provide a security, to be released on conditions to be laid down.(6) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 770/96(7), lays down common detailed rules for verifying the use of products from intervention.(7) In order to ensure sound management of the quantities awarded, provision should be made for an award coefficient for tenders offering the minimum sale price.(8) When the German intervention agency notifies the Commission, the tenderers should remain anonymous.(9) With a view to modernising management, the information required by the Commission should be sent by electronic mail.(10) The Management Committee for Cereals has not issued an opinion by the time limit laid down by its Chairman,. 1. The German intervention agency shall open a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of 730000 tonnes of rye held by it, with a view to processing into animal feed.2. The regions in which the rye is stored are listed in Annex I hereto. The sale provided for in Article 1 shall take place in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93.However, notwithstanding the above Regulation:(a) tenders shall be drawn up on the basis of the actual quality of the lot to which they apply;(b) the minimum selling price shall be set at a level which does not disturb the cereals market. Tenders shall be valid only if they are accompanied by:(a) proof that the tenderer has lodged a tender security which, notwithstanding Article 13(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93, shall be set at EUR 10 per tonne;(b) a written undertaking from the tenderer to use the cereals to feed animals or to incorporate it into animal feed before 30 April 2004 and to lodge a security of EUR 30 per tonne no later than two working days after the day on which the declaration of award of the tender is received;(c) a commitment to keep stock accounts enabling verification that the rye has indeed been incorporated into animal feed. 1. The closing date for the submission of tenders for the first partial tendering procedure shall be 18 September 2003 at 09.00 (Brussels time).2. The closing dates for the submission of tenders for subsequent partial tendering procedures shall be each Thursday at 09.00 (Brussels time).3. The closing date for the submission of tenders for the last partial tendering procedure shall be 18 December 2003 at 09.00 (Brussels time).Tenders must be lodged with the German intervention agency: Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung(BLE)Adickesallee 40 D - 60322 Frankfurt am Main ( Telex: 4-11475, 4-16044 ). The German intervention agency shall send the Commission the proposals received, no later than two hours after the expiry of the time limit for submitting tenders. They must be sent in accordance with the model and to the electronic address contained in Annex II hereto. The Commission shall set the minimum selling price or decide not to award any quantities. In the event that tenders are submitted for the same lot and for a quantity larger than that available, the Commission may fix this price separately for each lot.Where tenders are made at the minimum selling price, the Commission may fix an award coefficient for the quantities offered at the same time as it fixes the minimum selling price.The Commission shall decide in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1766/92. 1. The security referred to in Article 3(1)(a) shall be released:(a) if no award is made;(b) if the selling price is paid within the period set and the security referred to in Article 3(1)(b) has been lodged.2. The security referred to in Article 3(b) shall be released in proportion to the quantities used in animal feed in the Community by 30 April 2004.3. Proof that the rye has been incorporated into animal feed as referred to in this Regulation shall be provided in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92. In addition to the particulars provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92, box 104 of the control copy T5 shall refer, where appropriate, to the undertaking provided for in Article 3(b) and bear one or more of the following entries:- Destinados a la transformación prevista en el Reglamento (CE) n° 1510/2003- Til forarbejdning som fastsat i forordning (EF) nr. 1510/2003- Zur Verarbeitung gemäß der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1510/2003 bestimmt- Προορίζονται για μεταποίηση του κανονισμού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1510/2003- For processing provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1510/2003- Destinés à la transformation prévue au règlement (CE) n° 1510/2003- Destinati alla trasformazione prevista dal regolamento (CE) n. 1510/2003- Bestemd om te worden verwerkt overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr. 1510/2003- Para a transformação prevista no Regulamento (CE) n.o 1510/2003- Tarkoitettu asetuksen (EY) N:o 1510/2003 liitteessä ... säädettyyn jalostukseen- För bearbetning enligt förordning (EG) nr 1510/2003. Regulation (EC) No 864/2003 is hereby repealed. 0This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 August 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.(2) OJ L 158, 27.6.2003, p. 1.(3) OJ L 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76.(4) OJ L 187, 26.7.2000, p. 24.(5) OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 12.(6) OJ L 301, 17.10.1992, p. 17.(7) OJ L 104, 27.4.1996, p. 13.ANNEX I>TABLE>ANNEX II>PIC FILE= ""L_2003217EN.001303.TIF""> +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;intervention agency;single market;Community internal market;EC internal market;EU single market;rye;sale;offering for sale,17 +3623,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2133/2003 of 4 December 2003 determining the extent to which applications submitted in November 2003 for import licences for the tariff quota for beef and veal bearing the order No 09.4122 provided for in Council Decision 2003/452/EC for the Republic of Slovenia can be accepted. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2673/2000 of 6 December 2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of the tariff quota for beef and veal provided for in Council Decision 2003/452/EC for the Republic of Slovenia(1), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,Whereas:Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2673/2000 fixes the quantity of beef and veal originating in Slovenia which may be imported under special conditions from 1 July to 31 December 2003. The quantity of meat for which import licences have been submitted under quota order No 09.4122 is such that applications may be granted in full,. Import licences shall be granted for the full quantities covered by applications submitted for quota order No 09.4122 referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2673/2000 for the period 1 July to 31 December 2003. This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 December 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 4 December 2003.For the CommissionJ. M. Silva RodríguezAgriculture Director-General(1) OJ L 306, 7.12.2000, p. 19. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1886/2003 (OJ L 277, 28.10.2003, p. 8). +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;beef;Slovenia;Republic of Slovenia,17 +2877,"Council Directive 84/538/EEC of 17 September 1984 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the permissible sound power level of lawnmowers. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),Whereas the technical requirements with which lawnmowers must comply under the terms of the national laws concern, inter alia, their noise emission ; whereas these requirements differ from one Member State to another whereas, through their disparities, they hamper trade within the European Community;Whereas these obstacles to the establishment and operation of the common market can be reduced or even removed if the same requirements are adopted by all the Member States in place of their existing laws;Whereas the main objective of the provisions of this Directive is to ensure protection against nuisances due to noise by reducing the inconvenience caused by the noises emitted by lawnmowers;Whereas it is therefore necessary to determine at Community level the permissible upper limits for noise emissions from lawnmowers and a common method for measuring such emissions;Whereas it is desirable to bring to the attention of the consumer the acoustic quality of lawnmowers ; whereas an effective method of informing the consumer is to require that each lawnmower should be marked with the level of its acoustic force ; whereas it is, however, pointless to require this mark on lawnmowers which are not noisy by construction, such as electric lawnmowers with a small cutting-width;Whereas the conformity of lawnmowers with this Directive may be presumed by virtue of the certificate of conformity issued by the manufacturer, or by the importer resident in the Community ; whereas the Member States must recognize such certificates as conclusive evidence, thus ensuring the free movement of lawnmowers throughout the Community;Whereas, without prejudice to Articles 169 and 170 of the Treaty, it is advisable, within the framework of cooperation between the competent authorities of the Member States, to lay down provisions to help resolve disputes of a technical nature regarding the conformity of production models with the requirements of this Directive;Whereas it should be expressly confirmed that those concerned must have available to them appropriate legal remedies in respect of decisions taken by the appropriate national authorities for purposes of implementing this Directive;Whereas technical progress requires prompt adjustment of the technical requirements specified in this Directive ; whereas, in order to facilitate implementation of the measures required for this purpose, a procedure should be prescribed for establishing dose cooperation between the Member States and the Commission within the committee established by Article 5 of Council Directive 79/113/EEC of 19 December 1978 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the determination of the noise emission of construction plant and equipment (4), as amended by Directive 81/1051/EEC (5), (1) OJ No C 86, 2.4.1979, p. 9. (2) OJ No C 127, 21.5.1979, p. 80. (3) OJ No C 247, 11.10.1979, p. 19. (4) OJ No L 33, 8.2.1979, p. 15. (5) OJ No L 376, 30.12.1981, p. 42.. 1. The purpose of this Directive is to restrict the permissible sound power level of lawnmowers by specifying upper limits and the methods for measuring such level.2. ""Lawnmower"" means all motorized equipment appropriate for the upkeep by cutting, by whatever method, of areas under grass used for recreational, decorative or similar purposes.3. This Directive applies to mowers as referred to in paragraph 2, except for the following: - motorized cylinder mowers,- agricultural and forestry equipment,- non-independent devices (e.g. drawn cylinders), with cutting devices actuated by the wheels or by an integrated drawing or carrier component,- multi-purpose devices the main motorized components of which have an installed power of over 20 kW. Member States shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that lawnmowers as defined in Article 1 may not be placed on the market unless their sound power levels, as measured under the conditions specified in Annex I, do not exceed the permissible level for the cutting width of the mower as shown in the following table: >PIC FILE= ""T0026439""> A lawnmower's conformity with the requirements of this Directive shall be attested by the manufacturer, or by the importer domiciled in the Community, on his own responsibility, in a certificate (see model in Annex II) which shall accompany the machine and which shall be based on the report on the tests carried out on each type of lawnmower by one of the laboratories included in a list to be drawn up by each Member State and notified to the other Member States. This certificate may be reproduced on the directions for use or on the guarantee certificate. Prior to being placed on the market, lawnmowers shall, in a clearly visible and durable fashion either directly or on a plate (such as a riveted or self-adhesive plate) permanently attached to them, bear marks identifying the manufacturer, describing the type and indicating the maximum sound power level expressed in dB(A)/1 pW, guaranteed by the manufacturer.The model for these indications is set out in Annex III. 1. Subject to the provisions in paragraph 2, no Member State may refuse, prohibit or restrict the sale, putting into service or use of lawnmowers on grounds relating to their sound power levels if they satisfy the requirements of this Directive and are accompanied by the certificate of conformity referred to in Article 3 and bear the indications referred to in Article 4.2. Member States may take measures to regulate the use of lawnmowers in areas which they consider sensitive. Member States shall take all the necessary measures to verify that lawnmowers conform to the requirements of this Directive. Such verification shall be carried out in accordance with the technical specifications laid down in Annex IV. 1. If a Member State in which the lawnmower is manufactured finds that the latter does not conform to the provisions of this Directive or if it is notified to this effect by another Member State, it shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the further production of like models conforms to the approved type.The Member State in question shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of the measures taken within one month, stating the grounds for such action.2. If a Member State disputes the failure to conform notified to it, the Member States concerned shall endeavour to settle the dispute. The Commission shall be kept informed and shall, where necessary, hold appropriate consultations for the purpose of reaching a settlement. Any amendments necessary in order to adapt the Annexes to this Directive to technical progress shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 5 of Council Directive 79/113/EEC. The provisions of this Directive shall not affect the Member States' entitlement to limit, with due observance of the Treaty, and in particular Articles 30 to 36 thereof, the level of noise at the operator's position for lawnmowers for professional use with a cutting width of more than 120 cm provided that this does not involve an obligation to adapt lawnmowers which comply with this Directive to different emission standards within the meaning of Annex I to the Directive. 01. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 July 1987 and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive. 1This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 September 1984.For the CouncilThe PresidentP. BARRYANNEX I METHOD OF MEASURING AIRBORNE NOISE EMITTED BY LAWNMOWERSSCOPEThis measuring method applies to lawnmowers. It specifies the procedures for determining their sound power level so that their conformity with requirements may be attested.These technical procedures comply with the requirements set out in Annex I to Directive 79/113/EEC.The provisions of Annex I to Directive 79/113/EEC shall apply to lawnmowers, with the following amendments:4. CRITERIA TO BE USED FOR EXPRESSING RESULTS4.1. Acoustic criteria for the environment.The acoustic criterion for the environment of a lawnmower shall be expressed by the sound power level.6. MEASURING CONDITIONS6.1. Purpose of the measurement.6.1.1. Lawnmowers designed to be equipped with a device for collecting the grass shall be tested under normal conditions of use with that device fitted.6.1.2. The cutting device shall be adjusted to its minimum height, but shall not, however, be less than 3 cm from the ground. The grass in the test area shall be mown with this cutting device setting before any sound measurement is taken.For the sound measurement, all grass shall be removed from the lawnmower and the grass collector shall be empty.6.2. Operation of the sound source during measurement.Before each sound measurement is taken, the lawnmower shall be warmed up in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.The sound power level of lawnmowers shall, in principle, be measured when the lawnmower is stationary without its operator being present and the cutting device and the motor are operating at maximum speed.If the cutting device cannot be separated from the driving wheels of the lawnmower, the mower shall be tested while moving and driven by an operator under the following conditions: - direct-drive lawnmower:in this case, it shall be moving at a speed such that the cutting device is operating at the maximum speed laid down by the manufacturer,- variable-drive lawnmower:in this case, the highest gear shall be selected. The lawnmower shall be moving at a speed such that the cutting device is operating at the maximum speed laid down by the manufacturer.(a) Lawnmowers with combustion engines:The engine oil used for operating the mower during measurement shall be as specified by the manufacturer. The fuel tank shall not be more than half full.(b) Lawnmowers with electric motors:If the lawnmower is powered by battery, the battery shall be fully charged. If the lawnmower is powered by a generating unit or from the mains, the frequency of the supply current specified for the motor shall be stable at Âą 1 Hz.6.3. Measuring site.The test area shall be flat and horizontal. The area, including the microphone placements, shall be covered in turf which is not wet.6.4. Measuring surface, measuring distance, location and number of measuring points.6.4.1. Measuring surface.The measuring surface to be used for the test shall be a hemisphere. The radius of the hemisphere shall be determined by the width of cut of the lawnmower.The radius shall be: - 4 m, where the width of cut of the lawnmower to be tested is no more than 1,2 m,- 10 m, where the width of cut of the lawnmower to be tested exceeds 1,2 m.6.4.2. Location and number of measuring points.6.4.2.1. General.For the purpose of measuring the noise emitted by lawnmowers when stationary and in motion, six measuring points shall be used, i.e. points 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12, arranged in accordance with section 6.4.2.2 of Annex I to Directive 79/113/EEC. When measurements are taken for stationary mowers, the centre of the hemisphere shall coincide with the projection of the geometric centre of the lawnmower to the ground, pointing from measuring point 1 towards point 5. For moving measurements, the displacement axis shall pass through the positions of measuring points 1 and 5.7. MEASUREMENTS7.1.1. Extraneous noise.The measurement of the level of parasitic noise shall not be taken into consideration (7.1.1 (b)).7.1.5. Presence of obstacles.A visual check in a circular area of a radius equal to three times that of the measurement hemisphere, the centre of which coincides with that of the hemisphere, shall be adequate to ensure that the provisions of the third paragraph of section 6.3 of Annex I to Directive 79/113/EEC have been complied with.7.2. Measurement of the sound pressure level LpA.The sound pressure LpA shall be measured in accordance with the first paragraph of section 7.2 of Annex I to Directive 79/113/EEC. When the mower is in motion, the measuring time shall be the time which it takes to cover the distance AB (figure) at constant speed.The sound pressure levels LpA of a lawnmower shall be measured at least three times. If the sound power levels obtained from these measurements differ by more than 1 dB, further measurements shall be taken until two power levels are obtained which do not differ by more than 1 dB and the higher of which shall be the sound power level of the lawnmower.Note : Where a sound level meter is used for measurements with the mower in motion, in most cases LpA shall be equal to the level measured when the mower passes the centre of the hemisphere.8. USE OF RESULTS8.6.2. Acoustic properties of test area.For these measurements, the constant C determined in accordance with section 8.6.2 of Annex I to Directive 79/113/EEC shall be between 0,5 and 2 dB with K2 = 0.9. DATA TO BE RECORDED9.1. Sound source under test:(f) width of cut;(g) speed of rotation of the cutting device.9.4. Acoustic data(b) delete ""area S of measuring surface in m2"";(c) place, date and time of measurements.Appendix>PIC FILE= ""T0026440"">ANNEX II MODEL CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER>PIC FILE= ""T0026441"">ANNEX III MODEL FOR MARK FOR SOUND POWER LEVEL>PIC FILE= ""T0026442"">ANNEX IV TECHNICAL PROCEDURES FOR CHECKING THAT MOWERS CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE DIRECTIVEWhere possible, the conformity of mowers to the requirements of this Directive shall be verified by means of spot checks. +",machinery;noise pollution;sound pollution;approximation of laws;legislative harmonisation;grassland;grazing land;land under grass;ley;meadow;pasture;noise;noise nuisance;sound emission;environmental standard;environmental quality standard;standard relating to the environment,17 +41086,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 214/2012 of 13 March 2012 derogating, for the marketing year 2011/2012, from Article 63(2)(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards the dates for communicating the carry forward of surplus sugar. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 85, point (c), in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,Whereas:(1) According to Article 63(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, undertakings which decide to carry forward all or part of their production in excess of quota have to inform Member States concerned about the decision. That information has to be submitted before the date which is to be determined by the Member States, within the time limits fixed by that Article.(2) In order to facilitate the supply of the out-of-quota sugar on the Union market, thereby allowing undertakings to respond to unforeseen changes in demand in the early months of marketing year 2011/2012, it is necessary to give Member States the possibility to fix later dates than those provided in Article 63(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,. By way of derogation from Article 63(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, for the marketing year 2011/2012, the undertakings having decided to carry forward quantities of sugar, in accordance with Article 63(1) of that Regulation, inform the Member State concerned before a date to be determined by Member States between 1 February and 15 August 2012. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply until 30 September 2012.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 March 2012.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;sugar;fructose;fruit sugar;disclosure of information;information disclosure;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law;agricultural surplus;agricultural over-production;agricultural trade surplus;farm surplus;surplus of agricultural products,17 +5499,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 229/2012 of 15 March 2012 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 March 2012. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 16 March 2012 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 16 March 2012, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 March 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 16 March 2012CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I1.3.2012-14.3.20121. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/tonne)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 241,57 195,02 — — —Fob price USA — — 309,02 299,02 279,02Gulf of Mexico premium 88,06 18,76 — — —Great Lakes premium — — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 15,55 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: — EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +4599,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1245/2007 of 24 October 2007 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2075/2005, as regards the use of liquid pepsin for the detection of Trichinella in meat (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (1), and in particular Article 18(9) and (10) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2075/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying down specific hygiene rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat (2) provides for methods of detection of Trichinella in samples of carcases. The reference method laid down in Annex I to that Regulation requires that for the detection of Trichinella larvae in meat samples, 10 ± 0,2 g of pepsin is to be added to the sample.(2) Reports have been published (3) indicating that pepsin powder can cause allergic reactions in certain susceptible individuals.(3) Investigations by the Community Reference Laboratory for Parasites indicated that the sensitivity of the reference method of detection for Trichinella is not altered when liquid pepsin is used according to the manufacturer's specifications instead of pepsin powder. Such an alternative should therefore be provided both for the reference method and the equivalent method of detection of Trichinella in meat.(4) Regulation (EC) No 2075/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly.(5) The measures provided in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2075/2005 is amended as follows:1. Chapter I is amended as follows:(a) Point 1(p) is replaced by the following:‘(p) Pepsin, strength: 1: 10 000 NF (US National Formulary) corresponding to 1: 12 500 BP (British Pharmacopoeia) and to 2 000 FIP (Fédération internationale de pharmacie), or stabilized liquid pepsin with minimum 660 European Pharmacopoeia units/ml’,(b) Point 3.I (b) is replaced by the following:‘(b) 10 ± 0,2 g of pepsin or 30 ± 0,5 ml liquid pepsin is added.’2. Chapter II is amended as follows:(a) Point A. 1. (q) is replaced by the following:‘(q) Pepsin, strength: 1: 10 000 NF (US National Formulary) corresponding to 1: 12 500 BP (British Pharmacopoeia) and to 2 000 FIP (Fédération internationale de pharmacie), or stabilized liquid pepsin with minimum 660 European Pharmacopoeia units/ml’,(b) Point A. 3. II. (a) (v) is replaced by the following:‘(v) Lastly, 6 g pepsin or 18 ml liquid pepsin is added. This order must be followed strictly to avoid decomposition of the pepsin.’,(c) Point C. 3. I. (h) is replaced by the following:‘(h) Lastly, add 7 g of pepsin or 21 ml liquid pepsin. This order must be followed strictly to avoid decomposition of the pepsin.’ This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 24 October 2007.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 206, as corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 83. Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 60. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1665/2006 (OJ L 320, 18.11.2006, p. 46).(3)  J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol (2006) 16, 136-137. +",meat processing industry;cutting premises;cutting-up premises;slaughterhouse;food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;research method;methodology;pigmeat;pork;food safety;food product safety;food quality safety;safety of food,17 +658,"76/545/EEC: Commission Decision of 1 June 1976 on the refusal to accept the scientific character of an apparatus known as 'Bucher TS-150 Injection Press' with the injection mould required for its operation. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3195/75 of 2 December 1975 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Whereas, by letter dated 16 January 1976, the Belgian Government requested the Commission to determine whether or not the apparatus known as ""BUCHER TS-150 Injection Press"" with the injection mould required for its operation should be considered to be a scientific apparatus;Whereas, in accordance with Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 3195/75, a group of experts composed of representatives of all of the Member States met on 5 May 1976 within the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine this particular case;Whereas this examination shows that the apparatus concerned consists of an injection press of common usage, clearly capable of use for all commercial purposes requiring injection moulding ; whereas it has no particular intrinsic device to allow of its specific use for scientific purposes ; whereas the form of the mould adapted to this apparatus is not sufficient to give it the character of scientific apparatus;Whereas it does not therefore possess the character of a scientific apparatus;. The undermentioned apparatus is not hereby considered to be a scientific apparatus : ""BUCHER TS-150 Injection Press"" with the injection mould required for its operation. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 1 June 1976.For the CommissionFinn GUNDELACHMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 184, 15.7.1975, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 316, 6.12.1975, p. 17. +",exemption from customs duties;customs franchise;duty-free admission;duty-free entry;exemption from duty;exemption from import duty;travellers' allowance;travellers' tax-free allowance;scientific apparatus;laboratory equipment;microscope;research equipment;scientific instrument;scientific material;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT,17 +29320,"Council Decision 2005/83/CFSP of 31 January 2005 implementing Common Position 2004/293/CFSP renewing measures in support of the effective implementation of the mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). ,Having regard to Common Position 2004/293/CFSP (1) and in particular Article 2 thereof, in conjunction with Article 23(2) of the Treaty on European Union,Whereas:(1) By Common Position 2004/293/CFSP the Council adopted measures to prevent the entry into, or transit through, the territories of Member States of individuals who are engaged in activities which help persons at large continue to evade justice for crimes for which the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has indicted them or are otherwise acting in a manner which could obstruct the ICTY's effective implementation of its mandate.(2) On 28 June 2004 the Council adopted Decision 2004/528/CFSP, which amended the list contained in the Annex to Common Position 2004/293/CFSP.(3) Following recommendations from the office of the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, further individuals should be targeted by those measures.(4) The list contained in the Annex to Common Position 2004/293/CFSP should be amended accordingly,. The list of persons set out in the Annex to Common Position 2004/293/CFSP shall be replaced by the list set out in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 31 January 2005.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. ASSELBORN(1)  OJ L 94, 31.3.2004, p. 65. Common Position as last amended by Decision 2004/528/CFSP (OJ L 233, 2.7.2004, p. 15).ANNEXList of persons referred to in Article 11. BAGIC, Zeljko2. BILBIJA, Milorad3. BJELICA, Milovan4. CESIC, Ljubo5. DILBER, Zeljko6. ECIM, Ljuban7. JOVICIC, Predrag8. KARADZIC, Aleksandar9. KARADZIC, Ljiljana (maiden name: ZELEN)10. KESEROVIC, Dragomir11. KIJAC, Dragan12. KOJIC, Radomir13. KOVAC, Tomislav14. KRASIC, Petar15. KUJUNDZIC, Predrag16. LUKOVIC, Milorad Ulemek17. MAKSAN, Ante18. MALIS, Milomir19. MANDIC, Momcilo20. MARIC, Milorad21. MICEVIC, Jelenko22. NINKOVIC, Milan23. OSTOJIC, Velibor24. OSTOJIC, Zoran25. PAVLOVIC, Petko26. PETRAC, Hrvoje27. POPOVIC, Cedomir28. PUHALO, Branislav29. RADOVIC, Nade30. RATIC, Branko31. ROGULJIC, Slavko32. SAROVIC, Mirko33. SKOCAJIC, Mrksa34. SPAJIC, Ratomir35. VRACAR, Milenko36. ZOGOVIC, Milan +",war crime;war criminal;restriction of liberty;banishment;compulsory residence order;house arrest;foreign national;alien;national of a third country;Yugoslavia;territories of the former Yugoslavia;International Criminal Tribunal;ICT;ICTR;ICTY;International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda;International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia,17 +13642,"95/159/EC: Commission Decision of 20 April 1995 amending the information contained in the list in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3206/94 establishing, for 1995, the list of vessels exceeding eight metres length overall and permitted to fish for sole within certain areas of the Community using beam trawls whose aggregate length exceeds nine metres. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 of 7 October 1986 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3919/92 (2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3554/90 of 10 December 1990 adopting provisions for the establishment of the list of vessels exceeding eight metres overall which are permitted to fish for sole within certain areas of the Community using beam trawls of an aggregate length exceeding nine metres (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3407/93 (4), and in particular Article 2 thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 3206/94 (5) establishes, for 1995, the list of vessels exceeding eight metres overall which are permitted to fish for sole within certain areas of the Community using beam trawls of an aggregate length exceeding nine metres as provided in Article 9 (3) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86;Whereas the authorities of the Member States concerned have applied for the information in the list provided for in Article 9 (3) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 to be amended; whereas the said authorities have provided all the information supporting their applications pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3554/90; whereas it has been found that the information complies with the requirements and whereas, therefore, the information in the list annexed to the Regulation should be amended,. The information in the list annexed to Regulation (EC) No 3206/94 is amended as shown in the Annex hereto. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 April 1995.For the Commission Emma BONINO Member of the CommissionANEXO - BILAG - ANHANG - ÐÁÑÁÑÔÇÌÁ - ANNEX - ANNEXE - ALLEGATO - BIJLAGE - ANEXO - LIITE - BILAGA>START OF GRAPHIC>A. Datos que se retiran de la lista - Oplysninger, der skal slettes i listen - Aus der Liste herauszunehmende Angaben - Óôïé÷aassá ðïõ aeéáãñUEoeïíôáé áðue ôïí êáôUEëïãï - Information to be deleted from the list - Renseignements à retirer de la liste - Dati da togliere dall'elenco - Inlichtingen te schrappen uit de lijst - Informações a retirar da lista - Luettelosta poistettavat tiedot - Uppgifter som skall tas bort fraan foerteckningen 1 2 3 4 5 PAÍSES BAJOS / NEDERLANDENE / NIEDERLANDE / ÊÁÔÙ ×ÙÑAAÓ / NETHERLANDS / PAYS-BAS / PAESI BASSI / NEDERLAND / PAÍSES BAIXOS / ALANKOMAAT / NEDERLAENDERNA HA 13 Wobbegien Harlingen 113 KG 14 Jozina Maria PFFW Kortgene 221 OD 3 Jan Ouddorp 188 WR 102 Limanda PFOW Wieringen 118 WR 106 Alida Catherina Wieringen 158 WR 131 Twee Gebroeders PIBP Wieringen 175 WR 213 Tiny Rotgans PHZA Wieringen 221 ZK 36 Lauwers Ulrum-Zoutkamp 110 B. Datos que se añaden a la lista - Oplysninger, der skal anfoeres i listen - In die Liste hinzuzufuegende Angaben - Óôïé÷aassá ðïõ ðñïóôssèaaíôáé óôïí êáôUEëïãï - Information to be added to the list - Renseignements à ajouter à la liste - Dati da aggiungere all'elenco - Inlichtingen toe te voegen aan de lijst - Informações a aditar à lista - Luetteloon lisaettaevaet tiedot - Uppgifter som skall laeggas till i foerteckningen 1 2 3 4 5 ALEMANIA / TYSKLAND / DEUTSCHLAND / ÃAAÑÌÁÍÉÁ / GERMANY / ALLEMAGNE / GERMANIA / DUITSLAND / ALEMANHA / SAKSA / TYSKLAND FED 7 Seestern Fedderwardersiel 110 NEU 226 Keen Tied DCBQ Neuharlingersiel 147 SPI 1 Sonny-Boy DFBI Spieka 138 SPI 10 Jan Janshen Bruhns DCSR Spieka 147 PAÍSES BAJOS / NEDERLANDENE / NIEDERLANDE / ÊÁÔÙ ×ÙÑAAÓ / NETHERLANDS / PAYS-BAS / PAESI BASSI / NEDERLAND / PAÍSES BAIXOS / ALANKOMAAT / NEDERLAENDERNA BR 29 Eendracht PDYB Oostburg-Breskens 220 HA 13 Wobbegien Harlingen 158 OD 21 Cornelis Willem Ouddorp 221 OD 27 Vertrouwen Vlissingen 221 SCH 20 Alida Maria PCLR Scheveningen 221 SL 9 Boy Robin Stellendam 221 WR 23 De Vrouw Geertruida PDPO Wieringen 221 WR 102 Limanda PFOW Wieringen 221 WR 106 Alida Catherina Wieringen 202 WR 213 Tini Simone PHZA Wieringen 221 >END OF GRAPHIC> +",conservation of fish stocks;sea fish;fishing licence;fishing vessel;factory ship;fishing boat;transport vessel;trawler;fishing regulations;technical standard;EU waters;Community waters;European Union waters;fishing net;drag-net;mesh of fishing nets;trawl,17 +13959,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 231/95 of 3 February 1995 on special conditions for the granting of private storage aid for pigmeat. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC (2), and in particular Articles 4 (6) and 5 (4) thereof,Whereas intervention measures may be taken in respect of pigmeat if, on the representative markets of the Community, the average price for pig carcases is less than 103 % of the basic price and is likely to remain below that level;Whereas the market situation has been characterized by a marked fall in prices below the level mentioned; whereas, in view of seasonal and cyclical trends, this situation could persist;Whereas intervention measures must be taken; whereas these can be limited to the granting of private storage aid;Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2763/75 (3) and Article 9 (4) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3444/90 (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3533/93 (5), provides for the possibility of curtailing or extending the storage period; whereas, therefore, provision should be made to fix not only the amounts of aid for a specific period of storage but also the amounts to be added or deducted if this period is curtailed or extended;Whereas, in order to facilitate administrative and control work resulting from the conclusion of contracts, minimum quantities should be fixed;Whereas the security should be fixed at a level such as will oblige the storer to fulfil the obligations undertaken by him;Whereas the Management Committee for Pigmeat has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,. 1. As from 6 February 1995 applications for private storage aid may be introduced in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 3444/90. The list of products which qualify for aid and the relevant amounts are set out in the Annex hereto.2. If the period of storage is extended or curtailed, the amount of the aid shall be adjusted accordingly. The amounts of the supplements and deductions per month and per day are set out in columns 4 and 5 of the said Annex. The minimum quantities per contract and per product shall be as follows:(a) 10 tonnes for boned products;(b) 15 tonnes for all the other products. The security shall be 20 % of the amounts of aid set out in the Annex. By way of derogation from Article 9 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3444/90 the minimum quantity for carcases or half carcases is fixed at nine tonnes. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 3 February 1995.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 1, 1. 1. 1995, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 19.(4) OJ No L 333, 30. 11. 1990, p. 22.(5) OJ No L 321, 23. 12. 1993, p. 9.ANNEX>TABLE> +",contract;conclusion of a contract;contract law;contractual agreement;contractual commitment;law of contract;storage premium;storage aid;subsidy for storage;market support;private stock;pigmeat;pork;economic support;aid;granting of aid;subvention,17 +27833,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 223/2004 of 9 February 2004 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2301/97 on the entry of certain names in the Register of certificates of specific character provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) 2082/92 on certificates of specific character for agricultural products and foodstuffs (Hushållsost). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92 of 14 July 1992 on certificates of specific character for agricultural products and foodstuffs(1), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92, Sweden has forwarded an application to the Commission for the name ""Hush책llsost"" to be entered in the Register of certificates of specific character.(2) The description ""traditional speciality guaranteed"" can only be used with names entered in that Register.(3) No objection under Article 8 of that Regulation was sent to the Commission following the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union(2) of the name set out in the Annex hereto.(4) As a consequence, the name set out in the Annex should be entered in the Register of certificates of specific character and thereby protected as a traditional speciality guaranteed within the Community under Article 13(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92.(5) The Annex hereto supplements the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2301/97(3),. The name in the Annex hereto is hereby added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2301/97 and entered in the Register of certificates of specific character in accordance with Article 9(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92.Protection under Article 13(2) of that Regulation shall not apply. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 February 2004.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 208, 24.7.1992, p. 9. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).(2) OJ C 110, 8.5.2003, p. 18 (Hush책llsost).(3) OJ L 319, 21.11.1997, p. 8. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 317/2003 (OJ L 46, 20.2.2003, p. 19).ANNEXSWEDENCheese- Hush책llsost +",cheese;agricultural product;farm product;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;Sweden;Kingdom of Sweden;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +19865,"2000/532/EC: Commission Decision of 3 May 2000 replacing Decision 94/3/EC establishing a list of wastes pursuant to Article 1(a) of Council Directive 75/442/EEC on waste and Council Decision 94/904/EC establishing a list of hazardous waste pursuant to Article 1(4) of Council Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste (notified under document number C(2000) 1147) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975 on waste(1), as amended by Directive 91/156/EEC(2), and in particular Article 1(a) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 91/689/EEC of 12 December 1991 on hazardous waste(3), and in particular Article 1(4), second indent thereof,Whereas:(1) Several Member States have notified a number of waste categories which they consider to display one or more of the properties listed in Annex III to Directive 91/689/EEC.(2) Article 1(4) of Directive 91/689/EEC requires the Commission to examine notifications from Member States with a view to amending the list of hazardous wastes laid down in Council Decision 94/904/EC(4).(3) Any waste inserted in the list of hazardous wastes must also be included in the European Waste Catalogue laid down in Commission Decision 94/3/EC(5). It is appropriate, in order to increase the transparency of the listing system and to simplify existing provisions, to establish one Community list which integrates the list of wastes laid down in Decision 94/3/EC and that of hazardous wastes laid down in Decision 94/904/EC.(4) The Commission is assisted in this task by the Committee established by Article 18 of Directive 75/442/EEC.(5) The measures laid down in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion expressed by the aforementioned Committee,. The list in the Annex to this Decision is adopted. Wastes classified as hazardous are considered to display one or more of the properties listed in Annex III to Directive 91/689/EEC and, as regards H3 to H8, H10(6) and H11 of that Annex, one or more of the following:- flash point <= 55 °C,- one or more substances classified(7) as very toxic at a total concentration >= 0,1 %,- one or more substances classified as toxic at a total concentration >= 3 %,- one or more substances classified as harmful at a total concentration >= 25 %,- one or more corrosive substances classified as R35 at a total concentration >= 1 %,- one or more corrosive substances classified as R34 at a total concentration >= 5 %,- one or more irritant substances classified as R41 at a total concentration >= 10 %,- one or more irritant substances classified as R36, R37, R38 at a total concentration >= 20 %,- one or more substances known to be carcinogenic of category 1 or 2 at a total concentration >= 0,1 %,- one or more substances toxic for reproduction of category 1 or 2 classified as R60, R61 at a total concentration >= 0,5 %,- one or more substances toxic for reproduction of category 3 classified as R62, R63 at a total concentration >= 5 %,- one or more mutagenic substances of category 1 or 2 classified as R46 at a total concentration >= 0,1 %,- one or more mutagenic substances of category 3 classified as R40 at a total concentration >= 1 %. Member States may decide, in exceptional cases, on the basis of documentary evidence provided in an appropriate way by the holder, that a specific waste indicated in the list as being hazardous does not display any of the properties listed in Annex III to Directive 91/689/EEC. Without prejudice to Article 1(4), second indent, of Directive 91/689/EEC, Member States may decide, in exceptional cases, that a waste indicated in the list as being non-hazardous displays one or more of the properties listed in Annex III to Directive 91/689/EEC. All such decisions taken by Member States shall be communicated on a yearly basis to the Commission. The Commission shall collate these decisions and examine whether the Community list of wastes and hazardous wastes should be amended in the light of them. Member States shall take the measures necessary to comply with this Decision not later than 1 January 2002. Decision 94/3/EC and Decision 94/904/EC are repealed with effect from 1 January 2002. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 3 May 2000.For the CommissionMargot WallstrĂśmMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 194, 25.7.1975, p. 47.(2) OJ L 78, 26.3.1991, p. 32.(3) OJ L 377, 31.12.1991, p. 20.(4) OJ L 356, 31.12.1994, p. 14.(5) OJ L 5, 7.1.1994, p. 15.(6) In Council Directive 92/32/EEC (OJ L 154, 5.6.1992, p. 1.) amending for the seventh time Directive 67/548/EEC the term ""toxic for reproduction"" was introduced. This replaced the term ""teratogenic"" and has a more precise definition, without changing the concept. It is therefore the equivalent of H10 in Annex III to Directive 91/689/EEC.(7) The classification as well as the R numbers refer to Council Directive 67/548/EEC of 27 June 1967 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances (OJ 196, 16.8.1967, p. 1.) and its subsequent amendments. The concentration limits refer to those laid down in Council Directive 88/379/EEC of 7 June 1998 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations (OJ L 187, 16.7.1988, p. 14.) and its subsequent amendments.ANNEXList of wastes pursuant to Article 1(a) of Directive 75/442/EEC on waste and Article 1(4) of Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous wasteIntroduction1. The present list is a harmonised list of wastes. It will be periodically reviewed and if necessary revised in accordance with Article 18 of Directive 75/442/EEC. However, the inclusion of a material in the list does not mean that the material is a waste in all circumstances. Materials are considered to be waste only where the definition of waste in Article 1(a) of Directive 75/442/EEC is met.2. Wastes included in the list are subject to the provisions of Directive 75/442/EEC except where Article 2(1)(b) of this Directive applies.3. The different types of waste in the list are fully defined by the six-digit code for the waste and the respective two-digit and four-digit chapter headings. This implies that the following steps should be taken to identify a waste in the list.3.1. Identify the source generating the waste in Chapters 01 to 12 or 17 to 20 and identify the appropriate six-digit code of the waste (excluding codes ending with 99 of these chapters). Note that a specific production unit may need to classify its activities in several chapters. For instance, a car manufacturer may find its wastes listed in Chapters 12 (wastes from shaping and surface treatment of metals), 11 (inorganic wastes containing metals from metal treatment and the coating of metals) and 08 (wastes from the use of coatings), depending on the different process steps.3.2. If no appropriate waste code can be found in Chapters 01 to 12 or 17 to 20 the Chapters 13, 14 and 15 must be examined to identify the waste.3.3. If none of these waste codes apply, the waste must be identified according to Chapter 16.3.4. If the waste is not in Chapter 16 either, the 99 code (wastes not otherwise specified) must be used in the section of the list corresponding to the activity identified in step one.4. Any waste marked with an asterisk (*) is considered as a hazardous waste pursuant to Article 1(4), first indent, of Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste, and subject to the provisions of that Directive unless Article 1(5) of that Directive applies.5. For the purpose of this Decision, ""dangerous substance"" means any substance that has been or will be classified as dangerous in Directive 67/548/EEC as amended; ""heavy metal"" means any compound of antimony, arsenic, cadmium, chromium (VI), copper, lead, mercury, nickel, selenium, tellurium, thallium and tin, including these metals in metallic form, as far as these are classified as dangerous substances.6. If a waste is identified as hazardous by a specific or general reference to dangerous substances, the waste is hazardous only if the concentrations of those substances are such (i.e. percentage by weight) that the waste presents one or more of the properties listed in Annex III to Council Directive 91/689/EEC. As regards H3 to H8, H10 and H11, Article 2 of this Decision applies. For the characteristics H1, H2, H9 and H12 to H14 Article 2 of the present Decision does not provide specifications at present.7. The following rules for numbering of the items in the list have been used: For those wastes that were not changed the code numbers from Decision 94/3/EC have been used; The codes for waste that were changed have been deleted and remain unused in order to avoid confusion after implementation of the new list; Wastes added have been given a code that was not used in Decision 94/3/EC.INDEXChapters of the listTwo-digit>TABLE>>TABLE> +",waste management;landfill site;rubbish dump;waste treatment;standardisation;institute for standardisation;normalisation;standardization;application of EU law;application of European Union law;implementation of Community law;national implementation;national implementation of Community law;national means of execution;dangerous substance;dangerous product;catalogue,17 +35511,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 93/2008 of 31 January 2008 on the withdrawal of a temporary suspension of the duty free regime for the year 2008 for the importation into the Community of certain goods originating in Norway resulting from the processing of agricultural products covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products (1), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Having regard to Council Decision 2004/859/EC of 25 October 2004 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway on Protocol 2 to the bilateral Free Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway (2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,Whereas:(1) Protocol 2 to the bilateral Free Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway (3), and Protocol 3 to the EEA Agreement (4), determine the trade arrangements for certain agricultural and processed agricultural products between the Contracting Parties.(2) Protocol 3 to the EEA Agreement, as amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 138/2004 (5), provides for a zero duty applying to certain waters containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured, classified under CN code 2202 10 00 and certain other non alcoholic beverages containing sugar, classified under CN code ex 2202 90 10.(3) The zero duty for the waters and other beverages in question has been temporarily suspended for Norway by the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway on Protocol 2 to the bilateral free trade Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway (6), hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, approved by Decision 2004/859/EC. According to point IV of the Agreed Minutes of the Agreement, duty free imports of goods of the CN codes 2202 10 00 and ex 2202 90 10 originating in Norway are — in principle — to be permitted only within the limits of a duty free quota, while a duty is to be paid for imports outside the quota allocation.(4) According to statistics provided to the Commission, the annual quota for 2007 for the products in question opened by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1798/2006 (7) has not been exhausted on 31 October 2007. Pursuant to Point IV of the Agreed Minutes of the Agreement the products in question should be granted unlimited duty free access to the Community from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008.(5) It is therefore necessary to withdraw the temporary suspension of the duty free regime applied under Protocol No 2.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for horizontal questions concerning trade in processed products not listed in Annex I to the Treaty,. 1.   For 1 January to 31 December 2008, the temporary suspension of the duty free regime applied under Protocol No 2 to the bilateral free trade agreement to goods classified under CN codes 2202 10 00 (waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured) and ex 2202 90 10 (other non-alcoholic beverages containing sugar (sucrose or invert sugar)) shall be withdrawn.2.   The rules of origin mutually applicable to the goods referred to in paragraph 1 shall be as set out in Protocol 3 of the bilateral Free Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall be applicable from 1 January 2008.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 January 2008.For the CommissionGünter VERHEUGENVice-President(1)  OJ L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2580/2000 (OJ L 298, 25.11.2000, p. 5).(2)  OJ L 370, 17.12.2004, p. 70.(3)  OJ L 171, 27.6.1973, p. 1.(4)  OJ L 22, 24.1.2002, p. 37.(5)  OJ L 342, 18.11.2004, p. 30.(6)  OJ L 370, 17.12.2004, p. 72.(7)  OJ L 341, 7.12.2006, p. 24. +",exemption from customs duties;customs franchise;duty-free admission;duty-free entry;exemption from duty;exemption from import duty;travellers' allowance;travellers' tax-free allowance;Norway;Kingdom of Norway;agricultural product;farm product;import (EU);Community import;tariff exemption;exoneration from customs duty;zero duty,17 +5510,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 678/2012 of 16 July 2012 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Szőregi rózsatő (PGI)]. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) and in accordance with Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Hungary's application to register the name ‘Szőregi rózsatő’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 July 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Dacian CIOLOȘMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(2)  OJ C 310, 22.10.2011, p. 17.ANNEXAgricultural products listed in Annex II to the Regulation:Class 3.5.   Flowers and ornamental plantsHUNGARYSzőregi rózsatő (PGI) +",floriculture;flower;flower-growing;Hungary;Republic of Hungary;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +24907,"2004/44/EC: Decision of the European Central Bank of 18 December 2003 laying down the measures necessary for the paying-up of the European Central Bank's capital by the participating national central banks (ECB/2003/18). ,Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank and in particular Article 28.3 thereof,Whereas:(1) Decision ECB/1998/2 of 9 June 1998 laying down the measures necessary for the paying-up of the capital of the European Central Bank(1) determined how and to what extent the national central banks (NCBs) of the Member States intending to adopt the euro on 1 January 1999 should pay up the European Central Bank's (ECB's) capital.(2) Article 2 of Decision ECB/2000/14 of 16 November 2000 providing for the paying-up of capital and the contribution to the reserves and provisions of the ECB by the Bank of Greece, and for the initial transfer of foreign-reserve assets to the ECB by the Bank of Greece and related matters(2), in conjunction with Decision ECB/1998/14 of 1 December 1998 laying down the measures necessary for the paying-up of the capital of the European Central Bank by the non-participating national central banks(3), determined how and to what extent the Bank of Greece should pay up the ECB's capital on 1 January 2001 in view of Greece's adoption of the euro.(3) Decision ECB/2003/17 of 18 December 2003 on the national central banks' percentage shares in the key for subscription to the European Central Bank's capital(4) adjusts the weightings assigned to the NCBs in the key for subscription to the ECB's capital (hereinafter the capital key weightings and the capital key respectively) with effect from 1 January 2004.(4) The adjusted capital key requires the adoption of a new ECB decision repealing Decision ECB/1998/2 and Article 2 of Decision ECB/2000/14 with effect from 1 January 2004 and determining how and to what extent the NCBs of the Member States that have adopted the euro (hereinafter the participating NCBs) should pay up the ECB's capital on 1 January 2004,. Extent and form of paid-up capitalEach participating NCB shall pay up its subscription to the ECB's capital in full on 1 January 2004. Taking into account the capital key weightings described in Article 2 of Decision ECB/2003/17, each participating NCB shall therefore pay up on 1 January 2004 the amount shown next to its name in the following table:>TABLE> Adjustment of paid-up capitalEach participating NCB has already paid up its share of the ECB's subscribed capital under Decision ECB/1998/2 and, for the Bank of Greece, under Article 2 of Decision ECB/2000/14 and Decision ECB/1998/14. In view of this fact, either a participating NCB shall transfer an additional amount to the ECB, or the ECB shall transfer an amount back to a participating NCB, as appropriate, in order to arrive at the amounts set out in the table in Article 1. These transfers shall be made according to the terms and conditions set out in Decision ECB/2003/20 of 18 December 2003 laying down the terms and conditions for transfers of the European Central Bank's capital shares between the national central banks and adjustment of the paid-up capital(5). Final provisions1. Decision ECB/1998/2 and Article 2 of Decision ECB/2000/14 are hereby repealed with effect from 1 January 2004.2. This Decision shall enter into force on 19 December 2003.3. This Decision will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Frankfurt am Main, 18 December 2003.For the Governing Council of the ECBJean-Claude Trichet(1) OJ L 8, 14.1.1999, p. 33.(2) OJ L 336, 30.12.2000, p. 110.(3) OJ L 110, 28.4.1999, p. 33.(4) See page 27 of this Official Journal.(5) See page 32 of this Official Journal. +",banking;banking operation;banking services;banking transaction;banking policy;Member States' contribution;budget rebate;budgetary compensation;financial contribution;central bank;bank of issue;federal bank;national bank;European Central Bank;ECB;European System of Central Banks;ESCB,17 +16765,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 996/97 of 3 June 1997 on the opening and administration of an import tariff quota for frozen thin skirt of bovine animals falling within CN code 0206 29 91. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (1), and in particular Article 1 (1) thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Schedule CXL, the Community agreed to open an annual tariff quota of 1 500 tonnes for frozen thin skirt of bovine animal falling within CN code 0206 29 91; whereas that quota should be opened on a multiannual basis for periods of 12 months commencing on 1 July and the detailed rules of application laid down;Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 495/97 (3), lays down detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance-fixing certificates for agricultural products; whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 266/97 (5), lays down detailed rules for implementing the arrangements for import licences for beef and veal;Whereas, in order to ensure efficient administration of the import of meat originating in and coming from Argentina, that country is required to issue certificates of authenticity guaranteeing the origin of the products concerned; whereas the layout of those certificates and the procedures for using them must be specified;Whereas certificates of authenticity must be issued by an authority in Argentina; whereas that authority must present all the necessary guarantees to ensure that the arrangements in question operate properly;Whereas, in order to ensure efficient administration of the import of frozen thin skirt originating in and coming from Argentina, it should be laid down that, where appropriate, the issue of import licences should be subject to verification inter alia of the information given on certificates of authenticity;Whereas, for other countries, the quota should be managed only on the basis of Community import licences, with derogations in certain cases from the applicable rules;Whereas experience has shown that importers do not always inform the competent authorities which have issued the import licences of the quantity and origin of the beef and veal imported under the quota concerned; whereas that information is important for assessing the market situation; whereas a security attached to compliance with that obligation should be provided for;Whereas provision must be made for the Member States to forward information on the imports in question;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. 1. A Community tariff quota for frozen thin skirt of bovine animals falling within CN code 0206 29 91 is hereby opened on a multiannual basis for an annual volume of 1 500 tonnes for periods from 1 July to 30 June of the following year, hereinafter referred to as the 'year of import`.The serial number of the quota shall be 09.4020.2. The ad valorem customs duty on the quota referred to in paragraph 1 shall be 4 %.3. The annual quota shall be allocated as follows:(a) 700 tonnes originating in and coming from Argentina;(b) 800 tonnes originating in and coming from other third countries.4. Only whole thin skirt may be imported under the quota.5. For the purposes of this Regulation, thin skirt which is frozen, with an internal temperature of not above -12 °C when it enters the customs territory of the Community, shall be deemed to be 'frozen thin skirt`. 1. The import of the quantities of meat referred to in Article 1 (3) shall be subject to the presentation of an import licence.2. The validity of import licences shall expire on 30 June following the date of issue. 1. The certificate of authenticity to be issued by Argentina shall be made out in one original and at least one copy on a form corresponding to the specimen at Annex I.The form shall measure approximately 210 × 297 millimetres. The paper shall weigh not less than 40 grams per square metre.2. Forms shall be printed and completed in one of the official languages of the Community and also, if desired, in the official language of Argentina.3. Each certificate of authenticity shall bear an individual serial number assigned by the issuing authority referred to at Annex II (hereinafter 'the issuing authority`). The copies shall bear the same serial number as the original. 1. Certificates of authenticity shall be valid only if they are duly completed and endorsed, in accordance with the instructions given at Annex I, by the issuing authority.2. A certificate of authenticity shall be deemed to have been duly endorsed if it specifies the date and place of issue and if it bears the stamp of the issuing authority and the signature of the person or persons empowered to sign it.The stamp may be replaced on the original certificate of authenticity and its copies by a printed seal. 1. Certificates of authenticity shall be valid for three months from the date of issue.However, certificates may not be presented to the competent national authority after 30 June following the date of issue.2. The original of the certificate of authenticity drawn up in accordance with Articles 3, 4 and 6 plus a copy thereof shall be presented to the competent national authority together with the application for the first import licence relating to the certificate of authenticity.The original of the certificate of authenticity shall be kept by the competent national authority.A certificate of authenticity may be used for the issuing of more than one import licence for a total quantity not exceeding that shown on the certificate. Where more than one licence is issued in respect of a certificate, the competent national authority shall endorse the certificate of authenticity to show the quantity attributed.The competent national authorities may issue import licences only after they are satisfied that all the information on the certificate of authenticity corresponds to that received each week from the Commission on the subject. The import licences shall be issued immediately thereafter.3. Notwithstanding the fourth subparagraph of paragraph 2, the competent national authorities may, in exceptional cases and on duly reasoned application, issue import licences on the basis of the relevant certificates of authenticity before the information from the Commission is received. In such cases, the security for the import licences referred to in Article 11 (1) shall be ECU 50 per 100 kg net weight. After receiving the information concerning the certificate, the Member States shall replace the security by that of ECU 12 per 100 kg net weight referred to in Article 11 (1). 1. The issuing authority shall:(a) be recognized as such by Argentina;(b) undertake to check the particulars on certificates of authenticity;(c) undertake to supply the Commission and the Member States, on request, with any information enabling the particulars on certificates of authenticity to be evaluated.2. The Commission shall revise Annex II if an issuing authority ceases to be recognized or fails to fulfil one of the obligations incumbent on it or if a new issuing authority is designated. In order to qualify for the import arrangements referred to in Article 1 (3) (b):(a) applicants must be natural or legal persons who, at the time the application is submitted, have for at least 12 months been engaged in trade in beef and/or veal between Member States or with third countries and who are registered in a Member State for VAT purposes;(b) the licence application lodged by the applicant may relate to a maximum of 80 tonnes;(c) the country of origin shall be indicated in section 8 of licence applications and of the licences themselves;(d) section 20 of licence applications and of the licences themselves shall contain one of the following entries:- Músculos del diafragma y delgados [Reglamento (CE) n° 996/97]- Mellemgulv (forordning (EF) nr. 996/97)- Saumfleisch (Verordnung (EG) Nr. 996/97)- ÄéÜöñáãìá [êáíïíéóìüò (ÅÊ) áñéè. 996/97]- Thin skirt (Regulation (EC) No 996/97)- Hampe [règlement (CE) n° 996/97]- Pezzi detti «hampes» [regolamento (CE) n. 996/97]- Omloop (Verordening (EG) nr. 996/97)- Diafragma [Regulamento (CE) nº 996/97]- Kuveliha (asetus (EY) N:o 996/97)- Mellangärde (förordning (EG) nr 996/97). 1. The applications referred to in Article 7 shall be lodged, with the competent authorities in the Member State in which the applicant is registered, only during the first 10 days of each year of import. If an applicant lodges more than one application, none of the applications shall be considered.2. Member States shall notify the Commission on the 10th working day following the end of the period for the lodging of applications of the total quantity covered by applications.That notification shall cover the list of applicants and the countries of origin indicated. All notifications, including nil returns, shall be made before 4 p.m. on the stipulated day.3. The Commission shall decide as rapidly as possible to what extent applications may be accepted. If the quantities for which licences are applied for exceed the quantities available, the Commission shall fix a single percentage reduction to be applied to the quantities applied for.4. Following the Commission's decision on acceptance of applications, licences shall be issued as rapidly as possible. 1. Without prejudice to the provisions of this Regulation, Regulations (EEC) No 3719/88 and (EC) No 1445/95 shall apply.2. By way of derogation from Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, the full import duty provided for in the Common Customs Tariff shall be charged on quantities in excess of those stated on import licences.3. The second subparagraph of Article 14 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall not apply.4. By way of derogation from Article 33 (3) (b) (ii) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, the maximum time allowed for providing proof of import with loss of only 15 % of the security shall be four months. 01. Not later than three weeks after importation of the product specified in this Regulation, the importer shall notify to the competent national authority which issued the import licence the quantity and origin of the imported product. That authority shall forward the information to the Commission at the beginning of each month.2. Not later than four months after the end of each half of the year of import, the competent national authority shall notify the Commission of the quantities of product referred to in Article 1 for which import licences have been used during the previous half of the year of import, such quantities being broken down by country of origin. 11. On submission of an import licence application, importers shall lodge a security to cover the import licence of ECU 12 per 100 kilograms of product, notwithstanding Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95, and a security to cover notification to the competent national authority of the information referred to in Article 10 (1) of this Regulation of ECU 1 per 100 kilograms of product.2. The security relating to the notification shall be released if the information is forwarded to the competent national authority within the period specified in Article 10 (1) for the quantity covered by that notification. Otherwise, the security shall be forfeit.A decision to release that security shall be taken simultaneously with that to release the security covering the licence. 2This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1997.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 3 June 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 146, 20. 6. 1996, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 77, 19. 3. 1997, p. 12.(4) OJ No L 143, 27. 6. 1995, p. 35.(5) OJ No L 45, 15. 2. 1997, p. 1.ANNEX I>REFERENCE TO A FILM>ANNEX IILIST OF AUTHORITIES IN ARGENTINA EMPOWERED TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF AUTHENTICITYSECRETARÍA DE AGRICULTURA, GANADERÍA Y PESCAfor thin skirt originating in Argentina as specified in Article 1 (3) (a). +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;third country;Argentina;Argentine Republic;frozen product;frozen food;frozen foodstuff;beef,17 +10322,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1429/92 of 26 May 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 on the characteristics of olive oil and olive-residue oil and on the relevant methods of analysis. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 356/92 (2), and in particular Article 35a thereof,Whereas, because of developments in research, the characteristics of olive oil as defined in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3682/91 (4), should be supplemented so as better to ensure the purity of the products marketed and the relevant method of analysis should be provided for;Whereas, in order not to harm trade, provision should be made for oil packaged prior to the entry into force of this Regulation to be disposed of during a limited period;Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 should therefore be amended;Whereas the Management Committee for Oils and Fats has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman,. The Annexes to Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 are hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall not apply to olive oil and olive-residue oil packaged before the entry into force of this Regulation and marketed up to 31 October 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 May 1992. For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. (2) OJ No L 39, 15. 2. 1992, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 248, 5. 9. 1991, p. 1. (4) OJ No L 349, 18. 12. 1991, p. 36.ANNEXI. The second table in Annex I is replaced by the following:'Type Acid composition Sum (of the) transo- leic isomers Sum (of the) translino- leic and translino- lenic isomers K232 K270 K270 with aluminium oxide + Delta K Panel test Myristic Linolenic Arachidic Eicosanoic Behenic Lignoceric % % % % % % % % 1. Extra virgin olive oil M 0,1 M 0,9 M 0,7 M 0,5 M 0,3 M 0,5 < 0,03 < 0,03 M 2,40 M 0,20 M 0,10 M 0,01 ' 6,5 2. Virgin olive oil M 0,1 M 0,9 M 0,7 M 0,5 M 0,3 M 0,5 < 0,03 < 0,03 M 2,50 M 0,25 M 0,10 M 0,01 ' 5,5 3. Ordinary virgin olive oil M 0,1 M 0,9 M 0,7 M 0,5 M 0,3 M 0,5 < 0,03 < 0,03 M 2,50 M 0,25 M 0,10 M 0,01 ' 3,5 4. Virgin lampante olive oil M 0,1 M 0,9 M 0,7 M 0,5 M 0,3 M 0,5 < 0,10 < 0,10 M 3,70 > 0,25 M 0,11 - < 3,5 5. Refined olive oil M 0,1 M 0,9 M 0,7 M 0,5 M 0,3 M 0,5 < 0,20 < 0,30 M 3,40 M 1,20 - M 0,16 - 6. Olive oil M 0,1 M 0,9 M 0,7 M 0,5 M 0,3 M 0,5 < 0,20 < 0,30 M 3,30 M 1,00 - M 0,13 - 7. Crude oil residue oil M 0,1 M 0,9 M 0,7 M 0,5 M 0,3 M 0,5 < 0,20 < 0,10 - - - - - 8. Refined olive residue oil M 0,1 M 0,9 M 0,7 M 0,5 M 0,3 M 0,5 < 0,40 < 0,35 M 5,50 M 2,50 - M 0,25 - 9. Olive residue oil M 0,1 M 0,9 M 0,7 M 0,5 M 0,3 M 0,5 < 0,40 < 0,35 M 5,30 M 2,00 - M 0,20 -'II. Annex X A is amended as follows:1. The following is added to point 4.1.2.:'and the resolution index, lr, using the formulaabwhere:a = the height of the smallest peak, measured from the base line;b = the height of the lowest point of the valley between the two adjacent peaks, measured from the base line.'2. The following point 6 is added:'6. SPECIAL CASE - DETERMINATION OF TRANS-ISOMERSIt is possible to determine the content of trans-isomers in fatty acids with a number of carbon atoms between 10 and 24 by separating the methyl esters using gas chromatography capillary columns having a specific polarity.6.1. A capillary column made of silica having an internal diameter of between 0,25 mm and 0,32 mm and a length of 50 m, coated with cyanopropisilicon, the thickness of the coating being between 0,1 and 0,3 ìm (type SP 2380, C.P. sil 88, silor 10 and similar types).6.2. The methyl esters are prepared using the procedure set out in Annex X B. As a precaution, fatty substances having a free acidity over 3 % must be neutralized in accordance with 6.1 of Annex VII.6.3. The operating conditions for gas chromatography are overall as follows:- column temperature set between 150 °C and 230 °C (for example 165 °C for 15 minutes then increasing by 5 °C a minute to 200 °C);- injector temperature: 250 °C if the splitting system is used or the initial temperature of the column if the on-column system is used;- detector temperature: 260 °C;- flow rate of the carrier gas (helium and hydrogen): 1,2 ml a minute.The quantity injected must be such that in the conditions of sensitivity employed the height of the peak corresponding to the methyl ester of the arachidic acid is equal to or greater than 20 % of the bottom of the scale.6.4. Identification of the various methyl esters is effected on the basis of the retention times which are compared with those for the reference mixtures (as indicated at point 2.3).The esters of trans fatty acids are eluted before the corresponding cis-isomers. An example of a chromatogram is given in figure 2.Figure 2:Gas chromatogram of the trans-isomers of fatty acid using capillary column.6.5. The efficiency of the column determined in accordance with point 4.1.2 must be such as to allow separation of certain critical couples, for example the couple formed by the massif of the transisoleic acids and the oleic acid peak, trans C18:1/cis C18:1, with a resolution index greater than 2.6.6. The percentage of the various trans fatty acids is calculated on the basis of the relationship between the surface of the relevant peak and the sum of the surfaces of all the peaks present.The percentages of:- the trans octadecenoic acids (T 18: 1) indicated in Annex I to this Regulation as the sum of the transoleic isomers;- the cis-trans and trans-cis octadecadienoic acids [(CT/TC) 18: 2] indicated in Annex I to this Regulation as the sum of the translinoleic isomers;- the trans-cis-trans, cis-cis-trans, cis-trans-cis, trans-cis-cis, octadecatrienoic acids [(TCT + CCT + CTC + TCC) 18: 3], indicated in Annex I of this Regulation as the sum of the translinolenic isomersare taken into account.Note 8: Taking into account the particular characteristics of this method, please give the results with 2 decimals.'3. The existing points 6 and 7 become points 7 and 8 respectively. +",olive oil;food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;marketing standard;grading;analytical chemistry;centrifuging;chemical analysis;chemical testing;chromatography;conductometry;electrolytic analysis;photometry;volumetric analysis,17 +20083,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 160/2000 of 24 January 2000 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3201/90 laying down detailed rules for the description and presentation of wines and grape musts. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organisation of the market in wine(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1677/1999(2), and in particular Article 72(5) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 2392/89(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1427/96(4), lays down general rules for the description and presentation of wines and grape musts.(2) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3201/90(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1470/1999(6), lays down detailed rules for the description and presentation of wines and grape musts.(3) Moldova has requested that provision be made for wines originating in that country to bear the name of two vine varieties included in the list in Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 3201/90. That request should be acceded to on condition that the wines in question are made entirely from the specified varieties.(4) Australia, the United States, Hungary and the Republic of Ukraine have requested that their lists of vine varieties and synonyms in Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 3201/90 be amended. That request should be acceded to.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,. 1. In Article 13(2)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 3201/90 the name ""Moldova"" is added after ""Uruguay"".2. Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 3201/90 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 24 January 2000.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 84, 27.3.1987, p. 1.(2) OJ L 199, 30.7.1999, p. 8.(3) OJ L 232, 9.8.1989, p. 13.(4) OJ L 184, 24.7.1996, p. 3.(5) OJ L 309, 8.11.1990, p. 1.(6) OJ L 170, 6.7.1999, p. 16.ANNEXAnnex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 3201/90 is amended as follows:1. In section ""4. AUSTRALIA"", the following variety name is added: ""Chambourcin.""2. In section ""10. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"":1. the following variety names are deleted from (a) and added to (b) in alphabetical order:""RoyaltyRubiredSalvador"";2. in point (a):(a) in the column headed ""List of varieties accepted in the Community"", the words ""Alicante Ganzin"" are deleted;(b) the word ""Grenache"" is deleted from the column headed ""Accepted synonyms"" and added to the column headed ""List of varieties accepted in the Community"".3. In section ""11. HUNGARY"":(a) the following variety names and synonyms are added:"">TABLE>""(b) the following variety name and synonym is deleted:"">TABLE>""4. In section ""26. UKRAINE"", the following variety name is added: ""Odessa Black""(1).(1) According to the information provided by the Ukraine authorities, ""Odessa Black"" is a variety produced by crossing ""Alicante Bouschet"" with ""Cabernet Sauvignon"". +",fruit product;fruit must;fruit pulp;grape must;jam;marmalade;preserves;grape;table grape;wine;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification;preparation for market;labelling,17 +14190,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1335/95 of 13 June 1995 amending Regulation (EC) No 1897/94 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 as regards import licences for brans, sharps and other residues. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 of 29 March 1994 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for high-quality beef, and for pigmeat, poultrymeat, wheat and meslin, and brans, sharps and other residues (1), and in particular Article 7 (c) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1897/94 (2) lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 774/94 as regards import licences for brans, sharps and other residues; whereas the implementation of the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture calls for major changes in the import arrangements; whereas the abovementioned detailed rules of application must therefore be adapted accordingly;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. The sixth indent of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1897/94 is hereby replaced by the following:'- section 24 must contain one of the following:- ""Derecho del arancel aduanero común reducido. Contingente abierto por el Reglamento (CE) n° 774/94 del Consejo"",- »Nedsat sats i den faelles toldtarif. Kontingent aabnet i henhold til Raadets forordning (EF) nr. 774/94«,- 'Verringerter Satz des Gemeinsamen Zolltarifs. Mit der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 774/94 des Rates eroeffnetes Kontingent',- ""ÌaaéùìÝíïò aeáóìueò ôïõ êïéíïý aeáóìïëïãssïõ. ¶íïéãìá ðïóueóôùóçò áðue ôïí êáíïíéóìue (AAÊ) áñéè. 774/94 ôïõ Óõìâïõëssïõ"",- ""Common Customs Tariff duty reduced. Quota opened by Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94"",- ""Droit du tarif douanier commun réduit. Contingent ouvert par le règlement (CE) n° 774/94 du Conseil"",- ""Dazio della tariffa doganale comune ridotto. Contingente indetto dal regolamento (CE) n. 774/94 del Consiglio"",- ""Verlaagd recht van het gemeenschappelijk douanetarief. Contingent geopend bij Verordening (EG) nr. 774/94 van de Raad"",- ""Direito da Pauta Aduaneira Comum reduzido. Contingente aberto pelo Regulamento (CE) nº 774/94 do Conselho"",- `Alennettu yhteisen tullitariffin tulli. Kiintioe avattu neuvoston asetuksella (EY) N :o 774/94`,- `Reducerad gemensam tulltaxa. Kvot oeppnad genom raadets foerordning (EG) nr 774/94``. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 July 1995.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 June 1995.For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission +",import;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;cereal product;cereal preparation;processed cereal product;tariff reduction;reduction of customs duties;reduction of customs tariff,17 +5046,"2010/738/EU: Commission Decision of 2 December 2010 establishing the classes of reaction-to-fire performance for certain construction products as regards fibrous gypsum plaster casts (notified under document C(2010) 392) Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Directive 89/106/EEC of 21 December 1988, on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to construction products (1), and in particular Article 20(2)(a) thereof,After consulting the Standing Committee on Construction,Whereas:(1) Directive 89/106/EEC envisages that in order to take account of different levels of protection for the construction works at national, regional or local levels, it may be necessary to establish in the interpretative documents classes corresponding to the performance of products in respect of each essential requirement. Those documents have been published as the ‘Communication of the Commission with regard to the interpretative documents of Directive 89/106/EEC (2)’.(2) With respect of the essential requirement of safety in the event of fire, interpretative document No 2 lists a number of interrelated measures which together define the fire safety strategy to be variously developed in the Member States.(3) Interpretative document No 2 identifies one of those measures as the limitation of the generation and spread of fire and smoke within a given area by limiting the potential of construction products to contribute to the full development of a fire.(4) The level of that limitation may be expressed only in terms of the different levels of reaction-to-fire performance of the products in their end-use application.(5) By way of a harmonised solution, a system of classes was adopted in Commission Decision 2000/147/EC of 8 February 2000 implementing Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards the classification of the reaction to fire performance of construction products (3).(6) In the case of fibrous gypsum plaster casts it is necessary to use the classification established in Decision 2000/147/EC.(7) The reaction-to-fire performance of many construction products and/or materials, within the classification provided for in Decision 2000/147/EC, is well established and sufficiently well known to fire regulators in Member States that they do not require testing for this particular performance characteristic,. The construction products and/or materials which satisfy all the requirements of the performance characteristic ‘reaction-to-fire’ without need for further testing are set out in the Annex. The specific classes to be applied to different construction products and/or materials, within the reaction-to-fire classification adopted in Decision 2000/147/EC, are set out in the Annex to this Decision. Products shall be considered in relation to their end-use application, where relevant. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 2 December 2010.For the CommissionAntonio TAJANIVice-President(1)  OJ L 40, 11.2.1989, p. 12.(2)  OJ C 62, 28.2.1994, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 50, 23.2.2000, p. 14.ANNEXThe table set out in this Annex lists construction products and/or materials which satisfy all of the requirements for the performance characteristic reaction-to-fire without need for testing.TableClasses of reaction-to-fire performance for fibrous gypsum plaster casts reinforced with sisal fibres or jute fibresProduct Product detail Minimum density Class (1)Fibrous gypsum plaster casts Product according to EN 13815, made by casting gypsum plaster mixed with water, reinforced by uniformly dispersed sisal or jute fibres at the rate of no more than 2,5 % by mass. 1 000 A1(1)  Class as provided for in Table 1 of the Annex to Decision 2000/147/EC. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;fire protection;firefighting;protection against fire;building materials;product safety;occupational safety;occupational hazard;safety at the workplace;worker safety;safety standard;building safety;SBS;sick building syndrome,17 +32889,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1392/2006 of 21 September 2006 determining the extent to which applications lodged in September 2006 for import licences for certain egg sector products and poultrymeat pursuant to Regulations (EC) No 593/2004 and (EC) No 1251/96 can be accepted. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 593/2004 of 30 March 2004 opening and providing for the administration of the tariff quotas in the egg sector and for egg albumin (1), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 of 28 June 1996 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector and albumin (2), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,Whereas:The applications for import licences lodged for the period from 1 October to 31 December 2006 are, in the case of certain products, for quantities less than or equal to the quantities available and can therefore be met in full, but in the case of other products the said applications are for quantities greater than the quantities available and must therefore be reduced by a fixed percentage to ensure a fair distribution,. 1.   Applications for import licences for the period 1 October to 31 December 2006 submitted pursuant to Regulations (EC) No 593/2004 and (EC) No 1251/96 shall be met as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.2.   Applications for import licences for the period 1 January to 31 March 2007, may be lodged pursuant to Regulations (EC) No 593/2004 and (EC) No 1251/96 for the total quantity as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2006.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 September 2006.For the CommissionJean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 94, 31.3.2004, p. 10.(2)  OJ L 161, 29.6.1996, p. 136. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1179/2006 (OJ L 212, 2.8.2006, p. 7).ANNEXGroup No Percentage of acceptance of import licences submitted for the period of 1 October to 31 December 2006 Total quantity available for the period of 1 January to 31 March 2007E1 — 108 000,000E2 29,491068 1 750,000E3 100,0 8 039,031P1 99,463044 1 562,250P2 100,0 5 979,250P3 1,601205 576,250P4 38,675862 300,250‘—’ : No application for a licence has been sent to the Commission. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;egg;egg product;egg preparation;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;poultrymeat,17 +40256,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1061/2011 of 20 October 2011 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to milk and milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 164(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 162(1)b of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that the difference between prices in international trade for the products referred to in Article 1(1)(p) and listed in Part XVI of Annex I to that Regulation and prices within the Union may be covered by an export refund where these goods are exported in the form of goods listed in Part IV of Annex XX to that Regulation.(2) Commission Regulation (EU) No 578/2010 of 29 June 2010 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1216/2009 as regards the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (2), specifies the products for which a rate of refund is to be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Part IV of Annex XX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.(3) In accordance with Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) No 578/2010, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in question is to be fixed for a period of the same duration as that for which refunds are fixed for the same products exported unprocessed.(4) Article 162(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that the export refund for a product contained in a good may not exceed the refund applicable to that product when exported without further processing.(5) In the case of certain milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, there is a danger that, if high refund rates are fixed in advance, the commitments entered into in relation to those refunds may be jeopardised. In order to avert that danger, it is therefore necessary to take appropriate precautionary measures, but without precluding the conclusion of long-term contracts. The fixing of specific refund rates for the advance fixing of refunds in respect of those products should enable those two objectives to be met.(6) Article 15(2) of Regulation (EU) No 578/2010 provides that, when the rate of the refund is being fixed, account is to be taken, where appropriate, of aids or other measures having equivalent effect applicable in all Member States in accordance with the Regulation on the common organisation of the agricultural markets to the basic products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 578/2010 or to assimilated products.(7) Article 100(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides for the payment of aid for Union-produced skimmed milk processed into casein if such milk and the casein manufactured from it fulfil certain conditions.(8) The currently applicable refunds have been fixed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 713/2011 (3). Since new refunds should be fixed, that Regulation should therefore be repealed.(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,. The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 578/2010 and in Part XVI of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, and exported in the form of goods listed in Part IV of Annex XX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, shall be fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation. Implementing Regulation (EU) No 713/2011 is hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 October 2011.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 October 2011.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Heinz ZOUREKDirector-General for Enterprise and Industry(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 171, 6.7.2010, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 190, 21.7.2011, p. 67.ANNEXRates of the refunds applicable from 21 October 2011 to certain milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty (1)(EUR/100 kg)CN code Description Rate of refundIn case of advance fixing of refunds Otherex 0402 10 19 Powdered milk, in granules or other solid forms, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, with a fat content not exceeding 1,5 % by weight (PG 2):(a) on exportation of goods of CN code 3501(b) on exportation of other goodsex 0402 21 19 Powdered milk, in granules or other solid forms, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, with a fat content of 26 % by weight (PG 3) 0,00 0,00ex 0405 10 Butter, with a fat content by weight of 82 % (PG 6):(a) on exportation of goods of CN code 2106 90 98 containing 40 % or more by weight of milk fat(b) on exportation of other goods(1)  The rates set out in this Annex are not applicable to exports to:(a) third countries: Andorra, the Holy See (Vatican City State), Liechtenstein, the United States of America and the goods listed in Tables I and II of Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972 exported to the Swiss Confederation.(b) territories of EU Member States not forming part of the customs territory of the Community: Ceuta, Melilla, the Communes of Livigno and Campione d’Italia, Heligoland, Greenland, the Faeroe Islands and the areas of the Republic of Cyprus in which the Government of the Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective control.(c) European territories for whose external relations a Member State is responsible and not forming part of the customs territory of the Community: Gibraltar.(d) the destinations referred to in Article 33(1), Article 41(1) and Article 42(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 612/2009 (OJ L 186, 17.7.2009, p. 1). +",milk;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;milk product;dairy produce;export (EU);Community export;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund,17 +1415,"80/765/EEC: Commission Decision of 8 July 1980 laying down a code and standard rules for the transcription into a machine-readable form of the data relating to intermediate statistical surveys of areas under vines. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 357/79 of 5 February 1979 on statistical surveys of areas under vines (1), and in particular Articles 5 (6) and Article 6 (7) thereof,Whereas Article 5 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 357/79 provides that Member States which process the results of their basic surveys electronically shall submit the results in a machine-readable form;Whereas the equipment which the Commission has available for analyzing the results of the statistical surveys of the areas under vines and the need for its rational use require that a standard format be prescribed for the transcription of the data into a machine-readable form to be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8 of the said Regulation;Whereas for practical reasons the Member States should forward the data referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 357/79 also in machine-readable form;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics,. The machine-readable form for submission of the data provided for in Articles 5 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 357/79 by those Member States which process their survey results electronically shall be magnetic tape. The code and rules governing the transcription on to magnetic tape of the data provided for in Articles 5 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 357/79 shall be as set out in the Annexes hereto. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 8 July 1980.For the CommissionFranรงois-Xavier ORTOLIVice-President (1)OJ No L 54, 5.3.1979, p. 124.ANNEX I MAGNETIC TAPE SPECIFICATION FOR THE DELIVERY TO EUROSTAT OF THE DATA ON THE BASIC SURVEYS OF THE AREAS UNDER VINES (Council Regulation (EEC) No 357/79)GENERAL PROVISIONSI. The information recorded in accordance with the characteristics referred to in Articles 5 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 357/79 is to be delivered to Eurostat in the following form by those Member States which process their information electronically: 1. The information shall refer to summaries of holdings if the survey is exhaustive (or to raised summaries of holdings if the survey is based on random sampling) and not to individual holdings.2. The information shall be delivered on nine-track magnetic tape/1600 BPI (630 bytes/cm) standard label.3. The information shall be of fixed record length consisting of 145 positions, and shall be recorded in EBCDIC.4. The first two fields of each record shall contain information to permit identification. The first field (three positions) identifies the geographical unit, the codification of which is given in the detailed provisions and in Annex II.5. The second field (two positions) identifies the table in the schedule of tables provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 357/79. The codification of these tables is given in the detailed provisions.6. The number and size of the fields in each record vary according to the table. If all the 145 positions are not filled in the case of certain tables, the record shall be completed by blanks.7. The information shall be entered right justified in each field and noughts added to fill in. If any optional information is not supplied the record shall be completed by blanks in the corresponding bytes.8. Surface area data shall be given in areas, production data in hl.9. Member States shall have a choice of blocking factor and shall inform Eurostat which blocking factor has been used.10. The record shall be sorted according to geographical unit, table and changes in that order.11. Standard administrative procedures governing the transmission of the magnetic tape files to Eurostat shall be established jointly by Eurostat and the Member States.II. The following pages give for each table and for the various items of a record: (a) the codes which are to be used;(b) the maximum number of digits required for the item in question;(c) the consecutive numbering of the positions for the various items.DETAILED PROVISIONSThe first two fields of each record contain the following information: >PIC FILE= ""T0013529"">>PIC FILE= ""T0013530"">>PIC FILE= ""T0013531"">>PIC FILE= ""T0013532"">ANNEX II GEOGRAPHICAL UNITS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 4 (3) OF COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 357/79>PIC FILE= ""T0013533""> >PIC FILE= ""T0013534""> +",statistics;statistical abstract;statistical analysis;statistical data;statistical information;statistical monitoring;statistical source;statistical survey;statistical table;area of holding;acreage;size of holding;viticulture;grape production;winegrowing;disclosure of information;information disclosure,17 +34416,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 844/2007 of 17 July 2007 amending for the 81st time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 prohibiting the export of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and extending the freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan (1), and in particular Article 7(1), first indent, thereof,Whereas:(1) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.(2) On 2 and 3 July 2007, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to amend the list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. Annex I should therefore be amended accordingly,. Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 July 2007.For the CommissionEneko LANDÁBURUDirector-General for External Relations(1)  OJ L 139, 29.5.2002, p. 9. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 760/2007 (OJ L 172, 30.6.2007, p. 50).ANNEXAnnex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended as follows:(1) The entry ‘Ahmed Mohammed Hamed Ali (alias (a) Abdurehman, Ahmed Mohammed, (b) Ahmed Hamed, (c) Ali, Ahmed Mohammed, (d) Ali, Hamed, (e) Hemed, Ahmed, (f) Shieb, Ahmed, (g) Abu Fatima, (h) Abu Islam, (i) Abu Khadiijah, (j) Ahmed The Egyptian, (k) Ahmed, Ahmed, (l) Al-Masri, Ahmad, (m) Al-Surir, Abu Islam, (n) Shuaib. Date of birth: 1965. Place of birth: Egypt. Nationality: Egyptian.’ under the heading ‘Natural persons’ shall be replaced by:(2) The entry ‘Ahmad Fadil Nazal AL-KHALAYLEH (alias (a) Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi; (b) Muhannad; (c) Al-Muhajer; (d) Garib). Date of birth: 30 October 1966. Place of birth: Al-Zarqaa, Jordan.’ under the heading ‘Natural persons’ shall be replaced by:(3) The entry ‘Tarek Ben Habib Ben Al-Toumi Al-Maaroufi (alias Abu Ismail). Address: Gaucheret 193, 1030 Schaerbeek, Brussels, Belgium. Date of birth: 23.11.1965. Place of birth: Ghar el-dimaa, Tunisia. Nationality: (a) Tunisian (b) Belgian (since 8.11.1993). Passport No: E590976 (Tunisian passport issued on 19.6.1987 which expired on 18.6.1992).’ under the heading ‘Natural persons’ shall be replaced by:(4) The entry ‘Ayman Al-Zawahari (aka Ahmed Fuad Salim, Aiman Muhammad Rabi Al-Zawahiri); Operational and Military Leader of Jihad Group; born 19.6.1951, Giza, Egypt; passport No 1084010 (Egypt); alternative No 19820215.’ under the heading ‘Natural persons’ shall be replaced by:(5) The entry ‘Shamil Salmanovich Basayev (alias Abdullakh Shamil Abu-Idris). Date of birth: 14.1.1965. Place of birth: Dyshni-Vedeno, Vedensk district, Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union (Russian Federation). Nationality: Russian. Passport No: 623334 (Russian passport, January 2002). National identification No: IY-OZH No 623334 (issued on 9 June 1989 by the Vedensk district). Other information: International arrest warrant issued by the Russian Government.’ under the heading ‘Natural persons’ shall be replaced by:(6) The entry ‘Mokhtar Belmokhtar. Place of birth: Ghardaia, Algeria. Date of birth: 1.6.1972. Other information: Son of Mohamed and Zohra Chemkha.’ under the heading ‘Natural persons’ shall be replaced by:(7) The entry ‘Ramzi Mohamed Abdullah Binalshibh (alias (a) Binalsheidah, Ramzi Mohamed Abdullah, (b) Bin al Shibh, Ramzi, (c) Omar, Ramzi Mohamed Abdellah, (d) Mohamed Ali Abdullah Bawazir, (e) Ramzi Omar). Date of birth: (a) 1.5.1972, (b) 16.9.1973. Place of birth: (a) Gheil Bawazir, Hadramawt, Yemen, (b) Khartoum, Sudan. Nationality: (a) Yemen, (b) Sudan. Passport No: 00085243 (issued on 17.11.1997 in Sanaa, Yemen). Other information: arrested in Karachi, Pakistan, on 30.9.2002.’ under the heading ‘Natual persons’ shall be replaced by:(8) The entry ‘Usama Bin Laden (aka Usama Bin Muhammad Bin Awad, a.k.a. Osama Bin Laden; aka Abu Abdallah Abd Al-Hakim); born 30.7.1957, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Saudi citizenship withdrawn, now officially an Afghan national.’ under the heading ‘Natural persons’ shall be replaced by:(9) The entry ‘Mamoun Darkazanli (alias (a) Abu Ilyas, (b) Abu Ilyas Al Suri, (c) Abu Luz). Address: Uhlenhorster Weg 34, Hamburg, 22085 Germany. Date of birth: 4.8.1958. Place of birth: Damascus, Syria. Nationality: (a) Syrian, (b) German. Passport No: 1310636262 (Germany), expires on 29.10.2005. National identification No: German identity card No 1312072688, expires on 29.10.2005.’ under the heading ‘Natural persons’ shall be replaced by:(10) The entry ‘Lionel Dumont (alias (a) Jacques Brougere, (b) Abu Hamza (c) Di Karlo Antonio (d) Merlin Oliver Christian Rene (e) Arfauni Imad Ben Yousset Hamza (f) Imam Ben Yussuf Arfaj, (g) Bilal, (h) Hamza). Address: no fixed address in Italy. Place of birth: Roubaix (France). Date of birth: (a) 21.1.1971, (b) 29.1.1975. Other information: International arrest warrant issued for him by Interpol. Arrested in Germany on 13.12.2003, extradited to France on 18.5.2004. As of October 2004 he is in detention.’ under the heading ‘Natural persons’ shall be replaced by:(11) The entry ‘Mustafa Mohamed Fadhil (aka Al Masri, Abd Al Wakil; aka Al-Nubi, Abu; aka Ali, Hassan; aka Anis, Abu; aka Elbishy, Moustafa Ali; aka Fadil, Mustafa Muhamad; aka Fazul, Mustafa; aka Hussein; aka Jihad, Abu; aka Khalid; aka Man, Nu; aka Mohammed, Mustafa; aka Yussrr, Abu); born 23.6.1976, Cairo, Egypt; citizen Egypt or citizen Kenya; Kenyan ID No 12773667; serial No 201735161’ under the heading ‘Natural persons’ shall be replaced by:(12) The entry ‘Isamuddin, Nurjaman Riduan (alias“Hambali”; Nurjaman; Isomuddin, Nurjaman Riduan); born: EncepNurjaman; nationality: Indonesian; date of birth: 4 April 1964; place of birth: Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia;’ under the heading ‘Natural persons’ shall be replaced by:(13) The entry ‘Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar (alias (a) Dawood Ebrahim, (b) Sheikh Dawood Hassan, (c) Sheikh Ibrahim, (d) Hizrat). Date of birth: 26.12.1955. Place of birth: (a) Bombay, (b) Ratnagiri, India. Nationality: Indian. Passport No: A-333602 (issued on 4.6.1985 in Bombay, India). Other information: (a) passport revoked by the Government of India, (b) international arrest warrant issued by India.’ under the heading ‘Natural persons’ shall be replaced by:(14) The entry ‘Fazul Abdullah Mohammed (aka Abdalla, Fazul; aka Adballah, Fazul; aka Aisha, Abu; aka Al Sudani, Abu Seif; aka Ali, Fadel Abdallah Mohammed; aka Fazul, Abdalla; aka Fazul, Abdallah; aka Fazul, Abdallah Mohammed; aka Fazul, Haroon; aka Fazul, Harun; aka Haroon; aka Haroun, Fadhil; aka Harun; aka Luqman, Abu; aka Mohammed, Fazul; aka Mohammed, Fazul Abdilahi; aka Mohammed, Fouad; aka Muhamad, Fadil Abdallah); born 25.8.1972 or 25.12.1974 or 25.2.1974, Moroni, Comoros Islands; citizen Comoros or citizen Kenya’ under the heading ‘Natural persons’ shall be replaced by:(15) The entry ‘Fahid Mohammed Ally Msalam (aka Al-Kini, Usama; aka Ally, Fahid Mohammed; aka Msalam, Fahad Ally; aka Msalam, Fahid Mohammed Ali; aka Msalam, Mohammed Ally; aka Musalaam, Fahid Mohammed Ali; aka Salem, Fahid Muhamad Ali); born 19.2.1976, Mombasa, Kenya; citizen Kenya.’ under the heading ‘Natural persons’ shall be replaced by:(16) The entry ‘Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan (aka Ahmed the Tall; aka Ally, Ahmed; aka Bahamad; aka Bahamad, Sheik; aka Bahamadi, Sheikh; aka Suweidan, Sheikh Ahmad Salem; aka Swedan, Sheikh; aka Swedan, Sheikh Ahmed Salem); born 9.4.1969 or 9.4.1960, Mombasa, Kenya; citizen of Kenya’ under the heading ‘Natural persons’ shall be replaced by: +",natural person;Afghanistan;Islamic Republic of Afghanistan;international affairs;international politics;international sanctions;blockade;boycott;embargo;reprisals;restriction of liberty;banishment;compulsory residence order;house arrest;economic sanctions;terrorism;elimination of terrorism,17 +20914,"2001/630/EC: Commission Decision of 14 August 2001 amending for the second time Decision 2001/532/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Spain (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 2573). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market(1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC(2), and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Outbreaks of classical swine fever have occurred in Spain.(2) In view of the trade in live pigs, these outbreaks are liable to endanger the herds of other Member States.(3) Spain has taken measures within the framework of Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980 introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever(3), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden.(4) By means of Decision 2001/532/EC(4), as last amended by Decision 2001/578/EC(5), the Commission adopted certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Spain.(5) In the light of the evolution of the situation, it is necessary to amend, for the second time, the measures adopted by Decision 2001/532/EC.(6) This Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. Decision 2001/532/EC is amended as follows:1. in Article 1(1)(b) the following is added: ""However, Spain may derogate to the provisions laid down in (c), second indent, in case of pigs for slaughter being dispatched to slaughterhouses."";2. in Article 1(1)(c) the last paragraph is replaced by: ""However, Spain may derogate from the provisions laid down in (c), second any third indent, for movement of pigs within Spain."";3. Annex I is replaced by the Annex to this Decision. The Member States shall amend the measures they apply to trade so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 August 2001.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29.(2) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49.(3) OJ L 47, 21.2.1980, p. 11.(4) OJ L 192, 14.7.2001, p. 24.(5) OJ L 205, 31.7.2001, p. 37.ANNEX""ANNEX IIn the autonomous region of Catalonia: the comarcas of Pla d'Urgell, Urgell, Noguera, Segrià, Garrigues and Segarra in the Province of Lerida.In the autonomous region of Valencia: the comarcas of Chelva, Llira, Utiel, Requena, Torre Baja and Foios in the Province of Valencia.In the autonomous region of Castilla-La Mancha: the comarcas of Landete, Cañete and Motilla del Palancar in the Province of Cuenca.In the autonomous region of Aragon: the municipalities of Arcos de las Salinas, Torrijas and Abejuelas in the Province of Teruel."" +",veterinary legislation;veterinary regulations;animal plague;cattle plague;rinderpest;swine fever;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;animal breeding;animal selection;health certificate;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +38731,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 841/2010 of 23 September 2010 fixing the export refunds on poultrymeat. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (1), and in particular Article 164(2), and Article 170, in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 162(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products referred to in Part XX of Annex I to that Regulation and prices in the Union for those products may be covered by an export refund.(2) In view of the current situation on the market in poultrymeat, export refunds should be fixed in accordance with the rules and criteria provided for in Articles 162, 163, 164, 167 and 169 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.(3) Article 164(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that refunds may vary according to destination, especially where the world market situation, the specific requirements of certain markets, or obligations resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty make this necessary.(4) Refunds should be granted only on products which are authorised to move freely in the Union and bear the identification mark provided for in Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (2). Those products should also comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (3).(5) The currently applicable refunds have been fixed by Commission Regulation (EU) No 525/2010 (4). Since new refunds should be fixed, that Regulation should therefore be repealed.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,. 1.   Export refunds as provided for in Article 164 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be granted on the products and for the amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation subject to the conditions provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article.2.   The products eligible for a refund under paragraph 1 shall meet the relevant requirements under Regulations (EC) No 852/2004 and (EC) No 853/2004 and, in particular, shall be prepared in an approved establishment and comply with the identification marking conditions laid down in Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. Regulation (EU) No 525/2010 is hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 September 2010.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 September 2010.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Jean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55.(3)  OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 1.(4)  OJ L 152, 18.6.2010, p. 5.ANNEXExport refunds on poultrymeat applicable from 24 September 2010Product code Destination Unit of measurement Amount of refund0105 11 11 9000 A02 EUR/100 pcs 0,240105 11 19 9000 A02 EUR/100 pcs 0,240105 11 91 9000 A02 EUR/100 pcs 0,240105 11 99 9000 A02 EUR/100 pcs 0,240105 12 00 9000 A02 EUR/100 pcs 0,470105 19 20 9000 A02 EUR/100 pcs 0,470207 12 10 9900 V03 EUR/100 kg 32,500207 12 90 9190 V03 EUR/100 kg 32,500207 12 90 9990 V03 EUR/100 kg 32,50NB: The product codes and the ‘A’ series destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1), as amended.V03: A24, Angola, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Yemen, Lebanon, Iraq and Iran. +",food hygiene;food sanitation;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;poultrymeat;poultry;chicken;cock;duck;goose;hen;ostrich;table poultry,17 +42454,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 304/2013 of 27 March 2013 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 April 2013. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 1 April 2013 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 1 April 2013, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 March 2013.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 1 April 2013CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I15.3.2013-26.3.20131. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/t)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 241,73 221,29 — — —Fob price USA — — 300,83 290,83 270,83Gulf of Mexico premium 84,96 20,14 — — —Great Lakes premium — — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 16,32 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: 51,71 EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +17937,"Council Regulation (EC) No 906/98 of 27 April 1998 laying down general rules for the import of olive oil originating in Tunisia. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas Article 3 of Protocol 1 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other part, signed on 17 July 1995, provides for customs duty of ECU 7,81 per 100 kg on imports into the Community between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 1999 of 46 000 tonnes per marketing year of untreated olive oil of CN code 1509 10 10 or 1509 10 90 wholly obtained in Tunisia and transported directly from that country to the Community;Whereas, by Regulation (EC) No 447/97 (1), the Council provides for special measures applicable to the import of olive oil originating in Tunisia until the entry into force of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement signed with Tunisia; whereas, since that Agreement comes into force on 1 March 1998, the said Regulation should be formally repealed;Whereas, by Regulation (EC) No 2004/97 (2), the Council provided for certain implementing rules concerning the special arrangements for the import of olive oil originating in Tunisia which are no longer applicable now that the said Euro-Mediterranean Agreement has come into force; whereas therefore the said Regulation should be formally repealed;Whereas the supply forecast for the Community market in olive oil indicates that this quantity can be absorbed without risk of market disturbance if imports are not concentrated in a short period of the marketing year; whereas therefore, for the sake of efficient operation of the quota arrangements, their management should be entrusted to the Commission,. 1. The quota of 46 000 tonnes per marketing year of untreated olive oil of CN code 1509 10 10 or 1509 10 90, wholly obtained in Tunisia and transported directly from that country to the Community, to which a customs duty of ECU 7,81 per 100 kg applies, shall be opened and managed by the Commission in line with arrangements adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 38 of Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and fats (3).2. Import licences issued under Regulation (EC) No 447/96 for the 1997/1998 marketing year shall be valid for the quota referred to in paragraph 1 for the same period. Regulation (EC) No 447/96 and Regulation (EC) No 2004/97 are hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 March 1998.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 27 April 1998.For the CouncilThe PresidentR. COOK(1) OJ L 62, 13. 3. 1996, p. 1.(2) OJ L 284, 16. 10. 1997, p. 9.(3) OJ 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1581/96 (OJ L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 11). +",olive oil;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;Tunisia;Republic of Tunisia;Tunisian Republic,17 +897,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3565/88 of 16 November 1988 concerning the classification of certain goods in the combined nomenclature. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1) on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1315/88 (2), and in particular Article 9,Whereas in order to ensure uniform application of the combined nomenclature annexed to the said Regulation, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation;Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has set down the general rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature and these rules also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivisions to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff or other measures relating to trade in goods;Whereas, pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table annexed to the present Regulation must be classified under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3;Whereas the nomenclature committee has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,. The goods described in column 1 of the annexed table are now classified within the combined nomenclature under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2 of the said table. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st day after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 November 1988.For the CommissionCOCKFIELDVice-President(1)  OJ No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1.(2)  OJ No L 123, 17. 5. 1988, p. 2.ANNEXDescription of the goods Classification CN code Reasons(1) (2) (3)1. Chewing gum consisting of nicotine bound to an ion-exchange resin (2mg og nicotine per tablet), of glycerine, of a synthetic polymer, of sodium carbonate, sodium hydrogencarbonate, D-glucitol (sorbitol) and flavourings to simulate, in particular, the taste of tobacco smoke whose use is suggested to persons wishing to give up smoking2. Mometazone furoate (DCIM)3. Self-adhesive plastic film, on one side coated with glycerol trinitrate mixed with an acrylic adhesive, containing 4mg/cm2 or more glycerol trinitrate, protected by a release sheet +",pharmaceutical product;disinfectant;pharmaceutical preparation;pharmaceutical speciality;adhesive;glue;hormone;smoking;addiction to tobacco;anti-smoking campaign;nicotinism;tobacco addiction;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT;Combined Nomenclature;CN,17 +5299,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 489/2011 of 19 May 2011 on the allocation of import rights for applications lodged during the first seven days of May 2011 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 for poultrymeat. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 (3) opened tariff quotas for imports of poultrymeat products originating in Brazil, Thailand and other third countries.(2) The applications for import rights lodged during the first seven days of May 2011 for the subperiod from 1 July to 30 September 2011 in respect of Group No 5 relate to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which import rights may be allocated should therefore be determined by establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested,. The quantities for which import rights applications have been lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 for the subperiod from 1 July to 30 September 2011 in respect of Group No 5 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficient set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 May 2011.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 May 2011.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.(3)  OJ L 142, 5.6.2007, p. 3.ANNEXGroup No Order No Allocation coefficient for import rights applications lodged for the subperiod from 1.7.2011-30.9.20115 09.4215 1,485885 +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;poultrymeat,17 +35141,"2008/492/EC: Council Decision of 23 June 2008 concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 23 July 1990 on the elimination of double taxation in connection with the adjustment of profits of associated enterprises. ,Having regard to the 2005 Act of Accession, and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,Whereas:(1) Convention 90/436/EEC of 23 July 1990, on the elimination of double taxation in connection with the adjustment of profits of associated enterprises (1) (the Arbitration Convention) was signed at Brussels on 23 July 1990 and entered into force on 1 January 1995.(2) The Arbitration Convention was amended by a Protocol (2) signed on 25 May 1999 and which entered into force on 1 November 2004, the Convention of 21 December 1995 (3) signed on 21 December 1995, and the Convention of 8 December 2004 (4) signed on 8 December 2004.(3) Article 3(3) of the 2005 Act of Accession provides that Bulgaria and Romania accede to the conventions and protocols concluded between the Member States listed in Annex I to the 2005 Act of Accession. That Annex, as supplemented by Council Decision 2008/493/EC of 23 June 2008 (5) amending Annex I to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, includes the Arbitration Convention, the Protocol signed on 25 May 1999, the Convention of 21 December 1995 and the Convention of 8 December 2004. They are to enter into force in relation to Bulgaria and Romania on the date determined by the Council.(4) In accordance with Article 3(4) of the 2005 Act of Accession the Council is to make all adjustments required by reason of accession to those Conventions and Protocol,. The Arbitration Convention is hereby amended as follows:(1) In Article 2(2), points (a) to (y) shall be replaced by the following:‘(i) in Belgium:(a) impôt des personnes physiques/personenbelasting(b) impôt des sociétés/vennootschapsbelasting(c) impôt des personnes morales/rechtspersonenbelasting(d) impôt des non-résidents/belasting der niet-verblijfhouders(e) taxe communale et la taxe d'agglomération additionnelles à l'impôt des personnes physiques/aanvullende gemeentebelasting en agglomeratiebelasting op de personenbelasting(ii) in Bulgaria:(a) данък върху доходите на физическите лица(b) корпоративен данък(iii) in the Czech Republic:(a) daň z příjmů fyzických osob(b) daň z příjmů právnických osob(iv) in Denmark:(a) indkomstskat til staten(b) den kommunale indkomstskat(c) den amtskommunale indkomstskat(v) in Germany:(a) Einkommensteuer(b) Koerperschaftsteuer(c) Gewerbesteuer, insofar as this tax is based on trading profits(vi) in Estonia:(a) tulumaks(vii) in Ireland:(a) Cáin Ioncaim(b) Cáin Chorparáide(viii) in Greece:(a) φόρος εισοδήματος φυσικών προσώπων(b) φόρος εισοδήματος νομικών προσώπων(c) εισφορά υπέρ των επιχειρήσεων ύδρευσης και αποχέτευσης(ix) in Spain:(a) Impuesto sobre la Renta de las Personas Físicas(b) Impuesto sobre Sociedades(c) Impuesto sobre la Renta de no Residentes(x) in France:(a) impôt sur le revenu(b) impôt sur les sociétés(xi) in Italy:(a) imposta sul reddito delle persone fisiche(b) imposta sul reddito delle società(c) imposta regionale sulle attività produttive(xii) in Cyprus:(a) Φόρος Εισοδήματος(b) Έκτακτη Εισφορά για την Άμυνα της Δημοκρατίας(xiii) in Latvia:(a) uzņēmumu ienākuma nodoklis(b) iedzīvotāju ienākuma nodoklis(xiv) in Lithuania:(a) Gyventojų pajamų mokestis(b) Pelno mokestis(xv) in Luxembourg:(a) impôt sur le revenu des personnes physiques(b) impôt sur le revenu des collectivités(c) impôt commercial, insofar as this tax is based on trading profits(xvi) in Hungary:(a) személyi jövedelemadó(b) társasági adó(c) osztalékadó(xvii) in Malta:(a) taxxa fuq l-income(xviii) in the Netherlands:(a) inkomstenbelasting(b) vennootschapsbelasting(xix) in Austria:(a) Einkommensteuer(b) Körperschaftsteuer(xx) in Poland:(a) podatek dochodowy od osób fizycznych(b) podatek dochodowy od osób prawnych(xxi) in Portugal:(a) imposto sobre o rendimento das pessoas singulares(b) imposto sobre o rendimento das pessoas colectivas(c) derrama para os municípios sobre o imposto sobre o rendimento das pessoas colectivas(xxii) in Romania:(a) impozitul pe venit(b) impozitul pe profit(c) impozitul pe veniturile obținute din România de nerezidenți(xxiii) in Slovenia:(a) dohodnina(b) davek od dobička pravnih oseb(xxiv) in Slovakia:(a) daň z príjmov právnických osôb(b) daň z príjmov fyzických osôb(xxv) in Finland:(a) valtion tuloverot/de statliga inkomstskatterna(b) yhteisöjen tulovero/inkomstskatten för samfund(c) kunnallisvero/kommunalskatten(d) kirkollisvero/kyrkoskatten(e) korkotulon lähdevero/källskatten å ränteinkomst(f) rajoitetusti verovelvollisen lähdevero/källskatten för begränsat skattskyldig(xxvi) in Sweden:(a) statlig inkomstskatt(b) kupongskatt(c) kommunal inkomstskatt(xxvii) in the United Kingdom:(a) Income Tax(b) Corporation Tax.’(2) The following indent shall be added to Article 3(1):‘— in Bulgaria:— in Romania: The texts of the Arbitration Convention and the Protocol of 25 May 1999, together with the Conventions of 21 December 1995 and of 8 December 2004, drawn up in the Bulgarian and Romanian languages (6) shall be authentic under the same conditions as the other language versions of these Conventions and Protocol. The Arbitration Convention and the Protocol of 25 May 1999, together with the Conventions of 21 December 1995 and of 8 December 2004, shall enter into force in relation to Bulgaria and Romania on 1 July 2008. This Decision shall take effect on 1 July 2008.. Done at Luxembourg, 23 June 2008.For the CouncilThe PresidentI. JARC(1)  OJ L 225, 20.8.1990, p. 10.(2)  OJ C 202, 16.7.1999, p. 1.(3)  OJ C 26, 31.1.1996, p. 1.(4)  OJ C 160, 30.6.2005, p. 1.(5)  See page 6 of this Official Journal.(6)  The Bulgarian and Romanian texts of the Conventions and Protocol shall be published in a special edition of the Official Journal at a later date.UNILATERAL DECLARATIONS CONCERNING THE CONVENTION OF 23 JULY 1990 ON THE ELIMINATION OF DOUBLE TAXATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE ADJUSTMENT OF PROFITS OF ASSOCIATED ENTERPRISESUnilateral Declarations on Article 7 of the Convention on the elimination of double taxation in connection with the adjustment of profits of associated enterprises:Italy, Lithuania and Malta declare that they will apply Article 7(3).Unilateral Declarations on Article 8 of the Convention on the elimination of double taxation in connection with the adjustment of profits of associated enterprises:Declaration by BulgariaThe term ‘serious penalties’ means penalties of every kind, imposed for actions constituting administrative or tax infringements, including infringements of procedural law concerning tax assessment and tax collection, as well as for crimes against the tax system. ‘Serious penalties’ imposed on the enterprise are also deemed to exist when penalties are imposed for offences committed against the tax system on an individual from that enterprise whose actions have influenced the amount of tax liabilities of the enterprise or the collection therewith.Declaration by RomaniaThe term ‘serious penalty’ includes the commission of any criminal act provided by the tax evasion law or the accountancy law or the company law or the tax legislation. It also includes administrative penalties in regard to:— refusal to submit the tax statements (declarations) or the informative statements at the request of the tax bodies,— refusal to supply documents and records requested by the tax inspection authorities,— failing to submit the periodical financial documents and the accounting reports or, submitting such documents or reports which include incorrect data,— actions included in the tax record, according to the legislation in force.Declaration by SlovakiaThe term ‘serious penalty’ means a penalty imposed according to the Criminal Code for criminal offences committed with respect to the infringement of the pertinent tax laws, Tax Administration Act or Act on Accounting.Declaration by Spain‘Serious penalties’ shall include administrative penalties for serious and very serious tax infringements, as well as sentences for offences affecting public finances. +",accession to the European Union;EU accession;accession to the Community;act of accession;application for accession;consequence of accession;request for accession;tax on profits of self-employment;tax on non-commercial profits;corporation tax;corporate income tax;profits tax;Romania;double taxation;Bulgaria;Republic of Bulgaria;tax exemption,17 +236,"81/672/EEC: Commission Decision of 23 July 1981 establishing that the apparatus described as 'Tektronix programmable transient digitizer, model 7912 AD', may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1027/79 (2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas, by letter dated 19 January 1981, the United Kingdom has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as ""Tektronix programmable transient digitizer, model 7912 AD"", to be used for the study of short-lived transients in highly scattering samples, should be considered as a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 26 May 1981 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is a signal acquisition system;Whereas it does not have the requisite objective characteristics making it specifically suited to scientific research ; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for non-scientific activities ; whereas its use in the case in question could not alone confer upon it the character of a scientific apparatus ; whereas it therefore cannot be regarded as a scientific apparatus ; whereas the duty-free admission of the apparatus in question is therefore not justified,. The apparatus described as ""Tektronix programmable transient digitizer, model 7912 AD"", which is the subject of an application by the United Kingdom of 19 January 1981, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 July 1981.For the CommissionKarl-Heinz NARJESMember of the Commission (1) OJ No L 184, 15.7.1975, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 134, 31.5.1979, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 318, 13.12.1979, p. 32. +",exemption from customs duties;customs franchise;duty-free admission;duty-free entry;exemption from duty;exemption from import duty;travellers' allowance;travellers' tax-free allowance;scientific apparatus;laboratory equipment;microscope;research equipment;scientific instrument;scientific material;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT,17 +12512,"94/778/EC: Commission Decision of 30 November 1994 laying down special conditions for the import of frozen of processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods originating in Turkey (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery products (1), and in particular Article 11 thereof,Whereas a group of Commission experts has conducted an inspection visit to Turkey to verify the conditions under which frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods are produced and placed on the market;Whereas Turkish legislation makes the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs responsible for inspecting the health of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods and monitoring the hygiene and sanitary conditions of production; whereas the same legislation empowers the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs to authorize or prohibit the harvesting of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods from certain zones;Whereas the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and its laboratories are capable of effectively verifying the application of the laws in force in Turkey;Whereas the competent Turkish authorities have undertaken to communicate regularly and quickly to the Commission data on the presence of plankton containing toxins in the harvesting areas;Whereas the procedure for obtaining a health certificate referred to in Article 11 (4) (a) of Directive 91/493/EEC must include the definition of a model certificate, the language(s) in which it must be drawn up, the qualifications of the signatory and the health mark to be affixed to packaging;Whereas, in accordance with Article 9 (3) (b) (ii) of Directive 91/492/EEC (2), the Commission Decision 94/777/EC (3) has designated the production areas from which bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods may be harvested, frozen or processed and exported to the Community;Whereas, in accordance with Article 11 (4) (c) of Directive 91/493/EEC a list of the establishments from which the import of frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods is authorized should be established; whereas such establishments may appear on the list only if they are officially approved by the competent Turkish authorities; whereas it is the duty of the competent Turkish authorities to ensure that the provisions laid down to this end in Article 11 (4) (c) of Directive 91/493/EEC are complied with;Whereas the special import conditions apply without prejudice to decisions taken pursuant to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products (4);Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The General Directorate of Protection and Control, of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs shall be the competent authority in Turkey for verifying and certifying that frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods fulfil the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC. Frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods originating in Turkey and intended for human consumption must meet the following conditions:1. each consignment must be accompanied by a numbered original health certificate, duly completed, signed, dated and comprising a single sheet in accordance with the model in Annex A hereto;2. they must originate in the authorized production areas listed in Annex B to Commission Decision 94/777/EC;3. they must be prepared, frozen or processed, and packed by an approved establishment included in the list in Annex B hereto;4. each package must bear an indelible health mark containing at least the following information:- country of dispatch: Turkey,- the species (common and scientific names),- the identification of the establishment of origin by the approval number. 1. Certificates as referred to in Article 2 (1) must be drawn up in at least one official language of the Member State in which the check is carried out.2. Certificates must bear the name, capacity and signature of the veterinarian of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and its official seal, in a colour different from that of other endorsements. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 November 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 15.(2) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 1.(3) See page 35 of this Official Journal.(4) OJ No L 46, 19. 2. 1991, p. 1.ANNEX AHEALTH CERTIFICATE covering frozen or processed- bivalve molluscs (1)- echinoderms (1)- tunicates (1)- marine gastropods (1)originating in Turkey and intended for human consumption in the European CommunityReference No:Country of dispatch: TurkeyCompetent authority: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, General Directorate of Protection and ControlI. Details identifying the products- Species (scientific name):- Presentation of product and type of treatment (2):- Code No (where available):- Type of packaging:- Number of packages:- Net weight:- Analysis report number (where available):- Requisite storage and transport temperature:II. Origin of products- Authorized production area:- Name and official approval number of establishment:III. Destination of productsThe products are dispatchedfrom:(place of dispatch)to:(country and place of destination)by the following means of transport:Name and address of consignor:Name of consignee and address at place of destination:IV. Health attestationThe official veterinary inspector hereby certifies that the frozen or processed products specified above:1) were harvested in an approved production area which, on the date of harvest, not subject to any restrictions because of the presence of toxins, and checked in accordance with Chapter VI of the Annex to Directive 91/492/EEC;2) comply with points 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of Chapter V of the Annex to Directive 91/492/EEC;3) were transported in accordance with rules at least equivalent to those laid down in Chapter II of the Annex to Directive 91/492/EEC;4) were prepared, frozen or processed and packaged in accordance with health rules at least equivalent to those laid down in Chapter III, IV and VI of the Annex to Directive 91/493/EEC;5) have undergone controls in accordance with Chapter V of the Annex to Directive 91/493/EEC;6) were handled and transported in accordance with health rules at least equivalent to those laid down in Chapter VIII of Directive 91/493/EEC;Done at ,(place) on(date)Official stampsignature of official inspector(name in capitals, capacity and qualifications of person signing)(1) Delete where inapplicable.(2) Refrigerated, frozen, preserved, etc.ANNEX BLIST OF ESTABLISHMENTS APPROVED FOR EXPORT TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY"""" ID=""1"">Marsan - Eceabat> ID=""2"">110 - 31. 12. 1995""> ID=""1"">Ulubay - Lapseki> ID=""2"">129 - 31. 12. 1995""> ID=""1"">Mim-Tur - Sariyer> ID=""2"">140 - 31. 12. 1995""> ID=""1"">Dardanel Onentas - Çanakkale> ID=""2"">181 - 31. 12. 1995""> ID=""1"">Kerevitas Mersu Ancoker - Bursa> ID=""2"">301 - 31. 12. 1995""> ID=""1"">Ada - Ayvalik> ID=""2"">318 - 31. 12. 1995""> +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;mollusc;cephalopod;shellfish;squid;frozen product;frozen food;frozen foodstuff;food processing;processing of food;processing of foodstuffs;Turkey;Republic of Turkey;health certificate,17 +37609,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1138/2009 of 25 November 2009 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Bitto (PDO)). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined Italy’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification of the protected designation of origin ‘Bitto’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1263/96 (3).(2) Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (4), as required by the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of that Regulation. As no statement of objection within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been sent to the Commission, the amendments should be approved,. The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 November 2009.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(2)  OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 163, 2.7.1996, p. 19.(4)  OJ C 87, 16.4.2009, p. 20.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.3.   CheesesITALYBitto (PDO) +",cheese;Italy;Italian Republic;location of production;location of agricultural production;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +39960,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 617/2011 of 24 June 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 900/2008 laying down the methods of analysis and other technical provisions necessary for the application of the arrangements for imports of certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1216/2009 of 30 November 2009 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products (1), and in particular Article 18 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (2), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 900/2008 (3) lays down the methods of analysis and other technical provisions necessary for the application of Regulation (EC) No 1216/2009 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 514/2011 of 25 May 2011 laying down the detailed rules for implementing the preferential trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products, as provided for in Article 7(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1216/2009 (4). Those methods and provisions apply to imports of certain processed agricultural products in order to determine their reduced agricultural components and to classify those products in the Combined Nomenclature.(2) In the interest of clarity, it is necessary to update the scope of Regulation (EC) No 900/2008 and to adapt it to the measures laid down in that Regulation.(3) In order to ensure consistent application of Regulation (EC) No 900/2008, it is necessary to provide that the formulas, procedures and methods laid down therein for the purpose of applying Annexes II and III to Regulation (EU) No 514/2011 are also to be used for the determination of milk fat content, milk protein content, starch/glucose content and sucrose/invert sugar/isoglucose content for the purpose of selecting the appropriate agricultural element, additional duties for sugar and additional duties for flour in the case of non-preferential imports as provided for in Part Two and in Part Three, Section I, Annex 1, of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87.(4) In order to ensure effective application of Regulation (EC) No 900/2008, it is necessary to provide that the methods and procedures laid down therein for classifying certain goods falling within certain CN codes for the purposes of applying Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 514/2011 should also be used for classifying those goods in the case of non-preferential imports as provided for in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87.(5) In order to take account of amendments to the Combined Nomenclature, it is necessary to adapt certain references to CN codes.(6) Regulation (EC) No 900/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,. Regulation (EC) No 900/2008 is amended as follows:(1) Article 1 is replaced by the following:(a) the methodology and methods of analysis to be used for determining the content of the agricultural products within the meaning of Article 2(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1216/2009 (5) or their specific components considered to have been incorporated in imported goods within the meaning of Article 2(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1216/2009;(b) the necessary methods of analysis to be used for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1216/2009 as far as imports of certain goods are concerned, of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/1987 and of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 514/2011 (6) or in the absence of a method of analysis, the nature of the analytical operations to be carried out or the principle of a method to be applied.(2) Article 2 is amended as follows:(a) the following title is added: ‘Calculation of contents’;(b) the introductory phrase is replaced by the following:(a) for the application of Annexes II and III to Regulation (EU) No 514/2011;(b) for the determination of milk fat content, milk protein content, starch/glucose content and sucrose/invert sugar/isoglucose content for the purpose of selecting the appropriate agricultural element, additional duties for sugar and additional duties for flour in the case of non-preferential imports as provided for in Part Two and in Part Three, Section I, Annex 1, of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87:’;(3) Article 3 is amended as follows:(a) the following title is added: ‘Classification of Goods’;(b) the introductory phrase is replaced by the following:(c) points 2 and 3 are replaced by the following:‘2. For the purposes of classifying goods falling within CN codes 1704 10 10 and 1704 10 90 and 1905 20 10 to 1905 20 90, the sucrose content, including invert sugar expressed as sucrose, shall be determined using the HPLC method (invert sugar expressed as sucrose is calculated as the sum of equal quantities of glucose and fructose multiplied by 0,95);3. For the purposes of classifying goods falling within CN codes 1806 10 15 to 1806 10 90, the sucrose/invert sugar/isoglucose content shall be determined in accordance with the formulas, method and procedures set out in point 2 of Article 2 of this Regulation;’;(4) in Article 4 the following title is added: ‘Test report’;(5) in Article 5 the following title is added: ‘Final provision’. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 24 June 2011.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 328, 15.12.2009, p. 10.(2)  OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 248, 17.9.2008, p. 8.(4)  OJ L 138, 26.5.2011, p. 18.(5)  OJ L 328, 15.12.2009, p. 10.(6)  OJ L 138, 26.5.2011, p. 18.’; +",research method;methodology;agricultural product;farm product;import (EU);Community import;analytical chemistry;centrifuging;chemical analysis;chemical testing;chromatography;conductometry;electrolytic analysis;photometry;volumetric analysis;Combined Nomenclature;CN,17 +18274,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2214/98 of 15 October 1998 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2307/97 (2), and in particular Article 19, point 3, thereof,Whereas amendments have been made to Appendix III to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; whereas Annex C to Regulation (EC) No 338/97 should therefore be amended to incorporate these amendments;Whereas adaptations need to be made to the 'Notes on interpretation of Annexes A, B, C and D` to Regulation (EC) No 338/97;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora,. Regulation (EC) No 338/97 is amended as follows:1. the 'Notes on the interpretation of Annexes A, B, C and D` are amended as follows:(a) the annotation '+216` is replaced by the following:>TABLE>;(b) the following annotations are inserted:>TABLE>;2. in Annex C the entry>TABLE>is replaced by:>TABLE>. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 October 1998.For the CommissionRitt BJERREGAARDMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 61, 3. 3. 1997, p. 1.(2) OJ L 325, 27. 11. 1997, p. 1. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;protection of animal life;protection of birds;protection of plant life;protection of plant health;protection of plants;trade restriction;obstacle to trade;restriction on trade;trade barrier;export monitoring;monitoring of exports;protected species;endangered species,17 +44640,"Commission Decision (EU) 2015/163 of 21 November 2014 on the compatibility with Union law of the measures to be taken by Poland pursuant to Article 14 of Directive 2010/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services (Audiovisual Media Services Directive). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Directive 2010/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2010 on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services (Audiovisual Media Services Directive) (1), and in particular Article 14(2) thereof,Having regard to the opinion of the committee established pursuant to Article 29 of Directive 2010/13/EU,Whereas:(1) By letter of 19 August 2014, Poland notified to the Commission certain measures to be taken, pursuant to Article 14(1) of Directive 2010/13/EU.(2) The Commission verified, within a period of 3 months from this notification, the compatibility of those measures with Union law, in particular with regard to the proportionality of the measures and the transparency of the national consultation procedure.(3) In examining the measures, the Commission took into consideration the available data on the Polish audiovisual market, in particular as regards the impact on the television market.(4) The list of events of major importance for society was drawn up by Poland in a clear and transparent manner, following a wide consultation.(5) On the basis of detailed evidence and viewing figures provided by the Polish authorities, the Commission services verified that the list of designated events drawn up in accordance with Article 14(1) of Directive 2010/13/EU met at least two of the following criteria considered to be reliable indicators of the importance of events for society: (i) a special general resonance within the Member State, and not simply a significance to those who ordinarily follow the sport or activity concerned; (ii) a generally recognised, distinct cultural importance for the population in the Member State, in particular as a catalyst of cultural identity; (iii) involvement of the national team in the event concerned in the context of a competition or tournament of international importance; and (iv) the fact that the event has traditionally been broadcast on free television and has commanded large television audiences.(6) The notified list of events of major importance for society contains both the events which are already on the statutory list foreseen by Article 20b of the Broadcasting Act of 29 December 1992, as modified by Act of 31 March 2000, and other events which are part of the draft regulation of the Broadcasting Council of the list of major events. A number of the designated events are generally considered as events of major importance for society such as the summer and winter Olympic Games, the final and semi-finals of the Football World Cup and the European Football Championship. The list also includes other football matches within those events involving the Polish national team, including qualifying games. As demonstrated by the Polish authorities, these events commanded large television audiences and have traditionally been broadcast on free-to-air television. In addition they have a special general resonance in Poland, as they are particularly popular with the general public, not just with those who usually follow sport events. Moreover, some matches within the Football World Cup and the European Football Championship including qualifying games, involve the Polish national team.(7) These other football matches in official tournaments and the Champions League and UEFA Cup where the Polish national team or Polish club participate, command large television audiences and traditionally have been broadcast on free-to-air television and have special general resonance in Poland.(8) The matches of world and European men's and women's volleyball championships where the Polish national team participates, including the qualifying tournaments and the men's volleyball World League, commanded large television audiences and have traditionally been broadcast on free-to-air television. Additionally, they generate a particular and widespread interest in Poland, even for audiences that do not usually follow this discipline. They also involve a national team in an international tournament of major importance. This interest is reinforced by the fact that Polish participants have earned significant achievements in these tournaments.(9) The semi-finals and finals of world and European men's handball championships, apart from commanding large television audiences and being traditionally broadcast on free-to air television, generate a particular and widespread interest in Poland, even for audiences that do not usually follow this discipline. Other competitions during semi-finals and finals of world and European men's handball championships where the Polish national team was involved also commanded large television audiences and have traditionally been broadcast on free-to air television. In addition, they generate a particular and widespread interest in Poland even for audiences that do not usually follow this discipline. They also involve a national team in an international tournament of major importance where Polish participants have earned significant achievements.(10) The Nordic Ski World Championships, Ski Jumping World Cup events and women's Cross-Country Ski World Cup events, apart from commanding large television audiences and being traditionally broadcast on free-to-air television, generate a particular and widespread interest in Poland even for audiences that do not usually follow this discipline. They also involve the Polish national team in an international tournament of major importance where the Polish participants have earned significant achievements.(11) The World Championship in Athletics commanded large television audiences and have traditionally been broadcast on free-to-air television. Moreover, they have special and wide-spread resonance in Poland, even for audiences that do not usually follow the disciplines represented at this event. Polish competitors have earned significant achievements in pole vault, shot-put and discus throw.(12) Taking into account the modalities according to which those events of major importance for society will be broadcast, the definition of a ‘qualifying broadcaster’, the role of the Broadcasting Council in the resolution of disputes mechanism in case of disputes in the course of the implementation of the measures, and the date foreseen for the entry into force of the final Polish measures (12 months after the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union), the designated measures do not go beyond what is necessary for the achievement of the aim pursued, namely the protection of the right to information and the wide access of the public to television coverage of national or non-national events of major importance for society. Therefore, it may be concluded that the effects on the right of property, as provided for in Article 17 of the European Charter of Fundamental Rights, do not go beyond those which are intrinsically linked to the inclusion of the events in the list provided for in Article 14(1) of Directive 2010/13/EU.(13) For the same reasons, the Polish measures appear to be proportionate to justify, by the overriding reason of public interest in ensuring wide public access to broadcasts of events of major importance for society, the derogation from the fundamental freedom to provide services laid down in Article 56 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). In addition, the Polish measures do not constitute any discrimination or market foreclosure against other Member States' broadcasters, right holders or other economic operators.(14) The designated measures are also compatible with Union competition rules in so far as the definition of the qualifying broadcasters for the broadcasting of listed events is based on objective criteria, which allow actual and potential competition for the acquisition of the rights to broadcast these events. In addition, the number of designated events is not disproportionate to an extent that would distort competition on the downstream free television and pay television markets. Therefore, it may be considered that the effects on the freedom of competition do not go beyond those which are intrinsically linked to the inclusion of the events in the list provided for in Article 14(1) of Directive 2010/13/EU.(15) The Commission communicated the measures to be taken by Poland to the other Member States and presented the results of its verification to the committee established pursuant to Article 29 of Directive 2010/13/EU. The committee adopted a favourable opinion,. 1.   The measures to be taken by Poland, pursuant to Article 14(1) of Directive 2010/13/EU, and notified to the Commission pursuant to Article 14(2) of that Directive are compatible with Union law.2.   The measures, as taken by Poland, shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 21 November 2014.For the CommissionGünther OETTINGERMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 95, 15.4.2010, p. 1.ANNEXPublication pursuant to Article 14 of Directive 2010/13/EU on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services (Audiovisual Media Services Directive).The measures taken by Poland, to be published in accordance with Article 14 of Directive 2010/13/EU, are set out in the following extract from the Broadcasting Act of 29 December 1992 (Journal of Laws No 43/2011, item 226, as amended) and the Regulation of the National Broadcasting Council of 17 November 2014 establishing a list of major events:‘Broadcasting Act of 29 December 1992Article 20b 1. A television broadcaster may broadcast live coverage of an event of major importance for society, hereinafter referred to as a “major event”, only:(1) on a national channel (programme service), as referred to in this Act or in its broadcasting licence, which may be viewed entirely free of charge except for licence fees as referred to in the Licence Fees Act of 21 April 2005 and basic fees charged by cable network operators, or(2) if the same event is being transmitted by the broadcaster of a channel meeting the conditions specified in subparagraph 1, under a contract with the broadcaster who has acquired broadcasting rights for the event in question, or with any other authorised party, subject to the provisions of paragraph 6.2. In view of the high level of public interest, the following events shall, amongst others, be regarded as major events:(1) the summer and winter Olympic Games;(2) the semi-finals and finals of the football World Cup and European Championship and any other matches in those events involving the Polish national team, including qualifying matches;(3) other matches involving the Polish national football team in official tournaments, and Champions League and UEFA Cup matches involving Polish clubs.3. The National Council may adopt a regulation establishing a list of major events other than those specified in paragraph 2, having regard to the level of public interest in those events and their significance for social, economic and political life.4. If a major event is to comprise more than one part, each part shall be regarded as a major event.5. Paragraph 1 shall apply to deferred coverage if the delay in broadcasting a major event does not exceed 24 hours and occurs for important reasons, notably:(1) if the event concerned is timed to take place between midnight and 06:00 Polish time;(2) if there are overlaps between major events or parts thereof.6. Paragraph 1 shall not apply if a broadcaster can demonstrate that no broadcaster of a programme service meeting the conditions specified in paragraph 1(1) was willing to conclude a contract for the provision of coverage in accordance with paragraph 1(2).7. The National Broadcasting Council may, as provided for in international agreements binding upon Poland, adopt a regulation establishing:(1) lists of events deemed by other European countries to be major events;(2) rules governing the exercise of exclusive television broadcasting rights for the events referred to in subparagraph 1 so as to ensure that the exercise of such rights by broadcasters subject to this Act does not deprive viewers in the country concerned of the possibility of receiving coverage of those events under rules laid down by that country in accordance with international law.’JOURNAL OF LAWSOF THE REPUBLIC OF POLANDWarsaw, 3 December 2014Item 1705REGULATIONOF THE NATIONAL BROADCASTING COUNCILof 17 November 2014establishing a list of major eventsThe following provisions are laid down pursuant to Article 20b(3) of the Broadcasting Act of 29 December 1992 (Journal of Laws No 43/2011, item 226, as amended (1)):Section 1. This Regulation lays down a list of major events other than those referred to in Article 20b(2) of the Broadcasting Act of 29 December 1992.Section 2. In view of the level of public interest in these events and their significance in social, economic and political life, the following shall be considered major events:(1) matches involving Polish national teams in the men's and women's World and European Volleyball Championships, including qualifying matches;(2) men's Volleyball World League matches played in Poland;(3) semi-finals and finals of the World and European Men's Handball Championships and any other matches in those events involving the Polish national team, including qualifying matches;(4) the Nordic World Ski Championships;(5) Ski Jumping World Cup competitions;(6) women's Cross-Country World Cup (skiing) competitions;(7) the World Championships in Athletics.Section 3. This Regulation shall enter into force 12 months after the date of its publicationChairman of the National Broadcasting Council: J. DWORAK(1)  Amendments to this Act were published in Journal of Laws Nos 85/2011, item 459; 112/2011, item 654; 153/2011, item 903; 160/2011, item 963; and Journal of Laws 2012, items 1209 and 1315. +",audiovisual industry;audio-visual industry;Poland;Republic of Poland;provision of services;broadcasting;radio broadcast;EU law - international law;European Union law - international law;sporting event;sports competition;regulation of telecommunications;services of general interest;general-interest services;public-interest services;services of general economic interest;services of public interest,17 +5276,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 277/2011 of 21 March 2011 on the issue of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of March 2011 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 for poultrymeat. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 of 14 May 2007 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector (3), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 opened tariff quotas for imports of poultrymeat products.(2) The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of March 2011 for the subperiod from 1 April to 30 June 2011 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined by establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested,. The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged under Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 for the subperiod from 1 April to 30 June 2011 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 March 2011.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 March 2011.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.(3)  OJ L 125, 15.5.2007, p. 9.ANNEXGroup No Order No Allocation coefficient for import licence applications lodged for the subperiod from 1.4.2011-30.6.2011P1 09.4067 5,364212P3 09.4069 0,428145 +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;poultrymeat,17 +2205,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2332/96 of 3 December 1996 establishing, for 1997, the list of vessels exceeding eight metres length overall and permitted to fish for sole within certain areas of the Community using beam trawls whose aggregate length exceeds nine metres. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 of 7 October 1986 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources (1), as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 3071/95 (2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3554/90 of 10 December 1990 adopting provisions for the establishment of the list of vessels exceeding eight metres length overall which are permitted to fish for sole within certain areas of the Community using beam trawls whose aggregate length exceeds nine metres (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3407/93 (4), and in particular Article 1 (1) thereof,Whereas Article 9 (3) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 provides for the establishment of an annual list of vessels exceeding eight metres length overall authorized to fish for sole inside the zones mentioned in part (a) of this paragraph using beam trawls of which the aggregate beam length exceeds nine metres;Whereas inclusion in the list is without prejudice to the application of other measures for the conservation of fishery resources provided for or adopted in conformity with Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 or Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 (5);Whereas it is necessary to establish this list according to the detailed rules set out in Regulation (EEC) No 3554/90,. The list of vessels for 1997 authorized by virtue of Article 9 (3) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 to use beam trawls whose aggregate length exceeds nine metres inside the zones mentioned in part (a) of this paragraph, is given in the Annex. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1997.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 3 December 1996.For the CommissionEmma BONINOMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 288, 11. 10. 1986, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 14.(3) OJ No L 346, 11. 12. 1990, p. 11.(4) OJ No L 310, 14. 12. 1993, p. 19.(5) OJ No L 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.ANEXO - BILAG - ANHANG - ÐÁÑÁÑÔÇÌÁ - ANNEX - ANNEXE - ALLEGATO - BIJLAGE - ANEXO - LIITE - BILAGA>TABLE> +",sea fish;fishing vessel;factory ship;fishing boat;transport vessel;trawler;fishing regulations;technical standard;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches;Community fisheries;Community fishing;blue Europe,17 +4981,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1176/2009 of 30 November 2009 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Redykołka (PDO)). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Poland’s application to register the name ‘Redykołka’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no statement of objection pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 November 2009.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(2)  OJ C 103, 5.5.2009, p. 21.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.3.   CheesesPOLANDRedykołka (PDO) +",cheese;location of production;location of agricultural production;Poland;Republic of Poland;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +11100,"93/488/Euratom, ECSC, EEC: Commission Decision of 4 August 1993 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 October 1992 to the renumeration of officials of the European Communities serving in countries outside the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities,Having regard to the Staff Regulations of the Officials of the European Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 3761/92 (2), and in particular the second paragraph ofArticle 13of Annex X thereto,Whereas pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations Council Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 1419/93 (3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 July 1992 to the remuneration of officials serving in countries outside the Community payable in the currency of their country of employment;Whereas the Commission has made a number of adjustments to these weightings in recent months, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations (4);Whereas, some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 October 1992 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain countries outside the Community the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weigthing and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down,. Sole ArticleWith effect from 1 October 1992 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in countries outside the Community payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.The exchange rates for the payment of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the budget of the European Communities during the month preceding the date on which this Decision takes effect.. Done at Brussels, 4 August 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 56, 4. 3. 1968, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 383, 29. 12. 1992, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 140, 11. 6. 1993, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 131, 28. 5. 1993. pp. 53 to 62.ANNEX/* Tables: see OJ */ +",European official;EC basic post;EC staff;EU official;official of the EU;official of the European Union;staff of the EC;third country;pay rise;wage increase;pay;remuneration;salary;wages;regulations for civil servants;exchange rate;dual exchange rate,17 +2058,"96/64/EC: Commission Decision of 13 December 1995 approving the programme for the eradication of bovine brucellosis for 1996 presented by Spain and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution (Only the Spanish text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Article 24 thereof,Whereas Decision 90/424/EEC provides for the possibility of financial participation by the Community in the eradication and surveillance of enzootic bovine brucellosis;Whereas by letter, Spain has submitted a programme for the eradication of enzootic bovine brucellosis;Whereas after examination of the programme it was found to comply with all Community criteria relating to the eradication of the disease in conformity with Council Decision 90/638/EEC on laying down Community criteria for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases (3), as last amended by Council Directive 92/65/EEC (4);Whereas this programme appears on the priority list of programmes for the eradication and surveillance of animal diseases which can benefit from financial participation from the Community for 1996 and which was established by Decision 95/434/EC (5);Whereas in the light of the importance of the programme for the achievement of Community objectives in the field of animal health, it is appropriate to fix the financial participation of the Community at 50 % of the costs incurred by Spain up to a maximum of ECU 4 300 000;Whereas a financial contribution from the Community shall be granted in so far as the actions provided for are carried out and provided that the authorities furnish all the necessary information within the time limits provided for;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The programme for the eradication of bovine brucellosis presented by Spain is hereby approved for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1996. Spain shall bring into force by 1 January 1996 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the programme referred to in Article 1. 1. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs of testing and those incurred in Spain by way of compensation for owners for the slaughter of animals up to a maximum of ECU 4 300 000.2. The financial contribution of the Community shall be granted subject to:- forwarding a report to the Commission every three months on the progress of the programme and the costs incurred,- forwarding a final report on the technical execution of the programme accompanied by justifying evidence as to the costs incurred by 1 June 1997 at the latest. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.. Done at Brussels, 13 December 1995.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19.(2) OJ No L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 31.(3) OJ No L 347, 12. 12. 1990, p. 27.(4) OJ No L 268, 14. 9. 1992, p. 54.(5) OJ No L 256, 26. 10. 1995, p. 57. +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;slaughter of animals;slaughter of livestock;stunning of animals;slaughter premium;slaughter bonus;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;brucellosis;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +432,"74/578/Euratom: Commission Decision of 13 November 1974 amending the Decision of 13 January 1971 with regard to the place of work of the Director-General of the Joint Nuclear Research Centre (JRC) and its departments. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 8 thereof;Whereas the Commission adopted a Decision on the reorganization of the Joint Nuclear Research Centre (JRC) on 13 January 1971 (1);Whereas the abovementioned Decision should be amended as regards the place of work of the Director General of the JRC,. Article 3 (2) of the Commission Decision of 13 January 1971 shall be amended as follows:""Brussels is the place of work of the Director-General and the departments directly attached to him."". Done at Brussels, 13 November 1974.For the CommissionThe PresidentFrançois-Xavier ORTOLI(1)OJ No L 16, 20.1.1971, p. 14. +",workplace;Joint Research Centre;IE;IES;IHCP;IPSC;IPTS;IRMM;ITU;Institute for Energy;Institute for Health and Consumer Protection;Institute for Prospective Technological Studies;Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements;Institute for Transuranium Elements;Institute for the Environment and Sustainability;Institute for the Protection and the Security of the Citizen;JRC,17 +12615,"94/960/EC: Commission Decision of 28 December 1994 laying down the methods of control for maintaining the officially brucellosis-free status of bovine herds in Finland. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (1), as last amended by Council Directive 94/42/EC (2), and in particular Article 3 (13) thereof,Whereas more than 99,8 % of bovine herds in Finland have been declared officially brucellosis free within the meaning of Article 2 (e) of Directive 64/432/EEC and as having fulfilled the conditions for this qualification for at least 10 years; whereas no case of abortion due to a brucella infection has been recorded for at least three years;Whereas in order to maintain this qualification, it is necessary to lay down control measures ensuring its efficacy and which are adapted to the special health situation of bovine herds in Finland;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. In order to maintain the officially brucellosis-free status of bovine herds in Finland, the following conditions must be met:- every bovine animal suspected of being infected with brucellosis must be notified to the competent authorities and must undergo official investigations for bucellosis including at least two serological blood tests including competent fixation as well as a microbiological examination of appropriate samples taken in the case of an abortion,- during the period of suspicion, which will continue until negative results have been obtained from the tests provided for in the first indent, the officially brucellosis-free status shall be suspended in the case of the herd of the suspected bovine animal or animals. Details of any positive herds, as well as an epidemiological report, shall be communicated to the Commission without delay. This Decision shall take effect subject to and on the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Norway, Austria, Finland and Sweden. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 December 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64.(2) OJ No L 201, 4. 8. 1994, p. 26. +",Finland;Republic of Finland;veterinary inspection;veterinary control;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;brucellosis;livestock;flock;herd;live animals;intra-EU trade;intra-Community trade,17 +13066,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1558/94 of 30 June 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application in the poultrymeat sector of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90 reducing for the period 1 July to 31 December 1994 the levies on certain agricultural products originating in developing countries. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90 of 20 December 1990 extending to 1991 the levies on certain agricultural products originating in developing countries (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3668/93 (2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in poultrymeat (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1574/93 (4), and in particular Article 15 thereof,Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90 introduces arrangements for reducing import levies on certain products in the pigmeat, eggs and poultry and cereals sectors; whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3668/93, which extends the application of Regulation 3834/90 for the period 1 January to 30 June 1994; whereas, since on 15 June 1994 the Council did not adopt the new scheme of generalized tariff preferences, the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3668/93 is automatically extended until 31 December 1994; whereas it is accordingly necessary to adopt implementing rules for the period 1 July to 31 December 1994; whereas detailed rules for the application for the period 1 July to 31 December 1994 should be adopted as regards products in the poultrymeat sector with a view to administering the fixed amounts concerned;Whereas, for the products covered by order Nos 59.0020 and 59.0025 (various duck products), those detailed rules are either supplementary to or derogate from Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3519/93 (6);Whereas, in order to ensure proper administration of the fixed amounts, for the products covered by order Nos 59.0020 and 59.0025, a security should be required for applications of import licences and certain conditions be laid down as regard applications for licences, in particular restricting the number of operators who can request licences taking into account the limited amounts of products available within the context of this system; whereas the fixed amounts should be staggered over the year and the procedure for lodging licences as well as their duration of validity should be specified; whereas, however, licences must not be valid beyond 31 December 1994;Whereas it is possible for products covered by order No 59.0030 (various goose products) to replace the system of import licences with a system for monitoring quantities actually imported, which is less restrictive for importers;Whereas, for the products covered by order No 59.0030, equal and continuous access to the said fixed amount should be ensured for all Community importers and the rates laid down for the fixed amount should be applied consistently to all imports of the product in question into all the Member States until the fixed amount is exhausted; whereas the necessary measures should be taken to ensure efficient Community administration of this fixed amount by providing the opportunity to draw from the volume the necessary quantities corresponding to actual imports; whereas this method of administration requires close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,. All imports into the Community in the framework of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90 of products covered by order Nos 59.0020 or 59.0025 in the Annex to the said Regulation shall be subject to the presentation of an import licence. The fixed amounts coming under order Nos 59.0020 and 59.0025 shall be staggered over the six-months period as follows:- 50 % in the period 1 July to 30 September 1994,- 50 % in the period 1 October to 31 December 1994. In order to qualify under the import arrangements provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90:(a) applicants for import licences must be natural or legal persons who, at the time at which applications are submitted, can prove to the satisfaction of the competent authorities in the Mamber States that they have imported or exported not less than 25 tonnes (product weight) in the case of products falling within the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 in 1992 and in 1993; however, retail establishments and restaurants selling these products to final consumers shall not be eligible for this scheme;(b) the licence application may only involve order No 59.0020 or 59.0025 referred to in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90. The application may involve several products covered by different CN codes and originating in one developing country. In such cases, all the CN codes shall be indicated in section 16 and their designation in Section 15.However, each applicant may lodge not more than two applications for import licences for products covered by a single order number, if these products originate in two developing countries. The two applications, one each for a single country of origin, must be submitted simultaneously to the competent authority of a Member State. They shall be considered, as regards the maximum envisaged in the third subparagraph as well as the application of the rule contained in Article 4 (2), as a single application.A licence application must relate at least to one tonne and to a maximum of 25 % of the quantity available for the order number concerned and for the period as specified in Article 2 in respect of which a licence application is lodged;(c) Section 8 of licence applications and licences shall show the country of origin; licences shall carry with them an obligation to import from the country indicated;(d) Section 20 of licence applications and licences shall show one of the following:Producto SPG (Reglamento (CE) no 1558/94),GPO-varer (forordning (EF) nr. 1558/94),APS-Erzeugnis (Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1558/94),Proion SPG (Kanonismos (EK) arith. 1558/94),SGP-product (Regulation (EC) No 1558/94),Produit SPG [règlement (CE) no 1558/94],Prodotto SPG (regolamento (CE) n. 1558/94),APS-Produkt (Verordening (EG) nr. 1558/94),Produto SPG (Regulamento (CE) nº 1558/94);(e) Section 24 of licences shall show one of the following:Exacción reguladora reducida en un 50 %,Nedsaettelse af importafgiften med 50 %,Verminderung der Abschoepfung um 50 %,Meiomeni eisfora kata 50 %,Levy reduced by 50%,Prélèvement réduit de 50 %,Prelievo ridotto del 50 %,Heffing verminderd met 50 %,Direito nivelador reduzido de 50 %. 1. Licence applications may only be lodged during the first 10 days of each period as specified in Article 2.2. Licence applications shall only be admissible where the applicant declares in writing that he has not submitted and undertakes not to submit any other applications, in respect of the current period, concerning products corresponding to the same order number in the Member State in which his application is lodged or in other Member States; where the same interested party submits applications relating to products with the same order number, all applications from that person shall be inadmissible.3. The Member States shall notify the Commission, on the fifth working day following the end of the application submission period, of applications lodged for each of the products covered by the order numbers in question. Such notification shall comprise a list of applicants and quantities applied for under each order number as well as of the countries of origin. All notifications, including notifications of nil applications, shall be made by telex or telecopy on the working day stipulated, drawn up on the model found in Annex I in the case where no request is made and in the case where requests have been made drawn up on the model found in Annexes I and II.4. The Commission shall decide as soon as possible to what extent quantities may be awarded in respect of applications as referred to in Article 3.If quantities in respect of which licences have been applied for exceed the quantities available, the Commission shall fix a single percentage of acceptance in quantities applied for.If the overall quantity for which applications have been submitted is less than the quantity available, the Commission shall calculate the quantity remaining, which shall be added to the quantity available in respect of the following period.5. Licences are issued as soon as possible after the decision is taken by the Commission.6. Licences issued shall be valid throughout the Community. Pursuant to Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, import licences shall be valid for 90 days from the date of actual issue.However, licences may not be valid after 31 December of the year of issue.Import licences issued pursuant to this Regulation shall not be transferable. A security of ECU 20 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged for import licence applications for all products referred to in Article 1. Without prejudice to the provisions of this Regulation, Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall apply.However, Article 8 (4) of that Regulation notwithstanding, the quantity imported in the framework of Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90 may not exceed that indicated in sections 17 and 18 if import licences. The figure 0 shall be entered to that effect in section 19 of licences. The fixed amount for the products covered by order No 59.0030 in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90 shall be administered by the Commission, which may take any appropriate measure with a view to ensuring the efficient administration thereof. 1. In order to qualify under the import arrangements provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90 for products covered by order No 59.0030 in the Annex to the said Regulation, the importer must present the competent authorities of the importing Member State with a declaration of entry into free circulation comprising an application to this effect for the products in question accompanied by a certificate of origin. If this declaration is accepted by the competent authorities of that Member State, those authorities shall communicate to the Commission the requests for drawing from the fixed amount involved.2. The requests for drawing, bearing the date of acceptance of the declaration of entry into free circulation, shall be communicated to the Commission without delay.3. The drawings are granted by the Commission on the basis of the date of acceptance of the declarations of entry into free circulation by the competent authorities of the importing Member State, to the extent that the available balance so permits.Any drawing not used shall be returned as soon as possible to the fixed amount for the year for which it was allocated.When the quantities requested are greater than the available balance of the fixed amount, allocation shall be made on a pro rata basis with respect to the requests. The Commission shall inform Member States of the drawings made as quickly as possible. 0Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the products covered by order No 59.0030 in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90 have equal and continuous access to the fixed amount for such time as the residual balance of the fixed amount volume so permits. 1Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with. 2It shall apply from 1 July 1994.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 June 1994.For the CommissionRené STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 370, 31. 12. 1990, p. 121.(2) OJ No L 338, 31. 12. 1993, p. 22.(3) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 77.(4) OJ No L 152, 24. 6. 1993, p. 1.(5) OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.(6) OJ No L 320, 22. 12. 1993, p. 16.ANNEX IANNEX II +",import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;developing countries;Third World;Third World countries;agricultural levy;agricultural customs duty;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;tariff reduction;reduction of customs duties;reduction of customs tariff;poultrymeat,17 +23035,"2002/897/EC: Commission Decision of 12 March 2002 on the State aid implemented by Germany for Ingenieur- und Gewerbebau GmbH (IGB) (notified under document number C(2002) 912) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 88(2) thereof,Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and in particular Article 62(1)(a) thereof,Having called on interested parties to submit their comments pursuant to the provisions cited above(1),Whereas:I. PROCEDURE(1) By fax of 29 December 1999, registered by the Commission on 10 January 2000 as aid NN 2/2000, the German Government informed the Commission of financial measures to assist Ingenieur- und Gewerbebau GmbH (hereinafter IGB). Given that the financial measures had already been granted to the company, they were registered as unnotified State aid (NN) in accordance with Article 88(3) of the EC Treaty.(2) By letter dated 29 September 2001, the Commission informed Germany that it had decided to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in respect of the aid.(3) The Commission decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities(2). The Commission invited interested parties to submit their comments on the aid. The case was then registered as C 66/2001. No comments were received from third parties. Comments were received from Germany on 11 November 2001.II. DESCRIPTION(4) The case concerns financial measures to assist the restructuring of an SME active in the building sector in Thuringia. On 1 January 1997 IGB was merged with HAB, a company owned by IGB's shareholders, and subsequently traded under the name of HAB. Some basic economic data are given below:Progress/output>TABLE>(5) On 28 March 2001 HAB filed for bankruptcy.1. The restructuring(6) The restructuring period lasted from 1996 to 2000. The restructuring costs amounted to DEM 2610000.2. State financial measures to assist the restructuring(7) According to the information in the Commission's possession, the following measures were granted from public sources to assist the restructuring of:(a) a DEM 580000 grant from the BvS (successor to the Treuhand privatisation agency);(b) a 80 % deficiency guarantee from the Land of Thuringia amounting to DEM 1200000 and covered by an approved aid scheme(3);(c) a one-off investment allowance of DEM 1700 granted under an approved investment allowance scheme(4).(8) According to the information provided, a loan of DEM 500000 at 5,5 % from the European Recovery Programme (ERP) and a loan of DEM 250000 at 5,5 % from the Thuringia Development Bank (TAB) were granted. No further information on these measures could be obtained.3. Financial contributions from other sources(9) Germany indicated the following contributions as contributions from the beneficiary or from external commercial sources:(a) investor's own capital: DEM 170000;(b) a 20 % personal guarantee from the investor amounting to DEM 300000;(c) joint liability of the investors for 80 % of the loans, i.e. some DEM 920000;(d) decision by the workforce to forgo the Christmas allowance, representing DEM 345000.(10) Germany is of the opinion that these contributions have to be regarded as contributions from the beneficiary from its own or external commercial sources to the restructuring totalling DEM 1735000, i.e. 66 % of the restructuring costs.4. Reasons for initiating the procedure under Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty(11) The Commission expressed the following doubts as to the compatibility of the aid with the common market:(a) the ERP loan of DEM 500000 and the TAB loan of DEM 250000 possibly contained aid elements; an information injunction was thus issued;(b) the restructuring plan was possibly not suited to restoring the long-term viability of IGB/HAB since the market conditions in the sector were very difficult and the company was a small company with limited resources;(c) the aid to IGB possibly distorted competition unduly since IGB operated in a sector characterised by overcapacity and the restructuring should have involved some reduction of capacity; despite a request for information, Germany did not provide any details of the capacity situation at IGB/HAB. Accordingly, the Commission issued a further information injunction;(d) the aid was possibly not in proportion to the restructuring costs and benefits since, contrary to the opinion of the German authorities, the beneficiary's contribution appeared to be DEM 240000, i.e. 9,2 % of the restructuring costs.III. COMMENTS FROM GERMANY(12) In its reply to the decision to initiate the procedure, Germany informed the Commission that the local court in Gera refused to set the bankruptcy proceedings in motion because the remaining assets were insufficient to cover the administrative costs. The company was ipso jure dissolved. According to Germany, a continuation of the business in any form whatsoever is thus ruled out in practice.(13) No further comments concerning the points raised in the decision to initiate the procedure were made since Germany is of the opinion that, in view of developments, this would serve no purpose.IV. ASSESSMENT OF THE AID(14) Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty applies to all the financial measures granted by Germany to the recipient undertaking since they confer economic benefits on a specific undertaking which it would not have received from commercial sources. The measures therefore constitute State aid likely to distort competition. Given the nature of the support provided and the existence of inter-State trade within the common market in the sector in which the recipient undertaking was active, the financial measures granted fall within the scope of Article 87(1).(15) With respect to the aid allegedly granted under approved schemes, the Commission notes that, according to the information available to it, these measures comply with the conditions of those schemes and need not be further assessed in this decision.(16) In addition to the BvS grant of DEM 580000, the ERP loan of DEM 500000 and the TAB loan of DEM 250000 have also to be considered as ad hoc aid for the restructuring since no other information is available.(17) The Commission further notes that Germany failed to comply with its obligation under Article 88(3) of the EC Treaty. From a formal viewpoint, the aid is therefore unlawful. This does not necessarily mean, however, that it is incompatible with the common market. As a consequence, the individual measures must be examined under Article 87 of the EC Treaty.(18) Since the other derogations provided for in Article 87(2) and (3) of the EC Treaty do not apply, the measures are assessed under Article 87(3)(c) and under the 1994 guidelines on rescue and restructuring aid(5) (the guidelines). The guidelines are applicable in the present case since all the aid measures were granted before the 1999 guidelines(6) took effect.(19) Since no comments on the substance of the case were received in the course of the formal investigation procedure, the doubts raised in the decision to open the procedure have not been allayed. Accordingly, on the basis of the available information, the Commission must conclude that:(a) the restructuring plan was not suited to restoring the long-term viability of HAB;(b) the aid for IGB unduly distorted competition;(c) the aid was not in proportion to the restructuring costs and benefits.(20) Consequently, the aid for IGB does not comply with the criteria laid down in the guidelines and has to be considered incompatible with the common market.(21) Where an unlawfully granted aid measure has been found to be incompatible with the common market, the Commission is required under Article 14(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 22 March 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty(7) to order recovery of the aid unless this would be contrary to a general principle of Community law. According to the information provided by Germany, the beneficiary company has been dissolved by order of the local court in Gera on account of a lack of assets and any continuation of its activities in any form whatsoever is ruled out. The Commission has therefore decided that an order for recovery of the aid in the present case would serve no purpose.V. CONCLUSION(22) The Commission finds that Germany has unlawfully implemented financial measures for Ingenieur- und Gewerbebau GmbH (IGB) in breach of Article 88(3) of the Treaty. On the basis of its assessment, it concludes that the aid is incompatible with the common market as it does not fulfil the conditions set out in the guidelines. However, in view of the facts of the case, recovery of the aid should not be required under the second sentence of Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999,. The State aid which Germany has implemented for Ingenieur- und Gewerbebau GmbH (IGB), amounting to EUR 680018 (DEM 1330000), is incompatible with the common market. This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Brussels, 12 March 2002.For the CommissionMario MontiMember of the Commission(1) OJ C 330, 24.11.2001, p. 5.(2) See footnote 1.(3) B체rgschaftsrichtlinie der Th체ringer Aufbaubank, SG(96)D/11696 of 27 December 1996 (N 117/96).(4) Investitionszulage f체r die neuen L채nder, SG(95)D/17154 of 27 December 1995, as amended by SG(96)D/3794 of 12 April 1996 (N 494/A/95).(5) OJ C 368, 23.12.1994, p. 12.(6) OJ C 288, 9.10.1999, p. 2.(7) OJ L 83, 27.3.1999, p. 1. +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;industrial restructuring;industrial change;restructuring plan;building industry;building construction;construction industry;control of State aid;notification of State aid;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid,17 +35806,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 537/2008 of 13 June 2008 establishing a prohibition of fishing for saithe in Norwegian waters of I and II by vessels flying the flag of Portugal. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 of 16 January 2008 fixing for 2008 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2008.(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2008.(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,. Quota exhaustionThe fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2008 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex. ProhibitionsFishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 June 2008.For the CommissionFokion FOTIADISDirector-General for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs(1)  OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 865/2007 (OJ L 192, 24.7.2007, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 (OJ L 409, 30.12.2006, p. 11), as last corrected by OJ L 36, 8.2.2007, p. 6.(3)  OJ L 19, 23.1.2008, p. 1.ANNEXNo 08/T&QMember State PRTStock POK/1N2AB.Species Saithe (Pollachius virens)Area Norwegian waters of I and IIDate 14.5.2008 +",Norway;Kingdom of Norway;ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;Portugal;Portuguese Republic;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing regulations;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction,17 +36040,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 908/2008 of 17 September 2008 establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in Norwegian waters south of 62° N by vessels flying the flag of Sweden. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 of 16 January 2008 fixing for 2008 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2008.(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2008.(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,. Quota exhaustionThe fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2008 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex. ProhibitionsFishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 September 2008.For the CommissionFokion FOTIADISDirector-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries(1)  OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.(2)  OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 19, 23.1.2008, p. 1.ANNEXNo 37/T&QMember State SWEStock COD/04-N.Species Cod (Gadus morhua)Area Norwegian waters south of 62° NDate 22.8.2008 +",Norway;Kingdom of Norway;ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;Sweden;Kingdom of Sweden;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing regulations;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction,17 +43902,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 244/2014 of 7 March 2014 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Strachitunt (PDO)]. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Italy’s application to register the name ‘Strachitunt’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Strachitunt’ should therefore be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 March 2014.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Dacian CIOLOȘMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 343, 14.12 2012, p. 1.(2)  OJ C 290, 5.10.2013, p. 5.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.3.   CheesesITALYStrachitunt (PDO) +",cows’ milk cheese;Italy;Italian Republic;Lombardy;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification;labelling,17 +31660,"Council Decision 2006/670/CFSP of 5 October 2006 appointing a new European Union Special Representative for Central Asia. ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 18(5) in conjunction with Article 23(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) On 28 July 2005, the Council adopted Joint Action 2005/588/CFSP (1) appointing Mr Ján KUBIŠ as Special Representative of the European Union (EUSR) for Central Asia, whose mandate was extended until 28 February 2007.(2) By letter dated 4 July 2006, Mr. KUBIŠ submitted his resignation as EUSR, effective as of 5 July 2006. A new EUSR should therefore be appointed for the remaining period of the mandate.(3) The Secretary General/High Representative (SG/HR) has recommended that Mr Pierre MOREL be appointed as the new EUSR for Central Asia,. Mr. Pierre MOREL is hereby appointed as the new European Union Special Representative for Central Asia. He shall exercise his functions in accordance with the mandate set out in Joint Action 2005/588/CFSP and the detailed arrangements therein. This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.It shall apply until 28 February 2007. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Luxembourg, 5 October 2006.For the CouncilThe PresidentK. RAJAMÄKI(1)  OJ L 199, 29.7.2005, p. 100. Joint Action as amended by Joint Action 2006/118/CFSP, 20.2.2006 (OJ L 49, 21.2.2006, p. 7). +",diplomatic representation;diplomatic corps;diplomatic delegation;diplomatic mission;diplomatic service;appointment of staff;Central Asia;common foreign and security policy;CFSP;European foreign policy;common foreign policy;common security policy;the EU's international role;EC participation in an international meeting;EC representation in an international organisation;the Community's international role;the international role of the European Union,17 +31565,"Council Decision of 21 November 2005 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Iceland on security procedures for the exchange of classified information. ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 24 and 38 thereof,Having regard to the recommendation from the Presidency,Whereas:(1) At its meeting on 27 and 28 November 2003, the Council decided to authorise the Presidency, assisted by the Secretary-General/High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (SG/HR), to open negotiations in accordance with Articles 24 and 38 of the Treaty on European Union with certain third states, in order for the European Union to conclude with each of them an Agreement on security procedures for the exchange of classified information.(2) Following this authorisation to open negotiations, the Presidency, assisted by the SG/HR, negotiated an Agreement with the Republic of Iceland on security procedures for the exchange of classified information.(3) The Agreement should be approved,. The Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Iceland on security procedures for the exchange of classified information is hereby approved on behalf of the European Union.The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision. The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the European Union. This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 21 November 2005.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. STRAW6.7.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 184/35AGREEMENTbetween the Republic of Iceland and the European Union on security procedures for the exchange of classified informationTHE REPUBLIC OF ICELAND,of the one part, andTHE EUROPEAN UNION, hereafter referred to as ‘the EU’, represented by the Presidency of the Council of the European Union,of the other part,hereafter referred to as the ‘Parties’,CONSIDERING THAT the Republic of Iceland and the EU share the objectives of strengthening their own security in all ways and to provide their citizens with a high level of safety within an area of security,CONSIDERING THAT the Republic of Iceland and the EU agree that consultations and cooperation should be developed between them on questions of common interest relating to security,CONSIDERING THAT, in this context, a permanent need therefore exists to exchange classified information between the Republic of Iceland and the EU,RECOGNISING THAT full and effective consultation and cooperation may require access to Iceland and EU classified information and material, as well as the exchange of classified information and related material between the Republic of Iceland and the EU,CONSCIOUS THAT such access to, and exchange of, classified information and related material require appropriate security measures,HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1In order to fulfil the objectives of strengthening the security of each of the Parties in all ways, this Agreement shall apply to classified information or material in any form either provided or exchanged between the Parties.Article 2For the purposes of this Agreement, classified information shall mean any information (namely, knowledge that can be communicated in any form) or material determined to require protection against unauthorised disclosure and which has been so designated by a security classification (hereafter classified information).Article 3For the purposes of this Agreement, ‘EU’ shall mean the Council of the European Union (hereafter Council), the Secretary-General/High Representative and the General Secretariat of the Council, and the Commission of the European Communities (hereafter European Commission).Article 4Each Party shall:(a) protect and safeguard classified information subject to this Agreement provided or exchanged by the other Party;(b) ensure that classified information subject to this Agreement provided or exchanged keeps the security classification given to it by the providing Party. The receiving Party shall protect and safeguard the classified information according to the provisions set out in its own security regulations for information or material holding an equivalent security classification, as specified in the Security Arrangements to be established pursuant to Articles 11 and 12;(c) not use such classified information subject to this Agreement for purposes other than those established by the originator and those for which the information is provided or exchanged;(d) not disclose such classified information subject to this Agreement to third parties, or to any EU institution or entity not mentioned in Article 3, without the prior consent of the originator.Article 51.   Classified information may be disclosed or released, in accordance with the principle of originator control, by one Party, ‘the providing Party’, to the other Party, ‘the receiving Party’.2.   For release to recipients other than the Parties to this Agreement, a decision on disclosure or release of classified information shall be made by the receiving Party following the consent of the providing Party, in accordance with the principle of originator control as defined in its security regulations.3.   In implementing paragraphs 1 and 2, no generic release shall be possible unless procedures are established and agreed between the Parties regarding certain categories of information, relevant to their operational requirements.Article 6Each of the Parties, and entities thereof as defined in Article 3, shall have a security organisation and security programmes, based upon such basic principles and minimum standards of security which shall be implemented in the security systems of the Parties to be established pursuant to Articles 11 and 12, to ensure that an equivalent level of protection is applied to classified information subject to this Agreement.Article 71.   The Parties shall ensure that all persons who, in the conduct of their official duties require access, or whose duties or functions may afford access, to classified information provided or exchanged under this Agreement are appropriately security cleared before they are granted access to such information.2.   The security clearance procedures shall be designed to determine whether an individual can, taking into account his or her loyalty, trustworthiness and reliability, have access to classified information.Article 8The parties shall provide mutual assistance with regard to security of classified information subject to this Agreement and matters of common security interest. Reciprocal security consultations and inspections shall be conducted by the authorities as defined in Article 11 to assess the effectiveness of the Security Arrangements within their respective responsibility to be established pursuant to Articles 11 and 12.Article 91.   For the purpose of this Agreement:(a) As regards the EU:Council of the European UnionChief Registry OfficerRue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175B-1048 Brussels(b) As regards The Republic of Iceland:Mission of Iceland to the European UnionRegistry OfficerRond Point Schuman 11B-1040 Brussels2.   Exceptionally, correspondence from one Party which is only accessible to specific competent officials, organs or services of that Party may, for operational reasons, be addressed and only be accessible to specific competent officials, organs or services of the other Party specifically designated as recipients, taking into account their competencies and according to the need to know principle. As far as the EU is concerned, this correspondence shall be transmitted through the Chief Registry Officer of the Council.Article 10The Permanent Secretary of State of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iceland and the Secretaries-General of the Council and of the European Commission shall oversee the implementation of this Agreement.Article 11In order to implement this Agreement:1. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iceland, acting in the name of the Government of the Republic of Iceland and under its authority, shall be responsible for developing security arrangements for the protection and safeguarding of classified information provided to the Republic of Iceland under this Agreement.2. The General Secretariat of the Council Security Office (hereafter GSC Security Office), under the direction and on behalf of the Secretary-General of the Council, acting in the name of the Council and under its authority shall be responsible for developing Security Arrangements for the protection and safeguarding of classified information provided to the EU under this Agreement.3. The European Commission Security Directorate, acting in the name of the European Commission and under its authority, shall be responsible for developing Security Arrangements for the protection of classified information provided or exchanged under this Agreement within the European Commission and its premises.Article 12The Security Arrangements to be established pursuant to Article 11 in agreement between the three responsible security authorities concerned will lay down the standards of the reciprocal security protection for classified information subject to this Agreement. For the EU, these standards shall be subject to approval by the Council Security Committee.Article 13The responsible security authorities defined in Article 11 shall establish procedures to be followed in the case of proven or suspected compromise of classified information subject to this Agreement.Article 14Prior to the provision of classified information subject to this Agreement between the Parties, the responsible security authorities defined in Article 11 must agree that the receiving Party is able to protect and safeguard the information subject to this Agreement in a way consistent with the arrangements to be established pursuant to Articles 11 and 12.Article 15This Agreement shall in no way prevent the Parties from concluding other agreements relating to the provision or exchange of classified information subject to this Agreement provided that they do not conflict with the provisions of this Agreement.Article 16All differences between the EU and the Republic of Iceland arising out of the interpretation or application of this Agreement shall be dealt with by negotiation between the Parties.Article 171.   This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the first month after the Parties have notified each other of the completion of the internal procedures necessary for this purpose.2.   This Agreement may be reviewed for consideration of possible amendments at the request of either Party.3.   Any amendment to this Agreement shall only be made in writing and by common agreement of the Parties. It shall enter into force upon mutual notification as provided under paragraph 1.Article 18This Agreement may be denounced by one Party by written notice given to the other Party. Such denunciation shall take effect six months after receipt of notification by the other Party, but shall not affect obligations already contracted under the provisions of this Agreement. In particular, all classified information provided or exchanged pursuant to this Agreement shall continue to be protected in accordance with the provisions set forth herein.IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, respectively duly authorised, have signed this Agreement.Done at Luxembourg, this twelfth day of June two thousand and six in two copies each in the English language.For The Republic of IcelandFor the European Union +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);Iceland;Republic of Iceland;ratification of an agreement;conclusion of an agreement;data protection;data security;exchange of information;information exchange;information transfer;confidentiality;confidential information,17 +5200,"2011/254/EU: Commission Decision of 20 April 2011 on the clearance of the accounts of certain paying agencies in Germany, Italy and Romania concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) for the 2009 financial year (notified under document C(2011) 2748). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (1), and in particular Articles 30 and 33 thereof,After consulting the Fund Committee,Whereas:(1) Commission Decisions 2010/263/EU (2) and 2010/722/EU (3), cleared for the 2009 financial year, the accounts of all the paying agencies except for the German paying agencies ‘Bayern’ and ‘Rheinland-Pfalz’, the Italian paying agency ‘ARBEA’ and the Romanian paying agency ‘PARDF’.(2) Following the transmission of new information and after additional checks, the Commission can now take a decision concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) on the integrality, accuracy and veracity of the accounts submitted by the German paying agencies ‘Bayern’ and ‘Rheinland-Pfalz’, the Italian paying agency ‘ARBEA’ and the Romanian paying agency ‘PARDF’.(3) In accordance with Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, this Decision does not prejudice decisions taken subsequently by the Commission excluding from EU financing expenditure not effected in accordance with EU rules,. The accounts of the German paying agencies ‘Bayern’ and ‘Rheinland-Pfalz’, the Italian paying agency ‘ARBEA’ and the Romanian paying agency ‘PARDF’ concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), in respect of the 2009 financial year, are hereby cleared.The amounts which are recoverable from, or payable to, each Member State under each rural development programme pursuant to this Decision, including those resulting from the application of Article 33(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, are set out in Annex. This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany, the Italian Republic and Romania.. Done at Brussels, 20 April 2011.For the CommissionDacian CIOLOŞMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 113, 6.5.2010, p. 14.(3)  OJ L 312, 27.11.2010, p. 25.ANNEXCLEARANCE OF DISJOINED EXPENDITURE BY RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME AND MEASURE FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 2009Amount to be recovered from or paid to the Member State per programme(EUR)CCI Expenditure 2009 Corrections Total Non-reusable amounts Accepted amount cleared for FY 2009 Interim payments reimbursed to the Member State for the financial year Amount to be recovered from (–) or paid to (+) the Member StateDE: 2007DE06RPO004 i ii iii = i + ii iv v = iii – iv vi vii = v – vi121 259 668,44 0,00 259 668,44 0,00 259 668,44 259 668,44 0,00123 5 730 300,00 0,00 5 730 300,00 0,00 5 730 300,00 5 730 300,00 0,00125 10 764 435,78 0,00 10 764 435,78 0,00 10 764 435,78 10 764 435,78 0,00126 6 992 203,75 0,00 6 992 203,75 0,00 6 992 203,75 6 992 203,75 0,00211 12 160 787,17 0,00 12 160 787,17 0,00 12 160 787,17 12 160 787,17 0,00212 43 167 210,11 0,00 43 167 210,11 0,00 43 167 210,11 43 167 210,11 0,00213 224 555,29 0,00 224 555,29 0,00 224 555,29 224 555,29 0,00214 91 278 547,84 0,00 91 278 547,84 0,00 91 278 547,84 91 278 547,84 0,00216 560 300,00 0,00 560 300,00 0,00 560 300,00 560 300,00 0,00221 –90,05 0,00 –90,05 0,00 –90,05 –90,05 0,00225 493 654,72 0,00 493 654,72 0,00 493 654,72 493 654,72 0,00227 2 504 517,81 0,00 2 504 517,81 0,00 2 504 517,81 2 504 517,81 0,00322 14 304 064,62 0,00 14 304 064,62 0,00 14 304 064,62 14 304 064,62 0,00323 5 687 519,01 0,00 5 687 519,01 0,00 5 687 519,01 5 687 519,01 0,00413 59 476,00 0,00 59 476,00 0,00 59 476,00 59 476,00 0,00421 17 324,00 0,00 17 324,00 0,00 17 324,00 17 324,00 0,00431 36 491,00 0,00 36 491,00 0,00 36 491,00 36 491,00 0,00511 117 389,50 0,00 117 389,50 0,00 117 389,50 117 389,50 0,00Total 194 358 354,99 0,00 194 358 354,99 0,00 194 358 354,99 194 358 354,99 0,00DE: 2007DE06RPO017 i ii iii = i + ii iv v = iii – iv vi vii = v – vi111 100 328,50 0,00 100 328,50 0,00 100 328,50 100 328,50 0,00112 395 323,88 0,00 395 323,88 0,00 395 323,88 395 323,88 0,00121 4 912 020,18 0,00 4 912 020,18 0,00 4 912 020,18 4 912 020,18 0,00123 1 648 837,11 0,00 1 648 837,11 0,00 1 648 837,11 1 648 837,11 0,00125 10 734 057,33 0,00 10 734 057,33 0,00 10 734 057,33 10 734 057,33 0,00126 2 154 959,26 0,00 2 154 959,26 0,00 2 154 959,26 2 154 959,26 0,00132 8 657,94 0,00 8 657,94 0,00 8 657,94 8 657,94 0,00212 5 849 791,23 0,00 5 849 791,23 0,00 5 849 791,23 5 849 791,23 0,00214 8 178 342,65 0,00 8 178 342,65 0,00 8 178 342,65 8 178 342,65 0,00216 1 367,06 0,00 1 367,06 0,00 1 367,06 1 367,06 0,00227 502 795,50 0,00 502 795,50 0,00 502 795,50 502 795,50 0,00311 496 495,50 0,00 496 495,50 0,00 496 495,50 496 495,50 0,00323 537 213,39 0,00 537 213,39 0,00 537 213,39 537 213,39 0,00341 282 171,64 0,00 282 171,64 0,00 282 171,64 282 171,64 0,00413 3 466,65 0,00 3 466,65 0,00 3 466,65 3 466,65 0,00431 183 731,63 0,00 183 731,63 0,00 183 731,63 183 731,63 0,00511 86 874,50 0,00 86 874,50 0,00 86 874,50 86 874,50 0,00Total 36 076 433,95 0,00 36 076 433,95 0,00 36 076 433,95 36 076 433,95 0,00IT: 2007IT06RPO017 i ii iii = i + ii Iv v = iii – iv vi vii = v – vi211 100 628,67 0,00 100 628,67 0,00 100 628,67 100 628,67 0,00212 79 124,10 0,00 79 124,10 0,00 79 124,10 79 124,10 0,00214 15 810 485,53 0,00 15 810 485,53 0,00 15 810 485,53 15 810 366,35 119,18221 1 047 000,23 0,00 1 047 000,23 0,00 1 047 000,23 1 047 000,23 0,00Total 17 037 238,53 0,00 17 037 238,53 0,00 17 037 238,53 17 037 119,35 119,18RO: 2007RO06RPO001 i ii iii = i + ii Iv v = iii – iv vi vii = v – vi112 4 624 517,57 0,00 4 624 517,57 0,00 4 624 517,57 4 837 089,84 – 212 572,27121 71 594 296,40 0,00 71 594 296,40 0,00 71 594 296,40 71 591 194,43 3 101,97123 20 065 495,06 0,00 20 065 495,06 0,00 20 065 495,06 20 064 878,85 616,21141 969 406,57 0,00 969 406,57 0,00 969 406,57 1 010 400,00 –40 993,43211 72 463 835,05 0,00 72 463 835,05 0,00 72 463 835,05 74 514 093,71 –2 050 258,66212 26 517 136,14 0,00 26 517 136,14 0,00 26 517 136,14 27 733 960,25 –1 216 824,11214 111 954 519,17 0,00 111 954 519,17 0,00 111 954 519,17 117 056 710,44 –5 102 191,27312 577 973,58 0,00 577 973,58 0,00 577 973,58 577 973,58 0,00313 85 874,54 0,00 85 874,54 0,00 85 874,54 85 874,54 0,00322 2 787 198,86 0,00 2 787 198,86 0,00 2 787 198,86 2 787 198,86 0,00511 939 429,44 0,00 939 429,44 0,00 939 429,44 939 429,48 –0,04611 216 097 850,90 0,00 216 097 850,90 0,00 216 097 850,90 244 729 075,07 –28 631 224,17Total 528 677 533,28 0,00 528 677 533,28 0,00 528 677 533,28 565 927 879,05 –37 250 345,77 +",rural development;rural planning;common agricultural policy;CAP;common agricultural market;green Europe;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;agricultural expenditure;expenditure on agriculture;farm spending;closing of accounts;clearance of accounts;rendering of accounts,17 +25119,"2003/470/EC: Commission Decision of 24 June 2003 on the authorisation of certain alternative methods to be used in microbiological testing of meat intended for Finland and Sweden (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 1928). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Decision 95/409/EC of 22 June 1995 laying down the rules for the microbiological testing of fresh beef and veal and pigmeat intended for Finland and Sweden(1) as amended by Council Decision 98/227/EC(2), and in particular the first paragraph of section C in the Annex thereof,Having regard to Council Decision 95/411/EC of 22 June 1995 laying down the rules for the microbiological testing for salmonella by sampling of fresh poultrymeat intended for Finland and Sweden(3) as amended by Council Decision 98/227/EC, and in particular the first paragraph of section C in the Annex thereof,Whereas:(1) There is a need to use rapid analytical methods when fresh meat and poultrymeat intended for Finland and Sweden is being tested for Salmonella spp. due to the limited shelf-life of these products. Therefore it is appropriate to introduce the possibility to use more rapid alternative methods offering equivalent guarantees to the methods authorised by Council Decisions 95/409/EC and 95/411/EC.(2) The Scientific Committee on Veterinary Matters relating to Public Health issued an opinion on criteria for evaluation of methods of Salmonella detection on 19-20 June 2002. In this opinion the Committee recommended that the validation of new alternative methods should follow an official procedure, favouring the procedure of EN/ISO 16140 standard(4).(3) The Scientific Committee also concluded that the procedures for validation, as described by the standardisation bodies of Association Franรงaise de Normalisation (AFNOR), Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC), European Committee for Standardisation (CEN), International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) and Nordic System for Validation of Alternative Microbiological Method (NordVal), are similar in their general outline, but differ in small details.(4) It is appropriate to take account of the opinion of the Scientific Committee.(5) EN/ISO 16140 standard was adopted in 2002 and there is as yet little experience of the application of this standard. Therefore, it is necessary to allow, for a provisional period, the use of methods validated in accordance with the validation procedures similar to the procedure described in EN/ISO 16140 standard. This possibility should be reviewed and the relevant provisions revised, if necessary.(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The use of the following alternative analytical methods is authorised in the microbiological testing referred to in Decisions 95/409/EC and 95/411/EC:- methods, which have been validated against the latest editions of ISO 6579 standard(5) or method No 71 of the Nordic Committee on Food Analyses (NMKL)(6) and certified by a third party in accordance with the protocol set in the latest edition of EN/ISO 16140 standard,- pending experience from the application of EN/ISO 16140 standard, methods, which have been validated against the abovementioned analytical methods and certified to provide equivalent guarantees in accordance with protocols described by Association Franรงaise de Normalisation (AFNOR), Nordic System for Validation of Alternative Microbiological Method (NordVal) or Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC).The validation of these alternative methods shall include the use of meat samples in the validation studies. This Decision shall be reviewed within two years after its adoption in order to take into account experience gained and progress made in the validation of alternative microbiological methods. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 24 June 2003.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 243, 11.10.1995, p. 21.(2) OJ L 87, 21.3.1998, p. 14.(3) OJ L 243, 11.10.1995, p. 29.(4) EN/ISO 16140:2003 Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Protocol for the validation of alternative methods(5) ISO 6579:2002 Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the detection of Salmonella spp.(6) NMKL method No 71, 5. Ed., 1999: Salmonella. Detection in food +",Finland;Republic of Finland;food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;import (EU);Community import;Sweden;Kingdom of Sweden;fresh meat;Community certification,17 +12046,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 3297/93 of 30 November 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 laying down detailed rules for the application of arrangements for importing bananas into the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organization of the market in bananas (1) and in particular Article 20 thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 (2) as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3026/93 (3) lays down the detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community, particularly as regards determining the reference quantities for the operators and the conditions governing the grant of import licences;Whereas Article 9 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 lays down the procedure for the submission of import licence applications; whereas the time period for the submission of such applications should be adjusted and greater latitude should be given to new operators so that they might make better use over an annual period of the annual quantity allocated to them pursuant to Article 4 (4) of the aforementioned Regulation;Whereas with a view to knowing the real level of banana imports into the Community and to ensure monitoring of the import arrangements, the exemption to the requirement to apply for an import licence for small quantities laid down in the fourth indent of Article 5 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance-fixing certificates for agricultural products (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1963/93 (5), should be waived;Whereas the provisions of this Regulation must enter into force immediately before the period in which applications for licences for the first quarter of 1994 are submitted;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Management Committee for Bananas,. Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 9 (2) is replaced by the following:'2. During the first seven days of the last month of the quarter preceding the quarter for which the licences are issued, category A and B operators shall submit to the competent authorities of the Member State in which they submitted their applications for registration as referred to in Article 4, their import licence applications in respect of the following quarter for up to the percentage authorized in the quarter in question of the total annual quantity allocated to them pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 6.During the first seven days of the last month of the quarter preceding the quarter for which the licences are issued, category C operators shall submit their import licence applications for up to the total annual quantity allocated to them pursuant to (4).'2. Article 20 is replaced by the following:'Article 20The provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall apply with the exception of the fourth indent of Article 5 (1) and Article 8 (4) and (5) thereof and save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation. 3(5) of the abovementioned Regulation shall apply.' This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 November 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 47, 25. 2. 1993, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 142, 12. 6. 1993, p. 6.(3) OJ No L 270, 30. 10. 1993, p. 71.(4) OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.(5) OJ No L 177, 21. 7. 1993, p. 19. +",tropical fruit;avocado;banana;date;guava;kiwifruit;mango;papaw;pineapple;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;import restriction;import ban;limit on imports;suspension of imports,17 +19378,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1972/1999 of 15 September 1999 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92 laying down the detailed rules for the implementation of the first stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market(1), as last amended by Commission Directive 1999/1/EC(2), and in particular Article 8(2) thereof,(1) Whereas the re-evaluation of active substances already on the market two years after notification of Directive 91/414/EEC under Article 8(2) of that Directive is organised by the Commission in a collaborative and coordinated programme established in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1199/97(4), within which Member States undertake specific tasks contributing to the scientific and technical assessment which are the basis for regulatory decisions taken at Community level;(2) Whereas it is necessary that any interested parties have access as early as possible to updated information concerning tests and studies on which claims for data protection have been presented as well as concerning tests and studies which may be required at a later stage in order to finalise the evaluation and decision making on the active substance concerned; whereas this information should be made available by the rapporteur Member State;(3) Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92 should therefore be amended to ensure access to such information to any interested parties;(4) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,. The second sentence of the second subparagraph of Article 7(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92 is amended as follows: ""The Rapporteur Member State shall make available at specific request or keep available for consultation by interested parties the following:- the information referred to in point (d) of paragraph 1, except the elements thereof which have been accepted as confidential in accordance with Article 14 of the Directive;- the name of the active substance;- the content of the pure active substance in the manufactured material;- the list of any data required for consideration of the possible inclusion of the active substance into Annex I to the Directive, first as contained in the rapporteur's report and secondly as finalised after the consultation by the Commission of the experts referred to in the next subparagraph."" This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 1999.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 September 1999.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 230, 9.8.1991, p. 1.(2) OJ L 21, 28.1.1999, p. 21.(3) OJ L 366, 15.12.1992, p. 10.(4) OJ L 170, 28.6.1997, p. 19. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;marketing standard;grading;pharmaceutical product;disinfectant;pharmaceutical preparation;pharmaceutical speciality;plant health product;plant protection product;standing committee (EU);EC standing committee;exchange of information;information exchange;information transfer,17 +5754,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 2879/87 of 28 September 1987 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1826/84 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of vinyl acetate monomer originating in Canada. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2176/84 of 23 July 1984 on protection against dumped or subsidized imports from countries not members of the European Economic Community (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1761/87 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consultations within the Advisory Committee as provided for by the above Regulation,Whereas:(1) In July 1983 the Commission initiated an anti-dumping proceeding concerning vinyl acetate monomer originating in Canada (3). A provisional duty was imposed in February 1984 (4). In June 1984, by Regulation (EEC) No 1826/84 (5), the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of vinyl acetate monomer originating in Canada. The amount of the duty imposed was equal to the amount by which the free-at-Community-frontier net price, before duty, was less than 647 ECU per 1 000 kilogrammes.(2) Before that, in May 1981, as regards imports of vinyl acetate monomer originating in the USA, a definitive anti-dumping duty had been imposed and an undertaking had been accepted. These measures were due to expire in 1986. In November and December 1985 the Commission gave notice of the impending expiry of the undertaking (6) and the duty (7) concerning vinyl acetate monomer imports originating in the USA, pursuant to Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 2176/84.Subsequently, the Commission received a review request from the Conseil Européen des Fédérations de l'Industrie Chimique (CEFIC) representing the totality of Community production of the product concerned.In July 1986 the Commission, having decided that there was sufficient evidence to warrant a review, published a notice of re-opening (8) of the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of vinyl acetate monomer falling within subheading ex 29.14 A II c) 1 of the Common Customs Tariff, corresponding to NIMEXE code 29.14-32, originating in the United States of America, and commenced an investigation.(3) This investigation of dumping and prices on the Community market covered the period 1 January to 30 June 1986.It was established that there was still dumping and that this led to injury to the Community industry. Subsequently, anti-dumping duties were imposed on vinyl acetate monomer originating in the United States of America (9).(4) In the meantime, in June 1986, Celanese Canada requested a review of the anti-dumping measures currently in force with respect to vinyl acetate monomer originating in Canada on the grounds of changed circumstances within the meaning of Article 14 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2176/84. Celanese Canada argued that the costs of making these products had declined significantly since the duty was imposed; as the floor price for the duty against Canadian vinyl acetate monomer was based on the market price needed by Community producers to cover full cost plus profit, Celanese took the view that it should be reduced to correspond to the present cost situation.Celanese Canada neither questioned nor sought a review of the dumping margin established in the earlier proceeding.(5) The Commission has accordingly proceeded to a limited review of the anti-dumping measure in force vis-à-vis the exporter concerned without a re-opening of the investigation in accordance with Article 14 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2176/84. The data available from the injury investigation concerning vinyl acetate monomer originating in the United States of America have been used; the conclusions drawn from these data as to injury caused by imports of vinyl acetate monomer originating in the United States apply to the case of imports from Canada.It was established that due to developments in costs, a downward adjustment of the minimum price was warranted.Having compared the Community producers' weighted average prices and costs, taking into account their profit situation, with the sole importer's costs and profit, it has been concluded that the definitive anti-dumping duty should be the amount by which the free-at-Community-frontier net price, before duty, is less than 525 ECU per 1 000 kilogrammes for vinyl acetate monomer,. In Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1826/84, '647 ECU per 1 000 kilograms' shall be replaced by '525 ECU per 1 000 kilograms'. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 September 1987.For the CouncilThe PresidentB. HAARDER(1) OJ No L 201, 30. 7. 1984, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 167, 26. 6. 1987, p. 9.(3) OJ No C 180, 7. 7. 1983, p. 3.(4) OJ No L 58, 29. 2. 1984, p. 17.(5) OJ No L 170, 29. 6. 1984, p. 70.(6) OJ No C 300, 23. 11. 1985, p. 4.(7) OJ No C 385, 31. 12. 1985, p. 6.(8) OJ No C 164, 2. 7. 1986, p. 2.(9) OJ No L 213, 4. 8. 1987, p. 32. +",organic acid;acetate;acetic acid;acrylic acid;alcohol acid;aromatic acid;citric acid;ester;fatty acid;formic acid;oxalic acid;phthalic acid;salicylic acid;Canada;Newfoundland;Quebec;dumping,17 +18238,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2090/98 of 30 September 1998 concerning the fishing vessel register of the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992, establishing a Community system of fisheries and aquaculture (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1181/98 (2), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Whereas the procedures for communicating information about the characteristics and identification features of EU fishing vessels to be used in connection with Community legislation should be harmonised and rationalised;Whereas for the application of the Common Fisheries Policy it is appropriate to create a single reference database on the characteristics of vessels in the Community fishing fleet; whereas this database should be maintained independently of other applications;Whereas the characteristics and external markings that are recorded in the database should be in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) 2930/86 of 22 September 1986 defining characteristics for fishing vessels (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3259/94 (4), and with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87 of 20 May 1987 establishing detailed rules concerning the marking and documentation of fishing vessels (5);Whereas it is therefore necessary to repeal Regulation (EC) No 109/94 of 19 January 1994 concerning the fishing vessel register of the Community (6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 493/96 (7);Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,. The fishing vessel register of the Community, hereafter referred to as 'the register`, concerns all Community fishing vessels as defined by Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92. The register shall contain:- the data to be communicated for each Community fishing vessel resulting from censuses undertaken by each Member State on its fleet, from 1 January 1989, or in special cases and with the agreement of the Commission, from a later date,- all the changes which have occurred since the censuses where they affect the data. Each Member State shall communicate information relating to events required by Annexes I to V by digital transfer over a telecommunications network at the same time as the event is recorded by the authorities of the Member State concerned. The Commission shall acknowledge receipt of messages as soon as they have been validated in the database.Any registration of new data or correction of erroneous data concerning the characteristics and/or identification features of a vessel must be in accordance with the procedures laid down in this Regulation. Corrections to erroneous information contained in the register shall be forwarded to the Commission in accordance with the detailed rules set out in Annexes I to V within 30 days of the date on which the error is detected. The data communicated pursuant to this Regulation shall be used as reference data in connection with Community legislation, subject to the verification of their accuracy by the services of the Commission.The link between such uses and the database on the Community register of fishing vessels shall be the internal number referred to in Annex I.A Member State shall have access to the data held in the Community register of fishing vessels that concern its own fleet. Regulation (EC) No 109/94 is repealed.References to Articles 1, 2, 3 and 9(a) of Regulation (EC) No 109/94 shall be construed as references to Articles 1, 2, 3 and 5 respectively of present Regulation. References to Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 109/94 concerning events relating to Annexes I to V to Regulation (EC) No 109/94 shall be construed as references to Article 4 of the present Regulation.References to Article 4 and to Articles 5 and 6 of Regulation (EC) No 109/94 shall be construed as references to Articles 2 and 3 respectively of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2091/98 of 30 September 1998 concerning the segmentation of the Community fishing fleet and fishing effort in relation to the multiannual guidance programmes (8). References to Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 109/94 concerning events relating to tables A and B of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 109/94 shall be construed as references to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2091/98.References to Articles 3(a), 5(a), 8(a) and 9 of Regulation (EC) No 109/94 shall be construed as references to Articles 1, 2, 4 and 5 respectively of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2092/98 of 30 September 1998 concerning the declaration of fishing effort relating to certain Community fishing areas and resources (9). References to Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 109/94 concerning events relating to tables C and 2 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 109/94 or relating to Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 109/94 shall be construed as references to Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2092/98. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 September 1998.For the CommissionEmma BONINOMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.(2) OJ L 164, 9. 6. 1998, p. 1.(3) OJ L 274, 25. 9. 1986, p. 1.(4) OJ L 339, 29. 12. 1994, p. 11.(5) OJ L 132, 21. 5. 1987, p. 9.(6) OJ L 19, 22. 1. 1994, p. 5.(7) OJ L 72, 21. 3. 1996, p. 12.(8) See page 36 of this Official Journal.(9) See page 47 of this Official Journal.ANNEX IDEFINITION OF THE DATA TO BE COMMUNICATED AND DESCRIPTION OF A RECORD>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>ANNEX II>TABLE>ANNEX III>TABLE>ANNEX IV>TABLE>ANNEX V>TABLE> +",fishing fleet;fishing capacity;census;enumeration;fishery resources;fishing resources;data processing;automatic data processing;electronic data processing;fishing vessel;factory ship;fishing boat;transport vessel;trawler;data collection;compiling data;data retrieval,17 +16085,"97/273/EC: Commission Decision of 4 April 1997 on protective measures with regard to fishery products originating in Uganda (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC (2), and in particular Article 19 thereof,Whereas the presence of salmonellae has been confirmed in Nile perch fillets originating in Uganda on several occasions on their importation into the Community;Whereas, pending the application by the competent Ugandan authorities of health measures preventing the contamination of Nile perch fillets and on-the-spot inspections by Commission experts to verify that the measures are being properly applied, Nile perch fillets originating in Uganda should be systematically checked for salmonellae on importation;Whereas, under Article 4 (7) of Directive 90/675/EEC, all expenditure incurred in such checks for salmonellae is to be chargeable to the consignor, the consignee or their agent, without reimbursement by the Member State conducting the checks;Whereas such a measure must be transitional in nature pending a decision establishing the specific conditions for the importation of fishery products originating in Uganda;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. This Decision shall apply to whole fish, gutted or not, and fillets, slices and minced flesh of the species Lates niloticus (Nile perch), fresh or frozen, originating in Uganda. Member States shall, using a suitable sampling plan, subject each consignment of the products indicated at Article 1 imported into the Community to a test for the presence of salmonellae. Member States shall not authorize the importation into their territory or the consignment to another Member State of the products referred to in Article 1 unless the results of the checks referred to in Article 2 confirm the absence of salmonellae. All expenditure incurred by the application of this Decision shall be chargeable to the consigner, the consignee or their agent. This Decision shall apply until 30 June 1997. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 4 April 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 373, 31. 12. 1990, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 162, 1. 7. 1996, p. 1. +",import;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;Uganda;Republic of Uganda;fish;piscicultural species;species of fish;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;public health;health of the population,17 +16644,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 503/97 of 19 March 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1600/95 laying down detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements and opening tariff quotas for milk and milk products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1587/96 (2), and in particular Articles 13 (3) and 16 (1) and (4) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1600/95 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2325/96 (4), provides for the application of the IMA-1 certificate (inward monitoring arrangement certificate) arrangements to imports coming from Switzerland under the special arrangement concluded between that country and the Community; whereas these arrangements have not functioned adequately because of administrative difficulties; whereas it is therefore necessary to replace them with a system based exclusively on the Community import licence arrangements; whereas that Regulation should therefore be amended;Whereas certain order numbers in Annex 7 to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the common customs tariff (5), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 480/97 (6), have been changed; whereas the corresponding codes should therefore be altered;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. Regulation (EC) No 1600/95 is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 3 is replaced by the following:'Article 3Classification of cheeses falling within CN codes 0406 20 10, 0406 90 02 to 0406 90 06 and 0406 90 19 shall be subject to the presentation of an IMA 1 certificate fulfilling the conditions laid down in Title IV, or, where appropriate, a certificate issued in accordance with Article 22a.CN code 0406 90 01 shall apply only to cheeses imported from third countries.`2. The following Article 22 (a) is inserted:'Article 22 (a)1. Article 22 notwithstanding, this Article shall apply to imports coming from Switzerland.2. Licence applications and licences shall contain:(a) in Section 15, the detailed description of the product referred to in Article 13 (d);(b) in Section 16, the combined nomenclature code for the product shown in Annex IV.3. Licence applications and licences shall show:(a) in Section 20, one of the following:- Reglamento (CE) n° 1600/95, artículo 22 bis- Forordning (EF) nr. 1600/95, artikel 22a- Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1600/95, Artikel 22bis- Êáíïíéóìüò (ÅÊ) áñéè. 1600/95, Üñèñï 22á- Article 22bis of Regulation (EC) No 1600/95- Règlement (CE) n° 1600/95, article 22 bis- Regolamento (CE) n. 1600/95, articolo 22bis- Verordening (EG) nr. 1600/95, artikel 22bis- Regulamento (CE) nº 1600/95, artigo 22 bis- Asetus (EY) N:o 1600/95, artikla 22bis- Förordning (EG) nr 1600/95, artikel 22bis;(b) in Section 24, the rate of duty applicable.4. Import licences shall be issued only where the applications are accompanied by:(a) a written declaration by the applicant that the minimum prices referred to in Annex IV have been complied with;(b) a written undertaking by the applicant to supply, at the request of the competent authorities, any information and additional supporting documentation which they may judge necessary with regard to compliance with the minimum price and to allow any auditing of accounts required by those authorities.In cases of non-compliance with the minimum price, the duty levied shall be equal to the import duty set in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 increased by 25 %.5. The reduced rate of duties shall be applied only on presentation of the declaration of release for free circulation accompanied by the import licence and proof of origin, issued in application, mutatis mutandis, of the provisions of Protocol 3 of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972.`3. The heading 'Switzerland` and the text in that section are deleted from Annex VII.4. In the first column of Annex I the order numbers 38, 43, 45 and 46 are replaced by the order numbers 39, 44, 46 and 47 respectively.5. In the first column of Annex II the order numbers 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44 and 47 are replaced by the order numbers 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45 and 48 respectively. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Community. (1), (2) and (3) shall apply from 1 May 1997.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 March 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.(2) OJ No L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 21.(3) OJ No L 151, 1. 7. 1995, p. 12.(4) OJ No L 316, 5. 12. 1996, p. 11.(5) OJ No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1.(6) OJ No L 75, 15. 3. 1997, p. 9. +",cheese;milk;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;milk product;dairy produce;Switzerland;Helvetic Confederation;Swiss Confederation,17 +1876,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 of 28 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of additional import duties and fixing additional import duties in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin, and repealing Regulation No 163/67/EEC. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in eggs (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden and by Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Articles 5 (4) and 15 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in poultrymeat (3), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden and by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94, and in particular Articles 5 (4) and 15 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin (4), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden and by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94, and in particular Article 3 (4) and 10 thereof,Whereas Regulations (EEC) No 2771/75, (EEC) No 2777/75 and (EEC) No 2783/75 provide that from 1 July 1995 imports of one or more of the products falling under these Regulations at the rate of duty of the Common Customs Tariff shall be subject to the payment of an additional import duty if certain conditions set out in the Agreement on Agriculture concluded in the framework of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations have been fulfilled, unless the imports are unlikely to disturb the Community market, or where the effects would be disproportionate to the intended objective; whereas these additional import duties may be imposed in particular if the import prices fall below the trigger prices;Whereas, therefore, specific implementing rules should be laid down for the poultrymeat and egg sectors as well as for egg albumin and the trigger prices should be published;Whereas the import prices to be taken into consideration for imposing an additional import duty should be checked against the representative prices on the world market or on the Community import market for the products in question; whereas it is necessary that Member States communicate the prices at various stages of marketing at regular intervals in order to be able to determine the representative prices and the corresponding additional duties;Whereas the importer may choose that the additional duty is calculated on a basis which is different from the representative price; whereas, however, in that case there should be provision for the lodging of a security equal to the amount of additional duty which he would have paid if the additional duty had been determined on the basis of the representative price; whereas the security will be reimbursed if, within a certain time limit, proof is provided that the conditions for the disposal of the consignment have been met; whereas, as part of a posteriori checks, additional duty due will be recovered pursuant to Article 220 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (5) establishing the Community customs code; whereas it is only fair that, within the framework of such checks, interest will be added to the duty due;Whereas the provisions of Commission Regulation No 163/67/EEC of 26 June 1967 on fixing the additional amount for imports of poultry-farming products from third countries (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3821/92 (7), are replaced by the provisions of this Regulation; whereas the aforementioned Regulation should, therefore, be replaced as from the date of entry into force of the Agreement on Agriculture of the Uruguay Round;Whereas it results from regular monitoring of the information providing the basis for the verification of the import prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors as well as for egg albumin that additional duties should be imposed on the import of certain products, taking into account variation of prices according to origin; whereas, therefore, representative prices and corresponding additional duties should be published for those products;Whereas additional duties may not be imposed in particular on products imported within tariff quotas agreed upon in the framework of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations;Whereas the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by the chairman,. The additional import duties referred to in Article 5 (1) of Regulations (EEC) No 2771/75 and (EEC) No 2777/75 and in Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75, hereinafter referred to as 'additional duties`, are applied to the products listed in Annex I and originating in the countries indicated therein.The corresponding trigger prices referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulations (EEC) No 2771/75 and (EEC) No 2777/75 and in Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75 are shown in Annex II. 1. The representative prices referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 5 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 and (EEC) No 2777/75 and in the second subparagraph of Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75, shall be determined at regular intervals taking into account in particular:- the prices on third country markets,- free-at-Community-frontier offer prices,- prices at the various stages of marketing in the Community for imported products.These prices are shown in Annex I.2. The Member States shall communicate to the Commission, each Monday, the prices referred to at the third indent of paragraph 1 for representative shipments of products listed in Annex II. 1. At the request of the importer the additional duty may be established on the basis of the cif import price of the consignment in question, if this price is higher than the applicable representative price, referred to in Article 2 (1).The application of the cif import price of the consignment in question for establishing the additional duty is subject to the presentation by the interested party to the competent authorities of the importing Member State of at least the following proofs:- the purchasing contract, or any other equivalent document,- the insurance contract,- the invoice,- the certificate of origin (where applicable),- the transport contract,- and, in the case of sea transport, the bill of lading.2. In the case referred to in paragraph 1, the importer must lodge the security referred to in Article 248 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (1), equal to the amount of additional duty which he would have paid if the calculation of the additional duty had been made on the basis of the representative price applicable to the product in question.The importer shall have one month from the sale of the products in question, subject to a limit of four months from the date of acceptance of the declaration of release for free circulation, to prove that the consignment was disposed of under conditions confirming the correctness of the prices referred to in paragraph 1. Failure to meet one or other of these deadlines shall entail the loss of the security lodged. However, the time limit of four months may be extended by the competent authorities by a maximum of three months at the request of the importer, which must be duly substantiated.The security lodged shall be released to the extent that proof of the conditions of disposal is provided to the satisfaction of the customs authorities.Otherwise, the security shall be forfeit by way of payment of the additional duties.If on verification the competent authorities establish that the requirements of this Article have not been met, they shall recover the duty due in accordance with Article 220 of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92. The amount of the duty to be recovered or remaining to be recovered shall include interest from the date the goods were released for free circulation up to the date of recovery. The interest rate applied shall be that in force for recovery operations under national law.3. In the absence of the request referred to in paragraph 1, the import price of the consignment in question to be taken into consideration for imposing an additional duty shall be the representative price referred to in Article 2 (1). 1. If the difference between the trigger price in question refered to in Article 1 (2) and the import price to be taken into consideration for imposing an additional duty in accordance with Article 3 (1) of (3):(a) is less than or equal to 10 % of the trigger price, no additional duty shall be imposed;(b) is greater than 10 % but less than or equal to 40 % of the trigger price, the additional duty shall equal 30 % of the amount by which the difference exceeds 10 %;(c) is greater than 40 % but less than or equal to 60 % of the trigger price, the additional duty shall equal 50 % of the amount by which the difference exceeds 40 %, plus the additional duty allowed under (b);(d) is greater than 60 % but less than or equal to 75 %, the additional duty shall equal 70 % of the amount by which the difference exceeds 60 % of the trigger price, plus the additional duties allowed under (b) and (c);(e) is greater than 75 % of the trigger price, the additional duty shall equal 90 % of the amount by which the difference exceeds 75 %, plus the additional duties allowed under (b), (c) and (d).2. The additional duties corresponding to the representative prices laid down in accordance with Article 2 (1) are shown in Annex I. If necessary, the Commission may, at the request of a Member State or on its own initiative, adjust Annex I.However, the Commission may adjust the representative prices only if these prices are at least 5 % different from the determined prices. The additional duties laid down in Annex I shall not apply to imports in the framework of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 (1) and (EC) No 1474/95 (2). Regulation No 163/67/EEC is repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1995.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 June 1995.For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the CommissionANNEX I>TABLE>ANNEX II>TABLE> +",egg;egg product;egg preparation;activating price;animal protein;import (EU);Community import;customs duties;poultrymeat;poultry;chicken;cock;duck;goose;hen;ostrich;table poultry,17 +16381,"97/729/EC: Commission Decision of 27 June 1997 on the approval of the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the region of Pays de la Loire concerned by Objective 2 in France (Only the French text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (6) to 9 (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94; whereas however the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a single programming document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopt a single decision in a single document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 96/472/EC (4), the list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the programming period from 1997 to 1999;Whereas the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance of the Structural Funds for the present single programming document is composed of resources coming from the indicative allocation of Structural Fund commitment appropriations for the period 1997 to 1999 under Objective 2 resulting from Commission Decision 96/468/EC (5) and from unused appropriations of ECU 7,653 million of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996, pursuant to Commission Decision C(96) 3808 of 16 December 1996;Whereas the French Government has submitted to the Commission on 21 November 1996 the single programming document as referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the region of Pays de la Loire; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this single programming document is eligible as from that date;Whereas the single programming document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the single programming document;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments;Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the single programming document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the single programming document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (7), stipulates that in the Commission decisions approving a single programming document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (8), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (9), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (10), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (11), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;Whereas the single programming document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;Whereas Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 lays down that Member States shall provide the relevant financial information to the Commission to permit verification of the respect of the principle of additionality; whereas the analysis, in the framework of partnership, of the information provided for by the French authorities has not yet allowed this verification; whereas payments should therefore be suspended after the first advance provided for in Article 21 (2) of the said Regulation until the Commission has verified the respect of the additionality;Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (12), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2335/95 (13), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas it is appropriate to mention that this Decision is ruled by the provisions on the eligibility of expenditure laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision C(97) 1035/1 of 23 April 1997 modifying the decisions approving the Community support frameworks, the single programming documents and the Community initiative programmes in respect of France;Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,. The single programming document for Community structural assistance in the region of Pays de la Loire concerned by Objective 2 in France, covering the period 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved. The single programming document includes the following essential elements:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies of France;the main priorities are:1. to support economic development,2. to improve business start-ups and their environment,3. to improve the technological environment of businesses,4. area regeneration and diversification,5. technical assistance;(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the single programming document comprising:- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,- the provisions on financial implementation,- the rules for compliance with Community policies;(d) the procedures for verifying additionality;(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the single programming document;(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned. 1. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:>TABLE>2. To this global maximum allocation is added an amount of ECU 7,653 million not subject to indexation, resulting from unused appropriations of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996. The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the single programming document amounts to a maximum of ECU 162,493 million.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the single programming document.The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 185,692 million for the public sector and ECU 47,603 million for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the EIB. 1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:- ERDF: ECU 130,493 million,- ESF: ECU 32,000 million.2. The budgetary commitments for the first instalment are as follows:- ERDF: ECU 39,800 million,- ESF: ECU 9,760 million.Commitments of subsequent instalments will be based on the financing plan for the single programming document and on progress in its implementation.3. Payments subsequent to the first advance provided for in Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 shall be subject to confirmation by the Commission of the respect of the principle of additionality on the basis of the relevant information supplied by the Member State. The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the single programming document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1999. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 2001. The single programming document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts. This Decision is ruled by the provisions laid down in the Annex to Decision C(97) 1035/1. 0This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.. Done at Brussels, 27 June 1997.For the CommissionMonika WULF-MATHIESMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 11.(3) OJ L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(4) OJ L 193, 3. 8. 1996, p. 54.(5) OJ L 192, 2. 8. 1996, p. 29.(6) OJ L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(7) OJ L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(8) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 15.(9) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 34.(10) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 21.(11) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 39.(12) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(13) OJ L 240, 7. 10. 1995, p. 12. +",EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;Loire Region;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;industrial region;industrial zone;European Investment Bank;EIB;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds,17 +3620,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2110/2003 of 1 December 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 1510/2003 as regards the quantity covered by the standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of rye held by the German intervention agency. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1510/2003(2) opened a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of 1200000 tonnes of rye held by the German intervention agency.(2) In the present situation on the market the quantities of rye held by the German intervention agency put up for sale on the internal market of the Community should be increased to 2000000 tonnes.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. Regulation (EC) No 1510/2003 is amended as follows:1. in Article 1(1), ""1200000 tonnes"" is replaced by ""2000000 tonnes"";2. Annex I is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation;3. in the title of Annex II, ""1200000 tonnes"" is replaced by ""2000000 tonnes"". This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 1 December 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003 (OJ L 158, 27.6.2003, p. 1).(2) OJ L 217, 29.8.2003, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1978/2003 (OJ L 294, 12.11.2003, p. 3).ANNEX""ANNEX I>TABLE>"" +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;intervention agency;single market;Community internal market;EC internal market;EU single market;rye;sale;offering for sale,17 +40886,"2012/808/CFSP: Political and Security Committee Decision Atalanta/4/2012 of 18 December 2012 on the appointment of an EU Operation Commander for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta). ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 38 thereof,Having regard to Council Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP of 10 November 2008 on a European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (1) (Atalanta), and in particular Article 6 thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to Article 6(1) of Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee (‘PSC’) to take decisions on the appointment of the EU Operation Commander for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (‘EU Operation Commander’).(2) On 15 June 2011, the PSC adopted Decision Atalanta/2/2011 (2) appointing Rear Admiral Duncan POTTS as EU Operation Commander.(3) The United Kingdom has proposed that Rear Admiral (designate) Robert TARRANT replace Rear Admiral Duncan POTTS as EU Operation Commander.(4) The EU Military Committee supports that proposal.(5) In accordance with Article 5 of the Protocol (No 22) on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark does not participate in the elaboration and the implementation of decisions and actions of the Union which have defence implications,. Rear Admiral (designate) Robert TARRANT is hereby appointed EU Operation Commander for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast as from 16 January 2013. Decision Atalanta/2/2011 is hereby repealed. This Decision shall enter into force on 16 January 2013.. Done at Brussels, 18 December 2012.For the Political and Security CommitteeThe ChairpersonO. SKOOG(1)  OJ L 301, 12.11.2008, p. 33.(2)  OJ L 158, 16.6.2011, p. 36. +",piracy;air piracy;hijacker;hijacking of a ship;hijacking of an aircraft;piracy of the seas;Somalia;theft;campaign against theft;appointment of members;designation of members;resignation of members;term of office of members;EU military mission;EU military operation;European Union military mission;European Union military operation,17 +1423,"80/830/EEC: Commission Decision of 1 August 1980 finding that the apparatus described as 'TSI-LDA Burst Processor, System 1980' is not a scientific apparatus. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1027/79 (2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas, by letter dated 11 March 1980, the British Government has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as ""TSI-LDA Burst Processor, System 1980"", to be used in research in order to improve the efficiency of combustion systems, should be considered as a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 24 June 1980 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is a signal analyser;Whereas it does not have the requisite objective characteristics making it specifically suited to scientific research ; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for non-scientific activities ; whereas its use in the case in question could not alone confer upon it the character of a scientific apparatus ; whereas it therefore cannot be regarded as a scientific apparatus,. The apparatus described as ""TSI-LDA Burst Processor, System 1980"" is not considered to be a scientific apparatus. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 1 August 1980.For the CommissionÉtienne DAVIGNONMember of the Commission (1)OJ No L 184, 15.7.1975, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 134, 31.5.1979, p. 1. (3)OJ No L 318, 13.12.1979, p. 32. +",exemption from customs duties;customs franchise;duty-free admission;duty-free entry;exemption from duty;exemption from import duty;travellers' allowance;travellers' tax-free allowance;scientific apparatus;laboratory equipment;microscope;research equipment;scientific instrument;scientific material;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT,17 +80,"76/486/EEC: Commission Decision of 21 April 1976 on the implementation of the reform of agricultural structures in the United Kingdom pursuant to Title II of Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 (Only the English text is authentic) 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms (2), and in particular Article 18 (3) thereof,Whereas on 23 January 1976 the Government of the United Kingdom notified, pursuant to Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC in conjunction with Article 17 (4) of Directive 72/159/EEC, the Hill Livestock (compensatory allowances) Regulation 1975 of 18 December 1975;Whereas this Regulation provides for the granting of subsidies on breeding cows and sheep maintained in the less-favoured areas listed in Directive 75/276/EEC;Whereas under Article 18 (3) of Directive 72/159/EEC and Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC, the Commission must determine whether, having regard to the objectives of Directive 75/268/EEC and to the need for a proper connection between the various measures, laws, regulations and administrative provisions notified comply with this Directive and thus satisfy the conditions for a financial contribution by the Community;Whereas the basic objective of Directive 75/268/EEC is to ensure the continuation of farming in the mountain and hill areas and less-favoured areas laid down by the Council, thereby maintaining a minimum population level or conserving the countryside;Whereas Directive 75/268/EEC therefore authorizes the Member States to introduce a system of aids to encourage farming and to raise farm incomes in these areas;Whereas this system may take the form of an allowance to compensate farmers for permanent natural handicaps, if they undertake to pursue a farming activity in accordance with the aims of the Directive for at least five years ; whereas in the case of cattle, sheep and goat farming this allowance is calculated in relation to livestock numbers and may not exceed 50 units of account per livestock unit and 50 units of account per hectare under forage but may not be less than 15 units of account per livestock unit ; whereas in addition to the conditions in Articles 6 and 7 of the Directive, Member States may lay down supplementary conditions or limitations on the granting of the compensatory allowances;Whereas the abovementioned Regulation is consistent with the aims and conditions of Directive 75/268/EEC;Whereas the EAGGF Committee had been consulted on the financial aspects;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structures, (1)OJ No L 128, 19.5.1975, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 1.. The Hill Livestock (compensatory allowances) Regulation 1975, notified by the Government of the United Kingdom on 23 January 1976, satisfies the conditions for a financial contribution by the Community to the measures referred to in Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC and Article 15 of Directive 72/159/EEC. This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.. Done at Brussels, 21 April 1976.For the CommissionP.J. LARDINOISMember of the Commission +",agrarian reform;agricultural reform;reform of agricultural structures;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;livestock;flock;herd;live animals;hill farming;alpine farming;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid;EAGGF Guidance Section;EAGGF Guidance Section aid,17 +42731,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 739/2013 of 30 July 2013 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of Stigmasterol-rich plant sterols as a stabiliser in ready-to-freeze alcoholic cocktails, and the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards specifications for Stigmasterol-rich plant sterols food additive Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives (1), and in particular Article 10(3) and Article 14 thereof,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings (2), and in particular Article 7(5) thereof,Whereas:(1) Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 lays down a Union list of food additives approved for use in foods and their conditions of use.(2) Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 (3) lays down specifications for food additives listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008.(3) Those lists may be updated in accordance with the common procedure referred to in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008, either on the initiative of the Commission or following an application.(4) An application for the authorisation of use of Stigmasterol-rich plant sterols as a stabiliser in ready-to-freeze alcoholic cocktails was submitted on 11 February 2011 and was made available to the Member States.(5) There is a technological need for the use of Stigmasterol-rich plant sterols as a stabiliser, ice nucleating agent, to generate and maintain the presence of ice dispersions within a range of ready-to-freeze alcoholic cocktails. These products are designed to be purchased by the consumer in liquid form and placed in domestic freezers to produce a semi-frozen beverage. Stigmasterol-rich plant sterols when added to the cocktails as an ice-nucleating agent (stabiliser) ensure that the cocktails will freeze and produce a satisfactory semi-frozen beverage in the consumer’s freezer. Without the use of stigmasterol-rich plant sterols, supercooling of the beverage can occur and ice formation cannot be guaranteed resulting in product failure.(6) Pursuant to Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008, the Commission is to seek the opinion of the European Food Safety Authority in order to update the Union list of food additives set out in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008.(7) The European Food Safety Authority evaluated the safety of Stigmasterol-rich plant sterols when used as a food additive in ready-to-freeze alcoholic cocktails and expressed its opinion on 14 May 2012 (4). It considered that the toxicological data available for stigmasterol-rich plant sterols are insufficient to establish an acceptable daily intake. However, based on the available data, it concluded that the proposed use and use levels of stigmasterol-rich plant sterols as a stabiliser in ready-to-freeze alcoholic cocktails are not of a safety concern. Furthermore, the Authority considers that the average daily intake, taking into account the estimated exposure to plant sterols from all sources (i.e. from new applications, from natural sources and added as novel food ingredient) will not exceed 3 g/day.(8) Therefore, it is appropriate to authorise the use of Stigmasterol-rich plant sterols as a stabiliser in ready-to-freeze alcoholic cocktails and to assign E 499 as an E-number to that food additive.(9) Phytosterols, phytostanols and their esters have been previously evaluated by several scientific authorities, including the Scientific Committee for Food, the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives and the European Food Safety Authority and are approved for use in various foods within the Union at levels of intake of up to 3 g/day. Those substances are used as novel food ingredients with the purpose of helping hypercholesterolaemic individuals control their LDL-cholesterol blood levels.(10) Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004 of 31 March 2004 concerning the labelling of foods and food ingredients with added phytosterols, phytosterol esters, phytostanols and/or phytostanol esters (5) provides for mandatory particulars on the labelling of such foods, in addition to those listed in Article 3 of Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs (6). Those labelling requirements relate to the effects of phytosterols, phytosterol esters, phytostanols and/or phytostanol esters on blood cholesterol levels.(11) As the levels of stigmasterol-rich plant sterols for the intended use on alcoholic beverages are not sufficient to affect blood cholesterol levels, ready-to-freeze alcoholic cocktail beverages containing the stigmasterol-rich plant sterols should be exempted from complying with the labelling requirements laid down by Regulation (EC) No 608/2004.(12) The specifications for stigmasterol-rich plant sterols should be included in Regulation (EU) No 231/2012.(13) The European Food Safety Authority’s opinion on the safety of Stigmasterol-rich plant sterols of 14 May 2012 considered the specifications for that food additive as proposed by the applicant and as laid down in Annex II to this Regulation. It concluded that the specifications are based on the ones established for phytosterols, phytostanols, and their esters by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (7) and results from analysis of stigmasterol-rich plant sterols verified that the production process produces a consistent product that falls within the proposed specifications.(14) When updating specifications laid down in Regulation (EU) No 231/2012, it is necessary to take into account the specifications and analytical techniques for additives set out in the Codex Alimentarius as drafted by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives.(15) Regulations (EC) No 1333/2008 and (EU) No 231/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly.(16) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and neither the European Parliament nor the Council has opposed them,. Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 July 2013.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 16.(2)  OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 83, 22.3.2012, p. 1.(4)  EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS); Scientific Opinion on the safety of stigmasterol-rich plant sterols as food additive. EFSA Journal 2012;10(5):2659.(5)  OJ L 97, 1.4.2004, p. 44.(6)  OJ L 109, 6.5.2000, p. 29.(7)  Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives, 2008. Phytosterols, phytostanols and their esters. In: Compendium of Food Additive Specifications. Prepared at the 69th JECFA (2008), FAO JECFA Monographs 5.ANNEX IAnnex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 is amended as follows:(1) in point 3 of Part B, the following entry for E 499 is inserted after the entry for E 495:‘E 499 Stigmasterol-rich plant sterols’(2) Part E, food category 14.2.8 ‘Other alcoholic drinks including mixtures of alcoholic drinks with non-alcoholic drinks and spirits with less than 15 % of alcohol’ is amended as follows:(a) the following entries for E 499 are inserted after the entry for E 481-482:‘E 499 Stigmasterol-rich plant sterols 80 (80) Only to water based ready-to-freeze alcoholic cocktailsE 499 Stigmasterol-rich plant sterols 800 (80) Only to cream based ready-to-freeze alcoholic cocktails’(b) the following footnote is added:‘(80): The labelling requirements set out by Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004 (OJ L 97, 1.4.2004, p. 44) shall not apply.’ANNEX IIIn the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 the following entry for E 499 is inserted after the entry for E 495:‘E 499 STIGMASTEROL-RICH PLANT STEROLSSynonymsDefinition Stigmasterol-rich plant sterols are derived from soybeans and are a chemically defined simple mixture that comprises not less than 95 % of plant sterols (stigmasterol, β-sitosterol, campesterol and brassicasterol), with stigmasterol representing not less than 85 % of the stigmasterol-rich plant sterols.EinecsChemical nameStigmasterol (3S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-17-(5-ethyl-6-methyl-hept-3-en-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1Hcyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-olβ-Sitosterol (3S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-17-[(2S,5S)-5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1Hcyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-olCampesterol (3S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-17-(5,6-dimethylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1Hcyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-olBrassicasterol (3S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-17-[(E,2R,5R)-5,6-dimethylhept-3-en-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1Hcyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-olChemical formulaStigmasterol C29H48Oβ-Sitosterol C29H50OCampesterol C28H48OBrassicasterol C28H46OMolecular weightStigmasterol 412,6 g/molβ-Sitosterol 414,7 g/molCampesterol 400,6 g/molBrassicasterol 398,6 g/molAssay (products containing only free sterols and stanols) Content not less than 95 % on a total free sterol/stanol basis on the anhydrous basisDescription Free-flowing, white to off-white powders, pills or pastilles; colourless to pale yellow liquidsIdentificationSolubility Practically insoluble in water. Phytosterols and phytostanols are soluble in acetone and ethyl acetate.Stigmasterol content Not less than 85 % (w/w)Other plant sterols/stanols: either singularly or in combination including Brassicasterol, campestanol, campesterol, Δ-7-campesterol, cholesterol, chlerosterol, sitostanol and β-sitosterol. Not more than 15 % (w/w)PurityTotal Ash Not more than 0,1 %Residual Solvents Ethanol: Not more than 5 000 mg/kgMethanol: Not more than 50 mg/kgWater content Not more than 4 % (Karl Fischer method)Arsenic Not more than 3 mg/kgLead Not more than 1 mg/kgMicrobiological criteriaTotal plate count Not more than 1 000 CFU/gYeasts Not more than 100 CFU/gMoulds Not more than 100 CFU/gEscherichia coli Not more than 10 CFU/gSalmonella spp. Absent in 25 g’ +",frozen product;frozen food;frozen foodstuff;texture agent;stabiliser;thickener;alcoholic beverage;fermented beverage;spirituous beverage;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban;food safety;food product safety;food quality safety;safety of food,17 +14003,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 515/95 of 7 March 1995 concerning the stopping of fishing for mackerel by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3362/94 of 20 December 1994 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1995 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (2), provides for mackerel quotas for 1995;Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC zone), III a; III b, c and d (EC zone) and IV by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom have reached the quota allocated for 1995; whereas the United Kingdom has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 27 January 1995; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,. Catches of mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC zone), III a; III b, c and d (EC zone) and IV by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the United Kingdom for 1995.Fishing for mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC zone), III a; III b, c and d (EC zone) and IV by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 27 January 1995.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 March 1995.For the CommissionEmma BONINOMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 363, 31. 12. 1994, p. 1. +",sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing vessel;factory ship;fishing boat;transport vessel;trawler;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction,17 +1338,"92/309/EEC, Euratom, ECSC: Commission Decision of 21 May 1992 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 September 1991 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in non-member countries. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities,Having regard to the Staff Regulations of the Officials of the European Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 3830/91 (2), and in particular the second paragraph ofArticle 13of Annex X thereto,Whereas, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 572/92 (3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 July 1991 to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment;Whereas the Commission has made a number of adjustments to these weightings in recent months, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations (4);Whereas some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 September 1991 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain non-member countries the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weighting and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down or adjusted,. Sole ArticleWith effect from 1 September 1991 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.The exchange rates for the payment of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the budget of the European Communities during the month preceding the date on which this Decision takes effect.. Done at Brussels, 21 May 1992. For the CommissionAntónio CARDOSO E CUNHAMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 56, 4. 3. 1968, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 361, 31. 12. 1991, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 62, 7. 3. 1992, p. 3. (4) See page 17 of this Official Journal.ANNEXCountry of employment Weightings applicable with effect from 1 September 1991 Ethiopia 108,2000000 Peru 99,1800000 Rwanda 99,8100000 Sierra Leone 75,5700000 Somalia 47,6300000 South Korea 106,0300000 Turkey 66,1100000 Uruguay 86,1000000 Yugoslavia 76,7000000 +",European official;EC basic post;EC staff;EU official;official of the EU;official of the European Union;staff of the EC;third country;pay rise;wage increase;pay;remuneration;salary;wages;regulations for civil servants;exchange rate;dual exchange rate,17 +17518,"98/462/EC: Commission Decision of 17 July 1998 terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports into the Community of thiourea dioxide originating in the People's Republic of China (notified under document number C(1998) 2081). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 (1) on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 905/98 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,After consulting the Advisory Committee,Whereas:A. PROCEDURE(1) On 10 September 1997, the Commission received a complaint concerning alleged injurious dumping by imports into the Community of thiourea dioxide originating in the People's Republic of China.(2) The complaint was lodged by the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic), on behalf of Degussa AG, the sole producer of thiourea dioxide in the Community.(3) The complaint contained evidence of dumping by the imports concerned and of material injury resulting therefrom which was considered sufficient to justify the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding.(4) The Commission, after consultation, accordingly announced in a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (3) the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports into the Community of thiourea dioxide currently classifiable within CN code ex 2930 90 70 originating in the People's Republic of China.(5) The Commission officially advised the exporters and importers known to be concerned, the representatives of the exporting country and the complainant Community producer. Interested parties were given the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing within the time limit set out in the notice of initiation.B. WITHDRAWAL OF THE COMPLAINT AND TERMINATION OF THE PROCEEDING(6) By a letter of 6 April 1998 to the Commission, Cefic formally withdrew its complaint concerning imports into the Community of thiourea dioxide originating in the People's Republic of China citing changed circumstances as regards the Community industry having occurred after the lodging of the complaint. In particular, the complainant submitted that the situation of the sole Community producer had changed in the course of the investigation, mitigating the effect of the allegedly dumped imports.(7) In accordance with Article 9(1) of the Council Regulation, (EC) No 384/96 when the complainant withdraws its complaint the proceeding may be terminated unless such termination would not be in the Community interest. The Commission considered that the present investigation has not brought to light any considerations of Community interest which would be against the termination of the proceeding.(8) Interested parties were informed of the Commission's intention to terminate the proceeding and were given the opportunity to comment. No comments were received indicating that such termination would not be in the Community interest.(9) Therefore the Commission has concluded that the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports into the Community of thiourea dioxide originating in the People's Republic of China should be terminated without the imposition of measures,. The anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports into the Community of thiourea dioxide currently classifiable within CN code ex 2930 90 70 and originating in the People's Republic of China is hereby terminated.. Done at Brussels, 17 July 1998.For the CommissionLeon BRITTANVice-President(1) OJ L 56, 6. 3. 1996, p. 1.(2) OJ L 128, 30. 4. 1998, p. 18.(3) OJ C 323, 24. 10. 1997, p. 2. +",import;anti-dumping legislation;anti-dumping code;anti-dumping proceeding;oxide;calcium oxide;carbon monoxide;hydrogen peroxide;nitrogen oxide;peroxide;titanium dioxide;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;China;People’s Republic of China,17 +36677,"2009/810/EC: Commission Decision of 22 September 2008 drawing up the standard reporting form referred to in Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2008) 5123) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport and amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 3821/85 and (EC) No 2135/98 and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 (1), and in particular Article 25(2) thereof,Having regard to the opinion of the Committee established by Article 18(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 of 20 December 1985 on recording equipment in road transport (2),Whereas:(1) The standard form referred to in Article 17(1) of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 should be used as the medium through which the Member States communicate to the Commission, every 2 years, the necessary information for the preparation of a report on the implementation of that Regulation, of Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 and on developments in the fields in question.(2) The standard form previously established by Commission Decision 93/173/EEC (3) should now be updated in order to take account, inter alia, of developments in the Community rules on driving times and rest periods.(3) The new reporting requirements established by Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 and Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) which lays down minimum conditions for its implementation cover in particular information on national exceptions granted by Member States under Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 and more precise details of checks undertaken on vehicles.(4) Directive 2002/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2002 on the organisation of the working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities (5) complements the provisions on driving time, breaks and rest periods laid down in Regulation (EC) No 561/2006.(5) In accordance with Article 13(1) of Directive 2002/15/EC, a report on the implementation of that Directive should be made by the Member States every 2 years. This 2-year period coincides with that laid down in Article 17(1) of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006.(6) It is accordingly appropriate for reasons of administrative convenience and effective monitoring of the impact of the Community rules in this field to make provision for the inclusion of this information on the standard form,. The standard form referred to in Article 17(1) of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 shall be drawn up in accordance with the specimen in the Annex to this Decision. Decision 93/173/EEC is hereby repealed.References to the repealed Decision shall be construed as references to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 September 2008.For the CommissionAntonio TAJANIVice-President(1)  OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 370, 31.12.1985, p. 8.(3)  OJ L 72, 25.3.1993, p. 33.(4)  OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 35.(5)  OJ L 80, 23.2.2002, p. 35.ANNEXStandard form for reporting on the implementation by Member States of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006, Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 and Directive 2002/15/EC in accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 and Article 13 of Directive 2002/15/EC1.   MEMBER STATE2.   REFERENCE PERIOD(Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006)From (date):To (date):3.   CALCULATION OF MINIMUM CHECKS TO BE CARRIED OUT(Article 2 of Directive 2006/22/EC)(a) Number of days worked per driver during the reference period:(a) Number of days worked per driver during the reference period:(b) Total number of vehicles subject to Regulation (EC) No 561/2006:(c) Total number of days worked [(a) × (b)]:(d) Minimum checks [2 % of (c) from 1 January 2008, 3 % from January 2010]:Main type of carriage EU/EEA/Switzerland Third CountriesNationals Non-nationalsCarriage of passengersCarriage of goodsTotal4.2.   Number of vehicles stopped for roadside check by type of road and country of registrationType of road A B BG CY CZ D DK E EST F FIN GB GR H I IRL LMotorwayNational roadSecondary roadType of road LT LV M NL P PL RO S SK SLO FL IS N CH Other TotalMotorwayNational roadSecondary road4.3.   Number of vehicles stopped for roadside check by type of tachographType of tachograph EU/EEA/Switzerland Third CountriesNationals Non-nationalsAnalogueDigitalTotalIf national statistics allow, please fill in also the table below giving the exact figures concerning vehicles fitted with digital tachograph:(a) Number of vehicles fitted with digital tachograph(a) Number of vehicles fitted with digital tachograph(b) Share of vehicles fitted with digital tachograph in a total fleet of vehicles subject to RegulationsMain type of carriage EU/EEA/Switzerland Third CountriesNationals Non-nationalsCarriage of passengersCarriage of goodsTotal(R — offence against Regulation (EC) No 561/2006, D — offence against Directive 2006/22/EC)Article Type of offence Carriage of passengers Carriage of goodsEU/EEA/Switzerland Third Countries EU/EEA/Switzerland Third CountriesNationals Non-nationals Nationals Non-nationalsR 6 Driving time:— daily limit— weekly limit— fortnightly limitR 6 Lack of records for other work and/or availabilityR 7 Breaks in driving time (driving more than 4,5 hours without break or break too short)R 8 Rest periods:— daily minimum— weekly minimumR 10 & 26 Driving time records:— 1 year for keeping data— record sheets for the preceding 28 daysD Annex I A Recording equipment:— incorrect functioning— misuse or manipulation of the recording equipment5.   CHECKS AT THE PREMISES OF UNDERTAKING5.1.   Number of drivers checked and number of working days checked at the premises of undertakingType of carriage Number of drivers checked Number of working days checkedI.   TypologyCarriage of passengersCarriage of goodsII.   TypologyCarriage for hire or rewardCarriage on own account5.2.   Offences — number and type of offences detected at the premises(R — offence against Regulation (EC) No 561/2006, D — offence against Directive 2006/22/EC)Article Type of offence Carriage of passengers Carriage of goodsR 6 Driving time:— daily limit— weekly limit— fortnightly limitR 6 Lack of records for other work and/or availabilityR 7 Breaks in driving time (driving more than 4,5 hours without break or break too short)R 8 Rest periods:— daily minimum— weekly minimumR 10 & 26 Driving time records:— 1 year for keeping data— record sheets for the 28 preceding daysD Annex I Recording equipment:— incorrect functioning— misuse or manipulation of the recording equipment5.3.   Number of undertakings and drivers checked at the premises by size of fleet of the undertakingSize of fleet Number of undertakings checked Number of drivers checked Number of offences detected12-56-1011-2021-5051-200201-500Over 5006.   NATIONAL ENFORCEMENT CAPACITY(a) Number of control officers involved in checks at the roadside and at the premises:(a) Number of control officers involved in checks at the roadside and at the premises:(b) Number of control officers trained to be able to analyse data from digital tachographs at both the roadside or at company premises:(c) Number of units of equipment provided to control officers to be able to download, read and analyse data from digital tachographs at the roadside and company premises:(a) Regulatory (including the update on what use has been made of exceptions under Article 13(1))(b) Administrative(c) Other7.2.   International(a) Concerted checks: number in each year, countries collaborating(b) Exchange of experience, data, staff: number of initiatives, people, subjects of exchange, countries collaborating8.   PENALTIES8.1.   Scales in the reference year8.2.   Changes(a) Date and nature of most recent changes (based on reference year)(b) Administrative or legal references9.   CONCLUSIONS AND COMMENTS, INCLUDING ANY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELDS IN QUESTION10.   REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF WORKING TIME DIRECTIVE 2002/15/ECThis section should in general include information on:— how the report has been produced, what stakeholders have been consulted,— implementation [legal situation, how the transposition changed the previous legal situation regarding working time, any specific difficulties encountered at the application of the Directive, measures taken in response to those difficulties, any flanking measures to facilitate the practical implementation of the legislation],— monitoring of implementation [bodies responsible for monitoring compliance with the rules, methods used for monitoring, problems encountered and solutions applied],— judicial interpretation [indicate whether there have been court decisions at national level interpreting or applying the Directive on any significant issues, what were the key legal points on the issue],— assessment of effectiveness [data used to assess the effectiveness of transposing measures, positive and negative aspects of practical implementation of the legislation],— outlook [any priorities in the subject area, suggest adaptations or amendments to the Directive stating the reason, indicate any changes which are considered necessary to technical progress, suggest any flanking measures at EU level].11.   PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMPILATION OF THIS REPORTName: …Position: …Organisation: …Administrative address: …Tel./fax …E-mail: …Date: … +",arrangement of working time;application of EU law;application of European Union law;implementation of Community law;national implementation;national implementation of Community law;national means of execution;report;approximation of laws;legislative harmonisation;traffic control;driving period;road transport;road haulage;transport by road;working time;time worked,17 +19839,"2000/490/EC: Commission Decision of 24 July 2000 providing for a compulsory beef labelling system in Denmark (notified under document number C(2000) 2157) (Only the Danish text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97 of 21 April 1997 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products(1), and in particular Article 19(5) thereof,Having regard to the request submitted by Denmark,Whereas:(1) Article 19(4) of Regulation (EC) No 820/97 provides for Member States, where there is a sufficiently developed identification and registration system for bovine animals, to impose a compulsory labelling system for beef from animals born, fattened and slaughtered on their territory.(2) Article 1(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2772/1999 of 21 December 1999 providing for the general rules for a compulsory beef labelling system(2), provides for an extension of this possibility after 1 January 2000.(3) Commission Decision 1999/376/EC recognises the fully operational character of the Danish database for bovine animals(3).(4) Denmark has applied to the Commission for approval for a compulsory beef labelling system in accordance with Article 19(5) of Regulation (EC) No 820/97 and Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2772/1999.(5) It is foreseen that full indication of origin in a compulsory Community beef labelling system shall come into force on 1 January 2002. It is therefore necessary to limit the duration of this Decision,. The Danish request, as summarised in the Annex, for the introduction of a compulsory labelling system for beef from animals born, fattened and slaughtered on its territory, is approved in accordance with Article 19(5) of Regulation (EC) No 820/97. This Decision shall be applicable until 31 December 2001. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark.. Done at Brussels, 24 July 2000.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 117, 7.5.1997, p. 1.(2) OJ L 334, 28.12.1999, p. 1.(3) OJ L 144, 9.6.1999, p. 35.ANNEX1. Labelling of beef and beef products with an indication of Danish originBeef and beef products from bovine animals born, raised and slaughtered in Denmark shall be labelled with an indication of Danish origin.2. Cut or minced beefCut or minced beef of Danish origin, which is unwrapped, wrapped or packaged, shall be labelled with information on the date of cutting or mincing.3. Beef in the form of whole or half carcases, half carcases and quartersBeef in the form of whole or half carcases, half carcases cut into no more than three pieces and quarters shall be labelled with information on the date of slaughter.4. Unwrapped beef sold to the end-userWhere unwrapped beef is sold to the end-user, information on Danish origin and on date of cutting, mincing or slaughtering may be supplied verbally on request. +",health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;Denmark;Kingdom of Denmark;beef;database;data bank;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;labelling,17 +44252,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2014 of 23 July 2014 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Cebularz lubelski (PGI)). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Poland's application to register the name ‘Cebularz lubelski’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Cebularz lubelski’ should therefore be entered in the register,. The name ‘Cebularz lubelski’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the register.The name referred to in the first paragraph identifies a product in Class 2.3. bread, pastry, cakes, confectionery, biscuits and other baker's wares in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3). This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 July 2014.For the Commission,On behalf of the President,Dacian CIOLOȘMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.(2)  OJ C 80, 19.3.2014, p. 8.(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 36). +",bread;Poland;Republic of Poland;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification;Lublin province;labelling,17 +2089,"82/753/ECSC: Council Decision of 8 November 1982 designating four representative organizations required to draw up lists of candidates for the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 18 thereof,Whereas, for the purpose of renewing the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community for a period of two years, the Council, by its Decision of 26 October 1982, required the representative organizations to draw up lists of twice as many candidates as there were seats allocated to them;Whereas, on that occasion, the Council decided to complete at a later date the designation of the organizations required to nominate candidates in the workers' category,. The workers' representative organizations listed below are hereby required to draw up lists of candidates on the basis of which their representatives on the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community shall be appointed in numbers equal to those shown for each organization:FRANCE:1.2 // - Confédération générale du travail (CGT), Paris: // one seat, // - Confédération française démocratique du travail (CFDT), Paris: // one seat, // - Confédération générale des cadres (CGC), Paris: // one seat, // - Confédération générale du travail - Force ouvrière (CGT-FO), Paris: // one seat.. Done at Brussels, 8 November 1982.For the CouncilThe PresidentH. CHRISTOPHERSEN +",France;French Republic;trade union;trade union association;trade union council;trade union federation;trade union organisation;trade unionism;workers' association;workers' trade union;ECSC;Consultative Committee of the ECSC;ECSC consultative committee;European Coal and Steel Community;High Authority;comitology;committee procedures,17 +36054,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 926/2008 of 19 September 2008 on the issue of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of September 2008 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 for certain products in the egg sector and for egg albumin. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 of 15 May 2007 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the egg sector and for egg albumin (3), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 opened tariff quotas for imports of egg products and egg albumin.(2) The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of September 2008 for the subperiod from 1 October to 31 December 2008 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined by establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested.(3) The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of September 2008 for the subperiod from 1 October to 31 December 2008 do not, for some quotas, cover the total quantity available. The quantities for which applications have not been lodged should therefore be determined, and these should be added to the quantity fixed for the following quota subperiod,. 1.   The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged under Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 for the subperiod from 1 October to 31 December 2008 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex hereto.2.   The quantities for which import licence applications have not been lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 539/2007, to be added to the subperiod from 1 January to 31 March 2009, are set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 September 2008.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 September 2008.For the CommissionJean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.(3)  OJ L 128, 16.5.2007, p. 19.ANNEXGroup No Order No Allocation coefficient for import licence applications lodged for the subperiod from 1.10.2008-31.12.2008 Quantities not applied for, to be added to the subperiod from 1.1.2009-31.3.2009E1 09.4015 (1) 67 500 000E2 09.4401 46,235244 —E3 09.4402 (2) 4 924 232(1)  Not applicable: no licence application has been sent to the Commission.(2)  Not applicable: the applications do not cover the total quantity available. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;egg;egg product;egg preparation;import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;animal protein,17 +3858,"2005/361/EC: Commission Decision of 29 April 2005 amending Decision 1999/659/EC fixing an indicative allocation by Member State of the allocations under the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund Guarantee Section for rural development measures for the period 2000 to 2006 (notified under document number C(2005) 1320). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain Regulations (1), and in particular Article 46(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) By Decision 1999/659/EC (2), the Commission determined the initial allocations to the Member States for rural development measures part-financed by the EAGGF Guarantee Section for the period 2000 to 2006.(2) In accordance with Article 46(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999, initial allocations shall be adjusted on the basis of actual expenditure and revised expenditure forecasts submitted by the Member States taking into account programmes objectives.(3) In accordance with Article 57(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 817/2004 of 29 April 2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of the Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (3), the Commission shall adapt the initial allocations per Member State fixed by Decision 1999/659/EC within two months of the adoption of the budget for the financial year concerned.(4) The adaptation of the initial allocations has to take into account the financial execution realised by Member States in the years 2000-2004 and the revised forecasts for 2005 and 2006, submitted before 1 October 2004.(5) Decision 1999/659/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,. The Annex to Decision 1999/659/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.. Done at Brussels, 29 April 2005.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2223/2004 (OJ L 379, 24.12.2004, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 259, 6.10.1999, p. 27. Decision as last amended by Decision 2004/592/EC (OJ L 263, 10.8.2004, p. 24).(3)  OJ L 153, 30.4.2004, p. 30.ANNEX‘ANNEXSupport for rural development EAGGF Guarantee (2000-2006)(million EUR)2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 (1) 2005 2006 (3) Total period Total envelope “Berlin”Realised expenditure Initial allocation Forecast Revised allocation Initial allocation Forecast Revised allocationBelgium 25,9 31,7 47,9 46,2 48,9 55,7 55,2 55,2 56,9 54,3 54,3 310,1 379,0Denmark 34,2 35,4 49,7 45,9 44,3 52,2 53,6 53,0 62,0 63,9 63,9 326,4 348,8Germany 683,0 708,1 730,6 799,1 799,9 794,2 852,9 806,6 808,7 848,0 781,3 5 308,6 5 308,6Greece 146,8 75,5 160,3 136,4 125,6 148,6 175,5 150,9 159,9 178,1 178,1 973,6 993,4Spain 395,3 539,8 448,5 500,1 512,1 520,9 535,2 529,1 494,2 542,6 542,6 3 467,5 3 481,0France 474,1 609,5 678,5 832,3 839,2 862,4 909,8 875,9 1 075,0 1 105,3 1 105,3 5 414,8 5 763,4Ireland 344,4 326,6 333,0 341,0 350,1 356,5 356,5 356,5 338,6 338,6 337,3 2 388,9 2 388,9Italy 755,6 658,7 649,9 655,4 635,3 673,3 683,4 683,4 412,8 805,2 474,0 4 512,3 4 512,3Luxembourg 6,7 9,6 12,8 16,8 16,2 13,6 14,7 13,8 13,9 13,9 13,9 89,8 91,0Netherlands 59,8 54,8 48,9 69,4 67,7 62,2 69,5 63,2 61,0 48,5 48,5 412,3 417,0Austria 459,0 453,2 440,4 458,1 468,7 478,7 478,7 478,7 450,4 450,6 450,0 3 208,1 3 208,1Portugal 132,1 197,8 167,7 153,1 193,3 226,3 226,3 226,3 231,4 254,1 254,1 1 324,4 1 516,8Finland 332,5 326,7 320,1 337,0 329,7 328,2 340,9 333,4 223,4 320,6 219,9 2 199,3 2 199,3Sweden 175,6 150,8 163,1 165,8 163,8 169,1 170,6 170,6 138,5 157,7 140,2 1 129,9 1 129,9United Kingdom 151,2 180,5 162,3 148,7 154,2 168,2 162,4 162,4 183,2 188,6 188,6 1 147,9 1 168,0not yet allocated 0,0 0,0 167,8Total 4 176,2 4 358,7 4 413,7 4 705,3 4 749,0 4 910,1 5 085,2 4 959,0 4 709,9 5 370,0 5 019,8 32 213,9 32 905,5(a)(b)(a) + (b) 4 184 4 495 4 694 4 747,3 4 844,2 4 959,0Financial perspectives 1b 4 386 4 495 4 595 4 698 4 803 4 910 5 020(1)  Expenditure data 2004 before financial clearance of accounts.(2)  After transfer of EUR 100 million from 1a) to 1b) at the end of the financial year.(3)  Amounts for 2006 do not include modulation.’ +",rural development;rural planning;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;development aid;aid to developing countries;co-development;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;EAGGF Guarantee Section;EAGGF Guarantee Section aid,17 +553,"86/289/EEC: Commission Decision of 29 May 1986 amending Decision 83/218/EEC as regards the list of establishments in Romania approved for the purpose of importing fresh meat into the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals, swine and fresh meat from third countries (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (2), and in particular Articles 4 (1) and 18 (1),Having regard to Council Directive 77/96/EEC of 21 December 1976 on the examination for trichinae (Trichinella spiralis) upon importation from third countries of fresh meat derived from domestic swine (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85, and in particular Article 4 thereof,Whereas a list of establishments in Romania, approved for the purpose of importing fresh meat into the Community, was drawn up initially by Commission Decision 83/218/EEC (4), as last amended by Decision 85/512/EEC (5);Whereas a routine inspection under Article 5 of Directive 72/462/EEC and Article 3 (1) of Commission Decision 83/196/EEC of 8 April 1983 concerning on-the-spot inspections to be carried out in respect of the importation of bovine animals, swine and fresh meat from non-member countries (6) has revealed that the level of hygiene of certain establishments has altered since the last inspection;Whereas this same inspection has shown that a further establishment complies with the conditions of Article 2 of Directive 77/96/EEC; whereas, therefore, this establishment may be authorized to carry out the examination to detect the presence of trichinae in fresh pigmeat;Whereas the list of establishments should therefore be amended;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The Annex to Decision 83/218/EEC is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 May 1986.For the CommissionFrans ANDRIESSENVice-President(1) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.(2) OJ No L 362, 31. 12. 1985, p. 8.(3) OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 67.(4) OJ No L 121, 7. 5. 1983, p. 23.(5) OJ No L 316, 27. 11. 1985, p. 48.(6) OJ No L 108, 26. 4. 1983, p. 18.ANNEXLIST OF ESTABLISHMENTS FROM WHICH IMPORTS OF FRESH MEAT MAY BE AUTHORIZED WITHOUT TIME LIMIT1.2.3 // // // // Approval No // Establishment // Address// // // I. BOVINE MEATA. Slaughterhouses and cutting premises1.2.3 // // // // 2 // Industria carnii Bacau // Bacau // 37 // Industria carnii Galati // Galati // 60 // Industria carnii Alexandria // Alexandria // 61 (1) // Industria carnii Buzau // Buzau // // //(1) Offal excluded.B. Cutting premises1.2.3 // // // // A-15 // Interprinderea de preparate si conserva din carne // Bucuresti // 23 // Frigorifer Sibiu // Sibiu // 30 // Antrepozitul Frigorific Timisoara // Timisoara // 42 // Fabrica de conserve carne, semiconserve, Frigorifer Suceava // Suceava // 83 // Antrepozitul Frigorific Piatra Neamt // Piatra Neamt // // //II. PIGMEAT (1)A. Slaughterhouses and cutting premises1.2.3 // // // // 1 T // Industria carnii Arad // Arad // 2 T // Industria carnii Bacau // Bacau // 8 T // Abatorul Iasi // Tomesti // 37 T // Industria carnii Galati // Galati // 60 T // Industria carnii Alexandria // Alexandria // 61 T (2) // Industria carnii Buzau // Buzau // // //B. Cutting premises1.2.3 // // // // A-15 // Interprinderea de preparate si conserva din carne // Bucuresti // 23 // Frigorifer Sibiu // Sibiu // 30 // Antrepozitul Frigorific Timisoara // Timisoara // 42 // Fabrica de conserve carne, semiconserve, Frigorifer Suceava // Suceava // 83 // Antrepozitul Frigorific Piatra Neamt // Piatra Neamt // // //(1) The establishments with the indication 'T' are authorized, within the meaning of Article 4 of Directive 77/96/EEC, to perform the examination for detection of trichinae provided for in Article 2 of the aforementioned Directive.(2) Offal excluded.III. HORSEMEATSlaughterhouses and cutting premises1.2.3 // // // // 2 // Industria carnii Bacau // Bacau // // //LIST OF ESTABLISHMENTS FROM WHICH FRESH MEAT MAY BE INTRODUCED INTO THE TERRITORY OF THE COMMUNITY ONLY UNTIL THE STATED DATE1.2.3 // // // // Approval No // Establishment // Address// // // // // // I. BOVINE MEATSlaughterhouses and cutting premises1.2.3 // // // // 11 (1) // Industria carnii Turnu Severin // Turnu Severin // // //(1) Until 28 November 1986.II. PIGMEAT (1)Slaughterhouses and cutting premises1.2.3 // // // // 11 T (2) // Industria carnii Turnu Severin // Turnu Severin // // //(1) The establishments with the indication 'T' are authorized, within the meaning of Article 4 of Directive 77/96/EEC, to perform the examination for detection of trichinae provided for in Article 2 of the aforementioned Directive.(2) Until 28 November 1986. +",meat processing industry;cutting premises;cutting-up premises;slaughterhouse;export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;import (EU);Community import;Romania;fresh meat,17 +18488,"1999/77/EC: Commission Decision of 20 January 1999 authorising the Member States to permit temporarily the marketing of vine propagating material not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 68/193/EEC (notified under document number C(1999) 98). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 68/193/EEC of 9 April 1968 on the marketing of material for the vegetative propagation of the vine (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 14 thereof,Having regard to the requests submitted by France, Italy and Austria,Whereas in the Community, in particular in France, Italy and Austria the production of certain vine propagating materials satisfying the requirements of Directive 68/193/EEC, has been insufficient in 1997 and is therefore not adequate to meet that country's needs;Whereas it is not possible to cover this demand satisfactorily with material satisfying all the requirements laid down in the said Directive;Whereas Austria should therefore be authorised to permit the marketing, for a period expiring on 15 February 1999 and France and Italy for a period expiring on 30 March 1999, of material of a category to which less stringent requirements apply;Whereas other Member States likely to supply France, Italy or Austria with such material should furthermore be authorised to permit its marketing to this end;Whereas in the case of Austria the propagating material will be imported in the forms of rootstock cuttings to be used for grafting; whereas, according to the request, the rooted grafts produced in the Community from such propagating material are then intended to be marketed in the Community;Whereas in the case of France and Italy the propagating material will be imported in the form of dormant buds to be used for grafting; whereas, according to the requests, the rooted grafts produced in the Community from such propagating material are then intended for export to third countries;Whereas this authorisation may only be used in accordance with the plant health conditions and requirements laid down by Council Directive 77/93/EEC (2), as last amended by Commission Directive 98/2/EC (3), and in any implementing measures made thereof;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,. 1. Austria is authorised to permit, for a period expiring on 15 February 1999, the marketing on its territory of a maximum of 1 500 000 rootstock cuttings for grafting, which have been harvested in Hungary or Romania and which do not satisfy the requirements laid down in Directive 68/193/EEC as regards certification and inspection of standard propagation material, provided that the official label is brown and bears the words 'less stringent requirements`.2. Austria is authorised to permit the marketing in its territory of rooted grafts produced in the Community from the abovementioned rootstock cuttings for grafting, provided that the official label is brown and bears the words 'less stringent requirements`. Italy is authorised to permit, for a period expiring on 30 March 1999, the marketing on its territory of a maximum of 500 000 dormant buds for grafting harvested in Croatia which do not satisfy the requirements laid down in Directive 68/193/EEC as regards certification and inspection of standard propagating material, provided that the official label is brown and bears the words 'less stringent requirements`. France is authorised to permit, for a period expiring on 30 March 1999, the marketing on its territory of a maximum of 150 000 dormant buds for grafting harvested in Switzerland which do not satisfy the requirements laid down in Directive 68/193/EEC as regards certification and inspection of standard propagating material, provided that the official label is brown and bears the words 'less stringent requirements`. Member States other than the applicant Member States are also authorised to permit, on the terms set out in Articles 1, 2 and 3 and for the purposes intended by the applicant Member States, the marketing in their territories of the material authorised to be marketed under this Decision. The authorisations under Articles 1 to 4 shall be without prejudice to Directive 77/93/EEC and any implementing measures thereof. Member States shall immediately notify the Commission and the other Member States of the quantities of propagating material permitted to be marketed in their territories under this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 January 1999.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 93, 17. 4. 1968, p. 15.(2) OJ L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 20.(3) OJ L 15, 21. 1. 1998, p. 34. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;plant health legislation;phytosanitary legislation;regulations on plant health;plant propagation;grafting;plant reproduction;vineyard;vine;vine variety;winegrowing area;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law,17 +28763,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1557/2004 of 1 September 2004 approving operations to check conformity to the marketing standards applicable to certain fresh fruit carried out in New Zealand prior to import into the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001 of 12 June 2001 on checks on conformity to the marketing standards applicable to fresh fruit and vegetables (2) lays down the conditions for the approval of checking operations performed by certain third countries which so request prior to import into the Community.(2) On 30 April 2004, the New Zealand authorities sent the Commission a request for the approval of checking operations performed under the responsibility of the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) for apples, pears and kiwi fruit. Inspections of apples, pears and kiwi fruit, aiming to determine conformity to the marketing standards are undertaken either by Industry Grade Inspection staff who are audited by NZFSA-recognised auditors, or directly by NZFSA-recognised auditors/inspectors. The request submitted by New Zealand states that the aforementioned inspection bodies have the necessary staff, equipment and facilities to carry out checks, that they use methods equivalent to those referred to in Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001 and that the fresh fruit belonging to the aforementioned species exported from New Zealand to the Community meet the Community marketing standards.(3) The information sent by the Member States to the Commission shows that, in the period 1997 to 2003, the incidence of non-conformity with marketing standards among imports from New Zealand of fresh fruit and vegetables in general and those species for which the request was submitted in particular was very low.(4) Representatives of the New Zealand authorities have participated in international efforts to agree marketing standards for fruit and vegetables within the Working Party on Standardisation of Perishable Produce and Quality Development of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). Moreover, New Zealand participates in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Scheme for the Application of International Standards for Fruit and Vegetables.(5) Checks on conformity carried out by New Zealand should therefore be approved with effect from the date of implementation of the administrative cooperation procedure provided for in Article 7(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,. Checks on conformity to the marketing standards applicable to apples, pears and kiwi fruit carried out by New Zealand prior to import into the Community are hereby approved in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001. Details of the official authority and inspection body in New Zealand, as referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001, are given in Annex I to this Regulation. The certificates referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001, issued following the checks referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation, must be drawn up on forms in conformity with the model set out in Annex II to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from the date of publication in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union of the notice referred to in Article 7(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001, relating to the establishment of administrative cooperation between the Community and New Zealand.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 1 September 2004.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003 (OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 64).(2)  OJ L 156, 13.6.2001, p. 9. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 408/2003 (OJ L 62, 6.3.2003, p. 8).ANNEX IOfficial authority referred to in Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001:Ministry of Agriculture and ForestryNew Zealand Food Safety Authority68-86 Jervois Quay, PO Box 2835WellingtonNew ZealandTel. (64-4) 463 2500Fax (64-4) 463 2675E-mail: nzfsa.info@nzfsa.govt.nzInspection body referred to in Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001:New Zealand Food Safety Authority68-86 Jervois Quay, PO Box 2835WellingtonNew ZealandTel. (64-4) 463 2500Fax (64-4) 463 2675E-mail: nzfsa.info@nzfsa.govt.nzANNEX IIModel certificate referred to in Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001 +",fresh fruit;food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;quality label;quality mark;standards certificate;marketing standard;grading;New Zealand;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;Community certification,17 +23895,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1036/2002 of 14 June 2002 fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 99th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,Whereas:(1) The intervention agencies are, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 635/2000(4), to sell by invitation to tender certain quantities of butter that they hold and to grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 18 of that Regulation stipulates that in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter and concentrated butter. It is further stipulated that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure, and that a decision may also be taken to make no award in response to the tenders submitted. The amount(s) of the processing securities must be fixed accordingly.(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. The minimum selling prices and the maximum aid and processing securities applying for the 99th individual invitation to tender, under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97, shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 June 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 June 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.(2) OJ L 79, 22.3.2002, p. 15.(3) OJ L 350, 20.12.1997, p. 3.(4) OJ L 76, 25.3.2000, p. 9.ANNEXto the Commission Regulation of 14 June 2002 fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 99th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97>TABLE> +",award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;selling price;minimum price;floor price;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;cream;dairy cream;farm price support;agricultural price support;butter,17 +71,"Council Directive 75/443/EEC of 26 June 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the reverse and speedometer equipment of motor vehicles. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof;Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1);Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2);Whereas the technical requirements which motor vehicles must satisfy pursuant to national laws relate inter alia to the reverse and the speedometer;Whereas these requirements, particularly those relative to the speedometer, differ from one Member State to another ; whereas it is therefore necessary that all Member States adopt the same provisions either in addition to or in place of their existing rules, in order, in particular, that the EEC type-approval procedure which was the subject of Council Directive No 70/156/EEC (3) of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, may be applied in respect of each type of vehicle;Whereas the approximation of national laws relating to motor vehicles involves the mutual recognition by Member States of the inspections carried out by each of them on the basis of common provisions ; whereas, for such a system to function successfully, these provisions must be applied by all Member States with effect from the same date,. For the purposes of this Directive, ""vehicle"" means any motor vehicle intended for use on the road, with or without bodywork, having at least four wheels and a maximum design speed exceeding 25 km/h, with the exception of vehicles which run on rails, agricultural tractors and machinery, and public works vehicles. No Member State may refuse to grant EEC type-approval or national type-approval of a vehicle on grounds relating to the reverse and the speedometer if these satisfy the requirements set out in Annexes I and II to this Directive. No Member State may refuse registration or prohibit the sale, entry into service or use of a vehicle on (1)OJ No C 5, 8.1.1975, p. 41. (2)OJ No C 47, 27.2.1975, p. 44. (3)OJ No L 42, 23.2.1970, p. 1.grounds relating to the reverse or the speedometer if these satisfy the requirements set out in Annexes I and II to this Directive. The Member State which grants EEC type-approval shall take the necessary steps to be informed of any modification to any of the parts or characteristics referred to in section 2.1 of Annex II. The competent authorities of that Member State shall determine whether it is necessary to carry out further tests on the modified vehicle type and to prepare a new report. If these tests show that the requirements of this Directive have not been complied with the modification shall not be authorized. Member States in which vehicle speed is, at the time of adoption of this Directive, measured in miles per hour, shall be permitted to require speedometer equipment fitted to vehicles sold in their countries to be marked both in kilometres per hour and in miles per hour, until such time as their national legislation is amended to require only the use of metric (SI) units of measurement in accordance with the provisions of Council Directive No 71/354/EEC (1) of 18 October 1971 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to units of measurement, as amended by the Treaty of Accession (2). The amendments needed to adapt the requirements of Annexes I and II to technical progress shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of Directive No 70/156/EEC. 1. Member States shall adopt and publish by 1 April 1976 the provisions necessary to comply with this Directive and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.They shall implement these provisions with effect from 1 January 1977.2. After notification of this Directive, Member States shall take steps to inform the Commission, in sufficient time for it to make comments, of any draft laws, regulations or administrative provisions which they intend to adopt in the field covered by the Directive. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 26 June 1975.For the CouncilThe PresidentP. BARRY (1)OJ No L 243, 29.10.1971, p. 29. (2)OJ No L 73, 27.3.1972, p. 14.ANNEX I REVERSEAll vehicles must be equipped with a device for reversing which can be operated from the driving position.ANNEX II SPEEDOMETER EQUIPMENT1. PRESENCEAll vehicles must be fitted with speedometer equipment. This will not be required for vehicles which are manufactured with recording equipment, the design characteristics and installation of which comply with the provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1463/70 (1) of 20 July 1970 on the introduction of recording equipment in road transport.2. DEFINITIONSFor the purpose of this Directive: 2.1. ""Vehicle type with regard to the speedometer equipment"" means vehicles which do not differ in the following essential respects: 2.1.1. tyres normally fitted;2.1.2. overall transmission ratio including reduction drive if fitted (number of revolutions at the speedometer input per revolution of the axle driving the speedometer equipment when vehicle is travelling in a straight line);2.1.3. type(s) of speedometer equipment ; the type shall be defined by the tolerance of the measuring mechanism of the speedometer, the instrument constant and the range of indicated speeds;2.2. ""tyres normally fitted"" means the type or types of tyre provided by the manufacturer on the vehicle type in question and specified in the information document annexed to Directive No 70/156/EEC ; snow tyres shall not be regarded as tyres normally fitted;2.3. ""normal running pressure"" means the cold inflation pressure specified by the vehicle manufacturer increased by 0 72 bar;2.4. ""speedometer"" means that part of the speedometer equipment which indicates to the driver the speed of his vehicle at any given moment. (1)OJ No L 164, 27.7.1970, p. 1.3. APPLICATION FOR EEC TYPE-APPROVAL 3.1. Applications for EEC type-approval of a vehicle type with regard to the speedometer equipment shall be submitted by the vehicle manufacturer or by his duly appointed representative.3.2. It shall be accompanied by the following documents in triplicate and the following information: 3.2.1. description of the vehicle type with regard to the speedometer equipment;3.2.2. details of tyres normally fitted;3.2.3. ratio of the speedometer equipment.3.3. For the test described in section 5 below, a representative vehicle of the type to be approved shall be submitted to the technical service responsible for conducting the approval tests.4. SPECIFICATIONS 4.1. The speedometer display shall be situated in the driver's direct field of vision and shall be clearly legible both by day and by night. The range of speeds indicated must be large enough to include the maximum speed given by the manufacturer for the type of vehicle.4.2. Where the speedometer has a scale, as distinct from a digital display, it shall be clearly legible. 4.2.1. The graduations shall be of 1, 2, 5 or 10 km/h. The values of the speed, multiples of 20 km/h, shall be indicated on the dial.4.2.2. In the case of a speedometer manufactured for sale in any Member State where imperial units of measurement are used, and where transitional arrangements in accordance with Article 5 are in force, the speedometer shall be marked both in km/h and in mph (miles per hour) ; the graduations shall be of 1, 2, 5 or 10 km/h and also of 1, 2, 5 or 10 mph and the values of the speed indicated on the dial shall be multiples of 20 km/h and multiples of 20 mph.4.3. The accuracy of the speedometer equipment shall be tested in accordance with the following procedure: 4.3.1. the vehicle is equipped with one of the types of tyre normally fitted ; the test shall be repeated for each of the types of speedometer specified by the manufacturer;4.3.2. the load on the axle driving the speedometer equipment must correspond to the weight complying with 2.6 of Annex I to Directive No 70/156/EEC;4.3.3. the reference temperature at the speedometer shall be 23 ± 5º C;4.3.4. during each test the pressure of the tyres shall be the normal running pressure as defined in 2.3;4.3.5. the vehicle is tested at the following three speeds : 40, 80 and 120 km/h, or 80 % of the maximum speed specified by the manufacturer, if this is inferior to 150 km/h;4.3.6. the test instrumentation used for measuring the true vehicle speed shall be accurate to ± 1.0 %;4.3.6.1. the surface of a test track when used be flat and dry, and shall provide sufficient adhesion.4.4. The speed indicated must never be less than the true speed. At the speeds specified for the test in 4.3.5 above and between these speeds, there shall be the following relationship between the speed indicated on the dial of the speedometer (V1) >PIC FILE= ""T0007661""> +",approval;COC;certificate of compliance;certificate of conformity;quality certificate;quality certification;marketing standard;grading;approximation of laws;legislative harmonisation;European standard;Community standard;Euronorm;motor vehicle;technical standard;vehicle parts;automobile accessory,17 +12994,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1281/94 of 2 June 1994 establishing a system for the surveillance of imports of fresh sour cherries originating in the Republics of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia and the territory of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3698/93 of 22 December 1993 concerning the arrangements applicable to the import into the Community of products originating in the Republics of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia and the territory of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1), and in particular Article 9 thereof,Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3698/93 provides for the grant of tariff concessions for fresh sour cherries originating in the Republics referred to above within the limit of an annual ceiling of 3 000 tonnes; whereas, pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (2), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 882/94 (3), chilled cherries are to be classified under the same tariff heading as fresh cherries;Whereas, in order to ensure that these provisions are properly applied, imports of fresh sour cherries originating in the Republics of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia and the territory of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia should be subject to a system of import licences; whereas the special rules governing that system should be laid down;Whereas exceptions to certain provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3519/93 (5), should be made to avoid exceeding the quantity fixed in Regulation (EC) No 3698/93;Whereas import licences are issued using the most detailed CN code; whereas the combined nomenclature comprises two codes according to the periods of importation of sour cherries; whereas provision should accordingly be made for the issue of import licences for the two CN codes concerned; whereas, moreover, the period of validity of licences take into account the time for transporting the product to the Community;Whereas, in order to ensure the proper operation of this system, provision should be made for weekly notification by the Member States of the quantities relating to unused or partly unused licences,. 1. Imports into the Community of fresh sour cherries falling within CN codes 0809 20 20 and 0809 20 60 and originating in the Republics of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia and the territory of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall be subject to the production of an import licence issued by the Member States concerned to any applicant for such a licence irrespective of the place of his establishment in the Community.2. The issue of an import licence shall be conditional on the lodging of a security guaranteeing that import will take place during the period of validity of the licence. 1. Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall apply to import licences for fresh sour cherries originating in the Republics referred to in Article 1 subject to the specific provisions of this Regulation.Notwithstanding Article 8 (4) of the abovementioned Regulation, the provisions permitting a tolerance for quantities in excess shall not apply.2. CN codes 0809 20 20 and 0809 20 60 must be marked in Section 16 of applications for licences and of import licences.3. The security shall be ECU 0,60 per 100 kilograms net.4. Import licences shall be valid for 20 days from the date of actual issue.Except in cases of force majeure, the security shall be forfeit in whole or in part if the transaction is not carried out or is only partially carried out within that period. 1. The Republic(s) of origin concerned must be marked in Section 8 of applications for licences and of import licences proper as the country or countries of origin of the product. Import licences shall be valid for products originating in the Republic(s) in question only.2. Import licences shall be issued on the fifth working day following the day on which the application was lodged unless measures are taken within that time. Member States shall notify the Commission of:1. the quantities of fresh sour cherries corresponding to the import licences applied for.Such quantities shall be notified at the following intervals:- each Wednesday for applications lodged on Mondays and Tuesdays,- each Friday for applications lodged on Wednesdays and Thursdays,- each Monday for applications lodged on Friday of the previous week;2. the quantities corresponding to import licences not used or partly used, amounting to the difference between the quantities deducted on the back of the licences and the quantities for which the latter were issued.Such quantities shall be notified on Wednesday each week as regards data received the previous week;3. if no application for an import licence is lodged during one of the periods mentioned in point 1 or if there are no quantities unused within the meaning of point 2, the Member State in question shall so inform the Commission on the days indicated in this Article. This Regulation shall enter into force on the eighth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 2 June 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 344, 31. 12. 1993, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 103, 22. 4. 1994, p. 5.(4) OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.(5) OJ No L 320, 22. 12. 1993, p. 16. +",stone fruit;apricot;cherry;mirabelle;nectarine;peach;plum;guarantee;bail;pledge;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;republic;Yugoslavia;territories of the former Yugoslavia,17 +16842,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1211/97 of 27 June 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 opening and providing for the administration of the tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions in list CXL established as a result of the conclusion of the negotiations under Article XXIV:6 of the GATT (1),Whereas, in the framework of the World Trade Organization, the Community has undertaken to open tariff quotas for certain products in the poultrymeat sector; whereas as a result, detailed rules for the application of those quotas for the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998 should be laid down;Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 997/97 (3), provides for the administration of those quotas for the period 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997; whereas provision should be made for their administration for the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998;Whereas the period of validity of the licences should be adjusted to the period during which quotas are opened;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,. Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:'Article 1For the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998, the import tariff quotas listed in Annex I are opened for the product groups and under the conditions indicated therein.`2. Annex I is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.3. Article 6 is hereby replaced by the following:'Article 6For the purposes of applying Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, import licences shall be valid for 150 days from the date of actual issue, but not beyond the end of the period specified in Article 1.Import licences issued pursuant to this Regulation shall not be transferable.` This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1997.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 June 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 146, 20. 6. 1996, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 161, 29. 6. 1996, p. 136.(3) OJ No L 144, 4. 6. 1997, p. 11.ANNEX'ANNEX I>TABLE> +",GATT;General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;poultrymeat,17 +32350,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 661/2006 of 28 April 2006 derogating from Commission Regulation (EC) No 312/2001 laying down detailed rules of application for the importation of olive oil originating in Tunisia, as regards the monthly limit for the period from 1 May to 31 October 2006. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Decision 2000/822/EC of 22 December 2000 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Tunisia concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures and amendment of the Agricultural Protocols to the EC/Tunisia Association Agreement (1),Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 865/2004 of 29 April 2004 on the common organisation of the market in olive oil and table olives and amending Regulation (EEC) No 827/68 (2),Whereas:(1) Article 1(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 312/2001 (3) lays down a monthly limit for the quantity of olive oil for which import licences may be issued under the quota provided for in paragraph 1 of that Article.(2) The 2005/06 marketing year in the Community is marked by a low level of olive oil production, which is causing supply problems. In order to facilitate supply to the Community olive oil market, authorisation should be granted, by way of derogation from Regulation (EC) No 312/2001, for licences to be issued without a monthly limit from 1 May 2006.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Olive Oil and Table Olives,. By way of derogation from the fourth indent of the first subparagraph of Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 312/2001, the issue of licences without a monthly limit is hereby authorised for the period from 1 May 2006 to 31 October 2006. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 May 2006.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 April 2006.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 336, 30.12.2000, p. 92.(2)  OJ L 161, 30.4.2004, p. 97. Corrected by OJ L 206, 9.6.2004, p. 37.(3)  OJ L 46, 16.2.2001, p. 3. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1721/2005 (OJ L 276, 21.10.2005, p. 3). +",olive oil;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;Tunisia;Republic of Tunisia;Tunisian Republic;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law,17 +33656,"2007/689/EC: Commission Decision of 25 October 2007 amending the Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania as regards certain milk processing establishments in Bulgaria (notified under document number C(2007) 5170) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular the first subparagraph of paragraph (f) of Chapter 4 of Section B of Annex VI thereto,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (1) and Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (2) provide for certain structural requirements for establishments falling within the scope of those Regulations.(2) Annex VI, Chapter 4, Section B, paragraphs (a) and (c) to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania provide that certain structural requirements laid down in those Regulations are not to apply to establishments in Bulgaria listed in Chapter I and II of the Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession until 31 December 2009, subject to certain conditions.(3) Chapter I of the Appendix to Annex VI lists compliant establishments authorised to receive and process without separation compliant and non-compliant milk while Chapter II of that Appendix lists compliant establishments authorised to receive and process separately compliant and non-compliant milk.(4) Those lists of establishments have been amended by Commission Decision 2007/26/EC of 22 December 2006 amending the Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania as regards certain milk processing establishments in Bulgaria (3).(5) Bulgaria has now reviewed the situation in the milk sector and re-evaluated the establishments listed in Chapter I and Chapter II of the Appendix to Annex VI.(6) According to that assessment establishments listed in Chapter I do not comply with the structural requirements of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004/EC. Therefore those establishments should be deleted from the list in Chapter I. Only 11 establishments which have no practical difficulties in handling properly two separate production lines should remain on the list in Chapter II.(7) In the interests of clarity of Community legislation, it is appropriate to replace the lists of establishments set out in Chapters I and II of the Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania by the lists set out in the Annex to this Decision.(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 October 2007.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 1, corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 3.(2)  OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55, corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 22. Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).(3)  OJ L 8, 13.1.2007, p. 35.ANNEX‘Appendix to Annex VICHAPTER IList of milk processing establishments processing non-compliant milk referred to in Chapter 4, Section B, paragraph (a), of Annex VICHAPTER IIList of milk establishments for dual milk processing — compliant and non-compliant milk referred to in Chapter 4, Section B, paragraphs (a) and (c), of Annex VINo Vet. No Name and address of establishment Site of premises concernedVeliko Tarnovo Region — No 4gr. Elenaul. “Treti mart” 19Vidin Region — No 52. BG 0512025 “El Bi Bulgarikum” EAD gr. VidinVratsa Region — No 63. BG 0612027 “Mlechen ray — 99” EOOD gr. Vratsa4. BG 0612043 ET “Zorov-91-Dimitar Zorov” gr. VratsaPlovdiv Region — No 16gr. Plovdivbul. “Dunav” 3gr. Karlovobul. “Osvobozhdenie” 69Silistra Region — No 197. BG 1912013 “ZHOSI” OOD s. ChernolikSliven Region — No 208. BG 2012020 “Yotovi” OOD gr. SlivenTargovishte Region — No 259. BG 2512020 “Mizia-Milk” OOD gr. TargovishteHaskovo Region — No 26gr. Haskovobul. “Saedinenie” 94Shumen Region — No 27gr. Shumenul. “Trakiyska” 3’ +",accession to the European Union;EU accession;accession to the Community;act of accession;application for accession;consequence of accession;request for accession;food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;milk;Bulgaria;Republic of Bulgaria;agri-foodstuffs;agri-foodstuffs chain,17 +17197,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2551/97 of 15 December 1997 suspending the introduction into the Community of specimens of certain species of wild fauna and flora. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2307/97 (2), and in particular point 2 of Article 19 thereof,After consulting the Scientific Review Group,Whereas Article 4 (6) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97 provides for the establishment by the Commission of general restrictions, or restrictions relating to certain countries of origin, on the introduction into the Community of specimens of species listed in Annexes A and B thereto and lays down the criteria for such restrictions;Whereas species listed in Annex C to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82 of 3 December 1982 on the implementation in the Community of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (3) were subject to restrictions on the introduction into the Community on the basis of the provisions of Article 10 (1) of that Regulation; whereas, in view of the replacement of that Regulation by Regulation (EC) No 338/97, the restrictions concerned should now be based on the similar criteria laid down in Article 4 (6) of the latter Regulation; whereas the countries of origin of the species subject to those restrictions were consulted with a view to their adoption;Whereas point (d) of Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97 provides for the inclusion in Annex B to that Regulation of species in relation to which it has been established that the introduction of live specimens into the natural habitat of the Community would constitute an ecological threat to wild species of fauna and flora indigenous to the Community, as a result of which the species Trachemys scripta elegans and Rana catesbeiana were so listed; whereas point (d) of Article 4 (6) of that Regulation provides for the establishment by the Commission of restrictions on the introduction into the Community of such species on identical grounds;Whereas Article 41 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 939/97 (4) contains provisions for the implementation by the Member States of the restrictions established by the Commission;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora,. Subject to the provisions of Article 41 of Regulation (EC) No 939/97, the introduction into the Community of the specimens of the species of wild fauna and flora mentioned in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby suspended. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 December 1997.For the CommissionRitt BJERREGAARDMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 61, 3. 3. 1997, p. 1.(2) OJ L 325, 27. 11. 1997, p. 1.(3) OJ L 384, 31. 12. 1982, p. 1.(4) OJ L 140, 30. 5. 1997, p. 9.ANNEXSpecimens of species included in Annex B to Regulation (EC) No 338/97 whose introduction into the Community is suspended>TABLE> +",import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;protection of animal life;protection of birds;protection of plant life;protection of plant health;protection of plants;import restriction;import ban;limit on imports;suspension of imports;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country,17 +24604,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1982/2002 of 7 November 2002 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 14th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(2), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 of 23 July 2002 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar(3), for the 2002/2003 marketing year, requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar.(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender in question.(3) Following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the 14th partial invitation to tender, the provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,. For the 14th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 the maximum amount of the export refund is fixed at 47,099 EUR/100 kg. This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 November 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 November 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1.(2) OJ L 104, 20.4.2002, p. 26.(3) OJ L 195, 24.7.2002, p. 6. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;export levy;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;white sugar;refined sugar,17 +24446,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1776/2002 of 4 October 2002 prohibiting fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of France. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 of 18 December 2001 fixing for 2002 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required(3) lays down quotas for cod for 2002.(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of cod in the waters of ICES division VIIa by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France have exhausted the quota allocated for 2002. France has prohibited fishing for this stock from 10 September 2002. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,. Catches of cod in the waters of ICES division VIIa by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to France for 2002.Fishing for cod in the waters of ICES division VIIa by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 10 September 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 4 October 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5.(3) OJ L 347, 31.12.2001, p. 1. +",France;French Republic;ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing regulations;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches,17 +2727,"Council Regulation (EC) No 1081/2000 of 22 May 2000 prohibiting the sale, supply and export to Burma/Myanmar of equipment which might be used for internal repression or terrorism, and freezing the funds of certain persons related to important governmental functions in that country. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 60 and 301 thereof,Having regard to Common Position 2000/346/CFSP of 26 April 2000 extending and amending Common Position 96/635/CFSP on Burma/Myanmar(1),Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) In view of continued severe and systematic violations of human rights by the Burmese authorities, and in particular continuing and intensified repression of civil and political rights, and the failure of those authorities to take steps towards democracy and reconciliation, Common Position 2000/346/CFSP provides that the restrictive measures applicable to Burma/Myanmar, as laid down in Common Position 96/635/CFSP(2) and 98/612/CFSP(3), should be expanded by means of, inter alia, a freezing of the funds of senior members of the State Peace and Development Council, Burmese authorities in the tourism sector, senior members of the military, the Government or the security forces who formulate, implement or benefit from policies that impede Burma/Myanmar's transition to democracy, and their families, and by a prohibition of sales, supplies and exports of equipment which might be used for internal repression or terrorism.(2) These measures fall within the scope of the Treaty.(3) Therefore, and with a view to avoiding distortion of competition, Community legislation is necessary for the implementation of the said measures as far as the territory of the Community is concerned. Such territory is deemed to encompass, for the purposes of this Regulation, all the territories of the Member States to which the Treaty is applicable, under the conditions laid down in that Treaty.(4) The competent authorities of the Member States should, where necessary, be empowered to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Regulation.(5) There is a need for the Commission and the Member States to inform each other of the measures taken under this Regulation and of other relevant information at their disposal in connection with this Regulation, without prejudice to existing obligations with regard to certain items concerned.(6) It is desirable that it should be possible for sanctions for violations of this Regulation to be imposed after its entry into force,. It shall be prohibited, knowingly and intentionally, to sell, supply, export or ship, directly or indirectly, equipment listed in Annex I, whether or not originating in the Community, to any person or body in Burma/Myanmar or to any person or body for the purpose of any business carried on in, or operated from, the territory of Burma/Myanmar. 1. All funds held outside the territory of Burma/Myanmar belonging to the senior members of the State Peace and Development Council, the Burmese authorities in the tourism sector, the senior members of the military, the Government or the security forces who formulate, implement or benefit from policies that impede Burma/Myanmar's transition to democracy, and their families, whose names are listed in Annex II, shall be frozen.2. No funds shall be made available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of the persons referred to in paragraph 1.3. For the purpose of this Regulation:- funds shall mean: financial assets and economic benefits of any kind, including, but not necessarily limited to, cash, cheques, claims on money, drafts, money orders and other payment instruments; deposits with financial institutions or other entities, balances on accounts, debts and debt obligations; publicly and privately traded securities and debt instruments, including stocks and shares, certificates representing securities, bonds, notes, warrants, debentures, derivatives contracts; interest, dividends or other income on or value accruing from or generated by assets; credit, right of set-off, guarantees, performance bonds or other financial commitments; letters of credit, bills of lading, bills of sale; documents evidencing an interest in funds or financial resources, and any other instrument of export-financing;- freezing of funds shall mean: preventing any move, transfer, alteration, use of or dealing with funds in any way that would result in any change in their volume, amount, location, ownership, possession, character, destination or other change that would make possible the use of the funds, including portfolio management, except that any interest or income arising or any capital automatically repayable on maturity of any funds shall be paid into and held in a frozen account. Without prejudice to the Community rules concerning confidentiality and to the provisions of Article 284 of the Treaty, the competent authorities of the Member States shall have the power to require banks, other financial institutions, insurance companies, and other bodies or persons to provide all relevant information necessary for ensuring compliance with this Regulation. The Commission shall be empowered:- to amend Annex II, taking into account decisions updating the Annex of Common Position 2000/346/CFSP,- on the basis of information supplied by Member States, to amend data on competent authorities of the Member States listed in Annex III. The participation, knowingly and intentionally, in related activities the object or effect of which is, directly or indirectly, to promote the transactions or activities referred to in Article 1 or to circumvent the provisions of this Regulation shall be prohibited. The Commission and the Member States shall inform each other of the measures taken under this Regulation and supply each other with relevant information at their disposal in connection with this Regulation, in particular information received in accordance with Article 3, information in respect of violation and enforcement problems and judgments handed down by national courts. Each Member State shall determine the sanctions to be imposed where the provisions of this Regulation are infringed. Such sanctions shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. This Regulation shall apply:- within the territory of the Community including its air space,- on board any aircraft or any vessel under the jurisdiction of a Member State,- to any person elsewhere who is a national of a Member State, and- to any body which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be reviewed by 29 October 2000.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 May 2000.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. Gama(1) See page 1 of this Official Journal.(2) OJ L 287, 8.11.1996, p. 1.(3) OJ L 291, 30.10.1998, p. 1.ANNEX IEquipment for internal repression or terrorism, envisaged by Article 1The following list does not include items which have been specially designed or modified for military use and are covered by the arms embargo confirmed by Common Position 96/635/CFSP.Helmets providing ballistic protection, anti-riot helmets, anti-riot shields and ballistic shields and specially designed components therefor.Specially designed fingerprint equipment.Power controlled searchlights.Construction equipment provided with ballistic protection.Hunting knives.Specially designed production equipment to make shotguns.Ammunition hand-loading equipment.Communications intercept devices.Solid-state optical detectors.Image-intensifier tubes.Telescopic weapon sights.Smooth-bore weapons and related ammunition, other than those specially designed for military use, and specially designed components therefor; except:1. signal pistols;2. air- or cartridge-powered guns designed as industrial tools or humane animal stunners.Simulators for training in the use of firearms and specially designed or modified components and accessories therefor.Bombs and grenades, other than those specially designed for military use, and specially designed components therefor.Body armour, other than those manufactured to military standards or specifications, and specially designed components therefor.All-wheel-drive utility vehicles capable of off-road use that have been manufactured or fitted with ballistic protection, and profiled armour for such vehicles.Water cannon and specially designed or modified components therefor.Vehicles equipped with water cannon.Vehicles specially designed or modified to be electrified to repel boarders and components therefor specially designed or modified for that purpose.Acoustic devices represented by the manufacturer or supplier as suitable for riot-control purposes, and specially designed components therefor.Leg-irons, gang-chains, shackles and electric-shock belts, specially designed for restraining human beings; except:- handcuffs for which the maximum overall dimension including chain does not exceed 240 mm when locked.Portable devices designed or modified for the purpose of riot control or self-protection by the administration of an incapacitating substance (such as tear gas or pepper sprays), and specially designed components therefor.Portable devices designed or modified for the purpose of riot control or self-protection by the administration of an electric shock (including electric-shocks batons, electric shock shields, stun guns and electric shock dart guns (tasers)) and components therefor specially designed or modified for that purpose.Electronic equipment capable of detecting concealed explosives and specially designed components therefor; except:- TV or X-ray inspection equipment.Electronic jamming equipment specially designed to prevent the detonation by radio remote control of improvised devices and specially designed components therefor.Equipment and devices specially designed to initiate explosions by electrical or non-electrical means, including firing sets, detonators, igniters, boosters and detonating cord, and specially designed components therefor; except:- those specially designed for a specific commercial use consisting of the actuation or operation by explosive means of other equipment or devices the function of which is not the creation of explosions (e.g., car air-bag inflaters, electric-surge arresters of fire sprinkler actuators).Equipment and devices designed for explosive ordnance disposal; except:1. bomb blankets;2. containers designed for holding objects known to be, or suspected of being improvised explosive devices.Night vision and thermal imaging equipment and image intensifier tubes or solid state sensors therefor.Software specially designed and technology required for all listed items.Linear cutting explosive charges.Explosives and related substances as follows:- amatol,- nitrocellulose (containing more than 12,5 % nitrogen),- nitroglycol,- pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN),- picryl chloride,- trinitorphenylmethylnitramine (tetryl),- 2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene (TNT).Software specially designed and technology required for all listed items.ANNEX IIList of persons referred to in Article 2(1)>TABLE>ANNEX IIIList of competent authoritiesBELGIUMFor requests based on Article 4 concerning Article 2 and Annex II:Ministère des finances Trésorerie avenue des Arts 30 B - 1040 Bruxelles Fax (32-2) 233 75 18Ministerie van Financiën Thesaurie Kunstlaan 30 B - 1040 Brussel Fax (32-2) 233 75 18DENMARKErhvervsfremmestyrelsen Dahlerups Pakhus Langelinie Allé 17 DK - 2100 København Ø Tel. (45) 35 46 60 00 Fax (45) 35 46 60 01GERMANYBundesausfuhramt Referat 214 , Frankfurterstraße 29-35 D - 65760 Eschborn Tel. (49-6196) 90 86 89 Fax (49-6196) 90 84 12Deutsche Bundesbank Postfach 10 06 02 , D - 60006 Frankfurt a. M. Tel. (49-69) 956 61GREECEFor requests based on Article 4 concerning Article 2 and Annex II:Ministry of Foreign Affairs , Sanctions Bureau 1, Vasilissis Sofias, 3rd floor GR - 106 71 Athens Tel. (30-1) 368 13 37 Fax (30-1) 368 12 32SPAINFor requests based on Article 4 concerning Article 2 and Annex II:Dirección General de Comercio e Inversiones Subdirección General de Gestión de las Transacciones con el Exterior(Ministerio de Economía)Paseo de la Castellana, 162 - Planta 9a E - 28046 Madrid Tel. (34-91) 583 74 00 Fax (34-91) 583 55 09Dirección General del Tesoro y Política Financiera Subdirección General de Inspección y Control de Movimientos de Capitales(Ministerio de Economía)Pl. de Jacinto Benavente, 3 E - 28071 Madrid Tel. (34-91) 360 45 88 Fax (34-91) 583 52 14FRANCEFor requests based on Article 4 concerning Article 2 and Annex II:Ministère de l'économie, des finances et de l'industrie Direction du TrésorBureau E1139, rue du Bercy F - 75572 Paris Cedex 12 S.P.IRELANDFor requests based on Article 4 concerning Article 2 and Annex II:Department of Foreign Affairs Bilateral Economic Relations Section 76-78 Harcourt Street Dublin 2 Tel. (353-1) 408 24 92ITALYMinistero del Commercio con l'Estero Direzione Generale per la Politica Commerciale e per la Gestione del Regime degli ScambiDivisione IV (UOPAT)Viale America, 341 25 I - 00144 Roma Tel. (39-06) 59 93 24 39 Fax (39-06) 59 64 75 06LUXEMBOURGFor requests based on Article 4 concerning Article 2 and Annex II:Ministère des affaires étrangères Direction des relations économiques internationales et de la coopération BP 1602 L - 1016 LuxembourgNETHERLANDSFor requests based on Article 4 concerning Article 2 and Annex II:Ministerie van Financiën Directie Wetgeving, Juridische en Bestuurlijke Zaken Postbus 20201 NL - 2500 EE Den Haag Tel. (31-70) 342 82 27 Fax (31-70) 342 79 05AUSTRIAFor requests based on Article 4 concerning Article 2 and Annex II:Österreichische Nationalbank Otto Wagnerplatz 3 A - 1090 Wien Tel. (43 1) 404 20PORTUGALFor requests based on Article 4 concerning Article 2 and Annex II:Ministério das Finanças Direcção Geral dos Assuntos Europeus e Relações Internacionais Avenida Infante D. Henrique, n.o 1, C 2.o P - 1100 Lisboa Tel. (351-1) 882 32 40/47 Fax (351-1) 882 32 49FINLANDUlkoasiainministeriö PL 176 FIN - 00161 Helsinki Tel. (358-9) 13 41 55 55 Fax (358-9) 62 98 40Utrikesministeriet PB 176 FIN - 00161 Helsingfors Tel. (358-9) 13 41 55 55 Fax (358-9) 62 98 40SWEDENRegeringskansliet UtrikesdepartementetRättssekretariatet för EU-frågorFredsgatan 6 S - 10339 Stockholm Tel. (46-8) 405 10 00 Fax (46-8) 723 11 76UNITED KINGDOMFor requests based on Article 4 concerning Article 2 and Annex II:HM Treasury International Financial ServicesAllington Towers19 Allington Street London SW1E 5EB Tel. (44-0207) 270 55 50 Fax (44-0207) 270 43 65 email: pete.maydon@hm-treasury.gov.ukBank of England Sanctions Emergency Unit London EC2R 8AH Tel. (44 0207) 601 46 07 Fax (44 0207) 601 43 09EUROPEAN COMMUNITYEuropean Commission Directorate-General External RelationsDirectorate A, CFSPUnit A/2, Economic and Financial Sanctions Co-ordination SectionTel. (32-2) 295 68 80 Fax (32-2) 296 75 63 e-mail: anthonius.de-vries@cec.eu.int +",military regime;military dictatorship;military junta;international sanctions;blockade;boycott;embargo;reprisals;export restriction;export ban;limit on exports;economic sanctions;Burma/Myanmar;Burma;Myanmar;Republic of the Union of Myanmar;dual-use good,17 +36906,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 60/2009 of 22 January 2009 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (1), and in particular Article 164(2), final subparagraph, and Article 170 thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 162(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Part XV of Annex I to that Regulation and prices for those products on the Community market may be covered by an export refund.(2) Given the present situation on the market in beef and veal, export refunds should therefore be set in accordance with the rules and criteria provided for in Articles 162 to 164 and 167 to 170 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.(3) Article 164(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that the refund may vary according to destination, especially where the world market situation, the specific requirements of certain markets, or obligations resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty make this necessary.(4) Refunds should be granted only on products that are allowed to move freely in the Community and that bear the health mark as provided for in Article 5(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (2). Those products must also satisfy the requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (3) and Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (4).(5) The conditions laid down in the third subparagraph of Article 7(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1359/2007 of 21 November 2007 laying down the conditions for granting special export refunds on certain cuts of boned meat of bovine animals (5) provide for a reduction of the special refund if the quantity of cuts of boned meat to be exported amounts to less than 95 %, but not less than 85 %, of the total weight of cuts produced by boning.(6) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1044/2008 (6) should therefore be repealed and replaced by a new regulation.(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,. 1.   Export refunds as provided for in Article 164 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be granted on the products and for the amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation subject to the conditions provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article.2.   The products eligible for a refund under paragraph 1 must meet the relevant requirements of Regulations (EC) Nos 852/2004 and 853/2004, notably preparation in an approved establishment and compliance with the health marking requirements laid down in Annex I, Section I, Chapter III to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004. In the case referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1359/2007, the rate of the refund on products falling within product code 0201 30 00 9100 shall be reduced by EUR 7/100 kg. Regulation (EC) No 1044/2008 is hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 January 2009.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 January 2009.For the CommissionJean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55, as corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 22.(3)  OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 1, as corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 3.(4)  OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 206, as corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 83.(5)  OJ L 304, 22.11.2007, p. 21.(6)  OJ L 281, 24.10.2008, p. 10.ANNEXExport refunds on beef and veal applicable from 23 January 2009Product code Destination Unit of measurement Refunds0102 10 10 9140 B00 EUR/100 kg live weight 25,90102 10 30 9140 B00 EUR/100 kg live weight 25,90201 10 00 9110 (2) B02 EUR/100 kg net weight 36,6B03 EUR/100 kg net weight 21,50201 10 00 9130 (2) B02 EUR/100 kg net weight 48,8B03 EUR/100 kg net weight 28,70201 20 20 9110 (2) B02 EUR/100 kg net weight 48,8B03 EUR/100 kg net weight 28,70201 20 30 9110 (2) B02 EUR/100 kg net weight 36,6B03 EUR/100 kg net weight 21,50201 20 50 9110 (2) B02 EUR/100 kg net weight 61,0B03 EUR/100 kg net weight 35,90201 20 50 9130 (2) B02 EUR/100 kg net weight 36,6B03 EUR/100 kg net weight 21,50201 30 00 9050 US (4) EUR/100 kg net weight 6,5CA (5) EUR/100 kg net weight 6,50201 30 00 9060 (7) B02 EUR/100 kg net weight 22,6B03 EUR/100 kg net weight 7,50201 30 00 9100 (3) (7) B04 EUR/100 kg net weight 84,7B03 EUR/100 kg net weight 49,8EG EUR/100 kg net weight 103,40201 30 00 9120 (3) (7) B04 EUR/100 kg net weight 50,8B03 EUR/100 kg net weight 29,9EG EUR/100 kg net weight 62,00202 10 00 9100 B02 EUR/100 kg net weight 16,3B03 EUR/100 kg net weight 5,40202 20 30 9000 B02 EUR/100 kg net weight 16,3B03 EUR/100 kg net weight 5,40202 20 50 9900 B02 EUR/100 kg net weight 16,3B03 EUR/100 kg net weight 5,40202 20 90 9100 B02 EUR/100 kg net weight 16,3B03 EUR/100 kg net weight 5,40202 30 90 9100 US (4) EUR/100 kg net weight 6,5CA (5) EUR/100 kg net weight 6,50202 30 90 9200 (7) B02 EUR/100 kg net weight 22,6B03 EUR/100 kg net weight 7,51602 50 31 9125 (6) B00 EUR/100 kg net weight 23,31602 50 31 9325 (6) B00 EUR/100 kg net weight 20,71602 50 95 9125 (6) B00 EUR/100 kg net weight 23,31602 50 95 9325 (6) B00 EUR/100 kg net weight 20,7N.B.: The product codes and the ‘A’ series destination codes are set out in the Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1).B00 : all destinations (third countries, other territories, victualling and destinations treated as exports from the Community).B02 : B04 and destination EG.B03 : Albania, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo (), Montenegro, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, stores and provisions (destinations referred to in Articles 36 and 45, and if appropriate in Article 44, of Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 (OJ L 102, 17.4.1999, p. 11).B04 : Turkey, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Israel, West Bank/Gaza Strip, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, China, North Korea, Hong Kong, Sudan, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad, Cape Verde, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte-d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroun, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome Principe, Gabon, Congo, Congo (Democratic Republic), Rwanda, Burundi, Saint Helena and dependencies, Angola, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Uganda, Tanzania, Seychelles and dependencies, British Indian Ocean Territory, Mozambique, Mauritius, Comoros, Mayotte, Zambia, Malawi, South Africa, Lesotho.(1)  As defined by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.(2)  Entry under this subheading is subject to the submission of the certificate appearing in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 433/2007 (OJ L 104, 21.4.2007, p. 3).(3)  The refund is granted subject to compliance with the conditions laid down in amended Commission Regulation (EC) No 1359/2007 (OJ L 304, 22.11.2007, p. 21), and, if applicable, in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1741/2006 (OJ L 329, 25.11.2006, p. 7).(4)  Carried out in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1643/2006 (OJ L 308, 8.11.2006, p. 7).(5)  Carried out in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 2051/96 (OJ L 274, 26.10.1996, p. 18).(6)  The refund is granted subject to compliance with the conditions laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1731/2006 (OJ L 325, 24.11.2006, p. 12).(7)  The lean bovine meat content excluding fat is determined in accordance with the procedure described in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2429/86 (OJ L 210, 1.8.1986, p. 39).The term ‘average content’ refers to the sample quantity as defined in Article 2(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 765/2002 (OJ L 117, 4.5.2002, p. 6). The sample is to be taken from that part of the consignment presenting the highest risk. +",food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;customs inspection;customs check;beef;boned meat;preparation for market;labelling,17 +13950,"COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 155/95 of 30 January 1995 amending Regulation (EC) No 2561/94 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in Spain. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1249/89 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,Whereas, because of the outbreak and the persistence of African swine fever in certain production regions in Spain, which are characterized by the production of Iberian pigs, exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat were adopted for that Member State in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2561/94 (3);Whereas Council Decision 89/21/EEC (4) laying down veterinary and commercial restrictions is replaced from 28 December 1994 by Commission Decision 94/887/EC (5); whereas it is appropriate to provide this modification in Regulation (EC) No 2561/94;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,. In Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2561/94, the reference to Decision 89/21/EEC is replaced by the reference to Decision 94/887/EC. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 28 December 1994.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 January 1995.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 129, 11. 5. 1989, p. 12.(3) OJ No L 272, 22. 10. 1994, p. 10.(4) OJ No L 9, 12. 1. 1989, p. 24.(5) OJ No L 352, 31. 12. 1994, p. 112. +",veterinary legislation;veterinary regulations;animal plague;cattle plague;rinderpest;swine fever;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;market support;pigmeat;pork;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +41615,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 990/2012 of 25 October 2012 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Propionibacterium acidipropionici (CNCM MA 26/4U) as a feed additive for all animal species Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation. Article 10(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 in conjunction with Article 10(1) to (4) thereof sets out specific provisions for the evaluation of products used in the Union as silage additives at the date that Regulation became applicable.(2) In accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, a preparation of Propionibacterium acidipropionici (CNCM MA 26/4U), hereinafter ‘the preparation’, was entered in the Community Register of Feed Additives as an existing product belonging to the functional group of silage additives, for all animal species.(3) In accordance with Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 in conjunction with Article 7 thereof, an application was submitted for the authorisation of the preparation as a feed additive for all animal species, requesting that additive to be classified in the category ‘technological additives’ and in the functional group ‘silage additives’. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(4) The European Food Safety Authority (the Authority) concluded in its opinion of 25 April 2012 (2) that, under the proposed conditions of use, the preparation does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment, and that the use of the preparation has the potential to improve the aerobic stability of the treated silage. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Community Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(5) The assessment of the preparation shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of the preparation should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.(6) Since safety reasons do not require the immediate application of the modifications to the conditions of authorisation, it is appropriate to allow a transitional period for interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements resulting from the authorisation.(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. AuthorisationThe preparation specified in the Annex belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and to the functional group ‘silage additives’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex. Transitional measuresThe preparation specified in the Annex and feed containing that preparation, which are produced and labelled before 15 May 2013 in accordance with the rules applicable before 15 November 2012 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 October 2012.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.(2)  EFSA Journal 2012; 10(5):2673.ANNEXIdentification number of the additive Name of the holder of authorisation Additive Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method Species or category of animal Maximum age Minimum content Maximum content Other provisions End of period of authorisationCFU/kg of fresh materialCategory of technological additives. Functional group: silage additivesAdditive compositionCharacterisation of the active substanceAnalytical method (1)Enumeration in the feed additive: spread plate method (EN 15787)Identification: Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE).1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature and storage life.2. Minimum dose of the additive when it is not used in combination with other micro-organisms as silage additive: 1 x 108 CFU/kg of fresh material.3. For safety: it is recommended to use breathing protection and gloves during handling.(1)  Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: http://irmm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/EURLs/EURL_feed_additives/Pages/index.aspx +",animal feedingstuffs;animal feedstuffs;animal fodder;animal weaning food;feedstuffs;milk-replacer feed;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban;food additive;sensory additive;technical additive;food safety;food product safety;food quality safety;safety of food,17 +213,"81/361/EEC: Council Decision of 28 April 1981 concerning negotiations under Article XXIV (6) of GATT. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,Whereas, following the enlargement of the Communities, the Hellenic Republic's tariff concessions have to be renegotiated in accordance with Article XXIV (6) of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade,. The Commission is hereby authorized to enter into negotiations under Article XXIV (6) of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.The Commission shall conduct the negotiations in consultation with the Special Committee provided for in Article 113 of the Treaty, which will assist it in its task.. Done at Luxembourg, 28 April 1981.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. de Koning-------------------------------------------------- +",GATT;General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade;Greece;Hellenic Republic;trade agreement;trade negotiations;trade treaty;tariff negotiations;MTN;multilateral trade negotiations;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession,17 +19268,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1564/1999 of 16 July 1999 fixing the minimum import prices applicable to dried grapes during the 1999/2000 marketing year as well as the countervailing charges to be imposed where that price is not observed. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2199/97(2), and in particular Article 13(8) thereof,(1) Whereas, in accordance with Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96, the minimum import price for dried grapes is to be determined having regard to:- the free-at-frontier price on import into the Community,- the prices obtained in international trade,- the situation on the internal Community market,- the trend of trade with third countries;(2) Whereas Article 13(6) of the same Regulation provides that countervailing charges are to be fixed in reference to a scale of import prices; whereas the maximum countervailing charge is to be determined on the basis of the most favourable prices applied on the world market for significant quantities by the most representative non-member countries;(3) Whereas a minimum import price must be fixed for currants and other dried grapes;(4) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,. 1. The minimum import price applicable to dried grapes during the 1999/2000 marketing year, which begins on 1 September 1999 and ends on 31 August 2000, shall be as set out in Annex I.2. The countervailing charge to be imposed where the minimum import price referred to in paragraph 1 is not observed shall be as set out in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 1999.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 July 1999.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 29.(2) OJ L 303, 6.11.1997, p. 1.ANNEX IMINIMUM IMPORT PRICES>TABLE>ANNEX IICOUNTERVAILING CHARGES1. Currants falling within CN code 0806 20 11:>TABLE>2. Currants falling within CN code 0806 20 91:>TABLE>3. Dried grapes falling within CN codes 0806 20 12 and 0806 20 18:>TABLE>4. Dried grapes falling within CN codes 0806 20 92 and 0806 20 98:>TABLE> +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;import;minimum price;floor price;grape;table grape;dried product;dried fig;dried food;dried foodstuff;prune;raisin;countervailing charge;compensatory levy,17 +35650,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 307/2008 of 2 April 2008 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, minimum requirements for training programmes and the conditions for mutual recognition of training attestations for personnel as regards air-conditioning systems in certain motor vehicles containing certain fluorinated greenhouse gases (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases (1), and in particular Article 5(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Directive 2006/40/EC relating to emissions from air-conditioning systems in motor vehicles and amending Council Directive 70/156/EEC (2) provides for the mandatory introduction of air-conditioning systems with low global warming potential to motor vehicles as of 2011. As a short-term measure, Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 requires to lay down rules on the appropriate qualification of personnel recovering fluorinated greenhouse gases from such systems.(2) Personnel enrolled in a training course for the purpose of obtaining a training attestation should be, for a limited time, allowed to undertake activities covered by the training course and for which a training attestation is required, provided that they are supervised by personnel holding such an attestation.(3) To enable training and attestation of personnel currently active in the areas covered by this Regulation without interrupting their professional activity, an adequate interim period is required during which personnel trained under existing qualification schemes or with professional experience may be considered as appropriately qualified for the purpose of Regulation (EC) No 842/2006.(4) For the purpose of avoiding undue administrative burden, it should be allowed to recognise existing qualification schemes provided that the skills and knowledge covered, and the relevant qualification system are equivalent to the minimum standards envisaged by this Regulation.(5) Officially designated attestation bodies should ensure compliance with the minimum requirements set out in this Regulation and thereby contribute to the effective and efficient mutual recognition of training attestations throughout the Community.(6) Information on the attestation systems issuing attestations subject to mutual recognition should be notified to the Commission in the format established by Commission Regulation (EC) No 308/2008 of 2 April 2008 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the format for notification of the training and certification programmes of the Member States (3). Information on the recognition of existing qualification systems or professional experience, for an interim period, should be notified to the Commission.(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 18(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4),. Subject matterThis Regulation establishes minimum requirements for training programmes of personnel recovering certain fluorinated greenhouse gases from air-conditioning systems in motor vehicles falling within the scope of Directive 2006/40/EC as well as the conditions for mutual recognition of training attestations issued in accordance with those requirements. Training of personnel1.   Only personnel holding a training attestation as referred to in Article 3 shall be considered appropriately qualified to carry out the activity referred to in Article 1.2.   Paragraph 1 shall not apply for a maximum period of 12 months to personnel enrolled in a training course for the purpose of obtaining a training attestation provided that they carry out the activity under the supervision of a person considered appropriately qualified.3.   Member States may decide that until 4 July 2010 at the latest, paragraph 1 shall not apply to:(a) personnel holding an attestation issued under existing qualification schemes for the activity referred to in Article 1, identified as such by the Member State; or(b) personnel with professional experience in the activity referred to in Article 1, acquired before 4 July 2008.Such personnel shall, for the period referred to in the first subparagraph, be considered appropriately qualified to carry out the activity referred to in Article 1. Issuance of training attestations to personnel1.   An attestation body shall be provided for by a national law or regulation, or designated by the competent authority of a Member State or other entities entitled to do so.2.   The attestation body referred to in paragraph 1 shall issue a training attestation to personnel who have completed a training course, covering the minimum skills and knowledge set out in the Annex.3.   The training attestation shall contain at least the following:(a) the name of the attestation body, the full name of the holder and a registration number;(b) the activity which the holder of the training attestation is entitled to perform;(c) issuing date and issuer’s signature.4.   Where an existing training course covers the minimum skills and knowledge set out in the Annex, but the related attestation does not contain the elements laid down in paragraph 3 of this Article, an attestation body referred to in paragraph 1 may issue a training attestation to the holder of this qualification without repeating the training course. Notification1.   By 4 July 2008, Member States shall notify the Commission of their intention to apply points (a) or (b) of the first subparagraph of Article 2(3) by identifying existing qualification systems or conditions based on professional experience on the basis of which personnel are deemed appropriately qualified.2.   By 4 January 2009, Member States shall notify the Commission of the names and contact details of attestation bodies for personnel covered by Article 3(1) and of the titles of training attestations for personnel complying with the requirements of Article 3(2) and of the Annex, using the format established by Regulation (EC) No 308/2008.3.   Member States shall update the notification submitted pursuant to paragraph 2, with relevant new information, and submit it to the Commission without delay. Conditions for mutual recognition1.   Member States shall give mutual recognition to training attestations issued in other Member States in accordance with Article 3.2.   Member States may require holders of training attestations issued in another Member State to provide a translation of the attestation in another official Community language. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 2 April 2008.For the CommissionStavros DIMASMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 161, 14.6.2006, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 161, 14.6.2006, p. 12.(3)  See page 28 of this Official Journal.(4)  OJ L 244, 29.9.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Decision 2007/540/EC (OJ L 198, 31.7.2007, p. 35).ANNEXMinimum requirements as to the skills and knowledge to be covered by the training programmesThe training course referred to in Article 3(2) shall cover the following:(a) a theoretical module as indicated in the column ‘Module type’ by (T);(b) a practical module where the applicant shall perform the corresponding task with the relevant material, tools and equipment, as indicated in the column ‘Module type’ by (P).Minimum knowledge and skills Module typeOperation of air-conditioning systems containing fluorinated greenhouse gases in motor vehicles, environmental impact of fluorinated greenhouse gas refrigerants and corresponding environmental regulations1.1. Basic knowledge of the operation of air-conditioning systems in motor vehicles T1.2. Basic knowledge of the use and properties of the fluorinated greenhouse gases used as refrigerants in air-conditioning systems in motor vehicles, the impact of the emissions of these gases on the environment (order of magnitude of their Global Warming Potential in relation to climate change) T1.3. Basic knowledge of the relevant provisions of Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 and Directive 2006/40/EC TEnvironment-friendly recovery of fluorinated greenhouse gases2.1. Knowledge of common procedures for recovering fluorinated greenhouse gases T2.2. Handling a refrigerant cylinder P2.3. Connecting and disconnecting a recovery set to and from the service ports of a motor vehicle air-conditioning system containing fluorinated greenhouse gases P2.4. Operating a recovery set P +",vocational training;distance training;e-training;manpower training;pre-vocational training;sandwich training;professional qualifications;professional ability;professional competence;professional incompetence;required job qualifications;motor vehicle;Community certification;greenhouse gas;carbon dioxide;air conditioning;ventilation,17 +43657,"2014/899/EU: Council Decision of 9 December 2014 concerning the accession of Croatia to the Convention of  23 July 1990 on the elimination of double taxation in connection with the adjustment of profits of associated enterprises. ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Croatia, and in particular Articles 3(4) and 3(5) thereof,Having regard to the recommendation from the European Commission,After consulting the European Parliament,Whereas:(1) Convention 90/436/EEC (1) (‘the Arbitration Convention’) was signed at Brussels on 23 July 1990 and entered into force on 1 January 1995.(2) The Arbitration Convention was amended by a Protocol signed on 25 May 1999 (2), a Convention signed on 21 December 1995 (3) and a Convention signed on 8 December 2004 (4), as well as by Council Decision 2008/492/EC (5).(3) Pursuant to Article 3(4) of the Act of Accession of Croatia, Croatia is to accede to the conventions and protocols concluded between the Member States, listed in Annex I to the Act of Accession. Those conventions and protocols are to enter into force in relation to Croatia on the date determined by the Council.(4) Pursuant to Article 3(5) of the Act of Accession of Croatia the Council is to make all adjustments required by reason of Croatia's accession to those conventions and protocols and to publish the adapted texts in the Official Journal of the European Union,. The Arbitration Convention is amended as follows:(1) In Article 2(2), points (i) to (xxvii) are replaced by the following:‘(i) in Belgium:(a) impôt des personnes physiques/personenbelasting(b) impôt des sociétés/vennootschapsbelasting(c) impôt des personnes morales/rechtspersonenbelasting(d) impôt des non-résidents/belasting der niet-verblijfhouders(e) taxe communale et la taxe d'agglomération additionnelles à l'impôt des personnes physiques/aanvullende gemeentebelasting en agglomeratiebelasting op de personenbelasting(ii) in Bulgaria:(a) данък върху доходите на физическите лица(b) корпоративен данък(iii) in the Czech Republic:(a) daň z přijmů fyzických osob(b) daň z přijmů právnických osob(iv) in Denmark:(a) indkomstskat til staten(b) den kommunale indkomstskat(c) den amtskommunale indkomstskat(v) in Germany:(a) Einkommensteuer(b) Körperschaftsteuer(c) Gewerbesteuer, in so far as this tax is based on trading profits(vi) in Estonia:(a) tulumaks(vii) in Ireland:(a) Cáin Ioncaim(b) Cáin Chorparáide(viii) in Greece:(a) φόρος εισοδήματος φυσικών προσώπων(b) φόρος εισοδήματος νομικών προσώπων(c) εισφορά υπέρ των επιχειρήσεων ύδρευσης και αποχέτευσης(ix) in Spain:(a) Impuesto sobre la Renta de las Personas Físicas(b) Impuesto sobre Sociedades(c) Impuesto sobre la Renta de no Residentes(x) in France:(a) impôt sur le revenu(b) impôt sur les sociétés(xi) in Croatia:(a) porez na dohodak(b) porez na dobit(xii) in Italy:(a) imposta sul reddito delle persone fisiche(b) imposta sul reddito delle società(c) imposta regionale sulle attività produttive(xiii) in Cyprus:(a) Φόρος Εισοδήματος(b) Έκτακτη Εισφορά για την Άμυνα της yημοκρατίας(xiv) in Latvia:(a) uzħēmumu ienākuma nodoklis(b) iedzīvotāju ienākuma nodoklis(xv) in Lithuania:(a) Gyventojų pajamų mokestis(b) Pelno mokestis(xvi) in Luxembourg:(a) impôt sur le revenu des personnes physiques(b) impôt sur le revenu des collectivités(c) impôt commercial, in so far as this tax is based on trading profits(xvii) in Hungary:(a) személyi jövedelemadó(b) társasági adó(c) osztalékadó(xviii) in Malta:(a) taxxa fuq l-income(xix) in the Netherlands:(a) inkomstenbelasting(b) vennootschapsbelasting(xx) in Austria:(a) Einkommensteuer(b) Körperschaftsteuer(xxi) in Poland:(a) podatek dochodowy od osób fizycznych(b) podatek dochodowy od osób prawnych(xxii) in Portugal:(a) imposto sobre o rendimento das pessoas singulares(b) imposto sobre o rendimento das pessoas coletivas(c) derrama para os municípios sobre o imposto sobre o rendimento das pessoas coletivas(xxiii) in Romania:(a) impozitul pe venit(b) impozitul pe profit(c) impozitul pe veniturile obținute din România de nerezidenți(xxiv) in Slovenia:(a) dohodnina(b) davek od dobička pravnih oseb(xxv) in Slovakia:(a) daň z príjmov právnických osôb(b) daň z príjmov fyzických osôb(xxvi) in Finland:(a) valtion tuloverot/de statliga inkomstskatterna(b) yhteisöjen tulovero/inkomstskatten för samfund(c) kunnallisvero/kommunalskatten(d) kirkollisvero/kyrkoskatten(e) korkotulon lähdevero/källskatten på ränteinkomst(f) rajoitetusti verovelvollisen lähdevero/källskatten för begränsat skattskyldig(xxvii) in Sweden:(a) statlig inkomstskatt(b) kupongskatt(c) kommunal inkomstskatt(xxviii) in the United Kingdom:(a) Income Tax(b) Corporation Tax.’(2) In Article 3(1), the list is replaced by the following:‘— in Belgium:— De minister van Financiën or an authorised representative,— Le ministre des finances or an authorised representative,— in Bulgaria:— in the Czech Republic:— in Denmark:— in Germany:— in Estonia:— in Ireland:— in Greece:— in Spain:— in France:— in Croatia:— in Italy:— in Cyprus:— in Latvia:— in Lithuania:— in Luxembourg:— in Hungary:— in Malta:— in the Netherlands:— in Austria:— in Poland:— in Portugal:— in Romania:— in Slovenia:— in Slovakia:— in Finland:— Valtiovarainministeriö or an authorised representative,— Finansministeriet or an authorised representative,— in Sweden:— in the United Kingdom: The texts of the Arbitration Convention and the Protocol of 25 May 1999, together with the Conventions of 21 December 1995 and of 8 December 2004, drawn up in the Croatian language, shall be authentic under the same conditions as the other language versions of those texts. The Arbitration Convention, as amended by the Protocol of 25 May 1999, the Conventions of 21 December 1995 and of 8 December 2004, Decision 2008/492/EC, as well as by this Decision, shall enter into force between Croatia and each of the other Member States of the Union on 1 January 2015. This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 9 December 2014.For the CouncilThe PresidentP. C. PADOAN(1)  Convention of 23 July 1990 on the elimination of double taxation in connection with the adjustment of profits of associated enterprises (OJ L 225, 20.8.1990, p. 10).(2)  Protocol of 25 May 1999 amending the Convention of 23 July 1990 on the elimination of double taxation in connection with the adjustment of profits of associated enterprises (OJ C 202, 16.7.1999, p. 1).(3)  Convention of 21 December 1995 on the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the Convention on the elimination of double taxation in connection with the adjustment of profits of associated enterprises (OJ C 26, 31.1.1996, p. 1).(4)  Convention of 8 December 2004 on the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the Convention on the elimination of double taxation in connection with the adjustment of profits of associated enterprise (OJ C 160, 30.6.2005, p. 1).(5)  Council Decision 2008/492/EC of 23 June 2008 concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 23 July 1990 on the elimination of double taxation in connection with the adjustment of profits of associated enterprises (OJ L 174, 3.7.2008, p. 1). +",accession to the European Union;EU accession;accession to the Community;act of accession;application for accession;consequence of accession;request for accession;tax on income;income tax;double taxation;accession to an agreement;accession to a convention;accession to a treaty;Intergovernmental Convention (EU);EC Intergovernmental Convention;Croatia;Republic of Croatia,17 +1917,"95/335/EC: Commission Decision of 26 July 1995 amending Decision 92/452/EEC establishing lists of embryo collection teams and embryo production teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 89/556/EEC of 25 September 1989 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species (1), as last amended by Council Directive 94/113/EC (2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,Whereas Commission Decision 92/452/EEC (3), as last amended by Decision 95/93/EC (4), establishes a list of embryo collection teams and embryo production teams approved in third countries for the export of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species to the Community;Whereas the competent authorities of Canada, the United States of America and the Slovak Republic have forwarded lists or amendments to lists of teams officially approved in their territories;Whereas it is now necessary to amend the list of approved teams as regards Canada and the United States of America and to establish a list of approved teams in the Slovak Republic;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The Annex to Decision 92/452/EEC is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 July 1995.For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the CommissionANNEXEmbryo collection teams and embryo production teams approved by the competent veterinary authorities of the following third countries are listed together with the approval number and the name of the team veterinarian.Part 1CANADA>TABLE>Part 2NEW ZEALAND>TABLE>Part 3UNITED STATES OF AMERICA>TABLE>Part 4SWITZERLAND>TABLE>Part 5ISRAEL>TABLE>Part 6CZECH REPUBLIC>TABLE>Part 7SLOVAK REPUBLIC>TABLE> +",import;veterinary legislation;veterinary regulations;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;third country;animal breeding;animal selection;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant,17 +2387,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2645/98 of 9 December 1998 on the nomenclature of countries and territories for the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1172/95 of 22 May 1995 relating to the trading of goods by the Community and its Member States with non-member countries (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 374/98 (2),Whereas in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1172/95 the introduction of the country nomenclature is the responsibility of the Commission;Whereas the version thereof valid on 1 January 1998 was annexed to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2317/97 (3); whereas from 1 January 1999 it will be based on the ISO alpha-2 standard;Whereas it is essential to take into account the decision of the Member States concerned to identify separately the statistical territories of Belgium and Luxembourg;Whereas it is preferable for there to be a transition period allowing Member States to adapt to the amendments made; whereas it is essential for purposes of simplification for this transition period to end when the provisions revising the rules on the Single Administrative Document come into force;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Statistics relating to the Trading of Goods with Non-Member Countries,. The version valid on 1 January 1999 of the nomenclature of countries and territories for the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States is set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1999.However, the Member States may use the three-digit numeric codes also shown in the Annex to this Regulation until the provisions revising Annexes 37 and 38 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (4) come into force.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 December 1998.For the CommissionYves-Thibault DE SILGUYMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 118, 25. 5. 1995, p. 10.(2) OJ L 48, 19. 2. 1998, p. 6.(3) OJ L 321, 22. 11. 1997, p. 19.(4) OJ L 253, 11. 10. 1993, p. 1.ANNEX>TABLE> +",nomenclature;statistical nomenclature;third country;EU statistics;Community statistics;European Union statistics;statistics of the EU;statistics of the European Union;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;intra-EU trade;intra-Community trade;foreign trade;external trade,17 +12826,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 526/94 of 9 March 1994 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 1858/93 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards the aid scheme to compensate for loss of income from marketing in the banana sector. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organization of the market in bananas (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3518/93 (2), and in particular Articles 14 and 30 thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1858/93 (3) introduces detailed rules relating to the grant of advances and, in Article 4 (3), the obligation to lodge a security together with the application for the advance; whereas the amount of the security is dependent on the level of advances set for a given year; whereas the advances depend on the definitive amount of compensatory aid granted for the marketing of bananas during the preceding year;Whereas the definitive amount of compensatory aid for the second half of 1993 has not yet been adopted; whereas, therefore, as regards the first application for an advance for 1994 which operators have to submit by 10 March at the latest, a derogation should be introduced providing that the security may be lodged later but in any case prior to payment of that first advance;Whereas this Regulation must enter into force on the day of its publication in order to be fully effective;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Bananas,. By derogation from Article 4 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1858/93, the security relating to the first application for an advance for Community bananas marketed during January and February 1994 shall be lodged prior to payment of that advance. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 March 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 47, 25. 2. 1993, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 320, 22. 12. 1993, p. 15.(3) OJ No L 170, 13. 7. 1993, p. 5. +",tropical fruit;avocado;banana;date;guava;kiwifruit;mango;papaw;pineapple;producer group;producers' organisation;marketing standard;grading;financial loss;loss of income;aid to agriculture;farm subsidy,17 +2543,"99/623/EC: Commission Decision of 10 September 1999 amending Decision 1999/293/EC concerning certain protective measures against bluetongue in parts of Greece (notified under document number C(1999) 2902) (Text with EEA relevance) (Only the Greek text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market(1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC(2), and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,(1) Whereas the Commission adopted Decision 1999/293/EC(3) concerning certain protective measures against bluetongue following outbreaks of that disease on certain islands in south-eastern Greece;(2) Whereas a serological examination carried out in August 1999 in the prefectures of Evros and Rodopi has revealed that the bluetongue virus is circulating in that region of Greece;(3) Whereas, in the absence of natural barriers, the disease vectors may actively spread or be transported on the wind for long distances;(4) Whereas the movement of animals of susceptible species should be restricted so that virus-carrying animals cannot spread the disease;(5) Whereas Decision 1999/293/EC should therefore be amended to include the prefectures of Evros, Rodopi and Xanthi;(6) Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. In the first and second paragraphs of Article 1 of Decision 1999/293/EC the phrase ""the Prefectures of Dodekanisa and Samos"" is replaced by ""the Prefectures of Dodekanisa, Samos, Evros, Rodopi and Xanthi"". This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic.. Done at Brussels, 10 September 1999.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29.(2) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49.(3) OJ L 114, 1.5.1999, p. 55. +",Greece;Hellenic Republic;veterinary inspection;veterinary control;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;sheep;ewe;lamb;ovine species,17 +18837,"1999/804/EC: Council Decision of 29 November 1999 authorising the French Republic to apply or to continue to apply reductions in, or exemptions from excise duties on certain mineral oils used for specific purposes, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 8(4) of Directive 92/81/EEC. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 92/81/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the harmonisation of the structures of excise duties on mineral oils(1), and in particular Article 8(4),Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) Under Article 8(4) of Directive 92/81/EEC, the Council, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission, may authorise any Member State to introduce exemptions from, or reductions in, excise duties on mineral oils on grounds of specific policy considerations;(2) The French authorities have notified the Commission that they wish to apply a differentiated rate of excise duty from 1 January 2000 to premium-grade unleaded petrol containing a potassium-based additive to improve resistance to valve burn-out (or any other additive of equivalent effect);(3) The other Member States have been informed thereof;(4) The Commission and all the Member States consider that the application of differentiated rate of excise duty to premium-grade unleaded petrol containing additives is justified on environmental policy grounds and that it will not give rise to distortions of competition or hinder the operation of the internal market;(5) The Commission regularly reviews reductions and exemptions to check that they are compatible with the operation of the internal market or with Community policy on protection of the environment;(6) The French Republic has requested authorisation to apply a differentiated rate of excise duty to premium-grade unleaded petrol containing additives from 1 January 2000; the Council is to review its application on the basis of a report from the Commission no later than 31 December 2002, when the authorisation granted by this Decision expires,. In accordance with Article 8(4) of Directive 92/81/EEC and without prejudice to the obligations laid down in Council Directive 92/82/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the approximation of the rates of excise duties on mineral oils(2), and in particular the minimum rates laid down in Articles 3 and 4 thereof, the French Republic is hereby authorised to apply a differentiated rate of excise duty from 1 January 2000 to premium-grade unleaded petrol containing a potassium-based additive to improve resistance to valve burn-out (or any other additive of equivalent effect) until 31 December 2002. This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.. Done at Brussels, 29 November 1999.For the CouncilThe PresidentS. NIINISTÖ(1) JO L316, 31.10.1992, p. 12 Directive as last amended by Directive 94/74/EC (OJL 365, 31.12.1994, p. 46)(2) OJ L 316, 31.10.1992, p. 19. +",excise duty;excise tax;France;French Republic;mineral oil;petroleum oil;tax relief;relief from taxes;tax abatement;tax advantage;tax allowance;tax concession;tax credit;tax deduction;tax reduction;lead-free petrol;tax exemption,17 +3987,"2005/731/EC: Commission Decision of 17 October 2005 laying down additional requirements for the surveillance of avian influenza in wild birds (notified under document number C(2005) 3877) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Community measures for the control of avian influenza were established by Council Directive 92/40/EEC of 19 May 1992 introducing Community measures for the control of avian influenza (2), in order to ensure the protection of animal health and contribute to the development of the poultry sector.(2) Following the outbreak of a very serious epidemic of avian influenza, caused by a highly pathogenic H5N1 virus strain, in south-eastern Asia starting in December 2003, Commission Decision 2004/122/EC of 6 February 2004 concerning certain protection measures in relation to avian influenza in several third countries (3) was adopted.(3) That Decision, which has been amended several times to take account of the evolution of the disease, namely the westward spread of the disease, provided that imports into the Community from those third countires of poultry meat, live poultry, other live birds and certain other products of poultry origin were suspended, subject to limited exceptions. In that regard, account was, in particular, given to the conclusions of the working group on avian influenza of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health following its meetings on 25 August 2005 and 6 September 2005.(4) Decision 2004/122/EC has been repealed and replaced by Commission Decision 2005/692/EC of 6 October 2005 concerning certain protection measures in relation to avian influenza in several third countries (4) and by Commission Decision 2005/693/EC of 6 October 2005 concerning certain protection measures in relation to avian influenza in Russia (5).(5) Furthermore, in order to limit the risk arising from non-commercial imports of products of animal origin, the Commission Decision 2002/995/EC of 9 December 2002 laying down interim safeguard measures with regard to imports of products of animal origin for personal consumption (6) was adopted. That Decision was repealed and replaced by Commission Regulation (EC) No 745/2004 of 16 April 2004 laying down measures with regard to imports of products of animal origin for personal consumption (7).(6) In addition, since 2002 surveillance programmes for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds have been implemented in Member States. Those programmes were approved by Commission Decision 2002/673/EC of 22 August 2002 approving the programmes for the implementation of Member States’ surveys for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds (8) and Commission Decision 2004/630/EC of 27 July 2004 approving the programmes for the implementation of Member States’ surveys for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds during 2004 and laying down reporting and eligibility rules for the financial contribution from the Community to the implementation costs of those programmes (9).(7) More recently, such programmes have been approved by Commission Decision 2005/732/EC of 17 October 2005 approving the programmes for the implementation of Member States’ surveys for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds during 2005, and laying down reporting and eligibility rules for the Community financial contribution to the implementation costs of those programmes (10) with specific regard to the conclusions of the working group on avian influenza of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, following its meetings on 25 August 2005 and 6 September 2005.(8) At its meeting on 6 September 2005, the working group on avian influenza of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health recommended, inter alia, that the occurrence of abnormal mortality and significant disease outbreaks in wild birds should be subjected to surveillance and to laboratory tests for avian influenza.(9) It is therefore appropriate to supplement those existing Community rules and to lay down specific rules as to the surveillance and testing of the occurrence of diseases in wild birds and in particular wild water birds.(10) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Member States shall ensure that the competent authorities make appropriate arrangements with wild bird, hunting and other relevant organisations which shall notify without delay to the competent authorities any abnormal mortality or significant disease outbreaks occurring in wild birds and in particular wild water birds. 1.   Immediately following receipt by the competent authority of the notification provided for in Article 1, and whenever no clear cause of disease other than avian influenza is identified Member States shall ensure that:(a) appropriate samples are collected from dead birds and if possible from other birds which had contact with dead birds; and(b) those samples are subjected to laboratory tests for detection of the avian influenza virus.2.   Member States shall in case of positive laboratory test results for highly pathogenic avian influenza virus mentioned in paragraph 1(b) inform the Commission without delay thereof. The Member States shall amend their legislation so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision and they shall give immediate appropriate publicity to the measures adopted. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof. The Decision shall apply until 31 January 2006. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 October 2005.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29. Directive as last amended by Directive 2002/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 315, 19.11.2002, p. 14).(2)  OJ L 167, 22.6.1992, p. 1. Directive as last amended by the 2003 Act of Accession.(3)  OJ L 36, 7.2.2004, p. 59. Decision as last amended by Decision 2005/619/EC (OJ L 214, 19.8.2005, p. 66).(4)  OJ L 263, 8.10.2005, p. 20.(5)  OJ L 263, 8.10.2005, p. 22.(6)  OJ L 353, 30.12.2002, p. 1.(7)  OJ L 122, 26.4.2004, p. 1.(8)  OJ L 228, 24.8.2002, p. 27. Decision as amended by Decision 2003/21/EC (OJ L 8, 14.1.2003, p. 37).(9)  OJ L 287, 8.9.2004, p. 7. Decision as amended by Decision 2004/679/EC (OJ L 310, 7.10.2004, p. 75).(10)  See page 95 of this Official Journal. +",animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;disease prevention;prevention of disease;prevention of illness;preventive medicine;prophylaxis;screening for disease;screening for illness;bird;bird of prey;migratory bird;exchange of information;information exchange;information transfer,17 +15255,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 208/96 of 2 February 1996 determining the loss of income and the premiums applicable per ewe and per female goat in the Member States and the payment of the specific aid for sheep and goat farming in certain less-favoured areas of the Community for the 1995 marketing year. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 of 25 September 1989 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1265/95 (2), and in particular Article 5 (6) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2537/95 (4), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Whereas Article 5 (1) and (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 provides for a premium to be granted to compensate for any loss of income sustained by producers of sheepmeat and, in certain areas, of goatmeat; whereas those areas are defined in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 and in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1065/86 of 11 April 1986 determining the mountain areas in which the premium for goatmeat producers is granted (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3519/86 (6);Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89, the Member States were authorized by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1443/95 (7) to pay an initial advance and by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1506/95 (8) to pay a second advance to sheepmeat and goatmeat producers; whereas the definitive premiums to be paid in respect of the 1995 marketing year must thus be fixed;Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89, the premium payable to producers of heavy lambs in repect of the 1995 marketing year is obtained by multiplying the loss of income by a coefficient expressing the annual average production of heavy lamb meat per ewe producing such lambs, expressed in terms of 100 kilograms carcase weight; whereas, in accordance with the abovementioned Regulation, the premium per ewe for producers of lights lambs and per female goat for the 1995 marketing year should be 80 % of the premium for producers of heavy lambs;Whereas, pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89, the premium must be reduced by the impact on the basis price of the coefficient provided for in Article 8 (2) of that Regulation; whereas that coefficient was fixed at 7 % by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2069/92 (9) amending Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89;Whereas it is opportune to foresee that the aid provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1323/90 of 14 May 1990 instituting specific aid for sheep and goat farming in certain less-favoured areas of the Community (10), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 40/96 (11), or the balance of this aid, resulting from the application of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1443/95, should be granted before a certain date and under what conditions;Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 provides for the application from 1 July 1992 of specific measures with regard to agricultural production in the Canary Islands; whereas those measures involve the granting of a supplement to the premium payable to producers of light lambs and female goats on the same terms as those laid down for the granting of the premium provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89; whereas those terms provided for Spain to be authorized to pay the supplement to the premium;Whereas the agricultural conversion rate has been frozen until 1 January 1999 for certain currencies by Council Regulation (EC) No 1527/95 (12);Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,. It is hereby noted that the difference between the basic price less the impact of the coefficient provided for in Article 8 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 and the Community market price during the 1995 marketing year was ECU 155,131 per 100 kilograms. The coefficient provided for in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 is hereby fixed at 16 kilograms. 1. The premium payable per ewe in respect of the 1995 marketing year shall be as follows:>TABLE>2. The premium payable per female of the caprine species and per region in areas listed in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 and in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1065/86 in respect of the 1995 marketing year shall be as follows:(ECU)Premium payable per female of the caprine species19,857 The specific aid which Member States are authorized to pay to producers of sheepmeat and goatmeat in less-favoured areas pursuant to Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1323/90, within the limits and at the rates provided for in Article 5 (7) and the second indent of the second subparagraph of Article 5 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89, or, should it be the case, the balance of this aid, in the event of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1443/95 being applied, shall be paid before 15 October 1996. The agricultural conversion rate applicable to the amount of this specific aid is that of the last day of the 1995 marketing year. Pursuant to Article 13 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, the supplement to the premium for the 1995 marketing year to be granted to producers of light lambs and female goats located in the Canary Islands, within the limits and at the rates laid down in Article 5 (7) and the second indent of the second subparagraph of Article 5 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 shall be as follows:- ECU 7,016 per ewe in the case of producers as referred to in Article 5 (3) of that Regulation,- ECU 7,016 per female goat in the case of producers as referred to in Article 5 (5) of that Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 2 February 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 289, 7. 10. 1989, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 123, 3. 6. 1995, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 13.(4) OJ No L 260, 31. 10. 1995, p. 10.(5) OJ No L 97, 12. 4. 1986, p. 25.(6) OJ No L 325, 20. 11. 1986, p. 17.(7) OJ No L 143, 27. 6. 1995, p. 31.(8) OJ No L 147, 30. 6. 1995, p. 22.(9) OJ No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 59.(10) OJ No L 132, 23. 5. 1990, p. 17.(11) OJ No L 10, 13. 1. 1996, p. 6.(12) OJ No L 148, 30. 6. 1995, p. 1. +",agricultural guidance;production premium;sheep;ewe;lamb;ovine species;aid to agriculture;farm subsidy;less-favoured region;less-favoured area;underdeveloped region;Canary Islands;Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands;goat;billy-goat;caprine species;kid,17 +22356,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2299/2001 of 26 November 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products, and Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 9(2) and Article 13(11) thereof, and to the corresponding provisions of the other regulations on the common organisation of the markets in agricultural products,Whereas:(1) Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2298/2001 of 26 November 2001 laying down detailed rules for the export of products supplied as food aid(3), stipulates that an export licence with advance fixing of the refund must be presented for exports in the context of food-aid operations for which a refund is sought. The relevant provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/1999(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 90/2001(5), and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1095/2001(7), should therefore be amended.(2) Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 excludes certain operations from the requirement to produce a licence, including the operations covered by Articles 36, 40 and 44 of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999. The reference made in Article 24(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 to the licences for these operations does not therefore apply and must be deleted as a result.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinions of all the Management Committees concerned,. Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 is replaced by the following: ""Entitlement to the refund shall be conditional upon the presentation of an export licence with advance fixing of the refund, except in the case of exports of goods.However, no licence shall be required to obtain a refund:- where the quantities exported per export declaration are less than or equal to the quantities set out in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000,- in cases covered by Articles 6, 36, 40, 44, 45 and Article 46(1),- for deliveries to Member States' armed forces stationed in non-member countries."" Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 is amended as follows:1. Article 16 is replaced by the following text: ""Article 16Applications for licences and licences with advance fixing of the refund which are drawn up in connection with a food-aid operation within the meaning of Article 10(4) of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded as part of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations shall contain in section 20 at least one of the following wordings:- Certificado GATT - Ayuda alimentaria- GATT-licens - fødevarehjælp- GATT-Lizenz, Nahrungsmittelhilfe- Πιστοποιητικό GATT - επισιτιστική βοήθεια- Licence under GATT - food aid- Certificat GATT - aide alimentaire- Titolo GATT - Aiuto alimentare- GATT-certificaat - Voedselhulp- Certificado GATT - ajuda alimentar- GATT-todistus - elintarvikeapu- GATT-licens - livsmedelsbistånd.The country of destination shall be indicated in Section 7. This licence shall be valid only for exports in the context of such food-aid operations.""2. Article 24(1)(b) is replaced by the following: ""(b) in the case of an export licence or certificate of advance fixing of the refund, the declaration relating to:- export, or- the placing of products under one of the arrangements provided for in Articles 4 and 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 565/80."" This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 November 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.(3) See page 16 of this Official Journal.(4) OJ L 102, 17.4.1999, p. 11.(5) OJ L 14, 18.1.2001, p. 22.(6) OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1.(7) OJ L 150, 6.6.2001, p. 25. +",export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;agricultural product;farm product;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;food aid,17 +15531,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1228/96 of 28 June 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 584/92 laying down detailed rules for the application to milk and milk products of the arrangements provided for in the Interim Agreements between the Community and the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3491/93 of 13 December 1993 on certain procedures for applying the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Hungary, of the other part (1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3492/93 of 13 December 1993 on certain procedures for applying the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, of the other part (2), and in particular Article 1 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3296/94 of 19 December 1994 on certain procedures for applying the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part (3), and in particular Article 1 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3297/94 of 19 December 1994 on certain procedures for applying the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part (4), and in particular Article 1 thereof,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 of 22 December 1995 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for an autonomous and transitional adjustment to certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreements so as to take account of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded as part of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1194/96 (6), and in particular Article 8 thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 provides for autonomous, transitional measures to adjust the agricultural concessions covered by the Europe Agreements concluded between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, and the Slovak Republic respectively, of the other part, from 1 January 1996 until the entry into force of the Additional Protocols to the Europe Agreements currently being negotiated with the countries in question; whereas that Regulation was extended until 31 December 1996 by Regulation (EC) No 1194/96;Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/92 (7), as corrected by Regulation (EC) No 596/96 (8), lays down detailed rules for the application to milk and milk products of the arrangements provided for in the above Agreements; whereas that Regulation should be amended to take account of the extension of the measures for milk products provided for by Regulation (EC) No 3066/95; whereas the title of the Regulation should also be amended;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. Regulation (EEC) No 584/92 is hereby amended as follows:1. the title is replaced by the following:'laying down detailed rules for the application to milk and milk products of the arrangements provided for in the Europe Agreements between the Community and the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic`;2. Annex I is replaced by the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 June 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 319, 21. 12. 1993, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 319, 21. 12. 1993, p. 4.(3) OJ No L 341, 30. 12. 1994, p. 14.(4) OJ No L 341, 30. 12. 1994, p. 17.(5) OJ No L 328, 30. 12. 1995, p. 31.(6) See page 2 of this Official Journal.(7) OJ No L 62, 7. 3. 1992, p. 34.(8) OJ No L 84, 3. 4. 1996, p. 37.ANNEX'ANNEX IA. PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN POLANDCustoms duty reduced by 80 %>TABLE>B. 1. PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE CZECH REPUBLICCustoms duty reduced by 80 %>TABLE>B. 2. PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE SLOVAK REPUBLICCustoms duty reduced by 80 %>TABLE>C. PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN HUNGARY1. Customs duty reduced by 80 %>TABLE>2. Customs duty reduced by 80 %>TABLE> +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);milk;milk product;dairy produce;tariff reduction;reduction of customs duties;reduction of customs tariff;customs duties;Central and Eastern Europe;CEE;Central Europe;Eastern Europe,17 +14498,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2399/95 of 12 October 1995 amending the indicative ceilings fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 1112/93 in the framework of the supplementary trade mechanism for trade with Spain in the beef and veal sector. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Articles 83 and 85 (3) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1112/93 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3083/94 (2), fixes the indicative ceilings for imports of live animals of the bovine species from the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 for the fifth and sixth two-month periods of 1995;Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2275/95 (3) provisionally suspends the issuing of STM licences for live animals of the bovine species as an interim protective measure; whereas in view of the foreseeable trend on the Spanish market and as a definitive measure pursuant to Articles 85 (3) of the Act of Accession the indicative ceiling fixed for the fifth and sixth two-month periods of 1995 should be raised;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. 1. Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1112/93 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.2. Applications for STM licences may be re-submitted from the date of entry into force of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 October 1995.For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the CommissionANNEX'ANNEX I >TABLE> +",live animal;animal on the hoof;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;supplementary trade mechanism;STM;STM certificate;supplementary mechanism;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +41436,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 740/2012 of 14 August 2012 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 August 2012. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 16 August 2012 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 16 August 2012, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 August 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 16 August 2012CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I31.7.2012-13.8.20121. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/tonne)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 293,97 256,29 — — —Fob price USA — — 273,29 263,29 243,29Gulf of Mexico premium — 16,98 — — —Great Lakes premium 16,67 — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 16,76 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: 52,45 EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +2572,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2484/83 of 1 September 1983 laying down detailed rules for the transfer to the Italian intervention agency of skimmed-milk powder held by the intervention agencies of other Member States. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1600/83 (2), and in particular Articles 7 (5) and 28 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1822/83 of 30 June 1983 on the transfer to the Italian intervention agency of skimmed-milk powder held by the intervention agencies of other Member States (3), and in particular Article 1 (3) thereof,Whereas under Regulation (EEC) No 1822/83, 50 000 tonnes of skimmed-milk powder held by the intervention agencies of other Member States have been made available to the Italian intervention agency for use as animal feed in Italy and must be taken over before the beginning of the 1984/85 milk year; whereas detailed rules for the implementation of this measure are required;Whereas the intervention agencies responsible for making available the skimmed-milk powder in question should be designated by reference to the stocks they hold; whereas the German intervention agency's stocks of skimmed-milk powder are particularly large;Whereas the skimmed-milk powder must fulfil the requirements of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 625/78 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2680/82 (5);Whereas it is appropriate that the skimmed-milk powder should be transferred in lots determined by reference to the recipient storage depots designated by the Italian intervention agency; whereas the said storage depots must fulfil the conditions laid down in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 625/78;Whereas, in order that the most economical means of carrying out the operation may be ascertained, the transport of the skimmed-milk powder to Italy should be put up for tender;Whereas, once the transfer has been organized, the arrangements for the sale by the Italian intervention agency of the skimmed-milk powder covered by the transfer will have to be specified; whereas, to this end, reference should be made first to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 368/77 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2342/83 (7), and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 443/77 (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2342/83, and secondly to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2213/76 (9), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 51/82 (10); whereas, moreover, the selling price set by Regulation (EEC) No 2213/76 should be adjusted to allow for the aid for skimmed-milk powder for use as feed, as fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1443/83 (11);Whereas, in accordance with the second indent of Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1055/77 of 17 May 1977 on the storage and movement of products bought in by an intervention agency (12), no monetary compensatory amounts should be applied to this transfer; whereas, as regards the arrangements for dispatch, Articles 2 and 4 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1722/77 of 28 July 1977 laying down common detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1055/77 on the storage and movement of products bought in by an intervention agency (13), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3476/80 (14), apply;Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,. 1. In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1822/83, the German intervention agency shall make available to the Italian intervention agency 50 000 tonnes of skimmed-milk powder bought in in accordance with Article 7 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 and taken into storage during 1982.2. Except in cases where this is physically impossible, the German intervention agency shall transfer 50 000 tonnes of skimmed-milk powder before the beginning of the 1984/85 milk year.3. The transfer of each lot shall be effected from the places of storage and to the designated storage depots.The list of supplying and recipient storage depots shall be drawn up by common agreement between the German and Italian intervention agencies.This list and all other information concerning this transfer may be obtained from these two intervention agencies.4. The German and Italian intervention agencies shall take the necessary measures to ensure compliance with the date agreed between them for the take-over of the skimmed-milk powder.5. As regards the storage depots as referred to in paragraph 3 where the skimmed-milk powder is to be stored by the Italian intervention agency, Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 625/78 shall apply. 1. The bags containing the skimmed-milk powder made available by the supplying intervention agency shall bear, in letters at least one centimetre high, the following marking: 'Latte scremato in polvere ad uso zootecnico in Italia'.2. After checking the quantity, quality and packaging of the skimmed-milk powder, the Italian intervention agency shall take delivery of the goods, free at destination.3. On taking over the goods, the representative of the Italian intervention agency shall be given:(a) a certificate drawn up by the supplying intervention agency, declaring that the product conforms to the requirements set out in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EEC) No 625/78;(b) a certificate drawn up by the German veterinary authorities, a specimen of which is set out in the Annex. At the request of the Italian authorities a duplicate of this certificate shall be issued to accompany the deliveries.4. The Italian authorities shall bear:(a) the costs resulting from health checks with a view to the establishment of the certificate referred to in paragraph 3 (b);(b) all the costs resulting directly or indirectly from health checks or quality control, additional to those for purposes of paragraph 3 (a) and (b), carried out at their request by the competent authorities in the Federal Republic of Germany.5. The supplying Member State shall take all measures necessary to enable the controls referred to in paragraph 4 (b) to be carried out before the products are taken over by the Italian intervention agency. 1. The amount of the transport costs in respect of the lots referred to in Article 1 (3) shall be determined by the German intervention agency by means of a tendering procedure.Such costs shall include:(a) transport, excluding loading and unloading, from the loading platform of the supplying storage depot to the unloading platform of the recipient storage depot;(b) insurance of the goods, at their value as determined on the basis of the intervention price for skimmed-milk powder, until unloading at the platform of the recipient storage depot.2. Payment of the costs referred to in paragraph 1 shall be made within six weeks of the day on which the following documents are submitted to the German intervention agency:(a) transport costs invoice;(b) certificate from each of the recipient storage depots declaring that the skimmed-milk powder has been taken over, endorsed by the Italian intervention agency;(c) transport document;(d) copy of the insurance policy and, in the event of damage or loss, declaration in respect thereof and documents enabling the German intervention agency to obtain compensation;(e) customs document issued on definitive importation into Italy of the skimmed-milk powder.3. The German intervention agency shall lay down the terms and conditions of the tendering procedure in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation. Such terms and conditions must provide in particular for the lodging of a security to guarantee fulfilment of the obligations arising from the award. They must also ensure equality of access and treatment for all prospective tenderers wherever they may be established in the Community. To this end the German intervention agency shall communicate to the other intervention agencies and to the Commission the text of the invitation to tender, of which notice shall be given in the Official Journal of the European Communities at least eight days before the date set by the German intervention agency for submission of tenders.4. Tenders submitted to the German intervention agency shall be made and accepted in German marks.5. Each tender may relate to one lot only.6. The contract for each lot shall be awarded to the tenderer who has offered the most favourable terms.However, if the tenders submitted do not correspond to normal prices and costs, no contracts shall be awarded.7. The German authorities shall keep the Commission informed as to the progress of the tendering procedure and shall immediately communicate the results both to the Commission and to the Italian intervention agency. The Italian intervention agency shall sell the skimmed-milk powder supplied under this Regulation in accordance with the provisions of Regulations (EEC) No 368/77, (EEC) No 443/77 and (EEC) No 2213/76.However, Article 1 and the first subparagraph of Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2213/76 shall not apply.Moreover, where Regulation (EEC) No 2213/76 does apply, sales shall be subject to the following specific requirements:(a) the skimmed-milk powder shall be used solely for denaturing or for processing into compound feedingstuffs in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1725/79 (1);(b) sales shall be restricted to undertakings which commit themselves either to denaturing the skimmed-milk powder in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1725/79 or, if they have been approved in accordance with Article 8 (1) (a) of that Regulation, processing it into compound feedingstuffs.Allocation to the undertakings of the quantities available shall be carried out by the competent authority with reference to the quantities which they normally use;(c) the purchase price paid shall be reduced by the amount of the aid referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68;(d) prior to take-over the purchaser shall lodge a security of 70 ECU per 100 kilograms as a guarantee that the skimmed-milk powder will be used on Italian territory for the purposes specified at (a) above. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 1 September 1983.For the CommissionPoul DALSAGERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.(2) OJ No L 163, 22. 6. 1983, p. 56.(3) OJ No L 180, 5. 7. 1983, p. 6.(4) OJ No L 84, 31. 3. 1978, p. 19.(5) OJ No L 284, 7. 10. 1982, p. 15.(6) OJ No L 52, 24. 2. 1977, p. 19.(7) OJ No L 225, 18. 8. 1983, p. 11.(8) OJ No L 58, 3. 3. 1977, p. 16.(9) OJ No L 249, 11. 9. 1976, p. 6.(10) OJ No L 7, 12. 1. 1982, p. 10.(11) OJ No L 146, 4. 6. 1983, p. 15.(12) OJ No L 128, 24. 5. 1977, p. 1.(13) OJ No L 189, 29. 7. 1977, p. 36.(14) OJ No L 363, 31. 12. 1980, p. 71.(1) OJ No L 199, 7. 8. 1979, p. 1. +",freight rate;cost of shipment;delivery free at destination;freight tariff rate;transport rate;animal nutrition;feeding of animals;nutrition of animals;Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;Italy;Italian Republic;skimmed milk powder;intervention agency,17 +36148,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1059/2008 of 27 October 2008 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Arroz del Delta del Ebro or Arròs del Delta de l’Ebre (PDO)). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, and pursuant to Article 17(2) of the same Regulation, the application submitted by Spain to enter the name ‘Arroz del Delta del Ebro’ or ‘Arròs del Delta de l’Ebre’ in the register was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no objection within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, this name should be entered in the register,. The designation contained in the Annex to this Regulation shall be entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 October 2008.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(2)  OJ C 314, 22.12.2007, p. 46.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.6.   Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processedSPAINArroz del Delta del Ebro or Arròs del Delta de l’Ebre (PDO) +",location of production;location of agricultural production;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;rice;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +11072,"93/433/EEC: Commission Decision of 29 June 1993 amending Decision 92/452/EEC establishing lists of embryo collection teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 89/556/EEC of 25 September 1989 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species (1), as last amended by Directive 90/425/EEC (2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,Whereas Commission Decision 92/452/EEC (3), as last amended by Decision 93/212/EEC (4), established a list of embryo collection teams approved in third countries for the export of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species to the Community;Whereas the competent authorities of Canada and the United States of America have forwarded amendments to the list of teams approved in their territories;Whereas it is now necessary to amend the list of approved teams as regards Canada and the United States of America;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The Annex to Decision 92/452/EEC is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 June 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1989, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29.(3) OJ No L 250, 29. 8. 1992, p. 40.(4) OJ No L 91, 15. 4. 1993, p. 20.ANNEXEmbryo collection teams approved by the competent veterinary authorities of the following third countries are listed together with the approval number and the name of the team veterinarian.CANADA/* Tables: see OJ */NEW ZEALAND/* Tables: see OJ */UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/* Tables: see OJ */ +",import;veterinary inspection;veterinary control;animal breeding;animal selection;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;Canada;Newfoundland;Quebec;United States;USA;United States of America,17 +21824,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1590/2001 of 2 August 2001 fixing for the 2001/02 marketing year the amount of aid for the cultivation of grapes intended for the production of certain varieties of dried grapes. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1239/2001(2), and in particular Article 7(5) thereof,Whereas:(1) The second subparagraph of Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 establishes the criteria for fixing the aid for the cultivation of grapes intended for the production of dried grapes of the sultana and Muscatel varieties and currants.(2) The third subparagraph of Article 7(1) of that Regulation states that the amount of aid may be differentiated according to grape variety and other factors which may affect yields. In the case of sultanas an additional differentiation should be provided for, between areas affected by phylloxera and other areas.(3) Verification of the areas used to grow those grapes has revealed no overrun of the maximum guaranteed area fixed in Article 2(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1621/1999 of 22 July 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the aid for the cultivation of grapes to produce certain varieties of dried grapes(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2256/1999(4).(4) The aid to be granted to producers replanting their vineyards in order to combat phylloxera under the conditions provided for in Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 should be determined.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,. For the 2001/02 marketing year:(a) the cultivation aid referred to in Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 shall be:- EUR 2400 per hectare for areas under sultana grapes affected by phylloxera or replanted within the last five years,- EUR 3290 per hectare for other areas under sultana grapes,- EUR 3080 per hectare for areas under currant grapes,- EUR 880 per hectare for areas under Muscatel grapes;(b) the replanting aid referred to in Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 shall be EUR 3917 per hectare. In this case point (a) shall not apply. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 September 2001.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 2 August 2001.For the CommissionFrederik BolkesteinMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 29.(2) OJ L 171, 26.6.2001, p. 1.(3) OJ L 192, 24.7.1999, p. 21.(4) OJ L 275, 26.10.1999, p. 13. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;grape;table grape;dried product;dried fig;dried food;dried foodstuff;prune;raisin;replanting;aid per hectare;per hectare aid;production aid;aid to producers,17 +4690,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 123/2008 of 12 February 2008 amending and correcting Annex VI to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 of 24 June 1991 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the second indent of Article 13 thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to Article 5(8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91, limitative lists of the substances and products referred to in paragraph 3(c) and (d) of that Article are to be established in Sections A and B of Annex VI to that Regulation. The conditions of use of these ingredients and substances may be specified.(2) Further to the inclusion in that list of substances used in the processing of products intended for human consumption which contain ingredients from animal origin by Commission Regulation (EC) No 780/2006 of 24 May 2006 amending Annex VI to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs (2) the additives sodium nitrite and potassium nitrate were to be re-examined before 31 December 2007, with a view to limiting or withdrawing their use. A panel of independent experts has in its conclusion of 5 July 2007 (3) (hereinafter the panel) recommended eliminating sodium nitrite and potassium nitrate in organic meat products within a reasonable time scale. The panel also recommended that certain precautions should be taken, if these substances were withdrawn. Therefore, sodium nitrite and potassium nitrate should be permitted until 31 December 2010 to allow an assessment of the implications of removing them. This assessment should take account of the extent to which the Member States have found safe alternatives to nitrites/nitrates, and their progress in establishing educational programmes in alternative processing.(3) From 1 December 2007, under the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 780/2006, sulphur dioxide and potassium metabisulphite are permitted for the processing of fruit wines, made from fruit other than grapes, and also for the processing of cider, perry and mead. According to the above panel they should be allowed until alternative compounds or technologies are known. The Commission proposes to follow this advice. As new research data are expected to become available, the use of sulphur dioxide and potassium metabisulphite in organic products should be re-examined by 31 December 2010.(4) To ensure that certain food processing aids (talc, bentonite, and kaolin) in the list are free from non-authorised substances, the panel suggested that they should only be used where they meet the purity standards specified for those food additives in Community laws.(5) During the manufacture of sour milk cheese, E 500 sodium carbonate is added to the pasteurised milk in order to buffer the acidity caused by the lactic acid to an appropriate pH value, thereby creating the necessary growth condition for the ripening cultures. According to the panel the use of sodium carbonate for the processing of organic sour milk cheese should therefore be allowed. The Commission proposes to follow this advice.(6) To be able to replace after a certain period of time gelatine made from non-organic animal skin or bones by gelatine produced from organic pig skin as an ingredient in organic products, a number of processing aids should be added to the list according to the panel. The Commission proposes to follow this advice.(7) It appears to be necessary to use hydrochloric acid as a processing aid in the production of certain special hard rind cheeses (Gouda, Edam and Maasdammer cheeses, Boerenkaas, Friese, and Leidse Nagelkaas) for the regulation of the pH of the brine bath without causing off-flavours. The use of hydrochloric acid for the production of these special hard rind cheeses should however be re-evaluated before 31 December 2010.(8) Annex VI to Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 780/2006, allows the use of food additive E 160b (Annatto, Bixin, and Norbixin) on ‘Scottish Cheddar’. As this is not a generic term for coloured cheddar, the entry in Annex VI should be changed to cover all Cheddar cheeses. The use of Annatto, Bixin, Norbixin, E 160b, should therefore be allowed in all Cheddar cheeses.(9) The entry on ‘Preparations of micro-organisms and enzymes’ in Annex VI, Section B to Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 780/2006, has been mistakenly inserted in the footnote. This entry should be printed in normal font and added as a separate entry. Annex VI should therefore be corrected accordingly, with effect from the date of application of Regulation (EC) No 780/2006.(10) Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 should therefore be amended accordingly.(11) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up by Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91,. Annex VI to Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 15 February 2008.However, point (3)(f) of the Annex shall apply with effect from 1 December 2007.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 February 2008.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 198, 22.7.1991, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1517/2007 (OJ L 335, 20.12.2007, p. 13).(2)  OJ L 137, 25.5.2006, p. 9.(3)  Conclusions from Group of Independent Experts on ‘Food Additives and Processing Aids permitted in processing of organic Food of Plant and Animal origin’. http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/qual/organic/foodadd/expert/05072007.pdfANNEXAnnex VI to Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 is amended as follows:(1) the fourth paragraph under the heading ‘GENERAL PRINCIPLES’ is replaced by the following:— Sodium nitrite and potassium nitrate in Sub-section A.1 with a view to withdrawing these additives;— Sulphur dioxide and potassium metabisulphite in Sub-section A.1;— Hydrochloric acid in Sub-section B for the processing of Gouda, Edam and Maasdammer cheeses, Boerenkaas, Friese, and Leidse Nagelkaas.(2) Section A is amended as follows:(a) in sub-section A.1 the entry for E 160b is replaced by the following:Code Name Preparation of foodstuffs of plant origin Preparation of foodstuffs of animal origin Specific conditions‘E 160b Annatto, Bixin, Norbixin X Red Leicester cheese(b) in sub-section A.1 the entry for E 500 is replaced by the following:Code Name Preparation of foodstuffs of plant origin Preparation of foodstuffs of animal origin Specific conditions‘E 500 Sodium carbonates X X “Dulce de leche” (1) soured-cream butter and sour milk cheese (2)(3) Section B is amended as follows:(a) the entry for ‘citric acid’ is replaced by the following entries:Name Preparation of foodstuffs of plant origin Preparation of foodstuffs of animal origin Specific conditions‘Lactic acid X For the regulation of the pH of the brine bath in cheese production (3)Citric acid X X For the regulation of the pH of the brine bath in cheese production (3)(b) the entry for ‘sulphuric acid’ is replaced by the following entries:Name Preparation of foodstuffs of plant origin Preparation of foodstuffs of animal origin Specific conditions‘Sulphuric acid X X Gelatine production (5)Hydrochloric acid X Gelatine productionAmmonium hydroxide X Gelatine productionHydrogen peroxide X Gelatine production(c) the entries for ‘Talc’, ‘Bentonite’ and ‘Kaolin’ are replaced by the following:Name Preparation of foodstuffs of plant origin Preparation of foodstuffs of animal origin Specific conditions‘Talc X In compliance with the specific purity criteria for food additive E 553bBentonite X X Sticking agent for mead (7)Kaolin X X Propolis (7)(d) the following entry is inserted after the entry for ‘Kaolin’:Name Preparation of foodstuffs of plant origin Preparation of foodstuffs of animal origin Specific conditions‘Cellulose X X Gelatine production (8)(e) the entries for ‘Diatomaceous earth’ and ‘Perlite’ are replaced by the following:Name Preparation of foodstuffs of plant origin Preparation of foodstuffs of animal origin Specific conditions‘Diatomaceous earth X X Gelatine production (9)Perlite X X Gelatine production (9)(f) the entry for ‘Preparations of microorganisms and enzymes’ is replaced by the following:(1)  “Dulce de leche” or “Confiture de lait” refers to a soft, luscious, brown cream, made of sweetened, thickened milk(2)  The restriction concerns only animal products.’;(3)  The restriction concerns only animal products.(4)  The restriction concerns only plant products.’;(5)  The restriction concerns only animal products.(6)  The restriction concerns only plant products.’;(7)  The restriction concerns only animal products.’;(8)  The restriction concerns only animal products.’;(9)  The restriction concerns only animal products.’; +",cheese;foodstuffs legislation;regulations on foodstuffs;food processing;processing of food;processing of foodstuffs;non-alcoholic beverage;refreshing drink;refreshment;acid;food additive;sensory additive;technical additive;enzyme;mode of production;gelatine;organic product,17 +24991,"2003/190/EC: Commission Decision of 18 March 2003 on the publication of the reference of standard EN 521:1998 ""Specifications for dedicated liquefied petroleum gas appliances — Portable vapour pressure liquefied petroleum gas appliances"", point 5.7.2.1, in accordance with Council Directive 90/396/EEC (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 711). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/396/EEC of 29 June 1990 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to appliances burning gaseous fuels(1), as amended by Directive 93/68/EEC(2), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,Having regard to the opinion of the Standing Committee set up in accordance with Article 5 of Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on information Society Services(3), as amended by Directive 98/48/EC(4),Whereas:(1) Article 2 of Directive 90/396/EEC provides that gas appliances may be placed on the market and put into service only if, when normally used, they do not compromise the safety of persons, domestic animals and property.(2) Under Article 5 of Directive 90/396/EEC, gas appliances are presumed to comply with the essential requirements referred to in Article 3 of that Directive if they conform to the national standards applicable to them, transposing the harmonised standards, the reference numbers of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union.(3) Member States are required to publish the reference numbers of national standards transposing harmonised standards, the reference numbers of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union.(4) The Netherlands raised a formal objection in respect of point 5.7.2.1 ""appliances fitted to pierceable cartridges"" of standard EN 521:1998 ""Specifications for dedicated liquefied petroleum gas appliances - Portable vapour pressure liquefied petroleum gas appliances"", adopted by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) on 21 May 1997, the reference number of which was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities on 25 July 1998(5), on the grounds that it does not fully satisfy the essential requirements of Directive 90/396/EEC.(5) According to the Dutch authorities, portable (camping) gas appliances fuelled by liquid petroleum gas (LPG) with the LPG fed to the burner from a pierceable cartridge may, if the cartridge is replaced in a way which does not comply with the instructions for use, become unsafe, thus possibly resulting in gas leaks and serious burns. They claim that such behaviour should be foreseen since, as these applicances are typically used in particular conditions such as on campsites and in tents for short periods of the year, not all users systematically read the instructions for use nor is there enough light to read them, so that there is de facto a risk that the user will not insert the cartridge properly.(6) Under Directive 90/396/EEC all appliances must be accompanied by instructions for use and servicing intended for the user, containing all the information required for safe use. This implies that a prerequisite for the safe functioning of appliances complying with the Directive is that users follow those instructions.(7) Although the problem raised by the Dutch authorities stems mainly from users' behaviour, the CEN should nevertheless, in the light of the evolution of the users' behaviour and taking into account the particular conditions in which this kind of appliance is likely to be used, examine the possibility of improving the intrinsic level of safety in relation to the replacement of gas cartridges.(8) For this purpose, the Commission will request CEN to present, within two years, a revised version of EN 521:1998. Following the implementation of this mandate and depending on its results, possible further decisions concerning the current version of the standard could be envisaged.(9) As regards the request that the presumption of conformity is withdrawn, account should be taken of the fact that, according to the information received, pierceable gas cartridges have been in widespread use for more than 30 years, with about 50 million sold each year throughout the Community and that the number of accidents that occur in comparison with the number of units in use is extremely low.(10) Furthermore, it should be taken into account that portable (camping) gas appliances necessarily present an elevated risk in all circumstances, due to the characteristics of the technique used (open flame, hot surface etc.), so that the risks referred to in the formal objection exist in all cases where consumers' behaviour does not comply with the instructions for use.(11) It must therefore be concluded, on the basis of EN 521:1998 as well as the information submitted by the Netherlands, by the other national authorities, by CEN and by the industry, and after consulting the Gas Appliances Expert Group and the Committee set up by Directive 98/34/EC, that it would not be consistent with the principle of proportionality and thus justified to withdraw the presumption of conformity of point 5.7.2.1 of EN 521:1998,. The reference of standard EN 521:1998 ""Specifications for dedicated liquefied petroleum gas appliances - Portable vapour pressure liquefied petroleum gas appliances"", adopted by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) on 21 May 1997 and published for the first time in the Official Journal of the European Communities of 25 July 1998, shall not be withdrawn from the list of standards published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The standard shall therefore continue to confer the presumption of conformity to the relevant provisions of Directive 90/396/EEC. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 March 2003.For the CommissionErkki LiikanenMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 196, 26.7.1990, p. 15.(2) OJ L 220, 30.8.1993, p. 1.(3) OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37.(4) OJ L 217, 5.8.1998, p. 18.(5) OJ C 233, 25.7.1998, p. 16. +",gas;blast-furnace gas;coke-oven gas;gaseous fuel;European standard;Community standard;Euronorm;technical standard;gas appliance;heating;district heating;domestic heating;heater;heating apparatus;heating installation;heating plant;industrial heat,17 +13299,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2534/94 of 18 October 1994 concerning the stopping of fishing for common sole by vessels flying the flag of Belgium. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3676/93 of 21 December 1993 fixing, for certain fish stock and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1994 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (2) provides for common sole quotas for 1994;Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of common sole in the waters of ICES division VII a by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium have reached the quota allocated for 1994; whereas Belgium has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 14 October 1994; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,. Catches of common sole in the waters of ICES division VII a by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Belgium for 1994.Fishing for common sole in the waters of ICES division VII a by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 14 October 1994.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 October 1994.For the CommissionYannis PALEOKRASSASMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 341, 31. 12. 1993, p. 1. +",sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;catch area;Belgium;Kingdom of Belgium;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction,17 +3616,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2086/2003 of 27 November 2003 fixing the export refunds on cereal-based compound feedingstuffs. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1517/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards the arrangements for the export and import of compound feedingstuffs based on cereals and amending Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice(3) in Article 2 lays down general rules for fixing the amount of such refunds.(3) That calculation must also take account of the cereal products content. In the interest of simplification, the refund should be paid in respect of two categories of ""cereal products"", namely for maize, the most commonly used cereal in exported compound feeds and maize products, and for ""other cereals"", these being eligible cereal products excluding maize and maize products. A refund should be granted in respect of the quantity of cereal products present in the compound feedingstuff.(4) Furthermore, the amount of the refund must also take into account the possibilities and conditions for the sale of those products on the world market, the need to avoid disturbances on the Community market and the economic aspect of the export.(5) The current situation on the cereals market and, in particular, the supply prospects mean that the export refunds should be abolished.(6) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,. The export refunds on the compound feedingstuffs covered by Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and subject to Regulation (EC) No 1517/95 are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 November 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 November 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.(2) OJ L 158, 27.6.2003, p. 1.(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 51.ANNEXto the Commission Regulation of 27 November 2003 fixing the export refunds on cereal-based compound feedingstuffsProduct codes benefiting from export refund:2309 10 11 90/00,2309 10 13 90/00,2309 10 31 90/00,2309 10 33 90/00,2309 10 51 90/00,2309 10 53 90/00,2309 90 31 90/00,2309 90 33 90/00,2309 90 41 90/00,2309 90 43 90/00,2309 90 51 90/00,2309 90 53 90/00>TABLE>NB:The product codes and the ""A"" series destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1) as amended.C10 All destinations except for Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia. +",manufactured feedingstuffs;compound feedingstuff;industrial feedingstuffs;oil cake;protein feed;animal nutrition;feeding of animals;nutrition of animals;cereal product;cereal preparation;processed cereal product;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund,17 +2434,"Council Regulation (EC) No 703/98 of 17 March 1998 suspending certain concessions set out in Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for the adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreements to take account of the Agreement on agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas, pending approval of the Additional Protocols to the Europe Agreements adjusting certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreements to take account of the Agreement on agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the Community has granted through Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 (1) in an autonomous and anticipated way concessions analogous to those foreseen in the Additional Protocols to those countries which were prepared to grant reciprocal treatment to the Community, that is inter alia the Czech Republic;Whereas, since 29 January 1998 and despite various attempts by the Community to achieve a negotiated settlement of the problem, the Czech Republic has unilaterally increased the import duties for certain agricultural products originating in the Community; whereas this measure is not compatible with the abovementioned condition of reciprocal treatment; whereas, as a consequence of this measure, the export of the products concerned to the Czech Republic is likely to be seriously restricted;Whereas, under the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, on the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part (2), this situation would give rise to the application of Article 117, paragraph 2 thereof; whereas, however, the said Article 117 is not applicable to the concessions granted autonomously by Regulation (EC) No 3066/95;Whereas, pending the approval of the Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement, which will set out concessions identical to those provided for by Regulation (EC) No 3066/95, it is appropriate to protect the Community's trade interests by autonomously suspending in an equivalent way certain of the concessions set out in the said Regulation,. 1. Without prejudice to import licences already issued, the following concessions set out in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 are hereby suspended.>TABLE>2. The Commission may, in the light of further developments in trade with the Czech Republic, extend, in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 3066/95, the measure set out in paragraph 1 to the following products.>TABLE> When reciprocity is re-established, the Commission shall repeal the measures set out in Article 1, in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 3066/95. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 March 1998.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. STRANG(1) OJ L 328, 30. 12. 1995, p. 31. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1595/97 (OJ L 216, 8. 8. 1997, p. 1).(2) OJ L 360, 31. 12. 1994, p. 1. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;agricultural product;farm product;European Association Agreement;Czech Republic,17 +41469,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 784/2012 of 30 August 2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 to list an auction platform to be appointed by Germany and correcting Article 59(7) thereof Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (1), and in particular Articles 3d(3) and 10(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 of 12 November 2010 on the timing, administration and other aspects of auctioning of greenhouse gas emission allowances pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowances trading within the Community (2), allows Member States not participating in the joint action as provided in Article 26(1) and (2) to appoint their own auction platform for the auctioning of their share of the volume of allowances covered by Chapters II and III of Directive 2003/87/EC. The appointment of such auction platforms is subject to listing of the auction platform concerned in Annex III, pursuant to the third paragraph of Article 30(5) of that Regulation.(2) In accordance with Article 30(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010, Germany informed the Commission of its decision not to participate in the joint action as provided in Article 26(1) and (2) of that Regulation, and to appoint its own auction platform.(3) On 9 March 2012, Germany notified the Commission of its intention to appoint European Energy Exchange AG (‘EEX’) as an auction platform referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010.(4) On 22 March 2012, Germany presented the notification to the Climate Change Committee. In addition, Germany has provided further information and clarification to the Commission, supplementing the notification accordingly.(5) The proposed appointment of EEX as an auction platform referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 is compatible with the requirements of that Regulation and is in conformity with the objectives set out in Article 10(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC.(6) In accordance with point (e) of Article 35(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010, an auction platform must not abuse the contract appointing it to unduly leverage the competitiveness of its other activities, notably the secondary market it organises. Therefore, the listing of EEX as an auction platform should be conditional upon EEX providing the option to candidate bidders to be admitted to bid in the auctions without being required to become a member of or a participant in the secondary market organised by EEX or of any other trading place operated by EEX or by any third party.(7) In accordance with point (h) of Article 35(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010, when appointing an auction platform, the Member States have to take into account the extent to which adequate measures are provided to require an auction platform to hand over all tangible and intangible assets necessary for the conduct of the auctions by an auction platform’s successor. Such measures should be laid down in a clear and timely manner in an exit strategy that should be reviewed by the auction monitor. EEX should develop such an exit strategy and take into utmost account the auction monitor’s opinion thereon.(8) An auction platform is required to obtain the auction monitor’s opinion on the methodology for the application of Articles 7(6) and 8(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010. However, where the auction monitor has not been appointed before the start of the auction concerned, the auction platform should be allowed to proceed without having obtained the auction monitor’s opinion.(9) Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly.(10) Moreover, certain references in Article 59(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 should be corrected.(11) In order to ensure predictable and timely auctions by the auction platform to be appointed by Germany, this Regulation should enter into force as a matter of urgency.(12) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Climate Change Committee,. Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 is amended as follows:(1) in Article 3, the following point is added:‘44. “exit strategy” means one or more documents determined in accordance with the contracts appointing the auction monitor or the auction platform concerned, setting out detailed measures planned to ensure the following:(a) the transfer of all tangible and intangible assets necessary for the uninterrupted continuation of the auctions and the smooth operation of the auction process by an auction platform’s successor;(b) the provision to the contracting authorities or the auction monitor, or both, of all information relating to the auction process, that is necessary for the procurement procedure for the appointment of the auction platform’s successor;(c) the provision to the contracting authorities, or the auction monitor or the auction platform’s successor, or any combination of these, of the technical assistance that enables the contracting authorities, or the auction monitor or the auction platform’s successor, or any combination of these, to understand, access or use the relevant information provided pursuant to points (a) and (b).’;(2) in Article 7, paragraph 7 is replaced by the following:(3) in Article 8, paragraph 3, the following subparagraph is added:(4) in Article 25, paragraph 6 is replaced by the following:(5) Annex III is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. Correction to Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010In Article 59, paragraph 7 is replaced by the following:‘7.   Clients of bidders referred to in paragraph 1 may direct any complaints that they may have with regard to compliance with the conduct rules provided for in paragraphs 2 and 3 to the competent authorities mentioned in paragraph 4 in accordance with the procedural rules laid down for the handling of such complaints in the Member State where the persons referred to in paragraph 1 are supervised.’. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 August 2012.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32.(2)  OJ L 302, 18.11.2010, p. 1.ANNEXIn Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010, the table is replaced by the following:‘Auction platforms appointed by Germany1 Auction Platform European Energy Exchange AG (EEX)Term of appointment From 1 September 2012 at the earliest until at least 31 March 2013 and 31 December 2013 at the latest, without prejudice to the second subparagraph of Article 30(5).Conditions Admission to the auctions shall not be dependent on becoming a member of or a participant in the secondary market organised by EEX or of any other trading place operated by EEX or by any third party.Obligations Within two months from 1 September 2012, EEX shall submit its exit strategy to Germany for consultation of the auction monitor. +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;auction sale;auction;outcry;public auction;public sale;greenhouse gas;carbon dioxide;tradeable emission permit;marketable emission permit;negotiable pollution permit;tradeable discharge permit;transferable emission permit,17 +308,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1837/82 of 7 July 1982 amending for the fourth time Regulation (EEC) No 1629/77 laying down detailed rules of application for special intervention measures to support the development of the market in common wheat of bread-making qualityp. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1451/82 (2), and in particular Article 8 (4) thereof,Whereas Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1629/77 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2158/81 (4), set out the special intervention measures that could be taken; whereas, should there be special intervention measures in the form of purchases of wheat meeting a minimum bread-making quality, the support level for this quality should, for the 1982/83 marketing year, in accordance with the Council's express desire, be fixed at a level of the reference price less 10;40 ECU per tonne;Whereas, pursuant to the amendment brought about to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2731/75 of 29 October 1975 fixing the standard quality of common wheat, rye, barley, maize and durum wheat (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1454/82 (6), it is necessary to make the alterations to Regulation (EEC) No 1629/77;Whereas, as from the 1982/83 marketing year, resale by intervention agencies of common wheat of breadmaking quality bought in by them pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 is to be carried out in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1836/82 (7); whereas Article 5 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 1629/77 should accordingly be deleted;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. Regulation (EEC) No 1629/77 is hereby amended as follows:1. In point 3 of Article 4:- the words '1981/82 marketing year' are replaced by '1982/83 marketing year',- the amount '7;88 ECU' is replaced by '10;40 ECU'.2. The sixth indent of Article 5 (2) is replaced by the following:'- the total percentage of miscellaneous impurities (Schwarzbesatz) does not exceed 3 % of which a maximum of 0;05 % of grains which have deteriorated through spontaneous generation of heat or by too extreme drying, 0;05 % of ergot and 0;10 % of harmful extraneous seeds'.3. The eighth indent of Article 5 (2) is replaced by the following:'- the percentage of grains overheated during drying does not exceed 0;50 %'.4. Article 5 (6) is deleted. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 1 August 1982.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 July 1982.For the CommissionPoul DALSAGERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 164, 14. 6. 1982, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 181, 21. 7. 1977, p. 26.(4) OJ No L 210, 30. 7. 1981, p. 32.(5) OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 22.(6) OJ No L 164, 14. 6. 1982, p. 11.(7) See page 23 of this Official Journal. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;market intervention;intervention agency;common wheat;analytical chemistry;centrifuging;chemical analysis;chemical testing;chromatography;conductometry;electrolytic analysis;photometry;volumetric analysis;cereals of bread-making quality,17 +1815,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 1116/81 of 28 April 1981 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2511/69 in respect of lemons and Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 in respect of lemons and preventive withdrawals of apples and pears. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),Whereas Article 6 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2511/69 of 9 December 1969 laying down special measures for improving the production and marketing of Community citrus fruit (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1367/80 (5) extended the granting of financial compensation for the marketing of lemons until the end of the 1980/81 marketing year;Whereas these measures have encouraged the marketing of better quality products ; whereas such a trend should be furthered by retaining these measures in the coming marketing year ; whereas, therefore, when the reference price for lemons is calculated, account should not be taken of the transport costs as defined in Article 23 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1367/80;Whereas Article 15a of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 provides that preventive withdrawals may be authorized for apples and pears where the market situation gives reason to fear a collapse of the market and heavy withdrawals and where producer prices fall below certain levels ; whereas experience in the last two marketing years shows that the effectiveness of these preventive withdrawals would be improved if the decision authorizing them could be taken solely on the basis of an examination of the market situation,. In the second paragraph of Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 2511/69, ""1 June 1981"" shall be replaced by ""1 June 1982"". In Article 15a of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, paragraph I shall be replaced by the following:""1. As regards apples and pears, if examination of the market situation and particularly of the volume of production and the price levels shows the risk of a collapse of the market and of heavy withdrawals of one or both of the products concerned, it may be decided, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 33, that the Member States may authorize producers' organizations to withdraw, during the first months of the marketing year, a proportion of the products which comply with the minimum specifications of the quality standards in force.When a producers' organization makes use of this authorization, it shall grant to member producers an indemnity, calculated on the basis of the withdrawal price referred to in Article 15, in respect of the quantities of products withdrawn."" (1) OJ No C 75, 3.4.1981, p. 36. (2) OJ No C 90, 21.4.1981, p. 101. (3) Opinion delivered on 25 and 26 March 1981 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (4) OJ No L 318, 18.12.1969, p. 1. (5) OJ No L 140, 3.6.1980, p. 24. (6) OJ No L 118, 20.5.1972, p. 1. In the first indent of the first subparagraph of Article 23 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, ""31 May 1981"" shall be replaced by ""31 May 1982"". This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 1 June 1981.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 28 April 1981.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. de KONING +",pip fruit;apple;fig;pear;pome fruit;quince;withdrawal from the market;precautionary withdrawal from the market;citrus fruit;citron;clementine;grapefruit;lemon;mandarin orange;orange;pomelo;tangerine,17 +19693,"2000/198/EC: Commission Decision of 25 February 2000 amending Decision 94/652/EC establishing the inventory and distribution of tasks to be undertaken within the framework of cooperation by Member States in the scientific examination of questions relating to food (notified under document number C(2000) 498) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 93/5/EEC of 25 February 1993 on assistance to the Commission and cooperation by the Member States in the scientific examination of questions relating to food(1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Decision 94/458/EC(2) has laid down rules on the administrative management of cooperation in the scientific examination of questions relating to food.(2) Commission Decision 94/652/EC(3) has established the inventory and distribution of tasks to be undertaken within the framework of cooperation by Member States in the scientific examination of questions relating to food. Whereas Article 3 of Directive 93/5/EEC provides for the updating at least every six months of the inventory and distribution of tasks.(3) The inventory of tasks should be established and updated having regard to the need for the protection of public health within the Community and the requirements of Community legislation in the foodstuffs sector.(4) The tasks should be distributed having regard to the scientific expertise and resources available within the Member States and in particular, within the institutes which will be participating in the scientific cooperation.(5) The measures provided for by this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Food,. The Annex to Decision 94/652/EC establishing the inventory and distribution of tasks to be undertaken within the framework of cooperation by Member States in the scientific examination of questions relating to food is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 February 2000.For the CommissionErkki LIIKANENMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 52, 4.3.1993, p. 18.(2) OJ L 189, 23.7.1994, p. 84.(3) OJ L 253, 29.9.1994, p. 29.ANNEXInventory of tasks to be undertaken by Member States within the framework of cooperation by the Member States in the scientific examination of questions relating to food>TABLE> +",food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;foodstuffs legislation;regulations on foodstuffs;scientific cooperation;foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;public health;health of the population;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country,17 +43796,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 70/2014 of 27 January 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to civil aviation aircrew pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency, and repealing Council Directive 91/670/EEC, Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 and Directive 2004/36/EC (1), and in particular Article 7(6), 8(5) and 10(5) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 (2) lays down detailed rules for certain pilots’ licences, the conversion of national licences and certificates, as well as the conditions for the acceptance of licences from third countries. In addition, Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 includes provisions on the certification of approved training organisations and of operators of flight simulation training devices used for pilot training, testing and checking.(2) Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 dealing with airworthiness was extended to include the elements of operational suitability evaluation into the implementing rules for type-certification.(3) The European Aviation Safety Agency (the ‘Agency’) found that it was necessary to amend Commission Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 (3) in order to allow the Agency to approve operational suitability data as part of the type-certification process.(4) The operational suitability data should include mandatory training elements for flight crew type rating training. Those elements should be the basis for developing type training courses.(5) The requirements related to the establishment of flight crew type rating training courses refer to the operational suitability data, however where the operational suitability data is not available there should be a general provision as well as transitional measures.(6) The Agency prepared draft implementing rules on the concept of operational suitability data and submitted them as an opinion (4) to the Commission in accordance with Article 19(1) of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008.(7) Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 65 of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008,. Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 is amended as follows:(1) The following Article 9a is inserted:(2) Annex VII (PART-ORA) is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation: This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 January 2014.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 79, 19.3.2008, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 311, 25.11.2011, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 224, 21.8.2012, p. 1.(4)  Opinion No 07/2011 of the European Aviation Safety Agency of 13 December 2011, available at http://easa.europa.eu/agency-measures/opinions.phpANNEXAnnex VII (PART-ORA) to Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 is amended as follows:(1) In point ORA.GEN.160, point (b) is replaced by the following:‘(b) Without prejudice to paragraph (a) the organisation shall report to the competent authority and to the organisation responsible for the design of the aircraft any incident, malfunction, technical defect, exceeding of technical limitations and any occurrence that would highlight inaccurate, incomplete or ambiguous information contained in the operational suitability data established in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 (1) or other irregular circumstance that has or may have endangered the safe operation of the aircraft and that has not resulted in an accident or serious incident.(2) Point ORA.ATO.145 is replaced by the following:(a) The ATO shall ensure that the students meet all the pre-requisites for training established in Part-Medical, Part-FCL, and, if applicable, as defined in the mandatory part of the operational suitability data established in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 748/2012.(b) In the case of ATOs providing flight test training, the students shall meet all the pre-requisites for training established in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 748/2012.’;(3) In point ORA.FSTD.210(a), point (2) is replaced by the following:‘(2) the aircraft validation data defined by the mandatory part of the operational suitability data as approved under Regulation (EU) No 748/2012, if applicable; and’.(1)  OJ L 224, 21.8.2012, p. 1.’; +",vocational training;distance training;e-training;manpower training;pre-vocational training;sandwich training;crew;air hostess;air steward;aircrew;airline pilot;sailor;sea-going personnel;ship's captain;ship's crew;civil aviation;civil aeronautics,17 +27345,"2004/314/EC: Commission Decision of 17 September 2003 on the State aid which Italy is planning to implement for Aquafil Technopolymers SpA (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 3240). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 88(2) thereof,Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and in particular Article 62(1)(a) thereof,Having called on interested parties to submit their comments pursuant to the provisions cited above(1) and having regard to their comments,Whereas:I. PROCEDURE(1) By letter dated 28 February 2002, the Italian authorities notified a plan to grant investment aid to Aquafil Technopolymers SpA, a producer of polymers, a chemical product used for the production of synthetic fibres.(2) By letter dated 5 June 2002, the Commission informed Italy that it had decided to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in respect of the aid.(3) The Commission decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities(2). The Commission invited interested parties to submit their comments on the aid.(4) The Commission received comments from interested parties. It forwarded them to Italy, which was given the opportunity to react.II. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE AID(5) Aquafil Technopolymers SpA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Aquafil SpA, which is itself part of Gruppo Bonazzi SpA, the holding company of the Bonazzi family. The group, which is a major producer of synthetic fibres, has recently carried out a vertical integration of its production chain, setting up new companies for the production of the different chemical raw materials it needs for its internal use.(6) The new investment is part of this strategy. Aquafil Technopolymers SpA, which was founded recently, groups together the chemical compounding activities and the production of base polymers for compounding. The new plant is to produce two main types of compounds: ""masterbatch"", initially only for the group's self-consumption, and compounds of polyamide 6,66 and 12, mainly for sale outside the group, with 60 % to be placed on the Italian market and the remainder in the rest of Europe. The investment costs relate to the acquisition of an existing industrial building (EUR 6.2 million) and the installation therein of the necessary equipment (EUR 1,3 million).(7) Aquafil's main competitors at European level are Nyltech, Radici Novacips, Lati, Basf, Bayer, Dupont General Electronics, Ems, Huels.(8) The notified aid consists of a grant equal to 10 % of the investments costing EUR 7457000,30 to be undertaken by Aquafil Technopolymers SpA. The grant is to be awarded by the Autonomous Province of Trento under Provincial Law No 6 of 13 December 1999, hereinafter referred to as ""Law No 6/1999"", governing all aid granted by the Province to businesses.(9) The Italian authorities base their notification on two provisions of Law No 6/1999. Article 2(3) provides that large firms are eligible for aid under the Law for purposes other than horizontal objectives, subject to prior notification and approval of individual grants by the Commission. This would be the case where the aid is necessary for the firm to remain on the market, in competitive terms, or to safeguard jobs. Article 9(4) of the Law states that in the case of a replacement activity, aid for investment can be increased by 10 % in relation to the aid intensity laid down in the Community rules. Replacement activity is defined therein as the creation or expansion of a company that reabsorbs a significant proportion of previously lost jobs.(10) The Italian authorities consider that the investment planned by Aquafil Technopolymers SpA is necessary to safeguard jobs and qualifies as a replacement activity, because the building acquired with this investment and where the new plant is to be installed belongs to Komarek SpA, a company in liquidation, from which Aquafil Technopolymers SpA will also be taking some employees. Out of the extra 20 new jobs to be created at this new plant, the company has undertaken to fill at least nine with former employees of Komarek SpA.III. GROUNDS FOR INITIATING THE PROCEDURE(11) In its decision initiating proceedings, the Commission doubted that any of the exceptions provided for in Article 87 could be applicable to the notified aid. It could not be regarded as aid for a company to remain on the market or to safeguard jobs, or, in other words, as rescue and restructuring aid. The Commission noted that the investment was not part of a restructuring process but, on the contrary, it was an investment for expansion/consolidation in the market of the company and of the group it belonged to. The Italian authorities had not provided any restructuring plan, nor did they claim that the investment formed part of a restructuring plan for the company. Moreover, Aquafil Technopolymers SpA was established at Arco in the Province of Trento, and Trento was not eligible for regional investment aid.IV. COMMENTS FROM INTERESTED PARTIES(12) The only interested party that submitted comments is the beneficiary of the planned aid. Aquafil claimed that it carried out the investment trusting that it would receive the aid provided for in Law No 6/1999. It also maintained that it was not rescue or restructuring aid but aid for a replacement activity as provided for in Law No 6/1999. It claimed that the size of the workforce had been maintained, since it had taken over some of Komarek's workers and had hired new ones, so that the employment level had remained basically the same. Finally, it maintained that the investment had a favourable impact on the environment (reduction of waste, since the plant used as raw material waste produced in another plant; reduction of transport, since the plant was located close to another plant which was to use the final product; refurbishment of the roof of the building in order to prevent asbestos dust escaping into the air).V. COMMENTS FROM ITALY(13) The Italian authorities maintained that the aid could not be classed as rescue or restructuring aid. It involved an increase of 10 % in the allowable aid intensity for investments concerning a replacement activity making it possible to take over some of the workers of a company that had ceased trading within the meaning of Article 9 of the Regional Law, which had been approved by the Commission. Italy requested the Commission not to call into question the provisions of Law No 6/1999 when it examined individual projects notified to it and to evaluate the planned aid to Aquafil, where appropriate making its approval subject to conditions.VI. ASSESSMENT OF THE AID(14) In accordance with Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty, any aid granted by a Member State or through state resources in any form whatsoever which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain undertakings or the production of certain goods shall, insofar as it affects trade between Member States, be incompatible with the common market.(15) The proposed aid to Aquafil Technopolymers SpA consists of an outright grant to be financed by State resources from the Autonomous Province of Trento. The production of Aquafil Technopolymers SpA in particular and of Aquafil in general is widely traded throughout Europe. The proposed grant to Aquafil Technopolymers SpA therefore constitutes State aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the Treaty.(16) The notification was made under Article 2(3) of the Regional Law, which provides that, except for de minimis aid, aid for environmental protection and R & D aid, large undertakings qualify for the aid measures provided for in the Law only where the aid is necessary for them to remain on the market, in competitive terms, or to safeguard jobs, subject to prior notification and approval of the individual grants by the Commission.(17) The notified aid to Aquafil Technopolymers SpA cannot be regarded as aid to enable a company to remain on the market or safeguard employment or, in other words, as rescue and restructuring aid. The company is not in difficulty and the investment is not part of a restructuring process; on the contrary, it is an investment for expansion/consolidation in the market of the company and of the group it belongs to, Gruppo Bonazzi SpA. This group, one of the largest in Italy in the synthetic fibres sector, has been implementing in recent years an industrial strategy of vertical integration. The Italian authorities have not provided any restructuring plan, nor have they (or the beneficiary) claimed that the investment forms part of a restructuring plan for the company.(18) Neither can the aid be regarded as aid to safeguard jobs. In accordance with Article 9(5) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 12 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment (hereinafter the employment aid regulation)(3), aid to maintain jobs consists of financial support given to an undertaking to retain workers who would otherwise be laid off. In the present case, however, the Commission notes that the aid is for investment for the company's expansion/consolidation in the market which has entailed the creation of jobs.(19) The Commission therefore considers that the aid is not covered by the approved scheme and that, accordingly, the provisions of Article 9(4) of Law No 6/1999 are not applicable.(20) In these circumstances, the Commission must examine whether the aid can be considered to be compatible with the common market under the provisions of Article 87(3)(a) or (c) of the Treaty.(21) The Commission has decided, on proposals from the Member States, which areas in each of the Member States qualify for the geographical exceptions under the abovementioned provisions; such areas are indicated on the ""regional aid maps"". Aquafil Technopolymers SpA is located in Arco, Trento. According to the regional aid map for Italy(4), Trento is not eligible for regional investment aid. The Commission therefore considers that the proposed aid cannot qualify for the regional exception to the general ban laid down in Article 87(1).(22) The Commission has also set out in different communications, guidelines and regulations, the rules it applies when assessing and approving State aid with horizontal objectives which qualifies for an exception pursuant to the first sentence of Article 87(3)(c). Such aid is for environmental protection, research and development, employment and vocational training.(23) The Commission notes that, under Article 4(2) of the employment aid regulation, large firms located outside areas or sectors eligible for regional aid do not qualify for aid to create employment. Moreover, in accordance with Article 9(5) of the regulation, firms located outside areas eligible for the derogation under Article 87(3)(a) are not eligible for aid to maintain jobs. The Commission also notes that the Italian authorities have not considered the investment eligible for aid for environmental protection and therefore have not provided any information allowing the Commission to examine it under the Community guidelines on State aid for environmental protection(5).(24) In these circumstances the Commission considers that the notified aid is not eligible for the exception provided for in the first sentence of Article 87(3)(c).VII. CONCLUSION(25) In view of the foregoing, the Commission finds that the State aid that Italy intends to implement in favour of Aquafil is incompatible with the common market,. The State aid which Italy is planning to implement for Aquafil Technopolymers SpA, amounting to EUR 745700, is incompatible with the common market.The aid may accordingly not be implemented. Italy shall inform the Commission, within two months of notification of this Decision, of the measures taken to comply with it. This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.. Done at Brussels, 17 September 2003.For the CommissionMario MontiMember of the Commission(1) OJ C 170, 16.7.2002, p. 7.(2) See footnote 1.(3) OJ L 337, 13.12.2002, p. 3.(4) Approved by the Commission on 1 March 2000 (OJ C 175, 24.6.2000) and 20 June 2001 (letter SG 2001 D/289334).(5) OJ C 37, 3.2.2001, p. 3. +",Italy;Italian Republic;man-made fibre;acrylic fibre;artificial fibre;chemical fibre;nylon;polyamide;rayon;synthetic cloth;synthetic fibre;control of State aid;notification of State aid;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid,17 +2982,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 841/84 of 30 March 1984 amending for the 12th time Regulation (EEC) No 610/77 on the determination of prices of adult bovine animals on representative Community markets and the survey of prices of certain other cattle in the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession, and in particular Article 12 (7) and Article 25 thereof,Whereas, having regard to the development of the deliveries of cows on certain markets in Great Britain, the list of representative markets should be amended, the qualities selected on certain markets adapted and Annex II to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 610/77 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1483/83 (3), amended accordingly;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. Annex II, letter J, point 1 (a) to Regulation (EEC) No 610/77 is hereby replaced by the following text:'J. UNITED KINGDOM1. Representative markets:1.2 // Markets // Qualities // (a) Great Britain // // Aberdeen // Steers light, medium, heavy; Heifers light, medium / heavy; Cows I, II, III // Ashford // Heifers light, medium / heavy // Ayr // Heifers medium / heavy; Cows I, II, III // Banbury // Steers light, medium, heavy; Heifers light, medium / heavy; Cows I, II, III // Boroughbridge // Steers light, medium // Bridgnorth // Steers medium; Heifers light, medium / heavy // Bury St Edmunds // Steers light, medium // Carlisle // Steers light, medium, heavy; Heifers light, medium / heavy // Chelmsford // Cows I, II, III // Darlington // Heifers light, medium / heavy // Driffield // Steers light, medium // Edinburgh // Steers light, heavy; Heifers light // Exeter // Steers medium, heavy; Heifers light, medium / heavy // Gainsborough // Steers light, 1977, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 151, 9. 6. 1983, p. 31.// Gloucester // Steers light, medium, heavy; Heifers light, medium / heavy // Guildford // Cows I, II, III // Haywards Heath // Cows I, II, III // Hull // Steers heavy // Kettering // Steers heavy; Heifers medium / heavy // Kidderminster // Heifers light, medium / heavy // Lanark // Steers light, medium; Heifers light // Launceston // Steers heavy; heifers medium / heavy // Leicester // Steers light, medium heavy; Heifers light, medium, heavy // Llangefni (1) // Steers light, medium; Heifers light, medium / heavy // Malton // Steers light, medium, heavy; Heifers light; Cows I, II // Maud // Steers medium // Northampton // Steers light, medium, heavy; Heifers light, medium / heavy // Norwich // Steers light, medium, heavy // Oswestry // Steers light, medium; Heifers light // Perth // Steers medium, heavy // Preston // Steers light, medium; Heifers light; Cows I, II, III // Rugby // Steers light, medium, heavy; Heifers light, medium / heavy // St Asaph // Steers light; Heifers light; Cows I, II, III // Stirling // Steers light; Heifers light, medium / heavy; Cows I, II // Sturminster // // Newton // Cows I, II, III // Truro // Cows I, II, III // Tyneside // Steers light, medium, heavy; Heifers light, medium / heavy; Cows I, II, III // Uttoxeter // Cows I, II, III // Welshpool // Steers light; Heifers light, medium / heavy // Wetherby // Steers medium, heavy // York // Steers light; Heifers light(1) Only from July to December. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall first apply for the purposes of calculating the levies in force with effect from 2 April 1984.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 March 1984.For the CommissionPoul DALSAGERMember of the Commission medium; Heifers light // Gisburn // Cows I, II, III(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. (2) OJ No L 77, 25. 3. +",selling price;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;representative rate;agricultural conversion rate;agricultural unit of account;green exchange rate;green rate;green unit of account;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;disclosure of information;information disclosure,17 +3379,"85/22/EEC: Commission Decision of 5 December 1984 concerning the approval of the programme drawn up pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 619/84 extending the common measure on the acceleration of agricultural development in certain regions of Greece (Only the Greek text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82 of 19 July 1982 on the acceleration of agricultural development in certain regions of Greece (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 619/84 of 5 March 1984 extending the common measure provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82 on the acceleration of agricultural development in certain regions of Greece (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,Whereas on 4 September 1984 the Greek Government communicated the programme of work and other activities relating to the development of those rural areas of the country which are not concerned by Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82;Whereas the said programme contains all those particulars, provisions and measures referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82 which apply to Regulation (EEC) No 619/84 and are necessary in order to achieve the aims of the said Regulation;Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;Whereas, under Article 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82, which applies to the common measure provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 619/84, a procedure has to be established, by agreement with the Greek Government, for periodic reporting on the progress of the development measures;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structures,. The programme of work and other activities relating to the development of the Greek rural areas not concerned by Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82, communicated by the Greek Government on 4 September 1984 in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 619/84, is hereby approved. The Greek Government shall submit before 1 July every year a progress report on the programme referred to in Article 1.The report shall state:- the progress made during the previous calendar year as regards the measures provided for in the programme and set out in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 619/84,- the location of the irrigation work referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 619/84 and the area served by each individual project,- expenditure incurred during the calendar year concerned accompanied by the proof referred to in Article 20 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82, specifying the sources of finance used,- in the event of failure to implement or complete the measures provided for in the programme, detailed explanations for such failure. This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic.. Done at Brussels, 5 December 1984.For the CommissionPoul DALSAGERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 214, 22. 7. 1982, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 68, 10. 3. 1984, p. 1. +",Greece;Hellenic Republic;forestry development;forest improvement;water management in agriculture;agricultural drainage;irrigation canal;irrigation plan;means of agricultural production;agricultural engineering;agricultural infrastructure;agricultural technology;farm development plan;agricultural development plan;physical improvement plan;EAGGF Guidance Section;EAGGF Guidance Section aid,17 +38585,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 634/2010 of 19 July 2010 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Ricotta di Bufala Campana (PDO)). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Italy’s application to register the name ‘Ricotta di Bufala Campana’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 July 2010.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(2)  OJ C 260, 30.10.2009, p. 43.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.4.   Other products of animal origin (eggs, honey, various dairy products except butter, etc.)ITALYRicotta di Bufala Campana (PDO) +",cheese;Italy;Italian Republic;location of production;location of agricultural production;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +14179,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1304/95 of 7 June 1995 concerning the stopping of fishing for mackerel by vessels flying the flag of Denmark. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3365/94 of 20 December 1994 allocating, for 1995, certain catch quotas between the Member States for vessels fishing in Faroese waters (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 751/95 (3), provides for mackerel quotas for 1995;Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of mackerel in Faroese waters by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark have reached the quota allocated for 1995; whereas Denmark has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 23 March 1995; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,. Catches of mackerel in Faroese waters by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Denmark for 1995.Fishing for mackerel in Faroese waters by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 23 March 1995.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 June 1995.For the Commission Emma BONINO Member of the Commission +",Faroe Islands;Faroes;ship's flag;nationality of ships;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;Denmark;Kingdom of Denmark;fishing area;fishing limits;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches,17 +14806,"96/141/EC: Commission Decision of 31 January 1996 amending Decision 95/296/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Germany and repealing Decision 94/462/EC (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (2) and, in particular, Article 10 (4) thereof,Whereas as a result of outbreaks of classical swine fever in different parts of Germany, the Commission adopted Decision 95/296/EC (3) concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Germany and repealing Decision 94/462/EC;Whereas the said Decision lays down conditions for movement controls of domestic pigs originating from certain specified areas;Whereas for a period of about 12 months, no classical swine fever virus has been isolated or detected in wild boar found dead or shot in certain specified areas of Rhineland-Palatinate and Lower Saxony;Whereas certain movement control measures established for domestic pigs originating from the said areas in view of the improved health situation can be lifted;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. Annex I to Decision 95/296/EC is replaced by:'ANNEX I- In Mecklenburg-Western Pommerania, the Kreise: Parchim, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Bad Doberan, Güstrow, Müritz, Demmin, Ostvorpommern, Nordvorpommern, Stadtkreise Greifswald, Stralsund and Rostock.- In Lower Saxony, the Kreise: Vechta, Osnabrück (Stadt and Land), Diepholz, Oldenburg and Cloppenburg.- Any Kreis where a new outbreak occurs outside the abovementioned areas. The measures referred to in Article 1 (2) and Article 2 shall apply for a period of 60 days following the last outbreak in the Kreis in question. Germany shall inform Member States and the Commission about measures established and repealed.` This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 January 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29.(2) OJ No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49.(3) OJ No L 182, 2. 8. 1995, p. 33. +",regions of Germany;veterinary inspection;veterinary control;animal plague;cattle plague;rinderpest;swine fever;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;export restriction;export ban;limit on exports;health certificate,17 +3678,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 718/2004 of 16 April 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 2314/2003 as regards the closing date for the submission of tenders under the last partial tendering procedure for the resale on the internal market of rye held by the German intervention agency. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2314/2003(2) opens a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of rye held by the German intervention agency, for which the closing date laid down for the submission of tenders under the last partial tendering procedure is 27 May 2004.(2) In view of the current market situation, the date of the last partial tendering procedure should be postponed.(3) Regulation (EC) No 2314/2003 should therefore be amended.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. The third subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2314/2003 is hereby replaced by the following:""The closing date for the submission of tenders for the last partial tendering procedure shall be 15 July 2004 at 09.00 (Brussels time)."" This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 April 2004.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003 (OJ L 158, 27.6.2003, p. 1).(2) OJ L 342, 30.12.2003, p. 32. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 295/2004 (OJ L 50, 20.2.2004, p. 14). +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;intervention agency;single market;Community internal market;EC internal market;EU single market;rye;sale;offering for sale,17 +36024,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 879/2008 of 9 September 2008 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale for export of sugar held by the intervention agencies of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Slovakia and Sweden for the marketing year 2008/09. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (1), and in particular Article 43(d) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 39(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 952/2006 of 29 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards the management of the Community market in sugar and the quota system (2) provides that the intervention agencies may sell sugar only after a decision to that effect has been adopted by the Commission.(2) Such a decision was taken by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007 of 14 September 2007 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale for export of sugar held by the intervention agencies of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Slovakia and Sweden (3). Under that Regulation, tenders may be submitted for the last time between 11 and 24 September 2008.(3) It is foreseeable that intervention stocks of sugar will continue to exist in most of the Member States concerned after expiry of that last possibility to submit tenders. In order to respond to the continued market needs, it is, therefore, appropriate to open a further standing invitation to tender to make these stocks available for export.(4) Community exports to certain close destinations and to third countries granting Community products a preferential import treatment are currently in a particular favourable competitive position. In order to prevent any abuse associated with the reimport or reintroduction into the Community of sugar sector products that have qualified for export, sugar made available under the above standing invitation to tender should not be made available for export to those destinations.(5) For the marketing year 2008/09, no budget has been allocated to export refunds for sugar. Therefore, it is necessary to derogate from the procedures laid down under Regulation (EC) No 952/2006 insofar as they were designed for a situation in which export refunds would be paid.(6) To allow comparison of tender prices for sugar of different qualities, the tender price should refer to sugar of the standard quality as defined in Part B of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.(7) The intervention agencies of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Slovakia and Sweden should communicate the tenders to the Commission. The tenderers should remain anonymous.(8) Pursuant to Article 42(2)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 952/2006, it is appropriate to fix a minimum quantity per tenderer or per lot.(9) To take account of the situation on the Community market, provision should be made for the Commission to fix a minimum selling price for each partial invitation to tender.(10) The minimum selling price refers to sugar of the standard quality. Provision should be made to adjust the selling price in cases where the sugar is not of this quality.(11) The quantities available for a Member State that can be awarded when the Commission fixes the minimum selling price should take into account the quantities awarded pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 877/2008 of 9 September 2008 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of sugar held by the intervention agencies of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Slovakia and Sweden (4) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 878/2008 of 9 September 2008 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale for industrial use of sugar held by the intervention agencies of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Slovakia and Sweden (5).(12) For the same reason as the one set out in recital 5 above, the export licence issued in accordance with Article 48(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 952/2006 cannot specify the export refund.(13) Pursuant to Article 42(2)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 952/2006, it is appropriate to determine the period of validity of the export licences.(14) To ensure that the quantities awarded pursuant to this Regulation are exported, the security to be lodged when applying for an export licence should be set at a dissuasive level to avoid any risk of these quantities being used for other purposes.(15) In order to ensure proper management of sugar in storage, provision should be made for a communication from the Member States to the Commission on the quantities actually sold and exported.(16) The second paragraph of Article 59 of Regulation (EC) No 952/2006 provides that Commission Regulation (EC) No 1262/2001 (6) continues to apply to sugar accepted into intervention before 10 February 2006. However, for the resale of intervention sugar, this distinction is unnecessary and its implementation would create administrative difficulties for the Member States. It is therefore appropriate to exclude the application of Regulation (EC) No 1262/2001 to the resale of intervention sugar pursuant to this Regulation.(17) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,. The intervention agencies of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Slovakia and Sweden listed in Annex I shall offer for sale a total quantity of 345 539 tonnes of sugar by standing invitation to tender for export to all destinations, excluding the following:(a) third countries: Andorra, Liechtenstein, the Holy See (Vatican City State), Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Serbia, as well as Kosovo under UNSC Resolution 1244/99;(b) territories of EU Member States not forming part of the customs territory of the Community: the Faeroe Islands, Greenland, Heligoland, Ceuta, Melilla, the communes of Livigno and Campione d'Italia, and the areas of the Republic of Cyprus in which the Government of the Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective control;(c) European territories for whose external relations a Member State is responsible not forming part of the customs territory of the Community: Gibraltar.The maximum quantities involved per Member State are set out in Annex I.The tendering procedure shall determine the selling price. 1.   The period during which tenders may be submitted in response to the first partial invitation to tender shall begin on 1 October 2008 and shall end on 15 October 2008 at 15.00 Brussels time.The periods during which tenders may be submitted in response to the second and subsequent partial invitations shall begin on the first working day following the end of the preceding period. They shall end at 15.00 Brussels time on:— 29 October 2008,— 12 and 26 November 2008,— 3 and 17 December 2008,— 7 and 28 January 2009,— 11 and 25 February 2009,— 11 and 25 March 2009,— 15 and 29 April 2009,— 13 and 27 May 2009,— 10 and 24 June 2009,— 1 and 15 July 2009,— 5 and 26 August 2009,— 9 and 23 September 2009.2.   The purpose of the tendering procedure shall be to determine the minimum price which tenderers are willing to pay for the sugar referred to in Article 1. Since that sugar will not benefit from export refunds, this price shall not take account of any export refund, by way of derogation from Article 42(1)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 952/2006.3.   The tender price shall refer to white sugar and raw sugar of the standard quality as defined in Part B of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.4.   The minimum quantity of the tender per lot in accordance with Article 42(2)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 952/2006 shall be 250 tonnes unless the available quantity for that lot is less than 250 tonnes. In such cases the available quantity must be tendered.5.   Tenders shall be lodged with the intervention agency holding the sugar as set out in Annex I to this Regulation.6.   Tenders shall include a declaration by the tenderer undertaking, for any quantity of sugar awarded, to apply for an export licence. The intervention agencies concerned shall communicate to the Commission tenders submitted within two hours after the expiry of the deadline for the submissions laid down in Article 2(1).The tenderers shall not be identified.Tenders submitted shall be communicated in electronic form according to the model set out in Annex II.When no tenders are submitted, the Member State shall communicate this to the Commission within the time limit fixed in the first paragraph. 1.   The Commission shall fix per Member State concerned the minimum selling price or decide not to accept the tenders in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 195 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.2.   For intervention sugar which is not of the standard quality, Member States shall adjust the actual selling price by way of application mutatis mutandis of, respectively, Article 32(6) and Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 952/2006. In this context, the reference, in Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 952/2006, to Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 (7) shall be interpreted as a reference to Part B of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.3.   The available quantity for a lot shall be reduced by the quantities awarded the same day for that lot by Regulations (EC) No 877/2008 and (EC) No 878/2008.Where an award at a minimum selling price set pursuant to paragraph 1 would result in that reduced available quantity for a lot being exceeded, that award shall be limited to that reduced available quantity.Where awards for a Member State to all tenderers offering the same selling price for one lot would result in that reduced available quantity for that lot being exceeded, that reduced available quantity shall be awarded as follows:(a) by division among the tenderers concerned in proportion of the total quantities in each of their tenders; or(b) by apportionment among the tenderers concerned by reference to a maximum tonnage fixed for each of them; or(c) by drawing of lots. 1.   By way of derogation from Article 48(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 952/2006, the export licence issued shall not show an export refund.2.   Export licence applications and licences shall contain in box 20 one of the entries listed in Annex III.3.   Export licence applications shall be accompanied by a proof that the applicant has lodged a security of EUR 400 per tonne of the quantity awarded.4.   Export licences issued in connection with a partial invitation to tender shall be valid from the day of issue until the end of the fifth calendar month following that in which the partial invitation was issued.5.   At the request of the successful tenderer, the competent authority of the Member State where the export licence was issued may permit a quantity, in white sugar equivalent, of sugar produced under quota to be exported in place of the same quantity, in white sugar equivalent, of intervention sugar awarded. The competent authorities of the Member States concerned shall coordinate checks and monitoring of such an operation.6.   The security referred to in paragraph 3 shall be released in accordance with Article 34 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 376/2008 (8) for the quantity for which the applicant has fulfilled, within the meaning of Articles 30(b) and 31(b)(i) of Regulation (EC) No 376/2008, the export obligation resulting from the licences issued in accordance with paragraph 4 and for which the following three documents are presented:(a) a copy of the transport document;(b) a declaration that the product has been unloaded, drawn up by an official authority of the third country in question, by the official authorities of a Member State established in the country of destination, or by an international supervisory agency approved under Articles 16a to 16f of Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 (9), certifying that the product has left the unloading site or at least that, to the knowledge of the authority or agency issuing the declaration, the product has not subsequently been reloaded with a view to being re-exported;(c) a bank document issued by approved intermediaries established in the Community certifying that payment corresponding to the export in question has been credited to the account of the exporter opened with them, or proof of payment. 1.   On the fifth working day at the latest after the Commission fixes the minimum selling price, the intervention agencies involved shall communicate to the Commission, according to the model set out in Annex IV, the exact quantity sold by partial invitation to tender.2.   Not later than the end of each calendar month in respect of the preceding calendar month, Member States shall notify to the Commission the quantities of sugar of the export licences returned to the competent authorities and the corresponding quantities of sugar exported, taking account of the tolerances permitted by Article 7(4) and (5) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 376/2008. By way of derogation from the second paragraph of Article 59 of Regulation (EC) No 952/2006, Regulation (EC) No 1262/2001 shall not apply to the resale, as referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation, of sugar accepted into intervention before 10 February 2006. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 October 2008. It shall expire on 31 March 2010.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 September 2008.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 178, 1.7.2006, p. 39.(3)  OJ L 242, 15.9.2007, p. 8.(4)  See page 3 of this Official Journal.(5)  See page 8 of this Official Journal.(6)  OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 48. Regulation repealed by Regulation (EC) No 952/2006.(7)  OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1. Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 is to be replaced by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as from 1 October 2008.(8)  OJ L 114, 26.4.2008, p. 3.(9)  OJ L 102, 17.4.1999, p. 11.ANNEX IMember States holding intervention sugarMember State Intervention agency Quantities held by the intervention agency and available for the sale on the internal marketBureau d’intervention et de restitution belgeRue de Trèves, 82B-1040 BruxellesTél. (32-2) 287 24 11Fax (32-2) 287 25 24Belgisch Interventie- en RestitutiebureauTrierstraat 82B-1040 BrusselTel. (32-2) 287 24 11Fax (32-2) 287 25 24Státní zemědělský intervenční fondOddělení pro cukr a škrobVe Smečkách 33110 00 PRAHA 1Tel.: (420) 222 87 14 27Fax: (420) 222 87 18 75Intervention SectionOn Farm InvestmentSubsidies & Storage DivisionDepartment of Agriculture & FoodJohnstown Castle EstateWexfordTel. (353) 5363437Fax (353) 9142843AGEA — Agenzia per le erogazioni in agricolturaUfficio ammassi pubblici e privati e alcoolVia Palestro, 81I-00185 RomaTel. (39) 06 49 49 95 58Fax (39) 06 49 49 97 61Mezőgazdasági és Vidékfejlesztési Hivatal (MVH)Soroksári út 22–24.H-1095 BudapestTel. (36-1) 219 45 76Fax: (36-1) 219 89 05 vagy (36-1) 219 62 59Pôdohospodárska platobná agentúraOddelenie cukru a ostatných komoditDobrovičova, 12SK – 815 26 BratislavaTel. (421-2) 57 512 415Fax (421-2) 53 412 665Statens jordbruksverkVallgatan 8S-551 82 JönköpingTfn (46-36) 15 50 00Fax (46-36) 19 05 46ANNEX IIFORMModel for the communication to the Commission as referred to in Article 3Standing invitation to tender for the resale of sugar held by the intervention agenciesRegulation (EC) No 879/2008Member State selling intervention sugar Numbering of tenderers Lot No Quantity Tender price1 2 3 4 5123etc.ANNEX IIIEntries referred to in Article 5(2):in Bulgarian : Износ в съответствие с Регламент (EО) № 879/2008in Spanish : Exportado de conformidad con el Reglamento (CE) no 879/2008in Czech : Vyvezeno v souladu s nařízením (ES) č. 879/2008in Danish : Eksporteret i henhold til forordning (EF) nr. 879/2008in German : Ausgeführt gemäß der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 879/2008in Estonian : Eksporditud vastavalt määrusele (EÜ) nr 879/2008in Greek : Εξάγεται κατ’εφαρμογή του κανονισμού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 879/2008in English : Exported pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 879/2008in French : Exporté conformément aux dispositions du règlement (CE) no 879/2008in Italian : Esportato a norma del regolamento (CE) n. 879/2008in Latvian : Eksportēts saskaņā ar Regulu (EK) Nr. 879/2008in Lithuanian : Eksportuota pagal Reglamentą (EB) Nr. 879/2008in Hungarian : A 879/2008/EK bizottsági rendelet szerint exportálvain Maltese : Esportat skont ir-Regolament (KE) Nru 879/2008in Dutch : Uitgevoerd in het kader van Verordening (EG) nr. 879/2008in Polish : Wywiezione zgodnie z rozporządzeniem (WE) nr 879/2008in Portuguese : Exportado em conformidade com o Regulamento (CE) n.o 879/2008in Romanian : Exportat în conformitate cu Regulamentul (CE) nr. 879/2008in Slovak : Vyvezené podľa nariadenia (ES) č. 879/2008in Slovenian : Izvoženo v skladu z Uredbo (ES) št. 879/2008in Finnish : Viety asetuksen (EY) N:o 879/2008 mukaisestiin Swedish : Exporterat i enlighet med förordning (EG) nr 879/2008ANNEX IVFORMModel for the notification to the Commission as referred to in Article 6(1)Partial invitation to tender of … for the resale of sugar held by the intervention agenciesRegulation (EC) No 879/2008Member State selling intervention sugar Quantity actually sold (in tonnes)1 2 +",award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;intervention agency;sugar;fructose;fruit sugar;sale;offering for sale;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;export;export sale,17 +11667,"COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1761/93 of 1 July 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1609/88 as regards the latest date by which butter must have been taken into storage in order to be sold under Regulations (EEC) No 3143/85 and (EEC) No 570/88. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2071/92 (2), and in particular Article 6 (7) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 985/68 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for intervention on the market in butter and cream (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2045/91 (4), and in particular Article 7a thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 of 11 November 1985 on the sale at reduced prices of intervention butter intended for direct consumption in the form of concentrated butter (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3774/92 (6), the butter put up for sale must have been taken into storage before a date to be determined; whereas the same applies to butter sold under the arrangements laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 570/88 of 16 February 1988 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other food stuffs (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3774/92;Whereas, in view of butter stocks and quantities available, the dates in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1609/88 of 9 June 1988 setting the latest time of entry into storage for butter sold under Regulations (EEC) No 3143/85 and (EEC) No 570/88 (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 481/93 (9), should be amended;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1609/88 is hereby replaced by the following:'Article 1The butter referred to in Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 must have been taken into storage before 1 February 1991.The butter referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 570/88 must have been taken into storage before 1 February 1991' This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 1 July 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.(2) OJ No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 64.(3) OJ No L 169, 18. 7. 1968, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 187, 13. 7. 1991, p. 1.(5) OJ No L 298, 12. 11. 1985, p. 9.(6) OJ No L 383, 29. 12. 1992, p. 48.(7) OJ No L 55, 1. 3. 1988, p. 31.(8) OJ No L 143, 10. 6. 1988, p. 23.(9) OJ No L 51, 3. 3. 1993, p. 15. +",market intervention;reduced price;rebate;reduced charge;special offer price;special offer rate;special price;special rate;storage;storage facility;storage site;warehouse;warehousing;discount sale;promotional sale;reduced-price sale;butter,17 +35156,"2008/569/EC,Euratom: Council Decision of 27 June 2008 appointing three Judges of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 225a thereof,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 140b thereof,Whereas:(1) The European Union Civil Service Tribunal, (hereinafter referred to as Civil Service Tribunal) was established by Council Decision 2004/752/EC, Euratom (1). To that end, that Decision added an Annex to the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice (hereinafter referred to as Annex I to the Statute of the Court of Justice).(2) By Decision 2005/150/EC, Euratom (2), the Council determined the conditions and arrangements governing the submission and processing of applications for appointment as a judge of the Civil Service Tribunal, as provided for in Article 3(2) of Annex I to the Statute of the Court of Justice.(3) By Decision 2005/49/EC, Euratom (3) of 18 January 2005, the Council determined the operating rules of the committee provided for in Article 3(3) of Annex I to the Statute of the Court of Justice (hereinafter referred to as committee).(4) By Decision 2005/151/EC, Euratom (4), the Council appointed the members of the committee.(5) By Decision 2005/577/EC, Euratom (5), after consultation of the committee, the Council appointed the seven Judges of the Civil Service Tribunal. Pursuant to Article 2 of that Decision, three of the Judges were appointed for a period of three years, running from 1 October 2005 to 30 September 2008. Following the choice by lot carried out by the President of the Council at the meeting on 12 October 2005, the duties of the Judges Irena BORUTA, Horstpeter KREPPEL and Sean VAN RAEPENBUSCH will end on 30 September 2008 (6).(6) A public call for applications for the appointment of three judges to the Civil Service Tribunal for the period from 1 October 2008 to 30 September 2014 was published on 7 December 2007 (7). The deadline for the submission of applications expired on 25 January 2008. Fifty-three applications were received, including those of the three retiring judges.(7) The committee met on 3 and 4 March and on 9 and 10 April 2008. On completion of its discussions, it finalised the opinion and the list provided for in Article 3(4) of Annex I to the Statute of the Court of Justice. The list contains six candidates.(8) Under the fourth paragraph of Article 225a of the EC Treaty and the fourth paragraph of Article 140b of the EAEC Treaty, Judges of the Civil Service Tribunal are appointed by the Council.(9) Accordingly, it is appropriate to appoint three of the persons included on that list, ensuring a balanced composition of the Tribunal on as broad a geographical basis as possible from among nationals of the Member States and with respect to the national legal systems represented, as provided for in Article 3(1) of Annex I to the Statute of the Court of Justice.(10) The decision to appoint the three retiring judges of the Civil Service Tribunal for a new term of office is taken by the Council, taking into account the exceptional fact that their effective term of office has been two years. Under no circumstances shall this constitute a precedent,. The following are hereby appointed Judges at the European Union Civil Service Tribunal for a period of six years, from 1 October 2008 to 30 September 2014:— Irena BORUTA,— Horstpeter KREPPEL,— Sean VAN RAEPENBUSCH. This Decision shall take effect on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 27 June 2008.For the CouncilThe PresidentD. RUPEL(1)  OJ L 333, 9.11.2004, p. 7.(2)  OJ L 50, 23.2.2005, p. 7.(3)�� OJ L 21, 25.1.2005, p. 13.(4)  OJ L 50, 23.2.2005, p. 9.(5)  OJ L 197, 28.7.2005, p. 28.(6)  OJ C 262, 21.10.2005, p. 1.(7)  OJ C 295, 7.12.2007, p. 26. +",European official;EC basic post;EC staff;EU official;official of the EU;official of the European Union;staff of the EC;appointment of staff;member of the Court of Justice (EU);Advocate-General (CJUE);Judge (CJUE);Registrar (CJEU);member of the EC Court of Justice;European civil service;labour tribunal;industrial trade court;industrial tribunal,17 +11102,"93/490/Euratom, ECSC, EEC: Commission Decision of 4 August 1993 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 December 1992 to the renumeration of officials of the European Communities serving in countries outside the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities,Having regard to the Staff Regulations of the Officials of the European Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 3761/92 (2), and in particular the second paragraph ofArticle 13of Annex X thereto,Whereas pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations Council Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 1419/93 (3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 July 1992 to the remuneration of officials serving in countries outside the Community payable in the currency of their country of employment;Whereas the Commission has made a number of adjustments to these weightings in recent months, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations (4);Whereas, some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 December 1992 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain countries outside the Community the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weigthing and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down,. Sole ArticleWith effect from 1 December 1992 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in countries outside the Community payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.The exchange rates for the payment of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the budget of the European Communities during the month preceding the date on which this Decision takes effect.. Done at Brussels, 4 August 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 56, 4. 3. 1968, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 383, 29. 12. 1992, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 140, 11. 6. 1993, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 131, 28. 5. 1993. pp. 53 to 62.ANNEX/* Tables: see OJ */ +",European official;EC basic post;EC staff;EU official;official of the EU;official of the European Union;staff of the EC;third country;pay rise;wage increase;pay;remuneration;salary;wages;regulations for civil servants;exchange rate;dual exchange rate,17 +24979,"2003/163/EC: Commission Decision of 7 March 2003 amending Decisions 1999/283/EC and 2000/585/EC as regards Botswana (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 713). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001(2), and in particular Article 14(3) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 92/45/EC of 16 June 1992 on public health and animal health problems relating to the killing of wild game and the placing on the market of wild game meat(3), as last amended by Directive 97/79/EC(4), and in particular Article 16(3) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17 December 1992 laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A (I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC(5), as last amended by Commission Decision 2003/42/EC(6), and in particular Article 10,Whereas:(1) The animal health and veterinary certification conditions for imports of fresh meat from certain African countries are laid down by Commission Decision 1999/283/EC(7), as last amended by Decision 2003/74/EC(8).(2) The animal and public health and veterinary certification conditions for import of wild and farmed game meat and rabbit meat from third countries are laid down by Commission Decision 2000/585/EC(9), as last amended by Decision 2003/74/EC.(3) An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed in Botswana in the approved EC zone number 6 on 7 of January 2003, with the first infection on the holding thought to be 23 December 2002, and Commission Decision 2003/74/EC was adopted to suspend exports to the Community from the whole of the country of boned fresh meat of bovine, ovine and caprine species and farmed and wild ungulates produced after the presumed date of first infection, pending further information required to support regionalisation.(4) The Botswanan authorities carried out emergency vaccination around the outbreak and further investigations, assessing the situation in the country. All the animals in the infected farms are being destroyed.(5) The outcome of this assessment shows that the infected area is located in veterinary control zones 6 and 7, in an area of about 30 km by 40 km. In addition, four farms on the periphery of this area were included in the infected area because of the possibility of contact with animals of infected farms.(6) No further cases of foot-and-mouth disease have been observed throughout the country.(7) The Botswanan authorities have informed the Community that Zones 6 and 7 are the infected areas, the surrounding zones 5, 8 and 9 are considered as buffer zones, while zones 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 should be considered free. These free areas are separated physically from the rest of the territory by fences.(8) In this situation, the importation into the Community of de-boned and matured fresh meat excluding offal of bovine, ovine and caprine species and farmed and wild ungulates should be allowed from the zones 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 irrespective of the date of slaughter.(9) The measures provided for in this Decision should be reviewed within three months in particular in the light of the disease evolution and further information received from the authorities of Botswana.(10) Decisions 1999/283/EC and 2000/585/EC should be amended accordingly.(11) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Annex I to Decision 1999/283/EC is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Decision. Annex II to Decision 1999/283/EC is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Decision. Annex I to Decision 2000/585/EC is replaced by the text in Annex III to this Decision. Annex II to Decision 2000/585/EC is replaced by the text in Annex IV to this Decision. The measures provided for in this Decision shall be reviewed within three months in the light of the evolution of the foot-and-mouth disease situation in Botswana. This Decision shall apply from 14 March 2003. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 March 2003.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28.(2) OJ L 198, 21.7.2001, p. 11.(3) OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 35.(4) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31.(5) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 19.(6) OJ L 13, 18.1.2003, p. 24.(7) OJ L 110, 28.4.1999, p. 16.(8) OJ L 28, 4.2.2003, p. 45.(9) OJ L 251, 6.10.2000, p. 1.ANNEX I""ANNEX IDESCRIPTION OF TERRITORIES OF CERTAIN AFRICAN COUNTRIES ESTABLISHED FOR ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATION PURPOSES>TABLE>""ANNEX II""ANNEX IIMODELS OF ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATES TO BE REQUESTED>TABLE>""ANNEX III""ANNEX IDESCRIPTION OF TERRITORIES OF CERTAIN THIRD COUNTRIES ESTABLISHED FOR ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATION PURPOSES>TABLE>""ANNEX IV""ANNEX IIAnimal health guarantees to be requested on certification of wild and farmed game meat and rabbit meat>TABLE>NB:(y) Only meat produced from animals slaughtered after 7 July 2002 and before 23 December 2002 can be imported into the Community.(x) Meat produced from animals slaughtered after 7 March 2002 can be imported into the Community."" +",import;veterinary inspection;veterinary control;third country;Africa;African countries;game meat;meat from game;venison;wildfowl;rabbit meat;fresh meat;pigmeat;pork;Botswana;Republic of Botswana;health certificate,17 +31444,"2006/193/EC: Commission Decision of 1 March 2006 laying down rules, under Regulation (EC) No 761/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, on the use of the EMAS logo in the exceptional cases of transport packaging and tertiary packaging (notified under document number C(2006) 306) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 761/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2001 allowing voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 8(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) The EMAS logo indicates to the public and other interested parties that the EMAS-registered organisation has established an environmental management system in compliance with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 761/2001.(2) The EMAS logo may not be used on products or their packaging, or in conjunction with comparative claims concerning other products, activities or services. However, as a part of the evaluation provided for in Article 15(3) of Regulation (EC) No 761/2001, the Commission is to consider under which exceptional circumstances the EMAS logo may be used.(3) Certain EMAS-registered organisations have manifested an interest in using the EMAS logo on their transport packaging or tertiary packaging, as an effective way of communicating environmental information to stakeholders.(4) The evaluation, carried out pursuant to Article 15(3) of Regulation (EC) No 761/2001 by the Commission in cooperation with the Member States, of the use, recognition and interpretation of the logo concluded that the case of transport packaging and tertiary packaging, as defined in Directive 94/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste (2), is an exceptional circumstance as envisaged by Article 8(3) of Regulation (EC) No 761/2001, given that such packaging is not directly related to the products and therefore the use of the EMAS logo on such packaging is permissible.(5) Moreover, in order to ensure that there is no possibility for confusion with environmental product labels and to clearly communicate to the public and other interested parties that the use of the logo is not related in any way to the products or characteristics of product embodied by the transport packaging or tertiary packaging but to the environmental management system applied by the registered organisation, additional information should be added to the logo.(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 761/2001,. EMAS registered organisations may use the two versions of the EMAS logo set out in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 761/2001 on their transport packaging or tertiary packaging within the meaning of Article 3(1) of Directive 94/62/EC.In such cases, the EMAS logo shall be complemented by the following text: ‘[Name of the EMAS-registered organisation] is an organisation registered under the Community Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS)’. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 1 March 2006.For the CommissionStavros DIMASMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 114, 24.4.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 196/2006 (OJ L 32, 4.2.2006, p. 4).(2)  OJ L 365, 31.12.1994, p. 10. Directive as last amended by Directive 2005/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 17). +",environmental protection;conservation of nature;nature protection;preservation of the environment;protection of nature;environmental monitoring;EMAS;EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme;environmental inspection;environmental surveillance;environmental watch;monitoring of pollution;information system;automatic information system;on-line system;packaging;labelling,17 +36405,"2009/147/EC: Commission Decision of 19 February 2009 on a Community financial contribution for 2008 to cover expenditure incurred by Germany, the Netherlands and Slovenia for the purpose of combating organisms harmful to plants or plant products (notified under document number C(2009) 1013). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), and in particular Article 23 thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to Directive 2000/29/EC, a financial contribution from the Community may be granted to Member States to cover expenditure relating directly to the necessary measures which have been taken or are planned to be taken for the purpose of combating harmful organisms introduced from third countries or from other areas in the Community, in order to eradicate or, if that is not possible, to contain them.(2) Germany, the Netherlands and Slovenia have each established a programme of actions to eradicate organisms harmful to plants introduced in their territories. These programmes specify the objectives to be achieved, the measures carried out, their duration and their cost. Germany, the Netherlands and Slovenia have applied for the allocation of a Community financial contribution to these programmes within the time limit set out in Directive 2000/29/EC and in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1040/2002 of 14 June 2002 establishing detailed rules for the implementation of the provisions relating to the allocation of a financial contribution from the Community for plant health control and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2051/97 (2).(3) The technical information provided by Germany, the Netherlands and Slovenia has enabled the Commission to analyse the situation accurately and comprehensively and to conclude that the conditions for the granting of a Community financial contribution, as laid down in particular in Article 23 of Directive 2000/29/EC, have been met. Accordingly, it is appropriate to provide a Community financial contribution to cover the expenditure on these programmes.(4) The Community financial contribution may cover up to 50 % of eligible expenditure. However, in accordance with Article 23(5) third paragraph of Directive 2000/29/EC, the rate of the Community financial contribution for part of the programme presented by the Netherlands for the control of Diabrotica virgifera virgifera Le Conte should be reduced as the programme notified by this Member State has already been the subject of Community funding under Commission Decision 2007/877/EC (3).(5) In accordance with Article 24 of Directive 2000/29/EC the Commission shall ascertain whether the introduction of the relevant harmful organism has been caused by inadequate examinations or inspections and adopt the measures required by the findings from its verification.(6) In accordance with Article 3(2)(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (4), plant health measures are to be financed from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund. For the purpose of financial control of these measures Articles 9, 36 and 37 of the above Regulation shall apply.(7) The measures provided in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,. The allocation of a Community financial contribution for 2008 to cover expenditure incurred by Germany, the Netherlands and Slovenia relating to necessary measures as specified in Article 23(2) of Directive 2000/29/EC and taken for the purpose of combating the organisms concerned by the eradication programmes listed in the Annex is hereby approved. 1.   The total amount of the financial contribution referred to in Article 1 is EUR 871 953.2.   The maximum amounts of the Community financial contribution for each of the programmes shall be as indicated in the Annex. The Community financial contribution as set out in the Annex shall be paid on the following conditions:(a) evidence of the measures taken has been given in accordance with the provisions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1040/2002.(b) a request for payment has been submitted by the Member State concerned to the Commission, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1040/2002.The payment of the financial contribution is without prejudice to the verifications by the Commission under Article 24 of Directive 2000/29/EC. This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Republic of Slovenia.. Done at Brussels, 19 February 2009.For the CommissionAndroulla VASSILIOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 157, 15.6.2002, p. 38.(3)  OJ L 344, 28.12.2007, p. 51.(4)  OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1.ANNEXERADICATION PROGRAMMESLegend:a= Year of implementation of the eradication programme.Section I —   Programmes whose Community financial contribution corresponds to 50 % of eligible expenditureMember State Harmful organisms combated Affected plants Year Eligible expenditure Maximum Community contributionGermany, Baden-Wurttemberg region Diabrotica virgifera Zea mays 2007 481 817 240 908Germany, Bavaria region Diabrotica virgifera Zea mays 2007 197 319 98 659Netherlands Diabrotica virgifera Zea mays 2006 125 320 62 660Netherlands PSTVd Brugmansia spp., Solanum jasminoides 2006, 2007 687 606 343 803Netherlands TRSV Hemerocallis spp., Iris spp. 2006 148 589 74 294Slovenia Dryocosmus kuriphilus Castanea sp. 2007 41 307 20 653Section II —   Programmes whose Community financial contribution rates differ, in application of degressivityMember State Harmful organisms combated Affected plants Year a Eligible expenditure Rate Maximum Community contributionNetherlands Diabrotica virgifera Zea mays 2007 3 68 837 45 30 976Total Community contribution (EUR) 871 953 +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;plant disease;diseases of plants;plant pathology;financial control;parasitology;action programme;framework programme;plan of action;work programme;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country,17 +16781,"Council Regulation (EC) No 1048/97 of 9 June 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 189/92 adopting provisions for the application of certain control measures adopted by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 189/92 (3) requires Community fishing vessels to communicate to the Commission and simultaneously to their competent national authorities, certain information regarding their activities in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Regulatory Area;Whereas the NAFO Fisheries Commission adopted a recommendation on 13 September 1996 to amend the hail system;Whereas, pursuant to Article XI of the NAFO Convention, the recommendation became binding on the Community as from 13 November 1996;Whereas, it is therefore necessary to amend Regulation (EEC) No 189/92, in order to oblige Community fishing vessels to comply with the recommendation,. The following indent shall be added to point 1.1 of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 189/92:'- target species`. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 9 June 1997.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. ZALM(1) OJ No C 25, 25. 1. 1997, p. 11.(2) OJ No C 167, 2. 6. 1997.(3) OJ No L 21, 30. 1. 1992, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3068/95 (OJ No L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 3). +",North-West Atlantic Fisheries Organisation;ICNAF;International Commission for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries;NAFO;Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation;ship's flag;nationality of ships;common fisheries policy;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing controls;inspector of fisheries;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country,17 +24770,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2206/2002 of 12 December 2002 prohibiting fishing for common sole by vessels flying the flag of Denmark. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 of 18 December 2001 fixing for 2002 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required(3), lays down quotas for common sole for 2002.(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of common sole in the waters of the Skagerrak and Kattegat, ICES divisions IIIb, c and d (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark have exhausted the quota allocated for 2002. Denmark has prohibited fishing for this stock from 20 November 2002. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,. Catches of common sole in the waters of the Skagerrak and Kattegat, ICES divisions IIIb, c and d (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Denmark for 2002.Fishing for common sole in the waters of the Skagerrak and Kattegat, ICES divisions IIIb, c and d (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 20 November 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 December 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5.(3) OJ L 347, 31.12.2001, p. 1. +",ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;Denmark;Kingdom of Denmark;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing regulations;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches,17 +37457,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 896/2009 of 25 September 2009 concerning the authorisation of a new use of Saccharomyces cerevisiae MUCL 39885 as a feed additive for sows (holder of the authorisation Prosol SpA) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation.(2) In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted for the authorisation of the preparation set out in the Annex to this Regulation. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(3) The application concerns the authorisation of a new use of the micro-organism preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae MUCL 39885 as a feed additive for sows, to be classified in the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’.(4) The use of the micro-organism preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae MUCL 39885 was authorised without time limit for weaned piglets by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1200/2005 (2), for cattle for fattening by Commission Regulation (EC) No 492/2006 (3) and for dairy cows by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2007 (4).(5) New data were submitted in support of an application for authorisation for sows. The European Food Safety Authority (the Authority) concludes in its opinion of 3 February 2009 (5) that Saccharomyces cerevisiae MUCL 39885 can be considered safe for the target species, consumers and the wider environment. According to that opinion, the preparation can produce a significant beneficial effect on the weight of litters and individual piglets. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Community Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(6) The assessment of that preparation shows that the conditions for authorisation, provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that preparation should be authorised, as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘gut flora stabilisers’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 September 2009.For the CommissionAndroulla VASSILIOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.(2)  OJ L 195, 27.7.2005, p. 6.(3)  OJ L 89, 28.3.2006, p. 6.(4)  OJ L 335, 20.12.2007, p. 17.(5)  The EFSA Journal (2009) 970, pp. 1-9.ANNEXIdentification number of the additive Name of the holder of authorisation Additive Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method Species or category of animal Maximum age Minimum content Maximum content Other provisions End of period of authorisationCFU/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %Category of zootechnical additives. Functional group: gut flora stabilisersAdditive composition:Characterisation of the active substance:Saccharomyces cerevisiaeMUCL 39885Analytical method (1):Enumeration: pour plate method using chloramphenicol glucose yeast extract agarIdentification: polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method(1)  Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Community Reference Laboratory: www.irmm.jrc.be/crl-feed-additives +",animal nutrition;feeding of animals;nutrition of animals;foodstuffs legislation;regulations on foodstuffs;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;microorganism;food additive;sensory additive;technical additive;zootechnics;zootechny,17 +4360,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1125/2006 of 21 July 2006 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,Whereas:(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.(3) Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be classified under the CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3 of that table.(4) It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information which has been issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature but which is not in accordance with this Regulation can, for a period of three months, continue to be invoked by the holder, under Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,. The goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN codes indicated in column 2 of that table. Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States, which is not in accordance with this Regulation, can continue to be invoked for a period of three months under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 July 2006.For the CommissionLászló KOVÁCSMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 996/2006 (OJ L 179, 1.7.2006, p. 26).(2)  OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 648/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 117, 4.5.2005, p. 13).ANNEXDescription of the goods Classification Reasons(1) (2) (3)1. Edible offal, dried pig ears, even when used as animal feed.2. Dried offal, pigs ears, unfit for human consumption. +",swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;dried product;dried fig;dried food;dried foodstuff;prune;raisin;Combined Nomenclature;CN,17 +1984,"Council Regulation (EC) No 1537/95 of 29 June 1995 fixing the amount of aid in respect of silkworms for the 1995/96 rearing year. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 of 24 April 1972 laying down special measures to encourage silkworm rearing (1), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (4),Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 provides that the amount of aid for silkworms reared within the Community must be fixed each year in such a way as to help ensure a fair income for silkworm rearers, taking into account the state of the market in cocoons and raw silk, of foreseeable trends on that market and of import policy;Whereas application of the abovementioned criteria entails fixing the amount of aid at the level mentioned below,. For the 1995/96 rearing year, the amount of aid in respect of silkworms as referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 shall be fixed at ECU 133,26 per box of silkworm eggs used. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 April 1995.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 29 June 1995.For the Council The President J. BARROT(1) OJ No L 100, 27. 4. 1972, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2059/92 (OJ No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 19).(2) OJ No C 99, 21. 4. 1995, p. 18.(3) OJ No L 151, 19. 6. 1995.(4) OJ No C 155, 21. 6. 1995, p. 21. +",farmers' income;sericulture;rearing of silkworms;silkworm farming;economic support;aid;granting of aid;subvention;terms for aid;aid procedure;counterpart funds;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +21507,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1157/2001 of 13 June 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops and derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92 laying down detailed rules for applying the integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 of 17 May 1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1038/2001(2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 of 27 November 1992 establishing an integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 495/2001(4), and in particular Article 12 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 556/2001(6), lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 as regards the conditions for granting area payments on certain arable crops and sets out the conditions governing set-aside.(2) Article 3(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999 stipulates that the areas concerned must be cultivated, until at least the beginning of flowering, under conditions of normal growth or until 30 June in the case of certain crops, until after the stage of lactic ripeness in the case of protein plants and for at least 10 days after the end of flowering in the case of hemp.Experience has shown that in certain cases, as a result of exceptional weather conditions, arable crops normally cultivated do not reach those time limits. In order to make farmers' incomes less dependent on weather conditions, such areas should continue to be eligible under certain conditions.(3) With a view to preventing aid from being paid in combination on silage grass under different measures, cultivated parcels registered for the production of seed certified in accordance with Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seeds(7), as last amended by Directive 98/96/EC(8), should not be eligible for area payments.(4) Regulation (EC) No 1038/2001 allows organic producers to use legume crops grown on areas set aside. Those crops and the conditions governing the granting of the aid should be stipulated.(5) If all producers are to be able to take advantage of the possibility provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1038/2001, a new time limit must be allowed for amending applications for area payments as provided for in Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92(9), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2721/2000(10).(6) Council Regulation (EC) No 823/2001 of 24 April 2001 amending Regulation (EEC) No 738/93 amending the transitional measures governing the common organisation of the market in cereals and rice in Portugal as provided for by Regulation (EEC) No 3653/90(11) maintains for the 2001/02 marketing year the rate of the special aid applying for 2000/01. For the sake of consistency, the supplement to the aid for compulsory set-aside in Portugal fixed in Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999 should be adjusted.(7) A new variety of flax grown for fibre can be deemed eligible for the aid. It should be added to the list of varieties eligible under the aid scheme set out in Annex XII to Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999.(8) To allow this new variety to be used in the 2001/02 marketing year, it should be incorporated retroactively with effect from 15 May 2001 in accordance with Article 7a(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999.(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals and the Committee for the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund,. Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999 is hereby amended as follows:1. The following paragraph 1a is inserted in Article 3: ""1a Notwithstanding paragraph 1(c), areas fully sown the crops from which, cultivated in accordance with local standards, do not attain the time limits fixed for the various types of crops in that paragraph as a result of exceptional weather conditions recognised by the Member States shall remain eligible for area payments provided that the areas in question are not used for any other purpose up to those time limits.""2. The following sentence is added to Article 7(1): ""Areas registered for growing grass seed certified in accordance with Directive 66/401/EEC during the marketing year in question shall not quality for area payments.""3. The following Article 23a is inserted: ""Article 23a1. For the purposes of applying the second indent of Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999, 'fodder legume crop' means an area sown with one or more species listed in Annex XIV. Sowing in a mixture with cereals and/or grasses shall be allowed on condition that:(a) the area is sown mainly with fodder legumes;(b) they cannot be harvested separately.Where specific regional environmental standards established by the Member States for organic crops set a ceiling on area sown with fodder legumes, the condition concerning areas sown mainly with fodder legumes laid down in (a) shall be met if at least 85 % of the limit fixed by the Member States is complied with.2. Areas on which fodder legume crops as referred to in paragraph 1 qualify between 15 January and 31 August under the aid scheme provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 603/95 of 21 February 1995 on the common organisation of the market in dried fodder(12) shall not qualify for area payments.""4. In Annex IX, the figure ""6,57"" for the supplement in euro for set-aside in Portugal for 2001/02 is replaced by ""9,64"".5. Annex XI is replaced by Annex I hereto.6. In point 1 of Annex XII, ""Rosalin"" is added to the varieties of flax grown for fibre.7. A new Annex XIV is added, containing the text shown in Annex II hereto. Notwithstanding Article 4(2)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92, area aid applications submitted in respect of the 2001/02 marketing year and covering holdings complying with all the provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91(13) may be amended to include new areas declared as set-aside.Amendments declarations must be lodged by 1 July 2001 at the latest. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from the 2001/02 marketing year. Article 1(2) shall apply from the 2002/03 marketing year. (6) shall apply from 15 May 2001.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 June 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 1.(2) OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 16.(3) OJ L 355, 5.12.1992, p. 1.(4) OJ L 72, 14.3.2001, p. 6.(5) OJ L 280, 30.10.1999, p. 43.(6) OJ L 82, 22.3.2001, p. 13.(7) OJ 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2298/66.(8) OJ L 25, 1.2.1999, p. 27.(9) OJ L 391, 31.12.1992, p. 36.(10) OJ L 314, 14.12.2000, p. 8.(11) OJ L 120, 28.4.2001, p. 2.(12) OJ L 63, 21.3.1995, p. 1.(13) OJ L 198, 22.7.1991, p. 1.ANNEX I""ANNEX XI(Article 26(1))INFORMATION TO BE COMMUNICATED TO THE COMMISSIONThe information is to be presented in the form of a series of tables drawn up in accordance with the model described below:- a first set of tables giving information at production region level within the meaning of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999,- a second set of tables giving information in respect of each base area region within the meaning of Annex VI to this Regulation,- a single table summarising the information for each Member State.The tables are to be sent in hard copy and in computerised form.Formulae for areas:5 = 1 + 2 + 3 + 410 = 7 + 8 + 916 = 17 + 1821 = 5 + 10 + 11 + 12 + 13 + 14 + 15 + 16 + 20Notes:Each table must quote the region in question.The yield is that used for calculating area payments in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999.The distinction between ""irrigated"" and ""non-irrigated"" land should only be made in the case of regions containing both. In that case:(d) = (e) + (f)(j) = (k) + (l)Line 1 relates only to durum wheat eligible for the supplement to the area payment provided for in the first paragraph of Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999.Line 2 relates only to durum wheat eligible for the special aid provided for in the fourth paragraph of Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999.Line 19 relates only to areas set aside or afforested under Articles 22, 23, 24 and 31 of Regulation No 1257/1999 and counting as arable land set aside under Article 6(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999.Line 20 corresponds to the areas referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 2(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999.Information must also be forwarded in respect of producers not applying for the per-hectare aid under the support system for certain arable crops (Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999). This information, to be given under ""Other"" in columns ""m"" and ""n"", mainly relates to arable crops declared as forage areas for the purposes of obtaining premiums for the production of beef/veal and sheepmeat.Line 23 relates to land set aside for the production of non-food crops and on which no payments are made under the rules implementing Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 (e.g. sugarbeet, Jerusalem artichokes and chicory roots).Line 24 relates to land set aside and used for growing fodder legumes in accordance with the second indent of Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999.>PIC FILE= ""L_2001157EN.001101.EPS"">""ANNEX II""ANNEX XIVFodder legumes as referred to in Article 23a>TABLE>"" +",set-aside;abandonment premium;premium for cessation of production;leguminous vegetable;bean;broad bean;dried legume;field bean;lentil;pea;oleaginous plant;oil seed;cereals;aid per hectare;per hectare aid;production aid;aid to producers,17 +4983,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1183/2009 of 30 November 2009 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Formaggio di Fossa di Sogliano (PDO)]. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Italy’s application to register the name ‘Formaggio di Fossa di Sogliano’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 November 2009.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(2)  OJ C 108, 12.5.2009, p. 15.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.3.   CheesesITALYFormaggio di Fossa di Sogliano (PDO) +",cheese;Italy;Italian Republic;location of production;location of agricultural production;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +41188,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 382/2012 of 3 May 2012 on the minimum customs duty for sugar to be fixed in response to the fifth partial invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2011. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 187, in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2011 (2) opened a standing invitation to tender for the 2011/2012 marketing year for imports of sugar of CN code 1701 at a reduced customs duty.(2) In accordance with Article 6 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2011, the Commission is to decide, in the light of the tenders received in response to a partial invitation to tender, either to fix a minimum customs duty or not to fix a minimum customs duty per eight-digit CN code.(3) On the basis of the tenders received for the fifth partial invitation to tender, a minimum customs duty should be fixed for certain eight-digit codes for sugar falling within CN code 1701 and no minimum customs duty should be fixed for the other eight-digit codes for sugar falling within that CN code.(4) In order to give a rapid signal to the market and to ensure efficient management of the measure, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,. For the fifth partial invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2011, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 2 May 2012, a minimum customs duty has been fixed, or has not been fixed, as set out in the Annex to this Regulation for the eight-digit codes for sugar falling within CN code 1701. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 3 May 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 318, 1.12.2011, p. 4.ANNEXMinimum customs duties(EUR/tonne)Eight-digit CN code Minimum customs duty1 21701 12 10 X1701 12 90 —1701 13 10 X1701 13 90 —1701 14 10 289,361701 14 90 —1701 91 00 X1701 99 10 320,001701 99 90 X(—) no minimum customs duty fixed (all offers rejected)(X) no offers +",sugar industry;sugar manufacture;sugar refinery;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;invitation to tender;standing invitation to tender;tariff reduction;reduction of customs duties;reduction of customs tariff;import (EU);Community import;sugar;fructose;fruit sugar,17 +15231,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 93/96 of 23 January 1996 deducting from the quantitative limits on imports of certain categories of textile products originating in the People's Republic of China amounts corresponding to those imported into the European Community in circumvention of the Agreement between the European Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in textile products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93, of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1616/95 (2), and in particular Article 15 thereof in conjunction with Article 17 thereof,Whereas enquiries carried out in accordance with the procedures established in Annex IV of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 have led the Commission to conclude that certain textile products falling under categories 4, 6, 7, 8 and 78 have been imported into the European Community in circumvention of the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93;Whereas, on the basis of further verifications, carried out with the assistance of third countries' authorities, it has appeared that these products physically emanated from the territory of the People's Republic of China before having been imported into the European Community without Chinese origin being declared or under false declarations of origin;Whereas consultations with the People's Republic of China have been requested and held on several occasions to clarify the situation in order to determine, on the basis in particular of the documentary evidence submitted by the European Commission, the true origin of the products concerned and to reach an agreement on an equivalent adjustment of the quantitative limits applicable to exports to the European Community of products originating in the People's Republic of China;Whereas during the course of the consultations, the authorities of the People's Republic of China have not challenged the fact that the products in question emanated from the territory of the People's Republic of China, nor the conclusion drawn by the European Community that they were therefore of Chinese origin;Whereas, under the Agreement between the European Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in textile products initialled on 9 December 1988, as last amended by the Agreement initialled on 14 December 1995, and in particular Article 7 thereof, exports to the European Community of products originating in the People's Republic of China must be set off against the quantitative limits established for the year in which the shipment of the goods is effected and must be accompanied by an export licence issued by the competent authorities of the People's Republic of China which, upon presentation to the competent authorities of the European Community, will automatically entitle the bearer to an import authorization into the European Community for the amount of products covered by the export licence if, after verification, it appears that the agreed quantitative limit has not been exhausted;Whereas, on the basis of all the elements mentioned above, there are sufficient grounds to conclude that the products concerned imported without Chinese origin being declared or under false declarations of origin have as their origin the People's Republic of China, that they have been placed on the Community market without having been set off against the quantitative limits established under the bilateral Agreement and that they have, therefore, been imported into the European Community in circumvention of the Agreement;Whereas under the bilateral Agreement and Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93, in such circumstances, where clear evidence of circumvention has been provided, the European Community is entitled to deduct from the established quantitative limits amounts equivalent to the products imported in circumvention of the Agreement, if within a specific time limit no satisfactory solution is reached;Whereas on 3 November 1995 the Commission has formally requested the People's Republic of China, pursuant to Article 7 (3) of the Agreement, to make the necessary arrangements in order to ensure that adjustments of the quantitative limits could be carried out for the quota year 1995, in which the request to open consultations had been made by the European Community;Whereas the European Community and the People's Republic of China have reached an agreement on the method by which adjustments of the quantitative limits should be made which is deemed to constitute a satisfactory solution within the meaning of Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93;Whereas it is appropriate to implement the solution agreed and to this end to deduct from the quantitative limits concerned the agreed quantities;Whereas the adjustments made to the quantitative limits of categories 4, 6, 7, 8 and 78 should not prevent the importation into the European Community of products shipped from the People's Republic of China before the entry into force of the present Regulation;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee established by Regulation (EC) No 3030/93,. The amounts specified in the Annex to the present Regulation are deducted from the corresponding quantitative limits for imports of products of categories 4, 6, 7, 8 and 78 originating in the People's Republic of China as laid down for the year 1995 in Annex V of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93. The adjustment referred to in Article 1 to the quantitative limits applicable to products of categories 4, 6, 7, 8 and 78 originating in the People's Republic of China shall not prevent the importation of products of the same categories provided they have been shipped from the People's Republic of China to the European Community before the date of entry into force of the present Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 January 1996.For the CommissionLeon BRITTANVice-President(1) OJ No L 275, 8. 11. 1993, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 154, 5. 7. 1995, p. 3.ANNEXAdjustments to the Community quantitative limits applicable for the year 1995 to imports of textile products falling into categories 4, 6, 7, 8 and 78 and originating in the People's Republic of China>TABLE> +",import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;textile product;fabric;furnishing fabric;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;trade agreement (EU);EC trade agreement;China;People’s Republic of China,17 +4985,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1106/2009 of 18 November 2009 fixing an acceptance percentage for the issuing of export licences, rejecting export-licence applications and suspending the lodging of export-licence applications for out-of-quota sugar. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 7e in conjunction with Article 9(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) According to Article 61, first subparagraph, point (d) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 the sugar produced during the marketing year in excess of the quota referred to in Article 56 of that Regulation may be exported only within the quantitative limit fixed by the Commission.(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 274/2009 of 2 April 2009 fixing the quantitative limit for the exports of out-of-quota sugar and isoglucose until the end of the 2009/10 marketing year (3) sets the above mentioned limits.(3) The quantities of sugar covered by applications for export licences exceed the quantitative limit fixed by Regulation (EC) No 274/2009. An acceptance percentage should therefore be set for quantities applied for on 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 November 2009. All export-licence applications for sugar lodged after 13 November 2009 should accordingly be rejected and the lodging of export-licence applications should be suspended,. 1.   Export licences for out-of-quota sugar for which applications were lodged from 9 November to 13 November 2009 shall be issued for the quantities applied for, multiplied by an acceptance percentage of 56,540299 %.2.   Applications for out-of-quota sugar export licences submitted on 16 November, 17 November, 18 November, 19 November and 20 November 2009 are hereby rejected.3.   The lodging of applications for out-of-quota sugar export licences shall be suspended for the period 23 November 2009 to 30 September 2010. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 November 2009.For the CommissionJean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 178, 1.7.2006, p. 24.(3)  OJ L 91, 3.4.2009, p. 16. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;export restriction;export ban;limit on exports;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;sugar;fructose;fruit sugar,17 +558,"86/343/EEC: Commission Decision of 30 June 1986 amending Council Decision 82/732/EEC as regards the list of establishments in Czechoslovakia approved for the purpose of importing fresh meat into the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (2), and in particular Articles 4 (1) and 18 (1) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 77/96/EEC of 21 December 1976 on the examination for trichinae (trichinella spiralis) upon importation from third countries of fresh meat derived from domestic swine (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85, and in particular Article 4 thereof,Whereas a list of establishments in Czechoslovakia, approved for the purpose of importing fresh meat into the Community, was drawn up initially by Council Decision 82/732/EEC (4), as last amended by Commission Decision 85/602/EEC (5);Whereas a routine inspection under Article 5 of Directive 72/462/EEC and Article 3 (1) of Commission Decision 83/196/EEC of 8 April 1983 concerning on-the-spot inspections to be carried out in respect of the importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from non-member countries (6) has revealed that the level of hygiene of certain establishments has altered since the last inspection;Whereas the list of establishments should therefore be amended;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The Annex to Decision 82/732/EEC is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 June 1986.For the CommissionFrans ANDRIESSENVice-President(1) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.(2) OJ No L 362, 31. 12. 1985, p. 8.(3) OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 67.(4) OJ No L 311, 8. 11. 1982, p. 7.(5) OJ No L 373, 31. 12. 1985, p. 50.(6) OJ No L 108, 26. 4. 1983, p. 18.ANNEXLIST OF ESTABLISHMENTS FROM WHICH IMPORTS OF FRESH MEAT MAY BE AUTHORIZED WITHOUT TIME LIMIT1.2.3 // // // // Number // Establishment // Address// I. BOVINE MEATA. Slaughterhouses and cutting premises1.2.3 // // // // 12 // Jihocesky Prumysl Masny // Studena // 82 // Zapadoscesky Prumysl Masny // Klatovy // // //B. Slaughterhouse1.2.3 // // // // 17 // Vychodoslovensky Maesovy Priemysel // Presov // // //C. Cutting premises1.2.3 // // // // 14 // Zapadoslovensky Maesovy Priemysel // Nitra // 38 // Vychodoslovensky Maesovy Priemysel // Kosice // // //II. SHEEPMEATSlaughterhouse1.2.3 // // // // 45 (1) // Vychodoslovensky Maesovy Priemysel // Sabinov // // //(1) Offal excluded.III. PIGMEAT (1)A. Slaughterhouses and cutting premises1.2.3 // // // // 12 T // Jihocesky Prumysl Masny // Studena // 82 T // Zapadoscesky Prumysl Masny // Klatovy // // //B. Cutting premises1.2.3 // // // // 14 // Zapadoslovensky Maesovy Priemysel // Nitra // 38 // Vychodoslovensky Maesovy Priemysel // Kosice // // //(1) The establishments with the indication 'T' are authorized, within the meaning of Article 4 of Directive 77/96/EEC, to perform the examination for detection of trichinae provided for in Article 2 of the aforementioned Directive.IV. COLD STORES(Frozen packaged meat only)1.2.3 // // // // 5 // Jihocesky Prumysl Masny // Pisek // 73 // Mrazrny // Dasice // // //LIST OF ESTABLISHMENTS FROM WHICH FRESH MEAT MAY BE INTRODUCED INTO THE TERRITORY OF THE COMMUNITY ONLY UNTIL THE STATED DATE1.2.3 // // // // Number // Establishment // Address// I. BOVINE MEATSlaughterhouse1.2.3 // // // // 43 (1) // Stredoslovensky Maesovy Priemysel // Prievidza // // //(1) Until 31 December 1986.II. PIGMEATSlaughterhouse1.2.3 // // // // 43 (1) // Stredoslovensky Maesovy Priemysel // Prievidza // // //(1) Until 31 December 1986. +",meat processing industry;cutting premises;cutting-up premises;slaughterhouse;export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;import (EU);Community import;Czechoslovakia;fresh meat,17 +14658,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2950/95 of 20 December 1995 amending for the eighth time Regulation (EC) No 3146/94 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in Germany. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,Whereas, because of the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain production regions in Germany, exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat were adopted for that Member State in Commission Regulation (EC) No 3146/94 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1995/95 (4);Whereas new outbreaks of classical swine fever have recently occurred in the district of Verden in Lower Saxony; however the disease has totally disappeared in the district of Emsland;Whereas the authorities of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern surrounded the area, in which the exceptional measures are supplied, with a protection belt in order to improve the struggle against classical swine fever; whereas veterinary and commercial restrictions are applied to the live pigs in this belt;Whereas it is necessary to take account of all these modifications by amending the list of districts and regions in which the exceptional market support measures apply;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,. Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 3146/94 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 December 1995.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.(3) OJ No L 332, 22. 12. 1994, p. 23.(4) OJ No L 194, 17. 8. 1995, p. 11.ANNEX'ANNEX II1. In Lower Saxony, the protection zones in the following Kreise:Vechta,Cloppenburg,Verden,Oldenburg,Diepholz.2. In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the specific region foreseen in the Regulation of the Land of 30 January 1995 regarding the struggle against classical fever and the protection belt foreseen in the Decision of the Land of 30 November 1995 regarding supplementary measures taken against classical swine fever.` +",animal plague;cattle plague;rinderpest;swine fever;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;market support;pigmeat;pork;Lower Saxony;Lower Saxony (Land);Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania;Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Land),17 +454,"Council Directive 74/562/EEC of 12 November 1974 on admission to the occupation of road passenger transport operator in national and international transport operations. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 75 thereof;Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1);Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2);Whereas the organization of the transport market is one of the essential factors in the implementation of the common transport policy provided for in the Treaty;Whereas the adoption of measures aimed at coordinating the conditions of admission to the occupation of road passenger transport operator is likely to favour effective exercise of the right of establishment;Whereas it is necessary to provide for the introduction of common rules for admission to the occupation of road passenger transport operator in national and international transport operations in order to ensure that road passenger transport operators are better qualified, thus contributing to rationalization of the market, improvement in the quality of the service provided in the interests of users, transport operators and the economy as a whole, and to greater road safety;Whereas, therefore, the rules for admission to the occupation of road passenger transport operator should cover the good repute, financial standing and professional competence of operators;Whereas, however, it is not necessary to include in these common rules certain kinds of transport which are of limited economic importance;Whereas transitional measures must be introduced to enable Member States to adapt their national rules to those of the Community;Whereas the harmonization of conditions for applying these common rules requires that provision be made for a Community consultation procedure as regards the appropriate national measures to be taken,. 1. Admission to the occupation of road passenger transport operator shall be governed by the provisions adopted by the Member States in accordance with the common rules contained in this Directive.2. For the purpose of this Directive, ""the occupation of road passenger transport operator"" means the activity of any natural person or any undertaking operating by means of motor vehicles so constructed and equipped as to be suitable for carrying more than nine persons - including the driver - and intended for that purpose, passenger transport services for the public or for specific categories of users against payment by the person transported or by the transport organizer.For the purposes of this Directive, ""undertaking"" means any association or group of persons with or without legal personality, whether profit-making or not, or any official body, whether having its own legal personality or being dependent upon an authority having such personality.3. Member States may, after consulting the Commission, exempt from the application of all or some of the provisions of this Directive natural persons or undertakings engaged exclusively in road passenger transport services for non-commercial purposes or having a main occupation other than that of road passenger transport operator, in so far as their transport operations have only a minor impact on the transport market. 1. Natural persons or undertakings wishing to engage in the occupation of road passenger transport operator shall: (a) be of good repute;(b) be of appropriate financial standing;(c) satisfy the condition as to professional competence.Where the applicant is a natural person and does not satisfy provision (c), the competent authorities may (1)OJ No C 17, 12.2.1969, p. 6. (2)OJ No C 26, 28.2.1969, p. 8.nevertheless permit him to engage in the occupation of road passenger transport operator provided that he designates to the said authorities another person, satisfying provisions (a) and (c) above, who shall continuously and effectively manage the transport operations of the undertaking.Where the applicant is an undertaking, provisions (a) and (c) above must be satisfied by one of the natural persons who will continuously and effectively manage the transport operations of the undertaking. Member States may also require that other persons in the undertaking satisfy provision (a) above.2. Pending coordination at a later date, each Member State shall determine the provisions relating to good repute which must be satisfied by the applicant and, where appropriate, the natural persons referred to in paragraph 1.3. Appropriate financial standing shall consist in having available sufficient financial resources to ensure the launching and proper administration of the undertaking. Pending coordination at a later date, each Member State shall determine what provisions and what methods of furnishing proof may be adopted for this purpose.4. The condition as to professional competence shall consist in the possession of skills in the subjects listed in the Annex and recognized by the authority or body designated for that purpose by each Member State. The necessary knowledge shall be acquired by attending courses, by practical experience in a transport undertaking or by a combination of both. The Member States may exempt from the application of these provisions the holders of certain advanced diplomas or technical diplomas implying sound knowledge of the subjects listed in the Annex.The production of a certificate issued by the authority or body referred to in the preceding subparagraph shall constitute proof of professional competence. 1. Member States shall determine the circumstances in which operation of a road passenger transport undertaking may, by way of derogation from the provisions of Article 2 (1), be continued on a temporary basis for a maximum period of one year, with extension for a maximum period of six months, in duly justified special cases, in the event of the death or physical or legal incapacity of the natural person engaged in the occupation of transport operator or of the natural person who satisfies the provisions of Article 2 (1) (a) and (c).2. However, the competent authorities in the Member States may, by way of exception and in certain special cases, definitively authorize a person not fulfilling the condition as to professional competence referred to in Article 2 (1) (c) to continue to operate the transport undertaking provided that such person possesses at least three years' practical experience in the day-to-day management of the undertaking. 1. Natural persons and undertakings furnishing proof that before 1 January 1978, they were authorized under national regulations in a Member State to engage in the occupation of road passenger transport operator in national and/or international transport operations shall be exempt from the requirement to furnish proof that they satisfy the provisions laid down in Article 2.2. However, those natural persons who, after 31 December 1974 and before 1 January 1978, were: - authorized to engage in the occupation of road passenger transport operator without having furnished proof, under national regulations, of their professional competence, or- designated continuously and effectively to manage the transport operations of the undertaking,must satisfy, before 1 January 1980 the condition of professional competence referred to in Article 2 (4).The same requirement shall apply in the case referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 2 (1). 1. Decisions taken by the competent authorities of Member States pursuant to the measures adopted on the basis of this Directive and entailing the rejection of an application for admission to the occupation of road passenger transport operator shall state the grounds on which they are based.2. Member States shall ensure that the competent authorities withdraw the authorization to pursue the occupation of passenger transport operator if they establish that the provisions of Article 2 (1) (a), (b) or (c) are no longer satisfied. In this case, however, they shall allow sufficient time for a substitute to be appointed.3. With regard to the decisions referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, Member States shall ensure that the natural persons or undertakings covered by this Directive are able to defend their interests by appropriate means. 1. Member States shall, after consulting the Commission and before 1 January 1977, adopt the measures necessary for the implementation of this Directive, in particular Article 2 (4) thereof.2. Member States shall ensure that the procedure for official verfication of the skills mentioned in Article 2 (4) shall become operative for the first time before 1 January 1978. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 November 1974.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. SAUVAGNARGUESANNEX LIST OF SUBJECTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 (4)The knowledge to be taken into consideration for the official recognition of professional competence must cover at least the subjects listed below. These must be described in full detail and have been worked out or approved by the competent national authorities. They must be so designed as to be within the grasp of those persons whose education corresponds to the level normally reached at school-leaving age.A. SUBJECTS OF WHICH KNOWLEDGE IS REQUIRED FOR TRANSPORT OPERATORS INTENDING TO ENGAGE EXCLUSIVELY IN NATIONAL TRANSPORT OPERATIONS 1. LawElements of civil, commercial, social and fiscal law, as necessary for engaging in the occupation, with particular emphasis on: - general contracts;- transport contracts, with particular reference to the responsibility of the transport operator (nature and limits);- commercial companies;- ledgers;- regulations governing labour, social security;- taxation systems.2. Business and financial management of an undertaking - methods of payment and financing;- costing;- system of fares, prices and conditions of transport;- business accounts;- insurance;- invoices;- travel agencies.3. Regulation of road passenger services - institution of transport services and transport plans;- conditions of fulfilment of passenger services;- provisions relating to admission to and pursuit of the occupation;- transport documents.4. Technical standards and aspects of operation - vehicle selection;- type-approval and registration;- vehicle maintenance standards.5. Road safety - laws, regulations and administrative provisions applicable to traffic;- traffic safety;- geographical knowledge of routes;- accident prevention and procedure in the event of an accident.B. SUBJECTS OF WHICH KNOWLEDGE IS REQUIRED FOR TRANSPORT OPERATORS INTENDING TO ENGAGE IN INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT - subjects listed under A;- provisions applicable to passenger transport by road between Member States and between the Community and non-member countries, arising out of national laws, Community standards, international conventions and agreements;- practice and formalities connected with border-crossings;- main traffic regulations in the Member States. +",job access;access to the labour market;employment opportunity;job market;job perspective;carriage of passengers;passenger traffic;international transport;international traffic;national transport;road transport;road haulage;transport by road;carrier;charterer;forwarding agent;shipowner,17 +2422,"1999/375/EC: Commission Decision of 19 May 1999 recognising the fully operational character of Luxembourg's database for bovine animals (notified under document number C(1999) 1270) (Only the French text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97 of 21 April 1997 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products(1), and in particular Article 6(3), first indent,Having regard to the request submitted by Luxembourg,(1) Whereas on 14 August 1998, Luxembourg's authorities submitted to the Commission a request asking for recognition of the fully operational character of their database that forms part of Luxembourg's system for the identification and registration of bovine animals; whereas this request was accompanied by appropriate information that was updated on 12 March 1999;(2) Whereas Luxembourg's authorities have undertaken the commitment to improve the reliability of this database ensuring in particular that (i) the competent authority will be able to promptly correct any errors or deficiencies which could be detected automatically or following the appropriate on-the-spot inspections; (ii) the delays for notification of movements, births and deaths shall be shortened to seven days and (iii) measures shall be taken to implement the provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2630/97(2) as necessary; whereas, in addition, Luxembourg's authorities have undertaken the commitment to modify their current provisions regarding re-identification of bovine animals in case of lost ear tags so as to comply with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 820/97; whereas Luxembourg's authorities have undertaken the commitment to implement those improvement measures at the latest by 30 July 1999;(3) Whereas in view of the situation in Luxembourg, it is appropriate to recognise the fully operational character of the database for the bovine animals,. The Luxembourg database for bovine animals is recognised as fully operational from 1 August 1999. This Decision is addressed to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.. Done at Brussels, 19 May 1999.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 117, 7.5.1997, p. 1.(2) OJ L 354, 30.12.1997, p. 23. +",Luxembourg;Grand Duchy of Luxembourg;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;beef;database;data bank;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;labelling,17 +29597,"2005/704/EC: Commission Decision of 11 October 2005 accepting an undertaking offered in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain magnesia bricks originating in the People’s Republic of China. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (the basic Regulation), and in particular Article 8 thereof,After consulting the Advisory Committee,Whereas:A.   PROCEDURE(1) By Regulation (EC) No 552/2005 (2), the Commission imposed provisional anti-dumping duties on imports into the Community of certain magnesia bricks originating in the People’s Republic of China (PRC).(2) Following the adoption of the provisional anti-dumping measures, the Commission continued the investigation of dumping, injury and Community interest. The definitive findings and conclusions of the investigation are set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 1659/2005 (3) imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain magnesia bricks originating in the PRC.(3) The investigation confirmed the provisional findings of injurious dumping relating to imports of certain magnesia bricks originating in the PRC.B.   UNDERTAKING(4) Subsequent to the adoption of provisional anti-dumping measures, Yingkou Qinghua Refractories Co. Ltd, a co-operating exporting producer in the PRC offered a price undertaking combined with a quantitative ceiling in accordance with Article 8(1) of the basic Regulation. In that undertaking, the company has offered to sell the product concerned within the quantitative ceiling at or above price levels which eliminate the injurious effects of dumping. Imports beyond the quantitative ceiling will be subject to anti-dumping duties.(5) The company will also provide the Commission with regular and detailed information concerning its exports to the Community, meaning that the undertaking can be monitored effectively by the Commission. Furthermore, the sales structure of the company is such that the Commission considers the risk of circumventing the agreed undertaking is limited.(6) In view of this, it is considered that the undertaking is acceptable.(7) In order to enable the Commission to monitor effectively the company’s compliance with the undertaking, when the request for release for free circulation pursuant to the undertaking is presented to the relevant customs authority, exemption from the duty will be conditional upon the presentation of an invoice containing at least the items of information listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1659/2005. This level of information is also necessary to enable customs authorities to ascertain with sufficient precision that the shipment corresponds to the commercial documents. Where no such invoice is presented, or when it does not correspond to the product presented to customs, the appropriate amount of anti-dumping duty will instead be payable.(8) To further ensure the effective respect of the undertaking, the importers have been made aware by the abovementioned Council Regulation that any violation of the undertaking may lead to the retrospective application of the anti-dumping duty for the relevant transactions.(9) In the event of a breach or withdrawal of the undertaking, the anti-dumping duty which has been imposed by the Council in accordance with Article 9(4) shall automatically apply by means of Article 8(9) of the basic Regulation,. The undertaking offered by the exporting producer mentioned below, in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain magnesia bricks originating in the People’s Republic of China is hereby accepted.Country Company Taric Additional CodePeoples Republic of China Yingkou Qinghua Refractories Co. Ltd, Qinghuayu Village, Qinghua District, Dashiqiao City, Liaoning Province, 115100, PRC A636 This Decision shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 11 October 2005.For the CommissionPeter MANDELSONMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 461/2004 (OJ L 77, 13.3.2004, p. 12).(2)  OJ L 93, 12.4.2005, p. 6.(3)  See page 1 of this Official Journal. +",import;anti-dumping legislation;anti-dumping code;anti-dumping proceeding;heat-resisting materials;heat-resistant product;high-temperature materials;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;anti-dumping duty;final anti-dumping duty;temporary anti-dumping duty;China;People’s Republic of China;brick,17 +14004,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 516/95 of 7 March 1995 concerning the stopping of fishing for saithe by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3377/94 of 20 December 1994 allocating, for the period until 31 March 1995, certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing the Norwegian exclusive economic zone and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen (2), provides for saithe quotas for 1995;Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of saithe in the waters of ICES divisions I and II a and b (Norwegian waters north of 62° N) by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom have reached the quota allocated for 1995; whereas the United Kingdom has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 8 February 1995; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,. Catches of saithe in the waters of ICES divisions I and II a and b (Norwegian waters north of 62° N) by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the United Kingdom for 1995.Fishing for saithe in the waters of ICES divisions I and II a and b (Norwegian waters north of 62° N) by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 8 February 1995.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 March 1995.For the CommissionEmma BONINOMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 363, 31. 12. 1994, p. 122. +",sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing vessel;factory ship;fishing boat;transport vessel;trawler;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction,17 +38249,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 121/2010 of 9 February 2010 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Provolone del Monaco (PDO)). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) and in accordance with Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Italy’s application to register the name ‘Provolone del Monaco’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 February 2010.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(2)  OJ C 140, 20.6.2009, p. 4.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.3.   CheesesITALYProvolone del Monaco (PDO) +",cheese;Italy;Italian Republic;location of production;location of agricultural production;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +3259,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2300/2002 of 19 December 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 2603/97 laying down the detailed implementing rules for imports of rice originating in the ACP countries or the overseas countries and territories (OCT). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 of 10 December 2002 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States)(1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 repeals and replaces Council Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 of 20 July 1998 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 715/90(2).(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2603/97(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 174/2002(4), should be amended in order to replace the references to Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 with references to the relevant provisions of Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. Regulation (EC) No 2603/97 is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 2(1) is replaced by the following:""1. As regards the quantity of 125000 tonnes of rice, in husked-rice equivalent, falling within CN codes 1006 10 21 to 1006 10 98, 1006 20 and 1006 30 laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002(5), licences for imports at a reduced rate of customs duty shall be issued each year under the following tranches:>TABLE>""2. Article 3(1) is replaced by the following:""1. As regards the quantity of 20000 tonnes of broken rice falling within CN code 1006 40 00 laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002, licences for imports at a reduced rate of customs duty shall be issued each year under the following tranches:>TABLE>""3. Article 4 is replaced by the following:""Article 4For the purposes of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002, the customs duties shall be fixed by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1503/96(6)."" This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 December 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) See page 5 of this Official Journal.(2) OJ L 215, 1.8.1998, p. 12.(3) OJ L 351, 23.12.1997, p. 22.(4) OJ L 30, 31.1.2002, p. 33.(5) OJ L 348, 21.12.2002, p. 5.(6) OJ L 189, 30.7.1996, p. 71. +",import;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;overseas countries and territories;OCT;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;rice;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;ACP countries,17 +32567,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 970/2006 of 29 June 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for imports of barley from third countries. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United States of America pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 (2), approved by Council Decision 2006/333/EC (3), provides for an increase of 6 215 tonnes in the tariff quota for barley.(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003 (4) opens a Community tariff quota for barley. The quantity of barley covered by the quota should be increased in application of the Agreement approved by Decision 2006/333/EC.(3) In the interests of simplification, the obsolete provisions of Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003, relating to 2004, should be deleted.(4) In order to clarify the rules, it should be stipulated that import licence applications must be lodged on Monday at the latest but may be lodged earlier.(5) With a view to modernising the administration of the system, provision should be made for the electronic transmission of the information required by the Commission.(6) In order to clarify the rules, the expression ‘reduction coefficient’ should moreover be replaced by ‘allocation coefficient’.(7) Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003 should therefore be amended.(8) Since the Agreement approved by Decision 2006/333/EC provides for implementation on 1 July 2006, this Regulation must apply from the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003 is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:2. Article 3 is amended as follows:(a) Paragraph 1 is amended as follows:(i) The first subparagraph is replaced by the following:(ii) The third subparagraph is deleted.(b) In the first subparagraph of paragraph 2, the first sentence is replaced by the following:(c) Paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:(d) In paragraph 4, the first sentence is replaced by the following: This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 July 2006.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 June 2006.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ L 187, 19.7.2005, p. 11).(2)  OJ L 124, 11.5.2006, p. 15.(3)  OJ L 124, 11.5.2006, p. 13.(4)  OJ L 342, 30.12.2003, p. 7. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 777/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 50). +",import;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;barley;third country;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin,17 +10935,"93/224/EEC: Commission Decision of 29 March 1993 on the establishment of an addendum to the Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the improvement of the conditions under which agricultural and forestry products are processed and marketed in Germany (excluding the five new Länder) (Only the German text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 of 29 March 1990 on improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 7 (2) thereof,Whereas the Commission has approved by Decision 92/78/EEC (3) the Community support framework for Community structural assistance on the improvement of the conditions under which agricultural and forestry products are processed and marketed in Germany (excluding the five new Laender);Whereas the German Government submitted to the Commission on 6 March and 8 April 1992 two sectoral plans on the modernization of the conditions under which agricultural products are processed and marketed referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90;Whereas the plans submitted by the Member State include descriptions of the main priorities selected and indications of the use to be made of assistance under the European Agricultural Guidance und Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), Guidance Section, in implementing the plans;Whereas the Monitoring Committee for Regulations (EEC) No 866/90 and (EEC) No 867/90 adopted the amendments to the financing plan of the Community support framework on 15 July and 28 October 1992;Whereas the Committee's decisions and the adjustments to the carried-over and additional budget appropriations require a revision of the financial framework set as the Community's budgetary assistance;Whereas this addendum to the Community support framework has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (4);Whereas all measures which constitute the addendum are in conformity with Commission Decision 90/342/EEC of 7 June 1990 on the selection criteria to be adopted for investments for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural and forestry products (5);Whereas the Commission is prepared to examine the possibility of the other Community lending instruments contributing to the financing of this addendum in accordance with the specific provisions governing them;Whereas, in accordance with Article 10 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of the activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (6), this Decision is to be sent as a declaration of intent to the Member State;Whereas in accordance with Article 20 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 budgetary commitments relating to the contribution from the Structural Funds to the financing of the operations covered by the Community support framework will be made on the basis of subsequent Commission decisions approving the operations concerned;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Agricultural Structures and Rural Development,. The addendum to the Community support framework for Community structural assistance on the improvement of the conditions under which agricultural and forestry products are processed and marketed in Germany (excluding the five new Laender) covering the period from 1 January 1991 to 31 December 1993 is hereby established.The Commission declares that it intends to contribute to the implementation of this Community support framework in accordance with the detailed provisions thereof and in compliance with the rules and guidelines of the Structural Funds and the other existing financial instruments. The addendum to the Community support framework contains the following essential information:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action in the following sectors:1. forestry,2. meat,3. milk and milk products,4. cereals,5. wine and alcohols,6. fruit and vegetables (including fruit juice),7. flowers and plants,8. seed,9. potatoes;(b) an indicative financing plan specifying, at constant 1993 prices, the total cost of the priorities adopted for joint action by the Community and the Member State concerned, ECU 460 717 555 for the whole period, and financial arrangements envisaged for budgetary assistance from the Community, broken down as follows:/* Tables: see OJ */The resultant national financing requirement, approximately ECU 65 466 035 for the public sector and ECU 333 475 141 for the private sector, may be partially covered by Community loans from the European Investment Bank and the other loan instruments. This declaration of intent is addresses to the Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Brussels, 29 March 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 91, 6. 4. 1990, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23.(3) OJ No L 31, 7. 2. 1992, p. 38.(4) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(5) OJ No L 163, 29. 6. 1990, p. 71.(6) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;processing industry;manufacturing industry;silviculture;forest management;forestry management;sylviculture;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds,17 +1210,"79/540/EEC: Commission Decision of 29 May 1979 on the implementation of the reform of agricultural structures in Ireland pursuant to Title II of Directive 75/268/EEC (Only the English text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms (2), as amended by Directives 76/837/EEC (3) and 77/390/EEC (4), and in particular Article 18 (3) thereof,Whereas the Irish Government notified the following regulations: - cattle headage payments in severely handicapped areas 1979,- beef cow scheme in disadvantaged areas 1979,- scheme of headage payments on hogget ewes and mountain lambs 1979;Whereas under Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC in conjunction with Article 18 (3) of Directive 72/159/EEC the Commission must decide whether, having regard to the regulations notified, the existing provisions in Ireland for the implementation of Directive 75/268/EEC continue to satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to common measures as referred to in Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC;Whereas the abovementioned livestock headage payments schemes 1979 are consistent with the aims and requirements of Directive 75/268/EEC;Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,. The existing provisions in Ireland for the implementation of Title II of Directive 75/268/EEC in 1979 satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community towards common measures as referred to in Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC. This Decision is addressed to Ireland.. Done at Brussels, 29 May 1979.For the CommissionFinn GUNDELACHVice-President (1)OJ No L 128, 19.5.1975, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 1. (3)OJ No L 302, 4.11.1976, p. 19. (4)OJ No L 145, 13.6.1977, p. 43. +",Ireland;Eire;Southern Ireland;agrarian reform;agricultural reform;reform of agricultural structures;less-favoured agricultural area;area with specific problems;less-favoured agricultural region;livestock;flock;herd;live animals;hill farming;alpine farming;EAGGF Guidance Section;EAGGF Guidance Section aid,17 +2063,"96/100/EC: Commission Decision of 12 January 1996 on financial aid from the Community for the operation of the Community Reference Laboratory for the analysis and testing of milk and milk products (Laboratoire Central d'Hygiène Alimentaire, Paris, France) (Only the French text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Article 28 (2) thereof,Whereas Chapter I of Annex D to Council Directive 92/46/EEC of 16 June 1992 laying down the health rules for the production and placing on the market of raw milk, heat-treated milk and milk-based products (3), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, designates the Laboratoire Central d'Hygiène Alimentaire, Paris, France as the Community Reference Laboratory for the analysis and testing of milk and milk products;Whereas all the functions and duties which the laboratory has to perform are specified in Chapter II of Annex D to the abovementioned Directive; whereas Community assistance must be conditional on the accomplishment of those functions and duties by the laboratory;Whereas Community financial aid should be granted to the Community Reference Laboratory to assist it in carrying out the said functions and duties;Whereas, for budgetary reasons, Community assistance should be granted for a period of one year;Whereas, for supervisory purposes, Article 8 and 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2048/88 (5), should apply;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The Community hereby grants financial assistance to France for the functions and duties to be carried out by the Community Reference Laboratory for the analysis and testing of milk and milk products referred to in Chapter II of Annex D to Directive 92/46/EEC. The Laboratoire Central d'Hygiène Alimentaire, Paris, France shall perform the functions and duties referred to in Article 1. The Community's financial assistance shall amount to a maximum of ECU 100 000 for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1996. The Community's financial assistance shall be paid as follows:- 70 % by way of an advance at France's request,- the balance following presentation of supporting documents by France. Those documents must be presented before 1 March 1997. Articles 8 and 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 shall apply mutatis mutandis. This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.. Done at Brussels, 12 January 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19.(2) OJ No L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 31.(3) OJ No L 268, 14. 9. 1992, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13.(5) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 1. +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;France;French Republic;food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;milk;milk product;dairy produce;research body;research institute;research laboratory;research undertaking,17 +20291,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1438/2000 of 30 June 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 2300/97 on detailed rules to implement Council Regulation (EC) No 1221/97 laying down general rules for the application of measures to improve the production and marketing of honey. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1221/97 of 25 June 1997 laying down general rules for the application of measures to improve the production and marketing of honey(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2070/98(2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2300/97(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1479/1999(4), lays down provisions for the implementation of measures to improve the production and marketing of honey.(2) There have been changes to the number of hives in the Member States' communications to update the structural data on the situation in the sector as provided for in Article 1(a) of Regulation (EC) No 2300/97. As a result, Annex I to that Regulation should be amended.(3) Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2300/97 lays down a final date for implementation of measures under annual programmes. As a result, the new Annex I is to apply for the first time to the annual programmes covering the 2000/2001 marketing year.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,. Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2300/97 is replaced by the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply for the first time to the annual programmes covering the 2000/2001 marketing year.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 June 2000.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 173, 1.7.1997, p. 1.(2) OJ L 265, 30.9.1998, p. 1.(3) OJ L 319, 21.11.1997, p. 4.(4) OJ L 171, 7.7.1999, p. 9.ANNEX""ANNEX I>TABLE>"" +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;production improvement;quality objective;honey;apiculture;beekeeping;co-financing;joint financing;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +4323,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 956/2006 of 28 June 2006 amending Regulation (EEC) No 94/92, as regards the list of third countries from which certain agricultural products obtained by organic production must originate to be marketed within the Community (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 of 24 June 1991 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 11(1)(a) thereof,Whereas:(1) The list of third countries from which certain agricultural products obtained by the organic production method must originate in order to be marketed within the Community, provided for in Article 11(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the list’), is set out in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 94/92 of 14 January 1992 laying down detailed rules for implementing the arrangements for imports from third countries provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs (2).(2) Certain agricultural products imported from India are currently marketed in the Community pursuant to the derogation provided for in Article 11(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91.(3) India submitted a request to the Commission to be included in the list. It submitted the information required pursuant to Article 2(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 94/92.(4) The examination of this information and consequent discussion with the Indian authorities have led to the conclusion that in that country the rules governing production and inspection of agricultural products are equivalent to those laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91.(5) The Commission has carried out an on-the-spot-check of the rules of production and the inspection measures actually applied in India, as provided for in Article 11(5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91.(6) The duration of inclusion of Costa Rica and New Zealand in the list expires on 30 June 2006. In order to avoid trade disruption, there is a need to prolong the inclusion of these countries in the list for a further period.(7) Australia has informed the Commission that one inspection body has changed its name and has corrected the name of another inspection body.(8) Switzerland has requested the Commission to amend the terms of its inclusion in the list in accordance with the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (3), approved by Decision 2002/309/EC of the Council and of the Commission (4), and in particular with Annex 9 of that Agreement on organically produced agricultural products and foodstuffs.(9) Switzerland has submitted the information required pursuant to Article 2(5) of Regulation (EEC) No 94/92. The examination of the information submitted has led to the conclusion that the requirements are equivalent to those resulting from Community legislation.(10) New Zealand has informed the Commission that one inspection body has changed its name.(11) Regulation (EEC) No 94/92 should therefore be amended accordingly.(12) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee instituted by Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91,. The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 94/92 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 June 2006.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 198, 22.7.1991, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 780/2006 (OJ L 137, 25.5.2006, p. 9).(2)  OJ L 11, 17.1.1992, p. 14. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 746/2004 (OJ L 122, 26.4.2004, p. 10).(3)  OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132.(4)  OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 1.ANNEXThe Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 94/92 is amended as follows:1. In the text relating to Australia, point 3 is replaced by the following:‘3. Inspection bodies:— Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) (Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry)— Bio-dynamic Research Institute (BDRI)— Organic Growers of Australia Inc. (OGA)— Organic Food Chain Pty Ltd (OFC)— National Association of Sustainable Agriculture, Australia (NASAA)— Australian Certified Organic Pty. Ltd.’2. In the text relating to Costa Rica, point 5 is replaced by the following:‘5. Duration of the inclusion: 30.6.2011.’3. After the text relating to Costa Rica, the following text is inserted:1. Product categories:(a) unprocessed crop products within the meaning of Article 1(1)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91;(b) foodstuffs composed essentially of one or more ingredients of plant origin within the meaning of Article 1(1)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91.2. Origin: products of category 1(a) and organically grown ingredients in products of category 1(b) that have been grown in India.3. Inspection bodies:— BVQI (India) Pvt. Ltd— Ecocert SA (India Branch Office)— IMO Control Private Limited— Indian Organic Certification Agency (Indocert)— International Resources for Fairer Trade— Lacon Quality Certification Pvt. Ltd— Natural Organic Certification Association— OneCert Asia Agri Certification private Limited— SGS India Pvt. Ltd.— Skal International (India)— Uttaranchal State Organic Certification Agency (USOCA).4. Certificate issuing bodies: as at 35. Duration of the inclusion: 30.6.2009.’4. The text relating to Switzerland is amended as follows:(a) Point 1 is replaced by the following:‘1. Product categories:(a) unprocessed crop products and livestock and unprocessed livestock products within the meaning of Article 1(1)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91, with the exception of:— products, produced during the conversion period, as referred to in Article 5(5) of that Regulation;(b) processed agricultural crop and livestock products intended for human consumption within the meaning of Article 1(1)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91, with the exception of:— products, as referred to in Article 5(5) of that Regulation, containing an ingredient of agricultural origin produced during the conversion period.’(b) Point 3 is replaced by the following:‘3. Inspection bodies:— Institut für Marktökologie (IMO)— bio.inspecta AG— Schweizerische Vereinigung für Qualitäts- und Management-Systeme (SQS)— Bio Test Agro (BTA).’5. The text relating to New Zealand is amended as follows:(a) Point 3 is replaced by the following:‘3. Inspection bodies:— AgriQuality— BIO-GRO New Zealand.’(b) Point 5 is replaced by the following:‘5. Duration of the inclusion: 30.6.2011.’ +",New Zealand;Costa Rica;Republic of Costa Rica;import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;agricultural product;farm product;foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;Australia;Commonwealth of Australia;Switzerland;Helvetic Confederation;Swiss Confederation;organic farming;ecological farming,17 +1791,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2969/94 of 5 December 1994 concerning the stopping of fishing for Atlantic redfish by vessels flying the flag of a Member State. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3680/93 of 20 December 1993 laying down certain conservation and management measures for fishery resources in the Regulatory Area as defined in the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the North West Atlantic Fisheries (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1043/94 (3), provides for Atlantic redfish quotas for 1994;Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota available for Member States;Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of Atlantic redfish in the waters of NAFO-zone 3M by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State have reached the quota available for Member States for 1994,. Catches of Atlantic redfish in the waters of NAFO-zone 3M by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota available for Member States for 1994.Fishing for Atlantic redfish in the waters of NAFO-zone 3M by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of entry into force of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 5 December 1994.For the CommissionYannis PALEOKRASSASMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 341, 31. 12. 1993, p. 42.(3) OJ No L 114, 5. 5. 1994, p. 1. +",ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction,17 +1871,"Council Regulation (EC) No 1404/95 of 15 June 1995 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain industrial products (third series 1995) and modifying Regulations (EC) No 2878/94 and (EC) No 915/95 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain industrial and fishery products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas production in the Community of certain industrial products will remain, in the course of 1995, unable to meet the specific requirements of the user industries in the Communtiy; whereas, consequently, Community supplies of products of this type will depend to a considerable extent on imports from third countries; whereas the most urgent Community requirements for the products in question should be met immediately on the most favourable terms; whereas Community tariff quotas at zero duty should therefore be opened within the limits of appropriate volumes for a period up to 31 December 1995 taking account of the need not to disturb the markets for such products nor the starting out or development of Community production;Whereas by Regulation (EC) No 2878/94 (1) and (EC) No 915/95 (2) the Council opened, for 1995 Community tariff quotas for certain industrial and fishery products, and in particular ferro-chromium containing by weight more than 6 % of carbon (order No 09.2711), fresh chilled or frozen cod (order No 09.2753), cod, salted but not dried (order No 09.2765), shrimps (order No 09.2773), cod livers (order No 09.2758), frozen surimi (order No 09.2779), and blue grenadier fillets (order No 09.2780);Whereas current economic data suggests that the Community demand of non-Community imports of the products in question could in the course of the year exceed the volumes laid down in the above Regulation, whereas the volume of the quota in question should therefore be increased;Whereas it is necessary, in particular, to ensure for all Community importers equal uninterrupted access to the said quotas and to ensure the uninterrupted application of the rates laid down for the quotas to all imports of the products concerned into all Member States until the quotas have been used up;Whereas the decision for the opening of autonomous tariff quotas should be taken by the Community; whereas, to ensure the efficiency of a common administration of these quotas, there is no reasonable obstacle to authorizing Member States to draw from the quota-volumes the necessary quantities corresponding to actual imports;Whereas, however, this method of administration requires close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission and the latter must in particular be able to monitor the rate at which the quotas are used up and inform the Member States accordingly,. 1. From the date of entry into force of the present Regulation, to the date specified in the following table, the customs duties applicable to imports into the Community of the products listed below shall be suspended at the levels and within the limits of the Community tariff quotas shown below:>TABLE>2. In Regulation (EC) No 2878/94 the table shown in Article 1 is replaced, for order No 09.2711, by the following table:>TABLE>3. Regulation (EC) No 915/95 is modified as follows:(a) Article 1, paragraph 1, instead of '30 June 1995` read '31 December 1995`;(b) the table attached is replaced by the following:>TABLE>>TABLE> The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission, which may take any appropriate administrative measures to ensure that they are managed efficiently. Where an importer presents a declaration covered by this Regulation for release for free circulation in a Member State, applying to take advantage of the preferential arrangements, and the entry is accepted by the customs authorities, the Member State concerned shall, by notifying the Commission, draw an amount corresponding to its requirements from the appropriate quota volume.Requests for drawings, indicating the date on which the entries were accepted, must be sent to the Commission without delay.Drawing shall be granted by the Commission in chronological order of the dates on which the customs authorities of the Member States concerned accepted the entries for release for free circulation, to extent that the available balance so permits.If a Member State does not use a drawing in full it shall return any unused portion to the corresponding quota volume as soon as possible.If the quantities requested are greater than the available balance of the quota volume, the balance shall be allocated among applicants pro rata. The Commission shall inform the Member States of the drawings made. Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the products in question have equal and continuous access to the quotas for as long as the balance of the relevant quota volume so permits. The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 15 June 1995.For the Council The President Ph. VASSEUR +",processing industry;manufacturing industry;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;free circulation;putting into free circulation;industrial product;fishery resources;fishing resources;suspension of customs duties;customs procedure suspending import duties;suspension of tariff duty;tariff dismantling,17 +14621,"Council Regulation (EC) No 2857/95 of 8 December 1995 amending Regulation (EC) No 3379/94 opening and administering certain Community tariff quotas in 1995 for certain agricultural products and for beer. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3379/94 (1) opened, until 30 June 1995, certain tariff quotas in order to respect commitments undertaken by Austria under GATT; whereas these commitments are under renegotiation as a result of Austria's accession to the Community; whereas the renegotiations have not yet been concluded; whereas similar tariff quotas should be opened for the second half of 1995,. Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 3379/94 is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 July 1995.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 8 December 1995.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. BORRELL FONTELLES(1) OJ No L 366, 31. 12. 1994, p. 3.ANNEX'ANNEX IIIAUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS OPENED FROM 1 JULY TO 31 DECEMBER 1995>TABLE> +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;agricultural product;farm product;beer;Central and Eastern Europe;CEE;Central Europe;Eastern Europe,17 +2191,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1970/96 of 14 October 1996 opening and laying down detailed rules for the management of a Community tariff quota for millet falling within CN code 1008 20 00. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (1), and in particular Article 1 (1) thereof,Whereas, in accordance with the commitments made by the Community to the WTO, the Community is to open a tariff quota at a duty of ECU 7 per tonne for 1 300 tonnes of millet falling within CN code 1008 20 00 for each marketing year from 1 January 1996;Whereas, following the late publication of Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96, it was not possible to open the quota on the planned date; whereas the period between 1 January and 30 June 1996 should be covered; whereas, therefore, the quantity for the 1996/97 marketing year should be increased by 50 %;Whereas those imports are subject to the presentation of an import licence; whereas the conditions governing the issue of such licences should be specified;Whereas the proper administration of the imports requires the introduction of a system of securities; whereas, given the likelihood of speculation inherent in the system as a result of the reduced duty, access to the imports in question should be restricted to operators who have lodged a security for the import of millet, who provide proof that they have conducted a commercial activity in the cereals sector for at least 12 months and who are registered in the Member State in which the application is submitted;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. 1. An annual tariff quota of 1 300 tonnes per marketing year (1 July to 30 June) of millet falling with CN code 1008 20 00 is hereby opened. The customs duty on the quota shall be ECU 7 per tonne. Import under the quota shall be subject to presentation of an import licence issued in accordance with this Regulation.The quantity to be imported during the 1996/97 marketing year, however, shall be 1 950 tonnes.2. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 (2) shall apply, unless otherwise stated in this Regulation. 1. Applications for import licences for the quantities referred to in Article 1 (1) shall be accepted only where accompanied by:- proof that applicant is a physical or legal person who has conducted a commercial activity in the cereals sector for at least 12 months and who is registered in the Member State in which the application is submitted,- proof that a security of ECU 5 per tonne has been lodged with the competent authority of the Member State concerned in order to establish the good faith of the applicant.2. Applications for import licences shall be submitted to the competent authorities of the Member States by 1 p.m. (Brussels time) on the second working Monday of each month.Licence applications may not relate to a quantity exceeding that laid down for imports of the product in the marketing year concerned.3. Member States shall notify the Commission by telex, fax or telegram by 6 p.m. (Brussels time) on the date of submission of the quantities covered by import licence applications.That information must be notified separately from information relating to other applications for import licences for cereals.4. If applications for import licences exceed the quota quantities still available in a marketing year, the Commission shall set a single reduction coefficient for the quantities applied for by the third working day following the submission of applications. Licence applications may be withdrawn within one working day of the date on which the reduction coefficient is set.5. Without prejudice to paragraph 4, licences shall be issued on the fifth working day following the day on which applications are submitted.6. Notwithstanding Article 21 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, the period of validity of the licence shall be calculated from the day on which it is actually issued. Notwithstanding Article 6 (1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 (3), import licences shall be valid from the day of their issue until the end of the third month following that of issue. The validity of licences shall not, however, extend beyond 30 June of each marketing year. 1. Notwithstanding Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, the rights deriving from import licences shall not be transferable.2. Notwithstanding Article 10 (a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95, the security for import licences covered by this Regulation shall be ECU 25 per tonne. 1. Notwithstanding Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, the quantity released for free circulation may not exceed that indicated in Sections 17 and 18 of the import licence. To that end, the figure '0` shall be entered in Section 19 of the licence.2. In the case of products to be imported under the customs duty provided for in Article 1, the licence application and the import licence shall contain:- in Section 7, the name of the exporting country,- in Section 20, one of the following indications:- Reglamento (CE) n° 1970/96- Forordning (EF) nr. 1970/96- Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1970/96- Êáíïíéóìüò (ÅÊ) áñéè. 1970/96- Regulation (EC) No 1970/96- Règlement (CE) n° 1970/96- Regolamento (CE) n. 1970/96- Verordening (EG) nr. 1970/96- Regnº 1970/96- Asetus (EY) N:o 1970/96- Förordning (EG) nr 1970/96,- in Section 24, one of the following indications:- Derecho de 7 ecus/t. Contingente arancelario de mijo del código NC 1008 20 00- Told 7 ECU/ton, toldkontingent for hirse henhørende under KN-kode 1008 20 00- Zollsatz 7 ECU/t. Zollkontingent für Hirse des KN-Codes 1008 20 00- Äáóìüò 7 ECU áíÜ ôüíï. ÄáóìïëïãéêÞ ðïóüóôùóç êå÷ñéïý ôïõ êùäéêïý ÓÏ 1008 20 00- Duty rate ECU 7/t. Tariff quota for millet falling within CN code 1008 20 00- Taux de droit 7 écus/t. Contingent tarifaire de millet du code NC 1008 20 00- Aliquota del dazio: 7 ECU/t. Contingente tariffario di miglio del codice NC 1008 20 00- Invoerrecht van 7 ecu per ton. Tariefcontingent voor gierst van GN-code 1008 20 00- Taxa de direito 7 ECUS/tonelada. Contingente pautal de painço do código NC 1008 20 00- Tulli 7 ecua/t. Koodin 1008 20 00 kuuluvan hirssin kiintiö- Tullsats 7 ecu/ton. Tullkvot för hirs som omfattas av KN-nummer 1008 20 00.The licence shall carry the obligation to import from the country mentioned in Section 7 thereof. 1. The security of good faith referred to in the second indent of Article 2 (1) shall be released on issue of the licence or on withdrawal of the application in accordance with Article 2 (4).2. Member States shall immediately notify the Commission of the quantities for which licences are withdrawn. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 October 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 146, 20. 6. 1996, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 117, 24. 5. 1995, p. 2. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;millet;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;marketing year;agricultural year,17 +2809,"2001/315/EC: Commission Decision of 18 April 2001 making it possible for Member States to extend provisional authorisations granted for the new active substances flupyrsulfuron-methyl, carfentrazone-ethyl, famoxadone, prosulfuron, isoxaflutole, flurtamone, ethoxysulfuron, paecilomyces fumosoroseus, and cyclanilide (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 1090). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market(1), as last amended by Commission Directive 2000/80/EC(2), and in particular Article 8(1) fourth subparagraph thereof,Whereas:(1) Directive 91/414/EEC (hereinafter ""the Directive"") has provided for the development of a Community list of active substances authorised for use in plant protection products.(2) The applicant Du Pont de Nemours submitted a dossier for the new active substance flupyrsulfuron-methyl to France on 26 October 1995.(3) The applicant FMC Europe NV submitted a dossier for the new active substance carfentrazone-ethyl to France on 14 February 1996.(4) The applicant Du Pont de Nemours submitted a dossier for the new active substance famoxadone to France on 2 October 1996.(5) The applicant Novartis submitted a dossier for the new active substance prosulfuron to France on 14 May 1995.(6) The applicant Rhone-Poulenc submitted a dossier for the new active substance isoxaflutole to the Netherlands on 6 March 1996.(7) The applicant Rhone-Poulenc submitted a dossier for the new active substance flurtamone to France on 15 February 1994.(8) The applicant AgrEvo submitted a dossier for the new active substance ethoxysulfuron to Italy on 3 July 1996.(9) The applicant Thermo Trilogy Corporation submitted a dossier for the new active substance paecilomyces fumosoroseus to Belgium on 18 May 1994.(10) The applicant Rhone-Poulenc Agrochimie SA submitted a dossier for the new active substance cyclanilide to Greece on 27 March 1996.(11) In accordance with the provisions of Article 6(3) of the Directive, the Commission confirmed in its Decision 97/164/EC(3) that the dossier submitted for flupyrsulfuron-methyl could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annex II and for a plant protection product containing this active substance, of Annex III to the Directive.(12) In accordance with the provisions of Article 6(3) of the Directive, the Commission confirmed in its Decision 97/362/EC(4) that the dossier submitted for carfentrazone-ethyl could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annex II and for a plant protection product containing this active substance, of Annex III to the Directive.(13) In accordance with the provisions of Article 6(3) of the Directive, the Commission confirmed in its Decision 97/591/EC(5) that the dossier submitted for famoxadone could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annex II and for a plant protection product containing this active substance, of Annex III to the Directive.(14) In accordance with the provisions of Article 6(3) of the Directive, the Commission confirmed in its Decision 97/137/EC(6) that the dossier submitted for prosulfuron could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annex II and for a plant protection product containing this active substance, of Annex III to the Directive.(15) In accordance with the provisions of Article 6(3) of the Directive, the Commission confirmed in its Decision 97/524/EC(7) that the dossier submitted for isoxaflutole could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annex II and for a plant protection product containing this active substance, of Annex III to the Directive.(16) In accordance with the provisions of Article 6(3) of the Directive, the Commission confirmed in its Decision 97/341/EC(8) that the dossier submitted for flurtamone could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annex II and for a plant protection product containing this active substance, of Annex III to the Directive.(17) In accordance with the provisions of Article 6(3) of the Directive, the Commission confirmed in its Decision 97/591/EC that the dossier submitted for ethoxysulfuron could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annex II and for a plant protection product containing this active substance, of Annex III to the Directive.(18) In accordance with the provisions of Article 6(3) of the Directive, the Commission confirmed in its Decision 97/164/EC of 17 February 1997 that the dossier submitted for paecilomyces fumosoroseus could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annex II and for a plant protection product containing this active substance, of Annex III to the Directive.(19) In accordance with the provisions of Article 6(3) of the Directive, the Commission confirmed in its Decision 97/137/EC of 3 February 1997 that the dossier submitted for cyclanilide could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annex II and for a plant protection product containing this active substance, of Annex III to the Directive.(20) Such confirmation of data and information is necessary to permit a detailed examination of the dossier and to allow Member States the possibility to grant provisional authorisations, for a period up to three years, for plant protection products containing the active substance concerned, while complying with the conditions laid down in Articles 8(1) of the Directive and, in particular, the condition relating to the detailed assessment of the active substance and the plant protection product in the light of the requirements laid down by the Directive.(21) For flupyrsulfuron-methyl the effects on human health and the environment are being assessed, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(2) and (4) of the Directive, for the uses proposed by the applicant. France acting as nominated rapporteur Member State submitted to the Commission on 2 December 1997 the draft assessment report concerned. The submitted report is being reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the framework of the Standing Committee on Plant Health and in Working Groups thereof.(22) For carfentrazone-ethyl, the effects on human health and the environment are being assessed, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(2) and (4) of the Directive, for the uses proposed by the applicant. France acting as nominated rapporteur Member State submitted to the Commission on 14 May 1998 the draft assessment report concerned. The submitted report is being reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the framework of the Standing Committee on Plant Health and in Working Groups thereof.(23) For famoxadone, the effects on human health and the environment are being assessed, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(2) and (4) of the Directive, for the uses proposed by the applicant. France acting as nominated rapporteur Member State submitted to the Commission on 5 August 1998 the draft assessment report concerned. The submitted report is being reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the framework of the Standing Committee on Plant Health and in Working Groups thereof.(24) For prosulfuron, the effects on human health and the environment are being assessed, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(2) and (4) of the Directive, for the uses proposed by the applicant. France acting as nominated rapporteur Member State submitted to the Commission on 18 January 1999 the draft assessment report concerned. The submitted report is being reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the framework of the Standing Committee on Plant Health and in Working Groups thereof.(25) For isoxaflutole, the effects on human health and the environment are being assessed, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(2) and (4) of the Directive, for the uses proposed by the applicant. The Netherlands acting as nominated rapporteur Member State submitted to the Commission on 26 February 1997 the draft assessment report concerned. The submitted report is being reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the framework of the Standing Committee on Plant Health and in Working Groups thereof.(26) For flurtamone, the effects on human health and the environment are being assessed, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(2) and (4) of the Directive, for the uses proposed by the applicant. France acting as nominated rapporteur Member State submitted to the Commission on 21 May 1997 the draft assessment report concerned. The submitted report is being reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the framework of the Standing Committee on Plant Health and in Working Groups thereof.(27) For ethoxysulfuron, the effects on human health and the environment are being assessed, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(2) and (4) of the Directive, for the uses proposed by the applicant. Italy acting as nominated rapporteur Member State submitted to the Commission on 20 May 1997 the draft assessment report concerned. The submitted report is being reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the framework of the Standing Committee on Plant Health and in Working Groups thereof.(28) For paecilomyces fumosoroseus, the effects on human health and the environment are being assessed, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(2) and (4) of the Directive, for the uses proposed by the applicant. Belgium acting as nominated rapporteur Member State submitted to the Commission on 9 December 1997 the draft assessment report concerned. The submitted report is being reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the framework of the Standing Committee on Plant Health and in Working Groups thereof.(29) For cyclanilide, the effects on human health and the environment are being assessed, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(2) and (4) of the Directive, for the uses proposed by the applicant. Greece acting as nominated rapporteur Member State submitted to the Commission on 11 February 1998 the draft assessment report concerned. The submitted report is being reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the framework of the Standing Committee on Plant Health and in Working Groups thereof.(30) It will not be possible to complete the evaluation of the dossiers within three years of the adoption of the decisions on completeness referred to above because the examination of the dossiers after submission of the draft assessment reports by the respective rapporteur Member States has taken longer than three years.(31) Member States should be given the possibility of prolonging provisional authorisations of plant protection products containing these active substances for a period of 12 months in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 of the Directive so as to enable examination of the dossiers to continue. It is expected that within 12 months the completion of the evaluation and decision making process with respect to a decision on possible Annex I inclusion for each of the active substances concerned will have been completed.(32) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,. Member States may extend provisional authorisations for plant protection products containing flupyrsulfuron-methyl, carfentrazone-ethyl, famoxadone, prosulfuron, isoxaflutole, flurtamone, ethoxysulfuron, paecilomyces fumosoroseus, and cyclanilide for a period not exceeding 12 months from the date of adoption of this Decision. The present Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 April 2001.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1.(2) OJ L 309, 9.12.2000, p. 14.(3) OJ L 64, 5.3.1997, p. 17.(4) OJ L 152, 11.6.1997, p. 31.(5) OJ L 239, 30.8.1997, p. 48.(6) OJ L 52, 22.2.1997, p. 20.(7) OJ L 220, 30.8.1996, p. 27.(8) OJ L 130, 31.5.1996, p. 20. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;pharmaceutical product;disinfectant;pharmaceutical preparation;pharmaceutical speciality;plant health product;plant protection product;EU control;Community control;European Union control;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban,17 +24096,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1305/2002 of 18 July 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 1115/2002 determining the extent to which applications lodged in June 2002 for import licences for certain pigmeat sector products under the regime provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for pigmeat and certain other agricultural products can be accepted. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1432/94 of 22 June 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application in the pigmeat sector of the import arrangements provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for pigmeat and certain other agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1006/2001(2), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) The percentage rate at which applications for import licences for the period 1 July to 30 September 2002 can be accepted and the quantities available for the period 1 October to 31 December 2002 laid down in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1115/2002(3) are inexact because of incorrect information provided by a Member State. Article 1 of the Regulation and the Annex thereto must therefore be amended.(2) The applications for import licences lodged for the third quarter of 2002 relate to less than the available quantities and so can be met entirely,. Regulation (EC) No 1115/2002 is amended as follows:1. Article 1 is replaced by the following: ""Article 11. Applications for import licences lodged for the period 1 July to 30 September 2002 under Regulation (EC) No 1432/94 shall be accepted to the extent referred to in Annex I hereto.2. For the period 1 October to 31 December 2002, applications may be lodged under Regulation (EC) No 1432/94 for import licences for a total quantity as referred to in Annex II hereto.3. Licences may only be used for products which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community.""2. The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1115/2002 is replaced by the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 July 2002.It shall apply from 1 July 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 July 2002.For the CommissionJ. M. Silva RodrĂ­guezAgriculture Director-General(1) OJ L 156, 23.6.1994, p. 14.(2) OJ L 140, 24.5.2001, p. 13.(3) OJ L 168, 27.6.2002, p. 34.ANNEX""ANNEX I>TABLE>ANNEX II>TABLE>"" +",import;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;third country;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;pigmeat;pork,17 +1841,"Commission Directive 95/31/EC of 5 July 1995 laying down specific criteria of purity concerning sweeteners for use in foodstuffs. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 89/107/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning food additives authorized for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption (1), as amended by Directive 94/34/EC (2), and in particular Article 3 (3) (a) thereof,After consultation of the Scientific Committee on Food,Whereas it is necessary to establish purity criteria for all sweeteners mentioned in European Parliament and Council Directive 94/35/EC of 30 June 1994 on sweeteners for use in foodstuffs (3);Whereas it is necessary to take into account the specifications and analytical techniques for sweeteners as set out in the Codex Alimentarius and the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (Jecfa);Whereas food additives, prepared by production methods or starting materials significantly different from those included in the evaluation of the Scientific Committee for Food, or different from those mentioned in this Directive, should be submitted for evaluation by the Scientific Committee for Food with a view to full evaluation with emphasis on the purity criteria;Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in line with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Foodstuffs,. 1. Purity criteria mentioned under Article 3 (3) (a) of Directive 89/107/EEC for sweeteners mentioned in Directive 94/35/EC are set out in the Annex.2. The purity criteria for E 420 (i), E 420 (ii) and E 421 mentioned in the Annex to this Directive supersede the purity criteria for the said substances mentioned in the Annex to Council Directive 78/663/EEC (4). 1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 1 July 1996. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.2. Products put on the market or labelled before that date which do not comply with this Directive may, however, be marketed until stocks are exhausted. This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 5 July 1995.For the CommissionMartin BANGEMANNMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 40, 11. 2. 1989, p. 27.(2) OJ No L 237, 10. 9. 1994, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 237, 10. 9. 1994, p. 3.(4) OJ No L 223, 14. 8. 1978, p. 7.ANNEX>TABLE> +",human nutrition;marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;foodstuffs legislation;regulations on foodstuffs;application of EU law;application of European Union law;implementation of Community law;national implementation;national implementation of Community law;national means of execution;food additive;sensory additive;technical additive;labelling,17 +24717,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2131/2002 of 29 November 2002 prohibiting fishing for haddock by vessels flying the flag of Sweden. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 of 18 December 2001 fixing for 2002 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required(3) lays down quotas for haddock for 2002.(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of haddock in the waters of Skagerrak and Kattegat and ICES divisions IIIb, c and d (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden have exhausted the quota allocated for 2002. Sweden has prohibited fishing for this stock from 3 October 2002. This date should be adopted in this Regulation,. Catches of haddock in the waters of Skagerrak and Kattegat and ICES divisions IIIb, c and d (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Sweden for 2002.Fishing for haddock in the waters of Skagerrak and Kattegat and ICES divisions IIIb, c and d (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 3 October 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 November 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5.(3) OJ L 347, 31.12.2001, p. 1. +",ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;Sweden;Kingdom of Sweden;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing regulations;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches,17 +13964,"COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 264/95 of 6 February 1995 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1873/84 authorizing the offer or disposal for direct human consumption of certain imported wines which may have undergone oenological processes not provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 822/87. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), and in particular Article 73 (1) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas Article 70 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 provides that the products referred to in Article 1 (2) (a) and (b) of that Regulation may only be imported if accompanied by a certificate attesting that they comply with the provisions on production, release for free circulation and, where appropriate, disposal for direct human consumption applying in the third country in which they originate;Whereas Article 73 (1) of that Regulation stipulates that if the imported products in question have undergone oenological practices not allowed by Community rules or do not comply with the provisions of that Regulation or of those adopted pursuant thereto, they may not, except by way of a derogation, be offered or disposed of for direct human consumption; whereas the Council derogated from this principle by Regulation (EEC) No 1873/84 (2); whereas this derogation expires on 31 December 1994; whereas, so that consultations can continue between the Community and the third country concerned with a view to an agreement on this matter, the term of validity of the derogation should be extended until the end of 1995,. In the second subparagraph of Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1873/84, the date '31 December 1994` shall be replaced by '31 December 1995`. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 January 1995.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 6 February 1995.For the CouncilThe PresidentA. JUPPÉ(1) OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105).(2) OJ No L 176, 3. 7. 1984, p. 6. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1277/94 (OJ No L 140, 3. 6. 1994, p. 4). +",food consumption;food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;quality label;quality mark;standards certificate;import restriction;import ban;limit on imports;suspension of imports;European standard;Community standard;Euronorm;wine,17 +11011,"Commission Decision of 11 May 1993 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 February 1992 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in non-member countries. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities,Having regard to the Staff Regulations of the Officials of the European Communities laid down by Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68(1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 3761/92 (2), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 13 of Annex X thereto,Whereas pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations Council Regulation No 3948/92 (3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 January 1992 to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment;Whereas some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 February 1992 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain non-member countries the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weighting and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down,. With effect from 1 February 1992 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.The exchange rates for the payment of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the budget of the European Communities during the month preceding the date on which this Decision takes effect.. Done at Brussels, 11 May 1993.For the CommissionHans VAN DEN BROEKMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 56, 4. 3. 1968, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 383, 29. 12. 1992, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 404, 31. 12. 1992, p. 5.ANNEX"""" ID=""01"">Algeria> ID=""02"">74,3900000""> ID=""01"">Angola> ID=""02"">133,2600000""> ID=""01"">Argentina> ID=""02"">89,2500000""> ID=""01"">Brazil> ID=""02"">74,6500000""> ID=""01"">Czechoslovakia> ID=""02"">40,5600000""> ID=""01"">India> ID=""02"">38,5100000""> ID=""01"">Jamaica> ID=""02"">42,5500000""> ID=""01"">Peru> ID=""02"">102,7100000""> ID=""01"">Poland> ID=""02"">71,7700000""> ID=""01"">Rwanda> ID=""02"">95,0300000""> ID=""01"">Seychelles> ID=""02"">107,5500000""> ID=""01"">Sierra Leone> ID=""02"">67,6000000""> ID=""01"">Somalia> ID=""02"">69,6900000""> ID=""01"">Surinam> ID=""02"">177,0600000""> ID=""01"">Tonga> ID=""02"">76,9700000""> ID=""01"">Yugoslavia> ID=""02"">147,0200000""> ID=""01"">Zaire> ID=""02"">28,4100000""> ID=""01"">Zambia> ID=""02"">73,5900000 ""> +",European official;EC basic post;EC staff;EU official;official of the EU;official of the European Union;staff of the EC;third country;pay rise;wage increase;pay;remuneration;salary;wages;regulations for civil servants;exchange rate;dual exchange rate,17 +33448,"2007/313/EC: Commission Decision of 30 April 2007 concerning a request from the Republic of Italy to apply a reduced rate of VAT to the supply of electricity for the operation of facilities used for the irrigation, lifting and drainage of waters (notified under document number C(2007) 1823). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (1), and in particular Article 102 thereof,Whereas:(1) By initial letter registered at the Commission on 3 October 2006, followed by a complementary letter registered at the Commission on 22 January 2007, Italy informed the Commission of its intention to apply a reduced rate of VAT to the supply of electricity for the operation of facilities used for the irrigation, lifting and the drainage of waters by irrigation consortia.(2) Italy wishes to apply a reduced rate (10 %) to the supplies of electricity intended for the operation of facilities used for the irrigation, lifting and the drainage of waters by irrigation consortia which are considered as public law entities in charge, in accordance with national law, of the maintenance and other auxiliary work related to the drainage of waters. Moreover, it appears that no other similar actual or potential entities carry out similar activities in Italy.(3) According to Article 39 of Directive 2006/112/EC, the supply of electricity at the final stage, from traders and distributors to final consumers, is taxed at the place where the customer effectively uses and consumes the goods. This ensures that the supply is taxed in the country where actual consumption takes place.(4) The planned measure applying a reduced rate of VAT to the supply of electricity intended for the operation of facilities used for the irrigation, lifting and the drainage of waters is not likely to cause any distortion of competition when available to any consortium or entity operating such facilities under the same conditions.(5) As the measure is of a general nature (since it covers all supplies intended for the operation of facilities used for the irrigation, lifting and the drainage of waters), does not provide for any exception and does not apply as a rule to any other supplies for commercial, professional or other economic activities, there is no risk of distortion of competition. Therefore, the condition laid down in Article 102 of Directive 2006/112/EC is fulfilled and Italy should be authorised to apply the measure concerned,. Italy is hereby authorised to apply a reduced rate of VAT to the supply of electricity for the operation of facilities used for the irrigation, lifting and drainage of waters. This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Italy.. Done at Brussels, 30 April 2007.For the CommissionLászló KOVÁCSMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 347, 11.12.2006, p. 1. Directive as amended by Directive 2006/138/EC (OJ L 384, 29.12.2006, p. 92). +",Italy;Italian Republic;hydraulic works;hydraulic engineering;pumping station;tax relief;relief from taxes;tax abatement;tax advantage;tax allowance;tax concession;tax credit;tax deduction;tax reduction;VAT rate;electrical energy;electricity,17 +1009,"78/682/EEC: Commission Decision of 19 July 1978 approving the plans for accelerated eradication of brucellosis and tuberculosis put forward by Ireland (Only the English text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 77/391/EEC of 17 May 1977 introducing Community measures for the eradication of brucellosis, tuberculosis and leucosis in cattle (1), and in particular Article 9 (2) thereof,Whereas by letter dated 31 March 1978 Ireland communicated plans for the accelerated eradication of brucellosis and for the accelerated eradication of tuberculosis;Whereas Ireland has made additions to the proposed plans for the accelerated eradication of brucellosis and tuberculosis so that they will be implemented before 18 September 1978 in accordance with the provisions of Chapters II and III of Council Directive 78/52/EEC of 13 December 1977 establishing the Community criteria for national plans for the accelerated eradication of brucellosis, tuberculosis and enzootic leucosis in cattle (2);Whereas on examination these amended plans have been found to comply with Directive 77/391/EEC ; whereas consequently the conditions for financial participation by the Community have been met;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee;Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted,. The plans for the accelerated eradication of brucellosis and tuberculosis put forward by Ireland are hereby approved. Ireland shall put into effect the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to implement the plans referred to in Article I before 18 September 1978. This Decision is addressed to Ireland.. Done at Brussels, 19 July 1978.For the CommissionFinn GUNDELACHVice-President (1)OJ No L 145, 13.6.1977, p. 44. (2)OJ No L 15, 19.1.1978, p. 34. +",Ireland;Eire;Southern Ireland;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;animal tuberculosis;bovine tuberculosis;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;brucellosis,17 +3201,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1778/2002 of 4 October 2002 prohibiting fishing for common sole by vessels flying the flag of France. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 of 18 December 2001 fixing for 2002 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required(3) lays down quotas for common sole for 2002.(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of common sole in the waters of ICES division VIIe by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France have exhausted the quota allocated for 2002. France has prohibited fishing for this stock from 10 September 2002. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,. Catches of common sole in the waters of ICES division VIIe by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to France for 2002.Fishing for common sole in the waters of ICES division VIIe by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 10 September 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 4 October 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5.(3) OJ L 347, 31.12.2001, p. 1. +",France;French Republic;ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing regulations;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches,17 +42127,"2013/639/EU: Commission Decision of 6 November 2013 terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron or steel, of an external diameter exceeding 406,4 mm, originating in the People’s Republic of China. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1), and in particular Article 9 thereof,Whereas:A.   INITIATION(1) On 16 February 2013, the European Commission (the ‘Commission’) initiated an anti-dumping proceeding with regard to imports into the Union of certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron or steel, of an external diameter exceeding 406,4 mm, originating in the People’s Republic of China (‘PRC’) and published a notice of initiation in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) The proceeding was initiated following a complaint lodged by the Defence Committee of the seamless pipes and tubes industry of the European Union (‘the complainant’), representing more than 25 % of the total Union production of certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron or steel, of an external diameter exceeding 406,4 mm. The complaint contained prima facie evidence of dumping of the product and of resulting material injury that was sufficient to justify the initiation.(3) The Commission informed the complainant, other known Union producers, the known exporting producers in the PRC, possible analogue country producers, known importers, distributors, and other parties known to be concerned, and representatives of the PRC of the initiation of the proceeding. Interested parties were given an opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing within the time limit set in the notice of initiation.(4) The complainant, other Union producers, the exporting producers in the PRC, importers and distributors made their views known. All interested parties, who so requested and showed that there were particular reasons why they should be heard, were granted a hearing.B.   WITHDRAWAL OF THE COMPLAINT AND TERMINATION OF THE PROCEEDING(5) By a letter of 9 September 2013 to the Commission, the complainant withdrew its complaint.(6) In accordance with Article 9(1) of the basic Regulation, a proceeding may be terminated where the complaint is withdrawn, unless such termination would not be in the Union interest.(7) The investigation has not brought to light any considerations showing that such termination would be against the Union interest. Therefore, the Commission considered that the present proceeding should be terminated. Interested parties were informed accordingly and were given an opportunity to comment. No comments were received.(8) The Commission therefore concludes that the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports into the Union of certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron or steel, of an external diameter exceeding 406,4 mm, originating in the PRC, should be terminated,. The anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of seamless pipes and tubes of iron or steel, other than of stainless steel, of circular cross-section, of an external diameter exceeding 406,4 mm, originating in the People’s Republic of China, currently falling within CN codes 7304 19 90, 7304 29 90, 7304 39 98 and 7304 59 99, is terminated. This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 6 November 2013.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51.(2)  OJ C 45, 16.2.2013, p. 3. +",anti-dumping legislation;anti-dumping code;anti-dumping proceeding;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;import (EU);Community import;tube;metal tube;plastic tube;anti-dumping duty;final anti-dumping duty;temporary anti-dumping duty;China;People’s Republic of China,17 +43871,"Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 178/2014 of 6 November 2013 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 229/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific measures for agriculture in favour of the smaller Aegean islands. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 229/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in favour of the smaller Aegean islands and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1405/2006 (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 11(2), the third subparagraph of Article 15(4) and Article 18(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EU) No 229/2013 has repealed and replaced Council Regulation (EC) No 1405/2006 (2). Regulation (EU) No 229/2013 empowers the Commission to adopt delegated and implementing acts. In order to ensure the smooth functioning of the scheme in the new legal framework, the relevant rules have to be adopted by means of such acts. The new rules shall replace the implementing rules of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1914/2006 (3).(2) In order to ensure that operators fully exercise their rights to participate in the specific supply arrangements, the conditions for recording them in the register of operators should be determined. Registered operators should be entitled to benefit from the arrangements provided that they meet the obligations laid down in Union and national rules. Applicants should be entitled to registration provided that they meet a certain number of objective requirements designed to facilitate the administration of the scheme.(3) In order to support the marketing of products outside the region in which they are produced, the conditions for establishing the amount of aid awarded in respect of such products and, where appropriate, the conditions for establishing the quantities of products subject to that aid should be established. Consequently, additional rules should be laid down relating to the support for the marketing of certain local products determining the conditions for establishing the maximum amount of aid to be awarded and the maximum quantities of product that can be subject to that aid.(4) In order to ensure a reasonable and proportional allocation of the financing with regard to studies, demonstration projects, training and technical assistance measures, the conditions for determining the maximum annual amount which may be allocated to those measures should be established.(5) For the sake of clarity and legal certainty, Regulation (EC) No 1914/2006 should be repealed,. Register of operators1.   Aid certificates shall be issued only to operators entered in a Register of operators pursuing an economic activity under the specific supply arrangements kept by the competent authorities (hereinafter referred to as ‘the register’).2.   Any operator established in the Union may apply to be entered in the register.Entry in the register shall be subject to the following conditions:(a) operators shall possess the means, structures and legal authorisations required to carry on their activities and shall, in particular, have duly complied with their obligations regarding business accounting as appropriate and taxation;(b) operators shall be able to prove that their activities are carried out in the smaller Aegean islands;(c) operators remain responsible for the compliance with all requirements subscribed when carrying out an operation of supply arrangements until the sale to the end-user. Amount of aid for marketing outside the production region1.   The amount of aid granted under Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013 in respect of the support for the marketing and transport of raw and processed products outside of the region in which they are produced shall not exceed 10 % of the value of the production marketed, delivered to destination zone, calculated in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article.However, the limit set out in the first subparagraph shall not exceed 13 % of the value of the production marketed where the contractor for the producers is a producer association, union or organisation.2.   For the purpose of calculating the aid, the value of the marketed production, delivered to destination zone, shall be evaluated on the basis of the annual contract (where applicable), transport documents and any other supporting documents submitted to justify the application for the aid.The value of the marketed production to be taken into account shall be that of delivery to the first port or airport of unloading.The competent authorities may request any information or additional supporting documentation appropriate for calculating the aid.3.   The conditions for granting the aid, the lines of agricultural production and the amounts concerned shall be specified in the support programme referred to in Chapter II of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013. Financing of studies, demonstration projects, training or technical assistance measuresThe amount required to finance studies, demonstration projects, training and technical assistance measures provided for in the support programme referred to in Chapter II of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013 for the purposes of implementing that programme shall not exceed 1 % of the total amount of financing provided for by Article 18(2) of that Regulation. RepealRegulation (EC) No 1914/2006 is repealed. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 6 November 2013.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 78, 20.3.2013, p. 41.(2)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1405/2006 of 18 September 2006 laying down specific measures for agriculture in favour of the smaller Aegean islands (OJ L 265, 26.9.2006, p. 1).(3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1914/2006 of 20 December 2006 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1405/2006 laying down specific measures for agriculture in favour of the smaller Aegean islands (OJ L 365, 21.12.2006, p. 64). +",originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;aid to agriculture;farm subsidy;sales aid;security of supply;availability of supplies;problems of supply;supply difficulties;Aegean Islands;database;data bank;regional aid;aid for regional development;aid to less-favoured regions,17 +9780,"92/47/EEC: Commission Decision of 10 January 1992 recognizing Belgium as an officially swine fever free Member State within the context of eradication, and amending for the sixth time Decision 81/400/EEC establishing the status of Member States as regards classical swine fever with a view to its eradication. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 80/1095/EEC of 11 November 1980 laying down conditions designed to render and keep the territory of the Community free from classical swine fever (1), as last amended by Directive 87/487/EEC (2), and in particularArticles 2 (2), 3 (2) and 7 (1) thereof,Whereas by Decision 88/529/EEC (3), as amended by Decision 91/413/EEC (4), the Commission has approved the plan for the accelerated eradication of classical swine fever presented by Belgium;Whereas Belgium at this moment complies with the criteria laid down in Articles 7 (1) and 2 point 2 of Directive 80/1095/EEC for being recognized as an officially swine fever free Member State within the context of eradication; in fact, no swine fever has been detected and vaccination against swine fever has been stopped for more than 12 months on the territory of Belgium and the holdings on the territory of Belgium contain no pigs which have been vaccinated against swine fever in the preceeding 12 months;Whereas taking into account this new situation it is necessary to modify Commission Decision 81/400/EEC of 15 May 1981, establishing the status of Member States as regards classical swine fever with a view to its eradication (5) as last amended by Decision 91/378/EEC (6);Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. Belgium is recognized as an officially swine fever free Member State within the context of disease eradication. Article 1 of Decision 81/400/EEC is amended as follows:(1) in the first paragraph, 'Belgium' is inserted before Denmark;(2) in the second paragraph, 'Belgium' is deleted. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 10 January 1992. For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 325, 1. 12. 1980, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 280, 3. 10. 1987, p. 24. (3) OJ No L 291, 25. 10. 1988, p. 78. (4) OJ No L 228, 17. 8. 1991, p. 74. (5) OJ No L 152, 11. 6. 1981, p. 37. (6) OJ No L 203, 26. 7. 1991, p. 113. +",health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;animal plague;cattle plague;rinderpest;swine fever;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;Belgium;Kingdom of Belgium,17 +52,"74/257/EEC: Commission Decision of 18 April 1974 on the reform of the agricultural structure in the Netherlands, in implementation of Directives No 72/159/EEC and No 72/160/EEC (Only the Dutch text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;Having regard to Council Directive No 72/159/EEC (1) of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms, and in particular Article 18 (3) thereof;Having regard to Council Directive No 72/160/EEC (2) of 17 April 1972 concerning measures to encourage the cessation of farming and the reallocation of utilized agricultural area for the purposes of structural improvement, and in particular Article 9 (3) thereof;On 11 January 1973 : pursuant to Article 17 (4) of Directive No 72/159/EEC and Article 8 (4) of Directive No 72/160/EEC the following provisions: - Decision No 102 of 25 October 1972 of the Board (Bestuur) of the Foundation administering the Agricultural Development and Reorganization Fund (Stichting Ontwikkelings- en Saneringsfonds voor de Landbouw) : outline decision on farms suitable for development;- Decision No 104 of 25 October 1972 of the Board of the foundation Administering the Agricultural Development and Reorganization Fund : implementing on arable, livestock and mixed farms suitable for development- Decision of 14 November 1972 of the Board of the Agricultural Guarantee Fund (Stichting Borgstellingfonds voor de Landbouw) decision on the guaranteeing of loans guarantees to farms suitable for development;- Decision of 15 November 1972 of the Board of the Foundation for the Administration of Agricultural land (Stichting Beheer landbouwingsorder) implementing Council Directives No 72/159/EEC and No 72/160/EEC of 17 April 1972;- Decision of 27 October 1972 of the Central Land Improvement Commission (Central Cultuurtechnische Commissie) implementing the EEC Directive on the modernization of farms as regards reparcelling schemes;- Decision No 103 of 25 October 1972 : of the Board of the Foundation administering the Agricultural Development and Reorganization Fund decision on compensation to farmers leaving agriculture.Whereas on 15 June 1973 and 15 January 1974 the Dutch Government further notified pursuant to Article 17 (4) of Directive No 72/159/EEC the following provisions: - Decision No 111 of the Board of the Foundation administering the Agricultural Development and Reorganization Fund of 1 March 1973 : implementing decision on fruit-growing farms suitable for development;- Decision No 112 of the Board of the Foundation administering the Agricultural Development and Reorganization Fund of 1 March 1973 : implementing decision on undertakings suitable for development engaging in horticulture under glass;- Decision No 113 of the Board of the Foundation administering the Agricultural Development and Reorganization Fund of 5 April 1973 : implementing decision on undertakings suitable for development engaging in outdoor horticulture;- Decision No 121 of the Board of the Foundation administering the Agricultural Development and Reorganization Fund of 23 October 1973 : implementing decision on pig farms suitable for development;Whereas Article 18 (3) of Directive No 72/159/EEC and Article 9 (3) of Directive No 72/160/EEC require the Commission to determine whether, having regard to the objectives of the Directives and to the need for a proper connection between the various measures, the drafts of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions comply with the Directives and thus satisfy the conditions for financial contribution to common measures within the meaning of Article 15 of Directive No 72/159/EEC and Article 6 of Directive No 72/160/EEC; (1)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 9.Whereas the objective of Directive No 72/159/EEC is to encourage the creation and development of farms which, assuming rational production, are capable of ensuring that persons working on them have an income comparable to that received for non-agricultural work and enjoy acceptable working conditions;Whereas for these reasons Directive No 72/159/EEC requires the Member States to introduce selective incentives to farmers who produce a farm development plan showing that on completion of the development period the farm will be capable of attaining as a minimum, for at least one worker, a level of earned income comparable to that received for non-agricultural work;Whereas the measures provided for in the abovementioned decisions Nos 102, 104, 111, 112, 113 and 121 of the Board of the Foundation administering the Agricultural Development and Reorganization Fund to assist farms with a development plan to comply with the objectives of Directive No 72/159/EEC;Whereas the decision of 14 November 1973 of the Board of the Agricultural Guarantee fund complies with the objectives of Article 8 (1) (c) of Directive No 72/159/EEC;Whereas the decision of 15 November 1972 of the Board of the Foundation for the Administration of Agricultural Land complies with the objectives of Article 8 (1) (a) of Directive No 72/159/EEC;Whereas the decision of 25 October 1972 of the Central Land Improvement Commission complies with the objectives of Article 13(1) of Directive No 72/159/EEC;Whereas the objective of Directive No 72/160/EEC is to make sufficient vacant land available for the formation of farms of appropriate size and structure as provided for in Article 4 of Council Directive No 72/159/EEC on the modernization of farms;Whereas to achieve this objective Member States are consequently required: - under Article 2 (1) (a) of Directive No 72/160/EEC, to grant annuities to farmers aged between 55 and 65 practising farming as their main occupation who cease farming;- under Article 2 (1) (b) of Directive No 72/160/EEC, to grant farmers premiums, such premiums not to be eligible for assistance and to be calculated by reference to the utilized agricultural area released;- under Article 2 (1) (c) of Directive No 72/160/EEC to grant annuities to permanent hired or family workers aged between 55 and 65 employed on farms on which the farmer benefits from the measures provided for under Article 2 (1) (a) and (b) of the Directive;Whereas the grant of such annuity or premium is subject to the condition that the recipient cease working in agriculture and that, where the recipient is a farmer, at least 85 % of his land be either sold or leased to farms which are undergoing modernization pursuant to Directive No 72/159/EEC, or that it be withdrawn, permanently from agricultural use or sold or leased to a land agency, which must put the land to one of the abovementioned uses;Whereas, on the ground of the age or means of the pecipiers, Member States vary the amount of or refuse to grant an annuity or premium ; whereas they may reduce the annuity granted to permanent hired or family workers by the amount of any unemployment benefit received by the latter;Whereas the abovementioned decision No 103 of the Board of the Foundation administering the Agricultural Development arid Reorganization Fund and the decision of the Foundation for the Administration of Agricultural Land of 15 November 1972 comply with the objective of Directive No 72/160/EEC;Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the Opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,. The law, regulations and administrative provisions notified by the Dutch Government on 11 January and 15 June 1973 and 15 January 1974 pursuant to Article 17 (4) of Directive No 72/159/EEC and Article 8 (4) of Directive No 72/160/EEC satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to common measures within the meaning of Article 15 of Directive No 72/159/EEC and Article 6 of Directive No 72/160/EEC. Financial contribution by the Community shall be confined to eligible expenditure arising in connection with aids granted in pursuance of decisions taken after 1 November 1972. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.. Done at Brussels, 18 April 1974.For the CommissionThe PresidentFrançois-Xavier ORTOLI +",farm modernisation;farm development;farm modernization;modernisation of agricultural structures;modernisation of farming;Netherlands;Holland;Kingdom of the Netherlands;agrarian reform;agricultural reform;reform of agricultural structures;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid;EAGGF Guidance Section;EAGGF Guidance Section aid,17 +720,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 104/76 of 19 January 1976 laying down common marketing standards for shrimps of the genus ""Crangon"" sp.p.. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 100/76 of 19 January 1976 on the common organization of the market fishery products (1), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 100/76 provides that common marketing standards may be laid down ; whereas the application of such standards should help to improve the quality of shrimps marketed and thus facilitate their sale;Whereas one way of improving quality is to prohibit the marketing for human consumption of shrimps which are not of a given degree of freshness or of a given size;Whereas virtually all Community shrimps are boiled in water immediately after being caught to prevent any deterioration in their freshness ; whereas it is therefore advisable as a first priority to lay down standards for shrimps simply boiled in water;Whereas, in almost all Member States engaged in sea fishing, shrimps which have been adjudged fit for human consumption under national regulations are offered for sale after grading by size ; whereas shrimps are also graded according to degree of freshness;Whereas the adoption of standards for shrimps has assumed particular importance in view of the measures on the determination and formation of prices provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 100/76 ; whereas the grading hitherto carried out at national level should therefore be standardized;Whereas shrimps have hitherto been graded only before being sold for the first time, since a large proportion of such shrimps is immediately shelled or otherwise processed ; whereas application of common standards should therefore be limited to the first marketing stage in the Community;Whereas the standards must apply to all shrimps intended for human consumption, including imported shrimps, marketed on the territory of the Member States of the Community ; whereas the limitation of the obligation incumbent on the industry to shrimps intended for human consumption enables a clearer and more rapid distinction to be made between products which are permitted for human consumption and which, being used for that purpose, are therefore subject to grading, and other products ; whereas this will facilitate both marketing at the stage where standards are applied and the checking of compliance with these standards ; whereas it seems necessary, however, to exclude from the field of application of the standards certain direct sales of small quantities to retailers or consumers;Whereas freshness is a decisive factor in assessing the quality of shrimps ; whereas grading by size is also essential because of the diversity of consumers' buying habits and the processing methods normally used in the Community;Whereas there is at present no objective method of assessing the freshness of shrimps both rapidly and cheaply ; whereas only organoleptic examination, which is, moreover, in use in the Member States, meets this requirement and constitutes an acceptable method;Whereas, in view of normal practice in most Member States, it is advisable that the industry should grade shrimps for freshness and size ; whereas, with a view in particular to assessing freshness by organoleptic criteria, provision should be made for the collaboration of experts appointed for this purpose by the trade organizations concerned;(1) See page 1 of this Official Journal. Whereas, in order to keep each other informed, each Member State should supply the other Member States and the Commission with a list of the names and addresses of the experts and trade organizations concerned;Whereas it is essential that shrimps imported from third countries should conform to Community standards;Whereas the application of Community standards to these shrimps means that additional information must be given on packages ; whereas, however, this information is not necessary in the case of shrimps landed in the Community direct from the fishing grounds from third country vessels, it being understood, however, that such shrimps may be marketed only in accordance with the provisions applicable to Community catches,. Marketing standards are hereby laid down for shrimps of the genus ""Crangon"" sp.p., simply boiled in water, falling within subheading ex 03.03 A IV b) 1 of the Common Customs Tariff. For the purpose of this Regulation: (a) ""marketing"" means the first offering for sale and the first sale after arrival in the Community;(b) ""lot"" means a quantity of shrimps packed as a unit;(c) ""packaging"" means the type of container in which the shrimps are offered for sale, such as boxes, baskets, etc. 1. Shrimps as specified in Article 1 which form part of Community catches may be marketed for human consumption within the Community only if they comply with the provisions of this Regulation.2. The provisions of this Regulation shall not, however, apply to small quantities of shrimps disposed of by inshore fishermen direct to retailers or to consumers.3. Detailed rules for the application of paragraph 2 shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 32 of Regulation (EEC) No 100/76. The marketing standards referred to in Article 1 comprise: (a) freshness categories, and(b) size categories. 1. Shrimps as specified in Article 1 shall be classified by lot in Freshness Category A or B.Freshness Category A: (a) Minimum requirements: - the shell must have a moist and shiny surface;- the shrimps must fall out separately when poured from one container to another;- the flesh must be free from any foreign odour;- the shrimps must be free from sand and other foreign bodies.(b) Appearance of shrimp with shell: - clear reddish-pink in colour with small white flecks ; pectoral part of the shell should be light in colour;- very incurved.(c) Condition of flesh during and after shelling: - it should shell easily with only such losses of flesh as are technically unavoidable;- it should be firm, but not tough.(d) Fragments:occasional fragments of shrimp allowed.Freshness Category B: (a) Minimum requirements:the same as for Freshness Category A.(b) Appearance of shrimp with shell: - ranging in colour from slightly washed-out reddish-pink to bluish red with white flecks ; pectoral part of the shell should be light coloured tending towards grey;- incurved.(c) Condition of flesh during and after shelling: - it should shell less easily with small losses of flesh;- it can be less firm, slightly tough.(d) Fragments:small quantity of fragments allowed.2. Water content shall also be taken into consideration when products are being classified by freshness category.Detailed rules for the application of this paragraph shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 32 of Regulation (EEC) No 100/76. 1. Each lot must contain products of the same degree of freshness. A small lot need not, however, be of uniform freshness ; if it is not the lot shall be placed in the lowest freshness category represented therein.2. The freshness category must be clearly and indelibly marked, in characters which are at least 5 cm high, on labels affixed to the lot. 1. Shrimps shall be graded in the following size categories: >PIC FILE= ""T0015873"">2. Each lot must contain shrimps of the same size. A small lot need not, however, be of uniform size ; if it is not the lot shall be placed in Size Category 2.3. The size category must be clearly and indelibly marked, in characters which are at least 5 cm high, on labels affixed to the lot. The industry shall grade shrimps for freshness and size, where necessary in collaboration with experts designated for that purpose by the trade organizations concerned. Not later than one month before the system laid down by this Regulation begins to apply, each Member State shall supply the other Member States and the Commission with a list of the names and addresses of the experts and trade organizations referred to in Article 8. The other Member States and the Commission shall be informed of any amendments to this list. 01. Shrimps as specified in Article 1 imported from third countries may be marketed in the Community for human consumption only if: (a) they comply with the provisions of Articles 4, 5, 6 and 7;(b) they are presented in packages on which the following information is clearly and legibly marked: - country of origin, printed in capital letters which are at least 20 mm high;- one of the following descriptions:Crevettes grises,Garnelen,Gamberetti grigi,Garnalen,Shrimps,Hesterejer; - freshness category and size category;- net weight in kg of the shrimps in the package;- date of grading and date of dispatch;- name and address of sender.2. However, shrimps landed in a Community port direct from the fishing grounds from vessels flying the flag of a third country and intended for marketing for human consumption shall be subject, when put on the market, to the same provisions as those applicable to Community catches. 11. Council Regulation (EEC) No 166/71 of 26 January 1971 laying down common marketing standards for shrimps of the genus ""Crangon"" sp.p. (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3400/73 (2), is hereby repealed.2. References to the Regulation repealed by virtue of paragraph 1 shall be construed as references to this Regulation. 2This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 1976.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 January 1976.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. HAMILIUS(1) OJ No L 23, 29.1.1971, p. 3. (2) OJ No L 349, 19.12.1973, p. 8. +",human nutrition;marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;marketing standard;grading;product quality;quality criterion;crustacean;crab;crawfish;crayfish;lobster;prawn;shrimp;labelling,17 +2686,"84/151/EEC: Commission Decision of 5 March 1984 on the implementation of the reform of agricultural structures in Greece pursuant to Council Directive 72/159/EEC and to Titles III and IV of Council Directive 75/268/EEC (Only the Greek text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms (1), as last amended by Directive 82/436/EEC (2), and in particular Article 18 (3) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas (3), as last amended by Directive 82/786/EEC (4), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Whereas the Greek Government notified the following regulations:- Presidential Decree No 890/1981 on the modernization of farms,- Ministerial Decree of 8 June 1983 amending Presidential Decree No 890/1981,- Decision No 124 of the prices and incomes board of 3 June 1983 on the authorization of a financial aid programme for the modernization of agricultural holdings with an approved development plan as amended on 22 July and 23 December 1983,- Decision No 129 of the prices and incomes board of 30 June 1983 on the authorization of a financial aid programme for the modernization of agricultural holdings with an approved improvement plan as amended on 22 July and 23 December 1983,- Ministerial Decree of 22 July 1983 determining the comparable income for 1983;Whereas, under Article 18 (3) of Directive 72/159/EEC and Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC, the Commission has to decide whether, having regard to the objectives of the said Directives and to the need for a proper connection between the various measures, such laws, regulations and administrative provisions comply with the Directives and thus satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community;Whereas the abovementioned provisions satisfy the conditions and objectives of Directive 72/159/EEC and of Titles III and IV of Directive 75/268/EEC; whereas some provisions, which were adapted only as and from 23 December 1983, were not of a kind to justify a negative appraisal;Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,. The laws, regulations and administrative provisions for the implementation of Directives 72/159/EEC and 75/268/EEC in Greece, listed in the preamble hereto, satisfy from 22 July 1983 the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to common measures within the meaning of Article 15 of Directive 72/159/EEC and Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC. This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic.. Done at Brussels, 5 March 1984.For the CommissionPoul DALSAGERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 96, 23. 4. 1972, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 193, 3. 7. 1982, p. 37.(3) OJ No L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 327, 24. 11. 1982, p. 19. +",Greece;Hellenic Republic;agrarian reform;agricultural reform;reform of agricultural structures;farm development plan;agricultural development plan;physical improvement plan;less-favoured agricultural area;area with specific problems;less-favoured agricultural region;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid;EAGGF Guidance Section;EAGGF Guidance Section aid,17 +5654,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 24/2013 of 15 January 2013 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 January 2013. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 16 January 2013 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 16 January 2013, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 January 2013.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 16 January 2013CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I2.1.2013-14.1.20131. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/t)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 250,05 208,35 — — —Fob price USA — — 303,11 293,11 273,11Gulf of Mexico premium 76,71 17,95 — — —Great Lakes premium — — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 14,22 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: — EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +2131,"97/656/EC: Commission Decision of 2 October 1997 amending Decision 93/53/EEC setting up a scientific committee for designations of origin, geographical indications and certificates of special character (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Whereas the conditions which must be complied with by the members of the committee in the exercise of their responsibilities should be specified,. Decision 93/53/EEC is hereby amended as follows:1. the first sentence of Article 6 (1) is replaced by the following:'Members shall be appointed for a term of three years.`;2. Article 6 (2) is replaced by the following:'2. Upon the expiry of the period of three years or two years, as the case may be, the members, chairman, and vice-chairman shall remain in office until they are replaced or their appointments are renewed.`;3. Article 9 is replaced by the following:'Article 91. Without prejudice to Article 214 of the Treaty, where the Commission's representative informs members of the committee that the opinion requested relates to a subject of a confidential nature, such members shall be under an obligation not to disclose information which has come to their knowledge through the work of the committee.2. They shall not, either during or after their term of office, use for professional purposes information which has come to their knowledge in their capacity as members of the committee.`;4. the following Article is inserted:'Article 10Members shall avoid any conflicts of interests in the performance of their duties.`. Done at Brussels, 2 October 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission +",location of production;location of agricultural production;agricultural product;farm product;foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;brand name;trade name;scientific committee (EU);EC scientific committee,17 +34672,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1201/2007 of 15 October 2007 entering a designation in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Coliflor de Calahorra (PGI)). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, and pursuant to Article 17(2) of the same Regulation, the application submitted by Spain to enter the designation ‘Coliflor de Calahorra’ in the register was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) A statement of objection was notified to the Commission in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006. As this statement of opposition was subsequently withdrawn, this designation should therefore be entered in the register,. The designation contained in the Annex to this Regulation shall be entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 October 2007.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).(2)  OJ C 148, 24.6.2006, p. 21.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.6. Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processedSPAINColiflor de Calahorra (PGI) +",vegetable;location of production;location of agricultural production;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +1811,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1152/94 of 20 May 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 886/87 on the notification by the Member States to the Commission of the information relating to imports of dessert apples. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3669/93 (2), and in particular Article 38 (1) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 886/87 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1517/89 (4), stipulates the notifications which the Member States must forward to the Commission to monitor imports of dessert apples; whereas the tariff description of the products in question should be adapted to take account of the new tariff designation of products introduced by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2505/92 of 14 July 1992 amending Annexes I and II to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (5), which contains the combined nomenclature currently in force;Whereas this Regulation should apply from the date of entry into force of Regulation (EEC) No 2505/92;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,. In Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 886/87, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:'The Member States shall notify to the Commission, by country of origin, the quantities and values of the dessert apples falling within CN codes 0808 10 31, 0808 10 33, 0808 10 39, 0808 10 51, 0808 10 53, 0808 10 59, 0808 10 81, 0808 10 83 and 0808 10 89 which have been released for free circulation.' This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It will be applicable from 1 January 1993.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 May 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 338, 31. 12. 1993, p. 26.(3) OJ No L 85, 28. 3. 1987, p. 16.(4) OJ No L 148, 1. 6. 1989, p. 52.(5) OJ No L 267, 14. 9. 1992, p. 1. +",pip fruit;apple;fig;pear;pome fruit;quince;import;free circulation;putting into free circulation;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;exchange of information;information exchange;information transfer,17 +25340,"2003/877/EC,Euratom: Council Decision of 8 December 2003 on the accession of Canada to the Agreement establishing an International Science and Technology Centre between the United States of America, Japan, the Russian Federation and, acting as one Party, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Economic Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3955/92 of 21 December 1992 concerning the conclusion, on behalf of the European Economic Community of an Agreement establishing an International Science and Technology Centre between the United States of America, Japan, the Russian Federation and, acting as one Party, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Economic Community(1), and in particular Article 3(1), (3) and (4) thereof,Having regard to the communication from the Commission,Whereas:(1) The European Atomic Energy Community and the European Economic Community, acting as one Party (hereinafter ""the Communities"") concluded on 21 December 1992 the Agreement establishing between them and the United States of America, Japan and the Russian Federation an International Science and Technology Centre (hereinafter ""the Agreement"").(2) On 28 March 2003 Canada notified the Governing Board of the International Science and Technology Centre (hereinafter ""the Board of the Centre"") of its intention to become a party to the Agreement. In accordance with Article XIII of the Agreement, it is the responsibility of the Board of the Centre to approve this accession.(3) The Communities are represented on the Board of the Centre by the Presidency of the Council and by the Commission. The position of the Communities with regard to questions arising under Article XIII of the Agreement is adopted by the Council and expressed, as a general rule, by the Presidency,. The accession of Canada to the Agreement establishing an International Science and Technology Centre between the United States of America, Japan, the Russian Federation and, acting as one Party, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Economic Community, is hereby approved on behalf of the Communities. The Presidency of the Council shall express within the Board of the Centre the approval of the Communities to the accession of Canada to the Agreement.. Done at Brussels, 8 December 2003.For the CouncilThe PresidentF. Frattini(1) OJ L 409, 31.12.1992, p. 1. +",international agreement;global agreement;intergovernmental agreement;international treaty;research body;research institute;research laboratory;research undertaking;technology;engineering;Canada;Newfoundland;Quebec;research and development;accession to an agreement;accession to a convention;accession to a treaty,17 +1511,"93/409/EEC: Council Decision of 19 July 1993 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Slovenia in the field of transport. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 75 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),Whereas the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Slovenia in the field of transport provides an appropriate means for the permanent removal of various major obstacles to Community transit traffic through Slovenian territory;Whereas the Agreement contributes to the completion of the internal market because it guarantees free transit through Slovenia for internal transport between Greece and the other Member States and thereby enables international trade to be conducted at the least possible cost to the public at large and to reduce to a minimum the administrative and technical obstacles which affect it;Whereas, furthermore, it is necessary to ensure the coordinated development of transport flows between and through the territories of the Contracting Parties, particularly by setting the priorities for the development of an appropriate infrastructure in Slovenia with financial help from the Community and by promoting carriage by rail and by combined transport, with a view to protecting the environment;Whereas, therefore, the Agreement includes provisions intended to simplify customs formalities;Whereas it is necessary to approve the Agreement on behalf of the Community,. The Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Slovenia in the field of transport is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the Agreement and the Protocols and Declarations annexed thereto are attached to this Decision. The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in Article 26 of the Agreement.. Done at Brussels, 19 July 1993.For the CouncilThe PresidentW. CLAES(1) Opinion delivered on 25 June 1993 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(2) Opinion delivered on 26 May 1993 (not yet published in the Official Journal). +",transport infrastructure;agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);simplification of formalities;reduction of formalities;simplification of customs checks;republic;Union transit;Common and Union transit;Community transit;Union transit procedure;Yugoslavia;territories of the former Yugoslavia,17 +16368,"97/717/EC: Commission Decision of 12 June 1997 on the approval of the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the region of Plymouth concerned by Objective 2 in the United Kingdom (Only the English text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (6) to 9 (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94; whereas however the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a single programming document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopt a single decision in a single document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 96/472/EC (4), the list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the programming period from 1997 to 1999;Whereas the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance of the Structural Funds for the present single programming document is composed of resources coming from the indicative allocation of Structural Fund commitment appropriations for the period 1997 to 1999 under Objective 2 resulting from Commission Decision 96/468/EC (5) and from unused appropriations of ECU 2,293 million of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996, pursuant to Commission Decision C(96) 3679 of 17 December 1996;Whereas the United Kingdom Government has submitted to the Commission on 2 August 1996 the single programming document as referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the region of Plymouth; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this single programming document is eligible as from that date;Whereas the single programming document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the single programming document;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments;Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the single programming document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the single programming document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (7), stipulates that in the Commission decisions approving a single programming document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (8), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (9), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (10), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (11), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;Whereas the single programming document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;Whereas the single programming document satisfies the conditions and includes the information required by Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88;Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (12), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2335/95 (13), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas Article 20 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 provides, subject to available funding, for a single commitment where the Community assistance granted is less than ECU 40 million for the whole programming period;Whereas it is appropriate to mention that this Decision is ruled by the provisions on the eligibility of expenditure laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision C(97) 1035/7 of 23 April 1997 modifying the decisions approving the Community support frameworks, the single programming documents and the Community initiative programmes in respect of the United Kingdom;Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,. The single programming document for Community structural assistance in the region of Plymouth concerned by Objective 2 in the United Kingdom, covering the period 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved. The single programming document includes the following essential elements:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies in the United Kingdom;the main priorities are:1. industry and business development,2. technology based industries,3. tourism development,4. community economic development;(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the single programming document comprising:- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,- the provisions on financial implementation,- the rules for compliance with Community policies;(d) the procedures for verifying additionality and an initial evaluation of the latter;(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the single programming document;(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned. 1. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:>TABLE>2. To this global maximum allocation is added an amount of ECU 2,293 million not subject to indexation, resulting from unused appropriations of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996. The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the single programming document amounts to a maximum of ECU 38,590 million.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the single programming document.The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 40,202 million for the public sector and ECU 8,719 million for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the EIB. 1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:- ERDF: ECU 31,341 million,- ESF: ECU 7,249 million.2. The budgetary commitments at the moment of approval of the single programming document refer to the total Community assistance. The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the single programming document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1999. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 2001. The single programming document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts. This Decision is ruled by the provisions laid down in the Annex to Decision C(97) 1035/7. 0This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.. Done at Brussels, 12 June 1997.For the CommissionMonika WULF-MATHIESMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 11.(3) OJ L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(4) OJ L 193, 3. 8. 1996, p. 54.(5) OJ L 192, 2. 8. 1996, p. 29.(6) OJ L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(7) OJ L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(8) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 15.(9) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 34.(10) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 21.(11) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 39.(12) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(13) OJ L 240, 7. 10. 1995, p. 12. +",EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;industrial region;industrial zone;South West (England);European Investment Bank;EIB;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds,17 +5787,"Council Decision 2014/308/CFSP of 28 May 2014 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,Whereas:(1) On 17 March 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/145/CFSP (1).(2) The information for seventeen persons and two entities listed under Decision 2014/145/CFSP should be amended.(3) The Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP should be amended accordingly,. The Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP is hereby amended as set in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 28 May 2014.For the CouncilThe PresidentE. VENIZELOS(1)  Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ L 78, 17.3.2014, p. 16).ANNEXThe entries for the following persons and entities set out in the Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP are replaced by the entries below.Persons:Name Identifying information Statement of reasons Date of listingVladimir Andreevich Konstantinov d.o.b. 19.11.1956 As speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea, Konstantinov played a relevant role in the decisions taken by the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea concerning the ‘referendum’ against the territorial integrity of Ukraine and called on voters to cast votes in favour of Crimean Independence. 17.3.2014Pyotr Anatolyevich Zima d.o.b. 29.3.1965 Zima was appointed as the new head of the Crimean Security Service (SBU) on 3 March 2014 by ‘Prime Minister’ Aksyonov and accepted this appointment. He has given relevant information including a database to the Russian Intelligence Service (SVR). This included information on Euro-Maidan activists and human rights defenders of Crimea. He played a relevant role in preventing Ukraine's authorities from controlling the territory of Crimea. 17.3.2014Yuriy Gennadyevich Zherebtsov d.o.b. 19.11.1965 Counsellor of the Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea, one of the leading organizers of the 16 March 2014‘referendum’ against Ukraine's territorial integrity. 17.3.2014Anatoliy Alekseevich Sidorov d.o.b. 2.7.1958 Commander of Russia's Western Military District, units of which are deployed in Crimea. He is responsible for part of the Russian military presence in Crimea which is undermining the sovereignty of Ukraine and assisted the Crimean authorities in preventing public demonstrations against moves towards a ‘referendum’ and incorporation into Russia. 17.3.2014Aleksandr Viktorovich Galkin d.o.b. 22.3.1958 Commander of Russia's Southern Military District ‘SMD’). SMD forces are deployed in Crimea. He is responsible for part of the Russian military presence in Crimea which is undermining the sovereignty of Ukraine and assisted the Crimean authorities in preventing public demonstrations against moves towards a ‘referendum’ and incorporation into Russia. 17.3.2014Mikhail Grigoryevich Malyshev d.o.b. 10.10.1955 Chair of the Crimean Electoral Commission. 21.3.2014Valery Kirillovich Medvedev d.o.b. 21.8.1946 Responsible for administering the Crimean ‘referendum’. Responsible under the Russian system for signing ‘referendum’ results. 21.3.2014Lt. Gen. Igor Nikolaevich Turchenyuk d.o.b. 5.12.1959 The de-facto Commander of Russian troops deployed on the ground in Crimea (whom Russia continues to refer to officially as ‘local self-defence militias’). 21.3.2014Elena Borisovna Mizulina d.o.b. 9.12.1954 Originator and co-sponsor of recent legislative proposals in Russia that would have allowed regions of other countries to join Russia without their central authorities' prior agreement. 21.3.2014Valeriy Dmitrievich Bolotov d.o.b. 13.2.1970 One of the leaders of the separatist group ‘Army of the South-East’ which occupied the building of the Security Service in the Lugansk region. Before seizing the building he and other accomplices possessed arms apparently supplied illegally from Russia and from local criminal groups. 29.4.2014Andriy Yevgenevich Purgin d.o.b. 26. 1. 1972 Head of the ‘Donetsk Republic’, active participant and organiser of separatist actions, co-ordinator of actions of the ‘Russian tourists’ in Donetsk. Co-founder of a ‘Civic initiative of Donbasfor the Eurasian Union’. 29.4.2014Sergey Gennadevich Tsyplakov d.o.b. 1.5.1983 One of the leaders of the ideologically radical organization People's Militia of Donbas. He took active part in the seizure of a number of state buildings in the Donetsk region. 29.4.2014Igor Vsevolodovich Girkin a.k.a. Igor Strelkov d.o.b. 17.12.1970 Identified as staff of main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GRU). He was involved in incidents in Sloviansk. He is the assistant on security issues to Sergey Aksionov, self-proclaimed prime-minister of Crimea. 29.4.2014Viacheslav Ponomariov d.o.b. 2.5.1965 Self-declared mayor of Sloviansk. Ponomarev called on Vladimir Putin to send Russian troops to protect the city and later asked him to supply weapons. Ponomarev's men are involved in kidnappings (they captured Ukrainian reporters Irma Krat and Simon Ostrovsky, a reporter for Vice News. Both were later released. They detained military observers deployed under OSCE Vienna Document). 12.5.2014Igor Mykolaiovych Bezler d.o.b. 30.12.1965 One of the leaders of the self-proclaimed militia of Horlivka. He took control of the Security Service of Ukraine's office in the Donetsk region building and afterwards seized the Ministry of Internal Affairs' district station in the town of Horlivka. He has links to Igor Girkin under whose command he was involved in the murder of People's Deputy of the Horlivka's Municipal Council Volodymyr Rybak according to the SBU. 12.5.2014Oleg Tsariov d.o.b. 2.6.1970 Member of the Rada. Publicly called for the creation of the Federal Republic of Novorossia, composed of South Eastern Ukrainian regions. 12.5.2014Roman Lyagin d.o.b. 30.5.1980 Head of the ‘Donetsk People's Republic’ Central Electoral Commission. Actively organised the referendum on 11 May on the self-determination of the ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. 12.5.2014Entities:Name Identifying information Statement of reasons Date of listingPJSC Chernomorneftegaz Prospekt Kirova/ per. Sovarkomovskji 52/1 Simferopol, Crimea On 17 March 2014 the ‘Parliament of Crimea’ adopted a resolution declaring the appropriation of assets belonging to Chernomorneftegaz enterprise on behalf of the ‘Republic of Crimea’. The enterprise is thus effectively confiscated by the Crimean ‘authorities’. 12.5.2014Feodosia a.k.a Feodossyskoje 98107, Crimea, Feodosiya, Geologicheskaya str.2 On 17 March 2014 the ‘Parliament of Crimea’ adopted a resolution declaring the appropriation of assets belonging to Feodosia enterprise on behalf of the ‘Republic of Crimea’. The enterprise is thus effectively confiscated by the Crimean ‘authorities’. 12.5.2014 +",international sanctions;blockade;boycott;embargo;reprisals;economic sanctions;self-determination;territorial law;national territory;territorial integrity;territorial sovereignty;territoriality;Russia;Russian Federation;Ukraine;territorial dispute;territorial claim,17 +7788,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 4002/89 of 21 December 1989 fixing, for 1990, the quota applicable for imports into Portugal of live swine from the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 234 (2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas the initial quotas for 1986 applicable to Portuguese imports from the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985 of certain products in the pigmeat sector were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 495/86 (1);Whereas the Portuguese authorities have requested that quantitative restrictions on imports in the pigmeat sector be limited to imports of live swine weighing less than 50 kilograms and falling within CN code 0103 91 10; whereas a quota was fixed for 1989 by Regulation (EEC) No 4111/88 (2) for imports of all live animals; whereas the quota should be fixed for 1990 on the basis of the highest level of imports made for the animals concerned (1988 level) since accession by applying twice the minimum annual rate of 10 % provided for in Article 269 (2) (c) of the Act of Accession,. The quota for 1990 which the Portuguese Republic may, pursuant to Article 269 of the Act of Accession, apply to imports of live swine coming from the Community as constitued at 31 December 1985 shall be fixed at the figure set out in the Annex. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1990.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 December 1989.For the CouncilThe PresidentE. CRESSON(1) OJ No L 54, 1. 3. 1986, p. 34.(2) OJ No L 361, 29. 12. 1988, p. 5.ANNEX1.2.3 // // // // CN code // Description // Quota for 1990 (tonnes) // // // // // // // 0103 // Live swine: // // // - Other: // // ex 0103 91 // - - Weighing less than 50 kg: // 312 // 0103 91 10 // - - - Domestic species // // // // +",swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;Portugal;Portuguese Republic;import restriction;import ban;limit on imports;suspension of imports;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;pigmeat;pork,17 +11091,"93/469/EEC: Commission Decision of 26 July 1993 amending Commission Decisions 92/322/EEC, 92/323/EEC, 92/324/EEC, 92/325/EEC, 92/401/EEC, 92/402/EEC, 92/460/EEC, 92/461/EEC, 92/462/EEC and 92/463/EEC, concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certificates for the import of domestic animals of the bovine and porcine species from Hungary, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Norway, Romania, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland and Iceland. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries (1), as last amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 (2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,Whereas Commission Decisions 92/322/EEC (3), 92/323/EEC (4), 92/324/EEC (5), 92/325/EEC (6), 92/401/EEC (7), 92/402/EEC (8), 92/460/EEC (9), 92/461/EEC (10), 92/462/EEC (11) and 92/463/EEC (12) establish animals health conditions and veterinary certificates for the import of domestic animal of the bovine and porcine species from Hungary, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Norway, Romania, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland and Iceland;Whereas Member States have submitted plans to the Commission for control and eradication of certain animal diseases which involve additional health conditions within the Member States;Whereas in respect of the abovementioned Decisions Member States were authorized to operate similar animal health conditions on importation of animals until 31 December 1992;Whereas the additional health conditions continue to operate within Member States; it is therefore necessary to authorize Member States to operate them in respect of importation of animals until 31 December 1993;Whereas it is necessary to amend the abovementioned Decisions accordingly;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. In Article 2 of Decisions 92/322/EEC, 92/323/EEC, 92/324/EEC, 92/325/EEC, 92/401/EEC, 92/402/EEC, 92/460/EEC, 92/461/EEC, 92/462/EEC and 92/463/EEC the date '31 December 1992' is replaced by '31 December 1993'. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 July 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.(2) OJ No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 13.(3) OJ No L 177, 30. 6. 1992, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 177, 30. 6. 1992, p. 18.(5) OJ No L 177, 30. 6. 1992, p. 35.(6) OJ No L 177, 30. 6. 1992, p. 52.(7) OJ No L 224, 8. 8. 1992, p. 1.(8) OJ No L 224, 8. 8. 1992, p. 18.(9) OJ No L 261, 7. 9. 1992, p. 1.(10) OJ No L 261, 7. 9. 1992, p. 18.(11) OJ No L 261, 7. 9. 1992, p. 34.(12) OJ No L 261, 7. 9. 1992, p. 50. +",import;veterinary inspection;veterinary control;third country;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;health certificate,17 +19728,"2000/272/EC: Commission Decision of 24 March 2000 approving the programme of new olive-tree planting in France (notified under document number C(2000) 807) (Only the French text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1638/98 of 20 July 1998 amending Regulation No 136/66/EEC on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and fats(1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2366/98 of 30 October 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of production aid for olive oil for the 1998/1999, 1999/2000 and 2000/2001 marketing years(2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1273/1999(3), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1638/98 provides that no aid under the common organisation of the market in oils and fats in force from 1 November 2001 may be paid to live growers in respect of additional olive trees and the relevant areas planted after 1 May 1998 and those not covered by a cultivation declaration at a date to be determined. However, pursuant to the same Article, additional olive trees planted in connection with the conversion of old olive plantations and new plantings on areas covered by programmes approved by the Commission may be taken into account within certain limits to be determined.(2) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1638/98 provides for a programme to be approved by the Commission covering 3500 ha in France.(3) The French national programme of new plantings forwarded on 29 June 1999 by the French authorities to the Commission for approval contains the information specified in Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2366/98. The programme covers the whole area provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1638/98.(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,. The French national programme for new planting of 3500 hectares of olive groves provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1638/98 is hereby approved. This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.. Done at Brussels, 24 March 2000.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 32.(2) OJ L 293, 31.10.1998, p. 50.(3) OJ L 151, 18.6.1999, p. 12. +",France;French Republic;olive oil;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;fats;fat;fatty substance;area of holding;acreage;size of holding;production aid;aid to producers,17 +11677,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1775/93 of 2 July 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2165/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific measures for Madeira and the Azores as regards potatoes and endives. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3714/92 (2), and in particular Articles 10, 16 (3) and 27 (4) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (3), and in particular Article 6 (2) thereof,Whereas the quantities of products benefiting from the specific supply arrangements must be determined within the framework of periodic forecast supply balances which may be adjusted on the basis of the essential requirements of the markets and taking account of local production and traditional trade flows; whereas to ensure coverage of requirements in terms of quantity, price and quality and to ensure that the proportion of products supplied from the Community is preserved, the aid to be granted for products originating in the rest of the Community must be determined on terms equivalent, for the end user, to the advantage resulting from exemption from import duties on imports of products from third countries;Whereas pursuant to Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 a forecast supply balance and the amount of the aid relating to the supply of seed potatoes to Madeira from the rest of the Community should be set for the 1993/94 marketing year; whereas the aid must be set taking account of the costs of supplying the products from the world market and of the conditions resulting from the geographical position of Madeira;Whereas the criteria and the legal bases for the agricultural conversion rates underwent radical modification under the new agrimonetary arrangements introduced by Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 of 30 April 1993 on detailed rules for determining and applying the agricultural conversion rates (4) establishes the operative events for the agricultural conversion rate on the basis of the new rules; whereas the operative events for the aid referred to in Articles 16 and 27 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 should be altered on the basis of the new legal provisions;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Seeds,. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2165/92 (5) is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:'Article 1For the purposes of Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, the quantity of the forecast supply balance for seed potatoes falling within CN code 0701 10 00 which qualifies for exemption from the import levy on products coming directly into Madeira from third countries or for Community aid is hereby fixed at 1 500 tonnes for the period from 1 July 1993 to 30 June 1994.`2. Article 12 is replaced by the following:'Article 121. The rate to be applied for converting the aid per hectare referred to in Article 6 into national currency shall be the agricultural conversion rate in force on the final date fixed for the submission of aid applications referred to Article 7 (1).2. The agricultural conversion rate to be applied for determining and paying the marketing aid shall be the rate applicable on the first day the purchaser takes over the products.Amounts expressed in the national currency of a third country shall be converted into the national currency of a Member State using the conversion rate applied to determine the value for customs purposes on the date referred to in the previous subparagraph.` This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1993.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 2 July 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 378, 23. 12. 1992, p. 23.(3) OJ No L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 108, 1. 5. 1993, p. 106.(5) OJ No L 217, 31. 7. 1992, p. 29. +",leaf vegetable;Brussels sprout;beet;cabbage;cauliflower;celery;chicory;leek;salad vegetable;spinach;Madeira;Autonomous region of Madeira;supply;potato;batata;sweet potato;Azores,17 +2566,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2167/83 of 28 July 1983 laying down detailed rules for the supply of milk and certain milk products to schoolchildren. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1600/83 (2), and in particular Article 26 (4) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1842/83 (3) laid down general rules for the supply of milk and certain milk products to schoolchildren;Whereas there is a need for detailed rules, taking account, where possible, of schemes already implemented in some Member States and the experience thus gained; whereas it is necessary inter alia to define the beneficiaries of the scheme in question and the characteristics of the products;Whereas, in order to take account of problems involving conservation and transport, it would be appropriate, in the case of schools in the French overseas departments, to provide that chocolate-flavoured or flavoured milk for which a subsidy is granted may be reconstituted milk;Whereas it would be appropriate also to specify the cases in which, under Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1842/83, the quantity of milk distributed daily may exceed 0,25 litre;Whereas, it is necessary to determine for each product the amount corresponding to 125 % of the target price;Whereas Member States must ensure that the products in question are not used for a purpose other than that for which they are intended;Whereas it is essential to specify that the aid is granted in respect of the use of Community products; whereas, moreover, provision should be made, for control purposes, for the products to be purchased in the Member State in which the school is located from approved suppliers in that Member State; whereas, for the same reasons and in view of the purposes of the measure, the commitments to be entered into by suppliers and schools should be determined;Whereas the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1598/77 of 15 July 1977 laying down detailed rules for the sale of milk and certain milk products at reduced prices to schoolchildren (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1440/83 (5), no longer apply; whereas, for reasons of clarity, that Regulation should be expressly repealed;Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1842/83 is applicable from 1 August 1983; whereas application of the new detailed rules introduced by this Regulation may cause implementing difficulties in some Member States; whereas Member States should therefore be authorized to derogate from it during the 1983/84 school year;Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,. The beneficiaries of the Community aid referred to in Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1842/83 shall be schoolchildren and students regularly attending a school of any grade or category including nursery schools but excluding universities and institutes of further education comparable with universities.The schoolchildren referred to above shall qualify for Community aid during periods spent at holiday camps organized by a school, an association, a group or a local authority as referred to in Article 7 (1). 1. The milk products referred to in Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1842/83 are listed by category in the Annex.2. In the case of French overseas departments, chocolate-flavoured or flavoured milk for which a subsidy is granted, as referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1842/83, may be reconstituted milk. 1. The maximum quantity of 0,25 litre of milk referred to in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1842/83 distributed per pupil per school day shall be increased to 0,50 litre in the case of schools which have particular consumption requirements, due notably to the sporting activities of their pupils or to the fact that they operate as boarding establishments or provide lunches or canteen facilities, and which possess appropriate distribution and monitoring facilities, as well as in the case of establishments for handicapped children.2. In the case of category IV, V, VI, VII and VIII products, calculation of the maximum quantities referred to in paragraph 1 shall be based on the quantities given in Article 4 (1) (d).3. For purposes of calculating the Community aid and for compliance with the limits laid down in paragraph 1, reference shall be made to the total quantities of milk products eligible for aid during the period for which the aid has been requested. 1. Community aid shall be:(a) 34,29 ECU per 100 kilograms for category I 'whole milk' products;(b) 19,79 ECU per 100 kilograms for category II 'semi-skimmed milk' products;(c) 8,49 ECU per 100 kilograms for category III 'buttermilk' products;(d) in the case of category IV, V, VI and VII products, an amount calculated per 100 kilograms of the product in question on the basis of:- the amount fixed at (a) for whole milk and, as relevant,- 450 kilograms of whole milk for category IV, or- 1 000 kilograms of whole milk for categories V and VI, or- 1 100 kilograms of whole milk for category VII.2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, in the event of Community aid being higher than the selling price charged by the supplier before application of the aid, such aid shall be reduced to ensure that it does not exceed the price of the product in question.3. In the event of adjustments being made to the amount of Community aid expressed in ECU or in national currency, the amount of such aid for quantities sold at reduced prices during the current month shall be the amount applicable on the first day of that month.4. In the event of the quantities referred to in paragraph 1 being expressed in litres, conversion from litres to kilograms for the products in question shall be carried out by applying a weighting of 1,0300. 1. Community aid shall be granted solely for the supply of goods produced in the Community and listed in the Annex which are purchased in the Member State in which the school is located from a supplier approved for the purpose by the competent body in that Member State.2. Suppliers may be approved for the purposes of paragraph 1 only if they undertake:(a) to keep records showing in particular the manufacturer of the milk products, the names and addresses of the schools or other applicants referred to in Article 7 (1), and the quantities of milk products sold to them;(b) submit to any checks determined by the Member States concerned, particularly as regards verification of the records and control of the quality of the products concerned.Approval shall be withdrawn if a serious infringement of this Regulation is established. 1. With due regard to the provisions of Article 3 the competent authority of the Member State shall draw up and issue for one school year and for the duration of any holiday camp a voucher bearing a serial number in respect of each school applicant referred to in Article 7 (1).2. Issuing of the vouchers shall be subject to:(a) a written commitment from the applicant to the competent authority to make the milk products available only to consumers for which his school or the school in respect of which he is applying for aid, as the case may be, is responsible and to pay back the amount of the aid should it be established:- that amounts have been paid for quantities higher than those resulting from application of Article 3,- that the products purchased under this Regulation have been deflected from their intended use;(b) a written commitment to provide the competent authorities on request with the supporting documents.3. Vouchers shall include in particular the following information:(a) name and address of the school or schools concerned and, where appropriate, the applicant; (b) maximum number of beneficiaries within the meaning of Article 1 for which the school or schools concerned is or are responsible;(c) maximum quantity in whole milk equivalent to which they confer entitlement;(d) period of validity.4. Vouchers shall be valid from the first day of the calendar month indicated thereon to the last day of the school year or the last day of any holiday camp. The school or the applicant must take delivery of products in question during this period. 1. Aid shall be granted to the school or to the group, association or local authority applying on behalf of the school for aid in respect of the products distributed to the schoolchildren. Such applicants must be approved by the authority responsible for supervision.However, at the request of the applicant, the competent authority of the Member State may make the aid payment to the suppliers of the products listed in the Annex.2. Applications for aid must be made on a standard form produced by the competent authority of the Member State and must at least include the quantities distributed by product category, the address of the supplier(s), the price paid and the corresponding amount of aid. The amounts must be substantiated by receipted invoices kept at the disposal of the inspection authorities. Such invoices must show separately the prices for each of the products supplied as listed in the Annex.3. Except in cases of force majeure, applications for aid must be submitted not later than the last day of the fourth month following that in which the product was supplied. Where the above deadline is exceeded by less than two months, aid shall still be paid but it shall be subject to a reduction of 10 %.4. Payment of the aid shall be made by the competent authorities within 60 days from the date on which the application referred to in paragraph 3 was lodged, except in cases of force majeure or where administrative inquiries concerning entitlement to the aid had been initiated. Member States may empower local authorities to pay the aid and/or to administer the measure. In certain cases determined by the Member State, the local authorities may be replaced by an association approved by the Member State to which the schools in question belong. With regard to the financing of the Community aid, the measure provided for by this Regulation shall constitute, to the extent of three-quarters of the expenditure incurred, one of the measures referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1079/77. 01. Member States shall take the necessary steps to ensure that the amount of the aid is reflected in the price paid by the beneficiary.2. Member States shall take the necessary supervisory measures to ensure that the provisions laid down in this Regulation are complied with, notably by means of on-the-spot checks conducted without warning.Member States shall inform the Commission:(a) within three months from entry into force of this Regulation, of the supervisory procedure adopted to ensure that this Regulation is implementerd;(b) before 1 March and 1 September each year, of the quantities in respect of which aid has been paid in the course of the previous six months. 1During the 1983/84 school year Member States may derogate from Articles 5 (2), 6 and 7 on condition that they arrange for measures offering guarantees equivalent to the provisions of the said Articles and that they notify the Commission of such measures before 1 October 1983. 2Regulation (EEC) No 1598/77 is hereby repealed. 3This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 August 1983. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 July 1983.For the CommissionPoul DALSAGERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.(2) OJ No L 163, 22. 6. 1983, p. 56.(3) OJ No L 183, 7. 7. 1983, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 177, 16. 7. 1977, p. 22.(5) OJ No L 146, 4. 6. 1983, p. 11.ANNEXList of products eligible for the Community aid referred to in Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1842/83Category I:(a) untreated whole milk;(b) whole milk which has been pasteurized or subjected to a UHT process;(c) chocolate-flavoured or flavoured whole milk which has been pasteurized, sterilized or subjected to a UHT process, with a whole milk content, by weight, of at least 90 %;(d) whole milk yoghourt falling within heading No 04.01 of the Common Customs Tariff;(e) yoghourt containing sugar, cocoa or fruit, of a whole milk content, by weight, of at least 85 %.Category II:(a) semi-skimmed milk which has been pasteurized, sterilized or subjected to a UHT process;(b) chocolate-flavoured or flavoured semi-skimmed milk which has been pasteurized, sterilized or subjected to a UHT process, of a semi-skimmed milk content, by weight, of at least 90 %;(c) semi-skimmed milk yoghourt falling within heading No 04.01 of the Common Customs Tariff;(d) yoghourt containing sugar, cocoa or fruit, of a semi-skimmed milk content, by weight, of at least 85 %.Category III:Buttermilk.Category IV:Fresh and processed cheeses of a fat content, by weight, in the dry matter, of 40 % or more.Category V:Other cheeses of a fat content, by weight, in the dry matter, of 45 % or more.Category VI:Grana Padano cheese.Category VII:Parmiggiano-Reggiano cheese. +",cheese;milk;milk by-product;buttermilk;casein;lactoserum;whey;yoghourt;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union;educational institution;school;teaching institution,17 +14926,"96/352/EC: Commission Decision of 29 May 1996 on financial assistance from the Community for storage in the France of antigen for production of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine (Only the French text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Commission Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Article 14 thereof,Whereas by virtue of Council Decision 91/666/EEC of 11 December 1991 establishing Community reserves of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines (3), establishment of antigen banks is part of the Community's action to create Community reserves of foot-and-mouth vaccine;Whereas Article 3 of that Decision designates the Laboratoire de pathologie bovine du Centre national d'études vétérinaires et alimentaires at Lyons in France as an antigen bank holding Community reserves;Whereas the functions and duties of these antigen banks are specified in Article 4 of that Decision; whereas Community assistance must be conditional on accomplishment of these;Whereas Community financial assistance should be granted to these banks to enable them to carry out the said functions and duties;Whereas for budgetary reasons the Community assistance should be granted for a period of one year;Whereas for supervisory purposes Articles 8 and 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on financing of the common agricultural policy (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2048/88 (5), should apply;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The Community shall grant the France financial assistance for the stocking of antigen for production of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine. The Laboratoire de pathologie bovine at Lyons in France shall hold the stock of antigen to which Article 1 relates. The provisions of Article 4 of Council Decision 91/666/EEC shall apply. The Community's financial assistance shall be a maximum of ECU 70 000 for the period 1 January to 31 December 1996. The Community's financial assistance shall be paid as follows:- 70 % by way of an advance at the France's request,- the balance following presentation by France of supporting documents, which demonstrate the effective completion of the tasks. These documents must be presented before 1 March 1997. Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 shall apply mutatis mutandis. This Decision is addressed to France.. Done at Brussels, 29 May 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19.(2) OJ No L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 31.(3) OJ No L 368, 31. 12. 1991, p. 21.(4) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13.(5) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 1. +",France;French Republic;research body;research institute;research laboratory;research undertaking;EU stock;Community stock;European Union stock;vaccine;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union;foot-and-mouth disease,17 +13275,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2459/94 of 11 October 1994 establishing administration procedures for the first tranche of the 1995 quantitative quotas for certain products originating in the People' s Republic of China. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 520/94 of 7 March 1994 establishing a Community procedure for administering quantitative quotas (1), and in particular Article 2 (3) and (4), and Articles 13 and 24 thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 519/94 of 7 March 1994 on common rules for imports from certain third countries and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 1765/82, (EEC) No 1766/82 and (EEC) No 3420/83 (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1921/94 (3), introduced annual quantitative quotas for certain products originating in the People's Republic of China listed in Annex II to that Regulation; whereas the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 520/94 establishing a Community procedure for administering quantitative quotas are applicable to those quotas;Whereas the Commission accordingly adopted Regulation (EC) No 738/94 laying down general rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 520/94 (4), whereas these provisions apply to the administration of the above quotas subject to the provisions of this Regulation;Whereas certain characteristics of China's economy, the seasonal nature of some of the products and the time needed for transport mean that orders for products subject to quota are generally placed before the beginning of the quota year; whereas it is therefore important to ensure that administrative constraints do not impede the realization of the planned imports; whereas in order not to affect the continuity of trade flows, the arrangements for allocating and administering the 1995 quotas should accordingly be adopted before the start of the quota year;Whereas it is also necessary, in laying down such measures, to look ahead to the accession to the European Union of new Member States under the Treaty concerning the accession of Norway, Austria, Finland and Sweden to the European Union (5); whereas the need for continuity of trade applies equally to importers in the acceding States, who will be subject to the quotas from 1 January 1995;Whereas proper means should be provided for, to allow the importers in the acceding States to have access to the 1995 quotas on the terms set for Community importers under Regulations (EC) No 520/94, (EC) No 738/94 and this Regulation, subject to such adjustments as are necessary to take account of the specific position of importers in the acceding States prior to 1 January 1995;Whereas the Governments of Austria, Finland, Norway and Sweden have undertaken to adopt suitable measures to ensure compliance with the terms of the above Regulations, with particular reference to the rules for submission of import applications and supporting evidence, and to inform the Commission within the deadlines laid down by this Regulation of the relevant particulars of import applications received, with a view to the establishment of quantitative criteria for the allocation of quotas to importers;Whereas compliance with the said rules will enable the Commission to determine the quantitative criteria for the allocation of the 1995 quotas, taking account of the participation of the importers in the acceding States, without prejudice to and on the date of entry into force of the Accession Treaty;Whereas it is desirable to restrict the advance allocation of quotas, in accordance with Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 520/94, to an initial tranche representing 75 % by volume/value of the annual quotas set by Regulation (EC) No 519/94;Whereas the second tranche of the quotas will be allocated without delay in the light of adjustments made by the Council to reflect the trade patterns of the new Member States;Whereas after examination of the different administrative methods provided for by Regulation (EC) No 520/94, the method based on traditional trade flows should be adopted; whereas under this method quotas tranches are divided into two portions, one of which is reserved for traditional importers and the other for other applicants;Whereas this method ensures a smooth transition between the previous system, which was marked by disparities between the Member States' import arrangements for the products concerned, and the uniform system resulting from the introduction of the Community quotas in question;Whereas this method takes account of the traditional import trade flows formed under the previous system; whereas, however, the introduction of a Community system must ensure progressive access by non-traditional importers; whereas the portion set aside for other applicants must make due allowance for the disparities in the above import arrangements in accordance with Article 6 (4) of Regulation (EC) No 520/94; whereas in the light of all these factors a balance must therefore be sought in determining the portion to be allocated to the two categories of importers;Whereas the 1991/92 reference period used for the apportionment of the 1994 quota should again be applied to the allocation of the share set aside for traditional importers, since it continues to reflect the normal trend of traditional trade flows established under the previous arrangements;Whereas, however, it is necessary to simplify the formalities to be fulfilled by traditional importers who already hold import licences issued when the 1994 quotas were allocated under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1012/94 of 29 April 1994 establishing the allocations to traditional importers from the Community quantitative quotas on certain products originating in the People's Republic of China (6); whereas the competent administrative authorities already possess the requisite evidence for all traditional importers; whereas the latter need only enclose a copy of their previous licences with their new licence applications;Whereas it has been found in the past that the method provided for in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 520/94, which is based on the order in which applications are submitted, may not be an appropriate way of allocating that portion of the quota reserved for non-traditional importers; whereas, consequently, in accordance with Article 2 (4) of Regulation (EC) No 520/94, an alternative method of apportioning the quota should be determined; whereas, to this end, it is appropriate to provide for allocation in proportion to the quantities requested, on the basis of a simultaneous examination of import licence applications actually lodged, in accordance with Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 520/94;Whereas in order to ensure that the quotas can be allocated and efficiently used any speculative applications should be excluded and it is furthermore necessary to allocate economically significant quantities; whereas, to this end, the amount that any non-traditional importer may request should be restricted to a set volume/value;Whereas for the purpose of quota allocation, a time limit must be set for the submission of licence applications by traditional and other importers;Whereas with a view to optimum use of quotas, licence applications for imports of footwear under quotas which refer to several CN headings must specify the quantities required for each CN heading;Whereas the Member States must inform the Commission of the import licence applications received, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 520/94; whereas the information about traditional importers' previous imports must be broken down by reference year and expressed in the same units as the quota in question; whereas if the quota is is set in ecus, the counter-value of the currency in which previous imports are expressed must be calculated in accordance withArticle 18of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community customs code (7);Whereas in view of the special nature of transactions concerning the products subject to quota the period of validity of import licences should be set at nine months starting from 1 January 1995;Whereas these measures are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up under Regulation (EC) No 520/94 including, for these purposes, representatives of the acceding Sates participating with observer status,. 1. Pursuant to Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 520/94 the quantitative quotas listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 519/94 shall be allocated for 1995 by tranches, the first of which shall be allocated to importers in accordance with this Regulation.2. The volume/value of the first tranche of each quota is shown in Annex I.3. Regulation (EC) No 738/94 laying down certain rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 520/94 shall be applicable subject to the provisions of this Regulation. 1. The first tranche of each quota shall be allocated using the method based on traditional trade flows referred to in Article 2 (2) (a) of Regulation (EC) No 520/94.2. The portions reserved respectively for traditional importers and other importers are shown in Annex II.3. The portion set aside for non-traditional importers shall be allocated using the method based on allocation in proportion to quantities requested; the volume/value requested by a single importer may not exceed that shown in Annex III. Applications for import licences shall be lodged from the day following the day of publication of this Regulation in the Official Journal of the European Communities to 28 October 1994 at 3 p.m., Brussels time, with the competent authorities listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 738/94. 1. For the purposes of allocating the portion of each quota tranche set aside for traditional importers, 'traditional' importers shall mean importers who can show that they have imported goods in the calendar year 1991 and 1992.2. The evidence referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 520/94 shall relate to the release for free circulation during calendar years 1991 and 1992 of products originating in the People's Republic of China which are covered by the quota tranche for which the application is made.3. Instead of the evidence referred to in the first indent of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 520/94:- applicants may enclose with their licence applications documents drawn up and certified by the competent national authorities on the basis of available customs information as evidence of the imports of the product in question during calendar years 1991 and 1992 carried out by themselves or, where applicable, by the operator whose activities they have taken over,- applicants already holding import licences issued under Regulation (EC) No 1012/94 for the same products as those covered by the quota instalment may enclose a copy of their previous licences with their licence applications. In that case they shall indicate in their licence application the aggregate value of imports of the product in question in each of the years in the reference period.4. Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 shall apply where evidence is expressed in foreign currency. Member States shall inform the Commission no later than 7 November 1994 at 10 a.m., Brussels time, of the number and aggregate volume of the import licence applications and, in the case of applications from traditional importers, of the volume of previous imports carried out by traditional importers during each year of the reference period referred to in Article 4 (1) of this Regulation. 1. On 11 November 1994 at the latest, the Commission shall adopt the quantitative criteria according to which importers' applications are to be met by the competent national authorities.2. The Commission shall notify the acceding States of its decision. Import licences shall be valid for nine months, starting on 1 January 1995. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 October 1994.For the CommissionLeon BRITTANMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 66, 10. 3. 1994, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 67, 10. 3. 1994, p. 89.(3) OJ No L 198, 30. 7. 1994, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 87, 31. 3. 1994, p. 47.(5) OJ No C 241, 29. 8. 1994, p. 9.(6) OJ No L 111, 30. 4. 1994, p. 100.(7) OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1.ANNEX IAmount/value of the first tranche of the 1995 quotas """" ID=""1"">Gloves> ID=""2"">4203 29 > ID=""3"">ECU 71 898 750""> ID=""1"">Footwear falling within HS/CN codes> ID=""2"">ex 6402 19 (1)> ID=""3"">26 250 000 pairs""> ID=""2"">ex 6402 99 (1)""> ID=""2"">ex 6403 19 (1)> ID=""3"">2 062 500 pairs""> ID=""2"">6403 51 > ID=""3"">1 875 000 pairs""> ID=""2"">6403 59 ""> ID=""2"">ex 6403 91 (1)> ID=""3"">7 444 500 pairs""> ID=""2"">ex 6403 99 (1)""> ID=""2"">ex 6404 11 (1)> ID=""3"">12 637 500 pairs""> ID=""2"">6404 19 10 > ID=""3"">21 789 000 pairs""> ID=""1"">Tableware, kitchenware of porcelain or china> ID=""2"">6911 10 > ID=""3"">29 250 tonnes""> ID=""1"">Ceramic tableware or kitchenware> ID=""2"">6912 00 > ID=""3"">22 275 tonnes""> ID=""1"">Glassware of a kind used for table> ID=""2"">7013 > ID=""3"">8 250 tonnes""> ID=""1"">Car radios falling within HS/CN codes> ID=""2"">8527 21 > ID=""3"">1 575 000 units""> ID=""2"">8527 29 > ID=""3"">127 500 units""> ID=""1"">Toys falling within HS/CN codes> ID=""2"">9503 41 > ID=""3"">ECU 150 598 500""> ID=""2"">9503 49 > ID=""3"">ECU 62 888 250""> ID=""2"">9503 90 > ID=""3"">ECU 381 012 000"""">(1) Excluding footwear involving special technology: shoes which have a cif price per pair of not less than ECU 12 for use in sporting activities, with a single- or multi-layer moulded sole, not injected, manufactured from synthetic materials specially designed to absorb the impact of vertical or lateral movements and with technical features such as hermetic pads containing gas or fluid, mechanical components which absorb or neutralize impact or materials such as low-density polymers.ANNEX IIAllocation of the first tranche of the quotas """" ID=""1"">Gloves> ID=""2"">4203 29 > ID=""3"">ECU 61 113 937 (85 %) > ID=""4"">ECU 10 784 813 (15 %) ""> ID=""1"">Footwear falling within HS/CN codes> ID=""2"">ex 6402 19 (1) ex 6402 99 (1)> ID=""3"">21 000 000 pairs (80 %) > ID=""4"">5 250 000 pairs (20 %) ""> ID=""2"">ex 6403 19 (1)> ID=""3"">1 650 000 pairs (80 %) > ID=""4"">412 500 pairs (20 %) ""> ID=""2"">6403 51 6403 59 > ID=""3"">1 500 000 pairs (80 %) > ID=""4"">375 000 pairs (20 %) ""> ID=""2"">ex 6403 91 (1) ex 6403 99 (1)> ID=""3"">5 955 600 pairs (80 %) > ID=""4"">1 488 900 pairs (20 %) ""> ID=""2"">ex 6404 11 (1)> ID=""3"">10 110 000 pairs (80 %) > ID=""4"">2 527 500 pairs (20 %) ""> ID=""2"">6404 19 10 > ID=""3"">17 431 200 pairs (80 %) > ID=""4"">4 357 800 pairs (20 %) ""> ID=""1"">Tableware, kitchenware of porcelain or china> ID=""2"">6911 10 > ID=""3"">23 400 tonnes (80 %) > ID=""4"">5 850 tonnes (20 %) ""> ID=""1"">Ceramic tableware or kitchenware> ID=""2"">6912 00 > ID=""3"">17 820 tonnes (80 %) > ID=""4"">4 455 tonnes (20 %) ""> ID=""1"">Glassware of a kind used for table, etc.> ID=""2"">7013 > ID=""3"">6 600 tonnes (80 %) > ID=""4"">1 650 tonnes (20 %) ""> ID=""1"">Car radios falling within HS/CN codes> ID=""2"">8527 21 8527 29 > ID=""3"">1 260 000 units 102 000 units (80 %) > ID=""4"">315 000 units 25 500 units (20 %) ""> ID=""1"">Toys falling within HS/CN codes> ID=""2"">9503 41 9503 49 9503 90 > ID=""3"">ECU 112 948 875 ECU 47 166 187 ECU 285 759 000 (75 %) > ID=""4"">ECU 37 649 625 ECU 15 722 063 ECU 95 253 000 (25 %) """">(1) Excluding footwear involving special technology: shoes which have a cif price per pair of not less than ECU 12 for use in sporting activities, with a single- or multi-layer moulded sole, not injected, manufactured from synthetic materials specially designed to absorb the impact of vertical or lateral movements and with technical features such as hermetic pads containing gas or fluid, mechanical components which absorb or neutralize impact or materials such as low-density polymers.ANNEX IIIMaximum quantity which may be requested by each importer other than traditional """" ID=""1"">Gloves> ID=""2"">4203 29 > ID=""3"">ECU 30 000""> ID=""1"">Footwear falling within HS/CN codes> ID=""2"">ex 6402 19 (1)> ID=""3"">4 000 pairs""> ID=""2"">ex 6402 99 (1)""> ID=""2"">ex 6403 19 (1)> ID=""3"">4 000 pairs""> ID=""2"">6403 51 > ID=""3"">4 000 pairs""> ID=""2"">6403 59 ""> ID=""2"">ex 6403 91 (1)> ID=""3"">4 000 pairs""> ID=""2"">ex 6403 99 (1)""> ID=""2"">ex 6404 11 (1)> ID=""3"">4 000 pairs""> ID=""2"">6404 19 10 > ID=""3"">4 000 pairs""> ID=""1"">Tableware, kitchenware of porcelain or china> ID=""2"">6911 10 > ID=""3"">4 tonnes""> ID=""1"">Ceramic tableware or kitchenware> ID=""2"">6912 00 > ID=""3"">4 tonnes""> ID=""1"">Glassware of a kind used for table> ID=""2"">7013 > ID=""3"">4 tonnes""> ID=""1"">Car radios falling within HS/CN codes> ID=""2"">8527 21 > ID=""3"">4 000 units""> ID=""2"">8527 29 > ID=""3"">4 000 units""> ID=""1"">Toys falling within HS/CN codes> ID=""2"">9503 41 > ID=""3"">ECU 30 000""> ID=""2"">9503 49 > ID=""3"">ECU 30 000""> ID=""2"">9503 90 > ID=""3"">ECU 30 000"""">(1) Excluding footwear involving special technology: shoes which have a cif price per pair of not less than ECU 12 for use in sporting activities, with a single- or multi-layer moulded sole, not injected, manufactured from synthetic materials specially designed to absorb the impact of vertical or lateral movements and with technical features such as hermetic pads containing gas or fluid, mechanical components which absorb or neutralize impact or materials such as low-density polymers. +",leather industry;leather production;tanning industry;toy industry;toy;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;household article;crockery;plates and dishes;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;China;People’s Republic of China,17 +12237,"Commission Decision of 15 February 1994 deferring, as regards the importation of fruit plant propagating material and fruit plants intended for fruit production from third countries, the date referred to in Article 16 (2) of Council Directive 92/34/EEC. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 92/34/EEC of 28 April 1992 on the marketing of fruit plant propagating material and fruit plants intended for fruit production (1), as amended by Commission Decision 93/401/EEC (2), and in particular Article 16 (2) thereof,Whereas, in the absence of a schedule of conditions as required pursuant to Article 4 of Directive 92/34/EEC, Commission Decision 93/401/EEC deferred the date in Article 16 (2) of the said Directive to 31 December 1993;Whereas, by virtue of Commission Directive 93/48/EEC (3), those conditions were established and came into force on 1 January 1994;Whereas the Commission is required pursuant to Article 16 (1) of Directive 92/34/EEC to decide whether propagating material and fruit plants produced in a third country and affording the same guarantees as regards obligations on the supplier, identity, characteristics, plant health, growing medium, packaging, inspection arrangements, marking and sealing, are equivalent in all these respects to propagating material and fruit plants produced in the Community and complying with the requirements and conditions of the Directive;Whereas, however, the information presently available on the conditions applying in third countries is not sufficient to enable the Commission to make any such decision in respect of any third country at this stage;Whereas it is known that, hitherto, Member States have imported propagating material and fruit plants produced in certain third countries; whereas, in order to prevent trade patterns from being disrupted Member States should be allowed to apply to the importation of propagating material and fruit plants from third countries conditions equivalent to those applicable to the production and marketing of products obtained in the Community, in accordance with Article 16 (2) of the said Directive;Whereas propagating material and fruit plants imported by a Member State in accordance with a decision taken by that Member State pursuant to Article 16 (2) first subparagraph of the said Directive should be subject to no marketing restrictions as regards the matters referred to in Article 16 (1) of the said Directive in other Member States;Whereas accordingly the date referred to in Article 16 (2) of the said Directive should be further deferred;Whereas the Standing Committee for Propagating Material and Plants of Fruit Genera and Species failed to deliver an opinion within the time allowed by its Chairman,. The date referred to in Article 16 (2), first subparagraph of Directive 92/34/EEC is hereby deferred until 31 December 1994. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 February 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 157, 10. 6. 1992, p. 10.(2) OJ No L 177, 21. 7. 1993, p. 28.(3) OJ No L 250, 7. 10. 1993, p. 1. +",fruit;marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;plant health control;phytosanitary control;phytosanitary inspection;plant health inspection;seedling;cutting (plant);import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;plant propagation;grafting;plant reproduction,17 +14753,"96/65/EC: Commission Decision of 13 December 1995 approving the programme for the eradication of bovine brucellosis for 1996 presented by Portugal and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution (Only the Portuguese text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Article 24 thereof,Whereas Decision 90/424/EEC provides for the possibility of financial participation by the Community in the eradication and surveillance of bovine brucellosis;Whereas by letter, Portugal has submitted a programme for the eradication of bovine brucellosis;Whereas after examination of the programme it was found to comply with all Community criteria relating to the eradication of the disease in conformity with Council Decision 90/638/EEC on laying down Community criteria for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases (3), as amended by Council Directive 92/65/EEC (4);Whereas this programme appears on the priority list of programmes for the eradication and surveillance of animal diseases which can benefit from financial participation from the Community for 1996 and which was established by Decision 95/434/EC (5);Whereas in the light of the importance of the programme for the achievement of Community objectives in the field of animal health, it is appropriate to fix the financial participation of the Community at 50 % of the costs incurred by Portugal up to a maximum of ECU 2 500 000;Whereas a financial contribution from the Community shall be granted in so far as the actions provided for are carried out and provided that the authorities furnish all the necessary information within the time limits provided for;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The programme for the eradication of bovine brucellosis presented by Portugal is hereby approved for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1996. Portugal shall bring into force by 1 January 1996 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the programme referred to in Article 1. 1. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs of testing and those incurred in Portugal by way of compensation for owners for the slaughter of animals up to a maximum of ECU 2 500 000.2. The financial contribution of the Community shall be granted subject to:- forwarding a report to the Commission every three months on the progress of the programme and the costs incurred,- forwarding a final report on the technical execution of the programme accompanied by justifying evidence as to the costs incurred by 1 June 1997 at the latest. This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic.. Done at Brussels, 13 December 1995.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19.(2) OJ No L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 31.(3) OJ No L 347, 12. 12. 1990, p. 27.(4) OJ No L 268, 14. 9. 1992, p. 54.(5) OJ No L 256, 26. 10. 1995, p. 57. +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;slaughter of animals;slaughter of livestock;stunning of animals;Portugal;Portuguese Republic;slaughter premium;slaughter bonus;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;brucellosis,17 +4902,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 202/2009 of 16 March 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 600/2005 as regards the use of the preparation of Bacillus licheniformis DSM 5749 and Bacillus subtilis DSM 5750 in compound feed containing lasalocid sodium (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and the ground and procedure for granting such authorisation.(2) The preparation of Bacillus licheniformis DSM 5749 and Bacillus subtilis DSM 5750, belonging to the group of ‘micro-organisms’, was authorised without a time limit in accordance with Council Directive 70/524/EEC (2) as a feed additive for use in sows by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1453/2004 (3), for use in turkeys for fattening and calves up to three months by Commission Regulation (EC) No 600/2005 (4) which was subsequently amended by Regulation (EC) No 2028/2006 (5), for use in pigs for fattening and piglets by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2148/2004 (6). This additive was subsequently entered in the Community Register of Feed Additives as an existing product, in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(3) In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application for an amendment of the authorisation of that preparation was submitted to allow its use in feed containing the coccidiostat lasalocid sodium for turkeys for fattening. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of that Regulation.(4) The European Food Safety Authority concluded in its opinion of 22 October 2008 that the compatibility of the additive Bacillus licheniformis DSM 5749 and Bacillus subtilis DSM 5750 with lasalocid sodium was established (7).(5) The conditions provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 are satisfied.(6) Regulation (EC) No 600/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly.(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 600/2005 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 March 2009.For the CommissionAndroulla VASSILIOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29(2)  OJ L 270, 14.12.1970, p. 1. Directive repealed by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(3)  OJ L 269, 17.8.2004, p. 3.(4)  OJ L 99, 19.4.2005, p. 5.(5)  OJ L 414, 30.12.2006, p. 26.(6)  OJ L 370, 17.12.2004, p. 24.(7)  Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) on a request from the European Commission on the compatibility of the microbial product Bioplus 2B (Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus subtilis) with lasalocid sodium. The EFSA Journal (2008) 841, p. 1-7.ANNEXIn Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 600/2005 the entry for E 1700, Bacillus licheniformis DSM 5749 and Bacillus subtilis DSM 5750 is replaced by the following:EC No Additive Chemical formula, description Species or category of animal Maximum age Minimum content Maximum content Other provisions End of period of authorisationCFU/kg of complete feedingstuffsMicro-organisms‘E 1700 Bacillus licheniformis Mixture of Bacillus licheniformis DSM 5749 and Turkeys for fattening — 1,28 × 109 1,28 × 109 In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature, storage life and stability to pelleting. Without time limitCalves 3 months 1,28 × 109 1,28 × 109 In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature, storage life and stability to pelleting Without time limit’ +",prepared foodstuff;cooked foodstuff;deep-frozen dish;food preparation;pre-cooked foodstuff;animal nutrition;feeding of animals;nutrition of animals;foodstuffs legislation;regulations on foodstuffs;health legislation;health regulations;health standard;microorganism;food additive;sensory additive;technical additive,17 +3322,"2003/729/EC: Commission Decision of 6 October 2003 amending Decision 2002/300/EC establishing the list of approved zones with regard to Bonamia ostreae and/or Marteilia refringens (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 3463). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Decision 2002/300/EC(3), as last amended by Decision 2003/378/EC(4), lays down the areas in Ireland considered to be free of the diseases Bonamia ostrea and/or Marteilia refringens.(2) Ireland informed the Commission by letter dated 24 June 2003 of the detection of Bonamia ostrea at the Blacksod Bay on the County Mayo coastline, an area previously considered to be free of that disease. That area can therefore no longer be considered free of Bonamia ostrea.(3) Decision 2002/300/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The Annex to Decision 2002/300/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 6 October 2003.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 1.(2) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1.(3) OJ L 103, 19.4.2002, p. 24.(4) OJ L 130, 27.5.2003, p. 27.ANNEX""ANNEXZONES APPROVED FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE MOLLUSC DISEASES BONAMIA OSTREA AND MARTEILIA REFRINGENS1.A. Zones in Ireland approved with regard to B. Ostreae- The whole coastline of Ireland except the following six areas:- Cork Harbour- Galway Bay- Ballinakill Harbour- Clew Bay- Achill Sound- Loughmore, Blacksod Bay1.B. Zones in Ireland approved with regard to M. Refringens- The whole coastline of Ireland2.A. Zones in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man approved with regard to B. Ostreae- The whole coastline of Great Britain, except the following areas:- the south coast of Cornwall from the Lizard to Start Point- the area around the Solent estuary from Portland Bill to Selsey Bill- the area along the coast in Essex from Shoeburyness to Landguard point.- The whole coastline of Northern Ireland- The whole coastline of Guernsey and Herm- The zone of the States of Jersey: the zone consists of the intertidal and immediate coastal area between the mean high-water mark on the Island of Jersey and an imaginary line drawn three nautical miles from the mean low-water mark of the Island of Jersey. The zone is situated in the Normano-Breton Gulf, on the south side of the English Channel- The whole coastline of the Isle of Man2.B. Zones in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man approved with regard to M. Refringens- The whole coastline of Great Britain- The whole coastline of Northern Ireland- The whole coastline of Guernsey and Herm- The zone of the States of Jersey: the zone consists of the intertidal and immediate coastal area between the mean high-water mark on the Island of Jersey and an imaginary line drawn three nautical miles from the mean low-water mark of the Island of Jersey. The zone is situated in the Normano-Breton Gulf, on the south side of the English Channel- The whole coastline of the Isle of Man"" +",Channel Islands;veterinary inspection;veterinary control;Ireland;Eire;Southern Ireland;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;mollusc;cephalopod;shellfish;squid;Isle of Man;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,17 +21991,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1816/2001 of 14 September 2001 fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 82nd individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1670/2000(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,Whereas:(1) The intervention agencies are, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 635/2000(4), to sell by invitation to tender certain quantities of butter that they hold and to grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 18 of that Regulation stipulates that in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter and concentrated butter. It is further stipulated that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure, and that a decision may also be taken to make no award in response to the tenders submitted. The amount(s) of the processing securities must be fixed accordingly.(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. The minimum selling prices and the maximum aid and processing securities applying for the 82nd individual invitation to tender, under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97, shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 September 2001.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 September 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 10.(3) OJ L 350, 20.12.1997, p. 3.(4) OJ L 76, 25.3.2000, p. 9.ANNEXto the Commission Regulation of 14 September 2001 fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 82nd individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97>TABLE> +",award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;minimum price;floor price;cream;dairy cream;sale;offering for sale;butter;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +8186,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 386/90 of 12 February 1990 on the monitoring carried out at the time of export of agricultural products receiving refunds or other amounts. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Whereas, pursuant to Article 8 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2048/88 (4), Member States are to take the measures necessary to satisfy themselves that transactions financed by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) are actually carried out and are executed correctly, to prevent and deal with irregularities and to recover sums lost as a result of irregularities or negligence;Whereas, in its special report on the system of payment of agricultural export refunds (5), and in its annual report concerning the financial year 1987 (6), the Court of Auditors drew attention to a number of shortcomings in certain Member States in the monitoring of agricultural products for which refunds or other amounts are granted on export;Whereas the organization which, in principle, would afford the best safeguards without giving rise to economic constraints and administrative costs outweighing the prospective gains for Community finances would be one which combined physical monitoring on export and the auditing of accounts;Whereas, in order to improve and harmonize the measures taken by the Member States, a Community monitoring system should be set up;Whereas such a monitoring system must be based in particular on physical spot checks of goods at the time of export, including goods exported under a simplified procedure, and on the scrutiny of the payment application files by the paying agencies; whereas the audit to be conducted ex post facto in the undertakings concerned by the competent bodies is governed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 4045/89 of 21 December 1989 on scrutiny by Member States of transactions forming part of the system of financing by the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund and repealing Directive 77/435/EEC (7);Whereas the number of physical checks, including laboratory analyses where these prove necessary must be increased in view of the importance of agricultural refunds within the Community budget,. 1. This Regulation sets down certain procedures for monitoring whether operations conferring entitlement to the payment of refunds on and all other amounts in respect of export transactions have been actually carried out and executed correctly.2. For the purposes of this Regulation, the term 'goods' means products in respect of which the amounts referred to in paragraph 1 are paid in accordance with Community provisions adopted within the framework of the common agricultural policy. Member States shall carry out:(a) physical checks on goods in accordance with Article 3, at the time the customs export formalities are completed and before authorization is given for the goods in question to be exported, on the basis of documents submitted in support of the export declaration, and(b) scrutiny of the documents in the payment application file in accordance with Article 4. 1. Without prejudice to any specific provisions which require more extensive checks, the physical checks referred to in Article 2 (a) must:(a) take the form of spot checks conducted frequently and without prior warning;(b) in any event, relate to not less than 5 % of the export declarations in respect of which applications are submitted for the amounts specified in Article 1 (1).2. In accordance with the detailed rules to be determined under the procedure referred to in Article 6, the rate mentioned in 1 (b) shall apply:- per customs office,- per calendar year, and- per product sector.Under the same procedure, a scrutiny rate greater than 5 % may, by way of exception, be fixed for specific cases and periods, on the basis of objective findings of an increased risk of fraud.In that case, the rate mentioned in 1 (b) shall be deemed to be satisfied for a customs office when, taking into account the checks carried out in the said specific cases, the minimum rate of 5 % has been reached for all sectors taken together during the calendar year in question.3. In cases where ordinary visual inspection fails to establish that the goods correspond to the description given in the refunds nomenclature, and where classification or the quality of the goods requires very precise information about the ingredients thereof, the customs authorities shall verify that description according to the nature of the product by using all the senses or by applying physical measures that may go as far as submitting the goods for analysis by laboratories specially equipped for the purpose.4. The checks referred to in this Article shall be carried out without prejudice to any measures which the customs authorities may take to ensure that the goods leave the customs territory in the same state as when the export authorization was granted. Paying agencies shall scrutinize, on the basis of the payment application files and other available information, in particular on the basis of the documents relating to the export and the comments of the customs services, all the evidence in these files adduced to justify the payment of the amounts in question. Member States shall take steps to coordinate the controls imposed on individual operators and combine the verifications provided for in Articles 3 and 4 and in Regulation (EEC) No 4045/89.Sub coordinated controls shall be carried out, on the initiative or at the request either of the Commission staff or of the customs authorities making the physical checks or the competent authorities scrutinizing the payment application file or auditing the accounts ex post facto. Any provisions required for the application of this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 (1) or, as appropriate, the corresponding Articles of the other Regulations on the common organization of markets.They may relate in particular to:- the method for calculating the minimum percentage referred to in Article 3 (1) (b) and particular detailed rules and/or derogations therefrom with regard to specific situations,- the goods which are to be submitted for analysis under Article 3 (3),- the coordination of controls between the competent departments of the Member States and the Commission staff. 1. In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 6, transitional measures shall be adopted with regard to the application of Article 3 (1) and (2).2. Before 1 January 1992, the Commission shall submit a progress report on the application of this Regulation to the Council and, in the light of experience gained, shall propose any necessary amendments to the monitoring system provided for under this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 February 1990.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. WALSH(1) OJ No C 29, 6. 2. 1987, p. 5.(2) OJ No C 190, 20. 7. 1987, p. 144.(3) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13.(4) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 1.(5) OJ No C 215, 26. 8. 1985, p. 1.(6) OJ No C 316, 12. 12. 1988, p. 68.(7) OJ No L 388, 30. 12. 1989, p. 18.(1) OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. +",monetary compensatory amount;MCA;accession compensatory amount;compensatory amount;dismantling of MCA;payment;terms of payment;agricultural product;farm product;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;export monitoring;monitoring of exports,17 +2011,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2137/95 of 7 September 1995 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1863/95 (2), and in particular Article 9 (2) and Article 13 (11) thereof, as well as the corresponding provisions in other Regulations on the common organization of the market in agricultural products,Whereas Article 23 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1199/95 (4), provides that where products exported are not subject to the production of an export licence and a licence is not required for those products in order for them to benefit from advance fixing of the refund, a Member State may establish a simplified procedure under which the advance fixing certificate may be kept by the authority in the Member State which is competent both for issuing the certificate and paying the refund, without the certificate having to be presented to the exporting customs authorities; whereas that simplified procedure was provided for because, in the case of an advance fixing certificate, all that is needed is a method of fixing the refund in advance, not a real export licence;Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (5) provides that the refund must only be granted where an application is submitted and an export licence including advance fixing of the refund is presented; whereas, in the case of several products, a licence is only required for the granting of the refund;Whereas the terms 'advance fixing certificate` and 'export licence including advance fixing of the refund` as they appear in the different language versions of Community agricultural legislation may create confusions concerning the scope of application of Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88; whereas the conditions of application of that Article should therefore be made clear;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinions of the Management Committees concerned,. A fifth paragraph is added to Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 as follows:'5. This Article shall also apply to products for which an export licence comprising advance fixing of the refund is only required for the granting of the refund.` This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 July 1995.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 September 1995.For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission +",customs formalities;customs clearance;customs declaration;export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;agricultural product;farm product;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;export;export sale,17 +131,"78/869/EEC: Commission Decision of 9 October 1978 on the implementation of the reform of agricultural structures in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1978 pursuant to Directives 72/159/EEC, 72/160/EEC and 75/268/EEC (Only the German text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms (1), as amended by Directives 76/837/EEC (2) and 77/390/EEC (3), and in particular Article 18 (3) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas (4), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 72/160/EEC of 17 April 1972 concerning measures to encourage the cessation of farming and the reallocation of utilized agricultural area for the purpose of structural improvement (5), and in particular Article 9 (3) thereof,Whereas the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany has notified, pursuant to Article 17 (4) of Directive 72/159/EEC and Article 8 (4) of Directive 72/160/EEC, the texts of the following provisions: - principles for the encouragement of investment in individual farms and settlement of rural areas, in the version of 5 May 1978,- principles for the encouragement of investment in individual combined farms and forestry enterprises and in individual forestry enterprises, in the version of 5 May 1978,- principles for the encouragement of farms in mountain areas and in certain less-favoured areas, of 5 May 1978,- principles regarding premiums to encourage the granting of long leases, of 5 May 1978,- principles regarding adaptation grants to assist elderly agricultural workers, of 5 May 1978,- principles governing aid for village renovation, of 5 May 1978,- 20th amending law pursuant to the law concerning financial assistance for elderly farmers;Whereas the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany also communicated, pursuant to Article 17 (4) of Directive 72/159/EEC and Article 8 (4) of Directive 72/160/EEC, the amended texts of the following provisions adopted by the L��¤nder, or confirmed their continued validity for 1978:Schleswig-Holstein - directives of 26 April 1974 to encourage the formation of associations for the rational use of agricultural machinery (machinery syndicates),- directives of 18 February 1974 and 19 April 1974 to encourage farmers to employ auxiliary farm labour,- directives of 9 February 1978 to encourage the construction of buildings for cattle and pig farming,- directives of 1 April 1977 to encourage the draining of individual farms;Lower Saxony - directives of 11 December 1974 on the granting of subsidies to machinery syndicates,- directives of 13 December 1972 to encourage the pooling of labour resources by farms,- directives on special measures relating to agricultural holdings in Lower Saxony (phased investment plan), in the version of 19 December 1977, (1)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 302, 4.11.1976, p. 19. (3)OJ No L 145, 13.6.1977, p. 43. (4)OJ No L 128, 19.5.1975, p. 1. (5)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 9.- directives of 24 April 1974 on measures to facilitate cessation of farming, in the version of 2 August 1976;North Rhine-Westphalia - directives of 4 February 1975 to encourage the formation of machinery syndicates,- directives of 16 August 1976 to encourage auxiliary farm labour,- directives of 3 January 1977 for encouraging the use of grassland (3.1.1);Hesse - directives of 8 March 1975 on the granting by the Land of subsidies to land development associations,- directives of 21 December 1972 on the promotion of joint land development schemes;Rhineland-Palatinate - order of 17 July 1978 to promote the formation of machinery syndicates and the pooling of labour resources;Baden-WĂźrttemberg - directives of 1 January 1977 to encourage the joint use of machinery through the formation of machinery syndicates,- directives of 1 January 1975 on the use of land funds for the provision of local female helpers and auxiliary farm labourers,- directives of 19 April 1974 on additional measures to encourage the construction of buildings on development farms, in the version of 28 March 1978,- directives of 10 May 1978 on agricultural credits in the Land,- directives of 2 November 1977 for encouraging agricultural measures designed to protect agricultural land (subsidies to sheep farms),- directives of 28 March 1978 and 11 August 1978 relating to the programme of regional reservation and development (investments in farms),- directives of 2 August 1974 on aid for the creation and improvement of pasture on land which otherwise could no longer be used;Saarland - order of 5 June 1973 to promote cooperation between farms;Bavaria - order of 20 March 1973 laying down special conditions for financial assistance under Article 6 (5) of the law on the promotion of agriculture in Bavaria (machinery syndicates),- order of 27 July 1972 laying down general conditions relating to financial assistance for central services for local female helpers and auxiliary farm labourers,- directives of 12 March 1973 on the encouragement of village improvements, in the version of 5 May 1976,- directives of 20 December 1977 on agricultural credits in the Land,- directives concerning the Bavarian alpine and highland programme 1978;Whereas the versions from 1973 to 1977, of the abovementioned laws, regulations and administrative provisions and the law on the gradual incorporation of old-age pensions into financial assistance for farmers (seventh amending law pursuant to the law concerning financial assistance for elderly farmers of 19 December 1973), which governs inter alia the introduction of the annuity mentioned in Article 2 (1) (a) of Directive 72/160/EEC, were the subject of Commission Decisions 74/185/EEC (1), 74/258/EEC (2), 75/476/EEC (3), 76/122/EEC (4), 76/374/EEC (5), 77/57/EEC (6) and 77/790/EEC (7);Whereas the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany also forwarded, pursuant to Article 2 of Commission Decision 74/185/EEC of 13 March 1974 and Article 2 of Commission Decision 77/790/EEC of 28 November 1977, a report on the application of the principles for the granting of investment aid in individual combined farming and forestry undertakings and in individual forestry undertakings;Whereas under Article 18 (3) of Directive 72/159/EEC and Article 9 (3) of Directive 72/160/EEC the Commission must decide whether, having regard to the compatibility of the provisions notified with those Directives and with Directive 75/268/EEC and to the objectives of the said Directives and to the need for a (1)OJ No L 94, 4.4.1974, p. 22. (2)OJ No L 141, 24.5.1974, p. 7. (3)OJ No L 212, 9.8.1975, p. 13. (4)OJ No L 18, 17.1.1976, p. 25. (5)OJ No L 102, 15.4.1976, p. 21. (6)OJ No L 11, 14.1.1977, p. 27. (7)OJ No L 328, 21.12.1977, p. 12.proper connection between the various measures, the conditions for continued financial contribution by the Community in 1978 are satisfied;Whereas, subject to the reservations already set out in Commission Decision 74/185/EEC relating to the principles for the granting of investment aid in individual combined farming and forestry undertakings and in individual forestry undertakings, the provisions notified are consistent with the objectives of Directives 72/159/EEC, 72/160/EEC and 75/268/EEC;Whereas the report from the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany referred to above showed that in 1977 also less than 1 % of all aided farms received aid under the aforesaid principles, and, consequently, that the measure concerned, which does not comply with the requirements of Article 14 (2) of Directive 72/159/EEC, has only very little practical significance ; whereas the achievement of the objectives of the Directive was therefore hardly at all affected thereby in 1977;Whereas the Community must, however, remain in a position to ascertain that the measure does not acquire special significance which might endanger the achievement of the objectives of the Directives;Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,. The abovementioned provisions for the implementation in the Federal Republic of Germany in respect of the year 1978 of Directives 72/159/EEC, 72/160/EEC and 75/268/EEC satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to common measures as referred to in Article 15 of Directive 72/159/EEC, Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC and Article 6 of Directive 72/160/EEC. The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany shall forward to the Commission not later than 31 March 1979 the report for 1978 referred to in Article 2 of Commission Decision 74/185/EEC of 13 March 1974. This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Brussels, 9 October 1978.For the CommissionFinn GUNDELACHVice-PresidentCORRIGENDA Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1726/78 of 24 July 1978 opening an invitation to tender for the mobilization of milled long grain rice as food aid for Mauritius(Official Journal of the European Communities No L 201 of 25 July 1978)Page 18, Article 7 (1) and (2):for : ""- broken rice : 2 75 % maximum"",read : ""- broken rice : 25 % maximum"". +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;regions of Germany;farm modernisation;farm development;farm modernization;modernisation of agricultural structures;modernisation of farming;agrarian reform;agricultural reform;reform of agricultural structures;agricultural advisory services;EAGGF Guidance Section;EAGGF Guidance Section aid,17 +11246,"Commission Directive 93/48/EEC of 23 June 1993 setting out the schedule indicating the conditions to be met by fruit plant propagating material and fruit plants intended for fruit production, pursuant to Council Directive 92/34/EEC. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 92/34/EEC of 28 April 1992 on the marketing of fruit plant propagating material and fruit plants intended for fruit production (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,Whereas, in applying the provisions of this Directive, it is appropriate to take into account the production cycles of the various materials;Whereas, pursuant to point (i) of Article 11 of Directive 92/34/EEC, requirements as to the supplier's document accompanying CAC propagating material and fruit plants shall be laid down in the schedule established pursuant to Article 4;Whereas a system of certification for such material has (as far as certain species are concerned) been developed or is in the course of development at an international level by the European Plant Protection Organization (EPPO);Whereas the conditions laid down in this Directive must be regarded as the minimum standard acceptable at this stage taking into account the current production conditions in the Community; whereas they will progressively be developed and refined in order ultimately to achieve high standards of quality;Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Propagating Material and Plants of Fruit Genera and Species,. 1.   This Directive establishes the schedule referred to in Article 4 of Directive 92/34/EEC, and sets out requirements as to labelling and sealing referred to in Article 11 of that Directive.2.   The schedule applies to the growing crop and propagating material (including rootstocks), and fruit plants derived therefrom, of all the genera and species referred to in Annex II to Directive 92/34/EEC, and to rootstocks of other genera and species referred to in point (iii) of Article 4(1) thereof, irrespective of the propagation system applied, those items being hereinafter referred to as ‘the material’.3.   The provisions of this Directive shall apply progressively, account being taken of the production cycles of the material referred to in paragraph 2. The material shall, where applicable, comply with the relevant plant health conditions laid down in Council Directive 77/93/EEC (2). 1.   Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 2, in the case of CAC material the material must, at least on visual inspection, be substantially free from any harmful organisms and diseases impairing quality, or any signs or symptoms thereof, which reduce the usefulness of the propagating material or fruit plants and in particular be free from those organisms and diseases listed in the Annex hereto in respect of the genus or species concerned.2.   Any material showing visible signs or symptoms of the harmful organisms or diseases referred to in paragraph 1 at the stage of the growing crop shall be properly treated immediately upon their appearance or, where appropriate, shall be removed.3.   In the case of citrus material the following requirements shall also be met:(i) it shall be derived from initial material which:— has been checked and found to show no symptoms of the relevant viruses, virus-like organisms or diseases listed in the Annex hereto,— has been tested individually using appropriate methods for the detection of such viruses, virus-like organisms or diseases and has been found to be free from them;(ii) it shall have been checked and found to be substantially free of such viruses, virus-like organisms or diseases since the beginning of the last cycle of vegetation; and(iii) in the case of grafting, it shall have been grafted onto rootstocks other than those susceptible to viroids. 1.   CAC material shall have adequate identity and purity relative to the genus or species in question and also, without prejudice to the second sentence of Article 9 (1) of Directive 92/34/EEC, have identity and purity as to variety.2.   In the case of commonly known varieties referred to in point (i) of Article 9 (2) of Directive 92/34/EEC, the official denomination of the variety shall be used by the supplier.3.   In the case of varieties which are already the subject of an application for plants breeders' rights or an official registration referred to in point (i) of Article 9 (2) of Directive 92/34/EEC, the breeders' reference or proposed name must be used until the authorization is granted.4.   In the case of varieties entered on lists kept by suppliers pursuant to point (ii) of Article 9 (2) of Directive 92/34/EEC, the requirement referred to in paragraph 1 hereof in respect of variety shall be based on the detailed descriptions given in the lists kept by suppliers. CAC material shall be substantially free from any defects likely to impair its quality as propagating material or as fruit plants. In the case of pre-basic, basic and certified material, the requirements set out in Articles 3, 4 (1) and 5 hereof are applicable in so far as the certification schemes referred to in Article 7 hereof do not impose more stringent conditions. Pending the establishment of a Community certification scheme, pre-basic, basic and certified material shall satisfy the conditions for each respective category as laid down in national schemes of certification provided that they comply, as far as possible, with existing international schemes of certification. 1.   The supplier's document in respect of CAC material referred to in Article 11 (i) of Directive 92/34/EEC shall be of suitable material which has not previously been used and shall be printed in at least one of the official languages of the Community. It shall contain the following information headings:(i) indication ‘EEC quality’;(ii) indication of EEC Member State code;(iii) indication of responsible official body or its distinguishing code;(iv) registration or accreditation number;(v) name of supplier;(vi) individual serial, week or batch number;(vii) date of issue of the supplier's document;(viii) botanical name;(ix) denomination of the variety: in the case of rootstock, denomination of the variety or its designation;(x) quantity;(xi) category;(xii) in the case of imports from third countries pursuant to Article 16 (2) of Directive 92/34/EEC, the name of the country of harvesting.2.   Where material is accompanied by a plant passport in accordance with Commission Directive 92/105/EEC (3), the plant passport may, if the supplier so wishes, constitute the supplier's document referred to in paragraph 1. Nonetheless, the indication ‘EEC quality’ and an indication as to the responsible official body under Directive 92/34/EEC must be given, and also a reference to the denomination of the variety or rootstock and category. In the case of imports from third countries pursuant to Article 16 (2) of Directive 92/34/EEC, the name of the country of harvesting must also be given. This information may be on the same document as the plant passport but must be clearly separated. 1.   The labelling and sealing requirements of the material qualified as pre-basic, basic or certified pursuant to point (ii) of Article 11 of Directive 92/34/EEC, are those laid down in the national schemes of certification referred to in Article 7 hereof.2.   Member States shall nonetheless ensure that where such an official label does not include all the information laid down in Article 8 (1) hereof, with the exception of headings (iv), (v) and (vii), that information shall be added. Furthermore, an indication as to whether the material is ‘virus-free’ or ‘virus-tested’ shall also be given. 01.   Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 31 December 1993. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for making such reference shall be adopted by Member States.2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of domestic law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. 1This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 June 1993.For the CommissionRené STEICHENMember of the Commission(1)  OJ No L 157, 10. 6. 1992, p. 10.(2)  OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 20.(3)  OJ No L 4, 8. 1. 1993, p. 22.ANNEXLIST OF SPECIFIC HARMFUL ORGANISMS AND DISEASES OF QUALITY-AFFECTING SIGNIFICANCEGenus or species Specific harmful organisms and diseasesInsects, mites and nematodes at all stages of their development— Citrus aurantifolia (Christm) Swing.— Citrus Litnon L. Burm. F— Citrus paradisi Macf— Citrus reticulata Blanco— Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck— Aleurothrixus floccosus (Mashell)— Meloidogyne spp.— Parabemisia myricae (Kuwana)— Tylenchulus semipenetrans— Phytophthora spp.— Citrus leaf rugose— Diseases that induce psorosis-like young leaves symptoms such as: psorosis, ring spot, cristacortis, impietratura, concave gum— Infectious variegation— Viroids such as exocortis, cachexiaxyloporosisInsects, mites and nematodes at all stages of their development— Corylus avellana— Epidiaspis leperii— Eriophis avellanae— Pseudaulacaspis pentagona— Quadraspidiotus perniciosus— Agrobacterium tumefaciens— Xanthomonas campestris pv. corylina— Armillariella mellea— Chondrostereum purpureaum— Nectria galligena— Phyllactinia guttata— Verticillium spp.— Apple mosaic virus— Hazel maculatura lineare MLOInsects, mites and nematodes at all stages of their development— Cydonia Miller— Pyrus communis L.— Anarsia lineatella— Eriosoma lanigerum— Scale insects, in particular:— Agrobacterium tumefaciens— Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae— Armillariella mellea— Chondrostereum purpureum— Nectria galligena— Phytophthora spp.— Rosellinia necatrix— Verticillium spp.Insects, mites and nematodes at all stages of their development— Fragaria x ananassa duch— Aphelenchoides spp.— Ditylenchus dipsaci— Tarsonemidae— Phytophthora cactorum— Verticillium spp.— Strawberry green petal MLOInsects, mites and nematodes at all stages of their development— Juglans regia L.— Scale insects, in particular:— Agrobacterium tumefaciens— Xanthotnonas campestris pv. juglandi— Armillariella mellea— Nectria galligena— Chondrostereum purpureum— Phytophthora spp.— Cherry leaf roll virusInsects, mites and nematodes at all stages of their development— Malus Miller— Anarsia lineatella— Eriosoma lanigerum— Scale insects, in particular— Agrobacterium tumefaciens— Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae— Armillariella mellea— Chondrostereum purpureum— Nectria galligena— Phytophthora cactorum— Rosellinia necatrix— Venturia spp.— Verticillium spp.Insects, mites and nematodes at all stages of their development— Olea europea— Eusophera pinguis— Meloidogyne spp.— Saissetia oleae— Pseudomonas syringae pv. savastanoi— Verticillium dahliaeFungi— Pistacia vera— Verticillium spp.Insects, mites and nematodes at all stages of their development— Prunus domestica L.— Prunus salicina— Aculops fockeui— Capnodis tenebrionis— Eriophyes similis— Meloidogyne spp.— Scale insects, in particular:— Agrobacterium tumefaciens— Pseudomonas syringae pv. mors prunorum— Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae— Armillariella mellea— Chondrostereum purpureum— Nectria galligena— Rosellinia necatrix— Verticillium spp.— Prune dwarf virus— Prunus necrotic ringspot virusInsects, mites and nematodes at all stages of their development— Prunus armeniaca (L.)— Prunus amygdalus Batsch— Prunus persica (L.) Batsch— Anarsia lineatella— Capnodis tenebrionis— Meloidogyne spp.— Scale insects, in particular:— Agrobacterium tumefaciens— Pseudomonas syringae pv. mors prunorum— Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae— Armillariella mellea— Chondrostereum purpureum— Nectria galligena— Rosellinia necatrix— Taphrina deformans— Verticillium spp.— Prune dwarf virus— Prunus necrotic ringspot virusInsects, mites and nematodes at all stages of their develoment— Prunus avium L.— Prunus cerasus— Capnodis tenebrionis— Meloidogyne spp.— Scale insects, in particular:— Agrobacterium tumefaciens— Pseudomonas syringae pv. mors prunorum— Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae— Armillariella mellea— Chondrostereum purpureum— Nectria galligena— Rosellinia necatrix— Verticillium spp.— Prune dwarf virus— Prunus necrotic ringspot virusInsects, mites and nematodes at all stages of their development— Ribes— Aphelenchoides spp.— Cecidophyopsis ribis— Agrobacterium tumefaciens— Armillariella mellea— Nectria cinnabarina— Rosellinia necatrix— Verticillium spp.— Black currant reversion— Black currant infectious variegation agentInsects, mites and nematodes at all stages of their development— Rubus— Aceria essigi— Agrobacterium rhizogenes— Agrobacterium tumefaciens— Rhodococcus fascians— Armillariella mellea— Didymelia applanata— Peronospora rubi— Phytophthora fragariae var. rubi— Verticillium spp.— Raspberry bushy dwarf virus— Raspberry leaf curl virus +",quality label;quality mark;standards certificate;plant disease;diseases of plants;plant pathology;plant health control;phytosanitary control;phytosanitary inspection;plant health inspection;fruit-growing;fruit production;fruit tree;plant propagation;grafting;plant reproduction;labelling,17 +3960,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2426/85 of 28 August 1985 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2365/84 laying down detailed rules for the application of the special measures for peas, field beans and sweet lupins. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1431/82 of 18 May 1982 laying down special measures for peas, field beans and sweet lupins (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1485/85 (2), and in particular Article 3 (7) thereof,Whereas the arrangements for submitting the declaration of processing set out in Article 19 (3) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2365/84 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1970/85 (4), should be made clearer and more flexible; whereas an undertaking should not necessarily lose its entire entitlement to aid if it fails to submit that declaration at regular intervals;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Dried Fodder,. Article 19 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2365/84 is hereby replaced by the following:'3. The undertaking shall submit at regular intervals a processing declaration concerning the quantities processed during a period the length of which shall be determined by the competent agency of the Member State in which processing has taken place, but which shall be no longer than one month. The declaration shall be submitted to the competent agency by a date which that agency shall specify but within a period that shall not in any case exceed two months.However, if the processing of a single lot of peas, field beans or sweet lupins takes place over a number of months, the undertaking may submit the declaration referring to that lot at the latest at the end of the second month following completion of processing.The declaration must indicate at least for each product and processing method the quantity of product processed by gross weight and also, it required, by weight adjusted according to the method set out in Annex I.If an undertaking fails to submit a declaration by the date on which it is due, the competent agency of the Member State in which processing has taken place shall deduct 2 % of the aid to which that undertaking would otherwise be entitled for each working day by which submission of the declaration is delayed.' This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities, within the exception of the new text of the last subparagraph of Article 19 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2365/84, which shall, at the request of the parties concerned, also apply to cases pending.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 August 1985.For the CommissionFrans ANDRIESSENVice-President(1) OJ No L 162, 12. 6. 1982, p. 28.(2) OJ No L 151, 10. 6. 1985, p. 7.(3) OJ No L 222, 20. 8. 1984, p. 26.(4) OJ No L 185, 18. 7. 1985, p. 12. +",leguminous vegetable;bean;broad bean;dried legume;field bean;lentil;pea;food processing;processing of food;processing of foodstuffs;terms for aid;aid procedure;counterpart funds;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid,17 +3535,"85/504/EEC: Council Decision of 11 November 1985 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community, and the Swiss Confederation on trade arrangements for soups, sauces and condiments. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas under the Agreement concluded between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation on 22 July 1972 the two Contracting Parties undertake to promote the expansion of reciprocal trade;Whereas it is in the interest of the Community, on the one hand, and the Swiss Confederation, on the other, to foster trade in soups, sauces and condiments by means of reciprocal tariff concessions;Whereas the Commission has conducted negotiations in this respect with the Swiss Confederation and these negotiations have resulted in an Agreement,. The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the Swiss Confederation and the European Economic Community on trade arrangements for soups, sauces and condiments is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision. The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement referred to in Article 1 in order to bind the Community.. Done at Brussels, 11 November 1985.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. SCHLECHTER +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);processed food product;Switzerland;Helvetic Confederation;Swiss Confederation;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession;trading operation;condiment;mustard,17 +1995,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1610/95 of 3 July 1995 fixing, for the 1995/96 marketing year, the flat-rate amount provided for under the system of minimum stocks in the sugar sector. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1101/95 (2), and in particular Article 12 (3) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1789/81 of 30 June 1981 laying down general rules concerning the system of minimum stocks in the sugar sector (3),Whereas Articles 3 (b) and 6 (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1789/81 provide for the reimbursement of the pecuniary advantage included in the intervention price on account of the costs involved in maintaining the minimum stock;Whereas, in order to determine that pecuniary advantage, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 189/77 of 28 January 1977 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of minimum stocks in the sugar sector (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1920/81 (5), provides for a flat-rate amount to be fixed for each marketing year;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,. For the 1995/96 marketing year, the flat-rate amount referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 189/77 shall be ECU 0,193 per 100 kilograms of sugar expressed as white sugar. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 July 1995.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 3 July 1995.For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;farm prices;Community farm price;EC farm price;price for the marketing year;minimum stock;safety stock;sugar;fructose;fruit sugar;white sugar;refined sugar;marketing year;agricultural year,17 +44170,"Council Regulation (EU) No 713/2014 of 24 June 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 1388/2013 opening and providing for the management of autonomous tariff quotas of the Union for certain agricultural and industrial products. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 31 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Whereas:(1) In order to ensure the sufficient and uninterrupted supply of certain goods insufficiently produced in the Union and to avoid any disturbances on the market for certain agricultural and industrial products, autonomous tariff quotas have been opened by Council Regulation (EU) No 1388/2013 (1). Products falling within those tariff quotas can be imported into the Union at reduced or zero duty rates. For the reasons indicated, it is necessary to open, with effect from 1 July 2014, tariff quotas at zero duty rates for an appropriate volume as regards six additional products.(2) Moreover, in certain cases, the existing autonomous tariff quotas of the Union should be adapted. In the case of two products, the product description needs to be modified for clarification purposes and in order to take into account the most recent product developments. In the case of another product, one of the TARIC codes needs to be deleted as the double classification has become obsolete. In the case of three other products, the quota volumes need to be increased as such increase is in the interest of economic operators and of the Union.(3) Finally, in the case of two products, the autonomous tariff quotas of the Union should be closed with effect from 1 July 2014 and 1 January 2015, respectively, as it is not in the Union's interest to continue granting them as from those dates.(4) Regulation (EU) No 1388/2013 should therefore be amended accordingly.(5) As some of the adaptations to the autonomous tariff quotas pursuant to this Regulation must take effect from 1 July 2014, this Regulation should apply from that date and enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,. The table in the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 1388/2013 is amended as follows:(1) the rows for the tariff quotas with order numbers 09.2830, 09.2831, 09.2832, 09.2834, 09.2835 and 09.2836 set out in Annex I to this Regulation are inserted following the order of the CN codes indicated in the second column of the table in the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 1388/2013;(2) the rows for the tariff quotas with order numbers 09.2629, 09.2631, 09.2639, 09.2668, 09.2669, 09.2806 and 09.2818 are replaced by the rows set out in Annex II to this Regulation;(3) the row for the tariff quota with order number 09.2930 is deleted;(4) the row for the tariff quota with order number 09.2639 is deleted. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 July 2014, with the exception of point (4) of Article 1, which shall apply from 1 January 2015.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 24 June 2014.For the CouncilThe PresidentE. VENIZELOS(1)  Council Regulation (EU) No 1388/2013 of 17 December 2013 opening and providing for the management of autonomous tariff quotas of the Union for certain agricultural and industrial products, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 7/2010 (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 319).ANNEX ITARIFF QUOTAS OF THE UNION REFERRED TO IN POINT (1) OF ARTICLE 1Order number CN code TARIC Description Quota period Quota volume Quota duty (%)09.2830 ex 2906 19 00 40 Cyclopropylmethanol (CAS RN 2516-33-8) 1.7-31.12 10 tonnes 009.2831 ex 2932 99 00 40 1,3:2,4-Bis-O-(3,4-dimethylbenzylidene)-D-glucitol (CAS RN 135861-56-2) 1.7-31.12 300 tonnes 009.2832 ex 3808 92 90 40 Preparation containing 38 % or more but not more than 50 % by weight of pyrithione zinc (INN) (CAS RN 13463-41-7) in an aqueous dispersion 1.7-31.12 250 tonnes 009.2834 ex 7604 29 10 20 Aluminium alloy rods with a diameter of 200 mm or more, but not exceeding 300 mm 1.7-31.12 500 tonnes 009.2835 ex 7604 29 10 30 Aluminium alloy rods with a diameter of 300,1 mm or more, but not more than 533,4 mm 1.7-31.12 250 tonnes 009.2836 ex 9003 11 00 10 Spectacle frames of plastic or base metal for use in the manufacture of corrective glasses (1) 1.7-31.12 2 900 000 pieces 0(1)  Suspension of duties is subject to Articles 291 to 300 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (OJ L 253 11.10.1993, p. 1).ANNEX IITARIFF QUOTAS OF THE UNION REFERRED TO IN POINT (2) OF ARTICLE 1Order number CN code TARIC Description Quota period Quota volume Quota duty (%)09.2806 ex 2825 90 40 30 Tungsten trioxide, including blue tungsten oxide (CAS RN 1314-35-8 or CAS RN 39318-18-8) 1.1-31.12 12 000 tonnes 009.2639 3905 30 00 Poly(vinyl alcohol), whether or not containing unhydrolysed acetate groups 1.1-31.12 18 000 tonnes 009.2818 ex 6902 90 00 10 Refractory bricks with— an edge length of more than 300 mm, and— a TiO2 content of not more than 1 % by weight, and— a Al2O3 content of not more than 0,4 % by weight, and— a change in volume of less than 9 % at 1 700 °C09.2629 ex 8302 49 00 91 Aluminium telescopic handle for use in the manufacture of luggage (1) 1.7-31.12 800 000 pieces 009.2668 ex 8714 91 10 21 Bicycle frame, constructed from carbon fibres and artificial resin, painted, lacquered and/or polished, for use in the manufacture of bicycles (1) 1.1-31.12 125 000 pieces 009.2669 ex 8714 91 30 21 Bicycle front fork, constructed from carbon fibres and artificial resin, painted, lacquered and/or polished, for use in the manufacture of bicycles (1) 1.1-31.12 97 000 pieces 009.2631 ex 9001 90 00 80 Unmounted glass lenses, prisms and cemented elements for use in the manufacture or repair of goods of CN codes 9002, 9005, 9013 10 and 9015 (1) 1.1-31.12 5 000 000 pieces 0(1)  Suspension of duties is subject to Articles 291 to 300 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (OJ L 253 11.10.1993, p. 1). +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;EU production;Community production;European Union production;underproduction;industrial product;import (EU);Community import;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties,17 +28237,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 783/2004 of 26 April 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on cucumbers and cherries, other than sour cherries. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), and in particular Article 33(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 of 30 July 1996 on rules of application for additional import duties on fruit and vegetables(2) provides for surveillance of imports of the products listed in the Annex thereto. That surveillance is to be carried out in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 308d of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code(3).(2) For the purposes of Article 5(4) of the Agreement on Agriculture(4) concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations and in the light of the latest data available for 2000, 2001 and 2002, the trigger levels for additional duties on cucumbers and cherries, other than sour cherries, should be adjusted to take account of the new situation resulting from enlargement of the Community on 1 May 2004.(3) As a result, Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 should be amended.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,. The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 May 2004.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 April 2004.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003 (OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 64).(2) OJ L 193, 3.8.1996, p. 1. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No 555/2004 (OJ L 89, 26.3.2004, p. 6).(3) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2286/2003 (OJ L 343, 31.12.2003, p. 1).(4) OJ L 336, 23.12.1994, p. 22.ANNEX""ANNEXWithout prejudice to the rules governing the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the description of the products is deemed to be indicative only. The scope of the additional duties for the purposes of this Annex is determined by the scope of the CN codes as they exist at the time of the adoption of this Regulation. Where ""ex"" appears before the CN code, the scope of the additional duties is determined both by the scope of the CN code and by the corresponding trigger period.>TABLE>"" +",stone fruit;apricot;cherry;mirabelle;nectarine;peach;plum;import;customs regulations;community customs code;customs legislation;customs treatment;customs duties;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties,17 +17414,"98/292/EC: Commission Decision of 22 April 1998 concerning the placing on the market of genetically modified maize (Zea mays L. line Bt-11), pursuant to Council Directive 90/220/EEC (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/220/EEC of 23 April 1990 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 97/35/EC (2), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Whereas Articles 10 to 18 of Directive 90/220/EEC lay down a Community procedure enabling the competent authorities of a Member State to give consent to the placing on the market of products containing, or consisting of, genetically modified organisms;Whereas a notification concerning the placing on the market of such a product has been submitted to the competent authorities of the United Kingdom;Whereas the product has been notified for handling in the environment during import and storage consistent with its use as an animal feed and the production of industrial and food products but not for further grain production;Whereas the competent authorities of the United Kingdom have subsequently forwarded the dossier thereon to the Commission with a favourable opinion;Whereas the competent authorities of other Member States have raised objections to the said dossier;Whereas, as the product will enter the market of the Community mixed with other maize grain, including non-genetically modified maize grain, the notifier subsequently modified the proposed labelling in the original dossier as follows:- exporters from countries where the product is grown, importers into the Community as well as the food and feed processing industry in the Community will be provided with product documentation informing them the possibility that the product may be present in bulk maize consignments,- the product documentation to be provided will include, among others, information that the product has been produced by genetic modification as well as information on the potential uses of the product,- the product documentation will also indicate that specific labelling requirements may be applicable in the Community for products derived from maize line Bt-11;Whereas, the notifier subsequently supplemented the original dossier with further information;Whereas, in accordance with Article 13(3) of Directive 90/220/EEC the Commission is required to take a decision in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21 of that Directive;Whereas the Commission sought the opinion of the relevant Scientific Committees established by Commission Decision 97/579/EC (3) on this dossier; whereas the opinion was delivered on 10 February 1998 by the Scientific Committee on Plants which concluded that there is no reason to believe that the import of this product with the aim of use as any other maize grain is likely to cause any adverse effects on human health and the environment;Whereas the Commission, having examined each of the objections raised in the light of Directive 90/220/EEC, the information submitted in the dossier and the opinion of the Scientific Committee on Plants, has concluded that there is no reason to believe that there will be any adverse effects on human health or the environment from the introduction into maize of the synthetic cryIA (b) gene expressing resistance to certain lepidopteran pests and the synthetic pat gene expressing increased tolerance to glufosinate ammonium herbicides;Whereas Article 11(6) and Article 16(1) of Directive 90/220/EEC provide additional safeguards if new information on risks of the product becomes available;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the committee established under Article 21 of Directive 90/220/EEC,. 1. Without prejudice to other Community legislation, in particular Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and the Council (4), and subject to paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article, consent shall be given by the competent authorities of the United Kingdom to the placing on the market of the following product, notified by Novartis Seeds Inc. (Ref. C/GB/96/M4/1):grains of genetically modified maize line Bt-11 containing:(a) a synthetic version of the cryIA (b) gene derived from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki strain HD1 under the control of a 35S promoter from Cauliflower Mosaic Virus, and IVS 6 intron from the maize alcohol dehydrogenase gene and the nopaline synthase terminator sequence of Agrobacterium tumefaciens, and(b) a synthetic version of the pat gene derived from Streptomyces viridochromogenes under the control of a 35S promoter from Cauliflower Mosaic Virus, an IVS 2 intron from the maize alcohol dehydrogenase gene and the nopaline synthase terminator sequence of Agrobacterium tumefaciens.2. The consent shall cover grains from progenies derived from crosses of maize line Bt-11 with any traditionally bred maize imported into the Community.3. The consent shall cover the placing on the market of the product to be used as any other maize grain but not for cultivation. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 April 1998.For the CommissionRitt BJERREGAARDMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 117, 8. 5. 1990, p. 15.(2) OJ L 169, 27. 6. 1997, p. 72.(3) OJ L 237, 28. 8. 1997, p. 18.(4) OJ L 43, 14. 2. 1997, p. 1. +",food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;maize;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban;genetically modified organism;GMO;biotechnological invention;genetically altered organism;transgenic organism,17 +2223,"Council Regulation (ECSC, EC, Euratom) No 2190/97 of 30 October 1997 amending Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 260/68 laying down the conditions and procedure for applying the tax for the benefit of the European Communities. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities and, in particular, the first subparagraph of Article 28 thereof,Having regard to the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities, and in particular Article 13 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Justice (2),Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Auditors (3),Whereas Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 260/68 (4) should be amended in order to take account of the following Regulations:— Council Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 2274/87 of 23 July 1987 introducing special measures to terminate the service of temporary staff of the European Communities (5);— Council Regulation (EEC) No 1857/89 of 21 June 1989 introducing special and temporary measures to terminate the service of officials of the European Communities (6);— Council Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2688/95 of 17 November 1995 introducing special measures to terminate the service of officials of the European Communities as a result of the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden (7);— Council Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2689/95 of 17 November 1995 introducing special measures to terminate the service of temporary staff of the European Communities (8), as a result of the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden,. The following twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth indents shall be added to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 260/68:‘— those entitled to the allowance for termination of service under Article 4 of Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 2274/87 (9),— those entitled to the allowance for termination of service under Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1857/89 (10),— those entitled to the allowance for termination of service under Article 4 of Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2688/95 (11),— those entitled to the allowance for termination of service under Article 4 of Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2689/95 (12). This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply, with regard to each of the indents added by Article 1, from the date of entry into force of each Regulation referred to respectively.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 30 October 1997.For the CouncilThe PresidentF. BODEN(1)  OJ C 85, 17. 3. 1997, p. 175.(2)  Opinion delivered on 11 November 1996.(3)  Opinion delivered on 12 December 1996.(4)  OJ L 56, 4. 3. 1968, p. 8. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 3162/94 (OJ L 335, 23. 12. 1994, p. 5).(5)  OJ L 209, 31. 7. 1987, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2168/89 (OJ L 208, 20. 7. 1989, p. 4).(6)  OJ L 181, 28. 6. 1989, p. 2.(7)  OJ L 280, 23. 11. 1995, p. 1.(8)  OJ L 280, 23. 11. 1995, p. 4. +",European official;EC basic post;EC staff;EU official;official of the EU;official of the European Union;staff of the EC;Community tax;tax (EU);indemnification;compensation;compensation for damage;indemnity;termination of employment;enlargement of the Union;Natali report;enlargement of the Community,17 +15589,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1360/96?of 12 July 1996?amending Regulation (EEC) No 1123/93 laying down detailed rules to implement the specific measures for supplying the French overseas departments with products from the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 of 16 December 1991 introducing specific measures in respect of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the French overseas departments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2598/95 (2), and in particular Article 4 (5) thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91, it is necessary to determine for the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector for each annual period of validity, the number of purebred breeding sheep and goats originating in the Community which benefit from aid with a view to developing the potential for production in the French overseas departments;Whereas the amount of the aforementioned aid and the number of animals qualifying for it are laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1123/93 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 40/96 (4); whereas, to take account of the new needs justified by the national authorities, the arrangements for the supply of breeding sheep and goats should be adapted to the new situation; whereas, in order to comply with the timetable, it is necessary to replace the Annex to that Regulation with effect from 1 January 1996;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,. The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1123/93 is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 January 1996.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 July 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 356, 24. 12. 1991, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 267, 9. 11. 1995, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 114, 8. 5. 1993, p. 16.(4) OJ No L 10, 13. 1. 1996, p. 6.ANNEX'ANNEX>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>(1) Inclusion in this subposition is subject to the conditions provided for in Council Directive 89/361/EEC of 30 May 1989 concerning pure-bred breeding sheep and goats (OJ No L 153, 6. 6. 1989, p. 30).` +",French overseas department and region;French Overseas Department;breeding animal;sheep;ewe;lamb;ovine species;supply;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;goat;billy-goat;caprine species;kid,17 +4038,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 3118/85 of 4 November 1985 amending Regulation (EEC) No 104/76 laying down common marketing standards for shrimps of the genus Crangon crangon. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof and the Act annexed to the said Treaty, and in particular Articles 27 and 396 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 of 29 December 1981 on the common organization of the market in fishery products (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3655/84 (2), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 provides that common marketing standards may be laid down for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation or for groups of those products;Whereas the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal makes provision for the inclusion of Norway lobsters and edible crabs in a system of Community selling prices;Whereas the standardization of these crustaceans is of particular importance for the proper operation of the said price system;Whereas, moreover, the setting of common marketing standards is likely to help improve the quality of the products; whereas, consequently, such standards should be laid down for those products and Regulation (EEC) No 104/76 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3575/83 (4), should be amended,. Regulation (EEC) No 104/76 shall be amended in accordance with the following Articles. The title of the Regulation shall be replaced by the following:'Council Regulation (EEC) No 104/76 of 19 January 1976 laying down common marketing standards for shrimps (Crangon crangon), edible drabs (Cancer pagurus) and Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus)'. Article 1 shall be replaced by the following:'Article 1Marketing standards are hereby laid down for:- shrimps (Crangon crangon);- edible crabs (Cancer pagurus);- Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus),falling within subheading 03.03 A IV b) 1, ex 03.03 A III b) and ex 03.03 A V a) 2 of the Common Customs Tariff respectively, whether fresh, chilled or simply boiled in water.' In Article 2 (b) and (c) and in Article 3 (1) and (2) the word 'shrimps' shall be replaced by the word 'products'. The following paragraphs shall be inserted in Article 5:'1 (a) Norway lobsters as specified in Article 1 shall be classified by lot in freshness categories E, A or B.1.2.3 // // // // Freshness Category // Appearance // Smell // // // // 1.2.3.4 // E // - shell: // pale pink or pink to orange-red // // // - whole: // shiny black eyes and ping gills // // // - tails: // exposed flesh is translucent and blue in colour tending towards white // Characteristic mild shellfishy smell // A // - shell: // pale pink or pink to orange-red. No black spots // // // - whole: // eyes dull and grey/black, gills greyish // // // - tails: // the exposed flesh is no longer translucent but is not discoloured // Loss of characteristic shellfishy smell. No ammonia. // B // - shell: // the characteristic colour is the same but with slight discoloration. Some black spots and greyish colour, particularly on the shell and between the segments of the tail // Slightly sour // // - whole: // gills dark grey or some greenish colour on the dorsal surface of the shell // // // - tails: // flesh opaque and dull in appearance // // // // //1 (b) Crabs as specified in Article 1 shall not be subject to specific freshness standards. However, only whole crabs, excluding berried females or soft-shelled crabs may be marketed for human consumption, subject to the provisions of the second subparagraph of Article 11 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 171/83 (1).(1) OJ No L 24, 27. 1. 1983, p. 14.'. Article 7 shall be replaced by the following:'Article 71. Shrimps, crabs and Norway lobsters shall be graded in the following size categories:(a) shrimps (width of shell):- size 1: 6,8 mm and over,- size 2: 6,5 mm and over;(b) crabs (width of shell, as measured in its widest dimension):- size 1: 16 cm and over,- size 2: from 13 up to but excluding 16 cm;(c) Norway lobsters, (units per kg), (subject to compliance with the minimum biological sizes applicable to each region, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 171/83):whole:- size 1: 20 and less,- size 2: from 21 up to 45,- size 3: more than 45;tails:- size 1: 60 and less,- size 2: from 61 up to 120,- size 3: from 121 up to 180,- size 4: more than 180.2. Lots of a given size category may not include products which are of a smaller size than that of the category to which the lots belong. A small lot need not, however, be of uniform size; if it is not, the lot shall be placed in the lowest size category.3. The size category must be clearly and indelibly marked, in characters at least 5 cm high, on labels affixed to the lot.4. To the extent required in order to provide local supplies of shrimps for certain coastal areas in the Community, exemptions from the minimum size specified in paragraph 1 (a) may be allowed in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 33 of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81.5. In order to ensure local or regional supplies of crabs for certain coastal zones of the United Kingdom, the minimum marketing size referred to in paragraph 1 (b) shall be reduced to 11,5 cm in these zones.The said zones shall be determined in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 33 of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81.' Article 7 0 shall be replaced by the following:'Article 101. Products as specified in Article 1 which come from third countries may be released in the Community for human consumption only if:(a) they comply with the provisions of Articles 4, 5, 6 and 7;(b) they are presented in packages on which the following information is clearly and legibly marked:- country of origin, in letters at least 20 mm high;- one of the following descriptions:'Hesterejer' or 'Taskekrabber' or 'Jomfruhummer','Garnelen' or 'Taschenkrebse' or 'Kaisergranate','Gkrízes garídes' or 'Kavoýria' or Karavídes','Shrimps' or 'Edible crabs' or 'Norway lobsters','Quisquilla' or 'Buey de mar' or 'Cigala','Crevettes grises' or 'Crabes Tourteaux or 'Langoustines','Gamberetti grigi' or 'Granchi di mare' or 'Scampi','Garnalen' or 'Noordzeekrabben' or 'Langoestines','Camarão negro' or 'Sapateira' or 'Lagistim';- freshness category and size category;- net weight in kilograms of the species contained in the package;- date of grading and date of dispatch;- name and address of sender.2. However, products as specified in Article 1 which are landed in a Community port direct from the fishing grounds by vessels flying the flag of a third country and which are intended for marketing for human consumption shall be subject, when released on the market, to the same provisions as those applicable to Community produce.' This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1986, subject to the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Spain and Portugal.It shall apply from 1 March 1986.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 4 November 1985.For the CouncilThe PresidentR. STEICHEN(1) OJ No L 379, 31. 12. 1981, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 340, 28. 12. 1984, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 20, 28. 1. 1976, p. 35.(4) OJ No L 356, 20. 12. 1983, p. 6. +",marketing standard;grading;product quality;quality criterion;crustacean;crab;crawfish;crayfish;lobster;prawn;shrimp;European standard;Community standard;Euronorm;fresh product;fresh food;labelling,17 +34819,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1422/2007 of 4 December 2007 amending Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council in respect of their application thresholds for the procedures for the award of contracts (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services (1), and in particular Article 69 thereof,Having regard to Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts (2), and in particular Article 78 thereof,After consultation of the Advisory Committee for Public Contracts,Whereas:(1) By Decision 94/800/EC of 22 December 1994 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Community, as regards matters within its competence, of the agreements reached in the Uruguay Round multilateral negotiations (1986 to 1994) (3) the Council concluded the Agreement on Government Procurement (hereinafter referred to as the Agreement). The Agreement should be applied to any procurement contract with a value that reaches or exceeds the amounts (hereinafter referred to as thresholds) set in the Agreement and expressed as special drawing rights.(2) One of the objectives of Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC is to allow the contracting entities and the contracting authorities which apply those Directives to comply at the same time with the obligations laid down in the Agreement. To achieve this, the thresholds laid down by those Directives for public contracts which are also covered by the Agreement should be aligned in order to ensure that they correspond to the Euro equivalents, rounded down to the nearest thousand, of the thresholds set out in the Agreement.(3) For reasons of coherence, it is appropriate to align also those thresholds in Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC which are not covered by the Agreement.(4) Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,. Directive 2004/17/EC is amended as follows:1. Article 16 is amended as follows:(a) in point (a), the amount ‘EUR 422 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 412 000’,(b) in point (b), the amount ‘EUR 5 278 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 5 150 000’.2. Article 61 is amended as follows:(a) in paragraph 1, the amount ‘EUR 422 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 412 000’,(b) in paragraph 2, the amount ‘EUR 422 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 412 000’. Directive 2004/18/EC is amended as follows:1. Article 7 is amended as follows:(a) in point (a), the amount ‘EUR 137 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 133 000’,(b) in point (b), the amount ‘EUR 211 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 206 000’,(c) in point (c), the amount ‘EUR 5 278 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 5 150 000’.2. the first paragraph of Article 8 is amended as follows:(a) in point (a), the amount ‘EUR 5 278 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 5 150 000’,(b) in point (b), the amount ‘EUR 211 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 206 000’.3. in Article 56, the amount ‘EUR 5 278 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 5 150 000’.4. in the first subparagraph of Article 63(1), the amount ‘EUR 5 278 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 5 150 000’.5. Article 67(1) is amended as follows:(a) in point (a), the amount ‘EUR 137 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 133 000’,(b) in point (b), the amount ‘EUR 211 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 206 000’,(c) in point (c), the amount ‘EUR 211 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 206 000’. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2008.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 4 December 2007.For the CommissionCharlie McCREEVYMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 134, 30.4.2004, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Council Directive 2006/97/EC (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 107).(2)  OJ L 134, 30.4.2004, p. 114. Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/97/EC.(3)  OJ L 336, 23.12.1994, p. 1. +",public contract;official buying;public procurement;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;transport policy;transport development;energy-generating product;postal service;letter post;mail;mail service;parcel post;post;water,17 +2461,"Council Directive 83/183/EEC of 28 March 1983 on tax exemptions applicable to permanent imports from a Member State of the personal property of individuals. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 99 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),Whereas, in order that the people of the Member States become more aware of the existence of the European Community, further measures to benefit private individuals should be taken in order to create conditions in the Community similar to those in a domestic market;Whereas, in particular, the tax obstacles to the importation by private individuals of personal property into one Member State from another Member State are such as to hinder the free movement of persons within the Community ; whereas, therefore, these obstacles should be eliminated as far as possible by the introduction of tax exemptions;Whereas these tax exemptions may apply only to imports of goods which are not of a commercial or speculative nature ; whereas the application of the exemptions should therefore be made subject to limits and conditions,. TITLE I GENERAL PROVISIONS Scope1. Every Member State shall, subject to the conditions and in the cases hereinafter set out, exempt personal property imported permanently from another Member State by private individuals from turnover tax, excise duty and other consumption taxes which normally apply to such property.2. Specific and/or periodical duties and taxes connected with the use of such property within the country, such as for instance motor vehicle registration fees, road taxes and television licences, are not covered by this Directive. Conditions relating to property1. For the purposes of this Directive, ""personal property"" means property for the personal use of the persons concerned or the needs of their household. Such property must not, by reason of its nature or quantity, reflect any commercial interest, nor be intended for an economic activity within the meaning of Article 4 of Directive 77/388/EEC (4). However, the tools or instruments necessary to the person concerned for the exercise of his trade or profession shall also be treated as personal property.2. The exemption for which Article 1 makes provision shall be granted for personal property: (a) which has been acquired under the general conditions of taxation in force in the domestic market of one of the Member States and which is not the subject, on the grounds of exportation, of any exemption or any refund of turnover tax, excise duty or any other consumption tax. For the purposes of this Directive, the goods acquired under the conditions referred to in Article 15 (10) of Directive 77/388/EEC shall be deemed to have met these conditions;(b) of which the person concerned has had the use, in the Member States from which it is being exported, for a period of at least: - six months before the change of residence in the case of motor-driven vehicles (including their (1) OJ No C 267, 21.11.1975, p. 11. (2) OJ No C 53, 8.3.1976, p. 39. (3) OJ No C 131, 12.6.1976, p. 49. (4) OJ No L 145, 13.6.1977, p. 1. trailers), caravans, mobile homes, pleasure boats and private aircraft,- three months before the change of residence or the setting up of a secondary residence in the case of other property.However, for the goods referred to in the second sentence of (a), Member States may increase the above periods to 12 months.3. The competent authorities shall demand proof that the conditions in paragraph 2 have been satisfied in the case of motor-driven vehicles (including their trailers), caravans, mobile homes, pleasure boats and private aircraft. In the case of other property, they shall demand such proof only where there are grave suspicions of fraud. Import conditionsThe importation of the property may be carried out at one or more times within the periods laid down in Articles 7, 8, 9 and 10 respectively. Obligations subsequent to importationThe property imported shall not be disposed of, hired out or lent during the period of 12 months following its importation free of duty, except in circumstances duly justified to the satisfaction of the competent authorities of the Member State of importation. Specific conditions for certain types of property1. Member States may provide that the goods listed in Article 4 (1) of Directive 69/169/EEC (1), as last amended by Directive 82/443/EEC (2), may be imported free of duty only up to the quantities laid down in that Article for travel between Member States.2. The exemption on the importation of riding horses, motor-driven road vehicles (including trailers), caravans, mobile homes, pleasure boats and private aircraft shall be granted only if the private individual transfers his normal residence to the Member State of importation. General rules for determining residence1. For the purposes of this Directive, ""normal residence"" means the place where a person usually lives, that is for at least 185 days in each calendar year, because of personal and occupational ties or, in the case of a person with no occupational ties, because of personal ties which show close links between that person and the place where he is living.However, the normal residence of a person whose occupational ties are in a different place from his personal ties and who consequently lives in turn in different places situated in two or more Member States shall be regarded as being the place of his personal ties, provided that such person returns there regularly. This last condition need not be met where the person is living in a Member State in order to carry out a task of a definite duration. Attendance at a university or school shall not imply transfer of normal residence.2. Individuals shall give proof of their place of normal residence by any appropriate means, such as their identity card or any other valid document.3. Where the competent authorities of the Member State of importation have doubts as to the validity of a statement as to normal residence made in accordance with paragraph 2, or for the purpose of certain specific controls, they may ask for any information they require or for additional proof.TITLE II IMPORTATION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY IN CONNECTION WITH A TRANSFER OF NORMAL RESIDENCE 1. The exemption for which Article 1 makes provision shall be granted, subject to the conditions laid down in Articles 2 to 5, in respect of personal property imported by a private individual when transferring his normal residence.2. The last of the property must be imported not later than 12 months after the transfer of the normal residence. (1) OJ No L 133, 4.6.1969, p. 6. (2) OJ No L 206, 14.7.1982, p. 35.TITLE III IMPORTATION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE FURNISHING OR RELINQUISHMENT OF A SECONDARY RESIDENCE 1. The exemption for which Article 1 makes provision shall be granted, subject to the conditions laid down in Articles 2 to 5, for personal property imported by a private individual to furnish a secondary residence.This exemption shall be granted only where: (i) the person concerned is the owner of the secondary residence or is renting it for a period of at least 12 months;(ii) the property imported corresponds to the normal furniture of the secondary residence.2. The exemption shall also be granted, subject to the conditions mentioned in paragraph 1, where, following the relinquishment of a secondary residence, property is imported to the normal residence or to another secondary residence, provided that the property in question has actually been in the possession of the person concerned, and that he has had the use of it, for a period of at least 12 months.The last of the property must be imported not later than 12 months after the secondary residence has been relinquished. shall not apply where property is re-imported.TITLE IV IMPORTATION OF PROPERTY ON MARRIAGE 1. By derogation from the second indent of Article 2 (2) (b), but without prejudice to the other provisions contained in Articles 2 to 5, any person shall on marrying be entitled to exemption from the taxes referred to in Article 1 when importing into the Member State to which he intends to transfer his normal residence personal property which he acquired or which came into his possession less than three months previously, provided that: (a) such importation takes place within a period beginning two months before the marriage date envisaged and ending four months after the actual marriage date;(b) the person concerned provides evidence that his marriage has taken place or that the necessary preliminary formalities for the marriage have been put in hand.2. Exemption shall also be granted in respect of presents customarily given on the occasion of a marriage which are sent to a person fulfilling the conditions laid down in paragraph 1 by persons having their normal place of residence in a Member State other than that of importation. The exemption shall apply to presents of a unit value not exceeding 200 ECU. Member States may, however, grant exemption where 200 ECU is exceeded, provided that the value of each present exempted does not exceed 1 000 ECU.3. Member States may make the granting of such exemption dependent on the provision of an adequate guarantee, where property is imported before the date of the marriage.4. Where the individual fails to provide proof of his marriage within four months of the date given for such marriage, the taxes shall be due on the date of importation.TITLE V IMPORTATION OF THE PERSONAL PROPERTY OF A DECEASED PERSON, ACQUIRED BY INHERITANCE 01. By way of derogation from Articles 2 (2) and (3) and 4 and 5 (2), but without prejudice to the other provisions contained in Articles 2, 3 and 5, any private individual who acquires by inheritance (causa mortis) the ownership or the beneficial ownership of personal property of a deceased person which is situated within a Member State shall be entitled to exemption from the taxes referred to in Article 1 when importing such property into another Member State in which he has a residence, provided that: (a) such individual provides the competent authorities of the Member State with a declaration issued by a notary or other competent authority in the Member State of exportation that the property he is importing was acquired by inheritance;(b) the property is imported not more than two years after the date on which such individual enters into possession of the property.TITLE VI FINAL PROVISIONS 11. Until the entry into force of the Community tax rules adopted pursuant to Article 14 (2) of Directive 77/388/EEC, Member States shall endeavour to reduce as far as possible the formalities for imports by private individuals within the limits and subject to the conditions laid down in this Directive and shall endeavour to avoid importation formalities entailing controls which result in substantial unloading and reloading at the frontier.2. Member States may retain and/or introduce more liberal conditions for granting tax exemptions than those laid down in this Directive, with the exception of those laid down in Article 2 (2).3. Without prejudice to Article 2 (2), Member States may not, by virtue of this Directive, apply within the Community tax exemptions less favourable than those which they accord to imports by private individuals of personal property from third countries. 21. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 January 1984 at the latest. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. However, the Hellenic Republic may retain its taxation system currently in force, provided that double taxation is avoided, until the common VAT system is introduced.2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive, and in particular any resulting from the application of the provisions of Article 11 (2) and (3). The Commission shall inform the other Member States of the latter provisions.3. Every two years the Commission shall, after consulting the Member States, send the Council and the European Parliament a report on the implementation of this Directive in the Member States. 3This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 March 1983.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. ERTL +",exemption from customs duties;customs franchise;duty-free admission;duty-free entry;exemption from duty;exemption from import duty;travellers' allowance;travellers' tax-free allowance;tax harmonisation;harmonisation of tax systems;tax harmonization;VAT;turnover tax;value added tax;personal effects;personal luggage;tax-free allowance,17 +5412,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 832/87 of 23 March 1987 fixing for the 1987 marketing year the Community offer price for tomatoes applicable with regard to Greece. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 10/81 of 1 January 1981 fixing, in respect of fruit and vegetables, the general rules for implementing the 1979 Act of Accession (1), and in particular Article 9 (1) thereof,Whereas Article 75 of the Act of Accession introduces a compensatory mechanism on import into the Community of Nine, for fruit and vegetables coming from Greece for which an institutional price is fixed;Whereas, in accordance with Article 75 (2) (a) of the Act of Accession, a Community offer price is to be calculated annually, on the one hand, on the basis of the arithmetical average of producer prices of each Member State of the Community of Nine, increased by the transport and packaging costs borne by the products from the areas of production up to the representative centres of Community consumption and, on the other hand, taking into account the trend of production costs in the fruit and vegetables sector; whereas the said producer prices are to correspond to an average of the price quotations recorded over three years prior to fixing the Community offer price; whereas, however, the annual Community offer price may not exceed the level of the reference price applied vis-Ă -vis third countries, this Community offer price being reduced by 21 % at the time of the seventh move toward price alignment referred to in Article 59 of the Act;Whereas, in order to take account of seasonal price variations, the marketing year should be split into several periods and a Community offer price fixed for each such period;Whereas, by virtue of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 10/81, the rates used to calculate production prices are those recorded for an indigenous product whose trade characteristics are defined, on the representative market or markets within the production zones where the rates are lowest, for the products or varieties which represent a substantial proportion of marketable production throughout the year or during a part of the year and which correspond to quality class I and to set conditions in respect of packaging; whereas the average rate for each representative market is to be drawn up disregarding rates which may be considered excessively high or low compared with the normal fluctuations recorded on the said market;Whereas, up to 10 July, tomatoes produced in the Community of Nine are grown mainly under glass; whereas the Community offer price for this period of the marketing year must therefore be fixed for a product of that type; whereas Greek tomatoes during the same period will have been grown in the open; whereas, although such tomatoes may be classed in class I, their quality and price are not comparable with those of products grown under glass; whereas the prices for tomatoes not grown under glass should therefore be adjusted by a conversion factor;Whereas application of the abovementioned criteria results in fixing the Community offer prices for tomatoes for the period 1 April to 20 December 1987 at the levels set out hereinafter;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,. 1. For the 1987 marketing year, the Community offer price for tomatoes (subheading 07.01 M of the Common Customs Tariff), expressed in ECU per 100 kilograms net of packed products of class I, of all sizes, shall be as follows:- April: 125,43- May: 100,70- 1 June to 10 July: 76,38- 11 July to 31 August: 32,43- September: 32,85- 1 October to 20 December: 34,60.2. For the purpose of calculating the Greek offer price, the prices for tomatoes not produced under glass shall be multiplied:- for April, by a conversion factor of 1,80,- for May, by a conversion factor of 1,70,- from 1 June to 10 July, by a conversion factor of 1,65. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1987.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 March 1987.For the CommissionFrans ANDRIESSENVice-President(1) OJ No L 1, 1. 1. 1981, p. 17. +",Greece;Hellenic Republic;fruit vegetable;aubergine;capsicum;courgette;cucumber;gherkin;marrow;melon;paprika;pimiento;pumpkin;red pepper;sweet pepper;tomato;offer price,17 +44926,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/415 of 12 March 2015 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances ethephon and fenamiphos Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (1), and in particular the first paragraph of Article 17 thereof,Whereas:(1) Part A of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (2) sets out the active substances deemed to have been approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.(2) The approvals of the active substances ethephon and fenamiphos will expire on 31 July 2017. Applications have been submitted for the renewal of the approval of those active substances. As the requirements laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012 (3) apply to those active substances, it is necessary to provide for sufficient time to complete the renewal procedure in accordance with that Regulation. Consequently, the approvals of those active substances are likely to expire before a decision has been taken on their renewal. It is therefore necessary to extend their approval periods.(3) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.(4) In view of the aim of the first paragraph of Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, as regards cases where no supplementary dossier in accordance with Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012 is submitted no later than 30 months before the respective expiry date laid down in the Annex to this Regulation, the Commission will set the expiry date at the same date as before this Regulation or at the earliest date thereafter.(5) In view of the aim of the first paragraph of Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, as regards cases where the Commission will adopt a Regulation providing that the approval of an active substance referred to in the Annex to this Regulation is not renewed because the approval criteria are not satisfied, the Commission will set the expiry date at the same date as before this Regulation or at the date of the entry into force of the Regulation providing that the approval of the active substance is not renewed, whichever date is later.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,. Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 March 2015.For the CommissionThe PresidentJean-Claude JUNCKER(1)  OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1.(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of approved active substances (OJ L 153, 11.6.2011, p. 1).(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012 of 18 September 2012 setting out the provisions necessary for the implementation of the renewal procedure for active substances, as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (OJ L 252, 19.9.2012, p. 26).ANNEXPart A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended as follows:(1) in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 141, fenamiphos, the date of ‘31 July 2017’ is replaced by ‘31 July 2018’;(2) in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 142, ethephon, the date of ‘31 July 2017’ is replaced by ‘31 July 2018’. +",plant health control;phytosanitary control;phytosanitary inspection;plant health inspection;chemical product;chemical agent;chemical body;chemical nomenclature;chemical substance;chemicals;herbicide;weedkiller;insecticide;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban,17 +14927,"96/353/EC: Commission Decision of 29 May 1996 on financial assistance from the Community for storage in the United Kingdom of antigen for production of foot- and-mouth disease vaccine (Only the English text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Commission Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Article 14 thereof,Whereas by virtue of Council Decision 91/666/EEC of 11 December 1991 establishing Community reserves of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines (3), establishment of antigen banks is part of the Community's action to create Community reserves of foot-and-mouth vaccine;Whereas Article 3 of that Decision designates the Institute for Animal Health at Pirbright in the United Kingdom as an antigen bank holding Community reserves;Whereas the functions and duties of these antigen banks are specified in Article 4 of that Decision; whereas Community assistance must be conditional on accomplishment of these;Whereas Community financial assistance should be granted to these banks to enable them to carry out the said functions and duties;Whereas for budgetary reasons the Community assistance should be granted for a period of one year;Whereas for supervisory purposes Articles 8 and 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on financing of the common agricultural policy (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2048/88 (5), should apply;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The Community shall grant the United Kingdom financial assistance for the stocking of antigen for production of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine. The Institute for Animal Health at Pirbright in the United Kingdom shall hold the stock of antigen to which Article 1 relates. The provisions of Article 4 of Council Decision 91/666/EEC shall apply. The Community's financial assistance shall be a maximum of ECU 60 000 for the period 1 August 1995 to 31 July 1996. The Community's financial assistance shall be paid as follows:- 70 % by way of an advance at the United Kingdom's request,- the balance following presentation by the United Kingdom of supporting documents, which demonstrate the effective completion of the tasks. These documents must be presented before 1 October 1996. Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 shall apply mutatis mutandis. This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.. Done at Brussels, 29 May 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19.(2) OJ No L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 31.(3) OJ No L 368, 31. 12. 1991, p. 21.(4) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13.(5) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 1. +",research body;research institute;research laboratory;research undertaking;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;EU stock;Community stock;European Union stock;vaccine;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union;foot-and-mouth disease,17 +19605,"2000/51/EC: Commission Decision of 17 December 1999 amending Decision 92/452/EEC establishing lists of embryo collection teams and embryo production teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community (notified under document number C(1999) 4535) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 89/556/EEC of 25 September 1989 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species(1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 8 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Decision 92/452/EEC(2), as last amended by Decision 1999/685/EC(3), establishes a list of embryo collection teams and embryo production teams approved in third countries for the export of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species to the Community;(2) the competent veterinary services of Canada, Switzerland and the United States of America have forwarded requests for amendments to the lists of teams officially approved in their territories for the export of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species to the Community; it is therefore necessary to amend the list of approved teams; guarantees regarding compliance with the requirements specified in Article 8 of Directive 89/556/EEC have been received by the Commission;(3) the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The list concerning the United States of America in the Annex to Commission Decision 92/452/EEC is replaced by the list of the Annex to this Decision. In the Annex to Decision 92/452/EEC:- in the list concerning Canada, the following team is added:- Team approval number: E 1479Address: Embrun Veterinary Clinic , PO box 960 Embrun , OntarioTeam veterinarian: Dr Luc Besner- in the list concerning Switzerland, the following team is added:- Team approval number: CH-ET-1132Address: Cabathuler Markus Tierarztpraxis, Embryotransfer Plattastutzweg 14 CH - 9476 FontnasTeam veterinarians: Dr Fritz Reich, Dr Andreas Flükiger. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 December 1999.For the CommissionDavid BYRNEMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 302, 19.10.1989, p. 1.(2) OJ L 250, 29.8.1992, p. 40.(3) OJ L 270, 20.10.1999, p. 33.ANEXO/BILAG/ANHANG/[Pi ]ΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ/ANNEX/ANNEXE/ALLEGATO/BIJLAGE/ANEXO/LIITE/BILAGA>TABLE> +",import;veterinary inspection;veterinary control;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;third country;animal breeding;animal selection;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant,17 +19094,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 881/1999 of 28 April 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 1854/96 establishing a list of reference methods to be applied for the analysis and quality evaluation of milk and milk products under the common market organisation. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1587/96(2), and in particular Articles 6(6), 7(5), 8(4), 9(3), 10(3), 11(3), 12(3), 13(3), 16(1) and (4) and 17(14) thereof,Whereas Article 2(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2721/95 of 24 November 1995 establishing rules for the application of reference and routine methods for the analysis and quality evaluation of milk and milk products under the common market organisation(3) specifies that before 1 April each year a list of reference methods applicable for the analyses mentioned in Article 1 of that Regulation has to be established; whereas the list is established by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1854/96(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 745/98(5); whereas the list of reference methods should be updated; whereas the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1854/96 should be replaced;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1854/96 is replaced by the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 April 1999.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13.(2) OJ L 206, 16.8.1996, p. 21.(3) OJ L 283, 25.11.1995, p. 7.(4) OJ L 246, 27.9.1996, p. 5.(5) OJ L 103, 3.4.1998, p. 8.ANNEX""ANNEXLIST OF REFERENCE METHODS PURSUANT TO REGULATION (EC) No 2721/95PART A:>TABLE>PART B:The reference methods listed under Part B are applicable to analyses of products covered by any of the Regulations indicated in the first column.>TABLE>"" +",food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;milk;application of EU law;application of European Union law;implementation of Community law;national implementation;national implementation of Community law;national means of execution;milk product;dairy produce;product quality;quality criterion;butter,17 +30335,"Council Regulation (EC) No 779/2005 of 23 May 2005 terminating the partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of silicon carbide originating in Ukraine. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (‘basic Regulation’), and in particular Article 11(3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee,Whereas:A.   PROCEDURE1.   Measures in force(1) By Regulation (EC) No 821/94 (2), following an expiry review, the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of silicon carbide originating inter alia in Ukraine (‘the measures’). By Regulation (EC) No 1100/2000 (3), following an expiry review, requested by the European Chemical Industry Council (‘CEFIC’) the Council maintained the measures at their original level. By Regulation (EC) No 991/2004 (4) the Council amended Regulation (EC) No 1100/2000 as a consequence of the enlargement of the European Union by the accession of 10 new Member States on 1 May 2004 (the ‘EU 10’) in order to provide, in the event of an undertaking being accepted by the Commission, for the possibility to exempt imports to the Community made under the terms of such undertaking from the anti-dumping duties imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1100/2000. By Decisions 2004/498/EC (5) and 2004/782/EC (6), the Commission accepted the undertakings offered by the Ukrainian exporting producer Open Joint Stock Company ‘Zaporozhsky Abrasivny Combinat’ (‘ZAC’).(2) The actual rate of the duty applicable to the net, free-at-Community-frontier price, before duty, is 24 % for imports of silicon carbide originating in Ukraine.2.   Current investigation(3) The Commission received a request lodged by ZAC (‘the applicant’) for a partial interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation.(4) The request was based on the prima facie evidence, provided by the applicant, that the circumstances on the basis of which measures were established have changed and that these changes are of lasting nature. The applicant alleged, inter alia, that the circumstances with regard to market economy status (‘MES’) had changed significantly. In particular, the applicant argued that it now fulfilled the requirements to be granted MES pursuant to Article 2(7)(b) of the basic Regulation. Furthermore, the applicant provided evidence showing that a comparison of normal value based on its own cost/domestic prices and its export prices to the USA as a third country market comparable to the EU, would lead to a reduction of dumping significantly below the level of the current measure. Accordingly, the applicant alleged that the continued imposition of the measure at its current level was no longer necessary to offset dumping.(5) The Commission, after consulting the Advisory Committee, initiated on 7 January 2004 by notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union (7) a partial interim review limited in scope to the examination of dumping and MES as far as ZAC is concerned.(6) The Commission sent a questionnaire and a claim form for MES pursuant to Article 2(7) of the basic Regulation to the applicant.(7) The Commission sought and verified all the information it deemed necessary for the determination of dumping and MES. A verification visit was carried out at the premises of the applicant.(8) The investigation of dumping covered the period from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2003 (hereinafter referred to as ‘investigation period’ or ‘IP’).3.   Parties concerned by the investigation(9) The Commission officially advised the exporting producer, the representatives of the exporting country and the Community producers of the initiation of the review. Interested parties were given the opportunity to make their views known in writing, to submit information and to provide supporting evidence and to request a hearing within the time limit set out in the notice of initiation. All interested parties who so requested and showed that there were reasons why they should be heard were granted a hearing.(10) In this regard, the following interested parties made their views known:(a) Community producers Association:— European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC)(b) Community producer:— Best-Business, Kunštát na Moravě, Czech Republic(c) Exporting producer:— Zaporozhsky Abrasivny Combinat, Zaporozhye, Ukraine(d) Producers in analogue countries:— Volzhsky Abrasive, Volshsky, Volgograd Region, Russia— Saint-Gobain Materiais Cerâmicos Ltda, Barbacena, Brazil.B.   PRODUCT CONCERNED(11) The product concerned by this proceeding is silicon carbide, falling within CN code 2849 20 00 (hereinafter referred to as ‘silicon carbide’ or the ‘product concerned’). No evidence was found suggesting that circumstances with regard to the product concerned had significantly changed since the imposition of the measures.C.   RESULT OF THE INVESTIGATION1.   Preliminary remark(12) In accordance with Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation, the purpose of this type of review is to determine the need for the continued imposition of measures at their current level. In carrying out a partial interim review the Commission may, inter alia, consider whether the circumstances with regard to dumping have changed significantly. The Commission investigated all claims put forward by the applicant and the circumstances which could have changed significantly since the imposition of the measures: MES individual treatment (‘IT’), the choice of an analogue country and the export prices of the applicant.2.   Market Economy Status (MES)(13) The applicant requested MES pursuant to Article 2(7)(b) of the basic Regulation and submitted the claim form for market economy status within the deadline set out in the notice of initiation.(14) Pursuant to Article 2(7)(b) of the basic Regulation, in anti-dumping investigations concerning imports originating in Ukraine, normal value shall be determined in accordance with paragraphs 1 to 6 of the said Article for those producers which were found to meet all five criteria laid down in Article 2(7)(c) of the basic Regulation.(15) The investigation revealed that not all criteria were met by the applicant:Article 2(7)(c) indent 1 Article 2(7)(c) indent 2 Article 2(7)(c) indent 3 Article 2(7)(c) indent 4 Article 2(7)(c) indent 5Not met Not met Not met Met MetSource: verified MES claim form reply of the applicant(16) The investigation showed that ZAC was in the process of privatization supervised by the Ukrainian State. In the framework of the privatisation, ZAC's majority shareholder and private investor concluded a contract with a state organisation. Until the end of the IP, ZAC had several obligations imposed by the contract, in particular concerning its workforce and activities. The fulfilment of these obligations was subject to yearly State inspections and failure to fulfil these obligations was subject to sanctions. It was found that the conditions imposed in the contract go beyond what a private investor under normal market economy conditions would accept. Therefore, it is concluded that the company decisions of ZAC regarding labour, output and sales were not made in response to market signals reflecting supply and demand. Rather the decisions were taken with significant State interference in this regard.(17) Further it was also found that the accounts and the audit of the accounts were not reliable. Indeed, ZAC could modify key data in the accounting program (dates and values for a closed accounting period) and it has not been possible to track certain financial operations in the accounts of ZAC. These serious drawbacks were not reported in the audit report. Therefore it is concluded, that ZAC does not have one clear set of basic accounting records which are independently audited in line with international accounting standards and which are applied for all purposes.(18) Finally it was found, that by placing defence objects of military nature belonging to the State on the balance sheet and by depreciation of these objects, the patrimonial state, production costs and financial situation of ZAC are subject to significant distortions carried over from the former non-market economy system. Also, the production costs are distorted through the acceptance by ZAC of an interest free loan granted by an investor during the process of privatization.(19) On this basis it was concluded that not all criteria set out in Article 2(7)(c) of the basic Regulation were met and that market economy conditions do not prevail for the applicant.(20) The Commission informed the applicant and the Community industry in detail of the abovementioned determinations and granted them the possibility to comment. The Community industry supported the Commission’s determinations. The comments submitted by the applicant were not such as to warrant any change in the MES determination.3.   Individual treatment (IT)(21) Further to Article 2(7)(a) of the basic Regulation, a country-wide duty is established for countries falling under Article 2(7), except in those cases where companies are able to demonstrate on the basis of properly substantiated claims, that all criteria laid down in Article 9(5) of the basic Regulation are met.(22) The applicant also claimed IT leading to the establishment of a specific individual anti-dumping duty in the event it was not granted MES. However, the investigation did not point towards the existence of other producers of the product concerned in Ukraine but showed that the applicant is the only known producer of the product concerned in Ukraine. In such a case it is considered that the question of IT does not arise because the specific individual dumping margin would be identical to the country-wide dumping margin.4.   Analogue country(23) According to Article 2(7) of the basic Regulation, for non-market-economy countries and, to the extent that MES could not be granted, for countries in transition, normal value shall be determined on the basis of the price or constructed value in an analogue country. The applicant claimed that the analogue country used in the original investigation, Brazil, was not appropriate and that in the current interim review, Russia should be chosen as the most, if not the only appropriate analogue country for establishing normal value for Ukraine.(24) The arguments put forward by the applicant in favour of Russia were the facts that allegedly (i) Russia’s access to raw materials, energy resources and other major inputs, the technology used in production and the scale of production are comparable to Ukraine (ii) Russia's domestic sales are representative, as the total domestic sales volume exceed 5 % of the total export sales volume of Ukraine (iii) the competitive situation in Russia is comparable to Ukraine.(25) The Commission considered the proposal of the applicant. It was considered first of all that exports of the product concerned originating in Russia were found to be dumped in the original investigation. Such a situation alone implies already an anomaly in the relationship between normal value and export price and puts into question the suitability of Russia as an analogue country. Notwithstanding this observation and following the explicit request of the applicant, the Commission services invited the Russian exporting producer to cooperate in this proceeding. However, the Russian company has not cooperated.(26) For these reasons it was found that Russia could not be chosen as an appropriate analogue country for establishing normal value for Ukraine. Furthermore, no evidence was found suggesting that circumstances with regard to the analogue country in the original investigation had changed in favour of the applicant.5.   Export price(27) According to Article 2(8) of the basic Regulation, the export price shall be the price actually paid or payable for the product when sold for export from the exporting country to the Community. In cases where there is no export price, the export price may be constructed according to Article 2(9) of the basic Regulation on the basis of the price at which the imported products are first resold to an independent buyer, or, if the products are not resold to an independent buyer, or are not resold in the condition in which they were imported, on any reasonable basis.(28) The applicant claimed a change of circumstances with regard to its export prices and argued that in the absence of representative exports to the Community, export prices to a substitute non-EU market comparable to the Community should be used as a reasonable basis to establish a dumping margin. To this end, the applicant proposed the USA or EU10 as a reference country.(29) The Commission considered the proposals of the applicant, as indeed, in very exceptional circumstances it could be envisaged to use export prices to third countries as a basis for comparison with normal value. However, in this case it was found that the export quantities of the applicant to the USA during the IP were not even representative, so that the question whether it was appropriate to use the export prices to the USA did not arise. Hence the claim to base the dumping calculation on export prices to the USA was rejected. Furthermore, no evidence was found suggesting that the isolated use of export prices to EU10 would be in favour of the applicant. Finally, it is confirmed that no representative sales were found to exist during the IP to the Community.6.   Conclusion(30) Given the above, MES could not be granted to the applicant. The question of IT does not arise in this case. In addition, all other examined claims regarding the choice of an analogue country and the export prices of the applicant put forward by the applicant were rejected. On this basis, it is considered that the circumstances with regard to dumping have not changed significantly compared to the situation prevailing during the investigation period used in the investigation which led to the imposition of the measures. Therefore, it is concluded that the partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports into the Community of silicon carbide originating in Ukraine should be terminated without amending or repealing the measures in force,. 1.   The partial interim review of the anti-dumping duty on imports of silicon carbide originating in Ukraine is hereby terminated.2.   The definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1100/2000 shall be maintained. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 May 2005.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. ASSELBORN(1)  OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 461/2004 (OJ L 77, 13.3.2004, p. 12).(2)  OJ L 94, 13.4.1994, p. 21. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1786/97 (OJ L 254, 17.9.1997, p. 6).(3)  OJ L 125, 26.5.2000, p. 3.(4)  OJ L 182, 19.5.2004, p. 18.(5)  OJ L 183, 20.5.2004, p. 88.(6)  OJ L 344, 20.11.2004, p. 37.(7)  OJ C 3, 7.1.2004, p. 4. +",anti-dumping legislation;anti-dumping code;anti-dumping proceeding;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;semi-metal;arsenic;boron;selenium;silicon;tellurium;anti-dumping duty;final anti-dumping duty;temporary anti-dumping duty;Ukraine,17 +42414,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 235/2013 of 15 March 2013 fixing the standard values to be used in calculating the financial compensation and the advance pertaining thereto in respect of fishery products withdrawn from the market during the 2013 fishing year. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (1), and in particular Article 21(5) and (8) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 provides for financial compensation to be paid to producer organisations which withdraw on certain conditions the products listed in parts A and B of Annex I to that Regulation. The amount of such financial compensation should be reduced by standard values in the case of products intended for purposes other than human consumption.(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2493/2001 of 19 December 2001 on the disposal of certain fishery products which have been withdrawn from the market (2) specifies the ways of disposing of the products withdrawn from the market. The value of such products should be fixed at a standard level for each of these modes of disposal, taking into account the average revenues which may be obtained from such disposal in the various Member States.(3) Under Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2509/2000 of 15 November 2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards granting financial compensation for withdrawals of certain fishery products (3), special rules provide that, where a producer organisation or one of its members puts its products up for sale in a Member State other than the country in which it is recognised, that body responsible for granting the financial compensation must be informed. This body is the one in the Member State in which the producer organisation is recognised. The standard value deductible should therefore be the value applied in that Member State.(4) The same method of calculation should be applied to advances on financial compensation as provided for in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 2509/2000.(5) In order not to hinder the operation of the intervention system in the year 2013, this Regulation should apply retroactively from 1 January 2013.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Regulation (EC) No 104/2000,. For the 2013 fishing year, the standard values to be used in calculating financial compensation and associated advances for fishery products withdrawn from the market by producer organisations and intended for purposes other than human consumption, as referred to in Article 21(5) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, are set out in the Annex to this Regulation. The standard value to be deducted from financial compensation and associated advances shall be that applied in the Member State in which the producer organisation is recognised. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 January 2013.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 March 2013.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22.(2)  OJ L 337, 20.12.2001, p. 20.(3)  OJ L 289, 16.11.2000, p. 11.ANNEXStandard valuesUse of products withdrawn from the market EUR/tonneUse following processing into meal (animal feed):(a) Herring of the species Clupea harengus and mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus and Scomber japonicus:— Denmark and Sweden.— United Kingdom.— other Member States.— France.(b) Shrimps of the species Crangon crangon and deep-water prawns (Pandalus borealis):— Denmark and Sweden.— other Member States.(c) Other products:— Denmark.— Sweden, Portugal and Ireland.— United Kingdom.— other Member States.Use fresh or preserved (animal feed)(a) Sardines of the species Sardina pilchardus and anchovies (Engraulis spp.):— all Member States.(b) Other products:— Sweden.— France.— other Member States.Use as bait— France.— other Member States.4. Use for purposes other than animal feed +",producer group;producers' organisation;fishery product;withdrawal from the market;precautionary withdrawal from the market;terms for aid;aid procedure;counterpart funds;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union;financial aid;capital grant;financial grant,17 +11600,"COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1573/93 of 14 June 1993 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duty on certain industrial products (in the chemical and allied sectors). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas production of the products referred to in this Regulation is at present inadequate or non-existent within the Community and producers are thus unable to meet the needs of user industries in the Community;Whereas it is in the Community's interest in certain cases to suspend the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties only partially, particularly because of the existence of Community production, and in other cases to suspend them completely;Whereas the decision for the suspension of these autonomous duties should be taken by the Community;Whereas, taking account of the difficulties involved in accurately assessing the development of the economic situation in the sector concerned in the near future, these suspension measures should be taken only temporarily, by fixing their period of validity by reference to the interests of Community production,. The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for the products listed in the tables appearing in the Annexes shall be suspended at the level indicated in respect of each of them.These suspensions shall apply:- from 1 July to 31 December 1993 for the products listed in the table appearing in Table I,- from 1 July 1993 to 30 June 1994 for the products listed in the table appearing in Table II. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1993.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 14 June 1993.For the Council The President J. TROEJBORGANNEX/* Tables: see OJ *//* Tables: see OJ */ +",chemical product;chemical agent;chemical body;chemical nomenclature;chemical substance;chemicals;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;suspension of customs duties;customs procedure suspending import duties;suspension of tariff duty;tariff dismantling;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT,17 +18037,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1322/98 of 25 June 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1913/92 laying down detailed rules for implementing the specific arrangements for supplying the Azores and Madeira with beef and veal sector products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 562/98 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 provides for the establishment for the beef and veal sector of the quantities of the specific supply balances for the Azores and Madeira regarding beef and veal and pure-bred breeding animals;Whereas the quantities in the forecast supply balance for those products are fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1913/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1066/98 (4);Whereas the level of the aid for the products included in the forecast supply balance and coming from the Community market is fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 1913/92;Whereas application of the criteria for fixing the amount of Community aid to the current market situation in the sector in question and, in particular, to the exchange rates and prices for those products in the European part of the Community and on the world market, gives rise to aid for the supply of the Azores and Madeira with beef and veal sector products at the levels fixed in the Annex hereto;Whereas, pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, the supply arrangements are applicable from 1 July; whereas the provisions of this Regulation should therefore apply immediately;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. Regulation (EEC) No 1913/92 is hereby amended as follows:1. Annex I is replaced by Annex I to this Regulation.2. Annex II is replaced by Annex II to this Regulation.3. Annex III is replaced by Annex III to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 July 1998.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 June 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 1.(2) OJ L 76, 13. 3. 1998, p. 6.(3) OJ L 192, 11. 7. 1992, p. 35.(4) OJ L 153, 27. 5. 1998, p. 5.ANNEX I'ANNEX I>TABLE>ANNEX II'ANNEX II>TABLE>ANNEX III'ANNEX III>TABLE>>TABLE>(1) Entry under this subheading is subject to the conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions.` +",Madeira;Autonomous region of Madeira;supply;beef;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;Azores;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +16879,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/97 of 4 July 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 913/97 adopting exceptional support measures for the pigmeat market in Spain. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,Whereas, because of the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain production regions in Spain, exceptional measures to support the pigmeat market were adopted for this Member State in Commission Regulation (EC) No 913/97 (3);Whereas, because of continuing veterinary and trade restrictions adopted by the Spanish authorities and their extension to new areas, the number of pigs for fattening and piglets which may be delivered to the competent authorities should be increased, thus allowing the continuation of the exceptional measures in the coming weeks;Whereas, because of the persistence of classical swine fever in Spain, it is appropriate to reduce the minimum weight of eligible pigs for fattening thus reducing expenditure on this measure and the volume of pigs to be processed in rendering plants;Whereas the rapid and efficient application of the exceptional market support measures is one of the best ways of combating the spread of classical swine fever; whereas the application of the provisions of this Regulation from 18 June 1997 is therefore justified;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,. Regulation (EC) No 913/97 is hereby amended as follows:1. in Article 1 (1) and in Article 4 (1) and (2), '110 kilograms` is replaced by '100 kilograms`;2. in Article 4 (2), '100 kilograms` is replaced by '90 kilograms`;3. Annex I is replaced by Annex I hereto;4. Annex II is replaced by Annex II hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 18 June 1997.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 4 July 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.(3) OJ No L 131, 23. 5. 1997, p. 14.ANNEX I'ANNEX ITotal number of animals from 6 May 1997>TABLE>ANNEX II'ANNEX II- In the province of Lerida, the protection and surveillance zones as defined in Annexes I and II to the Order of the ""Generalitat de Catalunya"" dated 29 April 1997.- In the province of Lerida, the protection and surveillance zones as defined in Annexes I and II to the Order of ""Generalitat de Catalunya"" dated 12 June 1997.` +",meat processing industry;cutting premises;cutting-up premises;slaughterhouse;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;slaughter premium;slaughter bonus;market support;pigmeat;pork;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +9984,"Council Decision of 19 October 1992 providing further medium-term financial assistance for Bulgaria. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,Having regard to the proposal of the Commission (1), submitted following consultation with the Monetary Committee,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Whereas Bulgaria is undertaking fundamental political and economic reforms and has decided to adopt a market economy model;Whereas the said reforms are under implementation with the financial support from the Community and whereas the reform process needs to be strengthened and broadened;Whereas the financial support of the reforms from the Community will strengthen mutual confidence and bring Bulgaria closer to the Community;Whereas, Bulgaria and the Community have entered into negotiations for the conclusion of a European Agreement establishing a relationship of association;Whereas, by Decision 91/311/EEC (3), the Council decided to grant Bulgaria medium term financial assistance of a maximum amount of ECU 290 million, with a view to ensuring a sustainable balance of payments situation in that country;Whereas, however, despite the government of Bulgaria's courageous implementation of adjustment measures and structural reforms, the stabilization phase of the Bulgarian economy is still under way and whereas additional official support is required in order to support the balance of payments and consolidate the reserve position;Whereas the Bulgarian authorities have requested financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Group of 24 industrial countries (G-24) and the Community, and whereas, over and above the estimated financing which could be provided by the IMF and the World Bank and the carryover of financial assistance provided by G-24 for 1991, a residual financial gap of some US $ 240 million remains to be covered in 1992, in order to reconstitute Bulgaria's reserve position and avoid an additional degree of import compression which could seriously jeopardize the achievement of the policy objectives underlying the government's reform effort;Whereas the success of the reform process in Bulgaria will depend crucially on the solution of the acute debt problem which the country is facing and whereas the Community's financial assistance should be conditional upon decisive progress being made towards setting up a comprehensive medium-term debt restructuring arrangement between Bulgaria and its commercial bank creditors;Whereas the Commission as coordinator of assistance from the G-24 countries has invited them to provide medium-term financial assistance to Bulgaria;Whereas the grant by the Community of a medium-term loan to Bulgaria is an appropriate measure to support the balance of payments and to strengthen that country's reserve position;Whereas the question of the risks associated with guarantees from the general budget of the European Communities will be examined in the context of the renewal in 1992 of the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure;Whereas the Community loan should be managed by the Commission;Whereas the Treaty does not provide for the adoption of this Decision, powers other than those of Article 235,. 1. The Community shall grant to Bulgaria a medium-term loan facility of a maximum amount of ECU 110 million in principal, with a maximum duration of seven years, with a view to ensuring a sustainable balance-of-payments situation and strengthening the reserve position.2. To this end the Commission is empowered to borrow, on behalf of the Community, the necessary resources that will be placed at the disposal of Bulgaria in the form of a loan.3. This loan will be managed by the Commission in close consultation with the Monetary Committee and in a manner consistent with any Agreement reached between the IMF and Bulgaria. 1. The Commission is empowered to negotiate with the Bulgarian authorities, after consultation with the Monetary Committee, the economic policy conditions attached to the loan. These conditions shall be consistent with the agreements referred to in Article 1 (3) and with arrangements made by G-24.2. The Commission shall verify at regular intervals, in collaboration with the Monetary Committee and in close coordination with G-24 and the IMF, that the economic policy in Bulgaria is in accordance with the objectives of this loan and that the conditions of the latter are being fulfilled. 1. The loan shall be made available to Bulgaria in two instalments. The first instalment shall be released as soon as:- the Bulgarian authorities have taken the necessary steps to allow the release of the amounts committed by non-Community G-24 countries in the context of the 1991 balance-of-payments support package;- an agreement in principle has been reached between Bulgaria and its commercial bank creditors on a set of guidelines regarding a future debt restructuring package for that country.2. Subject to a satisfactory outcome in the verification of the fulfilment of the economic policy conditions referred to in Article 2 (2), the second instalment shall be released when decisive progress has been made towards a comprehensive medium-term debt restructuring agreement between Bulgaria and its commercial bank creditors. Such payment may not take place before the second quarter of 1993.3. The funds shall be paid to the National Bank of Bulgaria. 1. The borrowing and lending operations referred to in Article 1 shall be carried out using the same value date and must not involve the Community in the transformation of maturities, in any exchange or interest-rate risk, or in any other commercial risk.2. The Commission shall take the necessary steps, if Bulgaria so decides, to include in the loan conditions and also to exercise an early repayment clause.3. At the request of Bulgaria, and where circumstances permit a reduction in the interest rate on the loans, the Commission may refinance all or part of its initial borrowings or restructure the corresponding financial conditions. Refinancing or restructuring operations shall be carried out in accordance with the conditions set out in paragraph 1 and shall not have the effect of extending the average duration of the borrowing concerned or increasing the amount, expressed at the current exchange rate, of capital outstanding at the date of the refinancing or restructuring.4. All related costs incurred by the Community in concluding and carrying out the operation under this Decision shall be borne by Bulgaria.5. The Monetary Committee shall be kept informed of developments in the operations referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 at least once a year. At least once a year the Commission shall address to the European Parliament and to the Council a report, which will include an evaluation, on the implementation of this Decision.. Done at Luxembourg, 19 October 1992. For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. COPE(1) OJ No C 164, 1. 7. 1992, p. 32. (2) Opinion delivered on 18 September 1992 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (3) OJ No L 174, 3. 7. 1991, p. 36. +",International Monetary Fund;IMF;Community loan;economic stabilisation;economic stability;economic stabilization;balance of payments;BOP;capital balance;Bulgaria;Republic of Bulgaria;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +34983,"2008/142/EC: Commission Decision of 25 September 2007 on State aid C 32/2006 (ex N 179/2006) implemented by Poland for Huta Cynku Miasteczko Śląskie SA (notified under document number C(2007) 4310) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 88(2) thereof,Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and in particular Article 62(1)(a) thereof,Having called on interested parties to submit their comments (1) pursuant to the provisions cited above and having regard to their comments,Whereas:I.   PROCEDURE(1) On 17 March 2006, Poland notified restructuring aid for Huta Cynku Miasteczko Śląskie SA (hereinafter ‘HCM’). This notification took place following a Commission decision raising no objections regarding rescue aid to HCM in the form of a guarantee for a loan of PLN 11,8 million (EUR 3,12 million (2)).(2) On 19 July 2006, the Commission decided to initiate a procedure under Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in respect of the notified aid because of doubts about its compatibility with the common market. The Commission decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 30 August 2006 (3). The Commission invited interested parties to submit comments on the measures. No such third party comments were submitted.(3) On 18 September 2006, Poland submitted an incomplete response concerning the initiation of the procedure. By letter dated 23 May 2007, Poland informed the Commission that it was withdrawing the notification.II.   DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE AID1.   Beneficiary of the aid(4) HCM is a state-owned company created in 1966. It is active in the market for the production and metallurgical processing of non-ferrous metals (production of zinc and lead). In 2004 the company had a 51 % share of the Polish refined zinc market and a 3 % share of the European market. It has about 1 100 employees and is based in a region eligible for regional aid under Article 87(3)(a) of the EC Treaty.2.   Aid measures(5) The Polish authorities notified the Commission that Agencja Rozwoju Przemysłu SA (Industrial Development Agency SA, hereinafter ‘ARP’) intended to provide a loan of PLN 21,8 million (EUR 5,76 million) for a period of five years. Reimbursement was to start one year after the date on which the loan was granted. The loan was to be based on a variable interest rate equal to the Commission’s reference rate. PLN 10 million (EUR 2,64 million) was to be spent on investment related to technological restructuring. The remaining PLN 11,8 million (EUR 3,11 million) was to be used to finance reimbursement of the rescue loan, i.e. the loan for which ARP had provided a guarantee.(6) Poland also informed the Commission of a planned composition agreement to be signed with creditors enabling the company to regain solvency. To this end, the creditors, who had claims on HCM worth PLN 65,3 million (EUR 15,9 million), were divided according to the size of the amounts due and the security held. The composition agreement essentially provides for deferral of the repayment of private and public debts for several years. To this end, different groups were formed according to the security held. The debt was deferred for a specific period for each group.3.   Grounds for initiating the procedure(7) The loan was notified by the Polish authorities as state aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty.(8) The Commission decided to initiate the procedure under Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty because it had doubts as to whether all the conditions for approving restructuring aid laid down in the Community Guidelines on state aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty (4) (hereinafter ‘the Guidelines’) applicable at the time were fulfilled, and in particular whether:(a) the restructuring plan would result in the beneficiary's long-term viability being restored, as the restructuring was mainly financial and was based primarily on a composition agreement which had not been signed at the date on which the procedure was initiated. Moreover the problem of the major impact of exchange rate variations on the company’s financial results had not been sufficiently addressed;(b) the own contribution of the beneficiary to the coverage of restructuring costs was significant;(c) the compensatory measures were sufficient, as they consisted in a decrease of production capacity of only 0,7 %.(9) In addition, the Commission raised doubts about whether the composition agreement in fact included elements of state aid.III.   POLAND’S COMMENTS(10) The Polish authorities have informed the Commission that HCM successfully concluded the composition agreement after the procedure was initiated.(11) Moreover, the Polish authorities have informed the Commission that the company has now become profitable (it had a net profit of PLN 10,3 million (about EUR 2,72 million) for the first half of 2006); its liquidity has improved and it is able to secure financing on the market. Thus, as the guaranteed loan was no longer an advantage for the company, Poland withdrew the notification of the measure referred to in recital 6. Furthermore, the company has reimbursed the loan for which a state guarantee was provided as rescue aid and so this guarantee no longer serves any purpose.IV.   ASSESSMENT(12) Under Article 8 of Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 22 March 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty (5), Member States may withdraw a notification after the initiation of a formal investigation procedure in due time before the Commission has taken a decision on the aid. In such cases, the Commission must take a decision closing that procedure without carrying out an assessment.(13) Poland withdrew the notification of the state aid measure described in recital 6 above. However, in order to be able to terminate the procedure under Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty, the Commission needs to assess whether the composition agreement mentioned in recital 6 involves state aid elements.(14) The Commission recognises that the composition agreement does not constitute state aid, as it fulfils the private creditor test and because it consists in a debt deferral which is more advantageous for the creditors than the liquidation of HCM. It is settled case law that a public creditor will balance the advantage to be derived from receiving the sum offered under the restructuring plan against the sum which it would be able to recover if the firm was liquidated. No advantage, and thus no state aid, exists where restructuring would yield better proceeds than liquidation (6). Poland provided a study showing that even if one assumes the deferral to result in a loss of funds if calculated in net present value, such a loss would still put the public creditors in a better position than the company's liquidation would do. As a consequence of the composition agreement, the creditors will be able to recover 75,7 % of their claims on average and those in a less favourable position will obtain 72,9 %, which is still higher than the potential proceeds from the liquidation, which the study estimates to be 64,8 %. Moreover, the Commission sees no grounds for finding that the public creditors received less favourable treatment than the private ones, as creditors of the same ranking were treated alike.(15) The notification of the restructuring plan meant that the rescue aid could be extended beyond the six-month deadline. However, Poland later withdrew this notification. Point 26 of the Guidelines states clearly that the notification of a restructuring plan is a condition sine qua non for an extension of the rescue aid. Therefore, if a notified restructuring plan is later withdrawn, the extension allowed for the rescue aid has to be terminated (7). This condition was respected here as the loan which the state guarantee was securing was repaid.V.   CONCLUSION(16) The Commission had decided to close the formal investigation procedure under Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in respect of the notified aid measure, noting that Poland has withdrawn the notification and has not granted any unlawful state aid,. The aid measure which Poland was planning to implement for HCM in the form of a loan of PLN 21,8 million (about EUR 5,76 million), has been withdrawn since the Commission opened the formal investigation procedure. The formal investigation procedure is therefore now redundant. Regarding the composition agreement, the Commission concludes that it does not constitute state aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty. This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Poland.. Done at Brussels, 25 September 2007.For the CommissionNeelie KROESMember of the Commission(1)  OJ C 207, 30.8.2006, p. 5.(2)  All amounts provided by the Polish authorities in Polish zloty (PLN) have been converted into Euro (EUR) by using the exchange rate of 22 June 2007 of EUR 1 = PLN 3,7865.(3)  See footnote 1.(4)  OJ C 244, 1.10.2004, p. 2.(5)  OJ L 83, 27.3.1999, p. 1.(6)  See Case C-342/96 Spain v Commission, paragraph 46; Case C-256/97 DMT, paragraph 24; Case T-152/99 Hamsa, paragraph 168.(7)  C(2007) 1405 (final). Available at http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/state_aid/register/ii/by_case_nr_c2005_0030.html#32 +",non-ferrous metal;zirconium;Poland;Republic of Poland;aid for restructuring;metallurgical industry;metallurgical production;control of State aid;notification of State aid;aid to undertakings;salvage grant;subsidy for undertakings;support grant;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid,17 +12587,"94/898/EEC: Council Decision of 16 July 1990 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Republic of India on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 1988/89 delivery period. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas implementation of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of India on cane sugar (1) is carried out, in accordance with Article 1 (2) thereof, within the framework of the management of the common organization of the sugar market;Whereas it is appropriate to approve the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Republic of India on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 1988/89 delivery period,. The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Republic of India on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 1988/89 delivery period is hereby approved don behalf of the Community.The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision. The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.. Done at Brussels, 16 July 1990.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. DE MICHELIS(1) OJ No L 190, 22. 7. 1975, p. 35. +",India;Republic of India;agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;guaranteed price;price guarantee;cane sugar,17 +43142,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1411/2013 of 23 December 2013 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 January 2014. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 1 January 2014 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 1 January 2014, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 December 2013.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Jerzy PLEWADirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 1 January 2014CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I13.12.2013-20.12.20131. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/t)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 188,44 122,64 — — —Fob price USA — — 216,96 206,96 186,96Gulf of Mexico premium — 24,04 — — —Great Lakes premium 50,52 — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 19,68 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: 52,63 EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +16348,"97/694/EC: Commission Decision of 7 May 1997 on the approval of the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the western part of the Land Berlin concerned by Objective 2 in the Federal Republic of Germany (Only the German text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (6) to 9 (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94; whereas however the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a single programming document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopt a single decision in a single document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 96/472/EC (4), the list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the programming period from 1997 to 1999;Whereas the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance of the Structural Funds for the present single programming document is composed of resources coming from the indicative allocation of Structural Fund commitment appropriations for the period 1997 to 1999 under Objective 2 resulting from Commission Decision 96/468/EC (5) and from unused appropriations of ECU 5,186 million of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996, pursuant to Commission Decision C(96) 3053 of 20 November 1996;Whereas the German Government has submitted to the Commission on 8 August 1996 the single programming document as referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the western part of the Land Berlin; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this single programming document is eligible as from that date;Whereas the single programming document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the single programming document;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments;Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the single programming document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the single programming document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (7), stipulates that in the Commission decisions approving a single programming document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (8), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (9), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (10), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (11), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;Whereas the single programming document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;Whereas certain measures planned under this single programming document include the part-financing of aid schemes which have not yet been approved by the Commission; whereas the financial commitments should be reduced by the amounts corresponding to the said measures until the aid schemes are approved by the Commission;Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (12), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2335/95 (13), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas it is appropriate to mention that this Decision is ruled by the provisions on the eligibility of expenditure laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision C(97) 1035/5 of 23 April 1997 modifying the decisions approving the Community support frameworks, the single programming documents and the Community initiative programmes in respect of the Federal Republic of Germany;Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,. The single programming document for Community structural assistance in the western part of the Land Berlin concerned by Objective 2 in the Federal Republic of Germany, covering the period 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved. The single programming document includes the following essential elements:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies in the Federal Republic of Germany;the main priorities are:1. improvement of the regional economic structure,2. support for the industrial economy,3. measures for improvement of the environment,4. support for technological potential,5. support for SMEs and for east-west cooperation;(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the single programming document comprising:- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,- the provisions on financial implementation,- the rules for compliance with Community policies;(d) the procedures for verifying additionality and an initial evaluation of the latter;(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the single programming document;(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned. 1. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:>TABLE>2. To this global maximum allocation is added an amount of ECU 5,186 million not subject to indexation, resulting from unused appropriations of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996. The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the single programming document amounts to a maximum of ECU 191,175 million.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the single programming document.The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 192,895 million for the public sector and ECU 29,070 million for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the EIB. 1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:- ERDF: ECU 123,289 million,- ESF: ECU 67,886 million.2. The budgetary commitments for the first instalment are as follows:- ERDF: ECU 28,758 million- ESF: ECU 21,701 millionIn accordance with the rules laid down in Article 7, these commitments do not include the amounts relating to the aid schemes not yet approved by the Commission. The corresponding commitments will be made after the approval of the aid schemes concerned.Commitments of subsequent instalments will be based on the financing plan for the single programming document and on progress in its implementation. The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. This Decision is without prejudice to the Commission's position on the aid schemes in the measures UFP V (development priority 3.1) and ZÖWI/II (development priority 3.2), listed for that purpose in the single programming document. In accordance with Articles 92 and 93 of the Treaty, the aid schemes must be approved by the Commission and hence the financial commitments shall be reduced by the amounts corresponding to the said measures until the aid schemes are approved by the Commission. The contributions to the aids for integration under the measures 3.5.2.1.2. UFP, labour-market policy measures and 3.5.2.3.2 SME, labour-market policy measures shall be granted, until the end of the current examination of the compatibility of these aids, only in the strict compliance with the de minimis rule (14). The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the single programming document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1999. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 2001. The single programming document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts. 0This Decision is ruled by the provisions laid down in the Annex to Decision C(97) 1035/5. 1This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Brussels, 7 May 1997.For the CommissionMonika WULF-MATHIESMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 11.(3) OJ L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(4) OJ L 193, 3. 8. 1996, p. 54.(5) OJ L 192, 2. 8. 1996, p. 29.(6) OJ L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(7) OJ L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(8) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 15.(9) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 34.(10) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 21.(11) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 39.(12) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(13) OJ L 240, 7. 10. 1995, p. 12.(14) OJ C 68, 6. 3. 1996, p. 9. +",EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;European Investment Bank;EIB;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds;Brandenburg;Brandenburg (Land);declining industrial region,17 +21867,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1652/2001 of 14 August 2001 on the authorisation of transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in Taiwan. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 47/1999 of 22 December 1998 on the arrangements for imports of certain textile products originating in Taiwan(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1556/1999(2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,Whereas:(1) Taiwan made a request on 9 May 2001.(2) The transfers requested by Taiwan fall within the limits of the flexibility provisions referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 47/1999.(3) It is appropriate to grant the request.(4) It is desirable that this Regulation enters into force the day after its publication in order to allow operators to benefit from it as soon as possible.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee provided for in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93(3),. Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods originating in Taiwan are authorised for the quota year 2001 as detailed in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 August 2001.For the CommissionPascal LamyMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 12, 16.1.1999, p. 1.(2) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 1.(3) OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1.ANNEX>TABLE> +",originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;textile product;fabric;furnishing fabric;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;Taiwan;Formosa;Republic of China (Taiwan);clothing;article of clothing;ready-made clothing;work clothes,17 +3697,"2004/737/EC:Council Decision of 21 October 2004 authorising Italy to apply a measure derogating from Article 2(1) of the Sixth Directive 77/388/EEC on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes — Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment (1), and in particular Article 30 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) In a request submitted to the Commission and registered by the Commission's Secretariat-General on 24 March 2004, the Italian Government sought authorisation to conclude an agreement with Switzerland which includes provisions derogating from Article 2(1) of Directive 77/388/EEC.(2) The reasons for this request are twofold. Firstly the introduction of VAT on tolls for the Gran San Bernardo tunnel as of 1 January 2003 has led to competitive distortions in multi-journey season ticket sales. Secondly the breakdown of proceeds for VAT purposes in proportion to the physical demarcation between the countries causes high administrative costs because the proceeds are calculated and distributed in accordance with economic criteria reflecting the breakdown of tunnel management and maintenance costs. These costs do not only concern the tunnel itself but include a highway linking the tunnel on Italian territory to the Italian road net.(3) As of 1 January 2003, the Italian tunnel operator levies and collects VAT on tolls for the Gran San Bernardo tunnel. However, Switzerland does not apply VAT or any similar tax on the toll; under the 1958 Convention concluded between Italy and Switzerland before the introduction of a common VAT system, Switzerland cannot be obliged to apply and collect Italian VAT on tolls for the Gran San Bernardo tunnel. Therefore the introduction of VAT only on tolls collected by the Italian operator led to a difference in user costs and distorted competition in season-ticket sales. Users can pay for their multi-journey season tickets at either end of the tunnel and purchase them where they are cheaper, which is in Switzerland.(4) The tunnel crosses an international border and is run by an Italian-Swiss joint venture and two operating companies, based in their respective countries. The Italian operator, in line with the territoriality principle, should levy VAT only in respect of the part of the tunnel on Italian soil. However, under a legally binding agreement between the operators concluded in 1963 and applied until today, the proceeds of the toll are not shared out in proportion to the physical demarcation between the countries but must be shared in line with economic criteria reflecting the breakdown of tunnel management and maintenance costs. The tunnel management and maintenance costs also include the use of a section of motorway which gives access to the tunnel. This means that the exact amount of the proceeds divided and distributed in accordance with these criteria can only be established a posteriori. For VAT purposes this established amount must then be broken down in accordance with the territoriality principle, extrapolating management and maintenance costs for the use of a section of motorway which gives access to the tunnel. This ex-post calculation and the collection of VAT is burdensome and generates high administrative costs. It cannot be rendered consistent with a consumption tax system requiring that VAT is levied and collected immediately.(5) Against this background, the only viable option is in fact not to impose VAT on tolls for the Gran San Bernardo tunnel. The derogation represents a major simplification for the Italian-Swiss joint venture and its two operating companies.(6) However, the requested derogation will have an impact on the Communities’ own resources accruing from VAT and therefore require compensatory measures,. By way of derogation from Article 2(1) of Directive 77/388/EEC, the Italian Republic is hereby authorised to conclude an agreement with Switzerland in view of not imposing VAT on tolls for the Gran San Bernardo tunnel. The authorisation is granted under the condition that the Italian Republic estimates every year the amount of losses in VAT at the stage of final consumption and adds an equivalent compensation to the VAT base which is used for establishing its contributions to the Community's own resources. This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.. Done at Luxembourg, 21 October 2004.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. ZALM(1)  OJ L 145, 13.6.1977, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 2004/66/EC (OJ L 168, 1.5.2004, p. 35). +",tax system;taxation;tax harmonisation;harmonisation of tax systems;tax harmonization;Italy;Italian Republic;toll;motorway toll;road tax disc;VAT;turnover tax;value added tax;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law;VAT resource,17 +33606,"2007/610/EC: Commission Decision of 11 September 2007 on the Community's financial contribution to a programme for the control of organisms harmful to plants and plant products in the French overseas departments for 2007 (notified under document number C(2007) 4147). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 of 30 January 2006 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union (1) and in particular the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 17(3),Whereas:(1) Growing conditions in the French overseas departments require special measures concerning crop production. Those measures include expensive plant health measures.(2) Commission Decision 2007/609/EC of 10 September 2007 on the definition of the measures eligible for Community financing in the programmes for the control of organisms harmful to plants and plant products in the French overseas departments, in the Azores and in Madeira (2) defines the measures eligible for Community financing under programmes for the control of organisms harmful to plants and plant products in the French overseas departments, the Azores and Madeira.(3) The French authorities have submitted to the Commission a programme providing for plant health measures. That programme specifies the objectives to be achieved, the expected deliverables, the measures to be carried out, their duration and their cost with a view to a possible Community financial contribution. The measures provided for in that programme fulfill the requirements of Commission Decision 2007/609/EC.(4) In accordance with Article 3(2)(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (3), plant-health measures are to be financed from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund. For the purposes of financial control of those measures Articles 9, 36 and 37 of that Regulation apply.(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,. A Community financial contribution to France for the official programme for the control of organisms harmful to plants and plant products in the French overseas departments for 2007, as specified in Part A of the Annex, is approved.It shall be limited to 60 % of the total eligible expenditure, as specified in Part B of the Annex, with a maximum of EUR 224 700 (VAT excluded). 1.   An advance of EUR 100 000 shall be paid within 60 days after receipt of a request for payment by France.2.   The balance of the financial contribution shall be paid provided that a final implementation report on the programme is submitted to the Commission in electronic form by 15 March 2008 at the latest.That report shall contain:(a) a concise technical evaluation of the entire programme, including the degree of achievement of physical and qualitative objectives and of progress accomplished, and an assessment of the immediate phytosanitary and economic impact, and(b) a financial cost statement indicating the actual expenditure broken down by sub-programme and by measure.3.   With respect to the indicative budget breakdown specified in Part B of the Annex, France may adjust the financing between different measures in the same sub-programme within a limit of 15 % of the Community contribution to this sub-programme, provided that the total amount of eligible costs scheduled in the programme is not exceeded and that the main objectives of the programme are not thereby compromised.It shall inform the Commission of any adjustments made. This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2007. This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.. Done at Brussels, 11 September 2007.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 42, 14.2.2006, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2013/2006 (OJ L 384, 29.12.2006, p. 13).(2)  See page 20 of this Official Journal.(3)  OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 378/2007 (OJ L 95, 5.4.2007, p. 1).ANNEXProgramme and indicative budget breakdown for 2007PART AProgrammeThe programme shall consist of three sub-programmes:(1) sub-programme for the department of Martinique:(a) Measure 1.1: plant health evaluation and diagnostics by use of the regional laboratory and its mobile unit (‘labo vert’);(b) Measure 1.2: study of the biodiversity in fruit or vegetable farms;(2) sub-programme for the department of Guyana:(a) Measure 2.1: set up of an agricultural phytosanitary warning system for rice production;(b) Measure 2.2: strengthening of the diagnosis capacity by the use of the regional laboratory and its mobile unit (‘labo vert’);(3) sub-programme for the department of Guadeloupe:(a) Measure 3.1: set up of an survey network for fruit flies;(b) Measure 3.2: survey and follow-up of the coconut lethal yellowing disease;(c) Measure 3.3: management of the risk of introduction of harmful organisms by the touristic activity;(d) Measure 3.4: set up of a method for bio-depollution of soils contaminated by chlordecone and HCH;(e) Measure 3.5: targeted control of the manioc ant.PART BIndicative budget breakdown(in euro), with indication of the various expected deliverablesSub-programmes Nature of deliverable (S: provision of services, R: research or study work) Eligible expenditure National contribution EC contributionMartiniqueMeasure 1.1 On-site phytosanitary diagnostics (S) 75 000Measure 1.2 Study on the biodiversity and beneficial auxiliaries (R) 40 500Sub-total 115 500 46 200 69 300GuyaneMeasure 2.1 Modelized phytosanitary warning system (R) 110 000Measure 2.2 On-site phytosanitary diagnostics (S) 25 000Sub-total 135 000 54 000 81 000GuadeloupeMeasure 3.1 Setting-on of a survey network for fruit flies (R) 28 000Measure 3.2 Report of survey for a disease and communication to the producers on phytosanitary risks (S) 12 000Measure 3.3 Actions of communication to the public on the risks of introduction of harmful organisms (S) 28 000Measure 3.4 Setting-on of a bio-depollution method for contaminated soils (R) 15 000Measure 3.5 Study on the possible integrated control of a harmful organism (R) 41 000Sub-total 124 000 49 600 74 400Total 374 500 149 800 224 700 +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;French overseas department and region;French Overseas Department;plant health control;phytosanitary control;phytosanitary inspection;plant health inspection;parasitology;crop production;plant product;plant health treatment;control of plant parasites;spraying of crops;treatment of plants;weed control,17 +24333,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1627/2002 of 12 September 2002 fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 899/2002. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1163/2002(4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1324/2002(5), and in particular Article 4 thereof,Whereas:(1) An invitation to tender for the refund on exportation of common wheat to all third countries with the exclusion of Poland, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 899/2002(6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1520/2002(7).(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95. In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. For tenders notified from 6 to 12 September 2002, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 899/2002, the maximum refund on exportation of common wheat shall be EUR 0,00/t. This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 September 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 September 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.(4) OJ L 170, 29.6.2002, p. 46.(5) OJ L 194, 23.7.2002, p. 26.(6) OJ L 142, 31.5.2002, p. 11.(7) OJ L 228, 24.8.2002, p. 18. +",award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;third country;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;export restriction;export ban;limit on exports;common wheat;export;export sale,17 +239,"81/938/EEC: Commission Decision of 10 November 1981 on the implementation of the reform of agricultural structures in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg pursuant to Council Directive 72/159/EEC and Title II of Council Directive 75/268/EEC (Only the French text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms (1), as last amended by Directive 81/528/EEC (2), and in particular Article 18 (3) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas (3), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Whereas on 20 August 1981 the Government of Luxembourg notified the following provisions: - the Grand-Ducal Regulation of 10 March 1981 amending and completing the amended Grand-Ducal Regulation of 30 March 1979 implementing the Law of 30 November 1978 to encourage the modernization of farming,- the Grand-Ducal Regulation of 13 May 1981 amending Article 27 of the amended Grand-Ducal Regulation of 30 March 1979 implementing the Law of 30 November 1978 to encourage the modernization of farming,- the Ministerial Regulation of 14 May 1981 laying down certain rules for granting the annual compensatory allowance to agricultural holdings,- the Grand-Ducal Regulation of 31 July 1981 laying down the comparable earned income for 1981 and certain procedures relating to that income;Whereas under Article 18 (3) of Directive 72/159/EEC and Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC the Commission has to determine whether, having regard to the objectives of those Directives and to the need for a proper connection between the various measures, the draft provisions so notified comply with those Directives and thus satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to common measures within the meaning of Article 15 of Directive 72/159/EEC and Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC;Whereas the Grand-Ducal Regulation of 10 March 1981 amending and completing the amended Grand-Ducal Regulation of 30 March 1979 implementing the Law of 30 November 1978 to encourage the modernization of farming, the Grand-Ducal Regulation of 13 May 1981 amending Article 27 of the amended Grand-Ducal Regulation of 30 March 1979 implementing the Law of 30 November 1978 to encourage the modernization of farming and the Grand-Ducal Regulation of 31 July 1981 laying down the comparable earned income for 1981 and certain procedures relating to that income are consistent with the aims and requirements of Directive 72/159/EEC;Whereas the Ministerial Regulation of 14 May 1981 laying down certain rules for granting the annual compensatory allowance to agricultural holdings is consistent with the aims and requirements of Title II of Directive 75/268/EEC;Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,. The provisions set out in the recitals hereto concerning the implementation in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg of Directives 72/159/EEC and (1) OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 197, 20.7.1981, p. 41. (3) OJ No L 128, 19.5.1975, p. 1. 75/268/EEC satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to common measures as referred to in Article 15 of Directive 72/159/EEC and Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC. This Decision is addressed to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.. Done at Brussels, 10 November 1981.For the CommissionPoul DALSAGERMember of the Commission +",Luxembourg;Grand Duchy of Luxembourg;agrarian reform;agricultural reform;reform of agricultural structures;farm development plan;agricultural development plan;physical improvement plan;less-favoured agricultural area;area with specific problems;less-favoured agricultural region;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid;EAGGF Guidance Section;EAGGF Guidance Section aid,17 +107,"77/622/ECSC: Commission Decision of 23 September 1977 approving aids from the United Kingdom to the coal-mining industry during the year 1976/77. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 2, 3, 4 and 5 thereof,Having regard to Commission Decision No 528/76/ECSC of 25 February 1976 regarding the Community system of measures taken by the Member States to assist the coal-mining industry (1),Having consulted the Council,Whereas the British Government has informed the Commission, pursuant to Article 2 of the above Decision, of the financial measures which it intends to implement directly or indirectly for the benefit of the coal industry during the coal marketing year 1976/77 (2) ; whereas the following of these measures may be approved pursuant to that Decision: >PIC FILE= ""T0019571"">Whereas these aids meet the criteria laid down in the Decision for the admissibility of such state assistance;Whereas the aid for the retraining and retention of personnel is a grant from the British Government towards the costs incurred by the National Coal Board (""NCB"") in 1976/77 for the relocation of personnel under its production rationalization programme ; whereas, in order to ensure that skilled workers are retained, the costs incurred by relocated miners must be reimbursed by the NCB ; whereas such costs include removal costs, resettlement costs, travel expenses and compensation for temporary loss of income;Whereas the British Government is to contribute £ 2 74 million towards such costs borne by the NCB in 1976/77;Whereas the purpose and form of the aid show that it meets the criteria set out in Article 8 of the Decision;Whereas the £ 11 71 million aid to cover the cost of stocks of coal and coke is based on total producers' stocks, and additional socks held by consumers financed directly or indirectly by the producers, amounting to some 17 million tonnes ; whereas, with monthly production of around 10 75 million tonnes, stocks eligible for aid under Article 9 (2) amount to 6 75 million tonnes ; whereas the amount of aid per tonne is accordingly £ 1 770 ; whereas the actual cost of stocks (including depreciation and interest) is substantially higher than the amount of aid;Whereas the purpose and form of the aid show that it meets the criteria set out in Article 9 of the Decision;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 (2) of the Decision, the examination of the compatibility of the abovementioned aids with the proper functioning of the common market must also extend to all other financial measures to support current production in 1976;Whereas aids for current production in the United Kingdom will amount to 26 70 million European units of account or 0 721 European unit of account per tonne for the coal marketing year 1976/77 ; whereas the British coal industry therefore receives the lowest subsidy of all coal-producing Member States;Whereas the examination of the compatibility of the British aid with the proper functioning of the common market requires no detailed information or investigations: - there were no supply difficulties on the British market in 1976; (1) OJ No L 63, 11.3.1976, p. 1. (2) The coal marketing year 1976/77 runs from the beginning of April 1976 to the end of March 1977.- progress with rationalization, together with new investment projects, brought a reduction in production costs and stabilized production in 1976;- there was no disruption of competition as a consequence of the British aids in 1976;Whereas it can therefore be stated that the aids for the British coal industry for current production in the coal marketing year 1976/77 are compatible with the proper functioning of the common market;Whereas this also applies when account is taken of aids to the coal industry pursuant to Decision 73/287/ECSC;Whereas, pursuant to Article 14 (1) of the Decision, the Commission must ascertain that the aids authorized are used exclusively for the purposes set out in Articles 7 to 12 of that Decision ; whereas the Commission must be informed in particular of the amount of these aids and the manner in which they are apportioned,. The Government of the United Kingdom is hereby authorized in respect of the coal marketing year 1976/77 to grant aids totalling £ 13 500 000 to the British coal-mining industry. The said aids are made up as follows: 1. Grant to cover the costs incurred by the National Coal Board in respect of relocation of personnel under the production rationalization programme, up to a maximum of £ 2 74 million;2. Aid towards stocking costs in respect of coal and coke up to a maximum of £ 11 71 million. The British Government shall notify the Commission by 30 November 1977 of the details of the aids granted pursuant to this Decision, and in particular of the amounts paid and the manner in which they are apportioned. This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.. Done at Brussels, 23 September 1977.For the CommissionGuido BRUNNERMember of the Commission +",coal industry;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;stock;stock level;stock situation;management techniques;dynamic programming;linear programming;network analysis;operational research;optimization;rationalization;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid,17 +10623,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 3006/92 of 12 October 1992 extending the validity of Regulation (EEC) No 4282/88 concerning the safeguard measure laid down in Article 2 of Decision No 5/88 of the EEC-Switzerland Joint Committee amending Protocol 3. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation (1) was signed on 22 July 1972 and came into force on 1 July 1973;Whereas Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation, which is an integral part of the said Agreement, was amended by Decision No 5/88 of the EEC-Switzerland Joint Committee of 6 December 1988 (2) with a view to simplifying the cumulation rules; whereas a specific safeguard measure is provided for in Article 2 of that Decision;Whereas, on 21 December 1988, the Council adopted Regulation (EEC) No 4282/88 (3) for the purpose of laying down the procedures for implementing the said safeguard clause;Whereas Decision No 5/88 of the EEC-Switzerland Joint Committee and Regulation (EEC) No 4282/88 were applicable until 31 December 1991;Whereas, on 8 September 1992, the EEC-Switzerland Joint Committee adopted Decision No 2/92 (4) extending the validity of Decision No 5/88, also with respect to the Article 2 safeguard measure, for an indefinite period of time, with effect from 1 January 1992; whereas it is therefore necessary also to extend the validity of Regulation (EEC) No 4282/88,. The validity of Regulation (EEC) No 4282/88 is hereby extended for an indefinite period of time. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply as from 1 January 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 12 October 1992. For the CouncilThe PresidentW. WALDEGRAVE(1) OJ No L 300, 31. 12. 1972, p. 189. (2) OJ No L 381, 31. 12. 1988, p. 22. (3) OJ No L 381, 31. 12. 1988, p. 35. (4) See page 13 of this Official Journal. +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);administrative cooperation;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;Switzerland;Helvetic Confederation;Swiss Confederation;protective clause;protective measure;safeguard clause,17 +5508,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 623/2012 of 11 July 2012 amending Annex II to Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the recognition of professional qualifications Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications (1), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 11 thereof,Whereas:(1) Poland has submitted a reasoned request for amendment to Annex II to Directive 2005/36/EC.(2) Poland has requested an amendment to the content of training for the profession of train dispatcher (‘dyżurny ruchu’), a profession which is already included in Annex II to Directive 2005/36/EC. These training programmes fulfil the conditions set out in Article 11 (c)(ii) of Directive 2005/36/EC as they provide training which is equivalent to the level of training provided for under Article 11 (c)(i) of that Directive, provide a comparable professional standard and prepare the trainee for a comparable level of responsibilities and functions, as is apparent from the following legislation: Act on the implementation of the education system reform of 8 January 1999 (Official Journal of the Republic of Poland of 1999 No 12, pos. 96); Railway Transport Act of 28 March 2003 (Official Journal of the Republic of Poland of 2003 No 86, pos. 789); Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure of 16 August 2004 on a list of posts directly associated with railway traffic operation and safety, conditions that should be met by persons filling these posts and driving railway vehicles (Official Journal of the Republic of Poland of 2004 No 212, pos. 2152); Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure of 18 July 2005 on the general conditions for railway traffic operation and signalisation (Official Journal of the Republic of Poland of 2005 No 172, pos. 1444).(3) Poland has also requested the addition of the profession of train manager (‘kierownik pociągu’) to Annex II to Directive 2005/36/EC. The training programmes for this profession fulfil the conditions set out in Article 11 (c)(ii) of that Directive as they provide training which is equivalent to the level of training provided for under Article 11 (c)(i) of that Directive, provide a comparable professional standard and prepare the trainee for a comparable level of responsibilities and functions, as is apparent from the following legislation: Act on the implementation of the education system reform of 8 January 1999 (Official Journal of the Republic of Poland of 1999 No 12, pos. 96); Railway Transport Act of 28 March 2003 (Official Journal of the Republic of Poland of 2003 No 86, pos. 789); Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure of 16 August 2004 on a list of posts directly associated with railway traffic operation and safety, conditions that should be met by persons filling these posts and driving railway vehicles (Official Journal of the Republic of Poland of 2004 No 212, pos. 2152); Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure of 18 July 2005 on the general conditions for railway traffic operation and signalisation (Official Journal of the Republic of Poland of 2005 No 172, pos. 1444).(4) Poland has also requested the addition of the profession of inland navigation engineer (‘mechanik statkowy żeglugi śródlądowej’) to Annex II to Directive 2005/36/EC. The training programmes for this profession fulfil the conditions set out in Article 11 (c)(ii) of that Directive as they provide training which is equivalent to the level of training provided for under Article 11 (c)(i) of that Directive, provide a comparable professional standard and prepare the trainee for a comparable level of responsibilities and functions, as is apparent from the following legislation: Act on the implementation of the education system reform of 8 January 1999 (Official Journal of the Republic of Poland of 1999 No 12, pos. 96); Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure of 23 January 2003 on the professional qualifications and composition of inland vessel crews (Official Journal of the Republic of Poland of 2003 No 50, pos. 427).(5) Directive 2005/36/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the recognition of professional qualifications,. Annex II to Directive 2005/36/EC is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 July 2012.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 255, 30.9.2005, p. 22.ANNEXAnnex II to Directive 2005/36/EC is amended in point 4, under the heading ‘in Poland’, as follows:(1) The fourth indent is replaced by the following:‘— train dispatcher (dyżurny ruchu),(i) eight years of elementary education and four years of secondary vocational education, with rail transport specialisation, as well as a course of 45 days preparing for work as a train dispatcher and passing the qualification examination; or(ii) eight years of elementary education and five years of secondary vocational education with rail transport specialisation, as well as a course of 63 days preparing for work as a train dispatcher and passing the qualification examination; or(iii) eight years of elementary education and five years of secondary vocational education, with rail transport specialisation, as well as a course of 29 days preparing for work as a train dispatcher, a probationary training period of five days under supervision and passing the qualification examination; or(iv) six years of elementary education, three years of lower secondary school, three years of secondary vocational education, with rail transport specialisation, as well as a course of 29 days preparing for work as a train dispatcher, a probationary training period of five days under supervision and passing the qualification examination.’(2) The following fifth and sixth indents are added:‘— train manager (kierownik pociągu),(i) eight years of elementary education and five years of secondary vocational education, with rail transport specialisation, as well as a course of 22 days preparing for work as a train manager, a probationary training period of three days under supervision and passing the qualification examination; or(ii) six years of elementary education, three years of lower secondary school, three years of secondary vocational education with rail transport specialisation, as well as a course of 22 days preparing for work as a train manager, a probationary training period of three days under supervision and passing the qualification examination.— inland navigation engineer (mechanik statkowy żeglugi śródlądowej),(i) eight years of elementary education and five years of secondary vocational education with specialisation in inland navigation engineering, as well as work experience of 24 months, including at least 18 months on inland vessels handling mechanical propulsion and auxiliary systems and six months that may involve experience in repairing combustion engines in shipyards or service workshops, and passing the qualification examination; or(ii) six years of elementary education, three years of lower secondary school, four years of secondary vocational education with specialisation in inland navigation engineering, as well as work experience of 24 months, including at least 18 months on inland vessels handling mechanical propulsion and auxiliary systems and six months that may involve experience in repairing combustion engines in shipyards or service workshops, and passing the qualification examination.’ +",vocational training;distance training;e-training;manpower training;pre-vocational training;sandwich training;Poland;Republic of Poland;occupational status;rail transport;rail connection;rail traffic;railway;transport by railway;recognition of vocational training qualifications;comparability of qualifications;comparability of vocational training qualifications,17 +13145,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1851/94 of 27 July 1994 fixing for the 1994/95 marketing year the production aid for tinned pineapple and the minimum price to be paid to pineapple producers. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 525/77 of 14 March 1977 establishing a system of production aid for tinned pineapple (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1699/85 (2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,Whereas, under Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 525/77, the minimum price to be paid to producers is to be determined on the basis of the minimum price applicable during the preceding marketing year, and the trend of production costs in the fruit and vegetable sector;Whereas Article 5 of the said Regulation lays down the criteria for fixing the amount of production aid; whereas account must, in particular, be taken of the aid fixed for the previous marketing year adjusted to take account of changes in the minimum price to be paid to producers, the non-member country price and, if necessary, the pattern of processing cost assessed on a flat-rate basis;Whereas the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,. For the 1994/95 marketing year:(a) the minimum price referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 525/77 to be paid to producers for pineapples; and(b) the production aid referred to in Article 5 of the said Regulation for tinned pineapple;shall be as set out in the Annex. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 July 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 73, 21. 3. 1977, p. 46.(2) OJ No L 163, 22. 6. 1985, p. 12.ANNEXMinimum price to be paid to the producers """" ID=""1"">Pineapple intended for the manufacture of tinned pineapple> ID=""2"">31,178"">Production aid """" ID=""1"">Tinned pineapple> ID=""2"">125,565""> +",tropical fruit;avocado;banana;date;guava;kiwifruit;mango;papaw;pineapple;minimum price;floor price;preserved product;preserved food;tinned food;production aid;aid to producers;supplementary aid for products,17 +9870,"92/216/EEC: Commission Decision of 26 March 1992 on the collection of data concerning competitions for equidae as referred to in Article 4 (2) of Council Directive 90/428/EEC. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/428/EEC of 26 June 1990 on trade in equidae intended for competitions and laying down the conditions for participation therein (1), and in particular Article 4 (3) thereof,Whereas it is the responsibility of each Member State to inform the Commission of the use of the possibilities offered by the first indent of Article 4 (2) of Directive 90/428/EEC and to inform the Commission and the other Member States of the criteria for the distribution of funds provided for in the second indent of the said Article 4 (2);Whereas under the rules for applying Article 4 of Directive 90/428/EEC each Member State should first designate a coordinating authority responsible for collecting the necessary data;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Zootechnics,. 1. Each Member State shall appoint a coordinating authority responsible for collecting the data concerning:- competitions as referred to in the first indent of Article 4 (2) of Directive 90/428/EEC organized in its territory,- the criteria for the distribution of funds provided for in the third subparagraph of the second indent of the said Article 4 (2).2. Each Member State shall communicate to the Commission the name and address of the coordinating authority appointed in accordance with paragraph 1. On the basis of these communications, the Commission shall draw up a list of the coordinating authorities. It shall publish the list in the Official Journal of the European Communities, C series. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 March 1992. For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 60. +",professional sport;professional sportsman;data collection;compiling data;data retrieval;livestock farming;animal husbandry;stockrearing;equidae;ass;colt;donkey;equine species;foal;horse;mare;mule,17 +2423,"83/464/EEC: Commission Decision of 26 July 1983 relating to applications for reimbursement under Council Decision 80/1097/EEC on financial aid from the Community for the eradication of African swine fever in Sardinia (Only the Italian text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Decision 80/1097/EEC of 11 November 1980 on financial aid from the Community for the eradication of African swine fever in Sardinia (1), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof,Whereas reimbursement applications to be sent in by the Italian Republic to the Community must include certain items of information making it possible to verify that the expenditure complies with the provisions of Decision 80/1097/EEC and the items given in the plan presented by the Italian Republic and approved in accordance with Article 7 (3) of the Decision;Whereas for effective verification the Member States must keep the documentary evidence at the disposal of the Commission for a period of three years after payment of the last reimbursement for a project;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund,. 1. The reimbursement applications referred to in Article 7 (1) of Decision 80/1097/EEC must be submitted in accordance with the tables given in the Annexes.2. The Italian Republic shall communicate to the Commission, with the first application for reimbursement, copies of national implementing texts and administrative instructions, with forms and any other documents relating to the administrative implementation of the operation. The Italian Republic shall, for a period of three years from the payment of the last reimbursement in respect of a given expenditure, keep on file at the disposal of the Commission all supporting documents or certified copies thereof in their possession, on the basis of which the aids provided for in Decision 80/1097/EEC were approved.This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.. Done at Brussels, 26 July 1983.For the CommissionPoul DALSAGERMember of the Commission (1) OJ No L 325, 1.12.1980, p. 8.ANNEX 1>PIC FILE= ""T0024996"">It is confirmed that: - the above measures for which reimbursement is requested were carried out in accordancewith the plan approved by Decision 82/390/EEC of 28 May 1982 and the additional communicationsfrom the Member State to the Commission,- the implementation of the measures and checks provided for in Article 2, point 1 (b), point 2(a), (b), (c) and (g) and point 3 (b) and (e) of Decision 80/1097/EEC is ensured,- the rules and conditions laid down in Article 2, point 2 (g), point 3 (b) and point 4 (a) havebeen established.Date, stamp and signature of the competent authorityANNEXES 2.1 - 2.3>PIC FILE= ""T0024997"">ANNEXES 2.4 - 2.5>PIC FILE= ""T0024998"">ANNEXES 3.1 - 3.3>PIC FILE= ""T0024999"">ANNEX 4.1>PIC FILE= ""T0025000"">ANNEXES 4.2 - 4.3>PIC FILE= ""T0025001"">ANNEX 5.1>PIC FILE= ""T0025002"">ANNEXES 5.2 - 5.4>PIC FILE= ""T0025003"">ANNEX 6>PIC FILE= ""T0025004"">The submission of this table does not dispense those concerned from sending in the documents referred to in Articles 3 and 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 283/72 concerning irregularities and the recovery of sums wrongly paid in connection with the financing of the common agricultural policy and the organization of an information system in this field.Where, therefore, the recovery concerns a case of irregularity communicated under the above Regulation, the code number under which the case was reported must be given.Date, stamp and signature of the competent authority +",animal plague;cattle plague;rinderpest;swine fever;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;redemption;repayment terms;Sardinia;disclosure of information;information disclosure;EAGGF Guidance Section;EAGGF Guidance Section aid,17 +40395,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1281/2011 of 8 December 2011 on the minimum customs duty to be fixed in response to the first partial invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2011. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 187, in conjunction with Article 4, thereofWhereas:(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2011 (2) opened a standing invitation to tender for the 2011/12 marketing year for imports of sugar of CN code 1701 at a reduced customs duty.(2) In accordance with Article 6 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2011, the Commission is to decide, in the light of the tenders received in response to a partial invitation to tender, either to fix a minimum customs duty or not to fix a minimum customs duty per eight digit CN code.(3) On the basis of the tenders received for the first partial invitation to tender, a minimum customs duty should be fixed for certain eight digit codes for sugar falling within CN code 1701 and no minimum customs duty should be fixed for the other eight digit codes for sugar falling within that CN code.(4) In order to give a rapid signal to the market and to ensure efficient management of the measure, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.(5) The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,. For the first partial invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2011, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 7 December 2011, a minimum customs duty has been fixed, or has not been fixed, as set out in the Annex to this Regulation for the eight digit codes for sugar falling within CN code 1701. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 8 December 2011.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 318, 1.12.2011, p. 4.ANNEXMinimum customs duties(EUR/tonne)Eight digit CN code Minimum customs duty1 21701 11 10 252,501701 11 90 —1701 12 10 X1701 12 90 X1701 91 00 X1701 99 10 —1701 99 90 X(—) no minimum customs duty fixed (all offers rejected)(X) no offers +",common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;invitation to tender;standing invitation to tender;tariff reduction;reduction of customs duties;reduction of customs tariff;import (EU);Community import;white sugar;refined sugar;beet sugar;cane sugar,17 +15468,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1044/96 of 11 June 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 773/96 laying down special measures derogating from Regulations (EEC) No 3665/87, (EEC) No 3719/88 and (EEC) No 1964/82 in the beef and veal sector. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 894/96 (2), and in particular Article 13 (12) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 773/96 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 957/96 (4), lays down special measures for the regularization of certain export transactions in the wake of the measures taken by several third countries to safeguard against bovine spongiform encephalopathy;Whereas experience has shown that extension of the period of validity of licences is necessary in order to enable export operations, affected by the circumstances described above, to be completed;Whereas difficulties have arisen with meat originating in the United Kingdom; whereas Regulation (EC) No 773/96 provides an adequate solution for meat directly exported but not for meat placed under the arrangements provided for in Articles 4 and 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2026/83 (6); whereas it is therefore necessary to amend Regulation (EC) No 773/96;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. Regulation (EC) No 773/96 is hereby amended as follows:1. in Article 2, first subparagraph, '31 May 1996` is replaced by '31 July 1996`;2. Article 5 (3) is replaced by the following:'3. At the request of the exporter, the export licence, the payment declaration and the export declaration covering meat originating in the United Kingdom which has not yet left the custom territory of the Community and for which customs export formalities were completed or which was placed under one of the arrangements referred to in Articles 4 and 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 in a Member State other than the United Kingdom by 31 March 1996 shall be cancelled. The exporter shall repay any refund paid in advance and the securities relating to the operations concerned shall be released.` This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 June 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.(2) OJ No L 125, 23. 5. 1996, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 104, 27. 4. 1996, p. 19.(4) OJ No L 130, 31. 5. 1996, p. 5.(5) OJ No L 62, 7. 3. 1980, p. 5.(6) OJ No L 199, 22. 7. 1983, p. 12. +",customs formalities;customs clearance;customs declaration;export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;customs regulations;community customs code;customs legislation;customs treatment;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;beef;exchange of information;information exchange;information transfer,17 +31683,"2006/710/EC,Euratom: Council and Commission Decision of  25 September 2006 on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 44(2), the last sentence of Article 47(2), and Articles 55, 57(2), 71, 80(2), 93, 94, 133 and 181a, in conjunction with the second sentence of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3), thereof,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof,Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of 16 April 2003, and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,Having regard to the Act of Accession annexed to the Treaty of Accession, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Having regard to the Council's approval pursuant to Article 101 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,Whereas:(1) The Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union, and providing for certain technical adjustments linked to the institutional and legal developments within the European Union, was signed on behalf of the European Community and the Member States on 30 April 2004 in accordance with Council Decision No 2006/709/EC (2).(2) Pending its entry into force, the Protocol has been applied on a provisional basis as from the date of accession.(3) The Protocol should be concluded,. The Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the Member States.The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision (3). The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the European Community and its Member States, give the notification provided for in Article 4 of the Protocol. The President of the Commission shall simultaneously give such notification on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community.. Done at Brussels, 25 September 2006.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. PEKKARINENFor the CommissionThe PresidentJ. M. BARROSO(1)  OJ C 174 E, 14.7.2005, p. 16.(2)  See page 1 of this Official Journal.(3)  See page 3 of this Official Journal. +",accession to the European Union;EU accession;accession to the Community;act of accession;application for accession;consequence of accession;request for accession;protocol to an agreement;ratification of an agreement;conclusion of an agreement;cooperation agreement (EU);EC cooperation agreement;Kazakhstan;Republic of Kazakhstan;revision of an agreement;amendment of an agreement;revision of a treaty,17 +15942,"Commission Decision of 22 November 1996 approving the 1997 programmes for the eradication of anaplasmosis and babesiosis in Réunion and of cowdriosis and babesiosis in Martinique presented by France and fixing the Community financial contribution (Only the French text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Article 24 (6) thereof,Whereas Decision 90/424/EEC provides, in particular, for the possibility of a Community financial measure for the eradication and monitoring of cowdriosis, babesiosis and anaplasmosis transmitted by insect vectors in the French overseas departments;Whereas France presented a programme for the eradication of anaplasmosis and babesiosis in Réunion and a programme for the eradication of cowdriosis and babesiosis in Guadeloupe and Martinique;Whereas additional information required for assessing the abovementioned programmes was communicated by France in accordance with Article 24 (4) of Decision 90/424/EEC concerning the programmes for Réunion and Martinique;Whereas no information was received about the programme for Guadeloupe; whereas, therefore, it has not been possible to make a full assessment of the programme for Guadeloupe; whereas, therefore, that programme cannot qualify for a Community financial contribution;Whereas after examination, the programmes for Réunion and Martinique have been found to fulfil all the Community criteria for the eradication of diseases, pursuant to Council Decision 90/638/EEC of 27 November 1990 laying down Community criteria for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases (3), as amended by Council Directive 92/65/EEC (4);Whereas the abovementioned programmes are included in the list of programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases which may receive a financial contribution from the Community in 1996, as laid down in Commission Decision 96/598/EC (5);Whereas in view of the programmes' important role in achieving the objectives pursued by the Community as regards animal health, the Community's financial contribution should be set at 50 % of the costs borne by France, up to a maximum of ECU 700 000;Whereas the Community will make a financial contribution provided that the measures planned are carried out and the authorities supply all the information necessary within the time limit laid down;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. 1. The programme for the eradication of anaplasmosis and babesiosis in Réunion presented by France is approved for the period 1 January to 31 December 1997.2. The programme for the eradication of cowdriosis and babesiosis in Martinique presented by France is approved for the period 1 January to 31 December 1997. France shall bring into force by 1 January 1997 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions to implement the programme referred to in Article 1. 1. The Community financial contribution shall be 50 % of the costs borne by France for the implementation of the programmes referred to in Article 1, up to a maximum of:- ECU 300 000 for the programme referred to in Article 1 (1),- ECU 400 000 for the programme referred to in Article 1 (2).2. The Community's financial contribution shall be granted after:- a quarterly report has been forwarded to the Commission on the progress of each programme and the expenditure incurred,- a final report has been forwarded to the Commission by 1 June 1998 at the latest on the technical implementation of each programme, accompanied by supporting documents relating to the expenditure incurred. This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.. Done at Brussels, 22 November 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19.(2) OJ No L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 31.(3) OJ No L 347, 12. 12. 1990, p. 27.(4) OJ No L 268, 13. 7. 1992, p. 54.(5) OJ No L 264, 17. 10. 1996, p. 24. +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;France;French Republic;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;Martinique;action programme;framework programme;plan of action;work programme;national implementing measure;implementation of EC Directives;transposition of European directives,17 +19681,"2000/174/EC: Commission Decision of 16 February 2000 approving the programme concerning infectious haematopoietic necrosis and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia submitted by France for the farm 'Sources de la Fabrique' (notified under document number C(2000) 379) (Text with EEA relevance) (Only the French text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products(1), as last amended by Directive 98/45/EC(2), and in particular Article 10(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Member States may submit to the Commission a programme designed to enable them to obtain the status of approved farm situated in a non-approved zone, with regard to certain diseases affecting fish.(2) France has submitted to the Commission a programme concerning infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS), with a view to obtain the status of approved farm for the farm ""Sources de la Fabrique"" situated at Valence (DrĂ´me).(3) This programme specifies the geographical situation of the farm concerned, the measures to be taken by the official services, the procedures to be followed by the approved laboratories, the prevalence of the diseases concerned and the measures to combat these diseases where detected.(4) Upon scrutiny the programme has been found to comply with Article 10 of Directive 91/67/EEC.(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The control programme for IHN and VHS in the farm ""Sources de la Fabrique"", presented by France, is hereby approved. France shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the programme referred to in Article 1. This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.. Done at Brussels, 16 February 2000.For the CommissionDavid BYRNEMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 1.(2) OJ L 189, 3.7.1998, p. 12. +",France;French Republic;health legislation;health regulations;health standard;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;fish farming;competence of the Member States;supporting competence,17 +2608,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 3575/83 of 14 December 1983 amending Regulation (EEC) No 104/76 laying down common marketing standards for shrimps of the genus 'Crangon' spp. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 of 29 December 1981 on the common organization of the market in fishery products (1), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas, under Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81, common marketing standards may be determined for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation or for groups of those products;Whereas experience has shown that certain minimum features should be specified in respect of the freshness categories;Whereas, when common marketing standards are fixed for shrimps, account should be taken of the fact that the sizes concerned meet market requirements; whereas the marketing for human consumption of shrimps which are below a certain minimum size in terms of shell width should therefore be prohibited; whereas the size categories for shrimps should be altered accordingly;Whereas the landing, on a geographically limited scale, of shrimps below the minimum size may, in exceptional cases to be determined, meet specific local market requirements;Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 104/76 (2) should therefore be amended,. Regulation (EEC) No 104/76 is hereby amended as follows:1. In the title and Article 1, 'spp' is replaced by 'Crangon';2. In Article 5 (1):(i) under the heading 'Freshness category A':the last indent of subparagraph (a) is replaced by the following:'- the shrimps must be free from sand, mucus and other foreign bodies';the first indent of subparagraph (b) is replaced by the following:'- bright brownish-red verging on grey; the pectoral part of the shell should be predominantly light in colour';(ii) under the heading 'Freshness category B':the first indent of subparagraph (b) is replaced by the following:'- slightly washed-out reddish-brown colour; the pectoral part of the shell should be predominantly dark';3. Article 7 is replaced by the following:'Article 71. Shrimps shall be graded in the following size categories:Width of shell:- size 1: 6,8 mm and over,- size 2: from 6,5 to 6,8 mm exclusive.2. Lots of shrimps of a given size category must not include shrimps which are of a smaller size than that of the category to which such lots belong. A small lot need not, however, be of uniform size; if it is not, the lot shall be placed in size category 2.3. The size category must be clearly and indelibly marked, in characters at least 5 cm high, on labels affixed to the lot.4. To the extent required in order to provide local supplies for certain coastal areas in the Community, derogations from the minimum size specified in paragraph 1 may be allowed in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 33 of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 (1).(1) OJ No L 379, 31. 12. 1981, p. 1.' This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1984.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 December 1983.For the CouncilThe PresidentC. SIMITIS(1) OJ No L 379, 31. 12. 1981, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 20, 28. 1. 1976, p. 35. +",marketing standard;grading;product quality;quality criterion;crustacean;crab;crawfish;crayfish;lobster;prawn;shrimp;European standard;Community standard;Euronorm;fresh product;fresh food;labelling,17 +5543,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 838/2012 of 18 September 2012 concerning the authorisation of Lactobacillus brevis (DSMZ 21982) as a feed additive for all animal species Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation.(2) In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted for the authorisation of Lactobacillus brevis (DSMZ 21982). That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(3) The application concerns the authorisation of Lactobacillus brevis (DSMZ 21982) as a feed additive for all animal species, to be classified in the additive category ‘technological additives’.(4) The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 6 March 2012 (2) that, under the proposed conditions of use, the preparation of Lactobacillus brevis (DSMZ 21982) does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment, and that the use of the preparation has the potential to improve the production of silage by increasing acetic acid production resulting in an extended aerobic stability of the treated silage. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(5) The assessment of Lactobacillus brevis (DSMZ 21982) shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of this preparation should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The preparation specified in the Annex belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and to the functional group ‘silage additives’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 September 2012.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.(2)  EFSA Journal 2012;10 (3):2617.ANNEXIdentification number of the additive Name of the holder of authorisation Additive Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method Species or category of animal Maximum age Minimum content Maximum content Other provisions End of period of authorisationCFU/kg of fresh materialCategory of technological additives. Functional group: silage additivesAdditive compositionCharacterisation of the active substanceAnalytical method (1)Enumeration in the feed additive: spread plate method (EN 15787).Identification: Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE).1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature and storage life.2. Minimum dose of the additive when used not in combination with other micro-organisms as silage additive: 1 × 108 CFU/kg of fresh material.3. For Safety: it is recommended to use breathing protection and gloves during handling.(1)  Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: http://irmm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/EURLs/EURL_feed_additives/Pages/index.aspx +",animal feedingstuffs;animal feedstuffs;animal fodder;animal weaning food;feedstuffs;milk-replacer feed;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban;food additive;sensory additive;technical additive;food safety;food product safety;food quality safety;safety of food,17 +14818,"96/163/EC: Council Decision of 22 December 1995 on the provisional application of a Protocol on trade in textile and clothing products between the European Community and the Republic of Slovenia. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 in conjunction with Article 228 (2), first sentence, thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the European Community a Protocol on trade in textile and clothing products between the European Community and the Republic of Slovenia, initialled on 24 November 1995;Whereas this Protocol should be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 1996, pending the completion of the procedures required for its conclusion, subject to reciprocal provisional application by the Republic of Slovenia.. The Protocol on trade in textile and clothing products between the European Community and the Republic of Slovenia shall be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 1996, pending its formal conclusion, subject to the reciprocal application by the Republic of Slovenia.The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1995.For the CouncilThe PresidentL. ATIENZA SERNA +",textile product;fabric;furnishing fabric;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;clothing;article of clothing;ready-made clothing;work clothes;European Community;EEC;European Economic Community;trade agreement (EU);EC trade agreement;Slovenia;Republic of Slovenia,17 +42240,"Council Directive 2013/16/EU of 13 May 2013 adapting certain directives in the field of public procurement, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Croatia, and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Croatia, and in particular Article 50 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to Article 50 of the Act of Accession of Croatia, where acts of the institutions adopted prior to accession require adaptation by reason of accession, and the necessary adaptations have not been provided for in that Act of Accession or in the Annexes thereto, the Council, acting by qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, shall, to this end, adopt the necessary acts, if the original act was not adopted by the Commission.(2) The Final Act of the Conference which drew up and adopted the Treaty of Accession of Croatia, indicated that the High Contracting Parties had reached political agreement on a set of adaptations to acts adopted by the institutions required by reason of accession and invited the Council and the Commission to adopt those adaptations before accession, completed and updated where necessary to take account of the evolution of the law of the Union.(3) Directives 2004/17/EC (1), 2004/18/EC (2) and 2009/81/EC (3) should therefore be amended accordingly,. Directives 2004/17/EC, 2004/18/EC and 2009/81/EC are amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive. 1.   Member States shall adopt and publish, by the date of accession of Croatia to the Union at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.They shall apply those provisions from the date of accession of Croatia to the Union.When Member States adopt those measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. This Directive shall enter into force subject to and as from the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Croatia. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 May 2013.For the CouncilThe PresidentS. COVENEY(1)  Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (OJ L 134, 30.4.2004, p. 1).(2)  Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts (OJ L 134, 30.4.2004, p. 114).(3)  Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of procedures for the award of certain works contracts, supply contracts and service contracts by contracting authorities or entities in the fields of defence and security (OJ L 216, 20.8.2009, p. 76).ANNEX1. Directive 2004/17/EC is amended as follows:(a) the following is inserted in Annex I after the entry for France:(b) the following is inserted in Annex II after the entry for France:(c) the following is inserted in Annex III after the entry for France:(d) the following is inserted in Annex IV after the entry for France:(e) the following is inserted in Annex V after the entry for France:(f) the following is inserted in Annex VI after the entry for France:(g) the following is inserted in Annex VII after the entry for France:(h) the following is inserted in Annex VIII after the entry for France:(i) the following is inserted in Annex IX after the entry for France:(j) the following is inserted in Annex X after the entry for France:2. Directive 2004/18/EC is amended as follows:(a) the following is inserted in Annex III after the entry for France:— they are financed from the State Budget or from the budget of a local or regional self-government unit or from the budgets of other such legal entities in more than 50 %, or— they are subject to management supervision by state bodies, local and regional self-government units or other such legal entities, or— they have a supervisory board, an administrative or managerial board, more than half of whose members are appointed by the state bodies, local and regional self-government units or other such legal entities.— Agency Alan d.o.o.,— APIS IT d.o.o. — Information Systems and Information Technologies Support Agency,— National Folk Dance Ensemble of Croatia “Lado”,— Autocesta Rijeka — Zagreb d.d. (Rijeka — Zagreb Motorway),— CARnet (Croatian Academic and Research Network),— Help and care centres,— Social welfare centres,— Social care homes,— Health care centres,— State archives,— State Institute for Nature Protection,— Fund for Financing the Decommissioning of the Krško Nuclear Power Plant and the Disposal of NEK Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel,— Fund for Indemnification of Seized Property,— Fund for Reconstruction and Development of Vukovar,— Fund for Professional Rehabilitation and Employment of People with Disabilities,— Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund,— Croatian Academy of Science and Arts,— Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development,— Hrvatska kontrola zračne plovidbe d.o.o. (Croatia Control Ltd.),— Hrvatska lutrija d.o.o. (Croatian Lottery),— Croatian Heritage Foundation,— Croatian Chamber of Agriculture,— Croatian Radio Television,— Croatian Association of Technological Culture,— Hrvatske autoceste d.o.o. (Croatian Motorways Ltd.),— Hrvatske ceste d.o.o. (Croatian Roads Ltd.),— Hrvatske šume d.o.o. (Croatian Forests),— Hrvatske vode (Croatian water management company),— Croatian Audiovisual Centre,— Croatian Centre for Horse Breeding — State Stud Farms Đakovo and Lipik,— Croatian Centre for Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs,— Croatian Mine Action Centre,— Croatian Memorial-Documentation Centre of the Homeland War,— Croatian Olympic Committee,— Croatian Energy Market Operator,— Croatian Paralympic Committee,— Croatian Register of Shipping,— Croatian Conservation Institute,— Croatian Deaf Sport Federation,— Croatian Institute of Emergency Medicine,— Croatian National Institute of Public Health,— Croatian Institute for Mental Health,— Croatian Institute for Pension Insurance,— Croatian Standards Institute,— Croatian Institute for Telemedicine,— Croatian Institute for Toxicology and Anti-doping,— Croatian National Institute of Transfusion Medicine,— Croatian Employment Service,— Croatian Institute for Health Protection and Safety at Work,— Croatian Institute for Health Insurance,— Croatian Institute for Health Insurance of Occupational Health,— Jadrolinija (shipping company),— Public Institution Croatian Olympic Centre,— Higher education public institutions,— National parks public institutions,— Nature parks public institutions,— Public scientific institutes,— Theatres, museums, galleries, libraries and other institutions in the field of culture established by the Republic of Croatia or local and regional self-government units,— Penitentiaries,— Clinical hospitals,— Clinical hospital centres,— Clinics,— “Miroslav Krleža” Institute of Lexicography,— Port Authorities,— Sanatoriums,— Pharmacies founded by the units of regional self-government,— Matica hrvatska (Matrix Croatia),— International Centre for Underwater Archaeology,— National and University Library,— National Foundation for Support to the Pupil and Student Standard of Living,— National Foundation for Civil Society Development,— National Foundation for Science, Higher Education and Technological Development of the Republic of Croatia,— National Centre for External Evaluation of Education,— National Council for Higher Education,— National Council for Science,— Official Gazette (Narodne novine d.d.),— Educational/correctional institutes,— Educational institutions founded by the Republic of Croatia or units of local and regional self-government,— General hospitals,— Plovput d.o.o. (State-owned company in charge of safety of navigation),— Polyclinics,— Special hospitals,— Central Register of Insured Persons,— University Computing Centre,— Sports associations,— Sports federations,— Emergency medical treatment institutions,— Palliative care institutions,— Health care institutions,— Foundation of Police Solidarity,— Prisons,— Institute for the Restoration of Dubrovnik,— Institute for Seed and Seedlings,— Public health institutes,— Aeronautical Technical Centre (Zrakoplovno — tehnički centar d.d.),— County road administrations.’;(b) the following is inserted in Annex IV after the entry for France:(1) State bodies of the Republic of Croatia:— Croatian Parliament,— President of the Republic of Croatia,— Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia,— Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia after the expiry of the term of office,— Government of the of the Republic of Croatia,— Offices of the Government of the Republic of Croatia,— Ministries,— State offices,— State administrative organisations,— County state administration offices,— Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia,— Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia,— Courts,— State Judiciary Council,— State attorney’s offices,— State Prosecutor’s Council,— Ombudsman’s offices,— State Commission for the Supervision of Public Procurement Procedures,— Croatian National Bank,— State Audit Office;(2) State agencies and offices:— Croatian Civil Aviation Agency,— Electronic Media Agency,— Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation Agency,— Agency for Public Private Partnership,— Agency for Quality and Accreditation in Healthcare,— Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices,— Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes,— Agency for Coastal Lines and Maritime Traffic,— Agency for the Reconstruction of Fort Tvrđa in Osijek,— Education and Teacher Training Agency,— Pressure Equipment Agency,— Agency for Insurance of Workers’ Claims in Case of Employer’s Bankruptcy,— Paying Agency for Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development,— Agricultural Land Agency,— Agency for Transactions and Mediation in Immovable Properties,— Agency for Explosive Atmosphere Hazardous Areas,— Agency for Regional Development of the Republic of Croatia,— Railway Market Regulatory Agency,— Agency for the Audit of European Union Programmes Implementation System,— Railway Transport Safety Agency,— Agency for Vocational Education and Training and Adult Education,— Agency for State Property Management,— Agency for Inland Waterways,— Croatian Environment Agency,— Personal Data Protection Agency,— Croatian Competition Agency,— Agency for Science and Higher Education,— State Agency for Deposit Insurance and Bank Rehabilitation,— Financial Agency,— Croatian Food Agency,— Croatian Agency for Small Business,— Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency,— Croatian Compulsory Oil Stocks Agency,— Croatian Post and Electronic Communications Agency,— Croatian Accreditation Agency,— Croatian Energy Regulatory Agency,— Croatian News Agency,— Croatian Agricultural Agency,— Central Finance and Contracting Agency.’;(c) the following is inserted in Annex IX A after the entry for France:‘— in Croatia, “Sudski registar trgovačkih društava u Republici Hrvatskoj” or “Obrtni registar Republike Hrvatske”;’;(d) the following is inserted in Annex IX B after the entry for France:‘— in Croatia, “Sudski registar trgovačkih društava u Republici Hrvatskoj” or “Obrtni registar Republike Hrvatske”;’;(e) the following is inserted in Annex IX C after the entry for France:‘— in Croatia, “Sudski registar trgovačkih društava u Republici Hrvatskoj” or “Obrtni registar Republike Hrvatske”;’.3. Annex VII to Directive 2009/81/EC is amended as follows:(a) the following is inserted in Part A after the entry for France:‘— in Croatia, “Sudski registar trgovačkih društava u Republici Hrvatskoj” or “Obrtni registar Republike Hrvatske”;’;(b) the following is inserted in Part B after the entry for France:‘— in Croatia, “Sudski registar trgovačkih društava u Republici Hrvatskoj” or “Obrtni registar Republike Hrvatske”;’;(c) the following is inserted in Part C after the entry for France:‘— in Croatia, “Sudski registar trgovačkih društava u Republici Hrvatskoj” or “Obrtni registar Republike Hrvatske”;’. +",accession to the European Union;EU accession;accession to the Community;act of accession;application for accession;consequence of accession;request for accession;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;invitation to tender;standing invitation to tender;approximation of laws;legislative harmonisation;Croatia;Republic of Croatia,17 +14947,"96/381/EC: Commission Decision of 20 June 1996 approving the measures to be implemented as regards bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Portugal (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (2), and in particular Article 10 (4) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (3), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC, and in particular Article 9 (4) thereof,Whereas according to the second subparagraph of Article 9 (1) of Directive 89/662/EEC and the second subparagraph of Article 10 (1) of Directive 90/425/EEC, the Member State of origin shall implement on its territory the appropriate measures to prevent all situations which may constitute a serious hazard to animals or to human health;Whereas, to protect animal and human health in the Community, the Commission adopted Decision 94/474/EC of 27 July 1994 concerning certain protection measures relating to bovine spongiform encephalopathy and repealing Decisions 89/469/EEC and 90/200/EEC (4), as last amended by Decision 95/287/EC (5), Decision 92/290/EEC of 14 May 1992 concerning certain protection measures relating to bovine embryos in respect of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in the United Kingdom (6), as amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, Decision 94/381/EC of 27 June 1994 concerning certain protection measures with regard to bovine spongiform encephalopathy and the feeding of mammalian derived protein (7), as amended by Decision 95/60/EC (8), Decision 94/382/EC of 27 June 1994 on the approval of alternative heat treatment systems for processing animal waste of ruminant origin, with a view to the inactivation of spongiform encephalopathy agents (9), as amended by Decision 95/29/EC (10), and Decision 96/239/EC of 27 March 1996 on emergency measures to protect against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (11), as amended by Decision 96/362/EC (12);Whereas, upon the publication in March 1996 of new information on certain cases of Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease where the link to BSE could not be ruled out, Community bodies have recognized that decisive action must be taken in order to control and finally eradicate BSE;Whereas Portugal has had cases of BSE in its native cattle;Whereas in April 1996 Portugal presented to the Commission a plan laying down supplementary measures to control and eradicate BSE in Portugal, hereafter referred to as 'the plan`;Whereas the principal elements of the plan are:(a) compulsory slaughter of animals identified as imported from the United Kingdom, all animals in herds where cases of BSE have occurred and all animals in other herds identified as belonging to the same birth cohort as affected animals;(b) an improved system of health monitoring of holdings with bovine animals and intensified surveillance of the feed manufacturing industry to prevent the possible use of meat-and-bone meal;Whereas a programme to control BSE and reduce the number of future cases should concentrate on removal of animals most likely to have been exposed to infected meat-and-bone meal in accordance with the principle laid down in point 6 of the conclusions of the Council meeting of 1 to 3 April 1996;Whereas the Council concluded that such an option should be open to Member States other than the United Kingdom on a case-by-case basis;Whereas, however, there are factors in Portugal which make it difficult in practice to identify animals within herds that are most likely to have been exposed to infected meat-and-bone meal in view of low herd size and the lack of full data for the identification of high-risk groups;Whereas, consequently, the Commission can accept under these particular circumstances and in order to restore consumer confidence that a whole herd slaughter policy be adopted for Portugal in relation to BSE to be financed with a Community contribution on the basis of the same principles and in accordance with the same procedure as laid down in points 8 and 9 of the conclusions of the Council meeting of 1 to 3 April 1996;Whereas the Commission, in accordance with point 9 of those Council conclusions, has adopted Regulation (EC) No 716/96 (13), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 835/96 (14), and Regulation (EC) No 717/96 (15), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 841/96 (16), in order to provide market support;Whereas a similar measure will be proposed in order to provide for financial assistance to Portugal for the present plan;Whereas the plan amended on 12 June 1996 will contribute to the reduction in the number of BSE cases and increase the controls relating to the disease, and it should therefore be approved;Whereas the Commission should carry out Community inspections in Portugal to verify the application of the measures approved by this Decision;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The plan regarding bovine spongiform encephalopathy presented in April 1996 by Portugal, as amended on 12 June 1996, is hereby approved. Portugal shall bring into force by 30 June 1996 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to implement the plan referred to in Article 1. 1. Portugal shall notify the Commission of any intentions to modify the plan referred to in Article 1.2. This Decision shall be re-examined as soon as possible following a notification as provided for in paragraph 1. The Commission shall carry out Community inspections on the spot in Portugal to verify the effective implementation of the plan. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 June 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29.(2) OJ No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49.(3) OJ No L 395, 30. 12. 1989, p. 13.(4) OJ No L 194, 29. 7. 1994, p. 96.(5) OJ No L 181, 1. 8. 1995, p. 40.(6) OJ No L 152, 4. 6. 1992, p. 37.(7) OJ No L 172, 7. 7. 1994, p. 23.(8) OJ No L 55, 11. 3. 1995, p. 43.(9) OJ No L 172, 7. 7. 1994, p. 25.(10) OJ No L 38, 18. 2. 1995, p. 17.(11) OJ No L 78, 28. 3. 1996, p. 47.(12) OJ No L 139, 12. 6. 1996, p. 17.(13) OJ No L 99, 20. 4. 1996, p. 14.(14) OJ No L 112, 7. 5. 1996, p. 17.(15) OJ No L 99, 20. 4. 1996, p. 16.(16) OJ No L 114, 8. 5. 1996, p. 18. +",veterinary inspection;veterinary control;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;Portugal;Portuguese Republic;health risk;danger of sickness;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;health certificate,17 +1676,"94/1029/EC: Commission Decision of 16 December 1994 on the approval of the Single Programming Document for Community structural assistance in the region of Yorkshire/Humberside concerned by Objective 2 in the United Kingdom (Only the English text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2082/93 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (8) to (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2081/93 (4); whereas, however, the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a Single Programming Document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopts a single decision in a Single Document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 94/169/EC (5), an initial list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the period 1994 to 1996;Whereas the United Kingdom Government has submitted to the Commission on 18 April 1994 the Single Programming Document referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the region of Yorkshire/Humberside; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this Single Programming Document is eligible pursuant to Article 33 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, from 1 January 1994;Whereas the Single Programming Document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the Single Programming Document;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments, including the ECSC and the other actions for structural purposes;Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the Single Programming Document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the Single Programming Document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (2), stipulates that in the Commission Decisions approving a Single Programming Document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each Decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (4), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (6), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;Whereas the Single Programming Document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;Whereas the Single Programming Document satisfies the conditions and includes the information required by Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88;Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (7), as last amended by Regulation (ECSC, EC, Euratom) No 2730/94 (8), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,. The Single Programming Document for Community structural assistance in the region of Yorkshire/Humberside concerned by Objective 2 in the United Kingdom, covering the period 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1996, is hereby approved. The Single Programming Document includes the following essential elements:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies in the United Kingdom;the main priorities are:1. action to support small and medium-sized enterprises;2. action to strengthen and diversify mature small and medium-sized enterprises;3. action to strengthen the knowledge-based industries and for advanced technology development;4. action to attract new industry and services;5. action to develop the tourism and cultural industries;(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the Single Programming Document comprising:- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,- the financial implementation provisions,- the rules for compliance with Community policies;(d) the procedures for verifying additionality and an initial evaluation of the latter;(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the Single Programming Document;(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximal allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:>TABLE> The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the Single Programming Document amounts to a maximum of ECU 313,0 million.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the Single Programming Document.The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 394,5 million for the public sector and ECU 106,2 million for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the ECSC and EIB. 1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:- ERDF:ECU 234,0 million,- ESF:ECU 79,0 million.2. The budgetary commitments for the first instalment are as follows:- ERDF:ECU 75,246 million,- ESF:ECU 25,403 million.Commitments of subsequent instalments will be based on the financing plan for the Single Programming Document and on progress in its implementation. The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the Single Programming Document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1996. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 1998. The Single Programming Document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the EC Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts. This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.. Done at Brussels, 16 December 1994.For the Commission Bruce MILLAN Member of the Commission(1) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 20.(3) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(4) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 5.(5) OJ No L 81, 24. 3. 1993, p. 1.(1) OJ No L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(2) OJ No L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(3) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 15.(4) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 34.(5) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 21.(6) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 39.(7) OJ No L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(8) OJ No L 293, 12. 11. 1994, p. 7. +",EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;coordination of aid;regional planning;inter-regional planning;regional management;regional plan;regional programming;territorial planning;industrial region;industrial zone;regional development;Yorkshire and The Humber;Yorkshire and Humberside,17 +19949,"Council Decision of 10 November 2000 implementing Common Position 2000/696/CFSP concerning the maintenance of specific restrictive measures against Mr Milosevic and persons associated with him. ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and, in particular, Article 23(2) thereof,Having regard to Common Position 2000/696/CFSP on the maintenance of specific restrictive measures against Mr Milosevic and persons associated with him(1), and in particular Article 1(2) thereof,Having regard to Council Common Position 2000/599/CFSP of 9 October 2000 on support to a democratic Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the immediate lifting of certain restrictive measures(2),Whereas:(1) In order to implement Article 1(2) of Common Position 2000/599/CFSP, the Council has to adopt a list of persons reported for non-admission in the Member States.(2) Council Decision 1999/319/CFSP of 10 May 1999 implementing Common Position 1999/318/CFSP concerning additional restrictive measures(3) against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia should be repealed,. The persons to which the obligation of non-admission referred to in Article 1 of Common Position 2000/696/CFSP applies are the following:>TABLE> Decision 1999/319/CFSP is hereby repealed. This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.. Done at Brussels, 10 November 2000.For the CouncilThe PresidentC. Josselin(1) See page 1 of this Official Journal.(2) OJ L 261, 14.10.2000, p. 1.(3) OJ L 123, 13.5.1999, p. 1. +",minister;departmental staff of a minister;international sanctions;blockade;boycott;embargo;reprisals;restriction of liberty;banishment;compulsory residence order;house arrest;Yugoslavia;territories of the former Yugoslavia;visa policy;head of State;king;president of the republic,17 +35459,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 13/2008 of 9 January 2008 laying down the allocation coefficient to be applied to import licence applications lodged from 2 to 4 January 2008 under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 955/2005 for rice originating in Egypt. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 955/2005 (3) opened an annual import tariff quota for 5 605 tonnes of rice falling within CN code 1006 originating in Egypt (serial No 09.4097).(2) The notification made in accordance with Article 5(a) of Regulation (EC) No 955/2005 shows that the applications lodged until 4 January 2008, at 13.00 (Brussels time) in accordance with Article 4(1) of that Regulation exceed the quantities available. The extent to which licences may be issued should therefore be determined and the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities applied for should be laid down.(3) No further import licences should be issued under Regulation (EC) No 955/2005 for the current quota period,. 1.   Applications for import licences for rice originating in Egypt under the quota referred to in Regulation (EC) No 955/2005 lodged until 4 January 2008, at 13.00 (Brussels time) shall be accepted for the quantities applied for multiplied by an allocation coefficient of 8,123188 %.2.   The issue of licences for quantities requested from 13.00 (Brussels time) on Friday 4 January 2008 is hereby suspended for the current quota period. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 January 2008.For the CommissionJean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 797/2006 (OJ L 144, 31.5.2006, p. 1). Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 will be replaced by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1) from 1 September 2008.(2)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 289/2007 (OJ L 78, 17.3.2007, p. 17).(3)  OJ L 164, 24.6.2005, p. 5. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1456/2007 (OJ L 325, 11.12.2007, p. 76). +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;rice;Egypt;Arab Republic of Egypt,17 +29298,"2005/36/EC: Commission Decision of 8 September 2004 amending Decision 2004/166/EC on aid which France intends to grant for the restructuring of the Société Nationale Maritime Corse-Méditerranée (SNCM) (notified under document number C(2004) 3359)Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 88(2) thereof,Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and in particular Article 62(1)(a) thereof,Having regard to Commission Decision 2004/166/EC of 9 July 2003 (1), and in particular Article 2 thereof,Whereas:1.   PROCEDURE1.1.   Procedural overview(1) On 9 July 2003, the Commission adopted Decision 2004/166/EC on aid which France intends to grant for the restructuring of Société Nationale Maritime Corse-Méditerranée (SNCM) (hereinafter final decision), in which it declared part of the aid notified to be compatible with the single market provided that certain conditions were met. One of these conditions, which is stated in Article 2 of the final decision, is that until 31 December 2006 SNCM was to refrain from acquiring new ships and signing contracts for building, ordering or chartering new or renovated ships. SNCM could only operate the 11 ships which it already possessed at the date of the final decision, namely: the Napoléon Bonaparte, Danielle Casanova, Île de Beauté, Corse, Liamone, Aliso, Méditerranée, Pascal Paoli, Paglia Orba, Monte Cinto and Monte d'Oro. The last paragraph of this Article reads: ‘If for reasons beyond its control SNCM has to replace one of its ships before 31 December 2006, the Commission may authorise such a replacement on the basis of a duly reasoned notice served by France’.(2) In a letter dated 23 June 2004 (2), the French authorities requested permission from the Commission to replace the vessel Aliso with the Asco in the list of ships included in Article 2 of the final decision. Also, due to the difficulties encountered by SNCM in selling the Asco, the French authorities requested permission from the Commission to sell either the Aliso or the Asco, contrary to the provision made in the restructuring plan (3).1.2.   Name of the measure(3) The name of the measure is ‘Amendments to the Commission’s final decision of 9 July 2003 on aid for the restructuring of SNCM’.1.3.   Beneficiary of the measure(4) The beneficiary of the aid for restructuring is SNCM, a shipping company operating services to Corsica and northern Africa from the French mainland. The beneficiary of the proposed amendments would therefore be SNCM.1.4.   Objectives of the amendments(5) The main objective of the proposed amendments is to allow SNCM to use the Aliso rather than the Asco by amending the list of ships it is authorised to use under Article 2 of the final decision, and to facilitate the sale of the fourth ship provided for in the final decision by allowing potential purchasers to choose between the Aliso and the Asco, which are identical vessels.2.   DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED MEASURES2.1.   The proposal to replace the Aliso with the Asco(6) In their letter of 23 June 2004, the French authorities proposed replacing the Aliso with the Asco in the list of ships that SNCM is authorised to use throughout the restructuring period. This list is explicitly included in the second paragraph of Article 2 of the final decision of 9 July 2003. The high-speed vessel Asco had not yet been sold at the date of the French authorities’ request.(7) The reason for the proposed change is that given SNCM’s difficulties in disposing of the Asco, the French authorities wish to make it possible for the company to dispose of either of the two ships.(8) The French authorities have also forwarded a certificate from the Marseilles port authorities testifying that the Aliso has been berthed since 2 November 2003.2.2.   Proposal to allow SNCM to sell either the Asco or the Aliso(9) The French authorities have also requested permission for SNCM to sell either the Asco or the Aliso under the restructuring plan, depending on the requirements of the potential buyers.3.   EVALUATION OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS3.1.   Impact of the proposal to replace the Aliso with the Asco(10) The Commission notes that the Asco and the Aliso are ‘sister ships’, i.e. twin vessels built using the same plans and by the same shipyard. They have exactly the same size, shape and capacity.(11) The Commission considers that replacing one ship with the other is not intended to increase SNCM’s capacity and would therefore not affect the scope of the final decision, in particular with regard to the condition limiting the company’s capacity as contained in Article 2 of that decision.(12) The Commission also notes that the composition of SNCM’s authorised fleet may only be modified for reasons beyond SNCM’s control. In the case at hand, the Commission considers that the problems encountered by SNCM in selling the Asco are beyond the company’s control and were not foreseeable at the time the final decision was adopted.3.2.   Impact of the proposal to allow SNCM to sell either the Asco or the Aliso(13) The Commission considers that if SNCM were to find a buyer for the Aliso instead of the Asco, the sale of the Aliso would have the same effect on the Company’s capacity as the sale of the Asco. It also considers that the French authorities would be in compliance with the restructuring plan in respect of the undertaking to sell the four vessels composing SNCM’s operational fleet, since the Company has already sold three of the four ships whose disposal was envisaged in the restructuring plan.(14) If SNCM sells the Aliso instead of the Asco, the Commission considers that the condition regarding the disposal of the four ships as provided for in the restructuring plan will be deemed to have been fulfilled.4.   CONCLUSIONS(15) To conclude, the Commission considers that the amendments requested by the French authorities do not alter the scope of the provisions in the final decision and that aid to restructuring in the form of recapitalisation, subject to strict compliance with the conditions thus modified, is compatible with the single market.(16) The Commission invites France:— to notify the Commission as soon as possible, and at the latest within 15 working days from the date of receipt of this decision, which information it considers to be covered by the obligation of professional secrecy pursuant to Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 (4),— to inform the beneficiary of the aid of this decision as soon as possible, concealing, as need be, the information it considers to be covered by the obligation of professional secrecy, communication of which to the beneficiary of the aid might be detrimental to some of the parties concerned, and to indicate in the version sent, if need be, any other information that it considers to be covered by the obligation of professional secrecy and has not concealed,. 1.   In the second paragraph of Article 2 of Decision 2004/166/EC, the word ‘Aliso’ is replaced with ‘Asco’.2.   Under the last indent in recital 97 of that Decision, the words ‘high-speed ship Asco’ are replaced with ‘either the high-speed ship Asco or its sister ship, the high-speed ship Aliso’. This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.. Done at Brussels, 8 September 2004.For the CommissionLoyola DE PALACIOVice-President(1)  OJ L 61, 27.2.2004, p. 13.(2)  Registered by the Commission under reference TREN(2004) A/26015.(3)  See recital 97 of the final decision.(4)  OJ L 83, 27.3.1999, p. 1. Regulation as amended by the 2003 Act of Accession. +",France;French Republic;Corsica;aid for restructuring;maritime transport;maritime connection;sea transport;sea transport connection;seagoing traffic;control of State aid;notification of State aid;transport company;transport undertaking;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid,17 +29721,"2005/943/EC: Commission Decision of 21 December 2005 amending Decision 93/195/EEC on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export (notified under document number C(2005) 5496). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/426/EEC of 26 June 1990 on animal health conditions governing the movement and import from third countries of equidae (1), and in particular Article 19(ii) thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with Commission Decision 93/195/EEC (2), the re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export is restricted to horses kept for less than 30 days in a third country.(2) Under that Decision, however, horses that have taken part in the United Arab Emirates Endurance World Cup and meet the requirements laid down in that Decision are authorised to re-enter Community territory after temporary export for less than 60 days.(3) In order to make it easier for horses originating in the Community to take part in those competitions, this special rule should apply to all Endurance World Cup competitions carried out under the rules, including the veterinary supervision, of the Federation Equestre International (FEI), irrespective of in which of the countries approved in accordance with Directive 90/426/EEC the competition takes place.(4) Decision 93/195/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Decision 93/195/EEC is amended as follows:1. In Article 1, the seventh indent is replaced by the following:‘— have taken part in the Endurance World Cup, irrespective of in which of the countries approved in accordance with Directive 90/426/EEC the competition takes place, and meet the requirements laid down in a health certificate in accordance with the model set out in Annex VII to this Decision.’2. Annex VII is replaced by the Annex to this Decision. This Decision shall apply from 27 December 2005. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 December 2005.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 42. Directive as last amended by Directive 2004/68/EC (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 320; corrected version in OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 128).(2)  OJ L 86, 6.4.1993, p. 1. Decision as last amended by Decision 2005/771/EC (OJ L 291, 5.11.2005, p. 38).ANNEX‘ANNEX VII +",health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;sport;amateur sport;health certificate;equidae;ass;colt;donkey;equine species;foal;horse;mare;mule,17 +12358,"94/447/EC: Commission Decision of 17 June 1994 establishing the indicative allocation by Member State of the commitment appropriations from the Structural Funds for Objective 5a (fisheries structures) for the period 1994 to 1999. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2081/93 (2), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,Whereas, after the appropriations to be used for financing the measures undertaken on the initiative of the Commission and those provided for in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2080/93 of 20 July 1993 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the financial instruments of fisheries guidance (3) have been deducted, the funds available for commitment from the Structural Funds, expressed in 1994 prices, amount to ECU 819,2 million for the period 1994 to 1999 for Objective 5 (a) (fisheries structures);Whereas, in the absence of the sectoral plans provided for in Article 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No 3699/93 of 21 December 1993 laying down the criteria and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries and aquaculture sector and the processing and marketing of its products (4), the Commission is still not in a position to make an accurate assessment of the specific structural needs of fisheries as they are perceived, in accordance with Article 12 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas at this stage in the procedure, only 90 % of the funds available should accordingly be allocated to the Member States,. For the period 1994 to 1999 the indicative breakdown between the Member States of the commitment appropriations for Objective 5 (a) (fisheries structures) shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. The balance, i.e. ECU 81,9 million at 1994 prices, shall be allocated to the Member States at a later date, prior to the formal approval of the Community programmes of structural measures for fisheries provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3699/93. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 June 1994.For the CommissionYannis PALEOKRASSASMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(2) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 5.(3) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 346, 31. 12. 1993, p. 1.ANNEXCommitment appropriations for Objective 5 (a) (fisheries structures) for the period 1994 to 1999 ""(ECU million at 1994 prices)"""" ID=""1"">Belgium> ID=""2"">21,6""> ID=""1"">Denmark> ID=""2"">135,5""> ID=""1"">Germany> ID=""2"">65,8""> ID=""1"">Spain> ID=""2"">105,6""> ID=""1"">France> ID=""2"">170,7""> ID=""1"">Italy> ID=""2"">118,6""> ID=""1"">Luxembourg> ID=""2"">(1)()""> ID=""1"">Netherlands> ID=""2"">41,2""> ID=""1"">United Kingdom> ID=""2"">78,3""> ID=""1"">Total > ID=""2"">737,3 """">(1)() ECU 1 million of the balance referred to in Article 2 has been set aside as a precaution with a view to possible measures in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. +",EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;common fisheries policy;financing policy;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;commitment of expenditure;commitment appropriation;commitment authorisation,17 +5505,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 326/2012 of 17 April 2012 on the division between ‘deliveries’ and ‘direct sales’ of national milk quotas fixed for 2011/2012 in Annex IX to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 69(1) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 67(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that producers may have one or two individual quotas, one for deliveries and the other for direct sales and quantities may be converted from one quota to the other only by the competent authority of the Member State, at the duly justified request of the producer.(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 471/2011 of 16 May 2011 on the division between ‘deliveries’ and ‘direct sales’ of national milk quotas fixed for 2010/2011 in Annex IX to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (2) sets out the division between ‘deliveries’ and ‘direct sales’ for the period from 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011 for all Member States.(3) In accordance with Article 25(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 595/2004 of 30 March 2004 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003 establishing a levy in the milk and milk products sector (3), Member States have notified the quantities which have been definitively converted at the request of the producers between individual quotas for deliveries and for direct sales.(4) The total national quotas for all Member States fixed in point 1 of Annex IX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 72/2009 (4) were increased with 1 %, effective from 1 April 2011, except for Italy whose quota was already increased with 5 %, effective from 1 April 2009. Member States, except Italy, have notified the Commission of the division between ‘deliveries’ and ‘direct sales’ of the additional quota.(5) It is therefore appropriate to establish the division between ‘deliveries’ and ‘direct sales’ of the national quotas applicable for the period from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012 fixed in Annex IX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.(6) Given the fact that the division between direct sales and deliveries is used as a reference basis for controls pursuant to Articles 19 to 21 of Regulation (EC) No 595/2004 and for the establishment of the annual questionnaire set out in Annex I to that Regulation, it is appropriate to determine a date of expiry of this Regulation after the last possible date for these controls.(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,. The division, applicable for the period from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012, between ‘deliveries’ and ‘direct sales’ of the national quotas fixed in Annex IX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 is set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall expire on 30 September 2013.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 April 2012.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 129, 17.5.2011, p. 7.(3)  OJ L 94, 31.3.2004, p. 22.(4)  OJ L 30, 31.1.2009, p. 1.ANNEXMember States Deliveries (tonnes) Direct sales (tonnes)Belgium 3 490 842,018 40 296,998Bulgaria 957 790,177 71 047,796Czech Republic 2 861 138,931 16 171,977Denmark 4 752 211,900 174,604Germany 29 630 671,304 90 854,772Estonia 672 069,563 7 203,106Ireland 5 668 140,684 2 305,582Greece 861 075,872 1 207,000Spain 6 362 294,270 66 051,426France 25 496 618,465 354 995,374Italy 10 967 026,636 321 516,230Cyprus 151 790,553 801,146Latvia 747 127,365 18 613,933Lithuania 1 716 083,974 75 543,299Luxembourg 286 485,893 500,000Hungary 1 947 083,970 144 284,054Malta 51 177,070 0,000Netherlands 11 737 724,915 75 325,428Austria 2 846 561,156 87 198,758Poland 9 702 182,671 155 475,456Portugal (1) 2 039 660,805 8 084,069Romania 1 515 028,445 1 697 594,315Slovenia 585 410,695 20 582,227Slovakia 1 055 742,726 38 028,690Finland (2) 2 563 117,735 5 105,650Sweden 3 518 813,075 4 400,000United Kingdom 15 436 313,929 147 162,755(1)  Except Madeira.(2)  The Finnish national quota as referred to in Annex IX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and the total amount of the Finnish national quota as indicated in the Annex to this Regulation differ due to a quota increase of 784 683 tonnes to compensate Finnish SLOM producers pursuant to Article 67(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. +",milk;delivery;consignment;delivery costs;means of delivery;shipment;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;agricultural quota;farm quota;milk quota;direct selling;person-to-person selling,17 +17075,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2092/97 of 24 October 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 on rules of application (cereals sector import duties) for Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 10 (4) thereof,Whereas, in the light of the exceptional situation on the durum wheat market forecast for the 1997/98 wheat marketing year, adjustments should be made to the import arrangements for this product until the end of the 1997/98 marketing year in order to alleviate the current difficult situation on the market;Whereas these adjustments concern the minimum vitreous grain content of durum wheat which is one of the quality standards to be met on importation referred to in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 641/97 (4); whereas, therefore, Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 should be amended;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. In Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1249/96, '75,0` specified for durum wheat falling within CN code 1001 10 for classification standard No 4 (minimum vitreous grain percentage) is replaced by '62,0` until 30 June 1998 inclusive. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 24 October 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.(2) OJ L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.(3) OJ L 161, 29. 6. 1996, p. 125.(4) OJ L 98, 15. 4. 1997, p. 2. +",customs formalities;customs clearance;customs declaration;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;product quality;quality criterion;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;food processing;processing of food;processing of foodstuffs;durum wheat,17 +18405,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2767/98 of 21 December 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 2300/97 on detailed rules to implement Council Regulation (EC) No 1221/97 laying down general rules for the application of measures to improve the production and the marketing of honey. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1221/97 of 25 June 1997 laying down general rules for the application of measures to improve the production and marketing of honey (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2070/98 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2300/97 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2633/98 (4), lays down provisions for the implementation of measures to improve the production and the marketing of honey;Whereas, in order to allow a certain flexibility in the implementation of the programme, the financial limits notified for each measure may vary by certain percentage without, however, exceeding the overall ceiling for the annual programme; whereas, if use is made of the flexibility allowed in implementation of the programme, the Community financial contribution must not exceed the limit of 50 % of the expenditure actually borne by the Member State concerned;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,. The following Article 4a is inserted in Regulation (EC) No 2300/97:'Article 4aThe financial limits for each measure may be increased or reduced by a maximum of 10 % provided that the overall ceiling for the annual programme is not exceeded and the Community contribution to financing of the programme referred to in Article 3 does not exceed 50 % of the expenditure borne by the Member State concerned.` This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 December 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 173, 1. 7. 1997, p. 1.(2) OJ L 265, 30. 9. 1998, p. 1.(3) OJ L 319, 21. 11. 1997, p. 4.(4) OJ L 333, 9. 12. 1998, p. 23. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;production improvement;quality objective;honey;apiculture;beekeeping;co-financing;joint financing;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +24217,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1473/2002 of 13 August 2002 prohibiting fishing for cod and haddock by vessels flying the flag of Germany. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 of 18 December 2001 fixing for 2002 the fishing opportunities and associated fishing conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required(3), lays down quotas for cod and haddock for 2002.(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of cod and haddock in the waters of ICES division Vb (Faeroese waters) by vessels flying the flag of Germany or registered in Germany have exhausted the quota for 2002. Germany has prohibited fishing for this stock from 16 July 2002. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,. Catches of cod and haddock in the waters of ICES division Vb (Faeroese waters) by vessels flying the flag of Germany or registered in Germany have exhausted the quota for 2002.Fishing for cod or haddock in the waters of ICES division Vb (Faeroese waters) by vessels flying the flag of Germany or registered in Germany is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 16 July 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 August 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5.(3) OJ L 347, 31.12.2001, p. 1. +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction,17 +39073,"2011/121/EU: Commission Decision of 21 February 2011 setting the European Union-wide performance targets and alert thresholds for the provision of air navigation services for the years 2012 to 2014 Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 laying down the framework for the creation of the single European sky (the framework Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 11(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EU) No 691/2010 of 29 July 2010 laying down a performance scheme for air navigation services and network functions and amending Regulation (EC) No 2096/2005 laying down common requirements for the provision of air navigation services (2) provides for the adoption by the Commission of European Union-wide performance targets.(2) The Commission held on 27 May 2010 a consultation on the approach and processes for setting European Union-wide performance targets, associating all stakeholders listed in Article 10(3) of Regulation (EC) No 549/2004.(3) A Performance Review Body was designated on 29 July 2010 by the Commission further to Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 691/2010 to assist it in the implementation of the performance scheme.(4) The Performance Review Body prepared European Union-wide performance targets proposals in collaboration with EASA, which were submitted on 2 August 2010 for stakeholder consultation as required by Article 9(1) of Regulation (EU) No 691/2010.(5) The Performance Review Body’s proposed EU-wide performance targets for environment, capacity and cost-efficiency have been checked with EASA for consistency with the overriding safety objectives.(6) The Performance Review Body delivered on 27 September 2010 to the Commission its recommendations for European Union-wide performance targets for the period 2012-2014 in a report substantiating each of the recommendations with a description of the assumptions and rationale used for setting up the targets and containing in annexes a consultation document summarising the consultation process as well as a comments response document outlining how comments were taken into account in the preparation of the recommendations to the Commission.(7) The European Union-wide performance targets are based on the information available to the Commission and the Performance Review Body up to 24 November 2010. According to the forecasts provided by Member States to the Commission and Eurocontrol under the provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1794/2006 (3) the average European Union-wide determined unit rate for en route air navigation services would be 55,91 EUR in 2014 (expressed in real terms, EUR 2009), with intermediate annual values of 58,38 EUR in 2012 and 56,95 EUR in 2013. These values take into account the latest planned costs of the Eurocontrol Agency, including for the EU Member States a one-off reduction of 0,69 EUR per en route service unit in 2011. The Commission, taking into account the report of the Performance Review Body and the efficiency improvements that can be expected from the gradual and coordinated implementation of all elements of the second Single European Sky package, is of the opinion that the EU-wide cost efficiency target can be set at a level that is lower than the latest consolidated Member States’ plans.(8) The European Air Traffic Management Master Plan, a living document which constitutes the commonly agreed roadmap covering both the development and the deployment of SESAR, has been endorsed by the Council on 30 March 2009 (4). It contains the political vision and high-level goal of the Commission for the Single European Sky and its technological pillar in the key performance areas of safety, environment, capacity and cost-efficiency, and the setting of the European Union-wide performance targets should be considered part of a process aiming at achieving these goals.(9) During the first reference period for the performance scheme the Commission, advised by EASA, should assess and validate the safety key performance indicators, with a view to ensuring that the safety risk is adequately identified, mitigated and managed. Member States should monitor and publish these key performance indicators and may set corresponding targets.(10) In application of recital 18, Articles 10 and 13, Annex II, point 1.2 and Annex III, point 1 of Regulation (EU) No 691/2010, the national or functional airspace block performance targets need not necessarily be equal to the European Union-wide performance targets; they should be consistent with these European Union-wide performance targets. The national or functional airspace block performance plans should reflect this consistency.(11) The assessment made by the Commission of the national or functional airspace block performance plans and targets should be global, weighting each target against the others in a balanced way, considering justified trade-offs between different performance areas, having regard to the overriding safety objectives. It should take into account local context, in particular for States with low unit rates or under the ‘European Support Mechanism’, such as cost containment measures already undertaken, planned costs for specific programmes to gain performance improvements in dedicated performance fields, and specificities including achievements as well as failures. In application of Article 13(1) of Regulation (EU) No 691/2010, it should take appropriate account of the evolution of the context that may have occurred between the date of adoption of the European Union-wide targets and the date of the assessment. The assessment should also take into account the progress already made by Member States since the adoption of Regulation (EC) No 1070/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5) in the various key performance areas and in particular the cost-efficiency area.(12) In application of the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1794/2006, Member States should be allowed to carry-over the profits or losses that they have incurred up to the year 2011 included.(13) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Single Sky Committee,. European Union-wide performance targetsFor the performance reference period starting on 1 January 2012 and ending on 31 December 2014, the European Union-wide performance targets shall be as follows:(a)   environment target: an improvement by 0,75 of a percentage point of the average horizontal en route flight efficiency indicator in 2014 as compared to the situation in 2009;(b)   capacity target: an improvement of the average en route Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM) delay so as to reach a maximum of 0,5 minute per flight in 2014;(c)   cost-efficiency target: a reduction of the average European Union-wide determined unit rate for en route air navigation services from 59,97 EUR in 2011 to 53,92 EUR in 2014 (expressed in real terms, EUR 2009), with intermediate annual values of 57,88 EUR in 2012 and 55,87 EUR in 2013. Alert thresholds(1)   For all key performance indicators applicable to the performance reference period, the alert threshold beyond which the alert mechanism referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 691/2010 may be activated shall be a deviation over a calendar year by at least 10 % of the actual traffic recorded by the Performance Review Body versus the traffic forecasts referred to in Article 3.(2)   For the cost-efficiency indicator, the costs evolution alert threshold beyond which the alert mechanism referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 691/2010 may be activated shall be a deviation over a calendar year by at least 10 % of the actual costs at European Union-wide level recorded by the Performance Review Body versus the reference determined costs referred to in Article 3. AssumptionsArticles 1 and 2 of this Decision are based on the following assumptions:(1) traffic forecasted at European Union-wide level, expressed in en route service units: 108 776 000 in 2012, 111 605 000 in 2013 and 114 610 000 in 2014;(2) reference determined costs forecasted at European Union-wide level (expressed in real terms, EUR 2009): 6 296 000 000 in 2012, 6 234 000 000 in 2013 and 6 179 000 000 in 2014. Revision of the European Union-wide targetsIn accordance with Article 16(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 691/2010, the Commission shall decide to revise the EU-wide targets set out in Article 1 if, before the beginning of the reference period, it has substantial evidence that the initial data, assumptions and/or rationales used for setting the initial EU-wide targets are no longer valid. Entry into forceThis Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. National or functional airspace blocks performance plans adopted after 1 January 2012 shall apply retroactively as from the first day of the reference period.. Done at Brussels, 21 February 2011.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 96, 31.3.2004, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 201, 3.8.2010, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 341, 7.12.2006, p. 3.(4)  Council Decision 2009/320/EC (OJ L 95, 9.4.2009, p. 41).(5)  OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 34. +",air traffic;air navigation;organisation of transport;organization of transport;common transport policy;CTP;EU transport policy;European transport policy;transport policy of the EU;transport policy of the European Union;provision of services;transport safety;passenger protection;air transport;aeronautics;air service;aviation,17 +24552,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1912/2002 of 25 October 2002 fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 107th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,Whereas:(1) The intervention agencies are, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 635/2000(4), to sell by invitation to tender certain quantities of butter that they hold and to grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 18 of that Regulation stipulates that in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter and concentrated butter. It is further stipulated that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure, and that a decision may also be taken to make no award in response to the tenders submitted. The amount(s) of the processing securities must be fixed accordingly.(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. The minimum selling prices and the maximum aid and processing securities applying for the 107th individual invitation to tender, under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97, shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 October 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 October 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.(2) OJ L 79, 22.3.2002, p. 15.(3) OJ L 350, 20.12.1997, p. 3.(4) OJ L 76, 25.3.2000, p. 9.ANNEXto the Commission Regulation of 25 October 2002 fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 107th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97>TABLE> +",award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;selling price;minimum price;floor price;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;cream;dairy cream;farm price support;agricultural price support;butter,17 +7091,"89/446/EEC: Commission Decision of 13 July 1989 amending Commission Decision 89/224/EEC recognizing certain parts of Belgium as being officially swine fever free (only the French and Dutch texts are authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 80/1095/EEC of 11 November 1980 laying down conditions designed to render and keep the territory of the Community free from classical swine fever (1), as last amended by Directive 87/487/EEC (2), and in particular Article 7 (2) thereof,Whereas the Commission by Decision 88/529/EEC (3), approved a plan for the eradication of classical swine fever presented by the Kingdom of Belgium;Whereas the development of the disease situation has led the Belgian authorities, in conformity with their plan, to instigate measures which guarantee the protection and maintenance of the status of certain regions;Whereas, following a favourable development in the disease situation, the Commission adopted Decision 89/224/EEC (4) recognizing certain parts of the territory of Belgium as officially swine fever free;Whereas no swine fever has been detected and vaccination against swine fever has been stopped for more than 15 months within the areas designated to be recognized as officially swine fever free;Whereas the status of the designated officially swine fever free regions will be maintained by the application of the measures foreseen in Article 7 (2) of Directive 80/1095/EEC;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. In the Annex to Commission Decision 89/224/EEC the indent is replaced by the following:'- The Provinces of Liège, Luxembourg, Namur, Brabant, Henegouwen and Limburg.' This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.. Done at Brussels, 13 July 1989.For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 325, 1. 12. 1980, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 280, 3. 10. 1987, p. 24.(3) OJ No L 291, 25. 10. 1988, p. 78.(4) OJ No L 92, 5. 4. 1989, p. 25. +",health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;animal plague;cattle plague;rinderpest;swine fever;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;Belgium;Kingdom of Belgium,17 +13445,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 3107/94 of 19 December 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1796/81 on measures applicable to imports of mushrooms of the species Agaricus spp. falling within CN codes 0711 90 40, 2003 10 20 and 2003 10 30. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1796/81 of 30 June 1981 on measures applicable to imports of mushrooms of the species Agaricus spp. falling within CN codes 0711 90 40, 2003 10 20 and 2003 10 30 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1122/92 (2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1796/81 stipulates that the quantity free of the additional amount must be allocated between the supplier countries, account being taken of traditional trade flows and of any new suppliers;Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1707/90 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2429/94 (4), lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1796/81; whereas, as a consequence of the various amendments which have been or must be made to Regulation (EEC) No 1707/90 in the light of the experience gained, its repeal and replacement by a new Regulation are now appropriate;Whereas provision should be made to review the allocation during a given year on the basis of the data available after the first six months; whereas a reserve should be established so as to avoid any interruption in trade with a supplier country when the overall quantity has not been exhausted;Whereas the European Agreements with Bulgaria (5), Poland (6) and Romania (7) grant those countries preferential access to the Community market for specific quantities;Whereas detailed arrangements should be laid down to ensure that the quantities in excess of the tariff quotas are subjected to the levying of the additional amount; whereas those arrangements must involve the issuing of licences at the end of a period in which the quantities are checked and the necessary notifications are made by the Member States; whereas these provisions are either supplementary to or derogate from the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2405/89 of 1 August 1989 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import licences and advance fixing certificates for products processed from fruit and vegetables (8), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 556/94 (9), and by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (10), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2746/94 (11);Whereas, pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1707/90, a new importer was not obliged to satisfy certain conditions in order to qualify as such; whereas experience shows that if proper management of the quota is to be ensured the share allocated to this category of trader must be reduced and certain criteria relating to the status of the applicants and the use of the licences allocated must be laid down;Whereas it is more appropriate to establish henceforth an allocation between traditional importers on the basis of the quantities imported and not on the basis of the licences issued; whereas, for administrative reasons, provision should nevertheless be made for a transitional period;Wheras, to ensure the correct use of the quotas, provision must be made for regular notification by the Member States of the quantities for which the licences have not been used;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,. The entry into free circulation within the Community of mushrooms of the species Agaricus falling within CN codes 0711 90 40, 2003 10 20 and 2003 10 30, free from any additional amount, as part of the overall quantity laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1796/81, shall be subject to the conditions laid down in this Regulation. 1. The overall quantity shall be allocated between the supplier countries in accordance with Annex I, apart from a part thereof which shall constitute a reserve.2. The allocation may be amended on the basis of information regarding the quantities for which licences have been issued as at 30 June of the year in question. 1. Regulation (EEC) 2405/89 shall apply, subject to the provisions of this Regulation.2. Import licences shall be valid for a period of six months from the date of issue within the meaning of Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, but shall not be valid after 31 December of the year in question.3. Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2405/89 shall not apply. 1. Both quantities, namely that allocated to Poland pursuant to Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1796/81 on the one hand and that allocated to the other countries pursuant to Article 3 (3) of the same Regulation on the other hand, shall be distributed as follows:(a) 85 % to traditional importers.'Traditional importers' shall mean importers who have obtained import licences in each of the previous three calendar years and who have imported the products referred to in Article 1 in at least two of the previous three calendar years. The condition relating to the procurement of import licences shall only apply from the fourth year following the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Austria, Finland, Norway and Sweden to nationals of those new Member States.(b) 15 % to new importers.'New importers' shall mean importers other than those referred to in (a) who are traders, natural or legal persons, individuals or groups trading for at least one year. Compliance with this condition shall be certified by registration in a trade register held by the Member State or by any other proof accepted by the Member State. When an importer in this category has obtained import licences in the previous calendar year, he must show proof of having put in free circulation, on his own account, at least 50 % of the quantity allocated to him.2. The importers referred to in paragraph 1 shall attach to their application information enabling the competent national authorities to verify to their satisfaction fulfilment of the conditions set out in paragraph 1 (a) and (b).3. Any quantities still available on 15 October shall be allocated without discrimination between both categories of importer. 1. Licence applications submitted by the importers referred to in Article 4 (1) (a) may not relate, in any six-month period, to a quantity exceeding 60 % of the average annual quantity of imports effected during the preceding three calendar years, an exception being made in the case of suppliers in the Community as constituted on 31 December 1994 for the years 1992, 1993 and 1994, for which the reference used shall be the annual quantity of import licences issued.2. Licence applications submitted by the importers referred to in Article 4 (1) (b) may not relate, in any six-month period, to a quantity exceeding 8 % of the total quantity allocated pursuant to the said Article 4 (1) (b). 1. Member States shall notify the Commission of the quantities applied for free of additional amount in accordance with Article 13 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2405/89, giving separate figures for the quantities applied for pursuant to Article 4 (1) (a) and (b) respectively.2. Import licences shall be issued on the fifth working day following that on which applications are lodged, provided that no special measures are taken in the meantime.3. If the quantities applied for exceed for any supplier country the quantity available, the Commission shall allocate the excess quantities from the reserve mentioned in Article 2 (1).4. If, after allocation of the reserve, the quantities applied for exceed the quantity available, the Commission shall set flat-rate pecentage reduction for the applications in question and suspend the issue of licences in respect of subsequent applications. The Commission shall regularly inform the Member States of the utilization of the quotas laid down and, at the appropriate time, of their exhaustion. By the 15th of each month at the latest, the Member States shall notify the Commission of the quantities for which import licences have been issued but not used. 1. Article 33 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall apply.2. Quantities imported within the tolerance referred to in Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall not be free of the additional amount. 01. The release into free circulation of mushrooms originating in China shall be subject to Articles 55 to 65 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (12).In the event of loss of the original, and notwithstanding Article 57 (2) of the abovementioned Regulation, the competent authorities may accept a dublicate of the certificate of origin.2. The authorities competent to issue the certificate of origin shall be those indicated in Annex II.3. Products originating in Bulgaria, Poland and Romania shall be released for free circulation in the Community on presentation of an EUR 1 certificate issued by the authorities of those countries in accordance with Protocol 4 of the European Agreements. 11. Import licences shall show the following in box 24, in one of the official languages of the Community:- Exempt from additional amount - Regulation (EEC) No 1796/81.2. If the country of origin is Bulgaria, Poland or Romania, import licences shall also include the following in box 24, in one of the official languages of the Community:- 'Agreement', the name of the country concerned and 'Reduced customs duties as provided for in the Agreement'. 21. The holder of an import licence may apply to have the CN code for which the licence was issued changed, provided that:(a) the new CN code applied for is one of those listed in Article 1;(b) the application is submitted to the body that issued the original licence and is accompanied by the original and any extract issued.2. The body that has issued the original licence shall keep it and any copy and shall issue a replacement licence and, where appropriate, one or more extracts from the replacement licence.3. The replacement licence and, where appropriate, the extract or extracts:- shall be issued for a quantity up to the maximum quantity available according to the replacement document,- indicate in box 20 the number and date of the document replaced,- indicate in boxes 13, 14 and 15 the information relating to the new product in question,- indicate in box 16 the new CN code,- indicate in the other boxes the same information as shown on the replaced document, and in particular the same expiry date.4. Member States shall immediately inform the Commission of any change of CN code on import licences they have issued. 3Regulation (EEC) No 1707/90 is hereby repealed.References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as being made to this Regulation, and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex III. 4This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1995.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 December 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 183, 4. 7. 1981, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 117, 1. 5. 1992, p. 98.(3) OJ No L 158, 23. 6. 1990, p. 34.(4) OJ No L 259, 7. 10. 1994, p. 10.(5) OJ No L 323, 23. 12. 1993, p. 2.(6) OJ No L 348, 31. 12. 1993, p. 2.(7) OJ No L 81, 2. 4. 1993, p. 2.(8) OJ No L 227, 4. 8. 1989, p. 34.(9) OJ No L 71, 15. 3. 1994, p. 7.(10) OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.(11) OJ No L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 6.(12) OJ No L 253, 11. 10. 1993, p. 1.ANNEX IAllocation referred to in Article 2 (net drained weight):""(in tonnes)"""" ID=""1"">Bulgaria> ID=""2"">1 240> ID=""3"">1 300> ID=""4"">1 360""> ID=""1"">Poland> ID=""2"">32 480> ID=""3"">33 880> ID=""4"">33 880""> ID=""1"">Romania> ID=""2"">350> ID=""3"">370> ID=""4"">380""> ID=""1"">China> ID=""2"">22 750> ID=""3"">22 750> ID=""4"">22 750""> ID=""1"">Others> ID=""2"">3 440> ID=""3"">3 360> ID=""4"">3 290""> ID=""1"">Reserve> ID=""2"">1 000> ID=""3"">1 000> ID=""4"">1 000""> ID=""1"">Total > ID=""2"">61 260> ID=""3"">62 660> ID=""4"">62 660"">ANNEX IIThe competent authorities referred to in Article 10 (2) are:- Shanghai Foreign Economic Relations and Trade Commission,- Fujian Foreign Economic Relations and Trade Commission,- Guangxi Foreign Economic Relations and Trade Commission,- Zhejiang Foreign Economic Relations and Trade Commission,- Jiangsu Foreign Economic Relations and Trade Commission,- Sichuan Foreign Economic Relations and Trade Commission,- Chongquing Foreign Economic Relations and Trade Commission,- Anhui Foreign Economic Relations and Trade Commission,- Guangdong Foreign Economic Relations and Trade Commission,- Foreign Trade Administration, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC).ANNEX IIICorrelation table referred to in Article 13"""" ID=""1"">Article 1> ID=""2"">Article 1""> ID=""1"">Article 3""> ID=""1"">Article 3 (1)> ID=""2"">Article 2 (3)""> ID=""1"">Article 3 (2)> ID=""2"">Article 2 (2)""> ID=""1"">Article 3 (3)> ID=""2"">Article 2 (1)""> ID=""1"">Article 4> ID=""2"">Article 10""> ID=""1"">Article 4 (1)> ID=""2"">Article 10 (1)""> ID=""1"">Article 4 (2)> ID=""2"">Article 10 (2)""> ID=""1"">Article 4 (3)> ID=""2"">Article 10 (3)""> ID=""1"">Article 5""> ID=""1"">Article 5 (1)> ID=""2"">Article 3 (1)""> ID=""1"">Article 5 (2)> ID=""2"">Article 3 (2)""> ID=""1"">Article 5 (3)> ID=""2"">Article 3 (3)""> ID=""1"">Article 5 (4)> ID=""2"">Article 4 (1), 4 (2), 4 (3)""> ID=""1"">Article 5 (5) (a) and (b)> ID=""2"">Article 5""> ID=""1"">Article 5 (5) other than (a) and (b)> ID=""2"">Deleted""> ID=""1"">Article 5 (6)> ID=""2"">Article 6 (1)""> ID=""1"">Article 5 (7)> ID=""2"">Article 6 (3)""> ID=""1"">Article 5 (8)> ID=""2"">Article 6 (4)""> ID=""1"">Article 5 (9)> ID=""2"">Article 6 (2)""> ID=""1"">Article 5 a> ID=""2"">Article 12""> ID=""1"">Article 5 a (1)> ID=""2"">Article 12 (1)""> ID=""1"">Article 5 a (2)> ID=""2"">Article 12 (2)""> ID=""1"">Article 5 a (3)> ID=""2"">Article 12 (3)""> ID=""1"">Article 5 a (4)> ID=""2"">Article 12 (4)""> ID=""1"">Article 6> ID=""2"">Article 7""> ID=""1"">Article 7 (1)> ID=""2"">Article 11 (1)""> ID=""1"">Article 7 (2)> ID=""2"">Article 9 (2)""> ID=""1"">Article 7 a> ID=""2"">Article 11 (2)""> ID=""1"">Article 8> ID=""2"">Deleted""> ID=""1"">Article 9 (1)> ID=""2"">Article 8""> ID=""1"">Article 9 (2)> ID=""2"">Article 9 (1)""> ID=""1"">Article 10> ID=""2"">Article 13""> ID=""1"">Article 11> ID=""2"">Article 14""> +",free circulation;putting into free circulation;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;mushroom-growing;mushroom;preserved product;preserved food;tinned food;China;People’s Republic of China;Central and Eastern Europe;CEE;Central Europe;Eastern Europe,17 +14808,"96/148/EC: Commission Decision of 26 July 1995 on the measures decided by France as a result of the blockade of the French road network in 1992 (Only the French text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 93 (2) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2753/94 (2), and in particular Article 31 thereof,Having given notice to the parties concerned to submit their comments, in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 93 (2) of the Treaty, and in the light of those comments,Whereas:I1. By letter dated 12 January 1993 and in accordance with Article 93 (3) of the Treaty, the French Permanent Representive to the European Communities notified the Commission of the measures to benefit the fruit and vegetables sector. The French authorities sent the Commission additional information in letters dated 7 July, 20 October and 29 December 1993.By letter dated 17 February 1994, the Commission informed France of its decision to initiate the procedure provided for in Article 93 (2) of the Treaty in respect of those measures, which appeared to be operating aid ineligible for any of the derogations laid down in Article 92 of the Treaty and therefore deemed incompatible with the common market.2. The measures in question consist of partial relief on the social security contributions payable by fruit and vegetable growers who suffered as a result of the 1992 road blockade, and payment of compensation to them.The first measure involves a sliding-scale reduction in, and the payment for one or two months of, employers' social security contributions, having regard to the percentage turnover lost on a range of seasonal agricultural products (peaches, apricots, nectarines, small fruits, strawberries, plums, cherries, Guyot pears, melons, courgettes, aubergines, carrots, onions, tomatoes, lettuce and cucumbers), for up to 15 salaried workers per holding (or 20 salaried workers per holding in the case of specialized producers in particular difficulties); it also takes the form of an extension without penalty for paying the social welfare contributions of the non-salaried operators. The total budget amounted to FF 48 million.Based on the information available to the Commission when the procedure was initiated, the arrangements for applying the second measure were the same as for the first; the overall budget had been fixed at FF 150 million.II1. As part of the above procedure, the Commission notified France to submit its comments. France did so by means of letters dated 29 April 1994 and 12 April 1995.The Commission informed the other Member States and interested parties of its decision to initiate the procedure pursuant to Article 93 (2) of the Treaty by means of a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (3), and gave notice to them to submit their comments. The Commission received comments from interested third parties by letter dated 24 May 1994. These comments were forwarded to the French authorities by letter dated 1 December 1994.2. The French authorities have first of all pointed out that the measures in respect of which the Commission has initiated the procedure provided for in Article 93 (2) of the Treaty are part of a series undertaken by the public authorities to assist fruit and vegetable growers with a view to making good the damage caused by the road blockade in the summer of 1992 which, in the authorities' view, constituted an exceptional occurrence within the meaning of Article 92 (2) (b) of the Treaty.They confirmed that production of all the products referred to took place in the period in question and that instructions had been given through circulars to the authorities responsible for granting the aid, so that compensation payments over and above the losses offset could be avoided.They further stated that compensation was effected in accordance with a circular from the Minister for the Interior and Public Security of 22 September 1992 which specified the conditions attaching to its award, i.e. the engagement of State responsibility and the duty on applicants to establish clearly that the alleged damage occurred and resulted from the road blockades.3. In their comments, the third parties concerned condemned the measures decided on by the French Government for the following reasons:- the road blockade in France caused damage to producers in the other Member States (losses estimated at Pta 5 000 million for the Spanish fruit and vegetable sector alone), but the French Government had not proposed compensating them,- the aid in question was granted by the French Government before the Commission's decision thereon.III1. Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 applies Articles 92, 93 and 94 of the Treaty to the production of and trade in the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation except where it provides otherwise.2. Pursuant to Article 92 (1) of the Treaty, any aid granted by a Member State or through State resources in any form whatsoever which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain undertakings or the production of certain goods is incompatible with the common market.The measures in question granted by France in respect of certain products in a sector subject to competition between producers from the various Member States satisfy all the conditions for classification as aid within the meaning of Article 92 (1) of the Treaty. The French Government has not contested this point.3. There are, however, exceptions to the principle of incompatibility in Article 92 (1).Only the derogation laid down in Article 92 (2) (b) of the Treaty, which stipulates that aid to make good the damage caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences could apply in a case of this kind, given the nature of the occurrence that is supposed to have caused the aid to be granted in the first place. This is, moreover, the derogation cited by the French Government.IV1. As the Commission indicated when it initiated the procedure pursuant to Article 93 (2) of the Treaty, exceptional occurrences such as strikes are covered by the above provision. It is Commission policy that such occurrences justify the payment of compensation for the damage caused to individuals, without account being taken of the scale of the damage. Thus, the effects of the road blockade in the summer of 1992 can be likened to a strike as described in the criteria decided on by the Commission in its working document of 10 November 1986, in so far as the blockade disrupted economic activity in the country to an appreciable extent between 29 June and 18 July 1992.2. However, during its initial scrutiny the Commission was unable, on the basis of the information then available, to find a direct link between the aid and the road blockade since comparing the turnover figures and annual production delivered with seasonal products alone did not provide sufficient proof thereof.V1. The comments submitted by France in its letters of 29 April 1994 and 12 April 1995 led the Commission to the following conclusions.2. As regards compensation, and on the basis of new information available to it, the Commission noted that:- the circular of 22 September 1992 laid down very strict conditions for the award of this aid, particularly as regards proof that the alleged damage actually occurred and evidence of a direct causal link between it and the road blockade,- the French authorities confirmed that the compensation was granted without discrimination to all those satisfying the conditions for its award; citizens of other Member States who fulfil those conditions could thus qualify for it in the same way as French citizens.This aid can accordingly benefit from the derogation laid down in Article 92 (2) (b) of the Treaty and may be regarded as compatible with the common market.3. As regards the partial relief on social security contributions, the Commission can allow the French authorities' contention that all of the products in question were produced and marketed in France during the road blockade lasting from 29 June to 18 July 1992, even if production of certain products in that period such as plums, pears, aubergines and peppers was minimum compared to the annual average. Nevertheless, the fact that production occurred during the period in question is not sufficient to establish a direct link between the losses offset and the road blockade.The Commission also took into consideration the instructions given by means of circulars to the authorities responsible for granting the aid, with a view in particular to preventing any overcompensation for the losses offset. However, the evidence to be provided by the grower in support of his aid application (annual declarations of rotation, turnover and production delivered to the marketing organizations and/or sold by other means, certificates of his deliveries or copies of the delivery dockets, copies of his VAT declarations for the year and copies of the salary slips of the workers for the month or months for which payment is sought) does not establish a link between the losses offset and the road blockade. As the information provided is annual and the workers for which payment is being sought are seasonal and not necessarily and exclusively engaged in harvesting the products in question, there is no quantitative or qualitative information linked exclusively and necessarily to the effects of the road blockade. The losses offset could thus have occurred as a result of events other than the blockade.Furthermore, the general compensation measure (see Section V.2) could fully compensate for the losses due to the road blockade. The existence of a second measure limited to certain beneficiaries alone is therefore hard to justify and also raises the question of possible overcompensation of the latter for losses attributable to the road blockade.This aid cannot, therefore, qualify for any of the derogations in Article 92 of the Treaty and is to be regarded as incompatible with the common market.VI1. Since the aids were notified but implemented without awaiting the final decision of the Commission, it should be pointed out that, given the obligatory nature of the procedural rules laid down in Article 93 (3) of the Treaty, the direct effect of which the Court of Justice has recognized in its judgments of 19 June 1973 (Case 77/72, Carmine Capolongo v. Azienda Agricola Maya) (4), 11 December 1973 (Case 120/73, Gebrüder Lorenz GmbH v. the Federal Republic of Germany) (5), 22 March 1977 (Case 78/76, Steinike and Weinlig v. Federal Republic of Germany) (6) and 21 November 1991 (Case C-354/90, Fédération nationale du commerce extérieur des produits alimentaires and others v. France) (7), the aid in question cannot be made legal with retrospective effect.Furthermore, where aid is incompatible with the common market, in accordance with the case law of the Court of Justice, in particular its judgment of 12 July 1973 (Case 70/72, Commission v. Federal Republic of Germany) (8), as confirmed by the judgments of 24 February 1987 (Case 310/85, Deufil v. Commission) (9) and 20 September 1990 (Case C-5/89, Commission v. Federal Republic of Germany) (10), the Commission can insist that Member States recover from the beneficiaries the full amount of any aid granted illegally.2. The French Government did not comply with the suspensory effect of Article 93 (3) of the Treaty in that it did not wait for the Commission to give its opinion before granting the aid in question. The aid thus becomes illegal under Community law from the moment it is paid.As illegally granted aid is involved, i.e. aid granted before the final decision pursuant to the procedure under Article 93 (2) of the Treaty, and although neither the exact amount nor the number of beneficiaries for the aid in question is known to the Commission, the incompatible aid must be recovered, since the beneficiaries in receipt of the illegal aid are known to the French authorities.Recovery is to be effected in accordance with the procedures and provisions of French law, with interest payable from the date the aid in question was granted. This interest shall be calculated using the commercial rate relating to the rate used for calculating the subsidy-equivalent for regional aid.Recovery is necessary to revert to the position prior to payment by doing away with all of the financial advantages that the aid beneficiaries unduly enjoyed from the date the aid was illegally awarded. This is all the more necessary given the fragile state of the market concerned.This Decision does not pre-empt the conclusions that the Commission will draw, where appropriate, on the funding of the common agricultural policy by the European Agriculture Guarantee and Guidance Fund (EAGGF),. The aid granted by France as a result of the blockade of the French road network in 1992 is illegal, since it has been granted in breach of the procedural rules laid down in Article 93 (3) of the Treaty. The aid granted by France in the form of compensatory payments is compatible with the common market pursuant to Article 92 (2) (b) of the Treaty. The aid granted by France in the form of partial relief on social insurance contributions is incompatible with the common market pursuant to Article 92 of the Treaty, since the French authorities have not provided proof that the aid is necessarily and exclusively linked to the losses caused by the road blocks in France (29 June to 18 July 1992), considered as an exceptional occurrence within the meaning of Article 92 (2) (b) of the Treaty. France must abolish the aid referred to in Article 3 and recover it within two months of notification of this Decision.Recovery shall be effected in accordance with the procedures and provisions of French law, with interest payable from the date the aid in question was granted. This interest shall be calculated using the commercial rate relating to the rate used for calculating the subsidy-equivalent for regional aid. France shall notify the Commission of the measures it has taken to comply with this Decision within two months of its notification. This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.. Done at Brussels, 26 July 1995.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 292, 12. 11. 1994, p. 3.(3) OJ No C 115, 26. 4. 1994, p. 6.(4) [1973] ECR, p. 611.(5) [1973] ECR, p. 1471.(6) [1977] ECR, p. 595.(7) [1991] ECR I, p. 5505.(8) [1973] ECR, p. 813.(9) [1987] ECR, p. 901.(10) [1990] ECR I, p. 3437. +",France;French Republic;agricultural production;road transport;road haulage;transport by road;control of State aid;notification of State aid;infringement of EU law;breach of Community law;breach of EU law;breach of European Union law;infringement of Community law;infringement of European Union law;infringement of the EC Treaty;non-tariff barrier;non-tariff restriction,17 +1044,"Council Directive 78/548/EEC of 12 June 1978 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to heating systems for the passenger compartment of motor vehicles. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),Whereas the technical requirements which motor vehicles must satisfy pursuant to national laws relate inter alia to heating systems for the passenger compartment of motor vehicles;Whereas these requirements differ from one Member State to another ; whereas it is therefore necessary that all Member States adopt the same requirements either in addition to or in place of their existing rules in order, in particular, to allow the EEC type-approval procedure, which was the subject of Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (3), as last amended by Directive 78/547/EEC (4), to be introduced in respect of each type of vehicle;Whereas the approximation of national laws relating to motor vehicles entails the mutual recognition by Member States of the inspections carried out by each of them on the basis of the common requirements,. For the purposes of this Directive, ""vehicle"" means any motor vehicle in category M1 (as defined in Annex I to Directive 70/156/EEC) designed for use on the road, having at least four wheels and a maximum design speed exceeding 25 km/h. No Member State may refuse to grant EEC type-approval or national type-approval of a vehicle on grounds relating to the heating system for the passenger compartment if the system satisfies the requirements laid down in Annex I. No Member State may refuse or prohibit the sale, registration, entry into service or use of any vehicle on grounds relating to the heating system for the passenger compartment if the system satisfies the requirements laid down in Annex I. Any amendments necessary to adapt the provisions of the Annexes to take account of technical progress shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of Directive 70/156/EEC.This procedure shall also apply to the introduction into this Directive of provisions on auxiliary heating systems intended to be permanently installed in the vehicle. 1. Member States shall bring into force the provisions necessary in order to comply with this Directive within 18 months of its notification and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.2. Member States shall ensure that the texts of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the (1)OJ No C 118, 16.5.1977, p. 29. (2)OJ No C 114, 11.5.1977, p. 6. (3)OJ No L 42, 23.2.1970, p. 1. (4)See page 39 of this Official Journal.field covered by this Directive are communicated to the Commission. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 12 June 1978.For the CouncilThe PresidentK. OLESENANNEX I1. DEFINITIONFor the purposes of this Directive, ""heating system for the passenger compartment of the vehicle"" means any system which can raise the temperature in the space reserved for the occupants of the vehicle and which uses heat from the engine for this purpose.2. REQUIREMENTS 2.1. All vehicles must be fitted with a system for heating the passenger compartment.2.2. In vehicles fitted with a system for heating the passenger compartment using heat either from the exhaust gases or from the engine cooling air, this system must be designed in such a way that: 2.2.1. the heated air entering the passenger compartment does not contain more exhaust gases than the ambient air at the air inlet on the exterior of the vehicle;2.2.2. the occupants of the vehicle cannot, during normal road use of the vehicle, come into contact with any parts of the device liable to cause burns. This condition shall be considered to be satisfied if the parts do not reach a temperature of 80 ยบC;2.2.3. the hot air entering the passenger compartment cannot reach temperatures which are liable to cause burns to the occupants. This condition shall be considered fulfilled if the difference between the temperature of the hot air entering the passenger compartment and the ambient temperature does not exceed 110 ยบC.2.3. The requirements set out in 2.2.1 are considered to be fulfilled in respect of heating systems which include a heat exchanger, the primary circuit of which is passed over by exhaust gases or polluted air, provided that the following conditions are met: 2.3.1. the walls of the primary circuit of the exchanger must be leaktight at any pressure up to and including 2 bar;2.3.2. the walls of the primary circuit of the heat exchanger must not include any detachable components;2.3.3. the part of the exhaust-gas heat exchanger wall where the heat exchange takes place must be at least 2 mm thick if made of non-alloy steels; 2.3.3.1. in cases where other materials are used (including composite or coated materials), the thickness of the wall must be such as to ensure that the heat exchanger has the same service life as in the case referred to in 2.3.3;2.3.3.2. if the part of the exchanger where the heat transfer takes place is enamelled, the wall where such enamel has been applied must be at least 1 mm thick. This coating must be durable and leaktight, and must not be porous;2.3.4. the pipe conducting the exhaust gases must include a corrosion test zone at least 30 mm long ; this zone must be situated directly downstream of the heat exchanger. It must remain uncovered and be easily accessible; 2.3.4.1. the wall of this zone must not be thicker than the pipes for the exhaust gases situated inside the heat exchanger and the materials and surface properties of this section must be comparable with those of these pipes;2.3.4.2. if the heat exchanger forms a single unit with the vehicle exhaust silencer, the external wall of the latter must be regarded as the zone complying with 2.3.4.1 where any corrosion should occur.2.4. For heating systems using the cooling air of the engine for heating purposes, the conditions of 2.2.1 are considered to be met provided that the following requirements are complied with: 2.4.1. whatever cooling air comes into contact only with surfaces of the engine which do not include any detachable parts, may be used as heating air without a heat exchanger being required ; the connections between the walls of this cooling air circuit and the surfaces used for the transfer of heat must be gastight and oil-resistant. These requirements are considered to be satisfied if, for example, 2.4.1.1. a sheath around each sparking plug draws off any gas leaks outside the heating air circuit;2.4.1.2. the joint between the cylinder head and the exhaust manifold is situated outside the heating air circuit;2.4.1.3. there is double leak protection between the cylinder head and the cylinder and any leaks from the first joint are drawn off outside the heating air circuit,or:the leak protection between the cylinder head and the cylinder still holds when the cylinder head nuts are cold-tightened at one-third of the nominal torque prescribed by the manufacturer,or:the area where the cylinder head is joined to the cylinder is situated outside the heating air circuit.3. APPLICATION FOR EEC TYPE-APPROVAL 3.1. The application for EEC type-approval of a vehicle type with regard to the passenger compartment heating system must be submitted by the vehicle manufacturer or his authorized representative.3.2. It must be accompanied by the following documents in triplicate and by the following particulars: 3.2.1. in the case of heating systems using heat from the engine cooling fluid: - a brief description of the vehicle type with regard to the heating system for the passenger compartment ; the engine type and the heating system must be specified;3.2.2. in the case of heating systems using heat from the exhaust gases or the engine cooling air: - a detailed description of the vehicle type with regard to the heating system for the passenger compartment ; the engine type must be specified;- layout drawing of the heating system showing its position in the vehicle.3.3. In the case of a heating system as defined in 2.3, the technical service may require a sample of the heat exchanger used in this type of system and/or any document showing that the exchanger complies with the requirements of 2.3.3.4. In the case of a heating system as defined in 2.3 and 2.4, a vehicle representative of the type of vehicle to be approved must be submitted to the technical service responsible for conducting type-approval test.ANNEX II MODEL (Maximum format : A4 (210 x 297 mm)>PIC FILE= ""T0013193""> +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;approximation of laws;legislative harmonisation;motor vehicle;heating;district heating;domestic heating;heater;heating apparatus;heating installation;heating plant;industrial heat;vehicle parts;automobile accessory,17 +22497,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2507/2001 of 20 December 2001 determining the extent to which applications lodged in December 2001 for import licences for certain pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Agreement concluded by the Community with Slovenia can be accepted. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 571/97 of 26 March 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application in the pigmeat sector of the arrangements provided for in the Interim Agreement between the Community and Slovenia(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1006/2001(2), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) The applications for import licences lodged for the first quarter of 2002 are for quantities less than the quantities available and can therefore be met in full.(2) The surplus to be added to the quantity available for the following period should be determined.(3) It is appropriate to draw the attention of operators to the fact that licences may only be used for products which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community,. 1. Applications for import licences for the period 1 January to 31 March 2002 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 571/97 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.2. For the period 1 April to 30 June 2002, applications may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 571/97 for import licences for a total quantity as referred to in Annex II.3. Licences may only be used for products which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 December 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 85, 27.3.1997, p. 56.(2) OJ L 140, 24.5.2001, p. 13.ANNEX I>TABLE>ANNEX II>TABLE> +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;pigmeat;pork;interim agreement (EU);EC interim agreement;provisional implementation of an EC agreement;Slovenia;Republic of Slovenia,17 +2133,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 592/96 of 2 April 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 1466/95 laying down special detailed rules of application for export refunds on milk and milk products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2931/95 (2), and in particular Article 17 (14) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1466/95 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 398/96 (4), lays down special detailed rules of application for export refunds on milk and milk products; whereas, with a view to ensuring sound management of the system of export refunds and to reducing the likelihood of applications being submitted for speculative ends and risks of disturbance of the system as regards cheese, the term of validity of export licences as fixed in Article 4 of that Regulation must be curtailed;Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,. Article 4 (a) of Regulation (EC) No 1466/95 is hereby replaced by the following:'(a) the end of the second month following issue in the case of products covered by CN code 0406`. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 2 April 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.(2) OJ No L 307, 20. 12. 1995, p. 10.(3) OJ No L 144, 28. 6. 1995, p. 22.(4) OJ No L 54, 5. 3. 1996, p. 26. +",cheese;export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund,17 +31186,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1942/2005 of 25 November 2005 fixing the refunds applicable to cereal and rice sector products supplied as Community and national food aid. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1) and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice (2) and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2681/74 of 21 October 1974 on Community financing of expenditure incurred in respect of the supply of agricultural products as food aid (3) lays down that the portion of the expenditure corresponding to the export refunds on the products in question fixed under Community rules is to be charged to the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section.(2) In order to make it easier to draw up and manage the budget for Community food aid actions and to enable the Member States to know the extent of Community participation in the financing of national food aid actions, the level of the refunds granted for these actions should be determined.(3) The general and implementing rules provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 and in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 on export refunds are applicable mutatis mutandis to the abovementioned operations.(4) The specific criteria to be used for calculating the export refund on rice are set out in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. For Community and national food aid operations under international agreements or other supplementary programmes, and other Community free supply measures, the refunds applicable to cereals and rice sector products shall be as set out in the Annex. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 December 2005.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 November 2005.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ L 187, 19.7.2005, p. 11).(2)  OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002 (OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27).(3)  OJ L 288, 25.10.1974, p. 1.ANNEXto the Commission Regulation of 25 November 2005 fixing the refunds applicable to cereal and rice sector products supplied as Comunity and national food aid(EUR/t)Product code Refund1001 10 00 9400 0,001001 90 99 9000 0,001002 00 00 9000 0,001003 00 90 9000 0,001005 90 00 9000 0,001006 30 92 9100 0,001006 30 92 9900 0,001006 30 94 9100 0,001006 30 94 9900 0,001006 30 96 9100 0,001006 30 96 9900 0,001006 30 98 9100 0,001006 30 98 9900 0,001006 30 65 9900 0,001007 00 90 9000 0,001101 00 15 9100 6,851101 00 15 9130 6,401102 10 00 9500 0,001102 20 10 9200 55,621102 20 10 9400 47,681103 11 10 9200 0,001103 13 10 9100 71,511104 12 90 9100 0,00NB: The product codes are defined in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1), amended. +",humanitarian aid;humanitarian action;humanitarian assistance;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;rice;cereals;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +30679,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1255/2005 of 29 July 2005 determining the extent to which the applications for import licences submitted in July 2005 for certain dairy products under certain tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 can be accepted. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 of 14 December 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the import arrangements for milk and milk products and opening tariff quotas (2), and in particular Article 16(2) thereof,Whereas:Applications lodged from 1 to 10 July 2005 for certain quotas referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 concern quantities greater than those available; therefore, the allocation factors should be fixed for the quantities applied for,. The allocation coefficients set out in the Annex to this Regulation shall be applied to the quantities for which import licences have been sought for the period from 1 to 10 July 2005 in respect of products falling within the quotas referred to in parts I.A, I.B, points 1 and 2, and parts I.C, I.D, I.E, I.F, I.G and I.H, of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001. This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 July 2005.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 July 2005.For the CommissionJ. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 186/2004 (OJ L 29, 3.2.2004, p. 6).(2)  OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 29. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1036/2005 (OJ L 178, 2.7.2005, p. 19).ANNEX I.AQuota number Allocation coefficient09.4590 —09.4599 1,000009.4591 —09.4592 —09.4593 —09.4594 —09.4595 0,008309.4596 1,0000ANNEX I.B5.   Products originating in RoumaniaQuota number Allocation coefficient09.4771 0,050209.4772 —09.4758 0,30246.   Products originating in BulgariaQuota number Allocation coefficient09.4773 —09.4660 0,412309.4675 —ANNEX I.CProducts originating in ACP countriesQuota number Quantity (t)09.4026 —09.4027 —ANNEX I.DProducts originating in TurkeyQuota number Quantity (t)09.4101 —ANNEX I.ΕProducts originating from South AfricaQuota number Quantity (t)09.4151 —ANNEX I.FProducts originating from SwitzerlandQuota number Allocation coefficient09.4155 0,928309.4156 1,0000ANNEX I.GProducts originating in JordanQuota number Quantity (t)09.4159 —ANNEX I.HProducts originating in NorwayQuota number Allocation coefficient09.4781 1,000009.4782 0,9189 +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;third country;milk product;dairy produce;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin,17 +2577,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 258/1999 of 3 February 1999 repealing Regulation (EC) No 913/97 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in Spain. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,Whereas, because of the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain production regions in Spain, animal health measures were adopted by the Spanish authorities pursuant to Article 9 of Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980 introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (3), as last amended by Decision 93/384/EEC (4); whereas exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat were adopted for this Member State by Commission Regulation (EC) No 913/97 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2691/98 (6);Whereas, in view of the progress achieved on the animal health side, the exceptional market support measures can now be closed down; whereas, therefore, Regulation (EC) No 913/97 needs to be repealed;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,. Regulation (EC) No 913/97 is hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 3 February 1999.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.(3) OJ L 47, 21. 2. 1980, p. 11.(4) OJ L 166, 8. 7. 1993, p. 34.(5) OJ L 131, 23. 5. 1997, p. 14.(6) OJ L 338, 15. 12. 1998, p. 3. +",meat processing industry;cutting premises;cutting-up premises;slaughterhouse;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;slaughter premium;slaughter bonus;market support;pigmeat;pork;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +2264,"98/249/EC: Council Decision of 7 October 1997 on the conclusion of the Convention for the protection of the marine environment of the north-east Atlantic. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 130s(l), in conjunction with Article 228(2) and (3), first subparagraph thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Whereas the Commission, on behalf of the Community, took part in the negotiations on the drafting of the Convention for the protection of the marine environment of the north-east Atlantic;Whereas the Convention was signed on behalf of the Community on 22 September 1992;Whereas the Convention aims to prevent and eliminate pollution and to protect the maritime area against the adverse effects of human activities;Whereas the Community has adopted measures in the area covered by the Convention and should therefore undertake international commitments in that area; whereas the Community's action is a necessary complement to that of the Member States directly concerned and its participation in the Convention would appear to comply with the principle of subsidiarity;Whereas pursuant to Article 130r of the Treaty, Community policy on the environment contributes, inter alia, to pursuit of the objectives of preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment, protecting human health, and prudent and rational utilisation of natural resources; whereas, moreover, with their respective spheres of competence, the Community and the Member States cooperate with third countries and with the competent international organisations,. The Convention for the protection of the marine environment of the north-east Atlantic, as signed in Paris on 22 September 1992, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the Convention is attached to this Decision. The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person or persons empowered to deposit the instrument of approval with the Government of the French Republic in accordance with the provisions of Article 26 of the Convention. The Community shall be represented by the Commission as regards matters within the sphere of Community competence, in the commission established under Article 10 of the Convention.. Done at Luxembourg, 7 October 1997.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ.-C. JUNCKER(1)  OJ C 89, 10.4.1995, p. 199. +",Atlantic Ocean;Atlantic;Atlantic Region;Gulf Stream;environmental protection;conservation of nature;nature protection;preservation of the environment;protection of nature;international convention;multilateral convention;marine environment;the EU's international role;EC participation in an international meeting;EC representation in an international organisation;the Community's international role;the international role of the European Union,17 +26658,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1660/2003 of 19 September 2003 amending the specification of a name appearing in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (Ossau-Iraty). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2003(2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, the French authorities have requested in respect of the name ""Ossau-Iraty"", registered as a protected designation of origin by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 of 12 June 1996 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1571/2003(4), the amendment of the method of production and of the national legal requirements.(2) Following examination of this request for amendment, it has been decided that the amendments concerned are not minor.(3) In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 and since the amendments are not minor, the Article 6 procedure applies mutatis mutandis.(4) It has been decided that the amendments in this case comply with Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92. No statement of objection, within the meaning of Article 7 of the Regulation, has been sent to the Commission following the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union(5) of the amendments.(5) Consequently, these amendments must be registered and published in the Official Journal of the European Union,. The amendments set out in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby registered and published in accordance with Article 6(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 September 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 208, 24.7.1992, p. 1.(2) OJ L 99, 17.4.2003, p. 1.(3) OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1.(4) OJ L 224, 6.9.2003, p. 17.(5) OJ C 252, 12.9.2001, p. 16 (Ossau-Iraty).ANNEXFRANCEOssau-IratyMethod of production:The authorised breeds of sheep are specified: Basque-bĂŠarnaise or Manech black or red head (in place of: ""traditional breeds"").National requirements:For: ""Decree of 29 December 1986"",read: ""Decree on the designation of origin 'Ossau-Iraty'"". +",sheep;ewe;lamb;ovine species;Aquitaine;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +11012,"Commission Decision of 11 May 1993 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 March 1992 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in non-member countries. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities,Having regard to the Staff Regulations of the Officials of the European Communities laid down by Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 3761/92 (2), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 13 of Annex X thereto,Whereas pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations Council Regulation No 3948/92 (3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 January 1992 to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment;Whereas the Commission has made a number of adjustments to these weightings in recent months, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations (4);Whereas some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 March 1992 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain non-member countries the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weighting and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down or adjusted,. With effect from 1 March 1992 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.The exchange rates for the payment of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the budget of the European Communities during the month preceding the date on which this Decision takes effect.. Done at Brussels, 11 May 1993.For the Commission Hans VAN DEN BROEK Member of the CommissionANNEX>TABLE> +",European official;EC basic post;EC staff;EU official;official of the EU;official of the European Union;staff of the EC;third country;pay rise;wage increase;pay;remuneration;salary;wages;regulations for civil servants;exchange rate;dual exchange rate,17 +44924,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/409 of 11 March 2015 amending Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 917/2011 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitely the provisional duty imposed on imports of ceramic tiles originating in the People's Republic of China. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (‘the basic Regulation’), and in particular Article 11(3) thereof,Whereas:1.   PROCEDURE1.1.   Measures in force(1) On 15 September 2011 the Council imposed anti-dumping duties on imports of ceramic tiles originating in the People's Republic of China by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 917/2011 (2) (‘the original Regulation’).(2) A single duty rate of 26,3 % was imposed on imports of the product concerned manufactured by the following group of exporting producers:— Dongguan City Wonderful Ceramics Industrial Park Co., Ltd and Guangdong Jiamei Ceramics Co. Ltd (together referred to as the Wonderful group), and— Qingyuan Gani Ceramics Co. Ltd and Foshan Gani Ceramics Co. Ltd (together referred to as the Gani group).(3) As set out in recitals 96 to 98 of the original Regulation, the European Commission (‘the Commission’) was notified after disclosure of provisional findings that the relationship between the companies had been severed and on that basis individual duties for the Gani group and for the Wonderful group should have been applied. The request could not be accepted at that stage as its merits needed to be properly examined.1.2.   Request for a partial interim review(4) On 2 October 2012 the Commission received a request for a partial interim review from the Gani group.(5) The Gani group claimed that they were no longer related to the other two companies (the Wonderful group) as the shareholding relationship between them had ceased as of March 2011. The Gani group therefore requested an interim review of the measures in force, as the single duty rate in force was no longer appropriate.1.3.   Initiation of a partial interim review(6) The Commission determined, after having consulted the Advisory Committee, that such a review should therefore be opened.(7) On 31 January 2014, the Commission initiated a partial interim review of the measures in force on imports into the Union of ceramic tiles originating in the People's Republic of China under Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation. It published a Notice of Initiation in the Official Journal of the European Union (3).(8) The review was limited in scope to the examination of the ownership structure of the Gani group and, if warranted, ex officio of the dumping margin as far as the Gani group was concerned.(9) The review also covered ex officio the same matters as far as the Wonderful group was concerned.1.4.   Review investigation period(10) The investigation of dumping covered the period from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2013 (‘the review investigation period’).1.5.   Parties concerned by the investigation(11) The Commission invited both the Gani group and the Wonderful group to cooperate with the investigation and to reply to the Commission's questionnaires. In addition, the Commission provided an opportunity for the companies to request market economy treatment under Article 2(7) of the basic Regulation.(12) In the Notice of Initiation the Commission had provisionally chosen the United States of America as a third market economy country (‘analogue country’) within the meaning of Article 2(7)(a) of the basic Regulation and invited parties to comment on this choice.(13) Interested parties had an opportunity to comment on the initiation of the investigation and to request a hearing with the Commission and/or the Hearing Officer for trade proceedings.1.6.   Questionnaire replies and verification visits(14) The Commission received questionnaire replies from both groups and also from two analogue country producers.(15) The Commission sought and verified all the information deemed necessary for the review. Verification visits under Article 16 of the basic Regulation were carried out at the premises of the following companies:— Exporting producers in the country concerned:— Dongguan City Wonderful Ceramics Industrial Park Co., Ltd;— Guangdong Jiamei Ceramics Co. Ltd;— Qingyuan Gani Ceramics Co. Ltd and— Foshan Gani Ceramics Co. Ltd— Producers in the analogue country that requested confidential treatment on the basis of risk of retaliation.2.   PRODUCT CONCERNED(16) The product subject to this review is the same as defined in the original Regulation, namely glazed and unglazed ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles; glazed and unglazed ceramic mosaic cubes and the like, whether or not on a backing (‘the product concerned’), currently falling within CN codes 6907 10 00, 6907 90 20, 6907 90 80, 6908 10 00, 6908 90 11, 6908 90 20, 6908 90 31, 6908 90 51, 6908 90 91, 6908 90 93 and 6908 90 99.3.   DUMPING3.1.   Market Economy Treatment(17) Neither group requested market economy treatment under Article 2(7)(c) of the basic Regulation.3.2.   Analogue Country(18) As set out above, the Commission proposed the United States of America as analogue country, as it had been in the previous investigation. The Commission also contacted companies in a number of other possible analogue countries, but received no replies or cooperation from any other company. The choice of the United States of America was therefore confirmed as appropriate.3.3.   Investigation(19) The investigation leading to the imposition of the measures in force established that the Gani group and the Wonderful group were related, in so far as one of the shareholders of the Wonderful group owned more than 5 % of the shares in a company in the Gani group. Dumping margins were calculated separately for each of the groups. The injury margins for the two groups were higher than the dumping margins.(20) To take into account the risk that, due to their corporate links, the companies with the higher individual dumping margin could channel their exports through the companies with the lower dumping margin, a single weighted average dumping margin was then calculated for both groups and a single duty rate imposed.(21) The Commission examined whether the alleged change in the relationship would render the single duty rate to be no longer justified. Subsequently, the Commission examined the need for the review of the individual dumping margins.(22) The review investigation revealed that the shares referred to in recital 19 were sold to the owner of the Gani group and the Wonderful group has no longer a stake in the Gani group. There were no indications that the two groups would have any other structural or corporate links. Accordingly, the change of the relationship between the two groups was accepted as claimed and the Gani group and the Wonderful group were considered no longer related for the purposes of specifying the duty.(23) It follows that there are no longer reasons for the imposition of a single duty rate. Instead, separate individual duty rates should be assigned to the Gani group and the Wonderful group.(24) As to the need for reviewing the individual dumping margins as calculated for each of the groups in the investigation leading to the imposition of the measures in force, the Commission assessed whether the circumstances with regard to the two groups concerned had changed significantly so that it would warrant the review of these individual dumping margins.(25) The investigation leading to the imposition of the measures in force established the following:(1) they did not share production facilities;(2) they did not share sales companies; and(3) they did not subcontract for each other.(26) The review investigation confirmed that this situation remained unchanged despite the change in relationship.(27) In these specific circumstances, the Commission considered that the cessation of the relationship did not change the functioning of each of the the two groups in any way that has a bearing on the calculation of their dumping margins. Therefore, amending these dumping margins on the basis of new calculations is not warranted under Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation.(28) In view of the above, the separate dumping margins calculated in the original investigation should be imposed as individual duties. These dumping margins are 13,9 % for the Gani group and 32,0 % for the Wonderful group.(29) These findings were disclosed to interested parties and they were given time to comment.(30) The Wonderful group first claimed that they had informed the Commission during the verification visit in the People's Republic of China that some of the evidence submitted by the Gani group in the request for review was false or misleading. They pointed out that the Commission has at its disposal Article 18 of the basic Regulation for this type of situation. They also questioned whether the provisions of Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation had been complied with in this respect.(31) The Commission has verified all the relevant and duly documented evidence collected during the investigation, which showed that the two groups were no longer related to each other, as well as the evidence with regard to the functioning of each of the two groups, both before and after the cessation of the relationship. This evidence confirms that the group has irrevocably split in two, a fact that is not contested by the Wonderful Group.(32) On the basis of these facts, the Commission has no ground for applying Article 18 of the basic Regulation. In addition, these facts confirm that Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation was complied with.(33) Secondly the Wonderful group questioned whether the provision that ‘the amount of the anti-dumping duty shall not exceed the margin of dumping established’ in Article 9(4) of the basic Regulation has been complied with, on the grounds that new export prices and analogue country normal values were verified during this investigation.(34) As set out in recitals 24 to 27 above, the investigation revealed that the functioning of each of the two groups did not change as a result of the cessation of the relationship. As also explained in the Notice of Initiation, in this case no new dumping margins were required. Article 9(4) of the basic Regulation has been complied with, as the amount of the anti-dumping duty does not exceed the margin of dumping, as established in the original investigation. The fact that new export prices and analogue country normal values were also verified during this investigation does not change this conclusion.(35) Finally the Wonderful group suggested that ‘giving individual margins to companies which were once related but where that relationship has been ended’ is a dangerous precedent to set and allows for a group of companies to manipulate trade defence measures.(36) The Commission disagreed with this suggestion. Every review is carried out on its own merits as established by the investigation and not on speculation, and where companies are not related to each other they are entitled to their own individual duty as set out in Article 9(5) of the basic Regulation.(37) The Union industry association Cerame-Unie (CET) argued that the end of the shareholding relationship does not mean that the possibility of circumvention via the group with the lowest duty can be eliminated. To illustrate this, CET noted that the timing of the two groups being split coincided with the imposition of provisional measures in the original case, and that the two groups did not discuss a split prior to the initiation of the original case. During the original investigation the groups were related and therefore CET submitted that the Gani group and the Wonderful group had access to each other's data.(38) However CET did not provide any evidence to back up these assumptions. In addition, the Commission is under an obligation to impose individual duties on each of the two groups now as it has been established that they are no longer related to each other. The Commission is not entitled to consider two legally separate company groups as related for the purpose of imposing a single duty rate simply because of the mere possibility that the two groups might collaborate together.(39) CET argued that if the business operations of the two groups have remained unchanged, as has been disclosed, then the risk of circumvention between the two groups must also have remained unchanged.(40) The Commission dismissed this argument. The only reason why the two groups were treated as one in the original investigation was due to the ownership link, and this fact has now disappeared.(41) CET also noted that the locations of the production facilities of the two companies are relatively close to each other, which would make physical circumvention of the measures relatively simple.(42) The Commission dismissed this argument as well. Indeed, there is no legal basis to give unrelated companies the same duty, merely because of the fact that companies are relatively close to each other and therefore circumvention is simpler. It is common in the People's Republic of China to have many producers of a particular product in one city or area.(43) In view of the above, the comments received after disclosure did not change the conclusion as set out in recital 28 above. Therefore, the separate dumping margins calculated in the original investigation should be imposed as individual duties. These dumping margins are 13,9 % for the Gani group and 32,0 % for the Wonderful group.(44) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 15(1) of the basic Regulation,. The table in Article 1(2) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 917/2011 shall be amended as follows:— the line below shall be removed from the table:Company Duty TARIC additional code‘Dongguan City Wonderful Ceramics Industrial Park Co., Ltd; Guangdong Jiamei Ceramics Co. Ltd; Qingyuan Gani Ceramics Co. Ltd; Foshan Gani Ceramics Co. Ltd 26,3 % B011’— the following lines shall be inserted into the table:Company Duty TARIC additional code‘Dongguan City Wonderful Ceramics Industrial Park Co., Ltd; Guangdong Jiamei Ceramics Co. Ltd 32,0 % B938Qingyuan Gani Ceramics Co. Ltd; Foshan Gani Ceramics Co. Ltd 13,9 % B939’ This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 March 2015.For the CommissionThe PresidentJean-Claude JUNCKER(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51.(2)  Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 917/2011 of 12 September 2011 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitely the provisional duty imposed on imports of ceramic tiles originating in the People's Republic of China (OJ L 238, 15.9.2011, p. 1).(3)  OJ C 28, 31.1.2014, p. 11. +",building materials;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;import (EU);Community import;anti-dumping duty;final anti-dumping duty;temporary anti-dumping duty;ceramics;ceramic product;ceramics industry;porcelain;pottery;China;People’s Republic of China,17 +37964,"2010/448/CFSP: Council Decision 2010/448/CFSP of 11 August 2010 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative in the Republic of Moldova. ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 28, 31(2) and 33 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,Whereas:(1) On 15 February 2007, the Council adopted Joint Action 2007/107/CFSP (1) appointing Mr Kálmán MIZSEI European Union Special Representative (hereinafter the EUSR) in the Republic of Moldova.(2) On 22 February 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/108/CFSP (2) extending the mandate of the EUSR until 31 August 2010.(3) The mandate of the EUSR should be extended until 28 February 2011 or until the Council decides, on a proposal by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (hereinafter the HR), that appropriate corresponding functions to those under Decision 2010/108/CFSP have been established in the European External Action Service and terminates the mandate.(4) The EUSR will implement his mandate in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could harm the Common Foreign and Security Policy objectives set out in Article 21 of the Treaty,. Decision 2010/108/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:2. Article 5 is replaced by the following: Entry into forceThis Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.. Done at Brussels, 11 August 2010.For the CouncilThe PresidentS. VANACKERE(1)  OJ L 46, 16.2.2007, p. 59.(2)  OJ L 46, 23.2.2010, p. 12. +",diplomatic representation;diplomatic corps;diplomatic delegation;diplomatic mission;diplomatic service;common foreign and security policy;CFSP;European foreign policy;common foreign policy;common security policy;Moldova;Republic of Moldova;the EU's international role;EC participation in an international meeting;EC representation in an international organisation;the Community's international role;the international role of the European Union,17 +25736,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 407/2003 of 4 March 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 1314/2002 as regards authorised transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the Republic of India. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 138/2003(2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas:(1) Paragraph 6 of the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Republic of India on arrangements in the area of market access for textiles products, initialled on 31 December 1994 and approved by Council Decision 96/386/EC(3), provides that favourable consideration should be given to certain requests from the Republic of India for ""exceptional flexibility"" in the setting of quotas for those products.(2) By Regulation (EC) No 1314/2002(4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2253/2002(5), the Commission granted such a request, made by the Republic of India on 17 May 2002.(3) On 7 November 2002 the Republic of India submitted a revised request for modification of the transfers authorised by Regulation (EC) No 1314/2002. The Commission granted that request by Regulation (EC) No 2253/2002.(4) On 7 February 2003 the Republic of India submitted a revised request for modification of the transfers authorised by Regulation (EC) No 2253/2002, changing a transfer of 718448 kilograms in favour of category 1 into a transfer of 508448 kilograms in favour of category 8 and a transfer of 210000 kilograms in favour of category 5. For reasons of clarity, a consolidated version of the exceptional flexibilities granted should be provided.(5) These transfers, as modified, requested by the Republic of India, apply to the quota for the year 2002. They fall within the limits of the flexibility provisions in Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93.(6) It is therefore appropriate to grant the revised request. Regulation (EC) No 1314/2002 should be amended accordingly.(7) It is desirable for this Regulation to enter into force on the day after its publication in order to allow operators to benefit from it as soon as possible.(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee provided for in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93,. The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1314/2002 is replaced by the text shown in the Annex to this Regulation, This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 4 March 2003.For the CommissionPascal LamyMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 23, 28.1.2003, p. 1.(3) OJ L 153, 27.6.1996, p. 47.(4) OJ L 192, 20.7.2002, p. 22.(5) OJ L 343, 18.12.2002, p. 11.ANNEX"">TABLE>"" +",import;India;Republic of India;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;textile product;fabric;furnishing fabric;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;clothing;article of clothing;ready-made clothing;work clothes,17 +27308,"2004/234/EC: Commission Decision of 9 March 2004 terminating the reinvestigation pursuant to Article 12 of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of integrated electronic compact fluorescent lamps (CFL-i) originating in the People's Republic of China. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community(1) (the basic Regulation), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1972/2002(2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,After consulting the Advisory Committee,Whereas:A. PROCEDURE(1) On 26 August 2002, the Commission received a request to investigate whether the anti-dumping measures imposed on integrated electronic compact fluorescent lamps (CFL-i) originating in the People's Republic of China have had an effect on resale prices or subsequent selling prices of the product concerned in the Community.(2) The request was lodged by the Establishing Legal Lighting Competition (E2LC) Federation (the applicant) on behalf of producers in the Community representing more than 90 % of the total Community production of the product concerned.(3) The request contained prima facie evidence showing that the anti-dumping duties imposed on CFL-i originating in the People's Republic of China had not led to any movement or sufficient movement in resale prices or subsequent selling prices in the Community.(4) The Commission, after consultation, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities(3), accordingly initiated an absorption reinvestigation concerning imports into the Community of the product concerned, currently classifiable within CN code ex 8539 31 90 and originating in the People's Republic of China pursuant to Article 12 of the basic Regulation.(5) The Commission officially advised the exporting producers and importers known to be concerned, the representatives of the exporting country, and the Community producers. Interested parties were given the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing within the time limit set out in the notice of initiation.B. WITHDRAWAL OF THE REQUEST AND TERMINATION OF THE REINVESTIGATION(6) By a letter of 21 November 2003 to the Commission, the applicant formally withdrew its request.(7) In its withdrawal letter the applicant stressed, inter alia, that emphasis and priority should be given to those imports of CFL-i that have illegally taken place by violating the Community customs law, the international trade law and are otherwise in conflict with acceptable trade practices rather than on imports for which normal customs procedures have been fulfilled, on which anti-dumping duties have been paid and which apparently represent a minority of imports of Chinese CFL-i entering the Community. It further stressed that the extent and impudence of fraud is so alarming that priority should be given, in cooperation with the Community and Member State authorities, to tackle illegal trade practices which disrupt the Community market. The applicant also pointed to various anti-fraud investigations which had been successfully carried out in some Member States.(8) The reinvestigation may be terminated where the request is withdrawn, unless such termination would not be in the Community interest.(9) The Commission considered that the present reinvestigation should be terminated since the investigation had not brought to light any considerations showing that such termination would not be in the Community interest. Interested parties were informed accordingly and were given the opportunity to comment. No comments were received indicating that such termination would not be in the Community interest. However, some importers submitted that fraudulent trade practices are indeed distorting the competition and that necessary measures should be taken to fight these fraudulent practices.(10) The Commission therefore concludes that the absorption reinvestigation concerning imports into the Community of the product concerned originating in the People's Republic of China should be terminated,. The reinvestigation pursuant to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of integrated electronic compact fluorescent lamps (CFL-i) originating in the People's Republic of China, is hereby terminated. This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 9 March 2004.For the CommissionPascal LamyMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1.(2) OJ L 305, 7.11.2002, p. 1.(3) OJ C 244, 10.10.2002, p. 2. +",import;lighting equipment;electric lamp;electric tube;fluorescent tube;halogen lamp;incandescent lamp;light bulb;neon tube;standard lamp;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;anti-dumping measure;China;People’s Republic of China,17 +41629,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1010/2012 of 31 October 2012 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 November 2012. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 1 November 2012 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 1 November 2012, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 October 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 1 November 2012CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I17.10.2012-30.10.20121. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/t)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 280,50 226,99 — — —Fob price USA — — 262,94 252,94 232,94Gulf of Mexico premium — 20,20 — — —Great Lakes premium 26,06 — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 14,23 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: 47,45 EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +41597,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 968/2012 of 19 October 2012 adding to the 2012-2013 fishing quota for anchovy in the Bay of Biscay the quantities withheld by France in the fishing season 2011-2012 pursuant to Article 4(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas (1), and in particular Article 4(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) According to Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96, Member States may ask the Commission, before 31 October of the year of application of a fishing quota allocated to them, to withhold a maximum of 10 % of that quota to be transferred to the following year. The Commission is to add to the relevant quota the quantity withheld.(2) For the 2011/2012 fishing season, Council Regulation (EU) No 716/2011 (2) allocated to France a quota of 2 970 tonnes of anchovy in the Bay of Biscay.(3) However, taking into account exchanges of fishing opportunities in accordance with Article 20(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 (3), quota transfers in accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and/or reallocation and deduction of fishing opportunities in accordance with Articles 37 and 105 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 (4), the quota available to France for that stock during the 2011-2012 fishing season amounted to 6 362 tonnes.(4) At the end of that fishing season France reported catches of anchovy in the Bay of Biscay for a total amount of 4 198 tonnes.(5) France has requested pursuant to Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 that part of its anchovy’s quota for the 2011-2012 fishing season be withheld and transferred to the following fishing season. Within the limits indicated by that Regulation, the quantities withheld should be added to the quota established by Council Regulation (EU) No 694/2012 (5) for the 2012-2013 fishing season.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,. The fishing quota for anchovy in the Bay of Biscay allocated to France by Regulation (EU) No 694/2012 shall be increased by 636 tonnes.Country ID Stock Id Species Zone name Final quota 2011/2012 Catches 2011/2012 % final quota Transferred quantity Initial quota 2012/2013 Revised quota 2012/2013FRA ANE/08. Anchovy VIII (Bay of Biscay) 6 362 t 4 198 t 65,9 % 636 t 2 070 t 2 706 t This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 October 2012.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3.(2)  OJ L 193, 23.7.2011, p. 11.(3)  OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.(4)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.(5)  OJ L 203, 31.7.2012, p. 26. +",France;French Republic;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches;catch by species;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +16606,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 345/97 of 26 February 1997 amending Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 207/93 defining the content of Annex VI to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs and laying down detailed rules for implementing the provisions of Article 5 (4) thereof. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 of 24 June 1991 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 418/96 (2), and in particular Article 5 (3) (b), (4), (5a) (b) and (7) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 1935/95 (3) provides, for the categories established in Articles 5 (3) and 5a of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91, that the ingredients of agricultural origin not produced in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 6 or not imported from third countries under the arrangements laid down in Article 11, have to be included in Annex VI, Section C or have to be provisionally authorized by a Member State;Whereas the procedure established in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 207/93 (4) has to be revised in the light of the experience gained and of developments concerning the availability on the Community market of certain organically produced ingredients of agricultural origin;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91,. Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 207/93 is replaced by the following:'Article 31. As long as an ingredient of agricultural origin has not been included in Section C of Annex VI to Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91, that ingredient may be used according to the derogation provided for in Article 5 (3) (b) and (5a) (b) of that Regulation on the following conditions:(a) that the operator has notified to the competent authority of the Member State all the requisite evidence showing that the ingredient concerned satisfies the requirements of Article 5 (4); and(b) that the competent authority of the Member State has provisionally authorized, in accordance with the requirements of Article 5 (4), the use for a maximum period of three months after having verified that the operator has taken the necessary contacts with the other suppliers in the Community to ensure himself on the unavailability of the ingredients concerned with the required quality requirements; the Member State may prolong this authorization maximum three times for seven months each.2. Where an authorization as referred to in paragraph 1 has been granted, the Member State shall immediately notify to the other Member States and to the Commission, the following information:(a) the date of the authorization;(b) the name and, where necessary, the precise description and quality requirements of the ingredient of agricultural origin concerned;(c) the quantities that are required and the justification for those quantities;(d) the reasons for, and expected period of, the shortage;(e) the date on which the Member State sends this notification to the other Member States and the Commission;(f) the ultimate date for comments from the Member States and/or the Commission, which must be at least 30 days after the date of notification referred to in (e).3. If the comments submitted, within the 30 days after the date of notification, by any Member State to the Commission and to the Member State which granted the authorization, show that supplies are available during the period of the shortage, the Member State shall consider withdrawal of the authorization or reducing the envisaged period of validity, and shall inform the Commission and the other Member States of the measures it has taken, within 15 days from the date of receipt of the information.4. In case of a prolongation as referred to in paragraph 1 (b), the procedures of paragraphs 2 and 3, will apply.5. At the request of a Member State or at the Commission's initiative, the matter shall be submitted for examination to the Committee referred to in Article 14 of the Regulation. It may be decided, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14, that a granted authorization shall be withdrawn or its period of validity amended, or where appropriate, that the ingredient concerned be included in Section C of Annex VI.` This Regulation shall enter into force on the 30th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 February 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 198, 22. 7. 1991, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 59, 8. 3. 1996, p. 10.(3) OJ No L 186, 5. 8. 1995, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 25, 2. 2. 1993, p. 5. +",free movement of goods;free movement of commodities;free movement of products;free trade;application of EU law;application of European Union law;implementation of Community law;national implementation;national implementation of Community law;national means of execution;agricultural product;farm product;foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;organic farming;ecological farming;labelling,17 +14393,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1916/95 of 2 August 1995 laying down detailed rules of application for the importation under preferential agreements on tariff quotas of raw cane sugar for refining. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1101/95 (2), and in particular Article 37 (6) and the second subparagraph of Article 39 thereof,Whereas Article 37 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 provides that, during the 1995/96 to 2000/01 marketing years, in order to ensure adequate supplies to the Community refineries, a reduced rate of duty is to be levied on imports of raw cane sugar originating in the States with which the Community has concluded preferential supply agreements; whereas, as a result, detailed rules of application should be laid down where such agreements are concluded;Whereas the quantities of special preferential sugar to be imported are laid down in accordance with the aforementioned Article 37 on the basis of an annual Community balance; whereas, as a result, if such a balance shows the need to import raw sugar, a tariff quota at a reduced rate of duty should be opened for all or part of the marketing year in question, to enable the requirements of the Communtiy refineries to be met within the limits laid down by the aformentioned Article 37 and under the conditions laid down by the aforementioned agreements;Whereas, as a result of the maximum refining needs fixed for each Member State and the resultant necessity to enable the best possible controls to be undertaken on the distribution of the quantities of raw sugar to be imported, it is desirable to provide that only refiners should be entitled to be issued with the import licences in question, and that they should be able to transfer them among themselves; whereas the issue of an import licence makes it obligatory to import and refine the quantity in question within the necessary time limits, failing which the penality payment laid down in Article 37 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 is payable;Whereas, in order to ensure sound management of the import system and proper implementation thereof, certain other special provisions should be laid down for import licences; whereas, furthermore, in cases where the yield of the raw sugar in question differs from that of the standard quality as defined in Council Regulation (EEC) No 431/68 of 9 April 1968 determining the standard quality for raw sugar and fixing the Community frontier crossing point for calculating cif prices for sugar (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (4), provision should be made for the special reduced rate of duty to be adjusted on the basis of that difference in accordance with the rules applicable to raw sugar transactions on the world market;Whereas unforseeable delays may arise between the loading of a quantity of special preferential raw sugar and its delivery; whereas, as a result, a certain tolerance should be permitted to take account of such delays; whereas it is also appropriate to provide for a certain tolerance as regards the time taken for refining;Whereas proof of the origin of imported raw sugar may be provided by presentation of the documents provided for to that end by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2782/76 of 17 November 1976 laying down detailed implementing rules for the importation of preferential sugar (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1714/88 (6);Whereas, as a result of the special nature of the imports in question, provision should be made for certain derogations from Commission Regulation (EC) No 1464/95 of 27 June 1995 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences in the sugar sector (7), which also applies to those imports;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,. 1. During the period referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81, the shortfall referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 37 (3) of that Regulation shall be fixed for each marketing year or part thereof, on the basis of a Community forecast supply balance for raw sugar. For the purposes of determining that balance, the established direct consumption to be taken into account shall not exceed the limit for such consumption referred to in Article 37 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1785/81.2. The shortfall may be imported by opening tariff quotas at a special reduced rate of duty agreed with the States referred to in Article 33 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 and other States. It may be distributed between the Member States on the basis of their respective maximum presumed needs. 1. The licences relating to these imports may be issued only within the limits of the quotas referred to in Article 1 (2). These licences shall be issued by the Member States referred to in Article 37 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 only to those refiners who import for the needs of their refineries within the meaning of Article 9 (4) of that Regulation.However, the licences in question may be transferred by refiners to other refiners within the meaning of that Article 9 (4). The obligations to import and refine are not transferable and Article 9 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 (1) continues to apply.2. The Member States concerned shall issue licences only within the limits of the import needs in special preferential sugar fixed, where necessary, for their refineries. The special reduced rate of duty fixed for each marketing year shall apply to raw sugar of the standard quality as defined in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 431/68.Whereas the polarization of the imported raw sugar deviates from 96 degrees, the special reduced rate of duty shall be increased or decreased, as the case may be, by 0,14 % for each one-tenth of a degree by which it deviates. 1. Notwithstanding Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1464/95 and without prejudice to Article 6 (1), import licences for raw sugar under the system provided for in this Regulation shall be valid from the data on which they are issued until the end of the marketing year in respect of which they are issued.2. The licence applications referred to in paragraph 1 shall be submitted by the refiner to the competent body of the Member State of import concerned and shall be accompanied by a declaration by which the refiner undertakes to refine the quantity of raw sugar in question in the marketing year in respect of which it is imported.Without prejudice to Article 6, if the sugar in question is not refined within the time limit laid down, the refiner who applied for the licence shall pay an amount equal to the full rate of duty applicable to raw sugar in the marketing year in question plus, where applicable, the highest additional rate of duty recorded during that marketing year.The refiner who applied for the licence must show proof of relating to the Member State which issued the licence and that is acceptable to it within three months of the end of the time limit laid down for refining.3. Section [12] of import licence applications and of licences themselves shall include the following entry:'Raw sugar originating in . . . (name of the country or countries referred to in Article 1 (2)) imported at a special reduced rate of duty pursuant to Article 37 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81`.4. The security relating to licences as referred to in paragraph 1 shall be ECU 0,30 per 100 kilograms net weight of sugar.5. For the purposes of Article 37 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81, amounts in excess of the maximum presumed needs shall be deemed to be the quantities of preferential raw sugar, of special preferential sugar, of raw sugar obtained in the French Overseas Departments and, where applicable, of raw sugar from beet referred to in Article 36 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81, which have been actually refined in refineries over and above the presumed needs fixed for the Member State in question in paragraph 2 of the aforementioned Article 37. 1. Proof of the origin of the sugar imported from the States referred to in Article 1 (2) shall be provided by presentation of a certificate of origin provided for, as the case may be, in Article 6 or Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2782/76 (2).2. The certificate of origin referred to in paragraph 1 shall bear:- the indication 'special preferential raw sugar - Application of Regulation (EC) No 1916/95`,- the date of loading of the sugar and the marketing year in respect of which delivery is being made,- the CN code of the product in question.3. The copies provided by applicants referred to in paragraph 1 above shall be forwarded by the Member States to the Commission.The competent authorities of the Member States shall enter on the copies of the certificates:- the appropriate date, established on the basis of a shipping document, on which loading of the sugar in the port of export was completed,- information relating to the import operation and the quantities actually imported. 1. Except in the event of force majeure, where it has not been possible for a quantity of special preferential sugar to be delivered in sufficient time to enable it to be refined by the end of the marketing year in respect of which the licence referred to in Article 4 (1) has been issued, the Member State of importation may, at the request of the refiner, extend the validity of the licence for 30 days from the beginning of the following marketing year.In that case, the raw sugar in question shall be refined within the time limit referred to in paragraph 2 and shall count against and be within the limits of the maximum presumed needs for the preceding marketing year.2. Where it has not been possible to refine a quantity of special preferential sugar by the end of the marketing year in respect of which the licence referred to in Article 4 (1) has been issued, the Member State in question, may, at the request of the refiner, allow an additional refining time limit of a maximum of 90 days from the beginning of the following marketing year.In that case, the raw sugar is question shall be refined within that time limit and shall count against and be within the limits of the maximum presumed needs for the preceding marketing year. Where the refiner pays the special reduced rate of duty referred to in Article 3, that duty should be deducted from the mininum price laid down in the agreement referred to in Article 37 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81. The Member States concerned shall notify to the Commission:(a) every week in respect of the preceding week, the quantity of raw sugar by weight for which import licences as referred to in Article 4 have been issued,(b) every month in respect of the preceding month:- the quantity of raw sugar by weight actually imported under licences as referred to in Article 4,- the quantity of raw sugar in question by weight and in white sugar equivalent refined during the month preceding that in which the report is made,(c) by 31 July of each marketing year, the quantity of raw sugar by weight intended for refining, in stock at the refineries on 1 July of that marketing year. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 July 1995.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 2 August 1995.For the Commission Hans VAN DEN BROEK Member of the Commission +",sugar industry;sugar manufacture;sugar refinery;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;raw sugar;cane sugar;preferential agreement;preferential trade agreement,17 +9840,"92/166/EEC: Commission Decision of 28 February 1992 amending Commission Decision 92/25/EEC concerning the animal health conditions and veterinary certification of imports of fresh meat from Zimbabwe. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine, caprine animals and swine and fresh meat or meat products from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 91/688/EEC (2), and in particular Articles 14 and 15 thereof,Whereas Commission Decision 92/25/EEC (3) lays down the animal health conditions and veterinary certification of imports of fresh meat from Zimbabwe; whereas this Decision provides that Member States shall authorize imports of de-boned carcase meat of bovine animals from the regions of Mashonaland West and Central in Zimbabwe;Whereas an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has been reported in Zimbabwe which has been free for some time in the region of Mashonaland Central;Whereas the Zimbabwean authorities have taken certain veterinary control measures including vaccination of bovine animals in a small part of Mashonaland Central and the suspension of exports of fresh meat to the Community from the hitherto free area of the territory;Whereas the situation has improved and now it is possible to amend the regionalisation in Zimbabwe thereby suspending temporarily the veterinary region of Mashonaland Central but allowing importation into the Community of fresh de-boned meat from Mashonaland West;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. In Article 1 of Decision 92/25/EEC, the words 'the veterinary region of Mashonaland Central and' are deleted. The Annex to Decision 92/25/EEC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 February 1992. For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28. (2) OJ No L 377, 31. 12. 1991, p. 18. (3) OJ No L 10, 16. 1. 1992, p. 52.ANNEXANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATEfor de-boned fresh meat (1) of domestic animals of the bovine species, excluding offals, intended for consignment to the European Economic CommunityCountry of destination:Reference number of the public health certificate (2):Exporting country: Zimbabwe (veterinary region of Mashonaland West)Ministry:Department:Reference:(Optional)I. Identification of meatMeat of domestic animals of the bovine speciesNature of cuts (3):Nature of packaging:Number of cuts or packages:Net weight:II. Origin of meatAddress(es) and veterinary approval number(s) of the approved slaughterhouse(s) (2):Address(es) and veterinary approval number(s) of the approved cutting plant(s) (2):Address(es) and veterinary approval number(s) of the approved cold store(s) (2):III. Destination of meatThe meat will be sent from:(Place of loading)to:(Country and place of destination)by the following means of transport (4):Name and address of consignor:Name and address of consignee:IV. Attestation of healthI, the undersigned, official veterinarian, certify that:1. the de-boned fresh meat described above is obtained from:(a) animals which were born and reared in the Republic of Zimbabwe and have remained in the veterinary region of Mashonaland West,for at least 12 months preceding slaughter or since birth in the case of animals less than 12 months old;(b) animals which bore, in accordance with the legal provisions, a mark indicating their region of origin that is for the veterinary region of Mashonaland West, northern part brand 'L' and for Mashonaland West, southern part, brand 'HL';(c) animals which have not been vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease during the preceding 12 months;(d) animals which on the way to the slaughterhouse and while awaiting slaughter therein have not come into contact with animals not satisfying the requirements laid down in the Decisions of the European Economic Community currently in force as regards export of their meat to a Member State, and if they were conveyed by vehicle or container the latter was cleaned and disinfected before loading;(e) animals which when subjected to an ante-mortem health inspection at the slaughterhouse during the 24 hours preceding slaughter which included examination of the mouth and feet showed no symptoms of foot-and-mouth disease;(f) animals which have been slaughtered on different days from those on which animals which do not comply with the conditions required for export of their meat to the European Economic Community were slaughtered;(g) animals which were slaughtered between and (dates of slaughter);2. the de-boned fresh meat described above:(a) originates from carcases which have matured at a room temperature of more than + 2 °C for at least 24 hours after slaughter and before the bones were removed;(b) has had the major lymphatic glands removed;(c) has, during all stages of its production, de-boning, and storage been kept strictly separate from meat not conforming to the requirements laid down in the decisions of the European Economic Community currently in force as regards export of meat to a Member State (with the exception of meat packed in boxes or cartons and kept in special storage areas).Done at ,(Place) on(Date) Seal(Signature of official veterinarian)(Name in capital letters, title and qualification of signatory)(1) Fresh meat means all parts fit for human consumption from domestic bovine animals, excluding offals, which have not undergone any preserving process; however, chilled and frozen meat shall be considered as fresh meat. (2) Optional when the country of destination authorizes the importation of fresh meat for uses other than human consumption in application of Article 19 (a) of Directive 72/462/EEC. (3) Only de-boned fresh meat from bovine animals, from which all bones and the major accessible lymphatic glands have been removed is authorized for importation. (4) For railway wagons or lorries the registration number should be given, for aircraft the flight number and for ships the name. +",import;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;third country;region;equidae;ass;colt;donkey;equine species;foal;horse;mare;mule,17 +4255,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 316/2006 of 22 February 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the import arrangements for milk and milk products and opening tariff quotas. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular Article 29(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Decision 2006/67/EC of 20 December 2005 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures and amending the EC-Jordan Association Agreement (the Association Agreement) as well as replacing Annexes I, II, III and IV and Protocols 1 and 2 to that Agreement (2), provides for free and unlimited access into the Community of cheese originating in Jordan.(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 (3) lays down, inter alia, detailed rules for the application to milk and milk products of the import arrangements provided for the Association Agreement. Since the provisions relating to an import quota of cheese originating in Jordan are no more compatible with the free and unlimited access into the Community of that product as provided for in Protocol 1 of the Association Agreement as replaced by the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters referred above, they should be deleted.(3) Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 provides for a yearly tariff quota of butter originating in New Zealand.(4) Council Regulation (EC) No 2175/2005 of 21 December 2005 concerning the implementation of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and New Zealand pursuant to Article XXIV.6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Czech republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic in the course of their accession to the European Union, supplementing Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (4), provides for an additional allocation of 735 tonnes of butter originating in New Zealand under the annual import tariff quota. It is therefore appropriate to adjust the quantity of butter under quota No 09.4589 referred to in Annex III.A to Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001.(5) Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 should therefore be amended accordingly.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 is amended as follows:1. in Article 5, point (g) is deleted;2. in Article 13(2), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following text:3. in Annex I, Part I.G is deleted;4. in Annex III.A, the part relating to quota number 09.4589 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 January 2006.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 February 2006.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).(2)  OJ L 41, 13.2.2006, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 29. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1036/2005 (OJ L 171, 2.7.2005, p. 19).(4)  OJ L 347, 30.12.2005, p. 9.ANNEX‘Quota number CN code Description Country of origin Annual quota from January to December Maximum quota January-June (tonnes) Import duty (EUR/100 kg net weight) Rules for completing IMA 1 certificates09.4589 ex 0405 10 11 Butter, at least six weeks old, of a fat content by weight of not less than 80 % but less than 82 %, manufactured directly from milk or cream without the use of stored materials, in a single, self-contained and uninterrupted process New Zealand 77 402 42 571 86,88 see Annex IV’ex 0405 10 30 Butter, at least six weeks old, of a fat content by weight of not less than 80 % but less than 82 %, manufactured directly from milk or cream without the use of stored materials, in a single, self-contained and uninterrupted process which may involve the cream passing through a stage where the butterfat is concentrated and/or fractionated (the processes referred to as “Ammix” and “Spreadable”) +",cheese;Jordan;Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan;milk;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;New Zealand;import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;milk product;dairy produce;butter,17 +5253,"Council Directive 87/287/EEC of 26 May 1987 on the synchronization of general population censuses in 1991. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 213 thereof,Having regard to the draft Directive submitted by the Commission,Whereas the Commission needs to be in possession of sufficiently reliable, detailed and comparable data on population, employment and households, in order to fulfil the tasks assigned to it by the Treaty, in particular Articles 2, 3, 117, 118, 122 and 123 thereof ;Whereas at present general population censuses do not necessarily provide data which are comparable at Community level either as regards classifications or tabulations since they are designed to meet national needs ;Whereas periodic exhaustive surveys of the population and of the principal social, economic and family characteristics of individuals are indispensable for the study and definition of regional and social policies affecting particular sectors of the Community ;Whereas, in order for the most judicious use possible to be made of the data in drawing comparisons between Member States, the dates to which such data refer should be close together ;Whereas various international organizations, in particular the United Nations Organization and the Council of Europe, recommend that censuses should be organized at the beginning of every decade ;Whereas a general population census requires lengthy preparations,. Member States other than the French Republic and the Italian Republic shall conduct a general population census on a date between 1 March and 31 May 1991.The French Republic shall conduct a general population census on a date between 15 February and 31 May 1990.The Italian Republic shall conduct a general population census on a date between 1 March and 31 October 1991. The Commission, in collaboration with the competent authorities of the Member States, shall draw up a programme of the statistical tables to be prepared on the basis of the censuses referred to in Article 1, covering certain demographic, economic and social characteristics of individuals, households and families at national and regional level.Once completed, the tables shall be forwarded to the Commission. Those Member States which are unable to carry out an exhaustive census in accordance with Article 1 shall supply statistical data comparable to those specified under Article 2, in respect of 1991, on the basis of alternative methods, such as use of registers or sample surveys. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 May 1987.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. Hansenne-------------------------------------------------- +",population census;population register;sample survey;statistics;statistical abstract;statistical analysis;statistical data;statistical information;statistical monitoring;statistical source;statistical survey;statistical table;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country,17 +2616,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1609/1999 of 22 July 1999 laying down the detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 856/1999 establishing a special framework of assistance to traditional ACP suppliers of bananas. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 856/1999 of 22 April 1999(1) establishing a special framework of assistance for traditional ACP suppliers of bananas, and in particular Article 8 thereof.(1) Whereas Regulation (EC) No 856/1999 establishes, for a period not exceeding ten years, a special framework for technical and financial assistance to assist traditional ACP suppliers of bananas to adapt to new market conditions following the amendments made to the common organisation of the market in bananas;(2) Whereas Regulation (EC) No 856/1999 stipulates that technical and financial assistance shall be granted to contribute to the implementation of programmes aiming to improve competitiveness in the banana sector, where improvement in the competitiveness of the banana sector is not sustainable, to support diversification;(3) Whereas programmes submitted for financing should be consistent with the general development objectives of the traditional ACP supplier concerned;(4) Whereas, in order to ensure such consistency as well as the relevance of these programmes with regard to the specific objectives defined by Regulation (EC) No 856/1999, it is necessary that these programmes be based on a coherent long term strategy:(5) Whereas this strategy should be defined by the traditional ACP supplier concerned, in consultation with the actors involved in the sector, and agreed by the Commission;(6) Whereas, so as to ensure an integrated approach, programmes submitted for financing should take the form of annual action plans, based on the strategy agreed;(7) Whereas Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 856/1999 provides that, within the global amount available for a given year, the maximum amount available to each traditional ACP supplier for the financing of programmes aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the banana sector shall be fixed on the basis of the competitivity gap observed and taking into account the importance of banana production of the country concerned; whereas it further provides that, where only programmes aimed at diversification are implemented, an amount comparable to that given to other traditional suppliers shall be allocated;(8) Whereas detailed rules on the method of calculation of the individual country allocations should be laid down;(9) Whereas the competitivity gap should be established for each individual traditional ACP supplier on the basis of the price differences observed at the entry into the Community market, taking into account the quantities exported to the Community; whereas, so as to avoid the impact of short-term price fluctuations, the price difference to be considered should be calculated on the basis of a sufficiently long reference period immediately preceding the year of application; whereas, in order to grant a comparable treatment to all traditional ACP suppliers, irrespective of the specific objective they pursue, the average ACP price difference observed should be used in cases where exports have ceased as a consequence of diversification; whereas, in view of the economic objective of Regulation (EC) No 856/1999 to allow traditional ACP suppliers to maintain a position on the Community market equivalent to that they enjoyed before the entry into force of Council Regulation (EC) No 1637/98(2), the quantities to be considered for the establishment of the competitivity gap should be those realised during the three years preceding the entry into force of that Regulation;(10) Whereas the importance of banana production for the economy of the traditional ACP supplier concerned is best reflected by the share of the banana sector in GDP of that country; whereas the most accurate statistics in this regard are supplied by the International Monetary Fund or in their absence by UNCTAD and these statistics should therefore be used; whereas, as with regard to export quantities, the economic objective of Regulation (EC) No 856/1999 requires that the statistics to be used be those relating to the three years preceding the year of entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 1637/98, for which statistics are available;(11) Whereas, given the fact that the basic economic factors of the banana trade vary considerably within the group of traditional ACP suppliers, the most equitable result will be achieved if both criteria relevant to the calculation of the individual country allocations are equally weighted;(12) Whereas, in order to ensure the feasibility of the programmes to be financed, a minimum allocation should nevertheless be fixed;(13) Whereas, special account needs be taken of the need for specific solutions for Somalia;(14) Whereas Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 856/1999 provides that from the year 2004 and for each subsequent year thereafter, a maximum reduction coefficient of 15 % shall be applied to the level of assistance made available to individual traditional ACP suppliers; whereas it further provides that, where programmes aimed at increasing competitiveness are implemented, this reduction coefficient shall be reduced to the same extent that an increase in competitiveness has been observed compared to the previous year;(15) Whereas in order to ensure that the maximum use is made of the opportunities offered by Regulation (EC) No 856/1999 to assist traditional ACP suppliers to adapt to the new market conditions, unused funds, within the budget year, should be reallocated;(16) Whereas the measures provided for in this regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee provided for in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1637/98,. 1. Requests for technical and financial assistance in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 856/1999 shall be presented by the traditional ACP supplier concerned to the Commission, at the beginning of each calendar year and no later than 60 days after the financial allocations, referred to in Article 2, have been notified. Account will be taken of the special situation of Somalia.2. These requests should be based on a coherent long-term strategy for the banana sector, defined by the ACP country concerned, in consultation with the actors involved in the sector, and agreed by the Commission. The strategy should define the specific objective pursued in accordance with Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 856/1999, assess its viability and set out the approach to achieve this objective. It should further provide the necessary information allowing to assess its consistency with the general development objectives of the traditional ACP supplier concerned. Particular attention shall be paid to the possibility of carrying out projects on a regional level.3. Programmes submitted for financing should be drawn up on the basis of the agreed strategy and take the form of annual action plans. The maximum amount available for the financing of programmes referred to in Article 1(3) above shall be fixed annually. Without prejudice to Article 6 below, it shall be individually calculated for each traditional ACP supplier on the basis of the competitivity gap observed and the importance of banana production for the economy of the country concerned, both criteria being equally weighted. 1. The competitivity gap shall be calculated on the basis of the reference quantities and the difference between the third country reference price and the ACP reference price.2. The reference quantity shall be the average quantity of bananas exported by each individual ACP supplier to the Community for the last three years preceding the entry into force of Council Regulation (EC) No 1637/98. By derogation and taking account of its particular situation, the reference quantity for Somalia is fixed at 60000 tonnes. Reference quantities to be applied are listed in Annex I.3. The third country reference price shall be the lowest average price per tonne of bananas produced in any individual established third country supplier other than an ACP country and exported to the Community during the last three years preceding the year of application, in respect of which the assistance is requested, for which statistics are available.4. The ACP reference price shall be the average price per tonne of bananas produced in the traditional ACP supplier concerned and exported to the Community during the same period. In cases where banana exports have ceased as a consequence of diversification, the average ACP reference price shall be applied.5. Reference prices referred to in paragraph 3 and 4 above shall be cif prices. The statistics needed for the calculation of the competitivity gap shall be those drawn up and published on Community imports by the Statistical Office of the European Communities. The importance of the banana production for the economy of the traditional ACP supplier concerned shall be established on the basis of the share of the value added by the banana sector to the total GDP of the traditional ACP supplier concerned in the last three years, preceding entry into force of Council Regulation (EC) No 1637/98, for which statistics are available. The statistics needed for the establishment of the importance of the banana production shall be those drawn up by the International Monetary Fund or in their absence by UNCTAD. By derogation and taking account of its particular situation, the calculation factor for Somalia is fixed at 1,0. The calculation factor resulting from these statistics is listed in Annex II. Without prejudice to Articles 2 to 4 above, an automatic reduction coefficient shall be applied as from the year 2004 and for each year thereafter to the allocations made available. The reduction coefficient shall be fixed individually at the appropriate level to ensure that the level of assistance made available to each individual traditional ACP supplier during the year of application is reduced by not more than 15 % compared to the level of funds made available in the previous year. Where calculations carried out in accordance with Articles 2 to 5 above lead to an amount inferior to EUR 0,5 million per year, a minimum amount of EUR 0,5 million shall be allocated. Where any traditional ACP supplier has not presented a request for technical and financial assistance within the deadline set out in Article 1(1) or where programmes presented are not in compliance with the long-term strategy defined in Article 1(2), the Commission will reallocate the amounts initially made available to the remaining ACP suppliers, on the basis of the programmes presented and in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 856/99. Account will be taken of the special situation of Somalia. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities is applicable from 1 January 1999.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 July 1999.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 108, 27.4.1999, p. 2.(2) OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 28.ANNEX IList provided for in Article 3(2)>TABLE>ANNEX IIList provided for in Article 4>TABLE> +",tropical fruit;avocado;banana;date;guava;kiwifruit;mango;papaw;pineapple;technical cooperation;technical aid;technical assistance;competitiveness;ACP countries;financial aid;capital grant;financial grant,17 +2522,"1999/393/EC: Council decision of 22 July 1997 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Community and the United Arab Emirates on trade in textile products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas the Commission has negotiated, on behalf of the Community, an Agreement on trade in textile products with the United Arab Emirates;Whereas, pursuant to Decision 96/410/EC(1), the Agreement has been applied on a provisional basis since 1 January 1996, pending its formal conclusion;Whereas the Agreement should be approved,. The Agreement between the European Community and the United Arab Emirates on trade in textile products is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision. The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.. Done at Brussels, 22 July 1997.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. POOS(1) OJ L 169, 8.7.1996, p. 39. +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);textile product;fabric;furnishing fabric;clothing;article of clothing;ready-made clothing;work clothes;trade agreement (EU);EC trade agreement;United Arab Emirates;United Arab Emirates countries,17 +162,"79/538/EEC: Commission Decision of 29 May 1979 on the implementation of the reform of agricultural structures in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg pursuant to Directives 72/159/EEC and 72/160/EEC and Title II of Directive 75/268/EEC (Only the French text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms (1), as amended by Directives 76/837/EEC (2) and 77/390/EEC (3), and in particular Article 18 (3) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas (4), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 72/160/EEC of 17 April 1972 concerning measures to encourage the cessation of farming and the re-allocation of utilized agricultural area for the purposes of structural improvement(5), and in particular Article 9 (3) thereof,Whereas the Government of Luxembourg notified the following regulations: - the Law of 30 November 1978 to encourage the modernization of farming,- the Grand-Ducal Regulation implementing the Law of 30 November 1978 to encourage the modernization of farming,- the Grand-Ducal Regulation laying down the comparable earned income for 1979 and certain procedures relating to that income,- the Ministerial Regulation laying down procedures for calculating the annual compensatory allowance granted to agricultural holdings,- the Law of 10 May 1974 introducing measures of social and economic redeployment in the agricultural and small business sectors,- the Grand-Ducal Regulation of 29 December 1977 raising the amount of the departure premium provided for in Article 20 of the Law of 10 May 1974 introducing measures of social and economic redeployment in the agricultural and small business sectors;Whereas under Article 18 (3) of Directive 72/159/EEC, Article 9 (3) of Directive 72/160/EEC and Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC the Commission has to determine whether, having regard to the objectives of those Directives and to the need for a proper connection between the various measures, the draft provisions so notified comply with those Directives and thus satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to the common measures within the meaning of Article 15 of Directive 72/159/EEC, Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC and Article 6 of Directive 72/160/EEC;Whereas the Law of 30 November 1978, the Grand-Ducal Regulation implementing the Law of 30 November 1978 and the Grand-Ducal Regulation laying down the comparable earned income for 1979 and certain procedures relating to that income are consistent with the aims and requirements of Directive 72/159/EEC;Whereas the Grand-Ducal Regulation laying down procedures for calculating the annual compensatory allowance granted to agricultural holdings are consistent with the aims and requirements of Title II of Directive 75/268/EEC;Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;Whereas this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,. The abovementioned laws, regulations and administrative provisions for the implementation in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg of Directives 72/159/EEC, 75/268/EEC and 72/160/EEC satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to common measures as referred to in Article 15 of (1)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 302, 4.11.1976, p. 19. (3)OJ No L 145, 13.6.1977, p. 43. (4)OJ No L 128, 19.5.1975, p. 1. (5)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 9.Directive 72/159/EEC, Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC and Article 6 of Directive 72/160/EEC. This Decision is addressed to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.. Done at Brussels, 29 May 1979.For the CommissionFinn GUNDELACHVice-President +",Luxembourg;Grand Duchy of Luxembourg;farm modernisation;farm development;farm modernization;modernisation of agricultural structures;modernisation of farming;agrarian reform;agricultural reform;reform of agricultural structures;farmers' income;cessation of farming;cessation of agricultural production;farm closure;farmer's retirement annuity;EAGGF Guidance Section;EAGGF Guidance Section aid,17 +4254,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 315/2006 of 22 February 2006 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) as regards the list of target secondary variables relating to housing conditions. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and the Council of 16 June 2003 concerning Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) (1), and in particular Article 15(2)(f) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 established a common framework for the systematic production of Community statistics on income and living conditions, encompassing comparable and timely cross-sectional and longitudinal data on income, and on the level and composition of poverty and social exclusion at national and European Union levels.(2) Pursuant to Article 15(2)(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003, implementing measures are necessary for the list of target secondary areas and variables to be included every year in the cross-sectional component of EU-SILC. For the year 2007, the list of target secondary variables included in the module on housing conditions should be laid down. This should be accompanied by the provision of variable codes and definitions.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee,. The list of target secondary variables, the variable codes, and the definitions for the 2007 module on housing conditions to be included in the cross-sectional component of Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) shall be as laid down in the Annex. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 February 2006.For the CommissionJoaquín ALMUNIAMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 165, 3.7.2003, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1553/2005 (OJ L 255, 30.9.2005, p. 6).ANNEXFor the purposes of this Regulation, the following units, modes of data collection, reference periods and definitions shall apply.1.   UnitsThe target variables relate to two types of units:— household (all variables except Change of dwelling)— the household respondent (change of dwelling)2.   Modes of data collectionFor all target variables the mode of data collection is personal interview with the household respondent or register.3.   Reference periodsThe target variables relate to three types of reference periods:— usual: an ordinary winter/summer, in the area where the dwelling is located (dwelling comfortably warm during winter time. Dwelling comfortably cool during summer time)— last two years (changed dwelling)— current (all other variables)4.   Definitions1.   Shortage of space in dwelling(a) Shortage of space: the variable refers to the respondent’s opinion/feeling about shortage of space in dwelling.2.   Dwelling installations and facilities(a) Electrical installations: wiring, contacts, sockets and other permanent electrical installations in the dwelling.(b) Plumbing/water installations: pipes, taps, drainage and outlets.(c) Central heating or similar: a housing unit is considered as centrally heated if heating is provided either from a community heating centre or from an installation built in the building or in the housing unit, established for heating purposes, without regard to the source of energy. Fixed electrical radiators, fixed gas heaters and similar are included. The heating shall be available in most rooms.(d) Other fixed heating: a housing unit is considered heated by ‘other fixed heating’ when the heating is not considered as ‘central heating/or similar’. It includes stoves, heaters, fireplaces and similar.(e) No fixed heating: no fixed heating system or heating device. Portable heating.(f) Air conditioning facilities: systems for controlling, especially lowering, the temperature and humidity of an enclosed space; systems that keep air cool and dry. Simple fans are not considered as air conditioning.(g) Adequate: sufficient to satisfy the general requirements/needs of the household. An installation which is permanently out of order is considered as no installation. Inadequate installations can be: installations in bad condition, dangerous installations, installations which are regularly out of order, where there is not enough electrical power/pressure for the water to be used, the water is not drinkable, or there is limited availability. Minor temporary problems such as a blockage in the outlet do not mean that the installation is inadequate.3.   Accessibility of basic needs(a) Accessibility: this shall relate to the services used by the household having regard to the financial, physical, technical and health conditions. The accessibility of the services is to be assessed in terms of physical and technical access, and opening hours, but not in terms of quality, price and similar aspects.(b) Grocery services: services which can provide most of the daily needs.(c) Banking services: withdraw cash, transfer money and pay bills.(d) Postal services: send and receive ordinary and parcel post.(e) Public transport: bus, metro, tram and similar.(f) Primary health care services: general practitioner, primary health centre or similar.(g) Compulsory schools: if more than one child in the household is in compulsory school the respondent should refer to the one with the most difficulty.4.   Overall satisfaction with dwelling(a) Overall satisfaction with dwelling: the variable refers to the respondent’s opinion/feeling about the degree of satisfaction with the dwelling in terms of meeting the household needs/opinion on the price, space, neighbourhood, distance to work, quality and other aspects.5.   Change of dwelling(a) Family-related reasons: change in marital/partnership status. To establish own household. To follow partner/parents. To obtain better school or care facilities for children or other dependants.(b) Employment-related reasons: start new job or transfer of existing job. Looking for work or made redundant. To be closer to work/easier to commute. Retirement.(c) Housing-related reasons: desire to change accommodation or tenure status. Wanting new or better house/apartment. Seeking better neighbourhood/less crime.(d) Eviction/distraint: forced to move for legal reasons.(e) Landlord did not prolong the contract: non renewal of contract, short-term contract.(f) Financial reasons: problems paying rent/mortgage.(g) Other reasons: to attend or leave college/university, health and other reasons.(h) The reference period is ‘the last two years’. If there have been several changes of dwelling, the main reason for the most recent change should be given.5.   Transmission of data to EurostatThe target secondary variables on ‘housing conditions’ will be sent to Eurostat in the household data file (H) after the target primary variables.AREAS AND LIST OF TARGET VARIABLESModule 2007 Housing ConditionsVariable name Code Target variableShortage of space in dwellingMH010 Shortage of space in dwelling1 Yes2 NoMH010_F 1 Variable is filled-1 MissingDwelling installations and facilitiesMH020 Adequate electrical installations1 Yes2 NoMH020_F 1 Variable is filled-1 Missing-2 N/a (No electricity/installations)MH030 Adequate plumbing/water installations1 Yes2 NoMH030_F 1 Variable is filled-1 Missing-2 N/a (No running water/installations)MH040 Dwelling equipped with heating facilities1 Yes — Central heating or similar2 Yes — Other fixed heating3 No — No fixed heatingMH040_F 1 Variable is filled-1 MissingMH050 Dwelling comfortably warm during winter time1 Yes2 NoMH050_F 1 Variable is filled-1 MissingMH060 Dwelling equipped with air conditioning facilities1 Yes2 NoMH060_F 1 Variable is filled-1 MissingMH070 Dwelling comfortably cool during summer time1 Yes2 NoMH070_F 1 Variable is filled-1 MissingOverall satisfaction with dwellingMH080 Overall satisfaction with dwelling1 Very dissatisfied2 Somewhat dissatisfied3 Satisfied4 Very satisfiedMH080_F 1 Variable is filled-1 MissingAccessibility of Basic ServicesMH090 Accessibility of grocery services1 With great difficulty2 With some difficulty3 Easily4 Very easilyMH090_F 1 Variable is filled-1 Missing-2 N/a (Not used by household)MH100 Accessibility of banking services1 With great difficulty2 With some difficulty3 Easily4 Very easilyMH100_F 1 Variable is filled-1 Missing-2 N/a (Not used by household)MH110 Accessibility of postal services1 With great difficulty2 With some difficulty3 Easily4 Very easilyMH110_F 1 Variable is filled-1 Missing-2 N/a (Not used by household)MH120 Accessibility of public transport1 With great difficulty2 With some difficulty3 Easily4 Very easilyMH120_F 1 Variable is filled-1 Missing-2 N/a (Not used by household)Accessibility of basic servicesMH130 Accessibility of primary heath care services1 With great difficulty2 With some difficulty3 Easily4 Very easilyMH130_F 1 Variable is filled-1 Missing-2 N/a (Not used by household)MH140 Accessibility of compulsory school1 With great difficulty2 With some difficulty3 Easily4 Very easilyMH140_F 1 Variable is filled-1 Missing-2 N/a (No child in compulsory school)Change of dwellingMH150 Change of dwelling1 Yes2 NoMH150_F 1 Variable is filled-1 MissingMH160 Main reason for change of dwelling1 Family related reasons2 Employment related reasons3 Housing related reasons4 Eviction/distrain5 Landlord did not prolong the contract6 Financial reasons7 OtherMH160_F 1 Variable is filled-1 Missing-2 N/a (MH150 not = 1) +",housing;dwelling;residential building;statistical method;statistical harmonisation;statistical methodology;income;EU statistics;Community statistics;European Union statistics;statistics of the EU;statistics of the European Union;living conditions;improvement of living conditions;lifestyle;pace of life;way of life,17 +4259,"86/250/EEC: Commission Decision of 5 May 1986 establishing the amendments to be made in respect of potatoes for consumption to the measures taken by Denmark to protect itself against the introduction of Corynebacterium sepedonicum (Only the Danish text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 80/665/EEC of 24 June 1980 on combating Corynebacterium sepedonicum (1), in particular Article 9 (2) thereof,Having regard to the communication made by Denmark on 15 November 1985,Whereas Denmark has implemented a programme to eradicate Corynebacterium sepedonicum, the agent causing bacterial ring rot in potatoes and known to occur in Denmark;Whereas Denmark has adopted, within the framework of this programme, on 28 September 1984, the 'Landbrugsministeriets bekendtgorelse nr. 499 om laeggekartofler' (Ministry of Agriculture Order No 499 concerning seed potatoes), and on 29 August 1985, the 'Landbrugsministeriets bekendtgorelse nr. 395 om konsumkartofler' (Ministry of Agriculture Order 395 concerning potatoes for consumption);Whereas these provisions mainly lay down that- seed potatoes must originate from disease-free potato meristems,and- potatoes for consumption must have been produced from propagating materials which originate from disease-free potato meristems;Whereas pursuant to the Order No 395, potatoes for consumption may, in particular, since 1 April 1986 no longer be produced in Denmark nor - with the exception of early or industrial potatoes - be imported into Denmark, unless they meet the aforementioned requirement;Whereas Denmark has justified these measures by the need to ensure that the effectiveness of its eradication programme is not jeopardized by possible reinfections of its own potato production through contacts with potatoes of uncertain origin concerning their health standard;Whereas the technical examination of the measures adopted by Denmark has not been accomplished yet;Whereas it has however been established that under the Order No 395 potatoes for consumption produced in Denmark or imported into Denmark before 1 April 1986 may be marketed there as long as they are available, although they may not meet the aforementioned requirement;Whereas it cannot be established that potatoes for consumption which also may not meet that requirement but which would be imported into Denmark from other Member States on 1 April 1986 or later and marketed subsequently in that country, present a greater risk in this respect than the potatoes produced in Denmark or imported into Denmark before 1 April 1986;Whereas Denmark should therefore ensure that potatoes for consumption which do not meet the requirement in question may be imported into Denmark from the other Member States as long as, and under the same conditions as, such potatoes from Danish production or from earlier imports, are allowed for marketing there;Whereas this obligation is without prejudice to any other action which might be decided as a result of the technical examination of the Danish measures, once accomplished;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,. Denmark shall amend the 'Landbrugsministeriets bekendtgorelse nr. 395 om konsumkartofler' of 1985 in such a way that potatoes for consumption may be imported into Denmark from other Member States as long as, and under the same conditions as, potatoes for consumption of other sources are allowed for marketing in Denmark. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark.. Done at Brussels, 5 May 1986.For the CommissionFrans ANDRIESSENVice-President(1) OJ No L 180, 14. 7. 1980, p. 30. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;plant health legislation;phytosanitary legislation;regulations on plant health;plant disease;diseases of plants;plant pathology;potato;batata;sweet potato;Denmark;Kingdom of Denmark;intra-EU trade;intra-Community trade,17 +16677,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 623/97 of 9 April 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1318/93 on detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2067/92 on measures to promote and market quality beef and veal. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2067/92 of 30 June 1992 on measures to promote and market quality beef and veal (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1318/93 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 487/97 (3), lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 2067/92;Whereas Articles 4 and 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 1318/93 lay down deadlines for the lodging of applications for financing to the competent bodies of each Member State and for their forwarding to the Commission;Whereas, in view of the substantial funding allocated in 1997 for the promotion of quality beef and veal, in the interests of good management, new deadlines should be laid down for the submission of further programmes in 1997;Whereas Article 4 (3) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1318/93 lays down that applicants must have an assessment study carried out at their own expense; whereas, in the interests of consistency with rules of application in other sectors, Community part financing should be provided for this study;Whereas, in the light of experience and in order to encourage the implementation of promotional measures, the products and additional qualities eligible for such measures should be defined and the minimum production, quality and inspection requirements laid down; whereas, in particular, promotional measures should be restricted to farms complying with stricter rules on the welfare of calves; whereas Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1318/93 should therefore be amended;Whereas the Management Committee for quality beef has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,. Regulation (EEC) No 1318/93 is hereby amended as follows:1. The second sentence of Article 4 (1) is replaced by the following:'However:- for 1997, new applications may be lodged up to 15 May 1997,- for 1998, applications may be lodged up to 30 September 1997.`2. Article 4 (3) (b) is replaced by the following:'that an assessment study of the measures implemented will be carried out by an independent body within the time limit laid down in Article 7 (3); the study shall be financed under the same conditions as the other planned measures.`3. Annex I is amended as follows:(a) Under 'Stockbreeding`:- the text under 'Origin` is replaced by the following:'Except for veal calves, breeds other than those listed in Annex II to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3886/92 (1), and the first crosses with one of those breeds.`- the text under 'Welfare` is replaced by the following:'Application of national, international and Community standards. However, for veal calves, all farms covered by programmes submitted from 1999 onwards must comply with all of the requirements referred to in Article 3 (3) of Council Directive 91/629/EEC (*) notwithstanding the final subparagraph thereof.(*) OJ No 340, 11. 12. 1991, p. 28.`(b) Under 'Slaughter`:- the following text is added to that under 'Types of carcase`:'Veal calves of a carcase weight, including all organs contained within the thoracic and abdominal cavities, not exceeding 140 kg.`- the text under 'Category` is amended as follows:'Confirmation: SEUR, except for veal carcases.Fat cover: - young bovine animals: 2 and 3,- cows and castrated animals: 2, 3 and 4 L (or 4-).` This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 April 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 57.(2) OJ No L 132, 29. 5. 1993, p. 83.(3) OJ No L 76, 18. 3. 1997, p. 1. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;agricultural guidance;production premium;sales promotion;sales campaign;product quality;quality criterion;beef;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +15675,"Council Regulation (EC) No 1598/96 of 30 July 1996 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops as regards the set-aside requirement for the 1997/98 marketing year. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 43 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Whereas the support system for producers of certain arable crops introduced by Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 (2) provides that, in order to qualify for compensatory payments under the general scheme, producers must set aside a predetermined percentage of their arable land; whereas this percentage is to be reviewed to take account of production and market developments;Whereas, since the introduction of this system, the cereals market has achieved a better balance as a result of a reduction in production and an increase in Community consumption; whereas this situation, together with the very low level of stocks and very firm prices on the world market, has resulted in a significant reduction in stocks and a sharp rise in the prices for cereals on the Community market;Whereas the present market situation for cereals is threatening to undermine, in the short term, the Community's presence on the world market and to jeopardize some of the results achieved since the reform of the arable sector, in particular the continuing rise in the consumption of cereals in animal feed; whereas the rate for set-aside beginning not later than 15 January 1997 should therefore be set for the 1997/98 marketing year at a level lower than that resulting from the provisions in force and the application of special set-aside should be suspended where the base area under the 1996/97 marketing year is exceeded;Whereas, in the event of a transfer of the set-aside requirement, the basic 17,5 % set-aside rate is increased by 3 %; whereas this increase should be adjusted in order to maintain a similar ratio between the basic rate and the percentage increase due on transfer, as a result of the drop in the basic rate; whereas, in the event of a transfer of the set-aside requirement to areas which are sensitive from an environmental point of view, it is appropriate not to apply the abovementioned increase,. For the 1997/98 marketing year, notwithstanding Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92:- the set-aside requirement referred to in paragraph 1 and the said Article shall be set at 5 %,- the increase referred to in the second indent of paragraph 7 of the said Article shall be set at one percentage point. However, no increase shall apply to transfers executed to a particular area where environment objectives are achieved. Should the base area under the 1996/97 marketing year be exceeded, the special set-aside referred to in Article 2 (6), second indent of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 shall not apply. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply to set-aside for the 1997/98 marketing year only.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 July 1996.For the CouncilThe PresidentH. COVENEY(1) OJ No C 166, 10. 6. 1996.(2) OJ No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 12. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1575/96 (see page 1 of this Official Journal). +",set-aside;abandonment premium;premium for cessation of production;regulation of agricultural production;market stabilisation;improvement of market conditions;market regularisation;market regularization;market stabilization;stabilisation of prices;stabilization of prices;cereals;aid per hectare;per hectare aid;regional aid;aid for regional development;aid to less-favoured regions,17 +1812,"95/109/EC: Commission Decision of 29 March 1995 concerning additional guarantees relating to infectious bovine rhinotracheitis for bovines destined for certain parts of the territory of the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC (1) of 26 June 1964, on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine, as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 9 thereof,Whereas Austria is undertaking an eradication programme for infectious bovine rhinotracheitis; whereas this programme has been approved by Commission Decision 95/62/EC (2);Whereas Sweden is undertaking an eradication programme for infectious bovine rhinotracheitis; whereas this programme has been approved by Commission Decision 95/71/EC (3);Whereas it is appropriate to propose certain additional guarantees to secure the progress already made and to ensure that the programmes are successfully concluded;Whereas the authorities of Austria and of Sweden control the national movement of bovines for breeding and production with rules at least equivalent to those set out in this Decision;Whereas those additional guarantees must not be required of Member States or regions of Member States regarded as being free from infectious bovine rhinotracheitis under Decision 93/42/EEC (4), because bovines from those areas present a minimal risk of spreading the disease;Whereas all the regions of Austria and Sweden are subject to the same provisions as regards the movement of bovine animals; whereas in those circumstances no additional guarantees for trade between those regions should be laid down;Whereas the guarantees envisaged in this Decision may also be granted to other parts of the territory of the Community which are in the same position as Austria and Sweden;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. Bovine animals intended for breeding or production coming from other Member States, or regions thereof, and destined for areas listed in the Annex must fulfil the following conditions:1. According to official information, no clinical or pathological evidence of infectious bovine rhinotracheitis may have been recorded in the herd of origin for the past 12 months.2. The bovines must have been isolated in accommodation approved by the competent authority for the 30 days immediately prior to movement.3. The bovines must have been subjected to serological screening for infectious bovine rhinotracheitis on sera taken at least 21 days after entry into isolation, with negative results. All animals in isolation must also have shown negative results to the test. The health certificate set out as Model 1 of Annex F to Directive 64/432/EEC must be supplemented by the following remark for bovines from other Member States or regions thereof destined for the Member States or regions listed in the Annex:'bovines in accordance with Commission Decision 95/109/EC`. The conditions under Articles 1 and 2 shall not apply to bovine animals intended for breeding or production coming from regions listed in the Annex to Decision 93/42/EEC. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 March 1995.For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the CommissionANNEXAustria: All regions.Sweden: All regions. +",veterinary inspection;veterinary control;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;Sweden;Kingdom of Sweden;Austria;Republic of Austria;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;health certificate,17 +35935,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 748/2008 of 30 July 2008 on the opening and administration of an import tariff quota for frozen thin skirt of bovine animals falling within CN code 02062991 (Recast). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (1), and in particular Article 1(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 996/97 of 3 June 1997 on the opening and administration of an import tariff quota for frozen thin skirt of bovine animals falling within CN code 0206 29 91 (2) has been substantially amended several times (3). Since further amendments are to be made, it should be recast in the interests of clarity.(2) Pursuant to Schedule CXL, the Community agreed to open an annual tariff quota of 1 500 tonnes for frozen thin skirt of bovine animal falling within CN code 0206 29 91. That quota should be opened on a multiannual basis for periods of 12 months commencing on 1 July and the detailed rules of application laid down.(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 376/2008 (4) lays down detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance-fixing certificates for agricultural products. Commission Regulation (EC) No 382/2008 (5) lays down detailed rules for implementing the arrangements for import licences for beef and veal.(4) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (6) applies to import licences for import tariff quota periods starting from 1 January 2007.(5) In order to ensure efficient administration of the import of meat originating in and coming from Argentina, that country is required to issue certificates of authenticity guaranteeing the origin of the products concerned. The layout of those certificates and the procedures for using them must be specified.(6) Certificates of authenticity must be issued by an authority in Argentina. That authority must present all the necessary guarantees to ensure that the arrangements in question operate properly.(7) In order to ensure efficient administration of the import of frozen thin skirt originating in and coming from Argentina, it should be laid down that, where appropriate, the issue of import licences should be subject to verification, inter alia, of the information given on certificates of authenticity.(8) For other countries, the quota should be managed only on the basis of Community import licences, with derogations in certain cases from the applicable rules.(9) Provision must be made for the Member States to forward information on the imports in question.(10) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,. 1.   A Community import tariff quota for frozen thin skirt of bovine animals falling within CN code 0206 29 91 is hereby opened every year for an annual volume of 1 500 tonnes for periods from 1 July to 30 June of the following year, hereinafter referred to as the ‘import tariff quota period’.This quota carries order number 09.4020.2.   The ad valorem customs duty on the quota referred to in paragraph 1 shall be 4 %.3.   The annual quota shall be allocated as follows:(a) 700 tonnes originating in and coming from Argentina;(b) 800 tonnes originating in and coming from other third countries.4.   Only whole thin skirt may be imported under the quota.5.   For the purposes of this Regulation, thin skirt which is frozen, with an internal temperature of not above – 12 °C when it enters the customs territory of the Community, shall be deemed to be ‘frozen thin skirt’.6.   For the import arrangements referred to in paragraph 3(a) of this Article, the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 376/2008, Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 and Regulation (EC) No 382/2008 shall apply, save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation.For the import arrangements referred to in paragraph 3(b) of this Article, the provisions of Regulations (EC) No 376/2008, (EC) No 1301/2006 and (EC) No 382/2008 shall apply, save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation. 1.   Licence applications and licences themselves shall contain the following entries:(a) in section 8, the country of origin and, for the import of the quantities referred to in Article 1(3)(a), the box ‘yes’ shall be ticked;(b) in section 20 at least one of the entries listed in Annex I.2.   By way of derogation from Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 382/2008, import licences shall be valid until the end of the import tariff quota period. 1.   The certificate of authenticity to be issued by Argentina shall be made out in one original and at least one copy on a form corresponding to the specimen at Annex II.The form shall measure approximately 210 × 297 millimetres. The paper shall weigh not less than 40 grams per square metre.2.   Forms shall be printed and completed in one of the official languages of the Community and also, if desired, in the official language of Argentina.3.   Each certificate of authenticity shall bear an individual serial number assigned by the issuing authority referred to at Annex III (hereinafter the issuing authority). The copies shall bear the same serial number as the original.4.   The original and copies thereof may be typed or hand-written. In the latter case, they must be completed in black ink and in block capitals. 1.   Certificates of authenticity shall be valid only if they are duly completed and endorsed, in accordance with the instructions given at Annex II, by the issuing authority.2.   A certificate of authenticity shall be deemed to have been duly endorsed if it specifies the date and place of issue and if it bears the stamp of the issuing authority and the signature of the person or persons empowered to sign it.The stamp may be replaced on the original certificate of authenticity and its copies by a printed seal. 1.   Certificates of authenticity shall be valid for three months from the date of issue.However, certificates may not be presented to the competent national authority after 30 June following the date of issue.2.   The original of the certificate of authenticity drawn up in accordance with Articles 3, 4 and 6 plus a copy thereof shall be presented to the competent national authority together with the application for the first import licence relating to the certificate of authenticity.A certificate of authenticity may be used for the issuing of more than one import licence for a total quantity not exceeding that shown on the certificate. Where more than one licence is issued in respect of a certificate, the competent national authority shall endorse the certificate of authenticity to show the quantity attributed.The competent national authorities may issue import licences only after they are satisfied that all the information on the certificate of authenticity corresponds to that received each week from the Commission on the subject. The import licences shall be issued immediately thereafter.3.   Notwithstanding the third subparagraph of paragraph 2, the competent national authorities may, in exceptional cases and on duly reasoned application, issue import licences on the basis of the relevant certificates of authenticity before the information from the Commission is received. In such cases, the security for the import licences shall be EUR 50 per 100 kg net weight. After receiving the information concerning the certificate, the Member States shall replace the security by that of EUR 12 per 100 kg net weight. 1.   The issuing authority shall:(a) be recognised as such by Argentina;(b) undertake to check the particulars on certificates of authenticity;(c) undertake to supply the Commission and the Member States, on request, with any information enabling the particulars on certificates of authenticity to be evaluated.2.   The Commission shall revise Annex III if an issuing authority ceases to be recognised or fails to fulfil one of the obligations incumbent on it or if a new issuing authority is designated. In order to qualify for the import arrangements referred to in Article 1(3)(b), the licence application lodged by the applicant may relate to a maximum of 80 tonnes. 1.   The licence applications referred to in Article 7 shall be lodged only during the first 10 days of each import tariff quota period.2.   No later than 16:00, Brussels time, on the seventh working day following the end of the period for the lodging of applications, the Member States shall notify the Commission of the total quantity per country of origin covered by applications.3.   Import licences shall be issued as from the seventh and no later than the 16th working day following the end of the period for the notifications referred to in paragraph 2. 1.   By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, Member States shall notify to the Commission:(a) no later than 31 August following the end of each import tariff quota period, the quantities of products, including nil returns, for which import licences were issued in the previous import tariff quota period;(b) no later than 31 October following the end of each import tariff quota period, the quantities of products, including nil returns, covered by unused or partly used import licences and corresponding to the difference between the quantities entered on the back of the import licences and the quantities for which they were issued.2.   No later than 31 October following the end of each import tariff quota period, Member States shall notify to the Commission the quantities of products, which were actually released for free circulation during the preceding import tariff quota period.However, as of the import tariff quota period starting on 1 July 2009, Member States shall forward to the Commission details of the quantities of products put into free circulation as of 1 July 2009 in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006.3.   For the notifications referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, the quantities shall be expressed in kilograms product weight and per product category as indicated in Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 382/2008.The notifications regarding the quantities referred to in Article 1(3)(a) of this Regulation shall be made as indicated in Annexes IV, V and VI to this Regulation. 0Regulation (EC) No 996/97 is repealed.References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex VIII. 1This Regulation shall enter into force on the 10th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 July 2008.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 146, 20.6.1996, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 144, 4.6.1997, p. 6. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 962/2007 (OJ L 213, 15.8.2007, p. 6).(3)  See Annex VII.(4)  OJ L 114, 26.4.2008, p. 3. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 514/2008 (OJ L 150, 10.6.2008, p. 7).(5)  OJ L 115, 29.4.2008, p. 10. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 514/2008.(6)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 289/2007 (OJ L 78, 17.3.2007, p. 17).ANNEX IEntries referred to in Article 2(1)(b)— : in Bulgarian : Месести части от диафрагмата (Регламент (ЕО) № 748/2008),— : in Spanish : Músculos del diafragma y delgados [Reglamento (CE) no 748/2008],— : in Czech : Okruží a bránice (nařízení (ES) č. 748/2008),— : in Danish : Mellemgulv (forordning (EF) nr. 748/2008),— : in German : Saumfleisch (Verordnung (EG) Nr. 748/2008),— : in Estonian : Vahelihase kõõluseline osa (määrus (EÜ) nr 748/2008),— : in Greek : Διάφραγμα [κανονισμός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 748/2008],— : in English : Thin skirt (Regulation (EC) No 748/2008),— : in French : Hampe [règlement (CE) no 748/2008],— : in Italian : Pezzi detti ‘hampes’ [regolamento (CE) n. 748/2008],— : in Latvian : Liellopu diafragmas plānā daļa (Regula (EK) Nr. 748/2008),— : in Lithuanian : Plonoji diafragma (Reglamentas (EB) Nr. 748/2008),— : in Hungarian : Sovány dagadó (748/2008/EK rendelet),— : in Maltese : Falda rqiqa (Regolament (KE) Nru 748/2008),— : in Dutch : Omloop (Verordening (EG) nr. 748/2008),— : in Polish : Cienka przepona (Rozporządzenie (WE) nr 748/2008),— : in Portuguese : Diafragma [Regulamento (CE) n.o 748/2008],— : in Romanian : Fleică [Regulamentul (CE) nr. 748/2008],— : in Slovak : Bránica (Nariadenie (ES) č. 748/2008),— : in Slovenian : Vampi (Uredba (ES) št. 748/2008),— : in Finnish : Kuveliha (asetus (EY) N:o 748/2008),— : in Swedish : Mellangärde (förordning (EG) nr 748/2008),ANNEX IIANNEX IIILIST OF AUTHORITIES IN ARGENTINA EMPOWERED TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF AUTHENTICITYSecretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, PESCA y Alimentos (SAGPyA):for thin skirt originating in Argentina as specified in Article 1(3)(a).ANNEX IVNotification of import licences (issued) — Regulation (EC) No 748/2008Member State: …Application of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 748/2008Quantities of products for which import licences were issuedFrom: … to: …Order No Product category or categories (1) Quantity09.4020(1)  Product category or categories as indicated in Annex V of Regulation (EC) No 382/2008.ANNEX VNotification of import licences (unused quantities) — Regulation (EC) No 748/2008Member State: …Application of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 748/2008Quantities of products for which import licences were unusedFrom: … to: …Order No Product category or categories (1) Unused quantity09.4020(1)  Product category or categories as indicated in Annex V of Regulation (EC) No 382/2008.ANNEX VINotification of quantities of products put into free circulation — Regulation (EC) No 748/2008Member State: …Application of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 748/2008Quantities of products put into free circulation:From: … to: … (import tariff quota period).Order No Product category or categories (1) Quantity put into free circulation09.4020(1)  Product category or categories as indicated in Annex V of Regulation (EC) No 382/2008.ANNEX VIIRepealed Regulation with its successive amendmentsCommission Regulation (EC) No 996/97Commission Regulation (EC) No 2048/97 Concerning the reference to Regulation (EC) No 996/97 Article 1 onlyCommission Regulation (EC) No 260/98 Article 6 onlyCommission Regulation (EC) No 1266/98Commission Regulation (EC) No 649/2003 Article 3 onlyCommission Regulation (EC) No 1118/2004 Article 3 onlyCommission Regulation (EC) No 1965/2006 Article 3 and Annex III onlyCommission Regulation (EC) No 568/2007Commission Regulation (EC) No 962/2007ANNEX VIIICorrelation tableRegulation (EC) No 996/97 This RegulationArticle 1 Article 1Article 2(2) Article 2(1)Article 2(3) Article 2(2)Articles 3 to 8 Articles 3 to 8— Article 9— Article 10Article 12 Article 11Annex I Annex IIAnnex II Annex IIIAnnex III Annex I— Annex IV— Annex V— Annex VI— Annex VII— Annex VIII +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;frozen product;frozen food;frozen foodstuff;import (EU);Community import;beef;certificate of origin,17 +3717,"Commission Directive 2004/86/EC of 5 July 2004 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, Council Directive 93/93/EEC on the masses and dimensions of two or three-wheel motor vehicles. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 93/93/EEC of 29 October 1993 on the masses and dimensions of two or three-wheel motor vehicles (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,Having regard to Directive 2002/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 March 2002 relating to the type-approval of two or three-wheel motor vehicles and repealing Council Directive 92/61/EEC (2), and in particular Article 17 thereof,Whereas:(1) Directive 93/93/EEC is one of the separate directives in the context of the Community type-approval procedure according to Directive 2002/24/EC. The provisions of Directive 2002/24/EC relating to systems, components and separate technical units for vehicles therefore apply to Directive 93/93/EEC.(2) In order to enable the full type-approval system to function properly, it is necessary to clarify and supplement certain requirements in Directive 93/93/EEC.(3) To that end, it is necessary to specify that the masses of exchangeable superstructures for quadricycles of categories L6e and L7e, intended for transportation of goods, have to be considered as part of the payload rather than included in the unladen mass.(4) Directive 93/93/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.(5) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Adaptation to Technical Progress set up pursuant to Article 13 of Council Directive 70/156/EEC (3),. The Annex to Directive 93/93/EEC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive. 1.   With effect from 1 January 2005, in the case of two or three-wheel motor vehicles whose masses and dimensions comply with the requirements of Directive 93/93/EEC, as amended by this Directive, Member States shall not, on grounds relating to the masses and dimensions:(a) refuse, in respect of such a vehicle to grant EC type-approval or national type-approval; or(b) prohibit the registration, sale or entry into service of such a vehicle.2.   With effect from 1 July 2005, if the requirements of Directive 93/93/EEC, as amended by this Directive, are not fulfilled for any new type of two or three-wheel motor vehicle, by reason of its masses or dimensions, Member States shall refuse to grant EC type-approval. 1.   Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 31 December 2004 at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 5 July 2004.For the CommissionErkki LIIKANENMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 311, 14.12.1993, p. 76. Directive as amended by Commission Directive 2001/78/EC (OJ L 285, 29.10.2001, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 124, 9.5.2002, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2003/77/EC (OJ L 211, 21.8.2003, p. 24).(3)  OJ L 42, 23.2.1970, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 2004/3/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 49, 19.2.2004, p. 36).ANNEXPoint 1.5 of the Annex to Directive 93/93/EEC is replaced by the following:1.5.   “unladen mass” means the mass of vehicle ready for normal use and equipped as follows:— additional equipment required solely for the normal use under consideration,— complete electrical equipment, including the lighting and light-signalling devices supplied by the manufacturer,— instruments and devices required by the laws under which the unladen mass of the vehicle has been measured,— the appropriate amounts of liquids in order to ensure the proper operation of all parts of the vehicle.1.5.1.   In the case of vehicles of categories L6e and L7e intended for carrying goods and designed to be equipped with exchangeable superstructures, the total mass of these superstructures shall not be taken into account for the calculation of the unladen mass and shall be considered to be part of the payload.In this case, the following additional conditions shall be fulfilled:(a) the basic type of vehicle (chassis cab), on which the abovementioned superstructures are designed to be fitted, shall fulfil all the prescriptions established for category L6e and L7e quadricycles for transportation of goods, (including the limit of 350 kg unladen mass for category L6e vehicles and the limit of 550 kg unladen mass for category L7e vehicles);(b) a superstructure is considered to be exchangeable if it can be easily removed from the chassis cab without the use of tools;(c) as far as the superstructure is concerned, the vehicle manufacturer shall provide in the information document, a model of which is set out in Annex II to Directive 2002/24/EC, the maximum permitted dimensions, the mass, the limits for the position of the centre of gravity and a drawing with the position of fixing devices.NB: the fuel and the fuel/oil mixture are not included in the measurement, but components such as the battery acid, the hydraulic fluid, the coolant and the engine oil must be included.’. +",marketing standard;grading;weight and size;maximum weight;per axle weight;total authorised weight;total laden weight;towing weight;two-wheeled vehicle;bicycle;cycle;lightweight motorcycle;motorbike;motorcycle;scooter;motor vehicle;Community certification,17 +22713,"2002/300/EC: Commission Decision of 18 April 2002 establishing the list of approved zones with regard to Bonamia ostreae and/or Marteilia refringens (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 1426). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products(1), as last amended by Directive 98/45/EC(2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Whereas:(1) In order to obtain, for one or more of the mollusc diseases bonamiosis and marteiliosis - if caused by the agents Bonamia ostreae (B. ostreae) and Marteilia refringens (M. Refrigens) - the status of approved zone, Member States shall submit the appropriate justifications and the national rules ensuring compliance with the conditions laid down in Directive 91/67/EEC.(2) Commission Decision 93/55/EEC(3), as amended by Decision 93/169/EEC(4), amends the guarantees for the introduction of molluscs into zones for which a programme for B. ostreae and M. refringens has been approved.(3) The programme concerning bonamiosis and marteiliosis in Ireland was approved by Commission Decision 93/56/EEC(5).(4) Council Regulation (EEC) No 706/73 of 12 March 1973 concerning the Community arrangements applicable to the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man for trade in agricultural products(6), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1174/86(7), lays down that the veterinary legislation shall apply to these islands under the same conditions as in the United Kingdom for the products imported to the islands or exported from the islands to the Community.(5) The programmes concerning bonamiosis and marteiliosis submitted by the United Kingdom were approved by Commission Decisions 92/528/EEC(8) (Great Britain and Northern Ireland), 93/57/EEC(9) (Jersey), 93/58/EEC(10) (Guernsey) and 93/59/EEC(11) (the Isle of Man) respectively.(6) Ireland has submitted the appropriate justifications required to obtain the status of approved zone, with regard to B. ostreae and M. refringens, for certain areas of Ireland, as well as the national rules ensuring compliance with the requirements for maintenance of the approved status.(7) The United Kingdom has submitted the appropriate justifications required to obtain the status of approved zones, with regard to B. ostreae and M. refringens, for certain areas, as well as the respective national rules ensuring compliance with the requirements for maintenance of the approved status.(8) The documentation provided by Ireland and the United Kingdom for the zones concerned shows that these zones meet the requirements of Article 5 of Council Directive 91/67/EEC. They therefore qualify for the status of approved zones.(9) For the sake of clarity and simplification, it is appropriate to draw up a single list of all approved zones with regard to bonamiosis and marteiliosis and to repeal decisions approving programmes earlier applied to the zones that subsequently have achieved approved status.(10) Decisions 92/528/EEC, 93/56/EEC, 93/57/EEC, 93/58/EEC and 93/59/EEC should therefore be repealed and replaced by this Decision.(11) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The zones recognised as approved zones with regard to B. ostreae and M. refringens are listed in the Annex. Decisions 92/528/EEC, 93/56/EEC, 93/57/EEC, 93/58/EEC and 93/59/EEC are hereby repealed.References to the repealed Decisions shall be construed as references to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 April 2002.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 1.(2) OJ L 189, 3.7.1998, p. 12.(3) OJ L 14, 22.1.1993, p. 24.(4) OJ L 71, 24.3.1993, p. 16.(5) OJ L 14, 22.1.1993, p. 25.(6) OJ L 68, 15.3.1973, p. 1.(7) OJ L 107, 24.4.1986, p. 1.(8) OJ L 332, 18.11.1992, p. 25.(9) OJ L 14, 22.1.1993, p. 26.(10) OJ L 14, 22.1.1993, p. 27.(11) OJ L 14, 22.1.1993, p. 28.ANNEXZONES APPROVED FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE MOLLUSC DISEASES B. OSTREAE AND M. REFRINGENS1.A. Zones in Ireland approved with regard to B. Ostreae- The whole coastline of Ireland except the following four areas:- Cork Harbour,- Galway Bay,- Ballinakill Harbour,- Clew Bay.1.B. Zones in Ireland approved with regard to M. Refringens- The whole coastline of Ireland.2.A. Zones in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man approved with regard to B. Ostreae- The whole coastline of Great Britain, excluding the following areas:- the south coast of Cornwall from the Lizard to Start Point,- the area around the Solent estuary from Portland Bill to Selsey Bill,- the area along the coast in Essex from Shoeburyness to Landguard point.- The whole coastline of Northern Ireland.- The whole coastline of Guernsey and Herm.- The zone of the States of Jersey: the zone consists of the intertidal and immediate coastal area between the mean high water mark on the Island of Jersey and an imaginary line drawn three nautical miles from the mean low water mark of the Island of Jersey. The zone is situated in the Normano-Breton Gulf, on the south side of the English Channel.- The whole coastline of the Isle of Man.2.B. Zones in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man approved with regard to M. Refringens- The whole coastline of Great Britain.- The whole coastline of Northern Ireland.- The whole coastline of Guernsey and Herm.- The zone of the States of Jersey: the zone consists of the intertidal and immediate coastal area between the mean high water mark on the Island of Jersey and an imaginary line drawn three nautical miles from the mean low water mark of the Island of Jersey. The zone is situated in the Normano-Breton Gulf, on the south side of the English Channel.- The whole coastline of the Isle of Man. +",animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;mollusc;cephalopod;shellfish;squid;aquaculture;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin,17 +36271,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1246/2008 of 12 December 2008 amending Article 23(2) of and Annexes II and III to Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 with regard to the financial transfer of the common organisation of the market in wine to rural development. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 of 29 April 2008 on the common organisation of the market in wine, amending Regulations (EC) No 1493/1999, (EC) No 1782/2003, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 3/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2392/86 and (EC) No 1493/1999 (1), and in particular the second sentence of the second subparagraph of Article 23(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Slovenia and the United Kingdom have notified the Commission of the financial transfer of the budget for support programmes to the budget allocation for rural development.(2) Article 23(2) of and Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly,. Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 23(2) shall be replaced by the following:— 2009: EUR 40,66 million,— 2010: EUR 82,11 million,— from 2011 onwards: EUR 122,61 million.’2. Annexes II and III shall be replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 December 2008.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 148, 6.6.2008, p. 1.ANNEXANNEX IIBUDGET FOR SUPPORT PROGRAMMES(referred to in Article 8(1))(EUR thousand)Budget year 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 From 2014 onwardsBG 15 608 21 234 22 022 27 077 26 742 26 762CZ 2 979 4 076 4 217 5 217 5 151 5 155DE 22 891 30 963 32 190 39 341 38 867 38 895EL 14 286 19 167 19 840 24 237 23 945 23 963ES 213 820 284 219 279 038 358 000 352 774 353 081FR 171 909 226 814 224 055 284 299 280 311 280 545IT (1) 238 223 298 263 294 135 341 174 336 736 336 997CY 2 749 3 704 3 801 4 689 4 643 4 646LT 30 37 45 45 45 45LU 344 467 485 595 587 588HU 16 816 23 014 23 809 29 455 29 081 29 103MT 232 318 329 407 401 402AT 8 038 10 888 11 313 13 846 13 678 13 688PT 37 802 51 627 53 457 65 989 65 160 65 208RO 42 100 42 100 42 100 42 100 42 100 42 100SI 3 522 3 770 3 937 5 119 5 041 5 045SK 2 938 4 022 4 160 5 147 5 082 5 085UK 0 61 67 124 120 120ANNEX IIIBUDGET ALLOCATION FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT(referred to in Article 23(3))(EUR thousand)Budget year 2009 2010 From 2011 onwardsBG — — —CZ — — —DE — — —EL — — —ES 15 491 30 950 46 441FR 11 849 23 663 35 512IT 13 160 26 287 39 447CY — — —LT — — —LU — — —HU — — —MT — — —AT — — —PT — — —RO — — —SI — 1 050 1 050SK — — —UK 160 160 160(1)  The national ceilings in Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 for Italy corresponding to years 2008, 2009 and 2010 are reduced by EUR 20 million and those amounts have been included in the budget amounts of Italy for the years 2009, 2010 and 2011 as laid down in this table. +",common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;wine;viticulture;grape production;winegrowing;Slovenia;Republic of Slovenia;financial aid;capital grant;financial grant,17 +15375,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 674/96 of 12 April 1996 concerning the stopping of fishing for cod, haddock, whiting, plaice and common sole by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2870/95 (2), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3074/95 of 22 December 1995 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1996 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), provides for cod, haddock, whiting, plaice and common sole quotas for 1996;Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;Whereas the quotas of cod in the waters of ICES division III a Skagerrak, of haddock in the waters of ICES divisions III a, III b, c, d (EC zone), of whiting in the waters of ICES division III a, of plaice in the waters of ICES division III a Skagerrak and of common sole in the waters of ICES divisions III a, III b, c, d (EC zone) and VIII a, b, allocated to the Netherlands for 1996, have been exhausted by exchanges of quotas; whereas the Netherlands have prohibited fishing for these stocks as from 1 January 1996; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,. The quotas of cod in the waters of ICES division III a Skagerrak, of haddock in the waters of ICES divisions III a, III b, c, d (EC zone), of whiting in the waters of ICES division III a, of plaice in the waters of ICES division III a Skagerrak and of common sole in the waters of ICES divisions III a, III b, c, d (EC zone) and VIII a, b, allocated to the Netherlands for 1996, are deemed to be exhausted.Fishing for cod in the waters of ICES division III a Skagerrak, for haddock in the waters of ICES divisions III a, III b, c, d (EC zone), for whiting in the waters of ICES division III a, for plaice in the waters of ICES division III a Skagerrak and for common sole in the waters of ICES divisions III a, III b, c, d (EC zone) and VIII a, b, by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stocks captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1996.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 April 1996.For the CommissionEmma BONINOMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 301, 14. 12. 1995, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 330, 30. 12. 1995, p. 1. +",ship's flag;nationality of ships;Netherlands;Holland;Kingdom of the Netherlands;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches,17 +20953,"2001/693/EC: Commission Decision of 14 September 2001 amending for the third time Decision 2001/532/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Spain (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 2683). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market(1), as last amended by Council Directive 92/118/EEC(2), and in particular Article 10(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Outbreaks of classical swine fever have occurred in Spain.(2) In view of the trade in live pigs, these outbreaks are liable to endanger the herds of other Member States.(3) Spain has taken measures within the framework of Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980 introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever(3), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden.(4) Spain has taken additional measures for the serosurveillance of classical swine fever in its territory.(5) The Commission adopted certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Spain by means of Decision 2001/532/EC(4), as last amended by Decision 2001/630/EC(5). This Decision was amended two times to take into account the evolution of the epidemiological situation.(6) Due to the persistence of classical swine fever in certain areas of Catalonia in Spain, it is necessary to prolong the measures already adopted in this area and, forthwith, to amend Decision 2001/532/EC.(7) This Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. 1. Annex I to Decision 2001/532/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.2. In Article 7 of Decision 2001/532/EC the date ""15 September 2001"" is replaced by ""15 October 2001"". The Member States shall amend the measures they apply to trade so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 September 2001.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29.(2) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49.(3) OJ L 47, 21.2.1980, p. 11.(4) OJ L 192, 14.7.2001, p. 24.(5) OJ L 220, 15.8.2001, p. 22.ANNEX""ANNEX IIn the autonomous region of Catalonia: the comarcas of Pla d'Urgell, Urgell, Noguera, Segrià, Garrigues and Segarra in the Province of Lérida."" +",veterinary legislation;veterinary regulations;animal plague;cattle plague;rinderpest;swine fever;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;animal breeding;animal selection;health certificate;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +3035,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2369/2001 of 4 December 2001 prohibiting fishing for hake by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1965/2001(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2848/2000 of 15 December 2000 fixing for 2001 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required(3), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1666/2001(4), lays down quotas for hake for 2001.(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of hake in the waters of ICES divisions Vb (EC waters), VI, VII, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands have exhausted the quota allocated for 2001. The Netherlands has prohibited fishing for this stock from 8 November 2001. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,. Catches of hake in the waters of ICES divisions Vb (EC waters), VI, VII, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the Netherlands for 2001.Fishing for hake in the waters of ICES divisions Vb (EC waters), VI, VII, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 8 November 2001.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 4 December 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 268, 9.10.2001, p. 23.(3) OJ L 334, 30.12.2000, p. 1.(4) OJ L 223, 18.8.2001, p. 4. +",ship's flag;nationality of ships;Netherlands;Holland;Kingdom of the Netherlands;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches,17 +11928,"COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2834/93 of 15 October 1993 laying down transitional measures for the management of base areas in the new German Länder. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1552/93 (2), and in particular Article 16 thereof,Whereas Article 2 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 provides for a reduction in the area eligible for compensatory payments and special set-aside without compensation where the sum of the areas for which aid is claimed by producers exceeds the regional base area;Whereas a base area was fixed for each German Land; whereas, in each of the new German Laender, areas for which aid applications were submitted in 1993/94 exceed the respective base area by levels ranging from 1,20 % in Brandenburg to 16,83 for Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania; whereas the average overrun in the five new Laender is 9,76 %;Whereas the change from the planned economy existing in the new Laender before unification to a market economy has been carried out practically without a transitional period; whereas, therefore, implementation of the reform comes at a time when agricultural production structures are in the process of change; whereas this situation and the loss of traditional markets in the countries of eastern Europe led to a significant and unforeseen fall in livestock production and a reduction in the areas previously used for fodder production when Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 was adopted;Whereas, given this situation, a solution must be found which will not allow the strictness of the existing legislation to cause the failure of the restructuring of the agricultural sector in the new Laender but which does not increase the base area which is a key element in the reform of arable farming; whereas a transitional measure, gradually introducing the penalties provided for in Article 2 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92, would appear to be most appropriate measure in the circumtances; whereas this measure should only be applied for the 1993/94, 1994/95 and 1995/96 marketing years;Whereas, however, the measures provided for in this Regulation should not be applied where the base area is exceeded by only a small margin; whereas, therefore, a minimum overrun threshold should be established and discrimination between producers in the new Laender should be avoided;Whereas the relevant management committees have not delivered opinions within the time limits set by their chairmen,. Notwithstanding Article 2 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 where the base area in the Laender of Berlin, Brandenburg Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia is exceeded by more than 1 %, the proportionate reduction in the areas eligible for compensatory payments and the special set-aside shall be 10, 20 and 50 % for the 1993/94, 1994/95 and 1995/96 marketing years respectively and 100 % from the 1996/97 marketing year.However, application of the above paragraph shall not result in a proportionate reduction in the areas eligible for compensatory payments and the special set-aside of less than 1 %. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from the 1993/94 marketing year.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 October 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 12.(2) OJ No L 154, 25. 6. 1993, p. 19. +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;utilised agricultural area;UAA;area sown;cultivated area;planted area;utilized agricultural area;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +41584,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 950/2012 of 15 October 2012 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 October 2012. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 16 October 2012 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 16 October 2012, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 October 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 16 October 2012CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I1.10.2012-12.10.20121. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/t)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 278,02 228,98 — — —Fob price USA — — 260,26 250,26 230,26Gulf of Mexico premium — 19,86 — — —Great Lakes premium 26,54 — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 13,53 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: 48,28 EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +3970,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2530/85 of 5 September 1985 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on polypropylene in one of the forms mentioned in Note 3 (d) to Chapter 39, falling within subheading 39.02 C ex IV, originating in South Korea, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3562/84 apply. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3562/84 of 18 December 1984 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1985 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of that Regulation, duties on the products listed in Annex II originating in each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III shall be totally suspended and the products as such shall, as a general rule, be subject to statistical surveillance every three months on the reference base referred to in Article 12; whereas, as provided for in Article 12, where the increase of preferential imports of these products, originating in one or more beneficiary countries, causes, or threatens to cause, economic difficulties in the Community or in a region of the Community, the levying of customs duties may be re-established once the Commission has had an appropriate exchange of information with the Member States; whereas for this purpose the reference base to be considered shall be, as a general rule, 165 % of the highest maximum amount valid for 1980;Whereas in the case of polypropylene in one of the forms mentioned in Note 3 (d) to Chapter 39, falling within subheading 39.02 C ex IV, the individual ceiling was fixed at 543 400 ECU; whereas, on 23 May 1985, imports of these products into the Community, originating in South Korea, reached the reference base in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas the exchange of information organized by the Commission has demonstrated that continuance of the preference threatens to cause economic difficulties in the Community;Whereas, it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against South Korea,. As from 10 September 1985, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3562/84, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in South Korea:1.2 // // // CCT heading No // Description // // // 39.02 C ex IV (NIMEXE codes 39.02-25, 26, 27) // Polypropylene in one of the forms mentioned in Note 3 (d) to Chapter 39 // // This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 5 September 1985.For the CommissionWilly DE CLERCQMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 338, 27. 12. 1984, p. 1. +",plastics;PVC;plastic;polyester;polyethylene;polypropylene;polyurethane;polyurethane foam;polyvinyl chloride;South Korea;Republic of Korea;restoration of customs duties;restoration of customs tariff;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession,17 +7484,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1651/89 of 12 June 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2729/81 laying down special rules implementing the system of import and export licences and the advance fixing of refunds in respect of milk and milk products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of the Council of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 763/89 (2), and in particular Articles 13 (3) and 17 (4) thereof,Whereas Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2729/81 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (4), determines the amounts of the securities for import and export licences; whereas those amounts have proved to be insufficient to prevent speculative applications for licences; whereas they should accordingly be increased in order to limit applications not covered by contracts of purchase or sale;Whereas Article 15 (1) of and Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 2729/81 provide in addition for relatively lengthy maximum terms of validity for export licenceswith advance fixing of the refund on the basis of an invitation to tender in order to promote exports; whereas the market situation and the quantities of milk products available, in particular butter and skimmed-milk powder, have changed since the introduction of the additional levy arrangements; whereas the maximum term of validity of licences for such products should therefore be reduced in order to monitor the development of exports over shorter periods;Whereas the period of 90 days provided for in Article 15 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2729/81 notwithstanding Article 44 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (5) has proved to be particularly lengthy in view of the current situation on the market for milk and milk products; whereas that period should accordingly be reduced to 60 days;Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,. Regulation (EEC) No 2729/81 is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:'Article 11. The amount of the security for import and export licences shall be, per 100 kilograms net of the product:- ECU 2,50 for products falling within CN codes 0401 and 0403,- ECU 7,50 for products falling within CN code 0406,- ECU 10,00 for products falling within CN code 0405,- ECU 5,00 for the other products listed in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68.2. No security need be lodged in the case of export licences as referred to in Article 6 (1).'2. In Article 15 (2), '90 days' is replaced by '60 days'.3. In Annex III, point (a), '13th month' is replaced by 'eighth month'. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publications in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply to licences applied for after the date of its entry into force.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 June 1989.For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.(2) OJ No L 84, 29. 3. 1989, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 272, 26. 9. 1981, p. 19.(4) OJ No L 28, 1. 2. 1988, p. 1.(5) OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1. +",milk;export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;milk product;dairy produce;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund,17 +9904,"92/308/EEC, Euratom, ECSC: Commission Decision of 21 May 1992 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 August 1991 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in non-member countries. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities,Having regard to the Staff Regulations of the Officials of the European Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 3830/91 (2), and in particular the second paragraph ofArticle 13of Annex X thereto,Whereas, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 572/92 (3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 July 1991 to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment;Whereas some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 August 1991 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain non-member countries the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weighting and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down,. Sole ArticleWith effect from 1 August 1991 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.The exchange rates for the payment of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the budget of the European Communities during the month preceding the date on which this Decision takes effect.. Done at Brussels, 21 May 1992. For the CommissionAntónio CARDOSO E CUNHAMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 56, 4. 3. 1968, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 361, 31. 12. 1991, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 62, 7. 3. 1992, p. 3.ANNEXCountry of employment Weightings applicable with effect from 1 June 1991 Algeria 86,4200000 Bahamas 0,0000000 Belize 92,5700000 Botswana 75,6100000 Brazil 86,4200000 Bulgaria 20,3100000 Burundi 87,1300000 China 89,0400000 Cyprus 94,8400000 Egypt 42,1600000 Ghana 95,7900000 Guinea 116,6100000 Guyana 37,3500000 Hungary 55,5600000 India 46,8700000 Indonesia 86,9900000 Jamaica 69,8400000 Jordan 78,3700000 Lesotho 60,9300000 Madagascar 66,9700000 Malawi 66,5200000 Mexico 64,4400000 Mozambique 78,2000000 Nederlands Antilles 92,5700000 Peru 92,6000000 Poland 61,7700000 Somalia 44,7900000 Sudan 313,3300000 Syria 166,3100000 Tanzania 58,7200000 Thailand 77,4900000 Uganda 56,0800000 Venezuela 47,6100000 +",European official;EC basic post;EC staff;EU official;official of the EU;official of the European Union;staff of the EC;third country;pay rise;wage increase;pay;remuneration;salary;wages;regulations for civil servants;exchange rate;dual exchange rate,17 +8587,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 2936/90 of 9 October 1990 amending Regulation (EEC) No 4055/89 fixing catch possibilities for 1990 for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the regulatory area as defined in the NAFO convention. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 of 25 January 1983 establishing a Community system for the conservation and management of fishery resources (1), as amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 11 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 170/83, it falls to the Council to establish the total allowable catches (TACs) by stock or group of stocks, the share available for the Community and also the specific conditions under which the catches must be made;Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 4055/89 (1) fixed catch possibilities for 1990 for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Regulatory Area as defined in the Convention and Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (NAFO Convention);Whereas NAFO has set the 1990 TAC for squid (Illex) in NAFO sub-areas 3 and 4 at 150 000 tonnes, subject to adjustment where warranted by scientific advice;Whereas 16 000 tonnes of the TAC have been allocated to certain Contracting Parties of NAFO;Whereas no quota for squid (Illex) in NAFO sub-areas 3 and 4 for 1990 has been fixed by NAFO for the Community and Canada, the allocations to these Parties being as yet undetermined;Whereas the sum of the Community and Canadian quotas shall not exceed the difference between the total of allocations to other Contracting Parties and the TAC;Whereas, in the framework of its wider international obligations, the Community participates in efforts to conserve fish stocks arising in international waters;Whereas the scientific information now available on the squid (Illex) stocks in NAFO sub-areas 3 and 4 does not allow for catch protection for 1990;Whereas it is appropriate consequently to limit the fishing possibilities of the Community on the stocks in the current year by a precautionary TAC,. The text relating to squid (Illex) in NAFO sub-areas 3 and 4 set out in Annex 1 to Regulation (EEC) No 4055/89 is hereby replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 9 October 1990.For the CouncilThe PresidentP. ROMITA(1) OJ No L 24, 27. 1. 1983, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 389, 30. 12. 1989, p. 67.ANNEX1,3.4.5 // // // // Stock // Member States // 1990 quota (tonnes) // // 1.2.3.4.5 // Species // Geographical region // Zone // // // // // // // // Squid (Illex) (1) // North-west Atlantic // NAFO sub-areas 3 and 4 // Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Spain France Irleland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal United Kingdom Available for Member States // // // // // EEC total // 15 000 (2) // // // // //(1) The opening date for squid (Illex) fishing is 1 July 1990.(2) Precautionary TAC. +",mollusc;cephalopod;shellfish;squid;North-West Atlantic Fisheries Organisation;ICNAF;International Commission for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries;NAFO;Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country,17 +40237,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1036/2011 of 17 October 2011 fixing the interest rates to be used for calculating the costs of financing intervention measures comprising buying-in, storage and disposal for the 2012 EAGF accounting year. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (1), and in particular Article 3(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 4(1)(a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 884/2006 of 21 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 as regards the financing by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) of intervention measures in the form of public storage operations and the accounting of public storage operations by the paying agencies of the Member States (2) provides that expenditure relating to the financial costs incurred by Member States in mobilising funds to buy in products is to be determined in accordance with the methods set out in Annex IV to that Regulation.(2) The first paragraph of point I.1 of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 884/2006 provides that the financial costs in question are to be calculated on the basis of a uniform interest rate for the Union fixed by the Commission at the beginning of every accounting year. This interest rate corresponds to the average of the three-month and 12-month forward Euribor rates, recorded in the six months preceding the notification from the Member States provided for in the first paragraph of point I.2 of the aforementioned Annex IV, with a weighting of one third and two thirds respectively. That rate must be fixed at the beginning of each accounting year of the EAGF.(3) However, if the interest rate notified by a Member State is lower than the uniform interest rate fixed for the Union, in accordance with the second paragraph of point I.2 of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 884/2006, the interest rate is to be fixed at the level of the rate notified.(4) Furthermore, in accordance with the third paragraph of point I.2 of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 884/2006, in the absence of any notification from a Member State, in the form and by the deadline referred to in the first paragraph of point I.2 of the aforementioned Annex IV, the interest rate borne by that Member State is to be considered as being 0 %. Where a Member State declares that it did not bear any interest costs because it did not have agricultural products in public storage during the reference period, the uniform interest rate fixed by the Commission applies to that Member State. Denmark, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal and Slovenia have declared that they did not bear any interest costs as they did not have any agricultural products in public storage during the reference period.(5) Given the Member States’ notifications to the Commission, the interest rates applicable for the 2012 EAGF accounting year should be fixed taking the various factors into account.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Agricultural Funds,. For expenditure relating to the financial costs incurred by Member States in mobilising funds to buy in products chargeable to the 2012 accounting year of the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF), the interest rates provided for in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 884/2006 in accordance with Article 4(1)(a) of that Regulation shall be fixed at:(a) 0,0 % in the case of the specific interest rate applicable in Cyprus, Estonia and Latvia;(b) 0,5 % in the case of the specific interest rate applicable in Finland;(c) 0,6 % in the case of the specific interest rate applicable in the United Kingdom;(d) 0,9 % in the case of the specific interest rate applicable in Germany;(e) 1,0 % in the case of the specific interest rate applicable in Ireland;(f) 1,2 % in the case of the specific interest rate applicable in Belgium;(g) 1,3 % in the case of the specific interest rate applicable in Austria;(h) 1,4 % in the case of the specific interest rate applicable in the Czech Republic;(i) 1,8 % in the case of the specific interest rate applicable in Sweden;(j) 1,9 % in the case of the uniform interest rate for the Union applicable to the other Member States. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 October 2011.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 October 2011.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 171, 23.6.2006, p. 35. +",interest;interest rate;agricultural product;farm product;intervention stock;intervention buying;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;agricultural expenditure;expenditure on agriculture;farm spending;EAGGF;EC agricultural fund;European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund,17 +26645,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1631/2003 of 17 September 2003 fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1484/95. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in eggs(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(2), and in particular Article 5(4) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in poultrymeat(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003, and in particular Article 5(4) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin(4), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2916/95(5), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1484/95(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1258/2003(7), fixes detailed rules for implementing the system of additional import duties and fixes representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin.(2) It results from regular monitoring of the information providing the basis for the verification of the import prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin that the representative prices for imports of certain products should be amended taking into account variations of prices according to origin. Therefore, representative prices should be published.(3) It is necessary to apply this amendment as soon as possible, given the situation on the market.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,. Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 September 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 September 2003.For the CommissionJ. M. Silva RodrĂ­guezAgriculture Director-General(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 49.(2) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1.(3) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 77.(4) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 104.(5) OJ L 305, 19.12.1995, p. 49.(6) OJ L 145, 29.6.1995, p. 47.(7) OJ L 177, 16.7.2003, p. 5.ANNEXto the Commission Regulation of 17 September 2003 fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1484/95""ANNEX I>TABLE>"" +",import;egg;Argentina;Argentine Republic;representative price;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;animal protein;Thailand;Kingdom of Thailand;poultrymeat;Brazil;Federative Republic of Brazil;Chile;Republic of Chile,17 +32335,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 635/2006 of 25 April 2006 repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1251/70 on the right of workers to remain in the territory of a Member State after having been employed in that State (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 39(3)(d) thereof,Whereas:(1) Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States, amending Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 and repealing Directives 64/221/EEC, 68/360/EEC, 72/194/EEC, 73/148/EEC, 75/34/EEC, 75/35/EEC, 90/364/EEC, 90/365/EEC and 93/96/EEC (1), consolidated in a single text the legislation on the free movement of citizens of the Union. Article 17 thereof includes the main elements of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1251/70 of 29 June 1970 on the right of workers to remain in the territory of a Member State after having been employed in that State (2) and amends them by granting beneficiaries of the right to remain a more privileged status, namely that of the right of permanent residence.(2) Regulation (EEC) No 1251/70 should therefore be repealed,. Regulation (EEC) No 1251/70 is hereby repealed with effect from 30 April 2006. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 April 2006.For the CommissionVladimír ŠPIDLAMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 77.(2)  OJ L 142, 30.6.1970, p. 24. +",free movement of persons;free movement of workers;freedom of movement for workers;residence permit;residence of aliens;worker (EU);Community worker;intra-Community worker;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;labour law;employment law;labour legislation;workers' rights,17 +1315,"Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 3917/91 of 19 December 1991 amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas during the negotiations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) on the introduction of the harmonized system, customs duties on the import of certain inedible animal and vegetable fats and oils were increased;Whereas this increase in customs duties is proving disadvantageous to economic operators; whereas it is therefore expedient to apply the customs duties which applied prior to the negotiations;Whereas the balance of concessions and obligations under the GATT should not, however, be called into question;Whereas the autonomous customs duties applied to these products should be amended; whereas, therefore, Regulation (EEC) N° 2658/87 (1) should be amended accordingly;Whereas it is desirable to cancel the harmful effects on economic operators; whereas provision should therefore be made for retroactivity of the amendment of the customs duties to 1 January 1988, the date on which the harmonized system entered into force,. 1. The combined nomenclature attached to Regulation (EEC) N° 2658/87 is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex hereto.2. The amendments to combined nomenclature subheadings provided for in this Regulation shall be applied as subdivisions of the integrated tariff of the European Communities (Taric) until their insertion in the combined nomenclature under the conditions laid down in Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) N° 2658/87. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1988.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 December 1991.For the CouncilThe PresidentP. DANKERT(1) OJ N° L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) N° 3916/91 (see page 28 of this Official Journal).ANNEX>TABLE> +",animal oil;vegetable oil;castor oil;colza oil;nut oil;palm oil;rape-seed oil;sesame oil;tariff nomenclature;Brussels tariff nomenclature;customs nomenclature;tariff classification;tariff heading;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties,17 +5790,"2014/284/EU: Council Decision of 14 April 2014 on the conclusion of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Indonesia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(3) and the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a)(v) and 218(7) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,Whereas:(1) In May 2003 the Commission adopted a Communication to the European Parliament and to the Council entitled ‘Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT): Proposal for an EU Action Plan’ which called for measures to address illegal logging by developing voluntary partnership Agreements with timber-producing countries (hereinafter ‘EU Action Plan’). Council conclusions on the Action Plan were adopted in October 2003 (1) and European Parliament resolution on the subject was adopted on 11 July 2005 (2).(2) In accordance with Council Decision 2013/486/EU (3), the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Indonesia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’) was signed on 30 September 2013, subject to its conclusion.(3) The Agreement should be approved,. The Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Indonesia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision. The President of the Council shall designate the person(s) empowered on behalf of the Union to make the notification provided for in Article 23 of the Agreement, in order to bind the Union. The Union shall be represented by the Commission in the Joint Implementation Committee set up in accordance with Article 14 of the Agreement.The Member States may participate in meetings of the Joint Implementation Committee as members of the Union delegation. For the purpose of amending the annexes to the Agreement pursuant to Article 22 thereof, the Commission is authorised, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 11(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 (4), to approve any such amendments on behalf of the Union. This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.. Done at Luxembourg, 14 April 2014.For the CouncilThe PresidentA. TSAFTARIS(1)  OJ C 268, 7.11.2003, p. 1.(2)  OJ C 157 E, 6.7.2006, p. 482.(3)  Council Decision 2013/486/EU of 23 September 2013 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Indonesia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union (OJ L 265, 8.10.2013, p. 1).(4)  Council Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 of 20 December 2005 on the establishment of a FLEGT licensing scheme for imports of timber into the European Community (OJ L 347, 30.12.2005, p. 1). +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;Indonesia;Republic of Indonesia;wood product;timber;import (EU);Community import;association agreement (EU);EC association agreement;forestry legislation;forestry law;forestry regulations;governance;e-governance,17 +4067,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 663/2005 of 28 April 2005 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain cereal and rice products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (2), and in particular Article 14(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 and Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 provide that the difference between quotations of prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of each of those Regulations and the prices within the Community may be covered by an export refund.(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 of 13 July 2000 laying down common implementing rules for granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (3), specifies the products for which a rate of refund should be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 or in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 as appropriate.(3) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in question must be fixed for each month.(4) The commitments entered into with regard to refunds which may be granted for the export of agricultural products contained in goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty may be jeopardised by the fixing in advance of high refund rates. It is therefore necessary to take precautionary measures in such situations without, however, preventing the conclusion of long-term contracts. The fixing of a specific refund rate for the advance fixing of refunds is a measure which enables these various objectives to be met.(5) Taking into account the settlement between the European Community and the United States of America on Community exports of pasta products to the United States, approved by Council Decision 87/482/EEC (4), it is necessary to differentiate the refund on goods falling within CN codes 1902 11 00 and 1902 19 according to their destination.(6) Pursuant to Article 4(3) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000, a reduced rate of export refund has to be fixed, taking account of the amount of the production refund applicable, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 (5), for the basic product in question, used during the assumed period of manufacture of the goods.(7) Spirituous beverages are considered less sensitive to the price of the cereals used in their manufacture. However, Protocol 19 to the Act of Accession of the United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark provides that the necessary measures must be decided to facilitate the use of Community cereals in the manufacture of spirituous beverages obtained from cereals. Accordingly, it is necessary to adapt the refund rate applying to cereals exported in the form of spirituous beverages.(8) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,. The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products listed in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 and in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 or in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003, exported in the form of goods listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 or in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 respectively, are fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 April 2005.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 April 2005.For the CommissionGünter VERHEUGENVice-President(1)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78.(2)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96.(3)  OJ L 177, 15.7.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 886/2004 (OJ L 168, 1.5.2004, p. 14).(4)  OJ L 275, 29.9.1987, p. 36.(5)  OJ L 159, 1.7.1993, p. 112. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1548/2004 (OJ L 280, 31.8.2004, p. 11).ANNEXRates of the refunds applicable from 29 April 2005 to certain cereals and rice products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty (1)(EUR/100 kg)CN code Description of products (2) Rate of refund per 100 kg of basic productIn case of advance fixing of refunds Other1001 10 00 Durum wheat:– on exports of goods falling within CN codes 1902 11 and 1902 19 to the United States of America — —– in other cases — —1001 90 99 Common wheat and meslin:– on exports of goods falling within CN codes 1902 11 and 1902 19 to the United States of America — —– in other cases:– – where Article 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 applies (3) — —– – where goods falling within subheading 2208 (4) are exported — —– – in other cases — —1002 00 00 Rye — —1003 00 90 Barley– where goods falling within subheading 2208 (4) are exported — —– in other cases — —1004 00 00 Oats — —1005 90 00 Maize (corn) used in the form of:– starch:– – where Article 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 applies (3) 4,000 4,000– – where goods falling within subheading 2208 (4) are exported 0,557 0,557– – in other cases 4,000 4,000– glucose, glucose syrup, maltodextrine, maltodextrine syrup of CN codes 1702 30 51, 1702 30 59, 1702 30 91, 1702 30 99, 1702 40 90, 1702 90 50, 1702 90 75, 1702 90 79, 2106 90 55 (5):– – where Article 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 applies (3) 3,000 3,000– – where goods falling within subheading 2208 (4) are exported 0,418 0,418– – in other cases 3,000 3,000– where goods falling within subheading 2208 (4) are exported 0,557 0,557– other (including unprocessed) 4,000 4,000Potato starch of CN code 1108 13 00 similar to a product obtained from processed maize:– where Article 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 applies (3) 3,453 3,453– where goods falling within subheading 2208 (4) are exported 0,557 0,557– in other cases 4,000 4,000ex 1006 30 Wholly milled rice:– round grain — —– medium grain — —– long grain — —1006 40 00 Broken rice — —1007 00 90 Grain sorghum, other than hybrid for sowing — —(1)  The rates set out in this Annex are not applicable to exports to Bulgaria, with effect from 1 October 2004, and to the goods listed in Tables I and II to Protocol No 2 the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972 exported to the Swiss Confederation or to the Principality of Liechtenstein with effect from1 February 2005.(2)  As far as agricultural products obtained from the processing of a basic product or/and assimilated products are concerned, the coefficients shown in Annex E to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 shall be applied (OJ L 177, 15.7.2000, p. 1).(3)  The goods concerned fall in under CN code 3505 10 50.(4)  Goods listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 or referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93 (OJ L 258, 16.10.1993, p. 6).(5)  For syrups of CN codes NC 1702 30 99, 1702 40 90 and 1702 60 90, obtained from mixing glucose and fructose syrup, the export refund may be granted only for the glucose syrup. +",starch;industrial starch;starch product;tapioca;maize;barley;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;rye;sorghum;oats;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +17415,"98/293/EC: Commission Decision of 22 April 1998 concerning the placing on the market of genetically modified maize (Zea mays L. T25), pursuant to Council Directive 90/220/EEC (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/220/EEC of 23 April 1990 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 97/35/EC (2), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Whereas Articles 10 to 18 of Directive 90/220/EEC lay down a Community procedure enabling the competent authorities of a Member State to give consent to the placing on the market of products containing, or consisting of, genetically modified organisms;Whereas a notification concerning the placing on the market of such a product has been submitted to the competent authorities of France;Whereas the competent authorities of France have subsequently forwarded the dossier thereon to the Commission with a favourable opinion;Whereas the competent authorities of other Member States have raised objections to the said dossier;Whereas the notifier subsequently modified the proposed labelling in the original dossier as follows:- to mention on the seed bags to be sold to farmers that the product has been genetically modified to make it tolerant to the herbicide glufosinate ammonium,- to indicate either on the label of seed bags to be sold to farmers or in the accompanying documentation that because of the original genetic modification specific labelling requirements may be applicable for the harvested material, and- to provide information relating to the genetically modified crops subject to this notification produced by or under licence from Hoechst Schering AgrEvo GmbH outside the Community, to those companies which are known to import the crops concerned into the Community for processing;Whereas, the notifier subsequently supplemented the original dossier with further information;Whereas, therefore, in accordance with Article 13(3) of Directive 90/220/EEC, the Commission is required to take a decision in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21 of that Directive;Whereas the Commission sought the opinion of the relevant Scientific Committees established by Commission Decision 97/579/EC (3) on this dossier; whereas the opinion was delivered on 10 February 1998 by the Scientific Committee on Plants which concluded that there is no reason to believe that the placing on the market of the product would have any adverse effects on human health or the environment;Whereas the Commission, having examined each of the objections raised in the light of Directive 90/220/EEC, the information submitted in the dossier and the opinion of the Scientific Committee on Plants, has reached the conclusion that there is no reason to believe that there will be any adverse effects on human health or the environment from the introduction into maize of the gene coding for phosphinotricine-acetyl-transferase and the truncated gene coding for beta-lactamase;Whereas the authorisation of chemical herbicides applied to plants and the assessment of the impact of their use on human health and the environment falls within the scope of Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (4), as last amended by Commission Directive 97/73/EC (5), and not within the scope of Directive 90/220/EEC;Whereas Article 11(6) and Article 16(1) of Directive 90/220/EEC provide additional safeguards if new information on risks of the product becomes available;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the committee established under Article 21 of Directive 90/220/EEC,. 1. Without prejudice to other Community legislation, in particular Council Directives 66/402/EEC (6) and 70/457/EEC (7) and Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and the Council (8), and subject to paragraph 2 of this Article, consent shall be given by the competent authorities of France to the placing on the market of the following product, notified by AgrEvo France (Ref. C/F/95/12/07):seeds and grains of genetically modified maize (Zea mays L.) with increased glufosinate ammonium tolerance derived from the maize line HE/89 transformation event T25 which has been transformed using plasmid pUC/Ac containing:(a) a synthetic pat gene coding for phosphinothricine acetyl transferase under the regulation of a 35S promoter and terminator sequences from Cauliflower Mosaic Virus, and(b) a truncated beta-lactamase gene missing about 25 % of the gene from the 5' end, which when complete, codes for betalactam antibiotic resistance and the Col E1 origin of replication of pUC.2. The consent shall cover any progeny derived from crosses of the product with any traditionally bred maize. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 April 1998.For the CommissionRitt BJERREGAARDMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 117, 8. 5. 1990, p. 15.(2) OJ L 169, 27. 6. 1997, p. 72.(3) OJ L 237, 28. 8. 1997, p. 18.(4) OJ L 230, 19. 8. 1991, p. 1.(5) OJ L 353, 24. 12. 1997, p. 26.(6) OJ 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2309/66.(7) OJ L 225, 12. 10. 1970, p. 1.(8) OJ L 43, 14. 2. 1997, p. 1. +",France;French Republic;food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;maize;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban;genetically modified organism;GMO;biotechnological invention;genetically altered organism;transgenic organism,17 +14938,"96/366/EC: Council Decision of 11 June 1996 on the implementation of Article 8 of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community and the Principality of Andorra. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas Article 8 (1)(a) of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community and the Principality of Andorra (1), signed in Luxembourg on 28 June 1990, stipulates that over a period of five years and beyond that period if no agreement can be reached in accordance with 1 (b), the Principality of Andorra authorizes the Community, acting on behalf of and for the Principality of Andorra, to enter goods sent from third countries to the Principality of Andorra for free circulation;Whereas Article 8 (1)(b) stipulates that at the end of that period, and pursuant to Article 20 thereof, the Principality of Andorra may exercise right of entry for free circulation, following agreement by the Contracting Parties;Whereas the Principality of Andorra has requested to exercise such right of entry for free circulation;Whereas in a statement of 30 October 1995 the Council agreed in principle to the Principality of Andorra's request to exercise that right;Whereas it is for the Council to establish the Community's official position as a Contracting Party;Whereas a period of time should be allowed for the preparations for exercising the said right,. From 1 July 1996, the European Community, acting on behalf of and for the Principality of Andorra, shall cease to ensure entry for free circulation of goods sent from third countries to the Principality of Andorra.. Done at Luxembourg, 11 June 1996.For the CouncilThe PresidentW. VELTRONI(1)  OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1990, p. 16. +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);free circulation;putting into free circulation;Andorra;Principality of Andorra;third country;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;trade agreement (EU);EC trade agreement,17 +18393,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2728/98 of 17 December 1998 amending Annexes I, II and III to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 of 26 June 1990 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2692/98 (2), and in particular Articles 6, 7 and 8 thereof,Whereas, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90, maximum residue limits must be established progressively for all pharmacologically active substances which are used within the Community in veterinary medicinal products intended for administration to food-producing animals;Whereas maximum residue limits should be established only after the examination within the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products of all the relevant information concerning the safety of residues of the substance concerned for the consumer of foodstuffs of animal origin and the impact of residues on the industrial processing of foodstuffs;Whereas, in establishing maximum residue limits for residues of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin, it is necessary to specify the animal species in which residues may be present, the levels which may be present in each of the relevant meat tissues obtained from the treated animal (target tissue) and the nature of the residue which is relevant for the monitoring of residues (marker residue);Whereas, for the control of residues, as provided for in appropriate Community legislation, maximum residue limits should usually be established for the target tissues of liver or kidney; whereas, however, the liver and kidney are frequently removed from carcases moving in international trade, and maximum residue limits should therefore also always be established for muscle or fat tissues;Whereas, in the case of veterinary medicinal products intended for use in laying birds, lactating animals or honey bees, maximum residue limits must also be established for eggs, milk or honey;Whereas enrofloxacin and ivermectin should be inserted into Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;Whereas hyperici oleum, eucalypti aetheroleum, sodium 2-methyl-2-phenoxy-propanoate, nonivamide, nicoboxil, methyl nicotinate, mecillinam, 8-hydroxyquinoline and diethylene glycol monoethyl ether should be inserted into Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;Whereas, in order to allow for the completion of scientific studies, the duration of the validity of the provisional maximum residue limits previously defined in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 should be extended for enrofloxacin;Whereas a period of 60 days should be allowed before the entry into force of this Regulation in order to allow Member States to make any adjustment which may be necessary to the authorisations to place the veterinary medicinal products concerned on the market which have been granted in accordance with Council Directive 81/851/EEC (3), as last amended by Directive 93/40/EEC (4), to take account of the provisions of this Regulation;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Veterinary Medicinal Products,. Annexes I, II and III to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 60th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 December 1998.For the CommissionMartin BANGEMANNMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 338, 15. 12. 1998, p. 5.(3)  OJ L 317, 6. 11. 1981, p. 1.(4)  OJ L 214, 24. 8. 1993, p. 31.ANNEXA. Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is amended as follows:1. Anti-infectious agents1.2. Antibiotics1.2.3. QuinolonesPharmacologically active substance(s) Marker residue Animal species MRLs Target tissues Other provisionsEnrofloxacin Sum of enrofloxacin and ciprofloxacin Bovine 100 μg/kg Muscle100 μg/kg Fat300 μg/kg Liver200 μg/kg Kidney100 μg/kg MilkRabbits 100 μg/kg Muscle100 μg/kg Fat200 μg/kg Liver300 μg/kg KidneyPorcine 100 μg/kg Muscle100 μg/kg Skin + fat200 μg/kg Liver300 μg/kg KidneyPoultry 100 μg/kg MuscleNot for use in animals from which eggs are produced for human consumption 100 μg/kg Skin + fat200 μg/kg Liver300 μg /kg Kidney2. Antiparasitic agents2.3. Agents acting against endo- and ectoparasites2.3.1. AvermectinsPharmacologically active substance(s) Marker residue Animal species MRLs Target tissues Other provisionsIvermectin 22,23-Dihydro-aver-mectin B1a Deer, including reindeer 20 μg/kg Muscle100 μg/kg Fat50 μg/kg Liver20 μg/kg KidneyB. Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is amended as follows:2. Organic compoundsPharmacologically active substance(s) Animal species Other provisions8-Hydroxyquinoline All mammalian food producing species For topical use in new-born animals onlyDiethylene glycol monoethyl ether Bovine, porcineMecillinam Bovine For intra-uterine use onlyMethyl nicotinate Bovine, equidae For topical use onlyNicoboxil Equidae For topical use onlyNonivamide Equidae For topical use onlySodium 2-methyl-2-phenoxy-propanoate Bovine, porcine, caprine, equidae6. Substances of vegetable originPharmacologically active substance(s) Animal species Other provisionsEucalypti aetheroleum All food producing speciesHyperici oleum All food producing species For topical use onlyC. Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is amended as follows:1. Anti-infectious agents1.2. Antibiotics1.2.06. QuinolonesPharmacologically active substance(s) Marker residue Animal species MRLs Target tissues Other provisionsEnrofloxacin Sum of enrofloxacin and ciprofloxacin Ovine 100 μg/kg Muscle Provisional MRLs expire on 1 July 1999100 μg /kg Fat300 μg/kg Liver200 μg/kg Kidney +",food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;veterinary legislation;veterinary regulations;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;waste;refuse;residue;public health;health of the population;veterinary drug;veterinary medicines,17 +15433,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 904/96 of 21 May 1996 correcting, for the second time, Regulation (EC) No 1802/95 amending the Regulations that fixed, prior to 1 February 1995, certain prices and amounts in the market in milk and milk products of which the value in ecus was adapted as a result of the abolition of the correcting factor for agricultural conversion rates. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2931/95 (2), and in particular Article 5c (7) thereof,Whereas one oversight should be corrected in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1802/95 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2700/95 (4);Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1802/95 the following line is inserted after Regulation (EEC) No 1547/87 and before Regulation (EEC) No 570/88:>TABLE> This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 May 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.(2) OJ No L 307, 20. 12. 1995, p. 10.(3) OJ No L 174, 26. 7. 1995, p. 27.(4) OJ No L 280, 23. 11. 1995, p. 24. +",milk;agri-monetary policy;agricultural monetary policy;farm prices;Community farm price;EC farm price;price for the marketing year;milk product;dairy produce;aid to agriculture;farm subsidy;representative rate;agricultural conversion rate;agricultural unit of account;green exchange rate;green rate;green unit of account,17 +36592,"2009/587/EC: Council Decision of 7 July 2009 on the existence of an excessive deficit in Malta. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 104(6) thereof,Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,Having regard to the observations made by Malta,Whereas:(1) According to Article 104 of the Treaty, Member States shall avoid excessive government deficits.(2) The Stability and Growth Pact is based on the objective of sound government finances as a means of strengthening the conditions for price stability and for strong sustainable growth conducive to employment creation.(3) The excessive deficit procedure (EDP) under Article 104 of the Treaty, as clarified by Council Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 of 7 July 1997 on speeding up and clarifying the implementation of the excessive deficit procedure (1), which is part of the Stability and Growth Pact, provides for a decision on the existence of an excessive deficit. The Protocol on the excessive deficit procedure annexed to the Treaty sets out further provisions relating to the implementation of the EDP. Council Regulation (EC) No 3605/93 (2) lays down detailed rules and definitions for the application of the provisions of that Protocol.(4) The 2005 reform of the Stability and Growth Pact sought to strengthen its effectiveness and economic underpinnings as well as to safeguard the sustainability of public finances in the long run. It aimed at ensuring that, in particular, the economic and budgetary background was taken into account fully in all steps in the EDP. In this way, the Stability and Growth Pact provides the framework supporting government policies for a prompt return to sound budgetary positions taking account of the economic situation.(5) Article 104(5) of the Treaty requires the Commission to address an opinion to the Council if the Commission considers that an excessive deficit in a Member State exists or may occur. Having taken into account its report in accordance with Article 104(3) of the Treaty and having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Financial Committee in accordance with Article 104(4) of the Treaty, the Commission concluded that an excessive deficit exists in Malta. The Commission therefore addressed such an opinion to the Council in respect of Malta on 24 June 2009 (3).(6) Article 104(6) of the Treaty states that the Council should consider any observations which the Member State concerned may wish to make before deciding, after an overall assessment, whether an excessive deficit exists. In the case of Malta, this overall assessment leads to the conclusion set out in this Decision.(7) According to data notified by the Maltese authorities in March 2009 and subsequently validated by Eurostat, the general government deficit in Malta reached 4,7 % of GDP in 2008, thus largely exceeding the 3 % of GDP reference value. The deficit is not close to the 3 % of GDP reference value and the excess over the reference value cannot be qualified as exceptional within the meaning of the Treaty and of the Stability and Growth Pact. In particular, it did not result from an unusual event or from a severe economic downturn in 2008 in the sense of the Treaty and of the Stability and Growth Pact. Indeed, real GDP growth between 2005 and 2007 was above 3 % annually, significantly higher than potential growth. Economic growth slowed down in 2008, but remained positive at 1,6 % and, according to the latest data, was revised upwards to 2,5 %. Furthermore, the excess over the reference value cannot be considered temporary. According to the Commission services’ spring 2009 forecast, the deficit ratio is projected to decline but remain above the threshold over the forecast horizon, at 3,6 % of GDP in 2009 and, under the customary no-policy-change assumption, 3,2 % of GDP in 2010. The deficit criterion in the Treaty is therefore not fulfilled.(8) General government gross debt has been above the 60 % of GDP reference value since 2003 and stood at 64,1 % of GDP in 2008. According to the Commission services’ spring 2009 forecast, general government debt is projected to follow an upward trend, increasing to almost 69 % by 2010. The debt ratio cannot be considered as sufficiently diminishing and approaching the reference value at a satisfactory pace within the meaning of the Treaty and of the Stability and Growth Pact. The debt criterion in the Treaty is therefore not fulfilled.(9) According to Article 2(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1467/97, ‘relevant factors’ can only be taken into account in the steps leading to the Council decision on the existence of an excessive deficit in accordance with Article 104(6) of the Treaty if the double condition — that the deficit remains close to the reference value and that its excess over the reference value is temporary — is fully met. In the case of Malta, this double condition is not met. Therefore, relevant factors are not taken into account in the steps leading to this Decision,. From an overall assessment, it follows that an excessive deficit exists in Malta. This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Malta.. Done at Brussels, 7 July 2009.For the CouncilThe PresidentA. BORG(1)  OJ L 209, 2.8.1997, p. 6.(2)  OJ L 332, 31.12.1993, p. 7.(3)  All EDP-related documents for Malta can be found at the following website: http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/netstartsearch/pdfsearch/pdf.cfm?mode=_m2 +",Malta;Gozo;Republic of Malta;budget policy;annuality of the budget;budgetary discipline;budgetary reform;yearly nature of the budget;budget estimate;budgetary expenditure;public expenditure;government expenditure;public debt;government debt;national debt;stability pact;Stability and Growth Pact,17 +36346,"2009/15/EC: Commission Decision of 19 December 2008 rejecting an application for entry in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 ( Džiugas ) (PGI) (notified under document number C(2008) 8423). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 6(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Under Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 and in accordance with Article 17(2) thereof, the Commission examined the application to register the name ‘Džiugas’ as a protected geographical indication for a cheese, submitted by Lithuania and received on 15 June 2005.(2) In response to requests from the Commission, Lithuania provided a new version of the specification together with summary and additional information, received on 3 July 2006, 5 December 2006 and 3 September 2008.(3) The Commission requested, inter alia, clarifications concerning the nature of the link between the characteristics of the product for which registration is requested and its specific geographical origin.(4) Having examined the material submitted by Lithuania in the application, the Commission noted that the specific quality or characteristics of the cheese are due to its production method and they are not attributable to the geographical origin. The specification states that the link between the cheese ‘Džiugas’ and its area is expressed by its specific method of production that confers physical, chemical and organoleptic characteristics that can not be found in other cheeses. The specification furthermore claims that the production method of cheese ‘Džiugas’ determines its higher content of magnesium and calcium and that the particular organoleptic characteristics of the cheese ‘Džiugas’, its faint yellow colour with greyish nuances and its fresh taste, are due to its method of production. In the absence of a link between these factors and the geographical origin, the application does not meet the basic criteria for registration as a protected geographical indication.(5) A link within the meaning of the second indent of Article 2(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has therefore not been demonstrated.(6) In the light of the above, the application to register the name ‘Džiugas’ as a protected geographical indication should be rejected.(7) The measure provided for in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Protected Geographical Indications and Protected Designations of Origin,. The application to register the name ‘Džiugas’ is hereby rejected. This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Lithuania.. Done at Brussels, 19 December 2008.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12. +",cheese;location of production;location of agricultural production;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification;Lithuania;Republic of Lithuania,17 +10120,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 284/92 of 3 February 1992 amending, as regards the common agricultural policy, Regulation (EEC) No 1911/91 on the application of the provisions of Community law to the Canary Islands. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 25 (4) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Whereas the Council, by Regulation (EEC) No 1911/91 (2), decided that the Canary Islands should progressively become part of the Community's customs territory and that, again progressively, all common policies should be applied to them; whereas it was decided that this should be without prejudice to special measures designed to take account of the specific constraints arising from their remoteness, insular nature and previous economic and tax arrangements;Whereas, under Articles 2 and 10 of the abovementioned Regulation, application of the common agricultural policy is conditional on entry into force of specific supply arrangements; whereas application must moreover be accompanied by special measures for the agricultural production of the Canary Islands;Whereas the Council Decision 91/314/EEC of 26 June 1991 setting up a programme of options specific to the remote and insular nature of the Canary Islands (Poseican) (3) set out the general lines of the options to be exercised to take account of the specific features and constraints encountered in the islands;Whereas for the preparation and implementation of policy instruments a fuller picture is needed of the islands' market requirements, with due attention paid to local production and traditional trade flows, so that the most suitable measures can be framed for supporting and improving agriculture in the islands, and in particular developing tropical products;Whereas the measures must be drawn up within the framework of a partnership between the Commission and the national and regional authorities in order to secure complementarity with measures implemented at national and regional level;Whereas owing to the complexity of the preparatory work needed in order to take due account of the specific features and constraints as mentioned above and to the requirements involved in the partnership it will not be possible to apply from 1 January 1992 the measures that are to accompany introduction of the common agricultural policy to the islands; whereas application should be deferred to at the latest 1 July 1992;Whereas it should be recalled that until entry into force of the specific supply arrangements the provisions of the Act of Accession on application of the common agricultural policy to the Canary Islands shall apply, except for those governing access of products originating in the islands to other parts of the Community,. In the second sentence of Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1911/91 the date of '1 January 1992' shall be replaced by that of '1 July 1992'. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 3 February 1992. For the CouncilThe PresidentJoao de Deus PINHEIRO(1) Opinion delivered on 17 January 1992 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (2) OJ No L 171, 29. 6. 1991, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 171, 29. 6. 1991, p. 5. +",European integration;European unification;transitional period (EU);EC limited period;EC transitional measures;EC transitional period;transition period (EU);common agricultural policy;CAP;common agricultural market;green Europe;single market;Community internal market;EC internal market;EU single market;Canary Islands;Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands,17 +13573,"95/47/EC: Commission Decision of 22 February 1995 amending Commission Decision 94/169/EC establishing an initial list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 as defined by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (2), and in particular Article 9 (3) thereof,Whereas by Decision 94/169/EC (3) the Commission adopted an initial list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 as defined by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 for 1994-1996 for the Member States of the European Community as it was constituted prior to 1 January 1995; whereas that list should be enlarged to include the new Member States from 1 January 1995;Whereas technical work on determining the areas of Sweden concerned by Objective 2 has not yet been completed; whereas at the moment the Commission can therefore take decisions only on the lists concerned by this Objective in Austria and Finland;Whereas Article 9 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88, as amended, provides that, on an exceptional basis, the Commission can accede to a request from Austria, Finland or Sweden that assistance under Objective 2 be planned and implemented for the whole period from 1995 to 1999; whereas Austria and Sweden have requested implementation of this provision and accordingly the list for these two new Member States will cover the period 1995-1999;Whereas the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions has been consulted,. The two parts annexed to this Decision are added to the Annex to Decision 94/169/EC. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 February 1995.For the CommissionMonika WULF-MATHIESMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(2) OJ No L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 11.(3) OJ No L 81, 24. 3. 1994, p. 1.ANNEX'LIST OF AREAS ELIGIBLE FOR OBJECTIVE 2 (1995-1999)AUSTRIA"""" ID=""1"">Areas suffering from restructuring in industrial sectors of decisive importance"" ID=""1"">1> ID=""2"">Obersteiermark-Ost> ID=""4"">the whole level III region""> ID=""1"">2> ID=""2"">Liezen> ID=""4"">""Gerichtsbezirke"": Liezen, Rottenmann""> ID=""1"">3> ID=""2"">Niederoesterreich-Sued> ID=""4"">""Gemeinden"": Altenmarkt an der Triesting, Berndorf, Enzesfeld-Lindabrunn, Hernstein, Hirtenberg, Pottenstein, Weissenbach an der Triesting, Hainfeld, Hohenberg, Kaumberg, Lilienfeld, Rohrbach an der Goelsen, St. Aegyd am Neuwalde, St. Veit an der Goelsen, Traisen, Breitenau, Breitenstein, Buchbach, Gloggnitz, Natschbach-Loipersbach, Neunkirchen, Payerbach, Reichenau an der Rax, Schottwien, Semmering, Ternitz, Wartmannstetten, Wimpassing in Schwarzatale, Wiener Neustadt (Stadt), Bad Fischau-Brunn, Markt Piesting, Pernitz, Waidmannsfeld, Waldegg, Weikersdorf am Steinfelde, Winzendorf-Muthmannsdorf, Woellersdorf-Steinabrueckl""> ID=""1"">4> ID=""2"">West- und Suedsteiermark> ID=""4"">""Politischer Bezirk"": Voitsberg""> ID=""1"">5> ID=""2"">Obersteiermark-West> ID=""4"">""Politische Bezirke"": Judenburg, Knittelfeld""> ID=""1"">6> ID=""2"">Steyr-Kirchdorf> ID=""4"">""Gerichtsbezirke"": Steyr (Stadt), Steyr (Land)""> ID=""1"">7> ID=""2"">Rheintal-Bodensee> ID=""4"">""Politischer Bezirk"": Dornbirn""""LIST OF AREAS ELIGIBLE FOR OBJECTIVE 2 (1995-1996)FINLAND"""" ID=""1"">Regions satisfying basic criteria a), b) and c)"" ID=""1"">1> ID=""2"">""Maakunta"": Varsinais-Suomi> ID=""4"">""Kunnat"": Laitila, Mietoinen, Mynaemaeki, Pyhaeranta, Uusikaupunki, Vehmaa""> ID=""1"">2> ID=""2"">""Maakunta"": Satakunta> ID=""4"">""Seutukunnat"": Rauma, Pori, ""kunta"": Harjavalta""> ID=""1"">3> ID=""2"">""Maakunta"": Paeijaet-Haeme> ID=""4"">""Seutukunta"": Heinola, ""kunnat"": Asikkala, Hollola, Lahti, Nastola""> ID=""1"">4> ID=""2"">""Maakunta"": Kymenlaakso> ID=""4"">""Kunnat"": Hamina, Kotka, Pyhtaeae, Vehkalahti""> ID=""1"">5> ID=""2"">""Maakunta"": Etelae-Karjala> ID=""4"">""Seutukunta"": Imatra, ""kunnat"": Joutseno, Lappeenranta""> ID=""1"">6> ID=""2"">""Maakunta"": Keski-Suomi> ID=""4"">""Seutukunta"": Jyvaeskylae, ""kunnat"": Suolahti, AEaenekoski"""" ID=""1"">Adjacent areas"" ID=""1"">7> ID=""2"">""Maakunta"": Uusimaa> ID=""4"">""Kunnat"": Loviisa, Ruotsinpyhtaeae""> ID=""1"">8> ID=""2"">""Maakunta"": Keski-Pohjanmaa> ID=""4"">""Seutukunta"": Kokkola'"""" +",economic priority;priority action;priority measure;economic recession;deterioration of the economy;economic crisis;economic depression;industrial region;industrial zone;industrial restructuring;industrial change;restructuring plan;enlargement of the Union;Natali report;enlargement of the Community;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds,17 +3279,"2003/72/EC: Commission Decision of 30 January 2003 amending Decision 2002/994/EC concerning certain protective measures with regard to the products of animal origin imported from China (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 426). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries(1), and in particular Article 22(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Following the detection of residues of veterinary medicines in certain products of animal origin imported from China, and the shortcomings identified during an inspection visit to this country as regards the veterinary medicines regulation and the residue control system in live animals and animal products, the Commission adopted Decision 2002/69/EC 30 January 2002 concerning certain protective measures with regard to the products of animal origin imported from China(2).(2) The information provided by Chinese authority and the favourable results of the checks carried out by Member States have allowed authorisation of importation of certain products of animal origin from China by means of several modifications of Decision 2002/69/EC. These modifications were consolidated in the Commission Decision 2002/994/EC(3).(3) Decision 2002/69/EC, as amended by Decision 2002/933/EC(4), included the fillets of Salmon (Salmo salar) of both wild and aquaculture origin as a product authorised to be imported from China. However, this product was maintained in the Annex to Decision 2002/994/EC without specifying that both origins were authorised. Therefore, the Annex to Decision 2002/994/EC should be accordingly amended.(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Annex to Decision 2002/994/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision shall apply from 3 February 2003. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 January 2003.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9.(2) OJ L 30, 31.1.2002, p. 50.(3) OJ L 348, 21.12.2002, p. 154.(4) OJ L 324, 29.11.2002, p. 71.ANNEX""ANNEXPart I List of products of animal origin intended for human consumption or animal feed use authorised to be imported into the Community without testing:- fishery products, except:- those obtained by aquaculture, other than the fillets of salmon of the specie Salmo salar referred below,- eels,- shrimps other than those caught in the Atlantic Ocean as referred to below,- fillets of salmon of the species Salmo salar,- entire shrimps caught in the Atlantic Ocean, which have not undergone any preparation or processing operation other than freezing and packaging in their final package at sea and landed directly on Community territory,- gelatine.Part II List of products of animal origin intended for human consumption or animal feed use authorised to be imported into the Community, subject to a chemical test under the conditions of Article 3(2):- casings,- crayfish of the species Procambrus clarkii caught in natural fresh waters by fishing operations,- Surimi obtained from the fishery products authorised in part I.Part III List of products of animal origin intended for human consumption or animal feed use authorised to be imported into the Community, subject to a chemical test under the conditions of Article 3(2):"". +",animal nutrition;feeding of animals;nutrition of animals;human nutrition;import;veterinary inspection;veterinary control;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;China;People’s Republic of China,17 +4868,"Council Directive 2009/82/EC of 13 July 2009 amending Directive 91/414/EEC to include tetraconazole as an active substance (Text with EEA relevance ). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulations (EC) No 451/2000 (2) and (EC) No 1490/2002 (3) lay down the detailed rules for the implementation of the third stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC and establish a list of active substances to be assessed, with a view to their possible inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. That list includes tetraconazole.(2) For tetraconazole the effects on human health and the environment have been assessed in accordance with the provisions laid down in Regulations (EC) No 451/2000 and (EC) No 1490/2002 for a range of uses proposed by the notifier. Moreover, those Regulations designate the rapporteur Member States which have to submit the relevant assessment reports and recommendations to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002. For tetraconazole the rapporteur Member State was Italy and all relevant information was submitted on 15 July 2005.(3) The assessment report has been peer reviewed by the Member States and the EFSA, and presented to the Commission on 31 July 2008 in the format of the EFSA Scientific Report for tetraconazole. This report has been reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and finalised on 26 February 2009 in the format of the Commission review report for tetraconazole.(4) It has appeared from the various examinations made that plant protection products containing tetraconazole may be expected to satisfy, in general, the requirements laid down in Article 5(1)(a) and (b) of Directive 91/414/EEC, in particular with regard to the uses which have been examined and detailed in the Commission review report. It is therefore appropriate to include tetraconazole in Annex I, in order to ensure that in all Member States the authorisations of plant protection products containing this active substance can be granted in accordance with the provisions of that Directive.(5) Without prejudice to that conclusion, it is appropriate to obtain further information on certain specific points. Article 6(1) of Directive 91/414/EEC provides that inclusion of a substance in Annex I may be subject to conditions. Therefore, it is appropriate as regards tetraconazole, to require that the notifier submits further information on a refined consumer risk assessment, on the specification regarding ecotoxicology, on the fate and behaviour of potential metabolites in all relevant compartments, on the refined risk assessment of such metabolites to birds, mammals aquatic organisms and non-target arthropods and on the potential for endocrine disrupting effects to birds, mammals and fish.(6) A reasonable period should be allowed to elapse before an active substance is included in Annex I in order to permit Member States and the interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements which will result from the inclusion.(7) Without prejudice to the obligations defined by Directive 91/414/EEC as a consequence of including an active substance in Annex I, Member States should be allowed a period of six months after inclusion to review existing authorisations of plant protection containing tetraconazole to ensure that the requirements laid down by Directive 91/414/EEC, in particular in its Article 13 and the relevant conditions set out in Annex I, are satisfied. Member States should vary, replace or withdraw, as appropriate, existing authorisations, in accordance with the provisions of Directive 91/414/EEC. By derogation from the above deadline, a longer period should be provided for the submission and assessment of the complete Annex III dossier of each plant protection product for each intended use in accordance with the uniform principles laid down in Directive 91/414/EEC.(8) The experience gained from previous inclusions in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC of active substances assessed in the framework of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92 of 11 December 1992 laying down the detailed rules for the implementation of the first stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (4) has shown that difficulties can arise in interpreting the duties of holders of existing authorisations in relation to access to data. In order to avoid further difficulties, it therefore appears necessary to clarify the duties of the Member States, especially the duty to verify that the holder of an authorisation demonstrates access to a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex II to that Directive. However, this clarification does not impose any new obligations on Member States or holders of authorisations compared to the directives which have been adopted until now amending Annex I.(9) It is therefore appropriate to amend Directive 91/414/EEC accordingly.(10) The Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health has not delivered an opinion within the time-limit laid down by its Chairman.(11) In accordance with point 34 of the Interinstitutional agreement on better law-making (5), Member States are encouraged to draw up, for themselves and in the interests of the Community, their own tables, which will, as far as possible, illustrate the correlation between this Directive and the transposition measures, and to make them public,. Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC is amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive. Member States shall adopt and publish by 30 June 2010 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.They shall apply these provisions from 1 July 2010.When they are adopted by Member States, these measures shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by Member States. 1.   Member States shall in accordance with Directive 91/414/EEC, where necessary, amend or withdraw existing authorisations for plant protection products containing tetraconazole as an active substance by 30 June 2010.By that date they shall in particular verify that the conditions in Annex I to that Directive relating to tetraconazole are met, with the exception of those identified in part B of the entry concerning that active substance, and that the holder of the authorisation has, or has access to, a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex II to that Directive in accordance with the conditions of Article 13 of that Directive.2.   By way of derogation from paragraph 1, for each authorised plant protection product containing tetraconazole as either the only active substance or as one of several active substances all of which were listed in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC by 31 December 2009 at the latest, Member States shall re-evaluate the product in accordance with the uniform principles provided for in Annex VI to Directive 91/414/EEC, on the basis of a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex III to that Directive and taking into account part B of the entry in Annex I to that Directive concerning tetraconazole. On the basis of that evaluation, they shall determine whether the product satisfies the conditions set out in points (b), (c), (d) and (e) of Article 4(1) of Directive 91/414/EEC.Following that determination Member States shall:(a) in the case of a product containing tetraconazole as the only active substance, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 30 June 2014; or(b) in the case of a product containing tetraconazole as one of several active substances, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 30 June 2014 or by the date fixed for such an amendment or withdrawal in the respective Directive or Directives which added the relevant substance or substances to Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC, whichever is the latest. This Directive shall enter into force on 1 January 2010. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 July 2009.For the CouncilThe PresidentE. ERLANDSSON(1)  OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 55, 29.2.2000, p. 25.(3)  OJ L 224, 21.8.2002, p. 23.(4)  OJ L 366, 15.12.1992, p. 10.(5)  OJ C 321, 31.12.2003, p. 1.ANNEXThe following entry shall be added at the end of the table in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC:Number Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity (1) Entry into force Expiration of inclusion Specific provisions‘Tetraconazole (RS)-2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-3-(1H-1.2,4-triazol-1-yl)-propyl-1.1,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl ether ≥ 950 g/kg (racemic mixture) 1 January 2010 31 December 2019 PART A— the protection of aquatic organisms and non-target plants; in relation to these identified risks, risk mitigation measures, such as buffer zones, shall be applied where appropriate,— the protection of the groundwater, when the active substance is applied in regions with vulnerable soil and/or climatic conditions,— the submission of further information on a refined consumer risk assessment,— further information on the specification regarding ecotoxicology,— further information on the fate and behaviour of potential metabolites in all relevant compartments,— the refined risk assessment of such metabolites to birds, mammals aquatic organisms and non-target arthropods,— further information on the potential for endocrine disrupting effects to birds, mammals and fish,(1)  Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report. +",plant health legislation;phytosanitary legislation;regulations on plant health;plant health control;phytosanitary control;phytosanitary inspection;plant health inspection;marketing standard;grading;pesticide;fungicide;pharmaceutical product;disinfectant;pharmaceutical preparation;pharmaceutical speciality;plant health product;plant protection product,17 +37545,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1027/2009 of 29 October 2009 approving minor amendments to the specification of a name registered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Morbier (PDO)). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the second sentence of Article 9(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) and by virtue of Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined France’s application for approval of an amendment to details of the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Morbier’, registered by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1241/2002 (3).(2) The purpose of this application is to amend the specification by stipulating the conditions for using treatments and additives in the milk and for the production of ‘Morbier’. These practices ensure that the essential characteristics of the name are maintained.(3) The Commission has examined the amendment in question and decided that it is justified. Since the amendment is minor within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission may approve it without following the procedure set out in Articles 5, 6 and 7 of the aforementioned Regulation,. The specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Morbier’ is hereby amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation. A consolidated summary of the main elements of the specification is given in Annex II to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 October 2009.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(2)  OJ L 327, 18.12.1996, p. 11.(3)  OJ L 181, 11.7.2002, p. 4.ANNEX IThe specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Morbier’ is amended as follows:‘Method of production’The following provisions modify Point 5 of the specifications regarding the production method:— In the 2nd paragraph:replace :by :— The following should be added:ANNEX IISUMMARYCouncil Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs‘MORBIER’EC NO: FR-PDO-0105-0179/29.3.2006PDO (X) PGI ( )This summary sets out the main elements of the product specification for information purposes.1.   Responsible department in the Member StateName: Institut national de l’origine et de la qualitéAddress: 51 rue d’Anjou, 75008 Paris, FRANCETel. +33 153898000Fax +33 153898060E-mail: info@inao.gouv.fr2.   GroupName: Syndicat interprofessionnel de défense du MorbierAddress: Valparc, Espace Valentin, 25048 Besançon Cedex, FRANCETel. +33 381532230Fax +33 381535931E-mail: syndicatdumorbier@wanadoo.frComposition: Producers/processors (X) Others ( )3.   Type of productClass 1.3. Cheeses4.   Specification(summary of requirements under Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006)4.1.   Name‘Morbier’4.2.   DescriptionMorbier is a cheese made from raw cow’s milk. It is pressed, uncooked, has a flat cylindrical shape, smooth faces and slightly rounded sides. Its rind is natural, smooth and homogenous, varying in colour from light grey to beige-orange. The interior is an ivory to pale yellow coloured paste, sometimes with small openings. It is supple, glossy and creamy, with a fine texture and a slight creamy flavour. Its most distinctive feature is a horizontal black furrow through the middle. Its weight varies from 5 to 8 kg, its diameter from 30 to 40 cm and its height from 5 to 8 cm. Its fat content (fat/dry matter) is at least 45 % and moisture content in the fat-free cheese (Fromage Dégraissé (H.F.D.) is not more than 67 %.4.3.   Geographical areaThe milk is produced and cheeses manufactured and matured in the geographical area comprising all the municipalities in the Doubs and Jura départements (except those in the canton of Chemin), 16 municipalities in the département of Ain (municipalities of Apremont, Bellegarde-sur-Valserine in the part corresponding to the former municipality of Coupy, Belleydoux, Champfromier, Charix, Chézery-Forens, Confort, Echallon, Giron, Lancrans, Leaz, Lelex, Mijoux, Plagne, Montanges and Saint-Germain-de-Joux) and 13 municipalities in the département of Saône et Loire (municipalities of Beaurepaire-en-Bresse, Beauvernois, Bellevesvre, Champagnat, Cuiseaux, Flacey-en-Bresse, Fretterans, Joudes, Mouthier-en-Bresse, Sagy, Saillenard, Savigny-en-Revermont and Torpes).4.4.   Proof of originThe dairy herd’s basic feed must come from the natural pastures of the delimited area. Only milk meeting that criterion may enter the processing plants. Every milk producer, processing plant and maturing plant fills in a ‘declaration of aptitude’, which is registered with the INAO. Each operator must provide the INAO with a list of the operators in the production chain he has dealings with and any documents required for checking the origin, quality and production conditions of the milk and cheese. A yellow casein plate is used to identify the cheese. It is affixed at the time of production to the side of each cheese. The day and month of production are indicated. On the drum’s label the identification of the maturing plant appears clearly (name or business name and address). Each undertaking, on a plant-specific basis, where appropriate, must return each month, duly completed, a statistical information sheet required by the ‘Syndicat interprofessionnel de défense du Morbier’ relating to the production and marketing of the ‘Morbier’ AOC (French ‘controlled designation of origin’) cheese.As part of the checks carried out on the specified features of the designation of origin, an analytical and organoleptic test is conducted to ensure that the products submitted for examination are of high quality and possess the requisite typical characteristics.4.5.   Method of productionThe milk must be produced, and the cheese produced and matured within the geographical area.The milk used to produce Morbier cheese must come exclusively from cows of the Montbeliarde or French Simmental breeds. The cows are herded according to local custom. The grazing land actually used on the holding must be at least one hectare per dairy cow. The staple feed of the dairy cows must be fodder originating from pastures located in the geographical area. The dairy cows are not at any time of the year given any silage products or other fermented fodder, such as fodder preserved in the form of banded bales. Morbier cheese is made exclusively from cow’s milk used in the raw state. With the exception of partial skimming, the addition of rennet, lactic starters or salt (sodium chloride), nothing may be removed or added to the milk. After being heated to a temperature not exceeding 40 °C, the milk is treated with rennet. The curd is cut into grains of about 1 cm thick. Water may be added to clean the curd. After the whey is drawn off, the curd is slightly pressed to obtain cakes. Each cake is cut in half. The horizontal central black furrow is obtained exclusively by coating the face of half a cake with charcoal (carbo medicinalis vegetalis) before pressing. Ripening takes place over a minimum period of 45 days from the day of manufacture, at a temperature of between 7 °C and 15 °C. The rind is obtained exclusively by rubbing with salt water, to which lactic starters may be added. The use of colouring agents is prohibited.4.6.   Link‘Morbier’ cheese is named after the municipality of Morbier situated in the département of Jura in Franche-Comté, approximately 15 kilometres from the Franco-Swiss border. There is evidence of its production dating back to the 18th century when it was very much a local product, essentially in the Jura département. Originally it was primarily farmhouse-made but later it was produced by ‘fruitières’ (cheese cooperatives) in the Jura massif area. Already in 1942 a decree laid down that ‘Morbier’ cheese was manufactured in the départements of Jura and Doubs.Morbier cheese is produced in the high pastures of the Jura mountains where the natural floral diversity of the grasses has allowed milk and cheese exhibiting highly valued and distinctive characteristics to be produced. The production procedures are defined in such a way as to ensure that the region’s distinctive features are preserved and find their expression in the product.4.7.   Inspection bodyName: Institut national de l’origine et de la qualité (INAO)Address: 51 rue d’Anjou, 75008 Paris, FRANCETel. +33 153898000Fax +33 153898060E-mail: info@inao.gouv.frThe Institut national des appellations d’origine is a public administrative body with legal personality and reports to the French Ministry of Agriculture.It is responsible for monitoring the production conditions for products with a designation of origin.Name: Direction générale de la concurrence, de la consommation et de la répression des fraudes (DGCCRF)Address: 59 boulevard Vincent Auriol, 75703 Paris Cedex 13, FRANCETel. +33 144871717Fax +33 144973037The DGCCRF is a département of the French Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry.4.8.   LabellingAll cheeses with the registered designation of origin ‘Morbier’ must bear a label showing the PDO name in a font two thirds the size of the largest font used on the label and displaying the words ‘Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée’ (Registered Designation of Origin). The name and address of the manufacturer must also be shown on the label. +",France;French Republic;cheese;location of production;location of agricultural production;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +29150,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2110/2004 of 9 December 2004 prohibiting fishing for Norway lobster by vessels flying the flag of France. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 of 19 December 2003 fixing for 2004 the fishing opportunities and associated fishing conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required, lays down quotas for Norway lobster for 2004 (2).(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of Norway lobster in the waters of ICES division VIIIc by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France have exhausted the quota allocated for 2004. France has prohibited fishing for this stock from 23 October 2004. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,. Catches of Norway lobster in the waters of ICES division VIIIc by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to France for 2004.Fishing for Norway lobster in the waters of ICES division VIIIc by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 23 October 2004.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 December 2004.For the CommissionJoe BORGMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 (OJ L 289, 7.11.2003, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 344, 31.12.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1928/2004 (OJ L 332, 6.11.2004, p. 5). +",France;French Republic;ship's flag;nationality of ships;crustacean;crab;crawfish;crayfish;lobster;prawn;shrimp;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction,17 +44967,"Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/538 of 31 March 2015 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of benzoic acid — benzoates (E 210-213) in cooked shrimps in brine Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives (1), and in particular Article 10(3),Whereas:(1) Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 lays down a Union list of food additives approved for use in foods and their conditions of use.(2) That list may be updated in accordance with the common procedure referred to in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), either on the initiative of the Commission or following an application.(3) A request to amend the Union list of food additives has been submitted by the Danish Seafood Association in order to increase the maximum permitted level of benzoic acid — benzoates (E 210-213) in cooked shrimps in brine.(4) Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 sets maximum limits for the use of sorbic acid — sorbates; benzoic acid — benzoates (E 200-213) of 2 000 mg/kg in semi-preserved fish and fisheries products including crustaceans, molluscs, surimi and fish/crustacean paste; cooked crustaceans and molluscs. In cooked crustaceans and molluscs the total maximum permitted level of benzoic acid — benzoates (E 210-213) is furthermore 1 000 mg/kg.(5) These maximum permitted levels in cooked and brined shrimps with pH of 5,6 to 5,7 should be sufficient to inhibit the growth of Listeria monocytogenes at cooling temperatures between 5 and 8 °C. However, small changes in the preserving parameters can result in growth of Listeria monocytogenes. A mathematical predictive method has been developed at the Technological University of Denmark, to determine which level of benzoic acid benzoate (E 210-213) is needed (3). According to that model the level of 1 000 mg/kg of E 210-213 is not sufficient to prevent growth of Listeria monocytogenes in shrimps in brine at pH 5,8. In order to prevent growth of Listeria monocytogenes in these shrimps, both the model and tests show that the optimal combination of benzoic acid — benzoates (E 210-213) and sorbic acid — sorbates (E 200-203) is 1 500 mg/kg and 500 mg/kg respectively.(6) In its report trends and sources of zoonoses, zoonotic agents and food-borne outbreaks in 2012 (4), the European Food Safety Authority (the Authority) concluded that the number of listeriosis cases in humans increased slightly compared with 2011, and 1 642 confirmed human cases were reported in 2012. A statistically significant increasing trend in the Union was observed over the period 2008-2012, though only slowly increasing, along with a seasonal pattern. As in previous years, a high fatality rate (17,8 %) was reported among the cases. A total of 198 deaths due to listeriosis were reported by 18 Member States in 2012, which was the highest number of fatal cases reported since 2006. Listeria monocytogenes was seldomly detected above the legal safety limit for ready-to-eat foods at point of retail. Samples exceeding this limit were most often found in fishery products.(7) The Commission report on Dietary Food Additive Intake in the European Union (5) concluded that exposure to benzoic acid — benzoates could be up to 96 % of the ADI for young children and 84 % for adults based on the use at maximum permitted levels. At that time a maximum level in cooked shrimps of 2 000 mg/kg was set for sorbic acid — sorbates in combination with benzoic acid — benzoates. This level was revised by Directive 2006/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (6) when this authorisation was extended to all cooked crustaceans and molluscs, however with a maximum of 1 000 mg/kg for benzoic acid — benzoates. It is therefore expected that the increase of this level to 1 500 mg/kg, only for cooked shrimps in brine, will not lead to additional exposure that would be of safety concern.(8) Pursuant to Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008, the Commission is to seek the opinion of the Authority in order to update the Union list of food additives set out in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, except where the update in question is not liable to have an effect on human health. Since the authorisation of the use of benzoic acid — benzoates (E 210-213) in cooked shrimps preserved in brine constitutes an update of that list which is not liable to have an effect on human health, it is not necessary to seek the opinion of the Authority.(9) Therefore, Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 should be amended accordingly.(10) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,. Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 March 2015.For the CommissionThe PresidentJean-Claude JUNCKER(1)  OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 16.(2)  Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings (OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 1).(3)  http://sssp.dtuaqua.dk(4)  The European Union Summary Report on Trends and Sources of Zoonoses, Zoonotic Agents and Food-borne Outbreaks in 2012, (EFSA Journal 2014;12(2):3547), http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/3547.pdf(5)  COM(2001) 542 final.(6)  Directive 2006/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 amending Directive 95/2/EC on food additives other than colours and sweeteners and Directive 94/35/EC on sweeteners for use in foodstuffs (OJ L 204, 26.7.2006, p. 10).ANNEXIn Part E of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, in the food category 09.2 'Processed fish and fishery products including molluscs and crustaceans', the following entry is added after the entry for food additive E 210-213:‘E 210-213 Benzoic acid — benzoates 1 500 (1) (2) Only cooked shrimps in brine’ +",mollusc;cephalopod;shellfish;squid;foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban;food additive;sensory additive;technical additive;food safety;food product safety;food quality safety;safety of food,17 +41089,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 218/2012 of 13 March 2012 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Béa du Roussillon (PDO)). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) and in accordance with Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, France's application to register the name ‘Béa du Roussillon’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 March 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Dacian CIOLOȘMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(2)  OJ C 193, 2.7.2011, p. 22.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.6.   Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processedFRANCEBéa du Roussillon (PDO) +",France;French Republic;potato;batata;sweet potato;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +32160,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 408/2006 of 9 March 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 936/97 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Decision 2006/106/EC of 30 January 2006 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Australia pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic in the course of their accession to the European Union (1), and in particular Article 2 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/97 (2) provides for the opening and administration, on a multi-annual basis, of a number of quotas of high-quality beef.(2) As a result of the negotiations which led to the Agreement approved by Decision 2006/106/EC, the Community undertook to incorporate in its schedule for all Member States an increase of 150 tonnes of the annual import tariff quota of high-quality beef.(3) Moreover, qualification for the quota of high-quality beef allocated to Australia is subject to the conditions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 936/97. In order to refer to parameters which are verifiable and auditable, the definition of high-quality beef in Article 2(b) of that Regulation should be modified and should refer to official categories defined on the day of entry into force of this Regulation by the competent Australian authorities.(4) It is also appropriate to specify that the provisions of Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3), which establishes a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and sets out provisions regarding the labelling of beef and beef products, should be applicable to the import of high quality beef referred to in Article 2(b) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97.(5) Regulation (EC) No 936/97 should be amended accordingly.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. Regulation (EC) No 936/97 is amended as follows:1. Article 1(1) is amended as follows:(a) in the first indent of the first subparagraph, ‘60 100 tonnes’ is replaced by ‘60 250 tonnes’;(b) the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:2. In Article 2, point (b) is amended as follows:(a) in the first subparagraph, ‘7 000 tonnes’ is replaced by ‘7 150 tonnes’;(b) the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 March 2006.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 47, 17.2.2006, p. 52.(2)  OJ L 137, 28.5.1997, p. 10. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2186/2005 (OJ L 347, 30.12.2005, p. 74).(3)  OJ L 204, 11.8.2000, p. 1. Regulation as amended by the 2003 Act of Accession.(4)  OJ L 204, 11.8.2000, p. 1.’ +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;frozen product;frozen food;frozen foodstuff;refrigerated product;refrigerated food;refrigerated foodstuff;product quality;quality criterion;beef;fresh meat;labelling,17 +19249,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1496/1999 of 1 July 1999 determining the amounts of the agricultural components and additional duties applicable from 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000 on the importation into the Community of goods covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 from Switzerland. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2491/98(2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,(1) Whereas Article 1(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1349/1999 of 21 June 1999 establishing certain measures concerning imports of processed agricultural products from Switzerland in order to take account of the results of the Uruguay Round negotiations in the agricultural sector(3), lays down the basic amounts taken into consideration in calculating the agricultural components and the additional duties applicable to the importation into the Community of goods originating in Switzerland; whereas the duties resulting from those measures may not exceed those applicable under the Common Customs Tariff;(2) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1460/96(4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2495/97(5), establishes the detailed rules for implementing the preferential trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products, as provided for in Article 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93,. Article 1The Annexes to this Regulation lay down the agricultural components and the corresponding additional duties applicable from 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000 to the importation of goods covered by Regulation No 3448/93 from Switzerland. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 July 1999This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 1 July 1999.For the CommissionKarel VAN MIERTMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18.(2) OJ L 309, 19.11.1998, p. 28.(3) OJ L 162, 26.6.1999, p. 1.(4) OJ L 187, 26.7.1996, p. 18.(5) OJ L 343, 13.12.1997, p. 18.ANEXO I/BILAG I/ANHANG I/ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ I/ANNEX I/ANNEXE I/ALLEGATO I/BIJLAGE I/ANEXO I/LIITE I/BILAGA IElementos agrícolas (por 100 kilogramos de peso neto) aplicables, del 1 de julio de 1999 al 30 de junio de 2000 inclusive, a la importación en la Comunidad procedente de Suiza/Landbrugselementer (pr. 100 kg nettovægt), der skal anvendes ved indførsel fra Schweiz til Fællesskabet fra 1. juli 1999 til og med 30. juni 2000/Agrarteilbeträge (für 100 kg Eigengewicht) bei der Einfuhr aus der Schweiz in die Gemeinschaft, anwendbar vom 1. Juli 1999 bis einschließlich 30. Juni 2000/Γεωργικά στοιχεία (για 100 kg καθαρού βάρους) που εφαρμόζονται από 1ης Ιουλίου 1999 έως και 30 Ιουνίου 2000 κατά τις εισαγωγές στην Κοινότητα από την Ελβετία/Agricultural components (per 100 kilograms net weight) to be levied from 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000 inclusive, on importation into the Community from Switzerland/Éléments agricoles (par 100 kilogrammes poids net) applicables, du 1er juillet 1999 au 30 juin 2000 inclus, à l'importation dans la Communauté en provenance de Suisse/Elementi agricoli (per 100 kg peso netto) applicabili all'importazione nella Comunità in provenienza dalla Svizzera, dal 1o luglio 1999 al 30 giugno 2000 incluso/Agrarische elementen (per 100 kg nettogewicht) bij invoer in de Gemeenschap vanuit Zwitserland, te heffen van 1 juli 1999 tot en met 30 juni 2000/Elementos agrícolas (por 100 quilogramas de peso líquido) aplicáveis, de 1 de Julho de 1999 a 30 de Junho de 2000, inclusive, à importação na Comunidade proveniente da Suíça/Sveitsistä yhteisöön tulevaan tuontiin 1 päivästä heinäkuuta 1999 30 päivään kesäkuuta 2000 sovellettavat maatalousosat (100 nettopainokilolta)/Jordbruksbeståndsdelar (per 100 kg nettovikt) som skall tillämpas på import från Schweiz till gemenskapen fr.o.m. den 1 juli 1999 t.o.m. den 30 juni 2000PARTE 1/DEL 1/TEIL 1/ΜΕΡΟΣ 1/PART 1/PARTIE 1/PARTE 1/DEEL 1/PARTE 1/OSA 1/DEL 1>TABLE>PARTE 2/DEL 2/TEIL 2/ΜΕΡΟΣ 2/PART 2/PARTIE 2/PARTE 2/DEEL 2/PARTE 2/OSA 2/DEL 2>TABLE>ANNEX II>TABLE>ANEXO III/BILAG III/ANHANG III/ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ III/ANNEX III/ANNEXE III/ALLEGATO III/BIJLAGE III/ANEXO III/LIITE III/BILAGA IIIImportes de los derechos adicionales sobre el azúcar (AD S/Z) y sobre la harina (AD F/M) (por 100 kilogramos de peso neto) aplicables a la importación en la Comunidad procedente de Suiza, del 1 de julio de 1999 al 30 de junio de 2000 inclusive/Tillægstold for sukker (AD S/Z) og for mel (AD F/M) (pr. 100 kg nettovægt), der skal anvendes ved indførsel til Fællesskabet fra Schweiz fra 1. juli 1999 til og med 30. juni 2000/Beträge der Zusatzzölle für Zucker (AD S/Z) und für Mehl (AD F/M) (für 100 kg Nettogewicht) bei der Einfuhr aus der Schweiz in die Gemeinschaft für die Zeit vom 1. Juli 1999 bis einschließlich 30. Juni 2000/Ποσά πρόσθετων δασμών στη ζάχαρη (AD S/Z) και στο αλεύρι (AD F/M) (για 100 kg καθαρού βάρους) που εφαρμόζονται από 1ης Ιουλίου 1999 μέχρι τις 30 Ιουνίου 2000 κατά την εισαγωγή στην Κοινότητα από την Ελβετία/Amounts of additional duties on sugar (AD S/Z) and on flour (AD F/M) (per 100 kilograms net weight) applicable on importation into the Community from Switzerland from 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000 inclusive/Montants des droits additionnels sur le sucre (AD S/Z) et sur la farine (AD F/M) (par 100 kilogrammes poids net) applicables à l'importation dans la Communauté en provenance de Suisse, du 1er juillet 1999 au 30 juin 2000 inclus/Importi dei dazi aggiuntivi sullo zucchero (AD S/Z) e sulla farina (AD F/M) (per 100 kg peso netto) applicabili all'importazione nella Comunità in provenienza dalla Svizzera, dal 1o luglio 1999 al 30 giugno 2000 incluso/Bedragen der aanvullende invoerrechten op suiker (AD S/Z) en op meel (AD F/M) (per 100 kg nettogewicht), geldend bij invoer in de Gemeenschap vanuit Zwitserland, van 1 juli 1999 tot en met 30 juni 2000/Montantes dos direitos adicionais sobre o açúcar (AD S/Z) e sobre a farinha (AD F/M) (por 100 quilogramas de peso líquido) aplicáveis na importação na Comunidade proveniente da Suíça, de 1 de Julho de 1999 a 30 de Junho de 2000, inclusive/Sveitsistä yhteisöön tuotavaan sokeriin (AD S/Z) ja jauhoihin (AD F/M) (100 nettopainokilolta) 1 päivästä heinäkuuta 1999 30 päivään kesäkuuta 2000 sovellettavat lisätullit/Tilläggstull för socker (AD S/Z) och för mjöl (AD F/M) (per 100 kg nettovikt) som skall utgå på import till gemenskapen från Schweiz fr.o.m. den 1 juli 1999 t.o.m. den 30 juni 2000PARTE 1/DEL 1/TEIL 1/ΜΕΡΟΣ 1/PART 1/PARTIE 1/PARTE 1/DEEL 1/PARTE 1/OSA 1/DEL 1>TABLE>PARTE 2/DEL 2/TEIL 2/ΜΕΡΟΣ 2/PART 2/PARTIE 2/PARTE 2/DEEL 2/PARTE 2/OSA 2/DEL 2>TABLE>>TABLE> +",import;agricultural product;farm product;tariff reduction;reduction of customs duties;reduction of customs tariff;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;Switzerland;Helvetic Confederation;Swiss Confederation;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession,17 +2168,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 896/97 of 20 May 1997 amending and rectifying Regulation (EC) No 1663/95 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 regarding the procedure for the clearance of the accounts of the EAGGF Guarantee Section. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1287/95 (2), and in particular Article 5 (3) thereof,Whereas, in accordance with Article 5 (2) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70, the Commission is to clear the accounts of the paying agencies referred to in Article 4 of that Regulation before 30 April of the year following the financial year concerned;Whereas decisions on the clearance of accounts as referred to in Article 5 (2) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 are to relate solely to the integrality, exactitude and veracity of the accounts transmitted; whereas the definitive charging and rejection of expenditure, advances against which have been reduced or suspended, in particular pursuant to Article 13 of Council Decision 94/729/EC (3) on budgetary discipline and/or Article 4 (2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 296/96 of 16 February 1996 on data to be forwarded by the Member States and the monthly booking of expenditure financed under the Guarantee Section of the Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2776/88 (4) and/or reduced pursuant to Article 4 (3) of that Regulation, shall only be decided subsequently pursuant to Article 5 (2) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70; whereas, in order to prevent expenditure which has been reduced or suspended from being financed prematurely or provisionally as a consequence of applying Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1663/95 (5), those provisions should be adapted;Whereas it is necessary to rectify a substantial error in the French language version of Regulation (EC) No 1663/95;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the EAGGF Committee,. Article 7 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1663/95 is hereby replaced by the following:'1. Accounts clearance decisions as provided for in Article 5 (2) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 shall, without prejudice to decisions taken subsequently in accordance with paragraph 2 (c) of that Article, determine the amount of expenditure effected in each Member State during the financial year in question which shall be recognized as being chargeable to the EAGGF on the basis of the accounts referred to in Article 5 (1) (b) of that Regulation and the reductions in and suspensions of advances in respect of the financial year concerned, including reductions as referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 4 (3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 296/96 (*).Amounts that, in accordance with accounts clearance decisions as referred to in the first subparagraph, are recoverable from, or payable to, each Member State shall be determined by deducting advances paid during the financial year in question from expenditure recognized for that year in accordance with the first subparagraph. Such amounts shall be deducted from, or added to, advances against expenditure from the second month following that in which the accounts clearance decision is taken.(*) OJ No L 39, 17. 2. 1996, p. 5.` (concerns only the French language version) This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 May 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13.(2) OJ No L 125, 8. 6. 1995, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 293, 12. 11. 1994, p. 14.(4) OJ No L 39, 17. 2. 1996, p. 5.(5) OJ No L 158, 8. 7. 1995, p. 6. +",budgetary control;common agricultural policy;CAP;common agricultural market;green Europe;agricultural expenditure;expenditure on agriculture;farm spending;closing of accounts;clearance of accounts;rendering of accounts;financial year;budget year;budgetary year;fiscal year;EAGGF Guarantee Section;EAGGF Guarantee Section aid,17 +16371,"97/719/EC: Commission Decision of 12 June 1997 on the approval of the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the region of the west Midlands concerned by Objective 2 in the United Kingdom (Only the English text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (6) to 9 (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94; whereas however the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a single programming document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopt a single decision in a single document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 96/472/EC (4), the list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the programming period from 1997 to 1999;Whereas the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance of the Structural Funds for the present single programming document is composed of resources coming from the indicative allocation of Structural Fund commitment appropriations for the period 1997 to 1999 under Objective 2 resulting from Commission Decision 96/468/EC (5) and from unused appropriations of ECU 3,525 million of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996, pursuant to Commission Decision C(96) 3806 of 17 December 1996;Whereas the United Kingdom Government has submitted to the Commission on 2 August 1996 the single programming document as referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the region of the west Midlands; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this single programming document is eligible as from that date;Whereas the single programming document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the single programming document;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments;Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the single programming document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the single programming document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (7), stipulates that in the Commission decisions approving a single programming document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (8), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (9), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (10), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (11), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;Whereas the single programming document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;Whereas the single programming document satisfies the conditions and includes the information required by Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88;Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (12), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2335/95 (13), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas Article 20 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 provides, subject to available funding, for a single commitment where the Community assistance granted is less than ECU 40 million for the whole programming period;Whereas it is appropriate to mention that this Decision is ruled by the provisions on the eligibility of expenditure laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision C(97) 1035/7 of 23 April 1997 modifying the decisions approving the Community support frameworks, the single programming documents and the Community initiative programmes in respect of the United Kingdom;Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,. The single programming document for Community structural assistance in the region of the west Midlands concerned by Objective 2 in the United Kingdom, covering the period 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved. The single programming document includes the following essential elements:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies in the United Kingdom;the main priorities are:1. community economic development,2. SME development,3. innovation technology and R & D,4. targeted investment in employment growth areas,5. regeneration based on opportunities for tourism, cultural and heritage industries;(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the single programming document comprising:- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,- the provisions on financial implementation,- the rules for compliance with Community policies;(d) the procedures for verifying additionality and an initial evaluation of the latter;(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the single programming document;(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned. 1. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:>TABLE>2. To this global maximum allocation is added an amount of ECU 3,525 million not subject to indexation, resulting from unused appropriations of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996. The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the single programming document amounts to a maximum of ECU 448,180 million.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the single programming document.The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 455,71 million for the public sector and ECU 141,326 million for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the EIB. 1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:- ERDF:ECU 333,491 million,- ESF:ECU 114,689 million.2. The budgetary commitments for the first instalment are as follows:- ERDF:ECU 66,699 million,- ESF:ECU 26,379 million.Commitments of subsequent instalments will be based on the financing plan for the single programming document and on progress in its implementation. The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the single programming document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1999. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 2001. The single programming document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts. This Decision is ruled by the provisions laid down in the Annex to Decision C(97) 1035/7. 0This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.. Done at Brussels, 12 June 1997.For the CommissionMonika WULF-MATHIESMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 11.(3) OJ L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(4) OJ L 193, 3. 8. 1996, p. 54.(5) OJ L 192, 2. 8. 1996, p. 29.(6) OJ L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(7) OJ L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(8) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 15.(9) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 34.(10) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 21.(11) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 39.(12) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(13) OJ L 240, 7. 10. 1995, p. 12. +",EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;West Midlands;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;industrial region;industrial zone;European Investment Bank;EIB;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds,17 +8527,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2601/90 of 7 September 1990 suspending Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1735/89 on the recovery on export of aids granted in respect of skimmed-milk powder for use as feed and skimmed milk processed into compound feedingstuffs. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3879/89 (2), and in particular Article 1 (3) thereof,Whereas in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 986/68 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for granting aid for skimmed milk and skimmed milk powder for use as feed (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1115/89 (4), aid is granted for liquid skimmed milk and buttermilk or skimmed-milk powder or buttermilk powder meeting certain requirements and denatured or incorporated into animal feedingstuffs; whereas in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 2 (1) of the said Regulation an amount equal to the aid is collected when the products in question are exported in denatured form or in the form of compound feedingstuffs; whereas the main purpose of this provision is to avoid a double collection of aid, i.e. the granting of an export refund and the granting of aid under the abovementioned Regulation;Whereas the amounts of aid to be recoverend on export are laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1735/89 (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1553/90 (6); whereas the said amounts are currently lower than the refund amounts; whereas the purpose of the said Regulation can therefore be achieved by deducting the amount of aid from the amount of the refund, at the same time avoiding the administrative costs resulting from the application of the abovementioned Regulation; whereas the application of the said Regulation should therefore be suspended;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. 1. Regulation (EEC) No 1735/89 is hereby suspended.2. However:- in cases where the amount of the refund for one or more products falling within CN code 2309 has been fixed in advance in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2729/81 (1) before the date of entry into force of this Regulation, Regulation (EEC) No 1735/89 shall continue to apply for the quantities of the product stated in the export certificate fixing the refund in advance,- in this case, where, during the period of validity of the export certificate fixing the refund in advance for these products, the amount of aid for skimmed-milk powder under Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 is fixed at an amount other than ECU 59,9 per 100 kilograms the amount to be recovered is multiplied by a coefficient equal to the result of the division of the new amount of aid by 59,9. However, the amounts to be recovered, applicable before the date of application of the new amount of aid, shall remain applicable for liquid milk or milk powder for which evidence is furnished that it has benefited only from the aid applicable before this date. This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 September 1990This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 September 1990.For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.(2) OJ No L 378, 27. 12. 1989, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 169, 18. 7. 1968, p. 4.(4) OJ No L 118, 29. 4. 1989, p. 7.(5) OJ No L 171, 20. 6. 1989, p. 23.(6) OJ No L 146, 9. 6. 1990, p. 18.(7) OJ No L 272, 26. 9. 1981, p. 19. +",animal nutrition;feeding of animals;nutrition of animals;skimmed milk;liquid skimmed milk;processed skimmed milk;aid to agriculture;farm subsidy;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;food processing;processing of food;processing of foodstuffs,17 +13827,"95/464/ECSC: Commission Decision of 4 April 1995 on German aid to the coal industry for 1995 (Only the German text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community,Having regard to Commission Decision No 3632/93/ECSC of 28 December 1993 establishing Community rules for State aid to the coal industry (1), and in particular Articles 2 (1) and 9 thereof,Whereas:IBy letter of 25 January 1995, Germany notified the Commission, in accordance with Article 9 (1) of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, of the aid it intended to grant to the coal industry in 1995.In accordance with that Decision, the Commission establishes the following measures for 1995:- aid totalling DM 95 million for maintaining the underground labour force ('Bergmannspraemie`),- aid totalling DM 5 900 million under the Third Electricity-from-Coal Law of 13 December 1974 (2) ('drittes Verstromungsgesetz`) in the form of revenue from the compensation fund ('Ausgleichsfonds`) for 1995. This corresponds to a levy rate ('Kohlepfennig`) of 8,5 %,- aid totalling DM 200 million to cover exceptional costs for the undertakings Ruhrkohle AG, Saarbergwerke AG, Gewerkschaft Auguste Victoria, Sophia Jacoba GmbH and Preussag.The financial measures proposed by the Federal Government for the coal industry comply with the provisions of Article 1 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC and are to be approved by the Commission in accordance with Article 9. The Commission is to take its decision above all with regard to the general objectives and criteria defined in Article 2 and the specific criteria defined in Articles 3 and 4 of the Decision. In accordance with Article 9 (6) of the Decision, the Commission is required to check whether the measures are in conformity with the modernization, rationalization and restructuring plans on which it expressed a favourable opinion on 13 December 1994 in accordance with Article 8 (2) and (3).IIThe aid of DM 92,8 million for compensation between coalfields and the aid of DM 50,8 million for compensation for coal with a low volatile-matter content are intended to provide partial compensation for the fact that some coal producers receive revenue which is lower than production costs because of sales to electricity producers. According to the information provided by the Federal Government, the compensation between coalfields relates to 7,4 million tonnes and the compensation for coal with a low volatile-matter content to 2,3 million tonnes. Since 1990 this amount has been reduced by 10 % per annum.The inclusion of this aid in the modernization, restructuring and rationalization plan and its gradual reduction will contribute to greater financial discipline in the undertakings concerned. This aid therefore achieves the objectives set out in the first indent of Article 2 (1) of the Decision i.e. to make, in the light of coal prices on international markets, further progress towards economic viability and consequently to reduce aid.In assessing this aid, the Commission has, in accordance with the second indent of Article 2 (1), also taken account of the urgent need to ease the social and regional impact of restructuring.In accordance with Article 3 of the Decision, the aid helps to improve the economic viability of the undertakings concerned by reducing production costs.The slight reduction in costs expected in 1995 at constant prices compared with 1994 should generate a trend towards a reduction in production costs within the meaning of the second indent of Article 3 (2).In the light of the above and on the basis of the information provided by the Federal Government, the aid planned for 1995 is compatible with the objectives of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC and with the smooth functioning of the internal market.IIIAid totalling DM 95 million to finance the 'Bergmannspraemie` is planned to enable mining undertakings to maintain their underground labour force in deep mines. This aid corresponds to DM 10 per underground shift. According to the information provided by Germany, this aid is an extra payment to miners and also reduces production costs. It is therefore aid which has to be assessed by reference to Article 3 of the Decision.The aid contributes to increasing productivity and therefore helps in the restructuring and rationalization of the coal industry. It therefore also helps to achieve the objectives referred to in the first indent of Article 2 (1), i.e. to make, in the light of coal prices on international markets, further progress towards economic viability and consequently to reduce aid.In assessing this aid, the Commission has, in accordance with the second indent of Article 2 (1), also taken account of the urgent need to ease the social and regional impact of restructuring.The slight reduction in costs at constant prices expected in 1995 compared with 1994 should generate a trend towards a reduction in production costs within the meaning of the second indent of Article 3 (2).This aid will improve the economic viability of the undertakings concerned in accordance with the provisions of Article 3 of the Decision by reducing production costs.In the light of the above and on the basis of the information provided by the Federal Government, the aid planned for 1995 is compatible with the objectives of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC and with the smooth functioning of the internal market.IVThe aid of DM 5 900 million to the coal industry planned by the Federal Government is covered by the Third Electricity-from-Coal Law which provides for the creation of a compensation fund financed from a levy, the 'Kohlepfennig`. The purpose of this fund is to provide partial compensation for price differences between Community coal and imported coal in respect of 11,5 million tce and between Community coal and fuel oil in respect of 23 million tce. The compensation fund therefore covers 34,5 million tce per annum and benefits electricity producers who purchase German coal at a price which more or less reflects production costs.This measure constitutes aid within the meaning of Article 1 (3) of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, according to which the term 'aid` also covers the allocation, for the direct or indirect benefit of the coal industry, of the charges rendered compulsory as a result of State intervention, without any distinction being drawn between aid granted by the State and aid granted by public or private bodies appointed by the State to administer such aid. The Commission must therefore take a decision on this measure in accordance with Article 9 of the Decision.A decision has been taken each year pursuant to Commission Decision No 2064/86/ECSC (1) on aid granted in accordance with the Third Electricity-from-Coal Law. In accordance with Article 9 (7) of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, the existing rules must be brought into line with the provisions of this Decision no later than 31 December 1996. If this has not been done, an assessment must be made as to whether the aid corresponds to the principles set out in Article 2 (1) of the Decision. In this context it should be pointed out that, by decision of 11 October 1994 (ref. 2 BvR 633/86), the Federal Constitutional Court ruled that the provisions of the Third Electricity-from-Coal Law concerning the imposition of the 'Kohlepfennig` levy for the benefit of the German coal industry are incompatible with the basic law 'Grundgesetz`) and that they must cease to be applied with effect from 1 January 1996.The slight increase of 1,7 % in the aid in 1995 compared with 1994 is due to the slight nominal increase in production costs at current prices (which, however, corresponds to a decrease at constant prices) and the estimated downward trend in energy prices in German marks of 10 %, which is itself a result of trends on the world market for coal and heavy fuel oil and changes in the exchange rate of the German mark to the United States Dollar. The Federal Government has therefore decided to place an upper limit at current prices on this aid as from 1 January 1996 and gradually to further reduce it as from 1 January 1997.In view of the proposed increase in the aid for 1995 of 1,7 % compared with 1994, the Commission welcomes the Federal Government's decision to introduce a ceiling in 1996 and gradually to further reduce it within the meaning of the first indent of Article 2 (1).In assessing this aid, the Commission has, in accordance with the second indent of Article 2 (1), also taken account of the urgent need to ease the social and regional impact of restructuring.In the light of the above and on the basis of the information provided by the Federal Government, the aid planned for 1995 is compatible with the objectives set out in Article 2 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC and with the smooth functioning of the internal market.VThe aid amounting to DM 200 million to cover exceptional costs in favour of the undertakings Ruhrkohle AG, Saarbergwerke AG, Gewerkschaft Auguste Victoria, Sophia Jacoba GmbH and Preussag is intended to cover additional costs arising in conjunction with the removal of waste water from pits which were closed down as part of the restructuring measures and are near working pits. Since little or no water is drained from the closed pits, some of the water which is not in any way used in connection with production flows into nearby working pits, thereby creating additional costs.This aid is expressly referred to in point II (b) of the Annex to Decision No 3632/93/ECSC as a measure intended to cover expenditure, resulting from restructuring, on the supply of water and the removal of waste water. In order to comply with the provisions of Article 5 of that Decision, it may not exceed those costs.The Commission has examined the information provided by Germany and the agreements between the State and the undertakings concerned and has come to the conclusions that this condition has been met.This assistance will reduce the financial imbalance within the companies concerned and enable them to continue to operate. The aid therefore complies with the objectives set out in Article 2 (1) of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC.VIThis Decision does not prejudge the question of whether the new German system of aid which must be introduced for coal intended for the steel industry is compatible with the Treaties and with Decision No 3632/93/ECSC. This also applies to the changes which have to be made, in accordance with Article 9 (7), to the rules on aid which are linked to agreements between coal and electricity producers.The Federal Government must ensure that the aid granted pursuant to this Decision does not exceed, for each undertaking or production unit, the difference between production costs and foreseeable revenue.The Commission is required, pursuant to the second indent of Article 3 (1) and Article 9 (2) and (3) of Decision No 3623/93/ECSC, to verify whether the aid granted for current production achieves the objectives set out in Articles 3 and 4 of that Decision. It must therefore be informed as to the level of payments and their allocation,. Germany is hereby authorized to take the following measures in 1995 to support the coal industry:- aid totalling DM 92,8 million for compensation between coalfields and DM 50,8 million for compensation for coal with a low volatile-matter content,- aid totalling DM 95 million for maintaining the underground labour force ('Bergmannspraemie`),- aid totalling DM 5 900 million ion the context of the Third Electricity-from-Coal Law of 13 December 1974 in the form of revenue from the compensation fund ('Ausgleichsfonds`) for 1995, corresponding to a levy rate ('Kohlepfennig`) of 8,5 %,- aid totalling DM 200 million to cover exceptional costs for the undertakings Ruhrkohle AG, Saarbergwerke AG, Gerwerkschaft Auguste Victoria, Sophia Jacoba GmbH and Preussag. Germany shall provide information no later than 30 September 1996 about the amounts actually paid during the 1995 production year. This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Brussels, 4 April 1995.For the Commission Christos PAPOUTSIS Member of the Commission +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;industrial restructuring;industrial change;restructuring plan;coal industry;control of State aid;notification of State aid;electrical energy;electricity;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid,17 +13518,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 3299/94 of 21 December 1994 on transitional measures applicable in Austria in the wine-growing sector. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland, Norway and Sweden (1), and in particular Article 149 (1) thereof,Whereas pursuant to Article 2 (3) of the Accession Treaty the institutions of the European Union may adopt, before accession, the measures referred to in Article 149 of the Act of Accession; whereas those measures must enter into force on the date of and subject to the entry into force of the Accession Treaty;Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1891/94 (3), lays down the basic rules for the management of the market in that sector and, in particular, Article 1 (6) thereof lays down that the wine marketing year lasts from 1 September to 31 August;Whereas pursuant to the Act of Accession the common organization of the market in wine will apply in Austria from the moment of accession; whereas, however, there are important market management measures that cannot usefully be initiated during the current marketing year in that Member State; whereas the application of the market management measures should therefore be postponed until the next marketing year; whereas the situation on the wine market in Austria should be monitored in order to allow a harmonious transition from the previous national arrangements to the Community arrangements and ensure the balance of the Austrian wine market;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,. This Regulation establishes the transitional measures applicable in Austria in the wine-growing sector. Without prejudice to the specific transitional provisions of the Act of Accession, the products referred to in Article 1 (2) (a) and (b) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87, where these are located on Austrian territory, that do not meet the requirements of Title II and Articles 65 to 70 of that Regulation or of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88 (4) and Council Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92 (5), both amended by Regulation (EC) No 1893/94 (6), may be marketed, in Austria alone, until stocks are exhausted, when those products:- are of Austrian origin and have been produced up to 31 August 1995 at the latest, in compliance with the legislation in force in Austria before its accession, or- were imported into Austria before its accession in compliance with Austrian legislation. The replanting rights referred to in Article 7 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87, acquired in Austria on the basis of the national legislation in force before accession, may be exercised on the conditions laid down in Community legislation:- until the end of the 14th marketing year following the one during which grubbing up was carried out, when this took place before 1 September 1988,- until 31 August 2003 when grubbing up took place between 1 September 1988 and 31 December 1994. Title III of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 shall apply only from the 1995/96 marketing year. Austria shall communicate to the Commission, not later than 28 February 1995:- the quantities of grape must/juice and wine harvested in Austria in 1994/95, broken down according to quality, category and colour, and- the quantities of grape must and wine held in storage at 31 August 1994 by producers and traders other than retailers. This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities and subject to the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Austria, Finland, Norway and Sweden.It shall apply from 1 January 1995.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 December 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No C 241, 29. 8. 1994, p. 21.(2) OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 197, 30. 7. 1994, p. 42.(4) OJ No L 373, 31. 12. 1988, p. 59.(5) OJ No L 231, 13. 8. 1992, p. 1.(6) OJ No L 197, 30. 7. 1994, p. 45. +",transitional period (EU);EC limited period;EC transitional measures;EC transitional period;transition period (EU);originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;Austria;Republic of Austria;wine;viticulture;grape production;winegrowing;marketing year;agricultural year,17 +8559,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2775/90 of 27 September 1990 on interim measures applicable after the unification of Germany in anticipation of the adoption of transitional measures by the Council in the wine sector. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2684/90 of 17 September 1990 on interim measures applicable after the unification of Germany, in anticipation of the adoption of transitional measures by the Council either in cooperation with, or after consultation of, the European Parliament (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,Whereas, from the date of German unification onwards, Community law will be applicable ipso jure to the territory of the former German Democratic Republic;Whereas, to take account of the special situation obtaining in this territory, provision must be made for transitional measures for the implementation of a number of Community legislative acts;Whereas, in its communication of 21 August 1990, the Commission presented a number of proposals for acts to be adopted by the Council after consultation of the European Parliament;Whereas, in order to cover the period between the effective date of German unification and the adoption by the Council of the abovementioned proposals, it is important that the Commission should take interim measures in the wine sector;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are to apply subject to any changes, resulting from the decisions taken by the Council on the proposals presented to it by the Commission on 21 August 1990;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,. 1. For the purposes of applying Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/27 (2):(a) Nothwithstanding Article 13 (4), for the territory of the former German Democratic Republic:- fresh grapes,- grape must,- grape must in fermentation,- new wines still in fermentation,- and wine,from vine varieties not included in the classification may be put into circulation only if they are varieties of the species Vitis vinifera traditionally cultivated in that territory.(b) Notwithstanding Article 16 (7):- a wine obtained by the coupage of a wine originating in a third country with a wine produced from grapes harvested on the territory of the former German Democratic Republic, carried out before 3 October 1990, and- a wine obtained on the territory of the former German Democratic Republic by the coupage of a wine originating in a third country with a Community wine, carried out before 3 October 1990,may be stored for sale or marketed as table wine or, as the case may be, as sparkling wine;(c) The rules governing intervention and other measures to improve market conditions referred to in Articles 27 to 51 shall not apply to products from the territory of the former German Democratic Republic.2. Until the list of vine varieties suitable for producing quality wines psr which may be cultivated on the territory of the former German Democratic Republic (pursuant to Article 4 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 823/87 (3) has been drawn up, wines produced from varieties of the species Vitis vinifera and traditionally cultivated on the territory of the former German Democratic Republic shall be considered to be suitable for producing quality wines psr. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from the date of the unification of Germany until the entry into of the Council Regulation on the transitional measures and adjustments required in the agricultural sector as a result of the integration of the territory of the former German Democratic Republic into the Community, the proposal for which was presented on 21 August 1990. However, it shall apply until 31 December 1990 at the latest.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 September 1990.For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 263, 26. 9. 1990, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 59. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;German Democratic Republic;Democratic Republic of Germany;East Germany;GDR;former GDR;Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;unification of Germany;reunification of Germany;wine,17 +19788,"2000/374/EC: Commission Decision of 5 June 2000 amending Decision 98/272/EC on epidemio-surveillance for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (notified under document number C(2000) 1144) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market(1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC(2), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market(3), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC, and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Decision 98/272/EC of 23 April 1998 on epidemio-surveillance for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies(4) lays down the rules for measures to be taken by Member States where a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) is suspected in an animal, the minimum requirements for the monitoring of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and scrapie and the rules for sampling and laboratory testing for the presence of a TSE.(2) It is necessary to further clarify the measures in relation to animals killed following a suspicion of a TSE.(3) A report of the evaluation of tests for the diagnosis of TSE in bovines was published by the Commission on 8 July 1999 and three tests were found to have an excellent sensitivity and an excellent specificity in detecting TSE in animals in the clinical stage of the disease.(4) The use of the test in monitoring for BSE in bovine animals could significantly improve the efficacy of the monitoring, in particular if targeted on fallen stock and emergency slaughtered animals, as demonstrated in a monitoring programme carried out in Switzerland.(5) The monitoring programme should be reviewed on a regular basis in the light of the results and experience gained in implementing the programme, therefore it is necessary to amend the rules on reporting and records and to introduce an additional report covering the first six months.(6) The rules for laboratory testing for the diagnosis of BSE in bovine animals should be revised in the light of the recommendations of the Manual of Standards for Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines of the World Organisation for Animal Health (Office international des épizooties) and the evaluation of the tests.(7) It is necessary to list the national reference laboratories for TSEs.(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. Decision 98/272/EC is amended as follows:1. The last sentence in Article 3(2) is replaced by the following:""All parts of the body of the suspect animal, including the hide, shall be retained under official supervision until a negative diagnosis has been made or until it has been destroyed by incineration or, under exceptional circumstances, burned or buried in strict compliance with the conditions laid down in Article 3(2) of Council Directive 90/667/EEC(5).""2. In Article 4, paragraph 1, the word ""Annex"" is replaced by ""Annex I"".3. In Article 4, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:""2. Member States shall submit an annual report to the Commission covering at least the information referred to in Annex II, part A. The report for each calendar year shall be submitted at the latest by 31 March of the following year. The Commission shall present a summary of the country reports for each period covering at least the information referred to in Annex II, part B, to the Standing Veterinary Committee within three months of the receipt of the country reports.""4. In Article 4, the following paragraph 3 is added:""3. Member States shall ensure that all official investigations and laboratory examinations are recorded in accordance with Annex III.""5. Article 5 is replaced by the following:""Article 51. Sampling and laboratory testing for the presence of BSE in bovine animals shall be carried out using the methods and protocols laid down in Annex IV. Sampling and laboratory testing for the presence of scrapie in sheep shall be carried out using the methods and protocols laid down in the Manual of Standards for Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines of the World Organisation for Animal Health (Office international des épizooties), May 1999 edition.2. The national reference laboratory in each Member State, as set out in Annex V, shall ensure coordination of diagnostic methods and protocols between the laboratories approved for testing for the presence of TSEs and regularly verify the use of those diagnostic methods and protocols.""6. The following Article 8a is added:""Article 8aWithout prejudice to Article 4(2), Member States shall submit a report covering January-June 2001 including at least the information referred to in Annex II, part A, to the Commission by 1 October 2001, at the latest.The provisions of Annex I and II shall be reviewed every six months in the light of the results of the monitoring and experience gained in implementing the programme. The provisions of Annex IV shall be reviewed in the light of the development of the Manual of Standards for Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines of the World Organisation for Animal Health (Office international des épizooties). The provisions of Annex IV A shall be reviewed in the light of further evaluation of diagnostic methods.""7. The Annex is replaced by the Annex to the present Decision. This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2001. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 5 June 2000.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13.(2) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49.(3) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29.(4) OJ L 122, 24.4.1998, p. 59.(5) OJ L 363, 27.12.1990, p. 51.ANNEX""ANNEX IA. MINIMAL REQUIREMENTS FOR A PROGRAMME FOR MONITORING BSE IN BOVINE ANIMALS1. Selection of sub-populationsBovine animals over 24 months of age as follows:1.1. Animals subject to ""special emergency slaughtering""; as defined in Article 2(n) and animals slaughtered in accordance with Annex I, Chapter VI, point 28(c) of Council Directive 64/433/EEC(1) (including animals referred to in Commission Regulation (EC) No 716/96 of 19 April 1996 adopting exceptional support measures for the beef market in the United Kingdom(2), and subject to ""special emergency slaughtering"" as defined in Article 2(n) or slaughtered in accordance with Annex I, Chapter VI, point 28(c) of Directive 64/433/EEC).1.2. Dead animals not slaughtered for human consumption (excluding animals referred to in Regulation (EC) No 716/96).2. Sample sizeThe combined number of samples tested annually in each Member State from the sub-populations referred to in point 1.1 and 1.2 shall not be less than the sample sizes indicated in the table. As many as possible, but in any case at least 10 % of the samples must be collected from the sub-population referred to in point 1.2. The selection of samples within each sub-population shall be random. The sampling shall be representative for each region and continuous. Member States may however decide to sample only the sub-population referred to in point 1.1 in remote areas where the animal density is low.>TABLE>B. MINIMAL REQUIREMENTS FOR A PROGRAMME FOR MONITORING SCRAPIE IN OVINE AND CAPRINE ANIMALS1. Selection of sub-populationsSelection must be by means of a risk assessment of sub-populations of native-born animals displaying clinical signs compatible with scrapie. Within each sub-population and age group, selection must be random.The following shall be the criteria for the selection:- animals displaying behavioural or neurological signs lasting for at least 15 days and resistant to treatment,- moribund animals without signs of infectious or traumatic illness,- animals displaying other progressive disease conditions.2. Age of targeted animalsThe sample must target the oldest animals in the sub-population. However, all targeted animals must be over 12 months of age.3. Sample sizeThe minimum number of animals to be examined on an annual basis must comply with the sample sizes referred to in the table. Animals examined in accordance with Article 3 may be included within the minimum sample size.TableMinimum number of annual neurohistological investigations of animals showing clinical signs compatible with scrapie>TABLE>C. MONITORING IN HIGHER RISK ANIMALSMonitoring in higher risk animalsIn addition to the monitoring programmes set out in parts A and B, Member States may on a voluntary basis carry out targeted surveillance for TSEs in higher risk animals, such as:- animals originating from countries with indigenous TSE,- animals which have consumed potentially contaminated feedingstuffs,- animals born or derived from TSE infected dams.D. COMMON PROVISIONSMember States shall ensure that no parts of the body of animals sampled pursuant to this Annex are used for human food, animal feed, fertilisers, cosmetic or medicinal products or medical devices until the laboratory examination has been concluded with negative results.(1) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 2012/64.(2) OJ L 99, 20.4.1996, p. 14.ANNEX IIA. INFORMATION TO BE PRESENTED IN THE REPORT BY MEMBER STATES1. The number of suspected cases per animal species placed under movement restrictions in accordance with Article 3(1).2. The number of suspected cases per animal species subject to laboratory examination in accordance with Article 3(2) and the outcome of the examination.3. The estimated size of each sub-population referred to in Annex I(A)(1).4. The number of bovine animals tested within each sub-population as referred to in Annex I(A)(1) and Annex I(C), method for sample selection and the outcome of the tests.5. The number of ovine and caprine animals examined within each sub-population as referred to in Annex I(B)(1) and Annex I(C) and the outcome of the examination.6. Number, age distribution and geographical distribution of positive cases of BSE and scrapie. The year and, where possible, month of birth should be given for BSE cases born after the introduction of a feed ban.7. Positive TSE cases confirmed in animals other than bovine, ovine and caprine animals.B. INFORMATION TO BE PRESENTED IN THE SUMMARY BY THE COMMISSIONThe summary shall be presented in a tabled format covering at least the following information for each Member State:1. the total population of bovine animals over 24 months of age and the estimated size of each sub-population referred to in Annex I(A)(1);2. the number of suspected cases as referred to in part A(1) and (2), per animal species;3. the number of bovine animals tested as referred to in part A(4);4. the number of ovine and caprine animals examined as referred to in part A(5);5. the number and age distribution of positive BSE cases;6. positive BSE cases born after the introduction of a feed ban and the year and month of birth;7. positive cases of scrapie;8. positive TSE cases in animals other than bovine, ovine and caprine animals.ANNEX IIIRECORDS1. The competent authority shall keep records of- the number and types of animals placed under movement restrictions as referred to in Article 3(1),- the number and outcome of clinical and epidemiological investigations as referred to in Article 3(1),- the number and outcome laboratory examinations as referred to in Article 3(2),- the number, identity and origin of animals sampled in the framework of the monitoring programmes as referred to in Annex I and, where possible, age, breed and anamnestic information.The records shall be kept for seven years.2. The investigating laboratory shall keep all records of testing, in particular laboratory workbooks, paraffin blocks and, where appropriate, photographs of Western blots.The records shall be kept for seven years.ANNEX IVSAMPLING AND LABORATORY TESTING FOR THE PRESENCE OF BSE IN BOVINE ANIMALS1. Collection of samplesThe competent authority shall ensure that samples are collected using the methods and protocols laid down in the Manual of Standards for Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines of the World Organisation for Animal Health (Office international des épizooties), May 1999 edition. In the absence of such methods and protocols, the competent authority shall ensure that the samples are collected in a manner appropriate for the correct application of tests.2. Laboratory testing2.1. Suspect casesTissues from bovine animals sent for laboratory testing following the provisions of Article 3(2) shall be subject to a histopathology examination as laid down in the Manual of Standards for Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines of the World Organisation for Animal Health (Office international des épizooties), May 1999 edition, except where the material is autolysed. Where the result of the histopathology examination is inconclusive or negative or where the material is autolysed, the tissues shall be subjected to an examination by one of the other diagnostic methods laid down in the above Manual (immunocytochemistry, immuno-blotting or demonstration of characteristic fibrils by electron microscopy)2.2. Animals examined in the framework of the annual monitoring programmeBovine animals examined in the framework of the annual monitoring programme as laid down in Annex I(A) and the targeted surveillance programme as laid down in Annex I(C) shall be examined by one of the tests listed in Annex IV(A).Where the result of the monitoring test is inconclusive or positive, the tissues shall be subject to a histopathology examination of the brainstem as laid down in the Manual of Standards for Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines of the World Organisation for Animal Health (Office international des épizooties), May 1999 edition, except where the material is autolysed or otherwise not suitable for examination by histopathology. Where the result of the histopathology examination is inconclusive or negative or where the material is autolysed, the tissues shall be subjected to an examination by one of the other diagnostic methods mentioned in point 2.1, however, the method must not be the same as the method used in the monitoring test.3. Interpretation of resultsAn animal examined as referred to in point 2.1 shall be regarded a positive BSE case, if the result of one of the tests is positive.An animal examined as referred to in point 2.2 shall be regarded as a positive BSE case if the result of the monitoring test is positive or inconclusive, and- the result of the subsequent histopathology examination is positive, or- the result of another diagnostic method mentioned in point 2.1 is positive.ANNEX IV A1. Immunoblotting test based on a Western blotting procedure for the detection of the protease-resistant fragment PrPRes (Prionics check test).2. Chemiluminescent ELISA involving an extraction procedure and an ELISA technique, using an enhanced chemiluminescent reagent (Enfer test).3. Sandwich immunoassay for PrPRes carried out following denaturation and concentration steps (CEA test).ANNEX VNATIONAL REFERENCE LABORATORIESThe national reference laboratories are:>TABLE>"" +",veterinary inspection;veterinary control;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;research body;research institute;research laboratory;research undertaking;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;epidemiology,17 +5551,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 1141/2012 of 30 November 2012 establishing a prohibition of fishing for saithe in Norwegian waters south of 62° N by vessels flying the flag of Sweden. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 44/2012 of 17 January 2012 fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements (2), lays down quotas for 2012.(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2012.(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,. Quota exhaustionThe fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2012 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex. ProhibitionsFishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 November 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Lowri EVANSDirector-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 25, 27.1.2012, p. 55.ANNEXNo 68/TQ44Member State SwedenStock POK/04-NSpecies Saithe (Pollachius virens)Zone Norwegian waters south of 62° NDate 5.11.2012 +",Norwegian Sea;ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;Sweden;Kingdom of Sweden;catch by species;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction;EU waters;Community waters;European Union waters,17 +8948,"91/519/ECSC, EEC, Euratom: Commission Decision of 12 September 1991 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 March 1991 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in non-member countries. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities,Having regard to the Staff Regulations of the Officials of the European Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 3736/90 (2), and in particular the second paragraph ofArticle 13of Annex X thereto,Whereas, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, Council Regulation No (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) 2330/91 (3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 January 1991 to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment;Whereas the Commission has made a number of adjustments to these weightings in recent months, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations;Whereas some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 March 1991 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain non-member countries the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weighting and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down or adjusted,. Sole ArticleWith effect from 1 March 1991 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.The exchange rates for the payment of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the budget of the European Communities during the month preceding the date on which this Decision takes effect.. Done at Brussels, 12 September 1991. For the CommissionAntรณnio CARDOSO E CUNHAMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 56, 4. 3. 1968, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 360, 22. 12. 1990, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 214, 2. 8. 1991, p. 3.ANNEXCountry of employment Weightings applicable with effect from 1 March 1991 Lebanon 18,6100000 Poland 19,3900000 Somalia 11,9100000 Turkey 58,2600000 Venezuela 43,8100000 Zaire 22,2300000 Zambia 38,3800000ANNEXCountry of employment Weightings applicable with effect from 1 March 1991 Lebanon 18,6100000 Poland 19,3900000 Somalia 11,9100000 Turkey 58,2600000 Venezuela 43,8100000 Zaire 22,2300000 Zambia 38,3800000 +",European official;EC basic post;EC staff;EU official;official of the EU;official of the European Union;staff of the EC;third country;pay rise;wage increase;pay;remuneration;salary;wages;regulations for civil servants;exchange rate;dual exchange rate,17 +20718,"Decision of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank of 19 June 1998 on the appointment and on the duration of the mandate of the external auditor of the European Central Bank (ECB/1998/NP1). ,Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank and in particular to Article 27.1 thereof,Whereas:(1) The accounts of the European Central Bank (hereinafter referred to as the ""ECB"") and of the national central banks shall be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council and approved by the Council of the European Union.(2) The Council of the European Monetary Institute agreed to recommend Coopers & Lybrand as the external auditor of the ECB for a mandate of five years with an escape clause after two years,. Coopers & Lybrand shall be recommended to the Council of the European Union as the external auditor of the ECB. The external auditor of the ECB shall have a mandate of five years with an escape clause after two years.. Done at Frankfurt am Main, 19 June 1998.On behalf of the Governing Council of the ECBThe PresidentWillem F. Duisenberg +",self-employed person;adviser;consultant;expert;free-lance;independent;self-employed worker;appointment of staff;central bank;bank of issue;federal bank;national bank;European Central Bank;ECB;accountant;auditor;chartered accountant,17 +24487,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1830/2002 of 14 October 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 2342/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal as regards premium schemes. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro(1), and in particular Article 9 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(2), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2345/2001(3), and in particular Articles 4(8), 6(7), 11(5), 13(5) and 20 thereof,Whereas:(1) For the suckler cow premium, Article 29a of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2342/1999 of 28 October 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal as regards premium schemes(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 169/2002(5), lays down a rule for the rounding off of the number of animals for the purposes of calculating the minimum and maximum number of heifers expressed as a percentage. Article 17(3) of that Regulation also lays down the number of heifers that may benefit from that premium where a premium application covers two to five animals after adjustment to the individual ceiling. The coexistence of the two rules raises problems in application and produces differences in the way premium applications are dealt with. In order to ensure the application of a single rounding-off rule while retaining the rule that is most favourable to producers, Article 17(3) of the Regulation should be deleted.(2) Article 41 of Regulation (EC) No 2342/1999 lays down certain rules relating to the payment of advances. Due to exceptionally unfavourable weather conditions, producers in some Member States have been unable to harvest enough fodder of sufficiently high quality to feed their livestock throughout the winter. In order to allow producers to meet the additional financial charges resulting from the need to buy additional fodder, an increase in the amount of the advance for the special premium, the suckler cow premium, the slaughter premium and the additional payments should be authorised.(3) The second paragraph of Article 42 of Regulation (EC) No 2342/1999 lays down special rules as regards the allocation year for animals subject to the special premium scheme where that premium has been granted in accordance with one of the options provided for in Article 8 of that Regulation. Under the above Article 8, Member States which decide to grant the special premium at the time of slaughter are to provide that the premium is also to be granted when eligible animals are being dispatched to another Member State or being exported to a third country. The second paragraph of Article 42 contains no reference to these cases. Determining the allocation year does not raise any difficulties where animals are dispatched to another Member State as the aid application is submitted before the animal leaves the territory of the Member State concerned under the third subparagraph of Article 8(6) of that Regulation. However, where animals are exported to third countries, as the aid application may also be submitted after the animals leave Community customs territory, the scope of the second paragraph of Article 42 must be clarified.(4) Under Article 43 of Regulation (EC) No 2342/1999 the conversion into national currency of premium amounts and of the extensification payment is to be carried out in accordance with the average, calculated pro rata temporis, of the exchange rates applicable in the month of December preceding the allocation year determined in accordance with Article 42. It should be made clear that the exchange rate is fixed annually by the Commission, as in the case of the other common market organisations.(5) Taking into account the difficulties encountered, the provision of this Regulation relating to the advance on premiums and on the additional payments should enter into force immediately. Moreover, in order to give producers and the competent authorities in the Member States time to adapt to the new rule, provision should be made for the deferred application of the rule relating to the rounding-off of the number of heifers. As regards the annual fixing of the exchange rate, its application should be made to coincide with the start of the next calendar year. Finally, in order to take into account the situation of exports carried out during the current year, the provision relating to the allocation year should apply retroactively.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. Regulation (EC) No 2342/1999 is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 17(3) is deleted;2. the last subparagraph of Article 41(1) is replaced by: ""However, as regards the calendar years 2000, 2001 and 2002, the advance on the special premium, the suckler cow premium, the slaughter premium and the additional payments may be paid at a rate of up to 80 % of the amount of those premiums or of those payments;""3. the second paragraph of Article 42 is replaced by the following: ""However, if the special premium is granted in accordance with one of the options provided for in Article 8:- where the animal was slaughtered or exported no later than 31 December, and- where the premium application for that animal is submitted after that date,the amount of the premium applicable shall be that in force on 31 December of the year in which slaughter or export took place.""4. the following sentence is added to Article 43: ""the average exchange rate shall be fixed by the Commission during the preceding month."" This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from the date of its entry into force.However:- points 1 and 4 of Article 1 shall apply from 1 January 2003,- point 3 of Article 1 shall apply from 1 January 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 October 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1.(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.(3) OJ L 315, 1.12.2001, p. 29.(4) OJ L 281, 4.11.1999, p. 30.(5) OJ L 30, 31.1.2002, p. 21. +",common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;agricultural guidance;production premium;beef;administrative formalities;administrative burden;administrative cost;administrative simplification;bureaucracy;cost of administration;cost of administrative formalities;simplification of administrative formalities,17 +31847,"Commission Directive 2006/130/EC of 11 December 2006 implementing Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the establishment of criteria for exempting certain veterinary medicinal products for food-producing animals from the requirement of a veterinary prescription (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products (1), and in particular point (aa) of the first paragraph of Article 67 thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to Article 67 of Directive 2001/82/EC, in the cases covered by the first and third paragraphs thereof, veterinary medicinal products may be dispensed to the public only against prescription. However, as certain substances, contained in veterinary medicinal products for food-producing animals, do not present a risk to human or animal health or to the environment, exemptions from that general requirement may be granted in accordance with point (aa) of the first paragraph of Article 67. Such exemptions are without prejudice to the application of any other provision of the first and third paragraphs of that Article.(2) Consequently it is appropriate to establish criteria on the basis of which Member States may grant exemptions from the general rule, provided for in point (aa) of the first paragraph of Article 67 of Directive 2001/82/EC, requiring a prescription for dispensing to the public veterinary medicinal products for food producing animals.(3) Where the veterinary medicinal products concerned are easy to administer and, even if administered incorrectly, do not present a risk either to the animal being treated or to the person administering the product, it should be possible for those products to be made available without the need for a veterinary prescription. On the other hand, it should not be possible to grant an exemption for products that feature an unfavourable pharmacovigilance profile or harm the environment.(4) Inappropriate storage conditions may seriously affect the quality, safety and efficacy of veterinary medicinal products. Therefore, products whose quality, safety and efficacy can be guaranteed only when stored under special conditions should not be granted an exemption.(5) Exempted veterinary medicinal products should furthermore contain only active substances that do not cause a risk for consumer safety as regards residues in food obtained from treated animals and they should have no potential for causing a risk to human or animal health by developing resistance to antimicrobials or anthelmintics, if used incorrectly.(6) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Veterinary Medicinal Products,. This Directive establishes the criteria on the basis of which Member States, in accordance with point (aa) of the first paragraph of Article 67 of Directive 2001/82/EC, may grant exemptions from the requirement to dispense veterinary medicinal products intended for food-producing animals to the public only against prescription. Veterinary medicinal products for food-producing animals may be exempted from the requirement to be dispensed only against veterinary prescription, if all of the following criteria are satisfied:(a) the administration of veterinary medicinal products is restricted to formulations requiring no particular knowledge or skill in using the products;(b) the veterinary medicinal product does not present a direct or indirect risk, even if administered incorrectly, to the animal or animals treated, to the person administering the product or to the environment;(c) the summary of product characteristics of the veterinary medicinal product does not contain any warnings of potential serious side effects deriving from its correct use;(d) neither the veterinary medicinal product nor any other product containing the same active substance has previously been the subject of frequent serious adverse reaction reporting;(e) the summary of product characteristics does not refer to contraindications related to other veterinary medicinal products commonly used without prescription;(f) the veterinary medicinal product is not subject to special storage conditions;(g) there is no risk for consumer safety as regards residues in food obtained from treated animals even where the veterinary medicinal products are used incorrectly;(h) there is no risk to human or animal health as regards the development of resistance to antimicrobials or anthelmintic substances even where the veterinary medicinal products containing those substances are used incorrectly. 1.   Where Member States decide to provide for the granting of exemptions pursuant to this Directive, they shall notify the Commission thereof.2.   If a notification in accordance with paragraph 1 has not been made by 31 March 2007 at the latest, the national exemptions referred to in point (aa) of the first paragraph of Article 67 of Directive 2001/82/EC shall cease to apply. 1.   Within six months of the notification referred to in Article 3, Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 December 2006.For the CommissionGünter VERHEUGENVice-President(1)  OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 1. Directive as amended by Directive 2004/28/EC (OJ L 136, 30.4.2004, p. 58). +",pharmaceutical legislation;control of medicines;pharmaceutical regulations;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;public health;health of the population;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law;veterinary drug;veterinary medicines;drug surveillance;pharmaceutical surveillance;supervision of medicinal products;supervision of pharmaceutical drugs,17 +3657,"2004/158/EC: Commission Decision of 16 February 2004 amending Decision 92/216/EEC as regards the publication of the list of coordinating authorities (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2004) 390). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/428/EEC of 26 June 1990 on trade in equidae intended for competitions and laying down the conditions for participation therein(1), and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Under the rules adopted for implementing Article 4 of Directive 90/428/EEC each Member State should first designate a coordinating authority responsible for collecting the necessary data.(2) Commission Decision 92/216/EEC of 26 March 1992 on the collection of data concerning competitions for equidae as referred to in Article 4(2) of Council Directive 90/428/EEC(2) provides for a publication of a list of such authorities in the Official Journal, C series.(3) It appears more efficient for the information of interested public to publish this list on the website of the Commission.(4) Decision 92/216/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Zootechnics,. The second paragraph of Article 1 of Decision 92/216/EEC is replaced by the following:""2. Each Member State shall communicate to the Commission the name and address of the coordinating authority appointed in accordance with paragraph 1. On the basis of these communications, the Commission shall draw up a list of the coordinating authorities. This list will be published on the following website:http://forum.europa.eu.int/Public/ irc/sanco/vets/information"". This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 February 2004.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 60.(2) OJ L 104, 22.4.1992, p. 77. +",professional sport;professional sportsman;data collection;compiling data;data retrieval;livestock farming;animal husbandry;stockrearing;equidae;ass;colt;donkey;equine species;foal;horse;mare;mule,17 +14109,"Council Regulation (EC) No 992/95 of 10 April 1995 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and fishery products originating in Norway. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas the Community has concluded an Agreement in the form of exchanges of letters in particular with Norway and approved by Decision 86/557/EEC (1);Whereas the above Agreement has been amended or supplemented by the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and by the bilateral Agreement in the form of exchanges of letters with Norway and approved by Decision 93/737/EC (2);Whereas under the above Agreement the Community has undertaken, subject to certain conditions, to open Community tariff quotas each year at a reduced or zero rate of duty for a number of agricultural and fishery products originating in this country; whereas the tariff quotas should accordingly be opened, specifying where necessary any conditions of eligibility laid down; whereas, for reasons of simplification, provision should be made to empower the Commission to give effect, following receipt of the opinion of the Customs Code Committee, to necessary amendments and technical adaptations of this Regulation arising from amendments of the combined nomenclature and Taric codes and to adaptations of volume, period and quota rates arising from decisions by the Council;Whereas the tariff quotas provided for in the agreements in question relate to an indefinite period and accordingly, for reasons of efficiency and simplifying the implementation of the measures concerned, it appears suitable to provide that the application of this Regulation should be placed on a multiannual footing;Whereas all Community importers should be ensured equal and continuous access to the said quotas and the duty rate laid down for the quotas should be applied consistently to all imports of the product in question into all Member States until the quotas are exhausted, during the whole period of validity of the above Agreements in the form of exchanges of letters;Whereas the decision for the opening, in the execution of its international obligations, of tariff quotas should be taken by the Community; whereas, to ensure the efficiency of a common administration of these quotas, there is no reasonable obstacle to authorizing the Member States to draw from the quota-volumes the necessary quantities corresponding to actual imports; whereas this method of administration requires close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission and the latter must in particular be able to monitor the rate at which the quotas are used up and inform the Member States accordingly,. 1.   From 1 January to 31 December of each year or for the periods shown in Annex I, the customs duties applicable to the products referred to in this Regulation shall be suspended or reduced to the levels indicated for each product, within the limit of the Community tariff quota shown for each product.2.   Imports of products referred to in Annex I under Order Nos 09.0703 and 09.0711 shall not qualify for the tariff quotas unless the free-at-frontier price established by the Member States in accordance with Article 22 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common organization of the market in fishery and aquaculture products (3) is at least equal to any reference price which has been fixed by the Community for the products or categories of products in question.3.   The Protocol on the definition of the concept of originating products and on methods of administrative cooperation annexed to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway (4) shall apply. The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be administered by the Commission, which may take any appropriate administrative measures in order to ensure efficient administration. If an importer presents in a Member State a declaration of entry into free circulation including a request for preferential benefit for a product covered by this Regulation, and if this declaration is accepted by the customs authorities, the Member State concerned shall draw, from the quota volume by means of notification to the Commission, a quantity corresponding to those needs.The requests for drawing, with the indication of the date of acceptance of the said declarations, must be communicated to the Commission without delay.The drawings are granted by the Commission on the basis of the date of acceptance of the declaration of entry into free circulation by the customs authorities of the Member State concerned, to the extent that the available balance so permits.If a Member State does not use the quantities drawn, it shall return them as soon as possible to the corresponding quota volume.If the quantities requested are greater than the available balance of the quota volume, allocation shall be made on a pro rata basis with respect to the requests. Member States shall be informed thereof by the Commission. Each Member State shall guarantee importers of the products in question equal and continuous access to the quotas as long as the balance of the corresponding quota volume allows. 1.   The provisions necessary for the application of this Regulation, in particular:(a) the amendments and technical adaptations, in so far as necessary, arising from amendments of the combined nomenclature and Taric codes; and(b) the necessary adaptations of volume, periods and quota duties arising from decisions adopted by the Council; shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 6 (2).2.   The provisions adopted pursuant to paragraph 1 do not authorize the Commission to:— carry over preferential quantities from one quota period to another,— amend the timetables laid down in the Agreements,— transfer quantities from one quota to another,— open and administer quotas resulting from new agreements. 1.   The Commission shall be assisted by the Customs Code Committee set up by Article 247 of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (5).2.   The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the Committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The chairman shall not vote.The Commission shall adopt the measures, which apply immediately. However, if these measures are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, they shall be communicated by the Commission to the Council forthwith. In that event:— the Commission shall defer application of the measures which it has decided for three months from the date of such communication,— the Council, acting by qualified majority, may take a different decision within the period referred to in the previous indent.3.   The Committee may examine any question concerning the application of this Regulation which is raised by its chairman either on his own initiative or at the request of a Member State. Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely in order to ensure that this Regulation is complied with. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 January 1995 for the whole period of validity of the Agreements in the form of exchanges of letters with Norway, approved respectively by Decisions 86/557/EEC and 93/737/EC.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 10 April 1995.For the CouncilThe PresidentA. JUPPÉ(1)  OJ No L 328, 22. 11. 1986, p. 76.(2)  OJ No L 346, 31. 12. 1993, p. 17.(3)  OJ No L 388, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3318/94(OJ No L 350, 31. 12. 1994, p. 15).(4)  OJ No L 171, 27. 6. 1973, p. 1. Protocol as amended by Decision No 1/94 of the EC-Norway Joint Committee (OJ No L 204, 6. 8. 1994, p. 90).(5)  OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1.Regulation as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (OJ No L 253, 11. 10. 1993, p. 1).ANNEX IOrder No CN code (1) Description Amount of quotas (tonnes) Quota duty (%)09.0701 ex 1504 20 10 Oils and fats of marine animals, other than whale oil and sperm oil, in packings of a net capacity of more than 1 kg 1 000 8,50305 Fish, dried, salted, or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; fish meal fit for human consumption:– Dried fish, whether or not salted but not smoked:0305 51 – – Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus):09.0703 ex 0305 51 90 – – – Dried, slated: 13 250 0– Excluding cod of the species Gadus macrocephalus0305 59 – – Other:– – – Fish of the species Boreogadus saida:0305 59 19 – – – – Dried, salted:Prepared or preserved fish, including caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs: 400 5,8ex 1604 13 90 – – – Other:– – – – Sardinella; brisling or sprats excluding raw fillets merely coated with batter or breadcrumbs, whether or not prefried in oil, deep-frozen– – – – Other:1604 19 92 – – – – – Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)09.0711 ex 1604 19 93 – – – – – Coalfish (Pollachius virens), excluding smoked coalfish1604 19 94 – – – – – Hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.)1604 19 95 – – – – – Alaska pollack (Theragra chalcogramma) and pollack (Pollachius pollachius)1604 19 98 – – – – – Otherex 1604 20 90 Fish other than herring and smoked saithe:– Other than mackerel– Mackarel (scomber australasicus) 1009.0751 ex 0704 10 10 Cauliflowers, fresh or chilled, from 1 August to 31 October 2 000 009.0753 ex 0704 90 90 Broccoli, fresh or chilled, from 1 July to 31 October 1 000 009.0755 ex 0704 90 90 China cabbages, fresh or chilled, from 1 July to end February 3 000 009.0757 0809 20 51 Cherries, fresh, from 16 July to 31 August 600 0 (2)09.0759 ex 0809 40 30 Plums and sloes, fresh, from 1 September to 15 October 600 0 (2)09.0761 ex 0810 10 10 Strawberries, fresh, from 15 July to 31 July 750 009.0762 ex 0810 10 90 Strawberries, fresh, from 1 August to 15 September 750 0(1)  The Taric codes are given in Annex II.(2)  The specific additional duty shall apply.ANNEX IITaric codesOrder No CN codes Taric codes09.0701 ex 1504 20 10 1504 20 10*90ex 1504 30 19 1504 30 19*90ex 1516 10 90 1516 10 90*1109.0703 ex 0305 51 90 0305 51 90*10*20ex 1604 13 90 1604 13 90*91*9909.0711 ex 1604 19 93 1604 19 93*90ex 1604 20 90 1604 20 90*30*40*9009.0751 ex 0704 10 10 0704 10 10*3009.0753 ex 0704 90 90 0704 90 90*1309.0755 ex 0704 90 90 0704 90 90*92*94*9709.0757 ex 0809 20 71 0809 20 71*10ex 0809 20 79 0809 20 79*110809 20 79*1909.0759 ex 0809 40 30 0809 40 30*51*52*53*54*55*56ex 0809 40 40 0809 40 40*20ex 0809 40 90 0809 40 90*5009.0761 ex 0809 10 10 0810 10 10*60*8009.0762 ex 0810 10 90 0810 10 90*12*14 +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;Norway;Kingdom of Norway;fishery product;agricultural product;farm product;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;import (EU);Community import,17 +22977,"2002/768/EC: Commission Decision of 27 September 2002 amending Decision 2002/69/EC concerning certain protective measures with regard to the products of animal origin imported from China (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 3603). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries(1), and in particular Article 22(6) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Decision 2002/69/EC of 30 January 2002 concerning certain protective measures with regard to the products of animal origin imported from China(2), as last amended by Decision 2002/573/EC(3), was adopted following the identification during a Community inspection visit to China of serious shortcomings as regards veterinary medicines regulation and the residue control system in live animals and animal products, and following the presence of harmful residues, including chloramphenicol, in products intended for human or animal consumption, presenting a risk to their health.(2) Decision 2002/69/EC was to be reviewed on the basis of the information provided by the Chinese competent authorities, of any results from the increased monitoring and testing carried out by Member States on consignments arriving before 14 March 2002 and, if necessary, of the results of an on-the-spot inspection visit by Community experts.(3) In view of the favourable results of the tests carried out on certain fishery products of some fish species imported from China, it is appropriate to discontinue the reinforced tests carried out on these products.(4) However, in view of the continuing unfavourable results of tests carried out on casings imported from China, it is appropriate for the time being to maintain the reinforced tests carried out on these products.(5) It is appropriate to ensure a rapid implementation to avoid a disruption of these re-enforced tests on casings.(6) Decision 2002/69/EC should, therefore be amended accordingly.(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Decision 2002/69/EC is amended as follows:1. In Article 3 the words ""Until 30 September 2002"" are deleted.2. Annexes I and II to Decision 2002/69/EC are replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision. Member States shall amend the measures they apply to imports in order to bring them into line with this Decision and they shall give immediate appropriate publicity to the measures adopted. They shall immediately inform the Commission. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 September 2002.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9.(2) OJ L 30, 31.1.2002, p. 50.(3) OJ L 181, 11.7.2002, p. 21.ANNEX""ANNEX IList of products of animal origin intended for human consumption or animal feed use authorised to be imported into the Community- Fishery products, which are caught, frozen and packaged in their final packaging at sea and landed directly on Community territory, excluding all crustaceans except those caught in the Atlantic Ocean referred to below.- Entire crustaceans caught in the Atlantic Ocean, which have not undergone any preparation or processing operation other than freezing and packaging in their final package at sea and landed directly on Community territory.- Gelatin.- Entire fish, fish deheaded and gutted and fish fillets from the following species caught at sea:- Alaska pollack (Theragra chalcogramma)- Cod (Gadus spp.)- Redfish (Sebastes spp.)- Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou)- Halibut (Reinhardtius spp.)- Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)- Herring (Clupea spp.)- Yellowfin sole (Limanda spp.)- Cephalopods (Sepiidae, Sepiolidae, Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae; Octopodidae)- Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)- Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus keta, O. kisutch, O. nerka, O. gorbuscha).- Fillets of Salmon (Salmo salar).ANNEX IIList of products of animal origin intended for human consumption or animal feed use authorised to be imported into the Community, subject to a chemical test under the conditions of Article 3- Casings."" +",animal nutrition;feeding of animals;nutrition of animals;human nutrition;import;veterinary inspection;veterinary control;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;China;People’s Republic of China,17 +39151,"2011/256/EU: Council Decision of 11 April 2011 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Argentine Republic pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Whereas:(1) On 29 January 2007 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with certain other Members of the World Trade Organization under Article XXIV:6 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 in the course of the accessions to the European Union of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania.(2) Negotiations have been conducted by the Commission within the framework of the negotiating directives adopted by the Council.(3) These negotiations have been concluded and the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Argentine Republic pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union (the Agreement) was initialled on 22 September 2010.(4) The Agreement should be signed,. The signing of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Argentine Republic pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union (the Agreement) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union, subject to the conclusion of the Agreement (1). The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Union. This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.. Done at Luxembourg, 11 April 2011.For the CouncilThe PresidentPINTÉR S.(1)  The text of the Agreement will be published together with the decision on its conclusion. +",accession to the European Union;EU accession;accession to the Community;act of accession;application for accession;consequence of accession;request for accession;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;Argentina;Argentine Republic;trade agreement (EU);EC trade agreement,17 +5752,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1322/2013 of 11 December 2013 on the granting of unlimited duty-free access to the Union for 2014 to certain goods originating in Norway resulting from the processing of agricultural products covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 1216/2009. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1216/2009 of 30 November 2009 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products (1), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Having regard to Council Decision 2004/859/EC of 25 October 2004 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway on Protocol 2 to the bilateral Free Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway (2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,Whereas:(1) Protocol No 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway (3), of 14 May 1973 and Protocol 3 to the EEA Agreement, as amended by Decisions of the EEA Joint Committee No 140/2001 (4) and No 138/2004 (5) (hereinafter referred to as ‘Protocol 3 to the EEA Agreement’) determine the trade arrangements for certain agricultural and processed agricultural products between the Contracting Parties.(2) Protocol 3 to the EEA Agreement provides for a zero duty applying to waters containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured, classified under CN code 2202 10 00, and other non-alcoholic beverages containing sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured but not containing products of headings 0401 to 0404 or fat obtained from products of headings 0401 to 0404, classified under CN code 2202 90 10.(3) The zero duty for the waters and other beverages in question has been temporarily suspended for Norway by the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway concerning Protocol 2 to the bilateral Free Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway (6) (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters’) approved by Decision 2004/859/EC. According to the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, duty free imports of goods of the CN codes 2202 10 00 and ex 2202 90 10 originating in Norway are to be permitted only within the limits of a duty free quota while a duty is to be paid for imports outside the quota allocation.(4) Furthermore, the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters requires that the products in question be granted unlimited duty-free access to the Union if the tariff quota has not been exhausted by 31 October of the previous year. According to data provided to the Commission, the annual quota for 2013 for the waters and beverages in question opened by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1085/2012 (7) had not been exhausted by 31 October 2013. Therefore, the products in question should be granted unlimited duty free access to the Union from 1 January to 31 December 2014.(5) It is therefore necessary not to apply for 2014 the temporary suspension of the duty free regime applied under Protocol No 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway of 14 May 1973.(6) For reasons of legal certainty, it is appropriate to repeal provisions of Union law which no longer produce legal effects with regard to present or future situations. Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1085/2012 should therefore be repealed.(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on horizontal questions concerning trade in processed agricultural products not listed in Annex I,. 1.   From 1 January to 31 December 2014, the goods classified under CN codes 2202 10 00 (waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured) and ex 2202 90 10 (other non-alcoholic beverages containing sugar (sucrose or invert sugar)) originating in Norway shall be granted unlimited duty free access to the Union.2.   The rules of origin applicable to the goods referred to in paragraph 1 shall be those set out in Protocol No 3 of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway of 14 May 1973. Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1085/2012 is repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 January 2014.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 December 2013.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 328, 15.12.2009, p. 10.(2)  OJ L 370, 17.12.2004, p. 70.(3)  OJ L 171, 27.6.1973, p. 2.(4)  Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 140/2001 of 23 November 2001 amending Protocols 2 and 3 to the EEA Agreement, concerning processed and other agricultural products (OJ L 22, 24.1.2002, p. 34).(5)  Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 138/2004 of 29 October 2004 amending Protocol 3 to the EEA Agreement, concerning products referred to in Article 8(3)(b) of the Agreement (OJ L 342, 18.11.2004, p. 30).(6)  OJ L 370, 17.12.2004, p. 72.(7)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1085/2012 of 20 November 2012 opening the tariff quota for the year 2013 for the importation into the European Union of certain goods originating in Norway resulting from the processing of agricultural products covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 1216/2009 (OJ L 322, 21.11.2012, p. 2). +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;Norway;Kingdom of Norway;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;import (EU);Community import;non-alcoholic beverage;refreshing drink;refreshment,17 +41547,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 896/2012 of 28 September 2012 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 October 2012. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 1 October 2012 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 1 October 2012, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 September 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 1 October 2012CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I14.9.2012-27.9.20121. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/t)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 280,48 226,05 — — —Fob price USA — — 258,85 248,85 228,85Gulf of Mexico premium — 18,26 — — —Great Lakes premium 18,00 — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 13,39 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: 49,02 EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +33929,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 155/2007 of 16 February 2007 fixing the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 25th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 of 9 November 2005 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/99 as regards measures for the disposal of cream, butter and concentrated butter on the Community market (2), the intervention agencies may sell by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of butter of intervention stocks that they hold and may grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 25 of that Regulation lays down that in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter and concentrated butter. It is further laid down that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure. The amount of the processing security as referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 should be fixed accordingly.(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. For the 25th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 the amount of the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter and the amount the processing security, as referred to in Articles 25 and 28 of that Regulation respectively, are fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 February 2007.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 February 2007.For the CommissionJean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).(2)  OJ L 308, 25.11.2005, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2107/2005 (OJ L 337, 22.12.2005, p. 20).ANNEXMaximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter and processing security for the 25th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005(EUR/100 kg)Formula A BIncorporation procedure With tracers Without tracers With tracers Without tracersMaximum aid Butter ≥ 82 % 17,5 14 — 14Butter < 82 % — 13,65 — 13,65Concentrated butter 20 16,5 20 16,5Cream — — 9 6Processing security Butter 19 — — —Concentrated butter 22 — 22 —Cream — — 10 — +",award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;concentrated product;concentrate;condensed foodstuff;condensed product;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;cream;dairy cream;sales aid;butter,17 +36823,"Commission Directive 2009/85/EC of 29 July 2009 amending Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council to include coumatetralyl as an active substance in Annex I thereto (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 16(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007 of 4 December 2007 on the second phase of the 10-year work programme referred to in Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (2) establishes a list of active substances to be assessed, with a view to their possible inclusion in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC. That list includes coumatetralyl.(2) Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007, coumatetralyl has been evaluated in accordance with Article 11(2) of Directive 98/8/EC for use in product-type 14, rodenticides, as defined in Annex V to Directive 98/8/EC.(3) Denmark was designated as Rapporteur Member State and submitted the competent authority report, together with a recommendation, to the Commission on 29 September 2005 in accordance with Article 14(4) and (6) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007.(4) The competent authority report was reviewed by the Member States and the Commission. In accordance with Article 15(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007, the findings of the review were incorporated, within the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products on 20 February 2009, in an assessment report.(5) It appears from the examinations made that biocidal products used as rodenticides and containing coumatetralyl may be expected not to present a risk to humans except for accidental incidents with children. A risk has been identified regarding non-target animals. However, coumatetralyl is for the time being considered essential for reasons of public health and hygiene. It is therefore justified to include coumatetralyl in Annex I, in order to ensure that in all Member States authorisations for biocidal products used as rodenticides and containing coumatetralyl can be granted, modified, or cancelled in accordance with Article 16(3) of Directive 98/8/EC.(6) In the light of the findings of the assessment report, it is appropriate to require that specific risk mitigation measures are applied at product authorisation level to products containing coumatetralyl and used as rodenticides. Such measures should be aimed at limiting the risk of primary and secondary exposure of humans and non-target animals. To this end, certain constraints such as the maximum concentration, the prohibition on marketing the active substance in products which are not ready to use and the use of aversive agents should be imposed across the board, while other conditions should be imposed by the Member States on a case-by-case basis.(7) In view of the identified risks, coumatetralyl should be included in Annex I for five years only and should be made subject to a comparative risk assessment in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 10(5)(i) of Directive 98/8/EC before its inclusion in Annex I is renewed.(8) It is important that the provisions of this Directive be applied simultaneously in all the Member States in order to ensure equal treatment of biocidal products on the market containing the active substance coumatetralyl and also to facilitate the proper operation of the biocidal products market in general.(9) A reasonable period should be allowed to elapse before an active substance is included in Annex I in order to permit Member States and the interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements entailed and to ensure that applicants who have prepared dossiers can benefit fully from the 10-year period of data protection, which, in accordance with Article 12(1)(c)(ii) of Directive 98/8/EC, starts from the date of inclusion.(10) After inclusion, Member States should be allowed a reasonable period to implement Article 16(3) of Directive 98/8/EC, and in particular, to grant, modify or cancel authorisations of biocidal products in product-type 14 containing coumatetralyl to ensure that they comply with Directive 98/8/EC.(11) Directive 98/8/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.(12) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products,. Annex I to Directive 98/8/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive. 1.   Member States shall adopt and publish, by 30 June 2010 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive.They shall apply those provisions from 1 July 2011.When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 July 2009.For the CommissionStavros DIMASMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 123, 24.4.1998, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 325, 11.12.2007, p. 3.ANNEXThe following entry ‘No 28’ is inserted in Annex I to Directive 98/8/EC:No Common Name IUPAC Name Minimum purity of the active substance in the biocidal product as placed on the market Date of inclusion Deadline for compliance with Article 16(3) Expiry date of inclusion Product type Specific provisions (1)‘28 Coumatetralyl Coumatetralyl 980 g/kg 1 July 2011 30 June 2013 30 June 2016 14 In view of the identified risks for non-target animals, the active substance shall be subject to a comparative risk assessment in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 10(5)(i) of Directive 98/8/EC before its inclusion in this Annex is renewed.1. The nominal concentration of the active substance in products other than tracking powder shall not exceed 375 mg/kg and only ready-for use products shall be authorised.2. Products shall contain an aversive agent and, where appropriate, a dye.3. Primary as well as secondary exposure of humans, non-target animals and the environment are minimised, by considering and applying all appropriate and available risk mitigation measures. These include, amongst others, the restriction to professional use only, setting an upper limit to the package size and laying down obligations to use tamper resistant and secured bait boxes.’(1)  For the implementation of the common principles of Annex VI, the content and conclusions of assessment reports are available on the Commission website: http://ec.europa.eu/comm/environment/biocides/index.htm +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;plant health legislation;phytosanitary legislation;regulations on plant health;pesticide;fungicide;chemical product;chemical agent;chemical body;chemical nomenclature;chemical substance;chemicals;public health;health of the population,17 +1862,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1084/95 of 15 May 1995 abolishing the protective measure applicable to imports of garlic originating in Taiwan and replacing it with a certificate of origin. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden and by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Articles 22 b and 29 (2) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93 of 12 July 1993 on the application of the system of import licences for garlic imported from third countries (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1662/94 (4), makes the release of garlic for free circulation in the Community subject to the presentation of an import licence;Whereas, by means of Regulation (EC) No 2091/94 (5), the Commission took a protective measure applicable to imports of garlic originating in Taiwan and Vietnam whereby the issue of import licences is suspended until 31 May 1995 for these two countries;Whereas, in the case of Taiwan, the protective measure should not be pursued; whereas, however, because of well-founded doubts as to the true origin of garlic imports from Taiwan and so as to avoid any deflections of trade based on inexact documents, the safeguard measure should be replaced by the introduction of certificates of origin issued by the competent national authorities in accordance with Articles 55 to 65 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3254/94 (7); whereas, for the same reason, direct transport to the Community of garlic originating in Taiwan must be imposed;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,. Regulation (EC) No 2091/94 shall no longer apply to Taiwan from the date of entry into force of this Regulation. 1. The release for free circulation in the Community of garlic originating in Taiwan shall be subject to the following conditions:(a) the presentation of a certificate of origin issued by the competent national authorities of the country of origin, in accordance with Articles 55 to 65 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93;and (b) the product must be transported direct from Taiwan into the Community.2. The competent authorities for issuing certificates of origin are listed in the Annex.3. The following shall be considered as transported direct from Taiwan to the Community:(a) products transported without passing through the territory of any other country;(b) products transported through the territory of countries other than Taiwan with or without transhipment or temporary warehousing within those countries, provided that transport through those countries is justified for geographical reasons or exclusively on account of transport requirements and that the products:- have remained under the supervision of the customs authorities of the country of transit or warehousing,- have not entered into commerce or been released for consumption,and - have not undergone operations other than loading, reloading or any other operation intended to keep them in good condition.4. Evidence that the conditions specified in point (b) of paragraph 3 have been fulfilled shall be supplied to the customs authorities in the Community by the production of:(a) single transport document issued in Taiwan covering passage through the country of transit;(b) a certificate issued by the customs authorities of the country of transit:- giving an exact description of the goods,- stating the dates of unloading and reloading or of their embarcation or disembarcation, identifying the vessels used, and - certifying the conditions under which the goods remained in the transit country;or (c) failing these, any substantiating documents. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 May 1995.For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the CommissionANNEXAuthorities referred to Article 2 paragraph 2Bureau of Commodity Inspection & Quarantine Ministry of Economic Affairs for Export & Import Certificate issuing on behalf of Ministry of Economic Affairs Republic of China +",import;bulb vegetable;garlic;onion;scallion;shallot;free circulation;putting into free circulation;transport document;TIR carnet;accompanying document;consignment note;way bill;Taiwan;Formosa;Republic of China (Taiwan);certificate of origin,17 +19418,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2201/1999 of 15 October 1999 establishing the quantities to be allocated to importers from the 2000 Community quantitative quotas on certain products originating in the People's Republic of China. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 520/94 of 7 March 1994 establishing a Community procedure for administering quantitative quotas(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 138/96(2) and in particular Articles 9 and 13 thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1369/1999 of 25 June 1999 establishing administration procedures for the 2000 quantitative quotas for certain products originating in the People's Republic of China(3), and in particular Article 6 thereof,(1) Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1369/1999 established the portion of each of the quotas concerned reserved for traditional and other importers and the conditions and methods for participating in the allocation of the quantities available; whereas importers lodged applications for import licences with the competent national authorities between 27 June and 10 September at 3 p.m., Brussels time, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1369/1999;(2) Whereas the Commission has received from the Member States, pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1369/1999, particulars of the numbers and aggregate volume of import licence applications submitted and the total volume imported by traditional importers in 1997 or 1998, the reference years;(3) Whereas the Commission is now able, on the basis of that information, to establish uniform quantitative criteria by which the competent national authorities may satisfy licence applications submitted by importers in the Member States for the 2000 quantitative quotas;(4) Whereas examination of the figures supplied by Member States shows that the aggregate volume of applications submitted by traditional importers for the products listed in Annex I to this Regulation exceeds the portion of the quota set aside for them; whereas the applications must therefore be met by applying the uniform rate of reduction/increase shown in Annex I to the volume of each importer's imports, expressed in quantity or value terms, over the reference period;(5) Whereas examination of the figures supplied by Member States shows that the aggregate volume of applications submitted by non-traditional importers for the products listed in Annex II to this Regulation exceeds the portion of the quota set aside for them; whereas the applications must therefore be met by applying the uniform rate of reduction shown in Annex II to the amounts requested by each importer, as limited by Regulation (EC) No 1369/1999,. In response to licence applications in respect of the products listed in Annex I duly submitted by traditional importers, the competent national authorities shall allocate each importer a quantity or value equal to his imports for 1997 or 1998, as indicated by the importer, adjusted by the rate of reduction/increase specified in the said Annex for each quota.Where the use of this quantitative criterion would entail allocating an amount greater than that applied for, the quantity or value allocated shall be limited to that specified in the application. In response to licence applications in respect of the products listed in Annex II duly submitted by non-traditional importers, the competent national authorities shall allocate each importer a quantity or value equal to the amount requested within the limits set by Regulation (EC) No 1369/1999, adjusted by the rate of reduction specified in the said Annex for each quota. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 October 1999.For the CommissionPascal LAMYMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 66, 10.3.1994, p. 1.(2) OJ L 21, 27.1.1996, p. 6.(3) OJ L 162, 26.6.1999, p. 35.ANNEX IRate of reduction/increase applicable to imports in 1997 or 1998(traditional importers)>TABLE>ANNEX IIRate of reduction applicable to the volume requested within the limits of the maximum amounts fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1369/1999(non-traditional importers)>TABLE> +",import;footwear industry;bootmaker;shoe industry;shoemaker;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;household article;crockery;plates and dishes;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;China;People’s Republic of China,17 +1509,"Commission Decision of 11 May 1993 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 April 1992 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in non-member countries. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities,Having regard to the Staff Regulations of the Officials of the European Communities laid down by Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 3761/92 (2), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 13 of Annex X thereto,Whereas pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations Council Regulation No 3948/92 (3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 January 1992 to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment;Whereas the Commission has made a number of adjustments to these weightings in recent months, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations (4);Whereas some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 April 1992 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain non-member countries the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weighting and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down or adjusted,. With effect from 1 April 1992 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.The exchange rates for the payment of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the budget of the European Communities during the month preceding the date on which this Decision takes effect.. Done at Brussels, 11 May 1993.For the Commission Hans VAN DEN BROEK Member of the CommissionANNEX>TABLE> +",European official;EC basic post;EC staff;EU official;official of the EU;official of the European Union;staff of the EC;third country;pay rise;wage increase;pay;remuneration;salary;wages;regulations for civil servants;exchange rate;dual exchange rate,17 +42592,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 536/2013 of 11 June 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 establishing a list of permitted health claims made on foods other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children’s development and health Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the Commission adopted Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 of 16 May 2012 establishing a list of permitted health claims made on foods other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children’s development and health (2). The list as established by Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 contains 222 permitted health claims, corresponding to 497 entries in the consolidated list (3) submitted to the European Food Safety Authority (the Authority) for a scientific assessment.(2) However, at the time of the adoption of the list of permitted health claims, there were a number of health claims whose evaluation by the Authority or consideration by the Commission was not finalised (4).(3) For health claims on micro-organisms which, in its initial assessment, the Authority considered insufficiently characterised and health claims for which it concluded that ‘the evidence provided is insufficient to establish a cause and effect relationship’, the Commission and Member States agreed that they would not be able to consider their inclusion or non-inclusion in the list of permitted claims unless a further assessment was carried out by the Authority. The Authority finalised its assessments on these health claims and published its opinions on 5 June and 7 August 2012 (5) concluding that, on the basis of the data submitted, a cause and effect relationship has been established between a food category, a food or one of its constituents and the claimed effect for two health claims (6).(4) The Commission has finalised its consideration of all health claims submitted for evaluation except for four categories of claims made on specific groups of food or one of their constituents. Those categories include claims on plant or herbal substances, commonly known as ‘botanical substances’, claims on specific foodstuffs, namely foods for use in very low calorie diets and foods with reduced lactose content, claims on caffeine and a claim on carbohydrates.(5) As regards botanical substances, Member States and stakeholders expressed concerns as regards the difference in consideration given to the evidence based on ‘traditional use’ on the one hand under Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 in relation to health claims and on the other hand under Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use (7) concerning the use as traditional herbal medicinal products. Since the Commission considers that these concerns are relevant and require further reflection and consultation, a decision on claims relating to botanical substances (8) should only be taken once those steps have been completed.(6) As regards the health claims referring to the effects of very low calorie diets (9) and foods with reduced lactose content (10), the current revision of the legislation on foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses (11) might have an impact on those health claims. In order to avoid potential inconsistencies with that legislation, a decision on the health claims referring to those foodstuffs should only be taken once that revision has been finalised.(7) As regards the health claims referring to the effects of caffeine (12), Member States expressed concerns in relation to the safety of caffeine intake within different target groups of the population. Since the Commission considers that these concerns are relevant and require further scientific advice by the Authority, a decision on claims relating to caffeine should only be taken once that step has been completed.(8) As regards the health claim referring to the beneficial effects of carbohydrates (13), some Member States raised concerns as to its authorisation, because they consider it being potentially confusing to the consumer, particularly in light of national dietary advice to reduce sugars consumption. Since the Commission considers that, for this specific claim, conflicting objectives need to be reconciled, further analysis will be required for setting conditions of use for that claim. Therefore, a decision on the claim relating to carbohydrates should only be taken once this analysis has been completed.(9) In order to ensure transparency and legal security for all interested parties, claims the consideration of which has not yet been completed will remain published on the website of the Commission (14) and may continue to be used pursuant to paragraphs 5 and 6 of Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006.(10) Health claims corresponding to the conclusions of the Authority that a cause and effect relationship has been established between a food category, a food or one of its constituents and the claimed effect and which comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 should be authorised under Article 13(3) of that Regulation, and included in the list of permitted claims established by Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 (15).(11) Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 provides that permitted health claims must be accompanied with all necessary conditions (including restrictions) for their use. Accordingly, the list of permitted claims should include the wording of the claims and specific conditions of use of the claims, and where applicable, conditions or restrictions of use and/or an additional statement or warning, in accordance with the rules laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 and in line with the opinions of the Authority.(12) Pursuant to Article 6(1) and Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 health claims need to be based on generally accepted scientific evidence. Accordingly, health claims that did not receive a favourable assessment on their scientific substantiation by the Authority, during either the initial assessment or during the ‘further assessment’ process, should not be authorised.(13) Authorisation may also legitimately be withheld if health claims do not comply with other general and specific requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, even in the case of a favourable scientific assessment by the Authority. The Authority concluded that for one claim on the effect of L-arginine (16) on the maintenance of normal ammonia clearance and for another claim on the effect of L-tyrosine (17) on the normal synthesis of catecholamines a cause and effect relationship has been established. The Commission and the Member States have considered whether health claims reflecting those conclusions should be authorised. On the basis of the data submitted and of the current scientific knowledge, the Authority concluded that no conditions of use can be defined which would accompany the health claim on L-arginine (18), while for the health claim on L-tyrosine, the Authority proposed as appropriate conditions of use that ‘a food should be at least a source of protein as per Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006’ (19). In the Authority’s response of 9 November 2012 to the request of the Commission for clarification, the Authority noted that its conclusions for those claims were based on the known biochemical role of the two amino acids, as contained in protein. It added that it could not provide a quantitative indication of the necessary daily intake of L-tyrosine and L-arginine per se to produce the respective beneficial physiological effects. Accordingly, it is not possible to establish specific conditions for the use of those claims to ensure that the amino acids are contained in the final product in a quantity that will produce the respective beneficial physiological effects in accordance with point (i) of Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. In the absence of such specific conditions of use the beneficial effect of the substance to which the claim relates cannot be assured. Therefore, those claims could be misleading the consumer and should not be included in the lists of permitted health claims.(14) This Regulation should apply six months after the date of its entry into force to enable food business operators to adapt to its requirements, including the prohibition according to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of those health claims whose evaluation by the Authority and whose consideration by the Commission has been completed.(15) In line with Article 20(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the Register of nutrition and health claims containing all authorised health claims and those rejected and the reasons for their rejection should be updated in the light of the present Regulation and its deferred application.(16) Comments and positions from the members of the public and interested stakeholders, received by the Commission have been adequately considered when setting the measures provided for in this Regulation.(17) Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly.(18) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, and neither the European Parliament nor the Council have opposed them,. The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 2 January 2014.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 June 2013.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 404, 30.12.2006, p. 9.(2)  OJ L 136, 25.5.2012, p. 1.(3)  http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/topics/topic/article13.htm(4)  Corresponding to 2232 entries (IDs) in the consolidated list.(5)  http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/publications.htm(6)  Corresponding to entries ID 2926 and ID 1164 in the consolidated list.(7)  OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 67.(8)  Corresponding to 2078 entries (IDs) in the consolidated list.(9)  Corresponding to entry ID 1410 in the consolidated list.(10)  Corresponding to entries ID 646, ID 1224, ID 1238, ID 1339 in the consolidated list.(11)  COM(2011) 353 final.(12)  Corresponding to entries ID 737, ID 1486, ID 1488, ID 1490, ID 736, ID 1101, ID 1187, ID 1485, ID 1491, ID 2063, ID 2103, ID 2375 in the consolidated list.(13)  Corresponding to entries ID 603 and ID 653 in the consolidated list.(14)  http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/labellingnutrition/claims/index_en.htm(15)  Corresponding to 16 entries (IDs) in the consolidated list, as they appear in the Annex to this Regulation.(16)  Corresponding to entry ID 4683 in the consolidated list.(17)  Corresponding to entry ID 1928 in the consolidated list.(18)  http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/2051.pdf(19)  http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/2270.pdfANNEXIn the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, the following entries of permitted health claims are inserted in alphabetical order:Nutrient, substance, food or food category Claim Conditions of use of the claim Conditions and/or restrictions of use of the food and/or additional statement or warning EFSA Journal number Relevant entry number in the Consolidated List submitted to EFSA for its assessmentAlpha-cyclodextrin Consumption of alpha-cyclodextrin as part of a starch-containing meal contributes to the reduction of the blood glucose rise after that meal The claim may be used for food which contains at least 5 g of alpha-cyclodextrin per 50 g of starch in a quantified portion as part of the meal. In order to bear the claim information shall be given to the consumer that the beneficial effect is obtained by consuming the alpha-cyclodextrin as part of the meal. 2012; 10(6):2713 2926Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) DHA contributes to the maintenance of normal blood triglyceride levels The claim may be used only for food which provides a daily intake of 2 g of DHA and which contains DHA in combination with eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). In order to bear the claim, information shall be given to the consumer that the beneficial effect is obtained with a daily intake of 2 g of DHA. When the claim is used on food supplements and/or fortified foods information shall also be given to consumers not to exceed a supplemental daily intake of 5 g of EPA and DHA combined. The claim shall not be used for foods targeting children. 2010; 8(10):1734 533, 691, 3150Docosahexaenoic acid and Eicosapentaenoic acid (DHA/EPA) DHA and EPA contribute to the maintenance of normal blood pressure The claim may be used only for food which provides a daily intake of 3 g of EPA and DHA. In order to bear the claim, information shall be given to the consumer that the beneficial effect is obtained with a daily intake of 3 g of EPA and DHA. When the claim is used on food supplements and/or fortified foods information shall also be given to consumers not to exceed a supplemental daily intake of 5 g of EPA and DHA combined. The claim shall not be used for foods targeting children. 2009; 7(9):1263 502, 506, 516, 703, 1317, 1324Docosahexaenoic acid and Eicosapentaenoic acid (DHA/EPA) DHA and EPA contribute to the maintenance of normal blood triglyceride levels The claim may be used only for food which provides a daily intake of 2 g of EPA and DHA. In order to bear the claim, information shall be given to the consumer that the beneficial effect is obtained with a daily intake of 2 g of EPA and DHA. When the claim is used on food supplements and/or fortified foods information shall also be given to consumers not to exceed a supplemental daily intake of 5 g of EPA and DHA combined. The claim shall not be used for foods targeting children. 2009; 7(9):1263 506, 517, 527, 538, 1317, 1324, 1325Dried plums of ‘prune’ cultivars (Prunus domestica L.) Dried plums/prunes contribute to normal bowel function The claim may be used only for food which provides a daily intake of 100 g of dried plums (prunes). In order to bear the claim, information shall be given to the consumer that the beneficial effect is obtained with a daily intake of 100 g of dried plums (prunes). 2012; 10(6):2712 1164Fructose Consumption of foods containing fructose leads to a lower blood glucose rise compared to foods containing sucrose or glucose In order to bear the claim, glucose and/or sucrose should be replaced by fructose in sugar-sweetened foods or drinks so that the reduction in content of glucose and/or sucrose, in these foods or drinks, is at least 30 %. 2011; 9(6):2223 558 +",consumer information;consumer education;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;food safety;food product safety;food quality safety;safety of food;child;childhood;children;labelling,17 +12321,"94/338/EC: Commission Decision of 25 May 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Directive 90/425/EEC as regards the taking of samples for the purpose of veterinary inspections at the place of destination. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (2), and in particular Article 5 (3) thereof,Whereas the competent authority of the Member State may, at the places of destination of animals and proudcts, establish by means of non-discriminatory veterinary spot checks that the requirements of Article 3 of Directive 90/425/EEC have been complied with; whereas it may at the same time take samples in accordance, with Article 5 (1) (a);Whereas in order to ensure that checks at destination are carried out efficiently and to prevent any subsequent difficulties in intra-Community trade whilst safeguarding the interests of the parties concerned, certain detailed rules for the taking of samples should be laid down;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. Where the competent authority at the place of destination takes samples from animals in intra-Community trade, it shall comply with the rules laid down in Articles 2 and 3. 1.   Samples taken as a part of non-discriminatory spot checks shall be taken as soon as possible and in any case not later than two working days after the date of arrival of the animals at the place of destination mentioned on the certificate or document referred to in Article 3 (1) (d) of Directive 90/425/EEC.2.   The time limit of two working days shall not apply to checks carried out by the competent authorities on the basis of information which leads to presume that an infringement has occured.3.   Without prejudice to paragraph 1, where the consignee is an intermediary redistributing the animals, as referred to in Article 5 (1) (b) (iii) of Directive 90/425/EEC, a further period of two working days shall apply from the arrival of the animals at their final national destination in the Member State. 1.   The samples shall be taken in duplicate or in sufficient quantity to provide at least two aliquots for testing.2.   The first sample or aliquot shall be tested in a laboratory approved by the competent authority for the disease in question.3.   The second sample or aliquot or as the case may be the aliquots shall be clearly identified and stored under suitable conditions for a period of at least one month under the control of the competent authority. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 May 1994.For the CommissionRené STEICHENMember of the Commission(1)  OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29.(2)  OJ No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49. +",animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;live animal;animal on the hoof;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;health certificate;intra-EU trade;intra-Community trade,17 +42187,"2013/769/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 11 December 2013 refusing the request by Hungary to introduce a Quick Reaction Mechanism special measure derogating from Article 193 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax (notified under document C(2013) 9007). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (1), and in particular Article 199b thereof,Whereas:(1) By notification registered at the Commission on 27 November 2013, Hungary requested authorisation to introduce a Quick Reaction Mechanism special measure derogating from Article 193 of Directive 2006/112/EC.(2) According to that notification, it has come to the attention of the national authorities that a number of traders have engaged in tax evasion by not paying VAT to the competent tax authorities.(3) The requested measure consists in designating the taxable person to whom goods, in this case sugar, are supplied as liable for the payment of VAT instead of the supplier.(4) On 4 December 2013, the Commission notified the Member States that it had all the information necessary to appraise the request.(5) On the basis of detailed fraud figures in this sector provided by Hungary, it clearly appears that fraud in the sector was already of a substantive nature in 2011 and 2012.(6) Therefore, it has been established that the fraud identified is not of a sudden nature within the meaning of Article 199b of Directive 2006/112/EC.(7) The requested derogation should therefore not be granted,. Hungary may not introduce the requested Quick Reaction Mechanism special measure derogating from Article 193 of Directive 2006/112/EC. This Decision is addressed to Hungary.. Done at Brussels, 11 December 2013.For the CommissionAlgirdas ŠEMETAMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 347, 11.12.2006, p. 1. +",tax evasion;Hungary;Republic of Hungary;delivery;consignment;delivery costs;means of delivery;shipment;taxpayer;sugar;fructose;fruit sugar;VAT;turnover tax;value added tax;tax avoidance;tax haven,17 +32840,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1329/2006 of 8 September 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 1725/2003 adopting certain international accounting standards in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee's (IFRIC's) Interpretations 8 and 9 (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 July 2002 on the application of international accounting standards (1), and in particular Article 3(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) By Commission Regulation (EC) No 1725/2003 (2) certain international standards and interpretations that were extant at 14 September 2002 were adopted.(2) On 12 January 2006, the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) published IFRIC Interpretation 8 Scope of IFRS 2. IFRIC 8 clarifies that the accounting standard International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 2 Share-based Payment applies to arrangements where an entity makes share-based payments for apparently nil or inadequate consideration.(3) On 1 March 2006, IFRIC published IFRIC Interpretation 9 Reassessment of Embedded Derivatives. IFRIC 9 clarifies certain aspects of the treatment of embedded derivatives under IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement.(4) The consultation with the Technical Expert Group (TEG) of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) confirms that IFRIC 8 and IFRIC 9 meet the technical criteria for adoption set out in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002.(5) Regulation (EC) No 1725/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Accounting Regulatory Committee,. The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1725/2003 is amended as follows:1. The International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee’s (IFRIC's) Interpretation 8 Scope of IFRS 2 is inserted as set out in the Annex to this Regulation;2. IFRIC's Interpretation 9 Reassessment of Embedded Derivatives is inserted as set out in the Annex to this Regulation. (1)   Each company shall apply IFRIC 8 as set out in the Annex to this Regulation as from the commencement date of its 2006 financial year at the latest, except for companies with a January, February, March or April commencement date which shall apply IFRIC 8 as from the commencement date of the 2007 financial year at the latest.(2)   Each company shall apply IFRIC 9 as set out in the Annex to this Regulation as from the commencement date of its 2006 financial year at the latest, except for companies with a January, February, March, April or May commencement date which shall apply IFRIC 9 as from the commencement date of the 2007 financial year at the latest. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 8 September 2006.For the CommissionCharlie McCREEVYMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 243, 11.9.2002, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 261, 13.10.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 708/2006 (OJ L 122, 9.5.2006, p. 19).ANNEXINTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDSIFRIC 8 IFRIC Interpretation 8 Scope of IFRS 2IFRIC 9 IFRIC Interpretation 9 Reassessment of Embedded Derivatives‘Reproduction allowed within the European Economic Area. All existing rights reserved outside the EEA, with the exception of the right to reproduce for the purposes of personal use or other fair dealing. Further information can be obtained from the IASB at www.iasb.org’IFRIC INTERPRETATION 8Scope of IFRS 2References— IAS 8 Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors— IFRS 2 Share-based PaymentBackground1. IFRS 2 applies to share-based payment transactions in which the entity receives or acquires goods or services. ‘Goods’ includes inventories, consumables, property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and other non-financial assets (IFRS 2, paragraph 5). Consequently, except for particular transactions excluded from its scope, IFRS 2 applies to all transactions in which the entity receives non-financial assets or services as consideration for the issue of equity instruments of the entity. IFRS 2 also applies to transactions in which the entity incurs liabilities, in respect of goods or services received, that are based on the price (or value) of the entity’s shares or other equity instruments of the entity.2. In some cases, however, it might be difficult to demonstrate that goods or services have been (or will be) received. For example, an entity may grant shares to a charitable organisation for nil consideration. It is usually not possible to identify the specific goods or services received in return for such a transaction. A similar situation might arise in transactions with other parties.3. IFRS 2 requires transactions in which share-based payments are made to employees to be measured by reference to the fair value of the share-based payments at grant date (IFRS 2, paragraph 11) (1). Hence, the entity is not required to measure directly the fair value of the employee services received.4. For transactions in which share-based payments are made to parties other than employees, IFRS 2 specifies a rebuttable presumption that the fair value of the goods or services received can be estimated reliably. In these situations, IFRS 2 requires the transaction to be measured at the fair value of the goods or services at the date the entity obtains the goods or the counterparty renders service (IFRS 2, paragraph 13). Hence, there is an underlying presumption that the entity is able to identify the goods or services received from parties other than employees. This raises the question of whether the IFRS applies in the absence of identifiable goods or services. That in turn raises a further question: if the entity has made a share-based payment and the identifiable consideration received (if any) appears to be less than the fair value of the share-based payment, does this situation indicate that goods or services have been received, even though they are not specifically identified, and therefore that IFRS 2 applies?5. It should be noted that the phrase ‘the fair value of the share-based payment’ refers to the fair value of the particular share-based payment concerned. For example, an entity might be required by government legislation to issue some portion of its shares to nationals of a particular country, which may be transferred only to other nationals of that country. Such a transfer restriction may affect the fair value of the shares concerned, and therefore those shares may have a fair value that is less than the fair value of otherwise identical shares that do not carry such restrictions. In this situation, if the question in paragraph 4 were to arise in the context of the restricted shares, the phrase ‘the fair value of the share-based payment’ would refer to the fair value of the restricted shares, not the fair value of other, unrestricted shares.Scope6. IFRS 2 applies to transactions in which an entity or an entity’s shareholders have granted equity instruments (2) or incurred a liability to transfer cash or other assets for amounts that are based on the price (or value) of the entity’s shares or other equity instruments of the entity. This Interpretation applies to such transactions when the identifiable consideration received (or to be received) by the entity, including cash and the fair value of identifiable non-cash consideration (if any), appears to be less than the fair value of the equity instruments granted or liability incurred. However, this Interpretation does not apply to transactions excluded from the scope of IFRS 2 in accordance with paragraphs 3 to 6 of that IFRS.Issue7. The issue addressed in the Interpretation is whether IFRS 2 applies to transactions in which the entity cannot identify specifically some or all of the goods or services received.Consensus8. IFRS 2 applies to particular transactions in which goods or services are received, such as transactions in which an entity receives goods or services as consideration for equity instruments of the entity. This includes transactions in which the entity cannot identify specifically some or all of the goods or services received.9. In the absence of specifically identifiable goods or services, other circumstances may indicate that goods or services have been (or will be) received, in which case IFRS 2 applies. In particular, if the identifiable consideration received (if any) appears to be less than the fair value of the equity instruments granted or liability incurred, typically this circumstance indicates that other consideration (i.e. unidentifiable goods or services) has been (or will be) received.10. The entity shall measure the identifiable goods or services received in accordance with IFRS 2.11. The entity shall measure the unidentifiable goods or services received (or to be received) as the difference between the fair value of the share-based payment and the fair value of any identifiable goods or services received (or to be received).12. The entity shall measure the unidentifiable goods or services received at the grant date. However, for cash-settled transactions, the liability shall be remeasured at each reporting date until it is settled.Effective date13. An entity shall apply this Interpretation for annual periods beginning on or after 1 May 2006. Earlier application is encouraged. If an entity applies this Interpretation to a period beginning before 1 May 2006, it shall disclose that fact.Transition14. An entity shall apply this Interpretation retrospectively in accordance with the requirements of IAS 8, subject to the transitional provisions of IFRS 2.IFRIC INTERPRETATION 9Reassessment of Embedded DerivativesReferences— IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement— IFRS 1 First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards— IFRS 3 Business CombinationsBackground1. IAS 39 paragraph 10 describes an embedded derivative as ‘a component of a hybrid (combined) instrument that also includes a non-derivative host contract — with the effect that some of the cash flows of the combined instrument vary in a way similar to a stand-alone derivative.’2. IAS 39 paragraph 11 requires an embedded derivative to be separated from the host contract and accounted for as a derivative if, and only if:(a) the economic characteristics and risks of the embedded derivative are not closely related to the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract;(b) a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded derivative would meet the definition of a derivative; and(c) the hybrid (combined) instrument is not measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss (ie a derivative that is embedded in a financial asset or financial liability at fair value through profit or loss is not separated).Scope3. Subject to paragraphs 4 and 5 below, this Interpretation applies to all embedded derivatives within the scope of IAS 39.4. This Interpretation does not address remeasurement issues arising from a reassessment of embedded derivatives.5. This Interpretation does not address the acquisition of contracts with embedded derivatives in a business combination nor their possible reassessment at the date of acquisition.Issue6. IAS 39 requires an entity, when it first becomes a party to a contract, to assess whether any embedded derivatives contained in the contract are required to be separated from the host contract and accounted for as derivatives under the Standard. This Interpretation addresses the following issues:(a) Does IAS 39 require such an assessment to be made only when the entity first becomes a party to the contract, or should the assessment be reconsidered throughout the life of the contract?(b) Should a first-time adopter make its assessment on the basis of the conditions that existed when the entity first became a party to the contract, or those prevailing when the entity adopts IFRSs for the first time?Consensus7. An entity shall assess whether an embedded derivative is required to be separated from the host contract and accounted for as a derivative when the entity first becomes a party to the contract. Subsequent reassessment is prohibited unless there is a change in the terms of the contract that significantly modifies the cash flows that otherwise would be required under the contract, in which case reassessment is required. An entity determines whether a modification to cash flows is significant by considering the extent to which the expected future cash flows associated with the embedded derivative, the host contract or both have changed and whether the change is significant relative to the previously expected cash flows on the contract.8. A first-time adopter shall assess whether an embedded derivative is required to be separated from the host contract and accounted for as a derivative on the basis of the conditions that existed at the later of the date it first became a party to the contract and the date a reassessment is required by paragraph 7.Effective date and transition9. An entity shall apply this Interpretation for annual periods beginning on or after 1 June 2006. Earlier application is encouraged. If an entity applies the Interpretation for a period beginning before 1 June 2006, it shall disclose that fact. The Interpretation shall be applied retrospectively.(1)  Under IFRS 2, all references to employees include others providing similar services.(2)  These include equity instruments of the entity, the entity’s parent and other entities in the same group as the entity. +",information;means of information;single market;Community internal market;EC internal market;EU single market;international standard;ISO standard;standardised accounting system;national accounting system of the United Nations;national standard accounting system;standardisation of accounts;standardised accounting plan;standardized accounting system;financial transaction;capital market;accounting,17 +43031,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1196/2013 of 22 November 2013 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Stakliškės (PGI)]. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Lithuania’s application to register the name ‘Stakliškės’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 November 2013.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Dacian CIOLOȘMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.(2)  OJ C 166, 12.6.2013, p. 8.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.8.   Other products listed in Annex I to the Treaty (spices, etc.)LITHUANIAStakliškės (PGI) +",designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;alcoholic beverage;fermented beverage;spirituous beverage;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification;Lithuania;Republic of Lithuania,17 +5855,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 141/2014 of 13 February 2014 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance plant oils/clove oil Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (1), and in particular Article 13(2)(c) and Article 78(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) The active substance plant oils/clove oil was included in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (2) by Commission Directive 2008/127/EC (3) in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 24b of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004 (4). Since the replacement of Directive 91/414/EEC by Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, this substance is deemed to have been approved under that Regulation and is listed in Part A of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (5).(2) In accordance with Article 25a of Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004, the European Food Safety Authority, hereinafter ‘the Authority’, presented to the Commission its view on the draft review report for plant oils/clove oil (6) on 16 December 2011. The Authority communicated its view on plant oils/clove oil to the notifier. The Commission invited the notifier to submit comments on the draft review report for plant oils/clove oil. The draft review report and the view of the Authority were reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and the draft review report was finalised on 13 December 2013 in the format of the Commission review report for plant oils/clove oil.(3) It is confirmed that the active substance plant oils/clove oil is to be deemed to have been approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.(4) In accordance with Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 in conjunction with Article 6 thereof and in the light of current scientific and technical knowledge, it is necessary to amend the conditions of approval. It is, in particular, appropriate to require further confirmatory information.(5) The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.(6) Member States should be provided with time to amend or withdraw authorisations for plant protection products containing plant oils/clove oil.(7) For plant protection products containing plant oils/clove oil, where Member States grant any grace period in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, this period should expire at the latest eighteen months after the date of entry into force of the regulation.(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Amendment to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. Transitional measuresMember States shall in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, where necessary, amend or withdraw existing authorisations for plant protection products containing plant oils/clove oil as active substance by 6 September 2014. Grace periodAny grace period granted by Member States in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 shall be as short as possible and shall expire on 6 September 2015 at the latest. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 February 2014.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1.(2)  Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1).(3)  Commission Directive 2008/127/EC of 18 December 2008 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include several active substances (OJ L 344, 20.12.2008, p. 89).(4)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004 of 3 December 2004 laying down further detailed rules for the implementation of the fourth stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC (OJ L 379, 24.12.2004, p. 13).(5)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of approved active substances (OJ L 153, 11.6.2011, p. 1).(6)  Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance plant oils/clove oil. EFSA Journal 2012;10(1):2506. [43 pp.] doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2012.2506. Available online: www.efsa.europa.eu/efsajournalANNEXIn Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, row 241 on the active substance plant oils/clove oil is replaced by the following:Number Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions‘241 Plant oils/clove oil Clove Oil is a complex mixture of chemical substances. ≥ 800 g/kg 1 September 2009 31 August 2019 PART A(a) the technical specification;(b) data comparing natural background exposure situations of plant oils/clove oil, eugenol and methyl eugenol in relation to exposure from the use of plant oils/clove oil as a plant protection product. This data shall cover human exposure. +",vegetable oil;castor oil;colza oil;nut oil;palm oil;rape-seed oil;sesame oil;plant health control;phytosanitary control;phytosanitary inspection;plant health inspection;plant health product;plant protection product;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban,17 +25940,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 675/2003 of 14 April 2003 on the supply of vegetable oil as food aid. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 of 27 June 1996 on food-aid policy and food-aid management and special operations in support of food security(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1726/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2), and in particular Article 24(1)(b) thereof,Whereas:(1) The abovementioned Regulation lays down the list of countries and organisations eligible for Community aid and specifies the general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the fob stage.(2) Following the taking of a number of decisions on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has allocated vegetable oil to certain beneficiaries.(3) It is necessary to make these supplies in accordance with the rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2519/97 of 16 December 1997 laying down general rules for the mobilisation of products to be supplied under Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 as Community food aid(3). It is necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of supply to determine the resultant costs,. Vegetable oil shall be mobilised in the Community, as Community food aid for supply to the recipient listed in the Annex, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2519/97 and under the conditions set out in the Annex.The supply shall cover the mobilisation of vegetable oil produced in the Community. Mobilisation may not involve a product manufactured and/or packaged under inward processing arrangements.The tenderer is deemed to have noted and accepted all the general and specific conditions applicable. Any other condition or reservation included in his tender is deemed unwritten. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 April 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 166, 5.7.1996, p. 1.(2) OJ L 234, 1.9.2001, p. 10.(3) OJ L 346, 17.12.1997, p. 23.ANNEXLOTS A, B, C, D1. Action Nos: 94/02 (A); 95/02 (B); 96/02 (C); 97/02 (D)2. Beneficiary(2): UNRWA, Supply division, Amman Office, PO Box 140157, Amman - Jordan telex 21170 UNRWA JO; tel. (962-6) 586 41 26; fax 586 41 273. Beneficiary's representative: UNRWA Field Supply and Transport OfficerA: PO Box 19149, Jerusalem, Israel tel. (972-2) 589 05 55; telex 26194 UNRWA IL; fax 581 65 64B: PO Box 947, Beirut, Lebanon tel. (961-1) 84 04 61-6; fax 84 04 67C: PO Box 4313, Damascus, Syria tel. (963-11) 613 30 35; telex 412006 UNRWA SY; fax 613 30 47D: PO Box 484, Amman, Jordan tel. (962-6) 474 19 14/477 22 26; telex 23402 UNRWAJFO JO; fax 474 63 614. Country of destination: A: Israel (Gaza); B: Lebanon; C: Syria; D: Jordan5. Product to be mobilised: refined sunflower oil6. Total quantity (tonnes net): 11257. Number of lots: 4 (A: 275 tonnes; B: 315 tonnes; C: 194 tonnes; D: 341 tonnes)8. Characteristics and quality of the product(3)(4)(7): see OJ C 312, 31.10.2000, p. 1 (D.2)9. Packaging(6): see OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 (10.1 A, B and C.2)Weight of the empty bottle: 22 g minimum10. Labelling or marking(5): see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (III.A.(3))- Language to be used for the markings: English- Supplementary markings: NOT FOR SALElot D: ""Expiry date ..."" (date of manufacture plus 2 years)11. Method of mobilisation of the product: the Community market.The mobilisation may not involve a product manufactured and/or packaged under inward-processing arrangements.12. Specified delivery stage: A, C: free at port of landing - container terminalB, D: free at destination13. Alternative delivery stage: free at port of shipment14. a) Port of shipment: -b) Loading address: -:15. Port of landing: A: Ashdod; C: Lattakia16. Place of destination: UNRWA warehouse in Beirut (B) and Amman (D)- port or warehouse of transit: -- overland transport route: -17. Period or deadline of supply at the specified stage: - first deadline: A, B, C: 15.6.2003; D: 22.6.2003- second deadline: A, B, C: 29.6.2003; D: 6.7.200318. Period or deadline of supply at the alternative stage: - first deadline: 19 to 31.5.2003- second deadline: 2 to 15.6.200319. Deadline for the submission of tenders (at 12 noon, Brussels time): - first deadline: 29.4.2003- second deadline: 13.5.200320. Amount of tendering guarantee: EUR 15 per tonne21. Address for submission of tenders and tendering guarantees(1): Mr T. Vestergaard, Commission europĂŠenne, Bureau: L130, 7/46, B - 1049 Brussels; telex 25670 AGREC B; fax (32-2) 296 70 03/296 70 0422. Export refund: -LOT E1. Action No: 03CAB42. Beneficiary(2): EuronAid, PO Box 12, 2501-CA Den Haag Nederland, tel. (31-70) 33 05 757; fax 36 41 701; telex: 30960 EURON NL3. Beneficiary's representative: to be designated by the beneficiary4. Country of destination: Democratic Republic of Congo5. Product to be mobilised: refined sunflower oil6. Total quantity (tonnes net): 187. Number of lots: 18. Characteristics and quality of the product(3)(4): see OJ C 312, 31.10.2000, p. 1 (D.2)9. Packaging(8): see OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 (10.8 A, B and C.2)Weight of the empty container: 135 g minimum10. Labelling or marking(5): see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (III.A.(3))- Language to be used for the markings: French- Supplementary markings: -The containers may be marked by the application of labels11. Method of mobilisation of the product: the Community marketThe mobilisation may not involve a product manufactured and/or packaged under inward-processing arrangements.12. Specified delivery stage(9): free at port of shipment13. Alternative delivery stage: -14. a) Port of shipment: -b) Loading address: -:15. Port of landing: -16. Place of destination: - port or warehouse of transit: -- overland transport route: -17. Period or deadline of supply at the specified stage: - first deadline: 19.5 to 8.6.2003- second deadline: 2 to 22.6.200318. Period or deadline of supply at the alternative stage: - first deadline: -- second deadline: -19. Deadline for the submission of tenders (at 12 noon, Brussels time): - first deadline: 29.4.2003- second deadline: 13.5.200320. Amount of tendering guarantee: EUR 15 per tonne21. Address for submission of tenders and tendering guarantees(1): M. Vestergaard, European Commission, Bureau: L130 7/46, B - 1049 Brussels; telex 25670 AGREC B; fax (32-2) 296 70 03/296 70 0422. Export refund: -Before the Commission can award the supply contract, it needs various items of information about the tenderer concerned (in particular the bank account to be credited). These details are contained in a form available on the Internet at the following website:http://europa.eu.int/comm/ budget/execution/ftiers_fr.htm.If these details are missing, the tenderer designated as the supplier may not invoke the time limit for notification referred to in Article 9(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2519/97.You should therefore include the above form with your bid after filling in the required details.Notes:(1) Supplementary information: Torben Vestergaard (tel. (32-2) 299 30 50; fax (32-2) 296 20 05).(2) The supplier shall contact the beneficiary or its representative as soon as possible to establish which consignment documents are required.(3) The supplier shall deliver to the beneficiary a certificate from an official entity certifying that for the product to be delivered the standards applicable, relative to nuclear radiation, in the Member State concerned, have not been exceeded. The radioactivity certificate must indicate the caesium-134 and -137 and iodine-131 levels.(4) The supplier shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following document:- health certificate (including ""production date: ..."").(5) Notwithstanding OJ C 114, point III.A(3)(c) is replaced by the following: ""the words 'European Community'"".(6) Shipment to take place in 20-foot containers: Lots A and C: the contracted shipping terms shall be considered full liner terms free port of landing container yard and is understood to cover 15 days - Saturdays, Sundays and official public and religious holidays excluded - free of container detention charges at the port of discharge taken from the day/time of the arrival of the vessel. The 15 day period should be clearly marked on the bill of lading. Bona fide detention charges levied in respect of container detention(s) in excess of the said 15 days as detailed above will be borne by UNRWA. UNRWA shall not pay/not be charged any container deposit fees.After take-over of the goods at the delivery stage, the recipient will bear all costs of shifting the containers for destuffing outside the port area and of returning them to the container yard.(7) Lot C: the health certificate and the certificate of origin must be signed and stamped by a Syrian Consulate, including the statement that consular fees and charges have been paid.(8) Shipment to take place in 20-foot containers, condition FCL/FCL.The supplier shall be responsible for the cost of making the container available in the stack position at the container terminal at the port of shipment. The beneficiary shall be responsible for all subsequent loading costs, including the cost of moving the containers from the container terminal.The supplier has to submit to the beneficiary's agent a complete packing list of each container, specifying the number of cans belonging to each action number as specified in the invitation to tender.The supplier has to seal each container with a numbered locktainer (Oneseal, Sysko, Locktainer 180 or a similar high-security seal) the number of which is to be provided to the beneficiary's representative.(9) The tenderer's attention is drawn to the second subparagraph of Article 7(6) of Regulation (EC) No 2519/97. +",Israel;State of Israel;Mashreq;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;sunflower seed oil;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;Democratic Republic of the Congo;Congo Kinshasa;Zaire;food aid,17 +16814,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1153/97 of 24 June 1997 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 866/97 (2) and in particular Articles 9 and 12 thereof,Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 established a goods nomenclature, hereinafter called the 'combined nomenclature`, to meet, at one and the same time, the requirements of both the Common Customs Tariff and of the external trade statistics of the Community;Whereas it is necessary to amend the combined nomenclature to take into account Council Decision 97/359/EC of 24 March 1997 concerning the elimination of duties on information technology products (3), and Council Decision 97/360/EC of 24 March 1997 concerning the elimination of duties on certain spirituous beverages (4);Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Tariff and Statistical Nomenclature Section of the Customs Code Committee,. Annex I, Part Two, to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. The amendments to the CN subheadings provided for in this Regulation shall be applicable as Taric subheadings until their insertion into the combined nomenclature in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1997.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 24 June 1997.For the CommissionMario MONTIMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 124, 16. 5. 1997, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 155, 12. 6. 1997, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 155, 12. 6. 1997, p. 60.ANNEX>TABLE>ANNEX VII>TABLE> +",manufactured goods;finished goods;finished product;telecommunications equipment;co-axial cable;optical fibre;telecommunications cable;telephone cable;customs duties;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT;alcoholic beverage;fermented beverage;spirituous beverage;Combined Nomenclature;CN,17 +14778,"96/97/EC: Commission Decision of 12 January 1996 amending Decision 92/542/EEC establishing lists of embryo collection teams and embryo production teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 89/556/EEC of 25 September 1989 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species (1), as last amended by Decision 94/113/EC (2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,Whereas Commission Decision 92/452/EEC (3), as last amended by Decision 95/335/EC (4), establishes a list of embryo collection teams and embryo production teams approved in third countries for the export of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species to the Community;Whereas in accordance with Directive 89/556/EEC, third countries may authorize embryo production teams to provide embryos fertilized or cultured in vitro for export to the European Community;Whereas the competent authorities of Canada have forwarded a list of embryo production teams and amendments to their list of embryo collection teams and the United States of America have forwarded amendments to their list of teams;Whereas it is now necessary to amend the list of approved teams as regards Canada and the United States of America;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. 1. In Part 1 of the Annex to Decision 92/452/EEC, in respect of Canada:(a) the following embryo collection team is added:>TABLE>(b) the following teams:>TABLE>are respectively amended and become:>TABLE>2. In Part 3 of the Annex to Decision 92/452/EEC, in respect of the United States of America:(a) the following teams are added:>TABLE>(b) the following team is deleted:>TABLE>(c) the following team:>TABLE>is amended and becomes:>TABLE> This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 January 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1989, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 53, 24. 2. 1994, p. 23.(3) OJ No L 250, 29. 8. 1992, p. 40.(4) OJ No L 194, 17. 8. 1995, p. 12. +",import;veterinary legislation;veterinary regulations;animal breeding;animal selection;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;Canada;Newfoundland;Quebec;United States;USA;United States of America,17 +3305,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3283/84 of 23 November 1984 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3675/83 laying down detailed rules for implementing the import arrangements applicable to products falling within subheading 07.06 A of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Thailand and exported from that country in 1984, 1985 and 1986. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1018/84 (2), and in particular Article 12 (2) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 604/83 of 14 March 1983 on the import system applicable in 1983 to 1986 to products falling within subheading 07.06 A of the Common Customs Tariff and amending Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 on the Common Customs Tariff (3), and in particular Article 2 thereof,Whereas in the context of the application of the Agreement between Thailand and the European Economic Community on the production and marketing of and trade in manioc (4), covering the period to 1986, the need has arisen to supplement the procedure for issuing certificates laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3675/83 (5); whereas, for the purposes of improving the administration of the system in a manner consistent with the said agreement, the authorities responsible for issuing import certificates should be required to provide additional information concerning the quantities of manioc actually imported into the Community in order that export licences can subsequently be issued for the quantities unloaded in the Community, which may be greater or less than the quantities indicated on the import certificates;Whereas, moreover, in order to take into account the experience gained in the context of the application of the import arrangements for manioc originating in Thailand, and in the interests of sound management, certain checks at present required should be made less stringent;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. Regulation (EEC) No 3675/83 is hereby amended as follows:1. The text of Article 4 becomes Article 4 (1).2. The following paragraph 2 is added to Article 4:'2. Where the quantities actually unloaded are found to exceed the total quantities stated in the export certificates allocated for the ship in question, the competent authorities designated by the Member States shall, at the request of the importer in each case and without delay, notify the Commission by telex, in each case and without delay, of the number or numbers of the export certificates, the number or numbers of the import licences and the excess quantity recorded when unloading took place.The Commission shall contact the Thai authorities so that new export certificates can be drawn up with a view to allowing the excess quantities to be released into free circulation as soon as possible on the basis of new import licences. In the intervening period, the excess quantities may not be put into free circulation under the conditions laid down by the EEC/Thailand autolimitation agreement.At the end of each quarter, the competent authorities designated by the Member States shall notify the Commission by telex of all cases, in which the quantities of manioc originating in Thailand have, during that quarter, exceeded the quantities laid down.'3. The second indent of Article 6 (2) (b) is deleted.4. The following Article 9a is inserted:'Article 9aAt the end of each quarter the authorities responsible for issuing the import licences shall notify the Commission by telex of the quantities, as stated on the reverse of the import licences, which were not allocated, the name of the ship and the numbers of the export certificates concerned.' This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 January 1985.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 November 1984.For the CommissionPoul DALSAGERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 107, 19. 4. 1984, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 72, 18. 3. 1983, p. 3.(4) OJ No L 219, 28. 7. 1982, p. 53.(5) OJ No L 366, 28. 12. 1983, p. 41. +",root vegetable;beetroot;carrot;celeriac;parsnip;radish;salsify;turnip;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;Thailand;Kingdom of Thailand,17 +4849,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2707/86 of 28 August 1986 laying down detailed rules for the description and presentation of sparkling and aerated sparkling wines. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 of 5 February 1979 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3805/85 (2), and in particular Article 54 (5) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3309/85 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1626/86 (4), lays down general rules for the description and presentation of sparkling wines and aerated sparkling wines; whereas the detailed rules for applying the principles laid down in the abovementioned Regulation must be adopted;Whereas, since it is compulsory throughout the Community to show the actual alcoholic strength of sparkling wines and of aerated sparkling wines detailed rules should be enacted that will create uniform conditions of competition and so facilitate consumer choice; whereas these rules should be made to correspond with the provisions of the Council Directive 76/766/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to alcohol tables (5);Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3309/85 leaves to operators the choice between showing the name or business name of a producer established in the Community or of a vendor established in the Community; whereas, for the sake of better consumer information and better information of the authorities responsible for supervising the trade in sparkling wines, it should be made compulsory for the name to be preceded by the professional status of the person responsible for labelling; whereas there is no need to require this if it is apparent from the business name that the operator is a producer of sparkling wine or if the producer has had the sparkling wine produced on his behalf by another undertaking, provided in such cases that this is made clear by an expression such as 'cuvée spéciale pour . . . . .' or 'Hausmarke' accompanying the name or business name of the producer; whereas neither is there any need to require it in the case of vendors if the name of the producer is accompanied by an expression indicating his professional status;Whereas to conform with the second indent of Article 5 (2) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 3309/85, a list of the specific traditional terms that may be used as sales descriptions of quality sparkling wines psr should be drawn up;Whereas under the third subparagraph of Article 5 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3309/85, in the case of quality sparkling wines of aromatic type and of quality sparkling wines of aromatic type produced in specified regions, indication of the product type may be replaced by indication of the residual sugar content determined by analysis; whereas, in view of the inevitable variations between individual vats when the said sparkling wines are produced, some tolerance should be allowed but of limited extent so that consumers are not misled as to product characteristics;Whereas rules on specific descriptions, conforming with Articles 5 (2) (f) and 14 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3309/85, should be laid down in order to prevent any risk of confusion between sparkling wines on the one hand and the aerated sparkling wines and sparkling drinks obtained by alcoholic fermentation of a fruit or another agricultural raw material on the other; whereas it should be required that the sales description of drinks other than sparkling wines be shown particularly clearly on the labelling;Whereas the second indent of the first subparagraph of Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3309/85 makes provision for the names of geographical units to be assigned to quality sparkling wines; whereas a restricted list of these geographical units should be established;Whereas certain provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 3309/85 are and certain provisions of the present Regulation will be applicable to sparkling wines originating in third countries the rules covering the production of whichhave been recognized as equivalent to those set out in Title III of Council Regulation (EEC) No 358/79 (6); whereas a list of these wines should be established;Whereas, in order to harmonize throughout the Community and for all categories of wine the use of variety names and synonyms and so establish the formal conditions of competition, the existing roles on the description of wines and musts should be applied to the description of sparkling wines; whereas, in order to facilitate such application, a list of the variety names and synonyms that may be used for the description of sparkling wines should be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities;Whereas the third subparagraph of Article 6 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 3309/85 stipulates that the words 'méthode champenoise' may be used on the labelling of certain sparkling wines only for a transitional period ending on 31 August 1994 and only together with an equivalent expression denoting this production method; whereas a list should be drawn up of the expressions that may accompany and later replace the words 'méthode champenoise';Whereas, in order to facilitate the change over from national rules on the description and presentation of sparkling wines and aerated sparkling wines to Community rules, transitional provisions will be required;Whereas the Management Committee for wine has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by the Chairman,. This Regulation lays down detailed rules for the description and presentation of sparkling wines and aerated sparkling wines. The actual alcoholic strength, as referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3309/85, shall be indicated by units or half-units of percentage by volume.Without prejudice to the tolerances provided for in the reference method of analysis used pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1108/82 (1), the alcoholic strength indicated must be not more than 0,8 % vol higher or lower than the strength determined by analysis.The figure for the actual alcoholic strength shall be followed by the symbol '% vol' and may be preceded by the words 'actual alcoholic strength' or 'actual alcohol'. 1. The name or business name of the producer or of a vendor established in the Community, as required by the first indent of Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3309/79, shall refer:- to the producer as defined in the first subparagraph of Article 5 (4) of the said Regulation or- to the vendor, the latter being any natural or legal person or association of such persons who are not covered by the definition of the 'producer' and who hold sparkling wines or aerated sparkling wines with a view to sale or place them on the market.2. The name or business name of the producer, even if indicated in code form, or of a vendor established in the Community shall be preceded, as appropriate:- by the words 'producer' or 'produced by',- by the words 'distributor' or 'distributed by' or other equivalent terms.The provisions of the first subparagraph shall not apply in the case of:(a) the particulars relating to the producer,- if the business name of the producer is in itself a clear indication that the production of sparkling wines is the producer's occupation,- if the wine is produced to order, provided that the name or business name of the producer is accompanied by words explaining this circumstance;(b) the particulars relating to the vendor, where these are accompanied by particular relating to the producer, whether or not in coded form.3. The name or business name of the importer as referred to in Article 3 (3) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 3309/85 shall be preceded by the words 'importer' or 'imported by'. The specific traditional terms referred to in the second indent of Article 5 (2) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 3309/85 which may be used as a sales description for a quality sparkling wine psr shall be:(a) for France:- 'appellation d'origine contrôlée',- 'appellation contrôlée'. However, where the name of a holding or vine variety or a brand name appears on the labelling bearing the term 'appellation contrôlée', the name of the specified regionshall be repeated between the words 'appellation' and 'contrôlée', all these words being in characters of the same type, size and colour,- 'appellation d'origine vin délimité de qualité supérieure',- 'Champagne';(b) for Italy:'denominazione di origine controllata','denominazione di origine controllata e garantita';(c) for Greece:'Onomasía proeléfseos elenchoméni' (registered designation of origin), 'Onomasía proeléfseos anotéras poiótitas' (designation of origin indicative of higher quality);(d) for Spain:'denominación de origen','denominación de origen calificada';(e) for Luxembourg:'marque nationale du vin luxembourgeois';(f) for Portugal:'denominação de origem'; 'denominação de origem controlada', 'indicação de proveniênca regulamentada'. Where the residual sugar content determined by analysis in grams per litre is indicated pursuant to the third subparagraph of Article 5 (3), a tolerance of +/- 5 grams per litre shall be permitted.The terms 'dulce', 'doux', 'doce', 'mild', 'dolce', 'sweet', 'soed' or 'glykýs' may also be replaced by an indication that the residual sugar content is more than 50 grams per litre. 1. The sales description 'aerated sparkling wine' referred to in Article 5 (2) (f) of Regulation (EEC) No 3309/85 shall appear on a white background on the label bearing the compulsory information, in black characters of the same type with the smallest letters at least 5 mm high.The words 'obtained by the addition of carbon dioxide' must be added to the following sales descriptions:- 'vin mousseux gazéifié',- 'vino spumante gassificato',- 'aerated sparkling wine',- 'aerioýchon afrodón oínon',- 'vino espumoso gasificado',- 'vinho espumoso gaseificado'.The terms supplementing the sales description as provided for in the second subparagraph shall appear:- on the same line or on the line immediately below the line on which the sales description appears,- in characters which are at least half the size of those indicating the sales description.2. Sales descriptions including the words 'sparkling wine' authorized by Member States under the second subparagraph of Article 14 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3309/85 for the designation of a beverage falling within Common Customs Tariff subheading 22.07 B I obtained by alcoholic fermentations of a fruit or other agricultural raw material shall be shown, within the same visual field as the other compulsory information, on a white background on the label in black characters of the same type with the smallest at least 5 mm high. 1. The names of geographical units other than specified regions, and smaller than a Member State which may be used to supplement the description of a quality sparkling wine originating in the Community within the meaning of the second indent of the first subparagraph of Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3309/85 are listed in Annex I.2. The sparkling wines originating in third countries referred to in the third indent of the first subparagraph of Article 6 (1), the second indent of the first subparagraph of Article 6 (2), the third indent of the first subparagraphs of Article 6 (3), (4), (5) and (6) and the third subparagraph of Article 6 (7) of Regulation (EEC) No 3309/85 are listed in Annex II. 1. When drawing up the list of vine varieties referred to in section (b) of the second subparagraph of Article 6 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3309/85, Member States may provide for the use of only those variety names and their synonyms that appear in Annex III to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 997/81 (1).The names of the 'Pinot blanc', 'Pinot noir' and 'Pinot gris' varieties and equivalent names in other official languages of the Community may be replaced by the synonym 'Pinot'.Only the names of varieties given in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1907/85 (2) or the synonyms for such varieties referred to in Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 997/81 may be used for the description of a sparkling wine produced in the Community from wines originating in third countries.2. Only the names of varieties and the synonyms appearing in Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 997/81 may be used to describe an imported sparkling wine referred to in Annex II to this Regulation.3. The Member States shall forward to the Commission at an early date the list of vine varieties drawn up in conformity with point (b) of the second subparagraph of Article 6 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3309/85 and any amendments made thereto. The Commission shall publish these lists in the Official Journal of the European Communities. The expressions equivalent to 'méthode champenoise' that may, under the third subparagraph of Article 6 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 3309/85, be shown together with that term shall be:(a) 'bottle fermented by the traditional method' or 'traditional method'; or(b) for a transitional period expiring on 31 August 1988, another expression describing the production method known as the 'méthode champenoise'; or(c) in the case of wines produced in a third country, the expressions notified to the Commission and recognized by the latter.The Commission will decide before 31 August 1988 on one or more single terms, to apply throughout the Community, for use in conjunction with and subsequently instead of the expression 'méthode champenoise'. 01. Products as referred to in Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3309/85, described and presented in accordance with the provisions in force in the Member State and produced before 31 August 1986 but not in accordance with the abovementioned Regulation and with this Regulation, may be held with a view to sale, placed on the market and exported until stocks are exhausted.The same shall apply in the case of products obtained after 31 August 1986 from cuvées prepared before that date, the description and presentation of which do not comply with the abovementioned provisions but comply with the provisions in force before that date in the Member State where production took place.2. Sparkling wines and aerated sparkling wines produced in Portugal before 31 December 1990 whose description and presentation do not comply with Regulation (EEC) No 3309/85 and this Regulation may be held with a view to sale, placed on the market in Portuguese territory and exported until stocks are exhausted provided that they comply with Portuguese provisions in force before that date.3. Labels and other labelling accessories printed or manufactured before 31 August 1986 and bearing items of information not complying with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 3309/85 and this Regulation may be used until 31 August 1987. Products on which these labels have been used may be held with a view to sale, placed on the market and exported until stocks are exhausted. 1This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 1986.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 August 1986.For the CommissionFrans ANDRIESSENVice-President(1) OJ No L 54, 5. 3. 1979, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 367, 31. 12. 1985, p. 39.(3) OJ No L 320, 29. 11. 1985, p. 9.(4) OJ No L 144, 29. 5. 1986, p. 3.(5) OJ No L 262, 27. 9. 1976, p. 149.(6) OJ No L 54, 5. 3. 1979, p. 130.(1) OJ No L 133, 14. 5. 1982, p. 1.(1) OJ No L 106, 16. 4. 1981, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 179, 11. 7. 1985, p. 21.ANNEX IList as provided for in Article 7 (1), of the names and geographical units which may be used to describe quality sparkling wines originating in the Community:1. For Germany:Rhein-Mosel(a) Rhein,(b) Mosel,(c) Saar.2. Spain:(a) Almendralejo,(b) Calatayud,(c) Jarque de Moncayo.ANNEX IIList as provided for in Article 7 (2), of sparkling wines originating in third countries:1. Sparkling wines originating in Austria and described on the labelling as 'Qualitaetsschaumwein' in accordance with Austrian provisions.2. Sparkling wines originating in Bulgaria and described in the labelling as ' ' (high quality wine with a geographical designation of origin) in accordance with Bulgarian provisions.3. Sparkling wines originating in Hungary, where the competent official body has noted on document VI 1 that the sparkling wine in question meets Hungarian requirements as regards the basic materials which may be used for the production thereof and as regards quality.4. Sparkling wines originating in South Africa, where the competent official body has noted on Document VI 1 that the sparkling wine in question has been made from basic materials which may be described in accordance with South African provisions as 'cultivar wine', 'wine of origin', 'vintage wine' or 'superior wine'.5. Sparkling wines originating in the United States of America where the competent official body or a producer approved by the competent official body has noted on Document VI 1 that the sparkling wine in question has been made from basic materials which may be described in accordance with United States provisions by an 'appellation of origin', by the name of a variety (other than varieties of Vitis labrusca) or a 'vintage year'. +",marketing standard;grading;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;wine of superior quality;quality wine produced in a specific region;quality wines psr;qwpsr;wine of designated origin;sparkling wine;semi-sparkling wine;labelling,17 +21860,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1638/2001 of 24 July 2001 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2597/95 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in certain areas other than those of the North Atlantic. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2597/95 of 23 October 1995 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in certain areas other than those of the North Atlantic(1), and in particular Articles 2(5) and 4 thereof,Whereas:(1) The ninth meeting of the Conference of Parties of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in 1994 requested the monitoring of catch and trade data on elasmobranch fish species (sharks, skates and rays) be undertaken by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and by regional fishery agencies.(2) The FAO, in collaboration with the appropriate regional fishery agencies, has established a list of elasmobranch species for which catch statistics should be collected on the Statlant system of questionnaires.(3) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2597/95 provides that Member States, with the prior approval of Eurostat, may submit data in a different form or through a different medium from that laid down in Annex 5 to the Regulation.(4) Several Member States have requested submission of data in a different form or through a different medium from that specified in Annex 5 to Regulation (EC) No 2597/95 (the equivalent of the abovementioned Statlant questionnaires).(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics set up by Council Decision 72/279/EEC(2),. Annex 4 to Regulation (EC) No 2597/95 shall be replaced by Annex I to this Regulation. Member States may submit data following that of the format detailed in Annex II to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 24 July 2001.For the CommissionPedro Solbes MiraMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 270, 13.11.1995, p. 1.(2) OJ L 179, 7.8.1972, p. 1.ANNEX ILIST OF SPECIES FOR WHICH DATA ARE TO BE SUBMITTED FOR EACH MAJOR FISHING AREAThe species listed below are those for which captures have been reported in the official statistics. Member States should submit data for each of the identified species if available. Where individual species cannot be identified the data should be aggregated and submitted in the item representing the highest degree of detail possible.Note:n.e.i. = not elsewhere indicated.Eastern Central Atlantic (Major fishing area 34)>TABLE>Mediterranean and Black Sea (Major fishing area 37)>TABLE>Southwest Atlantic (Major fishing area 41)>TABLE>Southeast Atlantic (Major fishing area 47)>TABLE>Western Indian Ocean (Major fishing area 51)>TABLE>ANNEX IIFORMAT FOR THE SUBMISSION OF CATCH DATA FOR REGIONS OTHER THAN THE NORTH ATLANTIC ON MAGNETIC MEDIAA. CODING FORMATThe data should be submitted as variable length records with a colon (:) between the fields of the record. The following fields should be included in each record:>TABLE>(a) The catch is to be recorded in the live weight equivalent of the landings, to the nearest metric tonne.(b) Quantities of less than half a unit should be recorded as ""-1"".(c) Country codes:Austria AUTBelgium BELDenmark DNKFinland FINFrance FRAGermany DEUGreece GRCIreland IRLItaly ITALuxembourg LUXNetherlands NLDPortugal PRTSpain ESPSweden SWEUnited Kingdom GBRIceland ISLNorway NORBulgaria BGRCyprus CYPCzech Republic CZEEstonia ESTHungary HUNLatvia LVALithuania LTUMalta MLTPoland POLRomania ROMSlovak Republic SVKSlovenia SVNTurkey TURB. METHOD OF TRANSMISSION OF THE DATA TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSIONAs far as is possible, the data should be transmitted in an electronic format (for example, as an e-mail attachment). Failing this the submission of a file on a 3,5"" HD floppy disk will be accepted. +",fishing industry;fishing;fishing activity;Atlantic Ocean;Atlantic;Atlantic Region;Gulf Stream;fishing statistics;fishing economics;fishing area;fishing limits;catch by species;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country,17 +4795,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 2334/86 of 21 July 1986 fixing catch possibilities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Regulatory Area as defined in the NAFO Convention. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 of 25 January 1983 establishing a Community system for the conservation and management of fishery resources (1), as amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 11 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas, under Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 170/83, it falls to the Council to prepare, in the light of the scientific advice and, in particular, of the report drawn up by the Scientific and Technical Fisheries Committee, the conservation measures necessary to achieve the aims set out in Article 1 of the said Regulation;Whereas the Community has signed the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which contains principles and rules relating to the conservation and management of the living resources of the sea;Whereas the Convention on the Future Multilateral Cooperation in the North-west Atlantic Fisheries, hereinafter referred to as the 'NAFO Convention', was approved by the Council in its Regulation (EEC) No 3179/78 (2) and entered into force on 1 January 1979;Whereas, in the framework of its wider international obligations, the Community participates in efforts to conserve fish stocks arising in international waters;Whereas convention efforts should be assessed on the basis of relevant scientific data so as to permit the implementation of conservation measures suited to the biological situation of stocks and their foreseeable development depending on the various options for exploiting them;Whereas the present state of biological data as analysed by international scientific organizations and the conclusions which may be drawn therefrom should be taken as a basis for formulating choices regarding the management of stocks;Whereas the extent to which such stocks are fished by the fleets of the Member States should be viewed in the light of overall fishing activity, and the contribution made hitherto by the Community towards their conservation should be taken into account;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 170/83, it falls to the Council to establish the total allowable catches (TACs) by stock or group of stocks, the share available for the Community and also the specific conditions under which the catches must be made;Whereas information on catches by Community vessels should be made available to the Member States concerned and to the Commission in order to ensure that those TACs are complied with,. 1. Catches in 1986 of the species set out in Annex I by vessels flying the flag of a Member State in the regulatory area as defined in Article 1 (2) of the NAFO Convention shall be limited, within the parts of the regulatory area referred to in that Annex, to the quantities set out therein.2. By-catches of the species set out in Annex I taken in areas in which no allocation for directed fishing is provided for by this Regulation shall not exceed, for each of the species on board set out in Annex I, 2 500 kilograms or 10 % by weight of the total catch, whichever is the greater. Member States and masters of vessels flying the flag of a Member State shall comply, as regards fishing in the waters referred to in Article 1, and without prejudice to Articles 3, 4 and 5, with the provisions of Articles 3 to 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2057/82 of 29 June 1982 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities by vessels of the Member States (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3723/85 (2). 1. Vessels fishing in the area referred to in Article 1 (1) shall keep a log-book in which the information listed in Annex II shall be entered.2. Vessels fishing in the area referred to in Article 1 (1) shall forward to the authorities of their flag State by the 16th day of each month in respect of the first half of that month and by the first day of each month in respect of the second half of the preceding month, reports on their catches in each part of that area. Such reports shall give catches in tonnes, by species and part of area, for the period covered by the report. 1. Member States shall transmit regularly to the Commission reports of vessels flying their flag which have been made in accordance with Article 3 (2). Reports received in respect of the first half of each month shall be transmitted to the Commission by the 20th day of that month and those received in respect of the second half of each month shall be transmitted by the fifth day of the following month.2. Member States shall transmit to the Commission by the 20th day of each month information concerning landings made during the previous month by vessels flying their flag fishing in the parts of the area referred to in Article 1 (1). For the period prior to the date of entry into force of this Regulation, such information shall be sent by the 20th day following that date. Member States shall inform the Commission of all vessels flying their flag which intend to engage in fishing or in the processing of sea-fish in the area referred to in Article 1 (1) at least 30 days before the intended commencement of such activity or, as the case may be, not later than the 20th day following the entry into force of this Regulation. This information shall include:(a) name of the vessel;(b) official registration number of the vessel assigned by the competent national authorities;(c) home port of the vessel;(d) name of owner or charterer of the vessel;(e) a declaration that the master has been provided with a copy of the regulations in force in the regulatory area;(f) the principal target species of the vessel while fishing within the regulatory area;(g) the sub-areas where the vessel will be expected to fish. If the Commission has reason to believe, on the basis of information received from the Member States, that one of the quotas concerned has been fully utilized, it shall so inform the Member States, which shall take appropriate measures to ensure that fishing by vessels flying their flag for the stock in question shall cease forthwith. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 July 1986.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. HOWE(1) OJ No L 24, 27. 1. 1983, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 378, 31. 12. 1978, p. 1.(1) OJ No L 220, 29. 7. 1982, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 361, 31. 12. 1985, p. 42.ANNEX I1,3.4.5 // // // // Stock // Member State // 1986 quota (tonnes) // // 1.2.3.4.5 // Species // Geographical regions // Zone // // // // // // // // // // // // // Cod // North-west Atlantic // NAFO 2 J + 3 KL // Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal United Kingdom Available for Member States // 68 560 (1) (2) // // // // EEC total // 68 560 (1) (2) // // // // // // Cod // North-west Atlantic // NAFO 3 NO // Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal United Kingdom Available for Member States // 26 400 (2) // // // // EEC total // 26 400 (2) // // // // // // Cod // North-west Atlantic // NAFO 3 M // Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal United Kingdom Available for Member States // 7 500 (2) // // // // EEC total // 7 500 (2) // // // // // 1,3.4.5 // // // // Stock // Member State // 1986 quota (tonnes) // // 1.2.3.4.5 // Species // Geographical regions // Zone // // // // // // // // // Squid (Illex) // North-west Atlantic // NAFO Sub-areas 3 + 4 // Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal United Kingdom Available for Member States // 25 000 (1) (2) // // // // EEC total // 25 000 (1) (2) // // // // // // Capelin // North-west Atlantic // NAFO 3 NO // Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal United Kingdom Available for Member States // // // // // EEC total // 0 // // // // //(1) Less any quantity taken by Community vessels in the parts of NAFO sub-areas falling within areas of national fisheries jurisdiction.(2) Exclusively reserved for Member States which have traditionally fished in those waters.ANNEX IIItems of information to appear in the log-book1.2 // // // Information // Code // // // Vessel name // 01 // Vessel nationality // 02 // Vessel registration number // 03 // Registration port // 04 // Type of gear used (daily) // 10 // Type of gear // 2 (1) // Date: // // - day // 20 // - month // 21 // - year // 22 // Position: // // - latitude // 31 // - longitude // 32 // - statistical area // 33 // Number of hauls during the 24-hour period (2) // 40 // Number of hours gear-fished during the 24-hour period (2) // 41 // Species names // 2 (1) // Daily catch of each species (tonnes live weight) // 50 // Daily catch of each species for human consumption in the form of fish // 61 // Daily catch of each species for reduction // 62 // Daily discard of each species // 63 // Place(s) of transhipment // 70 // Date(s) of transhipment // 71 // Master's signature // 80 // //(1) Codes to be completed by one of the items of information given in the second part of this Annex.(2) When two or more types of gear are used in the same 24-hour period, records should be separate for the different types.Standard FAO abbreviations for main species1.2 // // // Abbreviation // Species // // // ALE // Alewife // ARG // Atlantic argentine // BUT // Atlantic butterfish // CAP // Capelin // CAT // Wolffish (= catfish) // COD // Atlantic cod // CRA // Crabs // CRU // Crustaceans // DOG // Dogfish // FLW // Winter flounder // FLX // Flatfish (not specified) // GHL // Greenland halibut // GRC // Greenland cod // GRO // Groundfish (not specified) // HAD // Haddock // HAL // Atlantic halibut // HER // Atlantic herring // HKR // Red hake // HKS // Silver hake // HKW // White hake // INV // Shellfish (not specified) // LOB // Northern lobster // MAC // Atlantic mackerel // // 1.2 // // // Abbreviation // Species // // // MEN // Atlantic menhaden // MIX // Mixed species // MOL // Molluscs // PEL // Pelagic fish (not specified) // PLA // American plaice // POK // Pollock (= saithe) // RED // Atlantic redfish // RNG // Roundnose grenadier // SAL // Atlantic salmon // SAU // Atlantic saury // SCA // Sea scallops // SHA // Sharks // SHR // Shrimps // SKA // Skate (not specified) // SQU // Squid // SWO // Swordfish // SWX // Seaweed // TUN // Tuna // URC // American sea urchin // USK // Cusk (= tusk) // VFF // Finfish (not specified) // WIT // Witch flounder // YEL // Yellowtail flounder // //Standard FAO abbreviations for gear1.2 // // // Abbreviations // Gear // // // OTB // Bottom otter trawl (side or stern not specified) // OTB 1 // Bottom otter trawl (side) // OTB 2 // Bottom otter trawl (stern) // OTM // Midwater otter trawl (side or stern not specified) // OTM 1 // Midwater otter trawl (side) // OTM 2 // Midwater otter trawl (stern) // PTB // Bottom pair trawl (two boats) // PTM // Midwater pair trawl (two boats) // - // Shrimp trawl (now included in bottom otter trawl categories) // SDN // Danish seines // SSC // Scottish seines // SPR // Pair seine (two boats) // SB // Beach seines // PS // Purse seines // GN // Gillnets (not specified) // GNS // Gillnets (set) // GND // Gillnets (drift) // LL // Longlines (set or drift not specified) // LLS // Longlines (set) // LLD // Longlines (drift) // LHP // Handlines and pole-lines // LHM // Handlines and pole-lines (mechanized) // LTL // Troll lines // FIX // Traps (not specified) // FPN // Uncovered pound nets // FPO // Covered pots and fyke nets // FWR // Barriers, fences, weirs, etc. // DRB // Boat dredges // DRH // Hand dredges (e.g. rakes and tongs) // HAR // Harpoons // MIS // Miscellaneous gears // NK // Gears not known // //GEAR // //OTBBOTTOM OTTER TRAWL ( SIDE OR STERN NOT SPECIFIED )OTB 1BOTTOM OTTER TRAWL ( SIDE )OTB 2BOTTOM OTTER TRAWL ( STERN )OTMMIDWATER OTTER TRAWL ( SIDE OR STERN NOT SPECIFIED )OTM 1MIDWATER OTTER TRAWL ( SIDE )OTM 2MIDWATER OTTER TRAWL ( STERN )PTBBOTTOM PAIR TRAWL ( TWO BOATS )PTMMIDWATER PAIR TRAWL ( TWO BOATS )_SHRIMP TRAWL ( NOW INCLUDED IN BOTTOM OTTER TRAWL CATEGORIES )SDNDANISH SEINESSSCSCOTTISH SEINESSPRPAIR SEINE ( TWO BOATS )SBBEACH SEINESPSPURSE SEINESGNGILLNETS ( NOT SPECIFIED )GNSGILLNETS ( SET )GNDGILLNETS ( DRIFT )LLLONGLINES ( SET OR DRIFT NOT SPECIFIED )LLSLONGLINES ( SET )LLDLONGLINES ( DRIFT )LHPHANDLINES AND POLE-LINESLHMHANDLINES AND POLE-LINES ( MECHANIZED )LTLTROLL LINESFIXTRAPS ( NOT SPECIFIED )FPNUNCOVERED POUND NETSFPOCOVERED POTS AND FYKE NETSFWRBARRIERS, FENCES, WEIRS, ETC .DRBBOAT DREDGESDRHHAND DREDGES ( E.G . RAKES AND TONGS )HARHARPOONSMISMISCELLANEOUS GEARSNKGEARS NOT KNOWN // // +",fishery management;fishery planning;fishery system;fishing management;fishing system;management of fish resources;North-West Atlantic Fisheries Organisation;ICNAF;International Commission for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries;NAFO;Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation;sea fishing;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country,17 +15327,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 500/96 of 22 March 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 1203/95 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat for the period 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3379/94 of 22 December 1994 opening and administering certain Community tariff quotas in 1995 for certain agricultural products and for beer (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2857/95 (2), and in particular Article 5 (1) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3093/95 of 22 December 1995 laying down the rates of duty to be applied by the Community resulting from negotiations under GATT Article XXIV:6 consequent upon the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden to the European Union (3), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1203/95 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat for the period 1 July 1995 to June 1996 (4) lays down the detailed rules for preferential imports of high quality beef in the 1995/96 quota year; whereas Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 3093/95 provides for supplementary import quantities of high quality beef from Australia and New Zealand;Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 2857/95 provided for an autonomous import quota of 200 tonnes of high quality beef for the period from 1 July to 31 December 1995; whereas due to the late adoption and publication of that Regulation detailed rules for application could not be laid down in time before the end of the year; whereas, under those circumstances, the quantity concerned should be admitted for import in the first six months of 1996;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. Regulation (EC) No 1203/95 is amended as follows:1. In Article 1 (1) the figure of '54 300` is replaced by '55 650`.2. In Article 2:(a) at point (b) the figure of '5 000` is replaced by the figure of '6 000`.(b) at point (e) the figure of '10 000` is replaced by the figure of '10 200`.(c) after point (e), the following point (f) is added:'(f) 150 tonnes product weight of meat, falling within CN codes 0201 20 90, 0201 30 00, 0202 20 90, 0202 30, 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91 and meeting the following definition:""Selected chilled or frozen premium beef cuts derived from exclusively pasture-grazed bovine animals which do not have more than four permanent incisor teeth in wear, the carcases of which have a dressed weight of not more than 325 kilograms, a compact appearance with a good eye of meat of light and uniform colour and adequate but not excessive fat cover. All cuts will be vacuum packaged and referred to as 'high-quality beef`.""`3. Article 8 (1) is replaced by the following:'1. Imports of the quantities set out in the second indent of Article 1 (1) and in Article 2 (a), (b), (c), (d) and (f) shall be subject to presentation, on release for free circulation, of import licences issued in accordance with Article 4 (c) and (d) of paragraph 2 of this Article.`4. The following indent is added at the end of Annex II:'- NEW ZEALAND MEAT PRODUCERS BOARDfor meat originating in New Zealand, meeting the definition in Article 2 (f).` This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 January 1996.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 March 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 366, 31. 12. 1994, p. 3.(2) OJ No L 300, 13. 12. 1995, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 334, 30. 12. 1995, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 119, 30. 5. 1995, p. 13. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;frozen product;frozen food;frozen foodstuff;product quality;quality criterion;beef;buffalo meat,17 +362,"84/400/EEC: Commission Decision of 13 July 1984 on the implementation of the reform of agricultural structures in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg pursuant to Title II of Council Directive 75/268/EEC (Only the French text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms (1), as last amended by Directive 84/140/EEC (2), and in particular Article 18 (3) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas (3), as last amended by Directive 82/167/EEC (4), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Whereas in 1977 the Luxembourg Government communicated the Ministerial Decree of 20 April 1977 amending, for the second time, the Ministerial Decree of 30 January 1976 granting a compensatory allowance to farmers in respect of 1976;Whereas, pursuant to Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC in conjunction with Article 18 (3) of Directive 72/159/EEC, the Commission has to decide whether, having regard to the said Ministerial Decree of 20 April 1977, the provisions applied in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in respect of 1976 for the purpose of implementing Title II of Directive 75/268/EEC have continued to satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to common measures referred to in Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC and Article 15 of Directive 72/159/EEC; whereas for 1976, positive decisions, namely Decision 76/698/EEC (5) and 76/948/EEC (6), have thus far been adopted only in respect of the Ministerial Decree of 30 January 1976 and the Ministerial Decree of 20 July 1976 amending it for the first time;Whereas the revised compensatory allowance laid down in the said Ministerial Decree of 20 April 1977 is consistent with the objectives and requirement of Directive 75/268/EEC;Whereas the limits for 1976, as laid down in Article 7 of the version of the Directive which was applicable at the time, may in certain cases have been exceeded as a result of the application of the Ministerial Decree of 20 April 1977; whereas this Decision cannot cover any such cases;Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;Whereas the finding set out in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,. The provisions for the implementation of Title II of Directive 75/268/EEC which were applied by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in respect of 1976 have, in the light of the Ministerial Decree of 20 April 1977, continued to satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to common measures as referred to in Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC and Article 15 of Directive 72/159/EEC. This Decision is addressed to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.. Done at Brussels, 13 July 1984.For the CommissionPoul DALSAGERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 96, 23. 4. 1972, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 72, 15. 3. 1984, p. 24.(3) OJ No L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 327, 24. 11. 1982, p. 19.(5) OJ No L 236, 27. 8. 1976, p. 32.(6) OJ No L 364, 31. 12. 1976, p. 37. +",Luxembourg;Grand Duchy of Luxembourg;financial equalisation;financial compensation;financial equalization;agrarian reform;agricultural reform;reform of agricultural structures;less-favoured agricultural area;area with specific problems;less-favoured agricultural region;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid;EAGGF Guidance Section;EAGGF Guidance Section aid,17 +17791,"Council Regulation (EC) No 191/98 of 20 January 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 on the granting, for the 1988/89 to 1997/98 wine years, of permanent abandonment premiums in respect of wine-growing areas. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),Whereas the limit of 25 000 ha laid down in point (a) of the second subparagraph of Article 1(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 (4) for each of the last two wine years will not be reached as a result of the fact that some Member States have abandoned application of the scheme and others have applied it to a very limited extent only;Whereas the number of hectares allocated to Germany (50 ha) has proved to be too small, preventing distribution in line with the requirements of the various wine-growing regions; whereas, therefore, that number of hectares should be increased in order to attain the objectives of the scheme;Whereas consequent upon the adjustment made to the area eligible to receive a permanent abandonment premium for the 1997/98 wine year, the time limits laid down for presenting applications for the grant of the premium, for the grubbing-up undertaking and for applications for participation by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, are insufficient to allow the implementation of the arrangements; whereas the time limits laid down should be extended,. Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 is hereby amended as follows:1. In point (a) of the second subparagraph of Article 1(1), '50` allocated to Germany shall be replaced by '1 000`, and '13 000` allocated to Spain shall be replaced by '12 050`.2. In Article 4, the following paragraph shall be added:'6. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, for the 1997/1998 marketing year:- the last date, referred to in paragraph 1, for the submission of applications for the payment of premium shall be 30 April 1998,- the last date for grubbing-up, referred to in paragraph 2, shall be 31 May 1998.`3. Article 15(1) shall be supplemented by the following subparagraph:'By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, for the 1997/1998 marketing year, applications shall be submitted before 1 June 1998.` This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 January 1998.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. CUNNINGHAM(1) OJ C 312, 14. 10. 1997, p. 20.(2) Opinion delivered on 14 January 1998 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(3) Opinion delivered on 10 December 1997 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(4) OJ L 132, 28. 5. 1988, p. 3. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 534/97 (OJ L 83, 25. 3. 1997, p. 2). +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;grubbing premium;grubbing-up grant;abandoned land;vineyard;vine;vine variety;winegrowing area;viticulture;grape production;winegrowing;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +2579,"2000/332/EC: Commission Decision of 25 April 2000 amending Decision 97/20/EC establishing the list of third countries fulfilling the equivalence conditions for the production and placing on the market of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods (notified under document number C(2000) 1052) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/492/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of live bivalve molluscs(1), as last amended by Directive 97/79/EC(2) and in particular Article 9(3)(b) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Decision 97/20/EC of 17 December 1996(3), as last amended by Decision 98/571/EC(4), establishes the list of third countries from which imports of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods in whatever form are authorised for human consumption.(2) Commission Decision 2000/333/EC(5) lays down special conditions for the import of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods originating in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, therefore Decision 97/20/EC should be amended to include the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in part I of the list.(3) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The Annex to Decision 97/20/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 April 2000.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 1.(2) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31.(3) OJ L 6, 10.1.1997, p. 46.(4) OJ L 277, 14.10.1998, p. 42.(5) See page 42 of this Official Journal.ANNEXList of third countries from which imports of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods in whatever form for human consumption are authorisedI. Third countries which have been the subject of a specific decision based on Council Directive 91/492/EECAU AustraliaCL ChileMA MoroccoPE PeruVN Socialist Republic of VietnamKR South KoreaTN TunisiaTR TurkeyII. Third countries, which may be the subject of a provisional decision, based on Council Decision 95/408/ECCA CanadaFO Faeroe IslandsGL GreenlandNZ New ZealandTH Thailand (only for products sterilised or heat-treated under the conditions laid down in Commission Decision 93/25/EEC)US United States of America +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;import;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;mollusc;cephalopod;shellfish;squid;third country;Vietnam;Socialist Republic of Viet Nam,17 +21705,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 of 13 July 2001 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar for the 2001/02 marketing year. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), and in particular Article 22(2), Article 27(5) and (15) and Article 33(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) In view of the situation on the Community and world sugar markets, a standing invitation to tender should be issued as soon as possible for the export of white sugar in respect of the 2001/02 marketing year which, having regard to possible fluctuations in world prices for sugar, must provide for the determination of export levies and/or export refunds.(2) The general rules governing invitations to tender for the purpose of determining export refunds for sugar were established by Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001.(3) In view of the specific nature of the operation, appropriate provisions should be laid down with regard to export licences issued in connection with the standing invitation to tender and there should be a derogation from Commission Regulation (EC) No 1464/95 of 27 June 1995 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences in the sugar sector(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1148/98(3). However, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 of 9 June 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1045/2001(5), and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 120/89 of 19 January 1989 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the export levies and charges on agricultural products(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2194/96(7), should continue to apply.(4) The standing invitation to tender for the 2000/2001 marketing year established by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1531/2000(8), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1264/2001(9), is to remain open until a date to be determined. The closing date should therefore be fixed.(5) The Management Committee for Sugar has not delivered an opinion with the time limit set by its chairman,. 1. A standing invitation to tender shall be issued in order to determine export levies and/or export refunds on white sugar falling within CN code 1701 99 10 and, during the period of validity of this standing invitation, partial invitations to tender shall be issued.2. The standing invitation to tender shall remain open until a date to be determined. The standing invitation to tender and the partial invitations shall be conducted in accordance with Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 and with the following provisions. 1. The Member States shall establish a notice of invitation to tender. The notice of invitation to tender shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Member States may also publish the notice, or have it published, elsewhere.2. The notice shall indicate, in particular, the terms of the invitation to tender.3. The notice may be amended during the period of validity of the standing invitation to tender. It shall be so amended if the terms of the invitation to tender are modified during that period. 1. The period during which tenders may be submitted in response to the first partial invitation to tender:(a) shall begin on 19 July 2001;(b) shall end on Wednesday 25 July 2001 at 10 a.m.2. The periods during which tenders may be submitted in response to the second and subsequent partial invitations:(a) shall begin on the first working day following the end of the preceding period;(b) shall end at 10 a.m. on the Thursday of the following week.3. Notwithstanding paragraph 2(b), the period for the submission of tenders which was to end on:- Thursday, 1 November 2001, shall end on Wednesday, 31 October 2001 at 10 a.m.;- Thursday, 9 May 2002, shall end on Wednesday, 8 May 2002 at 10 a.m.;4. Notwithstanding paragraph 2, no partial invitations to tender will be issued on Thursday 16 August 2001, Thursday, 27 December 2001, Thursday, 3 January 2002 or Thursday, 28 March 2002.5. The times specified in this Regulation are Belgian local times. 1. Offers in connection with this tender must be in writing, and must be either delivered by hand, against a receipt, to the competent authority in a Member State, or addressed to that authority either by registered letter or telegram, or, where the authority accepts such forms of communication, by telex, fax or electronic mail.2. An offer must indicate:(a) the reference of the invitation to tender;(b) the name and address of the tenderer;(c) the quantity of white sugar to be exported;(d) the amount of the export levy or, where applicable, of the export refund, per 100 kilograms of white sugar, expressed in euro to three decimal places;(e) the minimum amount of the security to be lodged covering the quantity of sugar indicated in (c), expressed in the currency of the Member State in which the tender is submitted.3. Tenders shall be valid only if:(a) the quantity to be exported is not less than 250 tonnes of white sugar;(b) proof is furnished before expiry of the time limit for the submission of tenders that the tenderer has lodged the security indicated in the tender;(c) it includes a declaration by the tenderer that if this tender is successful he will, within the period laid down in Article 12(b), apply for an export licence or licences in respect of the quantities of white sugar to be exported;(d) it includes a declaration by the tenderer that if his tender is successful he will:- where the obligation to export resulting from the export licence referred to in Article 12(b) is not fulfilled, supplement the security by payment of the amount referred to in Article 13(4), and- within 30 days following the expiry of the export licence in question, notify the agency which issued the licence of the quantity or quantities in respect of which the licence was not used;(e) it contains all the information required under paragraph 2.4. A tender may stipulate that it is to be regarded as having been submitted only if:(a) the minimum export levy or, where applicable, the maximum export refund is fixed on the day of the expiry of the period for the submission of the tenders in question;(b) the tender, if successful, related to all or a specified part of the tendered quantity.5. A tender which is not submitted in accordance with this Regulation, or which contains conditions other than those indicated in the present invitation to tender, shall not be considered.6. Once submitted, a tender may not be withdrawn. 1. A security of EUR 11 per 100 kilograms of white sugar to be exported under this invitation to tender must be lodged by each tenderer. Without prejudice to Article 13(4), where a tender is successful this security shall become the security for the export licence at the time of the application referred to in Article 12(b).2. The security may be lodged at the tenderer's choice, either in cash or in the form of a guarantee given by an establishment complying with criteria laid down by the Member State in which the tender is submitted.3. Except in cases of force majeure, the security referred to in paragraph 1 shall be released:(a) to unsuccessful tenderers in respect of the quantity for which no award has been made;(b) to successful tenderers who have not applied for the relevant export licence within the period referred to in Article 12(b), to the extent of EUR 10 per 100 kilograms of white sugar.However, this part of the releasable security shall be reduced by the amount representing the difference, as applicable:- between the maximum amount of the export refund fixed for the partial invitation concerned and the maximum amount of the export refund fixed for the following partial invitation, when the latter amount is higher than the former, or- between the minimum amount of the export levy fixed for the partial invitation concerned and the minimum amount of the export levy fixed for the following partial invitation, when the latter amount is lower than the former;(c) to successful tenderers for the quantity for which they have fulfilled, within the meaning of Articles 31(b) and 32(1)(b)(i) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, the export obligation resulting from the licence referred to under Article 12(b) in accordance with the terms of Article 35 of that Regulation.The part of the security or the security which is not released shall be forfeit in respect of the quantity of sugar for which the corresponding obligations have not been fulfilled.4. In case of force majeure, the competent authority of the Member State concerned shall take such action as it considers necessary having regard to the circumstances invoked by the party concerned. 1. Tenders shall be examined in private by the competent authority concerned. The persons present at the examination shall be under an obligation not to disclose any particulars relating thereto.2. Tenders submitted shall be communicated to the Commission by the Member States without the tenderers being mentioned by name and must be received by the Commission within one hour of the expiry of the deadline for the weekly submission of tenders stipulated in the notice of invitation to tender.Where no tenders are submitted, the Member States shall notify the Commission of this within the time limit specified in the first subparagraph. 1. After the tenders received have been examined, a maximum quantity may be fixed for the partial invitation concerned.2. A decision may be taken to make no award under a specific partial invitation to tender. 1. In the light of the current state and foreseeable development of the Community and world sugar markets, there shall be fixed either:- a minimum export levy, or- a maximum export refund.2. Subject to Article 10, where a minimum export levy is fixed, a contract shall be awarded to every tenderer whose tender quotes a rate of levy equal to or greater than such minimum levy.3. Subject to Article 10, where a maximum export refund is fixed, a contract shall be awarded to every tenderer whose tender quotes a rate of refund equal to or less than such maximum refund and to every tenderer who has tendered for an export levy. 01. Where a maximum quantity has been fixed for a partial invitation to tender:- if a minimum export levy is fixed, a contract shall be awarded to the tenderer whose tender quotes the highest export levy; if the maximum quantity is not fully covered by that award, awards shall be made to other tenderers in descending order of export levies quoted until the entire maximum quantity has been accounted for,- if a maximum export refund is fixed, contracts shall be awarded in accordance with the first indent; if after such awards a quantity is still outstanding, or if there are no tenders quoting an export levy, awards shall be made to tenderers quoting an export refund in ascending order or export refunds quoted until the entire maximum quantity has been accounted for.2. However, where an award to a particular tenderer in accordance with paragraph 1 would result in the maximum quantity being exceeded, that award shall be limited to such quantity as is still available. Where two or more tenderers quote the same levy or the same refund and awards to all of them would result in the maximum quantity being exceeded, then the quantity available shall be awarded as follows:- by division among the tenderers concerned in proportion to the total quantities in each of their tenders, or- by apportionment among the tenderers concerned by reference to a maximum tonnage to be fixed for each of them, or- by the drawing of lots. 11. The competent authority of the Member State concerned shall immediately notify applicants of the result of their participation in the invitation to tender. In addition, that authority shall send successful tenderers a statement of award.2. The statement of award shall indicate at least:(a) the reference of the invitation to tender;(b) the quantity of white sugar to be exported;(c) the amount, expressed in euro, of the export levy to be charged, or where applicable of the export refund to be granted per 100 kilograms of white sugar of the quantity referred to in (b). 2Every successful tenderer shall have:(a) the right to receive, in the circumstances referred to under (b), an export licence covering the quantity awarded, indicating the export levy or refund quoted in the tender, as the case may be;(b) the obligation to lodge, in accordance with the relevant provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, an application for an export licence in respect of that quantity, the application not being revocable and Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 120/89 not applying in such a case. The application shall be lodged not later than:- the last working day preceding the date of the partial invitation to tender to be held the following week, or- if no partial invitation to tender is due to be held that week, the last working day of the following week;(c) the obligation to export the tendered quantity and, if this obligation is not fulfilled, to pay, where necessary, the amount referred to in Article 13(4).Such rights and obligations shall not be transferable. 31. The first paragraph of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1464/95 shall not apply to the white sugar to be exported under this Regulation.2. Export licences issued in connection with a partial invitation to tender shall be valid from the day of issue until the end of the fifth calendar month following that in which the partial invitation was issued.However, export licences issued in respect of the partial invitations held from 1 May 2002 shall be valid only until 30 September 2002.Should technical difficulties arise which prevent export being carried out by the expiry date laid down in paragraph 2, the competent authorities in the Member State which issued the export licence may, at the written request of the holder of that licence, extend its validity to 15 October 2002 at the latest, provided that export is not subject to the rules laid down in Article 4 or 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80(10).3. Export licences issued in respect of the partial invitations held between 25 July 2001 and 30 September 2001 shall be valid only from 1 October 2001.4. Except in cases of force majeure, if the obligation to export resulting from the export licence referred to in Article 12(b) has not been fulfilled and if the security referred to in Article 6 is less than:(a) the export levy indicated on the licence, less the levy referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 33(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 in force on the last day of validity of the said licence; or(b) the sum of the export levy indicated on the licence and the refund referred to in Article 28(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 in force on the last day of validity of the said licence; or(c) the export refund referred to in Article 28(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 in force on the last day of validity of the licence, less the refund indicated on the said licence,then, for the quantity in respect of which the said obligation was not fulfilled, the licence holder shall be charged an amount equal to the difference between the result of the valuation made under (a), (b) or (c), as the case may be, and the security referred to in Article 6(1). 4The standing invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1531/2000 shall be closed on 26 July 2001. 5This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 July 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1.(2) OJ L 144, 28.6.1995, p. 14.(3) OJ L 159, 3.6.1998, p. 38.(4) OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1.(5) OJ L 150, 6.6.2001, p. 25.(6) OJ L 16, 20.1.1989, p. 19.(7) OJ L 293, 16.11.1996, p. 3.(8) OJ L 175, 14.7.2000, p. 69.(9) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 61.(10) OJ L 62, 7.3.1980, p. 5. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;export levy;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;white sugar;refined sugar,17 +35429,"Commission Directive 2008/82/EC of 30 July 2008 amending Directive 2008/38/EC as regards feedingstuffs intended for the support of the renal function in case of chronic renal insufficiency (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 93/74/EEC of 13 September 1993 on feedingstuffs intended for particular nutritional purposes (1), and in particular Article 6(c) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Directive 2008/38/EC of 5 March 2008 establishing a list of intended uses of animal feedingstuffs for particular nutritional purposes (2) includes as a particular nutritional purpose the ‘support of renal function in case of chronic renal insufficiency’.(2) By Regulation (EC) No 163/2008 (3), the Commission authorised the preparation lanthanum carbonate octahydrate as a zootechnical feed additive for cats. This authorisation was based on an opinion of the European Food Safety Authority of 18 September 2007 (4). In that opinion that Authority considered that supplementation of diets with that preparation results in a decrease in phosphorus excretion via urine and an increase in its excretion via faeces, linked to a decrease in apparent phosphorus digestibility. It concluded that that preparation can reduce the phosphorus absorption of adult cats.(3) Directive 2008/38/EC already includes feed with a low level of phosphorus in the line ‘support of renal function in case of chronic renal insufficiency’. The same positive effect can be obtained if the absorption of phosphorus contained in the feed is reduced. Lanthanum carbonate octahydrate should therefore be included in the line ‘Support of renal function in case of chronic renal insufficiency’ in the list of intended uses in Part B of the Annex I to Directive 2008/38/EC.(4) Directive 2008/38/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.(5) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The Annex I to Directive 2008/38/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 20 February 2009 at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made. This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 July 2008.For the CommissionAndroulla VASSILIOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 237, 22.9.1993, p. 23. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 62, 6.3.2008, p. 9.(3)  OJ L 50, 23.2.2008, p. 3.(4)  The EFSA Journal (2007) 542, 1-15.ANNEXIn Part B of the Annex I to Directive 2008/38/EC, the line of the particular nutritional purpose ‘Support of renal function in case of chronic renal insufficiency’ is replaced by the following:Particular nutritional purpose Essential nutritional characteristics Species or category of animal Labelling declarations Recommended length of time for use Other provision— Protein source(s)— Calcium— Phosphorus— Potassium— Sodium— Content of essential fatty acids (if added)or— Protein source(s)— Calcium— Phosphorus— Potassium— Sodium— Lanthanum carbonate octahydrate— Content of essential fatty acids (if added)(1)  If appropriate the manufacturer may also recommend use for temporary renal insufficiency.(2)  If the feedingstuff is recommended for temporary renal insufficiency the recommended period for use shall be two to four weeks.’ +",manufactured feedingstuffs;compound feedingstuff;industrial feedingstuffs;oil cake;protein feed;animal nutrition;feeding of animals;nutrition of animals;marketing standard;grading;dietary product;Parnuts;diet food;dietary food;dietetic food;foods for particular nutritional uses;labelling,17 +4151,"2006/45/EC: Commission Decision of 20 December 2005 repealing Decision 2001/381/EC accepting an undertaking offered in connection with imports into the Community of certain aluminium foil originating in Russia. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (‘the basic Regulation’), and in particular Article 8 thereof,After consulting the Advisory Committee,Whereas:A.   PREVIOUS PROCEDURE(1) By Regulation (EC) No 950/2001 (2) the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain aluminium foil (‘AHF’) originating, inter alia, in Russia. By Decision 2001/381/EC (3) the Commission accepted an undertaking offered by the Russian exporting producer Joint Stock ‘United Company Siberian Aluminium’, which since then has changed its name (4) to Open Joint Stock Company Rusal Sayanal (‘Sayanal’).B.   REPEAL OF DECISION 2001/381/EC(2) Further to a request lodged by Sayanal, the Commission initiated (5) a partial interim review limited in scope to the examination of dumping in accordance with Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation.(3) The findings of the review, which are set out in detail in Council Regulation (EC) No 161/2006 (6), showed that Sayanal is no longer dumping. As a consequence, by the aforementioned Regulation, the anti-dumping duty rate applicable to imports of AHF from Sayanal has been set at 0 %.(4) In view of the above, Decision 2001/381/EC, by which the Commission accepted an undertaking from Sayanal, should be repealed,. Decision 2001/381/EC is hereby repealed. This Decision shall take effect on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 20 December 2005.For the CommissionPeter MANDELSONMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 461/2004 (OJ L 77, 13.3.2004, p. 12).(2)  OJ L 134, 17.5.2001, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 998/2004 (OJ L 183, 20.5.2004, p. 4).(3)  OJ L 134, 17.5.2001, p. 67.(4)  See Notice 2004/C 193/03, (OJ C 193, 29.7.2004, p. 3).(5)  OJ C 285, 23.11.2004, p. 3.(6)  See page 1 of this Official Journal. +",import;aluminium;anti-dumping legislation;anti-dumping code;anti-dumping proceeding;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;thin sheet;film;thin layer;anti-dumping duty;final anti-dumping duty;temporary anti-dumping duty;Russia;Russian Federation,17 +10096,"Commission Regulation ( EEC ) No 140/92 of 22 January 1992 amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 2045/90 re­imposing the levying of customs duties applicable to third countries on certain products originating in Yugoslavia. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1) and in particular Protocol 1 thereto,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3606/89 of 20 November 1989 establishing ceilings and Community supervision for imports of certain products originating in Yugoslavia (1990) (2);Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2045/90 (3) re-imposed the levying from 22 July 1990 of customs duties applicable to third countries for certain glass products falling within CN code 7004 (order No 01.0140) and certain textile products falling within CN codes 6101 10 00, 6106 20 00, 6106 90 10, 6206 20 00, 6106 30 00 and 6206 40 00 (order No 02.0075) originating in Yugoslavia;Whereas the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 2045/90 regarding textile products were based on statistics communicated by a Member State which are now known to be incorrect;Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2045/90 should therefore be amended with effect from 22 July 1990 so that it applies solely to products falling within CN code 7004 (Order No 01.0140),. The table annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2045/90 is hereby replaced by the following:Order No code CN Description of goods Ceiling 01.0140 7004 Drawn glass and blown glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent or reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked 7004 10 Glass, coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or having an absorbent or reflecting layer: 7004 10 30 Antique glass 7004 10 50 Horticultural sheet glass 7004 10 90 Other 7 498 tonnes 7004 90 Other glass: 7004 90 50 Antique glass 7004 90 70 Horticultural sheet glass Other, of a thickness: 7004 90 91 Not exceeding 2,5 mm 7004 90 93 Exceeding 2,5 mm but not exceeding 3,5 mm 7004 90 95 Exceeding 3,5 mm but not exceeding 4,5 mm 7004 90 99 Exceeding 4,5 mm This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 22 July 1990. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 January 1992. For the CommissionChristiane SCRIVENERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 41, 14. 2. 1983, p. 2. (2) OJ No L 352, 4. 12. 1989, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 187, 19. 7. 1990, p. 21. +",restoration of customs duties;restoration of customs tariff;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession;glass;blown glass;bottle glass;crystal glass;drawn glass;pane of glass;sheet glass;unworked glass;window glass;Yugoslavia;territories of the former Yugoslavia,17 +19189,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1327/1999 of 23 June 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 opening and providing for the administration of the tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations(1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,(1) Whereas, in the framework of the World Trade Organisation, the Community has undertaken to open tariff quotas for certain products in the poultrymet sector; whereas as a result, detailed rules for the application of those quotas for the period 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000 should be laid down;(2) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/96(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1370/1999(3), provides for the administration of those quotas for the period 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999; whereas provision should be made for their administration for the period 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000;(3) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,. Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:""Article 1For the period 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000, the import tariff quotas listed in Annex I are opened for the product groups and under the conditions indicated therein.""2. Annex I is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1999.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 June 1999.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 146, 20.6.1996, p. 1.(2) OJ L 161, 29.6.1996, p. 136.(3) OJ L 185, 30.6.1998, p. 15.ANNEX""ANNEX I>TABLE>"" +",GATT;General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;poultrymeat,17 +18067,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1414/98 of 2 July 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1960/95 laying down detailed rules for the transitional application of the system of entry prices for grape juice and musts and Regulation (EC) No 2309/95 establishing transitional measures for the import of grape juice and must from Cyprus. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organisation of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2087/97 (2), and in particular Articles 53(3) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 of 22 December 1994 on the adjustments and transitional arrangements required in the agriculture sector in order to implement the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1161/97 (4), and in particular Article 3(1) thereof;Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1960/95 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1289/97 (6), lays down transitional measures, valid until 30 June 1998 to facilitate the introduction of the arrangements for monitoring import prices for grape juice and must resulting from the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations; whereas that Regulation permits customs authorities to compare import prices with the entry prices given in the common customs tariff in order to determine the customs duties to be collected;Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2309/95 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1289/97, lays down transitional measures, valid until 30 June 1998 to facilitate the introduction of the arrangements applicable to imports of grape juice and must from Cyprus resulting from the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations pending a long-term solution within the framework of the agreement creating an association between the European Community and the Republic of Cyprus;Whereas the period for the adoption of transitional measures was extended until 30 June 1999 by Council Regulation (EC) No 1340/98 (8) extending the period for the adoption of the transitional measures required in the agriculture sector in order to implement the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations; whereas, pending the adoption of definitive measures, the transitional measures provided for in Regulations (EC) No 1960/95 and (EC) No 2309/95 should be extended until 30 June 1999;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,. Regulation (EC) No 1960/95 is hereby amended as follows:1. in Article 1, '30 June 1998` is replaced by '30 June 1999`;2. in Article 4, '30 June 1998` is replaced by '30 June 1999`. In Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2309/95, '30 June 1998` is replaced by '30 June 1999`. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1998.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 2 July 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1.(2) OJ L 292, 25. 10. 1997, p. 1.(3) OJ L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.(4) OJ L 169, 27. 6. 1997, p. 1.(5) OJ L 189, 10. 8. 1995, p. 16.(6) OJ L 175, 3. 7. 1997, p. 25.(7) OJ L 233, 30. 9. 1995, p. 54.(8) OJ L 184, 27. 6. 1998, p. 1. +",fruit juice;fruit juice concentrate;import price;entry price;fruit product;fruit must;fruit pulp;grape must;jam;marmalade;preserves;grape;table grape;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT;customs valuation,17 +28523,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1233/2004 of 2 July 2004 laying down transitional measures for the application of Regulation (EC) No 595/2004 concerning the levy scheme in the milk and milk products sector, by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular the first paragraph of Article 41 thereof,Whereas:(1) Transitional measures should be laid down to enable the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia (hereinafter the new Member States) to apply the levy scheme provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing a levy in the milk and milk products sector (1).(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 595/2004 of 30 March 2004 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003 establishing a levy in the milk and milk products sector (2) provides that Member States shall adjust the individual reference fat contents of all producers in case of overrun of the national reference fat content. It is appropriate to provide that the new Member States should adjust the individual reference fat contents only from the second 12-month period of the application of the levy scheme in those Member States. This should provide the new Member States with a sufficient time period in order to calculate their overrun of the national reference fat content.(3) According to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 595/2004 for products marketed other than milk, Member States shall establish the quantities of milk used for processing. Where it proves difficult to establish those quantities, on the basis of the products marketed, Member States may fix the quantities of milk equivalent on a flat-rate basis by reference to the number of dairy cows held by the producer and on an average milk yield per cow representative of the herd. Where at the beginning of the levy scheme, the high number of small producers lead to administrative difficulties, it should be possible to authorise new Member States, on the basis of a duly justified request, to use the national average milk yield instead of the average milk yield per cow representative of the herd for a limited time period.(4) The allocation of individual reference quantities will apply only from the period 2005/2006 as regards Poland and Slovenia in accordance with the Act of Accession, as adapted by Council Decision 2004/281/EC of 22 March 2004 adapting the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, following the reform of the common agricultural policy (3). For those two Member States, the deadline for the submission of the report on the system for administering the national reference quantities, provided for in Regulation (EC) No 595/2004, should therefore be postponed until 1 September 2005.(5) According to the provisions of the Act of Accession, as adapted by Decision 2004/281/EC, the basis for the individual reference quantities for new Member States are set out in table (f) of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003. Therefore it is not necessary that the new Member States communicate to the Commission the division between deliveries and direct sales resulting from the first individual allocation as provided for in article 25(1) of Regulation (EC) No 595/2004.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. The Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia, and Slovakia shall apply Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 595/2004 from the second twelve-month period of the application of the levy scheme in those Member States, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 6.A, point 13 of Annex II of the Act of Accession. By way of derogation from Article 12(2) of Regulation (EC) No 595/2004, the Commission may authorise the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia, and Slovakia, for a period ending 31 March 2007 at the latest, on the basis of duly justified requests, to use the national average milk yield instead of the average milk yield per cow representative of the herd. In the case of Poland and Slovenia, the report provided for in Article 27(3) of Regulation (EC) No 595/2004 shall be notified by 1 September 2005 at the latest. The Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia, and Slovakia shall not apply Article 25(1) of Regulation (EC) No 595/2004. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 2 July 2004.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 123.(2)  OJ L 94, 31.3.2004, p. 22.(3)  OJ L 93, 30.3.2004, p. 1. +",accession to the European Union;EU accession;accession to the Community;act of accession;application for accession;consequence of accession;request for accession;milk;transitional period (EU);EC limited period;EC transitional measures;EC transitional period;transition period (EU);agricultural levy;agricultural customs duty;milk product;dairy produce,17 +38653,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 730/2010 of 13 August 2010 correcting Regulation (EC) No 1120/2009 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the single payment scheme provided for in Title III of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1290/2005, (EC) No 247/2006, (EC) No 378/2007 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (1), and in particular Article 142(d) thereof,Whereas:(1) The second subparagraph of Article 19(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1120/2009 (2) specifies an upper limit for the allocation of payment entitlements from the national reserve to farmers in a special situation, which should be set at the maximum number of payment entitlements that a farmer can receive in accordance with Article 17 of that Regulation. However, reference was erroneously made to Article 22 of that Regulation instead. That error needs to be corrected, with effect from the date of application of Regulation (EC) No 1120/2009.(2) Regulation (EC) No 1120/2009 should therefore be corrected accordingly.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Direct Payments,. In the second subparagraph of Article 19(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1120/2009, ‘Article 22’ is replaced by ‘Article 17’. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 January 2010.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 August 2010.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 30, 31.1.2009, p. 16.(2)  OJ L 316, 2.12.2009, p. 1. +",common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;common agricultural policy;CAP;common agricultural market;green Europe;environmental protection;conservation of nature;nature protection;preservation of the environment;protection of nature;aid to agriculture;farm subsidy,17 +20054,"Commission Directive 2000/48/EC of 25 July 2000 amending the Annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC and 90/642/EEC on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals and certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables respectively (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 86/362/EEC of 24 July 1986 on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals(1), as last amended by Directive 2000/42/EC(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 90/642/EEC of 27 November 1990 on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on certain products of plant origin including fruit and vegetables(3), as last amended by Directive 2000/42/EC, and in particular Article 7 thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 on the placing of plant protection products on the market(4), as last amended by Commission Directive 2000/10/EC(5), and in particular Article 4(1)(f) thereof,Whereas:(1) The new active substance, azoxystrobin, was included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC by Commission Directive 98/47/EC(6) for use as fungicide only, without specifying particular conditions having an impact on crops which may be treated with plant protection products containing azoxystrobin.(2) Maximum levels for azoxystrobin residues in and on all commodities covered by Directives 86/362/EEC and 90/642/EEC were fixed by Commission Directive 1999/71/EC(7).(3) In fixing the said maximum levels for azoxystrobin residues, it was recognised that these levels should be kept under review and should be changed to take account of new information and data. Directive 1999/71/EC acknowledged that national provisional maximum residue levels for other cereals and fruit and vegetables should be fixed by Member States as a part of their authorisation of plant protection products containing azoxystrobin and should be notified to the Commission under the requirements of Article 4(1)(f) to Directive 91/414/EEC. To facilitate this eventuality, some of the levels set in Directive 1999/71/EC were fixed on a provisional basis, enabling Member States to grant further authorisations for new uses and to notify the Commission under the procedure described by the said Article. This Article provides that where a provisional Community maximum residue level exists and where the new authorised use would lead to higher levels, the authorising Member State shall establish a national provisional maximum residue level in accordance with Article 4(1)(f) of Directive 91/414/EEC before the authorisation may be granted.(4) To ensure that the consumer is adequately protected from exposure to residues in or on products for which no authorisations have been granted, it was considered prudent, in adopting Directive 1999/71/EC, to set provisional maximum residue levels at the lower level of analytical determination for such products. The setting at Community level of such provisional maximum residue levels is without prejudice to the granting of provisional authorisations by the Member States for the use of azoxystrobin on such products in accordance with Article 4(1)(f) of Directive 91/414/EEC.(5) In order to authorise a plant protection product, Member States must apply the uniform principles provided for in Annex VI to Directive 91/414/EEC in evaluating, in particular, a dossier conforming to the requirements of Annex III to Directive 91/414/EEC, submitted by the applicant for authorisation. Annex III, Part A, Section 8 of Directive 91/414/EEC requires applicants to submit certain information including proposed maximum residue levels together with full justification and estimations of the potential and actual exposure through diet and other means. Annex VI, Part B, Section 2.4.2 and Part C, Section 2.5 of Directive 91/414/EEC provides for Member States to evaluate the information submitted concerning impact on human or animal health arising from residues and the impact on the environment and to take decisions on authorisations which ensure that residues occurring reflect the minimum quantities of the plant protection product necessary to achieve adequate control corresponding to good agricultural practice, applied in such a manner that the residues at harvest, slaughter or after storage, as appropriate, are reduced to a minimum.(6) New data has been provided for uses of azoxystrobin on rice, bananas, tomatoes and cucurbits with edible and inedible peel. This new data has been evaluated and it is considered appropriate to revise the provisional maximum residue levels fixed for these products in Directive 1999/71/EC.(7) At the inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC the technical and scientific evaluation of azoxystrobin was finalised on 22 April 1998 in the format of the Commission review report for azoxystrobin. In this review report the acceptable daily intake (ADI) for azoxystrobin was set at 0,1 mg/kg bw/day. The lifetime exposure of consumers of food products treated with azoxystrobin has been assessed and evaluated in accordance with the procedures and practices used within the European Community, taking account of guidelines published by the World Health Organisation(8) and it has been calculated that the maximum residue levels fixed in this Directive do not give rise to an exceedence of this ADI.(8) Acute toxic effects requiring the setting of an acute reference dose were not noted during the evaluation and discussion that preceded the inclusion of azoxystrobin in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC.(9) The Community's trading partners have been consulted about the levels set out in this Directive through the World Trade Organisation and their comments on these levels have been considered. The possibility of fixing import tolerance maximum residue levels for specific pesticide/crop combinations will be examined by the Commission on the basis of the submission of acceptable data.(10) The advice and recommendations of the Scientific Committee for Plants, in particular concerning the protection of consumers of food products treated with pesticides, have been taken into account.(11) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,. The following shall be added to part A of Annex II to Directive 86/362/EEC:"">TABLE>"" The maximum residues levels in the Annex to this Directive shall replace those listed for azoxystrobin in Annex II to Directive 90/642/EEC. 1. This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.2. Member States shall adopt and publish the legislative, regulatory or administrative measures to comply with this Directive by 31 March 2001 at the latest. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.3. They shall apply these measures as from 1 April 2001.4. When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 July 2000.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 221, 7.8.1986, p. 37.(2) OJ L 158, 30.6.2000, p. 51.(3) OJ L 350, 14.12.1990, p. 71.(4) OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1.(5) OJ L 57, 2.3.2000, p. 28.(6) OJ L 191, 7.7.1998, p. 50.(7) OJ L 194, 27.7.1999, p. 36.(8) Guidelines for predicting dietary intake of pesticide residues (revised), prepared by the GEMS/Food Programme in collaboration with the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues, published by the World Health Organisation 1997 (WHO/FSF/FOS/97.7).ANNEX>TABLE> +",foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;pharmaceutical product;disinfectant;pharmaceutical preparation;pharmaceutical speciality;consumer protection;consumer policy action plan;consumerism;consumers' rights;plant health product;plant protection product;pesticide residue;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban,17 +27145,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2313/2003 of 29 December 2003 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of barley held by the German intervention agency. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 of 28 July 1993 laying down the procedure and conditions for the sale of cereals held by intervention agencies(2) provides in particular that cereals held by intervention agencies are to be sold by tendering procedure at prices preventing market disturbance.(2) Germany still has intervention stocks of barley.(3) Because of the difficult weather conditions in much of the Community, cereal production has been significantly reduced in the 2003/04 marketing year. This situation has resulted in high prices locally, causing particular difficulties for livestock holdings and the feedingstuffs industry, which are finding it hard to obtain supplies at competitive prices.(4) It is therefore appropriate to make stocks of barley held by the German intervention agency available on the internal market. The period of presentation of the offers for the last partial invitation to tender under Regulation (EC) No 1509/2003(3) having expired on 18 December 2003, it is advisable to open a new standing invitation to tender.(5) To take account of the situation on the Community market, provision should be made for the Commission to manage this invitation to tender. In addition, provision must be made for an award coefficient for tenders offering the minimum selling price.(6) When the German intervention agency notifies the Commission, the tenderers should remain anonymous.(7) With a view to modernising management, the information required by the Commission should be sent by electronic mail.(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. The German intervention agency shall open a standing invitation to tender for the sale on the Community market of 23683 tonnes of barley held by it. The sale provided for in Article 1 shall take place in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93.However, notwithstanding that Regulation:(a) tenders shall be drawn up on the basis of the actual quality of the lot to which they apply;(b) the minimum selling price shall be set at a level which does not disturb the cereals market. Notwithstanding Article 13(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 the tender security is set at EUR 10 per tonne. 1. The closing date for the submission of tenders for the first partial invitation to tender shall be 8 January 2004 at 09.00 (Brussels time).The closing dates for the submission of tenders for subsequent partial invitations to tender shall be each Thursday at 09.00 (Brussels time), with the exception of 8 April and 20 May 2004.The closing date for the submission of tenders for the last partial tendering procedure shall be 27 May 2004 at 09.00 (Brussels time).2. Tenders shall be lodged with the German intervention agency: Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung BLE Adickesallee 40 D - 60322 Frankfurt am Main Fax (49-691) 564 96 2 Within two hours of the expiry of the time limit for the submission of tenders, the German intervention agency shall notify the Commission of tenders received. They must be sent by electronic mail in accordance with the form set out in the Annex. In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, the Commission shall set the minimum sale price or decide not to accept the tenders. If tenders are submitted for the same lot and for a total quantity larger than that available, a separate price may be fixed for each lot.Where tenders offer the minimum selling price, the Commission may fix an award coefficient for the quantities offered at the same time as it sets the minimum selling price. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 December 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003 (OJ L 158, 27.6.2003, p. 1).(2) OJ L 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1630/2000 (OJ L 187, 26.7.2000, p. 24).(3) OJ L 217, 29.8.2003, p. 8. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2045/2003 (OJ L 303, 21.11.2003, p. 10).ANNEXStanding invitation to tender for the resale of 23683 tonnes of barley held by the German intervention agencyRegulation (EC) No 2313/2003>PIC FILE= ""L_2003342EN.003102.TIF""> +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;barley;intervention agency;single market;Community internal market;EC internal market;EU single market;sale;offering for sale,17 +24486,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1828/2002 of 14 October 2002 prohibiting fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Portugal. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 of 18 December 2001 fixing for 2002 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required(3), lays down quotas for cod for 2002.(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of cod in the waters of ICES division I, II (Norwegian waters) by vessels flying the flag of Portugal or registered in Portugal have exhausted the quota allocated for 2002. Portugal has prohibited fishing for this stock from 2 September 2002. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,. Catches of cod in the waters of ICES division I and II (Norwegian waters) by vessels flying the flag of Portugal or registered in Portugal are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Portugal for 2002.Fishing for cod in the waters of ICES division I and II (Norwegian waters) by vessels flying the flag of Portugal or registered in Portugal is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 2 September 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 October 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5.(3) OJ L 347, 31.12.2001, p. 1. +",ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;Portugal;Portuguese Republic;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing regulations;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches,17 +29927,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 186/2005 of 3 February 2005 determining to what extent import right applications submitted during the month of January 2005 for calves weighing not more than 80 kg as part of a tariff quota provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1201/2004 may be accepted. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1201/2004 of 29 June 2004 opening and providing for the administration of a tariff quota for calves weighing not more than 80 kilograms and originating in Bulgaria or Romania (1 July to 30 June 2005) (2), and in particular Articles 1(4) and 4 thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 1(3)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1201/2004 fixes at 86 500 the number of head of live bovine animals of a weight not exceeding 80 kg falling within CN code 0102 90 05 and originating in Bulgaria or Romania which may be imported under special conditions in the period 1 January to 31 March 2005. The quantities covered by import licence applications submitted are such that applications may by accepted in full.(2) The quantities in respect of which licences may be applied for from 1 April 2005 should be fixed within the scope of the total quantity of 178 000 animals, conforming to Article 1(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1201/2004,. 1.   All applications for import certificates lodged pursuant to Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1201/2004 shall be accepted in full.2.   The quantities referred to in Article 1(3)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1201/2004 shall be 167 450 head. This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 February 2005.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 3 February 2005.For the CommissionJ. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 230, 30.6.2004, p. 12. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;Romania;beef;Bulgaria;Republic of Bulgaria;EU customs procedure;Community customs procedure;European Union customs procedure,17 +1006,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1903/89 of 29 June 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 as regards the use of the old forms for import and export licences and advance-fixing certificates for agricultural products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1213/89 (2), and in particular Articles 12 (2), 15 (5), 16 (6) and 24 thereof, and to the corresponding provisions of the other Regulations establishing a common organization of the market in respect of agricultural products,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 (3) replaces Regulation (EEC) No 3183/80 (4) and amends the specimens in Annex I thereto; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 provides in particular, as a temporary measure, for the possibility of issuing until 30 June 1989 import and export licences, advance-fixing certificates and extracts thereof, compiled in accordance with the specimens valid on 31 December 1988;Whereas the technical reasons behind that measure will remain valid beyond the term of validity laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88; whereas that term of validity should accordingly be extended;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinions of all the Management Committees concerned,. In Article 47 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, the date '30 June 1989' is hereby replaced by '30 September1989'. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from July 1989.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 June 1989.For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 128, 11. 5. 1989, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 338, 13. 12. 1980, p. 1. +",form;export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;agricultural product;farm product;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund,17 +4922,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 478/2009 of 8 June 2009 amending Annexes I and III to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin, as regards monepantel (Text with EEA relevance ). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 of 26 June 1990 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (1), and in particular Article 2 and the third paragraph of Article 4 thereof,Having regard to the opinion of the European Medicines Agency formulated by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use,Whereas:(1) All pharmacologically active substances used in the Community in veterinary medicinal products intended for food-producing animals should be evaluated in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90.(2) An application for establishing maximum residue limits for monepantel, an agent acting against endoparasites, has been submitted to the European Medicines Agency. On the basis of the recommendation of the Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use, this substance should be added to Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 for ovine species, applicable to muscle, fat, liver and kidney, excluding animals producing milk for human consumption.(3) The same substance should be added in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 for caprine species, applicable to muscle, fat, liver and kidney, excluding animals producing milk for human consumption. The provisional maximum residue limits set out in this Annex for this substance should expire on 1 January 2011.(4) For reasons of clarity, it is appropriate to add a new subdivision entitled ‘Others’ to Annexes I and III, as monepantel is a new class of compound which does not fit into the existing subdivisions. Within the subcategory of ‘Agents acting against endoparasites’ the existing subdivisions are based on the chemistry of the compounds and a number of these chemical subdivisions include only single substances. It is preferable to create an ‘Others’ subdivision rather than to go on creating new chemical subdivisions for each new substance class as that would lead to an expanding number of subdivisions containing single substances. For monepantel it is not clear which part of the molecule is key for the pharmacological effect and consequently it is not clear what the appropriate name for a new chemical subdivision for monepantel would be.(5) Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 should therefore be amended accordingly.(6) An adequate period should be allowed before the amendments contained in this Regulation become applicable, in order to enable Member States to make any adjustment which may be necessary in the light of this Regulation with respect to the authorisations to place the veterinary medicinal products concerned on the market which have been granted in accordance with Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community Code relating to veterinary medicinal products (2) to take account of the provisions of this Regulation.(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Veterinary Medicinal Products,. Annexes I and III to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 are amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 8 August 2009.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 8 June 2009.For the CommissionGünter VERHEUGENVice-President of the Commission(1)  OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 1.ANNEX(1) A new point 2.1.8 ‘Others’ which includes the new substance ‘Monepantel’ is added to Annex I (List of pharmacologically active substances for which maximum residue limits have been fixed), as follows:Pharmacologically active substance(s) Marker residue Animal species MRLs Target tissues Other provisionsMonepantel Monepantel-sulfone Ovine 700 μg/kg Muscle Not for use in animals producing milk for human consumption’7 000 μg/kg Fat5 000 μg/kg Liver2 000 μg/kg Kidney(2) A new point 2.1.8 ‘Others’ which includes the new substance ‘Monepantel’ is added to Annex III (List of pharmacologically active substances used in veterinary medicinal products for which provisional maximum residue limits have been fixed), as follows:Pharmacologically active substance(s) Marker residue Animal species MRLs Target tissues Other provisionsMonepantel Monepantel-sulfone Caprine 700 μg/kg Muscle Not for use in animals producing milk for human consumption7 000 μg/kg Fat5 000 μg/kg Liver2 000 μg/kg Kidney +",food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;veterinary legislation;veterinary regulations;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;waste;refuse;residue;public health;health of the population;veterinary drug;veterinary medicines,17 +1970,"82/188/EEC: Commission Decision of 26 February 1982 establishing that the apparatus described as 'Tracor- digital signal analyzer, model NS-570A' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1027/79 (2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas, by letter dated 7 September 1981, the Federal Republic of Germany has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as 'Tracor-digital signal analyzer, model NS-570A', to be used for the study of the population kinetics of dyestuff molecules from the decay with time of a laser-induced amplitude lattice and in particular for the storage and averaging of repeatable decay curves, should be considered to be a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 12 January 1982 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is a signal analyzer; whereas it does not have the requisite objective characteristics making it specifically suited to scientific research; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for non-scientific activities; whereas its use in the case in question could not alone confer upon it the character of a scientific apparatus; whereas it therefore cannot be regarded as a scientific apparatus; whereas the duty-free admission of the apparatus in question is therefore not justified,. The apparatus described as 'Tracor-digital signal analyzer, model NS-570A', which is the subject of an application by the Federal Republic of Germany of 7 September 1981, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 February 1982.For the CommissionKarl-Heinz NARJESMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 184, 15. 7. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 134, 31. 5. 1979, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 318, 13. 12. 1979, p. 32. +",exemption from customs duties;customs franchise;duty-free admission;duty-free entry;exemption from duty;exemption from import duty;travellers' allowance;travellers' tax-free allowance;scientific apparatus;laboratory equipment;microscope;research equipment;scientific instrument;scientific material;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT,17 +14113,"Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/95 of 3 April 1995 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1968/93 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in respect of certain EEC steel products originating in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic imported into the Community (1 June 1993 to 31 December 1995). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas a tariff quota system was established by Decisions No 1/93 (C) (1) and No 1/93 (S) (2) of the EC-Czech Republic and Slovak Republic Joint Committee referred to in Article 37 of the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of the other part (3) (hereinafter referred to as the 'Interim Agreement`), signed in Brussels on 16 December 1991;Whereas, following the dissolution of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic on 31 December 1992, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic assumed all the obligations deriving from the Interim Agreement; whereas this has resulted in the creation of an EC-Czech Republic Joint Committee and an EC-Slovak Republic Joint Committee;Whereas certain amendments were made by Decisions No 1/94 and No 2/94 of the EC-Czech Republic Joint Committee and Decisions No 1/94, No 2/94 and No 3/94 of the EC-Slovak Republic Joint Committee;Whereas arrangements for the implementation of the abovementioned tariff quota system were laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 1968/93 (4); whereas, following the annual review, it is necessary to modify further Regulation (EEC) No 1968/93 in order to take account, in particular, of the accession of new Member States;Whereas, following the exclusion of certain measures under the common commercial policy from the transitional arrangements in favour of the new Laender of the Federal Republic of Germany by Regulation (EC) No 665/94 (5), it is appropriate to suspend customs duties in respect of certain products covered by Decisions No 1/93 (C) and No 1/94 (C) and 1/95 (C), and No 1/93 (S), No 1/94 (S), No 2/94 (S) and No 1/95 (S) for imports to the territory of the new Laender of the Federal Republic of Germany for the year 1995 and the Czech and Slovak Republics have been informed of this,. The limits established pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1968/93 for imports into the Community from 1 January to 31 December 1995 from the Czech Republic of the products identified by the CN codes set out in the table contained therein shall be amended as follows:>TABLE>The limits established pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1968/93 for imports into the Community from 1 January to 31 December 1995 from the Slovak Republic of the products identified by the CN codes set out in the table contained therein shall be amended as follows:>TABLE> 1. From 1 January to 31 December 1995, the duties applied to the products set out in the following table originating in the Czech Republic shall be suspended up to the maximum volumes as set out in the said table:>TABLE>2. Paragraph 1 shall apply only if:- the goods in question are released for free circulation on the territory of the former German Democratic Republic and are consumed there or undergo processing conferring Community origin there,and - a licence issued by the relevant German authorities stating that the goods in question fall within the scope of the provisions contained in paragraph 1 is submitted in support of the declaration for release for free circulation.3. The Commission and the competent German authorities shall take whatever measures are needed to ensure that the final consumption of the products in question, or the processing by which they acquire Community origin, takes place on the territory of the former German Democratic Republic. 1. From 1 January to 31 December 1995 the duties applied to the products set out in the following table originating in the Slovak Republic shall be suspended up to the maximum volumes as set out in the said table:>TABLE>2. Paragraph 1 shall apply only if:- the goods in question are released for free circulation on the territory of the former German Democratic Republic and are consumed there or undergo processing conferring Community origin there,and - a licence issued by the relevant German authorities stating that the goods in question fall within the scope of the provisions contained in paragraph 1 is submitted in support of the declaration for release for free circulation.3. The Commission and the competent German authorities shall take whatever measures are needed to ensure that the final consumption of the products in question, or the processing by which they acquire Community origin, takes place on the territory of the former German Democratic Republic. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1995.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 3 April 1995.For the Council The President J. TOUBON +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;free circulation;putting into free circulation;export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;iron and steel product;Czechoslovakia;tube;metal tube;plastic tube,17 +1057,"Council Directive 78/1027/EEC of 18 December 1978 concerning the coordination of provisions laid down by Law, Regulation or Administrative Action in respect of the activities of veterinary surgeons. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 49, 57, 66 and 235 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),Whereas, with a view to achieving the mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications in veterinary medicine laid down in Council Directive 78/1026/EEC of 18 December 1978 concerning the mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications in veterinary medicine, including measures to facilitate the effective exercise of the right of establishment and freedom to provide services (4), the comparable nature of training courses in the Member States enables coordination in this field to be confined to the requirement that minimum standards be observed, which then leaves the Member States freedom of organization as regards instruction;Whereas the coordination of the conditions for the pursuit of these activities, as envisaged by this Directive, does not exclude any subsequent coordination;Whereas the coordination envisaged by this Directive covers the professional training of veterinary surgeons ; whereas, as far as training is concerned, most Member States do not at present distinguish between veterinary surgeons who pursue their activities as employed persons and those who are self-employed ; whereas, for this reason and in order to encourage as far as possible the free movement of professional persons within the Community, it appears necessary to extend the application of this Directive to employed veterinary surgeons,. 1. The Member States shall require persons wishing to take up and pursue the profession of veterinary surgeon to hold a diploma, certificate or other evidence of formal qualifications in veterinary medicine referred to in Article 3 of Directive 78/1026/EEC which guarantees that during his complete training period the person concerned has acquired: (a) adequate knowledge of the sciences on which the activities of the veterinary surgeon are based;(b) adequate knowledge of the structure and functions of healthy animals, of their husbandry, reproduction and hygiene in general, as well as their feeding, including the technology involved in the manufacture and preservation of foods corresponding to their needs;(c) adequate knowledge of the behaviour and protection of animals;(d) adequate knowledge of the causes, nature, course, effects, diagnosis and treatment of the diseases of animals, whether considered individually or in groups, including a special knowledge of the diseases which may be transmitted to humans;(e) adequate knowledge of preventive medicine;(f) adequate knowledge of the hygiene and technology involved in the production, manufacture and putting into circulation of animal foodstuffs or foodstuffs of animal origin intended for human consumption;(g) adequate knowledge of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the subjects listed above;(h) adequate clinical and other practical experience under appropriate supervision.2. Veterinary training of this kind shall comprise in all at least five years' theoretical and practical full-time instruction given in a university, a higher education institution recognized as having equivalent status, or under the supervision of a university, and shall include at least the subjects listed in the Annex. (1)OJ No C 92, 20.7.1970, p. 18. (2)OJ No C 19, 28.2.1972, p. 10. (3)OJ No C 60, 14.6.1971, p. 3. (4)See page 1 of this Official Journal.3. In order to be accepted for this training, the candidate must have a diploma or a certificate which entitles him to be admitted to the universities or higher education institutions recognized as having equivalent status of a Member State for the course of study concerned.4. Nothing in this Directive shall prejudice any facility which may be granted in accordance with their own rules by Member States in respect of their own territory to authorize holders of diplomas, certificates or other evidence of formal qualifications which have not been obtained in a Member State to take up and pursue the activities of a veterinary surgeon. This Directive shall also apply to nationals of Member States who, in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 of 15 October 1968 on freedom of movement for workers within the Community (1), are pursuing or will pursue as employed persons the activities referred to in Article 1 of Directive 78/1026/EEC. 1. Member States shall bring into force the measures necessary to comply with this Directive within two years of its notification and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 December 1978.For the CouncilThe PresidentH.-D. GENSCHER (1)OJ No L 257, 19.10.1968, p. 2.ANNEX STUDY PROGRAMME FOR VETERINARY SURGEONSThe programme of studies leading to the diploma, certificate or other evidence of formal qualifications in veterinary medicine shall include at least the subjects listed below. Instruction in one or more of these subjects may be given as part of, or in association with, other courses. A. Basic subjects - Physics,- Chemistry,- Animal biology,- Plant biology,- Biomathematics.B. Specific subjectsGroup 1 : Basic sciences - Anatomy (including histology and embryology),- Physiology,- Bio-chemistry,- Genetics,- Pharmacology,- Pharmacy,- Toxicology,- Microbiology,- Immunology,- Epidemiology,- Professional ethics.Group 2 : Clinical sciences - Obstetrics,- Pathology (including pathological anatomy),- Parasitology,- Clinical medicine and surgery (including anaesthetics),- Clinical lectures on the various domestic animals, poultry and other animal species,- Preventive medicine,- Radiology,- Reproduction and reproductive disorders,- Veterinary state medicine and public health,- Veterinary legislation and forensic medicine,- Therapeutics,- Propaedeutics.Group 3 : Animal production - Animal production,- Animal nutrition,- Agronomy,- Rural economics,- Animal husbandry,- Veterinary hygiene,- Animal ethology and protection.Group 4 : Food hygiene - Inspection and control of animal foodstuffs or foodstuffs of animal origin,- Food hygiene and technology,- Practical work (including practical work in places where slaughtering and processing of foodstuffs takes place).Practical training may be in the form of a training period, provided that such training is full-time and under the direct control of the competent authority, and does not exceed six months within the aggregate training period of five years study.The distribution of the theoretical and practical training among the various groups of subjects shall be balanced and coordinated in such a way that the knowledge and experience listed in Article 1 (1) of this Directive may be acquired in a manner which will adequately enable veterinary surgeons to perform all their various duties. +",freedom to provide services;free movement of services;teaching curriculum;educational curriculum;school curriculum;school subjects;subjects taught;training curriculum;approximation of laws;legislative harmonisation;recognition of diplomas;mutual recognition of diplomas;recognition of qualifications;veterinarian;veterinary surgeon;right of establishment;freedom of establishment,17 +10768,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 3814/92 of 28 December 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 and introducing application in Spain of the sugar sector prices provided for by that Regulation. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 43 thereof,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 70 (3) (b) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Whereas the achievement of the single market on 1 January 1993 makes it desirable to remove all barriers to trade, not only between the Member States of the Community as constitued on 31 December 1985 but also, as far as possible, between those Member States and the new Member States;Whereas accession compensatory amounts are due to be applied to trade in sugar sector products between Spain and the other Member States until the end of the 1994/95 marketing year, since Council Regulation (EEC) No 1716/91 of 13 June 1991 concerning the alignment of the sugar and beet prices applicable in Spain on the common prices (2) specified that date for alignment of the Spanish prices on the common prices;Whereas, without prejudice to the measures to be adopted when new sugar sector production arrangements are determined or to deal with the specific consequences for Spain of the Community's international commitments, prices can be aligned at the earlier date of 1 January 1993, and in consequence all accession compensatory amounts abolished, if Spanish beet producers are compensated by a temporary degressive aid of an initial amount based on the existing difference between beet prices; whereas should the fall in beet prices have an impact on the market for sugar cane grown in Spain corresponding aid would have to be granted to growers;Whereas the Spanish market situation is such that the prices laid down by this Regulation can be applied in Spain;Whereas early alignment of prices will require the adoption of measures to facilitate necessary structural changes in the Spanish sugar industry,. 1. The alignment provided for in Article 70 of the Act of Accession shall, for sugar and beet prices applicable in Spain, be completed on 1 January 1993 as the levels set in paragraph 2.2. The prices set in Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1749/92 (3) shall, for sugar and bet marketed during the period 1 January to 30 June 1993, be replaced by the following:(a) intervention price for white sugar: ECU 54,41 per 100 kilograms;(b) beet prices:- basic price: ECU 41,82 per tonne,- minimum price for 'A' beet: ECU 41,02 per tonne,- minimum price for 'B' beet: ECU 29,02 per tonne, subject to application of Article 28 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 (4). 1. Aid shall be granted to beet growers in Spain for the 1993/94 and 1994/95 marketing years. It shall be ECU 2,84 per tonne for 1993/94 and half that amount for 1994/95.The same producers shall be granted aid of ECU 4,26 per tonne on beet processed into sugar between 1 January and 30 June 1993 under contracts concluded on the basis of the prices specified at Article 1 (2) (b).2. Aid shall be granted to sugar cane producers in Spain for the 1993/94 and 1994/95 marketing years. It shall be ECU 2,27 per tonne for sugar cane for the first of these marketing years and shall be reduced by half for the second. Furthermore, aid amounting to ECU 3,41 per tonne shall be granted to the same producers for the quantities of cane processed into sugar between 1 January and 30 June 1993 in the context of contracts concluded on the basis of the prices provided for in Article 1 (2) (b).3. Aid amounting to ECU 5,16 per 100 kilograms of sugar expressed as white sugar shall be granted for products forming part of quotas in stocks, with the exception of the minimum stock, at 12 p.m. on 31 December 1992 in the hands of those eligible for the reimbursement of storage charges for such stocks under Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81.4. The aid provided for in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall count as intervention for the purposes of Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 (5). The following paragraph 8 is added to Article 46 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81:'8. Spain is authorized, on the terms set out below, to grant adjustment aid during the 1993/94 to 1995/96 marketing years to undertakings producing sugar.Aid may be granted only on ""A"" and ""B"" sugar as defined in Article 24 (1) (a) and in connection with restructuring plans for rationalizing the Spanish sugar industry. These plans shall be notified to the Commission. Aid shall be restricted to a total of 37,8 million agricultural ecus for the period in first subparagraph.Of the aid granted in each marketing year 50 % shall be financed by the Community as intervention expenditure.' Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 41 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81.The same procedure shall be used for adoption of transitional measures needed to ensure a smooth change-over from the arrangements specified by Regulation (EEC) No 1716/91 to those specified by this Regulation. Regulation (EEC) No 1716/91 is hereby repealed with effect from 1 January 1993. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1993. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 December 1992. For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. GUMMER(1) Opinion delivered on 18 December 1992 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (2) OJ No L 162, 26. 6. 1991, p. 18. (3) OJ No L 180, 1. 7. 1992, p. 14. (4) OJ No L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 61/92 (OJ No L 6, 11. 1. 1992, p. 19). (5) OJ No L 94, 24. 4.1970, p. 13. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2048/88 (OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 1). +",sugar industry;sugar manufacture;sugar refinery;farm prices;Community farm price;EC farm price;price for the marketing year;industrial restructuring;industrial change;restructuring plan;sugar;fructose;fruit sugar;production aid;aid to producers;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +2245,"97/553/EC: Commission Decision of 13 August 1997 amending Decisions 97/515/EC, 97/513/EC, 97/516/EC and 97/517/EC concerning protective measures with regard to certain products of animal origin originating in India, Bangladesh and Madagascar (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC (2), and in particular Article 19 (7) thereof,Whereas the Commission, in adopting Decisions 97/515/EC (3), 97/513/EC (4), 97/516/EC (5) and 97/517/EC (6), has established measures in order to ensure that possibly hazardous products of animal origin cannot enter the Community; whereas these measures tend to suspend all imports of fishery products from India, Bangladesh and Madagascar, as well as of other products of animal origin from Madagascar;Whereas these measures include an opportunity for products which have been despatched to the Community before the entry into force of these requirements and presented for importation into the Community before 15 August 1997, to gain entry to the Community on condition that they are systematically submitted to a microbiological examination upon arrival;Whereas it is necessary to extend this delay, whilst ensuring a high level of consumer protection;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in conformity with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. In Article 2 of Decisions 97/515/EC, 97/513/EC, 97/516/EC and 97/517/EC, the words 'before 15 August 1997` are replaced by the words 'before 15 September 1997`. The Member States shall alter the measures they apply in trade in order to bring them into line with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 August 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 373, 31. 12. 1990, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 162, 1. 7. 1996, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 214, 6. 8. 1997, p. 52.(4) OJ No L 214, 6. 8. 1997, p. 46.(5) OJ No L 214, 6. 8. 1997, p. 53.(6) OJ No L 214, 6. 8. 1997, p. 54. +",India;Republic of India;food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;Madagascar;Malagasy Republic;Republic of Madagascar;fishery product;import restriction;import ban;limit on imports;suspension of imports;Bangladesh;People's Republic of Bangladesh,17 +1631,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 1891/93 of 12 July 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 on the common organization of the market in fishery and aquaculture products and amending Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),Whereas the Community demand for, and imports of, surimi (a washed and stabilized protein gel made from minced fish) and preparations of surimi, which are intended for direct consumption, have been steadily increasing during recent years;Whereas the Community production of surimi and preparations of surimi has grown in importance concurrently with international trends;Whereas experience has shown that although several different species of fish with a low fat content may be used as raw material for the production of surimi, a specific identification of the raw material actually used is not easily feasible due to the final features of surimi and preparations of surimi;Whereas at present neither surimi nor preparations of surimi are separately identified as products subject to the rules of the common fisheries policy laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 (4);Whereas, for that reason, the Community is not able to monitor trade in these products or the trend in market prices and whereas therefore that Regulation should be amended so as to include surimi and preparations of surimi;Whereas the tariff nomenclature resulting from the application of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 is included in the Common Customs Tariff and an amendment should consequently be made to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (5),. The following subheadings shall be inserted in Annex VII to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 and in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87:‘CN code Description Rate of duty Supplementary unitautonomous (%) or levy (AGR) conventional (%)1 2 3 4 50304 90 05 – Surimi 15 15 —– – Other:1604 20 05 – Preparations of surimi 25 20 —’– – Other This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1994.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 July 1993.For the CouncilThe PresidentPh. MAYSTADT(1)  OJ No C 158, 25. 6. 1992, p. 21.(2)  OJ No C 72, 15. 3. 1993, p. 175.(3)  OJ No C 332, 16. 12. 1992, p. 25.(4)  OJ No L 388, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 697/93 (OJ No L 76, 30. 3. 1993, p. 12).(5)  OJ No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1001/93 (OJ No L 104, 29. 4. 1993, p. 28). +",tariff nomenclature;Brussels tariff nomenclature;customs nomenclature;tariff classification;tariff heading;fish product;caviar;fish croquette;fish egg;fish fillet;fish meal;surimi;protein products;albumin;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT,17 +18623,"1999/377/EC: Commission Decision of 19 May 1999 recognising the fully operational character of the Belgian database for bovine animals (notified under document number C(1999) 1349) (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97 of 21 April 1997 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products(1), and in particular Article 6(3), first indent,Having regard to the request submitted by Belgium,(1) Whereas on 12 October 1998, the Belgian authorities submitted to the Commission a request asking for recognition of the fully operational character of their database that forms part of the Belgian system for the identification and registration of bovine animals; whereas this request was accompanied by appropriate information that was updated on 25 February 1999;(2) Whereas the Belgian authorities have undertaken the commitment to improve the reliability of this database ensuring in particular that (i) all kinds of movements shall be recorded in the database and (ii) the competent authority will be able to promptly correct any errors or deficiences which could be detected automatically or following the appropriate on-the-spot inspections; whereas, in addition, the Belgian authorities have undertaken the commitment to modify their current provisions regarding re-identification of bovine animals in case of lost ear tags so as to comply with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 820/97; whereas the Belgian authorities have undertaken the commitment to implement those improvement measures at the latest by 30 June 1999;(3) Whereas in view of the situation in Belgium, it is appropriate to recognise the fully operational character of the database for the bovine animals,. The Belgian database for bovine animals is recognised as fully operational from 1 July 1999. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.. Done at Brussels, 19 May 1999.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 117, 7.5.1997, p. 1. +",health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;beef;database;data bank;Belgium;Kingdom of Belgium;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;labelling,17 +37899,"2010/334/CFSP: Political and Security Committee Decision EU SSR GUINEA-BISSAU/1/2010 of 15 June 2010 concerning the appointment of the Head of Mission of the European Union mission in support of security sector reform in the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (EU SSR GUINEA-BISSAU). ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 38 thereof,Having regard to Council Joint Action 2008/112/CFSP of 12 February 2008 on the European Union mission in support of security sector reform in the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (EU SSR GUINEA-BISSAU) (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 8(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to Article 8(1) of Joint Action 2008/112/CFSP, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee (hereinafter referred to as ‘PSC’), in accordance with Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of exercising political control and strategic direction of the EU SSR GUINEA-BISSAU mission, including the decision to appoint a Head of Mission.(2) On 5 March 2008, upon a proposal by the Secretary General of the Council, High Representative for the common foreign and security policy, the PSC appointed by Decision EU SSR GUINEA-BISSAU/1/2008 (2) Mr Juan Esteban VERASTEGUI as Head of Mission of the European Union mission EU SSR GUINEA-BISSAU.(3) The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy has proposed that Mr Fernando AFONSO be appointed to replace Mr Juan Esteban VERASTEGUI as Head of Mission of the European Union mission EU SSR GUINEA-BISSAU from 1 July 2010,. Mr Fernando AFONSO is hereby appointed as Head of Mission of the European Union mission in support of security sector reform in the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (EU SSR GUINEA-BISSAU), from 1 July 2010. Political and Security Committee Decision EU SSR GUINEA-BISSAU/1/2008 of 5 March 2008 is hereby repealed. This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.It shall apply until the expiry of Council Joint Action 2008/112/CFSP.. Done at Brussels, 15 June 2010.For the Political and Security CommitteeThe ChairmanC. FERNÁNDEZ-ARIAS(1)  OJ L 40, 14.2.2008, p. 11.(2)  OJ L 73, 15.3.2008, p. 34. +",Guinea-Bissau;Portuguese Guinea;Republic of Guinea-Bissau;appointment of staff;public safety;national security;safety of individuals;common foreign and security policy;CFSP;European foreign policy;common foreign policy;common security policy;the EU's international role;EC participation in an international meeting;EC representation in an international organisation;the Community's international role;the international role of the European Union,17 +1842,"Council Regulation (EC) No 1999/94 of 27 July 1994 on the supply of agricultrural products to the peoples of Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Krygyzstan and Tajikistan free of charge. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1) and in particular Articles 5 and 6 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 136/66 of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (2) and in particular Article 12 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (3) and in particular Articles 6 (6) and 7 (4) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (4), and in particular Articles 6 (5) and 7 (2) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (5), and in particular Article 35 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas it is advisable to supply Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan with agricultural products in order to improve the food supply situation, taking into account the diversity of local situations without compromising development towards supplies according to market rules;Whereas the Community has agricultural products in stock following intervention measures and it is advisable, exceptionally, to dispose of these products in carrying out the action envisaged;Whereas it is important to verify that the agricultural products provided under these measures reach their intended destinations;Whereas it is for the Commission to lay down the rules for implementing these measures;Whereas in view of the pressing needs, the products have to reach the peoples concerned as soon as possible; whereas the operations should start immediately and the expenses involved should be borne by the EAGGF Guarantee Section,. Under the conditions laid down by this Regulation, measures shall be taken to supply Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan free of charge with agricultural products to be determined which are available as a result of intervention measures. 1. The products shall be supplied unprocessed or in processed form.2. The measures may also relate to foodstuffs available or which may be obtained on the market by payment with products coming from intervention stocks and belonging to the same group of products.3. The supply costs, including transport and, where applicable, processing costs, shall be determined by invitation to tender or, for reasons connected with urgency or with difficulties of transportation, by direct agreement procedure.4. Products consigned pursuant to this Regulation shall not qualify for export refunds applicable for agricultural products.5. Transport costs shall be borne by the Community,insofar as the recipients do not themselves take over the products within the Community.6. Without prejudice to paragraph 7, the products will be sold, by agreement between the Commission and the competent authorities of the States involved, at a price which does not lead to market disturbance and allows the setting up of a counterpart fund to help those in greatest need.7. If by way of exception the supply comprises targeted distribution free of charge to the recipient peoples, the corresponding expenses shall be borne in accordance with the usual emergency-aid procedures. Expenditure on these actions shall be limited to ECU 165 million, entered in the general budget of the European Community. 1. The Commission shall be responsible for the execution of these measures as well as for monitoring the supply operations.2. The detailed rules for applying this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 or, as appropriate, in the corresponding Articles in the other Regulations on the common organization of the markets. The accounting value of the agricultural products disposed of, originating from intervention stocks, shall be fixed in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 July 1994.For the CouncilThe PresidentTh. WAIGEL(1) OJ No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1866/94 (OJ No 197, 30. 7. 1994, p. 1).(2) OJ No L 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025, p. 66. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3179/93 (OJ No L 285, 20. 11. 1993, p. 9).(3) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1880/94 (OJ No L 197, 30. 7. 1994, p. 21).(4) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1884/94 (OJ No L 197, 30. 7. 1994, p. 27).(5) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3669/93 (OJ No L 338, 31. 12. 1993, p. 26). +",award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;supply;agricultural product;farm product;intervention stock;Armenia;Republic of Armenia;Azerbaijan;Republic of Azerbaijan;Georgia;Kyrgyzstan;Kyrgyz Republic;Tajikistan;Republic of Tajikistan,17 +27285,"2004/200/EC: Commission Decision of 27 February 2004 on measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Community of Pepino mosaic virus (notified under document number C(2004) 581). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community(1), and in particular the third sentence of Article 16(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) In late 1999 and early 2000, Germany, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, informed the other Member States and the Commission of outbreaks of Pepino mosaic virus on tomato crops in their countries and of the measures taken to control it.(2) By Commission Decision 2003/64/EC(2), the Member States were provisionally required to take measures against the introduction into and the spread within the Community of Pepino mosaic virus. That Decision has ceased to apply on 31 January 2004.(3) Pepino mosaic virus is currently not listed in Annex I or Annex II to Directive 2000/29/EC. However, a preliminary pest risk analysis carried out by several Member States based on available scientific information has demonstrated that Pepino mosaic virus and its damaging effects could be of significant plant health concern to the Community, in particular for protected tomato production. The scientific work performed on the Pepino mosaic virus has still not yet provided sufficient clarification to revise that preliminary pest risk analysis, although more information has become available in particular as regards the damage by Pepino mosaic virus on tomato plants intended for planting.(4) Accordingly, as Decision 2003/64/EC has expired, it is necessary to provide for provisional measures against Pepino mosaic virus.(5) As a result of official surveys carried out under Decision 2003/64/EC, and based on recent information on the damage caused by Pepino mosaic virus, the role of tomato seed as a significant source of infection is now ascertained.(6) The measures set out in this Decision should apply to the introduction or the spread within the Community of Pepino mosaic virus, the inspection of seeds of tomato originating in third countries and the movement of seeds of tomato. They should also include more general monitoring for the presence of Pepino mosaic virus in the Member States.(7) It is appropriate that the results of such measures be continually assessed, and possible subsequent measures be considered in the light of the results of that assessment. The subsequent measures should also take into account the information to be provided and the scientific opinion to be delivered by the Member States.(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,. The introduction into and movement within the Community of seeds of tomato, Lycopersicon lycopersicum (L.) Karsten ex Farw., contaminated by Pepino mosaic virus shall be prohibited. Seeds of tomato originating in third countries may only be imported into the Community if they meet the conditions laid down in point 1 of the Annex. They shall be inspected, and tested when appropriate, on entry into the Community for the presence of Pepino mosaic virus, in accordance with Article 13(1)(i) of Directive 2000/29/EC, mutatis mutandis. 1. Seeds of tomato, originating in the Community, may only be moved within the Community if they meet the conditions laid down in point 2 of the Annex.2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to movement of seeds intended for sale to final consumers not involved in professional plant production, provided that the packaging of the seeds or other indications clearly show that they are intended for sale to such consumer. Member States shall conduct official surveys on premises involved in the production of tomato plants and tomato fruits, for the presence of Pepino mosaic virus.Without prejudice to respectively Article 16(2) and 13c(8) of Directive 2000/29/EC, the results of the surveys provided for in the first paragraph and the results of the inspections and tests provided for in Article 2 shall be notified to the Commission and to the other Member States by 30 November 2004. The Commission shall review the operation of this Decision by 31 December 2004 at the latest. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 February 2004.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2003/116/EC (OJ L 321, 6.12.2003, p. 36).(2) OJ L 24, 29.1.2003, p. 15.ANNEXConditions laid down in Articles 2 and 31. Seeds of tomato, originating in third countries, shall be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate as referred to in Article 13(1)(ii) of Directive 2000/29/EC, stating that they have been obtained by means of an appropriate acid extraction method, and:(a) that they originate in areas in which Pepino mosaic virus is known not to occur; or(b) that no symptoms of Pepino mosaic virus have been observed on the plants at the place of production during their complete cycle of vegetation; or(c) that they have undergone official testing for Pepino mosaic virus, on a representative sample and using appropriate methods, and have been found, in these tests, free from Pepino mosaic virus.2. Seeds of tomato, originating in the Community, may only be moved within the Community if they have been obtained by means of an appropriate acid extraction method, and:(a) that they originate in areas in which Pepino mosaic virus is known not to occur; or(b) that no symptoms of Pepino mosaic virus have been observed on the plants at the place of production during their complete cycle of vegetation; or(c) that they have undergone official testing for Pepino mosaic virus, on a representative sample and using appropriate methods, and have been found, in these tests, free from Pepino mosaic virus. +",pip fruit;apple;fig;pear;pome fruit;quince;plant health legislation;phytosanitary legislation;regulations on plant health;plant disease;diseases of plants;plant pathology;plant health control;phytosanitary control;phytosanitary inspection;plant health inspection;seed,17 +16843,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1216/97 of 27 June 1997 suspending the issue of import licences for fresh sour cherries originating in the Republics of Bosnia- Herzegovina, Croatia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 70/97 of 20 December 1996 concerning the arrangements applicable to imports into the Community of products originating in the Republics of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and to imports of wine originating in the Republic of Slovenia (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 825/97 (2), and in particular Article 10,Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 763/97 of 28 April 1997 establishing a system for the surveillance of imports of fresh sour cherries originating in the Republics of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 994/97 (4), makes imports of fresh sour cherries subject to the presentation of an import licence;Whereas the second subparagraph of Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 70/97 provides that, where the ceilings laid down in Annex D are exceeded, the issue of import licences provided for in respect of the products concerned may be suspended; whereas the quantities for which import licences for fresh sour cherries have been applied for exceed the ceiling of 3 000 tonnes laid down in Annex D to that Regulation; whereas, as a result, the issue of licences should be suspended until the end of the period of application of Regulation (EC) No 763/97,Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,. The issue of import licences is hereby suspended until 30 September 1997 for sour cherries falling within CN codes 0809 20 41, 0809 20 51, 0809 20 61 and 0809 20 71 originating in the Republics of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 June 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 16, 18. 1. 1997, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 119, 8. 5. 1997, p. 4.(3) OJ No L 112, 29. 4. 1997, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 144, 4. 6. 1997, p. 1. +",stone fruit;apricot;cherry;mirabelle;nectarine;peach;plum;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;Yugoslavia;territories of the former Yugoslavia,17 +4703,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 271/2008 of 30 January 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 22 March 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty (1), and in particular Article 27 thereof,After consulting the Advisory Committee on State Aid,Whereas:(1) In order to facilitate and accelerate the submission of State aid notifications by Member States, and their assessment by the Commission, it is desirable to generalise the use of the already established electronic systems.(2) Since 1 January 2006 Member States have been required to transmit State aid notifications electronically. The web application State Aid Notification Interactive (SANI) (2) has become fully functional and has increased the efficiency of procedures. For these reasons, from 1 July 2008, its use should be rendered obligatory for Member States for the submission of State aid notifications to the Commission.(3) Since 1 January 2006, Member States have also been required to transmit all correspondence in connection with notifications electronically. The secured e-mail system Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) (3) tested by the Commission has become fully functional. Its use should therefore be rendered obligatory, from 1 July 2008, for all correspondence from Member States to the Commission in connection with a notification.(4) In exceptional cases, upon the agreement of the Commission and the Member State concerned, it should be possible to use a communication channel other than the established web application or secured e-mail system.(5) Member States should be invited to submit a separate non-confidential version of the notification, on a voluntary basis, or any correspondence in connection with a notification where these documents contain confidential information. This should lead to shortening of procedures and should enable the Commission to decide more easily on requests for access to documents. The classification of the information as confidential should be justified by the Member State concerned. The submission of a separate non-confidential copy of the notification or any correspondence in connection with a notification is without prejudice to the assessment by the Commission of the confidential character of the information submitted.(6) In order to improve transparency of State aid in the Community, Member States should be required to refer to the State aid identification number allocated to the aid scheme concerned by the Commission in each grant of aid to a final beneficiary, save for aid granted through fiscal measures. For the same reason, the notification form should be modified to include an undertaking to publish on the Internet the full text of final aid schemes as approved by the Commission.(7) In the light of changes in transmission of notifications, the provisions concerning the calculation of time limits should be also updated.(8) The methodology for setting the interest rates applicable in respect of the recovery of unlawful aid follows the methodology for setting the reference and discount rates. The methodology for setting the reference and discount rates has been reviewed. The provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 (4) concerning the interest rate applicable in respect of the recovery of unlawful aid should therefore be amended in order to reflect these changes.(9) In order to enable the Commission to better assess the effects of the notified aid measures on competition in the internal market, questions concerning the potential of such measures to distort competition and to affect intra-Community trade should be included in the notification form.(10) According to the case law of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities (5), when assessing the compatibility of aid with the common market, the Commission must take all the relevant factors into account, including, where relevant, the circumstances already considered in a prior decision and the obligations which that previous decision may have imposed on a Member State. The Commission therefore has power to take into consideration the cumulative effect of any old aid and the new aid, and the fact that the old aid declared unlawful has not been repaid. In order to enable the Commission to apply systematically this case law to individual aid measures as well as to aid schemes, the notification form should be modified.(11) In addition to the changes introduced in Part I of Annex I, further amendments to the notification forms are necessary, in particular the deletion of Part II of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 794/2004, in order to avoid duplication of the information to be submitted by Member States.(12) Following the adoption by the Commission of new Community guidelines on State aid to promote risk capital investments in small and medium-sized enterprises (6) and the Community framework for State aid for research and development and innovation (7), it is necessary to replace the notification forms contained in Part III.11 and Part III.6(a) and (b) of Annex I, with new notification forms which are in line with the current frameworks. The other notification forms contained in Part III of Annex I remain unchanged.(13) In order to ensure legal certainty and to increase transparency in granting the aid in the Community, the simplified notification form provided for in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 and contained in Annex II should also be amended. In particular, Member States should be required confirm that all commitments given for the purposes of a previously approved scheme will remain valid in their entirety in respect of a new notified aid measure.(14) Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly,. Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 is amended as follows:1. Article 3 is replaced by the following:2. In Article 8, paragraphs 3 and 4 are replaced by the following:3. Article 9 is replaced by the following:4. In Article 11, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:5. The Annexes are amended in accordance with the Annexes to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 January 2008.For the CommissionNeelie KROESMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 83, 27.3.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).(2)  Details on the established web application are published in Commission notice ‘D including addresses together with the arrangements for the protection of confidential information’ (OJ C 237, 27.9.2005, p. 3).(3)  Details are published in Commission notice ‘D including addresses together with the arrangements for the protection of confidential information’.(4)  OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1935/2006 (OJ L 407, 30.12.2006, p. 1, as corrected by OJ L 44, 15.2.2007, p. 3.)(5)  Joined cases T-244/93 and T-486/93 TWD Textilwerke Deggendorf GmbH v Commission of the European Communities, [1995] ECR II-2265.(6)  OJ C 194, 18.8.2006, p. 2.(7)  OJ C 323, 30.12.2006, p. 1.ANNEX IAnnex I to Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 is amended as follows:(1) Part I. General Information is replaced by the following:(2) Part II is deleted;(3) Part III is amended as follows:(a) Supplementary information sheet 6.a is replaced by the following:(b) Supplementary information sheet 6.b is replaced by the following:(c) Supplementary information sheet 11 is replaced by the following:ANNEX IIAnnex II to Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 is replaced by the following: +",form;interest;interest rate;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;control of State aid;notification of State aid;exchange of information;information exchange;information transfer;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid,17 +43067,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1248/2013 of 28 November 2013 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Ternera Gallega (PGI)). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Spain’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Ternera Gallega’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (2).(2) Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (3) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.(3) As no statement of objection under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,. The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name contained in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 November 2013.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Dacian CIOLOȘMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 327, 18.12.1996, p. 11.(3)  OJ C 182, 27.6.2013, p. 16.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.1.   Fresh meat (and offal)SPAINTernera Gallega (PGI) +",Galicia;Autonomous Community of Galicia;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;beef;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +41894,"Council Decision 2013/160/CFSP of 27 March 2013 amending Decision 2011/101/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Zimbabwe. ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and in particular Article 29 thereof,Whereas:(1) On 15 February 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/101/CFSP (1).(2) On 23 July 2012 and 18 February 2013, the Council concluded that a peaceful and credible constitutional referendum in Zimbabwe would represent an important milestone in the preparation of democratic elections justifying an immediate suspension of the majority of all remaining Union targeted restrictive measures against individuals and entities.(3) In view of the outcome of the Zimbabwean constitutional referendum of 16 March 2013, the Council has decided to suspend the travel ban and asset freeze applying to the majority of the individuals and entities set out in Annex I to Decision 2011/101/CFSP. The suspension should be subject to a review by the Council every three months in light of the situation on the ground.(4) Decision 2011/101/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,. Decision 2011/101/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:(1) in Article 10, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:(2) Annex II shall be replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 27 March 2013.For the CouncilThe PresidentE. GILMORE(1)  OJ L 42, 16.2.2011, p. 6.ANNEX‘ANNEX IIPERSONS AND ENTITES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 10(3)I.   PersonsName (and any aliases)1. Abu Basutu, Titus MJ2. Buka (a.k.a. Bhuka), Flora3. Bvudzijena, Wayne4. Charamba, George5. Chidarikire, Faber Edmund6. Chigwedere, Aeneas Soko7. Chihota, Phineas8. Chinamasa, Patrick Anthony9. Chindori-Chininga, Edward Takaruza10. Chinotimba, Joseph11. Chipwere, Augustine12. Chombo, Ignatius Morgan Chiminya13. Dinha, Martin14. Goche, Nicholas Tasunungurwa15. Gono, Gideon16. Gurira, Cephas T.17. Gwekwerere, Stephen18. Kachepa, Newton19. Karakadzai, Mike Tichafa20. Kasukuwere, Saviour21. Kazangarare, Jawet22. Khumalo, Sibangumuzi23. Kunonga, Nolbert (a.k.a. Nobert)24. Kwainona, Martin25. Langa, Andrew26. Mabunda, Musarashana27. Machaya, Jason (a.k.a. Jaison) Max Kokerai28. Made, Joseph Mtakwese29. Madzongwe, Edna (a.k.a. Edina)30. Maluleke, Titus31. Mangwana, Paul Munyaradzi32. Marumahoko, Reuben33. Masuku, Angeline34. Mathema, Cain Ginyilitshe Ndabazekhaya35. Mathuthu, Thokozile36. Matibiri, Innocent Tonderai37. Matiza, Joel Biggie38. Matonga, Brighton39. Mhandu, Cairo (a.k.a. Kairo)40. Mhonda, Fidellis41. Midzi, Amos Bernard (Mugenva)42. Mnangagwa, Emmerson Dambudzo43. Mohadi, Kembo Campbell Dugishi44. Moyo, Jonathan45. Moyo, Sibusio Bussie46. Moyo, Simon Khaya47. Mpofu, Obert Moses48. Muchena, Henry49. Muchena, Olivia Nyembesi (a.k.a. Nyembezi)50. Muchinguri, Oppah Chamu Zvipange51. Mudede, Tobaiwa (a.k.a. Tonneth)52. Mujuru, Joyce Teurai Ropa53. Mumbengegwi, Simbarashe Simbanenduku54. Murerwa, Herbert Muchemwa55. Musariri, Munyaradzi56. Mushohwe, Christopher Chindoti57. Mutezo, Munacho58. Mutinhiri, Ambros (a.k.a. Ambrose)59. Mzembi, Walter60. Mzilikazi, Morgan S.61. Nguni, Sylvester62. Nhema, Francis63. Nyanhongo, Magadzire Hubert64. Nyoni, Sithembiso Gile Glad65. Rugeje, Engelbert Abel66. Rungani, Victor TC67. Sakupwanya, Stanley68. Savanhu, Tendai69. Sekeramayi, Sydney (a.k.a. Sidney) Tigere70. Sekeremayi, Lovemore71. Shamu, Webster Kotiwani72. Shamuyarira, Nathan Marwirakuwa73. Shungu, Etherton74. Sibanda, Chris75. Sibanda, Misheck Julius Mpande76. Sigauke, David77. Sikosana, Absolom78. Tarumbwa, Nathaniel Charles79. Tomana, Johannes80. Veterai, Edmore81. Zimondi, ParadzaiII.   EntitiesName1. Cold Comfort Farm Trust Co-operative2. Comoil (PVT) Ltd3. Famba Safaris4. Jongwe Printing and Publishing Company (PVT) Ltd (a.k.a. Jongwe Printing and Publishing Co., a.k.a. Jongwe Printing and Publishing Company)5. M & S Syndicate (PVT) Ltd6. OSLEG Ltd (a.k.a Operation Sovereign Legitimacy)7. Swift Investments (PVT) Ltd8. Zidco Holdings (a.k.a. Zidco Holdings (PVT) Ltd)’ +",referendum;international sanctions;blockade;boycott;embargo;reprisals;economic sanctions;Zimbabwe;Republic of Zimbabwe;Southern Rhodesia;removal;deportation;expulsion;refoulement;refusal of entry;removal order;return decision,17 +31743,"2006/914/EC: Council Decision of 13 November 2006 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Kingdom of Norway on the revision of the amount of the financial contribution from Norway provided for in the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway on the participation of Norway in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 152 in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 302/93 of 8 February 1993 on the establishment of a European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (2) provides, in Article 13 thereof, that the Centre is to be open to the participation of non-Community countries which share the Community's interests and those of its Member States in the Centre's objectives and work.(2) The Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway on the participation of Norway in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (3) was signed on 19 October 2000 and entered into force on 1 January 2001. Article 5 of that Agreement provides for the financial contribution from Norway to the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA).(3) Norway has requested the revision of its financial contribution to the work of the EMCDDA, following the enlargement of the European Union.(4) The Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community an Agreement with Norway on the revision of the amount of the financial contribution from Norway provided for in the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway on the participation of Norway in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.(5) The Agreement initialled on 11 November 2005 should be approved,. The Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway on the revision of the amount of the financial contribution from Norway provided for in the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway on the participation of Norway in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision. The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community. The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to transmit the diplomatic note provided for in Article 3 of the Agreement. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 13 November 2006.For the CouncilThe PresidentE. TUOMIOJA(1)  Opinion delivered on 24 October 2006 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(2)  OJ L 36, 12.2.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1651/2003 (OJ L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 30).(3)  OJ L 257, 11.10.2000, p. 24.12.12.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 349/49AGREEMENTbetween the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway on the revision of the amount of the financial contribution from Norway provided for in the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway on the participation of Norway in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA)THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (hereinafter referred to as the Community),of the one part,AND THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY (hereinafter referred to as Norway),of the other part,RECALLING the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway on the participation of Norway in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), which was signed on 19 October 2000 and entered into force on 1 January 2001, and in particular Article 5 thereof which lays down Norway's financial contribution to the work of the EMCDDA;CONSIDERING THAT Norway has requested the revision of its financial contribution to the work of the EMCDDA in view of the enlargement of the European Union;HAVE DECIDED TO CONCLUDE THIS AGREEMENT:Article 1Article 5 of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway on the participation of Norway in the work of the EMCDDA shall be replaced by the following:‘Article 5Norway shall contribute financially to the activities of the Centre in accordance with the provisions laid down in the Annex to this Agreement, which shall form an integral part thereof.’.Article 2The Annex to this Agreement shall become the Annex to the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway on the participation of Norway in the work of the EMCDDA.The formula set out in the Annex shall apply to the calculation of Norway's financial contribution to the EMCDDA's budget as from the beginning of the year in which this Agreement enters into force.Article 3This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date of receipt of the latter diplomatic note confirming that legal requirements of the respective Contracting Party concerning the entry into force of the Agreement have been fulfilled.ANNEXNorway's financial contribution1. In order to take account of possible future enlargement of the European Union and to avoid further adjustments, the formula for the calculation of Norway's contribution will be as follows:2. The financial contribution from Norway must not be less than EUR 271 000 (2004 prices) irrespective of the number of Member States of the Union. This amount corresponds to the cost of enlargement per country as estimated by the EMCDDA in 2001. That amount will be subject to a technical adjustment each year based on price trends and gross national income (GNI) in the European Union. +",financing;agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);Norway;Kingdom of Norway;ratification of an agreement;conclusion of an agreement;European Community;EEC;European Economic Community;European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction;EMCDDA;European Monitoring Centre for Drugs,17 +8257,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 854/90 of 3 April 1990 fixing the storage aid for unprocessed dried grapes and dried figs from the 1989/1990 marketing year. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1125/89 (2), and in particular Article 8 (8) thereof,Whereas Article 1 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 627/85 of 12 March 1985 on storage aid and financial compensation for unprocessed dried grapes and figs (3) provides that storage aid shall be fixed per day and per 100 kilograms net of sultanas of category 4 and figs of category C; whereas paragraph 2 of the same Article provides that one rate of storage aid for dried grapes shall apply until the end of February of the year following that in which the products were bought and another rate shall apply to storage beyond that period;Whereas the storage aid shall be calculated taking into consideration the technical cost of storage and the financing of the purchase price paid for the products;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,. The storage aid referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 627/85 shall, for products from the 1989/1990 marketing year, be as set out in the Annex. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 3 April 1990.For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 49, 27. 2. 1986, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 118, 29. 4. 1989, p. 29.(3) OJ No L 72, 13. 3. 1985, p. 17.ANNEXSTORAGE AID FOR UNPROCESSED DRIED GRAPES AND DRIED FIGS FROM THE 1989/1990 MARKETING YEARA. DRIED GRAPES(ECU per day per 100 kilograms net)1.2.3 // // // // // Until the end of February 1991 // From 1 March 1991 // // // // Sultanas of category 4 // 0,0527 // 0,0061 // // //B. DRIED FIGS(ECU per day per 100 kilograms net)1.2 // // // Dried figs of category C // 0,0293 // // +",pip fruit;apple;fig;pear;pome fruit;quince;indemnification;compensation;compensation for damage;indemnity;grape;table grape;storage;storage facility;storage site;warehouse;warehousing,17 +1804,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/81 of 17 March 1981 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between Austria and the European Economic Community amending the Agreement on price observance and the arrangements for the importation of certain types of cheese. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas at the negotiations under Article XXVIII of GATT on the withdrawal of the concessions made by Austria for products falling within subheading 04.04 A of the Austrian Customs Tariff, Austria and the European Economic Community concluded the Agreement on price observance and import arrangements [1];[1] OJ No L 237, 16.9.1977, p. 4.Whereas, in order for the objectives of the Agreement to be attained, it is necessary to make certain amendments thereto;Whereas the consultations provided for in the Agreement have enabled Austria and the European Economic Community to reach agreement on the necessary amendments ; whereas that agreement is considered to be satisfactory,. The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between Austria and the European Economic Community amending the Agreement on price observance and the arrangements for the importation of certain types of cheese is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the said Agreement is attached to this Regulation. The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 March 1981.For the CouncilThe PresidentD.F. van der MEI +",cheese;export policy;export scheme;export system;price agreement;price fixing;resale price maintenance;retail price maintenance;understanding on prices;Austria;Republic of Austria;European Community;EEC;European Economic Community;exchange of information;information exchange;information transfer,17 +7975,"90/337/EEC: Commission Decision of 13 June 1990 adopting a specific measure granting Community financial assistance towards the provision of data-processing facilities for establishing a register of fishing vessels in Ireland (Only the English text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 of 18 December 1986 on Community measures to improve and adapt structures in the fisheries and aquaculture sector (1), and in particular Article 32 (1) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 163/89 (2) provides for the establishment of a register of Community fishing vessels with the assistance of the Member States;Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 163/89 requires the Member States to provide any information concerning their fishing fleets which may be necessary for establishing the register of Community fishing vessels;Whereas, in certain Member States, data-processing facilities must be provided to establish the information management system required for the register;Whereas Ireland submitted an application for data-processing facilities on 19 December 1989;Whereas, to facilitate the management of all the information concerned, Community aid should be granted towards the provision of such data-processing facilities;Whereas such a measure, based on an aid programme approved by the Commission, constitutes a specific measure within the meaning of the third indent of Article 32 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86;Whereas the Commission has decided on a financial contribution of 50 % for the purchase of data-processing hardware and 75 % for the specific operations undertaken to establish a register of the fleet;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Fishing Industry,. The specific measure granting Community aid towards the provision of data-processing facilities for the establishment of a register of fishing vessels in Ireland is approved. The Community financial contribution is hereby fixed at a maximum of ECU 124 240 which will be distributed subject to the terms and conditions laid down in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to Ireland.. Done at Brussels, 13 June 1990.For the CommissionManuel MARÍNVice-President(1) OJ No L 376, 31. 12. 1986, p. 7.(2) OJ No L 20, 25. 1. 1989, p. 5.ANNEXA. CALCULATION OF ELIGIBLE COSTS (1)1.2 // // (ECU) // 1. Estimated total cost of the investment // 192 179 // 2. Costs ineligible for a contribution // - // 3. Eligible investment costs // 192 179 // Of which: // // Hardware // 79 573 // Software // 112 606B. MAXIMUM POSSIBLE FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION (1)1.2 // // (ECU) // 1. Planned contribution from the Member State // 67 939 // 2. Maximum possible financial contribution from the Community in relation to eligible costs // 124 240 // Of which: // // Hardware (50 %) // 39 786 // Software (75 %) // 84 454C. CONDITIONS GOVERNING PAYMENT OF THE AID- The financial contribution from the Community shall in principle be payable in not more than two instalments, the amount of the final instalment representing at least 20 % of the aid.- Any work or purchase of equipment for the measure concerned must commence and be carried out after the entry into force of Regulation (EEC) No 163/89 and must be completed not later than one year after notification of the decision granting the aid.- Data-processing equipment may be installed only after notification of the Commission decision granting Community aid.- The Member State shall be responsible for the maintenance of the equipment qualifying for Community financial aid and shall bear the cost of the day-to-day upkeep of the equipment and materials.- No changes may be made to the investment plan submitted by the Member State. However, the Commission reserves the right to give consideration to technical adjustments to the investment plan receiving Community aid.- Two months after the completion of the work the Member State must submit a detailed report on the results and how they were obtained.- The Member State must forward a list of expenditure drawn up as provided for in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1116/88 (2) (models 8 and 9) together with copies of invoices or other supporting documents.- The Commission reserves the right to carry out on-the-spot checks on the work in progress and the work done;- The national authority must confirm that it is granting financial assistance, specifying the amount of such assistance, the form it is to take and the date on which it was granted. As a percentage of the eligible costs, the assistance granted by the national authority must be within the limits laid down in the Commission decision granting Community aid.(1) Rate of the ecu at March 1990.(2) OJ No L 112, 30. 4. 1988, p. 1. +",fishing fleet;fishing capacity;business data processing;Ireland;Eire;Southern Ireland;common fisheries policy;data recording;data acquisition;data capture;recording of data;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +42531,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 421/2013 of 7 May 2013 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Porc du Sud-Ouest (PGI)]. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 entered into force on 3 January 2013. It repealed and replaced Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (2).(2) Pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, France’s application to register the name ‘Porc du Sud-Ouest’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (3).(3) As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 May 2013.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Dacian CIOLOȘMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(3)  OJ C 162, 8.6.2012, p.20ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.1.   Fresh meat (and offal)FRANCEPorc du Sud-Ouest (PGI) +",France;French Republic;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;fresh meat;pigmeat;pork;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +24530,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1883/2002 of 22 October 2002 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1081/2000 prohibiting the sale, supply and export to Burma/Myanmar of equipment which might be used for internal repression or terrorism, and freezing the funds of certain persons related to important governmental functions in that country. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1081/2000 of 22 May 2000 prohibiting the sale, supply and export to Burma/Myanmar of equipment which might be used for internal repression or terrorism, and freezing the funds of certain persons related to important governmental functions in that country(1), and in particular the first indent of Article 4 thereof,Whereas:(1) Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1081/2000 lists the persons covered by the freezing of funds under that Regulation.(2) In Common Position 2002/831/CFSP of 21 October 2002(2) the Council decided to update the Annex to Common Position 2000/346/CFSP of 26 April 2000 extending and amending Common Position 96/635/CFSP on Burma/Myanmar(3). That Annex contains the list of persons subject to the restrictive measures set out in point 5(b)(i) and (iii) of Common Position 96/635/CFSP. Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1081/2000 should, therefore, be amended accordingly.(3) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation must enter into force immediately,. Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1081/2000 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 October 2002.For the CommissionChristopher PattenMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 122, 24.5.2000, p. 29.(2) OJ L 285, 23.10.2002, p. 7.(3) OJ L 122, 24.5.2000, p. 1.ANNEXList of persons referred to in Article 11) State Peace and Development Council (SPDC):>TABLE>2) Former members of SLORC:Lt-Gen Phone Myint (5.1.1931)Lt-Gen Aung Ye Kyaw (12.12.1930)Lt-Gen Sein Aung (11.11.1931)Lt-Gen Chit Swe (18.1.1932)Lt-Gen Mya Thin (31.12.1931)Lt-Gen Kyaw Ba (7.6.1932)Lt-Gen Tun Kyi (1.5.1938)Lt-Gen Myo Nyunt (30.9.1930)Lt-Gen Maung Thint (25.8.1932)Lt-Gen Aye Thoung (13.3.1930)Lt-Gen Kyaw Min (22.6.1932, Hanzada)Lt-Gen Maung HlaMaj-Gen Soe MyintLt-Gen Myint Aung3) Former Members of SPDC:>TABLE>4) Regional Commanders:>TABLE>5) Deputy regional commanders:>TABLE>6) Other state/divisional commanders:>TABLE>7) Ministers:>TABLE>8) Other tourism-related appointments:>TABLE>9) Other senior Ministry of Defence officers:>TABLE>10) Members of the office of the chief of military intelligence (OCMI):>TABLE>11) Former members of government:>TABLE>12) Former members of government added from 2000:>TABLE> +",military regime;military dictatorship;military junta;international sanctions;blockade;boycott;embargo;reprisals;export restriction;export ban;limit on exports;economic sanctions;Burma/Myanmar;Burma;Myanmar;Republic of the Union of Myanmar;dual-use good,17 +42979,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1118/2013 of 6 November 2013 approving a non-minor amendment to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Miel de Corse – Mele di Corsica (PDO)]. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined France’s application for the approval of an amendment to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Miel de Corse – Mele di Corsica’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1187/2000 (2).(2) Since the amendment in question is not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (3) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.(3) As no statement of objection under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendment should be approved,. The amendment to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby approved. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 6 November 2013.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Dacian CIOLOȘMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 133, 6.6.2000, p. 19.(3)  OJ C 134, 14.5.2013, p. 39.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.4.   Other products of animal origin (eggs, honey, various dairy products except butter, etc.)FRANCEMiel de Corse – Mele di Corsica (PDO) +",France;French Republic;honey;Corsica;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification;labelling,17 +13693,"95/256/EC: Commission Decision of 23 June 1995 approving the single programming document for Community structural measures for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products in Bremen (Federal Republic of Germany), in respect of Objective 5a, covering the period between 1994 and 1999 (Only the German text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 of 29 March 1990 on improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2843/94 (2), and in particular Article 10a thereof,Whereas on 29 April 1994 the German Government submitted to the Commission the single programming document referred to in Article 10a of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 for the Land of Bremen, supplemented by additional information sent on 29 September 1994 and 21 February 1995; whereas that document contains the plans designed to improve the structures relating to the various product sectors referred to in Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 and the aid applications referred to in Article 10a of that Regulation;Whereas the single programming document meets the conditions of and contains the information required in Article 1 (3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 860/94 of 18 April 1994 on plans and applications in the form of operational programmes for aid from the Guidance Section of the EAGGF for investments for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural and forestry products (3);Whereas the single programming document was drawn up in agreement with the Member State concerned under the partnership as defined in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (5);Whereas the second indent of Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purposes of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (7), provides that in Commission decisions approving single programming documents, the Community assistance decided upon for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof are to be set out in ecus, at prices for the year in which the decision is taken, and are to be subject to indexation; whereas the annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in commitment appropriations as set out in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as amended; whereas the indexation is to be based on a single rate per year corresponding to the rates applied annually to the Community budget on the basis of the mechanisms for technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (8), as last amended by Council Regulation (ECSC, EC, Euratom) No 2730/94 (9), provides that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year are to contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas, during the implementation of the single programming document, the Member State will ensure that the individual projects included therein will conform with the selection criteria for investments for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products currently in force, in application of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90;Whereas in order to ensure clarity over the whole of the conditions governing the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 in Germany this Member State will submit to the Commission, before 15 June 1995, a consolidated version of the single planning document showing the agreement reached by the partnership, as set out within the document annexed to the present Decision (10); whereas this consolidated version must contain all the information required in accordance with Article 10a of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 and Articles 8, 9, 10 and 14 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 (11);Whereas Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 states that the Member States will supply the Commission with the appropriate financial information to permit it to verify that the principle of additionality has been respected; whereas analysis of the information supplied by the German authorities shows that this principle has been taken into account; whereas supplementary verification of the respect of the principle should be made on the basis of information to be supplied with the consolidated version of the single programming document; whereas, in addition, the verification that this principle continues to be respected will be pursued in the framework of partnership during the implementation of the single programming document; whereas these verifications are essential for the continuation of EAGGF aid to the measures concerned in the present Decision;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development,. The single programming document for Community structural measures for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products in Bremen, covering the period 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved. The sector included for joint action is the meat sector. The assistance from the EAGGF granted in respect of that single programming document shall amount to a maximum of ECU 670 000.The methods of approval of the financial assistance, including the EAGGF contribution to the sectors adopted for joint action, are specified within the implementation provisions and the financial plans annexed to the present Decision (12). For the purposes of indexation, the annual breakdown of the planned maximum overall allocation for assistance from the EAGGF shall be as follows:>TABLE> The budget commitment for the first tranche shall be ECU 107 000.The commitments for subsequent tranches shall be based on the financing plan for the single programming document and on progress made in implementation. The Community assistance shall relate only to expenditure connected with operations covered by this single programming document which have been the subject, in the Member State, of legally binding provisions and for which the necessary funds have been specifically committed by 31 December 1999 at the latest. The deadline for the entry in the accounts of expenditure on such measures shall expire on 31 December 2001. This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Brussels, 23 June 1995.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 91, 6. 4. 1990, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 302, 25. 11. 1994, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 99, 19. 4. 1994, p. 7.(4) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(5) OJ No L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 11.(6) OJ No L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(7) OJ No L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(8) OJ No L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(9) OJ No L 293, 12. 11. 1994, p. 7.(10) Annex not published in the Official Journal.(11) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(12) Annex not published in the Official Journal. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;financing plan;finance plan;agricultural product;farm product;Bremen;Bremen (Free Hanseatic City of);agro-industry;agri-foodstuffs industry;agricultural product processing;agricultural product processing industry;processing of agricultural products;EAGGF Guidance Section;EAGGF Guidance Section aid,17 +17176,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2508/97 of 15 December 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application to milk and milk products of the schemes provided for in the Europe Agreements between the Community and the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Poland, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Bulgaria and Romania, the Agreements on free trade between the Community and the Baltic States and the Interim Agreement between the Community and the Republic of Slovenia, and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 584/92, (EC) No 1588/94, (EC) No 1713/95 and (EC) No 455/97. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3491/93 of 13 December 1993 on certain procedures for applying the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Hungary, of the other part (1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3492/93 of 13 December 1993 on certain procedures for applying the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, of the other part (2), and in particular Article 1 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3296/94 of 19 December 1994 on certain procedures for applying the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part (3), and in particular Article 1 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3297/94 of 19 December 1994 on certain procedures for applying the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part (4), and in particular Article 1 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3383/94 of 19 December 1994 on certain procedures for applying the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part (5), and in particular Article 1 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3382/94 of 19 December 1994 on certain procedures for applying the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Romania, of the other part (6), and in particular Article 1 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1275/95 of 29 May 1995 on certain procedures for applying the Agreement on free trade and trade related matters between the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Estonia, of the other part (7), and in particular Article 1 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1276/95 of 29 May 1995 on certain procedures for applying the Agreement on free trade and trade related matters between the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Latvia, of the other part (8), and in particular Article 1 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1277/95 of 29 May 1995 on certain procedures for applying the Agreement on free trade and trade related matters between the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Lithuania, of the other part (9), and in particular Article 1 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 410/97 of 24 February 1997 on certain procedures for applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related measures between the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part (10), and in particular Article 1 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 of 22 December 1995 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for the adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreements to take account of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round Multilateral Trade Negotiations (11), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1595/97 (12), and in particular Article 8 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1926/96 of 7 October 1996 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for the adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the agreements on free trade and trade-related matters with Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, to take account of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round Multilateral Trade Negotiations (13),Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/92 of 6 March 1992 (14), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1996/97 (15), lays down detailed rules for the application to milk and milk products of the schemes provided for in the Europe Agreements between the Community and the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic;Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1588/94 of 30 June 1994 (16), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1873/97 (17), lays down detailed rules for the application to milk and milk products of the schemes provided for in the Interim Agreements between the Community of the one part and Bulgaria and Romania of the other part;Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1713/95 of 13 July 1995 (18), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1996/97, lays down detailed rules for the application to milk and milk products of the schemes provided for in the Agreements on free trade between the Community and the Baltic States;Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 455/97 of 10 March 1997 (19), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1873/97, lays down detailed rules for the application to milk and milk products of the scheme provided for in the Interim Agreement between the Community and the Republic of Slovenia;Whereas the conditions laid down in the above-mentioned Regulations governing the submission of import licence applications, the issue of licences and the other arrangements for the management of the import schemes are almost identical; whereas, in order to simplify the rules and ensure their uniform application to all the schemes, the detailed rules for the different schemes should be set out in a single consolidated Regulation and the above-mentioned Regulations should be abolished; whereas, at the same time, certain technical adjustments should be made to the management arrangements;Whereas, to ensure that the volume of imports is managed correctly, a security should be lodged when import licences are applied for and the lodging of licence applications should be subject to certain conditions, which must be defined; whereas, moreover, the quantities fixed during the year should be staggered and the procedure for allocating licences and the period of validity of licences should be fixed;Whereas all importers in the Community should be guaranteed access to the above-mentioned schemes and the reduced rate of duty should be applied without interruption to all imports of the products in question into all Member States until the quantities provided for have been exhausted; whereas the necessary measures should be taken to ensure efficient Community management of these quantities; whereas, in particular, the danger of speculation requires access to transactions under the schemes in question to be subject to specific conditions; whereas this form of management requires close collaboration between the Member States and the Commission;Whereas, in the interest of clarity, the quantities of products available under the different schemes for the first six months of 1998 should be determined at the same time; whereas these quantities are fixed taking account of the quantities remaining from the previous period and, in the case of imports from the Baltic States, the quantities for which licences have been issued in excess of the quantities available for the third quarter of 1997;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. 1. This Regulation covers the following schemes for imports of milk products:(a) the schemes provided for in Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 applicable to certain agricultural products originating in Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Romania and Bulgaria;(b) the schemes provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1926/96 applicable to certain agricultural products originating in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania;(c) the scheme provided for in Article 15 (2) of the Interim Agreement between the European Community and Slovenia.2. All imports into the Community of milk products falling within the CN codes set out in Annex I under the schemes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the presentation of an import licence applied for and issued in accordance with this Regulation.3. The quantities of products to which these schemes apply and the rate of reduction in the customs duties shall be those listed in Annex I.4. For the purposes of this Regulation, the product or products originating in a country for which an annual quantity is provided for in Annex I shall be called a 'group of products`. 1. For the purposes of this Regulation, 'import year` shall mean:- the 12-month period from 1 July for the schemes referred to in Article 1 (1) (a) and (b),- the calendar year for the scheme referred to in Article 1 (1) (c).2. The quantities indicated in Annex I shall be staggered over the import year as follows:- 50 % during the six months from 1 January to 30 June,- 50 % during the the six months from 1 July to 31 December.However, the quantities available for the first six months of 1998 shall be those listed in Annex 1A. The following provisions shall apply to the import schemes referred to in Article 1 (1).(a) At the time applications are submitted, applicants for import licences must prove to the satisfaction of the competent authorities of the Member State concerned that they have been importing and/or exporting milk or milk products into and/or out of the Community for at least the last 12 months. However, retail establishments or restaurants selling their products to final consumers are excluded from the benefits of the schemes.(b) Licence applications may relate to one or more of the CN codes listed in Annex I for the same group of products and must indicate the quantity applied for under each different code. However, a separate licence shall be issued for each different product code.Licence applications must relate to at least 10 tonnes and to a maximum of 25 % of the quantity available for the group of products for the period concerned.(c) Section 8 of licence applications and licences shall show the country of origin; licences shall carry with them an obligation to import from the country indicated;(d) Section 20 of licence applications and licences shall show one of the following:- Reglamento (CE) n° 2508/97- Forordning (EF) nr. 2508/97- Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2508/97- Êáíïíéóìüò (ÅÊ) áñéè. 2508/97- Regulation (EC) No 2508/97- Règlement (CE) n° 2508/97- Regolamento (CE) n. 2508/97- Verordening (EG) nr. 2508/97- Regulamento (CE) nº 2508/97- Asetus (EY) N:o 2508/97- Förordning (EG) nr 2508/97;(e) Section 24 of licences shall show one of the following:- Reducción del derecho de aduana establecida en el Reglamento (CE) n° 2508/97- Nedsættelse, jf. forordning (EF) nr. 2508/97, af toldsatsen- Zollermäßigung gemäß der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2508/97- Ìåßùóç ôïõ äáóìïý üðùò ðñïâëÝðåôáé áðü ôïí êáíïíéóìü (ÅÊ) áñéè. 2508/97- Duty rate reduced in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2508/97- Réduction du taux de droit de douane prévue par le règlement (CE) n° 2508/97- Riduzione del dazio doganale a norma del regolamento (CE) n. 2508/97- Douanerecht verlaagd overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr. 2508/97- Redução da taxa de direito aduaneiro prevista no Regulamento (CE) nº 2508/97- Vähennetty tullimaksu asetuksen (EY) N:o 2508/97 mukaisesti- Nedsättning av tullsatsen enligt förordning (EG) nr 2508/97. 1. Licence applications may be lodged only during the first 10 days of each period as specified in Article 2 (2).2. Licence applications shall be admissible only where applicants declare in writing that they have not submitted, and undertake not to submit, any other applications, in respect of the current period, concerning the same group of products in the Member State in which their application is lodged or in other Member States; where the same interested party submits more than one application relating to the same group of products, all applications from that person shall be inadmissible.3. Member States shall notify the Commission, on the fifth working day following the end of the application period, of applications lodged for each of the products listed in Annex I. Such notification shall comprise the list of applicants, the quantities applied for by CN code, the countries of origin and a summary table showing the country of origin, the CN code and the total quantity applied for by CN code. All notifications, including notifications of nil applications, shall be made by telex or fax on the working day stipulated, in accordance with the model set out in Annex II where no application is made and with the models set out in Annexes II and III where applications have been made.4. The Commission shall decide as soon as possible to what extent quantities may be awarded in respect of applications as referred to in Article 3.If the quantities for which licence applications have been submitted exceed the quantities available for the group of products in question, the Commission shall fix a single allocation coefficient for the quantities applied for. If applicants deem the quantity obtained by applying the coefficient to be insufficient, they may refrain from using the licence. In that case they shall notify the competent authority of this decision within three working days following publication of the decision referred to in the previous subparagraph. The competent authority shall inform the Commission forthwith of the details of this notification. Where the overall quantity for which applications have been submitted is less than the quantity available in respect of each CN code and country, the Commission shall calculate the quantity remaining, which shall be added to the quantity available in respect of the following period in the same import year.5. The licences shall be issued as soon as possible after the Commission has taken its decision to those applicants whose applications have been notified in accordance with paragraph 3. Pursuant to Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, import licences shall be valid for 150 days from the date of actual issue.However, licences shall not be valid after the end of the import year for which they are issued.Import licences issued pursuant to this Regulation shall not be transferable. A security of ECU 35 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged for import licence applications for all products referred to in Article 1. 1. Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall apply unless this Regulation provides otherwise.2. Without prejudice to Article 8 (4) of 3719/88, the full import duty provided for in the Common Customs Tariff (CCT) shall be levied on all quantities in excess of those indicated on the import licence. The products to which the schemes provided for in Article 1 (1) (a) and (b) apply shall be released for free circulation on presentation of an EUR.1 certificate issued by the exporting country in accordance with Protocol 4 to the Agreements concluded between the Community and the countries concerned, or of a declaration by the exporter in accordance with the said Protocol. Regulations (EEC) No 584/92, (EC) No 1588/94, (EC) No 1713/95 and (EC) No 455/97 are hereby repealed. However, these Regulations shall continue to apply to import licences issued before 1 January 1988.This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 January 1998.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 December 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 319, 21. 12. 1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 319, 21. 12. 1993, p. 4.(3) OJ L 341, 30. 12. 1994, p. 14.(4) OJ L 341, 30. 12. 1994, p. 17.(5) OJ L 368, 31. 12. 1994, p. 5.(6) OJ L 368, 31. 12. 1994, p. 1.(7) OJ L 124, 7. 6. 1995, p. 1.(8) OJ L 124, 7. 6. 1995, p. 2.(9) OJ L 124, 7. 6. 1995, p. 3.(10) OJ L 62, 4. 3. 1997, p. 5.(11) OJ L 328, 30. 12. 1995, p. 31.(12) OJ L 216, 8. 8. 1997, p. 1.(13) OJ L 254, 8. 10. 1996, p. 1.(14) OJ L 62, 7. 3. 1992, p. 34.(15) OJ L 282, 15. 10. 1997, p. 11.(16) OJ L 167, 1. 7. 1994, p. 8.(17) OJ L 265, 27. 9. 1997, p. 23.(18) OJ L 163, 14. 7. 1995, p. 5.(19) OJ L 69, 11. 3. 1997, p. 7.ANNEX I>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>(1) Irrespective of the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording of the product description must be considered to have merely indicative value, since the applicability of the preferential arrangements is determined in the context of this Annex by the scope of the CN code. Where ex CN codes are referred to the applicability of the preferential arrangements is determined on the basis of the CN code and the corresponding description taken jointly.ANNEX I.ATotal quantity in tonnes available for 1 January to 30 June 1998>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>ANNEX II>START OF GRAPHIC>>END OF GRAPHIC>ANNEX III>START OF GRAPHIC>>END OF GRAPHIC> +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);milk;liberalisation of trade;elimination of trade barriers;liberalisation of commerce;liberalization of trade;milk product;dairy produce;Central and Eastern Europe;CEE;Central Europe;Eastern Europe,17 +17194,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2541/97 of 16 December 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds as regards certain fruit and vegetables. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 35 (11) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2086/97 of 4 November 1997 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (2) provides for amendments to the combined nomenclature in particular as regards tomatoes, oranges, lemons, grapes, apples, peaches and nectarines;Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2470/97 (4), establishes an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds based on the combined nomenclature; whereas that nomenclature should be adapted following the abovementioned amendment;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,. Sector 10 of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1998.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 December 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 297, 21. 11. 1996, p. 1.(2) OJ L 312, 14. 11. 1997, p. 1.(3) OJ L 366, 24. 12. 1987, p. 1.(4) OJ L 341, 12. 12. 1997, p. 21.ANNEX'10. Fruit and vegetables>TABLE> +",fruit;vegetable;tariff nomenclature;Brussels tariff nomenclature;customs nomenclature;tariff classification;tariff heading;dried product;dried fig;dried food;dried foodstuff;prune;raisin;fresh product;fresh food;Combined Nomenclature;CN,17 +32316,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 612/2006 of 19 April 2006 determining to what extent applications lodged in April 2006 for the right to import bulls, cows and heifers other than for slaughter of certain Alpine and mountain breeds can be met. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999 of 26 May 1999 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for imports of bulls, cows and heifers other than for slaughter of certain Alpine and mountain breeds, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1012/98 and amending Regulation (EC) No 1143/98 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999 provides for a further allocation of quantities not covered by import licence applications at 15 March 2006.(2) Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 502/2006 of 28 March 2006 providing for a further allocation of import rights under Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999 for bulls, cows and heifers other than for slaughter of certain Alpine and mountain breeds (3) lays down the quantities of bulls, cows and heifers other than for slaughter of certain Alpine and mountain breeds that may be imported under special conditions until 30 June 2006.(3) The quantities for which import rights have been requested are such that applications may be accepted in full,. Each application for the right to import, lodged in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999, shall be granted in full for serial numbers 09.0001 and 09.0003. This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 April 2006.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 April 2006.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 131, 27.5.1999, p. 15. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1096/2001 (OJ L 150, 6.6.2001, p. 33).(3)  OJ L 91, 29.3.2006, p. 10. +",heifer;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;mountain region;mountain area;bull;cow;Alpine Region;Alps,17 +4224,"Council Decision 2006/317/CFSP of 10 April 2006 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Croatia on security procedures for the exchange of classified information. ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 24 and 38 thereof,Having regard to the recommendation from the Presidency,Whereas:(1) At its meeting on 27 and 28 November 2003, the Council decided to authorise the Presidency, assisted by the Secretary-General/High Representative (SG/HR), to open negotiations in accordance with Articles 24 and 38 of the Treaty on European Union with certain third States, in order for the European Union to conclude an Agreement with each of them on security procedures for the exchange of classified information.(2) Following this authorisation to open negotiations, the Presidency, assisted by the SG/HR, negotiated an Agreement with the Republic of Croatia on security procedures for the exchange of classified information.(3) The Agreement should be approved,. The Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Croatia on security procedures for the exchange of classified information is hereby approved on behalf of the European Union.The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision. The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the European Union. This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Luxembourg, 10 April 2006.For the CouncilThe PresidentU. PLASSNIK29.4.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 116/74AGREEMENTbetween the Republic of Croatia and the European Union on security procedures for the exchange of classified informationTHE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA,of the one part, andTHE EUROPEAN UNION, hereinafter referred to as the ‘EU’, represented by the Presidency of the Council of the European Union,of the other part,hereinafter referred to as ‘the Parties’,CONSIDERING THAT the Parties share the objectives of strengthening their own security in all ways and of providing their citizens with a high level of safety within an area of security;CONSIDERING THAT the Parties agree that consultations and cooperation should be developed between them on questions of common interest relating to security;CONSIDERING THAT, in this context, a permanent need therefore exists to exchange classified information between the Parties;RECOGNISING THAT full and effective consultation and cooperation may require access to the Parties' classified information and material, as well as the exchange of classified information and related material between the Parties;CONSCIOUS THAT such access to, and exchange of, classified information and related material require appropriate security measures,HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1In order to fulfil the objectives of strengthening the security of each of the Parties in all ways, this Agreement shall apply to classified information or material in any form either provided or exchanged between the Parties.Article 2For the purposes of this Agreement, classified information shall mean any information (namely, knowledge that can be communicated in any form) or material recognised as requiring protection against unauthorised disclosure and which has been so designated by a security classification (hereinafter ‘classified information’).Article 3For the purposes of this Agreement, ‘EU’ shall mean the Council of the European Union (hereinafter ‘Council’), the Secretary-General/High Representative and the General Secretariat of the Council, and the Commission of the European Communities (hereinafter ‘European Commission’).Article 4Each Party shall:(a) protect and safeguard classified information subject to this Agreement provided or exchanged by the other Party;(b) ensure that classified information subject to this Agreement provided or exchanged keeps the security classification given to it by the providing Party. The receiving Party shall protect and safeguard the classified information according to the provisions set out in its own security regulations for information or material holding an equivalent security classification, as specified in the security arrangements to be established pursuant to Articles 11 and 12;(c) not use such classified information for purposes other than those established by the originator and those for which the information is provided or exchanged;(d) not disclose such classified information to third parties, or to any EU institution or entity not mentioned in Article 3, without the prior consent of the originator.Article 51.   Classified information may be disclosed or released, in accordance with the principle of originator control, by one Party, ‘the providing Party’, to the other Party, ‘the receiving Party’.2.   For release to recipients other than the Parties, a decision on disclosure or release of classified information shall be made by the receiving Party following the consent of the providing Party, in accordance with the principle of originator control as defined in its security regulations.3.   In implementing paragraphs 1 and 2, no generic release shall be possible unless procedures are established and agreed between the Parties regarding certain categories of information, relevant to their operational requirements.Article 6The Republic of Croatia and the EU, and the entities of the latter as defined in Article 3, shall have a security organisation and security programmes, based upon such basic principles and minimum standards of security which shall be implemented in the security systems of the Parties to be established pursuant to Articles 11 and 12, to ensure that an equivalent level of protection is applied to classified information subject to this Agreement.Article 71.   The Parties shall ensure that all persons who, in the conduct of their official duties, require access, or whose duties or functions may afford access, to classified information provided or exchanged under this Agreement are appropriately security cleared before they are granted access to such information.2.   The security clearance procedures shall be designed to determine whether an individual may, taking into account his or her loyalty, trustworthiness and reliability, have access to classified information.Article 8The Parties shall provide mutual assistance with regard to security of classified information subject to this Agreement and matters of common security interest. Reciprocal security consultations and inspections shall be conducted by the authorities as defined in Article 11 to assess the effectiveness of the security arrangements within their respective responsibility to be established pursuant to Articles 11 and 12.Article 91.   For the purpose of this Agreement(a) As regards the EU:Council of the European UnionChief Registry OfficerRue de la Loi/Wetstraat, 175B-1048 Brussels(b) As regards the Republic of Croatia:Republic of CroatiaOffice of the National Security CouncilCentral RegistryJurjevska 3410000 ZagrebMission of the Republic of Croatia to the European CommunitiesSub-Registry OfficerAvenue des Arts 50B-1000 Brussels2.   Exceptionally, correspondence from one Party which is accessible only to specific competent officials, organs or services of that Party may, for operational reasons, be addressed and be accessible only to specific competent officials, organs or services of the other Party specifically designated as recipients, taking into account their competencies and according to the need to know principle. As far as the EU is concerned, this correspondence shall be transmitted through the Chief Registry Officer of the Council.Article 10The Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Croatia, and the Secretaries-General of the Council and of the European Commission shall oversee the implementation of this Agreement.Article 11In order to implement this Agreement:1. The Office of the National Security Council as the national security authority of the Republic of Croatia, acting in the name of the Government of the Republic of Croatia and under its authority, shall be responsible for developing security arrangements for the protection and safeguarding of classified information provided to the Republic of Croatia under this Agreement.2. The Security Office of the General Secretariat of the Council, under the direction and on behalf of the Secretary-General of the Council, acting in the name of the Council and under its authority, shall be responsible for developing security arrangements for the protection and safeguarding of classified information provided to the EU under this Agreement.3. The European Commission Security Directorate, acting in the name of the European Commission and under its authority, shall be responsible for developing security arrangements for the protection of classified information provided or exchanged under this Agreement within the European Commission and its premises.Article 12The security arrangements to be established pursuant to Article 11 in agreement between the three Offices concerned shall lay down the standards of the reciprocal security protection for classified information subject to this Agreement. For the EU, these standards shall be subject to approval by the Council Security Committee.Article 13The authorities defined in Article 11 shall establish procedures to be followed in the case of proven or suspected compromise of classified information subject to this Agreement.Article 14Prior to the provision of classified information subject to this Agreement between the Parties, the responsible security authorities defined in Article 11 shall agree that the receiving Party is able to protect and safeguard the information subject to this Agreement in a way consistent with the arrangements to be established pursuant to Articles 11 and 12.Article 15This Agreement shall in no way prevent the Parties from concluding other Agreements relating to the provision or exchange of classified information subject to this Agreement provided that they do not conflict with the provisions of this Agreement.Article 16All differences between the Parties arising out of the interpretation or application of this Agreement shall be dealt with by negotiation between them.Article 171.   This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the first month following notification by the Parties to each other in writing of the completion of the internal procedures necessary for its entry into force.2.   This Agreement may be reviewed for consideration of possible amendment at the request of either Party.3.   Any amendment to this Agreement shall be made only in writing and by common agreement of the Parties. It shall enter into force upon mutual written notification as provided under paragraph 1.Article 18This Agreement may be denounced by either Party by written notice of denunciation given to the other Party. Such denunciation shall take effect six months after receipt of notification by the other Party, but shall not affect obligations already contracted under the provisions of this Agreement. In particular, all classified information provided or exchanged pursuant to this Agreement shall continue to be protected in accordance with the provisions set forth herein.IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, respectively duly authorised, have signed this Agreement.Done at Luxembourg, this tenth day of April in the year two thousand and six, in two originals each in the English language.For the Republic of CroatiaFor the European Union +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);ratification of an agreement;conclusion of an agreement;European security;data protection;data security;disclosure of information;information disclosure;Croatia;Republic of Croatia;confidentiality;confidential information,17 +2463,"Council Regulation (EC) No 67/1999 of 18 December 1998 laying down for 1999 certain conservation and management measures for fishery resources in the Convention Area as defined in the Convention on future Multilateral Cooperation in North-East Atlantic Fisheries. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture (1), and in particular Article 8(4) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas the Community has signed the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which contains principles and rules relating to the conservation and management of the living resources within the exclusive economic zones of the coastal States and on the high seas;Whereas the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the North-East Atlantic fisheries, hereinafter referred to as the 'NEAFC Convention`, was approved by the Council in Decision 81/608/EEC of 13 July 1981 (2) and entered into force on 17 March 1982;Whereas the NEAFC Convention establishes a suitable framework for multilateral cooperation in the rational conservation and the optimum utilisation of the fishery resources of the Convention Area as defined therein;Whereas the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission adopted on 20 November 1998 recommendations limiting the catches of redfish in the Convention Area and introducing minimum notification and reporting requirements for catches of redfish and Norwegian spring-spawning (Atlanto-Scandian herring) for 1999; whereas it is appropriate that these recommendations be implemented by the Community;Whereas, in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92, it falls to the Council to establish for each fishery or group of fisheries the total allowable catch (TAC) and the share available to the Community and to allocate the share available to the Community among the Member States;Whereas in order to ensure full compliance with applicable conservation and management measures while supplementing the control measures provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (3), certain specific control measures are to be defined concerning the authorisation of fishing vessels, their notification and the declaration of catches;Whereas the relevant TAC and quotas have been established on an annual basis and may not be exceeded and, therefore, they may not be subject to the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas (4);Whereas, for imperative reasons of common interest, this Regulation will apply from 1 January 1999,. Catches in 1999 of redfish by Community fishing vessels shall be limited to the quotas set out in the Annex. 1. Member States shall notify to the Commission a list of the vessels flying their flag and registered within the Community which are granted the right to fish oceanic-type redfish no later than 20 January 1999 and thereafter any modification, including additions to the list at least 30 days in advance of the commencement of the vessel's activity. Only the vessels named in this list shall be deemed to be authorised to fish oceanic-type redfish.2. Member States shall report to the Commission every Wednesday before 12 noon for the week ending at 12 midnight on the previous Sunday both the quantities of oceanic-type redfish caught by their vessels as well as the number of their vessels engaged in this fishery. The provisions of Article 2 shall apply mutatis mutandis to herring (Clupea harengus) which is caught in ICES zones I and II (Norwegian spring-spawning herring - Atlanto-Scandian herring). Fishing quotas set out in the Annex shall not be subject to the conditions laid down in Articles 2, 3 and 5(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 January 1999.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 December 1998.For the CouncilThe PresidentW. MOLTERER(1) OJ L 389, 31.12.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1181/98 (OJ L 164, 9.6.1998, p. 1).(2) OJ L 227, 12.8.1981, p. 21.(3) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2205/97 (OJ L 304, 7.11.1997, p. 1).(4) OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3.ANNEX>TABLE> +",fishery management;fishery planning;fishery system;fishing management;fishing system;management of fish resources;conservation of fish stocks;North-West Atlantic Fisheries Organisation;ICNAF;International Commission for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries;NAFO;Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation;fishery resources;fishing resources;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing regulations,17 +22900,"2002/646/EC: Commission Decision of 31 July 2002 amending Decision 1999/283/EC laying down the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from certain African countries and in particular as regards Botswana and amending Decision 2000/585/EC laying down the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of wild and farmed game meat and rabbit meat from third countries (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 2889). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001(2), and in particular Article 14(3) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 92/45/EEC of 16 June 1992 concerning public health and animal health problems relating to the killing of wild game and the placing on the market of wild game meat(3), as last amended by Directive 97/79/EC(4), and in particular Article 16(3) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17 December 1992 laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC(5), as last amended by Decision 1999/724/EC(6), and in particular Article 10(3) and Articles 15 and 22 thereof,Whereas:(1) The animal health conditions and veterinary certificates for imports of fresh meat from certain African countries are laid down by Commission Decision 1999/283/EC(7), as last amended by Decision 2002/219/EC(8).(2) The animal and public health conditions and veterinary certification for import of wild and farmed game meat and rabbit meat from third countries are laid down by Commission Decision 2000/585/EC(9), as last amended by Decision 2002/219/EC.(3) An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease was reported in Botswana in the approved EC zone number 7 on 7 February 2002 and the Competent Veterinary Authority of Botswana immediately suspended exports of de-boned fresh meat of bovine, ovine and caprine species and farmed and wild ungulates to the European Community from the whole of the country.(4) The Competent Veterinary Authority provided information and guarantees concerning regionalisation of zones 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 in Botswana which were authorised for importation into the Community of de-boned fresh meat of bovine, ovine and caprine species and farmed and wild ungulates by Decision 2002/219/EC.(5) According to Directive 72/462/EEC a third country may be considered as having been free of foot-and-mouth disease for at least two years even if a limited number of outbreaks of the disease have been recorded on a limited part of its territory on condition that the outbreak has been stamped out within a period of less than three months.(6) Botswana has used suppressive vaccination with subsequent slaughter of the vaccinated animals and no further outbreaks have been reported.(7) Therefore sufficient guarantees exist to further regionalise Botswana and to allow imports of de-boned meat of bovine, ovine and caprine species and farmed and wild ungulates from zones 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 18.(8) Commission Decisions 1999/283/EC and 2000/585/EC must be amended accordingly.(9) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. 1. Annex II to Decision 1999/283/EC is replaced by Annex I to this Decision.2. In Annex III to Decision 1999/283/EC footnote 5 in the health attestation in model A is replaced by: ""In the case of Botswana until 8 February 2003, notwithstanding the outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease confirmed in the 'EC designated free' region of Botswana in February 2002, that part of the country may be regarded as being free of foot-and-mouth without vaccination for at least 12 months."" 1. Annex II to Decision 2000/585/EC is replaced by Annex II to this Decision.2. In Annex III to Decision 2000/585/EC footnote 8 in the health attestation in model A and footnote 7 in the health attestation in model F are replaced by: ""Version Number referred to in the relevant and current Decision for fresh meat of the corresponding susceptible domestic species must be included however, in addition, in the case of Botswana until 8 February 2003, notwithstanding the outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease confirmed in the 'EC designated free' region of Botswana in February 2002, that part of the country may be regarded as being free of foot-and-mouth without vaccination for at least 12 months."" This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 July 2002.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28.(2) OJ L 198, 21.7.2001, p. 11.(3) OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 35.(4) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31.(5) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49.(6) OJ L 290, 12.11.1999, p. 32.(7) OJ L 110, 28.4.1999, p. 16.(8) OJ L 72, 14.3.2002, p. 32.(9) OJ L 251, 6.10.2000, p. 1.ANNEX I""ANNEX IIMODELS OF ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATES TO BE REQUESTED>TABLE>""ANNEX II""ANNEX IIAnimal health guarantees to be requested on certification of wild and farmed game meat and rabbit meat>TABLE>NB:(y) Meat produced from animals slaughtered after 7 July 2002 can be imported into the Community.(x) Meat produced from animals slaughtered after 7 March 2002 can be imported into the Community."" +",health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;third country;game meat;meat from game;venison;wildfowl;rabbit meat;import (EU);Community import;fresh meat;Botswana;Republic of Botswana;health certificate,17 +11277,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 54/93 of 8 January 1993 imposing a definitive duty on imports of synthetic fibres of polyesters originating in India and the Republic of Korea. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 of 11 July 1988 on protection against dumped or subsidized imports from countries not members of the European Economic Community (1), and in particular Article 12 thereof,Having regard to the proposal by the Commission after consultation within the Advisory Committee as provided for under the above Regulation,Whereas:A. Provisional measures (1) The Commission, by Regulation (EEC) No 1956/92 (2), imposed a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports into the Community of synthetic fibres of polyesters (hereafter referred to as PSF) originating in India and the Republic of Korea (hereafter Korea) and falling within CN code 5503 20 00. The duty was extended for a maximum period of two months by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3264/92 (3).B. Subsequent procedure (2) Following the imposition of the provisional anti-dumping duty, most of the exporting producers mentioned by name in Regulation (EEC) No 1956/92, as well as the complainant, requested and were granted an opportunity to be heard by the Commission. They also made written submissions making their views known on the provisional findings.(3) The Commission continued to seek and verify all information it deemed to be necessary for its determinations. Upon request, the parties were informed of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which it was intended to recommend the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duties and the definitive collection of amounts secured by way of a provisional duty. They were also granted a period within which to make representations subsequent to these discolusures. Their oral and written comments were considered and, where appropriate, the Commission's findings were modified to take account of them.(4) Owing to the complexity of the proceeding, and the numerous arguments put forward, the investigation could not be concluded within the time limit provided for in Article 7 (9) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88.C. Product under consideration, like product, Community industry (5) In its provisional findings, as set out in recitals 7 and 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1956/92, the Commission concluded that although there were several types of PSF having various features in order to meet specific needs, their basic physical characteristics, application and use were the same. The argument was however raised by a group of importers that PSF used for filling have characteristics different from the others.(6) The Commission recalls that all types of PSF show in general the same physical characteristics and can only be differentiated at the downstream stage of processing. In addition, PSF destined for filling cannot be distinguished from the others since they all derive from the same chemical reaction. For these reasons the similarities of both types of PSF outweigh by far their differences. Besides, the establishment of such distinction between those types of PSF would in fact pave the way for circumvention of anti-dumping measures. The Council confirms the above conclusion as well as the findings of the Commission regarding the like product and the Community industry set out in recitals 9 and 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 1956/92, since there was no comment by the interested parties in this respect.D. Dumping 1. Normal value(7) For the purpose of definitive findings, normal value was in general established on the basis of the same methods as those used in the provisional determination of dumping, after taking into consideration new facts and arguments presented by the parties.(8) One Korean exporting producer reacted to the findings of the Commission and maintained that normal value of substandard products sold on the domestic market should be established by reference to the domestic price of these products. However, since this exporting producer was not able to provide the costs of production for these types, the Commission was not in a position to verify whether these sales were profitable. For this reason, the normal value of these allegedly substandard products was established on the basis of the costs of manufacture and selling, general and administrative expenses of other standard types of PSF sold on the domestic market by this producer, plus a profit rate based on the average profit achieved on its remaining domestic PSF sales. The Council confirms the conclusion of the Commission, as well as its findings set out in recital 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1956/92.2. Export price(9) The Council confirms the findings and conclusions of the Commission in this respect, on the content of which there was no substantial comment by the interested parties.3. Comparison(10) As far as adjustments for differences in physical characteristics are concerned, two Indian exporting producers submitted additional evidence to substantiate further their claims of alleged differences between the products sold for export and sold domestically. Having considered this evidence, the Commission concluded that these claims were valid and adjusted the normal value established for the exporting producers concerned by an allowance based on the effect of these differences on the prices of the product in India.(11) As far as import charges and indirect taxes are concerned, the Indian exporting producers concerned maintained their claims that normal value should be reduced by an allowance corresponding to import charges borne on materials physically incorporated in the like product when destined for domestic consumption and refunded when exported to the Community. In this respect, they submitted additional evidence on the exact nature and amount of import charges borne on these materials. Insofar as this additional evidence satisfactorily showed the existence and proportion of such duty refund, the Commission adjusted normal value up to the proportion of the claim which was substantiated.(12) The Council confirms the above findings and conclusions as well as those set out in recitals 15 to 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 1956/92.4. Dumping Margins(13) On comparing normal values for domestically sold models of the exporting producers which were investigated with the export prices of comparable types on a transaction-by-transaction basis, the final examination of the facts shows the existence of dumping in respect of PSF originating in India and Korea on the part of most of the exporting producers concerned, the margin of dumping being equal to the amount by which the normal value as established exceeds the export price to the Community.(14) The weighted average dumping margins, expressed as a percentage of cif Community-frontier prices, varied according to the exporting producers as follows:- Indian exporting producers:- Indian Organic Chemicals 2 %- Reliance Industries 2,1 %- ICI India 6 %- India Polyfibres 6,9 %- Swadeshi Polytex 7,2 %- Korean exporting producers:- Sunkyong 1,6 %- Samyang 4,8 %.(15) As far as the Korean producer Cheil and the Indian producer JCT were concerned, no dumping was found.(16) The Commission found a high degree of cooperation to the anti-dumping proceeding on the part of the exporting producers in the countries concerned. Therefore, for those exporting producers who did not make themselves known in the course of the investigation, or did not fully cooperate with the Commission, a dumping margin was determined on the basis of the facts available as explained in recital 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 1956/92, and it was considered appropriate to use the highest dumping margin of 7,2 % for India and 4,8 % for Korea for these groups of exporting producers. The Council confirms the above findings and conclusions.E. Injury 1. Cumulation(17) The Council confirms that the effects of Indian and Korean imports had to be analysed cumulatively since they were like products sold simultaneously in the same markets and were not negligible as such. In addition, the Council notes that imports of PSF originating in several other countries were present on the Community market: in this respect, it has to be pointed out that a review of the anti-dumping measures imposed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3946/88 (4) on imports of PSF originating in Mexico, Romania, Turkey, Taiwan, the United States of America and Yugoslavia has been carried out concurrently by the Commission.2. Determination of injury(18) The Commission concluded in its provisional findings, as set out in recitals 23 to 34 of Regulation (EEC) No 1956/92, that the Community industry had suffered material injury and based this finding on the following facts:- the dumped imports from India and Korea increased at a very rapid rate between 1988 and 1990, attaining a 6,2 % market share in the investigation period, while their presence on the Community market was almost negligible in 1987,- when assessing the penetration of the dumped imports, the fact was also taken into account that dumped imports originating in other countries and representing a market share of 7,4 % were simultaneously present on the Community market,- the prices of these dumped imports constantly and substantially undercut the prices of the Community industry by margins ranging from 10 to 29 %,- the Community industry suffered a significant erosion of its sales in 1990 below the level of 1988, and incurred losses in spite of rationalization measures involving cuts in the workforce and plant closures.No new facts concerning these findings were submitted to the Commission after the imposition of the provisional measures in Regulation (EEC) No 1956/92.(19) The above conclusion leads the Council to consider that the Community industry suffered material injury within the meaning of Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88.3. Causation of injury(20) In its provisional findings, the Commission concluded that, although the overall situation of the Community industry improved consequent upon the imposition in December 1988 of anti-dumping measures on imports of PSF originating in six countries (see recital 17), this improvement was quickly followed by a renewed deterioration in performance, which coincided with the arrival and rapid penetration of the imports from India and Korea. The Commission determined that this rapid penetration, achieved through constant price undercutting and obtained at the expense of the imports subject to anti-dumping measures, impeded the recovery of the situation of the Community industry and thus, the dumped imports, taken in isolation, caused the material injury.(21) The Commission examined whether the material injury might have been caused by factors other than the dumped imports, and in particular the behaviour of the Community industry itself. However this examination did not show any fact suggesting that the Community industry might be somewhat responsible for the material injury found. In addition, several Indian exporting producers raised again the point that injury could result from the effect of other factors since their market share alone was too small to have any effect on the Community industry. The Council cannot accept this argument since, in accordance with standard practice, the effect of the dumped imports has to be assessed cumulatively. In this case, the market share of the dumped imports, to which dumped imports from India contributed substantially, represents 6,2 %. The Council considers that this is sufficient to have a clear detrimental effect on the Community industry given the sensitivity of customers to price considerations in this sector and given the fact that a significant share of imports from other sources (7,4 % of the Community market) has been found to be sold at dumped prices.(22) Therefore, the Council adopts the findings of the Commission and concludes that the dumped imports originating in Korea and India have caused material injury.F. Community interest (23) In its provisional findings, the Commission considered and weighed up the interests of the Community industry, of the consumers and of other industries and activities concerned. It examined in particular the argument submitted by several importers that PSF used for filling should be excluded from the scope of the proceeding, alleging that the current Community production of these fibres was insufficient to meet the current demand. However, the Commission found that, contrary to this allegation, the Community industry is significantly involved in the production of all types of PSF and has the resources to meet any increase in demand. For this reason and those expressed in recitals 43 to 49 of Regulation (EEC) No 1956/92, it concluded that the interests of the Community call, on balance, for granting protection to the Community industry against unfair competition caused by dumped imports.(24) The Council adopts the findings of the Commission in this respect and notes in particular that any price increase which may result from the imposition of anti-dumping measures will not negatively affect the competitive situation on the Community market, given the choice of suppliers available.G. Duty (25) Provisional measures took the form of anti-dumping duties; these were imposed for the Korean exporting producers at the level of the dumping margins established since injury thresholds were much higher, and for the Indian exporting producers at the level of the injury threshold since their provisional dumping margins exceeded the latter.(26) Since the Commission's findings on the establishment of the dumping margins for the Indian exporting producers set out in recitals 10, 11 and 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 1956/92 have now been confirmed by the Council, and since no further facts or arguments concerning the calculation of the duty set out in recitals 50 to 54 of that Regulation were submitted to the Commission by any of the interested parties, the Council concludes that duties should be imposed at the level of the dumping margins definitively determined. For the exporting producers who did not make themselves known in the course of the investigation, or did not cooperate fully with the Commission, it was therefore considered appropriate to impose a definitive duty at the level of the highest dumping margin of 7,2 % for India and 4,8 % for Korea for this group of exporting producers.H. Collection of provisional duties (27) In view of the nature and the level of the injury caused to the Community industry by the dumped imports, the Council considers it necessary that amounts secured by way of provisional anti-dumping duties should be definitively collected to the extent of the duty rate definitively imposed. The amounts secured in respect of JCT Fibres, India should be released,. 1. A definitive anti-dumping duty is hereby imposed on imports of synthetic staple fibres of polyesters, not carded, combed, or otherwise processed for spinning (synthetic fibres of polyesters) falling within CN code 5503 20 00 and originating in India and the Republic of Korea.2. The rate of the duty applicable to the net, free-at-Community-frontier price, not cleared through Customs, shall be as follows:(a) 7,2 % for synthetic fibres of polyesters originating in India (Taric additional code 8645), with the exception of imports of the products specified in paragraph 1 which are produced by the following companies, where the rates of duty applicable shall be as set out below:- Indian Organic Chemicals2 % (Taric additional code: 8640),- Reliance Industries2,1 % (Taric additional code: 8644),- ICI India6 % (Taric additional code: 8643),- India Polyfibres6,9 % (Taric additional code: 8639);(b) 4,8 % for synthetic fibres of polyesters originating in the Republic of Korea (Taric additional code: 8648), with the exception of imports of the product specified in paragraph 1 which are produced by the following companies, where the rates of duty applicable shall be as set out below:- Sunkyong Industries1,6 % (Taric additional code: 8646).3. The duty specified in paragraph 1 shall not apply to synthetic fibres of polyesters produced by Cheil Synthetic Textiles, Republic of Korea (Taric additional code 8647) and JCT Fibres, India (Taric additional code: 8642).4. The provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply to the said duty. The amounts secured by way of provisional anti-dumping duty under Regulation (EEC) No 1956/92 shall be definitively collected at the duty rate definitively imposed. Amounts secured in excess of the definitive rate of duty shall be released. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 8 January 1993.For the CouncilThe PresidentU. ELLEMANN-JENSEN(1) OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 197, 16. 7. 1992, p. 25.(3) OJ No L 326, 12. 11. 1992, p. 2.(4) OJ No L 348, 17. 12. 1988, p. 49. +",India;Republic of India;South Korea;Republic of Korea;man-made fibre;acrylic fibre;artificial fibre;chemical fibre;nylon;polyamide;rayon;synthetic cloth;synthetic fibre;anti-dumping duty;final anti-dumping duty;temporary anti-dumping duty;dumping,17 +41132,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 294/2012 of 3 April 2012 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the increased level of official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (1), and in particular Article 15(5) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 (2) lays down rules concerning the increased level of official controls to be carried out on imports of feed and food of non-animal origin listed in Annex I thereto (the list), at the points of entry into the territories referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004.(2) Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 provides that the list is to be reviewed on a regular basis, and at least quarterly, taking into account at least the sources of information referred to in that Article.(3) The occurrence and relevance of food incidents notified through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF), the findings of missions to third countries carried out by the Food and Veterinary Office, as well as the quarterly reports on consignments of feed and food of non-animal origin submitted by Member States to the Commission in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 indicate that the list should be amended.(4) In particular, the list should be amended by deleting the entries for commodities for which those information sources indicate an overall satisfactory degree of compliance with the relevant safety requirements provided for in Union legislation and for which an increased level of official control is therefore no longer justified.(5) In addition, the list should be amended by increasing the official control frequency for the commodities for which the same source of information show a higher degree of non-compliance with the relevant Union legislation that warrants the increase of level of official controls.(6) The entries in the list for certain imports from India and for certain other commodities from all third countries should therefore be amended accordingly.(7) The amendment to the list concerning the deletion of the entries for certain commodities should apply as soon as possible, as the original safety concerns have been satisfied. Accordingly, those amendments should apply from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.(8) Taking into account the number of amendments that need to be made to Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009, it is appropriate to replace it by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.(9) Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.(10) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 April 2012.However, the amendments of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 concerning the deletion of entries of Capsicum annuum (crushed or ground), Curry (chilli products), Curcuma longa (turmeric) and Red palm oil for the possible contamination of Sudan dyes shall apply from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 3 April 2012.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 194, 25.7.2009, p. 11.ANNEX‘ANNEX IFeed and food of non-animal origin subject to an increased level of official controls at the designated point of entryFeed and food CN code (1) Country of origin Hazard Frequency of physical and identity checksHazelnuts 0802 21 00; 0802 22 00 Azerbaijan (AZ) Aflatoxins 10(Feed and food)— Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell—— Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled—— Peanut butter—— Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved— 2008 11 91; 2008 11 96; 2008 11 98(Feed and food)Dried Noodles ex 1902 China (CN) Aluminium 10(Food)Pomelos ex 0805 40 00 China (CN) Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (11) 20(Food - fresh)Tea leaves (black and green) ex 0902 China (CN) Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (10) 10(Food)— Yardlong beans— ex 0708 20 00; ex 0710 22 00— Bitter melon— ex 0709 99 90; ex 0710 80 95— Peppers (sweet and other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.)— 0709 60 10; ex 0709 60 99; 0710 80 51; ex 0710 80 59— Aubergines— 0709 30 00; ex 0710 80 95(Food — fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables)— Oranges (fresh or dried)— 0805 10 20; 0805 10 80— Peaches (excluding nectarines)—— Pomegranates—— Strawberries—(Food — fresh fruits and vegetables)Peppers (sweet and other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.) 0709 60 10; ex 0709 60 99; 0710 80 51; ex 0710 80 59 Egypt (EG) Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (12) 10(Food — fresh, chilled or frozen)— Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell—— Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled—— Peanut butter—(Feed and food)Curry leaves (Bergera/Murraya koenigii) ex 1211 90 85 India (IN) Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single residue methods (5) 50(Food – fresh herbs)— Capsicum annuum, whole—— Capsicum annuum, crushed or ground—— Curry (chilli products)—— Nutmeg— 0908 11 00, 0908 12 00— Mace— 0908 21 00, 0908 22 00— Ginger— 0910 11 00, 0910 12 00— Curcuma longa (turmeric)—(Food — dried spices)— Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell—— Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled—— Peanut butter—— Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved— 2008 11 91; 2008 11 96; 2008 11 98(Feed and food)Feed additives and premixtures ex 2309; 2917 19 90; ex 2817 00 00; ex 2820 90 10; ex 2820 90 90; ex 2821 10 00; ex 2825 50 00; ex 2833 21 00; ex 2833 25 00; ex 2833 29 20; ex 2833 29 80; ex 2835; ex 2836; ex 2839; 2936 India (IN) Cadmium and lead 10(Feed)Okra ex 0709 99 90 India (IN) Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (2) 10(Food — fresh)Watermelon (egusi, Citrullus lanatus) seeds and derived products ex 1207 70 00; ex 1106 30 90; ex 2008 99 99 Nigeria (NG) Aflatoxins 50(Food)— Capsicum annuum, whole—— Capsicum annuum, crushed or ground—— other dried fruits of the genus Capsicum (other than Capsicum annuum), whole—(Food — dried spice)Peppers (other than sweet)(Capsicum spp.) ex 0709 60 99 Thailand (TH) Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (9) 10(Food — fresh)— Coriander leaves—— Basil (holy, sweet)—— Mint—(Food — fresh herbs)— Coriander leaves—— Basil (holy, sweet)—(Food — fresh herbs)— Yardlong beans— ex 0708 20 00; ex 0710 22 00— Aubergines— 0709 30 00; ex 0710 80 95— Brassica vegetables— 0704; ex 0710 80 95(Food — fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables)— Sweet Peppers (Capsicum annuum)— 0709 60 10; 0710 80 51— Tomatoes— 0702 00 00; 0710 80 70(Food — fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables)Dried grapes (vine fruit) 0806 20 Uzbekistan (UZ) Ochratoxin A 50(Food)— Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell—— Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled—— Peanut butter—— Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved— 2008 11 91; 2008 11 96; 2008 11 98(Feed and food)(1)  Where only certain products under any CN code are required to be examined and no specific subdivision under that code exists in the goods nomenclature, the CN code is marked “ex” (for example, ex 1006 30: only Basmati rice for direct human consumption is included).(2)  In particular residues of: Acephate, Methamidophos, Triazophos, Endosulfan, Monocrotophos, Methomyl, Thiodicarb, Diafenthiuron, Thiamethoxam, Fipronil, Oxamyl, Acetamipirid, Indoxacarb, Mandipropamid.(3)  In particular residues of: Amitraz, Acephate, Aldicarb, Benomyl, Carbendazim, Chlorfenapyr, Chlorpyrifos, CS2 (Dithiocarbamates), Diafenthiuron, Diazinon, Dichlorvos, Dicofol, Dimethoate, Endosulfan, Fenamidone, Imidacloprid, Malathion, Methamidophos, Methiocarb, Methomyl, Monocrotophos, Omethoate, Oxamyl, Profenofos, Propiconazole, Thiabendazol, Thiacloprid.(4)  In particular residues of: Acephate, Carbaryl, Carbendazim, Carbofuran, Chlorpyriphos, Chlorpyriphos-methyl, Dimethoate, Ethion, Malathion, Metalaxyl, Methamidophos, Methomyl, Monocrotophos, Omethoate, Prophenophos, Prothiophos, Quinalphos, Triadimefon, Triazophos, Dicrotophos, EPN, Triforine.(5)  In particular residues of: Triazophos, Oxydemeton-methyl, Chlorpyriphos, Acetamiprid, Thiamethoxam, Clothianidin, Methamidophos, Acephate, Propargite, Monocrotophos.(6)  Reference method EN/ISO 6579 or a method validated against it as referred to in Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 (OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 1).(7)  In particular residues of: Carbendazim, Cyfluthrin Cyprodinil, Diazinon, Dimethoate, Ethion, Fenitrothion, Fenpropathrin, Fludioxonil, Hexaflumuron, Lambda-cyhalothrin, Methiocarb, Methomyl, Omethoate, Oxamyl, Phenthoate, Thiophanate-methyl.(8)  In particular residues of: Methomyl, Oxamyl, Carbendazim, Clofentezine, Diafenthiuron, Dimethoate, Formetanate, Malathion, Procymidone, Tetradifon, Thiophanate-methyl.(9)  In particular residues of: Carbofuran, Methomyl, Omethoate, Dimethoate, Triazophos, Malathion, Profenofos, Prothiofos, Ethion, Carbendazim, Triforine, Procymidone, Formetanate.(10)  In particular residues of: Buprofezin; Imidacloprid; Fenvalerate and Esfenvalerate (Sum of RS & SR isomers); Profenofos; Trifluralin; Triazophos; Triadimefon and Triadimenol (sum of triadimefon and triadimenol), Cypermethrin (cypermethrin including other mixtures of constituent isomers (sum of isomers)).(11)  In particular residues of: Triazofos, Triadimefon and Triadimenol (sum of triadimefon and triadimenol), Parathion-methyl, Fenthoate, Methidathion.(12)  In particular residues of: Carbofuran (sum), Chlorpyrifos, Cypermethrin (sum), Cyproconazole, Dicofol (sum), Difenoconazole, Dinotefuran, Ethion, Flusilazole, Folpet, Prochloraz, Profenofos, Propiconazole, Thiophanate-methyl and Triforine.’ +",animal feedingstuffs;animal feedstuffs;animal fodder;animal weaning food;feedstuffs;milk-replacer feed;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;import (EU);Community import;surveillance concerning imports;Community surveillance,17 +15577,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1328/96 of 9 July 1996 establishing a forecast balance for the supply to the Canary Islands of live bovine animals and beef and veal products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2537/95 (2), and in particular Articles 3 (4), and 4 (4),Whereas in application of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, the quantities of the forecast supply balances for the beef and veal sector should be determined for the period 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997 for supplies to the Canary Islands of beef and veal and pure-bred breeding bovines;Whereas the quantities of the forecast supply balance for those products is fixed in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2883/94 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1288/96 (4), for the period 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996; whereas, in order to continue to satisfy requirements for beef and veal products, the abovementioned quantities should be fixed for the period 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997;Whereas, in application of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, the supply arrangements will apply from 1 July; whereas the provisions of this Regulation should therefore apply immediately;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. For the purposes of Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, the quantities of the forecast supply balance in the beef and veal sector benefiting, as appropriate from exemption from import duties for products from third countries or for Community aid for products from the Community market shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 July 1996.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 July 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 13.(2) OJ No L 260, 31. 10. 1995, p. 10.(3) OJ No L 304, 29. 11. 1994, p. 18.(4) OJ No L 165, 4. 7. 1996, p. 26.ANNEXFORECAST SUPPLY BALANCE FOR LIVE BOVINE ANIMALS AND BEEF AND VEAL FOR THE CANARY ISLANDS FOR THE PERIOD 1 JULY 1996 TO 30 JUNE 1997>TABLE> +",breeding animal;Canary Islands;Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands;beef;supply balance sheet;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +2939,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 512/84 of 27 February 1984 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of vinyl acetate monomer originating in Canada. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3017/79 of 20 December 1979 on protection against dumped or subsidized imports from countries not members of the European Economic Community (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1580/82 (2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,After consultations within the Advisory Committee as provided for under the abovementioned Regulation,Whereas:A. Procedure(1) In March 1983, the Commission received a complaint lodged by the European Council of Chemical Manufacturers' Federations (Cefic) on behalf of Community producers of vinyl acetate monomer whose collective output constitutes the total Community production of the products in question. The complaint contained evidence of dumping and of material injury resulting therefrom, which was considered sufficient to justify the initiation of a proceeding. The Commission accordingly announced, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (3), the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports into the Community of vinyl acetate monomer falling within subheading ex 29.14 A II c) 1 of the Common Customs Tariff, corresponding to NIMEXE code 29.14-32, originating in Canada and commenced an investigation.(2) The Commission officially so advised the exporter and the importer known to be concerned, the representatives of the exporting country and the complainants and gave the parties directly concerned the opportunity to make known their views in writing and to request a hearing.(3) The producer, the exporter and the importer made their views known in writing and requested and have been granted a hearing.(4) One Community processor of vinyl acetate monomer requested and was granted a hearing for the purpose of presenting its views.(5) The Commission sought and verified all information it deemed necessary for the purpose of a preliminary determination and carried out investigations at the premises of the following:EEC producers:- RhĂ´ne Poulenc SA, France,- Hoechst AG, Germany,- Wacker Chemie GmbH, Germany,- BP Chemicals Ltd, UK,- Montedipe SpA, Italy;Non-EEC producer:Celanese Canada Inc., Canada;Non-EEC exporter:Celanese International Marketing Co. Inc., USA;EEC importer:Celanese SA, Belgium.(6) The Commission requested and received detailed written submissions from complainant Community producers, the producer in Canada, the exporter and the importer and verified the information therein to the extent considered necessary.(7) The investigation of dumping covered the period from 1 July 1982 to 30 June 1983.B. Normal value(8) Normal value was determined on the basis of the domestic prices of the Canadian producer, who provided sufficient evidence, which were considered to be representative of the domestic market concerned.C. Export price(9) Export prices were determined on the basis of the prices actually paid or payable for the products sold for export to the Community. All exports were made to Celanese SA, Belgium, and export prices were constructed on the basis of the prices at which the imported product was first resold to an independent buyer, suitably adjusted to take account of all costs incurred between importation and resale.D. Comparison(10) In comparing normal value with export prices the Commission took account, where appropriate, of differences affecting price comparability. These covered mainly the conditions and terms of sale (sales expenses, commissions, sales discounts, etc.). All comparisons were made at ex-works level and the parties concerned agreed with the adjustments made.E. Margins(11) The above examination of the facts shows the existence of dumping in respect of Celanese Canada Inc., Canada, the margin of dumping being equal to the amount by which the normal value as established exceeds the price for export to the Community. These margins vary according to the importing Member State, the weighted average margin being 54,67 %.F. Injury(12) With regard to the injury caused by the dumped imports, the evidence available to the Commission shows that imports into the Community from Canada of vinyl acetate monomer commenced in 1982 after the imposition of an anti-dumping duty on imports of the product in question originating in the United States of America which in 1982 held a market share of 8,8 %. During 1982 imports of vinyl acetate monomer originating in Canada amounted to 10 552 tonnes and they reached the level of 5 530 tonnes during the first half of 1983. These volumes represent market shares held by Canada of 4,6 and 4,5 % respectively.(13) The weighted average resale prices of imports from Canada were lower by 23,86 % than those required to cover the costs of Community producers and provide a reasonable profit. The monthly weighted average resale prices of these imports undercut the prices of the Community producers during the investigation period by margins varying from 1 to 7 %.(14) The Community industry in respect of which the impact of the dumped imports must be assessed is the entire Community industry. It should be mentioned here that certain Community producers of vinyl acetate monomer are also using it to produce other products; imports of vinyl acetate monomer from Canada, thus affect the competitiveness of these Community producers/processors vis-Ă -vis other Community importers/processors of vinyl acetate monomer.(15) The main features of the consequent impact of the dumped imports on the Community industry have been price depression and financial losses.(16) Because of the competition from dumped Canadian imports, especially during 1982 when the imports commenced, all Community producers were unable gradually to increase their prices so as to allow them after a certain period to obtain prices which would allow them to cover their costs and provide for a reasonable profit. Community producers' profitability has been eroded to such an extent that all producers suffered losses, in most cases very substantial ones.(17) The Commission has considered whether injury has been caused by other factors such as the volume and prices of other imports or changes in demand. It has been established that total imports from all other countries have substantially decreased since 1980 when they had a market share of 33 % compared with a market share of 9 % in 1982. On the other hand, prices of these imports from other third countries have increased considerably since 1980 and 1981 after anti-dumping measures were taken against imports originating in the United States of America.(18) In addition to the already existing injury, a considerable threat of injury from imports originating in Canada exists due to the high rate at which dumped exports into the Community have increased since 1982, the ability of producers to increase the existing capacity in Canada without substantial adjustments and the likelihood that the resulting exports will be directed to the Community because of the high import and anti-dumping duties applied by the Community to other exporting countries.(19) The substantial and sudden increase in the volume of imports of dumped vinyl acetate monomer originating in Canada and the prices at which such dumped imports have been offered for sale together with all the other factors mentioned above, felt particularly in a period where the Community industry has made an effort to recover from the heavy losses suffered in 1980 and 1981, have led the Commission to determine that the effects of the dumped imports of vinyl acetate monomer originating in Canada, taken in isolation, have to be considered as constituting material injury to the Community industry concerned. G. Community interest(20) One Community processing company has argued that the introduction of protective measures would not be in the Community interest because it would make the processing industry less competitive. Nevertheless, in view of the particularly serious difficulties facing the Community industry and taking into account its economic and social importance, the Commission has come to the conclusion that it is in the Community's interests that action be taken.H. Undertakings(21) The exporter concerned was informed of the main findings of the investigation and commented on them. An undertaking was subsequently offered by Celanese Canada Inc., Canada, the producer, and Celanese International Marketing Co. Inc., USA, the exporter, concerning their exports to the Community of vinyl acetate monomer originating in Canada.(22) As stated in Regulation (EEC) No 3017/79, in implementing the Community rules against dumping it is essential that the Commission take account of the interpretation of the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of GATT (1979 Anti-Dumping Code) by the Community's major trading partners. Canadian legislation still does not provide for the possibility of suspending or terminating proceedings by way of the acceptance of an undertaking from exporters. Consequently, the Commission, after consultation with the Member States, considered that it could not accept the undertaking offered.I. Rate of duty(23) The rate of the anti-dumping duty, having regard to the extent of the injury caused, should be less than the dumping margins provisionally established but adequate to remove the injury caused.(24) Having compared the Community producers' weighted average prices and costs, taking into account their profit situation with the sole importer's costs, and making allowances for differences in conditions and terms of sales where necessary, the Commission has concluded that the provisional anti-dumping duty should be the amount by which the free-at-Community-frontier price, before duty, is less than 606 ECU per 1 000 kilograms for vinyl acetate monomer.(25) The exchange rates between the ECU and the currencies of the Member States which have been applied for the purposes of this Regulation are those currently in force.(26) A period should be fixed within which the parties concerned may make their views known and request an oral hearing,. 1. A provisional anti-dumping duty is hereby imposed on imports of vinyl acetate monomer falling within subheading ex 29.14 A II c) 1 of the Common Customs Tariff, corresponding to NIMEXE code 29.14-32, originating in Canada.2. The amount of the duty shall be equal to the amount by which the price per 1 000 kilograms free-at-Community-frontier before duty is less than 606 ECU.The free-at-Community-frontier prices shall be net if the conditions of sale provide for payment within 30 days from the date of shipment; they shall be reduced or increased by 1 % for each increase or reduction of one month in the period of payment.3. The provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.4. The release for free circulation in the Community of the products referred to in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the provision of a security equivalent to the amount of the provisional duty. Without prejudice to Article 7 (4) (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 3017/79, the parties concerned may make known their views and apply to be heard orally by the Commission within one month of the entry into force of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.Subject to Articles 11, 12 and 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 3017/79, it shall apply for a period of four months, unless the Council adopts definitive measures before the expiry of that period. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 February 1984.For the CommissionWilhelm HAFERKAMPVice-President(1) OJ No L 339, 31. 12. 1979, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 178, 22. 6. 1982, p. 9.(3) OJ No C 180, 17. 7. 1983, p. 3. +",organic acid;acetate;acetic acid;acrylic acid;alcohol acid;aromatic acid;citric acid;ester;fatty acid;formic acid;oxalic acid;phthalic acid;salicylic acid;Canada;Newfoundland;Quebec;dumping,17 +2976,"2002/358/EC: Council Decision of 25 April 2002 concerning the approval, on behalf of the European Community, of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the joint fulfilment of commitments thereunder. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 175(1) in conjunction with Article 300(2), first sentence of the first subparagraph, and Article 300(3), first subparagraph, thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament(2),Whereas:(1) The ultimate objective of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (""the Convention""), which was approved on behalf of the Community by Council Decision 94/69/EC of 15 December 1993 concerning the conclusion of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change(3), is to achieve stabilisation of greenhouse-gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level which prevents dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system.(2) The Conference of the Parties to the Convention, at its first session, concluded that the commitment by developed countries to aim at returning, individually or jointly, their emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer to 1990 levels by the year 2000 was inadequate for achieving the Convention's long-term objective of preventing dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. The Conference further agreed to begin a process to enable appropriate action to be taken for the period beyond 2000, through the adoption of a protocol or another legal instrument(4).(3) This process resulted in the adoption on 11 December 1997 of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (""the Protocol"")(5).(4) The Conference of the Parties to the Convention, at its fourth session, decided to adopt the Buenos Aires Plan of Action, to reach agreement on the implementation of key elements of the Protocol at the sixth session of the Conference of the Parties(6).(5) The core elements for the implementation of the Buenos Aires Plan of Action were agreed upon by consensus by the Conference of the Parties at its resumed sixth session in Bonn from 19 to 27 July 2001(7).(6) A range of decisions giving effect to the Bonn Agreements were adopted by consensus by the Conference of the Parties at its seventh session in Marrakech from 29 October to 10 November 2001(8).(7) The Protocol, under Article 24, is open for ratification, acceptance or approval by States and by regional economic integration organisations that have signed it.(8) The Protocol, under Article 4, provides for Parties to fulfil their commitments under Article 3 jointly, acting in the framework of and together with a regional economic integration organisation.(9) When the Protocol was signed in New York on 29 April 1998, the Community declared that it and its Member States would fulfil their respective commitments under Article 3(1) of the Protocol jointly in accordance with Article 4 thereof.(10) In deciding to fulfil their commitments jointly in accordance with article 4 of the Kyoto Protocol, the Community and the Member States are jointly responsible, under paragraph 6 of that article and in accordance with article 24(2) of the Protocol, for the fulfilment by the Community of its quantified emission reduction commitment under Article 3(1) of the Protocol. Consequently, and in accordance with Article 10 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, Member States individually and collectively have the obligation to take all appropriate measures, whether general or particular, to ensure fulfilment of the obligations resulting from action taken by the institutions of the Community, including the Community's quantified emission reduction commitment under the Protocol, to facilitate the achievement of this commitment and to abstain from any measure that could jeopardise the attainment of this commitment.(11) The legal base of any further Decision in relation to the approval by the Community of future commitments in respect of emission reductions will be determined by the content and effect of that Decision.(12) The Council agreed upon the contributions of each Member State to the overall Community reduction commitment in the Council conclusions of 16 June 1998(9). Certain Member States expressed assumptions concerning base year emissions and common and coordinated policies and measures. The contributions are differentiated to take account i.a. of expectations for economic growth, the energy mix and the industrial structure of the respective Member State. The Council further agreed that the terms of the agreement would be included in the Council Decision on the approval of the Protocol by the Community. Article 4(2) of the Protocol requires the Community and its Member States to notify the Secretariat, established by Article 8 of the Convention, of the terms of this agreement on the date of deposit of their instruments of ratification or approval. The Community and its Member States have an obligation to take measures in order to enable the Community to fulfil its obligations under the Protocol without prejudice to the responsibility of each Member State towards the Community and other Member States to fulfilling its own commitments.(13) The base-year emissions of the Community and its Member States will not be established definitively before the entry into force of the Protocol. Once these base-year emissions are definitively established and at the latest before the start of the commitment period, the Community and its Member States shall determine these emission levels in terms of tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 8 of Council Decision 93/389/EEC of 24 June 1993 for a monitoring mechanism of Community CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions(10).(14) The Gothenburg European Council on 15 and 16 June 2001 reaffirmed the determination of the Community and the Member States to meet their commitments under the Protocol, and stated that the Commission will prepare a proposal for ratification before the end of 2001 making it possible for the Community and its Member States to fulfil their commitment rapidly to ratify the Protocol.(15) The Laeken European Council on 14 and 15 December 2001 confirmed the Union's determination to honour its commitment under the Kyoto Protocol and its desire that the Protocol should come into force before the Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development, 26 August to 4 September 2002.(16) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Decision should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission(11),. The Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (""the Protocol"") signed on 29 April 1998 in New York is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community.The text of the Protocol is set out in Annex I. The European Community and its Member States shall fulfil their commitments under Article 3(1) of the Protocol jointly, in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 thereof, and with full regard to the provisions of Article 10 of the Treaty establishing the European Community.The quantified emission limitation and reduction commitments agreed by the European Community and its Member States for the purpose of determining the respective emission levels allocated to each of them for the first quantified emission limitation and reduction commitment period, from 2008 to 2012, are set out in Annex II.The European Community and its Member States shall take the necessary measures to comply with the emission levels set out in Annex II, as determined in accordance with Article 3 of this Decision. The Commission shall, at the latest by 31 December 2006 and in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 4(2) of this Decision, determine the respective emission levels allocated to the European Community and to each Member State in terms of tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent following the establishment of definitive base-year emission figures and on the basis of the quantified emission limitation or reduction commitments set out in Annex II, taking into account the methodologies for estimating anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks referred to in Article 5(2) of the Protocol and the modalities for the calculation of assigned amount pursuant to Article 3(7) and (8) of the Protocol.The assigned amount of the European Community and of each Member State shall be equal to its respective emission level determined in accordance with this Article. 1. The Commission shall be assisted by the committee instituted by Article 8 of Decision 93/389/EEC.2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure. 1. The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person or persons empowered to notify, on behalf of the European Community, this Decision to the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in accordance with Article 4(2) of the Protocol.2. The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person or persons empowered to deposit, on the same date as the notification referred to in paragraph 1, the instrument of approval with the Secretary-General of the United Nations in accordance with Article 24(1) of the Protocol, in order to express the consent of the Community to be bound.3. The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person or persons empowered to deposit, on the same date as the notification referred to in paragraph 1, the declaration of competence set out in Annex III, according to the provisions of Article 24(3) of the Protocol. 1. When depositing their instruments of ratification or approval of the Protocol, Member States shall notify, at the same time and on their own behalf, this Decision to the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in accordance with Article 4(2) of the Protocol.2. Member States shall endeavour to take the necessary steps with a view to depositing their instruments of ratification or approval simultaneously with those of the European Community and the other Member States and as far as possible not later than 1 June 2002.3. Member States shall inform the Commission not later than 1 April 2002 of their decisions to ratify or to approve the Protocol or, according to the circumstances, of the probable date of completion of the requisite procedures. The Commission shall, in cooperation with the Member States, arrange a date for depositing the instruments of ratification or approval simultaneously. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 25 April 2002.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. Rajoy Brey(1) OJ C 75 E, 26.3.2002, p. 17.(2) Opinion delivered on 6 February 2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(3) OJ L 33, 7.2.1994, p. 11.(4) Decision 1/CP.1: ""The Berlin Mandate: Review of the adequacy of Article 4, paragraph 2(a) and (b), of the Convention, including proposals related to a protocol and decisions on follow-up"".(5) Decision 1/CP.3: ""Adoption of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change"".(6) Decision I/CP.4: ""The Buenos Aires Plan of Action"".(7) Decision 5/CP.6: ""Implementation of the Buenos Aires Plan of Action"".(8) Decisions 2-24/CP.7: ""The Marrakech Accords"".(9) Doc. 9702/98 of 19 June 1998 of the Council of the European Union reflecting the outcome of proceedings of the Environment Council of 16-17 June 1998, Annex I.(10) OJ L 167, 9.7.1993, p. 31. Decision as last amended by Decision 1999/296/EC (OJ L 117, 5.5.1999, p. 35).(11) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. +",UN convention;environmental protection;conservation of nature;nature protection;preservation of the environment;protection of nature;accession to an agreement;accession to a convention;accession to a treaty;climate change;climatic change;reduction of gas emissions;climate change mitigation;gas emission reduction;mitigation measure;mitigation of climate change;mitigation policy,17 +25632,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 274/2003 of 13 February 2003 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 23rd partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(2), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 of 23 July 2002 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar(3), for the 2002/2003 marketing year, requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar.(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender in question.(3) Following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the 23rd partial invitation to tender, the provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,. For the 23rd partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 the maximum amount of the export refund is fixed at 45,969 EUR/100 kg. This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 February 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 February 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1.(2) OJ L 104, 20.4.2002, p. 26.(3) OJ L 195, 24.7.2002, p. 6. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;export levy;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;white sugar;refined sugar,17 +38326,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 250/2010 of 24 March 2010 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Farine de Petit Épeautre de Haute Provence (PGI)). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) and in accordance with Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, France’s application to register the name ‘Farine de Petit Épeautre de Haute Provence’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no statement of objection pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 24 March 2010.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(2)  OJ C 185, 7.8.2009, p. 17.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.6.   Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processedFRANCEFarine de Petit Épeautre de Haute Provence (PGI) +",France;French Republic;location of production;location of agricultural production;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification;cereal flour,17 +19536,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2716/1999 of 20 December 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 1564/1999 fixing the minimum import price applicable to dried grapes during the 1999/2000 marketing year as well as the countervailing charge to be imposed where that price is not observed. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2199/97(2), and in particular Article 13(8) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1564/1999(3) fixes for the 1999/2000 marketing year the minimum import price applicable to dried grapes falling within CN code 0806 20 and listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2201/96, in accordance with the criteria set out in Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96;(2) in accordance with Article 10 of the Agreement on Safeguards concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations, the safeguard measures taken under Article XIX of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade of 1947 and which were in existence on the date of entry into force of the WTO Agreement must be terminated not later than eight years after the date on which they were first applied, or five years after the date of entry into force of the WTO Agreement, whichever comes later;(3) the minimum import price is a safeguard measure taken under Article XIX of the GATT of 1947, so the Community has an international legal obligation to abolish it for the above products no later than the end of 1999;(4) to meet the aforementioned obligation, therefore, the minimum import price should be fixed at zero, with effect from 1 January 2000. The countervailing charge to be imposed where this price is not observed must also be fixed at zero;(5) the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,. Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1564/1999 is replaced by the following:""Article 1The minimum import price and the countervailing charge applicable to dried grapes falling within CN code 0806 20 shall both be fixed at zero from 1 January 2000."" This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from I January 2000.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 December 1999.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 29.(2) OJ L 303, 6.11.1997, p. 1.(3) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 13. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;import;minimum price;floor price;grape;table grape;dried product;dried fig;dried food;dried foodstuff;prune;raisin;countervailing charge;compensatory levy,17 +17536,"98/505/EC: Commission Decision of 27 July 1998 amending Decision 98/372/EC concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of live animals of bovine and porcine species from certain European countries to take into account some aspects in relation to Croatia and the Czech Republic (notified under document number C(1998) 2239) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Council Directive 72/462/EEC, of 12 December 1972, on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries (1), as last amended by Council Directive 97/79/EC (2), and in particular Articles 6, 8 and 11,Whereas the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of domestic animals of the bovine and porcine species from certain European countries, were established by Commission Decision 98/372/EC (3);Whereas some health restrictions were applied by the European Community to some zones of the country due to some problems concerning the veterinary controls in those parts;Following a recent Community veterinary mission, it appears that the Croatian veterinary services control satisfactorily the whole country;Whereas, as a result, it is appropriate to make possible the importation of bovine live animals from the whole Croatia;Whereas the guarantees provided by Croatia as regard bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis can not be considered as equivalent to that of herds in the European Community having the status of officially free;Whereas animal health conditions and veterinary certification must be adapted according to the animal health situation of the third country concerned; whereas some supplementary guarantees should be required as regards the tuberculosis and brucellosis on imports of bovine animals from Croatia; whereas these supplementary guarantees will be reviewed on the light of the evolution of the situation;Whereas the presence of classical swine fever has been confirmed in domestic pig holdings in some areas of the Czech Republic in 1997;Whereas following the measures adopted by the Czech Authorities, the epidemiological situation in domestic pig holdings has improved and no new outbreaks have occurred since June 1997;Whereas it is necessary to modify the region where the Classical Swine Fever has been detected in feral pigs, to be adapted to the present situation;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. Decision 98/372/EC is amended as follows:1. Annex I is replaced by Annex I of the present Decision;2. Annex II is replaced by Annex II of the present Decision;3. Annex IV is replaced by Annex III of the present Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 July 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.(2) OJ L 24, 30. 1. 1998, p. 31.(3) OJ L 170, 16. 6. 1998, p. 34.ANNEX I'ANNEX I>TABLE>ANNEX II'ANNEX II>TABLE>ANNEX III'ANNEX IVSupplementary guarantees to be provided by the exporting territory when required in Annex II in application of Article 2(2).(a) The animals described in this certificate have reacted negatively to a foot-and-mounth virus test carried out by the laryngo-pharyngeal scrape method (probang test).(b) The animals described in this certificate have reacted negatively to a serological test carried out to detect the presence of foot-and-mouth antibodies.(c) The animals described in this certificate have been isolated for at least 14 days immediately prior to loading for export at a quarantine station in the territory of origin under the surveillance of an official veterinarian, no animal on the premises of isolation having been vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease during the 21 days preceding exportation and no animal other than those forming part of the consignment having been introduced to the premises of isolation during the same period.(d) The animals are coming from the following herds which has been qualified as ""Officially free of tuberculosis, brucellosis and leukosis"", as defined under Annexes A and G of the Directive 64/432/EEC:>START OF GRAPHIC>>END OF GRAPHIC> +",import;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;health certificate;Croatia;Republic of Croatia;Czech Republic,17 +3686,"Council Regulation (EC) No 823/2004 of 26 April 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 2604/2000 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain polyethylene terephthalate originating, inter alia, in Thailand. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community(1) (the basic Regulation), and in particular Article 11(4) thereof,Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee,Whereas:A. MEASURES IN FORCE(1) The measures currently in force are definitive anti-dumping duties imposed by Regulation (EC) No 2604/2000(2), according to which imports into the Community of certain polyethylene terephthalate (the product concerned) originating in Thailand are subject to a duty, in the form of the specific amount of EUR 83,2 per tonne. Pursuant to the same Regulation, anti-dumping duties were also imposed against imports of the product concerned from India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Republic of Korea and Taiwan.(2) It should be noted that the imports originating in Thailand are also subject to a definitive countervailing duty of EUR 49,1 per tonne, imposed by Regulation (EC) No 2603/2000(3). Countervailing duties were also imposed concerning imports from India and Malaysia.B. CURRENT INVESTIGATION1. Request for a review(3) The Commission subsequently received a request to initiate a ""new exporter"" review of Regulation (EC) No 2604/2000, pursuant to Article 11(4) of the basic Regulation, from the Thai producer Indo Pet (Thailand) Ltd (Indo Pet). This company claimed that it was not related to any of the exporting producers in Thailand subject to the anti-dumping measures in force with regard to the product concerned. Furthermore, it claimed that it had not exported the product concerned during the original period of investigation (i.e. from 1 October 1998 to 30 September 1999), but had exported the product concerned to the Community since then.(4) It should be noted that the Commission simultaneously received, from the same Thai producer, a request to initiate an accelerated review of Regulation (EC) No 2603/2000. This parallel proceeding is subject to a separate Council Regulation.2. Initiation of a ""new exporter"" review(5) The Commission examined the evidence submitted by the Thai exporting producer concerned and considered it sufficient to justify the initiation of a review in accordance with Article 11(4) of the basic Regulation. After consultation of the Advisory Committee and after the Community industry concerned had been given the opportunity to comment, the Commission initiated, by Regulation (EC) No 1292/2003, a review of Regulation (EC) No 2604/2000 with regard to Indo Pet and commenced its investigation.(6) Pursuant to the regulation initiating the review, the anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EC) No 2604/2000 with regard to imports of the product concerned produced by the company concerned were repealed. Simultaneously, pursuant to Article 14(5) of the basic Regulation, customs authorities were directed to take appropriate steps to register such imports.3. Product concerned(7) The product covered by the current review is the same as in the original investigation, i. e. polyethylene terephthalate (PET) with a coefficient of viscosity of 78 ml/g or higher, according to DIN (Deutsche Industrienorm) 53728. It is currently classifiable within CN code 3907 60 20.4. Parties concerned(8) The Commission officially advised the company concerned and the representatives of the exporting country of the initiation of the review. Furthermore, it gave other parties concerned the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing. No such request was however received.(9) The Commission also sent out a questionnaire to the company concerned and received a reply within the deadline. The Commission sought and verified all the information deemed necessary for the determination of dumping, and a verification visit was carried out at the premises of the company concerned.5. Investigation period(10) The investigation of dumping covered the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 March 2003 (the investigation period, or IP).6. Methodology(11) The same methodology as that used in the original investigation was applied in the current investigation.C. SCOPE OF THE REVIEW(12) As no request for a review of the findings on injury was made in the request for the investigation, the review was limited to dumping.D. RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION(13) The investigation confirmed that the company concerned had not exported the product concerned during the original period of investigation and that it had begun exporting to the Community only after this period.(14) Furthermore, according to documentary evidence submitted, Indo Pet was able to satisfactorily demonstrate that it did not have any direct or indirect links with any of the Thai exporting producers subject to the anti-dumping measures in force with regard to the product concerned.(15) By way of background, it should be noted that the exporter concerned is, however, related to another exporting producer located in Indonesia and which is, as mentioned above, also subject to anti-dumping duties on imports of the same product in the Community. The investigation revealed that after the current IP, this Indonesian exporting producer set up a factory in Thailand that became Indo Pet's exclusive source of supply for the essential raw material used to produce the product concerned. This raw material represents around 90 % of the total cost of manufacturing of the product concerned.(16) The Commission examined whether the quantities exported by the exporting producer concerned in Thailand and their corresponding prices were significant enough to constitute a representative basis for the assessment whether or not there is dumping.(17) In the course of the investigation, it was found that during the investigation period, only two sales transactions to the Community were recorded, for a respective volume of 40 and 20 tonnes. These two transactions represented, during the same period, 0,1 % of the total company sales volume and 0,4 % of its total export volume.(18) These sales transactions took place in February and March 2002, i.e. shortly before Indo Pet first contacted the Commission with a view to requesting this newcomer review. By way of background, it should be noted that Indo Pet did not record any further export sales to the Community between then and the on-the-spot investigation.(19) As to prices, the investigation revealed that, for the grade of PET most commonly sold both on domestic and export markets, the Community export price for the two abovementioned transactions was around 45 % higher than Indo Pet's average export price to non-EU countries.(20) If only the export sales to the EU neighbouring countries that will shortly join the Community and which are partly supplied by traders located in the Community are considered, it was even found that the price of the two Community transactions concerned was around 60 % higher than these exports. The sales transactions concerned in the case of the above countries were much more substantial in volume during the IP than the export transactions to the Community, and therefore likely better to reflect the level of the export price normally practised by Indo Pet.(21) Finally, the investigation showed that Indo Pet's overall export price was on average not only below its domestic price, but also below its cost of production.(22) For the above reasons, it is considered that the two export sales transactions to the Community during the IP were not significant enough to constitute a representative basis for the assessment of existence of dumping. Hence, it is considered that the level of the duty should therefore be maintained at the level established in the original investigation.E. AMENDMENT OF THE MEASURES BEING REVIEWED(23) In the light of the foregoing, it is considered that the individual definitive anti-dumping duty for the exporter concerned should be kept at the level of the definitive countrywide anti-dumping duty rate established in the original investigation, i.e. 14,2 %.(24) The original investigation, however, concluded that it was appropriate to impose duties in the form of a specific amount per tonne, since PET prices can fluctuate in line with fluctuations in crude oil prices, thus significantly affecting the level of the duty. The same methodology should be applied in the current investigation. Therefore, the rate of the definitive individual anti-dumping duty applicable to the net, free-at Community-frontier price, before duty, for the products manufactured by the exporting producer concerned should be EUR 83,2 per tonne.(25) In accordance with Article 14(1) of the basic Regulation, no product shall be subject to both anti-dumping and countervailing duties for the purposes of dealing with one and the same situation arising from dumping or from export subsidisation. As the anti-dumping duties should be imposed on imports of the product concerned, it is necessary to determine whether, and to what extent, the subsidy and the dumping margin arise from the same situation.(26) In the parallel investigation referred to in recital 4, the subsidies found for the exporting producer concerned are not export subsidies and are therefore considered not to have affected the export price and the corresponding dumping margin. Consequently, the countervailing duties can be imposed together with the anti-dumping duties, to the extent that, pursuant to Article 9(4) of the basic Regulation, both duties taken together do not exceed the injury elimination margin of 22,6 % established for Thailand in the framework of the original investigation. This situation does not arise in the present case and therefore both countervailing and anti-dumping duties should be imposed.F. RETROACTIVE LEVYING OF THE ANTI-DUMPING DUTY(27) As the review has resulted in a determination of dumping in respect of the company concerned, the anti-dumping duty applicable to this company shall also be levied retroactively from the date of initiation of this review on imports which have been made subject to registration pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1292/2003.G. DISCLOSURE AND DURATION OF THE MEASURES(28) The company concerned and all other interested parties were informed of the facts and considerations on the basis of which it was intended to impose the definitive anti-dumping duty on its imports of the product concerned into the Community.(29) This review does not affect the date on which Regulation (EC) No 2604/2000 will expire pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation.(30) Regulation (EC) No 2604/2000 should therefore be amended accordingly,. 1. In the table of Article 1(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2604/2000 the following is added:"">TABLE>""2. The duty hereby imposed shall also be levied retroactively on imports of the product concerned which have been registered pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1292/2003.3. Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 26 April 2004.For the CouncilThe PresidentB. Cowen(1) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 461/2004 (OJ L 77, 13.3.2004, p. 12).(2) OJ L 301, 30.11.2000, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1292/2003 (OJ L 181, 19.7.2003, p. 20).(3) OJ L 301, 30.11.2000, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 822/2004 (see page 3 of this Official Journal). +",import;plastics;PVC;plastic;polyester;polyethylene;polypropylene;polyurethane;polyurethane foam;polyvinyl chloride;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;customs duties;Thailand;Kingdom of Thailand,17 +3600,"Council Directive 85/324/EEC of 12 June 1985 amending Directive 71/118/EEC on health problems affecting intra- Community trade in fresh poultrymeat. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 100 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),Whereas Council Directive 71/118/EEC (4), as last amended by Directive 84/642/EEC (5), lays down the hygiene conditions under which fresh poultrymeat must be produced in slaughterhouses and cutting plants; whereas that Directive provided for health inspections to be carried out; whereas microbiological analyses covering , inter alia, equipment, utensils and carcases constitute a means for achieving an objective assessment of the standard of hygiene;Whereas microbiological control provides the health inspection service with useful information and so constitutes an effective means of checking and improving the standard of hygiene in establishments;Whereas the execution of microbiological control in slaughterhouses and cutting plants must be based on the use of harmonized microbiological methods in order to obtain reliable results and to this end a code of good practice should be worked out,. The following section is hereby inserted in Chapter II of Annex I to Directive 71/118/EEC:'4a (a) The operator or proprietor of the establishment or his representative must conduct a regular check on the general hygiene of conditions of production in his establishment, including by microbiological controls in accordance with the fourth subparagraph.These controls should cover utensils, fittings and machinery at all stages of production and, if necessary, products.He must be in a position, upon request from the official service, to inform the official veterinarian or the Commission's veterinary experts of the nature, frequency and results of the controls conducted to this end, together with the name of the investigating laboratory if need be.The nature of these controls, their frequency, as well as the sampling methods and the methods for bacteriological examination will be stipulated in a code of good hygiene practices to be drawn up under the Article 12a procedure, at least six months before the date referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 2 of Directive 85/324/EEC (1).(b) The official veterinarian will regularly analyze the results of the controls provided for in (a). He may, on the basis of this analysis, conduct further microbiological examinations at all stages of production or on the products.The results of these analyses will be written up in a report, the conclusions and recommendations of which will be notified to the operator, who will see to the rectification of shortcomings noted with a view to improving hygiene.(1) OJ No L 168, 28. 6. 1985, p. 45.' Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive at the latest on the date which will be fixed by the Council when the review of certain national derogations for the refrigeration of carcases, as provided for in Article 16b of Directive 71/118/EEC, takes place.They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 12 June 1985.For the CouncilThe PresidentC. DEGAN(1) OJ No C 252, 2. 10. 1981, p. 11.(2) OJ No C 267, 11. 10. 1982, p. 59.(3) OJ No C 112, 3. 5. 1982, p. 7.(4) OJ No L 55, 8. 3. 1971, p. 23.(5) OJ No L 339, 27. 12. 1984, p. 26. +",meat processing industry;cutting premises;cutting-up premises;slaughterhouse;food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;poultrymeat;intra-EU trade;intra-Community trade,17 +11577,"COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1536/93 of 22 June 1993 determining the extent to which applications lodged in May 1993 for import licences for certain pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Bilateral Agreements on agriculture concluded between the Community, of the one part, and Austria and Finland, of the other part, can be accepted. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1156/93 of 12 May 1993 laying down detailed rules for the application in the pigmeat sector of the regime provided for by the Bilateral Agreements on agriculture concluded between the Community, of the one part, and Austria and Finland, of the other part (1), and in particular Article 4 (4) thereof,Whereas the applications for import licences lodged for the period 15 April to 30 June 1993 are, in the case of some products, for quantities less than or equal to the quantities available and can therefore be met in full, but in the case of other products the said applications are for quantities greater than the quantities available and must therefore be reduced by a fixed percentage to ensure a fair distribution;Whereas, in the case of the first-mentioned category of products, the surplus to be added to the quantity available for the following period should be determined,. 1. Applications for import licences for the period 15 April to 30 June 1993 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1156/93 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.2. During the first 10 days of the period 1 July to 30 September 1993 applications may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1156/93 for import licences for a total quantity as referred to in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 June 1993.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 June 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 117, 13. 5. 1993, p. 11.ANNEX IANNEX II/* Tables: see OJ */ +",Finland;Republic of Finland;agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;bilateral agreement;Austria;Republic of Austria;pigmeat;pork,17 +27627,"Decision No 2239/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2004 amending Council Decision 1999/784/EC concerning Community participation in the European Audiovisual Observatory. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 157(3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (2),After consulting the Committee of the Regions,Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (3),Whereas:(1) In Decision 1999/784/EC (4) the Council decided that the Community should become a member of the European Audiovisual Observatory (hereinafter ‘the Observatory’) in order to support the latter's activity. The Observatory contributes to strengthening the competitiveness of the Community's audiovisual industry by improving the transfer of information to the industry, in particular to small and medium-sized enterprises, and promoting a clearer view of the market.(2) Multimedia and the new technologies will play an ever greater role in the audiovisual sector. The Observatory could continue to play its important role if its capacity to follow these new developments were strengthened in due course.(3) Although free movement of persons, goods and services is enshrined in the Treaty, the lack of information on the many differences in national regulations in the fields of fiscal and labour law acts as an obstacle to the free movement of audiovisual goods and services. The Observatory could offer a positive contribution by collecting and providing expertise and systematic information in the fields of fiscal and labour law, copyright and consumer protection law.(4) Further to the European Parliament's resolution of 4 September 2003 on Television without Frontiers, which called for an annual benchmarking report on making digital TV accessible for people with disabilities, the Observatory should be invited to collect data on an annual basis on the levels of television services provided in all Member States of the European Union or of the Council of Europe to assist disabled people, such as subtitling, audio description and sign language.(5) Community participation in the Observatory has proved effective in supporting the latter's activity.(6) It is appropriate to continue such participation during the period necessary for the Observatory to adopt guidelines for its future activity, from 2006 onwards.(7) Decision 1999/784/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,. Article 5 of Decision 1999/784/EC shall be replaced by the following:‘Article 5This Decision shall apply until the last day of the last month of the seventh year following the year of its adoption.’. Done at Strasbourg, 17 November 2004.For the European ParliamentThe PresidentJ. BORRELL FONTELLESFor the CouncilThe PresidentA. NICOLAÏ(1)  OJ C 98, 23.4.2004, p. 34.(2)  OJ C 241, 28.9.2004, p. 15.(3)  Opinion of the European Parliament of 21 April 2004 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Council Decision of 25 October 2004.(4)  OJ L 307, 2.12.1999, p. 61. +",audiovisual communications policy;audio-visual communications;audio-visual communications policy;audiovisual communications;EU office or agency;Community service body;EC institutional body;EC satellite body;EC specialised body;EU Agencies and decentralised bodies;European Monitoring Centre;European Union office or agency;European agency;European foundation;autonomous Community body;decentralised Community body;specialised Community agency,17 +11191,"93/685/EC: Commission Decision of 16 December 1993 on the eligibility of expenditure to be incurred in 1994 by Greece and Ireland for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the Community system for the conservation and management of fishery resources (Only the English and Greek texts are authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Decision 89/631/EEC of 27 November 1989 on a Community financial contribution towards expenditure incurred by Member States for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the Community system for the conservation and management of fishery resources (1), as amended by Decision 92/393/EEC (2), and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof,Whereas, in accordance with Decision 89/631/EEC, the Commission has received applications for Community financial contributions from Greece and Ireland towards expenditure to be incurred during 1994;Whereas the applications refer to expenditure for the acquisition or modernization of vessels, aircraft and land vehicles including their equipment, systems for the detection and recording of fishing activities and systems for recording and transmitting catch data and other relevant information;Whereas such expenditure will help to develop monitoring and supervision facilities for the proper implementation of the Community's fishery resources conservation arrangements;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,. The expenditure foreseen for 1994 shown in the Annex, corresponding to an amount of ECU 14 526 369, is eligible for a financial contribution under Decision 89/631/EEC. The Community contribution shall be 50 % of the eligible expenditure. This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic and Ireland.. Done at Brussels, 16 December 1993.For the CommissionYannis PALEOKRASSASMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 364, 14. 12. 1989, p. 64.(2) OJ No L 213, 29. 7. 1992, p. 35.PARARTIMA ANEXO / BILAG / ANHANG / / ANNEX / ANNEXE / ALLEGATO / BIJLAGE / ANEXO>Kratos melosSynolo se ethniko nomismaDapaniKoinotiki symmetochi""> ID=""1"">Ellada> ID=""2"">504 000 000> ID=""3"">Drch.> ID=""4"">1 831 941> ID=""5"">915 971""> ID=""1"">Ireland> ID=""2"">10 387 000> ID=""3"">ÂŁIrl> ID=""4"">12 694 428> ID=""5"">6 347 214""> ID=""1"">Total / I alt / Synolo / Totale / Totaal > ID=""2"">14 526 369> ID=""3"">7 263 185""> +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;fishery management;fishery planning;fishery system;fishing management;fishing system;management of fish resources;Greece;Hellenic Republic;conservation of fish stocks;Ireland;Eire;Southern Ireland;fishery resources;fishing resources,17 +16683,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 670/97 of 17 April 1997 amending for the second time Regulation (EC) No 413/97 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in the Netherlands. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 and the second paragraph of Article 22 thereof,Whereas exceptional measures to support the market in pigmeat were adopted for the Netherlands by Commission Regulation (EC) No 413/97 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 580/97 (4), in response to the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain production regions in that country;Whereas the swift and effective implementation of the exceptional support measures has come up against problems of capacity in the rendering plants which are to process the live pigs; whereas it should accordingly be made possible to store the slaughtered pigs in cold stores and the conditions of surveillance and inspection to be met during such operations should be specified;Whereas problems of capacity in rendering plants have led to a substantial increase in the weight of the animals and, as a consequence, to intolerable conditions of animal welfare; whereas the application of this Regulation from 27 March 1997 is therefore warranted;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,. Regulation (EC) No 413/97 is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 3 is replaced by the following:'Article 3On the day they are delivered, the animals shall be weighed and slaughtered in such a way as to prevent the disease from spreading.They shall be transported immediately to a rendering plant and processed into products covered by CN codes 1501 00 11, 1506 00 00 and 2301 10 00 in accordance with Article 3 of Directive 90/667/EEC.However, pigs for fattening may be transported to a slaughterhouse where they shall be slaughtered immediately and may be stored in a cold store prior to transport to the rendering plant. Slaughter and storage must be carried out in accordance with Annex III hereto.These operations shall be carried out under the permanent supervision of the competent Dutch authorities.`2. The Annex hereto is added as Annex III. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 27 March 1997.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 April 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.(3) OJ No L 62, 4. 3. 1997, p. 26.(4) OJ No L 87, 2. 4. 1997, p. 9.ANNEX'ANNEX III1. The controls currently laid down are to apply to the transport of the animals from the farm and their slaughter. On the day of delivery, the animals are to be weighed by load and slaughtered in a slaughterhouse.2. Pigs for fattening are to be slaughtered and the blood and offal discarded. The latter are to be transported immediately and separately from the slaughterhouse to the rendering plant. Transport must take place in sealed lorries, which are to be weighed on departure from the slaughterhouse and on arrival at the rendering plant.3. Carcases and half-carcases are to be cut into three. Each part is to be sprayed with a denaturing product (methylene blue) to ensure that the meat is not used for human consumption.4. Slaughter, transport to cold stores, freezing and storage, including removal from storage and transport to the rendering plant, are to be carried out under the permanent supervision of the competent Dutch authorities.5. Transport from the slaughterhouse to the cold store is to take place in lorries sealed and disinfected under the permanent supervision of the competent authorities.The lorries are to be weighed both empty and loaded, at the slaughterhouse and at the cold store.6. Storage is to take place in cold stores closed and sealed by the comptetent Dutch authorities. No other products can be stored in such stores.7. As soon as capacity becomes available at the rendering plant, the carcases are to be transported to the latter. This is to take place in lorries sealed under the permanent supervision of the competent Dutch authorities or on their behalf. The lorries are to be weighed both empty and loaded, at the cold store and the rendering plant.` +",slaughter of animals;slaughter of livestock;stunning of animals;Netherlands;Holland;Kingdom of the Netherlands;animal plague;cattle plague;rinderpest;swine fever;storage;storage facility;storage site;warehouse;warehousing;carcase;animal carcase,17 +15267,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 258/96 of 12 February 1996 laying down detailed rules of application for the specific measures for the smaller Aegean islands with regard to the special arrangements for the supply of dried fodder. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 of 19 July 1993 introducing specific measures for the smaller Aegean islands concerning agricultural products (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2417/95 (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2958/93 (3) as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1802/95 (4), establishes the detailed rules of application for the arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural products to the smaller Aegean islands, and, pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93, the level of aid granted for that supply; whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93, the forecast supply balances for the supply of the smaller Aegean islands with dried fodder from the rest of the Community for the 1996 calendar year should be established; whereas this measure should enter into force forthwith;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Dried Fodder,. For the purposes of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93, the forecast supply balances for dried fodder eligible for Community aid for the 1996 calendar year given in Annexes I and II hereto. The validity of the 'aid certificates` referred to in Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2958/93 shall expire on the final day of the second month following their issue. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 January 1996.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 February 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 184, 27. 7. 1993, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 248, 14. 10. 1995, p. 39.(3) OJ No L 267, 28. 10. 1993, p. 4.(4) OJ No L 174, 26. 7. 1995, p. 27.ANNEX IForecast supply balance for the smaller islands belonging to group A>TABLE>ANNEX IIForecast supply balance for the smaller islands belonging to group B>TABLE> +",supply;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;Aegean Islands;fodder;dry fodder;forage;green fodder;hay;silage;straw;supply balance sheet;aid per hectare;per hectare aid,17 +16127,"Council Decision of 2 June 1997 concerning the extension of common position 95/544/CFSP on Nigeria. ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article J.2 thereof,Having regard to common position 95/544/CFSP of 4 December 1995 defined by the Council on the basis of Article J.2 of the Treaty on European Union, on Nigeria (1),Having regard to Council Decision 96/677/CFSP of 25 November 1996 concerning the extension of common position 95/554/CFSP on Nigeria (2), which extended that common position for a period of six months ending on 4 June 1997,Considering that, in the light of the considerations in paragraph 3 of common position 95/544/CFSP, the said common position should be further extended,. Common position 95/544/CFSP shall be extended until 4 December 1997. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.. Done at Luxembourg, 2 June 1997.For the CouncilThe PresidentH. VAN MIERLO(1) OJ No L 309, 21. 12. 1995, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 315, 4. 12. 1996, p. 3. +",migration control;halting of immigration;managed migration;Nigeria;Federal Republic of Nigeria;military regime;military dictatorship;military junta;international sanctions;blockade;boycott;embargo;reprisals;human rights;attack on human rights;human rights violation;protection of human rights,17 +34575,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1067/2007 of 17 September 2007 entering a designation in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Staffordshire Cheese (PDO)). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 and pursuant to Article 17(2) thereof, the United Kingdom’s application to register the name ‘Staffordshire Cheese’ has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) A statement of objection was lodged with the Commission in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006. This statement of objection having subsequently been withdrawn, the name should be registered,. The name in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby registered. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 September 2007.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 952/2007 (OJ L 210, 10.8.2007, p. 26).(2)  OJ C 148, 24.6.2006, p. 12.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.3. CheesesUNITED KINGDOMStaffordshire Cheese (PDO) +",cows’ milk cheese;location of production;location of agricultural production;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +39738,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 280/2011 of 21 March 2011 on the issue of import licences for applications submitted in the first seven days of March 2011 under the tariff quota for high-quality beef administered by Regulation (EC) No 620/2009. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 620/2009 of 13 July 2009 providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for high-quality beef (3) sets out detailed rules for the submission and issue of import licences.(2) Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 provides that in cases where quantities covered by licence applications exceed the quantities available for the quota period, allocation coefficients should be fixed for the quantities covered by each licence application. The applications for import licences submitted pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 620/2009 between 1 and 7 March 2011 exceed the quantities available. Therefore, the extent to which import licences may be issued and the allocation coefficient should be determined,. Import licence applications covered by the quota with order number 09.4449 and submitted between 1 and 7 March 2011 in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 620/2009, shall be multiplied by an allocation coefficient of 28,677523 %. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 March 2011.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.(3)  OJ L 182, 15.7.2009, p. 25. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;product quality;quality criterion;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;beef;Community certification,17 +16815,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1154/97 of 25 June 1997 increasing the volume of the tariff quota for imports of bananas provided for in Article 18 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 for 1997 (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organization of the market in bananas (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Articles 18 (1) and 30 thereof,Whereas Article 18 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 provides that, where Community demand is determined on the basis of the supply balance referred to in Article 16 increases, the volume of the quota is to be increased in consequence;Whereas, in Decision 97/402/EC (3), the Commission establishes the forecast balance for production and consumption in the Community and for imports and exports; whereas that balance indicates an increase in Community demand in particular as a result of the accession to the Community of Austria, Finland and Sweden;Whereas on 4 April 1995 the Commission forwarded to the Council a proposal adapting the volume of the tariff quota for the import of bananas following the accession of the new Member States (4); whereas, in spite of the Commission's efforts, the Council has so far not adopted any decision on that proposal; whereas, in order to satisfy consumption demand and to prevent serious disturbance on the Community market, the Commission is obliged to increase the volume of the tariff quota on the basis of the forecast balance;Whereas the Court of Justice, in its ruling dated 26 November 1996 in case C 68/95, rightly stated that 'Article 30 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 authorizes and, depending on the circumstances, requires the Commission to lay down rules catering for cases of hardship arising from the fact that importers of third-country bananas or non-traditional ACP bananas meet difficulties threatening their existence when an exceptionally low quota has been allocated to them on the basis of the reference years to be taken into consideration under Article 19 (2) of that regulation, where those difficulties are inherent in the transition from the national arrangements existing before the entry into force of the regulation to the common organization of the market and are not caused by a lack of care on the part of the traders concerned`;Whereas, as a result of that ruling, a number of operators submitted to the Commission applications for additional allocations claiming cases of hardship; whereas, in order to accede during 1997 to those applications which appear justified in the light of the principles handed down by the Court of Justice, a special reserve should be created within the tariff quota;Whereas the Management Committee has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman,. The tariff quota for imports of third-country and non-traditional ACP bananas provided for in Articles 18 and 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 shall be 2 553 000 tonnes for 1997.Within that tariff quota, a maximum quantity of 10 000 tonnes shall be reserved to allow the adoption of special measures pursuant to Article 30 of that Regulation with a view to settling cases of hardship encountered by certain operators, following the entry into force of the common organization of the market in bananas. That quantity shall not be taken into account for the allocation of import licences to operators in categories A, B and C pursuant to Article 19 (1) and (2) of that Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 June 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 47, 25. 2. 1993, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.(3) See page 79 of this Official Journal.(4) OJ No C 136, 3. 6. 1995, p. 22. +",tropical fruit;avocado;banana;date;guava;kiwifruit;mango;papaw;pineapple;import;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;ACP countries,17 +42359,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 140/2013 of 18 February 2013 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Pa de Pagès Català (PGI)). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 entered into force on 3 January 2013. It repealed and replaced Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (2).(2) Pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Spain’s application to register the name ‘Pa de Pagès Català’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (3).(3) As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 February 2013.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Dacian CIOLOȘMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(3)  OJ C 128, 3.5.2012, p. 14.ANNEXAgricultural products and foodstuffs listed in Part I of Annex I to Regulation Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012:Class 2.4.   Bread, pastry, cakes, confectionery, biscuits and other baker’s waresSPAINPa de Pagès Català (PGI) +",bread;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;Catalonia;Autonomous Community of Catalonia;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +39420,"2011/806/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 30 November 2011 establishing the financial contribution by the Union to the expenditure incurred in the context of the emergency vaccination plans against bluetongue in Luxembourg in 2007 and 2008 (notified under document C(2011) 8742). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Decision 2009/470/EC of 25 May 2009 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), and in particular Article 3(3), (4) and second indent of (6) thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with Article 75 of the Financial Regulation and Article 90(1) of the Implementing Rules, the commitment of expenditure from the Union budget shall be preceded by a financing decision setting out the essential elements of the action involving expenditure and adopted by the institution or the authorities to which powers have been delegated by the institution.(2) Decision 2009/470/EC lays down the procedures governing the financial contribution from the Union towards specific veterinary measures, including emergency measures. With a view to helping to eradicate bluetongue as rapidly as possible the Union should contribute financially to eligible expenditure borne by the Member States. The second indent of Article 3(6) of that Decision lays down rules on the percentage that must be applied to the costs incurred by the Member States.(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 349/2005 (2) lays down rules on the Community financing of emergency measures and of the campaign to combat certain animal diseases under Council Decision 90/424/EEC. Article 3 of that Regulation lays down rules on the expenditure eligible for Union financial support.(4) Commission Decision 2008/655/EC (3) as modified by Decision 2009/19/EC (4) granted a financial contribution by the Union towards emergency measures to combat bluetongue in Luxembourg in 2007 and 2008.(5) On 27 March 2009, Luxembourg submitted an official request for reimbursement as set out in Article 7(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 349/2005. The Commission’s observations, method of calculating the eligible expenditure and final conclusions were communicated to Luxembourg in a letter dated 30 March 2011.(6) The payment of the financial contribution from the Union must be subject to the condition that the planned activities were actually implemented and that the authorities provided all the necessary information within the set deadlines.(7) The Luxembourgish authorities have fully complied with their technical and administrative obligations as set out in Article 3(4) of Decision 2009/470/EC and Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 349/2005.(8) In view of the above considerations, the total amount of the financial support from the Union to the eligible expenditure incurred associated with the eradication of bluetongue in Luxembourg in 2007 and 2008 should now be fixed according to Article 3(2) of Decision 2008/655/EC.(9) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The financial contribution from the Union towards the expenditure associated with eradicating bluetongue in Luxembourg in 2007 and 2008 is fixed at EUR 471 212,25. It constitutes a financing decision in the meaning of Article 75 of the Financial Regulation. The balance of the financial contribution is fixed at EUR 18 202,25. This Decision is addressed to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.. Done at Brussels, 30 November 2011.For the CommissionJohn DALLIMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 155, 18.6.2009, p. 30.(2)  OJ L 55, 1.3.2005, p. 12.(3)  OJ L 214, 9.8.2008, p. 66.(4)  OJ L 8, 13.1.2009, p. 31. +",veterinary inspection;veterinary control;Luxembourg;Grand Duchy of Luxembourg;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;sheep;ewe;lamb;ovine species;vaccination;distribution of EU funding;distribution of Community funding;distribution of European Union funding;emergency aid,17 +4492,"Commission Directive 2007/32/EC of 1 June 2007 amending Annex VI to Council Directive 96/48/EC on the interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system and Annex VI to Directive 2001/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the trans-European conventional rail system (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Directive 96/48/EC of 23 July 1996 of the Council on the interoperability of the trans-European high speed rail system (1), and in particular Article 21c thereof,Having regard to Directive 2001/16/EC of 19 March 2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the conventional rail system (2), and in particular Article 21b thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with Article 18 of Directive 96/48/EC and with Article 18 of Directive 2001/16/EC, the contracting entity or its official representative shall invite the notified body that it has selected for that purpose to apply the ‘EC’ verification procedure referred to in Annex VI of those Directives.(2) On the basis of the certificate of conformity issued by the notified body and of the technical file accompanying the certificate, the contracting entity or its official representative draws up an ‘EC’ declaration of verification.(3) Point 2 of Annex VI to Directive 96/48/EC and point 2 of Annex VI to Directive 2001/16/EC stipulate that the subsystem is checked at each of the following stages: overall design; structure of the subsystem, including, in particular, civil engineering activities, constituent assembly, overall adjustment; and final testing of the subsystem.(4) The current concept of ‘final testing of the subsystem’ is not sufficiently clear and precise. It consists of checking that the subsystem is in conformity with the provisions of Directives 96/48/EC and 2001/16/EC and with the other applicable regulatory provisions and that it can be placed into service, in particular by checking the interfaces with the other subsystems in operational conditions.(5) However, there are tests which the manufacturer can carry out on the isolated interoperability constituent (IC) or subsystem, independently of the final environment in which the IC or subsystem will be installed and will be exploited. These ‘stand alone’ tests, useful and final, are independent of the rail network on which the product will be put into service.(6) It is therefore necessary to provide in Annex VI to both Directives 96/48/EC and 2001/16/EC the possibility for the manufacturer to apply for first step (design or production phase) assessments, which will lead to Intermediate Statements of Verification (ISV) issued by the notified body. On the basis of those ISV, the main contractor or the manufacturer will be able to draw up an ‘EC declaration of intermediate IC or subsystem conformity’ for the relevant phase.(7) Directives 96/48/EC and 2001/16/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.(8) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up by Article 21 of Council Directive 96/48/EC,. Annex VI to Directive 96/48/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Directive. Annex VI to Directive 2001/16/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Directive. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions needed to comply with this Directive before 2 December 2007. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by the Member States. This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 1 June 2007.For the CommissionJacques BARROTVice-President(1)  OJ L 235, 17.9.1996, p. 6. Directive as last amended by Directive 2004/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 164, 30.4.2004, p. 114, as corrected by OJ L 220, 21.6.2004, p. 40).(2)  OJ L 110, 20.4.2001, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 2004/50/EC.ANNEX‘ANNEX VIVERIFICATION PROCEDURE FOR SUBSYSTEMS1.   INTRODUCTION“EC” verification is the procedure whereby a notified body checks and certifies that a subsystem:— complies with the Directive— complies with the other regulations deriving from the Treaty, and may be put into operation.2.   STAGESThe subsystem is checked at each of the following stages:— overall design,— production: construction of subsystem, including, for example civil-engineering activities, manufacturing, constituent assembly, overall adjustment,— final testing of the subsystem.For the design phase (including the type tests) and for the production phase the main contractor (or the manufacturer) or its authorised representative established within the Community may apply for an assessment as a first step.In this case, this (these) assessment(s) lead to intermediate statement verification(s) (ISV) issued by the Notified Body chosen by the main contractor (or the manufacturer). This one in turn draws up an “EC declaration of intermediate subsystem conformity” for the relevant phase(s).3.   CERTIFICATEThe Notified Body responsible for the “EC” verification draws up the certificate of verification intended for the contracting entity or its authorised representative established within the Community, which in turn draws up the “EC” declaration of verification intended for the supervisory authority in the Member State in which the subsystem is located and/or operates.The Notified Body responsible for “EC” verification assesses the design and production of the subsystem.If available, the Notified Body takes into account the “Intermediate Statements of Verification” (ISV(s)), and, in order to issue the “EC” certificate of verification, it:— Checks that the subsystem:— is covered by relevant design and production ISVs delivered to the main contractor (or the manufacturer) if it has asked the Notified Body for these two phases,— or corresponds as produced to all aspects covered by the design ISV delivered to the main contractor (or the manufacturer) if it has asked the Notified Body only for the design phase,— Verifies that they cover correctly the requirement of the TSI and assesses the design and production elements that are not covered by the design and/or production ISV(s) delivered to the main contractor (or the manufacturer).4.   TECHNICAL FILEThe technical file accompanying the declaration of verification must be made up as follows:— for the infrastructure: engineering-structure plans, approval records for excavations and reinforcement, testing and inspection reports on concrete, etc.,— for the other subsystems: general and detailed drawings in line with execution, electrical and hydraulic diagrams, control-circuit diagrams, description of data-processing and automatic systems, operating and maintenance manuals, etc.,— list of interoperability constituents, as referred to in Article 3, incorporated into the subsystem,— copies of the “EC” declarations of conformity or suitability for use with which the above mentioned constituents must be provided in accordance with Article 13 of the Directive accompanied, where appropriate, by the corresponding calculation notes and a copy of the records of the tests and examinations carried out by the notified bodies on the basis of the common technical specifications,— if available, the intermediate statement(s) of verification (ISV) and, in such a case, the “EC” declaration(s) of intermediate subsystem conformity, that accompany the “EC” certificate of verification, including the result of verification by the Notified Body of their validity,— certificate from the Notified Body responsible for “EC” verification, accompanied by corresponding calculation notes and countersigned by itself, stating that the project complies with this Directive and mentioning any reservations recorded during performance of the activities and not withdrawn; the certificate should also be accompanied by the inspection and audit reports drawn up by the same body in connection with its task, as specified in sections 5.3 and 5.4.5.   MONITORING5.1. The aim of “EC” monitoring is to ensure that the obligations deriving from the technical file have been met during production of the subsystem.5.2. The Notified Body responsible for checking production must have permanent access to building sites, production workshops, storage areas and, where appropriate, prefabrication or testing facilities and, more generally, to all premises which it considers necessary for its task. The contracting entity or its authorised representative within the Community must send it or have sent to it all the documents needed for that purpose and, in particular, the implementation plans and technical documentation concerning the subsystem.5.3. The Notified Body responsible for checking implementation must periodically carry out audits in order to confirm compliance with the Directive. It must provide those responsible for implementation with an audit report. It may require to be present at certain stages of the building operations.5.4. In addition, the Notified Body may pay unexpected visits to the worksite or to the production workshops. At the time of such visits the Notified Body may conduct complete or partial audits. It must provide those responsible for implementation with an inspection report and, if appropriate, an audit report.6.   SUBMISSIONThe complete file referred to in paragraph 4 must be lodged with the contracting entity or its authorised agent established within the Community in support of the certificate of verification issued by the Notified Body responsible for verification of the subsystem in working order. The file must be attached to the “EC” declaration of verification which the contracting entity sends to the supervisory authority in the Member State concerned.A copy of the file must be kept by the contracting entity throughout the service life of the subsystem. It must be sent to any other Member States which so request.7.   PUBLICATIONEach Notified Body must periodically publish relevant information concerning:— requests for “EC” verification received;— intermediate statements of verification (ISVs) issued or refused;— certificates of verification issued or refused.8.   LANGUAGEThe files and correspondence relating to the “EC” verification procedures must be written in an official language of the Member State in which the contracting entity or its authorised representative within the Community is established or in a language accepted by the entity.’ +",high-speed transport;high speed;high-speed train;rapid-transit railway;technical regulations;rail transport;rail connection;rail traffic;railway;transport by railway;technical standard;trans-European network;testing;experiment;industrial testing;pilot experiment;test,17 +39653,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 155/2011 of 18 February 2011 on the issue of import licences for applications submitted in the first seven days of February 2011 under the tariff quota for high-quality beef administered by Regulation (EC) No 620/2009. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 620/2009 of 13 July 2009 providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for high-quality beef (3) sets out detailed rules for the submission and issue of import licences.(2) Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 provides that in cases where quantities covered by licence applications exceed the quantities available for the quota period, allocation coefficients should be fixed for the quantities covered by each licence application. The applications for import licences submitted pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 620/2009 between 1 and 7 February 2011 exceed the quantities available. Therefore, the extent to which import licences may be issued and the allocation coefficient should be determined,. Import licence applications covered by the quota with order number 09.4449 and submitted between 1 and 7 February 2011 in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 620/2009, shall be multiplied by an allocation coefficient of 76,386457 %. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 February 2011.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.(3)  OJ L 182, 15.7.2009, p. 25. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;product quality;quality criterion;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;beef;Community certification,17 +976,"Commission Directive 89/220/EEC of 7 March 1989 amending Council Directive 69/169/EEC on the harmonization of provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action relating to exemption from turnover tax and excise duty on imports in international travel, to take account of the introduction of the combined nomenclature. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 20/89 (2), and in particular Article 15 thereof,Whereas the classification of the goods listed in Article 5 (6) of Council Directive 69/169/EEC (3), as last amended by Directive 88/664/EEC (4), is based on the use of the nomenclature of the Customs Cooperation Council;Whereas the Customs Cooperation Council approved the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (hereinafter referred to as the 'HS'); whereas that Convention was approved by the Council by Decision 87/369/EEC (5) and has been applied since 1 January 1988; whereas a combined nomenclature has accordingly been established to give effect to the HS within the European Economic Community; whereas the reference in Article 5 (6) of Directive 69/169/EEC should therefore be to the said combined nomenclature;Whereas adapting Directive 69/169/EEC to the combined nomenclature consequently involves a purely technical amendment which in no way alters the scope of the said Directive,. In Article 5 (6) of Directive 69/169/EEC the reference to heading Nos 71.07 and 71.08 of the Common Customs Tariff is hereby replaced by a reference to CN codes 7108 and 7109. Member States shall bring into force the measures necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 1 July 1989. They shall inform the Commission thereof immediately. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 March 1989.For the CommissionChristiane SCRIVENERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 4, 6. 1. 1989, p. 19.(3) OJ No L 133, 4. 6. 1969, p. 6.(4) OJ No L 382, 31. 12. 1988, p. 41.(5) OJ No L 198, 20. 7. 1987, p. 1. +",excise duty;excise tax;exemption from customs duties;customs franchise;duty-free admission;duty-free entry;exemption from duty;exemption from import duty;travellers' allowance;travellers' tax-free allowance;carriage of passengers;passenger traffic;international transport;international traffic;VAT;turnover tax;value added tax,17 +10015,"92/591/EEC: Commission Decision of 21 December 1992 on a multiannual guidance programme for the fishing fleet of Germany for the period 1993 to 1996 pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 (Only the German text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) N° 4028/86 of 18 December 1986 on Community measures to improve and adapt structures in the fisheries and aquaculture sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) N° 3946/92 (2),Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) N° 170/83 of 25 January 1983 establishing a Community system for the conservation and management of fishery resources (3), and in particular Article 2 (d) thereof, lists as one of its objectives conservation measures consisting of restricting fishing effort;Whereas the resolution of the European Parliament on the Commission's 1991 report on the common fisheries policy (4) refers to the structural adjustment of the fleet through the adoption of a new generation of MGPs ensuring a reduction in fishing capacity differentiated according to region and fishery;Whereas at its meeting of 3 April 1992 the Council concluded that in order to ensure the continuity of fisheries, one of the objectives of the future common fisheries policy must be to re-establish the balance between resources and fishing effort, including capacity, and to maintain a balanced and rational management of resources;Whereas the Economic and Social Committee, in its opinion on the 1991 report delivered on 27 May 1992, takes the view that the MGPs are an essential means of matching fishing capacity to exploitable resources and that further reduction of the Community's fleet must be differentiated;Whereas on 30 April 1991 the German Government forwarded to the Commission a multiannual guidance programme for the fishing fleet for the period 1992 to 1996, herinafter called 'the programme`, in accordance with Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EEC) N° 4028/86; whereas it later forwarded additional information concerning the programme;Whereas it is necessary to consider whether the programme fulfils the conditions laid down in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) N° 4028/86 and constitutes a suitable framework for Community and national financial aid for the sector concerned;Whereas the objectives for reducing fleet capacity fixed on 31 December 1991 in the previous programme constitute the reference basis for assessing the actual development recorded and the effort still needed to ensure that the objectives are achieved;Whereas the Commission adopted a transitional programme for 1992 (5); whereas the objectives fixed in the German transitional programme should be included in the objectives of the present programme;Whereas it is important that the overall reduction in fishing effort judged to be necessary in order to adapt the Community fleet to available resources should reflect significant reductions in particular segments of that fleet where an imbalance is most apparent; whereas coefficients for the reduction of fishing effort, differentiated according to fishery or group of fisheries, should therefore be applied to the segments of the fleet thus identified;Whereas account must be taken of an annual increase of 2 % in fishing effort linked to technical progress;Whereas available biological and economic analyses suggest that overall reduction in fishing effort, differentiated for the broad groups of target species, should be of 20 % for demersal species, 15 % for benthic species and zero growth in effort for pelagic species;Whereas, in order to attain these objectives and improve fishing methods, reductions in effort should primarily be focused on segments of the fleet using non-selective gear, particularly those likely to catch large numbers of juveniles, while ensuring that there is no increase in segments using more selective gear;.Whereas, in order to attain the objectives of the programme, it may be necessary to take steps to influence all the parameters connected with fishing mortality, particularly the capacity and activity of the fleet; whereas, however, structural measures must be focused chiefly on the elimination of excess capacity;Whereas it is necessary to verify that the objectives fixed in the programme are progressively and coherently met; whereas intermediate and indicative annual objectives should therefore be determined as a basis for Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) N° 4028/86;Whereas in addition to the six-monthly transmission by Germany of statements concerning development of the fishing fleet and, where applicable, its activity, it is necessary to ensure that these data tally with the information in the Community register of fishing vessels;Whereas any development that does not comply with the programme objectives would run counter to the objectives of the common fisheries policy; whereas, therefore, certain specific measures undertaken under this programme may not warrant Community financial assistance;Whereas to programme a concerted and balanced reduction in the overall fishing effort of the Community's fleets requires the Community aid scheme to be focused on measures enabling the objectives of the programme to be attained within the deadlines laid down; whereas priority should also be given to investments aimed at bringing the fleet into line with Community rules on hygiene and safety and to investments in the development of selective fisheries which cause minimum damage to the marine environment;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for the Fishing Industry,. The multiannual guidance programme for the fishing fleet for the period 1992 to 1996, as forwarded by the German Government on 30 April 1991 and supplemented by the Government at a later date, is hereby approved subject to the conditions laid down in this Decision and provided that those conditions are met. In order to ensure a durable balance between fishery resources and the fishing effort of the Community fleet, Germany has segmented its fishing fleet as shown in the Annex. The following coefficients shall be applied to the fishing capacity of the segments thus obtained:- 20 % to segments practising bottom trawling in teams or using an otter trawl and fishing for demersal stocks,- 15 % to dredgers and beam trawlers for benthic stocks,- 0 %, i.e. zero growth in other segments.These reductions shall apply to the objectives fixed on 31 December 1991 as the starting point for the transitional programme for 1992 adopted for Germany and based on the situation of the fishing fleet at 1 January 1992 as presented by that Member State. 1. The reduction in fishing effort may result from the combined effect of reductions in capacity and reductions in activity.2. At least 55 % of the overall objective of the programme, defined as the sum of the partial objectives for each segment, must be achieved by means of reductions in capacity.3. The remainder may be achieved by means of measures to reduce activity, such as restrictions in time at sea, provided that they are based on permanent laws and administrative provisions accepted by the Commission and techniques approved by the Commission.4. The final objectives for each segment and the annual intermediate indicative objectives shall be determined in accordance with points 2 and 4 of the additional provisions in the Annex. At the latest by 15 February and 31 July of each year for the previous six-month periods ending on 31 December and 30 June respectively, Germany shall forward to the Commission, in respect of each segment of the fishing fleet defined in the Annex, information on the number of vessels commissioned, the tonnage and engine power added and withdrawn, as the case may be, and the time at sea by homogeneous group of vessels, with their six-monthly variations, pursuant to the special provisions of the programme.Such information shall tally with the information forwarded in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) N° 163/89 (1) on the Community register of fishing vessels. This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Brussels, 21 December 1992.For the Commission Manuel MARÍN Vice-President(1) OJ N° L 376, 31. 12. 1986. p. 7.(2) See page 1 of this Official Journal.(3) OJ N° L 24, 27. 1. 1983, p. 2.(4) Resolution A3-0175/92.(5) OJ N° L 193, 13. 7. 1992.(1) OJ N° L 20, 25. 1. 1989, p. 5.ANNEXMULTIANNUAL GUIDANCE PROGRAMME FOR THE FISHING FLEET OF GERMANY FOR THE PERIOD 1993 TO 1996I. TABLES OF OBJECTIVES (Refer to the end of the Annex) II. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS 1. Segmentation Segmentation of the fleet shall take account of the different resources fished and fishing zones (coastal, Community and international/third country, Mediterranean and waters of the remotest Community regions), the groups of species targeted (demersal, benthic and pelagic) and the gear used.The segments thus determined shall be homogeneous and distinct, i.e. the objectives fixed for each segment must be attained by the end of the programme.2. Final objectives for each segment The final objectives shall be fixed in terms of capacity (tonnage in GRT and engine power in kW) on the basis of the initial objectives fixed on 31 December 1991 in the transitional programme for 1992.The following formula shall be used to determine the objective for each segment:Let (a) be a segment for which the capacity in tonnage and engine power at 1 January 1992 is known and to which a reduction coefficient (y) is applied.Segment objective (a) = (1 y) × situation at 1. 1. 1992 × overall objective at 31. 12. 1991overall situation at 1. 1. 1992 3. Calculation of reductions in activity By the end of the programme, for the Member States applying this provision, activity must be reduced to a predetermined level not exceeding the authorized limits, so that the sum of the annual intermediate reductions in activity is at least equal to that which would result from a linear reduction in activity year by year.The reductions in fishing effort thus achieved will be calculated at the end of the programme so that the objectives can be readjusted by a percentage equal to that due to the effect of the reductions in activity on overall fishing effort.Non-application of these measures may not result in an authorization to increase activity.4. Annual intermediate objectives In order to ensure proper monitoring based on the gradual achievement of the objectives fixed in the programme, annual intermediate objectives shall be set for the programme. These objectives shall be expressed as a percentage of the objectives fixed on 31 December 1991 in the previous programmes.In addition to the single objective of 2 % fixed in the transitional programme for 1992, a percentage equal to 25 % of the overall objective less 2 % should be achieved in each year of the programme, starting from 31 December 1993.5. Implementation and monitoring Implementation of the measures to reduce the activity of vessels in certain segments of the fleet will require that the Member State provide the Commission with the assurance that it will have the following information for each of the segments concerned:- the data on the level of activity prior to the entry into force of the measures (reference basis: 1991),- assurance that it has effective time at sea management tools and is able to manage licensing schemes, particularly with regard to multipurpose vessels,- data for monitoring the effect of the measures implemented under this programme in accordance with Article 2 and the rules on the Community register of fishing vessels. Such measures must produce effects which can be checked by the Commission pursuant to the Community rules on controls.6. Planned measures Notwithstanding Articles 6 and 9 of Regulation (EEC) N° 4028/86, priority shall be given to:- measures to adjust fishing capacity in line with exploitable resources,- investments carried out on board vessels in order to bring them into line with Community rules on hygiene and safety,- investments to improve fishing methods and allow fishing which is more selective and/or less damaging to the marine environment,- investments carried out on board vessels to improve the control of fishing operations.The Commission hereby reminds local, regional and national authorities that any structural aid granted to the sector in question must be included in the present programme.7. Revision of the programme The programme may be revised, on the initiative of the Commission, in the light of the experience gained and the national and Community rules in force, in order to take account of new factors which might help improve the implementation of the programme and ensure that its objectives are better met.Such revision must take place before the end of 1994.Revision may, if necessary, include the insertion into the programme of the tools for managing measures to reduce the activity of fishing vessels for certain segments of the fleet. To this end the objectives of the segments concerned will be expressed in a unit of measurement of capacity (engine power and/or tonnage) per activity (time at sea), or using any other formula approved by the Commission.>TABLE> +",fishing fleet;fishing capacity;Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;conservation of fish stocks;common fisheries policy;fishing vessel;factory ship;fishing boat;transport vessel;trawler;production capacity;excess production capacity;production potential,17 +2002,"82/351/EEC: Commission Decision of 10 May 1982 recognizing certain parts of the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany as being officially swine fever free (Only the German text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 80/1095/EEC of 11 November 1980 laying down conditions designed to render and keep the territory of the Community free from classical swine fever (1), and in particular Article 7 (2) thereof,Having regard to Commission Decision 82/112/EEC of 22 January 1982 approving the plan for the accelerated eradication of classical swine fever presented by the Federal Republic of Germany (2),Whereas the Federal Republic of Germany is implementing the plan for the eradication of classical swine fever on a regional basis;Whereas no swine fever has been detected and vaccination against swine fever has been discontinued during the last 15 months within the recognized officially swine-fever-free regions;Whereas the status of the designated officially swine-fever-free regions will be maintained by the prohibition of entry of vaccinated pigs into such regions except for immediate slaughter;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The parts of the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany constituted by the following regions are hereby recognized as officially swine fever free within the meaning of Article 7 (2) of Directive 80/1095/EEC:Bundesland Schleswig-Holstein, Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg, Freie und Hansestadt Bremen und Bremerhaven, Regierungsbezirke Detmold, Muenster, Duesseldorf, Arnsberg, Koeln, Koblenz, Trier, Rheinhessen Pfalz, Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, Tuebingen, Freiburg, Oberfranken, Unterfranken, Oberpfalz, Bundesland Saarland Niederbayern and Mittelfranken. This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Brussels, 10 May 1982.For the CommissionPoul DALSAGERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 325, 1. 12. 1980, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 45, 17. 2. 1982, p. 27. +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;veterinary inspection;veterinary control;animal plague;cattle plague;rinderpest;swine fever;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow,17 +37085,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 332/2009 of 23 April 2009 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Customs Tariff. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1) (a) thereof,Whereas:(1) For the classification of some products falling within heading 1905 of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, a distinction is to be made between, on the one hand, products of subheading 1905 90 20 and, on the other hand, preparations classified in subheading 1905 90 90.(2) According to the Harmonised System Explanatory Notes to heading 1905, item (B), this heading covers a number of products made of flour or starch pastes, generally baked in the form of discs or sheets.(3) No definition is given for ‘similar products’ included in subheading 1905 90 20.(4) Problems have risen with respect to the classification of so called ‘sheets of dough’ as no clear criteria have been defined to distinguish between products of subheadings 1905 90 20 and 1905 90 90.(5) It is therefore appropriate to add an additional note to Chapter 19 laying down that subheading 1905 90 20 only covers dry and brittle products.(6) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 should therefore be amended accordingly.(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,. In Chapter 19 of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 the following additional note is added:‘3. Subheading 1905 90 20 only covers dry and brittle products.’ This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 April 2009.For the CommissionLászló KOVÁCSMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. +",tariff nomenclature;Brussels tariff nomenclature;customs nomenclature;tariff classification;tariff heading;cereal product;cereal preparation;processed cereal product;foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;suspension of customs duties;customs procedure suspending import duties;suspension of tariff duty;tariff dismantling;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT,17 +13088,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1652/94 of 7 July 1994 amending Regulation (EC) No 1312/94 fixing for the 1994 marketing year the maximum levels of withdrawal prices for tomatoes grown under glass. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3669/93 (2), and in particular the last subparagraph of Article 18 (1) thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3824/92 of 28 December 1992 laying down the prices and amounts fixed in ecus to be amended as a result of the monetary realignments (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1663/93 (4), and in particular Article 2 thereof,Whereas, as a result of a material error, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1312/94 (5) fixed for the 1994 marketing year the maximum level of withdrawal prices for tomatoes grown under glass, whilst Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/94 (6) fixed the basic price and the buying-in price of tomatoes only for June 1994; whereas the application of Regulation (EC) No 1312/94 should therefore be limited to the latter period;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,. Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1312/94 is replaced by the following:'Article 1For June 1994, producers' organizations or associations thereof may fix withdrawal prices, not exceeding the following maxima, in ecus per 100 kilograms, for tomatoes grown under glass:- June (11 to 20): 29,89(21 to 30): 27,47' This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 11 June 1994.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 July 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 338, 31. 12. 1993, p. 26.(3) OJ No L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 29.(4) OJ No L 158, 30. 6. 1993, p. 18.(5) OJ No L 142, 7. 6. 1994, p. 19.(6) OJ No L 136, 31. 5. 1994, p. 73. +",producer group;producers' organisation;fruit vegetable;aubergine;capsicum;courgette;cucumber;gherkin;marrow;melon;paprika;pimiento;pumpkin;red pepper;sweet pepper;tomato;withdrawal price,17 +1662,"94/777/EC: Commission Decision of 30 November 1994 laying down special conditions for the import of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods originating in Turkey (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council directive 91/492/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and placing on the market of live bivalve molluscs (1), and in particular Article 9 thereof,Whereas a group of Commission experts has conducted an inspection visit to Turkey to verify the conditions under which live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods are produced and placed on the market;Whereas Turkish legislation makes the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs responsible for inspecting the health of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods and monitoring the hygiene and sanitary conditions of production; whereas the same legislation empowers the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs to authorize or prohibit the harvesting of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods from certain zones;Whereas the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and its laboratories are capable of effectively verifying the application of the laws in force in Turkey;Whereas the competent Turkish authorities have undertaken to communicate regularly and quickly to the Commission data on the presence of plankton containing toxins in the harvesting areas;Whereas the competent Turkish authorities have provided official assurances regarding compliance with the requirements specified in Chapter V of the Annex to Directive 91/492/EEC and with requirements equivalent to those prescribed in that Directive for the classification of producting and relaying zones, approval of dispatch centres and public health control and production monitoring; whereas in particular any possible change in harvesting zones will be communicated to the Community;Whereas Turkey is eligible for inclusion in the list of third countries fulfilling the conditions of equivalence referred to in Article 9 (3) (a) of Directive 91/492/EEC;Whereas the procedure for obtaining a health certificate referred to in Article 9 (3) (b) (i) of Directive 91/492/EEC must include the definition of a model certificate, the language(s) in which it must be drawn up, the qualifications of the signatory and the health mark to be affixed to packaging;Whereas, accordance with Article 9 (3) (b) (ii) of Directive 91/492/EEC, the production areas from which bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods may be harvested and exported to the Community must be designated;Whereas, in accordance with Article 9 (3) (c) of Directive 91/492/EEC, a list of the establishments from which the import of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods is authorized should be established; whereas such establishments may appear on the list only if they are officially approved by the competent Turkish authorities; whereas it is the duty of the competent Turkish authorities to ensure that the provisions laid down to this end in Article 9 (3) (c) of Directive 91/492/EEC are complied with;Whereas the special import conditions apply without prejudice to decisions taken pursuant to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products (2);Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The General Directorate of Protection and Control, of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs shall be the competent authority in Turkey for verifying and certifying that live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods fulfil the requirements of Directive 91/492/EEC. Live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods originating in Turkey and intended for human consumption must meet the following conditions:1. each consignment must be accompanied by a numbered original health certificate, duly completed, signed, dated and comprising a single sheet in accordance with the model in Annex A hereto;2. consignments must originate in the authorized production areas listed in Annex B hereto;3. they must be packed in sealed packages by approved dispatch centre included in the list in Annex C hereto;4. each package must bear an indelible health mark containing at least the following information:- country of dispatch: TURKEY,- the species (common and scientific namens),- the identification of the production area and the dispatch centre by their approval number,- the date of packing, comprising at least the day and month. 1. Certificates as referred to in Article 2 (1) must be drawn up in at least one official language of the Member State in which the check is carried out.2. Certificates must bear the name, capacity and signature of the veterinarian of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and its official seal, in a coulour different from that of other endorsements. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 November 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 46, 19. 2. 1991, p. 1.ANNEX AHEALTH CERTIFICATE covering live- bivalve molluscs (1)- echinoderms (1)- tunicates (1)- marine gastropods (1)originating in Turkey and intended for human consumption in the European CommunityReference No:Country of dispatch: TurkeyCompetent authority: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, General Directorate of Protection and ControlI. Details identifying the products- Species (scientific name):- Code No (where available):- Type of packaging:- Number of packages:- Net weight:- Analysis report number (where available):II. Origin of products- Authorized production area:- Name and official approval number of dispatch centre:III. Destination of productsThe products are dispatchedfrom:(place of dispatch)to:(country and place of destination)by the following means of transport:Name and address of consignor:Name of consignee and address at place of destination:IV. Health attestationThe official veterinary inspector hereby certifies that the live products specified above:1) were harvested, where necessary relayed, and transported in accordance with the health rules laid down in Chapters I, II and III of the Annex to Directive 91/492/EEC;2) were handled, where necessary purified, and packaged in accordance with the health rules laid down in Chapter IV of the Annex to Directive 91/492/EEC;3) have undergone controls in accordance with Chapter V of the Annex to Directive 91/492/EEC;4) are in compliance with Cahpters V, VII, VIII, IX and X of the Annex to Directive 91/492/EEC and therefore fit for immediate human consumption.Done at ,(place) on(date)Official stampsignature of official inspector(name in capitals, capacity and qualifications of person signing)(1) Delete where inapplicable.ANNEX BPRODUCTION AREAS FULFILLING THE REQUIREMENTS LAID DOWN IN CHAPTER I (1) (a) OF THE ANNEX TO DIRECTIVE 91/492/EEC """" ID=""1"">Karaburun> ID=""2"">I""> ID=""1"">Bosphorus> ID=""2"">II""> ID=""1"">Northern Marmara Sea> ID=""2"">III""> ID=""1"">Dardanelles> ID=""2"">IV""> ID=""1"">Saroz> ID=""2"">V""> ID=""1"">Ayvalik> ID=""2"">VI"">ANNEX CLIST OF ESTABLISHMENTS APPROVED FOR EXPORT TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY """" ID=""1"">Marsan - Eceabat> ID=""2"">110 - 31. 12. 1995""> ID=""1"">Dardanel Onentas - Çanakkale> ID=""2"">181 - 31. 12. 1995""> ID=""1"">Yavuz Mildon - Gelibolu> ID=""2"">183 - 31. 12. 1995""> ID=""1"">Real - Ayvalik> ID=""2"">203 - 31. 12. 1995""> ID=""1"">Artur I - Ayvalik> ID=""2"">205 - 31. 12. 1995""> ID=""1"">Tuna - Istanbul> ID=""2"">206 - 31. 12. 1995""> ID=""1"">Kerevitas Mersu Ancoker - Bursa> ID=""2"">301 - 31. 12. 1995""> +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;import;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;mollusc;cephalopod;shellfish;squid;Turkey;Republic of Turkey;health certificate,17 +26142,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 940/2003 of 28 May 2003 on import licence applications for rice originating in and coming from Egypt under the tariff quota provided for in Commission Regulation (EC) No 196/97. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2),Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2184/96 of 28 October 1996 concerning imports into the Community of rice originating in and coming from Egypt(3),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 196/97 of 31 January 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2184/96 concerning imports into the Community of rice originating in and coming from Egypt(4), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 4(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 4(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 196/97 stipulates that the Commission must set a single reduction percentage for quantities applied for if import licence applications exceed quantities available. That Article also provides that the Commission must notify the Member States of its decision within 10 working days of the day on which the licence applications are lodged.(2) Import licence applications for rice falling within CN code 1006 lodged from 1 September 2001 to 19 May 2003 cover a quantity of 32065 tonnes while the maximum quantity to be made available is 32000 tonnes of rice falling within the above code.(3) A single reduction percentage, as provided for in Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 196/97, should therefore be set for the import licence applications lodged on 19 May 2003 and benefiting from the reduced customs duties provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2184/96.(4) No more import licences allowing a reduced customs duties should be issued for the current marketing year.(5) In view of its purpose, this Regulation should take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,. Import licence applications for rice falling within CN code 1006 and benefiting from the reduced customs duties provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2148/96, lodged on 19 May 2003 and notified to the Commission, shall give rise to the issue of licences for the quantities applied for multiplied by a reduction percentage of 24,475. Import licences under Regulation (EC) No 2148/96 shall no longer be issued in respect of licence applications for rice falling within CN code 1006 submitted on or after 20 May 2003. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 May 2003.For the CommissionJ. M. Silva RodrĂ­guezAgriculture Director-General(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.(2) OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27.(3) OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 1.(4) OJ L 31, 1.2.1997, p. 53. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;rice;Egypt;Arab Republic of Egypt,17 +4903,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 226/2009 of 19 March 2009 on the issue of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of March 2009 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 for certain products in the egg sector and for egg albumin. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 of 15 May 2007 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the egg sector and for egg albumin (3), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 opened tariff quotas for imports of egg products and egg albumin.(2) The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of March 2009 for the subperiod from 1 April to 30 June 2009 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined by establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested,. The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged under Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 for the subperiod from 1 April to 30 June 2009 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 March 2009.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 March 2009.For the CommissionJean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.(3)  OJ L 128, 16.5.2007, p. 19.ANNEXGroup No Order No Allocation coefficient for import licence applications lodged for the subperiod from 1.4.2009-30.6.2009E1 09.4015 (1)E2 09.4401 38,158844E3 09.4402 (2)(1)  Not applicable: no licence application has been sent to the Commission.(2)  Not applicable: the applications do not cover the total quantity available. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;egg;egg product;egg preparation;import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;animal protein,17 +2555,"2000/54/EC: Commission Decision of 22 December 1999 concerning the request by the United Kingdom for a deferment, pursuant to Article 20(2) of Directive 97/33/EC (the 'Interconnection Directive'), of the obligation to introduce carrier pre-selection (notified under document number C(1999) 5030) (Text with EEA relevance) (Only the English text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Directive 97/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 1997 on interconnection in telecommunications with regard to ensuring universal service and interoperability through application of the principles of open network provision (ONP)(1), as amended by Directive 98/61/EC(2), and in particular Article 20(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Directive 97/33/EC harmonises conditions for interconnection of and access to publicly available telecommunications services. National regulatory authorities must, pursuant to Article 12(7) thereof, require public telecommunications operators having significant market power to enable their subscribers to pre-select providers of publicly available telecommunications services, and to ensure that the necessary facilities are in place by 1 January 2000. However, where justified, Member States may, upon request, be granted a deferment of these obligations by the Commission, pursuant to Article 20(2), where the Member States concerned can prove that they would impose an excessive burden on certain organisations or classes of organisation. The Commission is required to consider requests taking into account the particular situation in the Member States concerned and the need to ensure a coherent regulatory environment at a Community level.(2) The United Kingdom requested, by letter of 30 October 1998, a one-year deferment of the deadline of 1 January 2000 for the implementation by British Telecom (BT) of carrier pre-selection for national and international calls, and a two-year deferment for all other call types such as local calls and calls to mobile networks. The main reasons for the request were the lack of preparation in the United Kingdom for carrier pre-selection prior to December 1997, the need to ensure network integrity during millennium and numbering changes, the lack of inbuilt carrier pre-selection functionality in BT's switches, and the wide range of call types which will be accessible through carrier pre-selection in the United Kingdom.(3) The deferment as requested relates to the introduction of switch-based carrier pre-selection in the United Kingdom, covering all call types. The constraints relating to preparation before December 1997 and to millennium and numbering changes cannot be accepted as justification for a deferment, since they were known at the time of adoption of the amendment to the Interconnection Directive. Nor can the lack of inbuilt carrier pre-selection functionality in BT's switches be accepted, given the choice of other methods of ensuring introduction of the service. In addition, the range of services to be offered in the United Kingdom is that required under the Directive, and cannot be a reason for granting the deferment requested. Moreover, given the importance of carrier pre-selection for competition in the telecommunications market, all steps should be taken to ensure the coordinated introduction of the service throughout the Community. Therefore the deferment as requested is not justified in the light of the particular situation in the United Kingdom and the need to ensure a coherent regulatory environment at Community level.(4) A deferment of three months is, however, appropriate to allow arrangements to be put in place until the introduction of switch-based carrier pre-selection and to avoid imposing an excessive burden on British Telecom and other operators,. The United Kingdom may postpone until 1 April 2000 the implementation of Article 12(7) of Directive 97/33/EC in respect of the introduction of carrier pre-selection in British Telecom's public telecommunications network. This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1999.For the CommissionErkki LIIKANENMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 199, 26.7.1997, p. 32.(2) OJ L 268, 3.10.1998, p. 37. +",transmission network;Euronet;Transpac;broadcasting network;data-transmission network;telecommunications network;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;public service;telecommunications;telecommunications technology;technical standard;systems interconnection;OSI;compatibility;computer compatibility;open systems interconnection,17 +22175,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2066/2001 of 22 October 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000 as regards the use of lysozyme in wine products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000(2), and in particular Article 46 thereof,Whereas(1) Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 permits the addition of lysozyme to the wine products concerned.(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000 of 24 July 2000 laying down certain detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine and establishing a Community code of oenological practices and processes(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1655/2001(4), lays down, in particular, restrictions and requirements pertaining to the use of certain substances authorised by Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999. The maximum permissible doses of those substances are fixed in Annex IV.(3) Experiments concerning the use of lysozyme in winemaking carried out by two Member States have shown that the addition of this substance is of significant benefit for the stabilisation of wines and permits the production of quality wines with a reduced sulphur dioxide content. Its use should therefore be permitted and maximum doses laid down in line with the technological requirements revealed in the experiments.(4) Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000 should therefore be amended accordingly to permit the use of lysozyme fulfilling the purity criteria laid down by Commission Directive 96/77/EC of 2 December 1996 laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners(5), as last amended by Directive 2001/30/EC(6).(5) The Management Committee for Wine has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,. Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000 is amended as follows:1. The following Article 11a is inserted: ""Article 11aLysozymeLysozyme, the use of which is provided for in Annex IV(1)(r) and (3)(zb) to Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, may be used only if it meets the requirements set out in Annex VIIIa hereto.""2. In Annex IV, the following line is added to the table:"">TABLE>""3. The Annex VIIIa given in the Annex hereto is inserted. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 October 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1.(2) OJ L 328, 23.12.2000, p. 2.(3) OJ L 194, 31.7.2000, p. 1.(4) OJ L 220, 15.8.2001, p. 17.(5) OJ L 339, 30.12.1996, p. 1.(6) OJ L 146, 31.5.2001, p. 1.ANNEX""ANNEX VIIIaRequirements for lysozyme(Article 11a of this Regulation)AREA OF APPLICATIONLysozyme may be added to grape must, grape must in fermentation and wine, for the following purpose: to control the growth and activity of the bacteria responsible for malolactic fermentation in these productsREQUIREMENTS:- the maximum dose is fixed in Annex IV to this Regulation,- the product used must comply with the purity criteria laid down in Directive 96/77/EC."" +",foodstuffs legislation;regulations on foodstuffs;fruit product;fruit must;fruit pulp;grape must;jam;marmalade;preserves;wine;vinification;viticulture;grape production;winegrowing;food additive;sensory additive;technical additive,17 +24739,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2164/2002 of 5 December 2002 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 18th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(2), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 of 23 July 2002 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar(3), for the 2002/2003 marketing year, requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar.(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender in question.(3) Following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the 18th partial invitation to tender, the provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,. For the 18th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 the maximum amount of the export refund is fixed at 46,607 EUR/100 kg. This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 December 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 5 December 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1.(2) OJ L 104, 20.4.2002, p. 26.(3) OJ L 195, 24.7.2002, p. 6. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;export levy;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;white sugar;refined sugar,17 +15465,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1032/96 of 7 June 1996 deferring the final date for sowing certain arable crops in certain areas in the 1996/97 marketing year. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2989/95 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,Whereas Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 stipulates that, to qualify for the compensatory payments for cereals, protein crops and linseed under the support system for certain arable crops, producers must have sown the seed at the latest by 15 May preceding the relevant harvest;Whereas Article 2 (1) (c) and (d) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2295/92 of 31 July 1992 on detailed rules for the application of the support system for producers of the protein crops referred to in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3347/93 (4), fixes 15 May as the final date for sowing protein crops;Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 918/95 of 26 April 1995 deferring the final date for sowing certain arable crops in certain areas (5), which derogates from Regulations (EEC) No 1765/92 and (EEC) No 2295/92, defers the final date applicable for sowing arable crops other than oilseeds;Whereas Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 lays down that to qualify for an advance payment, the producer must have sown the oilseeds at the latest by a date fixed by the Commission; whereas Article 2 (1) (c) and (d) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2294/92 of 31 July 1992 on detailed rules for the application of the support system for producers of the oilseeds referred to in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 428/96 (7), sets 15 May as the final date for sowing oilseeds; whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1055/94 of 5 May 1994 deferring the final date for sowing oilseeds in certain areas (8), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 919/95 (9), defers the final date for sowing oilseeds in certain regions;Whereas because of the particularly wet conditions this year, the final dates for sowing in Germany, Austria, Spain, France, Greece, Italy and Portugal cannot be met in all cases; whereas the final date for sowing certain crops in certain regions in those Member States should therefore be deferred until 15 June 1996; whereas, to that end, the relevant provisions of Regulations (EEC) No 1765/92, (EEC) No 2294/92, (EEC) No 2295/92, (EC) No 918/95 and (EC) No 1055/94 should therefore be waived as provided for in the seventh indent of Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Joint Management Committee for Cereals, Oils and Fats and Dried Fodder,. The final dates for sowing in Germany, Austria, Spain, France, Greece, Italy and Portugal in the 1996/97 marketing year shall be as set out in the Annex. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 31 May 1996.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 June 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 12.(2) OJ No L 312, 23. 12. 1995, p. 5.(3) OJ No L 221, 6. 8. 1992, p. 28.(4) OJ No L 300, 7. 12. 1993, p. 5.(5) OJ No L 95, 27. 4. 1995, p. 12.(6) OJ No L 221, 6. 8. 1992, p. 22.(7) OJ No L 60, 9. 3. 1996, p. 6.(8) OJ No L 115, 6. 5. 1994, p. 9.(9) OJ No L 95, 27. 4. 1995, p. 16.ANNEXFinal date for sowing for the 1996/97 marketing year>TABLE> +",oleaginous plant;oil seed;aid to agriculture;farm subsidy;agricultural region;agricultural area;utilised agricultural area;UAA;area sown;cultivated area;planted area;utilized agricultural area;marketing year;agricultural year;regional aid;aid for regional development;aid to less-favoured regions,17 +21181,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 327/2001 of 16 February 2001 authorising the conclusion of private storage contracts for olive oil and opening an invitation to tender for a limited period for aid relating thereto. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and fats(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000(2), and in particular Article 12a thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2768/98 of 21 December 1998 on the aid scheme for the private storage of olive oil(3), and in particular Article 1(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) The first paragraph of Article 12a of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides that, in order to regularise the market in the event of serious disturbance in certain regions of the Community, bodies offering sufficient guarantees and approved by the Member States may be authorised to conclude storage contracts for the olive oil they market.(2) The third paragraph of Article 12a of that Regulation provides for aid to be granted for the performance of storage contracts. The aid may be granted by means of tenders.(3) Regulation (EC) No 2768/98 establishes detailed rules and conditions for invitation to tender.(4) The Commission has noted that average market prices for olive oil in Spain and Greece over the period from 17 to 31 January 2001, which constitutes a representative period, are less than 95 % of the intervention price for the 1997/98 marketing year for virgin and extra virgin olive oil. The quantities of olive oil available are causing market disturbances that could be reduced by measures for the private storage of virgin and extra virgin olive oil in bulk.(5) In order to determine the aid to be granted for the performance of contracts for the private storage of olive oil in bulk, an invitation to tender should be opened for a limited period for a maximum quantity of virgin and extra virgin olive oil.(6) In view of the period covered by this tendering procedure and subject to market developments, in order to ensure that the measure is effective contracts need not and should not extend beyond the end of 2001.(7) Article 12a of Regulation No 136/66/EEC lays down that priority should be given to producer groups and associations thereof recognised in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 952/97 of 20 May 1997 on producer groups and associations thereof(4).(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,. Bodies offering sufficient guarantees and approved by the Member States in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2768/98 shall be authorised to conclude contracts for the private storage of virgin and extra virgin olive oil they market. An invitation to tender is hereby opened for a limited period, as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2768/98. However, notwithstanding the 365-day period provided for in Article 5(1) of that Regulation, and without prejudice to Article 11 thereof, the period to be covered by tenders and contracts shall begin on the date of commencement of performance of the contract as referred to in Article 9(3) of the Regulation concerned and shall end on 31 December 2001.Four consecutive partial invitations to tender shall be opened from 1 March 2001. The first partial invitation to tender shall be restricted to producer groups or associations of such groups as referred to in the second sentence of the first paragraph of Article 12a of Regulation No 136/66/EEC. The following three partial invitations to tender shall be open to all the approved operators referred to in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2768/98. The maximum quantity to which the invitation to tender as a whole may relate shall be 100000 tonnes of virgin and extra virgin olive oil, broken down as follows:- 80000 tonnes in Spain,- 20000 tonnes in Greece. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 February 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66.(2) OJ L 328, 23.12.2000, p. 2.(3) OJ L 346, 22.12.1998, p. 14.(4) OJ L 142, 2.6.1997, p. 30. +",olive oil;contract;conclusion of a contract;contract law;contractual agreement;contractual commitment;law of contract;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;private stock,17 +15700,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1737/96 of 5 September 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 1036/96 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat for the period 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up following the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (1), and in particular Article 1 (1) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1036/96 (2), opens for the 1996/97 marketing year a tariff quota for 10 000 tonnes of high-quality beef from the United States or Canada; whereas, following the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations, this quantity should be increased by 2 250 tonnes with effect from 1 January 1996;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. Regulation (EC) No 1036/96 is hereby amended as follows:1. In the first indent of Article 1 (1), the quantity 56 600 is replaced by 58 850.2. In Article 2 (f), the quantity 10 000 is replaced by 12 250. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 5 September 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 146, 20. 6. 1996, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 138, 11. 6. 1996, p. 1. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;frozen product;frozen food;frozen foodstuff;product quality;quality criterion;beef;certificate of origin,17 +21645,"Council Regulation (EC) No 1347/2001 of 28 June 2001 supplementing the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs(1), and in particular Article 17(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Additional information was requested for a name notified by Germany under Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 in order to ensure that it complied with Articles 2 and 4 of that Regulation. That additional information shows that the name complies with the said Articles. It should therefore be registered and added to the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96(2).(2) Following notification of the application by the German authorities to register the name ""Bayerisches Bier"" as a protected geographical indication, the Dutch and Danish authorities informed the Commission of the existence of trade marks used for beer which include that name.(3) The information provided confirms the existence of the name ""Bavaria"" as a valid trade mark. In view of the facts and information available, it was, however, considered that registration of the name ""Bayerisches Bier"" was not liable to mislead the consumer as to the true identity of the product. Consequently, the geographical indication ""Bayerisches Bier"" and the trade mark ""Bavaria"" are not in the situation referred to in Article 14(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.(4) The use of certain trade marks, for example, the Dutch trade mark ""Bavaria"" and the Danish trade mark ""Høker Bajer"" may continue notwithstanding the registration of the geographical indication ""Bayerisches Bier"" as long as they fulfil the conditions provided for in Article 14(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.(5) In accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, the generic nature of a name hindering its registration must be assessed with regard to the Community situation as a whole. In this particular case, despite evidence to the effect that the terms ""bajersk"" and ""bajer"", Danish translations of the name ""Bayerisches"", are becoming synonyms for the term ""beer"" and hence a common name, the generic nature of the name ""Bayerisches"" or its translations in other languages and Member States has not been demonstrated.(6) The Committee established under Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,. The name in the Annex to this Regulation shall be added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1107/96. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 28 June 2001.For the CouncilThe PresidentB. Rosengren(1) OJ L 208, 24.7.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2796/2000 (OJ L 324, 21.12.2000, p. 26).(2) OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 913/2001 (OJ L 129, 11.5.2001, p. 8).ANNEXBeerGERMANYBayerisches Bier (PGI) +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;consumer information;consumer education;location of production;location of agricultural production;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;beer,17 +4217,"Commission Directive 2006/8/EC of 23 January 2006 amending, for the purposes of their adaptation to technical progress, Annexes II, III and V to Directive 1999/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Directive 1999/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 1999 concerning the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations (1), and in particular the first paragraph of Article 20 thereof,Whereas:(1) Preparations composed of more than one substance being classified in Annex I to Council Directive 67/548/EEC of 27 June 1967 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances (2) as carcinogenic, mutagenic and/or toxic for reproduction must currently be labelled with risk phrases (R-phrases) to indicate both category 1 or 2 and category 3 classification. However, providing both R-phrases sends a conflicting message. Preparations should therefore only be classified and labelled with the higher category.(2) For substances very toxic to the aquatic environment (classified as N) and assigned the R-phrases R50 or R50/53, specific concentration limits (SCLs) are currently applied to substances listed in Annex I to Directive 67/548/EEC in order to avoid an underestimation of the hazard. This measure creates distortions between preparations containing substances listed in Annex I to Directive 67/548/EEC, to which SCLs are applied, and those preparations containing substances not yet included in Annex I, but classified and labelled provisionally in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 67/548/EEC and to which no SCLs are applicable. It is therefore necessary to ensure that SCLs are applied in the same way to all preparations containing substances very toxic to the aquatic environment.(3) On 6 August 2001, the Commission adopted Directive 2001/59/EC (3) adapting to technical progress Directive 67/548/EEC. Directive 2001/59/EC revised the criteria in Annex VI to Directive 67/548/EEC for the classification and labelling of ozone depleting substances. The revised Annex III now only provides for the assignment of the symbol N in addition to R-phrase R59.(4) The terminology used to describe the packaging and the labelling requirements in Annex V to Directive 1999/45/EC has raised concerns due to the lack of consistency. It is therefore appropriate to modify the wording in Annex V to Directive 1999/45/EC to make it more accurate.(5) Annexes II, III and V to Directive 1999/45/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.(6) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the adaptation to technical progress of the Directives on the removal of technical barriers to trade in dangerous substances and preparations established under Article 20 of Directive 1999/45/EC,. Annexes II, III and V to Directive 1999/45/EC are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive. 1.   Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 March 2007 at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 January 2006.For the CommissionGünter VERHEUGENVice-President(1)  OJ L 200, 30.7.1999, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Council Directive 2004/66/EC (OJ L 168, 1.5.2004, p. 35).(2)  OJ 196, 16.8.1967, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2004/73/EC (OJ L 152, 30.4.2004, p. 1).(3)  OJ L 225, 21.8.2001, p. 1.ANNEXDirective 1999/45/EC is amended as follows:1. Annex II is amended as follows:(a) table VI is replaced by the following table:Classification of the substance Classification of the preparationCategories 1 and 2 Category 3Carcinogenic substances of category 1 or 2 with R45 or R49 Concentration ≥ 0,1 %Carcinogenic substances of category 3 with R40 Concentration ≥ 1 %Mutagenic substances of category 1 or 2 with R46 Concentration ≥ 0,1 %Mutagenic substances of category 3 with R68 Concentration ≥ 1 %Substances “toxic for reproduction” of category 1 or 2 with R60 (fertility) Concentration ≥ 0,5 %Substances “toxic for reproduction” of category 3 with R62 (fertility) Concentration ≥ 5 %Substances “toxic for reproduction” of category 1 or 2 with R61 (development) Concentration ≥ 0,5 %Substances “toxic for reproduction” of category 3 with R63 (development) Concentration ≥ 5 %(b) table VI A is replaced by the following table:Classification of the substance Classification of the preparationCategories 1 and 2 Category 3Carcinogenic substances of category 1 or 2 with R45 or R49 Concentration ≥ 0,1 %Carcinogenic substances of category 3 with R40 Concentration ≥ 1 %Mutagenic substances of category 1 or 2 with R46 Concentration ≥ 0,1 %Mutagenic substances of category 3 with R68 Concentration ≥ 1 %Substances “toxic for reproduction” of category 1 or 2 with R60 (fertility) Concentration ≥ 0,2 %Substances “toxic for reproduction” of category 3 with R62 (fertility) Concentration ≥ 1 %Substances “toxic for reproduction” of category 1 or 2 with R61 (development) Concentration ≥ 0,2 %Substances “toxic for reproduction” of category 3 with R63 (development) Concentration ≥ 1 %2. Annex III is amended as follows:(a) in Part A, point 2 of section (b)(1) (I), is deleted;(b) in Part B, table 1 is replaced by the following tables:Classification of the substance Classification of the preparationN, R50-53 N, R51-53 R52-53N, R50-53 see Table 1b see Table 1b see Table 1bN, R51-53 Cn ≥ 25 % 2,5 % ≤ Cn < 25 %R52-53 Cn ≥ 25 %LC50 or EC50 value (“L(E)C50”) of substance classified as N, R50-53 (mg/l) Classification of the preparationN, R50-53 N, R51-53 R52-530,1 < L(E)C50 ≤ 1 Cn ≥ 25 % 2,5 % ≤ Cn < 25 % 0,25 % ≤ Cn < 2,5 %0,01 < L(E)C50 ≤ 0,1 Cn ≥ 2,5 % 0,25 % ≤ Cn < 2,5 % 0,025 % ≤ Cn < 0,25 %0,001 < L(E)C50 ≤ 0,01 Cn ≥ 0,25 % 0,025 % ≤ Cn < 0,25 % 0,0025 % ≤ Cn < 0,025 %0,0001 < L(E)C50 ≤ 0,001 Cn ≥ 0,025 % 0,0025 % ≤ Cn < 0,025 % 0,00025 % ≤ Cn < 0,0025 %0,00001 < L(E)C50 ≤ 0,0001 Cn ≥ 0,0025 % 0,00025 % ≤ Cn < 0,0025 % 0,000025 % ≤ Cn < 0,00025 %For preparations containing substances with a lower LC50 or EC50 value than 0,00001 mg/l, the corresponding concentration limits are calculated accordingly (in factor 10 intervals).’(c) in part B, table 2 is replaced by the following table:LC50 or EC50 value (“L(E)C50”) of substance classified either as N, R50 or as N, R50-53 (mg/l) Classification of the preparation N, R500,1 < L(E)C50 ≤ 1 Cn ≥ 25 %0,01 < L(E)C50 ≤ 0,1 Cn ≥ 2,5 %0,001 < L(E)C50 ≤ 0,01 Cn ≥ 0,25 %0,0001 < L(E)C50 ≤ 0,001 Cn ≥ 0,025 %0,00001 < L(E)C50 ≤ 0,0001 Cn ≥ 0,0025 %For preparations containing substances with a lower LC50 or EC50 value than 0,00001 mg/l, the corresponding concentration limits are calculated accordingly (in factor 10 intervals).’(d) in part B, table 5 of point II, is replaced by the following table:Classification of the substance Classification of the preparation N, R59N with R59 Cn ≥ 0,1 %’3. Annex V is replaced by the following:1.1. The label on the packaging containing such preparations, in addition to the specific safety advice, must bear the relevant safety advice S1, S2, S45 or S46 in accordance with the criteria laid down in Annex VI to Directive 67/548/EEC.1.2. When such preparations are classified as very toxic (T+), toxic (T) or corrosive (C) and where it is physically impossible to give such information on the package itself, packages containing such preparations must be accompanied by precise and easily understandable instructions for use including, where appropriate, instructions for the destruction of the empty package.“Cyanoacrylate“Contains isocyanates.“Contains epoxy constituents.“Warning! Contains cadmium.— the preparation is already classified with phrases R20, R23, R26, R68/20, R39/23 or R39/26,— or the preparation is in a package not exceeding 125 ml.(1)  In cases where the preparation is assigned R49 and R40, both R phrases shall be kept, because R40 does not distinguish between the exposure routes, whereas R49 is only assigned for the inhalation route.’(2)  In cases where the preparation is assigned R49 and R40, both R phrases shall be kept, because R40 does not distinguish between the exposure routes, whereas R49 is only assigned for the inhalation route.’ +",approximation of laws;legislative harmonisation;toxic substance;dioxin;harmful substance;toxic discharge;toxic product;toxic waste;toxicity;carcinogenic substance;cancerogenic substance;classification;UDC;heading;universal decimal classification;packaging;labelling,17 +4298,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 326/2006 of 23 February 2006 on import licence applications for rice originating in and coming from Egypt under the tariff quota provided for in Commission Regulation (EC) No 196/97. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (1),Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2184/96 of 28 October 1996 concerning imports into the Community of rice originating in and coming from Egypt (2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 196/97 of 31 January 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2184/96 concerning imports into the Community of rice originating in and coming from Egypt (3), and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 4(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 196/97 stipulates that the Commission must set a single reduction percentage for quantities applied for if import licence applications exceed quantities available. That Article also provides that the Commission must notify the Member States of its decision within 10 working days of the day on which the licence applications are lodged.(2) Import licence applications for rice falling within CN code 1006 lodged from 1 September 2005 to 14 February 2006 cover a quantity of 36 579 tonnes while the maximum quantity to be made available is 32 000 tonnes of rice falling within the above code.(3) A single reduction percentage, as provided for in Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 196/97, should therefore be set for the import licence applications lodged on 14 February 2006 and benefiting from the reduced customs duties provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2184/96.(4) No more import licences allowing a reduced customs duties should be issued for the current marketing year.(5) In view of its purpose, this Regulation should take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,. Import licence applications for rice falling within CN code 1006 and benefiting from the reduced customs duties provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2148/96, lodged on 14 February 2006 and notified to the Commission, shall give rise to the issue of licences for the quantities applied for multiplied by a reduction percentage of 85,88 %. Import licences under Regulation (EC) No 2148/96 shall no longer be issued in respect of licence applications for rice falling within CN code 1006 submitted on or after 15 February 2006. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 February 2006.For the CommissionJ. L. DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 (OJ L 42, 14.2.2006, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 31, 1.2.1997, p. 53. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1950/2005 (OJ L 132, 29.11.2005, p. 18). +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;rice;Egypt;Arab Republic of Egypt,17 +33551,"2007/504/EC: Council Decision of 10 July 2007 in accordance with Article 122(2) of the Treaty on the adoption by Malta of the single currency on 1 January 2008. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 122(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the report from the Commission (1),Having regard to the report from the European Central Bank (2),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3),Having regard to the discussion of the Council, meeting in the composition of Heads of State or Government,Whereas:(1) The third stage of economic and monetary union (EMU) started on 1 January 1999. The Council, meeting in Brussels on 3 May 1998 in the composition of Heads of State or Government, decided that Belgium, Germany, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal and Finland fulfilled the necessary conditions for adopting the single currency on 1 January 1999 (4).(2) The Council decided on 19 June 2000 that Greece fulfilled the necessary conditions for adopting the single currency on 1 January 2001 (5). The Council decided on 11 July 2006 that Slovenia fulfilled the necessary conditions for adopting the single currency on 1 January 2007 (6).(3) In accordance with paragraph 1 of the Protocol on certain provisions relating to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland annexed to the Treaty, the United Kingdom notified the Council that it did not intend to move to the third stage of EMU on 1 January 1999. This notification has not been changed. In accordance with paragraph 1 of the Protocol on certain provisions relating to Denmark annexed to the Treaty and the Decision taken by the Heads of State or Government in Edinburgh in December 1992, Denmark has notified the Council that it will not participate in the third stage of EMU. Denmark has not requested that the procedure referred to in Article 122(2) of the Treaty be initiated.(4) By virtue of Decision 98/317/EC, Sweden has a derogation as defined in Article 122 of the Treaty. In accordance with Article 4 of the 2003 Act of Accession (7), the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland and Slovakia have a derogation as defined in Article 122 of the Treaty. In accordance with Article 5 of the 2005 Act of Accession (8), Bulgaria and Romania have a derogation as defined in Article 122 of the Treaty.(5) The European Central Bank (ECB) was established on 1 July 1998. The European Monetary System has been replaced by an exchange rate mechanism, the setting-up of which was agreed by a resolution of the European Council of 16 June 1997 on the establishment of an exchange-rate mechanism in the third stage of economic and monetary union (9). The procedures for an exchange-rate mechanism in stage three of economic and monetary union (ERM II) were laid down in the Agreement of 1 September 1998 between the ECB and the national central banks of the Member States outside the euro area laying down the operating procedures for an exchange rate mechanism in stage three of economic and monetary union (10).(6) Article 122(2) of the Treaty lays down the procedures for abrogation of the derogation of the Member States concerned. According to that Article, at least once every two years, or at the request of a Member State with a derogation, the Commission and the ECB are to report to the Council in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 121(1) of the Treaty. On 27 February 2007, Malta submitted a formal request for a convergence assessment.(7) National legislation in the Member States, including the statutes of national central banks, is to be adapted as necessary with a view to ensuring compatibility with Articles 108 and 109 of the Treaty and the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank (hereinafter referred to as the Statute of the ESCB). The reports of the Commission and the ECB provide a detailed assessment of the compatibility of the legislation of Malta with Articles 108 and 109 of the Treaty and the Statute of the ESCB.(8) According to Article 1 of the Protocol on the convergence criteria referred to in Article 121 of the Treaty, the criterion on price stability referred to in the first indent of Article 121(1) of the Treaty means that a Member State has a price performance that is sustainable and an average rate of inflation, observed over a period of one year before the examination, that does not exceed by more than one and a half percentage points that of, at most, the three best performing Member States in terms of price stability. For the purpose of the criterion on price stability, inflation is measured by the harmonised indices of consumer prices (HICPs) defined in Council Regulation (EC) No 2494/95 (11). In order to assess the price stability criterion a Member State's inflation is measured by the percentage change in the arithmetic average of 12 monthly indices relative to the arithmetic average of 12 monthly indices of the previous period. In the one-year period ending in March 2007, the three best performing Member States in terms of price stability were Finland, Poland and Sweden, with inflation rates of, respectively 1,3 %, 1,5 % and 1,6 %. A reference value calculated as the simple arithmetic average of the inflation rates of the three best performing Member States in terms of price stability plus 1,5 percentage points was considered in the reports of the Commission and the ECB. On this basis, the reference value in the one-year period ending in March 2007 was 3,0 %.(9) According to Article 2 of the Protocol on the convergence criteria, the criterion on the government budgetary position referred to in the second indent of Article 121(1) of the Treaty means that at the time of the examination the Member State is not the subject of a Council Decision under Article 104(6) of the Treaty that an excessive deficit exists.(10) According to Article 3 of the Protocol on the convergence criteria, the criterion on participation in the exchange-rate mechanism of the European Monetary System referred to in the third indent of Article 121(1) of the Treaty means that a Member State has respected the normal fluctuation margins provided for by the exchange-rate mechanism (ERM) of the European Monetary System without severe tensions for at least the last two years before the examination. In particular, the Member State must not have devalued its currency's bilateral central rate against any other Member State's currency on its own initiative for the same period. Since 1 January 1999 the ERM II has provided the framework for assessing the fulfilment of the exchange rate criterion. In assessing the fulfilment of this criterion in their reports, the Commission and the ECB have examined the two-year period ending 26 April 2007.(11) According to Article 4 of the Protocol on the convergence criteria, the criterion on the convergence of interest rates referred to in the fourth indent of Article 121(1) of the Treaty means that, observed over a period of one year before the examination, a Member State has had an average nominal long-term interest rate that does not exceed by more than two percentage points that of, at most, the three best performing Member States in terms of price stability. For the purpose of the criteria on the convergence of interest rates, comparable interest rates on 10-year benchmark government bonds were used. In order to assess the fulfilment of the interest-rate criterion, a reference value calculated as the simple arithmetic average of the nominal long-term interest rates of the three best-performing Member States in terms of price stability plus two percentage points was considered in the reports of the Commission and the ECB. On this basis, the reference value in the one-year period ending in March 2007 was 6,4 %.(12) In accordance with Article 5 of the Protocol on the convergence criteria, the statistical data used in the current assessment of the fulfilment of the convergence criteria are to be provided by the Commission. The Commission has provided the necessary data for the preparation of this Decision. The Commission has provided it on the basis of reports submitted by the Member States before 1 April 2007 in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 3605/93 of 22 November 1993 on the application of the Protocol on the excessive deficit procedure annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Community (12).(13) On the basis of reports presented by the Commission and the ECB on the progress made in the fulfilment by Malta of its obligations regarding the achievement of economic and monetary union, the Commission concludes that:— the average inflation rate in Malta in the year ending March 2007 stood at 2,2 %, which is below the reference value, and is likely to remain below the reference value in the months ahead,— the budget deficit in Malta has seen a credible and sustainable reduction to below 3 % of GDP and the debt-to-GDP ratio has been diminishing towards the reference value of 60 %; the Commission therefore recommended the Council to abrogate the Decision on the existence of an excessive deficit for Malta,— Malta has been a member of ERM II since 2 May 2005; in the two-year period ending 26 April 2007, the Maltese lira (MTL) has not been subject to severe tensions and Malta has not devalued, on its own initiative, the MTL bilateral central rate against the euro,— in the year ending March 2007, the long-term interest rate in Malta was on average 4,3 %, which is below the reference value.(14) By its Decision 2007/464/CE (13), the Council, acting on a recommendation from the Commission, abrogated Decision 2005/186/EC on the existence of an excessive deficit in Malta.(15) According to Article 122(2) of the Treaty the Council, acting by qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, is to decide which Member States with a derogation fulfil the necessary conditions for the adoption of the single currency and abrogate the derogations of the Member States concerned,. Malta fulfils the necessary conditions for the adoption of the single currency. The derogation in favour of Malta referred to in Article 4 of the 2003 Act of Accession shall be abrogated with effect from 1 January 2008. This Decision is addressed to the Member States. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 10 July 2007.For the CouncilThe PresidentF. TEIXEIRA DOS SANTOS(1)  Report adopted on 16 May 2007.(2)  Report adopted on 16 May 2007.(3)  Opinion delivered on 20 June 2007 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(4)  Decision 98/317/EC (OJ L 139, 11.5.1998, p. 30).(5)  Decision 2000/427/EC (OJ L 167, 7.7.2000, p. 19).(6)  Decision 2006/495/EC (OJ L 195, 15.7.2006, p. 25).(7)  OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33.(8)  OJ L 157, 21.6.2005, p. 203.(9)  OJ C 236, 2.8.1997, p. 5.(10)  OJ C 345, 13.11.1998, p. 6. Agreement as amended by the Agreement of 14 September 2000 (OJ C 362, 16.12.2000, p. 11).(11)  Council Regulation (EC) No 2494/95 of 23 October 1995 concerning harmonised indices of consumer prices (OJ L 257, 27.10.1995, p. 1). Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).(12)  OJ L 332, 31.12.1993, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2103/2005 (OJ L 337, 22.12.2005, p. 1).(13)  OJ L 176, 6.7.2007, p. 19. +",Malta;Gozo;Republic of Malta;economic convergence;convergence of economic performances;economic alignment;economic harmonisation;monetary convergence;European Monetary System;EMS;monetary snake;Economic and Monetary Union;EMU;Werner plan;Werner report;convergence criteria;euro,17 +11372,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 620/93 of 17 March 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 on the characteristics of olive oil and olive-residue oil and on the relevant methods of analysis. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2046/92 (2), and in particular Article 35a thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 183/93 (4), defines, inter alia, the characteristics of olive-residue oil and the relevant methods of analysis;Whereas on the basis of the results of analyses made in some producer Member States, the trilinolein content of olive-residue oil should be adapted to take account of the natural characteristics of these products;Whereas Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 should be amended accordingly;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,. The figures at 7., 8. and 9. in the Trilinolein column of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 are hereby amended as follows:'7. Crude olive-residue oil M 0,7 8. Refined olive-residue oil M 0,6 9. Olive-residue oil M 0,6`. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 March 1993.For the Commission RenĂŠ STEICHEN Member of the Commission +",olive oil;food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;product quality;quality criterion;analytical chemistry;centrifuging;chemical analysis;chemical testing;chromatography;conductometry;electrolytic analysis;photometry;volumetric analysis,17 +10534,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2258/92 of 31 July 1992 laying down detailed rules for implementing the specific arrangements for supplying the Canary Islands with certain vegetable oils and establishing the provisional supply balance. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (1), and in particular Article 3 (4) thereof,Whereas, for the purposes of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, the specific supply balance should be drawn up for the 1992/93 marketing year for certain vegetable oils benefiting from the exemption scheme for duties on direct imports from third countries or from aid on consignments from the rest of the Community;Whereas the amount of the abovementioned aid for supply should be determined; whereas such aid must be determined with particular regard to the cost of supply from the world market and the geographical location of the Canary Islands;Whereas the common detailed rules for implemention of the specific arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural products to the Canary Islands were laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1695/92 (2); whereas supplementary implementing, rules regarding, in particular, the duration of the validity of import licences and aid certificates and the amount of the securities to ensure that operators comply with their obligations, should be laid down;Whereas provision should be made for Spain to designate the competent authority responsible for administering the supply balance, for issuing import licences and aid certificates and for handling aid applications and payments;Whereas provision should be made for a timetable for submitting licence and certificate applications and for estabslihing admissibility requirements for these applications, in particual regarding the lodging of securities; whereas, to ensure the sound administration of the supply arrangements, conditions should be laid down for the release of the security;Whereas the supply arrangements provided for by Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 apply from 1 July 1992; whereas the detailed implementing rules should apply from the same date;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,. 1. The quantities of the forecast supply balance for the Canary Islands for the period from 1 July 1992 to 30 June 1993 which qualify for exemption from customs duties on imports from third countries or which benefit from Commnity supply aid shall be as follows:CN code Description of goods Quantity (tonnes) 1507 to 1516(excluding 1509and 1510) Vegetable oils (excluding olive oils) 35 0002. Community aid of ECU 25 per tonne shall be fixed for products covered by the provisional supply balance which are in free circulation on the Community market and consigned to the Canary Islands. Spain shall designate the competent authority responsible for:(a) administering and issuing import licences or exemption certificates as provided dor in Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1695/92;(b) administering and issuing aid certificates as provided for in Article 4 of that Regulation;(c) payment of the aid to the operators concerned and administration of the securities. 1. Applications for licences and certificates as referred to in Articles 2 (1), 3 (1) and 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1695/92 shall be submitted to the competent authority during the first five working days of every quarter. An application shall be valid only if:(a) the quantity does not exceed the maximum quantity available for the period concerned;(b) in the case of applications for aid or exemption certificates, evidence is provided, before the deadline for the submission of applications provided for in paragraph 1, that the party concerned has lodged a security of ECU 2,5 per 100 kilograms of the product.2. Licences and certificates shall be issued on the 10th working day of each quarter.3. Notwithstanding paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, for the first quarter, applications for licences and certificates shall be submitted during the first 10 days following the entry into force of this Regulation. Licences and certificates shall be issued on the 20th working day following that date.4. Where licences or certificates are issued for quantities smaller than those applied for, the operator concerned may withdraw his application in writing within three working days from the date of issue. 1. Import licences and exemption certificates shall expire on the alst day of the month following the quarter in which they were issued.2. Aid certificates shall expire on the last day on the second month following the quarter in which they were issued. Securities shall be released if and when:(a) the competent authority has not granted an application; in such cases, the security shall be released in respect of the quantities applied for and not granted;(b) the operator has withdrawn his application in accordance with Article 3 (4);(c) proof has been provided that the licence or certificate has been used in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1695/92 and this Regulation; in such cases the security shall be released for the quantities mentioned on the licence or certificate. The aid referred to in Article 1 shall be paid in respect of quantities actually supplied. The amounts of the aid referred to in Article 1 may be adjusted when market conditions so require. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 July 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 July 1992. For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 13. (2) OJ No L 179, 1. 7. 1992, p. 1. +",vegetable oil;castor oil;colza oil;nut oil;palm oil;rape-seed oil;sesame oil;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;supply;Canary Islands;Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands;tariff exemption;exoneration from customs duty;zero duty,17 +36063,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 939/2008 of 24 September 2008 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Rocamadour (PDO)). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 9(1), and in application of Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined France’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification of the protected designation of origin ‘Rocamadour’ registered on the basis of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (2).(2) Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (3) as required by the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of that Regulation. As no statement of objection within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been sent to the Commission, the amendments should be approved,. The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 24 September 2008.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(2)  OJ L 327, 18.12.1996, p. 11.(3)  OJ C 291, 5.12.2007, p. 14.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.3.   CheesesFRANCERocamadour (PDO) +",France;French Republic;goats’ milk cheese;consumer information;consumer education;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +12664,"94/1023/EC: Commission Decision of 16 December 1994 on the approval of the Single Programming Document for Community structural assistance in the region of Eastern Scotland concerned by Objective 2 in the United Kingdom (Only the English text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2082/93 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (8) to (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2081/93 (4); whereas, however, the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a Single Programming Document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopts a single decision in a Single Document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 94/169/EC (5), an initial list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the period 1994 to 1996;Whereas the United Kingdom Government has submitted to the Commission on 8 April 1994 the Single Programming Document referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the region of Eastern Scotland; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this Single Programming Document is eligible pursuant to Article 33 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, from 1 January 1994;Whereas the Single Programming Document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the Single Programming Document;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments, including the ECSC and the other actions for structural purposes;Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the Single Programming Document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the Single Programming Document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (2), stipulates that in the Commission Decisions approving a Single Programming Document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each Decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (4), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (6), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;Whereas the Single Programming Document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;Whereas the Single Programming Document satisfies the conditions and includes the information required by Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88;Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (7), as last amended by Regulation (ECSC, EC, Euratom) No 2730/94 (8), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,. The Single Programming Document for Community structural assistance in the region of Eastern Scotland concerned by Objective 2 in the United Kingdom, covering the period 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1996, is hereby approved. The Single Programming Document includes the following essential elements:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies in the United Kingdom;the main priorities are:1. business and trade development;2. business environment, image and tourism;3. locally based initiatives;4. technology and innovation;(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the Single Programming Document comprising:- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,- the financial implementation provisions,- the rules for compliance with Community policies;(d) the procedures for verifying additionality and an initial evaluation of the latter;(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the Single Programming Document;(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximal allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:>TABLE> The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the Single Programming Document amounts to a maximum of ECU 121,0 million.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the Single Programming Document.The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 171,359 million for the public sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the ECSC and EIB. 1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:- ERDF:ECU 96,8 million,- ESF:ECU 24,2 million.2. The budgetary commitments for the first instalment are as follows:- ERDF:ECU 30,770 million,- ESF:ECU 7,693 million.Commitments of subsequent instalments will be based on the financing plan for the Single Programming Document and on progress in its implementation. The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the Single Programming Document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1996. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 1998. The Single Programming Document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the EC Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts. This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.. Done at Brussels, 16 December 1994.For the Commission Bruce MILLAN Member of the Commission(1) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 20.(3) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(4) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 5.(5) OJ No L 81, 24. 3. 1993, p. 1.(1) OJ No L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(2) OJ No L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(3) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 15.(4) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 34.(5) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 21.(6) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 39.(7) OJ No L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(8) OJ No L 293, 12. 11. 1994, p. 7. +",EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;coordination of aid;regional planning;inter-regional planning;regional management;regional plan;regional programming;territorial planning;industrial region;industrial zone;regional development;Scotland;Hebrides,17 +3146,"Council Regulation (EC) No 134/2002 of 22 January 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 2531/98 concerning the application of minimum reserves by the European Central Bank. ,Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank (hereinafter referred to as the ""Statute""), and in particular to Article 19.2 thereof,Having regard to the recommendation of the European Central Bank (ECB),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(1),Having regard to the opinion of the Commission(2),Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 107(6) of the Treaty establishing the European Community and in Article 42 of the Statute and under the conditions set out in Article 43.1 of the Statute, paragraph 8 of the Protocol on certain provisions relating to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and paragraph 2 of the Protocol on certain provisions relating to Denmark, both Protocols being annexed to the said Treaty,Whereas:(1) On 23 November 1998 the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 2531/98 concerning the application of minimum reserves by the European Central Bank(3).(2) Specific sanctions and procedures are set out in Regulation (EC) No 2531/98, providing for a simplified procedure for the imposition of sanctions in the event of certain kinds of infringements but referring to Council Regulation (EC) No 2532/98 of 23 November 1998 concerning the powers of the European Central Bank to impose sanctions(4) for the principles and procedures relating to the imposition of sanctions.(3) The experience with the review procedure laid down in Article 3(7) of Regulation (EC) No 2532/98 and simplified by Article 7(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2531/98 has proved that the reduced period of 15 days does not provide sufficient time for the Governing Council to take a proper decision.(4) In order to provide for an effective review procedure, the period for the Governing Council to take a decision should be extended to two months,. In Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2531/98, the reference to Article 3(7) of Regulation (EC) No 2532/98 shall be deleted. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall apply to requests which are made after the date of entry into force of this Regulation. For this purpose, the date on which the request is received by the ECB shall be the relevant date.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community.. Done at Brussels, 22 January 2002.For the CouncilThe PresidentR. de Rato y Figaredo(1) Opinion delivered on 4.7.2001 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(2) Opinion delivered on 24.10.2001 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(3) OJ L 318, 27.11.1998, p. 1.(4) OJ L 318, 27.11.1998, p. 4. +",fine;pecuniary sanction;foreign-exchange reserves;foreign currency reserves;European Central Bank;ECB;financial legislation;transaction regulations;European System of Central Banks;ESCB;infringement of EU law;breach of Community law;breach of EU law;breach of European Union law;infringement of Community law;infringement of European Union law;infringement of the EC Treaty,17 +27772,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 145/2004 of 28 January 2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of wheat held by the German intervention agency. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 of 28 July 1998 laying down the procedure and conditions for the sale of cereals held by intervention agencies(2) provides in particular that cereals held by intervention agencies are to be sold by tendering procedure at prices preventing market disturbance.(2) Germany still has intervention stocks of wheat.(3) Because of the difficult weather conditions in much of the Community, cereals production has been significantly reduced in the 2003/04 marketing year. This situation has resulted in high prices locally, causing particular difficulties for livestock holdings and the feedingstuffs industry, which are finding it hard to obtain supplies at competitive prices.(4) It is therefore appropriate to make stocks of wheat held by the German intervention agency available on the internal market.(5) To take account of the situation on the Community market, provision should be made for the Commission to manage this invitation to tender.(6) When the German intervention agency notifies the Commission, the tenderers should remain anonymous.(7) With a view to modernising management, the information required by the Commission should be sent by electronic mail.(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. The German intervention agency shall open a standing invitation to tender for the sale on the Community market of 89000 tonnes of wheat held by it. The sale provided for in Article 1 shall take place in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93.However, notwithstanding that Regulation:(a) tenders shall be drawn up on the basis of the actual quality of the lot to which they apply;(b) the minimum selling price shall be set at a level which does not disturb the cereals market. Notwithstanding Article 13(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 the tender security is set at EUR 10 per tonne. 1. The closing date for the submission of tenders for the first partial invitation to tender shall be 5 February 2004 at 09.00 (Brussels time).The closing dates for the submission of tenders for subsequent partial invitations to tender shall be each Thursday at 09.00 (Brussels time), with the exception of 8 April, 20 May and 10 June 2004.The closing date for the submission of tenders for the last partial tendering procedure shall be 24 June 2004 at 09.00 (Brussels time).2. Tenders must be lodged with the German intervention agency:Bundesanstalt fĂźr Landwirtschaft und ErnährungBLEAdickesallee 40 D - 60322 Frankfurt am Main Telefax: (49-69) 156 49 62. Within two hours of the expiry of the time limit for the submission of tenders, the German intervention agency shall notify the Commission of tenders received. They must be sent by electronic mail in accordance with the form set out in the Annex. In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, the Commission shall set the minimum sale price or decide not to accept the tenders. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 January 2004.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003 (OJ L 158, 27.6.2003, p. 1).(2) OJ L 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1630/2000 (OJ L 187, 26.7.2000, p. 24).ANNEXStanding invitation to tender for the resale of 89000 tonnes of wheat held by the German intervention agencyRegulation (EC) No 145/2004>PIC FILE= ""L_2004024EN.003902.TIF"">Address for electronic transmission of information in accordance with Article 5:AGRI-C1-REVENTE-MARCHE-UE@cec.eu.int +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;intervention agency;single market;Community internal market;EC internal market;EU single market;sale;offering for sale;common wheat,17 +31603,"2006/548/EC,Euratom: Commission Decision of 2 August 2006 amending Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 218(2) thereof,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 131 thereof,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 28(1) and 41(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with Article 2(1) of the Commission's provisions on security as set out in the Annex to Commission Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom (1), the Member of the Commission responsible for security matters is to take appropriate measures to ensure that, when handling EU classified information, the Commission's rules on security are respected within the Commission, and, inter alia, by contractors external to the Commission.(2) Article 2(2) of the Commission provisions on security states that Member States, other institutions, bodies, offices and agencies established by virtue or on the basis of the Treaties are to be allowed to receive EU classified information on the condition that they ensure that strictly equivalent rules are respected within their services and premises, inter alia, by Member State's external contractors.(3) The Commission provisions on security do not at present include elements on how their basic principles and minimum standards should apply where the Commission confers on external entities, by contract or grant agreement, tasks involving, entailing and/or containing EU classified information.(4) It is therefore necessary to insert specific common minimum standards in that regard in the Commission's provisions on security and in the rules on security annexed thereto.(5) These common minimum standards should also be complied with by Member States, for measures to be taken in accordance with national arrangements, where they confer by contract or grant agreement, tasks involving, entailing and/or containing EU classified information on the external entities referred to in Article 2(2) of the Commission provisions on security.(6) These common minimum standards should apply without prejudice to other relevant acts, in particular Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts (2), Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (3) and Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002 (4) establishing its implementing rules and in particular to bilateral and multilateral agreements referred to in Articles 106 and 107 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002,. The Commission provisions on security as set out in the Annex to Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom are amended as follows:1. In Article 2(1) the following paragraph is added:2. The rules on security as set out in the Annex to the Commission provisions on security are amended as follows:(a) In Section 5.1. of Part I the following sentence is added:(b) In Part II, the text in the Annex to this Decision is added as Section 27;(c) In Appendix 6, the following abbreviations are added:‘DSA : Designated Security AuthorityFSC : Facility Security ClearanceFSO : Facility Security OfficerPSC : Personnel Security ClearanceSAL : Security Aspects LetterSCG : Security Classification Guide’ This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 2 August 2006.For the CommissionSiim KALLASVice-President(1)  OJ L 317, 3.12.2001, p. 1. Decision as last amended by Decision 2006/70/EC, Euratom (OJ L 34, 7.2.2006, p. 32).(2)  OJ L 134, 30.4.2004, p. 114. Directive as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2083/2005 (OJ L 333, 20.12.2005, p. 28).(3)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.(4)  OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1261/2005 (OJ L 201, 2.8.2005, p. 3).ANNEX‘27.   COMMON MINIMUM STANDARDS ON INDUSTRIAL SECURITY27.1.   IntroductionThis Section deals with security aspects of industrial activities that are unique to negotiating and awarding contracts or grant agreements conferring tasks involving, entailing and/or containing EU classified information and to their performance by industrial or other entities, including the release of, or access to, EU classified information during the public procurement and call for proposals procedures (bidding period and pre-contract negotiations).27.2.   DefinitionsFor the purpose of these common minimum standards, the following definitions shall apply:(a) “Classified contract”: any contract or grant agreement to supply products, execute works, render available buildings or provide services, the performance of which requires or involves access to or creation of EU classified information;(b) “Classified sub-contract”: a contract entered into by a contractor or a grant beneficiary with another contractor (i.e. the subcontractor) for the supply of products, execution of works, provision of buildings or services, the performance of which requires or involves access to or generation of EU classified information;(c) “Contractor”: an economic operator or legal entity possessing the legal capacity to undertake contracts or to be beneficiary of a grant;(d) “Designated Security Authority (DSA)”: an authority responsible to the National Security Authority (NSA) of an EU Member State which is responsible for communicating to industry or other entities the national policy in all matters of industrial security and for providing direction and assistance in its implementation. The function of DSA may be carried out by the NSA;(e) “Facility Security Clearance (FSC)”: an administrative determination by a NSA/DSA that, from the security viewpoint, a facility can afford adequate security protection to EU classified information of a specific security classification level and that its personnel who require access to EU classified information have been appropriately security cleared and briefed on the necessary security requirements for accessing and protecting EU classified information;(f) “Industrial or other entity”: a contractor or a subcontractor involved in supplying goods, executing works or providing services; this may involve industrial, commercial, service, scientific, research, educational or development entities;(g) “Industrial security”: the application of protective measures and procedures to prevent, detect and recover from the loss or compromise of EU classified information handled by a contractor or subcontractor in (pre)contract negotiations and classified contracts;(h) “National Security Authority (NSA)”: the Government Authority of an EU Member State with ultimate responsibility for the protection of EU classified information within that Member State;(i) “Overall level of security classification of a contract”: determination of the security classification of the whole contract or grant agreement, based on the classification of information and/or material that is to be, or may be, generated, released or accessed under any element of the overall contract or grant agreement. The overall level of security classification of a contract may not be lower than the highest classification of any of its elements, but may be higher because of the aggregation effect;(j) “Security Aspects Letter (SAL)”: a set of special contractual conditions, issued by the contracting authority, which forms an integral part of a classified contract involving access to or generation of EU classified information, and that identifies the security requirements or those elements of the classified contract requiring security protection;(k) “Security Classification Guide (SCG)”: a document which describes the elements of a programme, contract or grant agreement which are classified, specifying the applicable security classification levels. The SCG may be expanded throughout the life of the programme, contract or grant agreement, and the elements of information may be re-classified or downgraded. The SCG must be part of the SAL.27.3.   Organisation(a) The Commission may confer by classified contract tasks involving, entailing and/or containing EU classified information on industrial or other entities registered in a Member State;(b) The Commission shall ensure that all requirements deriving from these minimum standards are complied with when awarding classified contracts;(c) The Commission shall involve the relevant NSA or NSAs in order to apply these minimum standards on industrial security. NSAs may refer these tasks to one or more DSAs;(d) The ultimate responsibility for protecting EU classified information within industrial or other entities rests with the management of these entities;(e) Whenever a classified contract or subcontract falling within the scope of these minimum standards is awarded, the Commission and/or the NSA/DSA, as appropriate, will promptly notify the NSA/DSA of the Member State in which the contractor or subcontractor is registered.27.4.   Classified contracts and grant decisions(a) The security classification of contracts or grant agreements must take account of the following principles:— the Commission determines, as appropriate, those aspects of the classified contract which require protection and the consequent security classification; in so doing, it must take into account the original security classification assigned by the originator to information generated before awarding the classified contract,— the overall level of classification of the contract may not be lower than the highest classification of any of its elements,— EU classified information generated under contractual activities is classified in agreement with the Security Classification Guide,— where appropriate, the Commission is responsible for changing the overall level of classification of the contract, or security classification of any of its elements, in consultation with its originator, and for informing all interested parties,— classified information released to the contractor or subcontractor or generated under contractual activity must not be used for purposes other than those defined by the classified contract and must not be disclosed to third parties without the prior written consent of the originator;(b) The Commission and NSAs/DSAs of the relevant Member States are responsible for ensuring that contractors and subcontractors awarded classified contracts which involve information classified CONFIDENTIEL UE or above take all appropriate measures for safeguarding such EU classified information released to or generated by them in the performance of the classified contract in accordance with national laws and regulations. Non-compliance with the security requirements may result in termination of the classified contract;(c) All industrial or other entities participating in classified contracts which involve access to information classified CONFIDENTIEL UE or above must hold a national FSC. The FSC is granted by the NSA/DSA of the Member State to confirm that a facility can afford and guarantee adequate security protection of EU classified information to the appropriate classification level;(d) When a classified contract is awarded, a Facility Security Officer (FSO), appointed by the management of the contractor or subcontractor, shall be responsible for requesting a Personnel Security Clearance (PSC) for all persons employed in industrial or other entities registered in an EU Member State whose duties require access to information classified CONFIDENTIEL UE or above subject to a classified contract, to be granted by the NSA/DSA of that Member State in accordance with its national regulations;(e) Classified contracts must include the SAL as defined in 27.2.(j). The SAL must contain the SCG;(f) Before initiating a negotiated procedure for a classified contract the Commission will contact the NSA/DSA of the Member State in which the industrial or other entities concerned are registered in order to obtain confirmation that they hold a valid FSC appropriate to the level of security classification of the contract;(g) The contracting authority must not place a classified contract with a preferred economic operator before having received the valid FSC certificate;(h) Unless required by Member State national laws and regulations, an FSC is not required for contracts involving information classified RESTREINT UE;(i) Invitations to tender in respect of classified contracts must contain a provision requiring that an economic operator who fails to submit a tender or who is not selected be required to return all documents within a specified period of time;(j) It may be necessary for contractors to negotiate classified subcontracts with subcontractors at various levels. The contractor is responsible for ensuring that all subcontracting activities are undertaken in accordance with the common minimum standards contained in this Section. However, the contractor must not transmit EU classified information or material to a subcontractor without the prior written consent of the originator;(k) The conditions under which a contractor may subcontract must be defined in the tender or call for proposals and in the classified contract. No subcontract may be awarded to entities registered in a non-EU Member State without the express written authorisation of the Commission;(l) Throughout the life of the classified contract, compliance with all its security provisions will be monitored by the Commission, in conjunction with the relevant DSA/NSA. Any security incidents shall be reported, in accordance with the provisions laid down in Part II, Section 24 of these Rules on Security. Any change to or withdrawal of an FSC shall immediately be communicated to the Commission and to any other NSA/DSA to which it has been notified;(m) When a classified contract or a classified subcontract is terminated, the Commission and/or the NSA/DSA, as appropriate, will promptly notify the NSA/DSA of the Member State in which the contractor or subcontractor is registered;(n) The common minimum standards contained in this Section shall continue to be complied with, and the confidentiality of classified information shall be maintained by the contractors and subcontractors, after termination or conclusion of the classified contract or classified subcontract;(o) Specific provisions for the disposal of classified information at the end of the classified contract will be laid down in the SAL or in other relevant provisions identifying security requirements;(p) The obligations and conditions referred to in this Section apply mutatis mutandis to procedures where grants are awarded by decision and notably to the beneficiaries of such grants. The grant decision shall set out all obligations of the beneficiaries.27.5.   VisitsVisits by personnel of the Commission in the context of classified contracts to industrial or other entities in the Member States performing EU classified contracts must be arranged with the relevant NSA/DSA. Visits by employees of industrial or other entities within the framework of an EU classified contract must be arranged between the NSAs/DSAs concerned. However, the NSAs/DSAs involved in an EU classified contract may agree on a procedure whereby visits by employees of industrial or other entities can be arranged directly.27.6.   Transmission and transportation of EU classified information(a) With regard to the transmission of EU classified information, the provisions of Part II, Section 21 of these Rules on Security shall apply. In order to supplement such provisions, any existing procedures in force among Member States will apply;(b) The international transportation of EU classified material relating to classified contracts will be in accordance with Member State's national procedures. The following principles will be applied when examining security arrangements for international transportation:— security is assured at all stages during the transportation and under all circumstances, from the point of origin to the ultimate destination,— the degree of protection accorded to a consignment is determined by the highest classification of material contained within it,— an FSC is obtained, where appropriate, for companies providing transportation. In such cases, personnel handling the consignment must be security cleared in compliance with the common minimum standards contained in this Section,— journeys are point to point to the extent possible, and are completed as quickly as circumstances permit,— whenever possible, routes should be only through EU Member States. Routes through non-EU Member States should only be undertaken when authorised by the NSA/DSA of the States of both the consignor and the consignee,— prior to any movement of EU classified material, a Transportation Plan is made up by the consignor and approved by the NSAs/DSAs concerned.’ +",contract;conclusion of a contract;contract law;contractual agreement;contractual commitment;law of contract;rules of procedure;European Commission;CEC;Commission of the European Communities;EC Commission;EU Commission;data protection;data security;operation of the Institutions;confidentiality;confidential information,17 +3381,"85/24/EEC: Commission Decision of 5 December 1984 on the implementation of the reform of agricultural structure in the United Kingdom pursuant to Council Directives 72/159/EEC and 75/268/EEC (Only the English text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms (1), as last amended by Directive 84/513/EEC (2), and in particular Article 18 (3) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas (3), as last amended by Directive 82/786/EEC (4), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Article 17 (4) of Directive 72/159/EEC, the Government of the United Kingdom has notified the following laws, regulations and administrative provisions:- Statutory Instrument 1984, No 618: The Agriculture and Horticulture Development (Amendment) Regulations 1984,- Statutory Instrument 1984, No 619: The Agriculture and Horticulture Grant (Variation) Scheme 1984,- Statutory Instrument 1984, No 620: The Farm and Horticulture Development (Amendment) Regulation 1984,- Decision fixing the level of comparable earned income for 1984;Whereas, under Article 18 (3) of Directive 72/159/EEC and Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC, the Commission has to decide whether, having regard to the objectives of the said Directive and to the need for a proper connection between the various measures, such laws, regulations and administrative provisions comply with the Directives and thus satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community;Whereas the abovementioned laws, regulations and administrative provisions satisfy the conditions and objectives of Directives 72/159/EEC and 75/268/EEC;Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,. The laws, regulations and administrative provisions for the implementation of Directives 72/159/EEC and 75/268/EEC in the United Kingdom, listed in the preamble hereto, satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to common measures within the meaning of Article 15 of Directive 72/159/EEC and Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC. This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.. Done at Brussels, 5 December 1984.For the CommissionPoul DALSAGERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 96, 23. 4. 1972, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 285, 30. 10. 1984, p. 13.(3) OJ No L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 327, 24. 11. 1982, p. 19. +",agrarian reform;agricultural reform;reform of agricultural structures;farm development plan;agricultural development plan;physical improvement plan;less-favoured agricultural area;area with specific problems;less-favoured agricultural region;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid;EAGGF Guidance Section;EAGGF Guidance Section aid,17 +22268,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2181/2001 of 9 November 2001 amending Regulation (EEC) No 563/82 as regards the criterion for identifying young uncastrated male bovine animals. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1512/2001(2),Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81 of 28 April 1981 determining the Community scale for the classification of carcasses of adult bovine animals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1026/91(4), and in particular Article 3(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 563/82 of 10 March 1982 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81 for establishing the market prices of adult bovine animals on the basis of the Community scale for the classification of carcasses(5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2090/93(6), bases a criterion for distinguishing between the carcasses of young uncastrated male animals of less than two years and the carcasses of other older animals on the degree of ossification of certain vertebrae.(2) Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97(7) establishes a system for identifying and registering individual bovine animals that enables them to be monitored during their entire lifetime.(3) To ensure consistent and up-to-date legislation, the identification criterion in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 563/82 should be amended so that, for verification purposes, the information on the animal's age in the livestock identification and registration system established in the Member States in accordance with Title I of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 should be used to identify the carcasses of uncastrated male bovine animals that are less than two years of age.(4) There should be a sufficiently long period before application to allow Member States to adjust to the new system.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 563/82 is replaced by the following: ""Article 2For the application of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81, the carcasses of young uncastrated male animals of less than two years and the carcasses of other uncastrated male animals shall be distinguished by the animal's age verified on the basis of the information available in the bovine animal identification and registration system established in each Member State in accordance with Title I of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council(8)."" This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 April 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 November 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.(2) OJ L 201, 26.7.2001, p. 1.(3) OJ L 123, 7.5.1981, p. 3.(4) OJ L 106, 26.4.1991, p. 2.(5) OJ L 67, 11.3.1982, p. 23.(6) OJ L 190, 30.7.1993, p. 9.(7) OJ L 204, 11.8.2000, p. 1.(8) OJ L 204, 11.8.2000, p. 1. +",meat processing industry;cutting premises;cutting-up premises;slaughterhouse;market prices;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;carcase;animal carcase;classification;UDC;heading;universal decimal classification,17 +34879,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1506/2007 of 18 December 2007 on the issuing of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of December 2007 under tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 for certain products in the egg sector and for egg albumin. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of the Council of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in eggs (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75 of the Council of 29 October 1975 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin (2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (3), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 of 15 May 2007 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the egg sector and for egg albumin (4), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 opened tariff quotas for imports of products in the egg sector and for egg albumin.(2) The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of December 2007 for the subperiod 1 January to 31 March 2008 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which licences may be issued should therefore be determined and an allocation coefficient laid down to be applied to the quantities applied for.(3) The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of December 2007 for the subperiod 1 January to 31 March 2008 do not, for some quotas, cover the total quantity available. The quantities for which applications have not been lodged should therefore be determined and these should be added to the quantity fixed for the following quota subperiod,. 1.   The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 for the subperiod 1 January to 31 March 2008 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex to this Regulation.2.   The quantities for which import licence applications have not been lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 539/2007, to be added to the subperiod 1 April to 30 June 2008, are set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 December 2007.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 December 2007.For the CommissionJean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 49. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 679/2006 (OJ L 119, 4.5.2006, p. 1). Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 will be replaced by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1) as from 1 July 2008.(2)  OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 104. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2916/95 (OJ L 305, 19.12.1995, p. 49).(3)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 289/2007 (OJ L 78, 17.3.2007, p. 17).(4)  OJ L 128, 16.5.2007, p. 19.ANNEXGroup No Order No Allocation coefficient for import licence applications lodged for the subperiod 1.1.2008-31.3.2008 Quantities not applied for to be added to the subperiod 1.4.2008-30.6.2008E1 09.4015 (1) 107 825 000E2 09.4401 25,000042 —E3 09.4402 (2) 6 811 495(1)  Not applied: no licence application has been sent to the Commission.(2)  Not applied: the applications do not cover the total quantity available. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;egg;egg product;egg preparation;import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;animal protein,17 +34353,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 760/2007 of 29 June 2007 amending for the 80th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 prohibiting the export of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and extending the freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan (1), and in particular Article 7(1), first indent, thereof,Whereas:(1) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.(2) On 8 June 2007, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to amend the list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. Annex I should therefore be amended accordingly.(3) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation must enter into force immediately,. Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 June 2007.For the CommissionEneko LANDÁBURUDirector-General for External Relations(1)  OJ L 139, 29.5.2002, p. 9. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 732/2007 (OJ L 166, 28.6.2007, p. 13).ANNEXAnnex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended as follows:The following entries shall be added under the heading ‘Natural persons’:1. Salem Nor Eldin Amohamed Al-Dabski (alias (a) Abu Al-Ward, (b) Abdullah Ragab, (c) Abu Naim). Address: Bab Ben Ghasheer, Tripoli, Libya. Date of birth: 1963. Place of birth: Tripoli, Libya. Nationality: Libyan. Passport number: 1990/345751 (Libyan passport). Other information: Mother’s name is Kalthoum Abdul Salam Al-Shaftari.2. Said Youssef Ali Abu Aziza (alias Abdul Hamid, Abu Therab). Date of birth: 1958. Place of birth: Tripoli, Libya. Nationality: Libyan. Passport number: 87/437555 (Libyan passport). Other information: Married to a Sanaa Al-Gamei’i.3. Aly Soliman Massoud Abdul Sayed (alias (a) Ibn El Qaim, (b) Mohamed Osman, (c) Adam). Address: Ghout El Shamal, Tripoli, Libya. Date of birth: 1969. Place of birth: Tripoli, Libya. Nationality: Libyan. Passport number: 96/184442 (Libyan Passport). Other information: Married to Safia Abdul El Rahman (Sudanese citizen). +",natural person;Afghanistan;Islamic Republic of Afghanistan;international affairs;international politics;international sanctions;blockade;boycott;embargo;reprisals;restriction of liberty;banishment;compulsory residence order;house arrest;economic sanctions;terrorism;elimination of terrorism,17 +33370,"2007/145/EC: Council Decision of 27 February 2007 amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks as regards the external auditors of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank. ,Having regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular to Article 27(1) thereof,Having regard to Recommendation ECB/2006/29 of the European Central Bank of 21 December 2006 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (1),Whereas:(1) The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of the national central banks of the Eurosystem are to be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by the Council of the European Union.(2) Pursuant to Article 37(1) of the Federal Act on the Oesterreichische Nationalbank, the General Meeting of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) must elect two auditors and two alternate auditors each year. The alternate auditors will be mandated only in the event that the auditors are not able to perform the audit.(3) On 14 March 2006 the Council of the European Union, having regard to Recommendation ECB/2006/1 of 1 February 2006 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (2), approved KPMG Alpen-Treuhand GmbH and TPA Horwath Wirtschaftsprüfung GmbH as joint external auditors, and Moore Stephens Austria Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft mbH and BDO Auxilia Treuhand GmbH as joint alternate auditors for the financial year 2006 (3).(4) On 8 September 2006 the OeNB informed the ECB that at the OeNB's General Meeting in May 2006, KPMG Alpen-Treuhand GmbH did not obtain the majority of votes necessary to be selected and, that as a consequence thereof, the second ranked auditor, TPA Horwath Wirtschaftsprüfung GmbH, was appointed first auditor. The first ranked alternate auditor, Moore Stephens Austria Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft mbH, was appointed second auditor and the second ranked alternate auditor, BDO Auxilia Treuhand GmbH, was appointed as the sole alternate auditor. To appoint the necessary second alternate auditor, the OeNB conducted a restricted procurement procedure, selected Ernst & Young Wirtschaftsprüfungs GmbH and invited the ECB to recommend it to the Council of the European Union for approval.(5) The approval of the Council of the European Union is necessary to appoint Moore Stephens Austria Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft mbH as the second external auditor and Ernst & Young Wirtschaftsprüfungs GmbH as the second alternate external auditor of the OeNB.(6) The Governing Council of the ECB recommended that the mandate of the external auditors should be renewed on a yearly basis, not exceeding a total term of five years.(7) It is appropriate to follow the recommendation of the Governing Council of the ECB and to amend Council Decision 1999/70/EC (4) accordingly,. Article 1(9) of Decision 1999/70/EC shall be replaced by the following:‘9.   TPA Horwath Wirtschaftsprüfung GmbH and Moore Stephens Austria Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft mbH are hereby approved jointly as the external auditors of the OeNB for the financial year 2006.BDO Auxilia Treuhand GmbH and Ernst & Young Wirtschaftsprüfungs GmbH are hereby approved jointly as the alternate external auditors of the OeNB for the financial year 2006.This mandate may be renewed on a yearly basis, not exceeding a total term of five years, ending with the financial year 2010 at the latest’. This Decision shall be notified to the European Central Bank. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 27 February 2007.For the CouncilThe PresidentP. STEINBRÜCK(1)  OJ C 5, 10.1.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ C 34, 10.2.2006, p. 30.(3)  OJ L 79, 16.3.2006, p. 25.(4)  OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 69. Decision as last amended by Decision 2007/97/EC (OJ L 42, 14.2.2007, p. 24). +",self-employed person;adviser;consultant;expert;free-lance;independent;self-employed worker;Austria;Republic of Austria;auditing;central bank;bank of issue;federal bank;national bank;accountant;auditor;chartered accountant,17 +25913,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 640/2003 of 9 April 2003 fixing the quantities which may be transferred to another group of varieties under the guarantee threshold for the 2003 harvest in the raw tobacco sector. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in raw tobacco(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 546/2002(2), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 introduces production quotas for the different groups of varieties of tobacco. The individual quotas are divided between producers on the basis of the guarantee thresholds for the 2003 harvest fixed in Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No 546/2002 of 25 March 2002 fixing the premiums and guarantee thresholds for leaf tobacco by variety group and Member State for the 2002, 2003 and 2004 harvests and amending Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92. Under Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92, the Commission may authorise Member States to transfer parts of their guarantee threshold allocations between groups of varieties on condition that such transfers between groups do not give rise to additional costs for the EAGGF and do not involve any increase in Member States' overall guarantee threshold allocations.(2) Since this condition has been met, transfers should be authorised in the Member States which have made an application to do so.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,. For the 2003 harvest, before the deadline for the conclusion of cultivation contracts laid down in Article 10(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2848/98(3), Member States are hereby authorised to transfer quantities from one group of varieties to another in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 April 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 215, 30.7.1992, p. 70.(2) OJ L 84, 28.3.2002, p. 4.(3) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 17.ANNEXGuarantee threshold quantities which each Member State is authorised to transfer from one group of varieties to another>TABLE> +",France;French Republic;Greece;Hellenic Republic;Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;Italy;Italian Republic;guarantee threshold;production quota;limitation of production;production restriction;reduction of production;tobacco,17 +26895,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1966/2003 of 7 November 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 834/95 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1789/2003(2), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 834/95 of 12 April 1995 concerning the classification of certain goods in the combined nomenclature(3) lays down measures concerning the classification in the Combined Nomenclature of a knitted made-up article.(2) In its judgment in joined cases C-260/00 to C-263/00(4) in respect of the classification of knee supports and other bandages, the Court of Justice of the European Communities specified criteria to draw a distinction between ordinary versions of bandages that serve a general purpose and versions that are designed to perform a specific medical function and subsequently are to be classified in heading 9021 of the Combined Nomenclature.(3) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to specify the reasons for the classification of the good mentioned in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 834/95, in order to clarify why the classified product is an ordinary version of a knee-bandage.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,. In Column 3 (reasons) of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 834/95 the following paragraph is added.""Classification of the article in heading 9021 as orthopaedic appliance is excluded, because the hinges are not adjustable to a specific handicap of a patient. Moreover, the article does not show a high degree of precision.Therefore, the article is an ordinary support for general use and it does not serve a specific medical purpose.The adjustment of the article around the leg by two 'velcro-type' strips, does not serve any specific medical purpose, because the 'velcro-type' strips merely hold the knee-pad in place."" This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 November 2003.For the CommissionFrederik BolkesteinMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.(2) OJ L 281, 30.10.2003, p. 1.(3) OJ L 84, 14.4.1995, p. 1.(4) Judgment of the Court of Justice of 7 November 2002 in joined cases C-260/00 - C-263/00, Lohmann GmbH & Co. KG and Medi Bayreuth WeihermĂźller & Voigtmann GmbH & Co. KG v. Oberfinanzdirektion Koblenz (not yet published in the ECR). +",medical device;biomedical device;biomedical equipment;implant;medical and surgical instruments;medical apparatus;medical appliance;medical equipment;medical instrument;medical scanner;prosthesis;surgical device;surgical instrument;surgical material;therapeutic equipment;Combined Nomenclature;CN,17 +5132,"Council Regulation (EU) No 556/2010 of 24 June 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 1763/2004 imposing certain restrictive measures in support of effective implementation of the mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215(2) thereof,Having regard to Council Common Position 2004/694/CFSP of 11 October 2004 on further measures in support of the effective implementation of the mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) (1),Having regard to the joint proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the Commission,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 1763/2004 of 11 October 2004 imposing certain restrictive measures in support of effective implementation of the mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) (2) provides for the freezing of the funds and economic resources belonging to, or owned or held by, certain natural persons indicted by the ICTY, in accordance with Common Position 2004/694/CFSP.(2) It is appropriate to align Regulation (EC) No 1763/2004 with recent developments in sanctions practice, on the one hand as regards the identification of competent authorities and on the other, as regards the Article on Union jurisdiction. For the sake of clarity, the Articles to which amendments need to be made should be replaced in full.(3) Regulation (EC) No 1763/2004 should be amended accordingly,. Regulation (EC) No 1763/2004 is amended as follows:(1) Article 3 is replaced by the following:(a) necessary for basic expenses, including payments for foodstuffs, rent or mortgage, medicines and medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums and public utility charges;(b) intended exclusively for payment of reasonable professional fees and reimbursement of incurred expenses associated with the provision of legal services;(c) intended exclusively for payment of fees or service charges for routine holding or maintenance of frozen funds or economic resources; or(d) necessary for extraordinary expenses, provided that the Member State concerned has notified the other Member States and the Commission of the grounds on which it considers that a specific authorisation should be granted, at least two weeks before the authorisation.(2) Article 4 is replaced by the following:(a) The funds or economic resources are subject of a judicial, administrative or arbitral lien established prior to the date on which the natural person referred to in Article 2 was included in Annex I or of a judicial, administrative or arbitral judgment rendered prior to that date;(b) The funds or economic resources will be used exclusively to satisfy claims secured by such a lien or recognised as valid in such a judgment, within the limits set by applicable laws and regulations governing the rights of persons having such claims;(c) The lien or judgment is not for the benefit of a natural person listed in Annex I;(d) Recognising the lien or judgment is not contrary to public policy in the Member State concerned.(3) Article 7 is replaced by the following:(a) supply immediately any information which would facilitate compliance with this Regulation, such as accounts and amounts frozen in accordance with Article 2, to the competent authorities of Member States as indicated in the websites listed in Annex II for the country where they are resident or located and shall transmit such information, directly or through the competent authority as indicated in the websites listed in Annex II, to the Commission; and(b) cooperate with that competent authority in any verification of this information.(4) The following Article is inserted:(5) Article 12 is replaced by the following:(a) within the territory of the Union, including its airspace;(b) on board any aircraft or any vessel under the jurisdiction of a Member State;(c) to any person inside or outside the territory of the Union who is a national of a Member State;(d) to any legal person, entity or body which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State;(e) to any legal person, entity or body in respect of any business done in whole or in part within the Union.’;(6) Annex II is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 24 June 2010.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. BLANCO LÓPEZ(1)  OJ L 315, 14.10.2004, p. 52.(2)  OJ L 315, 14.10.2004, p. 14.ANNEX‘ANNEX IIWebsites for information on the competent authorities referred to in Articles 3, 4 and 7, and address for notifications to the European CommissionBELGIUMBULGARIACZECH REPUBLICDENMARKGERMANYESTONIAIRELANDGREECESPAINFRANCEITALYCYPRUSLATVIALITHUANIALUXEMBOURGHUNGARYMALTANETHERLANDSAUSTRIAPOLANDPORTUGALROMANIASLOVENIASLOVAKIAFINLANDSWEDENUNITED KINGDOMAddress for notifications to the European Commission:European CommissionDG External RelationsDirectorate A. Crisis Platform and Policy Coordination in Common Foreign and Security PolicyUnit A2. Crisis Response and Peace BuildingCHAR 12/106B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel (Belgium)E-mail: relex-sanctions@ec.europa.euTel. (32 2) 295 55 85Fax (32 2) 299 08 73’ +",fight against crime;crime prevention;criminal procedure;law of criminal procedure;simplified procedure;special criminal procedure;cooperation policy;economic sanctions;Yugoslavia;territories of the former Yugoslavia;international criminal law;International Criminal Tribunal;ICT;ICTR;ICTY;International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda;International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia,17 +1644,"81/324/EEC: Commission Decision of 24 April 1981 approving a programme for the handling, storage and marketing of quality cereals in Schleswig-Holstein pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (Only the German text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural products are processed and marketed (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Whereas on 20 December 1979 the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany forwarded the programme for the handling, storage and marketing of quality cereals in Schleswig-Holstein and on 1 August 1980 provided additional details;Whereas this programme relates to the creating and modernization of facilities for the conditioning and storage of quality cereals with the aim of adapting the marketing to the market requirements as regards quantity, quality and presentation of the offer ; whereas it is therefore a programme within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;Whereas the programme contains the details referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, showing that the objectives laid down in Article 1 of the said Regulation can be achieved in respect of the cereal sector in Schleswig-Holstein ; whereas the schedule for implementation of the programme, does not exceed the time limit laid down in Article 3 (1) (g) of this Regulation;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,. The programme for the handling, storage and marketing of quality cereals in Schleswig-Holstein, pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 communicated by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on 20 December 1979 and supplemented on 1 August 1980, is hereby approved. This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Brussels, 24 April 1981.For the CommissionPoul DALSAGERMember of the Commission (1) OJ No L 51, 23.2.1977, p. 1. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;Federation State;Bundesland;Land (Germany);State of a Federation;Schleswig-Holstein;Schleswig-Holstein (Land);storage;storage facility;storage site;warehouse;warehousing;cereals;preparation for market,17 +3897,"2005/950/EC: Commission Decision of 23 December 2005 amending Decision 2003/135/EC as regards the extension of the plans for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and the emergency vaccination of feral pigs against classical swine fever in certain areas of the Federal States of North Rhine-Westfalia and Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany) (notified under document number C(2005) 5621). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (1), and in particular Articles 16(1) and 20(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Decision 2003/135/EC of 27 February 2003 on the approval of the plans for the eradication of classical swine fever and the emergency vaccination of feral pigs against classical swine fever in Germany, in the Federal States of Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland (2) was adopted as one of a number of measures to combat classical swine fever.(2) The disease was successfully eradicated in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the approved eradication plan adopted for certain areas of this Federal State was lifted by Commission Decision 2005/58/EC of 26 January 2005 amending Decision 2003/135/EC as regards the termination of the eradication and vaccination plans in the Federal States of Lower-Saxony and North Rhine-Westfalia and the eradication plan in the Federal States of Saarland (Germany) (3).(3) The German authorities have informed the Commission on the re-occurrence during October 2005 of the disease in feral pigs in certain areas of North Rhine-Westfalia and have amended the plans for the eradication of classical swine fever and the emergency vaccination of feral pigs against classical swine fever accordingly and notified it to the Commission.(4) In the light of the epidemiological information, the eradication plan in Germany should be extended to areas in the district of Euskirchen in North Rhine-Westphalia and the districts of Ahrweiler and Daun in Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition, the emergency vaccination plan for feral pigs against classical swine fever should be amended to cover those areas.(5) Decision 2003/135/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The Annex to Decision 2003/135/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic.. Done at Brussels, 23 December 2005.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 5. Directive as amended by the 2003 Act of Accession.(2)  OJ L 53, 28.2.2003, p. 47. Decision as last amended by Decision 2005/236/EC (OJ L 72, 18.3.2005, p. 44).(3)  OJ L 24, 27.1.2005, p. 45.ANNEX‘ANNEX1.   AREAS WHERE ERADICATION PLANS ARE IN PLACE:A.   Rhineland-Palatinate:(a) the Kreise: Bad Dürkheim, Donnersbergkreis and Südliche Weinstraße;(b) the cities of: Speyer, Landau, Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Pirmasens and Kaiserslautern;(c) in the Kreis Alzey-Worms: the localities Stein-Bockenheim, Wonsheim, Siefersheim, Wöllstein, Gumbsheim, Eckelsheim, Wendelsheim, Nieder-Wiesen, Nack, Erbes-Büdesheim, Flonheim, Bornheim, Lonsheim, Bermershein vor der Höhe, Albig, Bechenheim, Offenheim, Mauchenheim, Freimersheim, Wahlheim, Kettenheim, Esselborn, Dintesheim, Flomborn, Eppelsheim, Ober-Flörsheim, Hangen-Weisheim, Gundersheim, Bermersheim, Gundheim, Framersheim, Gau-Heppenheim, Monsheim and Alzey;(d) in the Kreis Bad Kreuznach: the localities Becherbach, Reiffelbach, Schmittweiler, Callbach, Meisenheim, Breitenheim, Rehborn, Lettweiler, Abtweiler, Raumbach, Bad Sobernheim, Odernheim a. Glan, Staudernheim, Oberhausen a. d. Nahe, Duchroth, Hallgarten, Feilbingert, Hochstätten, Niederhausen, Norheim, Bad Münster a. Stein-Ebernburg, Altenbamberg, Traisen, Fürfeld, Tiefenthal, Neu-Bamberg, Frei-Laubersheim, Hackenheim, Volxheim, Pleitersheim, Pfaffen-Schwabenheim, Biebelsheim, Guldental, Bretzenheim, Langenlonsheim, Laubenheim, Dorsheim, Rümmelsheim, Windesheim, Stromberg, Waldlaubersheim, Warmsroth, Schweppenhausen, Eckenroth, Roth, Boos, Hüffelsheim, Schloßböckelheim, Rüdesheim, Weinsheim, Oberstreit, Waldböckelheim, Mandel, Hargesheim, Roxheim, Gutenberg and Bad Kreuznach;(e) in the Kreis Germersheim: the municipalities Lingenfeld, Bellheim and Germersheim;(f) in the Kreis Kaiserslautern: the municipalities Weilerbach, Otterbach, Otterberg, Enkenbach-Alsenborn, Hochspeyer, Kaiserslautern-Süd, Landstuhl and Bruchmühlbach-Miesau the localities Ramstein-Miesenbach, Hütschenhausen, Steinwenden and Kottweiler-Schwanden;(g) in the Kreis Kusel: the localities Odenbach, Adenbach, Cronenberg, Ginsweiler, Hohenöllen, Lohnweiler, Heinzenhausen, Nussbach, Reipoltskirchen, Hefersweiler, Relsberg, Einöllen, Oberweiler-Tiefenbach, Wolfstein, Kreimbach-Kaulbach, Rutsweiler a.d. Lauter, Rothselberg, Jettenbach and Bosenbach;(h) in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis: the municipalities Dudenhofen, Waldsee, Böhl-Iggelheim, Schifferstadt, Römerberg and Altrip;(i) in the Kreis Südwestpfalz: the municipalities Waldfischbach-Burgalben, Rodalben, Hauenstein, Dahner-Felsenland, Pirmasens-Land and Thaleischweiler-Fröschen, the localities Schmitshausen, Herschberg, Schauerberg, Weselberg, Obernheim-Kirchenarnbach, Hettenhausen, Saalstadt, Wallhalben and Knopp-Labach;(j) in the Kreis Ahrweiler: the municipalities Adenau und Ahrweiler;(k) in the Kreis Daun: the munipalities Nohn und Üxheim.B.   North Rhine-Westfalia:— in the Kreis Euskirchen: the city Bad Münstereifel, the municipality Blankenheim (localities Lindweiler, Lommersdorf and Rohr), the city Euskirchen (localities Billig, Euenheim, Flamersheim, Kirchheim, Kreuzweingarten, Niederkastenholz, Rheder, Schweinheim, Stotzheim and Wißkirchen), the city Mechernich (localities Antweiler, Harzheim, Holzheim, Lessenich, Rissdorf, Wachendorf and Weiler am Berge), the municipality Nettersheim (localities Bouderath, Buir, Egelgau, Frohngau, Holzmühlheim, Pesch, Roderath and Tondorf).2.   AREAS WHERE THE EMERGENCY VACCINATION IS APPLIED:A.   Rhineland-Palatinate:(a) the Kreise: Bad Dürkheim, Donnersbergkreis and Südliche Weinstraße;(b) the cities: Speyer, Landau, Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Pirmasens and Kaiserslautern;(c) in the Kreis Alzey-Worms: the localities Stein-Bockenheim, Wonsheim, Siefersheim, Wöllstein, Gumbsheim, Eckelsheim, Wendelsheim, Nieder-Wiesen, Nack, Erbes-Büdesheim, Flonheim, Bornheim, Lonsheim, Bermersheim vor der Höhe, Albig, Bechenheim, Offenheim, Mauchenheim, Freimersheim, Wahlheim, Kettenheim, Esselborn, Dintesheim, Flomborn, Eppelsheim, Ober-Flörsheim, Hangen-Weisheim, Gundersheim, Bermersheim, Gundheim, Framersheim, Gau-Heppenheim, Monsheim and Alzey;(d) in the Kreis Bad Kreuznach: the localities Becherbach, Reiffelbach, Schmittweiler, Callbach, Meisenheim, Breitenheim, Rehborn, Lettweiler, Abtweiler, Raumbach, Bad Sobernheim, Odernheim a. Glan, Staudernheim, Oberhausen a. d. Nahe, Duchroth, Hallgarten, Feilbingert, Hochstätten, Niederhausen, Norheim, Bad Münster a. Stein-Ebernburg, Altenbamberg, Traisen, Fürfeld, Tiefenthal, Neu-Bamberg, Frei-Laubersheim, Hackenheim, Volxheim, Pleitersheim, Pfaffen-Schwabenheim, Biebelsheim, Guldental, Bretzenheim, Langenlonsheim, Laubenheim, Dorsheim, Rümmelsheim, Windesheim, Stromberg, Waldlaubersheim, Warmsroth, Schweppenhausen, Eckenroth, Roth, Boos, Hüffelsheim, Schloßböckelheim, Rüdesheim, Weinsheim, Oberstreit, Waldböckelheim, Mandel, Hargesheim, Roxheim, Gutenberg and Bad Kreuznach;(e) in the Kreis Germersheim: the municipalities Lingenfeld, Bellheim and Germersheim;(f) in the Kreis Kaiserslautern: the municipalities Weilerbach, Otterbach, Otterberg, Enkenbach-Alsenborn, Hochspeyer, Kaiserslautern-Süd, Landstuhl and Bruchmühlbach-Miesau, the localities Ramstein-Miesenbach, Hütschenhausen, Steinwenden and Kottweiler-Schwanden;(g) in the Kreis Kusel: the localities Odenbach, Adenbach, Cronenberg, Ginsweiler, Hohenöllen, Lohnweiler, Heinzenhausen, Nussbach, Reipoltskirchen, Hefersweiler, Relsberg, Einöllen, Oberweiler-Tiefenbach, Wolfstein, Kreimbach-Kaulbach, Rutsweiler a.d. Lauter, Rothselberg, Jettenbach and Bosenbach;(h) in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis: the municipalities Dudenhofen, Waldsee, Böhl-Iggelheim, Schifferstadt, Römerberg and Altrip;(i) in the Kreis Südwestpfalz: the municipalities Waldfischbach-Burgalben, Rodalben, Hauenstein, Dahner-Felsenland, Pirmasens-Land and Thaleischweiler-Fröschen, the localities Schmitshausen, Herschberg, Schauerberg, Weselberg, Obernheim-Kirchenarnbach, Hettenhausen, Saalstadt, Wallhalben and Knopp-Labach;(j) in the Kreis Ahrweiler: the municipalities Adenau and Ahrweiler;(k) in the Kreis Daun: the munipalities Nohn and Üxheim.B.   North Rhine-Westfalia— in the Kreis Euskirchen: the city Bad Münstereifel, the municipality Blankenheim (localities Lindweiler, Lommersdorf and Rohr), the city Euskirchen (localities Billig, Euenheim, Flamersheim, Kirchheim, Kreuzweingarten, Niederkastenholz, Rheder, Schweinheim, Stotzheim and Wißkirchen), the city Mechernich (localities Antweiler, Harzheim, Holzheim, Lessenich, Rissdorf, Wachendorf and Weiler am Berge), the municipality Nettersheim (localities Bouderath, Buir, Egelgau, Frohngau, Holzmühlheim, Pesch, Roderath and Tondorf).’ +",veterinary legislation;veterinary regulations;animal plague;cattle plague;rinderpest;swine fever;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;North Rhine-Westphalia;North Rhine-Westphalia (Land);Rhineland-Palatinate;Rhineland-Palatinate (Land);vaccination,17 +1869,"Council Regulation (EC) No 1366/95 of 12 June 1995 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89 in order to extend economic aid to Croatia. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89 (3) provides for aid operations of an economic and humanitarian nature in support of the process of economic and social reform in certain countries of Central and Eastern Europe;Whereas the Annex to that Regulation lists the countries which may receive such aid;Whereas, in the light of Croatia's independence, that country should be added to the list of recipients so that it can receive aid under Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89;Whereas the conditions to allow for Croatia to be included amongst the beneficiary countries can now be considered to have been fulfilled,. The following country shall be added to the list in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89: 'Croatia`. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 12 June 1995.For the Council The President H. de CHARETTE +",national independence;national dependence;political independence;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;Croatia;Republic of Croatia;economic reform;change of economic system;economic aid;Central and Eastern Europe;CEE;Central Europe;Eastern Europe,17 +16271,"97/575/EC, ECSC, Euratom: Commission Decision of 23 July 1997 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1 November and 1 December 1996 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in third countries. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities,Having regard to the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities and the conditions of employment of other servants of the Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EC) No 2485/96 (2), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X thereto,Whereas, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, Council Regulation (ECSC, EC, Euratom) No 542/97 (3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 July 1996 to the remuneration of officials serving in third countries, payable in the currency of their country of employment;Whereas the Commission has made a number of adjustments to these weightings (4) in recent months, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations;Whereas, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1 November and 1 December 1996 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain third countries the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weighting and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down or adjusted,. Sole ArticleWith effect from 1 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1 November and 1 December 1996 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in third countries payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.The exchange rates for the calculation of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the general budget of the European Communities for the month preceding the date referred to in the first paragraph.. Done at Brussels, 23 July 1997.For the CommissionHans VAN DEN BROEKMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 56, 4. 3. 1968, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 338, 28. 12. 1996, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 84, 26. 3. 1997, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 45, 15. 2. 1997, p. 45.ANNEX>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE> +",European official;EC basic post;EC staff;EU official;official of the EU;official of the European Union;staff of the EC;third country;ratio;pay rise;wage increase;pay;remuneration;salary;wages;exchange rate;dual exchange rate,17 +37620,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1153/2009 of 24 November 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1384/2007 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2398/96 as regards opening and providing for the administration of certain quotas for imports into the Community of poultrymeat products originating in Israel and derogating from that Regulation. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (‘Single CMO’ Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 144(1) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2398/96 of 12 December 1996 opening the tariff quota for turkey meat originating in and coming from Israel as provided for in the Association Agreement and the Interim Agreement between the European Community and the State of Israel (2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,Having regard to Council Decision 2009/855/EC of 20 October 2009 on the signing and conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the State of Israel on reciprocal liberalisation measures concerning agricultural products, processed agricultural products, fish and fishery products, on the replacement of Protocols 1 and 2 and of the Annex to Protocol 1 and the Annex to Protocol 2 and on amendments to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, on the one hand, and the State of Israel, on the other (3), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) The tariff quota IL 1 provided for in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1384/2007 (4), bearing the order number 09.4092 and falling under CN codes 0207 25, 0207 27 10, 0207 27 30, 0207 27 40, 0207 27 50, 0207 27 60 and 0207 27 70 (turkey meat), provides for a 100 % reduction in customs duties for an annual quantity of 1 568 tonnes.(2) The tariff quota IL 2 provided for in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1384/2007, bearing the order number 09.4091 and falling under CN codes 0207 32, 0207 33, 0207 35 and 0207 36 (duck meat), provides for a 100 % reduction in customs duties for an annual quantity of 560 tonnes.(3) By virtue of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the State of Israel approved by Decision 2009/855/EC (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’) the quantities and the CN codes currently provided for in quotas IL 1 and IL 2 must be amended. The Agreement will enter into force on 1 January 2010.(4) Regulation (EC) No 1384/2007 should be amended accordingly.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,. Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1384/2007 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from the 2010 quota year.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 24 November 2009.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 327, 18.12.1996, p. 7.(3)  See page 81 of this Official Journal.(4)  OJ L 309, 27.11.2007, p. 40.ANNEX‘ANNEX IGroup number Order number CN code Description of goods (1) Reduction of the MFN customs duty Annual quantitiesIL 1 09.4092 0207 27 10 Boneless turkey cuts, frozen 100 4 0000207 27 30 Turkey cuts with bone in, frozenIL 2 09.4091 ex 0207 33 Meat of ducks and geese, not cut in pieces, frozen 100 560ex 0207 35 Other meat and edible offal of ducks and geese, fresh or chilledex 0207 36 Other meat and edible offal of ducks and geese, frozen(1)  Notwithstanding the rules governing the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording of the product descriptions must be considered as having indicative value only, since the applicability of the preferential scheme is determined, in the context of this Annex, by the scope of the CN codes. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the applicability of the preferential scheme shall be determined on the basis of the CN code and the corresponding description, taken together.’ +",import;Israel;State of Israel;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;tariff reduction;reduction of customs duties;reduction of customs tariff;poultrymeat,17 +29696,"2005/891/EC: Council Decision of 3 October 2005 on the signing of a Protocol to the Framework Agreement for Trade and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, on the one hand, and the Republic of Korea, on the other hand, to take account of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 57(2), 71, 80(2), 133 and 181a thereof, in conjunction with the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,Having regard to the 2003 Act of Accession and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) On 3 December 2004, the Council authorised the Commission, on behalf of the Community and its Member States, to open negotiations with the Republic of Korea with the view of adapting the Framework Agreement for Trade and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, on the one hand, and the Republic of Korea, on the other hand (1), to take account of the accession of the 10 new Member States to the European Union.(2) These negotiations have been concluded to the satisfaction of the Commission,(3) The Protocol should be signed on behalf of the Community and its Member States,. The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign, on behalf of the Community and its Member States, the Protocol to the Framework Agreement for Trade and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, on the one hand, and the Republic of Korea, on the other hand, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union.The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.. Done at Luxembourg, 3 October 2005.For the CouncilThe PresidentD. ALEXANDER(1)  OJ L 90, 30.3.2001, p. 46.19.12.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 332/2PROTOCOLto the Framework Agreement for Trade and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, on the one hand, and the Republic of Korea, on the other hand, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European UnionTHE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,THE CZECH REPUBLIC,THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK,THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA,THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN,THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,IRELAND,THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS,THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY,THE REPUBLIC OF MALTA,THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS,THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND,THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA,THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC,THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND,THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND,hereinafter referred to as ‘the Member States’, represented by the Council of the European Union, andTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, represented by the Council of the European Union and the European Commission,on the one hand, andTHE REPUBLIC OF KOREA,on the other hand,WHEREAS the Framework Agreement for Trade and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, on the one hand, and the Republic of Korea, on the other hand, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Framework Agreement’, was signed in Luxembourg on 28 October 1996 and entered into force on 1 April 2001;WHEREAS the Treaty concerning the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union and the Act thereto was signed in Athens on 16 April 2003 and entered into force on 1 May 2004;WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 6(2) of the 2003 Act of Accession, the accession of the new Member States of the EU to the Framework Agreement must be agreed by the conclusion of a Protocol to the Framework Agreement,HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1The Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic hereby become parties to the Framework Agreement and shall respectively adopt and take note, in the same manner as the other Member States, of the text of the Agreement, as well as the Joint Declaration on the political dialogue, and Unilateral Declarations.Article 2This Protocol shall form an integral part of the Framework Agreement.Article 31.   This Protocol shall be approved by the Community, by the Council of the European Union on behalf of the Member States, and by the Republic of Korea in accordance with their own procedures.2.   This Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the date on which the Parties have notified each other of the completion of the corresponding procedures referred to in the preceding paragraph.Article 4The notifications made in accordance with Article 3 shall be made to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea and the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union, respectively.Article 5This Protocol is drawn up in duplicate in the Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Slovenian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish and Korean languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.Article 6The text of the Framework Agreement, including the Joint Declaration on the political dialogue and the Unilateral Declarations shall be drawn up in the Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovak and Slovenian languages and these texts shall be authentic in the same way as the original texts.EN FE DE LO CUAL, los plenipotenciarios abajo firmantes suscriben el presente Protocolo en Bruselas, el dieciséis de noviembre de dos mil cinco.NA DŮKAZ ČEHOŽ připojili v Bruselu dne šestnáctého listopadu dva tisíce pět níže podepsaní zplnomocnění zástupci k tomuto protokolu své podpisy.TIL BEKRÆFTELSE HERAF har undertegnede befuldmægtigede underskrevet denne protokol i Bruxelles, den sekstende november to tusind og fem.ZU URKUND DESSEN haben die unterzeichneten Bevollmächtigten ihre Unterschriften unter dieses Abkommen gesetzt. Geschehen zu Brüssel am sechzehnten November zweitausendfünf.SELLE KINNITUSEKS on nimetatud täievolilised esindajad käesolevale protokollile alla kirjutanud kahe tuhande viienda aasta novembrikuu kuueteistkümnendal päeval Brüsselis.ΕΙΣ ΠΙΣΤΩΣΗ ΤΩΝ ΑΝΩΤΕΡΩ, οι υπογράφοντες πληρεξούσιοι υπέγραψαν το παρόν πρωτόκολλο στις Βρυξέλλες, στις δέκα έξι Νοεμβρίου δύο χιλιάδες πέντε.IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Plenipotentiaries have signed this Protocol at Brussels, on the sixteenth day of November in the year two thousand and five.EN FOI DE QUOI, les plénipotentiaires soussignés ont signé le présent protocole à Bruxelles, le seize novembre deux mille cinq.IN FEDE DI CHE, i sottoscritti plenipotenziari hanno firmato il presente protocollo a Bruxelles, il sedici novembre duemilacinque.TO APLIECINOT, Pilnvarotie ir parakstījuši šo protokolu Briselē, divi tūkstoši piektā gada sešpadsmitajā novembrī.TAI PATVIRTINDAMI tinkamai įgalioti atstovai pasirašė šį Protokolą du tūkstančiai penktų metų lapkričio šešioliktą dieną Briuselyje.FENTIEK HITELÉÜL az alulírott meghatalmazottak Brüsszelben, a kettőezer-ötödik év november havának tizenhatodik napján aláírták ezt a jegyzőkönyvet.B' XIEHDA TA' DAN, il-plenipotenzjarji hawn taħt iffirmati iffirmaw dan il-Protokoll fi Brussel fis-sittax il-jum ta' Novembru tas-sena elfejn u ħamsa.TEN BLIJKE WAARVAN de ondergetekende gevolmachtigden dit Protocol hebben ondertekend te Brussel, de zestiende november tweeduizend vijf.W DOWÓD CZEGO, niżej podpisani Pełnomocnicy złożyli swoje podpisy pod niniejszym Protokołem w Brukseli, dnia szesnastego listopada roku dwa tysiące piątego.EM FÉ DO QUE, os plenipotenciários abaixo‐assinados assinaram o presente Protocolo em Bruxelas, em dezasseis de Novembro de dois mil e cinco.NA DÔKAZ TOHO dolupodpísaní splnomocnení zástupcovia podpísali tento protokol v Bruseli šestnásteho novembra dvetisícpäť.V POTRDITEV TEGA so spodaj podpisani pooblaščenci podpisali ta protokol v Bruslju, dne šestnajstega novembra leta dva tisoč pet.TÄMÄN VAKUUDEKSI ALLA MAINITUT täysivaltaiset edustajat ovat allekirjoittaneet tämän pöytäkirjan. Tehty Brysselissä kuudentenatoista päivänä marraskuuta vuonna kaksituhattaviisi.TILL BEVIS HÄRPÅ har undertecknade befullmäktigade undertecknat detta protokoll i Bryssel den sextonde november tjugohundrafem.Por los Estados miembrosZa členské státyFor medlemsstaterneFür die MitgliedstaatenLiikmesriikide nimelΓια τα κράτη μέληFor the Member StatesPour les États membresPer gli Stati membriDalībvalstu vārdāValstybių narių varduA tagállamok részérőlGħall-Istati MembriVoor de lidstatenW imieniu Państw CzłonkowskichPelos Estados-MembrosZa členské štátyZa države članiceJäsenvaltioiden puolestaPå medlemsstaternas vägnarPor la Comunidad EuropeaZa Evropské společenstvíFor Det Europæiske FællesskabFür die Europäische GemeinschaftEuroopa Ühenduse nimelΓια την Ευρωπαϊκή ΚοινότηταFor the European CommunityPour la Communauté européennePer la Comunità europeaEiropas Kopienas vārdāEuropos bendrijos varduaz Európai Közösség részérőlGħall-Komunità EwropeaVoor de Europese GemeenschapW imieniu Wspólnoty EuropejskiejPela Comunidade EuropeiaZa Európske spoločenstvoZa Evropsko skupnostEuroopan yhteisön puolestaPå Europeiska gemenskapens vägnarPor la República de CoreaZa Korejskou republikuFor Republikken KoreaFür die Republik KoreaKorea Vabariigi nimelΓια τη Δημοκρατία της ΚορέαςFor the Republic of KoreaPour la République de CoréePer la Repubblica di CoreaKorejas Republikas vārdāKorėjos Respublikos varduA Koreai Köztársaság részérőlGħar-Repubblíka tal-KoreaVoor de Republiek KoreaW imieniu Republiki KoreiPela República da CoreiaZa Kórejskú republikuZa Republiko KorejoKorean tasavallan puolestaPå Republiken Koreas vägnar19.12.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 332/7THE FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR TRADE AND COOPERATION BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND ITS MEMBER STATES, ON THE ONE HAND, AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, ON THE OTHER HANDThe framework Agreement drawn up in 11 official languages of the European Union (Spanish, Danish, German, Greek, English, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Finnish, Swedish) was published in OJ L 90, 30.3.2001, p. 46. The Czech, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Maltese, Polish, Slovak and Slovenian versions are published in this Official Journal. +",accession to the European Union;EU accession;accession to the Community;act of accession;application for accession;consequence of accession;request for accession;framework agreement;outline agreement;South Korea;Republic of Korea;protocol to an agreement;signature of an agreement;trade agreement (EU);EC trade agreement;cooperation agreement (EU);EC cooperation agreement,17 +25907,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 631/2003 of 7 April 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 1334/2002 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1638/98 as regards the conditions for approval of and the time limits for work programmes of operators' organisations in the olive sector for the 2002/2003 and 2003/2004 marketing years. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1638/98 of 20 July 1998 amending Regulation No 136/66/EEC on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and fats(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1513/2001(2), and in particular Article 4a(4)(a) and (c) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1334/2002(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1965/2002(4), lays down, for the 2002/2003 and 2003/2004 marketing years, rules on the approval and the work programmes of operators' organisations in the olive sector for the purposes of the Community funding provided for in Article 4a of Regulation (EC) No 1638/98. In order to simplify the administration of those provisions and encourage extensive participation by the organisations in the sector, some of the conditions for approval of associations of producer organisations in the sector should be amended.(2) Since the provisions on the funding of work programmes are new, drawing up work programmes by approved operators' organisations requires considerable preparatory work. The relevant time limits referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1334/2002 should therefore be extended.(3) Regulation (EC) No 1334/2002 should be amended accordingly.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,. Regulation (EC) No 1334/2002 is amended as follows:1. Article 2(3) is replaced by the following:""3. Without prejudice to Article 10(1) of this Regulation, operators organisations in the olive sector and associations thereof approved under Article 20c of Regulation No 136/66/EEC and other operators' organisations in the olive sector recognised by the Member State which submit a work programme in accordance with Article 5 shall be deemed approved under this Regulation where they meet the criteria referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2. However, associations of producer organisations may include a maximum of 10 % of producer organisations not approved under point (a) or a maximum of seven such organisations.""2. In Article 3(1), ""31 March 2003"" is replaced by ""31 May 2003"".3. In the first subparagraph of Article 5(2), ""31 March 2003"" is replaced by ""31 May 2003"".4. In the first subparagraph of Article 6(3), ""31 May 2003"" is replaced by ""31 July 2003"".5. In the first and second subparagraphs of Article 11(2), ""30 June 2003"" is replaced by ""5 September 2003"". This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 31 March 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 April 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 32.(2) OJ L 201, 26.7.2001, p. 4.(3) OJ L 195, 24.7.2002, p. 16.(4) OJ L 300, 5.11.2002, p. 4. +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;producer group;producers' organisation;olive oil;marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;olive;olive residue;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid,17 +5704,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 891/2013 of 16 September 2013 establishing a prohibition of fishing for bigeye tuna in the Atlantic Ocean by vessels flying the flag of Portugal. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 40/2013 of 21 January 2013 fixing for 2013 the fishing opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements (2), lays down quotas for 2013.(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2013.(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,. Quota exhaustionThe fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2013 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex. ProhibitionsFishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 September 2013.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Lowri EVANSDirector-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 23, 25.1.2013, p. 54.ANNEXNo 43/TQ40Member State PortugalStock BET/ATLANTSpecies Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)Zone Atlantic OceanDate 20.8.2013 +",Atlantic Ocean;Atlantic;Atlantic Region;Gulf Stream;ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;Portugal;Portuguese Republic;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;catch by species;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction,17 +12428,"94/616/EC: Commission Decision of 13 September 1994 approving the programme for the eradication and surveillance of African swine fever in Sardinia presented by Italy and fixing the level of the Community' s financial contribution (Only the Italian text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Article 24 thereof,Whereas Decision 90/424/EEC provides for the possibility of financial participation by the Community in the eradication and surveillance of African swine fever;Whereas Italy has submitted a programme for the eradication of African swine fever;Whereas after examination of the programme it was found to comply with all Community criteria relating to the eradication of the disease in conformity with Council Decision 90/638/EEC of 27 November 1990 on laying down Community criteria for the eradicaction and monitoring of certain animal diseases (3), as amended by Directive 92/65/EEC (4);Whereas in the light of the importance of the programme for the achievement of Community objectives in the field of animal health, it is appropriate to fix the financial participation of the Community at 50 % of the costs incurred by Italy up to a maximum of ECU 1 200 000;Whereas a financial contribution from the Community shall be granted in so far as the actions provided for are carried out and provided that the authorities furnish all the necessary information within the time limits provided for;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The programme for the eradication of African swine fever in Sardinia presented by Italy is hereby approved for the period 1 July to 31 December 1994. Italy shall bring into force by 1 October 1994 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the programme referred to in Article 1. 1. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs of testing and compensation to owners for the slaughter of animals incurred in Italy up to a maximum of ECU 1 200 000.2. The fiancial contribution of the Community shall be granted subject to:- forwarding a report to the Commission every three months on the progress of the programme and the costs incurred,- forwarding a final report on the technical execution of the programme accompanied by justifying evidence as to the costs incurred by 1 July 1995 at the latest.3. The financial contribution of the Community shall be paid in ecus at the rate applying on the first working day of the month when the request of payment is made as published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Decision is addressed to Italy.. Done at Brussels, 13 September 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19.(2) OJ No L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 31.(3) OJ No L 347, 12. 12. 1990, p. 27.(4) OJ No L 268, 14. 9. 1992, p. 54. +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;veterinary legislation;veterinary regulations;animal plague;cattle plague;rinderpest;swine fever;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;report;Sardinia,17 +2364,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1650/98 of 27 July 1998 amending for the 14th time Regulation (EC) No 913/97 adopting exceptional support measures for the pigmeat market in Spain. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,Whereas, because of the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain production regions in Spain, the Commission adopted Regulation (EC) No 913/97 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1489/98 (4), to introduce exceptional support measures for the pigmeat market in that Member State;Whereas, because the veterinary and trade restrictions continue to apply, the number of animals which may be delivered to the competent authorities should be increased so that the exceptional measures can continue from 15 July 1998 and the list of eligible areas laid down in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 913/97 should be adjusted in line with the current veterinary and health situation;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,. Regulation (EC) No 913/97 is hereby amended as follows:1. Annex I is replaced by Annex I hereto;2. Annex II is replaced by Annex II hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 15 July 1998.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 July 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.(3) OJ L 131, 23. 5. 1997, p. 14.(4) OJ L 196, 14. 7. 1998, p. 5.ANNEX I'ANNEX ITotal maximum number of animals from 6 May 1997:>TABLE>ANNEX II'ANNEX IIPart 1- In the province of Zaragoza, the protection and surveillance zones as defined in Annexes I and II to the order of the Diputación General de Aragón of 25 March 1998, published in the Official Journal of the Comunidad of 27 March 1998, page 1411.- In the province of Zaragoza, the protection and surveillance zones as defined in Annexes I and II to the order of the Diputación General de Aragón of 28 April 1998, published in the Official Journal of the Comunidad of 4 May 1998, page 1999.- In the province of Zaragoza, the protection and surveillance zones as defined in Annexes I and II to the order of the Diputación General de Aragón of 22 May 1998, published in the Official Journal of the Comunidad of 29 May 1998, page 2421.- In the province of Zaragoza, the protection and surveillance zones as defined in Annexes I and II to the order of the Diputación General de Aragón of 9 June 1998, published in the Official Journal of the Comunidad of 12 June 1998, page 2641.- In the province of Zaragoza, the protection and surveillance zones as defined in Annexes I and II to the order of the Diputación General de Aragón of 10 June 1998, published in the Official Journal of the Comunidad of 17 June 1998, page 2737.- In the province of Seville, the protection and surveillance zones as defined in Annexes I and II to the order of the Junta de Andalucía of 23 April 1998, published in the Official Journal of the Junta of 28 April 1998, page 4951.Part 2The veterinary districts (comarcas) of the provinces of Zaragoza and Seville listed in Annex I to Decision 98/339/EC.` +",meat processing industry;cutting premises;cutting-up premises;slaughterhouse;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;slaughter premium;slaughter bonus;market support;pigmeat;pork;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +31811,"Commission Directive 2006/53/EC of 7 June 2006 amending Council Directive 90/642/EEC as regards the maximum residue levels of fenbutatin-oxide, fenhexamid, cyazofamid, linuron, triadimephon/triadimenol, pymetrozine, and pyraclostrobin (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/642/EEC of 27 November 1990 on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on certain products of plant origin including fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (2), and in particular Article 4(1)(f) thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with Directive 91/414/EEC, authorisations of plant protection products for use on specific crops are the responsibility of the Member States. Such authorisations have to be based on the evaluation of effects on human and animal health and influence on the environment. Elements to be taken into account in such evaluations include operator and bystander exposure and impact on the terrestrial, aquatic and aerial environments, as well as impact on humans and animals through consumption of residues on treated crops.(2) Maximum residue levels (MRLs) reflect the use of minimum quantities of pesticides to achieve effective protection of plants, applied in such a manner that the amount of residue is the smallest practicable and is toxicologically acceptable, in particular in terms of estimated dietary intake.(3) Maximum residue levels (MRLs) for pesticides covered by Directive 90/642/EEC are to be kept under review and may be modified to take account of new or changed uses. Information about new or changed uses has been communicated to the Commission with respect to fenbutatin oxide, fenhexamid, cyazofamid, linuron, triadimephon/triadimenol, pymetrozine, and pyraclostrobin.(4) The lifetime exposure of consumers to these pesticides via food products that may contain residues of these pesticides has been assessed and evaluated in accordance with the procedures and practices used within the Community, taking account of guidelines published by the World Health Organisation (3). Based on those assessment and evaluations, the MRLs for those pesticides should be set so as to ensure that the acceptable daily intake is not exceeded.(5) In the case of pymetrozine, linuron, triadimenol, pyraclostrobine and fenbutatin oxide for which an acute reference dose (ARfD) exists, the acute exposure of consumers via each of the food products that may contain residues of these pesticides has been assessed and evaluated in accordance with the procedures and practices currently used within the Community, taking account of guidelines published by the World Health Organisation. The opinions of the Scientific Committee on Plants, in particular advice and recommendations concerning the protection of consumers of food products treated with pesticides (4), have been taken into account. Based on the intake assessment of pymetrozine, linuron, triadimenol, pyraclostrobine and fenbutatin oxide, the MRLs for those five pesticides should be fixed so as to ensure that the ARfD will not be exceeded. In the case of the other substances, an assessment of the available information has shown that no ARfD is required and that therefore a short term assessment is not needed.(6) Where authorised uses of plant protection products do not result in detectable levels of pesticide residues in or on the food product, or where there are no authorised uses, or where uses which have been authorised by Member States have not been supported by the necessary data, or where uses in third countries resulting in residues in or on food products which may enter into circulation in the Community market have not been supported with such necessary data, MRLs should be fixed at the lower limit of analytical determination.(7) Therefore it is appropriate to fix new MRLs for those pesticides.(8) The setting or modification at Community level of provisional MRLs does not prevent the Member States from establishing provisional MRLs for fenhexamid, cyazofamid, linuron, pymetrozine, and pyraclostrobin in accordance with Article 4(1)(f) of Directive 91/414/EEC and Annex VI thereto. It is considered that a period of four years is sufficient to permit further uses of these substances. The provisional Community MRL should then become definitive.(9) Directive 90/642/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.(10) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. In Annex I to Directive 90/642/EEC in the category ‘2. Vegetables, fresh or uncooked, frozen or dry, (v) Leaf vegetables and fresh herbs, (a) Lettuce and similar’, the entries ‘leaves and stems of brassica’ and ‘ruccola’ are added between the entries ‘Scarole’ and ‘others’. Part A of Annex II to Directive 90/642/EEC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive. 1.   Member States shall adopt and publish, by 8 December 2006 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.They shall apply those provisions from 9 December 2006 except for pyraclostrobine where they shall apply the provisions from 21 April 2007.When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 June 2006.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 350, 14.12.1990, p. 71. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2006/30/EC (OJ L 75, 14.3.2006, p. 7).(2)  OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2006/45/EC (OJ L 130, 18.5.2006, p. 27).(3)  Guidelines for predicting dietary intake of pesticide residues (revised), prepared by the GEMS/Food Programme in collaboration with the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues, published by the World Health Organisation 1997 (WHO/FSF/FOS/97.7).(4)  Opinion regarding questions relating to amending the annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC (Opinion expressed by the SCP, 14 July 1998); opinion regarding variable pesticide residues in fruit and vegetables (opinion expressed by SCP on 14 July 1998) http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/sc/scp/outcome_ppp_en.htmlANNEXIn part A of Annex II to Directive 90/642/EEC, the columns for fenbutatin oxide, fenhexamid, cyazofamid, linuron, triadimefon/triadimenol pymetrozine, and pyraclostrobin are replaced by the following:Pesticide residue and maximum residue level (mg/kg)Groups and examples of individual products to which the MRLs would apply Fenbutatin oxide Fenhexamid Cyazofamid Linuron Triadimefon and triadimenol (sum of triadimefon and triadimenol) Pymetrozine Pyraclostrobine‘1.(i) CITRUS FRUITGrapefruitLemonsLimesMandarins (including clementines and other hybrids)OrangesPomelosOthers(ii) TREE NUTS (shelled or unshelled)AlmondsBrazil nutsCashew nutsChestnutsCoconutsHazelnutsMacadamiaPecansPine nutsPistachios 1 (2)WalnutsOthers 0,02 (1) (2)(iii) POME FRUITApples 0,2PearsQuincesOthers 0,1 (1)(iv) STONE FRUITApricots 5 (2) 0,05 (2) 0,2 (2)Cherries 5 (2) 0,2 (2)Peaches (including nectarines and similar hybrids) 5 (2) 0,05 (2) 0,2 (2)Plums 1 (2) 0,1 (2)Others 0,05 (1) (2) 0,02 (1) (2) 0,02 (1) (2)(v) BERRIES AND SMALL FRUIT(a) Table and wine grapesTable grapes 1 (2)Wine grapes 2 (2)(b) Strawberries (other than wild)(c) Cane fruit (other than wild)Blackberries 5DewberriesLoganberriesRaspberries 5Others 0,05 (1)(d) Other small fruit and berries (other than wild)BilberriesCranberriesCurrants (red, black and white)GooseberriesOthers(e) Wild berries and wild fruit(vi) MISCELLANEOUSAvocadosBananas 3 0,2DatesFigsKiwi 10 (2)KumquatsLitchisMangoes 0,05 (2)OlivesPapaya 0,05 (2)Passion fruitPineapples 3PomegranateOthers 0,05 (1) 0,05 (1) (2) 0,1 (1) 0,02 (1) (2)Vegetables, fresh or uncooked, frozen or dry(i) ROOT AND TUBER VEGETABLESBeetrootCarrots 0,2 (2) 0,1 (2)CassavaCeleriac 0,5 (2)Horseradish 0,3 (2)Jerusalem artichokesParsnips 0,2 (2) 0,3 (2)Parsley root 0,2 (2)RadishesSalsifySweet potatoesSwedesTurnipsYamOthers 0,05 (1) (2) 0,02 (1) (2)(ii) BULB VEGETABLESGarlic 0,2 (2)Onions 0,5 0,2 (2)Shallots 0,2 (2)Spring onions 1Others 0,1 (1) 0,02 (1) (2)(iii) FRUITING VEGETABLES(a) SolanaceaTomatoes 1 (2) 0,2 (2) 0,3 0,5 (2) 0,2 (2)Peppers 2 (2) 0,5 1 (2) 0,5 (2)Aubergines 1 (2) 0,5 (2) 0,2 (2)Others 0,05 (1) (2) 0,01 (1) (2) 0,1 (1) 0,02 (1) (2) 0,02 (1) (2)(b) Cucurbits — edible peelCucumbers 0,5GherkinsCourgettes 0,5Others 0,05 (1)(c) Cucurbits — inedible peelMelonsSquashesWatermelonsOthers(d) Sweet corn(iv) BRASSICA VEGETABLES(a) Flowering brassicaBroccoli (including Calabrese)CauliflowerOthers(b) Head brassicaBrussels sprouts 0,2 (2)Head cabbage 0,05 (2) 0,2 (2)Others 0,02 (1) (2) 0,02 (1) (2)(c) Leafy brassicaChinese cabbageKaleOthers(d) Kohlrabi(v) LEAF VEGETABLES AND FRESH HERBS(a) Lettuce and similarCressLamb's lettuceLettuceScarole (broad-leaf endive)RuccolaLeaves and stems of brassicaOthers(b) Spinach and similarSpinachBeet leaves (chard)Others(c) Water cress(d) Witloof(e) HerbsChervilChivesParsleyCelery leavesOthers(vi) LEGUME VEGETABLES (fresh)Beans (with pods)Beans (without pods) 0,1 (2)Peas (with pods)Peas (without pods) 0,1 (2)Others 0,05 (1) (2)(vii) STEM VEGETABLES (fresh)AsparagusCardoonsCelery 0,1 (2)FennelGlobe artichokes 1Leek 0,5 (2)RhubarbOthers 0,05 (1) (2) 0,1 (1) 0,02 (1) (2)(viii) FUNGI(a) Cultivated mushrooms(b) Wild mushrooms3.BeansLentilsPeasOthers4.LinseedPeanutsPoppy seedSesame seedSunflower seedRape seedSoya beanMustard seedCotton seed 0,05 (2)Others 0,02 (1) (2)5.Early potatoesWare potatoes6. Tea (dried leaves and stalks, fermented or other-wise, Camellia sinensis)7. Hops (dried), including hop pellets and unconcentrated powder(1)  Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.(2)  Indicates that the maximum residue level has been established provisionally in accordance with Article 4(1)(f) of Directive 91/414/EEC.’ +",fruit;hops;plant health legislation;phytosanitary legislation;regulations on plant health;vegetable;leguminous vegetable;bean;broad bean;dried legume;field bean;lentil;pea;oleaginous plant;oil seed;pesticide residue;tea,17 +24810,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2269/2002 of 19 December 2002 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 19th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(2), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 of 23 July 2002 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar(3), for the 2002/2003 marketing year, requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar.(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender in question.(3) Following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the 19th partial invitation to tender, the provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,. For the 19th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 the maximum amount of the export refund is fixed at 47,519 EUR/100 kg. This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 December 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 December 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1.(2) OJ L 104, 20.4.2002, p. 26.(3) OJ L 195, 24.7.2002, p. 6. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;export levy;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;white sugar;refined sugar,17 +10610,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2933/92 of 7 October 1992 concerning the classification of certain goods in the combined nomenclature. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1) on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1039/92 (2), and in particular Article 9,Whereas in order to ensure uniform application of the combined nomenclature annexed to the said Regulation, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation;Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has set down the general rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature and these rules also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivisions to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff or other measures relating to trade in goods;Whereas, pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table annexed to the present Regulation must be classified under the appropriate CN code indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Nomenclature Committee,. The goods described in column 1 of the annexed table are now classified within the combined nomenclature under the appropriate CN code indicated in column 2 of the said table. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st day after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 October 1992.For the CommissionChristiane SCRIVENERMember of the Commission(1)  OJ No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1.(2)  OJ No L 110, 28. 4. 1992, p. 42.ANNEXDescription of goods Classification CN code Reasons(1) (2) (3)Base preparations for chewing gum, in the form of plates or granules consisting mainly of:— Specially purified elastomeric polymers— Resins— Refined waxes— Glycerol esters of edible fatty acids— Mineral fillers— Antioxidants +",tariff nomenclature;Brussels tariff nomenclature;customs nomenclature;tariff classification;tariff heading;polymer;confectionery product;biscuit;chocolate;chocolate product;cocoa product;pastry product;sweets;toffee;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT,17 +3079,"2002/260/EC: Commission Decision of 27 March 2002 concerning the creation of a Group of Directors-General for Industrial Relations. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 211 thereof,Whereas:(1) In its communication on the Social Policy Agenda(1), the Commission emphasised the need for a positive and dynamic interaction of economic, social and employment policies; it affirms, in particular, its commitment to taking on board changes in the working environment and puts forward a number of actions with a view to modernising and improving industrial relations.(2) In this context, the existing legislation must be adapted and improved to reflect the new economy, in order to promote a new equilibrium between flexibility and security for workers.(3) To this end, a High Level Group must be created in order to give advice, on its own initiative or on request, to the Commission, to help the Commission in its work, i.e. in preparing new Community initiatives, revising the acquis communautaire, organising research, analyses and studies, evaluating and implementing Community labour law and providing training and information on Community law. It could also develop the exchanges of innovative experiences and the dissemination of good practices in this field.(4) Such a permanent high level group would promote closer cooperation between the Member States and the Commission, whilst respecting the principle of subsidiarity. This cooperation is becoming more important in view of the forthcoming enlargement of the Union, the ever more transnational nature of industrial relations, the process of transnational industrial restructuring and the modernisation of labour law to make the labour market more dynamic and which call for greater transparency,. 1. A Group of Directors-General for Industrial Relations (hereinafter known as the Group) is created in order to provide a body for consultation, reflection, exchanges and cooperation between the Member States and the Commission.2. Its mission is to:(a) establish close cooperation between the institutions of the Member States and the Commission on issues relating to- the preparation of new Community initiatives in the area of industrial relations,- the application and revision of the acquis communautaire in the area of labour law,- the drawing up of research programmes, analyses, studies, publications and measures to raise awareness concerning Community labour law.(b) monitor the development of policies in the area of labour law and industrial relations;(c) facilitate the exchange of experiences and good practices in the area of individual and collective labour law. 1. The Group will comprise the Directors-General for Industrial Relations of the Member States.2. The Group will be chaired by a Commission representative.3. The Group may set up groups of experts or working groups. 1. The Group will meet when convened by the chairperson, either on his or her own initiative, or at the request of at least half the members of the Group.2. The Group will meet in principle twice yearly.. Done at Brussels, 27 March 2002.For the CommissionAnna DiamantopoulouMember of the Commission(1) COM (2000) 379 final. +",labour relations;employment relations;industrial relations;occupational relations;professional relations;labour law;employment law;labour legislation;workers' rights;EU body for police and judicial cooperation;Ad Hoc Group on Immigration;Group on Drugs and Organised Crime;Group on Police and Customs Cooperation;Group on the Free Movement of Persons;Rhodes Group;Steering Group II;Trevi Group,17 +40707,"2012/425/EU: Council Decision of 10 July 2012 on the position to be taken by the European Union in the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 165 and Article 192(1) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of 28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing the Agreement on the European Economic Area (1), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Whereas:(1) Protocol 31 to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (2) (the ‘EEA Agreement’) contains provisions and arrangements concerning cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms.(2) It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement to include Regulation (EC) No 401/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the European Environment Agency and the European Environment Information and Observation Network (3).(3) It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement to the field of sport.(4) Regulation (EC) No 401/2009 repeals Council Regulation (EEC) No 1210/90 of 7 May 1990 on the establishment of the European Environment Agency and the European environment information and observation network (4) which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement. The EEA Agreement should therefore be amended to take account of Regulation (EC) No 401/2009.(5) Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.(6) The position of the Union in the EEA Joint Committee should be based on the attached draft Decision,. The position to be taken by the European Union in the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms, shall be based on the draft Decision of the EEA Joint Committee attached to this Decision. This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.. Done at Brussels, 10 July 2012.For the CouncilThe PresidentV. SHIARLY(1)  OJ L 305, 30.11.1994, p. 6.(2)  OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3.(3)  OJ L 126, 21.5.2009, p. 13.(4)  OJ L 120, 11.5.1990, p. 1.DRAFTDECISION No … OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEEofamending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedomsTHE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Agreement’, and in particular Articles 86 and 98 thereof,Whereas:(1) Protocol 31 to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No …/… of … (1).(2) It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement to include Regulation (EC) No 401/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the European Environment Agency and the European Environment Information and Observation Network (2).(3) It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement to the field of sport.(4) Regulation (EC) No 401/2009 repeals Council Regulation (EEC) No 1210/90 (3) which is incorporated into the Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the Agreement.(5) Protocol 31 to the Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended cooperation to take place,HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:Article 1Protocol 31 to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:1. Paragraph 2 of Article 3 of Protocol 31 to the Agreement shall be replaced by the following:(a) The EFTA States shall participate fully in the European Environment Agency, hereinafter referred to as the “Agency”, and the European Environment Information and observation network, as set up in Regulation (EC) No 401/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the European Environment Agency and the European Environment Information and Observation Network (4).(b) The EFTA States shall contribute financially to the activities referred to under (a) in accordance with Article 82(1) and Protocol 32 of the Agreement.(c) The EFTA States shall, in consequence of (b), participate fully, without the right to vote, in the Agency Management Board and shall be associated with the work of the scientific committee of the Agency.(d) The term “Member State(s)” and other terms referring to their public entities contained in Articles 4 and 5 of the Regulation shall be understood to include, in addition to their meaning in the Regulation, the EFTA States and their public entities.(e) Environmental data supplied to or emanating from the Agency may be published and shall be made accessible to the public, provided that confidential information is afforded the same degree of protection in the EFTA States as it is afforded within the Union.(f) The Agency shall have legal personality. It shall enjoy in all the states of the Contracting Parties the most extensive legal capacity accorded to legal persons under their laws.(g) EFTA States shall apply to the Agency the Protocol of Privileges and Immunities of the European Union.(h) By way of derogation from Article 12(2)(a) of the Conditions of employment of other servants of the European Union, nationals of the EFTA States enjoying their full rights as citizens may be engaged under contract by the Executive Director of the Agency.(i) By virtue of Article 79(3), Part VII (Institutional Provisions) of the Agreement shall apply to this paragraph.(j) Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents shall, for the application of Regulation (EC) No 401/2009, apply to any documents of the Agency regarding the EFTA States as well.2. The heading of Article 4 (Education, training and youth) shall be replaced by the following:Article 2This Decision shall enter into force on the day following the last notification to the EEA Joint Committee under Article 103(1) of the Agreement (5).Article 3This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.Done at Brussels,For the EEA Joint CommitteeThe PresidentThe Secretaries to the EEA Joint Committee(1)  OJ L …(2)  OJ L 126, 21.5.2009, p. 13.(3)  OJ L 120, 11.5.1990, p. 1.(4)  OJ L 126, 21.5.2009, p. 13.’.(5)  [No constitutional requirements indicated.] [Constitutional requirements indicated.] +",environmental monitoring;EMAS;EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme;environmental inspection;environmental surveillance;environmental watch;monitoring of pollution;information network;European Environment Agency;EEA;European Environment Monitoring and Information Network;European Economic Area;EEA;operation of the Institutions;revision of an agreement;amendment of an agreement;revision of a treaty,17 +41029,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 133/2012 of 15 February 2012 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 February 2012. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 16 February 2012 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 16 February 2012, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 February 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 16 February 2012CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I1.2.2012-14.2.20121. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/tonne)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 245,63 191,24 — — —Fob price USA — — 302,27 292,27 272,27Gulf of Mexico premium 84,95 19,55 — — —Great Lakes premium — — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 15,67 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: — EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +44635,"Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/143 of 29 January 2015 amending Decision 2014/119/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine. ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,Having regard to Council Decision 2014/119/CFSP of 5 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine (1),Whereas:(1) On 5 March 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/119/CFSP.(2) The designation criteria for the freezing of funds targeting persons responsible for the misappropriation of Ukrainian State funds should be clarified.(3) Decision 2014/119/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,. Article 1(1) of Decision 2014/119/CFSP is replaced by the following:‘1.   All funds and economic resources belonging to, owned, held or controlled by persons having been identified as responsible for the misappropriation of Ukrainian State funds and persons responsible for human rights violations in Ukraine, and natural or legal persons, entities or bodies associated with them, as listed in the Annex, shall be frozen.For the purpose of this Decision, persons identified as responsible for the misappropriation of Ukrainian State funds include persons subject to investigation by the Ukrainian authorities:(a) for the misappropriation of Ukrainian public funds or assets, or being an accomplice thereto; or(b) for the abuse of office as a public office-holder in order to procure an unjustified advantage for him- or herself or for a third party, and thereby causing a loss to Ukrainian public funds or assets, or being an accomplice thereto.’ This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 29 January 2015.For the CouncilThe PresidentF. MOGHERINI(1)  OJ L 66, 6.3.2014, p. 26. +",public finance;abuse of power;misuse of power;international sanctions;blockade;boycott;embargo;reprisals;economic sanctions;violence;theft;campaign against theft;human rights;attack on human rights;human rights violation;protection of human rights;Ukraine,17 +9798,"Commission Decision of 13 December 1991 on the establishment of the Community support framework for Community structural assistance on the improvement of the conditions under which agricultural and forestry products are processed and marketed in Germany (without the five new Länder) (Only the German text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 of 29 March 1990 on improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 7 (2) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 867/90 of 29 March 1990 on improving the processing and marketing conditions for forestry products (3),Whereas the German Government submitted to the Commission before 7 October 1991 21 sectoral plans on the modernization of the conditions under which agricultural and forestry products are processed and marketed referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90;Whereas the plans submitted by the Member State include descriptions of the main priorities selected and indications of the use to be made of assistance under the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), Guidance Section in implementing the plan;Whereas this Community support framework has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (4);Whereas all the measures which constitute the Community support framework are in conformity with Commission Decision 90/342/EEC of 7 June 1990 on the selection criteria to be adopted for investments for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural and forestry products (5);Whereas the Commission is prepared to examine the possibility of the other Community lending instruments contributing to the financing of this Community support framework in accordance with the specific provisions governing them;Whereas in accordance with Article 10 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988, laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of the activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (6), this Decision is to be sent as a declaration of intent to the Member State;Whereas in accordance with Article 20 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 budgetary commitments relating to the contribution from the Structural Funds to the financing of the operations covered by the Community support framework will be made on the basis of subsequent Commission decisions approving the operations concerned;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Agricultural Structures and Rural Development,. The Community support framework for Community structural assistance on the improvement of the conditions under which agricultural and forestry products are processed and marketed in Germany (without the five new Laender) covering the period from 1 January 1991 to 31 December 1993 is hereby established.The Commission declares that it intends to contribute to the implementation of this Community support framework in accordance with the detailed provisions thereof and in compliance with the rules and guidelines of the structural Funds and the other existing financial instruments. The Community support framework contains the following essential information:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action in the following sectors:1. forestry;2. meat;3. milk and milk products;4. cereals;5. wine and alcohols;6. fruits and vegetables;7. flowers and plants;8. seed;9. potatoes;(b) an indicative financing plan specifying, at constant 1991 prices, the total cost of the priorities adopted for joint action by the Community and the Member State concerned, ECU 377 553 919 for the whole period, and the financial arrangements envisaged for budgetary assistance from the Community, broken down as follows:(ecus)1. forestry 3 395 701 2. meat 6 547 548 3. milk and milk products 7 045 539 4. cereals 2 907 160 5. wine and alcohols 1 962 181 6. fruits and vegetables 14 577 083 7. flowers and plants 7 205 852 8. seed 341 824 9. potatoes 8 445 602 Total 52 428 490The resultant national financing requirement, approximately ECU 51 821 181 for the public sector and ECU 273 304 248 for the private sector, may be partially covered by Community loans from the European Investment Bank and the other loan instruments. This declaration of intent is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Brussels, 13 December 1991. For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 91, 6. 4. 1990, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23. (3) OJ No L 91, 6. 4. 1990, p. 7. (4) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9. (5) OJ No L 163, 29. 6. 1990, p. 71. (6) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;processing industry;manufacturing industry;silviculture;forest management;forestry management;sylviculture;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds,17 +1890,"95/19/EC: Commission Decision of 2 February 1995 deferring, as regards the importation of ornamental plant propagating material and ornamental plants from third countries, the date referred to in Article 16 (2) of Directive 91/682/EEC. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/682/EEC of 19 December 1991 on the marketing of ornamental plant propagating material and ornamental plants (1), as last amended by Commission Decision 94/151/EC (2), and in particular Article 16 (2) thereof,Whereas, by virtue of Commission Decision 94/151/EC the date in Article 16 (2) of the said Directive was deferred until 31 December 1994;Whereas the Commission is required pursuant to Article 16 (1) of Directive 91/682/EEC to decide whether propagating material and ornamental plants produced in a third country and affording the same guarantees as regards obligations on the supplier, identity, characteristics, plant health, growing medium, packaging, inspection arrangements, marking and sealing, are equivalent in all these respects to propagating material and ornamental plants produced in the Community and complying with the requirements and conditions of the Directive;Whereas, however, the information presently available on the conditions applying in third countries is still not sufficient to enable the Community to make any such decision in respect of any third country at this stage;Whereas it is known that Member States have imported propagating material and ornamental plants produced in certain third countries; whereas, in order to prevent trade patterns from being disrupted Member States should be allowed to continue to apply to the import of propagating material and ornamental plants from third countries conditions equivalent to those applicable to the production and marketing of products obtained in the Community, in accordance with Article 16 (2) of the said Directive;Whereas propagating material and ornamental plants imported by a Member State in accordance with a decision taken by that Member State pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 16 (2) of the said Directive should be subject to no marketing restrictions as regards the matters referred to in Article 16 (1) of said Directive in other Member States;Whereas accordingly the date referred to in Article 16 (2) of the said Directive should be further deferred;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Propagating Materials and Ornamental Plants,. The date referred to in Article 16 (2), first subparagraph of Directive 91/682/EEC is hereby deferred until 31 December 1996. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 2 February 1995.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 376, 31. 12. 1991, p. 21.(2) OJ No L 66, 10. 3. 1994, p. 32. +",horticulture;decorative plant;marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;plant health control;phytosanitary control;phytosanitary inspection;plant health inspection;third country;import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;plant propagation;grafting;plant reproduction,17 +39902,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 527/2011 of 30 May 2011 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of endo-1,4-β-xylanase produced by Trichoderma reesei (MUCL 49755), endo-1,3(4)-β-glucanase produced by Trichoderma reesei (MUCL 49754) and polygalacturonase produced by Aspergillus aculeatus (CBS 589.94) as feed additive for weaned piglets (holder of the authorisation Aveve NV) Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation.(2) In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted for the authorisation of the preparation of endo-1,4-β-xylanase (EC 3.2.1.8) produced by Trichoderma reesei (MUCL 49755), endo-1,3(4)-β-glucanase (EC 3.2.1.6) produced by Trichoderma reesei (MUCL 49754) and polygalacturonase (EC 3.2.1.15) produced by Aspergillus aculeatus (CBS 589.94), as set out in the Annex. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(3) The application concerns the authorisation of the preparation set out in the Annex as a feed additive for weaned piglets, to be classified in the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’.(4) The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinions of 8 July 2009 (2) and 2 February 2011 (3) that the preparation set out in the Annex, under the proposed conditions of use, does not have an adverse effect on animal health, consumer health or the environment, and that this additive has the potential to increase the body weight and feed to gain ratio in the target species. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory for Feed Additives set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(5) The assessment of the preparation set out in the Annex shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of this preparation should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘digestibility enhancers’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 May 2011.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.(2)  The EFSA Journal (2009) 1186, 1-17.(3)  EFSA Journal (2011); 9(2):2010.ANNEXIdentification number of the additive Name of the holder of authorisation Additive Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method Species or category of animal Maximum age Minimum content Maximum content Other provisions End of period of authorisationUnits of activity/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %Category of zootechnical additives. Functional group: digestibility enhancersEndo-1,4-β-xylanaseEndo-1,3(4)-β-glucanasePolygalacturonaseAdditive compositionsolid form:Endo-1,4-β-xylanase: 21 400 XU (1)/gEndo-1,3(4)-β-glucanase: 12 300 BGU (2)/gPolygalacturonase: 460 PGLU (3)/g.liquid form:Endo-1,4-β-xylanase: 10 700 XU/gEndo-1,3(4)-β-glucanase: 6 150 BGU/gPolygalacturonase: 230 PGLU/g.Characterisation of the active substanceMethod of Analysis (4)— colorimetric method measuring water soluble dye released by action of endo-1,4-β-xylanase from dye cross-linked wheat arabinoxylan substrate,— colorimetric method measuring water soluble dye released by action of endo-1,3(4)-β-glucanase from dye cross-linked barley betaglucan substrate,— viscosimetric method based on a decrease of viscosity produced by action of polygalacturonase on the pectin-containing substrate, polymethylgalacturonic acid.Endo-1,4-β-xylanase: 2 140 XUEndo-1,3(4)-β-glucanase: 1 230 BGUPolygalacturonase: 46 PGLU1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature, storage life, and stability to pelleting.2. For piglets (weaned) up to 35 kg.3. For use in compound feed rich in non-starch polysaccharides.(1)  1 XU is the amount of enzyme which releases 1 μmol of reducing sugar (xylose equivalent) per minute from xylan of oat spelt at 50 °C and pH 4,8.(2)  1 BGU is the amount of enzyme which releases 1 μmol of reducing sugar (cellobiose equivalent) per minute from β-glucan of barley at 50 °C and pH 5,0.(3)  1 PGLU is the amount of enzyme which releases 1 μmol of reducing sugar (glucose equivalent) per minute from polymethylgalacturonic acid (pectin containing substrate) at 35 °C and pH 4,8.(4)  Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: http://irmm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/EURLs/EURL_feed_additives/Pages/index.aspx +",swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban;food additive;sensory additive;technical additive;zootechnics;zootechny;fattening;cramming,17 +13607,"95/103/EC: Commission Decision of 29 March 1995 approving the single programming document for Community structural measures for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products in Lower Saxony (Federal Republic of Germany), in respect of Objective 5 (a), covering the period between 1994 and 1999 (Only the German text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 of 29 March 1990 on improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2843/94 (2), and in particular Article 10a thereof,Whereas on 29 April 1994 the German Government submitted to the Commission the single programming document referred to in Article 10a of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 for the Land of Lower Saxony, supplemented by additional information sent on 21 July, 22 August and 15 November 1994 and 12 January 1995; whereas that document contains the plans designed to improve the structures relating to the various product sectors referred to in Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 and the aid applications referred to in Article 10 (a) of that Regulation;Whereas the single programming document meets the conditions of and contains the information required in Article 1 (3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 860/94 of 18 April 1994 on plans and applications in the form of operational programmes for aid from the Guidance Section of the EAGGF for investments for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural and forestry products (3);Whereas the single programming document was drawn up in agreement with the Member State concerned under the partnership as defined in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2081/93 (5);Whereas the second indent of Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purposes of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (7), provides that in Commission decisions approving single programming documents, the Community assistance decided upon for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof are to be set out in ecus, at prices for the year in which the decision is taken, and are to be subject to indexation; whereas the annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in commitment appropriations as set out in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as amended; whereas the indexation is to be based on a single rate per year corresponding to the rates applied annually to the Community budget on the basis of the mechanisms for technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (8), as last amended by Council Regulation (ECSC, EC, Euratom) No 2730/94 (9), provides that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year are to contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas, during the implementation of the single programming document, the Member State will ensure that the individual projects included therein will conform with the selection criteria for investments for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products currently in force, in application of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90;Whereas in order to ensure clarity over the whole of the conditions governing the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 in Germany this Member State will submit to the Commission, before 15 April 1995, a consolidated version of the single planning document showing the agreement reached by the partnership, as set out within the document annexed to the present Decision (1); whereas this consolidated version must contain all the information required in accordance with Article 10a of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 and Articles 8, 9, 10 and 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88;Whereas Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 states that the Member States will supply the Commission with the appropriate financial information to permit it to verify that the principle of additionality has been respected; whereas analysis of the information supplied by the German authorities shows that this principle has been taken into account; whereas supplementary verification of the respect of the principle should be made on the basis of information to be supplied with the consolidated version of the single programming document; whereas, in addition, the verification that this principle continues to be respected will be pursued in the framework of partnership during the implementation of the single programming document; whereas these verifications are essential for the continuation of EAGGF aid to the measures concerned in the present Decision;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development,. The single programming document for Community structural measures for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural and forestry products in Lower Saxony, covering the period 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved. The sectors included for joint action are:- fruit and vegetables,- flowers and plants. The assistance from the EAGGF granted in respect of that single programming document shall amount to a maximum of ECU 29 878 000.The methods of approval of the financial assistance, including the EAGGF contribution to the sectors adopted for joint action, are specified within the implementation provisions and the financial plans annexed to the present Decision (2). For the purposes of indexation, the annual breakdown of the planned maximum overall allocation for assistance from the EAGGF shall be as follows:>TABLE> The budget commitment for the first tranche shall be ECU 4 739 000.The commitments for subsequent tranches shall be based on the financing plan for the single programming document and on progress made in implementation. The Community assistance shall relate only to expenditure connected with operations covered by this single programming document which have been the subject, in the Member State, of legally binding provisions and for which the necessary funds have been specifically committed by 31 December 1999 at the latest. The deadline for the entry in the accounts of expenditure on such measures shall expire on 31 December 2001. This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Brussels, 29 March 1995.For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;financing plan;finance plan;crop production;plant product;Lower Saxony;Lower Saxony (Land);agro-industry;agri-foodstuffs industry;agricultural product processing;agricultural product processing industry;processing of agricultural products;EAGGF Guidance Section;EAGGF Guidance Section aid,17 +38331,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 259/2010 of 25 March 2010 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Colline Pontine (PDO)). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) and in accordance with Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Italy’s application to register the name ‘Colline Pontine’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 March 2010.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(2)  OJ C 197, 21.8.2009, p. 14.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.5.   Oils and fats (butter, margarine, oils, etc.)ITALYColline Pontine (PDO) +",olive oil;Italy;Italian Republic;location of production;location of agricultural production;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +43252,"Council Decision 2014/147/CFSP of 17 March 2014 amending Decision 2010/788/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,Whereas:(1) On 20 December 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/788/CFSP (1).(2) On 30 January 2014, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted Resolution 2136 (2014) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). That Resolution provides for an additional derogation to the measure on arms and related materiel and amends the criteria for designation with regard to restrictions on travel and the freezing of funds, as imposed by UNSC Resolution 1807 (2008) of 31 March 2008.(3) Further Union action is needed in order to implement certain measures.(4) Decision 2010/788/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,. Decision 2010/788/CFSP is amended as follows:(1) In Article 2(1), the following point is inserted:""(d) the supply, sale or transfer of arms and any related materiel, or the provision of related financial or technical assistance or training, intended solely for the support of or use by the African Union-Regional Task Force."".(2) Article 3 is replaced by the following:— individuals or entities acting in violation of the arms embargo and related measures as referred to in Article 1;— political and military leaders of foreign armed groups operating in the DRC who impede the disarmament and the voluntary repatriation or resettlement of combatants belonging to those groups;— political and military leaders of Congolese militias, including those receiving support from outside the DRC, who impede the participation of their combatants in disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration processes;— individuals or entities operating in the DRC and recruiting or using children in armed conflict in violation of applicable international law;— individuals or entities operating in the DRC and involved in planning, directing, or participating in the targeting of children or women in situations of armed conflict, including killing and maiming, rape and other sexual violence, abduction, forced displacement, and attacks on schools and hospitals;— individuals or entities obstructing the access to or the distribution of humanitarian assistance in the DRC;— individuals or entities supporting armed groups in the DRC through illicit trade of natural resources, including gold or wildlife as well as wildlife products;— individuals or entities acting on behalf of or at the direction of a designated individual or entity, or acting on behalf of or at the direction of an entity owned or controlled by a designated individual or entity;— individuals or entities who plan, direct, sponsor or participate in attacks against peacekeepers of the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO);— individuals or entities providing financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to, or in support of a designated individual or entity. This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 17 March 2014.For the CouncilThe PresidentC. ASHTON(1)  Council Decision 2010/788/CFSP of 20 December 2010 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic Republic of the Congo and repealing Common Position 2008/369/CFSP (OJ L 336, 21.12.2010, p. 30). +",international sanctions;blockade;boycott;embargo;reprisals;arms control;economic sanctions;Democratic Republic of the Congo;Congo Kinshasa;Zaire;removal;deportation;expulsion;refoulement;refusal of entry;removal order;return decision,17 +40417,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1316/2011 of 15 December 2011 on the minimum customs duty to be fixed in response to the second partial invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2011. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 187, in conjunction with Article 4, thereofWhereas:(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2011 (2) opened a standing invitation to tender for the 2011/12 marketing year for imports of sugar of CN code 1701 at a reduced customs duty.(2) In accordance with Article 6 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2011, the Commission is to decide, in the light of the tenders received in response to a partial invitation to tender, either to fix a minimum customs duty or not to fix a minimum customs duty per eight digit CN code.(3) On the basis of the tenders received for the second partial invitation to tender, a minimum customs duty should be fixed for certain eight digit codes for sugar falling within CN code 1701 and no minimum customs duty should be fixed for the other eight digit codes for sugar falling within that CN code.(4) In order to give a rapid signal to the market and to ensure efficient management of the measure, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.(5) The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,. For the second partial invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2011, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 14 December 2011, a minimum customs duty has been fixed, or has not been fixed, as set out in the Annex to this Regulation for the eight digit codes for sugar falling within CN code 1701. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 December 2011.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 318, 1.12.2011, p. 4.ANNEXMinimum customs duties(EUR/tonne)Eight digit CN code Minimum customs duty1 21701 11 10 263,501701 11 90 —1701 12 10 X1701 12 90 X1701 91 00 X1701 99 10 —1701 99 90 X(—) no minimum customs duty fixed (all offers rejected)(X) no offers +",sugar industry;sugar manufacture;sugar refinery;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;invitation to tender;standing invitation to tender;tariff reduction;reduction of customs duties;reduction of customs tariff;import (EU);Community import;sugar;fructose;fruit sugar,17 +41666,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1065/2012 of 13 November 2012 concerning the authorisation of preparations of Lactobacillus plantarum (DSM 23375, CNCM I-3235, DSM 19457, DSM 16565, DSM 16568, LMG 21295, CNCM MA 18/5U, NCIMB 30094, VTT E-78076, ATCC PTSA-6139, DSM 18112, DSM 18113, DSM 18114, ATCC 55943 and ATCC 55944) as feed additives for all animal species Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation. Article 10(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 in conjunction with Article 10(1) to (4) thereof sets out specific provisions for the evaluation of products used in the Union as silage additives at the date that Regulation became applicable.(2) In accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, the preparations of Lactobacillus plantarum DSM 23375, CNCM I-3235, DSM 19457, DSM 16565, DSM 16568, LMG 21295, CNCM MA 18/5U, NCIMB 30094, VTT E-78076, ATCC PTSA-6139, DSM 18112, DSM 18113, DSM 18114, ATCC 55943 and ATCC 55944 were entered in the Community Register of Feed Additives as existing products belonging to the functional group of silage additives, for all animal species.(3) In accordance with Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 in conjunction with Article 7 thereof, applications were submitted for the authorisation of the preparations of Lactobacillus plantarum DSM 23375, CNCM I-3235, DSM 19457, DSM 16565, DSM 16568, LMG 21295, CNCM MA 18/5U, NCIMB 30094, VTT E-78076, ATCC PTSA-6139, DSM 18112, DSM 18113, DSM 18114, ATCC 55943 and ATCC 55944 as feed additives for all animal species, requesting those additives to be classified in the category ‘technological additives’ and in the functional group ‘silage additives’. Those applications were accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(4) The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 23 May 2012 (2) that, under the proposed conditions of use, the preparations of Lactobacillus plantarum DSM 23375, CNCM I-3235, DSM 19457, DSM 16565, DSM 16568, LMG 21295, CNCM MA 18/5U, NCIMB 30094, VTT E-78076, ATCC PTSA-6139, DSM 18112, DSM 18113, DSM 18114, ATCC 55943 and ATCC 55944 do not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment. The preparations of Lactobacillus plantarum DSM 23375, CNCM I-3235, DSM 19457, DSM 16565, DSM 16568, LMG 21295, CNCM MA 18/5U and NCIMB 30094 have the potential to improve the production of silage from all forages by increasing the preservation of dry matter and reducing the pH. The preparation of Lactobacillus plantarum VTT E-78076 has the potential to improve the production of silage from easy and moderately difficult to ensile material by reducing the pH and ammonia nitrogen. The preparations of Lactobacillus plantarum ATCC PTSA-6139, DSM 18112, DSM 18113, DSM 18114, ATCC 55943 and ATCC 55944 have the potential to improve the production of silage from easy ensile material by reducing the pH and dry matter loss. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additives in feed submitted by the Community Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(5) The assessment of the preparations of Lactobacillus plantarum DSM 23375, CNCM I-3235, DSM 19457, DSM 16565, DSM 16568, LMG 21295, CNCM MA 18/5U, NCIMB 30094, VTT E-78076, ATCC PTSA-6139, DSM 18112, DSM 18113, DSM 18114, ATCC 55943 and ATCC 55944 shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of those preparations should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.(6) Since safety reasons do not require the immediate application of the modifications to the conditions of authorisation, it is appropriate to allow a transitional period for interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements resulting from the authorisation.(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. AuthorisationThe preparations specified in the Annex belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and to the functional group ‘silage additives’, are authorised as additives in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex. Transitional measuresThe preparations specified in the Annex and feed containing them, which are produced and labelled before 4 June 2013 in accordance with the rules applicable before 4 December 2012 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 November 2012.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.(2)  EFSA Journal 2012; 10(6):2732.ANNEXIdentification number of the additive Name of the holder of authorisation Additive Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method Species or category of animal Maximum age Minimum content Maximum content Other provisions End of period of authorisationCFU/kg of fresh materialCategory of technological additives. Functional group: silage additivesAdditive compositionCharacterisation of the active substanceAnalytical method (1)1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature and storage life.2. Minimum dose of the additive when used without combination with other micro-organisms as silage additives: 1 × 108 CFU/kg fresh material.3. For safety: it is recommended to use breathing protection and gloves during handling.Additive compositionCharacterisation of the active substanceAnalytical method (1)1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature and storage life.2. Minimum dose of the additive when used without combination with other micro-organisms as silage additives: 2 × 107 CFU/kg fresh material.3. For safety: it is recommended to use breathing protection and gloves during handling.Additive compositionCharacterisation of the active substanceAnalytical method (1)1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature and storage life.2. Minimum dose of the additive when used without combination with other micro-organisms as silage additives: 5 × 107 CFU/kg fresh material.3. For safety: it is recommended to use breathing protection and gloves during handling.Additive compositionCharacterisation of the active substanceAnalytical method (1)1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature and storage life.2. Minimum dose of the additive when used without combination with other micro-organisms as silage additives: 1 × 108 CFU/kg fresh material.3. For safety: it is recommended to use breathing protection and gloves during handling.Additive compositionCharacterisation of the active substanceAnalytical method (1)1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature and storage life.2. Minimum dose of the additive when used without combination with other micro-organisms as silage additives: 1 × 108 CFU/kg fresh material.3. For safety: it is recommended to use breathing protection and gloves during handling.Additive compositionCharacterisation of the active substanceAnalytical method (1)1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature and storage life.2. Minimum dose of the additive when used without combination with other micro-organisms as silage additives: 1 × 108 CFU/kg fresh material.3. For safety: it is recommended to use breathing protection and gloves during handling.Additive compositionCharacterisation of the active substanceAnalytical method (1)1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature and storage life.2. Minimum dose of the additive when used without combination with other micro-organisms as silage additives: 1 × 108 CFU/kg fresh material.3. For safety: it is recommended to use breathing protection and gloves during handling.Additive compositionCharacterisation of the active substanceAnalytical method (1)1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature and storage life.2. Minimum dose of the additive when used without combination with other micro-organisms as silage additives: 1 × 109 CFU/kg fresh material.3. For safety: it is recommended to use breathing protection and gloves during handling.Additive compositionCharacterisation of the active substanceAnalytical method (1)1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature and storage life.2. Minimum dose of the additive when used without combination with other micro-organisms as silage additives: 1 × 109 CFU/Kg fresh material.3. The additive shall be used in easy and moderately difficult to ensile material (2).4. For safety: it is recommended to use breathing protection and gloves during handling.Additive compositionCharacterisation of the active substanceAnalytical method (1)1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature and storage life.2. Minimum dose of the additive when used without combination with other micro-organisms as silage additives: 2 × 107 CFU/kg fresh material.3. The additive shall be used in easy to ensile material (3).4. For safety: it is recommended to use breathing protection and gloves during handling.Additive compositionCharacterisation of the active substanceAnalytical method (1)1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature and storage life.2. Minimum dose of the additive when used without combination with other micro-organisms as silage additives: 5 × 106 CFU/kg fresh material.3. The additive shall be used in easy to ensile material (3).4. For safety: it is recommended to use breathing protection and gloves during handling.Additive compositionCharacterisation of the active substanceAnalytical method (1)1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature and storage life.2. Minimum dose of the additive when used without combination with other micro-organisms as silage additives: 2 × 107 CFU/kg fresh material.3. The additive shall be used in easy to ensile material (3).4. For safety: it is recommended to use breathing protection and gloves during handling.Additive compositionCharacterisation of the active substanceAnalytical method (1)1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature and storage life.2. Minimum dose of the additive when used without combination with other micro-organisms as silage additives: 2 × 107 CFU/kg fresh material.3. The additive shall be used in easy to ensile material (3).4. For safety: it is recommended to use breathing protection and gloves during handling.Additive compositionCharacterisation of the active substanceAnalytical method (1)1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature and storage life.2. Minimum dose of the additive when used without combination with other micro-organisms as silage additives: 2 × 107 CFU/kg fresh material.3. The additive shall be used in easy to ensile material (3).4. For safety: it is recommended to use breathing protection and gloves during handling.Additive compositionCharacterisation of the active substanceAnalytical method (1)1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature and storage life.2. Minimum dose of the additive when used without combination with other micro-organisms as silage additives: 5 × 106 CFU/kg fresh material.3. The additive shall be used in easy to ensile material (3).4. For safety: it is recommended to use breathing protection and gloves during handling.(1)  Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: http://irmm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/EURLs/EURL_feed_additives/Pages/index.aspx(2)  Easy to ensile forage: > 3 % soluble carbohydrates in fresh material (e.g. whole plant maize, ryegrass, brome grass or sugar beet pulp). Moderately difficult to ensile forages: 1,5-3,0 % soluble carbohydrate in fresh material (e.g. meadow grass, fescue or wilted alfalfa). Commission Regulation (EC) No 429/2008 (OJ L 133, 22.5.2008, p. 1).(3)  Easy to ensile forage: > 3 % soluble carbohydrates in fresh material (e.g. whole plant maize, ryegrass, brome grass or sugar beet pulp). Regulation (EC) No 429/2008. +",animal feedingstuffs;animal feedstuffs;animal fodder;animal weaning food;feedstuffs;milk-replacer feed;food standard;codex alimentarius;marketing standard;grading;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban;food additive;sensory additive;technical additive,17 +25779,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 468/2003 of 13 March 2003 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of oats issued in Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1163/2002(4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1324/2002(5), and in particular Article 4 thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002 of 5 September 2002 on a special intervention measure for cereals in Finland and Sweden(6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2329/2002(7), and in particular Article 8 thereof,Whereas:(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of oats produced in Finland and Sweden for export from Finland and Sweden to all third countries, with the exception of Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia was opened pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002.(2) According to Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002 the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to make no award.(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, a maximum refund should not be fixed.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 7 to 13 March 2003 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of oats issued in Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002. This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 March 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 March 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.(4) OJ L 170, 29.6.2002, p. 46.(5) OJ L 194, 23.7.2002, p. 26.(6) OJ L 239, 6.9.2002, p. 3.(7) OJ L 349, 24.12.2002, p. 17. +",Finland;Republic of Finland;market intervention;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;third country;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;Sweden;Kingdom of Sweden;oats,17 +19458,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2394/1999 of 11 November 1999 on the authorisation of transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1072/1999(2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,(1) Whereas the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on arrangements in the area of market access for textiles products(3), initialled on 31 December 1994, provides that favourable consideration shall be given to certain requests for so-called ""exceptional flexibility"" by Pakistan;(2) Whereas the Islamic Republic of Pakistan has made a request on 2 September 1999;(3) Whereas the transfers requested by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan fall within the limits of the flexibility provisions referred to in Article 7 and set out in Annex VIII to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93;(4) Whereas it is appropriate to grant the request;(5) Whereas it is desirable that this Regulation enters into force the day after its publication in order to allow operators to benefit from it as soon as possible;(6) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee provided for in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93,. Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods originating in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan are authorised for the quota year 1999 as detailed in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 November 1999.For the CommissionPascal LAMYMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 134, 28.5.1999, p. 1.(3) OJ L 153, 27.6.1996, p. 47.ANNEX- Category 9: transfer of 1000000 kilograms from the quantitative limit of category 26.- Category 20: transfer of 2000000 kilograms from the quantitative limits of category 28. +",import;Pakistan;Islamic Republic of Pakistan;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;textile product;fabric;furnishing fabric;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;clothing;article of clothing;ready-made clothing;work clothes,17 +2310,"83/54/EEC: Commission Decision of 24 January 1983 amending Decision 74/442/EEC relating to the setting up of a Joint Committee on Social Problems of Agricultural Workers. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Whereas structural changes have come about in the European organizations representing agricultural workers since the setting up of the Joint Committee and new needs have arisen because of the enlargement of the Community;Whereas the Commission must take account of the situation in the individual Member States so as to ensure the participation of employers and employees in agriculture in the work of the Joint Committee and thus maintain the effective representation of all interested parties;Whereas the presence at the Committee's meetings of observers from organizations other than those referred to in Article 4 of Commission Decision 74/442/EEC (1) may increase the Committee's effectiveness,. Decision 74/442/EEC is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 4 is replaced by the following:'Article 41. The Committee shall consist of 52 members.2. Seats shall be attributed as follows:(a) to representatives of employers: 26;(b) to representatives of employees: 26.3. The members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Commission, 50 of them on proposals from the following agricultural employers' and agricultural employees' associations:- Employers' association (25 members):- The Committee of Agricultural Trade Organizations of the European Economic Community (COPA);- Employees' association (25 members):- The European Federation of Agricultural Workers in the Community (EFA).'2. The following paragraph 4 is added to Article 13:'4. The Commission may, after consulting the Committee, invite organizations other than those referred to in Article 4 (3) to participate in the Committee's work as observers.' This Decision shall take effect on 24 January 1983.. Done at Brussels, 24 January 1983.For the CommissionIvor RICHARDMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 243, 5. 9. 1974, p. 22. +",agricultural labour force;agricultural worker;farm employee;farm labourer;farm worker;trade union;trade union association;trade union council;trade union federation;trade union organisation;trade unionism;workers' association;workers' trade union;observer;observer status;joint committee on EU matters;joint committee on EC matters,17 +2400,"1999/2/EC: Commission Decision of 15 December 1998 amending Decision 98/407/EC concerning certain protective measures with regard to bivalve molluscs and fishery products originating or proceeding from Turkey (notified under document number C(1998) 4108) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (1), as last amended by the Directive 96/43/EC (2), and in particular Article 19 thereof,Whereas, following the results of a veterinary inspection visit to Turkey the Commission adopted Decision 98/407/EC on certain protective measures with regard to bivalve molluscs and fishery products originating or proceeding from Turkey (3);Whereas the protective measures and the health guarantees provided by the Turkish authorities are sufficient to permit the resumption of imports of fishery products from Turkey;Whereas, nevertheless, the health guarantees provided by the Turkish authorities are not sufficient to permit the resumption of imports of bivalve molluscs, in whatever form, originating or proceeding from Turkey;Whereas, therefore, Decision 98/407/EC should be amended;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. Decision 98/407/EC is amended as follows:1. Article 1 is replaced by the following text:'Article 1This Decision shall apply to bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods, originating or proceeding from Turkey.`2. Article 2 is replaced by the following text:'Article 2Member States shall ban the imports of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods, in all forms, originating in or coming from Turkey.`3. Articles 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9 are repealed.4. Article 6 becomes Article 3. The Member States shall amend the measures they apply in respect of imports from Turkey to bring them into line with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof. This Decision will be reviewed on the grounds of the guarantees received from Turkey. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 December 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 373, 31. 12. 1990, p. 1.(2) OJ L 162, 1. 7. 1996, p. 1.(3) OJ L 180, 24. 6. 1998, p. 15. +",mollusc;cephalopod;shellfish;squid;fishery product;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;import restriction;import ban;limit on imports;suspension of imports;health risk;danger of sickness;Turkey;Republic of Turkey,17 +18044,"Council Regulation (EC) No 1359/98 of 29 June 1998 amending the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial and agricultural products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas it is in the interest of the Community to suspend partially or totally the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for a number of new products not listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 (1);Whereas the products referred to in the said Regulation, for which it is no longer in the Community's interest to maintain suspension of autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties or for which it is necessary to amend the description in the light of technical developments, must be withdrawn from the list in the Annex thereto;Whereas, for the sake of clarity, products whose description requires amendment should be regarded as new products,. The products set out in Annex I to this Regulation shall be added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/96. The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on these products shall be suspended at the rate indicated for each product. The products for which the codes are set out in Annex II to this Regulation shall be removed from the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/96. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1998.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 29 June 1998.For the CouncilThe PresidentR. COOK(1) OJ L 158, 29.6.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2590/97 (OJ L 355, 30.12.1997, p. 1).ANNEX I>TABLE>ANEXO II - BILAG II - ANHANG II - ÐÁÑÁÑÔÇÌÁ II - ANNEX II - ANNEXE II - ALLEGATO II - BIJLAGE II - ANEXO II - LIITE II - BILAGA II>TABLE> +",EU production;Community production;European Union production;agricultural product;farm product;industrial product;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;suspension of customs duties;customs procedure suspending import duties;suspension of tariff duty;tariff dismantling;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT,17 +11465,"COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1117/93 of 6 May 1993 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products of categories 37 and 39 (order Nos 40.0370 and 40.0390), originating in Pakistan, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 apply. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), extended for 1993 by Regulation (EEC) No 3917/92 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded for 1993 for each category of products subjected in Annexes I and II thereto to individual ceilings, within the limits of the quantities specified in column 8 of Annex I and column 7 of Annex II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of the same Annexes;Whereas Article 11 of the abovementioned Regulation provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in question once the relevant individual ceilings have been reached at Community level;Whereas, in respect of products of categories 37 and 39 (order Nos 40.0370 and 40.0390), originating in Pakistan, the relevant ceilings amount to 386 and 101 tonnes respectively;Whereas on 29 March 1993 imports of the products in question into the Community, originating in Pakistan, a country covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached and were charged against those ceilings;Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to Pakistan,. As from 11 May 1993 the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90, shall be re-established in respect of the following products, imported into the Community and originating in Pakistan:/* Tables: see OJ */ This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 6 May 1993.For the CommissionChristiane SCRIVENERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 370, 31. 12. 1990, p. 39.(2) OJ No L 396, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. +",Pakistan;Islamic Republic of Pakistan;restoration of customs duties;restoration of customs tariff;man-made fibre;acrylic fibre;artificial fibre;chemical fibre;nylon;polyamide;rayon;synthetic cloth;synthetic fibre;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession,17 +2634,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1357/2000 of 27 June 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 opening and providing for the administration of the tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations(1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,Whereas:(1) In the framework of the World Trade Organisation, the Community has undertaken to open tariff quotas for certain products in the poultrymeat sector; whereas as a result, detailed rules for the application of those quotas from 1 July 2000 should be laid down;(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/96(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1327/1999(3), provides for the administration of those quotas for the period 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000; whereas provision should be made for their administration from 1 July 2000;(3) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,. Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:""Article 1The import tariff quotas listed in Annex I are opened annually for the product groups and under the conditions indicated therein.""2. Annex I is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 July 2000.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 June 2000.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 146, 20.6.1996, p. 1.(2) OJ L 161, 29.6.1996, p. 136.(3) OJ L 157, 24.6.1999, p. 37.ANNEX""ANNEX I>TABLE>"" +",GATT;General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;poultrymeat,17 +29382,"2005/218/EC: Commission Decision of 11 March 2005 laying down special conditions for imports of fishery products from Saudi Arabia (notified under document number C(2005) 563) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery products (1), and in particular Article 11(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) An inspection has been carried out on behalf of the Commission in Saudi Arabia to verify the conditions under which fishery products are produced, stored and dispatched to the Community.(2) The requirements in the legislation of Saudi Arabia on health inspection and monitoring of fishery products may be considered equivalent to those laid down in Directive 91/493/EEC.(3) In particular, the ‘General Directorate of Quality Control Laboratories (GDQCL)’ is capable of effectively verifying the implementation of the rules in force.(4) The GDQCL has provided official assurances on compliance with the standards for health controls and monitoring of fishery products as set out in Chapter V of the Annex to Directive 91/493/EEC and on the fulfilment of hygienic requirements equivalent to those laid down by that Directive.(5) It is appropriate to lay down detailed provisions concerning fishery products imported into the Community from Saudi Arabia, in accordance with Directive 91/493/EEC.(6) It is also necessary to draw up a list of approved establishments, factory vessels, or cold stores, and a list of freezer vessels equipped in accordance with the requirements of Council Directive 92/48/EEC of 16 June 1992 laying down the minimum hygiene rules applicable to fishery products caught on board certain vessels in accordance with Article 3(1)(a)(i) of Directive 91/493/EEC (2). Those lists should be drawn up on the basis of a communication from the GDQCL to the Commission.(7) It is appropriate for this Decision to be applied 3 days after its publication providing for the necessary transitional period.(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The ‘General Directorate of Quality Control Laboratories (GDQCL)’ shall be the competent authority in Saudi Arabia identified for the purposes of verifying and certifying compliance of fishery products with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC. Fishery products imported into the Community from Saudi Arabia shall meet the requirements set out in Articles 3, 4 and 5. 1.   Each consignment shall be accompanied by a numbered original health certificate in accordance with the model set out in Annex I and comprising a single sheet, duly completed, signed and dated.2.   The health certificate shall be drawn up in at least one official language of the Member State where the checks are carried out.3.   The health certificate shall bear the name, capacity and signature of the representative of the GDQCL, and the latter’s official stamp in a colour different from that of the endorsements. The fishery products shall come from approved establishments, factory vessels, or cold stores, or from registered freezer vessels listed in Annex II. All packages shall bear the words ‘SAUDI ARABIA’ and the approval/registration number of the establishment, factory vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of origin in indelible letters, except in the case of frozen fishery products in bulk and intended for the manufacture of preserved foods. This Decision shall apply from 19 March 2005. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 March 2005.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 15. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 187, 7.7.1992, p. 41.ANNEX IHEALTH CERTIFICATEfor fishery products from Saudi Arabia and intended for export to the European Community, excluding bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods in whatever formANNEX IILIST OF ESTABLISHMENTS AND VESSELSApproval No Name City/Region Approval limit CategoryKSA-01 National Prawn Company Al-Laith, Makkah Province PPaLegend: PPa Plant processing only or partially materials derived from aquaculture (farmed products). +",import;health legislation;health regulations;health standard;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;Saudi Arabia;Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;fishery product;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;health certificate,17 +29653,"2005/789/EC: Commission Decision of 11 November 2005 on a Community financial contribution for 2005 to cover expenditure incurred by Belgium, France and the Netherlands for the purpose of combating organisms harmful to plants or plant products (notified under document number C(2005) 4356). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), and in particular Article 23 thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to Directive 2000/29/EC, a financial contribution from the Community may be granted to Member States to cover expenditure relating directly to the necessary measures which have been taken or are planned to be taken for the purpose of combating harmful organisms introduced from third countries or from other areas in the Community, in order to eradicate or, if that is not possible, to contain them.(2) Belgium, France and the Netherlands have each established a programme of actions to eradicate organisms harmful to plants introduced in their territories. These programmes specify the objectives to be achieved, the measures carried out, their duration and their cost. Belgium, France and the Netherlands have applied for the allocation of a Community financial contribution to these programmes within the time limit set out in Directive 2000/29/EC and in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1040/2002 of 14 June 2002 establishing detailed rules for the implementation of the provisions relating to the allocation of a financial contribution from the Community for plant-health control and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2051/97 (2).(3) The technical information provided for by Belgium, France and the Netherlands has enabled the Commission to analyse the situation accurately and comprehensively and to conclude that the conditions for the granting of a Community financial contribution, as laid down in particular in Article 23 of Directive 2000/29/EC, have been met. Accordingly, it is appropriate to provide a Community financial contribution to cover the expenditure on these programmes.(4) The Community financial contribution may cover up to 50 % of eligible expenditure. However, in accordance with the third paragraph of Article 23(5) of the Directive, the rate of the Community financial contribution for the programme presented by Belgium should be reduced, as the programme notified by this Member State has already been the subject of Community funding under Commission Decision 2004/772/EC (3).(5) In accordance with Article 24 of Directive 2000/29/EC the Commission shall ascertain whether the introduction of the relevant harmful organism has been caused by inadequate examinations or inspections and adopt the measures required by the findings from its verification.(6) In accordance with Article 3(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 (4), veterinary and plant health measures undertaken in accordance with Community rules shall be financed under the Guarantee section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund. Financial control of these measures comes under Articles 8 and 9 of the above Regulation, without prejudice to the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1040/2002 and paragraphs 8 and 9 of Article 23 of the Directive.(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,. The allocation of a Community financial contribution for 2005 to cover expenditure incurred by Belgium, France and the Netherlands relating to necessary measures as specified in Article 23(2) of Directive 2000/29/EC and taken for the purpose of combating the organisms concerned by the eradication programmes listed in the Annex is hereby approved. 1.   The total amount of the financial contribution referred to in Article 1 is EUR 689 449.2.   The maximum amounts of the Community financial contribution for each of the programmes shall be as indicated in the Annex. The Community financial contribution as set out in the Annex shall be paid on the following conditions:(a) evidence of the measures taken has been given in accordance with the provisions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1040/2002;(b) a request for payment has been submitted by the Member State concerned to the Commission, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1040/2002.The payment of the financial contribution is without prejudice of the verifications by the Commission in accordance with Article 24 of Directive 2000/29/EC. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the French Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.. Done at Brussels, 11 November 2005.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 2005/16/EC (OJ L 57, 3.3.2005, p. 19).(2)  OJ L 157, 15.6.2002, p. 38. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 738/2005 (OJ L 122, 14.5.2005, p. 17).(3)  OJ L 341, 17.11.2004, p. 27.(4)  OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.ANNEXERADICATION PROGRAMMESLegend:a = Year of implementation of the eradication programme.SECTION IProgrammes whose Community financial contribution corresponds to 50 % of eligible expenditureMember State Harmful organisms combated Affected plants Year Eligible expenditure Maximum Community contributionFrance Diabrotica virgifera Maize 2003 and 2004 963 183 481 591The Netherlands Diabrotica virgifera Maize 2003 and 2004 236 856 118 428SECTION IIProgrammes whose Community financial contribution rates differ, in application of degressivityMember State Harmful organisms combated Affected plants Year a Eligible expenditure Rate Maximum Community contributionBelgium Diabrotica virgifera Maize 2005 3 198 735 45 89 430Total Community contribution (EUR) 689 449 +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;France;French Republic;plant disease;diseases of plants;plant pathology;plant health control;phytosanitary control;phytosanitary inspection;plant health inspection;Netherlands;Holland;Kingdom of the Netherlands;Belgium;Kingdom of Belgium,17 +299,"Council Directive 82/3/EEC of 21 December 1981 amending Directive 75/130/EEC on the establishment of common rules for certain types of combined road/rail carriage of goods between Member States. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 75 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),Whereas Directive 75/130/EEC (3), as amended by Directive 79/5/EEC (4), applies on an experimental basis until 31 December 1981 to combined transport in the case of containers of 20 feet and more and swap bodies which have no supports;Whereas the inaugural effect of Directive 75/130/EEC, as far as this transport is concerned, during the period which has elapsed must be considered to have been positive; whereas that Directive should therefore be applied on a permanent basis with regard to this transport,. Article 8 of Directive 75/130/EEC is hereby deleted. Member States shall take the measures necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 December 1981.For the CouncilThe PresidentN. RIDLEY(1) Opinion delivered on 18 December 1981 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(2) Opinion delivered on 25 November 1981 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(3) OJ No L 48, 22. 2. 1975, p. 31.(4) OJ No L 5, 9. 1. 1979, p. 33. +",organisation of transport;organization of transport;approximation of laws;legislative harmonisation;combined transport;intermodal transport;multimodal transport;piggyback transport;rail-road transport;rail transport;rail connection;rail traffic;railway;transport by railway;road transport;road haulage;transport by road,17 +292,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2666/82 of 5 October 1982 amending for the fifth time Regulation (EEC) No 3183/80 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products in relation in particular to the import and export of small quantitiesl. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1451/82 (2), and in particular Articles 12 (2), 15 (5), 16 (6) and 24 thereof and the corresponding provisions of the other Regulations on the common organization of markets in agricultural products,Whereas, for the purpose of simplifying administrative procedures, a licence is not required and may not be produced for transactions involving small quantities except where advance fixing of a levy or refund is requested; whereas experience in relation to tariff quotas has shown that an exception should also be made where the benefit of special import or export arrangements is granted by means of a licence; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3183/80 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 49/82 (4) should be amended accordingly;Whereas the opportunity should be taken to correct an error in the German text of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3183/80;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinions of all the relevant management committees,. Regulation (EEC) No 3183/80 is hereby amended as follows:1. In the German text the first indent of Article 2 (1) (b) is replaced by the following text:'- im Rahmen eines Zollverfahrens, das die Einfuhr unter Aussetzung der anzuwendenden Zoelle, Abgaben gleicher Wirkung oder Abschoepfungen erlaubt,'2. Article 5 (1) is replaced by the following:'1. A licence shall not be required and may not be produced for the purposes of operations:- as specified in Articles 5, 19b and 26 of Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79, or- of a non-commercial nature, or- relating to quantities such that the amount of the security for the corresponding licence would be five ECU or less. However, if the quantity in kilograms corresponding to five ECU is not 50 or a multiple of 50, the security limit shall be deemed to be such that the quantity in kilograms equals 50 or the multiple of 50 next above. In addition, where licences are issued on a headage, or similar basis and five ECU does not correspond exactly to a whole number, the security limit shall be deemed to be such that the quantity, on a headage or similar basis, corresponds to the whole number next above.Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding subparagraph a licence or certificate must be produced when advance fixing of the levy or refund is requested or when the importation or exportation is being made under preferential arrangements which are granted by means of a licence.' This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 1 November 1982.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 5 October 1982.For the CommissionPoul DALSAGERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 164, 14. 6. 1982, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 338, 13. 12. 1980, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 7, 12. 1. 1982, p. 7. +",export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;agricultural product;farm product;trade volume,17 +16119,"97/346/EC: Commission Decision of 20 May 1997 on a common technical Regulation for the pan-European integrated services digital network (ISDN) basic access (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/263/EEC of 29 April 1991 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning telecommunications terminal equipment, including the mutual recognition of their conformity (1), as amended by Directive 93/68/EEC (2), and in particular Article 6 (2), second indent, thereof,Whereas the Commission has adopted the measure identifying the type of terminal equipment for which a common technical Regulation is required, as well as the associated scope statement;Whereas the corresponding harmonized standards, or parts thereof, implementing the essential requirements which are to be transformed into common technical Regulations should be adopted;Whereas, in some Member States, national implementation of ISDN may exhibit incompatibilities with Euro-ISDN terminals; whereas any such variations should not be subject to type-approval; whereas any such national variations should be identified by the appropriate national authorities and information on them should be made available to the public;Whereas in order to ensure continuity of access to markets for manufacturers presently serving one or more national markets, it is necessary to lay down transitional provisions regarding equipment approved pursuant to Commission Decision 94/797/EC (3);Whereas Decision 94/797/EC should be repealed with effect from the end of the transitional period;Whereas the common technical Regulation adopted in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of ACTE,. 1. This Decision shall apply to terminal equipment intended to be connected to a public telecommunications network and falling within the scope of the harmonized standard referred to in Article 2 (1).2. This Decision establishes a common technical Regulation covering the technical characteristics, electrical and mechanical interface requirements, and access control protocol to be provided by terminal equipment which is capable of and intended by the manufacturer or his representative for connection to a T, or coincident S and T, reference point for a basic access at an interface to a public telecommunications network presented as a pan-European ISDN (Euro-ISDN) basic access point. 1. The common technical Regulation shall include the harmonized standard prepared by the relevant standardization body implementing, to the extent applicable, the essential requirements referred to in Article 4 (c), (d) and (f) of Directive 91/263/EEC. The reference to the standard is set out in at Annex I of which the parts not applicable thereof are identified in Annex II to this Decision.2. Terminal equipment covered by this Decision shall comply with the common technical Regulation referred to in paragraph 1, shall meet the essential requirements referred to in Article 4 (a) and (b) of Directive 91/263/EEC, and shall meet the requirements of any other applicable Directives, in particular Council Directives 73/23/EEC (4) and 89/336/EEC (5). Notified bodies designated for carrying out the procedures referred to in Article 9 of Directive 91/263/EEC shall, as regards terminal equipment covered by Article 1 (1) of this Decision, use or ensure the use of the harmonized standard referred to in Article 2 (1) within one year after the notification of this Decision at the latest. 1. Decision 94/797/EC shall be repealed with effect from one year after the notification of this Decision.2. Terminal equipment approved pursuant to Decision 94/797/EC may continue to be placed on the market and put into service, provided that such approval is granted no later than one year after the notification of this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 May 1997.For the CommissionMartin BANGEMANNMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 128, 23. 5. 1991, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 220, 31. 8. 1993, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 329, 20. 12. 1994, p. 14.(4) OJ No L 77, 26. 3. 1973, p. 29.(5) OJ No L 139, 23. 5. 1989, p. 19.ANNEX IREFERENCE TO THE HARMONIZED STANDARD APPLICABLEThe harmonized standard referred to in Article 2 of the Decision is:TBR 3Integrated services digital network (ISDN)Attachment requirements for terminal equipment to connect to an ISDN using ISDN basic accessETSIEuropean Telecommunications Standards InstituteETSI SecretariatTBR 3 - November 1995(excluding the foreword)The full text of the harmonized standard can be obtained from:European Commission,DGXIII/A/2 - (BU 31, 1/7),Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200,B-1049 Brussels.ANNEX IIPARTS OF THE HARMONIZED STANDARD WHICH ARE NOT APPLICABLE>TABLE> +",transmission network;Euronet;Transpac;broadcasting network;data-transmission network;telecommunications network;technical regulations;European standard;Community standard;Euronorm;harmonisation of standards;compatibility of materials;compatible material;harmonization of standards;telecommunications;telecommunications technology;computer terminal,17 +36769,"2009/990/EC,Euratom: Council and Commission Decision of 17 November 2009 on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tajikistan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 44(2), the last sentence of Article 47(2), and Articles 55, 57(2), 71, 80(2), 93, 94, 133 and 181a, in conjunction with the second sentence of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3), thereof,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Having regard to the Council’s approval pursuant to Article 101 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,Whereas:(1) The Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tajikistan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, was signed on behalf of the Community and the Member States on 24 June 2008 in accordance with Council Decision of 25 February 2008.(2) Pending its entry into force, the Protocol is to be applied on a provisional basis as from the date of entry into force of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with the Republic of Tajikistan.(3) The Protocol should be concluded,. The Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tajikistan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union is hereby approved on behalf of the Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the Member States. The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Community and its Member States, give the notification provided for in Article 3 of the Protocol. The President of the Commission shall simultaneously give such notification on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community.. Done at Brussels, 17 November 2009.For the CouncilThe PresidentC. BILDTFor the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  Opinion delivered on 2 September 2008 (not yet published in the Official Journal).PROTOCOLto the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tajikistan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European UnionTHE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA,THE CZECH REPUBLIC,THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK,THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA,IRELAND,THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN,THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS,THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY,THE REPUBLIC OF MALTA,THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS,THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND,THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,ROMANIA,THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA,THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC,THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND,THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND,hereinafter referred to as the ‘Member States’, represented by the Council of the European Union, andTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY,hereinafter referred to as ‘the Communities’, represented by the Council of the European Union and the European Commission,of the one part, andTHE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN,of the other part,hereinafter referred to as ‘Parties’ for the purposes of this Protocol,HAVING REGARD TO the provisions of the Treaty between the Kingdom of Belgium, the Czech Republic, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Estonia, Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Slovenia, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, (Member States of the European Union) and the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania concerning the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, which was signed in Luxembourg on 25 April 2005 and is applied from 1 January 2007,CONSIDERING the new situation in relations between the Republic of Tajikistan and the European Union arising from the accession to the EU of two new Member States, which opens opportunities and brings about challenges for the cooperation between the Republic of Tajikistan and the European Union,TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the desire of the Parties to ensure the attainment and implementation of the objectives and principles of the PCA,HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1The Republic of Bulgaria and Romania shall be Parties to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tajikistan, of the other part, signed in Luxembourg on 11 October 2004 (hereinafter the ‘Agreement’) and shall respectively adopt and take note, in the same manner, as the other Member States, of the texts of the Agreement, as well as of the Joint Declarations, Exchanges of Letters, and Declaration by the Republic of Tajikistan annexed to the Final Act signed on the same date.Article 2This Protocol shall form an integral part of the Agreement.Article 31.   This Protocol shall be approved by the Communities, by the Council of the European Union on behalf of the Member States and by the Republic of Tajikistan in accordance with their own procedures.2.   The Parties shall notify each other of the completion of the corresponding procedures referred to in the preceding paragraph. The instruments of approval shall be deposited with the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union.Article 41.   This Protocol shall enter into force on the same day as the Agreement, provided that all the instruments of approval of this Protocol have been deposited by that day.2.   Where not all instruments of approval of this Protocol have been deposited by that date, this Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the first month following the date of deposit of the last instrument of approval.3.   Where not all instruments of approval of this Protocol have been deposited by the date of entry into force of the Agreement, this Protocol shall apply provisionally with effect from the date of entry into force of the Agreement.Article 51.   The texts of the Agreement, the Final Act and all documents annexed to it are drawn up in the Bulgarian and Romanian languages.2.   They are annexed to this Protocol and are equally authentic with the texts in the other languages in which the Agreement, the Final Act and the documents annexed to it are drawn up.Article 6This Protocol is drawn up in duplicate in the Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovene, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish and Tajik languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.Съставено в Брюксел на двадесет и четвърти юни две хиля��и и осма година.Hecho en Bruselas, el veinticuatro de junio de dosmile ocho.V Bruselu dne dvacátého čtvrtého června dva tisíce osm.Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den fireogtyvende juni to tusind og otte.Geschehen zu Brüssel am vierundzwanzigsten Juni zweitausendacht.Kahe tuhande kaheksanda aasta juunikuu kahekümne neljandal päeval Brüsselis.Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις είκοσι τέσσερις Ιουνίου δύο χιλιάδες οκτώ.Done at Brussels on the twenty-fourth day of June in the year two thousand and eight.Fait à Bruxelles, le vingt-quatre juin deux mille huit.Fatto a Bruxelles, addì ventiquattro giugno duemilaotto.Briselē, divtūkstoš astotā gada divdesmit ceturtajā jūnijā.Priimta du tūkstančiai aštuntų metų birželio dvidešimt ketvirtą dieną Briuselyje.Kelt Brüsszelben, a kétezer-nyolcadik év június huszonnegyedik napján.Magħmul fi Brussell, fl-erbgħa u għoxrin jum ta' Ġunju tas-sena elfejn u tmienja.Gedaan te Brussel, de vierentwintigste juni tweeduizend acht.Sporządzono w Brukseli dnia dwudziestego czwartego czerwca roku dwa tysiące ósmego.Feito em Bruxelas, em vinte e quatro de Junho de dois mil e oito.Încheiat la Bruxelles, la douăzeci și patru iunie două mii opt.V Bruseli dňa dvadsiateho štvrtého júna dvetisícosem.V Bruslju, dne štiriindvajsetega junija leta dva tisoč osem.Tehty Brysselissä kahdentenakymmenentenäneljäntenä päivänä kesäkuuta vuonna kaksituhattakahdeksan.Som skedde i Bryssel den tjugofjärde juni tjugohundraåtta.За държавите-членкиPor los Estados miembrosZa členské státyFor medlemsstaterneFür die MitgliedstaatenLiikmesriikide nimelΓια τα κράτη μέληFor the Member StatesPour les États membresPer gli Stati membriDalībvalstu vārdāValstybių narių varduA tagállamok részérőlGħall-Istati MembriVoor de lidstatenW imieniu państw członkowskichPelos Estados-MembrosPentru statele membreZa členské štátyZa države članiceJäsenvaltioiden puolestaPå medlemsstaternas vägnarАз Љониби Давлатњои АъзоЗа Европсйската общностPor las Comunidades EuropeasZa Evropská společenstvíFor De Europæiske FællesskaberFür die Europäischen GemeinschaftenEuroopa ühenduste nimelΓια τις Ευρωπαϊκές ΚοινότητεςFor the European CommunitiesPour les Communautés européennesPer le Comunità europeeEiropas Kopienu vārdāEuropos Bendrijų varduAz Európai Közösségek részérőlGħall-Komunitajiet EwropejVoor de Europese GemeenschappenW imieniu Wspólnot EuropejskichPelas Comunidades EuropeiasPentru Comunitatea EuropeanăZa Európske spoločenstváZa Evropski skupnostiEuroopan yhteisöjen puolestaPå Europeiska gemenskapernas vägnarАз Љониби Иттињоди АврупоЗа Република ТаджикистанPor la República de TayikistánZa Republiku TádžikistánFor Republikken TadsjikistanFür die Republik TadschikistanTadžikistani Vabariigi nimelΓια τη Δημοκρατια του ΤατζικιστανFor the Republic of TajikistanPour la République du TadjikistanPer la Repubblica del TagikistanTadžikistānas Republikas vārdāTadžikistano Respublikos varduA Tádzsik Köztársaság részérőlGħar-Repubblika tat-TaġikistanVoor de Republiek TadzjikistanW imieniu Republiki TadżykistanuPela República do TajiquistãoPentru Republica TadjikistanZa Tadžickú republikuZa Republiko TadžikistanTadžikistanin tasavallan puolestaFör republiken TadzjikistanАз Љониби Љумњурин Тољикистон +",accession to the European Union;EU accession;accession to the Community;act of accession;application for accession;consequence of accession;request for accession;protocol to an agreement;ratification of an agreement;conclusion of an agreement;Romania;Bulgaria;Republic of Bulgaria;cooperation agreement (EU);EC cooperation agreement;Tajikistan;Republic of Tajikistan,17 +42441,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 280/2013 of 22 March 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 62/2006 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the telematic applications for freight subsystem of the trans-European conventional rail system Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Directive 2008/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 on the interoperability of the rail system within the Community (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 4b of Commission Regulation (EC) No 62/2006 of 23 December 2005 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the telematic applications for freight subsystem of the trans-European conventional rail system (2) provides that the European Railway Agency has to update the documents referred to in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 62/2006 on the basis of change requests that are validated before 13 May 2012.(2) The Commission has received European Railway Agency recommendation ERA/REC/06a-2012/INT of 24 July 2012 to update Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 62/2006 in order to refer to the technical documents which have been amended in accordance with the change management process (‘Final Baseline 5.2’).(3) Regulation (EC) No 62/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established in accordance with Article 29(1) of Directive 2008/57/EC,. Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 62/2006 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 March 2013.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 191, 18.7.2008, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 13, 18.1.2006, p. 1.ANNEX‘ANNEX ALIST OF ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTSList of mandatory specificationsIndex No Reference Document Name Version5 ERA_FRS_TAF_A_Index_ 5.doc TAF TSI — ANNEX A.5: Figures and Sequence Diagrams of the TAF TSI Messages 1.0Appendix Reference Document Name VersionA ERA_FRS_TAF_D_2_ Appendix_A.doc TAF TSI — ANNEX D.2: APPENDIX A (WAGON/ILU TRIP PLANNING) 1.0B ERA_FRS_TAF_D_2_ Appendix_B.doc TAF TSI — ANNEX D.2: APPENDIX B — WAGON AND INTERMODAL UNIT OPERATING DATABASE (WIMO) 1.1C ERA_FRS_TAF_D_2_ Appendix_C.doc TAF TSI — ANNEX D.2: APPENDIX C — REFERENCE FILES 1.1D ERA_FRS_TAF_D_2_ Appendix_D.doc TAF TSI — ANNEX D.2: APPENDIX D — INFRASTRUCTURE RESTRICTION NOTICE DATA 1.1E ERA_FRS_TAF_D_2_ Appendix_E.doc TAF TSI — ANNEX D.2: APPENDIX E — COMMON INTERFACE 1.0F ERA_FRS_TAF_D_2_ Appendix_F.doc TAF TSI — ANNEX D.2: APPENDIX F — TAF TSI DATA AND MESSAGE MODEL 1.1’ +",technical specification;specification;telematics;teleprocessing;carriage of goods;goods traffic;haulage of goods;rail transport;rail connection;rail traffic;railway;transport by railway;documentation;librarianship;scientific documentation;technical documentation;trans-European network,17 +22552,"Council Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 2581/2001 of 17 December 2001 adjusting with effect from 1 July 2001 the remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Communities and the weightings applied thereto. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities, and in particular Article 13 thereof,Having regard to the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities laid down by Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 1986/2001(2), and in particular Articles 63, 64, 65, 65a and 82 of and Annex XI to the said Staff Regulations(3), and the first paragraph of Article 20 and Article 64 of the Conditions of Employment,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) A review of the remuneration of officials and other servants carried out on the basis of a report by the Commission has shown that the remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the Communities should be adjusted under the 2001 annual review.(2) In accordance with Annex XI to the Staff Regulations, the annual adjustment in respect of 2002 will entail the establishment before 31 December 2002 of new weightings with retroactive effect from 1 July 2002.(3) These new weightings could lead to retroactive adjustments to remuneration and pensions (positive or negative) in respect of the period of 2002 for which payments have already been made on the basis of this Regulation.(4) Provision should therefore be made for the payment of arrears in the event of an upward adjustment as a result of these weightings or for the recovery of sums overpaid in the event of a downward adjustment for the period between the effective date and the date of entry into force of the Council's decision on the annual adjustment in respect of 2002.(5) Provision should be made for the effects of any such recovery to be spread over a period of not more than twelve months following the date of entry into force of the Councils decision on the annual adjustment in respect of 2002,. With effect from 1 July 2001:(a) the table of basic monthly salaries in Article 66 of the Staff Regulations shall be replaced by the following:"">TABLE>""(b) - in Article 1(1) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations, ""EUR 174,27"" shall be replaced by ""EUR 180,72"",- in Article 2(1) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations, ""EUR 224,43"" shall be replaced by ""EUR 232,73"",- in the second sentence of Article 69 of the Staff Regulations and in the second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Annex VII thereto, ""EUR 400,92"" shall be replaced by ""EUR 415,75"",- in the first paragraph of Article 3 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations ""EUR 200,56"" shall be replaced by ""EUR 207,98"". With effect from 1 July 2001, the table of basic monthly salaries in Article 63 of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants shall be replaced by the following:"">TABLE>"" With effect from 1 July 2001, the fixed allowance referred to in Article 4a of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations shall be:- EUR 108,46 per month for officials in Grade C4 or C5,- EUR 166,29 per month for officials in Grade C1, C2 or C3. Pensions for which entitlement has accrued by 1 July 2001 shall be calculated from that date by reference to the table of basic monthly salaries laid down in Article 66 of the Staff Regulations, as amended by Article 1(a) of this Regulation. With effect from 1 July 2001, the date ""1 July 2000"" in the second paragraph of Article 63 of the Staff Regulations shall be replaced by ""1 July 2001"". 1. With effect from 16 May 2001, the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials and other servants employed in the countries and places listed below shall be as follows:- Ireland: 126,6- Greece: 90,4.2. With effect from 1 July 2001, the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials and other servants employed in the countries and places listed below shall be as follows:>TABLE>3. The weightings applicable to pensions shall be determined in accordance with Article 82(1) of the Staff Regulations. Articles 3 to 10 of Council Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 2175/88 of 18 July 1988 laying down the weightings applicable in third countries(4) shall remain in force.4. In accordance with Annex XI to the Staff Regulations these weightings could be adjusted by a Council Regulation before 31 December 2002 establishing new weightings with effect from 1 July 2002. In this event the institutions shall make the corresponding positive or negative adjustment to the remuneration and pensions of the officials, former officials and other persons concerned with retroactive effect for the period between the effective date and the date of entry into force of the decision on the 2002 adjustment.If this retroactive adjustment necessitates the recovery of sums overpaid, such recovery may be spread over a period of not more than twelve months from the date of entry into force of the decision on the 2002 annual adjustment. With effect from 1 July 2001, the table in Article 10(1) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations shall be replaced by the following:"">TABLE>"" With effect from 1 July 2001, the allowances for shiftwork laid down in Article 1 of Council Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 300/76(5) shall be EUR 314,38, EUR 474,50, EUR 518,82 and EUR 707,32. With effect from 1 July 2001, the amounts in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 260/68(6) shall be subject to a weighting of 4,538191. 0This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 December 2001.For the CouncilThe PresidentA. Neyts-Uyttebroeck(1) OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1.(2) OJ L 271, 12.10.2001, p. 1.(3) Extended until 30 June 2003. Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 2805/2000 (OJ L 326, 22.12.2000, p. 7).(4) OJ L 191, 22.7.1988, p. 1.(5) Council Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 300/76 of 9 February 1976 determining the categories of officials entitled to allowances for shiftwork, and the rates and conditions thereof (OJ L 38, 13.2.1976, p. 1). Regulation as supplemented by Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 1307/87 (OJ L 124, 13.5.1987, p. 6) and last amended by Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 2461/98 (OJ L 307, 17.11.1998, p. 5).(6) Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 260/68 of the Council of 29 February 1968 laying down the conditions and procedure for applying the tax for the benefit of the European Communities (OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 8). Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 1986/2001 (OJ L 271, 12.10.2001, p. 1). +",European official;EC basic post;EC staff;EU official;official of the EU;official of the European Union;staff of the EC;pension scheme;State pension;occupational pension;old age pension;pension plan;retirement pension;pay;remuneration;salary;wages,17 +34729,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1282/2007 of 30 October 2007 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92 as regards the end of the implementation period for the annual plan for the distribution of food for 2007. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3730/87 of 10 December 1987 laying down the general rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks to designated organisations for distribution to the most deprived persons in the Community (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,Whereas:(1) Under Article 3(1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92 of 29 October 1992 laying down detailed rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Community (2), the implementation period for the annual plan for the distribution of food finishes on 31 December of the year following its adoption.(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1539/2006 (3) adopted the plan for the period ending on 31 December 2007.(3) Exceptional circumstances on the markets in cereals and milk products which developed during the 2006/2007 marketing year have, in the case of 61 232,50 tonnes of cereals, 1 618 tonnes of butter and EUR 10 991 578 for the mobilisation on the market of skimmed-milk powder allocated to Italy, and in the case of 4 000 tonnes of butter and EUR 10 million for the mobilisation on the market of skimmed-milk powder allocated to France under the 2007 plan, complicated the implementation of the delivery contracts concluded with operators. To allow the implementation of the annual plan as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1539/2006, the implementation period for the annual plan should, in these cases, be extended to 29 February 2008.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. By way of derogation from Article 3(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92, the 2007 plan may, in the case of 61 232,50 tonnes of cereals, 1 618 tonnes of butter and EUR 10 991 578 for the mobilisation on the market of skimmed-milk powder allocated to Italy, and 4 000 tonnes of butter and EUR 10 million for the mobilisation on the market of skimmed-milk powder allocated to France under that plan, be implemented until 29 February 2008. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 October 2007.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 352, 15.12.1987, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2535/95 (OJ L 260, 31.10.1995, p. 3).(2)  OJ L 313, 30.10.1992, p. 50. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1127/2007 (OJ L 255, 29.9.2007, p. 18).(3)  OJ L 283, 14.10.2006, p. 14. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 937/2007 (OJ L 206, 7.8.2007, p. 5). +",foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;intervention stock;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law;aid to disadvantaged groups;aid to low-income groups;charity;income support;supplementary benefit;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +22931,"2002/696/EC: Commission Decision of 8 August 2000 approving the single programming document for Community structural assistance under Objective 1 in the region of Highlands and Islands in the United Kingdom (notified under document number C(2000)2348). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds(1), and in particular Article 15(5) thereof,After consultation of the Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions, the Committee pursuant to Article 147 of the Treaty, the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development and the Committee on Structures for Fisheries and Aquaculture,Whereas:(1) Article 13 et seq. of Title II of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 lay down the procedure for preparing and implementing single programming documents.(2) Article 15(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 provides that, after consultation with the partners referred to in Article 8 of the Regulation, the Member State may submit to the Commission a development plan which is treated as a draft single programming document, and which contains the information referred to in Article 16 of the Regulation.(3) Under Article 15(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, on the basis of the regional development plan submitted by the Member State and within the partnership established in accordance with Article 8 of the Regulation, the Commission shall take a decision on the single programming document, in agreement with the Member State concerned and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Articles 48 to 51.(4) The United Kingdom Government submitted to the Commission on 3 November 1999 an acceptable draft single programming document for the Highlands and Islands qualifying for transitional support under Objective 1, pursuant to Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999. The draft contains the information listed in Article 16 of the Regulation, and in particular a description of the priorities selected and an indication of the financial contribution from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF), the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), Guidance Section, and the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments proposed for implementing the plan.(5) The date of submission of the draft which was considered acceptable by the Commission constitutes the date from which expenditure under the plan is eligible. Under Article 30 of the Regulation, it is necessary to lay down the final date for the eligibility of expenditure.(6) The rural development measures to be financed by the EAGGF are governed, in particular as regards their compatibility and consistency with common agricultural policy measures by Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the EAGGF and amending and repealing certain regulations(2).(7) The single programming document has been drawn up in agreement with the Member State concerned and within the partnership.(8) The Commission has satisfied itself that the single programming document is in accordance with the principle of additionality.(9) Under Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, the Commission and the Member State are required to ensure, in a manner consistent with the principle of partnership, coordination between assistance from the Funds and from the EIB and other existing financial instruments.(10) The EIB has been involved in drawing up the single programming document in accordance with the provisions of Article 15(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 and has declared itself prepared to contribute to its implementation in conformity with its statutory provisions.(11) The financial contribution from the Community available over the entire period and its year-by-year breakdown are expressed in euro. The annual breakdown must be consistent with the relevant financial perspective. Under Article 7(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, the Community contribution has already been indexed at a rate of 2 % per year. Under Article 7(7) and Article 44(2) of the Regulation, the Community contribution may be reviewed at mid-term, and not later than 31 March 2004, to take account of the effective level of inflation and the allocation of the performance reserve.(12) Provision must be made for adapting the financial allocations of the priorities of this single programming document within certain limits to actual requirements reflected by the pattern of implementation on the ground, in agreement with the Member State concerned.. The single programming document for Community structural assistance qualifying for transitional support under Objective 1 in Highlands and Islands in the United Kingdom for the period 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2006 is hereby approved. 1. In accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, the single programming document includes the following elements:(a) the strategy and priorities for the joint action of the Community Structural Funds and the Member State; their specific quantified targets; the ex ante evaluation of the expected impact, including on the environmental situation, and the consistency of the priorities with the economic, social and regional policies and the employment strategy of the United Kingdom.The priorities are as follows:- increasing business competitiveness,- improving the conditions for regional competitiveness,- developing the region's human resources,- assisting rural communities,- technical assistance;(b) a summary description of the measures planned to implement the priorities, including the information needed to check compliance with the state aid rules under Article 87 of the Treaty;(c) the indicative financing plan specifying for each priority and each year the financial allocation envisaged for the contribution from each Fund, and the total amounts of eligible public or equivalent expenditure and estimated private funding in the Member State. The total contribution from the Funds planned for each year for the single programming document is consistent with the relevant financial perspectives;(d) the provisions for implementing the single programming document including designation of the managing authority, a description of the arrangements for managing the single programming document and the use to be made of global grants, a description of the systems for monitoring and evaluation, including the role of the Monitoring Committee and the arrangements for the participation of the partners in that Committee;(e) the ex ante verification of compliance with additionality and information on the transparency of financial flows;(f) information on the resources required for preparing, monitoring and evaluating the assistance.2. The indicative financing plan puts the total cost of the priorities selected for the joint action by the Community and the Member State at EUR 853114 million for the whole period and the financial contribution from the Structural Funds at EUR 308502000 million.The resulting requirement for national resources of EUR 367335 million from the public sector and EUR 177277 million from the private sector can be partly met by Community loans from the EIB and other lending instruments. 1. The total assistance from the Structural Funds granted under the single programming document amounts to EUR 308502 million.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds for the various priorities included in the single programming document, is set out in the financing plan annexed to this Decision.2.>TABLE>3. During implementation of the financing plan, the total cost or Community financing of a given priority can be adjusted in agreement with the Member State by up to 25 % of the total Community contribution to the single programming document throughout the programme period or by up to EUR 60 million, whichever is the greater, without altering the total Community contribution referred to in paragraph 1. This Decision is without prejudice to the Commission's position on aid schemes falling within Article 87(1) of the Treaty that are included in this assistance and which have not yet been approved by the Commission. Submission of the application for assistance, the programming complement or a request for payment by the Member State does not replace the notification required by Article 88(3) of the Treaty.Community financing of State aid falling within Article 87(1) of the Treaty, granted under aid schemes or in individual cases, requires prior approval by the Commission under Article 88 of the Treaty, except where the aid falls within the de minimis rule or is exempted under an exemption regulation adopted by the Commission under Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98 of 7 May 1998 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 to certain categories of horizontal aid(3). In the absence of such exemption or approval, aid is illegal and subject to the consequences set out in the procedural regulation for State aid, and its cofinancing would be treated as an irregularity within the meaning of Articles 38 and 39 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999. Consequently, the Commission will not accept requests for interim and final payments under Article 32 of the Regulation for measures being cofinanced with new or altered aid, as defined in the procedural regulation for State aid, granted under aid schemes or in individual cases, until such aid has been notified to and formally approved by the Commission.By way of derogation from the preceding paragraphs, Articles 51 and 52 of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 shall apply in the context of rural development cofinanced by the EAGGF. The date from which expenditure shall be eligible is 3 November 1999. The closing date for the eligibility of expenditure shall be 31 December 2008. This date is extended to 30 April 2009 for expenditure incurred by bodies granting assistance under Article 9(l) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999. This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.. Done at Brussels, 8 August 2000.For the CommissionPedro Solbes MiraMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1.(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80.(3) OJ L 142, 14.5.1998, p. 1. +",regional planning;inter-regional planning;regional management;regional plan;regional programming;territorial planning;farm development plan;agricultural development plan;physical improvement plan;distribution of aid;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds;regional aid;aid for regional development;aid to less-favoured regions,17 +41756,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1202/2012 of 13 December 2012 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to eggs and egg yolks exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 164(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 162(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that the difference between prices in international trade for the products referred to in Article 1(1)(s) and listed in Part XIX of Annex I to that Regulation and prices within the Union may be covered by an export refund where these goods are exported in the form of goods listed in Part V of Annex XX to that Regulation.(2) Commission Regulation (EU) No 578/2010 of 29 June 2010 on the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1216/2009 as regards the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (2), specifies the products for which a rate of refund is to be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Part V of Annex XX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.(3) In accordance with Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) No 578/2010, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in question is to be fixed for a period of the same duration as that for which refunds are fixed for the same products exported unprocessed.(4) Article 162(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that the export refund for a product contained in a good may not exceed the refund applicable to that product when exported without further processing.(5) The currently applicable refunds have been fixed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 861/2012 (3). Since new refunds should be fixed, that Regulation should therefore be repealed.(6) In order to prevent divergence with the current market situation, to prevent market speculation and to ensure efficient management, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.(7) The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,. The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 578/2010 and in Part XIX of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, and exported in the form of goods listed in Part V of Annex XX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, shall be fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation. Implementing Regulation (EU) No 861/2012 is hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 December 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Daniel CALLEJADirector-General for Enterprise and Industry(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 171, 6.7.2010, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 255, 21.9.2012, p. 27.ANNEXRates of the refunds applicable from 14 December 2012 to eggs and egg yolks exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty(EUR/100 kg)CN code Description Destination (1) Rate of refund0407 Birds’ eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked:– Other fresh eggs0407 21 00 – – Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus(a) On exportation of ovalbumin of CN codes 3502 11 90 and 3502 19 9003 0,0004 0,00(b) On exportation of other goods0407 29 – – Other0407 29 10 – – – Of poultry, other than of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus(a) On exportation of ovalbumin of CN codes 3502 11 90 and 3502 19 9003 0,0004 0,00(b) On exportation of other goods0407 90 – Other:0407 90 10 – – Of poultry(a) On exportation of ovalbumin of CN codes 3502 11 90 and 3502 19 9003 0,0004 0,00(b) On exportation of other goods0408 Birds’ eggs, not in shell and egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter:– Egg yolks:0408 11 – – Dried:ex 0408 11 80 – – – Suitable for human consumption:not sweetened 01 0,000408 19 – – Other:– – – Suitable for human consumption:ex 0408 19 81 – – – – Liquid:not sweetened 01 0,00ex 0408 19 89 – – – – Frozen:not sweetened 01 0,00– Other:0408 91 – – Dried:ex 0408 91 80 – – – Suitable for human consumption:not sweetened 01 0,000408 99 – – Other:ex 0408 99 80 – – – Suitable for human consumption:not sweetened 01 0,00(1)  The destinations are as follows:01 Third countries. For Switzerland and Liechtenstein these rates are not applicable to the goods listed in Tables I and II of Protocol No 2 to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972.02 Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Turkey, Hong Kong SAR and Russia.03 South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan and the Philippines.04 All destinations except Switzerland and those of 02 and 03. +",egg;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;egg product;egg preparation;export (EU);Community export;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund,17 +21964,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1780/2001 of 7 September 2001 concerning the issue of A licences for the import of garlic. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001 of 30 May 2001 introducing a system of import licences and certificates of origin and establishing the method for managing the tariff quotas for garlic imported from third countries(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1510/2001(2),Whereas:(1) Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001 provides that if quantities covered by applications for A licences exceed the quantities available, the Commission is to fix a simple reduction percentage and suspend the issue of such licences covered by subsequent applications.(2) Quantities applied for on 3 and 4 September 2001 under Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001 for products originating in all third countries other than China and Argentina exceed the quantities available. The extent to which A licences can be issued, and whether the issue of those licences should be suspended for any subsequent applications, should therefore be determined,. A import licences covered by applications under Article 1(1), of Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001 for products originating in all third countries other than China and Argentina on 3 and 4 September 2001 and forwarded to the Commission on 5 September 2001 shall be issued, with the entry referred to in Article 1(2) of that Regulation, at the rate of:- 58,717 % of the quantity applied for, for traditional importers,- 15,198 % of the quantity applied for, for new importers. Issue of the import licences covered by applications under Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001 for products originating in all third countries other than China and Argentina is hereby suspended for applications lodged from 4 September 2001 to 3 December 2001. This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 September 2001.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 September 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 35.(2) OJ L 200, 25.7.2001, p. 21. +",bulb vegetable;garlic;onion;scallion;shallot;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;third country;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota,17 +15156,"96/728/EC: Commission Decision of 29 November 1996 on financial assistance from the Community for storage in France of antigen for production of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine (Only the French text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Commission Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Article 14 thereof,Whereas by virtue of Council Decision 91/666/EEC of 11 December 1991 establishing Community reserves of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines (3), establishment of antigen banks is part of the Community's action to create Community reserves of foot-and-mouth vaccine;Whereas Article 3 of that Decision designates the Laboratoire de pathologie bovine du Centre national d'études vétérinaires et alimentaires at Lyon in France as an antigen bank holding Community reserves;Whereas the functions and duties of these antigen banks are specified in Article 4 of that Decision; whereas Community assistance must be conditional on accomplishment of these;Whereas Community financial assistance should be granted to these banks to enable them to carry out the said functions and duties;Whereas for budgetary reasons the Community assistance should be granted for a period of one year;Whereas for supervisory purposes Articles 8 and 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on financing of the common agricultural policy (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2048/88 (5), should apply;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The Community shall grant France financial assistance for the stocking of antigen for production of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine. The Laboratoire de pathologie bovine du Centre national d'études vétérinaires et alimentaires (Lyon, France) shall hold the stock of antigen to which Article 1 relates. The provisions of Article 4 of Council Decision 91/666/EEC shall apply. The Community's financial assistance shall be a maximum of ECU 70 000 for the period 1 January to 31 December 1997. The Community's financial assistance shall be paid as follows:- 70 % by way of an advance at France's request,- the balance following presentation by France of supporting documents, which demonstrate the effective completion of the tasks. These documents must be presented before 1 March 1998. Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 shall apply mutatis mutandis. This Decision is addressed to France.. Done at Brussels, 29 November 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19.(2) OJ No L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 31.(3) OJ No L 368, 31. 12. 1991, p. 21.(4) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13.(5) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 1. +",France;French Republic;research body;research institute;research laboratory;research undertaking;EU stock;Community stock;European Union stock;vaccine;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union;foot-and-mouth disease,17 +17126,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2317/97 of 21 November 1997 on the country nomenclature for the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1172/95 of 22 May 1995 relating to the trading of goods by the Community and its Member States with non-member countries (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 476/97 (2), and in particular Article 21 (1) thereof,Whereas in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1172/95 the introduction of the country nomenclature is the responsibility of the Commission;Whereas the version thereof valid on 1 January 1997 was annexed to Commission Regulation (EC) No 895/97 of 20 May 1997 on the country nomenclature for the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States (3); whereas from 1 January 1998 account should be taken of the change of name of the Republic of Zaire;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Statistics relating to the Trading of Goods with Non-Member Countries,. The nomenclature of countries for the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States is set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 January 1998.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 November 1997.For the CommissionYves-Thibault DE SILGUYMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 118, 25. 5. 1995, p. 10.(2) OJ L 75, 15. 3. 1997, p. 1.(3) OJ L 128, 21. 5. 1997, p. 1.ANNEXCOUNTRY NOMENCLATURE FOR THE EXTERNAL TRADE STATISTICS OF THE COMMUNITY AND STATISTICS OF TRADE BETWEEN MEMBER STATES (version valid with effect from 1 January 1998)>TABLE> +",nomenclature;statistical nomenclature;third country;EU statistics;Community statistics;European Union statistics;statistics of the EU;statistics of the European Union;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;intra-EU trade;intra-Community trade;foreign trade;external trade,17 +9905,"92/311/EEC, Euratom, ECSC: Commission Decision of 21 May 1992 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 November 1991 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in non-member countries. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities,Having regard to the Staff Regulations of the Officials of the European Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 3830/91 (2), and in particular the second paragraph ofArticle 13of Annex X thereto,Whereas, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 572/92 (3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 July 1991 to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment;Whereas the Commission has made a number of adjustments to these weightings in recent months, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations (4);Whereas some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 November 1991 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain non-member countries the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weighting and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down or adjusted,. Sole ArticleWith effect from 1 November 1991 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.The exchange rates for the payment of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the budget of the European Communities during the month preceding the date on which this Decision takes effect.. Done at Brussels, 21 May 1992. For the CommissionAntónio CARDOSO E CUNHAMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 56, 4. 3. 1968, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 361, 31. 12. 1991, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 62, 7. 3. 1992, p. 3. (4) See page 21 of this Official Journal.ANNEXCountry of employment Weightings applicable with effect from 1 November 1991 Costa Rica 49,0500000 Gabon 178,6200000 India 38,0600000 Madagascar 66,5400000 Peru 127,9500000 Poland 64,7500000 Rwanda 103,2500000 Seychelles 118,4900000 Sierra Leone 64,9700000 Somalia 56,8500000 Sudan 357,8200000 Tanzania 58,4500000 Uruguay 86,2400000 Venezuela 44,1600000 Western Samoa 67,9000000 Yugoslavia 90,0000000 Zaire 39,9100000 +",European official;EC basic post;EC staff;EU official;official of the EU;official of the European Union;staff of the EC;third country;pay rise;wage increase;pay;remuneration;salary;wages;regulations for civil servants;exchange rate;dual exchange rate,17 +10350,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1599/92 of 23 June 1992 introducing precautionary measures and suspending advance fixing in certain agricultural sectors. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 5 and 155 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 674/92 (2),Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 61/92 (4), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 17 (7) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1249/89 (6),Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in poultrymeat (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1235/89 (8),Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in eggs (9), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1235/89,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin (10), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4001/87 (11),Whereas the marketing years for a number of agricultural products begin on 1 July; whereas for a large number of agricultural products the Council has not, to date, adopted prices for the 1992/93 marketing year; whereas the Commission, in line with its responsibilities under the Treaty, finds itself obliged to take the precautionary measures indispensable to ensure continuity of operation of the common agricultural policy; whereas pending decisions to be taken imminently by the Council for the 1992/93 marketing year or, in the absence of such measures, by the Commission, the present measures are taken on a precautionary basis and without prejudice to the said decisions;Whereas these short term precautionary measures should include provisional retention from 1 July 1992, at the levels applicable on 30 June 1992, of accession compensatory amounts, production refunds in the sugar sector and the reimbursement amount for storage costs and the storage levy, both in the sugar sector;Whereas import levies in the cereals and sugar sectors should be determined from 1 July 1992 on the basis of the threshold prices valid on 30 June 1992;Whereas the intervention purchase prices in the sugar sector should also be maintained unchanged in the period from 1 July;Whereas, pending determination of the 1992/93 marketing year prices, speculative trading and disturbance of the market should be prevented; whereas suspension of advance fixing of import levies will achieve this objective;Whereas it should be made clear that the amounts set by the present Regulation will, where appropriate, be adjusted with effect from 1 July on the basis of the decisions adopted on prices for the 1992/93 marketing year; whereas, likewise, the attention of traders should be drawn to the fact that the monetary compensatory amounts applicable will, where appropriate, be adjusted, with effect from 1 July, on the basis of the decisions adopted on prices and representative rates,. 1. The import levies and sluice-gate prices mentioned in:- Articles 8 and 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75,- Articles 3 and 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75,- Articles 3 and 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75,- Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75,that are applicable on 30 June 1992 shall continue to be applied from 1 July 1992 onwards.The levies mentioned- in Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75, except those on maize and sorghum,- in Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81,shall be set with effect from 1 July 1992 onwards on the basis of the threshold prices applicable on 30 June 1992.2. Where the Accession Treaty provides for application of accession compensatory amounts after 30 June 1992 they shall be applied at the rates valid on that date.3. The production refunds mentioned in Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 that are applicable on 30 June 1992 shall continue to be applied from 1 July 1992 onwards. The intervention purchase prices, the storage cost reimbursement amount and the storage levy applicable in the sugar sector on 30 June 1992 shall continue to be applied from 1 July 1992 onwards. Application of the amounts referred to in the preceding Articles and of export and production refunds in the cereals sector shall be subject to modification on the basis of the decisions on prices taken for the 1992/93 marketing year.Amounts to be granted shall not be paid until any adjustment as indicated in the previous subparagraph has been made. Advance fixing of import levies in the sugar sector is suspended up to 3 July 1992. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 June 1992. For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 73, 19. 3. 1992, p. 7. (3) OJ No L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4. (4) OJ No L 6, 11. 1. 1992, p. 19. (5) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. (6) OJ No L 129, 11. 5. 1989, p. 12. (7) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 77. (8) OJ No L 128, 11. 5. 1989, p. 29. (9) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 49. (10) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 104. (11) OJ No L 377, 31. 12. 1987, p. 44. +",monetary compensatory amount;MCA;accession compensatory amount;compensatory amount;dismantling of MCA;farm prices;Community farm price;EC farm price;price for the marketing year;import levy;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;production refund,17 +39143,"2011/247/EU: Council Decision of 11 April 2011 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and Australia pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Whereas:(1) On 29 January 2007 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with certain other Members of the World Trade Organization under Article XXIV:6 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 in the course of the accessions to the European Union of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania.(2) Negotiations have been conducted by the Commission within the framework of the negotiating directives adopted by the Council.(3) These negotiations have been concluded and the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and Australia pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union (the Agreement) was initialled on 15 June 2010.(4) The Agreement should be signed,. The signing of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and Australia pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union (the Agreement) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union, subject to the conclusion of the Agreement (1). The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Union. This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.. Done at Luxembourg, 11 April 2011.For the CouncilThe PresidentPINTÉR S.(1)  The text of the Agreement will be published together with the decision on its conclusion. +",accession to the European Union;EU accession;accession to the Community;act of accession;application for accession;consequence of accession;request for accession;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;Australia;Commonwealth of Australia;trade agreement (EU);EC trade agreement,17 +36687,"2009/828/EC: Commission Decision of 3 November 2009 relating to the draft Regional Legislative Decree declaring the Autonomous Region of Madeira to be an Area Free of Genetically Modified Organisms, notified by the Republic of Portugal pursuant to Article 95(5) of the EC Treaty (notified under document C(2009) 8438) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 95(6) thereof,Whereas:(1) In a letter dated 5 May 2009, the Portuguese Permanent Representation to the European Union notified the Commission, in accordance with Article 95(5) of the EC Treaty, a draft Regional Legislative Decree (hereinafter: ‘the draft decree’) declaring the Autonomous Region of Madeira to be an Area Free of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). The draft decree was accompanied by an explanatory statement and a document setting out the arguments reasoning and justifying the declaration of the Autonomous Region of Madeira as an Area Free from GMOs.(2) By a letter of 26 June 2009, the Commission informed the Portuguese authorities that it had received the notification under Article 95(5) of the EC Treaty and that the six-month period for its examination pursuant to Article 95(6) had begun following this notification. The Portuguese notification contained no scientific literature, studies, or any other scientific information that would support the respective argumentation. Therefore the Commission asked Portugal by that letter to complement its notification with more concrete information in the form of relevant scientific literature which would indicate the evidence relating to the protection of the environment or the working environment on grounds of a problem specific to the region of Madeiras. Portugal submitted complementary information on 31 July 2009.(3) The Commission published a notice regarding the request in the Official Journal of the European Union (1) to inform the other parties concerned of the draft national measure that Portugal intended to adopt. Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Latvia, Malta and Romania submitted their comments.(4) Article 95(5) and (6) of the Treaty provides:(5) In accordance with Article 1 of the draft decree, the Autonomous Region of Madeira is declared to be an area free of the cultivation of varieties of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). In accordance with Article 2, the introduction of plant or seed propagating material containing GMOs into the territory of the Autonomous Region of Madeira and also its use in agriculture would be prohibited. Article 3 would define the infringement of the provisions of the above article as administrative offence and Article 4 would lay down additional penalties. Article 5 would establish provisions for the investigation, prosecution and decision of the administrative offenses and Article 6 would stipulate the use of the proceeds from fines.(6) The scope of the latter draft provisions, in conjunction with the explanation of the explanatory note, implies that it will primarily impact on:— the cultivation of genetically modified seed varieties authorised under the provisions of part C (Articles 12 – 24) of Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Coincil of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC (2) (hereinafter ‘Directive 2001/18/EC’),— the cultivation of genetically modified seed varieties already approved under the provisions of Council Directive 90/220/EEC of 23 April 1990 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms (3) and now notified as existing products under Articles 8 and 20 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed (4) (hereinafter ‘Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003’),— the cultivation of genetically modified seed varieties authorised under the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003.(7) Directive 2001/18/EC is based on Article 95 of the EC Treaty. It aims at approximating legislation and procedures in Member States for the authorisation of GMOs intended for deliberate release into the environment. In accordance with its Article 34, Member States were required to transpose it into national law by 17 October 2002.(8) According to its Article 1, Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 aims at (a) providing the basis for ensuring a high level of protection of human life and health, animal health and welfare, environment and consumer interests in relation to genetically food and feed, whilst ensuring the effecting functioning of the internal market; (b) in laying down Community procedures for the authorization and supervision of genetically modified food and feed and (c) in laying down provisions for the labeling of genetically modified food and feed.(9) Information for the draft Act, offering interpretation about the Act’s impact on and conformity with Community legislation, is provided in:— The document submitted together with the notification of 5 May 2009 and titled ‘Establishment of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (RAM) as an “Area Free of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)” — Arguments’,— The additional information submitted on 31 July 2009 titled ‘Establishment of the Autonomous Region of Madeira as an Area Free of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) — Additional information’.(10) In its justification, Portugal points to agricultural and natural reasons.(11) The agricultural reasons refer to the impossibility of co-existence between GM crops and conventional and/or organic crops in the Autonomous Area of Madeira. They particularly invoke aspects such as the distance between fields, border strips, sowing of varieties with different growth cycles, refuge areas, installation of pollen traps or barriers to prevent pollen dispersion, crops rotation systems, crop production cycles, reduction of the size of the seed banks through adequate soil tillage, management of populations in field borders, choosing of optimal sowing dates, handling of seeds to avoid mixing or the prevention of seed spillage when travelling to and from the field and on field boundaries.(12) The natural reasons claim that the effects of introducing GMOs into nature (in the case of the RAM, the natural Madeiran forest) have not been adequately studied, although many articles have been published in which concerns are raised with regard to the consequences of deliberately releasing GMOs into nature and to the resulting environmental effects which might be expected. However there may be other potential risks which are not covered by these scientific studies.(13) The natural reasons further refer to:(a) preliminary tests carried out using GM varieties;(b) model showing the invasive capacity of GM varieties;(c) interaction of the model to the use of plants containing GMOs;(d) capacity of transgenic plants to cross-pollinate;(e) parallel effects with other species;(f) production of toxins;(g) collateral interactions;(h) effects connected with genetic alterations;(i) implications in poor agricultural practices;(j) gene transfer;(k) effects on the food chain.(14) Portugal concludes that on the basis of the above, the introduction of genetically modified material into the RAM could have extremely dangerous consequences for the Madeiran environment in general (it would be pointless to distinguish between agricultural and forest areas). Although there are no solid theories on the matter, research and experiments, as well as all the theoretical parallels, suggest that the risk to nature presented by the deliberate release of GMOs is so dangerous and poses such a threat to the environmental and ecological health of Madeira, that it is not worthwhile risking their use, either directly in the agricultural sector or even on an experimental basis.(15) Article 95(5) of the EC Treaty applies to new national measures on the basis of the protection of the environment or the working environment, on grounds of a problem specific to that Member State arising after the adoption of the harmonisation measure, and which are justified by new scientific evidence.(16) Under Article 95(6) of the EC Treaty, the Commission is either to approve or reject the draft national provisions in question after verifying whether or not they are a means of arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction on trade between Member States, and whether or not they shall constitute an obstacle to the functioning of the internal market.(17) Nevertheless, under the same provision, when justified by the complexity of the matter and in the absence of danger for human health, the Commission may notify the Member State concerned that the period referred to in this paragraph may be extended for a further period of up to six months.(18) The notification submitted by the Portuguese authorities on 5 May 2009 is intended to obtain approval for the introduction of the draft decree.(19) Portugal did not specify the European Community act which the draft decree derogates from. Cultivation of GMOs is to a large extent regulated by Directive 2001/18/EC, and Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003.(20) Article 95(5) of the Treaty requires that when a Member State deems it necessary to introduce national provisions derogating from a harmonisation measure, those provisions could be justified on the following cumulative conditions (5):— new scientific evidence,— relating to the protection of the environment or the working environment,— on grounds of a problem specific to that Member State,— arising after the adoption of the harmonisation measure.(21) The justifications put forward by Portugal make extensive reference to the potential effects of the cultivation of GM varieties on the environment. The notification contains an analysis of extended and complicated issues such as preliminary tests carried out using GM varieties, model showing the invasive capacity of GM varieties, interaction of the model to the use of plants containing GMOs, capacity of transgenic plants to cross-pollinate, parallel effects with other species, production of toxins, collateral interactions, effects connected with genetic alterations, implications in poor agricultural practices, gene transfer and effects on the food chain.(22) It results from these justifications that a thorough scientific risk assessment is necessary to indicate whether the submitted scientific evidence relates to the protection of the environment or the working environment on grounds of a problem specific to the Autonomous Region of Madeira arising after the adoption of Directive 2001/18/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 or other relevant EC provisions. This assessment should be carried out by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) which, in accordance with Article 22(2) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (6), is competent to provide scientific advice and scientific and technical support for the Community’s legislation and policies in all fields which have a direct or indirect impact on food and feed safety, and shall provide independent information on all matters within these fields and communicate on risks. Moreover, in accordance with Article 29 of that Regulation, EFSA shall issue a scientific opinion at the request of the Commission, in respect of any matter within its mission, and in all cases where Community legislation makes provision for the Authority to be consulted.(23) For this reason the Commission sent on 23 September 2009 a mandate to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) asking it to assess, on the basis of the new evidence provided by Portugal and in the light of the requirements of Article 95(5) of EC Treaty, whether the particular evidence relates to the protection of the environment on grounds of a problem specific to the concerned area, namely the Autonomous Region of Madeira.(24) Under those circumstances, the adoption of the EFSA Opinion is necessary before the adoption of a decision on the Portuguese notification. In view of the extended scope of the potential adverse environmental effects indicated by the Portuguese notification and the complexity of the scientific aspects related to the cultivation of GMOs in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, it is necessary that EFSA is granted a reasonable period of time before adopting its Opinion. For this reason, the Commission asked EFSA to deliver its Opinion by 31 January 2010.(25) The justifications put forward by Portugal make no specific reference to danger for human health, which would be caused by the cultivation of GMOs in the Autonomous Region of Madeira. While they specifically refer to risks for the environment and ‘ecological health’, no evidence has been presented with regards to identified or potential effects on human health. All scientific arguments have focused solely on agricultural aspects and the protection of biodiversity in Madeira.(26) In view of the above, the adoption of a decision within the deadline of six months, namely by 4 November 2009, which is laid down by Article 95(6)(1) of EC Treaty, would lack the essential scientific support on such a complex matter. Therefore, taking into consideration the complexity of the matter and the absence of danger for human health, the Commission, in accordance with Article 95(6)(3) of EC Treaty, should extend the period to decide on the Portuguese notification to another six months, namely until 4 May 2010,. The period to approve or reject the draft Regional Legislative Decree declaring the Autonomous Region of Madeira to be an Area Free of Genetically Modified Organisms, notified by the Republic of Portugal pursuant to Article 95(5) of the EC Treaty, is extended to 4 May 2010. This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Portugal.. Done at Brussels, 3 November 2009.For the CommissionStavros DIMASMember of the Commission(1)  OJ C 139, 19.6.2009, p. 2.(2)  OJ L 106, 17.4.2001, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 117, 8.5.1990, p. 15.(4)  OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 1.(5)  ECJ, C-439/05 P and C-454/05 P, para. 56-58.(6)  OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1. +",Madeira;Autonomous region of Madeira;environmental protection;conservation of nature;nature protection;preservation of the environment;protection of nature;plant propagation;grafting;plant reproduction;genetically modified organism;GMO;biotechnological invention;genetically altered organism;transgenic organism;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +4674,"2008/639/EC: Commission Decision of 30 July 2008 amending Decision 2002/994/EC concerning certain protective measures with regard to products of animal origin imported from China (notified under document number C(2008) 3882) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (1), and in particular Article 22(6) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Decision 2002/994/EC of 20 December 2002 concerning certain protective measures with regard to the products of animal origin imported from China (2) applies to all products of animal origin imported from China and intended for human consumption or for animal feed.(2) Under Article 2 of that Decision Member States are to authorise imports of products listed in Part II of the Annex to that Decision which are accompanied by a declaration of the Chinese competent authority stating that each consignment has been subjected before dispatch to a chemical test in order to ensure that the products concerned do not present a danger to human health. That test must be carried out, in particular, with a view to detecting the presence of chloramphenicol and nitrofuran and its metabolites.(3) The Chinese competent authority has provided the appropriate residue monitoring plan for poultry intended for export to the Community. That plan has been approved by Commission Decision 2004/432/EC of 29 April 2004 on the approval of residue monitoring plans submitted by third countries in accordance with Council Directive 96/23/EC (3).(4) In addition, the Commission has recently verified, on the spot, the monitoring measures applied to the control of residues of veterinary medicines in poultry and the outcome of that verification has been favourable.(5) By Commission Decision 2007/777/EC (4) the Province of Shandong in China has been authorised for the importation into the EU of heat treated poultrymeat products.(6) Poultrymeat products should therefore be included in the list of products set out in Part II of the Annex to Decision 2002/994/EC and that Decision should be amended accordingly.(7) The authorisation to import poultrymeat products from China into the Community is without prejudice to other sanitary measures adopted for public or animal health reasons.(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. In Part II of the Annex to Decision 2002/994/EC, the following indent is added:‘— poultrymeat products’ This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 July 2008.For the CommissionAndroulla VASSILIOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9. Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/104/EC (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 352).(2)  OJ L 348, 21.12.2002, p. 154. Decision as last amended by Decision 2008/463/EC (OJ L 160, 19.6.2008, p. 34).(3)  OJ L 154, 30.4.2004, p. 44, as corrected by OJ L 189, 27.5.2004, p. 33. Decision as last amended by Decision 2008/407/EC (OJ L 143, 3.6.2008, p. 49).(4)  OJ L 312, 30.11.2007, p. 49. +",animal nutrition;feeding of animals;nutrition of animals;human nutrition;import;veterinary inspection;veterinary control;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;China;People’s Republic of China,17 +42418,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 240/2013 of 15 March 2013 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 March 2013. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 16 March 2013 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 16 March 2013, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 March 2013.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 16 March 2013CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I1.3.2013-14.3.20131. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/t)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 238,35 213,46 — — —Fob price USA — — 299,49 289,49 269,49Gulf of Mexico premium 86,33 23,01 — — —Great Lakes premium — — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 15,74 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: — EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +41761,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 1211/2012 of 13 December 2012 establishing a prohibition of fishing for blue marlin in the Atlantic Ocean by vessels flying the flag of Spain. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 44/2012 of 17 January 2012 fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non- EU waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements (2), lays down quotas for 2012.(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2012.(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,. Quota exhaustionThe fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2012 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex. ProhibitionsFishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 December 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Lowri EVANSDirector-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 25, 27.1.2012, p. 55.ANNEXNo 77/TQ44Member State SpainStock BUM/ATLANTSpecies Blue marlin (Makaira nigricans)Zone Atlantic OceanDate 26.11.2012 +",Atlantic Ocean;Atlantic;Atlantic Region;Gulf Stream;ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;catch by species;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +35827,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 566/2008 of 18 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards the marketing of the meat of bovine animals aged 12 months or less. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of the agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 121, point (j) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 113b of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that, as of 1 July 2008, the meat of bovine animals aged 12 months or less has to be marketed in accordance with certain conditions laid down in that Regulation, in particular as regards the classification of bovine animals into categories and the sales descriptions to be used. Point II of Annex XIa to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 requires that, on slaughter, all bovine animals aged 12 months or less have to be classified in one of the two categories listed in Annex XIa to that Regulation. In order to ensure correct and uniform implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, detailed rules should be laid down that should apply as from 1 July 2008.(2) The age of the animal on slaughter and the sales description should, at each stage of production and marketing, be indicated on the label, in accordance with point IV of Annex XIa to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. As the size of the products to be labelled varies depending on the stage of the production and marketing, it is necessary to require that the indications of the age and the sales description are perfectly legible on the label. Moreover, in order to ensure transparency towards the final consumer, the indication of the animal's age on slaughter and the sales description should be presented in the same visual field and on the same label at the moment of the release of the meat to the final consumer.(3) In accordance with Article 121(j) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, the practical method of indicating the category identification letter referred to in Annex XIa to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 should be laid down. For control purposes, it is necessary to require that the category identification letter is indicated on the carcass as soon as possible after the bovine animal has been slaughtered.(4) For the sake of ensuring a correct application of Article 113b of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, operators at each stage of the production and marketing should record indications of any person from whom they have been supplied with meat of bovine animals aged 12 months or less. Whilst such traceability of food is ensured within the Community by Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (2), a special provision is needed in order to also guarantee the traceability of the said meat imported from third countries.(5) In order to verify the application of Article 113b of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and inform the Commission thereof, official checks should be carried out, which should include also the supervision of the classification of the bovine animals in slaughterhouses provided for in point II of Annex XIa to that Regulation. Moreover, the competent authorities, designated by the Member States for those checks, should be allowed to delegate their check tasks to independent third-party bodies under certain conditions that should be laid down.(6) Operators concerned should grant access to their premises and to all records in order to enable experts of the Commission, the competent authority, or, failing that, the independent third-party body to verify the application of Article 113b of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.(7) Point VIII of Annex XIa to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 requires that meat of bovine animals aged 12 months or less and imported from third countries is only marketed in the Community in accordance with that Regulation. This requires that the competent authority designated by the third country concerned, or failing that, an independent third-party body, should approve and control an identification and registration system of the bovine animal, which guarantees the respect of the provisions of that Regulation.(8) Only independent third-party bodies that are accredited to certain standards should be allowed to check the activities of operators from third countries wishing to place on the Community market meat of bovine animals aged 12 months or less.(9) The Commission should be able to request from the competent authority or independent third-party body in a third country all information necessary to verify the application of Article 113b of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. Detailed rules on the information to be notified to the Commission and the communication thereof by the Commission to the Member States should be laid down. Moreover, where deemed necessary, the Commission should be allowed to carry out on-the-spot checks in third countries under certain conditions.(10) Where repeated cases of non-compliance are found as regards imported meat, the Commission should set, in accordance with certain conditions, specific rules for the importation of that meat in order to guarantee the respect of Article 113b of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and of this Regulation and thereby ensuring equivalent marketing conditions for meat produced within the Community or imported from third countries.(11) Member States should be required to take certain measures in case they find cases of non-compliance in relation to the application of Article 113b of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 or of this Regulation.(12) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,. ScopeThis Regulation lays down detailed rules for the marketing of the meat of bovine animals aged 12 months or less as provided for in Article 113b of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. DefinitionFor the purposes of this Regulation, the term ‘competent authority’ shall mean the central authority of a Member State competent for the organisation of official checks referred to in point VII of Annex XIa to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 or any other authority to which that competence has been conferred; it shall also include, where appropriate, the corresponding authority of a third country. Categories of bovine animals aged 12 months or lessThe classification in the categories referred to in point II of Annex XIa to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall cover:(a) category V: bovines from the day of birth until the day they reach the age of eight months;(b) category Z: bovines from the day after reaching the age of eight months until the day they reach the age of 12 months. Compulsory information on the label1.   Notwithstanding the provisions in point IV of Annex XIa to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, immediately after slaughter, the category identification letter referred to in point II of Annex XIa to that Regulation shall be indicated on the outside surface of the carcass by using labels or stamps.The labels shall be of a size not less than 50 cm2. The category identification letter shall be perfectly legible on the label and alterations shall only be permitted as provided for in the second subparagraph of Article 8(3) of this Regulation.In case stamps are used, the letter shall be not less than two centimetres in height. The letter shall be stamped directly on the surface of the meat using an indelible ink.The labels or stamps shall be applied on the hindquarters on the striploin at the level of the fourth lumbar vertebra and on the forequarters, on the brisket between 10 and 30 centimetres from the cut edge of the sternum.However, Member States may determine other positions on each quarter provided they inform the Commission beforehand. The Commission shall transmit this information to the other Member States.2.   The indications of the age of the bovine animal on slaughter and the sales description referred to in point IV of Annex XIa to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be:(a) perfectly legible at each stage of production and marketing;(b) presented in the same visual field and on the same label at the moment of the release of the meat to the final consumer.3.   Member States shall notify to the Commission the rules referred to in point IV of Annex XIa to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 by 1 July 2009 at the latest and shall notify it without delay of any subsequent amendments of these rules. Recording of informationThe recording of information referred to in point VI of Annex XIa to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall also include an indication of the name and address of the operator responsible for the previous stage of marketing from whom they have been supplied with meat referred to in point I of Annex XIa to that Regulation. Official checks1.   The official checks referred to in point VII of Annex XIa to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall also include the supervision of the classification of bovine animals at the slaughterhouse referred to in point II of Annex XIa to that Regulation.2.   A competent authority may delegate, totally or partially, its check tasks to one or more independent third-party bodies only where there is a proof that the body:(a) has a sufficient number of adequately qualified and experienced staff; and(b) is impartial and free from any conflict of interest as regards the exercise of the tasks delegated to it.In particular, the competent authority may delegate its check tasks only where such independent third-party bodies are accredited to comply with the most recent notified version of European Standard EN 45011 or ISO Guide 65 (General requirements for bodies operating products certification systems), published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union.3.   A competent authority wishing to delegate its check tasks to one or more independent third-party bodies shall notify the Commission thereof. The notification shall indicate:(a) the competent authority that intends to delegate its check tasks; and(b) one or more independent third-party bodies to which it would delegate these check tasks.The Commission shall transmit to the Member States the notifications referred to in the first subparagraph.4.   The independent third-party body performing check tasks shall:(a) communicate the results of the checks carried out to the competent authority on a regular basis and whenever the competent authority so requests. If the results of the checks indicate non-compliance, the independent third-party body shall immediately inform the competent authority thereof;(b) give the competent authority access to its offices and facilities and provide any information and assistance deemed necessary by the competent authority for the fulfilment of their obligations.5.   A competent authority delegating check tasks to an independent third-party body, shall, on a regular basis, supervise that body.If, as a result of that supervision, it appears that such body has failed to properly carry out the check tasks delegated to it, the delegating competent authority may withdraw the delegation.The competent authority shall withdraw the delegation without delay if the independent third-party body fails to take timely and appropriate remedial action.6.   At each stage of production and marketing, operators shall at all times grant access to their premises and to all records which prove the fulfilment of the requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 to the experts of the Commission, the competent authority and the relevant independent third-party bodies. Meat imported from third countries1.   For the purpose of point VIII of Annex XIa to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, the competent authority designated by a third country, or failing that, an independent third-party body referred to in point VIII of Annex XIa to that Regulation, shall approve and control an identification and registration system of the bovine animals concerned starting from the day of birth of the animals. Such a system shall provide reliable information about the exact age of the animals on slaughter and provide guarantees as to the respect of point VIII of Annex XIa to that Regulation.2.   The independent third-party bodies referred to in point VIII of Annex XIa to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be accredited to comply with the most recent notified version of European Standard EN 45011 or ISO Guide 65 (General requirements for bodies operating products certification systems) published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union.3.   The name and address, if possible including e-mail and internet address, of the competent authority or independent third-party body referred to in paragraph 1 shall be notified to the Commission, indicating each individual operator for whom they are carrying out checks.The notification referred to in the first subparagraph shall be made before the first consignment of meat of each individual operator is imported into the Community and thereafter within one month after any changes in the information to be notified.The Commission shall communicate the notifications referred to in the second subparagraph to the Member States.4.   Upon request of the competent authorities of the Member States or on its own initiative, the Commission may at any moment request from the competent authority or independent third-party body referred to in paragraph 1 to supply all information necessary to guarantee the fulfilment of the requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.The Commission may further request the third country to authorise representatives of the Commission to carry out, where required, on-the-spot checks in that third country. These checks shall be performed jointly with the competent authorities concerned in the third country and, where applicable, with the independent third-party body.5.   Where, as regards meat imported from third countries, specific cases of non-compliance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 or of this Regulation are detected, the Commission may fix, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 195(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, specific import conditions on a case by case and strictly temporary basis following consultations with the third country concerned. These conditions shall be proportionate to allow verification of compliance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and of this Regulation. Notifications of cases of non-compliance and follow-up measures1.   Where a Member State considers that meat referred to in point I of Annex XIa to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and coming from another Member State does not comply with requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 or in this Regulation, it shall immediately inform the competent authority of that Member State and the Commission.2.   Where a Member State has evidence that meat imported from a third country as referred to in point VIII of Annex XIa to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 does not comply with requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 or in this Regulation, it shall immediately inform the Commission.The Commission shall inform the other Member States accordingly.3.   Member States shall take whatever measures and action are required to solve the non-compliance referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2.In particular, Member States shall require the removal of the meat concerned from the market until it is re-labelled in conformity with Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and this Regulation. Whenever Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and this Regulation provide for notifications to the Commission, these notifications shall be addressed to:European CommissionDirectorate-General for Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentFax: +32-2-295 33 10E-mail: agri-bovins@ec.europa.eu 0This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 July 2008.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 June 2008.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 470/2008 (OJ L 140, 30.5.2008, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 202/2008 (OJ L 60, 5.3.2008, p. 17). +",veterinary inspection;veterinary control;slaughter of animals;slaughter of livestock;stunning of animals;marketing standard;grading;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;beef;labelling,17 +1484,"93/487/Euratom, ECSC, EEC: Commission Decision of 4 August 1993 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 September 1992 to the renumeration of officials of the European Communities serving in countries outside the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities,Having regard to the Staff Regulations of the Officials of the European Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 3761/92 (2), and in particular the second paragraph ofArticle 13of Annex X thereto,Whereas pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations Council Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 1419/93 (3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 July 1992 to the remuneration of officials serving in countries outside the Community payable in the currency of their country of employment;Whereas the Commission has made a number of adjustments to these weightings in recent months, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations (4);Whereas, some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 September 1992 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain countries outside the Community the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weigthing and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down,. Sole ArticleWith effect from 1 September 1992 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in countries outside the Community payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.The exchange rates for the payment of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the budget of the European Communities during the month preceding the date on which this Decision takes effect.. Done at Brussels, 4 August 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 56, 4. 3. 1968, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 383, 29. 12. 1992, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 140, 11. 6. 1993, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 131, 28. 5. 1993. pp. 53 to 62.ANNEX/* Tables: see OJ */ +",European official;EC basic post;EC staff;EU official;official of the EU;official of the European Union;staff of the EC;third country;pay rise;wage increase;pay;remuneration;salary;wages;regulations for civil servants;exchange rate;dual exchange rate,17 +40608,"2012/246/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 2 May 2012 amending Decision 2011/207/EU establishing a specific control and inspection programme related to the recovery of bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean (notified under document C(2012) 2800). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 95 thereof,Whereas:(1) In 2006 the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) adopted a multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. ICCAT amended that multiannual recovery plan during the 2008 Annual Meeting. The amended plan was transposed into Union law by way of Council Regulation (EC) No 302/2009 of 6 April 2009 concerning a multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean (2). This plan was further amended and endorsed in the 2010 ICCAT Annual Meeting by way of ICCAT Recommendation 10-04 (3).(2) To ensure the successful implementation of the amended multiannual recovery plan, Commission Decision 2009/296/EC (4) established a specific control and inspection programme covering a period of two years, from 15 March 2009 to 15 March 2011.(3) The specific control and inspection programme related to the recovery of bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, as established by Commission Decision 2011/207/EU (5), was adopted with a view of ensuring the continuity of the programme established by Decision 2009/296/EC and immediately implementing certain provisions of ICCAT Recommendation 10-04, in particular those on the early submission of required fishing and inspection plans. Decision 2011/207/EU covers the period from 15 March 2011 to 15 March 2014.(4) In light of the discussions in ICCAT at the 2011 Annual Meeting and with a view to fully implement the provisions required by ICCAT, it is appropriate to implement the requirements concerning sampling and pilot operations set out in paragraph 87 of ICCAT Recommendation 10-04 establishing a multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.(5) It is also appropriate to update and correct certain obsolete or erroneous references that existed in Decision 2011/207/EU.(6) Decision 2011/207/EU should therefore be amended accordingly.(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,. Decision 2011/207/EU is amended as follows:1. the title is replaced by the following:2. in Article 3, point 2 is replaced by the following:‘2. all catches, landings, transfers, transhipments and caging operations, including sampling programmes and pilot studies;’;3. in Article 4, the following points 9 and 10 are added:‘9. the implementation of pilot studies on how to better estimate both the number and weight of bluefin tuna at the point of capture;10. the implementation of sampling programmes and/or alternative programmes at the time of caging in order to improve the counting and the weight estimations of the caged fish.’;4. in Article 9, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:5. Article 10 is replaced by the following:6. in Article 14, the words ‘the Community Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA)’ are replaced by the words ‘the EFCA’.7. Article 15 is amended as follows:(a) in paragraph 1, the words ‘the CFCA’ are replaced by the words ‘the EFCA’;(b) in paragraph 3, the introductory sentence is replaced by the following:8. Annexes I and II are replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 2 May 2012.For the CommissionMaria DAMANAKIMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 96, 15.4.2009, p. 1.(3)  Recommendation by ICCAT amending the Recommendation by ICCAT to establish a multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.(4)  OJ L 80, 26.3.2009, p. 18.(5)  OJ L 87, 2.4.2011, p. 9.ANNEXANNEX IBENCHMARKSThe benchmarks set out in this Annex shall be implemented so as to ensure in particular:(a) the full monitoring of caging operations taking place in Union waters;(b) the full monitoring of transfer operations;(c) the full monitoring of joint fishing operations;(d) the control of all documents required by the legislation applicable to bluefin tuna, in particular verifying the reliability of the information recorded.Place of inspection BenchmarkCaging operations All caging operation into a farm must have been authorised by the flag Member State(s) of the catching vessel(s) and/or the trap where appropriate within 48 hours following the submission of the information required for the caging operation;Harvest operations All harvest operations shall be accompanied by accurate, complete and validated documentation (including as provided for in the provisions of ICCAT Recommendation 10-04);Inspection at sea Benchmark, to be set after a detailed analysis of the fishing activity in each area;Transfer operations Any transfer operations must have been authorised previously by the flag States on the basis of a prior transfer notification (as provided for by ICCAT Recommendation 10-04);Transhipments All vessels shall be inspected on arrival before the transhipment operations start, as well as before departure after the transhipment operations. Random checks shall be made in non-designated ports;Joint fishing operations All joint fishing operations (JFO) must have been authorised by the flag Member States and by the Commission who shall forward authorised JFOs to ICCAT. A list of the authorised JFO will be published on the ICCAT website.Aerial surveillance Flexible benchmark, to be set after a detailed analysis of the fishing activity conducted in each area and taking into consideration the available resources at the Member State’s disposal.Landings All vessels entering a designated port for the purpose of landing bluefin tuna shall be inspected; random checks shall be made in non-designated ports;Marketing Flexible benchmark, to be set after a detailed analysis of the marketing activity conducted.Sport and recreational fisheries Flexible benchmark, to be set after a detailed analysis of the sport and recreational fisheries activities conducted.Traps All trap operations, including transfers and harvesting, shall be inspected and be covered by national observers.ANNEX IIPROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED BY OFFICIALS1.   Inspection tasks1.1.   General inspection tasksAn inspection report shall be drawn up for each control and inspection, in the format set out in Part 2 of this Annex. Officials shall in any case verify and note in their report the following information:(1) the details of the identity of the responsible persons, as well as those of the vessel, farm personnel, etc. involved in the activities inspected;(2) the authorisations, licences and fishing authorisation;(3) relevant vessel documentation such as the logbooks, transfer and transhipment declarations, ICCAT bluefin tuna catch documents, re-export certificates and other documentation examined for the purpose of the control and inspection as provided for by ICCAT Recommendation 10-04;(4) detailed observation of the sizes of bluefin tuna caught, trapped, transferred, transhipped, landed, transported, caged, farmed, processed or traded in the context of compliance with the provisions of the recovery plan. In case of caging, this includes the cross check between the caging declaration, video records and the results of sampling programmes and pilot studies;(5) the by-catch percentage of bluefin tuna retained on board vessels not fishing actively for bluefin tuna.The information referred to all relevant findings from the inspection done at sea, by aerial surveillance, in ports, traps, farms or in any other enterprise concerned shall be noted in the inspection reports. In case of an inspection in the framework of the ICCAT Scheme of Joint International Inspection, the official should register the inspections undertaken and any infringements detected in the vessel log.Those findings shall be compared with the information made available to the officials by other competent authorities, including vessel monitoring system (VMS) information, lists of authorised vessels, observer’s reports, video records and all documents related to fishing activities.1.2.   Inspection tasks for aerial surveillanceOfficials shall report on surveillance data for cross-checking purposes and in particular verify sightings of fishing vessels against VMS and authorised lists.Officials shall sight and report on illegal unidentified and unreported (IUU) fishing activities and on the use of spotting aircrafts or helicopters.Particular attention shall be devoted to the closure areas, fishing season periods and to the activities of fleets for which derogations apply.1.3.   Inspection tasks at sea1.3.1.   General inspection tasksWhere dead fish are taken onboard the catching vessel or are present onboard a processing or a transport vessel, officials shall always verify the quantities of fish retained on board and compare them with the quantities recorded in the relevant documentation.Where live fish are being transferred, officials shall seek to identify the means used by the parties involved to estimate the quantities of live bluefin tuna transferred with regard to the results of pilot studies. Officials shall gain access to, and verify the quantities transferred, as observed by the video footage.A series of “spot check” inspections inside the towing cages will be undertaken by Member State diving inspectors who will check that the number and estimated weight caught and transferred corresponds with that in the ICCAT transfer declaration on board of the tug boats. Officials shall systematically verify:(1) that the fishing vessels are authorised to operate (markings, identity, licence, fishing authorisation and ICCAT lists);(2) compliance with the vessel documentation requirements;(3) that the fishing vessels are equipped with an operational VMS and that requirements on VMS transmission are respected;(4) fishing vessels are not operating inside closed areas and are respecting the closure of fishing seasons;(5) compliance with the catch documentation requirements;(6) respect of quotas and/or by-catch limitations;(7) the size composition of catches on board for which minimum size is applied;(8) the physical quantities of all species on board and their presentation;(9) the fishing gear on board;(10) the presence of an observer where it is relevant.Officials shall sight and report on IUU fishing activities and on the use of spotting aircrafts or helicopters.1.3.2.   Inspection tasks at transfer operationsOfficials shall systematically verify:(1) compliance with the requirements regarding the prior transfer notification;(2) that the flag State has assigned and communicated to the master of the fishing vessel, or trap or farm as appropriate, an authorisation number for each transfer operation within 48 hours following the submission of the prior transfer notification;(3) compliance with the ICCAT transfer declaration requirements;(4) that the transfer declaration has been signed by the ICCAT regional observer on board and transmitted to the master of the tug vessel;(5) Compliance with the video requirements;(6) how the number and weight of bluefin tuna has been estimated at the time of capture through pilot studies including through the use of stereoscopical cameras.1.3.3.   Inspection tasks at joint fishing operationsOfficials shall systematically verify:(1) compliance with the joint fishing operations’ requirements regarding the information to be reported in the fishing logbook;(2) that a joint fishing operation authorisation has been delivered to the fishing vessels by their flag Member State authorities using the model set out in Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 302/2009;(3) the presence of an observer during the joint fishing operation.1.4.   Inspection tasks at landingOfficials shall systematically verify:(1) that the fishing vessels are authorised to operate (markings, identity, licence, fishing authorisation and ICCAT lists, if relevant);(2) that the pre-notification of arrival for landing was received by the competent authorities;(3) that the competent authority has sent a record of the landings to the flag State authority of the fishing vessel, within 48 hours after the landing has ended;(4) that the fishing vessels are equipped with an operational VMS and that requirements on VMS transmission are respected;(5) compliance with the vessel documentation requirements;(6) the physical quantities of caught fish on board, and presentation;(7) the total catches composition on board in order to verify by-catch rules;(8) the size composition on board in order to verify the minimum size rules;(9) the fishing gears on board;(10) in the case of landing of processed products, the use of the ICCAT conversion factors to calculate the equivalent round weight of the processed bluefin tuna;(11) that the bluefin tuna landed by the bait boats, longliners, handliners or trolling boats in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean is correctly tail-tagged.1.5.   Inspection tasks during transhipmentOfficials shall systematically verify:(1) that the fishing vessels are authorised to operate (markings, identity, licence, fishing authorisation and ICCAT lists);(2) that the pre-notification of arrival in port was sent and contained the correct information concerning the transhipment;(3) that transhipping fishing vessels wishing to tranship have received prior authorisation from their flag State;(4) that the quantities pre-notified to be transhipped are verified;(5) that a transhipment declaration has been transmitted to the flag States no later than 48 hours after the date of transhipment in port;(6) that the relevant documentation is on board is present and duly completed, including the transhipment declaration, the relevant and ICCAT bluefin tuna catch document and re-export certificate;(7) in the case of processed products, the use of the ICCAT conversion factors to calculate the equivalent round weight of the processed bluefin tuna.1.6.   Inspection tasks on farm installationsOfficials shall systematically verify:(1) that the relevant documentation is present and duly completed and reported (bluefin tuna catch document and re-export certificate, transfer declaration, transhipment declaration);(2) that the caging operation has been authorised by the catching vessel and/or trap and the farm Member State authorities;(3) that an ICCAT regional observer was present during all caging and harvesting of bluefin tuna, and has validated the caging declarations;(4) that all the transfer activities from cages to the farm have been monitored by video camera in the water;(5) that the farming Member State will not accept caging of bluefin tuna where the quantity by number and/or weight is above that authorised to be caged by the flag Member State;(6) That each caging operation has been sampled including when fish are transferred from a trap chamber to a fattening cage.A series of “spot check” inspections in the farm cages will be undertaken by Member State diving inspectors to confirm the quantities of caged fish. This would be conducted by divers which in one Member State would also use a stereoscopical camera.1.7.   Inspection tasks concerning transports and marketingOfficials shall systematically verify:(1) as regards transport, in particular the relevant accompanying documents and check them against the physical quantities transported;(2) as regards marketing, that the relevant documentation is present and duly completed, including the relevant bluefin tuna catch document and re-export certificate.2.   Inspection reports(1) For the inspections undertaken in the framework of the ICCAT Scheme of Joint International Inspection, officials shall use the template in Appendix 1 to this Annex.(2) For the other inspections, officials shall use their national reports template completed in accordance with Article 100 and Annex XXVII to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 of 8 April 2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1).Appendix 1ICCAT REPORT OF INSPECTION No …SERIOUS VIOLATIONS OBSERVED(1)  OJ L 112, 30.4.2011, p. 1. +",conservation of fish stocks;offence;a crime;breach of the law;misdemeanour;petty offence;Mediterranean Sea;Mediterranean;Atlantic Ocean;Atlantic;Atlantic Region;Gulf Stream;sea fishing;sea fish;catch area;fishing controls;inspector of fisheries,17 +4391,"Council Directive 86/17/EEC of 27 January 1986 amending, on account of the accession of Portugal, Directive 85/384/EEC on the mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications in architecture, including measures to facilitate the effective exercise of the right of establishment and freedom to provide services. ,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 396 thereof,Whereas in view of the accession of Portugal, it is necessary to make certain further technical amendments to Directive 85/384/EEC (1) as amended by Directive 85/614/EEC (2) to ensure its equal application by the Portuguese Republic and the other Member States;Whereas pursuant to Article 2 (3) of the Treaty of Accession of Spain and Portugal the institutions of the Community may adopt the measures referred to in Article 396 of the Act of Accession, the measures entering into force on the date of entry into force of the said Treaty,. With effect from 1 January 1986, Article 11 (k) of Directive 85/384/EEC, shall be supplemented by the following:'- the university diploma in civil engineering awarded by the Higher Technical Institute of the Technical University of Lisbon (Licenciatura em engenharia civil),- the university diploma in civil engineering awarded by the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Porto (Licenciatura em engenharia civil),- the university diploma in civil engineering awarded by the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Coimbra (Licenciatura em engenharia civil),- the university diploma in civil engineering (production) awarded by the University of Minho (Licenciatura em engenharia civil (produção)).' The Member States shall take the measures necessary to comply with this Directive within the time limit specified in Article 31 (1) of Directive 85/384/EEC. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 January 1986.For the CouncilThe PresidentH. van den BROEK(1) OJ No L 223, 21. 8. 1985, p. 15.(2) OJ No L 376, 31. 12. 1985, p. 1. +",accession to the European Union;EU accession;accession to the Community;act of accession;application for accession;consequence of accession;request for accession;freedom to provide services;free movement of services;architecture;Portugal;Portuguese Republic;recognition of diplomas;mutual recognition of diplomas;recognition of qualifications;social adjustment;social adaptation,17 +14502,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2416/95 of 13 October 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2179/95 concerning the autonomous and transitional adaptation of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreements and amending Regulation (EC) No 3379/94 opening and administering certain Community tariff quotas in 1995 for certain agricultural products and for beer, as regards imports into the Community of certain agricultural products originating in Poland. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2179/95 of 8 August 1995 providing for the adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreements and amending Regulation (EC) No 3379/94 opening and administering certain Community tariff quotas in 1995 for certain agricultural products and for beer, to take account of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round Multilateral Trade Negotiations (1), and in particular Article 2 thereof,Whereas Poland has taken or will take as soon as possible, with regard to the Community, measures having comparable effects to those provided for in paragraphs 1, 8 and 9 of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2179/95;Whereas it is therefore necessary, in accordance with paragraph 10 of the above Article, to implement the measures provided for in paragraphs 1, 8 and 9 of the above Article;Whereas, as a consequence, it is necessary to amend, for the period 1 July to 31 December 1995, the Commission Regulations implementing the Europe Agreements with Poland (2) and implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 3379/94 of 22 December 1994 opening and administering certain Community tariff quotas in 1995 for certain agricultural products and for beer (3);Whereas it is thus necessary to amend the following Regulations:- Regulation (EEC) No 584/92 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2252/95 (5),- Regulation (EEC) No 2689/93 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2252/95,- Regulation (EEC) No 2699/93 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2252/95,- Regulation (EC) No 121/94 (8), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2252/95,- Regulation (EC) No 629/95 (9), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2252/95,- Regulation (EC) No 1439/95 (10), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2252/95,- Regulation (EC) No 1440/95 (11), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2252/95,- Regulation (EC) No 1942/95 (12), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2252/95;Whereas it is also necessary, as provided for in Article 2 (9) of Regulation (EC) No 2179/95 to reduce to ECU 399 per tonne, for the period from 1 July to 31 December 1995, the specific amount applicable within the quota of 169 000 head of young bovine animals for fattening opened within the framework of the GATT;Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1462/95 of 27 June 1995 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for young male bovine animals for fattening (1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996) (13) should be amended accordingly;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committees concerned,. The preferential import duties on agricultural products originating in Poland provided for in the Regulations implementing the Europe Agreement with Poland and in the Regulations implementing Regulation (EC) No 3379/94, which are listed in Annex I to this Regulation are hereby replaced by those provided for in Annex II to this Regulation. Regulation (EC) No 1462/95 is hereby amended as follows:1. The following paragraph 5 is added to Article 1:'5. For the period 1 July to 31 December 1995, the import duty to be applied to products originating in Poland shall be ECU 399 per tonne plus 16 %.` 2. The following subparagraph is added to Article 6 (3):'However, for the period 1 July to 31 December 1995, the security for products originating in Poland shall be ECU 968 per tonne.` This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 July to 31 December 1995.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 October 1995.For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the CommissionANNEX ILIST OF REGULATIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1Cereals sector Regulation (EC) No 121/94 (OJ No L 121, 26. 1. 1994, p. 3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1906/94 (OJ No L 194, 29. 7. 1994, p. 26) and last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2252/95 (OJ No L 230, 27. 9. 1995, p. 12).Milk products sector Regulation (EEC) No 584/92 (OJ No L 62, 7. 3. 1992, p. 34), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2252/95 (OJ No L 230, 27. 9. 1995, p. 12).Commission Regulation (EC) No 629/95 (OJ No L 66, 24. 3. 1995, p. 6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2252/95 (OJ No L 230, 27. 9. 1995, p. 12).Pigmeat sector Regulation (EEC) No 2698/93 (OJ No L 245, 1. 10. 1993, p. 80), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2252/95 (OJ No L 230, 27. 9. 1995, p. 12).Poultrymeat and eggs sector Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2699/93 (OJ No L 245, 1. 10. 1993, p. 88), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2252/95 (OJ No L 230, 27. 9. 1995, p. 12).Sheepmeat and goatmeat sector Regulation (EC) No 1439/95 (OJ No L 143, 27. 6. 1995, p. 7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2252/95 (OJ No L 230, 27. 9. 1995, p. 12).Regulation (EC) No 1440/95 (OJ No L 143, 27. 6. 1995, p. 17), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2252/95 (OJ No L 230, 27. 9. 1995, p. 12).Beef and veal sector Commission Regulation (EC) No 1942/95 (OJ No L 186, 5. 8. 1995, p. 30), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2252/95 (OJ No L 230, 27. 9. 1995, p. 12).ANNEX II>TABLE> +",GATT;General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade;import;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;Poland;Republic of Poland;agricultural product;farm product;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession,17 +1328,"92/101/EEC: Commission Decision of 28 January 1992 determining the period of the year during which Spain may dispatch certain equidae from the part of its territory considered to be infected with African horse sickness. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/426/EEC of 26 June 1990 on animal health conditions governing the movement and import from third countries of equidae (1), and in particular Article 5 (3) (a) thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 (3) of Directive 90/426/EEC, a Member State may dispatch equidae from the part of its territory considered to be infected during certain periods of the year only, depending on the activity of vector insects;Whereas scientific studies carried out by the Spanish authorities on the geographical distribution and population density of vector insects show that because of vector activity the danger period is from 1 July to 30 November;Whereas this makes it possible, taking into account the requirements in connecton with the quarantine period, to determine the period of the year during which Spain may dispatch certain equidae from the part of its territory considered to be infected;Whereas on the dispatch of certain equidae Spain must observe all the requirements of Directive 90/426/EEC, and in particular those laid down in Article 5 (3) thereof;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. Spain may dispatch equidae from the part of its territory considered to be infected with African horse sickness from 1 February to 30 April. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 January 1992. For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 42. +",marketing restriction;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;equidae;ass;colt;donkey;equine species;foal;horse;mare;mule;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +17297,"98/94/EC: Commission Decision of 7 January 1998 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to tissue-paper products (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 880/92 of 23 March 1992 on a Community eco-label award scheme (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Whereas Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 880/92 provides that the conditions for the award of the Community eco-label shall be defined by product group;Whereas Article 10(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 880/92 states that the environmental performance of a product shall be assessed by reference to the specific criteria for product group;Whereas, by Decisions 94/924/EC (2) and 94/925/EC (3), the Commission established ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label for toilet paper and kitchen rolls, which according to respectively Article 3 thereof, are valid until 14 November 1997;Whereas it is appropriate to adopt a new decision establishing criteria for these product groups, which will be valid for a further period of three years after the expiry of the period of validity of the previous criteria;Whereas it is appropriate to revise the criteria which were established by Decisions 94/924/EC and 94/925/EC in order to reflect the developments in the market;Whereas the ecological criteria for toilet paper, kitchen rolls and other tissue-paper products shall be combined in one document;Whereas Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 880/92 further provides that product groups, the specific ecological criteria for each product group and their respective periods of validity shall be established in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7 following the consultation procedure provided for in Article 6;Whereas in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 880/92 the Commission has consulted the principal interest group within a consultation forum;Whereas the measures set out in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 880/92,. The product group 'tissue paper products` (hereinafter referred to as 'the product group`) shall mean:'Sheets or rolls of tissue paper fit for use for personal hygiene, absorption of liquids and/or cleaning of soiled surfaces. The tissue product normally consists of creped or embossed paper in one or several plies. Laminated tissue products are excluded from the product group.` The environmental performance of the product group as defined in Article 1 shall be assessed by reference to the specific ecological criteria set out in the Annex. The product group definition and the specific ecological criteria for the product group shall be valid from 1 January 1998 until 31 December 2000. For administrative purposes, the product group code number assigned by the Commission to this product group shall be '004`. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 January 1998.For the CommissionRitt BJERREGAARDMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 99, 11. 4. 1992, p. 1.(2) OJ L 364, 31. 12. 1994, p. 24.(3) OJ L 364, 31. 12. 1994, p. 32.ANNEXFRAMEWORKIn order to be awarded an eco-label, tissue-paper products shall comply with the criteria of this document, which are aimed at promoting:- reduction of discharges of toxic or otherwise polluting substances into waters,- reduction of environmental damage or risks from use of energy (global warming, acidification, depletion of non-renewable resources) by reducing air emissions,- commitment to the need to apply good management principles in order to safeguard forests,- promotion of the minimisation and efficient use of waste.The fibrous raw material for the paper production shall be pulp from vegetable fibres or pulp made from waste paper, or mixtures thereof. All virgin fibres shall originate from regions where sustainable management is applied.The criteria are set at a level which promotes labelling of products made from recycled fibres, but also allows for products based on virgin fibres produced with technologies reflecting best environmental standards.Environmental criteria1. Emissions to water and air(i) The performance concerning the parameters COD, AOX, CO2 and SO2 shall be expressed in terms of load points, in relation to a reference value (referred to as a 'coefficient` for each parameter).>TABLE>(ii) The load points, L, are calculated as shown in equation 1. The actual emission for each parameter should be divided by the corresponding coefficient for this parameter.Li = >NUM>(emission of parameter i)>DEN>Ci(equation 1)(iii) The 'total load point sum`, P, is calculated from equation 2 by adding the load points for each parameter.P = L1 + L2 + L3 + L4 (equation 2)(iv) If any of the emissions of the parameters COD, AOX, CO2 and SO2 for a product exceed the values described as 'hurdles` in table 1, the product shall not qualify for the eco-label.(v) To obtain the eco-label, the total load point sum (P) for the product must not exceed 4 points.2. Forest managementA declaration, charter, code of conduct or statement reflecting the commitment, applicable to the operators in charge of managing the sources from which the fibres originate, meant to implement principles and measures aimed at ensuring sustainable forest management, shall be presented (1).For forests in Europe, the principles and measures referred to above, shall correspond to the guidelines for the sustainable management of forests as adopted in the context of the Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe, (Helsinki, 1993). Outside Europe they shall correspond to the UNCED Forest Principles (Rio de Janeiro, June 1992) and, where applicable, to the criteria or guidelines for sustainable forest management as adopted under the respective international and regional initiatives (ITTO, Montreal Process, Tarapoto Process, UNEP/FAO Dry-Zone Africa Initiative).3. Minimisation of solid wasteAll producers of pulp, paper and converted tissue products shall have a system for the handling of waste and residual products arising from the production plants. The system should be documented or explained in the application and include at least the following points:- procedures for separating and using recyclable materials from the waste stream,- procedures for recovering materials for other uses, such as incineration for raising process steam,- procedures for the handling of hazardous (2) waste.4. Fitness for useThe product should be fit for use.Consumer informationThe product must bear the following information on the packaging:This product qualifies for the Community eco-label, because- it contributes to the reduction of water pollution, global warming, waste and acidification,- it promotes the safeguarding of forests.In addition to this consumer information the manufacturer may also provide a statement with the percentage of recycled fibres.Technical appendixDefinitions and testing requirementsAll emission parametersThe period for the measurements or mass balances must be based on the production during 12 months. In case of a new or a re-built production plant, the measurements must be based on at least three subsequent months of stable running of the plant. The measurements must be representative for the respective campaign.If a product is made out of different pulp qualities, the emission values from the pulp production should be calculated as weighted averages of all pulps used. The total emissions should be calculated by adding the emissions from the pulp production to the emissions from the tissue production.If a manufacturer of pulp or paper produces several different products at the same plant, a physical allocation of the emissions between the products could be performed. The allocation can thus separate production related to the eco-labelled product from other products. Such choices of allocations should be well documented by engineering based measurements and evaluations.Measurements of water emissions should be taken on unfiltered and unsettled samples either after treatment at the plant or after treatment by a public treatment plant. COD and AOX tests should be carried out by independent test institutes or accredited laboratories. Laboratories of production plants could also be used if the local authorities, responsible for permitting the operations or emissions of these plants, approve the in-house testing programme. In this case the applicant producer may provide the reports prepared for the authorities as long as they meet the requirements of this technical appendix.Chemical oxygen demand, CODCOD shall be measured in accordance with ISO 6060 or equivalent standards.The minimum testing frequency should be one test per month.Absorbable organic halogens, AOXAOX shall be measured in accordance with ISO 9562 or equivalent standards.The minimum testing frequency should be one test per month. For shorter testing periods than one year, the minimum number of tests performed should cover three months. For processes where chlorine-containing chemicals are not used, AOX may not be tested.Carbon dioxide, CO2The applicant shall provide a record of the air emissions of carbon dioxide. This record must include all sources of non-renewable fuels at the mills during the production of pulp and paper and the purchased electricity. CO2-equivalents for the energy consumption at the plants are given in table 2.>TABLE>SulphurThe applicant shall provide a record of sulphur emissions with the aim of specifying the air emissions of sulphur. The record must include all sulphur emissions that occur during the production of pulp and paper with the exception of those arising from the generation of grid electricity. Measurements must include recovery boilers, lime kilns, steam boilers and destruction furnaces for strong smelling gases, if available. Diffuse emissions from undefined sources must be accounted for.Forest managementThe pulp mill shall, by a written declaration, document that the fibres used for the production of the tissue are either recycled or based on virgin fibres deriving from forests which are managed within the principles of the criteria presented above.Waste managementThe applicant shall provide a document describing the procedures for the handling of wastes and residual materials from the different stages of the pulp and paper production according to the requirements mentioned above.Fitness for useThe applicant should provide evidence to demonstrate that the product is fit for use. This evidence may include data from appropriate ISO or CEN test methods, but may include in-house test procedures as well. Details of the test procedures should be provided with the application.(1) Not required in the case of 100 % recycled paper or if 100 % non-wood based fibres are used.(2) As defined by the Regulatory Authority in the country where the processing is carried out. +",pulp and paper industry;paper industry;paper-making;paper-making industry;paperboard industry;prevention of pollution;polishing and scouring preparations;cleaning product;detergent;toilet article;environmental protection;conservation of nature;nature protection;preservation of the environment;protection of nature;eco-label;environment-friendly label,17 +2377,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2181/98 of 9 October 1998 setting the agricultural conversion rates applicable to certain aids in the United Kingdom and Sweden and the resulting maximum amounts of compensatory aid. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 724/97 of 22 April 1997 determining measures and compensation relating to appreciable revaluations that affect farm incomes (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 942/98 (2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas pursuant to Article 3(1) first subparagraph of Regulation (EC) No 724/97 as regards the pound sterling and the Swedish crown, the agricultural conversion rates applicable to the aid referred to in Article 7 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 150/95 (4), shall not be reduced as a result of appreciable revaluations of the currencies concerned; whereas, however, Article 3(1) second subparagraph of Regulation (EC) No 724/97 provides for a reduction in the agricultural conversion rate applicable to one of the aids referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 where, because of measures taken following an appreciable revaluation, that rate exceeds the current agricultural conversion rate by more than 11,5 %; whereas, in such cases, the conversion rate to be applied is equal to the current agricultural conversion rate plus 11,5 %;Whereas the agricultural conversion rates for the pound sterling and the Swedish crown applicable to some of the aids referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 were reduced from 1 August 1998 to avoid differences of more than 11,5 % from the agricultural conversion rates current on that date; whereas, in order to facilitate the administration of the aids concerned, the rates applicable for them from 1 August 1998 should be specified and fixed;Whereas Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 724/97 provides for compensation for the effects of the reduction in the agricultural conversion rates applicable to the aids referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92; whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 805/97 of 2 May 1997 laying down detailed rules for compensation relating to appreciable revaluations (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1425/98 (6), provides for supplementary amounts of compensatory aid to be paid in addition to that compensation; whereas the maximum supplementary amount of the first tranche of compensatory aid for the reduction in the aid referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 for which the operative event occurs on 1 August 1998 should be fixed for the United Kingdom and Sweden;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the relevant management committees,. 1. The agricultural conversion rate of ECU 1 = GBP 0,803724, applicable on 31 July 1998 to the aids referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 for which the operative event occurs on 1 August 1998, shall be replaced from this latest date in respect of the aids concerned by ECU 1 = GBP 0,755249.2. The agricultural conversion rate of ECU 1 = SEK 9,90747, applicable on 31 July 1998 to the aids referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 for which the operative event occurs on 1 August 1998, shall be replaced from this latest date in respect of the aids concerned by ECU 1 = SEK 9,80430. 1. The maximum supplementary amount of the first tranche of compensatory aid that may be granted as a result of the reduction in the agricultural conversion rate referred to in Article 1(1) shall be ECU 1,21 million for the United Kingdom.2. The maximum supplementary amount of the first tranche of compensatory aid that may be granted as a result of the reduction in the agricultural conversion rate referred to in Article 1(2) shall be ECU 0,00 million for Sweden. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 1 August 1998.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 October 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 108, 25. 4. 1997, p. 9.(2) OJ L 132, 6. 5. 1998, p. 1.(3) OJ L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.(4) OJ L 22, 31. 1. 1995, p. 1.(5) OJ L 115, 3. 5. 1997, p. 13.(6) OJ L 190, 4. 7. 1998, p. 16. +",monetary compensatory amount;MCA;accession compensatory amount;compensatory amount;dismantling of MCA;aid to agriculture;farm subsidy;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;Sweden;Kingdom of Sweden;representative rate;agricultural conversion rate;agricultural unit of account;green exchange rate;green rate;green unit of account,17 +37260,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 604/2009 of 9 July 2009 fixing the maximum export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 619/2008. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 164(2), in conjunction with Article 4, thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 619/2008 of 27 June 2008 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain milk products (2) provides for a standing invitation to tender procedure.(2) Pursuant to Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1454/2007 of 10 December 2007 laying down common rules for establishing a tender procedure for fixing export refunds for certain agricultural products (3), and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for the tendering period ending on 7 July 2009.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,. For the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 619/2008, for the tendering period ending on 7 July 2009, the maximum amount of refund for the products and destinations referred to in Article 1(a) and (b) and in Article 2 respectively of that Regulation shall be as shown in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 July 2009.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 July 2009.For the CommissionJean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 168, 28.6.2008, p. 20.(3)  OJ L 325, 11.12.2007, p. 69.ANNEX(EUR/100 kg)Product Export refund Code Maximum amount of export refund for exports to the destinations referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 619/2008Butter ex ex 0405 10 19 9700 70,00Butteroil ex ex 0405 90 10 9000 84,50 +",location of production;location of agricultural production;invitation to tender;standing invitation to tender;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;butter;butter oil,17 +21087,"Decision No 2455/2001/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2001 establishing the list of priority substances in the field of water policy and amending Directive 2000/60/EC (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 175(1) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(2),Following consultation of the Committee of the Regions,Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty(3),Whereas:(1) Council Directive 76/464/EEC of 4 May 1976 on pollution caused by certain dangerous substances discharged into the aquatic environment of the Community(4) and the Directives adopted within its framework currently represent the major Community instrument for the control of point and diffuse discharges of dangerous substances.(2) The Community controls under Council Directive 76/464/EEC have been replaced, harmonised and further developed by Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy(5).(3) Under Directive 2000/60/EC specific measures must be adopted at Community level against pollution of water by individual pollutants or groups of pollutants presenting a significant risk to or via the aquatic environment, including such risks to waters used for the abstraction of drinking water. Such measures are aimed at the progressive reduction and, for priority hazardous substances, as defined in the second sentence of point 30 of Article 2 of Directive 2000/60/EC, at the cessation or phasing out of discharges, emissions and losses within 20 years after their adoption at Community level, with the ultimate aim, as recognised in the context of achieving the objectives of relevant international agreements, of achieving concentrations in the marine environment approaching background values for naturally occurring substances and close to zero for man-made synthetic substances. With a view to the adoption of these measures, it is necessary to establish, as Annex X to Directive 2000/60/EC, the list of priority substances, including the priority hazardous substances. The list has been prepared taking into account the recommendations referred to in Article 16(5) of Directive 2000/60/EC.(4) For substances occurring naturally, or produced through natural processes, such as cadmium, mercury and polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), complete phase-out of emissions, discharges and losses from all potential sources is impossible. When the relevant individual directives are drawn up, this situation must be properly taken into account and measures should aim at the cessation of emissions, discharges and losses into water of those priority hazardous substances which derive from human activities.(5) Directive 2000/60/EC introduces in Article 16(2) a scientifically based methodology for selecting priority substances on the basis of their significant risk to or via the aquatic environment.(6) The methodology set out in Directive 2000/60/EC enables, as a most practical option, the application of a simplified risk-based assessment procedure based on scientific principles taking particular account of:- evidence regarding the intrinsic hazard of the substance concerned, and, in particular, its aquatic ecotoxicity and human toxicity via aquatic exposure routes,- evidence from monitoring of widespread environmental contamination, and- other proven factors which may indicate the possibility of widespread environmental contamination, such as production, use volume and use pattern of the substance concerned.(7) The Commission has, on this basis, developed a combined monitoring-based and modelling-based priority setting (COMMPS) scheme, in collaboration with experts of interested parties, involving the Scientific Committee for Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment, Member States, EFTA countries, the European Environment Agency, European business associations including those representing small and medium-sized enterprises and European environmental organisations.(8) The Commission should involve in the COMMPS procedure the countries which are candidates for membership of the European Union, assigning priority to those through whose territory watercourses pass which also pass through, or flow into, the territory of a Member State.(9) A first list of 33 priority substances or groups of substances has been selected on the basis of the COMMPS procedure, following a publicly open and transparent discussion with the interested parties.(10) The expeditious adoption of this list is desirable in order to enable the timely and continuing implementation of Community controls of dangerous and hazardous substances pursuant to the strategy set out in Article 16 of Directive 2000/60/EC, in particular the proposals for controls as set out in Article 16(6) and the proposals for quality standards as set out in Article 16(7) in order to achieve the objectives of the Directive.(11) The list of priority substances adopted under this Decision is to replace the list of substances in the Commission Communication to the Council of 22 June 1982 on dangerous substances which might be included in List I of Council Directive 76/464/EEC(6).(12) Pursuant to Article 16(3) of Directive 2000/60/EC, the identification of the priority hazardous substances requires consideration of the selection of substances of concern in relevant Community legislation regarding hazardous substances or relevant international agreements. Hazardous substances are defined in that Directive as ""substances or groups of substances that are toxic, persistent and liable to bio-accumulate, and other substances or groups of substances which give rise to an equivalent level of concern"".(13) International agreements of relevance include inter alia the OSPAR Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic, the HELCOM Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea, the Barcelona Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution, the Conventions adopted within the International Maritime Organisation, the UNEP Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants and the Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants of the UN-ECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution.(14) The selection of priority substances and the identification of priority hazardous substances targeted to the establishment of controls of emissions, discharges and losses will contribute to the objectives and the Community commitments under international conventions for the protection of marine waters, in particular to the implementation of the Strategy with regard to hazardous substances adopted at the 1998 OSPAR Ministerial Meeting under the Convention for the protection of the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic pursuant to Council Decision 98/249/EC(7).(15) The identification of the priority hazardous substances on the list of priority substances should be made with regard, inter alia, to hazardous substances agreed for phase-out or for cessation of discharges, emissions and losses in international agreements, such as hazardous substances which are agreed for phase-out in international fora including IMO, UNEP or UN-ECE; hazardous substances which are agreed for cessation of discharges, emissions and losses as a priority in the OSPAR Convention, including hazardous substances identified by the OSPAR DYNAMEC Selection I(8) or III(9); hazardous substances which give rise to ""an equivalent level of concern"" as substances that are persistent, toxic and liable to bioaccumulate (PTBs), such as endocrine disrupters identified under the OSPAR Strategy; and heavy metals included in the Protocol on Heavy Metals of the UN-ECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution and selected for priority action under OSPAR 1998 and 2000, which give rise to ""an equivalent level of concern"" as PTBs.(16) In order to render measures to combat water pollution effective, the Commission must promote the synchronisation of research and of the conclusions effected in the framework of the OSPAR Convention and the COMMPS procedure.(17) The COMMPS procedure is designed as a dynamic instrument for the prioritisation of dangerous and hazardous substances open to continuous improvement and development with a view to review and adaptation of the first list of priority substances at the latest four years after the entry into force of Directive 2000/60/EC and at least every four years thereafter. In order to ensure that all potential priority substances are taken into account by the next selection process, it is essential that no substances are systematically excluded, that best available knowledge is taken into account, and that all chemicals and all pesticides on the EU market and all substances identified as ""hazardous"" by OSPAR are included in the selection process.(18) The effectiveness of COMMPS is largely determined by the availability of relevant data. Current Community legislation on chemical substances has been found to suffer from a major lack of data. The purpose of Directive 2000/60/EC can only be fully achieved if full data availability is ensured by revising the Community legislation on chemical substances.(19) The reference to the COMMPS procedure does not preclude the possibility that the Commission may use methods of assessing the harmfulness of certain substances which have already been developed or used in other anti-pollution measures.(20) In accordance with Article 1(c) of Directive 2000/60/EC, the future reviews of the list of priority substances under Article 16(4) of that Directive will contribute to the cessation of emissions, discharges and losses of all hazardous substances by 2020 by progressively adding further substances to the list.(21) During review and adaptation of the list of priority substances, in addition to the further developed COMMPS procedure, account should be taken as appropriate of the results of the reviews under Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market(10), Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 of 23 March 1993 on the evaluation and control of the risks of existing substances(11), European Parliament and Council Directive 98/8/EC of 16 February 1998 concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market(12) and possibly other scientific information from the review of existing or new directives, in particular within the framework of legislation on chemicals. Duplicate reviews of substances must be avoided in view of the costs involved. In adapting the lists it must be possible both to set a lower priority ranking and also to place a substance in a higher category,. The list of priority substances including substances identified as priority hazardous substances, provided for in Article 16(2) and (3) of Directive 2000/60/EC, is hereby adopted. This list, as it appears in the Annex to this Decision, shall be added to Directive 2000/60/EC as Annex X. The list of priority substances established by this Decision shall replace the list of substances in the Commission Communication of 22 June 1982. In order to ensure consideration of all potential priority substances, the Commission and the Member States shall ensure that the substance and exposure-related data needed for the implementation of the COMMPS procedure are made available. This Decision shall enter into force on the day after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 November 2001.For the European ParliamentThe PresidentN. FontaineFor the CouncilThe PresidentA. Neyts-Uyttebroeck(1) OJ C 177 E, 27.6.2000, p. 74 and OJ C 154 E, 29.5.2001, p. 117.(2) OJ C 268, 19.9.2000, p. 11.(3) Opinion of the European Parliament of 15 May 2001 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Council Decision of 8 October 2001.(4) OJ L 129, 18.5.1976, p. 23. Directive as last amended by Directive 2000/60/EC (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1).(5) OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1.(6) OJ C 176, 14.7.1982, p. 3.(7) OJ L 104, 3.4.1998, p. 1.(8) Not inherently biodegradable and log Kow (octanol-water coefficient >= 5 or BCF (bioconcentration factor) >= 5000 and acute aquatic toxicity <= 0,1 mg/l or mammalian CMR (cancerogenicity, mutagenicity and toxic for reproduction).(9) Not inherently biodegradable and log Kow >= 4 or BCF >= 500 and acute aquatic toxicity <= 1 mg/l or mammalian CMR.(10) OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 2001/49/EC (OJ L 176, 29.6.2001, p. 61).(11) OJ L 84, 5.4.1993, p. 1.(12) OJ L 123, 24.4.1998, p. 1.ANNEX""ANNEX XLIST OF PRIORITY SUBSTANCES IN THE FIELD OF WATER POLICY ((Where groups of substances have been selected, typical individual representatives are listed as indicative parameters (in brackets and without number). The establishment of controls will be targeted to these individual substances, without prejudicing the inclusion of other individual representatives, where appropriate.))>TABLE>"" +",pollution control measures;reduction of pollution;environmental protection;conservation of nature;nature protection;preservation of the environment;protection of nature;dangerous substance;dangerous product;drinking water;groundwater;aquifer;ground water;phreatic water;water table;surface water;surface fresh water,17 +21029,"2001/839/EC: Commission Decision of 8 November 2001 laying down a questionnaire to be used for annual reporting on ambient air quality assessment under Council Directives 96/62/EC and 1999/30/EC (Text with EEA relevance.) (notified under document number C(2001) 3405). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 96/62/EC of 27 September 1996 on ambient air quality assessment and management(1), and in particular Article 11 thereof,Whereas:(1) Directive 96/62/EC establishes the framework for assessment and management of ambient air quality.(2) Council Directive 1999/30/EC of 22 April 1999 relating to limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and lead in ambient air(2) lays down limit values to be met on a certain target date.(3) Regular reporting by Member States is an integral element of that legislation.(4) A number of items set out in Article 11 of Directive 96/62/EC, in conjunction with Annexes I, II, III, IV and V to Directive 1999/30/EC, in Article 3, Article 5 and Article 9(6) of Directive 1999/30/EC must be reported on an annual basis.(5) According to Directive 1999/30/EC, provisions on reporting under Council Directive 80/779/EEC on air quality limit values and guide values for sulphur dioxide and suspended particulates(3), Council Directive 82/884/EEC of 3 December 1982 on a limit value for lead in the air(4) and Council Directive 85/203/EEC of 7 March 1982 on air quality standards for nitrogen dioxide(5) are repealed with effect from 19 July 2001, although the limit values under these Directives remain in force until 2005 for Directives 80/779/EEC and 82/884/EEC, and 2010 for Directive 85/203/EEC and reporting on exceedences of these limit values continues according to Article 9(6) of Directive 1999/30/EC.(6) In order to ensure that the required information is supplied in the correct format, Member States should be required to submit it on the basis of a standardised questionnaire.(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee instituted by Article 12(2) of Directive 96/62/EC,. Member States shall use the questionnaire set out in the Annex as a basis for forwarding the information to be provided on an annual basis under Article 11 of Directive 96/62/EC, in conjunction with Annexes I, II, III, IV and V, and Articles 3, 5 and 9(6) of Directive 1999/30/EC. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 8 November 2001.For the CommissionMargot WallströmMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 296, 21.11.1996, p. 55.(2) OJ L 163, 29.6.1999, p. 41.(3) OJ L 229, 30.8.1980, p. 30.(4) OJ L 378, 31.12.1982, p. 15.(5) OJ L 87, 27.3.1985, p. 1.ANNEX>PIC FILE= ""L_2001319EN.004602.TIF"">>PIC FILE= ""L_2001319EN.004701.TIF"">>PIC FILE= ""L_2001319EN.004801.TIF"">>PIC FILE= ""L_2001319EN.004901.TIF"">>PIC FILE= ""L_2001319EN.005001.TIF"">>PIC FILE= ""L_2001319EN.005101.TIF"">>PIC FILE= ""L_2001319EN.005201.TIF"">>PIC FILE= ""L_2001319EN.005301.TIF"">>PIC FILE= ""L_2001319EN.005401.TIF"">>PIC FILE= ""L_2001319EN.005501.TIF"">>PIC FILE= ""L_2001319EN.005601.TIF"">>PIC FILE= ""L_2001319EN.005701.TIF"">>PIC FILE= ""L_2001319EN.005801.TIF"">>PIC FILE= ""L_2001319EN.005901.TIF"">>PIC FILE= ""L_2001319EN.006001.TIF"">>PIC FILE= ""L_2001319EN.006101.TIF"">>PIC FILE= ""L_2001319EN.006201.TIF"">>PIC FILE= ""L_2001319EN.006301.TIF"">>PIC FILE= ""L_2001319EN.006401.TIF""> +",form;atmospheric pollution;air pollution;air quality;smog;quality of the environment;improvement of the environment;environmental monitoring;EMAS;EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme;environmental inspection;environmental surveillance;environmental watch;monitoring of pollution;exchange of information;information exchange;information transfer,17 +36314,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1316/2008 of 19 December 2008 on the issue of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of December 2008 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 for certain products in the egg sector and for egg albumin. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 of 15 May 2007 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the egg sector and for egg albumin (3), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 opened tariff quotas for imports of egg products and egg albumin.(2) The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of December 2008 for the subperiod from 1 January to 31 March 2009 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined by establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested.(3) The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of December 2008 for the subperiod from 1 January to 31 March 2009 do not, for some quotas, cover the total quantity available. The quantities for which applications have not been lodged should therefore be determined, and these should be added to the quantity fixed for the following quota subperiod,. 1.   The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged under Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 for the subperiod from 1 January to 31 March 2009 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex hereto.2.   The quantities for which import licence applications have not been lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 539/2007, to be added to the subperiod from 1 April to 30 June 2009, are set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 December 2008.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 December 2008.For the CommissionJean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.(3)  OJ L 128, 16.5.2007, p. 19.ANNEXGroup No Order No Allocation coefficient for import licence applications lodged for the subperiod from 1.1.2009-31.3.2009 Quantities not applied for, to be added to the subperiod from 1.4.2009-30.6.2009E1 09.4015 (1) 108 000 000E2 09.4401 60,637664 —E3 09.4402 (2) 7 055 897(1)  Not applicable: no licence application has been sent to the Commission.(2)  Not applicable: the applications do not cover the total quantity available. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;egg;egg product;egg preparation;import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;animal protein,17 +29875,"Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 116/2005 of 26 January 2005 on the treatment of repayments of VAT to non-taxable persons and to taxable persons for their exempt activities, for the purposes of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1287/2003 on the harmonisation of gross national income at market prices. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1287/2003 of 15 July 2003 on the harmonisation of gross national income at market prices (GNI Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 5(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 2(7) of Council Decision 2000/597/EC, Euratom of 29 September 2000 on the system of the Communities’ own resources (2) lays down that gross national product at market prices (GNP) is to be considered equal to gross national income at market prices (GNI) as provided by the Commission in application of the European System of Accounts (ESA). The ESA of 1995 (ESA95), superseding two earlier systems of 1970 and 1979 respectively, was established by Council Regulation (EC) No 2223/96 of 25 June 1996 on the European system of national and regional accounts in the Community (3), and was set out in the Annex thereto. GNI, as used in ESA95, replaced GNP as a criterion for own resource purposes with effect from budget year 2002.(2) Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1287/2003 lays down the procedures for the forwarding of GNI data by Member States and the procedures and checks on the calculation of GNI, and establishes the GNI Committee.(3) ESA95 does not explicitly specify the treatment of repayments of VAT to non-taxable persons, and to taxable persons for their exempt activities.(4) For the purpose of the definition of gross national income at market prices (GNI) pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1287/2003 it is necessary to clarify the treatment of repayments of VAT to non-taxable persons, and to taxable persons for their exempt activities.(5) The Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes — Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment (4), defines the notions of taxable person, of non-taxable person and of exempt activities.(6) For the purpose of implementing Council Directive 89/130/EEC, Euratom of 13 February 1989 on the harmonisation of the compilation of gross national product at market prices (5), Commission Decision 1999/622/EC, Euratom of 8 September 1999 (6) clarifies the treatment of repayments of VAT to non-taxable units and to taxable units for their exempt activities. The equivalent clarification should now be provided in respect of GNI.(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the GNI Committee,. 1.   In compiling national accounts aggregates for the purpose of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1287/2003, repayments of VAT incurred on purchases, made to non-taxable persons or to taxable persons for their exempt activities, shall be treated in ESA95 as other current transfers (D7) or capital transfers (D9), and not as if they were deductible VAT.2.   For the purposes of paragraph 1, the term ‘taxable person’ shall have the meaning given to it by Article 4 of the Sixth Directive 77/388/EEC, Euratom, and the notion of exempt activities shall be understood as being the activities listed in Article 13 of that Directive. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 January 2005.For the CommissionJoaquín ALMUNIAMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 181, 19.07.2003, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 253, 7.10.2000, p. 42.(3)  OJ L 310, 30.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1267/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 180, 18.7.2003, p. 1).(4)  OJ L 145, 13.6.1977, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 2004/66/EC (OJ L 168, 1.5.2004, p. 35).(5)  OJ L 49, 21.02.1989, p. 26. Directive as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).(6)  OJ L 245, 17.09.1999, p. 51. +",tax harmonisation;harmonisation of tax systems;tax harmonization;accounting entry;domestic product;redemption;repayment terms;European accounting system;ESA;European system of accounts;European system of integrated economic accounts;European system of national and regional accounts;European system of national and regional accounts in the European Union;VAT;turnover tax;value added tax;tax exemption,17 +20045,"Commission Directive 2000/23/EC of 27 April 2000 amending Directive 92/76/EEC recognising protected zones exposed to particular plant health risks in the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 77/93/EEC of 21 December 1976 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community(1), as last amended by Commission Directive 1999/53/EC(2) and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 2(1)(h) thereof,Having regard to Commission Directive 92/76/EEC of 6 October 1992 recognising protected zones exposed to particular plant health risks in the Community(3), as last amended by Commission Directive 1999/84/EC(4) and in particular Article 2 thereof,Whereas:(1) Under Directive 92/76/EEC, as amended, Austria, Ireland and the regions of Apulia, Emilia-Romagna, Lombardia and Veneto in Italy were provisionally recognised as ""protected zone"" in respect of Erwinia amylovora for a period expiring on 31 March 2000.(2) From information supplied by Austria, Ireland and Italy and from the information gathered by the Food and Veterinary Office during missions carried out in 1999 it appears that the provisional recognition of the protected zones for Austria, Ireland and Italy in respect of Erwinia amylovora should be extended exceptionally for a further limited period to enable the responsible official bodies of these countries to complete the information on the distribution of Erwinia amylovora and to complete their efforts for the eradication of this harmful organism in the relevant areas in the above countries.(3) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,. The date of ""31 March 2000"" referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 1 of Directive 92/76/EEC is hereby replaced by ""31 March 2001"". 1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The procedure for such a reference shall be adopted by Member States.2. Member States shall immediately communicate to the Commission the essential provisions of domestic law which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive. The Commission shall inform the other Member States thereof. This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 31 March 2000. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 April 2000.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 26, 31.1.1977, p. 20.(2) OJ L 142, 5.6.1999, p. 29.(3) OJ L 305, 21.10.1992, p. 12.(4) OJ L 273, 23.10.1999, p. 11. +",plant health legislation;phytosanitary legislation;regulations on plant health;plant disease;diseases of plants;plant pathology;plant health control;phytosanitary control;phytosanitary inspection;plant health inspection;parasitology;protection of plant life;protection of plant health;protection of plants;protected area;designated development area;designated development zone,17 +41521,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 861/2012 of 20 September 2012 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to eggs and egg yolks exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 164(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 162(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that the difference between prices in international trade for the products referred to in Article 1(1)(s) and listed in Part XIX of Annex I to that Regulation and prices within the Union may be covered by an export refund where these goods are exported in the form of goods listed in Part V of Annex XX to that Regulation.(2) Commission Regulation (EU) No 578/2010 of 29 June 2010 on the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1216/2009 as regards the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (2), specifies the products for which a rate of refund is to be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Part V of Annex XX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.(3) In accordance with Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) No 578/2010, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in question is to be fixed for a period of the same duration as that for which refunds are fixed for the same products exported unprocessed.(4) Article 162(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that the export refund for a product contained in a good may not exceed the refund applicable to that product when exported without further processing.(5) The currently applicable refunds have been fixed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 536/2012 (3). Since new refunds should be fixed, that Regulation should therefore be repealed.(6) In order to prevent divergence with the current market situation, to prevent market speculation and to ensure efficient management, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.(7) The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,. The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 578/2010 and in Part XIX of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, and exported in the form of goods listed in Part V of Annex XX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, shall be fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation. Implementing Regulation (EU) No 536/2012 is hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 September 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Daniel CALLEJADirector-General for Enterprise and Industry(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 171, 6.7.2010, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 163, 22.6.2012, p. 16.ANNEXRates of the refunds applicable from 21 September 2012 to eggs and egg yolks exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty(EUR/100 kg)CN code Description Destination (1) Rate of refund0407 Birds’ eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked:– Other fresh eggs0407 21 00 – – Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus(a) On exportation of ovalbumin of CN codes 3502 11 90 and 3502 19 9003 9,5004 0,00(b) On exportation of other goods0407 29 – – Other0407 29 10 – – – Of poultry, other than of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus(a) On exportation of ovalbumin of CN codes 3502 11 90 and 3502 19 9003 9,5004 0,00(b) On exportation of other goods0407 90 – Other:0407 90 10 – – Of poultry(a) On exportation of ovalbumin of CN codes 3502 11 90 and 3502 19 9003 9,5004 0,00(b) On exportation of other goods0408 Birds’ eggs, not in shell and egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter:– Egg yolks:0408 11 – – Dried:ex 0408 11 80 – – – Suitable for human consumption:not sweetened 01 0,000408 19 – – Other:– – – Suitable for human consumption:ex 0408 19 81 – – – – Liquid:not sweetened 01 0,00ex 0408 19 89 – – – – Frozen:not sweetened 01 0,00– Other:0408 91 – – Dried:ex 0408 91 80 – – – Suitable for human consumption:not sweetened 01 0,000408 99 – – Other:ex 0408 99 80 – – – Suitable for human consumption:not sweetened 01 0,00(1)  The destinations are as follows:01 Third countries. For Switzerland and Liechtenstein these rates are not applicable to the goods listed in Tables I and II of Protocol No 2 to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972.02 Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Turkey, Hong Kong SAR and Russia.03 South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan and the Philippines.04 All destinations except Switzerland and those of 02 and 03. +",egg;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;egg product;egg preparation;export (EU);Community export;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund,17 +13388,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2937/94 of 1 December 1994 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on certain textile products originating in India, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 apply. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), extended for 1994 by Regulation (EC) No 3668/93 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded from 1 July to 31 December 1994 for each category of products subjected in Annexes I and II thereto to individual ceilings within the limits of the quantities specified in column 8 of its Annex I and column 7 of Annex II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of the same Annexes;Whereas Article 11 of the abovementioned Regulation provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in question once the relevant individual ceilings have been reached at Community level;Whereas, in respect of products of the order Nos and origins indicated in the table below and originating in India, the relevant ceilings were fixed at the levels indicated in that table; whereas that ceiling was reached on the date indicated below, by charges of the imports into the Community of the products in question:"""" ID=""1"">40.0070> ID=""2"">Malaysia> ID=""3"">486 000 pieces> ID=""4"">11. 10. 1994""> ID=""1"">40.0140> ID=""2"">India> ID=""3"">23 000 pieces> ID=""4"">18. 10. 1994""> ID=""1"">40.0160> ID=""2"">Thailand> ID=""3"">49 500 pieces> ID=""4"">23. 9. 1994""> ID=""1"">40.0180> ID=""2"">India> ID=""3"">56 tonnes> ID=""4"">26. 8. 1994""> ID=""1"">40.0200> ID=""2"">Thailand> ID=""3"">116 tonnes> ID=""4"">14. 9. 1994""> ID=""1"">40.0390> ID=""2"">Philippines> ID=""3"">50,5 tonnes> ID=""4"">11. 10. 1994"">Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties for the products in question,. The levying of customs duties, suspended from 1 July to 31 December 1994, pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the products indicated in the table below:"""" ID=""1"">40.0070> ID=""2"">7> ID=""3"">6106 10 00> ID=""4"">Women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, whether or not knitted or crocheted, of wool, cotton or man-made fibres> ID=""5"">Malaysia""> ID=""3"">6106 20 00""> ID=""3"">6106 90 10""> ID=""3"">6206 20 00""> ID=""3"">6206 30 00""> ID=""3"">6206 40 00""> ID=""1"">40.0140> ID=""2"">14> ID=""3"">6201 11 00> ID=""4"">Men's or boys' woven overcoats, rain and other coats, cloaks and capes, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres (other than parkas) (of category 21)> ID=""5"">India""> ID=""3"">ex 6201 12 10""> ID=""3"">ex 6201 12 90""> ID=""3"">ex 6201 13 10""> ID=""3"">ex 6201 13 90""> ID=""3"">6210 20 00""> ID=""1"">40.0160> ID=""2"">16> ID=""3"">6203 11 00> ID=""4"">Men's or boys' suits and ensembles, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding ski suits; men's or boys' tracksuits with lining, with an outer shell of a single identical fabric, of cotton or of made-made fibres> ID=""5"">Thailand""> ID=""3"">6203 12 00""> ID=""3"">6203 19 10""> ID=""3"">6203 19 30""> ID=""3"">6203 21 00""> ID=""3"">6203 22 80""> ID=""3"">6203 23 80""> ID=""3"">6203 29 18""> ID=""3"">6211 32 31""> ID=""3"">6211 33 31""> ID=""1"">40.0180> ID=""2"">18> ID=""3"">6207 11 00> ID=""4"">Men's and boys' singlets and other vests, underpants, briefs, nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, other than knitted or crocheted> ID=""5"">India""> ID=""3"">6207 19 00""> ID=""3"">6207 21 00""> ID=""3"">6207 22 00""> ID=""3"">6207 29 00""> ID=""3"">6207 91 ""> ID=""3"">6207 92 00""> ID=""3"">6207 99 00""> ID=""3"">6208 11 00> ID=""4"">Women's and girls' singlets and other vests, slips, petticoats, briefs, panties, nightdresses, pyjamas, négligés, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, other than knitted or crocheted""> ID=""3"">6208 19 10""> ID=""3"">6208 19 90""> ID=""3"">6208 21 00""> ID=""3"">6208 22 00""> ID=""3"">6208 29 00""> ID=""3"">6208 91 10""> ID=""3"">6208 91 90""> ID=""3"">6208 92 10""> ID=""3"">6208 92 90""> ID=""3"">6208 99 00""> ID=""1"">40.0200> ID=""2"">20> ID=""3"">6302 21 00> ID=""4"">Bed linen, other than knitted or crocheted> ID=""5"">Thailand""> ID=""3"">6302 22 90""> ID=""3"">6302 29 90""> ID=""3"">6302 31 10""> ID=""3"">6302 31 90""> ID=""3"">6302 32 90""> ID=""3"">6302 39 90""> ID=""1"">40.0390> ID=""2"">39> ID=""3"">6302 51 10> ID=""4"">Table linen, toilet and kitchen linen, other than knitted or crocheted, other than of terry towelling or similar terry fabrics of cotton> ID=""5"">Philippines""> ID=""3"">6302 51 90""> ID=""3"">6302 53 90""> ID=""3"">ex 6302 59 00""> ID=""3"">6302 91 10""> ID=""3"">6302 91 90""> ID=""3"">6302 93 90""> ID=""3"">ex 6302 99 00""> This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 6 December 1994.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 1 December 1994.For the CommissionRené STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 370, 31. 12. 1990, p. 39.(2) OJ No L 338, 31. 12. 1993, p. 22. +",India;Republic of India;textile product;fabric;furnishing fabric;South-East Asia;Countries of South-East Asia;restoration of customs duties;restoration of customs tariff;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession;clothing;article of clothing;ready-made clothing;work clothes,17 +3362,"2003/43/EC: Commission Decision of 17 January 2003 establishing the classes of reaction-to-fire performance for certain construction products (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 4807). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 89/106/EEC of 21 December 1988, on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to construction products(1), as amended by Directive 93/68/EEC(2), and in particular Article 20(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Directive 89/106/EEC envisages that in order to take account of the different levels of protection for construction works at national, regional or local level, it may be necessary to establish in the interpretative documents classes corresponding to the performance of products in respect of each essential requirement. Those documents have been published as the ""Communication of the Commission with regard to the interpretative documents of Council Directive 89/106/EEC(3)"".(2) With respect to the essential requirement of safety in the event of fire, interpretative document No 2 lists a number of interrelated measures which together define the fire safety strategy to be variously developed in the Member States.(3) Interpretative document No 2 identifies one of those measures as the limitation of the generation and spread of fire and smoke within a given area by limiting the potential of construction products to contribute to the full development of a fire.(4) The level of that limitation may be expressed only in terms of the different levels of reaction-to-fire performance of the products in their end-use application.(5) By way of a harmonised solution, a system of classes was adopted in Commission Decision 2000/147/EC of 8 February 2000 implementing Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards the classification of the reaction-to-fire performance of construction products(4).(6) In the case of certain wood-based panels, it is necessary to use the classification established in Decision 2000/147/EC.(7) The reaction-to-fire performance of many construction products and/or materials, within the classification provided for in Decision 2000/147/EC, is well established and sufficiently well known to fire regulators in Member States that they do not require testing for this particular performance characteristic.(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Construction,. The construction products and/or materials which satisfy all the requirements of the performance characteristic ""reaction-to-fire"" without need for further testing are set out in the Annex. The specific classes to be applied to different construction products and/or materials, within the reaction-to-fire classification adopted in Decision 2000/147/EC, are set out in the Annex to this Decision. Products shall be considered in relation to their end-use application, where relevant. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 January 2003.For the CommissionErkki LiikanenMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 40, 11.2.1989, p. 12.(2) OJ L 220, 30.8.1993, p. 1.(3) OJ C 62, 28.2.1994, p. 1.(4) OJ L 50, 23.2.2000, p. 14.ANNEXThe tables set out in this annex list construction products and/or materials which satisfy all the requirements for the performance characteristic reaction to fire without need for testing.Table 1Classes of reaction-to-fire performance for wood-based panels((EN 13986))>TABLE> +",fire protection;firefighting;protection against fire;inflammable product;building slab;bonded wood;artificial wood;chipboard;particle board;reconstituted wood;product safety;safety standard;building safety;SBS;sick building syndrome;wood fibre;fibre building board,17 +3135,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1138/2002 of 27 June 2002 fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 901/2002. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 602/2001(4), and in particular Article 4 thereof,Whereas:(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley to all third countries except for the United States of America, Canada, Estonia and Latvia was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 901/2002(5).(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95. In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. For tenders notified from 21 to 27 June 2002, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 901/2002, the maximum refund on exportation of barley shall be EUR 4,95/t. This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 June 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 June 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.(4) OJ L 89, 29.3.2001, p. 16.(5) OJ L 142, 31.5.2002, p. 17. +",award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;barley;maximum price;ceiling price;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties,17 +5862,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 196/2014 of 28 February 2014 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 March 2014. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 1 March 2014 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 1 March 2014, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 February 2014.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Jerzy PLEWADirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 1 March 2014CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I14.2.2014-27.2.20141. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/t)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 193,60 129,54 — — —Fob price USA — — 263,71 253,71 233,71Gulf of Mexico premium 115,99 27,43 — — —Great Lakes premium — — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 16,15 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: — EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +40644,"2012/306/EU: Council Decision of 12 June 2012 on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Mozambique. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(2), in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,Whereas:(1) On 22 November 2007 the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 1446/2007 on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Mozambique (1) (the ‘Agreement’). A Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement (2) was attached thereto. That protocol expired on 31 December 2011.(2) The Union negotiated with Mozambique a new Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Mozambique (the ‘Protocol’), providing EU vessels with fishing opportunities in the waters over which Mozambique have sovereignty or jurisdiction in respect of fisheries.(3) As a result of those negotiations, the Protocol was initialled on 2 June 2011.(4) In accordance with Council Decision 2012/91/EU (3), the Protocol was signed and is being applied provisionally.(5) The Protocol should be approved,. The Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Mozambique (4) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union. The President of the Council shall designate the person(s) empowered to proceed, on behalf of the Union, to the notification provided for in Article 16 of the Protocol, in order to express the consent of the Union to be bound by the Protocol (5). This Decision enter into force on the day of its adoption.. Done at Luxembourg, 12 June 2012.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. GJERSKOV(1)  OJ L 331, 17.12.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 331, 17.12.2007, p. 39.(3)  OJ L 46, 17.2.2012, p. 3.(4)  The Protocol has been published in OJ L 46, 17.2.2012, p. 4, together with the decision on its signature.(5)  The date of entry into force of the Protocol will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council. +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);Mozambique;Republic of Mozambique;fishing agreement;protocol to an agreement;ratification of an agreement;conclusion of an agreement;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction;financial compensation of an agreement,17 +29862,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 100/2005 of 20 January 2005 fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2276/2004. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported into Portugal from third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2276/2004 (2).(2) Pursuant to Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 (3), the Commission, acting under the procedure laid down in Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003, may decide to fix maximum reduction in the import duty. In fixing this maximum the criteria provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum reduction in the duty.(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum reduction in the import duty being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. For tenders notified from 14 to 20 January 2005, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2276/2004, the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported shall be 30,90 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximum quantity of 6 450 t. This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 January 2005.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 January 2005.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78.(2)  OJ L 396, 31.12.2004, p. 34.(3)  OJ L 177, 28.7.1995, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 777/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 50). +",import;maize;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;third country;Portugal;Portuguese Republic;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties,17 +3231,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2459/84 of 20 August 1984 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2102/84 on harvest, production and stock declarations relating to wine-sector products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 of 5 February 1979 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1208/84 (2), and in particular Articles 7 (5), 10 (2), 11 (5), 12a (5), 14 (4), 14a (4), 15 (9) and 28 (4) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2102/84 (3) lays down the details which must appear in harvest, production and stock declarations;Whereas in recent wine years the Commission has not had adequate information about production and stocks in the wine sector; whereas such information is essential to the correct implementation of intervention measures and can only be acquired, under present circumstances, from declarations regarding harvests and stocks submitted by the various parties concerned; whereas appropriate measures should therefore be taken to ensure that the said declarations are submitted by those concerned and that they are complete and exact;Whereas to this end Regulation (EEC) No 2102/84 should be amended to provide for penalties to apply in the event of failure to submit a declaration or where a declaration is incorrect or incomplete;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,. The following Article 10a is hereby inserted in Regulation (EEC) No 2102/84:'Article 10a1. Persons required to submit harvest, production or stock declarations who do not submit such declarations by the dates specified in Article 5 or by such earlier dates as may be specified by Member States pursuant to Article 14 shall not qualify for the benefit of the measures provided for by Articles 7, 10, 11, 12a, 14, 14a and 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79.2. Persons required to submit harvest, production or stock declarations who submit declarations found to be incomplete or incorrect by the competent authorities of the Member States may benefit from the measures referred to in paragraph 1 only if the missing or incorrect details are not essential to the proper application of the measures in question.3. Where the declarations referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 are found to be absent, incomplete or incorrect only after application of the measures referred to in Articles 7, 10, 11, 12a, 14, 14a and 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79, the competent intervention agencies shall recover sums paid in error.' This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 September 1984.It shall apply only to harvest, production and stock declarations submitted from that date, and in connection with intervention measures introduced for the wine-growing year 1984/85 and subsequent years pursuant to Articles 7, 10, 11, 12a, 14, 14a and 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 August 1984.For the CommissionPoul DALSAGERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 54, 5. 3. 1979, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 115, 1. 5. 1984, p. 77.(3) OJ No L 194, 24. 7. 1984, p. 1. +",fruit product;fruit must;fruit pulp;grape must;jam;marmalade;preserves;storage of food;cold storage plant;wine and spirits storehouse;wine cellar;wine;viticulture;grape production;winegrowing;disclosure of information;information disclosure,17 +2363,"98/99/EC: Commission Decision of 26 January 1998 authorising the Member States to permit temporarily the marketing of vine propagating material not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 68/193/EEC. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 68/193/EEC of 9 April 1968 on the marketing of material for the vegetative propagation of the vine (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 14 thereof,Having regard to the request submitted by Italy,Whereas in the Community and in Italy in particular the production of certain vine propagating materials, namely, top graft cuttings satisfying the requirements of Directive 68/193/EEC, has been insufficient in 1997 and is therefore not adequate to meet that country's needs;Whereas it is not possible to cover this demand satisfactorily with top graft cuttings satisfying all the requirements laid down in the said Directive;Whereas Italy should therefore be authorised to permit the marketing, for a period expiring on 31 March 1998, of top graft cuttings of a category to which less stringent requirements apply;Whereas other Member States likely to supply Italy with such material should furthermore be authorised to permit its marketing to this end;Whereas this authorisation may only be used in accordance with the plant health conditions and requirements laid down by Council Directive 77/93/EEC (2), as last amended by Directive 97/14/EC (3), and in particular Commission Decision 98/86/EC of 9 January 1998, authorising the Member States exceptionally to provide for derogations from certain provisions of Council Directive 77/93/EEC in respect of plants of Vitis L., other than fruits, originating in Croatia (4);Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,. Italy is authorised to permit, for a period expiring on 31 March, 1988, the marketing on its territory of a maximum of 450 000 top graft cuttings of varieties harvested in Croatia which do not satisfy the requirements laid down in Directive 68/193/EEC as regards certification and inspection of standard propagation material, provided that:(a) the conditions and requirements of Decision 98/86/EC authorising the Member States exceptionally to provide for derogations from certain provisions of Council Directive 77/93/EEC in respect of plants of Vitis L., other than fruits, originating in Croatia, are met, and(b) the official label is brown and bears the words 'less stringent requirements`. Member States other than the applicant Member State are also authorised to permit, on the terms set out in Article 1 and for the purposes intended by the applicant Member State, the marketing in their territories of top graft cuttings authorised to be marketed under this Decision. Member States shall immediately notify the Commission and the other Member States of the quantities of propagating material permitted to be marketed in their territories under this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 January 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 93, 17. 4. 1968, p. 15.(2) OJ L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 20.(3) OJ L 87, 2. 4. 1997, p. 17.(4) OJ L 17, 22. 1. 1998, p. 25. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;import;Italy;Italian Republic;plant propagation;grafting;plant reproduction;vineyard;vine;vine variety;winegrowing area;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law,17 +42326,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 96/2013 of 1 February 2013 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Lactobacillus buchneri NCIMB 30139 and of a preparation of Lactobacillus casei ATTC PTA 6135 as feed additives for all animal species Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation. Article 10(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 in conjunction with Article 10(1) to (4) thereof sets out specific provisions for the evaluation of products used in the Union as silage additives at the date that Regulation became applicable.(2) In accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, a preparation of Lactobacillus buchneri NCIMB 30139 and a preparation of Lactobacillus casei ATTC PTA 6135 were entered in the Community Register of Feed Additives as existing products belonging to the functional group of silage additives, for all animal species.(3) In accordance with Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 in conjunction with Article 7 thereof, applications were submitted for the authorisation of those preparations as feed additives for all animal species, requesting those additives to be classified in the category ‘technological additives’ and in the functional group ‘silage additives’. Those applications were accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(4) The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinions of 11 September 2012 (2) and 12 September 2012 (3) that, under the proposed conditions of use, the preparations concerned do not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment. The Authority also concluded that the preparation of Lactobacillus buchneri NCIMB 30139 has the potential to improve the preservation of easy to ensile material by increasing acetic acid production and the preparation of Lactobacillus casei ATTC PTA 6135 has the potential to improve the production of silage from easy to ensile material by reducing the pH and increasing the preservation of dry matter. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the methods of analysis of the feed additives in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(5) The assessment of the preparations concerned shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of those preparations should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.(6) Since safety reasons do not require the immediate application of the modifications to the conditions of authorisation, it is appropriate to allow a transitional period for interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements resulting from the authorisation.(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. AuthorisationThe preparations specified in the Annex belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and to the functional group ‘silage additives’, are authorised as additives in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex. Transitional measuresThe preparations specified in the Annex and feed containing them, which are produced and labelled before 22 August 2013 in accordance with the rules applicable before 22 February 2013, may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 1 February 2013.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.(2)  EFSA Journal 2012; 10(9):2883.(3)  EFSA Journal 2012; 10(9):2884.ANNEXIdentification number of the additive Name of the holder of authorisation Additive Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method Species or category of animal Maximum age Minimum content Maximum content Other provisions End of period of authorisationCFU/kg of fresh materialCategory of technological additives. Functional group: silage additivesAdditive compositionCharacterisation of the active substanceAnalytical method (1)Enumeration in the feed additive: spread plate method (EN 15787)Identification: Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE)1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature and storage life.2. Minimum dose of the additive when used without combination with other micro-organisms as silage additives: 1 × 108 CFU/kg fresh material.3. The additive shall be used in easy to ensile material (2).4. For safety: it is recommended to use breathing protection and gloves during handling.Additive compositionCharacterisation of the active substanceAnalytical method (1)Enumeration in the feed additive: spread plate method (EN 15787)1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature and storage life.2. Minimum dose of the additive when used without combination with other micro-organisms as silage additives: 1,3 × 106 CFU/kg fresh material.3. The additive shall be used in easy to ensile material (2).4. For safety: it is recommended to use breathing protection and gloves during handling.(1)  Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: http://irmm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/EURLs/EURL_feed_additives/Pages/index.aspx(2)  Easy to ensile forage: > 3 % soluble carbohydrates in fresh material. As defined in Commission Regulation (EC) No 429/2008 (OJ L 133, 22.5.2008, p. 1). +",animal feedingstuffs;animal feedstuffs;animal fodder;animal weaning food;feedstuffs;milk-replacer feed;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban;food additive;sensory additive;technical additive;food safety;food product safety;food quality safety;safety of food,17 +33832,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 38/2007 of 17 January 2007 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale for export of sugar held by the intervention agencies of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Sweden. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the market in the sugar sector (1), and in particular Articles 40(1)(g) and 40(2)(d) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 39(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 952/2006 of 29 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards the management of the Community market in sugar and the quota system (2) provides that the intervention agencies may sell sugar only after a decision to that effect has been adopted by the Commission.(2) Belgium, the Czech Republic, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Sweden have intervention stocks of sugar. In order to respond to market needs, it is appropriate to open a standing invitation to tender to make these stocks available for export.(3) In order to prevent any abuse associated with the re-import or re-introduction into the Community of sugar sector products that have qualified for export refunds, no export refund should be fixed for the countries of the western Balkans.(4) To take account of the situation on the Community market, provision should be made for the Commission to fix a maximum export refund for each partial invitation to tender.(5) The intervention agencies of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Sweden should communicate the tenders to the Commission. The tenderers should remain anonymous.(6) Pursuant to Article 42(1)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 952/2006, the price to be paid by the successful tenderer should be determined by the invitation to tender.(7) Pursuant to Article 42(2)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 952/2006, it is appropriate to determine the period of validity of the export licences.(8) In order to ensure proper management of sugar in storage, provision should be made for a communication from the Member States to the Commission on the quantities actually sold and exported.(9) The second paragraph of Article 59 of Regulation (EC) No 952/2006 provides that Commission Regulation (EC) No 1262/2001 of 27 June 2001 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 as regards the buying-in and sale of sugar by intervention agencies (3) continues to apply to sugar accepted into intervention before 10 February 2006. However, for the resale of intervention sugar, this distinction is unnecessary and its implementation would create administrative difficulties for the Member States. It is therefore appropriate to exclude the application of Regulation (EC) No 1262/2001 to the resale of intervention sugar pursuant to this Regulation.(10) The quantities available for a Member State that can be awarded when the Commission fixes the maximum export refund should take into account the quantities awarded pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1039/2006 of 7 July 2006 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of sugar held by the intervention agencies of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia and Sweden (4).(11) The Management Committee for Sugar has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,. The intervention agencies of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Sweden shall offer for sale by standing invitation to tender for export to all destinations excluding Albania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, Kosovo and Montenegro a total quantity of 852 681 tonnes of sugar accepted into intervention and available for export. The maximum quantities involved per Member State are set out in Annex I. 1.   The period during which tenders may be submitted in response to the first partial invitation to tender shall begin on 19 January 2007 and shall end on 24 January 2007 at 15.00, Brussels time.The periods during which tenders may be submitted in response to the second and subsequent partial invitations shall begin on the first working day following the end of the preceding period. They shall end at 15.00, Brussels time:— on 7 and 21 February 2007,— on 7 and 28 March 2007,— on 18 and 25 April 2007,— on 9 and 23 May 2007,— on 13 and 27 June 2007,— on 11 and 18 July 2007,— on 8 and 29 August 2007,— on 12 and 26 September 2007.2.   Tenders shall be lodged with the intervention agency holding the sugar as set out in Annex I. The intervention agencies concerned shall communicate to the Commission tenders submitted within two hours after the expiry of the deadline for the submissions laid down in Article 2(1).The tenderers shall not be identified.Tenders submitted shall be communicated in electronic form according to be the model laid down in Annex II.When no tenders are submitted, the Member State shall communicate this to the Commission within the same time limit. 1.   The Commission shall fix a maximum export refund for white sugar and for raw sugar or decide not to accept the tenders in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 39(2) of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.2.   The available quantity for a lot shall be reduced by the quantities awarded the same day for that lot by Regulation (EC) No 1039/2006.Where an award at a maximum export refund set pursuant to paragraph 1 would result in that reduced available quantity for a lot being exceeded, that award shall be limited to that reduced available quantity.Where awards for a Member State to all tenderers offering the same export refund for one lot would result in that reduced available quantity for that lot being exceeded, that reduced available quantity shall be awarded as follows:(a) by division among the tenderers concerned in proportion of the total quantities in each of their tenders; or(b) by apportionment among the tenderers concerned by reference to a maximum tonnage fixed for each of them; or(c) by drawing of lots.3.   The price to be paid by the successful tenderer in accordance with article 42(1)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 952/2006 shall be EUR 632 per tonne for white sugar and EUR 497 per tonne for raw sugar. 1.   Export licence applications and licences shall contain in box 20 one of the entries listed in Annex III.2.   Export licences issued in connection with a partial invitation to tender shall be valid from the day of issue until the end of the fifth calendar month following that in which the partial invitation was issued. 1.   On the fifth working day at the latest after the Commission fixes the maximum export refund, the intervention agencies involved shall communicate to the Commission, in the form laid down in Annex IV, the exact quantity sold by partial invitation to tender.2.   Not later than the end of each calendar month in respect of the preceding calendar month, Member States shall notify to the Commission the quantities of sugar of the export licences returned to the competent authorities and the corresponding quantities of sugar exported, taking account of the tolerances permitted by Article 8(4) and (5) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 (5). By way of derogation from the second paragraph of Article 59 of Regulation (EC) No 952/2006, that Regulation shall apply to the resale, as referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation, of sugar accepted into intervention before 10 February 2006. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 January 2007.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2011/2006 (OJ L 384, 29.12.2006, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 178, 1.7.2006, p. 39.(3)  OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 48. Regulation repealed by Regulation (EC) No 952/2006.(4)  OJ L 187, 8.7.2006, p. 3. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1555/2006 (OJ L 288, 19.10.2006, p. 3).(5)  OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1.ANNEX IMember States holding intervention sugarMember State Intervention Agency Quantities held by the intervention agency and available for sale for exportBureau d’intervention et de restitution belge/Belgisch Interventie- en Restitutiebureau (BIRB)Rue de Trèves, 82/Trierstraat 82B-1040 Bruxelles/B-1040 BrusselTél./Tel. (32-2) 287 24 11Fax (32-2) 287 25 24Státní zemědělský intervenční fondOddělení pro cukr a škrobVe Smečkách 33CZ-11000 PRAHA 1Tel.: (420) 222 87 14 27Fax: (420) 222 87 18 75Fondo Español de Garantía AgrariaBeneficencia, 8E-28004 MadridTel. (34) 913 47 64 66Fax (34) 913 47 63 97Intervention SectionOn Farm InvestmentSubsidies & Storage DivisionDepartment of Agriculture & FoodJohnstown Castle EstateWexfordIrelandTél.: (00 353) 53 63437Fax: (00 353) 9142843AGEA — Agenzia per le erogazioni in agricolturaUfficio ammassi pubblici e privati e alcoolVia Torino, 4500185 RomaTel. (39 06) 49 49 95 58Fax: (39 06) 49 49 97 61Mezőgazdasági és Vidékfejlesztési Hivatal (MVH)(Agricultural and Rural Development Agency)Soroksári út 22–24.HU-1095 BudapestTel.: 36/1/219-6213Fax: 36/1/219-8905 vagy 36/1/219-6259Agencja Rynku RolnegoBiuro CukruDział Dopłat i InterwencjiNowy Świat 6/1200-400 WarszawaTél.: +48 22 661 71 30Fax: +48 22 661 72 77Pôdohospodárska platobná agentúraOddelenie cukru a ostatných komodítDobrovičova 12815 26 BratislavaSlovenská republikaTel.: (421-2) 58 24 32 55Fax: (421-2) 53 41 26 65Statens jordbruksverkS-551 82 JönköpingTél.: (46-36) 15 50 00Fax: (46-36) 19 05 46ANNEX IIModel for the communication to the Commission as referred to in Article 3Form (1)Standing invitation to tender for the resale of sugar held by the intervention agenciesRegulation (EC) No 38/20071 2 3 4 5Member State selling intervention sugar Numbering of tenderers Lot No Quantity Export refund123etc.(1)  To be faxed to the following number: +32 2 292 10 34.ANNEX IIIEntries referred to in Article 5(1)in Bulgarian : Изнесено с възстановяване съгласно Регламент (ЕО) № 38/2007in Spanish : Exportado con restitución en virtud del Reglamento (CE) no 38/2007in Czech : Vyvezeno s náhradou podle nařízení (ES) č. 38/2007in Danish : Eksporteret med restitution i henhold til forordning (EF) nr. 38/2007in German : Mit Erstattung ausgeführt gemäß der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 38/2007in Estonian : Eksporditud toetusega vastavalt määrusele (EÜ) nr 38/2007in Greek : Εξαγωγή με επιστροφή σύμφωνα με τον κανονισμό (ΕΚ) αριθ. 38/2007in English : Exported with refund pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 38/2007in French : Exporté avec restitution conformément au règlement (CE) no 38/2007in Italian : Esportato con restituzione ai sensi del regolamento (CE) n. 38/2007in Latvian : Saskaņā ar Regulu (EK) Nr. 38/2007 eksportēts, saņemot kompensācijuin Lithuanian : Eksportuota su grąžinamąja išmoka, remiantis Reglamentu (EB) Nr. 38/2007in Hungarian : Visszatérítéssel exportálva a 38/2007/EK rendelet szerintin Maltese : Esportat b’rifużjoni skond ir-Regolament (KE) Nru 38/2007in Dutch : Uitgevoerd met restitutie overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr. 38/2007in Polish : Wywóz objęty refundacją zgodnie z rozporządzeniem (WE) nr 38/2007in Portuguese : Exportado com restituição, nos termos do Regulamento (CE) n.o 38/2007in Romanian : Exportat cu restituire în baza Regulamentului (CE) nr. 38/2007in Slovak : Vyvezené s náhradou podľa nariadenia (ES) č. 38/2007in Slovenian : Izvoženo z nadomestilom v skladu z Uredbo (ES) št. 38/2007in Finnish : Viety asetuksen (EY) N:o 38/2007 mukaisella vientituellain Swedish : Exporterat med exportbidrag enligt förordning (EG) nr 38/2007ANNEX IVModel for the notification to the Commission as referred to in Article 6(1)Form (1)Partial invitation to tender of … for the resale of sugar held by the intervention agenciesRegulation (EC) No 38/20071 2Member State selling intervention sugar Quantity actually sold (in tonnes)(1)  To be faxed to the following number: +32 2 292 10 34. +",award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;intervention agency;sugar;fructose;fruit sugar;sale;offering for sale;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;export;export sale,17 +16603,"Council Regulation (EC) No 339/97 of 17 February 1997 adopting autonomous and transitional measures for the preferential trade arrangements with Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Romania and Bulgaria in certain processed agricultural products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden,Whereas, pending adaptation of Protocol 3 of the Europe Agreements concluded with Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Romania and Bulgaria (1), Council Regulation (EC) No 1534/96 of 25 July 1996 providing for the adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of concessions for certain processed agricultural products provided for in the Europe Agreements to take account of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round Multilateral Trade Negotiations (2) was adopted which, until 31 December 1996 maintains the degree of preference granted, thus offsetting possible negative effects the implementation of the results of the Uruguay Round may have on exports of these countries to the Community;Whereas the negotiations which are currently under way with the countries concerned for the conclusion of Protocols amending the Europe Agreements have not yet been concluded; whereas 'interim` Protocols covering solely the trade-related aspects of the amending Protocols could enter into force on 1 January 1997; whereas it is therefore advisable to extend the concessions on an autonomous basis until 30 June 1997;Whereas adoption of this Regulation has rendered obsolete the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 3380/94 of 22 December 1994 opening and providing for the administration of quotas for certain processed agricultural products originating in Hungary (3),. 1. From 1 January to 30 June 1997, the basic amounts to be taken into account in the calculation of the reduced agricultural components and the reduced additional duties applicable at importation into the Community of goods originating in Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Romania and Bulgaria and listed in Annex I shall be those mentioned in Annex II. The reduced agricultural components apply within the annual quotas set out in Annex I.2. From 1 January to 30 June 1997, the processed agricultural products originating in Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Romania and Bulgaria and listed in Annex III shall be subject to the duties provided for in that Annex. The quotas referred to in Annex I shall be administered by the Commission in accordance with the provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1460/96 of 25 July 1996 establishing the detailed rules for implementing the preferential trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products, as provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 (4). If the countries mentioned in Article 1 do not apply reciprocal measures in favour of the Community, the Commission may, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 16 of Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products (5), suspend the measures provided for in Article 1 to this Regulation. Regulation (EC) No 3380/94 is hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1997.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 February 1997.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. ZALM(1) OJ No L 347, 31. 12. 1993, p. 1 (Hungary),OJ No L 348, 31. 12. 1993, p. 1 (Poland),OJ No L 360, 31. 12. 1994, p. 1 (Czech Republic),OJ No L 359, 31. 12. 1994, p. 1 (Slovak Republic),OJ No L 357, 31. 12. 1994, p. 1 (Romania) andOJ No L 358, 31. 12. 1994, p. 1 (Bulgaria).(2) OJ No L 191, 1. 8. 1996, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 366, 31. 12. 1994, p. 14.(4) OJ No L 187, 26. 7. 1996, p. 18.(5) OJ No L 318, 20. 12. 1993, p. 18.ANNEX I>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>ANEXO II - BILAG II - ANHANG II - ÐÁÑÁÑÔÇÌÁ ÉÉ - ANNEX II - ANNEXE II - ALLEGATO II - BIJLAGE II - ANEXO II - LIITE II - BILAGA IIMontantes básicos, considerados para calcular los elementos agrícolas reducidos y derechos adicionales, aplicables a las importaciones en la ComunidadBasisbeløb taget i betragtning ved beregningen af de nedsatte landbrugselementer og tillægstold anvendelig ved indførsel i FællesskabetGrundbeträge, die bei der Berechnung der ermäßigten Agrarteilbeträge und Zusatzzölle, anwendbar bei der Einfuhr in die Gemeinschaft berücksichtigt worden sindÂáóéêÜ ðïóÜ ðïõ åëÞöèçóáí õðüøç ãéá ôïí õðïëïãéóìü ôùí ìåôáâëçôþí óôïé÷åßùí êáé ðñüóèåôùí äáóìþí ðïõ åöáñìüæïíôáé óôá áãñïôéêÜ óôïé÷åßá êáôÜ ôçí åéóáãùãÞ óôçí ÊïéíüôçôáBasic amounts taken into consideration in calculating the reduced agricultural components and additional duties, applicable on importation into the CommunityMontants de base pris en considération lors du calcul des éléments agricoles réduits et droits additionnels applicables à l'importation dans la CommunautéImporti di base presi in considerazione per il calcolo degli elementi agricoli e dei dazi addizionali applicabili all'importazione nella ComunitàBasisbedragen, in aanmerking genomen bij de berekening van de verlaagde agrarische elementen en aanvullende invoerrechten, geldend bij invoer in de GemeenschapMontantes de base tomados em consideração aquando do cálculo dos elementos agrícolas reduzidos e dos direitos adicionais aplicáveis à importação na ComunidadeYhteisöön tulevaan tuontiin sovellettavia alennettuja maatalousosia ja lisätulleja laskettaessa huomioon otettavat perusmäärätGrundbelopp som skall beaktas vid beräkning av minskade jordbrukskomponenter och tilläggstullar som skall tillämpas på import till gemenskapen>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>ANEXO III - BILAG III - ANHANG III - ÐÁÑÁÑÔÇÌÁ ÉÉÉ - ANNEX III - ANNEXE III - ALLEGATO III - BIJLAGE III - ANEXO III - LIITE III - BILAGA III>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE> +",import;agricultural product;farm product;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession;European Association Agreement;agro-industry;agri-foodstuffs industry;agricultural product processing;agricultural product processing industry;processing of agricultural products;Central and Eastern Europe;CEE;Central Europe;Eastern Europe,17 +654,"76/480/EEC: Commission Decision of 13 April 1976 on the reform of agricultural structures in Italy pursuant to Directives 72/159/EEC, 72/160/EEC and 72/161/EEC of 17 April 1972 (Only the Italian text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms (1), and in particular Article 18 (3) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas (2), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 72/160/EEC of 17 April 1972 concerning measures to encourage the cessation of farming and the reallocation of utilized agricultural area for the purposes of structural improvement (3), and in particular Article 9 (3) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 72/161/EEC of 17 April 1972 concerning the provision of socio-economic guidance for and the acquisition of occupational skills by persons engaged in agriculture (4), and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof,Whereas on 14 May 1975 the Government of Italy notified, pursuant to Article 17 (4) of Directive 72/159/EEC, Article 8 (4) of Directive 72/160/EEC and Article 10 (4) of Directive 72/161/EEC, Law No 153 of 9 May 1975 implementing the Directives of the Council of the European Communities on agricultural reform;Whereas the Government of Italy pursuant to Article 17 (4) of Directive 72/159/EEC, further notified the following legal and administrative provisions up to 10 February 1976: - Ministerial Decree of 7 November 1975 fixing the interest rates pursuant to Articles 18 and 19 of Law No 153 of 9 May 1975;- two Ministerial Decrees of 7 November 1975 fixing different interest rates for farm credit on immovable property and short-term loans;- Circular No 6 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of 7 March 1975 concerning provisions governing agricultural credit;- Circular No 24 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of 10 December 1975 concerning Law No 153 of 9 May 1975; (1)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 128, 19.5.1975, p. 1. (3)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 9. (4)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 15.- Circular No 4 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of 5 February 1976 concerning Law No 153 of 9 May 1975;- Letter of 31 January 1976 fixing the comparable income pursuant to Article 17 of Law No 153 of 9 May 1975;Whereas under Article 18 (3) of Directive 72/159/EEC, Article 9 (3) of Directive 72/160/EEC and Article 11 (3) of Directive 72/161/EEC the Commission has to decide whether, having regard to the compatibility of the legal and administrative provisions notified with the abovementioned Council Directives, and taking into account the aims of those Directives and the necessary connection between the various measures, the conditions for financial contribution to the common measures referred to in Article 15 of Directive 72/159/EEC, Article 6 of Directive 72/160/EEC and Article 8 of Directive 72/161/EEC are satisfied;Whereas the basic aim of Directive 72/159/EEC is to encourage the formation and development of farms which are capable, through the use of rational methods of production, of affording persons employed by them a fair income comparable with that from non-agricultural occupations and satisfactory working conditions;Whereas to that end Directive 72/159/EEC requires the Member States to introduce a system of selective incentives for farmers who can prove, by submitting a development plan, that upon completion of the plan their farm will attain, in respect of at least one man-work unit, a level of earned income from agriculture comparable with that received for non-agricultural work;Whereas the measures provided for in Articles 11 to 31 of the abovementioned Law No 153 of 9 May 1975, the abovementioned Ministerial Decrees of 7 November 1975, the Circulars of 7 March 1975, 10 December 1975 and 5 February 1976 and the Letter of 31 January 1976 all entail the introduction of a system of selective incentives within the meaning of Directive 72/159/EEC;Whereas the Commission took the following factors into consideration when reaching its decision: - the comparable income for 1976 fixed in the Letter of 31 January 1976 is, pursuant to the provisions of Article 17 of Law No 153 of 9 May 1975 and the third indent of Article 4 (4) (a) of Directive 72/159/EEC, determined with regard to the period covered by an approved development plan;- when approving interest rate subsidies to the Ministerial Decrees of 7 November 1975 for farms which are not implementing a development plan, the regions comply with Article 31 of Law No 153 of 9 May 1975, and hence with Article 14 (3) of Directive 72/159/EEC;Whereas no system of selective incentives for farms within the meaning of the second alternative in Article 2 (2) of Directive 72/159/EEC, whose present structure is such as to jeopardize the maintenance of the earned income at a comparable level has yet been introduced pursuant to Article 25 of Law No 153 of 9 May 1975 in conjunction with the abovementioned Ministerial Decrees of 7 November 1975;Whereas Article 18 of Law No 153 of 9 May 1975 fixes the investment volume qualifying for assistance on a farm with an approved development plan at Lit 25 million for each man-work unit ; whereas, however, Article 8 (2) of Directive 72/159/EEC provides that the interest rate subsidy is not to apply to any part of the loan exceeding 40 908 units of account or Lit 35 million per man-work unit ; whereas the aid fixed in Articles 23, 29 and 30 pursuant to Articles 10, 11 and 12 of Directive 72/159/EEC is also too low;Whereas the abovementioned provisions could be such as to considerably limit the field of application of the system of selective incentives provided for in the Directive, or to limit the effectives of the aids provided for in the Directive, and this could in the long run jeopardize the attainment of the objectives of Directive 72/159/EEC ; whereas it is therefore necessary to bring the abovementioned provisions within the suitable period of 15 months into line with the provisions of the Directive;Whereas, however, in view of the above decision that the proposed measures all make provision for the introduction of a system of selective incentives within the meaning of Directive 72/159/EEC, the provisions for implementing Directive 72/159/EEC may already be considered to satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community, at least for the abovementioned period;Whereas, however, the above decision cannot become affective until the Council, pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 8 (2) of Directive 72/159/ EEC, has authorized Italy to grant the aid mentioned in Article 18 of Law No 153 of 9 May 1975 and the Ministerial Decree of 7 November 1975 concerning Law No 153;Whereas the basic aim of Directive 72/160/EEC is to make sufficient vacant land available for the creation of farms of suitable size and structure as specified in Article 4 of Council Directive 72/159/EEC on the modernization of farms;Whereas to that end the Member States are therefore required: - under Article 2 (1) (a) of Directive 72/160/EEC to grant annuities to farmers aged between 55 and 65 practising farming as their main occupation who leave agriculture;- under Article 2 (1) (b) of Directive 72/160/EEC to grant farmers a premium, which is not to be eligible for assistance and is to be calculated by reference to the utilized agricultural area released;- under Article 2 (1) (c) of Directive No 72/160/EEC to grant annuities to permanently hired or family workers aged between 55 and 65 who are employed on farms where the farmer benefits from any measure provided for in Article 2 (1) (a) or (b) of the Directive;Whereas the grant of an annuity or premium is subject to the condition that the recipients cease working in agriculture and, if the recipient is a farmer, that he either sells or leases at least 85 % of his land to farms which are undergoing modernization pursuant to Directive 72/159/EEC, withdraws it from agricultural use, or sells or leases it to a land agency which must put the land to one of the abovementioned uses;Whereas Member States may, on the ground of the age/or means of the prospective beneficiary, vary the amount of an annuity or premium or refuse to grant the same ; whereas they may reduce the annuity granted to permanently hired or family workers by the amount of any unemployment benefit which the beneficiary receives;Whereas Articles 32 to 47 of Law No 153 of 9 May 1975 are consistent with the aim of Directive 72/160/EEC;Whereas the basic aim of Title I of Directive 72/161/EEC is to enable those engaged in agriculture, and in particular persons who must fundamentally alter the nature of their activity, to take decisions on their future occupations and those of their children with full knowledge of the opportunities available and of the consequences of their choice;Whereas to that end the Member States are therefore required: - under Articles 2 (1) and 3 of Directive 72/161/EEC to create and develop services providing socio-economic guidance, such services being either public or expressly appointed and approved for that purpose by the Member States, or to create and develop within services already existing departments for the provision of such guidance;- under Articles 2 (2) and 4 to introduce appropriate basic and advanced training programmes for socio-economic counsellors and to bear the cost of training such counsellors;Whereas under the first indent of Article 12 (2) of Directive 72/161/EEC, the Guidance Section of the EAGGF refunds to Member States 25 % of a standard amount of 7 500 units of account in respect of each counsellor providing socio-economic guidance, within the meaning of Article 3 of the Directive, beginning his duties for the first time;Whereas under the second indent of Article 12 (2) of Directive 72/161/EEC, the Guidance Section of the EAGGF refunds to Member States 25 % of the cost of training, within the meaning of Article 4 of the Directive, up to an overall amount of 4 500 units of account for each counsellor trained to provide socio-economic guidance within the meaning of Article 3 of the Directive;Whereas the measures provided for in Articles 48 to 54 of Law No 153 of 9 May 1975 are consistent with the aim of Title I of Directive 72/161/EEC;Whereas the basic aim of Title II of Directive 72/161/EEC is to give persons aged 18 or over engaged on agriculture the opportunity to acquire new agricultural skills, or to improve those which they already possess, so that they are in a position to integrate into modern agriculture;Whereas to that end the Member States are therefore required under Articles 5 (1) and 6 (1) of Directive 72/161/EEC to introduce, in addition to the normal agricultural training provided in their country, measures designed to give farmers and hired and family agricultural workers further training of a general, technical and economic nature;Whereas under the third indent of Article 12 (2) of Directive 72/161/EEC, the Guidance Section of the EAGGF refunds to Member States 25 % of the expenditure incurred in respect of such measures, up to a maximum of 1 500 units of account for each person engaged in agriculture having completed a course of basic or advanced vocational training;Whereas the measures provided for in Articles 55 to 61 of Law No 153 of 9 May 1975 are consistent with aim of Title II of Directive 72/161/EEC;Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structures,. 1. Articles 11 to 31 of Law No 153 of 9 May 1975, notified by the Government of Italy, the Ministerial Decrees of 7 November 1975 and the Circulars of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry listed in the preamble, satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to the common measures referred to in Article 15 of Directive 72/159/EEC, subject to authorization from the Council pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 8 (2) of that Directive.2. Articles 32 to 47 of Law 153 of 9 May 1975, notified by the Government of Italy, satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to the common measures referred to in Article 6 of Directive 72/160/EEC.3. The decisions contained in the above paragraphs shall be valid until 30 June 1977. Articles 48 to 61 of Law No 153 of 9 May 1975, notified by the Government of Italy, satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to the common measures referred to in Article 8 of Directive 72/161/EEC. This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.. Done at Brussels, 13 April 1976.For the CommunityP.J. LARDINOISMember of the Commission +",Italy;Italian Republic;farm modernisation;farm development;farm modernization;modernisation of agricultural structures;modernisation of farming;agrarian reform;agricultural reform;reform of agricultural structures;agricultural advisory services;cessation of farming;cessation of agricultural production;farm closure;farmer's retirement annuity;EAGGF Guidance Section;EAGGF Guidance Section aid,17 +14304,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1668/95 of 7 July 1995 amending Regulations (EEC) No 1913/92 and (EEC) No 2255/92 laying down detailed rules for implementing the specific arrangements for supplying the Azores and Madeira with beef and veal sector products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 provides for the establishment, for the beef and veal sector and for the period 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996, of the quantities of the specific supply balances for the Azores and Madeira regarding beef and veal, male bovines for fattening and pure-bred breeding animals;Whereas the quantities in the forecast supply balance for those products were fixed by Commission Regulations (EEC) No 1913/92 (3) and (EEC) No 2255/92 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 798/95 (5), for the period from 1 July 1994 to 30 June 1995;Whereas, in order to continue to meet the needs of these remote regions for products of the beef and veal sector, those quantities should be fixed for the period from 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996;Whereas technical amendments should be made following application from 1 July 1995 of the new import arrangements to implement the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round;Whereas, pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, the supply arrangements apply from 1 July; whereas this Regulation should therefore apply immediately;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. Regulation (EEC) No 1913/92 is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 1 is replaced by:'Article 1Pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, the quantities of the forecast supply balance for Madeira for products of the beef and veal sector which benefit from exemption from customs duties on imports from third countries or which benefit from Community aid are fixed in Annex I.`2. Annex I is replaced by Annex I to this Regulation.3. Annex III is replaced by Annex III to this Regulation. Regulation (EEC) No 2255/92 is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 1 is replaced by:'Article 1Pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, the number of live male bovine animals intended for fattening and consumption in Madeira eligible for exemption from customs duties on imports or for Community aid is fixed in Annex I.`2. In Article 2:(a) in paragraph 1, the text of (b) is replaced by:'provision by the importer of a security for an amount equivalent to the customs duty applicable on the day of importation;`;(b) in paragraph 3, the last subparagraph is replaced by:'Amounts not released shall be applied to the payment of customs duties.`3. Annex I is replaced by Annex II to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 July 1995.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 July 1995.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.(3) OJ No L 192, 11. 7. 1992, p. 35.(4) OJ No L 219, 4. 8. 1992, p. 37.(5) OJ No L 80, 8. 4. 1995, p. 21.ANNEX I'ANNEX I>TABLE>ANNEX II'ANNEX I>TABLE>ANNEX III'ANNEX III>TABLE>>TABLE>(1) Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions.` +",Madeira;Autonomous region of Madeira;supply;beef;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;Azores;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +3274,"2004/46/EC: Decision of the European Central Bank of 18 December 2003 laying down the terms and conditions for transfers of the European Central Bank's capital shares between the national central banks and adjustment of the paid-up capital (ECB/2003/20). ,Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank and in particular Article 28.5 thereof,Whereas:(1) The adjustment of the weightings assigned to the national central banks (NCBs) in the key for subscription to the European Central Bank's (ECB's) capital (hereinafter the capital key weightings and the capital key respectively) as provided for in Decision ECB/2003/17 of 18 December 2003 on the national central banks' percentage shares in the key for subscription to the European Central Bank's capital(1) requires the Governing Council to determine the terms and conditions for transfers of capital shares between the NCBs in order to ensure that the distribution of these shares corresponds to the adjustments made.(2) Decision ECB/2003/18 of 18 December 2003 laying down the measures necessary for the paying-up of the European Central Bank's capital by the participating national central banks(2) determines how and to what extent the NCBs of the Member States that have adopted the euro (hereinafter the participating NCBs) should pay up the ECB's capital in view of the adjusted capital key. Decision ECB/2003/19 of 18 December 2003 laying down the measures necessary for the paying-up of the European Central Bank's capital by the non-participating national central banks(3) determines the percentage that the NCBs of the Member States that have not adopted the euro (hereinafter the non-participating NCBs) should pay up on 1 January 2004 in view of the adjusted capital key.(3) The participating NCBs paid up their shares in the ECB's subscribed capital as required under Decision ECB/1998/2(4) and, in the case of the Bank of Greece, under Article 2 of Decision ECB/2000/14(5) and Decision ECB/1998/14(6). In view of this fact, Article 2 of Decision ECB/2003/18 states that either a participating NCB should transfer an additional amount to the ECB, or the ECB should transfer an amount back to a participating NCB, as appropriate, in order to arrive at the amounts set out in the table in Article 1 of Decision ECB/2003/18. Likewise, the non-participating NCBs paid up their shares in the ECB's subscribed capital as required under Decision ECB/1998/14. In view of this fact, Article 2 of Decision ECB/2003/19 states that either a non-participating NCB should transfer an additional amount to the ECB, or the ECB should transfer an amount back to a non-participating NCB, as appropriate, in order to arrive at the amounts set out in the table in Article 1 of Decision ECB/2003/19,. Transfer of capital sharesConsidering the share in the ECB's capital that each NCB will have subscribed on 31 December 2003 and the share in the ECB's capital that each NCB will subscribe from 1 January 2004 as a consequence of the adjustment of the capital key weightings as described in Article 2 of Decision ECB/2003/17, the NCBs shall transfer capital shares among themselves via transfers to and from the ECB to ensure that the distribution of capital shares on 1 January 2004 corresponds to the adjusted weightings. To this effect, each NCB shall, by virtue of this Article and without any further formality or act being required, either transfer or receive on 1 January 2004 the share in the ECB's subscribed capital set out next to its name in the fourth column of the table in Annex I to this Decision, whereby ""+"" shall refer to a capital share that the ECB shall transfer to the NCB and ""-"" to a capital share that the NCB shall transfer to the ECB. Adjustment of the paid-up capital1. Considering the amount of the ECB's capital that each NCB has paid up and the amount of the ECB's capital that each NCB shall pay up on 1 January 2004, as set out in Article 1 of Decision ECB/2003/18 for the participating NCBs and Article 1 of Decision ECB/2003/19 for the non-participating NCBs respectively, each NCB shall on 2 January 2004 either transfer or receive the net amount (in euro) set out next to its name in the fourth column of the table in Annex II to this Decision, whereby ""+"" shall refer to an amount that the NCB shall transfer to the ECB and ""-"" to an amount that the ECB shall transfer to that NCB.2. On 2 January 2004, the ECB and the NCBs that are under an obligation to transfer an amount under paragraph 1 shall each separately transfer any interest accruing over the period from 1 January 2004 until 2 January 2004 on the respective amounts due from the ECB and such NCBs under paragraph 1. The transferors and recipients of this interest shall be the same as the transferors and recipients of the amounts on which the interest accrues. General provisions1. The transfers described in Article 2 shall take place through the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross settlement Express Transfer system (TARGET).2. Any interest accruing under Article 2(2) shall be calculated on a daily basis, using the actual 360-day method of calculation, at a rate equal to the marginal interest rate used by the European System of Central Banks in its most recent main refinancing operation.3. The ECB and NCBs that are under an obligation to make a transfer under Article 2 shall, in due course, give the necessary instructions for duly executing such transfer on time. Final provisions1. This Decision shall enter into force on 19 December 2003.2. This Decision will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Frankfurt am Main, 18 December 2003.For the Governing Council of the ECBJean-Claude Trichet(1) See page 27 of this Official Journal.(2) See page 29 of this Official Journal.(3) See page 31 of this Official Journal.(4) OJ L 8, 14.1.1999, p. 33.(5) OJ L 336, 30.12.2000, p. 110.(6) OJ L 110, 28.4.1999, p. 33.ANNEX INCBs' SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL>TABLE>ANNEX IINCBs' PAID UP CAPITAL>TABLE> +",banking;banking operation;banking services;banking transaction;banking policy;Member States' contribution;budget rebate;budgetary compensation;financial contribution;central bank;bank of issue;federal bank;national bank;European Central Bank;ECB;European System of Central Banks;ESCB,17 +35093,"2008/394/EC: Commission Decision of 30 April 2008 on the clearance of the accounts of certain paying agencies in Germany, Italy and Slovakia concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), Guarantee Section, for the 2006 financial year (notified under document number C(2008) 1709). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (1), and in particular Article 7(3) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (2), and in particular Article 32 thereof,After consulting the Fund Committee,Whereas:(1) Commission Decision 2007/327/EC (3) cleared, for the 2006 financial year, the accounts of all the paying agencies except for the German paying agencies ‘Baden-Württemberg’ and ‘Bayern-Umwelt’, the Italian paying agencies ‘AGEA’ and ‘ARBEA’, the Portuguese paying agency ‘IFADAP’ and the Slovak paying agency ‘APA’.(2) Following the transmission of new information and after additional checks, the Commission can now take a decision on the integrality, accuracy and veracity of the accounts submitted by the German paying agency ‘Baden-Württemberg’, the Italian paying agency ‘AGEA’ and the Slovak paying agency ‘APA’.(3) The second subparagraph of Article 7(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1663/95 (4) lays down that the amounts that are recoverable from, or payable to, each Member State, in accordance with the accounts clearance decision referred to in the first subparagraph, shall be determined by deducting advances paid during the financial year in question, i.e. 2006, from expenditure recognised for that year in accordance with the first subparagraph. Such amounts are to be deducted from, or added to, advances against expenditure from the second month following that in which the accounts clearance decision is taken.(4) Pursuant to Article 32(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, 50 % of the financial consequences of non-recovery of irregularities shall be borne by the Member State concerned and 50 % by the Community budget if the recovery of those irregularities has not taken place within four years of the primary administrative or judicial finding, or within eight years if the recovery is taken to the national courts. Article 32(3) of the said Regulation obliges Member States to submit to the Commission, together with the annual accounts, a summary report on the recovery procedures undertaken in response to irregularities. Detailed rules on the application of the Member States’ reporting obligation of the amounts to be recovered are laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 885/2006 of 21 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 as regards the accreditation of paying agencies and other bodies and the clearance of the accounts of the EAGF and of the EAFRD (5). Annex III to the said Regulation provides the model tables 1 and 2 that have to be provided in 2007 by the Member States. On the basis of the tables completed by the Member States, the Commission should decide on the financial consequences of non-recovery of irregularities older than four or eight years respectively. This decision is without prejudice to future conformity decisions pursuant to Article 32(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005.(5) Pursuant to Article 32(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, Member States may decide not to pursue recovery. Such a decision may only be taken if the costs already and likely to be incurred total more than the amount to be recovered or if the recovery proves impossible owing to the insolvency, recorded and recognised under national law, of the debtor or the persons legally responsible for the irregularity. If that decision has been taken within four years of the primary administrative or judicial finding, or within eight years if the recovery is taken to the national courts, 100 % of the financial consequences of the non-recovery should be borne by the Community budget. In the summary report referred to in Article 32(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 the amounts for which the Member State decided not to pursue recovery and the grounds for the decision are shown. These amounts are not charged to the Member States concerned and are consequently to be borne by the Community budget. This decision is without prejudice to future conformity decisions pursuant to Article 32(8) of the said Regulation.(6) In clearing the accounts of the paying agencies concerned, the Commission must take account of the amounts already withheld from the Member States concerned on the basis of Decision 2007/327/EC.(7) In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 and Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1663/95, this Decision does not prejudice decisions taken subsequently by the Commission excluding from Community financing expenditure not effected in accordance with Community rules,. The accounts of the German paying agency ‘Baden-Württemberg’, the Italian paying agency ‘AGEA’ and the Slovak paying agency ‘APA’ concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), Guarantee Section, in respect of the 2006 financial year, are hereby cleared.The amounts which are recoverable from, or payable to, each Member State concerned pursuant to this Decision, including those resulting from the application of Article 32(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, are set out in the Annex. This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany, the Italian Republic and the Slovak Republic.. Done at Brussels, 30 April 2008.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.(2)  OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1437/2007 (OJ L 322, 7.12.2007, p. 1).(3)  OJ L 122, 11.5.2007, p. 51.(4)  OJ L 158, 8.7.1995, p. 6. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 465/2005 (OJ L 77, 23.3.2005, p. 6).(5)  OJ L 171, 23.6.2006, p. 90. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1233/2007 (OJ L 279, 23.10.2007, p. 10).ANNEXCLEARANCE OF THE PAYING AGENCIES' ACCOUNTSFinancial year 2006Amount to be recovered from or paid to the Member StateNB:1) For the calculation of the amount to be recovered from or paid to the Member State the amount taken into account is the total of the annual declaration for the expenditure cleared (column a), or the total of the monthly declarations for the expenditure disjoined (column b).2) The reductions and suspensions are those taken into account in the advance system, to which are added in particular the corrections for the non-respect of payment deadlines established in August, September and October 2006.3) Nomenclature 2008: 05070106, 05021602, 6701, 6702, 6803.MS 2006 — Expenditure/assigned revenue for the paying agencies for which the accounts are Total a + b Reductions and suspensions for the whole financial year Reductions according to Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 Total including reductions and suspensions Advances paid to the Member State for the financial year Amount to be recovered from (–) or paid to (+) the Member State Amount recovered from (–) or paid to (+) the Member State under Decision 2007/327/EC Amount to be recovered from (–) or paid to (+) the Member State under this decision (1)cleared disjoined= expenditure/assigned revenue declared in the annual declaration = total of the expenditure/assigned revenue in the monthly declarationsa b c = a + b d e f = c + d + e g h = f – g i j = h – iDE EUR 6 526 706 239,34 16 647 818,33 6 543 354 057,67 –15 751,26 –22 076 833,17 6 521 261 473,24 6 543 392 477,21 –22 131 003,97 –22 062 685,96 –68 318,01IT EUR 5 346 806 962,99 124 289 380,08 5 471 096 343,07 –50 445 262,13 – 124 588 830,86 5 296 062 250,08 5 460 957 034,26 – 164 894 784,18 –24 758 663,41 – 140 136 120,77SK SKK 5 603 584 048,11 0,00 5 603 584 048,11 0,00 0,00 5 603 584 048,11 5 605 953 347,87 –2 369 299,76 0,00 –2 369 299,76MS Expenditure (2) Assigned revenue (2) Sugar Fund Article 32 (= e) Total (= j)Expenditure (3) Assigned revenue (3)05070106 6701 05021602 6803 6702k l m n o p = k + l + m + n + oDE EUR 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 –68 318,01 –68 318,01IT EUR –40 296 552,55 0,00 0,00 0,00 –99 839 568,22 – 140 136 120,77SK SKK –2 369 299,76 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 –2 369 299,76(1)  Applicable exchange rate: Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2006.(2)  If the assigned revenue part would be to the advantage of the Member State, it has to be declared under 05070106.(3)  If the assigned revenue part of the Sugar Fund would be to the advantage of the Member State, it has to be declared under 05021602.NB:1) For the calculation of the amount to be recovered from or paid to the Member State the amount taken into account is the total of the annual declaration for the expenditure cleared (column a), or the total of the monthly declarations for the expenditure disjoined (column b).2) The reductions and suspensions are those taken into account in the advance system, to which are added in particular the corrections for the non-respect of payment deadlines established in August, September and October 2006.3) Nomenclature 2008: 05070106, 05021602, 6701, 6702, 6803. +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;Italy;Italian Republic;agricultural expenditure;expenditure on agriculture;farm spending;Slovakia;Slovak Republic;closing of accounts;clearance of accounts;rendering of accounts;EAGGF Guarantee Section;EAGGF Guarantee Section aid,17 +4664,"2008/493/EC: Council Decision of 23 June 2008 amending Annex I to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania. ,Having regard to the 2005 Act of Accession, and in particular Article 3(6) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) Article 3(3) of the 2005 Act of Accession provides that Bulgaria and Romania accede to the conventions and protocols concluded between the Member States, listed in its Annex I.(2) On 8 December 2004, the Member States signed a Convention on the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia (1) to the Convention of 23 July 1990 on the elimination of double taxation in connection with the adjustment of profits of associated enterprises (2) (the Arbitration Convention).(3) It is appropriate to provide for the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Arbitration Convention as amended by the Convention of 8 December 2004. To that effect, the Convention of 8 December 2004 should be added to Annex I of the 2005 Act of Accession,. The following indent shall be added to point 2 of Annex I to the 2005 Act of Accession:‘— Convention of 8 December 2004 on the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the Convention on the elimination of double taxation in connection with the adjustment of profits of associated enterprises (OJ C 160, 30.6.2005, p. 1).’ This Decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Luxembourg, 23 June 2008.For the CouncilThe PresidentI. JARC(1)  OJ C 160, 30.6.2005, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 225, 20.8.1990, p. 10. +",accession to the European Union;EU accession;accession to the Community;act of accession;application for accession;consequence of accession;request for accession;tax on profits of self-employment;tax on non-commercial profits;corporation tax;corporate income tax;profits tax;Romania;double taxation;Bulgaria;Republic of Bulgaria;tax exemption,17 +42798,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 836/2013 of 30 August 2013 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 September 2013. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 1 September 2013 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 1 September 2013, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 August 2013.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Jerzy PLEWADirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 1 September 2013CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I16.8.2013-29.8.20131. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/t)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 214,97 145,99 — — —Fob price USA — — 231,14 221,14 201,14Gulf of Mexico premium — 34,58 — — —Great Lakes premium 27,62 — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 16,19 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: 49,20 EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +38934,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 1142/2010 of 7 December 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007 as regards the period of application of the transitional measures concerning the conditions for exempting certain animals from the exit ban provided for in Council Directive 2000/75/EC Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Directive 2000/75/EC of 20 November 2000 laying down specific provisions for the control and eradication of bluetongue (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(c), Articles 11 and 12 and the third paragraph of Article 19 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007 of 26 October 2007 on implementing rules for Council Directive 2000/75/EC as regards the control, monitoring, surveillance and restrictions on movements of certain animals of susceptible species in relation to bluetongue (2) lays down rules for the control, monitoring, surveillance and restrictions on movements of animals, in relation to bluetongue, in and from the restricted zones.(2) Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007 lays down conditions for exemption from the exit ban provided for in Directive 2000/75/EC. Article 8(1) of that Regulation provides that movements of animals, their semen, ova and embryos, from a holding or semen collection or storage centre located in a restricted zone to another holding or semen collection or storage centre are to be exempted from that exit ban provided that they comply with the conditions set out in Annex III to that Regulation or with any other appropriate animal health guarantees based on a positive outcome of a risk assessment of measures against the spread of the bluetongue virus and protection against attacks by vectors, required by the competent authority of the place of origin and approved by the competent authority of the place of destination, prior to the movement of such animals.(3) Article 9(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007 provides that, until 31 December 2010, and by way of derogation from the conditions set out in Annex III to that Regulation, Member States of destination may require that the movement of certain animals which are covered by the exemption, provided for in Article 8(1) thereof, be subjected to additional conditions, on the basis of a risk assessment taking into account the entomological and epidemiological conditions in which animals are being introduced. Those additional conditions specify that the animals must be less than 90 days old, they must have been kept since birth in vector protected confinement and they must have been subject to certain tests referred to in Annex III to that Regulation.(4) Fifteen Member States and Norway have notified the Commission that they have applied that transitional measure. The outcomes of the risk assessments that were carried out, which are publicly available on the Commission’s website, show that the introduction of bluetongue in those Member States and in Norway as a result of animal movements from restricted zones could have a major negative impact.(5) The overall disease situation as regards bluetongue has improved considerably since 2008. However the virus is still present in parts of the Union.(6) For the sake of harmonized implementation, Member States have requested for specific criteria for the ‘vector proof establishment’ which is an important requirement for a number of the conditions set out in Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007 and aims at the protection of animals against attacks by vectors. Currently, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) is working on a definition of a vector-protected establishment or facility. The outcome of this work shall serve as input for the Commission to define criteria for the vector proof establishment as referred to in Annex III of the Regulation.(7) Pending the development of the criteria for a vector proof establishment, the period of application of the transitional measures provided for in Article 9(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007 should be prolonged for another six months.(8) Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly.(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. In the introductory phrase of Article 9a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007, the date ‘31 December 2010’ is replaced by ‘30 June 2011’. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 December 2010.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 74.(2)  OJ L 283, 27.10.2007, p. 37. +",animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;sheep;ewe;lamb;ovine species;trade restriction;obstacle to trade;restriction on trade;trade barrier;EU control;Community control;European Union control;transport of animals;epidemiology,17 +7075,"89/415/EEC: Council Decision of 20 June 1989 instituting a specific programme for the research and development of statistical expert systems (Doses). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 130 q (2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),In cooperation with the European Parliament (2),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),Whereas Article 130 k of the Treaty states that the framework programme is to be implemented through specific programmes developed within each activity;Whereas statistical information can be of use in defining and monitoring economic activity and expansion, one of the tasks assigned to the Community in Article 2 of the Treaty;Whereas, in its Decision 87/516/Euratom, EEC concerning the framework programme for Community activities in the field of research and technological development (1987 to 1991) (4) as amended by Decision 88/193/EEC, Euratom (5), the Council approved the development of statistical tools as the objective of the work on ´forecasting and assessment and other back-up measures (including statistics)';Whereas it is necessary to encourage enterprises to which such an initiative is of relevance, research centres and universities in their research and technological development activities and to support their efforts to cooperate with one another;Whereas it is desirable to promote basic or applied research whose value for the development of statistics is unquestionable but whose short-term viability is uncertain;Whereas coordination between Member States makes it possible to limit incompatibilities, overlapping and redundancy;Whereas it is desirable to further exchanges and transfers of knowledge on statistical expert systems between the Member States;Whereas, in the present state of development of information systems and in particular statistical systems, the development of statistical tools appears a useful and indeed essential aid to the optimum use of information;Whereas the enhancement of statistical tools will enable work productivity to be increased;Whereas it is desirable for statistical information to become more widely used by making access to it easier;Whereas Decision 87/516/Euratom, EEC stipulates that a particular aim of Community research must be to strengthen the scientific and technological basis of European industry, particularly in strategic sectors of advanced technology, and to encourage industry by making it more competitive at the international level, and whereas the same Decision also lays down that Community action is justified if it contributes, among other things, to the strengthening of the Community's economic and social cohesion and the promotion of its overall harmonious development, while at the same time being consistent with the pursuit of scientific and technical excellence; whereas the Doses programme is planned to contribute to the pursuit of these objectives;Whereas the Scientific and Technical Research Committee (CREST) has been consulted,. A specific programme on research into and the development of statistical expert systems (Doses) for the European Economic Community as defined in Annex I is hereby adopted for a period of four years starting on 27 June 1989. The funds estimated as necessary for the Community contribution to the execution of the programme amount to ECU 4 million, including expenditure on a staff of one.An indicative allocation of these funds is set out in Annex II. Detailed rules for the implementation of the programme are set out in Annex I. During the second year of implementation, the Commission shall review the programme and send a report on the results of its review to the European Parliament and the Council. This report shall be accompanied where necessary by proposals for the amendment or extension of the programme.At the end of the programme, an evaluation of the results achieved shall be conducted by the Commission which shall report thereon to the European Parliament and the Council.The abovementioned reports shall be established having regard to the objectives set out in Annex I to this Decision and in accordance with Article 2 (2) of Decision 87/516/Euratom, EEC. The Commission shall be responsible for the execution of the programme.The Commission shall be assisted by a committee of an advisory nature, hereinafter referred to as ´the committee' composed of the representatives of the Member States and chaired by the Representative of the Commission.Contracts concluded by the Commission shall govern the rights and obligations of each party, in particular arrangements for the dissemination, protection and exploitation of research results. 1. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. Thecommittee shall deliver its opinion within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a vote.2. The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes of the committee; in addition, each Member State shall have the right to have its opinion recorded in the minutes.3. The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion delivered by the committee. It shall inform the committee of the manner in which its opinion has been taken into account. 1. The Commission is hereby authorized to negotiate, in accordance with Article 130 n of the Treaty, agreements with European third countries and international organizations, in particular the OECD and its member countries and countries participating in European cooperation in the field of scientific and technical research (COST), as well as those having concluded framework agreements in scientific and technical cooperation with the Community with a view to associating them wholly or partly with the programme.2. Before entering into the negotiations referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall consult the Council on the advisability and on the terms of reference of these negotiations and shall take full account of the Council's views.3. Where framework agreements for scientific and technical cooperation between European third countries and the European Communities have been concluded, organizations and enterprises established in those countries may, under conditions to be laid down in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 6 and on the basis of the criterion of mutual advantage, become partners in a project undertaken within the programme. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 20 June 1989.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. SOLANA MADARIAGA(1) OJ No C 203, 4. 8. 1988, p. 5.(2) OJ No C 47, 27. 2. 1989, p. 80 and OJ No C 158,26. 6. 1989.(3) OJ No C 56, 6. 3. 1989, p. 8.(4) OJ No L 302, 24. 10. 1987, p. 1.(5) OJ No L 89, 6. 4. 1988, p. 35. ANNEX I PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES AND SUMMARY OF THE WORK PROGRAMME The actions concern the exploitation of advanced information technologies in the field of statistics: in particular, the application of expert systems technology to the whole chain of statistical data processing.The actions are oriented to meet Member States' needs for the development of knowledge and expert systems rules, which can constitute the base for the development of expert systems with a Community dimension in the various domains of the statistics field.The programme shall consist of two parts: Part I comprises the organization of coordinated projects; Part II comprises research and development projects regarded as meriting priority in the field of official statistics and is subdivided into four themes.PART ICoordinated projectsThis part of the programme deals with the coordination at Community level of activities which are of general interest to the Member States and satisfy the criteria set out below. The Commission shall provide a framework within which projects can be selected on the basis of proposals submitted by the interested parties and financial assistance can be provided for the organization of these projects.The following are suitable for coordinated projects:- subjects which are intrinsically international in character,- problems arising in a similar manner in the various Member States (and possibly within the Commission) which may therefore benefit from a coordinated approach,- problems which have to be solved for purposes of harmonization,- problems arising in connection with the processing of confidential data.The main feature of these projects is that a minimum number of participants coordinate their work in fields of common interest and exchange their findings.The emphasis will be on projects able to produce results in a relatively short time (two to three years).PART IIShared-cost projectsThe research will be carried out by means of shared-cost research contracts to be awarded to research bodies, companies and other organizations in the Community. Community financial participation will in principle not exceed 50 % of total expenditure, the rest normally being borne by the contractors. Alternatively, in the case of universities and research institutes carrying out projects, the Community may bear up to 100 % of the additional expenditure involved. Work will be carried out in the following areas:Theme 1:Vertical study: preparation of a complete system for automated information processing, from collection to dissemination, in a specific field (as a prototype for other fields and a reference framework for the other themes);Theme 2:Documentation of data and statistical methods;Theme 3:Access to statistical information;Theme 4:Forecasting.Implementation proceduresContracts under Part I shall be awarded by means of restricted invitations to tender. Participants will fund their own share of the work to be done and will be informed of all the results.Contracts under Part II shall be awarded by means of public invitations to tender. They shall involve the participation of at least two partners, who are independent of each other and who may not be established in the same Member State. Public invitation to tender shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities, and summaries shall be published in the scientific journals specializing in the subject.ANNEX II INDICATIVE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS millions of ecusPart II: Coordinated projects0,5Part II: Shared-cost projects3,0Staff and administrative costs0,5TOTAL 4,0 +",action programme;framework programme;plan of action;work programme;artificial intelligence;expert system;statistics;statistical abstract;statistical analysis;statistical data;statistical information;statistical monitoring;statistical source;statistical survey;statistical table;information processing;research and development,17 +4127,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1341/2005 of 16 August 2005 setting, for the 2005/06 marketing year, the amount of aid for the cultivation of grapes intended for the production of certain varieties of dried grapes and of aid for replanting vineyards affected by phylloxera. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products (1), and in particular Article 7(5) thereof,Whereas:(1) The second subparagraph of Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 establishes the criteria for setting the aid for the cultivation of grapes intended for the production of dried grapes of the sultana and Muscatel varieties and currants.(2) The third subparagraph of Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 states that the amount of aid may be differentiated according to grape variety. It also states that that amount may also be differentiated according to other factors which may affect yields. In the case of sultanas an additional differentiation should therefore be provided for, between areas affected by phylloxera and other areas.(3) For the 2004/05 marketing year, verification of the areas used to grow the grapes referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 has revealed no overrun of the maximum guaranteed area laid down in Article 2(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1621/1999 of 22 July 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the aid for the cultivation of grapes to produce certain varieties of dried grapes (2).(4) The aid for the cultivation of those grapes should be determined for the 2005/06 marketing year.(5) The aid to be granted to producers replanting their vineyards in order to combat phylloxera under the conditions provided for in Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 should also be determined.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,. 1.   For the 2005/06 marketing year the cultivation aid referred to in Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 shall be:a) EUR 2 603 per hectare for areas under sultana grapes affected by phylloxera or replanted within the last five years,b) EUR 3 569 per hectare for other areas under sultana grapes,c) EUR 3 391 per hectare for areas under currant grapes,d) EUR 969 per hectare for areas under Muscatel grapes.2.   For the 2005/06 marketing year the replanting aid referred to in Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 shall be EUR 3 917 per hectare. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 August 2005.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 29. Regulation last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 386/2004 (OJ L 64, 2.3.2004, p. 25).(2)  OJ L 192, 24.7.1999, p. 21. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1880/2001 (OJ L 258, 27.9.2001, p. 14). +",crop production;plant product;grape;table grape;dried product;dried fig;dried food;dried foodstuff;prune;raisin;replanting;vineyard;vine;vine variety;winegrowing area;production aid;aid to producers,17 +8487,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 2204/90 of 24 July 1990 laying down additional general rules on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products as regards cheese. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),Whereas Article 11 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3879/89 (4), provides for the granting of aid, since the introduction of that organization, for skimmed milk produced in the Community and processed with a view to the manufacture of casein and caseinates; whereas that aid for disposal must ensure for the Community producers concerned a market position identical to that of producers of non-Community casein and caseinates the products of which, following a binding of customs duties, are available on the Community market at the world market price;Whereas technical progress combined with the arrangements for controlling milk production have had the result of developing the use of casein and caseinates in products for which the primary objective of the aid did not intend them; whereas such substitution operations resulted in affecting the stability of the milk market; whereas, while it appears vital, for reasons of competition, to maintain the principle of aid of a sufficient amount, measures to ensure that the granting of the aid may not disturb the balance of the milk market and that casein and caseinates of Community and non-Community origin receive the same treatment must be adopted;Whereas the characteristics of casein and caseinates and those of cheese show similarities such that the latter products are particulary vulnerable to the abovementioned substitution operations; whereas only the use of casein and caseinates in cheese should accordingly be governed by rules at Community level;Whereas the sound operation of such arrangements requires, on the part of the Member States, controls ensuring compliance with the obligations laid down: whereas, to that end, provision should be made in particular for controls and the relevant penalties: whereas the penalties must be such as to neutralize at least the economic benefit arising from unauthorized utilization,. The use of casein and caseinates in the manufacture of cheese shall be subject to prior authorization, which shall be granted only if such use is a necessary condition for the manufacture of the products.According to the procedure laid down in Article 30 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/86, the Commission shall determine the conditions under which States shall grant the authorizations and the maximum percentages to be incorporated, on the basis of objective criteria laid down having regard to what is technologically necessary. For the purposes of this Regulation:(a) 'cheese' means products covered by CN code 0406 and manufactured within Community territory;(b) 'casein and caseinates' means products covered by CN codes 3501 10 90 and 3501 90 90 and used as such or in the form of a mixture. 1. The Member States shall introduce administrative and physical controls involving the following measures:(a) the obligation to declare the quantities and types of cheese manufactured and the quantities of casein and caseinates incorporated into the various products;(b) the obligation on each undertaking to keep stock accounts enabling the quantities and types of cheese manufactured, the quantities of casein and caseinates purchased and/or manufactured and their destination and/or utilization to be recorded;(c) frequent, unannounced spot checks in order to cross-check the stock accounts on the one hand and appropriate commercial documents and stocks actually held on the other hand; such checks shall relate to a representative number of the declarations referred to in (a) in order to check the facts.2. The Member States shall notify the Commission of all measures adopted pursuant to this Regulation and of those ensuring that the parties concerned are informed as to the penal or administrative penalties to which they are liable in the case of failure to comply with the provisions of this Regulation, observed- either pursuant to the measures adopted under paragraph 1,- or during any check that the public authorities conduct concerning the undertakings which manufacture cheeses but which are not subject to the provisions of paragraph 1.3. Without prejudice to the penalties laid down, or to be laid down, by the Member State concerned, a sum equal to the difference between the value of the skimmed milk resulting from the intervention price for skimmed-milk powder on the one hand and the market price for casein and caseinates on the other hand, plus 10 %, shall be due for quantities of casein and caseinates used without authorization.Those values shall be ascertained in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68. After the arrangements provided for by this Regulation have been applied for one year, the Commission shall draw up a report, together with any appropriate proposals, on the operation and impact of the arrangements. The detailed rules for the application of this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 15 October 1990. Until that date the provisions in force, and in particular Article 2 (4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 987/68 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for granting aid for skimmed milk processed into caseins or caseinates (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1435/90 (2), shall continue to apply.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 24 July 1990.For the CouncilThe PresidentC. MANNINO(1) Opinion delivered on 13 July 1990 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(2) Opinion delivered on 4 July 1990 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(3) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.(4) OJ No L 378, 27. 12. 1989, p. 1.(1) OJ No L 169, 18. 7. 1968, p. 6.(2) OJ No L 138, 31. 5. 1990, p. 8. +",cheese;skimmed milk;liquid skimmed milk;processed skimmed milk;administrative control;sales aid;milk by-product;buttermilk;casein;lactoserum;whey;food processing;processing of food;processing of foodstuffs;disclosure of information;information disclosure;food chemistry,17 +13820,"95/451/EC: Council Decision of 26 October 1995 on a specific measure for the grant of an indemnity to fishermen from certain Member States of the Community who have had to suspend their fishing activities in waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Morocco. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2080/93 of 20 July 1993 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the financial instrument for fisheries guidance (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Whereas the Agreement on relations in the sea fisheries sector between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco applicable for a period of four years from 1 May 1992 (3) provided for a mid-term review;Whereas it was agreed at the mid-term review meeting to terminate the validity of the Agreement on 30 April 1995 and to start negotiations on a new Agreement which would apply from 1 May 1995; whereas it proved impossible to conclude these negotiations by that date;Whereas, as a result of a notification from the Moroccan authorities, Community vessels operating in waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Morocco stopped their fishing activities on 30 April 1995;Whereas about 700 vessels flying the flags of Spain and Portugal are affected by the suspension of fishing activities and cannot work either in Community waters or elsewhere;Whereas, under those conditions, an exceptional situation of particular seriousness arises;Whereas, pending the outcome of the negotiations in progress, the consequences of this suspension of activities should be reduced to a minimum by the grant of an indemnity to shipowners and fishermen designed to remedy a serious disturbance in the economies of certain areas of the Member States concerned; whereas the indemnity for shipowners and fishermen may be granted only where they have had to suspend all fishing activities as a result of the failure to renew the Agreement;Whereas the shipowners may qualify temporarily for Community financial assistance under the financial instrument for fisheries guidance pursuant to Article 14 of Council Regulation (EC) No 3699/93 of 21 December 1993 laying down the criteria and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries and aquaculture sector and the processing and marketing of its products (4);Whereas an indemnity for fishermen constitutes a specific measure within the meaning of the last indent of Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2080/93;Whereas in view of the deterioration in the circumstances of fishermen as a result of the exceptional length of the crisis, the indemnity should be increased from 1 September 1995;Whereas a number of Spanish and Portuguese vessels have been forced to suspend all activities on account of the interruption of fishing in Moroccan waters; whereas this period of inactivity should be taken into consideration, therefore, in the calculation of fishing activity for the purposes of eligibility for structural aid measures,. 1. A specific measure is hereby introduced for the grant of an indemnity to fishermen who are nationals of a Member State and who are entered on the books of a fishing vessel flying the flag of the Kingdom of Spain or the Portuguese Republic and who have had to suspend their fishing activities in waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Morocco.2. The indemnity is intended for fishermen from those Member States, in order to help minimize, pending the outcome of the negotiations in progress on a new fisheries agreement, the loss of income they are suffering as a result of the total suspension of their fishing activities in the waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Morocco. 1. The indemnity shall be granted from 1 May 1995 up to the date on which fishing activities recommence under a new agreement with the Kingdom of Morocco and up to 31 December 1995 at the latest.2. The amount of the indemnity paid by the Member States to the fishermen shall not exceed ECU 454 per man per month for the period 1 May to 31 August 1995 and ECU 620 per man per month for the period 1 September to 31 December 1995.The financial contribution from the Community shall not exceed 75 % of the amounts actually paid.Only fishermen employed on board vessels which have had to suspend all fishing activities as a result of the failure to renew the Fisheries Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco shall be eligible for the indemnity.The maximum number of fishermen qualifying for the standby indemnity is estimated at 7 402, comprising 6 285 in Spain and 1 117 in Portugal.3. Payment of the Community contribution shall be subject to the actual suspension of activities by vessels and their crews during the indemnity period. The period of inactivity of Spanish and Portuguese fishing vessels which are entitled to the indemnity provided for in this Decision shall be taken into consideration as days on which a fishing activity has been carried on within the meaning of point 1.1 of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 3699/93, within the limit of the number of days on which those vessels have carried on a fishing activity, under the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco, during the same period in 1994. The Member States concerned shall forward to the Commission the programme of assistance containing details of the indemnity arrangements.The Commission shall approve the programme after considering its conformity with this Decision and the Community provisions concerning the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic.. Done at Luxembourg, 26 October 1995.For the Council The President L. ATIENZA SERNA +",EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;Morocco;Kingdom of Morocco;fisherman;skipper;trawlerman;fishing agreement;cessation of trading;business closure;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction,17 +28324,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 965/2004 of 13 May 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 2314/2003 as regards the closing dates for the submission of tenders for the partial invitations to tender for the resale on the Community market of rye held by the German intervention agency. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2314/2003 of 29 December 2003 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of rye held by the German intervention agency (2) provides that the closing date for the submission of tenders for the partial invitations to tender is to be each Thursday.(2) The partial invitation to tender with the closing date 10 June 2004 should be cancelled since that day is a public holiday in Germany.(3) Regulation (EC) No 2314/2003 should be amended accordingly.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. The second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2314/2003 is hereby replaced by the following:‘The closing dates for the submission of tenders for subsequent partial invitations to tender shall be each Thursday at 09.00 (Brussels time), with the exception of 20 May and 10 june 2004.’ This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 May 2004.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003 (OJ L 158, 27.6.2003, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 342, 30.12.2003, p. 32. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 718/2004 (OJ L 111, 17.4.2004, p. 36). +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;intervention agency;single market;Community internal market;EC internal market;EU single market;rye;sale;offering for sale,17 +22647,"2002/134/EC: Commission Decision of 11 February 2002 exempting imports of certain bicycle parts originating in the People's Republic of China from the extension by Council Regulation (EC) No 71/97 of the anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93, and maintained by Regulation (EC) No 1524/2000, and lifting the suspension of the payment of the anti-dumping duty extended to certain bicycle parts originating in the People's Republic of China granted to certain parties pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 88/97 (notified under document number C(2002) 391). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2238/2000(2),Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 71/97 of 10 January 1997 extending the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93, and maintained by Regulation (EC) No 1524/2000, on bicycles originating in the People's Republic of China to imports of certain bicycle parts from the People's Republic of China(3),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 88/97 of 20 January 1997 on the authorisation of the exemption of imports of certain bicycle parts originating in the People's Republic of China from the extension by Council Regulation (EC) No 71/97 of the anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93 and maintained by Regulation (EC) No 1524/2000(4), and in particular Article 7 thereof,After consulting the Advisory Committee,Whereas:(1) After the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 88/97 a number of bicycle assemblers submitted requests pursuant to Article 3 of that Regulation for exemption of the anti-dumping duty as extended to imports of certain bicycle parts from the People's Republic of China by Regulation (EC) No 71/97 (the extended anti-dumping duty). The Commission has published in the Official Journal of the European Communities successive lists of applicants(5) for which payment of the extended anti-dumping duty in respect of their imports of essential bicycle parts declared for free circulation was suspended pursuant to Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 88/97.(2) The Commission requested and received the necessary information from the parties listed in Article 1 of this Decision and found each of their requests to be admissible pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 88/97. The information provided was examined and verified where necessary at the premises of the parties concerned.(3) The facts as finally ascertained by the Commission show that the assembly operations of the applicants concerned do not fall within the scope of Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96. In particular, it was found that for all the applicants' bicycle assembly operations, the value of the parts originating in the People's Republic of China which were used in their assembly operations was lower than 60 % of the total value of the parts used in these assembly operations.(4) For the above reasons, and in accordance with Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 88/97, the parties listed in Article 1 should be exempted from the extended anti-dumping duty. The parties concerned were informed accordingly and given an opportunity to comment.(5) In accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 88/97, the exemption of the parties listed in Article 1 from the extended anti-dumping duty should take effect as from the date of receipt of their request and their customs debt in respect of the extended anti-dumping duty is to be considered void as from that date.(6) A number of other parties, listed in Article 2 of this Decision, also requested an exemption from the extended anti-dumping duty but failed however to submit the necessary information requested by the Commission. Consequently, those parties should not be exempted under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 88/97. The Commission informed the parties concerned that it intended to reject their requests for exemption from the extended duty, on the grounds that they had failed to provide the information or supporting evidence requested.(7) Since the parties listed in Article 2 failed to meet the criteria for exemption, the suspension of payment of the extended anti-dumping duty should be lifted and the extended anti-dumping duty should be collected as from the date of receipt of their requests.(8) Following the adoption of this Decision, an updated list of parties exempted pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 88/97 and of parties whose requests pursuant to Article 3 of that Regulation are under examination should be published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Communities in accordance with Article 16(2) of that Regulation,. The parties listed below are hereby exempted from the extension by Regulation (EC) No 71/97 of the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93, and maintained by Regulation (EC) No 1524/2000, on bicycles originating in the People's Republic of China to imports of certain bicycle parts from the People's Republic of China.The exemptions shall take effect in relation to each party as from the relevant date shown in the column headed ""Date of effect"".Exempted parties>TABLE> The requests for exemption from the extended anti-dumping duty made in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 88/97 by the parties listed below are hereby rejected.The suspension of payment of the extended anti-dumping duty pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 88/97 is hereby lifted for the parties concerned as from the relevant date shown in the column headed ""Date of effect"".Parties for which the suspension is lifted>TABLE> This Decision is addressed to the Member States and to the parties listed hereunder:Tecno Bike s.a.s. di Tontini Donatella, Via del Lavoro s.n., I-61030 Canavaccio di Urbino (PU);SIMPLON Fahrrad GmbH, Oberer Achdamm 22, A-6971 Hard;Intersens Bikes & Parts B.V., Bedrijvenpark Twente 170, 7602 KE Almelo, Netherlands;VICINI di Vicini Ottavio e Figli s.n.c., Via dell'Artigianato, 284, I-47023 Cesena (FO);A & J Europe Bicycle Manufacturing Ltd, Unit G, Mochdre Enterprise Park, Newtown, Powys SY16 4LE, United Kingdom;Speedcross di Torretta P. e C. s.n.c., Corso Italia 20, I-20020 Vanzaghello (MI);Lenardon Lida/Cicli Bandiziol, Via Provinciale, 5, I-33096 San Martino al Tagliamento (PN);CARRARO SpA Industria Cicli, Via Alcide de Gasperi, 15, I-35030 Saccolongo (PD);Børge Kildemoes Cykelfabrik A/S, Nr. Lyndelse, DK-5792 Årslev;CHERRI di Cherri Mario & C. s.n.c. Via Cagliari, 39, I-09016 Iglesias (CA);S.n.c. Cicli Olympia di Pasquale e Antonio Fontana & C., Via Carrarese, 62, I-35028 Piove di Sacco (PD);J. Recker & Co. GmbH, Am Wiesenpfad 21, D-53340 Meckenheim;Kokotis A. Bros S.A., 5th klm of Larissa-Falani, GR-41001 Larissa;Aurelia Dino SpA, Via Cuneo 11, I-12011 Borgo San Dalmazzo (CN);IKO Sportartikel Handels GmbH, Kufsteinerstraße 72, D-83064 Raubling;Cicli Olimpica s.r.l., Via Pietro Maroncelli 4, I-35010 Vigonza (PD);Cycle Citi Corporation Ltd, Unit 13, Llandegai Ind. Estate, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 4YH, United Kingdom;VELOMARCHE di Giunta Giancarlo & C. s.n.c., Via dell'Industria, 3, I-61020 Montecchio (PS);Veronese Luigi s.n.c. di Veronese Paolo e Elisabetta (Cicli Roveco), Via Umberto I, 508, I-45023 Costa di Rovigo;Ciclo Meccanica s.r.l., Via delle Industrie, 14, I-20050 Sulbiate (MI);Euro Cycles Ltd, Unit 1B, Pear Mill Industrial Estate, Stockport Road West, Stockport SK6 2BP, United Kingdom;Artar s.n.c. di Ferrari Veber & C., Via 4 Novembre, 42, I-46024 Moglia (MN);Sprint Bike s.r.l., Via Padana Superiore 91/93, I-25045 Castegnato (BS).. Done at Brussels, 11 February 2002.For the CommissionPascal LamyMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1.(2) OJ L 257, 11.10.2000, p. 2.(3) OJ L 16, 18.1.1997, p. 55.(4) OJ L 17, 21.1.1997, p. 17.(5) OJ C 45, 13. 2. 1997, p. 3, OJ C 112, 10. 4. 1997, p. 9, OJ C 378, 13. 12. 1997, p. 2, OJ C 217, 11.7.1998, p. 9, OJ C 37, 11.2.1999, p. 3, OJ C 186, 2.7.1999, p. 6, OJ C 216, 28.7.2000, p. 8 and OJ C 170, 14.6.2001, p. 5. +",import;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;two-wheeled vehicle;bicycle;cycle;lightweight motorcycle;motorbike;motorcycle;scooter;anti-dumping duty;final anti-dumping duty;temporary anti-dumping duty;China;People’s Republic of China,17 +22882,"2002/611/EC: Commission Decision of 12 July 2002 accepting an undertaking offered in connection with the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy proceedings concerning imports of sulphanilic acid originating in India. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2238/2000(2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 of 6 October 1997 against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Community(3), and in particular Article 13 thereof,After consulting the Advisory Committee,Whereas:A. PROCEDURE(1) By Regulation (EC) No 573/2002(4) the Commission imposed a provisional countervailing duty on imports of sulphanilic acid originating in India. On the same day by Regulation (EC) No 575/2002(5), the Commission also imposed a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of the same product originating in India and in the People's Republic of China.(2) Following the adoption of the provisional countervailing measures, the Commission continued its investigation of subsidisation, injury and Community interest. The definitive findings and conclusions of this investigation are set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 1338/2002 of 22 July 2002 imposing a definitive countervailing duty and collecting definitively the provisional countervailing duty imposed on imports of sulphanilic acid originating in India(6).(3) Similarly, following the adoption of the provisional anti-dumping measures, the Commission continued its investigation of dumping, injury and Community interest. The definitive findings and conclusions of this investigation are set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 1339/2002 of 22 July 2002 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of sulphanilic acid originating in India and the People's Republic of China(7).(4) The investigations confirmed both the provisional findings of injurious subsidisation relating to imports originating in India and the provisional findings of injurious dumping relating to imports originating in India and the People's Republic of China.B. UNDERTAKINGS(5) Subsequent to the adoption of provisional anti-dumping and countervailing measures, the sole cooperating exporting producer in India (""the Company""), offered a price undertaking in accordance with Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (""basic anti-dumping Regulation"") and Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 (""basic anti-subsidy Regulation""). By doing so, it has agreed to sell the product concerned at or above price levels, which would have the effect of eliminating the injurious effects of subsidisation and dumping.(6) The Company will also provide the Commission with regular and detailed information concerning its exports to the Community, meaning that the undertaking can be monitored effectively by the Commission. Furthermore, the sales structure of the Company is such that the Commission considers that the risk of circumventing the agreed undertaking is limited.(7) In view of the above, the offer of an undertaking is considered acceptable and the company concerned has been informed of the essential facts, considerations and obligations upon which acceptance is based.(8) In order to ensure the effective monitoring and respect of the undertaking, when the request for release for free circulation pursuant to the undertaking is presented to the relevant customs authority, exemption from duties shall be conditional upon the presentation of a commercial invoice containing the information listed in the Annex to Regulations (EC) No 1338/2002 and (EC) No 1339/2002 which is necessary for customs authorities. Where no such invoice is presented, or when it does not correspond to the product concerned presented to customs, the appropriate rate of countervailing duty and anti-dumping duty shall instead be payable in order to ensure the effective application of the undertaking.(9) It should be noted that in the event of a breach or withdrawal of the undertaking or a suspected breach, a countervailing duty and an anti-dumping duty may be imposed pursuant to Article 13(9) and (10) of the basic anti-subsidy Regulation and Article 8(9) and (10) of the basic anti-dumping Regulation respectively,. The undertaking offered by the producer mentioned below, in the framework of the anti-subsidy proceeding concerning imports of sulphanilic acid originating in India and in the framework of the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of the same product originating in India and the People's Republic of China, is hereby accepted.>TABLE> This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.. Done at Brussels, 12 July 2002.For the CommissionPascal LamyMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1.(2) OJ L 257, 11.10.2000, p. 2.(3) OJ L 288, 21.10.1997, p. 1.(4) OJ L 87, 4.4.2002, p. 5.(5) OJ L 87, 4.4.2002, p. 28.(6) See page 1 of this Official Journal.(7) See page 11 of this Official Journal. +",import;India;Republic of India;anti-dumping legislation;anti-dumping code;anti-dumping proceeding;anti-subsidy proceeding;chemical product;chemical agent;chemical body;chemical nomenclature;chemical substance;chemicals;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin,17 +1115,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 490/90 of 26 February 1990 repealing Regulations (EEC) No 1826/84 and (EEC) No 1282/81 imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of vinyl acetate monomer originating in Canada and the United states of America respectively. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 of 11 July 1988 on protection against dumped or subsidized imports from countries not members of the European Economic Community (1), and in particular Articles 9 and 14 thereof,Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consultations within the Advisory Committee as provided for under the above Regulation,Whereas:A. Procedure(1) A definitive anti-dumping duty was imposed on imports of vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) originating in Canada by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1826/84 (2), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2879/87 (3).A definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of VAM originating in the United States of America was imposed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1282/81 (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2357/87 (5).In November 1988 the Commission received a request lodged on behalf of Quantum Chemical Corporation, a US producer/exporter, for a review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of VAM originating in the United States of America.In that request, based on Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88, it was claimed that dumping was no longer taking place and that the imports of VAM from the USA had ceased to cause injury to the Community industry. The Commission considered that there was sufficient evidence to warrant a review of the measures.In view of the allegations made by the US producer/exporter and the consequent possibility that exports of VAM originating in Canada were also no longer being dumped or causing injury to the Community industry, the Commission considered it appropriate to extend the review to include imports of VAM originating in Canada to ensure that the duty would remain in force only to the extent necessary to counteract dumping which is causing injury.(2) The Commission accordingly announced, by a notice in the Official Journal of the European Communities (6), the initiation of a review of anti-dumping measures concerning imports into the Community of VAM originating in Canada and the United States of America and commenced an investigation.(3) The Commission officially so advised the exporters and importers known to be concerned, the representatives of the exporting country and the complainants, and gave the parties directly concerned the opportunity to make known their views in writing and to request a hearing.The Conseil Européen des Fédérations de l'Industrie Chimique (Cefic), the Community producers of VAM, most exporters and some importers made their views known in writing, Cefic and some importers requested, and were granted, hearings.One of the largest free market consumers of VAM in the Community made its views known in writing and requested, and was granted, a hearing.(4) The Commission sought and verified all information it deemed to be necessary for the purpose of its determination and carried out investigations at the premises of the following companies:Community producers:- BP Chemicals Ltd, London, United Kingdom,- Montedipe Srl, Milan, Italy,- Wacker Chemie GmbH, Munich, Germany,- Rhône Poulenc SA, Paris, France.Canadian producer/exporter:- Celanese Canada Inc. Toronto, Canada.US producers/exporters:- Hoechst Celanese Chemical Group, Dallas, USA,- Quantum Chemical Corporation, Cincinnati, USA.Importers related to an exporter:- Quantum Chemical Europe BV, Bavel, the Netherlands,- Hoechst Celanese NV, Brussels, Belgium.(5) The investigation of dumping covered the period from October 1988 to March 1989 inclusive.B. DumpingI. Normal value(6) Normal value was established for all producers/exporters involved in the proceeding on the basis of the weighted average domestic prices of sales to independent customers. These prices were net of all discounts and rebates directly related to the sales of VAM. It was also established that domestic sales of the companies investigated in Canada and the United States of America were profitable.One exporter, however, did not provide details on its profitability of domestic sales. The Commission considered that the data concerning profitability constituted an essential part of the information needed and therefore informed the company that, in the absence of such information, normal value would be established on the basis of the facts available in accordance with Article 7 (7) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88. In this connection, the Commission considered that the results of its investigation provided the most appropriate basis for determination of normal value and established normal value on the basis of the highest weighted average domestic price found for the exporters which did fully cooperate.II. Export price(7) With regard to exports by Canadian and US producers/exporters directly to independent importers in the Community, export prices were determined on the basis of the prices actually paid or payable for the product sold.When exports to the Community were made to subsidiary companies, it was considered appropriate, in view of the relationship between exporter and importer, that export prices be constructed on the basis of prices at which the imported product was first resold to an independent buyer. Discounts and rebates were, where appropriate, deducted from the price to the first independent buyer. Suitable adjustments were made to take account of ail costs incurred between import and resale plus a 5 % profit on sales turnover.One related importer disagreed with the rate of profit used by the Commission. However, the Council considered that 5 % was a minimum profit required for an independent importer of a chemical product like VAM. Moreover, a 5 % profit had also been used during the previous review proceeding.Where cost allocations were necessary in constructing export prices they were made on the basis of turnover. The costs and turnover used for this purpose were generally those of the related importers' last available financial year and accordingly based on audited accounts.C. Comparison(8) For the purpose of a fair comparison between normal value and export price, and in accordance with Article 2 (9) and (10) of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88, the Council took account of differences affecting price comparability, such as differences in terms of sale, where claims of a direct relationship of these differences to the sales under consideration could be satisfactorily demonstrated. This was the case in respect of differences in transport, insurance, handling and ancillary costs, credit terms, commissions and salaries paid to salesmen. All comparisons were made at ex-works level.D. Dumping margins(9) Normal value, which was established on a weighted average basis for each of the producers' domestic sales of VAM and in one case on the basis of the highest domestic price of another producer, was compared with the export prices on a transaction-by-transaction basis. The examination of the facts showed that export prices exceeded normal value for every exporter investigated in both Canada and the United States of America.E. Injury(10) In view of the above findings with respect to dumping, it is considered unnecessary to deal with the issue of injury.F. Termination(11) In the light of the above findings, it is concluded that in the absence of dumping, this review proceeding should be terminated and the anti-dumping duties referred to under recital (1) should be repealed.The Community producers concerned were informed of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which it was intended to terminate the review proceeding and were given the opportunity to comment. The industry considered that the situation prevalent during the investigation period was abnormal, since prices in the market had increased abnormally following a shortage of raw materials and, consequently, of VAM. It was claimed that, once the shortage was eliminated from the market, this would lead to a recurrence of dumping and injury. The industry suggested therefore that the measures remain in force.After giving due consideration to the objections raised by the industry, however, it is concluded that, in the absence of any dumping throughout the investigation period, the proceeding should be terminated and the anti-dumping measures repealed.(12) No objections to the termination of this proceeding were raised in the Advisory Committee.. Regulations (EEC) No 1826/84 and (EEC) No 1282/81 are hereby repealed. The anti-dumping proceedings concerning imports of vinyl acetate monomer originating in Canada and the United States of America and falling under CN code 2915 32 00 are hereby terminated. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 February 1990.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. SMITH(1) OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 170, 29. 6. 1984, p. 70.(3) OJ No L 275, 29. 9. 1987, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 129, 15. 5. 1981, p. 1.(5) OJ No L 213, 4. 8. 1987, p. 32.(6) OJ No C 105, 25. 4. 1989, p. 3. +",organic acid;acetate;acetic acid;acrylic acid;alcohol acid;aromatic acid;citric acid;ester;fatty acid;formic acid;oxalic acid;phthalic acid;salicylic acid;dumping;United States;USA;United States of America,17 +37577,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1078/2009 of 10 November 2009 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Riso del Delta del Po (PGI)). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Italy’s application to register the name ‘Riso del Delta del Po’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, this name should be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 10 November 2009.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(2)  OJ C 75, 31.3.2009, p. 37.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.6.   Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processedITALYRiso del Delta del Po (PGI) +",Italy;Italian Republic;location of production;location of agricultural production;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;rice;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +12919,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 920/94 of 26 April 1994 laying down transitional measures for the management of base areas in Scotland. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 232/94 (2), and in particular Article 16 thereof,Whereas Article 2 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 provides for a reduction in the area eligible for compensatory payments and special set-aside without compensation where the sum of the areas for which aid is claimed by producers exceeds the regional base area;Whereas base areas were fixed for the Scottish less favoured areas (LFA) and for other land in Scotland by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 845/93 of 7 April 1993 laying down the regional base areas applicable under the support system for producers of certain arable crops (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3074/93 (4); whereas the areas for which aid applications were submitted in the first marketing year for non-LFA land exceed significantly the base area; whereas the base area could continue to be exceeded in the near future until the necessary structural adaptations have been completed in order to better comply with the objectives of the reform;Whereas, as a result, a solution must be found which will not allow the strictness of the existing legislation to cause the failure of farming enterprises in Scotland but which does not increase the base area which is a key element in the reform of arable farming; whereas a transitional measure, gradually introducing the penalties provided for in Article 2 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92, would appear to be the most appropriate measure in the circumstances; whereas this measure should only be applied for the 1993/94, 1994/95 and 1995/96 marketing years;Whereas the Joint Management Committee for Cereals, Oils and Fats and Dried Fodder has not delivered an opinion within the time limits set by its chairmen,. Notwithstanding Article 2 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 where the base area for land other than less favoured areas in Scotland is exceeded, 10, 20 and 50 % of the proportionate reduction in the area eligible for compensatory payments and the special set-aside shall be applied in the 1993/94, 1994/95 and 1995/96 marketing years respectively and 100 % from the 1996/97 marketing year. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from the 1993/94 marketing year.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 April 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 12.(2) OJ No L 30, 3. 2. 1994, p. 7.(3) OJ No L 88, 8. 4. 1993, p. 27.(4) OJ No L 276, 9. 11. 1993, p. 1. +",set-aside;abandonment premium;premium for cessation of production;marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;less-favoured agricultural area;area with specific problems;less-favoured agricultural region;Scotland;Hebrides;production aid;aid to producers;regional aid;aid for regional development;aid to less-favoured regions,17 +7667,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3163/89 of 23 October 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1799/76 laying down detailed rules for the application of special measures in respect of linseed. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 569/76 of 15 March 1976 laying down special measures for linseed (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4003/87 (2), and in particular Article 2 (4) thereof,Whereas Article 11 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1799/76 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1208/87 (4), provides that every grower of fibre flax is to submit a crop declaration not later than 30 November each year; whereas, in accordance with paragraph 3 of that Article, the aid application referred to in Article 8 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1164/89 of 28 April 1989 laying down detailed rules concerning the aid for fibre flax and hemp (5) is to be regarded as equivalent to a crop declaration under certain conditions; whereas, with a view to simplifying the application of the aid system for linseed, provision should be made on the one hand that in all cases the aid application is to be regarded as equivalent to a crop declaration and on the other hand that the necessary provisions should be laid down to enable aid applications to be distinguished by the type of fibre flax produced;Whereas Articles 7 and 8 (1) second subparagraph, (4) and (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 1164/89 lay down special provisions for cases where the areas recorded during checks do not prove to correspond to those declared; whereas, in order to ensure that the aid system for such flax operates smoothly, it should be provided that the abovementioned provisions are to apply in the framework of aid for linseed;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,. Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 1799/76 is hereby replaced by the following:'Article 111. For fibre flax, the aid application referred to in Article 8 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1164/89 (*), where appropriate supplemented within the time limits laid down for submitting such application by the particulars referred to in paragraph 2, shall be regarded as equivalent to a crop declaration for the purposes of granting aid for linseed.2. Flax shall be deemed retted but not deseeded within the meaning of Article 10a (2) where the aid application does not include the following particulars:- the areas harvested retted but not deseeded and the areas harvested otherwise than retted but not deseeded,- the place of storage of the flax straw, or, if it has been sold and delivered, the surname, forename(s) and address of the purchaser, together with particulars of the quantities delivered and, in the case of deseeded flax, the quantities of seed harvested and the place of storage of such seed or, if it has been sold and delivered, the surname, forename(s) and address of the purchaser together with particulars of the quantities delivered.3. Articles 7 and 8 (1) second subparagraph, (4) and (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 1164/89 shall apply in the case of aid for linseed.(*) OJ No L 121, 29. 4. 1989, p. 4.' This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from the 1989/90 marketing year.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 October 1989.For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 67, 15. 3. 1976, p. 29.(2) OJ No L 377, 31. 12. 1987, p. 46.(3) OJ No L 201, 27. 7. 1976, p. 14.(4) OJ No L 115, 1. 5. 1987, p. 26.(5) OJ No L 121, 29. 4. 1989, p. 4. +",flax;fibre flax;seed flax;flax seed;linseed;product quality;quality criterion;storage;storage facility;storage site;warehouse;warehousing;production capacity;excess production capacity;production potential;production aid;aid to producers,17 +21595,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1277/2001 of 28 June 2001 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1725/92 laying down detailed implementing rules for the specific measures for supplying the Azores and Madeira with products from the pigmeat sector. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1725/92(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 987/2001(4), on the one hand, fixes a forecast supply balance for Madeira for the products of pigmeat which benefit from an exemption from the duty on direct imports on products from third countries or from an aid for deliveries originating in the rest of the Community, and on the other hand, the quantities of pure-bred breeding animals originating in the Community which qualify for aid for the development of the production potential of the Azores and Madeira.(2) In order to determine the forecast supply balance for Madeira and the aids for the products coming from the Community for the 2001/02 marketing year, and in order to continue satisfying demand for pigmeat requirements, it is necessary to amend Regulation (EEC) No 1725/92.(3) Pending the entry into force of the reform of the specific supply arrangements and in order to avoid any break in the application of the specific supply arrangements in force, the supply balance should be established for the period 1 July to 31 December 2001.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,. Annexes I, II and III to Regulation (EEC) No 1725/92 are replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2001.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 June 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 173, 27.6.1992, p. 1.(2) OJ L 328, 23.12.2000, p. 2.(3) OJ L 179, 1.7.1992, p. 95.(4) OJ L 138, 22.5.2001, p. 3.ANNEX""ANNEX IForecast supply balance for Madeira regarding products from the pigmeat sector for the period 1 July to 31 December 2001>TABLE>ANNEX IIAmounts of aid granted for products referred to in Annex I and coming from the Community market>TABLE>NB:The product codes as well as the footnotes are defined in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p 1).ANNEX IIIPART 1Supply in the Azores of pure-bred breeding pigs originating in the Community for the period 1 July to 31 December 2001>TABLE>PART 2Supply in Madeira of pure-bred breeding pigs originating in the Community for the period 1 July to 31 December 2001>TABLE>"" +",Madeira;Autonomous region of Madeira;supply;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;pigmeat;pork;Azores;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +12584,"94/890/EC: Commission Decision of 23 December 1994 approving the Single Programming Document for Community structural measures for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products in North- Rhine-Westphalia (Federal Republic of Germany), in respect of Objective 5a, covering the period between 1994 and 1999 (Only the German text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 of 29 March 1990 on improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2843/94 (2), and in particular Article 10a thereof,Whereas on 29 April 1994 the German Government submitted to the Commission the Single Programming Document referred to in Article 10a of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 for the Land of North-Rhine-Westphalia, supplemented by additional information sent on 28 July 1994 and 11 November 1994; whereas that document contains the plans designed to improve the structures relating to the various product sectors referred to in Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 and the aid applications referred to inArticle 10a of that Regulation;Whereas the Single Programming Document meets the conditions of and contains the information required in Article 1 (3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 860/94 of 18 April 1994 on plans and applications, in the form of operational programmes, for aid from the Guidance Section of the EAGGF for investments for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural and forestry products (3);Whereas the Single Programming Document was drawn up in agreement with the Member State concerned under the partnership as defined in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2081/93 (5);Whereas the relevant German authorities have declared that increases in processing capacities for fruits and vegetables concern only projects for which proof will be established, on the basis of market analyses, that they relate only to products involving substantial innovation in line with trends in demand; that these criteria will be verified for each individual case, before authorization and at the end of the project;Whereas the second indent of Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purposes of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (7), provides that in Commission decisions approving Single Programming Documents, the Community assistance decided upon for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof are to be set out in ecus, at prices for the year in which the decision is taken, and are to be subject to indexation; whereas the annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in commitment appropriations as set out in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as amended; whereas the indexation is to be based on a single rate per year corresponding to the rates applied anually to the Community budget on the basis of the mechanisms for technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (8), as last amended by Regulation (ECSC, EC, Euratom) No 2730/94 (9), provides that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year are to contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas, during the implementation of the Single Programming Document, the Member State will ensure that the individual projects included therein will conform with the selection criteria for investments for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products currently in force, in application of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90;Whereas in order to ensure clarity over the whole of the conditions governing the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 in Germany this Member State will submit to the Commission, before 15 February 1995, a consolidated version of the Single Programming Document showing the agreement reached by the partnership, as set out within the document annexed to the present Decision (10); that this consolidated version must contain all the information required in accordance with Article 10 (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 and Articles 8, 9, 10 and 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88;Whereas Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 states that the Member States will supply the Commission with appropriate financial information to verify that the principal of additionality is complied with; that this verification should be made for the whole of the Objective 5 (a) measures in each Member State concerned; that the analysis of the information supplied or still to be supplied by the German authorities does not yet allow this verification and therefore must be continued within the framework of partnership; that final verification of the respect of the principal of additionality is essential for the continuation of the award of EAGGF aid to the measures which are the subject of the present Decision;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development,. The Single Programming Document for Community structural measures for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products in North-Rhine-Westphalia, covering the period 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved. The sectors included for joint action are:- fruit and vegetables,- flowers and plants,- various products (products relating to organic farming). The assistance from the EAGGF granted in respect of the Single Programming Document shall amount to a maximum of ECU 30 148 000.The methods of approval of the financial assistance, included the EAGGF contribution to the sectors adopted for joint action, are specified within the implementation provisions and the financial plans annexed to the present Decision (11). For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the planned maximum overall allocation for assistance from the EAGGF shall be as follows:""ECU (1994 prices)"""" ID=""1"">1994> ID=""2"">4 846 000""> ID=""1"">1995> ID=""2"">5 712 000""> ID=""1"">1996> ID=""2"">4 281 000""> ID=""1"">1997> ID=""2"">4 703 000""> ID=""1"">1998> ID=""2"">5 110 000""> ID=""1"">1999> ID=""2"">5 496 000""> ID=""1"">Total > ID=""2"">30 148 000""> The budget commitment for the first tranche shall be ECU 4 846 000.The commitments for subsequent tranches shall be based on the financing plan for the Single Programming Document and on progress made in implementation. The Community assistance shall relate only to expenditure connected with operations covered by this Single Programming Document which have been the subject, in the Member State, of legally binding provisions and for which the necessary funds have been specifically committed by 31 December 1999 at the latest. The deadline for the entry in the accounts of expenditure on such measures shall expire on 31 December 2001. This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Brussels, 23 December 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 91, 6. 4. 1990, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 302, 25. 11. 1994, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 99, 19. 4. 1994, p. 7.(4) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(5) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 5.(6) OJ No L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(7) OJ No L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(8) OJ No L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(9) OJ No L 293, 12. 11. 1994, p. 7.(10) Annex not published in the Official Journal.(11) Annex not published in the Official Journal. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;financing plan;finance plan;agricultural product;farm product;North Rhine-Westphalia;North Rhine-Westphalia (Land);agro-industry;agri-foodstuffs industry;agricultural product processing;agricultural product processing industry;processing of agricultural products;EAGGF Guidance Section;EAGGF Guidance Section aid,17 +43314,"2014/252/EU: Council Decision of 14 April 2014 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Turkey on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 79(3), in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,Whereas:(1) In accordance with Council Decision 2012/499/EU (1), the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Turkey on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation (the ’Agreement’) was signed on 16 December 2013, subject to its conclusion.(2) The Agreement is to establish a Joint Readmission Committee which will adopt its rules of procedure. It is appropriate to provide for a simplified procedure for the establishment of the Union position in this case.(3) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol (No 21) on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and without prejudice to Article 4 of the said Protocol, the United Kingdom is not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application.(4) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol (No 21) on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and without prejudice to Article 4 of the said Protocol, Ireland is not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application.(5) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol (No 22) on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark does not take part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application.(6) The Agreement should be approved,. The Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Turkey on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision. The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in Article 24(2) of the Agreement, in order to express the consent of the European Union to be bound by the Agreement (2). The Commission, assisted by experts from Member States, shall represent the Union in the Joint Readmission Committee established by Article 19 of the Agreement. The position of the Union within the Joint Readmission Committee with regard to the adoption of its rules of procedure as required under Article 19(5) of the Agreement shall be taken by the Commission after consultation with a special committee designated by the Council. This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.. Done at Luxembourg, 14 April 2014.For the CouncilThe PresidentA. TSAFTARIS(1)  OJ L 244, 8.9.2012, p. 4.(2)  The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council. +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);return migration;repatriate;repatriated person;repatriation;illegal migration;clandestine migration;illegal immigration;ratification of an agreement;conclusion of an agreement;Turkey;Republic of Turkey,17 +3483,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1350/2003 of 30 July 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 97/95 as regards the 2003/2004 marketing year for the production of potato starch. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003(2), and in particular Article 8(5) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 of 27 July 1994 establishing a quota system in relation to the production of potato starch(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 962/2002(4), and in particular Article 8 thereof,Whereas:(1) The amounts applicable for the 2001/2002 marketing year as regards the minimum price and the payment to the producer, fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, and the premium for potato starch producers, fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1868/94, are unchanged for the 2002/2003 and 2003/2004 marketing years.(2) Annex II to Commission Regulation (EC) No 97/95 of 17 January 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards the minimum price and compensatory payment to be paid to potato producers and of Council Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 establishing a quota system in relation to the production of potato starch(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1425/2002(6), establishes the minimum price, the premium to be paid to the starch producer and the payment to be paid to the producer for potatoes based on their starch content and the underwater weight of 5050 g of potato up to the 2002/2003 marketing year. That Annex should therefore be amended with a view to applying it to the 2003/2004 marketing year using the same amounts as those applied in the 2001/2002 and 2002/2003 marketing years.(3) To ensure the continuity of the marketing years, the measures provided for in this Regulation must apply from 1 July 2003.(4) Regulation (EC) No 97/95 must be amended accordingly.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. In Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 97/95 the subheading ""Part B: 2001/2002 and 2002/2003 marketing years"" is replaced by ""Part B: 2001/2002, 2002/2003 and 2003/2004 marketing years"". This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 July 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 July 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.(2) OJ L 158, 27.6.2003, p. 1.(3) OJ L 197, 30.7.1994, p. 4.(4) OJ L 149, 7.6.2002, p. 1.(5) OJ L 16, 24.1.1995, p. 3.(6) OJ L 206, 3.8.2002, p. 3. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;starch;industrial starch;starch product;tapioca;agricultural guidance;production premium;potato;batata;sweet potato;crop production;plant product;production aid;aid to producers,17 +35236,"2008/696/EC: Commission Decision of 11 March 2008 amending the Commission Decision of 10 May 2007 on the measures C 1/06 (ex NN 103/05) implemented by Spain for Chupa Chups (notified under document number C(2008) 868) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 88(2) thereof,Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and in particular Article 62(1)(a) thereof,Having regard to the Community Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulties (1),Whereas:(1) The Commission adopted a decision on 10 May 2007 on the measures C 1/06 (ex NN 103/05) implemented by Spain for Chupa Chups (2).(2) Following an appeal lodged by Chupa Chups S.A. (Chupa Chups) before the Court of First Instance of the European Communities against the decision in question, the Commission concluded that it had committed an error of assessment as regards one part of measure 4 (EUR 800 000 granted in 2003 under a regional aid scheme).(3) In point 43 of the contested decision, the Commission noted that it had been made clear that the regional aid scheme could not apply to companies in difficulties. Given the heavy losses incurred by Chupa Chups in 2002 (EUR 22 078 000, corresponding to 86,5 % of the subscribed capital at the end of the financial year) and the 2003 results, the Commission considered that Chupa Chups had to be regarded as a company in difficulties at the time the aid was granted. The Commission concluded that this part of the aid was thus incompatible with the common market and could therefore not be implemented.(4) Concerning the EUR 800 000 of regional aid granted in 2003 under the ‘Minería 2’ programme, the Commission notes that this aid forms part of an approved aid scheme (3). Furthermore, contrary to its first assessment at the initiation of the formal investigation procedure, the Commission considers that Chupa Chups was eligible for this aid since, at the time the aid was granted, the company was not in difficulties (4). In particular:(a) despite the heavy losses of EUR 22 078 000 incurred in 2002, at the end of that financial year Chupa Chups accounts still showed reserves of around EUR 59 930 000. Those reserves were sufficient to absorb all the losses, which therefore had no impact on the company’s subscribed capital of EUR 12 million. Moreover, after deduction of the 2002 losses, Chupa Chups still had equity of EUR 49 850 000;(b) the Commission considers that many of the usual signs of a firm in difficulty, as described in point 6 of the guidelines, were not present in the period 2002-2003. In particular, the rate of losses diminished (5), as did debts (both long- and short-term) and stock inventories (6), whereas financial expenses remained stable;(c) finally, Chupa Chups’ positive evolution since 2002-2003 has made it apparent that the company did not fall under the general criterion in point 4 of the guidelines, according to which a firm is to be regarded as being in difficulty ‘where it is unable, whether through its own resources or with the funds it is able to obtain from its owner/shareholders or creditors, to stem losses which, without outside intervention by the public authorities, will almost certainly condemn it to going out of business in the short or medium term’.(5) In the appeal, it is argued that Chupa Chups was not a company in difficulties within the meaning of point 5(a) of the 1999 Community Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty (7). In the Guidelines, a firm is regarded as being in difficulty where more than half of its registered capital has disappeared and more than one quarter of that capital has been lost over the preceding 12 months.(6) Even if Chupa Chups had losses corresponding to more than half of its subscribed capital, the criterion that more than half of the subscribed capital has disappeared is not met in this case, because Chupa Chups had other reserves.(7) The Commission must therefore reconsider its assessment and amend the Decision of 10 May 2007 as regards the assessment of the aid of EUR 800 000 envisaged in measure 4.(8) The Decision of 10 May 2007 on the measures C 1/06 (ex NN 103/05) implemented by Spain for Chupa Chups must therefore be amended,. Article 1(2) of the Decision of 10 May 2007 on the measures C 1/06 (ex NN 103/05) implemented by Spain for Chupa Chups is replaced by the following:‘2.   The State aid of EUR 800 000 of regional aid granted in 2003 under the “Minería 2” programme is compatible with the common market.’This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.. Done at Brussels, 11 March 2008.For the CommissionNeelie KROESMember of the Commission(1)  OJ C 288, 9.10.1999, p. 2.(2)  OJ L 244, 19.9.2007, p. 20. Notified on 11 May 2007 under number C(2007) 1710.(3)  Order of 17 December 2001 laying down the regulatory bases for granting aid for business projects that generate employment and promote alternative development of mining areas. The ‘Mineria 2’ programme was approved by the Commission on 27 November 2001 (letter C(2001) 3628).(4)  Within the meaning of the 1999 Community Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty.(5)  EUR 22,07 million in 2002 and EUR 4,70 million in 2003.(6)  EUR 28,7 million in 2002 and EUR 23,29 million in 2003.(7)  See footnote 1. +",food industry;control of State aid;notification of State aid;company in difficulties;aid to undertakings;salvage grant;subsidy for undertakings;support grant;Spain;Kingdom of Spain;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid;regional aid;aid for regional development;aid to less-favoured regions,17 +902,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 340/77 of 14 February 1977 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2511/69 laying down special measures for improving the production and marketing of Community citrus fruit. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2511/69 of 9 December 1969 laying down special measures for improving the production and marketing of Community citrus fruit (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 793/76 (3), provides for additional aid to small growers to offset part of the loss of income entailed by replanting;Whereas experience has shown that the conditions for granting this additional aid unduly limit the number of its recipients;Whereas in order to take better account of the special situation of holdings in certain regions of the Community and of agricultural incomes compared with the trend of non-agricultural incomes and to enable certain growers with low incomes to receive aid, the conditions for granting this additional aid should be relaxed,. The first subparagraph of Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2511/69 is hereby amended to read as follows:""The aid referred to in Article 1 (2) shall be paid to growers for whom oranges and mandarins are their main crop, on condition that: - the income derived from their holding does not exceed the income derived from four hectares of orange and mandarin trees,- at least 40 % of the area used for growing orange and mandarin trees is replanted at one time,- an area of at least 20 ares is replanted."" This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 February 1977.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. SILKIN (1)Opinion delivered on 11 February 1977 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (2)OJ No L 318, 18.12.1969, p. 1. (3)OJ No L 93, 8.4.1976, p. 1. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;production improvement;quality objective;citrus fruit;citron;clementine;grapefruit;lemon;mandarin orange;orange;pomelo;tangerine;production aid;aid to producers,17 +5370,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 946/2011 of 22 September 2011 fixing the export refunds on poultrymeat. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (1), and in particular Article 164(2) and Article 170, in conjunction with Article 4, thereofWhereas:(1) Article 162(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products referred to in Part XX of Annex I to that Regulation and prices in the Union for those products may be covered by an export refund.(2) In view of the current situation on the market in poultrymeat, export refunds should be fixed in accordance with the rules and criteria provided for in Articles 162, 163, 164, 167 and 169 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.(3) Article 164(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that refunds may vary according to destination, especially where the world market situation, the specific requirements of certain markets, or obligations resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty make this necessary.(4) Refunds should be granted only on products which are authorised to move freely in the Union and bear the identification mark provided for in Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (2). Those products should also comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (3).(5) The currently applicable refunds have been fixed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 615/2011 (4). Since new refunds should be fixed, that Regulation should therefore be repealed.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,. 1.   Export refunds as provided for in Article 164 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be granted on the products and for the amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation subject to the conditions provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article.2.   The products eligible for a refund under paragraph 1 shall meet the relevant requirements under Regulations (EC) No 852/2004 and (EC) No 853/2004 and, in particular, shall be prepared in an approved establishment and comply with the identification marking conditions laid down in Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. Implementing Regulation (EU) No 615/2011 is hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 September 2011.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 September 2011.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55.(3)  OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 1.(4)  OJ L 164, 24.6.2011, p. 12.ANNEXExport refunds on poultrymeat applicable from 23 September 2011Product code Destination Unit of measurement Amount of refund0105 11 11 9000 A02 EUR/100 pcs 0,240105 11 19 9000 A02 EUR/100 pcs 0,240105 11 91 9000 A02 EUR/100 pcs 0,240105 11 99 9000 A02 EUR/100 pcs 0,240105 12 00 9000 A02 EUR/100 pcs 0,470105 19 20 9000 A02 EUR/100 pcs 0,470207 12 10 9900 V03 EUR/100 kg 32,500207 12 90 9190 V03 EUR/100 kg 32,500207 12 90 9990 V03 EUR/100 kg 32,50NB: The product codes and the ‘A’ series destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1).V03: A24, Angola, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Yemen, Lebanon, Iraq and Iran. +",export (EU);Community export;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;poultrymeat;poultry;chicken;cock;duck;goose;hen;ostrich;table poultry,17 +15112,"96/658/EC: Commission Decision of 13 November 1996 laying down the special conditions for the approval of establishments situated in wholesale markets (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health conditions for the production and marketing of fresh meat (1), as last amended by Directive 95/23/EC (2), and in particular Article 13, third indent,Having regard to Council Directive 71/118/EEC of 15 February 1971 on health problems affecting the production and placing on the market of fresh poultry meat (3), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden of 1994, and in particular Article 20, first indent,Having regard to Council Directive 77/99/EEC of 21 December 1976 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in meat products (4), as last amended by Directive 95/68/EC (5), and in particular Article 17, first indent,Whereas a long tradition of wholesale markets for meat and meat products exists in the Community;Whereas establishments situated in wholesale markets to which Directives 64/433/EEC, 17/118/EEC and 77/99/EEC apply, have special technical characteristics; these establishments are using certain rooms in common, for example meat cutting rooms;Whereas it is necessary to take these technical circumstances into account in order to fix conditions for the approval of these establishments situated in wholesale markets;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. This Decision lays down the special conditions for the approval of establishments according to Council Directives 64/433/EEC, 71/118/EEC and 77/99/EEC situated in wholesale markets. For the purposes of this Decision 'wholesale market` means: a market comprising a number of separate establishments which may share common facilities, including common areas in which fresh meat or fresh poultrymeat are cut, stored, displayed and put on the market or meat products are produced, stored, displayed and put on the market. A wholesale market may be attached to other approved establishments. 1. An establishment situated in a wholesale market cannot be placed on the list of approved establishments provided for in Article 10 (1) of Directive 64/433/EEC unless it complies with the conditions of Annex I.2. An establishment situated in a wholesale market cannot be placed on the list of approved establishments provided for in Article 6 (1) of Directive 71/118/EEC unless it complies with the conditions of Annex II.3. An establishment situated in a wholesale market cannot be placed on the list of approved establishments provided for in Article 8 (1) of Directive 77/99/EEC unless it complies with the conditions of Annex III. 1. The establishments or combinations of establishments operating in a wholesale market can receive a veterinary approval number.2. The veterinary approval number mentioned in paragraph 1 can be temporarily suspended or withdrawn by the national competent authority if an establishment or combination of establishments no longer fulfils the conditions set out in Community rules. This suspension or withdrawal does not necessarily affect the approval of other establishments of the wholesale market. This decision shall apply from 1 January 1997. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 November 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 2012/64.(2) OJ No L 243, 11. 10. 1995, p. 7.(3) OJ No L 55, 8. 3. 1971, p. 23.(4) OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 85.(5) OJ No L 332, 30. 12. 1995, p. 10.ANNEX IConditions for the approval of establishments as referred to in Directive 64/433/EEC situated in whole sales markets1. Establishments must meet the conditions for the approval of establishments laid down in Chapter I and Chapter III of Annex I to Directive 64/433/EEC.However the areas, equipment and facilities referred to at points 1, 2 (b), 4 (c) and (e) and 5 to 13 of Chapter I and points 15 (a) to (d) of Chapter III may be used jointly.To the room referred to in point 9 of Chapter I for the veterinary service, extra rooms may be added if necessary; the room or rooms, may be situated in another part of the wholesale market.2. Refrigerated storage areas:If refrigerated storage areas exist in addition to those mentioned in Annex I, Chapter III point 15 (a) of Directive 64/433/EEC, the areas must fulfil the special conditions for the approval of cold stores laid down in Chapter IV of Annex I to Directive 64/433/EEC.3. Storage:Carcases, half-carcases, quarters or other cuts as well as offal which are displayed for selection or for sale shall be kept chilled in such a way as to ensure that the internal temperature is maintained as laid down in Chapter XIV, point 66 of Annex I to Directive 64/433/EEC.If necessary cold rooms for inspecting the goods or cool boxes for displaying the goods shall be provided.4. The hygiene conditions laid down in Chapter V and in particular these of point 19, chapter VII, point 38, chapters IX, XII and XV of Annex I to Directive 64/433/EEC must be respected.All practicable measures must be taken to ensure that persons who have access to the areas in which meat is handled or displayed comply with the requirements as to hygiene in points 18 (a) and 24 in Chapter V of Annex I to Directive 64/433/EEC.5. Supervisory measures as provided for in Article 9 of Directive 64/433/EEC and Chapters X and XI of Annex I thereto must be respected.When establishments combine, the operators or owners of the establishments, or their representatives, shall be jointly liable for meeting the conditions for approval and fulfilling the hygiene requirements. For this purpose they shall name a person to be responsible for the regular supervision of general hygiene with regard to production conditions in the combined establishments in accordance with Article 10 (2) of Directive 64/433/EEC.The name of this person shall be given to the competent authorities.Such an agreement with the combined establishments shall be an essential part of the approval.6. The requirements of Article 3 (1) (A) (f) of Directive 64/433/EEC must be respected.ANNEX IIConditions for the approval of establishments as referred to in Directive 71/118/EEC situated in whole sale markets1. Establishments must meet the conditions for the approval of establishments laid down in Chapter I and Chapter III of Annex I to Directive 71/118/EEC.However the areas, equipment and facilities referred to at points 1, 2 (b), 4 (c) and (e) and 5 to 13 of Chapter I and points 15 (a) to (c) of Chapter III may be used jointly.To the room referred to in point 9 of Chapter I for the veterinary service, extra rooms may be added if necessary; the room or rooms, may be situated in another part of the wholesale market.2. Refrigerated storage areas:If refrigerated storage areas exist in addition to those mentioned in Annex I, Chapter III point 15 (a) of Directive 71/118/EEC, the areas must fulfil the special conditions for the approval of cold stores laid down in Chapter IV of Annex I to Directive 71/118/EEC.3. Storage:Carcases cuts as well as offals which are displayed for selection or for sale shall be kept chilled in such a way as to ensure that the internal temperature is maintained as laid down in Chapter XIII, point 69 of Annex I to Directive 71/118/EEC.If necessary cold rooms for inspecting the goods or cool boxes for displaying the goods shall be provided.4. The hygiene conditions laid down in Chapter V and in particular these of point 19, Chapter VII point 38, Chapters X, XIV and XV of Annex I to Directive 71/118/EEC must be respected.All practicable measures must be taken to ensure that persons who have access to the areas in which meat is handled or displayed comply with the requirements as to hygiene in points 18 (a) and 24 in Chapter V of Annex I to Directive 71/118/EEC.5. Supervisory measures provided for in Article 8 of Directive 71/118/EEC and Chapters XI and XII of Annex I thereto must be respected.When establishments combine, the operators or owners of the establishments, or their representatives, shall be jointly liable for meeting the conditions for approval and fulfilling the hygiene requirements. For this purpose they shall name a person to be responsible for the regular supervision of general hygiene with regard to production conditions in the combined establishments in accordance with Article 6 (2) of Directive 71/118/EEC.The name of this person shall be given to the competent authorities.Such an agreement with the combined establishments shall be an essential part of the approval.6. The requirements of Article 3 paragraph 1 (A) (i) of Directive 71/118/EEC must be respected.ANNEX IIIConditions for the approval of establishments as referred to in Directive 77/99/EEC situated in whole sale markets1. Establishments must meet the conditions for the approval of establishments laid down in Chapter I of Annex A to Directive 77/99/EEC.However the areas, equipment and facilities referred to at points 1, 3, 4 and 8 to 15 of that Chapter may be used jointly.To the room referred to in point 12 of Chapter I for the veterinary service, extra rooms may be added if necessary; the room or rooms, may be situated in another part of the wholesale market.2. Depending on the product and the working activities the establishments must fulfil the relevant provisions laid down in Chapter I of Annex B.3. Storage:Meat products have to be stored and transported under the conditions laid down in Chapter VII of Annex B.If necessary cold rooms for inspecting the goods or cool boxes for displaying the goods shall be provided.4. The hygiene conditions laid down in Chapter II of Annex A and Chapters II, III, IV, V of Annex B to Directive 77/99/EEC must be respected.All practicable measures must be taken to ensure that persons who have access to the areas in which meat is handled or displayed comply with the requirements as to hygiene in Chapter II of Annex A and of Annex B to Directive 77/99/EEC.5. Supervisory measures are observed as provided for in Article 8 (2), (3) of Directive 77/99/EEC and Chapters IV and VI of Annex B thereto.When establishments combine, the operators or owners of the establishments, or their representatives, shall be jointly liable for meeting the conditions for approval and fulfilling the hygiene requirements. For this purpose they shall name a person to be responsible for the regular supervision of general hygiene with regard to production conditions in the combined establishments in accordance with Article 7 (1) of Directive 77/99/EEC.The name of this person shall be given to the competent authorities.Such an agreement with the combined establishments shall be an essential part of the approval.6. The requirements of Article 3 paragraph A (9) (b) of Directive 77/99/EEC must be respected. +",meat processing industry;cutting premises;cutting-up premises;slaughterhouse;veterinary inspection;veterinary control;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;marketing standard;grading;fresh meat;wholesale trade;wholesale dealing;wholesale market,17 +25955,"Council Regulation (EC) No 694/2003 of 14 April 2003 on uniform formats for Facilitated Transit Documents (FTD) and Facilitated Rail Transit Documents (FRTD) provided for in Regulation (EC) No 693/2003. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 62(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),Whereas:(1) In order to prepare accession of new Member States, the Community should take into account specific situations, which may occur as a result of the enlargement and set out the relevant legislation in order to avoid future problems in relation with the crossing of the external border.(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 693/2003(3) establishes a Facilitated Transit Document (FTD) and Facilitated Rail Transit Document (FRTD) for the case of a specific transit by land of third country nationals who must necessarily cross the territory of one or several Member States in order to travel between two parts of their own country which are not geographically contiguous. Uniform formats for these documents should be established.(3) These uniform formats should contain all the necessary information and meet high technical standards, in particular as regards safeguards against counterfeiting and falsification. The formats should also be suited to use by all Member States and bear universally recognisable harmonised security features which are clearly visible to the naked eye.(4) Powers to adopt such common standards should be conferred on the Commission, which should be assisted by the Committee established by Article 6 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1683/95 of 29 May 1995 laying down a uniform format for visas(4).(5) To ensure that the information in question is not divulged more widely than is necessary, it is also essential that each Member State issuing the FTD/FRTD designate a single body for printing the uniform format for FTD/FRTD, while retaining the possibility of changing that body, if necessary. For security reasons, each such Member State should communicate the name of the competent body to the Commission and to the other Member States.(6) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred to the Commission(5).(7) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Regulation, and is not bound by it or subject to its application. Given that this Regulation builds upon the Schengen acquis under the provisions of Title IV of Part Three of the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark shall, in accordance with Article 5 of the said Protocol, decide within a period of six months after the Council has adopted this Regulation whether it will implement it in its national law.(8) As regards Iceland and Norway, this Regulation constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the association of those two States with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis(6), which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point B of Council Decision 1999/437/EC of 17 May 1999 on certain arrangements for the application of that Agreement(7).(9) This Regulation constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis in which the United Kingdom does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2000/365/EC of 29 May 2000 concerning the request of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis(8); the United Kingdom is therefore not taking part in its adoption and is not bound by it or subject to its application.(10) This Regulation constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis in which Ireland does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2002/192/EC of 28 February 2002 concerning Ireland's request to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis(9); Ireland is therefore not taking part in its adoption and is not bound by it or subject to its application.(11) This Regulation constitutes an act building on the Schengen acquis or otherwise related to it within the meaning of Article 3(1) of the Act of Accession,. 1. Facilitated Transit Documents (FTD) issued by the Member States as referred to in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 693/2003 shall be produced in the form of a uniform format (sticker) and shall have the same value as transit visas. They shall conform to the specifications set out in Annex I to this Regulation.2. Facilitated Rail Transit Documents (FRTD) issued by the Member States as referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 693/2003 shall be produced in the form of a uniform format (sticker) and shall have the same value as transit visas. They shall conform to the specifications set out in Annex II to this Regulation. 1. Further technical specifications for the uniform format for FTD and FRTD relating to the following shall be established in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 4(2):(a) additional security features and requirements including enhanced anti-forgery, counterfeiting and falsification standards;(b) technical processes and rules for the filling in of the uniform FTD/FRTD;(c) other rules to be observed for the filling in of the uniform FTD/FRTD.2. The colours of the uniform FTD and FRTD may be changed in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 4(2). 1. The specifications referred to in Article 2 shall be secret and not be published. They shall be made available only to the bodies designated by the Member States as responsible for printing and to the persons duly authorised by a Member State or the Commission.2. Each Member State which has decided to issue the FTD/FRTD shall designate one body having responsibility for printing them. It shall communicate the name of that body to the Commission and the other Member States. The same body may be designated by two or more Member States for this purpose. Each Member State shall be entitled to change its designated body. It shall inform the Commission and the other Member States accordingly. 1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee set up by Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1683/95.2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be two months.3. The Committee shall adopt its Rules of Procedure. Without prejudice to data protection rules, persons to whom the FTD and FRTD is issued shall have the right to verify the personal particulars contained in the FTD/FRTD and, where appropriate, to have them corrected or deleted. No information in machine-readable form shall be included in the FTD and FRTD, unless provided for in the Annexes to this Regulation or unless it is mentioned in the relevant travel document. Member States which have decided to do so shall issue the uniform format for FTD and FRTD as referred to in Article 1 no later than one year after the adoption of the additional security features and requirements referred to in Article 2(1)(a).The need for the incorporation of the photograph referred to in point 2 of Annex I and point 2 of Annex II may be determined by the end of 2005. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community.. Done at Luxembourg, 14 April 2003.For the CouncilThe PresidentA. Giannitsis(1) Not yet published in the Official Journal.(2) Opinion delivered on 8 April 2003 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(3) See page 8 of this Official Journal.(4) OJ L 164, 14.7.1995, p.1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 334/2002 (OJ L 53, 23.2.2002, p. 23).(5) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.(6) OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 36.(7) OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 31.(8) OJ L 131, 1.6.2000, p. 43.(9) OJ L 64, 7.3.2002, p. 20.ANNEX IFACILITATED TRANSIT DOCUMENT (FTD)Security features1. An optically variable device (OVD), which provides a quality of identification and a level of security not less than the device used in the current uniform format for visas, shall appear in this space. Depending on the angle of view, 12 stars, the letter ""E"" and a globe become visible in various sizes and colours.2. An integrated photograph produced according to high security standards.3. The logo consisting of a letter or letters indicating the issuing Member State with a latent image effect shall appear in this space. This logo shall appear light when held flat and dark when turned by 90°. The logos shall be used following Regulation (EC) No 1683/95.4. The word ""FTD"" in capital letters shall appear in the middle of this space in optically variable colouring. Depending on the angle of view, it shall appear in green or red.5. This box shall contain the number of the FTD, which shall be pre-printed and shall begin with the letter or letters indicating the issuing country as described in point 3. A special type shall be used.Sections to be completed6. This box shall begin with the words ""valid for"". The issuing authority shall indicate the territory or territories for which the FTD is valid.7. This box shall begin with the word ""from"" and the word ""until"" shall appear further along the line. The issuing authority shall indicate here the period of validity of the FTD.8. This box shall begin with the words ""number of entries"" and further along the line the words ""duration of transit"" and again ""days"" shall appear.9. This box shall begin with the words ""issued in"" and shall be used to indicate the place of issue.10. This box shall begin with the word ""on"" (after which the date of issue shall be filled in by the issuing authority) and further along the line the words ""number of passport"" shall appear (after which the holder's passport number shall appear).11. This box shall indicate the name and the forename of the holder.12. This box shall begin with the word ""remarks"". It shall be used by the issuing authority to indicate any further information, which is considered necessary, provided that it complies with Article 5 of this Regulation. The following two-and-a-half lines shall be left empty for such remarks.13. This box shall contain the relevant machine-readable information to facilitate external border controls.The paper shall not be coloured (basic white shade).The words designating the boxes shall appear in English, French and in the language of the issuing State.Model of the FTD>PIC FILE= ""L_2003099EN.001901.TIF"">ANNEX IIFACILITATED RAIL TRANSIT DOCUMENT (FRTD)Security features1. An optically variable device (OVD), which provides a quality of identification and a level of security not less than the device used in the current uniform format for visas, shall appear in this space. Depending on the angle of view, 12 stars, the letter ""E"" and a globe become visible in various sizes and colours.2. An integrated photograph produced according to high security standards.3. The logo consisting of a letter or letters indicating the issuing Member State with a latent image effect shall appear in this space. This logo shall appear light when held flat and dark when turned by 90°. The logos shall be used following Regulation (EC) 1683/95.4. The word ""FRTD"" in capital letters shall appear in the middle of this space in optically variable colouring. Depending on the angle of view, it shall appear in green or red.5. This box shall contain the number of the FRTD, which shall be pre-printed and shall begin with the letter or letters indicating the issuing country as described in point 3 above. A special type shall be used.Sections to be completed6. This box shall begin with the words ""valid for"". The issuing authority shall indicate the territory or territories for which the FRTD is valid.7. This box shall begin with the word ""from"" and the word ""until"" shall appear further along the line. The issuing authority shall indicate here the period of validity of the FRTD.8. In this box shall be stated ""single entry and return"" and further along the line the word ""hours"".9. This box shall begin with the words ""issued in"" and shall be used to indicate the place of issue.10. This box shall begin with the word ""on"" (after which the date of issue shall be filled in by the issuing authority) and further along the line the words ""number of passport"" shall appear (after which the holder's passport number shall appear).11. This box shall indicate the name and the forename of the holder.12. This box shall begin with the word ""remarks"". It shall be used by the issuing authority to indicate any further information, which is considered necessary, provided that it complies with Article 5 of this Regulation. The following two-and-a-half lines shall be left empty for such remarks.13. This box shall contain the relevant machine-readable information to facilitate external border controls.The paper shall not be coloured (basic white shade).The words designating the boxes shall appear in English, French and in the language of the issuing State.Model of the FRTD>PIC FILE= ""L_2003099EN.002101.TIF""> +",passport;transit;passenger transit;transit of goods;foreign national;alien;national of a third country;rail transport;rail connection;rail traffic;railway;transport by railway;external border of the EU;external borders of the European Union;management of the EU's external borders;management of the European Union's external borders;management of the external borders of the European Union,17 +41367,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 639/2012 of 13 July 2012 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 July 2012. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 16 July 2012 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 16 July 2012, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 July 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 16 July 2012CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I29.6.2012-12.7.20121. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/tonne)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 282,44 220,47 — — —Fob price USA — — 251,95 241,95 221,95Gulf of Mexico premium — 30,37 — — —Great Lakes premium 35,33 — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 17,32 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: 53,49 EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +40317,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1147/2011 of 11 November 2011 amending Regulation (EU) No 185/2010 implementing the common basic standards on civil aviation security as regards the use of security scanners at EU airports Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 establishing common rules in the field of civil aviation security and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002 (1) and in particular Article 4(2) and (3).Whereas:(1) In accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 300/2008, the Commission is required to adopt general measures designed to amend non-essential elements of the common basic standards laid down in the Annex to that Regulation by supplementing them.(2) Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 further provides that the Commission must adopt detailed measures for implementing the common basic standards on civil aviation security laid down in the Annex to that Regulation, as supplemented by the general measures adopted by the Commission on the basis of Article 4(2).(3) In particular, Commission Regulation (EC) No 272/2009 (2) supplementing the common basic standards on civil aviation security provides for general measures in respect of methods of screening allowed for passengers as laid down in Part A of its Annex.(4) In order to allow the use of security scanners as method for the screening of passengers, provisions on this use, minimum detection performance standards and minimum operational conditions shall be set.(5) Commission Regulation (EU) No 185/2010 (3) should therefore be amended accordingly.(6) Security scanners shall be deployed and used in compliance with Council Recommendation 1999/519/EC of 12 July 1999 on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields (0 Hz to 300 GHz) (4) and Directive 2004/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields) (18th individual directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (5).(7) By laying down specific operational conditions on the use of security scanners and by providing passengers with the possibility to undergo alternative screening methods, this Regulation respects fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, including respect for human dignity and for private and family life, the right to the protection of personal data, the rights of the child, the right to freedom of religion and the prohibition of discrimination. This Regulation must be applied according to these rights and principles.(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Civil Aviation Security,. The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 185/2010 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 November 2011.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 97, 9.4.2008, p. 72.(2)  OJ L 91, 3.4.2009, p. 7.(3)  OJ L 55, 5.3.2010, p. 1.(4)  OJ L 199, 30.7.1999, p. 59.(5)  OJ L 159, 30.4.2004, p. 1.ANNEXThe Annex to Regulation (EU) No 185/2010 is amended as follows:(1) in Chapter 4, point 4.1.1.1 is replaced by the following:‘4.1.1.1 Before screening, coats and jackets shall be taken off and shall be screened as cabin baggage. The screener may request the passenger to undertake further divesting as appropriate.’;(2) in Chapter 4, point 4.1.1.2 is replaced by the following:‘4.1.1.2 Passengers shall be screened by:(a) a hand search; or(b) walk-through metal detection (WTMD) equipment; or(c) explosive detection dogs in combination with point (a); or(d) security scanners which do not use ionising radiation.(3) in Chapter 4, the following point is added:‘4.1.1.10 When a security scanner with a human reviewer, as defined under point 12.11.1, second paragraph, is used for screening of passengers the following minimum conditions shall be complied with:(a) security scanners shall not store, retain, copy, print or retrieve images. However, any image generated during the screening can be kept for the time needed for the human reviewer to analyse it and shall be deleted as soon as the passenger is cleared. Any unauthorised access and use of the image is prohibited and shall be prevented;(b) the human reviewer analysing the image shall be in a separate location so that he/she cannot see the screened passenger;(c) any technical devices capable of storing, copying or photographing or otherwise recording images shall not be allowed into the separate location where the image is analysed;(d) the image shall not be linked to any data concerning the screened person and his/her identity shall be kept anonymous;(e) a passenger may request that the image of his/her body is analysed by a human reviewer of the gender of his/her choice;(f) the image shall be blurred or obscured to prevent the identification of the face of the passenger.(4) in Chapter 11, point 11.3 is replaced by the following:11.3.1 Persons performing tasks as listed in points 11.2.3.1 to 11.2.3.5 shall be subject to:(a) an initial certification or approval process; and(b) for persons operating x-ray or EDS equipment or for human reviewers of security scanners, recertification at least every 3 years; and(c) for all other persons, recertification or reapproval at least every 5 years.11.3.2 Persons operating x-ray or EDS equipment or human reviewers of security scanners shall, as part of the initial certification or approval process, pass a standardised image interpretation test.11.3.3 The recertification or reapproval process for persons operating x-ray or EDS equipment or for human reviewers of security scanners shall include both the standardised image interpretation test and an evaluation of operational performance.11.3.4 Failure to undertake or successfully complete recertification or reapproval within a reasonable timescale, not normally exceeding 3 months, shall result in the related security entitlements being withdrawn.11.3.5 Certification or approval records shall be kept for all persons certified or approved, respectively, for at least the duration of their contract.’;(5) in Chapter 11, the following point is added:‘11.4.1.1 Human reviewers of security scanners shall be subject to recurrent training consisting of image recognition training and testing. This shall take the form of classroom and/or computer based training for at least 6 hours in every 6-month period.(6) in Chapter 12, the following points are added:(a) security scanners shall detect and indicate by means of an alarm at least specified metallic and non-metallic items including explosives both individually and in combination;(b) detection shall be independent of the position and orientation of the item;(c) the system shall have a visual indicator to show that the equipment is in operation;(d) security scanners shall be positioned so as to ensure that their performance is not affected by sources of interference;(e) the correct functioning of security scanners shall be tested on a daily basis;(f) the security scanner shall be used in accordance with the concept of operations provided by the manufacturer.12.11.2.1 All security scanners shall meet standard 1.12.11.2.2 Standard 2 shall apply to security scanners installed as of 1 January 2019.(7) in Chapter 12, Attachment 12-K is added:(1)  OJ L 199, 30.7.1999, p. 59.(2)  OJ L 159, 30.4.2004, p. 1.’ +",airport;aerodrome;airport facilities;airport infrastructure;heliport;high altitude airport;regional airport;runway;seaplane base;civil aviation;civil aeronautics;air safety;air transport safety;aircraft safety;aviation safety;traveller;scanner,17 +16607,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 385/97 of 28 February 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1507/96 opening and providing for the administration of certain tariff import quotas for the supply of raw cane sugar to Community refineries. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1599/96 (2), and in particular Articles 16 (1), 37 (6) and 39 thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1507/96 (3) lays down detailed rules of application for the importation of raw cane sugar under an annual tariff quota for refining in the refineries referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 9 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81; whereas the rules provide that entitlement under the tariff quota is conditional on the presentation, at the time of application for the import licence, of a certificate of origin from the third country concerned which meets the requirements of Article 47 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 89/97 (5);Whereas certificates of origin are issued by the competent agencies in each exporting country on production of a bill of lading for the transportation of the goods by sea, which is the sole means used for importing the raw sugar in question; whereas these certificates can be obtained by exporters on completion of the loading procedures only and come into the possession of importers finally in the 15 days that follow while in most cases the goods have already reached the port of importation into Europe; whereas importers find themselves in a position, therefore, where they are obliged to store the goods during the intervening period, thus adding unjustifiably to the cost of administering the stocks;Whereas, on the other hand, for imports of preferential sugar under Protocol 8 to the LomĂŠ Convention and special preferential raw sugar under Article 37 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81, proof of origin of the sugar is provided on the release of the goods for free circulation pursuant to Articles 47 and 56 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93;Whereas imports of the three types of raw sugar concerned should be treated equally by amending Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1507/96 accordingly;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,. Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1507/96 is replaced by the following:'Article 51. Entitlement under the tariff quota shall be conditional on the presentation, at the time of release for free circulation, of a certificate of origin from the third country concerned which meets the conditions laid down in Articles 47 and 56 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.2. Applications for the import licence provided for in Article 3 (1) shall be submitted by refiners to the competent agency in the Member State concerned accompanied by a declaration containing the particulars referred to in Article 47 (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.` This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 1997.It shall be applicable to the imports for which the licences are requested as from 1 March 1997.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 February 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4.(2) OJ No L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 43.(3) OJ No L 189, 30. 7. 1996, p. 82.(4) OJ No L 253, 11. 10. 1993, p. 1.(5) OJ No L 17, 21. 1. 1997, p. 28. +",sugar industry;sugar manufacture;sugar refinery;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;supply;raw sugar;cane sugar;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country,17 +31082,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1793/2005 of 28 October 2005 fixing the refunds applicable to cereal and rice sector products supplied as Community and national food aid. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1) and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice (2) and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2681/74 of 21 October 1974 on Community financing of expenditure incurred in respect of the supply of agricultural products as food aid (3) lays down that the portion of the expenditure corresponding to the export refunds on the products in question fixed under Community rules is to be charged to the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section.(2) In order to make it easier to draw up and manage the budget for Community food aid actions and to enable the Member States to know the extent of Community participation in the financing of national food aid actions, the level of the refunds granted for these actions should be determined.(3) The general and implementing rules provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 and in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 on export refunds are applicable mutatis mutandis to the abovementioned operations.(4) The specific criteria to be used for calculating the export refund on rice are set out in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. For Community and national food aid operations under international agreements or other supplementary programmes, and other Community free supply measures, the refunds applicable to cereals and rice sector products shall be as set out in the Annex. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 2005.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 October 2005.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ L 187, 19.7.2005, p. 11).(2)  OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002 (OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27).(3)  OJ L 288, 25.10.1974, p. 1.ANNEXto the Commission Regulation of 28 October 2005 fixing the refunds applicable to cereal and rice sector products supplied as Comunity and national food aid(EUR/t)Product code Refund1001 10 00 9400 0,001001 90 99 9000 0,001002 00 00 9000 0,001003 00 90 9000 0,001005 90 00 9000 0,001006 30 92 9100 0,001006 30 92 9900 0,001006 30 94 9100 0,001006 30 94 9900 0,001006 30 96 9100 0,001006 30 96 9900 0,001006 30 98 9100 0,001006 30 98 9900 0,001006 30 65 9900 0,001007 00 90 9000 0,001101 00 15 9100 10,261101 00 15 9130 9,591102 10 00 9500 0,001102 20 10 9200 46,481102 20 10 9400 39,841103 11 10 9200 0,001103 13 10 9100 59,761104 12 90 9100 0,00NB: The product codes are defined in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1), amended. +",humanitarian aid;humanitarian action;humanitarian assistance;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;rice;cereals;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +11181,"93/670/EC: Commission Decision of 1 December 1993 concerning the Community' s financial contribution to expenditure by the United Kingdom on the establishment of the Community vineyard register (Only the English text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86 of 24 July 1986 establishing a Community vineyard register (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 9 (3) thereof,After consulting the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund Committee,Whereas Article 9 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86 states the Community shall contribute 50 % of the actual cost of financing the establishment of the Community vineyard register in the Member States;Whereas Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86 states that the contribution shall be in the form of reimbursements decided on by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/90 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2048/88 (4), and that arrangements may be decided on for advance payments to Member States; whereas Article 9 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86 states that Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 shall apply to the Community contribution to the establishment of the register;Whereas the United Kingdom Government has transmitted to the Commission the necessary documents to be able to decide on the amount to be taken into account concerning expenditure on establishing the register;Whereas the Commission has initiated the inspections provided for in Article 9 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70,. The Community's financial contribution to the expenditure incurred by the United Kingdom for the establishment of the Community vineyard register for the full amount shall be as stated in column 2 in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.. Done at Brussels, 1 December 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 208, 31. 7. 1986, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23.(3) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13.(4) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 1.ANNEX""(in ÂŁ)"""" ID=""1"">1989> ID=""2"">28 620> ID=""3"">14 310""> ID=""1"">1990> ID=""2"">31 800> ID=""3"">15 900""> ID=""1"">1991> ID=""2"">34 400> ID=""3"">17 200""> ID=""1"">1992> ID=""2"">24 500> ID=""3"">12 250""> +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;information network;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;vineyard;vine;vine variety;winegrowing area;viticulture;grape production;winegrowing;land register;cadastral register;cadastral survey of tax;register of land,17 +44438,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1112/2014 of 13 October 2014 determining a common format for sharing of information on major hazard indicators by the operators and owners of offshore oil and gas installations and a common format for the publication of the information on major hazard indicators by the Member States Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Directive 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC (1), and in particular Articles 23(2) and 24(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Member States are required to ensure that operators and owners of offshore oil and gas installations provide the competent authority, as a minimum, with the data on major hazard indicators as specified in Annex IX to Directive 2013/30/EU. That information should enable Member States to provide advanced warning of the potential deterioration of safety and environmentally critical barriers, and should enable them to take preventive action, including in light of their obligations under Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and the Council (Marine Strategy Framework Directive) (2).(2) The information should also demonstrate the overall effectiveness of measures and controls implemented by individual operators and owners, and the industry as a whole, to prevent major accidents and to minimise risks for the environment. In addition, the information and data provided should ensure that the performance of individual operators and owners can be compared within the Member State and the performance of the industry as a whole can be compared between Member States.(3) The sharing of comparable data between Member States is rendered difficult and unreliable due to the lack of a common data reporting format across all Member States. A common format for the reporting of data by operators and owners to the Member State should provide transparency of the safety and environmental performance of operators and owners and should provide Union-wide comparable information on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and should facilitate dissemination of lessons learned from major accidents and near misses.(4) To facilitate public confidence in the authority and integrity of offshore oil and gas operations in the Union, Member States should periodically publish the information referred to in point 2 of Annex IX of Directive 2013/30/EU pursuant to Article 24 of Directive 2013/30/EU. A common format and details of information to be made publicly available by the Member States should enable easy cross-border comparison of data.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Advisory Committee on Safety of Offshore Oil and Gas Operations,. Subject matter and scopeThis Regulation specifies common formats in relation to:(a) reports from operators and owners of offshore oil and gas installations to competent authorities of Member States in accordance with Article 23 of Directive 2013/30/EU;(b) publication of information by Member States in accordance with Article 24 of Directive 2013/30/EU. Reporting reference and remittance dates1.   Operators and owners of offshore oil and gas installations shall submit the report referred to in Article 1(a) within 10 working days of the event.2.   The reporting period for information referred to in Article 1(b) shall be each year from 1 January until 31 December, starting as of the calendar year 2016. The common publication format shall be used to publish the information required in Article 24 of Directive 2013/30/EU on the website of the competent authority not later than 1 June of the year following the reporting period3.   The formats set out in Annexes I and II shall be used for the reports and publication referred to in points (a) and (b) of Article 1 respectively. Details of information to be sharedAnnex I sets out the details of information to be shared in accordance with point 2 of Annex IX of Directive 2013/30/EU. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 October 2014.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 178, 28.6.2013, p. 66.(2)  Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action I the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive) (OJ L 164, 25.6.2008, p. 19).ANNEX ICommon data reporting format for incidents and major accidents in the offshore oil and gas industry(As required by Article 23 of Directive 2013/30/EU)General remarks on the details of information to be shareda. The details of information to be shared are in relation to point 2 of Annex IX to Directive 2013/30/EU on the safety of offshore oil and gas operations and in particular to the risk of a major accident as defined within that Directive.b. Annex IX, point 2, to Directive 2013/30/EUcontains leading and lagging key performance indicators (KPI's) in order to provide a good picture about offshore oil and gas safety within a Member State and in the European Union, but some of the KPI's have a warning function like failures of safety and environmental critical elements (SECE) and fatalities.c. Pursuant to Article 3, paragraph 4, of the Council Directive 92/91/EEC (1), the employer shall, without delay, report to the competent authorities any serious and/or fatal occupational accidents and situations of serious danger. This data shall be used by the competent authority to report the information required under Annex IX, point 2, letters (g) and (h) of Directive 2013/30/EU.(1)  Council Directive 92/91/EEC of 3 November 1992 concerning the minimum requirements for improving the safety and health protection of workers in the mineral-extracting industries through drilling (eleventh individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (OJ L 348, 28.11.1992, p. 9).ANNEX IICommon Publication Format(As required by article 24 of Directive 2013/30/EU) +",form;prevention of pollution;publication;oil pollution;oil slick;oil spill;offshore structure;drilling rig;offshore drilling machinery;offshore equipment;oil platform;oil rig;industrial accident;disclosure of information;information disclosure;gas field;gas deposits,17 +10837,"93/42/EEC: Commission Decision of 21 December 1992 concerning additional guarantees relating to infectious bovine rhinotracheitis for bovines destined for Denmark. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC (1) of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-community trade in bovine animals and swine, as last amended by Directive 92/65/EEC (2) and in particular Article 10 thereof,Whereas Denmark considers that its territory is free from infectious bovine rhinotracheitis and has submitted documentation to the Commission as provided for in Article 10 of Directive 64/432/EEC;Whereas an eradication programme was commenced in Denmark for IBR in 1984;Whereas the programme is regarded to have been successful in eradicating this disease from Denmark;Whereas the authorities of Denmark apply for national movement of bovine animals rules at least equivalent as those foreseen in the present Decision;Whereas it is appropriate to propose certain additional guarantees to protect the progress made in Denmark;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. Bovine animals intended for breeding and production coming from other member states and destined for Denmark must fulfill the following conditions:1. according to official information, no clinical or pathological evidence of IBR disease must have been recorded in the herd of origin for the past 12 months;2. the bovines must have been isolated in accommodation approved by the competent authority for the 30 days immediately prior to movement;3. the bovines must have been subjected to a serological test for IBR on sera taken at least 21 days after entry into isolation, with negative results. All animals in isolation must also have given negative results to this test;4. The bovines must not have been vaccinated against IBR. Bovines intended for slaughter coming from other Member States and destined for Denmark must be transported directly to the slaughterhouse of destination. The health certificate provided for in Annex F of Council Directive 64/432/EEC must be completed by the following for bovines being sent to Denmark:'bovines in accordance with Commission Decision 93/42/EEC of 21 December 1992 concerning IBR for bovines being sent to Denmark.' This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 1993. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 December 1992.For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1988/64.(2) OJ No L 268, 14. 9. 1992, p. 54. +",veterinary inspection;veterinary control;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;Denmark;Kingdom of Denmark;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;health certificate;intra-EU trade;intra-Community trade,17 +4153,"2006/130/EC: Commission Decision of 10 February 2006 amending Decision 98/536/EC establishing the list of national reference laboratories for the detection of residues (notified under document number C(2006) 330) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products and repealing Directives 85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and Decisions 89/187/EEC and 91/664/EEC (1), and in particular Article 14(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) The Annex to Commission Decision 98/536/EC (2) was to have been reviewed by 31 December 2000. Member States have reorganised their laboratories in order to fulfil the requirements of Directive 96/23/EC taking into account in particular the requirement that one residue or residue group is to be assigned to one national reference laboratory (NRL) only.(2) This reorganisation having been concluded, the list of NRLs in the Annex to Decision 98/536/EC should now be adapted accordingly. At the same time the list of NRLs of the new Member States should be adapted in the light of information received from them.(3) Decision 98/536/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The Annex to Decision 98/536/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 10 February 2006.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 10.(2)  OJ L 251, 11.9.1998, p. 39.ANNEXThe Annex to Decision 98/536/EC is replaced by the following:‘ANNEXNATIONAL REFERENCE LABORATORIESMember State Reference laboratories Groups of residuesÖsterreichische Agentur für Gesundheit und Ernährungssicherheit GmbH — CC Tierarzneimittel und Hormone, WienSpargelfeldstraße 1911226 WienÖsterreichische Agentur für Gesundheit und Ernährungssicherheit GmbH — CC Rückstandsanalytik, WienSpargelfeldstraße 1911226 WienÖsterreichische Agentur für Gesundheit und Ernährungssicherheit GmbH — CC Pflanzenschutzmittelrückstände, InnsbruckTechnikerstraße 706020 InnsbruckÖsterreichische Agentur für Gesundheit und Ernährungssicherheit GmbH — CC Elemente, WienSpargelfeldstraße 1911226 WienAustrian Research Centres GmbH — ARC2444 SeibersdorfLebensmitteluntersuchungsanstalt der Stadt WienHenneberggasse 31030 WienInstitut scientifique de la santé publiqueRue J. Wytsman 141050 BruxellesWetenschappelijk Instituut VolksgezondheidJ. Wytsmanstraat 141050 BrusselDanmarks Fødevareforskning (DFVF)Mørkhøj Bygade 19DK-2860 SøborgEläinlääkintä- ja elintarviketutkimuslaitos, EELAHämeentie 57Box 4500581 HelsinkiLABERCA (Laboratoire d'Etude des Résidus et Contaminants dans les Aliments)Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de NantesRoute de Gachet — BP 5070744307 Nantes cedex 03AFSSA-Fougères (Laboratoire d'Etudes et de Recherches sur les Médicaments Vétérinaires et les Désinfectants)La Haute Marche35133 JaveneAFSSA-Maisons-Alfort (Laboratoire d'Etudes et de Recherches sur la Qualité des Aliments et les Procédés agro-alimentaires)23 avenue du Général de Gaulle94706 Maisons-Alfort CedexBundesamt für Verbraucherschutz und LebensmittelsicherheitDiedersdorfer Weg 112277 BerlinΙνστιτούτο Υγιεινής Τροφίμων ΑθηνώνInstitute of Food Hygiene of AthensNeapoleos 25, Athens 153 10,Aghia ParaskeviΝεαπόλεως 2515310 Αγ. Παρασκευή, ΑθήναΙνστιτούτο Βιοχημείας, Τοξικολογίας και Διατροφής των ΖώωνInstitute of Biochemistry, Toxicology and FeedNeapoleos 25153 10 Aghia Paraskevi, AthensΝεαπόλεως 2515310 Αγ. Παρασκευή, ΑθήναΚτηνιατρικό Εργαστήριο ΧανίωνVeterinary Laboratory of ChaniaM. Botsari 6673100 ChaniaΜ. Μπότσαρη 6673100 ΧανιάΚτηνιατρικό Εργαστήριο ΣερρώνVeterinary Diagnostic Laboratory of SerresTerma Omonias621 10 SerresΤέρμα Ομονοίας621 10 ΣέρρεςΚτηνιατρικό Εργαστήριο ΛάρισαςVeterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Larissa7th km N.R. of Larissa411 10 Larissa7ο χλμ. Εθνικής οδού Λαρίσης-Τρικάλων,411 10 ΛάρισαΚτηνιατρικό Εργαστήριο ΤρίποληςVeterinary Diagnostic Laboratory TripolisPelagos Arkadias221 00 TripolisΠέλαγος Αρκαδίας22100 ΤρίποληΚτηνιατρικό Εργαστήριο ΠατρώνVeterinary Diagnostic Laboratory of PatrasNotara 15264 42 PatraΝοταρά 15264 42 ΠάτραState LaboratoryYoung’s CrossCelbridgeCo. KildareCentral Meat Control LaboratoryYoung’s CrossCelbridgeCo. KildareAshtown Food Research Centre, TeagascAshtownDublin 15Marine InstituteFisheries Research CentreAbbotstown,Dublin 15Pesticide Control LaboratoryYoung’s CrossCelbridgeCo. KildareIstituto Superiore di SanitàDipartimento di Sanità Alimentare e AnimaleViale Regina Elena 29900161 RomaInstitut scientifique de la Santé publiqueRue J. Wytsman 141050 BruxellesLaboratório Nacional de Investigação VeterináriaEstrada de Benfica 701549-011 LisboaInstituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e das Pescas/Instituto de Investigação das Pescas e do MarAv. de Brasília1449-006 LisboaCentro Nacional de Alimentación (Agencia Española de Seguridad Alimentaria)Carretera Pozuelo-Majadahonda Km 6,2MajadahondaMadridLaboratorio Central de Sanidad y producción Animal de Santa Fe (Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación)Camino del Jau, s/n18.18320 Santa Fe, GranadaGrupo Arbitral Agroalimentario (Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación)Carretera de La Coruña, Km 10.70028023 MadridLaboratorios anteriormente mencionados según la acción farmacológica B3fStatens Livsmedelsverk,Box 622751 26 UppsalaRijkskinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (RIVM)Antoine van Leeuwenhoeklaan 9Bilthoven 3721 MARijkskwaliteitsinstituut voor land-en tuinbouwproducten (RIKILT)Institute of food safetyBornsesteeg 45Wageningen 6708 PDCentral Science LaboratorySand Hutton York YO41 1LZLGCQueens RoadTeddingtonMiddlesex TW11 OLYVeterinary Science DivisionStoney RoadStormontBelfast BT4 3SDNárodní referenční laboratoř pro sledování reziduí veterinárních léčivÚstav pro státní kontrolu veterinárních biopreparátů a léčiv BrnoHudcova 56 ACZ-621 00 BrnoNárodní referenční laboratoř pro rezidua pesticidů a PCBStátní veterinární ústav PrahaSídlištní 136/24CZ-165 03 PrahaNárodní referenční laboratoř pro chemické prvkyStátní veterinární ústav Olomouc, laboratořKroměřížHulínská 2286CZ-767 60 KroměřížNárodní referenční laboratoř pro mykotoxiny a další přírodní toxiny, barviva, antibakteriální inhibiční látky a rezidua veterinárních léčivStátní veterinární ústav JihlavaRantířovská 93CZ-586 05 JihlavaΓενικό Χημείο του Κράτους Υπουργείο ΥγείαςΟδός Κίμωνος 44,1451, Λευκωσία, ΚύπροςGeneral State LaboratoryMinistry of HealthKimonos Street 441451 NicosiaOrzságos Élelmiszervizsgáló Intézet Budapest, Mester u. 81.Hungary,H-1095Budapest 94POB 1740H-1465Veterinaar- ja ToidulaboratooriumTallinna osakondVäike-Paala 3Tallinn 11415Veterinaar- ja ToidulaboratooriumTartu osakondKreutzwaldi 30Tartu 51006Tervisekaitseinspektsiooni Tartu laboratooriumPõllu 1ATartu 50303Põllumajandusuuringute KeskusTeaduse 4/6SakuHarjumaa 75501Valsts veterinārmedicīnas diagnostikas centrsLejupes iela 3,LV-1076 RīgaNacionalinė veterinarijos laboratorijaJ. Kairiūkščio g.LT-08409 VilniusLaboratorju Veterinarju Nazzjonali Dipartiment ta’ l-Ikel Alimentari u DjanjostikaTaqsima ta’ l-Ikel u Attivita’ VeterinarjaMinisteru għall-Affarijiet Rurali u l-AmbjentNational Veterinary Laboratory Department of Food Health and DiagnosticsFood and Veterinary Regulation DivisionMinistry for Rural Affairs and the EnvironmentAlbertownMarsaPaństwowy Instytut Weterynaryjny-PaństwowyInstytut Badawczy w PuławachAl. Partyzantów 5724-100 PuławyŠtátny veterinárny a potravinový ústav NitraAkademická 3Nitra 949 01Štátny veterinárny a potravinový ústav KošiceHlinkova 1BKošice 040 01Štátny veterinárny a potravinový ústav Dolný KubínJánoskova 1611/58Dolný Kubín 026 01Štátny veterinárny a potravinový ústav BratislavaBotanická 15Bratislava 842 13Univerza v Ljubljani, Veterinarska fakulteta,Nacionalni veterinarski inštitutGerbičeva 601000 LjubljanaUniverza v Ljubljani, Veterinarska fakulteta,Nacionalni veterinarski inštitutGerbičeva 601000 LjubljanaZavod za zdravstveno varstvo MariborPrvomajska 12000 MariborZavod za zdravstveno varstvo Nova GoricaVipavska cesta 13Rožna Dolina5000 Nova GoricaInštitut za varovanje zdravja Republike SlovenijeGrablovičeva 441000 Ljubljana +",food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;research body;research institute;research laboratory;research undertaking;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country,17 +17456,"98/351/EC: Commission Decision of 29 May 1998 setting the date on which dispatch from Northern Ireland of bovine products under the Export Certified Herds Scheme may commence by virtue of Article 6(5) of Council Decision 98/256/EC (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (2),Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (3), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC,Having regard to Council Decision 98/256/EC of 16 March 1998 concerning emergency measures to protect against bovine spongiform encephalopathy, amending Decision 94/474/EC and repealing Decision 96/239/EC (4) and in particular Article 6(5) thereof,Whereas Article 6(5) of Decision 98/256/EC requires the Commission to set the date on which dispatch of products referred to in this Article may commence, after having carried out Community inspections and after having informed the Member States;Whereas inspections carried out by the Commission services in Northern Ireland from 20 to 22 April 1998, in particular to assess the system of veterinary checks pursuant to Articles 6 and 7 of Decision 98/256/EC, have shown that the conditions are complied with satisfactorily;Whereas at the time of adoption of Decision 98/256/EC, the Commission undertook to present, in accordance with its normal practice for inspection reports, to the Member States convened in the Veterinary Standing Committee, the results of the inspection referred to in Article 6(5) and the consequences it draws from them; whereas this presentation has taken place; whereas therefore, the date is set at 1 June 1998,. The date referred to in Article 6(5) of Decision 98/256/EC shall be 1 June 1998. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 May 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29.(2) OJ L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49.(3) OJ L 395, 30. 12. 1989, p. 13.(4) OJ L 113, 15. 4. 1998, p. 32. +",Northern Ireland;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;health risk;danger of sickness;beef;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant,17 +14328,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1734/95 of 14 July 1995 fixing, for the 1994/95 marketing year, the specific agricultural conversion rate applicable to the minimum sugarbeet prices and the production levy and additional levy in the sugar sector. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1713/93 of 30 June 1993 establishing special detailed rules for applying the agricultural conversion rate in the sugar sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2926/94 (2), and in particular Article 1 (3) thereof,Whereas Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1713/93 specifies that the minimum sugarbeet prices referred to in Article 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the market in the sugar sector (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1101/95 (4), and the production levy and additional levy referred to, respectively, in Articles 28 and 28a of that Regulation shall be converted into national currency using a specific agricultural conversion rate equal to the average, calculated pro rata temporis, of the agricultural conversion rates applicable during the marketing year in question; whereas that specific agricultural conversion rate must be fixed during the month following the end of the marketing year in question;Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 332/95 of 17 February 1995 determining, by way of a temporary measure, the prices and amounts fixed in ecus applicable in the sugar sector for the period 1 February to 30 June 1995 which are multiplied by the correcting factor provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 (5), determines in particular the minimum sugarbeet prices; whereas, as a result, the agricultural conversion rates given in the Annex to this Regulation apply to the minimum sugarbeet prices and the production levies and, where appropriate, the additional levy, multiplied by the correcting factor 1,207509;Whereas, for the 1994/95 marketing year, the entire sugar output of Austria, Finland and Sweden was produced under national arrangements in force before 1 January 1995; whereas Article 1 (1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 3300/94 of 21 December 1994 laying down transitional measures in the sugar sector following the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden (6), provides that Articles 28 and 28a of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 are not to apply to the quantities of sugar produced in Austria, Finland and Sweden in the 1994/95 marketing year; whereas, as a result, no specific agricultural conversion rates should be laid down for those three Member States;Whereas the application of these provisions results in the fixing, for the 1994/95 marketing year, of the specific agricultural conversion rate for the conversion of minimum sugarbeet prices as well as the production levy and, where appropriate, additional levy into the various national currencies, as set out in the Annex to this Regulation,. The specific agricultural conversion rate to be used for conversion of the minimum sugarbeet prices referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 and the production levy and, where appropriate, additional levy referred to, respectively, in Articles 28 and 28a of that Regulation, into each of the national currencies, shall be fixed, for the 1994/95 marketing year, as set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 July 1994.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 July 1995.For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the CommissionANNEX to the Commission Regulation of 14 July 1995 fixing, for the 1994/1995 marketing year, the specific agricultural conversion rate applicable to the minimum sugarbeet prices and the production levies and, where appropriate, the additional levy in the sugar sectorSpecific agricultural conversion rate ECU 1 = 40,8086 Belgian and Luxembourg francs 7,74166 Danish kroner 1,94962 German marks 294,384 Greek drachmas 163,334 Spanish pesetas 6,61023 French francs 0,814678 Irish pounds 2 053,71 Italian lire 2,19672 Dutch guilders 198,202 Portuguese escudos 0,803063 Pound sterling +",sugar levy;isoglucose levy;minimum price;floor price;enlargement of the Union;Natali report;enlargement of the Community;sugar;fructose;fruit sugar;representative rate;agricultural conversion rate;agricultural unit of account;green exchange rate;green rate;green unit of account;sugar beet,17 +675,"76/811/EEC: Commission Decision of 5 October 1976 on the refusal to accept the scientific character of an apparatus known as 'Integrated 100/300 Unit'. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3195/75 of 2 December 1975 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Whereas, by letter dated 12 May 1976, the French Government requested the Commission to determine whether or not the apparatus known as ""Integrated 100/300 Unit"" should be considered to be a scientific apparatus;Whereas, in accordance with Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 3195/75, a group of experts composed of representatives of all of the Member States met on 16 September 1976 within the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine this particular case;Whereas this examination shows that the apparatus concerned is intended to create a vacuum in an oven of 2 800 ยบC in order to prepare rare earth monocrystals for examination by electronic microscope ; whereas the absence of any special device to allow of its specific use for scientific purposes does not permit it to be distinguished from standard laboratory equipment materials used for commercial and industrial purposes ; whereas pursuant to the provisions of Article 3 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75, this apparatus cannot be considered to be a scientific apparatus,. The apparatus known as ""Integrated 100/300 Unit"" is not hereby considered to be a scientific apparatus. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 5 October 1976.For the CommissionFinn GUNDELACHMember of the Commission (1)OJ No L 184, 15.7.1975, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 316, 6.12.1975, p. 17. +",exemption from customs duties;customs franchise;duty-free admission;duty-free entry;exemption from duty;exemption from import duty;travellers' allowance;travellers' tax-free allowance;scientific apparatus;laboratory equipment;microscope;research equipment;scientific instrument;scientific material;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT,17 +5716,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 959/2013 of 7 October 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 1291/2009 concerning the selection of returning holdings for the purpose of determining incomes of agricultural holdings. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 of 30 November 2009 setting up a network for the collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operation of agricultural holdings in the European Community (1), and in particular Articles 5(4) and 7(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1291/2009 (2) sets the thresholds for the economic size of agricultural holdings and the Annex to that Regulation fixes the number of returning holdings per division. By reason of the accession of Croatia, the threshold as well as the number of returning holdings for that new Member State should be fixed.(2) In addition, the date by which Croatia is to forward its first plan for the selection of returning holdings to the Commission needs to be laid down.(3) Structural change in Italy has led to a decrease in the number of the smallest holdings and in their contribution to the total output of agriculture, implying that those holdings do no longer need to be taken into account for the field of survey with a view to covering the most relevant part of the agricultural activity. In order to guarantee a more efficient representativeness of the Italian sample, the threshold for Italy should be adapted and the number of farms adjusted.(4) Regulation (EU) No 1291/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Community Committee for the Farm Accountancy Data Network,. Regulation (EU) No 1291/2009 is amended as follows:(1) Article 2 is amended as follows:(a) between the indents concerning France and Italy, the following indent is inserted:‘— : Croatia : EUR 4 000’(b) the indent concerning Italy is replaced by the following:‘— : Italy : EUR 8 000’(2) In the second paragraph of Article 5, the following sentence is added:(3) The Annex is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.For Croatia, it shall apply from the 2013 accounting year.For Italy, it shall apply from the 2014 accounting year.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 October 2013.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 328, 15.12.2009, p. 27.(2)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 1291/2009 of 18 December 2009 concerning the selection of returning holdings for the purpose of determining incomes of agricultural holdings (OJ L 347, 24.12.2009, p. 14).ANNEX(1) In the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 1291/2009, the following row is inserted between the rows for France and Italy:‘860 CROATIA 1 251’(2) The rows concerning Italy are replaced by the following:‘ITALY221 Valle D’Aosta 170222 Piemonte 594230 Lombardia 717241 Trento 282242 Bolzano 338243 Veneto 707244 Friuli 451250 Liguria 431260 Emilia Romagna 873270 Toscana 577281 Marche 452282 Umbria 460291 Lazio 587292 Abruzzo 572301 Molise 342302 Campania 667303 Calabria 510311 Puglia 723312 Basilicata 400320 Sicilia 706330 Sardegna 547Total Italy 11 106’ +",accession to the European Union;EU accession;accession to the Community;act of accession;application for accession;consequence of accession;request for accession;Italy;Italian Republic;economic accounts for agriculture;farm accountancy data network;FADN;Croatia;Republic of Croatia;sampling;agricultural holding;farm,17 +33330,"Commission Decision of 18 December 2006 allowing Member States to extend provisional authorisations granted for the new active substance tritosulfuron (notified under document number C(2006) 6573) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (1), and in particular the fourth subparagraph of Article 8(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC, in June 2001 Germany received an application from BASF AG for the inclusion of the active substance tritosulfuron in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. Commission Decision 2002/268/EC (2) confirmed that the dossier was complete and could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annex II and Annex III to that Directive.(2) Confirmation of the completeness of the dossier was necessary in order to allow it to be examined in detail and to allow Member States the possibility of granting provisional authorisations, for periods up to three years, for plant protection products containing the active substance concerned, while complying with the conditions laid down in Article 8(1) of Directive 91/414/EEC and, in particular, the condition relating to the detailed assessment of the active substance and the plant protection product in the light of the requirements laid down by that Directive.(3) For this active substance, the effects on human health and the environment have been assessed, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(2) and (4) of Directive 91/414/EEC, for the uses proposed by the applicant. The rapporteur Member State submitted the draft assessment report to the Commission on 5 September 2002.(4) Following submission of the draft assessment report by the rapporteur Member State, it has been found to be necessary to request further information from the applicant and to have the Rapporteur Member State examine that information and submit its assessment. Therefore, the examination of the dossier is still ongoing and it will not be possible to complete the evaluation within the timeframe provided for in Directive 91/414/EEC.(5) As the evaluation so far has not identified any reason for immediate concern, Member States should be given the possibility of prolonging provisional authorisations granted for plant protection products containing the active substance concerned for a period of 24 months in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 of Directive 91/414/EEC so as to enable the examination of the dossier to continue. It is expected that the evaluation and decision-making process with respect to a decision on possible Annex I inclusion for tritosulfuron will have been completed within 24 months.(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Member States may extend provisional authorisations for plant protection products containing tritosulfuron for a period not exceeding 24 months from the date of adoption of this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 December 2006.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/75/EC (OJ L 248, 12.9.2006, p. 3).(2)  OJ L 92, 9.4.2002, p. 34. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;pharmaceutical product;disinfectant;pharmaceutical preparation;pharmaceutical speciality;plant health product;plant protection product;EU control;Community control;European Union control;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban,17 +13104,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1719/94 of 14 July 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3886/92 as regards the detailed rules for the application of the premium schemes provided for in the beef and veal sector. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1096/94 (2), and in particular Article 4e (5) thereof,Whereas the experience gained in allocating rights from the national reserves has shown that the Member States were in certain cases in 1993 and 1994 constrained to make late allocation of such rights; whereas there is a risk that producers who acquired rights against payment and who subsequently also obtained, free of charge, rights from the national reserves in the same calendar year, may be penalized, in particular due to the fact that they have not been able to adapt their farms to the increased number of rights in time; whereas, as a result, those producers should be authorized to transfer and/or lease temporarily the rights they have acquired against payment in respect of 1993 and 1994;Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2078/92 of 30 June 1992 on agricultural production methods compatible with the requirements of the protection of the environment and the maintenance of the countryside (3), institutes an aid programme where producers undertake to reduce the proportion of cattle per forage area; whereas, therefore, within that framework and in order to achieve the objectives of the said Regulation, it was decided, as a general principle, that the national agri-environmental programmes approved by the Commission should stipulate as a condition that the use of suckler cow premium rights, freed in such a manner, should be suspended throughout the period of participation in the said programme; whereas, however, as an exceptional measure, use of the freed premium rights should be permitted in order to meet the needs of other agri-environmental aid measures where national extensification programmes so allow; whereas, furthermore, this amendment should not prejudice the principle of legitimate expectations as regards producers who, at the time of entry into force of this Regulation, had already notified their authorities of the transfer and/or temporary lease of their premium rights;Whereas one of the objectives of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2079/92 of 30 June 1992 instituting a Community aid scheme for early retirement from farming (4) is to encourage the replacement of elderly farmers by farmers able to improve the economic viability of the remaining agricultural holdings; whereas Articles 33 and 34 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3886/92 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1034/94 (6), provides for restrictions on the use of suckler cow premium rights which could be contrary to the objectives of Regulation (EEC) No 2079/92; whereas there is a risk that certain producers will not participate in early retirement programmes if their participation could eventually lead to the withdrawal of their rights to the suckler cow premium;Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3886/92 should therefore be amended;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. Regulation (EEC) No 3886/92 is amended as follows:1. Article 32 (a) is replaced by the following:'(a) he shall not be authorized to transfer the said rights and/or to lease them temporarily during the three following calendar years. However, and in respect of 1993 and 1994, this provision shall not apply to the rights obtained by means of a transfer and/or temporary lease during the calendar year in question before the notification of the allocation of rights from the national reserves relating to that same year.'2. Article 33 is replaced by the following:'Article 33Use of rightsWithout prejudice to Article 32 and except:- in the case of producers participating in an extensification programme recognized by the Commission,- in the case of producers participating in an early retirement scheme recognized by the Commission in which the transfer and/or temporary lease of rights is not obligatory, or- in duly justified exceptional cases,where producers have not made use of at least 50 % of their rights during each of two consecutive calendar years, the part not used during the last calendar year shall be transferred to the national reserve.'3. In Article 34 (3), the final sentence is replaced by the following:'However, for producers participating in early retirement programmes or who have, prior to the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 1719/94 (amending Regulation), undertaken to participate in extensification programmes recognized by the Commission, Member States may provide for an extension of the total duration of the temporary lease on the basis of these programmes.Producers who, subsequent to the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 1719/94 (amending Regulation), undertake to participate in an extensification programme in accordance with the measure referred to in Article 2 (1) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2078/92 shall not be authorized to temporarily lease and/or to transfer their suckler cow premium rights throughout the period of their participation. However, this prohibition shall not apply:- in cases where the extensification programme permits the transfer and/or temporary lease of rights to producers whose participation in measures other than the extensification measure referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2078/92 requires the acquisition of rights,- to producers able to prove to the satisfaction of the competent authorities that, prior to the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 1719/94, they had already notified those authorities of the transfer and/or temporary lease of premium rights in accordance with paragraph 2.' This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 July 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.(2) OJ No L 121, 12. 5. 1994, p. 9.(3) OJ No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 85.(4) OJ No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 91.(5) OJ No L 391, 31. 12. 1992, p. 20.(6) OJ No L 113, 4. 5. 1994, p. 1. +",agricultural guidance;production premium;early retirement;flexible retirement age;gradual retirement;pre-retirement;voluntary retirement;beef;extensive farming;farmer;cultivator;holder of a farm;horticulturist;share-cropper;stock breeder;stock owner;winegrower,17 +25521,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 118/2003 of 23 January 2003 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal and amending Regulations (EEC) No 3846/87 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds and (EC) No 1445/95 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2345/2001(2), and in particular Article 33(12) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.(2) Regulation (EEC) No 32/82(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 744/2000(4), Regulation (EEC) No 1964/82(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2772/2000(6), and Regulation (EEC) No 2388/84(7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3661/92(8), lay down the conditions for granting special export refunds on certain cuts of beef and veal and certain preserved beef and veal products.(3) It follows from applying those rules and criteria to the foreseeable situation on the market in beef and veal that the refund should be as set out below.(4) With regard to live animals, for reasons of simplification export refunds should no longer be granted for categories with insignificant trade with third countries. Moreover, in light of the general concern of animal welfare, export refunds for live animals for slaughter should be limited as much as possible. Consequently, export refunds for such animals should only be granted for third countries which for cultural and/or religious reasons traditionally import substantial numbers of animals for domestic slaughter. As to live animals for reproduction, in order to prevent any abuse export refunds for pure-bred breeding animals should be limited to heifers and cows of no more than 30 months of age.(5) Export refunds should be granted for certain destinations on some fresh or chilled meat listed in the Annex under CN code 0201, on some frozen meat listed in the Annex under CN code 0202, on some meat or offal listed in the Annex under CN code 0206 and on some other prepared or preserved meat or offal listed in the Annex under CN code 1602 50 10.(6) In view of the wide differences in products covered by CN codes 0201 20 90 97/00 and 0202 20 90 91/00 used for refund purposes, refunds should only be granted on cuts in which the weight of bone does not exceed one third.(7) In the case of meat of bovine animals, boned or boneless, salted and dried, there are traditional trade flows to Switzerland. To allow this trade to continue, the refund should be set to cover the difference between prices on the Swiss market and export prices in the Member States.(8) In the case of certain other cuts and preserves of meat or offal shown in the Annex under CN codes 1602 50 31 to 1602 50 80, the Community presence of international trade may be maintained by granting a refund corresponding to that at present available.(9) In the case of other beef and veal products, a refund need not be fixed since the Community's share of world trade is not significant.(10) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87(9), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2319/2002(10), establishes the agricultural product nomenclature for the purposes of export refunds. Following the introduction of refunds for pure-bred breeding female animals of maximum 30 months of age, the product nomenclature referred to above should be modified.(11) In order to simplify customs export formalities for operators, the refunds on all frozen cuts should be brought into line with those on fresh or chilled cuts other than those from adult male bovine animals.(12) Checks on products covered by CN code 1602 50 should be stepped up by making the granting of refunds on these products conditional on manufacture under the arrangements provided for in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 of 4 March 1980 on the advance payment of export refunds in respect of agricultural products(11), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2026/83(12).(13) Refunds should be granted only on products that are allowed to move freely in the Community. Therefore, to be eligible for a refund, products should be required to bear the health mark laid down in Council Directive 64/433/EEC(13), as last amended by Directive 95/23/EC(14), Council Directive 94/65/EC(15) and Council Directive 77/99/EEC(16), as last amended by Directive 97/76/EC(17), respectively.(14) Under Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1964/82, the special refund is to be reduced if the quantity of boned meat to be exported amounts to less than 95 %, but not less than 85 %, of the total weight of cuts produced by boning.(15) The negotiations on the adoption of additional concessions, held within the framework of the Europe Agreements between the European Community and the associated Central and Eastern European Countries, aim in particular to liberalise trade in products covered by the common organisation of the market in beef and veal. On this background, Romania should be removed from the list of destinations giving rise to the grant of a refund. The abolition of refunds may not, however, lead to the creation of a differentiated refund for exports to other countries.(16) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. 1. The list of products on which export refunds as referred to in Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 are granted and the amount thereof and the destinations shall be as set out in Annex I to this Regulation.2. The products must meet the relevant health marking requirements of:- Chapter XI of Annex I to Directive 64/433/EEC,- Chapter VI of Annex I to Directive 94/65/EC,- Chapter VI of Annex B to Directive 77/99/EEC. In the case referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1964/82 the rate of the refund on products falling within product CN code 0201 30 00 91/00 shall be reduced by EUR 14,00/100 kg. The fact that no refund has been fixed for exports to Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Hungary and Romania shall not be considered to mean that there is a differentiated refund. 1. Section 5 of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 is replaced by Annex II to this Regulation.2. Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 is replaced by Annex III to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply to export licences applied for from 3 February 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 January 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.(2) OJ L 315, 1.12.2001, p. 29.(3) OJ L 4, 8.1.1982, p. 11.(4) OJ L 89, 11.4.2000, p. 3.(5) OJ L 212, 21.7.1982, p. 48.(6) OJ L 321, 19.12.2000, p. 35.(7) OJ L 221, 18.8.1984, p. 28.(8) OJ L 370, 19.12.1992, p. 16.(9) OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1.(10) OJ L 354, 30.12.2002, p. 1.(11) OJ L 62, 7.3.1980, p. 5.(12) OJ L 199, 22.7.1983, p. 12.(13) OJ L 121, 29.7.1964, p. 2012.(14) OJ L 243, 11.10.1995, p. 7.(15) OJ L 368, 31.12.1994, p. 10.(16) OJ L 26, 31.1.1977, p. 85.(17) OJ L 10, 16.11.1998, p. 25.ANNEX Ito the Commission Regulation of 23 January 2003 fixing export refunds on beef>TABLE>NB:The product codes and the ""A"" series destination codes are set out in Commision Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1) as amended.The numeric destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1779/2002 (OJ L 269, 5.10.2002, p. 6).The other destinations are defined as follows:B00: all destinations (third countries, other territories, victualling and destinations treated as exports from the Community) with the exception of Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Hungary and Romania.B02: B08, B09 and destination 220.B03: Ceuta, Melilla, Iceland, Norway, Faroe Islands, Andorra, Gibraltar, Vatican City, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Albania, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the communes of Livigno and Campione d'Italia, Helgoland, Greenland, Cyprus, stores and provisions (destinations referred to in Articles 36 and 45, and if appropriate in Article 44, of Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/1999, as amended (OJ L 102, 17.4.1999, p. 11)).B08: Malta, Turkey, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Israel, West Bank/Gaza Strip, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, China, North Korea, Hong Kong.B09: Sudan, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad, Cape Verde, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, São Tomé and Príncipe, Gabon, Congo, Congo (Democratic Republic), Rwanda, Burundi, Saint Helena and dependencies, Angola, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Uganda, Tanzania, Seychelles and dependencies, British Indian Ocean Territory, Mozambique, Mauritius, Comoros, Mayotte, Zambia, Malawi, South Africa, Lesotho.B11: Lebanon and Egypt.ANNEX II>TABLE>NB:Article 33 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 (OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21) provides that no export refunds are to be granted on products imported from third countries and re-exported to third countries.ANNEX III""ANNEX IIIList indicated in Article 8(4)>TABLE>"" +",export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;agricultural product nomenclature;nomenclature of agricultural products;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;beef,17 +31524,"2006/382/EC: Commission Decision of 22 May 2006 on the extension of the limited recognition of the Hellenic Register of Shipping to the Republic of Malta (notified under document number C(2006) 1990) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 94/57/EC of 22 November 1994 on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations (1), and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,Having regard to the letter of 15 September 2004 from the Maltese authorities requesting the extension to Malta of limited recognition of the Hellenic Register of Shipping (hereinafter HRS) pursuant to Article 4(2) of Directive 94/57/EC,Whereas:(1) Limited recognition, as provided for in Article 4(3) of Directive 94/57/EC, is granted to organisations known as classification societies which meet all the criteria of the Annex to the Directive other than those set out in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Section A (General), but it is limited in time and scope in order for the organisations concerned to gain further experience.(2) Commission Decision 2001/890/EC (2) granted the recognition of HRS requested by Greece under Article 4(3) of the Directive. Commission Decision 2005/623/EC (3) extended this recognition for a period of three years from 3 August 2005, its effects being limited to Greece and Cyprus.(3) The Commission, together with the Maltese maritime authorities, have verified that HRS meets all the criteria of the Annex to Directive 94/57/EC other than those set out in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Section A (General) of the Annex. In addition, HRS has committed itself to the objective of bringing its performance records into line with the average of the recognised organisations.(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the COSS Committee set up by Article 7 of Directive 94/57/EC,. The effects of the limited recognition of the Hellenic Register of Shipping granted by Decision 2001/890/EC are extended to the Republic of Malta. This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Malta.. Done at Luxembourg, 22 May 2006For the CommissionJacques BARROTVice-President(1)  OJ L 319, 12.12.1994, p. 20.(2)  OJ L 329, 14.12.2001, p. 72.(3)  OJ L 219, 24.8.2005, p. 43. +",Greece;Hellenic Republic;Malta;Gozo;Republic of Malta;prevention of pollution;roadworthiness tests;transport safety;passenger protection;maritime transport;maritime connection;sea transport;sea transport connection;seagoing traffic;vessel;ship;tug boat,17 +16380,"97/728/EC: Commission Decision of 27 June 1997 on the approval of the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the region of Nord- Pas-de-Calais concerned by Objective 2 in France (Only the French text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (6) to 9 (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94; whereas however the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a single programming document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopt a single decision in a single document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 96/472/EC (4), the list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the programming period from 1997 to 1999;Whereas the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance of the Structural Funds for the present single programming document is composed of resources coming from the indicative allocation of Structural Fund commitment appropriations for the period 1997 to 1999 under Objective 2 resulting from Commission Decision 96/468/EC (5) and from unused appropriations of ECU 19,592 million of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996, pursuant to Commission Decision C(96) 4162/2 of 18 December 1996;Whereas the French Government has submitted to the Commission on 3 December 1996 the single programming document as referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this single programming document is eligible as from that date;Whereas the single programming document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the single programming document;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments;Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the single programming document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the single programming document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (7), stipulates that in the Commission decisions approving a single programming document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (8), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (9), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (10), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (11), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;Whereas the single programming document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;Whereas Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 lays down that Member States shall provide the relevant financial information to the Commission to permit verification of the respect of the principle of additionality; whereas the analysis, in the framework of partnership, of the information provided for by the French authorities has not yet allowed this verification; whereas payments should therefore be suspended after the first advance provided for in Article 21 (2) of the said Regulation until the Commission has verified the respect of the additionality;Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (12), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2335/95 (13), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas it is appropriate to mention that this Decision is ruled by the provisions on the eligibility of expenditure laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision C(97) 1035/1 of 23 April 1997 modifying the decisions approving the Community support frameworks, the single programming documents and the Community initiative programmes in respect of France;Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,. The single programming document for Community structural assistance in the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais concerned by Objective 2 in France, covering the period 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved. The single programming document includes the following essential elements:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies of France;the main priorities are:1. economic regeneration,2. training, research, technology,3. quality of life, environment and image;(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the single programming document comprising:- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,- the provisions on financial implementation,- the rules for compliance with Community policies;(d) the procedures for verifying additionality;(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the single programming document;(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned. 1. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:>TABLE>2. To this global maximum allocation is added an amount of ECU 19,592 million not subject to indexation, resulting from unused appropriations of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996. The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the single programming document amounts to a maximum of ECU 375,392 million.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the single programming document.The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 539,731 million for the public sector and ECU 257,538 million for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the EIB. 1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:- ERDF: ECU 309,001 million,- ESF: ECU 66,391 million.2. The budgetary commitments for the first instalment are as follows:- ERDF: ECU 92,701 million,- ESF: ECU 22,131 million.Commitments of subsequent instalments will be based on the financing plan for the single programming document and on progress in its implementation.3. Payments subsequent to the first advance provided for in Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 shall be subject to confirmation by the Commission of the respect of the principle of additionality on the basis of the relevant information supplied by the Member State. The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the single programming document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1999. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 2001. The single programming document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts. This Decision is ruled by the provisions laid down in the Annex to Decision C(97) 1035/1. 0This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.. Done at Brussels, 27 June 1997.For the CommissionMonika WULF-MATHIESMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 11.(3) OJ L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(4) OJ L 193, 3. 8. 1996, p. 54.(5) OJ L 192, 2. 8. 1996, p. 29.(6) OJ L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(7) OJ L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(8) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 15.(9) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 34.(10) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 21.(11) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 39.(12) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(13) OJ L 240, 7. 10. 1995, p. 12. +",EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;Nord-Pas-de-Calais;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;industrial region;industrial zone;European Investment Bank;EIB;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds,17 +1815,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1306/94 of 6 June 1994 concerning the stopping of fishing for salmon by vessels flying the flag of a Member State. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3689/93 of 20 December 1993 allocating, for 1994, catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Lithuanian waters (2), provides for salmon quotas for 1994;Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of salmon in the waters of ICES division III d (Lithuanian waters) by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State have reached the quota allocated for 1994,. Catches of salmon in the waters of ICES division III d (Lithuanian waters) by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the Community for 1994.Fishing for salmon in the waters of ICES division III d (Lithuanian waters) by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of entry into force of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 6 June 1994.For the CommissionYannis PALEOKRASSASMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 341, 31. 12. 1993, p. 91. +",sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;republic;USSR;Soviet Union;former USSR;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction,17 +11841,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2440/93 of 2 September 1993 amending Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1318/93 on detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2067/92 on measures to promote and market quality beef and veal. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2067/92 of 30 June 1992 on measures to promote and market quality beef and veal (1),Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1318/93 (2), has layed down detailed rules for the application of the aforementioned Regulation, and in particular Article 7 thereof;Whereas the investment in advance of the promotion measures in the first year of application requires considerable resources; whereas the amount of the advance granted at the time of the signing of the contracts should be increased for the first year;Whereas, the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. The following text is added to the second paragraph of Article 7 (1):'Advances for the year 1993 may, however, cover 50 % of this maximum amount, on condition that they are paid before 10 October 1993'. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 2 September 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 57.(2) OJ No L 132, 29. 5. 1993, p. 83. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;advance payment;payment on account;sales promotion;sales campaign;product quality;quality criterion;beef;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +36454,"2009/327/EC: Commission Decision of 16 April 2009 terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of stainless steel cold-rolled flat products originating in the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Korea and Taiwan. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (the basic Regulation), and in particular Article 9 thereof,After consulting the Advisory Committee,Whereas:1.   PROCEDURE1.1.   Initiation of the proceeding(1) On 1 February 2008, pursuant to Article 5 of the basic Regulation, the Commission announced by a notice (notice of initiation) published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2), the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding with regard to imports into the Community of stainless steel cold rolled flat products (SSCR), originating in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan (the countries concerned).(2) The proceeding was initiated following a complaint lodged on 21 December 2007 by EUROFER (the complainant) on behalf of producers representing a major proportion, in this case more than 25 %, of the total Community production of SSCR. The complaint contained prima facie evidence of dumping of SSCR originating in the countries concerned and of material injury resulting therefrom, which was considered sufficient to justify the initiation of a proceeding.1.2.   Parties concerned and verification visits(3) The Commission officially advised the complainant, all the Community producers, importer/traders and users known to be concerned and their associations, as well as the exporting producers and the authorities of the countries concerned of the initiation of the proceeding. Interested parties were given the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing within the time limit set in the notice of initiation. All interested parties, who so requested and showed that there were particular reasons why they should be heard, were granted a hearing.(4) In order to allow exporting producers in the PRC to submit a claim for market economy treatment (MET) or individual treatment (IT), if they so wished, the Commission sent claim forms to the exporting producers known to be concerned as well as to the authorities of the PRC. Four groups of companies in the PRC claimed MET pursuant to Article 2(7)(b) of the basic Regulation or IT, should the investigation establish that they did not meet the conditions for MET.(5) In view of the apparent large number of exporting producers in the PRC, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan, of importers in the Community, and of Community producers, sampling for those parties was envisaged in the notice of initiation in accordance with Article 17 of the basic Regulation.(6) However, for the PRC and the Republic of Korea, given that the investigation of all the cooperating companies or company groups was considered feasible within the deadlines and not unduly burdensome, it was subsequently decided that sampling would not be necessary. For Taiwan, out of the 10 companies or company groups (one group consisted of two companies) which had replied to the sampling questions, a sample of four companies or company groups was selected. However, one of them subsequently withdrew its cooperation; therefore the final sample consists of three companies or company groups. Finally, one non-sampled Taiwanese company requested individual examination pursuant to Article 17(3) of the basic Regulation. However, since it did not submit sufficient information, it was considered as non-cooperating.(7) As concerns the importers of SSCR, the Commission requested all known importers to provide information concerning imports and sales of the product concerned. A large number of importers offered to cooperate. The five major importers in terms of volume of imports were selected for the sample. These importers represent around 16 % of total Community imports from the countries concerned. In accordance with Article 17(2) of the basic Regulation, the parties concerned were consulted and raised no objection. However, three of the selected importers eventually did not submit a questionnaire reply and decided not to cooperate further with the investigation. The two remaining importers represented 2 to 4 % of the total Community imports from the countries concerned during the investigation period. As inclusion of some of the other importers which had offered cooperation would only slightly affect the representativity of the sample, it was decided not to replace the three sampled importers which ceased their cooperation with the investigation.(8) With regard to the Community producers, in accordance with Article 17 of the basic Regulation, a sample was selected based on the largest representative volume of production and EC sales of SSCR in the Community, which could reasonably be investigated within the time available. On the basis of the information received from the producers in the Community, the Commission selected four companies (two groups of related companies) having the largest volume of production and sales in the Community. In terms of Community production, the sampled companies represented 62 % of the estimated total production of SSCR in the Community and 99 % of the sales volume in the Community of the producers that offered cooperation. In accordance with Article 17(2) of the basic Regulation, the parties concerned were consulted and raised no objection. In addition, the remaining Community producers were requested to provide certain general data for the injury analysis.(9) The Commission sent questionnaires to the sampled exporting producers, Community producers and importers, and to all known users and user associations. Full questionnaire replies were received from four Community producers, 25 companies belonging to four company groups in the PRC, eight companies belonging to three company groups in the Republic of Korea, three sampled exporting producers in Taiwan, one company in Taiwan requesting individual examination, two importers and five users in the Community. In addition six remaining Community producers provided the requested general data.(10) The Commission sought and verified all the information it deemed necessary for the purpose of examining the MET/IT claims in the case of the PRC, and for a determination of dumping, resulting injury and Community interest for the countries concerned. Verification visits were carried out at the premises of the following companies:(a) Community producers— ArcelorMittal, Genk, Belgium,— ArcelorMittal, Paris, France,— ThyssenKrupp Nirosta, Krefeld, Germany,— ThyssenKrupp Terni, Terni, Italy;(b) Exporting producers in Taiwan— Chia Far Industrial Factory Co., Ltd, Taipei,— Jie Jin Material Science Technology Co. Ltd., Yung Kang City,— Yeun Chyang Industrial Co., Ltd, Shijou Shiang, Chang-Hwa,— YUSCO Group (Yieh United Steel Corporation and related companies), Kaohsiung;(c) Exporting producers in the Republic of Korea— Daiyang Metal Co., Ltd; Seoul,— The group of BNG Steel Co., Ltd and Hyundai Steel Company; Changwon and Seoul,— The group of POSCO and Daimyung TMS CO., Ltd; Seoul;(d) Exporting producers in the PRC— Lianzhong Stainless Steel Corp. (LISCO), Guangzhou,— Ningbo Qiyi Precision Metals Co., Ltd; Ningbo,— POSCO China Group, (group of eight companies); Zhangjiagang, Qingdao and Hong Kong SAR,— STSS Group (Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co., Ltd and 14 related companies); Taiyuan, Tianjin, Wuxi, Foshan, Hong Kong SAR and Willich, Germany;(e) Unrelated importers in the Community— Minmetals Germany GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany,— Nord Est Metalli Srl, San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy;(f) Users in the Community— BSH Bosch Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH, München, Germany,— Eberspächer GmbH & Co. KG, Neunkirchen, Germany,— Lowara Srl, Montecchio Maggiore, Italy.(11) In light of the need to establish a normal value for the exporting producers in the PRC to which MET might not be granted, a verification in the provisionally selected analogue country, the USA, took place at the premises of the following producers:— AK Steel; West Chester, OH, Coshocton, OH and Butler, PA,— Theis Precision Metal; Bristol, CT.1.3.   Investigation period(12) The investigation of dumping and injury covered the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007 (the investigation period or IP). The examination of trends relevant for the assessment of injury covered the period from 1 January 2004 to the end of the investigation period (period considered).1.4.   Product concerned(13) The product allegedly being dumped is flat-rolled products of stainless steel, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced), originating in the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Korea and Taiwan (the product concerned), normally declared within CN codes 7219 31 00, 7219 32 10, 7219 32 90, 7219 33 10, 7219 33 90, 7219 34 10, 7219 34 90, 7219 35 10, 7219 35 90, 7220 20 21, 7220 20 29, 7220 20 41, 7220 20 49, 7220 20 81 and 7220 20 89.(14) SSCR is used in a wide range of consumer industries and final applications. Examples of these are:— car manufacturing: exhaust systems, decoration, safety and structural components,— equipment for the chemicals, petrochemicals, papermaking, food processing and pharmaceuticals industries,— domestic appliances, kitchen utensils, tableware and cutlery,— manufacture of medical equipment,— public lighting and street furniture equipment,— manufacture of tubes for fluids transport, decoration, structural applications, heat exchangers,— shipbuilding,— desalination plants,— manufacture of railway trucks and carriages, road tankers, refrigerated containers,— decoration and structural applications in building industry.1.5.   Interim report and subsequent procedure(15) On 4 November 2008 the Commission disclosed to interested parties an Interim Report setting out its provisional findings with respect to this proceeding, i.e. the fact that the investigation established provisionally the existence of dumping but it did not conclude on the existence of a material link between dumped imports and any injury suffered by the Community industry and underlined the need to investigate further the situation as well as the aspect of possible threat of injury. On the basis of the provisional findings it was considered appropriate not to impose any provisional measures but to continue the investigation. All parties were given an opportunity to submit relevant evidence and comments on the provisional findings. The parties which so requested were also granted the opportunity to be heard. The Commission continued to seek and verify all information it deemed necessary for its final findings.2.   WITHDRAWAL OF THE COMPLAINT AND TERMINATION OF THE PROCEEDING(16) By a letter dated 4 March 2009 addressed to the Commission, the complainant formally withdrew its complaint. According to the complainant, this withdrawal was prompted by the fact that the current market situation for the Community industry differs significantly from the market situation in which the complaint was filed, given that the real and apparent demand has recently collapsed in the EU and this has also led to a decline in imports. In view of these market turbulences, the complainant does not want to pursue its current case which was based on an analysis of historic data that no longer fully reflect the current market conditions. According to the complainant, it is preferable to respond in these circumstances to any unfair injurious trade practices by way of a new case – in case a future situation would warrant such action – which could fully address the totality of the issues.(17) The complainant also argued that should the import volumes surge again, these imports could in the prevailing circumstances cast the viability of the Community industry into doubt.(18) It should be noted that the current situation with respect to the product concerned both in the EU and in the countries concerned is characterised by an unprecedented change of the fundamental economic parameters. While in these circumstances it is difficult to make reasoned assumptions as to the development of the market in the short to medium-term, it would also seem that the economic situation is volatile and that the appearance of injurious dumping could not be excluded. Given that at least during part of the investigation period a considerable surge of subject imports in a relative short period of time was found and given the price undercutting established, it is deemed appropriate to monitor imports into the EU of the product concerned. The information obtained in the framework of such monitoring would enable the Commission to react quickly, if necessary. For instance, it could be used for the purposes of the initiation of a new proceeding provided that the conditions as set out in Article 5 of the basic Regulation are met, i.e. if there is sufficient prima facie evidence of injurious dumping.(19) The Commission also notes that, should there be a new proceeding concerning this product and the circumstances warrant, an expeditious investigation may be appropriate. The basic Regulation in Article 7(1) indeed caters for such a possibility as it allows a rather fast imposition of provisional measures after initiation.(20) The monitoring period should apply for up to 24 months from the publication of the termination of the present proceeding.(21) In accordance with Article 9(1) of the basic Regulation, the proceeding may be terminated where the complaint is withdrawn unless such termination would not be in the Community interest.(22) The Commission considered that the present proceeding should be terminated since the investigation had not brought to light any consideration showing that such termination would not be in the Community interest. Interested parties were informed accordingly and were given the opportunity to comment. However, no comments which could alter this decision were received.(23) The Commission therefore concludes that the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports into the Community of stainless steel cold-rolled flat products originating in the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Korea and Taiwan should be terminated without the imposition of anti-dumping measures,. The anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of flat-rolled products of stainless steel, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced), originating in the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Korea and Taiwan, normally declared within CN codes 7219 31 00, 7219 32 10, 7219 32 90, 7219 33 10, 7219 33 90, 7219 34 10, 7219 34 90, 7219 35 10, 7219 35 90, 7220 20 21, 7220 20 29, 7220 20 41, 7220 20 49, 7220 20 81 and 7220 20 89 is hereby terminated. This Decision shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 16 April 2009.For the CommissionCatherine ASHTONMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1.(2)  OJ C 29, 1.2.2008, p. 13. +",anti-dumping legislation;anti-dumping code;anti-dumping proceeding;South Korea;Republic of Korea;Taiwan;Formosa;Republic of China (Taiwan);steel;alloy steel;crude steel;fine steel;rolled steel;stainless steel;structural steel;China;People’s Republic of China,17 +31814,"Commission Directive 2006/60/CE of 7 July 2006 amending Annexes to Council Directive 90/642/EEC as regards the maximum residue levels of trifloxystrobin, thiabendazole, abamectin, benomyl, carbendazim, thiophanate-methyl, myclobutanyl, glyphosate, trimethylsulfonium, fenpropimorph and chlormequat (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/642/EEC of 27 November 1990 on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on certain products of plant origin including fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (2), and in particular Article 4(1)(f) thereofWhereas:(1) In accordance with Directive 91/414/EEC, authorisations of plant protection products for use on specific crops are the responsibility of the Member States. Such authorisations have to be based on the evaluation of effects on human and animal health and influence on the environment. Elements to be taken into account in such evaluations include operator and bystander exposure and impact on the terrestrial, aquatic and aerial environments, as well as impact on humans and animals through consumption of residues on treated crops.(2) Maximum residue levels (MRLs) reflect the use of minimum quantities of pesticides to achieve effective protection of plants, applied in such a manner that the amount of residue is the smallest practicable and is toxicologically acceptable, in particular in terms of estimated dietary intake.(3) MRLs for pesticides covered by Directive 90/642/EEC are to be kept under review and may be modified to take account of new or changed uses. Information about new or changed uses has been communicated to the Commission which will lead to changes in the residue levels of trifloxystrobin, thiabendazole, abamectin, the benomyl group (benomyl, carbendazim, and thiophanate-methyl), myclobutanyl, glyphosate, trimethylsulfonium and fenpropimorph.(4) For chlormequat information has been communicated to the Commission that justifies the adoption of a temporary MRL on pears for three years.(5) The lifetime exposure of consumers to those pesticides via food products that may contain residues of those pesticides, has been assessed and evaluated in accordance with the procedures and practices used within the Community, taking account of guidelines published by the World Health Organization (3). In this evaluation it was taken into account that abamectin and thiabendazole are also used as veterinary medicines intended for food producing animals and that Maximum Residues Limits have been establishment for those two substances in accordance with the provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 (4). Based on that assessment and evaluations, the MRLs for those pesticides should be set so as to ensure that the acceptable daily intake is not exceeded.(6) In the case of benomyl, carbendazim, thiophanate-methyl, fenpropimorph and chlormequat for which an acute reference dose (ARfD) exists, the acute exposure of consumers via each of the food products that may contain residues of these pesticides has been assessed and evaluated in accordance with the procedures and practices currently used within the Community, taking account of guidelines published by the World Health Organization. The opinions of the Scientific Committee on Plants, in particular advice and recommendations concerning the protection of consumers of food products treated with pesticides (5), have been taken into account. Based on the dietary intake assessment, the MRLs for those pesticides should be fixed so as to ensure that the ARfD will not be exceeded. In the case of the other substances, an assessment of the available information has shown that no ARfD is required and that therefore a short term assessment is not needed.(7) Where authorised uses of plant protection products do not result in detectable levels of pesticide residues in or on the food product, or where there are no authorised uses, or where uses which have been authorised by Member States have not been supported by the necessary data, or where uses in third countries resulting in residues in or on food products which may enter into circulation in the Community market have not been supported with such necessary data, MRLs should be fixed at the lower limit of analytical determination.(8) Therefore it is appropriate to fix new MRLs for those pesticides.(9) The setting or modification at Community level of provisional MRLs does not prevent the Member States from establishing provisional MRLs for glyphosate, trimethylsulfonium and trifloxistrobin in accordance with Article 4(1)(f) of Directive 91/414/EEC and Annex VI thereto. It is considered that a period of four years is sufficient to permit further uses of these substances. The provisional Community MRL should then become definitive.(10) Lupines are consumed as food in several Member States. On lupines the use of glyphosate is authorised. The insertion of the entry ‘lupines’ and setting of MRLs for lupines is therefore necessary to protect consumers from excess pesticide residues used on lupines.(11) Directive 90/642/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.(12) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Directive 90/642/EEC is amended as follows:1. in Annex I, in group ‘3 Pulses’, the entry ‘Lupines’ is added in such a way that the terms ‘Whole product’ in the last column cover all four entries;2. Annex II is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive. 1.   Member States shall adopt and publish, by 20 January 2007 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive, except for the benomyl group and thiophanate-methyl for which they shall adopt and publish these by fourteen September 2006 and for chlormequat by thirty one July 2006. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.They shall apply those provisions from 21 January 2007, except for the benomyl group and thiophanate-methyl for which they shall be applied by fifteen September 2006 and for chlormequat by the first of August 2006.When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 July 2006.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 350, 14.12.1990, p. 71. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2006/53/EC (OJ L 154, 8.6.2006, p. 11).(2)  OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2006/45/EC (OJ L 130, 18.5.2006, p. 27).(3)  Guidelines for predicting dietary intake of pesticide residues (revised), prepared by the GEMS/Food Programme in collaboration with the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues, published by the World Health Organisation 1997 (WHO/FSF/FOS/97.7).(4)  OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC No 205/2006 (OJ L 34, 7.2.2006, p. 21).(5)  Opinion regarding questions relating to amending the annexes to Council Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC (Opinion expressed by the SCP, 14 July 1998); Opinion regarding variable pesticide residues in fruit and vegetables (Opinion expressed by SCP on 14 July 1998) http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/sc/scp/outcome_ppp_en.htmlANNEXAnnex II to Directive 90/642/EEC is amended as follows:1. the footnote (t) at the entry for chlormequat on pears is replaced by the following: ‘A temporary MRL of 0,2 mg/kg shall apply until 31 July 2009’;2. in part A, the columns for trifloxystrobin, thiabendazole, abamectin, benomyl, carbendazim, thiophanate-methyl, myclobutanyl, glyphosate, trimethylsulfonium and fenpropimorph are replaced by the following:Pesticide residue and maximum residue level (mg/kg)Groups and examples of individual products to which the MRLs would apply Trifloxy-strobin Thiaben-dazole Abamectin (sum of avermectin B1a, avermectin B1b and delta-8,9 isomer of avermectin B1a) Sum of benomyl and carbendazim, expressed as carbendazim Thiophanate-methyl Myclobutanyl Glyphosate Trimethyl-sulfonium, cation resulting from the use of glyphosate Fenpropi-morph‘1. Fruit, fresh, dried or uncooked, preserved by freezing, not containing added sugar; nuts(i) CITRUS FRUIT 0,3 (2) 5 0,01 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,1 (1) 3 0,05 (1)GrapefruitLemonsLimesMandarins (including clementines and other hybrids) 0,5 (2) 0,5 (2)Oranges 0,5 (2) 0,5 (2)PomelosOthers 0,1 (1) (2) 0,05 (1) (2)(ii) TREE NUTS (shelled or unshelled) 0,02 (1) (2) 0,1 (1) 0,02 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,2 0,05 (1) 0,1 (1) (2) 0,05 (1) (2) 0,05 (1)AlmondsBrazil nutsCashew nutsChestnutsCoconutsHazelnutsMacadamiaPecansPine nutsPistachiosWalnutsOthers(iii) POME FRUIT 0,5 (2) 0,01 (1) 0,2 0,5 0,5 0,1 (1) (2) 0,05 (1) (2) 0,05 (1)Apples 5Pears 5QuincesOthers 0,05 (1)(iv) STONE FRUIT 0,05 (1) 0,01 (1) 0,1 (1) (2) 0,05 (1) (2) 0,05 (1)Apricots 1 (2) 0,2 2 0,3Cherries 1 (2) 0,5 0,3 1Peaches (including nectarines and similar hybrids) 1 (2) 0,2 2 0,5Plums 0,2 (2) 0,5 0,3 0,5Others 0,02 (1) (2) 0,1 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,02 (1)(v) BERRIES AND SMALL FRUITAND 0,05 (1) 0,05 (1) (2)(a) Table and wine grapes 5 (2) 0,01 (1) 1 0,5 (2) 0,05 (1)Table grapes 0,3 0,1 (1)Wine grapes 0,5 3(b) Strawberries (other than wild) 0,5 (1) (2) 0,1 0,1 (1) 0,1 (1) 1 0,1 (1) (2) 1(c) Cane fruit (other than wild) 0,02 (1) (2) 0,1 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,1 (1) (2) 1Blackberries 0,1 1DewberriesLoganberriesRaspberries 0,1 1Others 0,01 (1) 0,02 (1)(d) Other small fruit and berries (other than wild) 0,01 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,1 (1) (2) 1BilberriesCranberriesCurrants (red, black and white) 1 (2) 1Gooseberries 1 (2) 1Others 0,02 (1) (2) 0,02 (1)(e) Wild berries and wild fruit 0,02 (1) (2) 0,01 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,02 (1) 0,1 (1) (2) 0,05 (1)(vi) MISCELLANEOUS 0,01 (1)Avocados 15Bananas 0,05 (2) 5 2 2DatesFigsKiwiKumquatsLitchisMangoes 5Olives (table consumption)Olives (oil extraction) 1 (2) 1 (2)Papaya 10 0,2 1Passion fruitPineapplesPomegranateOthers 0,02 (1) (2) 0,05 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,02 (1) 0,1 (1) (2) 0,05 (1) (2) 0,05 (1)2. Vegetables, fresh or uncooked, frozen or dry(i) ROOT AND TUBER VEGETABLES 0,02 (1) (2) 0,01 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,1 (1) (2) 0,05 (1) (2) 0,05 (1)BeetrootCarrots 0,2Cassava 15CeleriacHorseradish 0,2Jerusalem artichokesParsnips 0,2Parsley root 0,2RadishesFalsifySweet potatoes 15SwedesTurnipsYam 15Others 0,05 (1) 0,02 (1)(ii) BULB VEGETABLES 0,02 (1) (2) 0,05 (1) 0,01 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,02 (1) 0,1 (1) (2) 0,05 (1) (2) 0,05 (1)GarlicOnionsShallotsSpring onionsOthers(iii) FRUITION VEGETABLES 0,05 (1) 0,1 (1) (2) 0,05 (1) (2) 0,05 (1)(a) SolanaceaTomatoes 0,5 (2) 0,02 0,5 2 0,3Peppers 0,05 0,5Aubergines 0,02 0,5 2 0,3Okra 2 1Others 0,02 (1) (2) 0,01 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,02 (1)(b) Cucurbits - edible peel 0,2 (2) 0,02 0,1 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,1CucumbersGherkinsCourgettesOthers(c) Cucurbits - inedible peel 0,01 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,3 0,2Melons 0,3 (2)SquashesWatermelonsOthers 0,02 (1) (2)(d) Sweet corn 0,02 (1) (2) 0,01 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,02 (1)(iv) BRASSICA VEGETABLES 0,02 (1) (2) 0,01 (1) 0,02 (1) 0,1 (1) (2) 0,05 (1) (2)(a) Flowering brassica 0,1 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,05 (1)Broccoli (including Calabrese) 5CauliflowerOthers 0,05 (1)(b) Head brassica 0,05 (1)Brussels sprouts 0,5 1 0,5Head cabbageOthers 0,1 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,05 (1)(c) Leafy brassica 0,05 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,05 (1)Chinese cabbageKaleOthers(d) Kohlrabi 0,05 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,05 (1)(v) LEAF VEGETABLES AND FRESH HERBSAND 0,02 (1) (2) 0,05 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,1 (1) (2) 0,05 (1) (2) 0,05 (1)(a) Lettuce and similar 0,1CressLamb's lettuce 5LettuceScarole (broad-leaf endive)RuccolaLeaves and stems of brassicaOthers 0,02 (1)(b) Spinach and similar 0,01 (1) 0,02 (1)SpinachBeet leaves (chard)Others(c) Water cress 0,01 (1) 0,02 (1)(d) Witloof 1 0,01 (1) 0,02 (1)(e) Herbs 0,01 (1) 0,02 (1)ChervilChivesParsleyCelery leavesOthers(vi) LEGUME VEGETABLES (fresh) 0,05 (1) 0,01 (1) 0,1 (1) (2) 0,05 (1) (2) 0,05 (1)Beans (with pods) 0,5 (2) 0,2 0,1 (1) 0,3Beans (without pods)Peas (with pods) 0,2 0,1 (1)Peas (without pods)Others 0,02 (1) (2) 0,1 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,02 (1)(vii) STEM VEGETABLES (fresh) 0,02 (1) (2) 0,05 (1) 0,01 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,1 (1) (2) 0,05 (1) (2)AsparagusCardoonsCeleryFennelGlobe artichokes 0,5Leek 1RhubarbOthers 0,02 (1) 0,05 (1)(viii) FUNGI 0,02 (1) (2) 0,01 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,02 (1) 0,05 (1)(a) Cultivated mushrooms 10 0,1 (1) (2) 0,05 (1) (2)(b) Wild mushrooms 0,05 (1) 50 (2) 20 (2)3. Pulses 0,02 (1) (2) 0,05 (1) 0,01 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,02 (1) 0,05 (1) (2) 0,05 (1)Beans 2 (2)LentilsPeas 10 (2)Lupins 10 (2)Others 0,1 (1) (2)4. Oilseeds 0,05 (1) (2) 0,05 (1) 0,02 (1) 0,05 (1) 0,05 (1)Linseed 10 (2)PeanutsPoppy seedSesame seedSunflower seed 20 (2)Rape seed 10 (2)Soya bean 0,2 0,3 20 (2) 10 (2)Mustard seed 10 (2)Cotton seed 10 (2)Hemp seedOthers 0,1 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,1 (1) (2) 0,05 (1) (2)5. Potatoes 0,02 (1) (2) 0,01 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,02 (1) 0,5 (2) 0,05 (1) (2) 0,05 (1)Early potatoes 0,05 (1)Ware potatoes 156. Tea (dried leaves and stalks, fermented or other-wise, Camellia sinensis) 0,05 (1) (2) 0,1 (1) 0,02 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,1 (1) 0,05 (1) 2 (2) 0,05 (1) (2) 0,1 (1)7. Hops (dried), including hop pellets and unconcentrated powder 30 (2) 0,1 (1) 0,05 0,1 (1) 0,1 (1) 2 0,1 (1) (2) 0,05 (1) (2) 10(1)  Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.(2)  Indicates that the maximum residue level has been established provisionally in accordance with Article 4(1)(f) of Directive 91/414/EEC.’ +",food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;plant health legislation;phytosanitary legislation;regulations on plant health;marketing standard;grading;crop production;plant product;consumer protection;consumer policy action plan;consumerism;consumers' rights;pesticide residue,17 +16827,"Council Regulation (EC) No 1186/97 of 27 June 1997 amending the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial and agricultural products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 (1),Whereas it is in the interest of the Community to suspend partially or totally the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for a number of new products not listed in the Annex to the said Regulation;Whereas the products referred to in the said Regulation, for which it is no longer in the Community's interest to maintain suspension of autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties or for which it is necessary to amend the description in the light of technical developments, must be withdrawn from the list in the Annex thereto;Whereas, for the sake of clarity, it is therefore advisable to regard the products for which amendments to the description are required as new products,. The products set out in Annex I to this Regulation shall be added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/96. The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on these products shall be suspended at the rate indicated for each product. The products for which the codes are set out in Annex II to this Regulation shall be removed from the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/96. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1997.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 27 June 1997.For the CouncilThe PresidentA. JORRITSMA-LEBBINK(1) OJ No L 158, 29. 6. 1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2484/96 (OJ No L 341, 30. 12. 1996, p. 1).ANNEX I>TABLE>ANEXO II - BILAG II - ANHANG II - ÐÁÑÁÑÔÇÌÁ II - ANNEX II - ANNEXE II - ALLEGATO II - BIJLAGE II - ANEXO II - LIITE II - BILAGA II>TABLE> +",agricultural product;farm product;industrial product;new product;new technology;advanced technique;advanced technology;high tech;high technology;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;suspension of customs duties;customs procedure suspending import duties;suspension of tariff duty;tariff dismantling,17 +1983,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1507/95 of 29 June 1995 concerning derogations in the beef and veal sector from Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products and from Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance-fixing certificates for agricultural products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 of 22 December 1994 on the adjustments and transitional arrangements required in the agriculture sector in order to implement the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common orgnization of the market in beef and veal (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 424/95 (3), and in particular Article 15 thereof,Whereas, in order to guarantee that a distinction is made between quantities exported before and quantities exported on or after the date of entry into force of the Uruguay Round Agricultural Agreement, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1521/94 (4), lays down that the period of validity of export licences issued under the arrangements currently in force is limited to 30 June 1995 and that products covered by one of the systems referred to in Articles 4 and 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2026/83 (6), must be the subject of the export declaration;Whereas Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1964/82 of 20 July 1982 laying down the conditions for granting special export refunds on certain cuts of boned meat of bovine animals (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3169/87 (8), lays down that the total quantity of meat produced by boning must be exported;Whereas it has transpired that a large number of operators have faced marketing difficulties for certain boned cuts produced by boning and are therefore not able, despite their efforts, to comply with the time limit of 60 days from the date of acceptance of the export declaration within which the products must leave the customs territory of the Community, which is laid down in Article 4 and Article 32 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 (9), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 331/95 (10) and Article 30 (1) (b) (i) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 (11), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1199/95 (12); whereas provision should therefore be made, because of the exceptional circumstances affecting these products, for derogation from this time limit which should be increased to 90 days while restricting this derogation to export licences issued before 1 May 1995;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. By way of derogation from Article 30 (1) (b) (i) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 and Article 4 and Article 32 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87, the time limit of 60 days shall be increased to 90 days for boned meat covered by Code 0201 30 00 100 of the nomenclature of agricultural products for export refunds for which an export licence or an advance-fixing certificate issued before 1 May 1995 has been submitted, supported by the export declaration or the declaration of payment referred to in Article 25 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 June 1995.For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission +",GATT;General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade;export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;tariff negotiations;MTN;multilateral trade negotiations;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;beef;boned meat,17 +30207,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 602/2005 of 18 April 2005 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1),Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 of 10 December 2002 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 (2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2247/2003 of 19 December 2003 laying down detailed rules for the application in the beef and veal sector of Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) (3), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2247/2003 provides for the possibility of issuing import licences for beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia. However, imports must take place within the limits of the quantities specified for each of these exporting non-member countries.(2) The applications for import licences submitted between 1 and 10 April 2005, expressed in terms of boned meat, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2247/2003, do not exceed, in respect of products originating from Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia, the quantities available from those States. It is therefore possible to issue import licences in respect of the quantities applied for.(3) The quantities in respect of which licences may be applied for from 1 May 2005 should be fixed within the scope of the total quantity of 52 100 t.(4) This Regulation is without prejudice to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries (4),. The following Member States shall issue on 21 April 2005 import licences for beef and veal products, expressed as boned meat, originating in certain African, Caribbean and Pacific States, in respect of the following quantities and countries of origin:United Kingdom:— 750 t originating in Botswana,— 650 t originating in Namibia;Germany:— 500 t originating in Botswana,— 350 t originating in Namibia. Licence applications may be submitted, pursuant to Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2247/2003, during the first 10 days of May 2005 for the following quantities of boned beef and veal:Botswana: 15 986 t,Kenya: 142 t,Madagascar: 7 579 t,Swaziland: 3 337 t,Zimbabwe: 9 100 t,Namibia: 10 350 t. This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 April 2005.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 April 2005.For the CommissionJ. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1899/2004 (OJ L 328, 30.10.2004, p. 67).(2)  OJ L 348, 21.12.2002, p. 5.(3)  OJ L 333, 20.12.2003, p. 37. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1118/2004 (OJ L 217, 17.6.2004, p. 10).(4)  OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 807/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 36). +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;beef;ACP countries,17 +12476,"94/700/EC: Council Decision of 24 October 1994 on the extension of the legal protection of topographies of semiconductor products to persons from Canada. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 87/54/EEC of 16 December 1986 on the legal protection of topographies of semiconductor products (1), and in particular Article 3 (7) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas the right to legal protection of topographies of semiconductor products in the Community applies to persons qualifying for protection pursuant to Article 3 (1) to (5) of Directive 87/54/EEC;Whereas this right can be extended by Council decision to persons who do not benefit from protection pursuant to the said provisions;Whereas the extension of the protection in question should, as far as possible, be decided by the Community as a whole;Whereas protection has previously been granted on conditions of reciprocity to persons from certain countries and territories outside the Community, in some cases on a permanent basis in Decision 90/510/EEC (2), and in others on an interim basis in Decision 93/16/EEC (3);Whereas Canada has regulations according suitable protection to designers of topographies and has announced that it plans to extend their applications, from 1 November 1994, to Community nationals and to natural and legal persons that have a real and effective establishment there for the purpose of designing topographies or manufacturing integrated circuits;Whereas the Agreement on trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights, which forms part of the result of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations embodied in the Marrakesh Final Act of 15 April 1994, requires Members to grant protection to integrated-circuit topographies in compliance with its own provisions and with those of the Treaty on Intellectual Property in Respect of Integrated Circuits to which it refers;Whereas the Agreement, together with that establishing the World Trade Organization, will enter into force on 1 January 1995 or as soon as possible after that date; whereas the developed countries which are Members of the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization will have one year following the entry into force of that Agreement in which to implement the Agreement on trade related aspects of intellectual property rights;Whereas, in view of the undertakings given by the Canadian authorities, the right to protection pursuant to Directive 87/54/EEC should be extended, from 1 November 1994 until the implementation of the Agreement on trade related aspects of intellectual property rights, to natural persons, companies and other legal persons from Canada,. Member States shall extend the legal protection provided for pursuant to Directive 87/54/EEC as follows:(a) natural persons who are nationals of Canada or who have their habitual residence in the territory of Canada shall be treated as if they were nationals of a Member State;(b) companies and other legal persons of Canada which have a real and effective industrial or commercial establishment in that country shall be treated as if they had a real and effective industrial or commercial establishment in the territory of a Member State. This Decision shall apply from 1 November 1994. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 24 October 1994.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. BORCHERT(1)  OJ No L 24, 27. 1. 1987, p. 36.(2)  OJ No L 285, 17. 10. 1990, p. 29. Decision as amended by Decision 93/17/EEC (OJ No L 11, 19. 1. 1993, p. 22).(3)  OJ No L 11, 19. 1. 1993, p. 20. Decision as amended by Decision 93/520/EEC (OJ No L 246, 2. 10. 1993, p. 31) which grants interim protection to persons from the United States of America (until 31. 12. 1993) and from certain territories (until 31. 12. 1994), and Decision 94/373/EC (OJ No L 170, 5. 7. 1994, p. 34), which extends until 1 July 1995 the protection in respect of the United States of America. +",legal person;natural person;intellectual property;intellectual property right;designs and models;design;industrial design;electronic component;electronic tube;integrated circuit;microchip;microprocessor;semi-conductor;transistor;Canada;Newfoundland;Quebec,17 +377,"Regulation (EEC) No 907/73 of the Council of 3 April 1973 establishing a European Monetary Cooperation Fund. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof;Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament;Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee;Whereas the Council Resolution (1) and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of 22 March 1971 on the progressive establishment of economic and monetary union in the Community provided for the establishment of a European Monetary Cooperation Fund to be integrated at a later stage into a Community organization of central banks;Whereas the Heads of State or of Government meeting in Paris on 19 and 20 October 1972 envisaged that the Fund should be established before 1 April 1973;Whereas the Council has been informed of the Opinions requested on this subject in the Council Resolution (2) and the Representatives of the Member States, of 21 March 1972, from the Monetary Committee and from the Committee of Governors of the Central Banks;Whereas the purpose of the Fund must be to contribute to the progressive establishment of an Economic and Monetary Union between the Member States of the European Economic Community, which, in its final stage as regards its monetary aspects will have the following characteristics: - either the total and irreversible convertibility, at irrevocable parities, of Community currencies against each other,- or the introduction of a common currency;Whereas it is necessary to confer immediately on the Fund the responsibility for facilitating both the concertation necessary for the smooth operation of the exchange arrangements introduced in the Community and for the settlement of the positions resulting from interventions in Community currencies, for assuring thereby the multilateralization of intra-Community settlements, and for administering a financing mechanism which combines the mechanism for short-term monetary support contained in the Agreement of 9 February 1970 between the Central Banks of the Community with the mechanism for very short-term financing which was contained in the Agreement of 10 April 1972 between those same Central Banks;Whereas the conferment of these responsibilities constitutes merely a first stage in the progressive development of the Fund ; whereas it is therefore important that the Statutes of the Fund should be drawn up in such a way as to permit the scope of its activities to be gradually extended;Whereas it is necessary to establish the Fund if Community objectives are to be attained, in particular as regards the progressive harmonization of the Member States' economic policies, the proper functioning of the common market and the establishment of economic and monetary union ; whereas the Treaty made no provision for the powers essential to the establishment of the Fund;Whereas it is appropriate to specify that the general provisions of the Treaties concerning the European Communities as regards privileges and immunities, non-contractual liability and the obligation of professional secrecy are applicable to the Fund;. A European Monetary Cooperation Fund, hereinafter referred to as ""the Fund"", is hereby established ; it shall have legal personality. Within the limits of its powers the Fund shall promote: - the proper functioning of the progressive narrowing of the margins of fluctuation of the Community currencies against each other;- interventions in Community currencies on the exchange markets;- settlements between Central Banks leading to a concerted policy on reserves. (1)OJ No C 28, 27.3.1971, p. 1. (2)OJ No C 38, 18.4.1972, p. 3. In the first stage of its functions the Fund shall be responsible for: - the concerted action necessary for the proper functioning of the Community exchange system;- the multilateralization of positions resulting from interventions by Central Banks in Community currencies and the multilateralization of intra-Community settlements;- the administration of the very short-term financing provided for by the Agreement between the Central Banks of the enlarged Community of 10 April 1972 and of the short-term monetary support provided for in the Agreement between the Central Banks of the Community of 9 February 1970, to which the Central Banks of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom acceded with effect from 8 January 1973, and the regroupment of these mechanisms in a renewed mechanism. The provisions contained in the Agreements referred to in the third indent of Article 3 shall become the administrative rules of the Fund. The necessary technical adaptations to those provisions shall be made by the Board of Governors of the Fund without however changing the basic nature of those provisions and in particular the consultation procedures contained therein. The Statutes of the Fund are set out in the Annex to this Regulation and form an integral part thereof. This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 April 1973.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 3 April 1973.For the CouncilThe PresidentR. VAN ELSLANDEANNEX STATUTES OF THE EUROPEAN MONETARY COOPERATION FUNDArticle 1The Fund shall be directed and managed by a Board of Governors. The members of the Board of Governors shall be the members of the Committee of Governors of the Central Banks of the Member States of the European Economic Community established by the Council Decision (1) of 8 May 1964 on collaboration between the Central Banks of the Member States of the European Economic Community.If unable to attend they may be represented by another member of the governing body of their Central Bank.A member of the Luxembourg currency authorities shall sit on the Board of Governors. He shall take part in decisions whenever the rights and obligations of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are not exercised by the National Bank of Belgium on behalf of the two Member States of the Belgo-Luxembourg Economic Union.A member of the Commission shall take part in the proceedings of the Board of Governors. He may appoint an alternate.Article 2The Board of Governors shall, in order to achieve the aims of the Fund, act in accordance with the general economic policy guidelines drawn up under the Treaty by the Council and in accordance with such directives as the Council may adopt acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission.On 30 June and 31 December of each year, the Board of Governors shall draw up a report on its activities for submission to the Council and the Commission.Article 3The Board of Governors shall represent the Fund. It shall decide on the organization of the Funds, the powers which will be delegated and who may commit the Fund vis-Ă -vis third parties.The Board of Governors may delegate to an agent the responsibility for the execution of technical aspects of the Fund's operations.Article 4In the first stage of its functions, the expenditure incurred in the management of the Fund which is not covered by income shall where necessary be made up by contributions from the Central Banks in accordance with the scale of contributions for short-term monetary support.Article 5The Fund's operations in the currencies of the Member States shall be expressed in a European monetary unit of account of a value of 0 788867088 grammes of fine gold.When all the Member States alter the parity or the central rate of their currency simultaneously in the same direction, the value of the unit of account shall be changed automatically: - where the parities change in the same proportion : in the same direction and by the same proportion as the changes in parities or in the central rates;- where the parities change in different proportions : in the same direction as the change and in the same proportion as the smallest change in parity or central rate, unless the Council decides on a larger change. In such a case the Council shall act within three days from that of the official announcement by the first Member State to change the parity or central rate of its currency, and in accordance with the procedure laid down in the fourth paragraph of this Article.Simultaneous changes mean changes in the parity or central rate of the currencies of the Member States made within the three-day period referred to above.Any other changes in the value of the unit of account shall be decided on by the Council, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission after consulting the Monetary Committee and the Board of Governors of the Fund.Article 6In each of the Member States the Fund shall enjoy the most extensive legal capacity accorded to legal persons under their laws. It may in particular acquire or dispose of moveable or immovable property, open accounts and conclude agreements with the Central Banks of the Member States of the Community, receive and grant credit, invest the funds for whose management it is responsible, recruit personnel and may be a party to legal proceedings. (1)OJ No 77, 21.5.1964, p. 1206/64.Article 7The Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities shall apply to the Fund, the Board of Governors and the personnel of the Fund.Article 8The obligation of professional secrecy contained in Article 214 of the Treaty shall apply to the members of the Board of Governors, the member of the Commission sitting on the Board and his alternate, and to any other person engaged in the activities of the Fund.Article 9In the case of non-contractual liability, the provisions of Article 215 of the Treaty shall apply to damage or loss caused by the Fund or by its servants in the performance of their duties.Article 10The Board of Governors shall adopt the rules of procedure of the Fund. These rules of procedure shall require the unanimous approval of the Council, given after consulting the Commission. +",foreign exchange market;FX market;Forex market;foreign currency market;exchange control;floating rate;currency fluctuation;floating of currencies;fluctuation of exchange rates;central bank;bank of issue;federal bank;national bank;coordination of EMU policies;European Monetary Cooperation Fund;EC Monetary Cooperation Fund;EMCF,17 +5437,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 970/87 of 26 March 1987 laying down transitional measures and detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 with regard to the renewal and restructuring of the fishing fleet, the development of aquaculture and structural works in coastal waters. , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 of the 18 December 1986 on Community measures to improve and adapt structures in the fisheries and aquaculture sector (1), and in particular Articles 34 (4) and 52 thereof, Whereas applications for Community financial assistance submitted under Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 should contain all, facts and information enabling investment projects to be examined by reference to the criteria set out therein; Whereas, in order to facilitate both rapid examination and comparison of applications, the information must be presented in a harmonized form; Whereas it is necessary to adopt transitional measures for 1987 for projects as referred to in Article 37 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86; Whereas the measures laid down in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for the Fishing Industry,. Article 1 1. Applications for Community financial assistance for investment projects concerning the construction of fishing vessels, the realization of aquaculture production units and structural works in coastal waters should include the documents and information mentioned in the application forms annexed hereto. 2. Applications shall be submitted to the Commission, accompanied by an administrative memorandum to be drawn up by the Member State concerned, in duplicate. All supporting documents other than the forms provided for in the annexes may be submitted in one copy only. Article 2Applications submitted for the first time after 31 October 1985 under Council Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83 (2) shall be accepted in the form laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3166/83 (3).However, applications should be supplemented before 15 May 1987 by an administrative memorandum, in accordance with the Annex, to be drawn up by the competent authorities of the Member State concerned, as well as part A of the application form to annexed hereto to be filled in by the applicant and to be sent via the Member State. Article 3This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 March 1987 For the Commission Antรณnio CARDOSO E CUNHA Member of the Commission (1) OJ No L 376, 31. 12. 1986, p. 7.(2) OJ No L 290, 21. 10. 1983. (3) OJ No L 316, 15. 11. 1983 +",form;aquaculture;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;coastal region;coastal zone;littoral zone;fishing vessel;factory ship;fishing boat;transport vessel;trawler;project evaluation;project appraisal,17 +4563,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1137/2007 of 1 October 2007 concerning the authorisation of Bacillus subtilis (O35) as a feed additive (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation.(2) In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted for the authorisation of the preparation set out in the Annex to this Regulation. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(3) The application concerns the authorisation of the preparation of Bacillus subtilis DSM 17299 (O35) as a feed additive for chickens for fattening to be classified in the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’.(4) The European Food Safety Authority (the Authority) concluded in its opinion of 17 October 2006 that the preparation of Bacillus subtilis DSM 17299 (O35) does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment (2). It further concluded that that preparation does not present any other risk which would, in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, exclude authorisation. The opinion of the Authority recommends appropriate measures for user safety. It does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post market monitoring. This opinion also verifies the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Community Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(5) The assessment of that preparation shows that the conditions for authorisation, provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that preparation should be authorised, as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘gut flora stabilisers’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 1 October 2007.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 378/2005 (OJ L 59, 5.3.2005, p. 8).(2)  Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed and the Scientific Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms on the safety and efficacy of the microbiological product ‘O35’, a preparation of Bacillus subtilis, as a feed additive for chickens for fattening in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. Adopted on 17 October 2006. The EFSA Journal (2006) 406, p. 1-11.ANNEXIdentification number of the additive Name of the holder of authorisation Additive Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method Species or category of animal Maximum age Minimum content Maximum content Other provisions End of period of authorisationCFU/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %Category of zootechnical additives. Functional group: gut flora stabilisersAdditive composition:Characterisation of the active substance:Analytical method (1):1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature, storage life and stability to pelleting.2. The use is permitted in feed containing the permitted coccidiostats: diclazuril, halofuginone and robenidine.(1)  Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Community Reference Laboratory: www.irmm.jrc.be/crl-feed-additives +",animal nutrition;feeding of animals;nutrition of animals;poultry;chicken;cock;duck;goose;hen;ostrich;table poultry;animal health;food additive;sensory additive;technical additive;zootechnics;zootechny,17 +4214,"2006/166/EC: Council Decision of 21 December 2005 concluding the Additional Protocol to the Agreement on Trade, Development and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 310, in conjunction with the second sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2), and the second subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,Having regard to the 2003 Act of Accession, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament (1),Whereas:(1) The Additional Protocol to the Agreement on Trade, Development and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the 10 new Member States to the European Union, was signed on behalf of the Community and the Member States on 25 June 2005 in accordance with Council Decision 2005/206/EC (2).(2) Pending its entry into force, the Additional Protocol has been applied on a provisional basis as from 1 May 2004.(3) The Additional Protocol should be concluded,. The Additional Protocol to the Agreement on Trade, Development and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community and its Member States.The text of the Additional Protocol (3) is attached to this Decision. The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Community and its Member States, give the notification provided for in Article 9(2) of the Additional Protocol.. Done at Brussels, 21 December 2005.For the CouncilThe PresidentB. BRADSHAW(1)  Not yet published in the Official Journal.(2)  OJ L 68, 15.3.2005, p. 32.(3)  OJ L 68, 15.3.2005, p. 33. +",accession to the European Union;EU accession;accession to the Community;act of accession;application for accession;consequence of accession;request for accession;protocol to an agreement;South Africa;Ciskei;Republic of South Africa;South African Republic;Transkei;trade agreement (EU);EC trade agreement;cooperation agreement (EU);EC cooperation agreement,17 +14379,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1865/95 of 26 July 1995 reducing the basic price and the buying-in price for apples for the 1995/96 marketing year as a result of the overrun of the intervention threshold for the 1994/95 marketing year. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1363/95 (2), and in particular Article 16b (4) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1900/94 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 842/95 (4) fixes the intervention threshold for apples for the 1994/95 marketing year at 260 000 tonnes; whereas, pursuant to Article 2 (2) and (3) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1121/89 of 27 April 1989 on the introduction of an intervention threshold for apples and cauliflowers (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1327/95 (6), if, in the course of the marketing year, intervention measures adopted for apples involve quantities exceeding the intervention threshold fixed for that product and for that marketing year, the basic price and the buying-in price fixed for that product for that product for the following marketing year are reduced by 1 % for each 85 800 tonnes by which the threshold is exceeded;Whereas, according to the information supplied by the Member States, intervention measures adopted in the Community in respect of the 1994/95 marketing year related to 1 103 103 tonnes; whereas the Commission therefore notes an overrun of the intervention threshold fixed for that marketing year of 843 103 tonnes;Whereas, in view of the foregoing, the basic price and the buying-in price for apples fixed by Council Regulation (EC) No 1542/95 (7) must be reduced by 9 %;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,. The basic price and the buying-in price for apples for the 1995/96 marketing year fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1542/95 are hereby reduced by 9 % and shall be as laid out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 1995.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 July 1995.For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the CommissionANNEXBASIC PRICE AND BUYING-IN PRICE FOR THE 1995/96 MARKETING YEAR AS A RESULT OF THE OVERRUN OF THE INTERVENTION THRESHOLD FIXED FOR THE 1994/95 MARKETING YEARApples>TABLE POSITION>These prices refer to:- apples of the Reine des Reinettes and Verde Doncella varieties, quality class I, size 65 mm or more,- apples of the Delicious Pilafa, Golden Delicious, James Grieve, Red Delicious, Reinette Grise du Canada and Starking Delicious varieties, quality class I, size 70 mm or more, put up in packaging.These prices do not take account of the cost of the packaging in which the product is put up. +",pip fruit;apple;fig;pear;pome fruit;quince;market intervention;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;purchase price;basic price;marketing year;agricultural year,17 +38720,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 828/2010 of 20 September 2010 on the issue of import licences for applications submitted in the first seven days of September 2010 under the tariff quota for high-quality beef administered by Regulation (EC) No 620/2009. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 620/2009 of 13 July 2009 providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for high-quality beef (3) sets out detailed rules for the submission and issue of import licences.(2) Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 provides that in cases where quantities covered by licence applications exceed the quantities available for the quota period, allocation coefficients should be fixed for the quantities covered by each licence application. The applications for import licences submitted pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 620/2009 between 1 and 7 September 2010 exceed the quantities available. Therefore, the extent to which import licences may be issued and the allocation coefficient should be determined,. Import licence applications covered by the quota with order number 09.4449 and submitted between 1 and 7 September 2010 in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 620/2009, shall be multiplied by an allocation coefficient of 75,767209 %. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 September 2010.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Jean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.(3)  OJ L 182, 15.7.2009, p. 25. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;product quality;quality criterion;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;beef;Community certification,17 +26152,"Council Regulation (EC) No 953/2003 of 26 May 2003 to avoid trade diversion into the European Union of certain key medicines. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) On 21 February 2001, the Commission adopted a communication to the European Parliament and to the Council on accelerated action targeted at major communicable diseases within the context of poverty reduction, according to which the Commission was instructed, inter alia, to establish a global tiered pricing system for key pharmaceuticals for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria and related diseases for the poorest developing countries and to prevent product diversion of these products to other markets by ensuring that effective safeguards were in place.(2) In a resolution dated 14 May 2001 on accelerated action on HIV, TB and malaria, the Council underlined the need to reinforce safeguards against diversion of low priced pharmaceuticals destined for poor markets and prevent price erosion in developed countries markets.(3) On 15 March 2001, a resolution of the European Parliament on access to drugs for HIV/AIDS victims in developing countries noted the inclusion of a commitment to tiered pricing in the Commission's programme for action and called for a system allowing developing countries equitable access to medicines and vaccines at affordable prices.(4) Many of the poorest developing countries are in urgent need of access to affordable essential medicines for treatment of communicable diseases. These countries are heavily dependant on imports of medicines as local manufacturing is scarce.(5) Price segmentation between developed country markets and the poorest developing country markets is necessary to ensure that the poorest developing countries are supplied with essential pharmaceutical products at heavily reduced prices. Therefore, these heavily reduced prices cannot be understood as a reference for the price to be paid for the same products in developed country markets.(6) Legislative and regulatory instruments are in place in most developed countries to prevent importation, in certain circumstances, of pharmaceutical products, but these instruments risk becoming insufficient where substantial volumes of heavily discounted pharmaceuticals are sold to the poorest developing country markets and the economic interest in trade diversion into high priced markets therefore may increase significantly.(7) There is a need to encourage the pharmaceutical producers to make pharmaceutical products available at heavily reduced prices in significantly increased volumes by ensuring through this Regulation that these products remain on those markets. Donations of pharmaceutical products and products sold under contracts awarded in response to competitive tenders from national governments or international procurement bodies, or under a partnership agreed between the manufacturer and the government of a country of destination may qualify under this Regulation on equal conditions, bearing in mind that donations are not contributing to the improvement of access to these products on a sustainable basis.(8) For the purpose of this Regulation, it is necessary to establish a procedure which identifies the products, countries and diseases covered by this Regulation.(9) This Regulation serves the purpose of preventing tiered priced products from being imported into the Community. Exemptions are laid down for certain situations under the strict provision that it is ensured that the final destination of the products in question is one of the countries listed in Annex II.(10) Manufacturers of tiered priced products must differentiate the appearance of tiered priced products to facilitate the task of identifying them.(11) It will be appropriate to review the lists of the diseases and the countries of destination covered by this Regulation, as well as the formulae used to identify tiered priced products in the light, inter alia, of the experience gained from its application.(12) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (1).(13) With regard to tiered priced products contained in travellers' personal luggage for personal use, the same rules as set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 3295/94 of 22 December 1994 laying down measures to prohibit the release for free circulation, export, re-export or entry for a suspensive procedure of counterfeit and pirated goods (2), currently being reviewed, should apply.(14) Where tiered priced products have been seized under this Regulation, the competent authority may, in accordance with national legislation and with a view to ensuring that the intended use is made of the seized products to the full benefit of the countries listed in Annex II, decide to make them available for humanitarian purposes in these countries. In the absence of such decision, the seized products should be destroyed,. 1.   This Regulation lays down:(a) the criteria for establishing what is a tiered priced product;(b) the conditions under which the customs authorities shall take action;(c) the measures which shall be taken by the competent authorities in the Member States.2.   For the purposes of this Regulation:(a) ‘tiered priced product’ means any pharmaceutical product used in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of a disease referred to in Annex IV which is priced in accordance with one of the optional price calculations set out in Article 3, verified by the Commission or an independent auditor as provided for in Article 4 and entered in the list of tiered priced products set out in Annex I;(b) ‘countries of destination’ are those countries listed in Annex II;(c) ‘competent authority’ means an authority designated by a Member State to determine whether goods suspended by the customs authorities in the respective Member State are tiered priced products and to give instructions depending on the outcome of the review. 1.   It shall be prohibited to import into the Community tiered priced products for the purposes of release for free circulation, re-export, placing under suspensive procedures or placing in a free zone or free warehouse.2.   The following shall be exempted from the prohibition regarding tiered priced products as set out in paragraph 1:(a) re-export to countries of destination;(b) placing under a transit or customs warehouse procedure or in a free zone or free warehouse for the purpose of re-export to a country of destination. The tiered price referred to in Article 4(2)(ii) of this Regulation shall, at the option of the applicant, be either:(a) no higher than the percentage set out in Annex III of the weighted average ex factory price charged by a manufacturer in OECD markets for the same product at the time of application; or, alternatively,(b) a manufacturer's direct production costs, with the addition of a maximum percentage which is set out in Annex III. 1.   In order for products to benefit from this Regulation, manufacturers or exporters of pharmaceutical products shall submit applications to the Commission.2.   Any application addressed to the Commission shall contain the following information:(i) the product name and active ingredient of the tiered priced product and sufficient information to verify which disease it is preventing, diagnosing or treating;(ii) the price offered in relation to either of the optional price calculations set out in Article 3 in sufficient detail to enable verification. Instead of submitting such detailed information, the applicant may submit a certificate issued by an independent auditor, stating that the price has been verified and corresponds to one of the criteria set out in Annex III. The independent auditor is appointed in agreement between the manufacturer and the Commission. Any information submitted by the applicant to the auditor shall remain confidential;(iii) the country or countries of destination to which the applicant intends to sell the product concerned;(iv) the code number based on the Combined Nomenclature as set out in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (3) and, where appropriate, supplemented by TARIC subdivisions, to identify unambiguously the goods concerned;(v) any measures taken by the manufacturer or exporter to make the tiered priced product easily distinguishable from identical products offered for sale inside the Community.3.   The Commission shall determine whether a product fulfils the criteria set out in this Regulation in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 5(2).4.   Where the requirements set out in this Regulation are fulfilled, the product shall be added to Annex I at the next following update. The applicant shall be informed of the decision of the Commission within 15 days.5.   If an application is not sufficiently detailed for review as to substance, the Commission shall in writing ask the applicant to submit such missing information. If the applicant does not complete the application within the time period set out in that communication, the application shall be null and void.6.   If the Commission finds that the application does not fulfil the criteria set out in this Regulation, the application shall be rejected and the applicant shall be informed within 15 days of the date of the decision. Nothing shall prevent the applicant from resubmitting a modified application for the same product.7.   Products destined to be donated to recipients in one of the countries listed in Annex II may be notified accordingly for approval and insertion in Annex I.8.   Annex I to this Regulation shall be updated every second month by the Commission.9.   Where adjustments to Annexes II, III and IV are necessary, the procedure referred to in Article 5(3) shall apply. 1.   The Commission shall be assisted by a committee.2.   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 3 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.3.   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at two months.4.   The Committee shall adopt its Rules of Procedure. A product approved as a tiered priced product and inserted in Annex I shall remain on that list for as long as the conditions set out in Article 4 are fulfilled and annual sales reports have been submitted to the Commission in accordance with Article 11. The applicant must submit information to the Commission on any change which has occurred with respect to the scope or conditions set out in Article 4 in order to ensure that these requirements are met. A permanent logo, as set out in Annex V, shall be affixed on any packaging or product and any document used in connection with the approved product sold at tiered prices to countries of destination. This applies as long as the tiered priced product concerned remains listed in Annex I. 1.   Where there is reason to suspect that, contrary to the prohibition in Article 2, tiered priced products will be imported into the Community, customs authorities shall suspend the release of, or detain, the products concerned for the time necessary to obtain a decision of the competent authorities on the character of the merchandise. The period of suspension or detention shall not exceed 10 working days unless special circumstances apply, in which case the period may be extended by a maximum of 10 working days. Upon expiry of this period, the products shall be released, provided that all customs formalities have been complied with.2.   It shall be sufficient reason for the customs authorities to suspend the release of, or detain, products if there is sufficient information available to consider that the product in question is tiered priced.3.   The competent authority in the Member State concerned and the manufacturer or exporter mentioned in Annex I shall be informed without delay of the suspended release or detention of the products and shall receive all information available with respect to the products concerned. Due account shall be taken of national provisions on the protection of personal data, commercial and industrial secrecy and professional and administrative confidentiality. The importer, and where appropriate, the exporter, shall be given ample opportunity to supply the competent authority with the information which it deems appropriate regarding the products.4.   The procedure of suspension or detention of the goods is carried out at the expense of the importer. If it is not possible to recover these expenses from the importer, they may, in accordance with national legislation, be recovered from any other person responsible for the attempted illicit importation. 1.   If products suspended for release or detained by customs authorities are recognised by the competent authority as tiered priced products under this Regulation, the competent authority shall ensure that these products are seized and disposed of in accordance with national legislation. These procedures are carried out at the expense of the importer. If it is not possible to recover these expenses from the importer, they may, in accordance with national legislation, be recovered from any other person responsible for the attempted illicit importation.2.   Where products suspended for release or detained by customs authorities subsequent to further control by the competent authority are found not to qualify as tiered priced products under this Regulation, the customs authority shall release the products to the consignee, provided that all customs formalities have been complied with.3.   The competent authority shall inform the Commission of all decisions adopted pursuant to this Regulation. 0This Regulation shall not apply to goods of a non-commercial nature contained in travellers' personal luggage for personal use within the limits laid down in respect of relief from customs duty. 11.   The Commission shall monitor on an annual basis the volumes of exports of tiered priced products listed in Annex I and exported to the countries defined in Article 1 on the basis of information provided to it by pharmaceutical manufacturers and exporters. For this purpose a standard form will be issued by the Commission. Manufacturers and exporters must submit such sales reports annually for each tiered priced product to the Commission on a confidential basis.2.   The Commission shall periodically report to the Council on the volumes exported under tiered prices, including on the volumes exported within the framework of a partnership agreement agreed between the manufacturer and the government of a country of destination. The report shall examine the scope of countries and diseases and general criteria for the implementation of Article 3. 21.   The application of this Regulation shall in no circumstances interfere with procedures laid down in Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use (4) and Council Regulation (EEC) No 2309/93 of 22 July 1993 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (5).2.   This Regulation shall not interfere with intellectual property rights or rights of intellectual property owners. 3This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 May 2003.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. DRYS(1)  OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.(2)  OJ L 341, 30.12.1994, p. 8; Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 241/1999 (OJ L 27, 2.2.1999, p. 1).(3)  OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1; Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2176/2002 (OJ L 331, 7.12.2002, p. 3).(4)  OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 67; Directive as amended by Directive 2002/98/EC (OJ L 33, 8.2.2003, p. 30).(5)  OJ L 214, 24.8.1993, p. 1; Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 649/98 (OJ L 88, 24.3.1998, p. 7).ANNEX IANNEX IICOUNTRIES OF DESTINATIONAfghanistanAngolaArmeniaAzerbaijanBangladeshBeninBhutanBotswanaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCape VerdeCentral African RepublicChadChinaComorosCongo, Democratic Republic ofCongo, Republic ofCôte d'IvoireDjiboutiEast TimorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEthiopiaGambiaGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauHaitiHondurasIndiaIndonesiaKenyaKiribatiKorea, Democratic Republic ofKyrgyz RepublicLao People's Democratic RepublicLesothoLiberiaMadagascarMalawiMaldivesMaliMauritaniaMoldovaMongoliaMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNepalNicaraguaNigerNigeriaPakistanRwandaSamoaSão Tomé and PríncipeSenegalSierra LeoneSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth Africa, Republic ofSudanSwazilandTajikistanTanzania, United Republic ofTogoTurkmenistanTuvaluUgandaVanuatuVietnamYemenZambiaZimbabweANNEX IIIPERCENTAGES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3Percentage referred to in Article 3(a): 25 %Percentage referred to in Article 3(b): 15 %ANNEX IVSCOPE OF DISEASESHIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and related opportunistic diseasesANNEX VLOGOThe winged staff of Aesculapius with a coiled serpent, in the centre of a circle formed by 12 stars. +",discriminatory price;differentiated price;export (EU);Community export;import (EU);Community import;export restriction;export ban;limit on exports;import restriction;import ban;limit on imports;suspension of imports;medicament;medication;customs inspection;customs check,17 +4103,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1103/2005 of 13 July 2005 on import licence applications for rice originating in Egypt under the tariff quota for 2005 provided for in Regulation (EC) No 955/2005. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 955/2005 of 23 June 2005 opening a Community import quota for rice originating in Egypt (2), and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) The import licence applications for rice falling within CN code 1006 lodged from 1 July 2005 to 13.00 on 4 July 2005 and notified to the Commission cover an amount of 59 135 tonnes, whereas the maximum amount of such rice that can be imported under the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union (3), attached to Council Decision 2005/89/EC (4), is 9 342 tonnes.(2) A reduction percentage should therefore be fixed for import licence applications lodged by 13.00 on 4 July 2005 and benefiting from a 100 % reduction in customs duty calculated in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003.(3) No further import licences allowing a 100 % reduction in the customs duty should be issued for 2005.(4) Given its purpose, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. Import licence applications for rice falling within CN code 1006 under the quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 955/2005, submitted before 13.00 on 4 July 2005 and notified to the Commission, shall give rise to the issue of licences for the quantities applied for multiplied by a reduction coefficient of 84,202249 %. Import licence applications for rice falling within CN code 1006 submitted from 13.00 on 4 July 2005 to the end of 2005 shall not give rise to the issue of an import licence for the quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 955/2005. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 July 2005.For the CommissionJ. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96.(2)  OJ L 164, 24.6.2005, p. 5.(3)  OJ L 31, 4.2.2005, p. 31.(4)  OJ L 31, 4.2.2005, p. 30. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;rice;Egypt;Arab Republic of Egypt,17 +17787,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 150/98 of 22 January 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2004/97 laying down certain rules for the application of the special arrangements for imports of olive oil originating in Tunisia. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2004/97 of 9 October 1997 laying down certain rules for the application of the special arrangements for imports of olive oil originating in Tunisia (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 of 22 December 1994 on the adjustments and transitional arrangements required in the agricultural sector in order to implement the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1161/97 (3), and in particular Article 3 thereof,Whereas the reduction in the rate of customs duty provided for in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2004/97 applies to all imports of olive oil in respect of which the importer provides proof on import that the special export charge is reflected in the import price; whereas, for the purposes of applying the abovementioned arrangements, provision should be made for the importer to provide proof that the charge in question has been reimbursed to the exporter;Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2146/95 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1163/97 (5), relating, inter alia, to the transitional adjustment of the special arrangements for imports of olive oil originating in Tunisia lays down provisions applying to those arrangements; whereas those provisions should be repealed in view of the detailed implementing rules laid down herein;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,. 1. The arrangements provided for in Article 2(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 2004/97 shall apply to all imports in respect of which the importer provides proof, on acceptance of the declaration of release for free circulation, that the special export charge is reflected in the import price and that he has reimbursed that charge to the exporter up to the amount deductible on import into the Community as provided for in Article 2(2) of that Regulation.2. Proof for the purposes of paragraph 1 may consist in any administrative, commercial or bank document acceptable to the customs authorities.3. For the purposes of this Regulation, 'exporter` means the person shown in the EUR.1 certificate for Tunisia. Regulation (EC) No 2146/95 is hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 January 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 284, 16. 10. 1997, p. 9.(2) OJ L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.(3) OJ L 169, 27. 6. 1997, p. 1.(4) OJ L 215, 9. 9. 1995, p. 1.(5) OJ L 169, 27. 6. 1997, p. 4. +",olive oil;import;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;customs regulations;community customs code;customs legislation;customs treatment;import tax;import surcharge;special charge on imports;taxation of imports;Tunisia;Republic of Tunisia;Tunisian Republic,17 +42133,"2013/656/CFSP: Political and Security Committee Decision EUCAP Sahel Niger/2/2013 of 12 November 2013 on the appointment of the Head of Mission of the European Union CSDP mission in Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger). ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,Having regard to Council Decision 2012/392/CFSP of 16 July 2012 on the European Union CSDP Mission in Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger) (1), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Under Article 9(1) of Decision 2012/392/CFSP, the Political and Security Committee is authorised, in accordance with Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of exercising the political control and strategic direction of the European Union CSDP Mission in Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger) including, in particular, the decision to appoint a Head of Mission.(2) The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy has proposed the appointment of Mr Filip DE CEUNINCK as Head of Mission of EUCAP Sahel Niger, ad interim, for the period from 1 November to 31 December 2013,. Mr Filip DE CEUNINCK is hereby appointed as Head of Mission of the European Union CSDP Mission to Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger), ad interim, for the period from 1 November to 31 December 2013. This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.It shall apply from 1 November 2013.. Done at Brussels, 12 November 2013.For the Political and Security CommitteeThe ChairpersonW. STEVENS(1)  OJ L 187, 17.7.2012, p. 48. +",Niger;Republic of Niger;common security and defence policy;CDP;CEDP;CESDP;CSDP;Common European Defence Policy;Common European Security and Defence Policy;ESDP;European Security and Defence Policy;common defence;common defence policy;appointment of members;designation of members;resignation of members;term of office of members,17 +33599,"2007/603/EC: Commission Decision of 7 September 2007 amending Decision 2001/618/EC to include Slovakia in the list of regions free of Aujeszky’s disease and regions of Spain in the list of regions where approved Aujeszky's disease control programmes are in place (notified under document number C(2007) 4108) (Text with EEA relevance ). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (1), and in particular Articles 9(2) and 10(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Directive 64/432/EEC lays down rules applicable to intra-Community trade in certain animals. Article 9 of that Directive provides for compulsory national programmes for certain contagious disease, including Aujeszky's disease, to be submitted to the Commission for approval. In addition, Article 10 of Directive 64/432/EC provides for Member States to submit documentation to the Commission concerning the status of those diseases in their territory.(2) Commission Decision 2001/618/EC of 23 July 2001 on additional guarantees in intra-Community trade of pigs relating to Aujeszky’s disease, criteria to provide information on this disease and repealing Decisions 93/24/EEC and 93/244/EEC (2) contains a list of Member States or regions thereof free of Aujeszky's disease and where vaccination is prohibited in Annex I thereto. Annex II to Decision 2001/618/EC contains a list of Member States or regions thereof where disease control programme for that disease are in place.(3) A programme for the eradication of Aujeszky’s disease has been implemented in Slovakia for several years.(4) Slovakia has submitted supporting documentation to the Commission as regards the Aujeszky's disease-free status of the territory of Slovakia demonstrating that the disease has been eradicated from that Member State.(5) The Commission has examined the documentation submitted by Slovakia and found it to comply with Article 10(1) of Directive 64/432/EEC. Accordingly, that Member State should be included in the list in Annex I to Decision 2001/618/EC.(6) A programme for the eradication of Aujeszky's disease has been implemented in Spain for several years.(7) Spain has now submitted supporting documentation to the Commission as regards the programme in place in the Autonomous Communities of Galicia, País Vasco, Asturias, Cantabria, Navarra, La Rioja, and the provinces of León, Zamora, Palencia, Burgos, Valladolid and Ávila in the Autonomous Community of Castilla y León and the province of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands and requested the approval of this programme.(8) The Commission has examined the submitted documentation by Spain and found it to comply with the criteria laid down in Article 9(1) of Directive 64/432/EEC.(9) Accordingly, the list in Annex II to Decision 2001/618/EC should be amended to include those regions of Spain.(10) Decision 2001/618/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.(11) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Annexes I and II to Decision 2001/618/EC are replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 September 2007.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64. Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/104/EC (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 352).(2)  OJ L 215, 9.8.2001, p. 48. Decision as last amended by Decision 2006/911/EC (OJ L 346, 9.12.2006, p. 41).ANNEXANNEX IMember States or regions thereof free of Aujeszky's disease and where vaccination is prohibitedISO code Member State RegionsCZ Czech Republic All regionsDK Denmark All regionsDE Germany All regionsFR France The departments of Ain, Aisne, Allier, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Alpes-Maritimes, Ardèche, Ardennes, Ariège, Aube, Aude, Aveyron, Bas-Rhin, Bouches-du-Rhône, Calvados, Cantal, Charente, Charente-Maritime, Cher, Corrèze, Côte-d'Or, Creuse, Deux-Sèvres, Dordogne, Doubs, Drôme, Essonne, Eure, Eure-et-Loir, Gard, Gers, Gironde, Hautes-Alpes, Hauts-de-Seine, Haute Garonne, Haute-Loire, Haute-Marne, Hautes-Pyrénées, Haut-Rhin, Haute-Saône, Haute-Savoie, Haute-Vienne, Hérault, Indre, Indre-et-Loire, Isère, Jura, Landes, Loire, Loire-Atlantique, Loir-et-Cher, Loiret, Lot, Lot-et-Garonne, Lozère, Maine-et-Loire, Manche, Marne, Mayenne, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Moselle, Nièvre, Oise, Orne, Paris, Pas de Calais, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Pyrénées-Orientales, Puy-de-Dôme, Réunion, Rhône, Sarthe, Saône-et-Loire, Savoie, Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Maritime, Seine-Saint-Denis, Somme, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne, Territoire de Belfort, Val-de-Marne, Val-d'Oise, Var, Vaucluse, Vendée, Vienne, Vosges, Yonne, YvelinesCY Cyprus Whole territoryLU Luxembourg All regionsAT Austria Whole territorySK Slovakia All regionsFI Finland All regionsSE Sweden All regionsUK United Kingdom All regions in England, Scotland and WalesANNEX IIMember States or regions thereof where approved Aujeszky's disease control programmes are in placeISO code Member State RegionsBE Belgium Whole territoryES Spain The territory of the Autonomous Communities of Galicia, País Vasco, Asturias, Cantabria, Navarra, La RiojaFR France The departments of Côtes-d'Armor, Finistère, Ille-et-Vilaine, Morbihan and NordIT Italy The province of BolzanoNL Netherlands Whole territory +",veterinary inspection;veterinary control;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;health certificate;Slovakia;Slovak Republic;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +1992,"96/619/EC: Commission Decision of 16 October 1996 amending Decision 95/233/EC drawing up lists of third countries from which the Member States authorize imports of live poultry and hatching eggs (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/539/EEC of 15 October 1990 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Articles 21 and 26 thereof,Whereas Commission Decision 95/233/EC (2), established lists of third countries from which importation of live poultry and hatching eggs is authorized in principle;Whereas further written assurances have been received from Kenya; whereas examination of these assurances has shown that this country satisfies the requirements of the Community;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. In Annex II to Decision 95/233/EC the following line is inserted in accordance with the alphabetic order of the ISO-code:'KE: Kenya`. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 October 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 303, 31. 10. 1990, p. 6.(2) OJ No L 156, 7. 7. 1995, p. 76. +",import;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;egg;third country;poultry;chicken;cock;duck;goose;hen;ostrich;table poultry;health certificate,17 +32770,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1235/2006 of 16 August 2006 setting, for the 2006/2007 marketing year, the amount of aid for the cultivation of grapes intended for the production of certain varieties of dried grapes and of aid for replanting vineyards affected by phylloxera. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products (1), and in particular Article 7(5) thereof,Whereas:(1) The second subparagraph of Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 establishes the criteria for setting the aid for the cultivation of grapes intended for the production of dried grapes of the sultana and Muscatel varieties and currants.(2) The third subparagraph of Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 states that the amount of aid may be differentiated according to grape variety. It also states that that amount may also be differentiated according to other factors which may affect yields. In the case of sultanas an additional differentiation should therefore be provided for, between areas affected by phylloxera and other areas.(3) For the 2005/06 marketing year, verification of the areas used to grow the grapes referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 has revealed no overrun of the maximum guaranteed area laid down in Article 2(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1621/1999 of 22 July 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the aid for the cultivation of grapes to produce certain varieties of dried grapes (2).(4) The aid for the cultivation of those grapes should be determined for the 2006/07 marketing year.(5) The aid to be granted to producers replanting their vineyards in order to combat phylloxera under the conditions provided for in Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 should also be determined.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,. 1.   For the 2006/07 marketing year the cultivation aid referred to in Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 shall be:(a) EUR 2 603 per hectare for areas under sultana grapes affected by phylloxera or replanted within the last five years;(b) EUR 3 569 per hectare for other areas under sultana grapes;(c) EUR 3 391 per hectare for areas under currant grapes;(d) EUR 969 per hectare for areas under Muscatel grapes.2.   For the 2006/07 marketing year the replanting aid referred to in Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 shall be EUR 3 917 per hectare. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 August 2006.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 29. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 386/2004 (OJ L 64, 2.3.2004, p. 25).(2)  OJ L 192, 24.7.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1880/2001 (OJ L 258, 27.9.2001, p. 14). +",plant disease;diseases of plants;plant pathology;dried product;dried fig;dried food;dried foodstuff;prune;raisin;replanting;viticulture;grape production;winegrowing;aid per hectare;per hectare aid;production aid;aid to producers,17 +33569,"2007/541/EC,Euratom: Council and Commission Decision of 28 June 2007 on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 44(2), the last sentence of Article 47(2) and Articles 55, 57(2), 71, 80(2), 93, 94, 133 and 181a, in conjunction with the second sentence of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3), thereof,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Having regard to the Council’s approval pursuant to Article 101 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,Whereas:(1) The Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, was signed on behalf of the European Communities and their Member States on 23 April 2007.(2) Pending its entry into force, the Protocol has been applied on a provisional basis as from 23 April 2007.(3) The Protocol should be approved,. The Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the Member States.The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision (2). The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the European Community and its Member States, give the notification provided for in Article 3 of the Protocol (3). The President of the Commission shall simultaneously give such notification on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community.. Done at Luxembourg, 28 June 2007.For the CouncilThe PresidentS. GABRIELFor the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  Opinion delivered on 7 June 2007 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(2)  OJ L 119, 9.5.2007, p. 32.(3)  The date of entry into force of the protocol will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council. +",accession to the European Union;EU accession;accession to the Community;act of accession;application for accession;consequence of accession;request for accession;cooperation agreement;protocol to an agreement;Romania;Bulgaria;Republic of Bulgaria;European Community;EEC;European Economic Community;Russia;Russian Federation,17 +43847,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 147/2014 of 14 February 2014 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 February 2014. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 16 February 2014 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 16 February 2014, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 February 2014.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Jerzy PLEWADirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 16 February 2014CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I31.1.2014-14.2.20141. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/t)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 186,59 127,85 — — —Fob price USA — — 269,23 259,23 239,23Gulf of Mexico premium 126,47 26,28 — — —Great Lakes premium — — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 17,35 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: — EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +15810,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2178/96 of 13 November 1996 fixing the prices and rates of the aid for preventive distillation referred to in Article 38 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 in Austria for the 1996/97 wine year. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 149 (1) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1592/96 (2), lays down the basic rules for the management of the market in that sector; whereas, in particular, Article 1 (6) thereof lays down that the wine year lasts from 1 September to 31 August;Whereas, by virtue of the abovementioned Act of Accession, the common organization of the market in wine has applied in Austria since the moment of accession; whereas, however, the Commission, by Regulation (EC) No 1649/96 of 16 August 1996 on transitional measures applicable in Austria in the wine-growing sector (3), fixed the specific market management measures for the 1996/97 wine year, in particular concerning exemptions from the distillation measures referred to in Articles 35 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87; whereas that Regulation provides that, for preventive distillation, the Commission must, in establishing the quantities of wine concerned, the prices and aids in Austria, take account of the impact of that exemption on producers' incomes in that Member State;Whereas it is currently impossible to know whether compulsory distillation will take place; whereas, therefore, the prices should be fixed at 80 % of the amounts provided for in Annex III of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1650/96 (4), the aids should also be adjusted and at the same time a mechanism should be provided which will rule out any discriminatory treatment in the event that there is no compulsory distillation;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,. By derogation from Regulation (EC) No 1650/96, the prices and aids relating to the distillation provided for in Article 38 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 for Austria for the 1996/97 wine year shall be those included in the Annex hereto.However, if there is no compulsory distillation for the 1996/97 wine year:- the intervention agency shall pay to the distiller before 30 May 1997 the difference between the Community aids and the aids for Austria for the quantities delivered,- the distiller shall pay to the producer the difference between the Community prices and the prices for Austria for the quantities delivered before the above date. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 November 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 31.(3) OJ No L 207, 17. 8. 1996, p. 8.(4) OJ No L 207, 17. 8. 1996, p. 10.ANNEXDISTILLATION AS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 38 OF REGULATION (EEC) No 822/87>TABLE> +",fixing of prices;price proposal;pricing;aid to agriculture;farm subsidy;Austria;Republic of Austria;wine;distillation;compulsory distillation;distillation operation;preventive distillation;special distillation;voluntary distillation;wine delivery;marketing year;agricultural year,17 +22924,"2002/686/EC: Commission Decision of 7 April 2000 approving the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the Objective 1 region of Burgenland in Austria (notified under document number C(2000) 950). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds(1), and in particular Article 15(5) thereof,After consulting the Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions, the Committee pursuant to Article 147 of the Treaty, the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development and the Committee on Structures for Fisheries and Aquaculture,Whereas:(1) Article 13 et seq. of Title II of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 lay down the procedure for preparing and implementing single programming documents.(2) Article 15(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 provides that, after consultation with the partners referred to in Article 8 of the Regulation, the Member State may submit to the Commission a development plan which is treated as a draft single programming document, and which contains the information referred to in Article 16 of the Regulation.(3) Pursuant to Article 15(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, on the basis of the regional development plan submitted by the Member State and within the partnership established in accordance with Article 8 of that Regulation, the Commission is to take a decision on the single programming document, in agreement with the Member State concerned and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Articles 48 to 51.(4) The Austrian Government submitted to the Commission on 9 November 1999 an acceptable draft single programming document for the region of Burgenland in Austria fulfilling the conditions for Objective 1 pursuant to Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999. The draft contains the information listed in Article 16 of the Regulation, and in particular a description of the priorities selected and an indication of the financial contribution from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF), the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) - Guidance Section, and the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG).(5) The date of submission of the draft which was considered acceptable by the Commission constitutes the date from which expenditure under the plan is eligible. Under Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, it is necessary to lay down the final date for the eligibility of expenditure.(6) The rural development measures to be financed by the EAGGF are governed, in particular as regards their compatibility and consistency with common agricultural policy measures, by Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF)(2).(7) The single programming document has been drawn up in agreement with the Member State concerned and within the partnership.(8) The Commission has satisfied itself that the single programming document is in accordance with the principle of additionality.(9) Under Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, the Commission and the Member State are required to ensure, in a manner consistent with the principle of partnership, coordination between assistance from the Funds and from the EIB and other existing Financial Instruments.(10) Under Article 15(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, the EIB has been involved in drawing up the single programming document and has stated that it is willing to assist in implementing the Document in conformity with its statutory provisions.(11) The financial contribution from the Community available over the entire period and its year-by-year breakdown are expressed in euro. The annual breakdown should be consistent with the relevant financial perspective. Under Article 7(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, the Community contribution has already been indexed at a rate of 2 % per year. Under Article 7(7) and Article 44(2) of the Regulation, the Community contribution may be reviewed at mid-term, and not later than 31 March 2004, to take account of the effective level of inflation and the allocation of the performance reserve.(12) Provision must be made for adapting the financial allocations of the priorities of this single programming document within certain limits to actual requirements reflected by the pattern of implementation on the ground, in agreement with the Member State concerned,. The single programming document for Community structural assistance to the Objective 1 region of Burgenland in Austria for the period 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2006 is hereby approved. 1. In accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, the single programming document includes the following elements:(a) the strategy and priorities for the joint action of the Structural Funds and the Member State; their specific quantified targets; the ex ante evaluation of the expected impact, including on the environmental situation, and the consistency of the priorities with the economic, social and regional policies and the employment strategy of Austria.The priorities are as follows:1. trade and industry;2. research, technology and innovation;3. tourism and culture;4. agriculture and forestry, fisheries and nature conservation;5. human resources, employment and training;6. technical assistance and evaluation;(b) a summary description of the measures planned to implement the priorities, including the information needed to check compliance with the State aid rules under Article 87 of the Treaty;(c) the indicative financing plan specifying for each priority and each year the financial allocation envisaged for the contribution from each Fund, and the amounts of eligible public or equivalent expenditure and estimated private funding in the Member State. The total contribution from the Funds planned for each year for the single programming document is consistent with the relevant financial perspective;(d) the provisions for implementing the single programming document including designation of the managing authority, a description of the arrangements for managing the single programming document and the use to be made of global grants, a description of the systems for monitoring and evaluation, including the role of the Monitoring Committee and the arrangements for the participation of the partners in that Committee;(e) the ex ante verification of compliance with additionality and information on the transparency of financial flows;(f) information on the resources required for preparing, monitoring and evaluating the assistance.2. The indicative financing plan puts the total cost of the priorities selected for the joint action by the Community and the Member State at EUR 863895377 for the whole period and the financial contribution from the Structural Funds at EUR 271000000.The resulting requirement for national resources of EUR 98573454 from the public sector and EUR 494321923 from the private sector can be partly met by Community loans from the European Investment Bank and other lending instruments. 1. The total assistance from the Structural Funds granted under the single programming document amounts to EUR 271000000.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds for the various priorities included in the single programming document, is set out in the financing plan annexed to this Decision.2.>TABLE>3. During implementation of the financing plan, the total cost or Community financing of a given priority may be adjusted in agreement with the Member State by up to 25 % of the total Community contribution to the single programming document throughout the programme period, or by up to EUR 60 million, without altering the total Community contribution referred to in paragraph 1. This Decision is without prejudice to the Commission's position on aid schemes falling within Article 87(1) of the Treaty that are included in this assistance and which it has not yet approved. Submission of the application for assistance, the programme complement or a request for payment by the Member State does not replace the notification required by Article 88(3) of the Treaty.Community financing of State aid falling within Article 87(1) of the Treaty, granted under aid schemes or in individual cases, requires prior approval by the Commission under Article 88(3) of the Treaty, except where the aid falls under the de minimis rule or is exempted under an exemption regulation adopted by the Commission under Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98 of 7 May 1998 on the application of Articles 92 and 93 [now Articles 87 and 88] to certain categories of horizontal aid(3). In the absence of such exemption or approval, aid is illegal and subject to the consequences set out in the procedural regulation for State aid, and its part-financing would be treated as an irregularity within the meaning of Articles 38 and 39 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999.Consequently, the Commission will not accept requests for interim and final payments under Article 32 of the Regulation for measures being part-financed with new or altered aid, as defined in the procedural regulation for State aid, granted under aid schemes or in individual cases, until such aid has been notified to and formally approved by the Commission.By way of derogation from the preceding paragraphs, Articles 51 and 52 of Regulation. (EC) No 1257/1999 shall apply in the context of rural development part-financed by the ERDF. The date from which expenditure shall be eligible is 9 November 1999. The closing date for the eligibility of expenditure shall be 31 December 2008. This date is extended to 30 April 2009 for expenditure incurred by bodies granting assistance under Article 9(l) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999. This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Austria.. Done at Brussels, 7 April 2000.For the CommissionMichel BarnierMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1.(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80.(3) OJ L 142, 14.5.1998, p. 1. +",financing plan;finance plan;regional planning;inter-regional planning;regional management;regional plan;regional programming;territorial planning;distribution of aid;Austria;Republic of Austria;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds;Burgenland;regional aid;aid for regional development;aid to less-favoured regions,17 +29184,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2159/2004 of 16 December 2004 fixing the export refunds on cereal-based compound feedingstuffs. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 september 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1517/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 as regards the arrangements for the export and import of compound feedingstuffs based on cereals and amending Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice (2) in Article 2 lays down general rules for fixing the amount of such refunds.(3) That calculation must also take account of the cereal products content. In the interest of simplification, the refund should be paid in respect of two categories of ‘cereal products’, namely for maize, the most commonly used cereal in exported compound feeds and maize products, and for ‘other cereals’, these being eligible cereal products excluding maize and maize products. A refund should be granted in respect of the quantity of cereal products present in the compound feedingstuff.(4) Furthermore, the amount of the refund must also take into account the possibilities and conditions for the sale of those products on the world market, the need to avoid disturbances on the Community market and the economic aspect of the export.(5) The current situation on the cereals market and, in particular, the supply prospects mean that the export refunds should be abolished.(6) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,. The export refunds on the compound feedingstuffs covered by Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 and subject to Regulation (EC) No 1517/95 are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 December 2004.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 December 2004.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78.(2)  OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 51.ANNEXto the Commission Regulation of 16 December 2004 fixing the export refunds on cereal-based compound feedingstuffsProduct codes benefiting from export refund:2309 10 11 9000,2309 10 13 9000,2309 10 31 9000,2309 10 339000,2309 10 51 9000,2309 10 53 9000,2309 90 31 9000,2309 90 33 9000,2309 90 41 9000,2309 90 43 9000,2309 90 51 9000,2309 90 53 9000,Cereal products Destination Unit of measurement Amount of refundsMaize and maize products: C10 EUR/t 0,00Cereal products excluding maize and maize products C10 EUR/t 0,00NB: The product codes and the ‘A’ series destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1) as amended.C10 : All destinations. +",manufactured feedingstuffs;compound feedingstuff;industrial feedingstuffs;oil cake;protein feed;animal nutrition;feeding of animals;nutrition of animals;cereal product;cereal preparation;processed cereal product;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund,17 +3534,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1111/2003 of 26 June 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for common wheat of a quality other than high quality from third countries and derogating from Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003(2), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,Having regard to Council Decision 2003/253/EC of 19 December 2002 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Canada pursuant to Article XXVIII of GATT 1994 for the modification of concessions with respect to cereals provided for in EC Schedule CXL annexed to the GATT 1994(3), and in particular Article 2 thereof,Having regard to Council Decision 2003/254/EC of 19 December 2002 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United States of America relating to the modification of concessions with respect to cereals provided for in EC Schedule CXL to the GATT 1994(4), and in particular Article 2 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002(5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 531/2003(6), opens a tariff quota for the import of 2981600 tonnes of low and medium quality common wheat falling under CN code 1001 90 99. This tariff quota includes 572000 tonnes for imports originating in the United States of America and 38000 tonnes for imports originating in Canada.(2) In the first and second quarter of 2003 for imports under subquota III, that covers all third countries except the United States of America and Canada, there has been substantial interest from operators, leading to oversubscription. There have also been communication problems between the Commission and authorities in some Member States, leading to uncertainties about the actual quantities requested in the whole of the Community and to difficulties in checking availability within the quota. It is appropriate to clarify the obligations of Member States in this context.(3) The validity of import licences is currently regulated by Article 6(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/95(7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 498/2003(8). In view of the uncertainty as to the validity of import licences, it is appropriate to insert an express provision in Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 in order to ensure that the validity of import licences under the tariff-rate quota is not shorter than 45 days.(4) Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 was initially adopted for a transitional period, from 1 January 2003 to 30 June 2003, pending the amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1766/92. Since the provisions of that Regulation have operated satisfactorily during the period concerned, it is appropriate to apply them on a permanent basis.(5) Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 should therefore be amended accordingly.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 is amended as follows:1. Article 5 is amended as follows:(a) In paragraph 1, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:""Each licence application must be for a quantity that may not exceed the quantity available under the subquota for the import of the product concerned in the period concerned. Applicants may submit only one licence application in the Member State concerned.""(b) Paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:""2. No later than 18.00 Brussels time on the day of lodging of licence applications, the competent authorities shall forward to the Commission by fax a notification in accordance with the model set out in the Annex and the total quantity resulting from the sum of all quantities indicated on the import licence applications. Notifications shall be made even where no applications have been lodged in a Member State. That information must be communicated separately from the information on other import licence applications for cereals.If Member States fail to send the notification of applications to the Commission within the prescribed time limits, the Commission shall consider that no applications were lodged in the Member State concerned.""2. The following Article 6 is inserted:""Article 6Import licences shall be valid for 45 days from the day of issue. In accordance with Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, the period of validity of the licence shall be calculated from the actual date of issue.""3. The third paragraph of Article 12 is deleted. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 June 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.(2) See page 1 of this Official Journal.(3) OJ L 95, 11.4.2003, p. 36.(4) OJ L 95, 11.4.2003, p. 40.(5) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 88.(6) OJ L 79, 26.3.2003, p. 3.(7) OJ L 117, 24.5.1995, p. 2.(8) OJ L 74, 20.3.2003, p. 15. +",import;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;third country;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;common wheat,17 +1770,"Council Directive 81/1060/EEC of 14 December 1981 derogating in favour of the Kingdom of the Netherlands from Directive 73/403/EEC on the synchronization of general population censuses. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 213 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas Directive 73/403/EEC (1) provides that Member States shall conduct a general population census on a date between 1 March and 31 May 1981;Whereas serious difficulties, which could not have been foreseen when the Directive was adopted, have arisen ; whereas they have not enabled the census operations to be carried out in the Kingdom of the Netherlands between the said dates;Whereas the information required by the Commission can, to a large extent, be acquired partly from current demographic statistics and partly on a sample basis,. By way of derogation, Directive 73/403/EEC shall not apply in the case of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. This Directive is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.. Done at Brussels, 14 December 1981.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. HOWE (1) OJ No L 347, 17.12.1973, p. 50. +",Netherlands;Holland;Kingdom of the Netherlands;population census;population register;EU statistics;Community statistics;European Union statistics;statistics of the EU;statistics of the European Union;population statistics;demographic indicator;demographic statistics;population size;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law,17 +1855,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2192/81 of 31 July 1981 on the granting of aid for the purchase of butter by the armies and similar forces of the Member States. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Articles 12 (3) and 28 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 878/77 of 26 April 1977 on the exchange rates to be applied in agriculture (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 850/81 (3), and in particular Article 4 (3) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1723/81 of 24 June 1981 laying down general rules on measures to maintain the level of utilization of butter by certain categories of consumers and industries (4) provides for the possibility of granting aid in respect of butter available on the market so as to enable that product to be purchased at a reduced price, in particular by the armies and similar forces of the Member States;Whereas the relatively small quantities of butter at present in public stocks will shortly lead to sales from public stocks being suspended by virtue of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1282/72 of 21 June 1972 on the sale of butter at a reduced price to the army and similar forces (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3474/80 (6) ; whereas, in these circumstances, recourse should be had to Regulation (EEC) No 1723/81 by making provision for the granting of aid for butter purchased by the armies and similar forces;Whereas, however, aid should only be granted in respect of butter meeting the top-grade requirements referred to in Article 1 (3) (b) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 985/68 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for intervention on the market in butter and cream (7), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece ; whereas, for reasons of control, the aid should be limited to butter purchased in the Member State to which the beneficiary unit belongs from an approved supplier in that Member State;Whereas care should be taken to ensure that aid under this Regulation is not duplicating aid for direct consumption, in pursuance of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1269/79 of 25 June 1969 (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 854/81 (9), or duplicating for reduction of the special levy, in pursuance of Council Regulation (EEC) No 858/81 of 1 April 1981 (10), in the case of New Zealand butter marketed in the United Kingdom;Whereas, to facilitate supervision, the marking to be shown on the packages of the butter qualifying for aid should be specified;Whereas the Member States should inform the Commission of the methods they adopt to implement the measures provided for in this Regulation;Whereas Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 878/77 provides that, as regards the effect on rights and obligations existing at the moment when the representative rate is altered, the provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1134/68 of 30 July 1968 laying down rules for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 653/68 on conditions for alterations to the value of the unit of account used for the common agricultural policy (11) are to apply ; whereas, under Article 4 (2) of (1) OJ No L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13. (2) OJ No L 106, 29.4.1977, p. 27. (3) OJ No L 90, 4.4.1981, p. 1. (4) OJ No L 172, 30.6.1981, p. 14. (5) OJ No L 142, 22.6.1972, p. 14. (6) OJ No L 363, 31.12.1980, p. 50. (7) OJ No L 169, 18.7.1968, p. 1. (8) OJ No L 161, 29.6.1979, p. 8. (9) OJ No L 90, 4.4.1981, p. 18. (10) OJ No L 90, 4.4.1981, p. 14. (11) OJ No L 188, 1.8.1968, p. 1. Regulation (EEC) No 1134/68, the sums referred to in the said Article are to be paid at the conversion rate which obtained at the time when the transaction or part transaction is carried out ; whereas, however, by virtue of Article 4 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 878/77, derogations may be made from the abovementioned provisions ; whereas, as regards the conversion into national currency of the aid provided for in this Regulation, the representative rate adopted should be the rate in force on the first day of the month for which the voucher which gives entitlement to the aid is valid;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. 1. Aid shall be granted for butter purchased by the armies and similar forces of the Member States, hereinafter referred to as ""beneficiary units"", subject to the conditions laid down in this Regulation.2. Such aid may be granted only in respect of:(a) butter, which is purchased in the manufacturing Member State to which the beneficiary unit belongs, from a supplier, packer or importer, hereinafter referred to as ""supplier"", approved for the purpose by the competent body in that Member State ; and(b) - butter which, in the manufacturing Member State, corresponds to the definition and classification given in Article 1 (3) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 985/68, the packaging of which is marked accordingly, or- New Zealand butter sold in the United Kingdom which corresponds to top-grade butter in that Member State.3. A supplier may be approved for the purposes of paragraph 2 (a) only if he undertakes: (a) to keep records showing in particular the name of the manufacturer of the butter, the names and addresses of the beneficiary units and the quantities of butter which have been sold to them as well as the serial numbers of the corresponding vouchers referred to in Article 3 ; and(b) to submit to the supervision procedures determined by the Member State concerned, particularly as regards verification of the records and control of the quality of the butter.Approval shall be withdrawn if a serious infringement of this Regulation is established. 1. The amount of aid is hereby set at 170 ECU per 100 kilograms of butter.2. The amount of aid shall be converted into national currency at the representative rate obtaining on the first day of the calendar month for which the voucher referred to in Article 3 is valid.3. The aid referred to in paragraph 1 may not be granted in addition to the aid granted by virtue of Regulation (EEC) No 1269/79 nor, moreover, in the case of the United Kingdom, may it be combined with the reduction of the special levy referred to in Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 858/81.To this effect: (a) Member States granting aid by virtue of Regulation (EEC) No 1269/79 shall take appropriate measures to ensure that butter qualifying for the aid provided for in this Regulation cannot qualify for the aid provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1269/79;(b) as regards New Zealand butter having qualified for the reduction of the special levy, the aid referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be reduced by the amount of the said reduction of the special levy. 1. Aid shall be granted to the butter supplier, at his written request and on submission of a voucher bearing a serial number issued by the competent authority of the Member State.Except in cases of force majeure, the application for aid and the accompanying supporting documents, as provided for in paragraph 5, must be submitted within 12 months from the first day of the calendar month for which the voucher is valid.2. The voucher shall indicate, in particular: (a) the name and address of the beneficiary unit and, where appropriate, of the authorized agent;(b) the quantity of butter to which it gives entitlement;(c) the month and the year for which it is valid.3. A voucher shall be valid for the calendar month indicated thereon ; delivery must be made during that month.4. The competent authority may issue vouchers only in respect of a period not exceeding six months.5. The voucher shall not give entitlement to the aid unless: (a) it contains an attestation by the beneficiary unit certifying that the quantity of butter was actually bought and that delivery of it was taken by means of that voucher ; or(b) it is accompanied by a duplicate of the receipted invoice or of the delivery slip, countersigned by the beneficiary unit.6. Payment of the aid shall be made by the competent authorities within 60 days from the date on which all the supporting documents are submitted, except in cases of force majeure or where administrative enquiries have been commenced concerning entitlement to the aid. In such cases, payment shall be made only when the entitlement to the aid has been accepted.7. All supporting documents and a report of the controls referred to in Article 5 shall be sent to the department or agency referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 responsible for payment of the aid. 1. The butter shall be delivered to the beneficiary unit in packages bearing in clear and indelible lettering one or more of the following endorsements:""Butter at reduced price for the armed forces"",""Butter at reduced price for the army"",""Beurre à prix réduit destiné à l'armée"",""Smør til nedsat pris til væbnede styrker"",""Verbilligte Butter für Streitkräfte"", >PIC FILE= ""T0021067"">""Burro a prezzo ridotto per le forze armate"",""Boter tegen verlaagde prijs bestemd voor het leger"".2. Any packs or individual portions contained in the packages shall bear one or more of the following endorsements:""Resale prohibited"",""Revente interdite"",""Videresalg forbudt"",""Weiterverkauf verboten"", >PIC FILE= ""T0021068"">""Vietata la rivendita"",""Doorverkoop verboden"". The Member States shall institute all the necessary control measures to ensure that the provisions of this Regulation are complied with and, in particular, checks on the commercial documents and the stock records of the supplier.Such checking shall be carried out at least once every 12 months.They shall inform the Commission: (a) within three months the procedure for the controls adopted for the butter at the different marketing stages and the measures taken in accordance with Article 2 (3) (a);(b) before the 20th day of each month, the quantities for which in the course of the previous month: - vouchers have been issued,- aid has been paid. Regulation (EEC) No 1282/72 is hereby suspended, except as regards butter sold under its provisions before the entry into force of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 July 1981.For the CommissionThe PresidentGaston THORN +",armed forces;armed services;legion;military;militia;preferential price;discount sale;promotional sale;reduced-price sale;butter;terms for aid;aid procedure;counterpart funds;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid,17 +13198,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2019/94 of 2 August 1994 on imports of residues from the manufacture of starch from maize from the United States of America. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1866/94 (2), and in particular Article 9 (2) thereof,Whereas, within the framework of the GATT, the European Community and the USA have agreed to clarify the tariff definition of residues from the manufacture of starch from maize; whereas imports of these products into the Community are subject to laboratory analysis to verify their conformity with the tariff definition; whereas the Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) of the United States Department of Agriculture and the USA wet milling industry, under the regular review of the USA authorities, will certify that imports of these products from the USA into the Community are in conformity with the agreed definition;Whereas on the basis of the establishment of a system of accompanying certificates for checking the conformity of imports from the USA it is appropriate that the customary measures for checking should continue to be applied to imports from the USA accompanied by these certificates and to all other imports of residues from the manufacture of starch from maize;Whereas the regular communication by Member States to the Commission of the quantities and value of products imported under cover of these certificates is one of the elements agreed with the USA to enable a more effective monitoring of the implementation of the above agreement;Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time set by its chairman,. 1. Residues from the manufacture of starch from maize imported into the Community from the USA under CN code 2303 10 19 shall be subject to verification for their conformity with this code by means of laboratory analysis for all shipments not accompanied by a certificate issued by the FGIS and a certificate issued by the USA wet milling industry as set out in the Annex hereto.2. Shipments from the USA which are accompanied by these two certificates and shipments from all other third countries are subject to the customary measures for checking imports. The Member States shall communicate to the Commission before the end of each month the quantities and value of products imported under the CN code 2303 10 19 during the previous month and accompanied by the certificates of conformity specified in Article 1 (1). This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 September 1994.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 2 August 1994.For the CommissionHans VAN DEN BROEKMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.(2) OJ No L 197, 30. 7. 1994, p. 1.PARARTIMA ANEXO / BILAG / ANHANG / / ANNEX / ANNEXE / ALLEGATO / BIJLAGE / ANEXO +",import;quality label;quality mark;standards certificate;starch;industrial starch;starch product;tapioca;maize;transport document;TIR carnet;accompanying document;consignment note;way bill;United States;USA;United States of America,17 +8742,"91/13/EEC: Commission Decision of 17 December 1990 relating to trade in animals not vaccinated during the course of the last 12 months against foot and mouth disease. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/423/EEC of 26 June 1990 amending Directive 85/511/EEC introducing Community measures for the control of foot and mouth disease, Directive 64/432/EEC on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine and Directive 72/462/EEC on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat or meat products from third countries (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,Whereas it is possible to permit the movement of certain vaccinated animals in order to allow the continuation of previous existing trade patterns, where such trade can continue without the risk of spread of infection;Whereas at present it is not possible to resolve the problems relating to trade in animals vaccinated less than 12 months previously as well as their semen and embryos; whereas this should be studied in the light of information submitted by Member States at a later date; whereas, however, the situation related to animals which are vaccinated more than 12 months previously should also be reviewed before the expiry of this Decision;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. Article 1Member States which practised vaccination against foot and mouth disease at the time of notification of this Decision and which have ceased vaccination may not oppose the introduction onto their territory of cattle vaccinated more than 12 months previously, provided that they are accompanied by a guarantee confirming that they have not been vaccinated during the previous 12 months. Article 2The following must be added on the health certificate, as provided for in Annex F, model I or II to Council Directive 64/432/EEC (2), accompanying cattle intended for Member States as described in Article 1:'animals which have not been vaccinated against foot and mouth disease during the previous 12 months, in accordance with Commission Decision 91/13/EEC'. Article 3This Decision shall apply until 31 December 1992. Article 4This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 December 1990.For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission (1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 13. (2)OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64. +",import;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;third country;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;fresh meat;intra-EU trade;intra-Community trade;foot-and-mouth disease,17 +3399,"85/63/EEC: Commission Decision of 20 December 1984 on applications for reimbursement and for the payment of advances in connection with the flood protection programme in the Hérault Valley (Only the French text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 79/174/EEC of 6 February 1979 concerning the flood protection programme in the Hérault Valley (1), and in particular Article 8 (4) thereof,Whereas the applications for reimbursement and for the payment of advances to be submitted by France to the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund must contain certain information to enable expenditure to be examined for conformity with Directive 79/174/EEC and with the programme presented by France and approved by the Commission in accordance with Article 2 (2) of the said Directive;Whereas, for the purpose of effective monitoring, France must hold documentary evidence available for inspection by the Commission for a period of three years after payment of the final reimbursement;Whereas, for the purpose of implementing the option open to the Commission of paying advance instalments, the detailed rules and procedures relating thereto should be laid down;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund,. 1. The applications for reimbursement referred to in Article 8 (1) of Directive 79/174/EEC shall take the form set out in Annex I.2. France shall forward to the Commission, together with the first application for reimbursement, the texts of national implementing provisions and administrative instructions as well as forms and all other documents relating to the administrative implementation of the measure. France shall hold available for inspection by the Commission, for a period of three years after the payment of the final reimbursement, all the documentary evidence or certified copies thereof in its possession which have served as a basis for granting the aid provided for in Directive 79/174/EEC and for drawing up applications for reimbursement and the payment of advances. Applications for advances to cover expenditure eligible for reimbursement by the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, as referred to in Article 8 (3) of Directive 79/174/EEC, shall take the form set out in Annex II. 1. Advances from the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund shall not exceed 80 % of the Community contribution to financing the proposed expenditure in a given year.2. Advances not expended in the year for which they have been paid shall be deducted from advances to be paid in respect of the following year. Before the end of each year for which advances have been paid, France shall submit a report on operations during the year in question in the form set out in Annex III.Until the said report has been forwarded to the Commission, advances in respect of the following year may not be paid. This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.. Done at Brussels, 20 December 1984.For the CommissionPoul DALSAGERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 38, 14. 2. 1979, p. 18.ANNEX IApplication for reimbursement of expenditure carried out in 19 . . under Directive 79/174/EEC concerning the flood protection programme in the Hérault Valley1.2.3.4.5.6 // 1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // 6 // // // // // // // Works concerned (1) // Estimate of physical state of completion // Eligible expenditure by France // Reimbursement requested // Advances already paid by EAGGF // Balance for reimbursement // // (%) // (FF) // (FF) // (FF) // (FF) // // // // // // // La Peyne barrage // // // // // // // // // // // // Studies and inspections // // // // // // Land acquisition and encumbrances // // // // // // Engineering works // // // // // // // // // // // // Dams // // // // // // // // // // // // Studies and inspections // // // // // // Land acquisition and encumbrances // // // // // // Engineering works // // // // // // // // // // // // Associated hydraulic work // // // // // // // // // // // // Studies and inspections // // // // // // Land acquisition and encumbrances // // // // // // Engineering works // // // // // // // // // // // // Total // // // // // // // // // // //(1) A note should be attached to each application for reimbursement describing briefly the state of progress on each of the individual projects in the programme.It is hereby certified that:- the work for which reimbursement is requested has been carried out in accordance with the programme approved in Commission Decision 84/285/EEC of 10 May 1984,- the irrigation water made available under the projects in the programme will not be used for irrigating vines in the area concerned,- no Community or national aid for the restructuring of vineyards has been granted in the area which this common measure is designed to protect,- the ceiling on eligible expenditure as provided for in Article 5 of Directive 79/174/EEC has been observed.Stamp and signature of the competent authorityANNEX IIApplication for payment of advances for 19 . . under Directive 79/174/EEC concerning the flood protection programme in the Hérault Valley1.2.3.4.5 // // // // // // 1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // // // // // // Works concerned (1) // Estimate of physical state of completion // Eligible expenditure to be carried out by France // Reimbursement to be requested from EAGGF // Advance requested // // (%) // (FF) // (FF) // (FF) // // // // // // La Peyne barrage // // // // // // // // // // Studies and inspections Land acquisition and encumbrances Engineering works // // // // // // // // // // Dams // // // // // // // // // // Studies and inspections Land acquisition and encumbrances Engineering works // // // // // // // // // // Associated hydraulic work // // // // // // // // // // Studies and inspections Land acquisition and encumbrances Engineering works // // // // // // // // // // Total // // // // // // // // //(1) A note should be attached to each application describing briefly the work planned on each of the individual projects during the year for which the advance is being requested.It is hereby certified that:- the necessary funds for the national financial contribution are available and will be disbursed to the beneficiaries during the year for which advances are being requested,- the proposed cost given in column 3 represents expenditure to be carried out during the year for which advances are being requested,- advances will be made available to the beneficiaries who bear the cost of projects during the year for which advances are being requested,- the said beneficiaries will be informed in an appropriate way, when receiving the advance, of the share being provided by the Community (a note describing the procedure for this should be attached to this application).Stamp and signature of the competent authorityANNEX IIIAccount of the use to which advances paid for 19 . . under Directive 79/174/EEC have been put1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8 // // // // // // // // // 1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // 6 // 7 // 8 // // // // // // // // // Works concerned (1) // Estimate of physical state of completion // Projected eligible cost (2) // Actual eligible cost (3) // % (6) // Advances received (4) // Advances paid (5) // % (6) // // (%) // (FF) // (FF) // // (FF) // (FF) // // // // // // // // // // La Peyne barrage // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // Studies and inspections Land acquisition and encumbrances Engineering works // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // Dams // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // Studies and inspections Land acquisition and encumbrances Engineering works // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // Associated hydraulic work // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // Studies and inspections Land acquisition and encumbrances Engineering works // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // Total // // // // // // // // // // // // // // //(1) A note should be attached to each application for reimbursement describing briefly the state of progress on each of the individual projects in the programme.(2) The same figures as in column 3 of Annex II.(3) In the year for which advances have been granted.(4) Advances received from EAGGF.(5) Advances paid to the beneficiaries bearing the financial cost of works.(6) If this percentage is less than 80 % or more than 120 %, a detailed explanatory note should be attached on a separate sheet.Stamp and signature of the competent authority +",regions of France;flood;environmental risk prevention;administrative formalities;administrative burden;administrative cost;administrative simplification;bureaucracy;cost of administration;cost of administrative formalities;simplification of administrative formalities;economic support;aid;granting of aid;subvention;EAGGF Guidance Section;EAGGF Guidance Section aid,17 +17534,"98/501/EC, Euratom: Commission Decision of 24 July 1998 concerning certain specific transactions identified within the work on the protocol of the Excessive Deficit Procedure, for the application of Article 1 of Council Directive 89/130/EEC, Euratom on the harmonisation of the compilation of gross national product at market prices (notified under document number C(1998) 2204) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,Having regard to Council Directive 89/130/EEC, Euratom of 13 February 1989 on the harmonisation of the compilation of gross national product at market prices (1) and, in particular, Article 1 thereof,Whereas the definition of gross domestic product at market prices provided for in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 3605/93 of 22 November 1993 on the application of the protocol on the Excessive Deficit Procedure (2) as annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Community refers to the definition of Article 2 of Directive 89/130/EEC, Euratom;Whereas, for the verification of the statistical data which it has to present under the protocol on the Excessive Deficit Procedure, the Commission is informed about and must assess certain specific transactions which have an impact on GDP or GNP;Whereas, in order to apply Articles 2 and 6 of Regulation (EC) 3605/93 on the application of the protocol on the Excessive Deficit Procedure, it is therefore necessary to clarify and to complete certain rules of the ESA second edition concerning the aforementioned specific transactions, under the framework on the definition on GNPmp provided for in Article 1 of Directive 89/130/EEC, Euratom;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 6 of Directive 89/130/EEC, Euratom,. In order to apply Article 1 of Directive 89/130/EEC, Euratom, the specific transactions which have an impact on GDP or GNP, and which have been identified before 31 December 1997, and the accounting methods which the Member States shall apply to these transactions under ESA second edition, are listed in the Annex. Member States shall revise their GDP and GNP estimates for the years 1994 onwards in order to take account of the accounting methods stated in Article 1. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 24 July 1998.For the CommissionYves-Thibault DE SILGUYMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 49, 21. 2. 1989, p. 26.(2) OJ L 332, 31. 12. 1993, p. 7.ANNEXI. The treatment of interest in the case of deep discounted bonds and zero coupon bonds1. 'Conventional` bondsESA 79 (paragraph 706) indicates the treatment of the difference between the issue price and the nominal value for bonds that can be qualified as 'conventional` (those for which this difference is small):- for short term bonds, the difference between the issue price and the nominal value is to be regarded as interest recorded at the issuance of the bonds; this difference has therefore an impact on government deficit,- for medium and long term bonds, the difference between the issue price and the nominal value is not to be regarded as interest but as holdings gains and losses; this difference has therefore no impact on government deficit.It is then necessary to set up the following distinctions:- distinction between short term and medium-long term: this is set out at point 2 below,- distinction between bonds for which the difference between the issue price and the nominal value is considered as small (conventional bonds) and bonds for which this difference is large (non-conventional bonds); this is the case of bonds with a deep discount or a large premium. Point 3 below deals with bonds issued with a deep discount.2. The distinction between short-term and medium and long-termBills and short-term bonds are those with a maturity of up to and including 12 months.This will ensure among EU countries perfect comparability of treatment for conventional bonds issued close to the nominal value and this is consistent with ESA 79; thus for short-term bonds the recording of interest payments cannot be shifted from one year to another.3. Deep-discounted bondsDeep-discounted bonds are bonds issued below the nominal value, bearing interest at a rate below the market rate.Deep-discounted bonds shall be defined as those whose nominal coupon is less than 50 % of the corresponding yield to maturity (calculated on the basis of the issue price).For these deep-discounted bonds, the difference between the issue price and the nominal value is to be regarded as interest, and this interest is to be accounted for at the time of redemption of the bond. This is consistent with the decision taken over the treatment of zero-coupon bonds.4. Zero coupon bondsThe difference between the issue price and redemption price of a zero coupon bond shall be treated as interest, to be recorded as interest paid at the maturity of the bond.II. The treatment of interest in the case of index-linked bondsIn the case of 'index-linked` bonds, two distinct treatments are to be applied, depending on whether the bond is linked to a consumer price index or whether it is linked to a financial asset such as a foreign currency or gold.In the case where the bond is linked to a consumer price index, the 'capital uplift` due to the movement of the index is to be regarded as interest. The interest should be recorded at the time of the redemption of the bond.In the case where the bond is linked to a financial asset such as a foreign currency or gold, the 'capital uplift` should not be regarded as interest but as a 'capital gain/loss`, as in the case for bonds issued in foreign currency.III. Capitalised interest on deposits and other financial instruments covered by ESA 79The interest shall be recorded separately from the principal and the capitalised amount shall be recorded when it falls due for payment, rather than distributed between different periods. This means that, in the case of deposits or similar financial instruments which are liabilities of an institutional unit, the capitalised interest will be recorded as an expenditure of this institutional unit when the interest is paid to the holders of these instruments.IV. Treatment of fungible bonds issued in several tranches ('coupons courus`)In the case of fungible bonds (bonds which are issued in tranches at different points in time without change in the date of payment of the coupons) the accrued coupon shall be recorded as a short term liability under the heading 'Accounts receivable and payable` (code F72 of ESA 79).In practice this means that, if an institutional unit issues a bond in different tranches but with the same coupon, it will raise the issue price of the more recent tranches to provide the same yield to all holders of the bond. The difference between the original issue price and the higher issue price of the second tranche is recorded as a short term liability to the holder of the second tranche, which will be reimbursed when the coupon falls due.V. Linear bondsLinear bonds are, like fungible bonds, bonds issued in several tranches from the same lineage, i.e. with the same nominal interest rate as well as identical dates for the payment of coupons and for reimbursement at maturity.They are characterised by the fact that new tranches can be issued several years after the first issuance. They are therefore issued with discounts and premia which can be significant as a result of changes in market interest rates in the intervening period since the first issuance.In order to differentiate between the nominal value and the price at issue (discount or premium) at the time the new tranche is issued, a distinction must be made between tranches issued within twelve months of the first emission, and tranches issued beyond twelve months.For each tranche issued in the twelve months after the first issue, the difference between the nominal value and the issue price (discount or premium) must be treated as a capital gain or loss.For each tranche issued beyond the twelve months following the first issue, the difference between nominal value and issue price (discount or premium) must be treated as interest.VI. Financial leasingAll leasing transactions have to be treated as operating leasing. For example, this means that if an institutional unit sells real estate or other fixed asset and rents it back with the intention of acquiring it at the end of the lease (this operation therefore having many characteristics of a financial lease), the transactions must be treated as an operating lease. Therefore the receipts from the sale of the real estate are recorded as a receipt reducing the deficit. The obligation to buy back the assets at the end of the lease is a contingent liability which is not recorded in debt.VII. Classification of national bodies acting on behalf of the EC (EAGGF etc.)Those institutional units which perform market regulation activity and distribute subsidies must be classified as follows: if these institutional bodies cannot be split into those which do the market regulation and those which do the distribution of subsidies then these units should be classified in the sector general government if their costs incurred in market regulation compared to the total costs are less than 80 %.VIII. Swaps on interest rates and currency swapsIn the case of interest rate swaps, only the net payments (receipts) of interest between the two parties to the swap should be recorded.In the case of currency swaps, any outstanding foreign currency debt should be valued according to the market exchange rate and not at the exchange rate agreed in the swap contract.IX. Pension fundsCertain pension funds which finance benefits mostly on a pay-as-go basis and to a minor extent on a capital funding basis have to be classified in the subsector social security funds of general government.The classification criteria are that these funds are institutional units, as they have a complete set of accounts and autonomy of decision, and that they pay benefits to the insured without reference to the individual exposure of risk, which means that these employment based pension schemes are built on a collective financial balance principle. +",world market price;world price;world rate;gross domestic product;GDP;gross national product;GNP;loss;public debt;government debt;national debt;European accounting system;ESA;European system of accounts;European system of integrated economic accounts;European system of national and regional accounts;European system of national and regional accounts in the European Union,17 +4970,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1029/2009 of 29 October 2009 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Grelos de Galicia (PGI)). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) and in accordance with Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Spain’s application to register the name ‘Grelos de Galicia’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 October 2009.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(2)  OJ C 72, 26.3.2009, p. 58.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.6.   Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processedSPAINGrelos de Galicia (PGI) +",vegetable;location of production;location of agricultural production;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +111,"69/266/EEC: Commission Decision of 18 July 1969 on the French systems of aid for research and the reorganization of production and distribution in the textile industry (Only the French text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 93 (2), and Article 93 (3) thereof;Whereas by Decree No 65-1163 of 24 December 1965 (Official Journal of the French Republic of 31 December 1965) the French Republic introduced, with effect from 1 January 1966, a parafiscal charge for the purpose of encouraging research and the reorganization of production and distribution in the textile industry;Whereas this charge the rate of which was fixed at 0.2 % by Order of 24 December 1965 (Official Journal of the French Republic of 31 December 1965), affects textile products sold in France or imported into France, export sales being exempt;Whereas by Orders of 29 March 1966 (Official Journal of the French Republic of 2 April 1966) and 21 April 1966 (Official Journal of the French Republic of 3 May 1966) 40 % of the proceeds of this charge have been allocated to the French Textiles Institute (Institut textile de France) for research, and 60 % to the trade association called the Union of the Textile Industries (Union des industries textiles - UIT) to implement ""programmes for the reorganization of production and distribution methods of textile undertakings and, by way of exception in limited fields, for modernization or collective trade promotion"" ; whereas the administrative boards of the two bodies, which take all decisions on the use of these funds, subject to the French Government's right of veto, include members nominated by the industry;Whereas the French Government informed the Commission of these provisions by letter of 4 May 1966 ; whereas a preliminary study was made of them during a multilateral meeting with representatives of the Member States on 20 June 1966 ; whereas, in accordance with the second sentence of Article 93 (3) of the Treaty, the Commission then initiated the procedure provided for in paragraph 2 of that Article and by letter of 30 May 1967 addressed to all Member States gave the interested parties notice to submit their comments;Whereas by Decree No 68-383 of 27 April 1968 (Official Journal of the French Republic of 30 April 1968), the French Republic, with effect from 1 May 1968, modified the system introduced by Decree No 65-1163 of 24 December 1965 and revoked that Decree ; whereas the rate of the charge was fixed at 0.35 % by an Order adopted the same day (Official Journal of the French Republic of 30 April 1968) ; whereas by that Order two-sevenths of the proceeds of the charge are allocated to the French Textile Institute for research and five-sevenths to the Union of the Textile Industries for reorganization ; whereas the other provisions of the Order of 21 April 1966 remain in force for the time being;Whereas the proceeds of the parafiscal charge in question constitute State resources and are allocated in their entirety to the Institute and to the trade association concerned by way of assistance to French textile undertakings ; whereas, by the abovementioned Decrees, the French Government has, therefore, introduced a system of aid;Whereas the part of the proceeds of the charge which is applied to research by the French Textile Institute is to be used, in particular, to promote technical advances which can improve output and quality in the textile industry, thus relieving that industry, and particularly undertakings which are not in a position to undertake research on their own account, of part of the expenditure connected therewith ; whereas the provisions which the French Government has brought to the attention of the Commission do not suggest that textile undertakings of the other Member States would be able, under the same conditions as apply to French undertakings, to take advantage of the results of all the research financed by the proceeds of the charge ; whereas, therefore, the aid to the French Textile Institute threatens to distort competition by favouring French textile undertakings;Whereas the same is true of the other part of the proceeds of the charge which is allocated to the Union of the Textile Industries to provide textile undertakings in France with financial aid for the reorganization of production and distribution methods and, by way of exception in certain branches of the industry, for modernization and collective trade promotion.Whereas by thus strengthening the competitive position of French undertakings receiving aid, to the detriment of those established in other Member States, the aid is liable to disturb trade in textile products between the Member States.Whereas the effect which the system of aid is likely to have on competition and trade between Member States will be all the more serious in that the textile industry is experiencing difficulties in several Mem-States and that the aid is financed from a special charge on the products of the sector benefiting from the charge, which is also levied on textile products imported from other Member States;Whereas by the Decree of 24 December 1965 the French Government has thus introduced a system of aid which falls under Article 92 (1) of the Treaty;Whereas the information supplied by the French Government and the other information available to the Commission give no grounds for applying any of the derogations provided for in Article 92 (2) and (3) (a) and (b) of the Treaty, which provisions the French Government has not in fact invoked ; whereas, in particular, the aid in question has no specific regional purpose within the meaning of Article 92 (3) (a) and is not intended to remedy a serious disturbance in the French economy within the meaning of Article 92 (3) (b);Whereas as regards the derogation provided for in Article 92 (3) (c) of the Treaty, the difficulties which the textile industry is at present experiencing in France, as in several other Member States, may justify the introduction of aid to stimulate that industry ; whereas in this particular case the granting of aid to the French Textile Institute for research is likely to provide such stimulus ; whereas the same applies in respect of aid for the Union of the Textile Industries for the reorganization of production and distribution, particularly in the light of the explanations as to the manner of its application given by the French delegation during the multilateral meetings held in Brussels on 20 June 1966 and 18 June 1969;Whereas it is advisable to ensure that the derogations from Article 92 (1) are reserved for systems of aid which, although they distort competition and disturb trade between Member States, do so to an extent which does not go beyond what is indispensable for the attainment of their legitimate objectives;Whereas in this case the aid is financed from a parafiscal charge levied on the products of the industry ; whereas the proceeds of that charge are allocated entirely and directly to the French Textile Institute and to the Union of the Textile Industries to finance measures for the benefit of textile undertakings in France ; whereas the parafiscal charge is thus an integral part of the system of aid;Whereas the levying of this charge is likely to lead to a reduction of foreign producers' profit margins and, to the extent to which the charge is passed on to consumers, to a reduction of their markets ; whereas, therefore, this levy is liable to aggravate the effect of the aid on competition and on intra-Community trade;Whereas it is not apparent - nor has the French Government made such a claim - that the parafiscal charge, and in particular its application to products imported from other Member States, is indispensable for the attainment of the legitimate objectives of the aid ; whereas it is in fact open to the French authorities to replace the proceeds of the parafiscal charge, either entirely or to the extent of the incidence of the charge on products from other Member States, by funds from other sources, for example by contributions from French textile undertakings;Whereas, furthermore, even assuming that the abolition of all special taxation on imported textile products would prevent the aid from fully attaining its legitimate objectives, such abolition would nevertheless be necessary, because by aggravating the already difficult situation of the textile industry of other Member States, the taxation of imported products in any case affects trading conditions to an extent contrary to the common interest;Whereas, consequently, the system of aid instituted by the Decree of 24 December 1965, and amended by the Decree of 27 April 1968, also does not qualify for the derogation provided for in Article 92 (3) (c) of the Treaty ; whereas it is therefore incompatible with the common market;Whereas, finally, according to the first subparagraph of Article 93 (2), and Article 93 (3), the French Republic may not apply the system of aid instituted by the Decree of 24 December 1965 and amended by the Decree of 27 April 1968 and by the implementing Orders of 29 March 1966, 21 April 1966 and 27 April 1968 mentioned above, so long as the granting of the aid is linked with the application to textile products imported from other Member States of the parafiscal charge or any other special taxation on textile products;Whereas, however, reasonable time should be allowed for the method of financing of the aid referred to in this Decision to be modified,. From 1 April 1970 the French Republic shall not grant any aid under the system instituted by Decree No 65-1163 of 24 December 1965, as amended by Decree No 68-383 of 27 April 1968, which introduced a parafiscal charge for the purpose of encouraging research in the textile industry and the reorganization of production and distribution, unless it first revises. that system in such a way that products imported from other Member States are no longer liable to the parafiscal charge introduced by that system or to any other special taxation on textile products. This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.. Done at Brussels, 18 July 1969.For the CommissionThe PresidentJean REY +",France;French Republic;tax;rate of taxation;tax rate;textile industry;embroidery;knitting;sewing;spinning;textile production;weaving;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid,17 +39817,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 392/2011 of 19 April 2011 on the issue of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of April 2011 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 for poultrymeat. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 (3) opened tariff quotas for imports of poultrymeat products originating in Brazil, Thailand and other third countries.(2) The applications for import licences lodged in respect of Groups Nos 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 and 8 during the first seven days of April 2011 for the subperiod from 1 July to 30 September 2011 and in respect of Group No 3 for the period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined by establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested,. The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 for the subperiod from 1 July to 30 September 2011 in respect of Groups Nos 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 and 8 and for the period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012 in respect of Group No 3 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 April 2011.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 April 2011.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.(3)  OJ L 142, 5.6.2007, p. 3.ANNEXGroup No Order No Allocation coefficient for import licence applications lodged for the subperiod from 1.7.2011-30.9.20111 09.4211 0,4371446 09.4216 0,515235Group No Order No Allocation coefficient for import licence applications lodged for the subperiod from 1.7.2011-30.6.20123 09.4213 1,315789 +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;poultrymeat,17 +43171,"2014/527/EU: Decision of the European Central Bank of 9 July 2014 repealing Decision ECB/2013/22 on temporary measures relating to the eligibility of marketable debt instruments issued or fully guaranteed by the Republic of Cyprus and Decision ECB/2013/36 on additional temporary measures relating to Eurosystem refinancing operations and eligibility of collateral (ECB/2014/32). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first indent of Article 127(2) thereof,Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular the first indent of Article 3.1, Article 12.1, Article 18 and the second indent of Article 34.1 thereof,Having regard to Guideline ECB/2011/14 of 20 September 2011 on monetary policy instruments and procedures of the Eurosystem (1), and in particular Section 1.6 and Sections 6.3.1 and 6.3.2 of Annex I thereto,Whereas:(1) The content of Decisions ECB/2013/22 (2) and ECB/2013/36 (3) should be included in Guideline ECB/2013/4 (4), the core legal act governing temporary measures relating to Eurosystem refinancing operations and eligibility of collateral.(2) In the interest of clarity and consistency and with a view to simplifying the Eurosystem collateral framework, these steps are implemented by way of a recast of Guideline ECB/2013/4.(3) Decisions ECB/2013/22 and ECB/2013/36 should therefore be repealed,. Repeal of Decisions ECB/2013/22 and ECB/2013/361.   Decisions ECB/2013/22 and ECB/2013/36 are repealed with effect from 20 August 2014.2.   References to the repealed Decisions shall be construed as references to Guideline ECB/2014/31. Entry into forceThis Decision shall enter into force on 9 July 2014.. Done at Frankfurt am Main, 9 July 2014.The President of the ECBMario DRAGHI(1)  OJ L 331, 14.12.2011, p. 1.(2)  Decision ECB/2013/22 of 5 July 2013 on temporary measures relating to the eligibility of marketable debt instruments issued or fully guaranteed by the Republic of Cyprus (OJ L 195, 18.7.2013, p. 27).(3)  Decision ECB/2013/36 of 26 September 2013 on additional temporary measures relating to Eurosystem refinancing operations and eligibility of collateral (OJ L 301, 12.11.2013, p. 13).(4)  Guideline ECB/2013/4 of 20 March 2013 on additional temporary measures relating to Eurosystem refinancing operations and eligibility of collateral and amending Guideline ECB/2007/9 (OJ L 95, 5.4.2013, p. 23). +",credit guarantee;financial instrument;financing method;financing arrangements;source of financing;bond;bond issue;bond loan;bond market;debenture;debenture loan;single monetary policy;Cyprus;Republic of Cyprus;euro area;Euroland;eurozone,17 +16956,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1499/97 of 29 July 1997 amending for the second time Regulation (EC) No 913/97 adopting exceptional support measures for the pigmeat market in Spain. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,Whereas, because of the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain production regions in Spain, exceptional measures to support the pigmeat market were adopted for that Member State in Commission Regulation (EC) No 913/97 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1301/97 (4);Whereas, because of continuing veterinary and trade restrictions adopted by the Spanish authorities and their extension to new areas, the number of pigs for fattening which may be delivered to the competent authorities should be increased, thus allowing the continuation of the exceptional measures in the coming weeks;Whereas the aid granted for the delivery of piglets should be adjusted to the current market situation, taking account of the fall in prices;Whereas the rapid and efficient application of the exceptional market support measures is one of the best ways of combating the spread of classical swine fever; whereas the application of one of the provisions of this Regulation from 16 July 1997 is therefore justified;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,. Regulation (EC) No 913/97 is hereby amended as follows:1. in Article 4 (4), 'ECU 69`, 'ECU 60` and 'ECU 50` are replaced by 'ECU 60`, 'ECU 52` and 'ECU 43` respectively;2. Annex I is replaced by Annex I hereto;3. Annex II is replaced by Annex II hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.However, point 3 of Article 1 shall apply with effect from 16 July 1997.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 July 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.(3) OJ No L 131, 23. 5. 1997, p. 14.(4) OJ No L 177, 5. 7. 1997, p. 3.ANNEX I'ANNEX ITotal number of animals from 6 May 1997:>TABLE>ANNEX II'ANNEX II- In the province of Lerida, the protection and surveillance zones as defined in Annexes I and II to the Order of the Generalitat de Catalunya dated 29 April 1997.- In the province of Lerida, the protection and surveillance zones as defined in Annexes I and II to the Order of the Generalitat de Catalunya dated 12 June 1997.- In the province of Lerida, the protection and surveillance zones as defined in Annexes I and II to the Order of the Generalitat de Catalunya dated 1 July 1997.` +",meat processing industry;cutting premises;cutting-up premises;slaughterhouse;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;slaughter premium;slaughter bonus;market support;pigmeat;pork;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +35297,"2008/823/EC: Commission Decision of 22 October 2008 amending Decision 95/319/EC setting up a Committee of Senior Labour Inspectors (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Whereas:(1) By Decision 95/319/EC (1) the Commission set up a Committee of Senior Labour Inspectors, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Committee’.(2) Recent enlargements of the European Union have effectively doubled the size of the Committee. The plenary meetings now comprise 54 Committee members. In the event of new enlargements this number will increase still further.(3) To enable the Committee to fulfil its tasks and allow the members of the Committee to engage in a practical, interactive exchange of experience and opinion, which is not feasible with such a large Committee, the number of members per Member State should be reduced from two to one. The Member States should be able to appoint an alternate member to attend meetings where the full member cannot be present.(4) To guarantee the quality of the Committee's work, nominees for membership should be the senior representatives of the national labour inspection services with a mandate to carry out the tasks of the Committee.(5) Provision should be made for each member or alternate member to be able to be accompanied by an expert at Committee meetings. For practical reasons relating to meeting organisation, notification of such experts' attendance should be given at least one month before the Committee meeting concerned.(6) To facilitate the way working groups operate, it should be possible for them to be chaired by an expert from a national labour inspection service who is not a member of the Committee.(7) Specific categories of observers should be able to attend Committee meetings.(8) The Committee should adopt rules of procedure laying down the practical arrangements for its work.(9) Decision 95/319/EC should be amended accordingly.(10) This Decision should take effect on 1 January 2010, the date on which a new term of office starts for members of the Committee,. Decision 95/319/EC is amended as follows:1. Article 5 is amended as follows:(a) paragraphs 1 and 2 are replaced by the following:(b) paragraph 5 is deleted;2. Article 8 is replaced by the following:3. in Article 9, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:4. the following Article 9a is inserted:5. in Article 10, the following paragraph 3 is added:(a) a representative of the labour inspection service of each EEA/EFTA state;(b) the Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work;(c) a representative of the International Labour Organisation.’;6. the following Article 11a is inserted:7. in Article 12, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: This Decision shall take effect on 1 January 2010.. Done at Brussels, 22 October 2008.For the CommissionVladimír ŠPIDLAMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 188, 9.8.1995, p. 11. +",labour inspectorate;factory inspectorate;industrial inspectorate;administrative cooperation;application of EU law;application of European Union law;implementation of Community law;national implementation;national implementation of Community law;national means of execution;European social policy;occupational safety;occupational hazard;safety at the workplace;worker safety;committee (EU);EC committee,17 +11489,"COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1180/93 of 14 May 1993 laying down detailed rules for the application in 1993 of the import arrangements for beef and veal provided for in the agreement between the Bilateral Community and Sweden. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1108/93 of 4 May 1993 laying down certain provisions for the application of the bilateral agreements on agriculture between the Community, of the one part and Austria, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden of the other part (1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 125/93 (3), and in particular Article 15 (2) thereof,Whereas Council Decision 93/239/EEC (4) approves the Bilateral Agreement with Sweden; whereas the Agreement was signed on 17 March 1993 with a view to the advance application from 15 April 1993 of the relevant provisions of the Bilateral Agreement on agriculture signed at Oporto on 2 May 1992;Whereas the Arrangement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden on reciprocal trade in beef and veal, including cooked preparations, annexed to the abovementioned agreement, provides for the opening of a tariff quota for imports, without levy or common customs tariff (CCT) duty, of 4 000 tonnes of beef and veal falling within CN code 0201 and 2 500 tonnes of products falling within CN code 1602 50 90; whereas point 5 of the Arrangement provides for the provisions to be applied on a pro rata temporis basis for the first year; whereas, therefore, the quantity covered by the quota for 1993 should be fixed at 71,5 % of the quantity referred to above; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2505/92 of 14 July 1992 amending Annexes I and II to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (5) replaces CN code 1602 50 90 with CN codes 1602 50 31, 1602 50 39 and 1602 50 80;Whereas the conversion coefficients for expressing a quantity of boned meat or cooked preparation in carcase weight should be fixed; whereas such coefficients must be established in the light of the experience gained by the beef and veal industry;Whereas, while recalling the provisions of the agreement guaranteeing the origin of the product, management of the import system should be ensured through import licences; whereas, with that in mind, detailed rules should be laid down for the submission of applications as well as the information to be included on applications and licences, notwithstanding certain provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2101/92 (7), and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 of 4 September 1980 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences in the beef and veal sector (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3662/92 (9); whereas provision should also be made for licences to be issued after a delay for consideration and, where necessary, with the application of a single percentage reduction;Whereas, in order to ensure efficient management of the system, provision should be made for the security in respect of the import licences under the system to be fixed at ECU 10 per 100 kilograms; whereas the risk of speculation inherent in such a system in the beef and veal sector requires that access to the system should be subject to precise conditions;Whereas the Bilateral Agreement on agriculture between Sweden and the Community is applicable from 15 April 1993; whereas provision should accordingly be made for the provisions of this Regulation to apply from the same date;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. 1. The quantity of beef and veal which may be imported during 1993 within the framework of the Arrangement between the Community and Sweden on reciprocal trade in beef and veal shall be:- 2 860 tonnes, expresses as carcase weight, of beef falling within CN code 0201,- 1 788 tonnes, expressed as carcase weight, of products falling within CN codes 1602 50 31, 1602 50 39 and 1602 50 80.2. For the purposes of paragraph 1:- 100 kg of boned beef falling within CN code 0201 30 shall correspond to 139 kg carcase weight,- 100 kg of products falling within CN codes 1602 50 31, 1602 50 39 or 1602 50 80 shall correspond to 214 kg carcase weight.3. The import levy and CCT duty shall be fixed at zero. 1. In order to qualify under the import arrangements referred to in Article 1:(a) applicants for import licences must be natural or legal persons who, at the time applications are submitted, can prove to the satisfaction of the competent authorities of the Member State concerned that they have been active in trade in beef and veal with third countries during the last 12 months and are entered in the official register of a Member State;(b) licence applications may be submitted only in the Member State in which the applicant is registered;(c) licence applications must relate either to the quantity referred to in the first indent of Article 1 (1) or to the quantity referred to in the second indent of Article 1 (1) and must cover a minimum of 15 tonnes of meat by product weight without exceeding the quantity available;(d) section 7 of licence applications and of the licence shall show the country of provenance (Sweden); licences shall carry with them an obligation to import from the country indicated;(e) section 20 of licence applications and of the licence shall show one of the following:Reglamento (CEE) no 1180/93,Forordning (EOEF) nr. 1180/93,Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 1180/93,Kanonismos (EOK) arith. 1180/93,Regulation (EEC) No 1180/93,Règlement (CEE) no 1180/93,Regolamento (CEE) n. 1180/93,Verordening (EEG) nr. 1180/93,Regulamento (CEE) no 1180/93;(f) section 24 of licences shall show one of the following:Importación sin exacción reguladora ni derechos del AAC [Reglamento (CEE) no 1180/93]Ingen importafgift eller told i henhold til FTT [forordning (EOEF) nr. 1180/93]Abschoepfungs- und zollfreie Einfuhr [Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 1180/93]Anef eisforas kai dasmoy toy KD [Kanonismos (EOK) arith. 1180/93]No levy or CCT duty [Regulation (EEC) No 1180/93]Pas de prélèvement ni droit du tarif douanier commun [Règlement (CEE) no 1180/93]Esenzione dal prelievo e dal dazio della TDC [regolamento (CEE) n. 1180/93]Geen heffing of GDT-recht [Verordening (EEG) nr. 1180/93]Sem direito nivelador nem direitos da Pauta Aduaneira Comum [Regulamento (CEE) no 1180/93].2. Notwithstanding Article 8 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80, and with the exception of products falling within CN code 0201 30, section 16 of licence applications and licences may include one or more subheadings of CN code 0201. 1. Licence applications shall be lodged not later than 28 May 1993.2. If the same applicant lodges more than one application relating to the same group of products as referred to in the first or second indent of Article 1 (1), all applications from that person shall be inadmissible.3. Member States shall notify the Commission of the applications lodged not later than 8 June 1993. Such notification shall comprise a list of applicants broken down by quantity and by CN code.All notifications, including notifications of nil applications, shall be made by telex or fax, drawn up in accordance with the model set out in the Annex in the case where applicants have been lodged.4. The Commission shall decide as soon as possible for each product group to extent to which quantities may be awarded in respect of licence applications. If the quantities in respect of which licences have been applied for exceed the quantities available, the Commission shall fix a single percentage reduction in quantities applied for.If the quantities in the respect of which licences have been applied for are lower than the quantities available, additional licences shall be issued for the remaining quantity. To that end, the date referred to in paragraph 1 shall be replaced by 20 September 1993 and the date referred to in paragraph 3 shall be replaced by 27 September 1993.Licences shall be issued automatically and shall be valid throughout the Community. 1. Without prejudice to this Regulation, Regulations (EEC) No 3719/88 and (EEC) No 2377/80 shall apply.2. In the case of quantities imported under the terms of Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, the full levy and the normal CCT duties shall be collected on quantities in excess of those stated on the import licence.3. Notwithstanding Article 9 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, licences issued pursuant to this Regulation shall not be transferable.4. Notwithstanding Articles 4 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80, the security for licences shall be ECU 10 per 100 kilograms by weight of product and the term of validity of licences issued pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 3 (4) of this Regulation shall expire on 31 December 1993. On importation into the Community, products shall be accepted under this Regulation on presentation of the original of the proof of origin issued or drawn up in Sweden, in accordance with Annex VI of the Bilateral Agreement on agriculture concluded between the Community and Sweden. Products shall be accepted under this Regulation only upon presentation of a declaration from the competent Swedish authorities that no export subsidy has been paid in respect of the quantities in question. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 15 April 1993.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 May 1993.For the CommissionRené STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 113, 7. 5. 1993, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.(3) OJ No L 18, 27. 1. 1993, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 109, 1. 5. 1993, p. 1.(5) OJ No L 267, 14. 9. 1992, p. 1.(6) OJ No L 331, 1. 12. 1988, p. 1.(7) OJ No L 210, 25. 7. 1992, p. 18.(8) OJ No L 241, 13. 9. 1980, p. 5.(9) OJ No L 370, 19. 12. 1992, p. 43.ANNEXAPPLICATION OF REGULATION (EEC) No 1180/93 COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES DG VI/D/2 - BEEF AND VEAL SECTOR FAX (EEC) 00 (32 2) 296 60 27Application for import licences at zero levy and CCT dutyMember State/* Tables: see OJ */Member State:Fax No:Tel: +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;bilateral agreement;Sweden;Kingdom of Sweden;beef,17 +19783,"2000/358/EC: Commission Decision of 24 May 2000 extending the possible time period for provisional authorisations of the new active substances flupyrsulfuron methyl, carfentrazone ethyl, prosulfuron, flurtamone, isoxaflutole (notified under document number C(2000) 1376) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market(1), as last amended by Commission Directive 1999/80/EC of 28 July 1999(2), and in particular Article 8(1) fourth subparagraph thereof,Whereas:(1) Directive 91/414/EEC (hereinafter ""the Directive"") provided for the development of a Community list of active substances authorised for incorporation in plant protection products.(2) Du Pont de Nemours submitted a dossier for the new active substance flupyrsulfuron methyl to France on 26 October 1995 with a view to obtaining the inclusion of the active substance in Annex I to the Directive. The effects on human health and the environment are being assessed, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(2) and (4) of the Directive, for the uses proposed by the applicant. France acting as nominated rapporteur Member State, submitted to the Commission on 2 December 1997 the draft assessment report concerned. The submitted report is being reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the framework of the Standing Committee on Plant Health and in working groups thereof. Additional time is required to complete the full examination of the scientific and technical dossier.(3) FMC Europe NV submitted a dossier for the new active substance carfentrazone ethyl to France on 14 February 1996 with a view to obtaining the inclusion of the active substance in Annex I to the Directive. The effects on human health and the environment are being assessed, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(2) and (4) of the Directive, for the uses proposed by the applicant. France acting as nominated rapporteur Member State, submitted to the Commission on 14 May 1998 the draft assessment report concerned. The submitted report is being reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the framework of the Standing Committee on Plant Health and in working groups thereof additional time is required to complete the full examination of the scientific and technical dossier.(4) Novartis submitted a dossier for the new active substance prosulfuron to France on 14 May 1995 with a view to obtaining the inclusion of the active substance in Annex I to the Directive. The effects on human health and the environment are being assessed, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(2) and (4) of the Directive, for the uses proposed by the applicant. France acting as nominated rapporteur Member State, submitted to the Commission on 18 January 1999 the draft assessment report concerned. The submitted report is being reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the framework of the Standing Committee on Plant Health and in working groups thereof. Additional time is required to complete the full examination of the scientific and technical dossier.(5) Rhone-Poulenc Agro France submitted a dossier for the new active substance flurtamone to France on 15 February 1994 with a view to obtaining the inclusion of the active substance in Annex I to the Directive. The effects on human health and the environment are being assessed, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(2) and (4) of the Directive, for the uses proposed by the applicant. France acting as nominated rapporteur Member State, submitted to the Commission on 16 May 1997 the draft assessment report concerned. The submitted report is being reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the framework of the Standing Committee on Plant Health and in working groups thereof. Additional time is required to complete the full examination of the scientific and technical dossier.(6) Rhone-Poulenc Agro France submitted a dossier for the new active substance isoxaflutole to the Netherlands on 6 March 1996 with a view to obtaining the inclusion of the active substance in Annex I to the Directive. The effects on human health and the environment are being assessed, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(2) and (4) of the Directive, for the uses proposed by the applicant. The Netherlands acting as nominated rapporteur Member State, submitted to the Commission on 20 February 1997 the draft assessment report concerned. The submitted report is being reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the framework of the Standing Committee on Plant Health and in working groups thereof. Additional time is required to complete the full examination of the scientific and technical dossier.(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,. Member States may extend provisional authorisations already granted for plant protection products containing flupyrsulfuron methyl, carfentrazone ethyl, prosulfuron, flurtamone and isoxaflutole for a period not exceeding 12 months from the date of adoption of this Decision. This present Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 24 May 2000.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1.(2) OJ L 210, 10.8.1999, p. 13. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;pharmaceutical product;disinfectant;pharmaceutical preparation;pharmaceutical speciality;plant health product;plant protection product;dangerous substance;dangerous product;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country,17 +27310,"2004/240/EC: Council Decision of 8 March 2004 amending Decision 2003/479/EC concerning the rules applicable to national experts and military staff on secondment to the General Secretariat of the Council. ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 28(1) thereof,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 207(2) thereof,Having regard to Decision 2003/479/EC,Whereas:(1) Article 15(7) of Decision 2003/479/EC provides that the daily and monthly allowances shall be adjusted each year without retroactive effect on the basis of the adaptation of the basic salaries of Community officials in Brussels and Luxembourg.(2) The Council, through Regulations (EC, Euratom) No 2148/03 of 5 December 2003 correcting with effect from 1 July 2002 the remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Communities(1) and (EC, Euratom) No 2182/03 of 8 December 2003 adjusting with effect from 1 January 2004 the remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Communities and the weightings applied thereto(2), has adopted an adjustment of 3,4 % and 1 % respectively of the remuneration and pensions of Community officials,. Article 15 of Decision 2003/479/EC is hereby amended as follows:1. paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following:""1. A SNE shall be entitled to a daily subsistence allowance throughout the period of secondment. Where the distance between the place of residence and the place of secondment is 150 km or less, the daily allowance shall be EUR 27,96. Where the distance is more than 150 km, the daily allowance shall be EUR 111,83."";2. paragraph 2 shall be replaced by the following:""2. If the SNE has not received removal expenses from either the GSC or from the employer, an additional monthly allowance shall be paid as shown in the table below:>TABLE>This allowance shall be paid monthly in arrears."";3. paragraph 4 shall be replaced by the following:""4. SNEs who during the three years ending six months before the secondment habitually resided or pursued their principal professional activity at a location situated at a distance of 150 km or less from the place of secondment shall receive a daily subsistence allowance of EUR 27,96. For the purpose of this provision, circumstances arising from work done by SNEs for a State other than that of the place of secondment or for an international organisation shall not be taken into account."" This Decision shall take effect on the first day of the month following its adoption.. Done at Brussels, 8 March 2004.For the CouncilThe PresidentD. Ahern(1) OJ L 323, 10.12.2003, p. 1.(2) OJ L 327, 16.12.2003, p. 3. +",international organisation;international administration;international association;international body;international institution;international organization;allowances and expenses;mission expenses;transfer bonus;travel expenses;military personnel;public administration;general government;staff regulations (EU);personnel regulations (EU);staff regulations for EU officials;staff regulations for officials of the European Union,17 +16352,"97/699/EC: Commission Decision of 7 May 1997 on the approval of the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the Land Rheinland- Pfalz concerned by Objective 2 in the Federal Republic of Germany (Only the German text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (6) to 9 (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94; whereas however the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a single programming document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopt a single decision in a single document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 96/472/EC (4), the list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the programming period from 1997 to 1999;Whereas the German Government has submitted to the Commission on 12 August 1996 the single programming document as referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the Land Rheinland-Pfalz; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this single programming document is eligible as from that date;Whereas the single programming document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the single programming document;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments;Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the single programming document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the single programming document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (6), stipulates that in the Commission decisions approving a single programming document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (7), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (8), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (9), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (10), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;Whereas the single programming document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;Whereas the single programming document satisfies the conditions and includes the information required by Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88;Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (11), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2335/95 (12), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas Article 20 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 provides, subject to available funding, for a single commitment where the Community assistance granted is less than ECU 40 million for the whole programming period;Whereas it is appropriate to mention that this Decision is ruled by the provisions on the eligibility of expenditure laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision C(97) 1035/5 of 23 April 1997 modifying the decisions approving the Community support frameworks, the single programming documents and the Community initiative programmes in respect of the Federal Republic of Germany;Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,. The single programming document for Community structural assistance in the Land Rheinland-Pfalz concerned by Objective 2 in the Federal Republic of Germany, covering the period 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved. The single programming document includes the following essential elements:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies of the Federal Republic of Germany;the main priorities are:1. promotion and improvement of infrastructure in the economic sector,2. development of tourism,3. promotion of technological development,4. strengthening of indigenous potential,5. human resource development and vocational training,6. measures for specific target groups in the labour market,7. technical assistance(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the single programming document comprising:- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,- the provisions on financial implementation,- the rules for compliance with Community policies;(d) the procedures for verifying additionality and an initial evaluation of the latter;(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the single programming document;(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:>TABLE> The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the single programming document amounts to a maximum of ECU 27,556 million.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the single programming document.The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 38,240 million for the public sector and ECU 1,309 million for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the EIB. 1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:- ERDF:ECU 17,911 million,- ESF:ECU 9,645 million.2. The budgetary commitments at the moment of approval of the single programming document refer to the total Community assistance. The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the single programming document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1999. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 2001. The single programming document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts. This Decision is ruled by the provisions laid down in the Annex to Decision C(97) 1035/5. 0This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Brussels, 7 May 1997.For the CommissionMonika WULF-MATHIESMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 11.(3) OJ L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(4) OJ L 193, 3. 8. 1996, p. 54.(5) OJ L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(6) OJ L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(7) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 15.(8) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 34.(9) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 21.(10) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 39.(11) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(12) OJ L 240, 7. 10. 1995, p. 12. +",EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;Rhineland-Palatinate;Rhineland-Palatinate (Land);European Investment Bank;EIB;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds;declining industrial region,17 +39190,"2011/329/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 1 June 2011 concerning the non-inclusion of dicloran in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (notified under document C(2011) 3731) Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulations (EC) No 451/2000 (2) and (EC) No 1490/2002 (3) lay down the detailed rules for the implementation of the second and third stages of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC and establish a list of active substances to be assessed, with a view to their possible inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. That list included dicloran.(2) In accordance with Article 11f of Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002 and Article 12(1)(a) and Article 12(2)(b) of that Regulation, Commission Decision 2008/744/EC of 18 September 2008 concerning the non-inclusion of dicloran in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing that substance (4) was adopted.(3) The original notifier (hereinafter ‘the applicant’) submitted a new application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC requesting the accelerated procedure to be applied, as provided for in Articles 14 to 19 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 33/2008 of 17 January 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Directive 91/414/EEC as regards a regular and an accelerated procedure for the assessment of active substances which were part of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of that Directive but have not been included into its Annex I (5).(4) The application was submitted to Spain, which had been designated rapporteur Member State by Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002. The time period for the accelerated procedure was respected. The specification of the active substance and the supported uses are the same as were the subject of Decision 2008/744/EC. That application also complies with the remaining substantive and procedural requirements of Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 33/2008.(5) Spain evaluated the additional data submitted by the applicant and prepared an additional report. It communicated that report to the European Food Safety Authority (hereinafter ‘the Authority’) and to the Commission on 6 October 2009. The Authority communicated the additional report to the other Member States and the applicant for comments and forwarded the comments it had received to the Commission. In accordance with Article 20(1) of Regulation (EC) No 33/2008 and at the request of the Commission, the Authority presented its conclusion on dicloran to the Commission on 21 July 2010 (6). The draft assessment report, the additional report and the conclusion of the Authority were reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and the Animal Health and finalised on 5 May 2011 in the format of the Commission review report for dicloran.(6) The additional report by the rapporteur Member State and the conclusion by the Authority concentrate on the concerns that lead to the non-inclusion; in particular, there was a concern with regard to worker exposure. More concerns were identified in the review report for dicloran.(7) Additional information was submitted by the applicant, in particular as regards the specification of the technical material, the equivalence of the test materials used in the toxicity studies and the technical material; as commercially manufactured, the mammalian toxicity, the operator and worker exposure and the degradation pathways.(8) However, the additional information provided by the applicant did not permit to eliminate all of the specific concerns arising in respect of dicloran.(9) In particular, there were the following concerns. It was not demonstrated that the specification of the technical material, as commercially manufactured, is equivalent with those of the test materials used in the toxicological and ecotoxicological studies. The data available were insufficient to conclude on the toxicological relevance of two impurities present in the technical material, for confidentiality reasons referred to as impurities 3 and 4. Harmful effects on human health were identified. In particular, worker exposure was found to exceed 100 % of the acceptable operator exposure level (AOEL). The consumer risk assessment could not be finalised due to unknown amounts of residues in succeeding crops. Information on risks to aquatic organisms from unidentified degradation products of the aqueous photolysis and to non target soil macro-organisms was not sufficient.(10) The Commission invited the applicant to submit its comments on the conclusion by the Authority. Furthermore, in accordance with Article 21(1) to Regulation (EC) No 33/2008, the Commission invited the applicant to submit comments on the draft review report. The applicant submitted its comments, which have been carefully examined.(11) However, despite the arguments put forward by the applicant, the concerns identified could not be eliminated, and assessments made on the basis of the information submitted and evaluated during the expert meetings of the Authority have not demonstrated that it may be expected that, under the proposed conditions of use, plant protection products containing dicloran satisfy in general the requirements laid down in Article 5(1)(a) and (b) of Directive 91/414/EEC.(12) Dicloran should therefore not be included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC.(13) In the interest of clarity, Decision 2008/744/EC should be repealed.(14) This Decision does not prejudice the submission of a further application for dicloran pursuant to Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC and Chapter II of Regulation (EC) No 33/2008.(15) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Dicloran shall not be included as active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. Decision 2008/744/EC is repealed. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 1 June 2011.For the CommissionJohn DALLIMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 55, 29.2.2000, p. 25.(3)  OJ L 224, 21.8.2002, p. 23.(4)  OJ L 251, 19.9.2008, p. 43.(5)  OJ L 15, 18.1.2008, p. 5.(6)  European Food Safety Authority; Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance dicloran. EFSA Journal 2010;8(8):1698. [110 pp.]. doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1698. Available online: www.efsa.europa.eu/efsajournal. +",pesticide;fungicide;toxic substance;dioxin;harmful substance;toxic discharge;toxic product;toxic waste;toxicity;occupational safety;occupational hazard;safety at the workplace;worker safety;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban,17 +74,"Council Directive 68/367/EEC of 15 October 1968 concerning the attainment of freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services in respect of activities of self-employed persons in the personal services sector (ISIC ex Major Group 85): 1. Restaurants, cafes, taverns and other drinking and eating places (ISIC Group 852), 2. Hotels, rooming houses, camps and other lodging places (ISIC Group 853). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 54 (2) and (3) and 63 (2) and (3) thereof;Having regard to the General Programme for the abolition of restrictions on freedom to provide establishment, 1 and in particular Title IV C thereof;Having regard to the General Programme for the abolition of restrictions on freedom to provide services, 2 and in particular Title IV C thereof;Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament 3;Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee 4;Whereas the General Programmes provide for the abolition, after the end of the second year of the second stage of the transitional period and before the end of the second stage, of all discriminatory treatment based on nationality as regards establishment and the provision of services in respect of activities of self-employed persons in the sector comprising restaurants, cafes, taverns and other drinking and eating places, and hotels, rooming houses, camps and other lodging places;Whereas the activities covered by this Directive may be carried on permanently or on a temporary or seasonal basis;Whereas only those economic activities which are carried on habitually and by way of trade come within the scope of this Directive, irrespective of whether their pursuit is open to the public as a whole or to a specific category or categories of persons;Whereas this Directive does not cover the letting of premises, whether furnished or unfurnished, unless such letting involves the provision of services;Whereas this Directive does not apply to itinerant trading as defined in the second subparagraph of Article 2 (1) of the Council Directive of 15 October 1968 5 concerning the attainment of freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services in respect of activities of self-employed persons in retail trade (ISIC ex Group 612);Whereas the General Programme for the abolition of restrictions on freedom of establishment provides that restrictions on the right to join professional or trade organisations must be abolished where the professional activities of the person concerned necessarily involve the exercise of this right;Whereas the proof of good repute which the person concerned may be required to furnish is of particular importance in relation to the activities covered by this Directive ; whereas some Member States accordingly require such proof not only from the person actually concerned but also from any members of his family who live with him or work in his establishment ; whereas this Directive must make it easier for proof to be furnished in respect of all the persons from whom it could be required ; whereas the importance of the concept of good repute in the trade or profession concerned has led some Member States to require of their own nationals evidence as to good character and good repute other than that contained in an extract from the ""judicial record"" ; whereas those Member States may impose similar requirements on nationals of other Member States; 1OJ No 2, 15.1.1962, p. 36/62. 2OJ No 2, 15.1.1962, p. 32/62. 3OJ No 23, 5.2.1966, p. 354/66. 4OJ No 205, 7.12.1965, p. 3069/65. 5OJ No L 260, 22.10.1968, p. 1.Whereas the position of paid employees accompanying a person providing services or acting on his behalf will be governed by the provisions laid down in pursuance of Articles 48 and 49 of the Treaty;Whereas separate Directives, applicable to all activities of self-employed persons, concerning provisions relating to the movement and residence of beneficiaries, and, where necessary, Directives on the co-ordination of the safeguards required by Member States of companies or firms for the protection of the interests of members and of others, have been or will be adopted;Whereas, moreover, in some Member States pursuit of the activities covered by this Directive is for the most part governed by rules relating to the taking up of such activities, while other Member States will, where necessary, adopt such rules ; whereas, therefore, certain transitional measures, the purpose of which is to make it easier for nationals of other Member States to take up and pursue the activities in question, are the subject of a separate Directive;. Member States shall abolish, in respect of the natural persons and companies or firms covered by Title I of the General Programmes for the abolition of restrictions on freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services (hereinafter called ""beneficiaries""), the restrictions referred to in Title III of those General Programmes affecting the right to take up and pursue the activities specified in Article 2 of this Directive. 1. The provisions of this Directive shall apply to activities of self-employed persons coming within the scope of the personal services specified in Annex II to the General Programme for the abolition of restrictions on freedom of establishment (ISIC Groups 852 and 853) 1.2. For the purposes of this Directive ""activities falling within Group 852 (Restaurants, cafes, taverns and other drinking and eating places)"" means activities pursued by a natural person, or company or firm, who habitually and by way of trade and in his own name and on his own account serves prepared food or beverages for consumption on the premises in the establishment or establishments run by him.The provisions of this Directive shall apply also to the serving of meals for consumption elsewhere than on the premises where they are prepared.3. The provisions of this Directive shall not apply to the serving of prepared food or beverages intended for immediate consumption if such serving is carried on by way of itinerant trade.4. For the purposes of this Directive, ""activities falling within Group 853 (Hotels, rooming houses, camps and other lodging places)"" means activities pursued by a natural person, or company or firm, who habitually and by way of trade supplies in his own name and on his own account: - furnished lodgings or furnished rooms in an establishment or establishments run by him ; or- camping facilities on specially equipped sites, designed for short-term stays;and who in each case also supplies the services normally associated therewith. 1. Member States shall in particular abolish the following restrictions: (a) those which prevent beneficiaries from establishing themselves or from providing services in the host country under the same conditions and with the same rights as nationals of that country;(b) those existing by reason of administrative practices which result in treatment being applied to beneficiaries that is discriminatory by comparison with that applied to nationals.2. The restrictions to be abolished shall include in particular those arising out of measures which prevent or limit establishment or the provision of services beneficiaries by the following means: (a) in Belgium - the obligation to hold a carte professionelle (Article 1 of the Law 19 February 1965);(b) in Germany - the requirement that the issue to any foreign national of an authorisation to open a restaurant or hotel be subject to proof of economic necessity (Nachweis eines Bedürfnisses) (Gaststättengesetz of 28 April 1930, paragraph 1 (2)); 1International Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities (Statistical Office of the United Nations, Statistical Papers, Series M No 4, Rev. 1, New York, 1958).(c) in France - the obligation to hold a carte d'identité d'étranger commerçant décret-loi of 12 November 1938, décret of 2 February 1939, Law of 8 October 1940);- exclusion from the right to renew commercial leases (décret of 30 September 1953, Article 38);- the rule preventing foreign nationals from pursuing the occupation of retailer of beverages for consumption on the premises (Code des débits de boissons et des mesures contre l'alcoolisme, Article L 31, decret 55-222 of 8 February 1955, ordonnance No 59-107 of 7 January 1959);(d) in Italy - the rule that only persons of Italian nationality may pursue the occupation of manager of mountain refuge huts (Gestore di rifugi alpini) (Decreto del Commissario per il Turismo of 29 October 1955, Article 13);(e) in Luxembourg - the limited period of validity of authorisations granted to foreign nationals (Law of 2 June 1962, Article 21);- the requirement that any person wishing to open an inn (auberge), tavern (cabaret), or other premises for the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages shall have resided in the Grand Duchy for a continuous period of not less than five years (Law of 12 August 1927, Article 1). 1. Member States shall ensure that beneficiaries have the right to join professional or trade organisations under the same conditions and with the same rights and obligations as their own nationals.2. The right to join professional or trade organisations shall, in the case of establishment, entail eligibility for election or appointment to high office in such organisations. However such posts may be reserved for nationals where, in pursuance of any provision laid down by law or regulation, the organisation concerned is involved in the exercise of official authority.3. In the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, membership of the Chambre de commerce or of the Chambre des métiers shall not give beneficiaries the right to take part in the election of the administrative organs of those Chambers. No Member State shall grant to any of its nationals who go to another Member State for the purpose of pursuing any activity referred to in Article 2 any aid liable to distort the conditions of establishment. 1. Where a host Member State requires of its own nationals wishing to take up any activity referred to in Article 2 proof of good repute and proof of no previous bankruptcy, or proof of either one of these, that State shall accept as sufficient evidence, in respect of nationals of other Member States, the production of an extract from the ""judicial record"" or, failing this, of an equivalent document issued by a competent judicial or administrative authority in the country of origin or the country whence the foreign national comes showing that these requirements have been met.Where the country of origin or the country whence the foreign national comes does not issue such documentary proof of no previous bankruptcy, such proof may be replaced by a declaration on oath made by the person concerned before a judicial or administrative authority, a notary, or a competent professional or trade body, in the country of origin or in the country whence that person comes.2. Where a Member State imposes on its own nationals wishing to take up any activity referred to in Article 2 certain requirements as to good character or good repute in respect of themselves or of members of their family living with them, and proof that such requirements are satisfied cannot be obtained from the document referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1, that State shall accept as sufficient evidence in respect of nationals of other Member States a certificate issued by a competent judicial or administrative authority in the country of origin or in the country whence the foreign national comes indicating that the requirements in question have been met. Such certificate shall relate to the specific facts regarded as relevant by the host country.3. Documents issued in accordance with paragraph 1 or with paragraph 2 may not be produced more than three months after their date of issue.4. Member States shall, within the time limit laid down in Article 7, designate the authorities and bodies competent to issue these documents and shall forthwith inform the other Member States and the Commission thereof.5. Where in the host Member State proof of financial standing is required, that State shall regard certificates issued by banks in the country of origin or in the country whence the beneficiary in question comes as equivalent to certificates issued in its own territory. Member States shall adopt the measures necessary to comply with this Directive within six months of its notification and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 15 October 1968.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. SEDATI +",catering industry;HORECA;International Organisation of Hotel and Restaurant Associations;café;restaurant;restaurant industry;hotel industry;bed and breakfast;guest house;hotel;freedom to provide services;free movement of services;camping;caravanning;right of establishment;freedom of establishment;self-employment,17 +13904,"Council Decision of 23 October 1995 appointing the Austrian, Finnish and Swedish members of the Advisory Committee on the Training of Dental Practitioners. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Act of Accession of 1994, and in particular Article 165 (1) thereof,Having regard to Council Decision 78/688/EEC of 25 July 1978 setting up an Advisory Committee on the Training of Dental Practitioners (1), and in particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof,Having regard to the nominations submitted to the Council by the Austrian, Finnish and Swedish Governments,Whereas, by its Decision of 25 July 1994 (2), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on the Training of Dental Practitioners for the period until 24 July 1997;Whereas the Austrian, Finnish and Swedish members and alternate members should be appointed for the same period,. The following are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on the Training of Dental Practitioners for the period ending on 24 July 1997:>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>. Done at Luxembourg, 23 October 1995.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. SAAVEDRA ACEVEDO(1) OJ No L 233, 24. 8. 1978, p. 15.(2) OJ No C 221, 9. 8. 1994, p. 5. +",vocational training;distance training;e-training;manpower training;pre-vocational training;sandwich training;dental medicine;dental care;appointment of staff;dentist;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;advisory committee (EU);EC advisory committee,17 +33553,"2007/507/EC: Commission Decision of 16 July 2007 amending Decision 2006/140/EC as regards a financial contribution by the Community for the year 2007 relating to the survey on TSE resistant PrP genes in goats in Cyprus (notified under document number C(2007) 3369). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), and in particular, Article 20 thereof,Whereas:(1) Eradication of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) in small ruminants, including bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) which is considered to be the cause of the fatal variant Creutzfeld Jacob disease in humans, is of major importance for animal health and consumer’s protection.(2) A bi-annual survey on TSEs resistant genotypes in goats was submitted by Cyprus in 2005, with a view to obtain financial support from the Community. The objectives of that survey are to further investigate the PrP gene of goats in that Member State in order to confirm the results of previous preliminary studies where specific PrP polymorphisms were found indicating resistance against TSEs and to evaluate the data in order to be able to determine the baseline prevalence of TSE resistant PrP genes in goats. Cyprus has a very high prevalence of TSEs in goats and is therefore the appropriate Member State to carry out such pilot project. The survey started on 1 January 2006.(3) In accordance with Article 3(2)(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 (2) of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy, animal disease eradication and control programmes (veterinary measures) are to be financed from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund. For financial control purposes, Articles 9, 36 and 37 of that Regulation are to apply.(4) Commission Decision 2006/140/EC of 15 February 2006 concerning a specific financial contribution from the Community relating to the survey on TSE resistant PrP genes in goats presented by Cyprus for the year 2006 (3) granted a financial contribution from the Community for the year 2006 for the study of genetic resistance to TSE in goats in that Member State.(5) For budgetary reasons, Community assistance is decided each year. It is appropriate to grant a financial contribution from the Community for that survey to cover the year 2007. Decision 2006/140/EC should therefore be amended to cover that year.(6) The Annex to Decision 2006/140/EC lists the financial assistance of the Community and also the means of technical and financial reporting. That annex should be amended to take account of financial assistance for the year 2007 and also changes in reporting for that year.(7) For reasons of administrative efficiency all expenditure presented for a financial contribution by the Community should be expressed in euro. In accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, the conversion rate for expenditure in a currency other than euro should be the rate most recently set by the European Central Bank prior to the first day of the month in which the application is submitted by Cyprus.(8) Decision 2006/140/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.(9) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Decision 2006/140/EC is amended as follows:1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:2. Article 2 is amended as follows:(a) points (b) and (c) are replaced by the following:‘(b) forwarding an intermediate yearly financial and technical evaluation covering the first eight months of each year of the survey, at the latest two months after the end of that period; the report shall conform to the model as set out in Chapter 2 of the Annex for the year 2006 and Chapter 4 thereof for the year 2007, accompanied by justifying evidence as to the costs incurred.(c) forwarding a final yearly report for each year of the survey by 31 March 2007 at the latest for the year 2006 and 31 March 2008 at the latest for the year 2007, on the overall execution and results of the survey for the whole period during which Community financial assistance was granted; the report shall contain a technical and financial evaluation covering the years 2006 and 2007, in accordance with the model as set out in Chapter 2 of the Annex for the year 2006 and Chapter 4 thereof for the year 2007, accompanied by justifying evidence as to the costs incurred.’(b) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:3. Article 3 is replaced by the following:4. The Annex is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision. This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2007. This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Cyprus.. Done at Brussels, 16 July 2007.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. Decision last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No 378/2007 (OJ L 95, 5.4.2007, p. 1).(3)  OJ L 54, 24.2.2006, p. 44.ANNEXThe following Chapters 3 and 4 are added to Annex to Decision 2006/140/EC:‘CHAPTER 3Financial assistance of the CommunityCosts Number of units Unitary cost in Total cost in Community assistancePrP genotyping 11 000 analyses EUR 8 EUR 88 000 Costs of maximum 88 000 analyses at maximum EUR 8 per analysisRapid testing: test kits and consumables 1 500 tests EUR 10 EUR 15 000 Costs of maximum 1 500 tests at maximum EUR 10 per testTotal: Maximum EUR 103 000CHAPTER 4Technical and financial reportingSection A:   Technical reportReporting period from … to …Determination of PrP genotype by SNP analysis/DNA sequencingNumber of samples with amino acids at codon 146:Aspartic acid Serine … OtherBreed survey: DamascusBreed survey: SaanenBreed survey: Macheras LocalBreed survey: LocalBreed survey: French AlpineScrapie-free herds (nuclei units)Histologically TSE + suspects, rapid test +Section B:   Statement on costs incurred for control (1)Reporting period from … to …Reference number of Commission Decision providing financial assistance: …Costs incurred related to Number of units Costs incurred during the reporting periodPrP genotyping by SNP analysis/DNA sequencing. Number of tests:Rapid testing. Number of tests(1)  When presenting the final report referred to in Article 2(c), for each item a listing of all expenditures shall be provided together with a copy of supporting documents.’ +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;veterinary medicine;animal medecine;veterinary surgery;medical research;goat;billy-goat;caprine species;kid;Cyprus;Republic of Cyprus,17 +42861,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 934/2013 of 27 September 2013 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 914/2013 establishing budgetary ceilings for 2013 applicable to certain direct support schemes provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1290/2005, (EC) No 247/2006, (EC) No 378/2007 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 51(2), the first subparagraph of Article 69(3) and Article 142(c) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 914/2013 (2) established the budgetary ceilings for 2013 which apply to certain direct support schemes provided for in Regulation (EC) No 73/2009.(2) Greece has made use of the option provided for in Article 69(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 during the years 2010, 2011 and 2012. A budgetary ceiling for the specific support referred to in Chapter 5 of Title III of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 has been established for each of those years accordingly.(3) In July 2012, Greece has decided to also make use of the option provided for in Article 69(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 for the year 2013. However, due to a misunderstanding concerning the notification of such decision, the amounts to be fixed for the purpose of the budgetary ceiling for 2013 have not been included in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 914/2013.(4) Given that Greece decided to continue implementing the specific support in calendar year 2013 without any change in the amounts notified by Greece for financing the support measures concerned as they were implemented in the year 2012, the budgetary ceiling should be fixed for that year.(5) For the sake of clarity, the ceiling resulting from the amounts allocated by Greece for the measures concerned in 2013 should be published.(6) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 929/2013 (3) amended the national ceilings for 2013 determined in Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 as regards Luxembourg and Malta. Annex V to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 914/2013 should be amended accordingly.(7) In accordance with the sixth subparagraph of Article 51(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, Croatia notified the Commission of its decision to use a certain percentage of the ceilings fixed in Articles 104(4) and 112(5) of that Regulation for the sheep and goats payments and the beef and veal payments respectively. Therefore, the relevant budgetary ceilings for the sheep and goat premium, the sheep and goat supplementary premium and the suckler cow premium should be established.(8) In accordance with Article 69(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, Croatia decided before the date of its accession to use the specific support provided for in Article 68(1)(a)(ii) of that Regulation in the dairy sector and communicated its decision to the Commission. The decision is in compliance with the limit set in Article 69(4) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009. The relevant ceiling should be established by the Commission.(9) Croatia applies the single payment scheme provided for under Title III of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009. For the sake of clarity, the budgetary ceiling for the single payment scheme for Croatia, resulting from the deduction of the ceilings established for the payments referred to in Articles 52, 53 and 68 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 from the ceilings set in Annex VIII to that Regulation, should be published for 2013.(10) Annexes I to V to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 914/2013 should therefore be amended accordingly.(11) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Direct Payments,. Annexes I to V to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 914/2013 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 September 2013.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 30, 31.1.2009, p. 16.(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 914/2013 of 23 September 2013 establishing budgetary ceilings for 2013 applicable to certain direct support schemes provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 (OJ L 252, 24.9.2013, p. 14).(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 929/2013 of 26 September 2013 amending Annex VIII to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy (OJ L 255, 27.9.2013, p. 5).ANNEXAnnexes I to V to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 914/2013 are replaced by the following:ANNEX IBudgetary ceilings for direct payments to be granted in accordance with Articles 52, 53 and 54 of Regulation (EC) No 73/20092013 calendar year(thousand EUR)BE ES FR HR AT PT FISheep and goat premium 1 192 21 892 600Sheep and goat supplementary premium 117 7 184 200Suckler cow premium 77 565 261 153 525 622 2 948 70 578 78 695Additional suckler cow premium 19 389 26 000 99 9 462ANNEX IIBudgetary ceilings for the specific support provided for in Article 68(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/20092013 calendar yearMember State (thousand EUR)Belgium 8 600Bulgaria 28 500Czech Republic 31 826Denmark 40 975Estonia 1 253Ireland 25 000Greece 108 000Spain 248 054France 478 600Croatia 4 660Italy 321 950Latvia 5 130Lithuania 13 304Hungary 131 898Netherlands 38 900Austria 13 900Poland 106 558Portugal 34 111Romania 44 257Slovenia 14 424Slovakia 13 500Finland 57 055Sweden 3 469United Kingdom 29 800Amounts notified by the Member States to grant the support referred to in point (c) of Article 68(1) which are included in the single payment scheme ceiling (thousand EUR).ANNEX IIIBudgetary ceilings for the support provided for in points (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of Article 68(1)(a) and Article 68(1)(b) and (e) of Regulation (EC) No 73/20092013 calendar yearMember State (thousand EUR)Belgium 4 461Bulgaria 28 500Czech Republic 31 826Denmark 17 075Estonia 1 253Ireland 25 000Greece 78 000Spain 179 954France 297 600Croatia 4 660Italy 152 950Latvia 5 130Lithuania 13 304Hungary 46 164Netherlands 31 420Austria 13 900Poland 106 558Portugal 21 210Romania 44 257Slovenia 8 624Slovakia 13 500Finland 57 055Sweden 3 469United Kingdom 29 800ANNEX IVAmounts to be used by the Member States in accordance with Article 69(6)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 to cover the specific support provided in Article 68(1) of that Regulation2013 calendar yearMember State (thousand EUR)Belgium 8 600Denmark 23 250Ireland 23 900Greece 70 000Spain 144 390France 84 000Italy 144 900Netherlands 31 700Austria 11 900Portugal 21 700Slovenia 5 800Finland 6 190ANNEX VBudgetary ceilings for the single payment scheme2013 calendar yearMember State (thousand EUR)Belgium 517 901Denmark 1 031 277Germany 5 852 938Ireland 1 339 769Greece 2 225 227Spain 4 913 824France 7 607 272Croatia 86 007Italy 4 202 935Luxembourg 37 672Malta 5 504Netherlands 890 551Austria 679 111Portugal 476 907Slovenia 141 450Finland 518 883Sweden 767 437United Kingdom 3 958 242 +",national planning;national plan;budget estimate;aid to agriculture;farm subsidy;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid;financial aid;capital grant;financial grant,17 +19847,"2000/505/EC: Commission Decision of 25 July 2000 amending Annex IV to Council Directive 90/539/EEC on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of poultry and hatching eggs and amending Decision 96/482/EC laying down animal health conditions and veterinary certificates for the importation of poultry and hatching eggs other than ratites and eggs thereof from third countries including animal health measures to be applied after such importation (notified under document number C(2000) 2261) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/539/EEC of 15 October 1990 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs(1), as last amended by Directive 1999/90/EC(2), and in particular Article 23(1), 24, 26(2), 27a and 34 thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC(3), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC(4), and in particular Article 10 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Decision 96/482/EC(5), as last amended by Decision 1999/549/EC(6), lays down the animal health conditions and veterinary certificates for the importation of poultry and hatching eggs other than ratites and eggs thereof from third countries including the animal health measures to be applied after such importation.(2) Given the experience gained during the application of the measures provided for, the conditions under which day-old chicks originating from hatching eggs which have been imported from third countries are traded within the Community should be modified. The modification should enable Member States to dispatch day-old chicks to hodlings located in another Member State ensuring that the post importation isolation is carried out.(3) It is necessary therefore to amend the model certificate as laid down in Annex IV to Directive 90/539/EEC and Decision 96/482/EC accordingly.(4) It is necessary that the competent authority of the Member State of dispatch informs the competent authority of the final destination of the day-old chicks through the Animo system about the animal health requirements concerning the isolation period which have to be applied in these cases.(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. Model 2 of Annex IV of Directive 90/539/EEC is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Decision. In Article 3 paragraph 1 of Decision 96/482/EC the following text is added:""If the day-old chicks are not reared in the same Member State which imported the hatching eggs, they shall be directly transported to and kept on the holding of destination referred to in point 9.2 in the animal health certificated Model 2 of Annex IV of Council Directive 90/539/EEC for a period of at least three weeks from the day of hatching."" This Decision shall apply for consignments of day old chicks certified as from 1 October 2000. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 July 2000.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 303, 31.10.1990, p. 6.(2) OJ L 300, 23.11.1999, p. 19.(3) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56.(4) OJ L 162, 1.7.1996, p. 1.(5) OJ L 196, 7.8.1996, p. 13.(6) OJ L 209, 7.8.1999, p. 36.ANNEX>PIC FILE= ""L_2000201EN.001002.EPS""> +",import;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;egg;third country;poultry;chicken;cock;duck;goose;hen;ostrich;table poultry;health certificate,17 +2236,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1978/82 of 19 July 1982 on the classification of goods under heading No 18.05 of the Common Customs Tariff. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 97/69 of 16 January 1969 on measures to be taken for uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 3 thereof,Whereas, in order to ensure uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff, it is necessary to lay down provisions concerning the tariff classification of a product consisting of cocoa powder with small quantities (approximately 5 % by weight) of added lecithin;Whereas heading No 18.05 of the Common Customs Tariff annexed to Council Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1883/82 (3), relates to unsweetened cocoa powder;Whereas the addition of small quantities of lecithin to cocoa powder merely increases its capacity to form dispersions in liquids and, consequently, facilitates the preparation of cocoa-based drinks ('soluble cocoa');Whereas the addition to cocoa powder of approximately 5 % by weight of lecithin does not alter its character as a product falling within heading No 18.05;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Common Customs Tariff Nomenclature,. The product consisting of cocoa powder with small quantities (approximately 5 % by weight) of added lecithin shall be classified in the Common Customs Tariff under the following heading:18.05 Cocoa powder, unsweetened. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st day following its publication in the OfficialJournal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 July 1982.For the CommissionKarl-Heinz NARJESMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 14, 21. 1. 1969, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 172, 22. 7. 1968, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 207, 15. 7. 1982, p. 4. +",tariff nomenclature;Brussels tariff nomenclature;customs nomenclature;tariff classification;tariff heading;confectionery product;biscuit;chocolate;chocolate product;cocoa product;pastry product;sweets;toffee;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT;cocoa,17 +11982,"COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3022/93 of 29 October 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3478/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of the premium system for raw tobacco. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas the securities to be provided by first processors in the case of the payment of advances may be very large; whereas the risk of subsequent recovery of the advance is considerably diminished where tobacco deliveries have been provisionally verified and certified by the competent authorities and the corresponding premiums paid by the first processors to the entitled producers; whereas, in that case, a partial release of the security may be permitted, providing that sufficient security is retained to safeguard against subsequent recovery when all deliveries have been verified; whereas Article 15 (3) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3478/92 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1668/93 (3), should accordingly be amended,. The following subparagraph is added to Article 15 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3478/92:'On presentation of a provisional control certificate issued by the competent control authority certifying the take-over of the quantity of tobacco in question by the first processor, the delivery of that quantity under the cultivation certificates or quota statements to which the producer is entitled, the conformity of the operations with the provisions in force and the payment of the amount equal to the premium to the entitled producer in accordance with Article 10, a proportion of the security equal to 70 % of the amount covered by the provisional control certificate may be released. The Member States shall determine any further conditions, notably the tobacco delivery periods or the minimum quantities in respect of wich a provisional control certificate may be issued.' This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 October 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 70.(2) OJ No L 351, 2. 12. 1992, p. 17.(3) OJ No L 158, 30. 6. 1993, p. 27. +",contract;conclusion of a contract;contract law;contractual agreement;contractual commitment;law of contract;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;agricultural guidance;production premium;product quality;quality criterion;tobacco,17 +44345,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 984/2014 of 18 September 2014 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 19 September 2014. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 183 thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 1(1) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 (2) states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 11 00, 1001 19 00, ex 1001 91 20 [common wheat seed], ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the CIF import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 lays down that, for the purposes of calculating the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative CIF import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products referred to in that paragraph.(3) Under Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the import price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products referred to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation is the daily CIF representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 19 September 2014 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 19 September 2014, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 September 2014.For the Commission,On behalf of the President,Jerzy PLEWADirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.(2)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 on rules of application (cereal sector import duties) for Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5).ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 applicable from 19 September 2014CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 11 00 Durum wheat seed 0,01001 19 00 High quality durum wheat, other than for sowing 0,0Medium quality, other than for sowing 0,0Low quality, other than for sowing 0,0ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,0ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat, other than for sowing 0,01002 10 00 Rye seed 10,441002 90 00 Rye, other than for sowing 10,441005 10 90 Maize seed, other than hybrid 10,441005 90 00 Maize, other than for sowing (2) 10,441007 10 90 Grain sorghum, other than hybrids for sowing 10,441007 90 00 Grain sorghum, other than for sowing 10,44(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/tonne, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/tonne, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/tonne where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFACTORS FOR CALCULATING THE DUTIES LAID DOWN IN ANNEX I1. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/t)Common wheat (1) MaizeExchange Minneapolis ChicagoQuotation 181,56 104,91Gulf of Mexico premium — 27,96Great Lakes premium 90,89 —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico–Rotterdam 13,71 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes–Rotterdam 48,85 EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +2731,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1286/2000 of 19 June 2000 amending Annexes I, II and III of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 of 26 June 1990 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2758/1999(2), and in particular Articles 6, 7 and 8 thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90, maximum residue limits must be established progressively for all pharmacologically active substances which are used within the Community in veterinary medicinal products intended for administration to food-producing animals.(2) Maximum residue limits should be established only after the examination within the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products of all the relevant information concerning the safety of residues of the substance concerned for the consumer of foodstuffs of animal origin and the impact of residues on the industrial processing of foodstuffs.(3) In establishing maximum residue limits for residues of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin, it is necessary to specify the animal species in which residues may be present, the levels which may be present in each of the relevant meat tissues obtained from the treated animal (target tissue) and the nature of the residue which is relevant for the monitoring of residues (marker residue).(4) For the control of residues, as provided for in appropriate Community legislation, maximum residue limits should usually be established for the target tissues of liver or kidney. However, the liver and kidney are frequently removed from carcases moving in international trade, and maximum residue limits should therefore also always be established for muscle or fat tissues.(5) In the case of veterinary medicinal products intended for use in laying birds, lactating animals or honey bees, maximum residue limits must also be established for eggs, milk or honey.(6) Phenoxymethylpenicillin should be inserted into Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90.(7) Calcium aspartate, rhei radix, standardised extracts, preparations thereof, matricaria recutita, preparations thereof, zinc aspartate, sodim salicylate, sodium acetylsalicylate, salicylic acid, methyl salicylate, carbasalate calcium and bismuth subnitrate and aluminium salicylate, basic and Acetylsalicylic acid DL-lysine should be inserted into Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90.(8) In order to allow for the completion of scientific studies, methylprednisolone and acetylisovaleryltylosin should be inserted into Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90.(9) An adequate period should be allowed before the entry into force of this Regulation in order to allow Member States to make any adjustment which may be necessary to the authorisations to place the veterinary medicinal products concerned on the market which have been granted in accordance with Council Directive 81/851/EEC(3), as last amended by Directive 93/40/EEC(4) to take account of the provisions of this Regulation.(10) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Veterinary Medicinal Products,. Annexes I, II and III of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from the 60th day following its publication.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 June 2000.For the CommissionErkki LiikanenMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 1.(2) OJ L 331, 23.12.1999, p. 49.(3) OJ L 317, 6.11.1981, p. 1.(4) OJ L 214, 24.8.1993, p. 31.ANNEXA. The following substance is inserted in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 (List of pharmacologically active substances for which maximum residue limits have been fixed)1. Anti-infectious agents1.2. Antibiotics1.2.1. Penicillins"">TABLE>""B. The following substances are inserted in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 (List of substances not subject to maximum residue limits)2. Organic compounds"">TABLE>""6. Substances of vegetable origin"">TABLE>""C. The following substances are inserted in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 (List of pharmacologically active substances used in veterinary medicinal products for which provisional maximum residue limits have been fixed)1. Anti-infectious agents1.2. Antibiotics1.2.2. Macrolides"">TABLE>""7. Corticoids7.1. Glucocorticoids"">TABLE>"" +",food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;foodstuffs legislation;regulations on foodstuffs;foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;waste;refuse;residue;veterinary drug;veterinary medicines,17 +44771,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/39 of 13 January 2015 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Focaccia di Recco col formaggio (PGI)). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(3)(b) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Italy's application to register the name ‘Focaccia di Recco col formaggio’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) Portugal, the United Kingdom and Fresh Gourmet Catering LLC — a company based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates — lodged a notice of opposition to the registration pursuant to Article 51(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012. The Commission examined the notices of opposition from Portugal and the United Kingdom and found them to be admissible within the meaning of Article 10 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012. As Fresh Gourmet Catering LLC was found to lack a legitimate interest, its opposition was considered inadmissible within the meaning of Article 51(1) of the aforementioned Regulation.(3) The notices of opposition on behalf of two clients (the first based in Portugal and the second in the United Kingdom) of an Italian company located in the geographical area which markets a deep-frozen product, primarily relate to the name and the fact that pre-cooking, deep-freezing and other preservation techniques are prohibited.(4) By letters of 20 December 2013, the Commission invited Italy and Portugal on the one hand, and Italy and the United Kingdom on the other, to reach an agreement pursuant to Article 51(3) of the aforementioned Regulation. In accordance with that Article, Italy submitted its report concerning the end of the consultation period, by letters dated 15 April 2014. As these Member States were unable to reach an agreement within three months, the Commission was required to settle the matter pursuant to Article 52(3)(b) of the aforementioned Regulation.(5) The opposing parties cited the legal uncertainty regarding the registration of ‘Focaccia di Recco col formaggio’ as a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) under Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, given that Italy, by Ministerial Decree of 18 July 2000, last amended on 5 June 2014, registered Focaccia al formaggio di Recco (a different name from that put forward for registration, although it refers to the same product) on its national list of traditional agri-food products. In addition to also existing under the name Focaccia al formaggio di Recco, the name ‘Focaccia di Recco col formaggio’ was not considered traditional given that it first appeared after the year 2000.(6) Article 7(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 does not state that the name of a PGI must be traditional. A name may be registered as a PGI if it is used in trade or in common language, and only in the languages which are or were historically used to describe the specific product in the defined geographical area. Consequently, as it was demonstrated that the name ‘Focaccia di Recco col formaggio’ is used in trade and in common language, in the language of the defined geographical area, its registration as a PGI complies with Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012.(7) The name Focaccia al formaggio di Recco may not be used for products which do not comply with the specification for the product registered under the name ‘Focaccia di Recco col formaggio’.(8) Furthermore, the opposing parties also cited Article 10(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 as grounds for opposition, i.e. registration of the name proposed would jeopardise the existence of products legally on the market for at least five years preceding the date of publication provided for in Article 50(2)(a) of the aforementioned Regulation. The opposing parties would be prevented from importing and marketing deep-frozen ‘Focaccia di Recco col formaggio’ given that pre-cooking, deep-freezing and other preservation techniques are prohibited according to the specification, as stated in point 3.6 of the Single Document.(9) Nevertheless, the existence of the deep-frozen product bearing the name Focaccia al formaggio di Recco would be jeopardised solely on account of the specification for the proposed ‘Focaccia di Recco col formaggio’, which prohibits pre-cooking, deep-freezing and other preservation techniques. As the processes prohibited under the specification for the proposed name fall within the prerogatives of the applicant group and the content of the specification complies with Article 7(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the fact that existing products would allegedly be jeopardised cannot per se prevent the name from being registered.(10) Furthermore, the Italian Government gave transitional national protection to the name ‘Focaccia di Recco col formaggio’ by Decree of 13 February 2012 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Policies. In Italy, this name may only be used for a product made according to the specification included in the application to register the name ‘Focaccia di Recco col formaggio’ sent to the Commission. It would be nonsensical to attribute a transitional period to the opposing parties who import the product and who are established in Portugal and the United Kingdom. In any case, trademarks which were registered or acquired through use in good faith anywhere in the Union prior to the date the application for protection of the name ‘Focaccia di Recco col formaggio’ was submitted to the Commission, may continue to be used and renewed irrespective of the name being registered.(11) The opposing parties also argued that the specification is in breach of food health standards as regards food preservation. They argue that by prohibiting pre-cooking, deep-freezing, freezing and other preservation techniques, the preservation of the product, and consequently food safety could be compromised. Furthermore, the specification is alleged to contain disproportionate and unlawful standards aiming to regulate the stages following production of the product, even to the extent of dictating how the product should be consumed after sale. In reality, the specification does not contain rules that are in breach of health standards. It is simply the case that if the prohibited preservation processes do have to be used, the product may no longer be sold under the registered name. The specification is in any case subordinate to general EU legislation. As regards the nature and objectives of the rules contained in the specification, they merely set out the characteristics that products under the name ‘Focaccia di Recco col formaggio’ must have when offered for consumption, which relate specifically to how the product bearing the name is produced and in no way affect how the product is consumed once it has been sold.(12) The opposing parties also claim that prohibiting all forms of preservation unjustifiably restricts the free circulation of a legally-produced product through a rule that is in no way connected to the protection of that product. The product can in fact circulate, albeit not using the name if the product does not comply with the specification. This consequence is justified by the objective of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, namely to protect the names of registered geographical indications.(13) In the light of the above, the name ‘Focaccia di Recco col formaggio’ should be entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications.(14) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Agricultural Product Quality Policy Committee,. The name ‘Focaccia di Recco col formaggio’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the register.The name referred to in the first paragraph identifies a product in Class 2.3. Bread, pastry, cakes, confectionery, biscuits and other baker's wares in accordance with Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3). This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 January 2015.For the CommissionThe PresidentJean-Claude JUNCKER(1)  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.(2)  OJ C 155, 1.6.2013, p. 13.(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 36). +",Italy;Italian Republic;Liguria;bread;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification;labelling,17 +43307,"2014/244/CFSP: Political and Security Committee Decision Atalanta/2/2014 of 29 April 2014 on the acceptance of a third State's contribution to the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta) and amending Decision ATALANTA/3/2009. ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,Having regard to Council Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP of 10 November 2008 on a European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,Having regard to the Political and Security Committee Decision ATALANTA/3/2009 of 21 April 2009 on the setting up of the Committee of Contributors for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta) (2009/369/CFSP) (2),Whereas:(1) Pursuant to Article 10(2) of Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee (PSC) to take the relevant decisions on the acceptance of the proposed contributions by third States.(2) Following a recommendation on a contribution from New Zealand by the EU Operation Commander on 11 March 2014 and the advice from the European Union Military Committee on 25 March 2014, the contribution from New Zealand should be accepted.(3) Political and Security Committee Decision ATALANTA/3/2009 should therefore be amended in order to delete the Annex listing the third States whose contributions have been accepted.(4) In accordance with Article 5 of Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark does not participate in the elaboration and implementation of decisions and actions of the Union which have defence implications,. 1.   The contribution from New Zealand to the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta) is accepted and is considered to be significant.2.   New Zealand is exempted from financial contributions to the budget of Atalanta. Political and Security Committee Decision ATALANTA/3/2009 is amended as follows:(1) in the second hyphen of Article 2(1) the terms ‘, as referred to in the Annex’ are deleted;(2) the Annex is deleted. This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.. Done at Brussels, 29 April 2014.For the Political and Security CommitteeThe ChairpersonW. STEVENS(1)  OJ L 301, 12.11.2008, p. 33.(2)  OJ L 112, 6.5.2009, p. 9. +",New Zealand;military cooperation;military agreement;military aid;piracy;air piracy;hijacker;hijacking of a ship;hijacking of an aircraft;piracy of the seas;Somalia;theft;campaign against theft;EU military mission;EU military operation;European Union military mission;European Union military operation,17 +1779,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2658/94 of 31 October 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 891/89 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1866/94 (2) and in particular Article 9 (2) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1869/94 (4), and in partiuclar Article 10 (2) thereof,Whereas Article 12 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 891/89 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1755/94 (6), specifies the amounts of the security for import and export licences for cereals and rice;Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 the institutional prices for durum wheat are aligned on those for the other cereals; whereas, therefore, the rate of the security laid down for import licences relating to products falling within CN code 1103 11 10 must be revised taking account of the processing coefficient specific to meal;Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 891/89 should therefore be amended;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 891/89 is hereby replaced by the following:'Article 12The amount of the security for licences for the products listed in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 shall be as follows:(a) ECU 0,60 per tonne in the case of import and export licences in respect of which the import levy, export refund or export levy is not fixed in advance;(b) in the case of import licences with advance fixing of the levy:- ECU 16 per tonne for products falling within CN codes 0709 90 60, 0712 90 19, 1001 10 10, 1001 10 90, 1001 90 91, 1001 90 99, 1002 00 00, 1003 00, 1004 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 00 and 1008,- ECU 23 per tonne for products falling within CN code 1006 (excluding 1006 10 10),- ECU 4 per tonne for other products;(c) ECU 38 per tonne for products listed in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 in the case of export licences in respect of which the refund or levy is fixed in advance. For exports to ACP countries under a licence with a special period of validity in accordance with Article 11 of this Regulation, the security shall be ECU 18 per tonne;(d) ECU 25 per tonne for products falling within CN code 1103 11 10 in the case of export licences in respect of which the refund or levy is fixed in advance. For exports to ACP countries under a licence with a special period of validity in accordance with Article 11 of this Regulation, the security shall be ECU 18 per tonne;(e) ECU 23 per tonne for the other products listed in Article 1 (a), (b), (c) and (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 with the exception of the products falling within CN code 1107 in the case of export licences in respect of which the refund or levy is fixed in advance. For exports to ACP countries under a licence with a special period of validity in accordance with Article 11 of this Regulation, the security shall be ECU 10 per tonne;(f) ECU 18 per toinne for products falling within CN code 1107 in the case of export licences in respect of which the export refund or levy is fixed in advance.However, in respect of licences issued in accordance with Article 9 (2), the security shall be:- ECU 28 per tonne in respect of licences issued from 1 January to 30 April,- ECU 38 per tonne in respect of licences issued from 1 July to 31 December.' This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 October 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.(2) OJ No L 197, 30. 7. 1994, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 197, 30. 7. 1994, p. 7.(5) OJ No L 94, 7. 4. 1989, p. 13.(6) OJ No L 183, 19. 7. 1994, p. 7. +",export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;import levy;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;rice;cereals,17 +44175,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 724/2014 of 26 June 2014 on the interchange standard for the transmission of data required under Regulation (EU) No 549/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European system of national and regional accounts in the European Union Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 549/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on the European system of national and regional accounts in the European Union (1), and in particular Article 3(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) It follows from Article 3(2) of Regulation (EU) No 549/2013 that Member States should transmit to the Commission the data and metadata required by the Regulation in accordance with a specified interchange standard and other practical arrangements which should be specified by the Commission.(2) Applying a single standard for the exchange and transmission of data for the statistics covered by Regulation (EU) No 549/2013 would make a considerable contribution to business process integration in this statistical area.(3) The Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange (SDMX) initiative on statistical and technical standards for the exchange and sharing of data and metadata was launched by the Bank of International Settlements, the European Central Bank, the Commission (Eurostat), the International Monetary Fund, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the United Nations and the World Bank. For the exchange of official statistics, SDMX provides statistical and technical standards, including the SDMX Markup Language, using XML syntax (‘SDMX-ML format’). A new data format and data structure definition designed in accordance with this standard should therefore be introduced. In order to facilitate the transition to the new format, the Commission should, for the first two years after the entry into force of the Regulation, provide Member States with templates, which can be used as inputs to SDMX conversion tools.(4) The Commission should make available detailed documentation in relation to the SDMX data structure definitions and supply guidelines on their implementation.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,. Standard for the transmission of dataMember States shall provide data required by the Regulation (EU) No 549/2013 using SDMX data structure definitions. Technical specifications of data formatMember States shall provide data and metadata in SDMX-ML format. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 September 2014.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 June 2014.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 174, 26.6.2013, p. 1. +",technical specification;specification;EU statistics;Community statistics;European Union statistics;statistics of the EU;statistics of the European Union;economic statistics;financial statistics;data transmission;data flow;interactive transmission;disclosure of information;information disclosure;information technology applications;national accounts;national account,17 +5435,"Council Decision 2012/665/CFSP of 26 October 2012 amending Decision 2010/638/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Republic of Guinea. ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,Whereas:(1) On 25 October 2010, by Decision 2010/638/CFSP (1) the Council imposed restrictive measures against the Republic of Guinea.(2) On the basis of a review of Decision 2010/638/CFSP, the restrictive measures should be extended until 27 October 2013.(3) It is necessary to amend the measures relating to the arms embargo provided for in Decision 2010/638/CFSP.(4) Decision 2010/638/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,. Decision 2010/638/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:(1) Article 2(1) is amended as follows:(a) the following point is added:‘(g) sale, supply, transfer or export of explosives and related equipment intended solely for civilian use in mining and infrastructure investments and the provision of technical assistance, brokering services and other services as well as the provision of financing and financial assistance related to such items, provided that the storage and use of the explosives and related equipment and services are controlled and verified by an independent body and that the providers of related services are identified;’;(b) the following subparagraph is added:(2) In Article 8, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 26 October 2012.For the CouncilThe PresidentA. D. MAVROYIANNIS(1)  OJ L 280, 26.10.2010, p. 10. +",Guinea;Republic of Guinea;military equipment;arms;military material;war material;weapon;international sanctions;blockade;boycott;embargo;reprisals;trade restriction;obstacle to trade;restriction on trade;trade barrier;economic sanctions,17 +2853,"2001/866/EC: Commission Decision of 3 December 2001 concerning a specific financial contribution by the Community relating to the surveillance programme of Campylobacter in broilers presented by Sweden (notified under document number C(2001) 3820). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field(1), as last amended by Decision 2001/572/EC(2) and, in particular, Article 19 and Article 20 thereof,Whereas:(1) The protection of human health against diseases and infections directly or indirectly transmissible from animals to man (zoonoses) is of paramount importance.(2) The Community is currently in the process of reviewing its policy on the control and prevention of zoonoses.(3) In this framework, the Scientific Committee on Veterinary Measures relating to Public Health was requested to express an opinion on the basis of zoonosis-control policies, where special attention should be paid to the assessment of risks related to zoonotic diseases causing major concern to public health.(4) In its conclusions of the opinion of 12 April 2000, the Scientific Committee on Veterinary Measures relating to Public Health identified Salmonella and Campylobacter as the most important food-borne zoonoses currently, if referring to the number of reported human cases.(5) It is recognised that a number of gaps exist in the knowledge of the epidemiology of Campylobacter as a food-borne zoonosis and the above opinion indicated in particular that the efficiency of establishing strict hygiene barriers at poultry farm level should be documented, and that the efficiency of procedures to lower the prevalence of Campylobacter at farm level needs further scrutiny.(6) A surveillance programme for broilers operated by the Swedish poultry meat industry association started in 1991. The surveillance programme, which included sampling of slaughter groups at the abattoir and voluntary measures in farms, showed some success in reducing the prevalence of Campylobacter in the slaughter groups of broilers.(7) The Swedish authorities presented on 31 May 2000, with a view to obtaining financial support from the Community, a multiannual national surveillance programme of Campylobacter in broilers, and a revised programme on 13 October 2000, to estimate the baseline prevalence both in primary production and in the food chain, and to progressively reinforce implementation of hygienic measures in farms with a view to lowering the prevalence at farm level and subsequently along the food chain. The programme started on 1 July 2001.(8) The said programme can provide technical and scientific information potentially valuable for the development of Community veterinary legislation.(9) In the light of the importance of Campylobacter as a zoonosis, it is useful to provide financial assistance for an appropriate period of time within a maximum of four years, to cover certain costs incurred by Sweden and to collect valuable technical and scientific information. For budgetary reasons, Community assistance is decided each year. By Commission Decision 2001/29/EC(3), the Community provided financial assistance for the second semester of the year 2001.(10) The Swedish authorities presented on 31 May 2001 a programme for Community financial assistance during 2002, and a revised programme on 26 July 2001 and 19 October 2001. The financial assistance provided for the period 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2002 shall be up to a maximum of EUR 160000.(11) Pursuant to Article 3(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999(4), veterinary and plant health measures undertaken in accordance with Community rules shall be financed under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund; for financial control purposes, Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 apply.(12) A financial contribution from the Community shall be granted in so far as the actions provided for are effectively carried out and provided that the authorities furnish all the necessary information within the time limits provided for.(13) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. 1. The surveillance programme for Campylobacter in broilers presented by Sweden is hereby approved for a period of 12 months starting from 1 January 2002.2. The financial assistance from the Community for the programme referred to in paragraph 1 shall be 50 % of the costs (VAT excluded) incurred by Sweden for laboratory testing, up to SEK 150 per test and up to a maximum of EUR 160000. The financial assistance referred to under Article 1(2) shall be granted to Sweden subject to:(a) bringing into force by 1 January 2002 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the programme;(b) forwarding a report to the Commission by 1 July 2002 on the progress of the programme and the costs incurred. The report shall conform to the model as set out in the Annex;(c) forwarding a final report by 31 March 2003 at the latest on the technical execution of the programme accompanied by justifying evidence as to the costs incurred and the results attained during the period 1 January to 31 December 2002;(d) these reports providing substantive and valuable technical and scientific information corresponding to the purpose of the Community intervention;(e) implementing the programme effectively;and provided that Community veterinary legislation has been respected. This decision is addressed to Sweden.It shall apply from 1 January 2002.. Done at Brussels, 3 December 2001.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19.(2) OJ L 203, 28.7.2001, p. 16.(3) OJ L 6, 11.1.2001, p. 22.(4) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.ANNEX>PIC FILE= ""L_2001323EN.002802.TIF""> +",health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;cane sugar;poultry;chicken;cock;duck;goose;hen;ostrich;table poultry;financial aid;capital grant;financial grant,17 +14235,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1483/95 of 28 June 1995 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2165/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific measures for Madeira and the Azores as regards potatoes and endives. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2165/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1759/94 (4), establishes the quantity of seed potatoes in the forecast supply balance for Madeira for the 1994/95 marketing year; whereas the forecast supply balance for seed potatoes for Madeira for 1995/96 should be established; whereas that supply balance must be established on the basis of the requirements of Madeira and taking account in particular of traditional trade patterns;Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, the aid for the supply of seed potatoes to Madeira from the rest of the Community should be set for the 1995/96 marketing year at a level ensuring that seed potatoes are supplied under conditions which are equivalent for the end user to exemption from customs duties on imports of seed potatoes originating in third countries; whereas the aid must be set taking account in particular of the cost of supplying the products from the world market; whereas the security ensuring compliance by operators with their obligations should also be fixed;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Seeds,. Regulation (EEC) No 2165/92 is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:'Article 1 For the purposes of Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, the quantity of seed potatoes covered by CN code 0701 10 00 in the forecast supply balance and qualifying for exemption from customs duty, when imported directly into Madeira from third countries or for Community aid shall be 1 500 tonnes for the period 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996.` 2. Article 2 is replaced by the following:'Article 2 Pursuant to Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, aid shall be granted for the supply of seed potatoes to Madeira from the Community market in accordance with the forecast supply balance. The aid shall be ECU 4,226 per 100 kilograms.` 3. Article 4 (1) (b) is replaced by the following:'(b) evidence is provided, before the deadline for the submission of applications, that the party concerned has lodged a security of ECU 2,113 per 100 kilograms.` This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 July 1995.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 June 1995.For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission +",leaf vegetable;Brussels sprout;beet;cabbage;cauliflower;celery;chicory;leek;salad vegetable;spinach;Madeira;Autonomous region of Madeira;supply;potato;batata;sweet potato;Azores,17 +371,"84/564/EEC: Commission Decision of 12 September 1984 on the Belgian Government's proposal to prolong the textile and clothing industry aid scheme (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 93 (2) thereof,Having given notice to the parties concerned to submit their comments as provided for in the said Article 93, and having regard to those comments,Whereas:IBy letter dated 2 December 1983, the Belgian Government notified the Commission, pursuant to Article 93 (3) of the EEC Treaty, of its intention to grant aid to the textile and clothing industry under a sectoral aid system during 1984.By telex of 22 December 1983 additional information, in particular as to the total aid budget and the implementing rules, was requested from the Belgian authorities. This information was provided by letter of 28 December 1983.Under the proposed aid system, which would replace and extend previous programmes which had been in force in 1982 and 1983, investments for the extension, modernization and conversion of textile and clothing companies would be eligible for subsidies covering up to 7 % of the interest on loans advanced on market terms for 75 % of total investment cost and with a duration of five years or cash grants equivalent to the above interest subsidy, if the investment were undertaken with the firm's own funds. The total budget earmarked for the scheme was Bfrs 1 300 million.Following an initial scrutiny, the Commission considered that the aim of restructuring the companies in question, cited by the Belgian Government as the reason for the proposed aid, had largely been achieved after Belgium had provided assistance in the two previous years. The Commission also considered that the companies' economic development - being particularly favourable in comparison to the trends experienced by its Community counterparts - had led to a situation where a prolongation for a third year of the aid systems which existed previously would not promote a development which is in the interest of the Community.In addition, the Commission took the view that the programme notified by the Belgian Government did not meet certain conditions and criteria defined in respect of aids to the textile and clothing industry.Therefore, the Commission considered that the programme notified to it would be likely to affect trade between Member States and would, thus, be incompatible with the common market, particularly in a situation where the textile and clothing industry in most Member States is faced with serious difficulties. Consequently, the Commission initiated the procedure provided for in the first subparagraph of Article 93 (2) of the Treaty and, by letter of 13 February 1984, gave the Belgian Government notice to submit its comments.IIThe Belgian Government, in submitting its comments under the procedure provided for in Article 93 (2) by letter of 2 March 1984, modified its proposal and merely requested a prolongation of the 1983 aid programme in favour of the textile and clothing industry with a total budget of Bfrs 1 000 million.In its comments, however, the Belgian Government did not refer to the majority of the objections raised by the Commission and, in particular, did not give any economic justification for the proposed prolongation, which the Commission had requested in view of the recent positive development in the industry and the success of the companies concerned.By letter of 12 July 1984, the Belgian Government supplemented its previous comments by requesting authorization for a total budget of Bfrs 1 800 million.The comments of four other Member States and three federations of firms in the sector, submitted to the Commission under the Article 93 (2) procedure, supported the Commission's view and expressed grave concern about the proposed support measures. They emphasized that the aid programme would be liable to distort competition in the EC by giving unfair advantages to the recipients in competition with other EC textile and clothing manufacturers. Furthermore, they highlighted the positive development of the Belgian textile and clothing industry during recent years, on the basis of which they considered that further aids would not be justified.IIIIn textiles and clothing, an industry which is in a difficult situation in most Member States, in which competition is very keen and where there is a high volume of trade between Member States, the aid programme proposed by the Belgian Government is likely to affect trade and distort or threaten to distort competition between Member States by favouring the Belgian textile and clothing industry within the meaning of Article 92 (1) of the Treaty.Article 92 (1) lays down the principle that aid having the features there described is incompatible with the common market. The exceptions from this principle set out in Article 92 (3) specify objectives in the Community interest transcending the interests of the aid recipient. These exceptions must be construed narrowly when any regional or industry aid scheme or any individual award under a general aid scheme is scrutinized. In particular, they may be applied only when the Commission is satisfied that the free play of market forces alone, without the aid, would not induce the prospective aid recipient to adopt a course of action contributing to attainment of one of the said objectives.To apply the exceptions to cases not contributing to such an objective would be to give unfair advantages to certain Member States and allow trading conditions between Member States to be affected and competition to be distorted without any justification on grounds of Community interest.In applying these principles in its scrutiny of aid schemes, the Commission must satisfy itself that the aid is justified by the contribution the recipients are making to attainment of one of the objectives set out in Article 92 (3) and is necessary to that end. Where this cannot be demonstrated, and especially where the aided investment would take place in any case, it is clear that the aid does not contribute to attainment of the objectives specified in the exceptions but merely serves to bolster the financial position of the recipient firms.In this case the aid scheme does not demonstrate the existence of such compensating contribution on the part of the recipient firms.The Belgian Government has been unable to give, or the Commission to discover, any justification for a finding that the planned aid programme falls within one of the categories of exceptions in Article 92 (3).With regard to the exemptions provided for in points (a) and (c) of Article 92 (3) relating to aids intended to promote or facilitate the development of certain areas, it must be observed that the standard of living in Belgium is not abnormally low and that there is no serious under-employment within the meaning of the exemption specified in point (a); and because of its scope, namely the firms in a given economic sector, irrespective of where they are located, the aid scheme is not intended for the development of certain areas as provided for in the exemption under point (c). As regards the exemptions provided for in point (b) of Article 92 (3), it is evident that the scheme in question is not intended to promote the execution of an important project of common European interest, or to remedy a serious disturbance in the Belgian economy. Although the economy of Belgium faces social and economic difficulties these are not the most serious in the Community. In this situation the danger of an escalation of State aids is most immediate and any State aid is most likely to affect trade between Member States.With regard to the exemptions provided for in point (c) of Article 92 (3) in favour of 'aid to facilitate the development of certain economic activities', examination of the effects produced by the two previous sectoral aid schemes of 1982 and 1983 shows that both programmes have had very positive results in that the recent development and present situation of the Belgian textile and clothing industry, particularly in comparison with its Community counterparts, are extraordinarily favourable and impressive. Textile and clothing production in Belgium increased while the decline recorded in most other Member States during the last few years continued. Other economic indicators, such as the degree of equipment utilization, the length of activity guaranteed by the order books, turnover, exports and, particularly, investment underline the favourable economic situation of the Belgian textile and clothing industry. At the same time, the long-lasting negative trend in employment has been arrested and even partly been reversed, and, furthermore, the Belgian share of total Community production has risen.It has therefore to be concluded that the assistance granted under the two previous aid programmes has largely achieved its objective of restructuring the Belgian textile and clothing industry and apparently has provided it with the level of competitiveness required to ensure economic success and viability on the international textile and clothing market.Under these circumstances, further aids in favour of the Belgian textile and clothing industry would only be in the Belgian national interest instead of promoting a development which is in the interest of the Community.Furthermore, the proposed aid programme would, by artificially lowering the investment costs of companies in the sector concerned, weaken the competitive position of other textile and clothing producers in the Community and would, therefore, have the effect of distorting competition and depressing prices, to the detriment and at the price of possible withdrawal from the market of producers which have hitherto survived owing to restructuring, productivity and quality improvements undertaken from their own resources. Moreover, it should be noted that the production of the Belgian textile and clothing industry for which the aid is intended is mainly exported to the other Member States, in a situation where demand is at best stagnant, so that it is therefore very unlikely that trading conditions would remain unaffected.Consequently, the aid proposal in question, in view of the absence of any compensatory justification in the Community interest and in an industry in which, moreover, competition within the Community is very keen, is likely to affect trade to an extent contrary to the common interest. Accordingly, it does not meet the conditions necessary to benefit from one of the derogations of Article 92 (3) of the EEC Treaty,. Belgium shall refrain from implementing its proposal, notified to the Commission by letter of 2 December 1983 and modified by letters of 2 March and 12 July 1984 in the course of the procedure under Article 93 (2) of the EEC Treaty, to grant aid to the textile and clothing industry under a sectoral aid scheme during 1984. Belgium shall inform the Commission within two months of the date of notification of this Decision of the measures taken to comply therewith. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.. Done at Brussels, 12 September 1984.For the CommissionFrans ANDRIESSENMember of the Commission +",clothing industry;fashion industry;garment industry;high fashion;made-up goods;ready-made clothing industry;ready-to-wear clothing industry;textile industry;embroidery;knitting;sewing;spinning;textile production;weaving;Belgium;Kingdom of Belgium;sectoral aid,17 +9555,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 2833/91 of 23 September 1991 extending the validity of the provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of oxalic acid originating in India and China. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 of 11 July 1988 on protection against dumped or subsidized imports from countries not members of the European Community (1), and in particular Article 11 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1472/91 (2) imposed inter alia a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of oxalic acid originating in India and China;Whereas examination of the facts has not yet been completed and the Commission has informed the exporters known to be concerned of its intention to propose an extension of the validity of the provisional duty for a period of two months;Whereas the exporters have raised no objections,. The validity of the provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of oxalic acid originating in India and China imposed by Regulation (EEC) No 1472/91 is hereby extended for a period of two months. The duty shall cease to apply if, before the expiry of that period, the Council adopts definitive measures or the proceeding is terminated pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 September 1991. For the CouncilThe PresidentP. BUKMAN(1) OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 138, 1. 6. 1991, p. 62. +",India;Republic of India;organic acid;acetate;acetic acid;acrylic acid;alcohol acid;aromatic acid;citric acid;ester;fatty acid;formic acid;oxalic acid;phthalic acid;salicylic acid;China;People’s Republic of China,17 +34813,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1413/2007 of 30 November 2007 fixing the coefficient of reduction concerning the area per farmer for which aid for energy crops is claimed for 2007. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) No 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001 (1), and in particular Article 89(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 89(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishes a maximum guaranteed area of 2 000 000 ha eligible for aid for energy crops under Article 88 of that Regulation. Article 89(2) states that where the area for which aid is claimed exceeds the maximum guaranteed area, the area per farmer for which aid is claimed shall be reduced proportionately in that year.(2) Under Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004 of 29 October 2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 as regards the support schemes provided for in Titles IV and IVa of that Regulation and the use of land set aside for the production of raw materials (2), the coefficient of reduction of areas is to be fixed before the payments are granted to the farmers and at the latest by 31 January of the following year on the basis of the data communicated in accordance with Article 3(1)(b) of that Regulation.(3) In accordance with Article 3(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004, Member States have communicated to the Commission data on the total area for which aid for energy crops under Article 88 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 was fixed for 2007. Based on those communications, it has been established that the total area for 2007 was 2 843 450 ha.(4) Since the above amount of 2 843 450 ha exceeds the maximum guaranteed area of 2 000 000 ha eligible for aid, it is necessary to fix the coefficient of reduction to be applied to the area per farmer for which aid is claimed for 2007.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Direct Payments,. The coefficient of reduction to be applied to the area per farmer for which aid for energy crops under Article 88 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 is claimed for 2007 shall be 0,70337. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 November 2007.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1276/2007 (OJ L 284, 30.10.2007, p. 11).(2)  OJ L 345, 20.11.2004, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 993/2007 (OJ L 222, 28.8.2007, p. 10). +",aid to agriculture;farm subsidy;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;utilised agricultural area;UAA;area sown;cultivated area;planted area;utilized agricultural area;energy crop;fuel crop;aid per hectare;per hectare aid,17 +1326,"92/130/EEC: Commission Decision of 13 February 1992 amending Annexes B and C to Council Directive 90/426/EEC. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/426/EEC of 26 June 1990 on animal health conditions governing the movement and import from third countries of equidae (1), and in particular Article 23 thereof,Whereas in the light of experience gained, some of the wording in the certificates set out in the Annex to Directive 90/426/EEC should be changed so that guarantees relating to certain diseases can be included;Whereas, in order to avoid confusion, the provisions of Annexes B and C to the said Directive should be reworded;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. Article 1Annexes B and C to Directive 90/426/EEC are hereby replaced by the Annex to this Decision as per 1 March 1992. Article 2This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 February 1992. For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission (1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 42.ANNEX'ANNEX BHEALTH INFORMATION (a)Passport No ....................I, the undersigned, certify (b) that the equine animal described above meets the following requirements:(a) it has been examined today and shows no clinical sign of disease;(b) it is not intended for slaughter under a national programme of contagious or infectious disease eradication;(c) - it does not come from the territory or part of the territory of a Member State/third country which is the subject of restrictions for reasons of African horse sickness (c), orit comes from the territory or part of the territory of a Member State which was subject to prohibition for animal health reasons and has undergone, with satisfactory results, the tests provided for in Article 5 (3) of Directive 90/426/EEC in the quarantine station of .................... between .................... and .................... (c);- it is not vaccinated against African horse sickness, or it was vaccinated against African horse sickness on .................... (c) (d);(d) it has not come from a holding which was subject to prohibition for animal health reasons nor had contact with equidae from a holding which was subject to prohibition for animal health reasons:- during six months in the case of equidae suspected of having contracted dourine, beginning on the date of the last actual or possible contact with a sick animal. However, in the case of a stallion, the prohibition shall apply until the animal is castrated,- during six months in the case of glanders or equine encephalomyelitis, beginning on the day on which the equidae suffering from the disease in question are slaughtered,- in the case of infectious anaemia, until the date on which, the infected animals having been slaughtered, the remaining animals have shown a negative reaction to two Coggins tests carried out three months apart,- during six months from the last case, in the case of vesicular stomatitis,- during one month from the last case, in the case of rabies,- during 15 days from the last case, in the case of anthrax,- if all the animals of species susceptible to the disease located on the holding have been slaughtered and the premises disinfected during 30 days, beginning on the day on which the animals were destroyed and the premises disinfected, except in the case of anthrax, where the period of prohibition is 15 days;(e) to the best of my knowledge, it has not been in contact with equidae suffering from an infectious or contagious disease in the 15 days prior to this declaration.Date Place Stamp and signature of the official veterinarian (1)(1) Name in block capitals and capacity.(a) This information is not required where there is a bilateral agreement in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 90/426/EEC.(b) Valid for 10 days.(c) Delete whichever does not apply.(d) The vaccination date must be entered in the passport.ANNEX CMODELHEALTH CERTIFICATEfor trade between Member States of the EECEQUIDAENo:Member State of dispatch:Ministry responsible:Territorial Department responsible:I. Number of equidae:II. Identification of equidae:Number of equidae (1) Species horse, ass, mule, hinny Breed Age Sex Method of identification and identification (2)(1) In the case of animals for slaughter, nature of the special mark.(2) A passport identifying the equine animal may be attached to this certificate provided that its number is stated.III. Origin and destination of animal/s:The animal/s is/are to be sentfrom:(Place of export)to:(Member State and place of destination)Name and address of consignor:Name and address of consignee:IV. Health information (a)I, the undersigned, certify that the animal/s described above meet/s the following requirements:1. it/they has/have been examined today and show/s no clinical sign of disease;2. it/they is/are not intended for slaughter under a national programme of contagious or infectious disease eradication;(a) This information is not required where there is a bilateral agreement in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 90/426/EEC.3. - it/they does/do not come from the territory or part of the territory of a Member State/third country which is the subject of restrictions for reasons of African horse sickness,orit/they come/s from the territory or part of the territory of a Member State which was the subject of restrictions for reasons of African horse sickness and has/have undergone, with satisfactory results, the tests provided for in Article 5 (3) of Directive 90/426/EEC in the quarantine station of between and (b);- it/they is/are not vaccinated against African horse sickness,orit/they was/were vaccinated against African horse sickness on (b);4. it/they has/have not come from a holding which was subject to prohibition for animal health reasons nor had contact with equidae from a holding which was subject to prohibition for animal health reasons:- during six months in the case of equidae suspected of having contracted dourine, beginning on the date of the last actual or possible contact with a sick animal. However, in the case of a stallion, the prohibition shall apply until the animal is castrated,- during six months in the case of glanders or equine encephalomyelitis, beginning on the day on which the equidae suffering from the disease in question are slaughtered,- in the case of infectious anaemia, until the date on which, the infected animals having been slaughtered, the remaining animals have shown a negative reaction to two Coggins tests carried out three months apart,- during six months from the last case, in the case of vesicular stomatitis,- during one month from the last case, in the case of rabies,- during 15 days from the last case, in the case of anthrax,- if all the animals of species susceptible to the disease located on the holding have been slaughtered and the premises desinfected during 30 days, beginning on the day on which the animals were destroyed and the premises desinfected, except in the case of anthrax, where the period of prohibition is 15 days;5. to the best of my knowledge, it/they has/have not been in contact with equidae suffering from an infectious or contagious disease in the 15 days prior to this declaration.V. This certificate is valid for 10 days.(Place) , (date)Stamp(Signature)(Name in capital letters and capacityof signing veterinarian) (c)(b) Delete whichever does not apply.(c) In Germany 'Beamteter Tierarzt'; in Belgium 'Inspecteur vétérinaire' or 'Inspecteur Dierenarts'; in France 'Vétérinaire officiel'; in Italy 'Veterinario ufficiale'; in Luxembourg 'Inspecteur vétérinaire'; in the Netherlands 'Officieel Dierenarts'; in Denmark 'Embeds Dyrlaege'; in Ireland 'Veterinary Inspector'; in the United Kingdom 'Veterinary Inspector'; in Greece 'Episimos ktiniatros'; in Spain 'Inspector Veterinario'; and in Portugal 'Inspector Veterinário'.' +",import;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;third country;health certificate;equidae;ass;colt;donkey;equine species;foal;horse;mare;mule,17 +41940,"2013/235/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 23 May 2013 amending Decision 2009/821/EC as regards the lists of border inspection posts and veterinary units in Traces (notified under document C(2013) 2905) Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), and in particular Article 20(1) and (3) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (2), and in particular the second sentence of the second subparagraph of Article 6(4) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (3), and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Decision 2009/821/EC of 28 September 2009 drawing up a list of approved border inspection posts, laying down certain rules on the inspections carried out by Commission veterinary experts and laying down the veterinary units in Traces (4) lays down a list of border inspection posts approved in accordance with Directives 91/496/EEC and 97/78/EC. That list is set out in Annex I to that Decision.(2) Denmark has communicated that a new inspection centre has been added to the border inspection post at the port of Esbjerg. The list of entries for that Member State as set out in Annex I to Decision 2009/821/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.(3) Following communication from Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands and Portugal, the entries for the border inspection posts in those Member States should be amended in the list set out in Annex I to Decision 2009/821/EC.(4) The Commission audit service (formerly referred to as Commission inspection service), the Food and Veterinary Office, carried out an audit in Spain, following which it made a number of recommendations to that Member State. Spain has communicated that the one port and several airport border inspection posts should be temporarily suspended. The entries for those border inspection posts set out in Annex I to Decision 2009/821/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.(5) Italy has communicated that the border inspection post at Brindisi port should be deleted from the list of entries for that Member State. Portugal has communicated that the border inspection post at Viana do Castelo port should be deleted from the list of entries for that Member State. The lists of entries for these Member States as set out in Annex I to Decision 2009/821/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.(6) The United Kingdom has communicated that the border inspection post of Hull should be temporarily suspended. The list of entries for that Member State as set out in Annex I to Decision 2009/821/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.(7) Following a satisfactory audit carried out by the Food and Veterinary Office in Lithuania, the approval of the road border inspection post at Kybartai, which officially opens on 21 May 2013, can be extended to live animals for all categories (U, E and O). The relevant entry for that Member State as set out in Annex I to Decision 2009/821/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.(8) Annex II to Decision 2009/821/EC lays down the list of central units, regional units and local units in the integrated computerised veterinary system (Traces).(9) Following communication from Denmark, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria and the United Kingdom, certain changes should be brought to the list of central, regional and local units in Traces for these Member States, laid down in Annex II to Decision 2009/821/EC.(10) Decision 2009/821/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.(11) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Annexes I and II to Decision 2009/821/EC are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision. The amendment set out in point (1)(g) of the Annex shall apply from 21 May 2013. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 May 2013.For the CommissionTonio BORGMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29.(2)  OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56.(3)  OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9.(4)  OJ L 296, 12.11.2009, p. 1.ANNEXAnnexes I and II to Decision 2009/821/EC are amended as follows:(1) Annex I is amended as follows:(a) in the part concerning Denmark, the entry for the port at Esbjerg is replaced by the following:‘Esbjerg DK EBJ 1 P Intercargo Coldstores ApS HC-T(FR)(1)(2), HC-NT(6), NHC-T(FR)(2), NHC-NT(6)(11)E D & F Man Terminals Denmark ApS HC-NT(6), NHC-NT(6)(11)’(b) the part concerning Germany is amended as follows:(i) the entry for the port at Cuxhaven is replaced by the following:‘Cuxhaven DE CUX 1 P HC-T(FR)(2)(3)’(ii) the entry for the port at Hannover-Langenhagen is replaced by the following:‘Hannover-Langenhagen DE HAJ 4 A HC(2), NHC(2) O (10)’(iii) the entry for the port at Jade-Weser-Port Wilhelmshaven is replaced by the following:‘JadeWeserPort Wilhelmshaven DE WVN 1 P HC, NHC-T(FR), NHC-NT’(c) the part concerning Spain is amended as follows:(i) the entry for the airport at Almeria is replaced by the following:‘Almeria(*) ES LEI 4 A HC(2)(*), NHC(2)(*) O(*)’(ii) the entry for the aiport at Bilbao is replaced by the following:‘Bilbao(*) ES BIO 4 A HC(2)(*), NHC(2)(*) O(*)’(iii) the entry for the airport at Gerona is replaced by the following:‘Gerona(*) ES GRO 4 A HC(2)(*), NHC(2)(*)’(iv) the entry for the port at Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is replaced by the following:‘Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ES LPA 1 P Productos HC, NHCAnimales(*) U(*), E(*), O(*)’(v) the entry for the airport at Madrid is replaced by the following:‘Madrid ES MAD 4 A Iberia HC-T(FR)(2), HC-NT(2), NHC(2) U, E, OFlightcare HC(2), NHC-T(CH)(2), NHC-NT(2) OPER4 HC-T(CH)(2)WFS: World Wide Flight Services HC(2), NHC-T(CH)(2), NHC-NT O’(vi) the entry for the port at Málaga is replaced by the following:‘Málaga ES AGP 1 P HC, NHC(*) U(*), E(*), O’(vii) the entry for the airport at Palma de Mallorca is replaced by the following:‘Palma de Mallorca(*) ES PMI 4 A HC(2)(*), NHC(2)(*) O(*)’(viii) the entries for the airport and port at Santander are replaced by the following:‘Santander(*) ES SDR 4 A HC(2)(*), NHC(2)(*)Santander(*) ES SDR 1 P HC(*), NHC(*)’(ix) the entry for the airport at Santiago de Compostela is replaced by the following:‘Santiago de Compostela(*) ES SCQ 4 A HC(2)(*), NHC(2)(*)’(x) the entry for the airport at Vigo is replaced by the following:‘Vigo(*) ES VGO 4 A HC(2)(*), NHC(2)(*)’(xi) the entry for the airport at Vitoria is replaced by the following:‘Vitoria(*) ES VIT 4 A HC(2)(*), NHC-NT(2)(*), NHC-T(CH)(2)(*) U(*), E(*), O(*)’(d) in the part concerning France, the entry for the port at Sète is replaced by the following:‘Sète FR SET 1 P HC(1)(2), NHC-NT’(e) the part concerning Italy is amended as follows:(i) the entry for the port at Brindisi is deleted;(ii) the entry for the port at Livorno-Pisa is replaced by the following:‘Livorno-Pisa IT LIV 1 P Porto Commerciale HC, NHC-NTSintemar(*) HC(*), NHC(*)Lorenzini HC, NHC-NTTerminal Darsena Toscana HC, NHC’(iii) the entry for the port at Taranto is replaced by the following:‘Taranto IT TAR 1 P HC, NHC-NT’(f) in the part concerning Latvia, the entry for the port at Riga (BFT) is replaced by the following:‘Riga (BFT) LV RIX 1b P HC-T(FR)(2), HC-NT(2)’(g) in the part concerning Lithuania, the entry for the road at Kybartai is replaced by the following:‘Kybartai(13) LT KBK 3 R HC, NHC U, E, O’(h) in the part concerning the Netherlands, the entry for the airport at Amsterdam is replaced by the following:‘Amsterdam NL AMS 4 A Aviapartner Cargo B.V. HC(2), NHC-T(FR), NHC-NT(2) O(14)Schiphol Animal Centre U(8), EKLM-2 U, E, O(14)Freshport HC(2), NHC(2) O(14)’(i) the part concerning Portugal is amended as follows:(i) the entry for the airport at Porto is replaced by the following:‘Porto PT OPO 4 A HC-T(CH)(2), NHC-NT(2)’(ii) the entry for the port at Viana do Castelo is deleted.(j) in the part concerning the United Kingdom, the entry for the port at Hull is replaced by the following:‘Hull(*) GB HUL 1 P HC-T(1,3)(*), HC-NT (1,3)(*)’(2) Annex II is amended as follows:(a) in the part concerning Denmark, the entry for the local unit ‘DK00100 RØDOVRE’ is replaced by the following:‘DK00100 GLOSTRUP’(b) in the part concerning Germany, the entry for the local unit ‘DE32403 Osnabrueck, Stadt’ is deleted;(c) the part concerning Italy is amended as follows:(i) the entry for the local unit ‘IT00410 TERNI-AREA ORVIETANA’ is replaced by the following:‘IT00410 TERNI’(ii) the following entries for the regional unit ‘IT00010 UMBRIA’ are deleted:‘IT00110 CITTA’ DI CASTELLOIT00310 FOLIGNO’(d) the part concerning the Netherlands is amended as follows:(i) the entry for the central unit ‘NL00000 VWA’ is replaced by the following:‘NL00000 NVWA’(ii) the entries for the current five regional units VWA NOORD, VWA NOORDWEST, VWA OOST, VWA ZUID and VWA ZUIDWEST are replaced by the following:‘NL00001 NVWA NOORDNL00002 NVWA NOORDWESTNL00003 NVWA OOSTNL00004 NVWA ZUIDNL00005 NVWA ZUIDWEST’(e) the part concerning Austria is amended as follows:(i) the entry for the local unit ‘AT00602 BRUCK AN DER MUR’ is replaced by the following:‘AT00602 BRUCK-MÜRZZUSCHLAG’(ii) the entry for the local unit ‘AT00604 FELDBACH’ is replaced by the following:‘AT00604 SÜDOSTSTEIERMARK’(iii) the entry for the local unit ‘AT00608 HARTBERG’ is replaced by the following:‘AT00608 HARTBERG-FÜRSTENFELD’(iv) the following entries for the regional unit ‘AT00600 STEIERMARK’ are deleted:‘AT00605 FÜRSTENFELDAT00615 MÜRZZUSCHLAGAT00616 RADKERSBURG’(f) in the part concerning the United Kingdom, the entry for the local unit ‘GB07104 LARNE’ is replaced by the following:‘GB07104 MALLUSK’ +",veterinary inspection;veterinary control;customs inspection;customs check;EU control;Community control;European Union control;customs;border post;customs zone;customs-house;frontier post;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country,17 +3923,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 166/2005 of 31 January 2005 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain cereal and rice products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (2), and in particular Article 14(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 and Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 provide that the difference between quotations of prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of each of those Regulations and the prices within the Community may be covered by an export refund.(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 of 13 July 2000 laying down common implementing rules for granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (3), specifies the products for which a rate of refund should be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 or in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 as appropriate.(3) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in question must be fixed for each month.(4) The commitments entered into with regard to refunds which may be granted for the export of agricultural products contained in goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty may be jeopardised by the fixing in advance of high refund rates. It is therefore necessary to take precautionary measures in such situations without, however, preventing the conclusion of long-term contracts. The fixing of a specific refund rate for the advance fixing of refunds is a measure which enables these various objectives to be met.(5) Taking into account the settlement between the European Community and the United States of America on Community exports of pasta products to the United States, approved by Council Decision 87/482/EEC (4), it is necessary to differentiate the refund on goods falling within CN codes 1902 11 00 and 1902 19 according to their destination.(6) Pursuant to Article 4(3) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000, a reduced rate of export refund has to be fixed, taking account of the amount of the production refund applicable, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 (5), for the basic product in question, used during the assumed period of manufacture of the goods.(7) Spirituous beverages are considered less sensitive to the price of the cereals used in their manufacture. However, Protocol 19 to the Act of Accession of the United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark provides that the necessary measures must be decided to facilitate the use of Community cereals in the manufacture of spirituous beverages obtained from cereals. Accordingly, it is necessary to adapt the refund rate applying to cereals exported in the form of spirituous beverages.(8) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,. The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products listed in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 and in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 or in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003, exported in the form of goods listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 or in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 respectively, are fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 2005.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 January 2005.For the CommissionGünter VERHEUGENVice-President(1)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78.(2)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96.(3)  OJ L 177, 15.7.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 886/2004 (OJ L 168, 1.5.2004, p. 14).(4)  OJ L 275, 29.9.1987, p. 36.(5)  OJ L 159, 1.7.1993, p. 112. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1548/2004 (OJ L 280, 31.8.2004, p. 11).ANNEXRates of the refunds applicable from 31 January 2005 to certain cereals and rice products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty (1)(EUR/100 kg)CN code Description of products (2) Rate of refund per 100 kg of basic productIn case of advance fixing of refunds Other1001 10 00 Durum wheat:– on exports of goods falling within CN codes 1902 11 and 1902 19 to the United States of America — —– in other cases — —1001 90 99 Common wheat and meslin:– on exports of goods falling within CN codes 1902 11 and 1902 19 to the United States of America — —– in other cases:– – where Article 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 applies (3) — —– – where goods falling within subheading 2208 (4) are exported — —– – in other cases — —1002 00 00 Rye — —1003 00 90 Barley– where goods falling within subheading 2208 (4) are exported — —– in other cases — —1004 00 00 Oats — —1005 90 00 Maize (corn) used in the form of:– starch:– – where Article 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 applies (3) 3,748 3,748– – where goods falling within subheading 2208 (4) are exported 0,751 0,751– – in other cases 3,748 3,748– glucose, glucose syrup, maltodextrine, maltodextrine syrup of CN codes 1702 30 51, 1702 30 59, 1702 30 91, 1702 30 99, 1702 40 90, 1702 90 50, 1702 90 75, 1702 90 79, 2106 90 55 (5):– – where Article 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 applies (3) 2,811 2,811– – where goods falling within subheading 2208 (4) are exported 0,563 0,563– – in other cases 2,811 2,811– where goods falling within subheading 2208 (4) are exported 0,751 0,751– other (including unprocessed) 3,748 3,748Potato starch of CN code 1108 13 00 similar to a product obtained from processed maize:– where Article 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 applies (3) 3,379 3,379– where goods falling within subheading 2208 (4) are exported 0,751 0,751– in other cases 3,748 3,748ex 1006 30 Wholly milled rice:– round grain — —– medium grain — —– long grain — —1006 40 00 Broken rice — —1007 00 90 Grain sorghum, other than hybrid for sowing — —(1)  The rates set out in this Annex are not applicable to exports to Bulgaria, with effect from 1 October 2004, and to the goods listed in Tables I and II to Protocol No 2 the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972 exported to the Swiss Confederation or to the Principality of Liechtenstein with effect from1 February 2005.(2)  As far as agricultural products obtained from the processing of a basic product or/and assimilated products are concerned, the coefficients shown in Annex E to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 shall be applied (OJ L 177, 15.7.2000, p. 1).(3)  The goods concerned fall in under CN code 3505 10 50.(4)  Goods listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 or referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93 (OJ L 258, 16.10.1993, p. 6).(5)  For syrups of CN codes NC 1702 30 99, 1702 40 90 and 1702 60 90, obtained from mixing glucose and fructose syrup, the export refund may be granted only for the glucose syrup. +",starch;industrial starch;starch product;tapioca;maize;barley;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;rye;sorghum;oats;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +30531,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1042/2005 of 29 June 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 2869/95 on the fees payable to the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark (1), and in particular Article 139 thereof,Whereas:(1) According to the Regulation (EC) No 40/94, as implemented by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 of 13 December 1995 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 on the Community trade mark (2), additional fees concerning search reports, division of a trade mark application or registration and continuation of proceedings should be established. The amounts of those new fees should be fixed.(2) The search regime becomes optional from 10 March 2008 as provided for in Article 2 paragraph 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 422/2004. From that date, the additional fee for national search reports should apply.(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2869/95 (3) should therefore be amended accordingly.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Fees, Implementation Rules and the Procedure of the Boards of Appeal of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (trade marks and designs),. Regulation (EC) No 2869/95 is amended as follows:1. the table in Article 2 is amended as follows:(a) the following point 1a is added:‘1a. Search fee(a) for a Community trade mark application (Article 39(2), Rule 4(c)(b) for an international registration designating the European Community (Articles 39(2) and 150(2), Rule 10(2)(b) point 6 is deleted;(c) in point 13 ‘Fee for each class of goods and services exceeding three for an individual mark’ is replaced by ‘Fee for the renewal of each class of goods and services exceeding three for an individual mark’;(d) in point 15 ‘Fee for each class of goods and services exceeding three for a collective mark’ is replaced by ‘Fee for the renewal of each class of goods and services exceeding three for a collective mark’;(e) in point 19 ‘Fee for restitutio in integrum’ is replaced by ‘Fee for the application for restitutio in integrum’;(f) in point 20 ‘Fee for the conversion’ is replaced by ‘Fee for the application for the conversion’;(g) points 21 and 22 are replaced by the following:‘21. Fee for continuation of proceedings (Article 78a (1))22. Fee for the declaration of division of a registered Community trade mark (Article 48a(4)) or an application for a Community trade mark (Article 44a(4)):(h) in point 23 the introductory phrase is replaced by: ‘Fee for the application for the registration of a license or another right in respect of a registered Community trade mark (point 5 of Article 157(2), Rule 33(1)) or an application for a Community trade mark (point 6 of Article 157(2), Rule 33(4):’;(i) in point 29, the following line is deleted:‘plus per page, exceeding 10 1’2. in article 13, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: 1.   This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.2.   Point (a) of Article 1(1) shall apply from 10 March 2008.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 June 2005.For the CommissionCharlie McCREEVYMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 11, 14.1.1994, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 422/2004 (OJ L 70, 9.3.2004, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 303, 15.12.1995, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 782/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 88).(3)  OJ L 303, 15.12.1995, p. 33. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 781/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 85). +",EU trade mark;Community trade mark;Community trademark;EUTM;European Union trade mark;European trade mark;European trademark;registration tax;registration duty;European Union Intellectual Property Office;Community Trade Marks Office;Community Trademark Office;EUIPO;OHIM;Office for Harmonization;Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market;Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs),17 +18137,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1615/98 of 24 July 1998 fixing the minimum import price applicable to dried grapes during the 1998/99 marketing year as well as the countervailing charges to be imposed where that price is not observed. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2199/97 (2), and in particular Article 13(8) thereof,Whereas, in accordance with Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96, the minimum import price for dried grapes is to be determined having regard to:- the free-at-frontier price on import into the Community,- the prices obtained in international trade,- the situation on the internal Community market,- the trend of trade with third countries;Whereas Article 13(6) of the same Regulation provides that countervailing charges are to be fixed in reference to a scale of import prices; whereas the maximum countervailing charge is to be determined on the basis of the most favourable prices applied on the world market for significant quantities by the most representative non-member countries;Whereas a minimum import price must be fixed for currants and other dried grapes;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,. 1. The minimum import price applicable to dried grapes during the 1998/99 marketing year, which begins on 1 September 1998 and ends on 31 August 1999, shall be as set out in Annex I.2. The countervailing charge to be imposed where the minimum import price referred to in paragraph 1 is not observed shall be as set out in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 1998.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 24 July 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 297, 21. 11. 1996, p. 29.(2) OJ L 303, 6. 11. 1997, p. 1.ANNEX I>TABLE>ANNEX IICOUNTERVAILING CHARGES1. Currants falling within CN code 0806 20 11:>TABLE>2. Currants falling within CN code 0806 20 91:>TABLE>3. Dried grapes falling within CN codes 0806 20 12 and 0806 20 18:>TABLE>4. Dried grapes falling within CN codes 0806 20 92 and 0806 20 98:>TABLE> +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;import;minimum price;floor price;grape;table grape;dried product;dried fig;dried food;dried foodstuff;prune;raisin;countervailing charge;compensatory levy,17 +6897,"89/11/EEC: Commission Decision of 16 December 1988 on aid granted to agricultural producers in the Federal Republic of Germany (only the German text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Decision 88/402/EEC of 30 June 1988 on aid granted to farmers in the Federal Republic of Germany (1), and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof,Whereas, to offset reductions in prices when expressed in national currency, and resulting farm income losses suffered in Germany because of the adaptation of agricultural conversion rates from 1988/89 onwards in accordance with Annex III to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1678/85 of 11 June 1985 fixing the conversion rates to be applied in agriculture (2) as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3765/88 (3), Article 2a of that Regulation stipulates that a special national aid may be paid to German farmers from 1 January 1989 onwards;Whereas Article 1 of Decision 88/402/EEC laid down conditions and detailed rules governing the payment of this special national aid; whereas the Commission has responsibility to verify that measures adopted for the implementation of the aid scheme comply with the said provisions;Whereas on 28 October 1988 the Federal Republic of Germany notified to the Commission a draft Law entitled 'Gesetz zur Foerderung der baeuerlichen Landwirtschaft', one purpose of which is to introduce the aid scheme; whereas the national provisions put forward in this respect comply with the conditions laid down in Article 1 of Decision 88/402/EEC and may therefore be approved, with the exception of the rule allowing for the grant of aid for farmland attracting aid under the arable land set-aside scheme instituted by Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1137/88 (5); whereas such a combination of aids could well lead to overruns beyond the ceilings set for the aids granted under the said scheme;Whereas the Commission must be in a position to monitor closely the practical implementation of the aid scheme, as any subsequent change, notably as regards the unit amount approved, cannot be made without Commission endorsement,. The provisions set out in the draft Law entitled 'Gesetz zur Foerderung der baeuerlichen Landwirtschaft', notified by the Federal Republic of Germany on 28 October 1988, are hereby found to be, in so far as they concern the aids provided for therein, in compliance with the conditions set out in Article 1 of Decision 88/402/EEC, and are therefore hereby approved, subject to the following reservations:(a) any subsequent adjustment to the unit amount under Section 3 (2) of the Law may not be such as to lead to an amount per hectare exceeding DM 90;(b) farmland attracting aid under Article 1a of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 may not rank for consideration for grant of the aids referred to in this Decision. Before 1 April of each year, the Federal Republic of Germany shall submit to the Commission a report on the operation during the preceding year of the aid scheme referred to in Article 1, and in particular on actual expenditure disbursed in this connection. This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Brussels, 16 December 1988.For the CommissionFrans ANDRIESSENVice-President(1) OJ No L 195, 23. 7. 1988, p. 70.(2) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 11.(3) OJ No L 330, 2. 12. 1988, p. 15.(4) OJ No L 93, 30. 3. 1985, p. 1.(5) OJ No L 108, 29. 4. 1988, p. 1. +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid;farmer;cultivator;holder of a farm;horticulturist;share-cropper;stock breeder;stock owner;winegrower,17 +2532,"Council Regulation (EC) No 2472/1999 of 22 November 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 54/1999 allocating, for 1999, Community catch quotas in Greenland waters. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture(1) and in particular Article 8(4) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 54/1999(2) established, for 1999, the Community catch quota for capelin in Greenland waters on the basis of the TAC for 1998/1999;(2) a revision of the relevant TAC in the meantime has resulted in a change in the share available to the Community;(3) Regulation (EC) No 54/1999 should be amended accordingly;(4) in order to ensure the livelihood of Community fishermen it is important to open these fisheries as early as possible in 1999; given the urgency of the matter it is imperative to grant an exception to the six-week period mentioned in paragraph I(3) of the Protocol on the role of national parliaments of the European Union annexed to the Treaty of Amsterdam,. In Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 54/1999, the entry referring to capelin shall be replaced by that set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 November 1999.For the CouncilThe PresidentK. HEMILÄ(1) OJ L 389, 31.12.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1181/98 (OJ L 164 9.6.1998, p. 1).(2) OJ L 13, 18.1.1999, p. 81.ANNEXAllocation of Community catch quotas in Greenland waters for 1999>TABLE> +",Greenland;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing regulations;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction,17 +694,"Council Directive 87/540/EEC of 9 November 1987 on access to the occupation of carrier of goods by waterway in national and international transport and on the mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications for this occupation. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 75 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),Whereas the organization of the transport market is one of the necessary preconditions for the implementation of the common transport policy which is provided for in the Treaty;Whereas the adoption of measures designed to coordinate the conditions for access to the occupation of carrier is likely to encourage the achievement of freedom to provide services and the effective exercise of the right of establishment;Whereas provision must be made for the introduction of common rules governing access to the occupation of carrier of goods by waterway in national and international transport in order to improve the level of qualifications of carriers; whereas such improvement is likely to help towards putting the market on a sounder footing, eliminating structural excess capacities and improving the quality of the service provided, in the interests of users, carriers and the economy as a whole;Whereas satisfactory results have been obtained through the implementation of Council Directive 74/561/EEC of 12 November 1974 on admission to the occupation of road haulage operator in national and international transport operations (4) and Council Directive 77/796/EEC of 12 December 1977 aiming at the mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications for goods haulage operators and road passenger transport operators, including measures intended to encourage these operators effectively to exercise their right to freedom of establishment (5);Whereas the rules governing access to the occupation of carrier of goods by waterway should therefore cover at least the professional competence of the carrier; whereas Member States may also maintain or lay down rules governing the good repute and financial standing of the carrier;Whereas, however, there is no need to include in the common rules laid down by this Directive certain transport activities with a minor economic impact and whereas transport on own account is by definition excluded from these rules; whereas it also seems appropriate to provide for the possible exclusion from the scope of this Directive of carriers operating exclusively on navigable waterways within their territory not linked to the waterway network of another Member State;Whereas there is a need for mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications for the activities covered by this Directive, in order to promote the effective exercise of the right of establishment;Whereas the certificate of professional competence issued pursuant to the provisions of this Directive regarding access to the occupation of carrier must be recognized as sufficient proof by the host Member State;Whereas Member States which impose on their own nationals certain requirements as to good repute and financial standing must recognize the productinon of appropriate documents issued by a competent authority in the carrier's State of origin or prior establishment as sufficient evidence in respect of nationals of other Member States;Whereas, further, this Directive must also apply to employed persons covered by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 of 15 October 1968 on freedom of movement for workers within the Community (6), if the Member States make access to the occupation covered by this Directive or the exercise thereof by such persons conditional on the possession of professional knowledge and skills,. CHAPTER IDefinitions and scope 1.   Access to the occupation of carrier of goods by waterway in national and international transport shall be governed by the provisions adopted by the Member States pursuant to the common rules laid down in this Directive.2.   For the purposes of this Directive:— ‘occupation of carrier of goods by waterway vessel’ means the activities engaged in by any natural person or any undertaking carrying goods by inland waterway for hire or reward, even if this occupation is not exercised on a regular basis,— ‘undertaking’ means companies or firms within the meaning of Article 58 of the Treaty and groups or cooperatives of operators whose purpose is to obtain business from shipping agents for distribution among their members, irrespective of whether such groups or cooperatives possess legal personality. This Directive shall not apply to natural persons or undertakings pursuing the occupation of carrier of goods by waterway using vessels with a deadweight capacity at maximum draft not exceeding 200 tonnes.Member States may lower this limit for all or some transport operations or certain categories of transport.This Directive shall likewise not apply to natural persons or undertakings operating ferries.CHAPTER IIAccess to the occupation 1.   Natural persons or undertakings wishing to pursue the occupation of carrier of goods by waterway must satisfy the condition of professional competence, even if they are members of a group or cooperative of operators within the meaning of Article 1 (2) or exercise their occupation exclusively for a specific period of time as subcontractors to another waterway transport undertaking.If the applicant is a natural person who does not satisfy that condition, the competent authorities may nevertheless authorize him to pursue the occupation of carrier of goods by waterway provided that he indicates to them another person satisfying the condition who in actual fact manages the transport operations on a permanent basis.If the applicant is an undertaking within the meaning of Article 1 (2) one of the natural persons who in actual fact manage the undertaking's transport operations on a permanent basis must meet the condition of professional competence.2.   The condition of professional competence shall consist in the possession of the standard of competence accepted by the authority or body appointed for this purpose by each Member State in the subjects listed in the Annex. The necessary knowledge shall be acquired either by attending courses or by practical experience in a waterway transport undertaking, or by a combination of the two. Member States may exempt the holders of certain diplomas from providing evidence of their knowledge of the subjects listed in the Annex which are covered by the said diplomas.After verifying possession of the knowledge concerned, the authority or body referred to in the first subparagraph shall issue a certificate.3.   A Member State may, after consulting the Commission, exempt from application of this Directive carriers operating exclusively on navigable waterways within their territory not linked to the waterway network of another Member State. Practical experience gained in a transport undertaking exempted from application of these conditions shall not give entitlement to the certificate referred to in paragraph 2. 1.   Member States shall lay down the terms on which a transport undertaking may, by way of derogation from Article 3 (1), operate on a provisional basis for a maximum of one year, which period may be extended by not more than six months in special duly justified cases, in the event of the death or physical or legal incapacity of the natural person pursuing the occupation of carrier or the natural person complying with the provisions of Article 3.2.   However, the competent authorities of the Member States may, by way of exception, permanently authorize in certain special cases the operation of an undertaking by a person who does not meet the condition of professional competence referred to in Article 3, but who has had at least three years' practical experience in the everyday management of the undertaking concerned. Natural persons who provide proof that before 1 July 1990 they legally pursued in a Member State the occupation of carrier of goods by waterway in national or international transport shall, for the purposes of obtaining the certificate referred to in Article 3 (2), be exempt from the obligation to prove that they meet the conditions laid down therein. 1.   Reasons must be given for any decision rejecting an application for access to the occupation of carrier of goods by waterway taken by the competent authorities of the Member States pursuant to the measures adopted on the basis of this Directive.2.   Member States shall ensure that the competent authorities withdraw an authorization to pursue the occupation of carrier of goods by waterway if they find that the conditions laid down in Article 3 are no longer met, subject to allowing, where appropriate, sufficient time for the recruitment of a replacement.3.   Member States shall ensure that the natural persons and undertakings referred to in this Directive have the opportunity to defend their interests by appropriate means with regard to the decisions referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2.CHAPTER IIIMutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications Member States shall recognize the certificates referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 3 (2) which have been issued by another Member State as sufficient proof of professional competence. 1.   Where a Member State imposes on its own nationals certain requirements as to good repute or absence of bankruptcy, that State shall accept as sufficient evidence in respect of nationals of other Member States, without-prejudice to paragraphs 2 and 3, an extract from a judicial record or, failing that, an equivalent document issued by a competent judicial or administrative authority in the carrier's country of origin or prior establishment showing that these conditions have been met.2.   Where a Member State imposes on its own nationals certain requirements as to good repute, and proof that such requirements are met cannot be furnished by means of the document referred to in paragraph 1, that State shall accept as sufficient evidence in respect of nationals of other Member States a certificate issued by a competent judicial or administrative authority in the State of origin or prior establishment stating that the requirements in question have been met. Such certificates shall relate to the specific facts regarded as relevant by the host State.3.   Where the document required in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 is not issued by the State of origin or prior establishment, such document may be replaced by a declaration on oath or by a solemn declaration made by the person concerned before a competent judicial or administrative authority or, where appropriate, a notary in that person's State of origin or prior establishment; such authority or notary shall issue a certificate attesting the authenticity of the declaration on oath or solemn declaration. The declaration in respect of bankruptcy may likewise be made before a competent professional body in the same State.4.   Documents issued in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 must not, when produced, have been issued more than three months earlier. This condition shall also apply to declarations made in accordance with paragraph 3. 1.   Where a Member State imposes certain requirements as to financial standing on its own nationals and where a certificate is required as proof, that State shall regard corresponding certificates issued by banks in the State of origin or prior establishment, or by other bodies designated by that State, as equivalent to certificates issued within its own territory.2.   Where a Member States imposes certain requirements as to financial standing on its own nationals and where proof that such requirements are satisfied cannot be furnished by means of the document referred to in paragraph 1, that State shall accept as sufficient evidence in respect of nationals of other Member States a certificate issued by a competent administrative authority in the State of origin or prior establishment stating that the requirements in question have been met. Such certificates shall relate to the specific facts regarded as relevant by the host State. 0Articles 7, 8 and 9 shall also apply to nationals of Member States who, pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68, are required to engage as employed persons in the activities referred to in Article 1 of this Directive.CHAPTER IVFinal provisions 11.   Member States shall bring into force the measures necessary to comply with this Directive by 30 June 1988. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.They shall ensure that the initial verification of the standards of competence referred to in Article 3 takes place before 1 July 1990.2.   Member States shall forward to the Commission the texts of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the fields governed by this Directive. 2This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 November 1987.For the CouncilThe PresidentB. HAAKONSEN(1)  OJ No C 351, 24. 12. 1983, p. 5.(2)  OJ No C 172, 2. 7. 1984, p. 8.(3)  OJ No C 248, 17. 9. 1984, p. 40.(4)  OJ No L 308, 19. 11. 1974, p. 18.(5)  OJ No L 334, 24. 12. 1977, p. 37.(6)  OJ No L 257, 19. 10. 1968, p. 2.ANNEXLIST FOF THE SUBJECTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3 (2) FOR WHICH PROOF OF PROFESIONAL COMPETENCE MUST BE PROVIDEDThe knowledge to be taken into consideration for recognition of professional competence must relate to at least the subjects listed below. The latter must be described in detail and be defined or approved by the competent national authorities. The subject matter must be such that it can be assimilated by persons whose educational level is equivalent to that attained at the end of compulsory schooling.A.   Subjects of which a satisfactory knowledge is required in the case of carriers intending to engage solely in national transport operations1.   LawRudiments of civil law and commercial, social and tax legislation of which knowledge is necessary for the pursuit of the occupation, particularly as regards:— contracts in general,— haulage contracts, in particular the liability of the carrier (nature and limits),— commercial companies,— business accounts,— labour and social security regulations,— the tax system.2.   The commercial and financial management of an undertaking— methods of payment and financing,— calculation of cost prices,— system of prices and terms of carriage,— commercial accounting,— insurance,— invoices,— transport agents.3.   Access to the market— the provisions relating to the taking up and pursuit of the occupation,— chartering systems,— transport documents.4.   Technical standards and technical aspects of operation— the technical features of vessels,— the choice of vessels,— registration,— lay days and demurrage.5.   Safety— the provisions laid down by-law, regulation or administrative action concerning waterway traffic,— accident prevention and measures to be taken in the event of accident.B.   Subjects of which a knowledge is required in the case of carriers intending to engage in international transport operations— subjects listed under A,— provisions applicable to waterway transport between the Member States and between the Community and non-member countries which are derived from national law, Community standards and international conventions and agreements, particularly with regard to chartering and prices and terms of carriage,— customs practices and formalities,— principal traffic regulations in the Member States. +",recognition of diplomas;mutual recognition of diplomas;recognition of qualifications;carriage of goods;goods traffic;haulage of goods;inland waterway transport;inland waterway connection;inland waterway traffic;river traffic;river transport;national transport;carrier;charterer;forwarding agent;shipowner;access to a profession,17 +16292,"97/604/EC: Commission Decision of 5 August 1997 modifying Commission Decision 95/199/EC and approving a modification of the single programming document for Community structural measures for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products in Hessen (Germany), in respect of Objective 5 (a), covering the period between 1994 and 1999 (Only the German version is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 951/97 of 20 May 1997, on improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products (1) and in particular Article 15 (1) thereof,Whereas, on 31 May 1995, the Commission has adopted Decision 95/199/EC (2), approving the single programming document for Community structural measures for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products in Hessen (Germany), in respect of Objective 5 (a), covering the period between 1994 and 1999;Whereas, on 19 August 1996 the German government submitted to the Commission a request for a modification of the single programming document approved, supplemented by additional information on 18 February, 14 March and 12 May 1997;Whereas this request concerns the inclusion of the sector flowers and plants into the single programming document and the transfer of financial allocations initially attributed to the sectors other vegetable products (non-food products and medical plants) and miscellaneous products (products from organic farming) to the sectors meat, fruit and vegetables and to a minor extent to the sector potatoes; whereas these transfers take account of the result of the implementation of the measures in the first three years of the programming period and of the development of markets; whereas this reallocation between sectors is based on reductions and extensions respectively of support activities in the relevant sectors;Whereas the second subparagraph of Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purposes of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (4), provides that in Commission decisions approving single programming documents, the Community assistance decided upon for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof are to be set out in ecus, at prices for the year in which the decision is taken, and are to be subject to indexation; whereas Germany decided to use the amounts created by indexation for 1996 and 1997 by adding them to the initially granted amount in constant prices of 1995;Whereas according to Article 25 (5) third subparagraph of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 (5), at last amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3193/94 (6), the monitoring committee of the single programming document for Community structural measures for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products in Germany, outside the Objective 1 region, in respect of Objective 5 (a) covering the period between 1994 and 1999, has expressed a positive opinion on the request in its meeting of 13 May 1997;Whereas, during the implementation of the single programming document, the Member State will ensure that the individual projects included therein will conform with the selection criteria for investments for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products currently in force, in application of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 951/97;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development,. Commission Decision 95/199/EC of 31 May 1995 is amended as follows:1. in Article 2, the sector 'flowers and plants` is added for joint action.2. in Article 3, first subparagraph, the maximum amount of assistance from the EAGGF (Guidance Section) is changed to ECU 21 196 375.3. in Article 4, the table indicating the annual breakdown is replaced by the following table:>TABLE>4. the financial plan annexed to Decision 95/199/EC is replaced by a new plan which takes account of the amendments in the different sectors and which is included in Annex I of the present decision (7). The modifications of the single programming document approved by Decision 95/199/EC of 31 May 1995 and indicated in Annex II to this Decision (8) are approved. This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Brussels, 5 August 1997.For the CommissionMonika WULF-MATHIESMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 142, 2. 6. 1997, p. 22.(2) OJ L 127, 10. 6. 1995, p. 23.(3) OJ L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(4) OJ L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(5) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(6) OJ L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 11.(7) Annex not to be published in the Official Journal.(8) Annex not to be published in the Official Journal. +",Hesse;Hesse (Land);marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;financing plan;finance plan;agricultural product;farm product;agro-industry;agri-foodstuffs industry;agricultural product processing;agricultural product processing industry;processing of agricultural products;EAGGF Guidance Section;EAGGF Guidance Section aid,17 +12691,"94/1060/EC: Commission Decision of 16 December 1994 on the approval of the Single Programming Document for Community structural assistance in the region of Centre concerned by Objective 2 in France (Only the French text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2082/93 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (8) to (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2081/93 (4); whereas, however, the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a Single Programming Document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopts a single decision in a Single Document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 94/169/EC (5), an initial list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the period 1994 to 1996;Whereas the French Government has submitted to the Commission on 28 April 1994 the Single Programming Document referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the region of Centre; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this Single Programming Document is eligible pursuant to Article 33 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, from 1 January 1994;Whereas the Single Programming Document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the Single Programming Document;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments, including the ECSC and the other actions for structural purposes;Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the Single Programming Document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the Single Programming Document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (2), stipulates that in the Commission Decisions approving a Single Programming Document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each Decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (4), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (6), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;Whereas the Single Programming Document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;Whereas the Single Programming Document satisfies the conditions and includes the information required by Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88;Whereas Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 lays down that Member States shall provide the relevant financial information to the Commission to permit verification of the respect of the principle of additionality; whereas the analysis, in the framework of partnership, of the information provided for by the French authorities has not yet allowed this verification; whereas, payments should therefore be suspended after the first advance provided for in Article 21 (2) of the said Regulation until the Commission will have verified the respect of the additionality;Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (7), as last amended by Regulation (ECSC, EC, Euratom) No 2730/94 (8), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas Article 20 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 provides, subject to available funding, for a single commitment where the Community assistance granted is less than ECU 40 million for the whole programmation period;Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,. The Single Programming Document for Community structural assistance in the region of Centre concerned by Objective 2 in France, covering the period 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1996, is hereby approved. The Single Programming Document includes the following essential elements:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies in France;the main priorities are:1. strengthen the competitivity of enterprise;2. develop training and research;3. support local development;(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the Single Programming Document comprising:- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,- the financial implementation provisions,- the rules for compliance with Community policies;(d) the procedures for verifying additionality;(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the Single Programming Document;(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximal allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:>TABLE> The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the Single Programming Document amounts to a maximum of ECU 24,2 million.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the Single Programming Document.The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 84 million for the public sector may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the ECSC and EIB. 1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:- ERDF:ECU 20,507 million,- ESF:ECU 3,693 million.2. The budgetary commitments at the moment of approval of the Single Programming Document refer to the total Community assistance.3. The financial contribution will be suspended after the payment of the first advance provided for in Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 until such time as the Commission has verified the respect of the principle of additionality on the basis of the relevant information supplied by the Member State. The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the Single Programming Document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1996. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 1998. The Single Programming Document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52, 59, 92 and 93 of the EC Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts. This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.. Done at Brussels, 16 December 1994.For the Commission Bruce MILLAN Member of the Commission(1) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 20.(3) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(4) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 5.(5) OJ No L 81, 24. 3. 1993, p. 1.(1) OJ No L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(2) OJ No L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(3) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 15.(4) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 34.(5) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 21.(6) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 39.(7) OJ No L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(8) OJ No L 293, 12. 11. 1994, p. 7. +",EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;coordination of aid;regional planning;inter-regional planning;regional management;regional plan;regional programming;territorial planning;industrial region;industrial zone;regional development;Centre-Val de Loire;Centre (France),17 +3948,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 2245/85 of 2 August 1985 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fish stocks in the Antarctic. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 of 25 January 1983 establishing a Community system for the conservation and management of fishery resources (1), and in particular Article 11 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas, under Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 170/83, the conservation measures necessary to achieve the aims set out in Article 1 of that Regulation must be formulated in the light of the available scientific advice;Whereas the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, hereinafter referred to as 'the Convention', was approved by Decision 81/691/EEC (2);Whereas the Convention entered into force for the Community on 21 May 1982;Whereas the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources established by the Convention adopted and notified on 5 October 1984 recommendations made by its Scientific Committee that a ban be imposed on fishing off the coasts of South Georgia and that a minimum mesh size be fixed for the zone covered by the Convention in respect of certain types of nets and certain species of fish;Whereas, in the absence of objections to these recommendations from any of the Contracting Parties to the Convention, the said recommendations became binding on 5 April 1985 by virtue of Article IX (6) of that Convention;Whereas the Community is now bound to implement these recommendations in respect of Community fishermen;Whereas it may be necessary to adopt detailed rules for the implementation of this Regulation; whereas such rules must be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 170/83,. Scope1. This Regulation shall apply to Community fishermen who take and retain on board, fish from resources to which the Convention applies by virtue of Article I thereof, except those fish resources occurring within waters subject to such coastal State jurisdiction as may exist in accordance with international law.2. This Regulation shall be without prejudice to the provisions of the Convention and shall operate in furtherance of its objectives and principles and the provisions of the Final Act of the Conference at which it was adopted. Prohibition on fishingSubject to Article 1, all fishing shall be prohibited within 12 nautical miles of the coasts of South Georgia. Minimum mesh sizeIt shall be prohibited to use or to haul any trawl, Danish seine or similar net any part of which is composed of meshes of a size smaller than those laid down in the Annex hereto when engaging in direct fishing for the species or groups of species referred to in the Annex. Measurement of mesh sizesFor the nets referred to in Article 3, the minimum mesh size provided for in the Annex shall be measured in accordance with rules to be adopted under the procedure referred to in Article 8. Attachments to netsNo device shall be attached to a net of the type referred to in Article 3 by means of which the mesh in any part of that net is obstructed or otherwise effectively diminished. However, the use of certain devices may be authorized under the procedure referred to in Article 8. Use of gearWhen fishing directly for one of the species referred to in the Annex, vessels may not carry trawls, Danish seines or similar nets the mesh size of which is smaller than that laid down in the Annex unless they are properly lashed and stowed in such a way that they may not be readily used, that is to say:(a) nets shall be unshackled from their boards and their hauling or trawling cables and ropes;(b) nets carried on or above the deck must be lashed securely to a part of the superstructure.General provisions This Regulation shall not apply to fishing operations conducted solely for the purpose of scientific investigation or to fish, crustaceans and molluscs caught in the course of such operations. Detailed rules for the implementation of this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 170/83. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.However, Articles 3 to 6 shall apply from 1 September 1985.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 2 August 1985.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. POOS(1) OJ No L 24, 27. 1. 1983, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 252, 5. 9. 1981, p. 26.ANNEXMinimum mesh size provided for in Article 31.2.3 // // // // Species // Type of net // Minimum mesh size // // // // Notothenia rossii // Trawls, Danish seines and similar nets // 120 mm // Dissostichus eleginoides // Trawls, Danish seines and similar nets // 120 mm // Notothenia gibberifrons // Trawls, Danish seines and similar nets // 80 mm // Notothenia kempi // Trawls, Danish seines and similar nets // 80 mm // Notothenia squamifrons // Trawls, Danish seines and similar nets // 80 mm // Champsocephalus gunnari // Trawls, Danish seines and similar nets // 80 mm // // // +",conservation of fish stocks;Antarctic Ocean;international convention;multilateral convention;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction;fishing net;drag-net;mesh of fishing nets;trawl,17 +40937,"Commission Directive 2012/40/EU of 26 November 2012 correcting Annex I to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 16(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Directive 2009/91/EC of 31 July 2009 amending Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council to include disodium tetraborate as an active substance in Annex I thereto (2) defines disodium tetraborate by three CAS numbers for three different forms of the substance. The CAS numbers are based on a report submitted to the Commission by the Netherlands on 7 July 2006 and endorsed by the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products on 20 February 2009.(2) The Netherlands have informed the Commission that the CAS number for the pentahydrate form in the original report was incorrect, and submitted a revised report to the Commission according to which the correct CAS number for this form is 12179-04-3. The revised report was endorsed by the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products on 25 May 2012.(3) Annex I to Directive 98/8/EC should therefore be corrected accordingly.(4) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products,. Annex I to Directive 98/8/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive. 1.   Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 31 March 2013 at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 November 2012.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 123, 24.4.1998, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 201, 1.8.2009, p. 39.ANNEXIn Annex I to Directive 98/8/EC, the third column of entry No 24 is replaced by the following:IUPAC nameIdentification numbers‘disodium tetraborateEC No: 215-540-4CAS No (anhydrous): 1330-43-4CAS No (pentahydrate): 12179-04-3CAS No (decahydrate): 1303-96-4’ +",plant health control;phytosanitary control;phytosanitary inspection;plant health inspection;chemical product;chemical agent;chemical body;chemical nomenclature;chemical substance;chemicals;research report;plant health product;plant protection product;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban,17 +30313,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 748/2005 of 18 May 2005 opening a tendering procedure for the sale of wine alcohol for use as bioethanol in the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (1), and in particular Article 33 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 of 25 July 2000 laying down detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine with regard to market mechanisms (2), lays down, among other things, detailed rules for disposing of stocks of alcohol obtained from distillation under Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organisation of the market in wine (3) and referred to in Articles 27, 28 and 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and held by the intervention agencies.(2) A tendering procedure for the sale of wine alcohol for exclusive use as bioethanol in the fuel sector in the Community should be organised in accordance with Article 92 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 with a view to reducing Community stocks of wine alcohol and ensuring the continuity of supplies to firms approved under that Article.(3) Since 1 January 1999, in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro (4), the selling price and securities must be expressed, and payments made, in euro.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,. 1.   Tendering procedure No 1/2005 EC is hereby opened for the sale of wine alcohol for use as bioethanol in the Community.The alcohol concerned has been produced from distillation under Article 35 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and Articles 27 and 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and is held by the intervention agencies of the Member States.2.   The total volume put up for sale is 691 331,79 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume, broken down as follows:(a) one lot with the number 1/2005 EC for a quantity of 100 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume,(b) one lot with the number 2/2005 EC for a quantity of 100 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume,(c) one lot with the number 3/2005 EC for a quantity of 100 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume,(d) one lot with the number 4/2005 EC for a quantity of 100 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume,(e) one lot with the number 5/2005 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume,(f) one lot with the number 6/2005 EC for a quantity of 100 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume,(g) one lot with the number 7/2005 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume,(h) one lot with the number 8/2005 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume,(i) one lot with the number 9/2005 EC for a quantity of 41 331,79 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume.3.   The location and references of the vats making up the lots, the quantity of alcohol in each vat, the alcoholic strength and the characteristics of the alcohol are as set out in Annex I to this Regulation.4.   Only firms approved under Article 92 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 may take part in the tendering procedure. The sale shall be conducted in accordance with Articles 93, 94, 94b, 94c, 94d, 95, 96, 97, 98, 100 and 101 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 and Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98. 1.   Tenders shall be delivered to the intervention agencies holding the alcohol listed in Annex II or sent by registered mail to the address of the intervention agency.2.   Tenders shall be placed in two sealed envelopes, the inside envelope marked ‘Tender under procedure No 1/2005 EC for use as bioethanol in the Community’, the outer envelope bearing the address of the intervention agency concerned.3.   Tenders must reach the intervention agency concerned not later than 12.00 Brussels time on 30 May 2005. 1.   To be eligible for consideration, tenders must comply with Articles 94 and 97 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000.2.   To be eligible for consideration, when they are presented, tenders must be accompanied by:(a) proof that a tendering security of EUR 4 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume has been lodged with the intervention agency holding the alcohol concerned,(b) an indication of the place of final use of the alcohol and an undertaking by the tenderer to comply with that destination,(c) the name and address of the tenderer, the reference number of the notice of invitation to tender and the price proposed, expressed in euro per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % volume,(d) an undertaking by tenderers that they will comply with all the rules applicable to this tendering procedure,(e) a statement by tenderers to the effect that:(i) they waive all claims in respect of the quality and characteristics of any alcohol awarded to them,(ii) they agree to submit to any checks made on the destination and use made of the alcohol,(iii) they accept that it is their responsibility to provide evidence that the alcohol is used as specified in the notice of invitation to tender in question. The notifications provided for in Article 94a of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 relating to the tendering procedure opened by this Regulation shall be sent to the Commission at the address given in Annex III to this Regulation. The formalities for sampling shall be as set out in Article 98 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000.The intervention agency shall provide all the necessary information on the characteristics of the alcohol put up for sale.On application to the intervention agency concerned, interested parties may obtain samples of the alcohol put up for sale, taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned. 1.   The intervention agencies in the Member States in which the alcohol put up for sale is stored shall carry out appropriate checks to verify the nature of the alcohol at the time of end-use. To that end, they may:(a) apply Article 102 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 mutatis mutandis,(b) carry out checks on samples using nuclear magnetic resonance analysis to verify the nature of the alcohol at the time of end-use.2.   The costs of the checks referred to in paragraph 1 shall be borne by the firms to which the alcohol is sold. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 May 2005.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1795/2003 (OJ L 262, 14.10.2003, p. 13).(2)  OJ L 194, 31.7.2000, p. 45. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 616/2005 (OJ L 103, 22.4.2005, p. 15).(3)  OJ L 84, 27.3.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1677/1999 (OJ L 199, 30.7.1999, p. 8).(4)  OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1.ANNEX ITENDERING PROCEDURE FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOL FOR USE AS BIOETHANOL IN THE COMMUNITYNo 1/2005 ECPlace of storage, quantity and characteristics of the alcohol put up for saleMember State and lot number Location Vat No Quantity in hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % volume Reference Regulations (EEC) No 822/87 and (EC) No 1493/1999 (articles) Type of alcoholSpain Tomelloso 1 46 584 27 RawTomelloso 2 118 27 RawTomelloso 3 2 250 27 RawTomelloso 5 48 048 27 RawTarancon B-4 3 000 27 RawTotal 100 000Spain Tarancon A-2 24 353 27 RawTarancon A-6 24 490 27 RawTarancon B-1 24 574 27 RawTarancon B-2 24 406 27 RawTarancon B-4 2 177 27 RawTotal 100 000Deulep — PSL13230 Port Saint Louis Du RhoneB4 10 955 27 RawB2B 300 27 RawB1 44 820 27 RawB2B 17 870 30 RawTotal 100 000Onivins — Port la NouvelleEntreport d’AlcoolAv. Adolphe Turrel BP 6211210 Port la Nouvelle1 47 435 27 Raw15 4 545 27 RawTotal 100 000DeulepBld Chanzy30800 Saint Gilles du Gard73 30 445 30 Raw603 5 615 27 RawTotal 50 000Italy Caviro-Faenza (RA) 16A 22 662,80 27 RawVillapana-Faenza (RA) 5A-9A 7 600 27 RawTampieri-Faenza (RA) 6A-16A 1 600 27 RawCipriani-Chizzola di Ala (TN) 27A 5 200 27 RawI.C.V.-Borgoricco (PD) 5A 1 600 27 RawS.V.A.-Ortona (CH) 2A-3A-4A-16A 4 800 27 RawD’Auria-Ortona (CH) 1A-2A-5A-7A-8A-43A-76A 12 007,35 27+30+35 RawBonollo-Anagni (FR) 17A 10 429,85 27 RawDi Lorenzo-Ponte Valleceppi (PG) 20A-23A-22A 18 000 27 RawDeta-Barberino Val d’Elsa (FI) 4A-8A 1 900 27+30 RawBalice-Valenzano (BA) 3A-4A-5A-6A-7A-8A 14 200 27 RawTotal 100 000Italy Dister-Faenza (RA) 119A-167A-169A-179A-170A 13 500 30 RawMazzari-S. Agata sul Santerno (RA) 5A-11A 36 500 27 RawTotal 50 000Italy Bertolino-Partinico (PA) 6A-13A 19 500 27 RawGedis-Marsala (TP) 12B-9B 8 000 27 RawTrapas-Marsala (TP) 14A-15A 6 500 30 RawS.V.M.-Sciacca (AG) 8A-18A-1A 1 500 27 RawDe Luca-Novoli (LE) 9A-17A-19A 10 000 27 RawBaliceDistilli.-Mottola (TA) 3A 1 200 27 RawBalice-Valenzano (BA) 2A-3A 3 300 27 RawTotal 50 000Greece ΑΜΠΕΛΟΥΡΓΙΚΟΣ ΣΥΝΕΤΑΙΡΙΣΜΟΣ ΜΕΓΑΡΩΝ — (ΒΑΡΕΑ ΜΕΓΑΡΩΝ) B1 543,42 35 RawB2 550,83 35 RawB3 556,14 35 RawB4 556,16 35 RawB5 555,90 35 RawB6 550,60 35 Raw10 914,43 35 RawB9 550,04 35 RawB10 553,72 35 RawB11 554,60 35 RawB12 554,50 35 RawB13 556,91 35 RawB14 551,86 35 RawB15 547,57 35 RawB16 910,55 35+27 Raw3 851,86 27 Raw4 894,58 27 Raw5 894,83 27 Raw6 871,50 27 Raw7 898,94 27 Raw14 864,99 27 Raw15 893,13 27 Raw1 873,77 27 Raw2 885,55 27 Raw8 904,07 27 Raw9 863,37 27 RawB7 544,88 27 Raw11 901,79 27 Raw12 869,67 27 Raw13 907,15 27 Raw17 799,07 27 RawΠ.Α. ΤΖΑΡΑ — (Δοκός Χαλκίδος) 4016 179,58 35 RawΕ.Α.Σ. ΠΑΤΡΩΝ — Ανθεια Πατρών A1 856,07 35 RawA2 917,34 35 RawA3 747,20 35 RawA4 803,85 35 RawA5 577,07 35 RawΕ.Α.Σ. ΑΤΤΙΚΗΣ — (ΠΙΚΕΡΜΙ) 1 917,80 27 Raw2 917,58 27 Raw3 919,35 27 Raw4 903,82 27 Raw5 751,82 27 RawΟΙΝΟΠΟΙΗΤΙΚΟΣ ΣΥΝ/ΣΜΟΣ (ΣΥΝΕΤΑΙΡΙΣΜΟΣ) ΜΕΣΣΗΝΙΑΣ (ΓΙΑΛΟΒΑ ΠΥΛΙΑΣ) B74 836,47 27 RawB75 583,84 27 RawB76 724,92 27 RawB80 890,23 27 Raw68 2 113,82 27 Raw66 2 122,29 27 Raw82 731,69 27 Raw69 2 110,67 27 RawTotal 41 331,79ANNEX IIIntervention agencies holding the alcohol referred to in Article 3ONIVINS-LIBOURNE—FEGA—AGEA—Ο.Π.Ε.Κ.Ε.Π.Ε.—ANNEX IIIAddress referred to in Article 5Commission of the European CommunitiesDirectorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, Unit D-2Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200B-1049 BrusselsFax (32-2) 298 55 28E-mail address: agri-market-tenders@cec.eu.int +",award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;intervention agency;EU stock;Community stock;European Union stock;intervention stock;ethanol;ethyl alcohol,17 +16196,"97/459/EC: Commission Decision of 1 July 1997 amending Decision 97/273/EC on protective measures with regard to fishery products originating in Uganda (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC (2), and in particular Article 19 thereof,Whereas Commission Decision 97/273/EC of 4 April 1997 on protective measures with regard to fishery products originating in Uganda (3), lays down a safeguard clause regarding fish and fishery products of Uganda ends on 30 June 1997;Whereas that following the results of an on-the-spot inspection by Commission experts to Uganda, and pending the reception of additional guarantees given by the competent Ugandan authorities, it is needed to extend until 28 February 1998 the application of Decision 97/273/EC;Whereas this measure must be transitional in nature pending a decision establishing the specific conditions for the importation of fishery products originating in Uganda is adopted;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. In Article 5 of Commission Decision 97/273/EC, the date of 30 June 1997 shall be replaced by 28 February 1998. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 1 July 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 373, 31. 12. 1990, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 162, 1. 7. 1996, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 108, 24. 4. 1997, p. 50. +",import;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;Uganda;Republic of Uganda;fish;piscicultural species;species of fish;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;public health;health of the population,17 +17087,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2175/97 of 31 October 1997 amending for the fourth time Regulation (EC) No 913/97 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in Spain. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,Whereas because of the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain production regions in Spain, exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in that Member State were adopted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 913/97 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1934/97 (4);Whereas, because of the continuing veterinary and trade restrictions adopted by the Spanish authorities, the number of fattening pigs that may be delivered to the competent authorities should be increased, thereby permitting continuation of the exceptional measures in the weeks to come;Whereas the list of eligible areas in Annex II to that Regulation should be amended to reflect the current veterinary situation;Whereas the rapid and effective application of exceptional market support measures is one of the best means of combating the spread of classical swine fever; whereas this Regulation should therefore apply from 15 October 1997;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,. Regulation (EC) No 913/97 is hereby amended as follows:1. Annex I is replaced by Annex I hereto;2. Annex II is replaced by Annex II hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 15 October 1997.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 October 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.(3) OJ L 131, 23. 5. 1997, p. 14.(4) OJ L 272, 4. 10. 1997, p. 14.ANNEX I'ANNEX IMaximum total number of animals from 6 May 1997:>TABLE>ANNEX II'ANNEX IIIn the province of Lerida, the protection and surveillance zones as defined in Annexes I and II to the Order of the Generalitat de Catalunya dated 2 October 1997, published in the Official Journal of the Generalitat of 14 October 1997, page 11663.` +",meat processing industry;cutting premises;cutting-up premises;slaughterhouse;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;slaughter premium;slaughter bonus;market support;pigmeat;pork;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +20262,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1332/2000 of 23 June 2000 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 of 17 May 1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2704/1999(2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999(3) lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 as regards the conditions governing area payments for certain arable crops. Article 3(1)(c) lays down that the areas concerned must be maintained, until at least the beginning of flowering, under conditions of normal growth.(2) The exceptional weather conditions which have affected certain regions of Spain, with a severe drought between autumn 1999 and spring 2000, have not permitted a normal flowering cycle in the crops in question and the producers concerned risk losing direct payments because they have not fulfilled the requirement on flowering.(3) Article 19(2) and (3) lays down that areas set aside must so remain for a period commencing on 15 January at the latest and ending on 31 August at the earliest and must not, except where otherwise provided for, be used for agricultural production or for any lucrative purpose. The drought in Austria and Germany is affecting the supply of fodder and exposing producers to heavy income losses by forcing them to sell their livestock when their usual supplies of feed cannot be guaranteed. Temporary alternatives should therefore be found by authorising the use of set-aside land for arable crops, while providing for measures to ensure that use of the land concerned is not lucrative.(4) The situation described above justifies derogations from the requirements concerning flowering and the use of set-aside land laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. For the 2000/01 marketing year and notwithstanding Article 3(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999, areas sown with arable crops in non-irrigated (""secano"") regions in Spain, other than in Galicia, the Basque Country, Cantabria, Asturias and the Canary Islands shall remain eligible for area payments provided that the land remained unused until the normal flowering period of the damaged crop. 1. For the 2000/01 marketing year and notwithstanding Article 19(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999, land declared as set aside in Austria and Germany in the regions laid down in the Annex hereto may be used for producing animal feed.2. Austria and Germany shall take all necessary measures to ensure that the set-aside land is not used for lucrative purposes and, in particular, that the products harvested from the areas concerned are excluded from the aid scheme for dried fodder laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 603/95(4). This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 June 2000.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 1.(2) OJ L 327, 21.12.1999, p. 12.(3) OJ L 280, 30.10.1999, p. 43.(4) OJ L 63, 21.3.1995, p. 1.ANNEXAUSTRIANiederรถsterreich (gesamtes Landesgebiet)Burgenland (gesamtes Landesgebiet)Steiermark (gesamtes Landesgebiet)Oberรถsterreich (gesamtes Landesgebiet)Salzburg (Bezirk Salzburg Land).GERMANYBrandenburg (gesamtes Landesgebiet)Mecklenburg-VorpommernLandkreis:- Uecker-RandowSachsen-AnhaltLandkreise:- Altmarkkreis- Salzwedel- Stendal- Ohrekreis- Jerichower Land- Anhalt-Zerbst- Wittenberg. +",leguminous vegetable;bean;broad bean;dried legume;field bean;lentil;pea;oleaginous plant;oil seed;cereals;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law;aid per hectare;per hectare aid;production aid;aid to producers,17 +15354,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/96 of 2 April 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application in the beef and veal sector of Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in the overseas countries and territories. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 of 5 March 1990 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products originating in the ACP States or in the overseas countries and territories (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2916/95 (2), and in particular Article 2 and 4 thereof,Having regard to Decision No 6/95 of the ACP-EC Council of Ministers of 20 December 1995 on the transitional measures to be applied from 1 January 1996 (3), and in particular Articles 2 and 4 thereof,Whereas, under the mid-term review of the Fourth ACP-EC Convention, the arrangements for the importation of beef and veal from certain ACP States provided for the reduction in the specific customs duty referred to in Protocol 7 to the Convention to be increased from 90 % to 92 %; whereas in the case of Namibia the quantities benefiting from the specific import arrangements were fixed at 13 000 tonnes; whereas these changes to the arrangements constitute clear and unconditional commitments;Whereas by its Decision No 6/95 the ACP-EC Council of Ministers adopted as transitional measures valid until the entry into force of the Agreement amending the Lomé Convention the provisions permitting some of the amendments to the Convention to enter into force in advance; whereas under that Decision the provisions concerning beef and veal are to apply from 1 January 1996;Whereas arrangements to implement these measures should be adopted; whereas it is appropriate to bring together in a single Commission Regulation all the provisions concerning the arrangements for the importation of beef and veal from the ACP States, including those concerning the application for and issue of import licences, and to repeal Commission Regulation (EC) No 1636/95 of 5 July 1995 temporarily adapting the special import arrangements in the beef sector provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 with the view to the implementation of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (4);Whereas the arrangements in question should be managed using import licences; whereas to this end rules should be set on the submission of applications and the information to be given on applications and licences, by way of derogation, if necessary, from certain provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common detailed rules for application of the system of import and export licences and advance-fixing certificates for agricultural products (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2137/95 (6), and of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 of 26 June 1995 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2856/95 (8);Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. 1. Import licences shall be issued for beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia under the conditions laid down in this Regulation and within the limits of the quantities, expressed in tonnes of boneless meat, fixed in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 715/90. In the case of Namibia, import licences shall be issued for an annual quantity not exceeding 13 000 tonnes.2. For the purpose of this Regulation, 100 kilograms of boneless beef shall be equal to:- 130 kilograms of bone-in beef,- 260 kilograms of live bovine animals,- 100 kilograms of products falling under CN codes 0206, 0210 and 1602. 1. The specific rate of customs duty fixed in the Common Customs Tariff shall be reduced by 92 % for products referred to in Annex I and being imported under the present Regulation.2. Notwithstanding Article 8 (4) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, the reduction referred to in paragraph 1 shall not apply on quantities exceeding those indicated in the import licence. 1. Applications for import licences and the licences themselves for products to be imported free of ad valorem customs duty pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 and qualifying for a reduction of the specific rate of customs duties fixed in the Common Customs Tariff in accordance with Article 3 of the said Regulation shall contain:(a) under the heading 'notes` and in Section 24 respectively, one of the following:- Producto ACP - Reglamentos (CEE) n° 715/90 y (CE) n° 589/96- AVS-produkt - forordning (EØF) nr. 715/90 og (EF) nr. 589/96- AKP-Erzeugnis - Verordnungen (EWG) Nr. 715/90 und (EG) Nr. 589/96- Ðñïúüí ÁÊÅ - Êáíïíéóìïß (ÅÏÊ) áñéè. 715/90 êáé (ÅÊ) áñéè. 589/96- ACP product - Regulations (EEC) No 715/90 and (EC) No 589/96- Produit ACP - règlements (CEE) n° 715/90 et (CE) n° 589/96- Prodotto ACP - regolamenti (CEE) n. 715/90 e (CE) n. 589/96- ACS-produkt - Verordeningen (EEG) nr. 715/90 en (EG) nr. 589/96- Produto ACP - Regulamentos (CEE) nº 715/90 e (CE) nº 589/96- AKT-tuote - asetus (ETY) N:o 715/90 ja (EY) N:o 589/96- AVS-produkt - förordning (EEG) nr 715/90 och (EG) nr 589/96;(b) in Section 8, the name of the State in which the product originates.2. The licence shall carry with it an obligation to import from the State in question.3. Applications for licences may be lodged only during the first 10 days of each month.4. Member States shall notify valid applications to the Commission not later than the second working day following the end of the period for the submission of applications.Such notifications shall include the quantities applied for in respect of each third country concerned, broken down by CN code or group of CN codes, as the case may be.5. Where no valid applications have been lodged Member States shall so notify the Commission within the deadline referred to in paragraph 4. 1. The Commission shall decide in respect of each third country concerned to what extent applications can be accepted. If the quantities of products originating in a third country in respect of which licences are requested exceed the quantity available for that country, the Commission shall reduce the quantities requested by a fixed percentage.If the total quantity requested by applications relating to a third country is lower than that available for that country, the Commission shall determine the amount of the balance remaining.2. Subject to the Commission's decision to accept applications, licences shall be issued on the 21st day of each month. Importation under the arrangements for import duty reduction provided for in this Regulation may take place only if the origin of the products concerned is certified by the competent authorities of the exporting countries in accordance with the rules of origin applicable to the products in question pursuant to Protocol 1 to the Fourth ACP-EEC Convention signed at Lomé on 15 December 1989. 1. Before the fifth day of each month, the Member States shall notify the Commission of the quantity of products for which ACP import licences were issued during the previous calendar month.2. The notifications provided for in this Article shall be made in accordance with Annex II. Regulations (EEC) No 3719/88 and (EC) No 1445/95 shall apply, subject to the provisions of this Regulation. Regulation (EC) No 1636/95 is hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.Articles 1 and 2 shall apply from 1 January 1996.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 2 April 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.(2) OJ No L 305, 19. 12. 1995, p. 49.(3) OJ No L 327, 30. 12. 1995, p. 32.(4) OJ No L 155, 6. 7. 1995, p. 25.(5) OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.(6) OJ No L 214, 8. 9. 1995, p. 21.(7) OJ No L 143, 27. 6. 1995, p. 35.(8) OJ No L 299, 12. 12. 1995, p. 10.ANNEX IProducts referred to in Article 4 (1)Código NCKN-kodeKN-CodeÊùäéêüò ÓÏCN codeCode NCCodice NCGN-codeCódigo NCCN-koodiKN-nummer0102 90 050102 90 210102 90 290102 90 410102 90 490102 90 510102 90 590102 90 610102 90 690102 90 710102 90 790201 10 000201 20 200201 20 300201 20 500201 20 900201 30 000202 10 000202 20 100202 20 300202 20 500202 20 900202 30 100202 30 500202 30 900206 10 950206 29 910210 20 100210 20 900210 90 410210 90 901602 50 101602 90 61NB: Los códigos NC, incluidas las notas a pie de página, se definen en el Reglamento (CEE) n° 2658/87 del Consejo, modificado (DO n° L 256 de 7. 9. 1987, p. 1).NB: KN-koderne, herunder henvisninger til fodnoter, er fastsat i Rådets ændrede forordning (EØF) nr. 2658/87 (EFT nr. L 256 af 7. 9. 1987, s. 1).NB: Die KN-Codes sowie die Verweisungen und Fußnoten sind durch die geänderte Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 2658/87 des Rates bestimmt (ABl. Nr. L 256 vom 7. 9. 1987, S. 1).NB: Ïé êùäéêïß ôçò óõíäõáóìÝíçò ïíïìáôïëïãßáò, óõìðåñéëáìâáíïìÝíùí ôùí õðïóçìåéþóåùí, êáèïñßæïíôáé óôïí ôñïðïðïéçìÝíï êáíïíéóìü (ÅÏÊ) áñéè. 2658/87 ôïõ Óõìâïõëßïõ (ÅÅ áñéè. L 256 ôçò 7. 9. 1987, ó. 1).NB: The CN codes and the footnotes are defined in amended Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (OJ No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1).NB: Les codes NC ainsi que les renvois en bas de page sont définis au règlement (CEE) n° 2658/87 du Conseil, modifié (JO n° L 256 du 7. 9. 1987, p. 1).NB: I codici NC e i relativi richiami in calce sono definiti dal regolamento (CEE) n. 2658/87 del Consiglio modificato (GU n. L 256 del 7. 9. 1987, pag. 1).NB: GN-codes en voetnoten: zie de gewijzigde Verordening (EEG) nr. 2658/87 van de Raad (PB nr. L 256 van 7. 9. 1987, blz. 1).NB: Os códigos NC, incluindo as remissões em pé-de-página, são definidos no Regulamento (CEE) nº 2658/87 do Conselho, alterado (JO nº L 256 de 7. 9. 1987, p. 1).HUOM.: Tuotekoodit ja niihin liittyvät alaviitteet määritellään neuvoston asetuksessa (ETY) N:o 2658/87 (EYVL N:o L 256, 7.9.1987, s. 1).Anm: KN-numren och fotnoterna definieras i rådets ändrade förordning (EEG) nr 2658/87 (EGT nr L 256, 7.9.1987, s. 1).ANNEX IILicences comprising ACP products>START OF GRAPHIC>>END OF GRAPHIC> +",import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;customs duties;beef;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;ACP countries,17 +39212,"2011/372/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 24 June 2011 exempting exploration for oil and gas and exploitation of oil in Italy from the application of Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (notified under document C(2011) 4253) Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (1), and in particular Article 30(5) and (6) thereof,Whereas:I.   FACTS(1) On 23 March 2011 the Italian Petroleum and Mining Industry Association – Assomineraria transmitted a request pursuant to Article 30(5) of Directive 2004/17/EC to the Commission by e-mail. In accordance with Article 30(5) first subparagraph, the Commission informed the Italian authorities thereof by letter of 1 April 2011, to which the said authorities answered on 19 April 2011. The request submitted by Assomineraria concerns the exploration for oil and gas and exploitation of oil in Italy. In line with previous Commission Merger Decisions (2), two distinct activities have been described in the request, namely:(a) exploration for oil and natural gas; and(b) production of oil.(2) In accordance with the abovementioned Commission Decisions, ‘production’ will for the purposes of this Decision be taken to include also ‘development’, i.e. the setting up of adequate infrastructure for future production (oil platforms, pipelines, terminals, etc.). Furthermore, established Commission practice also found that ‘the development, production and sales of crude oil’ constitutes ‘one relevant product market’ (3). Thus, for the purposes of this Decision, ‘production’ will be taken as including both ‘development’ as well as (first) sale of oil.(3) Assomineraria is a trade association which, in this context, acts on behalf of the main undertakings operating in the exploration and production of hydrocarbons sector in Italy. The four main companies affiliated to the association are ENI SpA, Edison SpA, Shell Italia E&P SpA and Total E&P Italia SpA.II.   LEGAL FRAMEWORK(4) Article 30 of Directive 2004/17/EC provides that contracts intended to enable the performance of one of the activities to which Directive 2004/17/EC applies shall not be subject to that Directive if, in the Member State in which it is carried out, the activity is directly exposed to competition on markets to which access is not restricted. Direct exposure to competition is assessed on the basis of objective criteria, taking account of the specific characteristics of the sector concerned. Access is deemed to be unrestricted if the Member State has implemented and applied the relevant EU legislation opening a given sector or a part of it.(5) Since Italy has implemented and applied Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons (4), access to the market should be deemed not to be restricted in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 30(3) of Directive 2004/17/EC. Direct exposure to competition in a particular market should be evaluated on the basis of various criteria, none of which are, necessarily and per se, decisive.(6) For the purposes of assessing whether the relevant operators are subject to direct competition in the markets concerned by this Decision, the market share of the main players and the degree of concentration of those markets shall be taken into account. As the conditions vary for the different activities that are concerned by this Decision, a separate assessment shall be undertaken for each activity/market.(7) This Decision is without prejudice to the application of the rules on competition.III.   ASSESSMENT(8) Each of the two activities that are the subject of this request (exploration for oil and natural gas and production of oil) have been considered to constitute separate product markets in the previous Commission Decisions referred to in recitals 1 and 2 above. They should therefore be examined separately.(9) According to Commission practice (5), exploration for oil and natural gas constitutes one relevant product market, since it is not possible from the outset to determine whether the exploration will result in finding oil or natural gas. On the exploration market, exploration companies acquire exploration licenses granted by ‘host countries’ usually via bidding procedures (6). It has furthermore been established through the same, long-standing, Commission practice, that the geographical scope of that market is worldwide. Given that there is no indication that the definition would be different in this case, it will be maintained for the purposes of this Decision.(10) The market shares of operators active in exploration can be measured by reference to three variables: the capital expenditure, proven reserves and expected production. The use of capital expenditure to measure the market shares of operators on the exploration market has been found to be unsuitable, inter alia, because of the large differences between the required levels of investments that are necessary in different geographic areas. Thus, larger investments are needed to explore for oil and gas in the North Sea than is the case for exploration in, e.g. the Middle East.(11) Two other parameters have typically been applied to assess the market shares of economic operators within this sector, namely, their share of proven reserves and of the expected production (7).(12) As of 31 December 2009, the global, proven oil and gas reserves amounted to a total of 385,58 billion standard cubic metres oil equivalent (in the following Sm3 o. e.) worldwide, according to the available information (8). As of 1 January 2010, the combined, proven oil and gas reserves in Italy amounted to slightly more than 0,205 billion Sm3 o. e. (9), or slightly more than 0,05 %. The share thereof of the individual contracting entities operating in Italy is necessarily even smaller. According to the available information, there is a direct correlation between proven reserves of oil and gas and expected future production. Nothing in the available information therefore indicates that the market share of the individual contracting entities operating in Italy would be substantially different if measured in terms of expected production rather than in terms of its share of proven reserves. Given the links between proven reserves and actual production these facts can be taken as an indication also of the state of competition on the market concerned here.(13) The exploration market is not highly concentrated. Apart from the state-owned companies, the market is characterised by the presence of international vertically integrated private players named the super majors (BP and ExxonMobil and Shell) as well as a certain number of so-called ‘majors’. These elements are an indication of direct exposure to competition.(14) According to established Commission practice (10), development, production and sales of (crude) oil is a separate product market whose geographic scope is worldwide. Given that there is no indication that the definition would be different in this case it will be maintained for the purposes of this Decision.(15) According to the available information (11), the total, daily production of oil worldwide amounted to 79,948 million barrels in 2009. That same year, a total of 0,095 million barrels per day were produced in Italy giving it a market share of 0,11 %. Looking at the 2009 share of the individual contracting entities operating in Italy, the situation is as follows: with a worldwide production of 1 007 thousand (12) barrels per day, ENI has a share of 1,26 % of oil production worldwide; Shell’s worldwide production of 1 581 thousand barrels of oil per day (13) gives it a market share amounting to 1,98 % of oil production in the world; Total has a worldwide production of 1 381 thousand barrels of oil per day (14) which gives it a market share amounting to 1,73 % of oil production worldwide; finally Edison has a worldwide daily production of 5 thousand barrels of oil per day (15) which gives it a market share amounting to 0,006 % of oil production in the world.(16) For the purposes of this analysis, it is important to have regard to the degree of concentration in the relevant market as a whole. In this view, the Commission notes that the market for crude oil production is characterised by the presence of big state-owned companies and three international vertically integrated private players (the so called ‘super majors’: BP, ExxonMobil and Shell whose parts of oil production in 2009 amounted to: 3,2 %, 3,0 % and 2,0 % respectively (16)) as well as a certain number of so-called ‘majors’ (17). These factors suggest that the market comprises a number of players between whom effective competition can be presumed.IV.   CONCLUSIONS(17) In view of the factors examined in recitals 8 to 16 the condition of direct exposure to competition laid down in Article 30(1) of Directive 2004/17/EC should be considered to be met in Italy in respect of the following services:(a) exploration for oil and natural gas; and(b) production of oil.(18) Since the condition of unrestricted access to the market is deemed to be met, Directive 2004/17/EC should not apply when contracting entities award contracts intended to enable the services listed in points (a) and (b) of recital 17 to be carried out in Italy, nor when design contests are organised for the pursuit of such an activity in those geographic areas.(19) According to the application, in Italy most of exploitation fields produce both oil and gas, in different percentages (18). The production of gas is not subject to this exemption request, and for this sector the provisions of Directive 2004/17/EC continue to apply. In this context, it is recalled that procurement contracts covering several activities shall be treated in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2004/17/EC. This means that, when a contracting entity is engaged in ‘mixed’ procurement, that is procurement used to support the performance of both, activities exempted from the application of Directive 2004/17/EC and activities not exempted, regard shall be had to the activities for which the contract is principally intended. In the event of such mixed procurement, where the purpose is principally to support the production of gas, the provision of Directive 2004/17/EC shall apply. If it is objectively impossible to determine for which activity the contract is principally intended, the contract shall be awarded in accordance with the rules referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) of Article 9 of Directive 2004/17/EC.(20) This Decision is based on the legal and factual situation as of March 2011 to April 2011 as it appears from the information submitted by Assomineraria, and BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2010 and the Italian authorities. It may be revised, should significant changes in the legal or factual situation mean that the conditions for the applicability of Article 30(1) of Directive 2004/17/EC are no longer met.(21) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Advisory Committee for Public Contracts,. Directive 2004/17/EC shall not apply to contracts awarded by contracting entities and intended to enable the following services to be carried out in Italy:(a) exploration for oil and natural gas; and(b) production of oil. This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.. Done at Brussels, 24 June 2011.For the CommissionMichel BARNIERMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 134, 30.4.2004, p. 1.(2)  See in particular Commission Decision 2004/284/EC of 29 September 1999 declaring a concentration compatible with the common market and the EEA Agreement (Case No IV/M.1383 — Exxon/Mobil) and subsequent decisions, inter alia, Commission Decision of 3 May 2007 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.4545 – STATOIL/HYDRO) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 139/2004.(3)  See, inter alia, Commission Decision 2001/45/EC of 29 September 1999 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market and the EEA Agreement (Case IV/M.1532. BP Amoco/Arco), point 14.(4)  OJ L 164, 30.6.1994, p. 3.(5)  See in particular the abovementioned Exxon/Mobil Decision and, more recently, Commission Decision of 19 November 2007 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.4934 – KAZMUNAIGAZ/ROMPETROL) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 139/2004.(6)  M.1532 BP Amoco/Arco, paragraphs 9 and 10.(7)  See in particular the abovementioned Exxon/Mobil Decision (paragraphs 25 and 27).(8)  See point 5.2.1 of the application and the sources quoted there, in particular the BP Statistical Review of World Energy, June 2010, in the following referred to as ‘2010 BP Statistics’, annexed to it. The Canadian oil sands were not taken into account for reasons of consistency with previous Article 30 Decisions.(9)  According to 2010 BP Statistics, p. 8.(10)  See in particular the abovementioned Exxon/Mobil Decision and, more recently, Commission Decision of 19 November 2007 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.4934 – KAZMUNAIGAZ/ROMPETROL) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 139/2004.(11)  See p. 8 of 2010 BP Statistics, annexed to request.(12)  Of which 56 thousand barrels per day are produced daily in Italy.(13)  Of which 30 thousand barrels per day are produced daily in Italy.(14)  Total does not produce oil in Italy.(15)  The entire oil production of Edison takes place in Italy.(16)  See point 5.2.3 of the application, p. 18.(17)  E.g.: Total, Chevron, Eni and Conoco, whose market shares are smaller than those of the super majors.(18)  See point 2.1 of the application. +",natural gas;Italy;Italian Republic;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;application of EU law;application of European Union law;implementation of Community law;national implementation;national implementation of Community law;national means of execution;petroleum exploration;oil prospecting;extraction of oil;oil extraction,17 +20885,"2001/578/EC: Commission Decision of 30 July 2001 amending Decision 2001/532/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Spain (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 2448). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market(1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC(2), and in particular Article 10(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Outbreaks of classical swine fever have occurred in Spain.(2) In view of the trade in live pigs, these outbreaks are liable to endanger the herds of other Member States.(3) Spain has taken measures within the framework of Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980, introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever(3), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden.(4) By means of Decision 2001/532/EC(4), the Commission adopted certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Spain.(5) In the light of the evolution of the situation and following results of the epidemiological enquiries, it is necessary to adapt the measures adopted and forthwith to amend Decision 2001/532/EC.(6) This Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. Annex I to Decision 2001/532/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision. In Article 7 of Decision 2001/532/EC the date ""31 July 2001"" is replaced by ""15 September 2001"". The Member States shall amend the measures they apply to trade so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 July 2001.For the CommissionFrederik BolkesteinMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29.(2) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49.(3) OJ L 47, 21.2.1980, p. 11.(4) OJ L 192, 14.7.2001, p. 24.ANNEX""ANNEX IIn the autonomous region of Catalonia: all the comarcas in the Province of Lerida; the comarca of Anoia in the Province of Barcelona; the comarcas of Conca de Barberá, Priorat and Rivera d'Ebre in the Province of Tarragona.In the autonomous region of Valencia: the comarcas of Chelva, Llira, Utiel, Requena, Torre Baja and Foios in the Province of Valencia.In the autonomous region of Castilla-La Mancha: the comarcas of Landete, Cañete and Motilla del Palancar in the Province of Cuenca.In the autonomous region of Aragon: the municipalities of Arcos de las Salinas, Torrijas and Abejuelas in the Province of Teruel."" +",health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;animal plague;cattle plague;rinderpest;swine fever;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +38633,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 698/2010 of 4 August 2010 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Mâconnais (PDO)). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, France’s application to register the name ‘Mâconnais’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 4 August 2010.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(2)  OJ C 308, 18.12.2009, p. 47.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.3.   CheesesFRANCEMâconnais (PDO) +",France;French Republic;cheese;location of production;location of agricultural production;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +43063,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1242/2013 of 25 November 2013 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Cordero Segureño (PGI)]. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Spain’s application to register the name ‘Cordero Segureño’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no statement of objection under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Cordero Segureño’ should therefore be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 November 2013.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Dacian CIOLOȘMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.(2)  OJ C 180, 26.6.2013, p. 21.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.2.   Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.)SPAINCordero Segureño (PGI) +",designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;sheepmeat;lamb meat;mutton;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +4539,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 933/2007 of 3 August 2007 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against persons acting in violation of the arms embargo with regard to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against persons acting in violation of the arms embargo with regard to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,Whereas:(1) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 lists the natural and legal persons, entities and bodies covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.(2) On 17 July 2007, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council amended the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. Annex I should therefore be amended accordingly,. Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 3 August 2007.For the CommissionEneko LANDÁBURUDirector-General for External Relations(1)  OJ L 193, 23.7.2005, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 400/2007 (OJ L 98, 13.4.2007, p. 98).ANNEXAnnex I to Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 is amended as follows:The entry ‘Straton Musoni (alias I.O. Musoni). Date of birth: (a) 6.4.1961, (b) 4.6.1961. Place of birth: Mugambazi, Kigali, Rwanda. Other information: Based in Germany.’ shall be replaced by the following:‘Straton Musoni (alias I.O. Musoni). Date of birth: (a) 6.4.1961, (b) 4.6.1961. Place of birth: Mugambazi, Kigali, Rwanda. Other information: (a) Rwandan passport expired on 10 September 2004; (b) Resident in Neuffen, Germany.’ +",offence;a crime;breach of the law;misdemeanour;petty offence;international sanctions;blockade;boycott;embargo;reprisals;economic sanctions;Democratic Republic of the Congo;Congo Kinshasa;Zaire;arms trade;arms sales;arms trafficking,17 +6464,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1354/88 of 18 May 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2681/83 laying down detailed rules for the application of the subsidy system for oilseeds. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Regulation No 136/66/EEC of the Council of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1098/88 (2), and in particular Article 27 (5) thereof,Whereas the second subparagraph of Article 7 (3) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2681/83 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3857/87 (4), provides that copy No 1 of the AP part of the certificate or of the extract therefrom must reach the competent agency at the latest during the second working day following that on which the application for the ID part of the certificate is applied for if that application was sent to the said authority by telegram, telex or telecopy; whereas in certain cases it is difficult to meet that requirement; whereas that provision should accordingly be adapted;Whereas the wording of Article 30 of Regulation (EEC) No 2681/83 should be adapted to the combined nomenclature;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,. Regulation (EEC) No 2681/83 is hereby amended as follows:1. The second subparagraph of Article 7 (3) is replaced by the following:'If the application was sent to the competent authority by telegram, telex or telecopy, copy No 1 of the AP part of the certificate or of the extract therefrom must reach the competent authority at the latest during the second working day following that on which the application is submitted. However, if within that time limit the competent authority is informed by telegram, telex or telecopy by another authority issuing such certificates that copy No 1 of the AP part of the certificate concerned or of the extract therefrom has been forwarded, the time limit in question shall be extended to a maximum of 15 working days.'2. The first indent of Article 30 is replaced by the following:'- processed into products falling within CN codes 1208 or 2309,'. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 May 1988.For the CommissionFrans ANDRIESSENVice-President(1) OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.(2) OJ No L 110, 29. 4. 1988, p. 10.(3) OJ No L 266, 28. 9. 1983, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 363, 23. 12. 1987, p. 26. +",oleaginous plant;oil seed;sunflower;sunflower seed;administrative formalities;administrative burden;administrative cost;administrative simplification;bureaucracy;cost of administration;cost of administrative formalities;simplification of administrative formalities;oil seed rape;colza seed;rape seed;production aid;aid to producers,17 +16347,"97/693/EC: Commission Decision of 7 May 1997 on the approval of the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the Land Bayern concerned by Objective 2 in the Federal Republic of Germany (Only the German text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (6) to 9 (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94; whereas however the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a single programming document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopt a single decision in a single document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 96/472/EC (4), the list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the programming period from 1997 to 1999;Whereas the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance of the Structural Funds for the present single programming document is composed of resources coming from the indicative allocation of Structural Fund commitment appropriations for the period 1997 to 1999 under Objective 2 resulting from Commission Decision 96/468/EC (5) and from unused appropriations of ECU 2,547 million of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996, pursuant to Commission Decision C(96) 3645 of 13 December 1996;Whereas the German Government has submitted to the Commission on 8 August 1996 the single programming document as referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the Land Bayern; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this single programming document is eligible as from that date;Whereas the single programming document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the single programming document;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments;Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the single programming document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the single programming document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (7), stipulates that in the Commission decisions approving a single programming document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (8), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (9), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (10), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (11), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;Whereas the single programming document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;Whereas the single programming document satisfies the conditions and includes the information required by Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88;Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (12), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2335/95 (13), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas Article 20 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 provides, subject to available funding, for a single commitment where the Community assistance granted is less than ECU 40 million for the whole programming period;Whereas it is appropriate to mention that this Decision is ruled by the provisions on the eligibility of expenditure laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision C(97) 1035/5 of 23 April 1997 modifying the decisions approving the Community support frameworks, the single programming documents and the Community initiative programmes in respect of the Federal Republic of Germany;Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,. The single programming document for Community structural assistance in the Land Bayern concerned by Objective 2 in the Federal Republic of Germany, covering the period 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved. The single programming document includes the following essential elements:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies of the Federal Republic of Germany;the main priorities are:1. infrastructure measures for the economic sector,2. development of indigenous potential,3. development of human resources;(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the single programming document comprising:- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,- the provisions on financial implementation,- the rules for compliance with Community policies;(d) the procedures for verifying additionality and an initial evaluation of the latter;(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the single programming document;(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned. 1. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:>TABLE>2. To this global maximum allocation is added an amount of ECU 2,547 million not subject to indexation, resulting from unused appropriations of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996. The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the single programming document amounts to a maximum of ECU 19,769 million.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the single programming document.The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 18,877 million for the public sector and ECU 4,042 million for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the EIB. 1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:- ERDF: ECU 13,740 million,- ESF: ECU 6,029 million.2. The budgetary commitments at the moment of approval of the single programming document refer to the total Community assistance. The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the single programming document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1999. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 2001. The single programming document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts. This Decision is ruled by the provisions laid down in the Annex to Decision C(97) 1035/5. 0This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Brussels, 7 May 1997.For the CommissionMonika WULF-MATHIESMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 11.(3) OJ L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(4) OJ L 193, 3. 8. 1996, p. 54.(5) OJ L 192, 2. 8. 1996, p. 29.(6) OJ L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(7) OJ L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(8) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 15.(9) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 34.(10) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 21.(11) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 39.(12) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(13) OJ L 240, 7. 10. 1995, p. 12. +",EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;Bavaria;Bavaria (Free State of);European Investment Bank;EIB;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds;declining industrial region,17 +5337,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 679/2011 of 14 July 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (1), and in particular Article 91 thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 established a single legal framework for the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) support for rural development throughout the Union. That legal framework has been complemented by implementing rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006 (2). In the light of experience gained and problems that have arisen in the implementation of Rural Development Programmes it is necessary to amend certain provisions of that Regulation and to introduce certain additional implementing rules.(2) Operations concerning the production of renewable energy on agricultural holdings pursuant to Article 26 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 may fall outside the scope of Article 42 of the Treaty. In order to ensure compliance with agricultural State aid rules, a specific provision should be laid down for investments in the production of renewable energy on agricultural holdings.(3) Article 27(12) of Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006 provides that adjustment of agri-environment or animal welfare commitments may take the form of an extension of the duration of the commitment. In order to avoid overlapping with the following programming period, such adjustment should be limited to the end of the premium period to which the 2013 payment claim refers.(4) Article 47 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 provides that forest-environmental commitments are to be undertaken as a general rule for a period between 5 and 7 years. In order to avoid a situation in which renewed commitments overlap with the following programming period, it should be provided that Member States may allow such commitments to be extended to the end of the premium period to which the 2013 payment claim refers.(5) Article 62(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 provides that, at the decision-making level of the local action group, economic and social partners, as well as other representatives of civil society, are to make up at least 50 % of the local partnership. Member States should ensure that local action groups comply with this minimum percentage with respect to voting, too, in order to prevent the public sector from dominating decision-making. Furthermore, it should be ensured that project promoters are not able to influence the project selection decision. Effective safeguards should therefore be established to avoid any conflict of interests with regard to the appraisal and vote on project proposals. The transparency of the decision making should also be guaranteed with the appropriate visibility.(6) Article 38(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006 provides for the possibility of paying advances for the running costs of local action groups. It has been proven that in order to ensure the cash flow needs of local action groups it is necessary to extend the possibility to pay advances to cover the costs related to acquiring skills and animating the territory as referred to in Article 63(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005.(7) Article 44(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006 allows Member States to take specific measures to ensure that minor changes to the situation of a holding do not lead to inappropriate results in relation to commitments entered into, in terms of the obligation of the beneficiary to repay the assistance where a commitment is not taken over by the transferee of a part of the holding. In order to ensure legal certainty, a definition should be provided of what constitutes a minor change in cases where the area of the holding is reduced.(8) Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006 provides for a revision clause in case of amendments to the baseline for certain measures. A revision clause should also be provided in case the duration of new agri-environment, animal welfare or forest-environmental commitments undertaken for a period between 5 and 7 years extends beyond the end of the current programming period, in order to avoid inconsistencies with the legal and policy framework to be laid down for the period following the current programming period.(9) In order to clarify the application of Article 52(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006, the basis on which the co-financing rate is applied in the case of financial engineering should be set out.(10) As regards guarantee funds in the context of financial engineering under subsection 3 of Section 1 of Chapter IV of Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006, additional details on the method of calculating the eligible expenses of the operation related to such interventions should be provided to ensure the most efficient use of Union resources.(11) While acknowledging the specificities of rural development, relating essentially to the small scale of supported operations, it is necessary, in order to maximise the leverage effect of the financial engineering tool, to clarify the reuse of the resources returned to the financial engineering operation during the programming period as well as to make a distinction between it and the reuse after the final date of eligibility of the rural development programme.(12) Taking into account the nature of some investments in forestry and the fact that payments could in certain cases be area-related, it should be possible to use standard costs calculations as an alternative to the invoice-based system used to determine the level of support for the measure referred to in Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005. Article 53(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006 should therefore be adapted accordingly.(13) Article 54(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006 provides for the conditions under which contributions in kind may be considered as eligible expenditure. In its present form, Article 54(1) considers contributions in kind to be eligible only for investment operations. Experience has shown that this condition is too restrictive for the efficient implementation of measures. Therefore, it should be provided that contributions in kind may be eligible for all types of operation.(14) Article 55 of Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006 lays down a set of rules for the definition of eligible expenditure for investment operations. In order to bring additional clarity to the implementation of this Article, the acquisition of payment entitlements should be explicitly excluded from eligibility. It should also be clarified that, given their nature, investments replacing agricultural production potential after natural disasters constitute eligible expenditure.(15) In order to increase the impact of advances in the context of the ongoing financial crisis, taking due account of the specific role of regional governments in implementing rural development policy, the possibility for advance payments provided for in Article 56 of Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006 should be opened up to regional authorities as well.(16) To facilitate the implementation of investment projects in the context of the ongoing economic and financial crisis, the maximum ceiling for advance payments was raised to 50 % for investments in 2009 and 2010. In order to take account of the continuing negative effects of the economic and financial crisis, this higher ceiling should be maintained until the end of the programming period. In order to ensure continuity in the implementation of Rural Development Programmes between the end of 2010 and the entry into force of this Regulation, the relevant provision should be applied retroactively from 1 January 2011.(17) To take account of the relatively small size of rural development projects and the difficulty such projects have in obtaining bank guarantees for advance payments, measures should be taken allowing those guarantees to be replaced by written guarantees from public authorities.(18) To make the best use of advances, it should be left to the competent paying agency to define when guarantees are released.(19) Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly.(20) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Rural Development Committee,. Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006 is amended as follows:(1) the following Article 16a is inserted:(2) in Article 27(12), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:(3) the following Article 32a is inserted:(4) in Article 37, the following paragraph is added:(5) in Article 38, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:(6) in Article 44(3), the following subparagraph is added:(7) in Article 46, the following paragraph is added:(8) Article 52 is replaced by the following:(a) any payment for investment in enterprises out of each of the funds concerned, or any guarantees provided including amounts committed as guarantees by guarantee funds;(b) eligible management costs.(9) in Article 53(1), the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:(10) in Article 54(1), the introductory phrase of the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:(11) Article 55(2) is replaced by the following:(12) Article 56 is replaced by the following: This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. (12), as concerns the first subparagraph of Article 56(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006, shall apply from 1 January 2011.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 July 2011.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 277, 21.10.2005, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 368, 23.12.2006, p. 15.(3)  OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 16.’;(4)  OJ L 25, 28.1.2011, p. 8.’; +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;rural development;rural planning;farm modernisation;farm development;farm modernization;modernisation of agricultural structures;modernisation of farming;aid to agriculture;farm subsidy;renewable energy;low-carbon energy;non-renewable energy;renewable energy source;investment aid,17 +13453,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 3126/94 of 20 December 1994 fixing the aid for supplying the Canary Islands with vegetable oils (excluding olive oil) under the arrangements provided for in Articles 2 and 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1974/93 (2), and in particularArticle 3(4) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2883/94 of 28 November 1994 establishing a forecast balance for the supply to the Canary Islands of agricultural products covered by the specific measures provided for in Articles 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 (3) fixes in Annex VIII thereto for the period 1 July 1994 to 30 June 1995 the quantities of vegetable oils (excluding olive oil) eligible under the supply arrangements for either an exemption of import duties or a grant of aid for products originating in the rest of the Community;Whereas the amounts of the above aid for supplying the archipelago should be fixed; whereas this aid should be fixed with account taken in particular of the costs of supply from the world market and the conditions that result from the archipelago's geographical situation;Whereas new common detailed rules for implementing the specific supply measures for the Canary Islands have been laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2790/94 (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2883/94, particularly as regards the issue and length of validity of the aid certificates, payment of the aid and inspection and monitoring of the commercial operations; whereas these provisions replace the detailed rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1695/92 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2596/93 (6), and apply in the various market sectors from 1 December 1994;Whereas, to avoid misunderstandings, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2258/92 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2445/94 (8), should accordingly be repealed from that same date;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,. For the purpose of applying Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, aid for the supply to the Canary Islands of vegetable oils (excluding olive oil) falling wihtin CN codes 1507 to 1516 (with the exception of 1509 and 1510), originating on the Community market shall be fixed at ECU 25 per tonne of product, in the context of the supply balance established by Regulation (EC) No 2883/94. Regulation (EEC) No 2258/92 is hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 1 December 1994.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 December 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 13.(2) OJ No L 180, 23. 7. 1993, p. 26.(3) OJ No L 304, 29. 11. 1994, p. 18.(4) OJ No L 296, 17. 11. 1994, p. 23.(5) OJ No L 179, 1. 7. 1992, p. 1.(6) OJ No L 238, 23. 9. 1993, p. 24.(7) OJ No L 219, 4. 8. 1992, p. 46.(8) OJ No L 261, 11. 10. 1994, p. 5. +",vegetable oil;castor oil;colza oil;nut oil;palm oil;rape-seed oil;sesame oil;supply;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;customs duties;Canary Islands;Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands;supply balance sheet,17 +24559,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1921/2002 of 28 October 2002 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92 laying down detailed rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3730/87 of 10 December 1987 laying down the general rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks to designated organisations for distribution to the most deprived persons in the Community(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2535/95(2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1098/2001(4), provides that implementation of the annual plan for the distribution of the food products to the most deprived persons shall run from 1 October to 30 September of the following year. For the sake of the sound management of intervention stocks, provision should be made to ensure that the products to be distributed are withdrawn from intervention stocks by 31 August of the year of distribution at the latest.(2) Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92 sets the accounting value of the products made available. This provision should be adapted to take account of changes in the intervention scheme affecting the common organisation of the market in beef and veal.(3) Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92 should be repealed, since it no longer applies as the transport costs concerned are reimbursed on the basis of expenditure incurred.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinions of the Management Committees concerned,. Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92 is amended as follows:1. the following second subparagraph is added to Article 3(1):""Withdrawal of the products from intervention stocks shall take place from 1 October to 31 August of the following year."";2. Article 5 is replaced by the following:""Article 51. For EAGGF Guarantee Section accounting purposes, and notwithstanding the provisions of Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78(5), the accounting value of the products made available from intervention under this Regulation shall be the intervention price applicable on 1 October of each year.In the case of beef, the accounting value of the products made available shall be the intervention price applicable on 30 June 2002. That price shall be subject to the coefficients set out in the Annex.For the Member States which have not adopted the euro, the accounting value of intervention products shall be converted into national currency at the exchange rate applicable on 1 October.2. Where intervention products are transferred from one Member State to another, the supplier Member State shall record the product delivered as a zero entry in the accounts and the Member State of destination shall record it as a receipt in the month of dispatch, using the price calculated in accordance with paragraph 1."";3. Article 8 is hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 October 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 October 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 352, 15.12.1987, p. 1.(2) OJ L 260, 31.10.1995, p. 3.(3) OJ L 313, 30.10.1992, p. 50.(4) OJ L 150, 6.6.2001, p. 37.(5) OJ L 216, 5.8.1978, p. 1. +",foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;voluntary organisation;charitable organisation;voluntary organization;intervention stock;aid to disadvantaged groups;aid to low-income groups;charity;income support;supplementary benefit;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +26955,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2050/2003 of 20 November 2003 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 1620/2003. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003(2), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported into Spain from third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1620/2003(3).(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2235/2000(5), allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and on the basis of the tenders notified, to make no award.(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 a maximum reduction in the duty should not be fixed.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for cereals,. No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 14 to 20 November 2003 in response to the invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on imported maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 1620/2003. This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 November 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 November 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.(2) OJ L 158, 27.6.2003, p. 1.(3) OJ L 231, 17.9.2003, p. 6.(4) OJ L 177, 28.7.1995, p. 4.(5) OJ L 256, 10.10.2000, p. 13. +",import;maize;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;third country;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;suspension of customs duties;customs procedure suspending import duties;suspension of tariff duty;tariff dismantling;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +20537,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2715/2000 of 12 December 2000 on the authorisation of transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the People's Republic of China. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2474/2000(2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 5 of the Agreement between the Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in textiles products, initialled on 9 December 1988(3) and as last amended and extended by an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, initialled on 15 May 2000, and Article 8 of the Agreement between the Community and the People's Republic of China initialled on 19 January 1995 on trade in textile products not covered by the MFA bilateral agreement(4) and as last amended by an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, initialled on 15 May 2000, provide that transfers may be agreed between quota years.(2) The People's Republic of China made a request on 30 May 2000.(3) The transfers requested by the People's Republic of China fall within the limits of the flexibility provisions referred to in Article 5 of the Agreement between the Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in textiles products, initialled on 9 December 1988, and as set out in Annex VIII to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93.(4) It is appropriate to grant the request.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee provided for in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93,. Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods originating in the People's Republic of China are authorised for the quota year 2000 as detailed in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply to the quota year 2000.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 December 2000.For the CommissionPascal LamyMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 286, 11.11.2000, p. 1.(3) OJ L 367, 31.12.1988, p. 75.(4) OJ L 104, 6.5.1995, p. 1.ANNEXCategory 1: carry over of 157720 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 2: carry over of 160335 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 2A: carry over of 66880 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 3: carry over of 236720 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 3A: carry over of 29720 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 4: carry over of 1951817 pieces from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 5: carry over of 50882 pieces from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 6: carry over of 22665 pieces from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 6S: carry over of 12615 pieces from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 7: carry over of 335708 pieces from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 8: carry over of 19741 pieces from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 9: carry over of 233680 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 10: carry over of 1696860 pairs from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 12: carry over of 2470 pairs from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 13: carry over of 781728 pieces from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 14: carry over of 51941 pieces from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 15: carry over of 92843 pieces from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 16: carry over of 626720 pieces from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 17: carry over of 427960 pieces from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 18: carry over of 4702 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 19: carry over of 3983520 pieces from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 20/39: carry over of 309264 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 21: carry over of 666000 pieces from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 22: carry over of 649200 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 23: carry over of 439960 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 24: carry over of 1700320 pieces from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 26: carry over of 7624 pieces from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 28: carry over of 127405 pieces from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 29: carry over of 453720 pieces from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 31: carry over of 139759 pieces from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 32: carry over of 160240 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 33: carry over of 1054920 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 37: carry over of 542120 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 37A: carry over of 160680 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 68: carry over of 221081 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 73: carry over of 11206 pieces from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 76: carry over of 55720 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 78: carry over of 43596 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 83: carry over of 131614 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category 97: carry over of 80400 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category X13: carry over of 28560 pieces from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category X18: carry over of 37840 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category X20: carry over of 1720 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category X24: carry over of 7200 pieces from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category X39: carry over of 16120 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category X118: carry over of 49560 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category X120: carry over of 19520 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category X122: carry over of 6800 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category X123: carry over of 3320 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category X124: carry over of 36440 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category X125A: carry over of 640 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category X127A: carry over of 1040 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category X127B: carry over of 600 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category X136A: carry over of 15560 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category X140: carry over of 5000 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category X145: carry over of 1040 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category X146A: carry over of 6080 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category X146B: carry over of 9240 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category X151B: carry over of 94080 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category X156: carry over of 122920 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category X157: carry over of 407691 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category X159: carry over of 166080 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category X160: carry over of 1960 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits.Category X161: carry over of 594560 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits. +",import;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;textile product;fabric;furnishing fabric;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;clothing;article of clothing;ready-made clothing;work clothes;China;People’s Republic of China,17 +3163,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1449/2002 of 8 August 2002 on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/97 of 27 May 1997 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 361/2002(2),Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 936/97 provides in Articles 4 and 5 the conditions for applications and for the issue of import licences for meat referred to in Article 2(f).(2) Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 fixes the amount of high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal originating in and imported from the United States of America and Canada which may be imported on special terms for the period 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003 at 11500 t.(3) It should be recalled that licences issued pursuant to this Regulation will, throughout the period of validity, be open for use only in so far as provisions on health protection in force permit,. 1. All applications for import licences from 1 to 5 August 2002 for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal as referred to in Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 shall be granted in full.2. Applications for licences may be submitted, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 936/97, during the first five days of September 2002 for 2707 t. This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 August 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 8 August 2002.For the CommissionJ. M. Silva RodrĂ­guezAgriculture Director-General(1) OJ L 137, 28.5.1997, p. 10.(2) OJ L 58, 28.2.2002, p. 5. +",import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;frozen product;frozen food;frozen foodstuff;refrigerated product;refrigerated food;refrigerated foodstuff;product quality;quality criterion;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;beef;fresh meat,17 +2183,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1846/96 of 25 September 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 716/96 adopting exceptional support measures for the beef market in the United Kingdom. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1588/96 (2), and in particular Article 23 thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 716/96 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1512/96 (4), provides for exceptional support measures for the beef market in the United Kingdom, providing, in particular, for compensation for animals slaughtered under the scheme laid down in that Regulation; whereas the Community pays part of the cost for each animal purchased and destroyed; whereas, for technical reasons, there are very long delays between the rendering and the destruction of the animals; whereas the United Kingdom should therefore be paid in advance of 80 % after the animals concerned have been rendered;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. The following is added to the third subparagraph of Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 716/96:'An advance equal to 80 % of the Community contribution shall be paid after the animal concerned has been rendered in accordance with Article 1 (2).` This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 September 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.(2) OJ No L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 23.(3) OJ No L 99, 20. 4. 1996, p. 14.(4) OJ No L 189, 30. 8. 1996, p. 93. +",veterinary legislation;veterinary regulations;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;slaughter of animals;slaughter of livestock;stunning of animals;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;beef,17 +16989,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1689/97 of 29 August 1997 authorizing advance payment to producers in certain regions of Germany of compensatory allowances for cereals, protein crops and linseed and of compensation for compulsory set-aside in respect of the 1997/98 marketing year. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1422/97 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1287/95 (4), and in particular Articles 4 and 5 thereof,Whereas various parts of Germany were affected by floods in July 1997; whereas this constitutes a case of exceptional weather conditions; whereas the Commission should therefore authorize Germany to pay advances amounting up to 50 % of the compensatory allowances for cereals, protein crops and linseed and of the compensation for compulsory set-aside in respect of the 1997/98 marketing year in the regions in question before 16 October 1997; whereas this authorization should also extend to the compensatory payments made to producers of oilseeds who qualify for the simplified scheme, where amounts are paid on the basis of the rate applicable to cereals, with the result that these producers do not receive the advances payable to oilseed producers; whereas, to achieve these ends, provision must be made for derogations from Article 10 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 and Article 7 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 296/96 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1391/97 (6), with effect from 1 September 1997; whereas the expenditure involved in these advances may have to be charged to the budget at a later date, depending on what appropriations remain available under the 1997 budget;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinions of the Joint Management Committee for Cereals, Oils and Fats and Dried Fodder and of the EAGGF Committee,. 1. Notwithstanding Article 10 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92, in respect of 1997/98, an advance of 50 % on the compensatory payments for cereals, including those to producers of oilseeds qualifying for the simplified scheme, for protein crops and for linseed, and on the compensation for compulsory set-aside, may be paid from 1 September 1997 to producers affected by the floods in the areas listed in the Annex hereto.2. Advance payments as provided for in paragraph 1 may only be made where, on the date of payment, the producers in question are not found to be ineligible.3. Germany shall pay these advances to producers by 15 October 1997 at the latest.4. For the purposes of calculating the balance of compensatory allowances payable to producers who have qualified for the advance payment, the competent authority shall take account of:(a) any reduction in the eligible area of the producer;(b) any advance paid pursuant to this Regulation. By derogation from Article 7 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 296/96, expenditure incurred by payment of the advances referred to in Article 1 before 16 October 1997 may be charged to the budget in respect of November 1997. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 August 1997.For the CommissionRitt BJERREGAARDMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 12.(2) OJ No L 196, 24. 7. 1997, p. 18.(3) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13.(4) OJ No L 125, 8. 6. 1995, p. 1.(5) OJ No L 39, 17. 2. 1996, p. 5.(6) OJ No L 190, 19. 7. 1997, p. 20.ANNEXIn Brandenburg:the Landkreise:- Uckermark- Barnim- Märkisch-Oderland- Oder-SpreeKreisfreie Stadt Frankfurt/Oder +",set-aside;abandonment premium;premium for cessation of production;Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;advance payment;payment on account;crop production;plant product;aid to agriculture;farm subsidy;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law,17 +19575,"2000/1/EC: Council Decision of 17 December 1999 on the signing, on behalf of the European Community, of the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Government of Vietnam on the prevention of fraud in trade in footwear products, and authorising its provisional application. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) The Commission has negotiated, on behalf of the European Community, a Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Government of Vietnam on the prevention of fraud in trade in footwear products;(2) The Memorandum of Understanding was initialled on 4 August 1999;(3) The Memorandum of Understanding should be signed on behalf of the Community;(4) It is necessary to apply the Memorandum of Understanding on a provisional basis from 1 January 2000, pending the completion of the relevant procedures for its formal conclusion, subject to reciprocity,. Subject to the conclusion thereof, the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Government of Vietnam on the prevention of fraud in trade in footwear products, shall be signed on behalf of the Community. The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign the Memorandum of Understanding, on behalf of the Community.The text of the Memorandum of Understanding is attached to this Decision. The Memorandum of Understanding shall be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 2000, subject to reciprocity(1).. Done at Brussels, 17 December 1999.For the CouncilThe PresidentK. HEMILÄ(1) The Commission will publish in the Official Journal of the European Communities, C Series, the date from which the Memorandum of Understanding will be applied pursuant to this Article. +",fraud;elimination of fraud;fight against fraud;fraud prevention;footwear industry;bootmaker;shoe industry;shoemaker;export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;protocol to an agreement;Vietnam;Socialist Republic of Viet Nam;trade agreement (EU);EC trade agreement,17 +9917,"92/344/EEC: Commission Decision of 9 June 1992 approving the plan for the approval of establishments for the purposes of intra-Community trade in poultry and hatching eggs submitted by Greece (Only the Greek text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/539/EEC of 15 October 1990 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs (1), as last amended by Directive 91/496/EEC (2), and in particular Article 3 (2) thereof,Whereas by letter dated 10 March 1992 Greece transmitted a plan to the Commission;Whereas the plan has been examined and found to meet the requirements of Directive 90/539/EEC, and in particular Annex II thereof;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The plan submitted by Greece for the approval of establishments for the purposes of intra-Community trade in poultry and hatching eggs is hereby approved. Greece shall bring into force by 15 June 1992 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementation of the plan referred to in Article 1. This Decision is addressed to Greece.. Done at Brussels, 9 June 1992. For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission +",Greece;Hellenic Republic;agricultural building;barn;byre;cattle-shed;cow-shed;farm building;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;egg;live poultry;intra-EU trade;intra-Community trade,17 +21089,"Council Directive 2001/4/EC of 19 January 2001 amending the sixth Directive (77/388/EEC) on the common system of value added tax, with regard to the length of time during which the minimum standard rate is to be applied (See corrigendum, OJ L 26, 27.01.2001, p.40). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 93 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(1),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(2),Whereas:(1) Article 12(3)(a) of the sixth Council Directive (77/388/EEC) of 17 May 1977 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes - Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment(3), hereinafter referred to as the sixth VAT Directive, lays down that the Council is to decide on the level of the standard rate applicable after 31 December 2000.(2) While the standard rate of value added tax currently in force in the various Member States, combined with the mechanism of the transitional system, has ensured that this system has functioned to an acceptable degree, it is nonetheless important to prevent a growing divergence in the standard rates of VAT applied by the Member States from leading to structural imbalances in the Community and distortions of competition in some sectors of activity, at least in the period in which a new VAT strategy is being implemented to simplify and modernise current Community legislation on VAT, as set out in the Commission Communication of 7 June 2000.(3) It is therefore appropriate to maintain the current minimum standard rate at 15 % for a further period long enough to allow the strategy for simplification and modernisation to be implemented,. The first and second subparagraphs of Article 12(3)(a) of the sixth VAT Directive shall be replaced by the following:""3. (a) The standard rate of value added tax shall be fixed by each Member State as a percentage of the taxable amount and shall be the same for the supply of goods and for the supply of services. From 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2005, this percentage may not be less than 15 %.On a proposal from the Commission and after consulting the European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee, the Council shall decide unanimously on the level of the standard rate to be applied after 31 December 2005."" 1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive before 1 January 2001. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by Member States.2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. This Directive shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 January 2001. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 January 2001.For the CouncilThe PresidentB. Ringholm(1) Opinion delivered on 14 December 2000 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(2) Opinion delivered on 29 November 2000 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(3) OJ L 145, 13.6.1977, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 2000/65/EC (OJ L 269, 21.10.2000, p. 44). +",application of EU law;application of European Union law;implementation of Community law;national implementation;national implementation of Community law;national means of execution;provision of services;goods and services;VAT rate;VAT;turnover tax;value added tax;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country,17 +39678,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 193/2011 of 28 February 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1445/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the system of quality control used for Purchasing Power Parities Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1445/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2007 establishing common rules for the provision of basic information on Purchasing Power Parities and for their calculation and dissemination (1), and in particular Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1445/2007 establishes common rules for the provision of basic information on Purchasing Power Parities and for their calculation and dissemination.(2) The minimum quality standards for the basic information to be provided by Member States, the minimum quality standards for the validation of price survey results and the reporting and assessment requirements are specified in Section 5 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1445/2007.(3) It is necessary to further define the common quality criteria and the structure of the quality reports.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,. The common quality criteria and the structure of the quality reports concerning Purchasing Power Parities as provided for by Regulation (EC) No 1445/2007 shall be as set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 February 2011.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 336, 20.12.2007, p. 1.ANNEXCommon quality criteria and structure of quality reports1.   Inventory of sources and methods used in the Eurostat PPP exercise (‘PPP inventory’)To fulfil the requirements of paragraph 5.3.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1445/2007, each Member State shall provide an inventory of sources and methods used in the Eurostat PPP exercise (hereinafter referred to as the ‘PPP inventory’).The structure of the PPP inventory shall be based on the various items of basic information provided in the context of Regulation (EC) No 1445/2007, as follows:1.   Organisation of the national PPP exercise and background information2.   Consumer goods and services2.1.   Consumer goods price surveys— Includes information on survey organisation, sampling, representativity, validation, temporal and spatial adjustment factors2.2.   Housing services— Includes information on data sources and their quality, compliance with definitions, any adjustments made3.   Government services (salary survey only)— Includes information on data sources and their quality, compliance with definitions, any adjustments made4.   Capital goods and services4.1.   Equipment goods— Includes information on survey organisation, sampling, representativity, validation4.2.   Construction— Includes information on survey organisation, data sources and their quality, representativity, validation5.��  Final expenditure on GDP— Includes information on data sources and their quality, compliance with definitions, any adjustments madeEach Member State shall provide an update of the PPP inventory in January each year, whenever changes to sources and methods used have occurred during the preceding year.2.   Consumer goods price survey reportsTo fulfil the requirements of paragraph 5.3.3 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1445/2007, each Member State shall submit a report for each consumer goods price survey. The structure of the report shall be as follows:1. Pre-survey2. Price collection3. Intra-country validation4. Inter-country validationThe survey reports shall contain information complementary to the PPP inventories.3.   Quality criteriaThe criteria used in the assessment of the quality of the basic information provided shall be those laid down in Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics (1), in combination with the minimum standards laid down in Section 5 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1445/2007.(1)  OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164. +",statistical method;statistical harmonisation;statistical methodology;purchasing power parity;report;EU statistics;Community statistics;European Union statistics;statistics of the EU;statistics of the European Union;data transmission;data flow;interactive transmission;quality standard;data collection;compiling data;data retrieval,17 +34273,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 642/2007 of 11 June 2007 registering a name in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications Bryndza Podhalańska (PDO). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, and pursuant to Article 17(2) of the same Regulation, Poland's application to register the name ‘Bryndza Podhalańska’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no objections within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 were received by the Commission, this name should be registered,. The name contained in the annex to this Regulation shall be registered. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 June 2007.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).(2)  OJ C 230, 23.9.2006, p. 2.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Group 1.3. CheesesPOLANDBryndza Podhalańska (PDO) +",cheese;location of production;location of agricultural production;Poland;Republic of Poland;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +34394,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 815/2007 of 12 July 2007 entering a designation in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications: Εξαιρετικό παρθένο ελαιόλαδο Τροιζηνία (Exeretiko partheno eleolado Trizinia ) (PDO). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 and pursuant to Article 17(2) thereof, Greece's application to enter the designation ‘Εξαιρετικό παρθένο ελαιόλαδο “Τροιζηνία” (Exeretiko partheno eleolado “Trizinia”)’ in the register was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no objections within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 were received by the Commission, this designation should be entered in the register,. The designation contained in the Annex to this Regulation shall be entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 July 2007.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).(2)  OJ C 128, 1.6.2006, p. 11 (corrigendum: OJ C 63, 17.3.2007, p. 7).ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Group 1.5. Oils and fats — Extra virgin olive oilGREECEΕξαιρετικό παρθένο ελαιόλαδο ‘Τροιζηνία’ (Exeretiko partheno eleolado ‘Trizinia’) (PDO) +",Greece;Hellenic Republic;olive oil;location of production;location of agricultural production;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +29813,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 37/2005 of 12 January 2005 on the monitoring of temperatures in the means of transport, warehousing and storage of quick-frozen foodstuffs intended for human consumptionText with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 89/108/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to quick-frozen foodstuffs for human consumption (1), and in particular Article 11 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Directive 92/1/EEC of 13 January 1992 on the monitoring of temperatures in the means of transport, warehousing and storage of quick-frozen foodstuffs intended for human consumption (2) provides requirements in order to ensure that temperatures required by Directive 89/108/EEC are fully maintained.(2) When Commission Directive 92/1/EEC was adopted, no European standard for instruments for monitoring temperatures in means of transport, warehousing and storage of quick-frozen foodstuffs had been established.(3) The European Committee for Standardisation established standards regarding the instruments for recording air temperatures and thermometers in 1999 and 2001. The use of those uniform standards would ensure that the equipment used for monitoring temperatures of foodstuffs complies with a harmonised set of technical requirements.(4) In order to facilitate a gradual application of those measures by operators, the use of measuring instruments installed according to legislation in force before the adoption of this Regulation should be allowed during a transitional period.(5) Commission Directive 92/1/EEC provides for a derogation as regards transport of quick-frozen foodstuffs by rail. This derogation is no longer justified and should be terminated after a transitional period.(6) The imposition of temperature-recording requirements on small equipment used in retail trade would be excessive and therefore the existing derogations for retail display cabinets and small cold chambers used in retail outlets for storing stocks should be maintained.(7) It is advisable to ensure the direct applicability of the new standards for measuring equipment and of the technical rules already contained in Directive 92/1/EEC. In the interest of consistency and uniformity of Community legislation it is appropriate to repeal Directive 92/1/EEC and replace it by this Regulation.(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Subject matter and scopeThis Regulation concerns the monitoring of the temperature in the means of transport, warehousing and storage used for quick-frozen foodstuffs. Monitoring and recording of the temperature1.   The means of transport, warehousing and storage of quick-frozen foodstuffs shall be fitted with suitable recording instruments to monitor, at frequent and regular intervals, the air temperature to which the quick-frozen foodstuffs are subjected.2.   From 1 January 2006, all measuring instruments used for the purpose of monitoring the temperature, as provided for in paragraph 1, shall comply with EN 12830, EN 13485 and EN 13486 standards. Food operators shall keep all relevant documents permitting verification that the instruments referred to above conform to the relevant EN standard.However, measuring instruments installed up to 31 December 2005, according to legislation in force before the adoption of this Regulation, may continue to be used until 31 December 2009 at the latest.3.   Temperature recording shall be dated and stored by the food operator for a period of at least one year, or for a longer period taking into account the nature and the shelf life of the quick-frozen foodstuffs. Derogations from Article 21.   By way of derogation from Article 2, the air temperature during storage in retail display cabinets, and in the course of local distribution, shall only be measured by at least one easily visible thermometer.In the case of open retail cabinets:(a) the maximum load line of the cabinet shall be clearly marked;(b) the thermometer shall indicate the temperature at the air return side at the level of that mark.2.   The competent authority may grant derogations from the requirement laid down in Article 2 in the case of cold store facilities of less than 10 m3 for storing stock in retail outlets, so as to permit the air temperature to be measured by an easily visible thermometer. RepealCommission Directive 92/1/EEC is repealed. Entry into force and applicabilityThis Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.However, for transport by rail it shall apply from 1 January 2006.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 January 2005.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 40, 11.2.1989, p. 34. Directive as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 34, 11.2.1992, p. 30. +",human nutrition;measuring equipment;measuring instrument;meter;foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;deep-frozen product;deep-frozen food;deep-frozen foodstuff;storage;storage facility;storage site;warehouse;warehousing;carriage of goods;goods traffic;haulage of goods,17 +17758,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 31/98 of 8 January 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 936/97 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (1), and in particular Article 1 (1) thereof,Whereas Article 2 (f) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/97 of 27 May 1997 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2048/97 (3), provides for imports of high-quality beef from Canada within a tariff quota; whereas that meat must meet certain quality criteria; whereas the competent Canadian authorities have just defined the Canadian carcase grades; whereas Article 2 (f) referred to above should accordingly be amended;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. Article 2 (f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 is hereby replaced by the following:'(f) 11 500 tonnes product weight for meat falling within CN codes 0201, 0202, 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91 and meeting the following definition:""Carcases or any cuts obtained from bovine animals of less than 30 months of age which have been fed for at least 100 days on nutritionally balanced, high-energy-content rations containing not less than 70 % grain and comprising at least 20 pounds total feed per day. Beef graded 'choice` or 'prime` according to the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) standards automatically meets the above definition. Meat graded Canada A, Canada AA, Canada AAA, Canada Choice and Canada Prime in accordance with the standards of the Canadian Ministry of Agriculture meets to that definition.""` This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 8 January 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 146, 20. 6. 1996, p. 1.(2) OJ L 137, 28. 5. 1997, p. 10.(3) OJ L 287, 21. 10. 1997, p. 10. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;frozen product;frozen food;frozen foodstuff;product quality;quality criterion;beef;buffalo meat,17 +9320,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1592/91 of 12 June 1991 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products of category 90 (order No 40.0900), originating in Hungary, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 apply. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 12 thereof,Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded, for each category of products subjected in Annexes I and II thereto to individual ceilings, within the limits of the quantities specified in column 8 of Annex I and column 7 of Annex II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of the same Annexes;Whereas Article 11 of the abovementioned Regulation provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in question once the relevant individual ceilings have been reached at Community level;Whereas, in respect of products of category 90 (order No 40.0900), originating in Hungary, the relevant ceiling amounts to 38 tonnes;Whereas on 12 February 1991 imports of the products in question into the Community, originating in Hungary, a country covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached and were charged against that ceiling;Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to Hungary,. Article 1As from 16 June 1991 the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90, shall be re-established in respect of the following products, imported into the Community and originating in Hungary:Order No Category(unit) CN code Description 40.0900 90(tonnes) 5607 41 005607 49 115607 49 195607 49 905607 50 115607 50 195607 50 305607 50 90 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, of synthetic fibres, plaited or not This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communites. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 June 1991. For the CommissionChristiane SCRIVENERMember of the Commission (1) OJ No L 370, 31. 12. 1990, p. 39. +",Hungary;Republic of Hungary;restoration of customs duties;restoration of customs tariff;man-made fibre;acrylic fibre;artificial fibre;chemical fibre;nylon;polyamide;rayon;synthetic cloth;synthetic fibre;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession,17 +8302,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 1191/90 of 7 May 1990 fixing, for the 1990/91 marketing year, the monthly increases in the activating threshold price, the guide price and the minimum price for peas and field beans. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) N° 1431/82 of 18 May 1982 laying down special measures for peas, field beans and sweet lupins (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) N° 1104/88 (2), and in particular Article 2a thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (3),Whereas, under Article 2a of Regulation (EEC) N° 1431/82, the amounts by which the activating threshold price, the guide price and the minimum price for peas and field beans respectively are increased each month as from the beginning of the third month of the marketing year should be fixed and the number of months during which these increases are applied should be determined for the 1990/91 marketing year;Whereas these increases, equal for each of the months, must be fixed bearing in mind the average storage costs and the level of interest rates recorded in the Community; whereas the average storage costs should be established on the basis of the cost of warehousing in appropriate premises and the handling costs necessary for proper preservation; whereas interest may be calculated on the basis of the rate considered as normal for the regions of production,. 1. For the 1990/91 marketing year, the amount of the monthly increases in the guide price and the minimum price for peas and field beans shall be fixed at ECU 0,158 per 100 kilograms.2. The increases referred to in paragraph 1 shall be applied in accordance with the table in the Annex hereto. 1. For the 1990/91 marketing year, the amount of the monthly increases in the activating threshold price forpeas and field beans shall be fixed at ECU 0,35 per 100 kilograms.2. The increases referred to in paragraph 1 shall be applied in accordance with the table in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 July 1990.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 May 1990.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. COLLINS(1) OJ N° L 162, 12. 6. 1982, p. 28.(2) OJ N° L 110, 29. 4. 1988, p. 16.(3) OJ N° C 49, 28. 2. 1990, p. 43.ANNEX>TABLE> +",fixing of prices;price proposal;pricing;leguminous vegetable;bean;broad bean;dried legume;field bean;lentil;pea;farm prices;Community farm price;EC farm price;price for the marketing year;price increase;price rise;rise in prices,17 +13919,"Commission Directive 95/13/EC of 23 May 1995 implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household electric tumble driers. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 92/75/EEC of 22 September 1992 on the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources of household appliances (1), and in particular Articles 9 and 12 thereof,Whereas under Directive 92/75/EEC the Commission is to adopt an implementing directive in respect of household appliances including electric tumble driers;Whereas electricity use by tumble driers accounts for a significant part of total Community energy demand; whereas the scope for reduced energy use by these appliances is substantial;Whereas the Community, confirming the interest of an international standardization system capable of producing standards that are actually used by all partners in international trade and of meeting the requirements of Community policy, invites the European standards organization to continue their cooperation with international standards organizations;Whereas the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (Cenelec) are the bodies recognized as competent to adopt harmonized standards in accordance with the general guidelines for cooperation between the Commission and these two bodies signed on 13 November 1984; whereas, within the meaning of this Directive, a harmonized standard is a technical specification (European standard or harmonization document) adopted by Cenelec, on the basis of a remit (mandate) from the Commission in accordance with the provisions of Council Directive 83/189/EEC of 28 March 1983 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations (2), as last amended by Directive 94/10/EC of the European Parliament and the Council (3), and on the basis of those general guidelines;Whereas the measures set out in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the committee set up under Article 10 of Directive 92/75/EEC,. 1. This Directive shall apply to electric mains operated household tumble driers. Appliances that can also use other energy sources are excluded, as are combined washer-driers.2. The information required by this Directive shall be measured in accordance with harmonized standards, the reference numbers of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Communities and for which Member States have published the reference numbers of the national standards transposing those harmonized standards. Throughout this Directive any provisions requiring the giving of information relating to noise shall apply only where that information is required under Article 3 of Council Directive 86/594/EEC (4). This information, where required, shall be measured in accordance with that Directive.3. The harmonized standards referred to in paragraph 2 shall be drawn up under mandate from the Commission in accordance with Directive 83/189/EEC.4. 'Dealer', 'supplier', 'information sheet', 'other essential resources' and 'supplementary information' shall have the meanings set out in Article 1 (4) of Directive 92/75/EEC. 1. The technical documentation referred to in Article 2 (3) of Directive 92/75/EEC shall include:- the name and address of the supplier,- a general description of the appliance, sufficient for it to be uniquely identified,- information, including drawings as relevant, on the main design features of the model and in particular items which appreciably affect its energy consumption,- reports of relevant measurement tests carried out under test procedures of the harmonized standards referred to in Article 1 (2),- operating instructions, if any.2. The label referred to in Article 2 (1) of Directive 92/75/EEC shall be as specified in Annex I to this Directive. The label shall be placed on the outside of the front or top of the appliance, in such a way as to be clearly visible, and not obscured.3. The content and format of the fiche referred to in Article 2 (1) of Directive 92/75/EEC shall be as specified in Annex II to this Directive.4. In the circumstances covered by Article 5 of Directive 92/75/EEC, and where the offer for sale, hire, or hire purchase, is provided by means of a printed communication, such as a mail order catalogue, then that printed communication shall include all the information specified in Annex III to this Directive.5. The energy efficiency class of an appliance, as specified in the label and the fiche, shall be as specified in Annex IV. Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that all suppliers and dealers established in their territory fulfil their obligations under this Directive. 1. Member States shall adopt and publish the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 March 1996. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof. They shall apply those provisions from 1 April 1996.However, Member States shall allow, until 30 September 1996:- the placing on the market, the commercialization and/or the display of products,- the distribution of the printed communications referred to in Article 2 (4), which do not conform to this Directive.When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 May 1995.For the CommissionChristos PAPOUTSISMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 297, 13. 10. 1992, p. 16.(2) OJ No L 109, 26. 4. 1983, p. 8.(3) OJ No L 100, 19. 4. 1994, p. 30.(4) OJ No L 334, 6. 12. 1986, p. 24.ANNEX ITHE LABELLabel design1. The label shall be the appropriate language version chosen from the following illustrations:>REFERENCE TO A FILM>>REFERENCE TO A FILM>>REFERENCE TO A FILM>>REFERENCE TO A FILM>>REFERENCE TO A FILM>>REFERENCE TO A FILM>>REFERENCE TO A FILM>>REFERENCE TO A FILM>>REFERENCE TO A FILM>> REFERENCE TO A FILM>>REFERENCE TO A FILM>>REFERENCE TO A FILM>Notes concerning the label2. The following notes define the information to be included:Note:I. Supplier's name or trade mark.II. Supplier's model identifier.III. The energy efficiency class of an appliance shall be determined in accordance with Annex IV. This shall be placed at the same level as the relevant arrow.IV. Without prejudice to any requirements under the EU eco-label scheme, where an appliance has been granted a 'EU eco-label' pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 880/92 (1), a copy of the eco-label may be added here. The 'electric tumble drier label design guide' referred to below, explains how the eco-label mark may be included in the label.V. Energy consumption in kWh per cycle, for 'dry cotton cycle' in accordance with test procedures of the harmonized standards referred to in Article 1 (2).VI. Rated capacity of cotton, in kg, in accordance with the harmonized standards referred to in Article 1 (2).VII. The type of appliance, air vented or condensing, in accordance with test procedures of the harmonized standards referred to in Article 1 (2). The arrow shall be placed at the same level as the relevant type.VIII. Where applicable, noise measured in accordance with Council Directive 86/594/EEC (2).Note:The equivalent terms in other languages in those described above are given in Annex V.Printing3. The following defines certain aspects of the label:>REFERENCE TO A FILM>Colours used:CMYB - Cyan, magenta, yellow, black.For example: 07X0: 0 % cyan, 70 % magenta, 100 % yellow, 0 % black.Arrows:- A: X0X0- B: 70X0- C: 30X0- D: 00X0- E: 03X0- F: 07X0- G: 0XX0Outline colour: X070All text is in black. The background is white.Complete printing information is contained in the 'Electric tumble drier label design guide', which is for information only, obtainable from:The Secretary of the Committee on energy labelling and standard product information for household appliances,Directorate-General for Energy XVII,European Commission,Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200,B-1049 Brussels.(1) OJ No L 99, 11. 4. 1992, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 344, 6. 12. 1986, p. 24. The relevant noise measurement standards are EN 60704-2-4 and EN 60704-3.ANNEX IITHE FICHEThe fiche shall contain the following information. The information may be given in the form of a table covering a number of appliances supplied by the same supplier, in which case it shall be given in the order specified, or given close to the description of the appliance:1. Supplier's trade mark.2. Supplier's model identifier.3. The energy efficiency class of the model as defined in Annex IV. Expressed as 'Energy efficiency class . . . on a scale of A (more efficient) to G (less efficient). Where this information is provided in a table this may be expressed by other means provided it is clear that the scale is from A (more efficient) to G (less efficient)'.4. Where the information is provided in a table, and where some of the appliances listed in the table have been granted a 'EU eco-label' pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 880/92, this information may be included here. In this case the row heading shall state 'EU eco-label', and the entry shall consist of a copy of the eco-label mark. This provision is without prejudice to any requirements under the Community eco-label mark scheme.5. Energy consumption (Annex I note V).6. Rated capacity of cotton (Annex I note VI).7. Water consumption in accordance with test procedues of the harmonized standards referred to in Article 1 (2), for 'dry cotton' programme cycle, if applicable.8. Drying time in accordance with test procedures of the harmonized standards referred to in Article 1 (2) for 'dry cotton' cycle.9. The same information as given above, under notes 5, 6, 7 and 8, but in respect of the 'iron dry cotton' and 'easy care textiles' programmes. These lines may be omitted if there is no such cycle on the machines in question.10. Suppliers may include the information in points 5 to 8 in respect of other drying cycles.11. The average annual consumption of energy (and water if applicable) based on the drying of 150 kg using 'dry cotton', plus 280 kg using 'iron-dry' cotton, plus 150 kg using 'easy care' textile programmes. This shall be expressed as 'estimated annual consumption for a four person household normally using a drier'.12. The type of appliance, air vented or condensing, in accordance with test procedures of the harmonized standards referred to in Article 1 (2), (Annex I note VII).13. Where applicable, 'noise' in accordance with Directive 86/594/EEC.If a copy of the label, either in colour or black and white, is included in the fiche, only the further information included in the fiche needs to be included.Note:The equivalent terms in other languages to those described above are given in Annex V.ANNEX IIIMAIL ORDER AND OTHER DISTANCE SELLINGMail order catalogues and other printed communications referred to in Article 2 (4) shall contain the following information, given in the order specified:1. Energy efficiency class (Annex II point 3)2. Energy consumption (Annex I note V)3. Capacity (Annex I note VI)4. Water consumption per cycle (if applicable) (Annex II point 7)5. Estimated annual consumption per household (Annex II point 11)6. Noise (Annex I note VIII).Where other information contained in the fiche is provided it shall be in the form defined in Annex II and shall be included in the above table in the order defined for the fiche.Note:The equivalent terms in other languages to those described above are given in Annex V.ANNEX IVENERGY EFFICIENCY CLASSThe energy efficiency class of an appliance shall be defined in accordance with the following tables:>TABLE>>TABLE>ANNEX V>TABLE> +",energy consumption;use of energy;consumer information;consumer education;household electrical appliance;dish-washing machine;domestic appliances;domestic electrical device;electrical heating appliances;freezer;hoover;household appliances;refrigerator;vacuum-cleaner;washing machine;technical standard;labelling,17 +16768,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1008/97 of 4 June 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1328/96 establishing a forecast balance for the supply to the Canary Islands of live bovine animals and beef and veal products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2348/96 (2), and in particular Article 3 (4) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2790/94 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2883/94 (4), lays down the detailed rules for implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural products to the Canary Islands;Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1328/96 (5), establishes the supply balance for beef and veal products for the Canary Islands; whereas that balance may be revised where necessary, by means of adjustments during the year to the quantities, within the total laid down, on the basis of the region's requirements; whereas in order to satisfy the requirements of the Canary Islands for beef and veal products, the quantities set down in the forecast supply balances for those products must be adjusted; whereas the corresponding Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1328/96 should consequently be amended;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1328/96 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 4 June 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 13.(2) OJ No L 320, 11. 12. 1996, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 296, 17. 11. 1994, p. 23.(4) OJ No L 304, 29. 11. 1994, p. 18.(5) OJ No L 171, 10. 7. 1996, p. 9.ANNEXFORECAST SUPPLY BALANCE FOR LIVE BOVINE ANIMALS AND BEEF AND VEAL FOR THE CANARY ISLANDS FOR THE PERIOD 1 JULY 1996 TO 30 JUNE 1997>TABLE> +",breeding animal;Canary Islands;Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands;beef;supply balance sheet;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +44051,"Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 482/2014 of 4 March 2014 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) No 114/2013 as regards the 2010 average specific CO 2 emissions specified for the manufacturer Great Wall Motor Company Limited. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 510/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2011 setting emission performance standards for new light commercial vehicles as part of the Union's integrated approach to reduce CO2 emissions from light-duty vehicles (1), and in particular Article 11(7) thereof,Whereas:(1) The manufacturer of light commercial vehicles, Great Wall Motor Company Limited, has informed the Commission that the average specific CO2 emissions in 2010 specified for that manufacturer in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 114/2013 (2) are incorrect. The manufacturer has provided detailed evidence demonstrating that the average specific CO2 emissions in 2010 were significantly higher than the value indicated in that Regulation.(2) The Commission has assessed the evidence provided by Great Wall Motor Company Limited and considers that it is appropriate to correct the value.(3) Delegated Regulation (EU) No 114/2013 should therefore be amended accordingly,. In the list in Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 114/2013, the entry in the second column, with the heading ‘Average emissions, (g/km)’, for the make Great Wall is replaced by ‘225,00’. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 4 March 2014.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 145, 31.5.2011, p. 1.(2)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 114/2013 of 6 November 2012 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 510/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to rules for the application for a derogation from the specific CO2 emissions targets for new light commercial vehicle (OJ L 38, 9.2.2013, p. 1). +",motor vehicle industry;automobile manufacture;motor industry;pollution control;atmospheric pollution;air pollution;air quality;smog;motor vehicle pollution;commercial vehicle;juggernaut;lorry;lorry tanker;trailer;truck;greenhouse gas;carbon dioxide,17 +17208,"Council Regulation (EC) No 2590/97 of 16 December 1997 replacing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial and agricultural products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas it is in the interest of the Community to suspend partially or totally the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for a number of new products not listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 (1);Whereas the products referred to in the said Regulation, for which it is no longer in the Community's interest to maintain suspension of autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties or for which it is necessary to amend the description in the light of technical developments, must be withdrawn from the list in the Annex thereto;Whereas, for the sake of clarity, products whose description require amendment should be regarded as new products;Whereas, taking into account the large number of amendments having effect on 1 January 1998, a complete replacement of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 should be undertaken for the sake of clarity for the user,. The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 shall be replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on these products shall be suspended at the rate indicated for each product. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 January 1998.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 December 1997.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. LAHURE(1) OJ L 158, 29. 6. 1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1186/97 (OJ L 172, 30. 6. 1997, p. 1).ANNEX>TABLE> +",agricultural product;farm product;chemical product;chemical agent;chemical body;chemical nomenclature;chemical substance;chemicals;industrial product;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;suspension of customs duties;customs procedure suspending import duties;suspension of tariff duty;tariff dismantling,17 +8665,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 3491/90 of 26 November 1990 on imports of rice originating in Bangladesh. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas the Community has undertaken, in the context of the Uruguay Round mid-term review, to offer preferential import arrangements for rice originating in the least-developed non-ACP States having shown an interest and which are listed in Annex V to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4258/88 of 19 December 1988 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1989 in respect of certain agricultural products originating in developing countries (1);Whereas the preferential import arrangements which are the subject of the offer addressed to the least-developed countries involve a reduction in the levy on imports into the Community within the limits of those quantities traditionally imported by the Community, providing that an export tax of an amount corresponding to the reduction is collected by the exporting country;Whereas one of the countries to which the offer was addressed, Bangladesh, has indicated its interest in the development of trade in rice;Whereas a certificate of origin could ensure that the advantages of the arrangements are restricted solely to rice originating in Bangladesh,. 1.   For imports originating in Bangladesh and within the limits of the quantities laid down in Article 2, the import levy on rice falling within CN codes 1006 10 (excluding CN coe 1006 10 10), 1006 20 and 1006 30 shall be equal to the levy applicable on imports from third countries, minus:(a) for paddy rice falling within CN code 1006 10, excluding CN code 1006 10 10;— 50 %,— ECU 3,6;(b) for husked rice falling within CN code 1006 20:— 50 %— ECU 3,6;(c) for semi-milled and wholly-milled rice falling within CN code 1006 30:— the amount for the protection of the industry referred to in Article 14 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1806/89 (3), in the case of semi-milled rice, in line with the conversion rate for wholly-milled and semi-milled rice as referred to in the third indent of Article 19 (a) of that Regulation,— 50 %— ECU 5,4.2.   Paragraph 1 shall apply solely:— to imports for which the importer provides proof that an export tax of an amount corresponding to the reduction referred to in that paragraph has been collected by the exporting country,— to the product for which the competent authority of the exporting country has issued a certificate of origin. 1.   The reduction in the levy provided for in Article 1 shall be limited, by calendar year, to a quantity equivalent to 4 000 tonnes of husked rice.The quantities at stages of milling other than the husked-rice stage shall be converted using the conversion rates fixed in Article 1 of Regulation No 467/67/EEC (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2325/88 (5).2.   The Commission shall suspend the application of Article 1 once it ascertains that, during the year in progress, imports qualifying under the provisions of the said Article have attained the quantity indicated in paragraph 1. Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 27 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 1 November 1990.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 November 1990.For the CouncilThe PresidentC. DONAT CATTIN(1)  OJ No L 375, 31. 12. 1988, p. 47.(2)  OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1.(3)  OJ No L 177, 24. 6. 1989, p. 1.(4)  OJ No 204, 24. 8. 1967, p. 1.(5)  OJ No L 202, 27. 7. 1988, p. 41. +",generalised preferences;GSP;general system of preferences;generalised preferences scheme;generalised preferences system;generalised tariff preferences;generalized preferences;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;import levy;import (EU);Community import;rice;Bangladesh;People's Republic of Bangladesh,17 +13219,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2192/94 of 7 September 1994 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on certain industrial products originating in China, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 apply. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), extended for 1994 by Regulation (EC) No 3668/93 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded from 1 July to 31 December 1994 to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I, within the framework of the preferential tariff ceilings fixed in column 6 of Annex I;Whereas, as provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;Whereas, in the case of the products of the order Nos and origins indicated in the table below, the individual ceiling is fixed at the levels indicated in that table; whereas that ceiling was reached, on the date indicated below, by charges of imports into the Community of the products in question:"""" ID=""1"">10.0480> ID=""2"">China> ID=""3"">2 414 500> ID=""4"">20. 8. 1994"">Whereas, it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties for the products in question,. As from 12 September 1994, the levying of customs duties, suspended from 1 July to 31 December 1994, pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the products indicated in the table below:"""" ID=""1"">10.0480> ID=""2"">3923 21 00> ID=""3"">Sacks and bags (including cones):> ID=""4"">China""> ID=""3""> Of polymers of ethylene""> This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 September 1994.For the CommissionChristiane SCRIVENERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 370, 31. 12. 1990, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 338, 31. 12. 1993, p. 22. +",polymer;packaging product;bag;bottle;box;packaging article;packaging materials;receptacle;industrial product;restoration of customs duties;restoration of customs tariff;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession;China;People’s Republic of China,17 +11173,"93/623/EEC: Commission Decision of 20 October 1993 establishing the identification document (passport) accompanying registered equidae. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/427/EEC of 26 June 1990 on the zootechnical and genealogical conditions governing intra-Community trade in equidae (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 8 (1) thereof,Whereas an identification document accompanying registered equidae must permit the origin of the animals to be traced and must contain all details of the pedigrees of equidae;Whereas on 26 June 1990 the Council adopted Directive 90/426/EEC on animal health conditions governing the movement and import from third countries of equidae (2), as last amended by Directive 92/36/EEC (3), whereas, in accordance with that Directive, special health certificates have been drawn up for imports of registered horses; whereas such certificates refer to the identification document (passport);Whereas, pursuant to Directive 90/426/EEC, the identification document is to be issued by the breeding authority or any other competent authority of the country of origin of the animal which manages the studbook or register for that breed of animal or any international association or organization which manages horses for competition or racing; whereas the identification document must contain certain information on health affording a guarantee of the health status of equidae;Whereas, with a view to ensuring that registered equidae are identified and that all health information necessary is available, in particular as regards vaccinations and laboratory examinations, an identification document should be established;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Zootechnics,. Identifications documents accompanying registered equidae must be in conformity with the provisions of the Annex. Identification documents as referred to in Article 1:- may accompany registered equidae born before 1 January 1998,- must accompany registered equidae born on or after 1 January 1998. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 October 1993.For the CommissionRené STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 55.(2) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 42.(3) OJ No L 157, 10. 6. 1992, p. 28.ANNEXIDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT FOR REGISTERED EQUIDAE PASSPORT General - InstructionsI. Passports must contain all instructions needed for their use and the details of the competent authority which issued them.II. Information shown on passportsA. Passports must contain the following information:1. Section I:OwnerThe name of the owner or his agent must be stated.2. Sections II and III:IdentificationThe equid must be identified by the competent authority.3. Section IV:Recording of identity checksWhenever laws and regulations so require, checks conducted on the identity of the equid must be recorded by the competent authority.4. Sections V and VI:Vaccination recordAll vaccinations must be recorded in Section V (equine influenza only) and in Section VI (all other vaccinations).5. Section VII:Laboratory health testsThe results of all tests carried out to detect transmissible diseases must be recorded.B. Passports may contain the following information:Section VIII:Basic health requirementsSection VIII states the basic health requirements.It lists the diseases which must be noted on the health certificate.SECTION I Détails de droit de propriété1. Pour les compétitions, la nationalité du cheval est celle de son propriétaire.2. En cas de changement de propriétaire, le passeport doit être immédiatement déposé auprès de l'organisation, l'association ou le service officiel l'ayant délivré avec le nom et l'adresse du nouveau propriétaire afin de le lui transmettre après réenregistrement.3. S'il y a plus d'un propriétaire ou si le cheval appartient à une société, le nom de la personne responsable pour le cheval doit être inscrit dans le passeport ainsi que sa nationalité. Si les propriétaires sont de nationalités différentes, ils doivent préciser la nationalité du cheval.4. Lorsque la Fédération équestre internationale approuve la location d'un cheval par une Fédération équestre nationale, les détails de ces transactions doivent être enregistrés par la Fédération ��questre nationale intéressée. Details of ownership1. For competitive purposes, the nationality of the horse is that of its owner.2. On change of ownership the passport must immediately be lodged with the issuing organization, association or official agency, giving the name and address of the new owner, for re-registration and forwarding to the new owner.3. If there is more than one owner or the horse is owned by a company, then the name of the individual responsible for the horse must be entered in the passport together with his nationality. If the owners are of different nationalties, they have to determine the nationality of the horse.4. When the Fédération équestre internationale approves the leasing of a horse by a national equestrian federation, the details of these transactions must be recorded by the national equestrian federation concerned.SECTION II (1) No d'identification:Identification No:(2) Nom: Name: (3) Sexe: Sex: (4) Robe: Colour:(5) Race:Breed:(6) par: by: (7 a) et: and:(7 b) par: by:(8) Date de naissance:Date of foaling:(9) Lieu d'élevage:Place where bred:(10) Naisseur(s):Breeder(s):(11) Certificat d'origine validé le:par:Origin certificate validated on:by:- Nom de l'autorité compétente:Name of the competent authority- Adresse:Address- No de téléphone:Telephone No:- No de télécopie:Fax number:- Signature:(nom en lettres capitales et qualité du signataire)Signature:(Name in capital letters and capacity of signatory)- CachetStampSECTION III (2) Nom - Name: (5) Race - Breed: (3) Sexe - Sex: (4) Robe - Colour:(19) Signalement relevé sous la mère par:Description taken with dam by:Tête:Head:Ant. G:Foreleg L:Ant. D:Foreleg R:Post G:Hindleg L:Post D:Hindleg R:Corps:Body:Marques:Markings:Le:On:(20) Circonscription:District:(21) Signature et cachet du vétérinaire agréé(ou de l'autorité compétente)Signature and stamp of qualified veterinary surgeon(or competent authority)(en lettres capitales)(in capital letters)SECTION IV Contrôles d'identité du cheval décrit dans ce passeportL'identité du cheval doit être contrôlée chaque fois que les lois et règlements l'exigent: signer cette page signifie que le signalement du cheval présenté est conforme à celui de la page du signalement. Identification of the horse described in this passportThe identity of the horse must be checked each time this is required by rules and regulations and certified that it conforms with the description given on the diagram page of its passport.SECTION V Grippe équine seulementEnregistrement des vaccinationsToute vaccination subie par le cheval doit être portée dans le cadre ci-dessous de façon lisible et précise avec le nom et la signature du vétérinaire. Equine influenza onlyVaccination recordDetails of every vaccination which the horse undergoes must be entered clearly and in detail, and certified with the name and signature of veterinarian.SECTION VI Maladies autres que la grippe équineEnregistrement des vaccinationsToute vaccination subie par le cheval doit être portée dans le cadre ci-dessous de façon lisible et précise avec le nom et la signature du vétérinaire. Diseases other than equine influenzaVaccination recordDetails of every vaccination which the horse undergoes must be entered clearly and in detail, and certified with the name and signature of veterinarian.SECTION VII Contrôles sanitaires effectués par des laboratoiresLe résultat de tout contrôle effectué par un vétérinaire pour une maladie transmissible ou par un laboratoire agréé par le service vétérinaire gouvernemental du pays doit être noté clairement et en détails par le vétérinaire qui représente l'autorité demandant le contrôle. Laboratory health testThe result of every test carried out for a transmissible disease by a veterinarian or a laboratory authorized by the government veterinary service of the country must be entered clearly and in detail by the veterinarian acting on behalf of the authority requesting the test.SECTION VIII Exigences sanitaires de base Les exigences ne sont pas valables pour l'introduction dans la Communauté Basic health requirements These requirements are not valid to enter the Community Je soussigné (1) certifie que l'équidé décrit dans le passeport no .................... délivré par satisfait aux conditions suivantes:I, the undersigned (1), hereby certify that the equid described in passport No .................... issued by satisfies the following conditions:(a) il a été examiné ce jour, ne présente aucun signe clinique de maladie et est apte au transport;it has been examined this day, presents no clinical sign of disease and is fit for transport;(b) il n'est pas destiné à l'abattage dans le cadre d'un programme national d'éradication d'une maladie transmissible;it is not intended for slaughter under a national eradication programme for a transmissible disease;(c) il ne provient pas d'une exploitation faisant l'objet de mesures de restriction pour des motifs de police sanitaire et n'a pas été en contact avec des équidés d'une telle exploitation;it does not come from a holding subject to restrictions for animal health reasons and has not been in contact with equidae on such a holding;(d) à ma connaissance, il n'a pas été en contact avec des équidés atteints d'une maladie transmissible au cours des 15 jours précédant l'embarquement.to the best of my knowledge, it has not been in contact with equidae affected by a transmissible disease during the 15 days prior to loading.LA PRÉSENTE CERTIFICATION EST VALABLE 10 JOURS À COMPTER DE LA DATE DE SA SIGNATURE PAR LE VÉTÉRINAIRE OFFICIEL.THIS CERTIFICATION IS VALID FOR 10 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF SIGNATURE BY THE OFFICIAL VETERINARIAN."""" ID=""3"">Oui/non (barrer la mention inutile) Yes/no (delete as appropriate)""> ID=""3"">Oui/non (barrer la mention inutile) Yes/no (delete as appropriate)""> ID=""3"">Oui/non (barrer la mention inutile) Yes/no (delete as appropriate)""> ID=""3"">Oui/non (barrer la mention inutile) Yes/no (delete as appropriate)""> ID=""3"">Oui/non (barrer la mention inutile) Yes/no (delete as appropriate)""> ID=""3"">Oui/non (barrer la mention inutile) Yes/no (delete as appropriate) "">Maladies dont l'inclusion dans le certificat zoosanitaire joint au passeport doit être envisagée Diseases for which an endorsement must be made on the health certificate attached to the passport 1. Peste équine - African horse sickness 2. Stomatite vésiculeuse - vesicular stomatitis 3. Dourine - dourine 4. Morve - glanders 5. Encéphalomyélites équines (tous types) - equine encephalomyelitis (all types) 6. Anémie infectieuse - infectious anaemia 7. Rage - rabies 8. Fièvre charbonneuse - anthrax(1) Ce document doit être signé dans les 48 heures précédant le déplacement international de l'équidé. (2) This document must be signed within 48 hours prior to international transport of the equid. +",import;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;third country;health certificate;equidae;ass;colt;donkey;equine species;foal;horse;mare;mule,17 +1658,"81/518/EEC: Council Decision of 6 July 1981 on the restructuring of the system for agricultural surveys in Italy. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Whereas it is necessary, for effective and balanced implementation of the common agricultural policy in Italy, especially in the Mezzogiorno regions, to have statistical information of satisfactory scope and reliability on agricultural holdings in Italy and on the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products;Whereas in Italy the system of statistical surveys carried out in agriculture at present on territorial units, and partially on economic units, has hitherto satisfied Community requirements in respect of a number of censuses in a somewhat ad hoc manner as regards both execution and financing ; whereas, therefore, a restructuring of the information collecting system is highly desirable with a view to providing a more solid basis for the statistical information to be provided ; whereas the system could at the same time be brought into line with those in other Member States, thus improving comparability within the Community;Whereas, because of economic and budgetary constraints, the Italian Government does not have sufficient means to make the considerable effort involved in establishing a statistical system comparable to those which already exist in the other Member States;Whereas the implementation of an effective system for recording agricultural statistics in Italy will be in the interest of the Community and will contribute to the attainment of the objectives defined in Article 39 (1) (a) of the Treaty, including the structural changes necessary for the proper functioning of the common market;Whereas a Community contribution to the financing of the measures to be taken is envisaged without, however, making expenditure relating to administrative costs and personnel, within the meaning of Article 1 (4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 (3), as last amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3509/80 (4), eligible under the Community budget;Whereas the terms should be defined on which the Community will help to finance the planning and operation of a statistical programme in the Member State concerned ; whereas while the Italian Government should retain responsibility for such planning, account being taken of existing administrative structures, certain conditions should be laid down to guarantee optimum utilization of the Community's financial contribution;Whereas the Community must be able to ensure that the measures taken by the Italian Government will help to attain the objectives of the joint action and will fulfil the conditions under which the Community financing is granted;Whereas a procedure should be laid down whereby the Member States and the Commission will cooperate closely in the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics,. In order to organize in Italy a system of statistical surveys on agricultural matters which will fully satisfy Community requirements for statistical information in this field, the Italian Government shall ensure: (a) the gradual introduction of a coherent programme of statistical surveys, conducted on the basis of samples at agricultural holdings level, by interviewers chosen and specially trained for that purpose;(b) the strengthening or creation of a regional technical and administrative infrastructure which ensures that the required surveys are carried out and that the data are forwarded to the Istituto Centrale di Statistica (ISTAT).(1) OJ No C 212, 20.8.1980, p. 5. (2) OJ No C 327, 15.12.1980, p. 101. (3) OJ No L 94, 28.4.1970, p. 13. (4) OJ No L 367, 31.12.1980, p. 87. The Italian Government shall ensure that, once the restructuring is completed, the organization of the system of statistical surveys referred to in Article 1 guarantees the completion of the surveys required or likely to be required at Community level and that these surveys fulfil the requirements of Community law as regards the field and purpose of the surveys, and the reliability and time limits prescribed, without obtaining any further financial aid from the Community, other than the contribution provided for in this Decision, except in cases where Community contributions are also laid down for the other Member States. 1. The organization of the system of surveys referred to in Article 1 shall begin in 1981 and be followed as soon as possible by the introduction of a programme of surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings. The timetable for the organization of the new system and the introduction of the programme of surveys shall be as follows: (a) 1982 : sample surveys to be held in two or three regions. This will provide an opportunity to test the methods used by the technical staff employed by the ""Assessorati dell'Agricoltura e delle Foreste"" and trained for this purpose;(b) 1983 : new questionnaires and sample survey methods will be tested in two or three regions in order to make it possible to draw up a series of options on the basis of the results of the survey on the structure of agricultural holdings;(c) 1984 : the experimental surveys will be extended to other regions;(d) 1985 : first experimental application at national level of the new system of surveys with the new organization;(e) 1986/87 : introduction of the new system throughout the territory of the Italian Republic (1986). In particular, in 1987, with the Commission's assistance, it will be possible to determine which, if any, definitive methodological improvements are required.2. The Italian Government shall be entitled to submit amendments to the programme referred to in paragraph 1. The Commission shall decide whether such amendments shall be admitted, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 6, after consultation of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics. 1. From 1981 to 1986, the Italian Government shall submit an annual programme of measures to implement the programme defined in Article 1. This programme shall contain information on: (a) all the surveys to be carried out in the following year, specifying the field of observation, the sampling plan, the questionnaires to be used and the anticipated statistical errors;(b) experience gained from the implementation of the previous annual programme, including progress made in the institution of the new survey system at regional level in each production sector, the statistical errors recorded and measures taken to increase the reliability of results.2. These annual programmes shall be forwarded to the Commission by the Italian Government before the end of June of the preceding year for appropriate examination.However, the first programme shall be forwarded at the latest three months after this Decision enters into force.3. At the request of the Commission, the Italian Government shall provide further information on the programme submitted in accordance with paragraph 1.The Commission shall decide whether to approve the annual programmes in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 6, after consulting the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics. 1. The Community's total share in the programme referred to in Article 1 is estimated at a maximum of 15 million ECU.2. This contribution shall be made available to the Italian Government in six yearly instalments after submission and approval of the annual programme of implementation referred to in Article 4 and subject to the preceding annual programme having been carried out.3. The annual distribution of the total amount referred to in paragraph 1 shall depend on the progress made in the implementation of the programme. 1. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be followed, the matter shall be referred to the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics by its chairman, either on his own initiative or at the request of the representative of a Member State.2. The Commission representative shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics shall give its opinion on these measures within a time limit which may be set by the chairman in accordance with the urgency of the matters submitted for discussion. It shall act by a majority of 45 votes, the votes of the Member States being weighted as laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty. The chairman shall not vote.3. The Commission shall adopt the measures, which shall be immediately applicable. However, if they are not in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics, the Commission shall submit them to the Council without delay ; if this is done, the Commission may delay the application of the proposed measures by not more than one month after the date of submission.The Council may take a different decision within a period of one month, acting by a qualified majority. This Decision shall take effect on the day following its adoption. This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.. Done at Brussels, 6 July 1981.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. HOWE +",Italy;Italian Republic;agricultural statistics;agricultural structure;agrarian structure;farm structure;structure of agricultural production;utilised agricultural area;UAA;area sown;cultivated area;planted area;utilized agricultural area;area of holding;acreage;size of holding;sampling,17 +11,"Council Directive 68/364/EEC of 15 October 1968 laying down detailed provisions concerning transitional measures in respect of activities of self-employed persons in retail trade (ISIC ex Group 612). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 54 (2), 57, 63 (2) and 66 thereof;Having regard to the General Programme for the abolition of restrictions on freedom of establishment 1, and in particular the second and third paragraphs of Title V thereof;Having regard to the General Programme for the abolition of restrictions on freedom to provide services 2, and in particular the second and third paragraphs of Title VI thereof;Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament 3;Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee 4;Whereas, besides making provision for the abolition of restrictions, the General Programmes provide that it should be examined whether such abolition should be preceded, accompanied or followed by mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications, and by the co-ordination of provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action concerning the taking up and pursuit of the activities in question, and whether, if need be, transitional measures should be adopted pending such recognition or co-ordination;Whereas not all Member States impose conditions for the taking up and pursuit of activities in retail trade ; whereas, while in some cases there is freedom to take up and pursue such activities, in other cases there are stringent provisions making the taking up and pursuit thereof subject to possession of formal qualifications;Whereas the Council, at the time of approving the General Programmes, found that in respect of retail trade co-ordination and recognition pose problems the solution of which requires detailed preparation;Whereas it is therefore not possible to effect the co-ordination provided for at the same time as the abolition of restrictions ; whereas such co-ordination must be effected at a later date;Whereas, in the absence of immediate co-ordination, it nevertheless appears desirable to make it easier to attain freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services in respect of the activities in question by the adoption of transitional measures of the kind envisaged in the General Programmes ; whereas this should be done primarily in order to avoid causing exceptional difficulties for nationals of Member States in which the taking up of such activities is not subject to any conditions;Whereas, in order to prevent such difficulties arising, the main object of the transitional measures should be to allow, as sufficient qualification for taking up the activities in question in host States which have rules governing the taking up of such activities, the fact the occupation has been pursued in a Community country other than the host country for a reasonable period of time, such period being, in cases where no previous training is required, sufficiently recent to ensure that the person concerned possesses professional knowledge equivalent to that required of the host country's own nationals;Whereas the rules of the host country will apply for the purpose of delimiting the branch of trade referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 4 (1) of this Directive;Whereas the transitional measures already adopted cover inter alia the professional activities of intermediaries who carry out wholesale selling by auction on behalf of others ; and whereas the provisions of 1OJ No 2, 15.1.1962, p. 36/62. 2OJ No 2, 15.1.1962, p. 32/62. 3OJ No 187, 9.11.1965, p. 2919/65. 4OJ No 199, 20.11.1965, p. 3014/65.those transitional measures may be made to apply to retail selling by auction;Whereas the transitional measures provided for in this Directive apply to activities of self-employed persons in retail trade covered by Article 2 of the Council Directive of 15 October 1968 1 concerning the attainment of freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services in respect of activities of self-employed persons in retail trade (ISIC ex Group 612);Whereas, owing to differences in the views taken by the various Member States of certain activities, it can happen that an activity which in one State is regarded as falling within retail trade may in another be regarded as falling within the food manufacturing and beverage industries ; whereas, to resolve any difficulties caused by such differences, the definitions given in the laws of the host country should be referred to in each case in order to determine which Directive on transitional measures should be applied;Whereas, as regards States which do not make the taking up of the activities in question subject to any rules, in order to avoid a disproportionate influx into those States of persons who are unable to satisfy the conditions laid down in respect of the taking up and pursuit of such activities in the country whence they come, provision should be made for those States to be authorised, where appropriate and in respect of one or more activities, to require nationals of other Member States to furnish proof that they are qualified to pursue the activity in question in the country whence they come;Whereas, however, considerable caution should be exercised in granting such authorisations, for, if too generally applied, they might hinder freedom of movement ; whereas they should therefore be limited, both as to their period of validity and as to their scope, and, as is generally provided in the Treaty in respect of the administration of protective measures, the granting of such authorisations should be entrusted to the Commission,Whereas the main purpose of the measures provided for in this Directive will disappear once the co-ordination of conditions for the taking up and pursuit of the activities in question and the mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other formal evidence of qualifications has been achieved;. 1. Member States, acting in accordance with the provisions hereinafter laid down, shall adopt the following transitional measures in respect of establishment or provision of services in their territories by natural persons or companies or firms covered by Title I of the General Programmes (hereinafter called ""beneficiaries"") wishing to engage in the activities of self-employed persons referred to in paragraph 2.2. The activities in question are those covered by the Council Directive of 15 October 1968 concerning the attainment of freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services in respect of activities of self-employed persons in retail trade (ISIC ex Group 612), with the exception of activities of intermediaries who carry out retail selling by auction on behalf of others.3. The professional activities of intermediaries who carry out retail selling by auction on behalf of other persons are governed, as regards transitional measures, by the provisions of Article 2 et seq of the Council Directive of 25 February 1964 laying down detailed provisions concerning transitional measures in respect of activities in wholesale trade and activities of intermediaries in commerce, industry and small craft industries. Where, according to the laws of a Member State, certain activities fall not within retail trade but rather within the food manufacturing industry or the beverage industry, the appropriate Directive laying down detailed provisions concerning transitional measures in the field in question shall apply to those activities in that Member State. Member States in which the taking up or pursuit of any activity referred to in Article 1 (2) is subject to possession of certain qualifications shall ensure that any beneficiary who applies therefor be provided, before he establishes himself or before he begins to pursue any activity on a temporary basis, with information as to the rules governing the occupation which he proposes to pursue. 1. Where, in a Member State, the taking up or pursuit of any activity referred to in Article 1 (2) is dependent on the possession or general, commercial, or professional knowledge and ability, that Member State shall accept as sufficient evidence of such knowledge and ability the fact that the activity in question has been pursued in another Member State for any of the following periods: 1OJ No L 260, 22.10.1968, p. 1. (a) three consecutive years either in an independent capacity or in a managerial capacity;(b) two consecutive years either in an independent capacity or in a managerial capacity, where the beneficiary can prove that for the occupation in question he has received previous tranining, attested by a certificate recognised by the State, or regarded by the competent professional or trade body as fully satisfying its requirements ; or(c) two consecutive years in an independent capacity or in a managerial capacity, where the beneficiary can prove that he has pursued the occupation in question for at least three years in a non-independent capacity ; or(d) three consecutive years in a non-independent capacity where the beneficiary can prove that for the occupation in question he has received previous training, attested by a certificate recognised by the State or regarded by the competent professional or trade body as fully satisfying its requirements.The host Member State may require of nationals of other Member States, in so far as it so requires of its own nationals, that the activity in question should have been pursued, and vocational training received, in the branch of trade (or in a related branch) in the host country in which the beneficiary wishes to establish himself.2. In the cases referred to in subparagraphs (a) and (c) of paragraph 1 pursuit of the activity shall not have ceased more than ten years before the date when the application provided for in Article 6 (2) is made. However, where a shorter period is laid down in a Member State for its own nationals, that period may also be applied in respect of beneficiaries. 1. Where, in a Member State, the taking up or pursuit of any activity referred to in Article 1 (2) is not subject to the possession of general, commercial or professional knowledge or ability, that State may, if serious difficulties result from the application of the Council Directive referred to in Article 1 (2), request from the Commission authorisation, for a limited period and in respect of one or more specified activities, to require from nationals of other Member States who wish to pursue those activities in its territory proof that they possess the qualifications required for the pursuit of such activities, either in an independent capacity or in a managerial capacity, in the country whence they come.Use shall not be made of this power in respect of a person who comes from a country which does not make the taking up of the activity in question subject to proof of particular knowledge, or in respect of a person who has lived in the host country for at least five years.2. On receipt of a request from the Member State concerned stating the reasons on which it is based, the Commission shall forthwith specify the conditions on which the authorisation provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article will be granted and lay down detailed rules concerning its implementation. 1. A person shall be regarded as having pursued an activity in a managerial capacity within the meaning of Articles 4 and 5 if he has pursued such an activity in an industrial or commercial undertaking in the field in question: (a) as manager of an undertaking or manager of a branch of an undertaking ; or(b) as deputy to the proprietor or to the manager of an undertaking, where such post involves responsibility equivalent to that of the proprietor or manager represented ; or(c) in a managerial post with duties of a commercial nature and with responsibility for one or more departments of the undertaking2. Proof that the conditions laid down in Article 4 (1) or in Article 5 (1) are satisfied shall be established by certificates issued by the competent authority or body in the country whence the person concerned comes, which such person shall submit in support of his application for authorisation to pursue the activity or activities in question in the host country.3. Member States shall, within the time limit laid down in Article 8, designate the authorities and bodies competent to issue these certificates and shall forthwith inform the other Member States and the Commission thereof. The provisions of this Directive shall remain applicable until the entry into force of provisions relating to the co-ordination of national rules concerning the taking up and pursuit of the activities in question. Member States shall adopt the measures necessary to comply with this Directive within six months of its notification and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. Member States shall ensure that the texts of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive are communicated to the Commission. 0This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 15 October 1968.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. SEDATI +",transitional period (EU);EC limited period;EC transitional measures;EC transitional period;transition period (EU);provision of services;professional qualifications;professional ability;professional competence;professional incompetence;required job qualifications;retail trade;retail dealer;retailer;right of establishment;freedom of establishment;self-employment,17 +39577,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 40/2011 of 19 January 2011 on the issue of import licences for applications submitted in the first seven days of January 2011 under the tariff quota for high-quality beef administered by Regulation (EC) No 620/2009. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 620/2009 of 13 July 2009 providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for high-quality beef (3) sets out detailed rules for the submission and issue of import licences.(2) Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 provides that in cases where quantities covered by licence applications exceed the quantities available for the quota period, allocation coefficients should be fixed for the quantities covered by each licence application. The applications for import licences submitted pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 620/2009 between 1 and 7 January 2011 exceed the quantities available. Therefore, the extent to which import licences may be issued and the allocation coefficient should be determined,. Import licence applications covered by the quota with order number 09.4449 and submitted between 1 and 7 January 2011 in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 620/2009, shall be multiplied by an allocation coefficient of 84,156557 %. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 January 2011.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.(3)  OJ L 182, 15.7.2009, p. 25. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;product quality;quality criterion;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;beef;Community certification,17 +4663,"2008/483/EC: Commission Decision of 18 June 2008 establishing the Community’s financial contribution to the expenditure incurred in the context of the emergency measures taken to combat classical swine fever in Germany in 2006 (notified under document number C(2008) 2722). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), and in particular Articles 3(3) and 3(5) first indent thereof,Whereas:(1) Decision 90/424/EEC lays down the procedures governing the Community’s financial contribution towards specific veterinary measures, including emergency measures. With a view to helping to eradicate classical swine fever as rapidly as possible the Community should contribute financially to eligible expenditure borne by the Member States. Article 3(5) first indent of that Decision lays down rules on the percentage that must be applied to the costs incurred by the Member States.(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 349/2005 lays down rules on the Community financing of emergency measures and of the campaign to combat certain animal diseases under Council Decision 90/424/EEC (2). Article 3 of that Regulation lays down rules on the expenditure eligible for Community financial support.(3) Commission Decision 2006/777/EC of 14 November 2006 on a financial contribution from the Community towards the eradication of classical swine fever in Germany in 2006 (3) granted a financial contribution from the Community to Germany towards the costs incurred in taking emergency measures to combat classical swine fever in 2006. In accordance with that Decision, a first tranche of EUR 5 000 000 was paid.(4) On 6 December 2006, Germany submitted an official request for reimbursement as set out in Articles 7(1) and 7(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 349/2005.(5) From 23 April to 27 April 2007, the Commission carried out an audit in situ as set out in Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 349/2005. The Commission’s observations, method of calculating the eligible expenditure and final conclusions were communicated to Germany in a letter dated 6 February 2008.(6) The payment of the Community financial contribution must be subject to the condition that the planned activities were actually implemented and that the authorities provided all the necessary information within the set deadlines.(7) The German authorities have fully complied with their technical and administrative obligations as set out in Article 3(2) of Decision 90/424/EEC and Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 349/2005.(8) In view of the above considerations, the total amount of the Community’s financial support to the eligible expenditure incurred associated with the eradication of classical swine fever in Germany in 2006 should now be fixed.(9) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Financial contribution from the Community to GermanyThe total Community financial contribution towards the expenditure associated with eradicating classical swine fever in Germany in 2006 is fixed at EUR 8 315 827,65. Payment arrangementsThe balance of the Community financial contribution is fixed at EUR 3 315 827,65. AddresseeThis Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Brussels, 18 June 2008.For the CommissionAndroulla VASSILIOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. Decision last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 55, 1.3.2005, p. 12.(3)  OJ L 314, 15.11.2006, p. 37. +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;animal plague;cattle plague;rinderpest;swine fever,17 +3029,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1067/84 of 17 April 1984 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2167/83 laying down detailed rules for the supply of milk and certain milk products to schoolchildren. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 856/84 (2), and in particular Article 26 (4) thereof,Whereas Article 11 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2167/83 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2603/83 (4), provides that during the 1983/84 school year Member States may derogate from certain provisions relating to management and control laid down in that Regulation on condition that they arrange for measures offering guarantees equivalent to the said provisions and that they notify the Commission of such measures;Whereas experience has demonstrated the need to extend this authorization by a year;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 2167/83 is hereby replaced by the following:'Article 11During the 1984/85 school year Member States may derogate from Articles 5 (2), 6 and 7 on condition that they arrange for measures offering guarantees equivalent to the provisions of the said Articles and that they notify the Commission of such measures before 1 October 1984.' This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 August 1984.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 April 1984.For the CommissionPoul DALSAGERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.(2) OJ No L 90, 1. 4. 1984, p. 10.(3) OJ No L 206, 30. 7. 1983, p. 75.(4) OJ No L 258, 17. 9. 1983, p. 16. +",milk;delivery;consignment;delivery costs;means of delivery;shipment;milk product;dairy produce;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union;educational institution;school;teaching institution,17 +18891,"Commission directive 1999/39/EC of 6 May 1999 amending Directive 96/5/EC on processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 89/398/EEC of 3 May 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses(1), as amended by Directive 96/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,After consulting the Scientific Committee for Food,(1) Whereas Article 6 of Commission Directive 96/5/EC(3), as amended by Directive 98/36/EC(4), provides that processed cereal-based foods and baby foods shall not contain any substance in such quantity as to endanger the health of infants and young children and that necessary maximum levels for such substances shall be established without delay;(2) Whereas different regulations on the maximum levels of pesticide residues in processed cereal-based foods and baby foods cause trade barriers between certain Member States;(3) Whereas maximum levels for pesticide residues stipulated in Council Directive 76/895/EEC of 23 November 1976 relating to the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on fruit and vegetables(5), as last amended by Directive 97/41/EC(6), in Council Directive 86/362/EEC of 24 July 1986 on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on cereals(7), as last amended by Directive 98/82/EC(8), in Council Directive 86/363/EEC of 24 July 1986 on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on foodstuffs of animal origin(9), as last amended by Directive 98/82/EC, and in Council Directive 90/642/EEC of 27 November 1990 on the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on certain products of plant origin, including fruit and vegetables(10), as last amended by Directive 98/82/EC, are without prejudice to specific provisions applicable to processed cereal-based foods and baby foods;(4) Whereas, taking into account the Community's international obligations, in cases where the relevant scientific evidence is insufficient, the precautionary principle allows the Community to provisionally adopt measures on the basis of available pertinent information, pending an additional assessment of risk and a review of the measure within a reasonable period of time;(5) Whereas on the basis of the two opinions given by the Scientific Committee for Food on 19 September 1997 and 4 June 1998 there are at presents doubts as to the adequacy of existing acceptable daily intake values (ADI) for the protection of the health of infants and young children; whereas the doubts expressed concern not only pesticides and pesticide residues, but also dangerous chemical substances, and consequently the Commission will examine the possibility of fixing, as soon as possible, maximum levels for heavy metals in foods intended for infants and young children;(6) Whereas, therefore, as far as foods for particular nutritional uses intended for infants and young children are concerned, it is appropriate to adopt a very low common limit for all pesticides pending case-by-case scientific screening and evaluation of substances;(7) Whereas this very low common limit should be fixed at 0,01 mg/kg which is in practice the minimum detectable level;(8) Whereas the Commission in cooperation with interesed parties will endeavour to complete the review without delay and to fix the appropriate and scientifically justified levels to be incorporated in a new Annex VII;(9) Whereas severe limitations on pesticide residues should be required; whereas, with careful selection of raw materials, and given that processed cereal-based foods and baby foods undergo extensive processing during their manufacture, it is feasible to produce products containing very low levels of pesticide residues;(10) Whereas, however, for a small number of pesticides even such low levels might allow the possibility that under worst-case intake conditions the ADI of these pesticides is exceeded; whereas, therefore, processed cereal-based foods and baby foods should be free of those particular pesticides and should be produced without the use of such pesticides;(11) Whereas, as and when ADI is derived from the scientific evaluation of pesticides carried out pursuant to Council Directive 91/414/EEC(11), as last amended by Commission Directive 1999/1/EC(12), this ADI will be used as the basis for the establishment of maximum residue limits for processed cereal-based foods and baby foods, using, where appropriate, the approach followed in the framework of Directives 86/362/EEC, 86/363/EEC and 90/642/EEC;(12) Whereas this Directive reflects current knowledge about these substances; whereas any amendment, based on scientific or technical progress, will be decided by the procedure laid down in Article 13 of Directive 89/398/EEC;(13) Whereas Directive 96/5/EC should be amended accordingly;(14) Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Foodstuffs,. Directive 96/5/EC is hereby amended as follows:1. The following indent is added to Article 1(4): ""- 'pesticide residue' shall mean the residue in processed cereal-based foods and baby foods of a plant protection product, as defined in point 1 of Article 2 of Council Directive 91/414/EEC(13), including its metabolites and products resulting from its degradation or reaction,""2. Article 6 is replaced by the following: ""Article 61. Processed cereals-based foods and baby foods shall not contain any substance in such quantity as to endanger the health of infants and young children. Necessary maximum levels shall be established without delay.2. Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods shall not contain residues of individual pesticides at levels exceeding 0,01 mg/kg, except for those substances for which specific levels have been set in Annex VII, in which case these specific levels shall apply.The above levels apply to processed cereal-based foods and baby foods as proposed ready for consumption or as reconstitued according to the instructions of the manufacturer.Analytical methods for determining the levels of pesticide residues shall be generally acceptable standardised methods.3. Those pesticides listed in Annex VIII shall not be used in agricultural products intended for the production of processed cereal-based foods and baby foods.4. Microbiological criteria shall be established as necessary;""3. the following Annexes VII and VIII are added:""ANNEX VIISpecific maximum residue levels of pesticides in processed cereal-based foods and baby foods>PIC FILE= ""L_1999124EN.000902.EPS"">ANNEX VIIIPesticides which shall not be used in agricultural products intended for the production of processed cereal-based foods and baby foods.Chemical name of the substance"" Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 30 June 2000. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.Those laws, regulations and administrative provisions shall be applied in such a way as to:(a) permit trade in products conforming to this Directive no later than 30 June 2000;(b) prohibit trade in products which do not comply with this Directive, with effect from 1 July 2002.When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made. This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 6 May 1999.For the CommissionMartin BANGEMANNMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 186, 30.6.1989, p. 27.(2) OJ L 48, 19.2.1997, p. 20.(3) OJ L 49, 28.2.1996, p. 17.(4) OJ L 167, 12.6.1998, p. 23.(5) OJ L 340, 9.12.1976, p. 26.(6) OJ L 184, 12.7.1997, p. 33.(7) OJ L 221, 7.8.1986, p. 37.(8) OJ L 290, 29.10.1998, p. 25.(9) OJ L 221, 7.8.1986, p. 43.(10) OJ L 350, 14.12.1990, p. 71.(11) OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1.(12) OJ L 21, 28.1.1999, p. 21.(13) OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1 +",baby food;baby foodstuffs;food for infants;nutrition;food;food hygiene;food sanitation;food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;foodstuffs legislation;regulations on foodstuffs;cereal product;cereal preparation;processed cereal product,17 +13942,"Council Directive 95/212/EC of 29 May 1995 concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (Austria). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas (1), and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3),Whereas a significant proportion of the territory of the new Member States suffers from permanent natural handicaps and Declaration No 37 of the 1994 Act of Accession recognizes that the boundaries of the mountain and other less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Article 3 of Directive 75/268/EEC should be established without delay;Whereas the permanent natural handicaps in these areas result in higher production costs and prevent farmers in these areas from obtaining a reasonable income from their production at a level similar to that available to comparable farmers in other regions;Whereas, in accordance with Article 2 (1) of Directive 75/268/EEC, the Austrian Government has sent the Commission a list of municipalities (Gemeinden) liable to appear on the Community list of less-favoured farming areas, together with the information relating to the characteristics of those areas;Whereas the indices which have been selected are the existence of very difficult climatic conditions, as referred to in the first indent of Article 3 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC, and a minimum altitude of 700 m (central point of the locality or the average altitude of the municipality) or exceptionally, 600 m, in the Salzburg Alpine foreland and the area bordering the Mur river (Murtal) in Upper Styria;Whereas the steep slopes referred to in the second indent of Article 3 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC are defined as being greater than 20 %;Whereas, where there is a combination of the above two factors, the characteristics selected are a minimum altitude of 500 m and an average slope of at least 15 %;Whereas a limited number of the proposed municipalities do not fully satisfy the requirements, but nevertheless fully satisfy those of Article 3 (4) of Directive 75/268/EEC; whereas, since their economy is closely linked with that of neighbouring municipalities classified according to Article 3 (3) and their territory forms an enclave within these neighbouring municipalities and is relatively small compared to them, these municipalities may nevertheless be classified among the mountain areas;Whereas in cases involving the presence of infertile land and where the economic results of farming are appreciably lower than the average, as referred to in Article 3 (4) (a) and (b) of Directive 75/268/EEC, the areas have been defined using a complex index; 'the agricultural comparability index' (Betriebszahl, abbreviated as 'BZ';Whereas for the less-favoured farming areas the maximum value of the average index has been fixed at 30, this figure corresponding to 70 % of the national average index of 42; whereas, in specific cases, this average index has been fixed at 35 for the less-favoured farming areas where permanent grassland and pasture cover more than 80 % of the usable agricultural area;Whereas the following indices have been chosen in respect of low or dwindling population as referred to in Article 3 (4) (c) of Directive 75/268/EEG: density of not more than 55 inhabitants per km² (the national average is 93) or an annual depopulation rate exceeding 0,5 %, together with the working population engaged in farming forming a significant proportion of the total working population of the municipality;Whereas, in areas where the average index is below 30, certain municipalities may reach a density of 70 inhabitants per km²;Whereas, for the definition of the areas affected by specific handicaps which may be included among the less-favoured areas referred to in Article 3 (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC account is taken of the occurrence of unfavourable natural conditions (BZ) below 30 and of specific permanent handicaps characteristic of:- an extremely hilly area with pronounced slopes,- a wet or marshy area,- an area regularly subject to flooding,- a border area of the Community;Whereas the total surface area of the areas referred to in Article 3 (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC does not exceed 4 % of the total surface area of the Member State;Whereas the nature and level of the above indices selected by the Austrian Government for identifying the types of area notified to the Commission are in conformity with the characteristics of mountain areas, less-favoured areas and the areas affected by specific handicaps respectively, as referred to in Article 3 (3), (4) and (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC,. The areas situated in the Republic of Austria which appear in Annexes I, II and III shall form part of the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3), (4) and (5) of Directive 72/268/EEC. This Directive is addressed to the Republic of Austria.. Done at Brussels, 29 May 1995.For the CouncilThe PresidentPh. VASSEUR(1) OJ No L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 1. Directive as last amended by the 1994 Act of Accession.(2) OJ No C 125, 22. 5. 1995, p. 1.(3) OJ No C 126, 22. 5. 1995.ANEXO I Zonas desfavorecidas tal como se definen en el apartado 3 del artículo 3 de la Directiva 75/268/CEE BILAG I Ugunstigt stillede omraader, jf. artikel 3, stk. 3, i direktiv 75/268/EOEF ANHANG I Benachteiligte Gebiete im Sinne von Artikel 3 Absatz 3 der Richtlinie 75/268/EWG ÐÁÑÁÑÔÇÌÁ É ÌaaéïíaaêôéêÝò ðaañéï÷Ýò êáôUE ôçí Ýííïéá ôïõ UEñèñïõ 3 ðáñUEãñáoeïò 3 ôçò ïaeçãssáò 75/268/AAÏÊ ANNEX I Less-favoured areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC ANNEXE I Zones défavorisées au titre de l'article 3 paragraphe 3 de la directive 75/268/CEE ALLEGATO I Zone svantaggiate ai sensi dell'articolo 3, paragrafo 3 della direttiva 75/268/CEE BIJLAGE I Probleemgebieden in de zin van artikel 3, lid 3, van Richtlijn 75/268/EEG ANEXO I Zonas desfavorecidas na acepção do no. 3 do artigo 3o. da Directiva 75/268/CEE LIITE I Direktiivin 75/268/ETY 3 artiklan 3 kohdan mukaisesti epaesuotuisiksi maeaeritettyjae alueita BILAGA I Mindre gynnade omraaden i enlighet med artikel 3.3 i direktiv 75/268/EEG>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE POSITION>ANEXO II Zonas desfavorecidas tal como se definen en el apartado 4 del artículo 3 de la Directiva 75/268/CEE BILAG II Ugunstigt stillede omraader, jf. artikel 3, stk. 4, i direktiv 75/268/EOEF ANHANG II Benachteiligte Gebiete im Sinne von Artikel 3 Absatz 4 der Richtlinie 75/268/EWG ÐÁÑÁÑÔÇÌÁ ÉÉ ÌaaéïíaaêôéêÝò ðaañéï÷Ýò êáôUE ôçí Ýííïéá ôïõ UEñèñïõ 3 ðáñUEãñáoeïò 4 ôçò ïaeçãssáò 75/268/AAÏÊ ANNEX II Less-favoured areas within the meaning of Article 3 (4) of Directive 75/268/EEC ANNEXE II Zones défavorisées au titre de l'article 3 paragraphe 4 de la directive 75/268/CEE ALLEGATO II Zone svantaggiate ai sensi dell'articolo 3, paragrafo 4 della direttiva 75/268/CEE BIJLAGE II Probleemgebieden in de zin van artikel 3, lid 4, van Richtlijn 75/268/EEG ANEXO II Zonas desfavorecidas na acepção do no. 4 do artigo 3o. da Directiva 75/268/CEE LIITE II Direktiivin 75/268/ETY 3 artiklan 4 kohdan mukaisesti epaesuotuisiksi maeaeritettyjae alueita BILAGA II Mindre gynnade omraaden i enlighet med artikel 3.4 i direktiv 75/268/EEG>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>ANEXO III Zonas desfavorecidas tal como se definen en el apartado 5 del artículo 3 de la Directiva 75/268/CEE BILAG III Ugunstigt stillede omraader, jf. artikel 3, stk. 5, i direktiv 75/268/EOEF ANHANG III Benachteiligte Gebiete im Sinne von Artikel 3 Absatz 5 der Richtlinie 75/268/EWG ÐÁÑÁÑÔÇÌÁ ÉÉÉ ÌaaéïíaaêôéêÝò ðaañéï÷Ýò êáôUE ôçí Ýííïéá ôïõ UEñèñïõ 3 ðáñUEãñáoeïò 5 ôçò ïaeçãssáò 75/268/AAÏÊ ANNEX III Less-favoured areas within the meaning of Article 3 (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC ANNEXE III Zones défavorisées au titre de l'article 3 paragraphe 5 de la directive 75/268/CEE ALLEGATO III Zone svantaggiate ai sensi dell'articolo 3, paragrafo 5 della direttiva 75/268/CEE BIJLAGE III Probleemgebieden in de zin van artikel 3, lid 5, van Richtlijn 75/268/EEG ANEXO III Zonas desfavorecidas na acepção do no. 5 do artigo 3o. da Directiva 75/268/CEE LIITE III Direktiivin 75/268/ETY 3 artiklan 5 kohdan mukaisesti epaesuotuisiksi maeaeritettyjae alueita BILAGA III Mindre gynnade omraaden i enlighet med artikel 3.5 i direktiv 75/268/EEG>TABLE>> TABLE POSITION>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE> +",less-favoured agricultural area;area with specific problems;less-favoured agricultural region;mountain region;mountain area;farm income;agricultural income;population density;grassland;grazing land;land under grass;ley;meadow;pasture;Austria;Republic of Austria;climate,17 +3355,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3610/84 of 20 December 1984 altering the amount of the special carry-over premium for Mediterranean sardines and anchovies. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 of 29 December 1981 on the common organization of the market in fishery products (1),Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2204/82 of 28 July 1982 laying down general rules for the grant of a special carry-over premium for Mediterranean sardines and anchovies (2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2204/82 specified the amounts of the special carry-over premium;Whereas, as provided for in abovementioned Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 2204/82, these amounts may be reviewed to take account in particular of the trend in processing costs within the Community;Whereas it appears from available information that processing costs within the Community have been increased for certain products; whereas the amount of the special carry-over premium for these products should be increased as a consequence;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,. Annex II of Regulation (EEC) No 2204/82 is hereby amended as follows:'II. Amounts of the special carry-over premium1.2 // // // Types of processing referred to in Article 14 (5) of the basic Regulation // Amount for the products noted under point I // // // Production of preserved goods falling within heading No 16.04 of the Common Customs Tariff // 110 ECU/tonne // Production of salted products presented in hermetically sealed containers // 83 ECU/tonne // Other types of processing // 55 ECU/tonne' // // This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1985.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 December 1984.For the CommissionGiorgios CONTOGEORGISMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 379, 31. 12. 1981, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 235, 10. 8. 1982, p. 7. +",processed foodstuff;fish;piscicultural species;species of fish;salted product;food in brine;foodstuff in brine;product in brine;salted food;salted foodstuff;Mediterranean region (EU);EC Mediterranean region;Mediterranean basin;economic support;aid;granting of aid;subvention,17 +5027,"2010/405/: Council Decision of 12 July 2010 authorising enhanced cooperation in the area of the law applicable to divorce and legal separation. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 329(1) thereof,Having regard to the requests made by the Kingdom of Belgium, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Latvia, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Republic of Hungary, Malta, the Republic of Austria, the Portuguese Republic, Romania and the Republic of Slovenia,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,Whereas:(1) The Union has set itself the objective of maintaining and developing an area of freedom, security and justice in which the free movement of persons is ensured. For the progressive establishment of such an area, the Union is to adopt measures relating to judicial cooperation in civil matters with cross-border implications, particularly when necessary for the proper functioning of the internal market.(2) Pursuant to Article 81 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, those measures are to include promoting the compatibility of the rules applicable in the Member States concerning conflict of laws, including measures concerning family law with cross-border implications.(3) On 17 July 2006, the Commission adopted a proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 as regards jurisdiction and introducing rules concerning applicable law in matrimonial matters (hereinafter referred to as ‘the proposed Regulation’).(4) At its meeting on 5 and 6 June 2008 the Council adopted political guidelines which recorded that there was no unanimity to go ahead with the proposed Regulation and insurmountable difficulties existed, making unanimity impossible at the time and in the foreseeable future. It established that the objectives of the proposed Regulation could not be attained within a reasonable period by applying the relevant provisions of the Treaties.(5) In these circumstances, Greece, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg, Hungary, Austria, Romania and Slovenia addressed a request to the Commission by letters dated 28 July 2008 indicating that they intended to establish enhanced cooperation between themselves in the area of applicable law in matrimonial matters and that the Commission should submit a proposal to the Council to that end. Bulgaria addressed an identical request to the Commission by letter dated 12 August 2008. France joined the request by a letter dated 12 January 2009, Germany by a letter dated 15 April 2010, Belgium by a letter dated 22 April 2010, Latvia by a letter dated 17 May 2010, Malta by a letter dated 31 May 2010 and Portugal during the Council meeting of 4 June 2010. On 3 March 2010, Greece withdrew its request. In total, fourteen Member States have requested enhanced cooperation.(6) The enhanced cooperation should provide a clear and comprehensive legal framework in the area of divorce and legal separation in the participating Member States and ensure adequate solutions for citizens in terms of legal certainty, predictability and flexibility and prevent a ‘rush to court’.(7) The conditions laid down in Article 20 of the Treaty on European Union and in Articles 326 and 329 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union are fulfilled.(8) The area of the enhanced cooperation, namely the law applicable to divorce and legal separation, is identified by Article 81(2)(c) and Article 81(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union as one of the areas covered by the Treaties.(9) The requirement of last resort in Article 20(2) of the Treaty on European Union is fulfilled in that the Council established in June 2008 that the objectives of the proposed Regulation cannot be attained within a reasonable period by the Union as a whole.(10) Enhanced cooperation in the area of the law applicable to divorce and legal separation aims to develop judicial cooperation in civil matters having cross-border implications, based on the principle of mutual recognition of judgments, and to ensure the compatibility of the rules applicable in the Member States concerning conflict of laws. Thus, it furthers the objectives of the Union, protects its interests and reinforces its integration process as required by Article 20(1) of the Treaty on European Union.(11) Enhanced cooperation in the area of the law applicable to divorce and legal separation complies with the Treaties and Union law, and it does not undermine the internal market or economic, social and territorial cohesion. It does not constitute a barrier to or discrimination in trade between Member States and does not distort competition between them.(12) Enhanced cooperation in the area of the law applicable to divorce and legal separation respects the competences, rights and obligations of those Member States that do not participate in it. The common conflict-of-law rules in the participating Member States do not affect the rules of the non-participating Member States. The courts of the non-participating Member States continue to apply their existing domestic conflict-of-law rules to determine the law applicable to divorce or legal separation.(13) In particular, enhanced cooperation in the area of the law applicable to divorce and legal separation complies with Union law on judicial cooperation in civil matters, in that enhanced cooperation does not affect any pre-existing acquis.(14) This Decision respects the rights, principles and freedoms recognised in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and in particular Article 21 thereof.(15) Enhanced cooperation in the area of the law applicable to divorce and legal separation is open at any time to all Member States, in accordance with Article 328 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,. The Kingdom of Belgium, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Latvia, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Republic of Hungary, Malta, the Republic of Austria, the Portuguese Republic, Romania and the Republic of Slovenia are hereby authorised to establish enhanced cooperation between themselves in the area of the law applicable to divorce and legal separation by applying the relevant provisions of the Treaties. This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.. Done at Brussels, 12 July 2010.For the CouncilThe PresidentS. LARUELLE +",judicial cooperation;mutual assistance in legal matters;judicial separation;family separation;legal separation;separation of property;divorce;private international law;applicable law;conflict of laws;international civil law;enhanced cooperation;closer cooperation;differentiated integration;hard-core;judicial cooperation in civil matters in the EU;European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters,17 +995,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 1247/89 of 3 May 1989 fixing, for the 1989/90 marketing year, the monthly increases in the activating threshold price, the guide price and the minimum price for peas and field beans. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and in particular Article 43 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1431/82 of 18 May 1982 laying down special measures for peas, field beans and sweet lupins (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1104/88 (2), and in particular Article 2a thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (3),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (4),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (5),Whereas, under Article 2a of Regulation (EEC) No 1431/82, the amounts by which the activating threshold price, the guide price and the minimum price for peas and field beans respectively are increased each month as from the beginning of the third month of the marketing year should be fixed and the number of months during which these increases are applied should be determined for the 1989/90 marketing year;Whereas these increases, equal for each of the months, must be fixed bearing in mind the average storage costs and the level of interest rates recorded in the Community; whereas the average storage costs should be established on the basis of the cost of warehousing in appropriate premises and the handling costs necessary for proper preservation; whereasinterest may be calculated on the basis of the rate considered as normal for the regions of production,. 1. For the 1989/90 marketing year, the amount of the monthly increases in the guide price and the minimum price for peas and field beans shall be fixed at ECU 0,158 per 100 kilograms.2. The increases referred to in paragraph 1 shall be applied for eight months from the beginning of the third month of the marketing year. 1. For the 1989/90 marketing year, the amount of the monthly increases in the activating threshold price of peas and field beans shall be fixed at ECU 0,35 per 100 kilograms.2. The increases referred to in paragraph 1 shall be applied for eight months from the beginning of the third month of the marketing year. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply as from 1 July 1989.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 3 May 1989.For the CouncilThe PresidentP. SOLBES(1) OJ No L 162, 12. 6. 1982, p. 28.(2) OJ No L 110, 29. 4. 1988, p. 16.(3) OJ No C 82, 3. 4. 1989, p. 34.(4) OJ No C 120, 16. 5. 1989.(5) Opinion delivered on 31 March 1989 (not yet published in the Official Journal). +",fixing of prices;price proposal;pricing;leguminous vegetable;bean;broad bean;dried legume;field bean;lentil;pea;farm prices;Community farm price;EC farm price;price for the marketing year;price increase;price rise;rise in prices,17 +3969,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2529/85 of 5 September 1985 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on polypropylene in one of the forms mentioned in Note 3 (d) to Chapter 39, falling within subheading 39.02 C ex IV, originating in Mexico, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3562/84 apply. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3562/84 of 18 December 1984 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1985 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of that Regulation, duties on the products listed in Annex II originating in each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III shall be totally suspended and the products as such shall, as a general rule, be subject to statistical surveillance every three months on the reference base referred to in Article 12; whereas, as provided for in Article 12, where the increase of preferential imports of these products, originating in one or more beneficiary countries, causes, or threatens to cause, economic difficulties in the Community or in a region of the Community, the levying of customs duties may be re-established once the Commission has had an appropriate exchange of information with the Member States; whereas for this purpose the reference base to be considered shall be, as a general rule, 165 % of the highest maximum amount valid for 1980;Whereas, in the case of polypropylene in one of the forms mentioned in Note 3 (d) to Chapter 39, falling within subheading 39.02 C ex IV, the individual ceiling was fixed at 543 400 ECU; whereas, on 18 April 1985, imports of these products into the Community, originating in Mexico, reached the reference base in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas the exchange of information organized by the Commission has demonstrated that continuance of the preference threatens to cause economic difficulties in the Community;Whereas, it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against Mexico,. As from 10 September 1985, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3562/84, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in Mexico:1.2 // // // CCT heading No // Description // // // 39.02 C ex IV (NIMEXE codes 39.02-25, 26, 27) // Polypropylene in one of the forms mentioned in Note 3 (d) to Chapter 39 // // This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 5 September 1985.For the CommissionWilly DE CLERCQMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 338, 27. 12. 1984, p. 1. +",plastics;PVC;plastic;polyester;polyethylene;polypropylene;polyurethane;polyurethane foam;polyvinyl chloride;Mexico;United Mexican States;restoration of customs duties;restoration of customs tariff;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession,17 +4830,"2009/81/EC,Euratom: Council and Commission Decision of 18 December 2008 on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 44(2), the last sentence of Article 47(2), and Articles 55, 57(2), 71, 80(2), 93, 94, 133 and 181a, in conjunction with the second sentence of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3), thereof,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Having regard to the Council’s approval pursuant to Article 101 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,Whereas:(1) The Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, was signed on behalf of the Community and the Member States on 16 September 2008 in accordance with Council Decision 2008/777/EC (2).(2) Pending its entry into force, the Protocol has been applied on a provisional basis as from 1 January 2007.(3) The Protocol should be concluded,. The Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (3) is hereby approved on behalf of the Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the Member States. The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Community and its Member States, give the notification provided for in Article 3 of the Protocol. The President of the Commission shall simultaneously give such notification on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community.. Done at Brussels, 18 December 2008.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. BARNIERFor the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  Opinion delivered on 2 September 2008 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(2)  OJ L 267, 8.10.2008, p. 23.(3)  OJ L 267, 8.10.2008, p. 25. +",accession to the European Union;EU accession;accession to the Community;act of accession;application for accession;consequence of accession;request for accession;protocol to an agreement;ratification of an agreement;conclusion of an agreement;Romania;Bulgaria;Republic of Bulgaria;cooperation agreement (EU);EC cooperation agreement;Kazakhstan;Republic of Kazakhstan,17 +5653,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2160/87 of 22 July 1987 fixing for the 1987/88 marketing year the minimum price to be paid to producers for tomatoes and the amount of production aid for processed tomato products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1928/87 (2), and in particular Articles 4 (4) and 5 (5) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1320/85 of 23 May 1985 on temporary measures for production aid to processed tomato products (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2939/85 (4), and in particular Article 2 (5) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1277/84 of 8 May 1984 laying down general rules for the system of production aid for processed fruit and vegetables (5) contains provisions as to the methods for determining the production aid;Whereas, under Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86, the minimum price to be paid to producers is to be determined on the basis of, firstly, the minimum price applying during the previous marketing year, secondly, the movement of basic prices in the fruit and vegetable sector and, thirdly, the need to ensure the normal marketing of fresh products for the various uses;Whereas Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 lays down the criteria for fixing the amount of production aid; whereas account must, in particular, be taken of the aid fixed for the previous marketing year adjusted to take account of changes in the minimum price to be paid to producers, the non-member country price and, if necessary, the pattern of processing cost assessed on a flat-rate basis; whereas, in respect of tomato concentrates, preserved whole peeled tomatoes and tomato juices the volume of imports makes the non-member country price unrepresentative; whereas the production aid for these products must be calculated by reference to a price based on the Community market price;Whereas Article 1 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 989/84 (6) fixed as the guarantee threshold for each year a quantity of processed tomato products corresponding to 4 700 000 tonnes of fresh tomatoes; whereas Community production calculated in accordance with Article 2 (2) of that Regulation exceeds the threshold for the 1986/87 marketing year and the production of each group of tomato-based products is higher than the quantity specified in the second subparagraph of Article 1 (1) of the same Regulation; whereas the production aid for the 1987/88 marketing year must be reduced for such products pursuant to Article 2 (1) of the same Regulation;Whereas, as regards Greece, pursuant to Article 103 of the Act of Accession of Greece and until the first move towards alignment of prices, the minimum price to be paid to Greek producers is to be established on the basis of prices paid in Greece to national producers, over the reference period defined in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 41/81 (7); whereas that price must be aligned with the level of the common prices pursuant to Article 59 of that Act;Whereas the minimum price to be paid to producers in Spain and Portugal and the production aid for the products obtained shall be determined as provided for in Articles 118 and 304 of the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal; whereas the representative period for determining the minimum price for tomatoes intended for certain uses is laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 461/86 of 25 February laying down, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal, rules on the production aid system in respect of processed fruit and vegetables (8) whereas as a consequence of Article 1 (2) of that Regulation no production aid can be paid during the transitional period for preserved whole peeled tomatoes and frozen whole tomatoes obtained from the San Marzano variety grown in Portugal;Whereas Articles 118 (3) (b) and 304 (3) (b) of the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal provide that the grant of production aid to tomato-based products is to be limited to specific quantities; whereas to ensure equitable allocation of raw material to each of the production regions ofthe Community, it should be laid down that tomatoes grown in a specific region only attract production aid when processed in that region;Whereas the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,. For the 1987/88 marketing year:(a) the minimum price referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 to be paid to producers for the products listed in Annex I; and(b) the production aid referred to in Article 5 of the same Regulation for the products listed in Annex IIshall be as set out in the said Annexes. The production aid set out in Annex II for processed tomato products shall, where Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1320/85 applies, be weighted by a coefficient determined for each Member State in accordance with the following formula:100100 + awhere 'a' is the percentage by which the quantity of fresh tomatoes allocated by that Member State has been increased pursuant to Article 2 (1) of the said Regulation. Where processing takes place outside the Member State in which the produce was grown, such Member State shall furnish proof to the Member State paying the production aid that the minimum price payable to the producer has been paid. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 July 1987.For the CommissionFrans ANDRIESSENVice-President(1) OJ No L 49, 27. 2. 1986, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 183, 3. 7. 1987, p. 32.(3) OJ No L 137, 27. 5. 1985, p. 41.(4) OJ No L 283, 24. 10. 1985, p. 1.(5) OJ No L 123, 9. 5. 1984, p. 25.(6) OJ No L 103, 16. 4. 1984, p. 19.(7) OJ No L 3, 1. 1. 1981, p. 12.(8) OJ No L 53, 1. 3. 1986, p. 15.ANNEX IMinimum price to be paid to producers1.2,4 // // // Product // ECU/100 kg net ex producer for products grown in: // // 1.2.3.4 // // Spain // Portugal // Other Member States // // // // // Tomatoes intended for the manufacture of: // // // // (a) tomato concentrate // 5,794 // 6,161 // 8,911 // (b) preserved whole peeled tomatoes or frozen whole peeled tomatoes: // // // // - the San Marzano variety, // 8,776 // - // 14,752 // - the Roma and similar varieties // 7,853 // 6,857 // 11,349 // (c) preserved non-whole peeled tomatoes and non-whole frozen peeled tomatoes // 6,922 // 5,977 // 8,911 // (d) tomato flakes // 7,853 // 6,857 // 11,349 // (e) tomato juice // 5,794 // 6,161 // 8,911 // // // //ANNEX IIProduction aid1.2,4 // // // Product // ECU/100 kg net ex producer for products grown in: // // 1.2.3.4 // // Spain (1) // Portugal (1) // Other Member States (2) // // // // // 1. Tomato concentrates with a dry weight content of 28 % or more but less than 30 % // 17,270 // 19,441 // 29,727 // 2. Preserved whole peeled tomatoes: // // // // (a) of the San Marzano variety // 3,566 // - // 11,584 // (b) of the Roma and similar varieties // 3,262 // 1,848 // 8,227 // 3. Frozen whole peeled tomatoes: // // // // (a) of the San Marzano variety // 3,566 // - // 8,270 // (b) of the Roma and similar varieties // 3,262 // 1,848 // 5,873 // 4. Preserved non-whole tomatoes // 2,461 // 1,168 // 3,700 // 5. Non-whole frozen peeled tomatoes // 2,461 // 1,168 // 3,700 // 6. Tomato flakes // 57,467 // 64,922 // 84,829 // 7. Tomato juice with a dry weight content of 7 % or more but less than 12 %: // // // // (a) with a dry weight content of 7 % or more but less than 8 % // 4,466 // 5,028 // 6,593 // (b) with a dry weight content of 8 % or more but less than 10 % // 5,360 // 6,033 // 7,911 // (c) with a dry weight content of 10 % or more // 6,551 // 7,374 // 9,670 // 8. Tomato juice with a dry weight content of less than 7 %: // // // // (a) with a dry weight content of 5 % or more // 3,573 // 4,022 // 5,274 // (b) with a dry weight content of 3,5 % or more but less than 5 % // 2,323 // 2,614 // 3,428 // // // //(1) The amounts shown in this column are applicable only when the products are processed in Spain, respectively Portugal. In cases where such products are processed outside Spain or Portugal, no production aid is applicable.(2) The amounts shown in this column are applicable only when the products are processed in a Member State, other than Spain and Portugal. In cases where such products are processed in Spain or Portugal, no production aid is applicable. +",processed foodstuff;fruit vegetable;aubergine;capsicum;courgette;cucumber;gherkin;marrow;melon;paprika;pimiento;pumpkin;red pepper;sweet pepper;tomato;minimum price;floor price,17 +21328,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 913/2001 of 10 May 2001 amending the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2796/2000(2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, the Spanish Government has requested that the name ""Mahón"", registered as a protected designation of origin under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2703/2000(4), be amended to read ""Mahón-Menorca"".(2) After examination of that request, the amendment has been deemed not to be a minor one because, since it is an amendment to the registered name itself, it could affect the rights of the holders of the name and also have an impact on the rights of third producers.(3) In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 and because the amendment is not a minor one, the procedure laid down in Article 6 must apply mutatis mutandis.(4) The amendment is deemed to comply with Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92. No statement of objection within the meaning of Article 7 of that Regulation was sent to the Commission following publication of the name in the Official Journal of the European Communities(5).(5) As a result, the amendment of the name ""Mahón"" to read ""Mahón-Menorca"" should be registered by an appropriate amendment of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1107/96.(6) In accordance with Article 6(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, the amendment of the name ""Mahón"" to read ""Mahón-Menorca"" must be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities,. The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 is amended as follows:The protected designation of origin ""Mahón"" is replaced by ""Mahón-Menorca"". This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 10 May 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 208, 24.7.1992, p. 1.(2) OJ L 324, 21.12.2000, p. 26.(3) OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1.(4) OJ L 311, 12.12.2000, p. 25.(5) OJ C 214, 27.7.2000, p. 3. +",consumer information;consumer education;location of production;location of agricultural production;agricultural product;farm product;foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;Balearic Islands;Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands,17 +27340,"2004/301/EC: Commission Decision of 30 March 2004 derogating from Decisions 2003/803/EC and 2004/203/EC as regards the format for certificates and passports for the non-commercial movement of dogs, cats and ferrets and amending Decision 2004/203/EC (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2004) 1068). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the animal health requirements applicable to the non-commercial movement of pet animals and amending Council Directive 92/65/EEC (1), and in particular Articles 8(4) and 21 thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 establishes veterinary conditions applying to non-commercial movements of pet dogs, cats and ferrets.(2) Commission Decision 2003/803/EC (2) establishes a model passport for non-commercial movements of animals of those species between Member States, and Commission Decision 2004/203/EC (3) establishes a model certificate for non-commercial movements from third countries.(3) From 3 July 2004 documents complying with those models should be presented to the authorities responsible for checks.(4) To facilitate the transition to the arrangements of Regulation (EC) No 998/2003, certificates issued for non-commercial entry into a Member State before that Regulation applies, should be considered valid until their expiry date if they comply with the conditions established by that Regulation.(5) Nevertheless, as regard the specific situation of Member States listed in Annex II, part A, it is appropriate to maintain during this transitional period the national conditions applicable to the acceptance of rabies certification.(6) It is also appropriate to recognise as valid antibody titrations performed on the basis of national provisions which were applicable before the adoption of Commission Decision 2001/296/EC of 29 March 2001 authorising laboratories to check the effectiveness of vaccination against rabies in certain domestic carnivores (4).(7) Furthermore, taking into account the request of certain third countries, the model passport established by Decision 2003/803/EC for non-commercial intra-Community movements of dogs, cats and ferrets should be recognised as valid for non-commercial movements of animals of those species from third countries listed in section 2 of part B of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 as an alternative to the certificates in force for movements from third countries.(8) Since Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 will apply from 3 July 2004, this Decision should apply from the same date.(9) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. By way of derogation from Decisions 2003/803/EC and 2004/203/EC, and with regard to rabies certifications, Member States shall authorise the non-commercial movement between Member States and from third countries of dogs, cats and ferrets accompanied by a certificate in a format different to the models established by those Decisions provided that it meets the following requirements:(a) it has been issued before 3 July 2004;(b) its period of validity has not expired; and(c) it attests compliance with conditions established by Regulation (EC) No 998/2003.Nevertheless, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Sweden may maintain the national conditions applicable before 3 July 2004 for the acceptance of rabies certification. Antibody titrations performed on the basis of national provisions before the entry in force of Decision 2001/296/EC establishing a list of laboratories authorised to carry out this test shall be considered as valid. Article 1 of Decision 2004/203/EC is replaced by the following:‘Article 11.   This Decision establishes the model certificate for non-commercial-movements from third countries of pet animals of the species dogs, cats and ferrets, provided for in Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 998/2003.That certificate shall be required for entries from all third countries into a Member State other than Ireland, Sweden and the United Kingdom and for entries into Ireland, Sweden and the United Kingdom from third countries listed in section 2 of part B and part C of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003.2.   By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States shall authorise the non-commercial movement of dogs, cats and ferrets accompanied by a passport in accordance with the model established by Decision 2003/803/EC from those third countries listed in section 2 of part B of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 which have notified the Commission and the Member States of their intention to use the passport instead of the certificate.’ This Decision shall apply from 3 July 2004. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 March 2004.For the CommissionDavid BYRNEMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 146, 13.6.2003, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 312, 27.11.2003, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 65, 3.3.2004, p. 13.(4)  OJ L 102, 12.4.2001, p. 58. +",veterinary inspection;veterinary control;domestic animal;pet;transport document;TIR carnet;accompanying document;consignment note;way bill;import (EU);Community import;transport of animals;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law;intra-EU trade;intra-Community trade,17 +13196,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1992/94 of 29 July 1994 amending Regulation (EC) No 1213/94 concerning a protective measure applicable to imports of garlic from China. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3669/93 (2), and in particular Article 29 (2) thereof,Whereas, by Regulation (EC) No 1213/94 (3), on 27 May 1994 the Commission adopted a protective measure applicable to imports of garlic from China limiting the quantity for which import licences may be issued before 31 May 1995 to 10 000 tonnes, of which no more than 5 000 tonnes may be delivered before 31 August 1994;Whereas import licences have been issued for the first quantity of 5 000 tonnes since 2 June 1994, and, by Regulation (EC) No 1270/94 (4), the Commission has suspended the issuing of the certificates concerned until 31 August 1994;Whereas the reoccurrence of such demand after 1 September can only aggravate the situation which was the reason for Regulation (EC) No 1213/94; whereas that Regulation should be amended to provide for administration of the issuing of licences on a monthly basis;Whereas, therefore, monthly quantities for which licences may be issued from 1 September 1994 should be fixed for the remainder of the total quantity of 10 000 tonnes;Whereas those monthly quantities must be increased, where applicable, by the quantities not claimed during the preceding month and by the quantities covered by licences which are not used or used only in part;Whereas improper licence applications must be prevented,. Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1213/94 is hereby amended as follows:1. paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:'2. For licence applications lodged from 25 August 1994 to 24 May 1995, licences shall be issued for no more than a maximum monthly quantity.'2. the following 3, 4 and 5 paragraphs are added:'3. For each month, the maximum quantity referred to in paragraph 2 shall be the sum of:(a) the quantities referred to in the Annex;(b) the quantities not claimed during the preceding month; and(c) the quantities not used, of which the Commission has been informed, under licences issued previously.4. Where the Commission establishes, on the basis of information forwarded to it by the Member States pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93, that there is a risk of a maximum monthly quantity being exceeded, it shall lay down the conditions under which licences may be issued.5. Operators may not submit more than two licence applications per month, separated by a minimum of five days, in respect of the products referred to in paragraph 1; each of those applications may not cover a quantity greater than 50 % of the monthly quantities given in the Annex.' This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 August 1994.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 July 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 338, 31. 12. 1993, p. 26.(3) OJ No L 133, 28. 5. 1994, p. 36.(4) OJ No L 138, 2. 6. 1994, p. 32.ANNEX""(in tonnes)"""" ID=""1"">September> ID=""2"">25. 8. 1994 - 23. 9. 1994> ID=""3"">800""> ID=""1"">October> ID=""2"">26. 9. 1994 - 24. 10. 1994> ID=""3"">800""> ID=""1"">November> ID=""2"">25. 10. 1994 - 23. 11. 1994> ID=""3"">500""> ID=""1"">December> ID=""2"">24. 11. 1994 - 23. 12. 1994> ID=""3"">500""> ID=""1"">January> ID=""2"">26. 12. 1994 - 24. 1. 1995> ID=""3"">500""> ID=""1"">February> ID=""2"">25. 1. 1995 - 21. 2. 1995> ID=""3"">500""> ID=""1"">March> ID=""2"">22. 2. 1995 - 24. 3. 1995> ID=""3"">500""> ID=""1"">April> ID=""2"">27. 3. 1995 - 21. 4. 1995> ID=""3"">500""> ID=""1"">May> ID=""2"">24. 4. 1995 - 24. 5. 1995> ID=""3"">400""> +",bulb vegetable;garlic;onion;scallion;shallot;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;China;People’s Republic of China;protective clause;protective measure;safeguard clause,17 +7537,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2067/89 of 11 July 1989 establishing the date of implementation in the Community of the system of certificates of origin provided for under the International Coffee Agreement 1983, when quotas are suspended. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 678/87 of 26 January 1987 on the application of the system of certificates of origin provided for under the International Coffee Agreement 1983 (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,Whereas the Council of the International Coffee Organization decided at its meeting of 3 July 1989 to suspend quotas from 4 July 1989;Whereas it is therefore appropriate to implement the above provisions,. For the implementation of the International Coffee Agreement 1983, the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 678/87 shall apply from 4 July 1989. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 July 1989.For the CommissionChristiane SCRIVENERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 69, 12. 3. 1987, p. 1. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;application of the law;derogation from the law;enforcement of the law;implementation of the law;validity of the law;international agreement;global agreement;intergovernmental agreement;international treaty;coffee;certificate of origin,17 +41497,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 825/2012 of 14 September 2012 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 September 2012. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 16 September 2012 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 16 September 2012, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 September 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 16 September 2012CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I31.8.2012-13.9.20121. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/tonne)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 287,42 244,14 — — —Fob price USA — — 257,39 247,39 227,39Gulf of Mexico premium — 12,53 — — —Great Lakes premium 10,94 — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 14,50 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: 49,79 EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +25591,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 221/2003 of 4 February 2003 authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 138/2003(2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas:(1) The Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on arrangements in the area of market access for textiles products, initialled on 15 October 1994(3) and approved by Council Decision 96/386/EC(4), provides that favourable consideration is to be given to certain requests for so-called ""exceptional flexibility"" by Pakistan.(2) The Islamic Republic of Pakistan submitted requests for transfers between categories on 20 December 2002 and 16 January 2003.(3) The transfers requested by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan fall within the limits of the flexibility provisions referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 and set out in Annex VIII thereto.(4) It is appropriate to grant the requests in the form of an advance use of 2003 quotas for the categories requested.(5) It is desirable for this Regulation to enter into force on the day after its publication in order to allow operators to benefit from it as soon as possible.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee set up by Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93,. Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods originating in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, are authorised for the quota year 2002 in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 4 February 2003.For the CommissionPascal LamyMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 23, 28.1.2003, p. 1.(3) OJ L 153, 27.6.1996, p. 48.(4) OJ L 153, 27.6.1996, p. 47.ANNEX>TABLE> +",import;Pakistan;Islamic Republic of Pakistan;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;textile product;fabric;furnishing fabric;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;clothing;article of clothing;ready-made clothing;work clothes,17 +29479,"2005/442/EC: Council Decision of 30 May 2005 adjusting the allowances provided for in Decision 2003/479/EC concerning the rules applicable to national experts and military staff on secondment to the General Secretariat of the Council. ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 28(1) thereof,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 207(2) thereof,Having regard to Decision 2003/479/EC (1), and in particular Article 15 thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 15(7) of Decision 2003/479/EC provides that the daily and monthly allowances shall be adjusted each year without retroactive effect on the basis of the adaptation of the basic salaries of Community officials in Brussels and Luxembourg.(2) The last adjustment of those allowances was provided for in Decision 2004/240/EC and took effect on 1 April 2004.(3) The Council, through Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 31/2005 of 20 December 2004 adjusting, with effect from 1 July 2004, the remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Communities and the correction coefficients applied thereto (2), provided for an adjustment of 0,7 % of the remuneration and pensions of Community officials,. 1.   In Article 15(1) of Decision 2003/479/EC EUR 27,96 and EUR 111,83 shall be replaced by EUR 28,16 and EUR 112,61 respectively.2.   In Article 15(2) the table shall be replaced by the following:‘Distance between place of recruitment and place of secondment Amount in euro0-150 0> 150 72,39> 300 128,69> 500 209,13> 800 337,83> 1 300 530,87> 2 000 635,45’3.   In Article 15(4) the amount of EUR 27,96 shall be replaced by that of EUR 28,16. This Decision shall take effect on the first day of the month following its adoption.. Done at Brussels, 30 May 2005.For the CouncilThe PresidentF. BODEN(1)  OJ L 160, 28.6.2003, p. 72. Decision as amended by Decision 2004/240/EC (OJ L 74, 12.3.2004, p. 17).(2)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2005, p. 1. +",Council of the European Union;Council of European Ministers;Council of the European Communities;Council of the Union;EC Council;EU Council;European Union Council;allowances and expenses;mission expenses;transfer bonus;travel expenses;military personnel;secretariat of an Institution;staff regulations (EU);personnel regulations (EU);staff regulations for EU officials;staff regulations for officials of the European Union,17 +14631,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2899/95 of 15 December 1995 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1538/95 (2), and in particular Article 17 (14) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2448/95 of 10 October 1995 amending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (3) provides for amendments for certain products falling within CN codes 0403, 0404 and 0405 from 1 January 1996; whereas the classification of certain cheeses falling within CN code 0406 is reserved for imports;Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2806/95 (5) establishes, on the basis of the combined nomenclature, an agricultural product nomenclature for refunds; whereas that nomenclature should be amended accordingly;Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,. Sector 10 of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 is hereby amended as follows:- the information relating to headings CN 0403 10 to 0403 10 36 is replaced by the information given in Annex I hereto,- the information relating to heading CN 0404 90 is replaced by the information given in Annex II hereto,- the information relating to heading CN 0405 is replaced by the information in Annex III hereto,- the information relating to subheadings 0406 90 02 to 0406 90 06 is deleted,- in notes 4 and 5, the references to Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1098/68 are replaced by references to Article 12 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1466/95,- in note 6, heading CN 0406 90 93 is deleted. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 January 1996.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 December 1995.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.(2) OJ No L 148, 30. 6. 1995, p. 17.(3) OJ No L 259, 30. 10. 1995, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 366, 24. 12. 1987, p. 1.(5) OJ No L 291, 6. 12. 1995, p. 14.ANNEX I>TABLE>ANNEX II>TABLE>ANNEX III>TABLE> +",agricultural product nomenclature;nomenclature of agricultural products;product quality;quality criterion;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;milk by-product;buttermilk;casein;lactoserum;whey;yoghourt;butter,17 +4415,"2007/153/EC: Commission Decision of 6 March 2007 modifying Annex A to Decision 2006/679/EC concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European conventional rail system and Annex A to Decision 2006/860/EC concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European high speed rail system (notified under document number C(2007) 675) (Text with EEA relevance ). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 96/48/EC of 23 July 1996 on the interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,Having regard to Directive 2001/16/EC of 19 March 2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2001 on the interoperability of the conventional rail system (2), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Decision 2006/679/EC (3) laid down the first technical specification (TSI) for interoperability relating to the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European conventional rail system.(2) Commission Decision 2002/731/EC (4) laid down the first technical specification (TSI) for interoperability relating to the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European High Speed rail system; it was repealed and replaced by Decision 2006/860/EC.(3) Technical progress prompts the need to update the mandatory set of specifications laid down in Annex A to Decisions 2006/679/EC and 2006/860/EC, in particular with a view to take account of the agreement reached within the working groups of the European Railway Agency on the version 2.3.0 of the System Requirements Specifications. This version should apply to both high speed and conventional rail systems.(4) In accordance with Article 6(2) of Directive 96/48/EC and Article 6(2) of Directive 2001/16/EC, the European Railway Agency shall be responsible for preparing the review and updating of TSIs and making any recommendations to the Committee referred to in Article 21 in order to take account of developments in technology or social requirements.(5) In accordance with Article 12(b) of Regulation (EC) No 881/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5), the European Rail Agency shall ensure that the TSIs are adapted to technical progress and market trends and to the social requirements and propose to the Commission the amendments to the TSIs which it considers necessary.(6) The European Railway Agency adopted on 24 October 2006 a Recommendation regarding the list of mandatory specifications set out in the TSIs for the conventional rail and the high speed rail systems.(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up by Article 21 of Directive 96/48/EC,. The list of mandatory specifications set out in Annex A to the TSI attached to Decision 2006/679/EC relating to the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European conventional rail system, is replaced by the list of mandatory specifications attached to the present Decision. The list of mandatory specifications set out in Annex A to the TSI attached to Decision 2006/860/EC relating to the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European high-speed rail system, is replaced by the list of mandatory specifications attached to the present Decision. This Decision shall become applicable on the date of its notification. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 6 March 2007.For the CommissionJacques BARROTVice-President(1)  OJ L 235, 17.9.1996, p. 6. Directive as amended by Directive 2004/50/EC (OJ L 164, 30.4.2004, p. 114, corrected by OJ L 220, 21.6.2004, p. 40).(2)  OJ L 110, 20.4.2001, p. 1. Directive as amended by Directive 2004/50/EC.(3)  OJ L 284, 16.10.2006, p. 1. Decision as amended by Decision 2006/860/EC (OJ L 342, 7.12.2006, p. 1).(4)  OJ L 245, 12.9.2002, p. 37. Decision as amended by Decision 2004/447/EC (OJ L 155, 30.4.2004, p. 65, corrected by OJ L 193, 1.6.2004, p. 53).(5)  OJ L 220, 21.6.2004, p. 3.ANNEX‘LIST OF MANDATORY SPECIFICATIONSIndex No Reference Document name Version1. UIC ETCS FRS ERTMS/ETCS Functional Requirement Specification 4.292. 99E 5362 ERTMS/ETCS Functional Statements 2.0.03. UNISIG SUBSET-023 Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations 2.0.04. UNISIG SUBSET-026 System Requirement Specification 2.3.05. UNISIG SUBSET-027 FFFIS Juridical Recorder-Downloading Tool 2.2.96. UNISIG SUBSET-033 FIS for Man-Machine Interface 2.0.07. UNISIG SUBSET-034 FIS for the Train Interface 2.0.08. UNISIG SUBSET-035 Specific Transmission Module FFFIS 2.1.19. UNISIG SUBSET-036 FFFIS for Eurobalise 2.3.010. UNISIG SUBSET-037 Euroradio FIS 2.3.011. Reserved 05E537 Off line key management FIS12. UNISIG SUBSET-039 FIS for the RBC/RBC Handover 2.1.213. UNISIG SUBSET-040 Dimensioning and Engineering rules 2.0.014. UNISIG SUBSET-041 Performance Requirements for Interoperability 2.1.015. UNISIG SUBSET-108 Interoperability-related consolidation on TSI annex A documents 1.1.016. UNISIG SUBSET-044 FFFIS for Euroloop sub-system 2.2.0 ##17. Intentionally Deleted18. UNISIG SUBSET-046 Radio In-fill FFFS 2.0.019. UNISIG SUBSET-047 Track-side-Trainborne FIS for Radio In-Fill 2.0.020. UNISIG SUBSET-048 Trainborne FFFIS for Radio In-Fill 2.0.021. UNISIG SUBSET-049 Radio In-fill FIS with LEU/Interlocking 2.0.022. Intentionally deleted23. UNISIG SUBSET-054 Assignment of Values to ETCS variables 2.0.024. Intentionally deleted25. UNISIG SUBSET-056 STM FFFIS Safe Time Layer 2.2.026. UNISIG SUBSET-057 STM FFFIS Safe Link Layer 2.2.027. UNISIG SUBSET-091 Safety Requirements for the Technical Interoperability of ETCS in Levels 1 & 2 2.2.1128. Reserved Reliability — Availability Requirements29. UNISIG SUBSET-102 Test specification for Interface “k” 1.0.030. Intentionally deleted31. UNISIG SUBSET-094 UNISIG Functional Requirements for an On-board Reference Test Facility 2.0.032. EIRENE FRS GSM-R Functional Requirements Specification 733. EIRENE SRS GSM-R System Requirements Specification 1534. A11T6001 12 (MORANE) Radio Transmission FFFIS for EuroRadio 1235. ECC/DC(02)05 ECC Decision of 5 July 2002 on the designation and availability of frequency bands for railway purposes in the 876-880 and 921-925 MHz bands36a. Intentionally deleted36b. Intentionally deleted36c. UNISIG SUBSET-074-2 FFFIS STM Test cases document 1.0.037a. Intentionally deleted37b. UNISIG SUBSET-076-5-2 Test cases related to features 2.2.237c. UNISIG SUBSET-076-6-3 Test sequences 2.0.037d. UNISIG SUBSET-076-7 Scope of the test specifications 1.0.037e. Intentionally deleted38. 06E068 ETCS marker board definition 1.039. UNISIG SUBSET-092-1 ERTMS EuroRadio Conformance Requirements 2.2.540. UNISIG SUBSET-092-2 ERTMS EuroRadio Test cases Safety Layer 2.2.541. Reserved JRU Test Specification42. Intentionally deleted43. UNISIG SUBSET 085 Test Specification for Eurobalise FFFIS 2.1.244. Reserved Odometry FIS45. UNISIG SUBSET-101 Interface “K” Specification 1.0.046. UNISIG SUBSET-100 Interface “G” Specification 1.0.147. Reserved Safety Requirements and Requirements to Safety Analysis for Interoperability for the Control-Command and Signalling Sub-System48. Reserved Test specification for mobile equipment GSM-R49. UNISIG SUBSET-059 Performance requirements for STM 2.1.150. Reserved Test specification for Euroloop51. Reserved Ergonomic aspects of the DMI52. UNISIG SUBSET-058 FFFIS STM Application Layer 2.1.153. Reserved AEIF-ETCS-Variables-Manual54. Intentionally deleted55. Reserved Juridical recorder baseline requirements56. Reserved ERTMS Key Management Conformance Requirements57. Reserved Requirements on pre-fitting of ERTMS on-board equipment58. Reserved Requirements for RBC-RBC Safe Communication Interface59. Reserved Requirements on pre-fitting of ERTMS track side equipment60. Reserved ETCS version management61. Reserved GSM-R version management62. Reserved RBC-RBC Test specification for Safe Communication Interface63. Reserved RBC-RBC Safe Communication Interface## conditioned to CEPT approval of the frequency.’ +",high-speed transport;high speed;high-speed train;rapid-transit railway;technical regulations;harmonisation of standards;compatibility of materials;compatible material;harmonization of standards;transport safety;passenger protection;rail transport;rail connection;rail traffic;railway;transport by railway;trans-European network,17 +3271,"2003/8/EC: Commission Decision of 23 December 2002 implementing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 as regards the clearance of vacancies and applications for employment (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 5236). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 of 15 October 1968 on freedom of movement for workers within the Community(1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2434/92(2), and in particular Article 44 thereof,Whereas:(1) Much progress has been made since the initial launch of the European Employment Services network (EURES) established by Commission Decision 93/569/EEC(3), in order to implement Council Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68.(2) In the light of the experience gained since 1993, and taking into account and consolidating recent developments in the EURES environment, the network should now be reinforced and fully integrated into the activities of employment services of the Member States. The current division of responsibilities and the decision-making procedures should be redesigned.(3) With a view to the forthcoming enlargement of the European Union, full account should be taken of the implementation of EURES in the acceding countries while ensuring that the system remains efficient and manageable.(4) The opportunities afforded by the emerging information and communication technology tools for further enhancing and rationalising the services provided should also be taken into account.(5) To this end, EURES should be consolidated and strengthened as a key tool for the monitoring of mobility, for the support of the free movement of workers and the integration of the European labour markets, and for informing citizens about the relevant Community legislation.(6) There is a need to underpin occupational and geographic mobility in line with the European Employment Strategy, in the interests of implementing the Action Plan for skills and mobility(4) and the Council Resolution of 3 June 2002 on the same issue(5).(7) For the sake of clarity, it is advisable to re-establish the European Employment Services network whilst defining more precisely its composition, constitution and functions. This operation will entail the replacement of Decision 93/569/EEC.(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Technical Committee on freedom of movement for workers,. The EURES networkThe Commission, the employment services of the Member States and any further national partners which they may have, shall create a European network of services, designated EURES (EURopean Employment Services) responsible for developing the exchange of information and cooperation provided for in Part II of Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68. ObjectivesEURES contributes to the coordinated implementation of provisions of Part II of Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68. It supports the European Employment Strategy and contributes to the strengthening of the European Single market.In particular, for the benefit of job seekers, workers and employers, EURES shall seek to promote:(a) the development of European labour markets open and accessible for all;(b) the transnational, interregional and cross-border exchange of vacancies and job applications;(c) transparency and information exchange on the European labour markets, including on living conditions and on the opportunities for acquisition of skills;(d) the development of methodologies and indicators for this purpose. CompositionEURES shall comprise the following categories:(a) the EURES members, which shall be the specialist services appointed by the Member States in accordance with Article 13(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68, and the European Coordination Office, in accordance with Articles 21, 22 and 23 of that Regulation; and(b) the EURES partners, as provided for in Article 17(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68; namely:(i) regional employment services of the Member States;(ii) employment services responsible for border regions;(iii) specialised employment services that have been notified to the Commission in accordance with Article 17(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68.These categories shall include the trades union and employer organisations designated by the EURES members. Role of the European Coordination OfficeThe Directorate-General for Employment and Social Affairs of the Commission is responsible for managing the European Coordination Office.The European Coordination Office (hereinafter referred to as the EURES Coordination Office) shall oversee compliance with the provisions of Part II of Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 and shall assist the network in carrying out its activities.It shall, in particular, undertake:(a) the analysis of geographic and occupational mobility and the development of a general approach to mobility in accordance with the European Employment Strategy;(b) the formulation of a coherent overall approach and of appropriate arrangements to promote cooperation and coordination between Member States;(c) overall monitoring and evaluation of EURES activity, and action to check that it is carried out in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 and with this Decision. EURES logoThe acronym EURES shall be used exclusively for activities within EURES. It shall be illustrated by a standard logo, defined by a graphic design scheme.The logo shall be registered as a Community trade mark at the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM). It may be used by the EURES members and partners. High Level Strategy GroupA High Level Strategy Group is hereby created, composed of the Heads of the EURES members and chaired by a representative of the Commission. It shall assist the Commission in promoting and overseeing the development of EURES.The Commission shall consult the High Level Strategy Group on questions concerning the strategic planning, development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the services and activities referred to in this Decision, including:(a) the EURES Charter, in accordance with Article 8(2);(b) the EURES guidelines, in accordance with Article 9(1);(c) the Commission's draft annual report provided for by Article 19(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68;(d) the Commission's two-yearly report to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee required by Article 19(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68.The Heads of the European social partners' organisations shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Group.The Group shall establish its working methods and rules of procedure. As a general rule, it shall be convened twice a year by the chairperson. It shall deliver its opinions by simple majority.The EURES Coordination Office shall provide secretarial support. Working partyIn order to assist it in the development, implementation and monitoring of EURES activities, the EURES Coordination Office shall institute a Working Party composed of EURES managers, each one representing a EURES member. The EURES Coordination Office shall invite representatives of the European social partners and, when appropriate, representatives of other EURES partners and experts, to attend the meetings of the Working Party. EURES Charter1. The EURES Coordination Office shall adopt the EURES Charter in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 14(2), Article 15(2), Article 22(1)(a), (b) and (c), and Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68, after consultation of the EURES High Level Strategy Group established by Article 6 of this Decision.2. On the basis of the principle that all vacancies and applications for employment that are made public by any of the EURES members and partners must be accessible throughout the Community, the EURES Charter shall, in particular, establish:(a) descriptions of the activities that the EURES members and partners shall carry out, including:(i) job-matching services, including personalised counselling and advice to customers, whether they be job seekers, workers or employers;(ii) the development of transnational and cross-border cooperation, including employment and social services, the social partners and other institutions concerned, with a view to the improvement of the functioning of the labour markets, their integration and improved mobility;(iii) the promotion of coordinated monitoring and assessment of obstacles to mobility, skills surpluses and shortages and migration flows;(b) the operational objectives of the EURES system, the quality standards to be applied as well as the obligations of the EURES members and partners, which include:(i) the integration of members' relevant databases of job vacancies, with the EURES vacancy exchange mechanism, by a deadline to be specified;(ii) the kind of information, such as labour market information, information on living and working conditions, information on job offers and requests, and obstacles to mobility, which they have to supply to their customers and to the rest of the network;(iii) the training and qualifications required for EURES personnel and conditions and procedures for the organisation of visits and assignments for officials;(iv) the drawing up, submission to the EURES Coordination Office and execution of activity plans, including specific rules for the EURES cross-border activities;(v) the conditions governing the use of the EURES logo by the members and partners;(vi) principles for monitoring and evaluating EURES activities;(c) procedures to set up a uniform system and common models for the exchange of labour market and mobility-related information within the EURES network, as provided for in Articles 14, 15 and 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68, including information on jobs and on learning opportunities in the European Union to be incorporated into an integrated job mobility information website. Guidelines and Activity Plans1. In line with the EURES Charter provided for in Article 8, and after consulting the EURES High Level Strategy Group provided for in Article 6, the EURES Coordination Office shall establish guidelines for the activities of EURES covering a three-year period.The guidelines shall include the conditions for any financial assistance which the Community may provide in accordance with paragraph 4.2. On the basis of the guidelines, EURES members shall present their respective activity plans for the period covered by the guidelines to the EURES Coordination Office. The activity plan shall specify:(a) the main activities to be undertaken by the EURES member within the framework of the network, including the transnational, cross-border and sectoral activities provided for in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68;(b) the human and financial resources allocated for the implementation of Part II of Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68;(c) the arrangements for monitoring and evaluation of the activities planned, including the information to be sent to the Commission on an annual basis.The activity plans shall also include an assessment of the activities and progress achieved during the previous period.3. The EURES Coordination Office shall examine the activity plans and the information sent on their implementation with a view to assessing their consistency with the guidelines and the provisions of Part II of Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68. The results of this assessment shall be analysed jointly with the EURES members on an annual basis, in accordance with Article 19(1) of that Regulation, and shall be included in the Commission's two-yearly report to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee required by Article 19(3) of that Regulation.4. The Commission may grant financial assistance for the implementation of the activity plans subject to the rules governing the relevant budgetary resources. 0RepealDecision 93/569/EEC is hereby repealed. However, it shall continue to apply to operations in respect of which an application was submitted before the entry into force of this Decision. 1Date of applicationThis Decision shall apply from 1 March 2003. 2AddresseesThis Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 December 2002.For the CommissionAnna DiamantopoulouMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 257, 19.10.1968, p. 2.(2) OJ L 245, 26.8.1992, p. 1.(3) OJ L 274, 22.10.1993, p. 32.(4) COM(2002) 72 final of 13.2.2002.(5) OJ C 162, 6.7.2002, p. 1. +",free movement of workers;freedom of movement for workers;job mobility;occupational mobility;information network;EURES;European Employment Services;European system for the international clearing of vacancies and applications for employment;SEDOC;employment service;employment agency;employment office;job centre;labour exchange;manpower service;placement office;placement service,17 +25348,"2003/899/EC: Commission Decision of 28 November 2003 granting certain parties an exemption from the extension to certain bicycle parts, by Council Regulation (EC) No 71/97, of the anti-dumping duty on bicycles originating in the People's Republic of China imposed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93, and maintained by Council Regulation (EC) No 1524/2000, and lifting the suspension of the payment of the anti-dumping duty extended to certain bicycle parts originating in the People's Republic of China granted to certain parties pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 88/97 (notified under document number C(2003) 4419). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1972/2002(2) (the basic Regulation),Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 71/97 of 10 January 1997 extending the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93 on bicycles originating in the People's Republic of China to imports of certain bicycle parts from the People's Republic of China, and levying the extended duty on such imports registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 703/96(3), and maintained by Council Regulation (EC) No 1524/2000(4) (the extending Regulation),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 88/97 of 20 January 1997 on the authorisation of the exemption of imports of certain bicycle parts originating in the People's Republic of China from the extension by Council Regulation (EC) No 71/97 of the anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93(5) (the exemption Regulation), maintained by Regulation (EC) No 1524/2000, and in particular Article 7 thereof,After consulting the Advisory Committee,Whereas:(1) After the entry into force of the exemption Regulation, a number of bicycle assemblers submitted requests pursuant to Article 3 of that Regulation for exemption of the anti-dumping duty as extended to imports of certain bicycle parts from the People's Republic of China by Council Regulation (EC) No 71/97 (the extended anti-dumping duty). The Commission has published in the Official Journal of the European Union successive lists of applicants(6) for which payment of the extended anti-dumping duty in respect of their imports of essential bicycle parts declared for free circulation was suspended pursuant to Article 5(1) of the exemption Regulation.(2) The Commission requested and received from the parties listed in Table 1 below all the information required for the determination of the admissibility of their requests. The information provided was examined and verified, where necessary, at the premises of the parties concerned. Based on this information, the Commission found that the requests submitted by the parties listed in Table 1 below are admissible pursuant to Article 4(1) of the exemption Regulation.TABLE 1>TABLE>(3) The facts as finally ascertained by the Commission show that for all these applicants' bicycle assembly operations, the value of the parts originating in the People's Republic of China which were used in their assembly operations was lower than 60 % of the total value of the parts used in these assembly operations, and they, therefore, fall outside the scope of Article 13(2) of the basic Regulation.(4) For the above reasons, and in accordance with Article 7(1) of the exemption Regulation, the parties listed in the above table should be exempted from the extended anti-dumping duty.(5) In accordance with Article 7(2) of the exemption Regulation, the exemption of the parties listed in Table 1 from the extended anti-dumping duty should take effect as from the date of receipt of their requests. In addition, their customs debt in respect of the extended anti-dumping duty is to be considered void as from the date of receipt of their requests for exemption.(6) The parties listed in Table 2 below also submitted requests for exemption from the extended anti-dumping duty.TABLE 2>TABLE>With regard to these requests, it should be noted that:(a) two of those parties failed to submit the necessary information requested by the Commission;(b) another party withdrew its request for exemption;(c) another party was not found at the address indicated in the application;(d) the last applicant was visited on the spot by Commission officials and it was found that during the examination period (financial year 2002), the bicycle parts purchased by that applicant were sold on to third parties and subsequently assembled, together with other bicycle parts, by that applicant on behalf of the new owners of the totality of bicycle parts. Therefore, it was not possible to ascertain that the value of the parts originating in the People's Republic of China which were used in its assembly operations was lower than 60 % of the total value of the parts used and it was concluded that the applicant does not fall outside the scope of Article 13(2).(7) Since the parties listed in Table 2 failed to meet the criteria for exemption set by Article 4 of the exemption Regulation, the Commission has to reject their requests for exemption, in accordance with Article 7(3) of the Regulation. In the light of this, the suspension of the payment of the extended anti-dumping duty referred to in Article 5 of the exemption Regulation must be lifted and the extended anti-dumping duty must be collected as from the date of receipt of the requests submitted by these parties.(8) Following the adoption of this Decision, an updated list of parties exempted pursuant to Article 7 of the exemption Regulation and of parties whose requests pursuant to Article 3 of that Regulation are under examination should be published in the ""C"" series of the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Article 16(2) of that Regulation,. The parties listed below in Table 1 are hereby exempted from the extension to imports of certain bicycle parts from the People's Republic of China by Regulation (EC) No 71/97 of the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed on bicycles originating in the People's Republic of China by Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93, and maintained by Regulation (EC) No 1524/2000.The exemptions shall take effect in relation to each party as from the relevant date shown in the column headed ""Date of effect"".TABLE 1List of parties to be exempted>TABLE> The requests for exemption from the extended anti-dumping duty made in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 88/97 by the parties listed below in Table 2 are hereby rejected.The suspension of payment of the extended anti-dumping duty pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 88/97 is hereby lifted for the parties concerned as from the relevant date shown in the column headed ""Date of effect"".TABLE 2List of parties for which the suspension is to be lifted>TABLE> This Decision is addressed to the Member States and to the parties listed in Article 1 and 2.. Done at Brussels, 28 November 2003.For the CommissionPascal LamyMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1.(2) OJ L 305, 7.11.2002, p. 1.(3) OJ L 16, 18.1.1997, p. 55.(4) OJ L 175, 14.7.2000, p. 39.(5) OJ L 17, 21.1.1997, p. 17.(6) OJ C 45, 13 2.1997, p. 3, OJ C 112, 10.4.1997, p. 9, OJ C 378, 13.12.1997, p. 2, OJ C 217, 11.7.1998, p. 9, OJ C 37, 11.2.1999, p. 3, OJ C 186, 2.7.1999, p. 6, OJ C 216, 28.7.2000, p. 8, OJ C 170, 14.6.2001, p. 5, OJ C 103, 30.4.2002 p. 2, OJ C 43, 22.2.2003, p. 5. +",import;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;two-wheeled vehicle;bicycle;cycle;lightweight motorcycle;motorbike;motorcycle;scooter;anti-dumping duty;final anti-dumping duty;temporary anti-dumping duty;China;People’s Republic of China,17 +2302,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 3625/82 of 21 December 1982 on the application of Decision No 1/82 of the EEC- Iceland Joint Committee amending, in relation to heading No 84.59, List A annexed to Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of ' originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland [1] was signed on 22 July 1972 and entered into force on 1 April 1973;[1] OJ No L 301, 31.12.1972, p. 2.Whereas by virtue of Article 28 of Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of ""originating products"" and methods of administrative cooperation, which forms an integral part of the Agreement, the Joint Committee has adopted Decision No 1/82 amending, in relation to heading No 84.59, List A annexed to that Protocol;Whereas this Decision shall be applied in the Community,. For the application of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland, Joint Committee Decision No 1/82 shall apply in the Community. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 December 1982.For the CouncilThe President +",Iceland;Republic of Iceland;administrative cooperation;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;protocol to an agreement;uranium;enriched uranium;natural uranium;uranium 235;nuclear fuel;fissionable material;nuclear fuel element;nuclear material;nuclear product,17 +40931,"Commission Implementing Directive 2012/25/EU of 9 October 2012 laying down information procedures for the exchange, between Member States, of human organs intended for transplantation Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Directive 2010/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 7 July 2010, on standards of quality and safety of human organs intended for transplantation (1), and in particular to Article 29 thereof,Whereas:(1) In order to ensure a high level of public health the exchange of human organs between Member States requires a detailed set of uniform procedural rules for the transmission of information on organs and donor characterisation, for the traceability of organs and for the reporting of serious adverse events and reactions.(2) A variety of stakeholders in the Member States may be involved, as senders or as addressees, in the transmission of information for the exchange of human organs, such as competent authorities, delegated bodies including European organ exchange organisations, procurement organisations and transplantation centres. Where such bodies send or receive information for the exchange of human organs, they should act in accordance with the common procedures laid down in this Directive. These procedures should not preclude additional verbal contacts, in particular in case of urgencies.(3) In the implementation of this Directive, Member States are to ensure that the processing of donors’ and recipients’ personal data complies with Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (2). In order to enhance awareness of the persons processing information transmitted pursuant to this Directive, it is appropriate to include a reminder in the written communications pursuant to this Directive.(4) In order to allow for rapid responses in case of alerts, and in order to facilitate the implementation of the obligation, provided for in Article 10(3)(b) of Directive 2010/53/EU, to keep data needed to ensure full traceability for a minimum of 30 years after donation, and without prejudice to the obligations of other bodies in that respect, it is appropriate that competent authorities or delegated bodies handle and record that information. Procurement organisations and transplantation centres should therefore ensure that their respective competent authorities or delegated bodies receive a copy of the information on organ and donor characterisation exchanged pursuant to this Directive, where applicable.(5) Given the current variety of practices between Member States, it is not appropriate at this stage to provide for a standard form for the transmission of information on organ and donor characterisation in this Directive. However, in order to facilitate mutual understanding of the information transmitted, such a standard form should be developed in the future, in cooperation with the Member States.(6) A serious adverse event or reaction may be detected in a Member State of origin or destination and may be of concern for the quality and safety of the donated organs and as a consequence for the health of recipients, and in case of living donation also for the health of the donor. When organs are exchanged between Member States, such concerns may occur in different Member States. Moreover, organs from one donor might be transplanted into recipients in different Member States so that, if a serious adverse event or reaction is first detected in one Member State of destination, the competent authorities or delegated bodies in the Member State of origin and in the other Member States of destination have to be informed. It is essential to ensure that all competent authorities or delegated bodies of all the Member States concerned are informed without undue delay. In order to reach this objective, Member States should ensure that all relevant information is disseminated among all Member States concerned through a set of written reports. Initial reports should be updated if additional relevant information becomes available.(7) The transmission of information is very often a matter of urgency. It is essential that the senders of information are able to identify and inform rapidly the relevant addressees. The competent authorities or delegated bodies of a Member State should, where appropriate in accordance with the repartition of competence in the Member State concerned, transfer the information received pursuant to this Directive to the appropriate recipient. A list of national contact points, including their contact details, should be made available at Union level and be constantly kept up to date.(8) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on organ transplantation, established under Article 30 of Directive 2010/53/EU,. ScopeThis Directive shall apply to the cross-border exchange of human organs intended for transplantation within the European Union. Subject matterIn line with Article 29 of Directive 2010/53/EU, this Directive sets out:(a) procedures for the transmission of information on organ and donor characterisation;(b) procedures for the transmission of the necessary information to ensure the traceability of organs;(c) procedures for ensuring the reporting of serious adverse events and reactions. DefinitionsFor the purpose of this Directive, the following definitions shall apply:(a) ‘Member State of origin’ means the Member State where the organ is procured with the purpose of transplantation;(b) ‘Member State of destination’ means the Member State to which the organ is sent for the purpose of transplantation;(c) ‘National donor/recipient identification number’ means the identification code attributed to a donor or a recipient in accordance with the identification system established at national level pursuant to Article 10(2) of Directive 2010/53/EU;(d) ‘Specification of the organ’ means (1) the anatomical description of an organ including: its type (e.g. heart, liver); (2) where applicable, its position (left or right) in the body; and (3) whether it is a whole organ or a part of an organ, mentioning the lobe or segment of the organ;(e) ‘a delegated body’ means a body to which tasks have been delegated in accordance with Article 17(1) of Directive 2010/53/EU or a European organ exchange organisation to which tasks have been delegated in accordance with Article 21 of Directive 2010/53/EU. Common procedural rules1.   Member States shall ensure that the information transmitted pursuant to this Directive between competent authorities or delegated bodies, procurement organisations and/or transplantation centres:(a) is transmitted in writing either electronically or by fax;(b) is written in a language mutually understood by the sender and the addressee or, in absence thereof, in a mutually agreed language, or, in absence thereof, in English;(c) is transmitted without undue delay;(d) is recorded and can be made available upon request;(e) indicates the date and time of the transmission;(f) includes the contact details of the person responsible for the transmission;(g) contains the following reminder:2.   In case of urgencies, the information can be exchanged in a verbal form, in particular for exchanges pursuant to Articles 5 and 7. These verbal contacts must be followed by a transmission in writing in accordance with those Articles.3.   The Member States of destination or origin shall ensure that the receipt of the information transmitted in accordance with this Directive is confirmed to the sender, in accordance with the requirements set out in paragraph 1.4.   Member States shall ensure that designated personnel in competent authorities or delegated bodies:(a) are available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, for urgent situations;(b) are able to receive and transmit information pursuant to this Directive without undue delay. Information on organ and donor characterisation1.   Member States shall ensure that, where organs are envisaged for exchange between Member States, prior to exchanging the organ, the competent authority or delegated body of the Member State of origin transmits the information collected to characterise the procured organs and the donor, as specified in Article 7 and in the Annex to Directive 2010/53/EU, to the competent authorities or delegated bodies of the potential Member States of destination.2.   Member States shall ensure that, where some of the information to be transmitted in accordance with paragraph 1 is not available at the time of the initial transmission and becomes available later, it is transmitted in due time to allow for medical decisions:(a) by the competent authority or delegated body of the Member State of origin to the competent authority or delegated body of the Member State of destination; or(b) directly by the procurement organisation to the transplantation centre.3.   Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure that procurement organisations and transplantation centres transmit to their respective competent authorities or delegated bodies a copy of the information pursuant to this Article. Information to ensure the traceability of organs1.   Member States shall ensure that the competent authority or delegated body of the Member State of origin inform the competent authority or delegated body of the Member State of destination of:(a) the specification of the organ;(b) the national donor identification number;(c) the date of procurement;(d) name and contact details of the procurement centre.2.   Member States shall ensure that the competent authority or delegated body of the Member State of destination inform the competent authority or delegated body of the Member State of origin of:(a) the national recipient identification number or, if the organ was not transplanted, of its final use;(b) the date of transplantation, if applicable;(c) name and contact details of the transplantation centre. Reporting of serious adverse events and reactionsMember States shall ensure that the following procedure is implemented by their competent authorities or delegated bodies:(a) Whenever the competent authority or delegated body of the Member State of destination is notified of a serious adverse event or reaction that it suspects to relate to an organ that was received from another Member State, it shall immediately inform the competent authority or delegated body of the Member State of origin and transmit without undue delay to that competent authority or delegated body an initial report containing the information set out in Annex I, in so far as this information is available.(b) The competent authority or delegated body of the Member State of origin shall immediately inform the competent authorities or delegated bodies of each concerned Member State of destination and transmit them each an initial report containing the information set out in Annex I, whenever it is notified of a serious adverse event or reaction that it suspects to be related to a donor whose organs were also sent to other Member States.(c) When additional information becomes available following the initial report, it shall be transmitted without undue delay.(d) The competent authority or delegated body of the Member State of origin shall, as a rule within three months of the initial report transmitted pursuant to point (a) or (b), transmit to the competent authorities or delegated bodies of all Member States of destination, a common final report containing the information set out in Annex II. The competent authorities or delegated bodies of the Member States of destination shall provide relevant information in a timely manner to the competent authority or delegated body of the Member State of origin. The final report shall be drawn up after collecting relevant information from all Member States involved. Interconnection between Member States1.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the contact details of the competent authority or delegated bodies to which the relevant information shall be transmitted for the purpose of, on the one hand, Article 5, and, on the other hand, Articles 6 and 7. These contact details include at least the following data: the organisation’s name, telephone number, e-mail address, fax number and postal address.2.   Where a Member State has several competent authorities or delegated bodies, it shall ensure that the information received by one of them pursuant to Article 5, 6 or 7 is forwarded to the appropriate competent authority or delegated body at national level, in accordance with the repartition of competences in that Member State.3.   The Commission shall make available to the Member States a list of all competent authorities and delegated bodies designated by Member States in accordance with paragraph 1. The Member States shall keep the information in that list up to date. The Commission may entrust the establishment and maintenance of this list to a third party. Transposition1.   Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 10 April 2014 at the latest.When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. 0Entry into forceThis Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 9 October 2012.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 207, 6.8.2010, p. 14, corrected by OJ L 243, 16.9.2010, p. 68.(2)  OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31.ANNEX IInitial Report for suspected serious adverse events or reactions1. Reporting Member State2. Report identification number: country (ISO)/national number3. Contact details of the reporter (competent authority or delegated body in the reporting Member State): telephone, e-mail and, when available, fax4. Reporting centre/organisation5. Contact details of coordinator/contact person (transplant/procurement centre in the reporting Member State): telephone, e-mail and, when available, fax6. Reporting date and time (yyyy/mm/dd/hh/mm)7. Member State of origin8. National donor identification number, as communicated under Article 69. All Member States of destination (if known)10. National recipient identification number(s), as communicated under Article 611. Onset date and time of serious adverse event or reaction (yyyy/mm/dd/hh/mm)12. Detection date and time of serious adverse event or reaction (yyyy/mm/dd/hh/mm)13. Description of serious adverse event or reaction14. Immediate measures taken/proposedANNEX IIFinal Report of serious adverse events or reactions1. Reporting Member State2. Report identification number: country (ISO)/national number3. Contact details of the reporter: telephone, e-mail and, when available, fax4. Reporting date and time (yyyy/mm/dd/hh/mm)5. Identification number(s) of initial report(s) (Annex I)6. Description of case7. Involved Member States8. Outcome of the investigation and final conclusion9. Preventive and corrective actions taken10. Conclusion/Follow-up, if required +",data protection;data security;organ transplant;donation of organs;organ bank;organ donor;organ graft;disclosure of information;information disclosure;exchange of information;information exchange;information transfer;intra-EU trade;intra-Community trade;traceability;traceability of animals;traceability of products,17 +39233,"Council Decision 2011/412/CFSP of 12 July 2011 amending Decision 2010/656/CFSP renewing the restrictive measures against Côte d’Ivoire. ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,Whereas:(1) On 29 October 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/656/CFSP renewing the restrictive measures against Côte d’Ivoire (1).(2) On 28 April 2011, the United Nations Security Council adopted a Resolution, UNSCR 1980 (2011), which renewed the measures imposed against Côte d’Ivoire by UNSCR 1572 (2004), paragraph 5 of UNSCR 1946 (2010) and paragraph 12 of UNSCR 1975 (2011) until 30 April 2012, and which amended the restrictive measures on arms.(3) In addition to the exemptions to the arms embargo provided for in UNSCR 1980 (2011), it is appropriate to amend the restrictive measures in order to exempt other equipment included autonomously by the Union.(4) Decision 2010/656/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,. Article 2 of Decision 2010/656/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:(1) point (e) is replaced by the following:‘(e) the sale, supply, transfer or export of arms and related material and technical training and assistance intended solely for the support of the Ivorian process of Security Sector Reform, pursuant to a formal request by the Ivorian Government, as approved in advance by the Sanctions Committee;’;(2) the following point is added:‘(g) the sale, supply, transfer or export of equipment capable of being used for internal repression and which is intended solely for the support of the Ivorian process of Security Sector Reform, as well as the provision of financing, financial assistance or technical assistance and training related to such equipment.’. This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.. Done at Brussels, 12 July 2011.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. VINCENT-ROSTOWSKI(1)  OJ L 285, 30.10.2010, p. 28. +",Côte d'Ivoire;Ivory Coast;Republic of Côte d’Ivoire;international sanctions;blockade;boycott;embargo;reprisals;arms control;trade restriction;obstacle to trade;restriction on trade;trade barrier;economic sanctions;arms trade;arms sales;arms trafficking,17 +16169,"97/422/EC: Commission Decision of 26 June 1997 on the carrying out of Community comparative trials and tests on propagating and planting material of certain species of fruit plants under Article 20 (2) of Council Directive 92/34/EEC. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 92/34/EEC of 28 April 1992 on the marketing of fruit plant propagating and fruit plants intended for fruit production (1), as last amended by Decision 97/110/EC (2) and in particular Article 20 (2) thereof,Whereas under this Directive comparative trials and tests shall be carried out in the Member States on samples to check that propagating material or fruit plants of genera and species listed therein comply with the requirements and conditions of the said Directive;Whereas to this end, it is essential, in particular in the early stages of the Directive's implementation, to ensure adequate representation of the samples participating in the trials and tests for the different origins of production in the entire Community, at least for certain selected crops;Whereas it is therefore necessary to carry out Community comparative trials and tests in 1997/98 on propagating and planting material of currants (Ribes spp.);Whereas it is necessary for all Member States to participate in the Community comparative trials and tests, in so far as currants are usually propagated or marketed in their territories, in order to ensure that proper conclusions may be drawn therefrom;Whereas these Community comparative trials and tests will be used to harmonize, in the first instance, the technical methods of examination of propagating and planting material of these species;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Propagating Material and Plants of Fruit Genera and Species,. 1. Community comparative trials and tests shall be carried out during 1997/98 on propagating and planting material of currants (Ribes spp.).2. All Member States shall participate in the Community comparative trials and tests, in so far as currants are usually propagated or marketed in their territories. The detailed arrangements for the carrying out of the Community comparative trials and tests and the assessment of the results thereof shall be made within the Standing Committee on Propagating Material and Plants of Fruit Genera and Species. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 June 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 157, 10. 6. 1992, p. 10.(2) OJ No L 39, 8. 2. 1997, p. 22. +",plant health control;phytosanitary control;phytosanitary inspection;plant health inspection;seedling;cutting (plant);fruit-growing;fruit production;fruit tree;plant propagation;grafting;plant reproduction;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country,17 +2592,"2000/503/EC: Commission Decision of 25 July 2000 fixing an indicative financial allocation, in respect of a number of hectares, by Member State for restructuring and conversion of vineyards under Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 for the 2000/2001 marketing year (notified under document number C(2000) 2226). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine(1), and in particular Article 14 thereof,Whereas:(1) The rules for the restructuring and conversion of vineyards are laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000(2) laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine, in particular on production potential.(2) The detailed provisions should be established as to financial planning and as to participation in financing of the system for restructuring and conversion laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000 provide for references to a given financial year shall refer to payments actually made by Member States between 16 October and the following 15 October.(3) According to Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 the Commission shall make initial allocations to Member States per year on the basis of objective criteria taking into account particular situations and needs, and efforts to be undertaken in the light of the objective of the scheme.(4) According to Article 14(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, financial allocation between Member States shall take due account of the proportion of the Community vineyard area in the Member State concerned.(5) In order to implement Article 14(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, it is necessary for a financial allocation to be made in respect of a certain number of hectares.(6) Pursuant to Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 the Community contribution to the costs of restructuring and conversion is higher in regions classified as Objective 1 in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds(3).(7) It is necessary to take into account the compensation for the loss of income incurred by the wine growers during the period when the vineyard is not yet in production.(8) According to Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, initial allocations shall be adapted in view of real expenditure and on the basis of revised expenditure forecasts submitted by the Member States taking into account the objective of the scheme and subject to funds available,. Financial allocations, in respect of a number of hectares, by Member State for restructuring and conversion of vineyards under Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 for the 2000/2001 marketing year shall be as set out in the Annex. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 July 2000.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1.(2) OJ L 143, 16.6.2000, p. 1.(3) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1.ANNEXFinancial allocations, in respect of a number of hectares, by Member State for restructuring and conversion of vineyards under Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 for the 2000/2001 marketing year>TABLE> +",redirection of production;vineyard;vine;vine variety;winegrowing area;viticulture;grape production;winegrowing;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union;financial aid;capital grant;financial grant,17 +1737,"81/984/EEC: Commission Decision of 23 November 1981 on a Belgian Government proposal to aid certain investments in a refinery at Antwerp (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 93 (2) thereof,Having given notice to the parties concerned to submit their comments as provided for in Article 93,Whereas:IThe Belgian Law of 17 July 1959, implemented by the Royal Order of 17 August 1959 (1), introduced general measures to aid the Belgian economy and in particular interest rate rebates on loans contracted to pay for investments, State guarantees covering loans contracted by undertakings with banks where certain interest rebates are given, and exemption for five years tax on income from immovable property.When examining the Belgian Law, pursuant to the procedure defined in Article 93 (1) and (2) of the EEC Treaty, the Commission pointed out that, since it contained no industrial or regional objectives and permitted aid to be given for investment by any firm in any area or industry, it constituted a general aid system which, as such, could not qualify for exemption under Article 92 (3) (a) or (c). In the absence of such specific references, the Commission could not assess the scheme's effects on trade between Member States or on competition and was, therefore, unable to form an opinion as to its compatibility with the common market.It is now the well-established policy of the Commission to accept such general aid schemes subject to one of two conditions, namely that the Member State concerned informs the Commission of either a regional or sectoral plan of application or where this is felt not to be possible, that it notifies significant individual cases of application.Commission Decision 75/397/EEC (2) required the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium to notify the Commission in advance and in sufficient time of significant cases of application of the Belgian Law of 17 July 1959 introducing measures to promote economic expansion and the creation of new industries, so as to enable the Commission to decide on the compatibility of the proposed aids with the common market.IIIn accordance with this procedure the Belgian Government notified the Commission on 23 February 1981 of its intention of applying the aid provided for under the abovementioned Law to investments to be carried out at a refinery in Antwerp.The investment would cost Bfrs 6 670 million and mainly involve the installation of catalytic conversion equipment. The overall capacity of the refinery would not be affected but it would be able to convert heavy petroleum fractions into light refined products (motor spirits, naphtha and distillates).The State aid, to be granted in the form of interest and tax concessions, would amount to some 6 % of the investment.The refinery in question markets part of its output in Belgium, although over 50 % is exported to other Member States.IIIThe refining industry in the Community is still in a difficult situation. In its communications to the Council of 17 March 1977, the Commission pointed out that the industry was facing a two-fold problem : considerable surplus refining capacity and structures relatively ill-adapted to structures of the demand trend. (1) Moniteur Belge of 29 August 1959. (2) OJ No L 177, 8.7.1975, p. 13.As regards the latter, the rise in the price of crude petroleum and the measures taken to develop alternative sources of energy have in fact caused and will continue to cause a substantial reduction in the demand for heavy refined products and concurrently make it necessary to convert these products into lighter ones, for which demand continues to expand. However, the price differential in favour of light products (or crudes giving larger quantities of those products) compared with heavy refined products (or heavy crudes) constitutes a sufficient incentive and as a rule provides firms with the funds needed to build such conversion plants. Assistance towards building these plants can therefore only be warranted where genuinely necessary on account of the recipient firm's financial position and where it does not run counter to the aim of reducing capacity by indirectly supporting the maintenance of surplus refining capacity in the Community.The turnover and profits attained by the refinery in question do not give reason to believe that the aid is absolutely necessary to the investment ; in their comments submitted under the procedure of Article 93 (2) of the EEC Treaty, the Belgian authorities themselves acknowledged that even if the request for aid were turned down, the cracking equipment would be installed, at least in part.The Belgian authorities also pointed out in their comments that the investment would not only maintain the jobs of 336 persons, but would also lead over the next few years to the recruitment of several hundred workers in the district bordering on the Turnhout area, which qualifies for regional assistance and where the rate of unemployment is particularly high. However, this knock-on effect is by no means assured and at this juncture the effect of the aid on the employment situation in the Turnhout area cannot be assessed.IVThe aid proposed by the Belgian Government is therefore likely to affect trade between Member States and distort or threaten to distort competition by favouring the undertaking in question or the production of its goods within the meaning of Article 92 (1) of the EEC Treaty.The terms of the Treaty provide that aids fulfilling the criteria set out in Article 92 (1) of the Treaty shall be incompatible with the common market. The exemptions from this incompatibility set out in Article 92 (3) of the EEC Treaty specify objectives to be pursued in the Community interest and not that of the individual beneficiary. These exemptions must be strictly construed in the examination both of regional or sectoral aid schemes and of individual cases of application of general aid systems. In particular, they may be granted only when the Commission can establish that this will contribute to the attainment of the objectives specified in the derogations, which the recipient firms would not attain by their own actions under normal market conditions alone.To grant an exemption where there is no compensatory justification would be tantamount to allowing trade between Member States to be affected and competition to be distorted without any benefit in terms of the interest of the Community, while at the same time accepting that undue advantages accrue to some Member States.When applying the principles set out above in its examination of individual cases of application of general aid systems, the Commission must be satisfied that there exists on the part of the particular beneficiary a specific compensatory justification in that the grant of aid is required to promote the attainment of one of the objectives set out in Article 92 (3). Where such evidence cannot be provided and especially where the aided investment would take place unmodified, it is clear that the aid does not contribute to the attainment of the objectives specified in the exemptions but serves to increase the financial power of the undertaking in question.In the case in question there does not appear to be such a compensatory justification on the part of the undertaking benefiting from the aid.The Belgian Government has not been able to provide, nor has the Commission found, any evidence which establishes that the proposed aid meets the conditions justifying one of the exemptions provided for in Article 92 (3) of the EEC Treaty.Furthermore, notwithstanding the fact that Belgium is experiencing a high rate of unemployment, with the result that the Commission has granted an exemption to a scheme of aids to employment on the grounds that a serious disturbance exists in the Belgian economy, it does not follow that every other aid of whatever nature proposed by the Belgian Government may automatically benefit from one of the exemptions specified in Article 92 (3), since each aid notified must be considered on its own merits in the light of the specific criteria laid down.As far as the exemptions set out in Article 92 (3) (a) and (c) are concerned in respect of aids designed to promote or facilitate the development of certain areas, it is the case that the Antwerp area continues to enjoy a better socio-economic situation than that of other regions in Belgium ; to the extent to which the general problem of unemployment also exists in Antwerp, it is already provided for under the general scheme to promote employment and there is, therefore, no reason to grant a further exemption in respect of this aid on the grounds that it promote or facilitate the development of that area, a purpose, moreover, for which this aid was not intended.As regards the exemptions provided for in Article 92 (3) (b), this investment would be brought about in any event by normal market forces. There is nothing peculiar to the investment in question to qualify it as a project of common European interest or as one designed to remedy a serious disturbance in the economy of a Member State, which merits exemption under Article 92 (3) (b) from the provision laid down in Article 92 (1) on the incompatibility of aids.As regards the exemption specified in Article 92 (3) (c) in favour of ""aid to facilitate the development of certain economic activities ... where such aid does not adversely affect trading conditions to an extent contrary to the common interest"", the proposed assistance does not appear essential to the development of the industry or the firm in question, although it is likely to affect trading conditions to an extent contrary to the common interest.Since the investment is likely to yield a profit, it could be carried out under normal market conditions alone, which could hence adapt the structures of the industry and the firm concerned to the latest demand trends.Furthermore, the financial position of the firm in question is essentially no different from that of other Community firms in the industry not receiving specific assistance to build conversion plant which is, however, essential to them.Even assuming that the firm could not finance the whole of the investment in question without State aid and would in that case have to cut its refining capacity, the aid would still not be warranted. In view of current surplus capacity at Community level, aid contributing to the maintenance of capacity cannot be regarded as being in the Community interest, since it is likely to transfer, without due cause, the burden of the inevitable reductions to other Member States.In view of the above, the aid proposal of the Belgian Government does not meet the conditions necessary to benefit from any of the exemptions set out in Article 92 (3) of the EEC Treaty,. The Kingdom of Belgium shall not put into effect its proposal, notified to the Commission on 23 February 1981, to grant assistance in respect of certain investments to be carried out in an Antwerp refinery under the Law of 17 July 1959 on the promotion of economic expansion and the creation of new industries. The Kingdom of Belgium shall inform the Commission within two months of the date of notification of this Decision of the measures which it has taken to comply with it. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.. Done at Brussels, 23 November 1981.For the CommissionFrans ANDRIESSENMember of the Commission +",oil industry;oil company;petroleum industry;Province of Antwerp;oil refining;cracking;oil refinery;restriction on competition;discriminatory trading practice;distortion of competition;illegal trade practice;unfair competition;unfair trade practice;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid,17 +20363,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1641/2000 of 25 July 2000 on the payment of a supplement to the advances on the compensatory aid in the banana sector for 2000. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organisation of the market in bananas(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999(2), and in particular Article 14 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1858/93(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1467/1999(4), lays down detailed rules for applying Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards the aid scheme to compensate for loss of income from marketing in the banana sector. Article 4 of that Regulation lays down the conditions for paying the advances on the compensatory aid.(2) The unit amount of each advance on the aid to be determined subsequently for 2000 was set at EUR 17,81 per 100 kilograms in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1157/2000 of 30 May 2000 fixing the compensatory aid for bananas produced and marketed in the Community in 1999, the time limit for payment of the balance of the aid and the unit value of the advances for 2000(5).(3) To take account of the difficult financial situation in which Community banana producers find themselves as a result of the marked deterioration of the Community market, provision should be made for the payment of a supplement to the advances paid for the quantities marketed in the Community from 1 January to 31 October 2000, without prejudice to the level of compensatory aid to be set subsequently under Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 and Regulation (EEC) No 1858/93. This supplementary payment should be conditional on the lodging of a security in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1858/93.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Bananas,. Producer Member States shall pay a supplement to the advances on the compensatory aid provided for in Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93, for 2000, of EUR 7,08 per 100 kilograms, for the quantities marketed in the Community from 1 January to 31 October 2000.The supplement to the advances shall be paid for marketed quantities for which applications for advances on the compensatory aid have been made for 2000.Applications for payment of the supplement to the advance shall be accompanied by proof that a security of EUR 3,54 per 100 kilograms has been lodged.Payment shall be made within two months of this Regulation becoming applicable. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 16 October 2000.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 July 2000.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 47, 25.2.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80.(3) OJ L 170, 13.7.1993, p. 5.(4) OJ L 170, 6.7.1999, p. 7.(5) OJ L 130, 31.5.2000, p. 26. +",tropical fruit;avocado;banana;date;guava;kiwifruit;mango;papaw;pineapple;marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;financial loss;loss of income;aid to agriculture;farm subsidy,17 +14283,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1599/95 of 30 June 1995 amending Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2967/79 laying down the conditions under which certain cheeses benefiting from preferential import treatment are to be processed. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1538/95 (2), and in particular Articles 13 (3) and 16 (4) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2967/79 of 18 December 1979 laying down the conditions under which certain cheeses benefiting from preferential import treatment are to be processed (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3337/94 (4), lays down the conditions under which certain cheeses benefiting from preferential import treatment are to be processed; whereas, in order to take account of the existing import arrangements in the milk and milk products sector and those resulting from the Agricultural Agreement concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations, it is necessary to adjust this Regulation with effect from 1 July 1995; whereas account must also be taken of the replacement of certain regulations to which reference is made is following the codification of the customs rules by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (5), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austrian, Finland and Sweden, and Regulation (EC) No 3254/94 (6);Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. Regulation (EEC) No 2967/79 is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:'Without prejudice to the provisions of this Regulation, Article 207 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (*) and Articles 291 to 304 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (**) shall apply to cheeses covered by the subheading 0406 90 01 of the combined nomenclature and imported as part of the tariff quotas provided for in Annex I point 33 and Annex II point 32 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1600/95 (***).` 2. Article 2 (2) is deleted.3. Article 2 (3) is replaced by the following:'The control copy T5 referred to in Article 298 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 shall include in box 104 one or more of the following entries:- Destino especial: mercancías que deben ponerse a disposición del cesionario: artículo 298 del Reglamento (CEE) n° 2454/93 y Reglamento (CEE) n° 2967/79,- Saerligt anvendelsesformaal: skal stilles til raadighed for erhververen (forordning (EOEF) nr. 2454/93, artikel 298, og forordning (EOEF) nr. 2967/79),- Besondere Verwendung - dem Zessionar zu uebergebende Ware: Artikel 298 der Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 2454/93 und Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 2967/79,- AAéaeéêueò ðñïïñéóìueò: aaìðïñaaýìáôá ðïõ ðñÝðaaé íá ôaaèïýí óôç aeéUEèaaóç ôïõ áðïaeaaêôïý: êáíïíéóìueò (AAÏÊ) áñéè. 2454/93 UEñèñï 298 êáé êáíïíéóìueò (AAÏÊ) áñéè. 2967/79,- End use: Goods to be placed at the disposal of the transferee: Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, Article 298 and Regulation (EEC) No 2967/79,- Destination particulière: marchandises à mettre à la disposition du cessionnaire: règlement (CEE) n° 2454/93, article 298 et règlement (CEE) n° 2967/79,- Destinazione particolare: merci da mettere a disposizione del cessionario: regolamento (CEE) n. 2454/93, articolo 298 e regolamento (CEE) n. 2967/79,- Bijzondere bestemming: goederen ter beschikking te stellen van de cessionaris: Verordening (EEG) nr. 2454/93, artikel 298, en Verordening (EEG) nr. 2967/79,- Destino especial: mercadorias a colocar à disposição do cessionário: Regulamento (CEE) nº 2454/93, artigo 298º, e Regulamento (CEE) nº 2967/79,- Tietty kaeyttoetarkoitus : tavarat on annettava luovutuksen hyvaekseen saajan kaeyttoeoen : asetuksen (ETY) N :o 2454/93 298 artikla ja asetus (ETY) N :o 2967/79,- Saerskild destination : skall staellas till mottagarens foerfogande, foerordning (EEG) nr 2454/93, artikel 298 och foerordning (EEG) nr 2967/79`. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 July 1995.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 June 1995.For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission(*) JO No L 302 du 19. 10. 1992, p. 1.(**) JO No L 253 du 11. 10. 1993, p. 1.(***) JO No L 151 du 1. 7. 1995, p. 12. +",cheese;import;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;food processing;processing of food;processing of foodstuffs,17 +2404,"83/407/EEC: Commission Decision of 29 July 1983 approving an amendment to the framework programme pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1362/78 (Only the Italian text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1362/78 of 19 June 1978 on the programme for the acceleration and guidance of collective irrigation works in the Mezzogiorno (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Whereas the Italian Government on 25 March 1983 forwarded an amendment to the framework programme for the acceleration and guidance of collective irrigation works in the Mezzogiorno approved by Commission Decision 79/1057/EEC of 29 November 1979 (2);Whereas the amendment replaces 80 000 hectares referred to in the framework programme, for which the public hydraulic works cannot be carried out as scheduled, by 80 000 hectares for which the hydraulic works can be carried out;Whereas this amendment is consistent with the objectives and conditions of Regulation (EEC) No 1362/78;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,. The amendment to the framework programme for the acceleration and guidance of collective irrigation works in the Mezzogiorno forwarded by the Italian Government pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1362/78 on 25 March 1983 is hereby approved. This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.. Done at Brussels, 29 July 1983.For the CommissionPoul DALSAGERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 166, 23. 6. 1978, p. 11.(2) OJ No L 322, 18. 12. 1979, p. 30. +",water management in agriculture;agricultural drainage;irrigation canal;irrigation plan;Mezzogiorno;farm modernisation;farm development;farm modernization;modernisation of agricultural structures;modernisation of farming;balance of payments assistance;BOP assistance;balance of payments facility;balance of payments support;medium-term financial assistance;EAGGF Guidance Section;EAGGF Guidance Section aid,17 +37611,"Council Regulation (EC) No 1140/2009 of 20 November 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1),Whereas:(1) For the purpose of restructuring milk production in the Community, Article 75(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (2) gives to the Member States the possibility to grant compensation to producers who undertake to abandon permanently all or part of their milk production and place the individual quotas thus released in the national reserve.(2) In order to stimulate further the necessary restructuring, the surplus levy payable by the milk producers pursuant to Article 78(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 should be calculated on the basis of the national quota reduced by the individual quotas bought-up under Article 75(1)(a), subject to the condition that those released quotas remain in the national reserve in the quota year concerned.(3) Given the necessity to reinforce the financial instruments for further restructuring of the sector, Member States should be allowed to use for the same restructuring purposes the additional money collected on the basis of the new calculation method.(4) This calculation method should be applicable on a temporary basis, for the 12-month periods starting on 1 April 2009 and 1 April 2010 and only as regards milk deliveries in order to limit the measure to the extent necessary.(5) Article 186 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that the Commission can take measures in cases of disturbances of the market of certain agricultural products where internal market prices significantly rise or fall. Milk and milk products are, however, not covered by that Article.(6) In view of the serious difficulties and the increasing price volatility on the dairy market it is appropriate to enlarge the scope of Article 186 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 to milk and milk products, thus enabling the Commission to react to market disturbances in a flexible and swift manner.(7) Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly,. Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be amended as follows:1. Article 78 is amended as follows:(a) after paragraph 1, the following paragraph is inserted:(b) after paragraph 2, the following paragraph is inserted:2. in Article 79, the following paragraph is added:3. in Article 186, point (a) is replaced by the following:‘(a) with regard to the products of the sugar, hops, beef and veal, milk and milk products, sheepmeat and goatmeat sectors, where the prices on the Community market for any of those products rise or fall significantly;’. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 November 2009.For the CouncilThe PresidentE. ERLANDSSON(1)  Opinion of 22 October 2009 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(2)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1. +",price fluctuation;price trend;price variation;dairy industry;dairy;agricultural product;farm product;regulation of agricultural production;dairy production;milk production;aid for restructuring;production surplus;surplus production;production quota;limitation of production;production restriction;reduction of production,17 +6495,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 1555/88 of 31 May 1988 amending for the fourth time Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 of 25 January 1983 establishing a Community system for the conservation and management of fishery resources (1), as amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 11 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 states that the conservation measures necessary to achieve the aims set out in Article 1 of that Regulation must be formulated in the light of the available scientific advice;Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3953/87 (3), lays down general rules relating to the fishing and landing of biological resources found in Community waters;Whereas the charges to the rules governing fishing in the Skagerrak and Kategat agreed between the delegations of the Community and those of Norway and Sweden should be implemented; whereas, accordingly, the date of entry into force of the increase in the minimum mesh size in the Skagerrak and Kattegat for deep-water prawn (Pandalus borealis) should be brought forward and the minimum mesh size for Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) in the Skagerrak and Kattegat should be increased;Whereas horse mackerel of lengths complying with the minimum sizes are too large to be used as live bait and whereas therefore the keeping on board of smaller fish for use as live bait should be allowed;Whereas the rules on the inapplicability of Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 of fishing during the artificial restocking of stocks or the transplantation of fish, crustaceans and molluscs should be clarified to show that the other provisions of the Regulation apply only to fish, crustaceans or molluscs which are retained for this purpose and placed on sale for human consumption,. Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 is hereby amended as follows:1. The following shall be added to the second subparagraph of Article 5 (3):'(c) horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.) intended for use as live bait.'2. The second subparagraph of Article 12 shall be replaced by the following:'Fish, crustaceans and molluscs caught for the purposes set out in the first subparagraph may be sold for human consumption only if the other provisions of this Regulation are complied with'.3. The data in Annex I concerning the geographical areas:- Skagerrak and Kattegat for prawn (Pandalus borealis) (authorized target species) and- Skagerrak and Kattegat for Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) (authorized target species),shall be replaced by the items given in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 May 1988.For the CouncilThe PresidentH. KLEIN(1) OJ No L 24, 27. 1. 1983, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 288, 11. 10. 1986, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 371, 30. 12. 1987, p. 9.ANNEX1.2.3.4.5.6.7 // // // // // // // // Region // Geographical area // Additional conditions // Minimum mesh size (mm) // Authorized target species // Minimum percentage of target species // Maximum percentage of protected species // // // // // // // // 2 // Skagerrak and Kattegat // Until 31 December 1988 // 60 // Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) // 20 // 70 // // // From 1 January 1989 // 70 (2) 60 (3) // Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) // 20 // 70 // // // From 1 January 1991 // 70 // Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) // 20 // 70 // // Skagerrak and Kattegat // Until 31 May 1988 // 30 // Deep-water prawn (Pandalus borealis) // 20 // 50 // // // From 1 June 1988 // 35 (4) 30 (3) // Deep-water prawn (Pandalus borealis) // 20 // 50 // // // From 1 January 1989 // 35 // Deep-water prawn (Pandalus borealis) // 20 // 50 // // // // // // //(2) Applied to the meshes of the last eight metres of the net measured from the codline with the meshes stretched lengthwise.(3) The rest of the net.(4) Applied to the meshes of the last six metres of the net measured from the codline with the meshes stretched lengthwise. +",conservation of fish stocks;mollusc;cephalopod;shellfish;squid;Norway;Kingdom of Norway;sea fish;crustacean;crab;crawfish;crayfish;lobster;prawn;shrimp;Sweden;Kingdom of Sweden,17 +20336,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1595/2000 of 20 July 2000 amending the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1332/2000 of 23 June 2000 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 of 17 May 1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2704/1999(2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1332/2000(3) derogates from Commisison Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999(4) laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 as regards the conditions governing area payments for certain arable crops.(2) The drought is currently affecting more regions in Germany than foreseen in Regulation (EC) No 1332/2000.(3) It is therefore justified to add these regions to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1332/2000.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1332/2000 is replaced by the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 July 2000.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 1.(2) OJ L 327, 21.12.1999, p. 12.(3) OJ L 151, 24.6.2000, p. 9.(4) OJ L 280, 30.10.1999, p. 43.ANNEX""ANNEXÖSTERREICHNiederösterreich (gesamtes Landesgebiet)Burgenland (gesamtes Landesgebiet)Steiermark (gesamtes Landesgebiet)Oberösterreich (gesamtes Landesgebiet)Salzburg (Bezirk Salzburg Land)DEUTSCHLANDBrandenburg (gesamtes Landesgebiet)Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (gesamtes Landesgebiet)Sachsen-Anhalt (gesamtes Landesgebiet)Thüringen (gesamtes Landesgebiet)Sachsen (gesamtes Landesgebiet)Niedersachsen:- Landkreise:- Celle,- Gifthorn,- Lüchow-Dannenberg,- Uelzen.Baden-Württemberg:- Landkreise und Gemeinden des Regierungsbezirks Stuttgart:- Main Tauber Kreis (insgesamt),- Landkreis Heilbronn: Gemeinden:Flein, Ilsfeld, Beilstein, Abstatt, Untergruppenbach, Langenbrettach, Neuenstadt, Hardthausen, Neudenau, Möckmühl;- Rems-Murr-Kreis: Gemeinden:Alfdorf, Welzheim, Rudersberg, Schorndorf, Murrhardt, Sulzbach, Großerlach;- Landkreis Böblingen: Gemeinden:Leonberg-Gebersheim, Rutesheim, Weil der Stadt."" +",leguminous vegetable;bean;broad bean;dried legume;field bean;lentil;pea;oleaginous plant;oil seed;cereals;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law;aid per hectare;per hectare aid;production aid;aid to producers,17 +15426,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 885/96 of 15 May 1996 adopting a protective measure applying to imports of garlic originating in China. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1363/95 (2), and in particular Article 28 (2) thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93 of 12 July 1993 on the application of the system of import licences for garlic imported from third countries (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1662/94 (4), the release for free circulation in the Community of garlic imported from third countries is subject to the presentation of import licences;Whereas on 14 May 1996 the Kingdom of Spain and on 6 May 1996 the French Republic requested the Commission to take protective measures against imports of garlic;Whereas in 1993 the Commission recorded a very sharp rise in imports of garlic originating in China as compared with preceding years; whereas, given their price, further imports could have brought about such serious disturbance of the Community market as to jeopardize the objectives of Article 39 of the EC Treaty and in particular to damage Community producers; whereas the Commission accordingly adopted a protective measure by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1213/94 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2815/94 (6), to limit the quantity covered by import licences issued for garlic originating in China for the 1994/95 marketing year to a given quantity per month; whereas this measure was renewed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1153/95 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2944/95 (8), for the period 1 June 1995 to 31 May 1996;Whereas each month import licence applications in respect of garlic originating in China have covered quantities far exceeding the monthly quantity fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 1153/95; whereas, moreover, the number of applications submitted on the first day of each monthly period led throughout the whole marketing year concerned to import licences being issued for quantities equal to less than 1 % of the quantities applied for and to the rejection of applications submitted thereafter; whereas this systematic overrun shows that there is continuing pressure on the market for this product and that, unless protective measures are adopted, the Community market in garlic could be seriously disturbed by huge quantities imported from China; whereas it is therefore vital for the protective measure applying to garlic originating in China to be renewed;Whereas import licences issued should be limited to a given quantity by period from 1 June 1996 to 31 May 1997 and the issuing thereof should be suspended once that quantity has been attained,. 1. For the period 1 June 1996 to 31 May 1997, import licences for garlic (CN code 0703 20 00) originating in China shall be issued for up to 12 000 tonnes only, subject to a maximum quantity for each period as set out in the Annex.2. The maximum quantity for each period as referred to in paragraph 1 shall be equal to the sum of:(a) the quantity set out in the Annex;(b) quantities not applied for from the preceding period;and(c) unused quantities from licences issued previously of which the Commission has been informed.3. Where the Commission establishes, on the basis of information forwarded to it by the Member States pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93, that there is a risk that the maximum quantity for any period may be exceeded, it shall lay down the conditions under which licences may be issued.4. Operators may submit not more than two licence applications per period, separated by a minimum of five days, in respect of the product referred to in paragraph 1. Each application may cover not more than 50 % of the quantity available for that period as set out in the Annex. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 1996.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 May 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 132, 16. 6. 1995, p. 8.(3) OJ No L 170, 13. 7. 1993, p. 10.(4) OJ No L 176, 9. 7. 1994, p. 1.(5) OJ No L 133, 28. 5. 1994, p. 36.(6) OJ No L 298, 19. 11. 1994, p. 26.(7) OJ No L 116, 23. 5. 1995, p. 23.(8) OJ No L 308, 21. 12. 1995, p. 17.ANNEX>TABLE> +",bulb vegetable;garlic;onion;scallion;shallot;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;China;People’s Republic of China;exchange of information;information exchange;information transfer,17 +1480,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 308/80 of 11 February 1980 on the classification of goods under heading No 59.08 of the Common Customs Tariff. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 97/69 of 16 January 1969 on measures to be taken for uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 280/77 (2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,Whereas, in order to ensure uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff, provision must be made for the classification of products known as ""articles of velvet"", put up in lengths with threads of polypropylene fibres forming the additional warp to a ground fabric of synthetic textile fibres, the base of which is covered by a polypropylene foil;Whereas the Common Customs Tariff annexed to Council Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3000/79 (4), includes textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with preparations of cellulose derivatives or of other artificial plastic materials under heading No 59.08, other textile fabrics and textile articles, of a kind commonly used in machinery or plant, under heading No 59.17 and other made up textile articles (including dress patterns) under heading No 62.05;Whereas these headings are relevant to the classification of the abovementioned ""articles of velvet"";Whereas these articles, which take the form of strips of indeterminate length, cannot be considered as ""made up"" within the meaning of note 6 to Section XI of the Common Customs Tariff, and are therefore excluded from heading No 62.05 ; whereas they do not appear in the restricted list of textile products at note 5 (a) to Chapter 59 ; whereas they are not textile articles of a kind commonly used in machinery or plant of the kind envisaged in note 5 (b) to that Chapter ; whereas consequently they do not fall within heading No 59.17 ; whereas the abovementioned ""articles of velvet"" must therefore be classified under heading No 59.08;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Common Customs Tariff Nomenclature,. Products known as ""articles of velvet"", put up in lengths with threads of polypropylene fibres forming the additional warp to a ground fabric of synthetic textile fibres, the base of which is covered by a polypropylene foil, shall be classified in the Common Customs Tariff under heading No:59.08 Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with preparations of cellulose derivatives or of other artificial plastic materials. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 February 1980.For the CommissionÉtienne DAVIGNONMember of the Commission (1)OJ No L 14, 21.1.1969, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 40, 11.2.1977, p. 1. (3)OJ No L 172, 22.7.1968, p. 1. (4)OJ No L 342, 31.12.1979, p. 1. +",tariff nomenclature;Brussels tariff nomenclature;customs nomenclature;tariff classification;tariff heading;man-made fibre;acrylic fibre;artificial fibre;chemical fibre;nylon;polyamide;rayon;synthetic cloth;synthetic fibre;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT,17 +40257,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1062/2011 of 20 October 2011 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to eggs and egg yolks exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural market and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 164(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 162(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that the difference between prices in international trade for the products referred to in Article 1(1)(s) and listed in Part XIX of Annex I to that Regulation and prices within the Union may be covered by an export refund where these goods are exported in the form of goods listed in Part V of Annex XX to that Regulation.(2) Commission Regulation (EU) No 578/2010 of 29 June 2010 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1216/2009 as regards the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (2), specifies the products for which a rate of refund is to be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Part V of Annex XX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.(3) In accordance with Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) No 578/2010, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in question is to be fixed for a period of the same duration as that for which refunds are fixed for the same products exported unprocessed.(4) Article 162(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that the export refund for a product contained in a good may not exceed the refund applicable to that product when exported without further processing.(5) The currently applicable refunds have been fixed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 714/2011 (3). Since new refunds should be fixed, that Regulation should therefore be repealed.(6) The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,. The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 578/2010 and in Part XIX of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, and exported in the form of goods listed in Part V of Annex XX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, shall be fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation. Implementing Regulation (EU) No 714/2011 is hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 October 2011.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 October 2011.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Heinz ZOUREKDirector-General for Enterprise and Industry(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 171, 6.7.2010, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 190, 21.7.2011, p. 70.ANNEXRates of the refunds applicable from 21 October 2011 to eggs and egg yolks exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty(EUR/100 kg)CN code Description Destination (1) Rate of refund0407 00 Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked:– Of poultry:0407 00 30 – – Other:(a) On exportation of ovalbumin of CN codes 3502 11 90 and 3502 19 9003 19,0004 0,00(b) On exportation of other goods0408 Birds' eggs, not in shell and egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter:– Egg yolks:0408 11 – – Dried:ex 0408 11 80 – – – Suitable for human consumption:not sweetened 01 63,000408 19 – – Other:– – – Suitable for human consumption:ex 0408 19 81 – – – – Liquid:not sweetened 01 20,00ex 0408 19 89 – – – – Frozen:not sweetened 01 20,00– Other:0408 91 – – Dried:ex 0408 91 80 – – – Suitable for human consumption:not sweetened 01 23,500408 99 – – Other:ex 0408 99 80 – – – Suitable for human consumption:not sweetened 01 5,90(1)  The destinations are as follows:01 Third countries. For Switzerland and Liechtenstein these rates are not applicable to the goods listed in Tables I and II to Protocol No 2 to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972,02 Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Turkey, Hong Kong SAR and Russia,03 South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan and the Philippines,04 all destinations except Switzerland and those of 02 and 03. +",egg;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;egg product;egg preparation;export (EU);Community export;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund,17 +25811,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 508/2003 of 20 March 2003 determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2003 for import licences for certain pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Agreement concluded by the Community with Slovenia can be accepted. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 571/97 of 26 March 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application in the pigmeat sector of the arrangements provided for in the Interim Agreement between the Community and Slovenia(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1006/2001(2), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) The applications for import licences lodged for the second quarter of 2003 are for quantities less than the quantities available and can therefore be met in full.(2) The surplus to be added to the quantity available for the following period should be determined.(3) It is appropriate to draw the attention of operators to the fact that licences may only be used for products which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community,. 1. Applications for import licences for the period 1 April to 30 June 2003 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 571/97 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.2. For the period 1 July to 30 September 2003, applications may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 571/97 for import licences for a total quantity as referred to in Annex II.3. Licences may only be used for products which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 March 2003.For the CommissionJ. M. Silva RodrĂ­guezAgriculture Director-General(1) OJ L 85, 27.3.1997, p. 56.(2) OJ L 140, 24.5.2001, p. 13.ANNEX I>TABLE>ANNEX II>TABLE> +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;pigmeat;pork;Slovenia;Republic of Slovenia,17 +33711,"2007/814/EC: Commission Decision of 13 November 2007 repealing Decision 1999/572/EC accepting undertakings offered in connection with the anti-dumping proceedings concerning imports of steel wire ropes and cables originating in the People’s Republic of China, Hungary, India, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Poland, South Africa and Ukraine. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1), and in particular Articles 8 and 9 thereof,After consulting the Advisory Committee,Whereas:A.   PREVIOUS INVESTIGATIONS AND EXISTING MEASURES(1) In August 1999, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1796/1999 (2), imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of steel ropes and cables originating, inter alia, in South Africa.(2) In November 2005, following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1858/2005 (3) decided that the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of the product concerned originating, inter alia, in South Africa should be maintained.(3) The Commission, by Decision 1999/572/EC of 13 August 1999 (4), accepted a price undertaking from a South African company, Scaw Metals Group Haggie Steel Wire Rope (‘Haggie’ or ‘the company’).(4) By Decision 1999/572/EC the Commission also accepted price undertakings from the following companies: Usha Martin Industries & Usha Beltron Ltd, India; Aceros Camesa SA de CV, Mexico; and Joint Stock Company Silur, Ukraine. The Commission withdrew the acceptance of the undertaking offered by Joint Stock Company Silur, Ukraine by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1678/2003 (5). The anti-dumping measures on steel wire ropes and cables originating in Mexico expired on 12 August 2004 (6). The Commission withdrew the acceptance of the undertaking offered by Usha Martin Industries & Usha Beltron Ltd by Commission Decision 2006/38/EC of 22 December 2005.(5) As a result imports into the Community of the product concerned of South African origin, produced by the company and of the product type covered by the undertaking (the product covered) were exempted from the definitive anti-dumping duties.(6) In this regard it should be noted that certain types of steel wire ropes and cables currently produced by Haggie were excluded from the scope of the undertaking. Accordingly, such steel wire ropes and cables were liable to the payment of the anti-dumping duty when entered into free circulation in the Community.B.   BREACHES OF THE UNDERTAKING1.   Obligations of the company under the undertaking(7) The undertaking offered by the company obliges it to, inter alia, export the product covered to the European Community above certain minimum prices (MIPs) as stated in the undertaking.(8) It was further acknowledged by the company in the undertaking that with regard to the exemption from the anti-dumping duties afforded by the undertaking, such exemption is conditional upon the presentation to the Community customs services of an ‘undertaking invoice’. Moreover, the company undertook not to issue such undertaking invoices for sales of those types of product concerned which are not covered by the undertaking and which are therefore liable to the anti-dumping duty. The company also acknowledged that the undertaking invoices issued had to contain the information set out first in the Annex of Regulation (EC) No 1796/1999 and later in the Annex of Regulation (EC) No 1858/2005.(9) The terms of the undertaking also oblige the company to provide the Commission with regular and detailed information, in the form of a quarterly report of its sales of the product concerned to the European Community. Such reports should include the products covered by the undertaking which benefited from the exemption from the payment of the anti-dumping duty, as well as those types of steel ropes and cables which are not covered by the undertaking and which are therefore liable to the payment of the anti-dumping duty upon importation into the European Community.(10) It is clear that the aforementioned sales reports should be, as submitted, complete, exhaustive and correct in all particulars and that the transactions fully comply with the terms of the undertaking.(11) For the purpose of ensuring compliance with the undertaking, the Company also undertook to allow on-spot verification visits at its premises in order to verify the accuracy and veracity of data submitted in the said quarterly reports and to provide all information considered necessary by the Commission.(12) It should be noted that the company already received a warning letter from the Commission Services on 28 October 2003 for breaching the undertaking by issuing undertaking invoices for products not covered by the undertaking but otherwise being subject to the anti-dumping measures. The warning letter stated that in view of the particular circumstances under which these breaches took place it was not intended to withdraw the acceptance of the undertaking, but it was also pointed out that any subsequent infringement of the undertaking, even of a minor nature, would make it difficult for the Commission to maintain the acceptance of the undertaking from the company.(13) In this regard, a verification visit was carried out at the premises of the Company in South Africa from 5 February 2007 until 6 February 2007. The verification visit covered the period from 1 January 2004 until 31 December 2006.2.   Results of the verification visit to the Company(14) The verification visit established that the company, on two occasions, issued undertaking invoices (undertaking invoice numbers: 935515 and 935516) for the products subject to the anti-dumping measure but not covered by the undertaking. Therefore, these transactions unlawfully benefited from the exemption from the payment of the anti-dumping duty upon importation.(15) The verification visit established that, on one occasion, the company failed to adjust the unit sales price according to the terms of payment. The failure to make this adjustment for the financial cost linked to the actual time of the payment has led to a unit sale price below the applicable MIP.(16) Furthermore, the verification visit established that, on several occasions, the company issued undertaking invoices not in conformity with the Annex of Regulation (EC) No 1858/2005 by including the sentence ‘For sale offshore, not to be sold within the European Union’.(17) Examination of the undertaking invoices issued for the time period concerned by the verification visit showed that one transaction was not included in the quarterly undertaking sales report submitted to the Commission. Furthermore, it was also established that the company reported transactions not intended for release into free circulation in the Community as if they were intended to be released into free circulation in the Community. The verification visit also identified several transactions which were reported as transit sales, but, in reality, the goods were released into free circulation in the Community. Moreover discrepancies were found between the quarterly undertaking sales reports and the corresponding invoices.3.   Reasons to withdraw acceptance of the undertaking(18) The fact that the company issued undertaking invoices for product concerned which were not covered by the undertaking and the fact that these transactions benefited from the exemption from the payment of the anti-dumping duty only granted for the products covered by the undertaking constitute breaches of the undertaking.(19) The obligation of the company to respect the MIP for all sales of the product covered was not met.(20) Issuing undertaking invoices not in conformity with the Annex of Regulation (EC) No 1858/2005 for sales of product covered can be confusing for the customs authorities and no longer allow the customs authorities to effectively monitor the undertaking and, therefore, render the undertaking impractical.(21) The facts set out in recital (17) have led to the conclusion that the quarterly undertaking sales reports as submitted by the company were not complete, exhaustive and correct in all particulars and therefore these reports were not sufficiently reliable to be used for monitoring the undertaking. Non-compliance with reporting requirements also constitutes a breach of the undertaking.4.   Written submissions and hearing(a)   Lack of understanding of the Undertaking(22) The company acknowledged by its written submission that errors occurred when issuing undertaking invoices and preparing the undertaking reports due to a lack of understanding of the technical provisions of the undertaking, of incorrect reading of the text and/or the company’s failure to consult it. It was also stated in its written submission and during the hearing on 26 April 2007 that changes in the senior management and the restructuring of the organization contributed to lack of understanding of the complex requirements of the undertaking.(23) The company also admitted the receipt of the warning letter from the Commission Services on the 28 October 2003. However, the company argued that it never received a verification report which it assumed would have outlined the actual error made. The company argued that the fact that it was not made aware of the actual errors also contributed to its failure to change its practices concerning the preparation of undertaking reports or improve its understanding.(24) In respond to these arguments it has to be noted that the company on 18 September 2003 received a letter from the Commission which set out in detail the breaches identified. The warning letter of 28 October 2003 did not repeat the breaches in detail any longer but referred to the earlier correspondence between the Commission and the company.(25) It also should be noted that the company might have been confused when it referred to a verification report. The Commission did not carry out a verification visit prior to issuing the warning letter on 28 October 2003 as the breaches which let to issuance of the warning letter were established on the basis of desk analysis of the undertaking reports. The Commission did carry out a verification in May 2004 but since that verification did not lead to further action no letter relating to it needed to be sent the company.(26) Moreover, the company submitted during the hearing that, after the verification visit, the company revisited its complete system, based on the comments made on the spot, in order to accommodate the necessary changes to meet the requirements of the undertaking.(27) The arguments presented by the company in its defence regarding its lack of understanding of the undertaking do not alter the Commission’s view that the company failed to comply with the obligations of the undertaking. It also has to be noted that the company already received a warning letter for breaching the undertaking in the past and it failed to adopt the measures necessary to prevent that new breaches of the undertaking would occur. The lack of understanding of the requirements of the undertaking constitutes a high risk for the sufficiency and reliability of the monitoring of the undertaking.(b)   Proportionality(28) With regard to the price violation, the company admitted that a price violation occurred on one occasion because it failed to do the necessary adjustments in the sales price in respect of late payment. However, it was argued that the sales prices of all other transactions were strictly in compliance with the MIP. Moreover, it was submitted that the late payment occurred due to unforeseen circumstances as the client concerned normally pre-pays for goods prior to shipment taking place.(29) In response to these arguments it should be pointed out that in accordance with the undertaking, the company undertook to ensure that the Net Sales Price of all sales covered by the undertaking shall be at or above the MIPs set out in the undertaking.(30) Moreover, regarding the issue of proportionality, the basic Regulation contains no direct or indirect requirement that a breach of an undertaking must relate to a minimum percentage of sales or must relate to a minimum percentage of the MIP.(31) This approach has also been confirmed by the jurisprudence of the Court of First Instance which has ruled that any breach of an undertaking is sufficient to justify the withdrawal of acceptance of an undertaking (7).(32) Accordingly, the arguments presented by the company with regard to proportionality do not alter the Commission’s view that a breach of the undertaking occurred and that the acceptance of the undertaking should be withdrawn.(c)   Good faith of the company(33) The company argued that at the time of submitting their regular reports to the Commission, the company felt that the reports were complete, exhaustive and correct in all particulars.(34) At no time did the company try to report incorrect information or attempt to withhold any information requested.(35) The company also emphasised both in its written submission and during the hearing, that it did not derive any benefit from the breaches of the undertaking, in any but two cases, and that the errors were not carried out within the scope of a circumvention scheme.(36) Referring to the recitals above it must be noted that the company was not seen to be purposely trying to benefit from not respecting the requirements of the undertaking or by impeding the monitoring. However, the repeated occurrence of the errors renders the proper monitoring of the undertaking impractical.C.   REPEAL OF DECISION 1999/572/EC(37) In view of the above, the acceptance of the undertaking should be withdrawn and Commission Decision 1999/572/EC should be repealed. Accordingly, the definitive antidumping duty imposed by Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1858/2005 should apply,. Article 1Decision 1999/572/EC is hereby repealed. This Decision shall take effect on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 13 November 2007.For the CommissionPeter MANDELSONMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2117/2005 (OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 17).(2)  OJ L 217, 17.8.1999, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1674/2003 (OJ L 238, 25.9.2003, p. 1).(3)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2005, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 212/2006 (OJ L 22, 26.1.2006, p. 1).(4)  OJ L 217, 17.8.1999, p. 63. Decision as last amended by Decision 2006/38/EC (OJ L 22, 26.1.2006, p. 54).(5)  OJ L 238, 25.9.2003, p. 13.(6)  OJ C 203, 11.8.2004, p. 4.(7)  In this context, see case T-51/96 Miwon v Council (ECR 2000, p. II-1841) paragraph 52; case T-340/99 Arne Mathisen S v Council (ECR 2002, p. II-2905) paragraph 80. +",import;anti-dumping legislation;anti-dumping code;anti-dumping proceeding;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;non-flat product;steel;alloy steel;crude steel;fine steel;rolled steel;stainless steel;structural steel;anti-dumping measure,17 +19690,"2000/195/EC: Commission Decision of 22 February 2000 authorising the placing on the market of 'phospholipides from egg yolk' as a novel food or novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2000) 2) (Only the French text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 1997 concerning novel food and novel food ingredients(1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Having regard to the request submitted by Belovo to the Belgian competent authorities on 23 January 1998 for placing ""phospholipides from egg yolk"" on the market as a novel food or novel food ingredient,Having regard to the initial assessment report drawn up by the Belgian competent authorities, which the Commission forwarded to all Member States on 29 October 1998,Whereas:(1) Within the 60 day-period laid down in Article 6(4) of the Regulation, reasoned objections were raised in accordance with that provision. In accordance with Article 7 of the Regulation, a decision is therefore to be taken in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of the Regulation.(2) The Scientific Committee for Food has been consulted on this matter in accordance with Article 11 of the Regulation. On 17 June 1999, the Scientific Committee for Food delivered its opinion that there is no reason to believe that the placing on the market of phospholipides purified and concentrated using a new process will have any adverse effect on public health and that the product is safe for human consumption.(3) Food additives falling within the scope of Council Directive 89/107/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning food additives authorised for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption(2), are excluded from the scope of Regulation (EC) No 258/97. This Decision does therefore not constitute authorisation to use phospholipides from egg yolk as a food additive.(4) It has therefore been demonstrated that the product complies with the criteria laid down in Article 3(1) of the Regulation.(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Foodstuffs,. Phospholipides from egg yolk purified to 85 % and 100 % may be placed on the Community market as novel foods or novel food ingredients. This Decision is addressed to Belovo, Industrial area 1, 6600 Bastogne, Belgium.. Done at Brussels, 22 February 2000.For the CommissionErkki LIIKANENMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 43, 14.2.1997, p. 1.(2) OJ L 40, 11.2.1989, p. 27. +",human nutrition;marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;egg product;egg preparation;Belgium;Kingdom of Belgium;food additive;sensory additive;technical additive,17 +16345,"97/689/CFSP: Council Decision of 20 October 1997 supplementing Joint Action 96/406/CFSP concerning action by the Union to support the electoral process in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article J.3 thereof,Having regard to the conclusions of the Dublin European Council meeting on 13 and 14 December 1996,Having regard to Joint Action 96/406/CFSP of 10 June 1996, concerning action by the Union to support the electoral process in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1),Whereas the Permanent Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) decided on 26 September 1997 that the Organization would undertake supervision of Republika Srpska Assembly elections;Whereas the OSCE has requested European Union support to finance supervision of these elections;Whereas Joint Action 96/406/CFSP should be further supplemented,. This Decision is directed towards the continuation of European Union support for the activities carried out by the OSCE, pursuant to the General Framework Agreement for Peace. 1. In respect of the Republika Srpska Assembly elections, the support referred to in Article 1 shall take the form of the provision of a contingent of EU supervisors to oversee the electoral process under the aegis of the OSCE, including polling and counting.2. EU long-term supervisors shall stay in the region for a period of up to 74 days. EU short-term supervisors shall stay in the region for a period of up to 17 days.3. The supervision activities shall be financed from the amount referred to in Article 3 (1) of Decision 97/224/CFSP. Article 3 (2) and (3) of that Decision shall apply. The Council shall review the implementation of this Decision. This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.It shall take effect as from 26 September 1997. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.. Done at Luxembourg, 20 October 1997.For the CouncilThe PresidentF. BODEN(1) OJ L 168, 6. 7. 1996, p. 1. Joint Action as amended by Decision 97/153/CFSP (OJ L 63, 4. 3. 1997, p. 1) and supplemented by Decision 97/224/CFSP (OJ L 90, 4. 4. 1997, p. 1). +",organisation of elections;organization of elections;Eurostat;SOEC;statistical office of the European Communities;statistical office of the European Union;joint action;Bosnia and Herzegovina;Bosnia-Herzegovina;observer;observer status;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +28978,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1851/2004 of 25 October 2004 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits for veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal originText with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 of 26 June 1990 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (1), and in particular Articles 7 and 8 thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90, maximum residue limits should be established for all pharmacologically active substances that are used within the Community in veterinary medicinal products intended for administration to food-producing animals.(2) Maximum residue limits should be established only after the examination within the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products (CVMP) of all the relevant information concerning the safety of residues of the substance concerned for the consumer of foodstuffs of animal origin and the impact of residues on the industrial processing of foodstuffs.(3) In establishing maximum residue limits for residues of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin, it is necessary to specify the animal species in which residues may be present, the relevant food obtained from the treated animal (‘target tissue’) as well as the nature of the residue that is relevant for the monitoring of residues (‘marker residue’).(4) For the control of residues, as provided for in appropriate Community legislation, maximum residue limits should usually be established for the target tissues of liver or kidney. However, liver and kidney are frequently removed from carcasses moving in international trade, and maximum residue limits should therefore also always be established for muscle or fat tissues.(5) In the case of veterinary medicinal products intended for use in laying birds, lactating animals or honey bees, maximum residue limits must also be established for eggs, milk or honey.(6) Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 provides that the establishment of maximum residue limits shall in no way prejudice the application of other relevant Community legislation.(7) Based on an opinion of the CVMP, Annex III of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 was amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 997/1999 (2) to include provisional maximum residue limits for morantel, in order to allow for the completion of scientific studies, notably concerning the marker residue and the analytical method for the determination of residues of morantel in the target tissues. These maximum residue limits were subsequently extended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1322/2001 (3) to allow the applicant further time for completion of the requested studies.(8) The requested data on the marker residue and the analytical method was evaluated by the CVMP and found to be not completely in accordance with the requirements laid down in Volume 8 of the Rules Governing Medicinal Products in the European Union. The method was nevertheless considered fully validated for muscle and milk and either kidney or liver for the species cattle and sheep. The CVMP subsequently proposed to insert morantel in Annex II of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90, with the motivation that residues of morantel depleted rapidly and therefore the establishment of maximum residue limits was not necessary for the protection of public health.(9) As residues of morantel in foodstuff from treated animals may supersede the acceptable daily intake 24 hours after administration, it is considered necessary, for reasons of consumer safety and to allow adequate withdrawal periods to be established for veterinary medicinal products containing morantel, to establish maximum residues limits, taking account of the maximum residue limits previously established.(10) Morantel is a pharmacologically active anthelmintic substance which has been in use in veterinary medicinal products for food-producing animal species for a considerable time for treatment against roundworms and tapeworms. In view of the possible development of resistance, it is considered that access to multiple choices for treatment should remain possible.(11) According to Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 (4), risk management shall take into account the results of risk assessment and other factors legitimate to the matter under consideration, such as detection methods and feasibility of controls for the purpose of avoiding risks from such substances. The relevant Community Reference Laboratory has confirmed that the methods proposed by the applicant can be made applicable for confirmatory analyses of morantel in the target tissues.(12) The Commission considers that it is appropriate to include morantel in Annex I for cattle and sheep to provide safeguards for the consumer and to allow relevant controls of morantel in foodstuffs of treated animals.(13) A period of 60 days should be allowed before the entry into force of this Regulation in order to allow Member States to make any adjustments which may be necessary to the authorisations to place the veterinary medicinal products concerned on the market which have been granted in accordance with Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products (5).(14) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Veterinary Medicinal Products.. Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from the sixtieth day following its publication.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 October 2004.For the CommissionOlli REHNMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 1. Regulation as last modified by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1646/2004 (OJ L 296, 21.9.2004, p. 5).(2)  OJ L 122, 12.5.1999, p. 24.(3)  OJ L 177, 30.6.2001, p. 52.(4)  OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last modified by Regulation (EC) No 1642/2003 (OJ L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 4).(5)  OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 1. Directive as amended by Directive 2004/28/EU (OJ L 136, 30.4.2004, p. 58).ANNEXA. The following substance is inserted in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90:2.   Antiparasitic agents2.1.   Agents acting against endoparasites2.1.7.   TetrahydropyrimidesPharmacologically active substance(s) Marker residue Animal species MRLs Target tissues‘Morantel Sum of residues which may be hydrolysed to N-methyl-1,3- propanediamine and expressed as morantel equivalents Bovine, ovine 100 μg/kg Muscle100 μg/kg Fat800 μg/kg Liver200 μg/kg Kidney50 μg/kg Milk’ +",food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;waste;refuse;residue;health risk;danger of sickness;product safety;veterinary drug;veterinary medicines;food safety;food product safety;food quality safety;safety of food,17 +36399,"2009/126/EC: Commission Decision of 13 February 2009 on the Community’s financial contribution to a programme for the control of organisms harmful to plants and plant products in the French overseas departments for 2009 (notified under document number C(2009) 801). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 of 30 January 2006 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union (1), and in particular the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 17(3),Whereas:(1) Growing conditions in the French overseas departments require special measures concerning crop production. Those measures include expensive plant health measures.(2) Commission Decision 2007/609/EC of 10 September 2007 on the definition of the measures eligible for Community financing in the programmes for the control of organisms harmful to plants and plant products in the French overseas departments, in the Azores and in Madeira (2) defines the measures eligible for Community financing under programmes for the control of organisms harmful to plants and plant products in the French overseas departments, the Azores and Madeira.(3) The French authorities have submitted to the Commission a programme for 2009 providing for plant health measures in the French overseas departments. That programme specifies the objectives to be achieved, the expected deliverables, the measures to be carried out, their duration and their cost with a view to a possible Community financial contribution. The measures provided for in that programme fulfill the requirements of Decision 2007/609/EC.(4) In accordance with Article 3(2)(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (3), plant-health measures are to be financed from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund. For the purposes of financial control of those measures Articles 9, 36 and 37 of that Regulation apply.(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,. A Community financial contribution to France for the official programme for the control of organisms harmful to plants and plant products in the French overseas departments for 2009 as specified in Part A of the Annex, is approved.It shall be limited to 60 % of the total eligible expenditure, as specified in Part B of the Annex, with a maximum of EUR 246 660 (VAT excluded). 1.   An advance of EUR 100 000 shall be paid within 60 days after receipt of a request for payment by France.2.   The balance of the financial contribution shall be paid provided that a final implementation report on the programme is submitted to the Commission in electronic form by 15 March 2010 at the latest.That report shall contain:(a) a concise technical evaluation of the entire programme, including the degree of achievement of physical and qualitative objectives and the progress accomplished, and an assessment of the immediate phytosanitary and economic impact; and(b) a financial cost statement indicating the actual expenditure broken down by sub-programme and by measure.3.   With respect to the indicative budget breakdown specified in Part B of the Annex, France may adjust the financing between different measures in the same sub-programme within a limit of 15 % of the Community contribution to this sub-programme, provided that the total amount of eligible costs scheduled in the programme is not exceeded and that the main objectives of the programme are not thereby compromised.It shall inform the Commission of any adjustments made. This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2009. This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.. Done at Brussels, 13 February 2009.For the CommissionAndroulla VASSILIOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 42, 14.2.2006, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 242, 15.9.2007, p. 20.(3)  OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1.ANNEXPROGRAMME AND INDICATIVE BUDGET BREAKDOWN FOR 2009Part APROGRAMMEThe programme shall consist of four sub-programmes:1. inter-departmental sub-programme:(a) Measure 1.1: development of detection methods for harmful organisms based on quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR);(b) Measure 1.2: support to the transfer of Citrus plant material;2. sub-programme for the department of Martinique:(a) Measure 2.1: phytosanitary surveys and set-up of tools for the integrated management of plant health issues;3. sub-programme for the department of Guyane:(a) Measure 3.1: management of an agricultural phytosanitary warning system for rice production;4. sub-programme for the department of Guadeloupe:(a) Measure 4.1: management of a survey network for fruit flies;(b) Measure 4.2: management of the risk of introduction of harmful organisms by tourist activity.Part BINDICATIVE BUDGET BREAKDOWN(in EUR, with indication of the various expected deliverables)Sub-programmes Deliverables Eligible expenditure National contribution EC contributionInter-DOM sub-programmeMeasure 1.1 Method of quantitative PCR (R) 120 000 48 000 72 000Measure 1.2 Research on Citrus plant material (R) 50 000 20 000 30 000Sub-total 170 000 68 000 102 000MartiniqueMeasure 2.1 Phytosanitary surveys and new control methods for harmful organisms (S) 95 600 38 240 57 360Sub-total 95 600 38 240 57 360GuyaneMeasure 3.1 Management of an agricultural phytosanitary warning system (S) 112 000 44 800 67 200Sub-total 112 000 44 800 67 200GuadeloupeMeasure 4.1 Management of a survey network for fruit flies (S) 18 500 7 400 11 100Measure 4.2 Actions of communication to the public on the risks of introduction of harmful organisms (S) 15 000 6 000 9 000Sub-total 33 500 13 400 20 100Total 411 100 164 440 246 660 +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;French overseas department and region;French Overseas Department;plant health control;phytosanitary control;phytosanitary inspection;plant health inspection;parasitology;crop production;plant product;plant health treatment;control of plant parasites;spraying of crops;treatment of plants;weed control,17 +27582,"Council Decision 2004/837/CFSP of 6 December 2004 concerning the implementation of Joint Action 2002/210/CFSP on the European Union Police Mission. ,Having regard to Council Joint Action 2002/210/CFSP of 11 March 2002 on the European Union Police Mission (1), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof, in conjunction with the second indent of Article 23(2) of the Treaty on European Union,. 1.   An amount of EUR 17 410 000 covering operational running costs of EUPM in 2005 shall be financed in common from the general budget of the European Union.2.   The management of the expenditure financed by the general budget of the European Union specified in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the procedures and rules of the Community applying to budget matters with the exception that any pre-financing shall not remain the property of the Community. This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 6 December 2004.For the CouncilThe PresidentH. HOOGERVORST(1)  OJ L 70, 13.3.2002, p. 1. Joint Action as last amended by Joint Action 2003/188/CFSP (OJ L 73, 19.3.2003, p. 9). +",police;national police;Community budget;EC budget;EU office or agency;Community service body;EC institutional body;EC satellite body;EC specialised body;EU Agencies and decentralised bodies;European Monitoring Centre;European Union office or agency;European agency;European foundation;autonomous Community body;decentralised Community body;specialised Community agency,17 +34676,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1207/2007 of 16 October 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 laying down certain rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards the description, designation, presentation and protection of certain wine sector products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (1), and in particular Articles 53 and 80(b) thereof,Whereas:(1) In case of a traditional practice governed by special provisions of the producer Member State, that Member State may, by way of derogation from the normal rule, by means of express authorisation and subject to suitable controls, permit that a quality wine produced in specified regions be obtained by adding to the basic product from which the wine is made one or more wine-sector products which do not originate in the specified region whose name the wine bears. In order to ensure that economic operators and competent authorities are not prejudiced by the expiry of this derogation provided for in Article 31(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 (2), a new extension should be granted.(2) Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 lists vine varieties and their synonyms that include a geographical indication and that may appear on the labelling of wines. That Annex has to be adapted by the appropriate terms that have been used by Romania.(3) Due to administrative burden, and in order to avoid any trade difficulties, this Regulation should apply from 1 July 2007.(4) Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 should therefore be amended accordingly.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,. Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 is hereby amended as follows:1. In Article 31, paragraph 3 is amended as follows:(a) in point (b) of the second subparagraph ‘31 August 2007’ is replaced by ‘31 August 2008’;(b) in the third subparagraph ‘31 August 2007’ is replaced by ‘31 August 2008’;2. Annex II is replaced by Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 July 2007.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 October 2007.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 118, 4.5.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 382/2007 (OJ L 95, 5.4.2007, p. 12).ANNEX‘ANNEX IIList of vine varieties and their synonyms that include a geographical indication (1) and that may appear on the labelling of wines in accordance with Article 19(2)Variety name or its synonyms Countries that may use the variety name or one of its synonyms (2)1 Agiorgitiko Greece°2 Aglianico Italy°, Greece°, Malta°3 Aglianicone Italy°4 Alicante Bouschet Greece°, Italy°, Portugal°, Algeria°, Tunisia°, United States°, Cyprus°, South Africa5 Alicante Branco Portugal°6 Alicante Henri Bouschet France°, Serbia and Montenegro (8)7 Alicante Italy°8 Alikant Buse Serbia and Montenegro (6)9 Auxerrois South Africa°, Australia°, Canada°, Switzerland°, Belgium°, Germany°, France°, Luxembourg°, Netherlands°, United Kingdom°10 Barbera Bianca Italy°11 Barbera South Africa°, Argentina°, Australia°, Croatia°, Mexico°, Slovenia°, Uruguay°, United States°, Greece°, Italy°, Malta°12 Barbera Sarda Italy°13 Blauburgunder Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (16-28-115), Austria (14-16), Canada (16-115), Chile (16-115), Italy (16-115)14 Blauer Burgunder Austria (13-16), Serbia and Montenegro (24-115), Switzerland15 Blauer Frühburgunder Germany (58)16 Blauer Spätburgunder Germany (115), former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (13-28-115), Austria (13-14), Bulgaria (115), Canada (13-115), Chile (13-115), Romania (115), Italy (13-115)17 Blaufränkisch Czech Republic (55), Austria°, Germany, Slovenia (Modra frankinja, Frankinja), Hungary, Romania (22, 55, 67, 71)18 Borba Spain°19 Bosco Italy°20 Bragão Portugal°21 Budai Hungary°22 Burgund Mare Romania (17, 55, 67, 71)23 Burgundac beli Serbia and Montenegro (136)24 Burgundac Crni Croatia°25 Burgundac crni Serbia and Montenegro (14-115)26 Burgundac sivi Croatia°, Serbia and Montenegro°27 Burgundec bel Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia°28 Burgundec crn Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (13-16-115)29 Burgundec siv Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia°30 Busuioacă de Bohotin Romania31 Cabernet Moravia Czech Republic°32 Calabrese Italy (90)33 Campanário Portugal°34 Canari Argentina°35 Carignan Blanc France°36 Carignan South Africa°, Argentina°, Australia (38), Chile (38), Croatia°, Israel°, Morocco°, New Zealand°, Tunisia°, Greece°, France°, Portugal°, Malta°37 Carignan Noir Cyprus°38 Carignane Australia (36), Chile (36), Mexico, Turkey, United States39 Carignano Italy°40 Chardonnay South Africa°, Argentina (95), Australia (95), Bulgaria°, Canada (95), Switzerland°, Chile (95), Czech Republic°, Croatia°, Hungary (41), India, Israel°, Moldova°, Mexico (95), New Zealand (95), Romania°, Russia°, San Marino°, Slovakia°, Slovenia°, Tunisia°, United States (95), Uruguay°, Serbia and Montenegro, Zimbabwe°, Germany°, France, Greece (95), Italy (95), Luxembourg° (95), Netherlands (95), United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal, Austria°, Belgium (95), Cyprus°, Malta°41 Chardonnay Blanc Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Hungary (40)42 Chardonnay Musqué Canada°43 Chelva Spain°44 Corinto Nero Italy°45 Cserszegi fűszeres Hungary°46 Děvín Czech Republic°47 Devín Slovakia48 Duna gyöngye Hungary49 Dunaj Slovakia50 Durasa Italy°51 Early Burgundy United States°52 Fehér Burgundi, Burgundi Hungary (133)53 Findling Germany°, United Kingdom°54 Frâncușă Romania55 Frankovka Czech Republic° (17), Slovakia (56), Romania (17, 22, 67, 71)56 Frankovka modrá Slovakia (55)57 Friulano Italy58 Frühburgunder Germany (15), Netherlands°59 Galbenă de Odobești Romania60 Girgenti Malta (61, 62)61 Ghirgentina Malta (60, 62)62 Girgentina Malta (60, 61)63 Graciosa Portugal°64 Grasă de Cotnari Romania65 Grauburgunder Germany, Bulgaria, Hungary°, Romania (66)66 Grauer Burgunder Canada, Romania (65), Germany, Austria67 Grossburgunder Romania (17, 22, 55, 71)68 Iona United States°69 Kanzler United Kingdom°, Germany70 Kardinal Germany°, Bulgaria°71 Kékfrankos Hungary, Romania (17, 22, 55, 67)72 Kisburgundi kék Hungary (115)73 Korinthiaki Greece°74 Leira Portugal°75 Limnio Greece°76 Maceratino Italy°77 Maratheftiko (Μαραθεύτικο) Cyprus78 Mátrai muskotály Hungary°79 Medina Hungary°80 Monemvasia Greece81 Montepulciano Italy°82 Moravia dulce Spain°83 Moravia agria Spain°84 Moslavac Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (85), Serbia and Montenegro°85 Mozler Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (84)86 Mouratón Spain°87 Müller-Thurgau South Africa°, Austria°, Germany, Canada, Croatia°, Hungary°, Serbia and Montenegro°, Czech Republic°, Slovakia°, Slovenia°, Switzerland°, Luxembourg, Netherlands°, Italy°, Belgium°, France°, United Kingdom, Australia°, Bulgaria°, United States°, New Zealand°, Portugal88 Muškát moravský Czech Republic°, Slovakia89 Nagyburgundi Hungary°90 Nero d'Avola Italy (32)91 Olivella nera Italy°92 Orange Muscat Australia°, United States°93 Pálava Czech Republic, Slovakia94 Pau Ferro Portugal°95 Pinot Chardonnay Argentina (40), Australia (40), Canada (40), Chile (40), Mexico (40), New Zealand (40), United States (40), Turkey°, Belgium (40), Greece (40), Netherlands, Italy (40)96 Pölöskei muskotály Hungary°97 Portoghese Italy°98 Pozsonyi Hungary (99)99 Pozsonyi Fehér Hungary (98)100 Radgonska ranina Slovenia°101 Rajnai rizling Hungary (104)102 Rajnski rizling Serbia and Montenegro (103-106-109)103 Renski rizling Serbia and Montenegro (102-106-109), Slovenia° (104)104 Rheinriesling Bulgaria°, Austria, Germany (106), Hungary (101), Czech Republic (112), Italy (106), Greece, Portugal, Slovenia (103)105 Rhine Riesling South Africa°, Australia°, Chile (107), Moldavia°, New Zealand°, Cyprus, Hungary°106 Riesling renano Germany (104), Serbia and Montenegro (102-103-109), Italy (104)107 Riesling Renano Chile (105), Malta°108 Riminèse France°109 Rizling rajnski Serbia and Montenegro (102-103-106)110 Rizling Rajnski Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia°, Croatia°111 Rizling rýnsky Slovakia°112 Ryzlink rýnský Czech Republic (104)113 Santareno Portugal°114 Sciaccarello France°115 Spätburgunder Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (13-16-28), Serbia and Montenegro (14-25), Bulgaria (16), Canada (13-16), Chile, Hungary (72), Moldavia°, Romania (16), Italy (13-16), United Kingdom, Germany (16)116 Štajerska Belina Croatia°, Slovenia°117 Subirat Spain118 Terrantez do Pico Portugal°119 Tintilla de Rota Spain120 Tinto de Pegões Portugal°121 Torrontés riojano Argentina°122 Trebbiano South Africa°, Argentina°, Australia°, Canada°, Cyprus°, Croatia°, Uruguay°, United States, Israel, Italy, Malta123 Trebbiano Giallo Italy°124 Trigueira Portugal125 Verdea Italy°126 Verdeca Italy127 Verdelho South Africa°, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, United States, Portugal128 Verdelho Roxo Portugal°129 Verdelho Tinto Portugal°130 Verdello Italy°, Spain°131 Verdese Italy°132 Verdejo Spain°133 Weißburgunder South Africa (135), Canada, Chile (134), Hungary (52), Germany (134, 135), Austria (134), United Kingdom°, Italy134 Weißer Burgunder Germany (133, 135), Austria (133), Chile (133), Switzerland°, Slovenia, Italy135 Weissburgunder South Africa (133), Germany (133, 134), United Kingdom, Italy136 Weisser Burgunder Serbia and Montenegro (23)137 Zalagyöngye Hungary°Legend:— : terms in brackets : reference to the synonym for the variety;— : “°” : no synonym;column 2 : name of vine varietycolumn 3 : country where the name corresponds to a variety and reference to the variety;column 2 : name of the synonym of a vine varietycolumn 3 : name of country using the synonym of a vine variety.’(1)  These variety names and their synonyms correspond, in full or in part, either in translation or in the form of an adjective, to geographical indications used to describe a wine.(2)  For the States concerned, the derogations provided for in this Annex are authorised only in the case of wines bearing a geographical indication produced in the administrative units in which the production of the varieties concerned is authorised at the time this Regulation enters into force and in accordance with the conditions laid down by the States concerned for the production and presentation of those wines.Legend:— : terms in brackets : reference to the synonym for the variety;— : “°” : no synonym;column 2 : name of vine varietycolumn 3 : country where the name corresponds to a variety and reference to the variety;column 2 : name of the synonym of a vine varietycolumn 3 : name of country using the synonym of a vine variety.’ +",designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;wine;viticulture;grape production;winegrowing;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification;labelling,17 +5479,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1260/87 of 6 may 1987 adopting protective measures with regard to the import of strawberries originating in Spain. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 379 (2) thereof,Whereas on 30 April 1987 France requested the Commission to take protective action with regard to imports of strawberries originating in Spain for sale on the French market; whereas that request was supplemented on 5 May 1987 by additional information;Whereas, despite almost stable production, production prices on the French strawberry market, in particular during April 1987, have been markedly lower than the levels which they reached in the same month in 1985 and 1986;Whereas this situation is due to the very marked increase in imports of strawberries originating in Spain; whereas such imports, which have increased by more than 50 % by comparison with the average for the two previous years, are being sold at prices which are generally lower than in previous years and which have led to a decline in French market prices;Whereas, in view of supplies of the Spanish product, a further marked decrease in the prices on the French market is to be feared, along with increased difficulties of disposing of the French product;Whereas the brief assessment of the market situation set out above leads to the conclusion that the French strawberry market is experiencing, owing to the imports originating in Spain, serious disturbances which may endanger the objectives set out in Article 39 of the Treaty; whereas in these circumstances protective measures should be adopted;Whereas, to that end, imports into France of strawberries originating in Spain should be limited for as long as is strictly necessary to eliminate the aforesaid disturbances; whereas, however, provision should be made to discontinue such measures where a system is applied for voluntary restraint on exports of Spanish strawberries to the French market;Whereas it appears that the markets in other regions of the Community have until now not experienced any disturbances by reason of those imports; whereas the protective measure should therefore be limited in its application to imports into France,. 1. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 2, the release for consumption in France of fresh or chilled strawberries falling within subheading 08.08 A I of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in Spain is hereby limited to:- 800 tonnes/day for the period from 7 to 9 May 1987,- 400 tonnes/day for the period from 11 to 16 May 1987.2. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall apply only in so far as the Spanish authorities have not taken suitable measures to ensure that the quantities originating in Spain released for consumption on the French market do not exceed the quantities set out above.3. The Spanish authorities shall notify the Commission and the French Republic of the measures adopted in compliance with paragraph 2. The Commission shall assess the effectiveness of those measures having regard to the objectives and shall notify France of the discontinuation of the measures provided for in paragraph 1. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 6 May 1987.For the CommissionFrans ANDRIESSENVice-President +",import;import restriction;import ban;limit on imports;suspension of imports;soft fruit;bilberry;blackberry;blackcurrant;cranberry;currant;gooseberry;mulberry;raspberry;strawberry;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +1044,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 3121/89 of 16 October 1989 modifying the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of certain acrylic fibres originating in Mexico by introducing an anti-dumping duty on such imports, other than those from exporters to the Community whose undertakings are accepted. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 of 11 July 1988 on protection against dumped or subsidized imports from countries not members of the European Economic Community (1), and in particular Article 14 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, submitted after consultation within the Advisory Committee as provided for by that Regulation,Whereas:A. PROCEDURE(1) In June 1985 the Commission initiated an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports into the Community of certain acrylic fibres originating in Israel, Mexico, Romania and Turkey (2).(2) By Decision 86/468/EEC (3) the Council accepted undertakings regarding imports originating in Mexico from Celanese Mexicana SA (Mexico DF) and Celulosa y Derivados SA (Guadalajara), and therefore terminated the investigation in respect of those firms.(3) Early in 1988 the International Rayon and Synthetic Fibres Committee (IRSFC), acting on behalf of producers accounting for virtually the entire Community output of the fibre products concerned, asked the Commission to review the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of certain acrylic fibres originating in Mexico and to reopen the anti-dumping investigation.The Advisory Committee having been consulted, it was felt that the request contained sufficient evidence of changed circumstances to warrant a review, under Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2176/84 (4), of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of the products concerned originating in Mexico.(4) The Commission therefore published a notice in the Official Journal of the European Communities (5) announcing a review of the measures and reopening of the investigation with reference specifically to the alleged dumping and pricing of the imports, in the light of the claim that the measures are inadequate to eliminate the injury to the Community industry as established in Decision 86/468/EEC. The review concerns imports of: acrylic staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, falling with CN code ex 5503 30 00 (formerly Common Customs Tariff subheading 56.01 A and Nimexe code 56.01-15), known as staple; tow of acrylic fibres falling within CN code ex 5501 30 00 (formally Common Customs Tariff subheading 56.02 A and Nimexe code 56.02-15), known as tow; and acrylic staple fibres, carded, combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, falling within CN code ex 5506 30 00 (formerly Common Customs Tariff subheading 56.04 A and Nimexe code 56.04-15), known as acrylic tops.The Commission officially so advised the producers/exporters and importers known to be concerned, the representatives of the producing country, the complainant and Communityproducers and gave the parties directly concerned the opportunity to make known their views in writing and to request a hearing.Most of the Community producers, the producers/exporters and one importer made known their views in writing. A number of them asked for and were granted a hearing.No comments were submitted by purchasers/users of the product.(5) The Commission gathered and verified all the information it considered necessary to establish the facts and carried out inspections at the premises of the following:(a) Community producers:- Bayer AG, Leverkusen, Federal Republic of Germany,- Courtaulds Fibres SA, Barcelona, Spain,- Courtaulds Fibres Ltd, Coventry, United Kingdom,- Courtaulds SA, Coquelles, France,- Enichem Fibre Spa, San Donato Milanese, Italy,- Fibras Sintéticas de Portugal sarl, Barreiro, Portugal,- Hoechst AG, Frankfurt-am-Main, Federal Republic of Germany,- Montefibre Hispania SA, Barcelona, Spain,- Montefibre Spa, Milan, Italy,- SNIA Fibre Spa, Cesano Maderno, Italy;(b) Producers/exporters:- Celulosa y Derivados SA, Guadalajara, Mexico,- Fibras Sintéticas SA, Mexico DF, Mexico,- Fibras Nacionales de Acrilico SA (Finacril), Mexico DF, Mexico,- R & M International Sales Corporation, Philadelphia, United States;(c) Importer:- Diprotex SA, Barcelona, Spain;(d) Other:- Celanese Mexicana SA, Mexico DF, Mexico,- Kaltex, Mexico DF, Mexico.(6) The investigation into dumping and price differences covered the period 1 November 1987 to 30 April 1988.(7) Those parties which cooperated fully with the investigation were informed of the main facts and considerations on the basis of which the Commission proposed to modify or recommend the modification of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of the products concerned originating in Mexico. They were given time to submit any comments.B. DUMPINGI. Known producers/exporters(a) Normal value(8) The normal value for each fibre product was established on the basis of the weighted average of the prices actually paid or payable in the ordinary course of trade for like products intended for consumption on the Mexican market.(b) Export prices(9) For each product the export prices were calculated on the basis of the prices actually paid or payable for goods sold for export to the Community.(c) Comparison(10) In comparing normal value with export prices the Commission made allowance, where appropriate, for differences affecting price comparability, such as credit terms, transport, insurance, handling and ancillary costs. Due account was taken of these differences where claims for such adjustment were found to be justified. All comparisons were made at the ex-works stage.(d) Dumping margins(11) Upon examination of the facts it appeared that the goods were still being dumped, the dumping margin being equivalent to the difference between the normal value and the export prices, duly adjusted.The dumping margins established in this way, expressed as a percentage of total free-at-Community-frontier value, are as follows:1.2.3.4 // // // // // Producers/exporters // Staple CN code ex 5503 30 00 // Tow CN code ex 5501 30 00 // Tops CN code ex 5506 30 00 // // // // // Fibras Sintéticas // see others // 19,23 % // see others // Celulosa y Derivados // 12,64 % // 13,29 % // 8,76 % // Crisol Textil // see others // see others // 18,07 % // Others // 12,64 % // 19,23 % // 18,07 % // // // //II. Other producers/exporters(12) Where the information supplied by the producers/exporters was insufficient to establish a precise dumping margin for one or other of the fibre products, the margin for such product(s) was established on the basis of the facts available, in accordance with Article 7 (7) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88.In this connection the Commission considered that if it allowed the above producers/exporters' dumping margins on such product(s) to be lower than the highest margin identified by the investigation procedure, this would provide a means of escaping the duty.C. INJURY AND INADEQUACY OF MEASURES TAKEN IN THE LIGHT OF IMPORT TRENDS AND PRICES(13) Material injury attributable to imports originating in Mexico was established by Decision 86/468/EEC. It was found that the measures then adopted had not eliminated the injury.(14) The information acquired by the Commission indicates that since the finding was made imports of all these fibre products originating in Mexico have increased, from 722 tonnes in 1985 and 7 618 tonnes in 1986 to 12 025 tonnes in 1987, following the introduction of the anti-dumping measures - an increase in absolute terms of 57,85 % from 1986 and 1 565,51 % from 1985. Imports in the first four months of 1988 totalled 2 753 tonnes. Assuming that they continued at the same rate for the remaining eight months of that year, they would have totalled 8 259 tonnes, 8,41 % up on 1986 and 1 043,91 % up on 1985.Regarding import prices, our information shows that the average price for all the fibre products had fallen from ECU 1 620/tonne in 1985 and ECU 1 650/tonne in 1986 to approximately ECU 1 456/tonne in 1987 and ECU 1 437/tonne in the first four months of 1988, down 10,12 and 11,3 % respectively from the 1985 prices which themselves, it will be recalled, were low enough to justify the adoption of defensive measures against imports from Mexico.(15) The figures for the reference period show that the prices of imports originating in Mexico were not only lower than Community producers' prices (undercutting them by an average of over 18 %, net of customs duty), but fell short of their average production costs. Since 1985, the Community industry has lost market share to Mexican producers. Between 1985 and 1987, while the producers/exporters of the Mexican products were increasing their sales in the Community, Community producers saw their sales fall. If the figure for their sales in the first four months of 1988 are extrapolated for the rest of the year this would represent a decline of 9,5 % from the 1985 sales volume. The good results recorded in 1986 by Community producers as a whole were generally eroded in 1987, so that over the reference period and, in particular, in the first quarter of 1988 some firms started to make losses.(16) The substantial rise in imports, the fall in prices resulting in significant undercutting and the worsening financial position of the Community producers show sufficiently that the defensive measures introduced in 1986 are not adequate to eliminate the injury being caused to the Community by imports originating in Mexico, as definitively established in Decision 86/468/EEC.This is due, inter alia, to the fact that undertakings other than those named in Decision 86/468/EEC have been exporting the goods to the Community and to the 20 %-plus depreciation of the US dollar against most European currencies since the price undertakings given in dollars by the named exporters were accepted, making those undertakings inadequate.No information was found to suggest that the situation of the Community industry and the inadequacy of the existing measures were due to other factors such as the volume and price of imports originating in other third countries, including those named in the earlier proceeding.D. COMMUNITY INTEREST AND CONCLUSION(17) In the light of the above and given that the earlier finding of dumping is still valid, it is necessary to tighten up the existing measures to ensure that their initial aim of eliminating injury to the Community industry, in the Community interest, can finally be achieved. The substantial restructuring carried out by the Community's man-made fibre industry in the last decade and the considerable investment undertaken by some Community producers on environmental protection measures will be pointless at Community level unless backed up by measures to provide the industry with adequate protection against dumping by any outside producers/exporters.Accordingly, the existing measures concerning imports of these products originating in Mexico introduced by Decision 86/468/EEC must be revised and replaced by those indicated below.E. MODIFICATION OF EXISTINGANTI-DUMPING MEASURESI. Price undertakings(18) Celulosa y Derivados, Crisol Textil, Finacril, Fibras Sintéticas and R & M International Sales Corporation were informed of the main findings of the investigation and offered undertakings concerning their export sales to the Community.The effect of these undertakings will be to raise the price of exports to the Community to a level considered acceptable to eliminate the dumping margins or at any rate to enable the Community industry to earn an adequate return and continue in business, and hence to eliminate the injury to that industry.In view of the small number of companies concerned, the Commission concluded it would be realistic to accept these undertakings. This is, moreover, a constructive measure which takes into account Mexico's situation as a developing country.Accordingly, the undertakings which have been offered should be accepted and the review should be terminated without imposing an anti-dumping duty on the producers/exporters concerned.II. Duty(19) In order not to leave any loopholes and to prevent a recurrence of the events which led to the initiation of this review, an anti-dumping duty should be imposed on sales of these products to the Community by exporters other than those named above; this would apply to all imports of the products concerned originating in Mexico, sold for export to the Community by companies other than those from which a price undertaking has been accepted.To facilitate customs clearance the Commission considers that this should take the form of an ad valorem duty.(20) The duty will be set at a rate reflecting the gap between the minimum threshold price within the Community at which the Community industry can earn a return sufficient to continue in business and the prices at which, according to the facts available, the goods in question have been imported. In no case will it exceed the established dumping margin.Expressed as a percentage of the net price of the product free at Community frontier, before duty, this would give:- CN code ex 5503 30 00 (staple) 12,6 %,- CN code ex 5501 30 00 (tow) 19,2 %,- CN code ex 5506 30 00 (tops) 18,0 %.F. FINAL PROVISION(21) In the interests of legal certainty, Article 1 (c) and (d) of Decision 86/468/EEC should be repealed with effect from the entry into force of this Regulation,. 1. A definitive anti-dumping duty is hereby imposed on imports of acrylic staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise prepared for spinning, falling within CN code ex 5303 30 00, tow of acrylic fibres falling within CN code ex 5501 30 00 and acrylic fibres carded, combed or otherwise prepared for spinning (tops) falling within CN code ex 5506 30 00, originating in Mexico.2. The duty, expressed as a percentage of the net free-at-Community-frontier price of the product before duty, shall be:- CN code ex 5503 30 00 12,6 %,- CN code ex 5501 30 00 19,2 %,- CN code ex 5506 30 00 18,0 %.Free-at-Community-frontier prices shall be net if the conditions of sale provide for payment within 30 days of the date of consignment. They shall be increased or reduced by 1 % for each month's increase or decrease in the period for payment. 3. The duty shall not apply to the products referred to in paragraph 1 exported direct to the Community by:- Celulosa y Derivados SA, Guadalajara, Mexico,- Crisol Textil, Mexico DF, Mexico,- Fibras Nacionales de Acrilico SA (Finacril), Mexico DF, Mexico,- Fibras Sintéticas SA, Mexico DF, Mexico,- R & M International Sales Corporation, Philadelphia, United States of America,whose price undertakings are hereby accepted.4. The provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply. Points (c) and (d) of Article 1 of Decision 86/468/EEC are hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 16 October 1989.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. DELEBARRE(1) OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ No C 159, 29. 6. 1985, p. 2.(3) OJ No L 272, 24. 9. 1986, p. 29.(4) OJ No L 201, 30. 7. 1984, p. 1.(5) OJ No C 117, 4. 5. 1988, p. 3. +",Mexico;United Mexican States;restoration of customs duties;restoration of customs tariff;man-made fibre;acrylic fibre;artificial fibre;chemical fibre;nylon;polyamide;rayon;synthetic cloth;synthetic fibre;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession,17 +292,"82/797/EEC: Commission Decision of 15 November 1982 establishing that the apparatus described as 'Tektronix - Controller Based Transient Digitizer System, model WP 2200' may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 608/82 (2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas, by letter dated 6 April 1982, the Federal Republic of Germany has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as 'Tektronix - Controller Based Transient Digitizer System, model WP 2200' ordered on 1 March 1979 and to be used for the measurement of short-life excited molecular states and in particular for time-resolved detection of laser-induced fluorescence, should be considered to be a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 21 September 1982 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is a signal acquisition system;Whereas its objective technical characteristics such as the resolution power and the use to which it is put make it specially suited to scientific research; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for scientific activities; whereas it must therefore be considered to be a scientific apparatus;Whereas, on the basis of information received from Member States, apparatus of equivalent scientific value capable of use for the same purpose is not currently manufactured in the Community; whereas, therefore, duty-free admission of this apparatus is justified,. The apparatus described as 'Tektronix - Controller Based Transient Digitizer System, model WP 2200', which is the subject of an application by the Federal Republic of Germany of 6 April 1982, may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 November 1982.For the CommissionKarl-Heinz NARJESMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 184, 15. 7. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 74, 18. 3. 1982, p. 4.(3) OJ No L 318, 13. 12. 1979, p. 32. +",exemption from customs duties;customs franchise;duty-free admission;duty-free entry;exemption from duty;exemption from import duty;travellers' allowance;travellers' tax-free allowance;scientific apparatus;laboratory equipment;microscope;research equipment;scientific instrument;scientific material;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT,17 +18860,"1999/866/ECSC: Commission Decision of 15 December 1999 on the conclusion of agreement between the European Coal and Steel Community and Kazakhstan on trade in certain steel products [notified under document number C(1999) 4493]. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 95, first paragraph thereof,Having consulted the consultative committee and with the unanimous assent of the Council,(1) Whereas, following the Council Decision of 7 October 1996, the Commission opened negotiations with the Republic of Kazakhstan, culminating in an agreement concerning trade in certain steel products covered by the European Coal and Steel Community;(2) Whereas the Agreement establishes quantitative limits for the entry into free circulation in the Community of certain steel products for the years 2000 to 2001, within a framework of progressive liberalisation and the development of competitive conditions in the Republic of Kazakhstan which justify the complete removal of quantitative restrictions,. 1. The Agreement with the Republic of Kazakhstan concerning trade in certain steel products is hereby approved on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community.2. The text of the Agreement(1) is annexed to this Decision. The President of the Commission is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement referred to in Article 1 in order to bind the European Coal and Steel Community.. Done at Brussels, 15 December 1999.For the CommissionPascal LAMYMember of the Commission(1) See page 55 of this Official Journal. +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);trade agreement;trade negotiations;trade treaty;iron and steel product;ECSC;Consultative Committee of the ECSC;ECSC consultative committee;European Coal and Steel Community;High Authority;Kazakhstan;Republic of Kazakhstan,17 +215,"81/459/EEC: Commission Decision of 10 June 1981 approving an amendment to the outline programme under Regulation (EEC) No 1760/78 relating to the southern regions of France (Only the French text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1760/78 of 25 July 1978 on a common measure to improve public services in certain rural areas (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Whereas the French Government communicated on 7 April 1981 an amendment to the outline programme approved by Commission Decision 79/650/EEC of 13 July 1979 (2) and relating to the improvement of public services in certain rural areas in the southern regions of France;Whereas this amendment, whereby the programme is adapted to meet an ascertained additional demand for potable water supplies, satisfies the objectives and conditions laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1760/78;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,. The amendment of the outline programme relating to the southern regions of France, communicated by the French Government on 7 April 1981 in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1760/78, is hereby approved. This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.. Done at Brussels, 10 June 1981.For the CommissionThe PresidentGaston THORN(1) OJ No L 204, 28.7.1978, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 186, 24.7.1979, p. 37. +",France;French Republic;means of agricultural production;agricultural engineering;agricultural infrastructure;agricultural technology;less-favoured agricultural area;area with specific problems;less-favoured agricultural region;water supply;water distribution;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid;EAGGF Guidance Section;EAGGF Guidance Section aid,17 +27616,"2004/921/EC: Commission Decision of 27 December 2004 concerning the funding by the Community of a Eurobarometer survey on the attitudes of consumers towards the welfare of farmed animals. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), and in particular Article 17 thereof,Whereas:(1) Under Decision 90/424/EEC, the Community shall make a financial contribution to the establishment of an information policy in the field of animal protection.(2) This information policy includes, inter alia, the performance of studies necessary for the preparation and development of legislation in the field of animal protection.(3) The performance of a survey assessing the attitudes of consumers towards the welfare of farmed animals, forms part of this information policy in the field of animal protection, and the financial resources necessary for the Community to perform this survey should therefore be engaged and granted subject to the planned survey having been efficiently carried out.(4) This survey will be carried out in the form of a specific Eurobarometer study within the scope of the Framework Contract (2), concluded between the European Community, represented by the European Commission and TNS Opinion and Survey a consortium formed by Taylor Nelson Sofres plc and EOS Gallup Europe, represented by the coordinating centre the European Omnibus Survey ‘EOS Gallup Europe’.(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Sole ArticleThe action to perform a survey on the attitudes of consumers towards the welfare of farmed animals, to be financed from budget heading 17 04 02 of the budget of the European Union for a maximum amount of EUR 200 000, is hereby approved. This survey will be carried out in the form of a specific Eurobarometer study within the scope of the Framework Contract concluded between the European Community, represented by the European Commission and TNS Opinion and Survey a consortium formed by Taylor Nelson Sofres plc and EOS Gallup Europe, represented by the coordinating centre the European Omnibus Survey ‘EOS Gallup Europe’.. Done at Brussels, 27 December 2004.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. Decision as last amended by Directive 2003/99/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 325, 12.12.2003, p. 31).(2)  Contract No PRESS-B-1/2003-25/B1 of 24.8.2004. +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;sample survey;animal welfare;animal rights;animal well-being;public awareness campaign;information campaign;international day;international year;public information campaign;world day;world year;livestock farming;animal husbandry;stockrearing,17 +37813,"2010/192/: Commission Decision of 29 March 2010 exempting exploration for and exploitation of oil and gas in England, Scotland and Wales from the application of Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (notified under document C(2010) 1920) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (1), and in particular Article 30(5) and (6),Having regard to the request submitted by Shell U.K. Limited (hereinafter referred to as Shell) by e-mail of 15 October 2009,After consulting the Advisory Committee for Public Contracts,Whereas:I.   FACTS(1) According to Article 27 of Directive 2004/17/EC contracting entities exploring for or extracting oil or gas in the United Kingdom were authorised to apply an alternative regime in place of the normal set of rules. The alternative regime entailed certain statistical obligations and an obligation to observe the principles of non-discrimination and competitive procurement in respect of the award of supplies, works and service contracts, in particular as regards the information which the entity makes available to economic operators concerning its procurement intentions.(2) The mechanism of Article 30, pertaining derogation from the provisions of Directive 2004/17/EC, under certain circumstances for certain operators, applies also in respect of these reduced obligations under Article 27 of the same Directive.(3) On 15 October 2009, Shell transmitted a request pursuant to Article 30(5) of Directive 2004/17/EC to the Commission by e-mail. In accordance with Article 30(5) first subparagraph, the Commission informed the United Kingdom authorities thereof by letter of 21 October 2009, to which the said authorities answered by e-mail of 16 November 2009. The Commission also requested additional information of Shell by e-mail of 17 November 2009, which was transmitted by Shell by e-mail of 25 November 2009.(4) The request submitted by Shell concerns the exploration for and exploitation of oil and gas in England, Scotland and Wales. In line with previous Commission Merger Decisions (2), three distinct activities where Shell is active, have been described in the request, namely:(a) exploration for oil and natural gas;(b) production of oil, and(c) production of natural gas.II.   LEGAL FRAMEWORK(5) Article 30 of Directive 2004/17/EC provides that contracts intended to enable the performance of one of the activities to which Directive 2004/17/EC applies shall not be subject to that Directive if, in the Member State in which it is carried out, the activity is directly exposed to competition on markets to which access is not restricted. Direct exposure to competition is assessed on the basis of objective criteria, taking account of the specific characteristics of the sector concerned. Access is deemed to be unrestricted if the Member State has implemented and applied the relevant EU legislation opening a given sector or a part of it.(6) Since the United Kingdom have implemented and applied Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorizations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons (3), access to the market should be deemed not to be restricted in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 30(3) of Directive 2004/17/EC. Direct exposure to competition in a particular market should be evaluated on the basis of various criteria, none of which are, per se, decisive.(7) For the purposes of assessing whether the relevant operators are subject to direct competition in the markets concerned by this decision, the market share of the main players and the degree of concentration of those markets shall be taken into account. As the conditions vary for the different activities that are concerned by this Decision, a separate assessment shall be undertaken for each activity/market.(8) This Decision is without prejudice to the application of the rules on competition.III.   ASSESSMENT(9) Each of the three activities that are the subject of this request (exploration for oil and natural gas, production of oil and production of natural gas) have been considered to constitute separate product markets in the previous Commission Decisions referred to in Recital 4 above. They should therefore be examined separately.(10) According to established Commission practice (4), exploration for oil and natural gas constitutes one relevant product market, since it is not possible from the outset to determine whether the exploration will result in finding oil or natural gas. It has furthermore been established through the same, long-standing Commission practice that the geographical scope of that market is worldwide.(11) The market shares of operators active in exploration can be measured by reference to three variables: the capital expenditure, proven reserves and expected production. The use of capital expenditure to measure the market shares of operators on the exploration market has been found to be unsuitable, i.a. because of the large differences between the required levels of investments that are necessary in different geographic areas. Thus, larger investments are needed to explore for oil and gas in the North Sea than is the case for exploration in, e.g., the Middle East.(12) Two other parameters have typically been applied to assess the market shares of economic operators within this sector, namely, their share of proven reserves and of the expected production (5).(13) As of 31 December 2008, the global, proven oil and gas reserves amounted to a total of 385 billion standard cubic metres oil equivalent (in the following Sm3 o. e.) worldwide, according to the available information (6). Shell’s part thereof amounted to 1,759 billion Sm3 o. e., giving it a market share of 0,46 %. As of 1 January 2009, the combined, proven oil and gas reserves in Great Britain amounted to slightly more than 0,88 billion Sm3 o. e (7), or slightly more than 0,22 %. Shell’s share thereof is even smaller. According to the available information, there is a direct correlation between proven reserves of oil and gas and expected future production. Nothing in the available information therefore indicates that Shell’s market share would be substantially different if measured in terms of expected production rather than in terms of its share of proven reserves. Recitals (14) and (17) below present the market shares of Shell of its principal competitors of the production of, respectively, oil and gas. Given the links between proven reserves and actual production these figures can be taken as an indication also of the state of competition on the market concerned here. The exploration market is not highly concentrated. Apart from state owned companies, the market is characterised by the presence of two other international vertically integrated private players named the super majors (BP and ExxonMobil) as well as a certain number of so-called ‘majors’. These elements are an indication of direct exposure to competition.(14) According to established Commission practice (8), development and production of (crude) oil is a separate product market whose geographic scope is worldwide. According to the available information (9), the total, daily production of oil worldwide amounted to 81 820 million barrels in 2008. That same year, Shell produced a total of 1 771 million barrels per day, giving it a market share of 2,16 %. For the purposes of this analysis, it is important to have regard to the degree of concentration and the relevant market as a whole. In this view, the Commission notes that the market for crude oil production is characterised by the presence of big state owned companies and two other international vertically integrated private players (the so called super majors: BP and ExxonMobil whose respective parts of oil production in 2008 amounted to 3,08 % and 2,32 %) as well as a certain number of so-called ‘majors’ (10). These factors suggest that the market comprises a number of players between whom effective competition can be presumed.(15) A previous Commission Decision (11) concerning down-stream supply of gas to end-customers has distinguished between Low Calorific Value (LCV) Gas, High Calorific Value (HCV) gas. The Commission has also considered whether Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) supplies should be distinguished from supplies of piped natural gas (12). However, a subsequent Commission Decision (13) concerning i.a. development and production of natural gas left the question open whether, for the purpose of that Decision, separate markets existed for Low Calorific Value (LCV) Gas, High Calorific Value (HCV) gas and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), ‘as the final assessment is not affected regardless of the definition adopted’. For the purpose of this Decision, the question can also be left open for the following reasons:— Shell does not produce LNG;— Shell U.K. Limited operates in Great Britain (Scotland England and Wales), where the spot market for gas, the so-called National Balancing Point, makes no distinction between LCV and HCV. National Grid plc (the British national gas network manager) is responsible for supervising the quality of gas entering the network.(16) As far as the geographic market is concerned, previous Commission Decisions (14) have considered that it includes the European Economic Area (EEA) and possibly also Russia and Algeria.(17) According to the available information (15), the total gas production in the EU amounted to 190,3 billion Sm3 in 2008 and that of the EEA for the same year to 289,5 billion Sm3. Shell’s production for 2008 amounted to 37,60 billion Sm3, giving it a market share of 12,99 %. For 2008, productions in Russia and Algeria amounted to respectively 601,7 and 86,5 billion Sm3. The total production for the EEA plus Russia and Algeria therefore amounted to a total of 976,7 billion Sm3 of which Shell’s share amounted to 3,85 %. The degree of concentration on the market for natural gas production is also low, considering the presence of the super majors (ExxonMobil and BP with market shares between of between, respectively, [10-20] % and [5-10] %), and of the majors (Statoil and Total with market shares of the order, respectively, of [10-20] % and [5-10] % each), and the pressure of two other important state owned companies namely, the Russian Gazprom and the Algerian Sonatrach (with market shares between [30-40] % and of [10-20] % (16), respectively). This provides further indication of direct exposure to competition.IV.   CONCLUSIONS(18) In view of the factors examined in recitals (5) to (17), the condition of direct exposure to competition laid down in Article 30(1) of Directive 2004/17/EC should be considered to be met in England, Scotland and Wales in respect of the following services:(a) exploration for oil and natural gas;(b) production of oil, and(c) production of natural gas.(19) Since the condition of unrestricted access to the market is deemed to be met, Directive 2004/17/EC should not apply when contracting entities award contracts intended to enable the services listed in points (a) to (c) of recital (18) to be carried out in England, Scotland and Wales, nor when design contests are organised for the pursuit of such an activity in those geographic areas.(20) This Decision is based on the legal and factual situation as of October to December 2009 as it appears from the information submitted by Shell and the authorities of the United Kingdom. It may be revised, should significant changes in the legal or factual situation mean that the conditions for the applicability of Article 30(1) of Directive 2004/17/EC are no longer met,. Directive 2004/17/EC shall not apply to contracts awarded by contracting entities and intended to enable the following services to be carried out in England, Scotland and Wales:(a) exploration for oil and natural gas;(b) production of oil, and(c) production of natural gas. This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.. Done at Brussels, 29 March 2010.For the CommissionMichel BARNIERMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 134, 30.4.2004, p. 1.(2)  See in particular Commission Decision 2004/284/EC of 29 September 1999 declaring a concentration compatible with the common market and the EEA Agreement (Case No IV/M.1383 — Exxon/Mobil) (OJ L 103, 7.4.2004, p. 1) and subsequent decisions, inter alia, Commission Decision of 3 May 2007 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No IV/M.4545 — Statoil/Hydro) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.(3)  OJ L 164, 30.6.1994, p. 3.(4)  See in particular the above-mentioned Exxon/Mobil Decision and, more recently, Commission Decision of 19 November 2007 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case COMP/M.4934 — KazMunaiGaz/Rompetrol) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 139/2004.(5)  See in particular the above-mentioned Exxon/Mobil Decision (recitals 25 and 27).(6)  See point 5.2.1 of the application and the sources quoted there, in particular the BP Statistical Review of World Energy, June 2009, annexed to it.(7)  That is, 0,34 trillion Sm3 gas, equal to 0,34 billion Sm3 o. e., and 3,4 thousand million barrels oil equal 0,540 billion Sm3, giving a total of 0,88 billion Sm3.(8)  See in particular the above-mentioned Exxon/Mobil Decision and, more recently, the above-mentioned KazMunaiGaz/Rompetrol Decision.(9)  See p. 8 of BP Statistical Review of World Energy, June 2009, annexed to request, in the following referred to as BP Statistics.(10)  Whose market shares are smaller than those of the super majors.(11)  Commission Decision 2007/194/EC of 14 November 2006 declaring a concentration compatible with the common market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/M.4180 — Gaz de France/Suez) (OJ L 88, 29.3.2007, p. 47).(12)  See in particular the above-mentioned Gaz de France/Suez Decision.(13)  The above-mentioned Statoil/Hydro Decision, point 12.(14)  See for instance those mentioned under Recital (4) above.(15)  See in particular BP Statistics, p. 24.(16)  See the above-mentioned Statoil/Hydro Decision. +",natural gas;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;Wales;petroleum;naphtha;energy production;power production;England;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law;Scotland;Hebrides;exploitation of resources,17 +43271,"Council Decision 2014/181/CFSP of 10 March 2014 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Central African Republic on the status in the Central African Republic of the European Union military operation in the Central African Republic (EUFOR RCA). ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 37 thereof, in conjunction with Article 218(5) and (6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,Whereas:(1) On 10 February 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/73/CFSP (1), which provides that the status of Union-led units and personnel of the European Union military operation in the Central African Republic (EUFOR RCA), including the privileges, immunities and further guarantees necessary for the fulfilment and smooth functioning of their mission, is to be the subject of an agreement concluded pursuant to Article 37 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 218 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).(2) Following the adoption of a Decision by the Council on 10 February 2014 authorising the opening of negotiations, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, in accordance with Article 37 TEU, negotiated an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of letters between the Union and the Central African Republic on the status of EUFOR RCA.(3) In accordance with Article 5 of the Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to the TEU and to the TFEU, Denmark does not participate in the elaboration and the implementation of decisions and actions of the Union which have defence implications. Consequently, Denmark is not participating in the adoption of this Decision and is neither bound by it nor subject to its application.(4) The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters should be approved,. The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Central African Republic on the status in the Central African Republic of the European Union military operation in the Central African Republic (EUFOR RCA) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.The text of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters is attached to this Decision. The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the respective letter in order to bind the Union. This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.. Done at Brussels, 10 March 2014.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. VROUTSIS(1)  Council Decision 2014/73/CFSP on a European Union military operation in the Central African Republic (EUFOR RCA) (OJ L 40, 11.2.2014, p. 59.) +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);ratification of an agreement;conclusion of an agreement;legal status;legal entity;legal personality;Central African Republic;military personnel;EU military mission;EU military operation;European Union military mission;European Union military operation,17 +43192,"Decision (EU) 2015/297 of the European Central Bank of 15 December 2014 amending Decision ECB/2010/23 on the allocation of monetary income of the national central banks of Member States whose currency is the euro (ECB/2014/56). ,Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 32.2 and Article 32.7 thereof,Whereas:(1) Decision ECB/2010/23 (1) establishes a mechanism for the pooling and allocation of monetary income arising from monetary policy operations.(2) In the light of Decision ECB/2014/40 (2) and Decision ECB/2014/45 (3), the earmarkable assets need to be adjusted to take account of the amount of realised gains and losses resulting from any disposals of securities held for monetary policy purposes, for the period from the disposal until the following quarter-end.(3) In view of the fact that interest accruing on monetary policy operations the maturity of which is one year or longer is pooled before its collection at the end of the operation, an adjustment should be made to the calculation of the liability base and earmarkable assets pursuant to Annexes I and II to Decision ECB/2010/23.(4) Decision ECB/2010/23 should be amended accordingly,. AmendmentAnnexes I and II to Decision ECB/2010/23 are replaced by the text set out in Annexes I and II to this Decision respectively. Entry into forceThis Decision shall enter into force on 31 December 2014.. Done at Frankfurt am Main, 15 December 2014.The President of the ECBMario DRAGHI(1)  Decision ECB/2010/23 of 25 November 2010 on the allocation of monetary income of the national central banks of Member States whose currency is the euro (OJ L 35, 9.2.2011, p. 17).(2)  Decision ECB/2014/40 of 15 October 2014 on the implementation of the third covered bond purchase programme (OJ L 335, 22.11.2014, p. 22).(3)  Decision (EU) 2015/5 of the European Central Bank of 19 November 2014 on the implementation of the asset-backed securities purchase programme (ECB/2014/45) (OJ L 1, 6.1.2015, p. 4).ANNEX I‘ANNEX ICOMPOSITION OF THE LIABILITY BASEA. The liability base includes, to the exclusion of any other items:1. Banknotes in circulation(a) includes banknotes issued by the NCB and denominated in its national currency unit; and(b) must be reduced by the value of the non-remunerated loans related to frontloaded euro banknotes that have not been yet debited (part of asset item 6 of the HBS).2. Liabilities to euro area credit institutions related to monetary policy operations denominated in euro, including any of the following:(a) current accounts including minimum reserve requirements under Article 19.1 of the Statute of the ESCB (liability item 2.1 of the HBS);(b) amounts in deposit under the Eurosystem deposit facility (liability item 2.2 of the HBS);(c) fixed-term deposits (liability item 2.3 of the HBS);(d) liabilities arising from fine-tuning reverse operations (liability item 2.4 of the HBS);(e) deposits related to margin calls (liability item 2.5 of the HBS).3. Deposit liabilities to defaulted Eurosystem counterparties which have been reclassified from liability item 2.1 of the HBS.4. Intra-Eurosystem liabilities of NCBs arising from the issuance of ECB debt certificates under Chapter 3.3 of Annex I to Guideline ECB/2011/14 (1) (liability item 10.2 of the HBS).5. Net intra-Eurosystem liabilities on euro banknotes in circulation, including those resulting from the application of Article 4 of this Decision (part of liability item 10.3 of the HBS).6. Net intra-Eurosystem liabilities resulting from TARGET2 transactions remunerated at the reference rate (part of liability item 10.4 of the HBS).7. Accrued interest recorded at quarter-end by each NCB on monetary policy liabilities the maturity of which is one year or longer (part of liability item 12.2 of the HBS).B. The amount of each NCB's liability base is calculated in accordance with the harmonised accounting principles and rules laid down in Guideline ECB/2010/20.(1)  Guideline ECB/2011/14 of 20 September 2011 on monetary policy instruments and procedures of the Eurosystem (OJ L 331, 14.12.2011, p. 1).’ANNEX II‘ANNEX IIEARMARKABLE ASSETSA. Earmarkable assets include, with the exclusion of any other items:1. Lending to euro area credit institutions related to monetary policy operations denominated in euro (asset item 5 of the HBS).2. Securities held for monetary policy purposes (part of asset item 7.1 of the HBS).3. Intra-Eurosystem claims equivalent to the transfer of foreign reserve assets other than gold to the ECB under Article 30 of the Statute of the ESCB (part of asset item 9.2 of the HBS).4. Net intra-Eurosystem claims on euro banknotes in circulation including those resulting from the application of Article 4 of this Decision (part of asset item 9.4 of the HBS).5. Net intra-Eurosystem claims resulting from TARGET2 transactions remunerated at the reference rate (part of asset item 9.5 of the HBS).6. Gold, including claims in respect of gold transferred to the ECB, in an amount permitting each NCB to earmark a proportion of its gold that corresponds to the application of its share in the subscribed capital key to the total amount of gold earmarked by all NCBs (asset item 1 and part of asset item 9.2 of the HBS).7. Claims resulting from euro banknotes that have been frontloaded under Guideline ECB/2006/9 and have then entered into circulation before the cash changeover date (part of asset item 4.1 of the HBS until the cash changeover date and thereafter part of the correspondent accounts under asset item 9.5 of the HBS), but only until such claims become part of the intra-Eurosystem claims resulting from TARGET2 transactions.8. Outstanding claims arising from default by Eurosystem counterparties in the context of Eurosystem credit operations, and/or financial assets or claims (vis-à-vis third parties) appropriated and/or acquired in the context of the realisation of collateral submitted by defaulted Eurosystem counterparties in the context of Eurosystem credit operations reclassified from asset item 5 of the HBS (part of asset item 11.6 of the HBS).9. Accrued interest recorded at quarter-end by each NCB on monetary policy assets the maturity of which is one year or longer (part of asset item 11.5 of the HBS).B. The value of each NCB's earmarkable assets is calculated in accordance with the harmonised accounting principles and rules laid down in Guideline ECB/2010/20.’ +",working capital;interest;interest rate;input-output analysis;input-output table;sectoral analysis;banking;banking operation;banking services;banking transaction;central bank;bank of issue;federal bank;national bank;euro area;Euroland;eurozone,17 +1965,"96/350/EC: Commission Decision of 24 May 1996 adapting Annexes IIA and IIB to Council Directive 75/442/EEC on waste (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975 on waste (1), as amended by Directive 91/692/EEC (2), and in particular Article 17 thereof,Whereas the aforesaid provision enables the Commission to adapt Annexes IIA and IIB to Directive 75/442/EEC;Whereas the Commission is assisted in the task by the Committee, composed of representatives of the Member States and chaired by the representative of the Commission, established pursuant to Article 18 of Directive 75/442/EEC;Whereas the measures envisaged by this Decision are in accordance with the opinion expressed by the aforesaid Committee,. Annexes IIA and IIB to Directive 75/442/EEC are replaced by Annexes IIA and IIB to the present Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 24 May 1996.For the CommissionRitt BJERREGAARDMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 194, 25. 7. 1975, p. 47.(2) OJ No L 377, 31. 12. 1991, p. 48.ANNEX IIADISPOSAL OPERATIONSNB: This Annex is intended to list disposal operations such as they occur in practice. In accordance with Article 4 waste must be disposed of without endangering human health and without the use of processes or methods likely to harm the environment.D 1 Deposit into or onto land (e.g. landfill, etc.)D 2 Land treatment (e.g. biodegradation of liquid or sludgy discards in soils, etc.)D 3 Deep injection (e.g. injection of pumpable discards into wells, salt domes or naturally occurring repositories, etc.)D 4 Surface impoundment (e.g. placement of liquid or sludgy discards into pits, ponds or lagoons, etc.)D 5 Specially engineered landfill (e.g. placement into lined discrete cells which are capped and isolated from one another and the environment, etc.)D 6 Release into a water body except seas/oceansD 7 Release into seas/oceans including sea-bed insertionD 8 Biological treatment not specified elsewhere in this Annex which results in final compounds or mixtures which are discarded by means of any of the operations numbered D 1 to D 12D 9 Physico-chemical treatment not specified elsewhere in this Annex which results in final compounds or mixtures which are discarded by means of any of the operations numbered D 1 to D 12 (e.g. evaporation, drying, calcination, etc.)D 10 Incineration on landD 11 Incineration at seaD 12 Permanent storage (e.g. emplacement of containers in a mine, etc.)D 13 Blending or mixing prior to submission to any of the operations numbered D 1 to D 12D 14 Repackaging prior to submission to any of the operations numbered D 1 to D 13D 15 Storage pending any of the operations numbered D 1 to D 14 (excluding temporary storage, pending collection, on the site where it is produced)ANNEX IIBRECOVERY OPERATIONSNB: This Annex is intended to list recovery operations as they occur in practice. In accordance with Article 4 waste must be recovered without endangering human health and without the use of processes or methods likely to harm the environment.R 1 Use principally as a fuel or other means to generate energyR 2 Solvent reclamation/regenerationR 3 Recycling/reclamation of organic substances which are not used as solvents (including composting and other biological transformation processes)R 4 Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compoundsR 5 Recycling/reclamation of other inorganic materialsR 6 Regeneration of acids or basesR 7 Recovery of components used for pollution abatementR 8 Recovery of components from catalystsR 9 Oil re-refining or other reuses of oilR 10 Land treatment resulting in benefit to agriculture or ecological improvementR 11 Use of wastes obtained from any of the operations numbered R 1 to R 10R 12 Exchange of wastes for submission to any of the operations numbered R 1 to R 11R 13 Storage of wastes pending any of the operations numbered R 1 to R 12 (excluding temporary storage, pending collection, on the site where it is produced) +",waste management;landfill site;rubbish dump;waste treatment;environmental protection;conservation of nature;nature protection;preservation of the environment;protection of nature;public health;health of the population;committee (EU);EC committee;waste disposal;discharge of waste;garbage disposal;waste removal,17 +12776,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 289/94 of 9 February 1994 fixing for the 1994 marketing year the reference prices for cucumbers. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3669/93 (2), and in particular Article 27 (1) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3528/94 (4), and in particular Article 9 (1) thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3824/92 of 28 December 1992 laying down the prices and amounts fixed in ecus as a result of the monetary realignments (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1663/93 (6), and in particular Article 2 thereof,Whereas, under Article 23 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, reference prices valid for the whole Community are to be fixed at the beginning of the marketing year;Whereas cucumbers are produced in such quantities in the Community that reference prices should be fixed for them;Whereas cucumbers harvested during a given crop year are marketed from January to December;Whereas the quantities harvested during January and the first 10 days of February and during the last 20 days of November and December are so small that there is no need to fix reference prices for all the year; whereas reference prices should be fixed only for the period 11 February up to and including 10 November;Whereas Article 23 (2) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 stipulates that reference prices are to be fixed at the same level as for the preceding marketing year, adjusted, after deducting the standard cost of transporting Community products between production areas and Community consumption centres in the preceding year, by:- the increase in production costs for fruit and vegetables, less productivity growth, and- the standard rate of transport costs in the current marketing year;Whereas the resulting figure may nevertheless not exceed the arithmetic mean of producer prices in each Member State plus transport costs for the current year, after this amount has been increased by the rise in production costs less productivity growth; whereas the reference price may, however, not be lower than in the preceding marketing year;Whereas, to take seasonal variations into account, the year should be divided into several periods and a reference price fixed for each of these periods;Whereas producer prices are to correspond to the average of the prices recorded on the representative market or markets situated in the production areas where prices are lowest, during the three years prior to the date on which the reference price is fixed, for a home-grown product with defined commerial characteristics, being a product or variety representing a substantial proportion of the production marketed over the year or over part thereof and satisfying specified requirements as regards market preparation; whereas, when the average of prices recorded on each representative market is being calculated, prices which could be considered excessively high or excessively low in relation to normal price fluctuations on that market are to be disregarded;Whereas Community-produced cucumbers are grown mainly under glass; whereas the reference prices for the marketing year must therefore be fixed for a product of that type; whereas cucumbers imported from certain third countries during the same period will have been grown in the open; whereas, although such cucumbers may be classed in class I, their quality and price are not comparable with those of products grown under glass; whereas the prices for cucumbers not grown under glass should therefore be adjusted by a conversion factor;Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3824/92 establishes a list of prices and amounts for the fruit and vegetables sector which are to be divided by a coefficient of 1,002583, fixing by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 537/93 (7), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1331/93 (8), as from the beginning of the 1993/94 marketing year;Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3824/92 lays down that the resulting reduction in the prices and amounts for each sector concerned shall be specified and the level of such reduced prices fixed; whereas, however, this adjustment may not result in a reference price level below that of the preceding marketing year, in accordance with Article 23 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,. 1. For the 1994 marketing year, the reference prices for cucumbers (CN code 0707 00 11, 19), expressed in ecus per 100 kilograms net of packed products of class I, of all sizes, shall be as follows:- February (from 11 to 20): 144,61,(from 21 to 28): 122,42,- March: 112,14,- April: 92,76,- May: 76,12,- June: 63,76,- July: 48,28,- August: 48,65,- September: 57,62,- from 1 October to 10 November: 81,62.2. For the purpose of calculating the entry price, the prices for cucumbers, not produced under glass, imported from third countries shall, after deduction of customs duties, be multiplied by the following conversion factors:- from 11 February to 30 September: 1,30,- from 1 October to 10 November: 1,00. This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 February 1994.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 February 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 338, 31. 12. 1993, p. 26.(3) OJ No L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 320, 22. 12. 1993, p. 32.(5) OJ No L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 29.(6) OJ No L 158, 30. 6. 1993, p. 18.(7) OJ No L 57, 10. 3. 1993, p. 18.(8) OJ No L 132, 29. 5. 1993, p. 114. +",fruit vegetable;aubergine;capsicum;courgette;cucumber;gherkin;marrow;melon;paprika;pimiento;pumpkin;red pepper;sweet pepper;tomato;import price;entry price;reference price,17 +17381,"98/236/EC: Commission Decision of 12 March 1998 authorising the Member States to permit temporarily the marketing of seed of vetch (Vicia sativa L.) not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 66/401/EEC. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (1) as last amended by the Directive 96/72/EC (2), and in particular Article 17 thereof,Having regard to the request submitted by France,Whereas in France the production of seed of the category 'certified seed` of vetch (Vicia sativa L.) satisfying the requirements of the said Directive in relation to minimum germination capacity has been insufficient in 1997 and is therefore not adequate to meet that country's needs;Whereas it is not possible to cover this demand satisfactorily with seed from other Member States, or from third countries, satisfying all the requirements laid down in the said Directive;Whereas France should therefore be authorised to permit for a period expiring on 30 April 1998 the marketing of seed of the abovementioned species subject to less stringent requirements;Whereas, moreover, other Member States which are able to supply France with such seed not satisfying the requirements of the said Directive should be authorised to permit the marketing of such seed;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and propagating Material for Agricultural, Horticulture and Forestry,. France is authorised to permit, for a period expiring on 30 April 1998, the marketing in its territory of a maximum of 600 tonnes of seed of the category 'certified seed` of vets (Vicia sativa L.) which do not satisfy the requirements laid down in Annex II to Directive 66/401/EEC with regard to the minimum germination capacity, provided that the germination capacity is at least 75 % of pure seed and the official label bears the endorsement 'minimum germination capacity 75 %`. Member States other than the applicant Member State are also authorised to permit, on the terms set out in Article 1 and for the purposes intended by the applicant Member State, the marketing in their territory of the seed authorised to be marketed under this Decision. Member States shall immediately notify the Commission and the other Member States of the various quantities of seed labelled and permitted to be marketed in their territory pursuant to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 March 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2298/66.(2) OJ L 304, 27. 11. 1996, p. 10. +",France;French Republic;marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;marketing standard;grading;seed;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law,17 +6860,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 4193/88 of 21 December 1988 amending for the seventh time Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 of 25 January 1983 establishing a Community system for the conservation and management of fishery resources (1), as amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 11 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 states that the conservation measures necessary to achieve the aims set out in Article 1 of the same Regulation must be formulated in the light of the available scientific advice;Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3287/88 (3), lays down general rules for the fishing and landing of biological resources found in Community waters;Whereas the stocks of sole in Community waters are seriously overexploited; whereas sole and plaice are caught by the same methods of fishing; whereas it is therefore necessary to take additional measures to regulate fishing for sole and plaice;Whereas, taking account of the latest scientific advice, it is necessary to establish seasonal limitations on certain fishing activities in the North Sea in order to limit fishing on juvenile plaice;Whereas the changes to the rules governing fishing in the Skagerrak and Kattegat agreed between the delegations of the Community and those of Norway and Sweden should be implemented; whereas, accordingly, the date of entry into force of the increase in the minimum mesh size in the Skagerrak and Kattegat for Norway lobster (Nephrops novergicus) should be postponed,. Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 9 (2) is replaced by the following:'2(a) It shall be prohibited for a vessel to have on board or to use beam trawls of which the aggregate beam length, measured as the sum of the length of each beam is greater than 24 metres or can be extended to a length greater than 24 metres.(b) The use of beam trawls shall be prohibited in the Kattegat.'2. The following paragraph is added to Article 9 (3) (a):'For the period from 1 April to 30 September, the abovementioned area shall be extended to include the geographical area bounded by a line joining the following coordinates:-a point on the west coast of Denmark at latitude 57°00m N,-latitude 57°00m N, longitude 7°15m E,-latitude 55°00m N, longitude 7°15m E,-latitude 55°00m N, longitude 7°00m E,-latitude 54°30m N, longitude 7°00m E,-latitude 54°30m N, longitude 7°30m E,-latitude 54°00m N, longitude 7°30m E,-latitude 54°00m N, longitude 6°00m E,-latitude 53°50m N, longitude 6°00m E,-latitude 53°50m N, longitude 5°00m E,-latitude 53°30m N, longitude 5°00m E,-latitude 53°30m N, longitude 4°15m E,-latitude 53°00m N, longitude 4°15m E,-a point on the coast of the Netherlands at latitude 53°00m N.'3. In Article 9 (3) (b) the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:'(b) By way of derogation from paragraph 3 (a), vessels whose names and technical characteristics are contained on a list which shall be drawn up in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 15 are authorized to fish in the said area using beam trawls during those periods when fishing using beam trawls would otherwise be prohibited.'4. Article 9 (3) (c) shall be replaced by the following:'(c) However, it shall be prohibited to use beam trawls of which the aggregate beam length, measured as the sum of the length of each beam is greater than eight metres or can be extended to a length greater than eight metres except when operating with gear designed and used for catching shrimps (Crangon spp.) or prawns (Pandalus montagui).Notwithstanding the preceding subparagraph, vessels whose primary activity is fishing for shrimps (Crangon spp.) shall be permitted to use beams whose aggregate length, exceeds eight metres when fishing for sole, provided that they appear on a list to be drawn up annually.'5. In the last subparagraph of article 9 (4), the following words are deleted:'between the inner edges of the attached shoes or skids'.6. The following paragraph is added to Article 9:'13.the lengths of a beam trawl shall be measured between its extremities including all attachments thereto.'7. In Annex I concerning the geographical area Skagerrak and Kattegat for Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) (Authorized target species), 'Until 31 December 1988' is replaced by 'Until 30 June 1989' and 'From 1 January 1989' is replaced by 'From 1 July 1989'. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. (2) (3) and (4) shall apply with effect from 1 April 1989. (1) (5) and (6) shall apply with effect from 1 July 1989.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 December 1988.For the CouncilThe PresidentV. PAPANDREOU(1) OJ No L 24, 27. 1. 1983, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 288, 11. 10. 1986, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 292, 26. 10. 1988, p. 5. +",conservation of fish stocks;sea fish;crustacean;crab;crawfish;crayfish;lobster;prawn;shrimp;catch area;EU waters;Community waters;European Union waters;fishing net;drag-net;mesh of fishing nets;trawl,17 +16063,"97/237/EC: Commission Decision of 14 March 1997 amending the list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 as defined by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3193/94 (2), and in particular Article 9 (3) thereof,Whereas a first list of areas concerned by Objective 2 for the period 1994 to 1996 was laid down by Commission Decision 94/169/EC (3);Whereas that list was amended as regards the 1997-99 programming period by Commission Decision 96/472/EC (4);Whereas Decision 96/472/EC contains an error with regard to the name of an industrial area eligible under Objective 2,. The list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the period 1997 to 1999 established on the basis of Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 is hereby amended by adding to 'Ciudad Universitaria` as regards the 'Universidad Politécnica` in the eligible area of the NUTS level III region of Madrid the words 'Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Minas, Facultad de Informática.` This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 March 1997.For the CommissionMonika WULF-MATHIESMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(2) OJ No L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 11.(3) OJ No L 81, 24. 3. 1994, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 193, 3. 8. 1996, p. 54. +",economic priority;priority action;priority measure;university;polytechnic;university education;university institute;university training;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds;declining industrial region;higher education;grande école;institute of technology;tertiary education;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +33543,"2007/482/EC: Commission Decision of 9 July 2007 on the application of Council Directive 72/166/EEC with regard to checks on insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles (notified under document number C(2007) 3291) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 72/166/EEC of 24 April 1972 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles and to the enforcement of the obligation to insure against such liability (1), and in particular Article 2(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) On 30 May 2002 a multilateral agreement, hereinafter ‘the Agreement’, was concluded between the national insurers’ bureaux of the Member States of the European Economic Area and other associate States. The Agreement is attached to Commission Decision 2003/564/EC of 28 July 2003 on the appli cation of Council Directive 72/166/EEC relating to checks on insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles (2) by which the Commission fixed the date from which Member States would refrain from making checks on insurance against civil liability in respect of vehicles which are normally based in the territory of one of the States having signed the Agreement and which are subject to Agreement. The Agreement has subsequently been extended to further countries by the adoption of Addendums No 1 and 2.(2) On 8 March 2007 the national insurers’ bureaux of the Member States and those of Andorra, Croatia, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland, signed Addendum No 3 to the Agreement by which the Agreement was extended to include the national insurers’ bureau of Bulgaria and Romania. The Addendum provides for the practical arrangements to abolish insurance checks in respect of vehicles normally based in the territory of Bulgaria and Romania and which are subject to the Addendum.(3) Therefore all the conditions for the removal of checks on motor insurance against civil liability in accordance with Directive 72/166/EEC in respect of vehicles normally based in the territory of Bulgaria and Romania are fulfilled,. As from 1 August 2007, Member States shall refrain from making checks on insurance against civil liability in respect of vehicles which are normally based in the territory of Bulgaria and Romania and which are subject to Addendum No 3 of 8 March 2007 to the Multilateral Agreement between the national insurers’ bureaux of the Member States of the European Economic Area and other associate States. Member States shall forthwith inform the Commission of measures taken to apply this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 July 2007.For the CommissionCharlie McCREEVYMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 103, 2.5.1972, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 2005/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 149, 11.6.2005, p. 14).(2)  OJ L 192, 31.7.2003, p. 23. +",motor vehicle insurance;comprehensive insurance;insurance company;insurance enterprise;insurance firm;insurance undertaking;third-party insurance;liability insurance;public liability insurance;Romania;inter-company agreement;agreement between undertakings;producer's agreement;Bulgaria;Republic of Bulgaria;European Economic Area;EEA,17 +1731,"81/945/EEC: Commission Decision of 10 November 1981 on a Belgian Government proposal to aid certain investments to be carried out by a Belgian undertaking for the establishment of production capacity of argon (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 93 (2) thereof,Having given notice to the parties concerned to submit their comments as provided for in Article 93,Whereas:IThe Belgian Law of 17 July 1959, implemented by the Royal Order of 17 August 1959 (1), introduced general measures to aid the Belgian economy and in particular interest rate rebates on loans contracted to pay for investments, State guarantees covering loans contracted by undertakings with banks where certain interest rebates are given, and exemption for five years from tax on income from immovable property.When examining the Belgian Law, pursuant to the procedure defined in Article 93 (1) and (2) of the EEC Treaty, the Commission pointed out that, since it contained no industrial or regional objectives and permitted aid to be given for investment by any firm in any area or industry, it constituted a general aid system which, as such, could not qualify for exemption under Article 92 (3) (a) or (c). In the absence of such specific references, the Commission could not assess the scheme's effects on trade between Member States or on competition and was, therefore, unable to form an opinion as to its compatibility with the common market.It is now the well-established policy of the Commission to accept such a general aid scheme subject to one of two conditions, namely that the Member State concerned informs the Commission of either a regional or sectoral plan of application or where this is felt not to be possible, that it notifies significant individual cases of application.Commission Decision 75/397/EEC (2) required the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium to notify the Commission in advance and in sufficient time of significant cases of application of the Belgian Law of 17 July 1959 introducing measures to promote economic expansion and the creation of new industries so as to enable the Commission to decide on the compatibility of the proposed aids with the common market.IIBy telex dated 8 February 1979, the Belgian Government informed the Commission of its intention of granting assistance under the Law of 17 July 1959 for investment by a chemical firm located in Antwerp.The firm concerned is the subsidiary of a group specializing in the production of industrial gas. The Belgian firm has 118 employees and its sales totalled Bfrs 1 500 million in 1977.The assistance proposed by the Belgian Government is for the establishment of a plant for the manufacture of argon with an annual production capacity of 10 million m3. The investment would create two new jobs.The assistance would take the form of a six-year 4 % interest relief grant on a loan representing two-thirds of the investment (Bfrs 154 million), equivalent, according to the Belgian authorities, to a grant for 12 % of the investment.The firm concerned exports 32 % of its output to other Member States. If the planned investment project is implemented, Belgium would be the leading producer of argon in the Community. 90 % of the additional output would be exported to France and Germany.(1) Moniteur Belge, 29.8.1959. (2) OJ No L 177, 8.7.1975, p. 13. IIIThe Belgian Government considers that the investment is a normal development of the firm's plant in Antwerp.The Belgian Government points out, moreover, that the firm in question also has to finance investments abroad and that the assistance for the plant in Antwerp would therefore help reduce its overall financing costs.IVThe aid proposed by the Belgian Government is therefore likely to affect trade between Member States and distort or threaten to distort competition by favouring the undertaking in question or the production of its goods within the meaning of Article 92 (1) of the EEC Treaty.The terms of the Treaty provide that aids fulfilling the criteria set out in Article 92 (1) of the Treaty shall be incompatible with the common market. The exemptions from this incompatibility set out in Article 92 (3) of the EEC Treaty specify objectives to be pursued in the Community interest and not that of the individual beneficiary. These exemptions must be strictly construed in the examination both of regional or sectoral aid schemes and of individual cases of application of general aid systems. In particular they may be granted only when the Commission can establish that this will contribute to the attainment of the objectives specified in the derogations, which the recipient firms would not attain by their own actions under normal market conditions alone.To grant an exemption where there is no compensatory justification would be tantamount to allowing trade between Member States to be affected and competition to be distorted without any benefit in terms of the interest of the Community, while at the same time accepting that undue advantages accrue to some Member States.When applying the principles set out above in its examination of individual cases of application of general aid systems, the Commission must be satisfied that there exists on the part of the particular beneficiary a specific compensatory justification in that the grant of aid is required to promote the attainment of one of the objectives set out in Article 92 (3). Where such evidence cannot be provided and especially where the aided investment would take place unmodified, it is clear that the aid does not contribute to the attainment of the objectives specified in the exemptions but serves to increase the financial power of the undertaking in question.In the case in question there does not appear to be such a compensatory justification on the part of the undertaking benefiting from the aid.The Belgian Government has not been able to provide, nor has the Commission found, any evidence which establishes that the proposed aid meets the conditions justifying one of the exemptions provided for in Article 92 (3) of the EEC Treaty.Furthermore, notwithstanding the fact that Belgium is experiencing a high rate of unemployment, with the result that the Commission has granted an exemption to a scheme of aids to employment on the grounds that a serious disturbance exists in the Belgian economy, it does not follow that every other aid of whatever nature proposed by the Belgian Government may automatically benefit from one of the exemptions specified in Article 92 (3), since each aid notified must be considered on its own merits in the light of the specific criteria laid down.As far as the exemptions set out in Article 92 (3) (a) and (c) are concerned in respect of aids designed to promote or facilitate the development of certain areas, it is the case that the Antwerp area continues to enjoy a better socio-economic situation than that of other regions in Belgium ; to the extent to which the general problem of unemployment also exists in Antwerp, it is already provided for under the general scheme to promote employment and there is, therefore, no reason to grant a further exemption in respect of this aid on the grounds that it will promote or facilitate the development of that area, a purpose moreover for which this aid was not intended.As regards the exemptions provided for in Article 92 (3) (b), this investment would be brought about in any event by normal market forces. There is nothing peculiar to the investment in question to qualify it as a project of common European interest or as one designed to remedy a serious disturbance in the economy of a Member State, which merits exemption under Article 92 (3) (b) from the provision laid down in Article 92 (1) on the incompatibility of aids.Finally, as regards the exemption under Article 92 (3) (c) of the EEC Treaty for ""aid to facilitate the development of certain economic activities"", examination of the situation in the industrial gas market indicates that market forces should be sufficient in themselves, without public assistance, to ensure the normal development of that activity. Furthermore, some 90 % of the firm's total argon production will be exported to other Member States and consequently there is a risk that granting the assistance will adversely affect trade to an extent contrary to the common interest.In view of the above the aid proposal of the Belgian Government does not meet the conditions necessary to benefit from any of the exemption set out in Article 92 (3) of the EEC Treaty,. The Kingdom of Belgium shall not put into effect its proposal, notified to the Commission by telex dated 8 February 1979, to grant assistance in respect of certain investments in argon production facilities by a chemical firm located in Antwerp under the Law of 17 July 1959 on the promotion of economic expansion and the creation of new industries. The Kingdom of Belgium shall inform the Commission within two months of the date of notification of this Decision of the measures which it has taken to comply with it. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.. Done at Brussels, 10 November 1981.For the CommissionFrans ANDRIESSENMember of the Commission +",chemical industry;chemical production;Province of Antwerp;Belgium;Kingdom of Belgium;rare gas;argon;helium;krypton;neon;radon;xenon;investment aid;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid,17 +33668,"2007/712/EC: Council Decision of 15 October 2007 on the signing, on behalf of the Community, of the Convention on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 61(c) thereof, in conjunction with the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) On 16 September 1988, the Member States of the European Communities signed an international agreement with the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway and the Swiss Confederation on jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (1) (the Lugano Convention), thereby extending to Iceland, Norway and Switzerland the application of the rules of the Convention of 27 September 1968 on the same subject matter (2) (the Brussels Convention).(2) Negotiations on a revision of the Brussels Convention and the Lugano Convention were undertaken during the years 1998-1999 within the framework of an ad hoc Working Party enlarged with Switzerland, Norway and Iceland. These negotiations led to the adoption of a text of a draft convention prepared by the Working Party, which was confirmed by the Council at its meeting on 27 and 28 May 1999.(3) Subsequent negotiations within the Council on the basis of this text led to the adoption of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (3), which modernised the rules of the Brussels Convention and made the system of recognition and enforcement swifter and more efficient.(4) In the light of the parallelism between the Brussels and the Lugano Convention regimes on jurisdiction and on recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters, the rules of the Lugano Convention should be aligned with the rules of Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 in order to achieve the same level of circulation of judgments between the EU Member States and the EFTA States concerned.(5) In accordance with the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark does not take part in the application of measures pursuant to Title IV of the Treaty establishing the European Community. In order for the rules of the Lugano Convention to apply to Denmark, Denmark should therefore participate as a Contracting Party to a new convention covering the same subject matter.(6) By Decision of 27 September 2002, the Council authorised the Commission to negotiate with a view to the adoption of a new Lugano Convention on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters.(7) The Commission has negotiated such a convention, on behalf of the Community, with Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Denmark.(8) In accordance with Article 3 of the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, the United Kingdom and Ireland are taking part in the adoption and application of this Decision.(9) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark, Denmark does not take part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application.(10) The Convention, initialled at Brussels on 28 March 2007, should be signed,. The signing of the Convention on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters, which will replace the Lugano Convention of 16 September 1988, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community, subject to the conclusion of the said Convention.The text of the Convention is attached to this Decision. The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign, on behalf of the Community, the Convention on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters.. Done at Luxembourg, 15 October 2007.For the CouncilThe PresidentL. AMADO(1)  Convention on jurisdiction and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (OJ L 319, 25.11.1988, p. 9).(2)  Brussels Convention on jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (OJ L 299, 31.12.1972, p. 32). (Consolidated version in OJ C 27, 26.1.1998, p. 1).(3)  OJ L 12, 16.1.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1). +",signature of an agreement;international convention;multilateral convention;jurisdiction;exclusive jurisdiction;jurisdiction of the courts;jurisdiction of the ordinary courts;legal jurisdiction;civil law;ordinary law;statutory law;commercial law;commercial legislation;enforcement of ruling;effect of ruling;force of res judicata;mode of enforcement,17 +44705,"Council Decision (EU) 2015/453 of 16 March 2015 appointing a member and an alternate member of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for Denmark and Germany. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2062/94 of 18 July 1994 establishing a European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (1), and in particular Article 8 thereof,Having regard to the lists of candidates submitted to the Council by the Governments of the Member States and by the employees' and the employers' organisations,Having regard to the lists of members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work,Whereas:(1) By its Decisions of 2 December 2013 (2), of 12 June 2014 (3), of 18 November 2014 (4) and of 15 December 2014 (5), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the period ending on 7 November 2016.(2) The employees' organisation European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and the employers' organisation BUSINESSEUROPE have submitted nominations for two posts to be filled,. The following shall be appointed as member and alternate member of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the period ending on 7 November 2016:II.   REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYEES' ORGANISATIONSCountry Alternate memberGermany Ms Susanne JASPERIII.   REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYERS' ORGANISATIONSCountry MemberDenmark Ms Lena SØBY The Council shall appoint the members and alternate members who have not yet been nominated at a later date. This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.. Done at Brussels, 16 March 2015.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. DŪKLAVS(1)  OJ L 216, 20.8.1994, p. 1.(2)  Council Decision of 2 December 2013 appointing the members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (OJ C 360, 10.12.2013, p. 8).(3)  Council Decision of 12 June 2014 appointing the members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for Lithuania and Malta (OJ C 182, 14.6.2014, p. 14); Council Decision of 12 June 2014 appointing the members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for France (OJ C 186, 18.6.2014, p. 5).(4)  Council Decision of 18 November 2014 appointing a member and an alternate member of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for Latvia (OJ C 420, 22.11.2014, p. 6).(5)  Council Decision of 15 December 2014 appointing a member of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for Germany (OJ C 453, 17.12.2014, p. 2). +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;Denmark;Kingdom of Denmark;board of management;company management;management team;European Agency for Safety and Health at Work;Bilbao Agency;EU-OSHA;appointment of members;designation of members;resignation of members;term of office of members,17 +20458,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2339/2000 of 20 October 2000 establishing the quantities to be allocated to importers from the 2001 Community quantitative quotas on certain products originating in the People's Republic of China. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 520/94 of 7 March 1994 establishing a Community procedure for administering quantitative quotas(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 138/96(2), and in particular Articles 9 and 13 thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1355/2000 of 26 June 2000 establishing administration procedures for the 2001 quantitative quotas for certain products originating in the People's Republic of China(3), and in particular Article 6 thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1355/2000 established the portion of each of the quotas concerned reserved for traditional and other importers and the conditions and methods for participating in the allocation of the quantities available. Importers have lodged applications for import licences with the competent national authorities between 29 June and 3 p.m., Brussels time, on 8 September, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1355/2000.(2) The Commission has received from the Member States, pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1355/2000, particulars of the numbers and aggregate volume of import licence applications submitted and the total volume imported by traditional importers in 1998 or 1999, the reference years.(3) The Commission is now able, on the basis of that information, to establish uniform quantitative criteria by which the competent national authorities may satisfy licence applications submitted by importers in the Member States for the 2001 quantitative quotas.(4) Examination of the figures supplied by Member States shows that the aggregate volume of applications submitted by traditional importers for the products listed in Annex I to this Regulation exceeds the portion of the quota set aside for them. The applications must therefore be met by applying the uniform rate of reduction/increase shown in Annex I to the volume of each importer's imports, expressed in quantity or value terms, over the reference period.(5) Examination of the figures supplied by Member States shows that the aggregate volume of applications submitted by non-traditional importers for the products listed in Annex II to this Regulation exceeds the portion of the quota set aside for them. The applications must therefore be met by applying the uniform rate of reduction shown in Article II to the amounts requested by each importer, as limited by Regulation (EC) No 1355/2000,. In response to licence applications in respect of the products listed in Annex I duly submitted by traditional importers, the competent national authorities shall allocate each importer a quantity or value equal to his imports for 1998 or 1999, as indicated by the importer, adjusted by the rate of reduction/increase specified in the said Annex for each quota.Where the use of this quantitative criterion would entail allocating an amount greater than that applied for, the quantity or value allocated shall be limited to that specified in the application. In response to licence applications in respect of the products listed in Annex II duly submitted by non-traditional importers, the competent national authorities shall allocate each importer a quantity or value equal to the amount requested within the limits set by Regulation (EC) No 1355/2000, adjusted by the rate of reduction specified in the said Annex for each quota. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 October 2000.For the CommissionPascal LamyMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 66, 10.3.1994, p. 1.(2) OJ L 21, 27.1.1996, p. 6.(3) OJ L 155, 28.6.2000, p. 31.ANNEX IRate of reduction/increase applicable to imports in 1998 or 1999(traditional importers)>TABLE>ANNEX IIRate of reduction applicable to the volume requested within the limits of the maximum amounts fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1355/2000(non-traditional importers)>TABLE> +",import;footwear industry;bootmaker;shoe industry;shoemaker;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;household article;crockery;plates and dishes;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;China;People’s Republic of China,17 +38635,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 700/2010 of 4 August 2010 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Pemento de Herbón (PDO)). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) and in accordance with Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Spain’s application to register the name ‘Pemento de Herbón’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 4 August 2010.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(2)  OJ C 308, 18.12.2009, p. 51.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.6.   Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processedSPAINPemento de Herbón (PDO) +",location of production;location of agricultural production;early fruit and vegetables;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +22562,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2592/2001 of 28 December 2001 imposing further information and testing requirements on the manufacturers or importers of certain priority substances in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 on the evaluation and control of the risk of existing substances. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 of 23 March 1993 on the evaluation and control of risks of existing substances(1), and in particular Article 10(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) The Member States designated as rapporteur pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 for certain priority substances undergoing risk evaluation activities have evaluated the information submitted by the manufacturers or importers in respect of those substances. After consultation of the manufacturers or importers concerned, they have determined whether, for the purposes of the risk evaluation, it is necessary to require those manufacturers or importers to submit further information and/or to carry out further testing.(2) The manufacturers and importers have checked whether the information needed to evaluate the substances in question is not available from former manufacturers or importers of those substances, in accordance with Article 10(5) of Regulation (EEC) No 793/93. The manufacturers and importers have also checked, in consultation with the Member States designated as rapporteur, whether tests on animals cannot be replaced or limited by using other methods.(3) The Commission has been informed by the Member States designated as rapporteur of the need to request further information and testing from the manufacturers or importers of those substances.(4) The Member States designated as rapporteur have submitted to the Commission the protocols on the requested further testing.(5) Article 12(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 provides that in the case of a substance produced or imported as such or in a preparation by several manufacturers or importers, the further testing may be performed by one manufacturer/importer acting on behalf of the other manufacturers or importers concerned. In that case, the other manufacturers or importers are to make reference to the tests carried out and make a fair and equitable contribution to the cost.(6) The provisions of this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 793/93,. The manufacturer(s) and importer(s) of the substances listed in the Annex to this Regulation, who have submitted information in accordance with the requirements of Articles 3, 4, 7 and 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 793/93, shall provide the information and perform the tests indicated in the Annex to this Regulation and shall deliver the relevant results to the Member States designated as rapporteur.The tests shall be performed according to the protocols specified by the Member States designated as rapporteur.The results shall be delivered within the time limits laid down in the Annex. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 December 2001.For the CommissionMargot WallströmMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 84, 5.4.1993, p. 1.ANNEX>TABLE> +",import;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;consumer protection;consumer policy action plan;consumerism;consumers' rights;health risk;danger of sickness;dangerous substance;dangerous product;exchange of information;information exchange;information transfer,17 +4877,"Council Decision of 9 October 2009 appointing two alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions. ,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1365/75 of 26 May 1975 on the creation of a European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,Having regard to the lists of nominees submitted by the Governments of the Member States and by the workers’ and employers’ organisations,Whereas:(1) By its Decision of 24 November 2007 (2) the Council appointed the full members and alternate members of the Administrative Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the period from 1 December 2007 to 30 November 2010, with exception of certain alternate members including Spanish and Dutch alternate members.(2) The European Trade Union Confederation has submitted nomination for two posts to be filled,. The following are hereby appointed alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the period ending on 30 November 2010:TRADE UNION REPRESENTATIVESCountry Alternate membersNetherlands Mr Arie WOLTMEIJERSpain Ms Janire DOMINGUEZ. Done at Luxembourg, 9 October 2009.For the CouncilThe PresidentÅ. TORSTENSSON(1) ��OJ L 139, 30.5.1975, p. 1.(2)  OJ C 282, 24.11.2007, p. 10. +",board of directors;BOD;administrative board;executive board;Netherlands;Holland;Kingdom of the Netherlands;Eurofound;Dublin Foundation;EFILWC;European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions;appointment of members;designation of members;resignation of members;term of office of members;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +2480,"Council Regulation (EC) No 2329/98 of 22 October 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 357/79 on statistical surveys of areas under vines. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 357/79 (3) lays down the basic provisions for statistical surveys of areas under vines; whereas the survey results are used to determine the production potential and medium-term trend in production in the Community;Whereas it is appropriate to give greater flexibility to the system established by Regulation (EEC) No 357/79, not only because of developments in techniques and computer technology but also because of the need to lighten the burden of statistical operations required of the Member States;Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 357/79 provides that the Member States concerned are to carry out basic surveys of areas under vines every 10 years; whereas, for technical and practical reasons, certain Member States, however, consider that it would be appropriate to link up this operation with the Community survey on the structure of agriculture holdings provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 (4);Whereas, as part of a flexible methodology, Member States should be afforded the possibility of using the vineyard register provided for by Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86 (5) as a source of information on the basic survey, given that developments in computer technology enable increasingly accurate and comprehensive information to be obtained from reliable data in an updated vineyard register,. Regulation (EEC) No 357/79 is hereby amended as follows:1. the following subparagraph shall be added to Article 1(1):'If a Community survey on the structure of agricultural holdings on the basis of Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 (*) is scheduled within a maximum of 12 months in relation to the basic survey provided for in the first indent of the first subparagraph, both surveys may be carried out simultaneously. Member States shall inform the Commission in advance of their intention to make use of this provision.(*) OJ L 56, 2.3.1988, p. 1.`;2. the following subparagraph shall be added to Article 2(3)(A):'However, as regards the 1999 basic survey, the Portuguese Republic may transmit information on vine varieties which together represent at least 53 % of the total area under wine grape vines.`;3. the following paragraph shall be added to Article 3:'4. Member States which have completed the establishment of the vineyard register at national level or in certain regions and which update it annually, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86, may use the data in the vineyard register as a source for communicating to the Commission the basic-survey information.` This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 22 October 1998.For the CouncilThe PresidentW. MOLTERER(1) OJ C 257, 15. 8. 1998, p. 8.(2) OJ C 328, 26. 10. 1998.(3) OJ L 54, 5. 3. 1979, p. 124. Regulation as last amended by the 1994 Act of Accession.(4) OJ L 56, 2. 3. 1988, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Decision 98/377/EC (OJ L 168, 13. 6. 1998, p. 29).(5) OJ L 208, 31. 7. 1986, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1596/96 (OJ L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 38). +",agricultural statistics;utilised agricultural area;UAA;area sown;cultivated area;planted area;utilized agricultural area;area of holding;acreage;size of holding;land use;utilisation of land;viticulture;grape production;winegrowing;agricultural holding;farm,17 +33323,"Political and Security Committee Decision Darfur/5/2007 of 16 January 2007 appointing a Military Advisor to the European Union Special Representative for Sudan. ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular to Article 25(3) thereof,Having regard to Council Joint Action 2005/557/CFSP of 18 July 2005 on the European Union civilian-military supporting action to the African Union mission in the Darfur region of Sudan (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,Whereas:(1) On 5 July 2006 the Council adopted Joint Action 2006/468/CFSP (2) renewing and revising the mandate of the Special Representative of the European Union for Sudan.(2) The Special Representative of the European Union (EUSR) for Sudan inter alia ensures the coordination and coherence of the Union's contributions to the African Union mission in the Darfur region of Sudan (AMIS). In accordance with Article 5(2) of Joint Action 2005/557/CFSP, an EU Coordination Cell in Addis Ababa (ACC) under the authority of the EUSR, comprised of a political advisor, a military advisor and a police advisor, manages day-to-day coordination with all relevant EU actors and with the Administrative Control and Management Centre (ACMC) within the chain of command of the African Union in Addis Ababa in order to ensure coherence and timely EU support to AMIS.(3) Under Article 4 of Joint Action 2005/557/CFSP the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee to appoint the military advisor to the EUSR upon a proposal from the Secretary-General/High Representative (SG/HR) based on a recommendation from the EUSR.(4) The SG/HR, following the recommendation of the EUSR, has proposed that Colonel François AMELINEAU be appointed as the new Military Advisor to the EUSR.(5) In accordance with Article 6 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark does not take part in the elaboration and implementation of decisions and actions of the European Union which have defence implications,. Colonel François AMELINEAU is hereby appointed Military Advisor to the EUSR for Sudan. This Decision shall take effect on 25 January 2007.. Done at Brussels, 16 January 2007.For the Political and Security CommitteeThe ChairpersonC. von GOETZE(1)  OJ L 188, 20.7.2005, p. 46.(2)  OJ L 184, 6.7.2006, p. 38. +",peacekeeping;keeping the peace;preserving peace;safeguarding peace;military cooperation;military agreement;military aid;forces abroad;military adviser;appointment of staff;Sudan;Republic of Sudan;common foreign and security policy;CFSP;European foreign policy;common foreign policy;common security policy,17 +15616,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/96 of 24 July 1996 terminating the investigation concerning the circumvention of anti-dumping measures imposed by Regulation (EEC) No 2861/93 on imports of certain magnetic disks (3,5"" microdisks) originating in Japan, Taiwan and the People's Republic of China by imports of the same product from Canada, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Macao, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, and ceasing registration of this product. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1), and in particular Articles 9, 13 and 14 thereof,After consulting the Advisory Committee,Whereas:A. PROCEDURE(1) By Regulation (EC) No 2451/95 (2) the Commission initiated an investigation concerning the circumvention of the anti-dumping duties imposed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2861/93 (3) on imports of certain magnetic disks (3,5″ microdisks) originating in Japan, Taiwan and the People's Republic of China by the same product from Canada, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Macao, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand and instructed customs authorities, pursuant to Articles 13 (3) and 14 (5) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 to register the imports covered by the investigation. The investigation was initiated following a request lodged by the Committee of European Diskette Manufacturers (Diskma).(2) The request contained prima facie evidence of a change in the pattern of trade between the countries concerned and the Community which sole due cause or justification was the existence of anti-dumping duties, and of transhipments through these countries to the Community of 3,5″ microdisks manufactured in the People's Republic of China and Taiwan. The request also showed that the imports from the countries concerned were being dumped in relation to the normal values previously established and were undermining the remedial effects of the anti-dumping duties imposed on imports of 3,5″ microdisks originating in the People's Republic of China and Taiwan. This evidence was considered to be sufficient to justify the initiation of an investigation.(3) The product concerned is 3,5″ microdisks, used to record and store encoded digital computer information, currently classifiable within CN code ex 8523 20 90.(4) The Commission officially advised the exporters known to be concerned and the representatives of the exporting countries about the initiation of the investigation and sent questionnaires to known exporters.(5) The investigation covered the period 1 July 1994 to 30 June 1995.B. INVESTIGATION(6) The Commission received replies from the following exporters:(a) Canada:KAO Infosystems Canada Inc., Ontario;(b) Hong Kong:Jackin Magnetic Company Ltd,Hong Kong Plantron (HK) Ltd,Hong Kong Magnetic Ltd,Benelux Manufacturing Limited,Prime Standard Ltd;(c) India:Allied Electronics & Magnetics Ltd, Udaipur,Moser-Baer India Ltd, New Delhi,Sujata Data Products Ltd, Bombay;(d) Indonesia:P.T. Beneluxindo, Djakarta;(e) Malaysia:Discomp, Kuala Lumpur,KUB Microeletronics Sdn. Bhd, Kuala Lumpur,Mega High-Tech Corp. (M) Sdn. Bhd, Penang;(f) Philippines:Maxi Data Philippines Inc., Manila;(g) Singapore:Datapulse Technology Ltd, Singapore,General Magnetics Limited, Singapore,Goldtron Magmedia Pte. Ltd, Singapore,MJC (Singapore) Pte. Ltd, Singapore;(h) Thailand:General Mediatech Co. Ltd, Bangkok,V-SA Cast Co. Ltd, Bangkok,V-SA Magnetic Co. Ltd, Bangkok.V-SA Magnetic was a subsidiary of V-SA Cast which held more than 50 % of the shares of V-SA Magnetic.No exporter from Macao replied to the Commission's questionnaire.With the exception of the companies located in Canada and the Philippines the Commission verified all the information submitted at the premises of the exporters mentioned above.C. RESULTSCanada, India, Philippines and Singapore(7) The Community industry alleged in its request to initiate the circumvention investigation that the combined market share of Canada, India, Philippines and Singapore was 4,5 % of Community consumption in 1994. However, based on the latest external trade statistics of the Community (Comext), the Commission established that the market share of these countries only amounted to 2,8 % during the investigation period, and thus it was less than the de minimis import volume referred to in Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 for which injury shall normally be regarded as negligible. Furthermore, it was established that the imported quantities from these countries were also below the de minimis thresholds of Article 5 (8) of the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of GATT 1994 of 3 % of total imports of the like product into the Community on a per country basis, and of 7 % for all four countries taken together.(8) On this basis, the Commission considered it unlikely in this case that the imports from the four countries concerned could undermine in terms of quantities the remedial effects of the anti-dumping duties imposed on imports of the product concerned originating in the People's Republic of China and Taiwan.Hong Kong(9) Jackin Magnetic and Plantron (HK) were found to be genuine producers of microdisks which accounted for about 90 % of total Hong Kong's export volume to the Community during the investigation period. No evidence of transhipments of the finished product concerned originating in the People's Republic of China or Taiwan was found in respect of these two companies. Furthermore, it was established that for each company the parts imported from the countries subject to the anti-dumping duties constituted less than 60 % of the total value of the parts of the assembled product.(10) Hong Kong Magnetic is a trading company which sold microdisks to the Community. However, no evidence of transhipments to the Community of the finished product concerned originating in the People's Republic of China or Taiwan was found in respect of this company.(11) Benelux Manufacturing and its subsidiary Prime Standard were found to be related to the Indonesian producer/exporter P. T. Beneluxindo (see recital 14) and to have sold microdisks to the Community. However, no evidence of transhipments to the Community of the finished product concerned originating in the People's Republic of China or Taiwan was found in respect of these two companies in Hong Kong.(12) Another company which was related to the Thai exporter V-SA Magnetic, refused to cooperate in the investigation (see recital 18). The Commission services will continue to monitor closely the situation in this respect.(13) In view of these findings, it was established that the companies investigated did not fulfil the criteria set out in Article 13 (1) and (2) (b) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 according to which imports of the product concerned transhipped through or assembled in third countries respectively could be considered to constitute circumvention. Furthermore, in view of the development of the imports of microdisks from Hong Kong into the Community which decreased from 2 816 tonnes in 1993 to 1 212 tonnes during the investigation period, it seems unlikely that these imports could undermine in terms of quantities the remedial effects of the anti-dumping duties imposed on the People's Republic of China and Taiwan.Indonesia(14) The sole exporter/producer investigated in Indonesia, P. T. Beneluxindo, accounted for the vast majority of the recorded imports into the Community during the investigation period. P. T. Beneluxindo is a subsidiary of Benelux Manufacturing Limited, Hong Kong which supplied P. T. Beneluxindo with all the parts used for the assembly of microdisks. All finished microdisks were then sent back to Hong Kong and sold from there by the sales subsidiary of Benelux Manufacturing Limited, Prime Standard Ltd, to independent customers in the Community. The company was found to be a genuine producer and it was established that the parts imported from the People's Republic of China and Taiwan constituted far less than 60 % of the total value of the parts of the assembled product. Furthermore, no evidence of transhipments of the finished product concerned originating in the People's Republic of China or Taiwan was found in respect of P. T. Beneluxindo.Therefore, the conditions for circumvention outlined in Article 13 (1) and (2) (b) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 have not been met in respect of the companies investigated.Macao(15) No company in Macao cooperated in the investigation. In these circumstances the Commission would normally be entitled to propose the extension of the anti-dumping measures to this country in order to avoid that circumvention continues. However, following an investigation by the anti-fraud services of the Commission (Uclaf), anti-dumping duties will be applied retroactively on imports of Chinese microdisks exported from Macao. Therefore, it is reasonable to assume that the remedial effects of the anti-dumping measures will not be significantly undermined by imports from Macao, the quantities which have fallen sharply following the anti-circumvention investigation period. In any event, the Commission will continue to monitor closely the development of imports into the Community of microdisks from Macao.Malaysia(16) The three exporters/producers investigated in Malaysia accounted for nearly all the recorded imports from this country into the Community during the investigation period. While two of these producers were not related to any exporter/producer in the countries subject to the anti-dumping duties, the third one (Mega High-Tech Corp.) was a subsidiary of a Taiwanese company. All three were found to be genuine producers and it was established that the parts imported from the People's Republic of China and Taiwan constituted far less than 60 % of the total value of the parts of the product assembled by each producer. Moreover, no evidence of transhipments of the finished product concerned originating in the People's Republic of China or Taiwan was found in respect of any of the Malaysian producers concerned.Consequently the conditions for circumvention outlined in Article 13 (1) and (2) (b) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 have not been met in respect of the companies investigated.Thailand(17) The three companies investigated in Thailand accounted for the vast majority of all the recorded imports into the Community from this country during the investigation period. The subsidiary of V-SA Cast, V-SA magnetic (see recital 6 (h)), and General Mediatech were found to be genuine producers and the parts of Chinese or Taiwanese origin used in the assembly of microdisks constituted less than 60 % of the total value of the parts of the assembled product by each of these companies. In addition, no evidence of transhipment of the finished product from the People's Republic of China or Taiwan was found in respect to these two companies.(18) V-SA Cast was found to have transhipped 28 million microdisks supplied by a company located in Hong Kong which held 15 % of V-SA Magnetic shares. However, given the lack of cooperation of the related company in Hong Kong, no evidence could be found which indicated that the microdisks concerned were of Chinese or Taiwanese origin. The presumption of such origin would seem to be excessively punitive for the Thai company, taking account of its efforts to persuade the Hong Kong company to cooperate in the investigation and the small shareholding by this latter company in the V-SA group.In view of the above the Commission considers that the conditions for circumvention outlined in Article 13 (1) and (2) (b) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 have not been met in respect of the companies investigated.D. TERMINATION OF THE INVESTIGATION(19) In the light of the above findings and considerations made in respect of the nine countries subject to the circumvention investigation, it appears appropriate that the latter be terminated without extension to any of those countries of the anti-dumping duties imposed on imports of microdisks originating in the People's Republic of China and Taiwan. The registration of imports of microdisks from these countries introduced by Regulation (EC) No 2451/95 shall cease.(20) The Advisory Committee has been consulted and has raised no objection.(21) Interested parties were informed of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which the Commission intended to terminate the investigation and have been given the opportunity to comment,. The investigation concerning the circumvention of the anti-dumping duties imposed by Regulation (EC) No 2861/93 on imports of certain magnetic disks (3,5″ microdisks) originating in Japan, Taiwan and the People's Republic of China by imports of the same product originating in Canada, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Macao, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand initiated by Regulation (EC) No 2451/95 is hereby terminated. Regulation (EC) No 2451/95 is hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 24 July 1996.For the CommissionLeon BRITTANVice-President(1) OJ No L 56, 6. 3. 1996, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 252, 20. 10. 1995, p. 9.(3) OJ No L 262, 21. 10. 1993, p. 4. +",import;anti-dumping legislation;anti-dumping code;anti-dumping proceeding;third country;customs regulations;community customs code;customs legislation;customs treatment;magnetic medium;blank cassette;floppy disc;magnetic disc;magnetic tape;anti-dumping duty;final anti-dumping duty;temporary anti-dumping duty,17 +13935,"Council Directive 95/57/EC of 23 November 1995 on the collection of statistical information in the field of tourism. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 213 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas the Resolutions of the European Parliament of 11 June 1991 (1) and 18 January 1994 (2) stress that the Community has a major role to play in developing tourism statistics;Whereas the elaboration of a Directive aimed at channelling efforts currently expended in a fragmented manner at national level has been approved by the Economic and Social Committee (3);Whereas, under Decision 90/655/EEC (4), a Community methodological framework for the compilation of Community tourism statistics has been developed;Whereas the results of the two-year programme (1991-1992) for developing Community tourism statistics under Decision 90/655/EEC highlight the needs of users in the private and public sector for reliable and comparable statistics on tourism demand and supply at Community level available at short notice;Whereas the development of Community statistics on tourism was recognized as a priority by Council Decision 92/421/EEC of 13 July 1992 on a Community action plan to assist tourism (5);Whereas the recognized role of tourism as a tool of development and socioeconomic integration can be better ensured through knowledge of the basic related statistics, notably established at regional level;Whereas, in order to assess the competitiveness of the Community tourist industry, it is necessary to gain greater knowledge of the volume of tourism, the characteristics thereof, the profile of the tourist and tourist expenditure;Whereas monthly information is required to be able to measure the seasonal influences of demand on tourist accomodation capacity and thereby to assist public authorities and economic operators to develop more suitable strategies and policies for improving the seasonal spread of holidays and the performance of tourist activities;Whereas further Community activity in this field must continue to be based on a pragmatic approach which is consistent with the principle of subsidiarity;Whereas the necessary synergies between national, international and Community statistical projects impinging on tourism must be ensured in order to reduce the onus of collecting information;Whereas methodological work developed in cooperation with other international organizations, such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and the World Tourism Organization, and the Recommendations adopted by the Statistical Commission of the United Nations in March 1993 should be taken into account in order to ensure better comparability of tourism statistics at world level;Whereas reliable and efficient monitoring of the structure and evolution of tourism demand and supply can be significantly improved by establishing an appropriate recognized Community framework;Whereas such a system may generate economies of scale, while producing information benefiting all Member States and parties concerned;Whereas a Community instrument could facilitate the dissemination of comparable tourism statistics;Whereas Council Decision 93/464/EEC of 22 July 1993 on the framework programme for priority actions in the field of statistical information, 1993 to 1997 (6) provides for the setting-up of an information system on tourism supply and demand;Whereas a Council Directive can provide a common framework to maximize the benefits of the various actions which are being carried out at national level;Whereas the statistical data compiled under a Community system must be reliable and appropriate to ensure comparability between Member States; whereas it is therefore necessary to establish jointly the criteria enabling these requirements to be met,. AimFor the purpose of establishing an information system on tourism statistics at Community level, Member States shall carry out the collection, compilation, processing and transmission of harmonized Community statistical information on tourism supply and demand. Domain of information collection and basic definitionsFor the purposes of this Directive, the data to be collected shall relate to:(a) the capacity of collective tourist accommodation establishments The types of collective accommodation in question are as follows:1. hotels and similar establishments 2. other collective accommodation establishments, inter alia:2.1. tourist campsites 2.2. holiday dwellings 2.3. other collective accommodation;(b) guest flows in collective accommodation establishments:The collection shall cover internal tourism, i.e. domestic and inbound tourism; 'domestic tourism` shall mean residents of the given country travelling only within this country and 'inbound tourism` shall mean non-residents travelling within the given country;(c) tourism demand:The collection shall cover national tourism, i.e. domestic and outbound tourism; 'outbound tourism` shall mean residents of a country travelling in another country. The information on tourism demand shall concern trips the main purpose of which is holidays or business and which involve at least one or more consecutive nights spent away from the usual place of residence. Information collection characteristics1. A list of data collection characteristics, showing their periodicity and their territorial breakdown appears in the Annex.2. The definitions to be applied to the data collection characteristics and any adjustments to the list of data collection characteristics shall be determined by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 12. Accuracy of statistical information1. The collection of the statistical information shall, where possible, ensure that the results meet the necessary minimum accuracy requirements. These requirements, and the procedures for ensuring the harmonized processing of systematic biases, shall be established by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 12. The minimum accuracy requirements shall be determined with particular reference to annual overnight stays at national level.2. As regards the basis on which the information is collected, Member States shall take whatever measures they deem appropriate to maintain the quality and comparability of the results. Collection of statistical information1. Member States may, where appropriate, base the collection of the statistical information referred to in Article 3 on existing data, sources and systems.2. For the characteristics with annual periodicity, the first reference period shall begin on 1 January 1996. For the characteristics relating to the columns on monthly and quarterly data appearing in sections B and C respectively of the Annex, the first reference period shall begin on 1 January 1997. Processing of dataMember States shall process the information collected under Article 3 in accordance with the accuracy requirements stipulated in Article 4 and the detailed rules adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 12. The regional level shall be in accordance with the Nomenclature of Territorial Units (NUTS) of the Statistical Office of the European Communities. Transmission of data1. Member States shall transmit the data processed in accordance with Article 6, including the information declared confidential by Member States pursuant to domestic legislation or practice concerning statistical confidentiality, and in accordance with the provisions of Council Regulation (Euratom, EEC) No 1588/90 of 11 June 1990 on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities (1). The said Regulation governs the confidential treatment of information.2. The transmission of provisional annual data shall take place within six months of the end of the reference period, and the revised annual results shall be transmitted within a maximum period of 12 months following the end of the reference period. The transmission of provisional monthly and quarterly data shall take place within three months of the end of the corresponding reference period, and the revised monthly and quarterly results shall be transmitted within a maximum period of six months following the end of the corresponding reference period.3. Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 12, the Commission may, for the purpose of facilitating the task of the parties responsible for providing information, establish, standardized data transmission procedures and create the conditions for increased use of automatic data processing and electronic data transmission. Reports1. Member States shall provide the Commission at its request with all information necessary to evaluate the quality, comparability and completeness of the statistical information. Member States shall also provide the Commission with details of any subsequent changes in the methods used.2. The Commission shall present to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee a report on the experience acquired in the work carried out pursuant to this Directive after data have been collected over a period of three years. Dissemination of the resultsThe arrangements for the dissemination of the data by the Commission shall be determined pursuant to the procedure laid down in Article 12. 0Transition period1. Without prejudice to Article 13, Member States shall take all the measures necessary to make the Community information system operational during a transition period, which shall end three years after entry into force of this Directive for monthly and annual data, and five years after entry into force of this Directive for quarterly data.2. During the transition period, the Commission may, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 12, accept derogations from the provisions of this Directive, in so far as the national statistical systems require adaptations in the field of tourism. 1CommitteeAs regards the procedures for implementing this Directive, and any measures for adjustment to economic and technical developments, concerning in particular:- the definitions to be applied to the information collection characteristics and any adjustments to the list of data collection characteristics (Article 3), in so far as these adjustments do not make the collection process more onerous,- accuracy requirements and the harmonized processing of systematic biases (Article 4),- processing of data (Article 6), data transmission procedures (Article 7) and dissemination of the results (Article 9),- the derogations from the provisions of this Directive during the transition period (Article 10),the Commission shall be assisted, in accordance with the provisions laid down in Article 12, by the Statistical Programme Committee established by Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom (2), hereinafter referred to as the 'Committee`. 2Procedure1. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time-limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The chairman shall not vote.2. (a) The Commission shall adopt measures which shall apply immediately.(b) However, if these measures are not in accordance with the opinion of the committee, they shall be communicated by the Commission to the Council forthwith. In that event:- the Commission shall defer application of the measures which it has decided for a period of three months from the date of communication,- the Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within the time-limit referred to in the first indent. 3Implementation of the DirectiveMember States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive before 23 November 1996. 4Entry into forceThis Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. 5Final provisionThis Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 November 1995.For the Council The President C. WESTENDORP y CABEZAANNEXSTATISTICAL INFORMATION IN THE FIELD OF TOURISMNB: For the information requested under B.1.3, C.1.1.2 and C.1.1.4, the world geographical breakdown is listed at the end of this Annex.A. Capacity of collective tourist accommodation: local units on national territory A.1. Information to be transmitted on an annual basis >TABLE>B. Occupancy in collective accommodation establishments: domestic and inbound tourism B.1. Information to be transmitted on an annual basis >TABLE>B.2. Information to be transmitted on a monthly basis >TABLE>C. Tourism demand: domestic and outbound tourism (excluding day-trips) C.1. Information to be transmitted nationally >TABLE>BREAKDOWN BY GEOGRAPHICAL AREASTOTAL WORLD TOTAL EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA TOTAL EUROPEAN UNION (15) Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Austria Netherlands Portugal Finland Sweden United Kingdom TOTAL EUROPEAN FREE TRADE AREA (EFTA) Iceland Norway Switzerland (and Liechtenstein) TOTAL OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES (apart from (EFTA) countries) including:Turkey Poland Czech Republic Slovakia Hungary TOTAL AFRICA NORTH AMERICA:United States Canada TOTAL SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA TOTAL ASIA including:Japan AUSTRALIA, OCEANIA AND OTHER TERRITORIES including:Australia New Zealand UNSPECIFIED +",statistical method;statistical harmonisation;statistical methodology;EU statistics;Community statistics;European Union statistics;statistics of the EU;statistics of the European Union;information system;automatic information system;on-line system;disclosure of information;information disclosure;tourism statistics;data collection;compiling data;data retrieval,17 +39890,"Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 504/2011 of 23 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EU) No 442/2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 442/2011 of 9 May 2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (1), and in particular Article 14(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) On 9 May 2011, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 442/2011.(2) In view of the gravity of the situation in Syria and in accordance with Council Implementing Decision 2011/302/CFSP of 23 May 2011 implementing Decision 2011/273/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (2), additional persons should be included in the list of persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 442/2011.(3) The information relating to certain persons included in the list in Annex II to that Regulation should be updated,. Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 442/2011 shall be replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 May 2011.For the CouncilThe PresidentC. ASHTON(1)  OJ L 121, 10.5.2011, p. 1.(2)  See page 91 of this Official Journal.ANNEX‘ANNEX IILIST OF NATURAL AND LEGAL PERSONS, ENTITIES OR BODIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4PersonsName Identifying information Reasons Date of listing1. Bashar Al-Assad Born on 11 September 1965 in Damascus; President of the Republic; person authorising and supervising the crackdown on demonstrators. 23.05.20112. Maher (a.k.a. Mahir) Al-Assad Born on 8 December 1967; Commander of the Army's 4th Armoured Division, member of Baath Party Central Command, strongman of the Republican Guard; brother of President Bashar Al-Assad; principal overseer of violence against demonstrators. 23.05.20113. Ali Mamluk (a.k.a. Mamlouk) Born on 19 February 1946 in Damascus; Head of Syrian General Intelligence Directorate (GID); involved in violence against demonstrators. 23.05.20114. Muhammad Ibrahim Al-Sha’ar (a.k.a. Mohammad Ibrahim Al-Chaar) Minister of Interior; involved in violence against demonstrators. 23.05.20115. Atej (a.k.a Atef, Atif) Najib Former Head of the Political Security Directorate in Deraa; cousin of President Bashar Al-Assad; involved in violence against demonstrators. 23.05.20116. Hafiz Makhluf (a.k.a. Hafez Makhlouf) Born on 2 April 1971 in Damascus; Colonel and Head of Unit in General Intelligence Directorate, Damascus Branch; cousin of President Bashar Al-Assad; close to Maher Al-Assad; involved in violence against demonstrators. 23.05.20117. Muhammad Dib Zaytun (a.k.a.Mohammed Dib Zeitoun) Born on 20 May 1951 in Damascus; Head of Political Security Directorate; involved in violence against demonstrators. 23.05.20118. Amjad Al-Abbas Head of Political Security in Banyas, involved in violence against demonstrators in Baida. 23.05.20119. Rami Makhlouf Born on 10 July 1969 in Damascus, Syrian businessman; associate of Maher Al-Assad; cousin of President Bashar Al-Assad; provides funding to the regime allowing violence against demonstrators. 23.05.201110. Abd Al-Fatah Qudsiyah Born in 1953 in Hama; Head of Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI); involved in the crackdown on the civilian population. 23.05.201111. Jamil Hassan Head of Syrian Air Force Intelligence; involved in the crackdown on the civilian population. 23.05.201112. Rustum Ghazali Born on 3 May 1953 in Dara’a; Head of Syrian Military Intelligence, Damascus Countryside Branch; involved in the crackdown on the civilian population. 23.05.201113. Fawwaz Al-Assad Born on 18 June 1962 in Kerdala; Involved in the crackdown on the civilian population as part of the Shabiha militia. 23.05.201114. Munzir Al-Assad Born on 1 March 1961 in Lattakia; Involved in the crackdown on the civilian population as part of the Shabiha militia. 23.05.201115. Asif Shawkat Born on 15 January 1950 in Al-Madehleh, Tartus Deputy Chief of Staff for Security and Reconnaissance; involved in the crackdown on the civilian population. 23.05.201116. Hisham Ikhtiyar Born in 1941 Head of Syrian National Security Bureau; involved in the crackdown on the civilian population. 23.05.201117. Faruq Al Shar’ Born on 10 December 1938 Vice-President of Syria; involved in the crackdown on the civilian population. 23.05.201118. Muhammad Nasif Khayrbik Born on 10 April 1937 (alt. 20 May 1937) in Hama, Deputy Vice-President of Syria for National Security Affairs; involved in the crackdown on the civilian population. 23.05.201119. Mohamed Hamcho Born on 20 May 1966; Brother-in-law of Maher Al-Assad; businessman and local agent for several foreign companies; provides funding to the regime allowing the crackdown on demonstrators. 23.05.201120. Iyad (a.k.a. Eyad) Makhlouf Born on 21 January 1973 in Damascus; Brother of Rami Makhlouf and GID Officer involved in the crackdown on the civilian population. 23.05.201121. Bassam Al Hassan Presidential Advisor for Strategic Affairs; involved in the crackdown on the civilian population. 23.05.201122. Dawud Rajiha Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces responsible for the military involvement in the crackdown on peaceful protesters. 23.05.201123. Ihab (a.k.a. Ehab, Iehab) Makhlouf Born on 21 January 1973 in Damascus; Vice-President of SyriaTel and caretaker for Rami Makhlouf's US company; provides funding to the regime allowing the crackdown on demonstrators. 23.05.2011’ +",legal person;natural person;foreign policy;foreign affairs;foreign relations;international sanctions;blockade;boycott;embargo;reprisals;trade restriction;obstacle to trade;restriction on trade;trade barrier;economic sanctions;Syria;Syrian Arab Republic,17 +41536,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 882/2012 of 21 September 2012 establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in area IV; EU waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat by vessels flying the flag of Sweden. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 44/2012 of 17 January 2012 fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non- EU waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements (2), lays down quotas for 2012.(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2012.(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,. Quota exhaustionThe fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2012 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex. ProhibitionsFishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 September 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Lowri EVANSDirector-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 25, 27.1.2012, p. 55.ANNEXNo 39/TQ44Member State SwedenStock COD/2A3AX4Species Cod (Gadus Morhua)Zone IV; EU waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and KattegatDate 3.9.2012 +",Norwegian Sea;North Sea;ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;Sweden;Kingdom of Sweden;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction;EU waters;Community waters;European Union waters,17 +10334,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1519/92 of 11 June 1992 amending the list annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 establishing the list of vessels exceeding eight metres length overall permitted to use beam trawls within certain areas of the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 of 7 October 1986 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3500/91 (2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 of 30 December 1986 establishing the list of vessels exceeding eight metres length overall permitted to use beam trawls within certain areas of the Community (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1132/92 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof,Whereas the Danish and Dutch authorities have requested replacement in the list annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 of three vessels that no longer meet the requirements laid down in Article 1 (2) of that Regulation; whereas the national authorities have provided all the information in support of the request required under Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 55/87; whereas scrutiny of this information shows that the requirements of the Regulation are met; whereas the vessels in question should be replaced in the list,. The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 is amended as indicated in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 June 1992. For the CommissionManuel MARÍNVice-President(1) OJ No L 288, 11. 10. 1986, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 331, 3. 12. 1991, p. 2. (3) OJ No L 8, 10. 1. 1987, p. 1. (4) OJ No L 120, 5. 5. 1992, p. 15.ANNEXThe Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 is amended as follows:- vessels to be replaced:External identification Letters + numbers Name of vessel Radio call sign Port of registry Engine power (kW) THE NETHERLANDS UQ 4 Rottum Usquert 220 OD 28 De Kraak Ouddorp 199 HA 106 Reseda PHAH Harlingen 221- vessels replacing the above-mentioned vessels:External identification Letters + numbers Name of vessel Radio call sign Port of registry Engine power (kW) THE NETHERLANDS HA 92 Harlingen 220 KW 44 Willy Alida Katwijk 199 DENMARK E 106 OEstbank OWMN Esbjerg 220 +",Netherlands;Holland;Kingdom of the Netherlands;coastal region;coastal zone;littoral zone;Denmark;Kingdom of Denmark;fishing vessel;factory ship;fishing boat;transport vessel;trawler;technical standard;EU waters;Community waters;European Union waters,17 +1460,"93/140/EEC: Commission Decision of 19 January 1993 laying down the detailed rules relating to the visual inspection for the purpose of detecting parasites in fishery products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery products (1), and in particular Chapter IV, section V, point 1 of the Annex thereto,Whereas Directive 91/493/EEC sets out the requirements governing parasite checks during handling of fishery products on shore and on board factory vessels;Whereas it is up to those working in the fisheries sector to carry out their own checks at all stages of the production of fishery products in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 6 of Directive 91/493/EEC so that fish which are obviously infested with parasites are not released for human consumption;Whereas pursuant to Chapter I, section II, point 5 of the Annex to Directive 91/493/EEC the same rules must apply to on-shore establishments and to factory vessels;Whereas the adoption of detailed rules relating to visual inspections implies that the concepts of visible parasites and visual inspection must be defined, and that the nature and frequency of the observations to be made must be determined;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. For the purposes of this Decision:1. visible parasite means a parasite or a group of parasites which has a dimension, colour or texture which is clearly distinguishable from fish tissues;2. visual inspection means a non-destructive examination of fish or fishery products without optical means of magnifying and under good light conditions for human vision, including, if necessary, candling. 1. Visual inspection shall be performed on a representative number of samples.2. The persons in charge of on-shore establishments and qualified persons on board factory vessels shall determine the scale and frequency of the inspections referred to in paragraph 1 by reference to the nature of the fishery products, their geographical origin and their use. During production the visual inspection of eviscerated fish must be carried out by qualified persons on the abdominal cavity and livers and roes intended for human consumption. According to the system of gutting used, the visual inspection must be carried out:1. in the case of manual evisceration, in a continuous manner by the operative at the time of evisceration and washing;2. in the case of mechanical evisceration, by sampling carried out on a representative number of samples being not less than 10 fish per batch. The visual inspection of fish fillets or fish slices must be carried out by qualified persons during trimming after filleting or slicing. Where an individual examination is not possible, because of the size of the fillets or the filleting operations, a sampling plan must be drawn up and kept available for the competent authority in accordance with the provisions laid down in Article 6 (1) of Directive 91/493/EEC. Where candling of fillets is possible from a technical viewpoint, it must be included in the sampling plan. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 January 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 15. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;parasitology;fishery product;public health;health of the population;fishing net;drag-net;mesh of fishing nets;trawl,17 +4393,"Council Directive 86/80/EEC of 25 February 1986 amending, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal, Directives 73/132/EEC and 78/53/EEC relating to the statistical surveys to be carried out by Member States on bovine livestock. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 396 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas Directive 73/132/EEC (1) as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (2) and Directive 78/53/EEC (3) as amended by Directive 81/488/EEC (4) have provided for surveys on bovine livestock to be carried out by the Member States;Whereas on account of the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic it is necessary to make certain technical amendments to the said Directives and in particular to provide for the Community's financial contribution to the expenses incurred by those Member States for the surveys to be carried out in 1986, 1987 and 1988;Whereas, in accordance with the conclusions of the Negotiating Conference, special arrangements should be made for Portugal owing to the technical problems to be overcome in connection with the implementation of the surveys,. With effect from 1 March 1986, Directive 73/132/EEC shall be amended as follows:1. the following paragraph shall be added to Article 1:'3. In the Portuguese autonomous region of Madeira only, the results of the survey to be carried out in December 1986 shall be obtained from an analysis of the agricultural survey to be carried out there in the same year in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 1463/84 of 24 May 1984 on the organization of surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings for 1985 and for 1987 (1) as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (2).(1) OJ No L 142, 29. 5. 1984, p. 3.(2) OJ No L 362, 31. 12. 1985, p. 8.';2. the following subparagraph shall be added to Article 4 (3):'In the case of Portugal, this exemption shall apply up to and including 1988.';3. the following subparagraph shall be added to Article 5 (1):'Notwithstanding the foregoing subparagraph the Portuguese Republic shall be authorized to transmit the said results not later than eight weeks after the survey reference month within a period of three years following the date of accession.';4. the following shall be added to Article 5 (2):'Spain; Comunidades autĂłnomasPortugal: RegiĂľes';5. the following subparagraph shall be added to Article 11 (1):'The expenses incurred by the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic in carrying out the survey provided for by this Directive in 1986, 1987 and 1988 shall be charged as a fixed sum to the budget of the European Communities.' With effect from 1 March 1986, Directive 78/53/EEC shall be amended as follows:1. the following shall be added to Article 2 (2):'the first intermediate survey in Portugal shall take place in 1987.';2. the text of Article 3 shall be deleted and replaced by the following:'Article 3The expenditure incurred by the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic in carrying out the survey provided for by this Directive in 1986, 1987 and 1988 shall be charged as a fixed sum to the budget of the European Communities.' This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 February 1986.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. BRAKS(1) OJ No L 153, 9. 6. 1973, p. 25.(2) OJ No L 362, 31. 12. 1985, p. 8.(3) OJ No L 16, 20. 1. 1978, p. 20.(4) OJ No L 189, 11. 7. 1981, p. 46. +",Portugal;Portuguese Republic;statistics;statistical abstract;statistical analysis;statistical data;statistical information;statistical monitoring;statistical source;statistical survey;statistical table;livestock;flock;herd;live animals;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +360,"Regulation (EEC) No 175/73 of the Council of 22 January 1973 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2511/69 laying down special measures for improving the production and marketing of Community citrus fruit. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof;Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament;Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2511/69 (1) of 9 December 1969 laying down special measures for improving the production and marketing of Community citrus fruit laid down a series of medium- and short-term measures to overcome serious difficulties in the disposal of Community production in oranges and mandarins;Whereas a study of the plans drawn up by the Member States concerned pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2511/69 shows that the measures designed in particular to adapt varieties to production cannot be completed by 31 December 1976 ; whereas the period for adopting such measures should, therefore, be extended;Whereas it is therefore, necessary to extend the period in which it is possible to adopt the measures provided for in Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 2511/69 designed to promote and ensure a supply of Community oranges and mandarins on the import markets of the Community, while still maintaining the financial compensation granted by the Member States at its initial amount;Whereas the maintenance of this system is subject to the exclusion of transport costs in the calculation of the reference price of oranges, mandarins, satsumas, clementines, tangerines and other similar hybrids of citrus fruits;. 1. In Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2511/69, the date ""31 December 1976"" is replaced by ""31 December 1978"".2. In Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 2511/69, the words ""until 1 June 1974"" are deleted.3. The second subparagraph of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2511/69 is deleted. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall take effect from 1 November 1972.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 January 1973.For the CouncilThe PresidentL. TINDEMANS (1)OJ No L 318, 18.12.1969, p. 1. +",EU production;Community production;European Union production;sales promotion;sales campaign;product quality;quality criterion;redirection of production;citrus fruit;citron;clementine;grapefruit;lemon;mandarin orange;orange;pomelo;tangerine,17 +13548,"Council Regulation (EC) No 3379/94 of 22 December 1994 opening and administering certain Community tariff quotas in 1995 for certain agricultural products and for beer. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the 1994 Act of Accession,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas, under the Europe Agreements, the Interim Agreements and the Free Trade Agreements between the Community of the one part, and Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Hungary, Poland and Romania of the other part (hereinafter called 'third countries'), concessions regarding certain agricultural products have been granted to most of those countries;Whereas, as a result of the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, those concessions should be adjusted to take into account the arrangements for trade in agricultural products which existed between those States of the one part, and Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Hungary, Poland and Romania of the other part.Whereas to that end exploratory talks are in progress with those third countries with a view to the conclusion of additional protocols to the abovementioned agreements;Whereas, however, because of excessively tight deadlines, the additional protocols cannot enter into force on 1 January 1995;Whereas in these circumstances and pursuant to Articles 76, 102 and 128 of the Act of Accession, the Commission must adopt the measures required to remedy the situation; whereas, given the very short time remaining before the accession of the new Member States, those measures must take the form of autonomous Community tariff quotas covering the conventional preferential tariff quotas applied by those States;Whereas the new Member States must apply the import arrangements applicable in the Community with effect from 1 January 1995;Whereas Austria has undertaken under the GATT to open tariff quotas for certain products; whereas those undertakings must be renegotiated as a result of its accession to the Community;Whereas, however, maintenance of the tariff quotas resulting from the undertakings should be guaranteed temporarily; whereas, therefore, it is necessary to open autonomous Community tariff quotas taking account of the undertakings, without prejudice to the results of negotiations under the GATT following the accession of the new Member States,. Without prejudice to the import arrangements in the Community applicable to certain agricultural products pursuant to agreements concluded between the Community and Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Hungary, Poland and Romania, existing Community tariff quotas shall be increased or, as necessary, new Community tariff quotas shall be opened autonomously in accordance with Annexes I and II to this Regulation. Autonomous Community tariff quotas shall be opened in accordance with Annex III. Detailed rules of application for the products referred to in Annex I shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 27 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 806/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal() or in the corresponding Articles of the other Regulations on the common organization of the markets concerned. Articles 2 to 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1798/94() shall apply to the tariff quotas referred to in Annex II. 1. For the products referred to in Annex III other than beer the detailed rules, including any extensions, and in particular:(a) provisions guaranteeing the nature, provenance and origin of the product;(b) provisions relating to recognition of the documents attesting to the guarantees referred to in (a); and(c) conditions for the issuance and period of validity of import licences;shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 27 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 or in the corresponding Articles of the other Regulations on the common organizations of the markets concerned.2. With regard to beer, the detailed rules shall be the same as those adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 3448/93() pursuant to the tariff concessions laid down in Protocol 3 to the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Republic(), of the other part. This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of entry into force of the 1994 Treaty of Accession.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1994.For the CouncilThe PresidentH. SEEHOFER() OJ No L 189, 23. 7. 1994, p. 1.() Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products (OJ No L 318, 20. 12. 1993, p. 8).() OJ No L 115, 30. 4. 1992, p. 2.() OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1096/94 (OJ No L 121, 12. 5. 1994, p. 9).ANNEX IPREFERENTIAL TARIFF QUOTAS OPENED FOR 1995>TABLE>>TABLE>> TABLE POSITION>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>ANNEX IIPREFERENTIAL TARIFF QUOTAS OPENED FOR 1995>TABLE>>TABLE>> TABLE POSITION>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>Annex to Annex IIMinimum import price arrangementfor certain soft fruit for processing1. For each country, minimum import prices are fixed for each marketing year for the following products:>TABLE>2. In case of non-respect of these minimum import prices, the Community may introduce measures ensuring that the minimum import price is respected for each consignment of the product concerned imported from any of the countries.ANNEX IIIAUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS OPENED FROM 1 JANUARY TO 30 JUNE 1995> TABLE POSITION> +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;agricultural product;farm product;beer;Central and Eastern Europe;CEE;Central Europe;Eastern Europe,17 +766,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1499/76 of 25 June 1976 amending Regulations (EEC) No 394/70, (EEC) No 825/75, (EEC) No 2048/75 and (EEC) No 2850/75 on the tariff nomenclature of certain sugar products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3330/74 of 19 December 1974 on the common organization of the market in sugar (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 832/76 (2), and in particular Articles 12 (2), 17 (5), 19 (4) and 47 (2) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 832/76 of 6 April 1976 amending Regulations No 359/67/EEC, (EEC) No 950/68, (EEC) No 3330/74, (EEC) No 2727/75 and (EEC) No 2744/75 on the tariff nomenclature of certain cereal, rice, beef and veal and sugar products, which applies with effect from 1 July 1976, has in the interests of simplification regrouped the tariff subheadings of CCT heading No 17.01 concerning beet sugar and cane sugar in the solid state ; whereas, therefore, detailed modifications should be made to Commission Regulations (EEC) No 394/70 of 2 March 1970 on detailed rules for granting export refunds on sugar (3), (EEC) No 825/75 of 25 March 1975 laying down special detailed rules for the application of export levies on sugar (4), (EEC) No 2048/75 of 25 July 1975 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for sugar (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 719/76 (6), and (EEC) No 2850/75 of 31 October 1975 laying down detailed implementing rules in respect of the importation of preferential sugar and amending Regulations (EEC) No 955/70 and (EEC) No 2048/75 (7);Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,. In Article 13 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 394/70 the words : ""sugar falling within heading No 17.01 B"" are hereby replaced by ""undenatured sugar falling within heading No 17.01"". Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 825/75 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto. In the third subparagraph of Article 10 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2048/75, the words : ""white sugar falling within subheading 17.01 B I"" are hereby replaced by ""white sugar falling within subheading 17.01 A"". In Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2850/75, the words : ""Preferential raw sugar which is not intended for refining and which falls within subheading 17.01 B II b)"" are hereby replaced by ""Preferential raw sugar falling within subheading 17.01 B II"". This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1976.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 June 1976.For the CommissionP.J. LARDINOISMember of the Commission (1)OJ No L 359, 31.12.1974, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 100, 14.4.1976, p. 1. (3)OJ No L 50, 4.3.1970, p. 1. (4)OJ No L 79, 28.3.1975, p. 17. (5)OJ No L 213, 11.8.1975, p. 31. (6)OJ No L 84, 31.3.1976, p. 27. (7)OJ No L 283, 1.11.1975, p. 50.ANNEX>PIC FILE= ""T0010127""> +",tariff nomenclature;Brussels tariff nomenclature;customs nomenclature;tariff classification;tariff heading;common tariff policy;Common Customs Policy;sugar product;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;sugar;fructose;fruit sugar,17 +43102,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1340/2013 of 13 December 2013 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 December 2013. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 16 December 2013 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 16 December 2013, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 December 2013.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Jerzy PLEWADirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 16 December 2013CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I29.11.2013-12.12.20131. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/t)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 198,29 124,87 — — —Fob price USA — — 217,73 207,73 187,73Gulf of Mexico premium — 24,29 — — —Great Lakes premium 48,84 — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 18,08 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: 52,28 EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +13410,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 3012/94 of 12 December 1994 amending Regulation (EC) No 2150/94 fixing, for unginned cotton, the actual production for the 1993/94 marketing year, the estimated production and the provisional reduction in the aid for the 1994/95 marketing year and the amount by which the guide price is to be reduced for the 1995/96 marketing year and fixing the definitive reduction for the 1994/95 marketing year. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Protocol 4 on cotton, as amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Protocol 14 annexed thereto,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81 of 27 July 1981 laying down the general rules for the system of aid for cotton (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1554/93 (2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2150/94 (3) fixes the provisional reduction in the aid pending the adoption by the Council of the amendment to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1964/87 of 2 July 1987 adjusting the system of aid for cotton introduced by Protocol 4 annexed to the Act of Accession of Greece (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2760/94 (5), in order to meet its commitment concerning the reduction in the maximum percentage reduction in the aid from 20 % to 18,5 %; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1964/87 was amended accordingly by Regulation (EC) No 2760/94; whereas, as a consequence, Regulation (EC) No 2150/94 should be amended to fix the definitive reduction for the 1994/95 marketing year;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Flax and Hemp,. The second indent of Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 2150/94 is hereby replaced by the following:'- the reduction in the aid is hereby fixed at ECU 23,843 per 100 kilograms.' This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from the 1994/95 marketing year.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 December 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 211, 31. 7. 1981, p. 2.(2) OJ No L 154, 25. 6. 1993, p. 23.(3) OJ No L 228, 1. 9. 1994, p. 31.(4) OJ No L 184, 3. 7. 1987, p. 14.(5) OJ No L 294, 15. 11. 1994, p. 1. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;cotton;cottonseed;norm price;EU production;Community production;European Union production;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;farm price support;agricultural price support,17 +36447,"2009/311/EC: Commission Decision of 2 April 2009 allowing Member States to extend provisional authorisations granted for the new active substances topramezone, sulfuryl fluoride and zucchini yellow mosaic virus — weak strain (notified under document number C(2009) 2348) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (1), and in particular the fourth subparagraph of Article 8(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC, in May 2003 France received an application from BASF AG, for the inclusion of the active substance topramezone in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. Commission Decision 2003/850/EC (2) confirmed that the dossier was complete and could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annex II and Annex III to that Directive.(2) In July 2002 the United Kingdom received an application from Dow AgroSciences Ltd concerning sulfuryl fluoride. Commission Decision 2003/305/EC (3) confirmed that the dossier was complete and could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annex II and Annex III to that Directive.(3) In March 2005 the United Kingdom received an application from Central Science Laboratory concerning zucchini yellow mosaic virus — weak strain. Commission Decision 2006/586/EC (4) confirmed that the dossier was complete and could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annex II and Annex III to that Directive.(4) Confirmation of the completeness of the dossiers was necessary in order to allow them to be examined in detail and to allow Member States the possibility of granting provisional authorisations, for periods of up to three years, for plant protection products containing the active substances concerned, while complying with the conditions laid down in Article 8(1) of Directive 91/414/EEC and, in particular, the condition relating to the detailed assessment of the active substances and the plant protection product in the light of the requirements laid down by that Directive.(5) For these active substances, the effects on human health and the environment have been assessed, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(2) and (4) of Directive 91/414/EEC, for the uses proposed by the applicants. The rapporteur Member State submitted the draft assessment reports to the Commission on 21 July 2006 (topramezone), on 29 October 2004 (sulfuryl fluoride) and on 30 June 2006 (zucchini yellow mosaic virus — weak strain).(6) Following submission of the draft assessment report by the rapporteur Member State, it has been found to be necessary to request further information from the applicant and to have the rapporteur Member State examine that information and submit its assessment. Therefore, the examination of the dossier is still ongoing and it will not be possible to complete the evaluation within the timeframe provided for in Directive 91/414/EEC.(7) As the evaluation so far has not identified any reason for immediate concern, Member States should be given the possibility of prolonging provisional authorisations granted for plant protection products containing the active substance concerned for a period of 24 months in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 of Directive 91/414/EEC so as to enable the examination of the dossiers to continue. It is expected that the evaluation and decision-making process with respect to a decision on possible Annex I inclusion for topramezone, sulfuryl fluoride and zucchini yellow mosaic virus — weak strain will have been completed within 24 months.(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Member States may extend provisional authorisations for plant protection products containing topramezone, sulfuryl fluoride and zucchini yellow mosaic virus — weak strain for a period not exceeding 24 months from the date of adoption of this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 2 April 2009.For the CommissionAndroulla VASSILIOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 322, 9.12.2003, p. 28.(3)  OJ L 112, 6.5.2003, p. 10.(4)  OJ L 236, 31.8.2006, p. 31. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;plant health legislation;phytosanitary legislation;regulations on plant health;pharmaceutical product;disinfectant;pharmaceutical preparation;pharmaceutical speciality;plant health product;plant protection product;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban,17 +37794,"2010/156/CFSP: Council Decision 2010/156/CFSP of 16 March 2010 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 28, 31(2) and 33 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,Whereas:(1) On 17 October 2005, the Council adopted Joint Action 2005/724/CFSP (1) appointing Mr Erwan FOUÉRÉ European Union Special Representative (EUSR) in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.(2) On 15 September 2009, the Council adopted Joint Action 2009/706/CFSP (2) extending the mandate of the EUSR until 31 March 2010.(3) The mandate of the EUSR should be extended until 31 August 2010. However, the mandate of the EUSR may be terminated earlier, if the Council so decides, on a recommendation of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR) following the entry into force of the decision establishing the European External Action Service,. European Union Special RepresentativeThe mandate of Mr Erwan FOUÉRÉ as the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is hereby extended until 31 August 2010. The mandate of the EUSR may be terminated earlier, if the Council so decides, on a recommendation of the HR following the entry into force of the decision establishing the European External Action Service. Policy objectiveThe EUSR’s mandate shall be based on the policy objective of the European Union in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, which shall be to contribute to the consolidation of the peaceful political process and the full implementation of the Ohrid Framework Agreement, thereby facilitating further progress towards European integration through the Stabilisation and Association Process.The EUSR shall support the work of the HR in the region. MandateIn order to achieve the policy objective, the mandate of the EUSR shall be to:(a) maintain close contact with the Government of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and with the parties involved in the political process;(b) offer the Union’s advice and facilitation in the political process;(c) ensure coordination of the international community’s efforts to help in the implementation and sustainability of the provisions of the Framework Agreement of 13 August 2001, as set out in the Agreement and the Annexes thereto;(d) follow closely, and report on, security and inter-ethnic issues and liaise with all relevant bodies to that end;(e) contribute to the development and consolidation of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, in accordance with EU human rights policy and EU guidelines on human rights. Implementation of the mandate1.   The EUSR shall be responsible for the implementation of the mandate acting under the authority of the HR.2.   The Political and Security Committee (PSC) shall maintain a privileged link with the EUSR and shall be the EUSR’s primary point of contact with the Council. The PSC shall provide the EUSR with strategic guidance and political direction within the framework of the mandate, without prejudice to the powers of the HR. Financing1.   The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the mandate of the EUSR in the period from 1 April 2010 to 31 August 2010 shall be EUR 340 000.2.   The expenditure financed by the amount stipulated in paragraph 1 shall be eligible as from 1 April 2010. The expenditure shall be managed in accordance with the procedures and rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.3.   The management of the expenditure shall be subject to a contract between the EUSR and the Commission. The EUSR shall be accountable to the Commission for all expenditure. Constitution and composition of the team1.   Within the limits of his mandate and the corresponding financial means made available, the EUSR shall be responsible for constituting his team. The team shall include the expertise on specific policy issues as required by the mandate. The EUSR shall keep the Council and the Commission promptly informed of the composition of his team.2.   Member States and institutions of the Union may propose the secondment of staff to work with the EUSR. The salary of personnel who are seconded by a Member State or an institution of the Union to the EUSR shall be covered by the Member State or the institution of the Union concerned. Experts seconded by Member States to the General Secretariat of the Council may also be posted to the EUSR. International contracted staff shall have the nationality of a Member State.3.   All seconded personnel shall remain under the administrative authority of the sending Member State or Union institution and shall carry out their duties and act in the interest of the mandate of the EUSR. Privileges and immunities of the EUSR and his staffThe privileges, immunities and further guarantees necessary for the completion and smooth functioning of the mission of the EUSR and the members of his staff shall be agreed with the host party/parties as appropriate. Member States and the Commission shall grant all necessary support to such effect. Security of EU classified informationThe EUSR and the members of his team shall respect security principles and minimum standards established by Council Decision 2001/264/EC of 19 March 2001 adopting the Council’s security regulations (3), in particular when managing EU classified information. Access to information and logistical support1.   Member States, the Commission and the General Secretariat of the Council shall ensure that the EUSR is given access to any relevant information.2.   The Union delegations and/or Member States, as appropriate, shall provide logistical support in the region. 0SecurityIn accordance with the Union’s policy on the security of personnel deployed outside the Union in an operational capacity under Title V of the Treaty, the EUSR shall take all reasonably practicable measures, in conformity with his mandate and the security situation in his geographical area of responsibility, for the security of all personnel under his direct authority, notably by:(a) establishing a mission-specific security plan based on guidance from the General Secretariat of the Council, including mission-specific physical, organisational and procedural security measures, governing management of the secure movement of personnel to, and within, the mission area, as well as management of security incidents and including a mission contingency and evacuation plan;(b) ensuring that all personnel deployed outside the Union are covered by high risk insurance as required by the conditions in the mission area;(c) ensuring that all members of his team to be deployed outside the Union, including locally contracted personnel, have received appropriate security training before or upon arriving in the mission area, based on the risk ratings assigned to the mission area by the General Secretariat of the Council;(d) ensuring that all agreed recommendations made following regular security assessments are implemented and providing the HR, the Council and the Commission with written reports on their implementation and on other security issues within the framework of the mid-term and mandate implementation reports. 1ReportingThe EUSR shall regularly provide the HR and the PSC with oral and written reports. The EUSR shall also report as necessary to Council working parties. Regular written reports shall be circulated through the COREU network. Upon recommendation of the HR or the PSC, the EUSR may provide the Foreign Affairs Council with reports. 2Coordination1.   The EUSR shall promote overall Union political coordination. He shall help to ensure that all Union instruments in the field are engaged coherently to attain the Union’s policy objectives. The activities of the EUSR shall be coordinated with those of the Commission, as well as those of other EUSRs active in the region as appropriate. The EUSR shall provide regular briefings to Member States’ missions and the Union’s delegations.2.   In the field, close liaison shall be maintained with the Heads of the Union delegations and Member States’ Heads of Mission. They shall make best efforts to assist the EUSR in the implementation of the mandate. The EUSR shall also liaise with other international and regional actors in the field. 3ReviewThe implementation of this Decision and its consistency with other contributions from the Union to the region shall be kept under regular review. The EUSR shall present the HR, the Council and the Commission with a comprehensive mandate implementation report at the end of the mandate. 4Entry into forceThis Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. 5PublicationThis Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 16 March 2010.For the CouncilThe PresidentE. SALGADO(1)  OJ L 272, 18.10.2005, p. 26.(2)  OJ L 244, 16.9.2009, p. 25.(3)  OJ L 101, 11.4.2001, p. 1. +",power of attorney;letter of attorney;procuration;diplomatic representation;diplomatic corps;diplomatic delegation;diplomatic mission;diplomatic service;Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia;FYROM;Macedonia-Skopje;The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia;ex-Yugoslav republic;appointment of members;designation of members;resignation of members;term of office of members,17 +3000,"2002/857/EC: Commission decision of 29 October 2002 laying down specific conditions for imports of fishery products from Suriname (Text with EEA relevance.) (notified under number C(2002) 4092). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery products(1), as last amended by Directive 97/79/EC(2), and in particular Article 11.1 thereof,Whereas:(1) An inspection has been carried out on behalf of the Commission in Suriname to verify the conditions under which fishery products are produced, stored and dispatched to the Community.(2) The requirements in the legislation of Suriname on health inspection and monitoring of fishery products may be considered equivalent to those laid down in Directive 91/493/EEC.(3) In particular, the ""Fisheries Department (FD) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries"" is capable of effectively verifying the implementation of the legislation in force.(4) It is appropriate to lay down detailed rules concerning the health certificate which must, under Directive 91/493/EEC, accompany consignments of fishery products imported into the Community from Suriname. In particular those rules must specify the definition of a model certificate, the minimum requirements regarding the language or languages in which it must be drafted and the status of the person empowered to sign it.(5) The mark which must be affixed to packages of fishery products should give the name of the third country and the approval/registration number of the establishment, factory vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of origin, except for certain frozen products.(6) It is also necessary to draw up a list of approved establishments, factory vessels, or cold stores, and a list of freezer vessels equipped in accordance with the requirements of Council Directive 92/48/EEC of 16 June 1992 laying down the minimum hygiene rules applicable to fishery products caught on board of certain vessels in accordance with article 3(1) (a) (I) of Directive 91/493/EEC(3). These lists should be drawn up on the basis of a communication from the FD to the Commission. It is therefore the responsibility of the FD to ensure compliance with the relevant provisions of Directive 91/493/EEC.(7) The FD has provided official assurances regarding compliance with the rules set out in Chapter V of the Annex to Directive 91/493/EEC with regard to the control of fishery products, and regarding the fulfilment of hygienic requirements equivalent to those laid down by that Directive.(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The ""Fisheries Department (FD) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries"" shall be the competent authority in Suriname for verifying and certifying compliance of fishery products with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC. 1. Fishery products imported into the Community from Suriname shall meet the conditions set out in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4.2. Each consignment shall be accompanied by a numbered original health certificate, duly completed, signed, dated and comprising a single sheet in accordance with the model in Annex I.3. The products shall come from approved establishments, factory vessels or cold stores or from registered freezer vessels listed in Annex II.4. Except in the case of frozen fishery products in bulk and intended for the manufacture of preserved foods, all packages shall bear the word ""SURINAME"" and the approval/registration number of the establishment, factory vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of origin in indelible letters. 1. The certificate referred to in Article 2(2) shall be drawn up in at least one official language of the Member State in which the checks are carried out.2. The certificate shall bear the name, capacity and signature of the representative of the FD and the latter's official stamp in a colour different from that of other endorsements. This Decision shall apply from 20 December 2002. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 October 2002.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 15.(2) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31.(3) OJ L 187, 7.7.1992, p. 41.ANNEX IHEALTH CERTIFICATEfor fishery products from Suriname and intended for export to the European Community, excluding bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods in whatever formReference No: ...Country of dispatch: SURINAMECompetent authority: Fisheries Department (FD) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and FisheriesI. Details identifying the fishery products- Description of Fishery - Aquaculture(1) products: ...- Species (scientific name): ...- Presentation of product and type of treatment(2): ...- Code number (where available): ...- Type of packaging: ...- Number of packages: ...- Net weight: ...- Requisite storage and transport temperature: ...II. Origin of productsName(s) and official approval/registration number(s) of establishment(s), factory vessel(s), or cold store(s) approved or freezer vessel(s) registered by the FD for export to the EC: ...III. Destination of productsThe products are dispatchedfrom: ...(place of dispatch)to: ...(country and place of destination)by the following means of transport: ...Name and address of dispatcher: ...Name of consignee and address at place of destination: ...IV. Health attestation- The official inspector hereby certifies that the fishery products specified above:1. were caught and handled on board vessels in accordance with the health rules laid down by Directive 92/48/EEC;2. were landed, handled and where appropriate packaged, prepared, processed, frozen, thawed and stored hygienically in compliance with the requirements laid down in Chapters II, III and IV of the Annex to Directive 91/493/EEC;3. have undergone health controls in accordance with Chapter V of the Annex to Directive 91/493/EEC;4. are packaged, marked, stored and transported in accordance with Chapters VI, VII and VIII of the Annex to Directive 91/493/EEC;5. do not come from toxic species or species containing biotoxins;6. have satisfactorily undergone the organoleptic, parasitological, chemical and microbiological checks laid down for certain categories of fishery products by Directive 91/493/EEC and in the implementing decisions thereto.- The undersigned official inspector hereby declares that he is aware of the provisions of Directives 91/493/EEC, Directive 92/48/EEC and Decision 2002/857/EC.Done at ..., on ...(Place) (Date)Official stamp(3)...Signature of official inspector(4)...(Name in capital letters, capacity and qualifications of person signing)(1) Delete where applicable.(2) Live, refrigerated, frozen, salted, smoked, preserved, etc.(3) The color of the stamp and signature must be different from that of the other particulars in the certificate.(4) The color of the stamp and signature must be different from that of the other particulars in the certificate.ANNEX IILIST OF ESTABLISHMENTS AND VESSELS>TABLE>Categorie Legend:PP Processing plant. +",health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;fishery product;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;Surinam;Dutch Guyana;Republic of Suriname;health certificate,17 +18009,"Council Regulation (EC) No 1239/98 of 8 June 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 894/97 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),(1) Whereas Articles 2 and 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture (4) state that the Council is to establish, in the light of available scientific opinion, conservation measures necessary to ensure rational and responsible exploitation, on a sustainable basis, of living marine resources, taking account, inter alia, of the impact of fishing on the marine ecosystem; whereas for that purpose the Council may adopt technical measures regarding fishing gear and its method of use;(2) Whereas it is necessary to establish the principles and certain rules at Community level so that Member States may ensure the management of fishing activities by vessels flying their flag or under their jurisdiction;(3) Whereas Regulation (EC) No 894/97 (5) regulates fishing with drift-nets;(4) Whereas fishing activities using drift-nets have in the past undergone a rapid increase in terms of fishing effort; whereas uncontrolled expansion of these activities could present a grave risk of an excessive increase in the fishing effort as regards the target species;(5) Whereas Article 130r(2) of the Treaty establishes the principle that all Community measures must take account of the requirements of environmental protection in a precautionary spirit;(6) Whereas, in accordance with the Community's international obligations to contribute towards the conservation and management of the biological resources of the oceans, it is necessary to regulate strictly any expansion of drift-net fishing by Community vessels;(7) Whereas restrictions on the length of drift-nets are required;(8) Whereas drift-net fishing for tuna, swordfish and certain other species gives rise to by-catches and a risk for the populations of species other than the target species;(9) Whereas, in view of the risk of an uncontrolled expansion of the fishing effort and the lack of sufficient selectivity of drift-nets, their use should be prohibited in fisheries for tuna, swordfish and certain other species; whereas the transition should be made rapidly to avoid any ecological risks;(10) Whereas Community vessels which have fished with drift-nets for those species are subject to economic constraints necessitating a phasing-out period; whereas the continuation of fishing with drift-nets by these vessels should be authorised until 31 December 2001;(11) Whereas technical conservation measures for fishing in the Baltic Sea are laid down in Regulation (EC) No 88/98 (6);(12) Whereas fishing using drift-nets should take place only under conditions where such use can be, and actually is, controlled;(13) Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83 of 22 September 1983 laying down detailed rules for recording information on Member States' catches of fish (7) does not cover all fisheries concerned by the use of drift-nets; whereas the general provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (8) concerning logbooks and landing declarations will not apply to the Mediterranean until 1 January 1999;(14) Whereas, therefore, the control of fishing using drift-nets poses special difficulties; whereas specific provisions for that activity should be defined;(15) Whereas the consequences of fishing using drift-nets must be subject to constant assessment; whereas, therefore, the necessary data must be collected;(16) Whereas the logbook data must be verified against the volume of landings, on which effective checks must be possible;(17) Whereas the Member States must supply the Commission with certain information necessary for the supervision at Community level of the checks they carry out;(18) Whereas any failure to comply with the provisions of this Regulation should be subject to sanctions by Member States in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2847/93,. Regulation (EC) No 894/97 is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 11 shall be replaced by the following:'Article 11No vessel may keep on board, or use for fishing, one or more drift-nets whose individual or total length is more than 2,5 kilometres. 1a1. From 1 January 2002, no vessel may keep on board, or use for fishing, one or more drift-nets intended for the capture of species listed in Annex VIII.2. From 1 January 2002, it is prohibited to land species listed in Annex VIII which have been caught in drift-nets.3. Until 31 December 2001, a vessel may keep on board, or use for fishing, one or more drift-nets referred to in paragraph 1 after receiving authorisation from the competent authorities of the flag Member State. In 1998, the maximum number of vessels which may be authorised by a Member State to keep on board, or use for fishing, one or more drift-nets shall not exceed 60 % of the fishing vessels which used one or more drift-nets during the period 1995 to 1997.4. Member States shall communicate to the Commission for each target species by 30 April of each year, the list of vessels authorised to carry out fishing activities using the drift-nets referred to in paragraph 3; for 1998, the information shall be sent not later than 31 July 1998. 1b1. All fishing vessels using one or more drift-nets intended for the capture of species listed in Annex VIII shall operate under the following conditions:- during fishing activity, the vessel must keep the net under constant visual observation,- floating buoys, with radar reflectors, must be moored to each end of the netting, so that its position can be determined at any time. The buoys must be permanently marked with the registration letter(s) and number of the vessel to which they belong.2. The master of a fishing vessel using one or more drift-nets referred to in paragraph 1 shall keep a logbook in which he must record the following information on a day-to-day basis:- the total length of the nets on board,- the total length of the nets used in each fishing operation,- the quantity of each species caught during each fishing operation, including by-catches and discards at sea, in particular cetaceans, reptiles and sea-birds,- the quantity of each species held on board,- the date and position of such catches.3. All masters referred to in paragraph 2 shall forward to the competent authorities of the Member State of landing a declaration giving at least the quantities of each species landed and the catch dates and zones.4. Masters of vessels using one or more drift-nets referred to in paragraph 1 who wish to use a landing location in a Member State shall notify the competent authorities in the Member State concerned, at least two hours before arrival in port, of the planned landing location and time of arrival.5. All fishing vessels using one or more drift-nets referred to in paragraph 1 shall keep on board the prior authorisation to fish issued by the competent authorities of the flag Member State.6. In the case of failure to comply with the obligations laid down in Articles 11 and 11a and this Article, the competent authorities shall take appropriate measures in respect of the vessels concerned, in accordance with Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93. 1cWith the exception of waters covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 88/98 of 18 December 1997 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources in the waters of the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound (*) and notwithstanding Article 1(1), Articles 11, 11a and 11b shall apply in all waters falling within the sovereignty of jurisdiction of the Member States and, outside those waters shall apply to all Community fishing vessels.(*) OJ L 9, 15.1.1998, p. 1.`2. The text annexed hereto shall be added as Annex VIII. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 July 1998.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 8 June 1998.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. CUNNINGHAM(1) OJ C 118, 29. 4. 1994, p. 2.(2) OJ C 305, 31. 10. 1994, p. 83.(3) OJ C 393, 31. 12. 1994, p. 175.(4) OJ L 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by the 1994 Act of Accession.(5) OJ L 132, 23. 5. 1997, p. 1.(6) OJ L 9, 15. 1. 1998, p. 1.(7) OJ L 276, 10. 10. 1983, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2945/95 (OJ L 308, 21. 12. 1995, p. 18).(8) OJ L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 686/97 (OJ L 102, 19. 4. 1997, p. 1).ANNEX'ANNEX VIII- Albacore: Thunnus alalunga- Bluefin tuna: Thunnus thynnus- Bigeye tuna: Thunnus obesus- Skipjack: Katsuwonus pelamis- Atlantic Bonito: Sarda sarda- Yellowfin tuna: Thunnus albacares- Blackfin tuna: Thunnus atlanticus- Little tuna: Euthynnus spp.- Southern bluefin tuna: Thunnus maccoyii- Frigate tuna: Auxis spp.- Oceanic sea breams: Brama rayi- Marlins: Tetrapturus spp.; Makaira spp.- Sailfishes: Istiophorus spp.- Swordfishes: Xiphias gladius- Sauries: Scomberesox spp.; Cololabis spp.- Dolphinfishes: Coryphoena spp.- Sharks: Hexanchus griseus; Cetorhinus maximus; Alopiidae; Carcharhinidae; Sphymidae; Isuridae; Lamnidae- Cephalopods: all species`. +",fishery management;fishery planning;fishery system;fishing management;fishing system;management of fish resources;conservation of fish stocks;conservation of resources;protection of resources;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing regulations;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country,17 +20776,"2001/328/CFSP: Council Decision of 24 April 2001 supplementing Decision 98/627/CFSP concerning a specific action of the European Union in the field of assistance for mine clearance. ,Having regard to Council Joint Action 96/588/CFSP of 1 October 1996 on anti-personnel landmines(1), and in particular Article 8 thereof, in conjunction with Article 23(2) of the Treaty on European Union,Whereas:(1) The Council decided in Decision 98/627/CFSP(2) that the European Union should launch a specific action of the Union in the field of assistance for mine clearance.(2) By Decision 98/628/CFSP(3) the Council requested the Western European Union (WEU) to implement this action.(3) With a view to concluding the mission, an extension of the mission's financing will allow it to support the Croatian demining operations for 2001 and give it time to be gradually scaled down while completing its ongoing programmes and projects.(4) It is therefore appropriate to provide additional financing to continue the implementation of Decision 98/627/CFSP until November 2001, the date at which the mission should be closed down,. 1. The financial reference amount to cover the operational expenditure to which the implementation of Decision 98/627/CFSP gives rise shall be EUR 111782 for the year 2001.2. This amount is additional to that provided for in Decision 98/627/CFSP, as supplemented by Decision 2000/231/CFSP(4). This Decision shall be notified to the WEU in accordance with the conclusions adopted by the Council on 14 May 1996 on the transmission to the WEU of documents of the European Union. This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.It shall expire on 30 November 2001. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.. Done at Luxembourg, 24 April 2001.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. Winberg(1) OJ L 260, 12.10.1996, p. 1.(2) OJ L 300, 11.11.1998, p. 1.(3) OJ L 300, 11.11.1998, p. 2.(4) OJ L 73, 22.3.2000, p. 2. +",conventional weapon;artillery;arms limitation;Geneva negotiations;operational expenditure;Western European Union;EDC;European Defence Community;WEU;Croatia;Republic of Croatia;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +1918,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3557/81 of 8 December 1981 on the classification of goods falling within subheading 48.07 D of the Common Customs Tariff. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 97/69 of 16 January 1969 on measures to be taken for uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 3 thereof,Whereas it is necessary, in order to ensure uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff, to adopt provisions concerning the classification of a product put up in rolls consisting of two sheets bonded one to the other, the one of semi-bleached kraftboard with a weight of 320 g/m2 and coated on both faces with a layer of polyethylene (14 and 18 g/m2 respectively), and the other of aluminium with a weight of 26 g/m2 and of a thickness of less than 0 720 mm, coated on the outer face with a layer of polyethylene (35 or 50 g/m2);Whereas the Common Customs Tariff annexed to Council Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3300/81 (3), refers at heading No 48.07 to ""paper and paperboard, impregnated, coated, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, (not constituting printed matter within Chapter 49), in rolls or sheets"", and at heading No 76.04 to ""aluminium foil (whether or not embossed, cut to shape, perforated, coated, printed, or backed with paper or other reinforcing material), of a thickness (excluding any backing) of less than 0 720 mm""; whereas both these headings may be considered for the classification of the abovementioned product;Whereas the product in question is employed for the manufacture of packages for fruit juice, milk, etc.;Whereas, in view of the materials used and its construction, the product in question cannot be regarded as an aluminium foil backed with paperboard and classifiable under heading No 76.04 in accordance with Note 1 (k) to Chapter 48 of the Common Customs Tariff ; whereas it is a product consisting of different materials and is to be classified in accordance with General Rule 3 (b) for the interpretation of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff;Whereas, considering the materials used in the manufacture of this product, it is the coated kraftboard which most allows it to be used for the abovementioned purpose and which therefore gives it its essential character ; whereas, moreover, a similar product intended for the same purpose has been classified by the Customs Cooperation Council under heading No 48.07 ; whereas the product in question has therefore to be classified under heading No 48.07 of the Common Customs Tariff and, within this heading, under subheading No 48.07 D;Whereas the measures laid down in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Common Customs Tariff Nomenclature,. The product put up in rolls, consisting of two sheets bonded one to the other, the one of semi-bleached kraftboard with a weight of 320 g/m2 and coated on both faces with a layer of polyethylene (14 and 18 g/m2 respectively), and the other of aluminium with a weight of 26 g/m2 and of a thickness of less than 0 720 mm, coated on the outer face with a layer of polyethylene (35 or 50 g/m2), shall be classified in the Common Customs Tariff as follows:48.07 Paper and paperboard, impregnated, coated, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed (not constituting printed matter within Chapter 49), in rolls or sheets:D. Other This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. (1) OJ No L 14, 21.1.1969, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 172, 22.7.1968, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 335, 23.11.1981, p. 1.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 8 December 1981.For the CommissionKarl-Heinz NARJESMember of the Commission +",aluminium;tariff nomenclature;Brussels tariff nomenclature;customs nomenclature;tariff classification;tariff heading;packaging product;bag;bottle;box;packaging article;packaging materials;receptacle;paperboard;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT,17 +27341,"2004/303/EC: Commission Decision of 31 March 2004 on a financial contribution from the Community to expenditure incurred by Italy in establishing the Community vineyard register (notified under document number C(2004) 1077). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86 of 24 July 1986 establishing a Community vineyard register(1), and in particular Article 9(3) thereof,After consulting the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund Committee,Whereas:(1) Article 9(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86 states that the Community is to contribute 50 % of the actual cost of establishing the Community vineyard register in the Member States and of the investment in data-processing facilities needed to manage the register.(2) An advance has been paid to Italy on the basis of Article 9(3) of that Regulation. It will be deducted from the total amount of the Community contribution.(3) Article 9(4) of the Regulation provides that Articles 8 and 9 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999(2) apply to the Community financing for establishing the register.(4) Italy has sent the Commission the documents needed to decide on the amount to be defrayed as expenditure incurred in establishing the register.(5) The Commission has carried out the checks provided for in Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999.(6) In the light of checks carried out, some of the expenditure declared by Italy does not meet the requirements in the rules and may not therefore be financed by the Community.(7) The deadline for establishing the register in Italy was 31 December 1998. Expenditure on work completed after that date should therefore be excluded from Community financing.(8) A breakdown of the amounts to be defrayed and the amounts to be excluded on grounds of failure to comply with Community rules was sent to Italy on 7 August 2003,. The Community shall contribute to the expenditure incurred by Italy in establishing the Community vineyard register the amount shown in the table attached to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.. Done at Brussels, 31 March 2004.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 208, 31.7.1986, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1631/98 (OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 14).(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.ANNEX>TABLE> +",Italy;Italian Republic;viticulture;grape production;winegrowing;agricultural expenditure;expenditure on agriculture;farm spending;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union;financial aid;capital grant;financial grant,17 +37902,"2010/341/CFSP: Political and Security Committee Decision EUPOL Afghanistan/2/2010 of 11 June 2010 concerning the appointment of the Head of Mission of EUPOL Afghanistan. ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,Having regard to Council Decision 2010/279/CFSP of 18 May 2010 on the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL Afghanistan) (1), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to Article 10(1) of Decision 2010/279/CFSP, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee, in accordance with Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of political control and strategic direction of the EUPOL AFGHANISTAN mission, including the decision to appoint a Head of Mission.(2) The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy has proposed the appointment of Brigadier General Jukka Petri SAVOLAINEN as Head of Mission from 15 July 2010,. Brigadier General Jukka Petri SAVOLAINEN is hereby appointed Head of the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan as from 15 July 2010. This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.. Done at Brussels, 11 June 2010.For the Political and Security CommitteeThe ChairmanC. FERNÁNDEZ-ARIAS(1)  OJ L 123, 19.5.2010, p. 4. +",Afghanistan;Islamic Republic of Afghanistan;police cooperation;common foreign and security policy;CFSP;European foreign policy;common foreign policy;common security policy;the EU's international role;EC participation in an international meeting;EC representation in an international organisation;the Community's international role;the international role of the European Union;appointment of members;designation of members;resignation of members;term of office of members,17 +39120,"2011/212/EU: Commission Decision of 4 April 2011 amending Decision 2009/996/EU on a Community financial contribution for 2009 to cover expenditure incurred by Germany, Spain, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal and Slovenia for the purpose of combating organisms harmful to plants or plant products (notified under document C(2011) 2126). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), and in particular Article 23(5) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to Directive 2000/29/EC, a financial contribution from the Union may be granted to Member States to cover expenditure relating directly to the necessary measures which have been taken or are planned to be taken for the purpose of combating harmful organisms introduced from third countries or from other areas in the Union, in order to eradicate or, if that is not possible, to contain them.(2) Pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 23(5) of Directive 2000/29/EC, subject to certain conditions, the financial contribution from the Union on plant health control shall cover up to 50 % of expenditure relating directly to the necessary measures referred to in Article 23(2) of that Directive and, in case of compensation for loss of earnings referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 23(3) of that Directive up to 25 %.(3) For 2009, the Union allocated a total financial contribution of EUR 14 049 023 to cover expenditure incurred by Germany, Spain, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal and Slovenia, as provided for in Commission Decision 2009/996/EU of 17 December 2009 on a Community financial contribution for 2009 to cover expenditure incurred by Germany, Spain, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal and Slovenia for the purpose of combating organisms harmful to plants and plant products (2).(4) As set out in Section III of the Annex to Decision 2009/996/EU, Spain and Italy received financial contribution from the Union for the replacement of destroyed trees. Spain received a contribution of EUR 289 144 for the replacement in 2009 of coniferous trees affected by the harmful organism Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. Italy received a contribution of EUR 14 525 for the replacement in 2008 of various tree species in Lombardia affected by the harmful organisms Anoplophora chinensis in the area of Gussago and Anoplophora glabripennis in the area of Corbetta.(5) This expenditure by Spain and Italy related directly to the prohibition of the future use of the particular trees which are host to the harmful organisms concerned, within the meaning of Article 23(2)(c) of Directive 2000/29/EC. This expenditure does not concern compensation for loss of earnings as referred to in the second indent of the first subparagraph and the second subparagraph of Article 23(3) of that Directive.(6) In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 23(5), of Directive 2000/29/EC, the financial contribution from the Union should therefore cover up to 50 % of the expenditure concerned, and should not be restricted to up to 25 % as was erroneously set out in Decision 2009/996/EU. Consequently, the maximum Union financial contribution to the relevant programmes submitted by Spain and Italy should be raised by EUR 289 145 and EUR 14 525 respectively, and the total Union contribution for 2009 should be increased to EUR 14 352 693.(7) Therefore Decision 2009/996/EU should be amended accordingly.(8) The measures provided in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,. Decision 2009/996/EU is amended as follows:(1) Article 2(1) is replaced by the following:(2) in Section I of the Annex, the third, fourth and fifth row are replaced by the following:‘Spain Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Coniferous trees 2008 and 2009 1 and 2 3 386 573 1 693 286Italy, Lombardia Anoplophora chinensis Various tree species 2008 and part of 2009 (until 30 April) 1 and 2 302 683 151 341Italy, Lombardia Anoplophora glabripennis Various tree species 2007 and 2008 1 and 2 302 683 103 221’(3) Section III of the Annex is deleted;(4) at the end of the Annex, the indication ‘Total Community contribution (EUR): 14 049 023’ is replaced by ‘Total Union contribution (EUR): 14 352 693’. This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Spain, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Malta, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Portuguese Republic and the Republic of Slovenia.. Done at Brussels, 4 April 2011.For the CommissionJohn DALLIMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 339, 22.12.2009, p. 49. +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;plant disease;diseases of plants;plant pathology;financial control;parasitology;action programme;framework programme;plan of action;work programme;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country,17 +5493,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1382/87 of 20 May 1987 establishing detailed rules concerning the inspection of fishing vessels. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2057/82 of 29 June 1982 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4027/86 (2), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Whereas Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2057/82 provides for the adoption of detailed rules for the inspection of fishing vessels;Whereas it is necessary to define the vessels and their activities subject to inspection;Whereas inspection vessels should display appropriate identification;Whereas the duties of a vessel being inspected should be defined;Whereas the duties of coastal states in respect of certain infringements should be defined;Whereas the coordination of control activities will be facilitated by suggestions made by the Commission;Whereas, under Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2057/82, Member States may take national control measures which go beyond Community requirements, provided that they comply with Community law and are in conformity with the common fisheries policy;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Resources,. 1. Inspection by the competent authorities of the Member States shall be carried out at sea and in port with respect to the following vessels:- Vessels equipped for fishing activity, whether the equipment is permanently attached to the vessel or not;- Vessels receiving fish or fishery products for processing, transport or storage.2. For the purposes of this Regulation the term fish includes all fish, crustaceans and molluscs. Any vessel engaged in inspection shall fly or so as to be clearly visible, a pennant or symbol as shown in Annex I. 1. The skipper of a vessel to be inspected may be required by a representative of the competent authority of a Member State to stop, manoeuvre or carry out other actions in order to facilitate boarding.2. The provisions of Annex II shall apply to vessels safe and convenient access to which requires a climb of 1,5 metres or more.3. The skipper of the inspected vessel shall on request make the vessel's communications equipment and operator available for messages to be sent and/or received for the purposes of the inspection. When in a Member State an alleged infringement relating to a vessel of another Member State has been discovered, the former Member State shall inform the competent authority of the flag State of this fact and also of any administrative or legal action taken as a result. The Commission may make suggestions to the Member States as to the coordination of their control activities in accordance with Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2057/82. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 1987.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 May 1987.For the CommissionAntรณnio CARDOSO E CUNHAMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 220, 29. 7. 1982, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 376, 31. 12. 1986, p. 4.ANNEX IINSPECTION PENNANT OR SYMBOLBLUEYELLOWYELLOWBLUEANNEX IICONSTRUCTION AND USE OF BOARDING LADDERS1. A boarding ladder shall be provided which shall be efficient for the purpose of enabling inspectors to embark and disembark safely at sea. The boarding ladder shall be kept clean and in good order.2. The ladder shall be positioned and secured so that:(a) it is clear of any possible discharges from the vessel;(b) it is clear of the finer lines and as far as practicable in the midlength of the vessel;(c) each step rests firmly against the vessel's side.3. The steps of the boarding ladder shall:(a) be of hardwood or other material of equivalent properties, made in one piece free of knots; the four lowest steps may be made of rubber of sufficient strength and stiffness, or of other suitable material of equivalent characteristics;(b) have an efficient non-slip surface;(c) be not less than 480 mm long, 115 mm wide, and 23 mm in thickness, excluding any non-slip device or grooving;(d) be equally spaced not less than 300 mm or more than 380 mm apart;(e) be secured in such a manner that they will remain horizontal.4. - No boarding ladder shall have more than two replacement steps which are secured in position by a method different from that used in the original construction of the ladder and any steps so secured shall be replaced, as soon as reasonably practicable, by steps secured in position by the method used in the original construction of the ladder.- When any replacement step is secured to the side ropes of the boarding ladder by means of grooves in the side of the step, such grooves shall be in the longer sides of the steps.5. The side ropes of the ladder shall consist of two uncovered manila or equivalent ropes not less than 60 mm in circumference on each side; each rope shall be left uncovered by any other material and be continuous with no joints below the top step; two main ropes, properly secured to the vessel and not less than 65 mm in circumference, and a safety line shall be kept at hand ready for use if required.6. Battens made of hardwood, or other material of equivalent properties, in one piece, free of knots and between 1,8 and 2 m long, shall be provided at such intervals as will prevent the boarding ladder form twisting. The lowest batten shall be on the fifth step from the bottom of the ladder and the interval between any batten and the next shall not exceed nine steps.7. Means shall be provided to ensure safe and convenient passage for inspectors embarking on or disembarking from the vessel between the head of the boarding ladder or of any accomodation ladder or other appliance provided.Where such passage is by means of a gateway in the rails or bulwark, adequate handholds shall be provided.Where such passage is by means of a bulwark ladder, such ladder shall be securely attached to the bulwark rail or platform and two handhold stanchions shall be fitted at the point of boarding or leaving the vessel not less than 0,70 m or more than 0,80 m apart. Each stanchion shall be rigidly secured to the vessel's structure at or near its base and also at a higher point, shall be not less than 40 mm in diameter, and shall extend not less than 1,20 m above the top of the bulwark.8. Lighting shall be provided at night so that both the boarding ladder overside and also the position where the inspector boards the vessel shall be adequately lit. A lifebuoy equipped with a self-igniting light shall be kept at hand ready for use. A heaving line shall be kept at hand ready for use if required.9. Means shall be provided to enable the boarding ladder to be used on either side of the vessel.The inspector in charge may indicate which side he would like the boarding ladder to be positioned.10. The rigging of the ladder and the embarkation and disembarkation of an inspector shall be supervised by a responsible officer of the vessel.11. Where on any vessel constructional features such as rubbing bands would prevent the implementation of any of these provisions, special arrangements shall be made to ensure that inspectors are able to embark and disembark safely. +",application of EU law;application of European Union law;implementation of Community law;national implementation;national implementation of Community law;national means of execution;EU control;Community control;European Union control;fishing vessel;factory ship;fishing boat;transport vessel;trawler;fishing controls;inspector of fisheries;safety standard,17 +30476,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 966/2005 of 23 June 2005 fixing the export refunds on cereal-based compound feedingstuffs. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 september 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1517/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 as regards the arrangements for the export and import of compound feedingstuffs based on cereals and amending Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice (2) in Article 2 lays down general rules for fixing the amount of such refunds.(3) That calculation must also take account of the cereal products content. In the interest of simplification, the refund should be paid in respect of two categories of ‘cereal products’, namely for maize, the most commonly used cereal in exported compound feeds and maize products, and for ‘other cereals’, these being eligible cereal products excluding maize and maize products. A refund should be granted in respect of the quantity of cereal products present in the compound feedingstuff.(4) Furthermore, the amount of the refund must also take into account the possibilities and conditions for the sale of those products on the world market, the need to avoid disturbances on the Community market and the economic aspect of the export.(5) The current situation on the cereals market and, in particular, the supply prospects mean that the export refunds should be abolished.(6) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,. The export refunds on the compound feedingstuffs covered by Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 and subject to Regulation (EC) No 1517/95 are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 June 2005.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 June 2005.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78.(2)  OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 51.ANNEXto the Commission Regulation of 23 June 2005 fixing the export refunds on cereal-based compound feedingstuffsProduct codes benefiting from export refund:2309 10 11 9000,2309 10 13 9000,2309 10 31 9000,2309 10 33 9000,2309 10 51 9000,2309 10 53 9000,2309 90 31 9000,2309 90 33 9000,2309 90 41 9000,2309 90 43 9000,2309 90 51 9000,2309 90 53 9000,Cereal products Destination Unit of measurement Amount of refundsMaize and maize products: C10 EUR/t 0,00Cereal products excluding maize and maize products C10 EUR/t 0,00NB: The product codes and the ‘A’ series destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1) as amended.C10 : All destinations. +",manufactured feedingstuffs;compound feedingstuff;industrial feedingstuffs;oil cake;protein feed;animal nutrition;feeding of animals;nutrition of animals;cereal product;cereal preparation;processed cereal product;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund,17 +9826,"92/139/EEC: Commission Decision of 12 February 1992 approving the plan for the approval of establishments for the purposes of intra-Community trade in poultry and hatching eggs submitted by Denmark (Only the Danish text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/539/EEC of 15 October 1990 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs (1), as last amended by Directive 91/496/EEC (2), and in particular Article 3 (2) thereof,Whereas by letter dated 8 May 1991 Denmark transmitted a plan to the Commission;Whereas the plan has been examined and found to meet the requirements of Directive 90/539/EEC, and in particular Annex II thereof;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The plan submitted by Denmark for the approval of establishments for the purposes of intra-Community trade in poultry and hatching eggs is hereby approved. Denmark shall bring into force by 1 May 1992 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementation of the plan referred to in Article 1. This Decision is addressed to Denmark.. Done at Brussels, 12 February 1992. For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 303, 31. 10. 1990, p. 6. (2) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 56. +",agricultural building;barn;byre;cattle-shed;cow-shed;farm building;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;egg;Denmark;Kingdom of Denmark;live poultry;intra-EU trade;intra-Community trade,17 +13243,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2301/94 of 26 September 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 as regards imports of 100 000 tonnes of quality common wheat and 100 000 tonnes of quality durum wheat. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 of 29 March 1994 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for high-quality beef, and for pigmeat, poultrymeat, wheat and meslin, and brans, sharps and other residues (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1854/94 of 27 July 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 in relation to import licences for quality wheat (2) lays down special provisions on the organization of imports under the quota opened by the latter Regulation;Whereas, in view of the situation on the Community market for wheat, a period should be determined for the submission of applications for import licences under that quota; whereas, to that end, special provisions should be laid down to define the standard reference quality for durum wheat and common wheat to be imported as should provisions on checks of the goods imported;Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,. 1. The period for the submission of applications for import licences for quality durum wheat falling within CN code 1001 10 00 and quality common wheat falling within CN code 1001 90 99 and qualifying for the conditions referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 774/94 shall commence from the 30th day following that of entry into force of this Regulation and shall expire at the end of the fourth day following that on which it commenced.2. The total quantities which may be imported in accordance with this Regulation shall amount to 100 000 tonnes of durum wheat falling within CN code 1001 10 00 and 100 000 tonnes of common wheat falling within CN code 1001 90 99. The wheat imported must meet the minimum quality characteristics set out in the Annex hereto.3. Regulation (EC) No 1854/94 shall apply. 1. Without prejudice to Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1854/94, the import guarantee referred to in the third indent of Article 2 (1) (c) thereof shall be released on production of proof that import has been carried out in compliance with the conditions on quantity and quality laid down. To that end, the goods to be imported shall be subject to checks carried out by the competent body of the Member State of import.2. The proof referred to in paragraph 1 shall be provided by the body responsible for checks in the Member State of import.3. The body responsible for checks in the Member State of import shall take representative samples separately and shall keep them available for the Commission before the goods are released for free circulation in the Community.4. The costs of such checks and the cost of sampling shall be borne by the holder of the import licence.5. The reference methods for the checks provided for in paragraph 1 to determine the quality of the durum wheat and the common wheat shall be as described in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1908/84 (3). This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 September 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 91, 8. 4. 1994, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 192, 28. 7. 1994, p. 31.(3) OJ No L 178, 5. 7. 1984, p. 22.ANNEXMinimum quality criteria for wheat imported pursuant to the quota opened by Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94"""" ID=""1"">Minimum specific weight> ID=""2"">80 kg/hl> ID=""3"">78 kg/hl""> ID=""1"">'MitadinĂŠ' grains> ID=""2"">maximum 20,0 %> ID=""3"">-""> ID=""1"">Matter which is not quality wheat grains of unimpaired quality> ID=""2"">maximum 10,0 %> ID=""3"">maximum 10,0 %""> ID=""1"">Of which:""> ID=""1"">- Broken grains> ID=""2"">maximum 6,0 %> ID=""3"">maximum 5,0 %""> ID=""1"">- Shrivelled grains and/or grains overheated during drying> ID=""2"">maximum 0,1 %> ID=""3"">maximum 0,1 %""> ID=""1"">- Grains damaged by pests> ID=""2"">maximum 3,0 %> ID=""3"">maximum 2,0 %""> ID=""1"">- Grains affected with fusariosis and/or mottled grains> ID=""2"">maximum 5,0 %> ID=""3"">maximum 5,0 %""> ID=""1"">- Sprouted grains> ID=""2"">maximum 0,5 %> ID=""3"">maximum 0,5 %""> ID=""1"">Miscellaneous impurities (Schwarzbesatz)> ID=""2"">maximum 0,5 %> ID=""3"">maximum 0,8 %""> ID=""1"">Hagberg falling number> ID=""2"">minimum 250> ID=""3"">minimum 230""> ID=""1"">Protein content (13,5 % moisture content)> ID=""2"">minimum 12,0 %> ID=""3"">minimum 14,6 %""> +",guarantee;bail;pledge;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;product quality;quality criterion;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +10462,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1996/92 of 15 July 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 on the characteristics of olive oil and olive-residue oil and on the relevant methods of analysis. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1720/91 (2), and in particular Article 35a thereof,Whereas, in the light of the experience gained, some changes have been found to be necessary in the method for determining trilinolein under Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1683/92 (4), and the Regulation should therefore be amended;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,. Annex VIII to Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 is hereby amended by the addition of the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 July 1992. For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. (2) OJ No L 162, 26. 6. 1991, p. 27. (3) OJ No L 248, 5. 9. 1991, p. 1. (4) OJ No L 176, 30. 6. 1992, p. 27.ANNEXAnnex VIII to Regulation (EEC) No 2588/91 is hereby amended by this addition of the following note:'Note 5: In order to permit clear separation of the peak of trillonlein from the adjacent peaks, crude olive-residue oil should be purified beforehand in accordance with point 6.2 of Annex VII or, alternatively:200 ĂŹl of undiluted oil are abosorbed in a silica column for liquid-solid extraction (type SEP PAC silica cartridge-waters port. No 51900).The triglycerides are eluted with 20 ml anhydrous hexane for HPLC.The eluted product is dried in a nitrogen flow and placed in Isopropanol or acetone (5 ml). 10-20 ĂŹl are injected into HPLC. For these two purification methods, the fatty acid composition of the oil must be checked to ensure that it is the same before and after purification. If it is not the same, the absorbent quality used should be progressively reduced.'. +",olive oil;food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;marketing standard;grading;analytical chemistry;centrifuging;chemical analysis;chemical testing;chromatography;conductometry;electrolytic analysis;photometry;volumetric analysis,17 +30798,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1419/2005 of 29 August 2005 fixing Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses with a view to the application of the arrangements governing imports of certain floricultural products originating in Jordan. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the application of preferential customs duties on imports of certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (1), and in particular Article 5(2)(a) thereof,Whereas:(1) Under Articles 2(2) and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87, Community import and producer prices are fixed each fortnight for uniflorous (bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray) carnations, large-flowered roses and small-flowered roses and apply for two-week periods. Under Article 1(b) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 of 17 March 1988 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for the import into the Community of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (2), those prices are determined for two-week periods on the basis of weighted prices provided by the Member States.(2) Those prices should be fixed immediately so the customs duties applicable can be determined.(3) Following the accession of Cyprus to the European Union on 1 May 2004, it is no longer necessary to fix import prices for Cyprus.(4) Likewise, it is no longer necessary to fix import prices for Israel, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, in order to take account of the agreements approved by Council Decisions 2003/917/EC of 22 December 2003 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the State of Israel concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures and the replacement of Protocols 1 and 2 to the EC-Israel Association Agreement (3), 2003/914/EC of 22 December 2003 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures and the replacement of Protocols 1 and 3 to the EC-Morocco Association Agreement (4) and 2005/4/EC of 22 December 2004 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures and the replacement of Protocols 1 and 2 to the EC-Palestinian Authority Interim Association Agreement (5).(5) In between the meetings of the Management Committee for Live Plants and Floriculture Products, the Commission must adopt such measures,. The Community producer and import prices for uniflorous (bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray) carnations, large-flowered roses and small-flowered roses as referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto for the period from 31 August to 13 September 2005. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 August 2005.For the CommissionJ. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 382, 31.12.1987, p. 22. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1300/97 (OJ L 177, 5.7.1997, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 72, 18.3.1988, p. 16. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2062/97 (OJ L 289, 22.10.1997, p. 1).(3)  OJ L 346, 31.12.2003, p. 65.(4)  OJ L 345, 31.12.2003, p. 117.(5)  OJ L 2, 5.1.2005, p. 4.ANNEX(EUR/100 pieces)Period from 31 August to 13 September 2005Community producer price Uniflorous (bloom) Multiflorous (spray) Large-flowered roses Small-flowered roses19,32 14,25 28,96 14,10Community import prices Uniflorous (bloom) Multiflorous (spray) Large-flowered roses Small-flowered rosesJordan — — — — +",floriculture;flower;flower-growing;Jordan;Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan;common price policy;Community price;common price;import price;entry price;producer price;average producer price;output price;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin,17 +42650,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 622/2013 of 25 June 2013 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 of 20 December 2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds (1), and in particular Article 20 thereof,Whereas:(1) Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 lists the participants in the Kimberley Process (‘KP’) certification scheme and their duly appointed competent authorities.(2) On 23 May 2013, the KP Chair issued a notice confirming that, by written procedure, the KP Participants decided to refrain from sending or receiving rough diamond shipments from the Central African Republic until such time that clarity is provided on the country’s ability to ensure compliance with KP minimum standards.(3) Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 should therefore be amended accordingly.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the committee referred to in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002.(5) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, it should enter into force immediately,. Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 June 2013.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Catherine ASHTONVice-President(1)  OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 28.ANNEX‘ANNEX IIList of participants in the Kimberley Process certification scheme and their duly appointed competent authorities as referred to in Articles 2, 3, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19 and 20ANGOLAMinistry of Geology and MinesRua Hochi MinC.P # 1260LuandaAngolaARMENIADepartment of Gemstones and JewelleryMinistry of Trade and Economic DevelopmentM. Mkrtchyan 5YerevanArmeniaAUSTRALIADepartment of Foreign Affairs and TradeTrade Development DivisionR.G. Casey BuildingJohn McEwen CrescentBarton ACT 0221AustraliaBANGLADESHExport Promotion BureauTCB Bhaban1, Karwan BazaarDhakaBangladeshBELARUSMinistry of FinanceDepartment for Precious Metals and Precious StonesSovetskaja Str., 7220010 MinskRepublic of BelarusBOTSWANAMinistry of Minerals, Energy & Water ResourcesPI Bag 0018GaboroneBotswanaBRAZILMinistry of Mines and EnergyEsplanada dos Ministérios — Bloco ‘U’ — 4o andar70065 — 900 Brasilia — DFBrazilCANADAInternational:Department of Foreign Affairs and International TradePeace Building and Human Security DivisionLester B Pearson Tower B — Room: B4-120125 Sussex Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2CanadaGeneral Enquiries:Kimberley Process OfficeMinerals and Metals Sector (MMS)Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)580 Booth Street, 9th floorOttawa, OntarioCanada K1A 0E4CAMEROONNational Permanent Secretariat for the Kimberley ProcessMinistry of Mines, Industry and Technological DevelopmentIntek BuildingNavik StreetP.O. Box 8390YaoundéCameroonCHINA, People’s Republic ofDepartment of Inspection and Quarantine ClearanceGeneral Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ)9 MadiandongluHaidian District, Beijing 100088People’s Republic of ChinaHONG KONG, Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Trade and IndustryHong Kong Special Administrative RegionPeoples Republic of ChinaRoom 703, Trade and Industry Tower700 Nathan RoadKowloonHong KongChinaCONGO, Democratic Republic ofCentre d’Evaluation, d’Expertise et de Certification (CEEC)17th floor, BCDC Tower30th June AvenueKinshasaDemocratic Republic of CongoCONGO, Republic ofBureau d’expertise, d’évaluation et de certification (BEEC)Ministère des Mines, des Industries Minières et de la GéologieBP 2474BrazzavilleRepublic of CongoEUROPEAN UNIONEuropean CommissionService for Foreign Policy InstrumentsOffice EEAS 02/3091049 Bruxelles/BrusselBelgique/BelgiëGHANAPrecious Minerals Marketing Company (Ltd)Diamond HouseKinbu RoadP.O. Box M. 108AccraGhanaGUINEAMinistry of Mines and GeologyBP 2696ConakryGuineaGUYANAGeology and Mines CommissionP O Box 1028Upper BrickdamStabroekGeorgetownGuyanaINDIAThe Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion CouncilDiamond Plaza, 5th Floor 391-AMumbai 400 004IndiaINDONESIADirectorate-General of Foreign TradeMinistry of TradeJI M.I. Ridwan Rais No 5Blok I Iantai 4Jakarta Pusat Kotak Pos. 10110JakartaIndonesiaISRAELMinistry of Industry, Trade and LaborOffice of the Diamond Controller3 Jabotinsky RoadRamat Gan 52520IsraelJAPANUnited Nations Policy DivisionForeign Policy BureauMinistry of Foreign Affairs2-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku100-8919 Tokyo, JapanJapanKOREA, Republic ofExport Control Policy DivisionMinistry of Knowledge EconomyGovernment ComplexJungang-dong 1, Gwacheon-siGyeonggi-do 427-723SeoulKoreaLAOS, People’s Democratic RepublicDepartment of Import and ExportMinistry of Industry and CommerceVientianeLaosLEBANONMinistry of Economy and TradeLazariah BuildingDown TownBeirutLebanonLESOTHODepartment of Mines and GeologyP.O. Box 750Maseru 100LesothoLIBERIAGovernment Diamond OfficeMinistry of Lands, Mines and EnergyCapitol HillP.O. Box 10-90241000 Monrovia 10LiberiaMALAYSIAMinistry of International Trade and IndustryTrade Cooperation and Industry Coordination SectionBlok 10Komplek Kerajaan Jalan Duta50622 Kuala LumpurMalaysiaMEXICOSecretaría de EconomíaDirección General de Política ComercialAlfonso Reyes No 30, Colonia Hipodromo Condesa, Piso 16.Delegación Cuactemoc, Código Postal: 06140 México, D.F.MexicoMAURITIUSImport DivisionMinistry of Industry, Small & Medium Enterprises, Commerce & Cooperatives4th Floor, Anglo Mauritius BuildingIntendance StreetPort LouisMauritiusNAMIBIADiamond CommissionMinistry of Mines and EnergyPrivate Bag 13297WindhoekNamibiaNEW ZEALANDCertificate Issuing authority:Middle East and Africa DivisionMinistry of Foreign Affairs and TradePrivate Bag 18 901WellingtonNew ZealandImport and Export Authority:New Zealand Customs ServicePO Box 2218WellingtonNew ZealandNORWAYSection for Public International LawDepartment for Legal AffairsRoyal Ministry of Foreign AffairsP.O. Box 81140032 OsloNorwayRUSSIAN FEDERATIONGokhran of Russia14, 1812 Goda St.121170 MoscowRussiaSIERRA LEONEMinistry of Mineral ResourcesGold and Diamond Office (GDO)Youyi BuildingBrookfieldsFreetownSierra LeoneSINGAPOREMinistry of Trade and Industry100 High Street#0901, The TreasurySingapore 179434SOUTH AFRICASouth African Diamond and Precious Metals RegulatorSA Diamond Centre240 Commissioner StreetJohannesburg 2000South AfricaSRI LANKANational Gem and Jewellery Authority25, Galleface TerraceColombo 03Sri LankaSWAZILANDOffice for the Commissioner of MinesMinistry of Natural Resources and EnergyMining departmentLilunga House (3rd floor, Wing B)Somhlolo RoadPO Box 9,Mbabane H100SwazilandSWITZERLANDState Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)Sanctions UnitHolzikofenweg 36CH-3003 Berne/SwitzerlandTAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU, SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORYExport/Import Administration DivisionBureau of Foreign TradeMinistry of Economic Affairs1, Hu Kou StreetTaipei, 100TaiwanTANZANIACommission for MineralsMinistry of Energy and MineralsPO Box 2000Dar es SalaamTanzaniaTHAILANDDepartment of Foreign TradeMinistry of Commerce44/100 Nonthaburi 1 RoadMuang District, Nonthaburi 11000ThailandTOGOMinistry of Mine, Energy and WaterHead Office of Mines and GeologyB.P. 356216, Avenue SarakawaLoméTogoTURKEYForeign Exchange DepartmentUndersecretariat of TreasuryT.C. Bașbakanlık HazineMüsteșarlığı İnönü Bulvarı No:3606510 Emek — AnkaraTurkeyImport and Export Authority:Istanbul Gold ExchangeRıhtım Cad. No:8134425 Karaköy — İstanbulTurkeyUKRAINEMinistry of FinanceState Gemological CenterDegtyarivska St. 38-44Kiev 04119UkraineUNITED ARAB EMIRATESU.A.E Kimberley Process OfficeDubai Multi Commodities CenterDubai Airport Free ZoneEmirates Security BuildingBlock B, 2nd Floor, Office # 20DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesUNITED STATES OF AMERICAUnited States Kimberley Process Authority11 West 47 Street 11th floorNew York, NY 10036United States of AmericaU.S. Department of StateRoom 4843 EB/ESC2201 C Street, NWWashington D.C. 20520United States of AmericaVIETNAMMinistry of Industry and TradeImport Export Management Department54 Hai Ba TrungHanoiVietnamZIMBABWEPrincipal Minerals Development OfficeMinistry of Mines and Mining DevelopmentPrivate Bag 7709, CausewayHarareZimbabwe’ +",international trade;world trade;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;precious stones;diamond;gem;jewel;trade restriction;obstacle to trade;restriction on trade;trade barrier;Central African Republic;movement certificate;customs permit,17 +44335,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 963/2014 of 29 August 2014 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Zázrivské vojky (PGI)]. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Slovakia's application to register the name ‘Zázrivské vojky’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Zázrivské vojky’ should therefore be entered in the register,. The name ‘Zázrivské vojky’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the register.The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.3. Cheeses, as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3). This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 August 2014.For the Commission,On behalf of the President,Tonio BORGMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.(2)  OJ C 109, 11.4.2014, p. 27.(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 36). +",cows’ milk cheese;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification;Slovakia;Slovak Republic;Žilina region;labelling,17 +39922,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 557/2011 of 9 June 2011 prohibiting bluefin tuna fishing activities in the eastern Atlantic and in the Mediterranean for purse seiners flying the flag of or registered in Spain. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules on the common fisheries policy, (1) and in particular Article 36 (2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 57/2011 of 18 January 2011 fixing for 2011 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters (2), fixes the amount of bluefin tuna which may be fished in 2011 in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45° W, and the Mediterranean Sea by European Union fishing vessels.(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 302/2009 of 6 April 2009 concerning a multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean (3), amending Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1559/2007, requires Member States to inform the Commission of the individual quota allocated to their vessels over 24 metres.(3) The Common Fisheries Policy is designed to ensure the long-term viability of the fisheries sector through sustainable exploitation of living aquatic resources based on the precautionary approach.(4) In accordance with Article 36 (2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, on the basis of information to be provided by Member States or on its own initiative, where the Commission finds that fishing opportunities available to the European Union, a Member State or group of Member States are deemed to have been exhausted, the Commission shall inform the Member States concerned thereof and shall prohibit fishing activities for the respective area, gear, stock, group of stocks or fleet involved in those specific fishing activities.(5) The information in the Commission's possession indicates that the fishing opportunities for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45° W, and the Mediterranean Sea allocated to purse seiners flying the flag of or registered in Spain are deemed to be exhausted on 9 June 2011.(6) It is therefore necessary that the Commission prohibits as from 10 June, 17.00, the fishing for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45° W and the Mediterranean Sea by purse seiners flying the flag of or registered in Spain.. Bluefin tuna fishing activities carried out in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45° W, and the Mediterranean Sea by purse seiners flying the flag of or registered in Spain shall be prohibited as from 10 June 2011, 17.00.It shall also be prohibited to retain on board, place in cages for fattening or farming, tranship, transfer or land such stock caught by those vessels as from that date. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 June 2011.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Maria DAMANAKIMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 24, 21.1.2011, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 96, 15.4.2009, p. 1. +",Mediterranean Sea;Mediterranean;Atlantic Ocean;Atlantic;Atlantic Region;Gulf Stream;ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +1059,"Third Council Directive 78/1032/EEC of 19 December 1978 on the harmonization of provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action relating to the rules governing turnover tax and excise duty applicable in international travel. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 99 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),Whereas the action in respect of tax exemptions granted to individuals in international travel should be continued so that people in the Member States become more aware of the reality of the common market;Whereas travel between Member States should be facilitated by an increase in exemptions from turnover tax and excise duty, the amounts of which, as fixed by Directive 69/169/EEC (4), as amended by Directive 72/230/EEC (5), have moreover been reduced, in real terms, by the rise in the cost of living in the Community as a whole;Whereas the introduction of the European unit of account in the legal acts adopted by the institutions of the European Communities in the field of tax exemptions must not have the effect of reducing the amounts expressed in national currency at present eligible for exemption;Whereas the rules governing tax remission at the retail stage should be harmonized in order to prevent instances of double taxation such as those resulting from the current provisions;Whereas on account of the present economic situation a temporary derogation concerning both the unit value of goods to be imported into the Kingdom of Denmark and into Ireland and the quantitative restriction on still wines to be imported into the Kingdom of Denmark should be granted,. Article 2 of Directive 69/169/EEC is hereby amended as follows: (a) Paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following:""1. Exemption from turnover tax and excise duty on imports shall apply to goods contained in the personal luggage of travellers coming from Member States of the Community provided that they fulfil the conditions laid down in Articles 9 and 10 of the Treaty, have been acquired subject (1)OJ No C 31, 8.2.1977, p. 5. (2)OJ No C 133, 6.6.1977, p. 44. (3)OJ No C 114, 11.5.1977, p. 33. (4)OJ No L 133, 4.6.1969, p. 6. (5)OJ No L 139, 17.6.1972, p. 28.to the general rules governing taxation on the domestic market of one of the Member States and have no commercial character and that the total value of the goods does not exceed 180 European units of account per person.""(b) In paragraph 2, ""30 units of account"" shall be replaced by ""50 European units of account"".(c) In paragraph 3, ""125 units of account"" shall be replaced by ""180 European units of account"".(d) The following paragraphs shall be added:""4. Where the travel referred to in paragraph 1: - involves transit through the territory of a third country ; overflying without landing shall not, however, be regarded as transit within the meaning of this Directive,- begins in a part of the territory of another Member State in which turnover tax and/or excise duty is not chargeable on goods consumed within that territory,the traveller must be able to establish that the goods transported in his luggage have been acquired subject to the general conditions governing taxation on the domestic market of a Member State and do not qualify for any refunding of turnover tax and/or excise duty, failing which Article 1 shall apply.5. Under no circumstances may the total value of the goods exempted exceed the amount provided for in paragraph 1 or 2."" Article 4 of Directive 69/169/EEC is hereby amended as follows: (a) In paragraph 1 (b), second indent, column II ""to a total of three litres"" shall be replaced by ""to a total of four litres"".(b) Paragraph 2 shall be replaced by the following:""2. Exemption of the goods mentioned in paragraph 1 (a) and (b) shall not be granted to travellers under 17 years of age.Exemption for the goods mentioned in paragraph 1 (d) shall not be granted to travellers under 15 years of age.""(c) The following paragraphs shall be added:""4. Where the travel referred to in Article 2 (1): - involves transit through the territory of a third country ; overflying without landing shall not, however, be regarded as transit within the meaning of this Directive,- begins in a part of the territory of another Member State in which turnover tax and/or excise duty is not chargeable on goods consumed within that territory,the traveller must be able to establish that the goods transported in his luggage have been acquired subject to the general conditions governing taxation on the domestic market of a Member State and do not qualify for any refunding of turnover tax and/or duty, failing which the quantities set out in paragraph 1, column I, shall apply.5. Under no circumstances may the total quantity of goods exempted exceed the quantities provided for in paragraph 1, column II."" Article 6 of Directive 69/169/EEC is hereby amended as follows: (a) Paragraph 2 shall be replaced by the following:""2. Without prejudice to rules relating to sales made at airport shops under customs control and on board aircraft, Member States shall take the necessary steps with regard to sales at the retail stage to permit in the cases and under the conditions provided for in paragraphs 3 and 4 the remission of turnover tax on deliveries of goods carried in the personal luggage of travellers leaving a Member State. No remission may be granted in respect of excise duty.""(b) The third subparagraph of paragraph 3 shall be replaced by the following:""Member States may exclude their residents from the benefit of this tax remission."" Article 7 of Directive 69/169/EEC shall be replaced by the following:""Article 71. For the purposes of this Directive, ""European unit of account"" (EUA) shall be as defined in the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 (1).2. The EUA equivalent in national currency which shall apply for the implementation of this Directive shall be fixed once a year. The rates applicable shall be those obtaining on the first working day of October with effect from 1 January of the following year.3. Member States may round off the amounts in national currency resulting from the conversion of the amounts in EUA provided for in Articles 1 and 2, provided such rounding-off does not exceed 2 EUA.4. Member States may maintain the amounts of the exemptions in force at the time of the annual adjustment provided for in paragraph 2 if, prior to the rounding-off provided for in paragraph 3, conversion of the amounts of the exemptions expressed in EUA would result in a change of less than 5 % in the exemption expressed in national currency.(1)OJ No L 356, 31.12.1977, p. 1."" 1. By way of derogation from Article 2 (1) of Directive 69/169/EEC, as amended by Article 1 (a) of this Directive: - the Kingdom of Denmark may, until 31 December 1981, exclude from tax exemption goods whose unit value is in excess of 135 EUA,- Ireland may, until 31 December 1983, exclude from tax exemption goods whose unit value is in excess of 77 EUA.2. During the period of implementation of the derogations referred to in paragraph 1, the other Member States shall take the necessary steps to permit the remission of tax, in accordance with the procedures referred to in Article 6 (4) of Directive 69/169/EEC, on goods imported into the Kingdom of Denmark and into Ireland which are excluded from exemption in those countries.3. By way of derogation from Article 4 (1) (b) of Directive 69/169/EEC, as amended by Article 2 (a) of this Directive, with regard to the import of still wines with exemption from turnover tax and excise duty, the Kingdom of Denmark may maintain, until 31 December 1983, the quantitative limit of three litres. 1. Member States shall bring into force the measures necessary to comply with this Directive no later than 1 January 1979.2. Member States shall inform the Commission of the provisions which they adopt to implement this Directive. The Commission shall inform the other Member States thereof. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 December 1978.For the CouncilThe PresidentH.-D. GENSCHER +",excise duty;excise tax;approximation of laws;legislative harmonisation;import tax;import surcharge;special charge on imports;taxation of imports;carriage of passengers;passenger traffic;international transport;international traffic;VAT;turnover tax;value added tax;personal effects;personal luggage,17 +12665,"94/1024/EC: Commission Decision of 16 December 1994 on the approval of the Single Programming Document for Community structural assistance in the region of Western Scotland concerned by Objective 2 in the United Kingdom (Only the English text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2082/93 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (8) to (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2081/93 (4); whereas, however, the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a Single Programming Document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopts a single decision in a Single Document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 94/169/EC (5), an initial list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the period 1994 to 1996;Whereas the United Kingdom Government has submitted to the Commission on 5 April 1994 the Single Programming Document referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the region of Western Scotland; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this Single Programming Document is eligible pursuant to Article 33 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, from 1 January 1994;Whereas the Single Programming Document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the Single Programming Document;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments, including the ECSC and the other actions for structural purposes;Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the Single Programming Document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the Single Programming Document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (2), stipulates that in the Commission Decisions approving a Single Programming Document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each Decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (4), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (6), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;Whereas the Single Programming Document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;Whereas the Single Programming Document satisfies the conditions and includes the information required by Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88;Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (7), as last amended by Regulation (ECSC, EC, Euratom) No 2730/94 (8), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,. The Single Programming Document for Community structural assistance in the region of Western Scotland concerned by Objective 2 in the United Kingdom, covering the period 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1996, is hereby approved. The Single Programming Document includes the following essential elements:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies in the United Kingdom;the main priorities are:1. to provide supportive and enabling business development services, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises, new ventures and innovation and to meet demand for skills essential to the economy's competitiveness;2. to develop a competitive, sustainable and high quality business environment;3. to develop tourism and related services;4. to promote regional economic and social cohesion;(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the Single Programming Document comprising:- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,- the financial implementation provisions,- the rules for compliance with Community policies;(d) the procedures for verifying additionality and an initial evaluation of the latter;(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the Single Programming Document;(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximal allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:>TABLE> The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the Single Programming Document amounts to a maximum of ECU 286,0 million.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the Single Programming Document.The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 374,26 million for the public sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the ECSC and EIB. 1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:- ERDF:ECU 222,91 million,- ESF:ECU 63,09 million.2. The budgetary commitments for the first instalment are as follows:- ERDF:ECU 70,86 million,- ESF:ECU 20,05 million.Commitments of subsequent instalments will be based on the financing plan for the Single Programming Document and on progress in its implementation. The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the Single Programming Document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1996. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 1998. The Single Programming Document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the EC Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts. This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.. Done at Brussels, 16 December 1994.For the Commission Bruce MILLAN Member of the Commission(1) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 20.(3) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(4) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 5.(5) OJ No L 81, 24. 3. 1993, p. 1.(1) OJ No L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(2) OJ No L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(3) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 15.(4) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 34.(5) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 21.(6) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 39.(7) OJ No L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(8) OJ No L 293, 12. 11. 1994, p. 7. +",EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;coordination of aid;regional planning;inter-regional planning;regional management;regional plan;regional programming;territorial planning;industrial region;industrial zone;regional development;Scotland;Hebrides,17 +5307,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 606/2011 of 20 June 2011 establishing a prohibition of fishing for redfish in NAFO 3LN waters by vessels flying the flag of Germany. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 57/2011 of 18 January 2011 fixing for 2011 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters (2), lays down quotas for 2011.(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2011.(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,. Quota exhaustionThe fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2011 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex. ProhibitionsFishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 June 2011.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Lowri EVANSDirector-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 24, 27.01.2011, p. 1.ANNEXNo 17/T&QMember State GermanyStock RED/N3LN.Species Redfish (Sebastes spp.)Zone NAFO 3LNDate 24.5.2011 +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction;international waters;high seas;maritime waters,17 +33530,"2007/456/EC: Council Decision of 18 June 2007 adjusting the allowances provided for in Decision 2003/479/EC concerning the rules applicable to national experts and military staff on secondment to the General Secretariat of the Council. ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 28(1) thereof,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 207(2) thereof,Having regard to Decision 2003/479/EC (1), and in particular Article 15 thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 15(7) of Decision 2003/479/EC provides that the daily and monthly allowances are to be adjusted each year without retroactive effect on the basis of the adaptation of the basic salaries of Community officials in Brussels and Luxembourg.(2) Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1895/2006 of 19 December 2006 adjusting with effect from 1 July 2006 the remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Communities and the correction coefficients applied thereto (2), adopted an adjustment of 2,3 % to the remuneration and pensions of Community officials,. Article 15(1) of Decision 2003/479/EC is hereby amended as follows:(a) in paragraph 1, the amounts EUR 28,78 and EUR 115,09 shall be replaced by EUR 29,44 and EUR 117,74 respectively;(b) in paragraph 2, the table shall be replaced by the following:‘Distance between place of recruitment and place of secondment Amount in EUR0-150 0> 150 75,68> 300 134,54> 500 218,65> 800 353,20> 1 300 555,03> 2 000 664,37’;(c) in paragraph 4, the amount EUR 28,78 shall be replaced by EUR 29,44. This Decision shall take effect on the first day of the month following its adoption.. Done at Luxembourg, 18 June 2007.For the CouncilThe PresidentF.-W. STEINMEIER(1)  OJ L 160, 28.6.2003, p. 72. Decision as last amended by Decision 2006/471/EC (OJ L 187, 8.7.2006, p. 32).(2)  OJ L 397, 30.12.2006, p. 6. +",civil servant;senior official;self-employed person;adviser;consultant;expert;free-lance;independent;self-employed worker;allowances and expenses;mission expenses;transfer bonus;travel expenses;military personnel;secretariat of an Institution;public administration;general government,17 +5802,"2014/395/EU: Commission Decision of 24 June 2014 concerning the placing on the market for essential use of biocidal products containing copper (notified under document C(2014) 4062). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007 of 4 December 2007 on the second phase of the 10-year work programme referred to in Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (1), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1896/2000 of 7 September 2000 on the first phase of the programme referred to in Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on biocidal products (2), copper was notified for use, i.a., in product-types 2, 5 and 11, as defined in Annex V to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (3).(2) No complete dossier was submitted in support of the inclusion of copper in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC within any of the relevant deadlines. Pursuant to Commission Decision 2012/78/EU of 9 February 2012 concerning the non-inclusion of certain substances in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (4) read in combination with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007, copper is no longer to be placed on the market for use in product-types 2, 5 or 11 as of 1 February 2013.(3) Pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007, Ireland, Estonia, Italy, Poland, France, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Germany, Latvia, Finland, Luxembourg, Sweden, Denmark and Malta have submitted separate applications to the Commission for permission to allow the placing on the market of biocidal products containing copper for a number of uses.(4) The Commission made the applications publicly available by electronic means.(5) It follows from the applications that transmission of Legionella has been associated, in particular, with use of water such as drinking water, bathing water, showering water and water in cooling towers. Furthermore, it follows that Legionella can be fatal, especially in vulnerable groups such as hospital patients. According to the applications, selection of a suitable system for legionella control is complex and depends on a number of parameters such as system design, age, complexity and water chemistry.(6) It also follows from some of the applications, that biocidal products containing copper are used to prevent growth of organisms in water used in swimming pools that can lead to a wide variety infections.(7) Furthermore, it follows from some of the applications, that biocidal products containing copper are used to prevent growth of organisms in the main water inlet for offshore oil and gas platforms as well as other marine and coastal installations, where that use is essential to avoid blocking the inlet of water used for, i.a., processing, drinking water and bathing water production, and fire fighting, since blocking that inlet could be fatal for the health and safety of the staff at the installation.(8) Lastly, it follows from some of the applications, that biocidal products containing copper are used to prevent growth of organisms in the main water inlet ships, where that use is essential to avoid blocking the inlet of water used throughout the entire pipework and waterway system of a ship. This includes the internals of all pipework, like the fire suppression system, vital to the safe operation of the ship.(9) No comments were received during the public consultation on these applications. The Member States having submitted the applications have argued that, in their territories, it is necessary to have an adequate range of technical and economic feasible alternatives available to control legionella, or other harmful organisms, and, where relevant, to reduce the risk of blocking the main water inlet for offshore installations, other marine and coastal installations, or on ships.(10) It therefore appears likely that not allowing use for Legionella control or other harmful organisms, or where relevant for preventing growth of organisms in the water inlet for offshore oil and gas platforms, other marine and coastal installations, or on ships, in those Member States would currently pose a serious risk for public health. In addition, the cost, logistical and practical feasibility of turning off or substituting current copper-based systems on ships may be prohibitive in many cases. If feasible, the substitution may take some time. The requested derogations for essential use are therefore currently necessary.(11) However, unless a complete application for approval of copper for use in the relevant product-types is submitted without undue delay, users of biocidal products containing copper should implement alternative methods for Legionella control or organism growth prevention. It is therefore appropriate to require that, in such a case, users in those Member States are actively informed in due time to allow them to ensure that those alternative methods are effective before the biocidal products containing copper have to be withdrawn from the market,. 1.   Subject to the conditions provided for by Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007, Ireland, Estonia, Italy, Poland, France, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Germany, Latvia, Finland, Luxembourg, Sweden, Denmark and Malta may allow the placing on the market of biocidal products containing copper (EC No 231-159-6; CAS No 7440-50-8) for the uses indicated in the Annex to this Decision.2.   If dossiers for the approval of copper for the product-types relevant to those uses have been submitted and validated as complete by the evaluating Member State by 31 December 2014 at the latest, Ireland, Estonia, Italy, Poland, France, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Germany, Latvia, Finland, Luxembourg, Sweden, Denmark and Malta may continue allowing that placing on the market until the deadlines provided for in Article 89 of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (5) for cases where a substance is or is not approved.3.   In other cases than those provided for in paragraph 2, Ireland, Estonia, Italy, Poland, France, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Germany, Latvia, Finland, Luxembourg, Sweden, Denmark and Malta may continue allowing that placing on the market until 31 December 2017 provided that those Member States ensure, as of 1 January 2015, that users are actively informed about the immediate need to effectively implement alternative methods for the relevant purposes. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Estonia, Ireland, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Latvia, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.. Done at Brussels, 24 June 2014.For the CommissionJanez POTOČNIKMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 325, 11.12.2007, p. 3.(2)  OJ L 228, 8.9.2000, p. 6.(3)  OJ L 123, 24.4.1998, p. 1.(4)  OJ L 38, 11.2.2012, p. 48.(5)  OJ L 167, 27.6.2012, p. 1.ANNEXUSES WHICH THE MEMBER STATES LISTED HEREUNDER MAY ALLOW, SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF ARTICLE 1A B CNo Member State Product-type 2 Product-type 5 Product-type 111 Ireland For control of Legionella in water for human use, such as bathing and showering water. For control of Legionella in drinking water. —2 Estonia — — For the prevention of biofouling of the water inlet/pumps and throughout the entire pipework and waterway system of a ship.3 Italy For control of Legionella in water for human use, such as bathing and showering water. For control of Legionella in drinking water. For control of Legionella in cooling towers water.4 Poland — — For the prevention of biofouling of the water inlet/pumps and throughout the entire pipework and waterway system of a ship.5 France For control of Legionella and other harmful organisms in water for private swimming pools. — For the prevention of biofouling of the water inlet/pumps and throughout the entire pipework and waterway system of a ship.6 Belgium For control of Legionella in water for human use, such as bathing and showering water. For control of Legionella in drinking water. For control of Legionella in cooling towers water.7 The United Kingdom For control of Legionella and other harmful organisms in water for swimming pools and animal pools. — For the prevention of biofouling in the water inlet/pumps and throughout the entire pipework and waterway system of offshore oil and gas platforms, and other marine and costal installations8 Germany — — For the prevention of biofouling in the water inlet/pumps and throughout the entire pipework and waterway system of offshore oil and gas platforms, and other marine and costal installations.9 Latvia — — For the prevention of biofouling of the water inlet/pumps and throughout the entire pipework and waterway system of a ship.10 Finland — — For the prevention of biofouling of the water inlet/pumps and throughout the entire pipework and waterway system of a ship.11 Luxembourg — — For the prevention of biofouling of the water inlet/pumps and throughout the entire pipework and waterway system of a ship.12 Sweden — — For the prevention of biofouling of the water inlet/pumps and throughout the entire pipework and waterway system of a ship.13 Denmark — — For the prevention of biofouling in the water inlet/pumps and throughout the entire pipework and waterway system of offshore oil and gas platforms, and other marine and costal installations.14 Malta For control of Legionella in water for human use, such as bathing and showering water. — For the prevention of biofouling in the water inlet/pumps and throughout the entire pipework and waterway system of offshore oil and gas platforms, and other marine and costal installations. +",plant health control;phytosanitary control;phytosanitary inspection;plant health inspection;chemical product;chemical agent;chemical body;chemical nomenclature;chemical substance;chemicals;plant health product;plant protection product;copper;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban,17 +10905,"93/160/EEC: Commission Decision of 17 February 1993 drawing up a list of third countries from which Member States authorize the importation of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/429/EEC of 26 June 1990 laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species (1) and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas in view of the imports into the Community of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species it is necessary to draw up a list of third countries;Whereas in order to draw up a list of third countries from which Member State authorize importation of porcine semen it is appropriate to take account of the list of third countries from which Member States authorize the importation for live pigs, the countries from which Member States currently authorise the importation of semen from domestic animals of the porcine species, and the animal health status of these countries;Whereas while respection the limitations arising from the adoption of the list, imports of semen will continue to be subject to national provisions in respect of health and veterinary inspection in so far as they are not already subject to any Community health protection measures;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The importation of semen from domestic animals of the porcine species shall be authorized only from third countries which appear on the list in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 February 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 62.ANNEXList of third countries from which Member States shall authorize the importation of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species: AustriaCanadaFinlandNew ZealandNorwaySwedenSwitzerlandUnited States of America +",import;veterinary legislation;veterinary regulations;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;third country;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;animal breeding;animal selection,17 +35113,"2008/433/EC: Commission Decision of 10 June 2008 imposing special conditions governing the import of sunflower oil originating in or consigned from Ukraine due to contamination risks by mineral oil (notified under document number C(2008) 2709) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (1), and in particular Article 53(2), second subparagraph, thereof,Whereas:(1) The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) has been notified on 23 April 2008 that sunflower oil originating from Ukraine was found contaminated with high levels of mineral oil. This contamination by mineral oil was later confirmed in several consignments of crude sunflower oil originating from Ukraine imported in recent months in the Community. Sunflower oil containing high levels of mineral oil is unfit for human consumption and therefore deemed to be unsafe. The source of contamination is not yet known.(2) The European Commission has repeatedly urged the Ukrainian authorities to provide information on the origin of the contamination and on the measures taken to prevent it in future. Assurances were also sought from the Ukrainian authorities as to the establishment of effective measures aimed at guaranteeing the appropriate sampling and analysis on the presence of mineral oil in consignments of sunflower oil leaving Ukraine with destination the European Community.(3) Investigations aimed at identifying the source of contamination are ongoing in Ukraine. The Ukrainian authorities also committed to the establishment of an appropriate control system that will ensure that all consignments of sunflower oil to be exported to the European Union are certified as not containing levels of mineral oil making the sunflower oil unfit for human consumption. However, the details of this control system have still to be provided to the Commission. The Commission should assess the control and certification system in order to verify the accuracy and the reliability to guarantee that the sunflower oil exported to the Community does not contain levels of mineral oil, making the sunflower oil unfit for human consumption. It has to be ensured that no exports of sunflower oil to the Community will take place until such control and certification system is put in place and assessed and accepted by the Commission. The assessment of the control and certification system will be performed on the basis of detailed information provided by the Ukrainian authorities.(4) After a request from the European Commission for an assessment of the risks related to the contamination of sunflower oil with mineral oil, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a statement on the contamination of sunflower oil with mineral oil exported from Ukraine. The statement refers to assessments performed by the joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) indicating the different level of toxicity depending of the type of mineral oil. EFSA concluded that the available analytical data for the contaminated sunflower oil from Ukraine indicated that the mineral oil present was of high viscosity. Based upon exposure estimates, EFSA concluded that the exposure of sunflower oil contaminated with high viscosity mineral oil, although being undesirable for human consumption, would not be of public health concern in this case. Given that the source of contamination has not yet been identified with certainty, there is the presumption of risk attached to the presence of unacceptable high levels of mineral oil in sunflower oil.(5) Given the level of risk, even once the control and certification system will be accepted by the Commission, Member States should control the consignments of sunflower oil in order to verify that such consignments contain a level of mineral oil conform to what it is declared in the certificate. This system of double control is necessary and justified in order to provide additional guarantees for the accuracy and reliability of the control and certification system put in place by the Ukrainian authorities. The costs incurred for carrying out these controls are to be borne by the operators responsible for the import. Member States should inform the Commission of unfavourable results through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed. Favourable results shall be reported to the Commission on a three-monthly basis. This obligation of information is necessary for the measures to be reassessed.(6) Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 provides for the possibility to adopt appropriate Community emergency measures for food and feed imported from a third country in order to protect human health, animal health or the environment, where the risk cannot be contained satisfactorily by means of measures taken by the Member States individually.(7) Pending the assessment and acceptance of the control and certification system to be put in place by the Ukrainian authorities, no imports of sunflower oil originating in or consigned from Ukraine should take place due to the risk of contamination with mineral oil.(8) Member States have been informed of the contamination incident and have taken the appropriate measures to withdraw the contaminated sunflower oil and food products containing contaminated sunflower oil already placed on the market, as recommended by the European Commission via the RASFF.(9) Given the urgency, pending the meeting of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, and after having informed the authorities of Ukraine, the Commission adopted Decision 2008/388/EC on 23 May 2008 imposing special conditions governing the import of sunflower oil originating in or consigned from Ukraine due to contamination risks by mineral oil (2), in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 53(2), first subparagraph of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002.(10) Those measures should be confirmed and amended as regards the costs of the controls, performed by the competent authorities of the Member States.(11) It is therefore appropriate to repeal and replace Decision 2008/388/EC.(12) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. 1.   Member States shall prohibit the import of sunflower oil, falling within CN codes 1512 11 91 or 1512199010, originating in or consigned from Ukraine (hereafter referred to as sunflower oil), unless the consignment of sunflower oil is accompanied by a valid certificate, certifying the absence of unacceptable levels of mineral oil and the results of sampling and analysis for the presence of mineral oil.2.   The certificate provided for in paragraph 1 shall only be valid for imports of consignments of sunflower oil into the Community if the sampling and analysis of the consignment and the issuance of the certificate have taken place after the European Commission has assessed and formally accepted the control and certification system put in place by the Ukrainian authorities.3.   Member States will be informed of the details of the control and certification system put in place by the Ukrainian authorities and of the formal acceptance of it by the Commission through the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health.4.   Member States shall take the appropriate measures to sample and analyse each consignment of sunflower oil originating in or consigned from Ukraine, accompanied by a valid certificate, presented for import to ensure that the consignments contain a level of mineral oil conform to what it is declared in the certificate.They shall inform the Commission of unfavourable results through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed. Favourable results shall be reported to the Commission on a three-monthly basis.5.   Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the sunflower oil originating in or consigned from Ukraine, not complying with the provisions of this Decision, is not placed on the market for feed or food use.6.   Member States shall ensure that the costs incurred in the implementation of points 4 and 5 are borne by the operators responsible for the import. Decision 2008/388/EC is repealed. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 10 June 2008.For the CommissionAndroulla VASSILIOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 202/2008 (OJ L 60, 5.3.2008, p. 17).(2)  OJ L 136, 24.5.2008, p. 43. +",mineral oil;petroleum oil;foodstuffs legislation;regulations on foodstuffs;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;sunflower seed oil;import restriction;import ban;limit on imports;suspension of imports;health risk;danger of sickness;health certificate;Ukraine,17 +20876,"2001/552/EC: Commission Decision of 11 July 2001 amending for the second time Decision 98/357/EC establishing the list of approved fish farms in Italy (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 1840). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products(1), as last amended by Directive 98/45/EC(2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,Whereas:(1) The Member States may obtain the status of approved free of infectious haematopietic necrosis (IHN) and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) for fish farms located in zones that are non-approved in respect of IHN and VHS.(2) The list of approved fish farms in Italy was established by Commission Decision 98/357/EC(3), as last amended by Decision 2001/187/EC(4).(3) Italy has submitted to the Commission the justifications for obtaining the status of approved farm in a non-approved zone in respect of IHN and VHS for one additional fish farm, as well as the national rules ensuring compliance with the requirements for maintenance of the approved status. The farm concerned is in the Region of Veneto, Province of Vicenza.(4) The Commission and the Member States examined the justifications notified by Italy for this farm.(5) The result of this examination is that this farm meets the requirements of Article 6 of Directive 91/67/EEC.(6) Therefore, this farm is eligible for the status of approved farm situated in a non-approved zone and shall be added to the list of farms, which have already been approved.(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The Annex to Decision 98/357/EC is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 July 2001.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 1.(2) OJ L 189, 3.7.1998, p. 12.(3) OJ L 162, 5.6.1998, p. 42.(4) OJ L 67, 9.3.2001, p. 81.ANNEXFISH FARMS IN ITALY APPROVED AS REGARDS IHN AND VHSI. REGION: PROVINCIA AUTONOMA DI TRENTOFarms located in Noce basinAss. Pescatori Solandri (Loc. Fucine) CavizzanaFarms located in Brenta basinCampestrin Giovanni Telve Valsugana ( Fontane )Ittica Resenzola Serafini GrignoIttica Resenzola Selva GrignoLeonardi F.lli Levico Terme ( S. Giuliana )Dellai Giuseppe-Trot. Valsugana Grigno ( Fontana Secca, Maso Puele )Farms located in Adige basinCelva Remo PomaroloMargonar Domenico Ala ( Pilcante )Degiuli Pasquale Mattarello ( Regole )Tamanini Livio Vigolo VattaroTroticoltura Istituto Agrario di S. Michele a/A. S. Michele all'AdigeFarms located in Sarca basinAss. Pescatori Basso Sarca Ragoli ( Pez )Stab. Giudicariese La Mola Tione ( Delizia d'Ombra )Azienda Agricola La Sorgente s.s. Tione ( Saone )Fonti del Dal s.s. Lomaso ( Dasindo )Comfish Srl (ex Paletti) Preore ( Molina )Ass. Pescatori Basso Sarca Tenno ( Pranzo )Troticoltura ""La Fiana"" Di Valenti Claudio ( Bondo )Farms located in Chiese basinFacchini Emiliano Pieve di Bono ( Agrone )II. REGION: VENETOFarms located in Astico basinCentro Ittico Valdastico Valdastico ( Veneto, Province Vicenza ) +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;Italy;Italian Republic;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;aquaculture;fish farming,17 +15005,"96/482/EC: Commission Decision of 12 July 1996 laying down animal health conditions and veterinary certificates for the importation of poultry and hatching eggs other than ratites and eggs thereof from third countries including animal health measures to be applied after such importation (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/539/EEC of 15 October 1990 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from, third countries, of poultry and hatching eggs (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Articles 23 (1), 24 and 26 (2) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (2), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 10 thereof,Whereas Commission Decision 95/233/EC (3) established a list of third countries from which importation of live poultry and hatching eggs is authorized in principle;Whereas the countries or parts thereof appearing on this list have given sufficient guarantees to be considered as free from avian influenza and Newcastle disease according to Commission Decision 93/342/EEC (4) as amended by Decision 94/438/EC (5);Whereas the general and special animal health conditions and the veterinary certificates required for the importation of poultry or hatching eggs have to be laid down; whereas also the sampling and testing procedures have to be laid down; whereas all these requirements have to be at least equivalent to those laid down by Directive 90/539/EEC and any implementing Decision for intra-Community trade;Whereas a list of third countries entitled to use the certificates laid down in this Decision is established by Commission Decision 96/483/EC (6);Whereas furthermore the conditions, and therefore the certificates, can be different for small consignments of poultry; whereas the conditions and the certificates for such small consignments should be established in a separate Decision;Whereas therefore the general health situation of the third countries must be taken into account; whereas certain third countries appearing on the abovementioned list are only to be authorized for imports of certain categories of poultry and hatching eggs;Whereas it is necessary, in respect of imports of ratites and hatching eggs thereof, and because of the biological differences between those birds and the other poultry species, to postpone the establishment of animal health conditions and veterinary certification until the Scientific Veterinary Committee has given an opinion as to the risks involved in such imports;Whereas, with regard to the category of products concerned and to the need to avoid any deterioration of the health status on the territory of the Community, it is necessary to establish an isolation and observation period followed by clinical examination;Whereas the Commission may review this Decision at any time if the animal health status of the countries concerned is changed;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. 1. The provisions of this Decision shall apply to imports of poultry and hatching eggs as defined in points 1 and 2 of Article 2 of Directive 90/539/EEC with the exception of ratites and hatching eggs thereof.2. The provisions of this Decision shall not apply to imports of single consignments of fewer than 20 units of poultry or hatching eggs.3. For the purpose of this Decision the definitions contained in Article 1 of Decision 93/342/EEC shall apply as necessary. 1. Member States shall authorize imports of:(a) breeding and productive poultry, confirming to the requirements laid down in the model animal health certificate set out as Model A in Annex I and coming from third countries or parts thereof listed in column A of the Annex to Decision 96/483/EC;(b) hatching eggs, conforming to the requirements laid down in the model animal health certificate set out as Model B in Annex I and coming from third countries or parts thereof listed in column B of the Annex to Decision 96/483/EC;(c) day-old chicks, conforming to the requirements laid down in the model animal health certificate set out as Model C in Annex I and coming from third countries or parts thereof listed in column C of the Annex to Decision 96/483/EC;(d) slaughter poultry, and poultry for restocking game supplies, conforming to the requirements laid down in the model animal health certificate set out as Model D in Annex I and coming from third countries or parts listed in column D of the Annex to Decision 96/483/EC;provided that they are accompanied by the relevant certificate, duly completed and signed.2. Breeding and productive poultry, hatching eggs and day-old chicks must come from establishments which have been approved by the competent authority of the third country concerned according to requirements which are at least equivalent to those laid down in Annex II to Directive 90/539/EEC, where the approval of those establishments has not been suspended or withdrawn. 1. After importation, breeding or productive poultry or day-old chicks shall be kept on the holding(s) of destination either for a period of at least six weeks from the day of arrival or until the day of slaughter if they are slaughtered before the six weeks have elapsed.After their importation as hatching eggs, the poultry hatched from those eggs shall be kept for a period of at least three weeks from the day of hatching in the holding(s) to which they have been sent after hatching.2. During the periods mentioned in paragraph 1 and during the hatching of the eggs, the imported poultry or eggs and the poultry hatched from such eggs shall be kept separately from non-imported ones. Therefore, poultry shall be kept in poultryhouses where no other flocks are present and the eggs must be hatched in separate incubators and hatchers.By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, Member States may authorize imported poultry or eggs to be added to poultry or eggs respectively which are already present in the poultryhouse or incubator/hatcher. In that event, the periods specified in paragraph 1 start running from the introduction of the last imported bird or egg respectively.The poultry must undergo a clinical examination by an authorized veterinarian and where necessary samples must be taken to monitor their state of health, at least at the end of the periods specified in paragraph 1.The periods mentioned in paragraph 1 shall be extended if suspicion of avian influenza or Newcastle disease cannot be ruled out. If the poultry, the hatching eggs and day old chicks and/or their flocks of origin are to be submitted to testing according to the requirements of the certificates laid down in Annex I, the sampling for testing and the testing itself must be executed according to the protocols laid down in Annex II. This Decision shall apply from 1 October 1996. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 July 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 303, 31. 10. 1990, p. 6.(2) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 56.(3) OJ No L 156, 7. 7. 1995, p. 76.(4) OJ No L 137, 8. 6. 1993, p. 24.(5) OJ No L 181, 15. 7. 1994, p. 35.(6) See page 28 of this Official Journal.ANNEX I>REFERENCE TO A FILM>ANNEX IIProtocols for the standardization of materials and procedures for veterinary tests in connection with the import of poultry and hatching eggs from third countries1. Newcastle diseaseThe sampling and testing methods have to comply with the methods described in the Annex to Commission Decision 92/340/EEC on testing of poultry for Newcastle disease prior to movement, in application of Article 12 of Council Directive 90/539/EEC.2. Salmonella pullorum- The sampling methods have to comply with the methods described in Annex II, Chapter III of Directive 90/539/EEC.- The testing methods have to comply with the methods described in the Manual of Standards for diagnostic tests and vaccines, edited by OIE in Paris (B67).3. Salmonella gallinarum- The sampling methods have to comply with the methods described in Annex II, Chapter III of Directive 90/539/EEC.- The testing methods have to comply with the methods described in the Manual of Standards for diagnostic tests and vaccines, edited by OIE in Paris (B62).4. Salmonella arizonaeSerological examination: 60 birds have to be sampled at the point of lay. Testing has to be carried out in accordance with the methods described in the Manual of Standards for diagnostic tests and vaccines, edited by OIE in Paris (B31, B47).5. Mycoplasma gallisepticum- The sampling methods have to comply with the methods described in Annex II, Chapter III of Directive 90/539/EEC.- The testing methods have to comply with the methods described in the Manual of Standards for diagnostic tests and vaccines, edited by OIE in Paris (B65).6. Mycoplasma meleagridisThe sampling methods have to comply with the methods described in Annex II, Chapter III of Directive 90/539/EEC. +",import;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;egg;third country;poultry;chicken;cock;duck;goose;hen;ostrich;table poultry;health certificate,17 +704,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 253/87 of 19 January 1987 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Guinea amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Revolutionary People's Republic of Guinea on fishing off the coast of Guinea, signed at Conakry on 7 February 1983. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Articles 155 (2) (b) and 167 (3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Whereas, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 15 of the Agreement on fishing off the coast of Guinea, the Community and the Republic of Guinea conducted negotiations to determine the amendments or additions to be made to the Agreement at the end of the first three-year period of application of the Agreement;Whereas, as a result of those negotiations, an Agreement amending the Fisheries Agreement was initialled on 12 July 1986;Whereas under the terms of Article 155 (2) (b) of the Act of Accession, it is for the Council to determine the procedures appropriate to take into consideration all or part of the interests of the Canary Islands when it adopts decisions, case by case, particularly with a view to the conclusion of fisheries agreements with third countries; whereas in the case in point, the procedures in question should be determined;Whereas it is in the Community's interest to conclude this Agreement,. The Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Guinea amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Revolutionary People's Republic of Guinea on fishing off the coast of Guinea, signed at Conakry on 7 February 1983, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation. With a view to taking into consideration the interests of the Canary Islands, the Agreement referred to in Article 1 and, in so far as is necessary for its application, the provisions of the common fisheries policy relating to the conservation and management of fishery resources, shall also apply to vessels which sail under the flag of Spain, which are recorded on a permanent basis in the registers of the competent authorities at local level (‘registros de base’) in the Canary Islands, under the conditions defined in Note 6 to Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 570/86 of 24 February 1986 concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation in the trade between the customs territory of the Community, Ceuta and Melilla and the Canary Islands (3). The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 January 1987.For the CouncilThe PresidentP. DE KEERSMAEKER(1)  OJ No C 294, 20. 11. 1986, p. 6.(2)  Opinion delivered 12 December 1986 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(3)  OJ No L 56, 1.3. 1986, p. 1. +",accession to the European Union;EU accession;accession to the Community;act of accession;application for accession;consequence of accession;request for accession;Guinea;Republic of Guinea;fishing agreement;ratification of an agreement;conclusion of an agreement;fishing regulations;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction,17 +3169,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1482/2002 of 16 August 2002 amending Regulations (EC) No 1938/2001, (EC) No 1939/2001 and (EC) No 1940/2001 on the opening of standing invitations to tender for the resale on the Community internal market of rice held by the Spanish, Greek and Italian intervention agencies for use in animal feed. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2), and in particular Article 8(b) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 75/91(3) lays down the procedures and conditions for the disposal of paddy rice held by intervention agencies.(2) The current tendering procedure has not yet resulted in the disposal of the quantity put up for sale. It is therefore necessary to set a later date for the final partial invitation to tender under Commission Regulations (EC) No 1938/2001(4), (EC) No 1939/2001(5) and (EC) No 1940/2001(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1101/2002(7).(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. Regulations (EC) No 1938/2001, (EC) No 1939/2001 and (EC) No 1940/2001 are amended as follows:In Article 5(3), the date ""28 August 2002"" is replaced by ""27 November 2002"". This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 August 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.(2) OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27.(3) OJ L 9, 12.1.1991, p. 15.(4) OJ L 263, 3.10.2001, p. 11.(5) OJ L 263, 3.10.2001, p. 15.(6) OJ L 263, 3.10.2001, p. 19.(7) OJ L 166, 25.6.2002, p. 16. +",Greece;Hellenic Republic;animal nutrition;feeding of animals;nutrition of animals;Italy;Italian Republic;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;intervention agency;rice;sale;offering for sale;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +3988,"2005/743/EC: Commission Decision of 19 October 2005 allowing Member States to extend provisional authorisations granted for the new active substances boscalid, indoxacarb, spinosad and Spodoptera exigua nuclear polyhedrosis virus (notified under document number C(2005) 4002) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (1), and in particular the fourth subparagraph of Article 8(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC, in April 2001 Germany received an application from BASF AG for the inclusion of the active substance boscalid (former name: nicobifen) in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. Commission Decision 2002/268/EC (2) confirmed that the dossier was complete and could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annex II and Annex III to that Directive.(2) In October 1997 the Netherlands received an application from DuPont de Nemours concerning indoxacarb (former name: DPX-KN128). Commission Decision 98/398/EC (3) confirmed that the dossier was complete and could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annex II and Annex III to that Directive.(3) In July 1999 the Netherlands received an application from Dow Agrosciences concerning spinosad. Commission Decision 2000/210/EC (4) confirmed that the dossier was complete and could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annex II and Annex III to that Directive.(4) In July 1996 the Netherlands received an application from Biosys concerning Spodoptera exigua nuclear polyhedrosis virus. Commission Decision 97/865/EC (5) confirmed that the dossier was complete and could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annex II and Annex III to that Directive.(5) Confirmation of the completeness of the dossiers was necessary in order to allow them to be examined in detail and to allow Member States the possibility of granting provisional authorisations, for periods up to three years, for plant protection products containing the active substances concerned, while complying with the conditions laid down in Article 8(1) of Directive 91/414/EEC and, in particular, the condition relating to the detailed assessment of the active substance and the plant protection product in the light of the requirements laid down by that Directive.(6) For these active substances, the effects on human health and the environment have been assessed, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(2) and (4) of Directive 91/414/EEC, for the uses proposed by the respective applicants. The rapporteur Member States submitted the draft assessment reports to the Commission on 22 November 2002 (boscalid), 7 February 2000 (indoxacarb), 5 March 2001 (spinosad) and 19 November 1999 (Spodoptera exigua nuclear polyhedrosis virus).(7) Following submission of the draft assessment reports by the rapporteur Member States, it has been necessary to request further information from the applicants and to have the Rapporteur Member States examine that information and submit their assessments. Therefore, the examination of the dossiers is still ongoing and it will not be possible to complete the evaluation within the timeframe provided for in Directive 91/414/EEC.(8) As the evaluation so far has not identified any reason for immediate concern, Member States should be given the possibility of prolonging provisional authorisations granted for plant protection products containing the active substances concerned for a period of 24 months in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 of Directive 91/414/EEC so as to enable the examination of the dossiers to continue. It is expected that the evaluation and decision-making process with respect to a decision on possible Annex I inclusion for each of the active substances concerned will have been completed within 24 months.(9) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Member States may extend provisional authorisations for plant protection products containing boscalid, indoxacarb, spinosad or Spodoptera exigua nuclear polyhedrosis virus for a period not exceeding 24 months from the date of adoption of this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 October 2005.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2005/34/EC (OJ L 125, 18.5.2005, p. 5).(2)  OJ L 92, 9.4.2002, p. 34.(3)  OJ L 176, 20.6.1998, p. 34.(4)  OJ L 64, 11.3.2000, p. 24.(5)  OJ L 351, 23.12.1997, p. 67. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;marketing standard;grading;pharmaceutical product;disinfectant;pharmaceutical preparation;pharmaceutical speciality;plant health product;plant protection product;product safety;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban,17 +16888,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1331/97 of 10 July 1997 derogating from Commission Regulation (EC) No 1223/94 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of advance-fixing certificates for certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty, and derogating from Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Articles 13 (1), the third subparagraph of 13 (8) and 23 thereof,Whereas Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1223/94 of 30 May 1994 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of advance-fixing certificates for certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2340/96 (4), specifies the period of validity of advance-fixing certificates for refunds;Whereas the situation on the common wheat and maize (corn) markets makes it necessary to adjust the period of validity of advance-fixing certificates for maize (corn) exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty in order to prevent applications for advance fixing of refunds for speculative purposes;Whereas provision should be made that application of the system of prefinancing of export refunds for maize (corn) exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex II, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 815/97 (6), should not, because of the current situation on the common wheat and maize (corn) markets, lead to an extension of the period of validity of advance-fixing certificates for maize (corn) exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty;Whereas provision should be made that application of the system for prefinancing should not lead, taking account of the current situation on the common wheat and maize (corn) market, to an extension of the validity of the rate applied on the day of acceptance of the declaration of payment for exports of maize (corn) in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty;Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,. 1. By derogation from Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1223/94, the duration of validity of certificates delivered between the date of entry into force of this Regulation and 30 September 1997 of advance fixing of refunds for maize (corn) used in the form of glucose, glucose syrup, maltodextrine or maltodextrine syrup falling within CN codes 1702 30 51, 1702 30 59, 1702 30 91, 1702 30 99, 1702 40 90, 1702 90 50, 1702 90 75, 1702 90 79 or 2106 90 55 and exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty is limited to the last day of the month of delivery.2. The provisions in the last subparagraph of Article 27 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 shall not apply to the certificates referred to in the previous paragraph.3. In cases where the system of prefinancing of processing referred to in Article 27 of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 is applied, the export declaration must be accepted no later than the last day of the month of acceptance of the payment declaration. By derogation from Article 27 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 the acceptance of an export declaration for maize (corn) used in the form of glucose, glucose syrup, maltodextrine or maltodextrine syrup falling within CN codes 1702 30 51, 1702 30 59, 1702 30 91, 1702 30 99, 1702 40 90, 1702 90 50, 1702 90 75, 1702 90 79 or 2106 90 55 for the manufacture of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty may take place, in cases where an export refund advance-fixing certificate is not presented, no later than the last day of the month of acceptance of the payment declaration. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply until 30 September 1997.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 10 July 1997.For the CommissionMartin BANGEMANNMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 2.(2) OJ No L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.(3) OJ No L 136, 31. 5. 1994, p. 33.(4) OJ No L 318, 7. 12. 1996, p. 9.(5) OJ No L 351, 14. 12. 1987, p. 1.(6) OJ No L 116, 6. 5. 1997, p. 22. +",export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;maize;cereal product;cereal preparation;processed cereal product;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law,17 +41673,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1075/2012 of 15 November 2012 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 November 2012. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 16 November 2012 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 16 November 2012, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 November 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 16 November 2012CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I2.11.2012-14.11.20121. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/t)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 285,11 226,67 — — —Fob price USA — — 271,92 261,92 241,92Gulf of Mexico premium — 22,34 — — —Great Lakes premium 22,87 — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 13,68 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: 47,71 EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +3129,"Council Regulation (EC) No 1093/2002 of 18 February 2002 concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Slovak Republic to the Community for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2002 (extension of the double-checking system) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) The Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part(1), entered into force on 1 February 1995.(2) The Parties decided by Decision No 3/2002(2) of the Association Council to extend the double-checking system introduced by Decision No 3/97(3) for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2002.(3) It is consequently necessary to extend the Community implementing legislation introduced by Council Regulation (EC) No 85/98 of 19 December 1997 concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Slovak Republic to the Community for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2001 (renewal of the double-checking system)(4),. Regulation (EC) No 85/98 shall continue to apply for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2002, in accordance with the provisions of Decision No 2/2002 of the Association Council between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part. Regulation (EC) No 85/98 shall in consequence be amended as follows:In the title, the preamble and Article 1(1) and (4), references to the period ""1 January to 31 December 2001"" shall be replaced by references to ""1 January to 31 December 2002"". This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 1 January 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 February 2002.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. PiquĂŠ I Camps(1) OJ L 359, 31.12.1994, p. 2.(2) See page 22 of this Official Journal.(3) OJ L 13, 19.1.1998, p. 71.(4) OJ L 13, 19.1.1998, p. 15. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 238/2001 (OJ L 35, 6.2.2001, p. 2). +",iron and steel product;customs inspection;customs check;ECSC;Consultative Committee of the ECSC;ECSC consultative committee;European Coal and Steel Community;High Authority;European Community;EEC;European Economic Community;export monitoring;monitoring of exports;Slovakia;Slovak Republic;export;export sale,17 +12871,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 747/94 of 30 March 1994 establishing administration procedures for quantitative quotas on certain products originating in the people's Republic of China. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 520/94 of 7 March 1994 establishing a Community procedure for administering quantitative quotas (1), and in particular Articles 2 (3) and 24 thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 519/94 of 7 March 1994 on common rules for imports from certain third countries and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 1765/82, (EEC) No 1766/823 and (EEC) No 3420/83 (2) introduced quantitative quotas for certain products originating in the People's Republic of China listed in Annex II to that Regulation; whereas the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 520/94 establishing a Community procedure for administering quantitative quotas are applicable to those quotas;Whereas the Commission accordingly adopted Regulation (EC) No 738/94 (3) laying down general rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 520/94; whereas these provisions apply to the administration of the above quotas subject to the provisions of this Regulation;Whereas after examination of the different administrative methods provided for by that Regulation, the method based on traditional trade flows should be adopted; whereas under this method quotas are divided into two portions, one of which is reserved for traditional importers and the other for other applicants;Whereas this method should ensure a smooth transition between the previous system, which was marked by disparities between the Member States' import arrangements for the products concerned, and the uniform system resulting from the introduction of the Community quotas in question;Whereas this method takes account of the traditional import trade flows formed under the previous system; whereas, however, the introduction of a Community system must ensure progressive access by non-traditional importers; whereas the portion set aside for other applicants must make due allowance for the disparities in the above import arrangements in accordance with Article 6 (4) of Regulation (EC) No 520/94; whereas in the light of all these factors a balance must therefore be sought in determining the portion to be allocated to the two categories of importers;Whereas to qualify for the allocation of the part of the quota set aside for them, traditional importers must be able to demonstrate that during 1991 and 1992 they imported products originating in China covered by the quotas in question; whereas these two years constitute an appropriate reference period for which full statistics are available showing normal trade flows for the products in question;Whereas for the portion set aside for other importers and allocated on a 'first come, first serve' basis, allowance must be made in setting the predetermined quantity which each importer may obtain for the need to assign economically significant quantities having regard to the nature of commercial practice for the product concerned, while at the same time remaining accessible to small importers;Whereas for the purpose of quota allocation, a time limit must be set for the submission of licence applications by traditional and other importers, taking account of the need to ensure simple, clear and effective administration of quotas; whereas the initial procedure for making allocations to other applicants should be implemented by stages;Whereas with a view to optimum use of quotas, licence applications for imports of footwear, under quotas which refer to several CN headings, must specify the quantities required for each CN heading;Whereas the Member States must inform the Commission of the import licence applications received, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 520/94; whereas the information about traditional importers' previous imports must be broken down by reference year and expressed in the unit of the quota in question; whereas if the quota is set in ecus, the counter-value of the currency in which previous imports are expressed must be calculated in accordance with Article 18 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (4);Whereas in view of the special nature of transactions concerning products covered by quotas, the period of validity of import licences should be set at six months from the date of issue by the Member States;Whereas measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up under Regulation (EC) No 520/94,. This Regulation lays down specific provisions for the administration of the quantitative quotas referred to in Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No 519/94 of 7 March 1994, for the period 15 March to 31 December 1994.Regulation (EC) No 738/94 laying down general rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 520/94 shall apply, subject to the specific provisions of this Regulation. The quantitative quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be allocated using the method based on traditional trade flows, referred to in Article 2 (2) (a) of Regulation (EC) No 520/94. 1. The portions of each quantitative quota set aside for traditional importers and other importers are set out in Annex I to this Regulation. The predetermined quantities referred to in Articles 10 and 12 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 520/94 are indicated in Annex II to this Regulation.2. The reference period referred to in Article 6 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 520/94 shall comprise calendar years 1991 and 1992. 1. Applications for import licences for the portion of the quota set aside for traditional importers shall be lodged between 5 April and 12 April 1994 with the competent authorities listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 738/94.2. The evidence referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 520/94 must refer to the release for free circulation of products originating in the People's Republic of China covered by the quota to which the application refers, during calendar years 1991 and 1992.Instead of the evidence referred to under the abovementioned first indent of Article 7, applicants may enclose with their licence applications documents drawn up and certified by the competent national authorities on the basis of available customs information as evidence of the imports of the products in quesiton carried out by them or, where applicable, by the operator whose activities they have taken over during calendar years 1991 and 1992.3. Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 shall apply, where appropriate, to evidence expressed in foreign currency. In accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 520/94, Member States shall inform the Commission no later than 26 April 1994 at 10 a.m. Brussels time of the number and aggregate amount of the import applications and of the amount of the previous imports carried out by traditional importers during each year of the reference periods referred to in Article 3 (2) of this Regulation. The Commission shall inform Member States no later than 28 April 1994 of the decisions establishing the quantitative criteria according to which traditional importers' applications are to be met. 1. Licence applications for the part of the quota set aside for other importers shall be lodged with the competent administrative authorities listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 738/94 between 26 April and 28 April 1994, at 5 p.m. Brussels time.2. For the verification and utilization of the Community balance available, the following provisions shall apply;- the competent authorities in the Member States shall notify the Commission as from 26 April 1994 at 10 a.m. Brussels time, and up to 29 April 1994 at 5 p.m. Brussels time, of the import licence applications received in chronological order of receipt,- the Commission shall examine all the applications notified and, on completion of this examination, send notification to confirm the applications that can be met and inform the Member States of the rate of depletion of the Community balance and, where applicable, of the date on which the procedure referred to above may be repeated. Should the quota be exceeded during the initial implementation phase, the Commission shall convene a meeting of the Committee set up under Regulation (EC) No 520/94 to deal with the matter,- normally the notifications referred to in the previous paragraphs shall be communicated electronically within the integrated network set up for this purpose, unless for imperative technical reasons it is necessary to use other means of communication temporarily. Notification codes for each quota are listed in Annex III. Any import licence application for one of the footwear quotas covering two CN headings must give the breakdown of the quantities applied for by CN heading. The period of validity of the import licences issued by the competent authorities in the Member States shall be six months from the date of issue. 0This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 March 1994.For the CommissionLeon BRITTANMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 66, 10. 3. 1994, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 67, 10. 3. 1994, p. 89.(3) See page 47 of this Official Journal.(4) OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1.ANNEX IALLOCATION OF QUOTAS """" ID=""1"">Gloves> ID=""2"">4203 29> ID=""3"">ECU 64 509 156 (85 %)> ID=""4"">ECU 11 383 969 (15 %)""> ID=""1"">Footwear falling within HS/CN codes> ID=""2"">ex 6402 19 (1)> ID=""3"">22 166 666 pairs (80 %)> ID=""4"">5 541 667 pairs (20 %)""> ID=""2"">ex 6402 99 (1)""> ID=""2"">ex 6403 19 (1)> ID=""3"">1 741 666 pairs (80 %)> ID=""4"">435 417 pairs (20 %)""> ID=""2"">6403 51> ID=""3"">1 583 334 pairs (80 %)> ID=""4"">395 833 pairs (20 %)""> ID=""2"">6403 59""> ID=""2"">ex 6403 91 (1)> ID=""3"">6 286 466 pairs (80 %)> ID=""4"">1 571 617 pairs (20 %)""> ID=""2"">ex 6403 99 (1)""> ID=""2"">ex 6404 11 (1)> ID=""3"">10 671 666 pairs (80 %)> ID=""4"">2 667 917 pairs (20 %)""> ID=""2"">6404 19 10> ID=""3"">18 399 600 pairs (80 %)> ID=""4"">4 599 900 pairs (20 %)""> ID=""1"">Tableware, kitchenware of porcelain or china> ID=""2"">6911 10> ID=""3"">24 700 tonnes (80 %)> ID=""4"">6 175 tonnes (20 %)""> ID=""1"">Ceramic tableware or kitchenware> ID=""2"">6912 00> ID=""3"">18 810 tonnes (80 %)> ID=""4"">4 703 tonnes (20 %)""> ID=""1"">Glassware of a kind used for table, etc.> ID=""2"">7013> ID=""3"">6 966 tonnes (80 %)> ID=""4"">1 742 tonnes (20 %)""> ID=""1"">Car radios falling within HS/CN codes> ID=""2"">8527 21> ID=""3"">1 330 000 units 107 666 units (80 %)> ID=""4"">332 500 units 26 917 units (20 %)""> ID=""2"">8527 29""> ID=""1"">Toys falling within HS/CN codes> ID=""2"">9503 41> ID=""3"">ECU 119 223 812 ECU 49 786 532 ECU 301 634 500 (75 %)> ID=""4"">ECU 39 741 271 ECU 16 595 510 ECU 100 544 833 (25 %)""> ID=""2"">9503 49""> ID=""2"">9503 90"""">(1) Excluding footwear involving special technology: shoes which have a cif price per pair of not less than ECU 12 for use in sporting activities, with a single- or multi-layer moulded sole, not injected, manufactured from synthetic materials specially designed to absorb the impact of vertical or lateral movements and with technical features such as hermetic pads containing gas or fluid, mechanical components which absorb or neutralize impact or materials such as low-density polymers.ANNEX IIPREDETERMINED MAXIMUM QUANTITY """" ID=""1"">Gloves> ID=""2"">4203 29> ID=""3"">ECU 50 000""> ID=""1"">Footwear falling within HS/CN codes> ID=""2"">ex 6402 19 (1)> ID=""3"">4 000 pairs""> ID=""2"">ex 6402 99 (1)""> ID=""2"">ex 6403 19 (1)> ID=""3"">4 000 pairs""> ID=""2"">6403 51> ID=""3"">4 000 pairs""> ID=""2"">6403 59""> ID=""2"">ex 6403 91 (1)> ID=""3"">4 000 pairs""> ID=""2"">ex 6403 99 (1)""> ID=""2"">ex 6404 11 (1)> ID=""3"">4 000 pairs""> ID=""2"">6404 19 10> ID=""3"">4 000 pairs""> ID=""1"">Tableware, kitchenware of porcelain or china> ID=""2"">6911 10> ID=""3"">8 tonnes""> ID=""1"">Ceramic tableware or kitchenware> ID=""2"">6912 00> ID=""3"">8 tonnes""> ID=""1"">Glassware of a kind used for table> ID=""2"">7013> ID=""3"">6 tonnes""> ID=""1"">Car radios falling within HS/CN codes> ID=""2"">8527 21> ID=""3"">4 000 units 4 000 units""> ID=""2"">8527 29""> ID=""1"">Toys falling within HS/CN codes> ID=""2"">9503 41> ID=""3"">ECU 75 000 ECU 75 000 ECU 75 000""> ID=""2"">9503 49""> ID=""2"">9503 90"""">(1) Excluding footwear involving special technology: shoes which have a cif price per pair of not less than ECU 12 for use in sporting activities, with a single- or multi-layer moulded sole, not injected, manufactured from synthetic materials specially designed to absorb the impact of vertical or lateral movements and with technical features such as hermetic pads containing gas or fluid, mechanical components which absorb or neutralize impact or materials such as low-density polymers.ANNEX IIISIGL CODES """" ID=""1"">Gloves> ID=""2"">4203 29> ID=""3"">4203A""> ID=""1"">Footwear falling within HS/CN codes> ID=""2"">ex 6402 19 (1)> ID=""3"">6402A""> ID=""2"">ex 6402 99 (1)""> ID=""2"">ex 6403 19 (1)> ID=""3"">6403A""> ID=""2"">6403 51> ID=""3"">3403B""> ID=""2"">6403 59""> ID=""2"">ex 6403 91 (1)> ID=""3"">6403C""> ID=""2"">ex 6403 99 (1)""> ID=""2"">ex 6404 11 (1)> ID=""3"">6404A""> ID=""2"">6404 19 10> ID=""3"">6404B""> ID=""1"">Tableware, kitchenware of porcelain or china> ID=""2"">6911 10> ID=""3"">6911A""> ID=""1"">Ceramic tableware or kitchenware> ID=""2"">6912 00> ID=""3"">6912A""> ID=""1"">Glassware of a kind used for table, etc> ID=""2"">7013> ID=""3"">7012A""> ID=""1"">Car radios falling within HS/CN codes> ID=""2"">8527 21> ID=""3"">8527A 8527B""> ID=""2"">8527 29""> ID=""1"">Toys falling within HS/CN codes> ID=""2"">9503 41> ID=""3"">9503A 9503B 9503C""> ID=""2"">9503 49""> ID=""2"">9503 90"""">(1) Excluding footwear involving special technology: shoes which have a cif price per pair of not less than ECU 12 for use in sporting activities, with a single- or multi-layer moulded sole, not injected, manufactured from synthetic materials specially designed to absorb the impact of vertical or lateral movements and which technical features such as hermetic pads containing gas or fluid, mechanical components which absorb or neutralize impact or materials such as low-density polymers. +",footwear industry;bootmaker;shoe industry;shoemaker;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;China;People’s Republic of China,17 +14560,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2656/95 of 14 November 1995 concerning the stopping of fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Finland. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3368/94 of 20 December allocating, for 1995, catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Estonian waters (2), provides for cod quotas for 1995;Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of cod in the waters of ICES division IIId (Estonian waters) by vessels flying the flag of Finland or registered in Finland have reached the quota allocated for 1995; whereas Finland has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 18 October 1995; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,. Catches of cod in the waters of ICES division IIId (Estonian waters) by vessels flying the flag of Finland or registered in Finland are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Finland for 1995.Fishing for cod in the waters of ICES division IIId (Estonian waters) by vessels flying the flag of Finland or registered in Finland is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 18 October 1995.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 November 1995.For the Commission Emma BONINO Member of the Commission +",Finland;Republic of Finland;ship's flag;nationality of ships;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches;Estonia;Republic of Estonia,17 +21180,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 308/2001 of 14 February 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 1921/95 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of import licences for products processed from fruit and vegetables. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2699/2000(2), and in particular Article 11(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) The provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1921/95(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 570/1999(4), are designed to complement or alternatively derogate from the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88(5) which was repealed and replaced by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 of 9 June 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products(6).(2) Notwithstanding the second subparagraph of Article 14(3) and the fourth indent of Article 5(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1921/95 respectively specify, with a view to administrative simplification, the quantity below which an import licence can be established without a security having to be lodged, and the quantity of products that can be imported without a licence.(3) Articles 5 and 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 have been replaced by Articles 5 and 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000. The provisions in question have been adapted and simplified in such a way that the derogations provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1921/95 are now inconsistent with or superflous to the common rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000. With a view to consistency and the simplification of procedures, the derogation should be deleted and the common rules laid down in Articles 5 and 15 of the above Regulation, which relate respectively to cases where an import licence or a security is not required, should be applied to processed fruit and vegetable products.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,. Paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1921/95 are deleted. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 February 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 29.(2) OJ L 311, 12.12.2000, p. 9.(3) OJ L 185, 4.8.1995, p. 10.(4) OJ L 70, 17.3.1999, p. 14.(5) OJ L 331, 2.12.1988, p. 1.(6) OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1. +",import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;fruit product;fruit must;fruit pulp;grape must;jam;marmalade;preserves;vegetable product;pickles;sauerkraut;tomato concentrate;tomato paste;vegetable pulp,17 +12229,"Commission Decision of 21 February 1994 concerning the dates to be fixed by Member States for the submission of 'area' aid applications under the integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes (the 'integrated system') (Only the German, French and Italian texts are authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 of 27 November 1992 establishing an integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes (1), and in particular Article 6 (2) thereof,Whereas Article 6 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 provides that the Commission may authorize Member States to fix a final date for the submission of an 'area' aid application between 1 April and the dates referred to in Articles 10, 11 and 12 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 (2); whereas Member States must justify their choice of date, in particular by providing the Commission with a detailed working plan which demonstrates that the proposed date allows the time required for all relevant data to be made available for the proper administrative and financial management of the aid and for the necessary checks to the carried out;Whereas certain Member States have submitted to the Commission applications for the authorization of dates after 31 March accompanied by the relevant working plans; whereas the Commission has studied these applications, taking particular account of the experience acquired in the implementation of the integrated system in 1993 by the Member States concerned;Whereas this measure is in accordance with the opinion of the Fund Committee,. The Commission hereby authorizes the Member States listed in the Annex hereto to fix the final dates mentioned there for the submission of the 'area' aid applications in 1994. This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany, the Italian Republic and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.. Done at Brussels, 21 February 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 355, 5. 12. 1992, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 12.ANNEX"""" ID=""1"">Germany> ID=""2"">15 May""> ID=""1"">Italy> ID=""2"">30 April""> ID=""1"">Luxembourg> ID=""2"">1 May""> +",animal production;aid to agriculture;farm subsidy;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;area of holding;acreage;size of holding;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +1213,"79/576/EEC: Commission Decision of 13 June 1979 refusing to accept the scientific character of the apparatus described as 'JMR-1 Doppler satellite survey receiver'. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3195/75 of 2 December 1975 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (2), and in particular Articles 4 and 5 thereof,Whereas, by letter dated 4 December 1978, the United Kingdom Government requested the Commission to invoke the procedure laid down in Articles 4 and 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 3195/75 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as ""JMR-1 Doppler satellite survey receiver"", intended for measuring the total electron content of the ionosphere, should be considered as a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 3195/75, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 27 April 1979 within the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine this particular case;Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is a portable receiving and data recording system, which does not have the requisite objective technical characteristics making it specifically suited to scientific research ; whereas this apparatus constitutes a special application of an instrument with normal technical characteristics ; whereas moreover it is an apparatus in current use in particular for locating mineral oil deposits under the sea bed ; whereas its use in the case in question could not alone confer upon it the character of a scientific apparatus ; whereas it therefore cannot be regarded as a scientific apparatus,. The apparatus described as ""JMR-1 Doppler satellite survey receiver"" is not considered to be a scientific apparatus. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 June 1979.For the CommissionÉtienne DAVIGNONMember of the Commission (1)OJ No L 184, 15.7.1975, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 316, 6.12.1975, p. 17. +",exemption from customs duties;customs franchise;duty-free admission;duty-free entry;exemption from duty;exemption from import duty;travellers' allowance;travellers' tax-free allowance;scientific apparatus;laboratory equipment;microscope;research equipment;scientific instrument;scientific material;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT,17 +7566,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2234/89 of 25 July 1989 determining the maximum amount of the compensation for tuna supplied to the canning industry for the period 1 July to 30 September 1988. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 of 29 December 1981 on the common organization of the market in fishery products (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3759/87 (2), and in particular Article 17 (6) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1196/76 of 17 May 1976 laying down general rules for the granting of compensation to producers of tuna for the canning industry (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas, during the period 1 July to 30 September 1988, compensation for tuna supplied to the canning industry was administrated by the abovementioned rules in Regulations (EEC) No 3796/81 and (EEC) No 1196/76 and the maximum amount of this compensation should therefore be determined according to these rules, notwithstanding the fact that these rules have been modified since then, with effect from 13 November 1988, by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3468/88 (4);Whereas compensation is to be granted, if necessary, to Community producers of tuna in respect of tuna for the canning industry; whereas this measure was to compensate Community producers for any disadvantages that may arise under the import arrangements; whereas by virtue of those arrangements a fall in the import prices for tuna could directly threaten the income level of Community producers of this product;Whereas compensation is granted for the tuna supplied to the canning industry during the three-month period for which prices were recorded, where simultaneously the quarterly average price on the Community market and the free-at-frontier price are less than 90 % of the Community producer price and this fall in prices is caused by the level of prices on the world market in tuna and not by an abnormal increase in the quantities produced;Whereas, under the arrangements, an analysis should be made of the situation on the Community market in order to determine the maximum amount of the compensation for the period 1 July to 30 September 1988; whereas this analysis has shown that for certain species and presentations of the product considered, during the periods concerned, both the quarterly average market price and the free-at-frontier prices referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1196/76 were less than 90 % of the Community producer price in force, as fixed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3765/87 of 14 December 1987 fixing the Community producer price for tuna intended for the canning industry for the 1988 fishing year (5);Whereas the information available to the Commission does not suggest that the level of prices on the Community market is caused by an abnormal increase in the quantities of Community production during the period concerned;Whereas therefore compensation should be granted to Community tuna producers, in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2469/86 of 31 July 1986 laying down detailed rules for the granting of compensation to producers of tuna for the canning industry (6), for the period 1 July to 30 September 1988 and the maximum amount of compensation should be fixed for this period for each of the products concerned;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,. The compensation referred to in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 shall apply for the period 1 July to 30 September of the 1988 fishing year for the products and within the limits of the maximum amounts determined as follows:(ECU/tonne)1.2 // // // Product // Maximum amount of compensation // // // Yellowfin tuna, whole, weighing not more than 10 kg each // 190 // // This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 July 1989.For the CommissionManuel MARÍNVice-President(1) OJ No L 379, 31. 12. 1981, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 359, 21. 12. 1987, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 133, 22. 5. 1976, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 305, 10. 11. 1988, p. 1.(5) OJ No L 355, 17. 12. 1987, p. 6.(6) OJ No L 211, 1. 8. 1986, p. 19. +",cannery;canning;canning industry;food-preserving industry;sea fish;import price;entry price;producer price;average producer price;output price;EU production;Community production;European Union production;economic support;aid;granting of aid;subvention,17 +42482,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 341/2013 of 16 April 2013 on the division between ‘deliveries’ and ‘direct sales’ of national milk quotas fixed for 2012/2013 in Annex IX to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 69(1) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 67(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that producers may have one or two individual quotas, one for deliveries and the other for direct sales and quantities may be converted from one quota to the other only by the competent authority of the Member State, at the duly justified request of the producer.(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 326/2012 of 17 April 2012 on the division between ‘deliveries’ and ‘direct sales’ of national milk quotas fixed for 2011/2012 in Annex IX to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (2) sets out the division between ‘deliveries’ and ‘direct sales’ for the period from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012 for all Member States.(3) In accordance with Article 25(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 595/2004 of 30 March 2004 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003 establishing a levy in the milk and milk products sector (3), Member States have notified the quantities which have been definitively converted at the request of the producers between individual quotas for deliveries and for direct sales.(4) The total national quotas for all Member States fixed in point 1 of Annex IX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 72/2009 (4) were increased with 1 %, effective from 1 April 2012, except for Italy whose quota was already increased with 5 %, effective from 1 April 2009. Member States, except Italy, have notified the Commission of the division between ‘deliveries’ and ‘direct sales’ of the additional quota.(5) It is therefore appropriate to establish the division between ‘deliveries’ and ‘direct sales’ of the national quotas applicable for the period from 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013 fixed in Annex IX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.(6) Given the fact that the division between direct sales and deliveries is used as a reference basis for controls pursuant to Articles 19 to 21 of Regulation (EC) No 595/2004 and for the establishment of the annual questionnaire set out in Annex I to that Regulation, it is appropriate to determine a date of expiry of this Regulation after the last possible date for these controls.(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,. The division, applicable for the period from 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013, between ‘deliveries’ and ‘direct sales’ of the national quotas fixed in Annex IX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 is set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall expire on 30 September 2014.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 April 2013.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 106, 18.4.2012, p. 11.(3)  OJ L 94, 31.3.2004, p. 22.(4)  OJ L 30, 31.1.2009, p. 1.ANNEXMember States Deliveries Direct salesBelgium 3 527 261,237 39 189,169Bulgaria 969 471,860 69 654,492Czech Republic 2 883 911,857 22 172,160Denmark 4 799 731,619 178,750Germany 29 927 740,580 91 000,757Estonia 679 484,295 6 581,100Ireland 5 725 112,334 2 038,395Greece 869 588,700 1 317,000Spain 6 426 902,352 65 726,801France 25 760 216,119 349 913,858Italy 10 936 833,659 351 709,207Cyprus 153 365,189 752,427Latvia 756 483,140 16 915,571Lithuania 1 734 582,876 74 960,670Luxembourg 289 255,752 600,000Hungary 1 957 311,869 154 969,835Malta 51 688,841 0,000Netherlands 11 852 077,809 79 103,038Austria 2 877 171,506 85 926,007Poland 9 808 184,895 148 049,814Portugal (1) 2 059 790,172 8 432,151Romania 1 535 888,932 1 708 860,056Slovenia 591 294,484 20 758,367Slovakia 1 066 819,790 37 889,340Finland (2) 2 588 836,146 5 061,626Sweden 3 553 845,206 4 600,000United Kingdom 15 591 926,714 147 384,737(1)  Except Madeira.(2)  The Finnish national quota as referred to in annex IX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and the total amount of the Finnish national quota as indicated in the Annex to this regulation differ due to a quota increase of 784 683 tonnes to compensate Finnish SLOM producers pursuant to article 67(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. +",milk;delivery;consignment;delivery costs;means of delivery;shipment;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;agricultural quota;farm quota;milk quota;direct selling;person-to-person selling,17 +12011,"COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 3126/93 of 5 November 1993 laying down, for 1993, certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Estonia. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture (1), and in particular Article 8 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas, in accordance with the procedure provided for in the Agreement on fisheries relations between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Estonia (2), and in particular Articles 3 and 6 thereof, the Community and Estonia have held consultations concerning their mutual fishing rights for 1993 and the management of common biological resources;Whereas, in the course of these consultations, the delegations of the Community and Estonia agreed to recommend to their respective authorities that certain catch quotas for 1993 should be fixed for the vessels of the other Party;Whereas the necessary measures should be taken to implement, for 1993, the results of the consultations held between the aforesaid delegations;Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation are subject to the control measures provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2241/87 of 23 July 1987 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities (3);Whereas Article 3 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87 of 20 May 1987 establishing detailed rules concerning the marking and documentation of fishing vessels (4) provides that all vessels with chilled or refrigerated sea-water tanks are to keep on board a document certified by a competent authority and specifying the calibration of the tanks in cubic metres at 10-centimetre intervals,. 1. Vessels flying the flag of Estonia are hereby authorized until 31 December 1993 to fish for the species listed in Annex I within the geographical and quantitative limits laid down therein and in accordance with this Regulation, in the 200-nautical-mile fishing zone of the Member States in the Baltic Sea.2. Fishing authorized under paragraph 1 shall be limited to those parts of the 200-nautical-mile fishing zone lying seawards of twelve nautical miles from the baselines from which the fishing zones of Member States are measured.3. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, unavoidable by-catches of a species for which no quota is established in a zone shall be permitted within the limits fixed in the conservation measures in force in the zone concerned.4. By-catches in a given zone of a species for which a quota is established in that zone shall be counted against the quota concerned. 1. Vessels fishing within the quotas fixed in Article 1 shall comply with the conservation and control measures and all other provisions governing fishing in the zones referred to in that Article.2. The vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall keep a logbook in which the information set out in Annex II shall be entered.3. The vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall transmit to the Commission, in accordance with the rules laid down in Annex III, the information set out in that Annex.4. Those vessels referred to in paragraph 1 which have chilled or refrigerated sea-water tanks shall keep on board a document certified by a competent authority and specifying the calibration of the tanks in cubic metres at 10-centimetre intervals.5. The registration letters and numbers of the vessels referred to in paragraph 1 must be clearly marked on the bow of each vessel on both sides. 1. Fishing within ICES sub-area III division d under the quotas fixed in Article 1 shall be permitted only where a licence has been issued by the Commission on behalf of the Community at the request of the Estonian authorities and in compliance with the conditions set out in Annexes II and III. Copies of these Annexes and the licence shall be kept on board each vessel.The vessels to be licensed for fishing in the Community zone during a given month shall be notified at the latest by the tenth day of the preceding month. The Community shall process expeditiously requests for adjustments to a monthly list during its currency.2. Licences shall be issued for the purposes of paragraph 1 provided that the number of licences valid at any time during a given month does not exceed:- 20 for the fishing of cod,- 20 for the fishing of herring and sprat.3. When an application for a licence is submitted to the Commission, the following information must be supplied:(a) name of vessel;(b) registration number;(c) external identification letters and numbers;(d) port of registration;(e) name and address of the owner or charterer;(f) gross tonnage and overall length;(g) engine power;(h) call sign and radio frequency;(i) intended method of fishing;(j) intended area of fishing;(k) species for which it is intended to fish;(l) period for which a licence is requested.4. Each licence shall be valid for one vessel only. Where two or more vessels take part in the same fishing operation, each vessel must be in possession of a licence.5. Licences may be cancelled with a view to the issue of new licences. Such cancellations shall take effect on the day before the date of issue of the new licences by the Commission. New licences shall take effect from their date of issue.6. Licences shall be wholly or partially withdrawn before the date of expiry if the respective quotas fixed in Article 1 have been exhausted.7. Licences shall be withdrawn in the event of any failure to meet the obligations laid down in this Regulation.8. For a period not exceeding 12 months, no licence shall be issued for any vessel in respect of which the obligations laid down in this Regulation have not been met.9. Vessels authorized to fish on 31 December may continue fishing as from the beginning of the following year until the lists of vessels permitted to fish during the year in question are submitted to, and approved by, the Commission on behalf of the Community. Where an infringement is duly found to have taken place, Member States shall, without delay, inform the Commission of the name of the vessel concerned and of any action they have taken.The Commission shall submit, on behalf of the Community, to Estonia the names and characteristics of the Estonian vessels which will not be authorized to fish in the Community's fishing zone for the next month or months as a result of an infringement of Community rules. This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 5 November 1993.For the CouncilThe PresidentE. TOMAS(1) OJ No L 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 56, 9. 3. 1993, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 207, 29. 7. 1987, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3483/88 (OJ No L 306, 11. 11. 1988, p. 2).(4) OJ No L 132, 21. 5. 1987, p. 9.ANNEX IEstonian catch quotas for 1993"""" ID=""01"">Cod> ID=""02"">ICES III d> ID=""03"">200""> ID=""01"">Herring> ID=""02"">ICES III d> ID=""03"">2 000""> ID=""01"">Sprat> ID=""02"">ICES III d> ID=""03"">2 000 "">ANNEX IIDetails to be entered in logbook When fishing is conducted within the 200-nautical-mile zone off the coasts of the Member States of the Community which is covered by Community rules on fisheries, the following details are to be entered in the logbook immediately after the following events:1. after each haul:1.1. the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught,1.2. the date and the time of the haul,1.3. the geographical position in which the catches were made,1.4. the fishing method used;2. after each transhipment to or from another vessel:2.1. the indication 'received from' or 'transferred to',2.2. the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species transhipped,2.3. the name, external identification letters and numbers of the vessel to or from which the transhipment occurred;3. after each landing in a port of the Community:3.1. name of the port,3.2. the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species landed;4. after each transmission of information to the Commission of the European Communities:4.1. date and time of the transmission,4.2. type of message; IN, OUT, ICES, WKL or 2 WKL,4.3. in the case of radio transmission; name of the radio station.ANNEX IIIInformation to be transmitted to the Commission 1. The information to be transmitted to the Commission and the timetable for its transmission is as follows:1.1. On each occasion the vessel enters the 200-nautical-mile zone off the coasts of the Member States of the Community which is covered by Community rules on fisheries:(a) the information specified under 1.5;(b) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species of fish in the hold;(c) the date and ICES division within which the master intends to commence fishing.Where the fishing operations necessitate more than one entry into the zone referred to under 1.1 on a given day, one communication shall suffice on first entry.1.2. On each occasion the vessel leaves the zone referred to under 1.1:(a) the information specified under 1.5;(b) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species of fish in the hold;(c) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught since the previous transmission;(d) the ICES division in which the catches were taken;(e) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species transferred to and/or from other vessels since the vessel entered the zone and the identification of the vessel to which the transfer was made;(f) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species landed in port of the Community since the vessel entered the zone.Where the fishing operations necessitate more than one entry into the zones referred to under 1.1 on any given day, one single communication on the last exit will be sufficient;1.3. At three-day intervals, commencing on the third day after the vessel first enters the zone referred to under 1.1 when fishing for herring, and at weekly intervals, commencing on the seventh day after the vessel first enters the zone referred to under 1.1 when fishing for all species other than herring:(a) the information specified under 1.5;(b) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught since the previous transmission;(c) the ICES division in which the catches were made.1.4. On each occasion the vessel moves from one ICES division to another:(a) the information specified under 1.5;(b) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught since the previous transmission;(c) the ICES division in which the catches have been taken.1.5. (a) the name, call sign, external identification letters and numbers of the vessel and the name of its master;(b) the licence number of the vessel is under licence;(c) the serial number of the message for the voyage concerned;(d) identification of the type of message;(e) the date, the time and the geographical position of the vessel.2.1. The information specified under point 1 shall be transmitted to the Commission of the European Communities in Brussels (telex 24 189 FISEU-B) via one of the radio stations listed under point 3 below and in the form specified under point 4.2.2. If it is impossible for reasons of force majeure for the message to be transmitted by the vessel, it may be transmitted on the vessel's behalf by another vessel.3."""" ID=""01"">Skagen> ID=""02"">OXP""> ID=""01"">Blaavand> ID=""02"">OXB""> ID=""01"">Norddeich> ID=""02"">DAF DAKDAH DALDAI DAMDAJ DAN""> ID=""01"">Scheveningen> ID=""02"">PCH""> ID=""01"">Oostende> ID=""02"">OST""> ID=""01"">North Foreland> ID=""02"">GNF""> ID=""01"">Humber> ID=""02"">GKZ""> ID=""01"">Cullercoats> ID=""02"">GCC""> ID=""01"">Wick> ID=""02"">GKR""> ID=""01"">Portpatrick> ID=""02"">GPK""> ID=""01"">Anglesey> ID=""02"">GLV""> ID=""01"">Ilfracombe> ID=""02"">GIL""> ID=""01"">Niton> ID=""02"">GNI""> ID=""01"">Stonehaven> ID=""02"">GND""> ID=""01"">Portishead> ID=""02"">GKAGKBGKC""> ID=""01"">Land's End> ID=""02"">GLD""> ID=""01"">Valentia> ID=""02"">EJK""> ID=""01"">Malin Head> ID=""02"">EJM""> ID=""01"">Boulogne> ID=""02"">FFB""> ID=""01"">Brest> ID=""02"">FFU""> ID=""01"">Saint-Nazaire> ID=""02"">FFO""> ID=""01"">Bordeaux-Arcachon> ID=""02"">FFC""> ID=""01"">Stockholm> ID=""02"">SOJ""> ID=""01"">Goeteborg> ID=""02"">SOG""> ID=""01"">Ronne> ID=""02"">OYE"">4. Form of the communicationsThe information specified under point 1 shall contain the following elements which shall be given in the following order:- name of vessel,- call sign,- external identification letters and numbers,- serial number of the message for the voyage in question,- indication of the type of message according to the following code:- message when entering one of the zones referred to under 1.1.: 'IN',- message when leaving one of the zones referred to under 1.1: 'OUT',- message when moving from one ICES division to another: 'ICES',- weekly message: 'WKL',- three-day message: '2 WKL',- the date, the time and the geographical position,- the ICES divisions/sub-areas in which fishing is expected to commence,- the date on which fishing is expected to commence,- the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species of fish in the hold using the code mentioned in point 5,- the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species of fish caught since the previous transmission using the code mentioned in point 5,- the ICES division/sub-areas in which the catches were made,- the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species-transferred to and/or from other vessels since the previous transmission,- the name and call sign of the vessel to and/or from which the transfer was made,- the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species landed in a port of the Community since the previous transmission,- the name of the master.5. The code to be used to indicate the species on board as mentioned in point 4 above:COD - cod (Gadus morhua),SAL - salmon (Salmo salar),HER - herring (Clupea harengus),SPR - sprat (Sprattus sprattus). +",fishery management;fishery planning;fishery system;fishing management;fishing system;management of fish resources;conservation of fish stocks;republic;USSR;Soviet Union;former USSR;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction,17 +17600,"98/604/EC: Commission Decision of 16 October 1998 on the Community financial contribution towards the eradication of sheep pox in Greece (notified under document number C(1998) 3118) (Only the Greek text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,Whereas the Commission adopted Decision 97/658/EC of 1 October 1997 concerning financial contribution by the Community towards the eradication of sheep pox in Greece (3); whereas this Community assistance could be had for outbreaks of sheep pox occurring between November 1995 and December 1996;Whereas new outbreaks of sheep pox have been declared in Greece in 1997; whereas eradication measures must continue in view of the serious danger this disease presents for the Community's sheep and goat population, by providing in particular a further Community contribution to compensate sheep and goat farmers for their losses;Whereas, when the presence of sheep pox was officially confirmed, the Greek authorities communicated that they had taken appropriate measures, including those listed in Article 3(2) of Decision 90/424/EEC, and those in Council Directive 92/119/EEC of 17 December 1992 introducing general Community measures for the control of certain animal diseases and specific measures relating to swine vesicular disease (4), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden;Whereas the conditions for Community financial assistance have been met;Whereas the Community financial contribution shall be paid on confirmation that the measures have been implemented and the authorities have supplied all the information requested within the time limits laid down;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. Greece may obtain financial assistance for the outbreaks of sheep pox in 1997. 1. Subject to the checks to be carried out, the Community contribution shall be granted after the supporting documents have been submitted.2. The supporting documents referred to in paragraph 1 shall be:(a) an epidemiological report on each holding on which animals have been slaughtered. The report shall contain information on:(i) infected holdings:- location and address,- date on which the disease was suspected and the date on which it was confirmed,- number of animals, by species and category, slaughtered and destroyed, and the date in question,- method of slaughter and of destruction,- type and number of samples collected and tested when the disease was suspected; results of the tests,- type and number of samples taken and tested during the depopulation of the infected holdings; results of the tests,- presumed origin of the infection following complete epidemiological analysis;(ii) holdings in contact with an infected holding:- as in (i), first, third, fourth and sixth indents,- infected holding (outbreak) with which contact has been confirmed or suspected; nature of the contact;(b) a financial report including in particular the list of beneficiaries and their addresses, the number, species and categories of animals slaughtered, the date of slaughter, the amount paid out (excluding VAT) and the date of payment. 1. The application for payment, together with the supporting documents referred to in Article 2, shall be submitted to the Commission before 1 December 1998.2. The Commission shall decide on the aid before 15 April 1999. Before 1 May 1999, it shall inform the Member States through the Standing Veterinary Committee of its decision, with a view to an evaluation thereof. 1. The Commission, in collaboration with the competent national authorities, may carry out on-the-spot checks to ensure that the measures and assisted expenditure have been carried out.The Commission shall inform the Member States of the outcome of the checks.2. Articles 8 and 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (5) shall apply mutatis mutandis. This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic.. Done at Brussels, 16 October 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19.(2) OJ L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 31.(3) OJ L 278, 11. 10. 1997, p. 26.(4) OJ L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 69.(5) OJ L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13. +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;Greece;Hellenic Republic;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;slaughter of animals;slaughter of livestock;stunning of animals;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid,17 +14574,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2700/95 of 22 November 1995 correcting Regulation (EC) No 1802/95 amending the Regulations that fixed, prior to 1 February 1995, certain prices and amounts in the market in milk and milk products of which the value in ecus was adapted as a result of the abolition of the correcting factor for agricultural conversion rates. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1538/95 (2), and in particular Article 5c (7) thereof,Whereas one oversight should be corrected in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1802/95 (3);Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1802/95 the following line is inserted after Regulation (EEC) No 1158/91 and before Regulation (EEC) No 3378/91:>TABLE> This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply to the amounts converted into national currency from the 1995/96 marketing year on.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 November 1995.For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission +",milk;agri-monetary policy;agricultural monetary policy;farm prices;Community farm price;EC farm price;price for the marketing year;milk product;dairy produce;aid to agriculture;farm subsidy;representative rate;agricultural conversion rate;agricultural unit of account;green exchange rate;green rate;green unit of account,17 +3622,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 17/2004 of 7 January 2004 laying down the reduction coefficient to be applied under the Community tariff quota for barley provided for by Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003(2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003 of 29 December 2003 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for barley from third countries(3), and in particular Article 3(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003 opened an annual tariff quota for the import of 300000 tonnes of barley falling within CN code 1003 00.(2) The quantities applied for on 5 January 2004 in accordance with Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003 exceed the quantities available. The extent to which licences may be issued should therefore be determined and a reduction coefficient laid down to be applied to the quantities applied for,. Each application for import licences for the tariff quota for barley lodged and forwarded to the Commission on 5 January 2004 in accordance with Article 3(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003 shall be accepted at a rate of 0,015590 of the quantity applied for. This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 January 2004.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 January 2004.For the CommissionJ. M. Silva RodrĂ­guezAgriculture Director-General(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.(2) OJ L 158, 27.6.2003, p. 1.(3) OJ L 342, 30.12.2003, p. 7. +",import;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;barley;third country;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin,17 +39269,"2011/464/EU: Council Decision of 18 July 2011 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand amending the Agreement on mutual recognition in relation to conformity assessment between the European Community and New Zealand. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Whereas:(1) The Agreement on mutual recognition in relation to conformity assessment between the European Community and New Zealand (1) (the Agreement on Mutual Recognition) entered into force on 1 January 1999 (2).(2) On 8 July 2002, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with New Zealand with a view to amending the Agreement on Mutual Recognition. The negotiations were successfully concluded by the initialling of the Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand amending the Agreement on mutual recognition in relation to conformity assessment between the European Community and New Zealand (the Agreement) in Brussels on 29 June 2009.(3) As a consequence of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009, the European Union has replaced and succeeded the European Community.(4) The Agreement should be signed,. The signing of the Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand amending the Agreement on mutual recognition in relation to conformity assessment between the European Community and New Zealand (the Agreement) is hereby authorised on behalf of the Union, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement (3). The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Union subject to its conclusion. This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.. Done at Brussels, 18 July 2011.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. DOWGIELEWICZ(1)  OJ L 229, 17.8.1998, p. 62.(2)  OJ L 5, 9.1.1999, p. 74.(3)  The text of the Agreement will be published together with the Decision on its conclusion. +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);quality label;quality mark;standards certificate;New Zealand;signature of an agreement;Community certification;mutual recognition principle;Cassis de Dijon Case;revision of an agreement;amendment of an agreement;revision of a treaty,17 +582,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 782/86 of 6 March 1986 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the People' s Democratic Republic of Algeria concerning the import into the Community of preserved fruit salads originating in Algeria (1986). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,Whereas the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria (1) was signed on 26 April 1976 and entered into force on 1 November 1978;Whereas the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria concerning the import into the Community of preserved fruit salads originating in Algeria should be approved,. The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria concerning the import into the Community of preserved fruit salads originating in Algeria is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Regulation. The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement for the purpose of binding the Community. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 6 March 1986.For the CouncilThe PresidentP. WINSEMIUS(1) OJ No L 263, 27. 9. 1978, p. 2. +",import;agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);fruit product;fruit must;fruit pulp;grape must;jam;marmalade;preserves;preserved product;preserved food;tinned food,17 +16173,"97/427/EC: Commission Decision of 25 June 1997 laying down special conditions for the import of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods originating in Australia (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/492/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and placing on the market of live bivalve molluscs (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 9 thereof,Whereas legislation of Australia makes the 'Department of Primary Industries and Energy - Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service - (AQIS)` responsible for inspecting the health of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods and for monitoring the hygiene and sanitary conditions of production; whereas the same legislation empowers AQIS to authorize or prohibit the harvesting of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods from certain zones;Whereas the AQIS and its laboratories are capable of effectively verifying the applications of the laws in force in Australia;Whereas the competent authorities of Australia have undertaken to communicate regularly and quickly to the Commission data on the presence of plankton containing toxins in the harvest zones;Whereas the competent authorities of Australia have provided official assurances regarding compliance with the requirements specified in Chapter V of the Annex to Directive 91/492/EEC and with requirements equivalent to those prescribed in that Directive for the classification of production and relaying zones, approval of dispatch and purification centres and public health control and production monitoring; whereas, in particular, any possible change in harvesting zones is to be communicated to the Community;Whereas Australia is eligible for inclusion in the list of third countries fulfilling the conditions of equivalence referred to in Article 9 (3) (a) of Directive 91/492/EEC;Whereas Australia wishes to export to the Community frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods;Whereas, for this purpose, in accordance with Article 9 (3) (b) (ii) of Directive 91/492/EEC, the production areas from which bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods may be harvested and exported to the Community must be designated;Whereas the special import conditions apply without prejudice to decisions taken pursuant to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products (2), as last amended by Directive 95/22/EEC (3);Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The 'Department of Primary Industries and Energy - Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service - (AQIS)` shall be the competent authority in Australia for verifying and certifying that live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods fulfil the requirements of Directive 91/492/EEC. Live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods originating in Australia and intended for human consumption must originate in the authorized production areas listed in the Annex hereto. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 June 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 46, 19. 2. 1991, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 243, 11. 10. 1995, p. 1.ANNEXProduction zones in compliance with provision laid down in Annex I, 1 (a) to Directive 91/492/EEC>TABLE> +",import;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;live animal;animal on the hoof;mollusc;cephalopod;shellfish;squid;marine life;marine fauna;marine flora;Australia;Commonwealth of Australia,17 +26407,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1309/2003 of 23 July 2003 determining the extent to which applications submitted in July 2003 for import licences for the tariff quota for beef and veal provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 2475/2000 for the Republic of Slovenia can be accepted. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2673/2000 of 6 December 2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of the tariff quota for beef and veal provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 2475/2000 for the Republic of Slovenia(1), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,Whereas:Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2673/2000 fixes the quantity of fresh or chilled beef and veal originating in Slovenia which may be imported under special conditions from 1 July to 31 December 2003. The quantity of meat for which import licences have been submitted is such that applications may be granted in full,. Import licences shall be granted for the full quantities covered by applications submitted for the quota referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2673/2000 for the period 1 July to 31 December 2003. This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 July 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 July 2003.For the CommissionJ. M. Silva RodrĂ­guezAgriculture Director-General(1) OJ L 306, 7.12.2000, p. 19. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;beef;Slovenia;Republic of Slovenia,17 +12150,"COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 3684/93 of 20 December 1993 laying down for 1994 certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Estonia. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture(1) , and in particular Article 8 (4) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas, in accordance with the procedure provided for in the Agreement on fisheries relations between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Estonia(2) , and in particular Articles 3 and 6 thereof, the Community and Estonia have held consultations concerning their mutual fishing rights for 1994 and the management of common living resources;Whereas, in the course of these consultations, the delegations agreed to recommend to their respective authorities that certain catch quotas for 1994 should be fixed for the vessels of the other Party;Whereas the necessary measures should be taken to implement, for 1994, the results of the consultations held between the delegations of the Community and Estonia;Whereas it is for the Council to lay down the specific conditions under which catches by vessels flying the flag of Estonia must be taken;Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation are subject to the control measures provided for by Council Regulation No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(3) ;Whereas Article 3 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87 of 20 May 1987 establishing detailed rules concerning the marking and documentation of fishing vessels(4) provides that all vessels with chilled or refrigerated sea-water tanks are to keep on board a document certified by a competent authority and indicating the calibration of the tanks in cubic metres at 10-centimetre intervals,. 1. From 1 January to 31 December 1994, vessels flying the flag of Estonia are hereby authorized to fish for the species listed in Annex I, within the geographical and quantitative limits laid down therein and in accordance with this Regulation, in the 200-nautical-mile fishing zone of the Member States in the Baltic Sea.2. Fishing authorized under paragraph 1 shall be limited to those parts of the 200-nautical-mile fishing zone lying seawards of 12-nautical-miles from the baselines from which the fishing zones of Member States are measured.3. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, unavoidable by-catches of a species for which no quota is established in a zone shall be permitted within the limits fixed in the conservation measures in force in the zone concerned.4. By-catches in a given zone of a species for which a quota is established in that zone shall be counted against the quota concerned. 1. Vessels fishing within the quotas fixed in Article 1 shall comply with the conservation and control measures and all other provisions governing fishing in the zones referred to in that Article.2. The vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall keep a log-book in which the information set out in Annex II shall be entered.3. The vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall transmit to the Commission, in accordance with the rules laid down in Annex III, the information set out in that Annex.4. Those vessels referred to in paragraph 1 which have chilled or refrigerated sea-water tanks shall keep on board a document certified by a competent authority and indicating the calibration of the tanks in cubic metres at 10-centimetre intervals.5. The registration letters and numbers of the vessels referred to in paragraph 1 must be clearly marked on the bow of each vessel on both sides. 1. Fishing within ICES sub-area III division d under the quotas fixed in Article 1 shall be permitted only where a licence has been issued by the Commission on behalf of the Community at the request of the Estonian authorities and in compliance with the conditions set out in Annexes II and III. Copies of these Annexes and the licence shall be kept on board of each vessel.The vessels to be licensed for fishing in the Community zone during a given month will be notified at the latest by the tenth day of the preceding month. The Community shall process expeditiously requests for adjustments to a monthly list during its currency.2. Licences shall be issued for the purposes of paragraph 1 provided that the number of licences valid at any time during a given month does not exceed:- 20 for the fishing of cod,- 12 for the fishing of herring and sprat.Only fishing vessels under 40 metres will be authorized.3. When an application for a licence is submitted to the Commission, the following information must be supplied:(a) name of vessel;(b) registration number;(c) external identification letters and numbers;(d) port of registration;(e) name and address of the owner or charterer;(f) gross tonnage and overall length;(g) engine power;(h) call sign and radio frequency;(i) intended method of fishing;(j) intended area of fishing;(k) species for which it is intended to fish;(l) period for which a licence is requested.4. Each licence shall be valid for one vessel only. Where two or more vessels are taking part in the same fishing operation, each vessel must be in possession of a licence.5. Licences may be cancelled with a view to the issue of new licences. Such cancellations shall take effect on the day before the date of issue of the new licences by the Commission. New licences shall take effect from their date of issue.6. Licences shall be wholly or partially withdrawn before the date of expiry if the respective quotas fixed in Article 1 have been exhausted.7. Licences shall be withdrawn in the event of any failure to meet the obligations laid down in this Regulation.8. For a period not exceeding 12 months, no licence shall be issued for any vessel in respect of which the obligations laid down in this Regulation have not been met.9. Vessels authorized to fish on 31 December may continue fishing as from the beginning of next year until the lists of vessels permitted to fish during the year in question are submitted to and approved by the Commission on behalf of the Community. Where an infringement is duly found to have taken place, the Member States shall without delay inform the Commission of the name of the vessel concerned and of any action they have taken.The Commission shall submit, on behalf of the Community, to Estonia the names and characteristics of the Estonian vessels which will not be authorized to fish in the Community's fishing zone for the next month(s) as a consequence of an infringement of Community rules. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1994.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 December 1993.For the CouncilThe PresidentA. BOURGEOIS(1) OJ No L 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 56, 9. 3. 1993, p. 2.(3) OJ No L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 132, 21. 5. 1987, p. 9.ANNEX IEstonian catch quotas for 1994 """" ID=""1"">Cod> ID=""2"">ICES III d> ID=""3"">300""> ID=""1"">Herring> ID=""2"">ICES III d> ID=""3"">2 000""> ID=""1"">Sprat> ID=""2"">ICES III d> ID=""3"">2 000"">ANNEX IIWhen fishing within the 200-nautical-mile zone off the coasts of the Member States of the Community which is covered by Community rules on fisheries, the following details are to be entered in the log-book immediately after the following events:1. after each haul:1.1. the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught;1.2. the date and the time of the haul;1.3. the geographical position in which the catches were made;1.4. the fishing method used.2. After each transhipment to or from another vessel:2.1. the indication 'received from' or 'transferred to';2.2. the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species transhipped;2.3. the name, external identification letters and numbers of the vessel to or from which the transhipment occurred.3. After each landing in a port of the Community:3.1. name of the port;3.2. the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species landed.4. After each transmission of information to the Commission of the European Communities:4.1. date and time of the transmission;4.2. type of message: IN, OUT, ICES; WKL or 2 WKL;4.3. in the case of radio transmission: name of the radio station.ANNEX III1. The information to be transmitted to the Commission and the timetable for its transmission is as follows:1.1. On each occasion the vessel enters the 200-nautical-mile zone off the coasts of the Member States of the Community which is covered by Community rules on fisheries:(a) the information specified under 1.5;(b) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species of fish in the hold;(c) the date and ICES division within which the master intends to commence fishing.Where the fishing operations necessitate more than one entry into the zone referred to under 1.1 on a given day, one communication shall suffice on first entry.1.2. On each occasion the vessel leaves the zone referred to under 1.1:(a) the information specified under 1.5;(b) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species of fish in the hold;(c) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught since the previous transmission;(d) the ICES division in which the catches were taken;(e) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species transferred to and/or from other vessels since the vessel entered the zone and the identification of the vessel to which the transfer was made;(f) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species landed in a port of the Community since the vessel entered the zone.Where the fishing operations necessitate more than one entry into the zones referred to under 1.1 on any given day, one single communication on the last exit will be sufficient.1.3 At three-day intervals, commencing on the third day after the vessel first enters the zone referred to under 1.1 when fishing for herring, and at weekly intervals, commencing on the seventh day after the vessel first enters the zone referred to under 1.1 when fishing for all species other than herring:(a) the information specified under 1.5;(b) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught since the previous transmission;(c) the ICES division in which the catches were made.1.4 On each occasion the vessel moves from one ICES division to another:(a) the information specified under 1.5;(b) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught since the previous transmission;(c) the ICES division in which the catches have been taken.1.5 (a) The name, call sign, external identification letters and numbers of the vessel and the name of its master;(b) the licence number if the vessel is under licence;(c) the serial number of the message for the voyage concerned;(d) identification of the type of message;(e) the date, the time and the geographical position of the vessel.2.1. The information specified under point 1 shall be transmitted to the Commission of the European Communities in Brussels (telex 24 189 FISEU-B) via one of the radio stations listed under point 3 below and in the form specified under point 4.2.2. If it is impossible for reasons of force majeure for the message to be transmitted by the vessel, it may be transmitted on the vessel's behalf by another vessel.3. Name of radio station Call sign of radio stationBlaavand OXBNorddeich DAF DAKDAH DALDAI DAMDAJ DANScheveningen PCHOostende OSTNorth Foreland GNFHumber GKZCullercoats GCCWick GKRPortpatrick GPKAnglesey GLVIlfracombe GILNiton GNIStonehaven GNDPortishead GKAGKBGKCLand's End GLDValentia EJKMalin Head EJMBoulogne FFBBrest FFUSaint-Nazaire FFOBordeaux-Arcachon FFCStockholm SOJGoteborg SOGRoenne OYE4. Form of the communicationsThe information specified under point 1 shall contain the following elements which shall be given in the following order:- name of vessel,- call sign,- external identification letters and numbers,- serial number of the message for the voyage in question,- indication of the type of message according to the following code:- message when entering one of the zones referred to under 1.1: 'IN',- message when leaving one of the zones referred to under 1.1: 'OUT',- message when moving from one ICES division to another: 'ICES',- weekly message: 'WKL',- three-day message: '2 WKL',- the date, the time and the geographical position,- the ICES divisions/sub-areas in which fishing is expected to commence,- the date on which fishing is expected to commence,- the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species of fish in the hold using the code mentioned in point 5,- the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species of fish caught since the previous transmission using the code mentioned in point 5,- the ICES division/sub-areas in which the catches were made,- the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species transferred to and/or from other vessels since the previous transmission,- the name and call sign of the vessel to and/or from which the transfer was made,- the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species landed in a port of the Community since the previous transmission,- the name of the master.5. The code to be used to indicate the species on board as mentioned in point 4 above:COD - Cod (Gadus morhua),SAL - Salmon (Salmo Salar),HER - Herring (Clupea harengus),SPD - Sprat (Sprattus sprattus). +",fishery management;fishery planning;fishery system;fishing management;fishing system;management of fish resources;conservation of fish stocks;republic;USSR;Soviet Union;former USSR;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction,17 +17121,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2300/97 of 20 November 1997 on detailed rules to implement Council Regulation (EC) No 1221/97 laying down general rules for the application of measures to improve the production and marketing of honey. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1221/97 of 25 June 1997 laying down general rules for the application of measures to improve the production and marketing of honey (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1221/97 lays down measures for the purpose of improving the conditions under which honey is produced and marketed in the Community; whereas Article 1 of that Regulation states that Member States may establish national programmes; whereas it is necessary to specify the basic elements that these programmes are required to contain and the time limit for their transmission to the Commission;Whereas the Community's financial contribution to national programmes should be restricted, by reference to each Member State's share of the total number of hives in the Community;Whereas the Member States are to monitor programmes implemented pursuant to this Regulation; whereas those monitoring measures are to be notified to the Commission;Whereas, although measures included in operational programmes under Objectives 1, 5 (b) and 6 cannot be financed pursuant to this Regulation, a list of such measures should also be notified to the Commission;Whereas common criteria should be laid down to ensure that the studies referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1221/97 are carried out in a consistent fashion;Whereas rules should be adopted for setting the agricultural conversion rates to be applied to the financing of national programmes;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,. The national annual programmes referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1221/97 (hereinafter referred to as 'the programmes`) shall:(a) describe the situation in the sector; the description must make it possible to update regularly the structural data in the study referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1221/97;(b) state its aims;(c) give a detailed description of the measures involved, with unit costs where appropriate;(d) state the estimated costs and financing plan at national and regional level;(e) refer to the applicable laws, regulations and administrative provisions;(f) list the representative organizations and bee-keeping cooperatives that collaborated in drawing up the programmes;(g) set up the monitoring and assessment arrangements. Member States shall notify their programmes to the Commission before 30 September of each year. For the first year this date shall be 15 December 1997. Community part-financing of programmes, as referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1221/97, shall be restricted for each Member State to an amount corresponding to its share of the total number of beehives in the Community, as shown in Annex I to this Regulation.However, if one or more Member States does not notify its programme within the time limits laid down in Article 2, or does not use all of the amount of part-financing referred to in the first paragraph, the shares of the other Member States may be increased in proportion to their share. 1. Member States shall forward to the Commission, together with their programmes, documents specifying how the programmes are to be monitored. The monitoring checks shall be designed to verify compliance with the terms on which aid is granted under the national programmes. These shall consist of both administrative and on-the-spot checks.2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the list of measures included in national operational programmes under Objectives 1, 5 (b) and 6, before the date laid down in Article 2. The agricultural conversion rate to be applied to the amount referred to in Article 3 shall be the rate in force on 1 September of the year in which the programme is notified. The studies referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1221/97 shall cover the points indicated in Annex II to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 November 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 173, 1. 7. 1997, p. 1.ANNEX I>TABLE>ANNEX II>START OF GRAPHIC>STUDY ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE HONEY SECTOR1. Hives and bee keepersProfessional beekeeper's hives:Total hives:Professional beekeepers (a):Total beekeepers:2. Marketing structuresProduction (b):Direct sales to consumersDirect sales to retailersSales for market preparation/to dealersSales to industryImports:Sales to dealers/for market preparation/to industryExports:3. Prices4. Production and market preparation costsFixed costs:Variable costs:- Detailed breakdown if available covering:- varroasis control costs- winter feeding- packaging (containers)- transhumance5. Honey qualityCertificates of specific character:Council Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92 (1)Designation of origin:Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 (2)Geographical indication:Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92Notes:(a) A professional beekeeper is one running more than 150 hives.(b) Where possible please indicate type of honey and size of holding.(1) OJ L 208, 24. 7. 1992, p. 9.(2) OJ L 208, 24. 7. 1992, p. 1.>END OF GRAPHIC> +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;production improvement;quality objective;honey;apiculture;beekeeping;co-financing;joint financing;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +41129,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 291/2012 of 2 April 2012 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 992/95 as regards tariff quotas of the Union for certain agricultural and fishery products originating in Norway. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 992/95 of 10 April 1995 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas of the Union for certain agricultural and fishery products originating in Norway (1), and in particular Article 5(1)(a) and (b) thereof,Whereas:(1) An Agreement has been concluded in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Norway, of the other part, concerning additional trade preferences in agricultural products reached on the basis of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. The Agreement was approved on behalf of the Union by Council Decision 2011/818/EU (2).(2) That Agreement provides further progressive liberalisation of agricultural trade on a preferential, reciprocal and mutually beneficial basis and for new annual duty free tariff quotas at import into the European Union of certain agricultural products originating in Norway.(3) In order to implement the new tariff quotas provided for in the Agreement, it is necessary to amend Regulation (EC) No 992/95.(4) Regulation (EC) No 992/95 should therefore be amended accordingly.(5) In accordance with Decision 2011/818/EU the new tariff quotas are to apply from 1 January 2012. This Regulation should therefore apply from the same date.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,. Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 992/95 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 January 2012.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 2 April 2012.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 101, 4.5.1995, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 327, 9.12.2011, p. 1.ANNEXAnnex I to Regulation (EC) No 992/95 is amended as follows:(a) the rows for order numbers 09.0701, 09.0751, 09.0757 and 09.0759 are replaced by the following:Order No CN code TARIC subdivision Description of products Quota period Quota volume Quota duty‘09.0701 Ex15042010 90 Oils and fats of marine animals, other than whale oil and sperm oil, in packings of a net capacity of more than 1 kg From 1.1 to 31.12 1 000 8,5Ex15043010 9909.0751 Ex07041000 90 Cauliflowers From 1.8 to 31.10 2 000 009.0757 Ex08092100 Cherries, fresh From 16.7 to 15.9 900 0 (3)09.0759 Ex08094005 Plum, fresh, from 1 September to 15 October From 1.9 to 15.10 600 0 (3)’(b) the rows for order numbers 09.0753, 09.0755, 09.0775, 09.0777, 09.0781 and 09.0785 are deleted;(c) the following rows are inserted:‘09.0815 0810 20 10 Raspberries, fresh From 1.1 to 31.12 400 009.0816 2005 20 20 Thin slices of potatoes, fried or baked, whether or not salted or flavoured, in airtight packings, suitable for immediate consumption From 1.1 to 31.12 200 009.0817 2309 10 13 Dog or cat food put up for retail sale From 1.1 to 31.12 13 000 0’ +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;Norway;Kingdom of Norway;fishery product;agricultural product;farm product;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;import (EU);Community import,17 +20646,"2001/61/EC: Commission Decision of 9 January 2001 on Finnish aid for seeds (notified under document number C(2000) 4424). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 of 26 October 1971 on the common organisation of the market in seeds(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2371/2000(2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,Whereas:(1) Under Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71, Finland may, subject to authorisation by the Commission, grant aid for certain quantities of seeds produced solely in Finland because of its specific climatic conditions.(2) By letter dated 6 November 2000, the Finnish Government requested the Commission for authorisation to grant farmers the aid provided for in the abovementioned Article 8 for varieties of grass seed in order to ensure that appropriate quantities of the products in question continue to be available in that country.(3) Finland requests authorisation to grant aid per hectare for certain areas under red clover, timothy, meadow fescue, cocksfoot and rye-grass. The maximum amount of the aid varies between FIM 1350 and 2700 per hectare depending on the species.(4) The proposed aid meets the requirements laid down in the second subparagraph of Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71. It concerns grass seed varieties necessary for cultivation in Finland which are adapted to the weather conditions in that country and are not multiplied in the other Member States. The Commission authorisation is limited to the varieties included in the list of Finnish varieties which, with the exception of limited quantities cultivated in adjacent regions, are cultivated only in Finland.(5) The area covered by the Finnish application is that necessary for the production of quantities of grass seed corresponding to the country's domestic requirements and is the equivalent of that authorised for 1999. The amount of the aid is also equivalent to that authorised for 1999 and is justified in view of the objective pursued by the planned measure.(6) Provision should be made for the Commission to be informed of the measures taken by Finland to comply with the limits laid down in this Decision and, with a view to drawing up the report provided for in the last subparagraph of Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71, of the practical results of those measures,. Finland is authorised until 31 December 2005 to grant aid to growers established on its territory producing grass seeds within the limits of the areas and amounts laid down in the Annex for certified seeds of varieties of red clover (Trifolium pratense L.), timothy (Phleum pratense L.), meadow fescue (Festuca pratensis huds.), cocksfoot (Dactilis glomerata L.) and rye-grass (Lolium perenne L.).The authorisation shall cover exclusively varieties listed in the Finnish national catalogue and which, except for small quantities cultivated in regions bordering on Finland, are grown solely in that Member State. Finland shall ensure, by an appropriate inspection system, that the aid is granted only in respect of the varieties and areas referred to in the Annex. Finland shall send the Commission each year a list of the certified varieties and any amendment thereto and inform it of the areas and quantities of seed for which the aid is granted. This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2000. This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Finland.. Done at Brussels, 9 January 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 246, 5.11.1971, p. 1.(2) OJ L 275, 27.10.2000, p. 1.ANNEXA. Red clover (Trifolium pratense L.)>TABLE>B. Timothy (Phleum pratense L.)>TABLE>C. Meadow fescue (Festuca pratensis huds.)>TABLE>D. Cocksfoot (Dactilis glomerata L.)>TABLE>E. Rye-grass (Lolium perenne L.)>TABLE> +",Finland;Republic of Finland;fodder-growing;forage-growing;European Commission;CEC;Commission of the European Communities;EC Commission;EU Commission;seed;exchange of information;information exchange;information transfer;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid,17 +100,"77/260/EEC: Commission Decision of 22 March 1977 concerning aid planned by the Belgian Government towards the extension of capacity of an oil refinery at Antwerp (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 93 (2) thereof,Having given notice to the parties concerned to submit their comments and having regard to these comments,IWhereas on 16 June 1976 the Belgian Government, pursuant to the provisions of Article 93 (3) of the EEC Treaty and of Article 1 of Commission Decision 76/22/EEC of 18 December 1975 (1), on the aids granted under the Belgian law of 17 July 1959, informed the Commission of its intention to grant assistance to a new refinery in Antwerp;Whereas the Belgian Government later specified that this aid would be granted to a large oil group for the rebuilding of an existing refinery whose processing capacity had been raised from from 4 75 million to 13 75 million tonnes per year of crude oil;Whereas this aid was prepresented as being intended to facilitate investments for environmental protection ; while this investment was originally estimated by the Belgian authorities at Bfrs 1 900 million, and later at Bfrs 4 395 million, while the rebuilding of the refinery involved total investments of Bfrs 12 000 million;Whereas, by virtue of the information it had supplied earlier to the Commission, the Belgian Government may, under the law of 17 July 1959, grant aid to certain firms in the form of interest relief of between 2 and 4 % for two to four years, usually on a maximum of 50 % of the amount of investments considered;Whereas, in the case in point, the aid planned would take the form of an interest relief grant of 4 % for four years on Bfrs 1 270 million ; whereas it is of a kind that would adversely affect trade between Member States and threaten to distort competition within the meaning of Article 92 (1) of the EEC Treaty bearing in mind the situation in the refinery sector and trade in petroleum products in the Community.IIWhereas the plan notified to the Commission, the Belgian Government is merely reintroducing in another form a former plan to give similar assistance to the same refinery which was prohibited by Commission Decision 73/293/EEC of 11 September 1973 (2), whereas the Belgian Government originally planned to give assistance to the entire investment involved in the refinery, but later offered to confine the assistance to anti-pollution investments;Whereas the Commission, in its abovementioned Decision, concuded that the planned assistance could not be justified by the economic and social situation in the region where the investment was to be made;Whereas it also considered that the refining industry in Belgium and the Community was characterized by present and future production capacity widely in excess of needs, and that State aid to facilitate further development of this capacity was thus as adversely to affect trading conditions to an extent contrary to the common interest within the meaning of Article 92 (3) (c) of the EEC Treaty;Whereas the Commission also considered that, even confined to anti-pollution investments, the aid was incompatible with the common market, since firms should bear the costs of eliminating their own pollution, and should only be assisted in doing this if it could be shown that they were experiencing difficulties in making the necessary adaptations to their existing production plants. (1)OJ No L 5, 10.1.1976, p. 28. (2)OJ No L 270, 27.9.1973, p. 22.IIIWhereas the Belgian Government estimated the anti-pollution investment eligible for assistance at Bfrs 4 395 million, but in doing so it confused two types of equipment, the first type, costing Bfrs 3 029 million, equipment to improve the quality of the refinery's products while only the second type, costing Bfrs 1 366 million, will be used to reduce or eliminate the refinery's pollution of its environment;Whereas when considering the figures for the planned assistance, a distinction should be made between assistance for investment in the first type of equipment and assistance for investment in the second type.IVWhereas, firstly Bfrs 3 029 million are invested in production equipment for improving the quality of the refinery's products from the point of view of their sulphur and lead content to meet the obligation and self-interests of all refiners to market products fulfilling the specifications of the public authorization and the consumer, whether in Belgium or for export markets;Whereas the Commission's prediction in its abovementioned Decision of 1973 concerning surplus refining capacity in Belgium has been fully confirmed and continues to be valid for the future, both in Belgium and in the Community as a whole;Whereas, in these circumstances, a State aid intended to reduce the cost of investments carried out by refinery to extend its production capacity, especially when the extension is very wide, as in the case, is of a kind adversely to affect the conditions of trade to an extent contrary to the common interest;Whereas this is the case, both when aid is granted for the entire investment and when it is intended for certain types of production equipment in isolation;Whereas such aid cannot be considered compatible with the common market and eligible for a derogation under Article 92 (3) (c) EEC, neither can it be considered eligible for derogation under subparagraphs (a) and (b) of the same paragraph, since the Commission's remarks in this respect in its aforementioned Decision of 1973 are still valid.VWhereas, secondly, the investment carried out to reduce or eliminate pollution of its environment by the new refinery from the point of view of water, air and noise, does not exceed Bfrs 1 366 million;Whereas, by a Communication dated 6 November 1974, the Commission informed the Member States of the general criteria it intended to apply henceforth to State aids founded on specific motives of environmental protection;Whereas the Council recommendation of 3 March 1975 (1) on cost allocation and public intervention in environmental matters follows the same principles;Whereas the cost of investments that enterprises must make to fulfil the obligations imposed by the authorities in respect of environment, and in other respects, should normally be borne by the firms themselves ; whereas assistance can be justified only when it is shown that the recipient firms are experiencing difficulties in meeting these obligations with their existing plant and that economic or social problems could result for certain activities or certain regions;Whereas, in the present case, no justification can be found in the situation of the recipient firm, the region where it is located or the industry of which it is a part;Whereas, however, the Commission considers that it should bear in mind the need for the authorities to react rapidly against the degradation of the Community environment, and the difficulty existing firms might meet in adapting themselves to the new obligations which are thereby imposed upon them;Whereas, for this reason, it specifies in the abovementioned memorandum (Part III, 1) that it could, during a transitionary period and on the basis of the exception provided for at Article 92 (3) (b) of the EEC Treaty, regard as compatible with the common market aids which the Member States granted for additional anti-pollution investments carried out by firms in production plants already operative on 1 January 1975, and that this possibility is not limited to uses such as the above;Whereas, the Commission specified that, when existing production capacity was extended, that part of the investment corresponding to the increase was not eligible for aid. (1)OJ No L 194, 25.7.1975, p. 1.Whereas, in the case in point, the production capacity of the refinery has been tripled ; whereas that part of the anti-pollution investment which corresponds to initial capacity therefore represents only Bfrs 460 million at the most out of a total of Bfrs 1 366 million,. The Kingdom of Belgium may not implement its plan for aid to anti-pollution investment at a refinery in Antwerp unless the interest relief grant is on a sum of not more than Bfrs 460 million. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.. Done at Brussels, 22 March 1977.For the CommissionRaymond VOUELMember of the Commission +",Province of Antwerp;oil refining;cracking;oil refinery;restriction on competition;discriminatory trading practice;distortion of competition;illegal trade practice;unfair competition;unfair trade practice;Belgium;Kingdom of Belgium;investment aid;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid,17 +4845,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 2610/86 of 19 August 1986 repealing Regulation (EEC) No 3068/85 suspending tariff concessions and increasing duties under the Common Customs Tariff with regard to certain products originating in the United States of America. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3068/85 (1) the Council suspended tariff concessions and increased duties under the Common Customs Tariff with regard to certain products originating in the United States of America in order to offset the unilateral measures taken by the United States of America with regard to imports of pasta products from the Community;Whereas negotiations recently took place, the outcome of which must be submitted for examination by the competent authorities of both sides; whereas, however, pending such examination and without prejudice to its outcome, unilateral measures on both sides should be repealed;Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3068/85 should therefore be repealed,. Regulation (EEC) No 3068/85 is hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 August 1986.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. HOWE(1) OJ No L 292, 2. 11. 1985, p. 1. +",nut;almond;chestnut;coconut;hazel nut;pistachio;walnut;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT;tariff barrier;tariff obstacle;tariff protection;tariff restriction;United States;USA;United States of America,17 +20957,"Decision of the Secretary-General of the Council/High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy of 25 June 2001 on a code of good administrative behaviour for the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union and its staff in their professional relations with the public. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 207(2) thereof,Having regard to the Council's Rules of Procedure, and in particular Article 23 thereof,Whereas:(1) The provisions of Community law on openness and transparency should be fully respected in the daily practice of the General Secretariat of the Council (hereinafter referred to as the ""General Secretariat"").(2) Experience has shown that a number of requests from citizens for general information fall outside the scope of the rules governing public access to Council documents as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001(1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents.(3) Guidance should be provided for members of staff in their professional relations with the public,. A code of good administrative behaviour for the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union and its staff in their professional relations with the public is hereby adopted. This code is contained in the Annex. 1. The objective of this Decision and the annexed code is to facilitate the implementation of rights and obligations flowing from the treaties and acts adopted for their application, without creating additional rights.2. This Decision shall not prevail over any provision of the Treaty on European Union, the Treaty establishing the European Community, the Staff Regulations of officials and the conditions of employment of the other servants of the European Communities, Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council or any decision taken by the Council regarding public access to Council documents. The necessary measures shall be taken within the General Secretariat to ensure that this Decision and the annexed code:- are published in the Official Journal of the European Communities, C series, are publicised as widely as possible and made available to the public via the Internet;- are respected by members of staff. The code of good administrative behaviour annexed to this Decision shall be reviewed two years after the date on which it takes effect, in the light of the experience gained from its implementation. This Decision shall take effect on 25 June 2001.. Done at Brussels, 25 June 2001The Secretary-General/High RepresentativeJavier Solana(1) OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43.ANNEXCode of good administrative behaviour for the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union and its staff in their professional relations with the publicArticle 1General provisions1. In their professional relations with the public, members of staff, that is to say, officials and other servants of the General Secretariat of the Council covered by the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities and the conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities (hereinafter referred to as ""Staff Regulations""), shall observe the provisions set out in this Code of good administrative behaviour (hereinafter referred to as the ""Code""). Persons employed under private law contracts, experts on secondment from national services and trainees, etc. working for the Council Secretariat should also be guided by it.2. The relations between the General Secretariat of the Council and its staff are governed exclusively by the Staff Regulations.Article 2Scope of applicationThis Code lays down the general principles of good administrative behaviour applicable to members of staff in their professional relations with the public, except where these are governed by specific provisions, such as the rules concerning access to documents and public tendering procedures.Article 3Non-discriminationIn dealing with requests and answering enquiries, members of staff shall ensure that the principle of equal treatment is observed. Persons in the same situation shall be treated in the same manner, unless specific treatment is justified by the objective characteristics of the matter in question.Article 4Fairness, loyalty and neutrality1. Members of staff shall act in a fair and reasonable manner.2. In their professional relations with the public and in accordance with their obligations (in particular those imposed by Article 11 of the Staff Regulations), members of staff shall in all circumstances act in the interests of the European Union and of the Council and shall not allow themselves to be influenced by personal or national considerations nor by political pressure or express personal legal opinions.Article 5CourtesyMembers of staff shall act in a conscientious, correct, courteous and approachable manner. In replying to correspondence or telephone calls or in any other professional contact with the public, they shall endeavour to be as helpful as possible.Article 6Provision of information1. Members of staff shall provide the public with the information requested, falling within their area of responsibility. They shall ensure that the information is as clear and comprehensible as possible.2. If, for reasons of confidentiality and/or pursuant to applicable rules (in particular Article 17 of the Staff Regulations), a member of staff considers that he is unable to divulge the information requested, the reasons why such information cannot be provided shall be given to the person concerned.3. When access to a Council document is requested, the specific provisions regarding public access to documents shall apply.Article 7Replying to letters in the language used by the members of the publicIn accordance with Article 21 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, the General Secretariat of the Council shall reply to letters in the language of the initial letter, provided that it was written in one of the official languages of the Community.Article 8Telephone calls1. When answering the telephone, members of staff shall identify themselves and their service. They shall also establish the identity of the caller. Unless reasons of confidentiality, as referred to in Article 6(2), prevent it, they shall provide the requested information or direct the caller to the appropriate source. However, in cases of hesitation as to whether that information may be provided, they shall consult their hierarchy or refer callers to their superior.2. Should an oral request for information be imprecise or complex, the member of staff approached may ask the person concerned to formulate the request in writing.Article 9Written replies and their deadlines1. Members of staff shall without delay, and normally within 15 working days following receipt, reply to all requests for information addressed to the General Secretariat.2. Where a reasoned reply cannot be provided within the period referred to in paragraph 1, the member of staff responsible shall inform the correspondent thereof without delay. In this event, the correspondent shall be given a definitive reply as soon as possible.3. The service and the name of the member of staff in charge of the matter shall be indicated in the reply.4. No reply need be provided where:- an excessive number of identical letters or requests has been received;- a reply has already been given to the same request from the same person;- the request is of an improper nature.5. Should a request in writing fall outside the area of responsibility of the member of staff receiving it, the request shall be forwarded to the competent Service of the General Secretariat without delay for handling by that service.6. If the request is imprecise or complex, the member of staff may ask the correspondent to clarify the request.7. If the member of staff considers that a request should have been addressed to another institution, another body, another organisation or a national administration, the member of the public shall be informed of this, and the request shall immediately be forwarded to the institution, body or administration concerned.Article 10Requests from the mediaThe Press Service is responsible for contacts with the media. However, when requests for information from the media concern technical subjects falling within their specific areas of responsibility, members of the staff may answer them.Article 11Data protection1. Members of staff handling an individual's personal data shall observe the provisions set out in Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data(1).2. In accordance with that Regulation, members of staff shall refrain from processing personal data for non-legitimate purposes or transmitting such data to unauthorised third parties.(1) OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1. +",Council of the European Union;Council of European Ministers;Council of the European Communities;Council of the Union;EC Council;EU Council;European Union Council;administrative structures;administrative organisation;administrative personnel;administrative service;Secretary General of an Institution;duties of civil servants;duty to obey;moral obligations;obligations of civil servants;citizen-authority relations,17 +12678,"94/1043/EC: Commission Decision of 14 December 1994 on the approval of the Single Programming Document for Community structural assistance in the areas of western part of Berlin concerned by Objective 2 in Germany (Only the German text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2082/93 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (8) to (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2081/93 (4); whereas, however, the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a Single Programming Document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopts a single decision in a Single Document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 94/169/EC (5), an initial list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the period 1994 to 1996;Whereas the German Government has submitted to the Commission on 22 April 1994 the Single Programming Document referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the areas of the western part of Berlin; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this Single Programming Document is eligible pursuant to Article 33 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, from 1 January 1994;Whereas the Single Programming Document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the Single Programming Document;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments, including the ECSC and the other actions for structural purposes;Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the Single Programming Document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the Single Programming Document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (2), stipulates that in the Commission Decisions approving a Single Programming Document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each Decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (4), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (6), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;Whereas the Single Programming Document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;Whereas certain measures planned under this Single Programming Document include the part-financing of aid schemes which have not yet been approved by the Commission; whereas the financial commitments should be reduced by the amounts corresponding to the said measures until the aid schemes are approved by the Commission;Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (7), as last amended by Regulation (ECSC, EC, Euratom) No 2730/94 (8), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,. The Single Programming Document for Community structural assistance in the areas of the western part of Berlin concerned by Objective 2 in Germany, covering the period 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1996, is hereby approved. The Single Programming Document includes the following essential elements:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies in Germany;the main priorities are:1. reclamation of industrial sites and creation of industrial centres;2. promotion of the productive sector;3. improvement of the environment;4. promotion of the technological potential;5. promotion of supra-regional services and of small and medium-sized enterprises;(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the Single Programming Document comprising:- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,- the financial implementation provisions,- the rules for compliance with Community policies;(d) the procedures for verifying additionality and an initial evaluation of the latter;(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the Single Programming Document;(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximal allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:>TABLE> The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the Single Programming Document amounts to a maximum of ECU 158,328 million.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the Single Programming Document.The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 204,0 million for the public sector and ECU 22,2 million for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the ECSC and EIB. 1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:- ERDF:ECU 102,112 million,- ESF:ECU 56,216 million.2. The budgetary commitments for the first instalment are as follows:- ERDF:ECU 22,687 million,- ESF:ECU 17,820 million.In accordance with the rules laid down in Article 7, these commitments do not include the amounts relating to the aid schemes not yet approved by the Commission. The corresponding commitments will be made after the approval of the aid schemes concerned.Commitments of subsequent instalments will be based on the financing plan for the Single Programming Document and on progress in its implementation. The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. This Decision is without prejudice to the Commission's position on the aid schemes in the measures listed for that purpose in the Single Programming Document. In accordance with Articles 92 and 93 of the Treaty, the aid schemes must be approved by the Commission and hence the financial commitments shall be reduced by the amounts corresponding to the said measures until the aid schemes are approved by the Commission. The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the Single Programming Document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1996. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 1998. The Single Programming Document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the EC Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts. 0This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Brussels, 14 December 1994.For the Commission Bruce MILLAN Member of the Commission(1) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 20.(3) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(4) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 5.(5) OJ No L 81, 24. 3. 1993, p. 1.(1) OJ No L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(2) OJ No L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(3) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 15.(4) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 34.(5) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 21.(6) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 39.(7) OJ No L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(8) OJ No L 293, 12. 11. 1994, p. 7. +",EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;coordination of aid;regional planning;inter-regional planning;regional management;regional plan;regional programming;territorial planning;industrial region;industrial zone;regional development;Berlin;Berlin (Land),17 +17410,"98/280/EC: Commission Decision of 8 April 1998 amending the boundaries of the mountain areas in France within the meaning of Council Regulation (EC) No 950/97 (Only the French text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 950/97 of 20 May 1997 on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures (1), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas Council Directive 75/271/EEC (2), as last amended by Commission Decision 97/158/EC (3), concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 950/97 (France), lists the areas in France defined as mountain areas within the meaning of Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 950/97 and the specific criteria which resulted in their being so defined;Whereas the French Government notified the Commission, in accordance with Article 21(3) of Regulation (EC) No 950/97, of new areas likely to be included on the Community list of mountain areas and provided information on their characteristics; whereas, furthermore, the special aid scheme existing in the mountain areas will be extended to the new areas;Whereas, as the above notification indicates, some areas meet criteria and indices in Council Directive 76/401/EEC (4) used to identify the areas covered by Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 950/97; whereas the areas in question must therefore be included in the Community list of mountain areas within the meaning of Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 950/97;Whereas these amendments do not increase the utilised agricultural area of the less-favoured areas in France by more than 1,5 % because the areas are already classed as less-favoured pursuant to Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 950/97;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development,. The Community list of mountain areas in France in the Annex to Directive 75/271/EEC is supplemented by the list in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.. Done at Brussels, 8 April 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 142, 2. 6. 1997, p. 1.(2) OJ L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 33.(3) OJ L 60, 1. 3. 1997, p. 64.(4) OJ L 108, 26. 4. 1976, p. 22.ANNEX>TABLE> +",France;French Republic;less-favoured agricultural area;area with specific problems;less-favoured agricultural region;mountain region;mountain area;agricultural structure;agrarian structure;farm structure;structure of agricultural production;utilised agricultural area;UAA;area sown;cultivated area;planted area;utilized agricultural area,17 +14684,"Council Regulation (EC) No 3032/95 of 27 December 1995 amending Regulations (EC) No 3355/94, (EC) No 3356/94 and (EC) No 3357/94 concerning the arrangements applicable to imports into the Community of products originating in the Republics of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas Regulations (EC) No 3355/94 (1), (EC) No 3356/94 (2) and (EC) No 3357/94 (3), which set out the arrangements applicable to imports into the Community of products originating in the Republics of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, expire on 31 December 1995;Whereas these arrangements will eventually have to be replaced by provisions contained in bilateral agreements to be negotiated with the countries in question; whereas, in the meantime, these arrangements should be maintained and the ceilings provided for in the cooperation agreement between the European Community and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on 2 April 1980 and denounced on 25 November 1991 should be increased;Whereas account should be taken of the fact that the agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Slovenia on trade in textiles, initialled on 23 July 1993, expires on 31 December 1995,. 1. In the titles of Regulations (EC) No 3356/94 and (EC) No 3357/94, '(1995)` shall be deleted.2. The second subparagraph of Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 3355/94 shall be replaced by the following:'It shall be applicable from 1 January 1995`.3. The amounts given for the ceilings listed in column 4 in Annexes C I, C III, C IV and C V of Regulation (EC) No 3355/94 shall be replaced by the amounts given in the Annex to this Regulation.4. References to 1995 in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 3356/94 shall be deleted.5. Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 3357/94 shall be replaced by the following:'1. Imports into the Community of certain products originating in the Republics of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia listed in Annexes C I, C II, C III, C IV and C V to Regulation (EC) No 3355/94 shall be subject to ceilings and annual Community surveillance.Descriptions of the products referred to in the first subparagraph, their combined nomenclature codes and ceilings or sub-ceilings are given in the abovementioned Annexes. In Annex C II these ceilings are given in column 4, point (b).` 6. The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 3357/94 shall be deleted. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 January to 31 December 1996.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 December 1995.For the Council The President L. ATIENZA SERNAANNEX>TABLE> +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;tariff ceiling;import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;market supervision;Yugoslavia;territories of the former Yugoslavia,17 +15978,"97/98/EC: Commission Decision of 23 January 1997 concerning the placing on the market of genetically modified maize (Zea mays L.) with the combined modification for insecticidal properties conferred by the Bt-endotoxin gene and increased tolerance to the herbicide glufosinate ammonium pursuant to Council Directive 90/220/EEC (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/220/EEC of 23 April 1990 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms (1), as amended by Commission Directive 94/15/EC (2), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Whereas Articles 10 to 18 of Directive 90/220/EEC lay down a Community procedure enabling the competent authority of a Member State to give consent to the placing on the market of products consisting of genetically modified organisms;Whereas a notification concerning the placing on the market of such a product has been submitted to the competent authority of a Member State (France);Whereas the competent authority of France subsequently forwarded the dossier to the Commission with a favourable opinion; whereas the competent authorities of other Member States have raised objections to the said dossier;Whereas, therefore, in accordance with Article 13 (3) of Directive 90/220/EEC, the Commission is required to take a decision in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 21 of that Directive;Whereas, having examined each objection in the light of the provisions of Directive 90/220/EEC and analysed the information supplied in the dossier, the Commission reached the following conclusions:- the applicant provided information on all the newly introduced genes, and not only those expressed,- the risk assessment took account of all the introduced genes whether expressed or not. Assessment was also made in this case of the risks from the presence of the non-expressed â-lactamase gene with a bacterial promoter,- in the case of products intended for use as human food or animal feed, risk assessment under Directive 90/220/EEC determines whether the genetic modification is liable to result in any toxic or other harmful effects for human health and the environment,- there is no reason to believe that the introduction of these genes into maize will have any adverse effects on human health or the environment,- possible development of resistance to the truncated CryIA(b) protein in insects cannot be considered an adverse environmental effect, as existing agricultural means of controlling such resistant species of insects will still be available,- there are no safety grounds for mentioning on the label that the product has been obtained by genetic modification techniques,- the label should indicate that the plants have increased tolerance to the herbicide glufosinate ammonium;Whereas authorization of chemical herbicides, and assessment of how their use impacts on human health and the environment, are governed by Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (3), as last amended by Commission Directive 96/68/EC (4), and not by Directive 90/220/EEC;Whereas the product under consideration has been notified for unrestricted use, including human food and animal feed;Whereas this Decision does not exclude the application, in compliance with Community law, of Member State provisions on human food or animal feed safety to the extent that they are not specifically related to the genetic modification of the product or its components;Whereas Article 11 (6) and Article 16 (1) of Directive 90/220/EEC provide additional safeguards if new information on risks presented by the product becomes available;Whereas the committee set up by Article 21 of Directive 90/220/EEC and consulted by written procedure on 8 March 1996 has not delivered an opinion on the measures laid down in a draft Commission decision;Whereas the Council did not take a decision on a proposal from the Commission within the time provided for in the fifth paragraph of Article 21 of Directive 90/220/EEC; whereas, consequently, it falls to the Commission to adopt the proposed measures;Whereas the respective opinions of the Scientific Committee for Animal Nutrition established by Commission Decision 76/791/EEC (5), that of the Scientific Committee for Food established by Commission Decision 95/273/EC (6) and finally that of the Scientific Committee for Pesticides established by Commission Decision 78/436/EEC (7), asked by the Commission to confirm that there is no reason to believe that the introduction of the genes concerned into the maize would have any adverse effects on human health or on the environment, did not identify any new elements which would justify any different decision,. 1. Without prejudice to other Community legislation and subject to paragraphs 2 and 3, the French authorities shall give consent to the placing on the market of the following product, notified by Ciba-Geigy Limited (Ref. C/F/94/11-03), in accordance with Article 13 of Directive 90/220/EEC.The product consists of inbred lines and hybrids derived from a maize (Zea mays L.) line (CG 00256-176) which has been transformed using plasmids containing:(i) one copy of the bar gene, from Streptomyces hygroscopicus, (encoding a phosphinothricin acetyltransferase), under the regulation of the 35S promoter and the 35S terminator from the cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV);(ii) two copies of a synthetic truncated gene encoding an insect control protein representing the active portion of the CryIA(b) ä-endotoxin, from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki strain HD1-9 and containing intron9 from the maize phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase gene;the first copy is under the regulation of a promoter from the maize phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase gene and the CaMV 35S terminator, and the second copy under the regulation of a promoter derived from a maize calcium-dependent protein kinase gene and the CaMV 35S terminator;(iii) the prokaryotic gene bla (coding for a â-lactamase conferring resistance to ampicillin) under prokaryotic promoter.2. The consent covers any progeny derived from crosses of this product with any traditionally bred maize.3. Without prejudice to other labelling required by Community legislation, the label of each package of seeds shall indicate that the product:- protects itself against corn borers, and- has increased tolerance to the herbicide glufosinate-ammonium. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 January 1997.For the CommissionRitt BJERREGAARDMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 117, 8. 5. 1990, p. 15.(2) OJ No L 103, 22. 4. 1994, p. 20.(3) OJ No L 230, 19. 8. 1991, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 277, 30. 10. 1996, p. 25.(5) OJ No L 279, 9. 10. 1976, p. 35.(6) OJ No L 167, 18. 7. 1995, p. 22.(7) OJ No L 124, 12. 5. 1978, p. 16. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;maize;environmental protection;conservation of nature;nature protection;preservation of the environment;protection of nature;insecticide;genetically modified organism;GMO;biotechnological invention;genetically altered organism;transgenic organism;labelling,17 +40530,"2012/103/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 20 February 2012 on the clearance of the accounts of certain paying agencies in Germany concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) for the 2010 financial year (notified under document C(2012) 899). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (1), and in particular Articles 30 and 33 thereof,After consulting the Fund Committee,Whereas:(1) Commission Implementing Decision 2011/271/EU (2) cleared for the 2010 financial year, the accounts of all the paying agencies except for the Belgian paying agency ‘Région Wallonne’, the German paying agencies ‘Baden-Württemberg’, ‘Bayern’, ‘Helaba’ and ‘Rheinland-Pfalz’, the Italian paying agency ‘ARBEA’, the Luxembourg paying agency ‘Ministère de l’agriculture, de la Viticulture et du Développement rural’ and the Slovakian paying agency ‘APA’.(2) Following the transmission of new information and after additional checks, the Commission can now take a decision concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) on the integrality, accuracy and veracity of the accounts submitted by the German paying agencies ‘Baden-Württemberg’, ‘Bayern’, ‘Helaba’ and ‘Rheinland-Pfalz’.(3) In accordance with Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, this Decision does not prejudice decisions taken subsequently by the Commission excluding from EU financing expenditure not effected in accordance with EU rules,. The accounts of the German paying agencies ‘Baden-Württemberg’, ‘Bayern’, ‘Helaba’ and ‘Rheinland-Pfalz’ concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), in respect of the 2010 financial year, are hereby cleared.The amounts which are recoverable from, or payable to, each Member State under each rural development programme pursuant to this Decision, including those resulting from the application of Article 33(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, are set out in the Annex. This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Brussels, 20 February 2012.For the CommissionDacian CIOLOȘMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 119, 7.5.2011, p. 15.ANNEXCLEARANCE OF DISJOINED EXPENDITURE BY RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 2010Amount to be recovered from or paid to the Member State per programme(EUR)CCI Expenditure 2010 Corrections Total Non-reusable amounts Accepted amount cleared for FY 2010 Interim payments reimbursed to the Member State for the financial year Amount to be recovered from (–) or paid to (+) the Member Statei ii iii = i + ii iv v = iii – iv vi vii = v – viDE: 2007DE06RPO003 88 801 697,67 0,00 88 801 697,67 0,00 88 801 697,67 88 303 529,80 498 167,87DE: 2007DE06RPO004 221 919 846,81 0,00 221 919 846,81 0,00 221 919 846,81 221 919 846,81 0,00DE: 2007DE06RPO010 31 191 464,98 0,00 31 191 464,98 0,00 31 191 464,98 31 193 083,16 –1 618,18DE: 2007DE06RPO017 28 211 943,41 0,00 28 211 943,41 0,00 28 211 943,41 28 211 943,41 0,00 +",fund (EU);EC fund;Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;rural development;rural planning;aid to agriculture;farm subsidy;agricultural expenditure;expenditure on agriculture;farm spending;closing of accounts;clearance of accounts;rendering of accounts,17 +14428,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2072/95 of 29 August 1995 concerning the stopping of fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3366/94 of 20 December 1994, laying down for 1995 certain conservation and management measures for fishery resources in the Regulatory Area as defined in the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the North West Atlantic Fisheries (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1761/95 (3), provides for cod quotas for 1995;Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of cod in the waters of NAFO zone 3M by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom have reached the quota allocated for 1995; whereas the United Kingdom has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 4 August 1995; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,. Catches of cod in the waters of NAFO zone 3M by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the United Kingdom for 1995.Fishing for cod in the waters of NAFO zone 3M by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 4 August 1995.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 August 1995.For the Commission Karel VAN MIERT Member of the Commission +",sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing vessel;factory ship;fishing boat;transport vessel;trawler;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction,17 +12197,"94/75/EC, Euratom: Commission Decision of 1 February 1994 amending Decision 90/184/Euratom, EEC authorizing Denmark not to take into account certain categories of transactions and to use certain approximate estimates for the calculation of the VAT own resources base (Only the Danish text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89 of 29 May 1989 on the definitive uniform arrangements for the collection of own resources accruing from value added tax (1) and, in particular, Article 13 thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Article 28 (3) of the Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes - Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment (2), hereinafter called 'the Sixth Directive', the Member States may continue to exempt or tax certain transactions; whereas these transactions must be taken into account for the determination of the VAT resources base;Whereas with effect from 1 January 1990 the possibility afforded Member States of continuing to tax or exempt certain transactions listed in Annexes E and F to the Sixth Directive was terminated by virtue of Article 1 (1), first sentence, and (2) (a) of Council Directive 89/465/EEC (3); whereas, consequently, the authorizations granted in this connection by the Commission for the purposes of determining the VAT own resources base should also be discontinued;Whereas, in the case of Denmark, the Commission, on the basis of Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89, adopted Decision 90/184/Euratom, EEC (4) authorizing Denmark, with effect from 1989, not to take into account certain categories of transactions and to use certain approximate estimates for the calculation of the VAT own resources base;Whereas, since 1 January 1991, Denmark has taxed the transactions referred to in points 13 and 15 of Annex F to the sixth VAT Directive; whereas the authorizations granted in this connection should be discontinued with effect from that date;Whereas the Advisory Committee on Own Resources has approved the report recording the opinions of its members on this Decision,. 1. Article 1 (2) of Decision 90/184/Euratom, EEC is hereby repealed in respect of transactions conducted with effect from 1 January 1991.2. Article 2 (2) of Decision 90/184/Euratom, EEC is hereby repealed in respect of transactions conducted with effect from 1 January 1991. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark.. Done at Brussels, 1 February 1994.For the CommissionPeter SCHMIDHUBERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 155, 7. 6. 1989, p. 9.(2) OJ No L 145, 13. 6. 1977, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 226, 3. 8. 1989, p. 21.(4) OJ No L 99, 19. 4. 1990, p. 37. +",tax harmonisation;harmonisation of tax systems;tax harmonization;basis of tax assessment;common basis of assessment;tax liability;taxation basis;uniform basis of assessment;Denmark;Kingdom of Denmark;own resources;Community revenue;EC own resources;VAT;turnover tax;value added tax;tax exemption,17 +32604,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1017/2006 of 4 July 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 1472/2003 opening and providing for the management of a Community tariff quota for grape juice and must as from the 2003/2004 marketing year, as far as the tariff quota is concerned. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (1), and in particular Article 62(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1472/2003 (2) provides for the opening of a tariff quota for the importation of 14 000 tonnes of grape juice and must falling within CN codes 2009 61 90, 2009 69 11, 2009 69 19, 2009 69 51 and 2009 69 90.(2) The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United States of America pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of GATT 1994, approved by Council Decision 2006/333/CE (3), provides for an increase by 29 tonnes, as from 15 June 2006, of the annual import tariff quota of grape juice. It is therefore appropriate to add that quantity of grape juice and must under the tariff quota 09.0067 referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1472/2003.(3) Regulation (EC) No 1472/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,. In the first subparagraph of Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1472/2003, ‘14 000 tonnes’ is replaced by ‘14 029 tonnes’. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 15 June 2006.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 4 July 2006.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by (EC) No 2165/2005 (OJ L 345, 28.12.2005, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 211, 21.8.2003, p. 10.(3)  OJ L 124, 11.5.2006, p. 13. +",fruit juice;fruit juice concentrate;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;fruit product;fruit must;fruit pulp;grape must;jam;marmalade;preserves;grape;table grape,17 +40371,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1250/2011 of 29 November 2011 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Πατάτα Νάξου (Patata Naxou) (PGI)). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Greece’s application to register the name ‘Πατάτα Νάξου’ (Patata Naxou) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no statement of objection pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 November 2011.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Dacian CIOLOȘMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(2)  OJ C 91, 23.3.2011, p. 15.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.6.   Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processedGREECEΠατάτα Νάξου (Patata Naxou) (PGI) +",Greece;Hellenic Republic;potato;batata;sweet potato;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +2252,"98/24/EC: Commission Decision of 15 December 1997 amending Decision 96/490/EC on certain protective measures with regard to Gyrodactylus salaris in salmonids (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,Whereas the Commission, by Decision 96/490/EC (3) has adopted measures aiming to protect certain regions in the Community from the introduction of Gyrodactylus salaris;Whereas Finland, by letter of 30 September 1997, has requested that certain water catchment areas situated on its territory require protection from the introduction of Gyrodactylus salaris; whereas this includes a buffer zone where stringent movement restrictions for salmonid fish apply;Whereas Finland carries out a testing and surveillance programme in these water catchment areas;Whereas the Member States to which protective measures with reagard to Gyrodactylus salaris apply, have a testing and surveillance programme for Gyrodactylus salaris in place; whereas the results thereof should be regularly communicated to the Commission;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. Commission Decision 96/490/EC is hereby amended as follows:1. The following sentence is added to Article 3 (1):'The movement of live salmonids from the buffer zone mentioned in point 3 of the Annex to the other regions referred to in the Annex shall not be allowed.`2. Article 4 is replaced by the following text:'The competent authorities of the Member States responsible for the regions referred to in the Annex shall submit their salmonid livestock to continuous surveillance testing and laboratory examination in order to verify the absence of Gyrodactylus salaris and present each year, not later than 1 July, all the results thereof to the Commission.`3. The Annex is replaced by the following text:'ANNEXREGIONS1. The following regions in the United Kingdom: Great Britain, Northern Ireland, The Isle of Man, Guernsey.2. Ireland.3. The following water catchment areas in Finland: Tenojoki, Näätämönjoki, (buffer zone: Paatsjoki, Luttojoki, Uutuanjoki).` Member States shall alter the measures they apply to trade in order to bring them into line with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 December 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29.(2) OJ L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49.(3) OJ L 202, 10. 8. 1996, p. 21. +",Finland;Republic of Finland;Ireland;Eire;Southern Ireland;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;fish farming;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,17 +40396,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 1283/2011 of 5 December 2011 establishing a prohibition of fishing for skates and rays in EU waters of VIId by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 57/2011 of 18 January 2011 fixing for 2011 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters (2), lays down quotas for 2011.(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2011.(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,. Quota exhaustionThe fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2011 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex. ProhibitionsFishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 5 December 2011.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Lowri EVANSDirector-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 24, 27.1.2011, p. 1.ANNEXNo 79/T&QMember State The NetherlandsStock SRX/07D.Species Skates and rays (Rajidae)Zone EU waters of VIIdDate 21.11.2011 +",English Channel;ship's flag;nationality of ships;Netherlands;Holland;Kingdom of the Netherlands;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction;EU waters;Community waters;European Union waters,17 +4120,"Council Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 3678/85 of 20 December 1985 adapting the representation and special-duty allowances for the President and members of the Commission and the President, Judges, Advocates-General and Registrar of the Court of Justice. ,Having regard to Council Regulation No 427/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom of 25 July 1967 determining the emoluments of the President and members of the Commission and of the President, Judges, Advocates-General and Registrar of the Court of Justice (1), as last amended by Council Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 3822/81 (2), and in particular Article 4 (4) thereof,Whereas the representation and special-duty allowances provided for under Article 4 (2) and (3) of Regulation No 422/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom should be increased,. With effect from 1 January 1986:- the amounts listed in Article 4 (2) of Regulation No 422/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom shall be as follows:- President: Bfrs 45 905,- Vice-President: Bfrs 29 500,- Other members: Bfrs 19 670,- the amounts listed in the first subparagraph of Article 4 (3) of Regulation No 422/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom shall be as follows:- President: Bfrs 45 905,- Judge or Advocate-General: Bfrs 19 670,- Registrar: Bfrs 17 940,- the amount listed in the second subparagraph of Article 4 (3) of Regulation No 422/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom shall be replaced by the sum of Bfrs 26 240. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussel, 20 December 1985.For the CouncilThe PresidentR. KRIEPS(1) OJ No L 187, 8. 8. 1967, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 386, 31. 12. 1981, p. 4. +",legal profession;legal professional;Court of Justice of the European Union;CJEC;CJEU;Community court;Court of Justice of the European Communities;Court of Justice of the European Union (institution);EC Court of Justice;European Court of Justice;pay;remuneration;salary;wages;European Commissioner;CEC Commissioner;member of the Commission,17 +10944,"93/237/EEC: Commission Decision of 6 April 1993 amending Council Decision 79/542/EEC drawing up a list of third countries from which the Member States authorize imports of bovine animals, swine, equidae, sheep and goats, fresh meat and meat products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat and meat products from third countries (1), as last amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 (2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,Whereas by Council Decision 79/542/EEC (3), as last amended by Commission Decision 92/100/EEC (4), a list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of bovine and porcine animals, equidae, sheep and goats, fresh meat and meat products has been established;Whereas the Brazilian authorities have presented results for the research of residues in fresh meat carried out last year and establishing that the number of analyses for the growth promotors and the nitrofurans are clearly inferior to the number foreseen in the Brazilian plan adopted by the Commission; whereas a period of time of six months is given to the Brazilian authorities to remedy the existing deficiencies;Whereas certain guarantees have been received from the competent authorities of Russia and it is appropriate, as a first step, to add Russia on the list in relation to the introduction into the Community of equidae;Whereas, it is necessary to modify the Commission Decision 79/542/EEC accordingly;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The Annex of Decision 79/542/EEC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to Member States.. Done at Brussels, 6 April 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.(2) OJ No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 13.(3) OJ No L 146, 14. 6. 1979, p. 15.(4) OJ No L 40, 17. 2. 1993, p. 23.ANNEXPART 1 LIVE ANIMALS, FRESH MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS/* Tables: see OJ */PART 2 SPECIAL COLUMN FOR REGISTERED HORSES/* Tables: see OJ */(1) Member States shall only import equidae in accordance with Commission Decision 92/160/EEC establishing the regionalization. +",import;third country;meat product;bacon;cold meats;corned beef;foie gras;frogs' legs;goose liver;ham;meat extract;meat paste;prepared meats;processed meat product;pâté;sausage;fresh meat,17 +23982,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1159/2002 of 28 June 2002 fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 100th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,Whereas:(1) The intervention agencies are, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 635/2000(4), to sell by invitation to tender certain quantities of butter that they hold and to grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 18 of that Regulation stipulates that in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter and concentrated butter. It is further stipulated that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure, and that a decision may also be taken to make no award in response to the tenders submitted. The amount(s) of the processing securities must be fixed accordingly.(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. The minimum selling prices and the maximum aid and processing securities applying for the 100th individual invitation to tender, under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97, shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 June 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 June 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.(2) OJ L 79, 22.3.2002, p. 15.(3) OJ L 350, 20.12.1997, p. 3.(4) OJ L 76, 25.3.2000, p. 9.ANNEXto the Commission Regulation of 28 June 2002 fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 100th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97>TABLE> +",award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;selling price;minimum price;floor price;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;cream;dairy cream;farm price support;agricultural price support;butter,17 +2423,"1999/390/EC: Commission Decision of 11 June 1999 on protective measures with regards to contamination by dioxins of certain products of animal origin intended for human or animal consumption and amending Decision 1999/363/EC and Decision 1999/389/EC (notified under document number C(1999) 1672) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market(1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC(2), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animal and products with a view to the completion of the internal market(3), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC, and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,(1) Whereas following information on contamination of poultry, bovine and pig products with dioxins the Commission has adopted Decision 1999/363/EC, of 3 June 1999, on protective measures with regards to contamination by dioxins of certain animal products intended for human or animal consumption(4), and Decision 1999/389/EC, of 11 June 1999, on protective measures with regards to contamination by dioxins of products intended for human or animal consumption derived from bovine animals and pigs(5); whereas Article 2 of these Decisions establishes that, for purpose of trade the commercial document or, if appropriate, the veterinary certificate accompanying each consignment of live animals or products to which these Decisions apply must be completed by an official declaration signed by the Belgian competent authority certifying that the live animals or the products of Belgian origin are in compliance with these Decisions; whereas it appears that in the absence of a uniform certification system, confusion is arising among Member States and third countries as a result of different reporting methods by the Belgian authorities; whereas, in order to improve confidence in the guarantees provided by the Belgian authorities, it is appropriate to lay down models for official declaration and for official certificates which should accompany live animals and products of Belgian origin to which these Decisions apply; whereas, in addition, these measures should also apply to exports to third countries so as to prevent deflections of trade;(2) Whereas Article 1(1)(A) of Decision 1999/389/EC lays down a list of products to which this Decision applies; whereas it is appropriate to add milk and milk products intended for animal consumption to this list;(3) Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. Article 2 of Decision 1999/363/EC is replaced by the following:""Article 2A. For the purpose of intra-Community trade and export to third countries, in addition to the appropriate commercial document or to the official certificate, each consignment of products of Belgian origin listed in Article 1 must be accompanied by an official certificate signed by the Belgian competent authority as laid down in Annex A to this Decision.B. For the purpose of intra-Community trade and export to third countries, the appropriate health certificate accompanying each consignment of live domestic fowl and hatching eggs derived therefrom, of Belgian origin must be accompanied by an official declaration signed by the Belgian competent authority as laid down in Annex B to this Decision.C. The official certificate and the official declaration referred to in points A and B shall be drawn up on the date of loading in the language or languages of the Member State of dispatch and in the official language of the Member State of destination and they shall consist of a single sheet."" Decision 1999/389/EC is amended as follows:(a) The following ninth indent is added to Article 1(1)(A) of Decision 1999/389/EC:- ""Milk, milk products not intended for human consumption, as referred to by Directive 92/118/EEC.""(b) Article 2 is replaced by the following:""Article 2A. For the purpose of intra-Community trade and export to third countries, in addition to the appropriate commercial document or to the official certificate, each consignment of products of Belgian origin listed in Article 1 must be accompanied by an official certificate signed by the Belgian competent authority as laid down in Annex C to this Decision.B. For the purpose of intra-Community trade and export to third countries, the appropriate health certificate accompanying each consignment of bovine animals and pigs of Belgian origin must be accompanied by an official declaration signed by the Belgian competent authority as laid down in Annex D to this Decision.C. The official certificate and the official declaration referred to in points A and B shall be drawn up on the date of loading in the language or languages of the Member State of dispatch and in the official language of the Member State of destination and they shall consist of a single sheet."" Annexes A and B to the present Decision are added to Decision 1999/363/EC.Annexes C and D to the present Decision are added to Decision 1999/389/EC. Member States shall alter the measures they apply to trade in order to bring them into line with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 June 1999.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13.(2) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49.(3) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 20.(4) OJ L 141, 4.6.1999, p. 24.(5) See page 26 of this Official Journal.ANNEX A""ANNEX A>PIC FILE= ""L_1999147EN.003103.EPS"">>PIC FILE= ""L_1999147EN.003201.EPS"">""ANNEX B""ANNEX B>PIC FILE= ""L_1999147EN.003303.EPS"">""ANNEX C""ANNEX A>PIC FILE= ""L_1999147EN.003403.EPS"">>PIC FILE= ""L_1999147EN.003501.EPS"">""ANNEX D""ANNEX B>PIC FILE= ""L_1999147EN.003603.EPS"">"" +",animal nutrition;feeding of animals;nutrition of animals;human nutrition;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;toxic substance;dioxin;harmful substance;toxic discharge;toxic product;toxic waste;toxicity;Belgium;Kingdom of Belgium;health certificate,17 +1294,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 1212/79 of 19 June 1979 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1418/78 adopting general rules in connection with the special measures for peas and field beans used in the feeding of animals. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1119/78 of 22 May 1978 laying down special measures for peas and field beans used in the feeding of animals (1), and in particular Article 2 (4) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas Article 6 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/78 of 19 June 1978 adopting general rules in connection with the special measures for peas and field beans used in the feeding of animals (2) lays down that the amount of aid to be granted shall be that applying on the date when the person concerned requests the competent authority to take the peas and field beans under control at his plant ; whereas experience has shown that this system causes difficulties for manufacturers of animal feedingstuffs, since they are unable to assess their cost price at the time the purchase contracts are concluded ; whereas, in order to avoid these difficulties, the date when the manufacturer submits the contract should be adopted for determining the amount of aid to be granted,. Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/78 shall be replaced by the following:""Article 6The amount of aid to be granted shall be that applying on the date when the manufacturer of animal feedingstuffs submits the contract referred to in Article 5 (a) to the authority designated for this purpose in the Member State where the peas and field beans are to be used for the production of animal feedingstuffs."" This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1979.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 19 June 1979.For the CouncilThe PresidentP. MEHAIGNERIE (1)OJ No L 142, 30.5.1978, p. 8. (2)OJ No L 171, 28.6.1978, p. 5. +",animal nutrition;feeding of animals;nutrition of animals;leguminous vegetable;bean;broad bean;dried legume;field bean;lentil;pea;food processing;processing of food;processing of foodstuffs;economic support;aid;granting of aid;subvention,17 +2040,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2944/95 of 18 December 1995 amending Regulation (EC) No 1153/95 adopting a protective measure applying to imports of garlic originating in China. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1363/95 (2), and in particular Article 28 (2) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1153/95 (3) limits the issue of import licences to a maximum monthly quantity for the period 1 June 1995 to 31 May 1996; whereas the Regulation lays down that, should this quantity be exceeded, the Commission is to lay down the conditions under which licences may be issued;Whereas in September 1995 the quantities for which import licences were sought in the Community exceeded the quantity fixed for the month in question; whereas, Regulation (EC) No 2141/95 (4), the Commission established the extent to which import licences could be issued in respect of these applications;Whereas, as a result of an incorrect application of Regulation (EC) No 2141/95, import licences were issued for a quantity far greater than that allowed by that Regulation; whereas the size of the excess is such that it cannot but have adverse effects on the Community market in garlic; whereas it is therefore necessary to reduce the quantities fixed for the months of January to May 1996 by the amount of the excess quantity, by amending Regulation (EC) No 1153/95,. In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1153/95, for the months January to May in the column entitled 'Sub-period`, the figure '1 000` in the column entitled 'Quantity` is replaced by the figure '955`. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 December 1995.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 132, 16. 6. 1995, p. 8.(3) OJ No L 116, 23. 5. 1995, p. 23.(4) OJ No L 214, 8. 9. 1995, p. 29. +",bulb vegetable;garlic;onion;scallion;shallot;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;China;People’s Republic of China;exchange of information;information exchange;information transfer,17 +9973,"92/480/EEC: Commission Decision of 21 September 1992 approving the plan for the approval of establishments for the purposes of intra-Community trade in poultry and hatching eggs submitted by Italy (Only the Italian text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/539/EEC of 15 October 1990 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs (1), as amended by Directive 91/496/EEC (2), and in particular Article 3 (2) thereof,Whereas by letter dated 11 June 1992 Italy transmitted a plan to the Commission;Whereas the plan has been examined and found to meet the requirements of Directive 90/539/EEC, and in particular Annex II thereof;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The plan submitted by Italy for the approval of establishments for the purposes of intra-Community trade in poultry and hatching eggs is hereby approved. Italy shall bring into force by 1 September 1992 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementation of the plan referred to in Article 1. This Decision is addressed to Italy.. Done at Brussels, 21 September 1992. For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 303, 31. 10. 1990, p. 6. (2) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 56. +",Italy;Italian Republic;agricultural building;barn;byre;cattle-shed;cow-shed;farm building;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;egg;live poultry;intra-EU trade;intra-Community trade,17 +1476,"93/355/EEC: Council Decision of 8 June 1993 concerning the conclusion of a Memorandum of understanding on certain oil seeds between the European Economic Community and the United States of America within the framework of the GATT. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,Whereas a GATT panel found that a consequence of the Community's support scheme for oil seeds was an impairment of the value of the tariff concession which the Community had granted to the United States in 1962;Whereas the GATT panel consequently recommended that the Community should act quickly to eliminate this impairment;Whereas a mutually satisfactory agreement was reached in the negotiations initiated with the United States of America and took the form of a Memorandum of Understanding;Whereas this Memorandum of Understanding should be quickly given effect, so that the deadlines contained therein can be met,. The Memorandum of Understanding between the European Economic Community and the United States of America on oil seeds in the framework of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade is hereby approved on behalf of the European Economic Community.The text of the said Memorandum is attached to this Decision. The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Memorandum of Understanding in order to bind the Community.This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.. Done at Luxembourg, 8 June 1993.For the CouncilThe PresidentN. HELVEG PETERSENANNEXEC-12 oil seed separate base area system (1) (Soya beans, rape and colza seeds and sunflower seeds)/* Tables: see OJ */(1) Figures to be reduced to reflect the annual set aside rate for arable crops.(2) The term 1994/95 refers to the Community marketing year, i.e. oil seeds (both winter and spring sown) for harvest in 1994.(3) It is understood that, should the membership of the Community be expanded, this Agreement will be amended to reflect an increase in the separate base area in an amount no more than the average level of production area of the acceding member in the three years immediately preceding such accession. +",GATT;General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade;set-aside;abandonment premium;premium for cessation of production;agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);oleaginous plant;oil seed;regulation of agricultural production;United States;USA;United States of America,17 +7204,"Council Directive 89/384/EEC of 20 June 1989 establishing the detailed procedures for carrying out checks to ensure that the freezing point of untreated milk laid down in Annex A of Directive 85/397/EEC is complied with. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 85/397/EEC of 5 August 1985 on health and animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in heat-treated milk (1) as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (2), and in particular Article 11 (6) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas Chapter VI, point D of Annex A of Directive 85/397/EEC indicates the standards which must be complied with when untreated milk enters the treatment establishment or collection or standardization centre;Whereas, in order to allow for differences in collection, provision should be made at what stage the check on the freezing point may be carried out to ensure that this requirement is applied uniformly,. Member States shall ensure that the checks provided for in Chapter VI, point D of Annex A to Directive 85/397/EEC, on the freezing point of untreated milk are carried out according to the following detailed procedures:1. the untreated milk of each holding must be checked regularly by random sampling.2. if the results of the check refute the suspicion of water being added, the untreated milk may be used for producing heat-treated milk. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary for them to comply with this Directive no later than 1 July 1990. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 20 June 1989.For the CouncilThe PresidentC. ROMERO HERRERA(1)  OJ No L 226, 24. 8. 1985, p. 13.(2)  OJ No L 362, 31. 12. 1985, p. 8. +",freezing;raw milk;delivery;consignment;delivery costs;means of delivery;shipment;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;product quality;quality criterion;food processing;processing of food;processing of foodstuffs,17 +5168,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 1017/2010 of 10 November 2010 opening the sale on the internal market of cereals held by the intervention agencies of the Member States. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 43(f) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009 of 11 December 2009 laying down common detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards buying-in and selling of agricultural products under public intervention (2) provides that cereals held by the intervention agencies are to be sold by invitation to tender.(2) The Member States have intervention stocks of common wheat and barley. To meet market needs, these stocks of cereals should be made available on the internal market. To this end, standing invitations to tender should be opened for the resale on the internal market of cereals held by the intervention agencies of the Member States. Each sale should be considered to constitute a separate invitation to tender.(3) To take account of the situation on the internal market, provision should be made for the Commission to manage this invitation to tender. In addition, provision must be made for an award coefficient for tenders offering the minimum selling price.(4) To ensure sound management of the system, the conditions and deadlines for transmission of the information required by the Commission should be laid down.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,. ScopeA tendering procedure shall be opened for the resale of intervention stocks of cereals on the internal market, in accordance with the provisions of Title III of Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009.The maximum quantities available per Member State are listed in the Annex to this Regulation. Dates of submission1.   The closing date for the submission of tenders for the first partial invitation to tender shall be 11:00 (Brussels time) on 24 November 2010.The deadline for the submission of tenders under subsequent partial invitations to tender shall be on the following days at 11:00 (Brussels time):— 8 and 15 December 2010,— 12 and 26 January 2011,— 9 and 23 February 2011,— 9 and 23 March 2011,— 13 and 27 April 2011,— 11 and 25 May 2011,— 15 and 29 June 2011.2.   Tenders shall be submitted to the intervention agencies approved by the Member States, the list of which is published on the internet (3). Notification to the CommissionThe notification provided for in Article 45 of Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009 shall be made by 16:00 (Brussels time), on the closing date for submission of tenders referred to in Article 2 of this Regulation. Decisions on the basis of tendersIn accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 195(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 the Commission shall fix, for each cereal concerned and by Member State, the minimum selling price, or decide to take no action in respect of the tenders received, in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 10 November 2010.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Dacian CIOLOŞMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 349, 29.12.2009, p. 1.(3)  The addresses of the intervention agencies are available on the European Commission website CIRCA (http://circa.europa.eu/Public/irc/agri/cereals/library?l=/publicsdomain/cereals/intervention_agencies&vm=detailed&sb=Title)ANNEXList of invitations to tender(tonnes)Member State Quantities made available for sale on the internal marketCommon wheat Barley MaizeCN Code 1001 90 1003 00 1005 90 00Belgium — 0 —Bulgaria 0 0 —Czech Republic 60 937 136 395 —Denmark — 59 550 —Germany — 1 100 935 —Estonia — 40 060 —Ireland — — —Greece — — —Spain — — —France — 70 385 —Italy — — —Cyprus — — —Latvia — 0 —Lithuania 0 91 377 —Luxembourg — — —Hungary 4 418 30 258 0Malta — — —Netherlands — — —Austria — 20 541 —Poland 0 0 —Portugal — — —Romania — 0 —Slovenia — — —Slovakia 0 80 112 —Finland 22 757 784 136 —Sweden — 148 260 —United Kingdom — 151 136 —‘—’ means: no intervention stock of this cereal in this Member State. +",EU market;Community market;European Union market;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;barley;invitation to tender;standing invitation to tender;intervention agency;common wheat;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country,17 +12621,"94/968/EC: Commission Decision of 28 December 1994 approving the operational programme for the control of salmonella in certain live animals and animal products presented by Finland. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (1), as amended by Part 1, Chapter 2 (A) (1) (h) of Annex I (V) (E) to the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, and in particular Article 10a (2) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 90/539/EEC of 15 October 1990 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs (2), as amended by Part 1, Chapter 2 (A) (4) (b) and (c) of Annex I (V) (E) to the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, and in particular Articles 9a, 9b and 10b thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat (3), as amended by Part 1, Chapter 3 (1) (d) of Annex I (V) (E) to the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, and in particular Article 5 (4) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 71/118/EEC of 15 February 1971 on health problems affecting trade in fresh poultrymeat (4), as amended by Part 1, Chapter 3 (3) (b) of Annex I (V) (E) to the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, and in particular Article 5 (4) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17 December 1992 laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A (I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC (5), as amended by Part 1, Chapter 4 (4) (c) of Annex I (V) (E) to the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, and in particular the first indent of Chapter 2 of Annex II thereto,Whereas, in accordance with Article 10a (2) of Directive 64/432/EEC, Articles 9a, 9b and 10b of Directive 90/539/EEC, Article 5 of Directive 64/433/EEC, Article 5 of Directive 71/118/EEC and the first indent of Chapter 2 of Annex II to Directive 92/118/EEC, on 10 October and 13 December 1994 Finland presented to the Commission its operational programme for the control of salmonella;Whereas this operational programme contains all the measures which Finland has undertaken to implement as from the date of entry into force of the Treaty of Accession with a view to controlling salmonella in bovine animals and swine for breeding, production and slaughter, breeding poultry, day-old chicks intended to be introduced into flocks of breeding poultry or flocks of productive poultry, laying hens (productive poultry reared to produce eggs for consumption), poultry for slaughter, beef and pigmeat, sheepmeat, poultrymeat and eggs for direct human consumption;Whereas, this being the case, provision should be made for a single Commission decision approving the operational programme;Whereas, however, the guarantees concerning salmonella applicable to Finland which have already been fixed or are to be fixed in the future are specified for each category of live animals or animal products; whereas application of the said guarantees is subject to approval of the measures to be implemented by Finland in each sector,. The measures concerning bovine animals and swine for breeding, production and slaughter contained in the Finnish programme are hereby approved. The measures concerning breeding poultry and day-old chicks intended to be introduced into flocks of breeding poultry or flocks of productive poultry contained in the Finnish programme are hereby approved. The measures concerning laying hens (productive poultry reared to produce eggs for consumption) contained in the Finnish programme are hereby approved. The measures concerning poultry for slaughter contained in the Finnish programme are hereby approved. The measures concerning beef and pigmeat contained in the Finnish programme are hereby approved. The measures concerning poultrymeat contained in the Finnish programme are hereby approved. The measures concerning eggs for direct human consumption contained in the Finnish programme are hereby approved. Finland shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions to implement the measures referred to in Articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 on the date of entry into force of the Treaty of Accession. This Decision shall take effect subject to and on the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Norway, Austria, Finland and Sweden. 0This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 December 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64.(2) OJ No L 303, 31. 10. 1990, p. 6.(3) OJ No 121, 29. 8. 1964, p. 2012/164.(4) OJ No L 55, 8. 3. 1971, p. 23.(5) OJ No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49. +",Finland;Republic of Finland;veterinary inspection;veterinary control;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;action programme;framework programme;plan of action;work programme;livestock;flock;herd;live animals;intra-EU trade;intra-Community trade,17 +20352,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1628/2000 of 24 July 2000 correcting, for the third time, Regulation (EC) No 1802/95 amending the Regulations that fixed, prior to 1 February 1995, certain prices and amounts in the market in milk and milk products of which the value in ecus was adapted as a result of the abolition of the correcting factor for agricultural conversion rates. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,Whereas:(1) An error has been found in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1802/95(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 904/96(4). That error should be corrected.(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1802/95, the amounts relating to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2219/92(5) are replaced by the following:>TABLE> This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 24 July 2000.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 173, 27.6.1992, p. 1.(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80.(3) OJ L 174, 26.7.1995, p. 27.(4) OJ L 122, 22.5.1996, p. 4.(5) OJ L 218, 1.8.1992, p. 75. +",milk;agri-monetary policy;agricultural monetary policy;farm prices;Community farm price;EC farm price;price for the marketing year;milk product;dairy produce;aid to agriculture;farm subsidy;representative rate;agricultural conversion rate;agricultural unit of account;green exchange rate;green rate;green unit of account,17 +4459,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 258/86 of 5 February 1986 re-establishing the levying of the customs duties on glass inners for vacuum flasks or for other vacuum vessels falling within heading No 70.12, originating in India, benefiting from the tariff preferences provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85 of 17 December 1985 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1986 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1) and in particular Article 13 thereof,Whereas, in pursuance of Articles 1 and 10 of that Regulation, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I, within the framework of the preferential tariff ceiling fixed in column 9 of Annex I;Whereas, as provided for in Article 11 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;Whereas, in the case of glass inners for vacuum flasks or for other vacuum vessels falling within heading 70.12, originating in India, the individual ceiling was fixed at 330 000 ECU whereas, on 3 February 1986, imports of these products into the Community, originating in India, reached the ceiling in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas, it is appropriate to reintroduce the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against India,. As from 9 February 1986, the levying of customs duties, suspended in pursuance of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85 shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in India:1.2 // // // CCT heading No // Description // // // 70.12 (Nimexe code 70.12-10, 20) // Glass inners for vacuum flasks or for other vacuum vessels // // This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 5 February 1986.For the CommissionCOCKFIELDVice-President(1) OJ No L 352, 30. 12. 1985, p. 1. +",India;Republic of India;restoration of customs duties;restoration of customs tariff;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession;glass;blown glass;bottle glass;crystal glass;drawn glass;pane of glass;sheet glass;unworked glass;window glass,17 +43565,"2014/740/EU: Council Decision of 9 October 2014 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors regarding the mandate to be given to the Executive Board of the Centre for the Development of Enterprise (CDE). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 209(2) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,Having regard to the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (1) (‘the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement’),Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Whereas:(1) At the 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, the Parties to the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement called for a more direct private sector engagement in order to advance innovation, create income and jobs, promote SMEs and entrepreneurship, mobilise domestic resources and further develop innovative financial mechanisms.(2) Taking into account the above and the evolution of the international context, in particular the considerable number of actors and modalities capable of providing effective private sector support, related programmes are to be implemented through organisations that have shown their capacity to provide high quality expertise in a cost-effective way.(3) At its 39th session held on 19 and 20 June 2014 in Nairobi, the ACP-EU Council of Ministers agreed, in a Joint Declaration, to proceed with the orderly closing of the Centre for the Development of Enterprise (‘CDE’) and the amendment of Annex III to the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement and, for this purpose, decided to grant a delegation of powers to the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors to take the matter forward with a view to adopting the necessary decisions.(4) The position of the Union within the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors regarding the mandate to be given to the Executive Board of the CDE should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision,. 1.   The position to be adopted by the European Union within the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors regarding the mandate to be given to the Executive Board of the CDE shall be established under the terms of the draft Decision of the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors attached to this Decision.2.   Minor changes to the draft Decision may be agreed by the representatives of the Union within the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors without requiring a Decision of the Council. After its adoption, the Decision of the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.. Done at Luxembourg, 9 October 2014.For the CouncilThe PresidentA. ALFANO(1)  OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3. Agreement as amended by the Agreement signed in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005 (OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 27) and by the Agreement signed in Ouagadougou on 22 June 2010 (OJ L 287, 4.11.2010, p. 3).DRAFTDECISION No …/… OF THE ACP-EU COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORSof …regarding the mandate to be given to the Executive Board of the Centre for the Development of Enterprise (CDE)THE ACP-EU COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS,Having regard to the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (1) (‘the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement’), and in particular Article 2 of Annex III thereto,Whereas:(1) Article 2(6)(d) of Annex III to the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement requires the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors to monitor the overall strategy of the CDE and to supervise the work of the Executive Board of the CDE.(2) The Executive Board of the CDE shall supervise the work of the CDE (Article 2(7)(b)), adopt the programme and the budget of the CDE (Article 2(7)(c)) and submit periodic reporting and evaluations to the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors (Article 2(7)(d)).(3) The CDE's Statutes and Rules of Procedure adopted by Decision no 8/2005 of the ACP-EC Committee of Ambassadors (the ‘CDE Statutes’) and the CDE's Financial Regulation adopted by Decision no 5/2004 of the ACP-EC Committee of Ambassadors (the ‘CDE Financial Regulation’), provide the safeguards in terms of information of and supervision by the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors.(4) At its 39th session held on 19 and 20 June 2014 in Nairobi, the ACP-EU Council of Ministers agreed, in a Joint Declaration, to proceed with the orderly closing of the CDE and the amendment of Annex III to the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement and, for this purpose, decided to grant a delegation of powers to the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors to take the matter forward with a view to adopting the necessary decisions.(5) The above-mentioned Joint Declaration of the ACP-EU Council of Ministers established the ACP-EU Joint Working Group (the ‘JWG’) to ensure that the CDE is closed under the best possible conditions,HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:Article 11.   Subject to the conditions laid down in Articles 2, 3 and 4 of this Decision, the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors hereby authorises the Executive Board of the CDE to take, with immediate effect, all appropriate measures to prepare for the closure of the CDE.2.   The closure of the CDE shall respect the competences of the CDE's supervisory authorities laid down in Annex III to the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement and the modalities laid down by the ACP-EU Council of Ministers in its Joint Declaration of 20 June 2014.Article 21.   The Executive Board of the CDE shall as soon as possible, and at the latest by 23 December 2014, contract a Curator to prepare and implement a closure plan, as well as to manage the CDE during the process leading to its closure.2.   The closure plan shall permit the closure of the CDE in an orderly manner, while respecting the rights of all involved third parties, and ensuring that the ongoing private sector support projects are completed either by the CDE itself or by an entity to whom their management can be assigned.3.   The closure plan shall envisage the finalisation of the winding-up of the CDE by 31 December 2016. The closure plan shall include the time necessary for making final payments, final reports, financial and statutory audits with a view to the winding-up of the CDE by 31 December 2016.Article 31.   In line with the procedures laid down in the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement, the CDE Statutes and the CDE Financial Regulation, the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors shall receive the closure plan adopted by the Executive Board of the CDE.2.   The Executive Board of the CDE shall provide quarterly reports to the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors on the progress made on the closure process.Article 4The Executive Board of the CDE will consult the JWG on the draft Terms of Reference for the Curator referred to in Article 2(1), as well as on the draft closure plan and draft discharge proposal.This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.Done at […], […]For the ACP-EU Committee of AmbassadorsThe President(1)  OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3. Agreement as amended by the Agreement signed in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005 (OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 27) and by the Agreement signed in Ouagadougou on 22 June 2010 (OJ L 287, 4.11.2010, p. 3). +",board of directors;BOD;administrative board;executive board;ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors;ACP-EC Committee of Ambassadors;Centre for the Development of Enterprise;CDE;CDI;Centre for the Development of Industry;private sector;private enterprise;private undertaking;aid to undertakings;salvage grant;subsidy for undertakings;support grant,17 +5848,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 35/2014 of 15 January 2014 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 January 2014. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 16 January 2014 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 16 January 2014, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 January 2014.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Jerzy PLEWADirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 16 January 2014CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I2.1.2014-14.1.20141. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/t)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 182,74 122,79 — — —Fob price USA — — 263,45 253,45 233,45Gulf of Mexico premium 126,27 24,30 — — —Great Lakes premium — — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 19,32 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: — EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +14484,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2364/95 of 9 October 1995 fixing the prices and rates of the aid for preventive distillation referred to in Article 38 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 in Austria for the 1995/96 wine year. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 149 (1) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1544/95 (2), lays down the basic rules for the management of the market in that sector; whereas, in particular, Article 1 (6) thereof lays down that the wine year lasts from 1 September to 31 August;Whereas, by virtue of the abovementioned Act of Accession, the common organization of the market in wine has applied in Austria since the moment of accession; whereas, however, the Commission, by Regulation (EC) No 1834/95 of 26 July 1995 on transitional measures applicable in Austria in the wine-growing sector (3); fixed the specific market management measures for the 1995/96 wine year, in particular concerning exemptions from the distillation measures referred to in Articles 35 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87; whereas that Regulation provides that, for preventive distillation, the Commission must, in establishing the quantities of wine concerned, the prices and aids in Austria, take account of the impact of that exemption on producers' incomes in that Member State;Whereas it is currently impossible to know whether compulsory distillation will take place; whereas, therefore, the prices should be fixed at 80 % of the amounts provided for in Annex III of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1848/95 (4), the aids should also be adjusted and at the same time a mechanism should be provided for which will rule out any discriminatory treatment in the event that there is no compulsory distillation;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,. By derogation from Regulation (EC) No 1848/95, the prices and aids relating to the distillation provided for in Article 38 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 for Austria for the 1995/96 wine year shall be those included in the Annex hereto.However, if there is no compulsory distillation for the 1995/96 wine year:- the intervention agency shall pay to the distiller before 30 April 1996 the difference between the Community aids and the aids for Austria for the quantities delivered,- the distiller shall pay to the producer the difference between the Community prices and the prices for Austria for the quantities delivered and before the above date. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 October 1995.For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the CommissionANNEX>TABLE> +",purchase price;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;intervention agency;Austria;Republic of Austria;wine;distillation;compulsory distillation;distillation operation;preventive distillation;special distillation;voluntary distillation;wine delivery,17 +24911,"2004/47/EC: Decision of the European Central Bank of 18 December 2003 laying down the measures necessary for the contribution to the European Central Bank's reserves and provisions and for adjusting the national central banks' claims equivalent to the transferred foreign reserve assets (ECB/2003/21). ,Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank and in particular Article 30 thereof,Whereas:(1) The adjustment of the key for subscription to the European Central Bank's (ECB's) capital (hereinafter the capital key) results in adjustments to the weightings assigned to the national central banks of the Member States that have adopted the euro (hereinafter the participating NCBs) in the ECB's capital key (hereinafter the capital key weightings) as provided for in Decision ECB/2003/17 of 18 December 2003 on the national central banks' percentage shares in the key for subscription to the European Central Bank's capital(1). The adjustments to the capital key weightings and the resulting changes in the participating NCBs' shares in the ECB's subscribed capital make it necessary to adjust the claims which the ECB has credited under Article 30.3 of the Statute to the participating NCBs and which are equivalent to the participating NCBs' contributions of foreign reserve assets to the ECB (hereinafter the claims).(2) Those participating NCBs whose percentage share in the adjusted capital key increases due to the adjustment should therefore effect a compensatory transfer to the ECB, while the ECB should effect a compensatory transfer to those participating NCBs whose percentage share in the adjusted capital key decreases.(3) In accordance with the general principles of fairness, equal treatment and the protection of legitimate expectations underlying the Statute, those participating NCBs whose relative share in the ECB's accumulated equity value increases due to the abovementioned adjustments should also effect a compensatory transfer to those participating NCBs whose relative share decreases.(4) The respective capital key weightings of each participating NCB until 31 December 2003 and from 1 January 2004 should be expressed as a percentage of the ECB's total capital as subscribed to by all participating NCBs for the purpose of calculating the adjustment of the value of each participating NCB's share in the ECB's accumulated equity value,. DefinitionsFor the purposes of this Decision:(a) The ""accumulated equity value"" shall mean the total of the ECB's reserves, revaluation accounts and provisions equivalent to reserves as stated in the ECB's annual accounts and approved by the Governing Council for the financial year 2003. The ECB's reserves and those provisions equivalent to reserves shall include, without limitation to the generality of the ""accumulated equity value"", the general reserve fund and the provisions equivalent to reserves for valuation losses with respect to foreign exchange rates and market prices.(b) The ""transfer date"" shall mean the second business day following the Governing Council's approval of the ECB's annual accounts for the financial year 2003. Contribution to the ECB's reserves and provisions1. This Article shall only apply if the accumulated equity value is greater than zero.2. If a participating NCB's share in the accumulated equity value increases due to the increase in its capital key weighting from 1 January 2004, such an NCB shall transfer to the ECB on the transfer date the amount determined pursuant to paragraph 4.3. If a participating NCB's share in the accumulated equity value decreases due to the decrease in its capital key weighting from 1 January 2004, such an NCB shall receive from the ECB on the transfer date the amount determined pursuant to paragraph 4.4. The ECB shall, in due course, calculate and confirm to each participating NCB either the amount to be transferred by that NCB to the ECB where paragraph 2 applies, or the amount to be received by that NCB from the ECB where paragraph 3 applies. Subject to rounding, each amount to be transferred or received shall be calculated by multiplying the accumulated equity value by the absolute difference between each participating NCB's capital key weighting on 31 December 2003 and its capital key weighting from 1 January 2004 and dividing the result by 100.5. Each amount described in paragraph 4 shall be due in euro on 1 January 2004 but shall be effectively transferred on the transfer date.6. On the transfer date, a participating NCB or the ECB having to transfer an amount under paragraph 2 or paragraph 3 shall also separately transfer any interest accruing over the period from 1 January 2004 until the transfer date on each of the respective amounts due from such participating NCB and the ECB. The transferors and recipients of this interest shall be the same as the transferors and recipients of the amounts on which the interest accrues. Adjustment of the claims equivalent to the transferred foreign reserve assets1. The participating NCBs' claims shall be adjusted on 1 January 2004 in accordance with their adjusted capital key weightings. The value of the participating NCBs' claims from 1 January 2004 is set out in the third column of the table in the Annex to this Decision.2. Each participating NCB shall, by virtue of this provision and without any further formality or act being required, be considered to have either transferred or received on 1 January 2004 the absolute value of the claim (in euro) set out next to its name in the fourth column of the table in the Annex to this Decision, whereby ""-"" shall refer to a claim that the NCB shall transfer to the ECB and ""+"" to a claim that the ECB shall transfer to the NCB.3. On 2 January 2004, each participating NCB shall either transfer or receive the absolute value of the amount (in euro) set out next to its name in the fourth column of the table in the Annex to this Decision, whereby ""+"" shall refer to an amount that the NCB shall transfer to the ECB and ""-"" to an amount that the ECB shall transfer to the NCB.4. On 2 January 2004, the ECB and the participating NCBs that are under an obligation to transfer amounts under paragraph 3 shall also separately transfer any interest accruing over the period from 1 January 2004 until 2 January 2004 on the respective amounts due from the ECB and such NCBs. The transferors and recipients of this interest shall be the same as the transferors and recipients of the amounts on which the interest accrues. General provisions1. The interest accruing under paragraph 6 of Article 2 and paragraph 4 of Article 3 shall be calculated on a daily basis, using the actual 360-day method of calculation, at a rate equal to the marginal interest rate used by the European System of Central Banks in its most recent main refinancing operation.2. Each transfer pursuant to paragraphs 2, 3 and 6 of Article 2 and paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article 3 shall take place separately through the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross settlement Express Transfer system (TARGET).3. The ECB and the participating NCBs that are under an obligation to make any of the transfers referred to in paragraph 2 shall, in due course, give the necessary instructions for duly executing such transfers on time. Final provisions1. This Decision shall enter into force on 19 December 2003.2. This Decision will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Frankfurt am Main, 18 December 2003.For the Governing Council of the ECBJean-Claude Trichet(1) See page 27 of this Official Journal.ANNEXCLAIMS EQUIVALENT TO THE FOREIGN RESERVE ASSETS TRANSFERRED TO THE ECB>TABLE> +",banking;banking operation;banking services;banking transaction;banking policy;Member States' contribution;budget rebate;budgetary compensation;financial contribution;central bank;bank of issue;federal bank;national bank;European Central Bank;ECB;European System of Central Banks;ESCB,17 +19171,"Council Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 of 21 June 1999 on coordinating aid to the applicant countries in the framework of the pre-accession strategy and amending Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 308 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),(1) Whereas the Luxembourg European Council advocated a substantial increase in pre-accession aid so as to include, in addition to the PHARE programme, aid to agriculture and for structural measures;(2) Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 622/98 of 16 March 1998 on assistance to the applicant countries in the framework of the pre-accession strategy and in particular on the establishment of Accession Partnerships(3) provides that those partnerships are to comprise a single framework for the priority areas and all available resources for pre-accession assistance;(3) Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999(4) set up an agricultural instrument for application mainly in areas such as modernising the structure of agricultural holdings, improving processing and distribution structures, developing inspection activities and rural development;(4) Whereas the structural instrument created by Regulation (EC) No 1267/1999(5), is intended to finance infrastructure in the transport and environment fields;(5) Whereas the PHARE programme set up by Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89(6), will in future focus on the essential priorities linked to adoption of the acquis communautaire, i.e. building up the administrative and institutional capacities of the applicant countries and financing investments designed to help them comply with Community law as soon as possible;(6) Whereas it is important to ensure that Community operations under the three pre-accession instruments achieve optimum economic impact;(7) Whereas paragraph 17 of the conclusions of the Luxembourg European Council on 12 and 13 December 1997 provides that financial support to the countries involved in the enlargement process will be based, in the allocation of aid, on the principle of equal treatment, independently of the time of accession, with particular attention being paid to the countries with the greatest need;(8) Whereas the above instruments should remain distinct but there must be coordination between operations under them as well as with operations funded by the European Investment Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Community's other financial instruments and the other international financial institutions;(9) Whereas it is necessary to provide for reciprocal information and cooperation between the Commission and the candidate countries for on the spot control and verification to ensure efficient protection of the financial interests as well as to combat fraud and other irregularities;(10) Whereas management of pre-accession assistance should gradually be decentralised to the applicant countries themselves, taking account of their management and financial control capacities, so that they can be more closely involved in the pre-accession aid process;(11) Whereas the Commission should submit regular reports on pre-accession aid to the applicant countries,. Coordination and coherence between assistance granted in the framework of the pre-accession strategy under the agricultural and rural development instrument (hereinafter ""the Agricultural Instrument""), the Structural Instrument and PHARE shall be ensured in accordance with this Regulation. Measures to support agriculture and rural development as set out in Article 2 of the Agricultural Instrument set up by Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 shall be financed in accordance with the provisions of that Regulation. Investment projects in the following areas shall be financed from the pre-accession aid Structural Instrument set up by Regulation (EC) No 1267/1999 and in accordance with the provisions thereof:- environmental measures enabling the beneficiary countries to comply with the requirements of Community environmental law and with the objectives of the Accession Partnerships,- transport infrastructure measures which promote sustainable mobility, and in particular those that constitute projects of common interest based on the criteria of Decision No 1692/96/EC(7) and those which enable the beneficiary countries to comply with the objectives of the Accession Partnerships; this includes interconnection and interoperability of national networks as well as with the trans-European networks together with access to such networks. 1. Funding under the PHARE programme shall be carried out in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89.2. Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89 is hereby amended by adding a new paragraph 3 to Article 3 to read as follows:""3. For applicant countries with accession partnerships with the European Union, funding under the PHARE programme shall focus on the main priorities for the adoption of the acquis communautaire, i.e. building up the administrative and institutional capacities of the applicant States and investment, except for the type of investments financed in accordance with Regulations (EC) No 1267/1999(8) and (EC) No 1268/1999(9). PHARE funding may also be used to finance the measures in the fields of environment, transport and agricultural and rural development which form an incidental but indispensable part of integrated industrial reconstruction or regional development programmes."" Aid for schemes or measures financed in the framework of pre-accession aid may be granted from one only of the instruments referred to in this Regulation. Financing of the schemes or measures provided for in this Regulation shall be subject to compliance with the undertakings contained in the Europe Agreements as recalled in Regulation (EC) No 622/98 and with the conditions laid down in the Accession Partnerships, as well as to the relevant provisions of Regulations (EEC) No 3906/89, (EC) No 1267/1999, (EC) No 1268/1999 and of this Regulation. Beneficiary States shall contribute to the financing of investments. Schemes or measures financed under the three instruments referred to in Articles 2, 3 and 4 shall be decided in accordance with the provisions laid down in the relevant Regulation relating to that instrument. 1. The Commission shall be responible for coordinating operations under the said three instruments, and in particular for establishing the pre-accession aid guidelines for each country. It shall be assisted for this purpose by the committee set up by Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89.2. The Commission shall inform the committee referred to in paragraph 1 about the indicative financial allocations for each country and per pre-accession instrument, about action it has taken pursuant to Article 10, and about decisions taken pursuant to Article 12. Such decisions shall be communicated to the Court of Auditors. 0The Commission shall ensure coordination and coherence between operations undertaken pursuant to this Regulation under the Commission budget, operations funded by the European Investment Bank or other financial instruments of the Community, and operations funded by international financial institutions. 11. The Commission shall implement the Community aid in accordance with the rules of transparency and the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities, in particular Article 114 thereof.2. Pre-accession aid shall also cover expenditure relating to the monitoring, inspection and evaluation of operations.3. Financing decisions and any contracts or implementing instruments resulting therefrom shall expressly provide for inspection by the Commission and the Court of Auditors to be carried out on the spot, if necessary. 21. Project selection, tendering and contracting by applicant countries shall be subject to ex-ante approval by the Commission.2. The Commission may, however, decide, on the basis of a case-by-case analysis of national and sectorial programme/project management capacity, financial control procedures and structures regarding public finance, to waive the ex-ante approval requirement referred to in paragraph 1 and confer on implementing agencies in applicant countries management of aid on a decentralised basis. Such a waiver shall be subject to:- the minimum criteria for assessing the ability of implementing agencies in applicant countries to manage aid and minimum conditions applicable to such agencies set out in the Annex to this Regulation;- and specific provisions concerning, inter alia, invitations to tender, scrutiny and evaluation of tenders, the award of contracts and the implementation of Community public procurement directives, which shall be laid down in financing agreements with each beneficiary country.3. The Commission shall adopt rules governing inspection and evaluation. 3The Commission shall present an annual report on the overall pre-accession aid for each country to the European Parliament and to the Council. 4This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 21 June 1999.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. VERHEUGEN(1) OJ C 140, 5.5.1998, p. 26 andOJ C 329, 27.10.1998, p. 13.(2) Opinion delivered on 6 May 1999 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(3) OJ L 85, 20.3.1998, p. 1.(4) See page 87 of this Official Journal.(5) See page 73 of this Official Journal.(6) OJ L 375, 23.12.1989, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 753/96 (OJ L 103, 26.4.1996, p. 5).(7) OJ L 228, 9.9.1996, p. 1.(8) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 73.(9) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 87.ANNEXMINIMUM CRITERIA AND CONDITIONS FOR DECENTRALISING MANAGEMENT TO IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES IN APPLICANT COUNTRIES (ARTICLE 12)1. Minimum criteria for assessing the ability of implementing agencies in applicant countries to manage aidThe following criteria shall be applied by the Commission in assessing which implementing agencies in partner countries are able to manage aid on a decentralised basis:(i) there should be a well-defined system for managing the funds with full internal rules of procedure, clear institutional and personal responsibilities;(ii) the principle of separation of powers must be respected so that there is no risk of conflict of interest in procurement and payment;(iii) adequate personnel must be available and assigned to the task. They must have suitable auditing skills and experience, language skills and be fully trained in implementing Community programmes.2. Minimum conditions for decentralising management to implementing agencies in applicant countriesDecentralisation to applicant countries with ex post control by the Commission may be considered for an implementing agency where the following conditions are met:(i) demonstration of effective internal controls including an independent audit function and an effective accounting and financial reporting system which meets internationally accepted audit standards;(ii) a recent financial and operational audit showing effective and timely management of Community assistance or national measures of similar nature;(iii) a reliable national financial control system over the implementing agency;(iv) procurement rules which are endorsed by the Commission as meeting requirements of Title IX of the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities;(v) Commitment by the National Authorising Officer to bear the full financial responsibility and liability for the funds.This approach shall not prejudice the right of the Commission and the Court of Auditors to check the expenditure. +",accession to the European Union;EU accession;accession to the Community;act of accession;application for accession;consequence of accession;request for accession;third country;coordination of aid;enlargement of the Union;Natali report;enlargement of the Community;EU programme;Community framework programme;Community programme;EC framework programme;European Union programme,17 +27198,"2004/22/EC: Commission Decision of 29 December 2003 amending Decision 94/83/EC on Community financial assistance to improve the system of veterinary controls at the Community's external frontier in Germany (notified under document number C(2003) 5201). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(2), and in particular Article 38 thereof,Whereas:(1) The Commission, in its Decision 94/83/EC(3), established the Community's financial participation in the programme presented by Germany to improve the system of veterinary controls at the Community's external frontier in Germany.(2) The German authorities have requested an extension of the deadline for the completion of their programme in order to compensate for delays in the building and renovation of infrastructure, and, in this context, the abovementioned Decision should therefore be amended to extend the deadline established for the completion of the programme and to allow time for the necessary testing.(3) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Decision 94/83/EC is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 2(2), second indent: the date 30 June 1995 is replaced by the date 31 December 2000.2. The following paragraph 4 is added to Article 3:""The Commission, in collaboration with the competent German authorities, may carry out in situ checks relating to expenditure incurred pursuant to this Decision."" This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Brussels, 29 December 2003.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19.(2) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1.(3) OJ L 42, 15.2.1994, p. 18. +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;veterinary inspection;veterinary control;border control;frontier control;external border of the EU;external borders of the European Union;management of the EU's external borders;management of the European Union's external borders;management of the external borders of the European Union;financial aid;capital grant;financial grant,17 +19377,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1971/1999 of 15 September 1999 amending the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1084/1999 establishing the list of competent authorities referred to in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 900/1999 prohibiting the sale and supply of petroleum and petroleum products to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 900/1999 of 29 April 1999 prohibiting the sale, supply and export of petroleum and petroleum products to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia(1) and in particular Article 6 thereof,(1) Whereas Greece has requested that, in addition to the Sanctions Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, another authority be listed as competent authority;(2) Whereas it is thus necessary to amend the list of competent authorities established by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1084/1999(2),. In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1084/1999, under the heading ""Greece"", shall be added:"" Υπουργείο Εθνικής ΟικονομίαςΓενική Γραμματεία Διεθνών Οικονομικ��ν ΣχέσεωνΔ/νση Διαδικασιών Εξωτερικού ΕμπορίουΚα Μπάρτζη - Κος Ιγγλέσης οδ. Κορνάρου 1 GR - 105 63 Αθήνα Ministry of National EconomyGeneral Secretariat of International Economic RelationsDirectorate of External TradeMrs Bartzi or Mr Iglesis 1, Kornarou Street GR - 105 63 Athens Tel: (30-1) 328 60 51-53 Fax: (30-1) 328 60 94, 328 60 59 "". This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 September 1999.For the CommissionLeon BRITTANVice-President(1) OJ L 114, 1.5.1999, p. 7.(2) OJ L 131, 27.5.1999, p. 29. +",petroleum;naphtha;petroleum product;oil by-products;petrochemical product;tar;international sanctions;blockade;boycott;embargo;reprisals;Yugoslavia;territories of the former Yugoslavia;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban,17 +43355,"Council Decision 2014/326/CFSP of 28 January 2014 on the signing and conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Korea establishing a framework for the participation of the Republic of Korea in European Union crisis management operations. ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 37 thereof, in conjunction with Article 218(5) and (6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,Whereas:(1) Conditions regarding the participation of third States in European Union crisis management operations should be laid down in an agreement establishing a framework for such possible future participation, rather than being defined on a case-by-case basis for each operation concerned.(2) Following the adoption of a Decision by the Council on 13 November 2012 authorising the opening of negotiations, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy negotiated an agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Korea establishing a framework for the participation of the Republic of Korea in European Union crisis management operations (‘the Agreement’).(3) The Agreement should be approved,. The Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Korea establishing a framework for the participation of the Republic of Korea in the European Union crisis management operations is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision. The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Union. The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in Article 16(1) of the Agreement (1). This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.. Done at Brussels, 28 January 2014.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. STOURNARAS(1)  The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council. +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);South Korea;Republic of Korea;ratification of an agreement;conclusion of an agreement;settlement of disputes;conflict resolution;conflict settlement;dispute settlement;peace negotiations;signature of an agreement;international dispute,17 +25110,"2003/453/EC: Council Decision of 2 June 2003 on the signing, on behalf of the European Community, of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on trade in textile and clothing products and other market opening measures, and authorising its provisional application. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133, in conjunction with the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) The Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on trade in textile products with Vietnam (hereinafter the Agreement).(2) The Agreement was initialled on 15 February 2003.(3) Subject to reciprocity, and in order to allow its benefits to accrue to both Parties immediately following the relevant notifications, it is appropriate to apply this Agreement on a provisional basis as from 15 April 2003 pending the completion of the procedures for its formal conclusion.(4) The Agreement should be signed on behalf of the Community,. The signing of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on trade in textile and clothing products(1) and other market opening measures, and authorising its provisional application, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community, subject to the Council Decision concerning the conclusion of the said Agreement.The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Decision. The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement, on behalf of the Community, subject to its conclusion. Subject to reciprocity, the Agreement shall be applied on a provisional basis as from 15 April 2003 pending the completion of the procedures for its formal conclusion. 1. The increases of quotas to the levels indicated in Annex 2 of the Agreement will be carried out each year upon implementation by Vietnam of its commitments under paragraphs 3, 4, 8 and 10 of Article 3 of the Agreement between the European Community and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on trade in textile and clothing products.2. In case Vietnam fails to fulfil its obligations under paragraphs 3, 4, 8, 9 and 10 of Article 3 of that Agreement in 2003, the quotas for 2003 will be reduced to the levels indicated in Annex 2, column 3. In case Vietnam fails to fulfil its obligations in 2004 or 2005, these levels will be increased by a growth rate of 3 % per annum. In such cases, any quantities already shipped in excess of the re-established quota levels will be deducted from the quotas of the following years.3. The Decision to implement paragraph 2 shall be taken in accordance with the procedures referred to in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries(2).. Done at Luxembourg, 2 June 2003.For the CouncilThe PresidentK. Stefanis(1) OJ L 410, 31.12.1992, p. 279.(2) OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 138/2003 (OJ L 23, 28.1.2003, p. 1). +",textile product;fabric;furnishing fabric;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;clothing;article of clothing;ready-made clothing;work clothes;Vietnam;Socialist Republic of Viet Nam;trade agreement (EU);EC trade agreement;liberalisation of the market;liberalization of the market;trading operation,17 +439,"85/25/EEC: Commission Decision of 5 December 1984 on the implementation of the reform of agricultural structures in France pursuant to Council Directives 72/159/EEC and 75/268/EEC (Only the French text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms (1), as last amended by Directive 84/513/EEC (2), and in particular Article 18 (3) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas (3), as last amended by Directive 82/786/EEC (4), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Whereas the French Government forwarded, pursuant to Article 17 (4) of Directive 72/159/EEC the following provisions:- Decree No 83/442 of 1 June 1983 on the modernization of farms,- Ministerial Order of 1 June 1983 on skill and competence in agriculture,- Ministerial Order of 1 June 1983 on the interest rates on special modernization loans granted by regional agricultural credit banks,- Ministerial Order of 1 June 1983 on the amounts of aids and ceilings,- Ministerial Order of 1 June 1983 on the amounts of the reduced interest loans,- Circular DIAME/SSME/N.83 of 15 June 1983 on the development plans,- Circular DIAME/SSME/C.83 on investment aids for the modernization of farms, development plans and other aids, modernization aids,- Circular DIAME/SSME/C.83 No 5016 of 10 June 1983 on the subsidies for livestock buildings - pig farming,- Circular DIAME No 5006 of 9 February 1982 on investment aids for farms - situation of the GAEC;Whereas Article 18 (3) of Directive 72/159/EEC and Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC require the Commission to determine whether, having regard to the abovementioned submission, the existing provisions in France for the implementation of Directive 72/159/EEC and of Titles III and IV of Directive 75/268/EEC continue to satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community;Whereas the abovementioned regulations and administrative provisions meet the requirements of Directives 72/159/EEC and 75/268/EEC as well as the requirements of Council Regulations (EEC) No 1945/81 (5) and (EEC) No 1946/81 (6) of 30 June 1981 restricting investment aids for pig and milk production, with the exception of those provided for in Circular DIAME No 5006 of 9 February 1982 for multiplying the ceilings laid down in Regulations (EEC) No 1945/81 and (EEC) No 1946/81, in so far as this circular deals with joint farming ventures established from a single farm;Whereas, however, the preceding remark does not justify a negative decision as regards the eligibility of the various measures envisaged;Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,. Having regard to the regulations and administrative provisions set out in the recitals, the existing provisions for the implementation of Directive 72/159/EEC and Titles III and IV of Directive 75/268/EEC in France continue to satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to common measures within the meaning of Article 15 of Directive 72/159/EEC, with the exception of the provisions in Circular DIAME No 5006 of 9 February 1982 relating to milk and pig production, in so far as this circular deals with the joint farming ventures established from a single farm. This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.. Done at Brussels, 5 December 1984.For the CommissionPoul DALSAGERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 96, 23. 4. 1972, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 285, 30. 10. 1984, p. 13.(3) OJ No L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 327, 24. 11. 1982, p. 19.(5) OJ No L 197, 20. 7. 1981, p. 31.(6) OJ No L 197, 20. 7. 1981, p. 32. +",France;French Republic;farm modernisation;farm development;farm modernization;modernisation of agricultural structures;modernisation of farming;agrarian reform;agricultural reform;reform of agricultural structures;grouping of farms;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid;EAGGF Guidance Section;EAGGF Guidance Section aid,17 +4362,"86/554/EEC: Council Decision of 15 September 1986 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland concerning non-agricultural and processed agricultural products not covered by the Agreement. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,Whereas it is necessary to approve the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland concerning non-agricultural and processed agricultural products not covered by the Agreement, to take account of the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the Community,. The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning non-agricultural and processed agricultural products not covered by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the Exchange of Letters is attached to this Decision. The President of the Council is hereby authorized to appoint the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.. Done at Brussels, 15 September 1986.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. HOWE +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);Iceland;Republic of Iceland;agricultural product;farm product;ratification of an agreement;conclusion of an agreement;agro-industry;agri-foodstuffs industry;agricultural product processing;agricultural product processing industry;processing of agricultural products,17 +40541,"Commission Decision of 26 January 2012 on setting up the eGovernment Expert Group. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Whereas:(1) As indicated in the Communication from the Commission entitled ‘The European eGovernment Action Plan 2011-2015’ (hereafter eGovernment Action Plan (1)), ‘Member States are fully committed to the political priorities of the Malmö Declaration’ (2). They also invited the European Commission to organise the joint governance of this Action Plan allowing the active participation of the Member States in its implementation. In May 2011 the Council Conclusions (3) endorsed the eGovernment Action Plan and the actions foreseen therein.(2) It is therefore necessary for the Commission to set up a group of experts composed of the competent Member States' authorities, which are responsible for the eGovernment area, and to define its tasks and its structure.(3) Personal data should be processed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (4).. The ‘eGovernment Expert Group’, hereinafter referred to as the ‘eGovernment Group’, is hereby set up by the Commission. TasksThe Group’s tasks shall be:— to advise the Commission on strategic eGovernment issues in the context of the eGovernment Action Plan, and give input and suggest necessary adjustments to priorities, objectives and actions on the basis of the mid-term evaluation of the eGovernment Action Plan implementation,— to assist the Commission in defining common targets for Member States for relevant actions of the Action Plan,— to offer a forum for strategic discussions and for the exchange of experiences, with all Commission services involved,— to exchange views on issues arising from the national eGovernment strategies, in the areas covered by the eGovernment Action Plan, in relation to achieving its objectives,— to provide a forum through which Member States inform the Commission on Action Plan implementation progress in their country.The ‘eGovernment Group’ will liaise via the Commission with the ‘High Level Group for the Digital Agenda’ with the view of ensuring optimal implementation of the eGovernment actions.The ‘eGovernment Group’ will also liaise and coordinate via the Commission with the ISA Programme Committee (5). ConsultationThe Commission may consult the ‘eGovernment Group’ on any matter relating to the implementation of the eGovernment Action Plan. Composition — Appointment1.   The ‘eGovernment Group’ shall be composed of the competent Member States' authorities. Each Member State authority shall nominate one high level representative. The representatives shall be responsible for the national eGovernment strategies, able to ensure appropriate coordination between the national public authorities involved in the various areas covered by the eGovernment Action Plan. Member States' representatives may be accompanied by appropriate colleagues according to the subject matter discussed, without prejudice to the applicable rules for reimbursement of meeting expenses.2.   Members are appointed for the duration of the Action Plan 2011-2015.3.   Provision may be made for the same number of alternates as members to be appointed. Alternates shall be appointed in accordance with the same conditions as members; alternates automatically replace any members who are absent or indisposed.4.   Members who are no longer capable of contributing effectively to the group’s deliberations, who resign or who do not comply with the conditions set out in paragraph 3 of this Article, or Article 339 of the Treaty, may be replaced for the remainder of their term of office.5.   The names of the appointed representatives shall be published in the Register of Commission expert groups and other similar entities (‘the Register’) and in the eGovernment website http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/egovernment/index_en.htm Operation1.   The ‘eGovernment Group’ is chaired by a representative of the Commission.2.   The Commission's representative may invite experts from outside the group with specific competence in a subject on the agenda to participate in the work of the group on an ad hoc basis. In addition, the Commission’s representative may give observer status to EEA and EFTA countries and acceding countries. In such case, the competent authorities of these countries shall nominate one high level representative.3.   Members of expert groups and their representatives, as well as invited experts and observers, shall comply with the obligations of professional secrecy laid down by the Treaties and their implementing rules, as well as with the Commission's rules on security regarding the protection of EU classified information, laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom (6). Should they fail to respect these obligations, the Commission may take all appropriate measures.4.   The meetings of the ‘eGovernment Group’ shall be held on Commission premises. The Commission shall provide secretarial services. Other Commission officials with an interest in the proceedings may attend meetings of the group and its sub-groups.5.   The group shall adopt its rules of procedure on the basis of the standard rules of procedure for expert groups (7).6.   The Commission publishes relevant information on the activities carried out by the group either by including it in the Register or via a link from the Register to a dedicated website. Meeting expenses1.   Participants in the activities of the group shall not be remunerated for the services they render.2.   Travel and subsistence expenses incurred by participants in the activities of the group shall be reimbursed by the Commission in accordance with the provisions in force within the Commission.3.   Those expenses shall be reimbursed within the limits of the available appropriations allocated under the annual procedure for the allocation of resources. ApplicabilityThis Decision shall apply until 31 December 2015.. Done at Brussels, 26 January 2012.For the CommissionNeelie KROESVice-President(1)  Ref COM(2010) 743.(2)  Ref to Malmö Declaration: http://www.egov2009.se/wp-content/uploads/Ministerial-Declaration-on-eGovernment.pdf(3)  Council Concusions on the European eGovernement Action Plan 2011-2015; 3093rd Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council meeting — telecommunication items only — Brussels, 27 May 2011.(4)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.(5)  ISA: Programme on ‘Interoperability Solutions for European Public Administrations’, Decision No 922/2009/EC.(6)  Commission Decision of 29 November 2001 amending its internal Rules of Procedure (OJ L 317, 3.12.2001, p. 1).(7)  Annex IV of SEC(2010) 1360. +",self-employed person;adviser;consultant;expert;free-lance;independent;self-employed worker;electronic government;digital public service;e-administration;e-government;electronic administration;online administration;appointment of members;designation of members;resignation of members;term of office of members,17 +5222,"87/570/EEC: Council Decision of 7 December 1987 amending Decision 81/518/EEC on the restructuring of the system for agricultural surveys in Italy. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Whereas, in order to be able to achieve the objectives laid down in Council Decision 81/518/EEC (3), the Italian authorities have requested an extension of the measures referred to in Article 3 (1) thereof until 1989;Whereas it is therefore necessary to amend the dates for the submission of the programme and the number of instalments laid down in Article 5 (2), without affecting the Community's total contribution,. Decision 81/518/EEC is hereby amended as follows:1. In Article 4 (1), '1986' shall be replaced by '1988'.2. Article 5 (2) shall be replaced by the following:'2. This contribution shall be made available to the Italian Government in eight yearly instalments after submission and approval of the annual programme of implementation referred to in Article 4 and subject to the preceding annual programme having been carried out.' This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.. Done at Brussels, 7 December 1987.For the CouncilThe PresidentF. NOER CHRISTENSEN(1) OJ No C 239, 5. 9. 1987, p. 5.(2) OJ No C 305, 16. 11. 1987.(3) OJ No L 195, 18. 7. 1981, p. 48. +",Italy;Italian Republic;agricultural statistics;agricultural structure;agrarian structure;farm structure;structure of agricultural production;utilised agricultural area;UAA;area sown;cultivated area;planted area;utilized agricultural area;area of holding;acreage;size of holding;sampling,17 +18046,"Council Regulation (EC) No 1362/98 of 26 June 1998 fixing the amount of aid in respect of silkworms for the 1998/1999 rearing year. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 of 24 April 1972 laying down special measures to encourage silkworm rearing (1), and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (4),Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 provides that the amount of aid for silkworms reared within the Community must be fixed each year in such a way as to help ensure a fair income for silkworm rearers, taking into account the state of the market in cocoons and raw silk, of foreseeable trends on that market and of import policy;Whereas application of the abovementioned criteria entails fixing the amount of aid at the level mentioned below,. For the 1998/1999 rearing year, the amount of aid in respect of silkworms as referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 shall be fixed at ECU 133,26 per box of silkworm eggs used. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 April 1998.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 26 June 1998.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. CUNNINGHAM(1) OJ L 100, 27. 4. 1972, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2059/92 (OJ L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 19).(2) OJ C 87, 23. 3. 1998, p. 11.(3) Opinion delivered on 16 June 1998 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(4) Opinion delivered on 29 April 1998 (not yet published in the Official Journal). +",sericulture;rearing of silkworms;silkworm farming;marketing year;agricultural year;economic support;aid;granting of aid;subvention;production aid;aid to producers;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +19215,"Council Regulation (EC) No 1404/1999 of 24 June 1999 fixing, for the 1999/2000 marketing year, the derived intervention prices for white sugar, the intervention price for raw sugar, the minimum prices for A and B beet, and the amount of compensation for storage costs. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), and in particular Article 3(5), Article 5(5) and Article 8(4) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(2),Whereas(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 9330/1999 of 24 June 1999 fixing, for the 1999/2000 marketing year, certain sugar prices and the standard quality of beet(3), fixed the intervention price for white sugar at EUR 63,19 per 100 kilograms applicable for the non-deficit areas;(2) Article 3(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 provides that derived intervention prices for white sugar are to be fixed for each of the deficit areas; for such fixing, it is appropriate that account be taken of the regional variations in the price of sugar, which, given a normal harvest and free movement of sugar, might be expected to occur in the price of sugar under natural conditions of price formation on the market;(3) A deficit supply situation is to be anticipated in the areas of production in Ireland and the United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal and Finland;(4) Article 3(5) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 provides that an intervention price for raw sugar shall be fixed; such price should be established on the basis of the intervention price for white sugar;(5) Regulation (EC) No 9330/1999 fixed the basic price for beet at EUR 47,67 per tonne; Article 5(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 provides that the minimum price to be fixed for A beet shall be 98 % of the basic price of the beet and the minimum price to be fixed for B beet shall in principle be 68 % of the said basic price, without prejudice to Article 28(5) of that Regulation;(6) Article 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1358/77 of 20 June 1977 laying down general rules for offsetting storage costs for sugar and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 750/68(4) provides that the amount of repayment in the context of the compensation for storage costs shall be fixed per month and per unit of weight, taking account of financing costs, insurance costs and specific storage costs; for financing costs, account should be taken of a 3,75 % interest rate,. For the deficit areas of the Community, the derived intervention price for white sugar shall be fixed, per 100 kilograms, at:(a) EUR 64,65 for all the areas in Ireland and the United Kingdom;(b) EUR 64,65 for all the areas in Portugal;(c) EUR 64,65 for all the areas in Finland;(d) EUR 64,88 for all the areas in Spain. The intervention price of raw sugar shall be EUR 52,37 for 100 kilograms. 1. The minimum price for A beet applicable in the Community shall be EUR 46,72 per tonne.2. Subject to Article 28(5) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81, the minimum price for B beet applicable in the Community shall be EUR 32,42 per tonne. The amount of the reimbursement referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 shall be EUR 0,33 per month per 100 kilograms of white sugar. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply for the 1999/2000 marketing year.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 24 June 1999.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. TRITTIN(1) OJ L 177, 1.7.1981, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1148/98 (OJ L 159, 3.6.1998, p. 38).(2) OJ C 59, 1.3.1999, p. 7.(3) See page 13 of this Official Journal.(4) OJ L 156, 26.6.1977, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3042/78 (OJ L 361, 23.12.1978, p. 8). +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;root vegetable;beetroot;carrot;celeriac;parsnip;radish;salsify;turnip;prices policy;price system;intervention price;sugar product;storage cost,17 +32613,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1026/2006 of 5 July 2006 laying down the allocation coefficient to be applied under the Community tariff quota for imports of maize from third countries provided for by Regulation (EC) No 969/2006. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 969/2006 of 29 June 2006 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for imports of maize from third countries (2), and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 969/2006 opens an annual tariff quota of 242 074 tonnes of maize (serial number 09.4131).(2) Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 969/2006 fixes a quantity of 242 074 tonnes for tranche 2 for the period from 1 July to 31 December 2006.(3) The quantities applied for by 13.00 (Brussels time) on Monday 3 July 2006 in accordance with Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 969/2006 exceed the quantities available. The extent to which licences may be issued should therefore be determined and the allocation coefficient laid down to be applied to the quantities applied for,. Each application for an import licence for the maize quota lodged by 13.00 (Brussels time) on Monday 3 July 2006 and forwarded to the Commission in accordance with Article 4(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 969/2006 shall be accepted at a rate of 0,46439 % of the quantity applied for. This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 July 2006.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 5 July 2006.For the CommissionJ. L. DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ L 187, 19.7.2005, p. 11).(2)  OJ L 176, 30.6.2006, p. 44. +",import;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;maize;third country;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin,17 +1774,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 21/81 of 1 January 1981 fixing the minimum buying-in price applicable in Greece for lemons delivered to industry. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece (1),Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 10/81 of 1 January 1981 fixing, in respect of fruit and vegetables, the general rules for implementing the 1979 Act of Accession (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,Whereas the prices paid in Greece under the previous national system for lemons intended for processing would result in fixing a minimum price exceeding the common price ; whereas pursuant to Article 8 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 10/81, the common minimum price should be definitively adopted for Greece ; whereas, accordingly, the financial compensation for processed products based on lemons, applicable in Greece, is to be that for the Community of Nine;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,. The minimum buying in price laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1035/77 shall be, for lemons produced in Greece, the common minimum price. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1981.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 1 January 1981.For the CommissionThe PresidentRoy JENKINS(1) OJ No L 291, 19.11.1979, p. 9. (2) OJ No L 1, 1.1.1981, p. 17. +",Greece;Hellenic Republic;common price policy;Community price;common price;purchase price;minimum price;floor price;citrus fruit;citron;clementine;grapefruit;lemon;mandarin orange;orange;pomelo;tangerine,17 +28170,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 688/2004 of 14 April 2004 adapting Regulation (EC) No 2298/2001 on account of the accession to the European Union of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Article 57(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) In view of the accession to the Community on 1 May 2004 of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, linguistic amendments need to be made to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2298/2001 of 26 November 2001 laying down detailed rules for the export of products supplied as food aid(1).(2) Regulation (EC) No 2298/2001 should be amended accordingly,. Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2298/2001 is replaced by the following:""3. In the document used to apply for the refund as referred to in Article 5(4) of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 and, in addition to the requirements of Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, in box 20 of the application for licences and the export licence itself, one of the following entries shall be included:- Ayuda alimentaria comunitaria - Acción n°.../.. o Ayuda alimentaria nacional- Potravinová pomoc Spolecenství - akce c. .../... nebo vnitrostátní potravinová pomoc- Fællesskabets fødevarehjælp - Aktion nr. .../... eller National fødevarehjælp- Gemeinschaftliche Nahrungsmittelhilfe - Maßnahme Nr..../... oder Nationale Nahrungsmittelhilfe- Ühenduse toiduabi - programm nr.../..või siseriiklik toiduabi- Κοινοτική επισιτιστική βοήθεια - Δράση αριθ.../.. ή Εθνική επισιτιστική βοήθεια- Community food aid - Action No.../..or National food aid- Aide alimentaire communautaire - Action n° .../... ou Aide alimentaire nationale- Aiuto alimentare comunitario - Azione n. .../... o Aiuto alimentare nazionale- Kopienas partikas atbalsts - Pasakums Nr.../.. vai valsts partikas atbalsts- Bendrijos pagalba maisto produktais - Priemone Nr.../.. arba Nacionaline pagalba maisto produktais- Közösségi élelmiszersegély - ... számú intézkedés/.. vagy Nemzeti élelmiszersegély- Gajnuna alimentari komuni - Azzjoni nru .../.. jew Gajnuna alimentari nazzjonali- Communautaire voedselhulp - Actie nr...../... of Nationale voedselhulp- Wspólnotowa pomoc zywnosciowa -Dziaanie nr.../..lub Krajowa pomoc zywnosciowa.- Ajuda alimentar comunitária - Acção n.o.../.. ou Ajuda alimentar nacional- Potravinová pomoc spolocenstva - Akcia c. .../... alebo Národná potravinová pomoc- Pomoc Skupnosti v hrani - Akcija st. .../... ali drzavna pomoc v hrani- Yhteisön elintarvikeapu - Toimi No.../.. tai Kansallinen elintarvikeapu- Livsmedelsbistånd från gemenskapen - Aktion nr .../... eller Nationellt livsmedelsbistånd.The action number to be indicated is that specified in the tender notice. In addition, the country of destination shall be indicated in box 7 of both the licence application and the licence."" This Regulation shall enter into force subject to and on the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 April 2004.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 308, 27.11.2001, p. 16. +",export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;agricultural product;farm product;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;food aid,17 +27237,"2004/95/EC: Commission Decision of 20 January 2004 authorising the Member States to provide for derogations from the phytosanitary certificate requirement of Council Directive 2000/29/EC in respect of heat-treated wood of conifers originating in Canada (notified under document number C(2004) 65). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community(1), as last amended by Commission Directive 2003/116/EC(2), and in particular the second indent of Article 15(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Directive 2000/29/EC provides for protective measures against the introduction into the Community from third countries of organisms that are harmful to plants or plant products.(2) Pursuant to Directive 2000/29/EC, wood of conifers (Coniferales) originating in Canada may not be introduced into the Community, with certain exceptions, unless accompanied by an official phytosanitary certificate as provided for in that Directive.(3) Directive 2000/29/EC permits derogations from that rule provided that it is established that equivalent safeguards are ensured by means of alternative documentation or marking.(4) Wood of conifers originating in Canada is currently introduced into the Community. However, phytosanitary certificates are not generally issued in that country.(5) The Commission has noted on the basis of information supplied by Canada and collected during a mission carried out in that country in September 2002 that an official programme, the Canadian Heat-Treated Wood Products Certification Program (CHTWPCP), has been established by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The CHTWPCP contains an approval and monitoring identification system for heat-treated wood products intended for export to the Community.(6) The Commission has established that the CHTWPCP is sufficient to ensure that wood is heat-treated over a period of time sufficient to achieve the thermal death of the harmful organisms, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner et Buhrer) Nickle et al. and its vectors, and thus eliminate the risk of spreading harmful organisms in the Community.(7) The Commission has further established that each piece of wood is to have a unique kiln-dried - heat-treated (KD-HT) certification mark, recognised by the CFIA, including the registration number of the facility registered and approved by the CFIA to produce, handle or export heat-treated wood in accordance with the specifications set out in the CHTWPCP.(8) Member States should therefore be authorised to provide for derogations allowing wood to be introduced into the Community when it bears a unique KD-HT certification mark as an alternative to a phytosanitary certificate.(9) The Commission should request that Canada makes available all technical information necessary to assess the functioning of the CHTWPCP. In addition, Member States should continually assess the use of KD-HT certification marks.(10) The authorisation of the identification system shall expire on 1 July 2005.(11) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,. By way of derogation from Article 13(1)(ii) of Directive 2000/29/EC, Member States are hereby authorised to provide for derogations allowing the introduction into the Community of wood of conifers (Coniferales) listed under CN codes 4407 10 91, 4407 10 93 and 4407 10 98, as set out in Section IX of Part Two of Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87(3), originating in Canada, subject to compliance with the conditions set out in the Annex to this Decision. The Member States shall provide the Commission and the other Member States with information when they have made use of the authorisation granted in Article 1. The Member States of importation shall provide the Commission and the other Member States by 15 March 2005 with information on the number of consignments imported pursuant to this Decision and with a detailed report of the official inspections required pursuant to Article 13a(1)(b) of Directive 2000/29/EC. 1. The Member States shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of all consignments introduced into their territory pursuant to this Decision which do not comply with the conditions set out in the Annex to this Decision.2. The authorisation granted in Article 1 shall be revoked prior to 1 July 2005 if:(a) the conditions set out in the Annex to this Decision are shown to be insufficient to prevent the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products;(b) there are elements which could militate against the proper functioning of the CHTWPCP in Canada. The authorisation granted in Article 1 shall apply from 1 February 2004. The authorisation shall expire on 1 July 2005. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 January 2004.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1.(2) OJ L 321, 6.12.2003, p. 36.(3) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2344/2003 (OJ L 346, 31.12.2003, p. 1).ANNEXPART IThe conditions provided for in Article 1 of this Decision under which Member States are authorised to provide for derogations allowing the introduction into the Community of wood of conifers (Coniferales) listed under CN codes 4407 10 91, 4407 10 93 and 4407 10 98, as set out in Section IX of Part Two of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, originating in Canada, are the following:1. The wood must be manufactured at facilities registered and approved by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to participate in the Canadian Heat-Treated Wood Products Certification Program (CHTWPCP).The list of facilities registered and approved to participate in the CHTWPCP must be made available to the Commission and must be posted and maintained on the official website of the CFIA (www.inspection.gc.ca).2. The wood must have undergone a heat treatment during a period of time sufficient to achieve a minimum core temperature of 56 °C for 30 minutes in a kiln tested and approved for this purpose by the verification body qualified and approved by the CFIA for the purposes of the CHTWPCP (the verification body).The time and temperature of the heat treatment for each specific lot must be recorded by calibrated equipment which must also be tested and approved by the verification body.3. When the conditions set out in point 2 are satisfied, a unique certification mark containing the letters KD-HT (kiln-dried heat-treated) (the certification mark) and the registration number of the facility registered and approved by the CFIA to produce, handle or export heat-treated wood in accordance with the specifications set out in the CHTWPCP must be applied on each piece of wood on at least one wide face and in such a way that it is clearly visible on the external surfaces when the board forms part of a bundle. The certification mark, which must be permanent and legible, must be approved by the CFIA, and must comply with the model set out in Part II.Where bundles of wood are shipped in wrapping and consequently the certification marks are not exposed to view, the certification mark must also be applied on the wrapping. The certification mark must be applied to the upper right hand quarter of one longitudinal side of each bundle of wood, and must comply with the model set out in Part II.4. A checking system to ensure that the conditions set out in this Annex are satisfied must be set up by the verification body. Information on the implementation by the CFIA of the said checking system must be made available to the Commission.5. The checking system referred to in point 4 must provide for CFIA inspectors to undertake monitoring at the facilities referred to in point 1 and occasional pre-shipment inspections to monitor, in particular, compliance with points 3 and 6. Information on the implementation by the CFIA on the said checking system must be made available to the Commission.6. The wood entered into the CHTWPCP and destined to the Community must be accompanied by commercial documentation, intended to be presented to the Community customs authorities with a view to completing customs formalities, at the point of entry into the Community, and endorsed with the following declaration:""The lumber in this consignment meets the requirements of the CHTWPCP program of Canada and the conditions laid down in Decision 2004/95/EC.""This information referred to in the commercial documentation must be made available by the importer to the responsible official bodies as referred to in Article 2(1)(g) of Directive 2000/29/EC at the point of entry to the Community.The declaration must be made only by a shipper or other person authorised for this purpose by the CFIA. The list of the authorised shippers or other persons must be made available to the Commission and must be posted and maintained on the official website of the CFIA.PART II Models of certification marks1. Certification mark to be applied on every piece of heat-treated wood:>PIC FILE= ""L_2004028EN.002501.TIF"">2. Certification mark to be applied on the bundle or on the package wrapper:>PIC FILE= ""L_2004028EN.002502.TIF""> +",import;wood industry;wood processing;plant disease;diseases of plants;plant pathology;conifer;fir tree;pine tree;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;Canada;Newfoundland;Quebec;health certificate,17 +16384,"97/733/EC: Commission Decision of 27 June 1997 on the approval of the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the region of Rhône- Alpes concerned by Objective 2 in France (Only the French text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (6) to 9 (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94; whereas however the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a single programming document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopt a single decision in a single document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 96/472/EC (4), the list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the programming period from 1997 to 1999;Whereas the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance of the Structural Funds for the present single programming document is composed of resources coming from the indicative allocation of Structural Fund commitment appropriations for the period 1997 to 1999 under Objective 2 resulting from Commission Decision 96/468/EC (5) and from unused appropriations of ECU 35,357 million of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996, pursuant to Commission Decision C(96) 4157 of 18 December 1996;Whereas the French Government has submitted to the Commission on 17 December 1996 the single programming document as referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the region of Rhône-Alpes; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this single programming document is eligible as from that date;Whereas the single programming document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the single programming document;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments;Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the single programming document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the single programming document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (7), stipulates that in the Commission decisions approving a single programming document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (8), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (9), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (10), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (11), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;Whereas the single programming document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;Whereas Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 lays down that Member States shall provide the relevant financial information to the Commission to permit verification of the respect of the principle of additionality; whereas the analysis, in the framework of partnership, of the information provided for by the French authorities has not yet allowed this verification; whereas payments should therefore be suspended after the first advance provided for in Article 21 (2) of the said Regulation until the Commission has verified the respect of the additionality;Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (12), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2335/95 (13), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas it is appropriate to mention that this Decision is ruled by the provisions on the eligibility of expenditure laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision C(97) 1035/1 of 23 April 1997 modifying the decisions approving the Community support frameworks, the single programming documents and the Community initiative programmes in respect of France;Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,. The single programming document for Community structural assistance in the region of Rhône-Alpes concerned by Objective 2 in France, covering the period 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved. The single programming document includes the following essential elements:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies of France;the main priorities are:1. support and reconversion of existing activities,2. attractivity of the area and qualification of its population,3. diversification of the economy and of qualifications;(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the single programming document comprising:- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,- the provisions on financial implementation,- the rules for compliance with Community policies;(d) the procedures for verifying additionality;(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the single programming document;(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned. 1. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:>TABLE>2. To this global maximum allocation is added an amount of ECU 35,357 million not subject to indexation, resulting from unused appropriations of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996. The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the single programming document amounts to a maximum of ECU 148,870 million.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the single programming document.The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 152 million for the public sector and ECU 128 million for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the EIB. 1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:- ERDF: ECU 123,960 million,- ESF: ECU 24,910 million.2. The budgetary commitments for the first instalment are as follows:- ERDF: ECU 46,036 million,- ESF: ECU 8,773 million.Commitments of subsequent instalments will be based on the financing plan for the single programming document and on progress in its implementation.3. Payments subsequent to the first advance provided for in Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 shall be subject to confirmation by the Commission of the respect of the principle of additionality on the basis of the relevant information supplied by the Member State. The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the single programming document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1999. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 2001. The single programming document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts. This Decision is ruled by the provisions laid down in the Annex to Decision C(97) 1035/1. 0This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.. Done at Brussels, 27 June 1997.For the CommissionMonika WULF-MATHIESMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 11.(3) OJ L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(4) OJ L 193, 3. 8. 1996, p. 54.(5) OJ L 192, 2. 8. 1996, p. 29.(6) OJ L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(7) OJ L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(8) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 15.(9) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 34.(10) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 21.(11) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 39.(12) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(13) OJ L 240, 7. 10. 1995, p. 12. +",EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;industrial region;industrial zone;Rhône-Alpes;European Investment Bank;EIB;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds,17 +18382,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2692/98 of 14 December 1998 amending Annex II to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 of 26 June 1990 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2686/98 (2), and in particular Articles 6, 7 and 8 thereof,Whereas, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90, maximum residue limits must be established progressively for all pharmacologically active substances which are used within the Community in veterinary medicinal products intended for administration to food-producing animals;Whereas maximum residue limits should be established only after the examination within the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products of all the relevant information concerning the safety of residues of the substance concerned for the consumer of foodstuffs of animal origin and the impact of residues on the industrial processing of foodstuffs;Whereas, in establishing maximum residue limits for residues of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin, it is necessary to specify the animal species in which residues may be present, the levels which may be present in each of the relevant meat tissues obtained from the treated animal (target tissue) and the nature of the residue which is relevant for the monitoring of residues (marker residue);Whereas, for the control of residues, as provided for in appropriate Community legislation, maximum residue limits should usually be established for the target tissues of liver or kidney; whereas, however, the liver and kidney are frequently removed from carcases moving in international trade, and maximum residue limits should therefore also always be established for muscle or fat tissues;Whereas, in the case of veterinary medicinal products intended for use in laying birds, lactating animals or honey bees, maximum residue limits must also be established for eggs, milk or honey;Whereas manganese sulphate, manganese ribonucleate, manganese pidolate, manganese oxide, manganese glycerophosphate, manganese gluconate, manganese chloride and manganese carbonate should be inserted into Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;Whereas a period of 60 days should be allowed before the entry into force of this Regulation in order to allow Member States to make any adjustment which may be necessary to the authorisations to place the veterinary medicinal products concerned on the market which have been granted in accordance with Council Directive 81/851/EEC (3), as last amended by Directive 93/40/EEC (4) to take account of the provisions of this Regulation;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Veterinary Medicinal Products,. Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 60th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 December 1998.For the CommissionMartin BANGEMANNMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 337, 12. 12. 1998, p. 20.(3)  OJ L 317, 6. 11. 1981, p. 1.(4)  OJ L 214, 24/8. 1993, p. 31.ANNEXAnnex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is amended as follows:2. Organic compoundsPharmacologically active substance(s) Animal species Other provisions‘Dimanganese trioxide All food producing species For oral use onlyManganese carbonate All food producing species For oral use onlyManganese chloride All food producing species For oral use onlyManganese gluconate All food producing species For oral use onlyManganese glycerophosphate All food producing species For oral use onlyManganese oxide All food producing species For oral use onlyManganese pidolate All food producing species For oral use onlyManganese ribonucleate All food producing species For oral use onlyManganese sulphate All food producing species For oral use only’ +",food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;veterinary legislation;veterinary regulations;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;waste;refuse;residue;public health;health of the population;veterinary drug;veterinary medicines,17 +22929,"2002/694/EC: Commission Decision of 24 July 2000 approving the single programming document for Community structural assistance, under Objective 1, for West Wales and the Valleys in the United Kingdom (notified under document number C(2000) 2049). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds(1), and in particular Article 15(5) thereof,After consultation of the Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions, the Committee pursuant to Article 147 of the Treaty, the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development and the Committee on Structures for Fisheries and Aquaculture,Whereas:(1) Article 13 et seq. of Title II of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 lay down the procedure for preparing and implementing single programming documents.(2) Article 15(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 provides that, after consultation with the partners referred to in Article 8 of the Regulation, the Member State may submit to the Commission a development plan which is treated as a draft single programming document, and which contains the information referred to in Article 16 of the Regulation.(3) Under Article 15(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, on the basis of the regional development plan submitted by the Member State and within the partnership established in accordance with Article 8 of the Regulation, the Commission shall take a decision on the single programming document, in agreement with the Member State concerned and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Articles 48 to 51.(4) The United Kingdom authorities submitted to the Commission on 15 November 1999 an acceptable draft single programming document for West Wales and the Valleys fulfilling the conditions for Objective 1 pursuant to Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999. The draft contains the information listed in Article 16 of the Regulation, and in particular a description of the priorities selected and an indication of the financial contribution from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF), the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), Guidance Section, and the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG), and the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments proposed for implementing the plan.(5) The date of submission of the draft which was considered acceptable by the Commission constitutes the date from which expenditure under the plan is eligible. Under Article 30 of the Regulation, it is necessary to lay down the final date for the eligibility of expenditure.(6) The rural development measures to be financed by the EAGGF are governed, in particular as regards their compatibility and consistency with common agricultural policy measures by Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the EAGGF and amending and repealing certain regulations(2).(7) The single programming document has been drawn up in agreement with the Member State concerned and within the partnership.(8) The Commission has satisfied itself that the single programming document is in accordance with the principle of additionality.(9) Under Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, the Commission and the Member State are required to ensure, in a manner consistent with the principle of partnership, coordination between assistance from the Funds and from the EIB and other existing financial instruments.(10) The EIB has been involved in drawing up the single programming document in accordance with the provisions of Article 15(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 and has declared itself prepared to contribute to its implementation in conformity with its statutory provisions.(11) The financial contribution from the Community available over the entire period and its year-by-year breakdown are expressed in euro. The annual breakdown must be consistent with the relevant financial perspective. Under Article 7(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, the Community contribution has already been indexed at a rate of 2 % per year. Under Article 7(7) and Article 44(2) of the Regulation, the Community contribution may be reviewed at mid-term, and not later than 31 March 2004, to take account of the effective level of inflation and the allocation of the performance reserve.(12) Provision must be made for adapting the financial allocations of the priorities of this single programming document within certain limits to actual requirements reflected by the pattern of implementation on the ground, in agreement with the Member State concerned.. The single programming document for Community structural assistance under Objective 1 in West Wales and the Valleys in the United Kingdom for the period 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2006 is hereby approved. 1. In accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, the single programming document includes the following elements:(a) the strategy and priorities for the joint action of the Community Structural Funds and the Member State; their specific quantified targets; the ex ante evaluation of the expected impact, including on the environmental situation, and the consistency of the priorities with the economic, social and regional policies and the employment strategy of the United Kingdom.The priorities are as follows:(i) expanding and developing the small and medium-sized enterprise base,(ii) developing innovation and the knowledge based economy,(iii) community economic regeneration,(iv) developing people,(v) rural development and the sustainable use of natural resources,(vi) strategic infrastructure development,(vii) use of technical assistance;(b) a summary description of the measures planned to implement the priorities, including the information needed to check compliance with the State aid rules under Article 87 of the Treaty;(c) the indicative financing plan specifying for each priority and each year the financial allocation envisaged for the contribution from each Fund and the total amounts of eligible public or equivalent expenditure and estimated private funding in the Member State. The total contribution from the Funds planned for each year for the single programming document is consistent with the relevant financial perspectives;(d) the provisions for implementing the single programming document including designation of the managing authority, a description of the arrangements for managing the single programming document and the use to be made of global grants, a description of the systems for monitoring and evaluation, including the role of the Monitoring Committee and the arrangements for the participation of the partners in that Committee;(e) the ex ante verification of compliance with additionality and information on the transparency of financial flows;(f) information on the resources required for preparing, monitoring and evaluating the assistance.2. The indicative financing plan puts the total cost of the priorities selected for the joint action by the Community and the Member State at EUR 3936584000 for the whole period and the financial contribution from the Structural Funds at EUR 1853431000.The resulting requirement for national resources of EUR 1391722000 from the public sector and EUR 691431000 from the private sector can be partly met by Community loans from the EIB and other lending instruments. 1. The total assistance from the Structural Funds granted under the single programming document amounts to EUR 1853431000.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds for the various priorities included in the single programming document, is set out in the financing plan annexed to this Decision.2.>TABLE>3. During implementation of the financing plan, the total cost or Community financing of a given priority can be adjusted in agreement with the Member State by up to 25 % of the total Community contribution to the single programming document throughout the programme period or by up to EUR 60 million, whichever is the greater, without altering the total Community contribution referred to in paragraph 1. This Decision is without prejudice to the Commission's position on aid schemes falling within Article 87(1) of the Treaty that are included in this assistance and which have not yet been approved by the Commission. Submission of the application for assistance, the programming complement or a request for payment by the Member State does not replace the notification required by Article 88(3) of the Treaty.Community financing of State aid falling within Article 87(1) of the Treaty, granted under aid schemes or in individual cases, requires prior approval by the Commission under Article 88 of the Treaty, except where the aid falls within the de minimis rule or is exempted under an exemption regulation adopted by the Commission under Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98 of 7 May 1998 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 to certain categories of horizontal aid(3). In the absence of such exemption or approval, aid is illegal and subject to the consequences set out in the procedural regulation for State aid, and its cofinancing would be treated as an irregularity within the meaning of Articles 38 and 39 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999. Consequently, the Commission will not accept requests for interim and final payments under Article 32 of the Regulation for measures being cofinanced with new or altered aid, as defined in the procedural regulation for State aid, granted under aid schemes or in individual cases, until such aid has been notified to and formally approved by the Commission.By way of derogation from the preceding paragraphs, Articles 51 and 52 of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 shall apply in the context of rural development cofinanced by the EAGGF. The date from which expenditure shall be eligible is 15 November 1999. The closing date for the eligibility of expenditure shall be 31 December 2008. This date is extended to 30 April 2009 for expenditure incurred by bodies granting assistance under Article 9(l) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999. This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.. Done at Brussels, 24 July 2000.For the CommissionMichel BarnierMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1.(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80.(3) OJ L 142, 14.5.1998, p. 1. +",Wales;financing plan;finance plan;regional planning;inter-regional planning;regional management;regional plan;regional programming;territorial planning;distribution of aid;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds;regional aid;aid for regional development;aid to less-favoured regions,17 +2956,"Commission Decision of 17 October 2001 authorising the United Kingdom to grant aid to two coal production units for 2000 and 2001 (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 3081). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community,Having regard to Commission Decision No 3632/93/ECSC of 28 December 1993 establishing Community rules for State aid to the coal industry(1), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,Whereas:I(1) By letter of 8 August 2001, the United Kingdom notified the Commission, in accordance with Article 9(1) of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, of financial aid which it intends to grant to the ""Longannet Mine"" production unit of Mining (Scotland) Ltd for the period from 17 April 2000 to 31 December 2000 and for 2001.(2) Moreover, by letter of 3 September 2001, the United Kingdom notified the Commission, in accordance with Article 9(1) of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, of the financial aid which it intends to grant to the ""Aberpergwm Colliery"" production unit of Anthracite Mining Ltd for the year 2001.(3) In the light of the information submitted by the United Kingdom, the Commission is required to take a decision on operating aid amounting to GBP 5397000 to cover special operating losses of Longannet Mine, namely GBP 2190000 for the period from 17 April 2000 to 31 December 2000 and GBP 3207000 for 2001. The Commission is also required to take a decision on operating aid amounting to GBP 1031066 to cover operating losses of the Aberpergwm Colliery for 2001.(4) The financial measures are covered by Article 1 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC. The Commission must therefore take a decision on these measures pursuant to Article 9(4) of that Decision. The Commission's approval is subject to the general objectives and criteria laid down in Article 2 and the specific criteria set out in Article 3 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC and, more generally, to the aid being compatible with the proper functioning of the common market. In addition, in its assessment the Commission is required to check, in accordance with Article 9(6) of that Decision, whether the measures notified are in conformity with the plan for modernisation, rationalisation and restructuring of the United Kingdom coal industry approved by the Commission by Decision 2001/114/ECSC(2), and Decision 2001/597/ECSC(3) (hereinafter referred to as ""the restructuring plan"").II(5) The sum of GBP 5397000 which the United Kingdom is proposing to grant to the Longannet Mine under Article 3 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC is intended to cover part of the difference between the production cost and the selling price of coal freely agreed between the contracting parties in the light of the conditions prevailing on the world market for coal of similar quality from third countries.(6) By Decisions 2001/217/ECSC(4) and 2001/683/ECSC(5), the Commission has already authorised the United Kingdom to grant operating aid to the Longannet Mine pursuant to Article 3 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC amounting to GBP 17462000 for the period from 17 April 2000 to 31 December 2000 and GBP 18318000 for 2001. In accordance with Article 3(2) of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, the Commission was of the opinion that the aid which the United Kingdom proposed to grant was intended to improve the economic viability of the production unit concerned by reducing its production costs. In accordance with the restructuring plan, the aid should help to make Longannet Mine viable, enabling it to continue its activities beyond 2002 without the need for public subsidy.(7) However, the aid which the Commission authorised for Longannet Mine covered only a part of the operating losses relating to the abovementioned periods. Direct depreciation as provided for in point 2(c) of Form A in Annex I to Decision No 341/94/ECSC(6) is not covered by State aid. By excluding this eligible expenditure, the aim of the United Kingdom was to minimise the level of aid provided to the Longannet Mine. Appropriate financial support by the shareholders should make it possible to attain a balance commensurate with the Longannet Mine's operating results.(8) Unforeseeable geological problems, together with major flooding, have recently caused significant production losses. These temporary losses due to exceptional circumstances have led to serious financial difficulties. In order to ensure Longannet Mine's survival, it is therefore a matter of urgency to inject additional resources to prevent it from having to close down because of insolvency.(9) According to the notification of 8 August 2001, Longannet Mine's financial difficulties are due to exceptional circumstances and should therefore remain temporary. Accordingly, they do not jeopardise prospects for economic viability by reducing the mine's production costs. In accordance with Decisions 2001/217/ECSC and 2001/683/ECSC, Longannet Mine therefore remains able to continue its activities beyond 2002 without any public subsidy. An independent expert has examined the underground seismic studies and an audit carried out at the production site, and has confirmed that Longannet Mine has sufficient mineral reserves to enable it to continue operating until the end of 2002 under favourable economic conditions.(10) In accordance with the first indent of Article 3(1) of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, the aid per tonne as notified does not exceed the difference between production costs and foreseeable revenue for the period from 17 April 2000 to 31 December 2000, or for 2001.(11) In view of the above and on the basis of the information provided by the United Kingdom, the additional aid of GBP 5397000 which the United Kingdom intends to grant to the Longannet Mine for the period from 17 April 2000 to 31 December 2000 and for 2001 is compatible with Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, and in particular with Articles 2 and 3 thereof.III(12) The sum of GBP 1031066 which the United Kingdom is proposing to grant to the Aberpergwm Colliery under Article 3 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC is intended to cover the difference between the production cost and the selling price of coal freely agreed between the contracting parties in the light of the conditions prevailing on the world market for coal of similar quality from third countries.(13) After a complete closure in 1986, substantial investment was made in order to foster new activities for this mine. Following preparatory work in 1996, it resumed operation in July 2000. However, Aberpergwm Colliery's mining activities will become more substantial only from 2001, with an estimated production of 66800 tce(7).(14) The measures to modernise the coalmining conditions that still have to be taken will steadily optimise the economic operating conditions. As a result, the production costs, which in 2000 amounted to [...](8) GBP/GJ(9), should diminish significantly and should in 2002 - at 1999 prices - not exceed the economic viability threshold of 1,15 GBP/GJ laid down in the United Kingdom coal industry restructuring plan. In addition, according to forecasts up to 2004, continuous production cost reduction should be conducive to steadily improving the mine's economic viability beyond 2002.(15) At the request of the United Kingdom authorities, an independent expert has compiled a technical report examining the potential of modernisation, rationalisation and restructuring measures implemented by Aberpergwm Colliery to improve its economic viability. In drawing up his report, the expert took account of the geological and technical operating conditions and the quality of the coal produced by this production unit. The report concludes that the various measures envisaged were consistent and realistic in terms of attaining the estimated costs calculated by the production unit.(16) In accordance with Article 3(2) of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, the aid which the United Kingdom proposes to grant is therefore intended to improve the economic viability of Aberpergwm Colliery by significantly reducing its production costs. In view of the prospects for reducing production costs and increasing revenue, this aid will help to make the production unit competitive in order to ensure that it will be able to continue its activities beyond 2002 without public subsidy.(17) The plan proposed by the company, and more specifically the temporary nature of the financial aid necessary for restructuring, will allow the aid to be degressive, in accordance with the first indent of Article 2(1) of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC.(18) In accordance with the first indent of Article 3(1) of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, the aid per tonne as notified does not exceed the difference between production costs and foreseeable revenue calculated on the basis of the financial data relating to the period covered by this aid.(19) The Commission notes that an auditor has certified that the financial data notified by the United Kingdom are an accurate reflection of the accounts of Anthracite Mining Ltd. The auditor has also stated that the forecasts were drawn up using the same accounting standards as were in use before the period covered by the aid.(20) In the light of the above and on the basis of the information provided by the United Kingdom, the aid proposed for 2001 to be granted to the Aberpergwm Colliery production unit is compatible with Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, and in particular with Articles 2 and 3 thereof.IV(21) The United Kingdom is required to ensure that the aid does not cause any distortion of competition and does not discriminate between coal producers, buyers or consumers in the Community.(22) In accordance with the third indent of Article 3(1) of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC and with the provisions of Decision 2001/114/ECSC, the United Kingdom will take all measures necessary to ensure that the amount of the aid granted to each production unit does not cause delivered prices for Community coal to be lower than those for coal of a similar quality from third countries.(23) Moreover, in accordance with Article 2(2) of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, the aid must be entered in United Kingdom's national, regional and local public budgets or comply with strictly equivalent mechanisms.(24) In accordance with the second indent of Article 3(1) and with Article 9(2) and (3) of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, the Commission has to check that the aid authorised is used only for the purposes stipulated in Article 3 of that Decision. At the latest by 30 September of each year, the United Kingdom shall notify the amount of aid actually paid for the previous year and declare any changes made to the amounts originally notified. Any information required to ascertain that the criteria laid down in Article 3 of the Decision have been complied with shall be provided together with this annual statement.(25) The United Kingdom is required to justify any departures from the restructuring plan and from the economic and financial forecasts notified to the Commission on 8 August 2001 and 3 September 2001. In particular, should it turn out that the conditions laid down in Article 3(2) of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC cannot be met, the United Kingdom will propose to the Commission which corrective measures ought to be taken,. The United Kingdom is authorised, subject to the conditions set out in Article 3 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, to grant operating aid of GBP 5397000 to the Longannet Mine production unit for the period from 17 April 2000 to 31 December 2000 and for 2001.The United Kingdom is further authorised, subject to the conditions set out in Article 3 of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, to grant operating aid of GBP 1031066 to the Aberpergwm Colliery production unit for 2001. The United Kingdom shall ensure that the authorised aid is used only for the purposes declared in its notifications of 8 August 2001 and 3 September 2001, and that any expenditure on items covered by this Decision which is cancelled, overestimated or misused is reimbursed. Without prejudice to the obligations laid down in Article 9(1), (2) and (3) of Decision No 3632/93/ECSC, the United Kingdom shall, by 30 September 2002 at the latest, communicate the amount of aid actually paid for the period from 17 April 2000 to 31 December 2000 and for 2001. This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.. Done at Brussels, 17 October 2001.For the CommissionLoyola De PalacioVice-President(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1993, p. 12.(2) OJ L 43, 14.2.2001, p. 27.(3) OJ L 210, 3.8.2001, p. 32.(4) OJ L 81, 21.3.2001, p. 31.(5) OJ L 241, 11.9.2001, p. 10.(6) OJ L 49, 19.2.1994, p. 1.(7) tce = tonnes coal equivalent.(8) Confidential information.(9) 1 tonne coal equivalent (tce) = 29302 Gigajoules (GJ). +",mining operation;deep mining;mine;open-cast pit;quarry;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;coal;hard coal;patent hard-coal fuel;power station coal;control of State aid;notification of State aid;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid,17 +36419,"2009/239/EC: Commission Decision of 10 December 2008 on State aid C 60/07 granted by Italy to Fluorite di Silius SpA (notified under document number C(2008) 7805) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 88(2) thereof,Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and in particular Article 62(1)(a) thereof,Having called on interested parties to submit their comments pursuant to the provisions cited above (1), and having regard to their comments,Whereas:I.   PROCEDURE(1) On 11 December 2007 the Commission informed Italy that it had decided to initiate the formal investigation procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in respect of aid granted to Fluorite di Silius SpA. The Commission’s Decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2). The Commission asked interested parties to submit their comments.(2) On 17 January 2008 the Commission received observations from Italy on the opening of the formal investigation. On 20 February 2008 the Commission forwarded the opening decision to the three companies which had commented on the initiation of a formal investigation in the related case C 16/06 Nuova Mineraria Silius (3). The Commission received comments from three companies, respectively on 3 March 2008, 4 March 2008 and 5 March 2008. On 28 April 2008 the third parties′ observations were sent to Italy for comment.(3) On 18 March 2008, a meeting was held between the Commission and the Italian authorities. On 15 May 2008, Italy was sent a request for information; Italy replied in a letter recorded as incoming mail on 10 June 2008.II.   DESCRIPTION(4) On 8 February 2007 the Commission received a complaint alleging that the Region of Sardinia was planning: (i) to issue an invitation to tender for a mining concession in respect of the Genna Tres Montis mine, which had been given up by Nuova Mineraria Silius on 25 July 2006; (ii) to set up a new company, Fluorite di Silius SpA, which would take part in the tender; and (iii) to transfer all the former employees of Nuova Mineraria Silius to Fluorite di Silius.(5) In June 2006 the Region of Sardinia drew up a business plan (Programma di intervento e gestione) for the continuation of mining at Genna Tres Montis. In September 2006 a feasibility study was carried out by Banca CIS, which concluded that the plan was economically viable. On the basis of this study, the Region decided on 4 October 2006 to set up a company which would bid for the mining concession in the tendering procedure (4). Fluorite di Silius was set up thereafter; it was wholly owned by the Region of Sardinia.(6) The core business of the new company, like the core business of Nuova Mineraria Silius, was the production and marketing of fluorite (5) and galena (6). The business plan for Fluorite di Silius was based on the extraction of some 2,23 million tonnes of ore, which according to current estimates would exhaust the existing reserves of the mine (7). As had been the case with Nuova Mineraria Silius, most of the output would be sold to Fluorsid SpA, a supplier of hydrofluoric acid, in which the Region of Sardinia had a 40 % holding.(7) The tender for the mining concession was published on 9 March 2007. On 23 May 2007 the awarding committee awarded the mining concession to the only bidder, Fluorite di Silius.(8) The Commission decided to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the Treaty in respect of the abovementioned measures on three grounds.(9) Firstly, the call for tenders made it a condition that all the workers employed by Nuova Mineraria Silius before it was put into liquidation, including staff covered by the laid-off workers′ mobility scheme, were to be hired for at least five years, and their ranking and wages maintained. The Commission takes the view that tenders that include non-market conditions of that kind do not comply with the market economy investor test. In particular, such conditions are likely to confer an advantage at least on the activity being sold, since that activity is relieved from competitive pressure, and is financed through revenue forgone by the State (8).(10) Secondly, the Commission doubted that the Region had acted as a market economy investor when it set up Fluorite di Silius, in order to have it bid for the mining concession, on the basis of a business plan with an internal rate of return of 3,5 % (9), which was clearly below the average for the industry (10), and below the opportunity cost to the investor measured by reference to State bonds (11).(11) Thirdly, the Mines Department submitted a report (istruttoria) on the case to the Region on 6 June 2007 in which it stressed that the time span of the project, at nine years, would not allow full depreciation and recovery of the investment projected in the Fluorite di Silius business plan (about EUR 36,76 million). The investment not recovered would be substantial, at some EUR 13,5 million, or 36 % of the total (12). More rapid depreciation of the assets would be contrary to the Italian accounting rules, and would in any event be an additional burden on the company’s profits. The Commission therefore doubted whether the main points in the business plan would be acceptable to a market economy investor.(12) On 18 March 2008, a meeting took place between the Italian authorities and the Commission, at which the Commission further explained the concerns it had stated in the decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure. By letter received on 16 April 2008, recorded as incoming mail on 17 April 2008, the Italian authorities informed the Commission that the tender for the mining concession had been cancelled. By letter dated 10 June 2008, recorded as incoming mail the same day, the Italian authorities provided a copy of the formal step cancelling the tender, which was dated 8 April 2008 (13). In the same letter the Italian authorities stated that the Fluorite di Silius business plan, whose feasibility had been questioned in the opening decision, had now been abandoned.(13) By letter dated 16 April 2008, recorded as incoming mail on 17 April 2008, the Italian authorities informed the Commission that they intended to make a fresh call for tenders, without the condition that all former employees of Nuova Mineraria Silius should be taken on (see recital 9). The Italian authorities also submitted to the Commission a copy of the call for tenders, which did not contain any condition regarding the employment of former staff.(14) By letter dated 10 June 2008, recorded as incoming mail the same day, the Italian authorities stated that if the company were to decide to take part in the tender recently announced a new business plan would be presented. The Italian authorities undertook to inform the Commission of the outcome of the new tender and of the award, if any, of the concession that had been given up by Nuova Mineraria Silius. The Italian authorities also undertook to provide the Commission, at its request, with the business plan of the winning bidder (14).(15) The Commission would point out that if Fluorite di Silius, which is wholly owned by the Region of Sardinia, were to decide to take part in the new tender, its business plan would have to be in line with the market economy investor principles.(16) The tender that included the condition regarding the employment of former staff has been cancelled, so that the State aid element it might have comprised is no longer a possibility, and Fluorite di Silius can no longer be considered a potential aid recipient. The business plan presented in connection with the tender has now been abandoned. It may be concluded that the formal investigation procedure no longer serves any purpose and should be closed.III.   CONCLUSION(17) The formal investigation procedure was initiated in respect of the invitation to tender, subject to conditions, for the award of the Genna Tres Montis mining concession; the invitation to tender has now been cancelled, and the investigation no longer serves any purpose.(18) Consequently, the formal investigation procedure initiated under Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty initiated on 11 December 2007 in respect of aid granted to Fluorite di Silius should be closed,. The formal investigation procedure concerning Fluorite di Silius SpA which was initiated under Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty on 11 December 2007 is hereby closed. This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.. Done at Brussels, 10 December 2008.For the CommissionNeelie KROESMember of the Commission(1)  OJ C 30, 2.2.2008, p. 28.(2)  OJ C 30, 2.2.2008, p. 28.(3)  OJ L 185, 17.7.2007, p. 18.(4)  Resolution (delibera) of the Region of Sardinia, No 42/17. That resolution led to the passing of Regional Act No 16 of 2 November 2008, published in the official gazette Bollettino ufficiale della Regione Sardegna, No 36, 4 November 2006.(5)  Fluorite (also called fluorspar) is used mainly for the production of hydrofluoric acid (which in turn is used largely to make aluminium fluoride, for the production of aluminium by electrolysis).(6)  Lead sulphide.(7)  Reserves calculated on 31 May 2006.(8)  See for example the Commission Decision of 27 February 2008 on State aid C 46/07 (ex NN 59/07) implemented by Romania for Automobile Craiova (formerly Daewoo Romania) (OJ L 239, 6.9.2008, p. 12).(9)  The awarding committee referred to an internal rate of return of 9,4 %. But the Region’s Mines Department (Servizio Attività Estrattive) has stated that that figure does not take account of the initial capital provided by the Region (EUR 2 million), taxes, the negative cash flow at the end of the project arising out of the closure of the mine (safety and environmental restoration), and a few other additional payments. The internal rate of return calculated by the Mines Department is 4,16 %.(10)  Which was 8 %, according to the September 2006 version of the Banca CIS report.(11)  Which was 5-6 %, according to the awarding committee (minutes of 21 May 2007).(12)  The same report found that the activity would have to be extended by a further 3,2 years in order to amortise those assets. But it could not be ascertained whether the mine contained the 800 000 additional tonnes that would permit this extension of activity (and, in any event, the duration of the concession was limited to 10 years).(13)  A decision of the Mines Department, No 4336/146 of 8 April 2008.(14)  Subject to the parties' rights of confidentiality. +",mining industry;Italy;Italian Republic;invitation to tender;standing invitation to tender;control of State aid;notification of State aid;exchange of information;information exchange;information transfer;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid;mining extraction;mineral extraction industry;mining extraction technique,17 +32338,"Council Regulation (EC) No 640/2006 of 10 April 2006 repealing Regulations (EEC) No 3181/78 and (EEC) No 1736/79 concerning the European Monetary System. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 308 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1),Having regard to the Opinion of the European Central Bank (2),Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 3181/78 of 18 December 1978 relating to the European monetary system (3) gives the European Monetary Co-operation Fund (EMCF) the power to receive reserves from Member States and to issue ECUs. The tasks of EMCF were taken over by European Monetary Institute and the EMCF was dissolved. Subsequently those tasks were taken over by the European Central Bank. Therefore, that Regulation is not relevant anymore and should be repealed.(2) Council Regulation (EEC) No 1736/79 of 3 August 1979 on interest subsidies for certain loans granted under the European monetary system (4) provides that during a period of five years from the date of its application the Community may grant interest subsidies on certain types of loans (European Investment Bank (EIB) loans to finance investments in the less prosperous Member States, inter alia in infrastructure). This period of five years, which was not extended, has expired in 1984. Furthermore, according to Article 1 of that Regulation, a Member State had to participate in the mechanisms of the European monetary system in order to benefit from the subsidies. This condition suggests also that that Regulation is no longer applicable. Those loans granted by the EIB which benefited from the subsidies have in the meantime been repaid. Therefore, that Regulation is not relevant anymore and should be repealed,. Regulations (EEC) No 3181/78 and (EEC) No 1736/79 are hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 10 April 2006.For the CouncilThe PresidentU. PLASSNIK(1)  Opinion delivered on 14 February 2006 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(2)  OJ C 49, 28.2.2006, p. 35.(3)  OJ L 379, 30.12.1978, p. 2. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3066/85 (OJ L 290, 1.11.1985, p. 95).(4)  OJ L 200, 8.8.1979, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2790/82 (OJ L 295, 21.10.1982, p. 2). +",EIB loan;EC Regulation;European Monetary System;EMS;monetary snake;interest rate subsidy;interest rebate;loan at subsidised rate of interest;preferential interest rate;reduced interest rate loan;repeal;abrogation;annulment;revocation;European Monetary Cooperation Fund;EC Monetary Cooperation Fund;EMCF,17 +16847,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1237/97 of 27 June 1997 amending Annex II to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92 concerning the export and import of certain dangerous chemicals. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92 of 23 July 1992 concerning Community exports and imports of certain dangerous chemicals (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1492/96 (2), and in particular Article 11 (2) thereof,Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92 sets up a system of notification and, in particular, of information for imports from and exports to third countries of certain dangerous chemicals; whereas certain of these chemicals are subject to the international prior informed consent procedure (PIC) established by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO);Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92 further provides for the participation of the Community in the international prior informed consent procedure;Whereas Article 5 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92 provides, inter alia, that the information in Annex II to the said Regulation should comprise the list of chemicals subject to the international PIC procedure, a list of the countries participating in the PIC scheme and the PIC decisions of importing countries;Whereas Article 11 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92 provides that Annex II should be amended where the UNEP and the FAO have initiated amendments to the list of chemicals subject to the international PIC procedure and to the PIC decisions of importing countries;Whereas, a number of such amendments having been so initiated, it is necessary, in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92, to amend its Annex II, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1492/96;Whereas it is desirable to give exporters additional information by listing also interim decisions of participating importing countries;Whereas this Regulation is in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up under Article 29 of Council Directive 67/548/EEC of 27 June 1967 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances (3), as last amended by Directive 96/56/EC of the European Parliament and the Council (4),. The Annex to this Regulation replaces Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92. This Regulation shall enter into force one month after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 June 1997.For the CommissionRitt BJERREGAARDMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 251, 29. 8. 1992, p. 13.(2) OJ No L 189, 30. 7. 1996, p. 19.(3) OJ No 196, 16. 8. 1967, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 236, 18. 9. 1996, p. 35.ANNEX'ANNEX IIThe information contained in this Annex is based on the PIC Circular VI, July 1996 and on the update of PIC Circular VI, January 19971. List of chemicals subject to the international PIC procedureThe following chemicals have been introduced in the PIC procedure following control actions reported by participating countries. For aldrin, dieldrin, DDT, dinoseb and dinoseb salts, fluoroacetamide, HCH, chlordane, chlordimeform, EDB, heptachlor, mercury compounds, reported control actions refer to pesticide use (as defined by the FAO/UNEP). For crocidolite, PBBs, PCBs, PCTs and tris(2,3 dibromopropyl)phosphate, reported control actions refer to industrial use. Decision guidance documents (DGDs) have been prepared by UNEP/FAO (IRPTC) to help countries to make import decisions concerning those chemicals. Nevertheless, DGD is not the only information taken into account by countries when they take their import decision. Therefore, the import decision does not necessarily refer to the uses mentioned in the DGD.>TABLE>2. List of the countries participating in the PIC schemeAfghanistan (*)AlbaniaAlgeriaAndorra (*)AngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmenia (*)AustraliaAzerbaijan (*)BahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarus (*)BelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia-HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBrunei Darussalam (*)BulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodia (*)CameroonCanadaCape VerdeCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCongoCook IslandsCosta RicaCôte-d'IvoireCroatia (*)CubaCyprusCzech Republic (1)Democratic People's Republic of Korea (*)Djibouti (*)DominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial Guinea (*)Eritrea (*)EstoniaEthiopiaEuropean Union (its Member States and Members of the EEA Agreement) (2)Federated States of Micronesia (*)FijiGabon (*)GambiaGeorgiaGhanaGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-Bissau (*)Guyana (*)HaitiHoly See (*)HondurasHungaryIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIsraelJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribati (*)KuwaitKyrgyzstan (*)Lao People's Democratic Republic (*)LatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyan Arab JamahiriyaLithuaniaMacedonia (*)MadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldives (*)MaliMaltaMarshall Islands (*)MauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMoldovaMonaco (*)MongoliaMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibia (*)Nauru (*)NepalNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaOman, Sultanate ofPakistanPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPoland (*)QatarRepublic of KoreaRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaSt Kitts and NevisSt LuciaSt Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan Marino (*)São Tomé and PríncipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSeychelles (*)Sierra LeoneSingapore (*)SlovakiaSlovenia (*)Solomon IslandsSomalia (*)South Africa (*)Sri LankaSudanSurinameSwaziland (*)SwitzerlandSyrian Arab RepublicTajikistanThailandTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistan (*)Tuvalu (*)UgandaUkraine (*)United Arab EmiratesUnited Republic of TanzaniaUnited States of AmericaUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaVietnamYemen (*)Yugoslavia (*)ZaireZambiaZimbabwe(*) These countries have not yet nominated a DNA.(1) Focal point only.(2) Member States of the European Union: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.Members of the EEA Agreement: European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway.3. Decisions of participating countriesThe decisions reported are final decisions, unless indicated as interim.>TABLE> +",import;chemical product;chemical agent;chemical body;chemical nomenclature;chemical substance;chemicals;dangerous substance;dangerous product;information system;automatic information system;on-line system;exchange of information;information exchange;information transfer;export;export sale,17 +12193,"94/71/EC, Euratom: Commission Decision of 1 February 1994 amending Decision 90/178/Euratom, EEC authorizing Luxembourg not to take into account certain categories of transactions and to use certain approximate estimates for the calculation of the VAT own resources base (Only the French text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89 of 29 May 1989 on the definitive uniform arrangements for the collection of own resources accruing from value added tax (1) and, in particular, Article 13 thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Article 28 (3) of the Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes - Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment (2), hereinafter called 'the Sixth Directive', the Member States may continue to exempt or tax certain transactions; whereas these transactions must be taken into account for the determination of the VAT resources base;Whereas with effect from 1 January 1990 the possibility afforded Member States of continuing to tax or exempt certain transactions listed in Annexes E and F to the Sixth Directive was terminated by virtue of Article 1 (1), first sentence, and (2) (a) of Council Directive 89/465/EEC (3); whereas, consequently, the authorizations granted in this connection by the Commission for the purposes of determining the VAT own resources base should also be discontinued;Whereas, in the case of Luxembourg, the Commission, on the basis of Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89, adopted Decision 90/178/Euratom, EEC (4) authorizing Luxembourg, with effect from 1989, not to take into account certain categories of transactions and to use certain approximate estimates for the calculation of the VAT own resources base;Whereas, since 1 January 1991, Luxembourg has taxed the transactions referred to in point 13 of Annex F to the sixth VAT Directive; whereas the authorization not to take such transactions into account for the calculation of the VAT base should be discontinued with effect from that date;Whereas the Advisory Committee on Own Resources has approved the report recording the opinions of its members on this Decision,. Article 1 (4) of Decision 90/178/Euratom, EEC is hereby repealed in respect of transactions conducted with effect from 1 January 1991. This Decision is addressed to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.. Done at Brussels, 1 February 1994.For the CommissionPeter SCHMIDHUBERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 155, 7. 6. 1989, p. 9.(2) OJ No L 145, 13. 6. 1977, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 226, 3. 8. 1989, p. 21.(4) OJ No L 99, 19. 4. 1990, p. 26. +",tax harmonisation;harmonisation of tax systems;tax harmonization;Luxembourg;Grand Duchy of Luxembourg;basis of tax assessment;common basis of assessment;tax liability;taxation basis;uniform basis of assessment;own resources;Community revenue;EC own resources;VAT;turnover tax;value added tax;tax exemption,17 +38735,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 848/2010 of 27 September 2010 derogating, for the marketing year 2010/2011, from Article 63(2)(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards the dates for communicating the carry forward of surplus sugar. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 85, point (c), in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,Whereas:(1) According to Article 63(2), point (a) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, each undertaking having decided to carry forward all or part of its production in excess of the sugar quota has to inform the Member State concerned of its decision before a date to be determined by that Member State within the time limits fixed by that Article.(2) In order to facilitate the supply of the out-of-quota sugar on the Union market, thereby allowing undertakings to respond to unforeseen changes in demand in the last months of the marketing year 2010/2011, it is necessary to give Member States the possibility to fix later dates for undertakings to communicate the quantity of surplus sugar to be carried forward.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,. By way of derogation from Article 63(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, for the marketing year 2010/2011, the undertakings having decided to carry forward quantities of sugar, in accordance with Article 63(1) of that Regulation, inform the Member State concerned before a date to be determined by that Member State between 1 February and 15 August 2011. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 October 2010 to 30 September 2011.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 September 2010.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;production quota;limitation of production;production restriction;reduction of production;sugar;fructose;fruit sugar,17 +35411,"Directive 2008/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2008 amending Directive 2004/40/EC on minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields) (18th individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 137(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),After consulting the Committee of the Regions,Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (2),Whereas:(1) Directive 2004/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) establishes minimum health and safety requirements to protect workers against the risks arising from exposure to electromagnetic fields. Article 13(1) of that Directive provides that Member States are to bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the Directive no later than 30 April 2008.(2) Directive 2004/40/EC provides for action values and limit values based on the recommendations of the International Commission for Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP). New scientific studies on the impact on health of exposure to electromagnetic radiation, made public after the Directive was adopted, have been brought to the attention of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission. The results of those scientific studies are currently being examined by the ICNIRP as part of the ongoing review of its recommendations on the one hand, and by the World Health Organisation as part of the review of its environmental health criteria on the other. Those new recommendations, due to be published by the end of 2008, are likely to contain elements that could lead to substantial amendments to the action and limit values.(3) In this context, the potential impact of the implementation of Directive 2004/40/EC on the use of medical procedures based on medical imaging and certain industrial activities should be reconsidered thoroughly. A study has been launched by the Commission to assess directly and quantitatively the situation regarding medical imaging. The results of that study, which are expected in early 2008, should therefore be taken on board, in addition to the results of similar studies launched in the Member States, in order to ensure a balance between the prevention of potential risks to the health of workers and access to the benefits available from the effective use of the medical technologies in question.(4) Article 3(3) of Directive 2004/40/EC provides that the assessment, measurement and/or calculation of workers' exposure to electromagnetic fields are governed by harmonised European standards of the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (Cenelec). These harmonised standards, which are essential for ensuring smooth application of the Directive, must be taken into account and are expected in 2008.(5) The time required to obtain and analyse that new information and to draw up and adopt a new proposal for a directive justifies the four-year postponement of the deadline for transposition of Directive 2004/40/EC,. In Article 13(1) of Directive 2004/40/EC, the first subparagraph shall be replaced by the following:‘1.   Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive no later than 30 April 2012. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.’ This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Strasbourg, 23 April 2008.For the European ParliamentThe PresidentH.-G. PÖTTERINGFor the CouncilThe PresidentJ. LENARČIČ(1)  Opinion of 12 March 2008 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(2)  Opinion of the European Parliament of 19 February 2008 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Council Decision of 7 April 2008.(3)  OJ L 159, 30.4.2004, p. 1 (corrected version in OJ L 184, 24.5.2004, p. 1). Directive as amended by Directive 2007/30/EC (OJ L 165, 27.6.2007, p. 21). +",occupational health;occupational hygiene;European standard;Community standard;Euronorm;occupational safety;occupational hazard;safety at the workplace;worker safety;electromagnetic interference;electrical interference;electromagnetic field;electromagnetic pollution;electromagnetic radiation;Cenelec;European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation;European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization,17 +44428,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 1098/2014 of 17 October 2014 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain flavouring substances Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91, Regulations (EC) No 2232/96 and (EC) No 110/2008 and Directive 2000/13/EC (1), and in particular Article 11(3) thereof,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings (2), and in particular Article 7(5) thereof,Whereas:(1) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 lays down a Union list of flavourings and source materials approved for use in and on foods and their conditions of use.(2) Part A of the Union list contains both evaluated flavouring substances, which are assigned no footnotes and flavouring substances under evaluation, which are identified by footnote references 1 to 4 in that list.(3) The European Food Safety Authority, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Authority’, has completed the assessment of 8 substances which are currently listed as flavouring substances under evaluation. These flavouring substances were assessed by EFSA in the following flavouring group evaluations: evaluation FGE.21rev4 (3) (substances FL-no 15.054, 15.055, 15.086 and 15.135), evaluation FGE.24rev2 (4) (substance 14.085), evaluation FGE.77rev1 (5) (substance FL-no 14.041), and evaluation FGE.93rev1 (6) (substances FL-no 15.010 and FL-15.128). EFSA concluded that these flavouring substances do not give rise to safety concerns at the estimated levels of dietary intake.(4) As part of its evaluation, the Authority has made comments on the specification of certain substances. The comments are related to names, purity or composition of the following substances: FL-no: 15.054 and 15.055. These comments should be introduced in the list.(5) The flavouring substances assessed in these flavouring group evaluations should be listed as evaluated substances by deleting footnote references 2, 3 or 4 in the relevant entries of the Union list.(6) Part A of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 should therefore be amended and corrected accordingly.(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,. Part A of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 October 2014.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 34.(2)  OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 1.(3)  EFSA Journal 2013;11(11):3451.(4)  EFSA Journal 2013;11(11):3453.(5)  EFSA Journal 2014;12(2):3586.(6)  EFSA Journal 2013;11(11):3452.ANNEXPart A of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 is amended as follows:(1) The entry concerning FL-no 14.041 is replaced by the following:‘14.041 Pyrrole 109-97-7 1314 2318 JECFA/EFSA’(2) The entry concerning FL-no 14.085 is replaced by the following:‘14.085 2-Acetyl-5-methylpyrrole 6982-72-5 EFSA’(3) The entry concerning FL-no 15.010 is replaced by the following:‘15.010 2-Acetyl-2-thiazoline 29926-41-8 1759 2335 EFSA’(4) The entry concerning FL-no 15.054 is replaced by the following:‘15.054 Dihydro-2,4,6-triethyl-1,3,5(4H)-dithiazine 54717-17-8 Mixture of diastereoisomers ((R/R), (R/S), (S/R) & (S/S)) EFSA’(5) The entry concerning FL-no 15.055 is replaced by the following:‘15.055 [2S-(2a,4a,8ab)] 2,4-Dimethyl(4H)pyrrolidino[1,2e]- 1,3,5-dithiazine 116505-60-3 1763 EFSA’(6) The entry concerning FL-no 15.086 is replaced by the following:‘15.086 2-Methyl-2-thiazoline 2346-00-1 EFSA’(7) The entry concerning FL-no 15.128 is replaced by the following:‘15.128 2-Propionyl-2-thiazoline 29926-42-9 1760 EFSA’(8) The entry concerning FL-no 15.135 is replaced by the following:‘15.135 Ethyl thialdine 54717-14-5 At least 90 %, secondary components less than 5 % 3,5- diethyl-1,2,4-trithiolane, less than 2 % thialdine, less than 3 % other impurities EFSA’ +",health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;flavouring;foodstuff with a flavouring effect;foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban;food safety;food product safety;food quality safety;safety of food,17 +18447,"1999/1/EC: Commission Decision of 14 December 1998 concerning the application for a compulsory beef labelling system in Finland (notified under document number C(1998) 4040) (Only the Finnish and Swedish texts are authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97 of 21 April 1997 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products (1), and in particular Article 19(5) thereof,Whereas Article 19(4) of Regulation (EC) No 820/97 provides for the possibility for Member States where there is a sufficiently developed identification and registration system for bovine animals to impose, before 1 January 2000, a compulsory labelling system for beef from animals born, fattened and slaughtered on their territory;Whereas Finland has applied to the Commission for approval for a compulsory beef labelling system in accordance with paragraph 5 of this provision; whereas it has been demonstrated that Finland has a sufficiently developed identification and registration system for bovine animals,. The Finnish request, as summarised in the Annex, for the introduction of a compulsory labelling system for beef from animals born, fattened and slaughtered on its territory, is approved in accordance with Article 19(5) of Regulation (EC) No 820/97. This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Finland.. Done at Brussels, 14 December 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 117, 7. 5. 1997, p. 1.ANNEX1. Labelling at the slaughterhouseCarcases and parts of bovine animals of Finnish origin shall be labelled with the date of slaughter and the animal's birth identification in addition to the text 'Finnish beef`.2. Labelling at the cutting plantIf beef of Finnish origin is cut, minced or packaged at a meat factory, the meat or its wrapping or packaging or labels attached to the meat shall be labelled with the text 'Finnish beef` and the consignment identification.3. Labelling at the retail tradeThe wrapping or packaging or labels attached to the beef shall be marked with the text 'Finnish beef` and the consignment identification. A label marked 'Finnish beef` shall be placed in the vicinity of any meat that is sold without wrapping. +",Finland;Republic of Finland;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;beef;database;data bank;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;labelling,17 +5496,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 217/2012 of 13 March 2012 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Cinta Senese (PDO)). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Italy’s application to register the name ‘Cinta Senese’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 March 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Dacian CIOLOȘMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(2)  OJ C 200, 8.7.2011, p. 16.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.1.   Fresh meat (and offal)ITALYCinta Senese (PDO) +",Italy;Italian Republic;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;fresh meat;pigmeat;pork;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +13163,"Council Regulation (EC) No 1885/94 of 27 July 1994 fixing the guide price for adult bovine animals for the 1994/95 marketing year. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), and in particular Article 3 (3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),Whereas, when the guide price for adult bovine animals is fixed, account should be taken of the objectives of the common agricultural policy; whereas the common agricultural policy aims inter alia at guaranteeing a fair standard of living for the farming community, at ensuring that suupplies are available and that they reach consumers at reasonable prices;Whereas the guide price must be fixed in accordance with the criteria laid down in Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68,. For the 1994/95 marketing year, the guide price for adult bovine animals shall be, from 1 August 1994, ECU 197,42 for 100 kg live weight. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 August 1994.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 July 1994.For the CouncilThe PresidentTh. WAIGEL(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1884/94 (see page 27 of this Official Journal).(2) OJ No C 83, 19. 3. 1994, p. 38. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;live animal;animal on the hoof;common agricultural policy;CAP;common agricultural market;green Europe;guide price;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant,17 +11316,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 314/93 of 11 February 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3518/86 on specific surveillance measures applicable to imports of orange juice. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1569/92 (2), and in particular Article 18 (2) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3518/86 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1052/88 (4), as a specific surveillance measure made import licences for orange juice compulsory;Whereas the conditions for marketing orange juice falling within CN code 2009 11 99 are characterized by strong competition from third countries offering large quantities at prices lower than those in the Community; whereas, as a result, that CN code should be added to the list of subheadings referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3518/86,. The list of CN codes in the first subparagraph of Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3518/86 is hereby replaced by the following:'2009 11 11, 2009 11 19, 2009 11 99, 2009 19 11 and 2009 19 19'. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 February 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 49, 27. 2. 1986, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 166, 20. 6. 1992, p. 5.(3) OJ No L 325, 10. 11. 1986, p. 14.(4) OJ No L 103, 22. 4. 1988, p. 24. +",import;fruit juice;fruit juice concentrate;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;market supervision;citrus fruit;citron;clementine;grapefruit;lemon;mandarin orange;orange;pomelo;tangerine,17 +404,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1325/84 of 14 May 1984 laying down detailed rules for determining the financial compensation for dried figs and dried grapes for a given marketing year. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 516/77 of 14 March 1977 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 988/84 (2),Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2194/81 of 27 July 1981 laying down the general rules for the system of production aid for dried figs and dried grapes (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3009/83 (4), and in particular Article 14 thereof,Whereas Article 10 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2194/81 provides for financial compensation for dried figs and dried grapes purchased by storage agencies; whereas Article 9 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2425/81 of 20 August 1981 laying down detailed rules for the application of aid for dried grapes and dried figs (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3334/83 (6), provides for the payment of financial compensation for the quantity of products sold;Whereas provisions should be laid down with a view to determining the total amount of financial compensation for a given marketing year; whereas in determining that amount account must be taken of natural losses; whereas such losses should not exceed the quantity which normally disappears under handling or by evaporation; whereas this quantity should be fixed on a flat rate basis;Whereas other losses and deterioration in quality are to be disregarded when the total amount of financial compensation is established;Whereas when extension of storage has been authorized pursuant to Article 10 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2194/81, such storage may result in a rise in natural losses or deterioration may take place; whereas in such cases the matter should be decided in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 20 of Regulation (EEC) No 516/77; whereas to that end the storage agencies should furnish additional particulars as to the circumstances having led to the losses or deterioration; whereas these particulars should be communicated to the Commission;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,. 1. For the purposes of this Regulation:(a) the total amount of financial compensation shall be the difference between the minimum price paid for the quantity purchased during the same marketing year and the price obtained for the quantity sold adjusted, where appropriate, according to the provisions of Article 2;(b) the final amount of financial compensation shall be the total amount of financial compensation reduced by the amounts paid pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2425/81.2. The total amount of financial compensation shall be determined when a storage agency has disposed of all products coming from the same marketing year. 1. Where a product at the moment of sale is to be classified within a quality category other than that to which it belonged when purchased, the financial compensation for the quantity concerned shall be equal to the difference between the minimum price paid for the products and the selling price fixed in respect of the quality category to which the products belonged when purchased.2. Natural losses shall be taken into account only up to a maximum of:- 1 % of the quantity of dried grapes, and- 5 % of the quantity of dried figspurchased by a storage agency during the marketing year concerned.3. Where a product has:(a) deteriorated to such a degree that it does not conform to any of the quality standards;(b) been destroyed as a result of an accident;(c) been removed from storage contrary to applicable provisions; or(d) disappeared,no financial compensation shall be granted save in cases of force majeure.4. In cases where:(a) natural losses as referred to in paragraph 2 exceed 1 and 5 % respectively on account of too long a period of storage; or(b) the deterioration referred to in paragraph 3 (a) has taken place on account of too long a period of storage,the financial compensation may be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 20 of Regulation (EEC) No 516/77. 1. By way of derogation from Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2425/81 the application for the final amount of financial compensation shall be submitted to the competent authorities not later than three months after the date on which the storage agency in question disposed of the total quantity coming from the same marketing year. In addition to the particulars referred to in Article 9 of the said Regulation, the application shall include details as to the quantity covered by Article 2 (1) to (3), a statement of the total quantity purchased during the marketing year concerned and the stock according to the records at the end of that year.2. In cases where a storage agency applies for compensation pursuant to Article 2 (4), the application shall be accompanied by a detailed statement of the reasons for the deterioration or the losses, including an indication of the quantity concerned. The competent authorities shall submit that statement to the Commission together with their comments.3. The period of three months referred to in paragraph 1 shall run from the date of publication of this Regulation in cases where the quantity concerned was disposed of before that date. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 May 1984.For the CommissionPoul DALSAGERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 73, 21. 3. 1977, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 103, 16. 4. 1984, p. 11.(3) OJ No L 214, 1. 8. 1981, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 296, 20. 10. 1983, p. 1.(5) OJ No L 240, 24. 8. 1981, p. 1.(6) OJ No L 330, 26. 11. 1983, p. 18. +",pip fruit;apple;fig;pear;pome fruit;quince;dried product;dried fig;dried food;dried foodstuff;prune;raisin;sales aid;storage of food;cold storage plant;wine and spirits storehouse;wine cellar,17 +33096,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1678/2006 of 14 November 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 92/2005 as regards alternative means of disposal of and use of animal by-products (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption (1), and in particular Articles 5(2)(g) and 6(2)(i) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 lays down rules concerning means of disposal of and ways of using animal by-products. It also provides for the possibility of additional means of disposal of and other ways of using animal by-products, to be approved following consultation of the appropriate scientific committee.(2) On the basis of opinions issued by the Scientific Steering Committee and of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), to date six processes have been approved as alternative means of disposal of or ways of using animal by-products under Commission Regulation (EC) No 92/2005 of 19 January 2005 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards means of disposal or uses of animal by-products and amending its Annex VI as regards biogas transformation and processing of rendering fats (2).(3) On the basis of a further application, the EFSA issued an opinion on 13 July 2006 on the safety of a thermo-mechanical process for biofuel production. The conditions under which that process was considered as a safe means of disposal for manure and digestive tract content and Category 3 material should therefore be taken into account by amending Regulation (EC) No 92/2005.(4) Upon reconsideration of the risks to public and animal health, Category 2 material resulting from the approved biodiesel production process should be permitted for certain technical uses or for transformation into biogas.(5) Regulation (EC) No 92/2005 should be amended accordingly.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Regulation (EC) No 92/2005 is amended as follows:1. Article 2 is replaced by the following:(a) alkaline hydrolysis process as defined in Annex I;(b) high pressure high temperature hydrolysis process as defined in Annex II;(c) high pressure hydrolysis biogas process as defined in Annex III;(d) biodiesel production process as defined in Annex IV;(e) Brookes gasification process as defined in Annex V; and(f) combustion of animal fat in a thermal boiler process as defined in Annex VI.(a) the biodiesel production process as defined in Annex IV, point 1(b)(i); and(b) the process of combustion of animal fat in a thermal boiler as defined in Annex VI, point 1(c)(i).’;2. in the title and in the first sentence of Article 3, ‘Annexes I to VI’ is replaced by ‘the Annexes’;3. Article 4 is amended as follows:(a) in paragraph 2, the following subparagraph is added:(b) in paragraph 3, the following point (d) is added:‘(d) in the case of material resulting from the biodiesel production process as defined in Annex IV, used for the production of technical products.’;(c) paragraph 5 is deleted;4. the Annexes are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 November 2006.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 273, 10.10.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 208/2006 (OJ L 36, 8.2.2006, p. 25).(2)  OJ L 19, 21.1.2005, p. 27. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2067/2005 (OJ L 331, 17.12.2005, p. 12).ANNEXThe Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 92/2005 are amended as follows:1. in Annex IV, point 3 is deleted;2. the following Annex VII is added:1. The animal by-products are loaded into a converter and subsequently treated at a temperature of 80 °C for a period of eight hours. During this period, the material is constantly reduced in size using appropriate mechanical abrasion equipment.2. The material is subsequently treated to a temperature of 100 °C for at least two hours.3. The particle size of the resulting material must not be larger than 20 millimetres.4. The animal by-products are treated in such a manner that the time-temperature requirements laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2 are achieved at the same time.5. During the heat treatment of the material, evaporated water is continually extracted from the air-space above the biofuel and is passed through a stainless steel condenser. The condensate is kept at a temperature of at least 70 °C for at least one hour before being discharged as waste water.6. After the heat treatment of the material, the resulting biofuel from the converter is then discharged and automatically conveyed by a fully covered and interlocked conveyor to incineration or co-incineration on the same site.7. A system of hazard analysis and critical control points is in place and maintained which allows for the control of the requirements laid down in paragraphs 1 to 6.8. The process is carried out in a batch mode.’ +",waste management;landfill site;rubbish dump;waste treatment;health legislation;health regulations;health standard;animal fats;fish fat;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;agricultural by-product;biogas;biomethane;green energy;manure gas,17 +18992,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 384/1999 of 19 February 1999 on a sale by tender of beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for processing within the Community and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2759/98. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1633/98 (2), and in particular Article 7(3) thereof,Whereas the application of intervention measures in respect of beef has resulted in a build up of stocks in several Member States; whereas, in order to prevent storage being prolonged excessively, part of these stocks should be put up for sale by tender for processing in the Community;Whereas the sale should be made subject to the rules laid down by Commission Regulations (EEC) No 2173/79 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2417/95 (4), (EEC) No 3002/92 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 770/96 (6), and (EEC) No 2182/77 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2417/95, subject to certain special exceptions on account of the particular use to which the products in question are to be put;Whereas, in order to ensure that the sales by tender are conducted properly and uniformly, measures in addition to those provided for in Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 should be adopted;Whereas provision should be made for derogations from Article 8(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 in view of the administrative difficulties which the application of this point is creating in the Member States concerned;Whereas, in order to ensure that stocks are managed economically, the intervention agencies should sell first beef that has been in storage the longest time;Whereas, in order to ensure optimum monitoring of the destination of beef from intervention stocks, control measures should be adopted, in addition to the measures provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92, which are based on physical inspection of quantities and qualities;Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2759/98 (8), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 154/1999 (9), should be repealed;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. 1. The following approximate quantities of intervention products shall be put up for sale:- 2 000 tonnes of bone-in quarters held by the French intervention agency,- 1 500 tonnes of bone-in quarters held by the German intervention agency,- 1 380 tonnes of bone-in quarters held by the Danish intervention agency,- 2 000 tonnes of bone-in quarters held by the Italian intervention agency,- 811 tonnes of bone-in quarters held by the Austrian intervention agency,- 234 tonnes of bone-in quarters held by the Netherlands intervention agency,- 1 000 tonnes of bone-in quarters held by the Spanish intervention agency,- 388 tonnes of bone-in quarters held by the Irish intervention agency,- 5 500 tonnes of boned beef held by the United Kingdom intervention agency,- 5 500 tonnes of boned beef held by the Irish intervention agency,- 1 350 tonnes of boned beef held by the French intervention agency,- 30 tonnes of boned beef held by the Spanish intervention agency,- 273 tonnes of boned beef held by the Danish intervention agency.Detailed information concerning the beef is given in Annex I.2. Subject to the provisions of this Regulation, the sale shall be conducted in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, and in particular Titles II and III thereof, and Regulations (EEC) No 2182/77 and (EEC) No 3002/92. 1. Notwithstanding Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, this Regulation shall serve as a general notice of invitation to tender.The intervention agencies concerned shall draw up notices of invitation to tender for each sale, setting out in particular:(a) the quantities of beef put up for sale; and(b) the deadline and place for the submission of tenders.2. Particulars of the quantities and the places where the products are stored may be obtained by the parties concerned at the addresses set out in Annex II. The intervention agencies shall, in addition, display the notices referred to in paragraph 1 at their head offices and may also publish them in other ways.3. The intervention agencies shall sell first beef as referred to in Annex I which has been in storage the longest time.4. Only tenders reaching the intervention agencies by 12 noon on 23 February 1999 shall be considered.5. Notwithstanding Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, tenders must be submitted to the intervention agency concerned in sealed envelopes bearing a reference to this Regulation. The sealed envelopes must not be opened by the intervention agency before the deadline for submission as referred to in paragraph 4 has expired.6. Notwithstanding Article 8(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, tenders shall not specify the store or stores where the products are held. 1. Not later than the working day following the closing date for the submission of tenders, the Member States shall send the Commission details of tenders received.2. Following scrutiny of the tenders, a minimum selling price shall be set for each product or no award shall be made. 1. Tenders shall be valid only if presented by or on behalf of a natural or legal person who, during the 12 months preceding the entry into force of this Regulation, has been engaged in the manufacture of processed products containing beef and who is entered in a national VAT register. In addition, tenders shall be presented by or on behalf of a processing establishment approved in accordance with Article 8 of Council Directive 77/99/EEC (10).2. Notwithstanding Article 3(1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2182/77, tenders shall be accompanied by:- a written undertaking by the tenderer to process the meat into the products specified in Article 5 within the period referred to in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2182/77,- precise details of the establishment or establishments where the meat which has been purchased is to be processed.3. Tenderers as referred to in paragraph 1 may instruct an agent in writing to take delivery, on their behalf, of the products which they purchase. In this case the agent shall submit the bids of the tenderers whom he represents together with the written instruction referred to above.4. Notwithstanding Article 18(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, the delivery period shall run for two months from the date of the notification as referred to in Article 11 of that Regulation.5. The purchasers and agents referred to in the preceding paragraphs shall maintain and keep up to date an accounting system which permits the destination and use of the products to be ascertained with a view in particular to ensuring that the quantities of products purchased and manufactured tally. 1. Meat purchased in accordance with this Regulation shall be processed into products which comply with the definition of 'A` products set out in paragraph 2.2. An 'A` product means a processed product falling within CN codes 1602 10, 1602 50 31, 1602 50 39 or 1602 50 80, not containing meat other than that of animals of the bovine species, with a collagen/protein ratio of no more than 0,45 % (11) and containing by weight at least 20 % (12) of lean meat excluding offal (13) and fat, with meat and jelly accounting for at least 85 % of the total net weight.The product must be subjected to a heat treatment sufficient to ensure the coagulation of meat proteins in the whole of the product, which may not show any traces of a pinkish liquid on the cut surface when the product is cut along a line passing through its thickest part. 1. Member States shall set up a system of physical and documentary supervision to ensure that all meat is processed in accordance with Article 5.The system must include physical checks of quantity and quality at the start of the processing, during the processing and after the processing operation is completed. To this end, processors must at any time be able to demonstrate the identity and use of the meat through appropriate production records.Technical verification of the production method by the competent authority may, to the extent necessary, make allowance for drip losses and trimmings.In order to verify the quality of the finished product and establish its conformity with the processor's recipe Member States shall undertake representative sampling and analysis of the product. The costs of such operations shall be borne by the processor concerned.2. Member States may, at the request of the processor, authorise the boning of forequarters and hindquarters in an establishment other than that provided for in respect of processing provided the relevant operations take place in the same Member State under appropriate supervision.3. Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2182/77 shall not apply. 1. The security provided for in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 shall be EUR 12 per 100 kilograms.2. The security provided for in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2182/77 shall be equal to:- the difference in euro between the price tendered per tonne and EUR 1 300 for bone-in forequarters,- the difference in euro between the price tendered per tonne and EUR 2 000 for bone-in hindquarters,- the difference in euro between the price tendered per tonne and EUR 2 500 for boned beef.3. Notwithstanding Article 5(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2182/77, the processing of all beef purchased into finished products as referred to in Article 5 shall constitute a principal requirement. Notwithstanding Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2182/77, in addition to the entries provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92:- Box 104 of T 5 control copies shall contain one or more of the following:- Para transformación [Reglamentos (CEE) n° 2182/77 y (CE) n° 384/1999]- Til forarbejdning (forordning (EØF) nr. 2182/77 og (EF) nr. 384/1999)- Zur Verarbeitung bestimmt (Verordnungen (EWG) Nr. 2182/77 und (EG) Nr. 384/1999)- Ãéá ìåôáðïßçóç [êáíïíéóìïß (ÅÏÊ) áñéè. 2182/77 êáé (ÅÊ) áñéè. 384/1999]- For processing (Regulations (EEC) No 2182/77 and (EC) No 384/1999)- Destinés à la transformation [règlements (CEE) n° 2182/77 et (CE) n° 384/1999]- Destinate alla trasformazione [Regolamenti (CEE) n. 2182/77 e (CE) n. 384/1999]- Bestemd om te worden verwerkt (Verordeningen (EEG) nr. 2182/77 en (EG) nr. 384/1999)- Para transformação [Regulamentos (CEE) n.° 2182/77 e (CE) n.° 384/1999]- Jalostettavaksi (Asetukset (ETY) N:o 2182/77 ja (EY) N:o 384/1999)- För bearbetning (Förordningarna (EEG) nr 2182/77 och (EG) nr 384/1999),- Box 106 of T 5 control copies shall contain the date of conclusion of the contract of sale. Regulation (EC) No 2759/98 is hereby repealed. 0This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 February 1999.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 February 1999.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.(2) OJ L 210, 28. 7. 1998, p. 17.(3) OJ L 251, 5. 10. 1979, p. 12.(4) OJ L 248, 14. 10. 1995, p. 39.(5) OJ L 301, 17. 10. 1992, p. 17.(6) OJ L 104, 27. 4. 1996, p. 13.(7) OJ L 251, 1. 10. 1997, p. 60.(8) OJ L 345, 15. 12. 1998, p. 41.(9) OJ L 18, 23. 1. 1999, p. 16.(10) OJ L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 85.(11) Determination of collagen content: the collagen content shall be taken to mean the hydroxyproline content multiplied by the factor 8. The hydroxyproline content shall be determined in accordance with ISO method 3496-1978.(12) The lean bovine meat content, excluding fat, shall be determined in accordance with the procedure described in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2429/86 (OJ L 210, 1. 8. 1986, p. 39).(13) Offal includes heads and cuts thereof (including ears), feet, tails, hearts, udders, livers, kidneys, sweetbreads (thymus gland with pancreas), brains, lungs, throats, thick skirts, spleens, tongues, caul, spinal cords, edible skin, reproductive organs (uteri, ovaries, testes), thyroid glands, pituitary glands.ANEXO I - BILAG I - ANHANG I - ÐÁÑÁÑÔÇÌÁ É - ANNEX I - ANNEXE I - ALLEGATO I - BIJLAGE I - ANEXO I - LIITE I - BILAGA I>TABLE>ANEXO II - BILAG II - ANHANG II - ÐÁÑÁÑÔÇÌÁ II - ANNEX II - ANNEXE II - ALLEGATO II - BIJLAGE II - ANEXO II - LIITE II - BILAGA IIDirecciones de los organismos de intervención - Interventionsorganernes adresser - Anschriften der Interventionsstellen - Äéåõèýíóåéò ôùí ïñãáíéóìþí ðáñåìâÜóåùò - Addresses of the intervention agencies - Adresses des organismes d'intervention - Indirizzi degli organismi d'intervento - Adressen van de interventiebureaus - Endereços dos organismos de intervenção - Interventioelinten osoitteet - Interventionsorganens adresserBUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLANDBundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLE)Postfach 180203, D-60083 Frankfurt am MainAdickesallee 40D-60322 Frankfurt am MainTel.: (49) 69 1564-704/772; Telex: 411727; Telefax: (49) 69 15 64-790/791DANMARKMinisteriet for Fødevarer, Landbrug og FiskeriEU-direktoratetKampmannsgade 3DK-1780 København VTlf. (45) 33 92 70 00; telex 151317 DK; fax (45) 33 92 69 48, (45) 33 92 69 23ESPAÑAFEGA (Fondo Español de Garantía Agraria)Beneficencia, 8E-28005 MadridTel.: (34) 913 47 65 00 / 913 47 63 10; télex: FEGA 23427 E / FEGA 41818 E; fax: (34) 915 21 98 32 / 915 22 43 87ITALIAAIMA (Azienda di Stato per gli interventi nel mercato agricolo)Via Palestro, 81I-00185 RomaTel. 49 49 91; telex 61 30 03; telefax: 445 39 40/445 19 58NEDERLANDMinisterie van Landbouw, Natuurbeheer en Visserij, Voedselvoorzieningsin- en verkoopbureaup/a LASER, ZuidoostSlachthuisstraat 71Postbus 9656040 AZ RoermondTel. (31-475) 35 54 44; telex: 56396 VIBNL; fax (31-475) 31 89 39ÖSTERREICHAMA-Agrarmarkt AustriaDresdner Straße 70A-1201 WienTel.: (431) 33 15 12 20; Telefax: (431) 33 15 1297UNITED KINGDOMIntervention Board Executive AgencyKings House33 Kings RoadReading RG1 3BUBerkshireUnited KingdomTel. (01189) 58 36 26Fax (01189) 56 67 50FRANCEOFIVAL80, avenue des Terroirs-de-FranceF-75607 Paris Cedex 12Téléphone: (33 1) 44 68 50 00; télex: 215330; télécopieur: (33 1) 44 68 52 33IRELANDDepartment of Agriculture, Food and ForestryAgriculture HouseKildare StreetDublin 2IrelandTel. (01) 678 90 11, ext. 2278 and 3806Telex 93292 and 93607, telefax (01) 661 62 63, (01) 678 52 14 and (01) 662 01 98 +",meat processing industry;cutting premises;cutting-up premises;slaughterhouse;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;intervention agency;sale;offering for sale;beef;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country,17 +4698,"2008/961/EC: Commission Decision of 12 December 2008 on the use by third countries’ issuers of securities of certain third country’s national accounting standards and International Financial Reporting Standards to prepare their consolidated financial statements (notified under document number C(2008) 8218) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market and amending Directive 2001/34/EC (1), and in particular Article 23(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 July 2002 on the application of International Accounting Standards (2) requires companies governed by the law of a Member State, whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market in any Member State, to prepare their consolidated accounts in accordance with International Accounting Standards, now commonly referred to as International Financial Reporting Standards, adopted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 (hereinafter referred to as adopted IFRS), for each financial year starting on or after 1 January 2005.(2) Articles 4 and 5 of Directive 2004/109/EC provide that where an issuer is required to prepare consolidated accounts, the annual and half-yearly financial statements shall comprise such consolidated accounts drawn up in accordance with adopted IFRS. Even though this requirement applies to Community and third country issuers alike, third country issuers may be exempted from this requirement provided the law of the third country in question lays down equivalent requirements.(3) Commission Decision 2006/891/EC (3) provided that a third country issuer may also prepare its consolidated accounts, for financial years starting before 1 January 2009, in accordance with IFRS as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), with GAAP of Canada, Japan or United States or with a GAAP of a third country which is subject to convergence with IFRS.(4) Financial statements drawn up in accordance with IFRS as issued by the IASB provide users of these statements with a sufficient level of information to enable them to make an informed assessment of the assets and liabilities, financial position, profit and losses and prospects of an issuer. Therefore, it is appropriate to allow third country issuers to use IFRS as issued by the IASB within the Community.(5) In order to assess the equivalence of the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) of a third country with adopted IFRS, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1569/2007 of 21 December 2007 establishing a mechanism for the determination of equivalence of accounting standards applied by third country issuers of securities pursuant to Directives 2003/71/EC and 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) provides for the definition of equivalence and establishes a mechanism for the determination of equivalence of GAAP of a third country. Regulation (EC) No 1569/2007 also requires that the Commission decision permit Community issuers to use IFRS adopted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 in the third country concerned.(6) In December 2007 the Commission consulted the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) with regard to the technical assessment of the equivalence of the GAAP of the United States, China and Japan. In March 2008 the Commission extended the consultation with regard to the GAAP of South Korea, Canada and India.(7) In its advice delivered in March, May and October 2008 respectively, CESR recommended finding US GAAP and Japanese GAAP equivalent to IFRS for use within the Community. Furthermore, CESR recommended the acceptance of financial statements using GAAPs of China, Canada, South Korea and India within the Community on a temporary basis, until no longer than 31 December 2011.(8) In 2006 the United States’ Financial Accounting Standards Board and the IASB concluded a Memorandum of Understanding which reaffirmed their objective of convergence between US GAAP and IFRS and outlined the work programme for this purpose. As a result of this work programme many major differences between US GAAP and IFRS have been resolved. In addition, following the dialogue between the Commission and the US Securities and Exchange Commission, reconciliation for Community issuers which prepare their financial statements according to IFRS as issued by the IASB is no longer required. Therefore, it is appropriate to consider US GAAP equivalent to adopted IFRS from 1 January 2009.(9) In August 2007 the Accounting Standards Board of Japan and the IASB announced their agreement to accelerate the convergence by eliminating major differences between Japanese GAAP and IFRS by 2008 and the remaining differences before the end of 2011. The Japanese authorities do not require any reconciliation for Community issuers which prepare their financial statements according to IFRS. Therefore, it is appropriate to consider Japanese GAAP equivalent to adopted IFRS from 1 January 2009.(10) According to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1569/2007, third country issuers may be permitted to use other third country GAAPs which are converging or committed to adopt IFRS or which have reached a mutual recognition agreement with the Community before 31 December 2008 for a transitional period ending no later than 31 December 2011.(11) In China, the Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises are substantially converged with IFRS and cover nearly all topics under current IFRS. However, since the Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises are applied only from 2007, there is need for further evidence of their proper application.(12) The Accounting Standards Board of Canada made a public commitment in January 2006 to adopt IFRS by 31 December 2011 and is taking effective measures to secure timely and complete transition to IFRS by that date.(13) The Korean Financial Supervisory Commission and the Korean Accounting Institute made a public commitment in March 2007 to adopt IFRS by 31 December 2011 and are taking effective measures to secure timely and complete transition to IFRS by that date.(14) The Indian Government and the Indian Institute of Chartered Accountants made a public commitment in July 2007 to adopt IFRS by 31 December 2011 and are taking effective measures to secure the timely and complete transition to IFRS by that date.(15) Whilst no final decision on the equivalence of accounting standards converging to IFRS should be taken until an assessment of the implementation of those accounting standards by companies and auditors has been carried out, it is important to support the efforts of those countries which have undertaken to converge their accounting standards to IFRS and also of those countries which have undertaken to adopt IFRS. Accordingly, it is appropriate to allow third country issuers to prepare their annual and half-yearly financial statements in accordance with the GAAPs of China, Canada, South Korea or India in the Community for the transitional period of no more than three years.(16) The Commission should continue to monitor, with the technical assistance of CESR, the development of those third country GAAPs in relation to adopted IFRS.(17) Countries should be encouraged to adopt IFRS. The EU may determine that the national standards which have been determined to be equivalent may no longer be used in preparing information required under Directive 2004/109/EC or Commission Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 (5) implementing Directive 2003/71/EC when those respective countries have adopted IFRS as their sole accounting standard.(18) In the interests of clarity and transparency Decision 2006/891/EC should be replaced.(19) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the European Securities Committee,. From 1 January 2009, in addition to IFRS adopted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002, with regard to annual consolidated financial statements and half-yearly consolidated financial statements, the following standards shall be considered as equivalent to IFRS adopted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002:(a) International Financial Reporting Standards, provided that the notes to the audited financial statements contain an explicit and unreserved statement that these financial statements comply with international financial reporting standards in accordance with IAS 1 Presentation of financial statements;(b) Generally Accepted Accounting Principles of Japan;(c) Generally Accepted Accounting Principles of the United States of America.Prior to financial years starting on or after 1 January 2012, a third country issuer shall be permitted to prepare its annual consolidated financial statements and half-yearly consolidated financial statements in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles of the People’s Republic of China or Canada, the Republic of Korea or the Republic of India. aThe Commission shall continue to monitor, with the technical assistance of the CESR, the efforts made by third countries towards a changeover to IFRS and pursue an active dialogue with authorities during the convergence process. The Commission shall submit a report on progress made in this regard to the European Parliament and the European Securities Committee (ESC) during 2009. The Commission shall also report expeditiously to Council and the European Parliament if situations arise where EU issuers in the future are required to reconcile their financial statements to the national GAAP of the foreign jurisdiction concerned. bThe dates announced publicly by third countries in relation to a changeover to IFRS shall serve as reference dates for the abolition of equivalence recognition for those third countries. Decision 2006/891/EC shall be repealed with effect from 1 January 2009. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 December 2008.For the CommissionCharlie McCREEVYMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 390, 31.12.2004, p. 38.(2)  OJ L 243, 11.9.2002, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 343, 8.12.2006, p. 96.(4)  OJ L 340, 22.12.2007, p. 66.(5)  OJ L 149, 30.4.2004, p. 1. Corrected by OJ L 215, 16.6.2004, p. 3. +",official market;controlled market;regulated market;third country;stock-exchange listing;initial public offering;market quotation;standardised accounting system;national accounting system of the United Nations;national standard accounting system;standardisation of accounts;standardised accounting plan;standardized accounting system;dissemination of information;securities;transferable security;consolidated account,17 +19518,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2637/1999 of 14 December 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 2848/98 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 as regards the premium scheme, production quotas and the specific aid to be granted to producer groups in the raw tobacco sector. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in raw tobacco(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 660/1999(2), and in particular Articles 11 and 14a thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2848/98 of 22 December 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 as regards the premium scheme, production quotas and the specific aid to be granted to producer groups in the raw tobacco sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2162/1999(4), lays down 31 January of the year of harvest as the date by which quota statements must be issued to individual producers who are not members of a producer group and to producer groups and allows the competent authority of the Member State a period of 20 days in which to register written agreements between individual producers on the permanent transfer of quotas;(2) More time is required to complete the procedures for issuing quota statements and registering written agreements on the transfer of quotas in certain Member States in view of the administrative checks that must be carried out, in particular checks on parcels. The deadline for issuing the quota statements to individual producers who are not members of a producer group and to groups of producers should therefore be extended by one month and the period for registering written agreements on the permanent transfer of quotas by 10 days;(3) Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 2848/98 lays down the amounts to be paid to producers whose quotas have been bought back for the 1999 harvest under the quota buy-back scheme. The amounts to which producers whose quotas will be bought back for the 2000 harvest will be entitled should now be laid down, without prejudice to future amendments;(4) The quantities which have been the subject of a quota buy-back application and the quantities bought back by group of varieties under Article 35 of Regulation (EC) No 2848/98, which must be notified to the Commission under Article 54(j) of that Regulation, will not be available before 31 December 1999. The buy-back amounts agreed for the 1999 harvest should therefore be retained for the 2000 harvest;(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,. Regulation (EC) No 2848/98 is hereby amended as follows:1. In Article 22(3) the words ""31 January"" are replaced by ""the end of February"".2. In Article 33(2) the word ""twenty"" is replaced by the word ""thirty"".3. The following paragraph is added to Article 36: ""Producers whose quotas have been bought back in respect of the 2000 harvest will be entitled each year on payment of the premiums for the 2001, 2002 and 2003 harvests to the amounts indicated in the first paragraph in respect of the 1999 harvest."" This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from the 2000 harvest.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 December 1999.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 215, 30.7.1992, p. 70.(2) OJ L 83, 27.3.1999, p. 10.(3) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 17.(4) OJ L 265, 13.10.1999, p. 13. +",producer group;producers' organisation;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;agricultural guidance;production premium;production quota;limitation of production;production restriction;reduction of production;tobacco;production aid;aid to producers,17 +3662,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 485/2004 of 15 March 2004 re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of uniflorous (bloom) carnations originating in Jordan. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the application of preferential customs duties on imports of certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan and Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip(1), and in particular Article 5(2)(b) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 fixes conditions for the application of a preferential customs duty on large-flowered roses, small-flowered roses, uniflorous (bloom) carnations and multiflorous (spray) carnations within the limit of tariff quotas opened annually for imports of fresh cut flowers into the Community.(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001(2) opens and provides for the administration of Community tariff quotas for cut flowers and flower buds, fresh, originating in Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Malta, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip respectively.(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 484/2004(3) fixed Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses for application of the arrangements for importation from the countries in question.(4) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88(4) laid down detailed rules for the application of these arrangements.(5) The preferential customs duty fixed for uniflorous (bloom) carnations originating in Jordan by Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 was suspended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 188/2004(5).(6) On the basis of price recordings made as specified in Regulations (EEC) No 4088/87 and (EEC) No 700/88 it must be concluded that the requirement for reintroduction of the preferential customs duty laid down in Article 2(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 is met for uniflorous (bloom) carnations originating in Jordan. The preferential customs duty should be reintroduced.(7) In between meetings of the Management Committee for Live Plants and Floriculture Products, the Commission must adopt such measures,. 1. For imports of uniflorous (bloom) carnations (CN code ex 0603 10 20 ) originating in Jordan the preferential customs duty set by Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 is reintroduced.2. Regulation (EC) No 188/2004 is hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 March 2004.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 March 2004.For the CommissionJ. M. Silva RodrĂ­guezDirector-General for Fisheries(1) OJ L 382, 31.12.1987, p. 22. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1300/97 (OJ L 177, 5.7.1997, p. 1).(2) OJ L 109, 19.4.2001, p. 2. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 54/2004 (OJ L 7, 13.1.2004, p. 30).(3) See page 16 of this Official Journal.(4) OJ L 72, 18.3.1988, p. 16. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2062/97 (OJ L 289, 22.10.1997, p. 16).(5) OJ L 29, 3.2.2004, p. 10. +",floriculture;flower;flower-growing;import;Jordan;Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;restoration of customs duties;restoration of customs tariff;customs duties;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession,17 +24811,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2270/2002 of 19 December 2002 prohibiting fishing for mackerel by vessels flying the flag of Denmark. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 of 18 December 2001 fixing for 2002 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2256/2002(4), lays down quotas for mackerel for 2002.(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of mackerel in the waters of ICES division Vb (Faeroese waters) by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark have exhausted the quota allocated for 2002. Denmark has prohibited fishing for this stock from 23 November 2002. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,. Catches of mackerel in the waters of ICES division Vb (Faeroese waters) by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Denmark for 2002.Fishing for mackerel in the waters of ICES division Vb (Faeroese waters) by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 23 November 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 December 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5.(3) OJ L 347, 31.12.2001, p. 1.(4) OJ L 343, 18.12.2002, p. 19. +",ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;Denmark;Kingdom of Denmark;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing regulations;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches,17 +35527,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 127/2008 of 13 February 2008 entering a designation in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Oscypek (PDO)). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the second sentence of Article 7(5) thereof,Whereas:(1) Under Article 6(2) and pursuant to Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Poland’s application to register the designation Oscypek was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) Slovakia objected to this registration in accordance with Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 citing the points of objection mentioned in Article 7(3)(a), (b) and (c) thereof. Specifically, Slovakia stated in its statement of objection that registering the designation Oscypek would undermine the designation Slovenský oštiepok, for which Slovakia had applied to the Commission for registration as a protected geographical indication (3).(3) By letter dated 30 May 2007, the Commission invited the Member States concerned to start a consultation procedure.(4) An agreement was reached between Poland and Slovakia, which was notified to the Commission by the letter received on 28 June 2007.(5) Under this agreement, Poland and Slovakia recognise that the designations Oscypek and Slovenský oštiepok refer to cheeses that are now produced quite differently, despite the fact that they share the same history and tradition. According to Poland and Slovakia, the key differences between the two cheeses (concerning the raw material used, the production method and physical, chemical and organoleptic properties) should not give rise to confusion amongst consumers. Poland and Slovakia agree that both designations Oscypek and Slovenský oštiepok are legitimate and Poland underscores that registration of the designation Oscypek as a protected designation of origin would not undermine the right of Slovakian producers to use the designation oštiepok either alone or alongside other terms.(6) The agreement reached by the interested parties does not necessitate amending the information published in accordance with Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006. Accordingly the designation Oscypek should be registered in accordance with Article 7(4) of this Regulation,. The designation specified in the Annex to this Regulation shall be entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 February 2008.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12. Regulation amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).(2)  OJ C 180, 2.8.2006, p. 94.(3)  The application for registration was received on 30 March 2006 and the summary was published in OJ C 308, 19.12.2007, p. 28.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.3—CheesePOLANDOscypek (PDO) +",cheese;location of production;location of agricultural production;Poland;Republic of Poland;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +42684,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 674/2013 of 15 July 2013 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 July 2013. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 16 July 2013 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 16 July 2013, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 July 2013.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Jerzy PLEWADirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 16 July 2013CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I28.6.2013-12.7.20131. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/t)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 231,88 164,51 — — —Fob price USA — — 259,10 249,10 229,10Gulf of Mexico premium — 54,37 — — —Great Lakes premium 36,97 — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 17,17 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: 50,94 EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +9136,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 557/91 of 7 March 1991 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2041/75 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance-fixing certificates for oils and fats. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 20 (3) thereof,Whereas, to facilitate the adoption of appropriate measures in the case of a disturbance or risk of disturbance of the market in olive oil, provision should be made, in respect of export licences applied for in the context of a normal refund, for a period of reflection of five working days between the application and the issue of the licence; whereas, in view of the forseeable demand for such licences and in order not to create an excessive administrative load, provision should be made for a single weekly notification by Member States; whereas it is necessary, therefore, to amend Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2041/75 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2662/87 (4); whereas the CN codes of the products concerned should accordingly be specified;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,. Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2041/75 is replaced by the following:'1. As regards the products falling within CN codes 0709 90 39, 0711 20 90, 1509, 1510 00, 1522 00 31, 1522 00 39 and 2306 90 19, and without prejudice to the application of the provisions of Article 20b of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, the licence or certificate shall be issued on the third working day following the day on which the application is lodged.However, licences and certificates applied for under a tendering procedure opened under Article 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1650/86 shall be issued immediately once the amount of the maximum refund for the tendering procedure in question has been fixed.Notwithstanding the first subparagraph, in the case of olive oil falling within CN codes 1509 and 1510 00 for the 1990/91 marketing year, export licences other than those referred to in the second subparagraph shall be issued on the fifth working day following the day on which the application is lodged. 28 and 29 March, 1 April, 9 and 10 May and 16 August 1991 shall not be deemed to constitute working days.Applications for licences may be lodged only on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday of each week. Applications lodged on Thursday or Friday shall be deemed to have been lodged on Monday of the following week.Member States shall notify the Commission no later than 2 p.m. (Brussels time) each Thursday of applications for licences lodged on the preceding Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, broken down by quality and type of packaging, failing which the applications shall be deemed to be inadmissible.' Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 March 1991. For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission (1) OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. (2) OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23. (3) OJ No L 213, 11. 8. 1975, p. 1. (4) OJ No L 252, 3. 9. 1987, p. 6. +",export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;fats;fat;fatty substance;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund,17 +38030,"2010/655/EU: Council Decision of 19 October 2010 concerning the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Additional Protocol to the Cooperation Agreement for the Protection of the Coasts and Waters of the North-East Atlantic against Pollution. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 196(2) and 218(6)(a) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament (1),Whereas:(1) The European Union is a Party to the Cooperation Agreement for the Protection of the Coasts and Waters of the North-East Atlantic against Pollution approved by Council Decision 93/550/EEC (2) (hereinafter referred to as the Lisbon Agreement).(2) A political dispute over the borders in Western Sahara prevented Spain and Morocco from ratifying the Lisbon Agreement. This dispute has now been resolved by the Additional Protocol to the Lisbon Agreement modifying Article 3(c) thereof.(3) Following the adoption of the Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Community, of the Additional Protocol to the Cooperation Agreement for the Protection of the Coasts and Waters of the North-East Atlantic against Pollution on 12 December 2008, the Additional Protocol was signed, on behalf of the Community, on 25 March 2009.(4) The Additional Protocol to the Lisbon Agreement is open to ratification, acceptance or approval by the Parties.(5) It is therefore appropriate for the Union to conclude the Additional Protocol to the Lisbon Agreement.(6) The European Union and Member States Parties to the Lisbon Agreement should endeavour to deposit simultaneously, to the extent possible, their instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval of the Additional Protocol.(7) Following the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009, the European Union notified the Government of Portugal as regards the European Union having replaced and succeeded the European Community,. The Additional Protocol to the Cooperation Agreement for the Protection of the Coasts and Waters of the North-East Atlantic against Pollution is hereby approved on behalf of the European Union.The text of the Additional Protocol is attached to this Decision. 1.   The President of the Council shall designate the person(s) empowered to proceed, on behalf of the Union, to the deposit of the instrument of approval with the Government of Portugal, which assumes the function of Depositary , in accordance with Article 3(1) of the Additional Protocol, in order to express the consent of the Union to be bound by that Protocol.2.   The Union and Member States Parties to the Lisbon Agreement shall endeavour to deposit simultaneously, to the extent possible, their instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval of the Additional Protocol. This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.The date of entry into force of the Additional Protocol shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Luxembourg, 19 October 2010.For the CouncilThe PresidentD. REYNDERS(1)  Consent of 9 March 2010 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(2)  OJ L 267, 28.10.1993, p. 20.TRANSLATIONADDITIONAL PROTOCOLto the Cooperation Agreement for the Protection of the Coasts and Waters of the North-East Atlantic against PollutionThe Portuguese Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Kingdom of Morocco and the European Community, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Parties’,AWARE of the need to protect the environment in general and the marine environment in particular,RECOGNISING that pollution of the North-East Atlantic Ocean by hydrocarbons and other harmful substances may threaten the marine environment and the interests of coastal States,TAKING into account the need to facilitate the rapid entry into force of the Cooperation Agreement for the Protection of the Coasts and Waters of the North-East Atlantic against Pollution, done at Lisbon on 17 October 1990, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Lisbon Agreement’,HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1Amendment to the Lisbon AgreementArticle 3(c) of the Cooperation Agreement for the Protection of the Coasts and Waters of the North-East Atlantic against Pollution, done at Lisbon on 17 October 1990 (the Lisbon Agreement) is amended as follows:‘(c) to the south by the southern limit of the waters covered by the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any of the Parties.’.Article 2Relationship between the Lisbon Agreement and the Additional ProtocolThis Protocol amends the Lisbon Agreement in accordance with the provisions of the previous Article and, in respect of the Parties to the Protocol, the Agreement and the Additional Protocol must be interpreted and applied as a single instrument.Article 3Consent to be bound and entry into force1.   This Protocol shall be submitted to the Parties for ratification, acceptance or approval, and the respective instruments shall be deposited with the Government of the Portuguese Republic.2.   This Protocol shall enter into force on the date on which the Government of the Portuguese Republic receives the final instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval.3.   No Party may indicate its consent to be bound by this Protocol without having previously or concurrently indicated its consent to be bound by the Lisbon Agreement in accordance with the provisions of Article 22.4.   Following the entry into force of this Protocol, any accession to the Lisbon Agreement in accordance with the procedure laid down in Articles 23 and 24 shall also indicate consent to be bound by this Protocol, the Parties being bound by the Lisbon Agreement as amended by Article 1 of this Protocol.In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly authorised thereto, have signed this Protocol.Done at Lisbon on the twentieth day of May in the year two thousand and eight, in the Arabic, Spanish, French and Portuguese languages, the French text being authentic in the event of divergence.FOR THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLICFOR THE KINGDOM OF SPAINFOR THE FRENCH REPUBLICFOR THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCOFOR THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY +",pollution control measures;reduction of pollution;cooperation agreement;Atlantic Ocean;Atlantic;Atlantic Region;Gulf Stream;marine pollution;disposal of waste at sea;pollution of the seas;ratification of an agreement;conclusion of an agreement;oil pollution;oil slick;oil spill;dangerous substance;dangerous product,17 +38501,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 515/2010 of 15 June 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 1137/2007 as regards the use of the feed additive Bacillus subtilis (O35) in feed containing lasalocid sodium, maduramycin ammonium, monensin sodium, narasin, salinomycin sodium and semduramycin sodium (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation.(2) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the possibility to modify the authorisation of a feed additive further to a request from the holder of the authorisation and an opinion of the European Food Safety Authority (the Authority).(3) The use of the micro-organism preparation of Bacillus subtilis DSM 17299 was authorised for 10 years for chickens for fattening by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1137/2007 of 1 October 2007 concerning the authorisation of Bacillus subtilis (O35) as a feed additive (2).(4) The holder of the authorisation submitted an application for a modification of the authorisation of this additive to allow its use in feed containing the coccidiostats lasalocid sodium, maduramycin ammonium, monensin sodium, narasin, salinomycin sodium and semduramycin sodium for chickens for fattening. The holder of the authorisation submitted the relevant data to support its request.(5) The Authority concluded in its opinion of 10 March 2010 that the additive Bacillus subtilis DSM 17299 is compatible with lasalocid sodium, maduramycin ammonium, monensin sodium, narasin, salinomycin sodium and semduramycin sodium (3).(6) The conditions provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 are satisfied.(7) Regulation (EC) No 1137/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly.(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1137/2007 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 June 2010.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.(2)  OJ L 256, 2.10.2007, p. 5.(3)  The EFSA Journal 2010; 8(3):1552 [7 pp.].ANNEX‘ANNEXIdentification number of the additive Name of the holder of authorisation Additive Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method Species or category of animal Maximum age Minimum content Maximum content Other provisions End of period of authorisationCFU/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %Category of zootechnical additives. Functional group: gut flora stabilisersAdditive compositionCharacterisation of the active sustanceAnalytical method (1)1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature, storage life and stability to pelleting.2. The use is permitted in feed containing the permitted coccidiostats: diclazuril, halofuginone, robenidine, decoquinate, narasin/nicarbazin, lasalocid sodium, maduramycin ammonium, monensin sodium, narasin, salinomycin sodium or semduramycin sodium.(1)  Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Community Reference Laboratory: www.irmm.jrc.be/crl-feed-additives’. +",animal nutrition;feeding of animals;nutrition of animals;foodstuffs legislation;regulations on foodstuffs;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban;microorganism;food additive;sensory additive;technical additive;food safety;food product safety;food quality safety;safety of food,17 +4278,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 31/2006 of 10 January 2006 on import licence applications for rice originating in Egypt under the tariff quota for 2006 provided for in Regulation (EC) No 955/2005. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 955/2005 of 23 June 2005 opening a Community import quota for rice originating in Egypt (2), and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) The import licence applications for rice falling within CN code 1006 lodged before 13.00 on 2 January 2006 and notified to the Commission cover an amount of 67 593 tonnes, whereas the maximum amount of such rice that can be imported under the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union (3), attached to Council Decision 2005/89/EC (4), is 5 605 tonnes.(2) A reduction percentage should therefore be fixed for import licence applications lodged by 13.00 on 2 January 2006 and benefiting from a 100 % reduction in customs duty calculated in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003.(3) No further import licences allowing a 100 % reduction in the customs duty should be issued for 2006.(4) Given its purpose, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. Import licence applications for rice falling within CN code 1006 under the quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 955/2005, submitted before 13.00 on 2 January 2006 and notified to the Commission, shall give rise to the issue of licences for the quantities applied for multiplied by a reduction coefficient of 91,7077 %. Import licence applications for rice falling within CN code 1006 submitted from 13.00 on 2 January 2006 to the end of 2006 shall not give rise to the issue of an import licence for the quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 955/2005. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 10 January 2006.For the CommissionJ. L. DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96.(2)  OJ L 164, 24.6.2005, p. 5.(3)  OJ L 31, 4.2.2005, p. 31.(4)  OJ L 31, 4.2.2005, p. 30. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;rice;Egypt;Arab Republic of Egypt,17 +25066,"2003/336/EC: Council Decision of 14 April 2003 on the conclusion of an additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Estonia, of the other part, on conformity assessment and acceptance of industrial products (PECA). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof, in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2), the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) and Article 300(4) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) The Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Estonia of the other part(1), entered into force on 1 February 1998.(2) Article 75 of the Europe Agreement provides that cooperation in the fields of standardisation and conformity assessment is to seek to achieve the conclusion of agreements on mutual recognition.(3) Article 113(2) of the Europe Agreement provides that the Association Council may delegate to the Association Committee any of its powers.(4) Article 2 of Decision 98/180/EC, ECSC, Euratom of the Council and the Commission of 19 December 1997 on the conclusion of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Estonia, of the other part(2), provides for the Community decision-making procedures and for the presentation of the Community position in the Association Council and in the Association Committee.(5) Article 14 of Decision No 1/1998 of the Association Council between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Estonia, of the other part of 23 February 1998 on its rules of procedure(3) provides that the Association Committee may set up further subcommittees or groups to assist it in carrying out its duties.(6) The draft Protocol to the Europe Agreement on conformity assessment and acceptance of industrial products was signed in Brussels on 6 March 2003 on behalf of the Community and should be approved.(7) Certain tasks for implementation have been entrusted to the Association Council, including in particular the power to amend the Annexes to the Protocol.(8) The appropriate internal procedures should be established to ensure the proper functioning of the Protocol.(9) It is necessary to empower the Commission to make certain technical amendments to this Protocol and to take certain decisions for its implementation,. The Protocol to the Europe Agreement with the Republic of Estonia on conformity assessment and acceptance of industrial products (hereinafter referred to as the Protocol), as well as the declaration annexed thereto, are hereby approved on behalf of the European Community.The text of the Protocol and of the declaration is attached to this Decision. The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Community, transmit the diplomatic note provided for in Article 17 of the Protocol. 1. The Commission, after consultation with the special committee appointed by the Council, shall:(a) put into effect the notifications, acknowledgements, suspensions and withdrawals of bodies, and appointments of the joint team or teams of experts, in accordance with Articles 10, 11 and 14, indent c) of the Protocol;(b) bring about the consultations, exchange of information, the requests for verification and for participation in verifications, in accordance with Articles 3, 12 and 14, indents d) and e), and Sections III and IV of the Annexes to the Protocol concerning electrical safety, electromagnetic compatibility, lifts and the safety of toys;(c) if necessary, reply to requests in accordance with Article 11, Sections III and IV of the Annexes to the Protocol concerning electrical safety, electromagnetic compatibility, lifts and the safety of toys.2. Following consultation of the special committee referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the Commission shall determine the position to be taken by the Community in the Association Council and, where applicable, in the Association Committee, with regard to:(a) amendments to the Annexes in accordance with Article 14, point (a) of the Protocol;(b) the addition of new Annexes in accordance with Article 14, point (b) of the Protocol;(c) any decisions regarding disagreements on the results of the verifications and the suspensions, in part or totally, of any notified body in accordance with the second and third subparagraphs of Article 11 of the Protocol;(d) any measures taken in the application of the safeguard clauses in Section IV of the Annexes of the Protocol concerning electrical safety, electromagnetic compatibility, lifts and the safety of toys;(e) any measures concerning the verification, suspension, or withdrawal of industrial products having mutual acceptance under Article 4 of the Protocol.3. In all other cases the position to be taken by the Community in the Association Council and, where applicable, in the Association Committee, with regard to this Protocol shall be determined by the Council, acting by qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission.. Done at Luxembourg, 14 April 2003.For the CouncilThe PresidentA. Giannitsis(1) OJ L 68, 9.3.1998, p. 3.(2) OJ L 68, 9.3.1998, p. 1.(3) OJ L 73, 12.3.1998, p. 17. +",approval;COC;certificate of compliance;certificate of conformity;quality certificate;quality certification;agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);industrial product;protocol to an agreement;product safety;Estonia;Republic of Estonia,17 +14106,"COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 975/95 of 28 April 1995 on precautionary measures in the fruit and vegetable sector for cauliflowers for the period 1 to 31 May 1995. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 5 and 155 thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Article 16 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden and by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), for each of the products listed in Annex II to the said Regulation a basic price and a buying-in price must be fixed for each marketing year, whereas cauliflowers harvested in a particular production year are marketed from May to the following April;Whereas the Council has not yet adopted the basic price and buying-in price applicable to cauliflowers from 1 May 1995; whereas the Commission, in line with its responsibilities pursuant to the Treaty, is obliged to adopt the precautionary measures necessary to ensure the continued functioning of the common agricultural policy in the sector in question; whereas these measures are taken as a precaution and without prejudice to the Council's subsequent decisions on prices for the 1995/96 marketing year;Whereas these precautionary measures should aim at ensuring the continuity of the intervention arrangements provided for in Articles 15 and 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72; whereas, to that end, the amounts to be used to calculate the prices for the abovementioned intervention measures should be fixed for the period 1 to 31 May; whereas the amounts correspond to the basic and buying-in prices proposed to the Council by the Commission,. For the period 1 to 31 May 1995, the intervention measures provided for in Articles 15 and 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 shall be carried out for cauliflowers at prices determined on the basis of the following amounts expressed in ecus per 100 kg net weight:>TABLE>These prices shall refer to packed, trimmed cauliflowers of quality class I.These prices shall not include the cost of the packaging in which the product is presented. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1995.This Regulation shall apply without prejudice to any subsequent decisions to be adopted by the Council pursuant to Article 16 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 April 1995.For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;leaf vegetable;Brussels sprout;beet;cabbage;cauliflower;celery;chicory;leek;salad vegetable;spinach;purchase price;basic price;packaging,17 +33356,"2007/118/EC: Commission Decision of 16 February 2007 laying down detailed rules in relation to an alternative identification mark pursuant to Council Directive 2002/99/EC (notified under document number C(2007) 422) (Text with EEA relevance ). ,Having regard to the Treay establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 4(1) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 2005/94/EC of 20 December 2005 on Community measures for the control of avian influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EEC (2), and in particular Article 23(1)(g) thereof,Whereas:(1) Directive 2002/99/EC lays down conditions to ensure that at all stages of the production, processing and distribution of products of animal origin within the Community do not cause any spread of diseases transmissible to animals. To this end it does not only list various disease-related treatments to inactivate the causative pathogen but first of all provides for the specific marking of such restricted products.(2) The Directive, however, also provides for the possibility to lay down specific rules for its application, including the establishment of a special identification mark required for meat not authorised for placing on the market for animal health reasons.(3) Directive 2005/94/EC of 20 December 2005 on Community measures for the control of avian influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EEC, and in particular Article 23(1)(g) thereof, provides that poultry meat originating from holdings located in protection zones must not enter into intra-Community or international trade. For that reason such meat must, unless decided otherwise, bear the mark provided for in Annex II of Directive 2002/99/EC.(4) Council Directive 92/66/EEC of 14 July 1992 introducing Community measures for the control of Newcastle disease (3) and in particular Article 9(2)(f)(i) and paragraph 4(c) requires that meat derived from poultry originating from protection or surveillance zones does not enter intra-Community and that it bears a mark which corresponds to the special identification mark provided for in Annex II of Directive 2002/99/EC.(5) Certain Member States have informed the Commission that that identification mark has been poorly accepted by operators and customers in the industry. Accordingly, it is appropriate to provide for an alternative identification mark that Member States may decide to apply, instead of the mark provided for in Annex II to Directive 2002/99/EC. However, in the interests of controls, it is important that Member States inform the Commission beforehand, if they decide to apply the alternative identification mark in case of an outbreak of avian influenza or Newcastle disease.(6) Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (4), provides for an identification mark to be applied to certain meat of animal origin intended for placing on the market.(7) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying down transitional arrangements for the implementation of Regulations (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 (5), provides for the temporary use of national identification marks for products of animal origin intended for human consumption which may only be marketed in the territory of the Member State where they are produced.(8) The alternative identification mark provided for in this Decision should be clearly distinguishable from other identification marks to be applied to poultry meat in accordance with Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 or (EC) No 2076/2005.(9) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Alternative identification mark1.   For the purpose of Article 2 of this Decision, Member States may decide to use the identification mark set out in the Annex to this Decision (‘the alternative identification mark’) instead of the special identification mark set out in Annex II to Directive 2002/99/EC.2.   Member States that decide to use the alternative identification mark shall inform the Commission thereof in the framework of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health. Marking of meat of poultry and farmed feathered game restricted to the national marketMeat from poultry or farmed feathered game, including minced meat, mechanically separated meat and meat preparations and or meat products, which do not satisfy the requirements laid down in Article 3 of Directive 2002/99/EC and are therefore restricted to the national market of the affected Member State in accordance with paragraph (1)(g) of Article 23 of Directive 2005/94/EC or paragraphs 2(f)(i) and (4)(c) of Article 9 of Directive 92/66/EEC, may be marked with:(a) the alternative identification mark, or(b) the national mark, if such those products have been produced in establishments in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005. AddresseeThis Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 February 2007.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11.(2)  OJ L 10, 14.1.2006, p. 16.(3)  OJ L 260, 5.9.1992, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/104/EC (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 352).(4)  OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55; corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 22. Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).(5)  OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 83. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2006 (OJ L 320, 18.11.2006, p. 47).ANNEXThe identification mark provided for in Article 1(1) of the Decision must be applied in accordance with the following dimensions, or any appropriate proportion thereof maintaining legibility of the information.Dimensions:XY (1)= 8 mm(1)  Means the relevant country code provided for in point 6 of Part B of Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.(2)  Means the approval number of the establishment referred to in point 7 of Part B of Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. +",health legislation;health regulations;health standard;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;poultrymeat;food safety;food product safety;food quality safety;safety of food;labelling,17 +12266,"94/194/EC, Euratom: Commission Decision of 18 March 1994 amending Decision 90/185/Euratom, EEC authorizing Greece to use certain approximate estimates for the calculation of the VAT own resources base (Only the Greek text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89 of 29 May 1989 on the definitive uniform arrangements for the collection of own resources accuring from value added tax (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Whereas, under Article 28 (3) of the Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes - Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment (2), hereinafter called 'the Sixth Directive', the Member States may continue to exempt or tax certain transactions; whereas these transactions must be taken into account for the determination of the VAT own resources base;Whereas with effect from 1 January 1990 the possibility afforded Member States of continuing to tax or exempt certain transactions listed in Annexes E and F to the Sixth Directive was terminated by virtue of the first paragraph of Article 1 (1) and point 2 (a) of Directive 89/465/EEC (3); whereas, consequently, the authorizations granted in this connection by the Commission for the purposes of determining the VAT own resources base should also be discontinued;Whereas, in the case of Greece, the Commission, on the basis of Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89, adopted Decision 90/185/Euratom, EEC (4) authorizing Greece, with effect from 1989, to use certain approximate estimates for the calculation of the VAT own resources base;Whereas, since 25 November 1992, Greece has taxed the transactions referred to in point 9 of Annex F to the Sixth VAT Directive; whereas the authorization granted in this connection should be discontinued with effect from that date;Whereas the Advisory Committee on Own Resources has approved the report recording the opinions of its members on this Decision,. Article 1 (2) of Decision 90/185/Euratom, EEC is hereby repealed in respect of transactions conducted with effect from 25 November 1992. This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic.. Done at Brussels, 18 March 1994.For the CommissionPeter SCHMIDHUBERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 155, 7. 6. 1989, p. 9.(2) OJ No L 145, 13. 6. 1977, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 226, 3. 8. 1989, p. 21.(4) OJ No L 99, 19. 4. 1990, p. 39. +",Greece;Hellenic Republic;tax harmonisation;harmonisation of tax systems;tax harmonization;basis of tax assessment;common basis of assessment;tax liability;taxation basis;uniform basis of assessment;own resources;Community revenue;EC own resources;VAT;turnover tax;value added tax;tax exemption,17 +3804,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 1249/85 of 13 May 1985 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for yarn of poly(p-phenyleneterephthalamide) for use in the manufacture of tyres or of products used in the manufacture of tyres, falling within subheading ex 51.01 A of the Common Customs Tariff. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof,Having regard to the draft Regulation submitted by the Commission,Whereas the production of yarn of poly(p-phenyleneterephthalamide) is currently insufficient in the Community to meet the requirements of the user industries in the Community; whereas, consequently, Community supplies of products of this type currently depend to a considerable extent on imports from third countries; whereas it is in the Community's interest to partially suspend the Common Customs Tariff duty for the yarn in question, within the Community tariff quota, of an appropriate volume for a relatively limited period; whereas, in order not to bring into question the development prospects of this production in the Community while ensuring an adequate supply to satisfy user industries, it is advisable to limit the benefits of tariff quotas solely to products for use in the manufacture of tyres, to open the quota for the period 1 July to 31 December 1985 and to fix the volume of this quota at a level of 600 tonnes, corresponding to the needs for imports from third countries during that period, and to fix the quota duty at 2 %;Whereas equal and continuous access to the quota should be ensured for all Community importers and the rate of duty for the tariff quota should be applied consistently to all imports until the quota is exhausted; whereas, in the light of these principles, arrangements for the utilization of the tariff quota based on an allocation among Member States would seem to be consistent with the Community nature of the quota; whereas, to correspond as closely as possible to the actual trend in the market in the product in question, allocation of the quota should be in proportion to the requirements of the Member States as calculated by reference to statistics of imports from third countries during a representative reference period and to the economic outlook for the quota period in question;Whereas, however, since the quota is an autonomous Community tariff quota intended to cover import needs arising in the Community, for experimental purposes, the quota volume may be allocated on the basis of the temporary import needs from third countries expressed by each of the Member States; whereas these arrangements for allocation will equally ensure the uniform application of the Common Customs Tariff;Whereas, to take account of possible import trends for the product concerned, the quota volume should be divided into two tranches, the first being allocated between certain Member States and the second held as a reserve to meet subsequent requirements of Member States which have used up their initial shares and any additional requirements which might arise in the other Member States; whereas, to give importers of the Member States some degree of certainty, the first tranche of the tariff quota should be fixed at a relatively high level, which in this case could be 560 tonnes;Whereas initial shares may be used up at different rates; whereas, to avoid disruption of supplies on this account, it should be provided that any Member State which has almost used up its initial share should draw an additional share from the reserve; whereas each time its additional share is almost used up a Member State should draw a further share, and so on as many times as the reserve allows; whereas the initial and additional shares should be valid until the end of the quota period; whereas this form of administration requires close collaboration between the Member States and the Commission, which latter must be in a position to keep account of the extent to which the quotas have been used up and to inform the Member States accordingly;Whereas, if at a given date in the quota period a considerable quantity of a Member State's initial share remains unused, it is essential that the Member State should return a significant proportion to the reserve, in order to prevent a part of the Community quota remaining unused in one Member State while it could be used in others; Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are united within and jointly represented by the Benelux Economic Union, any measure concerning the administration of the shares allocated to that economic union may be carried out by any one of its members,. 1. From 1 July until 31 December 1985, the Common Customs Tariff duty for yarns of poly(p-phenyleneterephthalamide), falling within subheading ex 51.01 A, for use in the manufacture of tyres or of products used in the manufacture of tyres, shall be suspended at the level of 2 % within the framework of a Community tariff quota of 600 tonnes.2. Within the limits of this tariff quota, Greece shall apply customs duties calculated in accordance with the relevant provisions in the 1979 Act of Accession. 1. A first tranche of 560 tonnes of this Community tariff quota shall be allocated among certain Member States; the shares, which subject to Article 5 shall be valid until 31 December 1985, shall be as follows:1.2 // // (tonnes) // Benelux // 40 // Denmark // 1 // Germany // 10 // Greece // 1 // France // 427 // Ireland // 1 // Italy // 60 // United Kingdom // 202. The second tranche of 40 tonnes shall constitute the reserve. 1. If a Member State has used 90 % or more of its initial share as fixed in Article 2 (1), or of that share minus any portion returned to the reserve pursuant to Article 5, it shall forthwith, by notifying the Commission draw a second share, to the extent that the reserve so permits, equal to 10 % of its initial share rounded up as necessary to the next whole number.2. If a Member State, after exhausting its initial share, has used 90 % or more of the second share drawn thereby, that Member State shall forthwith, in the manner and to the extent provided in paragraph 1, draw a third share equal to 5 % of its initial share rounded up as necessary to the next whole number.3. If a Member State, after exhausting its second share, has used 90 % or more of the third share drawn thereby, that Member State shall, in the manner and to the extent provided in paragraph 1, draw a fourth share equal to the third.This process shall apply until the reserve is used up.4. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, a Member State may draw shares lower than those specified in those paragraphs if there are grounds for believing that those specified may not be used in full. Any Member State applying this paragraph shall inform the Commission of its grounds for so doing. Additional shares drawn pursuant to Article 3 shall be valid until 31 December 1985. Member States shall, not later than 15 November 1985, return to the reserve the unused portion of their initial share which, on 1 November 1985, is in excess of 20 % of the initial volume. They may return a greater position if there are grounds for believing that it may not be used in full.Member States shall, not later than 15 November 1985, notify the Commission of the total quantities of the products in question imported up to 1 November 1985 and charged against the Community quota and of any portion of their initial shares returned to the reserve. The Commission shall keep an account of the shares opened by the Member States pursuant to Articles 2 and 3 and shall, as soon as the notifications reach it, inform each Member State of the extent to which the reserve has been used up.It shall, not later than 20 November 1985, inform the Member States of the amounts still in reserve following any return of shares pursuant to Article 5.It shall ensure that the drawing which exhausts the reserve does not exceed the balance available, and to this end shall notify the amount of that balance to the Member State making the last drawing. Article 71. Member States shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that additional shares drawn pursuant to Article 3 are opened in such a way that imports may be charged without interruption against their aggregate shares of the Community tariff quota.2. Member States shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that the products listed in Article 1 (1), benefiting from the Community tariff quota, are indeed destined for use in the manufacture of tyres.Control of the use for this special purpose shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Community provisions.3. Member States shall ensure that importers of the product in question have free access to the shares allotted to them.4. Member States shall charge imports of the product in question against their shares as the product is entered with the customs authorities for free circulation.5. The extent to which Member States have used up their shares shall be determined on the basis of imports charged against them under the conditions set out in paragraph 4. At the Commission's request, the Member States shall inform it of imports actually charged against their shares. The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with. 0This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1985.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 May 1985.For the CouncilThe PresidentF. M. PANDOLFI +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;man-made fibre;acrylic fibre;artificial fibre;chemical fibre;nylon;polyamide;rayon;synthetic cloth;synthetic fibre;textile fibre;textile thread,17 +13712,"95/281/EC: Commission Decision of 14 July 1995 amending the information contained in the list in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 establishing the list of vessels exceeding eight metres length overall permitted to use beam trawls within certain coastal areas of the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 of 7 October 1986 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1173/95 (2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 of 30 December 1986 establishing the list of vessels exceeding eight metres length overall permitted to use beam trawls within certain coastal areas of the Community (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3410/93 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof,Whereas authorities of the Member States concerned have applied for the information in the list provided for in Article 9 (3) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 to be amended; whereas the said authorities have provided all the information supporting their applications pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 55/87; whereas it has been found that the information complies with the requirements and whereas, therefore, the information in the list annexed to the Regulation should be amended,. The information in the list annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 is amended as shown in the Annex hereto. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 July 1995.For the Commission Emma BONINO Member of the CommissionANEXO - BILAG - ANHANG - ÐÁÑÁÑÔÇÌÁ - ANNEX - ANNEXE - ALLEGATO - BIJLAGE - ANEXO - LIITE - BILAGA>START OF GRAPHIC>A. 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Datos que se añaden a la lista - Oplysninger, der skal anfoeres i listen - In die Liste hinzuzufuegende Angaben - Óôïé÷aassá ðïõ ðñïóôssèaaíôáé óôïí êáôUEëïãï - Information to be added to the list - Renseignements à ajouter à la liste - Dati da aggiungere all'elenco - Inlichtingen toe te voegen aan de lijst - Informações a aditar à lista - Luetteloon lisaettaevaet tiedot - Uppgifter som skall laeggas till i foerteckningen 1 2 3 4 5 ALEMANIA / TYSKLAND / DEUTSCHLAND / ÃAAÑÌÁÍÉÁ / GERMANY / ALLEMAGNE / GERMANIA / DUITSLAND / ALEMANHA / SAKSA / TYSKLAND FRI 7 Polarstern DIRH Friedrichskoog 151 SD 4 Kerstin DFCQ Friedrichskoog 147 SD 25 Nordfriesland DJHW Friedrichskoog 153 VAR 7 Falke I DJDW Varel 130 >END OF GRAPHIC> +",coastal region;coastal zone;littoral zone;fishing vessel;factory ship;fishing boat;transport vessel;trawler;fishing regulations;technical standard;EU waters;Community waters;European Union waters;fishing net;drag-net;mesh of fishing nets;trawl,17 +15110,"96/653/EC: Commission Decision of 11 November 1996 authorizing Member States to permit temporarily the marketing of forest reproductive material not satisfying the requirements of Council Directives 66/404/EEC and 71/161/EEC. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 66/404/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of forest reproductive material (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 15 thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 71/161/EEC of 30 March 1971 on external quality standards for forest reproductive material marketed within the Community (2), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 15 thereof,Having regard to the requests submitted by certain Member States,Whereas production of reproductive material of the species set out in the Annexes is at present insufficient in all Member States, with the result that their requirements for reproductive material conforming to the provisions of Directives 66/404/EEC and 71/161/EEC cannot be met;Whereas third countries are not in a position to supply sufficient reproductive material of the relevant species which can afford the same guarantees as Community reproductive material and which conforms to the provisions of the abovementioned Directives;Whereas the Member States should therefore be authorized to permit, for a limited period, the marketing of reproductive material of the relevant species which satisfies less stringent requirements to cover the shortage of reproductive material satisfying the requirements of Directive 66/404/EEC or 71/161/EEC;Whereas, for genetic reasons, the reproductive material must be collected at places of origin within the natural range of the relevant species and the strictest possible guarantees should be given to ensure the identity of the material;Whereas, furthermore, reproductive material should be marked only if it is accompanied by a document bearing certain details of the reproductive material in question;Whereas each of the Member states should furthermore be authorized to permit the marketing in its territory of seeds and plants which satisfy less stringent requirements in respect of provenance, as laid down in Directive 66/404/EEC, or seed which satisfies less stringent requirements in respect of specific purity as laid down in Directive 71/161/EEC, if the marketing of such material has been authorized in the other Member States under this Decision;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,. 1. Member States are authorized to permit the marketing in their territory of seed which does not satisfy the requirements in respect of provenance in Directive 66/404/EEC on the terms set out in Annex I hereto and on condition that the proof specified in Article 2 is furnished with regard to the place of provenance of the seed and the altitude at which it was collected.2. Member States are authorized to permit the marketing in their territory of plants produced in the Community from the abovementioned seed. 1. The proof referred to in Article 1 (1) and 4 shall be deemed to be furnished where the reproductive material is of the category 'source identified reproductive material` as defined in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) scheme for the control of forest reproductive material moving in international trade, or of another category defined in that scheme.2. Where the OECD scheme referred to in paragraph 1 is not used at the place of provenance of the reproductive material, other official evidence shall be admissible.3. Where official evidence cannot be provided, Member States may accept other non-official evidence. Member States are authorized on the terms set out in Annex II hereto, to permit the marketing in their territory of seed which does not satisfy the requirements relating to specific purity in Annex I to Directive 71/161/EEC, provided that the document required pursuant to Article 9 of Directive 66/404/EEC bears the wording:'Seed not satisfying the standards in respect of specific purity`. Member States are authorized on the terms set out in Annex III hereto, to permit the marketing in their territory of reproductive material which neither satisfies the requirements in respect of provenance in Directive 66/404/EEC nor the requirements relating to specific purity in Annex I to Directive 71/161/EEC, on condition that:- the proof specified in Article 2 is furnished with regard to the place of provenance of the seed and the altitude at which it was collected, and- the document required pursuant to Article 9 of Directive 66/404/EEC bears the wording:'Seed not satisfying the standards in respect of specific purity`. The Member States other than the applicant Member States are also authorized to permit, on the terms set out in Annexes I, II and III respectively and for the purposes intended by the applicant Member States, the marketing in their territory of the seeds and plants authorized to be marketed under this Decision. The authorizations provided for in Articles 1 (1), 3 and 4 in so far as they concern the first placing of forest reproductive material on the market of the Community, shall expire on 30 November 1997. Such authorizations, in so far as they concern subsequent placing on the market of the Community, shall expire on 31 December 1998. With regard to the first placing on the market of forest reproductive material, as referred to in Article 6, Member States shall immediately notify the Commission and the other Member States of the quantities of such material satisfying less stringent requirements which have been approved for marketing in their territory under this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 November 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the CommissionLEGEND1. Member StatesA = Republic of AustriaB = Kingdom of BelgiumD = Federal Republic of GermanyDK = Kingdom of DenmarkE = Kingdom of SpainEL = Hellenic RepublicF = French RepublicI = Italian RepublicIRL = IrelandL = Grand Duchy of LuxembourgNL = Kingdom of the NetherlandsP = Republic of PortugalUK = United Kingdom2. States or regions of provenanceBG = BulgariaCa. = CarpathiansCDN = CanadaCH = SwitzerlandCZ = Czech RepublicEC = European CommunityHR = CroatiaHU = HungaryLV = LatviaNO = NorwayPL = PolandRO = RomaniaSI = SloveniaSK = Slovak RepublicSudètes = SudetenTR = TurkeyUSA = United States of AmericaVallée de la Save = Sava valley3. Other abbreviationsmax. alt. = maximum altitudeOEP = or equivalent provenance(1) OJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2326/66.(2) OJ No L 87, 17. 4. 1971, p. 14.ANEXO I - BILAG I - ANHANG I - ÐÁÑÁÑÔÇÌÁ É - ANNEX I - ANNEXE I - ALLEGATO I - BIJLAGE I - ANEXO I - LIITE I - BILAGA I>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>ANEXO II - BILAG II - ANHANG II - ÐÁÑÁÑÔÇÌÁ ÉÉ - ANNEX II - ANNEXE II - ALLEGATO II - BIJLAGE II - ANEXO II - LIITE II - BILAGA II>TABLE>ANEXO III - BILAG III - ANHANG III - ÐÁÑÁÑÔÇÌÁ ÉÉÉ - ANNEX III - ANNEXE III - ALLEGATO III - BIJLAGE III - ANEXO III - LIITE III - BILAGA III>TABLE> +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;seedling;cutting (plant);plant propagation;grafting;plant reproduction;seed;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law,17 +2212,"Council Regulation (EC) No 1863/97 of 22 September 1997 establishing certain measures concerning imports of processed agricultural products from Switzerland in order to take account of the results of the Uruguay Round negotiations in the agricultural sector. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas, under the preferential agreement between the Community and Switzerland, concessions regarding certain processed agricultural products have been granted on a reciprocal basis;Whereas, further to Council Decision 94/800/EC of 22 December 1994 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Community, as regards matters within its competence, of the agreements reached in the Uruguay Round multilateral negotiations (1986 to 1994) (1), certain concessions regarding processed agricultural products have been amended as from 1 July 1995;Whereas as a result certain aspects of the Agreement concluded with Switzerland, and in particular the Protocol concerning processed agricultural products annexed to that Agreement, should be adjusted in order to maintain the existing level of reciprocal preferences;Whereas to that end negotiations are still in progress with Switzerland with a view to the conclusion of amendments to that Protocol; whereas, however, it is not possible to conclude these negotiations in time in order to implement the necessary adjustments on 1 July 1997;Whereas in those circumstances it is appropriate for the Community to adopt autonomous measures in order to maintain the existing level of reciprocal preferences, pending the conclusion of negotiations,. 1. From 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998, the basic amounts to be taken into account in the calculation of the agricultural components and the additional duties applicable on importation into the Community of goods originating in Switzerland shall be those mentioned in the Annex to this Regulation.2. The Commission may, assisted by the committee referred to in Article 15 of Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 (2) and in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 16 of that Regulation, suspend application of the measures provided for in paragraph 1 if Switzerland discontinues the application of its reciprocal measures in favour of the Community. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1997.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 September 1997.For the CouncilThe PresidentF. BODEN(1) OJ L 336, 23. 12. 1994, p. 1.(2) OJ L 318, 20. 12. 1993, p. 18.ANEXO - BILAG - ANHANG - ÐÁÑÁÑÔÇÌÁ - ANNEX - ANNEXE - ALLEGATO - BIJLAGE - ANEXO - LIITE - BILAGAImportes de base, considerados para calcular los elementos agrícolas reducidos y derechos adicionales, aplicables a la importación en la ComunidadBasisbeløb taget i betragtning ved beregningen af de nedsatte landbrugselementer og tillægstold som anvendes ved indførsel i FællesskabetGrundbeträge, die bei der Berechnung der ermäßigten Agrarteilbeträge und Zusatzzölle bei der Einfuhr in die Gemeinschaft berücksichtigt worden sindÂáóéêÜ ðïóÜ ðïõ åëÞöèçóáí õðüøç ãéá ôïí õðïëïãéóìü ôùí ìåôáâëçôþí óôïé÷åßùí êáé ðñüóèåôùí äáóìþí ðïõ åöáñìüæïíôáé óôá áãñïôéêÜ óôïé÷åßá êáôÜ ôçí åéóáãùãÞ óôçí ÊïéíüôçôáBasic amounts taken into consideration in calculating the reduced agricultural components and additional duties, applicable on importation into the CommunityMontants de base pris en considération pour le calcul des éléments agricoles réduits et droits additionnels applicables à l'importation dans la CommunautéImporti di base, presi in considerazione per il calcolo degli elementi agricoli e dei dazi addizionali applicabili all'importazione nella ComunitàBasisbedragen, in aanmerking genomen bij de berekening van de verlaagde agrarische elementen en aanvullende invoerrechten, geldend bij invoer in de GemeenschapMontantes de base tomados em consideração aquando do cálculo dos elementos agrícolas reduzidos e dos direitos adicionais aplicáveis à importação na ComunidadeYhteisöön tulevaan tuontiin sovellettavia alennettuja maatalousosia ja lisätulleja laskettaessa huomioon otettavat perusmäärätGrundpriser som beaktas vid beräkning av minskade jordbrukskomponenter och tilläggstull som skall utgå på import till gemenskapen>TABLE> +",import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;agricultural product;farm product;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;Switzerland;Helvetic Confederation;Swiss Confederation;agro-industry;agri-foodstuffs industry;agricultural product processing;agricultural product processing industry;processing of agricultural products,17 +18215,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1958/98 of 15 September 1998 amending Annexes I, II and III of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 of 26 June 1990 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1570/98 (2) and in particular Articles 6, 7 and 8 thereof,Whereas, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90, maximum residue limits must be established progressively for all pharmacologically active substances which are used within the Community in veterinary medicinal products intended for administration to food-producing animals;Whereas maximum residue limits should be established only after the examination within the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products of all the relevant information concerning the safety of residues of the substance concerned for the consumer of foodstuffs of animal origin and the impact of residues on the industrial processing of foodstuffs;Whereas, in establishing maximum residue limits for residues of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin, it is necessary to specify the animal species in which residues may be present, the levels which may be present in each of the relevant meat tissues obtained from the treated animal (target tissue) and the nature of the residue which is relevant for the monitoring of residues (marker residue);Whereas, for the control of residues, as provided for in appropriate Community legislation, maximum residue limits should usually be established for the target tissues of liver or kidney; whereas, however, the liver and kidney are frequently removed from carcases moving in international trade, and maximum residue limits should therefore also always be established for muscle or fat tissues;Whereas, in the case of veterinary medicinal products intended for use in laying birds, lactating animals or honey bees, maximum residue limits must also be established for eggs, milk or honey;Whereas azaperone should be inserted into Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;Whereas urticae herba, tiliae flos, sambuci flos, salviae folium, rosmarini folium, quercus cortex, millefolii herba, melissae folium, matricariae flos and butylscopo-laminium bromide should be inserted into Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;Whereas, in order to allow for the completion of scientific studies, cyfluthrin should be inserted into Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;Whereas a period of 60 days should be allowed before the entry into force of this Regulation in order to allow Member States to make any adjustment which may be necessary to the authorisations to place the veterinary medicinal products concerned on the market which have been granted in accordance with Council Directive 81/851/EEC (3), as last amended by Directive 93/40/EEC (4) to take account of the provisions of this Regulation;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Veterinary Medicinal Products,. Annexes I, II and III of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 60th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 September 1998.For the CommissionMartin BANGEMANNMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 205, 22. 7. 1998, p. 10.(3)  OJ L 317, 6. 11. 1981, p. 1.(4)  OJ L 214, 24. 8. 1993, p. 31.ANNEXA. Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is amended as follows:3. Agents acting on the nervous system3.1. Agents acting on the central nervous system3.1.1. Butyrophenone tranquillisersPharmacologically active substance(s) Marker residue Animal species MRLs Target tissues Other provisions‘Azaperone Sum of azaperone and azaperol Porcine 100 μg/kg Muscle100 μg/kg Skin and fat100 μg/kg Liver100 μg/kg Kidney’B. Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is amended as follows:2. Organic compoundsPharmacologically active substance(s) Animal species Other provisions‘Butylscopolaminium bromide All food producing speciesMatricariae flos All food producing speciesMelissae folium All food producing speciesMillefolii herba All food producing speciesQuercus cortex All food producing speciesRosmarini folium All food producing speciesSalviae folium All food producing speciesSambuci flos All food producing speciesTiliae flos All food producing speciesUrticae herba All food producing species’C. Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is amended as follows:2. Antiparastitic agents2.2. Agents acting against ectoparasites2.2.3. Pyretrin and pyrethroidsPharmacologically active substance(s) Marker residue Animal species MRLs Target tissues Other provisions‘Cyfluthrin Cyfluthrin Bovine 10 μg/kg Muscle Provisional MRLs expire on 1.1. 200150 μg/kg Fat10 μg/kg Liver10 μg/kg Kidney20 μg/kg Milk Further provisions in Council Directive 94/29/EC are to be observed’ +",food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;veterinary legislation;veterinary regulations;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;waste;refuse;residue;public health;health of the population;veterinary drug;veterinary medicines,17 +2741,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1492/2000 of 7 July 2000 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the grant of aid for skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder intended for animal feed and the sale of such skimmed-milk powder. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1040/2000(2), and in particular Articles 10 and 15 thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to Article 5(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999 of 17 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for applying Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the grant of aid for skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder intended for animal feed and the sale of such skimmed-milk powder(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1421/2000(4), the grant of aid for skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder processed into compound feedingstuffs is subject to the requirement to incorporate not less than 50 kilograms of powder per 100 kilograms of finished product. In view of the situation on the skimmed-milk powder market, the aforementioned rate of incorporation should be temporarily reduced.(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. Notwithstanding Article 5(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999, for compound feedingstuffs manufactured between 1 July 2000 and 31 December 2000, the minimum quantity referred to in paragraph 1(a)(i) shall be 35 kilograms and the content referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 2 shall be 30 kilograms. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 July 2000.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 July 2000.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.(2) OJ L 118, 19.5.2000, p. 1.(3) OJ L 340, 31.12.1999, p. 3.(4) OJ L 161, 1.7.2000, p. 36. +",animal nutrition;feeding of animals;nutrition of animals;food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;skimmed milk;liquid skimmed milk;processed skimmed milk;skimmed milk powder;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid,17 +25371,"Decision No 2256/2003/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 adopting a multiannual programme (2003-2005) for the monitoring of the eEurope 2005 action plan, dissemination of good practices and the improvement of network and information security (MODINIS) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 157(3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee(2),Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions(3),Acting in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 251 of the Treaty(4),Whereas:(1) On 23 and 24 March 2000 the Lisbon European Council set the objective of making the European Union the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world and stated the need to use an open method for the coordination of measurement of progress.(2) On 19 and 20 June 2000, the Feira European Council endorsed the eEurope 2002 action plan and especially underlined the necessity to prepare longer-term perspectives for the knowledge-based economy encouraging the access of all citizens to the new technologies and on 30 November 2000 the Internal Market Council defined a list of 23 indicators to measure progress of the eEurope 2002 action plan.(3) On 28 May 2002, the Commission published a communication addressed to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled ""eEurope 2005: An information society for all"", and the Seville European Council endorsed the general objectives of the action plan on 21 and 22 June 2002.(4) On 22 January 2001, the Commission published a communication addressed to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled ""Creating a safer information society by improving the security of information infrastructures and combating computer-related crime"".(5) The conclusions of the Stockholm European Council of 23 and 24 March 2001 contained a request that the Council, together with the Commission, develop a comprehensive strategy on the security of electronic networks including practical implementing action. The communication on ""Network and information security: Proposal for a European policy approach"" of 6 June 2001 was the initial Commission response to this request.(6) The Council resolution of 30 May 2001 on the eEurope action plan: Information and network security, the Council resolution of 28 January 2002 on a common approach and specific actions in the area of network and information security(5), the Council resolution of 18 February 2003 on a European approach towards a culture of network and information security(6) and the European Parliament resolution of 22 October 2002 on network and information security: proposal for a European policy called upon Member States to launch specific actions to enhance the security of electronic communication networks and information systems. The European Parliament and the Council further welcomed the Commission's intentions to develop, inter alia, a strategy for a more stable and secure operation of the Internet infrastructure and to make a proposal for the establishment of the future structure at European level for network and information security issues.(7) The eEurope 2005 action plan, confirmed in this respect by the Council resolution of 18 February 2003, proposes, inter alia, the establishment of the future structure at European level for network and information security issues.(8) The move towards the information society can, by introducing new forms of economic, political and social relations, help the European Union to cope with the challenges of this century, and can contribute to growth, competitiveness and job creation. The information society gradually reorganises the nature of economic and social activity and has important cross-sectorial effects in hitherto independent areas of activity. The measures necessary for its implementation should take into account the economic and social cohesion of the Community and the risks associated with a digital exclusion as well as the efficient functioning of the internal market. The actions of the European Union and of the Member States in relation to the information society aim to promote further the participation of disadvantaged groups in the information society.(9) There is a need for the establishment of mechanisms for monitoring and for the exchange of experiences which will enable Member States to compare and analyse performances and review progress in relation to the eEurope 2005 action plan.(10) Benchmarking allows Member States to assess whether the national initiatives that they have taken in the framework of the eEurope 2005 action plan are producing results that can be compared with those in other Member States, as well as internationally, and are fully exploiting the potential of the technologies.(11) Action by Member States in the framework of the eEurope 2005 action plan can be further supported by disseminating good practices. The European added value in the area of benchmarking and good practices consists of the comparative evaluation of results of alternative decisions, measured by a common methodology of monitoring and analysis.(12) There is a need to analyse the economic and societal consequences of the information society with a view to facilitating policy discussions. This will allow Member States better to exploit the economic and industrial potential of technological development, in particular in the area of the information society.(13) Network and information security has become a prerequisite for further progress towards a secure business environment. The complex nature of network and information security implies that, in developing policy measures in this field, local, national and, where appropriate, European authorities should take into account a range of political, economic, organisational and technical aspects, and be aware of the decentralised and global character of communication networks. The planned establishment of the future structure at European level for network and information security issues would enhance the Member States' and the Community's ability to respond to major network and information security problems. Preparatory work needs to commence as early as 2003.(14) Since the activities mentioned above pursue the objectives of promoting synergies and cooperation between Member States, countries of the European Economic Area, applicant and candidate countries as well as the associated countries of central and eastern Europe, the Commission could in future encourage further involvement of these countries in the activities of the programme.(15) This Decision lays down, for the entire duration of the programme, a financial framework constituting the prime reference, within the meaning of point 33 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure, for the budgetary authority during the annual budgetary procedure.(16) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Decision should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission(7).(17) The progress of this programme should be continuously monitored,. A multiannual programme (2003 to 2005) for the monitoring of the eEurope 2005 action plan, dissemination of good practices and improvement of network and information security (hereafter referred to as ""the programme"") is hereby adopted.The programme shall have the following objectives:(a) to monitor performance of and within Member States and to compare it with the best in the world by using, where possible, official statistics;(b) to support efforts made by Members States in the framework of eEurope, at national, regional or local level, by analysis of eEurope good practices and by the complementary interaction of developing mechanisms of exchange of experiences;(c) to analyse the economic and societal consequences of the information society with a view to facilitating policy discussions particularly in terms of industrial competitiveness and cohesion as well as in terms of social inclusion; to provide the eEurope steering group with the necessary information for it to be able to assess the appropriate strategic direction of the eEurope 2005 action plan;(d) to prepare for the establishment of the future structure at European level for network and information security issues, as envisaged by the Council resolution of 28 January 2002 and in the eEurope 2005 action plan, with a view to improving network and information security.The activities of the programme shall be actions of a cross-sectorial nature, complementing Community actions in other fields. None of these actions shall duplicate the work being carried out in these fields under other Community programmes. The actions taken under the programme on benchmarking, good practices and policy coordination shall work to achieve the objectives of the eEurope 2005 action plan, to promote network and information security and broadband, and to promote eGovernment, eBusiness, eHealth and eLearning.The programme shall also provide a common framework for complementary interaction at European level of the various national, regional and local levels. In order to attain the objectives referred to in Article 1, the following categories of actions shall be undertaken:(a) Action 1Monitoring and comparison of performance:- data collection and analysis on the basis of the benchmarking indicators as defined in the Council resolution of 18 February 2003 on the implementation of the eEurope 2005 action plan(8), including regional indicators where appropriate. A special focus should be given to data relating to the key targets of the eEurope 2005 action plan;(b) Action 2Dissemination of good practices:- studies to identify good practices, at national, regional and local level, contributing to successful implementation of the eEurope 2005 action plan,- support for targeted conferences, seminars or workshops in support of the objectives of the eEurope 2005 action plan in order to promote cooperation and exchange of experiences and good practices within the common framework of complementary interaction as defined in Article 1(b);(c) Action 3Analysis and strategic discussion:- support the work of social and economic experts with a view to providing the Commission and, on request, the eEurope steering group with input as regards prospective policy analysis,- support for the eEurope steering group to provide a strategic overview of implementation of the eEurope 2005 action plan, to offer a forum to exchange experiences and to permit early participation of candidate countries and, where appropriate, to invite other stakeholders to express their views;(d) Action 4Improvement of network and information security:- preparation for the establishment of the future structure at European level for network and information security issues, as envisaged in the Council resolutions of 28 January 2002 and of 18 February 2003 on a European approach towards a culture of network and information security, and in the eEurope 2005 action plan, through, inter alia, financing surveys, studies, workshops on subjects such as security mechanisms and their interoperability, network reliability and protection, advanced cryptography, privacy and security in wireless communications. In carrying out the objectives set out in Article 1 and the actions set out in Article 2, the Commission shall use appropriate and relevant means, and in particular:- the award of contracts for the execution of tasks relating to surveys, exploratory studies, detailed studies on specific fields, demonstration actions of limited size including workshops and conferences;- the collection, publication and dissemination of information and the development of web-based services;- the granting of support for meetings of experts, conferences, seminars. The programme shall cover a period from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2005.The financial framework for the implementation of this programme is hereby set at EUR 21 million.An indicative breakdown is given in the Annex.The annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial perspective. The Commission shall be responsible for the implementation of the programme and its coordination with other Community programmes. The Commission shall draw up a work programme every year on the basis of this Decision.The Commission shall act in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 6(2):(a) for the adoption of the work programme, including the overall budgetary breakdown;(b) for the adoption of the measures for programme evaluation;(c) for determination of the criteria for calls for proposals, in line with the objectives outlined in Article 1, and for the assessment of the projects submitted in response to such calls where Community funding of an estimated amount of Community contribution is equal to, or more than, EUR 250000. 1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee (hereinafter referred to as ""the Committee"").2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.3. The Committee shall adopt its Rules of Procedure. 1. In order to ensure that Community aid is used efficiently, the Commission shall ensure that actions in accordance with this Decision are subject to effective prior appraisal, monitoring and subsequent evaluation.2. During implementation of actions and after their completion the Commission shall evaluate the manner in which they have been carried out and the impact of their implementation in order to assess whether the original objectives have been achieved.3. The Commission shall regularly inform the Committee and the eEurope steering group of progress with the implementation of the programme as a whole.4. At the end of the programme, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, to the Council and to the European Economic and Social Committee an evaluation report on the results obtained in implementing the actions referred in Article 2. 1. The programme may be opened, within the framework of their respective agreements with the European Community, to countries of the European Economic Area, applicant and candidate countries as well as the associated countries of central and eastern Europe.2. In the course of implementing this Decision, cooperation with non-member countries and with international organisations or bodies, as appropriate, shall be encouraged. This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. 0This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 November 2003.For the European ParliamentThe PresidentP. CoxFor the CouncilThe PresidentG. Alemanno(1) OJ C 291 E, 26.11.2002, p. 243.(2) OJ C 61, 14.3.2003, p. 184.(3) OJ C 128, 29.5.2003, p. 19.(4) Opinion of the European Parliament of 12 February 2003 (not yet published in the Official Journal), Council common position of 26 May 2003 (OJ C 159 E, 8.7.2003, p. 11) and position of the European Parliament of 25 September 2003 (not yet published in the Official Journal). Council Decision of 27 October 2003.(5) OJ C 43, 16.2.2002, p. 2.(6) OJ C 48, 28.2.2003, p. 1.(7) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.(8) OJ C 48, 28.2.2003, p. 2.ANNEXMultiannual programme for the monitoring of eEurope, dissemination of good practices and the improvement of network and information security (MODINIS)Indicative breakdown of expenditure 2003 to 2005>TABLE> +",action programme;framework programme;plan of action;work programme;information network;data protection;data security;information technology;communications technology;EU programme;Community framework programme;Community programme;EC framework programme;European Union programme;exchange of information;information exchange;information transfer,17 +34311,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 693/2007 of 20 June 2007 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Esrom (PGI)]. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 9(1), and in application of Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined Denmark's application for the approval of amendments to the specification of the protected geographical origin ‘Esrom’ registered on the basis of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2).(2) As the amendments in question were not found to be minor within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission published the amendments in the Official Journal of the European Union (3), in application of Article 6 of that Regulation. As no objections were notified to the Commission under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the amendments should be approved,. The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 24 October 2006 (3) regarding the name in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 June 2007.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2156/2005 (OJ L 342, 24.12.2005, p. 54).(3)  OJ C 256, 24.10.2006, p. 2.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.3. CheesesDENMARKEsrom (PGI) +",cheese;location of production;location of agricultural production;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +3485,"85/341/EEC: Commission Decision of 21 June 1985 concerning certain protective measures against African swine fever in Belgium. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (1), as last amended by Directive 84/644/EEC (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 72/461/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat (3), as last amended by Directive 84/643/EEC (4), and in particular Article 8 thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 80/215/EEC of 22 January 1980 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in meat products (5), as last amended by Directive 81/476/EEC (6), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas an outbreak of African swine fever has occurred in Belgium;Whereas this outbreak is liable to endanger the herds of other Member States, in view of the trade in live pigs, fresh pigmeat and pigmeat products;Whereas, following this outbreak of African swine fever, on 18 March 1985 the Commission adopted Decision 85/192/EEC concerning certain protective measures against African swine fever in Belgium (7), as amended by Decision 85/236/EEC (8);Whereas, in the light of the stringent measures adopted by the Belgian authorities, the restrictions on trade could be applied on a regional basis, provided the disease is confined to a specific part of the country's territory;Whereas it has become necessary to change the scope of the restriction measures to take account of the evolution of the disease and the actions of the Belgian authorities;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. 1. Member States shall prohibit the introduction into their territory of live pigs coming from that part of Belgium described in paragraph 1 of the Annex.2. The health certificate, as provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC, accompanying pigs sent from Belgium must be completed by the following: 'animals conforming to the Commission Decision of 21 June 1985'. 1. Member States shall prohibit the introduction into their territory of fresh pigmeat coming from that part of Belgium described in paragraph 2 of the Annex, or obtained from animals coming from that part of Belgium but slaughtered outside it.2. However, the prohibitions mentioned in paragraph 1 shall not apply to pigmeat obtained from animals slaughtered before 15 January 1985.3. The health certificate provided for by Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964, concerning health problems in relation to intra-Community trade in fresh meat (1), accompanying fresh pigmeat sent from Belgium must be completed by the following: 'meat conforming to the Commission Decision of 21 June 1985'. 1. Member States shall prohibit the introduction into their territory of pigmeat products coming from that part of Belgium described in paragraph 2 of the Annex or prepared from meat from animals coming from that part of Belgium but slaughtered outside it.2. However, these prohibitions will not apply to pigmeat products:- prepared using pigmeat obtained from animals slaughtered before 15 January 1985, or- subjected to the treatment prescribed by Article 4, paragraph 1a of Directive 80/215/EEC.3. The health certificate, provided for by Council Directive 77/99/EEC of 21 December 1976 concerning health problems relating to intra-Community trade in meat products (2), and accompanying meat products sent from Belgium, must be completed by the following: 'products conforming to the Commission Decision of 21 June 1985'. The Member States shall amend the measures which they apply to trade to bring them into compliance with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof. The Commission will follow developments in the situation. The present Decision may be amended in the light of such developments. Decision 85/192/EEC is hereby cancelled. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 June 1985.For the CommissionFrans ANDRIESSENVice-President(1) OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64.(2) OJ No L 339, 27. 12. 1984, p. 30.(3) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 24.(4) OJ No L 339, 27. 12. 1984, p. 27.(5) OJ No L 47, 21. 2. 1980, p. 4.(6) OJ No L 186, 8. 7. 1981, p. 20.(7) OJ No L 84, 26. 1985, p. 12.(8) OJ No L 108, 20. 4. 1985, p. 23.(1) OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 2012/64.(2) OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 85.ANNEX1. Parts of the territory subject to restrictions on trade in live pigs:that part of the territory of Belgium situated to the west of a line formed by the Terneuzen-Gand Canal, the Scheldt to the junction with the Espierre Canal, and the Espierre Canal to the border with France.2. Parts of the territory subject to restrictions on trade in fresh pigmeat and products prepared from pigmeat:- the Communes of TieltPittemMeulebekeArdooieIngelmunsterLendeledeIzegemLedegemMoorsledeStadenHoogledeZonnebekePoelkapelleLichterveldeZwevezeleRoeselare,- also an area within a radius of three kilometres around the two outbreaks in the Communes of Reninge and Ichtegem,- the Commune of Kortemark, excluding the old area known as Zarren-Werken,- in the Commune of Torhout, an area within a radius of three kilometres around the six holdings which have been the subject of preventive slaughter by the Belgian authorities. +",animal plague;cattle plague;rinderpest;swine fever;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;decontamination;disinfection;fresh meat;Belgium;Kingdom of Belgium;intra-EU trade;intra-Community trade,17 +5482,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 75/2012 of 30 January 2012 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [ ""Miód z Sejneńszczyny/Łoździejszczyzny"" / ""Seinų/Lazdijų krašto medus"" (PDO)]. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Poland and Lithuania’s application to register the name ""Miód z Sejneńszczyny/Łoździejszczyzny""/""Seinų/Lazdijų krašto medus"" was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 January 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Dacian CIOLOȘMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(2)  OJ C 116, 14.4.2011, p. 15.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.4.   Other products of animal origin (eggs, honey, various dairy products except butter, etc.)POLANDMiód z Sejneńszczyny/Łoździejszczyzny (PDO)LITHUANIASeinų/Lazdijų krašto medus (PDO) +",honey;Poland;Republic of Poland;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification;Lithuania;Republic of Lithuania,17 +313,"Regulation (EEC) No 2369/72 of the Commission of 10 November 1972 amending Regulation (EEC) Nos 1282/72 and 1717/72 on the sale of butter at a reduced price to the armies of the Member States and to certain institutions and organisations. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/681 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1411/71,2 and in particular Article 6 (7) thereof;Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 985/683 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for intervention on the market in butter and cream, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1075/71,4 and in particular Article 7a thereof;Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1282/725 of 21 June 1972 on the sale of butter at a reduced price to the army and similar forces and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1717/726 of 8 August 1972 on the sale of butter at a reduced price to non-profit-making institutions and organisations provide that Member States shall take all measures necessary to ensure that these sales are in addition to normal consumption ; whereas the provisions of the different Regulations on the sale of butter at a reduced price should be harmonised as far as possible to make them easier to implement and, to the extent compatible with the proper functioning of such sales, to simplify the administrative provisions required for the application of these Regulations in the Member States; whereas the present requirement should not be retained in the two Regulations in question;Whereas, also in the interests of consistency, the period of validity of the certificate required for the delivery of butter and for determining the maximum quantities of butter to be allocated, which was fixed in days by Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1717/72, should be expressed in months;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products;. The words ""that sales under Article 1 are in addition to normal consumption and"" shall be deleted from Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1282/72 and Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1717/72. ""Three months"" shall be substituted for ""ninety days"" in Article 4 (3) and (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1717/72. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. 1 OJ No L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13.2 OJ No L 148, 3.7.1971, p. 4.3 OJ No L 169, 18.7.1968, p. 1.4 OJ No L 116, 28.5.1971, p. 1.5 OJ No L 142, 22.6.1972, p. 14.6 OJ No L 181, 9.8.1972, p. 11.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 10 November 1972.For the CommissionThe PresidentS.L. MANSHOLT +",armed forces;armed services;legion;military;militia;non-profit organisation;non-profit association;non-profit company;non-profit organization;discount sale;promotional sale;reduced-price sale;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country,17 +1340,"92/312/EEC, Euratom, ECSC: Commission Decision of 21 May 1992 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 December 1991 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in non-member countries. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities,Having regard to the Staff Regulations of the Officials of the European Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 3830/91 (2), and in particular the second paragraph ofArticle 13of Annex X thereto,Whereas, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 572/92 (3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 July 1991 to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment;Whereas the Commission has made a number of adjustments to these weightings in recent months, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations (4);Whereas some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 December 1991 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain non-member countries the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weighting and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down or adjusted,. Sole ArticleWith effect from 1 December 1991 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.The exchange rates for the payment of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the budget of the European Communities during the month preceding the date on which this Decision takes effect.. Done at Brussels, 21 May 1992. For the CommissionAntónio CARDOSO E CUNHAMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 56, 4. 3. 1968, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 361, 31. 12. 1991, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 62, 7. 3. 1992, p. 3. (4) See page 23 of this Official Journal.ANNEXCountry of employment Weightings applicable with effect from 1 December 1991 Algeria 68,5900000 Brazil 47,9000000 Bulgaria 31,7200000 Ethiopia 97,7800000 Gambia 63,7900000 Guinea 103,4500000 Guinea Bissau 35,1100000 Jamaica 42,4300000 Sierra Leone 62,3500000 Turkey 58,2400000 Uganda 43,2800000 Uruguay 88,7300000 Yugoslavia 97,4700000 Zaire 38,7500000 +",European official;EC basic post;EC staff;EU official;official of the EU;official of the European Union;staff of the EC;third country;pay rise;wage increase;pay;remuneration;salary;wages;regulations for civil servants;exchange rate;dual exchange rate,17 +19212,"Council Regulation (EC) No 1401/1999 of 24 June 1999 fixing, for the period from 1 July to 31 December 1999, the intervention price for adult bovine animals. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 6(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(2),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(3),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(4),Whereas:When fixing the common agricultural prices each year, account should be taken of the objectives of the common agricultural policy; the objectives of the common agricultural policy are in particular to guarantee a fair standard of living for the agricultural community and to ensure that supplies are available and that they reach consumers at reasonable prices; the reform of the beef and veal sector fixes the intervention price for the period 1 January to 30 June 2000; these factors result in the intervention price fixed for the period 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999 by Council Regulation (EC) No 1364/98 of 26 June 1998 fixing, for the 1998/1999 marketing year, the intervention price for adult bovine animals(5), being retained for the period 1 July to 31 December 1999,. For the period from 1 July to 31 December 1999, the intervention price for carcases of male animals in category R3 of the Community scale for the classification of carcases of adult bovine animals laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81(6) shall be EUR 347,5 per 100 kilograms deadweight. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 24 June 1999.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. TRITTIN(1) OJ L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 24. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 (OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21).(2) OJ C 59, 1.3.1999, p. 24.(3) Opinion delivered on 14 April 1999 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(4) Opinion delivered on 28 April 1999 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(5) OJ L 185, 30.6.1998, p. 7.(6) OJ L 123, 7.5.1981, p. 3. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1026/91 (OJ L 106, 26.4.1991, p. 2). +",common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;common agricultural policy;CAP;common agricultural market;green Europe;intervention price;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant,17 +1809,"95/70/EC: Commission Decision of 8 March 1995 approving the programme for the eradication of Aujeszky' s disease in Sweden (Only the Swedish text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 9 thereof,Whereas an eradication programme was commenced in Sweden for Aujeszky's disease in 1991;Whereas in accordance with Article 9 (2) of Directive 64/432/EEC the Commission has examined the programme; whereas it meets the criteria laid down in Article 9 (1) of the said Directive and can therefore be approved;Whereas by letter dated 12 January 1995, Sweden has submitted information on its eradication programme for Aujeszky's disease;Whereas the programme should allow Aujeszky's disease to be eradicated from Sweden in the future; whereas the situation concerning this disease in Sweden shall be reviewed within two years;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The programme for the eradication of Aujeszky's disease from Sweden is hereby approved for a period of two years. Sweden shall bring into force by 1 March 1995 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the programme referred to in Article 1. This Decision shall enter into force on 1 March 1995. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Sweden.. Done at Brussels, 8 March 1995.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64. +",veterinary inspection;veterinary control;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;action programme;framework programme;plan of action;work programme;Sweden;Kingdom of Sweden,17 +1830,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1663/81 of 23 June 1981 amending for the fifth time Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79, amending for the second time Regulation (EEC) No 798/80 and amending Regulation (EEC) No 52/81 as regards in particular the period for submission of the documents necessary for certain payments to be made. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to the provisions mentioned in the citations of: - Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79 of 29 November 1979 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3476/80 (2),- Commission Regulation (EEC) No 798/80 of 31 March 1980 laying down detailed rules on the advance payment of export refunds and positive monetary compensatory amounts in respect of agricultural products (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2674/80 (4),- Commission Regulation (EEC) No 52/81 of 1 January 1981 laying down detailed rules for the application of accession compensatory amounts (5),Whereas in Article 31 (1) and (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79, Article 10 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 798/80 and Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 52/81 a period of six months from a specified date is prescribed for the submission of the relevant documents if payments are to be made;Whereas, in the interests of sound administration, applications for payment accompanied by all the relevant documents must be made within a reasonable period;Whereas, however, experience has shown that the present limit leads to difficulties in some cases and that an extension should be made;Whereas, for control purposes, Member States may specify a period in which a request for payment is to be lodged where the procedure of Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79 is applied;Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 223/77 of 22 December 1976 on provisions for the implementation of the Community transit procedure and for certain simplifications of that procedure (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3298/80 (7), extends from 1 July 1981 the simplified Community rail transit procedure to the carriage of goods by large containers ; whereas it is therefore necessary to make certain amendments to Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinions of all the relevant Management Committees,. 1. The second subparagraph of Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79 is replaced by the following:""The authorization may be limited to certain places of loading in the Member State in which customs export formalities are completed. The authorization may include loading in other Member States, in which case the provisions of Article 11 will apply. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 31 (3) the authorization may require the exporter to lodge a request for payment within a specified period.""2. In Article 12 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79 the words ""for carriage to a station of destination outside the geographical territory of the Community"" are replaced by:""for carriage to a station of destination or delivery to a consignee outside the geographical territory of the Community.""(1) OJ No L 317, 12.12.1979, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 363, 31.12.1980, p. 71. (3) OJ No L 87, 1.4.1980, p. 42. (4) OJ No L 274, 18.10.1980, p. 11. (5) OJ No L 4, 1.1.1981, p. 30. (6) OJ No L 38, 9.2.1977, p. 20. (7) OJ No L 344, 19.12.1980, p. 16. 3. In Article 12 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79 the endorsement referred to is replaced by the following:""Departure from the geographical territory of the Community under the simplified Community rail/large containers transit procedure.""4. In Article 31 (1) and (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79, in Article 10 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 798/80, and in Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 52/81 the reference to ""six months"" is replaced by ""twelve months"". This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1981.However, the extended time limit of twelve months shall be applied at the request of parties concerned in respect of transactions for which the present time limit of six months expired after 1 January 1981.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 June 1981.For the CommissionThe PresidentGaston THORN +",monetary compensatory amount;MCA;accession compensatory amount;compensatory amount;dismantling of MCA;payment;terms of payment;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;Union transit;Common and Union transit;Community transit;Union transit procedure,17 +5787,"2014/259/CFSP: Political and Security Committee Decision EUCAP Sahel Niger/2/2014 of 6 May 2014 on the appointment of the Head of Mission of the European Union CSDP mission in Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger). ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,Having regard to Council Decision 2012/392/CFSP of 16 July 2012 on the European Union CSDP mission in Niger, (EUCAP Sahel Niger) (1), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to Decision 2012/392/CFSP, the Political and Security Committee is authorised, in accordance with Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of exercising the political control and strategic direction of the European Union CSDP mission in Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger), including the decision to appoint a Head of Mission.(2) On 12 November 2013, the PSC adopted Decision EUCAP Sahel Niger/2/2013 (2), appointing Mr Filip DE CEUNINCK as Head of Mission of EUCAP Sahel Niger, ad interim, from 1 November to 31 December 2013. On 14 January 2014, his mandate was extended until the appointment of the new Head of Mission of EUCAP Sahel Niger (3).(3) The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy has proposed the appointment of Mr Filip DE CEUNINCK as Head of Mission of EUCAP Sahel Niger, for the period until 15 July 2014,. Mr Filip DE CEUNINCK is hereby appointed as Head of Mission of EUCAP Sahel Niger, for the period until 15 July 2014. This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.. Done at Brussels, 6 May 2014.For the Political and Security CommitteeThe ChairpersonW. STEVENS(1)  OJ L 187, 17.7.2012, p. 48.(2)  OJ L 305, 15.11.2013, p. 18.(3)  Political and Security Committee Decision EUCAP Sahel Niger/1/2014 of 14 January 2014 extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union CSDP mission in Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger) (OJ L 14, 18.1.2014, p. 16). +",Niger;Republic of Niger;common security and defence policy;CDP;CEDP;CESDP;CSDP;Common European Defence Policy;Common European Security and Defence Policy;ESDP;European Security and Defence Policy;common defence;common defence policy;appointment of members;designation of members;resignation of members;term of office of members,17 +3276,"2004/48/EC: Decision of the European Central Bank of 18 December 2003 amending Article 1(f) of Decision ECB/2001/16 of 6 December 2001 on the allocation of monetary income of the national central banks of participating Member States from the financial year 2002 (ECB/2003/22). ,Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank and in particular Article 32 thereof,Having regard to Decision ECB/2001/16 of 6 December 2001 on the allocation of monetary income of the national central banks of participating Member States from the financial year 2002(1),Whereas:(1) Article 1(f) of Decision ECB/2001/16 defines ""subscribed capital key"" by reference to Decision ECB/1998/13 of 1 December 1998 on the national central banks' percentage shares in the key for the capital of the European Central Bank(2).(2) Decision ECB/2003/17 of 18 December 2003 on the national central banks' percentage shares in the key for subscription to the European Central Bank's capital(3) repeals Decision ECB/1998/13 with effect from 1 January 2004 and lays down the new weightings assigned to the national central banks (NCBs) in the key for subscription to the European Central Bank's (ECB's) capital (hereinafter capital key weightings).(3) Article 1(f) of Decision ECB/2001/16 needs to be amended accordingly for the purpose of allocating monetary income of the NCBs of Member States that have adopted the euro from the financial year 2004. This amendment should introduce a general definition of the term ""subscribed capital key"" in order to avoid future amendments to Decision ECB/2001/16 each time the ECB's capital key is adjusted.(4) In order to achieve consistency between the ECB's income earned in the first quarter of the first year with effect from which each quinquennial adjustment applies and the ECB's income distributed at the end of such quarter, it is necessary to derogate from the first subparagraph of Article 2(1) of Decision ECB/2001/16 to ensure that the income earned in January of such quarter is also calculated on the basis of the new capital key weightings,. Amendments to Decision ECB/2001/16Decision ECB/2001/16 is amended as follows:1. Article 1(f) is replaced by the following:""(f) 'subscribed capital key' shall mean the NCBs' shares (expressed as percentages) in the ECB's subscribed capital that result from applying to the NCBs the weightings in the key referred to in Article 29.1 of the Statute and as applicable for the relevant financial year.""2. The following subparagraph is added to Article 2(1):""The intra-Eurosystem balances on euro banknotes in circulation shall, for the period from 1 January until 31 January of the first year with effect from which each quinquennial adjustment pursuant to Article 29.3 of the Statute applies, be calculated on the basis of the adjusted subscribed capital key applied to balances on the total euro banknotes in circulation on 31 December of the previous year."" Final provisions1. This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2004.2. This Decision will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Frankfurt am Main, 18 December 2003.For the Governing Council of the ECBJean-Claude Trichet(1) OJ L 337, 20.12.2001, p. 55.(2) OJ L 125, 19.5.1999, p. 33.(3) See page 27 of this Official Journal. +",banking;banking operation;banking services;banking transaction;banking policy;Member States' contribution;budget rebate;budgetary compensation;financial contribution;central bank;bank of issue;federal bank;national bank;European Central Bank;ECB;European System of Central Banks;ESCB,17 +5666,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2185/87 of 23 July 1987 on the repayment of export refunds for certain agricultural products exported in the form of certain goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty and the charging of accession compensatory amounts. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1900/87 (2), and in particular Article 16 (6) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 229/87 (4), and in particular Article 19 (7) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 467/87 of 25 February 1986 laying down general rules for the system of accession compensatory amounts for cereals on account of the accession of Spain (5), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 469/86 of 25 February 1986 laying down general rules for the system of accession compensatory amounts in the sugar sector (6), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas an accession compensatory amount is payable in respect of certain products in intra-Community trade;Whereas trade has been deflected as regards certain goods and measures should therefore be taken to avoid any such deflection;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee concerned,. 1. Goods listed in the Annex and released for free circulation in a Member State shall be regarded as having qualified for the refund or refunds fixed for agricultural products exported from the Community in the form of such goods.2. When the said goods are released for free circulation the importers shall repay the refund or refunds which were granted.3. Where the amount of the refund or refunds actually granted cannot be determined to the satisfaction of the competent authorities, it shall be regarded as equal to the refund applicable in the Community on the date on which the goods are re-imported. The refund shall be calculated using the quantities of basic products listed in the Annex.4. Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall not apply in cases where the importer provides proof that:- no refund was granted, or- the goods originate in a third country. Where the goods referred to in Article 1 would have attracted an accession compensatory amount in intra-Community trade between the Member State of origin and the Member State in which they are released for free circulation, the accession compensatory amount shall, when the goods are released for free circulation, also be paid to the Member State in which the said release takes place; the date to be used for the application of the rate shall be the date of release for free circulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 July 1987.For the CommissionFrans ANDRIESSENVice-President(1) OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 182, 3. 7. 1987, p. 40.(3) OJ No L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4.(4) OJ No L 25, 26. 1. 1987, p. 1.(5) OJ No L 53, 1. 3. 1986, p. 25.(6) OJ No L 53, 1. 3. 1986, p. 32.ANNEX1.2 // // // Goods (CCT heading No) // Quantities of basic products regarded as having been used to manufacture 100 kg of goods // // // 39.06 B // 717 kg of white sugar // 29.44 A // 6 703 kg of maize plus 787,40 kg of white sugar +",free circulation;putting into free circulation;maize;monetary compensatory amount;MCA;accession compensatory amount;compensatory amount;dismantling of MCA;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;sugar;fructose;fruit sugar,17 +19399,"Council Regulation (EC) No 2111/1999 of 4 October 1999 prohibiting the sale and supply of petroleum and certain petroleum products to certain parts of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 900/1999. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 301 thereof,Having regard to Council Common Position 1999/604/CFSP of 3 September 1999, amending Common Position 1999/273/CFSP concerning a ban on the supply and sale of petroleum and petroleum products to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY), and Common Position 1999/318/CFSP concerning additional restrictive measures against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia(1)Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) The Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (""FRY"") has continued to violate United Nations Security Council Resolutions and to pursue extreme and criminally irresponsible policies, including repression against its own citizens, which constitute serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, and Common Position 1999/273/CFSP(2) provided that the supply and sale of petroleum and petroleum products to the FRY should be prohibited; however, Council Common Position 1999/604/CFSP provides that that prohibition should not apply to the sale and supply of such products to the Province of Kosovo and the Republic of Montenegro;(2) The prohibition of selling, supplying or exporting petroleum and petroleum products to the FRY falls within the scope of the Treaty establishing the European Community;(3) Therefore, and particularly with a view to avoiding distortion of competition, Community legislation is necessary for the implementation of this prohibition as far as the territory of the Community is concerned; for the purposes of this Regulation such territory is deemed to encompass the territories of the Member States to which the Treaty establishing the European Community is applicable, under the conditions laid down in that Treaty;(4) To that end the Council adopted on 29 April 1999 a Regulation (EC) No 900/1999 prohibiting the sale and supply of petroleum and certain petroleum products to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY)(3)(5) The developments with regard to the FRY permit a partial lifting of the embargo imposed by Regulation (EC) No 900/1999;(6) Such partial lifting should not prejudice the remaining applicability of Regulation (EC) No 900/1999 with regard to the FRY;(7) For reasons of transparency and simplicity, the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 900/1999 should be incorporated in this Regulation, and that Regulation should be repealed,. It shall be prohibited, knowingly and intentionally, to:(a) sell, supply or export, directly or indirectly, petroleum and petroleum products listed in Annex I, whether or not originating in the Community, to any person or body in the FRY or to any person or body for the purpose of any business carried on in, or operated from, the territory of the FRY;(b) ship products referred to in point (a) to the territory of the FRY;(c) participate in related activities the object or the effect of which is to promote the transactions or activities referred to in points (a) and (b). 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 1, the competent authorities may authorise:(a) the sale, supply, export or shipment of products listed in Annex I for the use of diplomatic and consular missions of the Member States in the FRY as well as for the use of an international military peace-keeping presence;(b) on a case-by-case basis and subject to the consultation procedure set out in paragraph 2, the sale, supply or export of the products listed in Annex I if conclusive evidence is given to these authorities that the sale, supply or export serves strictly humanitarian purposes.2. The competent authorities of a Member State which intend to authorise a sale, supply or export in accordance with paragraph 1(b) shall notify to the competent authorities of the other Member States and to the Commission the grounds on which they intend to authorise the sale, supply or export concerned.If, within one working day after the receipt of the said notification, a Member State or the Commission has given notice to the other Member States or the Commission of conclusive evidence that the intended sale, supply or export will not serve the indicated humanitarian purposes, the Commission will convene within one working day of the said notice a meeting with the Member States in order to consult on the relevant evidence.The Member State which intends to authorise the sale, supply or export shall take a decision with regard to this authorisation only when no objections have been raised or after the consultations on the conclusive evidence have taken place at the meeting convened by the Commission. In case of an authorisation, the Member State concerned shall notify to the other Member States and the Commission the grounds on which its decision to authorise has been taken. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 1, the competent authorities may authorise the sale, supply or export, directly or indirectly, of petroleum and petroleum products listed in Annex I to any person or body for the purpose of any business carried on in, or operated from, the territory of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and the shipment to the territory of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, provided that conclusive evidence is presented to these authorities that:(a) the petroleum and petroleum products sold, supplied or exported are shipped from the Community to the Republic of Montenegro or the Province of Kosovo without transiting through other parts of the Republic of Serbia; and(b) the petroleum and petroleum products shall not leave the territory of the Republic of Montenegro or the Province of Kosovo for any destination elsewhere in the Republic of Serbia.Any authorisation should be made in accordance with the model set out in Annex II.2. A declaration by the relevant bodies designated by the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General for the Province of Kosovo or by the competent authorities of the Republic of Montenegro listed in Annex III, in accordance with the model set out in Annex IV, shall be conclusive evidence for the purpose of any authorisation pursuant to paragraph 1.3. With regard to each territory concerned and until such time as the names and addresses of its relevant body or competent authority to be listed in Annex III will have been published in the Official Journal of the European Communities, a competent authority of a Member State shall not grant a prior authorisation before it has requested the competent authorities of the other Member States and the Commission to give their comments on the evidence presented, which, if any, shall be given within a period of five working days after sending the request. After these five days and on the basis of the comments received or any other information obtained in the meantime, the competent authority concerned shall take a decision in respect of the granting of an authorisation, and notify the Commission and the other Member States of this decision. Article 1 shall not apply as regards sales, supplies, exports or shipments to the forces in which the Member States participate, operating in the FRY. Each Member State shall determine the sanctions to be imposed where the provisions of this Regulation are infringed. Such sanctions shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.Pending the adoption, where necessary, of any legislation to this end, the sanctions to be imposed where the provisions of this Regulation are infringed shall be those determined by the Member States in accordance with Article 5 of Council Regulation (EC) No 926/98 of 27 April 1998 concerning the reduction of certain economic relations with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia(4). The Commission and the Member States shall inform each other of the measures taken under this Regulation and shall supply each other with other relevant information at their disposal in connection with this Regulation, such as violation and enforcement problems or judgments handed down by national courts.Member States shall notify the competent authorities of other Member States and the Commission of any authorisations for sale, supply, or export or shipment granted in accordance with Article 3(1). The Commission shall establish the list of competent authorities referred to in Articles 2 and 3(1) on the basis of relevant information provided by the Member States. The Commission shall publish this list and any changes to it in the Official Journal of the European Communities.The Commission shall establish and, if necessary, amend the list of competent authorities of the Republic of Montenegro referred to in Article 3(2).The Commission shall establish and, if necessary, amend the list of relevant bodies designated by the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Province of Kosovo referred to in Article 3(2).The Commission shall amend if necessary the models of prior authorisation and prior final destination declaration referred to Article 3(1) and (2). The Commission shall publish any changes to this list and these models in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Regulation (EC) No 900/1999 is hereby repealed and replaced by the provisions of this Regulation. Any reference to Articles of that Regulation shall be construed as reference to the corresponding Article of this Regulation. This Regulation shall apply within the territory of the Community, including its air space and on board any aircraft or any vessel under the jurisdiction of a Member State and to any person elsewhere who is a national of a Member State and any body which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State. 0This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 4 October 1999.For the CouncilThe PresidentK. HÄKÄMIES(1) OJ L 236, 7.9.1999, p. 1.(2) OJ L 108, 27.4.1999, p. 1.(3) OJ L 114, 1.5.1999, p. 7.(4) OJ L 130, 1.5.1998, p. 1.ANNEX IPetroleum and petroleum products referred to in Article 1>TABLE>ANNEX II>PIC FILE= ""L_1999258EN.001602.EPS"">ANNEX IIIList of relevant bodies in the Province of Kosovo and competent authorities of the Republic of Montenegro, referred to in Article 3(2)[...]p.m.ANNEX IV>PIC FILE= ""L_1999258EN.001802.EPS""> +",petroleum;naphtha;petroleum product;oil by-products;petrochemical product;tar;international sanctions;blockade;boycott;embargo;reprisals;Yugoslavia;territories of the former Yugoslavia;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban,17 +3150,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1942/84 of 6 July 1984 amending the arrangements for imports of certain textile products originating in Taiwan. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3587/82 of 31 December 1982 on the arrangements for imports of certain textile products originating in Taiwan (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 853/83 (2), and in particular Article 2 (5) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1023/70 of 25 May 1970 establishing a common procedure for administering quantitative quotas (3), and in particular Article 2 thereof,Whereas in 1984 additional imports were required in one region of the Community;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Quota Administration Committee set up under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1023/70,. An additional quantity of category 35 products is hereby fixed and allocated to the United Kingdom as indicated below:1.2.3.4.5.6.7 // // // // // // // // Cate- gory No // CCT heading No // NIMEXE code (1984) // Description // Unit // Member States // Additional quantity for 1984 // // // // // // // // 35 // 51.04 A IV // 51.04-10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 21, 23, 25, 27, 28, 32, 34, 36, 41, 48 // Woven fabrics of man-made fibres (continuous), including woven fabrics of monofil or strip falling within heading No 51.01 or 51.02: A. Woven fabrics of synthetic textile fibres: Woven fabrics of synthetic textile fibres (continuous) other than those for tyres and those containing elastomeric yarn // tonnes // UK // 100 (1) // // // // // // //(1) This quantity only applies for the products of NIMEXE codes 51.04-11 and 13. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 6 July 1984.For the CommissionWilhelm HAFERKAMPVice-President(1) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1982, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 98, 16. 4. 1983, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 124, 8. 6. 1970, p. 1. +",textile product;fabric;furnishing fabric;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;man-made fibre;acrylic fibre;artificial fibre;chemical fibre;nylon;polyamide;rayon;synthetic cloth;synthetic fibre;Taiwan;Formosa;Republic of China (Taiwan),17 +8621,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 3153/90 of 29 October 1990 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain products in the chemical and electronics sectors. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas production in the Community of activated cokes, certain liquid crystal displays and cache memory manager and controllers is currently unable to meet the specific requirements of the user industries in the Community; whereas, consequently, Community supplies of products of this type currently depend to a considerable extent on imports from third countries; whereas the most urgent Community requirements for the products in question should be met immediately on the most favourable terms; whereas zero duty Community tariff quotas should therefore be opened within the limits of appropriate volumes for a period up to 31 December 1990, taking account of the need not to disturb the markets for such products or the start-up or development of a Community production;Whereas it is necessary, in particular, to ensure for all Community importers equal and uninterrupted access to the said quotas and to ensure the uninterrupted application of the rates laid down for the quotas to all imports of the products concerned into all Member States until the quotas have been used up;Whereas, it is appropriate to take the necessary measures to ensure efficient Community administration of these tariff quotas while offering the Member States the opportunity to draw from the quota volumes the necessary quantities corresponding to actual imports; whereas this method of administration requires close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission and the latter must in particular be able to monitor the rate at which the quotas are used up and inform the Member States accordingly;Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are united within and jointly represented by the Benelux Economic Union, all transactions concerning the administration of the quantities drawn by that economic union may be carried out by any one of its members,. 1. From the date of entry into force of this Regulation until 31 December 1990, the customs duties applicable to imports into the Community of the products listed below shall be suspended at the levels and within the limits of the Community tariff quotas shown below:1.2.3.4.5 // // // // // // Order No // CN codes (a) // Description // Amount of quota // Quota duty (%) // // // // // // // // // // // 09.2721 // ex 3802 10 00 // Activated coke, for use in installations for the purification of smoke (1) // 1 500 tonnes // 0 // 09.2723 // ex 8531 20 90 // Liquid crystal display, consisting of a layer of liquid crystals between two glass sheets or plates, with 256 000 or more dots, mounted on a printed circuit board comprising electronic components providing drive and/or control functions // 21 000 pieces // 0 // 09.2737 // ex 8542 11 91 // Cache memory manager and controller of C-MOS technology, in the form of a monolithic integrated circuit contained in a housing whose external dimensions do not exceed 38 × 38 mm, with not more than 132 connecting pins or contact areas and bearing: // // // // // - an identification marking consisting of or including the following combination of figures: // // // // // 82 385 // // // // // or // // // // // - other identification markings relating to devices complying with the abovementioned description // 155 000 pieces // 0 // // // // //(a) Taric-codes: 3802 10 00 * 10, 8531 20 90 * 50 and 8542 11 91 * 97.(1) Control of the use for this special purpose shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Community provisions. 2. Within the limits of these tariff quotas the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic shall apply customs duties calculated in accordance with the relevant provisons of the 1985 Act of Accession. The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission, which may take any appropriate administrative measures to ensure that they are managed efficiently. Where an importer presents a present covered by this Regulation for release for free circulation in a Member State, applying to take advantage of the preferential arrangements, and the entry is accepted by the customs authorities, the Member State concerned shall, by notifying the Commission, draw an amount corresponding to its requirements from the appropriate quota volume.Requests for drawings, indicating the date on which the entries were accepted, must be sent to the Commission without delay.Drawings shall be granted by the Commission in chronological order of the dates on which the customs authorities of the Member States concerned accepted the entries for release for free circulation, to the extent that the available balance so permits.If a Member State does not use a drawing in full it shall return any unused portion to the corresponding quota volume as soon as possible.If the quantities requested are greater than the available balance of the quota volume, the balance shall be allocated among applicants pro rata. The Commission shall inform the Member States of the drawings made. Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the products in question have equal and continuous access to the quotas for as long as the balance of the relevant quota volume so permits. The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 29 October 1990.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. RUFFOLO +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;third country;electronic component;electronic tube;integrated circuit;microchip;microprocessor;semi-conductor;transistor;coke;coking coal;electronic equipment,17 +3517,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 918/2003 of 26 May 2003 prohibiting fishing for haddock by vessels flying the flag of Belgium. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2341/2002 of 20 December 2002 fixing for 2003 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required(3), lays down quotas for haddock for 2003.(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of haddock in the waters of ICES division VIIa by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium have exhausted the quota allocated for 2003. Belgium has prohibited fishing for this stock from 14 May 2003. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,. Catches of haddock in the waters of ICES division VIIa by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Belgium for 2003.Fishing for haddock in the waters of ICES division VIIa by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 May 2003.It shall apply from 14 May 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 May 2003.For the CommissionJรถrgen HolmquistDirector-General of Fisheries(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 358, 21.12.1998, p. 5.(3) OJ L 356, 21.12.2002, p. 12. +",ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;Belgium;Kingdom of Belgium;fishing regulations;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches,17 +16087,"97/275/EC: Commission Decision of 9 April 1997 amending Decision 93/25/EEC approving certain treatments to inhibit the development of pathogenic micro-organisms in bivalve molluscs and marine gastropods (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery products (1), as last amended by Directive 96/23/EC (2), and in particular Chapter IV (IV) (2) of the Annex thereto,Whereas Commission Decision 93/25/EEC of 11 December 1993 approving certain treatments to inhibit the development of pathogenic micro-organisms in bivalve molluscs and marine gastropods (3) introduced three types of heat treatment adequate to ensure the health of the products;Whereas the Netherlands has suggested an alternative to the processes set out in the Annex to Decision 93/25/EEC;Whereas this treatment has been examined and approved by the Standing Veterinary Committee;Whereas the Annex to Decision 93/25/EEC needs to be amended to include this treatment;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The Annex to Decision 93/25/EEC of 11 December 1993 approving certain treatments to inhibit the development of pathogenic micro-organisms in bivalve molluscs and marine gastropods is hereby amended as follows.The following is added under B:'3. - steaming under pressure in an enclosed space where:- the requirements relating to cooking time and the internal temperature of the mollusc flesh referred to at 1 above are met,- the uniform distribution of heat in the enclosed space is guaranteed by validated methodology in the framework of the own-checks programme.` This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 April 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 15.(2) OJ No L 125, 23. 5. 1996, p. 10.(3) OJ No L 16, 25. 1. 1993, p. 22. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;health legislation;health regulations;health standard;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;mollusc;cephalopod;shellfish;squid;food technology,17 +273,"82/729/ECSC: Council Decision of 26 October 1982 designating representative organizations required to draw up lists of candidates for the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community. ,Having regard to Article 18 of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community,Whereas, by its Decision of 20 October 1980 (1), the Council designated the producers' and workers' organizations referred to in the third subparagraph of that Article;Whereas, by its Decision of 25 November 1980 (2), the Council appointed the members of the Consultative Committee for the period 25 November 1980 to 24 November 1982;Whereas the representative organizations, which are required to draw up lists of twice as many candidates as there are seats allotted to them, should be designated in order that the Consultative Committee may be renewed for a period of two years,. The representative organizations of producers and workers listed in the table annexed to this Decision are hereby designated to draw up lists of candidates on the basis of which the members of the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community shall be appointed in numbers equal to those shown in the aforesaid table in respect of those same organizations. The Council will at a later date supplement the designation of the organizations required to nominate candidates in the workers' category.. Done at Luxembourg, 26 October 1982.For the CouncilThe PresidentU. ELLEMANN-JENSEN(1) OJ No L 283, 28. 10. 1980, p. 28.(2) OJ No L 326, 2. 12. 1980, p. 20.ANNEX1.2.3 // // // // Country // Names of organizations // Number of seats // // // // // // // // 1. Producers' organizations // // Belgium // - Comité de la sidérurgie belge, Bruxelles // 2 // // Belgisch IJzer- en Staalcomité, Brussel // // // - Fédération charbonnière de Belgique, Bruxelles // 1 // // Belgische Steenkoolfederatie, Brussel // // Denmark // - Foreningen af Danske Staalproducenter, c/o Det Danske Staalvalsevaerk, Frederiksvaerk // 1 // Germany // - Unternehmensverband Ruhrbergbau, Essen // 2 // // - Unternehmensverband Saarbergbau, Saarbruecken // 1 // // - Unternehmensverband des Aachener Steinkohlenbergbaus e. V., Aachen // 1 // // - Wirtschaftsvereinigung Eisen- und Stahlindustrie, Duesseldorf // 2 // // - Verband der Saarhuetten, Fach- und Arbeitgeberverband, Saarbruecken // 1 // France // - Charbonnages de France, Paris // 2 // // - Chambre syndicale de la sidérurgie française, Paris // 1 // // - Chambre syndicale des mines de fer de France, Paris // 1 // Greece // - Sýndesmos Ellinikón Viomichanión // 1 // Ireland // - Irish Steel Ltd, Dublin // 1 // Italy // - Associazione industrie siderurgiche italiane (Assider), Milano // 1 // // - Industrie siderurgiche associate (ISA), Milano // 1 // Luxembourg // - Groupement des industries sidérurgiques luxembourgeoises, Luxembourg // 2 // Netherlands // - Vereniging de Nederlandse IJzer- en Staalproducerende Industrie (NIJSI), Nijmegen // 1 // United Kingdom // - National Coal Board, London // 3 // // - British Steel Corporation, London // 2 // // - British Independent Steel Producers' Association, London // 1 28 // // //1.2.3 // // // // Country // Names of organizations // Number of seats // // // // // // // // 2. Workers' organizations // // Belgium // - Confédération des syndicats chrétiens de Belgique (CSCB), Bruxelles Algemeen Christelijk Vakverbond van België (ACVB), Brussel // 2 // // - Fédération générale du travail de Belgique (FGTB), Bruxelles Algemeen Belgisch Vakverbond (ABVV), Brussel // 1 // Denmark // - Centralorganisationen af Metalarbejdere i Danmark, Koebenhavn // 1 // Germany // - Industriegewerkschaft Bergbau und Energie, Bochum // 2 // // - Industriegewerkschaft Metall, Frankfurt/Main // 3 // // - Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund, Duesseldorf // 1 // France // . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . // 4 // Greece // - Genikí Synomospondía Ergatón Elládos // 1 // Ireland // - Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Dublin // 1 // Italy // - Confederazione generale italiana del lavoro (CGIL), Roma // 1 // // - Confederazione italiana sindacati lavoratori (CISL), Roma // 1 // // - Unione italiana del lavoro (UIL), Roma // 1 // Luxembourg // - Confédération syndicale indépendante (OGBL), Esch/Alzette // 1 // Netherlands // - Christelijk Nationaal Vakverbond (CNV), Utrecht // 1 // // - Industriebond FNV, Amsterdam // 1 // United Kingdom // - National Union of Mineworkers, London // 2 // // - National Association of Colliery Overmen, Deputies and Shotfirers, London // 1 // // - TUC Steel Committee, London // 3 28 // // // +",trade union;trade union association;trade union council;trade union federation;trade union organisation;trade unionism;workers' association;workers' trade union;ECSC;Consultative Committee of the ECSC;ECSC consultative committee;European Coal and Steel Community;High Authority;appointment of members;designation of members;resignation of members;term of office of members,17 +42634,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 592/2013 of 21 June 2013 concerning the technical format for the transmission of European statistics on permanent crops pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1337/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1337/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 concerning European statistics on permanent crops (1), and in particular Article 8(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EU) No 1337/2011 constitutes the framework for the production of comparable European statistics on permanent crops.(2) The data structure for the transmission of statistical data on fruit and olive plantations and the exchange standard should be specified.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics,. Member States shall send the statistical data on fruit and olive plantations referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1337/2011, using the statistical data and metadata exchange (SDMX) standard. The data shall be provided to Eurostat through the single entry point to allow the Commission (Eurostat) to retrieve the data by electronic means. The data structure for sending statistical data on fruit and olive plantations to the Commission (Eurostat) shall be as specified in the Annex. The data shall be reported for all single compulsory variables and aggregates. The data shall be reported in hectares (ha). This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 June 2013.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 347, 30.12.2011, p. 7.ANNEXData structure for the transmission of statistical data on fruit and olive plantationsInformation to be included in the transmission files:Table 1List of fieldsNumber Field Remarks1 Region NUTS 1 codes as defined according to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003, on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS), OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1.2 Year Reference Year for the data (e.g. 2012, 2017, …)3 Variety group Codes are presented in Table 24 Plantation density Codes are presented in Table 35 Plantation age Codes are presented in Table 46 Observation value In hectares (ha)7 Observation status Standard code list8 Observation Confidentiality Standard code listTable 2Code list for variety group (classes in bold are compulsory)Level 1 Level 2 Code and class name Level 3 Code and class name Level 4 Code and class nameAPD Dessert apple treesAPD_BKP Boskoop rougeAPD_BRB BraeburnAPD_COO Cox OrangeAPD_CRP Cripps PinkAPD_ELR ElstarAPD_FUJ FujiAPD_GAL GalaAPD_GOD Golden DeliciousAPD_GRS Granny SmithAPD_IDR IdaredAPD_JON Jonagold/JonagoredAPD_MOD MorgenduftAPD_RED Red DeliciousAPD_RBC Reinette blanche du CanadaAPD_SHP ShampionAPD_LOB LoboAPD_PIN PinovaAPD_OTH Other dessert applesAPI Apple trees for industrial processingPED Dessert pear treesPED_CFR ConferencePED_WIL WilliamPED_ABT AbatePED_ROC RochaPED_COE Coscia-ErcoliniPED_GYT GuyotPED_BLQ BlanquillaPED_DCN DecanaPED_KAS KaiserPED_OTH Other dessert pearsPEI Pear trees for industrial processingPCD Dessert peach treesPCD_PEA Peaches other than nectarines and peaches for processingPCD_PEAY Yellow flesh peachesPCD_PEAY_VE Very early yellow flesh peaches (harvest until 15 June)PCD_PEAY_E Early yellow flesh peaches (harvest between 16 June and 15 July)PCD_PEAY_M Medium-early yellow flesh peaches (harvest between 16 July and 15 August)PCD_PEAY_L Late yellow flesh peaches (harvest after 15 August)PCD_PEAW White flesh peachesPCD_PEAW_VE Very early white flesh peaches (harvest until 15 June)PCD_PEAW_E Early white flesh peaches (harvest between 16 June and 15 July)PCD_PEAW_M Medium-early white flesh peaches (harvest between 16 July and 15 August)PCD_PEAW_L Late white flesh peaches (harvest after 15 August)PCD_PEAD Doughnut peachesPCD_NEC NectarinesPCD_NECY Yellow flesh nectarinesPCD_NECY_VE Very early yellow flesh nectarines (harvest until 15 June)PCD_NECY_E Early yellow flesh nectarines (harvest between 16 June and 15 July)PCD_NECY_M Medium-early yellow flesh nectarines (harvest between 16 July and 15 August)PCD_NECY_L Late yellow flesh nectarines (harvest after 15 August)PCD_NECW White flesh nectarinesPCD_NECW_VE Very early white flesh nectarines (harvest until 15 June)PCD_NECW_E Early white flesh nectarines (harvest between 16 June and 15 July)PCD_NECW_M Medium-early white flesh nectarines (harvest between 16 July and 15 August)PCD_NECW_L Late white flesh nectarines (harvest after 15 August)PCI Peach trees for industrial processing (including group of Pavie)APC Apricot treesAPC_VE Very early apricots (harvest until 31 May)APC_E Early apricots (harvest between 1 and 30 June)APC_M Medium-early apricots (harvest between 1 and 31 July)APC_L Late apricots (harvest after 1 August)ORA Orange treesORA_NVL NavelORA_NVL_E Early Navel (harvest between October and January)ORA_NVL_M Medium-early Navel (harvest between December and March)ORA_NVL_L Late Navel (harvest between January and May)ORA_BLC BlancasORA_BLC_E Early Blancas (harvest between December and March)ORA_BLC_L Late Blancas (harvest between March and May)ORA_SGU SanguineORA_OTH Other orangesSCF Small citrus fruitSCF_STM SatsumasSCF_STM_VE Extra-early satsumas (harvest between September and November)SCF_STM_OTH Other satsumas (harvest between October and December)SCF_CLM ClementinesSCF_CLM_E Early clementines (harvest between September and December)SCF_CLM_M Medium-early clementines (harvest between November and January)SCF_CLM_L Late clementines (harvest between January and March)SCF_OTH Other small citrus including hybridsLEM Lemon treesLEM_WI Winter lemon varieties: harvest between October and AprilLEM_SU Summer lemon varieties: harvest between February and SeptemberOLI Olive treesGRV Table grape vinesGRV_W White table grape vinesGRV_WSDL Seedless white table grape vinesGRV_WNML Normal white table grape vinesGRV_R Red table grape vinesGRV_RSDL Seedless red table grape vinesGRV_RNML Normal red table grape vinesAP_PE Apple and pear treesPC_APC Peach, nectarine and apricot treesORA_SCF_LEM Orange, small citrus fruit and lemon treesTable 3Plantation densityCode Density class RemarkLT140 Less than 140 trees per hectare Olive trees140-399 From 140 to 399 trees per hectare Olive treesLT250 Less than 250 trees per hectare Orange, small citrus and lemon trees250-499 From 250 to 499 trees per hectare Orange, small citrus and lemon treesLT400 Less than 400 trees per hectare Apple and pear trees400-1599 From 400 to 1 599 trees per hectare Apple and pear treesGE400 400 trees per hectare or more Olive trees500-749 From 500 to 749 trees per hectare Orange, small citrus and lemon treesLT600 Less than 600 trees per hectare Peach, nectarines and apricot trees600-1199 From 600 to 1 199 trees per hectare Peach, nectarines and apricot treesGE750 750 trees per hectare or more Orange, small citrus and lemon treesLT1000 Less than 1 000 trees per hectare Table grape vines1000-1499 From 1 000 to 1 499 trees per hectare Table grape vinesGE1200 1 200 trees per hectare or more Peach, nectarines and apricot treesGE1500 1 500 trees per hectare or more Table grape vines1600-3199 From 1 600 to 3 199 trees per hectare Apple and pear treesGE3200 3 200 trees per hectare or more Apple and pear treesTable 4Plantation ageCode Age class RemarkY_LT3 Less than 3 years Table grape vinesY3-9 From 3 to 9 years Table grape vinesY_LT5 Less than 5 years Apple and pear trees,Y5-11 From 5 to 11 years Olive treesY5-14 From 5 to 14 years Apple and pear trees,Y10-19 From 10 to 19 years Table grape vinesY12-49 From 12 to 49 years Olive treesY15-24 From 15 to 24 years Apple and pear trees,Y_GE15 15 years or over Peach, nectarines and apricot treesY_GE20 20 years or over Table grape vinesY_GE25 25 years or over Apple and pear trees,Y_GE50 50 years or over Olive trees +",fruit-growing;fruit production;fruit tree;permanent crop;perennial crop;agricultural statistics;EU statistics;Community statistics;European Union statistics;statistics of the EU;statistics of the European Union;data transmission;data flow;interactive transmission;viticulture;grape production;winegrowing,17 +11724,"COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1898/93 of 14 July 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2353/89 laying down detailed rules for the grant of aid for certain grain legumes and fixing the amount of aid for certain grain legumes for the 1993/94 marketing year. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 762/89 of 20 March 1989 introducing a specific measure for certain grain legumes (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2064/92 (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (3), and in particular Articles 2 and 9 (1) thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3824/92 of 28 December 1992 laying down the prices and amounts fixed in ecus as a result of the monetary realignments (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1663/93 (5), and in particular Article 2 thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 762/89, the amount of the aid is to be fixed bearing in mind the need to ensure the maintenance of areas traditionally under grain legume crops, and the aid granted for the said crops under other Community rules; whereas the Community aid per hectare should be fixed at the level specified in this Regulation;Whereas verification of the areas used for growing grain legumes has revealed no overrun of the maximum guaranteed area fixed in Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2353/89 of 28 July 1989 laying down detailed rules for the grant of aid for certain grain legumes (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3242/92 (7);Whereas the aid granted to certain grain legumes is paid per hectare; whereas Article 11 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 of 30 April 1993 on detailed rules for determining and applying the agricultural conversion rate (8) foresees that in the case of aid per hectare the operative event for the agricultural conversion rate shall be the commencement of the marketing year in respect of which the aid is granted; whereas, therefore, Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2353/89 should be repealed;Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3824/92 establishes a list of prices and amounts which are to be divided by a coefficient of 1,013088, fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 537/93 (9), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1331/93 (10), as from the beginning of the 1993/94 marketing year, under the arrangements for the automatic dismantlement of negative monetary gaps;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Dried Fodder,. For the 1993/94 marketing year the aid for the production of grain legumes introduced by Regulation (EEC) No 762/89 shall be ECU 84,89 per hectare sown and harvested. Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2353/89 is repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 July 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 80, 23. 3. 1989, p. 76.(2) OJ No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 47.(3) OJ No L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 29.(5) OJ No L 158, 30. 6. 1993, p. 18.(6) OJ No L 222, 1. 8. 1989, p. 56.(7) OJ No L 322, 7. 11. 1992, p. 8.(8) OJ No L 108, 1. 5. 1993, p. 106.(9) OJ No L 57, 10. 3. 1993, p. 18.(10) OJ No L 132, 29. 5. 1993, p. 114. +",leguminous vegetable;bean;broad bean;dried legume;field bean;lentil;pea;utilised agricultural area;UAA;area sown;cultivated area;planted area;utilized agricultural area;aid per hectare;per hectare aid;production aid;aid to producers,17 +6290,"Council Directive 88/562/EEC of 8 November 1988 amending Directive 82/606/EEC relating to the organization by Member States of surveys on the earnings of permanent and seasonal workers employed in agriculture. ,HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 213 THEREOF,WHEREAS DIRECTIVE 82/606/EEC ( 1 ) PROVIDES THAT MEMBER STATES SHALL CONDUCT IN 1988 A SURVEY ON THE EARNINGS OF PERMANENT AND SEASONAL WORKERS EMPLOYED IN AGRICULTURE;WHEREAS THE ABOVEMENTIONED DIRECTIVE PROVIDES THAT PARTICIPATION BY THE COMMUNITY IN THE COSTS OF THE SURVEY SHALL CEASE AFTER 1986;WHEREAS THE ACCESSION OF THE NEW MEMBER STATES AND THE EXTENSION OF THE SURVEY TO NON-PERMANENT WORKERS MAKES IT NECESSARY TO PROVIDE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE COSTS TO CONTINUE FOR THE 1988 SURVEY,. ARTICLES 7 AND 8 OF DIRECTIVE 82/606/EEC ARE HEREBY REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :""ARTICLE 7MEMBER STATES SHALL RECEIVE, IN RESPECT OF THE SURVEYS CARRIED OUT UP TO 1988 INCLUSIVE, A FLAT-RATE SUM FOR EACH HOLDING SURVEYED . THIS SUM SHALL BE CHARGED AGAINST APPROPRIATIONS ALLOCATED FOR THIS PURPOSE IN THE GENERAL BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES . THE COUNCIL SHALL REVIEW THIS DIRECTIVE FOR THE FIRST TIME AT THE BEGINNING OF 1990 .TO THIS END, THE COMMISSION SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE COUNCIL NO LATER THAN THE BEGINNING OF 1990 ON THE EXPERIENCE GAINED IN CARRYING OUT THE SURVEYS PROVIDED FOR PURSUANT TO THIS DIRECTIVE .THIS REPORT SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY PROPOSALS CONCERNING THE ARRANGEMENTS TO BE IMPLEMENTED, IF REQUIRED, FOR SUBSEQUENT YEARS ( FOLLOWING 1990 ).' THIS DIRECTIVE IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .. DONE AT BRUSSELS, 8 NOVEMBER 1988 .FOR THE COUNCILTHE PRESIDENTA . PEPONIS( 1 ) OJ NO L 247, 23 . 8 . 1982, P . 22 . +",agricultural labour force;agricultural worker;farm employee;farm labourer;farm worker;farmers' income;seasonal worker;economic survey;survey of the economic situation;farmer;cultivator;holder of a farm;horticulturist;share-cropper;stock breeder;stock owner;winegrower,17 +32623,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1042/2006 of 7 July 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Article 28(3) and (4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 28(6) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 28(6) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 provides that detailed rules are to be adopted for the implementation of Article 28(3) and (4) of that Regulation.(2) It is necessary to specify the conditions under which Member States may carry out inspections of fishing vessels in all Community waters outside waters under their sovereignty and in international waters, as provided for in Article 28(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.(3) Article 28(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 provides that the Commission is to establish a list of Community inspectors, inspection vessels and inspection aircraft and other means of inspection authorised to carry out inspections pursuant to Chapter V of that Regulation in Community waters and on Community fishing vessels. It is appropriate that those Community inspectors may be assigned for the implementation of the specific control and inspection programmes adopted in accordance with Article 34c of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the Common Fisheries Policy (2).(4) It is necessary to specify the conditions under which Community inspectors may carry out inspections in Community waters and on Community fishing vessels in accordance with Article 28(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,. CHAPTER IMEMBER STATE INSPECTIONS Inspections of vessels flying the flag of the inspecting Member State1.   A Member State which intends to inspect Community fishing vessels flying its flag (inspecting Member State) in Community waters under the jurisdiction of another Member State (coastal Member State), in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 28(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, shall notify the coastal Member State concerned of its intention.2.   The prior notification provided for in paragraph 1 shall include the following information:(a) the name and call sign of the inspection vessel;(b) the estimated point and time of entry into the waters under the jurisdiction ofthe coastal Member State.3.   Upon the prior notification provided for in paragraph 1, the coastal Member State shall, for the purpose of operational coordination, inform the inspecting Member State of any inspection activity currently carried out in the relevant area. Inspections of vessels flying the flag of another Member State or a third country1.   A Member State, which intends to inspect fishing vessels flying the flag of another Member State or of a third country in Community waters under the jurisdiction of another Member State, in accordance with point (a) of the second subparagraph of Article 28(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, shall request the coastal Member State concerned for authorisation. That request shall include the information listed in Article 1(2) of this Regulation.2.   The coastal Member State concerned shall decide whether to authorise the inspection within 24 hours of the time of the request and inform the inspecting Member State forthwith. Decisions shall also be communicated to the Commission or to the body that the Commission shall have designated for that purpose.3.   The conditions under which a Member State may inspect fishing vessels flying the flag of another Member State or a third country in Community waters under the jurisdiction of another Member State, in accordance with point (b) of the second subparagraph of Article 28(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, shall be defined in the rules adopting the specific control and inspection programme concerned. Contact points1.   Member States shall designate the competent authority which shall act as the contact point for the following purposes:(a) issuing and receiving prior notifications in accordance with Article 1;(b) issuing and receiving requests and decisions in accordance with Article 2.2.   The contact point referred to in paragraph 1 shall be available 24 hours a day.3.   The contact details of the designated competent authority shall be notified to the Commission and to the other Member States.4.   The Commission shall designate its contact point for the purpose of communication pursuant to this Regulation. Reporting obligation1.   Following inspections carried out by a Member State in Community waters under the jurisdiction of another Member State, in accordance with Articles 1 and 2, the inspecting Member State shall submit a daily report on its activities to the coastal Member State concerned.2.   If an infringement has been detected as a result of an inspection carried out in accordance with Articles 1 and 2, the inspecting Member State shall immediately submit a summarised inspection report to the coastal Member State. A full inspection report shall be submitted to the coastal and to the flag Member State within seven days from the time of inspection.3.   An inspection report drawn up after the inspection of a Community fishing vessel in international waters in accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 28(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, shall be submitted to the flag Member State of that vessel within seven days from the date of the inspection. If an infringement has been detected as a result of the inspection, the inspecting Member State shall immediately submit a summarised inspection report to the flag Member State of the inspected vessel.4.   Paragraph 3 shall be without prejudice to rules laid down by international fisheries agreements.5.   Daily reports referred to in paragraph 1 and inspection reports referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 shall be submitted, upon request, to the Commission or to the body that the Commission shall have designated for that purpose.CHAPTER IICOMMUNITY INSPECTORS AND INSPECTION MEANS Nomination of Community inspectors and inspection means1.   Member States shall nominate Community inspectors, inspection vessels and inspection aircraft and other means of inspection to be included in the list established by the Commission in accordance with Article 28(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.2.   Member States shall ensure that the Community inspectors nominated:(a) are fisheries inspectors in the Member State;(b) have a thorough experience in the field of fisheries control and inspection;(c) have an in-depth knowledge of Community fisheries legislation;(d) have a thorough knowledge of one of the official languages of the Community and a satisfactory knowledge of a second;(e) are physically fit to perform their duties;(f) have received the necessary training with regard to safety at sea. List of Community inspectors and inspection means1.   Member States shall notify the Commission electronically by 31 October 2006 of the names of the inspectors, inspection vessels, inspection aircraft and other means of inspection which they have nominated.2.   On the basis of the notifications from Member States the Commission shall adopt by 31 December 2006 a list of Community inspectors, inspection vessels, inspection aircraft and other means of inspection authorised to carry out inspections in accordance with Article 28(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.3.   After the establishment of the initial list, Member States shall notify to the Commission by 31 October each year any modification to the list which they wish to introduce for the following calendar year. The Commission shall amend the list accordingly by 31 December each year.4.   The list and modifications thereto shall be published on the official website of the Commission or of the body that the Commission shall have designated for that purpose. Tasks of Community inspectors1.   Without prejudice to the primary responsibility of the coastal Member States, Community inspectors shall carry out inspections pursuant to Chapter V of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 in Community waters and on Community fishing vessels.2.   The Community inspectors may be assigned for:(a) the implementation of the specific control and inspection programmes adopted in accordance with Article 34c of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93;(b) international fisheries control and inspection programmes, where the Community is under an obligation to provide for inspections and controls; or(c) inspection programmes developed between Member States pursuant to Article 34b(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93. Powers and obligations of Community inspectors1.   For the accomplishment of their tasks and subject to paragraph 2, Community inspectors shall have the same powers as those of the fisheries inspectors of the Member State in which the inspection takes place, in particular as regards access to all areas on board Community fishing vessels and any other vessels carrying out activities relating to the common fisheries policy.2.   Community inspectors shall have no police and enforcement powers beyond the territory or outside the Community waters under the sovereignty and jurisdiction of their Member State of origin.3.   Community inspectors shall produce written authority. For this purpose they shall be provided with an identification document, issued by the Commission or the body that the Commission shall have designated for that purpose, stating their identity and capacity.4.   Member States shall afford the Community inspectors such assistance as they need to fulfil their tasks. Inspection and surveillance reports1.   Community inspectors shall submit a daily report on their activities, including the name and identification number of each vessel inspected and the type of inspection carried out, to the coastal Member State concerned.2.   If Community inspectors detect an infringement as a result of their inspection, they shall immediately submit a summarised inspection report to the coastal Member State or, where the inspection was carried out outside Community waters, to the flag State of the inspected vessel. They shall submit a full inspection report within seven days from the date of inspection.3.   Community inspectors shall submit a copy of the full inspection report to the flag State of the inspected vessel within seven days from the date of inspection.4.   Daily and inspection reports referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be transmitted, upon request, to the Commission or the body that the Commission shall have designated for that purpose. 0Follow up of the reports1.   Member States shall consider and act on reports submitted by the Community inspectors in accordance with Article 9(2) in the same way as they consider and act on reports from their own inspectors.2.   The Member State of origin of the Community inspector shall cooperate with the Member State acting on a report submitted by the Community inspector in order to facilitate judicial or administrative proceedings.3.   On request, a Community inspector shall assist and give evidence in infringement proceedings undertaken by any Member State.CHAPTER IIIACCESS TO INFORMATION 1Access to information1.   In the framework of inspections carried out under Article 28(3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, Member State inspectors and Community inspectors shall have access without delay to all information and documents, in particular to surveillance data including data generated by the system for satellite-based monitoring, which are needed to fulfil their tasks, to the same extent and under the same conditions as inspectors of the Member State in which the inspection takes place.2.   Access to information as provided for in paragraph 1 shall be limited to the purpose, period and geographic area of the inspection concerned.3.   The data received in the framework of this Article shall be treated in a confidential manner and may be used solely for the purposes for which they are provided.CHAPTER IVFINAL PROVISIONS 2Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 July 2006.For the CommissionJoe BORGMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.(2)  OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 768/2005 (OJ L 128, 21.5.2005, p. 1). +",fishery management;fishery planning;fishery system;fishing management;fishing system;management of fish resources;conservation of fish stocks;common fisheries policy;fishery resources;fishing resources;fishing vessel;factory ship;fishing boat;transport vessel;trawler;fishing controls;inspector of fisheries,17 +9894,"92/281/EEC: Commission Decision of 8 May 1992 approving the plan for the approval of establishments for the purposes of intra-Community trade in poultry and hatching eggs submitted by the United Kingdom (Only the English text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/539/EEC of 15 October 1990 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs (1), as last amended by Directive 91/496/EEC (2), and in particular Article 3 (2) thereof,Whereas by letter dated 1 July 1991 the United Kingdom transmitted a plan to the Commission;Whereas the plan has been examined and found to meet the requirements of Directive 90/539/EEC, and in particular Annex II thereof;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The plan submitted by the United Kingdom for the approval of establishments for the purposes of intra-Community trade in poultry and hatching eggs is hereby approved. The United Kingdom shall bring into force by 1 May 1992 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementation of the plan referred to in Article 1. This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.. Done at Brussels, 8 May 1992. For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 303, 31. 10. 1990, p. 6. (2) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 56. +",agricultural building;barn;byre;cattle-shed;cow-shed;farm building;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;egg;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;live poultry;intra-EU trade;intra-Community trade,17 +43461,"2014/502/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 24 July 2014 concerning certain interim protective measures relating to African swine fever in Lithuania (notified under document C(2014) 5417) Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), and in particular Article 9(3) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (2), and in particular Article 10(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) African swine fever is an infectious viral disease affecting domestic and feral pig populations and can have a severe impact on the profitability of pig farming causing disturbance to trade within the Union and exports to third countries.(2) In the event of an outbreak of African swine fever, there is a risk that the disease agent might spread to other pig holdings and to feral pigs. As a result, it may spread from one Member State to another Member State and to third countries through trade in live pigs or their products.(3) Council Directive 2002/60/EC (3) lays down minimum measures to be applied within the Union for the control of African swine fever. Article 9 of Directive 2002/60/EC provides for the establishment of protection and surveillance zones in the event of outbreaks of that disease where the measures laid down in Articles 10 and 11 of that Directive are to apply.(4) Lithuania has informed the Commission of the current African swine fever situation on its territory, and in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/60/EC, it has established protection and surveillance zones where the measures referred to in Articles 10 and 11 of that Directive are applied.(5) In order to prevent any unnecessary disturbance to trade within the Union and to avoid unjustified barriers to trade by third countries, it is necessary to establish in collaboration with the Member State concerned a Union list of the restricted zones for African swine fever in Lithuania which are the protection and surveillance zones (‘the restricted zones’).(6) Accordingly, pending the next meeting of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, the restricted zones in Lithuaniashould be listed in the Annex to this Decision and the duration of that regionalisation fixed.(7) This Decision is to be reviewed at the next meeting of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,. Lithuania shall ensure that the protection and surveillance zones established in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/60/EC comprise at least the areas listed in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision shall apply until 15 August 2014. This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Lithuania.. Done at Brussels, 24 July 2014.For the CommissionTonio BORGMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13.(2)  OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29.(3)  Council Directive 2002/60/EC of 27 June 2002 laying down specific provisions for the control of African swine fever and amending Directive 92/119/EEC as regards Teschen disease and African swine fever (OJ L 192, 20.7.2002, p. 27).ANNEXZones in Lithuania Restricted zones as referred to in Article 1 Date until applicableProtection zone The subdistrict of Kazitiskis in Ignalina district 15 August 2014Surveillance zone The whole Ignalina district not included in the Protection zone 15 August 2014 +",veterinary inspection;veterinary control;animal plague;cattle plague;rinderpest;swine fever;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;trade restriction;obstacle to trade;restriction on trade;trade barrier;regions of Lithuania,17 +33145,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1746/2006 of 24 November 2006 correcting Regulation (EC) No 1279/2006 fixing for the 2005/2006 marketing year the specific agricultural conversion rate applicable to the minimum sugar beet prices and the production levy and additional levy in the sugar sector for the currencies of those Member States which have not adopted the single currency. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1713/93 of 30 June 1993 establishing special detailed rules for applying the agricultural conversion rate in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) The Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1279/2006 (3) contains an error as regards the specific agricultural conversion rate fixed for the Slovak koruna.(2) The error should be corrected by replacing the exchange rate of 39,0739 indicated for the Slovak koruna with the rate 38,0739.(3) In order to cover the 2005/2006 marketing year the corrected rate must apply from the date of application of Regulation (EC) No 1279/2006,. The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1279/2006 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 July 2005.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 24 November 2006.For the CommissionJean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1585/2006 (OJ L 294, 25.10.2006, p. 19).(2)  OJ L 159, 1.7.1993, p. 94. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1509/2001 (OJ L 200, 25.7.2001, p. 19).(3)  OJ L 233, 26.8.2006, p. 10.ANNEX‘ANNEXSpecific exchange rateEUR 1= 29,0021 Czech koruna7,45928 Danish krone15,6466 Estonian kroon0,574130 Cyprus pound0,696167 Latvian lats3,45280 Lithuanian litas254,466 Hungarian forint0,429300 Maltese lira3,92889 Polish zloty239,533 Slovenian tolar38,0739 Slovak koruna9,37331 Swedish krona0,684339 Pound sterling’ +",sugar levy;isoglucose levy;minimum price;floor price;sugar;fructose;fruit sugar;representative rate;agricultural conversion rate;agricultural unit of account;green exchange rate;green rate;green unit of account;sugar beet;non-participating country;out country;pre-in country,17 +33650,"2007/680/EC: Commission Decision of 22 October 2007 amending Decision 2006/410/EC, setting the amounts which, pursuant to Articles 10(2), 143d and 143e of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, are made available to the EAFRD and the amounts available for EAGF expenditure, and Decision 2006/636/EC fixing the annual breakdown by Member State for Community support to rural development for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013 (notified under document number C(2007) 5106). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (1), and in particular Article 12(2) and (3) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (2), and in particular Article 69(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 4(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 378/2007 of 27 March 2007 laying down rules for voluntary modulation of direct payments provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, stipulates that the Commission should set the net amounts resulting from the application of voluntary modulation and that these amounts should be incorporated into the annual breakdown by Member State relating to Community support to rural development referred to in Article 69(4) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005.(2) Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 stipulates that the Commission should set the amounts which, pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 378/2007 and Articles 10(2), 143d and 143e of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers (3), are made available to the EAFRD, and the net balance available for EAGF expenditure.(3) The amounts to be made available to the EAFRD and the net balance available for EAGF expenditure have to be set on the basis of the maximum annual amounts corresponding to the financial years 2007 to 2013.(4) Commission Decision 2006/410/EC (4) established the amounts resulting from the application of the reductions of direct payments provided for in Articles 10(2), 143d and 143e of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, which are made available to EAFRD, and the net balance available for EAGF expenditure, for the financial years 2007 to 2013.(5) Council Decision 2006/493/EC (5) fixed the amount of Community support to rural development for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013, its annual breakdown and the minimum amount to be concentrated in regions eligible under the Convergence Objective.(6) Commission Decision 2006/636/EC (6) established the breakdown by Member State of Community support to rural development for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013, including as regards the amount of the transfers to the EAFRD.(7) As a result of the adoption of Commission Decision 2007/679/EC 22 October 2007 fixing the net amounts resulting from the application of voluntary modulation to the United Kingdom for the calendar years 2007 to 2012 (7), under Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 378/2007, the amounts which are made available to the EAFRD should be adjusted and added to the annual breakdown for Community support to rural development for the United Kingdom.(8) Decisions 2006/410/EC and 2006/636/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,. Decision 2006/410/EC is amended as follows:1. The sole article is replaced by the following:2. The Annex to the Decision is replaced by the text appearing in Annex I to this Decision. In the table appearing in the Annex to Decision 2006/636/EC, the amounts concerning the United Kingdom and the total amounts resulting from the addition of the amounts concerning all the Member States are replaced by the amounts which appear in Annex II to this Decision. This Decision applies as from the budget year 2008. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 October 2007.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 378/2007 (OJ L 95, 5.4.2007, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 277, 21.10.2005, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2012/2006 (OJ L 384, 29.12.2006, p. 8).(3)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 552/2007 (OJ L 131, 23.5.2007, p. 10).(4)  OJ L 163, 15.6.2006, p. 10.(5)  OJ L 195, 15.7.2006, p. 22.(6)  OJ L 261, 22.9.2006, p. 32. Decision as amended by Decision 2007/383/EC (OJ L 142, 5.6.2007, p. 21).(7)  See p. 25 of this Official Journal.ANNEX I‘ANNEX(EUR million):Budget year Amounts available for EAFRD Net balance available for EAGF expenditureArticle 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 Article 143d of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 Article 143e of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 378/20072007 984 22 44 7532008 1 241 22 362,0 44 5922009 1 252 22 424,0 44 9812010 1 257 22 464,4 45 402,62011 1 231 22 484 475,5 45 404,52012 1 231 22 484 481,6 45 874,42013 1 228 22 484 481,6 46 358,4’ANNEX II(current prices in EUR)2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Total 2007-2013 Of which, as a minimum, for regions eligible under the convergence objectiveUnited Kingdom 263 996 373 645 001 582 698 582 271 741 000 084 748 834 332 752 295 626 748 964 152 4 598 674 420 188 337 515Total 12 343 028 110 12 904 462 561 12 915 336 508 12 926 752 114 13 346 691 325 13 301 303 256 13 245 900 813 90 983 474 687 31 232 644 963’ +",fund (EU);EC fund;rural development;rural planning;agricultural expenditure;expenditure on agriculture;farm spending;budgetary reserve (EU);EAGGF monetary reserve;EC budgetary reserve;agricultural reserve;guarantee fund for lending operations;guarantee fund for lending transactions;financial year;budget year;budgetary year;fiscal year,17 +5721,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 993/2013 of 15 October 2013 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 October 2013. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 16 October 2013 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 16 October 2013, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 October 2013.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Jerzy PLEWADirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 16 October 2013CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I1.10.2013-14.10.20131. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/t)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 217,22 127,86 — — —Fob price USA — — 219,54 209,54 189,54Gulf of Mexico premium — 23,43 — — —Great Lakes premium 30,63 — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 17,59 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: 49,80 EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +39490,"Commission Decision of 14 October 2011 on setting up the National Coal Experts Group (NCE). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),Whereas:(1) Article 194 of the TFEU provides that Union policy on energy shall aim, in a spirit of solidarity between Member States, to ensure the functioning of the energy market and security of energy supply in the Union.(2) The Commission Communication of 10 November 2010‘Energy Strategy 2020. A strategy for competitive, sustainable and secure energy’ (1), while expressing that Member States still need to phase out environmentally harmful subsidies, recognises the potential for further development of EU indigenous fossil fuel resources with a view to ensure that European business and consumers obtain safe, secure and sustainable energy at competitive prices.(3) Council Decision 2010/787/EU stipulates the phase-out of subsidies for the production of coal from uncompetitive mines by 31 December 2018.(4) Given the share of coal in European energy supplies, it is appropriate for the Commission to set up an expert group to assist the Commission in monitoring coal markets as well as to allow a constant exchange of information between Member States and the EU.(5) On the basis of Article 8 of Council Regulation (EC) No 405/2003 of 27 February 2003 concerning Community monitoring of imports of hard coal originating in third countries (2), a group of experts on coal — the National Coal Experts (NCE) — has met regularly from 2003 until 2010.(6) Regulation (EC) No 405/2003 expired on 31 December 2010 without replacement.(7) In a spirit of prolonging a good cooperation within the NCE established for the purposes of Regulation (EC) No 405/2003, a new expert group in the field of coal shall be named after it.(8) The NCE should continue to facilitate cooperation and consultation between Member States' authorities responsible for coal-related energy policy issues and the Commission on all aspects of the coal value chain while not duplicating the work of other, specific consultative groups organised by the Commission.(9) The NCE should furthermore facilitate, in connection with the broader stakeholder dialogue on energy matters, the exchange of good practices in the area of coal production and use without duplicating the work of already existing expert and other groups, including those established by legislative acts, and while fully respecting the rules on competition and State aid laid down in Articles 101 to 109 of the TFEU, as well as Council Decision 2010/787/EU.(10) The NCE should be composed of Member States' authorities responsible for coal-related energy policy issues. These authorities shall nominate their representatives.(11) Especially with respect to the exchange of good practices and in order to involve relevant technical and regulatory authorities of the Member States where appropriate, experts from outside the NCE including representatives from such authorities may participate in meetings of the NCE on an ad hoc basis.(12) Rules on disclosure of information by members of the NCE and their representatives should be laid down.(13) Personal data relating to members of the NCE should be processed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (3),. Subject matterThe National Coal Experts Group, hereinafter referred to as ‘the NCE’, is hereby set up. TaskThe NCE’s task shall be:(a) to assist the Commission in monitoring the evolution of coal markets;(b) to establish cooperation and ensure regular consultation between Member States' authorities responsible for coal-related energy policy issues and the Commission on questions relating to aspects of the coal value chain, including mine closures;(c) to bring about an exchange of experience and good practice in the field of coal production and use. ConsultationThe Commission may consult the NCE on any matter relating to all aspects of the coal value chain. Membership — Appointment1.   The NCE shall be composed of Member States' authorities responsible for coal-related energy policy issues.2.   Member States' authorities shall nominate their representatives.3.   The names of Member States' authorities shall be published in the Register of Commission expert groups and other similar entities (‘the Register’). Operation1.   The NCE shall be chaired by a representative of the Commission.2.   In agreement with the Commission services, the NCE may set up sub-groups to examine specific questions, especially the exchange of good practices, on the basis of terms of reference defined by the NCE. Such sub-groups shall be disbanded as soon as their mandate is fulfilled.3.   The Commission’s representative may invite experts from outside the NCE with specific competence in a subject on the agenda to participate in the work of the NCE or sub-groups on an ad hoc basis. In addition, the Commission’s representative may give observer status to individuals, organisations as defined in Rule 8(3) of the horizontal rules on expert groups and candidate countries.4.   Members of expert groups and their representatives, as well as invited experts and observers, shall comply with the obligations of professional secrecy laid down by the Treaties and their implementing rules, as well as with the Commission's rules on security regarding the protection of EU classified information, laid down in the Annex to the Rules of Procedure of the Commission (4). Should they fail to respect these obligations, the Commission may take all appropriate measures.5.   The meetings of expert groups and sub-groups shall be held on Commission premises. The Commission shall provide secretarial services. Other Commission officials with an interest in the proceedings may attend meetings of the NCE and its sub-groups.6.   The NCE may adopt its rules of procedure on the basis of the standard rules of procedure for expert groups.7.   The Commission publishes relevant information on the activities carried out by the NCE either by including it in the Register or via a link from the Register to a dedicated website. Meeting expenses1.   Participants in the activities of the NCE or its sub-groups shall not be remunerated for the services they render.2.   Travel and subsistence expenses incurred by participants in the activities of the NCE or its sub-groups shall be reimbursed by the Commission in accordance with the provisions in force within the Commission.3.   Those expenses shall be reimbursed within the limits of the available appropriations allocated under the annual procedure for the allocation of resources.. Done at Brussels, 14 October 2011.For the CommissionGünther OETTINGERMember of the Commission(1)  COM(2010) 639 final.(2)  OJ L 62, 6.3.2003, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.(4)  OJ L 308, 8.12.2000, p. 26 as amended by Commission Decision of 29 November 2001 amending its internal Rules of Procedure (OJ L 317, 3.12.2001, p. 1). +",self-employed person;adviser;consultant;expert;free-lance;independent;self-employed worker;coalmining policy;coal policy;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;consultancy;advice;expertise,17 +14025,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 629/95 of 23 March 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application to milk and milk products of certain tariff quotas for Hungary and Bulgaria opened by Council Regulation (EC) No 3379/94. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3379/94 of 22 December 1994 opening and administering certain Community tariff quotas in 1995 for certain agricultural products and for beer (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,Whereas, as a result of the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, Regulation (EC) No 3379/94 opened autonomous tariff quotas for 1995 in order to ensure, temporarily, compliance with the undertakings relating to the adjustment of the concessions granted for certain agricultural products to Hungary and Bulgaria (among other countries), and pending the conclusion of additional protocols to the Agreements with those countries; whereas the new quotas are without prejudice to the import arrangements provided for in the said Agreements between the Community and those countries;Whereas the said Regulation introduces for 1995 arrangements for the reduction of or exemption from import levies on certain products, including milk and milk products; whereas detailed rules of application should be adopted with a view to administering the arrangements concerned; whereas those detailed rules are either supplementary to, or derogate from, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 340/95 (3);Whereas, in order to ensure proper administration of imports, a security should be required for applications for import licences and certain conditions be laid down as regards applications for licences; whereas the fixed amounts should be staggered over the year and the procedure for awarding licences as well as their term of validity should be specified;Whereas continuous access to the said fixed amounts should be ensured for all Community importers and the reduced levy should be applied consistently to all imports of the products in question in all the Member States until the fixed amounts are exhausted; whereas the necessary measures should be taken to ensure efficient Community administration of these fixed amounts and, because of the risk of speculation in particular, access by importers to the said scheme should be subject to compliance with specific conditions; whereas this method of administration requires close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. Within the framework of the arrangements provided for in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 3379/94, all imports into the Community of milk products originating in Hungary and Bulgaria falling within the CN codes listed in Annex I hereto shall be subject to the presentation of import licences issued and applied for under the terms set out herein.The quantities of products to which these arrangements apply and the rates of reduction in the levies shall be those listed in Annex I hereto. The quantities referred to in Annex I shall be staggered as follows:- 33 % in the period 1 April to 30 June,- 33 % in the period 1 July to 30 September,- 34 % in the period 1 October to 31 December. For the purposes of the import arrangements referred to in Article 1, the following provisions shall apply:(a) at the time applications are submitted, applicants for import licences must prove to the satisfaction of the competent authorities of the Member State concerned that they have been trading in milk or milk products with third countries for at least the last 12 months. However, retail establishments or restaurants selling their products to final consumers are excluded from the benefits of this regime;(b) licence applications may relate to only one of the CN codes listed in Annex I hereto in the case of a product originating in one of the two countries covered by this Regulation.Licence applications must relate to at least 10 tonnes and to a maximum of 25 % of the quantity available for the product concerned for the period as specified in Article 2 for which the application for a licence is lodged;(c) Section 8 of licence applications and licences shall show the country of origin; licences shall carry with them an obligation to import from the country indicated;(d) Section 20 of licence applications and licences shall show one of the following:Reglamento (CE) n° 629/95,Forordning (EF) nr. 629/95,Verordnung (EG) Nr. 629/95,Êáíïíéóìüò (ÅÊ) áñéè. 629/95,Regulation (EC) No 629/95,Règlement (CE) n° 629/95,Regolamento (CE) n. 629/95,Verordening (EG) nr. 629/95,Regulamento (CE) nº 629/95,Förordning (EG) nr 629/95,Asetus (EY) N:o 629/95;(e) Section 24 of licences shall show one of the following:Reducción de la exacción reguladora establecida en el Reglamento (CE) n° 629/95,Nedsættelse, jf. forordning (EF) nr. 629/95, af importafgiften,Ermäßigung der Abschöpfung gemäß der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 629/95,Ìåßùóç ôïõ äáóìïý üðùò ðñïâëÝðåôáé áðü ôïí êáíïíéóìü (ÅÊ) áñéè. 629/95,Levy reduced in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 629/95,Réduction du prélèvement prévue par le règlement (CE) n° 629/95,Riduzione del prelievo a norma del regolamento (CE) n. 629/95,Heffing verlaagd overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr. 629/95,Redução do direito nivelador prevista no Regulamento (CE) nº 629/95,Nedsättning av importavgiften enligt förordning (EG) nr 629/95,Asetuksessa (EY) N:o 629/95 säädetty maksun alennus. 1. Licence applications may be lodged only during the first 10 days of each period as specified in Article 2.2. Licence applications shall only be admissible where the applicant declares in writing that he has not submitted, and undertakes not to submit, any other applications under the import arrangements referred to in Article 1, in respect of the current period, concerning the same product by code and country of origin in the Member State in which his application is lodged or in other Member States; where the same interested party submits more than one application relating to the same product, all applications from that person shall be inadmissible.3. The Member States shall notify the Commission, on the third working day following the end of the application submission period, of applications lodged for each of the products listed in Annex I. Such notification shall comprise the list of applicants, the quantities applied for by CN code and the countries of origin. All notifications, including notifications of nil applications, shall be made by telex or fax on the working day stipulated, in accordance with the model set out in Annex II hereto where no application is made and with the models set out in Annexes II and III where applications have been made.4. The Commission shall decide as soon as possible to what extent quantities may be awarded in respect of applications as referred to in Article 3.If quantities in respect of which licences have been applied for exceed the quantities available in respect of each CN code and country of origin, the Commission shall fix a single percentage reduction in the quantities applied for. If the quantity obtained by applying that percentage is deemed insufficient by the applicant, he may refrain from using the licence. In that case he shall notify the competent authority of this decision within three working days following publication of the decision referred to in the previous subparagraph. The competent authority shall inform the Commission forthwith of the details of this notification.Where the overall quantity for which applications have been submitted is less than the quantity available in respect of each CN code and country, the Commission shall calculate the quantity remaining, which shall be added to the quantity available in respect of the following period.5. The licences shall be issued as soon as possible after the Commission has taken its decision. Pursuant to Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, import licences shall be valid for 60 days from the date of actual issue.However, licences shall not be valid after 31 December of the year in which they are issued.Import licences issued pursuant to this Regulation shall not be transferable. A security of ECU 36,23 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged for import licence applications for all products referred to in Article 1. Without prejudice to this Regulation, Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall apply.However, Article 8 (4) of that Regulation notwithstanding, the quantity imported pursuant to this Regulation may not exceed that indicated in Sections 17 and 18 of the import licence. The figure '0` shall be entered to that effect in Section 19 of the said licence. The products shall be placed in free circulation on presentation of an EUR1 certificate issued by the exporting country in accordance with Protocol 4 annexed to the Interim Agreement. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 March 1995.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 366, 31. 12. 1994, p. 3.(2) OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 39, 21. 2. 1995, p. 1.ANNEX IProducts originating in BulgariaLevy exemption from 1 January 1995>TABLE>Products originating in HungaryLevy reduction of 60 % from 1 January 1995>TABLE>ANNEX II>START OF GRAPHIC>Application of Regulation (EC) No 629/95(Page / )COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIESDG VI/D/1 - MILK AND MILK PRODUCTSREQUESTS FOR IMPORT LICENCES AT REDUCED LEVIES / WITH EXEMPTION . . . QUARTER 1995Date:Member State: Commission Regulation (EC) No . . . . /95Sender:Contact:Telephone No:Telefax No:Number of pages:Order No of requests:Total quantity requested (in tonnes):>END OF GRAPHIC>ANNEX III>START OF GRAPHIC>Application of Regulation (EC) No 629/95(Page / )COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIESDG VI/D/1 - MILK AND MILK PRODUCTSREQUESTS FOR IMPORT LICENCES AT REDUCED LEVIES / WITH EXEMPTION . . . QUARTER 1995Order No: Member State:CN code No Declarer (Name and address) Quantity (tonnes) Country of originTotal tonnes . . . . . ., order No . . . . . .>END OF GRAPHIC> +",Hungary;Republic of Hungary;milk;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;import (EU);Community import;Bulgaria;Republic of Bulgaria,17 +9759,"92/14/EEC: Commission Decision of 17 December 1991 amending Council Decision 79/542/EEC to establish a list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of equidae. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/426/EEC (1) of 26 June 1990 on animal health conditions governing the movement from third countries of equidae and in particular Article 12 thereof,Whereas by Council Decision 79/542/EEC (2), as last amended by Commission Decision 91/361/EEC (3), the Council has established a list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of bovine animals, swine and fresh meat, including meat products;Whereas it is necessary to modify this Decision now to take into account the import from third countries of equidae without prejudice to the conditions laid down in Commission Decision 89/15/EEC (4), as last amended by Decision 91/487/EEC (5);Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. Council Decision 79/542/EEC is amended as follows:1. The title is replaced by the following:'Council Decision 79/542/EEC of 21 December 1976 drawing up a list of third countries from which the Member States authorize imports of bovine animals swine, and equidae, fresh meat and meat products';2. In Article 1 the following paragraph is added:'3. (a) Member States shall authorize the import of equidae from third countries appearing in part I of the special column for equidae of the Annex.(b) Member States shall authorize temporary entry into the Community of registered horses or re-entry of registered horses into Community territory after being temporarily exported from the third countries or parts of third countries appearing in part II of the special column for equidae of the Annex.(c) Without prejudice to Article 19 of Directive 90/426/EEC and until specific provisions under Article 13 (2) of this Directive have been adopted, Member States shall not import equidae coming from the following countries:- Brazil- Columbia- Costa Rica- Egypt- Equador- Morocco- Peru- South Africa- Turkey- USSR- Venezuela.'3. The Annex of Decision 79/542/EEC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision. This Decision shall apply from 1 Janaury 1992. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 December 1991. For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 42. (2) OJ No L 146, 14. 6. 1979, p. 15. (3) OJ No L 195, 18. 7. 1991, p. 43. (4) OJ No L 8, 11. 1. 1989, p. 11. (5) OJ No L 260, 17. 9. 1991, p. 15.ANNEXCountry Fresh meat and meat products Fresh meat Live animals Special remarks Domestic Wild Fresh meat Meat products B S/G P S/P C/H B P Albania × × × Argentina × × × × × (3) Australia × × × × × × × Austria × × × × × × × Belize × × (3) Botswana × × × × (1) (2) (3) Brazil × × × (3) Bulgaria × × × × × × × Canada × × × × × × × Chile × × × × (1) (3) People's Republic of China × × × (1) (3) Colombia × × (3) Costa Rica × × (3) Cuba × × (3) Cyprus × × × × × × Czechoslovakia × × × × × × × El Salvador × × × (3) Ethiopia (3) Finland × × × × × × × Greenland × × × × (1) (3) Guatemala × × (3) Honduras × × (3) Hong Kong (3) Hungary × × × × × × × Iceland × × × × × × × India (3) Israel × (3) Kenya (3) Madagascar × × × (3) Malta × × × × × (3) Mauritius (3) Mexico × × (3) Morocco × (3) Namibia × × × × (1) (2) (3) New Zealand × × × × × × × Norway × × × × × × × Nicaragua × × (3) Panama × × (3) Paraguay × × × (3) Poland × × × × × × × Romania × × × × × × × Singapore (3) South Africa × × × × × (1) (2) (3) Swaziland × × × (1) (2) (3) Sweden × × × × × × × Switzerland × × × × × × × Thailand (3) Turkey × (3) Tunisia (3) United States of America × × × × × × × Uruguay × × × (3) Union of Soviet Socialist Republics × × × × × × × (1) (3) Yugoslavia × × × × × × × Zimbabwe × (3) B: Bovines (including buffalo) S/G: Sheep/goat P: Pig S/P: Solipeds C/H: Cloven hoofed ×: AuthorizedSpecial remarks:(1) Excluding meat of wild swine.(2) Excluding bone in meat and offal of wild cloven hoofed animals.(3) Notwithstanding any restrictions indicated in the above list, meat products which have undergone a heat treatment in a hermetically sealed container to a F value of 3 or more are authorized.SPECIAL COLUMN FOR EQUIDAEPART I Country Equidae Argentina × Algeria × Australia × Austria × Brazil × (1) Bulgaria × Canada × Chile × Columbia × (1) Cyprus × Czechoslovakia × Finland × Greenland × Hungary × Iceland × Israel × Malta × Mauritius × Mexico × Morocco × (1) New Zealand × Norway × Paraguay × Poland × Romania × South Africa × (1) Sweden × Switzerland × Tunisia × United States of America × Uruguay × Union of Soviet Socialist Republics × (1) PART II Country Registered horses Bahrein × Barbados × Bermuda × Bolivia × Costa Rica × (1) Cuba × Egypt × (1) Equador × (1) Hong Kong × Jamaica × Japan × Jordan × Kuwait × Lybia × Oman × Peru × (1) Turkey × (1) United Arab Emirates × Venezuela × (1)(1) Until specific provisions under Article 13 (2) of Directive 90/426/EEC have been adopted, Member States shall not import equidae coming from this country. +",import;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;third country;health certificate;equidae;ass;colt;donkey;equine species;foal;horse;mare;mule,17 +22892,"2002/635/EC: Commission Decision of 31 July 2002 amending Decisions 92/160/EEC, 92/260/EEC and 93/197/EEC with regard to importation of registered horses from Turkey and repealing Decision 98/404/EC (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 2878). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/426/EEC of 26 June 1990 on animal health conditions governing the movement and imports from third countries of equidae(1), as last amended by Commission Decision 2002/160/EC(2), and in particular Articles 13, 15, 16 and Article 19(i) and (ii) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC(3), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC(4), and in particular Article 18 thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Decision 79/542/EEC(5), as last amended by Decision 2001/731/EC(6), establishing a list of third countries from which Member States authorise imports of bovine animals, swine, equidae, sheep and goats, fresh meat and meat products includes Turkey in Part 2 of the Annex, thus allowing only the importation of registered horses.(2) Under Commission Decision 92/160/EEC of 5 March 1992 establishing the regionalisation of certain third countries for imports of equidae(7), as last amended by Decision 2001/622/EC(8), as regards Turkey only temporary admission and re-entry of registered horses are allowed and only from six provinces.(3) The health conditions and veterinary certification for the temporary admission, permanent imports and re-entry of registered horses are harmonised and laid down respectively in Commission Decisions 92/260/EEC(9) and 93/197/EEC(10), both as last amended by Decision 2001/828/EC(11), and Commission Decision 93/195/EEC(12), as last amended by Decision 2001/611/EC(13).(4) In the case of Turkey the animal health conditions and veterinary certification are laid down for the temporary admission and re-entry after temporary export of registered horses respectively in Decisions 92/260/EEC and 93/195/EEC.(5) As in the course of a Commission inspection visit to Turkey in 1998 serious flaws have come to light in the procedures for exporting horses from Turkey to the Community, the Commission adopted Decision 98/404/EC of 12 June 1998 introducing protective measures with regard to importation of equidae from Turkey(14), as last amended by Decision 2000/507/EC(15).(6) After the adoption of Decision 98/404/EC the competent authorities of Turkey communicated to the Commission measures directed at improving veterinary supervision and export certification based on recommendations made by the Commission following that inspection visit.(7) In addition, the competent authorities, assisted by the private horse sector, have completed a glanders surveillance programme, which also included surveillance for African horse sickness and dourine, and submitted to the Commission a final report in April 2001. The surveillance programme confirmed with regard to the prevalence of glanders the findings of the mission carried out in 1998. A large number of mallein reactors identified amongst non-registered horses, mules and donkeys have been destroyed and compensated.(8) It appears therefore appropriate to allow temporary admission, re-entry after temporary export of Community registered horses and permanent imports of registered horses from those provinces in Turkey listed in Decision 92/160/EEC under the animal health conditions established for registered horses from areas of similar epidemiological situation. However, health tests required in accordance with the relevant conditions for imports shall be carried out in laboratories agreed by the Member State of destination.(9) Decisions 92/160/EEC, 92/260/EEC and 93/197/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly and Decision 98/404/EC repealed.(10) Countries appearing in the list being identified according to the ISO alpha 2 codes used by the Community legislation for the nomenclature of countries and territories for the external trade, notably Commission Regulation (EC) No 2032/2000(16), the provisional status of such codes should be specified whenever appropriate.(11) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The words ""Turkey (2)"" in the Annex to Commission Decision 92/160/EEC are replaced by ""Turkey"". Commission Decision 92/260/EEC is amended as follows:1. Annex I is amended as follows:(a) the list of third countries in Group B is replaced by the following: ""Australia (AU), Bulgaria (BG), Belarus (BY), Cyprus (CY), Czech Republic (CZ), Estonia (EE), Croatia (HR), Hungary (HU), Lithuania (LI), Latvia (LV), Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (MK) (2), New Zealand (NZ), Poland (PL), Romania (RO), Russia (1) (RU), Slovak Republic (SK), Slovenia (SL), Ukraine (UA), Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (YU)"";(b) the following footnote is added: ""(2) Provisional code that does not affect the definitive denomination of the country to be attributed after the conclusion of the negotiations currently taking place in the United Nations."";(c) the list of third countries in Group C is replaced by the following: ""Canada (CA), Hong Kong (HK), Japan (JP), Republic of Korea (KR), Macao (MO), Malaysia (peninsula) (MY), Singapore (SG), Thailand (TH), United States of America (US)."";2. Annex II is amended as follows:(a) the third indent of section III(d) of the health certificates A, B, C and D is replaced by the following: ""- United Arab Emirates, Australia, Bulgaria, Belarus, Canada, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greenland, Hong-Kong, Croatia, Hungary, Iceland, Japan, Republic of Korea, Lithuania, Latvia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Macao, Malaysia (peninsula), Norway, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Russia (1), Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Thailand, Ukraine, United States of America, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia."";(b) the health certificate E is amended as follows:(i) section III ""Health information"" is replaced by Annex I to this Decision;(ii) a footnote is added as follows: ""(6) The laboratory tests required in accordance with the conditions in this animal health certificate must be carried out by a laboratory approved by the Member State of destination. The test results, certified by the laboratory, have to be attached to the animal health certificate accompanying the animal. These provisions apply to the following countries: Turkey (TR)."" Commission Decision 93/197/EEC is amended as follows:1. Annex I is amended as follows:(a) The list of third countries in Group B is replaced by the following: ""Australia (AU), Bulgaria (BG), Belarus (BY), Cyprus (CY), Czech Republic (CZ), Estonia (EE), Croatia (HR), Hungary (HU), Lithuania (LI), Latvia (LV), Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (MK) (3), New Zealand (NZ), Poland (PL), Romania (RO), Russia (1) (RU), Slovak Republic (SK), Slovenia (SL), Ukraine (UA), Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (YU).""(b) The following footnote is added: ""(3) Provisional code that does not affect the definitive denomination of the country to be attributed after the conclusion of the negotiations currently taking place in the United Nations.""(c) The words ""Turkey (1) (2) (TR)"" are added in alphabetical order of the ISO-code of the country to the list of third countries in Group E.2. The health certificate E in Annex II is amended as follows:The title is replaced by the following: ""Health Certificatefor imports into Community territory of registered horses from United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt (1), Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia (1), Syria, Turkey (1) and of registered equidae and equidae for breeding and production from Algeria, Israel, Morocco, Malta, Mauritius and Tunisia"".(a) Section III ""Health information"" is replaced by Annex II to this Decision.(b) The following footnote is added: ""(5) The laboratory tests required in accordance with the conditions in this animal health certificate must be carried out by a laboratory approved by the Member State of destination. The test results, certified by the laboratory, have to be attached to the animal health certificate accompanying the animal. These provisions apply to the following countries: Turkey (TR)."" Decision 98/404/EC is hereby repealed. Member States shall amend the measures they apply with regard to Turkey to bring them into line with this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 July 2002.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 42.(2) OJ L 53, 23.2.2002, p. 37.(3) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56.(4) OJ L 162, 1.7.1996, p. 1.(5) OJ L 146, 14.6.1979, p. 15.(6) OJ L 274, 17.10.2001, p. 22.(7) OJ L 71, 18.3.1992, p. 27.(8) OJ L 216, 10.8.2001, p. 26.(9) OJ L 130, 15.5.1992, p. 67.(10) OJ L 86, 6.4.1993, p. 16.(11) OJ L 308, 27.11.2001, p. 41.(12) OJ L 86, 6.4.1993, p. 1.(13) OJ L 214, 8.8.2001, p. 49.(14) OJ L 178, 23.6.1998, p. 41.(15) OJ L 204, 11.8.2000, p. 42.(16) OJ L 243, 28.9.2000, p. 14.ANNEX I>PIC FILE= ""L_2002206EN.002302.TIF"">>PIC FILE= ""L_2002206EN.002401.TIF"">ANNEX II>PIC FILE= ""L_2002206EN.002502.TIF"">>PIC FILE= ""L_2002206EN.002601.TIF""> +",veterinary inspection;veterinary control;third country;import (EU);Community import;Turkey;Republic of Turkey;health certificate;equidae;ass;colt;donkey;equine species;foal;horse;mare;mule,17 +14039,"Council Regulation (EC) No 709/95 of 27 March 1995 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2552/93 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of artificial corundum originating in the People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation and Ukraine, with the exception of those products sold for export to the Community by companies whose undertakings have been accepted. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3283/94 of 22 December 1994 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1), and in particular Article 8 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission submitted after consultation within the Advisory Committee,Whereas:A. Previous measures(1) By Decision 91/512/EEC of 25 July 1991 (2), the Commission accepted undertakings given in connection with the review of anti-dumping measures concerning imports of artificial corundum originating in the Soviet Union, Hungary, Poland, Czechoslovakia, the People's Republic of China, and in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of artificial corundum originating in Brazil and Yugoslavia. By Council Regulation (EEC) No 2552/93 (3) a definitive anti-dumping duty was imposed on imports of artificial corundum originating in the People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation and Ukraine, with the exception of the product sold for export to the Community by companies whose undertakings had been accepted.B. Withdrawal of undertaking(2) The company V/O Stankoimport, an exporter in the Russian Federation which had given an undertaking in the abovementioned proceeding, informed the Commission services, in the context of its regular reporting on the implementation of the undertaking, that it had started exporting certain types of artificial corundum which it had declared not to export in the undertaking. Stankoimport also alleged that it was having difficulty in selling for export to the Community certain other types of artificial corundum at the prices stipulated in the undertaking, due to changes in market conditions. To verify this allegation, the Commission services visited the company on 20 September 1994. On 21 November 1994, Stankoimport informed the Commission services that it had decided to withdraw its undertaking, effective as from 1 January 1995.C. Definitive duty(3) Article 8 (9) of Regulation (EC) No 3283/94 states that in case of withdrawal of an undertaking, a definitive duty shall be imposed on the basis of the facts established within the context of the investigation which led to the undertaking, provided that such investigation was concluded with a final determination on dumping and injury. The investigation leading to the acceptance of Stankoimport's undertaking by Decision 91/512/EEC was concluded with a final determination for the Soviet Union of dumping and injury caused thereby, together with a determination that the imposition of anti-dumping measures was in the interest of the Community. Had it not been for the acceptance of Stankoimport's undertaking, an anti-dumping duty would have been imposed of 9,8 %. The same rate was subsequently used in Regulation (EEC) No 2552/93 as the duty applicable to exporters from the Russian Federation other than Stankoimport. The Council thus considers that the exemption in Regulation (EEC) No 2552/93 for Stankoimport from the duty of 9,8 % should now be revoked and that, consequently, Regulation (EEC) No 2552/93 should be amended so that the same duty of 9,8 % applies to all exporters from the Russian Federation,. Article 1 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2552/93 shall be deleted. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 March 1995.For the Council The President M. GIRAUD +",precious stones;diamond;gem;jewel;substitute product;alternative product;jewellery and goldsmith's articles;goldsmith's article;jewellery;USSR;Soviet Union;former USSR;anti-dumping duty;final anti-dumping duty;temporary anti-dumping duty;China;People’s Republic of China,17 +11471,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1123/93 of 7 May 1993 laying down detailed rules to implement the specific measures for supplying the French overseas departments with products from the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 of 16 December 1991 introducing specific measures in respect of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the French overseas departments (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3714/92 (2), and in particular Article 4 (5) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (3), and in particular Article 12 thereof,Whereas, in application of Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91, it is necessary to determine for the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector for each annual period of validity, the number of pure-bred breeding sheep and goats originating in the Community which benefit from an aid with a view to developing the potential for production in the French overseas departments;Whereas it is appropriate to fix the amount of aid referred to above for the supply to the French overseas departments of pure-bred breeding sheep and goats originating in the rest of the Community; whereas such aid must be fixed taking into account, in particular, the cost of supply from the Community market, and the conditions resulting from the geographical situation of the French overseas departments;Whereas the common detailed rules for implementing the scheme to supply the French overseas departments with certain agricultural products are laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 131/92 (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2132/92 (5); whereas it is appropriate to lay down additional detailed rules in line with current commercial practice in the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector, in particular regarding the duration of the validity of aid certificates and the amount of securities ensuring operators' compliance with their obligations;Whereas with a view to sound management of the supply scheme, provision should be made for a timetable for lodging certificate applications and for a scrutiny period prior to the issue of such certificates;Whereas, for converting the amount of aid into national currency, the operative event should be the day the 'aid certificate' is lodged with the competent authorities at the place of destination pursuant to Article 3 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 131/92, without prejudice to the possibility of the advance-fixing provided for in Articles 8 to 12 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3819/92 of 28 December 1992 on detailed rules for determining and applying agricultural conversion rates (6);Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,. The aid provided for in Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 for the supply to the French overseas departments of pure-bred breeding sheep and goats originating in the Community as well as the number of animals which benefit from it shall be as fixed in the Annex. The provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 131/92 shall apply, with the exception of Article 3 (4). France shall designate the competent authority for:(a) the issue of the 'aid certificate' provided for in Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 131/92; and(b) the payment of the aid to the operators concerned. 1. Applications for certificates shall be submitted to the competent authority during the first five working days of each month. An application for a certificate shall be admissible only if:(a) it relates to no more than the maximum quantity of animals available published by France prior to the opening of the time limit for the submission of applications;(b) before expiry of the period provided for the submission of applications for certificates, proof has been provided that the party concerned has lodged a security of ECU 40 per animal.2. The certificates shall be issued by the 10th working day of each month at the latest. The duration of validity of the aid certificates shall be three months. The aid provided for in Article 1 shall be paid in respect of the quantities actually supplied. (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 131/92 notwithstanding, the rate to be applied for converting the amount of aid into national currency shall be the agricultural conversion rate in force on the day the 'aid certificate' is lodged with the competent authorities at the place of destination. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 May 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 356, 24. 12. 1991, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 378, 23. 12. 1992, p. 23.(3) OJ No L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 15, 22. 1. 1992, p. 13.(5) OJ No L 213, 29. 7. 1992, p. 25.(6) OJ No L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 17.ANNEXSupply to the French overseas departments of pure-bred breeding sheep and goats originating in the Community for each calendar year/* Tables: see OJ */(1) Inclusion in this subposition is subject to the conditions provided for by Council Directive 89/361/EEC of 30 May 1989 concerning pure-bred breeding sheep and goats (OJ No L 153, 6. 6. 1989, p. 30). +",French overseas department and region;French Overseas Department;breeding animal;sheep;ewe;lamb;ovine species;supply;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;goat;billy-goat;caprine species;kid,17 +2781,"2001/21/EC: Commission Decision of 21 December 2000 amending Decision 98/121/EC approving the multiannual guidance programme for the fishing fleet of the Netherlands for the period from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2001 (notified under document number C(2000) 4015). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 of 17 December 1999 laying down the detailed rules and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the Fisheries sector(1), and in particular Articles 5 and 6 thereof,Having regard to Council Decision 97/413/EC of 26 June 1997 concerning the objectives and detailed rules for restructuring the Community fisheries sector for the period from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2001 with a view to achieving a balance on a sustainable basis between resources and their exploitation(2), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,Whereas(1) The objectives fixed by Commission Decision 98/121/EC of 16 December 1997 approving the multiannual guidance programme for the fishing fleet of the Netherlands for the period from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2001(3) were calculated using the information available at that time.(2) In the light of new information provided by the Netherlands on the historical capacity and activity levels of vessels in the fleet the objectives should be revised.(3) The measures envisaged in the present Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,. The table of objectives for the multiannual guidance programmes for the fishing fleet of the Netherlands for the period 1997 to 2001, shown in the Annex to the present Decision, including the footnotes, cancels and replaces that shown in the Annex to Decision 98/121/EC. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.. Done at Brussels, 21 December 2000.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 337, 30.12.1999, p. 10.(2) OJ L 175, 3.7.1997, p. 27.(3) OJ L 39, 12.2.1998, p. 15.ANNEXThe Netherlands>TABLE> +",fishing fleet;fishing capacity;fishery management;fishery planning;fishery system;fishing management;fishing system;management of fish resources;Netherlands;Holland;Kingdom of the Netherlands;fisheries policy;fishery organisation;organisation of fishing;fishing regulations;fishing controls;inspector of fisheries,17 +4023,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 260/2005 of 16 February 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rapid testsText with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 23 thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 sets out a list of rapid tests approved for TSE monitoring.(2) In its opinion of 16 November 2004, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) recommended the inclusion of seven new BSE rapid post mortem tests in the list of rapid tests approved for monitoring of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).(3) The rapid tests currently listed in Annex X to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 have been approved for sheep based on data provided by the test manufacturers showing that their tests may also be used for monitoring of TSE in sheep.(4) The EFSA is currently evaluating rapid post mortem tests intended for small ruminants. A list of approved rapid tests for use in the surveillance programme for small ruminants is to be established on the basis of the opinion to be published. Accordingly, the currently approved rapid tests should be used for detecting TSE in small ruminants, until the publication of that opinion.(5) Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 should therefore be amended accordingly.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Annex X to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 February 2005.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1993/2004 (OJ L 344, 20.11.2004, p. 12).ANNEXIn Annex X, Chapter C, point 4 is replaced by the following:‘4.   Rapid testsFor the purposes of carrying out the rapid tests in accordance with Article 5(3) and Article 6(1), the following methods shall be used as rapid tests for the monitoring of BSE in bovine animals:— immuno-blotting test based on a Western blotting procedure for the detection of the protease-resistant fragment PrPRes (Prionics-Check Western test),— chemiluminescent ELISA test involving an extraction procedure and an ELISA technique, using an enhanced chemiluminescent reagent (Enfer test & Enfer TSE Kit version 2.0, automated sample preparation),— sandwich immunoassay for PrPRes carried out following denaturation and concentration steps (Bio-Rad TeSeE test),— microplate based immunoassay (ELISA) which detects protease resistant PrPRes with monoclonal antibodies (Prionics-Check LIA test),— automated conformation-dependent immunoassay comparing the reactivity of a detection antibody to the protease sensitive and protease resistant forms of PrPSc (some fraction of the protease resistant PrPSc is equivalent to PrPRes) and to PrPC (InPro CDI-5 test),— chemiluminescent ELISA for qualitative determination of PrPSc (CediTect BSE test),— immunoassay using a chemical polymer for selective PrPSc capture and a monoclonal detection antibody directed against conserved regions of the PrP molecule (IDEXX HerdChek BSE Antigen Test Kit, EIA),— microplate based chemiluminiscent immunoassay for the detection of PrPSc in bovine tissues (Institut Pourquier Speed’it BSE),— lateral flow immunoassay using two different monoclonal antibodies to detect Proteinase K resistant PrP fractions (Prionics Check PrioSTRIP),— two-sided immunoassay using two different monoclonal antibodies directed against two epitopes presented in a highly unfolded state of bovine PrPSc (Roboscreen Beta Prion BSE EIA Test Kit),— sandwich ELISA for the detection of Proteinase K (PK) resistant PrPSc (Roche Applied Science PrionScreen).For the purposes of carrying out the rapid tests in accordance with Article 5(3) and Article 6(1), the following methods shall be used as rapid tests for the monitoring of TSE in small ruminants:— immuno-blotting test based on a Western blotting procedure for the detection of the protease-resistant fragment PrPRes (Prionics-Check Western test),— chemiluminescent ELISA test involving an extraction procedure and an ELISA technique, using an enhanced chemiluminescent reagent (Enfer test),— sandwich immunoassay for PrPRes carried out following denaturation and concentration steps (Bio-Rad TeSeE test, the former Bio-Rad Platelia test),— microplate based immunoassay (ELISA) which detects protease resistant PrPRes with monoclonal antibodies (Prionics-Check LIA test),— automated conformation-dependent immunoassay comparing the reactivity of a detection antibody to the protease sensitive and protease resistant forms of PrPSc (some fraction of the protease resistant PrPSc is equivalent to PrPRes) and to PrPC (InPro CDI-5 test).The producer of the rapid tests must have a quality assurance system in place agreed by the Community reference laboratory, which ensures that the test performance does not change. The producer must provide the test protocol to the Community reference laboratory.Modifications to rapid tests or to test protocols may only be made following advance notification to the Community reference laboratory, and provided that the Community reference laboratory finds that the modification does not reduce the sensitivity, specificity or reliability of the rapid test. That finding shall be communicated to the Commission and to the national reference laboratories.’ +",veterinary legislation;veterinary regulations;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;disease prevention;prevention of disease;prevention of illness;preventive medicine;prophylaxis;screening for disease;screening for illness;food safety;food product safety;food quality safety;safety of food,17 +2316,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 261/98 of 30 January 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1066/95 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 as regards the raw tobacco quota system for the 1995, 1996 and 1997 harvests. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in raw tobacco (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2595/97 (2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,Whereas Regulation (EC) No 2595/97 extends to the 1998 harvest the system in force since the 1993 harvest; whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1066/95 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 987/97 (4), should therefore be amended to make it applicable to the 1998 harvest;Whereas, as a result of the date of adoption of the extension of the above system to the 1998 harvest, the Member States are unable to respect the deadlines set by Regulation (EC) No 1066/95; whereas those deadlines should therefore be amended for the 1998 harvest;Whereas the measures concerned should apply at the earliest opportunity;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,. Regulation (EC) No 1066/95 is hereby amended as follows:1. the title is replaced by the following:'Commission Regulation (EC) No 1066/95 of 12 May 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 as regards the raw tobacco quota system for the 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998 harvests`;2. the following text is added to the fourth paragraph of Article 3:'For the 1998 harvest, Member States are authorised to extend the deadline referred to in the second paragraph above to 28 February.`;3. the following text is added to the second subparagraph of Article 11(3):'For the 1998 harvest, Member States are authorised to extend the deadline referred to in the first subparagraph above to 31 May.`;4. Article 17 is replaced by the following:'Article 17For the 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998 harvests, Member States may, for the purpose of applying Article 11(3), bring together on a joint basis existing recognised professional organisations until such time as the inter-branch organisations recognised pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2077/92 have been set up.` This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 January 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 70.(2) OJ L 351, 23. 12. 1997, p. 11.(3) OJ L 108, 13. 5. 1995, p. 5.(4) OJ L 141, 31. 5. 1997, p. 67. +",tobacco industry;cigar;cigarette;cigarillo;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;product quality;quality criterion;production quota;limitation of production;production restriction;reduction of production;tobacco,17 +11283,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 110/93 of 22 January 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2729/81 laying down special rules implemening the system of import and export licences and the advance fixing of refunds in respect of milk and milk products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 July 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2071/92 (2), and in particular Articles 13 (3) and 17 (4) thereof,Whereas Annex II to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2729/81 of 14 September 1981 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3063/92 (4), lays down the maximum terms of validity of export licences with advance fixing of the refund; whereas the situation on the market, in particular for skimmed milk powder, makes it necessary to reduce the maximum term of validity of licences for such products in order for the trend in exports over shorter periods;Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,. Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2729/81 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.Il shall apply to licences applied for after the date of its entry into force.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 January 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.(2) OJ No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 64.(3) OJ No L 272, 26. 9. 1981, p. 19.(4) OJ No L 308, 24. 10. 1992, p. 15.ANNEX'ANNEX IITerm of validity of export licences with advance fixing of the refund>(1) ""> ID=""1"">(a) Until the end of the fourth month following that of issue of the licence> ID=""2"">0406 > ID=""3"">Cheese and curd> ID=""4"">Zone E and Canada""> ID=""1"">(b) Until the end of the third month following that of issue of the licence> ID=""2"">0402 10> ID=""3"">Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter:- In powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1,5 %> ID=""4"">-""> ID=""2"">0405 00> ID=""3"">Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk> ID=""4"">-""> ID=""1"">(c) Until the end of the sixth month following that of issue of the licence> ID=""2"">The products listed in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 excepting those listed in point (a) and intended for export to the destinations in point (a), and those in (b)> ID=""3"">- """">(1) See Article 11 (3). However, where Annex I excludes advance fixing of the refund on certain products and destinations, the issue of an export licence for such products makes it compulsory to export to a destination other than that indicated in Annex I.'ANNEX'ANNEX IITerm of validity of export licences with advance fixing of the refund>(1) ""> ID=""1"">(a) Until the end of the fourth month following that of issue of the licence> ID=""2"">0406 > ID=""3"">Cheese and curd> ID=""4"">Zone E and Canada""> ID=""1"">(b) Until the end of the third month following that of issue of the licence> ID=""2"">0402 10> ID=""3"">Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter:- In powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1,5 %> ID=""4"">-""> ID=""2"">0405 00> ID=""3"">Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk> ID=""4"">-""> ID=""1"">(c) Until the end of the sixth month following that of issue of the licence> ID=""2"">The products listed in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 excepting those listed in point (a) and intended for export to the destinations in point (a), and those in (b)> ID=""3"">- """">(1) See Article 11 (3). However, where Annex I excludes advance fixing of the refund on certain products and destinations, the issue of an export licence for such products makes it compulsory to export to a destination other than that indicated in Annex I.' +",milk;export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;milk product;dairy produce;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund,17 +14255,"Council Regulation (EC) No 1536/95 of 29 June 1995 fixing the amounts of aid for flax fibre and hemp and the amount withheld to finance measures to promote the use of flax fibre for the 1995/96 marketing year. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 of 29 June 1970 on the common organization of the market in flax and hemp (1), and in particular Articles 2 (3) and 4 (3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (4),Whereas Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 provides that the amounts of aid for flax grown mainly for fibre and for hemp grown in the Community are to be fixed each year;Whereas, in accordance with Article 4 (2) of that Regulation, this amount shall be fixed per hectare of area sown and harvested so as to ensure an even balance between the volume of production required in the Community and the amount that can be marketed; whereas it must be fixed, taking into account the price for fibres and flax and hemp seed on the world market;Whereas Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 provides that the portion of aid for financing Community measures to encourage the use of flax fibre is to be fixed when aid is fixed for the marketing year in question in accordance with the criteria referred to in Article 2 (3); whereas it is to be fixed in the light of trends on the market in flax, the amount of the aid for flax and the cost of the measures to be introduced;Whereas application of the abovementioned criteria entails fixing the amounts of aid and the portions of the aid to be used for financing measures to promote the use of flax fibre at the level set out below,. For the 1995/96 marketing year, the amounts of aid provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 shall be:(a) ECU 935,65 per hectare as regards flax;(b) ECU 774,74 per hectare as regards hemp. For the 1995/96 marketing year, the amount of the aid for flax to be used to finance the measures to promote the use of flax fibre referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 shall be ECU 53,64 per hectare. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 August 1995.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 29 June 1995.For the Council The President J. BARROT(1) OJ No L 146, 4. 7. 1970. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105).(2) OJ No C 99, 21. 4. 1995, p. 16.(3) OJ No C 151, 19. 6. 1995.(4) OJ No C 155, 21. 6. 1995, p. 21. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;flax;fibre flax;hemp;economic support;aid;granting of aid;subvention;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +20005,"2000/800/EC: Commission Decision of 7 December 2000 authorising the Member States to permit temporarily the marketing of vine propagating material not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 68/193/EEC (notified under document number C(2000) 3498). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 68/193/EEC of 9 April 1968 on the marketing of material for the vegetative propagation of the vine(1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden(2), and in particular Article 14 thereof,Having regard to the request submitted by France,Whereas:(1) In the Community, in particular in France, the production of certain vine propagating materials satisfying the requirements of Directive 68/193/EEC has been insufficient in 1998 and is therefore not adequate to meet that country's needs.(2) It is not possible to cover this demand satisfactorily with material satisfying all the requirements laid down in the said Directive.(3) France should therefore be authorised to permit the marketing for a period expiring on 15 March 2001 of material of a category to which less stringent requirements apply.(4) Other Member States likely to supply France with such material should furthermore be authorised to permit its marketing to this end.(5) In France the propagating material will be imported from Switzerland in the form of dormand buds to be used for grafting. According to the request, the rooted grafts produced in the Community from such propagating material are then intended for re-export to Switzerland.(6) This authorisation may only be used in accordance with the plant health conditions and requirements laid down by Council Directive 2000/29/EC(3), and in any implementing measures made thereof.(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,. France is authorised to permit, for a period expiring on 15 March 2001, the marketing on its territory of a maximum of 195000 dormant buds for grafting harvested in Switzerland which do not satisfy the requirements laid down in Directive 68/193/EEC as regards certification and inspection of standard propagating material, provided that the official label is brown and bears the words ""less stringent requirements"". Member States other than the applicant Member State are also authorised to permit, on the terms set out in Article 1 and for the purposes intended by the applicant Member State, the marketing in their territories of the material authorised to be marketed under this Decision. The authorisations under Articles 1 and 2 shall be without prejudice to Council Directive 2000/29/EC and any implementing measures thereof. Member States shall immediately notify the Commission and the other Member States of the quantities of propagating material permitted to be marketed in their territories under this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 December 2000.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 93, 17.4.1968, p. 15.(2) OJ C 241, 29.8.1994, p. 1.(3) OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1. +",France;French Republic;marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;plant propagation;grafting;plant reproduction;viticulture;grape production;winegrowing;labelling,17 +14136,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1153/95 of 22 May 1995 adopting a protective measure applying to imports of garlic originating in China. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 997/95 (2), and in particular Article 29 (2) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2707/72 (3) lays down the conditions for applying protective measures for fruit and vegetables;Whereas, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93 of 12 July 1993 on the application of the system of import licences for garlic imported from third countries (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1662/94 (5), the release for free circulation in the Community of garlic imported from third countries is subject to the presentation of import licences;Whereas on 19 May 1995 the Kingdom of Spain requested the Commission to take protective measures against imports of garlic;Whereas in 1993 the Commission recorded a very sharp rise in imports of garlic originating in China as compared with preceding years; whereas, given their price, further imports could have brought about such serious disturbance of the Community market as to jeopardize the objectives of Article 39 of the EC Treaty and in particular to damage Community producers; whereas the Commission accordingly adopted a protective measure by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1213/94 of 27 May 1994 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2815/94 (7), to limit the quantity covered by import licences issued for garlic originating in China for the 1994/95 marketing year to a given quantity per month;Whereas each month import licence applications in respect of garlic originating in China have covered quantities far exceeding the monthly quantity fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 1213/94; whereas, moreover, the number of applications submitted on the first day of each monthly period led throughout the whole marketing year concerned to import licences being issued for quantities generally equal to less than 1 % of the quantities applied for and to the rejection of applications submitted thereafter; whereas this systematic overrun shows that there is continuing pressure on the market for this product and that, unless protective measures are adopted, the Community market in garlic could be seriously disturbed by huge quantities imported from China; whereas it is therefore vital for the protective measure applying to garlic originating in China to be renewed;Whereas import licences issued should be limited to a given quantity by period from 1 June 1995 to 31 May 1996 and the issuing thereof should be suspended once that quantity has been attained,. 1. For the period 1 June 1995 to 31 May 1996, import licences for garlic (CN code 0703 20 00) originating in China shall be issued for up to 12 000 tonnes only, subject to a maximum quantity for each sub-period as set out in the Annex.2. The maximum quantity for each sub-period as referred to in paragraph 1 shall be equal to the sum of:(a) the quantity set out in the Annex;(b) quantities not applied for from the preceding sub-period;and(c) unused quantities from licences issued previously of which the Commission has been informed.3. Where the Commission establishes, on the basis of information forwarded to it by the Member States pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93, that there is a risk that the maximum quantity for any sub-period may be exceeded, it shall lay down the conditions under which licences may be issued.4. Operators may submit not more than two licence applications per sub-period, separated by a minimum of five days, in respect of the product referred to in paragraph 1. Each application may cover not more than 50 % of the quantity available for that sub-period as set out in the Annex. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 1995.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 May 1995.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 101, 4. 5. 1995, p. 16.(3) OJ No L 291, 28. 12. 1972, p. 3.(4) OJ No L 170, 13. 7. 1993, p. 10.(5) OJ No L 176, 9. 7. 1994, p. 1.(6) OJ No L 133, 28. 5. 1994, p. 36.(7) OJ No L 298, 19. 11. 1994, p. 26.ANNEX>TABLE> +",bulb vegetable;garlic;onion;scallion;shallot;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;China;People’s Republic of China;exchange of information;information exchange;information transfer,17 +40881,"2012/793/EU: Council Decision of 11 December 2012 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Russian Federation relating to the administration of tariff-rate quotas applying to exports of wood from the Russian Federation to the European Union and the Protocol between the European Union and the Government of the Russian Federation on technical modalities pursuant to that Agreement. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4) in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,Whereas:(1) In accordance with Council Decision 2012/105/EU (1), the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Russian Federation relating to the administration of tariff-rate quotas applying to exports of wood from the Russian Federation to the European Union (‘the Agreement’) and the Protocol between the European Union and the Government of the Russian Federation on technical modalities pursuant to that Agreement (‘the Protocol’), were signed on 16 December 2011, subject to their conclusion.(2) The Agreement and the Protocol should be approved,. The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Russian Federation relating to the administration of tariff-rate quotas applying to exports of wood from the Russian Federation to the European Union, and the Protocol between the European Union and the Government of the Russian Federation on technical modalities pursuant to that Agreement are hereby approved on behalf of the Union (2). The President of the Council shall designate the person(s) empowered to proceed, on behalf of the Union, to make the notification provided for in the Agreement and in paragraph 2 of Article 26 of the Protocol, in order to express the consent of the Union to be bound by the Agreement and the Protocol (3). This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.. Done at Brussels, 11 December 2012.For the CouncilThe PresidentA. D. MAVROYIANNIS(1)  OJ L 57, 29.2.2012, p. 1.(2)  The Agreement and the Protocol have been published in OJ L 57 of 29.2.2012, together with the decision on signing.(3)  The date of entry into force of the Agreement and the Protocol will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;wood product;timber;protocol to an agreement;ratification of an agreement;conclusion of an agreement;import (EU);Community import;trade agreement (EU);EC trade agreement;Russia;Russian Federation,17 +28934,"Council Regulation (EC) No 1786/2004 of 14 October 2004 repealing Regulation (EC) No 3274/93 preventing the supply of certain goods and services to Libya. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 60 and 301 thereof,Having regard to Council Common Position 2004/698/CFSP of 14 October 2004 concerning the lifting of restrictive measures against Libya (1),Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) On 12 September 2003 the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, decided in its Resolution 1506 (2003) that measures imposed by paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 of its Resolution 748 (1992), and paragraphs 3 to 7 of its Resolution 883 (1993) should be lifted from that date.(2) The measures imposed by paragraphs 4 and 5 of Resolution 748 (1992) and by paragraphs 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Resolution 883 (1993) were implemented in the Community by means of Council Regulation (EC) No 3274/93 of 29 November 1993 preventing the supply of certain goods and services to Libya (2). The application of that Regulation was suspended by Regulation (EC) No 836/99 (3).(3) Regulation (EC) No 3274/93 should therefore be repealed.(4) The measures provided in paragraph 8 of UNSC Resolution 883(1993), which were not lifted by Resolution 1506(2003), were implemented in the Community by means of Regulation (EC) No 3275/93 (4), which should therefore remain in force,. Regulation (EC) No 3274/93 is hereby repealed. Regulation (EC) No 3275/93 shall remain in force. The reference to the Common Position of 22 November 1993 in the preamble to that Regulation shall be read as a reference to Common Position 2004/698/CFSP. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 14 October 2004.For the CouncilThe PresidentP. VAN GEEL(1)  See page 40 of this Official Journal.(2)  OJ L 295, 30.11.1993, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 106, 23.4.1999, p. 1.(4)  OJ L 295, 30.11.1993, p. 4. +",Libya;Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya;Libyan Arab Jamahiriya;goods and services;international sanctions;blockade;boycott;embargo;reprisals;export restriction;export ban;limit on exports;EC Regulation;repeal;abrogation;annulment;revocation,17 +29067,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1993/2004 of 19 November 2004 amending Regulation (EC) 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards PortugalText with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to completion of the internal market (2), and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (3), and in particular the first paragraph of Article 23 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Decision 2001/376/EC of 18 April 2001 concerning measures made necessary by the occurrence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Portugal and implementing a date-based export scheme (4) prohibits the dispatch from Portugal of live bovine animals and certain products derived therefrom. That Decision replaced and repealed Commission Decision 98/653/EC (5) which was adopted because of the high bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) incidence rate and the lack of adequate management of that disease in Portugal at that time.(2) The Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) recognised three major issues for considering the risk of BSE. First, the risk of human exposure arising from the direct consumption of potentially infective material; secondly, the risk to man from ingesting or being exposed to processed, potentially infective material; and thirdly, the risk of propagating the infection by recycling the infective material through animal feed. The International Animal Health Organisation (OIE) has also proposed that the assessment of the risk to human and animal health in countries be based on a combination of the spread of BSE and the application of measures to control the risk.(3) At its general session in May 2003, the OIE amended the Animal Health Code Chapter on BSE and altered the criteria defining the limit between moderate-risk and high-risk countries. The limit is now set at a BSE incidence rate calculated over the previous 12 months of 200 cases per million animals within the cattle population over 24 months of age, for countries carrying out active surveillance.(4) In Portugal, 103 cases of BSE were notified between 1 September 2003 and 31 August 2004. Accordingly, that results in a BSE incidence rate calculated over the previous 12 months of 131,7. In addition, the results of the active monitoring and passive surveillance indicate that the BSE incidence rate is decreasing in that Member State.(5) Therefore, the BSE incidence rate is below the upper limit for a moderate BSE risk country as set out in the OIE Animal Health Code. The favourable evolution of the BSE incidence rate indicates the effectiveness of the measures taken by Portugal.(6) A ban on the feeding of mammalian protein to farmed animals and of mammalian fat to ruminants was introduced in Portugal on 4 December 1998. At the same time the keeping, storage and marketing of mammalian protein and certain fats was prohibited and the recall of existing stocks was organised.(7) A mission carried out in Portugal by the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) in June 1999 concluded that the recall of those existing stocks was completed and that the controls on the effectiveness of the feed ban were applied properly. The ban was considered to be effective from 1 July 1999.(8) A ban on the use of specified risk materials in human food or animal feed was introduced in Portugal on 4 December 1998. That ban was extended in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 999/2001.(9) A centralised national system for the identification and registration of bovine animals was introduced in Portugal as of 1 July 1999.(10) Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 provides for measures targeting all animal and public health risks resulting from all animal TSE, and governing the entire chain of production and placing on the market of live animals and products of animal origin. In particular, it lays down rules at Community level on the systematic monitoring of BSE, the removal of specified risk materials and on prohibitions concerning animal feeding.(11) Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 has been applied from 1 July 2001. Several FVO missions in Portugal have evaluated the implementation of the measures laid down in that Regulation which are aimed at the eradication, control and prevention of TSEs.(12) A mission by the FVO in February 2004 showed that Portugal had taken all the necessary actions and addressed satisfactorily all the recommendations as regards the implementation of the protection measures against BSE laid down in Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, and in particular those related to BSE surveillance, removal of specified risk materials and to the feed ban.(13) The three major issues for considering the risk of BSE: first, the risk of human exposure arising from the direct consumption of potentially infective material; secondly, the risk to man from ingesting or being exposed to processed, potentially infective material; and, thirdly, the risk of propagating the infection by recycling the infective material through animal feed, as recognised by the SSC; now appear to be adequately managed by Portugal.(14) Accordingly, it is appropriate to repeal Decision 2001/376/EC.(15) Under Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, the vertebral column of bovine animals over the age of 12 months is considered as specified risk material. Portugal benefits from a derogation allowing the use of vertebral column derived from bovine animals under the age of 30 months. In addition, that Regulation establishes for Portugal an extended list of specified risk material.(16) In the interests of harmonisation of trade, the age limit for the removal of the vertebral column of bovine animals and the list of specified risk materials applicable in the other Member States should also apply in Portugal. Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 should be amended accordingly.(17) In the interest of clarity and coherence of Community legislation, Commission Decision 2000/345/EC of 22 May 2000 setting the date on which dispatch from Portugal to Germany of certain products for the purpose of incineration may commence by virtue of Article 3(6) of Decision 98/653/EC (6), Commission Decision 2000/371/EC of 6 June 2000 setting the date on which dispatch of fighting bulls from Portugal to France may commence by virtue of Article 3(7) of Decision 98/653/EC (7), and Commission Decision 2000/372/EC of 6 June 2000 setting the date on which dispatch of fighting bulls from Portugal to Spain may commence by virtue of Article 3(7) of Decision 98/653/EC (8), should be repealed.(18) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Annex XI to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. Decisions 2000/345/EC, 2000/371/EC, 2000/372/EC and 2001/376/EC are repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 November 2004.For the CommissionDavid BYRNEMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13. Directive as last amended by Directive 2004/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 157, 30.4.2004, p. 33).(2)  OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29. Directive as last amended by Directive 2002/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 315, 19.11.2002, p. 14).(3)  OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1492/2004 (OJ L 274, 24.8.2004, p. 3).(4)  OJ L 132, 15.5.2001, p. 17. Decision as last amended by Decision 2004/653/EC (OJ L 298, 23.9.2004, p. 25).(5)  OJ L 311, 20.11.1998, p. 23.(6)  OJ L 121, 23.5.2000, p. 9.(7)  OJ L 134, 7.6.2000, p. 34.(8)  OJ L 134, 7.6.2000, p. 35.ANNEXAnnex XI is amended as follows:1. In Annex XI, Part A, points 1 and 2 are replaced by the following:(a) The following tissues are designated as specified risk material:(i) the skull excluding the mandible and including the brain and eyes, the vertebral column excluding the vertebrae of the tail, the spinous and transverse processes of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar vertebrae and the median sacral crest and wings of the sacrum, but including the dorsal root ganglia, and the spinal cord of bovine animals aged over 12 months, and the tonsils, the intestines from the duodenum to the rectum and the mesentery of bovine animals of all ages;(ii) the skull including the brain and eyes, the tonsils and the spinal cord of ovine and caprine animals aged over 12 months or which have a permanent incisor erupted through the gum, and the spleen and ileum of ovine and caprine animals of all ages.(b) In addition to the specified risk material listed in (a), the following tissues must be designated as specified risk material in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: the entire head excluding the tongue, including the brain, eyes and trigeminal ganglia; the thymus, the spleen and the spinal cord of bovine animals aged over six months.2. By way of derogation from point 1(a)(i), a decision may be taken in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2) to allow the use of the vertebral column and dorsal root ganglia from bovine animals:(a) born, continuously reared and slaughtered in Member States for which a scientific evaluation established that the occurrence of BSE in native bovine animals is highly unlikely, or unlikely but not excluded; or(b) born after the date of effective enforcement of the prohibition on the feeding of mammalian protein to ruminants in Member States with reported BSE in native animals or for which a scientific evaluation established that the occurrence of BSE in native bovine animals is likely.(i) have died on the farm or in transport, but which have not been slaughtered for human consumption, with the exception of those dead animals in remote areas with a low animal density situated in Member States where the occurrence of BSE is unlikely;(ii) were subject to normal slaughter for human consumption.2. In Annex XI, Part D, point 1, the references to Decisions 2000/345/EC, 2000/371/EC, 2000/372/EC and 2001/376/EC are deleted. +",veterinary legislation;veterinary regulations;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;Portugal;Portuguese Republic;public health;health of the population;bovine spongiform encephalopathy;BSE;mad cow disease;spongiform encephalopathies;export;export sale,17 +17407,"98/276/EC: Commission Decision of 18 November 1997 concerning counter-guarantees given by the German Federal State of Sachsen-Anhalt to cover guarantees of the Bürgschaftsbank Sachsen-Anhalt GmbH in favour of companies in difficulty (Only the German text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 92 and 93 thereof,Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and in particular Article 61 thereof,Having given notice to the other Member States and the parties concerned to submit their comments, in accordance with Article 93(2) of the Treaty,Whereas:IOn 9 October 1996 the Commission decided to initiate the procedure pursuant to Article 93(2) of the EC Treaty with regard to an aid programme of the German Federal State Sachsen-Anhalt together with the Bürgschaftsbank Sachsen-Anhalt GmbH (hereinafter referred to as 'the guarantee bank`).The guarantee bank set up a special guarantee scheme for firms in difficulty ('Sonderbürgschaftsprogramm Liquiditätssicherung`) under which firms established in Sachsen-Anhalt that are experiencing liquidity problems owing to external factors beyond their control which jeopardise their continued operation may receive guarantees covering up to 90 % of loans, which they would not receive from private banks otherwise. The programme started in December 1994 and was running for applications submitted until the end of 1995. The Land Sachsen-Anhalt took over a global counter-guarantee initially limited to an amount of DEM 100 million. The amount was reduced to DEM 16 million in April 1996, that is, after the end of the period allowed for applications. The Land is represented in the authorising committee (Bewilligungsausschuß) of the guarantee bank. Decisions to grant guarantees covered by the counter-guarantee of the Land could not be taken without the assent of the representatives of the Land Government.The aid programme, which, in breach of Article 93(3) of the EC Treaty, was not notified, was in force for applications submitted during the years 1994 and 1995 (the period for the submission of guarantee applications).The Commission had doubts whether the aid programme might be considered compatible with the common market, because it aims to help companies in difficulties to continue their businesses without adhering to Community guidelines on State aid for rescue and restructuring (hereinafter: 'the Guidelines`) (1).Germany was informed of the decision to initiate the procedure by letter dated 22 October 1996. It was requested to submit its comments. The other Member States and interested parties were informed and invited to submit comments through the publication of the letter in the Official Journal of the European Communities (2).Germany submitted its comments by letter dated 18 December 1996. No comments were received from any other party.IIThe shareholders of the counter-guarantee bank, a private limited company, are five regional trade associations, five regional chambers of industry, commerce and craft (Industrie, Handels- und Handwerkskammern), II banks and three insurance companies. Its equity amounts to DEM 16 146 000.According to the provisions of the Sonderbürgschaftsprogramm Liquiditätssicherung described in Section I, companies that have encountered liquidity problems due to external factors that reasonable management would have foreseen may seek deficiency guarantees from the guarantee bank, covering up to 90 % of total bank credits, which they would not otherwise have received owing to lack of sufficient own securities. Every applicant has to submit a plan to consolidate its financial situation and thereby demonstrate that the guarantee would help to settle the undertaking's economic circumstances.The guarantees are limited to a maximum period of three years and a maximum amount of DEM 2 million per beneficiary. The guarantees are, according to the wording of the award provisions, only to be granted for enterprises established in Saxony-Anhalt and are generally designed to promote companies with up to 250 employees and a yearly turnover of up to DEM 40 million. It is, however, not expressly excluded that guarantees may be granted in favour of larger companies or companies in sectors to which special rules on State aid apply. The cover takes the form of fixed-interest loans at a rate 1 % per annum below the norm for comparable loans. The guarantee bank charges a one-off handling fee of 2 %, and a yearly premium of 1 % of the amount guaranteed.One of the preconditions for Land Sachsen-Anhalt's assumption of a counter-guarantee as described in Section I is that the guarantees in question shall only apply to small and medium-sized companies (a term that does not refer to the Community definition of SMEs), or to persons in the liberal professions (who do not hold sufficient securities, according to banking practice, to obtain the necessary financing.The risk was therefore spread as follows:>TABLE>The Land is represented within the authorising committee (Bewilligungsausschuß) of the Bürgschaftsbank. Decisions to grant guarantees covered by the counter-guarantee of the Land cannot be taken without the assent of the representatives of the Land Government.The guarantee bank granted deficiency guarantees backed by the counter-guarantee of the Land Sachsen-Anhalt for altogether 39 companies, to a value of between DEM 18 000 and DEM 1,8 million. The number of employees in the recipient companies ranged between 2 and 174. The last guarantee was approved in April 1996. Only DEM 15,645 million of the initial total counter-guarantee provision of DEM 100 million was actually taken up, with the result that the ceiling was lowered to DEM 16 million in April 1996.IIIGermany admitted that the aid intensity of the possible cases of implementation of the guarantee programme to secure liquidity would be below the ceiling set by the de minimis rule. It further informed the Commission that, when applying the scheme, the authorising committee had used the definition of small and medium-sized enterprises as set out by the Commission in its Recommendation of 3 April 1996. Germany also argued that the beneficiary companies were not 'in difficulty` in the sense contemplated by the Guidelines: they were merely experiencing liquidity problems due to outstanding claims or belated payments by customers. The limited equity capital of the companies concerned, a situation which Germany regards as typical of East German enterprises, and attributable to the division of Germany before 1990, has compounded the financial problems. The programme was not meant to contribute to the restructuring of beneficiaries so as to restore their viability, for which purpose a restructuring plan would have been needed, but rather to assist in the financial consolidation of basically viable companies.As regards the proviso that only enterprises established in Sachsen-Anhalt should benefit from the scheme, Germany informed the Commission that the authorising committee had also chosen two companies established in Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia which only had branches in Sachsen-Anhalt.As to the need to restrict the amount of aid to the strict minimum necessary to achieve the aim of the aid, the German authorities referred to the general budgetary law of Sachsen-Anhalt, obliging every public administration to attain best results at lowest costs in any financial transaction of the public authorities.IVThe guarantees granted by the guarantee bank under its Sonderbürgerschaftsprogramm Liquiditässicherung constitute State aid within the meaning of Articles 92(1) of the EC Treaty and 61(1) of the EEA Agreement. This is so because the guarantees were 90 % covered by the counter-guarantee of Sachsen-Anhalt and had been approved in collaboration with State officials. No guarantees covered by the counter-guarantee could be granted without the assent of the Land.The risk of the guarantee bank is limited to 9 % of the secured loan. This risk was covered by the 1 % annual premium calculated on the basis of the full amount of the guarantee. Consequently, the bank received a premium of 10 % of its own risk. The bank granting the loan charged the normal annual interest rate for secured loans less 1 % per annum, to cover its risk of 10 % of the total loan. Thus the banks involved received a high remuneration, compared to market interest rates for operating loans, for the risk they undertook, and this may be considered sufficient to cover the outstanding risk of insufficiently secured loans to companies with liquidity problems. The State contribution through the counter-guarantee was not recompensed by any premium from the beneficiary, the company receiving the secured operating loan. Therefore, the aid element inherent in this aid measure is to be set at 81 % of the loan granted to the company, namely the amount covered by the public counter-guarantee.The aid scheme cannot be considered compatible with the common market under Article 92(3)(c) of the EC Treaty, read in conjunction with the Guidelines, since the conditions governing awards:- do not explicitly exclude from the scheme firms operating in sectors for which specific State aid rules apply (point 2.2 of the Guidelines) or contain information allowing the Commission to find that they are consistent with the special rules applicable in sectors currently subject to special Community rules on State aid,- do not explicitly exclude large firms from the applications of the scheme nor require prior notification,- do not provide for rules on combining the aid with other aid for the same purpose,- do not prohibit or exclude the renewal of the guarantees or their extension,- do not limit the aid to such period as is needed to devise a necessary and workable restructuring plan,- require only the presentation of a financial consolidation plan rather than a restructuring plan (point 3.2 of the Guidelines),- do not explicitly restrict the amount of the aid to what is strictly necessary for the restructuring or rescue of the firm in question.It has consequently to be concluded that the provisions of the aid scheme do not meet the key criteria of rescue and restructuring aid as outlined by the Guidelines.The German authorities argued that the companies which were envisaged when the scheme was drafted were not really those in difficulty but merely those having liquidity problems while remaining basically viable. The programme was established to help firms facing the particular circumstances of eastern Germany, namely the difficulties of recovering monies from customers and a low-equity provision, insufficient to bridge the resultant liquidity shortfall.This line of argument is not convincing. Companies that do not have sufficient equity to cover the typical risks of their clients' failing to pay their debts and insufficient means to cover the risk through credit insurance should be considered to be in difficulty when liquidity problems arise that endanger their own existence. Aid schemes designed to tackle such difficulties are to be appraised in the light of the Community Guidelines on State aid for rescue and restructuring.The fact that such problems arise more frequently in eastern Germany than in other more developed parts of the Union is not a result of the division of Germany until 1990 but arises from the generally low financial performance in this area which is to be observed in other disadvantaged regions of the Union as well. Accordingly, the scheme cannot be considered compatible with the common market under Article 92(2)(c) of the EC Treaty.The aid cannot be considered compatible with the common market under Article 92(3)(a) of the EC Treaty either. The principal aim of the scheme in question is to help firms in financial difficulty located in Sachsen-Anhalt. The mere fact that the application of such aid programme is limited to an assisted area has no bearing on the need to observe the principles laid down in the Guidelines. The Guidelines expressly state in point 3.2.3: 'Thus, the criteria listed in paragraph 3.2.2 are equally applicable to assisted areas, even when the needs of regional development are considered`.Furthermore, the scheme formally excluded companies that are not based in Sachsen-Anhalt, thus creating a discrimination contrary to Articles 52 et seq. of the EC Treaty. It does not matter whether the programme was in spite of this rule used in two particular cases in favour of west-German companies, because the programme and its implementation according to own terms is in question, and not individual cases. The same holds true for the limitation to small and medium-sized enterprises and firms in sectors in which specific aid rules apply.Since the aid programme in question does not serve to attain any of the other goals set out in Article 92(2) and (3) of the EC Treaty, it has to be concluded that it cannot be considered compatible with the common market.The programme was illegal because it was introduced in breach of Article 93(3) of the EC Treaty. The explanation of the German Government that it assumed the cases of application of the programme to fall under the de minimis rule is unacceptable, because the planned award amounting to a maximum of DEM 2 million per beneficiary over a three-year period, exceeds the de minimis thresholds.Any State aid granted unlawfully is, in principle, to be recovered from the recipient so as to restore the economic situation that would have prevailed without the illegal aid. Repayment is to be made in accordance with the procedures and provisions of German law, with interest calculated on the rate used as reference rate in the assessment of regional aid schemes, and running from the date on which the aid was granted.Germany should therefore recover the aid granted pursuant to the Sonderbürgerschaftsprogramm Liquiditätssicherung. Germany should inform the Commission of the implementation of this Decision within two months of its being notified. As part of the report of the implementation of this Decision, Germany should name the cases in which the de minimis rule is used.Germany is called on to notify other individual cases in which it considers any renewal of the aid to be justifiable under the Treaty. The Commission will state its position in accordance with the normal procedures,. The aid programme Sonderbürgschaftsprogramm Liquiditätssicherung is illegal for having been introduced in breach of Article 93(3). The programme is incompatible with the common market. Germany shall recover all aid granted pursuant to the aid programme. Repayment shall be made in accordance with the procedures and provisions of German law, plus interest payable at the usual reference rate used in the assessment of regional aid schemes, and running from the date on which the aid was granted. Germany shall inform the Commission, within two months of being notified of this Decision, of the measures taken to comply therewith. This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Brussels, 18 November 1997.For the CommissionKarel VAN MIERTMember of the Commission(1) OJ C 368, 23. 12. 1994, p. 12.(2) OJ C 35, 4. 2. 1997, p. 10. +",credit guarantee;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;credit institution;credit establishment;commercial bank;clearing bank;deposit-taking bank;Saxony-Anhalt;Saxony-Anhalt (Land);aid to undertakings;salvage grant;subsidy for undertakings;support grant,17 +31599,"2006/536/EC,Euratom: Council and Commission Decision of 21 February 2005 on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 44(2), the last sentence of Article 47(2), and Articles 55, 57(2), 71, 80(2), 93, 94, 133 and 181a, in conjunction with the second sentence of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3), thereof,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof,Having regard to the 2003 Treaty of Accession, and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,Having regard to the 2003 Act of Accession, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Having regard to the Council's approval pursuant to Article 101 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,Whereas:(1) The Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union was signed on behalf of the European Communities and their Member States on 30 April 2004.(2) Pending its entry into force, the Protocol has been applied on a provisional basis as from 1 May 2004.(3) The Protocol should be approved,. The Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the Member States.The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision (2). The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Community and its Member States, give the notification provided for in Article 4 of the Protocol. The President of the Commission shall simultaneously give such notification on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community.. Done at Brussels, 21 February 2005.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. ASSELBORNFor the CommissionThe PresidentJ. M. BARROSO(1)  OJ C 174 E, 14.7.2005, p. 43.(2)  See page 10 of this Official Journal. +",accession to the European Union;EU accession;accession to the Community;act of accession;application for accession;consequence of accession;request for accession;cooperation agreement;protocol to an agreement;European Community;EEC;European Economic Community;EAEC;Euratom;European Atomic Energy Community;Moldova;Republic of Moldova,17 +11266,"Council Directive 93/96/EEC of 29 October 1993 on the right of residence for students. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 7 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),In cooperation with the European Parliament (2),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),Whereas Article 3 (c) of the Treaty provides that the activities of the Community shall include, as provided in the Treaty, the abolition, as between Member States, of obstacles to freedom of movement for persons;Whereas Article 8a of the Treaty provides that the internal market must be established by 31 December 1992; whereas the internal market comprises an area without internal frontiers in which the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital is ensured in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty;Whereas, as the Court of Justice has held, Articles 128 and 7 of the Treaty prohibit any discrimination between nationals of the Member States as regards access to vocational training in the Community; whereas access by a national of one Member State to vocational training in another Member State implies, for that national, a right of residence in that other Member State;Whereas, accordingly, in order to guarantee access to vocational training, the conditions likely to facilitate the effective exercise of that right of residence should be laid down;Whereas the right of residence for students forms part of a set of related measures designed to promote vocational training;Whereas beneficiaries of the right of residence must not become an unreasonable burden on the public finances of the host Member State;Whereas, in the present state of Community law, as established by the case law of the Court of Justice, assistance granted to students, does not fall within the scope of the Treaty within the meaning of Article 7 thereof;Whereas the right of residence can only be genuinely exercised if it is also granted to the spouse and their dependent children;Whereas the beneficiaries of this Directive should be covered by administrative arrangements similar to those laid down in particular in Council Directive 68/360/EEC of 15 October 1968 on the abolition of restrictions on movement and residence within the Community for workers of Member States and their families (4) and Council Directive 64/221/EEC of 25 February 1964 on the coordination of special measures concerning the movement and residence of foreign nationals which are justified on grounds of public policy, public security or public health (5);Whereas this Directive does not apply to students who enjoy the right of residence by virtue of the fact that they are or have been effectively engaged in economic activities or are members of the family of a migrant worker;Whereas, by its judgment of 7 July 1992 in Case C-295/90, the Court of Justice annulled Council Directive 90/366/EEC of 28 June 1990 on the right of residence for students (1), while maintaining the effects of the annulled Directive until the entry into force of a directive adopted on the appropriate legal basis;Whereas the effects of Directive 90/366/EEC should be maintained during the period up to 31 December 1993, the date by which Member States are to have adopted the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive,. In order to lay down conditions to facilitate the exercise of the right of residence and with a view to guaranteeing access to vocational training in a non-discriminatory manner for a national of a Member State who has been accepted to attend a vocational training course in another Member State, the Member States shall recognize the right of residence for any student who is a national of a Member State and who does not enjoy that right under other provisions of Community law, and for the student's spouse and their dependent children, where the student assures the relevant national authority, by means of a declaration or by such alternative means as the student may choose that are at least equivalent, that he has sufficient resources to avoid becoming a burden on the social assistance system of the host Member State during their period of residence, provided that the student is enrolled in a recognized educational establishment for the principal purpose of following a vocational training course there and that he is covered by sickness insurance in respect of all risks in the host Member State. 1. The right of residence shall be restricted to the duration of the course of studies in question.The right of residence shall be evidenced by means of the issue of a document known as a 'residence permit for a national of a Member State of the Community', the validity of which may be limited to the duration of the course of studies or to one year where the course lasts longer; in the latter event it shall be renewable annually. Where a member of the family does not hold the nationality of a Member State, he or she shall be issued with a residence document of the same validity as that issued to the national on whom he or she depends.For the purpose of issuing the residence permit or document, the Member State may require only that the applicant present a valid identity card or passport and provide proof that he or she meets the conditions laid down in Article 1.2. Articles 2, 3 and 9 of Directive 68/360/EEC shall apply mutatis mutandis to the beneficiaries of this Directive.The spouse and the dependent children of a national of a Member State entitled to the right of residence within the territory of a Member State shall be entitled to take up any employed or self-employed activity anywhere within the territory of that Member State, even if they are not nationals of a Member State.Member States shall not derogate from the provisions of this Directive save on grounds of public policy, public security or public health; in that event, Articles 2 to 9 of Directive 64/221/EEC shall apply. This Directive shall not establish any entitlement to the payment of maintenance grants by the host Member State on the part of students benefiting from the right of residence. The right of residence shall remain for as long as beneficiaries of that right fulfil the conditions laid down in Article 1. The Commission shall, not more than three years after the date of implementation of this Directive, and at three-yearly intervals thereafter, draw up a report on the application of this Directive and submit it to the European Parliament and the Council.The Commission shall pay particular attention to any difficulties to which the implementation of Article 1 might give rise in the Member States; it shall, if appropriate, submit proposals to the Council with the aim of remedying such difficulties. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 31 December 1993. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.For the period preceding that date, the effects of Directive 90/366/EEC shall be maintained.When Member States adopt those measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such references shall be laid down by the Member States. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 October 1993.For the CouncilThe PresidentR. URBAIN(1) OJ No C 166, 17. 6. 1993. p. 16.(2) OJ No C 255, 20. 9. 1993, p. 70 and OJ No C 315, 22. 11. 1993.(3) OJ No C 304, 10. 11. 1993, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 257, 19. 10. 1968, p. 13. Directive as last amended by the Act of Accession of 1985.(5) OJ No 56, 4. 4. 1964, p. 850/64.(6) OJ No L 180, 13. 7. 1990, p. 30. +",free movement of persons;EU national;Community national;European Union national;national of the EU;national of the European Union;residence permit;residence of aliens;administrative formalities;administrative burden;administrative cost;administrative simplification;bureaucracy;cost of administration;cost of administrative formalities;simplification of administrative formalities;student,17 +33723,"2007/848/EC: Commission Decision of 11 December 2007 approving certain national programmes for the control of salmonella in flocks of laying hens of Gallus gallus (notified under document number C(2007) 6100) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the control of salmonella and other specified food-borne zoonotic agents (1) and, in particular Article 6(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) The purpose of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 is to ensure that proper and effective measures are taken to detect and control salmonella and other zoonotic agents at all relevant stages of production, processing and distribution, particularly at the level of primary production, in order to reduce their prevalence and the risk they pose to public health.(2) A Community target was established for the reduction of the prevalence of all salmonella serotypes with public health significance in laying flocks of Gallus gallus at the level of primary production by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1168/2006 of 31 July 2006 implementing Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards a Community target for the reduction of the prevalence of certain salmonella serotypes in laying hens of Gallus gallus and amending Regulation (EC) No 1003/2005 (2).(3) In order to achieve the Community target Member States are to establish national programmes for the control of salmonella in laying flocks of Gallus gallus and submit them to the Commission in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003.(4) Certain Member States have submitted their national programmes for the control of salmonella in laying flocks of Gallus gallus.(5) Those programmes were found to comply with relevant Community veterinary legislation and in particular with Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003.(6) The national control programmes should therefore be approved.(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Article 1The national programmes for the control of salmonella in laying flocks of Gallus gallus submitted by the Member States listed in the Annex are approved. This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2008. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 December 2007.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 325, 12.12.2003, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1237/2007 (OJ L 280, 24.10.2007, p. 5).(2)  OJ L 211, 1.8.2006, p. 4.ANNEXAustriaBelgiumBulgariaCzech RepublicCyprusDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryIrelandItalyLatviaLithuaniaLuxemburgThe NetherlandsPolandPortugalRomaniaSloveniaSlovakiaSpainSwedenThe United Kingdom +",veterinary inspection;veterinary control;public health;health of the population;environmental risk prevention;laying poultry;laying hen;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;zoonosis;food safety;food product safety;food quality safety;safety of food,17 +30348,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2005 of 26 May 2005 fixing the export refunds on cereal-based compound feedingstuffs. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 september 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1517/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 as regards the arrangements for the export and import of compound feedingstuffs based on cereals and amending Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice (2) in Article 2 lays down general rules for fixing the amount of such refunds.(3) That calculation must also take account of the cereal products content. In the interest of simplification, the refund should be paid in respect of two categories of ‘cereal products’, namely for maize, the most commonly used cereal in exported compound feeds and maize products, and for ‘other cereals’, these being eligible cereal products excluding maize and maize products. A refund should be granted in respect of the quantity of cereal products present in the compound feedingstuff.(4) Furthermore, the amount of the refund must also take into account the possibilities and conditions for the sale of those products on the world market, the need to avoid disturbances on the Community market and the economic aspect of the export.(5) The current situation on the cereals market and, in particular, the supply prospects mean that the export refunds should be abolished.(6) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,. The export refunds on the compound feedingstuffs covered by Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 and subject to Regulation (EC) No 1517/95 are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 May 2005.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 May 2005.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78.(2)  OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 51.ANNEXto the Commission Regulation of 26 May 2005 fixing the export refunds on cereal-based compound feedingstuffsProduct codes benefiting from export refund:2309 10 11 9000,2309 10 13��9000,2309 10 31 9000,2309 10 33 9000,2309 10 51 9000,2309 10 53 9000,2309 90 31 9000,2309 90 33 9000,2309 90 41 9000,2309 90 43 9000,2309 90 51 9000,2309 90 53 9000,Cereal products Destination Unit of measurement Amount of refundsMaize and maize products: C10 EUR/t 0,00Cereal products excluding maize and maize products C10 EUR/t 0,00NB: The product codes and the ‘A’ series destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1) as amended.C10 : All destinations. +",manufactured feedingstuffs;compound feedingstuff;industrial feedingstuffs;oil cake;protein feed;animal nutrition;feeding of animals;nutrition of animals;cereal product;cereal preparation;processed cereal product;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund,17 +34856,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1477/2007 of 13 December 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 622/2003 laying down measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002 of the European Parliament and the Council of 16 December 2002 establishing common rules in the field of civil aviation security (1), and in particular Article 4(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) The Commission is required, by virtue of Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002, when necessary, to adopt measures for the implementation of common basic standards for aviation security throughout the Community. Commission Regulation (EC) No 622/2003 of 4 April 2003 laying down measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security (2) was the first act laying down such measures.(2) The measures provided for by Regulation (EC) No 622/2003 on restricting liquids carried by passengers arriving on flights from third countries and transferring at Community airports are subject to review in the light of technical developments, operational implications at airports and the impact on passengers.(3) Such a review has shown that the restrictions on liquids carried by passengers arriving on flights from third countries and transferring at Community airports create certain operational difficulties at these airports and cause inconvenience to the passengers concerned.(4) In particular, the Commission has verified certain security standards at an airport in a third country and found them satisfactory, and that country has a good record of cooperation with the Community and its Member States. On that basis the Commission has decided to take steps to alleviate the problems identified above, in the case of passengers carrying liquids obtained at that airport.(5) Regulation (EC) No 622/2003 should be amended accordingly.(6) The measures contained in the present Regulation are not included among those which, according to Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002, shall be secret and not published.(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Civil Aviation Security,. The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 622/2003 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation. of that Regulation shall not apply as regards the confidential nature of this Annex. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 December 2007.For the CommissionJacques BARROTVice-President(1)  OJ L 355, 30.12.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 849/2004 (OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 89, 5.4.2003, p. 9. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 915/2007 (OJ L 200, 1.8.2007, p. 3).ANNEXAttachment 3 shall be replaced by the following text:‘Attachment 3Republic of SingaporeChangi airport’. +",piracy;air piracy;hijacker;hijacking of a ship;hijacking of an aircraft;piracy of the seas;approximation of laws;legislative harmonisation;technical specification;specification;civil aviation;civil aeronautics;safety standard;air safety;air transport safety;aircraft safety;aviation safety,17 +2570,"2000/205/EC: Council Decision of 28 February 2000 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco concerning certain amendments to Annexes 2, 3, 4 and 6 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133(3) thereof in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 300(2),Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) In view of the time which has elapsed and the changes that have taken place since the signing of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part, on 26 February 1996, a number of minor amendments need to be made to some of the Annexes to the Agreement.(2) The effect of the amendments is to liberalise the tariff arrangements applied by Morocco to imports of industrial products originating in the European Community.(3) The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters negotiated to that end between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco should be approved,. The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco concerning certain amendments to Annexes 2, 3, 4 and 6 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision. The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.. Done at Brussels, 28 February 2000.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. PINA MOURA +",import;Morocco;Kingdom of Morocco;EU production;Community production;European Union production;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;association agreement (EU);EC association agreement;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country,17 +34038,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 293/2007 of 19 March 2007 opening a tendering procedure for the sale of wine alcohol for use as bioethanol in the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (1), and in particular Article 33 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 of 25 July 2000 laying down detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine with regard to market mechanisms (2), lays down, among other things, detailed rules for disposing of stocks of alcohol obtained from distillation under Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organisation of the market in wine (3) and referred to in Articles 27, 28 and 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and held by the intervention agencies.(2) A tendering procedure for the sale of wine alcohol for exclusive use as bioethanol in the fuel sector in the Community should be organised in accordance with Article 92 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 with a view to reducing Community stocks of wine alcohol and ensuring the continuity of supplies to firms approved under that Article.(3) Since 1 January 1999, in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro (4), the selling price and securities must be expressed, and payments made, in euro.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,. 1.   Tendering procedure No 9/2007 EC is hereby opened for the sale of wine alcohol for use as bioethanol in the Community.The alcohol concerned has been produced from distillation under Articles 27, 28 and 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and is held by the intervention agencies of the Member States.2.   The total volume put up for sale is 653 380,74 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol., broken down as follows:(a) one lot with the number 96/2007 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(b) one lot with the number 97/2007 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(c) one lot with the number 98/2007 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(d) one lot with the number 99/2007 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(e) one lot with the number 100/2007 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(f) one lot with the number 101/2007 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(g) one lot with the number 102/2007 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(h) one lot with the number 103/2007 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(i) one lot with the number 104/2007 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(j) one lot with the number 105/2007 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(k) one lot with the number 106/2007 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(l) one lot with the number 107/2007 EC for a quantity of 50 000 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(m) one lot with the number 108/2007 EC for a quantity of 53 380,74 hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol.3.   The location and references of the vats making up the lots, the quantity of alcohol in each vat, the alcoholic strength and the characteristics of the alcohol are as set out in Annex I to this Regulation.4.   Only firms approved under Article 92 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 may take part in the tendering procedure. The sale shall be conducted in accordance with Articles 93, 94, 94b, 94c, 94d, 95, 96, 97, 98, 100 and 101 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 and Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98. 1.   Tenders shall be delivered to the intervention agencies holding the alcohol listed in Annex II or sent by registered mail to the address of the intervention agency.2.   Tenders shall be placed in a sealed double envelope, the inside envelope marked ‘Tender under procedure No 9/2007 EC for use as bioethanol in the Community’, the outer envelope bearing the address of the intervention agency concerned.3.   Tenders must reach the intervention agency concerned not later than 12 noon (Brussels time) on 2 April 2007. 1.   To be eligible for consideration, tenders must comply with Articles 94 and 97 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000.2.   To be eligible for consideration, when they are presented, tenders must be accompanied by:(a) proof that a tendering security of EUR 4 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol. has been lodged with the intervention agency holding the alcohol concerned;(b) the name and address of the tenderer, the reference number of the notice of invitation to tender and the price proposed, expressed in euro per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol.;(c) an undertaking by tenderers that they will comply with all the rules applicable to this tendering procedure;(d) a statement by tenderers to the effect that:(i) they waive all claims in respect of the quality and characteristics of any alcohol awarded to them;(ii) they agree to submit to any checks made on the destination and use made of the alcohol;(iii) they accept that it is their responsibility to provide evidence that the alcohol is used as specified in the notice of invitation to tender in question. The notifications provided for in Article 94a of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 relating to the tendering procedure opened by this Regulation shall be sent to the Commission at the address given in Annex III to this Regulation. The formalities for sampling shall be as set out in Article 98 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000.The intervention agency shall provide all the necessary information on the characteristics of the alcohol put up for sale.On application to the intervention agency concerned, interested parties may obtain samples of the alcohol put up for sale, taken by a representative of the intervention agency concerned. 1.   The intervention agencies in the Member States in which the alcohol put up for sale is stored shall carry out appropriate checks to verify the nature of the alcohol at the time of end-use. To that end, they may:(a) apply Article 102 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 mutatis mutandis;(b) carry out checks on samples using nuclear magnetic resonance analysis to verify the nature of the alcohol at the time of end-use.2.   The costs of the checks referred to in paragraph 1 shall be borne by the firms to which the alcohol is sold. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 March 2007.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 194, 31.7.2000, p. 45. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2016/2006 (OJ L 384, 29.12.2006, p. 38).(3)  OJ L 84, 27.3.1987, p. 1. Regulation repealed by Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999.(4)  OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1.ANNEX IMember State and lot number Location Vat No Quantity in hectolitres of alcohol at 100 % vol. Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 (Article) Type of alcoholSpain Tarancon A-2 21 335 27 rawB-9 24 685 27 rawB-10 3 980 27 rawTotal 50 000Spain Tarancon C-7 24 882 30 rawD-7 24 659 30 rawC-8 459 30 rawTotal 50 000Spain Tarancon C-8 24 313 30 rawD-8 24 867 30 rawA-6 820 30 rawTotal 50 000Viniflhor — Port-la-NouvelleM. MortefonEntrepôt d’alcoolAv. Adolphe-TurrelBp 62F-11210 Port-la-Nouvelle6 11 590 27 raw33 6 250 27 raw8B 1 490 28 raw8B 2 015 30 raw6B 8 250 30 raw6B 1 150 30 raw6B 555 28 raw8B 6 150 30 rawTotal 50 000Viniflhor — Port-la-NouvelleM. MortefonEntrepôt d’alcoolAv. Adolphe-TurrelBp 62F-11210 Port-la-Nouvelle13 5 200 27 raw13B 6 220 30 raw13B 220 30 raw13B 645 28 raw10B 3 920 30 raw10B 690 30 raw10B 2 105 28 raw15 2 980 30 raw15 9 210 30 raw33 4 655 27 rawTotal 50 000Viniflhor — Port-la-NouvelleM. MortefonEntrepôt d’alcoolAv. Adolphe-TurrelBp 62F-11210 Port-la-Nouvelle20B 1 080 28 raw26B 3 485 27 raw26 3 080 30 raw22 7 450 30 raw22 4 910 30 raw33 12 855 27 raw20 11 350 27 rawTotal 50 000Viniflhor — LonguefuyeMme BretaudeauF-53200 Longuefuye4 18 410 27 raw22 4 980 27 raw9BIS 2 245 30 raw9BIS 915 30 raw9BIS 4 425 28 raw9 14��900 27 raw4B 815 30 raw4B 1 475 30 rawTotal 50 000DeulepM. CoulombBld ChanzyF-30800 Saint-Gilles-du-Gard501 7 510 27 raw503 5 450 27 raw506 7 120 30 raw504B 6 765 27 raw501B 570 30 raw501B 1 010 30 raw506 1 530 30 raw506 275 28 raw502 9 145 27 raw73 930 30 raw503B 270 28 raw503B 2 545 30 raw503B 950 30 rawTotal 50 000Deulep — PslF-13230 Port-Saint-Louis-du-RhôneD2 28 630 30 rawD2 18 625 30 rawTotal 50 000Italy Cipriani — Chizzola d’Ala (TN) 27a 4 700 27 rawDister — Faenza (RA) 127a 4 500 27 rawI.C.V. — Borgoricco (PD) 6a 2 200 27 rawMazzari — S. Agata sul Santerno (RA) 4a-15a 10 100 30 rawTampieri — Faenza (RA) 6a-7a-16a 1 500 27 rawVillapana — Faenza (RA) 4a-2a-10a 7 300 27 rawDeta-Barberino Val d’Elsa (FI) 7a 2 200 27 rawCaviro — Faenza (RA) 15a-6a-8a-5a 17 500 27 rawTotal 50 000Italy Bonollo — Paduni (FR) 35a-37a 24 500 27/30 rawMazzari — S. Agata sul Santerno (RA) 4a-15a 12 100 30 rawDi Lorenzo — Ponte Valleceppi (PG) 19a-22a 10 500 27 rawD’Auria — Ortona (CH) 22a-62a-76a 1 000 27 rawS.V.A. — Ortona (CH) 19a 1 900 30 rawTotal 50 000Italy Balice Distill. — San Basilio Mottola (TA) 4a 1 900 27 rawBalice S.n.c. — Valenzano (BA) 1a-13a-14a-15a-16a-45a 8 300 27 rawDe Luca — Novoli (LE) 1a-8a-9a 2 800 27 rawBertolino — Partinico (PA) 24a-27a 18 700 30 rawD’Auria — Ortona (CH) 22a-62a-76a 6 000 27 rawS.V.M. — Sciacca (AG) 2a-3a-4a-8a-21a-30a-35a-36a-37 4 200 27/30 rawGE.DIS — Marsala (TP) 14b 8 100 30 rawTotal 50 000Greece Οινοποιητικός συνεταιρισμός Μεσσηνίας 76 454,96 30 raw77 432,94 30 raw85 1 782,89 30 raw86 1 684,51 30 raw87 1 756,59 30 raw88 1 753,86 30 raw95 873,44 30 raw75 444,79 30 raw28 904,89 30 raw80 463,46 30 raw73 387,14 30 raw78 27,72 30 raw15 1 747,04 30 raw16 1 713,67 30 raw26 853,18 30 raw74 427,35 30 raw17 1 743,76 30 raw94 887,65 30 raw84 1 786,52 30 raw79 439,47 30 raw93 908,63 30 raw83 1 795,78 30 raw82 1 758,86 30 raw12 1 800,87 30 raw11 1 744,16 30 raw18 1 707,83 30 raw13 1 788,73 30 raw96 827,49 30 raw81 1 805,07 30 raw14 1 800,04 30 raw97 915,07 30 raw92 908,96 30 raw99 911,94 30 raw25 905,06 30 raw108 432,18 30 raw107 432,77 30 raw105 448,22 30 raw106 441,22 30 raw27 897,73 30 raw29 579,19 30 raw30 667,69 30 raw19 901,65 27 raw20 892,07 27 raw21 900,28 27 raw22 899,54 27 raw23 882,32 27 raw24 653,58 27 raw89 847,09 27 raw90 880,83 27 raw91 856,22 27 raw98 878,23 27 raw100 745,61 27 rawTotal 53 380,74ANNEX IIIntervention agencies holding the alcohol referred to in Article 3Viniflhor — Libourne Délégation nationale, 17 avenue de la Ballastière, BP 231, F-33505 Libourne Cedex (Tél. (33-5) 57 55 20 00; télex 57 20 25; fax (33) 557 55 20 59)FEGA Beneficencia, 8, E-28004 Madrid (Tél. (34-91) 347 64 66; fax (34-91) 347 64 65)AGEA Via Torino, 45, I-00184 Rome (Tél. (39) 06 49 49 97 14; fax (39) 06 49 49 97 61)Ο.Π.Ε.Κ.Ε.Π.Ε. Αχαρνών (Aharnon) 241, 10446 Athènes, Grèce (Tél. (30-210) 212 47 99; fax (30-210) 212 47 91)ANNEX IIIAddress referred to in Article 5European CommissionDirectorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, Unit D-2B-1049 BrusselsFax (32-2) 292 17 75E-mail: agri-market-tenders@ec.europa.eu +",award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;intervention agency;motor spirit;alcohol-powered engine;intervention stock;sale;offering for sale;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;ethanol;ethyl alcohol,17 +3198,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 693/2002 of 23 April 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar for the 2001/02 marketing year. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), and in particular Article 22(2), Article 27(5) and (15) and Article 33(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 of 13 July 2001 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar for the 2001/02 marketing year(2) provides for weekly invitations to tender every Thursday and paragraph 4 of that Article lists those Thursdays on which such invitations to tender are not to take place. Since 1 May is a public holiday in most Member States and for reasons of administration and proper management, there should be no invitation to tender on 2 May 2002. The above Article 4(4) should therefore be amended.(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,. 1. The date ""2 May 2002"" is added to Article 4(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001.2. The Member States shall amend their notices of invitation to tender accordingly. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 April 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1.(2) OJ L 192, 14.7.2001, p. 3. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;export levy;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;white sugar;refined sugar,17 +34875,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1498/2007 of 18 December 2007 laying down specific rules for issuing import licences for sugar and sugar and cocoa mixtures with ACP/OCTs or EC/OCTs cumulation of origin. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Decision 2001/822/EC of 27 November 2001 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Community (Overseas Association Decision) (1), and in particular the fifth subparagraph of Article 6(4) of Annex III thereto,Whereas:(1) Decision 2001/822/EC allows ACP/OCTs or EC/OCTs cumulation of origin for the quantities laid down in that Decision with regard to products falling within CN Chapter 17 and CN codes 1806 10 30 and 1806 10 90.(2) Specific rules for issuing import licences have been established for these products under Commission Regulation (EC) No 192/2002 of 31 January 2002 laying down detailed rules for issuing import licences for sugar and sugar and cocoa mixtures with ACP/OCTs or EC/OCTs cumulation of origin (2) so as to permit the requisite controls on imports of the quantities provided for in Decision 2001/822/EC.(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (3) applies to import licences for the import tariff quota periods commencing from 1 January 2007. Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 lays down, in particular, detailed rules for applications for import licences, the status of applicants and the issue of licences. It limits the validity of licences to the final day of the tariff quota period. The provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 should apply, without prejudice to the additional rules laid down by this Regulation.(4) The rules laid down in the above Regulation should therefore apply to Regulation (EC) No 192/2002. However, certain rules should be adapted to reflect the specific characteristics of the trade covered by Regulation (EC) No 192/2002. In the interests of clarity and rationality, Regulation (EC) No 192/2002 should be repealed and replaced by a new Regulation.(5) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 of 9 June 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance-fixing certificates for agricultural products (4) should also apply, subject to the specific measures provided for in this Regulation.(6) With a view to ensuring orderly management, preventing speculation and providing for effective controls, detailed rules should be laid down for submitting licence applications and the documents that the interested parties must produce. To this end, the rules laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 should apply.(7) The specific features of the licence application form for importing the products in question should be laid down and, in order to ensure that such imports are managed strictly, it should be laid down that the rights deriving from licences are not transferable.(8) Rules should also be laid down regarding time limits for the submission of licence applications and the issue of licences by the competent authorities of the Member States,. 1.   Regulations (EC) No 1291/2000 and (EC) No 1301/2006 shall apply to the import at zero-rate customs duty of products falling within CN Chapter 17 and CN codes 1806 10 30 and 1806 10 90 with OCTs origin subject to cumulation with sugar of ACP and/or EC origin, unless otherwise provided for in this Regulation.2.   Import licences issued under this Regulation shall bear the serial number 09.4652. For the purposes of this Regulation the concept of ‘originating products’ and the relevant administrative methods shall be those set out in Annex III to Decision 2001/822/EC. 1.   Import licence applications shall relate to a quantity of not less than 25 tonnes.2.   Import licence applications shall be accompanied by the following documents:(a) the export licence issued by the OCTs authorities in accordance with the model form set out in Annex I, issued by the bodies responsible for issuing EUR 1 certificates;(b) proof that the applicant has lodged a security of EUR 12 per 100 kilograms. The licence application and import licence shall show:(a) in section 7, the OCTs of provenance, the word ‘yes’ being marked with a cross;(b) in section 8, the OCTs of origin, the word ‘yes’ being marked with a cross;(c) in section 20 of the licence, one of the entries listed in Annex II. Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 notwithstanding, the rights deriving from import licences shall not be transferable. 1.   By way of derogation from Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, licence applications shall be submitted in the first seven days of January, April, July and October of each year.An applicant may submit only one licence application per month of submission of licence applications. Where, in a given month, applicants submit more than one application, all their applications in that month shall be rejected and the securities lodged when the applications were submitted shall be taken over by the Member State concerned.2.   Licence applications shall be notified no later than the twelfth day of the month of submission of licence applications and shall be broken down by eight-digit CN code and by OCTs of origin.3.   Import licences shall be issued by the Member States from the twenty-fifth and no later than the thirtieth day of the month of submission of licence applications. Import licences shall become valid on their actual day of issue, within the meaning of Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000. Regulation (EC) No 192/2002 is hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 December 2007.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 314, 30.11.2001, p. 1. Decision as last amended by Decision 2007/249/EC (OJ L 109, 26.4.2007, p. 33).(2)  OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 55. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2031/2006 (OJ L 414, 30.12.2006, p. 43).(3)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 289/2007 (OJ L 78, 17.3.2007, p. 17).(4)  OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1423/2007 (OJ L 317, 5.12.2007, p. 36).ANNEX IModel export licence referred to in Article 3(2)(a)ANNEX IIEntries referred to in Article 4(c):— : in Bulgarian : Освободено от вносно мито (Решение 2001/822/ЕО, член 35) пореден номер на квотата 09.4652,— : in Spanish : Exención de derechos de importación (Decision 2001/822/CE, articulo 35) numero de orden 09.4652,— : in Czech : Osvobozeno od dovozního cla (Rozhodnutí 2001/822/ES, čl. 35), sériové čislo 09.4652,— : in Danish : Fritages for importafgifter (artikel 35 i afgorelse 2001/822/EF), løbenummer 09.4652,— : in German : Frei von Einfuhrabgaben (Beschluss 2001/822/EG, Artikel 35), Ordnungsnummer 09.4652,— : in Estonian : Impordimaksust vabastatud (otsus 2001/822/EÜ, artikkel 35), järjekorranumber 09.4652,— : in Greek : Δασμολογική απαλλαγή (απόφαση 2001/822/ΕΚ, άρθρο 35), αύξων αριθμός 09.4652,— : in English : Free from import duty (Decision 2001/822/EC, Article 35), serial No 09.4652,— : in French : Exemption du droit d’importation (Décision 2001/822/CE, article 35), numéro d’ordre 09.4652,— : in Italian : Esenzione dal dazio all’importazione (decisione 2001/822/CE, articolo 35), numero d’ordine 09.4652,— : in Latvian : Atbrīvots no importa nodokļa (Lēmuma 2001/822/EK 35. pants), sērijas numurs 09.4652,— : in Lithuanian : Atleista nuo importo muito (Nutarimo 2001/822/EB 35 straipsnis), serijos numeris 09.4652,— : in Hungarian : Mentes a behozatali vám alól (2001/822/EK hatarozat, 35. cikk), sorozatszám 09.4652,— : in Maltese : Eżenzjoni minn dazju fuq l-importazzjoni (Deċiżjoni 2001/822/KE, Artikolu 35), numru tas-serje 09.4652,— : in Dutch : Vrij van invoerrechten (Besluit 2001/822/EG, artikel 35), volgnummer 09.4652,— : in Polish : Wolne od przywozowych opłat celnych (decyzja 2001/822/WE art. 35), numer seryjny 09.4652,— : in Portuguese : Isenção de direitos de importação (Decisão 2001/822/CE, artigo 35.o), número de ordem 09.4652,— : in Romanian : Scutit de drepturi de import (Decizia 2001/822/CE, articolul 35), nr. de ordine 09.4652,— : in Slovak : Oslobodený od dovozného cla (Rozhodnutie 2001/822/ES, čl. 35), sériové čislo 09.4652,— : in Slovenian : brez uvozne carine (člen 35 Sklepa 2001/822/ES), zaporedna številka 09.4652,— : in Finnish : Vapaa tuontitulleista (päätöksen 2001/822/EY 35 artikla), järjestysnumero 09.4652,— : in Swedish : Importtullfri (beslut 2001/822/EG, artikel 35), löpnummer 09.4652. +",import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;overseas countries and territories;OCT;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;import (EU);Community import;sugar;fructose;fruit sugar;cocoa;ACP countries,17 +3004,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2194/2001 of 12 November 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 327/2001 authorising the conclusion of private storage contracts for olive oil and opening an invitation to tender for a limited period for aid relating thereto. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and fats(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1513/2001(2), and in particular Article 12a thereof,Whereas:(1) The first paragraph of Article 12a of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides that, in order to regularise the market in the event of serious disturbance in certain regions of the Community, bodies offering sufficient guarantees and approved by the Member States may be authorised to conclude storage contracts for the olive oil they market.(2) In accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 327/2001 of 16 February 2001 authorising the conclusion of private storage contracts for olive oil and opening an invitation to tender for a limited period for aid relating thereto(3), bodies approved by the Member States have concluded private storage contracts which expire on 31 December 2001. In view of the current situation on the market, contracting parties should be authorised to cancel their private storage contracts for extra virgin or virgin olive oil. Provision should also be made for the release in full of the securities lodged in accordance with Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2768/98 of 21 December 1998 on the aid scheme for the private storage of olive oil(4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1081/2001(5), and, as the case may be, with Article 12 of that Regulation, and for the payment of the aid or the balance of the aid within a time limit commencing on the date of cancellation of the contract.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,. The following Article 2a is inserted after Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 327/2001: ""Article 2a1. By derogation from the first paragraph of Article 2, contracting parties may cancel their private storage contracts for virgin or extra virgin olive oil in respect of a maximum:- 50 % of the quantity covered by a single operator's contracts before 20 November 2001,- 80 % of the quantity covered by a single operator's contracts before 20 December 2001.2. Where paragraph 1 is applied, termination of contracts in respect of the quantities concerned shall take effect on the date on which the competent body of the Member State concerned receives notification from the contracting party cancelling the contract.3. The securities lodged in respect of the quantities concerned under Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 2768/98 shall be released on the date referred to in the preceding paragraph.4. Where paragraph 1 is applied and by derogation from Article 14(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2768/98, the aid or, where appropriate, the balance of the aid for the quantities concerned shall be paid within 60 days following the dates referred to in paragraph 2 after verification that contractual undertakings have been respected.5. The securities lodged for the quantities concerned under Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2768/98 shall be released after payment of the balance of the aid on the dates referred to in the preceding paragraph.6. Article 10(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2768/98 shall not apply to quantities in respect of which the contracts have been cancelled in accordance with this Article."" This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 November 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66.(2) OJ L 201, 26.7.2001, p. 4.(3) OJ L 48, 17.2.2001, p. 9.(4) OJ L 346, 22.12.1998, p. 14.(5) OJ L 149, 2.6.2001, p. 17. +",olive oil;contract;conclusion of a contract;contract law;contractual agreement;contractual commitment;law of contract;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;private stock,17 +34825,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1431/2007 of 5 December 2007 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications Huile d'olive de Nyons (PDO). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) and having regard to Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined France’s request for approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Huile d'olive de Nyons’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2).(2) Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union as required by the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of that Regulation (3). As no statement of objection within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been sent to the Commission, the amendments should be approved,. The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 5 December 2007.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2156/2005 (OJ L 342, 24.12.2005, p. 54).(3)  OJ C 73, 30.3.2007, p. 4.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.5 — Oils and fats (butter, margarine, oil, etc.)FRANCEHuile d'olive de Nyons (PDO) +",France;French Republic;olive oil;location of production;location of agricultural production;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +41190,"Regulation (EU) No 387/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 April 2012 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 on the European Fisheries Fund, as regards certain provisions relating to financial management for certain Member States experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (2),Whereas:(1) The unprecedented global financial crisis and the unprecedented economic downturn have seriously damaged economic growth and financial stability and have provoked a strong deterioration in financial and economic conditions in several Member States. In particular, certain Member States are experiencing or are threatened with serious difficulties, notably problems concerning their economic growth and financial stability and a deterioration in their deficit and debt position, due to the international economic and financial environment.(2) Whilst important actions to counterbalance the negative effects of the crisis have already been taken, including amendments to the legislative framework, the impact of the financial crisis on the real economy, the labour market and citizens is being widely felt. Pressure on national financial resources is increasing and further steps should be taken to alleviate that pressure through the maximal and optimal use of funding from the European Fisheries Fund.(3) Pursuant to Article 122(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which provides for the possibility of granting Union financial assistance to a Member State in difficulties or seriously threatened with severe difficulties caused inter alia by exceptional occurrences beyond its control, Council Regulation (EU) No 407/2010 (3) established a European financial stabilisation mechanism, with a view to preserving the financial stability of the Union.(4) By Council Implementing Decisions 2011/77/EU (4) and 2011/344/EU (5) respectively, Ireland and Portugal were granted such Union financial assistance.(5) Greece was already experiencing serious difficulties with respect to its financial stability before the entry into force of Regulation (EU) No 407/2010. Financial assistance to Greece could not, therefore, be based on that Regulation.(6) The Intercreditor Agreement and the Loan Facility Agreement for Greece signed on 8 May 2010 entered into force on 11 May 2010. The Intercreditor Agreement is to remain in full force and effect for a three-year programme period as long as there are any amounts outstanding under the Loan Facility Agreement.(7) Council Regulation (EC) No 332/2002 of 18 February 2002 establishing a facility providing medium-term financial assistance for Member States’ balances of payments (6) provides that the Council is to grant mutual assistance where a Member State which has not adopted the euro is in difficulties or is seriously threatened with difficulties as regards its balance of payments.(8) By Council Decisions 2009/102/EC (7), 2009/290/EC (8) and 2009/459/EC (9) respectively, Hungary, Latvia and Romania were granted such Union financial assistance.(9) The period during which the financial assistance is available to Ireland, Hungary, Latvia, Portugal and Romania is set out in the relevant Council Decisions. The period during which financial assistance was made available to Hungary expired on 4 November 2010.(10) The period during which financial assistance under the Intercreditor Agreement and the Loan Facility Agreement is available to Greece is different for each Member State participating in those instruments.(11) Following the European Council Decision of 25 March 2011, finance ministers of the 17 euro area Member States signed the Treaty establishing the European Stability Mechanism on 11 July 2011. Following decisions taken by the Heads of State and Government of the euro area Member States on 21 July and 9 December 2011, the Treaty was modified in order to improve the effectiveness of the mechanism and signed on 2 February 2012. Under this Treaty, the European Stability Mechanism will, by 2013, assume the tasks currently performed by the European Financial Stability Facility and the European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism. This future mechanism should therefore already be taken into account in this Regulation.(12) In its conclusions of 23 and 24 June 2011, the European Council welcomed the Commission’s intention to enhance the synergies between the loan programme for Greece and the Union funds, and supported efforts to increase Greece’s capacity to absorb Union funds, with the aim of stimulating growth and employment by refocusing on improving competitiveness and employment creation. Moreover, it welcomed and supported the preparation, by the Commission, together with the Member States, of a comprehensive programme of technical assistance to Greece. This Regulation contributes to such efforts to enhance synergies.(13) In order to facilitate the management of Union funding, to help accelerate investments in Member States and regions and to increase the impact of funding on the economy, it is necessary to allow, in justified cases, temporarily and without prejudice to the 2014 to 2020 programming period, an increase of interim payments from the European Fisheries Fund by an amount corresponding to 10 percentage points above the co-financing rate applicable for each priority axis for Member States that are facing serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability and that have requested to benefit from this measure, resulting in a corresponding reduction in the national counterpart. Due to the temporary nature of that increase, and in order to maintain the original co-financing rates as the reference point for calculation of the temporarily increased amounts, the changes resulting from application of the mechanism should not be reflected in the financial plan included in the operational programmes. However, it should be possible to update operational programmes in order to concentrate the funds on competitiveness, growth and employment, and in order to align their targets and objectives with the decrease in the total funding available.(14) A Member State making a request to the Commission to benefit from a derogation under this Regulation should submit all the information necessary to enable the Commission to establish, by means of data on the Member State’s macroeconomic and fiscal situation, that resources for the national counterpart are not available. It should also show that an increase of payments resulting from the granting of the derogation is necessary to safeguard the continued implementation of operational programmes and that the absorption capacity problems persist even if the maximum ceilings applicable to co-financing rates laid down in Article 53(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 (10) are used.(15) The Member State making a request to the Commission to benefit from a derogation under this Regulation should also provide the reference to the relevant Council Decision or other legal act pursuant to which it is eligible to benefit from the derogation. It is necessary for the Commission to have an appropriate period, starting from the submission of the Member State’s request, in which to verify the correctness of the information submitted and to raise any objections. In order to make the derogation effective and operational, there should be a presumption that such a request is justified if the Commission does not raise an objection. If the Commission objects to the Member State’s request, it should adopt, by way of implementing acts, a decision to this effect, stating reasons.(16) The rules on the calculation of interim payments and of payments of the final balance for operational programmes during the period in which the Member States receive the Union financial assistance for addressing serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability should be revised accordingly.(17) It is necessary to ensure that there is appropriate reporting on the use of the increased amounts made available to the Member States benefiting from a temporary increase in interim payments under this Regulation.(18) After the end of the period during which financial assistance has been made available, it might be necessary for the evaluations carried out in accordance with Article 18(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 to assess, inter alia, whether the reduction of the national co-funding leads to a significant departure from the goals that were initially set. Such evaluations might lead to the revision of the operational programme.(19) As the unprecedented crisis affecting international financial markets and the unprecedented economic downturn, which have seriously damaged the financial stability of several Member States, necessitate a rapid response in order to counter the effects on the economy as a whole, this Regulation should enter into force as soon as possible. Given the exceptional circumstances of the Member States concerned, it should apply retroactively, starting either from the budgetary year of 2010 or from the date on which the financial assistance was made available, depending on the requesting Member State’s status, for the periods during which the Member States received financial assistance from the Union or from other euro area Member States in order to address serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability.(20) Where a temporary increase in interim payments is envisaged, that temporary increase should also be considered in the context of the budgetary restraints facing all Member States, and those budgetary restraints should be reflected appropriately in the general budget of the European Union. In addition, since the main purpose of the mechanism is to address specific current difficulties, its application should be limited in time. Therefore, the mechanism should start to apply on 1 January 2010 and should operate for a limited period until 31 December 2013.(21) Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly,. Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 is hereby amended as follows:(1) Articles 76 and 77 are replaced by the following:(a) financial assistance is made available to it under Council Regulation (EU) No 407/2010 of 11 May 2010 establishing a European financial stabilisation mechanism (11), or is made available to it by other euro area Member States before the entry into force of that Regulation;(b) medium-term financial assistance is made available to it in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 332/2002 of 18 February 2002 establishing a facility providing medium-term financial assistance for Member States’ balances of payments (12);(c) financial assistance is made available to it in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Stability Mechanism signed on 2 February 2012.(a) the amount calculated by applying to the public contribution declared in the final statement of expenditure, certified by the certifying authority under each priority axis and under each convergence/non-convergence objective, the co-financing rate established under the current financing plan for that priority axis and that objective;(b) the amount of Union assistance paid or due to be paid to the beneficiaries in respect of each priority axis and for each objective. This amount must be specified by the Member State in the final statement of expenditure certified by the certifying authority in respect of each priority axis and for each objective.(2) the following Article is inserted:(a) by means of data on its macroeconomic and fiscal situation, that resources for the national counterpart are not available;(b) that an increase of payments referred to in Article 76(3) and Article 77(2) is necessary to safeguard the continued implementation of operational programmes;(c) that problems persist even if the maximum ceilings applicable to co-financing rates of Article 53(3) are used;(d) that it fulfils one of the conditions referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 76(3) as justified by reference to a Council Decision or other legal act, as well as the actual date from which the financial assistance was made available to the Member State. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.However, it shall apply retroactively to the following Member States:(a) in the cases of Ireland, Greece and Portugal, with effect from the date when the financial assistance was made available to those Member States pursuant to Article 76(3);(b) in the cases of Hungary, Latvia and Romania, with effect from 1 January 2010.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Strasbourg, 19 April 2012.For the European ParliamentThe PresidentM. SCHULZFor the CouncilThe PresidentM. BØDSKOV(1)  OJ C 24, 28.1.2012, p. 84.(2)  Position of the European Parliament of 14 March 2012 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and decision of the Council of 22 March 2012.(3)  OJ L 118, 12.5.2010, p. 1.(4)  OJ L 30, 4.2.2011, p. 34.(5)  OJ L 159, 17.6.2011, p. 88.(6)  OJ L 53, 23.2.2002, p. 1.(7)  OJ L 37, 6.2.2009, p. 5.(8)  OJ L 79, 25.3.2009, p. 39.(9)  OJ L 150, 13.6.2009, p. 8.(10)  OJ L 223, 15.8.2006, p. 1.(11)  OJ L 118, 12.5.2010, p. 1.(12)  OJ L 53, 23.2.2002, p. 1.’; +",fund (EU);EC fund;common fisheries policy;economic recession;deterioration of the economy;economic crisis;economic depression;reflation;economic stabilisation;economic stability;economic stabilization;distribution of EU funding;distribution of Community funding;distribution of European Union funding;financial aid;capital grant;financial grant,17 +27819,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 206/2004 of 5 February 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 of 17 May 1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops(1), and in particular Article 9 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999(2) lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 concerning the conditions for the grant of area payments for certain arable crops and determines the conditions for set-aside, in particular the minimum areas set-aside must cover.(2) Areas left fallow have a positive impact on the environment. This could be enhanced by taking account of smaller parcels. Member States should therefore be permitted to accept smaller areas for set-aside.(3) Under Council Regulation (EC) No 1017/94 of 26 April 1994 concerning the conversion of land currently under arable crops to extensive livestock farming in Portugal(3), applications for conversion have been submitted equivalent to 35585 ha. The base area should consequently be adjusted.(4) The Member States have notified the results of the tests to determine the tetrahydrocannabinol levels in the hemp varieties sown in 2003. Those results should be taken into account when drawing up the list of hemp varieties qualifying for area payments in the coming marketing years and the list of varieties temporarily accepted for 2004/2005, which will require further testing during that marketing year.(5) Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999 should be amended accordingly.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999 is hereby amended as follows:1. in Article 19(1), the following subparagraph is added:""For the 2004/05 marketing year, Member States may also accept:(a) areas at least 10 m wide and covering 0,1 ha;(b) for properly justified environmental reasons, areas at least 5 m wide and covering 0,05 ha.""2. In Annex VI, the information shown under the heading ""Portugal"" is replaced by that in Annex I to this Regulation.3. Annex XII is replaced by the content of Annex II to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 15 January 2004.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 5 February 2004.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1).(2) OJ L 280, 30.10.1999, p. 43. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1035/2003 (OJ L 150, 18.6.2003, p. 24).(3) OJ L 112, 3.5.1994, p. 2. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2582/2001 (OJ L 345, 29.12.2001, p. 5).ANNEX I"">TABLE>""ANNEX II""ANNEX XII(Article 7a(1))Varieties of flax and hemp grown for fibre eligible for the support system1. Varieties of flax grown for fibreAdélieAgathaAlbaAlizéeAngelinArgosArianeArtemidaAuroreBelinkaBonetCaesar AugustusDianeDivaDrakkarElectraEliseEscalinaEvelinExelHermesIlonaJitkaJordanKastyciaiLauraLiflaxLiviolaLoréaLunaMarinaMarylinMelinaMerkurModranNikeOpalineRosalinSelenaSuperTaborTexaVenicaVenusVeralinVikingViola2a. Varieties of hemp grown for fibreCarmagnolaBenikoChamaeleonCsDelta-LlosaDelta 405Dioica 88Epsilon 68Fedora 17Felina 32Ferimon-FérimonFibranovaFibrimon 24Futura 75Juso 14Red PetioleSanthica 23Santhica 27Uso 312b. Varieties of hemp grown for fibre authorised in the 2004/05 marketing yearBialobrzeskieCannacomp(1)FasamoFelina 34 - Félina 34Fibriko TCFinolaLipko(2)Silesia(3)Tiborszallasi(4)UNIKO-B(1) Limited to Hungary.(2) Limited to Hungary.(3) Limited to Poland.(4) Limited to Hungary."" +",set-aside;abandonment premium;premium for cessation of production;leguminous vegetable;bean;broad bean;dried legume;field bean;lentil;pea;oleaginous plant;oil seed;cereals;aid per hectare;per hectare aid;production aid;aid to producers,17 +21767,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1521/2001 of 25 July 2001 determining the extent to which import rights applications submitted in July 2001 under the tariff quotas for beef provided for by Regulation (EC) No 1216/2001 for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania may be accepted. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1216/2001 of 20 June 2001 laying down, for the period 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002, detailed rules of application for the tariff quotas for beef originating in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania(1), and in particular Article 3(3) thereof,Whereas:Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1216/2001 fixes the quantities of fresh, chilled and frozen beef and veal originating in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia and of processed products originating in Latvia which may be imported on special terms during the period 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002. No applications were submitted for import rights for beef and veal or processed products,. No applications for import rights were submitted for the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002 under the import quotas referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1216/2001. This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 July 2001.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 July 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 165, 21.6.2001, p. 29. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;beef;Estonia;Republic of Estonia;Latvia;Republic of Latvia;Lithuania;Republic of Lithuania,17 +39290,"2011/498/EU: Commission Decision of 9 August 2011 terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of tris(2-chloro-1-methylethyl)phosphate originating in the People’s Republic of China. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (the basic Regulation), and in particular Article 9 thereof,After consulting the Advisory Committee,Whereas:A.   PROCEDURE1.   Initiation(1) On 23 July 2010, the European Commission (the Commission) announced, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2) (the notice of initiation), the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding pursuant to Article 5 of the basic Regulation with regard to imports into the Union of tris(2-chloro-1-methylethyl)phosphate (TCPP) originating in the People’s Republic of China (the ‘country concerned’ or ‘the PRC’).(2) The proceeding was initiated following a complaint lodged on 9 June 2010 by the European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) (the complainant) on behalf of producers representing a major proportion, in this case more than 25 %, of the total Union production of TCPP. The complaint contained evidence of dumping of TCPP from the PRC and of material injury resulting therefrom, which was considered sufficient to justify the initiation of a proceeding.2.   Parties concerned by the proceeding(3) The Commission officially advised the complainant, other known Union producers, the exporting producers, importers and users known to be concerned as well as their associations, and the representatives of the exporting country, of the initiation of the proceeding. Interested parties were given an opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing within the time limit set in the notice of initiation. All interested parties, who so requested and showed that there were particular reasons why they should be heard, were granted a hearing.(4) In view of the apparent high number of exporting producers and importers, sampling was envisaged in the notice of initiation for the determination of dumping and injury, in accordance with Article 17 of the basic Regulation. In order to enable the Commission to decide whether sampling would be necessary and, if so, to select a sample, all exporting producers and importers were asked to make themselves known to the Commission and to provide, as specified in the notice of initiation, basic information on their activities related to the product concerned during the investigation period (1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010).(5) After examination of the information submitted, and given the high number of importers which indicated their willingness to cooperate, it was decided that sampling was necessary with regard to unrelated importers. Whereas, given the limited number of exporting producers that indicated their willingness to cooperate, it was decided that sampling was not necessary with regard to exporting producers.(6) Six unrelated importers, accounting for 25 % of imports to the Union, agreed to be included in the sample. Two importers, accounting for around 20 % of imports from the PRC and over 80 % of imports of the importers that agreed to be included in the sample, were included in the sample. In accordance with Article 17(2) of the basic Regulation, the parties concerned were given the opportunity to comment on the selection of the sample. No objection was raised with regards to the selection of the sample.(7) The Commission sent questionnaires to the exporting producers, sampled importers, the Union producers, to all known users in the Union, and to known analogue country producers in the United States of America (USA). Questionnaire replies were received from four exporting producers in the PRC, one analogue country producer, three Union producers, two sampled importers and 35 users in the EU. However, one of the four Chinese exporting producers supplied a highly deficient questionnaire reply, and was subsequently considered as non-cooperating.(8) In order to allow exporting producers in the PRC to submit a claim for market economy treatment (MET) or individual treatment (IT), if they so wished, the Commission sent claim forms to the exporting producers that made themselves known within the deadlines set out in the notice of initiation. Two (groups of) companies requested MET pursuant to Article 2(7) of the basic Regulation or IT pursuant to Article 9(5) of the basic Regulation should the investigation establish that they did not meet the conditions for MET. One company claimed only IT.(9) The Commission sought and verified the information deemed necessary for a determination of dumping, resulting injury and Union interest. Verification visits were carried out at the premises of the following companies:Exporting producers in the PRC— Albemarle Chemicals (Nanjing), Nanjing, PRC,— Jiangsu Yoke Technology Co. Ltd, Yixing, PRC;Related importers in the EU— Albemarle Europe, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium,— Shekoy Chemicals Europe BV, Breda, the Netherlands;Union producers— ICL-IP Bitterfeld GmbH, Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany,— LANXESS Deutschland GmbH, Leverkusen, Germany,— PCC Rokita SA, Brzeg Dolny, Poland.(10) In view of the need to establish a normal value for exporting producers in the PRC to which MET might not be granted and the exporting producer that requested only IT, a verification to establish normal value on the basis of data from the USA as analogue country took place at the premises of the following company:— ICL-IP America Inc., St Louis, Missouri, USA.2.1.   Investigation period and period considered(11) The investigation of dumping and injury covered the period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 (‘investigation period’ or ‘IP’). The examination of trends relevant for the assessment of injury covered the period from 1 January 2007 to the end of the investigation period (period considered).3.   Product concerned and like product3.1.   Product concerned(12) The product concerned is tris(2-chloro-1-methylethyl)phosphate originating in the PRC currently falling within CN code ex 2919 90 00.— 2-Propanol, 1-chloro, phosphate (3:1),— tris(monochloroisopropyl)phosphate (TMCP),— tris(2-chloroisopropyl)phosphate (TCIP),— phosphoric acid, tris(2-chloro-1-methylethyl)ester,— tris(beta-chloroisopropyl)phosphate,— 1-chloro-2-propanol phosphate (3:1).(13) The product concerned is a flame retardant mainly used in the production of polyurethane (PUR) for use in construction and furniture.3.2.   Like product(14) The investigation has shown that TCPP produced and sold on the domestic market of the PRC and TCPP imported into the Union from the PRC, and that produced and sold on the domestic market of the USA, which served as an analogue country, as well as the TCPP produced and sold in the Union by the Union industry have the same basic physical, chemical and technical characteristics and uses. Therefore, these products are considered to be alike within the meaning of Article 1(4) of the basic Regulation.4.   Preliminary findings and subsequent procedure(15) On 27 April 2011, the Commission disclosed to interested parties an information document setting out its preliminary findings with respect to this proceeding. Given the need to examine certain aspects of the investigation further, it was considered appropriate not to impose any provisional measures and to continue the investigation. All parties were given the opportunity to submit relevant evidence and comments on the preliminary findings. The parties which so requested were also granted the opportunity to be heard. The Commission continued to seek and verify all information it deemed necessary for its final findings.B.   WITHDRAWAL OF THE COMPLAINT AND TERMINATION OF THE PROCEEDING(16) By a letter dated 16 June 2011 addressed to the Commission, the complainant formally withdrew its complaint.(17) In accordance with Article 9(1) of the basic Regulation, the proceeding may be terminated where the complaint is withdrawn unless such termination would not be in the Union interest.(18) The Commission considered that the present proceeding should be terminated since the investigation had not brought to light any consideration showing that such termination would not be in the Union interest. Interested parties were informed accordingly and were given the opportunity to comment. However, no comments that could alter that decision were received.(19) The Commission therefore concludes that the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports into the Union of tris(2-chloro-1-methylethyl)phosphate originating in the PRC should be terminated without the imposition of measures,. The anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of tris(2-chloro-1-methylethyl)phosphate originating in the People’s Republic of China currently falling within CN code ex 2919 90 00 is hereby terminated. This Decision shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 9 August 2011.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51.(2)  OJ C 201, 23.7.2010, p. 5. +",anti-dumping legislation;anti-dumping code;anti-dumping proceeding;chemical product;chemical agent;chemical body;chemical nomenclature;chemical substance;chemicals;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;import (EU);Community import;China;People’s Republic of China,17 +4017,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 2955/85 of 22 October 1985 derogating in respect of the countries of the Association of South-East Asian Nations, of the countries of the Central American Common Market and the countries which have signed the Cartagena Agreement (Andean Group) from Regulation (EEC) No 3749/83 on the defintion of the concept of originating products for purposes of the application of tariff preferences granted by the European Economic Community in respect of certain products from developing countries. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3562/84 of 18 December 1984 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1985 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 1 hereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3563/84 of 18 December 1984 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1985 to textile products originating in developing countries (2), and in particular Article 1 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3564/84 of 18 December 1984 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1985 in respect of certain agricultural products originating in developing countries (3), and in particular Article 1 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas Decision 84/637/ECSC of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community, meeting within the Council, of 18 December 1984 applying for 1985 the generalized tariff preferences for certain steel products originating in developing countries (4) provides that the definition of the origin of products is to be determined under the procedure laid down in Article 14 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 802/68 of 27 June 1968 concerning the common definition of the concept of the origin of goods (5); whereas the rules to be applied for this purpose should be the same as those laid down for other products;Whereas, for the purposes of implementation of the provisions concerning the tariff preferences granted by the European Economic Community for certain products originating in developing countries, rules of origin are laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3749/83 (6), hereinafter referred to as 'the basic Regulation', concerning the conditions under which these products acquire the status of originating products and the mode of proof and verification of their status;Whereas the Association of South-East Asian Nations (hereinafter referred to as the ASEAN) has established close economic cooperation between Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand;Whereas the Central American Common Market (hereinafter referred to as the CACM) has established close economic cooperation between Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua;Whereas, within the framework of the Cartagena Agreement (Andean Group), close economic cooperation has been established between Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela (hereinafter referred to as the 'Andean Group');Whereas the provisions on the acquisition of the status of originating products laid down in Article 1 of the basic Regulation may, with the necessary adaptations, help to facilitate this cooperation and encourage the use in one country abelonging to a regional group of products originating in other countries of the same group; whereas the said provisions should be adapted accordingly and special rules as to the mode of proof and verification of the status of originating products should be laid down;Whereas the Committee on Origin set up by Regulation (EEC) No 802/68 has not given a favourable opinion,. TITLE IREGIONAL CUMULATION AND ALLOCATION OF ORIGIN Purpose and scope1. Three separate but identical systems of regional cumulation are hereby set up by way of derogation from certain of the provisions of the basic Regulation.2. Regional cumulation shall apply to three separate regional groups of countries:(a) the ASEAN;(b) the CACM;(c) the Andean Group.3. The expression 'regional group' shall be taken to mean the ASEAN or, the CACM or the Andean Group as appropriate. Regional cumulation1. For the purposes of determining whether a producta manufactured in a country of a regional group originates therein within the meaning of Article 1 of the basic Regulation, products originating in any of the other countries of that regional group and used in further manufacture shall be treated as if they originated in the country of further manufacture.The country of origin of the final product shall be determined in accordance with Article 3 of this Regulation.2. Article 6 (1) (b) of the basic Regulation shall not apply to products originating in any of the countries of the regional group when they pass through the territory of any of the other countries of the regional group whether or not further working or processing takes place there. Allocation of origin1. Products having originating status by virtue of Article 2 of this Regulation shall have the origin of the country of the regional group where the last working or processing was carried out provided that:- the value added there, as defined in paragraph 3 of this Article, is greater than the highest customs value of the products used originating in any one of the other countries of the regional group,- the working or processing carried out there exceeds that set out in Article 3 (3) of the basic Regulation and in the case of textile products, also those operations referred to in Annex II.2. In all other cases products shall have the origin of the country of the regional group which accounts for the highest customs value of the originating products used coming from the other countries of the regional group.3. 'Value added' shall be taken to be the ex-works price minus the customs value of each of the products incorporated which originated in another country of the regional group.TITLE IIADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS Proof of originating status1. Proof of the originating status of products exported from a country of a regional group to another country of the same group to be used in further working or processing, or to be re-exported where no further working or processing takes place, shall be established by a certificate of origin Form A issued or a Form APR made out in the first country.2. Proof of originating status, acquired or retained under the terms of this Regulation, of products exported from a country of a regional group to the Community shall be established by a certificate of origin Form A issued or a Form APR made out in that country on the basis of a certificate of origin Form A issued or a Form APR made out in accordance with paragraph 1.3. The country of origin shall be marked in box 12 of the certificate of origin Form A or box 8 of Form APR, that country being:- in the case of products exported without further working or processing, the country of manufacture,- in the case of products exported after further working or processing, the country of origin as determined in accordance with Article 3. Verification proceduresArticles 13 and 27 of the basic Regulation shall apply as between the countries of the same regional group for the purposes of subsequent verification of certificates of origin Form A issued or Form APR made out in accordance with Article 4 (1) of this Regulation. Article 6Conditions for the application of regional cumulation1. This Regulation shall apply only where:(a) the rules regulating trade in the context of regional cumulation, as between the countries of the regional group, are identical to those laid down in the basic Regulation subject to the adaptations laid down in this Regulation;(b) each country of the regional group has undertaken to comply or ensure compliance with the terms of this Regulation and to provide the administrative cooperation necessary both to the Community and to the other countries of the regional group in order to ensure the correct issue of certificates of origin Form A and the verification of certificates of origin Form A and Form APR.This undertaking shall be transmitted to the Commission through the Secretariat of the regional group.The Secretariats are as follows:- the ASEAN General Secretariat,- the Permanent Secretariat of the Central American Common Market,- the Junta del Acuerdo de Cartagena;as appropriate.2. The Commission shall inform the Member States when the conditions set out in paragraph 1 have been complied with in the case of each regional group. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 January 1986.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 22 October 1985.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. F. POOS(1) OJ No L 338, 27. 12. 1984, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 338, 27. 12. 1984, p. 98.(3) OJ No L 338, 27. 12. 1984, p. 183.(4) OJ No L 338, 27. 12. 1984, p. 225.(5) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 1.(6) OJ No L 372, 31. 12. 1983, p. 1.ANNEX IEXPLANATORY NOTE1. This cumulation system is based on the principle that products which have achieved originating status under the basic Regulation, either by being wholly obtained or by having undergone sufficient working or processing, will then be treated anywhere in the regional group in the same way as products which have achieved originating status locally. The converse is that products which have not achieved originating status in a country of the regional group, although processed there, are treated as third country products in all further working or processing carried out in another country of the group.2. This cumulation system also permits originating products from one country in the regional group to pass through another country in the group and to be re-exported in the same state with a certificate of origin Form A being issued or a Form APR being made out in the country of final export; irrespective as to whether the conditions laid down in Article 6 (1) (b) of the basic Regulation have been met there.ANNEX IIWORKING MENTIONED IN ARTICLE 3Working such as:- fitting of buttons and/or other types of fastenings,- making of button-holes,- finishing off the ends of trouser legs and sleeves or the bottom hemming of skirts and dresses etc.,- hemming of handerkerchiefs, table linen, etc.,- fitting of trimmings and accessories such as pockets, labels, badges, etc.,- ironing and other preparations of garments for sale 'ready made',- or any combination of such working. +",Andean Community;Andean Group;Andean Pact;Cartagena Agreement;ASEAN;Association of South-East Asian Nations;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession;Brunei;Brunei Darussalam;Negara Brunei Darussalam,17 +2712,"84/248/EEC: Commission Decision of 24 April 1984 authorizing the Federal Republic of Germany to adopt, when introducing into its territory plants or plant products, special plant health provisions laid down for home-grown production of certain fruit plants intended for planting (Only the German text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 77/93/EEC of 21 December 1976 on protective measures against the introduction into the Member States of organisms harmful to plants or plant products (1), as last amended by Directive 81/7/EEC (2), and in particular Article 18 (2) thereof,Whereas under Article 11 (1) of Directive 77/93/EEC, plants, plant products or other objects are not subject, at the time of their introduction into the territory of a Member State from another Member State, to prohibitions or restrictions relating to plant health measures, except where provided for in that Directive;Whereas, under Article 18 (2) of the abovementioned Directive, the Member States may be authorized to adopt, when introducing into their territory plants or plant products, special plant health provisions in so far as such measures are also laid down for home-grown production;Whereas the Federal Republic of Germany by the Verordnung zur Bekaempfung von Viruskrankheiten im Obstbau of 26 July 1978 (Bundesgesetzblatt, part I, p. 1120), as amended by Verordnung of 22 November 1979 (Bundesgesetzblatt, part I, p. 1948) has introduced special plant health measures for the marketing of certain fruit plants intended for planting;Whereas those measures seem appropriate to control certain harmful organisms, known to occur in the Federal Republic, at the lowest possible level and to prevent their spread;Whereas they can be effective only where they are not restricted to home-grown production;Whereas the Federal Republic of Germany should therefore be authorized to apply the measures also to products introduced into its territory from other Member States;Whereas this authorization is without prejudice to a possible future Community certification scheme for fruit-plant propagating material, and should therefore be limited in time, subject to possible extension, should the Community certification scheme not yet be defined at the time of expiry of the authorization;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,. 1. The Federal Republic of Germany is hereby authorized to apply, from 1 October 1984, the provisions of the Verordnung zur Bekaempfung von Viruskrankheiten im Obstbau and in accordance with the Annex to this Decision also to plants introduced into its territory from another Member State.2. Compliance with the provisions referred to in paragraph 1 shall be established at the request of the German authorities, through the presentation, by the consignee, of either an official document issued in the consignor Member State or a document issued by the producer of the material, certifying that the material derives from material found free of the harmful organisms listed in the Annex to this Decision.3. Specific checks for compliance with the provisions referred to in paragraph 1 shall not take place at the time of introduction of the material into the Federal Republic of Germany. The authorization granted in Article 1 shall expire on 31 December 1986. This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Brussels, 24 April 1984.For the CommissionPoul DALSAGERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 20.(2) OJ No L 14, 16. 1. 1981, p. 23.ANNEXThe measures referred to in Article 1 apply to plants mentioned in column 1 in respect of harmful organisms mentioned in column 2 against them, with effect from the dates mentioned in column 3.1.2.3 // // // // Column 1 // Column 2 // Column 3 // Plants // Harmful organism // Date of implementation // // // // // // // 1. Plants of Cydonia oblonga Mill., intended for planting, other than seeds and seedlings // Apple chlorotic leaf spot virus Pear stony pit virus Pear vein yellows virus // Immediately // 2. Plants of Malus pumila Mill., intended for planting, other than seeds and seedlings // Apple flat limb virus Apple mosaic virus Apple rough skin virus Apple rubbery wood pathogen // Immediately // 3. Plants of Prunus armeniaca L., Prunus cerasifera Ehrh., Prunus domestica L., Prunus persica (L.) Batsch, in the case of vegetatively produced rootstocks or of plants grafted on such rootstocks // Apple chlorotic leaf spot virus Plum line pattern virus (European) Prune dwarf virus Prunus necrotic ringspot virus // Immediately // 4. Plants of Prunus avium L., Prunus cerasus L., Prunus mahaleb L., in the case of vegetatively produced rootstocks or of plants grafted on such rootstocks // Prune dwarf virus Prunus necrotic ringspot virus Raspberry ringspot virus // Immediately // 5. Plants of Pyrus communis L., intended for planting, other than seeds and seedlings // Apple chlorotic leaf spot virus Pear vein yellows virus // Immediately // // // +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;plant disease;diseases of plants;plant pathology;plant health control;phytosanitary control;phytosanitary inspection;plant health inspection;seedling;cutting (plant);fruit-growing;fruit production;fruit tree,17 +7188,"Council Directive 89/109/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article l00a thereof,Having regard to the Proposal from the Commission,In cooperation with the European Parliament (1),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),Whereas Council Directive 76/893/EEC of 23 November 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (3), as last amended by the act of Accession of Spain and Portugal (4), has been substantially amended on a number of occasions; whereas on making the new amendments to the said Directive, the opportunity should be taken to consolidate the provisions of the existing relevant texts with a view to ensuring legal clarity;Whereas Directive 76/893/EEC was adopted on the grounds that the differences that existed at that time between the national laws relating to the aforesaid materials and articles impeded the free movement thereof, could create unequal conditions of competition and could thereby directly affect the establishment or functioning of the common market;Whereas those laws had to be approximated if free movement was to be achieved for the aforesaid materials and articles, taking account primarily of human health requirements but also, within the limits required for the protection of health, of economic and technological needs;Whereas the chosen method was to lay down, in the first place, in a framework directive, general principles on the basis of which legal differences between certain groups of materials and articles had been and could subsequently beeliminated by means of specific directives; whereas this method has proved itself and should therefore be retained;Whereas covering or coating substances, all or part of which form part of foodstuffs, could not be considered to be simply in contact with these foodstuffs: whereas, in that case, account had to be taken of possible direct consumption by consumers; whereas the rules laid down in this Directive are therefore inappropriate in such circumstances;Whereas the principle underlying this Directive should be that any material or article intended to come into contact or which is intentionally in contact either directly or indirectly with foodstuffs, must be sufficiently stable not to transfer substances to the foodstuffs in quantities which could endanger human health or bring about an unacceptable change in the composition of the foodstuffs or a deterioration in the organoleptic properties thereof;Whereas, in order to achieve this objective, it may prove necessary to lay down various types of limitations, alone or in combination; whereas it is appropriate to retain in specific directives those limitations which are most appropriate to the desired objective, having regard to the technological characteristics peculiar to each group of materials and articles;Whereas, in order to allow the informed use of the materials and articles, appropriate labelling should be provided for; whereas the methods used for such labelling may vary according to the user;Whereas this Directive does not apply to the labelling of products which, by reason of their behaviour in the presence of foodstuffs, must not be designed to come into contact or be in contact with them;Whereas the drafting of specific directives implementing the basic principles and of amendments thereto constitute technical implementing measures; whereas, in order to simplify and expedite the procedure, the adoption of these measures should be entrusted to the Commission;Whereas the Scientific Committee for Food, set up by Commission Decision 74/234/EEC (5), should be asked for its opinion before provisions liable to affect public health are adopted under specific directives;Whereas it is desirable that in all cases where the Council empowers the Commission to implement rules relating to foodstuffs, provision should be made for a procedure establishing close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on Foodstuffs set up by Council Decision 69/414/EEC (1). 1. This Directive shall apply to materials and articles which, in their finished state, are intended to be brought into contact with foodstuffs or which are brought into contact with foodstuffs and are intended for that purpose, hereinafter referred ro as 'materials and articles'.Covering or coating substances, such as the substances convering cheese rinds, prepared meat products or fruit, which form part of foodstuffs and may be consumed together with those foodstuffs, shall not be subject to this Directive2. This Directive shall apply to materials and articles which are in contact with water which is intended for human consumption. It shall not, however, apply to fixed public or private water supply equipment.3. This Directive shall not apply to antiques. Materials and articles must be manufactured in compliance with good manufacturing practice so that, under their normal or foreseeable conditions of use, they do not transfer their constituents to foodstuffs in quantities which could:- endanger human health,- bring about an unacceptable change in the composition of the foodstuffs or a deterioration in the organoleptic characteristics thereof. 1. The groups of materials and articles listed in Amex I and, where appropriate, combinations of these materials and articles shall be subject to specific directives.2. The specific directives, including amendments to existing specific directives, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8.3. The specific directives may include:(a) a list of the substances the use of which is authorized to the exclusion of all others (positive list);(b) purity standards for such substances;(c) special conditions of use for these substances and/or the materials and articles in which they are used;(d) specific limits on the migration of certain constituents or groups of constituents into or onto foodstuffs:(e) an overall limit on the migration of constituents into or outo foodstuffs;(f) if necessary, provisions aimed at protecting human health against any hazards which might arise through oral contact with materials and articles;(g) other rules to ensure compliance with Article 2;(h) the basic rules necessary for checking compliance with the provisions of points (d), (e), (f) and (g);(i) detailed rles concerning sample taking and the methods of analysis required to check compliance with the provisions of points (a) to (g).provisions liable to affect public health shall be adopted after consulting the Scientific Committee for Food. They must fulfill the criteria set out in Annex II. 1. Notwithstanding Article 3, a Member State may, where a list of substances has been drawn up in accordance with paragraph 3 (a) of that Article, authorize the use within its territory of a substance not included in the list, subject to compliance with the following conditions:(a) the authorization must be limited to a maximum period of two years;(b) the Member State must carry out an official check on materials and articles manufactured from a substance of which it has authorized the use;(c) materials and articles thus manufactured must bear a distinctive indication which will be defined in the authorization.2. The Member State shall forward to the other Member States and to the Commission the text of any authorization drawn up pursuant to paragraph 1 within two months of the date of its taking effect.3. Before the expiry of the two-year period provided for in paragraph 1 (a), the Member State may submit to the Commission a request for the inclusion in the list referred to.in Article 3 (3) (a) of the substance given national authorization in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article. At the same time, it shall supply supporting documents setting out the grounds on which it deems such inclusion justified and shall indicate the uses for which this substance is ineendedWithin 18 months of the submission of the request, a decision shall be taken on the basis of information relating to public health, after consulting the Scientific Committee for Food and in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 9 as to whether the substance in question may be included in the list referred to in Article 3 (a) or whether the national authorization should be revoked. If provisions prove necessary pursuant to Article 3 (3) (b), (c) and (d), these shall be adopted in accordance with the same procedure. Notwithstanding paragraph 1 (a) of this Article, the national authorization shall remain in force until a decision is taken on the request for inclusion in the list.Should it be decided pursuant to the preceding subparagraph that the national authorization should be revoked, this decision shall apply to any other national authorization in respect of the substance in question. The decision may stipulate that the ban on the use of this substance shall extend to uses other than those referred to in the request for inclusion in the list. 1. Where a Member State, as a result of new information or of a reassessment of existing information made since one of the specific directives was adopted, has detailed grounds for establishing that the use of a material or article endangers human health although it complies with the relevant specific directive, that Member State may temporarily suspend or restrict application of the provisions in question within its territory. It shall immediately inform the other Member States and the Commission thereof and give reasons for its decision2. The Commission shall examine as soon as possible within the Standing Committee on Foodstuffs the grounds adduced by the Member State referred to in Paragraph 1 and shall deliver its opinion without delay and take the appropriate measures.3. If the Commission considers that amendments to the specific directives in question are necessary in order to remedy the difficulties mentioned in paragraph 1 and to ensure the protection of human health, it shall initiate the procedure laid down in Article 9 with a view to adopting those amendments; the Member State which has adopted safeguard measures may in that event retain them until the amendments have been adopted. 1. Without prejudice to any exceptions provided for in the specific directives, materials and articles not already in contact with foodstuffs must, when placed on the market, be accompanied by:(a) - the words 'for food use',- or a specific indication as to their use, such as coffee-machine, wine bottle, soup spoon,- or a symbol determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 9;(b) where appropriate, any special conditions to be observed when they are being used:(c) - either the name or trade name and the address or registered office,- or the registered trade mark,of the manufacturer or processor, or of a seller established within the Community.2. The particulars listed in paragraph 1 must be conspicuous, clearly legible and indelible:(a) at the retail stage:- on the materials and articles or on the packaging,- or on labels affixed to the materials and articles or to their packaging,- or on a notice in the immediate vicinity of the materials and articles and clearly visible to purchasers; in the case mentioned in paragraph 1 (e), however, the latter option shall only be open if these particulars or a label bearing them cannot, for technical reasons, be affixed to the said materials and articles at either the manufacturing or the marketing stage;(b) at the marketing stages other than the retail stage:- on the accompanying documents,- on the labels or packaging,- or on the materials and articles themselves.3. However, the particulars provided for in paragraph 1 shall not be compulsory for materials and articles which by their nature are clearly intended to come into contact with foodstuffs.4. The particulars provided for in paragraph 1 (a) and (b) shall be confined to materials and articles which comply:(a) with the criteria laid down in Article 2;(b) with the specific directives, in the absence of such directives, with any national provisions.5. The specific directives shall require that such materials and articles be accompanied by a written declaration attesting that they comply with the rules applicable to them.In the absence of specific directives, Member States may retain existing provisions or adopt provisions to this effect.6. Member States shall ensure that retail trade in materials and articles is prohibited if the particulars required under paragraph 1 (a) and (b) are not given in a language easily understood by purchasers, unless the purchaser is informed by other means. This provision shall not preclude such particulars appearing in several languages. 1. Member States shall not, for reasons relating to composition, behaviour in the presence of foodstuffs or labelling, prohibit or restrict either trade in or the use of materials and articles complying with this Directive or with the specific directives.2. Paragraph 1 shall not affect national provisions which are applicable in the absence of the specific directives. Amendments made to existing specific directives in order to bring them into line with this Directive shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 9. 1. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be followed, the chairman shall refer the matter to the Standing Committee on Foodstuffs either on his own initiative or at the request of the representative of a Member State.2. The Commission representative shall submit to the committee a draft of measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the qualified majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty. The chairman shall not vote.3. (a) The Commission shall adopt the intended measures when they are in accordance with the committee's opinion;(b) where the intended measures are not in accordance with the opinion of the committee, or in the absence of any opinion, the Commission shall forthwith submit to the Council a proposal relating to the measures to be taken. The Council shall act on a qualified majority.If, on the expiry of three months from the date on which the matter was referred to it, the Council has not adopted any measures, the Commission shall adopt the proposed measures and apply them immediately. 01. Directive 76/893/EEC is hereby repealed2. References to the Directive repealed under paragraph 1 shall be construed as references to this Directive.References to the Articles of the repealed Directive should be read in accordance with the correlation table appearing in Annex III. 11. Member States shall take all measures necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. He measures taken shall:- permit, not later than 18 months after notification (1), trade in and use of materials and articles complying with this Directive, without prejudice to the application of national provisions which, in the absence of specific directives, apply to certain groups of materials and articles;- prohibit not later than 36 months after notification trade in and use of materials and articles which do not comply with this Directive.2. Paragraph 1 shall not affect those national provisions which, in the absence of the specific directives, apply to certain groups of materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs. 2This Directive shall not apply to materials and articles intended for export outside the Community. 3This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 December 1988.For the Council The PresidentV. PAPANDREOU(1) This Directive was notified to the Member States on 10 January 1989(1) OJ N° C 99, 13. 4. 1987, p. 65 and OJ N° C 12, 16. 1989.(2) OJ N° C 328, 22. 12. 1986, p. 5.(3) OJ N° L 340, 9. 12. 1976, p. 19.(4) OJ N° L 302, 15. 11. 1985, p. 216.(5) OJ N° L 136, 20. 5. 1974, p. 1.(1) OJ N° L. 291, 19. 11. 1969, p. 9ANNEX IList of groups of materials and articles covered by specific directivesPlastics, including varnish and coatingsRegenerated celluloseElastomers and rubberPaperand boardCeramicsGlassMetals and alloysWood, including corkTextile productsParaffin waxes and micro-cystalline waxesANNEX IIHealth criteria to be applied in the drafting of specific directives1. Where appropriate, Positive lists of substances shall be established for materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs. The acceptability of a substance for inclusion in a positive list shall be determined by considering both the quantity of the substance which is liable to migrate into foodstuffs and the toxicity of the substance2. A substance shall only be included in a positive list where, under normal or foreseeable conditions of use of any material or article of which it forms a part, the substance is not liable to migrate into foodstuffs in a quantity likely to constitute a danger to human health3. For certain materials it may be inappropriate to establish a positive list because such a list would offer no tangible benefit in terms of safeguarding human health. In such circumstances, any substances for which specific migration limits need to be established in order to prevent their being transferred to foodstuffs in quantities likely to constitute a danger to health shall be identified. The criteria set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall also apply to these substances4. All substances shall be kept under review and reassessed whenever this is justified by fresh scientific data or a re-evaluation of existing scientific data5. Where an acceptable daily intake or a tolerable daily intake is established foraparticular substance, the need to establish a specific migration limit in order that this intake is not exceeded shall be considered. Where such a specific migration limit is established for a substance, due regard shall be paid to other possible sources of exposure to the substance6. In certain circumstances, a specific migration limit on a substance may not be the most valid means of safeguarding human health. In such circumstances, the need to protect human health shall be the primary consideration in determining what action might be appropriate.ANNEX IIICORRELATION TABLF>TABLE> +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;packaging product;bag;bottle;box;packaging article;packaging materials;receptacle;approximation of laws;legislative harmonisation;preparation for market;labelling,17 +29174,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2146/2004 of 16 December 2004 opening for the year 2005 a tariff quota applicable to the importation into the European Community of certain goods originating in Iceland resulting from the processing of agricultural products covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products (1), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Having regard to Council Decision 1999/492/EC of 21 June 1999 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Iceland, of the other part, on Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland (2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,Whereas:(1) The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Iceland, of the other part, on Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland, approved by Decision 1999/492/EC, provides for an annual tariff quota for imports originating in Iceland of sugar confectionery products and chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa. It is necessary to open that quota for 2005.(2) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (3) lays down rules for the management of tariff quotas. It is appropriate to provide that the tariff quota opened by this Regulation is to be managed in accordance with those rules.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for horizontal questions concerning trade in processed agricultural products not listed in Annex I,. From 1 January to 31 December 2005, the goods originating in Iceland and imported into the Community which are listed in the Annex shall be subject to the duties set out in that Annex within the limits of the annual quota indicated therein. The tariff quota referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall be applicable from 1 January 2005.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 December 2004.For the CommissionGünter VERHEUGENVice-President(1)  OJ L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2580/2000 (OJ L 298, 25.11.2000, p. 5).(2)  OJ L 192, 24.7.1999, p. 47.(3)  OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2286/2003 (OJ L 343, 31.12.2003, p. 1).ANNEXOrder number CN code Description Quota Rate of duty applicable09.0799 1704 90 10 Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate) not containing cocoa, falling within CN code 1704 90 500 tonnes 50 % of the rate of duty for third countries (1) up to a maximum of EUR 35.15/100kg1806 32 10 Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa falling within CN codes 1806 32, 1806 90, 1905 31 and 1905 32(1)  Rate of duty for third countries: rate consisting of the ad valorem duty plus, where appropriate, the agricultural component, limited to the maximum rate where provided for in the Common Customs Tariff. +",import;Iceland;Republic of Iceland;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;confectionery product;biscuit;chocolate;chocolate product;cocoa product;pastry product;sweets;toffee,17 +259,"72/282/ECSC: Commission Decision of 3 July 1972 pursuant to Article 88 of the ECSC Treaty, establishing that the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations by not furnishing to the Commission certain information concerning the application of measures of aid to the iron and steel industry (Only the Italian text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular the first paragraph of Article 88, and Articles 4, 46, 67 and 86 thereof;Whereas by Laws No 614 of 22 July 1966, No 1419 of 15 December 1947, No 135 of 16 April 1954, No 623 of 30 July 1959, No 649 of 25 July 1951, No 38 of 15 February 1968 and No 1089 of 25 October 1968 and by Decree No 1523 of 30 June 1967, the Italian Republic has introduced certain measures of aid which include preferential credits, subsidies and tax concessions:Whereas, under those laws, iron and steel undertakings are eligible for one or more measures of aid in certain circumstances;Whereas Article 4 (c) of the ECSC Treaty prohibits aids to the iron and steel industry, such prohibition extending also to general measures of aid which favour the steel sector in particular;Whereas State aids amount to actions by a Member State which are liable to have appreciable repercussions on conditions of competition in the steel industry ; whereas Article 67 (1) of the ECSC Treaty provides that such actions must be brought to the knowledge of the High Authority by the State concerned;Whereas the Commission is responsible for ascertaining whether aids granted by Member States for the iron and steel industry fall under the provisions of Article 4 (c) and, if not, how such aids must be looked upon having regard to the provisions of Article 67 (2) and (3) of the ECSC Treaty;Whereas Articles 47, 67 and 86 of the Treaty place the Member States under the obligation to supply all relevant information which the Commission needs to carry out its task in a particular sector;Whereas, if information concerning the aids in question is provided in the form of an annual total, it is not possible to ascertain, for each grant of aid to the iron and steel industry, whether the conditions applied are identical to those applied in respect of other industries to which the same measures of aid are extended;Whereas the Commission, by letter of 12 March 1970. No 70-22229, requested the Italian Republic to inform it of the measures already taken for the steel industry and of the aid proposed for the iron and steel industry under general aid measures;Whereas on 13 May 1971 the Commission addressed a further letter, No 71-23837, to the Italian Republic, since the latter had not replied to letter No 70-22229 of 12 March 1970;Whereas the letter of 13 May 1971 requested the Italian Republic to supply detailed information within two months on aids granted for individual iron and steel investments during 1970 : amount of credit and/or subsidy, duration, rate of interest, deferred amortization, tax concessions;Whereas the Italian Republic was also requested to provide within two months a list of aids granted to the iron and steel industry and to answer at the same time a number of questions;Whereas that letter clearly reaffirmed that where general or regional measures of aid in favour of investment projects for the iron and steel industry are applied, the Commission has to be informed thereof ; whereas the Member States cannot escape that obligation on the grounds that general rules cannot be subject to a specific examination having regard to the provisions of the Treaty of Paris;Whereas the Italian Republic has failed to reply to the Commission's letters of 12 March 1970 and 13 May 1971;Whereas the Commission had allowed two months for the provision of this information which should be sufficient time for the purpose;Whereas the failure to communicate the information requested by the Commission in the letters of 12 March 1970 and 13 May 1971 constitutes a failure to fulfil the obligations which devolve upon the Italian Republic under Articles 47, 67 and 86 of the ECSC Treaty;Whereas by letter No 72-20061 dated 6 January 1972 the Commission invited the Italian Republic in accordance with the first paragraph of Article 88 to furnish, within two months from the date of that letter, its comments with regard to the failure in question;Whereas the Italian Republic has not replied to the Commission's letter of 6 January 1972;Whereas Article 88 provides that the Commission shall set the State concerned a time limit for the fulfilment of its obligation,. The Italian Republic by not providing the information requested by the Commission in its letters No 71-23837 of 13 May 1971 and No 72-20061 of 6 January 1972 has failed to fulfil an obligation devolving upon it under Articles 47, 67 and 86 of the ECSC Treaty. The Italian Republic is hereby given a time limit of two months to fulfil the obligation in question. This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.. Done at Brussels, 3 July 1972.For the CommissionThe PresidentS.L. MANSHOLT +",iron and steel industry;electrical steelworks;foundry;iron and steel undertaking;iron and steel works;steel industry;steel mill;steelworks;Italy;Italian Republic;disclosure of information;information disclosure;economic support;aid;granting of aid;subvention;investment aid,17 +13221,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2203/94 of 9 September 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2294/92 on detailed rules for the application of the support system for producers of the oil seeds referred to in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 232/94 (2), and in particular Article 11 (1) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2294/92 of 31 July 1992 on detailed rules for the application of the support system for producers of the oil seeds referred to in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 328/94 (4), restricts producers of rape seed eligible for the compensatory payments to those producers sowing seed of specified qualities and varieties; whereas additional varieties of rape seed are now available to producers, which meet the eligibility criteria laid down; whereas these varieties should accordingly be added to the present list;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Joint Management Committee for Cereals, Oils and Fats and Dried Fodder,. The varieties of rape seed 'Alberta, Aligator, Altona, Arkada, Ascona, Atlas, Discovery, Dominol, Energol, Felix, Hera, Jetton, Karla, Kintol, Loreto, Olsen, Oxident, Prelude, Roby, Sioux and Zorro' are hereby added to the list of varieties in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2294/92. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 September 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 12.(2) OJ No L 30, 3. 2. 1994, p. 7.(3) OJ No L 221, 6. 8. 1992, p. 22.(4) OJ No L 42, 15. 2. 1994, p. 2. +",administrative control;oleaginous plant;oil seed;utilised agricultural area;UAA;area sown;cultivated area;planted area;utilized agricultural area;oil seed rape;colza seed;rape seed;production aid;aid to producers;regional aid;aid for regional development;aid to less-favoured regions,17 +18643,"1999/413/EC: Commission Decision of 15 June 1999 amending Decision 98/657/EC adopting the plan allocating to the Member States resources to be charged to the 1999 budget year for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Community (notified under document number C(1999) 1625). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3730/87 of 10 December 1987 laying down the general rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks to designated organisations for distribution to the most deprived persons in the Community(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2535/95(2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92 of 29 October 1992 laying down detailed rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Community(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 267/96(4), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(1) thereof,(1) Whereas, by Decision 98/657/EC(5), the Commission adopted a plan allocating resources to the Member States for the 1999 financial year; whereas that plan specifies the financial resources available for its implementation in 1999 in the participating Member States and lays down the quantities of each type of product to be withdrawn from intervention stocks within the limit of those financial resources; whereas the plan should be adopted to take account, on the one hand, of the correction to the intervention price used for determining the quantities of olive oil made available to the Member States requesting that product and, on the other hand, of the available budget resources allocated for the operation; whereas account should also be taken of underconsumption observed when the annual plan was implemented so that appropriations not utilised can be allocated to those Member States wishing to use them; whereas, with a view to the utilisation of those quantities of products, intra-Community transfers should also be authorised in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92;(2) Whereas, since the quantity of beef that can be made available to Finland is less than 60 tonnes and the product must, where appropriate, be transferred from another Member State, Article 2(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92 must be applied to Finland and a sum made available so it can mobilise the product on the market;(3) Whereas, for the sake of clarity, Annex I to Decision 98/657/EC must be replaced;(4) Whereas this amendment to the plan for 1999 is being made at a time when its implementation is drawing to a close; whereas the extra supplies must be secured urgently and this can only be achieved in time through the organisation, by way of an exception, of restricted invitations to tender; whereas specific provisions must accordingly be laid down for the end of the 1999 financial year;(5) Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinions of all the Management Committees concerned,. Decision 98/657/EC is hereby amended as follows:1. Annex I is replaced by Annex I hereto.2. Annex II hereto is added to the Decision as Annex III thereto. Notwithstanding Article 4(4) of Regulation (EC) No 3149/92, the Member States may secure the extra supplies of products required under this Decision by organising, or seeing to the organisation of, restricted invitations to tender involving competition among at least three tenderers, selected without discrimination as to nationality or place of establishment. The intra-Community transfers listed in Annex II are hereby authorised. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 June 1999.For the CommissionErkki LIIKANENMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 352, 15.12.1987, p. 1.(2) OJ L 260, 31.10.1995, p. 3.(3) OJ L 313, 30.10.1992, p. 50.(4) OJ L 36, 14.2.1996, p. 2.(5) OJ L 313, 21.11.1998, p. 25.ANNEX I""ANNEX IAnnual distribution plan for 1999(a) Financial resources available to implement the plan in each Member State>TABLE>(b) Quantities of products to be withdrawn from Community intervention stocks for distribution in each Member State, subject to the maximum values indicated in point (a)>TABLE>(c) 1. Allocation for Luxembourg with a view to purchases on the Community market- Beef: EUR 17375.- Milk powder: EUR 24662.2. Allocation for Finland with a view to purchases on the Community market- Beef: EUR 63000.3. In accordance with Article 2(3) and Article 5(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92, these amounts are to be converted into national currency using the agricultural conversion rate in force on 1 October 1998.(d) The appropriations needed to cover the intra-Community transfer costs of the intervention products are fixed at EUR 3 million.""ANNEX II""ANNEX IIIFurther intra-Community transfers authorised under the plan for 1999>TABLE>"" +",distribution cost;intervention stock;intra-EU transport;inter-Community transport;intra-Community traffic;intra-Community transport;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;food aid;aid to disadvantaged groups;aid to low-income groups;charity;income support;supplementary benefit,17 +30646,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1208/2005 of 27 July 2005 amending, for the sixth time, Regulation (EC) No 1763/2004 imposing certain restrictive measures in support of effective implementation of the mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1763/2004 imposing certain restrictive measures in support of effective implementation of the mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) (1), and in particular Article 10(b) thereof,Whereas:(1) Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1763/2004 lists the competent authorities to which specific functions related to the implementation of that Regulation are attributed.(2) The Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom requested that the address details concerning their competent authorities be amended,. Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1763/2004 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 July 2005.For the CommissionBenita FERRERO-WALDNERMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 315, 14.10.2004, p. 14. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 830/2005. (OJ L 137, 31.5.2005, p. 24. Corrected by OJ L 139, 2.6.2005, p. 29).ANNEXAnnex II to Regulation (EC) No 1763/2004 is amended as follows:1. The address details under the heading ‘Netherlands’ shall be replaced with:‘Minister van FinanciënDirectie Financiële Markten/Afdeling IntegriteitPostbus 20201NL-2500 EE Den HaagThe NetherlandsTfn (31-70) 342 89 97Fax (31-70) 342 79 84’2. The address details under the heading ‘Sweden’ shall be replaced with:‘Articles 3 and 4FörsäkringskassanSE-103 51 StockholmTfn (46-8) 786 90 00Fax (46-8) 411 27 89Articles 6 and 7FinansinspektionenBox 6750SE-113 85 StockholmTfn (46-8) 787 80 00Fax (46-8) 24 13 35’3. The address details under the heading ‘United Kingdom’ shall be replaced with:‘HM TreasuryFinancial Systems and International Standards1, Horse Guards RoadLondon SW1A 2HQUnited KingdomTel. (44-20) 72 70 59 77/53 23Fax (44-20) 72 70 54 30E-Mail: financialsanctions@hm-treasury.gov.ukErnest MontadoChief SecretaryGovernment SecretariatNo. 6 Convent PlaceGibraltarTel. 00 (350) 757 07Fax 00 (350) 587 57 00’ +",fight against crime;crime prevention;criminal procedure;law of criminal procedure;simplified procedure;special criminal procedure;cooperation policy;economic sanctions;Yugoslavia;territories of the former Yugoslavia;international criminal law;International Criminal Tribunal;ICT;ICTR;ICTY;International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda;International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia,17 +2619,"84/12/EEC: Commission Decision of 21 December 1983 changing the import arrangements established by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3420/83 and applied in the Benelux countries, in the Federal Republic of Germany, in the United Kingdom and in Greece in respect of the People's Republic of China (Only the German, Greek, English, French and Dutch texts are authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3420/83 of 14 November 1983 on import arrangements for products originating in State-trading countries, not liberalized at Community level (1), and in particular Article 9 (1) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3420/83 established the list of products originating in State-trading countries whose release for free circulation in the Member States is subject to quantitative restrictions;Whereas the Joint Committee established by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People's Republic of China of 3 April 1978 (2) met in Peking on 8 and 9 November 1983; whereas upon completion of its work it recommended, among other measures, the abolition of quantitative restrictions on the release for free circulation in certain Member States of products originating in China;Whereas, pursuant to Article 7 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3420/83, the Governments of the Benelux countries, the Federal Republic of Germany, Greece and the United Kingdom have informed the other Member States and the Commission that they consider that the import arrangements applied in the Benelux countries, the Federal Republic of Germany, Greece and the United Kingdom in respect of imports of various industrial products from China should be amended in accordance with that Regulation;Whereas, following the examination of different aspects of the measures recommended by the Joint Committee, action should be taken thereon, account being taken in particular of Article 4 (2) of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People's Republic of China,. The quantitative restrictions on the release for free circulation in the Member States specified in the Annex, of the goods therein indicated originating in China, are hereby abolished. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, he Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.. Done at Brussels, 21 December 1983.For the CommissionWilhelm HAFERKAMPVice-President(1) OJ No L 346, 8. 12. 1983, p. 6.(2) OJ No L 123, 11. 5. 1978, p. 2.ANNEX1.2.3.4 // // // // // Member State // CCT heading No // NIMEXE code (1983) // Product // // // // // Benelux // 28.56 C // 28.56-50 // // // ex 44.11 // 44.11-10 // // Germany // 42.03 B II // 42.03-25 // // // ex 46.03 // 46.03-ex 10 // Articles used for packing, of plaited chipwood and basketware and wickerwork of rattan cores // // 64.02 ex A // 64.02-35 45 50 56 // // // 79.01 ex A // 79.01-ex 11 // Unwrought zinc, not alloyed, except re-smelted zinc and alloys // // 79.03 ex A // 79.03-ex 12 16 19 // Strip and foil, not polished, . . ., of a thickness of less than 5 mm // Greece // 48.01 ex F // 48.01-78 87 // // // 73.18 ex C // 73.18-ex 41 ex 82 ex 99 // Tubes fast fitting for irrigation purposes // // 98.03 // 98.03-ex 31 ex 39 // Ball-point 'pencils' and felt-tipped pens, non-refillable // // // ex 51 // Parts of ball-point 'pencils' and felt-tipped pens, non-refillable, excluding ball-points // // // ex 71 ex 75 // Parts of ball-point 'pencils' and felt-tipped pens, non-refillable, excluding ball-points of plastic fibre and felt // United Kingdom // 85.15 A III b) ex 2 // 85.15-ex 18 // Other radio receivers, other than radiograms // // 85.21 A I // 85.21-01 // // // II // 03 // // // // 05 // // // // 07 // // // ex III // 10 // // // // 11 // // // // 12 // // // IV // 19 // // // V // 21 // // // // 23 // // // // 25 // // // // 28 // // // B // 40 // // // C // 45 // // // D ex II // ex 51 53 55 56 58 // Transistors except germanium transistors // // // // +",liberalisation of trade;elimination of trade barriers;liberalisation of commerce;liberalization of trade;free circulation;putting into free circulation;import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;State trading;State-trading countries;China;People’s Republic of China,17 +5796,"2014/353/EU: Council Implementing Decision of 21 May 2014 on the practical and procedural arrangements for the appointment by the Council of three experts of the selection and monitoring panel for the European Capitals of Culture action 2020-33. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Decision No 445/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 establishing a Union action for the European Capitals of Culture for the years 2020 to 2033 and repealing Decision No 1622/2006/EC (1), and in particular to Article 6 thereof,Whereas:(1) According to Article 6 of Decision No 445/2014/EU, a panel of independent experts (‘the panel’) should be established to carry out the selection and monitoring procedures. The panel is to be composed of 10 experts appointed by the Union institutions and bodies, three of whom should be appointed by the Council for a period of three years. However, as regards the establishment of the first panel, the Council should appoint its experts for one year in order to allow for staggered replacement of experts and thus avoid the loss of experience and know-how.(2) Each institution and body is entitled to select the experts in accordance with its respective procedures. However, according to the first subparagraph of Article 6(3) of Decision No 445/2014/EU, the experts should be selected from a pool of potential European experts proposed by the Commission.(3) According to the fourth subparagraph of Article 6(3) of Decision No 445/2014/EU, when appointing its experts, Union institutions and bodies should ensure complementarity of the competences, a balanced geographical distribution and gender balance in the overall composition of the panel.(4) It is appropriate for the Council to decide on the practical and procedural arrangements for the appointment of its three experts to the panel.(5) These arrangements should be fair, non-discriminatory, transparent and easy to implement,. 1.   A draw shall be organised among Member States. The participation of Member States in the draw shall be voluntary. However, to minimise the risk of a conflict of interest, any Member State from which a city is to be selected or monitored during the term of office of the experts of the panel shall be excluded from the draw. A list of excluded Member States drawn up in accordance with this principle is set out in the Annex to this Decision.2.   To ensure a wide geographical coverage, Member States which have recommended experts for appointment by the Council for the previous term of office shall also be excluded from the draw. 1.   The first three Member States that are drawn shall be entitled to recommend one expert each.2.   For this purpose, each of the three Member States shall select one expert from the pool of potential European experts which has been established by the Commission and recommend that this expert be appointed to the panel.3.   On the basis of these recommendations and following due scrutiny of the recommended experts by the relevant preparatory body of the Council, the Council shall appoint the three experts who are to form part of the selection and monitoring panel for a period of three years.4.   By way of derogation from paragraph 3:(a) the Council shall appoint its experts to the 2015 panel for a period of one year;(b) the experts appointed for 2015 shall nevertheless be deemed to have also been appointed for the period 2016-2018.Therefore, in accordance with Article 1(1), Member States from which cities are to be selected or monitored by the 2015 panel as well as by the 2016-2018 panel shall be excluded from the draw to appoint the experts to the 2015 panel.5.   In case of the resignation, death or permanent incapacity of a panel expert, the Member State that had recommended that expert shall recommend the appointment of a replacement for the remainder of the term of office of that expert. The procedure referred to in this Article shall apply. This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 21 May 2014.For the CouncilThe PresidentA. KYRIAZIS(1)  OJ L 132, 3.5.2014, p. 1.ANNEXList of Member States excluded from the draw (1) (2)Term of office of Council experts on the panel Member States from which cities are subject to selection or monitoring procedure carried out by the panel of expertsPANEL 2015 Croatia (2020)PANEL 2016-2018 Croatia (2020)PANEL 2019-2021 Croatia (2020)PANEL 2022-2024 Hungary (2023)PANEL 2025-2027 Slovakia (2026)PANEL 2028-2030 Poland (2029)PANEL 2031-2033 Bulgaria (2032)(1)  List based on the order of entitlement to host the title of the European Capital of Culture, which is established in the calendar annexed to Decision No 445/2014/EU.(2)  In accordance with Article 1(2) of this Decision, Member States that have recommended experts for appointment by the Council for the previous term shall also be excluded from the draw. +",self-employed person;adviser;consultant;expert;free-lance;independent;self-employed worker;capital city;committee (EU);EC committee;European cultural event;European Year;European city of culture;appointment of members;designation of members;resignation of members;term of office of members,17 +3388,"2003/337/EC: Council Decision of 14 April 2003 on the conclusion of an additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part, on conformity assessment and acceptance of industrial products (PECA). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof, in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2), the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) and Article 300(4) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) The Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of the Slovak Republic of the other part,(1) entered into force on 1 February 1995.(2) Article 75 of the Europe Agreement provides that cooperation in the fields of standardisation and conformity assessment is to seek to achieve the conclusion of agreements on mutual recognition.(3) Article 108(2) of the Europe Agreement provides that the Association Council may delegate to the Association Committee any of its powers.(4) Article 2 of Decision 94/909/ECSC, EC, Euratom of the Council and the Commission of 19 December 1994 on the conclusion of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part(2), provides for the Community decision-making procedures and for the presentation of the Community position in the Association Council and in the Association Committee.(5) Article 14 of Decision No 1/1995 of the Association Council between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part of 17 May 1995 on its rules of procedure provides that the Association Council may set up further subcommittees or groups to assist it in carrying out its duties.(6) The draft Protocol to the Europe Agreement on conformity assessment and acceptance of industrial products was signed in Brussels on 26 February 2003, on behalf of the Community, and should be approved.(7) Certain tasks for implementation have been conferred to the Association Council and in particular the power to amend the Annexes to the Protocol.(8) The appropriate internal procedures should be established to ensure the proper functioning of the Protocol.(9) It is necessary to empower the Commission to make certain technical amendments to this Protocol and to take certain decisions for its implementation,. The Protocol to the Europe Agreement with the Slovak Republic on conformity assessment and acceptance of industrial products (hereinafter referred to as the Protocol), as well as the declaration annexed thereto, are hereby approved on behalf of the European Community.The text of the Protocol and of the declaration is attached to this Decision. The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Community, transmit the diplomatic note provided for in Article 17 of the Protocol. 1. The Commission, after consultation with the special Committee appointed by the Council, shall:(a) carry into effect the notifications, acknowledgements, suspensions and withdrawals of bodies, and appointments of joint team or teams of experts, in accordance with Articles 10, 11 and 14(c) of the Protocol;(b) bring about the consultations, exchange of information, the requests for verifications and for participation in verifications, in accordance with Articles 3, 12 and 14(d) and (e), and Sections III and IV of the Annexes to the Protocol concerning machinery, personal protective equipment, electrical safety, electromagnetic compatibility and equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres;(c) if necessary, reply to requests in accordance with Article 11, Sections III and IV of the Annexes to the Protocol concerning machinery, personal protective equipment, electrical safety, electromagnetic compatibility and equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres.2. Following consultation of the special Committee referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the Commission shall determine the position to be taken by the Community in the Association Council and, where applicable, in the Association Committee, with regard to:(a) amendments to the Annexes in accordance with Article 14, point (a) of the Protocol;(b) addition of new Annexes in accordance with Article 14, point (b) of the Protocol;(c) any decisions regarding disagreements on the results of the verifications and the suspensions, in part or totally, of any notified body in accordance with the second and third subparagraphs of Article 11 of the Protocol;(d) any measures taken in the application of the safeguard clauses in Section IV of the Annexes of the Protocol concerning machinery, personal protective equipment, electrical safety, electromagnetic compatibility and equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres;(e) any measures concerning the verification, suspension, or withdrawal of industrial products as having mutual acceptance under Article 4 of the Protocol.3. In all other cases the position to be taken by the Community in the Association Council and, where applicable, in the Association Committee, with regard to this Protocol shall be determined by the Council, acting by qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission.. Done at Luxembourg, 14 April 2003.For the CouncilThe PresidentA. Giannitsis(1) OJ L 359, 31.12.1994, p. 2.(2) OJ L 359, 31.12.1994, p. 1. +",approval;COC;certificate of compliance;certificate of conformity;quality certificate;quality certification;agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);industrial product;protocol to an agreement;product safety;Slovakia;Slovak Republic,17 +18121,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1568/98 of 17 July 1998 amending Annexes I, II, III and IV of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 of 26 June 1990 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1191/98 (2) and in particular Articles 6, 7 and 8 thereof,Whereas, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90, maximum residue limits must be established progressively for all pharmacologically active substances which are used within the Community in veterinary medicinal products intended for administration to food-producing animals;Whereas maximum residue limits should be established only after the examination within the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products of all the relevant information concerning the safety of residues of the substance concerned for the consumer of foodstuffs of animal origin and the impact of residues on the industrial processing of foodstuffs;Whereas, in establishing maximum residue limits for residues of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin, it is necessary to specify the animal species in which residues may be present, the levels which may be present in each of the relevant meat tissues obtained from the treated animal (target tissue) and the nature of the residue which is relevant for the monitoring of residues (marker residue);Whereas, for the control of residues, as provided for in appropriate Community legislation, maximum residue limits should usually be established for the target tissues of liver or kidney; whereas, however, the liver and kidney are frequently removed from carcasses moving in international trade, and maximum residue limits should therefore also always be established for muscle or fat tissues;Whereas, in the case of veterinary medicinal products intended for use in laying birds, lactating animals or honey bees, maximum residue limits must also be established for eggs, milk or honey;Whereas sarafloxacin should be inserted into Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;Whereas pyrethrum extract, hamamelis virginiana, chrysanthemi cinerariifolii flos, echinacea purpurea, tanninum and natamycin should be inserted into Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;Whereas, in order to allow for the completion of scientific studies, marbofloxacin and spectinomycin should be inserted into Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;Whereas it appears that maximum residue limits cannot be established for aristolochia spp. and preparations thereof because residues, at whatever limit, in foodstuffs of animal origin might constitute a hazard to the health of the consumer; whereas aristolochia spp. and preparations thereof should be inserted into Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;Whereas a period of 60 days should be allowed before the entry into force of this Regulation in order to allow Member States to make any adjustment which may be necessary to the authorisations to place the veterinary medicinal products concerned on the market which have been granted in accordance with Council Directive 81/851/EEC (3), as last amended by Directive 93/40/EEC (4) to take account of the provisions of this Regulation;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Veterinary Medicinal Products,. Annexes I, II, III and IV of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 60th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 July 1998.For the CommissionMartin BANGEMANNMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 1.(2) OJ L 165, 10. 6. 1998, p. 6.(3) OJ L 317, 6. 11. 1981, p. 1.(4) OJ L 214, 24. 8. 1993, p. 31.ANNEX IList of pharmacologically active substances for which maximum residue limits have been fixed1. Anti-infectious agents1.2. Antibiotics1.2.3. Quinolones>TABLE>ANNEX IIList of substances not subject to maximum residue limits2. Organic compounds>TABLE>6. Substances of vegetable origin>TABLE>ANNEX IIIList of pharmacologically active substances used in veterinary medicinal products for which provisional maximum residue limits have been fixed1. Anti-infectious agents1.2. Antibiotics1.2.5. Aminoglycosides>TABLE>1.2.6. Quinolones>TABLE>ANNEX IVList of pharmacologically active substances for which no maximum levels can be fixedPharmacologically active substance(s)'Aristolochia spp. and preparations thereof` +",food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;veterinary legislation;veterinary regulations;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;waste;refuse;residue;public health;health of the population;veterinary drug;veterinary medicines,17 +1870,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2929/94 of 1 December 1994 fixing the aid for the supply of pigmeat products to the Canary Islands under the arrangements provided for in Articles 2 to 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1974/93 (2), and in particularArticle 3(4) and 4 (4) thereof,Whereas Annex II to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2883/94 of 28 November 1994 establishing a forecast balance for the supply to the Canary Islands of agricultural products covered by the specific measures provided for in Articles 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 (3) fixes for the period 1 July 1994 to 30 June 1995 the quantities of pigmeat products which may benefit from the supply arrangements, in the form of either an exemption from the import levy or the granting of aid, and the number of pure bred breeding swine originating in the Community eligible for the aid provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 with a view to developing the potential for production in the archipelago;Whereas the abovementioned aid should be fixed taking account, in particular, of the costs of supply from the world market, the conditions arising from the geographical situation of the Canary Islands and current prices for exports of the animals or products in question to third countries;Whereas the common detailed rules for implementation of the arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural products to the Canary Islands are laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2790/94 (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2883/94; whereas that Regulation defines new detailed rules for the management of the arrangements, in particular, for the issue and period of validity of licences and certificates, the payment of aid and the monitoring and control of commercial operations carried out under the specific arrangements; whereas those provisions replace the detailed rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1695/92 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2596/93 (6), and apply in the various market sectors from 1 December 1994;Whereas, therefore, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1724/92 of 30 June 1992 laying down detailed implementing rules for the specific measures for supplying the Canary Islands with products from the pigmeat sector (7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2387/94 (8), should be repealed from the same date;Whereas the provisions of this Regulation should take effect on the date of entry into force of the Regulation laying down the common detailed rules for implementation of the arrangements and establishing the supply balance;Whereas the Management Committee for Pigmeat has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,. For the purposes of Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, the aid for the supply of pigmeat products to the Canary Islands from the Community market in accordance with the supply balance established by Regulation (EC) No 2883/94 shall be as set out in Annex I hereto.Products benefiting from the aid are specified in accordance with the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (9) and in particular Sector 7 of the Annex thereto. The aid provided for in Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 for the supply to the Canary Islands of pure-bred breeding swine originating in the Community in accordance with the supply balance established by Regulation (EC) No 2883/94 shall be as set out in Annex II hereto. The provisions of Regulation (EC) No 2790/94 shall apply. Regulation (EEC) No 1724/92 is hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 1 December 1994.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 1 December 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 13.(2) OJ No L 180, 23. 7. 1993, p. 26.(3) OJ No L 304, 29. 11. 1994, p. 18.(4) OJ No L 296, 17. 11. 1994, p. 23.(5) OJ No L 179, 1. 7. 1992, p. 1.(6) OJ No L 238, 23. 9. 1993, p. 24.(7) OJ No L 179, 1. 7. 1992, p. 90.(8) OJ No L 255, 1. 10. 1994, p. 97.(9) OJ No L 366, 24. 12. 1987, p. 1.ANNEX IAmounts of aid referred to in Article 1""(ECU/100 kg net weight)"""" ID=""1"">0203 21 10 000> ID=""2"">18""> ID=""1"">0203 22 11 100> ID=""2"">18""> ID=""1"">0203 22 19 100> ID=""2"">18""> ID=""1"">0203 29 11 100> ID=""2"">18""> ID=""1"">0203 29 13 100> ID=""2"">18""> ID=""1"">0203 29 15 100> ID=""2"">12""> ID=""1"">0203 29 55 120> ID=""2"">10""> ID=""1"">0203 29 55 190> ID=""2"">10""> ID=""1"">0203 29 55 311> ID=""2"">7""> ID=""1"">0203 29 55 391> ID=""2"">7""> ID=""1"">1601 00 10 100> ID=""2"">13""> ID=""1"">1601 00 91 100> ID=""2"">25""> ID=""1"">1601 00 99 100> ID=""2"">15""> ID=""1"">1602 20 90 100> ID=""2"">13""> ID=""1"">1602 41 10 100> ID=""2"">13""> ID=""1"">1602 41 10 210> ID=""2"">35""> ID=""1"">1602 41 10 290> ID=""2"">11""> ID=""1"">1602 42 10 100> ID=""2"">13""> ID=""1"">1602 42 10 210> ID=""2"">25""> ID=""1"">1602 42 10 290> ID=""2"">11""> ID=""1"">1602 49 11 110> ID=""2"">13""> ID=""1"">1602 49 11 190> ID=""2"">25""> ID=""1"">1602 49 13 110> ID=""2"">13""> ID=""1"">1602 49 13 190> ID=""2"">20""> ID=""1"">1602 49 15 110> ID=""2"">13""> ID=""1"">1602 49 15 190> ID=""2"">20""> ID=""1"">1602 49 19 110> ID=""2"">8""> ID=""1"">1602 49 19 190> ID=""2"">17""> ID=""1"">1602 49 30 100> ID=""2"">13""> ID=""1"">1602 49 50 100> ID=""2"">7 """"Note: The product codes and the footnotes are defined in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87.>ANNEX IIAmounts of aid referred to in Article 2""(ECU/head)"""" ID=""1"">0103 10 00> ID=""2"">Pure-bred breeding swine (1):""> ID=""2"">- male animals> ID=""3"">400""> ID=""2"">- female animals> ID=""3"">350"""">(1) Inclusion in this sub-position is subject to the conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions. +",breeding animal;supply;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;Canary Islands;Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands;pigmeat;pork;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +43678,"2014/935/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 17 December 2014 on the recognition of Japan pursuant to Directive 2008/106/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the systems for training and certification of seafarers (notified under document C(2014) 9590) Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Directive 2008/106/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on the minimum level of training of seafarers (1), and in particular Article 19(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) According to Directive 2008/106/EC Member States may decide to endorse seafarers' appropriate certificates issued by third countries, provided that the third country concerned is recognised by the Commission. Those third countries have to meet all the requirements of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (STCW Convention), as amended.(2) By letter of 13 May 2005, the Republic of Cyprus requested the recognition of Japan. Following this request, the Commission contacted the Japanese authorities with a view to carrying out an assessment of their training and certification system in order to verify whether Japan meets all the requirements of the STCW Convention and whether the appropriate measures have been taken to prevent fraud involving certificates. It was explained that the assessment would be based on the results of a fact finding inspection to be carried out by the experts of the European Maritime Safety Agency. After lengthy discussions on the legal framework of the European Union, the Japanese authorities accepted an inspection mission by letter of 8 March 2011. The Commission then proceeded with the assessment of the training and certification system in Japan which was based on the results of an inspection carried out by experts of the European Maritime Safety Agency in February 2012 and on the response of 10 January 2014 of the Japanese authorities to a request of 25 October 2012 for a voluntary corrective action plan.(3) The assessment did not reveal serious concerns though it identified some areas in need of attention. In particular, the quality standards system of the maritime administration and of the Maritime Education and Training Institutions did not cover some processes. Also, the syllabi and the practical training established by the national standards did not ensure the achievement of some prescribed standards of competence for the ‘Life Saving’ and ‘Fire Fighting’ courses.(4) The Japanese legislation allowed candidates for certification to complete the seagoing service on board ships below the tonnage or propulsion power limits corresponding to the certificate to be issued or on board fishing vessels or Coast Guard ships. In order to ensure that this type of seagoing service was relevant to the certificate applied for and that all relevant competences were achieved during the seagoing service, the administration applied certain criteria for the candidates that had completed 12 months of seagoing service as part of an approved training programme. However, based on the analysis of the documentation provided by the Japanese authorities, it appeared that the administration did not ensure that this type of seagoing service was relevant to the certificate applied for and that all relevant competences were achieved during this seagoing service for the candidates who had completed 36 months of seagoing service. Also, it appeared that the administration did not ensure that this type of seagoing service was relevant to the certificate applied for and that all relevant competences were achieved during this seagoing service for the revalidation and upgrade of certificates for all candidates.(5) Lastly, the administration required candidates who have approved seagoing service of 12 months as part of an approved training programme to complete approved education in order to apply for certification at operational level. However, it appeared that the administration did not require candidates who have completed 36 months of seagoing service to also complete approved education in order to apply for certification at operational level.(6) By letter of 5 June 2014, the Commission invited the Japanese authorities to provide the necessary clarifications for the issues raised in the assessment supported by relevant documentation. On 4 August 2014 the Japanese authorities submitted their response.(7) In their response, the Japanese authorities provided documentation to demonstrate that all missing processes are now covered by a quality standards system. Also, they have drafted new legislation and they have upgraded their facilities to cover the missing standards in the ‘Life Saving’ and ‘Fire Fighting’ courses.(8) Regarding the verification by the administration that the seagoing service is relevant to the certificate applied for and that all relevant competences are achieved during the seagoing service for the candidates who had completed 36 months of seagoing service and those who applied for revalidation and upgrade of their certificates, the Japanese authorities argued that they apply criteria for certification, upgrading and revalidation relating to the ship's size, navigational area and capacity performed. However, the application of such criteria was not sufficiently demonstrated by the information provided.(9) Regarding the completion of approved education by candidates applying for certification at operational level who have completed 36 months of seagoing service, the Japanese authorities argued that they comply with the relevant requirements of the STCW Convention. However, such compliance was not sufficiently demonstrated by the information provided.(10) Though the justifications as regards the last two points do not alleviate completely the concerns raised in the assessment, the overall level of compliance of Japan with STCW requirements on training and certification of seafarers is not called into question.(11) The final outcome of the assessment demonstrates that Japan complies with the requirements of the STCW Convention, while this country has taken appropriate measures to prevent fraud involving certificates.(12) Member States were provided with a report on the results of the assessment.(13) The measure provided for in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Safe Seas and the Prevention of Pollution from Ships,. For the purposes of Article 19 of Directive 2008/106/EC, Japan is recognised as regards the systems for the training and certification of seafarers. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 December 2014.For the CommissionVioleta BULCMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 323, 3.12.2008, p. 33. +",Japan;maritime shipping;crew;air hostess;air steward;aircrew;airline pilot;sailor;sea-going personnel;ship's captain;ship's crew;recognition of diplomas;mutual recognition of diplomas;recognition of qualifications;recognition of vocational training qualifications;comparability of qualifications;comparability of vocational training qualifications,17 +21661,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1367/2001 of 5 July 2001 on the issuing of export licences for wine-sector products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 of 24 April 2001, laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards trade with third countries in products in the wine sector(1), and in particular Article 7 and Article 9(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 63(7) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine(2) limits the grant of export refunds for wine-sector products to the volumes and expenditure contained in the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations.(2) Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 lays down the conditions under which the Commission may take specific measures to prevent an overrun of the quantity laid down or the budget available under the said Agreement.(3) On the basis of information on export licence applications available to the Commission on 4 July 2001, the quantity still available for the period until 31 August 2001, for zones (1) Africa and (3) eastern Europe, referred to in Article 9(5) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2001, could be exceeded unless the issue of export licences with advance fixing of the refund is restricted. Therefore, a single percentage for the acceptance of applications submitted from 1 to 3 July 2001 should be applied and the submission of applications and the issue of licences suspended for the zones until 16 September 2001,. 1. Export licences with advance fixing of the refund for wine-sector products for which applications are submitted from 1 to 3 July 2001 under Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 shall be issued for 40,66 % of the quantities requested for zone (1) Africa and for 41,61 % of the quantities requested for zone (3) eastern Europe.2. The issue of export licences for wine-sector products referred to in paragraph 1 for which applications are submitted from 4 July 2001 and the submission of export licence applications from 6 July 2001 for zones (1) Africa and (3) eastern Europe shall be suspended until 16 September 2001. This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 July 2001.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 5 July 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 128, 10.5.2001, p. 1.(2) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. +",export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;Eastern Bloc countries;Eastern Bloc;Africa;African countries;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;viticulture;grape production;winegrowing,17 +2289,"98/541/EC: Commission Decision of 18 November 1997 on aid which Belgium (Wallonia) plans to grant in the form of a premium for growing winter rape for non-food purposes [notified under document number C(1997) 3697] (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 93(2) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the common organisation of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1581/96 (2), and in particular Article 33 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1422/97 (4),Having, in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 93(2) of the Treaty, given notice to the parties concerned to submit their comments,Whereas:IBy letter of 5 December 1994, recorded as received on 7 December 1994, the Belgian Permanent Representation notified the Commission, in accordance with Article 93(3) of the Treaty, of the proposed aid measure referred to above.By letter SG(95) D/3326 of 20 March 1995, the Commission initiated against the abovementioned draft scheme the procedure provided for in Article 93(2) of the Treaty and gave notice to the Belgian Government to submit its comments and, in a communication published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (5), gave notice to the other Member States and other interested parties to submit their comments.No comments were submitted by the Belgian authorities or by any interested parties.In the absence of any comments, in particular by the Belgian authorities, the doubts as to whether the scheme is compatible with the Treaty remain, for the reasons set out below.IIThe scheme against which the Commission initiated the procedure provided for in Article 93(2) of the Treaty consists of a premium for the production of winter rape for non-food purposes. The premium is worth BEF 2 000 (about ECU 50) per hectare of winter rape grown for non-food purposes on fallow land receiving aid under a set-aside scheme in accordance with Community and national legislation.The premium is payable in respect of one hectare or more, up to a limit of 20 hectares per farmer. The recipient must:- conclude a cultivation contract in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 334/93 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2991/95 (7), laying down detailed implementing rules for the use of land set aside for the provision of materials for the manufacture within the Community of products not primarily intended for human or animal consumption,- comply with the methods of production (use of fertilisers and plant-protection products) described in detail in the 'Environment Charter` for winter rape grown for non-food purposes.IIIIn its letter of formal notice the Commission took account of the following:The Belgian authorities state that the purpose of the scheme is to find new outlets and diversify farm production. They also claim that the measure is designed to further environmental protection by adjusting production methods in accordance with the Environment Charter.After scrutinising the draft scheme the Commission has concluded that, since it is payable per surface area unit, the aid has no lasting effect on the development of the sector and is therefore to be regarded as operating aid incompatible with the common market. The Commission's confirmed view is that a direct effect of this scheme is to improve the possibilities of production and disposal of the products by the operators concerned compared with other operators (in Belgium or in other Member States) who do not receive aid of a comparable nature.The national aid is awarded in order to encourage the production of a crop that is governed by the rules of a common organisation of the market. According to consistent case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, those rules are to be regarded as a complete and exhaustive system that precludes Member States from introducing measures that derogate from them or bring them into question. The aid does not, therefore, qualify for any of the exemptions provided for in Article 92(3) of the Treaty.On the point that the aid is to be granted in the context of the Community provisions of the common agricultural policy, it should be noted that neither Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 nor Regulation (EEC) No 334/93 allow Member States to grant aid in addition to the Community compensation for set-aside land used for growing products for non-food purposes.Since the aid is granted for crops grown on land governed by the system provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92, it is contrary to the provisions of that Regulation, under which an intervention system is to stabilise agricultural markets in the context of the common organisation concerned (see Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92).Accordingly, any intervention by the State in the field governed by Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 would be tantamount to State interference in a 'complete and exhaustive system` which, the Court of Justice has repeatedly confirmed, falls solely within the competence of the Community.Regarding the intention of the Belgian authorities to improve environmental protection the Commission would point out that Article 7(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 applies to land set aside. Under that provision, Member States are to apply to the land in question environmental safeguard measures that take into account the characteristics of the land taken out of production. The application of production methods that are compatible with environmental protection requirements are thus to be regarded as the fulfilment of an obligation that is already applicable under Community legislation.Moreover, in the case of set-aside land used for growing products for non-food purposes, Article 10 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2078/92 (8), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2772/95 (9), precludes the implementation of national aid measures in addition to those provided for in the Regulation (which themselves may not be granted for environmental programmes for growing products for non-food purposes on land set aside).The proposed national scheme should therefore be regarded as incompatible with Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 2078/92.IVBy virtue of Article 33 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, Articles 92, 93 and 94 of the Treaty are, subject to any provisions of that Regulation to the contrary, applicable to the production and marketing of the products referred to in Article 1.They accordingly apply also to winter rape.Pursuant Article 92(1) of the Treaty any aid granted by a Member State or through State resources in any form whatsoever which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain undertakings or the production of certain goods is, in so far as it affects trade between Member States, incompatible with the common market.The measures in question constitute aid granted within the meaning of Article 92(1) of the Treaty.They improve the economic situation of recipient undertakings in relation to competitors who do not receive such assistance. Accordingly, they distort or threaten to distort competition in the manner referred to above.Taking into account, on the one hand, the volume of rape trade (1995: exports from Belgium (including Luxembourg) to the other Member States: ECU 7,81 million; imports into Belgium (including Luxembourg) from the other Member States: ECU 71,37 millions (10)) and, on the other hand, Belgium's production (18 900 tonnes) compared with that of the other Member States (8,05 million tonnes) (11), the aid is likely to affect trade between Member States since it favours domestic production at the expense of imports from the other Member States.In this connection it should be emphasised that even aid that is relatively small, or the relatively modest size of the recipient undertaking does not a priori rule out the possibility of trade between Member States being affected.In the light of the above the aid in question is State aid that fulfils the criteria under Article 92(1) of the Treaty.There are, however, exceptions to the principle of incompatibility set out in Article 92(1) of the Treaty.VThe Article 92(2) exceptions to that incompatibility evidently do not apply in this case, nor have they been invoked by the Belgian authorities.A strict interpretation must be applied to the exceptions provided for in Article 92(3) of the Treaty when scrutinising any regional or sectoral scheme or any individual case in which a general aid scheme is being applied.In particular, an exception is allowed only where the Commission is able to establish that the aid is necessary to achieve one of the objectives concerned. To grant the benefit of such derogations to aid which is not necessary for that purpose would be tantamount to allowing adverse effects on trade between Member States and distortions of competition that are without justification in terms of the Community interest and, by the same token, to allowing operators from certain Member States to enjoy unwarranted advantages.In the case at hand the scheme does not contribute to attaining the objective in question. The Belgian Government has not provided, nor has the Commission found, any justification to the effect that the scheme fulfils the requirements for applying one of the exceptions provided for in Article 92(3).It is not a scheme intended to promote the execution of an important project of common European interest within the meaning of Article 92(3)(b) since, by virtue of its possible impact on trade, the scheme is contrary to the common interest.Nor is it, within the meaning of that provision, intended to remedy a serious disturbance in the economy of the Member State concerned.Nor has the scheme been notified as a regional aid pursuant to Article 92(3)(a) of the Treaty.The Commission may regard aid intended to facilitate the development of certain economic activities or of certain economic regions as compatible with the common market pursuant to Article 92(3)(c) of the Treaty if the aid:- does not adversely affect trading conditions to an extent contrary to the common interestand-facilitates the development of certain economic activities or certain regions by promoting the disposal of production that is specific to them.By definition, being aid of the type described in Article 92(1), it distorts or threatens to distort competition but, by virtue of Article 92(3)(c), it is automatically incompatible only if it does so in a manner that is contrary to the common interest.In view of the infringements noted in III, granting the aid in question does not in any way serve the common interest.Consequently the Commission notes that the measure does not qualify for the exemptions provided for in Article 92(3)(a) and (c) in the case of aid designed to promote or facilitate the economic development of regions or of certain activities referred to at (c).The aid cannot, therefore, qualify for any of the exemptions provided for in Article 92 of the Treaty and is therefore to be regarded as incompatible with the common market. It may not, therefore, be granted,. The aid provided for in Article 2 of the draft Order of the Government of the Region of Wallonia on the granting of a premium for growing winter rape for non-food purposes is incompatible with the common market pursuant to 92 of the EC Treaty and may not be granted. The Belgian Government shall, within two months of being notified of this Decision, inform the Commission of the measures it has taken to comply with it. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.. Done at Brussels, 18 November 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.(2) OJ L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 11.(3) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 12.(4) OJ L 196, 24. 7. 1997, p. 18.(5) OJ C 142, 14. 5. 1996, p. 4.(6) OJ L 38, 16. 2. 1993, p. 12.(7) OJ L 312, 23. 12. 1995, p. 9.(8) OJ L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 85.(9) OJ L 288, 1. 12. 1995, p. 35.(10) Comext 2.(11) Eurostat. +",agricultural guidance;production premium;application of EU law;application of European Union law;implementation of Community law;national implementation;national implementation of Community law;national means of execution;aid to agriculture;farm subsidy;Walloon region (Belgium);Wallonia;control of State aid;notification of State aid;oil seed rape;colza seed;rape seed,17 +1016,"78/867/EEC: Commission Decision of 9 October 1978 on the implementation of the reform of agricultural structures in Italy (autonomous province of Bolzano) pursuant to Directives 72/159/EEC, 72/160/EEC, 72/161/EEC and 75/268/EEC (Only the Italian text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms (1), as amended by Directives 76/837/EEC (2) and 77/390/EEC (3), and in particular Article 18 (3) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 72/160/EEC of 17 April 1972 concerning measures to encourage the cessation of farming and the reallocation of utilized agricultural area for the purposes of structural improvement (4), and in particular Article 9 (3) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 72/161/EEC of 17 April 1972 concerning the provision of socio-economic guidance for and the acquisition of occupational skills by persons engaged in agriculture (5), and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas (6), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Whereas on 12 July 1978 the Italian Government notified law No 62 of the autonomous province of Bolzano of 23 December 1976 concerning the implementation of Council Directives 72/159/EEC, 72/160/EEC and 72/161/EEC of 17 April 1972 and 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975;Whereas pursuant to Article 18 (3) of Directive 72/159/EEC, Article 9 (3) of Directive 72/160/EEC, Article 11 (3) of Directive 72/161/EEC and Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC the Commission has to decide whether, having regard to the abovementioned law, the existing Italian provisions implementing Directives 72/159/EEC, 72/160/EEC, 72/161/EEC and Titles III and IV of Directive 75/268/EEC, which are the subject of Commission Decisions 76/480/EEC of 13 April 1976 (7) and 76/964/EEC of 7 December 1976 (8), continue to satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community and whether the said law satisfies the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to the measures defined in Title II of Directive 75/268/EEC;Whereas Articles 2 to 12, 16 to 19, 42 and 43 of the said law are consistent with the conditions and aims of Directive 72/159/EEC and of Titles III and IV of Directive 75/268/EEC;Whereas the Commission considers that the farm income referred to in Article 10 (5) cannot be regarded as earned income within the meaning of Article 4 (1) of Directive 72/159/EEC;Whereas Articles 13 and 15 thereof satisfy the conditions of Directive 75/268/EEC;Whereas Articles 20 to 33 thereof are consistent with the conditions and aims of Directive 72/160/EEC and Articles 34 to 49 thereof are consistent with the conditions and aims of Directive 72/161/EEC;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,. The existing Italian provisions implementing Directives 72/159/EEC, 72/160/EEC, 72/161/EEC and Titles III and IV of Directive 75/268/EEC, having regard to law No 62 of the autonomous province of Bolzano of 23 December 1976, notified on 12 July 1978, continue to satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to the common (1)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 302, 4.11.1976, p. 19. (3)OJ No L 145, 13.6.1977, p. 43. (4)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 9. (5)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 15. (6)OJ No L 128, 19.5.1975, p. 1. (7)OJ No L 138, 26.5.1976, p. 14. (8)OJ No L 364, 31.12.1976, p. 62.measures referred to in Article 15 of Directive 72/159/EEC, Article 6 of Directive 72/160/EEC, Article 8 of Directive 72/161/EEC and Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC. Articles 13 and 15 of the law of the autonomous province of Bolzano of 23 December 1976 satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to the common measures referred to in Article 13 of Directive 75/268/EEC. This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.. Done at Brussels, 9 October 1978.For the CommissionFinn GUNDELACHVice-President +",Italy;Italian Republic;farm modernisation;farm development;farm modernization;modernisation of agricultural structures;modernisation of farming;agrarian reform;agricultural reform;reform of agricultural structures;agricultural advisory services;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid;EAGGF Guidance Section;EAGGF Guidance Section aid,17 +33594,"2007/594/EC: Commission Decision of 29 August 2007 amending Annex IV to Council Directive 90/539/EEC as regards model veterinary certificates for intra-Community trade in poultry and hatching eggs to take account of certain public health requirements (notified under document number C(2007) 3999) (Text with EEA relevance ). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/539/EEC of 15 October 1990 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs (1), and in particular Article 34 thereof,Having regard at Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (2), and in particular Article 30(1)(b) thereof,Whereas:(1) Directive 90/539/EEC lays down animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs, including the condition that poultry and hatching eggs during transportation to the place of destination are to be accompanied by a veterinary certificate which conforms with the appropriate model certificates in Annex IV to that Directive.(2) Those veterinary certificates provide for guarantees with regard to certain animal diseases. However, they do not contain any information with regard to public health, such as information on testing for certain zoonoses and zoonotic agents.(3) Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the control of salmonella and other specified food-borne zoonotic agents (3) provides that the flocks of origin of poultry covered by that Regulation are to be tested for certain specified zoonoses and zoonotic agents prior to any dispatch from the food business of origin of live animals or hatching eggs. The date and the results of testing are to be included in the relevant veterinary certificates, provided for in Community legislation, from the dates indicated in Annex I to that Regulation. Those requirements apply to live breeding animals and hatching eggs from 1 January 2007 and are to apply to laying hens from 1 February 2008 and to broilers from 1 January 2009.(4) Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 lays down requirement for the adoption of model health certificates to verify compliance with Community rules aiming at the prevention, elimination, or reduction to acceptable levels of risks to human and animal health. In the interests of coherence and simplicity of Community legislation, a single model certificate should, where appropriate, combine requirements concerning official certification of feed and food and other relevant requirements.(5) Taking account of the testing requirements for public health reasons pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003, the animal health requirements of Directive 90/539/EEC, and the appropriateness to combine all certifications into a single model certificate, new model certificates for poultry and hatching eggs should be introduced in Community legislation and should replace the model certificates in Directive 90/539/EEC.(6) In October 2004 Denmark introduced the systematic prophylactic vaccination of poultry against Newcastle disease. Denmark should therefore no longer be listed as a country having an EC-approved non-vaccinating status for Newcastle disease in the model health certificates set out in Directive 90/539/EEC.(7) Commission Decision 2006/415/EC of 14 June 2006 concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of the subtype H5N1 in poultry in the Community and repealing Decision 2006/135/EC (4), Commission Decision 2006/563/EC of 11 August 2006 concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of subtype H5N1 in wild birds in the Community and repealing Decision 2006/115/EC (5) and Commission Decision 2006/605/EC of 6 September 2006 on certain protection measures in relation to intra-Community trade in poultry intended for restocking of wild game supplies (6) lay down certain provisions concerning authorisations for movements of live poultry and hatching eggs from areas subject to certain restrictions.(8) In addition, Council Directive 2005/94/EC of 20 December 2005 on Community measures for the control of avian influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EEC (7) provides for the approval of vaccination plans against avian influenza in certain Member States.(9) Taking account of those provisions of Decisions 2006/415/EC, 2006/563/EC, 2006/605/EC and Directive 2005/94/EC, certain amendments should be made to the current model veterinary certificates set out in Directive 90/539/EEC.(10) It is appropriate for the certificates to be presented in accordance with the standardised layout of veterinary certificates as set out in Commission Decision 2004/292/EC of 30 March 2004 on the introduction of the Traces system and amending Decision 92/486/EEC (8).(11) Commission Regulation (EC) No 599/2004 of 30 March 2004 concerning the adoption of a harmonised model certificate and inspection report linked to intra-Community trade in animals and products of animal origin (9) provides that the various veterinary certificates required in the context of intra-Community are to be presented on the basis of the harmonised model certificates annexed to that Regulation. Accordingly, it is necessary to harmonise the model veterinary certificates set out in Directive 90/539/EEC.(12) Directive 90/539/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.(13) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Annex IV to Directive 90/539/EEC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision shall apply from 1 September 2007.However, the following provisions of the Models set out in Annex IV to Directive 90/539/EEC, as amended by this Decision, shall apply from the following dates:(a) point II.2(a) of the veterinary certificate in Model 2 for day-old chicks, shall apply from:(i) 1 February 2008 where those chicks are solely intended for the production of eggs other than hatching eggs; or(ii) 1 January 2009 where those chicks are solely intended for meat production.(b) point II.2(a) of the veterinary certificate in Model 3 for breeding and productive poultry, shall apply from:(i) 1 February 2008 where those poultry are solely intended for the production of eggs other than hatching eggs; or(ii) 1 January 2009 where those poultry are solely intended for meat production.(c) point II.2(a) of the veterinary certificate in Model 4 for poultry, day-old chicks and hatching eggs, shall apply from:(i) 1 February 2008 where those poultry or chicks are solely intended for the production of eggs other than hatching eggs; or(ii) 1 January 2009 where those poultry or chicks are solely intended for meat production.(d) point II.2(a) of the veterinary certificate in Model 5 for slaughter poultry, shall apply from:(i) 1 February 2008 where those poultry are solely intended for the production of eggs other than hatching eggs; or(ii) 1 January 2009 where those poultry are solely intended for meat production. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 August 2007.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 303, 31.10.1990, p. 6. Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/104/EC (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 352).(2)  OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1, corrected by OJ L 191, 28.5.2004, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).(3)  OJ L 325, 12.12.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006.(4)  OJ L 164, 16.6.2006, p. 51. Decision as last amended by Decision 2007/556/EC (OJ L 212, 14.8.2007, p. 10).(5)  OJ L 222, 15.8.2006, p. 11. Decision as last amended by Decision 2007/119/EC (OJ L 51, 20.2.2007, p. 22).(6)  OJ L 246, 8.9.2006, p. 12.(7)  OJ L 10, 14.1.2006, p. 16.(8)  OJ L 94, 31.3.2004, p. 63. Decision as amended by Decision 2005/515/EC (OJ L 187, 19.7.2005, p. 29).(9)  OJ L 94, 31.3.2004, p. 44.ANNEX‘ANNEX IVVETERINARY CERTIFICATES FOR INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE(Models 1 to 6)MODEL 1MODEL 2MODEL 3MODEL 4MODEL 5MODEL 6 +",health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;egg;poultry;chicken;cock;duck;goose;hen;ostrich;table poultry;health certificate;intra-EU trade;intra-Community trade,17 +9827,"92/141/EEC: Commission Decision of 17 February 1992 approving the plan for the approval of establishments for the purposes of intra-Community trade in poultry and hatching eggs submitted by France (Only the French text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/539/EEC of 15 October 1990 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs (1), as last amended by Directive 91/496/EEC (2), and in particular Article 3 (2) thereof,Whereas by letter dated 30 July 1991 France transmitted a plan to the Commission;Whereas the plan has been examined and found to meet the requirements of Directive 90/539/EEC, and in particular Annex II thereof;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The plan submitted by France for the approval of establishments for the purposes of intra-Community trade in poultry and hatching eggs is hereby approved. France shall bring into force by 1 May 1992 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementation of the plan referred to in Article 1. This Decision is addressed to France.. Done at Brussels, 17 February 1992. For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 303, 31. 10. 1990, p. 6. (2) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 56. +",France;French Republic;agricultural building;barn;byre;cattle-shed;cow-shed;farm building;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;egg;live poultry;intra-EU trade;intra-Community trade,17 +18601,"1999/327/EC: Commission Decision of 30 April 1999 on the clearance of the accounts of Member States' expenditure financed by the European Agricultural guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), Guarantee Section, for the 1998 financial year (notified under document number C(1999) 1175). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1287/95(2), and in particular Article 5(2)(b) thereof,After consulting the Fund Committee,Whereas:(1) under Article 5(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70, the Commission, on the basis of the annual accounts submitted by the Member States, accompanied by the information required for clearance and a certificate regarding the veracity, completeness, and accuracy of the accounts transmitted clears the accounts of the paying agencies referred to in Article 4(1) of that Regulation;(2) with regard to Article 7(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 296/96 of 16 February 1996 on data to be forwarded by the Member States and the monthly booking of expenditure financed under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2776/88(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2236/98(4), account is taken for the 1998 financial year of expenditure incurred by the Member States between 16 October 1997 and 15 October 1998;(3) the time limits granted to the Member States for the submission to the Commission of the documents referred to in Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 and in Article 4(1), (3) and (4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1663/95 of 7 July 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 regarding the procedure for the clearance of accounts of the EAGGF Guarantee Section(5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 896/97(6), have expired;(4) the Commission has checked the information submitted and communicated to the Member States before the 31 March 1999 the results of its verifications with the necessary amendments;(5) under the first subparagraph of Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1663/75, the accounts clearance decision referred to in Article 5(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/740 must determine, without prejudice to decisions taken subsequently in accordance with paragraph 21(c) of that Article, the amount of expenditure effected in each Member State during the financial year in question recognised as being chargeable to the EAGGF Guarantee Section, on the basis of the accounts referred to in Article 5(1)(b) of the abovementioned Regulation and the reductions and suspensions of advances for the financial year concerned, including the reductions referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 296/96; under Article 102 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977, as last amended by Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 2779/98(7), the outcome of the clearance decision, that is to say, any discrepancy which may occur between the total expenditure booked to the accounts for a financial year pursuant to Articles 100 and 101 and that total expenditure taken into consideration by the Commission in this Decision, is to be booked, under a single article, as additional expenditure or a reduction in expenditure;(6) for certain paying agencies, the annual accounts and the accompanying documents permit the Commssion to take a decision on the completeness, accuracy and veracity of the accounts submitted; whereas in the light of the verifications made some of the accounts do not fulfil this condition and therefore part of the expenditure concerned cannot be recognised as chargeable to the EAGGF Guarantee Section; whereas Annex I lists the amounts cleared for each paying agency;(7) in the light of the verifications made, the information submitted by certain other paying agencies requires additional inquiries and their accounts cannot therefore be cleared in this Decision; whereas Annex II lists the paying agencies concerned;(8) Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 296/96, in liaison with Article 13 of Council Decision 94/729/EC of 31 October 1994 on budgetary disicpline(8), lays down that advances against bookings are to reduced for expenditure effected by the Member States after the limits or deadlines laid down; whereas, however, pursuant to Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 296/96, any overrun of deadlines during September and October are to be taken into account in the accounts clearance decision except where noted before the last decision of the financial year relating to advances; whereas part of the expenditure claimed by certain Member States during the abovementioned period and for the measures for which the Commission did not accept any extenuating circumstances was effected after the limits reductions; whereas laid down; this Decision should therefore lay down the relevant reductions; whereas a decision will be taken at a later date, in accordance with Article 5(2)(c) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70, definitively fixing the expendutre for which Community financing will not be granted regarding those reductions and any other expenditure which may be found to have been effected after the limits or deadlines laid down;(9) the Commission, in accordance with Article 13 of Decision No 94/7296/EC and Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 296/96, reduced or suspended a number of monthly advances on entry into the accounts of expenditure for the 1998 financial year and proceeds in this Decision to the reductions laid down in Article 4(3) opf the above Regulation; whereas, notwithstanding their clearance under this Decision, a decision will be taken at a later date on the expenditure concerned in accordance with Article 5(2)(c) Regulation (EEC) No 729/70; whereas, in the light of the above, to avoid any premature or even only temporary reimbursement of the amounts in question, they should not be recognised in this Decision, without prejudice to further examination according to Article 5(2)(c) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70;(10) the second subparagraph of Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1663/95, lays down that the amounts which are recoverable from, or payable to, each Member State in accordance with Annex III to this Decision are to be deducted from, or added to, advances against expenditure from the second month following that in which the accounts clearance decision is taken;(11) in accordance with the final subparagraph of Article 5(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 and Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1663/95, this Decision, adopted on the basis of accounting information, does not prejudice decisions taken subsequently by the Commission excluding from Community financing expenditure not effected in accordance with Community rules,. The accounts of the paying agencies of the Member States concerning expenditure financed by the EAGGF Guarantee Secion in respect of the 1998 financial year are hereby cleared as shown in Annex I. The accounts of the paying agencies of the Member States concerning expenditure financed by the EAGGF Guarantee Section in respect of the 1998 financial year referred to in Annex II are disjoined from the present Decision and shall be the subject of a future decision. The amounts which are recoverable from, or payable to, each Member State in accordance with the present clearance of accounts are determined in Annex III to the present Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 April 1999.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 94, 28.4.1970, p. 13.(2) OJ L 125, 8.6.1995, p. 1.(3) OJ L 39, 17.2.1996, p. 5.(4) OJ L 281, 17.10.1998, p. 9.(5) OJ L 158, 8.7.1995, p. 6.(6) OJ L 128, 21.5.1997, p. 8.(7) OJ L 356, 31.12.1977, p. 1.(8) OJ L 347, 23.12.1998, p. 3.ANNEX ICLEARANCE OF THE PAYING AGENCIES' ACCOUNTS - FINANCIAL YEAR 1998List of paying agencies for which the accounts are cleared as follows>TABLE>The amount ""B1-370 clearance"" is mentioned only if it was not included in the declaration initially sent in by the Member State.ANNEX IICLEARANCE OF THE PAYING AGENCIES' ACCOUNTS - FINANCIAL YEAR 1998List of paying agencies for which the accounts are disjoined and are subject of a later clearance decision>TABLE>ANNEX IIICLEARANCE OF THE PAYING AGENCIES' ACCOUNTS - FINANCIAL YEAR 1998Amount to be recovered from or paid to the Member State>TABLE> +",EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;agricultural expenditure;expenditure on agriculture;farm spending;closing of accounts;clearance of accounts;rendering of accounts;financial year;budget year;budgetary year;fiscal year;EAGGF Guarantee Section;EAGGF Guarantee Section aid,17 +2164,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 630/97 of 10 April 1997 amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 2369/96 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for 10 000 tonnes of oat grains otherwise worked falling within CN codes 1104 22 92 and 1104 22 99. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,Whereas the Community, for the purposes of the World Trade Organization, undertook to establish, per marketing year and from 1 January 1996, a tariff quota at zero duty for 10 000 tonnes of oat grains otherwise worked falling within CN codes 1104 22 92 and 1104 22 99;Whereas the detailed rules for imports under the quota are laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2369/96 (2); whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1734/96 (3) replaces, with effect from 1 January 1997, the CN codes for oat grains otherwise worked by the single CN code 1104 22 98; whereas, following this change of CN code, there is a risk of misunderstanding with regard to the product covered by the quota; whereas other amendments, to the provisions on the validity of import licences, are required; whereas, in the interests of simplification, references to the 1995/96 marketing year should be deleted and the time of the Commission notification to the Member States regarding the issue of import licences should be clearly specified; whereas, therefore, Regulation (EC) No 2369/96 should be amended;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. Regulation (EC) No 2369/96 is hereby amended as follows:1. in the title, Article 1, Article 3 (1) and the fifth indent of Article 4, the words 'CN codes 1104 22 92 and 1104 22 99` are replaced by 'CN code 1104 22 98`;2. the second subparagraphs of Article 1 and Article 2 (1) are deleted;3. Article 3 (3) is replaced by the following:'3. Where the total quantity for which import licence applications are submitted exceeds the quantity of product which may be imported during the period in question, the Commission shall notify Member States, within three working days of expiry of the time limit for notification referred to in paragraph 2, of the percentage reduction they must apply, when issuing licences, to the quantities for which applications were submitted.`;4. The following subparagraph is added after the second subparagraph of Article 3 (4):'Notwithstanding Article 21 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 (*), for the purposes of determining their period of validity, licences shall be considered to have been issued on the day of their actual issue.(*) OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.` This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 10 April 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 146, 20. 6. 1996, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 323, 13. 12. 1996, p. 8.(3) OJ No L 238, 19. 9. 1996, p. 1. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;oats,17 +4440,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 24/86 of 7 January 1986 re-establishing the levying of customs duties applicable to polyethylene of a density of 0,94 g/cm³ or more falling within subheading 39.02 C I ex a), originating in Saudi Arabia, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85 apply. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85 of 17 December 1985 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1986 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1) and in particular Article 13 thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 10 of that Regulation, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I, within the framework of the preferential tariff ceiling fixed in column 9 of Annex I;Whereas, as provided for in Article 11 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;Whereas, in the case of polyethylene of a density of 0,94 g/cm3 or more, falling within subheading 39.02 C I ex a), originating in Saudi Arabia, the individual ceiling was fixed at 8 000 000 ECU; whereas, on 7 January 1986, imports of these products into the Community originating in Saudi Arabia reached the ceiling in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas, it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against Saudi Arabia,. As from 9 January 1986, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85 shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in Saudi Arabia:1.2 // // // CCT heading No // Description // // // 39.02 C I ex a) (NIMEXE code 39.02-05) // Polyethylene of a density of 0,94 g/cm3 or more // // This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 January 1986.For the CommissionCOCKFIELDVice-President(1) OJ No L 352, 30. 12. 1985, p. 1. +",plastics;PVC;plastic;polyester;polyethylene;polypropylene;polyurethane;polyurethane foam;polyvinyl chloride;Saudi Arabia;Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;restoration of customs duties;restoration of customs tariff;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession,17 +2448,"83/580/EEC: Commission Decision of 16 November 1983 establishing that the apparatus described as 'MTS - Power Test System, consisting of: Load Unit, model 810.12, Hydraulic Service Manifolds, Servo Valve, model 252.24 and Control System, consisting of: Control Unit, model 436.11, Servo Controller, model 440.13, Valve Driver, model 440.14, DC Transducer Conditioner, model 440.21, model 440.22 and Controller, model 442.11' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 608/82 (2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas, by letter dated 9 June 1983, Italy requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as 'MTS - Power Test System, consisting of: Load Unit, model 810.12, Hydraulic Service Manifolds, Servo Valve, model 252.24 and Control System, consisting of: Control Unit, model 436.11, Servo Controller, model 440.13, Valve Driver, model 440.14, DC Transducer Conditioner, model 440.21, model 440.22 and Controller, model 442.11', ordered on 14 April 1982 and intended to be used for the studies of damage in structural materials subjected to low-cycle fatigue at high temperatures, should be considered as a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 17 October 1983, within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements, to examine the matter;Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is a test system; whereas it does not have the requisite objective characteristics making it specifically suited to scientific research; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for non-scientific activities; whereas its use in the case in question could not alone confer upon it the character of a scientific apparatus; whereas it therefore cannot be regarded as a scientific apparatus; whereas the duty-free admission of the apparatus in question is therefore not justified,. The apparatus described as 'MTS - Power Test System, consisting of: Load Unit, model 810.12, Hydraulic Service Manifolds, Servo Valve, model 252.24 and Control System, consisting of: Control Unit, model 436.11, Servo Controller, model 440.13, Valve Driver, model 440.14, DC Transducer Conditioner, model 440.21, model 440.22 and Controller, model 442.11', which is the subject of an application by Italy of 9 June 1983, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 November 1983.For the CommissionKarl-Heinz NARJESMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 184, 15. 7. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 74, 18. 3. 1982, p. 4.(3) OJ No L 318, 13. 12. 1979, p. 32. +",exemption from customs duties;customs franchise;duty-free admission;duty-free entry;exemption from duty;exemption from import duty;travellers' allowance;travellers' tax-free allowance;scientific apparatus;laboratory equipment;microscope;research equipment;scientific instrument;scientific material;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT,17 +3980,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 596/2005 of 15 April 2005 on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the quarter from 1 June to 31 August 2005. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 of 2 April 2002 establishing the method for managing the tariff quotas and introducing a system of certificates of origin for garlic imported from third countries (2), and in particular Article 8(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) The quantities for which licence applications have been lodged by traditonal importers and by new importers on 11 and 12 April 2005, pursuant to Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 exceed the quantities available for products originating in China and all third countries other than China and Argentina.(2) It is now necessary to establish the extent to which the licence applications sent to the Commission on 14 April 2005 can be met and to fix, for each category of importer and product origin, the dates until which the issue of certificates must be suspended,. Applications for import licences lodged pursuant to Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002, on 11 and 12 April 2005 and sent to the Commission on 14 April 2005, shall be met at a percentage rate of the quantities applied for as set out in Annex I hereto. For each category of importer and the origin involved, applications for import licences pursuant to Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 relating to the quarter from 1 June 2005 to 31 August 2005 and lodged after 12 April 2005 but before the date in Annex II hereto, shall be rejected. This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 April 2005.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 April 2005.For the CommissionJ. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003 (OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 64).(2)  OJ L 86, 3.4.2002, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 537/2004 (OJ L 86, 24.3.2004, p. 9).ANNEX IOrigin of the products Percentage allocationsChina Third countries other than China or Argentina Argentina— traditional importers— new importers‘X’ : No quota for this origin for the quarter in question.‘—’ : No application for a licence has been sent to the Commission.ANNEX IIOrigin of the products DatesChina Third countries other than China or Argentina Argentina— traditional importers— new importers +",bulb vegetable;garlic;onion;scallion;shallot;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;Argentina;Argentine Republic;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;China;People’s Republic of China,17 +29692,"Council Decision 2005/876/JHA of 21 November 2005 on the exchange of information extracted from the criminal record. ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 31 and 34(2)(c) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Whereas:(1) According to Article 29 of the Treaty on European Union, the European Union has set itself the objective to provide citizens with a high level of safety within an area of freedom, security and justice. This objective presupposes the exchange of information concerning criminal convictions of persons who reside in the territory of the Member States between the competent authorities of the Member States.(2) On 29 November 2000, the Council, in accordance with the conclusions of the Tampere European Council of 15 and 16 October 1999, adopted a programme of measures to implement the principle of mutual recognition in criminal matters (3). This Decision contributes to achieving the goals provided for by Measure 3 of the programme, which calls for the establishment of a standard form like that drawn up for the Schengen bodies, translated into all the official Union languages, for criminal records applications.(3) Articles 13 and 22 of the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters of 20 April 1959 (4) provide for systems for the transmission of information on convictions between the Contracting Parties, but they are too slow to meet the demands of judicial cooperation in an area such as that of the European Union.(4) The Final Report on the first evaluation exercise — mutual legal assistance in criminal matters (5), called on Member States to simplify the procedures for transferring documents between States, using, if necessary, standard forms to facilitate mutual judicial assistance.(5) On 25 March 2004, the European Council instructed the Council to examine measures on the exchange of information on convictions for terrorist offences and the possibility of a European register on convictions and disqualifications, and the Commission in its communication on measures to be taken to combat terrorism and other forms of serious crime, in particular to improve exchanges of information, stressed the importance of an effective mechanism for transmission of information on convictions and disqualifications.(6) This Decision respects the principle of subsidiarity referred to in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union and Article 5 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, since the improvement of systems for the transmission of information on convictions between Member States cannot be carried out adequately by the Member States unilaterally and requires coordinated action in the European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in the said Article 5, this Decision does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.(7) The improvement of systems for the transmission of information on convictions implies that convictions pronounced in a Member State against nationals of another Member State are known about by the latter Member State as soon as possible and that each Member State may obtain information which it needs from criminal records from other Member States within a very short time.(8) This Decision supplements and facilitates the existing mechanisms for the transmission of information on convictions based on existing conventions. In particular, the provisions concerning requests for information extracted from the criminal record do not replace the possibility available to the judicial authorities of transmitting information concerning criminal records direct to each other under Article 6(1) of the Convention on mutual assistance in criminal matters between the Member States of the European Union established by Council Act of 29 May 2000 (6). It provides, however, for a specific right for the central authority of a Member State to send a request for information extracted from the criminal record to the central authority of another Member State, in the circumstances determined by national law.(9) The personal data processed under this Decision will be protected in accordance with the principles enacted in the Council of Europe Convention of 28 January 1981 for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data.(10) Under Council of Europe Recommendation No R (84) 10 on the criminal record and rehabilitation of convicted persons, the main aim of establishment of the criminal record is to inform the authorities responsible for the criminal justice system of the background of a person subject to legal proceedings with a view to adapting the decision to be taken to the individual situation. Since all other use of the criminal record that might compromise the chances of social rehabilitation of the convicted person must be as limited as possible, the use of information transmitted under this Decision for use otherwise than in the course of criminal proceedings can be limited in accordance with the national legislation of the requested State and the requesting State.(11) This Decision respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised by Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union and restated by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.(12) This Decision does not have the effect of obliging Member States to register convictions or information in criminal matters in their criminal record other than those which they are obliged to register according to national law.(13) This Decision does not apply to the transmission of rulings or copies thereof,. Central authority1.   For the purposes of Articles 2 and 3, each Member State shall designate a central authority. However, for sending information under Article 2 and replying to requests under Article 3 Member States may designate one or more central authorities.2.   Each Member State shall inform the General Secretariat of the Council and the Commission of the authority designated in accordance with paragraph 1. The General Secretariat of the Council shall notify the Member States and Eurojust of this information. Own-initiative information on convictionsEach central authority shall, without delay, inform the central authorities of the other Member States of criminal convictions and subsequent measures in respect of nationals of those Member States entered in the criminal record. Where the person concerned is a national of two or more other Member States, the information shall be given to each of these Member States, unless the person is a national of the Member State in the territory of which he has been convicted. Request for information on convictions1.   Where information from the criminal records of a Member State is requested, the central authority may, in accordance with national law, send a request for extracts from, and information relating to, criminal records to the central authority of another Member State. All information requests shall be sent on the basis of the request form set out in the Annex hereto.When a person requests information on his or her criminal record, the central authority of the Member State where this request is made, may in accordance with national law send a request for extracts from, and information relating to, criminal records to the central authority of another Member State if the person concerned is or has been a resident or a national of the requesting or the requested Member State.2.   The reply shall be sent immediately and, in any event within a period not exceeding 10 working days from the receipt of the request, under the conditions provided for by national law, regulations or practice by the central authority of the requested Member State, to the central authority of the requesting Member State on the basis of the form set out in the Annex hereto. It shall include the information received in accordance with Article 2 and registered in the criminal record of the requested Member State.If the request is made for the person concerned in accordance with paragraph 1, second subparagraph, the period referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall not exceed 20 working days from the receipt of the request.3.   Where the requested Member State needs further information to identify the person to whom the request refers, it shall immediately consult with the requesting Member State with a view to providing a reply within 10 working days of receipt of the additional information sought.4.   The reply shall be accompanied by a statement of convictions, under the conditions provided for by national law.5.   Requests, replies and other relevant information may be transmitted by any means capable of producing a written record under conditions allowing the receiving Member State to establish authenticity. Conditions for the use of personal data1.   Personal data communicated under Article 3 for the purpose of criminal proceedings may be used by the requesting Member State only for the purpose of the criminal proceedings for which it has been requested as specified in the form set out in the Annex hereto.2.   Personal data communicated under Article 3 for purposes other than criminal proceedings, may be used by the requesting Member State in accordance with its national law only for the purpose for which it has been requested and within the limits specified by the requested Member State in the form.3.   This Article does not apply to personal data obtained by a Member State under this Decision and originating from that Member State. LanguagesThe form shall be sent by the requesting Member State in the official language, or one of the official languages of the requested Member State. The requested Member State shall reply either in one of its official languages or in another language agreeable to both Member States. Any Member State may, at the time of the adoption of this Decision or at a later date, indicate, in a statement to the General Secretariat of the Council, which are the official languages of the institutions of the European Communities that it accepts. The General Secretariat of the Council shall notify the Member States of this information. Relationship to other legal instruments1.   With respect to the Member States, this Decision supplements and facilitates the implementation of Articles 13 and 22 of the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters of 20 April 1959, its additional Protocols of 17 March 1978 (7) and 8 November 2001 (8), the Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union of 29 May 2000 (9) and its Protocol of 16 October 2001 (10).2.   For the purpose of this Decision, Member States shall waive the right to rely among themselves on their reservations to Article 13 of the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters of 20 April 1959. This Decision shall not affect reservations made with respect to Article 22 of that Convention. Such reservations may be invoked with respect to Article 2 of this Decision.3.   This Decision shall not affect the application of more favourable provisions in bilateral or multilateral agreements between Member States. ImplementationMember States shall implement this Decision as soon as possible and in any event no later than 21 May 2006. ApplicationThis Decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 21 November 2005.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. STRAW(1)  OJ C 322, 29.12.2004, p. 9.(2)  Not yet published in the Official Journal.(3)  OJ C 12, 15.1.2001, p. 10.(4)  Council of Europe, European Treaties Series, No 30.(5)  OJ C 216, 1.8.2001, p. 14.(6)  OJ C 197, 12.7.2000, p. 1.(7)  Council of Europe, European Treaty Series, No 99.(8)  Council of Europe, European Treaty Series, No 182.(9)  OJ C 197, 12.7.2000, p. 3.(10)  OJ C 326, 21.11.2001, p. 1.ANNEXForm referred to in Articles 3, 4 and 5 of Council Decision 2005/876/JHA of 21 November 2005 on the exchange of information extracted from the criminal record +",simplification of formalities;reduction of formalities;simplification of customs checks;penalty;punishment;sentence;data protection;data security;criminal record;judicial cooperation in criminal matters in the EU;European Judicial Network in criminal matters;judicial cooperation in criminal matters;mutual assistance in criminal matters;personal data;exchange of information;information exchange;information transfer,17 +5396,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1195/2011 of 16 November 2011 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,Whereas:(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific provisions of the Union, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.(3) Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN code indicated in column (2), by virtue of the reasons set out in column (3) of that table.(4) It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information which has been issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature but which is not in accordance with this Regulation can, for a period of three months, continue to be invoked by the holder, under Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,. The goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column (2) of that table. Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States, which is not in accordance with this Regulation, can continue to be invoked for a period of three months under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 November 2011.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Algirdas ŠEMETAMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.ANNEXDescription of the goods Classification Reasons(1) (2) (3)A product consisting of a plastic collar shaped to fit the neck with a shock-absorbing foam layer and hook-and-loop fasteners (so-called ""cervical collar""). 9021 10 10 Classification is determined by General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, Note 6 to Chapter 90 and by the wording of CN codes 9021, 9021 10 and 9021 10 10. +",medical device;biomedical device;biomedical equipment;implant;medical and surgical instruments;medical apparatus;medical appliance;medical equipment;medical instrument;medical scanner;prosthesis;surgical device;surgical instrument;surgical material;therapeutic equipment;Combined Nomenclature;CN,17 +43348,"2014/320/EU: Council Decision of 12 May 2014 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 217, in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a)(i) and the second subparagraph of Article 218(8) thereof,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Croatia, and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 6(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,Whereas:(1) In accordance with Council Decision 2014/316/EU (1), the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (‘the Protocol’), has been signed, subject to its conclusion.(2) The conclusion of the Protocol is subject to a separate procedure as regards matters falling within the competence of the European Atomic Energy Community.(3) The Protocol should be approved,. The Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union is hereby approved on behalf of the Union and its Member States (2). The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to deposit, on behalf of the Union and its Member States, the instrument of approval provided for in Article 9(2) of the Protocol. This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.. Done at Brussels, 12 May 2014.For the CouncilThe PresidentC. ASHTON(1)  See page 3 of this Official Journal.(2)  The text of the Protocol has been published together with the decision on its signature (see page 19 of this Official Journal). +",Albania;Republic of Albania;accession to the European Union;EU accession;accession to the Community;act of accession;application for accession;consequence of accession;request for accession;protocol to an agreement;ratification of an agreement;conclusion of an agreement;Croatia;Republic of Croatia;stabilisation and association agreement;SAA;stabilization and association agreement,17 +40593,"Commission Decision of 21 February 2012 on setting up the expert group on EU criminal policy. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Whereas:(1) The Union, in line with Article 67(3) of the Treaty, shall endeavour to ensure a high level of security through measures to prevent and combat crime and, if necessary, through the approximation of criminal laws.(2) The Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions of 20 September 2011‘Towards an EU Criminal Policy — Ensuring the effective implementation of EU policies through criminal law’ (1) stresses the importance of developing a coherent and consistent EU criminal policy which should be supported through discussions in an expert group.(3) It is therefore necessary to set up a group of experts in the field of EU criminal law and to define its tasks and structure.(4) The group should support the Commission’s work on the development of an EU criminal policy and provide advice on all related questions. The group should also advice on the gathering of factual evidence for the assessment whether EU criminal law measures are essential to ensure the effective implementation of a Union policy.(5) The group should be composed of up to 20 highly qualified experts, appointed in a personal capacity in a balanced representation in terms of professional background and geographic regions.(6) The term of office of the members of the group should be three years and should be renewable.(7) Rules on disclosure of information by members of the group should be laid down.(8) Personal data relating to members of the group should be processed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (2),. Subject matterThe expert group on EU criminal policy, hereinafter referred to as ‘the group’ is hereby set up. TasksThe group’s tasks shall be to advise the Commission on substantive criminal law in the context of the development of an EU criminal policy. This shall include in particular advice on any legal question that can arise in this context and shall also refer to the gathering of factual evidence for the assessment whether EU criminal law measures are essential to ensure the effective implementation of a Union policy, in consultation with existing expert groups in the policy fields concerned. ConsultationThe Commission may consult the group on any matter relating to the development of an EU criminal policy. Membership — Appointment1.   The group shall be composed of up to 20 members. Members shall be individuals appointed in a personal capacity.2.   The members shall be appointed by the Director-General of the Directorate-General for Justice from specialists with outstanding competence in the area of criminal law. The selection process of members shall be carried out in such a manner as to ensure a high level of expertise and, as far as possible, an adequate balance in terms of range of competencies, geographical origin and gender, taking into account the specific tasks of the expert group and the type of expertise required.3.   The group shall include experts from scientific and research institutions as well as legal practitioners.4.   The members shall be appointed in a personal capacity for a mandate of three years. By accepting to be members of the group, they commit themselves to act independently and in the public interest. Should a conflict of interest in relation to an expert arise, the Commission services may exclude this expert from the group or a particular meeting thereof or they may decide that the expert in question shall abstain from discussing the items on the agenda concerned. The members of the group shall remain in office until replaced or until their term of office ends. Their term of office may be renewed.5.   Members who are no longer capable of contributing effectively to the group’s deliberations, who resign or who do not comply with the conditions set out in paragraph 3 of this Article, or Article 339 of the Treaty, may be replaced for the remainder of their term of office.6.   The names of members shall be published in the Register of Commission expert groups and other similar entities (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Register’) and on the Internet site of the Directorate-General for Justice. Personal data of the members shall be collected, processed and published in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001. Operation1.   The group shall be chaired by a representative of the Commission.2.   In agreement with the Commission, subgroups may be set up to examine specific questions under terms of reference established by the group. Such subgroups shall be dissolved as soon as their mandates are fulfilled.3.   The Commission’s representative may ask experts from outside the group with specific competence on a subject on the agenda to participate in the work of the group or sub-group on an ad hoc basis. In addition, the Commission’s representative may give observer status to individuals, organisations as defined in Rule 8(3) of the horizontal rules on expert groups and candidate countries.4.   Members of the group, as well as invited experts and observers, shall comply with the obligations of professional secrecy laid down by the Treaties and their implementing rules, as well as with the Commission's rules on security regarding the protection of EU classified information, laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision 2001/844/EC/ECSC/Euratom (3). Should they fail to respect these obligations, the Commission may take appropriate measures.5.   The Commission shall provide secretarial services to the group.6.   The group may adopt its rules of procedure on the basis of the standard rules of procedure for expert groups.7.   The Commission publishes relevant information on the activities carried out by the group either by including it in the Register or via a link from the Register to a dedicated website. Meeting expenses1.   Participants in the activities of the group shall not be remunerated for the services they render.2.   Travel and subsistence expenses incurred by members in connection with the activities of the group shall be reimbursed by the Commission in accordance with the provisions in force within the Commission.3.   Those expenses shall be reimbursed within the limits of the available appropriations allocated under the annual procedure for the allocation of resources. Entry into forceThis Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 21 February 2012.For the CommissionViviane REDINGVice-President(1)  COM(2011) 573 final.(2)  Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1).(3)  Commission Decision of 29 November 2001 amending its internal Rules of Procedure (OJ L 317, 3.12.2001, p. 1). +",EU policy;Community policy;self-employed person;adviser;consultant;expert;free-lance;independent;self-employed worker;powers of the institutions (EU);powers of the EC Institutions;criminal law;criminal code;appointment of members;designation of members;resignation of members;term of office of members,17 +19138,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1098/1999 of 27 May 1999 deferring the final date for sowing certain arable crops in certain regions in the 1999/2000 marketing year. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1624/98(2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,(1) Whereas Article 10(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 stipulates that, to qualify for the compensatory payments for cereals, protein crops and linseed under the support system for certain arable crops, producers must have sown the seed at the latest by 15 May preceding the relevant harvest;(2) Whereas Article 9 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 658/96 of 9 April 1996 on certain conditions for granting compensatory payments under the support system for producers of certain arable crops(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 610/1999(4), fixes the final dates for sowing oilseeds;(3) Whereas, because of the particular weather conditions this year, the final dates for sowing seeds fixed in several Member States cannot be complied with in all cases; whereas, in consequence, the time limit for sowing cereals and/or oilseeds, and/or protein crops and/or linseed for the 1999/2000 marketing year should, where necessary; whereas to do so Regulations (EEC) No 1765/92 and (EC) No 658/96 should be waived as permitted by the seventh indent of Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92;(4) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Joint Management Committee for Cereals, Oils and Fats and Dried Fodder,. The final dates for crop sowings for the 1999/2000 marketing year are fixed in the Annex hereto for the crops and the Member States indicated therein. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 15 May 1999.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 May 1999.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 12.(2) OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 3.(3) OJ L 91, 12.4.1996, p. 46.(4) OJ L 75, 20.3.1999, p. 24.ANNEXFinal date for sowing crops for the 1999/2000 marketing year>TABLE> +",leguminous vegetable;bean;broad bean;dried legume;field bean;lentil;pea;oleaginous plant;oil seed;aid to agriculture;farm subsidy;marketing year;agricultural year;cereals;terms for aid;aid procedure;counterpart funds,17 +35800,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 530/2008 of 12 June 2008 establishing emergency measures as regards purse seiners fishing for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45 °W, and in the Mediterranean Sea. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 7(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 of 16 January 2008, fixing for 2008 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (2) fixes the amount of bluefin tuna which may be fished in 2008 in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45 °W, and the Mediterranean Sea by Community fishing vessels.(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 446/2008 of 22 May 2008 adapting certain bluefin quotas in 2008 pursuant to Article 21(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the Common Fisheries Policy (3), modifies the amount of bluefin tuna which may be fished in 2008 in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45 °W, and the Mediterranean Sea by Community fishing vessels.(3) Council Regulation (EC) No 1559/2007 of 17 December 2007 establishing a multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean and amending Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 (4) requires Member States to inform the Commission of the individual quota allocated to their vessels over 24 metres.(4) The Common Fisheries Policy is designed to ensure the long-term viability of the fisheries sector through sustainable exploitation of living aquatic resources based on the precautionary approach.(5) In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, if there is evidence of a serious threat to the conservation of living aquatic resources, the Commission may decide on emergency measures which shall last not more than six months.(6) The data in its possession, as well as the information obtained by the Commission inspectors during their missions in the Member States concerned, show that the fishing opportunities for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45 °W, and the Mediterranean Sea allocated to purse seiners flying the flag of or registered in Greece, France, Italy, Cyprus and Malta will be deemed to be exhausted on 16 June 2008 and that the fishing opportunities for the same stock allocated to purse seiners flying the flag of or registered in Spain will be deemed to be exhausted on 23 June 2008.(7) Fleet overcapacity has been considered by the Scientific Committee of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) as the main factor which could lead to the collapse of the stock of Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna. Fleet overcapacity carries with it a high risk of fishing above the permissible level. Furthermore, the daily catch capacity of one single purse seiner is so high that the permissible catch level can be attained or exceeded very quickly. In these circumstances, any overfishing by this fleet would pose a serious threat to the conservation of the bluefin tuna stock.(8) The Commission has been monitoring closely compliance with all requirements of relevant Community rules by Member States during the 2008 bluefin tuna fishing campaign. The information in its possession, as well as the information obtained by Commission inspectors, shows that the Member States concerned have not ensured full compliance with the requirements established in Regulation (EC) No 1559/2007.(9) It is therefore necessary that the Commission prohibits as from 16 June 2008 the fishing for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45 °W and the Mediterranean Sea by purse seiners flying the flag of or registered in Greece, France, Italy, Cyprus and Malta, and as from 23 June 2008 the fishing for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45 °W and in the Mediterranean Sea by purse seiners flying the flag of or registered in Spain.(10) In order to reinforce the effectiveness of these measures designed to forestall a serious threat to the conservation of the bluefin tuna stock, Community operators should also be enjoined not to accept landings, placing in cages for fattening or farming and transhipments of bluefin tuna caught by purse seiners in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45 °W, and the Mediterranean,. Fishing for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45 °W, and the Mediterranean by purse seiners flying the flag of or registered in Greece, France, Italy, Cyprus and Malta shall be prohibited as from 16 June 2008.It shall also be prohibited to retain on board, place in cages for fattening or farming, tranship, transfer or land such stock caught by those vessels as from that date. Fishing for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45 °W, and the Mediterranean by purse seines flying the flag of or registered in Spain shall be prohibited as from 23 June 2008.It shall also be prohibited to retain on board, place in cages for fattening or farming, tranship, transfer or land such stock caught by those vessels as from that date. 1.   Subject to paragraph 2, as from 16 June 2008, Community operators shall not accept landings, placing in cages for fattening or farming, or transhipments in Community waters or ports of bluefin tuna caught in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45 °W, and the Mediterranean Sea by purse seiners.2.   It shall be allowed to land, place in cages for fattening or farming and to tranship in Community waters or ports of bluefin tuna caught in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45 °W, and the Mediterranean Sea by purse seiners flying the flag of, or registered in Spain until 23 June 2008. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply for six months.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 June 2008.For the CommissionJoe BORGMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 865/2007 (OJ L 192, 24.7.2007, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 19, 23.1.2008, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 134, 23.5.2008, p. 11.(4)  OJ L 340, 22.12.2007, p. 8. +",ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing regulations;fishing controls;inspector of fisheries;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction,17 +44484,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1186/2014 of 3 November 2014 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 4 November 2014. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 183 thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 1(1) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 (2) states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 11 00, 1001 19 00, ex 1001 91 20 [common wheat seed], ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the CIF import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 lays down that, for the purposes of calculating the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative CIF import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products referred to in that paragraph.(3) Under Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the import price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products referred to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation is the daily CIF representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 4 November 2014 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 4 November 2014, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 3 November 2014.For the Commission,On behalf of the President,Jerzy PLEWADirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.(2)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 on rules of application (cereal sector import duties) for Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5).ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 applicable from 4 November 2014CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 11 00 Durum wheat seed 0,001001 19 00 High quality durum wheat, other than for sowing 0,00Medium quality, other than for sowing 0,00Low quality, other than for sowing 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat, other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye seed 4,491002 90 00 Rye, other than for sowing 4,491005 10 90 Maize seed, other than hybrid 4,491005 90 00 Maize, other than for sowing (2) 4,491007 10 90 Grain sorghum, other than hybrids for sowing 4,491007 90 00 Grain sorghum, other than for sowing 4,49(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/tonne, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/tonne, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/tonne where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I1. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/t)Common wheat (1) MaizeExchange Minneapolis ChicagoQuotation 179,86 112,48Gulf of Mexico premium — 25,89Great Lakes premium 68,56 —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam 14,17 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam 47,21 EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +5520,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 536/2012 of 21 June 2012 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to eggs and egg yolks exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 164(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 162(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that the difference between prices in international trade for the products referred to in Article 1(1)(s) and listed in Part XIX of Annex I to that Regulation and prices within the Union may be covered by an export refund where these goods are exported in the form of goods listed in Part V of Annex XX to that Regulation.(2) Commission Regulation (EU) No 578/2010 of 29 June 2010 on the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1216/2009 as regards the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (2), specifies the products for which a rate of refund is to be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Part V of Annex XX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.(3) In accordance with Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) No 578/2010, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in question is to be fixed for a period of the same duration as that for which refunds are fixed for the same products exported unprocessed.(4) Article 162(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that the export refund for a product contained in a good may not exceed the refund applicable to that product when exported without further processing.(5) The currently applicable refunds have been fixed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 346/2012 (3). Since new refunds should be fixed, that Regulation should therefore be repealed.(6) In order to prevent divergence with the current market situation, to prevent market speculation and to ensure efficient management, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.(7) The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,. The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 578/2010 and in Part XIX of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, and exported in the form of goods listed in Part V of Annex XX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, shall be fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation. Implementing Regulation (EU) No 346/2012 is hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 June 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Daniel CALLEJADirector-General for Enterprise and Industry(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 171, 6.7.2010, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 108, 20.4.2012, p. 34.ANNEXRates of the refunds applicable from 22 June 2012 to eggs and egg yolks exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty(EUR/100 kg)CN code Description Destination (1) Rate of refund0407 Birds’ eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked:– Other fresh eggs0407 21 00 – – Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus(a) On exportation of ovalbumin of CN codes 3502 11 90 and 3502 19 9003 9,5004 0,00(b) On exportation of other goods0407 29 – – Other0407 29 10 – – – Of poultry, other than of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus(a) On exportation of ovalbumin of CN codes 3502 11 90 and 3502 19 9003 9,5004 0,00(b) On exportation of other goods0407 90 – Other:0407 90 10 – – Of poultry(a) On exportation of ovalbumin of CN codes 3502 11 90 and 3502 19 9003 9,5004 0,00(b) On exportation of other goods0408 Birds’ eggs, not in shell and egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter:– Egg yolks:0408 11 – – Dried:ex 0408 11 80 – – – Suitable for human consumption:not sweetened 01 0,000408 19 – – Other:– – – Suitable for human consumption:ex 0408 19 81 – – – – Liquid:not sweetened 01 0,00ex 0408 19 89 – – – – Frozen:not sweetened 01 0,00– Other:0408 91 – – Dried:ex 0408 91 80 – – – Suitable for human consumption:not sweetened 01 0,000408 99 – – Other:ex 0408 99 80 – – – Suitable for human consumption:not sweetened 01 0,00(1)  The destinations are as follows:01 Third countries. For Switzerland and Liechtenstein these rates are not applicable to the goods listed in Tables I and II of Protocol No 2 to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972.02 Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Turkey, Hong Kong SAR and Russia.03 South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan and the Philippines.04 All destinations except Switzerland and those of 02 and 03. +",egg;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;egg product;egg preparation;export (EU);Community export;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund,17 +42225,"Council Decision of 2 December 2013 appointing the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work for Croatia, Hungary, Portugal and the United Kingdom. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Decision of 22 July 2003 setting up an Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,Having regard to the lists of nominations for appointment submitted to the Council by the Governments of the Member States,Whereas:(1) By its Decision of 22 April 2013 (2), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work for the period from 22 April 2013 to 28 February 2016, with the exception of certain members.(2) The Governments of Croatia, Hungary, Portugal and the United Kingdom have submitted nominations for a number of posts to be filled,. The following are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work for the period ending on 28 February 2016:I.   GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVESCountry Member AlternateCroatia Mr Zdravko MURATTI Ms Inga ŽICPortugal Mr António SANTOSII.   TRADE UNION REPRESENTATIVESCountry Member AlternateHungary Mr Károly GYÖRGY Mr Szilárd SOMLAIIII.   EMPLOYERS' REPRESENTATIVESCountry Member AlternateCroatia Ms Admira RIBIČIĊ Mr Nenad SEIFERTUnited Kingdom Ms Hannah MURPHY The Council will appoint the members and alternate members not yet nominated at a later date. This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.. Done at Brussels, 2 December 2013.For the CouncilThe PresidentE. GUSTAS(1)  OJ C 218, 13.9.2003, p. 1.(2)  OJ C 120, 26.4.2013, p. 7. +",Hungary;Republic of Hungary;Portugal;Portuguese Republic;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;European Agency for Safety and Health at Work;Bilbao Agency;EU-OSHA;Croatia;Republic of Croatia;advisory committee (EU);EC advisory committee;appointment of members;designation of members;resignation of members;term of office of members,17 +5717,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 745/2013 of 31 July 2013 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 August 2013. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 1 August 2013 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 1 August 2013, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 July 2013.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Jerzy PLEWADirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 1 August 2013CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I17.7.2013-30.7.20131. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/t)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 221,06 154,21 — — —Fob price USA — — 244,39 234,39 214,39Gulf of Mexico premium — 49,37 — — —Great Lakes premium 30,98 — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 17,28 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: 49,90 EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +18352,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2603/98 of 2 December 1998 concerning the stopping of fishing for common sole by vessels flying the flag of Ireland. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2635/97 (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 45/98 of 19 December 1997 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1998 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2386/98 (4), provides for common sole quotas for 1998;Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of common sole in the waters of ICES division VII f, g by vessels flying the flag of Ireland or registered in Ireland have reached the quota allocated for 1998; whereas Ireland has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 30 October 1998; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,. Catches of common sole in the waters of ICES division VII f, g by vessels flying the flag of Ireland or registered in Ireland are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Ireland for 1998.Fishing for common sole in the waters of ICES division VII f, g by vessels flying the flag of Ireland or registered in Ireland is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 30 October 1998.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 2 December 1998.For the CommissionEmma BONINOMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1997, p. 14.(3) OJ L 12, 19. 1. 1998, p. 1.(4) OJ L 297, 6. 11. 1998, p. 2. +",Ireland;Eire;Southern Ireland;ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches,17 +41709,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 1132/2012 of 27 November 2012 establishing a prohibition of fishing for white marlin in the Atlantic Ocean by vessels flying the flag of Portugal. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 44/2012 of 17 January 2012 fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non- EU waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements (2), lays down quotas for 2012.(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2012.(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,. Quota exhaustionThe fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2012 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex. ProhibitionsFishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 November 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Lowri EVANSDirector-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 25, 27.01.2012, p. 55.ANNEXNo 70/TQ44Member State PortugalStock WHM/ATLANTSpecies White marlin (Tetrapturus albidus)Zone Atlantic oceanDate 6.11.2012 +",Atlantic Ocean;Atlantic;Atlantic Region;Gulf Stream;ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;Portugal;Portuguese Republic;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;catch by species;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction,17 +10267,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1131/92 of 29 April 1992 amending the list annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 establishing the list of vessels exceeding eight metres length overall permitted to use beam trawls within certain areas of the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 of 7 October 1986 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3500/91 (2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 of 30 December 1986 establishing the list of vessels exceeding eight metres length overall permitted to use beam trawls within certain areas of the Community (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1130/92 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof,Whereas the Dutch, British and German authorities have requested withdrawal from the list annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 of four vessels that no longer meet the requirements laid down in Article 1 (2) of that Regulation; whereas the national authorities have provided all the information in support of the request required under Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 55/87; whereas scrutiny of this information shows that the requirements of the Regulation are met; whereas the vessels in question should be withdrawn from the list,. The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 is amended as indicated in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 April 1992.For the CommissionManuel MARÍNVice-President(1) OJ No L 288, 11. 10. 1986, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 331, 3. 12. 1991, p. 2.(3) OJ No L 8, 10. 1. 1987, p. 1.(4) See page 11 of this Official Journal.ANNEXThe following vessels are deleted from the list of Regulation (EEC) No 55/87:External identificationLetters + numbersName of vesselRadio callsign Port ofregistryEngine power(kW) THE NETHERLANDS UK 153 Willy Urk 132 VLI 18 Pieter Senior PGSS Vlissingen 221 UNITED KINGDOM SM 237 Aleyna MSAF Shoreham 218 GERMANY HOO 1 Haye Laurenz DJIS Hooge 136 +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;Netherlands;Holland;Kingdom of the Netherlands;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;fishing vessel;factory ship;fishing boat;transport vessel;trawler;fishing regulations;technical standard,17 +23947,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1114/2002 of 26 June 2002 determining the extent to which applications lodged in June 2002 for import licences under the regime provided for by tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector for the period 1 July to 30 September 2002 can be accepted. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 of 28 June 1995 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1006/2001(2), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,Whereas:(1) The applications for import licences lodged for the third quarter of 2002 are for quantities less than the quantities available and can therefore be met in full.(2) The surplus to be added to the quantity available for the following period should be determined,. 1. Applications for import licences for the period 1 July to 30 September 2002 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.2. For the period 1 October to 31 December 2002, applications may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 for import licences for a total quantity as referred to in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 June 2002.For the CommissionJ. M. Silva RodrĂ­guezAgriculture Director-General(1) OJ L 145, 29.6.1995, p. 58.(2) OJ L 140, 24.5.2001, p. 13.ANNEX I>TABLE>ANNEX II>TABLE> +",import;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;third country;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;pigmeat;pork,17 +4646,"2008/199/EC: Council Decision of 28 February 2008 on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 310 in conjunction with the second sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the second subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,Having regard to the 2005 Act of Accession, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament,Whereas:(1) The Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, was signed on behalf of the European Community and its Member States on 26 November 2007.(2) The Protocol should be approved,. The Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (1), is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community and its Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 February 2008.For the CouncilThe PresidentD. MATE(1)  OJ L 312, 30.11.2007, p. 33. +",accession to the European Union;EU accession;accession to the Community;act of accession;application for accession;consequence of accession;request for accession;protocol to an agreement;ratification of an agreement;conclusion of an agreement;Romania;association agreement (EU);EC association agreement;Bulgaria;Republic of Bulgaria;Egypt;Arab Republic of Egypt,17 +34437,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 873/2007 of 24 July 2007 amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 1913/2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of the agrimonetary system for the euro in agriculture. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro (1), and in particular Article 9 thereof,Whereas:(1) A drafting error slipped in Article 5(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1913/2006 (2) as regards the determination of the operative event for the aid granted for supplying certain milk products provided for in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2707/2000 of 11 December 2000 laying down rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards Community aid for supplying milk and certain milk products to pupils in educational establishments (3). It is appropriate to correct this error so as to avoid any misleading interpretation.(2) The wording in Article 11(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1913/2006 appears as redundant with Article 6. For the sake of clarity the words ‘in which the operative event for the exchange rate is 1 October’ should be deleted from that provision.(3) The codification procedure of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93 of 15 October 1993 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards the fixing and granting of adjusted refunds in respect of cereals exported in the form of certain spirit drinks (4) and of Commission Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 of 15 March 2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 as regards the buying-in of beef (5) has been finalised before adoption and publication of Regulation (EC) No 1913/2006. Regulations (EEC) No 2825/93 and (EC) No 562/2000 have been repealed and replaced from 30 November 2006 respectively by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1670/2006 (codified version) (6) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1669/2006 (codified version) (7). The references to Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93 and Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 are consecutively obsolete and should therefore be corrected in Regulation (EC) No 1913/2006.(4) The amendment and corrections provided for in this Regulation should apply from the same date as the amended Regulation.(5) Regulation (EC) No 1913/2006 should be amended and corrected accordingly.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the relevant Management Committees,. Regulation (EC) No 1913/2006 is amended as follows:1. in Article 5, paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:2. in Article 11, point (c) is replaced by the following text:‘(c) for the minimum price for beet referred to in Article 6, the average rate established by the European Central Bank (ECB) for the month prior to the operative event.’;3. Article 18 is replaced by the following:4. Article 21 is replaced by the following: This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 January 2007.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 24 July 2007.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 365, 21.12.2006, p. 52.(3)  OJ L 311, 12.12.2000, p. 37. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 704/2007 (OJ L 161, 22.6.2007, p. 31).(4)  OJ L 258, 16.10.1993, p. 6. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2006.(5)  OJ L 68, 16.3.2000, p. 22. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2006.(6)  OJ L 312, 11.11.2006, p. 33.(7)  OJ L 312, 11.11.2006, p. 6.(8)  OJ L 365, 21.12.2006, p. 52.” ’;(9)  OJ L 365, 21.12.2006, p. 52.” ’ +",common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;agri-monetary policy;agricultural monetary policy;aid to agriculture;farm subsidy;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;production refund,17 +1856,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 918/95 of 26 April 1995 deferring the final date for sowing certain arable crops in certain areas. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 12 thereof,Whereas Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 requires producers, in order to qualify for compensatory payments under the arable support system, to have sown the seed and lodged an application for aid by 15 May proceeding the relevant harvest at the latest;Whereas Article 2 (1) (c) and (d) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2295/92 of 31 July 1992 on detailed rules for the application of the support system for producers of the protein crops referred to in Article 6 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2203/94 (3), sets 15 May as the final date that may be fixed by Member States for the sowing and submission of applications in respect of protein crops;Whereas, in certain cases, the aforementioned date does not allow sowings of maize and sorghum to be undertaken in suitable conditions; whereas, owing to the climatic conditions in Finland and Sweden, sowings of cereals, protein crops and linseed in certain areas of those Member States take place after 15 May; whereas provision should therefore be made to extend the time limit for the sowing of such crops; whereas the extended time limits should not, however, compromise the efficiency of the support system for producers of certain arable crops, nor prejudice the controls relating to this system;Whereas the regions in Belgium, the Netherlands and Finland listed in the Annexes correspond to the regions shown in their regionalization plans;Whereas deferring the sowing date for certain crops in certain areas is not sufficient reason for changing the date laid down for the submission of area aid applications as referred to in Article 6 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 of 27 November 1992 establishing an integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3235/94 (5); whereas, nevertheless, the procedure whereby producers confirm sowings to the competent authorities may be tacitly established with a view to simplifying matters;Whereas, in order to ensure a regular supply throughout the year of sweetcorn from producers to the processing industry, it is therefore necessary that producers be enabled to spread their sowings over a longer period; whereas the final sowing date for sweetcorn should therefore be extended to 15 June;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Joint Management Committee for Cereals, Oils and Fats and Dried Fodder,. 1. By way of derogation from Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92, the final date for sowing maize and sorghum shall be postponed until 31 May prior to the marketing year in question in areas to be defined by the Member State but located within the regions listed in Annex I to this Regulation.2. By way of derogation from Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 and Article 2 (1) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2295/92 the final date for sowing arable crops, other than oil seeds, in Finland and Sweden shall be postponed until 31 May prior to the marketing year in question in areas to be defined by the Member State but located within the regions listed in Annex II to this Regulation.3. By way of derogation from Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 and Article 2 (1) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2295/92 the final date for sowing arable crops, other than oil seeds, in Finland and Sweden shall be postponed until 15 June in areas to be defined by the Member States but located within the regions listed in Annex III to this Regulation.4. By way of derogation from Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 the final date for sowing sweetcorn shall be postponed until 15 June prior to the marketing year in question. Member States shall adopt the necessary control measures required for the application of this paragraph. Without prejudice to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92 (6):(a) the final date for confirming sowings to the competent authority shall be fixed at:- 31 May in the case of sowings in the regions listed in Annexes I and II,- 15 June in the case of sowings in the regions listed in Annex III, and in the case of sweetcorn;(b) the Member States may introduce a tacit confirmation procedure whereby no notification on the part of the producer is deemed equivalent to a confirmation of sowing. By the same token, producers who have not carried out the sowings planned must point out that fact. Member States shall notify the Commission, no later than 31 May 1995, of the measures taken to apply this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 April 1995.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 12.(2) OJ No L 221, 6. 8. 1992, p. 28.(3) OJ No L 236, 10. 9. 1994, p. 12.(4) OJ No L 355, 5. 12. 1992, p. 1.(5) OJ No L 338, 28. 12. 1994, p. 16.(6) OJ No L 391, 31. 12. 1992, p. 36.ANNEX I>TABLE>ANNEX II>TABLE>ANNEX III>TABLE> +",agricultural region;agricultural area;enlargement of the Union;Natali report;enlargement of the Community;utilised agricultural area;UAA;area sown;cultivated area;planted area;utilized agricultural area;cereals;production aid;aid to producers;regional aid;aid for regional development;aid to less-favoured regions,17 +16376,"97/724/EC: Commission Decision of 27 June 1997 on the approval of the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the region of Bretagne concerned by Objective 2 in France (Only the French text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (6) to 9 (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94; whereas however the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a single programming document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopt a single decision in a single document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 96/472/EC (4), the list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the programming period from 1997 to 1999;Whereas the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance of the Structural Funds for the present single programming document is composed of resources coming from the indicative allocation of Structural Fund commitment appropriations for the period 1997 to 1999 under Objective 2 resulting from Commission Decision 96/468/EC (5) and from unused appropriations of ECU 8,108 million of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996, pursuant to Commission Decision C(96) 4161/2 of 18 December 1996;Whereas the French Government has submitted to the Commission on 30 December 1996 the single programming document as referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the region of Bretagne; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this single programming document is eligible as from that date;Whereas the single programming document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the single programming document;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments;Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the single programming document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the single programming document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (7), stipulates that in the Commission decisions approving a single programming document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (8), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (9), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (10), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (11), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;Whereas the single programming document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;Whereas Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 lays down that Member States shall provide the relevant financial information to the Commission to permit verification of the respect of the principle of additionality; whereas the analysis, in the framework of partnership, of the information provided for by the French authorities has not yet allowed this verification; whereas payments should therefore be suspended after the first advance provided for in Article 21 (2) of the said Regulation until the Commission has verified the respect of the additionality;Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (12), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2335/95 (13), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas it is appropriate to mention that this Decision is ruled by the provisions on the eligibility of expenditure laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision C(97) 1035/1 of 23 April 1997 modifying the decisions approving the Community support frameworks, the single programming documents and the Community initiative programmes in respect of France;Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,. The single programming document for Community structural assistance in the region of Bretagne concerned by Objective 2 in France, covering the period 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved. The single programming document includes the following essential elements:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies of France;the main priorities are:1. to mobilize firms for employment,2. to develop the research, development, and training potential,3. to support modernization of harbour sites,4. to develop the assets of Bretagne as regards tourism,5. to improve the attraction of the territories,6. to support restructuring of defence;(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the single programming document comprising:- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,- the provisions on financial implementation,- the rules for compliance with Community policies;(d) the procedures for verifying additionality;(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the single programming document;(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned. 1. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:>TABLE>2. To this global maximum allocation is added an amount of ECU 8,108 million not subject to indexation, resulting from unused appropriations of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996. The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the single programming document amounts to a maximum of ECU 118,334 million.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the single programming document.The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 150 million for the public sector and ECU 45 million for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the EIB. 1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:- ERDF: ECU 101,603 million,- ESF: ECU 16,731 million.2. The budgetary commitments for the first instalment are as follows:- ERDF: ECU 32,609 million,- ESF: ECU 5,370 million.Commitments of subsequent instalments will be based on the financing plan for the single programming document and on progress in its implementation.3. Payments subsequent to the first advance provided for in Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 shall be subject to confirmation by the Commission of the respect of the principle of additionality on the basis of the relevant information supplied by the Member State. The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the single programming document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1999. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 2001. The single programming document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts. This Decision is ruled by the provisions laid down in the Annex to Decision C(97) 1035/1. 0This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.. Done at Brussels, 27 June 1997.For the CommissionMonika WULF-MATHIESMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 11.(3) OJ L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(4) OJ L 193, 3. 8. 1996, p. 54.(5) OJ L 192, 2. 8. 1996, p. 29.(6) OJ L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(7) OJ L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(8) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 15.(9) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 34.(10) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 21.(11) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 39.(12) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(13) OJ L 240, 7. 10. 1995, p. 12. +",EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;industrial region;industrial zone;European Investment Bank;EIB;Brittany;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds,17 +10061,"Council Directive 92/75/EEC of 22 September 1992 on the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources by household appliances. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100a thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),In cooperation with the European Parliament (2),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),Whereas measures should be taken progressively to achieve the internal market by 31 December 1992;Whereas certain Member States already have their own voluntary schemes for energy labelling and the provision of other energy consumption information for household appliances; whereas one Member State has formally proposed introducing its own compulsory labelling scheme, and other Member States are considering such introduction; whereas the existence of a number of compulsory national schemes would create barriers to intra-Community trade;Whereas Article 130r of the Treaty requires prudent and rational utilization of natural resources; whereas the rational use of energy is one of the principal means by which this objective can be achieved and environmental pollution reduced;Whereas the provision of accurate, relevant and comparable information on the specific energy consumption of household appliances may influence the public's choice in favour of those appliances which consume less energy, thus prompting manufacturers to take steps to reduce the consumption of the appliances which they manufacture; whereas it will also, indirectly, encourage the efficient use of these appliances; whereas, in the absence of this information, the operation of market forces alone will fail to promote the rational use of energy for these appliances;Whereas information plays a key role in the operation of market forces and it is therefore necessary to introduce a uniform label for all appliances of the same type, to provide potential purchasers with supplementary standardized information on those appliances' costs in terms of energy and the consumption of other resources and to take measures to ensure that potential purchasers who do not see the appliance displayed, and thus have no opportunity to see the label, are also supplied with this information;Whereas to this end the energy consumption of and other information concerning each type of appliance must be measured in accordance with harmonized standards and methods and the application of these standards and methods must be monitored at the marketing stage;Whereas Directive 79/530/EEC (4) sought to promote these aims in the case of household appliances; whereas, however, only one implementing Directive for electric ovens has been adopted and few Member States have introduced this label; whereas it is therefore now necessary to learn from the experience acquired and to strengthen the provisions of that Directive; whereas Directive 79/530/EEC must therefore be replaced and Directive 79/531/EEC (5) applying to those electric ovens should be revised and subsequently integrated into the present scheme;Whereas a completely voluntary scheme would lead to only some appliances being labelled, or supplied with standard product information, with the risk that this might result in confusion for some consumers; whereas the present scheme must therefore ensure that for all the appliances concerned, the energy consumption is indicated by labelling and standard product fiches are provided;Whereas household appliances use a wide variety of forms of energy, with electricity and gas being the most important; whereas this Directive must therefore in principle cover appliances using any form of energy;Whereas Council Directive 86/594/EEC of 1 December 1986 on airborne noise emitted by household appliances (6) provides for an indication of noise emission to be included on energy labels, where appropriate; whereas provision must therefore be made for the incorporation of any other information and labelling covered by Community schemes;Whereas only those types of appliances whose aggregate energy use is significant and which afford adequate scope for increased efficiency need be included,. 1. The purpose of this Directive is to enable the harmonization of national measures on the publication, particularly by means of labelling and of product information, of information on the consumption of energy and of other essential resources, and additional information concerning certain types of household appliances, thereby allowing consumers to choose more energy-efficient appliances. This Directive shall apply to the following types of household appliances, even where these are sold for non-household uses:- refrigerators, freezers and their combinations,- washing machines, driers and their combinations,- dishwashers,- ovens,- water heaters and hot-water storage appliances,- lighting sources,- air-conditioning appliances.2. Further types of household appliances may be added to the list in this Article in accordance with Article 9 (b).3. This Directive shall not apply to the rating plate or its equivalent affixed for safety purposes to such appliances.4. For the purpose of this Directive:- dealer means a retailer or other person who sells, hires, offers for hire-purchase or displays household appliances to end-users,- supplier means the manufacturer or his authorized representative in the Community or the person who places the product on the Community market,- information sheet means a standard table of information relating to the appliance in question,- other essential resources means water, chemicals or any other substance consumed by an appliance in normal use,- supplementary information means other information concerning the performance of an appliance, which relates to, or is helpful in evaluating, its use of energy or other essential resources.5. There shall be no obligation to label or to provide fiches in respect of models of appliances of which production has ceased before the relevant implementing directive comes into effect, or second-hand appliances. 1. Information relating to the consumption of electric energy, other forms of energy and other essential resources and supplementary information shall be brought to consumers' attention by means of a fiche and a label related to household appliances offered for sale, hire, hire-purchase or displayed to end-users.2. Details relating to the label and the fiche shall be defined by directives relating to each type of appliance adopted pursuant to this Directive in accordance with Article 9.3. Technical documentation shall be established which shall be sufficient to enable the accuracy of the information contained in the label and the fiche to be assessed. It shall include:- a general description of the product,- the results of design calculations carried out, where these are relevant,- test reports, where available, including those carried out by relevant notified organizations as defined under other Community legislation,- where values are derived from those obtained for similar models, the same information for these models.4. The supplier shall establish the technical documentation described in paragraph 3. To this end it may use documentation already required on the basis of relevant Community legislation. The supplier shall make this documentation available for inspection purposes for a period ending five years after the last product has been manufactured. 1. All suppliers placing on the market the household appliances specified in the implementing directives shall supply a label in accordance with this Directive. The labels used shall in all respects comply with this Directive and with the implementing directives.2. In addition to the labels, suppliers shall provide a product fiche. This fiche shall be contained in all product brochures. Where these are not provided by the supplier, he shall supply fiches with other literature provided with the appliance. The fiches used shall in all respects comply with this Directive and with the implementing Directives.3. Suppliers shall be responsible for the accuracy of the labels and fiches that they supply.4. The supplier shall be deemed to have given his consent to the publication of the information given on the label or the fiche. In respect of labelling and product information, the following provisions shall apply:(a) whenever an appliance specified in an implementing directive is displayed, dealers shall attach an appropriate label, in the clearly visible position specified in the relevant implementing directive, and in the relevant language version;(b) the supplier shall supply the necessary labels free of charge, to dealers referred to in paragraph (a). Suppliers are free to choose their own system for delivery of labels. However, where a dealer sends a request for labels, the supplier must ensure that the requested labels are delivered promptly. Where the relevant appliances are offered for sale, hire or hire-purchase by mail order, by catalogue, or by other means which imply that the potential customer cannot be expected to see the appliance displayed, the implementing directives shall make provision to ensure that potential customers are provided with the essential information specified in the label or the fiche before buying an appliance. The implementing Directives shall make provision for the inclusion on the label or on the fiche of information on airborne noise, where such information is provided pursuant to Directive 86/594/EEC and of other public information relating to the relevant appliance, which is provided pursuant to other Community legislation. Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that:(a) all suppliers and dealers established in their territory fulfil their obligations under this Directive;(b) if this is likely to mislead or confuse, the display of other labels, marks, symbols or inscriptions relating to energy consumption which do not comply with the requirements of this Directive and of the relevant implementing directives is prohibited. This prohibition shall not apply to Community or national environmental labelling schemes;(c) the introduction of the system of labels and fiches concerning energy consumption is accompanied by educational and promotional information campaigns aimed at encouraging more responsible use of energy by private consumers. 1. Where the provisions of this Directive and of the implementing directives are satisfied, Member States shall neither prohibit nor restrict the placing on the market of the household appliances covered by an implementing directive.2. Unless they have evidence to the contrary, Member States shall deem labels and fiches to comply with the provisions of this Directive and the implementing directives. They may require suppliers to furnish evidence within the meaning of Article 2 (3) concerning the accuracy of the information supplied on their labels or fiches when they have reason to suspect it is incorrect. The measures relating to the establishment and operation of the scheme shall be adopted and adapted to technical progress in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 10. These measures are:(a) the implementing directives;(b) the addition of further household appliances to the list in Article 1 (1) where significant energy savings are likely to be achieved. 0The Commission shall be assisted by a committee composed of representatives of the Member States and chaired by the representative of the Commission.The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the EEC Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The chairman shall not vote.The Commission shall adopt the measures envisaged if they are in accordance with the opinion of the committee.If the measures envisaged are not in accordance with the opinion of the committee, or if no opinion is delivered, the Commission shall, without delay, submit to the Council a proposal relating to the measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified majority.If, on the expiry of three months from the date of referral to the Council, the Council has not acted, the proposed measures shall be adopted by the Commission, save where the Council has decided against the said measures, by a simple majority. 1After the expiry of a period of three years from the application of this Directive, the Commission shall make an assessment of the implementation thereof and the results obtained. The assessment shall be the subject of a report to be submitted to the European Parliament and the Council. 2The implementing directives shall specify:(a) the exact definition of the type of appliances to be included;(b) the measurement standards and methods to be used in obtaining the information referred to in Article 1 (1);(c) details of the technical documentation required under Article 2 (3);(d) the design and content of the label referred to in Article 2, which as far as possible shall have uniform design characteristics;(e) the location where the label shall be fixed to the appliance. Where appropriate they may provide for the label to be attached to or printed on the packaging;(f) the content and where appropriate the format and other details concerning the fiche or further information specified in Article 3 (2). The information on the label shall also be included on the fiche;(g) the information to be provided in the case of offers for sale covered by Article 5, and the manner in which it is to be provided. 3Directive 79/530/EEC is hereby repealed, with effect from 1 January 1994.Directive 79/531/EEC shall be considered as implementing this Directive for electric ovens; however Member States may refrain from its compulsory introduction, until a date set in a revised implementing directive concerning ovens passed in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 10. 41. Member States shall adopt the provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 July 1993. They shall immediately notify the Commission of these measures.They shall bring these provisions into force by not later than 1 January 1994.2. When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such a reference shall be laid down by the Member States.3. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the main provisions of domestic law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. 5This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 September 1992.For the CouncilThe PresidentR. NEEDHAM(1) OJ No C 235, 10. 9. 1991, p. 5.(2) OJ No C 125, 18. 5. 1992, p. 172 and OJ No C 241, 21. 9. 1992.(3) OJ No C 49, 24. 2. 1992, p. 32.(4) OJ No L 145, 13. 6. 1979, p. 1.(5) OJ No L 145, 13. 6. 1979, p. 7.(6) OJ No L 344, 6. 12. 1986, p. 24. +",energy consumption;use of energy;consumer information;consumer education;noise level;household electrical appliance;dish-washing machine;domestic appliances;domestic electrical device;electrical heating appliances;freezer;hoover;household appliances;refrigerator;vacuum-cleaner;washing machine;labelling,17 +17899,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 744/98 of 2 April 1998 amending for the ninth time Regulation (EC) No 913/97 adopting exceptional support measures for the pigmeat market in Spain. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,Whereas, because of the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain production regions in Spain, the Commission adopted Regulation (EC) No 913/97 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 503/98 (4), to introduce exceptional support measures for the pigmeat market in that Member State;Whereas the Commission has adopted veterinary and trade restrictions applicable to certain veterinary districts (comarcas) in the provinces of Segovia, Madrid and Toledo by Decision 97/285/EC of 30 April 1997 concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Spain (5), as last amended by Decision 98/93/EC (6); whereas, consequently, the marketing in these zones of piglets which are surplus to requirements there is temporarily prohibited; whereas it is therefore necessary to include piglets reared in these areas in the support measures provided for in Regulation (EC) No 913/97;Whereas, because the veterinary and trade restrictions continue to apply and have been extended to new zones, particularly in the province of Lérida, the number of fattening pigs which may be delivered to the competent authorities should be increased so that the exceptional measures can continue during the coming weeks;Whereas the restrictions on the free movement of piglets have been operative for several weeks in Segovia, Madrid and Toledo provinces, resulting in a substantial increase in the weight of the animals and consequently an intolerable situation as regards their welfare; whereas application of this Regulation from 18 March 1998 is therefore justified;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,. Regulation (EC) No 913/97 is amended as follows:1. Article 2 is replaced by the following:'Article 21. Only animals raised in the protection and surveillance zones located within the administrative regions listed in Part 1 of Annex II to this Regulation may be delivered, provided that the veterinary provisions laid down by the Spanish authorities apply in those zones on the day the animals are delivered.2. Only piglets raised in the administrative regions listed in Part 2 of Annex II to this Regulation may be delivered, provided that the veterinary provisions laid down in Decision 97/285/EC apply in those zones on the day the animals are delivered.`;2. in Article 4(5), 'listed in Annex II` is replaced by 'listed in Part 1 of Annex II`;3. Annex I is replaced by Annex I hereto;4. Annex II is replaced by Annex II hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 18 March 1998.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 2 April 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.(3) OJ L 131, 23. 5. 1997, p. 14.(4) OJ L 63, 4. 3. 1998, p. 12.(5) OJ L 114, 1. 5. 1997, p. 47.(6) OJ L 18, 23. 1. 1998, p. 35.ANNEX I'ANNEX ITotal maximum number of animals from 6 May 1997:>TABLE>ANNEX II'ANNEX IIPart 1- In the province of Lérida, the protection and surveillance zones as defined in Annexes I and II to the Order of the Generalitat di Calalunya dated 9 March 1998, published in the official journal of the Generalitat of 16. 3. 1998, page 3488.- In the province of Segovia, the protection and surveillance zones as defined in Annexes I and II to the Order of the Junta de Castilla y León dated 19 January 1998, published in the official journal of the Junta of 20. 1. 1998, page 619.- In the province of Madrid, the protection and surveillance zones as defined in Annexes I and II to the Order of the Comunidad de Madrid dated 14 January 1998, published in the official journal of the Comunidad of 16. 1. 1998, page 11.- In the province of Toledo, the protection and surveillance zones as defined in Annexes I and II to the Order of the Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha dated 13 January 1998, published in the official journal of the Junta of 16. 1. 1998, page 319.Part 2The veterinary districts (comarcas) of the provinces of Segovia, Madrid and Toledo listed in Annex I to Decision 97/285/EC.` +",meat processing industry;cutting premises;cutting-up premises;slaughterhouse;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;slaughter premium;slaughter bonus;market support;pigmeat;pork;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +5558,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1208/2012 of 14 December 2012 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 December 2012. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 16 December 2012 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 16 December 2012, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 December 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 16 December 2012CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I30.11.2012-13.12.20121. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/t)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 274,78 224,02 — — —Fob price USA — — 264,60 254,60 234,60Gulf of Mexico premium — 23,20 — — —Great Lakes premium 26,11 — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 14,78 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: 46,98 EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +21049,"2001/877/EC: Council Decision of 24 September 2001 on the signing and conclusion on behalf of the European Community of the International Coffee Agreement 2001. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133, in conjunction with Article 300(1), thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) The International Coffee Council approved the text of the International Coffee Agreement 2001 by Resolution No 393 of 28 September 2000.(2) This new Agreement has been negotiated to replace the International Coffee Agreement 1994 which was extended to 30 September 2001.(3) The International Coffee Agreement 2001 is open for signature and deposit of the instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval up to 25 September 2001.(4) The Community is a member of the 1994 International Agreement, as extended, and it is therefore in its interest to approve the agreement which replaces it.(5) Notwithstanding the exclusive Community competence in this matter, and in order to avoid certain temporary operational difficulties, it is appropriate to authorise the Member States to conclude the Agreement at the same time as the Community and to participate on a temporary basis in the new arrangement.(6) Member States should ensure that the Community's participation in the Agreement is regularised in accordance with the applicable Treaty provisions,. The International Coffee Agreement 2001 is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community.The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision. The President of the Council is authorised to designate the person authorised to sign the Agreement and deposit the instrument of approval on behalf of the Community by 25 September 2001. The Community and the Member States shall ensure that, within a year from its entry into force, the provisions of the International Coffee Agreement which create operational difficulties for the sole Community membership are amended.. Done at Brussels, 24 September 2001.For the CouncilThe PresidentL. Michel +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);international organisation;international administration;international association;international body;international institution;international organization;international agreement;global agreement;intergovernmental agreement;international treaty;coffee,17 +713,"Council Directive 76/837/EEC of 25 October 1976 amending Directive 72/159/EEC on the modernization of farms. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Whereas those amounts which are expressed in units of account in Council Directives 72/159/EEC, 72/160/EEC and 72/161/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms (2), concerning measures to encourage the cessation of farming and the reallocation of utilized agricultural area for the purposes of structural improvement (3) and concerning the provision of socio-economic guidance for and the acquisition of occupational skills by persons engaged in agriculture (4) respectively, and in Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas (5), have suffered substantial losses in purchasing power as a result of inflation ; whereas, in order to restore them to the level of financial incentive laid down, they must be increased in line with the rate of inflation which has occurred;Whereas it is possible to introduce in stages the necessary increases in the amounts ; whereas, as an initial step, the amounts referred to in Article 9 (2) and Article 11 (1) of Directive 72/159/EEC urgently need to be increased;Whereas it seems appropriate that Member States, in which the amount of aid in terms of national currency has already increased considerably as a result of monetary developments since the introduction of the system of incentives to encourage the keeping of accounts referred to in Article 11 (1) of Directive 72/159/EEC, should be authorized to fix temporarily the amount of aid at a level between the present level and the level fixed by this Directive,. Directive 72/159/EEC shall be amended as follows: 1. The amount in Article 9 (2) which, after amendment by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 571/76 (6) is 42 060 units of account, shall be replaced by 53 333 units of account.2. The amount in Article 11 (1) which, after amendment by Regulation (EEC) No 571/76 is 473 units of account, shall be replaced by 600 units of account.3. The following subparagraph shall be added to Article 11 (1):""A Member State, in which the amount of aid expressed in national currency has considerably increased since the introduction of the said system, may be authorized in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18 to fix the amount of aid temporarily at a level between 473 units of account and 600 units of account."" (1)OJ No C 178, 2.8.1976, p. 41. (2)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 1. (3)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 9. (4)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 15. (5)OJ No L 128, 19.5.1975, p. 1. (6)OJ No L 68, 15.3.1976, p. 1. Member States shall bring into force the measures necessary to apply, from 1 January 1977, the amounts fixed in Article 1. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 25 October 1976.For the CouncilThe PresidentA.P.L.M.M. van der STEE +",farm modernisation;farm development;farm modernization;modernisation of agricultural structures;modernisation of farming;aid to agriculture;farm subsidy;agrarian reform;agricultural reform;reform of agricultural structures;farm development plan;agricultural development plan;physical improvement plan;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid,17 +10701,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3513/92 of 3 December 1992 concerning the classification of certain goods in the combined nomenclature. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1) on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1039/92 (2), and in particular Article 9,Whereas in order to ensure uniform application of the combined nomenclature annexed to the said Regulation, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation;Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has set down the general rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature and these rules also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivisions to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff or other measures relating to trade in goods;Whereas, pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table annexed to the present Regulation must be classified under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3;Whereas it is appropriate that binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the combined nomenclature and which do not conform to the rights established by this Regulation, can continue to be invoked under the provisions in Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3796/90 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2674/92 (4), for a period of three months by the holder if a binding contract has been concluded such as is envisaged in Article 14 (3) (a) or (b) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1715/90 (5);Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Nomenclature Committee,. The goods described in column 1 of the annexed table are now classified within the combined nomenclature under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2 of the said table. Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States which do not conform to the rights established by this Regulation can continue to be invoked under the provisions of Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/90 for a period of three months by the holder if a binding contract has been concluded as envisaged in Article 14 (3) (a) or (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1715/90. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 3 December 1992.For the CommissionChristiane SCRIVENERMember of the Commission(1)  OJ No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1.(2)  OJ No L 110, 28. 4. 1992, p. 42.(3)  OJ No L 365, 28. 12. 1990, p. 17.(4)  OJ No L 271, 16. 9. 1992, p. 5.(5)  OJ No L 160, 26. 6. 1990, p. 1.ANNEXDescription of goods Classification CN code Reasons(1) (2) (3)1. Prepared oil in gelatin capsules put up for retail sale.Each capsule contains:— oil from the seeds of the common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis L)— liquid milk fat— antioxydant (vitamine E)2. Colourless, transparent sweet invert sugar syrup with no detectable fruit flavour, showing the following properties on analyses:— Extract refr. 20oC— Sucrose— Glucose (dextrose)— Fructose:— Ash:— Titratable acids (pH 7,0) as tartaric acidThe trade description of this product is ‘rectified grape must concentrate’.3. Carrot juice which has been subjected to lactic fermentation, ready for consumption as a beverage +",vegetable oil;castor oil;colza oil;nut oil;palm oil;rape-seed oil;sesame oil;vegetable juice;tariff nomenclature;Brussels tariff nomenclature;customs nomenclature;tariff classification;tariff heading;sugar product;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT,17 +31829,"Commission Directive 2006/89/EC of 3 November 2006 adapting for the sixth time to technical progress Council Directive 94/55/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by road (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 94/55/EC of 21 November 1994 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by road (1), and in particular Article 8 thereof,Whereas:(1) Annexes A and B to Directive 94/55/EC refer to Annexes A and B to the European Agreement concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by road, (ADR), as applicable from 1 January 2005.(2) The ADR is updated every two years. Consequently, an amended version shall apply as from 1 January 2007, with a transitional period up to 30 June 2007.(3) It is therefore necessary to amend Annexes A and B to Directive 94/55/EC.(4) The measures provided for in this Directive are in conformity with the opinion of the Committee on the transport of dangerous goods set up in Article 9 of Directive 94/55/EC,. Annexes A and B to Directive 94/55/EC are amended as follows:1. Annex A is replaced by the following:2. Annex B is replaced by the following: 1.   Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 July 2007 at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 3 November 2006.For the CommissionJacques BARROTVice-President(1)  OJ L 319, 12.12.1994, p. 7. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2004/111/EC (OJ L 365, 10.12.2004, p. 25). +",ADR agreement;ADR;European agreement concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by road;European agreement relating to the international transportation of dangerous goods by road;approximation of laws;legislative harmonisation;transport of dangerous goods;transport of dangerous substances;transport safety;passenger protection;intra-EU transport;inter-Community transport;intra-Community traffic;intra-Community transport;road transport;road haulage;transport by road,17 +33758,"Decision No 1530/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 2007 on the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund according to point 26 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management. ,Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in particular point 26 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 of 11 November 2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund (2),Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) The European Union has created a European Union Solidarity Fund (the Fund) to show solidarity with the population of regions struck by disasters.(2) The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the Fund within the annual ceiling of EUR 1 billion.(3) Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 contains the provisions whereby the Fund may be mobilised.(4) Germany and France submitted applications to mobilise the Fund, concerning two disasters caused by a major storm and a tropical cyclone respectively,. For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007, the European Union Solidarity Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 172 195 985 in commitment and payment appropriations. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Strasbourg, 24 October 2007.For the European ParliamentThe PresidentH.-G. PÖTTERINGFor the CouncilThe PresidentM. LOBO ANTUNES(1)  OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 311, 14.11.2002, p. 3. +",fund (EU);EC fund;France;French Republic;Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;aid to disaster victims;aid to catastrophe victims;natural disaster;natural catastrophe;emergency aid;financial aid;capital grant;financial grant,17 +44477,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2014 of 30 October 2014 establishing a prohibition of fishing for saithe in Norwegian waters south of 62° N by vessels flying the flag of Sweden. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 (2) lays down quotas for 2014.(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2014.(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,. Quota exhaustionThe fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2014 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex. ProhibitionsFishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 October 2014.For the Commission,On behalf of the President,Lowri EVANSDirector-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.(2)  Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 of 20 January 2014 fixing for 2014 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, to Union vessels, in certain non-Union waters (OJ L 24, 28.1.2014, p. 1).ANNEXNo 59/TQ43Member State SwedenStock POK/04-N.Species Saithe (Pollachius virens)Zone Norwegian waters south of 62° NClosing date 6.10.2014 +",Norwegian Sea;ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fishing;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;Sweden;Kingdom of Sweden;fishing area;fishing limits;catch by species;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction,17 +44531,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1262/2014 of 18 November 2014 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Pecorino Crotonese (PDO)). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Italy's application to register the name ‘Pecorino Crotonese’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Pecorino Crotonese’ should therefore be entered in the register,. The name ‘Pecorino Crotonese’ (PDO) is hereby registered.The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.3 Cheeses, as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3). This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 November 2014.For the Commission,On behalf of the President,Phil HOGANMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.(2)  OJ C 205, 2.7.2014, p. 22.(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 36). +",sheep's milk cheese;Italy;Italian Republic;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;Calabria;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification;labelling,17 +42355,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 134/2013 of 15 February 2013 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 February 2013. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 16 February 2013 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 16 February 2013, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 February 2013.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 16 February 2013CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I1.2.2013-14.2.20131. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/t)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 241,45 208,21 — — —Fob price USA — — 295,74 285,74 265,74Gulf of Mexico premium 78,15 17,92 — — —Great Lakes premium — — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 14,32 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: — EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +5306,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 605/2011 of 20 June 2011 establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in NAFO 3M waters by vessels flying the flag of Germany. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 57/2011 of 18 January 2011 fixing for 2011 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters (2), lays down quotas for 2011.(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2011.(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,. Quota exhaustionThe fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2011 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex. ProhibitionsFishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 June 2011.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Lowri EVANSDirector-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 24, 27.1.2011, p. 1.ANNEXNo 16/T&QMember State GermanyStock COD/N3M.Species Cod (Gadus morhua)Zone NAFO 3MDate 24.5.2011 +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction;international waters;high seas;maritime waters,17 +36750,"Council Decision 2009/956/CFSP of 15 December 2009 amending Joint Action 2009/131/CFSP extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for the crisis in Georgia. ,Having regard to Treaty on the European Union, and in particular Articles 28, 31(2) and 33 thereof,Whereas:(1) On 25 September 2008, the Council adopted Joint Action 2008/760/CFSP (1) appointing Mr Pierre MOREL European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for the crisis in Georgia until 28 February 2009.(2) On 16 February 2009, the Council adopted Joint Action 2009/131/CFSP (2) extending the mandate of the EUSR until 31 August 2009, and on 27 July 2009, the Council adopted Joint Action 2009/571/CFSP (3) further extending the mandate of the EUSR until 28 February 2010.(3) A new financial reference amount should be provided in order to cover the expenditure related to the mandate of the EUSR until 28 February 2010.(4) The EUSR will implement his mandate in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could harm the objectives of the Common Foreign and Security Policy set out in Article 21 of the Treaty,. Joint Action 2009/131/CFSP is hereby amended as follows: (1) shall be replaced by the following:‘1.   The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the mandate of the EUSR in the period from 1 March 2009 to 28 February 2010 shall be 517 000 EUR.’. This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 15 December 2009.For the CouncilThe PresidentE. ERLANDSSON(1)  OJ L 259, 27.9.2008, p. 16.(2)  OJ L 46, 17.2.2009, p. 47.(3)  OJ L 197, 29.7.2009, p. 109. +",diplomatic representation;diplomatic corps;diplomatic delegation;diplomatic mission;diplomatic service;appointment of staff;Georgia;common foreign and security policy;CFSP;European foreign policy;common foreign policy;common security policy;the EU's international role;EC participation in an international meeting;EC representation in an international organisation;the Community's international role;the international role of the European Union,17 +18859,"1999/849/EC: Council Decision of 14 December 1999 relating to the granting of a national aid by the Austrian Government to small producers in less-favoured areas by virtue of Annex XV of the 1994 Act of Accession. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 88(2) thereof,Having regard to the request made by the Government of the Republic of Austria on 20 October 1999,Whereas:(1) Article 151(1) of the 1994 Act of Accession provides that the Acts listed in Annex XV shall apply in respect of the new Member States under the conditions laid down in that Annex; Annex XV, Chapter VII, Section ""D. Structures"" paragraph 2(c) provides that by way of derogation from Article 35 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2328/91 of 15 July 1991 on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures(1), ""the Republic of Austria may, subject to authorisation by the Commission, continue to grant, until 31 December 2004, to small producers which were entitled thereto in 1993 by virtue of national legislation, national aid to the extent that the compensatory allowance referred to in Articles 17 to 19 is not sufficient to compensate permanent natural handicaps. The aid granted in total to these producers must not exceed the amounts granted in Austria in the aforementioned year"";(2) On the basis of this derogation, after the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession the Austrian Government continued to grant national aid adjusted to take account of the Community system of aids established since 1995 and due to remain in force until 2004;(3) On 26 October 1995, the Austrian Government notified the Commission of the ""Special Directive concerning the granting of a compensatory allowance in less-favoured areas and national aid"", seeking confirmation that the method to be applied by the Austrian authorities for granting the national aid between 1995 and 1998 and for maintaining it until 2004 was valid;(4) In its Decision of 20 December 1995 (C(95) 3368) relating to national aid, the Commission limited the granting of national aid to holdings the size of which in hectares of usable agricultural area did not exceed the average size for Austria of all agricultural holdings run on a full-time basis, on the one hand, and on a part-time basis, on the other, and could in no circumstances exceed 25 hectares; moreover that Decision is limited to 31 December 1999;(5) That Decision limits the application of the derogation provided for in Annex XV, by excluding from national compensation approximately 2500 holdings which had an area above the average area of 23 hectares for full-time holdings that received aid and 6 hectares for part-time holdings that received aid out of approximately 124000 holdings in total that received aids;(6) The Commission's taking the definition of ""small producer"" as a basis for setting a limit on granting this aid means that not all small producers eligible in 1993 under Austrian law, on which the derogation was established, can be compensated as from 1995;(7) The amount of national aid excluded by the Commission Decision represents less than EUR 1 million, equivalent to 0,5 % of the total Austrian national aid to holdings;(8) The flat-rate aid granted to holdings since 1995 and planned to continue until 2004 does not exceed the amount of aid granted in Austria in 1993;(9) The aid in question is unlikely to distort competition within the Community;(10) Owing to the abovementioned derogation for Austria, all the beneficiaries of the national aid scheme working holdings located in particular in mountainous areas or in regions close to the Eastern border of Austria expected no reduction in the overall compensation paid in 1993, nor that it would be abolished, until 2004;(11) This being the case, there are exceptional circumstances for considering the intervention planned by the Austrian Government as compatible with the common market, under the conditions provided for in this Decision,. The scheme for maintaining the aids described in the ""Special Directive concerning the granting of compensatory allowances in less-favoured areas and national aid"" as forwarded to the Commission on 26 October 1995, shall be deemed compatible with the common market until 31 December 2004, providing as it does that if the calculation of the compensatory allowance granted to a holding as from 1995 results in a smaller amount of aid for a holding than it received under this scheme in 1993, the balance shall be made up in the form of national aid. This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Austria.. Done at Brussels, 14 December 1999.For the CouncilThe PresidentK. HEMILÄ(1) Replaced by Regulation (EC) No 950/97 (OJ L 142, 2.6.1997, p. 1). Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2331/98 (OJ L 291, 30.10.1998, p. 10). Article 35 of the old Regulation corresponds to Article 37 of the new Regulation. +",monetary compensatory amount;MCA;accession compensatory amount;compensatory amount;dismantling of MCA;smallholding;aid to agriculture;farm subsidy;less-favoured agricultural area;area with specific problems;less-favoured agricultural region;Austria;Republic of Austria;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid,17 +32884,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1383/2006 of 19 September 2006 establishing a prohibition of fishing for tusk in ICES zone IV (Norwegian waters) by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 of 22 December 2005 fixing for 2006 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2006.(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2006.(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,. Quota exhaustionThe fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2006 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex. ProhibitionsFishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 September 2006.For the CommissionJörgen HOLMQUISTDirector-General for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs(1)  OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.(2)  OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 768/2005 (OJ L 128, 21.5.2005, p. 1).(3)  OJ L 16, 20.1.2006, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1262/2006 (OJ L 230, 24.8.2006, p. 4).ANNEXNo 28Member State The United KingdomStock USK/04-N.Species Tusk (Brosme brosme)Zone IV (Norwegian waters)Date 3 August 2006 +",Norway;Kingdom of Norway;ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing regulations;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction,17 +16382,"97/730/EC: Commission Decision of 27 June 1997 on the approval of the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the region of Picardy concerned by Objective 2 in France (Only the French text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (6) to 9 (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94; whereas however the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a single programming document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopt a single decision in a single document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 96/472/EC (4), the list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the programming period from 1997 to 1999;Whereas the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance of the Structural Funds for the present single programming document is composed of resources coming from the indicative allocation of Structural Fund commitment appropriations for the period 1997 to 1999 under Objective 2 resulting from Commission Decision 96/468/EC (5) and from unused appropriations of ECU 2,659 million of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996, pursuant to Commission Decision C(96) 3160 of 9 December 1996;Whereas the French Government has submitted to the Commission on 3 December 1996 the single programming document as referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the region of Picardy; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this single programming document is eligible as from that date;Whereas the single programming document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the single programming document;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments;Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the single programming document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the single programming document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (7), stipulates that in the Commission decisions approving a single programming document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (8), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (9), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (10), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (11), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;Whereas the single programming document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;Whereas Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 lays down that Member States shall provide the relevant financial information to the Commission to permit verification of the respect of the principle of additionality; whereas the analysis, in the framework of partnership, of the information provided for by the French authorities has not yet allowed this verification; whereas payments should therefore be suspended after the first advance provided for in Article 21 (2) of the said Regulation until the Commission has verified the respect of the additionality;Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (12), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2335/95 (13), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas it is appropriate to mention that this Decision is ruled by the provisions on the eligibility of expenditure laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision C(97) 1035/1 of 23 April 1997 modifying the decisions approving the Community support frameworks, the single programming documents and the Community initiative programmes in respect of France;Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,. The single programming document for Community structural assistance in the region of Picardy concerned by Objective 2 in France, covering the period 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved. The single programming document includes the following essential elements:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies of France;the main priorities are:1. training and research,2. modernization of the economy,3. environment,4. development of regional attractiveness,5. technical assistance;(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the single programming document comprising:- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,- the provisions on financial implementation,- the rules for compliance with Community policies;(d) the procedures for verifying additionality;(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the single programming document;(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned. 1. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:>TABLE>2. To this global maximum allocation is added an amount of ECU 2,659 million not subject to indexation, resulting from unused appropriations of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996. The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the single programming document amounts to a maximum of ECU 139,569 million.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the single programming document.The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 163,878 million for the public sector and ECU 177,333 million for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the EIB. 1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:- ERDF: ECU 108,006 million,- ESF: ECU 31,563 million.2. The budgetary commitments for the first instalment are as follows:- ERDF: ECU 34,573 million,- ESF: ECU 10,103 million.Commitments of subsequent instalments will be based on the financing plan for the single programming document and on progress in its implementation.3. Payments subsequent to the first advance provided for in Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 shall be subject to confirmation by the Commission of the respect of the principle of additionality on the basis of the relevant information supplied by the Member State. The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the single programming document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1999. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 2001. The single programming document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts. This Decision is ruled by the provisions laid down in the Annex to Decision C(97) 1035/1. 0This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.. Done at Brussels, 27 June 1997.For the CommissionMonika WULF-MATHIESMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 11.(3) OJ L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(4) OJ L 193, 3. 8. 1996, p. 54.(5) OJ L 192, 2. 8. 1996, p. 29.(6) OJ L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(7) OJ L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(8) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 15.(9) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 34.(10) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 21.(11) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 39.(12) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(13) OJ L 240, 7. 10. 1995, p. 12. +",EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;Picardy;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;industrial region;industrial zone;European Investment Bank;EIB;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds,17 +10443,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1923/92 of 13 July 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1799/76 laying down detailed rules for the application of special measures in respect of linseed. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 569/76 of 15 March 1976 laying down special measures in respect of lineseed (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4003/87 (2), and in particular Article 2 (4) thereof,Whereas Article 8a (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1799/76 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3633/91 (4), stipulates that checks on declarations of areas sown are to include measurement of the area in question; whereas for checks made during the next few marketing years this requirement should be withdrawn, in the interests of administrative simplification, for cases where the declaration is accompanied by a document permitting the area concerned to be accurately determined without measurement;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,. The following subparagraph is added to Article 8a (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1799/76:'However, measurement need not be carried out if scrutiny of the document specified in Article 8 (3) or comparison of the area declared with past data available enables the area sown to be accurately and unambiguously determined. The inspection report must mention this and indicate the area.' This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall be applicable to checks made for the 1992/93 and subsequent marketing years. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 July 1992. For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 67, 15. 3. 1976, p. 29. (2) OJ No L 377, 31. 12. 1987, p. 46. (3) OJ No L 201, 27. 7. 1976, p. 14. (4) OJ No L 344, 14. 12. 1991, p. 45. +",seed flax;flax seed;linseed;utilised agricultural area;UAA;area sown;cultivated area;planted area;utilized agricultural area;administrative formalities;administrative burden;administrative cost;administrative simplification;bureaucracy;cost of administration;cost of administrative formalities;simplification of administrative formalities,17 +15008,"96/489/EC: Commission Decision of 8 August 1996 on a Community financial contribution to measures to control foot-and-mouth disease in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Whereas foot-and-mouth disease has broken out in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; whereas the outbreaks are a threat to the Community;Whereas by Commission Decisions 96/368/EC (3) and 96/439/EC (4) Community financial assistance was granted for action to control foot-and-mouth disease in Albania and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; whereas the authorities of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia should be given financial assistance to control the disease;Whereas the vaccine required to protect the animals concerned should be made available to the authorities of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia;Whereas the Community should cover part of the costs of vaccination;Whereas the action covered by this Decision is to be implemented in cooperation with the FAO European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease; whereas the costs of carrying out vaccination will in the first instance be covered by Fund No 911100/MTF/INT/003/EEC;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. 1. The Commission, in cooperation with the FAO European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease, shall take the necessary steps to make available to the authorities of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia:- 1 700 000 doses of vaccine to protect animals of susceptible species (cattle, pigs, sheep and goats) against the virus identified in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.2. The Community shall cover the total cost of the action specified in paragraph 1 (up to a maximum of ECU 270 000). 1. The Community shall cover 50 % of the cost of vaccination measures effected by the authorities of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia under the surveillance of the FAO European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease and the Community.2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall include purchase and supply of:- necessary vaccination material (syringes, material for the cold chain, protective clothing, etc.),- disinfectants,- marks for animals.3. The Commission shall reimburse Fund No 911100/MTF/INT/003/EEC for expenditure incurred in carrying out the vaccination measures referred to in paragraph 1 (up to a maximum of ECU 30 000). This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 8 August 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19.(2) OJ No L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 31.(3) OJ No L 145, 19. 6. 1996, p. 19.(4) OJ No L 181, 20. 7. 1996, p. 37. +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;vaccine;Yugoslavia;territories of the former Yugoslavia;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union;foot-and-mouth disease,17 +13117,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1754/94 of 18 July 1994 amending Regulations (EEC) No 3477/92 and (EEC) No 3478/92 with regard to the fixing of certain time limits in respect of raw tobacco. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco (1), and in particular Articles 7 and 11 thereof,Whereas some Member States are faced with administrative difficulties in implementing the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3478/92 of 1 December 1992 laying down detailed rules for the application of the premium system for raw tobacco (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 479/94 (3); whereas, for the 1994 harvest, provision should therefore be made to introduce a facility whereby the Member States may allow cultivation contracts concluded and registered before a certain final date to benefit from the premium; whereas this same facility must also be granted for the lodging and registering of cultivation declarations;Whereas, as a result, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3477/92 of 1 December 1992 laying down detailed rules for the application of the raw tobacco quota system for the 1993 and 1994 harvests (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 813/94 (5), should also be amended as regards the final date for the second issue of unused cultivation certificates or production quota statements;Whereas the measures in question must be applied as quickly as possible;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,. The following sentence is added to the end of Article 11 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3477/92:'For the 1994 harvest, Member States may allow the quantities distributed by the processing establishments before 14 July to benefit from the premium'. Regulation (EEC) No 3478/92 is amended as follows:1. The last sentence of Article 3 (1) is replaced by the following:'For the 1994 harvest, Member States may allow contracts concluded on 4 July at the latest and, in the case of contracts concluded as a result of the allocation of additional quantities pursuant to Article 11 (3) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3477/92 (6)(), before 23 July, to benefit from the premium.'2. The last sentence of Article 3 (2) is replaced by the following:'For the 1994 harvest, Member States may allow contracts submitted for registration before 13 July, and in the case of contracts concluded as a result of the allocation of additional quantities pursuant to Article 11 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3477/92, before 30 July, to benefit from the premium.'3. The third subparagraph of Article 5a (1) is replaced by the following:'For the 1994 harvest, Member States may allow cultivation declarations submitted to the competent authorities on 4 July at the latest and, in the case of cultivation declarations made as a result of the allocation of additional quantities pursuant to 1(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3477/92, before 23 July, to benefit from the premium.'4. The second subparagraph of Article 5a (4) is replaced by the following:'For the 1994 harvest, Member States are authorized to extend the 1 May and 20 May time limits to 13 July and 30 July respectively.' This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 July 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 70.(2) OJ No L 351, 2. 12. 1992, p. 17.(3) OJ No L 61, 4. 3. 1994, p. 4.(4) OJ No L 351, 2. 12. 1992, p. 11.(5) OJ No L 94, 13. 4. 1994, p. 6.(6)() See page 11 of this Official Journal. +",contract;conclusion of a contract;contract law;contractual agreement;contractual commitment;law of contract;agricultural guidance;production premium;EU production;Community production;European Union production;agricultural quota;farm quota;milk quota;tobacco;marketing year;agricultural year,17 +2950,"2002/5/EC: Commission Decision of 27 December 2001 on the eligibility of expenditure to be incurred by certain Member States in 2001 in implementing the control, inspection and surveillance systems applicable to the common fisheries policy (notified under document number C(2001) 4611). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Decision 2001/431/EC of 28 May 2001 on a financial contribution by the Community to certain expenditure incurred by the Member States in implementing the control, inspection and surveillance systems applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Whereas:(1) Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom have forwarded to the Commission their fisheries control programmes for the period 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2003 together with applications for a financial contribution towards the expenditure to be incurred in carrying out the programmes. The applications are broken down for 2001, 2002 and 2003.(2) Applications covering the operations listed in Article 2 of Decision 2001/431/EC may qualify for Community funding. Priority will be given to those operations which best contribute to overcoming the shortcomings highlighted in the Report on the Monitoring of the Implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy(2). The priorities selected will include the extension of the satellite monitoring system (VMS), the introduction of modern control technologies and training and exchanges of national officials.(3) The rate of the Community contribution for each operation, the conditions on which the expenditure is reimbursed and, for each Member State and each operation, the total amount of eligible expenditure in 2001 should be laid down.(4) In order to provide support for extending the satellite monitoring system to vessels operating under the conditions laid down in the recovery plans introduced for certain cod stocks and for putting in place electronic logbooks, the rate of the Community contribution should be raised to 100 % of the eligible expenditure; however, in order to observe the limits set in Article 11 of Decision 2001/431/EC, maximum amounts need to be laid down.(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,. This Decision establishes for 2001 the amount of the eligible expenditure for each Member State, the rates of the Community financial contribution and the conditions on which the contribution may be granted. Expenditure incurred in putting in place the mechanisms and IT networks necessary for exchanges of information linked to control, as set out in Annex I, shall qualify for a financial contribution of 65 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in Annex I. Expenditure relating to experiments with, and the implementation of, new technologies to improve the monitoring of fishing activities, as set out in Annex II, shall qualify for a financial contribution of 50 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in Annex II.However, the rate of the contribution for investments to extend the satellite monitoring system (VMS) to vessels other than those referred to in Article 3(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 and to types of reporting other than position reports and to put in place electronic logbooks shall be 100 % of the eligible expenditure, on condition that:- the maximum admissible cost of purchasing satellite tracking devices installed in Community fishing vessels does not exceed EUR 3500 per vessel;- the financial contribution towards the purchase of satellite tracking devices is reduced to 50 % for that part of the expenditure in excess of EUR 2300 per vessel;- the financial contribution towards the purchase of satellite tracking devices installed in Community fishing vessels under national arrangements shall be 50 % of the eligible expenditure up to a limit of EUR 2000 per vessel. Expenditure incurred in providing training for national officials involved in monitoring activities, as referred to in Annex III, shall qualify for a financial contribution of 50 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in Annex III. Expenditure incurred in purchasing or modernising vessels or aircraft actually used in the control, inspection or surveillance of fishing activities, as set out in Annex IV, shall qualify for a financial contribution of 35 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in Annex IV. Expenditure incurred in implementing a system for evaluating expenditure incurred in monitoring the common fisheries policy, as set out in Annex V, shall qualify for a financial contribution of 50 % of the eligible expenditure within the limits laid down in Annex V. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.. Done at Brussels, 27 December 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 154, 9.6.2001, p. 22.(2) COM(2001) 526 final of 28.9.2001.ANEXO I/BILAG I/ANHANG I/ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ Ι/ANNEX I/ANNEXE I/ALLEGATO I/BIJLAGE I/ANEXO I/LIITE I/BILAGA I>TABLE>ANEXO II/BILAG II/ANHANG II/ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ IΙ/ANNEX II/ANNEXE II/ALLEGATO II/BIJLAGE II/ANEXO II/LIITE II/BILAGA II>TABLE>ANEXO III/BILAG III/ANHANG III/ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ IIΙ/ANNEX III/ANNEXE III/ALLEGATO III/BIJLAGE III/ANEXO III/LIITE III/BILAGA III>TABLE>ANEXO IV/BILAG IV/ANHANG IV/ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ ΙV/ANNEX IV/ANNEXE IV/ALLEGATO IV/BIJLAGE IV/ANEXO IV/LIITE IV/BILAGA IV>TABLE>ANEXO V/BILAG V/ANHANG V/ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ V/ANNEX V/ANNEXE V/ALLEGATO V/BIJLAGE V/ANEXO V/LIITE V/BILAGA V>TABLE> +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;waste management;landfill site;rubbish dump;waste treatment;common fisheries policy;remote sensing;geolocalisation;fishing controls;inspector of fisheries;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country,17 +37338,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 732/2009 of 10 August 2009 amending for the 111th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 prohibiting the export of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and extending the freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan (1), and in particular the first indent of Article 7(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation. It included Mr Uthman Omar Mahmoud.(2) The Court of First Instance decided on 11 June 2009 (2) to annul Regulation (EC) No 881/2002, insofar as it concerns Mr Omar Mohammed Othman.(3) Prior to the judgment of the Court of First Instance, the Commission has published a notice (3) for the attention of Mr Uthman Omar Mahmoud to inform him that the UN Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee had provided the grounds for listing, which would be communicated upon request with a view to giving him the opportunity to make his point of view on these grounds known. Furthermore, by communication dated 12 June 2009, the grounds for listing were notified to Mr Uthman Omar Mahmoud, at the address of his lawyer, requesting that he make his point of view known by 14 July 2009.(4) The Commission has not received any comments on the grounds for listing from the listed person.(5) The list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply, drawn up by the UN Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee, includes Mr Uthman Omar Mahmoud.(6) In view of this, Mr Uthman Omar Mahmoud should be added to Annex I.(7) The Sanctions Committee amended the identifying data on 24 March 2009. The published information (4) concerning Mr Uthman Omar Mahmoud should therefore be updated.(8) This Regulation should apply from 30 May 2002, given the preventive nature and objectives of the freezing of funds and economic resources under Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 and the need to protect legitimate interests of the economic operators, who have been relying on the legality of the annulled Regulation,. Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 30 May 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 10 August 2009.For the CommissionEneko LANDÁBURUDirector-General for External Relations(1)  OJ L 139, 29.5.2002, p. 9.(2)  Judgment in Case T-318/01, Omar Mohammed Othman v Council (not yet published).(3)  OJ C 80, 3.4.2009, p. 12.(4)  Regulation (EC) No 374/2008 (OJ L 113, 25.4.2008, p. 15).ANNEXAnnex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended as follows:The following entry shall be added under the heading ‘Natural persons’:‘Uthman Omar Mahmoud (alias (a) Uthman, Al-Samman, (b) Uthman, Umar, (c) Al-Filistini, (d) Abu Qatada, (e) Takfiri, Abu Umr, (f) Abu Umar, Abu Omar, (g) Umar, Abu Umar, (e) Abu Ismail). Date of birth: (a) 30.12.1960, (b) 13.12.1960. Date of designation referred to in Article 2a(4)(b): 17.10.2001. Other information: In custody in the United Kingdom pending the outcome of deportation proceedings (as at March 2009).’ +",fight against crime;crime prevention;natural person;Afghanistan;Islamic Republic of Afghanistan;international sanctions;blockade;boycott;embargo;reprisals;restriction of liberty;banishment;compulsory residence order;house arrest;economic sanctions;terrorism;elimination of terrorism,17 +35585,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 206/2008 of 5 March 2008 laying down the allocation coefficient to be applied to import licence applications lodged from 22 to 29 February 2008 under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 1002/2007 for rice originating in and coming from Egypt. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1002/2007 (3) opens an annual import tariff quota, per marketing year, of 32 000 tonnes of rice falling within CN code 1006 originating in and coming from Egypt (serial No 09.4094).(2) The notification made in accordance with Article 5(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1002/2007 shows that the applications lodged between 22 February 2008 at 13:00 (Brussels time) and 29 February 2008 at 13:00 (Brussels time) in accordance with Article 2(3) of that Regulation exceed the quantities available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined and the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities applied for should be laid down.(3) The submission of new import licence applications under Regulation (EC) No 1002/2007 should also be suspended until the end of the current quota period in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 3(3) of that Regulation,. 1.   Applications for import licences for rice originating in and coming from Egypt under the quota referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1002/2007 lodged between 22 February 2008 at 13:00 (Brussels time) and 29 February 2008 at 13:00 (Brussels time) shall be accepted for the quantities applied for multiplied by an allocation coefficient of 22,728704 %.2.   The submission of new import licence applications is suspended from 29 February 2008 at 13:00 (Brussels time) until the end of the current quota period. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 5 March 2008.For the CommissionJean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 797/2006 (OJ L 144, 31.5.2006, p. 1). Regulation (EC) 1785/2003 will be replaced by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1) as from 1 September 2008.(2)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 289/2007 (OJ L 78, 17.3.2007, p. 17).(3)  OJ L 226, 30.8.2007, p. 15. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;rice;Egypt;Arab Republic of Egypt,17 +9970,"92/476/EEC: Commission Decision of 15 September 1992 on the establishment of an addendum to the Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the five new Länder and East Berlin in the Federal Republic of Germany (Only the German text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3575/90 of 4 December 1990 concerning the activities of the Structural Funds in the territory of the former German Democratic Republic (1), and in particular Article 2 (4) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 of 29 March 1990 on improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products (2), as last amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (3), and in particular Article 7 (2) thereof,Whereas the Commission has approved by Decision 91/241/EEC (4) the Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the five new Laender and East Berlin in the Federal Republic of Germany;Whereas the German Government submitted to the Commission between 21 January and 13 May 1992 three sectoral plans on the modernization of the conditions under which agricultural products are processed and marketed referred to in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 866/90;Whereas the plans submitted by the Member State include descriptions of the main priorities selected and indications of the use to be made of assistance under the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), Guidance Section, in implementing the plan;Whereas in accordance with Article 19 A of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 until 31 December 1991, the Commission could decide to grant assistance for operational programmes providing for investments in the territory of the former German Democratic Republic in accordance with the criteria referred to in Article 8 without prior establishment for that territory of sectoral plans and Community support frameworks as referred to in Articles 2 to 7;Whereas this Community support framework has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (5);Whereas all the measures foreseen in the addendum comply with Commission Decision 90/342/EEC of 7 June 1990 on the selection criteria to be adopted for investments for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural and forestry products (6);Whereas the Commission is prepared to examine the possibility of the other Community lending instruments contributing to the financing of this Community support framework in accordance with the specific provisions governing them;Whereas in accordance with Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988, laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of the activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (7), this Decision is to be sent as a declaration of intent to the Member State;Whereas in accordance with Article 20 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 budgetary commitments relating to the contribution from the Structural Funds to the financing of the operations covered by the Community support framework will be made on the basis of subsequent Commission decisions approving the operations concerned;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Agricultural Structures and Rural Development,. The addendum to the Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the five new Laender and East Berlin in the Federal Republic of Germany, covering the period from 1 January 1991 to 31 December 1993, is hereby established.The Commission declares that it intends to contribute to the implementation of this Community support framework in accordance with the detailed provisions thereof and in compliance with the rules and guidelines of the Structural Funds and the other existing financial instruments. The Community support framework contains the following essential information:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action in the following sectors:1. Meat,2. Processing of offal from slaughterhouses,3. Milk and milk products;(b) an indicative financing plan specifying, at constant 1991 prices, the total cost of the priorities adopted for joint action by the Community and the Member State concerned, ECU 179 843 752 for the whole period, and the financial arrangements envisaged for budgetary assistance from the Community, broken down as follows:(in ECU)1. Meat 49 611 963 2. Processing of offal from slaughterhouses 12 013 455 3. Milk and milk products 118 218 334 Total 179 843 752The resultant national financing requirement, approximately ECU 302 486 023 for the public sector and ECU 681 558 984 for the private sector, may be partially covered by Community loans from the European Investment Bank and the other loan instruments. This declaration of intent is addressed to Germany.. Done at Brussels, 15 September 1992. For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 19. (2) OJ No L 91, 6. 4. 1990, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23. (4) OJ No L 114, 7. 5. 1991, p. 30. (5) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9. (6) OJ No L 163, 29. 6. 1990, p. 71. (7) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1. +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;Federation State;Bundesland;Land (Germany);State of a Federation;regional development;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds,17 +4022,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 978/2005 of 27 June 2005 opening tariff quotas for the import of special preferential raw cane sugar from the ACP States and India for supply to refineries in the period 1 July 2005 to 28 February 2006. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular Article 39(6) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 39(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 lays down that, during the 2001/2002 to 2005/2006 marketing years and in order to ensure adequate supplies to Community refineries, a special reduced duty is to be levied on imports of raw cane sugar originating in states with which the Community has concluded supply arrangements on preferential terms. At present such agreements have been concluded by Council Decision 2001/870/EC (2) with the ACP States referred to in Protocol No 3 on ACP sugar (3) attached to Annex V to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement, and with the Republic of India.(2) The agreements in the form of an exchange of letters concluded by Decision 2001/870/EC lay down that the refiners in question must pay a minimum purchase price equal to the guaranteed price for raw sugar, minus the adjustment aid fixed for the marketing year in question. This minimum price must therefore be fixed by taking account of the factors applying in the 2005/2006 marketing year.(3) The quantities of special preferential sugar to be imported are calculated in accordance with Article 39 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 on the basis of a Community forecast supply balance. The balance indicates the need to import raw sugar and to open for the 2005/2006 marketing year tariff quotas at the special reduced rate of duty as provided for in the above agreements so that the Community refineries' supply needs can be met for part of the year.(4) In view of the forecasts for raw cane sugar production which are now available for the 2005/2006 marketing year and the shortfall resulting from the forecast supply balance, provision should be made to authorise imports for the period 1 July 2005 to 28 February 2006.(5) It should be stipulated that Commission Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 of 30 June 2003 laying down detailed rules of application for the 2003/2004, 2004/2005 and 2005/2006 marketing years for the import of cane sugar under certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements and amending Regulations (EC) No 1464/95 and (EC) No 779/96 (4) applies to the new quota.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,. The following quotas are hereby opened for the period 1 July 2005 to 28 February 2006 pursuant to Decision 2001/870/EC in respect of imports of raw cane sugar for refining falling within CN code 1701 11 10:(a) a tariff quota of 90 000 tonnes expressed as white sugar originating in the ACP States parties to the agreements in the form of an exchange of letters approved by Decision 2001/870/EC;(b) a tariff quota of 10 000 tonnes expressed as white sugar originating in India. 1.   The special reduced duty per 100 kg of standard-quality raw sugar applying to imports of the quantities referred to in Article 1 shall be EUR 0.2.   The minimum purchase price to be paid by Community refiners for the period referred to in Article 1 shall be EUR 49,68 per 100 kg of standard-quality raw sugar. Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 shall apply to the tariff quota opened by this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 July 2005.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 June 2005.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 39/2004 (OJ L 6, 10.1.2004, p. 16).(2)  OJ L 325, 8.12.2001, p. 21.(3)  OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3.(4)  OJ L 162, 1.7.2003, p. 25. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 568/2005 (OJ L 97, 15.4.2005, p. 9). +",import;India;Republic of India;sugar industry;sugar manufacture;sugar refinery;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;supply;cane sugar;preferential agreement;preferential trade agreement;ACP countries,17 +16349,"97/695/EC: Commission Decision of 7 May 1997 on the approval of the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the Land Bremen concerned by Objective 2 in the Federal Republic of Germany (Only the German text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (6) to 9 (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94; whereas however the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a single programming document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopt a single decision in a single document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 96/472/EC (4), the list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the programming period from 1997 to 1999;Whereas the German Government has submitted to the Commission on 9 August 1996 the single programming document as referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the Land Bremen; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this single programming document is eligible as from that date;Whereas the single programming document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the single programming document;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments;Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the single programming document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the single programming document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (6), stipulates that in the Commission decisions approving a single programming document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (7), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (8), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (9), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (10), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;Whereas the single programming document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;Whereas certain measures planned under this single programming document include the part-financing of aid schemes which have not yet been approved by the Commission; whereas the financial commitments should be reduced by the amounts corresponding to the said measures until the aid schemes are approved by the Commission;Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (11), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2335/95 (12), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas it is appropriate to mention that this Decision is ruled by the provisions on the eligibility of expenditure laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision C(97) 1035/5 of 23 April 1997 modifying the decisions approving the Community support frameworks, the single programming documents and the Community initiative programmes in respect of the Federal Republic of Germany;Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,. The single programming document for Community structural assistance in the Land Bremen concerned by Objective 2 in the Federal Republic of Germany, covering the period 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved. The single programming document includes the following essential elements:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies of the Federal Republic of Germany;the main priorities are:1. Diversification and modernization of industry,2. strengthening of the services sector,3. improvement of environmental protection/redevelopment of sites,4. coherence-fund for ERDF and ESF,;5. accompanying measures for labour-market policy (ESF);(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the single programming document comprising:- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,- the provisions on financial implementation,- the rules for compliance with Community policies;(d) the procedures for verifying additionality and an initial evaluation of the latter;(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the single programming document;(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:>TABLE> The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the single programming document amounts to a maximum of ECU 55,113 million.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the single programming document.The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 57,5 million for the public sector and ECU 94,3 million for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the EIB. 1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:- ERDF: ECU 35,823 million,- ESF: ECU 19,290 million.2. The budgetary commitments for the first instalment are as follows:- ERDF: ECU 11,452 million,- ESF: ECU 6,168 million.In accordance with the rules laid down in Article 7, these commitments do not include the amounts relating to the aid schemes not yet approved by the Commission. The corresponding commitments will be made after the approval of the aid schemes concerned.Commitments of subsequent instalments will be based on the financing plan for the single programming document and on progress in its implementation. The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. This Decision is without prejudice to the Commission's position on the aid schemes in the measures 1.1 - financial assistance for small and medium-sized enterprises and 3.1 support programme for the application of environmental technologies for 1999. In accordance with Articles 92 and 93 of the Treaty, the aid schemes must be approved by the Commission and hence the financial commitments shall be reduced by the amounts corresponding to the said measures until the aid schemes are approved by the Commission. The contributions to the aids for integration under the measures 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 shall be granted, until the end of the current examination of the compatibility of these aids, only in the strict compliance with the de minimis rule (13). The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the single programming document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1999. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 2001. The single programming document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts. 0This Decision is ruled by the provisions laid down in the Annex to Decision C(97) 1035/5. 1This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Brussels, 7 May 1997.For the CommissionMonika WULF-MATHIESMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 11.(3) OJ L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(4) OJ L 193, 3. 8. 1996, p. 54.(5) OJ L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(6) OJ L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(7) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 15.(8) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 34.(9) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 21.(10) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 39.(11) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(12) OJ L 240, 7. 10. 1995, p. 12.(13) OJ C 68, 6. 3. 1996, p. 9. +",EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;European Investment Bank;EIB;Bremen;Bremen (Free Hanseatic City of);Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds;declining industrial region,17 +11099,"93/486/Euratom, ECSC, EEC: Commission Decision of 4 August 1993 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 August 1992 to the renumeration of officials of the European Communities serving in countries outside the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities,Having regard to the Staff Regulations of the Officials of the European Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 3761/92 (2), and in particular the second paragraph ofArticle 13of Annex X thereto,Whereas pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations Council Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 1419/93 (3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 July 1992 to the remuneration of officials serving in countries outside the Community payable in the currency of their country of employment;Whereas, some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 August 1992 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain countries outside the Community the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weigthing and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down,. Sole ArticleWith effect from 1 August 1992 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in countries outside the Community payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.The exchange rates for the payment of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the budget of the European Communities during the month preceding the date on which this Decision takes effect.. Done at Brussels, 4 August 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 56, 4. 3. 1968, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 383, 29. 12. 1992, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 140, 11. 6. 1993, p. 1.ANNEX/* Tables: see OJ */ +",European official;EC basic post;EC staff;EU official;official of the EU;official of the European Union;staff of the EC;third country;pay rise;wage increase;pay;remuneration;salary;wages;regulations for civil servants;exchange rate;dual exchange rate,17 +35853,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 614/2008 of 26 June 2008 establishing a prohibition of fishing for tusk in Norwegian waters of IV by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 of 16 January 2008 fixing for 2008 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2008.(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2008.(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,. Quota exhaustionThe fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2008 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex. ProhibitionsFishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 June 2008.For the CommissionFokion FOTIADISDirector-General for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs(1)  OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 865/2007 (OJ L 192, 24.7.2007, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 (OJ L 409, 30.12.2006, p. 11), as last corrected by OJ L 36, 8.2.2007, p. 6.(3)  OJ L 19, 23.1.2008, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 446/2008 (OJ L 134, 23.5.2008, p. 11).ANNEXNo 15/T&QMember State GBRStock USK/4AB-N.Species Tusk (Brosme brosme)Area Norwegian waters of IVDate 29.5.2008 +",Norway;Kingdom of Norway;ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing regulations;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction,17 +2459,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1489/98 of 13 July 1998 amending for the 13th time Regulation (EC) No 913/97 adopting exceptional support measures for the pigmeat market in Spain. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,Whereas, because of the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain production regions in Spain, the Commission adopted Regulation (EC) No 913/97 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1407/98 (4), to introduce exceptional support measures for the pigmeat market in that Member State;Whereas, because the veterinary and trade restrictions continue to apply, the number of piglets which may be delivered to the competent authorities should be increased so that the exceptional measures can continue from 26 June 1998;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,. Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 913/97 is replaced by the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 26 June 1998.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 July 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.(3) OJ L 131, 23. 5. 1997, p. 14.(4) OJ L 188, 2. 7. 1998, p. 26.ANNEX'ANNEX I>TABLE> +",meat processing industry;cutting premises;cutting-up premises;slaughterhouse;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;slaughter premium;slaughter bonus;market support;pigmeat;pork;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +36803,"Directive 2009/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the legal protection of computer programs (Codified version) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular Article 95 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (2),Whereas:(1) The content of Council Directive 91/250/EEC of 14 May 1991 on the legal protection of computer programs (3) has been amended (4). In the interests of clarity and rationality the said Directive should be codified.(2) The development of computer programs requires the investment of considerable human, technical and financial resources while computer programs can be copied at a fraction of the cost needed to develop them independently.(3) Computer programs are playing an increasingly important role in a broad range of industries and computer program technology can accordingly be considered as being of fundamental importance for the Community's industrial development.(4) Certain differences in the legal protection of computer programs offered by the laws of the Member States have direct and negative effects on the functioning of the internal market as regards computer programs.(5) Existing differences having such effects need to be removed and new ones prevented from arising, while differences not adversely affecting the functioning of the internal market to a substantial degree need not be removed or prevented from arising.(6) The Community's legal framework on the protection of computer programs can accordingly in the first instance be limited to establishing that Member States should accord protection to computer programs under copyright law as literary works and, further, to establishing who and what should be protected, the exclusive rights on which protected persons should be able to rely in order to authorise or prohibit certain acts and for how long the protection should apply.(7) For the purpose of this Directive, the term ‘computer program’ shall include programs in any form, including those which are incorporated into hardware. This term also includes preparatory design work leading to the development of a computer program provided that the nature of the preparatory work is such that a computer program can result from it at a later stage.(8) In respect of the criteria to be applied in determining whether or not a computer program is an original work, no tests as to the qualitative or aesthetic merits of the program should be applied.(9) The Community is fully committed to the promotion of international standardisation.(10) The function of a computer program is to communicate and work together with other components of a computer system and with users and, for this purpose, a logical and, where appropriate, physical interconnection and interaction is required to permit all elements of software and hardware to work with other software and hardware and with users in all the ways in which they are intended to function. The parts of the program which provide for such interconnection and interaction between elements of software and hardware are generally known as ‘interfaces’. This functional interconnection and interaction is generally known as ‘interoperability’; such interoperability can be defined as the ability to exchange information and mutually to use the information which has been exchanged.(11) For the avoidance of doubt, it has to be made clear that only the expression of a computer program is protected and that ideas and principles which underlie any element of a program, including those which underlie its interfaces, are not protected by copyright under this Directive. In accordance with this principle of copyright, to the extent that logic, algorithms and programming languages comprise ideas and principles, those ideas and principles are not protected under this Directive. In accordance with the legislation and case-law of the Member States and the international copyright conventions, the expression of those ideas and principles is to be protected by copyright.(12) For the purposes of this Directive, the term ‘rental’ means the making available for use, for a limited period of time and for profit-making purposes, of a computer program or a copy thereof. This term does not include public lending, which, accordingly, remains outside the scope of this Directive.(13) The exclusive rights of the author to prevent the unauthorised reproduction of his work should be subject to a limited exception in the case of a computer program to allow the reproduction technically necessary for the use of that program by the lawful acquirer. This means that the acts of loading and running necessary for the use of a copy of a program which has been lawfully acquired, and the act of correction of its errors, may not be prohibited by contract. In the absence of specific contractual provisions, including when a copy of the program has been sold, any other act necessary for the use of the copy of a program may be performed in accordance with its intended purpose by a lawful acquirer of that copy.(14) A person having a right to use a computer program should not be prevented from performing acts necessary to observe, study or test the functioning of the program, provided that those acts do not infringe the copyright in the program.(15) The unauthorised reproduction, translation, adaptation or transformation of the form of the code in which a copy of a computer program has been made available constitutes an infringement of the exclusive rights of the author. Nevertheless, circumstances may exist when such a reproduction of the code and translation of its form are indispensable to obtain the necessary information to achieve the interoperability of an independently created program with other programs. It has therefore to be considered that, in these limited circumstances only, performance of the acts of reproduction and translation by or on behalf of a person having a right to use a copy of the program is legitimate and compatible with fair practice and must therefore be deemed not to require the authorisation of the rightholder. An objective of this exception is to make it possible to connect all components of a computer system, including those of different manufacturers, so that they can work together. Such an exception to the author's exclusive rights may not be used in a way which prejudices the legitimate interests of the rightholder or which conflicts with a normal exploitation of the program.(16) Protection of computer programs under copyright laws should be without prejudice to the application, in appropriate cases, of other forms of protection. However, any contractual provisions contrary to the provisions of this Directive laid down in respect of decompilation or to the exceptions provided for by this Directive with regard to the making of a back-up copy or to observation, study or testing of the functioning of a program should be null and void.(17) The provisions of this Directive are without prejudice to the application of the competition rules under Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty if a dominant supplier refuses to make information available which is necessary for interoperability as defined in this Directive.(18) The provisions of this Directive should be without prejudice to specific requirements of Community law already enacted in respect of the publication of interfaces in the telecommunications sector or Council Decisions relating to standardisation in the field of information technology and telecommunication.(19) This Directive does not affect derogations provided for under national legislation in accordance with the Berne Convention on points not covered by this Directive.(20) This Directive should be without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States relating to the time-limits for transposition into national law of the Directives set out in Annex I, Part B,. Object of protection1.   In accordance with the provisions of this Directive, Member States shall protect computer programs, by copyright, as literary works within the meaning of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works. For the purposes of this Directive, the term ‘computer programs’ shall include their preparatory design material.2.   Protection in accordance with this Directive shall apply to the expression in any form of a computer program. Ideas and principles which underlie any element of a computer program, including those which underlie its interfaces, are not protected by copyright under this Directive.3.   A computer program shall be protected if it is original in the sense that it is the author's own intellectual creation. No other criteria shall be applied to determine its eligibility for protection.4.   The provisions of this Directive shall apply also to programs created before 1 January 1993, without prejudice to any acts concluded and rights acquired before that date. Authorship of computer programs1.   The author of a computer program shall be the natural person or group of natural persons who has created the program or, where the legislation of the Member State permits, the legal person designated as the rightholder by that legislation.Where collective works are recognised by the legislation of a Member State, the person considered by the legislation of the Member State to have created the work shall be deemed to be its author.2.   In respect of a computer program created by a group of natural persons jointly, the exclusive rights shall be owned jointly.3.   Where a computer program is created by an employee in the execution of his duties or following the instructions given by his employer, the employer exclusively shall be entitled to exercise all economic rights in the program so created, unless otherwise provided by contract. Beneficiaries of protectionProtection shall be granted to all natural or legal persons eligible under national copyright legislation as applied to literary works. Restricted acts1.   Subject to the provisions of Articles 5 and 6, the exclusive rights of the rightholder within the meaning of Article 2 shall include the right to do or to authorise:(a) the permanent or temporary reproduction of a computer program by any means and in any form, in part or in whole; in so far as loading, displaying, running, transmission or storage of the computer program necessitate such reproduction, such acts shall be subject to authorisation by the rightholder;(b) the translation, adaptation, arrangement and any other alteration of a computer program and the reproduction of the results thereof, without prejudice to the rights of the person who alters the program;(c) any form of distribution to the public, including the rental, of the original computer program or of copies thereof.2.   The first sale in the Community of a copy of a program by the rightholder or with his consent shall exhaust the distribution right within the Community of that copy, with the exception of the right to control further rental of the program or a copy thereof. Exceptions to the restricted acts1.   In the absence of specific contractual provisions, the acts referred to in points (a) and (b) of Article 4(1) shall not require authorisation by the rightholder where they are necessary for the use of the computer program by the lawful acquirer in accordance with its intended purpose, including for error correction.2.   The making of a back-up copy by a person having a right to use the computer program may not be prevented by contract in so far as it is necessary for that use.3.   The person having a right to use a copy of a computer program shall be entitled, without the authorisation of the rightholder, to observe, study or test the functioning of the program in order to determine the ideas and principles which underlie any element of the program if he does so while performing any of the acts of loading, displaying, running, transmitting or storing the program which he is entitled to do. Decompilation1.   The authorisation of the rightholder shall not be required where reproduction of the code and translation of its form within the meaning of points (a) and (b) of Article 4(1) are indispensable to obtain the information necessary to achieve the interoperability of an independently created computer program with other programs, provided that the following conditions are met:(a) those acts are performed by the licensee or by another person having a right to use a copy of a program, or on their behalf by a person authorised to do so;(b) the information necessary to achieve interoperability has not previously been readily available to the persons referred to in point (a); and(c) those acts are confined to the parts of the original program which are necessary in order to achieve interoperability.2.   The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not permit the information obtained through its application:(a) to be used for goals other than to achieve the interoperability of the independently created computer program;(b) to be given to others, except when necessary for the interoperability of the independently created computer program; or(c) to be used for the development, production or marketing of a computer program substantially similar in its expression, or for any other act which infringes copyright.3.   In accordance with the provisions of the Berne Convention for the protection of Literary and Artistic Works, the provisions of this Article may not be interpreted in such a way as to allow its application to be used in a manner which unreasonably prejudices the rightholder's legitimate interests or conflicts with a normal exploitation of the computer program. Special measures of protection1.   Without prejudice to the provisions of Articles 4, 5 and 6, Member States shall provide, in accordance with their national legislation, appropriate remedies against a person committing any of the following acts:(a) any act of putting into circulation a copy of a computer program knowing, or having reason to believe, that it is an infringing copy;(b) the possession, for commercial purposes, of a copy of a computer program knowing, or having reason to believe, that it is an infringing copy;(c) any act of putting into circulation, or the possession for commercial purposes of, any means the sole intended purpose of which is to facilitate the unauthorised removal or circumvention of any technical device which may have been applied to protect a computer program.2.   Any infringing copy of a computer program shall be liable to seizure in accordance with the legislation of the Member State concerned.3.   Member States may provide for the seizure of any means referred to in point (c) of paragraph 1. Continued application of other legal provisionsThe provisions of this Directive shall be without prejudice to any other legal provisions such as those concerning patent rights, trade-marks, unfair competition, trade secrets, protection of semi-conductor products or the law of contract.Any contractual provisions contrary to Article 6 or to the exceptions provided for in Article 5(2) and (3) shall be null and void. CommunicationMember States shall communicate to the Commission the provisions of national law adopted in the field governed by this Directive. 0RepealDirective 91/250/EEC, as amended by the Directive indicated in Annex I, Part A, is repealed, without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States relating to the time-limits for transposition into national law of the Directives set out in Annex I, Part B.References to the repealed Directive shall be construed as references to this Directive and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex II. 1Entry into forceThis Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. 2AddresseesThis Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Strasbourg, 23 April 2009.For the European ParliamentThe PresidentH.-G. PÖTTERINGFor the CouncilThe PresidentP. NEČAS(1)  OJ C 204, 9.8.2008, p. 24.(2)  Opinion of the European Parliament of 17 June 2008 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Council Decision of 23 March 2009.(3)  OJ L 122, 17.5.1991, p. 42.(4)  See Annex I, Part A.ANNEX IPART ARepealed Directive with its amendment(referred to in Article 10)Council Directive 91/250/EECCouncil Directive 93/98/EEC Article 11(1) onlyPART BList of time-limits for transposition into national law(referred to in Article 10)Directive Time-limit for transposition91/250/EEC 31 December 199293/98/EEC 30 June 1995ANNEX IICorrelation tableDirective 91/250/EEC This DirectiveArticle 1(1), (2) and (3) Article 1(1), (2) and (3)Article 2(1), first sentence Article 2(1), first subparagraphArticle 2(1), second sentence Article 2(1), second subparagraphArticle 2(2) and (3) Article 2(2) and (3)Article 3 Article 3Article 4, introductory words Article 4(1), introductory wordsArticle 4(a) Article 4(1), point (a)Article 4(b) Article 4(1), point (b)Article 4(c), first sentence Article 4(1), point (c)Article 4(c), second sentence Article 4(2)Articles 5, 6 and 7 Articles 5, 6 and 7Article 9(1), first sentence Article 8, first paragraphArticle 9(1), second sentence Article 8, second paragraphArticle 9(2) Article 1(4)Article 10(1) —Article 10(2) Article 9— Article 10— Article 11Article 11 Article 12— Annex I— Annex II +",software;computer programme;computer programming;software development;software engineering;software industry;software package;data-processing law;computer piracy;hacking;software misuse;software piracy;copyright;accessory right;codification of EU law;codification of Community law;codification of European Union law,17 +18721,"1999/549/EC: Commission Decision of 19 July 1999 concerning certain protective measures relating to Newcastle disease in Australia (notified under document number C(1999) 2150) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries(1), and in particular Article 22 thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC(2), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC(3), and in particular Article 18 thereof,(1) Whereas according to the provisions of Directives 97/78/EC and 91/496/EEC measures shall be taken if, in the territory of a third country, a disease referred to in Council Directive 82/894/EEC of 21 December 1982 on the notification of animal diseases within the Community(4), as last amended by Decision 98/12/EC(5), or other disease or any other phenomenon or circumstance liable to present a serious threat to animal or public health manifests itself or spreads;(2) Whereas Directive 82/894/EEC refers to Newcastle disease;(3) Whereas on outbreak of Newcastle disease can quickly take on epizootic proportions, causing high mortality rates and is therefore liable to present a serious threat to the health of birds;(4) Whereas Newcastle disease has been confirmed in poultry flocks in certain regions of Australia;(5) Whereas Australia has provided satisfactory guarantees to ensure that the disease may not spread from the infected area to other regions of the Australian territory;(6) Whereas imports of live birds, hatching eggs and fresh meat of poultry, farmed and wild feathered game meat should be temporarily suspended from the area of risk;(7) Whereas the health certificates used for these animals and products from other regions of Australia must be amended accordingly;(8) Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. As regards Australia, Member States shall authorise the importation of live birds, hatching eggs and fresh meat of poultry, farmed feathered game meat and wild feathered game only if they originate from the region described in the Annex to this Decision. The following words shall be included in the animal health certificate laid down in Commission Decision 96/482/EC(6) used for poultry or hatching eggs originating from Australia: ""Live poultry or hatching eggs in accordance with Decision 1999/549/EC"". The following words shall be included in the animal health certificate laid down in Commission Decision 96/984/EC(7) as last amended by Decision 96/456/EC(8), used for fresh poultry meat originating Australia: ""Fresh poultry meat in accordance with Decision 1999/549/EC"". The following words shall be included in the animal health certificate used by the Member States for the import of birds, hatching eggs or fresh meat thereof other than those mentioned in Articles 2 and 3 originating in Australia: ""Birds*/hatching eggs*/fresh meat* in accordance with Article 4 of Decision 1999/549/EC (*: Delete as appropriate)"". This Decision shall apply until 1 December 1999. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 July 1999.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 24, 31.1.1998, p. 9.(2) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56.(3) OJ L 162, 1.7.1996, p. 1.(4) OJ L 378, 31.12.1998, p. 58.(5) OJ L 4, 8.1.1998, p. 63.(6) OJ L 196, 7.8.1996, p. 13.(7) OJ L 378, 31.12.1994, p. 11.(8) OJ L 188, 27.7.1996, p. 52.ANNEXThe territory of Australia with the exception of the State of New South Wales. +",import;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;egg;Australia;Commonwealth of Australia;poultry;chicken;cock;duck;goose;hen;ostrich;table poultry;health certificate,17 +35524,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 124/2008 of 12 February 2008 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1535/2003 as regards the delivery periods for pears for the 2007/2008 marketing year. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,Whereas:(1) The aid scheme established by Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 has been repealed, from 1 January 2008, by Council Regulation (EC) No 1182/2007 (2) laying down specific rules as regards the fruit and vegetable sector, amending Directives 2001/112/EC and 2001/113/EC and Regulations (EEC) No 827/68, (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96, (EC) No 2826/2000, (EC) No 1782/2003 and (EC) No 318/2006 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2202/96. However, under Article 55(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1182/2007, that aid scheme remains applicable for the 2007/2008 marketing year for each product concerned.(2) Article 3(2)(c) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1535/2003 of 29 August 2003 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the aid scheme for products processed from fruit and vegetables (3) provides that the aid for pears is to be granted solely on pears delivered to the processing industry between 15 July and 15 December.(3) The Italian producer regions endured exceptional circumstances in December 2007 on account of the transport strike which prevented deliveries to the processing industry during a very intense delivery period. As a result, complete delivery by producers required additional working time, leading to delays in the delivery schedule.(4) To prevent producers from being penalised by these circumstances, exceptionally and for the 2007/2008 marketing year only, a derogation should be made from the dates laid down in Article 3(2)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1535/2003.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,. Notwithstanding Article 3(2)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1535/2003, and for the 2007/2008 marketing year only, aid shall hereby be granted for pears delivered to the processing industry between 15 July 2007 and 15 January 2008. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 February 2008.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 29. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 273, 17.10.2007, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 218, 30.8.2003, p. 14. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1663/2005 (OJ L 267, 12.10.2005, p. 22). +",pip fruit;apple;fig;pear;pome fruit;quince;marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;processing industry;manufacturing industry;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid,17 +2362,"98/93/EC: Commission Decision of 21 January 1998 amending for the second time Decision 97/285/EC concerning certain protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Spain (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), as last amended by Council Directive 92/118/EEC (2) and, in particular, Article 10(4) thereof,Whereas outbreaks of classical swine fever have occurred in Spain;Whereas in view of the trade in live pigs, semen, embryos and ova, these outbreaks are liable to endanger the herds of other Member States;Whereas Spain has taken measures within the framework of Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980, introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (3), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden;Whereas, as a result of the disease situation the Commission adopted Decision 97/285/EC of 30 April 1997, concerning protection measures relating to classical swine fever in Spain (4);Whereas, as a result of the disease evolution the Commission adopted Decision 97/446/EC (5), amending Decision 97/285/EC;Whereas slaughter pigs introduced from Spain to Italy have been found seropositive for classical swine fever;Whereas in the light of the evolution of the disease it is necessary to amend for the second time measures adopted by Decision 97/285/EC;Whereas the measures shall apply to the comarcas veterinarias Cuellar, Carbonero el Mayor, Canatalejo, Sta Maria la Real de Nieva, Sepulveda and Segovia in the Province of Segovia; Madrid, Parla, Aranjuez, Navalcarnero, Colmenar viejo and Buitrago in the Region of Madrid; Toledo, Yuncos and Torrijos in the Province of Toledo;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. Annex I to Decision 97/285/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision. 1. Spain will submit a national serosurveillance programme for classical swine fever to the Commission by 31 January 1998 at the latest.2. The programme will be examined by the Commission and the Community Reference laboratory for classical swine fever and presented for approval at the meeting of the Standing Veterinary Committee scheduled for 3 and 4 February 1998. The Member States shall amend the measures they apply to trade so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof. This Decision is addressed to Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 January 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29.(2) OJ L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49.(3) OJ L 47, 21. 2. 1980, p. 11.(4) OJ L 114, 1. 5. 1997, p. 47.(5) OJ L 190, 19. 7. 1997, p. 48.ANNEX'ANNEX IComarcas in the Province of LéridaPla d'UrgellUrgellNogueraSegriàGarriguesSegarraComarcas veterinarias in the Province of SegoviaCuéllarCarbonero el MayorCantalejoSanta María la Real de NievaSepúlvedaSegoviaComarcas veterinarias in the Region of MadridMadridParlaAranjuezNavalcarneroColmenar ViejoBuitragoComarcas veterinarias in the Province of ToledoToledoYuncosTorrijos` +",veterinary inspection;veterinary control;animal plague;cattle plague;rinderpest;swine fever;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;export restriction;export ban;limit on exports;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +3380,"85/23/EEC: Commission Decision of 5 December 1984 approving a programme relating to marketing in the non- thoroughbred horse industry in Ireland pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (Only the English text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural products are processed and marketed (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1932/84 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Whereas the Irish Government, on 3 January 1984, notified the programme relating to marketing in the non-thoroughbred horse industry;Whereas the said programme concerns in particular the construction of training and marketing centres with a view to maintaining and extending the principal markets and to develop new markets; whereas it therefore constitutes a programme within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;Whereas the programme contains the details referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, showing that the objectives laid down in Article 1 of the said Regulation can be achieved in respect of the said sector; whereas the scheduled time for implementation of the programme does not exceed the limit laid down in Article 3 (1) (g) of the Regulation;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,. The programme communicated by the Irish Government on 3 January 1984, relating to marketing in the non-thoroughbred horse industry pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 is hereby approved. This Decision is addressed to Ireland.. Done at Brussels, 5 December 1984.For the CommissionPoul DALSAGERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 51, 23. 2. 1977, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 180, 7. 7. 1984, p. 1. +",Ireland;Eire;Southern Ireland;development plan;development planning;development programme;development project;horsemeat;equidae;ass;colt;donkey;equine species;foal;horse;mare;mule,17 +5734,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1104/2013 of 6 November 2013 entering a name in the register of traditional specialities guaranteed ( ‘Basterdsuiker’ / ‘Basterdsuicker’ / ‘Basterdsuijcker’ / ‘Basterdsuijker’ / ‘Basterd’ / ‘Bastardsuiker’ / ‘Bastardsuicker’ / ‘Bastardsuijcker’ / ‘Bastardsuijker’ / ‘Bastard’ / ‘Bastert’ / ‘Bastertsuiker’ (TSG)). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 entered into force on 3 January 2013. It repealed and replaced Council Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 of 20 March 2006 on agricultural products and foodstuffs as traditional specialities guaranteed (2).(2) Pursuant to Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006, the Netherlands’ application to register the name ‘Basterdsuiker’/‘Basterdsuicker’/‘Basterdsuijcker’/‘Basterdsuijker’/‘Basterd’/‘Bastardsuiker’/‘Bastardsuicker’/‘Bastardsuijcker’/‘Bastardsuijker’/‘Bastard’/‘Bastert’/‘Bastertsuiker’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (3).(3) As no statement of objection under Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Basterdsuiker’/‘Basterdsuicker’/‘Basterdsuijcker’/‘Basterdsuijker’/‘Basterd’/‘Bastardsuiker’/‘Bastardsuicker’/‘Bastardsuijcker’/‘Bastardsuijker’/‘Bastard’/‘Bastert’/‘Bastertsuiker’ should therefore be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 6 November 2013.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 1.(3)  OJ C 363, 23.11.2012, p. 8.ANNEXAgricultural products and foodstuffs listed in Annex I, point II, to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012:Class 2.3.   Confectionery, bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other baker’s waresTHE NETHERLANDSBasterdsuiker/Basterdsuicker/Basterdsuijcker/Basterdsuijker/Basterd/Bastardsuiker/Bastardsuicker/Bastardsuijcker/Bastardsuijker/Bastard/Bastert/Bastertsuiker (TSG) +",Netherlands;Holland;Kingdom of the Netherlands;sugar product;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification;labelling,17 +35063,"2008/331/EC: Commission Decision of 23 April 2008 amending the Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania as regards certain milk processing establishments in Bulgaria (notified under document number C(2008) 1572) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular the first subparagraph of paragraph (f) of Section B of Chapter 4 of Annex VI thereto,Whereas:(1) Bulgaria has been granted transitional periods by the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania for compliance by certain milk processing establishments with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (1).(2) The Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession has been amended by Commission Decisions 2007/26/EC (2), 2007/689/EC (3) and 2008/209/EC (4).(3) Bulgaria has provided guarantees that one milk processing establishment will be delivered only with compliant raw milk. This establishment should therefore be deleted from Chapter II of the Appendix to Annex VI.(4) The Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania should therefore be amended accordingly.(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The establishment listed in the Annex to this Decision is deleted from Chapter II of the Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 April 2008.For the CommissionAndroulla VASSILIOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55, as corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 22. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1243/2007 (OJ L 281, 25.10.2007, p. 8).(2)  OJ L 8, 13.1.2007, p. 35.(3)  OJ L 282, 26.10.2007, p. 60.(4)  OJ L 65, 8.3.2008, p. 18.ANNEXMilk establishment to be deleted from Chapter II of the Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and RomaniaHaskovo Region — No 2610. BG 2612047 ‘Balgarsko sirene’ OOD gr. Haskovo bul. ‘Saedinenie’ 94 +",accession to the European Union;EU accession;accession to the Community;act of accession;application for accession;consequence of accession;request for accession;food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;milk;Bulgaria;Republic of Bulgaria;agri-foodstuffs;agri-foodstuffs chain,17 +10846,"93/53/EEC: Commission Decision of 21 December 1992 setting up a scientific committee for designations of origin, geographical indications and certificates of specific character. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Whereas within the framework of Community protection of designations of origin and geographical indications, registration thereof may involve examining problems concerning the generic nature of a name and the factors to be taken into account when defining the designation of origin and geographical indication for agricultural products and foodstuffs, on the one hand, and the application of criteria regarding fair competition in commercial transactions and the danger of confusing consumers within the meaning of Articles 13 and 14 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 (1) in cases where there is a conflict between the designation of origin or geographical indication and the trademark, homonyms or existing products which are legally marketed, on the other hand;Whereas within the framework of Community protection of certificates of specific character, registration thereof may involve examining problems concerning assessment of the traditional nature of agricultural products and foodstuffs;Whereas the search for solutions to such problems requires the assistance of highly qualified experts with legal or agricultural backgrounds, and particularly with knowledge of intellectual property rights;Whereas it is therefore appropriate to set up a scientific committee to assist the Commission,. A scientific committee, hereinafter called 'the Committee', is hereby established to assist the Commission. The task of the Committee shall be to examine, at the request of the Commission, all technical problems relating to the application of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 and Council Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92 (2) with regard to the registration of names of agricultural products and foodstuffs and cases of conflict between Member States, in particular:1. the factors to be taken into account when defining geographical indications and designations of origin and exceptions thereto, particularly exceptional reputation and renown;2. generic nature;3. the assessment of traditional nature;4. the assessment of criteria regarding fair competition in commercial transactions and the risk of confusing consumers in cases of conflict between the designation of origin or geographical indication and the trademark, homonyms or existing products which are legally marketed. 1. The members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Commission from among highly-qualified experts with competence in the fields referred to in Article 2.2. The Committee shall consist of seven members and seven alternate members authorized to participate in the meetings. 1. The Committee shall elect a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman from among its members.They shall be elected on the basis of a simple majority.2. The Commission shall provide the secretariat of the Committee. The Committee's proceedings shall be valid only when all its members are present. The Committee shall give a favourable opinion when votes in favour exceed votes against. Where votes in favour and against are equal, abstention shall be considered as a vote in favour. 1. Members shall be appointed for a term of five years, which term shall be renewable. However, the terms of office of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman shall be of two years. They may not be re-elected immediately after having performed their duties for two consecutive two-year periods. Members shall not be remunerated for their services.2. Upon the expiry of the period of five years or two years, as the case may be, the members, Chairman and Vice-chairman shall remain in office until they are replaced or their appointments are renewed.3. Where a member, Chairman or Vice-Chairman is unable to carry out his duties or in the event of his resignation, he shall be replaced for the remaining period of his term of office, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Articles 3 and 4, as the case may be. 1. The Committee shall meet at the request of a representative of the Commission.2. The Commission's representative and officials and other servants of the Commission concerned shall attend the meetings of the Committee.3. The Commission's representative may invite leading figures with special qualifications in the subjects under study to attend these meetings. 1. The proceedings of the Committee shall relate to matters on which the Commission has requested an opinion.The Commission may specify a period within which such opinion must be delivered.2. Where the opinion requested is the subject of unanimous agreement by the members of the Committee, they shall establish their joint conclusions. Failing unanimity, the various positions adopted during the proceedings shall be entered in a report drawn up under the responsibility of the Committee's secretariat. Where the Commission's representative informs members of the Committee that the opinion requested relates to a subject of a confidential nature, such members shall be under an obligation not to disclose information which has come to their knowledge through the work of the Committee.. Done at Brussels, 21 December 1992.For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 208, 24. 7. 1992, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 208, 24. 7. 1992, p. 9. +",location of production;location of agricultural production;agricultural product;farm product;foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;brand name;trade name;scientific committee (EU);EC scientific committee,17 +27766,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 137/2004 of 27 January 2004 determining the percentage of quantities which may be allowed in respect of import licence applications lodged in January 2004 under tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1429/2002 for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1429/2002 of 2 August 2002 laying down rules for the application of the tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for by Council Regulations (EC) No 1151/2002, (EC) No 1361/2002 and (EC) No 1362/2002 for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania(1), and in particular Article 2(2) and Article 4(3) thereof,Whereas:Articles 1 and 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1429/2002 fix the quantities of certain beef and veal products originating in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, which may be imported on special terms in respect of the period 1 January to 30 June 2004. The quantities of certain beef and veal products originating in Lithuania covered by import licence applications submitted must be reduced proportionately in accordance with Article 4(3) of that Regulation. No applications were submitted for import licences for beef and veal products originating in Estonia and Latvia,. The quantities covered by import licence applications submitted in the period 1 to 12 January 2004 for Lithuania under the quotas referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1429/2002 may be allowed to the extent of 63,0370 % of the quantity requested. This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 January 2004.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 January 2004.For the CommissionJ. M. Silva RodrĂ­guezAgriculture Director-General(1) OJ L 206, 3.8.2002, p. 9. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1633/2002 (OJ L 247, 14.9.2002, p. 4). +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;beef;Estonia;Republic of Estonia;Latvia;Republic of Latvia;Lithuania;Republic of Lithuania,17 +16673,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 594/97 of 3 April 1997 fixing the amounts to be paid to recognized olive oil producer organizations and associations thereof for the 1996/97 marketing year. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1581/96 (2), and in particular Article 20d (4) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 150/95 (4), and in particular Article 6 (2) thereof,Whereas Article 20d of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides that a percentage of the production aid is to be withheld to help finance the work of the producer organizations and associations thereof;Whereas Article 8 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3061/84 of 31 October 1984 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of production aid for olive oil (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1137/96 (6), provides that the unit amounts to be paid to producer organizations and associations thereof are to be fixed on the basis of forecasts of the overall sum to be distributed; whereas the amount withheld was fixed for the 1996/97 marketing year by Council Regulation (EC) No 1583/96 (7); whereas the funds which will be available in each Member State as a result of the abovementioned amount withheld must be redistributed to those eligible in a suitable manner;Whereas to ensure that the distribution of funds among the producer organizations and associations is uniformly implemented, and with a view to clarity, a specific operative event should be established for the agricultural conversion rate for the amounts fixed; whereas, given the nature of the measure and to facilitate the management thereof, 1 February 1997 should be fixed as the operative event;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,. For the 1996/97 marketing year, the amounts provided for in Article 8 (1) (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 3061/84 shall be as follows:- for Spain: ECU 6,9 and ECU 17,5 respectively,- for Portugal: ECU 0 and ECU 5 respectively,- for Greece: ECU 2,4 and ECU 2,4 respectively,- for France: ECU 1,5 and ECU 1,5 respectively,- for Italy: ECU 2 and ECU 2 respectively. The amounts referred to in Article 1 shall be converted into national currency using the agricultural conversion rate in force on 1 February 1997. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 3 April 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.(2) OJ No L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 11.(3) OJ No L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 22, 31. 1. 1995, p. 1.(5) OJ No L 288, 1. 11. 1984, p. 52.(6) OJ No L 151, 26. 6. 1996, p. 1.(7) OJ No L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 14. +",producer group;producers' organisation;olive oil;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;marketing year;agricultural year;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;production aid;aid to producers,17 +2219,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2048/97 of 20 October 1997 amending Regulations (EC) No 936/97 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat and (EC) No 996/97 on the opening and administration of an import tariff quota for frozen thin skirt of bovine animals falling within CN code 0206 29 91. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/97 of 27 May 1997 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat (1), and in particular Article 7 (2) thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 996/97 of 3 June 1997 on the opening and administration of an import tariff quota for frozen thin skirt of bovine animals falling within CN code 0206 29 91 (2), and in particular Article 6 (2) thereof,Whereas Argentina has renamed the authority empowered to issue certificates of authenticity; whereas Annex II to Regulations (EC) No 936/97 and (EC) No 996/97 should therefore be amended,. In Annex II to Regulations (EC) No 936/97 and (EC) No 996/97, 'Secretaría de agricultura, ganadería y pesca` is replaced by 'Secretaría de agricultura, ganadería, pesca y alimentación`. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 17 July 1997.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 October 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 137, 28. 5. 1997, p. 10.(2) OJ L 144, 4. 6. 1997, p. 6. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;frozen product;frozen food;frozen foodstuff;product quality;quality criterion;beef;buffalo meat,17 +20629,"2001/23/EC: Commission Decision of 21 December 2000 adopting the plan allocating to the Member States resources to be charged to the 2001 budget year for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Community (notified under document number C(2000) 3985). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3730/87 of 10 December 1987 laying down the general rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks to designated organisations for distribution to the most deprived persons in the Community(1) as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2535/95(2). and in particular Article 6 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro(3), and in particular Article 3(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2760/1999(5), lays down detailed rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Community. In accordance with Article 2 of the above Regulation, to implement the scheme for the supply of such food to the most deprived section of the population the Commission must adopt a plan to be financed from resources available in the 2001 budget year. This plan should indicate in particular the quantity of products by type that may be withdrawn from interventon stocks for distribution in each Member State and the financial resources made available to implement the plan in each Member State. It should also indicate the level of appropriations to be reserved to cover costs of intra-Community transport of intervention products as referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92.(2) The Member States involved in the plan have supplied the information required in accordance with Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92.(3) For the purposes of resource allocation, account must be taken of experience and of the degree to which the Member States used the resources allocated to them in previous years.(4) The intra-Community transfers necessary to bring the plan to fruition should also be authorised under the conditions provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92.(5) To implement the plan, the operative event within the meaning of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 should be the date on which the financial year for administration of stocks in public storage starts.(6) To respect the plan's purpose, distribution of the products should be staggered throughout the year.(7) In accordance with Article 2(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92 the Commission sought the advice of the major organisations familiar with the problems of the most deprived persons in the Community when drawing up the plan.(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinions of all the relevant committees,. For the 2001 financial year, foodstuffs for distribution to the most deprived persons in the Community under Regulation (EEC) No 3730/87 shall be supplied in accordance with the annual distribution plan set out in Annex I. The intra-Community transfer operations listed in Annex II are hereby authorised. To implement the annual plan, the date of the operative event referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 shall be 1 October 2000. Where the quantity of products distributed exceeds 500 tonnes, participating Member States shall insert suitable provisions in the invitations to tender to ensure that the quantities listed in table (b) of Annex I are the subject of several distribution operations during the course of the annual plan so as to take account of the capacity of the charitable institutions. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 December 2000.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 352, 15.12.1987, p. 1.(2) OJ L 260, 31.10.1995, p. 3.(3) OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1.(4) OJ L 313, 30.10.1992, p. 50.(5) OJ L 331, 23.12.1999, p. 55.ANNEX IAnnual distribution plan for 2001(a) Financial resources made available to implement the plan in each Member State:>TABLE>(b) Quantity of each type of product to be withdrawn from Community intervention stocks for distribution in each Member State subject to the maximum amounts shown under (a):>TABLE>(c) Allocation for Luxembourg with a view to purchases on the Community market of:- powdered milk: EUR 34400,- cereals: EUR 6800,- rice: EUR 6800.ANNEX IIIntra-Community transfers authorised under the plan for 2001>TABLE> +",foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;intervention stock;European Community;EEC;European Economic Community;food aid;aid to disadvantaged groups;aid to low-income groups;charity;income support;supplementary benefit,17 +3375,"2003/189/EC: Commission Decision of 18 March 2003 on the publication of the reference of standard EN 613:2000 ""Independent gas-fired convection heaters"" in accordance with Council Directive 90/396/EEC (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 710). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/396/EEC of 29 June 1990 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to appliances burning gaseous fuels(1), as amended by Directive 93/68/EEC(2), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,Having regard to the opinion of the Standing Committee set up in accordance with Article 5 of Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society Services(3), as amended by Directive 98/48/EC(4),Whereas:(1) Article 2 of Directive 90/396/EEC stipulates that gas appliances may be placed on the market and put into service only if, when normally used, they do not compromise the safety of persons, domestic animals and property.(2) Under Article 5 of Directive 90/396/EEC, gas appliances are presumed to comply with the essential requirements referred to in Article 3 of that Directive if they conform to the national standards applicable to them transposing the harmonised standards the reference numbers of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union.(3) Member States are required to publish the reference numbers of national standards transposing harmonised standards the reference numbers of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union.(4) The United Kingdom raised a formal objection in respect of harmonised standard EN 613:2000 ""Independent gas-fired convection heaters"", adopted by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) on 13 July 2000, the reference number of which was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities on 18 July 2001(5), on the grounds that it does not fully satisfy the essential requirements of Directive 90/396/EEC, especially those under points 2.1 and 3.2.2 of Annex I, thereto, because the design requirements for decorative glass-fronted fires are not sufficient to ensure a high level of safety. The United Kingdom is particularly concerned that, in case of such products, a dangerous situation could arise should a build up of gas occur, because the accumulated unburned gas could then ignite, causing serious injury.(5) On the basis of the information received in the framework of the consultation of the national authorities, of CEN and of the Committee set up by Directive 98/34/EC, no evidence was found to substantiate the risk of gas accumulation or gas explosion. Consequently, it has not been demonstrated that harmonised standard EN 613:2000 fails to meet the essential requirements of Directive 90/396/EEC,. The reference of standard EN 613:2000 ""Independent gas-fired convection heaters"", adopted by the European Committee For Standardisation (CEN) on 13 July 2000 and published for the first time in the Official Journal of the European Communities of 18 July 2001, shall not be withdrawn from the list of standards published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The standard shall therefore continue to confer the presumption of conformity to the relevant provisions of Directive 90/396/EEC. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 March 2003.For the CommissionErkki LiikanenMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 196, 26.7.1990, p. 15.(2) OJ L 220, 30.8.1993, p. 1.(3) OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37.(4) OJ L 217, 5.8.1998, p. 18.(5) OJ C 202, 18.7.2001, p. 5. +",gas;blast-furnace gas;coke-oven gas;gaseous fuel;European standard;Community standard;Euronorm;technical standard;gas appliance;heating;district heating;domestic heating;heater;heating apparatus;heating installation;heating plant;industrial heat,17 +29887,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 134/2005 of 27 January 2005 fixing the export refunds on cereal-based compound feedingstuffs. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 september 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1517/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 as regards the arrangements for the export and import of compound feedingstuffs based on cereals and amending Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice (2) in Article 2 lays down general rules for fixing the amount of such refunds.(3) That calculation must also take account of the cereal products content. In the interest of simplification, the refund should be paid in respect of two categories of ‘cereal products’, namely for maize, the most commonly used cereal in exported compound feeds and maize products, and for ‘other cereals’, these being eligible cereal products excluding maize and maize products. A refund should be granted in respect of the quantity of cereal products present in the compound feedingstuff.(4) Furthermore, the amount of the refund must also take into account the possibilities and conditions for the sale of those products on the world market, the need to avoid disturbances on the Community market and the economic aspect of the export.(5) The current situation on the cereals market and, in particular, the supply prospects mean that the export refunds should be abolished.(6) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,. The export refunds on the compound feedingstuffs covered by Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 and subject to Regulation (EC) No 1517/95 are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 January 2005.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 January 2005.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78.(2)  OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 51.ANNEXto the Commission Regulation of 27 January 2005 fixing the export refunds on cereal-based compound feedingstuffsProduct codes benefiting from export refund:2309 10 11 9000,2309 10 13 9000,2309 10 31 9000,2309 10 339000,2309 10 51 9000,2309 10 53 9000,2309 90 31 9000,2309 90 33 9000,2309 90 41 9000,2309 90 43 9000,2309 90 51 9000,2309 90 53 9000,Cereal products Destination Unit of measurement Amount of refundsMaize and maize products: C10 EUR/t 0,00Cereal products excluding maize and maize products C10 EUR/t 0,00NB: The product codes and the ‘A’ series destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1) as amended.C10 : All destinations. +",manufactured feedingstuffs;compound feedingstuff;industrial feedingstuffs;oil cake;protein feed;animal nutrition;feeding of animals;nutrition of animals;cereal product;cereal preparation;processed cereal product;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund,17 +6071,"88/192/EEC: Council Decision of 28 March 1988 on a system for health control of imports from third countries at frontier inspection posts (shift project). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),Whereas the Council, by Directive 72/462/EEC (4), as last amended by Directive 87/64/EEC (5), has made provision for health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries;Whereas Article 27 of that Directive requires Member States to provide lists of inspection posts for the importation of such animals and meat;Whereas, furthermore, Commission Decision 84/390/EEC of 11 July 1984 laying down guidelines for the approval of frontier inspection posts for the importation of bovine animals and swine from third countries (6) requires Member States to draw up and communicate to the Commission lists of posts which correspond to the guidelines in the Annex thereto;Whereas Decision 84/390/EEC also provides that staff at these posts should have at their disposal all information relating to the situation in the country of origin of the animals or meat, and to the Community animal and public health requirements for such animals and meat; whereas furthermore, as far as bovine animals and swine are concerned, the competent authority is obliged to provide this information to the official veterinarian at the inspection post systematically, and to record certain details of imported bovine animals and swine and to retain such details for 12 months;Whereas, pursuant to Article 20 (b) (i) and (ii) of Directive 72/462/EEC, and Article 6 (1) of Council Directive 85/649/EEC of 31 December 1985 prohibiting the use in livestock farming of certain substances having a hormonal action (7), Member States are required to prohibit the importation into their territory of animals or meat of animals treated with certain hormones or thyrostatic substances, or containing residues of other substances at a hazardous level;Whereas Article 24 of Directive 72/462/EEC requires that random sampling must be carried out to verify the presence of these substances; whereas, furthermore, as far as hormonal substances are concerned, Article 6 of Directive 85/649/EEC requires the establishment of a programme of controls on imports from each third country, including systematic inspections in the event of positive results;Whereas, pursuant to Article 8 of Council Directive 85/358/EEC of 16 July 1985 supplementing Directive 81/602/EEC concerning the prohibition of certain substances having a hormonal action and of any substances having a thyrostatic action (8) and Article 9 of Council Directive 86/469/EEC of 16 September 1986 concerning the examination of animals and fresh meat for the presence of residues (9), if the results of tests on animals or meat indicate the need for investigation, the Member State concerned must notify other Member States and the Commission;Whereas a system to monitor fresh meat from third countries for such substances would require the application of statistical sampling methods to such meat on a Community basis;Whereas Article 23 of Directive 72/462/EEC requires fresh meat to be subjected to an animal health inspection, whatever the procedure under which it is declared, and prohibits importation if it is found that the meat does not come from an approved country or establishment, or if it comes from a prohibited country, or if it is not covered by a health certificate which complies with the conditions of Article 22 of that Directive;Whereas such sampling routines and other requirements for the exchange of information between inspection posts, Member States and the Commission require that use be made of modern communications and data-processing technology to manage the flow of data to ensure that the inspection procedure does not hinder the free movement of goods, by making the information freely and quickly available at all levels;Whereas the rapid flow of data will provide safeguards against the risk of the introduction of bovine animals, swine or fresh meat which present a hazard in respect of animal or public health, because of the situation in the country of origin, and in particular because of false declarations which may be made;Whereas the use of modern technology will allow the application of extra safeguards without impeding the flow of imported goods;Whereas the Council adopted a resolution on the computerization of administrative procedures in intra-Community trade (10); whereas, further to that resolution, the Commission transmitted to the Council a communication on the coordinated development of computerized administrative procedures (CD project) (11), which provides a framework for developing computerized systems for international trade extending up to 31 December 1991; whereas that Communication broadened the scope of the said resolution since it not only established guidelines for developing national computerized systems dealing with intra-Community trade but also covered systems for external trade and the interconnection of the relevant systems of the Commission with those of the Member States (the CD project);Whereas, however, the CD project does not itself take account of the special requirements of veterinary inspection services in Member States; whereas, therefore, these requirements should be examined in detail and measures introduced to ensure that the necessary inspections and tests are carried out as efficiently and speedily as possible;Whereas the Commission should be responsible for implementing measures necessary for the coordinated development of computerization of these procedures; whereas these objectives are an integral part of the general framework of the CADDIA programme; whereas it is necessary to establish an appropriate procedure which allows the Commission to adopt Community measures necessary for the implementation of the Shift project,. The Commission shall be responsible for drawing up a programme for the development of computerization of veterinary importation procedures (Shift project).From the date of notification of this Decision and until the adoption of the said programme, the Member States and the Commission shall coordinate their actions with regard to any new measure to be taken in the field covered by this Decision. The Shift project shall be undertaken as part of the CADDIA programme in conformity with its long-term objectives of providing the necessary organizational infrastructure and data-processing facilities to enable the Commission and Member States to obtain access to and process, expeditiously and efficiently, the information needed to achieve the objectives of such Regulations and Directives as may be or have been enacted pursuant to Directive 72/462/EEC, and in particular Articles 20, 22, 23, 24 and 28 thereof, Decision 84/390/EEC, Directives 85/649/EEC and 86/469/EEC and such other Regulations, Directives and Decisions as may be made in the field of harmonization of animal and public health rules relating to the importation of animals and animal products from third countries. In order to achieve the objectives of the Shift project, the Commission shall, after obtaining the opinion of the CADDIA Steering Committee set up by Decision 85/214/EEC (12), and acting in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 4 thereof:- draw up a programme to coordinate action by Member States and the Commission designed to achieve the objectives set out in Article 2, taking into account the compatibility of national communication and data-processing systems from frontier posts,- adopt appropriate standards for the interchange of data and rules governing the security of the data exchanged. 1. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be followed, the chairman shall refer the matter forthwith to the Standing Veterinary Committee, hereinafter referred to as the ´committee', either on his own initiative or at the request of the Member State.2. Within the Committee the votes of the Member States shall be weighted as provided for in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty. The chairman shall not vote.3. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be adopted. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by a majority of 54 votes.4. The Commission shall adopt the measures and shall apply them immediately when they are in accordance with the Committee's opinion. When they are not in accordance with the Committee's opinion, or in the absence of any opinion, the Commission shall forthwith submit to the Council a proposal relating to the measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified majority.If, on the expiry of three months from the date on which the matter was referred to it, the Council has not adopted any measures, the Commission shall adopt the proposed measures and apply them immediately. The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, shall adopt amendments or additions to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 March 1988.For the Council The President I. KIECHLE (1) OJ No C 153, 11. 6. 1987, p. 6.(2) Opinion delivered on 10 March 1988 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(3) OJ No C 347, 22. 12. 1987, p. 4.(4) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.(5) OJ No L 34, 5. 2. 1987, p. 52.(6) OJ No L 211, 8. 8. 1984, p. 20.(7) OJ No L 382, 31. 12. 1985, p. 228.(8) OJ No L 191, 23. 7. 1985, p. 46.(9) OJ No L 275, 26. 9. 1986, p. 36.(10) OJ No C 137, 24. 5. 1984, p. 1.(11) OJ No C 15, 16. 1. 1985, p. 1.(12) OJ No L 96, 3. 4. 1985, p. 35. +",slaughter animal;animal for slaughter;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;import (EU);Community import;harmonisation of standards;compatibility of materials;compatible material;harmonization of standards;data processing;automatic data processing;electronic data processing;meat,17 +24865,"Council Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 of 16 December 2002 establishing specific access requirements and associated conditions applicable to fishing for deep-sea stocks. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture(3) requires the Council to adopt, in the light of the available scientific advice and, in particular, of the report prepared by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries, the measures necessary to ensure the rational and responsible exploitation of resources on a sustainable basis, and the conditions of access to resources.(2) Scientific advice concerning certain stocks of fish found in the deep sea indicates that these stocks are vulnerable to exploitation, and that fishing opportunities for these stocks should be limited or reduced in order to assure their sustainability.(3) Scientific advice further indicates that management of fishing effort is an appropriate method for securing the precautionary management of the stocks in the deep sea.(4) It is therefore appropriate to provide for the issuing of a special fishing permit to vessels fishing for deep-sea species and to limit the fishing effort for those fish stocks to recent levels.(5) Accurate and up-to-date information about fishing operations is a prerequisite for provision of high quality scientific advice, and such information can best be collected by trained and independent scientific observers in collaboration with the fishing industry and other interested parties.(6) Appropriate, verifiable and up-to-date information for scientific advice about fisheries and the marine environment should be made available to the relevant scientific and management bodies as soon as possible.(7) In order to ensure effective and precautionary management of fishing effort directed at deep-sea species, it is necessary to identify the vessels fishing for these species, by means of special fishing permits issued in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1627/94 of 27 June 1994 laying down general provisions concerning special fishing permits(4) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 2943/95 of 20 December 1995 setting out detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1627/94(5).(8) Control measures additional to those laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(6) and in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1489/97 of 29 July 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 as regards satellite-based vessel monitoring systems(7) are required to ensure compliance with the measures laid down in this Regulation.(9) The measures necessary for implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission(8),. ScopeThis Regulation applies to Community fishing vessels carrying out fishing activities in ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) sub-areas I to XIV inclusive, and Community waters of CECAF areas 34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.1.3 and 34.2 which lead to catches of species listed in Annex I. DefinitionsFor the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:(a) ""deep-sea species"" means species included in the list in Annex I;(b) ""deep-sea fishing permit"" means a special fishing permit for deep-sea species issued in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1627/94;(c) ""power"" means the total installed engine power of vessels in kilowatt, measured in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 2930/86, of 22 September 1986, defining characteristics for fishing vessels(9);(d) ""volume"" means gross tonnage, measured in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2930/86;(e) ""Kilowatt-fishing days"" means the product of the power as defined in (c) and the number of days in which a fishing vessel has any item of fishing gear deployed in the water. Deep-sea fishing permit1. Member States shall ensure that fishing activities which lead to catches and retention on board of more than 10 tonnes each calendar year of deep-sea species by vessels flying their flag and registered in their territory shall be subject to a deep-sea fishing permit.It shall however be prohibited to catch and retain on board, tranship or to land any aggregate quantity of the deep-sea species in excess of 100 kg in each sea trip, unless the vessel in question holds a deep-sea fishing permit.2. Upon a request of a Member State specific measures may be laid down to take account of seasonal or artisanal fisheries.3. Detailed rules for the application of paragraph 2 shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 11(2). Effort restriction1. Member States shall calculate the aggregate power and the aggregate volume of its vessels which, in any one of the years 1998, 1999 or 2000, have landed more than 10 tonnes of any mixture of the deep-sea species.These aggregate values shall be communicated to the Commission.Upon written request by the Commission, Member States shall provide within thirty days, documentation of the catch records made by vessels to which deep-sea fishing permits have been granted.2. Each Member State can only issue deep-sea fishing permits to its vessels if:(a) the aggregate power of those vessels does not exceed the aggregate power determined in accordance with paragraph 1, and/or(b) the aggregate volume of those vessels does not exceed the aggregate volume determined in accordance with paragraph 1. Reporting of fishing gear characteristics and fishing operationsIn addition to his obligations under Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, the master of a Community fishing vessel holding a deep-sea fishing permit shall record in the logbook or in a form provided by the flag Member State the information listed in Annex III. Vessel monitoring system1. Notwithstanding Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1489/97, in the event of technical failure or non-functioning of the satellite tracking device fitted on board a fishing vessel, the master of the vessel shall report its geographical situation to the flag and coastal Member States every two hours.2. After the sea trip has concluded, the vessel must not leave the port until the satellite tracking device is functioning to the satisfaction of the competent authorities.3. Repeated instances of non-compliance with the obligations laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be considered as conduct that seriously infringes the Common Fisheries Policy, according to Council Regulation (EC) 1447/1999, of 24 June 1999, establishing a list of types of behaviour which seriously infringe the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy(10).4. Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 11(2). Designated ports1. As from 1 March 2003 it shall be prohibited to land any quantity of any mixture of deep-sea species in excess of 100 kg at any place other than the ports which have been designated for landing deep-sea species.2. Each Member State shall designate ports into which any landing of deep-sea species in excess of 100 kg shall take place and shall determine the associated inspection and surveillance procedures, including the terms and conditions for recording and reporting the quantities of deep-sea species within each landing.3. Each Member State shall transmit to the Commission within 60 days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation a list of designated ports and, within 30 days thereafter, the associated inspection and surveillance procedures referred to in paragraph 2.The Commission shall transmit this information to all other Member States. Observers1. Each Member State shall assign scientific observers to the fishing vessels for which a deep-sea fishing permit has been issued in accordance with a sampling plan as provided for in paragraph 2.2. Each Member State shall prepare a sampling plan for the deployment of observers and sampling at port that shall ensure collection of representative data that are adequate for the assessment and management of the deep-sea fish stocks.The sampling plan shall be approved by the Commission on the basis of a scientific and statistical evaluation within six months after the entry into force of this Regulation.3. Detailed rules for the application of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 11(2).4. The scientific observer shall:(a) record independently in a logbook the information referred to in Article 5;(b) present a report to the competent authorities of the Member State concerned within 20 days following the termination of the observation period. A copy of this report shall be sent to the Commission, within 30 days after receipt of a written request;(c) perform additional duties as required in the sampling plan.5. The scientific observer shall not be any of the following:(a) a relative of the master of the vessel or other officer serving on the vessel to which the observer is assigned;(b) an employee of the master of the vessel to which he is assigned;(c) an employee of the master's representative;(d) an employee of a company controlled by the master or his representative;(e) a relative of the master's representative. InformationIn addition to the obligations laid down in Articles 15 and 19i of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, Member States, on the basis of the information recorded in logbooks including full records of fishing days out of port and reports presented by the scientific observers, shall communicate, for each half calendar year within three months of the expiry of that half calendar year, to the Commission the information about catches of deep-sea species and fishing effort deployed, expressed as kilowatt-fishing days, broken down by quarter of the year, by type of gear, by species, as well as information concerning those in Annex II and by ICES statistical rectangle or CECAF subdivision.The Commission shall transmit this information to the relevant scientific bodies without delay. 0Follow-upThe Commission will submit to the European Parliament and to the Council a report on the overall scheme for managing deep-water species before 30 June 2005. On the basis of this report, the Commission will propose to the Council any necessary amendments to this scheme. 1Committee procedure1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee established by Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92.2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure. 2Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 of January 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 December 2002.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. Fischer Boel(1) OJ C 151 E, 25.6.2002, p. 184.(2) Opinion delivered on 10 October 2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(3) OJ L 389, 31.12.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1181/98 (OJ L 164, 9.6.1998, p. 1).(4) OJ L 171, 6.7.1994, p. 7.(5) OJ L 308, 21.12.1995, p. 15.(6) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p.1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98 (OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5).(7) OJ L 202, 30.7.1997, p.18. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2445/1999 (OJ L 298, 19.11.1999, p. 5).(8) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.(9) OJ L 274, 25.9.1986, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3259/94 (OJ L 339, 29.12.1994, p. 11).(10) OJ L 167, 2.7.1999, p. 5.ANNEX ΙList of deep-sea species>TABLE>ANNEX IIAdditional list of deep sea-species referred to in Article 9>TABLE>ANNEX IIIInformation concerning fishing gear characteristics and fishing operations referred to in Article 51. For vessels using long-lines:- the average number of hooks used on the long-lines,- the total time the lines have been in the sea in any 24-hour period and the number of shots in this period,- fishing depths.2. For vessels using fixed nets:- the mesh size used in the nets,- the average length of the nets,- the average height of the nets,- the total time the nets have been in the sea in a 24-hour period and the total number of hauls in this time,- fishing depths.3. For vessels using towed gear:- the size of the mesh used in the nets,- the total time the nets have been in the sea in a 24-hour period and the total number of hauls in this time,- fishing depths. +",fishery management;fishery planning;fishery system;fishing management;fishing system;management of fish resources;fishing permit;fishing authorization;fishery resources;fishing resources;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing vessel;factory ship;fishing boat;transport vessel;trawler,17 +38521,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 543/2010 of 21 June 2010 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Aceite Campo de Montiel (PDO)). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Spain’s application to register the name ‘Aceite Campo de Montiel’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no statement of objection pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 June 2010.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(2)  OJ C 162, 15.7.2009, p. 17.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Classe 1.5.   Oils and fats (butter, margarine, oil, etc.)SPAINAceite Campo de Montiel (PDO) +",olive oil;location of production;location of agricultural production;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +24749,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2178/2002 of 6 December 2002 prohibiting fishing for common sole by vessels flying the flag of France. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 of 18 December 2001 fixing for 2002 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required(3) lays down quotas for common sole for 2002.(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of common sole in the waters of ICES division VIIIa, b by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France have exhausted the quota allocated for 2002. France has prohibited fishing for this stock from 30 November 2002. This date should be adopted in this Regulation,. Catches of common sole in the waters of ICES division VIIIa, b by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to France for 2002.Fishing for common sole in the waters of ICES division VIIIa, b by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 30 November 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 6 December 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5.(3) OJ L 347, 31.12.2001, p. 1. +",France;French Republic;ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing regulations;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches,17 +2300,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 3623/82 of 21 December 1982 on the application of Decision No 1/82 of the EEC-Sweden Joint Committee amending, in relation to heading No 84.59, List A annexed to Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of ' originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden [1] was signed on 22 July 1972 and entered into force on 1 January 1973;[1] OJ No L 300, 31.12.1972, p. 97.Whereas by virtue of Article 28 of Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of ""originating products"" and methods of administrative cooperation, which forms an integral part of the Agreement, the Joint Committee has adopted Decision No 1/82 amending, in relation to heading No 84.59, List A annexed to that Protocol;Whereas this Decision shall be applied in the Community,. For the application of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden, Joint Committee Decision No 1/82 shall apply in the Community. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 December 1982.For the CouncilThe President +",administrative cooperation;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;protocol to an agreement;Sweden;Kingdom of Sweden;uranium;enriched uranium;natural uranium;uranium 235;nuclear fuel;fissionable material;nuclear fuel element;nuclear material;nuclear product,17 +4081,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3460/85 of 6 December 1985 laying down detailed rules for the granting of a compensatory allowance for Mediterranean sardines. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Articles 171 and 358 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3117/85 of 4 November 1985 laying down general rules for the granting of compensatory allowances for sardines (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 3117/85 sets out the conditions for the granting of compensatory allowances, as regards eligible products and forms of processing, the limit of 43 000 tonnes and the beneficiaries of the scheme, and fixes the method of calculating the said allowance;Whereas this scheme must be applied to those categories of sardines which are likely to be marketed most easily after processing;Whereas the health and technical provisions laid down by the national authorities ensure that the products in question have been subjected fully and definitively to one of the processes referred to in Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3117/85; whereas compliance of the processed products in question with the said provisions should be subject to verification;Whereas the responsibility for deciding the quantities in respect of which each producer established on its territory is eligible for the allowance should be left to the Member States;Whereas, in order to comply with the Community quantitative limit of 43 000 tonnes provided for this scheme, each Member State should inform the Commission at the beginning of the marketing year of overall quantities granted; whereas, where appropriate, it is necessary to provide for methods of reducing the overall quantities if the maximum quantitative limit is exceeded;Whereas to ensure that payment of the said allowance for those quantities in respect of which entitlement is established takes place within a reasonable period, the maximum period for processing and the lodging by the processor of the application for payment of the allowance should be fixed at six months after the delivery date;Whereas, to speed up payment of the allowance, provision should be made for the producer or producers' organization to issue a written attestation certifying that each quantity sold forms part of the quantity eligible for the allowance as determined for the producer or producers' organization concerned; whereas, moreover, for the purposes of checks on attestations issued, provision should made for Member States to exchange the necessary information relating to such attestations;Whereas, in order to ensure constant control, those qualifying for the allowance must keep the inspection authority informed of their processing activities at all times;Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 (3) of the Treaty of Accession, the institutions of the Community may adopt before accession the measures referred to in Articles 171 and 358 of the Act;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,. This Regulation lays down detailed rules for the granting of the compensatory allowance, hereinafter referred to as the ‘allowance’, referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 3117/85 in respect of Mediterranean sardines. 1.   The allowance shall be granted only in respect of sardines which are sold to a processor for the purposes of full and definitive processing under the conditions laid down by Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 3117/85, in accordance with the health and technical provisions relating to products intended for human consumption in force in the Member State where the processor is established.2.   For the purposes of paragraph 1, processor means any natural or legal person who:— processes Mediterranean sardines by one of the methods provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 3117/85,— satisfies the conditions laid down in the national legislation of the Member State concerned for processing by one of the said methods. 1.   The quantity eligible for the allowance shall be determined annually for each marketing year and for each producer or producers' organization at its request, provisionally by the Member State where the producer or producers' organization is established, on the basis of the average annual quantity which the producer or the producers' organization sold to the Community processing industry for the purposes of processing operations eligible pursuant to this Regulation, during the reference period 1982 to 1984.2.   Member States shall notify the Commission, one month before the beginning of each marketing year, of the overall quantity eligible for the allowance as provisionally determined for the coming marketing year, broken down by category of product and processing operation. Furthermore, the Member States concerned shall forthwith inform the Commission of any change in this quantity.Where the sum of the quantities provisionally determined by each of the Member States exceeds the ceiling provided for in the second indent of Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3117/85, the Comission, after consulting the Member States concerned, shall decide the overall quantities eligible for the allowance or each Member State, according to the criteria set out in paragraph 1.The Commission shall take a decision on the quantities concerned within a period of 30 days following notification thereof, failing which the quantities determined shall be considered to have been accepted.3.   Final allocation of the quantities referred to in paragraph 1 shall take place after the Commission has taken a decision on the overall quantity determined by each Member State, in accordance with paragraph 2. 1.   The producer or producers' organization referred to in Article 3 (1) shall issue to the processor, at the time of each sale, a written attestation which shall include the name of the vendor, the name of the purchaser, the quantity and the price of products covered by the sale, and shall state that this quantity is part of the eligible quantity allocated to the producer or producers' organization in accordance with Article 3 (1).The producer or producers' organization in question shall forward a copy of this attestation without delay to the Member State which fixed the eligible quantity.2.   Before the allowance is paid, the Member State in which the producer or producers' organization selling the product is established shall check that the aggregate of the quantities sold under each attestation does not exceed the eligible quantity allocated to the producer or producers' organization in question for the marketing year concerned.3.   Where the product is processed in a Member State other than that in which the vendor of the product is established, the Member State in which processing takes place shall forward each month to the Member State where the vendor of the product is established, with a view to the check referred to in paragraph 2, a list of the attestations which it received in the previous month in accordance with Article 5. The check shall be made immediately on receipt of the list in question and the outcome thereof shall be notified without delay to the Member State which had the check carried out.4.   In cases where the Member State carrying out the check referred to in paragraph 2 is unable to reach a final decision on a given attestation, this Member State shall request the producer or producers' organization which issued the attestation in question to justify the latter within a period not exceeding one month. 1.   On completion of processing operations and not later than six months after the date of actual delivery of the products, the processor concerned may lodge an application for payment of the allowance.2.   The allowance shall be paid to the processor by the Member State where processing has taken place, upon submission of:— the sales invoice or receipt for the product, which must state at least the names and addresses of the parties concerned and the quantity, the purchase price actually paid to the producer or to the producers' organization and the delivery date for each category of product purchased;— proof of payment for the goods at the price referred to in the first indent;— the attestation referred to in Article 4;in respect of not more than the quantities eligible for the allowance as determined in accordance with Article 3 and after checking attestations pursuant to Article 4 (2).3.   Where the check referred to in Article 4 (2) indicates that the quantities sold by a producer or producers' organization exceed the eligible quantity allocated to the producer or producers' organization for the marketing year concerned or where the producers' organization fails to provide a satisfactory reply within the period specified in Article 4 (4), the allowance shall not be paid. 1.   The Member States concerned shall set up a control system to verify the eligibility of products in respect of which the allowance has been applied for and compliance with the provisions of this Regulation.2.   The detailed rules for the operation of the control system shall be drawn up by the Member State and must include at least the following requirements:— submission by the processor of the supporting documents used for determining his entitlement to payment of the allowance,— the keeping, by the producer or the producers' organization, of records of sales made under the terms of this Regulaton specificy, for each sales operation, the date, purchaser, quantity and quality of the product sold,— for the purposes of verifying full and definitive processing, the keeping of daily stock accounts by the processor showing, in particular:— the quantity of product purchased, by species and category, the date of acceptance and the number of the invoice or receipt,— the dates when processing began and ended,— the quantity processed, by species, category and type of processing, and the place of processing,— direct inspections in the processing industries concerned,— definition of the particulars to be included in the application for the allowance referred to in Article 5. 1.   Where an infringement of the allowance scheme, with limited implications, has been committed by a beneficiary of the allowance and it is shown by the same beneficiary, to the satisfaction of the Member State concerned, that such infringement was committed without intention to defraud or as the result of grave negligence, the Member State shall withhold an amount equal to 10 % of the Community withdrawal price for Atlantic sardines applicable to the quantities which are the subject of the infringement and which were intended to qualify for the allowance or in respect of which the allowance has been granted.2.   Each month, Member States shall notify the Commission of those cases where they have applied paragraph 1. The quantities sold pursuant to this Regulation shall be specifically entered in the last column of the register, a specimen of which is given in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3138/82 (2). 1.   The Member States concerned shall notify the Commission, not later than two months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation, of the control measures introduced pursuant to Article 6 (1).2.   The Member States shall also notify the Commission, every month, of the quantities processed which qualified for the allowance during the previous month, broken down by commercial category and type of processing carried out, and of the expenditure relating to the grant of the allowance in question. 0The conversion rate applicable to the allowance shall be the representative rate in force on the delivery date of the product. 1This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 1986 subject to the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Spain and Portugal.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 6 December 1985.For the CommissionFrans ANDRIESSENVice-President(1)  OJ No L 297, 9. 11. 1985, p. 1.(2)  OJ No L 335, 29. 11. 1982, p. 9. +",fishing industry;fishing;fishing activity;Mediterranean Sea;Mediterranean;monetary compensatory amount;MCA;accession compensatory amount;compensatory amount;dismantling of MCA;sea fish;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +44858,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/256 of 13 February 2015 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Comté (PDO)). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined France's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Comté’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 828/2003 (3).(2) Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (4) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.(3) As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,. The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Comté’ (PDO) are hereby approved. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 February 2015.For the Commission,On behalf of the President,Phil HOGANMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 of 12 June 1996 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 (OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1).(3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 828/2003 of 14 May 2003 amending the specification of 16 names appearing in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (Danablu, Monti Iblei, Lesbos, Beaufort, Salers, Reblochon or Reblochon de Savoie, Laguiole, Mont d'Or or Vacherin du Haut-Doubs, Comté, Roquefort, Epoisses de Bourgogne, Brocciu corse or Brocciu, Sainte-Maure de Touraine, Ossau-Iraty, Dinde de Bresse, Huile essentielle de lavande de Haute-Provence) (OJ L 120, 15.5.2003, p. 3).(4)  OJ C 356, 9.10.2014, p. 54. +",France;French Republic;cows’ milk cheese;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;Rhône-Alpes;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification;labelling,17 +4884,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3076/86 of 8 October 1986 establishing ceilings and Community surveillance for imports of carrots and onions, falling within heading No ex 07.01 of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the overseas countries and territories (1987). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 of 26 February 1985 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the overseas countries and territories (1), extended by Regulation (EEC) No 692/86 (2), and in particular Articles 13 and 22 thereof,Whereas Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 stipulates that, for the period 1 January to 31 March, carrots, falling within subheading ex 07.01 G II of the Common Customs Tariff, and, for the period 15 February to 15 May, onions, falling within subheading ex 07.01 H of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in the countries in question are subject on importation into the Community to the reduced rates of duty of 10,2 and 4,8 % respectively; whereas such reduction of duties applies only to imports up to ceilings of 500 tonnes for each of these products above which the customs duties actually applicable to third countries are re-established;Whereas, according to Articles 6 and 18 of the Annex to Council Regulation 691/86 of 3 March 1986 establishing arrangements for trade between Spain and Portugal on the one hand and the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) on the other (3), the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic shall postpone implementation of the preferential arrangements for fruit and vegetables falling within Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 (4) until 31 December 1989 and 31 December 1990 respectively; whereas, consequently, the present Regulation applies only to the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985;Whereas the application of ceilings requires the Community to be regularly informed of the trend of imports of the relevant products originating in these countries; whereas imports should, therefore, be made subject to a system of surveillance;Whereas this objective may be achieved by means of an administrative procedure based on offsetting imports of the products in question against the ceilings at Community level as and when these products are entered with customs authorities for free circulation; whereas this administrative procedure must make provision for the possible re-establishment of customs tariff duties as soon as the ceilings are reached at Community level;Whereas this administrative procedure requires close and particularly swift cooperation between the Member States and the Commission; whereas the latter must, in particular, be able to follow the progress of quantities charged against the ceilings and keep the Member States informed; whereas this cooperation has to be particularly close since the Commission must be able to take the appropriate measures to re-establish customs tariff duties if one of the ceilings is reached;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,. 1. Imports of the products, originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States, and the overseas countries and territories, which are listed in the Annex, shall in the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985, be subject to ceilings and to Community surveillance.The products referred to in the first subparagraph, their tariff headings, the customs duties applicable, the periods of validity and the levels of the ceilings are set out in the said Annex.2. Quantities shall be charged against the ceilings as and when products are entered with customs authorities for free circulation, accompanied by a movement certificate.Products may be charged against a ceiling only if the movement certificate is submitted before the date on which customs duties are re-established.The extent to which a ceiling is used up shall be determined at Community level on the basis of the imports charged against it, as defined in the preceding subparagraphs.Member States shall inform the Commission, at the intervals and within the time limits specified in paragraph 4, of imports effected in accordance with the above procedures.3. As soon as a ceiling has been reached, the Commission shall adopt a regulation re-establishing, until the end of its period of validity, the customs duties applicable to third countries.4. Member States shall send the Commission statements of the quantities charged for periods of 10 days, to be forwarded within five clar days of the end of each 10-day period. The Commission shall take all appropriate measures, in close cooperation with the Member States, to ensure the implementation of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1987.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 8 October 1986.For the CommissionCOCKFIELDVice-President(1) OJ No L 61, 1. 3. 1985, p. 4.(2) OJ No L 63, 5. 3. 1986, p. 93.(3) OJ No L 63, 5. 3. 1986, p. 3.(4) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1.ANNEX1.2.3.4.5 // // // // // // Order No // CCT heading No // Description // Customs duty applicable // Level of ceiling (tonnes) // // // // // // // 07.01 // Vegetables, fresh or chilled: // // // // // G. Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac, radishes and similar edible roots: // // // // // ex II. Carrots and turnips: // // // 12.0010 // // - Carrots, from 1 January to 31 March 1987 // 10,2 % // 500 // // // ex H. Onions, shallots and garlic: // // // 12.0020 // // - Onions, from 15 February to 15 May 1987 // 4,8 % // 500 // // // // // +",import;bulb vegetable;garlic;onion;scallion;shallot;root vegetable;beetroot;carrot;celeriac;parsnip;radish;salsify;turnip;overseas countries and territories;OCT;market supervision,17 +257,"82/87/EEC: Commission Decision of 23 December 1981 establishing that the apparatus described as 'Jeol scanning electron microscope, model JSM-35C' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1027/79 (2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas, by letter dated 16 June 1981, the Federal Republic of Germany has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as 'Jeol scanning electron microscope, model JSM-35C', to be used for the studies on the morphology and salt burden of biological and artificial membranes and of organic suspensions and sediments, should be considered to be a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 18 November 1981 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is an electron microscope; whereas its objective technical characteristics such as the very high resolution power and the use to which it is put make it specially suited to scientific research; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for scientific activities; whereas it must therefore be considered to be a scientific apparatus;Whereas, however, on the basis of information received from Member States, apparatus of scientific value equivalent to the said apparatus, capable of being used for the same purposes, are currently being manufactured in the Community; whereas this applies, in particular, to the apparatus 'PSEM 500 X', manufactured by Philips Nederland BV, Boschdijk 525, Eindhoven, the Netherlands,. The apparatus described as 'Jeol scanning electron microscope, model JSM-35C', which is the subject of an application by the Federal Republic of Germany of 16 June 1981, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 December 1981.For the CommissionKarl-Heinz NARJESMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 184, 15. 7. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 134, 31. 5. 1979, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 318, 13. 12. 1979, p. 32. +",exemption from customs duties;customs franchise;duty-free admission;duty-free entry;exemption from duty;exemption from import duty;travellers' allowance;travellers' tax-free allowance;scientific apparatus;laboratory equipment;microscope;research equipment;scientific instrument;scientific material;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT,17 +3255,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2271/2002 of 19 December 2002 prohibiting fishing for mackerel by vessels flying the flag of Denmark. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 of 18 December 2001 fixing for 2002 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2256/2002(4), lays down quotas for mackerel for 2002.(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions IIa (EC waters), the Skagerrak and Kattegat, IIIb, c and d (EC waters), and the North Sea by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark have exhausted the quota allocated for 2002. Denmark has prohibited fishing for this stock from 23 November 2002. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,. Catches of mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions IIa (EC waters), the Skagerrak and Kattegat, IIIb, c and d (EC waters), and the North Sea by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Denmark for 2002.Fishing for mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions IIa (EC waters), the Skagerrak and Kattegat, IIIb, c and d (EC waters), and North Sea by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 23 November 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 December 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5.(3) OJ L 347, 31.12.2001, p. 1.(4) OJ L 343, 18.12.2002, p. 19. +",ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;Denmark;Kingdom of Denmark;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing regulations;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches,17 +36778,"Council Decision 2009/1004/CFSP of 22 December 2009 updating the list of persons, groups and entities subject to Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism. ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,Whereas:(1) On 27 December 2001, the Council adopted Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism (1).(2) On 15 June 2009, the Council adopted Common Position 2009/468/CFSP updating Common Position 2001/931/CFSP (2).(3) In accordance with Article 1(6) of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP, it is necessary to carry out a complete review of the list of persons, groups and entities to which Common Position 2009/468/CFSP applies.(4) This Decision sets out the result of the review that the Council has carried out in respect of the persons, groups and entities to which Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP apply.(5) Following the judgment of the Court of First Instance of 30 September 2009 in Case T-341/07, one person has not been included in the list of persons, groups and entities to which Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP apply.(6) The Council has also concluded that the entry concerning one group in the list should be amended.(7) The Council has concluded that with the exception of the person referred to in recital (5), the other persons, groups and entities to which Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP apply have been involved in terrorist acts within the meaning of Article 1(2) and (3) of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP, that a decision has been taken with respect to them by a competent authority within the meaning of Article 1(4) of that Common Position, and that they should continue to be subject to the specific restrictive measures provided for therein.(8) The list of the persons, groups and entities to which Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP apply should be updated accordingly,. The list of persons, groups and entities to which Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP apply shall be that set out in the Annex to this Decision. Common Position 2009/468/CFSP is hereby repealed insofar as it concerns persons, groups and entities to which Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP apply. This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 22 December 2009.For the CouncilThe PresidentA. CARLGREN(1)  OJ L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 93.(2)  OJ L 151, 16.6.2009, p. 45.ANNEXLIST OF PERSONS, GROUPS AND ENTITIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 11.   PERSONS1. ABOU, Rabah Naami (a.k.a. Naami Hamza, a.k.a. Mihoubi Faycal, a.k.a. Fellah Ahmed, a.k.a. Dafri Rèmi Lahdi), born 1.2.1966 in Algiers (Algeria) – member of ‘al-Takfir’ and ‘al-Hijra’2. ABOUD, Maisi (a.k.a. The Swiss Abderrahmane), born 17.10.1964 in Algiers (Algeria), – member of ‘al-Takfir’ and ‘al-Hijra’3. AL-MUGHASSIL, Ahmad Ibrahim (a.k.a. ABU OMRAN, a.k.a. AL-MUGHASSIL, Ahmed Ibrahim), born 26.6.1967 in Qatif-Bab al Shamal (Saudi Arabia), citizen of Saudi Arabia4. AL-NASSER, Abdelkarim Hussein Mohamed, born in Al Ihsa (Saudi Arabia), citizen of Saudi Arabia5. AL YACOUB, Ibrahim Salih Mohammed, born 16.10.1966 in Tarut (Saudi Arabia), citizen of Saudi Arabia6. ARIOUA, Kamel (a.k.a. Lamine Kamel), born 18.8.1969 in Costantine (Algeria) – member of ‘al-Takfir’ and ‘al-Hijra’7. ASLI, Mohamed (a.k.a. Dahmane Mohamed), born 13.5.1975 in Ain Taya (Algeria) – member of ‘al-Takfir’ and ‘al-Hijra’8. ASLI, Rabah, born 13.5.1975 in Ain Taya (Algeria) – member of ‘al-Takfir’ and ‘al-Hijra’9. ATWA, Ali (a.k.a. BOUSLIM, Ammar Mansour, a.k.a. SALIM, Hassan Rostom), Lebanon, born 1960 in Lebanon, citizen of Lebanon10. BOUYERI, Mohammed (a.k.a. Abu ZUBAIR, a.k.a. SOBIAR, a.k.a. Abu ZOUBAIR), born 8.3.1978 in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) – member of the ‘Hofstadgroep’11. DARIB, Noureddine (a.k.a. Carreto, a.k.a. Zitoun Mourad), born 1.2.1972 in Algeria – member of ‘al-Takfir’ and ‘al-Hijra’12. DJABALI, Abderrahmane (a.k.a. Touil), born 1.6.1970 in Algeria – member of ‘al-Takfir’ and ‘al-Hijra’13. EL FATMI, Nouredine (a.k.a. Nouriddin EL FATMI, a.k.a. Nouriddine EL FATMI, a.k.a. Noureddine EL FATMI, a.k.a. Abu AL KA'E KA'E, a.k.a. Abu QAE QAE, a.k.a. FOUAD, a.k.a. FZAD, a.k.a. Nabil EL FATMI, a.k.a. Ben MOHAMMED, a.k.a. Ben Mohand BEN LARBI, a.k.a. Ben Driss Muhand IBN LARBI, a.k.a. Abu TAHAR, a.k.a. EGGIE), born 15.8.1982 in Midar (Morocco), passport (Morocco) No. N829139 – member of the ‘Hofstadgroep’14. EL-HOORIE, Ali Saed Bin Ali (a.k.a. AL-HOURI, Ali Saed Bin Ali, a.k.a EL-HOURI, Ali Saed Bin Ali), born 10.7.1965 or 11.7.1965 in El Dibabiya (Saudi Arabia), citizen of Saudi Arabia15. FAHAS, Sofiane Yacine, born 10.9.1971 in Algiers (Algeria) – member of ‘al-Takfir’ and ‘al-Hijra’16. IZZ-AL-DIN, Hasan (a.k.a GARBAYA, Ahmed, a.k.a. SA-ID, a.k.a. SALWWAN, Samir), Lebanon, born 1963 in Lebanon, citizen of Lebanon17. MOHAMMED, Khalid Shaikh (a.k.a. ALI, Salem, a.k.a. BIN KHALID, Fahd Bin Adballah, a.k.a. HENIN, Ashraf Refaat Nabith, a.k.a. WADOOD, Khalid Adbul), born 14.4.1965 or 1.3.1964 in Pakistan, passport No 48855518. MOKTARI, Fateh (a.k.a. Ferdi Omar), born 26.12.1974 in Hussein Dey (Algeria) – member of ‘al-Takfir’ and ‘al-Hijra’19. NOUARA, Farid, born 25.11.1973 in Algiers (Algeria) – member of ‘al-Takfir’ and ‘al-Hijra’20. RESSOUS, Hoari (a.k.a. Hallasa Farid), born 11.9.1968 in Algiers (Algeria) – member of ‘al-Takfir’ and ‘al-Hijra’21. SEDKAOUI, Noureddine (a.k.a. Nounou), born 23.6.1963 in Algiers (Algeria) – member of ‘al-Takfir’ and ‘al-Hijra’22. SELMANI, Abdelghani (a.k.a. Gano), born 14.6.1974 in Algiers (Algeria) – member of ‘al-Takfir’ and ‘al-Hijra’23. SENOUCI, Sofiane, born 15.4.1971 in Hussein Dey (Algeria) – member of ‘al-Takfir’ and ‘al-Hijra’24. TINGUALI, Mohammed (a.k.a. Mouh di Kouba), born 21.4.1964 in Blida (Algeria) – member of ‘al-Takfir’ and ‘al-Hijra’25. WALTERS, Jason Theodore James (a.k.a. Abdullah, a.k.a. David), born 6.3.1985 in Amersfoort (The Netherlands), passport (The Netherlands) No. NE8146378 – member of the ‘Hofstadgroep’2.   GROUPS AND ENTITIES1. ‘Abu Nidal Organisation’ – ‘ANO’ (a.k.a. ‘Fatah Revolutionary Council’, a.k.a. ‘Arab Revolutionary Brigades’, a.k.a. ‘Black September’, a.k.a. ‘Revolutionary Organisation of Socialist Muslims’)2. ‘Al-Aqsa Martyrs′ Brigade’3. ‘Al-Aqsa e.V.’4. ‘Al-Takfir’ and ‘Al-Hijra’5. ‘Aum Shinrikyo’ (a.k.a. ‘AUM’, a.k.a. ‘Aum Supreme Truth’, a.k.a. ‘Aleph’)6. ‘Babbar Khalsa’7. ‘Communist Party of the Philippines’, including ‘New People's Army’ – ‘NPA’, Philippines8. ‘Gama'a al-Islamiyya’ (a.k.a. ‘Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya’) (‘Islamic Group’ – ‘IG’)9. ‘İslami Büyük Doğu Akıncılar Cephesi’ – ‘IBDA-C’ (‘Great Islamic Eastern Warriors Front’)10. ‘Hamas’, including ‘Hamas-Izz al-Din al-Qassem’11. ‘Hizbul Mujahideen’ – ‘HM’12. ‘Hofstadgroep’13. ‘Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development’14. ‘International Sikh Youth Federation’ – ‘ISYF’15. ‘Kahane Chai’ (a.k.a. ‘Kach’)16. ‘Khalistan Zindabad Force’ – ‘KZF’17. ‘Kurdistan Workers′ Party’ – ‘PKK’, (a.k.a. ‘KADEK’, a.k.a. ‘KONGRA-GEL’)18. ‘Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’ – ‘LTTE’19. ‘Ejército de Liberación Nacional’ (‘National Liberation Army’)20. ‘Palestine Liberation Front’ – ‘PLF’21. ‘Palestinian Islamic Jihad’ – ‘PIJ’22. ‘Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine’ – ‘PFLP’23. ‘Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command’ (a.k.a. ‘PFLP – General Command’)24. ‘Fuerzas armadas revolucionarias de Colombia’ – ‘FARC’ (‘Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia’)25. ‘Devrimci Halk Kurtuluș Partisi-Cephesi’ – ‘DHKP/C’ (a.k.a. ‘Devrimci Sol’ (‘Revolutionary Left’), a.k.a. ‘Dev Sol’) (‘Revolutionary People's Liberation Army/Front/Party’)26. ‘Sendero Luminoso’ – ‘SL’ (‘Shining Path’)27. ‘Stichting Al Aqsa’ (a.k.a. ‘Stichting Al Aqsa Nederland’, a.k.a. ‘Al Aqsa Nederland’)28. ‘Teyrbazen Azadiya Kurdistan’ – ‘TAK’ (a.k.a. ‘Kurdistan Freedom Falcons’, a.k.a. ‘Kurdistan Freedom Hawks’)29. ‘Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia’ – ‘AUC’ (‘United Self-Defense Forces/Group of Colombia’) +",natural person;international sanctions;blockade;boycott;embargo;reprisals;restriction of liberty;banishment;compulsory residence order;house arrest;terrorism;elimination of terrorism;common foreign and security policy;CFSP;European foreign policy;common foreign policy;common security policy,17 +13601,"Commission Decision of 17 March 1995 amending Decision 94/621/EC on protective measures with regard to certain live animals and animal products originating in or coming from Albania (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 18 thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (2), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 19 thereof,Whereas cases of cholera have been recorded in Albania;Whereas the presence of cholera in Albania is liable to represent a serious danger to public health;Whereas the Commission, by means of Decision 94/621/EC (3), as last amended by Decision 94/702/EC (4), has adopted the necessary measures;Whereas a visiting group of Commission experts has conducted an inspection in Albania to evaluate the measures taken by Albanian authorities; whereas following the report of the export group it is necessary to maintain the protection measures with regard to bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods in any form whatsoever, and with regard to live fish and shellfish carried in water;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. Decision 94/621/EC is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:'Article 1Member States shall prohibit the importation of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods in any form as well as live fish and shellfish carried in water, originating in or coming from Albania.`2. Article 3 is deleted. Member States shall alter the measures they apply to imports in order to bring them into line with this Decision. They shall inform the Commission thereof. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 March 1995.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 56.(2) OJ No L 373, 31. 12. 1990, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 246, 21. 9. 1994, p. 25.(4) OJ No L 284, 1. 11. 1994, p. 64. +",Albania;Republic of Albania;tropical disease;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;mollusc;cephalopod;shellfish;squid;fishery product;import restriction;import ban;limit on imports;suspension of imports,17 +268,"Council Directive 72/166/EEC of 24 April 1972 on the approximation of the laws of Member States relating to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles, and to the enforcement of the obligation to insure against such liability. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof;Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament;Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee;Whereas the objective of the Treaty is to create a common market which is basically similar to a domestic market, and whereas one of the essential conditions for achieving this is to bring about the free movement of goods and persons;Whereas the only purpose of frontier controls of compulsory insurance cover against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles is to safeguard the interests of persons who may be the victims of accidents caused by such vehicles ; whereas the existence of such frontier controls results from disparities between national requirements in this field;Whereas these disparities are such as may impede the free movement of motor vehicles and persons within the Community ; whereas, consequently, they have a direct effect on the establishment and functioning of the common market;Whereas the Commission Recommendation of 21 June 1968 on control by customs of travellers crossing intra-Community frontiers calls upon Member States to carry out controls on travellers and their motor vehicles only under exceptional circumstances and to remove the physical barriers at customs posts;Whereas it is desirable that the inhabitants of the Member States should become more fully aware of the reality of the common market and that to this end measures should be taken further to liberalize the rules regarding the movement of persons and motor vehicles travelling between Member States ; whereas the need for such measures has been repeatedly emphasized by members of the European Parliament;Whereas such relaxation of the rules relating to the movement of travellers constitutes another step towards the mutual opening of their markets by Member States and the creation of conditions similar to those of a domestic market;Whereas the abolition of checks on green cards for vehicles normally based in a Member State entering the territory of another Member State can be effected by means of an agreement between the six national insurers' bureaux, whereby each national bureau would guarantee compensation in accordance with the provisions of national law in respect of any loss or injury giving entitlement to compensation caused in its territory by one of those vehicles, whether or not insured.Whereas such a guarantee agreement presupposes that all Community motor vehicles travelling in Community territory are covered by insurance ; whereas the national law of each Member State should, therefore, provide for the compulsory insurance of vehicles against civil liability, the insurance to be valid throughout Community territory ; whereas such national law may nevertheless provide for exemptions for certain persons and for certain types of vehicles;Whereas the system provided for in this Directive could be extended to vehicles normally based in the territory of any third country in respect of which the national bureaux of the six Member States have concluded a similar agreement;. For the purposes of this Directive: 1. ""vehicle"" means any motor vehicle intended for travel on land and propelled by mechanical power, but not running on rails, and any trailer, whether or not coupled;2. ""injured party"" means any person entitled to compensation in respect of any loss or injury caused by vehicles;3. ""national insurers' bureau"" means a professional organization which is constituted in accordance with Recommendation No 5 adopted on 25 January 1949 by the Road Transport Sub-committee of the Inland Transport Committee of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and which groups together insurance undertakings which, in a State, are authorized to conduct the business of motor vehicle insurance against civil liability;4. ""territory in which the vehicle is normally based"" means - the territory of the State in which the vehicle is registered ; or- in cases where no registration is required for a type of vehicle but the vehicle bears an insurance plate, or a distinguishing sign analogous to the registration plate, the territory of the State in which the insurance plate or the sign is issued ; or- in cases where neither registration plate nor insurance plate nor distinguishing sign is required for certain types of vehicle, the territory of the State in which the person who has custody of the vehicle is permanently resident;5. ""green card"" means an international certificate of insurance issued on behalf of a national bureau in accordance with Recommendation No 5 adopted on 25 January 1949 by the Road Transport Sub-committee of the Inland Transport Committee of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. 1. Member States shall refrain from making checks on insurance against civil liability in respect of vehicles normally based in the territory of another Member State.Likewise, Member States shall refrain from making such insurance checks on vehicles normally based in the territory of a third country entering their territory from the territory of another Member State. Member States may, however carry out random checks.2. As regards vehicles normally based in the territory of a Member State, the provisions of this Directive, with the exception of Articles 3 and 4, shall take effect: - after an agreement has been concluded between the six national insurers' bureaux under the terms of which each national bureau guarantees the settlement, in accordance with the provisions of its own national law on compulsory insurance, of claims in respect of accidents occurring in its territory caused by vehicles normally based in the territory of another Member State, whether or not such vehicles are insured;- from the date fixed by the Commission, upon its having ascertained in close cooperation with the Member States that such an agreement has been concluded;- for the duration of that agreement. 1. Each Member State shall, subject to Article 4, take all appropriate measures to ensure that civil liability in respect of the use of vehicles normally based in its territory is covered by insurance. The extent of the liability covered and the terms and conditions of the cover shall be determined on the basis of these measures.2. Each Member State shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that the contract of insurance also covers: - according to the law in force in other Member States, any loss or injury which is caused in the territory of those States;- any loss or injury suffered by nationals of Member States during a direct journey between two territories in which the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community is in force, if there is no national insurers' bureau responsible for the territory which is being crossed ; in that case, the loss or injury shall be covered in accordance with the internal laws on compulsory insurance in force in the Member State in whose territory the vehicle is normally based. A Member State may act in derogation of Article 3 in respect of: (a) certain natural or legal persons, public or private ; the list of such persons shall be drawn up by the State concerned and communicated to the other Member States and to the Commission.A Member State so derogating shall take the appropriate measures to ensure that compensation is paid in respect of any loss or injury caused in the territory of other Member States by vehicles belonging to such persons. It shall in particular designate an authority or body in the country where the loss or injury occurs responsible for compensating injured parties in accordance with the laws of that State in cases where the procedure provided for in the first indent of Article 2 (2) is not applicable. It shall notify the other Member States and the Commission of the measures taken;(b) certain types of vehicle or certain vehicles having a special plate ; the list of such types or of such vehicles shall be drawn up by the State concerned and communicated to the other Member States and to the Commission.In that case, the other Member States shall retain the right to require, on entry into their territory of such a vehicle, that the person having custody thereof be in possession of a valid green card or that he conclude a frontier insurance contract complying with the requirements of the Member State concerned. Each Member State shall ensure that, where an accident is caused in its territory by a vehicle normally based in the territory of another Member State, the national insurers' bureau shall, without prejudice to the obligation referred to in the first indent of Article 2 (2), obtain information: - as to the territory in which the vehicle is normally based, and as to its registration mark, if any;- in so far as is possible, as to the details of the insurance of the vehicle, as they normally appear on the green card, which are in the possession of the person having custody of the vehicle, to the extent that these details are required by the Member State in whose territory the vehicle is normally based.Each Member State shall also ensure that the bureau communicates this information to the national insurers' bureau of the State in whose territory the vehicle is normally based. Each Member State shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that vehicles normally based in the territory of a third country or in the non-European territory of a Member State entering the territory in which the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community is in force shall not be used in its territory unless any loss or injury caused by those vehicles is covered, in accordance with the requirements of the laws of the various Member States on compulsory insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of vehicles, throughout the territory in which the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community is in force. 1. Every vehicle normally based in the territory of a third country or in the non-European territory of a Member State must, before entering the territory in which the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community is in force, be provided either with a valid green card or with a certificate of frontier insurance establishing that the vehicle is insured in accordance with Article 6.2. However, vehicles normally based in a third country shall be treated as vehicles normally based in the Community if the national bureaux of all the Member States severally guarantee, each in accordance with the provisions of its own national law on compulsory insurance, settlement of claims in respect of accidents occurring in their territory caused by such vehicles.3. Upon having ascertained, in close cooperation with the Member States, that the obligations referred to in the preceding paragraph have been assumed, the Commission shall fix the date from which and the types of vehicles for which Member States shall no longer require production of the documents referred to in paragraph 1. Member States shall, not later than 31 December 1973, bring into force the measures necessary to comply with this Directive and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 24 April 1972.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. THORN +",approximation of laws;legislative harmonisation;motor vehicle insurance;comprehensive insurance;insurance company;insurance enterprise;insurance firm;insurance undertaking;third-party insurance;liability insurance;public liability insurance;freedom of movement;freedom to travel;right to freedom of movement;right to move freely;right of establishment;freedom of establishment,17 +22678,"2002/220/EC: Council Decision of 1 March 2002 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Community and the Gabonese Republic on fishing off the coast of Gabon for the period 3 December 2001 to 2 December 2005. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 300(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) Under the second subparagraph of Article 14 of the Agreement between the European Community and the Gabonese Republic on fishing off the coast of Gabon(1), the Community and the Gabonese Republic have held negotiations with a view to determining amendments or additions to be made to that Agreement at the end of the period of validity of the Protocol annexed thereto.(2) As a result of these negotiations, a new Protocol was initialled on 20 September 2001.(3) Under this Protocol, Community fishermen enjoy fishing opportunities in the waters falling within the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Gabonese Republic for the period from 3 December 2001 to 2 December 2005.(4) In order to ensure uninterrupted fishing activities by Community vessels, it is essential that the new Protocol be applied as quickly as possible. For this reason, the two parties have initialled an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters providing for the provisional application of the initialled Protocol from 3 December 2001.(5) The allocation of the fishing opportunities among the Member States should be defined,. The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Community and the Gabonese Republic on fishing off the coast of Gabon for the period 3 December 2001 to 2 December 2005 is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The texts of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters and of the Protocol are attached to this Decision. The fishing opportunities set out in the Protocol shall be allocated among the Member States as follows:>TABLE>If licence applications from these Member States do not cover all the fishing opportunities fixed by the Protocol, the Commission may take into consideration licence applications from any other Member State. The Member States whose vessels fish under the Protocol shall be required to notify the Commission of the quantities of each stock caught in the Gabonese fishing zone in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 500/2001 of 14 March 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 on the monitoring of catches taken by Community fishing vessels in third country waters and on the high seas(2). The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community.. Done at Brussels, 1 March 2002.For the CouncilThe PresidentR. de Miguel(1) OJ L 308, 18.11.1998, p. 4.(2) OJ L 73, 15.3.2001, p. 8. +",Gabon;Gabonese Republic;agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);sea fishing;fishing agreement;fishing controls;inspector of fisheries;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction;financial compensation of an agreement,17 +1298,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3033/91 of 14 October 1991 amending the list annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 establishing the list of vessels exceeding eight metres length overall permitted to use beam trawls within certain areas of the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 of 7 October 1986 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4056/89 (2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 of 30 December 1986 establishing the list of vessels exceeding eight metres length overall permitted to use beam trawls within certain areas of the Community (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3027/91 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof,Whereas the Dutch authorities have requested withdrawal from the list annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 of one vessel that no longer meets the requirements laid down in Article 1 (2) of that Regulation; whereas the national authorities have provided all the information in support of the request required pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 55/87; whereas scrutiny of this information shows that the requirements of the Regulation are met; whereas the vessel in question should be withdrawn from the list,. The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 is amended as indicated in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 October 1991. For the CommissionManuel MARÍNVice-President(1) OJ No L 288, 11. 10. 1986, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 389, 30. 12. 1989, p. 75. (3) OJ No L 8, 10. 1. 1987, p. 1. (4) See page 27 of this Official Journal. +",Netherlands;Holland;Kingdom of the Netherlands;fishing vessel;factory ship;fishing boat;transport vessel;trawler;fishing regulations;technical standard;EU waters;Community waters;European Union waters;fishing net;drag-net;mesh of fishing nets;trawl,17 +13245,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2311/94 of 26 September 1994 adopting a protective measure applicable to imports of garlic originating in the Union of Myanmar. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3669/93 (2), and in particular Article 29 (2) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2707/72 (3) lays down the conditions for applying protective measures for fruit and vegetables;Whereas, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93 (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1662/94 (5), on the application of the system of import licences for garlic imported from third countries, the release of garlic imported from third countries for free circulation in the Community is subject to the presentation of import licences;Whereas, by Regulation (EC) No 1213/94 (6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1992/94 (7), the Commission adopted a protective measure applicable to imports of garlic from China limiting the quantity for which import licences may be issued up to 31 May 1995 to 10 000 tonnes, with a maximum of 5 000 tonnes before 31 August 1994; whereas it became necessary on 2 June 1994 to suspend the issuing of licences until 31 August 1994 and subsequently to provide, by Regulation (EC) No 1992/94, for a monthly management system for issuing licences up to 31 May 1995;Whereas, by Regulation (EC) No 2091/94 (8), the Commission adopted a protective measure with regard to imports of garlic originating in Taiwan and Vietnam, suspending the issuing of import licences for those two countries until 31 May 1995;Whereas, at present, applications for imports licences are being submitted for garlic declared as originating in the Union of Myanmar despite the fact that no imports of such products have taken place at least since 1980; whereas there are justifiable doubts as to the origin of those imports and as a consequence an inquiry must be undertaken to establish their origin;Whereas leaving the present situation unaltered could result in serious disturbance on the Community market, which could jeopardize the objectives of Article 39 of the EC Treaty and those of Regulation (EC) No 1213/94;Whereas, pending the results of the abovementioned inquiry, the issuing of import licences for garlic originating in the Union of Myanmar should accordingly be suspended for the period strictly necessary to eliminate the abovementioned disturbance;Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2707/72, account should be taken of the special position of products currently being shipped to the Community,. The issuing of import licences for garlic (CN code 0703 20 00) originating in the Union of Myanmar, as referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93, is hereby suspended until 31 May 1995. 1. Article 1 shall not apply to applications for licences realting to products proven, at the time of lodging of the application, to be in the process of shipment to the Community before the entry into force of this Regulation.2. Products shall be deemed to be in the process of shipment to the Community where they:- left the Union of Manmar before the entry into force of this Regulation,and- are shipped from the place of loading in the Union of Myanmar to the place of unloading in the Community under cover of a valid transport document established before the entry into force of this Regulation.3. The parties concerned shall provide proof to the satisfaction of the competent authorities that the conditions laid down in paragraph 2 have been met.However, the authorities may regard the products as having left the Union of Myanmar before the entry into force of this Regulation where one of the following documents is provided:- in the case of transport by sea, the bill of lading showing that loading took place before that date,- in the case of transport by rail, the consignment note accepted by the Myanmar railway authorities before that date,- in the case of transport by road, the TIR (international road transport) carnet issued by the Myanmar customs office before that date,- in the case of transport by air, the air consignment note showing that the airline took over the products before that date. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 September 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 338, 31. 12. 1993, p. 26.(3) OJ No L 291, 28. 12. 1972, p. 3.(4) OJ No L 170, 13. 7. 1993, p. 10.(5) OJ No L 176, 9. 7. 1994, p. 1.(6) OJ No L 133, 28. 5. 1994, p. 36.(7) OJ No L 200, 3. 8. 1994, p. 11.(8) OJ No L 220, 25. 8. 1994, p. 8. +",import;bulb vegetable;garlic;onion;scallion;shallot;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;Burma/Myanmar;Burma;Myanmar;Republic of the Union of Myanmar;protective clause;protective measure;safeguard clause,17 +26860,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1920/2003 of 30 October 2003 fixing the export refunds on cereal-based compound feedingstuffs. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1517/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards the arrangements for the export and import of compound feedingstuffs based on cereals and amending Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice(3) in Article 2 lays down general rules for fixing the amount of such refunds.(3) That calculation must also take account of the cereal products content. In the interest of simplification, the refund should be paid in respect of two categories of ""cereal products"", namely for maize, the most commonly used cereal in exported compound feeds and maize products, and for ""other cereals"", these being eligible cereal products excluding maize and maize products. A refund should be granted in respect of the quantity of cereal products present in the compound feedingstuff.(4) Furthermore, the amount of the refund must also take into account the possibilities and conditions for the sale of those products on the world market, the need to avoid disturbances on the Community market and the economic aspect of the export.(5) The current situation on the cereals market and, in particular, the supply prospects mean that the export refunds should be abolished.(6) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,. The export refunds on the compound feedingstuffs covered by Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and subject to Regulation (EC) No 1517/95 are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 October 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 October 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.(2) OJ L 158, 27.6.2003, p. 1.(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 51.ANNEXto the Commission Regulation of 30 October 2003 fixing the export refunds on cereal-based compound feedingstuffsProduct codes benefiting from export refund:2309 10 11 90/00, 2309 10 13 90/00, 2309 10 31 90/00, 2309 10 33 90/00, 2309 10 51 90/00, 2309 10 53 90/00, 2309 90 31 90/00, 2309 90 33 90/00, 2309 90 41 90/00, 2309 90 43 90/00, 2309 90 51 90/00, 2309 90 53 90/00>TABLE>NB:The product codes and the ""A"" series destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1) as amended.C10 All destinations except for Estonia. +",manufactured feedingstuffs;compound feedingstuff;industrial feedingstuffs;oil cake;protein feed;animal nutrition;feeding of animals;nutrition of animals;cereal product;cereal preparation;processed cereal product;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund,17 +12239,"Commission Decision of 15 February 1994 deferring, as regards the importation of vegetable propagating and planting material, other than seed, from third countries, the date referred to in Article 16 (2) of Council Directive 92/33/EEC. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 92/33/EEC of 28 April 1992 on the marketing of vegetable propagating and planting material other than seed (1), as amended by Commission Decision 93/400/EEC (2), and in particular Article 16 (2) thereof,Whereas, in the absence of a schedule of conditions as required pursuant to Article 4 of Directive 92/33/EEC, Commission Decision 93/400/EEC deferred the date in Article 16 (2) of the said Directive to 31 December 1993;Whereas, by virtue of Commission Directive 93/61/EEC (3), those conditions were established and came into force on 1 January 1994;Whereas the Commission is required pursuant to Article 16 (1) of Directive 92/33/EEC to decide whether vegetable and planting material other than seed produced in a third country and affording the same guarantees as regards obligations on the supplier, identity, characteristics, plant health, growing medium, packaging, inspection arrangements, marking and sealing, are equivalent in all these respects to vegetable propagating and planting material other than seed produced in the Community and complying with the requirements and conditions of the Directive;Whereas, however, the information presently available on the conditions applying in third countries is not sufficient to enable the Commission to make any such decision in respect of any third country at this stage;Whereas it is known that, hitherto, Member States have imported vegetable propagating and planting material other than seed produced in certain third countries; whereas, in order to prevent trade patterns from being disrupted Member States should be allowed to apply to the importation of vegetable propagating and planting material other than seed from third countries conditions equivalent to those applicable to the production and marketing of products obtained in the Community, in accordance withArticle 16(2) of the said Directive;Whereas vegetable propagating and planting material other than seed imported by a Member State in accordance with a decision taken by that Member State pursuant to Article 16 (2), first subparagraph of the said Directive should be subject to no marketing restrictions as regards the matters referred to in Article 16 (1) of the said Directive in other Member States;Whereas accordingly the date referred to in Article 16 (2) of the said Directive should be further deferred;Whereas the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Materials for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry failed to deliver an opinion within the time allowed by its Chairman,. The date referred to in Article 16 (2), first subparagraph of Directive 92/33/EEC is hereby deferred until 31 December 1994. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 February 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 157, 10. 6. 1992, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 177, 21. 7. 1993, p. 27.(3) OJ No L 250, 7. 10. 1993, p. 19. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;vegetable;plant health control;phytosanitary control;phytosanitary inspection;plant health inspection;seedling;cutting (plant);import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;plant propagation;grafting;plant reproduction,17 +35011,"2008/198/EC: Council Decision of 18 February 2008 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on certain aspects of air services. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 80, paragraph 2, in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,Whereas:(1) On 5 June 2003 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with third countries on the replacement of certain provisions in existing bilateral agreements with a Community agreement.(2) The Commission has negotiated, on behalf of the Community, an agreement with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on certain aspects of air services (the Agreement) in accordance with the mechanisms and directives in the Annex to the Council Decision authorising the Commission to open negotiations with third countries on the replacement of certain provisions in existing bilateral agreements with a Community agreement.(3) The Agreement was signed on behalf of the European Community, subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, in accordance with Decision 2006/550/EC (1).(4) The Agreement should be approved,. The Agreement between the European Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on certain aspects of air services is hereby approved on behalf of the Community. The president of the Council is authorised to designate the person empowered to make the notification provided in Article 8(1) of the Agreement.. Done at Brussels, 18 February 2008.For the CouncilThe PresidentD. RUPEL(1)  OJ L 217, 8.8.2006, p. 16. +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);ratification of an agreement;conclusion of an agreement;air transport;aeronautics;air service;aviation;Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia;FYROM;Macedonia-Skopje;The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia;ex-Yugoslav republic,17 +39730,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 266/2011 of 17 March 2011 fixing the export refunds on poultrymeat. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (1), and in particular Article 164(2) and Article 170, in conjunction with Article 4, thereofWhereas:(1) Article 162(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products referred to in Part XX of Annex I to that Regulation and prices in the Union for those products may be covered by an export refund.(2) In view of the current situation on the market in poultrymeat, export refunds should be fixed in accordance with the rules and criteria provided for in Articles 162, 163, 164, 167 and 169 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.(3) Article 164(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that refunds may vary according to destination, especially where the world market situation, the specific requirements of certain markets, or obligations resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty make this necessary.(4) Refunds should be granted only on products which are authorised to move freely in the Union and bear the identification mark provided for in Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (2). Those products should also comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (3).(5) The currently applicable refunds have been fixed by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1207/2010 (4). Since new refunds should be fixed, that Regulation should therefore be repealed.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,. 1.   Export refunds as provided for in Article 164 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be granted on the products and for the amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation subject to the conditions provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article.2.   The products eligible for a refund under paragraph 1 shall meet the relevant requirements under Regulations (EC) No 852/2004 and (EC) No 853/2004 and, in particular, shall be prepared in an approved establishment and comply with the identification marking conditions laid down in Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. Regulation (EU) No 1207/2010 is hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 March 2011.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 March 2011.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55.(3)  OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 1.(4)  OJ L 333, 17.12.2010, p. 53.ANNEXExport refunds on poultrymeat applicable from 18 March 2011Product code Destination Unit of measurement Amount of refund0105 11 11 9000 A02 EUR/100 pcs 0,240105 11 19 9000 A02 EUR/100 pcs 0,240105 11 91 9000 A02 EUR/100 pcs 0,240105 11 99 9000 A02 EUR/100 pcs 0,240105 12 00 9000 A02 EUR/100 pcs 0,470105 19 20 9000 A02 EUR/100 pcs 0,470207 12 10 9900 V03 EUR/100 kg 32,500207 12 90 9190 V03 EUR/100 kg 32,500207 12 90 9990 V03 EUR/100 kg 32,50NB: The product codes and the ‘A’ series destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1).V03: A24, Angola, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Yemen, Lebanon, Iraq and Iran. +",food hygiene;food sanitation;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;poultrymeat;poultry;chicken;cock;duck;goose;hen;ostrich;table poultry,17 +34914,"Council Regulation (EC) No 1560/2007 of 17 December 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 as regards the date of introduction of electronic identification for ovine and caprine animals. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 of 17 December 2003 establishing a system for the identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals (2) provides that each Member State is to establish a system for the identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals in accordance with the provisions of that Regulation.(2) That Regulation also provides that, as from 1 January 2008, electronic identification is to become obligatory for all animals born after that date.(3) In addition, that Regulation provides that the Commission is to submit to the Council, by 30 June 2006, a report on the implementation of the electronic identification system, accompanied by appropriate proposals, on which the Council is to vote confirming or amending, if necessary, the date of the introduction of the obligatory use of that system and to update, if necessary, some technical aspects relating to the implementation of electronic identification.(4) The Commission report concludes that it is not possible to justify the date of 1 January 2008 as the date for the introduction of obligatory electronic identification. Therefore it is appropriate to amend this date by postponing it to 31 December 2009 in order to allow the Member States to take necessary measures to properly implement the system, taking into account its current and potential economic impact.(5) A number of Member States have already developed the technology necessary for the introduction of electronic identification and gained significant experience with its implementation. They should not be prevented from introducing it at national level if they consider it appropriate. Their experience would provide the Commission and the other Member States with further valuable information on the technical implications of electronic identification and on its impact.(6) Having regard to the economic importance of this Regulation, it is necessary to rely on the grounds of urgency provided for in point I.3 of the Protocol on the role of national parliaments in the European Union annexed to the Treaty on European Union, to the Treaty establishing the European Community and to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community.(7) Since this Regulation is to apply from 1 January 2008, it should enter into force immediately.(8) Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly,. Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 is hereby amended as follows:1. the first subparagraph of Article 9(3) shall be replaced by the following:2. Article 9(4) shall be replaced by the following: This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 December 2007.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. SILVA(1)  Opinion of 13 December 2007 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(2)  OJ L 5, 9.1.2004, p. 8. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1). +",veterinary legislation;veterinary regulations;sheep;ewe;lamb;ovine species;data processing;automatic data processing;electronic data processing;goat;billy-goat;caprine species;kid;traceability;traceability of animals;traceability of products;electronic equipment,17 +39352,"Council Implementing Decision of 11 October 2011 amending Implementing Decision 2011/344/EU on granting Union financial assistance to Portugal. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 407/2010 of 11 May 2010 establishing a European financial stabilisation mechanism (1), and in particular Article 3(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Whereas:(1) Upon a request by Portugal, the Council granted financial assistance to it (Implementing Decision 2011/344/EU (2)) in support of a strong economic and financial reform programme aiming at restoring confidence, enabling the return of the economy to sustainable growth, and safeguarding financial stability in Portugal, the euro area and the Union.(2) An extension of maturities and a reduction in the interest rate margin would be beneficial to secure the programme’s objectives, in line with the conclusions of the Heads of State or Government of the euro area and Union institutions of 21 July 2011 regarding European Financial Stability Facility lending.(3) In order to enhance liquidity and sustainability objectives, the extension of maturities and the reduction in the interest rate margin should also apply to the tranches that have already been disbursed.(4) In light of these developments, Implementing Decision 2011/344/EU should be amended,. Article 1 of Implementing Decision 2011/344/EU is amended as follows:(1) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:(2) paragraph 5 is replaced by the following: Article 1(1), first sentence and Article 1(5) of Implementing Decision 2011/344/EU as amended by this Decision, shall also apply to the tranches of the loan that have been disbursed before the entry into force of this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic.. Done at Luxembourg, 11 October 2011.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. DOWGIELEWICZ(1)  OJ L 118, 12.5.2010, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 159, 17.6.2011, p. 88. +",interest;interest rate;financial intervention;Portugal;Portuguese Republic;Community loan;reflation;economic stabilisation;economic stability;economic stabilization;deadline for payment;credit period;stability programme;stability and convergence programmes;financial aid;capital grant;financial grant,17 +21592,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1274/2001 of 27 June 2001 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 of 26 June 1990 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 807/2001(2), and in particular Articles 6, 7 and 8 thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90, maximum residue limits must be established progressively for all pharmacologically active substances which are used within the Community in veterinary medicinal products intended for administration to food-producing animals.(2) Maximum residue limits should be established only after the examination within the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products of all the relevant information concerning the safety of residues of the substance concerned for the consumer of foodstuffs of animal origin and the impact of residues on the industrial processing of foodstuffs.(3) In establishing maximum residue limits for residues of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin, it is necessary to specify the animal species in which residues may be present, the levels which may be present in each of the relevant meat tissues obtained from the treated animal (target tissue) and the nature of the residue which is relevant for the monitoring of residues (marker residue).(4) For the control of residues, as provided for in appropriate Community legislation, maximum residue limits should usually be established for the target tissues of liver or kidney. However, the liver and kidney are frequently removed from carcasses moving in international trade, and maximum residue limits should therefore also always be established for muscle or fat tissues.(5) In the case of veterinary medicinal products intended for use in laying birds, lactating animals or honey bees, maximum residue limits must also be established for eggs, milk or honey.(6) Meloxicam and tilmicosin should be inserted into Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90.(7) An adequate period should be allowed before the entry into force of this Regulation in order to allow Member States to make any adjustment which may be necessary to the authorisations to place the veterinary medicinal products concerned on the market which have been granted in accordance with Council Directive 81/851/EEC(3), as last amended by Commission Directive 2000/37/EC(4), to take account of the provisions of this Regulation.(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Veterinary Medicinal Products,. Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from the 60th day following its publication.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 June 2001.For the CommissionErkki LiikanenMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 1.(2) OJ L 118, 27.4.2001, p. 6.(3) OJ L 317, 6.11.1981, p. 1.(4) OJ L 139, 10.6.2000, p. 25.ANNEXA. Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is amended as follows:1. Anti-infectious agents1.2. Antibiotics1.2.4. Macrolides"">TABLE>""4. Anti-inflammatory agents4.1. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents4.1.4. Oxicam derivatives"">TABLE>"" +",food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;veterinary legislation;veterinary regulations;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;waste;refuse;residue;public health;health of the population;veterinary drug;veterinary medicines,17 +24116,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1333/2002 of 23 July 2002 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the import of milk and milk products and opening tariff quotas. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), and in particular Article 26(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) The Lithuanian authorities have informed the Commission of the introduction of additional veterinary checks to ensure that the skimmed-milk powder for export to the Community under quota No 09.4554 as provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 2766/2000 of 14 December 2000 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for an adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreement with Lithuania(3) complies with the conditions laid down in Council Directive 92/46/EEC of 16 June 1992 laying down the health rules for the production and placing on the market of raw milk, heat-treated milk and milk-based products(4), and Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products(5). In view of the difficulties that this causes for importers holding licences whose validity expires on or before 30 June 2002, the validity of those licences should be extended.(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. Notwithstanding Article 16(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001(6), the term of validity of the import licences issued during the first six months of 2002 for imports of products covered by quota No 09.4554, listed in Annex I(B)(9) to that Regulation, shall expire on 30 September 2002. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 July 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.(2) OJ L 79, 22.3.2002, p. 15.(3) OJ L 321, 19.12.2000, p. 8.(4) OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 1.(5) OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 10.(6) OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 29. +",milk;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;milk product;dairy produce;extra-EU trade;extra-Community trade;intra-EU trade;intra-Community trade,17 +2758,"Council Regulation (EC) No 2228/2000 of 9 October 2000 repealing Regulation (EC) No 2111/1999 prohibiting the sale and supply of petroleum and certain petroleum products to certain parts of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Union and in particular Article 301 thereof,Having regard to Council Common Position 2000/599/CFSP of 9 October 2000 on support to a democratic FRY and the immediate lifting of certain restrictive measures(1),Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) In its message to the Serbian people on 18 September 2000, the Council reaffirmed that a democratic change would lead to a radical change in the European Union's policy towards the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY), particularly in the area of sanctions.(2) Following the elections on 24 September 2000, a new President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was democratically elected and formally sworn in, namely Mr V. Kostunica.(3) The ban on the sale and supply of petroleum and certain petroleum products to the FRY should be lifted immediately,. Regulation (EC) No 2111/1999(2) is hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities(3).This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 9 October 2000.For the CouncilThe PresidentH. VĂŠdrine(1) OJ L 255, 9.10.2000, p. 1 (English only).(2) OJ L 258, 5.10.1999, p. 12.(3) This Regulation has already been published (See OJ L 255, 9.10.2000, p. 3). +",petroleum;naphtha;petroleum product;oil by-products;petrochemical product;tar;democracy;democratic equality;political pluralism;Yugoslavia;territories of the former Yugoslavia;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban;parliamentary election;senatorial election,17 +43262,"2014/163/EU: Council Decision of 18 November 2013 on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on the general principles for the participation of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in Union programmes. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 217, in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) and the first subparagraph of Article 218(8) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,Whereas:(1) The Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on the general principles for the participation of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in Union programmes (‘the Protocol’) was signed on behalf of the Union on 19 December 2012.(2) The Protocol should be approved,. The Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on the general principles for the participation of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in Union programmes (‘the Protocol’) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union (1). The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in Article 10 of the Protocol (2). This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.. Done at Brussels, 18 November 2013.For the CouncilThe PresidentC. ASHTON(1)  The Protocol has been published in OJ L 117, 27.4.2013, p. 2, together with the decision on signature.(2)  The date of entry into force of the Protocol will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council. +",Jordan;Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan;protocol to an agreement;association agreement (EU);EC association agreement;EU programme;Community framework programme;Community programme;EC framework programme;European Union programme;Union for the Mediterranean;Barcelona Process;Euro-Mediterranean partnership;Euromed;UfM;European neighbourhood policy;ENP,17 +39418,"2011/803/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 30 November 2011 establishing the financial contribution by the Union to the expenditure incurred in the context of the emergency vaccination plans against bluetongue in Austria in 2007 and 2008 (notified under document C(2011) 8729). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Decision 2009/470/EC of 25 May 2009 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), and in particular Article 3(3), (4) and second indent of (6) thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with Article 75 of the Financial Regulation and Article 90(1) of the Implementing Rules, the commitment of expenditure from the Union budget shall be preceded by a financing decision setting out the essential elements of the action involving expenditure and adopted by the institution or the authorities to which powers have been delegated by the institution.(2) Decision 2009/470/EC lays down the procedures governing the financial contribution from the Union towards specific veterinary measures, including emergency measures. With a view to helping to eradicate bluetongue as rapidly as possible the Union should contribute financially to eligible expenditure borne by the Member States. The second indent of Article 3(6) of that Decision lays down rules on the percentage that must be applied to the costs incurred by the Member States.(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 349/2005 (2) lays down rules on the Community financing of emergency measures and of the campaign to combat certain animal diseases under Council Decision 90/424/EEC. Article 3 of that Regulation lays down rules on the expenditure eligible for Union financial support.(4) Commission Decision 2008/655/EC (3) as modified by Decision 2009/19/EC (4) granted a financial contribution by the Union towards emergency measures to combat bluetongue in Austria in 2007 and 2008.(5) On 31 March 2009, Austria submitted an official request for reimbursement as set out in Article 7(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 349/2005. The Commission’s observations, method of calculating the eligible expenditure and final conclusions were communicated to Austria in a letter dated 28 March 2011.(6) The payment of the financial contribution from the Union must be subject to the condition that the planned activities were actually implemented and that the authorities provided all the necessary information within the set deadlines.(7) The Austrian authorities have fully complied with their technical and administrative obligations as set out in Article 3(4) of Decision 2009/470/EC and Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 349/2005.(8) In view of the above considerations, the total amount of the financial support from the Union to the eligible expenditure incurred associated with the eradication of bluetongue in Austria in 2007 and 2008 should now be fixed according to Article 3(2) of Decision 2008/655/EC.(9) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The financial contribution from the Union towards the expenditure associated with eradicating bluetongue in Austria in 2007 and 2008 is fixed at EUR 1 706 326,35. It constitutes a financing decision in the meaning of Article 75 of the Financial Regulation. This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Austria.. Done at Brussels, 30 November 2011.For the CommissionJohn DALLIMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 155, 18.6.2009, p. 30.(2)  OJ L 55, 1.3.2005, p. 12.(3)  OJ L 214, 9.8.2008, p. 66.(4)  OJ L 8, 13.1.2009, p. 31. +",veterinary inspection;veterinary control;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;sheep;ewe;lamb;ovine species;Austria;Republic of Austria;vaccination;distribution of EU funding;distribution of Community funding;distribution of European Union funding;emergency aid,17 +2745,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1527/2000 of 13 July 2000 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 of 13 September 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), and in particular Article 18(15) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 8 of Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products(2), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2491/98(3), provides that on exportation of the goods, the agricultural products which have been used may qualify for refunds established pursuant to the regulations on the common organisation of the market in the sectors concerned.(2) Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 provides for refunds on certain products covered by the Regulation if they are exported in the form of goods listed in Annex I thereto.(3) In view of the Community's commitments under the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Agreement on Agriculture(4) and budget availabilities, and in view of anticipated developments in agricultural prices in the Community and on the world market and in exports of agricultural products in the form of goods not listed in Annex I to the Treaty, the possibility of granting export refunds on agricultural products in the form of goods in which they may be incorporated should be restricted.(4) As a result, the list of goods in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 should be amended.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,. Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall not apply to refund certificates issued before the date of entry into force of this Regulation.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 July 2000.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 252, 25.9.1999, p. 1.(2) OJ L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18.(3) OJ L 309, 19.11.1998, p. 28.(4) OJ L 336, 23.12.1994, p. 22.ANNEX""ANNEX I>TABLE>"" +",common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;agricultural product;farm product;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;sugar;fructose;fruit sugar,17 +16253,"97/550/EC: Council Decision of 21 March 1996 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on trade in textile products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof, in conjunction with Article 228 (2), first sentence,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community an Agreement on trade in textile products with the Republic of Moldova;Whereas the Agreement should be approved,. The Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on trade in textile products is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision. The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the European Community. The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in Article 20 of the Agreement on behalf of the European Community. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.. Done at Brussels, 21 March 1996.For the CouncilThe PresidentA. GAMBINO +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);textile product;fabric;furnishing fabric;trade agreement (EU);EC trade agreement;Moldova;Republic of Moldova;Central and Eastern Europe;CEE;Central Europe;Eastern Europe,17 +21237,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 644/2001 of 30 March 2001 opening public sales of wine alcohol for use as bioethanol in the European Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000(2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 of 25 July 2000 laying down detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine with regard to market mechanisms(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 545/2001(4), and in particular Article 92 thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 lays down inter alia, the detailed rules for disposing of stocks of alcohol obtained from distillation under Articles 27, 28 and 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and held by the intervention agencies.(2) Public sales of wine alcohol for use in the fuel sector in the Community should be organised with a view to reducing Community stocks of wine alcohol and to some extent ensuring supplies to firms approved under Article 92 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000. Community stocks of wine alcohol held by the Member States come from distillation under Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organisation of the market in wine(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1677/1999(6).(3) In accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro(7), price offers and securities must be expressed, and payments made, in euro.(4) Given that there are risks of fraud by substitution of alcohol, it would appear necessary to reinforce checks on the final destination of the alcohol, allowing the intervention agencies to call on the help of international control agencies and to check the alcohol sold by means of nuclear magnetic resonance analyses.(5) The Management Committee for Wines has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,. Two lots of alcohol (references 1/2001 EC and 2/2001 EC) each comprising 50000 hectolitres at 100 % vol. are hereby put up for public sale for use in the fuel sector within the Community. The alcohol has been obtained from distillation as provided for in Articles 35, 36 and 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and is held by the Spanish and Italian intervention agencies. The location and references of the vats making up the lots, the quantity of alcohol in each vat, the alcoholic strength and the characteristics of the alcohol are as set out in the Annex hereto. The lots shall be awarded to the two firms approved under Article 92 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000. All communications concerning this public sale shall be sent to the following Commission department: European Commission Directorate-General for AgricultureUnit E-2Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200 , B - 1049 Brussels , Fax (32-2) 295 92 52 , telex 22037 AGREC B, 22070 AGREC B (Greek) , E-mail address: agri-e2@cec.eu.int The public sales shall take place in accordance with Articles 92 to 96, 98, 100 and 101 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 and Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98. The price of the alcohol for public sale shall be EUR 22,97 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol. The performance security shall be EUR 30 per hectolitre of alcohol at 100 % vol. Unless a standing guarantee is provided, before removing any alcohol and by the day of issue of the removal order at the latest, the firms awarded the lots shall lodge a performance security with the intervention agency concerned to ensure that the alcohol in question is used as bioethanol in the fuel sector. Against payment of EUR 10 per litre and within 30 days of the publication of the notice of public sale, the firms approved under Article 92 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 may obtain samples of the alcohol put up for sale from the intervention agency concerned. After that date, samples may be obtained in accordance with Article 98(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000. Samples issued to the approved firms shall amount to not more than five litres per vat. The intervention agencies in the Member States in which the alcohol put up for sale is stored shall carry out appropriate checks to verify the nature of the alcohol at the time of end use. To that end, they may:- apply, mutatis mutandis, the provisions of Article 102 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000,- carry out checks on samples using nuclear magnetic resonance to verify the nature of the alcohol at the time of end-use.The costs shall be borne by the companies to which the alcohol is sold. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 March 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1.(2) OJ L 328, 23.12.2000, p. 2.(3) OJ L 194, 31.7.2000, p. 45.(4) OJ L 81, 21.3.2001, p. 21.(5) OJ L 84, 27.3.1987, p. 1.(6) OJ L 199, 30.7.1999, p. 8.(7) OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1.ANNEXPUBLIC SALES OF WINE ALCOHOL FOR USE AS BIOETHANOL IN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITYNos 1/2001 EC and 2/2001 ECI. Place of storage, quantity and characteristics of the alcohol put up for sale>TABLE>II. The address of the Spanish intervention agency is: FEGA , Beneficencia 8 , E - 28004 Madrid ( Tel. (34) 913 47 65 00 ; telex: 23427 FEGA ; fax (34) 915 21 98 32 ).The address of the Italian intervention agency is: AGEA , via Palestro 81 , I - 00185 Roma ( Tel. (39-06) 494 99 91 ; telex: 62 00 64/62 06 17/62 03 31 ; fax (39-06) 445 39 40/445 46 93 ). +",Italy;Italian Republic;intervention agency;motor spirit;alcohol-powered engine;distillation;compulsory distillation;distillation operation;preventive distillation;special distillation;voluntary distillation;wine delivery;viticulture;grape production;winegrowing;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +40012,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 697/2011 of 19 July 2011 on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the subperiod from 1 September 2011 to 30 November 2011. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 (3) opens and provides for the administration of tariff quotas and introduces a system of import licences and certificates of origin for garlic and other agricultural products imported from third countries.(2) The quantities for which ‘A’ licence applications have been lodged by traditional importers and by new importers during the first seven working days of July 2011, pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 exceed the quantities available for products originating in China, and all third countries other than China and Argentina.(3) Therefore, in accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, it is now necessary to establish the extent to which the ‘A’ licence applications sent to the Commission by 14 July 2011 can be met in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007.(4) In order to ensure sound management of the procedure of issuing import licences, the present Regulation should enter into force immediately after its publication,. Applications for ‘A’ import licences lodged pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 during the first seven working days of July 2011 and sent to the Commission by 14 July 2011 shall be met at a percentage rate of the quantities applied for as set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 July 2011.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.(3)  OJ L 90, 30.3.2007, p. 12.ANNEXOrigin Order number Allocation coefficientArgentina— Traditional importers— New importersChina— Traditional importers— New importersOther third countries— Traditional importers— New importers‘X: No quota for this origin for the subperiod in question.’ +",bulb vegetable;garlic;onion;scallion;shallot;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;import (EU);Community import,17 +9446,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2165/91 of 23 July 1991 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EEC) No 598/91 on urgent action for the supply of agricultural products intended for the people of the Soviet Union. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 598/91 of 5 March 1991 on urgent action for the supply of agricultural products intended for the people of the Soviet Union (1), and in particular Article 5 (2) thereof,Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 598/91, provides that the supply of the products concerned shall be awarded by tendering procedures or, for reasons arising only from the urgency of the action, by direct agreement;Whereas their recognized experience in the distribution of food products to the people of the Soviet Union allows the awarding of the supplies to non-governmental organizations or, alternatively, to undertakings established in the Soviet Union which present satisfactory guarantees;Whereas it is necessary to lay down general rules for the supplies and for the obligations of the suppliers;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee provided for in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 598/91,. Urgent deliveries of products pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 598/91 to the Soviet Union shall be carried out under the conditions laid down in this Regulation. 1. Deliveries shall be carried out by non-governmental organizations which are experienced in distributing food products to the people of the Soviet Union and which offer the most favourable overall conditions for carrying out the deliveries.2. The non-governmental organizations which are selected to handle the deliveries shall, in particular, fulfil the following conditions:(a) have a statute that is characteristic of an organization of this type;(b) have their headquaters in a Member State of the Community;(c) show that they have the capacity to carry out food-aid operations successfully;(d) have given an undertaking to comply with the supply terms laid down pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 598/91. Taking into account the specific constraints attached to transportation and distribution of the aid to the final beneficiaries, and if it is not possible to apply Article 2 (1), the deliveries may also be awarded to undertakings established in the Soviet Union and which satisfy the conditions provided for by Article 2 (2) (c) and (d) and which offer the most favourable overall conditions for carrying out the deliveries. Deliveries shall consist of:- taking over of the products from undertakings established in the Community at the placed of storage which will be communicated by the Commission in due time;- transport without delay and by the most direct way and the most appropriate means to the destination indicated by the Commission;- provision of storage facilities in case the products cannot be delivered directly to the beneficiaries;- distribution to the institutions and collectivities indicated by the Soviet authorities and approved by the Commission. This distribution shall take place within a period of nine months from the taking over of the products. Payments shall be made by the Commission on the submission of evidence that the deliveries have been properly executed. Advance payments may be made after the products have been taken over from the undertakings referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 4 and after the products have left the customs territory of the Community. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 July 1991. For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 67, 14. 3. 1991, p. 19. +",non-governmental organisation;NGO;non-governmental international organisation;non-governmental international organization;non-governmental organization;non-governmental regional organisation;non-governmental regional organization;non-governmental world organisation;non-governmental world organization;agricultural product;farm product;foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;USSR;Soviet Union;former USSR;emergency aid,17 +5013,"2010/114/: Council Decision of 16 February 2010 amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland. ,Having regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 27.1 thereof,Having regard to Recommendation ECB/2009/26 of the European Central Bank of 14 December 2009 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (1),Whereas:(1) The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of the national central banks of the Eurosystem are to be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by the Council of the European Union.(2) The mandate of the current external auditors of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland will end after the audit for the financial year 2008. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2009.(3) The Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland has selected Deloitte & Touche as its external auditors for the financial years 2009 to 2011.(4) The Governing Council of the ECB recommended that Deloitte & Touche be appointed as the external auditors of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland for the financial years 2009 to 2011.(5) It is appropriate to follow the recommendation of the Governing Council of the ECB and to amend Decision 1999/70/EC (2) accordingly,. Article 1(5) of Decision 1999/70/EC shall be replaced by the following:‘5.   Deloitte & Touche is hereby approved as the external auditors of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland for the financial years 2009 to 2011.’ This Decision shall be notified to the ECB. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 16 February 2010.For the CouncilThe PresidentE. SALGADO(1)  OJ C 308, 18.12.2009, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 69. +",Ireland;Eire;Southern Ireland;power of attorney;letter of attorney;procuration;appointment of staff;auditing;central bank;bank of issue;federal bank;national bank;European Central Bank;ECB;accountant;auditor;chartered accountant,17 +24028,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1220/2002 of 5 July 2002 determining the extent to which applications lodged in June 2002 for import rights in respect of frozen beef intended for processing may be accepted. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 995/2002 of 11 June 2002 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for frozen beef intended for processing (1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003) [1], and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 3(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 995/2002 fixes the quantities of frozen beef intended for processing which may be imported under special terms in the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003.(2) Article 3(4) of Regulation (EC) No 995/2002 lays down that the quantities applied for may be reduced. The applications lodged for ""A"" products relate to total quantities which exceed the quantities available. Under these circumstances and taking care to ensure an equitable distribution of the available quantities, it is appropriate to reduce proportionally the quantities applied for. The quantities for ""B"" products covered by import rights applications are such that import licenses may be granted for the full quantities applied for,. Every application for import rights lodged in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 995/2002 for the period 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003 shall be granted to the following extent, expressed as bone-in beef:(a) 88,0903 % of the quantity requested for beef imports intended for the manufacture of ""preserves"" as defined by Article 1(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 995/2002;(b) 100 % of the quantity requested for beef imports intended for the manufacture of products as defined by Article 1(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 995/2002. This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 July 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 5 July 2002.For the CommissionJ. M. Silva RodríguezAgriculture Director-General[1] OJ L 152, 12.6.2002, p. 3.-------------------------------------------------- +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;deep-frozen product;deep-frozen food;deep-frozen foodstuff;food processing;processing of food;processing of foodstuffs;beef,17 +19362,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1931/1999 of 9 September 1999 amending Annexes I, II and III of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 of 26 June 1990 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1308/1999(2), and in particular Articles 6 and 8 thereof,(1) Whereas, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90, maximum residue limits must be established progressively for all pharmacologically active substances which are used within the Community in veterinary medicinal products intended for administration to food-producing animals;(2) Whereas maximum residue limits should be established only after the examination within the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products of all the relevant information concerning the safety of residues of the substance concerned for the consumer of foodstuffs of animal origin and the impact of residues on the industrial processing of foodstuffs;(3) Whereas, in establishing maximum residue limits for residues of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin, it is necessary to specify the animal species in which residues may be present, the levels which may be present in each of the relevant meat tissues obtained from the treated animal (target tissue) and the nature of the residue which is relevant for the monitoring of residues (marker residue);(4) Whereas, for the control of residues, as provided for in appropriate Community legislation, maximum residue limits should usually be established for the target tissues of liver or kidney; whereas, however, the liver and kidney are frequently removed from carcasses moving in international trade, and maximum residue limits should therefore also always be established for muscle or fat tissues;(5) Whereas, in the case of veterinary medicinal products intended for use in laying birds, lactating animals or honey bees, maximum residue limits must also be established for eggs, milk or honey;(6) Whereas carprofen, emamectin, cefquinome, teflubenzuron and apramycin should be inserted into Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;(7) Whereas histidine, adenosine, its 5'-mono-, 5'-di-, 5'-triphosphates, glycine, glutamine, glutamic acid, alanine, doxapram, cytidine, its 5'-mono-, 5'-di- and 5'-triphosphates, cysteine, choline, chymotrypsin, arginine, hyaluronic acid, carnitine, apramycin, bromide, potassium salt, azamethiphos, aspartic acid, asparagine, citrulline, pepsin, valine, uridine, its 5'-mono-, 5'-di-, 5'-triphosphates, tyrosine, tryptophan, trypsin, thymidine, threonine, thioctic acid, sulfogaiacol, serine, proline, guanosine, its 5'-mono-, 5'-di- and 5'-triphosphates, phenylalanine, vetrabutine hydrochloride, orotic acid, ornithine and methionine and lysine and leucine and isoleucine and inositol and inosine and its 5'-mono-, 5'-di- and 5'-triphosphates and piperonyl butoxide should be inserted into Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;(8) Whereas, in order to allow for the completion of scientific studies, coumafos, cymiazole and kanamycin should be inserted into Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;(9) Whereas a period of 60 days should be allowed before the entry into force of this Regulation in order to allow Member States to make any adjustment which may be necessary to the authorisations to place the veterinary medicinal products concerned on the market which have been granted in accordance with Council Directive 81/851/EEC(3), as last amended by Directive 93/40/EEC(4), to take account of the provisions of this Regulation;(10) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Veterinary Medicinal Products,. Annexes I, II and III of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 60th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 September 1999.For the CommissionKarel VAN MIERTMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 1.(2) OJ L 156, 23.6.1999, p. 1.(3) OJ L 317, 6.11.1981, p. 1.(4) OJ L 214, 24.8.1993, p. 31.ANNEXAnnex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is amended as follows:1. Anti-infectious agents1.2. Antibiotics1.2.02. Cephalosporins"">TABLE>""1.2.10. Aminoglycosides"">TABLE>""2. Antiparasitic agents2.2. Agents acting against ectoparasites2.2.4. Acyl urea derivatives"">TABLE>""2.3. Agents acting against endo- and ectoparasites2.3.1. Avermectins"">TABLE>""4. Anti-inflammatory agents4.1. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents4.1.1. Arylpropionic acid derivative"">TABLE>""Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is amended as follows:1. Inorganic chemicals"">TABLE>""2. Organic compounds"">TABLE>""3. Substances generally recognised as safe"">TABLE>""Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2377/90 is amended as follows:1. Anti-infectious agents1.2. Antibiotics1.2.05. Aminoglycosides"">TABLE>""2. Antiparasitic agents2.2. Agents acting against ectoparasites2.2.2. Iminophenyl thiazolidine derivative"">TABLE>""2.2.4. Organophosphates"">TABLE>"" +",food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;veterinary legislation;veterinary regulations;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;waste;refuse;residue;public health;health of the population;veterinary drug;veterinary medicines,17 +18599,"1999/322/EC: Council Decision of 3 May 1999 authorising the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union in the context of the integration of the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union to act as representative of certain Member States for the purposes of concluding contracts relating to the installation and functioning of the Help Desk Server of the Management Unit and of the Sirene Network Phase II and to manage such contracts. ,Acting on the basis of Article 7 of the Protocol annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union,(1) Whereas within the framework of cooperation between the Member States which are signatories to the 1990 Schengen Convention implementing the 1985 Schengen Agreement and instruments of accession thereto, the Secretary-General of the Benelux Economic Union has been authorised to conclude and manage certain contracts on behalf of such Member States;(2) Whereas as a result of the integration of the Schengen Secretariat into the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union, this task performed hitherto by the Secretary-General of the Benelux Economic Union within the framework of the Schengen cooperation should be taken over by the Secretary-General of the Council;(3) Whereas the performance of such a task by the Secretary-General of the Council on behalf of certain Member States will constitute a new task, distinct from the tasks performed by the Secretary-General pursuant to his obligations under the Treaty establishing the European Community and the Treaty on European Union;(4) Whereas it is therefore appropriate to have this new task assigned to the Secretary-General by way of an explicit decision of the Council,. 1. The Council hereby authorises the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union to act as the representative of the Member States concerned, by replacing the Secretary-General of the Benelux Economic Union in the Agreement concluded by the latter on behalf of these Member States on 23 August 1996 with France Telecom Network Services Belgium, now Global One Belgium, on the delivery, installation and management of the Sirene Network Phase II and the supply of services relating to the use thereof.2. The Council hereby authorises the Secretary-General of the Council to act as the representative of the Member States concerned, for the purpose of concluding an Agreement on behalf of the latter with Digital Equipment SA for the operation and setting-up of a Help Desk Server on the expiry of the current Agreement concluded between the Secretary General of the Benelux Economic Union and Digital Equipment SA on 8 May 1996.3. The authorisations under paragraphs 1 and 2 above shall apply so long as payments under the aforementioned Agreements are not charged to the general budget of the European Communities but continue to be charged to the Member States concerned. The work involved in managing the Agreements referred to in Article 1 on behalf of the Member States concerned shall be performed by the General Secretariat of the Council as part of its normal administrative tasks. All questions relating to any non-contractual liability resulting from the acts or omissions of the General-Secretariat of the Council in the performance of its administrative tasks pursuant to this Decision shall be governed by Article 288, second paragraph, of the Treaty establishing the European Community. Article 235 of that Treaty shall therefore apply to any disputes relating to compensation for damage. The Secretary-General of the Council shall open a special bank account in his name for the purpose of taking up, as from the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam, the balance of the budget relating to the management, up till that date, by the Secretary-General of the Benelux Economic Union, of contracts with the companies mentioned in Article 1(1) and (2). This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.. Done at Brussels, 3 May 1999.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. FISCHER +",Council of the European Union;Council of European Ministers;Council of the European Communities;Council of the Union;EC Council;EU Council;European Union Council;power of implementation;transmission network;Euronet;Transpac;broadcasting network;data-transmission network;telecommunications network;contractual liability;Secretary General of an Institution;Schengen Agreement,17 +1810,"95/98/EC: Commission Decision of 13 March 1995 establishing the status of Sweden as non-vaccinating as regards Newcastle disease. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/593/EEC of 15 October 1990 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of poultry and hatching eggs (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 12 (2) thereof,Whereas vaccination against Newcastle disease in poultry has been prohibited for over a year in Sweden;Whereas breeding flocks in Sweden have been monitored at least once a year for the presence of Newcastle disease; whereas the holdings contain no poultry which have been vaccinated against Newcastle disease;Whereas in the light of the Newcastle disease situation it is appropriate to fix the status of Sweden;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. Sweden fulfils the criteria fixed by Article 12 (2) of Directive 90/539/EEC. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 March 1995.For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission +",veterinary inspection;veterinary control;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;Sweden;Kingdom of Sweden;vaccination;poultry;chicken;cock;duck;goose;hen;ostrich;table poultry,17 +11693,"COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1804/93 of 6 July 1993 determining the extent to which applications lodged in May 1993 for import licences for fresh, chilled or preserved beef and veal under the import arrangements provided for in the Bilateral Agreement on Agriculture between the Community and Sweden can be accepted. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/93 of 14 May 1993 laying down detailed rules for the application in 1993 of the import arrangements for beef and veal provided for in the agreement between the bilateral Community and Sweden (1), and in particular Article 3 (4) thereof,Whereas Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1180/83 fixes the quantity of fresh or chilled beef and veal falling within CN code 0201 and products falling within CN code 1602 50 31, 1302 50 39 or 1602 50 80 originating in Sweden which may be imported under special conditions in respect of 1993; whereas the quantities covered by import licence applications are such that import licences may be granted for the full quantities applied for;Whereas the second subparagraph of Article 3 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1180/93, lays down that if the quantities in respect of which licences have been applied for are lower than the quantities available, additional licences have been applied for are lower than the quantities available, additional licences are to be issued for the remaining quantity; whereas to that end the quantitiy remaining should be determined,. 1. Import licences shall be granted in full for quantities covered by applications submitted pursuant to Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1180/93.2. The remaining quantitiy as referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 3 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1180/93 is:- 2 579,38 tonnes, expressed as carcase weight, of beef falling within CN code 0201,- 1 788 tonnes, expressed as carcase weight, of products falling within CN codes 1602 50 31, 1302 50 39 and 1602 50 80. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 6 July 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 120, 15. 5. 1993, p. 14. +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;bilateral agreement;Sweden;Kingdom of Sweden;beef,17 +1782,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/94 of 11 January 1994 amending Annex II to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92 concerning the export and import of certain dangerous chemicals. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92 of 23 July 1992 (1) concerning Community exports and imports of certain dangerous chemicals, and in particular Article 11,Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92 sets up a system of notification and information for imports from and exports to third countries of certain dangerous chemicals; whereas certain of these chemicals are subject to the international prior consent procedure (PIC) established by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO);Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92 further provides for the participation of the Community in the international notification and prior informed consent procedure;Whereas Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92 provides, inter alia, that Annex II to the said Regulation should comprise a list of chemicals subject to the international PIC procedure, a list of the countries participating in the PIC scheme and the PIC decisions of importing countries;Whereas Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92 provides that Annex II should be amended where the UNEP and the FAO have initiated amendments to the list of chemicals subject to the international PIC procedure and to the PIC decisions of importing countries;Whereas, a number of such amendments having been so initiated, Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92 must thus be amended in accordance with Article 11;Whereas this Regulation is in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up under Article 28 of Council Directive 67/548/EEC (2) as amended,. The entries set out in the Annex to this Regulation are included for the first time in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92. This Regulation shall come into force one month after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 January 1994.For the CommissionYannis PALEOKRASSASMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 251, 29. 8. 1992, p. 13.(2) OJ No L 196, 16. 8. 1967, p. 1.ANNEXChemicals subject to PIC and the import decisions of third countries"""" ID=""1"">Aldrin (EINECS No: 206-215-8) (CAS No: 309-00-2)> ID=""2"">Angola> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Bhutan> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Cape Verde> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">China> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Cyprus> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Ecuador> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Honduras> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Kenya> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Mexico> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Morocco> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Nicaragua> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Niger> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Norway> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Rwanda> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Sri Lanka> ID=""3"">Written approval by Registrar (1) required""> ID=""2"">Thailand> ID=""3"">Permit""> ID=""2"">Togo> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""1"">Dieldrin (EINECS No: 200-484-5) (CAS No: 60-57-1)> ID=""2"">Angola> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Bhutan> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Cape Verde> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Central African Republic> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">China> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Cyprus> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Ecuador> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Honduras> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Morocco> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Nicaragua> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Norway> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Rwanda> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">St. Lucia> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Thailand> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Togo> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""1"">DDT (EINECS No: 200-24-3) (CAS No: 50-29-3)> ID=""2"">Angola> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Cape Verde> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Central African Republic> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Congo> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Cyprus> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Ecuador> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Nicaragua> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Norway> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Sri Lanka> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">St. Lucia> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""1"">Dinoseb and dinoseb salts (EINECS No: 201-861-7) (CAS No: dinoseb: 88-85-7)> ID=""2"">Bhutan> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Cape Verde> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">China> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Cyprus> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Ecuador> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Honduras> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Mexico> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Norway> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Sri Lanka> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">St. Lucia> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Thailand> ID=""3"">Prohibit ""> ID=""1"">Fluoroacetamide (EINECS No: 211-363-1) (CAS No: 640-19-7)> ID=""2"">Angola> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Bhutan> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Cape Verde> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">China> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Cyprus> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Ecuador> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Morocco> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Nicaragua> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Sri Lanka> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">St. Lucia> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Thailand> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""1"">HCH (mixed isomers) (EINECS No: 210-168-9) (CAS No: 608-73-1)> ID=""2"">Angola> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Cape Verde> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Cyprus> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Ecuador> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Honduras> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Nicaragua> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Norway> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Rwanda> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Sri Lanka> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">St. Lucia> ID=""3"">Permit""> ID=""2"">Tanzania> ID=""3"">Permit""> ID=""2"">Thailand> ID=""3"">Prohibit""> ID=""2"">Togo> ID=""3"">Prohibit"""">(1) Registrar of Pesticides,Department of Agriculture,PO Box 49 GetambePeradeniyaSri Lanka' +",import;chemical product;chemical agent;chemical body;chemical nomenclature;chemical substance;chemicals;dangerous substance;dangerous product;information system;automatic information system;on-line system;exchange of information;information exchange;information transfer;export;export sale,17 +34923,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1576/2007 of 21 December 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 92/2005 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and the Council as regards means of disposal or uses of animal by-products (Text with EEA relevance ). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption (1), and in particular Article 4(2)(e), Article 5(2)(g) and Article 6(2)(i) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 92/2005 of 19 January 2005 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards means of disposal or uses of animal by-products and amending its Annex VI as regards biogas transformation and processing of rendered fats (2) lays down implementing rules for certain alternative methods of disposal or use of animal by-products (alternative methods).(2) In particular, Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 92/2005 requires the marking of certain material arising from the use of alternative methods and determines the permitted end uses of such material. Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1432/2007 (3), lays down harmonised rules for the marking of animal by-products which contribute to their proper identification and improve their traceability of animal by-products. The reference to Annex VI of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 92/2005 should be amended accordingly.(3) On the basis of the opinion of the Scientific Panel on biological hazards of the European Food Safety Authority on the ‘Biodiesel Process as a method for safe disposal of Category 1 animal by-products (ABP)’ adopted on 2 June 2004 (4), it is appropriate to permit additional end uses of Category 1, Category 2 and Category 3 materials, in accordance with the general principles laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002. The combustion of biodiesel produced in accordance with Annex IV of Regulation (EC) No 92/2005 in stationary or mobile engines should also be permitted.(4) In particular, the landfill of material arising from the processing of Category 1 material on sites for which a permit has been issued in accordance with Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste (5) should now be permitted.(5) Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 92/2005 lays down certain special surveillance measures to be carried out in the first two years of implementation of certain alternative methods within a particular Member State. The requirements related to these surveillance measures should take into account experience with the practical application of a process developed in another Member State and should be adjusted to the objective to ensure a high level of protection of public and animal health. The designation and supervision of a pilot plant for the first use of an alternative method in each Member State concerned should therefore be subject to simplified conditions.(6) The tests which have to be carried out during the initial stage of implementation of an alternative method should be based on the tests which were carried out for the assessment of the particular alternative method by the appropriate scientific body.(7) The results of the additional surveillance in a particular Member State should be made available to other Member States for the evaluation of new applications for the use of one of the alternative methods concerned on their respective territories. Information should be provided to the contact points for alternative methods which are indicated on the list which is published electronically by the Commission.(8) Regulation (EC) No 92/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly.(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Regulation (EC) No 92/2005 is amended as follows:1. In Article 4, paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 are replaced by the following:(a) incineration or co-incineration in accordance with the provisions of Directive 2000/76/EC;(b) burial in a landfill for which a permit has been issued in accordance with Council Directive 1999/31/EC;(c) further transformation in a biogas plant and disposal of the digestion residues as provided for in points (a) or (b); or(d) in the case of biodiesel produced in accordance with Annex IV, combustion as a fuel.(a) disposed of as provided for in paragraph 2 (a) or (b);(b) further processed into fat derivatives for the uses referred to in Article 5(2)(b)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002, without the prior use of processing methods 1 to 5;(c) used, transformed or disposed of directly as provided for in Article 5(2)(c)(i), (ii) and (iii) of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002, without the prior use of processing method 1;(d) in the case of materials other than biodiesel resulting from the biodiesel production process as defined in Annex IV, used for the production of technical products; or(e) in the case of biodiesel produced in accordance with Annex IV, used as provided for in paragraph 2 (d).’2. Article 5 is replaced by the following:(a) alkaline hydrolysis as defined in Annex I;(b) high pressure hydrolysis biogas as defined in Annex III;(c) biodiesel production process as defined in Annex IV.(a) suitable tests are applied in the plant to the materials derived from the treatment steps, such as the liquid and solid residues, and any gas generated during the process;(b) the official control of the plant includes a monthly inspection of the plant and a verification of the processing parameters and conditions applied; and(c) the results of the official controls which have been carried out are made available to other Member States.’ This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 December 2007.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 273, 10.10.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 829/2007 (OJ L 191, 21.7.2007, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 19, 21.1.2005, p. 27. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1678/2006 (OJ L 314, 15.11.2006, p. 4).(3)  OJ L 320, 6.12.2007, p. 13.(4)  Question No EFSA-Q-2004-028.(5)  OJ L 182, 16.7.1999, p. 1. Directive as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1). +",waste management;landfill site;rubbish dump;waste treatment;health legislation;health regulations;health standard;animal fats;fish fat;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;agricultural by-product;biogas;biomethane;green energy;manure gas,17 +33748,"2007/883/EC: Council Decision of 20 December 2007 amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of the Central Bank of Malta. ,Having regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular to Article 27(1) thereof,Having regard to Recommendation ECB/2007/17 of the European Central Bank of 29 November 2007 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Central Bank of Malta (1),Whereas:(1) The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of the national central banks of the Eurosystem are to be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by the Council of the European Union.(2) Pursuant to Article 1 of Council Decision 2007/504/EC of 10 July 2007 in accordance with Article 122(2) of the Treaty on the adoption by Malta of the single currency on 1 January 2008 (2), Malta now fulfils the necessary conditions for the adoption of the euro and the derogation in favour of Malta referred to in Article 4 of the 2003 Act of Accession should be abrogated with effect from 1 January 2008.(3) Pursuant to Article 20 of the amended Central Bank of Malta Act, which enters into force on 1 January 2008, the annual financial statements of the Central Bank of Malta are audited in accordance with Article 27 of the ESCB Statute.(4) Following the abrogation of the derogation for Malta, the Governing Council of the ECB recommended that the Council approve PricewaterhouseCoopers and Ernst & Young as the external auditors of the Bank of Malta for the financial year 2008.(5) It is appropriate to follow the recommendation of the Governing Council of the ECB and to amend Council Decision 1999/70/EC (3) accordingly,. The following paragraph shall be added to Article 1 of Decision 1999/70/EC:‘15.   PricewaterhouseCoopers and Ernst & Young are hereby approved as the joint external auditors of the Central Bank of Malta for the financial year 2008.’ This Decision shall be communicated to the European Central Bank. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 20 December 2007.For the CouncilThe PresidentF. NUNES CORREIA(1)  OJ C 304, 15.12.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 186, 18.7.2007, p. 32.(3)  OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 69. Decision as last amended by Decision 2007/145/EC (OJ L 64, 2.3.2007, p. 35). +",Malta;Gozo;Republic of Malta;self-employed person;adviser;consultant;expert;free-lance;independent;self-employed worker;central bank;bank of issue;federal bank;national bank;accountant;auditor;chartered accountant,17 +2014,"82/411/EEC: Commission Decision of 7 June 1982 establishing that the apparatus described as 'PGT - Energy Dispersive Measurement System, model System III, with accessories' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1027/79 (2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas, by letter dated 2 December 1981, the United Kingdom has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as 'Cahn - Recording Electrobalance, model Cahn 2000', ordered on 28 July 1981 and to be used for research into the effect of surface-active elements on the kinetics of metal/gas reactions by recording the change of weight of the reacting metal with time, should be considered to be a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community,Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 14 May 1982 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is a recording balance;Whereas its objective technical characteristics, such as the precision, and the use to which it is put make it specially suited to scientific research; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for scientific activities; whereas it must therefore be considered to be a scientific apparatus;Whereas, however, on the basis of information received from Member States, apparatus of scientific value equivalent to the said apparatus, capable of being used for the same purposes, are currently being manufactured in the Community; whereas this applies, in particular, to the apparatus '4433' manufactured by Sartorius GmbH, Postfach 19, D-3400 Goettingen, to the apparatus 'Cibal' manufactured by CI Electronics Ltd, Brunel Road, Churchfields, Salisbury, UK-Wiltshire AP2 7PU and to the apparatus 'MTB 209' manufactured by Setaram, 101-103, rue de Sèze, F-69451 Lyon Cedex 3,. The apparatus described as 'Cahn - Recording Electrobalance, model Cahn 2000', which is subject of an application by the United Kingdom of 2 December 1981, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 June 1982.For the CommissionKarl-Heinz NARJESMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 184, 15. 7. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 134, 31. 5. 1979, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 318, 13. 12. 1979, p. 32. +",exemption from customs duties;customs franchise;duty-free admission;duty-free entry;exemption from duty;exemption from import duty;travellers' allowance;travellers' tax-free allowance;scientific apparatus;laboratory equipment;microscope;research equipment;scientific instrument;scientific material;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT,17 +44070,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 505/2014 of 15 May 2014 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of caramel colours (E 150a-d) in beer and malt beverages Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives (1), and in particular Article 10(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 lays down a Union list of food additives approved for use in foods and their conditions of use.(2) That list may be amended in accordance with the common procedure referred to in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), either on the initiative of the Commission or following an application.(3) Caramel colours are food colours currently approved for use and listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008. That approval takes into account the Acceptable Daily Intakes (ADI) established by the Scientific Committee for Food in 1987, 1990 and 1996.(4) The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) issued an opinion on 3 February 2011 as regards the re-evaluation of the safety of caramel colours as food additives (3). In that opinion the Authority established a group ADI of 300 mg/kg bw/day. Within this group ADI an individual ADI of 100 mg/kg bw/day was established for E 150c ammonia caramel. The Authority concluded that the anticipated dietary exposure of child and adult populations may exceed the ADIs for plain caramel (E 150a), ammonia caramel (E 150c) and sulphite ammonia caramel (E 150d).(5) On 3 December 2012, the Authority issued a statement providing a refined exposure assessment for caramel colours E 150a, E 150c and E 150d and concluded that the anticipated dietary exposure was considerably lower than that estimated in the previous opinion (4). However, the Authority concluded that toddlers and adults could still exceed the ADI for ammonia caramel (E 150c). Whilst the ADI was only slightly exceeded (6 %) at the high levels in toddlers in one Member State, for adults the ADI was exceeded by 5-51 % in five Member States. After considering more detailed national information about the real uses of ammonia caramel (E 150c), the Member States concerned demonstrated that the actual intake is significantly lower. However, taking into account that beer is the main contributor to the exposure in adults, it is appropriate to amend the conditions of use and to establish maximum use levels for ammonia caramel (E 150c) in food subcategory 14.2.1 ‘Beer and malt beverages’ to guarantee a high level of protection of human health.(6) Pursuant to Article 11(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 the maximum levels for colours shall apply to the quantities of colouring principle contained in the colouring preparation unless otherwise stated. However, the complex nature and limited knowledge of chemical composition of caramel colours makes their identification in food products a challenge. Therefore, in performing official controls the competent authorities could also consider verifying the level of 2-acetyl-4-tetrahydroxy-butylimidazole, i.e. the impurity which can be analytically determined and which was taken into account in establishing an individual ADI for ammonia caramel (E 150c).(7) An application for authorisation of the use of caramel colours (E 150a-d) in malt beverages was submitted on 4 June 2013 and was made available to the Member States pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008.(8) Beer is not defined in the Union legislation and the national definitions vary among the Member States. Consequently a particular product classified as beer in one Member State could be classified as malt beverage in another. Since there is a technological need for caramel colours (E 150a-d) in malt beverages and the use of caramel colours is authorised in beer only, the current situation has a negative impact on the internal market and hinders the free movement of those products. Therefore it is appropriate to rectify this situation.(9) The common characteristic of malt beverages is the absence of malt as such in the final product and similarities in the technology and in the need for food additives with beers. There is a need for caramel colours to restore a consistent colour which has been affected by the production processes and/or to make malt beverages made from pale malts visually more appealing. Roasted malts cannot be used to provide the dark colour since they impart strong flavour which is not appropriate for those products.(10) Malt beverages are niche products providing an alternative to products in which the use of caramel colours is currently authorised (i.e. flavoured drinks and beers). Therefore, it is not expected that the authorisation of use of caramel colours in malt beverages would have a significant impact on total exposure to caramel colours.(11) Pursuant to Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008, the Commission is to seek the opinion of the Authority in order to update the Union list of food additives set out in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, except where such update is not liable to have an effect on human health. Since the extension of use of caramel colours (E 150a-d) to malt beverages constitutes an update of that list which is not liable to have an effect on human health, it is not necessary to seek the opinion of the Authority.(12) Therefore, Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 should be amended accordingly.(13) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 May 2014.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 16.(2)  Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings (OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 1).(3)  EFSA Journal 2011; 9(3):2004.(4)  EFSA Journal 2012; 10(12):3030.ANNEXIn Part E of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, in food subcategory 14.2.1 ‘Beer and malt beverages’, the entry for ‘E 150a-d’ is replaced by the following:‘E 150a,b,d Plain caramel, Caustic sulphite caramel and Sulphite ammonia caramel quantum satisE 150c Ammonia caramel 6 000E 150c Ammonia caramel 9 500 only “Bière de table/Tafelbier/Table beer” (original wort content less than 6 %); Brown ale, porter, stout and old ale’ +",malt;roasted malt;unroasted malt;foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;beer;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban;food colouring;colourant;colouring matter;food safety;food product safety;food quality safety;safety of food,17 +28455,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1145/2004 of 22 June 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 145/2004 as regards the closing date for the submission of tenders under the last partial tendering procedure for the resale on the internal market of wheat held by the German intervention agency. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 145/2004 (2) opens a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of wheat held by the German intervention agency, for which the closing date laid down for the submission of tenders under the last partial tendering procedure is 24 June 2004.(2) In view of the current market situation, the date of the last partial tendering procedure should be postponed.(3) Regulation (EC) No 145/2004 should therefore be amended.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. The third subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 145/2004 is hereby replaced by the following:‘The closing date for the submission of tenders for the last partial tendering procedure shall be 15 July 2004 at 9.00 (Brussels time).’ This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 June 2004.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003 (OJ L 158, 27.6.2003, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 38. +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;intervention agency;single market;Community internal market;EC internal market;EU single market;sale;offering for sale;common wheat,17 +8947,"91/518/ECSC, EEC, Euratom: Commission Decision of 12 September 1991 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 February 1991 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in non-member countries. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities,Having regard to the Staff Regulations of the Officials of the European Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 3736/90 (2), and in particular the second paragraph ofArticle 13of Annex X thereto,Whereas, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, Council Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 2330/91 (3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 January 1991 to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment;Whereas some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 February 1991 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain non-member countries the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weighting and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down,. Sole ArticleWith effect from 1 February 1991 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.The exchange rates for the payment of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the budget of the European Communities during the month preceding the date on which this Decision takes effect.. Done at Brussels, 12 September 1991. For the CommissionAntรณnio CARDOSO E CUNHAMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 56, 4. 3. 1968, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 360, 22. 12. 1990, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 214, 2. 8. 1991, p. 3.ANNEXCountry of employment Weightings applicable with effect from 1 February 1991 Argentina 122,9800000 Brazil 31,5300000 Dominican Republic 34,8500000 Haiti 80,6200000 Peru 159,1000000 Poland 16,1600000 Sierra Leone 61,1700000 Somalia 9,4900000 Turkey 55,6100000 Uganda 74,8000000 Uruguay 41,2300000 Yugoslavia 79,2300000 Zambia 44,5600000ANNEXCountry of employment Weightings applicable with effect from 1 February 1991 Argentina 122,9800000 Brazil 31,5300000 Dominican Republic 34,8500000 Haiti 80,6200000 Peru 159,1000000 Poland 16,1600000 Sierra Leone 61,1700000 Somalia 9,4900000 Turkey 55,6100000 Uganda 74,8000000 Uruguay 41,2300000 Yugoslavia 79,2300000 Zambia 44,5600000 +",European official;EC basic post;EC staff;EU official;official of the EU;official of the European Union;staff of the EC;third country;pay rise;wage increase;pay;remuneration;salary;wages;regulations for civil servants;exchange rate;dual exchange rate,17 +4917,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3378/86 of 4 November 1986 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2707/86 laying down detailed rules on the description and presentation of sparkling and aerated sparkling wines. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 of 5 February 1979 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3805/85 (2), and in particular Article 54 (5) thereof,Whereas, owing to an error, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2707/86 (3) does not correspond to the text put to the vote in the Management Committee for Wine; whereas the said Regulation must therefore be rectified by introducing the necessary amendments,. Regulation (EEC) No 2707/86 is hereby amended as follows:1. The first subparagraph of Article 6 (1) is replaced by the following:'1. The sales description ""aerated sparkling wine"" referred to in Article 5 (2) (f) of Regulation (EEC) No 3309/85 shall appear on the label bearing the compulsory information in characters of the same type with the smallest letters at least 3 mm hig.'2. Article 6 (2) is replaced by the following:'2. Sales descriptions including the words ""sparkling wine"" and authorized by Member States under the second subparagraph of Article 14 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3309/85 for the designation of a beverage falling within Common Customs Tariff subheading 22.07 B I obtained by alcoholic fermentation of a fruit or other agricultural raw material shall be shown, within the same visual field as the other compulsory information, on the label in characters of the same type with the smallest letters at least 3 mm high.'3. In point 2 of Annex I, the point 'c) Jarque de Moncayo' is deleted. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 15 October 1986.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 4 November 1986.For the CommissionFrans ANDRIESSENVice-President(1) OJ No L 54, 5. 3. 1979, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 367, 31. 12. 1985, p. 39.(3) OJ No L 246, 30. 8. 1986, p. 71. +",marketing standard;grading;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;wine of superior quality;quality wine produced in a specific region;quality wines psr;qwpsr;wine of designated origin;sparkling wine;semi-sparkling wine;labelling,17 +29325,"2005/94/EC, Euratom: Commission Decision of 3 February 2005 amending Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 218(2) thereof,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 131 thereof,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 28(1) and Article 41(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) The Commission’s security system is based on the principles set out in Council Decision 2001/264/EC of 19 March 2001 adopting the Council’s security regulations (1) with a view to ensuring a smooth functioning of the decision-making process of the Union.(2) The Commission’s provisions on security are contained in the Annex to Commission Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom of 29 November 2001 amending its internal Rules of Procedure��(2).(3) Appendix 1 to the Rules on security annexed to those provisions contains a table of equivalence including national security classifications.(4) On 16 April 2003, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia signed the Treaty concerning their accession to the European Union (3). Appendix 1 to the Rules on security should be amended in order to take account of those States.(5) On 14 March 2003 the European Union signed an agreement (4) with NATO on the security of information. It is therefore also necessary to establish correspondence with NATO classification levels in Appendix 1 to the Rules on security.(6) France and the Netherlands have changed their legislation on classification.(7) In the interests of clarity, Appendix 1 to the Rules on security should be replaced.(8) At the same time, the Annex to Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom should be corrected in order to ensure that the four classification terms are used homogeneously in all language versions,. Appendix 1 to the Rules on security contained in the Annex to Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom is replaced by the Annex to this Decision. The Annex to Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom is corrected by replacing in all linguistic versions the four classification terms, as appropriate, by the following terms which shall always be written in capital letters:— ‘RESTREINT UE’,— ‘CONFIDENTIEL UE’,— ‘SECRET UE’,— ‘TRES SECRET UE/EU TOP SECRET’. This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 3 February 2005.For the CommissionSiim KALLASVice-President(1)  OJ L 101, 11.4.2001, p. 1. Decision amended by Decision 2004/194/EC (OJ L 63, 28.2.2004, p. 48).(2)  OJ L 317, 3.12.2001, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 17.(4)  OJ L 80, 27.3.2003, p. 36.ANNEX‘Appendix 1COMPARISON OF NATIONAL SECURITY CLASSIFICATIONSEU classification TRES SECRET UE/EU TOP SECRET SECRET UE CONFIDENTIEL UE RESTREINT UEWEU classification FOCAL TOP SECRET WEU SECRET WEU CONFIDENTIAL WEU RESTRICTEDEuratom classification EURA TOP SECRET EURA SECRET EURA CONFIDENTIAL EURA RESTRICTEDNATO classification COSMIC TOP SECRET NATO SECRET NATO CONFIDENTIAL NATO RESTRICTEDBelgium Très Secret Secret Confidentiel Diffusion restreinteZeer Geheim Geheim Vertrouwelijk Beperkte VerspreidingCzech Republic Přísn tajné Tajné Důvěrné VyhrazenéDenmark Yderst hemmeligt Hemmeligt Fortroligt Til tjenestebrugGermany Streng geheim Geheim VS (1) — Vertraulich VS — Nur für den DienstgebrauchEstonia Täiesti salajane Salajane Konfidentsiaalne PiiratudGreece Άκρως Απόρρητο Απόρρητο Εμπιστευτικό Περιορισμένης ΧρήσηςAbr: ΑΑΠ Abr: (ΑΠ) Αbr: (ΕΜ) Abr: (ΠΧ)Spain Secreto Reservado Confidencial Difusión LimitadaFrance Très Secret Défense (2) Secret Défense Confidentiel DéfenseIreland Top Secret Secret Confidential RestrictedItaly Segretissimo Segreto Riservatissimo RiservatoCyprus Άκρως Απόρρητο Απόρρητο Εμπιστευτικό Περιορισμένης ΧρήσηςLatvia Sevišķi slepeni Slepeni Konfidenciāli Dienesta vajadzībāmLithuania Visiškai slaptai Slaptai Konfidencialiai Riboto naudojimoLuxembourg Très Secret Secret Confidentiel Diffusion restreinteHungary Szigorúan titkos ! Titkos ! Bizalmas ! Korlátozott terjesztésű !Malta L-Ghola Segretezza Sigriet Kunfidenzjali RistrettNetherlands Stg (3). Zeer Geheim Stg. Geheim Stg. Confidentieel DepartementaalvertrouwelijkAustria Streng Geheim Geheim Vertraulich EingeschränktPoland Ściśle Tajne Tajne Poufne ZastrzeżonePortugal Muito Secreto Secreto Confidencial ReservadoSlovenia Strogo tajno Tajno Zaupno SVN InternoSlovakia Prísne tajné Tajné Dôverné VyhradenéFinland Erittäin salainen Erittäin salainen Salainen LuottamuksellinenSweden Kvalificerat hemlig Hemlig Hemlig HemligUnited Kingdom Top Secret Secret Confidential Restricted’(1)  VS = Verschlusssache.(2)  The classification Très secret défense, which covers governmental priority issues, may only be changed with the Prime Minister’s authorisation.(3)  Stg = staatsgeheim. +",accession to the European Union;EU accession;accession to the Community;act of accession;application for accession;consequence of accession;request for accession;rules of procedure;European Commission;CEC;Commission of the European Communities;EC Commission;EU Commission;occupational safety;occupational hazard;safety at the workplace;worker safety,17 +385,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 174/84 of 23 January 1984 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 on the common organization of the market in rice. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Whereas Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1566/83 (3), provides that the intervention centres for rice shall be determined each year, after consultation with the Member States concerned, in accordance with the management committee procedure; whereas experience gained has shown that it is no longer necessary to determine those centres annually but that this can be done as and when changes are necessary;Whereas Article 11a (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 provides that for consignments of semi-milled rice from the Member States to the French overseas department of Réunion, a subsidy shall be payable which is equal to the levy for that product less the amount for the protection of the industry; whereas experience has shown that some difficulties have arisen because semi-milled rice includes a range of products which have undergone varying degrees of processing, some of which are imported into the Community as husked rice and are thus liable for payment of the levy for such rice, and subsequently delivered, after nominal processing, to Réunion where they qualify for the aforesaid higher level of subsidy; whereas, in order to avoid such difficulties, it seems appropriate to amend the provision in question to limit the amount of the subsidy to be granted for semi-milled rice to the amount of the levy for husked rice,. Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 4 (5) is replaced by the following:'5. The intervention centres referred to in paragraph 4 shall be determined in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 27 after consultation with the Member States concerned.'2. Article 11a (4) is replaced by the following:'4. For consignments to the French overseas department of Réunion of products falling within subheading 10.06 B of the Common Customs Tariff which come from Member States and are in one of the situations referred to in Article 9 (2) of the Treaty, a subsidy shall be granted, on application by the party concerned, equal to the levy in force for the product concerned.However, this subsidy shall:- in respect of products falling within subheading 10.06 B II a), be equal to the levy applicable to products falling within subheading 10.06 B I b),- in respect of products falling within subheading 10.06 B II b), be reduced by the amount for the protection of the industry referred to in Article 14 (3).' This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 January 1984.For the CouncilThe PresidentC. CHEYSSON(1) Opinion delivered on 18 January 1984 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(2) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 163, 22. 6. 1983, p. 5. +",Réunion;Department of Réunion;delivery;consignment;delivery costs;means of delivery;shipment;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;agricultural levy;agricultural customs duty;intervention agency;rice,17 +13918,"Commission Directive 95/12/EC of 23 May 1995 implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household washing machines. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 92/75/EEC of 22 September 1992 on the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources of household appliances (1), and in particular Articles 9 and 12 thereof,Whereas under Directive 92/75/EEC the Commission is to adopt an implementing directive in respect of household appliances including washing machines;Whereas electricity use by washing machines accounts for a significant part of total Community energy demand; whereas the scope for reduced energy use by these appliances is substantial;Whereas a better washing performance often requires a higher consumption of water and energy; whereas information on the washing performance of an appliance is helpful in evaluating the information on its energy and water consumption; whereas this will help consumers make a choice of appliance which is consistent with the rational use of energy;Whereas the Community, confirming its interest in an international standardization system capable of producing standards that are actually used by all partners in international trade and of meeting the requirements of Community policy, invites the European standards organizations to continue their cooperation with international standards organizations;Whereas the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (Cenelec) are the bodies recognized as competent to adopt harmonized standards in accordance with the general guidelines for cooperation between the Commission and these two bodies signed on 13 November 1984, whereas, within the meaning of this Directive, a harmonized standard is a technical specification (European standard or harmonization document) adopted by Cenelec, on the basis of a remit (mandate) from the Commission in accordance with the provisions of Council Directive 83/189/EEC of 28 March 1983 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations (2), as last amended by Directive 94/10/EC of the European Parliament and the Council (3), and on the basis of those general guidelines;Whereas the measures set out in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the committee set up under Article 10 of Directive 92/75/EEC,. 1. This Directive shall apply to electric mains operated household washing machines, excluding:- machines with no spin capability,- machines with separate washing and spin drying vessels (such as twin tubs), and- combined washer-driers.Appliances that can also use other energy sources are excluded.2. The information required by this Directive shall be measured in accordance with harmonized standards, the reference numbers of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Communities and for which Member States have published the reference numbers of the national standards transposing those harmonized standards. Throughout this Directive any provisions requiring the giving of information relating to noise shall apply where that information is required under Article 3 of Council Directive 86/594/EEC (1). This information, where required, shall be measured in accordance with Directive 83/189/EEC.4. 'Dealer', 'supplier', 'information sheet', 'other essential resources' and 'supplementary information' shall have the meanings set out in Article 1 (4) of Directive 92/75/EEC. 1. The technical documentation referred to in Article 2 (3) of Directive 92/75/EEC shall include:- the name and address of the supplier,- a general description of the appliance, sufficient for it to be uniquely identified,- information, including drawings as relevant, on the main design features of the model and in particular items which appreciably affect its energy consumption,- reports of relevant measurement tests carried out under test procedures of the harmonized standards referred to in Article 1 (2),- operating instructions, if any.2. The label referred to in Article 2 (1) of Directive 92/75/EEC shall be as specified in Annex I to this Directive. The label shall be placed on the outside of the front or top of the appliance, in such a way as to be clearly visible, and not obscured.3. The content and format of the fiche referred to in Article 2 (1) of Directive 92/75/EEC shall be as specified in Annex II to this Directive.4. In the circumstances covered by Article 5 of Directive 92/75/EEC, and where the offer for sale, hire, or hire purchase, is provided by means of a printed communication, such as a mail order catalogue, then that printed communication shall include all the information specified in Annex III to this Directive.5. The energy efficiency class of an appliance, its washing performance class, and its drying efficiency class, as specified in the label and the fiche, shall be as specified in Annex IV. Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that all suppliers and dealers established in their territory fulfil their obligations under this Directive. 1. Member States shall adopt and publish the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 March 1996. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof. They shall apply those provisions from 1 April 1996.However, Member States shall allow, until 30 September 1996:- the placing on the market, the commercialization and/or the display of products,- the distribution of the printed communications referred to in Article 2 (4) which do not conform to this Directive.When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 May 1995.For the CommissionChristos PAPOUTSISMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 297, 13. 10. 1992, p. 16.(2) OJ No L 109, 26. 4. 1983, p. 8.(3) OJ No L 100, 19. 4. 1994, p. 30.(1) OJ No L 334, 6. 12. 1986, p. 24.ANNEX ITHE LABELLabel design1. The label shall be the appropriate language version chosen from the following illustrations:>REFERENCE TO A FILM>>REFERENCE TO A FILM>>REFERENCE TO A FILM>>REFERENCE TO A FILM>>REFERENCE TO A FILM>>REFERENCE TO A FILM>>REFERENCE TO A FILM>>REFERENCE TO A FILM>>REFERENCE TO A FILM>> REFERENCE TO A FILM>>REFERENCE TO A FILM>>REFERENCE TO A FILM>Notes concerning the label2. The following notes define the information to be included:Note:I. Supplier's name or trade mark.II. Supplier's model identifier.III. The energy efficiency class of an appliance shall be determined in accordance with Annex IV. This letter shall be placed at the same level as the relevant arrow.IV. Without prejudice to any requirements under the Community eco-label scheme, where an appliance has been granted a 'Community eco-label' pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 880/92 (1), a copy of the eco-label may be added here. The 'Washing machine label design guide' referred to below, explains how the eco-label mark may be included in the label.V. Energy consumption in kWh per cycle using standard 60 °C cotton cycle in accordance with the test procedures of the harmonized standards referred to in Article 1 (2).VI. Washing performance class as determined by Annex IV.VII. Drying efficiency class as determined by Annex IV.VIII. Maximum spin speed attained for standard 60 °C cotton cycle in accordance with the test procedures of the harmonized standards referred to in Article 1 (2).IX. Capacity of appliance for standard 60 °C cotton cycle in accordance with the harmonized standards referred to in Article 1 (2).X. Water consumption per cycle of washing using standard 60 °C cotton cycle in accordance with the test procedures of the harmonized standards referred to in Article 1 (2).XI. Where applicable, noise during washing and spinning cycles using standard 60 °C cycle, in accordance with Council Directive (EEC) No 86/594 (2).Note:The equivalent terms in other languages to those given above are set out in Annex V.Printing3. The following defines certain aspects of the label:>REFERENCE TO A FILM>Colours used:CMYK - cyan, magenta, yellow, black.For example: 07X0: 0 % cyan, 70 % magenta, 100 % yellow, 0 % black.Arrows:- A: X0X0- B: 70X0- C: 30X0- D: 00X0- E: 03X0- F: 07X0- G: 0XX0Outline colour: X070All text is in black. The background is white.Complete printing information is contained in a 'washing machine energy label design guide', which is for information only, obtainable from:The Secretary of the Committee on energy labelling and standard product information for household appliances,Directorate-General for Energy XVII,European Commission,Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200,B-1049 Brussels.(1) OJ No L 99, 11. 4. 1992, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 344, 6. 12. 1986, p. 24. The relevant standards are EN 60704-2-4 (noise measurement) and EN 60704-3 (verification).ANNEX IITHE FICHEThe fiche shall contain the following information. The information may be given in the form of a table covering a number of models supplied by the same supplier, in which case it shall be given in the order specified, or given close to the description of the appliance:1. Supplier's trade mark.2. Supplier's model identifier.3. The energy efficiency class of the model as defined in Annex IV. Expressed as 'Energy efficiency class . . . on a scale of A (most efficient) to G (least efficient). Where this information is provided in a table, this may be expressed by other means provided it is clear that the scale is from A (most efficient) to G (least efficient)'.4. Where the information is provided in a table, and where some of the appliances listed in the table have been granted an 'EU eco-label' pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 880/92, this information may be included here. In this case the row heading shall state 'EU eco-label', and the entry shall consist of a copy of the eco-label mark. This provision is without prejudice to any requirements under the Community eco-label mark scheme.5. Energy consumption in kWh per cycle using standard 60 °C cotton cycle in accordance with the test procedures referred to in Article 1 (2), described as 'energy consumption XYZ kWh per cycle, based on standard test results for 60 °C cotton cycle. Actual energy consumption will depend on how the appliance is used.'6. Washing performance class as determined by Annex IV. Expressed as 'Washing performance class . . . on a scale of A (higher) to G (lower)'. This may be expressed by other means provided it is clear that the scale is from A (higher) to G (lower).7. Spin drying efficiency class (Annex IV). Expressed as: 'Spin drying performance . . . on a scale of A (higher) to G (lower)'. Followed by the statement:'NB if you use a tumble drier. Choosing a washing machine with A-rated spin, instead of one with a G-rated spin will halve your tumble drying costs. Tumble drying clothes usually uses more energy than washing them.'This statement may also be included as a footnote.Where this information is provided in a table this may be expressed by other means provided it is clear that the scale is from A (higher) to G (lower), and that the statement concerning running costs is included in the table, or in a footnote.8. Water extraction efficiency in accordance with the test procedures of the harmonized standards referred to in Article 1 (2) for a standard 60 °C cotton cycle. Expressed as 'Water remaining after spin . . . % (as a proportion of dry weight of wash)'.9. Maximum spin speed attained for standard 60 °C cotton cycle in accordance with the test procedures of the harmonized standards referred to in Article 1 (2).10. Capacity of appliance for standard 60 °C cotton cycle in accordance with the test procedures of the harmonized standards referred to in Article 1 (2).11. Water consumption per cycle using standard 60 °C cotton cycle in accordance with the test procedures of the harmonized standards referred to in Article 1 (2).12. Programme time for standard 60 °C cotton cycle in accordance with the test procedures referred to in Article 1 (2).13. Suppliers may include the information in points 6 to 12, in respect of other wash cycles.14. The average annual consumption of energy and water based on 200 standard 60 °C cotton cycles. This shall be expressed as 'estimated annual consumption (200 standard 60 °C cotton washes) for a four-person household'.15. Noise during washing and spinning cycles using standard 60 °C cycle, in accordance with Directive (EEC) No 86/594.If a copy of the label, either in colour or black and white, is included in the fiche, then only the further information included in the fiche need be included.Note:The equivalent terms in other languages to those given above are set out in Annex V.ANNEX IIIMAIL ORDER AND OTHER DISTANCE SELLINGMail order catalogues and other printed communications referred to in Article 2 (4) shall contain the following information, given in the order specified:1. Energy efficiency class (Annex II point 3)2. Energy consumption (Annex II point 5)3. Washing performance class (Annex II point 6)4. Spin drying efficiency class (Annex II point 7)5. Maximum spin speed (Annex I note VIII)6. Capacity (Annex I note IX)7. Water consumption (Annex I note X)8. Estimated annual consumption for a four-person household (Annex II point 14)9. Noise (Annex I note XI)Where other information contained in the fiche is provided, it shall be in the form defined in Annex II and shall be included in the above table in the order defined for the fiche.Note:The equivalent terms in other languages to those given above are set out in Annex V.ANNEX IVENERGY EFFICIENCY CLASS1. The energy efficiency class of an appliance shall be determined in accordance with the following table 1:>TABLE>2. The washing performance class of an appliance shall be determined by the following table 2:>TABLE>3. The drying efficiency class of an appliance shall be determined by the following table 3:>TABLE>ANNEX V>TABLE> +",water consumption;energy consumption;use of energy;consumer information;consumer education;household electrical appliance;dish-washing machine;domestic appliances;domestic electrical device;electrical heating appliances;freezer;hoover;household appliances;refrigerator;vacuum-cleaner;washing machine;labelling,17 +16183,"97/443/EC: Commission Decision of 15 April 1997 on the approval of the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the region of Esch-sur-Alzette and Capellen concerned by Objective 2 in the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg (only the French text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (6) to 9 (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94; whereas however the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a single programming document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas the last subparagraph of Article 10 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopts a single decision in a single document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 96/472/EC (4), the list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the programming period from 1997 to 1999;Whereas the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance of the Structural Funds for the present single programming document is composed of resources coming from the indicative allocation of Structural Fund commitment appropriations for the period 1997 to 1999 under Objective 2 resulting from Commission Decision 96/468/EC (5) and from unused appropriations of ECU 1 771 000 of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996, pursuant to Commission Decision C (96) 4154 of 18 December 1996;Whereas the Luxembourg Government has submitted to the Commission on 30 August 1996 the single programming document as referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the region of Esch-sur-Alzette and Capellen, whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this single programming document is eligible as from that date;Whereas the single programming document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the single programming document;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments;Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the single programming document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the single programming document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;Whereas Article 2 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (7), stipulates that in the Commission decisions approving a single programming document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (8), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (9), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (10), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (11), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;Whereas the single programming document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;Whereas certain measures planned under this single programming document include the part-financing of aid schemes which have not yet been approved by the Commission; whereas the financial commitments should be reduced by the amounts corresponding to the said measures until the aid schemes are approved by the Commission;Whereas Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 lays down that Member States shall provide the relevant financial information to the Commission to permit verification of the respect of the principle of additionality; whereas the analysis, in the framework of partnership, of the information provided for by the Luxembourg authorities has not yet allowed this verification; whereas payments should therefore be suspended after the first advance provided for in Article 21 (2) of the said Regulation until the Commission will have verified the respect of the additionality;Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (12), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2335/95 (13), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas Article 20 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 provides, subject to available funding, for a single commitment where the Community assistance granted is less than ECU 40 million for the whole programmation period;Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,. The single programming document for Community structural assistance in the region of Esch-sur-Alzette and Capellen concerned by Objective 2 in the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg, covering the period 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved. The single programming document includes the following essential elements:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg;the main priorities are:1. business innovation,2. stimulating the development and the diversification of structures and business activity,3. safeguarding and enhancing the environment,4. development of human resources;(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the single programming document comprising:- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,- the provisions on financial implementation and eligibility,- the rules for compliance with Community policies;(d) the procedures for verifying additionality;(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the single programming document;(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned. 1. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximal allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:>TABLE>2. To this global maximum allocation is added an amount of ECU 1 771 000 not subject to indexation, resulting from unused appropriations of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996. The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the single programming document amounts to a maximum of ECU 9 837 000.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the single programming document.The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 13 596 000 for the public sector and ECU 21 873 000 for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the EIB. 1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:>TABLE>2. The budgetary commitments at the moment of approval of the single programming document refer to the total Community assistance.The amounts are as follows:>TABLE>In accordance with the rules laid down in Article 7, these commitments do not include the amounts relating to the aid schemes not yet approved by the Commission. The corresponding commitments will be made after the approval of the aid schemes concerned.3. Payments subsequent to the first advance provided for in Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 shall be subject to confirmation by the Commission of the respect of the principle of additionality on the basis of the relevant information supplied by the Member State. The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. This Decision is without prejudice to the Commission's position on the aid schemes in the measure. 2.2. 'Stimulating productive investments`. In accordance with Articles 92 and 93 of the Treaty, the aid schemes must be approved by the Commission and hence the financial commitments shall be reduced by the amounts corresponding to the said measures until the aid schemes are approved by the Commission. The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the single programming document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1999. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 2001. The single programming document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts. 0This Decision is addressed to the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg.. Done at Brussels, 15 April 1997.For the CommissionMonika WULF-MATHIESMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 11.(3) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(4) OJ No L 193, 3. 8. 1996, p. 54.(5) OJ No L 192, 2. 8. 1996, p. 29.(6) OJ No L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(7) OJ No L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(8) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 15.(9) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 34.(10) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 21.(11) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 39.(12) OJ No L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(13) OJ No L 240, 7. 10. 1995, p. 12. +",EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;Luxembourg;Grand Duchy of Luxembourg;economic priority;priority action;priority measure;European Investment Bank;EIB;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds;regional aid;aid for regional development;aid to less-favoured regions,17 +33698,"2007/787/EC: Council Decision of 29 November 2007 on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 310 in conjunction with the second sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the second subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,Having regard to the 2005 Act of Accession, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament (1),Whereas:(1) The Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part (2), was signed on behalf of the Community and its Member States at Brussels on 31 October 2007.(2) The Protocol should be approved,. The Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union is hereby approved on behalf of the Community and its Member States.The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision (3).. Done at Brussels, 29 November 2007.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. LINO(1)  Not yet published in the Official Journal.(2)  OJ L 147, 21.6.2000, p. 3.(3)  See page 65 of this Official Journal. +",accession to the European Union;EU accession;accession to the Community;act of accession;application for accession;consequence of accession;request for accession;Israel;State of Israel;protocol to an agreement;ratification of an agreement;conclusion of an agreement;Romania;association agreement (EU);EC association agreement;Bulgaria;Republic of Bulgaria,17 +15385,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 715/96 of 19 April 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1318/93 on detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2067/92 on measures to promote and market quality beef and veal. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2067/92 of 30 June 1992 on measures to promote and market quality beef and veal (1) and in particular Article 4 thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1318/93 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2895/95 (3), lays down detailed rules for the application of the abovementioned Regulation;Whereas Articles 4 and 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 1318/93 lay down time limits for the submission of applications for financing with the competent bodies in the Member States for forwarding to the Commission;Whereas, on account of the crisis arising as a result of the public's concern regarding BSE, the Commission adopted emergency measures; whereas those measures are likely to influence the objectives and strategy of programmes to promote beef and veal; whereas the parties concerned should accordingly be permitted to adapt, where necessary, such programmes; whereas the time limits referred to above for the current year must therefore be extended;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. Regulation (EEC) No 1318/93 is hereby amended as follows:1. the second sentence of Article 4 (1) is replaced by the following:'However, for 1996, applications may be adjusted up to 30 April 1996.`;2. the second sentence of Article 5 (1) is replaced by the following:'However, for 1996, it shall forward applications together with the corresponding reasoned opinions within 15 days of their receipt.` This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 April 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 57.(2) OJ No L 132, 29. 5. 1993, p. 83.(3) OJ No L 304, 16. 12. 1995, p. 4. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;agricultural guidance;production premium;sales promotion;sales campaign;product quality;quality criterion;beef;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +31432,"2006/167/EC: Council Decision of 21 February 2006 on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Iceland or Norway (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 63 point (1)(a), in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1),Whereas:(1) The Commission, on behalf of the European Community, has negotiated with the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway a Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Iceland or Norway.(2) The Protocol was signed on behalf of the European Community on 29 June 2005, subject to conclusion at a later date, in accordance with the Decision of 13 June 2005.(3) This Protocol should be approved.(4) The United Kingdom and Ireland, in accordance with Article 3 of the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, will take part in adopting and applying this Decision.(5) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application,. The Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Iceland or Norway is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision. The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for by the second paragraph of Article 5 of the Protocol (2). This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 21 February 2006.For the CouncilThe PresidentK. GASTINGER(1)  Opinion delivered on 13 December 2005 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(2)  The date of entry into force of the Protocol shall be the first day of the second month following notification by the Contracting Parties.28.2.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 57/16PROTOCOLto the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Iceland or NorwayTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY,andTHE REPUBLIC OF ICELAND,andTHE KINGDOM OF NORWAY,hereinafter referred to as ‘the Contracting Parties’,BEARING IN MIND that the Protocol on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on the European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, provides that no measure adopted pursuant to Title IV of the Treaty establishing the European Community shall be binding upon or applicable in Denmark,REFERRING to Article 12 of the Agreement between the European Community, the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Iceland or Norway (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement between the European Community, Iceland and Norway’) which states that the Kingdom of Denmark may request to participate in that Agreement,NOTING that Denmark by letter dated 16 February 2001 requested to participate in the Agreement between the European Community, Iceland and Norway,RECALLING that according to Article 12 of the Agreement between the European Community, Iceland and Norway, the conditions for such participation by the Kingdom of Denmark shall be determined by the Contracting Parties, acting with the consent of Denmark, in a Protocol to that Agreement,CONSIDERING that it was appropriate, in the first place, for Denmark and the Community to conclude an Agreement in order to settle, in particular, matters relating to the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice and to the coordination between the Community and Denmark regarding international agreements,CONSIDERING the Agreement between the Community and Denmark on the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in Denmark or any other Member State of the European Union and ‘Eurodac’ for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of the Dublin Convention (hereinafter called ‘the Agreement between the European Community and Denmark’),CONSIDERING that it is therefore necessary to fix the conditions whereby Denmark participates in the Agreement between the European Community, Iceland and Norway and in particular it is necessary to establish rights and obligations between Iceland and Norway and Denmark,NOTING that the entry into force of this Protocol is based on the consent of Denmark, in accordance with its constitutional requirements,HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1The Kingdom of Denmark shall participate in the Agreement between the Community, Iceland and Norway, under the conditions set out in the Agreement between the European Community and Denmark and this Protocol.Article 21.   The provisions of the ‘Dublin II Regulation’ (1), which is annexed to this Protocol and forms part thereof, together with its implementing measures adopted pursuant to Article 27(2) of the ‘Dublin II Regulation’ shall, under international law, apply to the relations between Denmark, on the one hand, and Iceland and Norway, on the other hand.2.   The provisions of the ‘Eurodac Regulation’ (2), which is annexed to this Protocol and forms part thereof, together with its implementing measures adopted pursuant to Article 22 or 23(2) of the ‘Eurodac Regulation’ shall, under international law, apply to the relations between Denmark, on the one hand, and Iceland and Norway, on the other hand.3.   Amendments to the Acts referred to under paragraph 1 and 2 which are notified by Denmark to the Commission in accordance with Article 3 of the Agreement between the European Community and Denmark and which are notified by Iceland and Norway to the Commission in accordance with Article 4 of the Agreement between the European Community, Iceland and Norway shall, under international law, apply to the relations between Denmark, on the one hand, and Iceland and Norway, on the other hand.4.   Implementing measures adopted pursuant to Article 27(2) of the ‘Dublin II Regulation’ and implementing measures adopted pursuant to Article 22 or 23(2) of the ‘Eurodac Regulation’ which are notified by Denmark to the Commission in accordance with Article 4 of the Agreement between the European Community and Denmark and which are notified by Iceland and Norway to the Commission in accordance with Article 4 of the Agreement between the European Community, Iceland and Norway shall, under international law, apply to the relations between Denmark, on the one hand, and Iceland and Norway, on the other hand.Article 3Iceland and Norway shall be entitled to submit statements of case or written observations to the Court of Justice in cases where a question has been referred to it by a Danish court or tribunal for a preliminary ruling in accordance with Article 6(1) of the Agreement between the European Community and Denmark.Article 41.   In the case of a complaint by Norway or Iceland concerning the application or the interpretation by Denmark of this Protocol, Norway or Iceland may ask that the matter be officially entered as a matter of dispute on the agenda of the Joint Committee.2.   In the case of a complaint by Denmark concerning the application or the interpretation by Norway or Iceland of this Protocol, Denmark shall be entitled to ask the Commission to enter officially the matter as a matter of dispute on the agenda of the Joint Committee. The matter shall be placed on agenda by the Commission.3.   The Joint Committee shall have 90 days from the date of the adoption of the agenda on which the dispute has been entered within which to settle the dispute. For this purpose, Denmark shall be entitled to make observations to the Joint Committee.4.   In a case where a dispute is settled by the Joint Committee in a manner that it requires implementation in Denmark, Denmark shall, within the timeframe envisaged in paragraph 3, notify the Parties whether or not it will implement the content of the settlement. In a case where Denmark notifies its decision not to implement the content of the settlement, paragraph 5 shall apply.5.   In a case where the dispute cannot be settled by the Joint Committee within the period envisaged in paragraph 3, a further period of 90 days shall be observed for reaching a final settlement. If the Joint Committee has not taken a decision at the end of that period this Protocol shall be considered terminated at the end of the last day of that period.Article 5This Protocol is subject to ratification or approval by the Contracting Parties. Instruments of ratification or approval shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the Council who shall act as depositary.This Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the notification by the Contracting Parties of the completion of their respective procedures required for this purpose.The entry into force of this Protocol is also subject to the prior receipt by the depositary of a Note from the Kingdom of Denmark to the effect that the Kingdom of Denmark assents to the provisions contained in this Protocol and declares that it shall apply the provisions referred to in Article 2 in its mutual relations with Iceland and Norway.Article 6Each Contracting Party may terminate this Protocol by written declaration to the depositary. Such declaration shall take effect six months after its deposition.This Protocol shall cease to be effective if the Agreement between the Community and Denmark is terminated.This Protocol shall cease to be effective if either the Community or both Iceland and Norway have denounced it.(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 of 18 February 2003 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national (OJ L 50, 25.2.2003, p. 1).(2)  Council Regulation (EC) No 2725/2000 of 11 December 2000 concerning the establishment of ‘Eurodac’ for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of the Dublin Convention (OJ L 316, 15.12.2000, p. 1).ANNEX TO THE PROTOCOLCouncil Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 of 18 February 2003 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national (OJ L 50, 25.2.2003, p. 1)Council Regulation (EC) No 2725/2000 of 11 December 2000 concerning the establishment of ‘Eurodac’ for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of the Dublin Convention (OJ L 316, 15.12.2000, p. 1) +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);Ireland;Eire;Southern Ireland;Norway;Kingdom of Norway;protocol to an agreement;Denmark;Kingdom of Denmark;admission of aliens;tourist visa;visa,17 +4241,"2006/584/EC: Commission Decision of 25 August 2006 allowing Member States to extend provisional authorisations granted for the new active substance beflubutamid (notified under document number C(2006) 3806) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (1), and in particular the fourth subparagraph of Article 8(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC, in March 1998 Germany received an application from UBE Europe GmbH for the inclusion of the active substance beflubutamid (former names: UBH 820, UR 50601) in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. Commission Decision 2000/784/EC (2) confirmed that the dossier was complete and could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annex II and Annex III to that Directive.(2) Confirmation of the completeness of the dossier was necessary in order to allow it to be examined in detail and to allow Member States the possibility of granting provisional authorisations, for periods up to three years, for plant protection products containing the active substance concerned, while complying with the conditions laid down in Article 8(1) of Directive 91/414/EEC and, in particular, the condition relating to the detailed assessment of the active substance and the plant protection product in the light of the requirements laid down by that Directive.(3) For this active substance, the effects on human health and the environment have been assessed, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(2) and (4) of Directive 91/414/EEC, for the uses proposed by the applicant. The rapporteur Member State submitted the draft assessment report to the Commission on 3 August 2002.(4) Following submission of the draft assessment report by the rapporteur Member State, it has been found to be necessary to request further information from the applicant and to have the rapporteur Member State examine that information and submit its assessment. Therefore, the examination of the dossier is still ongoing and it will not be possible to complete the evaluation within the timeframe provided for in Directive 91/414/EEC.(5) As the evaluation so far has not identified any reason for immediate concern, Member States should be given the possibility of prolonging provisional authorisations granted for plant protection products containing the active substance concerned for a period of 24 months in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 of Directive 91/414/EEC so as to enable the examination of the dossier to continue. It is expected that the evaluation and decision-making process with respect to a decision on possible Annex I inclusion for beflubutamid will have been completed within 24 months.(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Member States may extend provisional authorisations for plant protection products containing beflubutamid for a period not exceeding 24 months from the date of adoption of this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 August 2006.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2006/64/EC (OJ L 206, 27.7.2006, p. 107).(2)  OJ L 311, 12.12.2000, p. 47. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;pharmaceutical product;disinfectant;pharmaceutical preparation;pharmaceutical speciality;plant health product;plant protection product;EU control;Community control;European Union control;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban,17 +4552,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 682/86 of 4 March 1986 on the sale by storage agencies of unprocessed dried grapes for the manufacture of certain condiments. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Articles 8 (8) and 20 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1277/84 of 8 May 1984 laying down general rules for the system of production aid for processed fruit and vegetables (2), and in particular Article 6 (1) thereof,Whereas Article 6 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 626/85 of 12 March 1985 on the purchasing, selling and storage of unprocessed dried grapes and figs by storage agencies (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 344/86 (4), provides that products to be put to specific uses yet to be determined shall be sold at prices fixed in advance or determined by an invitation to tender;Whereas unprocessed dried grapes may be sold for the manufacture of certain condiments at a price fixed in advance; whereas in the manufacture of such products dried grapes are used as a substitute for other raw materials of fluctuating availability; whereas the quantity that may be sold must be restricted to what it is established the condiment production industry can absorb;Whereas in order to guarantee proper utilization of the unprocessed dried grapes, the finished product must be defined; whereas the lodging of a processing security guaranteeing that the unprocessed dried grapes will be used in accordance with the provisions in force must be required;Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 626/85 sets the conditions applying to the sale of unprocessed dried grapes by storage agencies; whereas the particulars of the purchase application that are specified in Article 7 (2) of that Regulation should be supplemented by a declaration by the applicant specifying the limitations on use of the grapes that will be observed;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,. 1. Unprocessed dried grapes purchased by storage agencies pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 626/85 may, on the terms laid down in this Regulation, be sold at a price fixed in advance for the manufacture of certain condiments.2. The quantity put on sale shall be limited to that representing probable sales for the purpose referred to in paragraph 1. 1. The unprocessed dried grapes shall be used for the manufacture:- of pickles falling within subheading 20.01 C of the Common Customs Tariff, or- of sauces, condiments or mixed seasonings falling within subheading 21.04 C of the Common Customs Tariff.Manufacture shall be completed within 90 days of the date of acceptance of the purchase application as referred to in Article 8 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 626/85.2. A processing security guaranteeing that the unprocessed dried grapes will be used within the period specified in paragraph 1 shall be lodged. Purchase applications shall, in addition to the particulars specified in Article 7 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 626/85, include a declaration by which the applicant undertakes to use the grapes for the purposes specified in Article 2 (1) above. During the period in which unprocessed dried grapes are being offered for sale under the terms of this Regulation Member States shall notify the Commission:(a) by the 10th of each month, of the quantity sold between the 16th and the last day of the previous month;(b) by the 25th of each month, of the quantity sold between the 1st and the 15th of that month. The storage agencies responsible for sales under the terms of this Regulation, the prices to be charged, the quantity to be put on sale and the amount of the processing security shall be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 4 March 1986.For the CommissionFrans ANDRIESSENVice-President(1) OJ No L 49, 27. 2. 1986, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 123, 9. 5. 1984, p. 25.(3) OJ No L 72, 13. 3. 1985, p. 7.(4) OJ No L 41, 18. 2. 1986, p. 15. +",guarantee;bail;pledge;price fixed in advance;dried product;dried fig;dried food;dried foodstuff;prune;raisin;food processing;processing of food;processing of foodstuffs;sale;offering for sale;condiment;mustard,17 +3426,"85/140/EEC: Commission Decision of 30 January 1985 repealing Commission Decision 82/314/EEC and establishing that the apparatus described as 'PAR - Vibrating Sample Magnetometer, model 155' may be imported free of import duties. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 918/83 of 28 March 1983 setting up a Community system of reliefs from customs duty (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2290/83 of 29 July 1983 laying down provisions for the implementation of Articles 50 to 59 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 918/83 (2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas, by Commission Decision 82/314/EEC of 5 May 1982 (3), the Commission decided that the apparatus described as 'PAR - Vibrating Sample Magnetometer, model 155' could not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties because it had been established that apparatus of scientific value equivalent to the said apparatus, capable of being used for the same purposes, were being manufactured in the Community; whereas this applied, in particular, to the apparatus 'Magnetic susceptibility system comprising a PAR - balance' manufactured by Oxford Instruments Co. Ltd, Osney Maid, Oxford OX2 ODX, United Kingdom;Whereas the abovementioned Decision was taken after consulting the group of experts provided for in the Community rules; whereas, in view of fresh information which has been brought to the knowledge of the abovementioned group, it is now clear that on the date on which the abovementioned 'PAR - Vibrating Sample Magnetometer, model 155' was ordered, apparatus capable of being used for the same purposes and in particular the 'Magnetic susceptibility system comprising a PAR - balance' were not manufactured in the Community; whereas it was therefor justifiable to admit the apparatus described as 'PAR - Vibrating Sample Magnetometer, model 155' free of duty;Whereas, the abovementioned Decision 82/314/EEC must therefore be repealed,. 1. The apparatus described as 'PAR - Vibrating Sample Magnetometer, model 155', which is the subject of an application by the Federal Republic of Germany dated 29 October 1981, may be imported free of import duties.2. Decision 82/314/EEC is hereby repealed. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 January 1985.For the CommissionCOCKFIELDVice-President(1) OJ No L 105, 23. 4. 1983, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 220, 11. 8. 1983, p. 20.(3) OJ No L 138, 19. 5. 1982, p. 22. +",exemption from customs duties;customs franchise;duty-free admission;duty-free entry;exemption from duty;exemption from import duty;travellers' allowance;travellers' tax-free allowance;import;Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;measuring equipment;measuring instrument;meter,17 +5949,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2014 of 19 November 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 716/2013 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks (1), and in particular Articles 24(3) and 27 thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 requires Member States to send the Commission technical files for each established geographical indication. In order to ensure the uniform implementation of this provision, detailed rules should be adopted as regards the use of information systems for the transmission of these files between the Member States and the Commission.(2) In the interests of efficient administration and taking account of the experience of using information systems put in place by the Commission in the past, the general principles set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 792/2009 (2), which in particular concern the validation of the access rights of the authorities or individuals authorised to send notifications, the authenticity, integrity and legibility over time of the documents, and personal data protection should apply.(3) As a first step toward complete standardisation, the Commission has developed, in its own internal working procedures and in its relations with the authorities involved in the management of protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks, in accordance with Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008, information systems allowing the electronic submission of the technical files for the established geographical indications as provided for in Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008. To ensure efficient management of these files, Member States should be obliged to transmit them using the available information systems.(4) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 716/2013 (3), which lays down the rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008, does not specify the means of transmission of these technical files. It should therefore be amended accordingly.(5) The measures established in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Spirit Drinks,. Implementing Regulation (EU) No 716/2013 is amended as follows:(1) The following Article 8a is inserted:(a) the file number;(b) the name concerned; and(c) the date of receipt.(2) Annex VI is added in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. Entry into force and applicationThis Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply as from 1 January 2015.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 November 2014.For the CommissionThe PresidentJean-Claude JUNCKER(1)  OJ L 39, 13.2.2008, p. 16.(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 792/2009 of 31 August 2009 laying down detailed rules for the Member States' notification to the Commission of information and documents in implementation of the common organisation of the markets, the direct payments regime, the promotion of agricultural products and the regimes applicable to the outermost regions and the smaller Aegean islands (OJ L 228, 1.9.2009, p. 3).(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 716/2013 of 25 July 2013 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks (OJ L 201, 26.7.2013, p. 21).ANNEX‘ANNEX VIInformation systems referred to in Article 8aIn order to obtain instructions on how to access and use the information systems made available by the Commission to the Member States, the competent authorities of Member States shall contact the Commission at the following address:Functional mailbox: AGRI-EXT-HELPDESK@ec.europa.eu’ +",designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;technical specification;specification;information system;automatic information system;on-line system;alcoholic beverage;fermented beverage;spirituous beverage;disclosure of information;information disclosure,17 +29554,"2005/617/EC: Commission Decision of 17 August 2005 temporarily recognising the systems for identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United Kingdom, according to Article 4(2)(d) of Council Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 (notified under document number C(2005) 3122). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 of 17 December 2003 establishing a system for the identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals and amending Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and Directives 92/102/EEC and 64/432/EEC (1), and in particular Article 4(2)(d) thereof,Whereas:(1) The competent authority of the United Kingdom has submitted two requests, accompanied by appropriate documentation, for the recognition of the system of identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals implemented in Great Britain and Northern Ireland respectively.(2) Following a Commission veterinary inspection mission in the United Kingdom the Commission experts found that in Great Britain the systems of identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals in place and proposed are generally speaking capable of ensuring compliance with most of the objectives laid down in Regulation (EC) No 21/2004, but a number of weaknesses need to be addressed. In Northern Ireland the proposed system of identification and registration of ovine animals could achieve compliance with most of the objectives laid down in Regulation (EC) No 21/2004, but its implementation would demand a high level of awareness and commitment from all parties involved.(3) The competent authority of the United Kingdom has undertaken the commitment to address the concerns raised, and in particular to take the necessary measures to ensure compliance with Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 within 10 weeks of the requested approval being granted.(4) The systems of identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals in Great Britain and Northern Ireland should therefore be given provisional approval for the interim period allowing the replacement of the second means of identification for ovine animals by that system, except in the case of animals involved in intra-Community trade.(5) The competent authority should carry out appropriate checks in order to verify the proper implementation of the systems of identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals.(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee of the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The systems for the identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals provided for under Article 4(2)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 implemented by the United Kingdom in Great Britain and Northern Ireland are hereby considered to be provisionally operational from 9 July 2005 until 30 April 2006 at the latest. The Commission shall in cooperation with the authorities of the United Kingdom make inspections on the spot to verify implementation of the action proposed by the United Kingdom.The provisional approval of the system for identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals granted in Article 1 shall be reviewed in the light of the inspection findings by 31 January 2006. Without prejudice to provisions to be laid down according to Article 10(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 the competent authority shall carry out the appropriate on-the-spot checks each year to verify compliance by keepers with the requirements on identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals. This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.. Done at Brussels, 17 August 2005.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 5, 9.1.2004, p. 8. +",veterinary inspection;veterinary control;veterinary legislation;veterinary regulations;sheep;ewe;lamb;ovine species;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;goat;billy-goat;caprine species;kid;traceability;traceability of animals;traceability of products,17 +43773,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 28/2014 of 19 December 2013 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [West Country Lamb (PGI)]. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the United Kingdom’s application to register the name ‘West Country Lamb’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 December 2013.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Dacian CIOLOȘMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.(2)  OJ C 231, 9.8.2013, p. 9.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.1.   Fresh meat (and offal)UNITED KINGDOMWest Country Lamb (PGI) +",designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;sheepmeat;lamb meat;mutton;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +24337,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1634/2002 of 13 September 2002 amending — in the light of the new concessions for which Council Regulation (EC) No 1408/2002 provides in respect of the Republic of Hungary — Regulations (EC) No 1279/98, (EC) No 1128/1999 and (EC) No 1247/1999 regarding certain tariff quotas for the importation of beef and veal products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2345/2001(2), and in particular Article 32(1) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1408/2002 of 29 July 2002 establishing concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for an adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreement with Hungary(3), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1408/2002 provided for new concessions as regards the importation of certain beef and veal products under the tariff quotas opened by the Europe Agreement with Hungary. The new concessions took effect on 1 July 2002, except as regards the concession which involves opening the tariff quota covered by serial number 09.4774.(2) It is therefore necessary to amend the following Commission implementing Regulations:- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 of 19 June 1998 laying down detailed rules for applying the tariff quotas for beef and veal applicable under Regulations (EC) No 1727/2000, (EC) No 2290/2000, (EC) No 2433/2000, (EC) No 2434/2000, (EC) No 2435/2000 and (EC) No 2851/2000 for the Republic of Hungary, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and the Republic of Poland(4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2857/2000(5).- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1128/1999 of 28 May 1999 laying down detailed rules of application for a tariff quota for calves weighing not more than 80 kilograms originating in certain third countries(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1096/2001(7).- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1247/1999 of 16 June 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of a tariff quota for live bovine animals weighing from 80 to 300 kilograms and originating in certain third countries(8), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1096/2001.(3) Full or partial repayment of import duty resulting from the reduction in duty which took effect on 1 July 2002 is to be granted in accordance with Article 236 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code(9), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2700/2000(10), and with Articles 878 et seq. of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code(11), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2787/2000(12).(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 shall be amended as follows:1. the title shall be replaced by: ""Commission Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 of 19 June 1998 laying down detailed rules for applying the tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for in Regulations (EC) No 2290/2000, (EC) No 2433/2000, (EC) No 2434/2000, (EC) No 2435/2000, (EC) No 2851/2000 and (EC) No 1408/2002 for Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, the Republic of Poland and the Republic of Hungary;""2. the first paragraph of Article 1 shall be replaced by: ""Article 1Import licences must be presented for imports into the Community of the products listed in Annex I hereto under the quotas provided for in Regulations (EC) No 2290/2000, (EC) No 2433/2000, (EC) No 2434/2000, (EC) No 2435/2000, (EC) No 2851/2000 and (EC) No 1408/2002;""3. the second paragraph of Article 3(1)(c) shall be replaced by: ""Group of products' means products originating in only one of the countries listed in Annex I; a group of products shall cover either products under CN codes 0201 and 0202, or products under CN codes 0206 10 95, 0206 29 91, 0210 20 10, 0210 20 90, 0210 99 51, 0210 99 59 and 0210 99 90 originating in Hungary, or products under CN codes 1602 50 31, 1602 50 39 and 1602 50 80 originating in Romania, or products under CN code 1602 50 originating in Poland;""4. Article 3(2) shall be replaced by: ""2. Notwithstanding Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95, box 16 of licence applications and licences shall show one of the groups of CN codes listed in the same indent below:- 0201, 0202,- 0206 10 95, 0206 29 91, 0210 20 10, 0210 20 90, 0210 99 51, 0210 99 59, 0210 99 90,- 1602 50 31, 1602 50 39, 1602 50 80,- 1602 50.""5. Annex I shall be replaced by the Annex hereto. Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1128/1999 shall be replaced by: ""2. For the quantity referred to in paragraph 1, the rate of customs duty shall be reduced by:- 80 % for animals originating in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania,- 90 % for animals originating in Poland and Hungary."" Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1247/1999 shall be replaced by: ""2. For the quantity referred to in paragraph 1, the rate of customs duty shall be reduced by:- 80 % for animals originating in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania,- 90 % for animals originating in Poland and Hungary."" This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.The provisions of this Regulation shall apply from 1 July 2002. However, the concession covered by serial number 09.4774 shall apply from the date on which this Regulation enters into force.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 September 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.(2) OJ L 315, 1.12.2001, p. 29.(3) OJ L 205, 2.8.2002, p. 9.(4) OJ L 176, 20.6.1998, p. 12.(5) OJ L 332, 28.12.2000, p. 55.(6) OJ L 135, 29.5.1999, p. 50.(7) OJ L 150, 6.6.2001, p. 33.(8) OJ L 150, 17.6.1999, p. 18.(9) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.(10) OJ L 311, 12.12.2000, p. 17.(11) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.(12) OJ L 330, 27.12.2000, p. 1.ANNEX""ANNEX ICommunity import concessions by product and country of origin(MFN = most favoured nation rate of duty)>TABLE>"" +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;third country;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;customs duties;beef,17 +42812,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 862/2013 of 5 September 2013 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Casatella Trevigiana (PDO)). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 entered into force on 3 January 2013. It repealed and replaced Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (2).(2) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined Italy’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Casatella Trevigiana’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 487/2008 (3).(3) Since the amendments in question are not minor, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (4), as required by Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006. As no statement of objection under Article 7 of that Regulation has been received by the Commission, the amendments should be approved,. The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name contained in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 5 September 2013.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Dacian CIOLOȘMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(3)  OJ L 143, 3.6.2008, p. 12.(4)  OJ C 322, 24.10.2012, p. 4.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.3.   CheesesITALYCasatella Trevigiana (PDO) +",cheese;Italy;Italian Republic;foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +7745,"Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 3777/89 of 14 December 1989 adapting the representation and special- duty allowances for the president and members of the Commission, the president, judges, advocates-general and registrar of the Court of justice and the president, members and registrar of the Court of first instance. ,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 422/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom of 25 July 1967 determining the emoluments of the President and members of the Commission, of the President, Judges, Advocates-General and Registrar of the Court of Justice and the President, members and Registrar of the Court of First Instance (1), as last amended by Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 4046/88 (2), and in particular Article 4 (4) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 4045/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down the emoluments of the President, members and Registrar of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities (3) and amending accordingly the above Regulation No 422/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom,Whreas the representation and special-duty allowances provided for under Articles 4 (2) and (3), and 21a (3) of Regulation No 422/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom should be increased,. With effect from 1 July 1989:(a) the amounts given in Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 422/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom are as follows:- President: Bfrs 50 955,- Vice-President: Bfrs 32 745,- other members: Bfrs 21 835;(b) the amounts given in the first subparagraph of Article 4 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 422/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom are as follows:- President: Bfrs 50 955,- Judge or Advocate-General: Bfrs 21 835,- Registrar: Bfrs 19 915;(c) the amount given in the second subpragraph of Article 4 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 422/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom is replaced by 'Bfrs 29 130'. With effect from 1 July :(a) the amounts given in the first subparagraph of Article 21a (3) of Regulation No 422/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom are as follows:- President: Bfrs 21 835,- members: Bfrs 19 915,- Registrar: Bfrs 16 935;(b) the amount given in the second subparagraph of Article 21a (3) is replaced by 'Bfrs 26 570'. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 December 1989.For the CouncilThe PresidentL. JOSPIN(1) OJ No L 187, 8. 8. 1967, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 356, 24. 12. 1988, p. 2.(3) OJ No L 356, 24. 12. 1988, p. 1. +",Court of Justice of the European Union;CJEC;CJEU;Community court;Court of Justice of the European Communities;Court of Justice of the European Union (institution);EC Court of Justice;European Court of Justice;allowances and expenses;mission expenses;transfer bonus;travel expenses;European Commission;CEC;Commission of the European Communities;EC Commission;EU Commission,17 +34628,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1142/2007 of 1 October 2007 concerning the authorisation of a new use of 3-phytase (Natuphos) as a feed additive (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation.(2) In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted for the authorisation of the preparation set out in the Annex to this Regulation. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(3) The application concerns authorisation of a new use of the enzyme preparation 3-phytase (Natuphos 5 000, Natuphos 5 000 G, Natuphos 5 000 L, Natuphos 10 000 G and Natuphos 10 000 L) produced by Aspergillus niger (CBS 101 672) for laying hens and turkeys for fattening to be classified in the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’.(4) The use of that enzyme preparation was authorised for weaned piglets, pigs for fattening and chickens for fattening by Commission Regulation (EC) No 243/2007 (2).(5) The European Food Safety Authority (the Authority) concluded in its opinion of 17 April 2007 that the enzyme preparation 3-phytase (Natuphos 5 000, Natuphos 5 000 G, Natuphos 5 000 L, Natuphos 10 000 G and Natuphos 10 000 L) produced by Aspergillus niger (CBS 101 672) does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment (3). It further concluded that preparation does not present any other risk which would, in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, exclude authorisation. According to that opinion, the use of that preparation does not have an adverse effect on these additional animal categories. The opinion of the Authority recommends appropriate measures for user safety. It does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post market monitoring. This opinion also verifies the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Community Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(6) The assessment of that preparation shows that the conditions for authorisation, provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that preparation should be authorised, as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘digestibility enhancers’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 1 October 2007.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 378/2005 (OJ L 59, 5.3.2005, p. 8).(2)  OJ L 73, 13.3.2007, p. 4.(3)  Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed on the safety and efficacy of the enzyme preparation of Natuphos (3-phytase) produced by Aspergillus niger for laying hens and turkeys for fattening. Adopted on 17 April 2007. The EFSA Journal (2007) 472, 1-4.ANNEXIdentification number of the additive Name of the holder of authorisation Additive Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method Species or category of animal Maximum age Minimum content Maximum content Other provisions End of period of authorisationUnits of activity/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %Category of zootechnical additives. Functional group: digestibility enhancersAdditive composition:Characterisation of the active substance:Analytical method (2)1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature, storage life, and stability to pelleting.2. Recommended dose per kilogram of complete feedingstuff: 300-400 FTU.3. For use in feed containing more than 0,23 % phytin bound phosphorus.1. In the direction of use of the additive and premixtures, indicate the storage life and stability in pelleting.2. Recommended dose per kilogram of complete feedingstuff: 500 FTU.3. For use in feed containing more than 0,23 % phytin bound phosphorus.(1)  1 FTU is the amount of enzyme which liberates 1 micromole of inorganic phosphate per minute from sodium phytate at pH 5,5 and 37 °C.(2)  Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Community Reference Laboratory: www.irmm.jrc.be/crl-feed-additives +",animal nutrition;feeding of animals;nutrition of animals;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;laying poultry;laying hen;food additive;sensory additive;technical additive;enzyme;zootechnics;zootechny,17 +16379,"97/727/EC: Commission Decision of 27 June 1997 on the approval of the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the region of Haute- Normandie concerned by Objective 2 in France (Only the French text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (6) to 9 (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94; whereas however the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a single programming document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopt a single decision in a single document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 96/472/EC (4), the list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the programming period from 1997 to 1999;Whereas the French Government has submitted to the Commission on 21 November 1996 the single programming document as referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the region of Haute-Normandie; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this single programming document is eligible as from that date;Whereas the single programming document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the single programming document;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments;Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the single programming document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the single programming document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (6), stipulates that in the Commission decisions approving a single programming document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (7), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (8), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (9), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (10), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;Whereas the single programming document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;Whereas Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 lays down that Member States shall provide the relevant financial information to the Commission to permit verification of the respect of the principle of additionality; whereas the analysis, in the framework of partnership, of the information provided for by the French authorities has not yet allowed this verification; whereas payments should therefore be suspended after the first advance provided for in Article 21 (2) of the said Regulation until the Commission has verified the respect of the additionality;Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (11), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2335/95 (12), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas it is appropriate to mention that this Decision is ruled by the provisions on the eligibility of expenditure laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision C(97) 1035/1 of 23 April 1997 modifying the decisions approving the Community support frameworks, the single programming documents and the Community initiative programmes in respect of France;Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,. The single programming document for Community structural assistance in the region of Haute-Normandie concerned by Objective 2 in France, covering the period 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved. The single programming document includes the following essential elements:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies of France;the main priorities are:1. diversification of the economic activity and development of qualifications,2. strengthening of the harbour function and international development,3. enhancement and development of the technological and research potential,4. environmental development and urban upgrading;(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the single programming document comprising:- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,- the provisions on financial implementation,- the rules for compliance with Community policies;(d) the procedures for verifying additionality;(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the single programming document;(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:>TABLE> The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the single programming document amounts to a maximum of ECU 164,20 million.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the single programming document.The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 248,390 million for the public sector and ECU 91 million for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the EIB. 1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:- ERDF: ECU 127,810 million,- ESF: ECU 36,390 million.2. The budgetary commitments for the first instalment are as follows:- ERDF: ECU 39,810 million,- ESF: ECU 11,340 million.Commitments of subsequent instalments will be based on the financing plan for the single programming document and on progress in its implementation.3. Payments subsequent to the first advance provided for in Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 shall be subject to confirmation by the Commission of the respect of the principle of additionality on the basis of the relevant information supplied by the Member State. The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the single programming document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1999. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 2001. The single programming document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts. This Decision is ruled by the provisions laid down in the Annex to Decision C(97) 1035/1. 0This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.. Done at Brussels, 27 June 1997.For the CommissionMonika WULF-MATHIESMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 11.(3) OJ L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(4) OJ L 193, 3. 8. 1996, p. 54.(5) OJ L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(6) OJ L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(7) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 15.(8) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 34.(9) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 21.(10) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 39.(11) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(12) OJ L 240, 7. 10. 1995, p. 12. +",Upper Normandy;EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;industrial region;industrial zone;European Investment Bank;EIB;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds,17 +39240,"Council Decision 2011/423/CFSP of 18 July 2011 concerning restrictive measures against Sudan and South Sudan and repealing Common Position 2005/411/CFSP. ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,Whereas:(1) On 30 May 2005, the Council adopted Common Position 2005/411/CFSP (1) concerning restrictive measures against Sudan. Common Position 2005/411/CFSP integrated the measures imposed by Common Position 2004/31/CFSP (2) and the measures to be imposed pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1591 (2005) (‘UNSCR 1591 (2005)’) into a single legal instrument.(2) The scope of the restrictive measures imposed by Common Position 2005/411/CFSP should be adapted, and that Common Position should be replaced.(3) The procedure for amending the Annex to this Decision should include a requirement to communicate to the designated persons and entities the grounds for listing, as provided by the Sanctions Committee established under UNSCR 1591 (2005), so as to give them an opportunity to present observations. Where observations are submitted or where substantial new evidence is presented, the Council should review its decision in the light thereof and inform the person or entity concerned accordingly.(4) This Decision respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and notably the right to an effective remedy and to a fair trial, the right to property and the right to the protection of personal data. This Decision should be applied in accordance with those rights and principles.(5) This Decision also fully respects the obligations of Member States under the United Nations Charter and the legally binding nature of United Nations Security Council Resolutions.(6) The Union implementing measures are set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 131/2004 of 26 January 2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Sudan (3) and Council Regulation (EC) No 1184/2005 of 18 July 2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons impeding the peace process and breaking international law in the conflict in the Darfur region in Sudan (4),. In accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1591 (2005), restrictive measures as set out in Articles 2(1) and 3(1) of this Decision shall be imposed against those individuals who impede the peace process, constitute a threat to stability in Darfur and the region, commit violations of international humanitarian or human rights law or other atrocities, violate the arms embargo and/or are responsible for offensive military overflights in and over the Darfur region, as designated by the Committee established by paragraph 3 of UNSCR 1591 (2005) (the ‘Sanctions Committee’).The relevant persons are listed in the Annex to this Decision. 1.   Member States shall take the necessary measures to prevent the entry into, or transit through, their territories of the persons referred to in Article 1.2.   Paragraph 1 shall not oblige a Member State to refuse its own nationals entry into its territory.3.   Paragraph 1 shall not apply where the Sanctions Committee determines that travel is justified on the grounds of humanitarian need, including religious obligation, or where the Sanctions Committee concludes that an exemption would further the objectives of the United Nations Security Council Resolutions for the creation of peace and stability in Sudan and the region.4.   In cases where pursuant to paragraph 3, a Member State authorises the entry into, or transit through, its territory of persons designated by the Sanctions Committee, the authorisation shall be limited to the purpose for which it is given and to the persons concerned thereby. 1.   All funds, other financial assets and economic resources owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the persons referred to in Article 1 or held by entities owned or controlled directly or indirectly by such persons or by any persons acting on their behalf or at their direction, as identified in the Annex, shall be frozen.2.   No funds, financial assets or economic resources shall be made available directly or indirectly to or for the benefit of such persons or entities.3.   Exemptions may be made for funds, other financial assets and economic resources which are:(a) necessary for basic expenses, including payments for foodstuffs, rent or mortgage, medicines and medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums, and public utility charges;(b) intended exclusively for the payment of reasonable professional fees and the reimbursement of incurred expenses associated with the provision of legal services;(c) intended exclusively for the payment of fees or service charges, in accordance with national laws, for the routine holding or maintenance of frozen funds, other financial assets and economic resources;(d) necessary for extraordinary expenses, after notification by the Member State concerned to and approval by the Sanctions Committee;(e) the subject of a judicial, administrative or arbitral lien or judgement, in which case the funds, other financial assets and economic resources may be used to satisfy that lien or judgement provided that the lien or judgement was entered prior to the date of the UNSCR 1591 (2005), and is not for the benefit of a person or entity referred to in this Article, after notification by the Member State concerned to the Sanctions Committee.4.   Paragraph 2 shall not apply to the addition to frozen accounts of:(a) interest or other earnings on those accounts; or(b) payments due under contracts, agreements or obligations that were concluded or arose prior to the date on which those accounts became subject to restrictive measures;provided that any such interest, other earnings and payments continue to be subject to paragraph 1. 1.   The sale, supply, transfer or export of arms and related materiel of all types, including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment and spare parts for the aforementioned to Sudan or South Sudan by nationals of Member States or from the territories of Member States, or using their flag vessels or aircraft, shall be prohibited whether originating or not in their territories.2.   It shall also be prohibited to:(a) provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance, brokering services or other services related to the items referred to in paragraph 1 or related to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of such items, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in, Sudan or South Sudan;(b) provide, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance related to the items referred to in paragraph 1, including in particular grants, loans and export credit insurance, for any sale, supply, transfer or export of such items, or for the provision of related technical assistance, brokering services or other services to any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in, Sudan or South Sudan;(c) participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities, the object or effect of which is to circumvent the prohibitions referred to in points (a) or (b). 1.   Article 4 shall not apply to:(a) the sale, supply, transfer or export of non-lethal military equipment intended solely for humanitarian, human rights monitoring or protective use, or for institution building programmes of the United Nations (UN), the African Union, the European Union, or of material intended for European Union, UN and African Union crisis management operations;(b) the sale, supply, transfer or export of non-combat vehicles which have been manufactured or fitted with materials to provide ballistic protection, intended solely for protective use of personnel of the European Union and its Member States in Sudan or South Sudan;(c) the provision of technical assistance, brokering services and other services related to such equipment or to such programmes and operations;(d) the provision of financing and financial assistance related to such equipment or to such programmes and operations;(e) the sale, supply, transfer or export of de-mining equipment and materiel for use in de-mining operations;(f) the provision of technical assistance, brokering and other services and financial assistance, and sales, supplies, transfers or exports in support of the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement;(g) the sale, supply, transfer or export of non-lethal military equipment intended solely for the support of the process of Security Sector Reform in South Sudan as well as the provision of financing, financial assistance or technical assistance related to such equipment;on condition that such deliveries have been approved in advance by the competent authority of the Member State in question.2.   Article 4 shall also not apply to protective clothing, including flak jackets and military helmets, temporarily exported to Sudan or South Sudan by United Nations personnel, personnel of the European Union, or its Member States, representatives of the media and humanitarian and development workers and associated personnel for their personal use only.3.   Member States shall consider deliveries under this Article on a case-by-case basis, taking full account of the criteria set out in Common Position 2008/944/CFSP of 8 December 2008 defining common rules governing control of exports of military technology and equipment (5). Member States shall require adequate safeguards against misuse of authorisations granted under this Article and, where appropriate, make provisions for repatriation of the equipment. The Council shall establish the list contained in the Annex and implement any modifications thereof on the basis of determinations made by the Sanctions Committee. 1.   Where the United Nations Security Council or the Sanctions Committee lists a person or entity, the Council shall include such person or entity in the Annex. The Council shall communicate its decision, including the grounds for listing, to the person or entity concerned, either directly, if the address is known, or through the publication of a notice, providing such person or entity an opportunity to present observations.2.   Where observations are submitted, or where substantial new evidence is presented, the Council shall review its decision and inform the person or entity concerned accordingly. 1.   The Annex shall include the grounds for the listing of listed persons and entities as provided by the United Nations Security Council or the Sanctions Committee.2.   The Annex shall also include, where available, information provided by the Security Council or by the Sanctions Committee necessary to identify the persons or entities concerned. With regard to persons, such information may include names including aliases, date and place of birth, nationality, passport and identity card numbers, gender, address, if known, and function or profession. With regard to entities, such information may include names, place and date of registration, registration number and place of business. The Annex shall also include the date of designation by the Security Council or by the Sanctions Committee. 1.   The measures referred to in Articles 2 and 3 shall be reviewed by 19 July 2012, in the light of the determinations of the United Nations Security Council regarding the situation in Sudan.2.   The measures referred to in Article 4 shall be reviewed by the date referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, and every 12 months thereafter. They shall be repealed if the Council deems that their objectives have been met. 0Common Position 2005/411/CFSP is hereby repealed. 1This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.. Done at Brussels, 18 July 2011.For the CouncilThe PresidentC. ASHTON(1)  OJ L 139, 2.6.2005, p. 25.(2)  OJ L 6, 10.1.2004, p. 55.(3)  OJ L 21, 28.1.2004, p. 1.(4)  OJ L 193, 23.7.2005, p. 9.(5)  OJ L 335, 13.12.2008, p. 99.ANNEXLIST OF PERSONS AND ENTITIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES 1 AND 31. Surname, first name(s): ELHASSAN, Gaffar Mohamed2. Surname, first name(s): HILAL, Sheikh Musa3. Surname, first name(s): SHANT, Adam Yacub4. Surname, first name(s): BADRI, Gabril Abdul Kareem +",international sanctions;blockade;boycott;embargo;reprisals;trade restriction;obstacle to trade;restriction on trade;trade barrier;economic sanctions;Sudan;Republic of Sudan;establishment of peace;achievement of peace;peace process;peacebuilding;re-establishment of peace,17 +27277,"2004/177/EC: Commission Decision of 20 February 2004 on the temporary introduction of registered horses participating in the Olympic Games or the Paralympic Games in Greece in 2004 (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2004) 499). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/426/EEC of 26 June 1990 on animal health conditions governing the movement and import from third countries of equidae(1), and in particular Article 19(ii) thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with Commission Decision 92/260/EEC of 10 April 1992 on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for temporary admission of registered horses(2) and with Commission Decision 93/197/EEC of 5 February 1993 on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of registered equidae and equidae for breeding and production(3), guarantees must be provided to ensure that uncastrated male horses older than 180 days do not pose a risk as regards the spreading of equine viral arteritis.(2) Registered horses participating in the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, in August 2004 will be under the veterinary supervision of the competent authorities of Greece and the organising Fédération Equestre International (FEI).(3) Registered horses participating in the XII Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece, in September 2004, will be under the veterinary supervision of the competent authorities of Greece.(4) Certain male horses qualified for the participation in these high level equestrian events may not comply with the requirements laid down in Decisions 92/260/EEC or 93/197/EEC respectively as regards equine viral arteritis.(5) A derogation from those requirements should therefore be provided for horses temporarily admitted or imported for these sporting events. That derogation should set out conditions excluding any risk of spreading equine viral arteritis.(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. 1. By way of derogation from Decision 92/260/EEC, Member States shall authorise the temporary admission of uncastrated male registered horses for the purpose of participation in the equestrian events of the Olympic Games or the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece, in August and September 2004 respectively, without requiring the guarantees provided for in that Decision as regards equine viral arteritis provided that the requirements set out in paragraph 2 are fulfilled.2. The animal health certificate established in accordance with Annex II to Decision 92/260/EEC shall comply with the following requirements:(a) section III point (e)(v) of certificate A, B, C, D and E, and section III point (f)(v) of certificate F relating to equine viral arteritis, shall be deleted by the official veterinarian who signs the certificate;(b) the following shall be added to the certificates:""Registered horse admitted in accordance with Commission Decision 2004/177/EC(4).""(c) the following shall be added to the declaration which is attached to the certificates:""The horse covered by this certificate is intended to participate in the equestrian events of the Olympic Games/Paralympic Games (delete as appropriate) and will not be used for breeding or for the collection of semen during its residence in a Member State of the European Union.Arrangements have been made to transport the horse out of the European Union without delay after the equestrian events of the Olympic Games/Paralympic Games (delete as appropriate) have ended.Date and place of scheduled export from the European Union: ..."" 1. By way of derogation from Decision 93/197/EEC, Member States shall authorise the temporary introduction of uncastrated male registered horses from the Falkland Islands, Kyrgyzstan and Saint Pierre and Miquelon for the purpose of participation in the equestrian events of the Olympic Games or the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece, in August and September 2004 respectively, without requiring the guarantees provided for in that Decision as regards equine viral arteritis provided that the requirements set out in paragraphs 2 are fulfilled.2. The animal health certificate established in accordance with Annex II to Decision 93/197/EEC shall comply with the following requirements:(a) section III point (e)(v) of certificate A, B and G relating to equine viral arteritis, shall be deleted by the official veterinarian who signs the certificate;(b) the following shall be added to the certificates:""Registered horse admitted in accordance with Commission Decision 2004/177/EC(5).""(c) the following shall be added to the declaration which is attached to the certificates:""The horse covered by this certificate is intended to participate in the equestrian events of the Olympic Games/Paralympic Games (delete as appropriate) and will not be used for breeding or for the collection of semen during its residence in a Member State of the European Union.Arrangements have been made to transport the horse out of the European Union without delay after the equestrian events of the Olympic Games/Paralympic Games (delete as appropriate) have ended.Date and place of scheduled export from the European Union: ..."" This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 February 2004.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 42. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).(2) OJ L 130, 15.5.1992, p. 67. Decision as last amended by Decision 2004/117/EC (OJ L 36, 7.2.2004, p. 20).(3) OJ L 86, 6.4.1993, p. 16. Decision as last amended by Decision 2004/117/EC.(4) OJ L 55, 24.2.2004, p. 64.(5) OJ L 55, 24.2.2004, p. 64. +",Greece;Hellenic Republic;Olympic games;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;health certificate;equidae;ass;colt;donkey;equine species;foal;horse;mare;mule,17 +43482,"2014/530/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 13 August 2014 concerning certain interim protective measures relating to African swine fever in Latvia (notified under document C(2014) 5915) Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), and in particular Article 9(3) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (2), and in particular Article 10(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) African swine fever is an infectious viral disease affecting domestic and feral pig populations and can have a severe impact on the profitability of pig farming causing disturbance to trade within the Union and exports to third countries.(2) In the event of an outbreak of African swine fever, there is a risk that the disease agent might spread to other pig holdings and to feral pigs. As a result, it may spread from one Member State to another Member State and to third countries through trade in live pigs or their products.(3) Council Directive 2002/60/EC (3) lays down minimum measures to be applied within the Union for the control of African swine fever. Article 15 of Directive 2002/60/EC provides for the establishment of an infected area following the confirmation of one or more cases of African swine fever in feral pigs.(4) Latvia has informed the Commission of the current African swine fever situation on its territory, and in accordance with Article 15 of Directive 2002/60/EC, it has established an infected area where the measures referred to in Article 15 of that Directive are applied.(5) In order to prevent any unnecessary disturbance to trade within the Union and to avoid unjustified barriers to trade by third countries, it is necessary to identify at Union level the infected area for African swine fever in Latvia in collaboration with that Member State.(6) Accordingly, pending the meeting of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, the area identified as infected area in Latvia should be set out in the Annex to this Decision and the duration of that regionalisation fixed.(7) This Decision is to be reviewed at the next meeting of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,. Latvia shall ensure that the infected area established in accordance with Article 15 of Directive 2002/60/EC comprises at least the area listed as infected area in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision shall apply until 15 September 2014. This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Latvia.. Done at Brussels, 13 August 2014.For the CommissionTonio BorgMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13.(2)  OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29.(3)  Council Directive 2002/60/EC of 27 June 2002 laying down specific provisions for the control of African swine fever and amending Directive 92/119/EEC as regards Teschen disease and African swine fever (OJ L 192, 20.7.2002, p. 27).ANNEXArea established as infected area in Latvia referred to in Article 1 Date until applicable— In the novads of Krustpils the pagasts of Varieši— In the novads of Pļaviņas the pagasts of Aiviekste— In the novads Madona the pagasti of Kalsnava and Ļaudona +",veterinary inspection;veterinary control;animal plague;cattle plague;rinderpest;swine fever;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;trade restriction;obstacle to trade;restriction on trade;trade barrier;regions of Latvia,17 +3559,"Decision of the European Central Bank of 23 April 2004 laying down the measures necessary for the paying-up of the European Central Bank’s capital by the non-participating national central banks (ECB/2004/10). ,Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank and in particular Article 48 thereof,Whereas:(1) Decision ECB/2003/19 of 18 December 2003 laying down the measures necessary for the paying-up of the European Central Bank’s capital by the non-participating national central banks (1), determined the percentage of the subscription to the European Central Bank’s (ECB’s) capital which the national central banks (NCBs) of the Member States that would not have adopted the euro on 1 January 2004 should pay up on 1 January 2004 as a contribution to the ECB’s operational costs.(2) In view of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union and their respective NCBs becoming part of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) on 1 May 2004, Decision ECB/2004/5 of 22 April 2004 on the national central banks' percentage shares in the key for subscription to the European Central Bank’s capital (2) establishes with effect from 1 May 2004 the weightings assigned to each NCB that is part of the ESCB on 1 May 2004 in the key for subscription to the ECB’s capital (hereinafter the capital key weightings and the capital key respectively).(3) The ECB’s subscribed capital will be EUR 5 564 669 247,19 from 1 May 2004.(4) The expanded capital key requires the adoption of a new ECB decision repealing Decision ECB/2003/19 with effect from 1 May 2004 and determining the percentage of the subscription to the ECB’s capital which the NCBs of the Member States that will not have adopted the euro by 1 May 2004 (hereinafter the non-participating NCBs) should pay up on 1 May 2004.(5) In view of Article 3.3 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Council of the European Central Bank, the Governors of Česká národní banka, Eesti Pank, the Central Bank of Cyprus, Latvijas Banka, Lietuvos bankas, Magyar Nemzeti Bank, the Central Bank of Malta, Narodowy Bank Polski, Banka Slovenije and Národná banka Slovenska had the opportunity to submit observations regarding this Decision prior to its adoption,. Extent and form of paid-up capitalEach non-participating NCB shall pay up 7 % of its subscription to the ECB’s capital on 1 May 2004. Taking into account the capital key weightings described in Article 2 of Decision ECB/2004/5, each non-participating NCB shall therefore pay up on 1 May 2004 the amount shown next to its name in the following table:(EUR)Non-participating NCBsČeská národní banka 5 680 859,54Danmarks Nationalbank 6 101 159,01Eesti Pank 694 915,90Central Bank of Cyprus 506 384,90Latvijas Banka 1 160 010,95Lietuvos bankas 1 723 656,30Magyar Nemzeti Bank 5 408 190,75Central Bank of Malta 252 023,87Narodowy Bank Polski 20 013 889,41Banka Slovenije 1 302 967,30Národná banka Slovenska 2 783 948,38Sveriges Riksbank 9 400 451,41Bank of England 56 022 530,23 Adjustment of the paid-up capital1.   Danmarks Nationalbank, Sveriges Riksbank and the Bank of England have already paid up 5 % of their share in the ECB’s subscribed capital as applicable until 30 April 2004 under Decision ECB/2003/19. In view of this, each of them shall either transfer an additional amount to the ECB, or receive an amount back from the ECB, as appropriate, in order to arrive at the amounts shown in the table in Article 1.2.   Each of the other non-participating NCBs shall transfer to the ECB the amount shown next to its name in the table in Article 1.3.   All transfers pursuant to this Article shall be made according to the terms and conditions set out in Decision ECB/2004/7 of 22 April 2004 laying down the terms and conditions for transfers of the European Central Bank’s capital shares between the national central banks and for the adjustment of the paid-up capital (3). Final provisions1.   This Decision shall enter into force on 23 April 2004.2.   Decision ECB/2003/19 is hereby repealed with effect from 1 May 2004.. Done at Frankfurt am Main, 23 April 2004.The President of the ECBJean-Claude TRICHET(1)  OJ L 9, 15.1.2004, p. 31.(2)  See page 5 of this Official Journal.(3)  See page 9 of this Official Journal. +",banking;banking operation;banking services;banking transaction;banking policy;Member States' contribution;budget rebate;budgetary compensation;financial contribution;central bank;bank of issue;federal bank;national bank;European Central Bank;ECB;European System of Central Banks;ESCB,17 +5796,"2014/417/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 27 June 2014 concerning certain interim protective measures relating to African swine fever in Latvia (notified under document C(2014) 4536) Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), and in particular Article 9(3) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (2), and in particular Article 10(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) African swine fever is an infectious viral disease affecting domestic and feral pig populations and can have a severe impact on the profitability of pig farming causing disturbance to trade within the Union and exports to third countries.(2) In the event of an outbreak of African swine fever, there is a risk that the disease agent might spread to other pig holdings and to feral pigs. As a result, it may spread from one Member State to another Member State and to third countries through trade in live pigs or their products.(3) Council Directive 2002/60/EC (3) lays down minimum measures to be applied within the Union for the control of African swine fever. Article 9 of Directive 2002/60/EC provides for the establishment of protection and surveillance zones in the event of outbreaks of that disease where the measures laid down in Articles 10 and 11 of that Directive are to apply.(4) Latvia has informed the Commission of the current African swine fever situation on its territory, and in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/60/EC, it has established protection and surveillance zones where the measures referred to in Articles 10 and 11 of that Directive are applied.(5) In order to prevent any unnecessary disturbance to trade within the Union and to avoid unjustified barriers to trade by third countries, it is necessary to establish in collaboration with the Member State concerned a Union list of the restricted zones for African swine fever in Latvia which are the protection and surveillance zones (‘the restricted zones’).(6) Accordingly, pending the next meeting of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, the restricted zones in Latvia should be listed in the Annex to this Decision and the duration of that regionalisation fixed.(7) This Decision is to be reviewed at the next meeting of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Latvia shall ensure that the protection and surveillance zones established in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2002/60/EC comprise at least the areas listed in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision shall apply until 31 July 2014. This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Latvia.. Done at Brussels, 27 June 2014.For the CommissionTonio BORGMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13.(2)  OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29.(3)  Council Directive 2002/60/EC of 27 June 2002 laying down specific provisions for the control of African swine fever and amending Directive 92/119/EEC as regards Teschen disease and African swine fever (OJ L 192, 20.7.2002, p. 27).ANNEXZones in Latvia Restricted zones as referred to in Article 1 Date until applicableProtection zone Krāslavas novada Robežnieku pagasts, Dagdas novada Asūnes pagasts 31 July 2014Surveillance zone Krāslavas novada Indras, Kalniešu, Skaistas pagasti; Dagdas novada Konstantinovas, Dagdas, Svariņu, Bērziņu un Ķepovas pagasti; Dagdas pilsēta 31 July 2014 +",veterinary inspection;veterinary control;animal plague;cattle plague;rinderpest;swine fever;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;trade restriction;obstacle to trade;restriction on trade;trade barrier;regions of Latvia,17 +1730,"81/940/EEC: Commission Decision of 10 November 1981 approving the programme for the stimulation of agricultural development in the less-favoured areas of Northern Ireland, pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1942/81 (Only the English text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1942/81 of 30 June 1981 for the stimulation of agricultural development in the less-favoured areas of Northern Ireland (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,Whereas the Government of the United Kingdom forwarded on 31 July 1981 the programme for the stimulation of agricultural development in the less- favoured areas of Northern Ireland;Whereas the said programme comprises all the particulars, provisions and measures listed in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1942/81 which ensure that the objectives of the said Regulation may be achieved;Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,. The programme for the stimulation of agricultural development in the less-favoured areas of Northern Ireland, forwarded by the Government of the United Kingdom pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1942/81 on 31 July 1981, is hereby approved. This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.. Done at Brussels, 10 November 1981.For the CommissionPoul DALSAGERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 197, 20.7.1981, p. 17. +",Northern Ireland;farm development plan;agricultural development plan;physical improvement plan;less-favoured agricultural area;area with specific problems;less-favoured agricultural region;agricultural structure;agrarian structure;farm structure;structure of agricultural production;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid;EAGGF Guidance Section;EAGGF Guidance Section aid,17 +4268,"Council Directive 2006/58/EC of 27 June 2006 amending Council Directive 2002/38/EC as regards the period of application of the value added tax arrangements applicable to radio and television broadcasting services and certain electronically supplied services. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 2002/38/EC of 7 May 2002 amending and amending temporarily Directive 77/388/EEC as regards the value added tax arrangements applicable to radio and television broadcasting services and certain electronically supplied services (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) The review provided for in Article 5 of Council Directive 2002/38/EC has been carried out.(2) It appears from that review that the provisions of Article 1 of Directive 2002/38/EC have operated in a satisfactory manner and have achieved their objective.(3) On 29 December 2003 the Commission presented a proposal for a Directive on the place of supply between taxable persons, which was amended by its proposal of 22 July 2005 in order to include supplies by taxable persons to non-taxable customers. Under the amended proposal all broadcasting and electronically supplied services will be taxed at the place of consumption.(4) On 4 November 2004 the Commission presented a proposal for a Directive on the simplification of VAT obligations which will provide for a more general electronic mechanism than that provided for in Council Directive 2002/38/EC in order to facilitate compliance with fiscal obligations with respect to cross-border services.(5) Although significant progress has been made with a view to the adoption, on the basis of the said legislative proposals, of the necessary broader measures which will replace the measures contained in Article 1 of Directive 2002/38/EC, it has not been possible to adopt the former before the expiry of the latter on 30 June 2006.(6) In the light of the adoption of such broadened measures in the short or medium term, and of the findings of the abovementioned review procedure, it is appropriate that, in the interests of the proper functioning of the internal market and in order to ensure the continued elimination of distortion, the provisions applicable to radio and television broadcasting services and certain electronically supplied services as provided for in Article 1 of Directive 2002/38/EC should continue to apply until 31 December 2006.(7) Article 5 of Directive 2002/38/EC provides for such extension for practical reasons by the Council, acting unanimously on the basis of a proposal from the Commission.(8) Directive 2002/38/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.(9) Given the urgency of the matter, in order to avoid a legal gap, it is imperative to grant an exception to the six-week period mentioned in point I(3) of the Protocol on the role of national Parliaments in the European Union, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaties establishing the European Communities,. Article 4 of Directive 2002/38/EC shall be replaced by the following:‘Article 4 shall apply until 31 December 2006’. 1.   Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive with effect from 1 July 2006. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by Member States.2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 27 June 2006.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. PRÖLL(1)  OJ L 128, 15.5.2002, p. 41. +",fiscal policy;tax policy;taxation policy;provision of services;broadcasting;radio broadcast;television;VAT;turnover tax;value added tax;electronic commerce;Internet commerce;cybercommerce;e-commerce;online commerce;virtual commerce;tax exemption,17 +44835,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/194 of 5 February 2015 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Ossau-Iraty (PDO)). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined France's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Ossau-Iraty’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1660/2003 (3).(2) Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation (4).(3) As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,. The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Ossau-Iraty’ (PDO) are hereby approved. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 5 February 2015.For the Commission,On behalf of the President,Phil HOGANMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 of 12 June 1996 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 (OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1).(3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1660/2003 of 19 September 2003 amending the specification of a name appearing in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (Ossau-Iraty) (OJ L 234, 20.9.2003, p. 10).(4)  OJ C 319, 17.9.2014, p. 23. +",France;French Republic;sheep's milk cheese;Aquitaine;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification;labelling,17 +1989,"96/567/EC, ECSC, Euratom: Commission Decision of 19 September 1996 amending Decision 94/90/ECSC, EC, Euratom of 8 February 1994 on public access to Commission documents. ,Having regard to the Treaties establishing the European Communities, and in particular Article 162 of the Treaty establishing the European Community,Whereas on 8 February 1994 the Commission adopted Decision 94/90/ECSC, EEC, Euratom (1) on public access to Commission documents;Whereas that Decision provided for a fee to be charged for copies of printed documents exceeding 30 sheets;Whereas the current system has proved difficult to implement in practice and not very efficient;Whereas accordingly the system of payment of a fee should be made optional,. Article 2 (5) of Decision 94/90/ECSC, EC, Euratom is replaced by the following:'A fee of ECU 10, plus ECU 0,036 per sheet of paper, may be charged for copies of printed documents exceeding 30 sheets. Charges for information in other formats shall be set on a case-by-case basis but shall not exceed what is reasonable.` This Decision will take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.. Done at Brussels, 19 September 1996.For the CommissionThe PresidentJacques SANTER(1) OJ No L 46, 18. 2. 1994, p. 58. +",reprography;duplicating;duplication;photocopy;photocopying;reproduction of documents;reprographic reproduction;European Commission;CEC;Commission of the European Communities;EC Commission;EU Commission;information medium;document;right to information;access to EU information;access to Community information,17 +34213,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 551/2007 of 22 May 2007 amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 952/2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards the management of the Community market in sugar and the quota system. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular Article 40(1)(a), (b) and (d) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 6(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 952/2006 (2) defines the production of undertakings for the purposes of the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector, in the particular case where one undertaking outsources production to another. This is deemed to be the production of the principal under certain conditions, including where the total sugar production of the processor and the principal is more than the sum of their quotas. This provision needs to be adapted in the light of Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 493/2006 of 27 March 2006 laying down transitional measures within the framework of the reform of the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector, and amending Commission Regulations (EC) No 1265/2001 and (EC) No 314/2002 (3), which provides for a preventive withdrawal, applicable to the share of the production under quota which exceeds the threshold established in accordance with paragraph 2 of that Article. The aim of that measure is to create an incentive for sugar undertakings to reduce voluntarily their production in the marketing year 2006/07. It is also necessary to modify the definition of production in Article 6(3)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 952/2006 so that it does not discourage producers from reducing production. The definition of production for the marketing year 2006/07 should therefore concern the sum of the preventive withdrawal thresholds instead of the sum of quotas.(2) Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 952/2006 lays down that the obligation of undertakings to establish monthly prices concern quota sugar and non-quota sugar respectively. However, this distinction is not relevant for refiners, since their activity, which consists of refining imported sugar, is not dependent on the allocation of quotas. The fact that the distinction between quota and non-quota sugar does not apply to them needs to be explicitly indicated, so as to avoid confusion.(3) For sugar for industrial uses, the price reporting system established in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 should focus on transactions of a minimum volume, since there is little interest in establishing a price indicator with regard to transactions where the quantities are insignificant. It is therefore appropriate to fix a minimum threshold for the application of the requirement to establish and communicate to the Commission the monthly average of purchase prices.(4) The application of the transitional provisions on transmission of price data to the Commission laid down in Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 952/2006 needs to be extended until the first quarter of 2008 to allow for the drawing up of a report on the operation of the system followed by the implementation of a computerised system.(5) The one-off amounts to be paid for additional sugar quotas and for supplementary isoglucose quotas pursuant to Articles 8(3) and 9(3) of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 are part of the Communities' own resources pursuant to Article 2(1)(a) of Council Decision 2000/597/EC, Euratom of 29 September 2000 on the system of the European Communities' own resources (4). The date of notification of these amounts to the debtor should be fixed, in order to determine the date of establishment of the Community's entitlement in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 2(2) of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1150/2000 of 22 May 2000 implementing Decision 94/728/EC, Euratom on the system of the Communities' own resources (5).(6) Pursuant to Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006, a production charge shall be levied each marketing year from 2007/08 on the quota allocated for the marketing year concerned. The production charge is part of the Communities' own resources pursuant to Article 2(1)(a) of Council Decision 2000/597/EC, Euratom. The date of notification of these amounts to the debtor should be fixed in order to determine the date of establishment of the Community's entitlement in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1150/2000.(7) It is necessary to correct Article 21(1) of Regulation (EC) No 952/2006, which erroneously refers to Article 2(1) of that Regulation where it should instead be referred to Article 3(1).(8) Regulation (EC) No 952/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly.(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,. Regulation (EC) No 952/2006 is amended as follows:1. in the first subparagraph of Article 6(3), point (b) is replaced by the following:‘(b) the total sugar production of the processor and of the principal is more than the sum of their quotas or, for the marketing year 2006/07, the sum of the thresholds fixed for them in accordance with Article 3(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 493/2006 (6).2. Article 13 is amended as follows:(a) in paragraph 1, the following subparagraph is added:(b) the following paragraph 3 is added:3. in Article 15, the first paragraph is replaced by the following:4. the title of Chapter V is replaced by the following:5. in Article 18, the following paragraph 3 is added:6. in Article 19, the following paragraph 3 is added:7. the following Article 20a is inserted:8. in Article 21(1), the introductory phrase is replaced by the following: This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 May 2007.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 247/2007 (OJ L 69, 9.3.2007, p. 3).(2)  OJ L 178, 1.7.2006, p. 39.(3)  OJ L 89, 28.3.2006, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 119/2007 (OJ L 37, 9.2.2007, p. 3).(4)  OJ L 253, 7.10.2000, p. 42.(5)  OJ L 130, 31.5.2000, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2028/2004 (OJ L 352, 27.11.2004, p. 1).(6)  OJ L 89, 28.3.2006, p. 11.’; +",sugar industry;sugar manufacture;sugar refinery;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;prices policy;price system;regulation of agricultural production;production quota;limitation of production;production restriction;reduction of production;market supervision,17 +3033,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 194/2002 of 31 January 2002 fixing the export refunds on cereal-based compound feedingstuffs. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.(2) Regulation (EC) No 1517/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards the arrangements for the export and import of compound feedingstuffs based on cereals and amending Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice(3) in Article 2 lays down general rules for fixing the amount of such refunds.(3) That calculation must also take account of the cereal products content. In the interest of simplification, the refund should be paid in respect of two categories of ""cereal products"", namely for maize, the most commonly used cereal in exported compound feeds and maize products, and for ""other cereals"", these being eligible cereal products excluding maize and maize products. A refund should be granted in respect of the quantity of cereal products present in the compound feedingstuff.(4) Furthermore, the amount of the refund must also take into account the possibilities and conditions for the sale of those products on the world market, the need to avoid disturbances on the Community market and the economic aspect of the export.(5) However, in fixing the rate of refund it would seem advisable to base it at this time on the difference in the cost of raw inputs widely used in compound feedingstuffs as the Community and world markets, allowing more accurate account to be taken of the commercial conditions under which such products are exported.(6) The refund must be fixed once a month; whereas it may be altered in the intervening period.(7) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,. The export refunds on the compound feedingstuffs covered by Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and subject to Regulation (EC) No 1517/95 are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 January 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 51.ANNEXto the Commission Regulation of 31 January 2002 fixing the export refunds on cereal-based compound feedingstuffs>TABLE>NB:The product codes and the ""A"" series destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1) as amended. +",manufactured feedingstuffs;compound feedingstuff;industrial feedingstuffs;oil cake;protein feed;animal nutrition;feeding of animals;nutrition of animals;cereal product;cereal preparation;processed cereal product;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund,17 +22367,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2314/2001 of 29 November 2001 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 18th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 of 13 July 2001 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar(2) requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar.(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender in question.(3) Following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the 18th partial invitation to tender, the provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,. For the 18th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 the maximum amount of the export refund is fixed at 40,745 EUR/100 kg. This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 November 2001.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 November 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1.(2) OJ L 192, 14.7.2001, p. 3. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;export levy;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;white sugar;refined sugar,17 +5461,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1118/87 of 23 April 1987 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on alkyds and other polyesters falling within subheading 39.01 C III ex a), originating in South Korea, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86 apply. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86 of 16 December 1986 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1987 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 15 thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 12 of that Regulation, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I, within the framework of the preferential tariff ceiling fixed in column 9 of Annex I;Whereas, as provided for in Article 13 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;Whereas, in the case of alkyds and other polyesters, falling within subheading 39.01 C III ex a), originating in South Korea, the individual ceiling was fixed at 2 100 000 ECU; whereas, on 1 April 1987, imports of these products into the Community originating in South Korea reached the ceiling in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against South Korea,. As from 27 April 1987, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in South Korea:1.2.3 // // // // Order No // CCT heading No and NIMEXE code // Description // // // // 10.0452 // 39.01 C III ex a) (39.01-49) // Alkyds and other polyesters, in one of the forms mentioned in Note 3 (d) to this Chapter, excluding corrugated sheet and plates // // // This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 April 1987.For the CommissionCOCKFIELDVice-President(1) OJ No L 373, 31. 12. 1986, p. 1. +",plastics;PVC;plastic;polyester;polyethylene;polypropylene;polyurethane;polyurethane foam;polyvinyl chloride;South Korea;Republic of Korea;restoration of customs duties;restoration of customs tariff;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession,17 +1771,"94/1053/EC: Commission Decision of 16 December 1994 on the approval of the Single Programming Document for Community structural assistance in the areas of the Land Hessen concerned by Objective 2 in Germany (Only the German text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2082/93 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (8) to (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2081/93 (4); whereas, however, the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a Single Programming Document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopts a single decision in a Single Document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 94/169/EC (5), an initial list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the period 1994 to 1996;Whereas the German Government has submitted to the Commission on 22 April 1994 the Single Programming Document referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the areas of the Land Hessen concerned by Objective 2; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this Single Programming Document is eligible pursuant to Article 33 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, from 1 January 1994;Whereas the Single Programming Document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the Single Programming Document;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments, including the ECSC and the other actions for structural purposes;Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the Single Programming Document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the Single Programming Document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (2), stipulates that in the Commission Decisions approving a Single Programming Document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each Decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (4), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (6), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;Whereas the Single Programming Document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;Whereas certain measures planned under this Single Programming Document include the part-financing of aid schemes which have not yet been approved by the Commission; whereas the financial commitments should be reduced by the amounts corresponding to the said measures until the aid schemes are approved by the Commission;Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (7), as last amended by Regulation (ECSC, EC, Euratom) No 2730/94 (8), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas Article 20 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 provides, subject to available funding, for a single commitment where the Community assistance granted is less than ECU 40 million for the whole programmation period;Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,. The Single Programming Document for Community structural assistance in the areas of the Land Hessen concerned by Objective 2 in Germany, covering the period 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1996, is hereby approved. The Single Programming Document includes the following essential elements:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies in Germany;the main priorities are:1. modernization and diversification of economic infrastructure;2. improving skill levels;(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the Single Programming Document comprising:- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,- the financial implementation provisions,- the rules for compliance with Community policies;(d) the procedures for verifying additionality and an initial evaluation of the latter;(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the Single Programming Document;(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximal allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:>TABLE> The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the Single Programming Document amounts to a maximum of ECU 21,257 million.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the Single Programming Document.The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 22,1 million for the public sector and ECU 18,0 million for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the ECSC and EIB. 1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:- ERDF:ECU 18,277 million,- ESF:ECU 2,980 million.2. The budgetary commitments at the moment of approval of the Single Programming Document refer to the total Community assistance.The amounts are as follows:- ERDF:ECU 17,677 million,- ESF:ECU 2,980 million.In accordance with the rules laid down in Article 7, these commitments do not include the amounts relating to the aid schemes not yet approved by the Commission. The corresponding commitments will be made after the approval of the aid schemes concerned. The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. This Decision is without prejudice to the Commission's position on the aid schemes in the measures listed for that purpose in the Single Programming Document. In accordance with Articles 92 and 93 of the Treaty, the aid schemes must be approved by the Commission and hence the financial commitments shall be reduced by the amounts corresponding to the said measures until the aid schemes are approved by the Commission. The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the Single Programming Document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1996. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 1998. The Single Programming Document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the EC Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts. 0This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Brussels, 16 December 1994.For the Commission Bruce MILLAN Member of the Commission(1) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 20.(3) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(4) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 5.(5) OJ No L 81, 24. 3. 1993, p. 1.(1) OJ No L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(2) OJ No L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(3) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 15.(4) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 34.(5) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 21.(6) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 39.(7) OJ No L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(8) OJ No L 293, 12. 11. 1994, p. 7. +",Hesse;Hesse (Land);EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;coordination of aid;regional planning;inter-regional planning;regional management;regional plan;regional programming;territorial planning;industrial region;industrial zone;regional development,17 +286,"82/511/EEC: Commission Decision of 13 July 1982 establishing that the apparatus described as 'Nicolet - Digital Oscilloscope, model Explorer III' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1027/79 (2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas, by letter dated 7 January 1982, Germany has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as 'Nicolet - Digital Oscilloscope, model Explorer III', ordered on 13 January 1981 and to be used for recording the eye movements, should be considered as a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 14 May 1982 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is an oscilloscope; whereas it does not have the requisite objective characteristics making it specifically suited to scientific research; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for non-scientific activities; whereas its use in the case in question could not alone confer upon it the character of a scientific apparatus; whereas it therefore cannot be regarded as a scientific apparatus; whereas the duty-free admission of the apparatus in question is therefore not justified,. The apparatus described as 'Nicolet - Digital Oscilloscope, model Explorer III', which is the subject of an application by Germany of 7 January 1982, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 July 1982.For the CommissionKarl-Heinz NARJESMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 184, 15. 7. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 134, 31. 5. 1979, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 318, 13. 12. 1979, p. 32. +",exemption from customs duties;customs franchise;duty-free admission;duty-free entry;exemption from duty;exemption from import duty;travellers' allowance;travellers' tax-free allowance;scientific apparatus;laboratory equipment;microscope;research equipment;scientific instrument;scientific material;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT,17 +30452,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 934/2005 of 20 June 2005 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1),Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 of 10 December 2002 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 (2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2247/2003 of 19 December 2003 laying down detailed rules for the application in the beef and veal sector of Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) (3), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2247/2003 provides for the possibility of issuing import licences for beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia. However, imports must take place within the limits of the quantities specified for each of these exporting non-member countries.(2) The applications for import licences submitted between 1 to 10 June 2005, expressed in terms of boned meat, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2247/2003, do not exceed, in respect of products originating from Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia, the quantities available from those States. It is therefore possible to issue import licences in respect of the quantities applied for.(3) The quantities in respect of which licences may be applied for from 1 July 2005 should be fixed within the scope of the total quantity of 52 100 t.(4) This Regulation is without prejudice to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries (4),. The following Member States shall issue on 21 June 2005 import licences for beef and veal products, expressed as boned meat, originating in certain African, Caribbean and Pacific States, in respect of the following quantities and countries of origin:United Kingdom:— 200 t originating in Botswana,— 600 t originating in Namibia;Germany:— 300 t originating in Botswana,— 370 t originating in Namibia. Licence applications may be submitted, pursuant to Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2247/2003, during the first 10 days of July 2005 for the following quantities of boned beef and veal:Botswana: 15 106 t,Kenya: 142 t,Madagascar: 7 579 t,Swaziland: 3 337 t,Zimbabwe: 9 100 t,Namibia: 8 155 t. This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 June 2005.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 June 2005.For the CommissionJ. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1899/2004 (OJ L 328, 30.10.2004, p. 67).(2)  OJ L 348, 21.12.2002, p. 5.(3)  OJ L 333, 20.12.2003, p. 37. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1118/2004 (OJ L 217, 17.6.2004, p. 10).(4)  OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 807/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 36). +",import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;Madagascar;Malagasy Republic;Republic of Madagascar;Namibia;Republic of Namibia;Swaziland;Kingdom of Swaziland;beef;Zimbabwe;Republic of Zimbabwe;Southern Rhodesia;Botswana;Republic of Botswana,17 +5569,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 1135/2012 of 28 November 2012 establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in Norwegian waters south of 62° N by vessels flying the flag of Sweden. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 44/2012 of 17 January 2012 fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non- EU waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements (2), lays down quotas for 2012.(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2012.(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,. Quota exhaustionThe fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2012 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex. ProhibitionsFishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 November 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Lowri EVANSDirector-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 25, 27.1.2012, p. 55.ANNEXNo 67/TQ44Member State SwedenStock COD/04-NSpecies Cod (Gadus Morhua)Zone Norwegian waters south of 62° NDate 5.11.2012 +",Norwegian Sea;ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;Sweden;Kingdom of Sweden;catch by species;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction;EU waters;Community waters;European Union waters,17 +13894,"95/582/EC: Council Decision of 20 December 1995 on the conclusion of the Agreements in the form of exchanges of letters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part, concerning certain agricultural products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228 (2) thereof,Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas the Agreements in the form of exchanges of letters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part, concerning certain agricultural products should be approved to take account of the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union,. The Agreements in the form of exchanges of letters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part, concerning certain agricultural products are hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The texts of the Agreements are attached to this Decision. Detailed rules for the application of this Decision shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1) or the corresponding provisions of other regulations on the common organization of the markets. The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreements referred to in Article 1 in order to bind the Community (2).. Done at Brussels, 20 December 1995.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. M. EGUIAGARAY(1)  OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.(2)  The dates of entry into force of the Agreements will be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities by the General Secretariat of the Council. +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);Iceland;Republic of Iceland;Norway;Kingdom of Norway;agricultural product;farm product;milk product;dairy produce;Switzerland;Helvetic Confederation;Swiss Confederation,17 +30968,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1637/2005 of 6 October 2005 on the issuing of export licences for wine-sector products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 of 24 April 2001, laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards trade with third countries in products in the wine sector (1), and in particular Article 7 and Article 9(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 63(7) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (2), limits the grant of export refunds for wine-sector products to the volumes and expenditure contained in the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations.(2) Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 lays down the conditions under which the Commission may take specific measures to prevent an overrun of the quantity laid down or the budget available under the said Agreement.(3) On the basis of information on export licence applications available to the Commission on 5 October 2005, the quantity still available for the period until 15 November 2005, for destination zone (1) Africa, referred to in Article 9(5) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2001, could be exceeded unless the issue of export licences with advance fixing of the refund is restricted. Therefore, a single percentage for the acceptance of applications submitted from 28 September to 4 October 2005 should be applied and the submission of applications and the issue of licences suspended for this zone until 16 November 2005,. 1.   Export licences with advance fixing of the refund for wine-sector products for which applications are submitted from 28 September to 4 October 2005 under Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 shall be issued in concurrence with 37,61 % of the quantities requested for zone (1) Africa.2.   The issue of export licences for wine-sector products referred to in paragraph 1 for which applications are submitted from 5 October 2005 and the submission of export licence applications from 7 October 2005 for destination zone (1) Africa shall be suspended until 16 November 2005. This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 October 2005.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 6 October 2005.For the CommissionJ. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 128, 10.5.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 908/2004 (OJ L 163, 30.4.2004, p. 56).(2)  OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1188/2005 (OJ L 193, 23.7.2005, p. 24). +",export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;Africa;African countries;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;viticulture;grape production;winegrowing;export;export sale,17 +33126,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1722/2006 of 21 November 2006 amending Regulations (EC) Nos 1431/94, 2497/96, 1396/98, 701/2003 and 593/2004 as regards the lodging of import licence applications in the poultrymeat and eggs sectors for the first quarter of 2007. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in eggs (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in poultrymeat (2), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 of 29 March 1994 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for high quality beef, and for pigmeat, poultrymeat, wheat and meslin, and brans, sharps and other residues (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin (4), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 of 10 December 2002 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 (5), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2398/96 of 12 December 1996 opening the tariff quota for turkey meat from Israel provided for in the Association Agreement and the Interim Agreement between the European Community and the State of Israel (6), and in particular Article 2 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 779/98 of 7 April 1998 on the import into the Community of agricultural products originating in Turkey, repealing Regulation (EEC) No 4115/86 and amending Regulation (EC) No 3010/95 (7), and in particular Article 1 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 (8) lays down procedures for applying in the poultrymeat sector the arrangements provided for in the Association Agreement and the Interim Agreement between the European Community and the State of Israel.(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1396/98 (9) lays down procedures for the application in the poultrymeat sector of Regulation (EC) No 779/98.(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 701/2003 (10) lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 as regards the arrangements applicable to imports of certain poultrymeat and egg products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States).(4) Commission Regulation (EC) No 593/2004 (11) opens and provides for the administration of the tariff quotas in the egg sector and for egg albumin.(5) All of these Regulations lay down that applications for import licences may be lodged only in the course of the first seven days of the month preceding each specific quota period. In view of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union as from 1 January 2007, a different period should be laid down for the lodging of applications for licences for the first quarter of 2007.(6) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 of 22 June 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application in the poultrymeat sector of the import arrangements provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for poultrymeat and certain other agricultural products (12) has already been amended with a view to the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union as from 1 January 2007. Under the second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of that Regulation, for the period from 1 January to 31 March 2007 licence applications are to be lodged during the first seven working days of January 2007. For administrative reasons this period should be extended to the first 15 days of January 2007. In the interests of harmonisation with other import quotas in the same sector, the same period should be laid down for the lodging of applications for the first quarter of 2007.(7) Regulations (EC) Nos 1431/94, 2497/96, 1396/98, 701/2003 and 593/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly.(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,. In Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1431/94, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:‘However, for the period from 1 January to 31 March 2007, licence applications shall be lodged during the first 15 days of January 2007.’ In Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2497/96, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:‘However, for the period from 1 January to 31 March 2007, licence applications shall be lodged during the first 15 days of January 2007.’ In Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1396/98, the following subparagraph is added:‘However, for the period from 1 January to 31 March 2007, licence applications shall be lodged during the first 15 days of January 2007.’ The following subparagraph is added to Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 701/2003:‘However, for the period from 1 January to 30 June 2007, licence applications shall be lodged during the first 15 days of January 2007.’ The following subparagraph is added to Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 593/2004:‘However, for the period from 1 January to 31 March 2007, licence applications shall be lodged during the first 15 days of January 2007.’ This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 November 2006.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 49. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 679/2006 (OJ L 119, 4.5.2006, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 77. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 679/2006.(3)  OJ L 91, 8.4.1994, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2198/95 (OJ L 221, 19.9.1995, p. 3).(4)  OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 104. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2916/95 (OJ L 305, 19.12.1995, p. 49).(5)  OJ L 348, 21.12.2002, p. 5.(6)  OJ L 327, 18.12.1996, p. 7.(7)  OJ L 113, 15.4.1998, p. 1.(8)  OJ L 338, 28.12.1996, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 361/2004 (OJ L 63, 28.2.2004, p. 15).(9)  OJ L 187, 1.7.1998, p. 41. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1043/2001 (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 24).(10)  OJ L 99, 17.4.2003, p. 32.(11)  OJ L 94, 31.3.2004, p. 10.(12)  OJ L 156, 23.6.1994, p. 9. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1255/2006 (OJ L 228, 22.8.2006, p. 3). +",Israel;State of Israel;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;egg;Turkey;Republic of Turkey;poultrymeat;ACP countries,17 +43484,"Council Decision 2014/538/CFSP of 8 July 2014 on the signing and conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Colombia establishing a framework for the participation of the Republic of Colombia in European Union crisis management operations. ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 37 thereof, in conjunction with Article 218(5) and (6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,Whereas:(1) Conditions regarding the participation of third States in Union crisis management operations should be laid down in an agreement establishing a framework for such possible future participation, rather than being defined on a case-by-case basis for each operation concerned.(2) Following the adoption of a Decision by the Council on 17 February 2014 authorising the opening of negotiations, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy negotiated an Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Colombia establishing a framework for the participation of the Republic of Colombia in European Union crisis management operations (‘the Agreement’).(3) The Agreement should be approved,. The Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Colombia establishing a framework for the participation of the Republic of Colombia in the European Union crisis management operations is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision. The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Union. The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in Article 17(1) of the Agreement (1). This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.. Done at Brussels, 8 July 2014.For the CouncilThe PresidentP. C. PADOAN(1)  The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council. +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);ratification of an agreement;conclusion of an agreement;settlement of disputes;conflict resolution;conflict settlement;dispute settlement;peace negotiations;signature of an agreement;international dispute;Colombia;Republic of Colombia,17 +35954,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 780/2008 of 31 July 2008 establishing a prohibition of fishing for saithe in Norwegian waters of I and II by vessels flying the flag of Poland. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 of 16 January 2008 fixing for 2008 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2008.(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2008.(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,. Quota exhaustionThe fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2008 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex. ProhibitionsFishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 July 2008.For the CommissionFokion FOTIADISDirector-General for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs(1)  OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 865/2007 (OJ L 192, 24.7.2007, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 (OJ L 248, 22.9.2007, p. 1).(3)  OJ L 19, 23.1.2008, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 718/2008 (OJ L 198, 26.7.2008, p. 8).ANNEXNo 13/T&QMember State POLStock POK/1N2AB.Species Saithe (Pollachius virens)Area Norwegian waters of I and IIDate 26.5.2008 +",Norway;Kingdom of Norway;ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;Poland;Republic of Poland;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing regulations;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction,17 +2242,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2542/97 of 16 December 1997 laying down, for the first half of 1998, detailed rules of application for a tariff quota for calves weighing not more than 80 kilograms originating in certain third countries. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 of 22 December 1995 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for the adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreements to take account of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1595/97 (2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1926/96 of 7 October 1996 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for the adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Agreements on free trade and trade-related matters with Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, to take account of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (3), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 provides for the opening, for the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998, of a tariff quota for 178 000 live bovine animals weighing 80 kilograms or less originating in Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and benefiting from an 80 % reduction in the rate of customs duties;Whereas, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2501/96 of 23 December 1996 laying down, for 1997, detailed rules of application for a tariff quota for calves weighing not more than 80 kilograms originating in certain third countries (4), Commission Regulation (EC) No 235/97 of 7 February 1997 determining to what extent applications for import rights for calves not exceeding 80 kilograms lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2501/96 can be met (5) allocated the import rights for the total number of livestock available for 1997; whereas similar detailed rules of application should therefore be laid down for a quantity of 89 000 calves for the period 1 January to 30 June 1998;Whereas experience shows that limiting imports can give rise to speculative import applications; whereas, in order to guarantee that the planned measures function correctly, most of the quantities available should be reserved for so-called traditional importers of live bovine animals; whereas, so as not to introduce rigidity into trade relations in the sector, a second allocation should be made available for operators able to show that they are carrying out a genuine activity involving trade in a significant number of animals; whereas, in consideration of this and in order to ensure efficient management, a minimum of 100 animals should be required to have been exported or imported during 1997 by the operators concerned; whereas a batch of 100 animals in principle constitutes a normal load; whereas experience has shown that the sale or purchase of a single batch is a minimum requirement for a transaction to be considered real and viable; whereas verification of those criteria requires that all applications from the same operator be submitted in the Member State in which the operator is registered in the national VAT register;Whereas, so as to avoid speculation, access to the quota should be denied to operators no longer carrying out an activity in the beef and veal sector on 1 January 1998;Whereas the arrangements should be managed using import licences; whereas, to this end, rules should be set on the submission of applications and the information to be given on applications and licences, where necessary by derogation from certain provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1404/97 (7), and of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 of 26 June 1995 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 (8), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2469/97 (9); whereas, moreover, it should be stipulated that licences are to be issued following a reflection period and where necessary with a fixed percentage reduction applied;Whereas the security for import licences under the said quota should be updated and fixed at ECU 5 per head;Whereas the competent authorities issuing the import licences are not always aware of the origin of the animals imported under the quota in question; whereas that information is important for statistical reasons; whereas, therefore, importers should be obliged to indicate the country of origin next to the quantities in question on the reverse of the import licence;Whereas Protocol 4 annexed to the Europe Agreements and Protocol 3 annexed to the Free-Trade Agreements have been amended; whereas the new Protocols provide that the proof of origin of animals imported into the Community may be established by a declaration by the exporter under certain conditions or by presentation of an EUR.1 certificate; whereas, therefore, new provisions governing release for free circulation of the animals imported under this Regulation should be introduced;Whereas the provisions of this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. With the exception of imports under tariff quotas for the importation of 169 000 young male bovine animals for fattening and 153 000 live bovine animals weighing between 80 and 300 kilograms, imports into the Community of live bovine animals falling within CN codes 0102 90 05, 0102 90 21, 0102 90 29, 0102 90 41 and 0102 90 49 and referred to in Article 1 (1) (a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 (10), originating in the countries listed in Annex I, shall be subject to the management measures laid down in this Regulation. 1. Import licences under this Regulation may be issued for the period 1 January to 30 June 1998 only for 89 000 animals falling within CN code 0102 90 05 originating in the countries listed in Annex I.The quota shall have the serial number 09.4598.2. For those animals, the ad valorem duty and the specific duties fixed in the Common Customs Tariff (CCT) shall be reduced by 80 %.3. The quantity referred to in paragraph 1 shall be divided into two parts, as follows:(a) the first part, equal to 70 %, i.e. 62 300 head, shall be allocated among importers who can furnish proof of having imported animals falling within CN code 0102 90 05 during 1995, 1996 or 1997 in the context of the Regulations referred to in Annex II;(b) the second part, equal to 30 %, i.e. 26 700 head, shall be allocated among importers who can furnish proof of having imported and/or exported during 1997 at least 100 live bovine animals falling within CN code 0102 90 apart from those under (a).Importers must be registered for VAT purposes in a Member State.4. The 62 300 head shall be allocated on the basis of applications for import licences among the eligible importers in proportion to their imports of animals within the meaning of paragraph 3 (a) during 1995, 1996 and 1997 proven in accordance with paragraph 6.5. The 26 700 head shall be allocated among the eligible importers in proportion to the quantities applied for and proven in accordance with paragraph 6.6. Proof of import and export shall be provided exclusively by means of the customs document of release for free circulation or the export document duly stamped by the customs authorities.Member States may accept copies of the abovementioned documents duly certified by the issuing authority where the applicant can prove to the satisfaction of the competent authority that he was not able to obtain the original documents. 1. Importers who on 1 January 1998 were no longer engaged in any activity in the beef and veal sector shall not qualify for the allocation pursuant to Article 2 (3) (a).2. Any company formed by the merger of companies each having rights under Article 2 (4) shall enjoy the same rights as the companies from which it was formed. 1. Applications for the right to import may be presented only in the Member State in which the applicant is registered within the meaning of Article 2 (3).2. For the purposes of Article 2 (3) (a), importers shall present the applications for the right to import to the competent authorities together with the proof referred to in Article 2 (6) by 14 January 1998 at the latest.After verification of the documents presented, Member States shall forward to the Commission, by 28 January 1998 at the latest, the list of importers who meet the acceptance conditions, showing in particular their names and addresses and the number of eligible animals imported during each of the reference years.3. For the purposes of Article 2 (3) (b), applications for the right to import must be lodged by importers by 14 January 1998 at the latest, together with the proof referred to in Article 2 (6).Only one application may be lodged by each applicant. Where the same applicant lodges more than one application all applications from that person shall be inadmissible. Applications may not relate to a quantity larger than that available.After verification of the documents presented, Member States shall forward to the Commission by 28 January 1998 a list of applicants and quantities applied for.4. All notifications, including notifications of nil applications, shall be made by telex or fax, drawn up on the basis of the models in Annexes III and IV. 1. The Commission shall decide to what extent applications may be accepted.2. As regards applications under Article 4 (3), where the quantities applied for exceed the quantities available, the Commission shall reduce the quantities applied for by a fixed percentage.If the reduction referred to in the preceding subparagraph results in a quantity of less than 100 head per application, the allocation shall be made by drawing lots, by batches of 100 head, by the Member States concerned. If the remaining quantity is less than 100 head, it shall constitute a single batch. 1. Imports of the quantities allocated in accordance with Article 5 shall be subject to the presentation of an import licence.2. Licence applications may be presented only in the Member State in which the application for the right to import was lodged.3. Licences shall be issued at the request of importers.4. Licence applications and licences shall contain the following entries:(a) in Section 8, the indication of the countries referred to in Annex I; licences shall carry with them an obligation to import from one or more of the countries indicated;(b) in Section 16, subheading CN 0102 90 05;(c) in Section 20 the serial number 09.4598 and at least one of the following:- Reglamento (CE) n° 2542/97- Forordning (EF) nr. 2542/97- Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2542/97- Êáíïíéóìüò (ÅÊ) áñéè. 2542/97- Regulation (EC) No 2542/97- Règlement (CE) n° 2542/97- Regolamento (CE) n. 2542/97- Verordening (EG) nr. 2542/97- Regulamento (CE) nº 2542/97- Asetus (EY) N:o 2542/97- Förordning (EG) nr 2542/97.5. Import licences issued pursuant to this Regulation shall be valid for 90 days from their date of issue. However, no licences shall be valid after 30 June 1998.6. Licences issued shall be valid throughout the Community.7. Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall not apply. The animals shall qualify for the duties referred to in Article 1 on presentation of an EUR.1 movement certificate issued by the exporting country in accordance with Protocol 4 annexed to the Europe Agreements and Protocol 3 annexed to the Free Trade Agreements or of a declaration drawn up by the exporter in accordance with those Protocols. Notwithstanding Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95, importers must, when they submit their import licence applications, lodge a security of ECU 5 per head to cover the import licences. Each time quantities are charged against import licences or extracts thereof, according to Article 22 of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, the country of origin must be indicated in column 31. 0Regulations (EEC) No 3719/88 and (EC) No 1445/95 shall apply, subject to the provisions of this Regulation. 1This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 January 1998.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 December 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 328, 30. 12. 1995, p. 31.(2) OJ L 216, 8. 8. 1997, p. 1.(3) OJ L 254, 8. 10. 1996, p. 1.(4) OJ L 338, 28. 12. 1996, p. 65.(5) OJ L 39, 8. 2. 1997, p. 12.(6) OJ L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.(7) OJ L 194, 23. 7. 1997, p. 5.(8) OJ L 143, 27. 6. 1995, p. 35.(9) OJ L 341, 12. 12. 1997, p. 8.(10) OJ L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.ANNEX IList of third countries- Hungary- Poland- Czech Republic- Slovakia- Romania- Bulgaria- Lithuania- Latvia- Estonia.ANNEX IIRegulations referred to in Article 2 (3) (a)Commission Regulations:(EC) No 3076/94 (OJ L 325, 17. 12. 1994, p. 8),(EC) No 1566/95 (OJ L 150, 1. 7. 1995, p. 24),(EC) No 2491/95 (OJ L 256, 26. 10. 1995, p. 36),(EC) No 3018/95 (OJ L 314, 28. 12. 1995, p. 58),(EC) No 403/96 (OJ L 55, 6. 3. 1996, p. 9),(EC) No 1110/96 (OJ L 148, 21. 6. 1996, p. 15),(EC) No 1462/96 (OJ L 187, 26. 7. 1996, p. 34),(EC) No 2501/96 (OJ L 338, 28. 12. 1996, p. 65).ANNEX III>START OF GRAPHIC>>END OF GRAPHIC>ANNEX IV>START OF GRAPHIC>>END OF GRAPHIC> +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;third country;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;calf;customs document,17 +2345,"Council Regulation (EC) No 2593/97 of 19 December 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3482/92 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain large electrolytic aluminium capacitors originating in Japan. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee,Whereas:A. PROCEDURE1. Measures in force(1) In December 1992, the Council, by Regulation (EEC) No 3482/92 (2), imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain large aluminium electrolytic capacitors (hereinafter 'LAECs`) originating in Japan. For Rubycon Corporation (hereinafter 'Rubycon`), the rate of the definitive anti-dumping duty amounted to 30,1 % expressed as a percentage of the net, free-at-Community-frontier price, before duty. The investigation that led to the imposition of these measures is hereinafter referred to as 'the initial investigation`.2. Request for a review investigation(2) In September 1996, Rubycon lodged a request for an interim review pursuant to Article 11 (3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (hereinafter the 'Basic Regulation`). Rubycon alleged that the continued imposition of the anti-dumping duty would no longer be necessary to offset the dumping as established in the initial investigation.3. Review investigation(3) The Commission considered that Rubycon had submitted sufficient prima facie evidence to justify an interim review. Consequently, the Commission announced on 17 December 1996, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (3), the initiation of a review investigation pursuant to Article 11 (3) of the Basic Regulation and commenced an investigation.Since no other interested party had submitted sufficient evidence justifying the initiation of a review investigation, the investigation was limited to Rubycon. The investigation solely concerned the dumping aspects.(4) The Commission officially advised Rubycon, the representatives of the exporting country, two unrelated importers and the complainant in the initial investigation (hereinafter 'Farad`) of the initiation of the review. Interested parties were given the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing. All parties who so requested were granted a hearing.(5) The investigation covered the period of 1 October 1995 to 30 September 1996 (hereinafter referred to as 'the investigation period`). For the purpose of this investigation, the geographical scope of the investigation was the Community as composed at the time of initiation of this review.(6) The Commission sent questionnaires to all parties known to be concerned and received replies from Rubycon, its related importer in the Community (hereinafter 'Rubycon UK`) and two unrelated importers in the Community.(7) The Commission sought and verified all the information it considered necessary and carried out investigations at the premises of the following companies:(a) producer/exporter in Japan- Rubycon Corporation, Tokyo and Ina,(b) importer related to the producer/exporter- Rubycon UK, South Ruislip, United Kingdom,(c) importer not related to the producer/exporter- Codico Gesellschaft mbH & Co KG, Vienna, Austria (hereinafter Codico).During the on-the-spot verification at the premises of Codico, it became apparent that the company had provided misleading information. In particular, the company had not reported a significant number of its import transactions. This and some other deficiencies did cast a serious overall doubt on the reliability of the information provided by the company. Consequently, the Commission decided to base its findings for this company on facts available in accordance with Article 18 of the Basic Regulation and informed the company accordingly.An investigation at the premises of the other importer were not deemed necessary due to the relatively insignificant importance of its total import transactions relating to LAECs produced by Rubycon.(8) Owing to the volume and the complexity of the data gathered and examined, the investigation exceeded the normal time period of 12 months provided for in Article 11 (5) of the Basic Regulation.(9) Parties were informed in writing of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which it was intended to amend Regulation (EEC) No 3482/92. The comments presented by the parties were considered and, where appropriate, the findings were modified to take account of them.B. PRODUCT CONCERNED(10) The product subject to the definitive anti-dumping duty referred to in recital 1 is large electrical capacitors, aluminium electrolytic, with a CV product (capacitance multiplied by rated voltage) between 18 000 and 310 000 ĂŹc (micro-coulombs), at a voltage of 160 V or more and with a diameter of 19 mm or more and at a length of 20 mm or more. The product is classifiable under CN code ex 8532 22 00.For the purpose of this review investigation which concerned only one of the known Japanese producers/exporters and which was limited to dumping aspects, it was not considered appropriate to extend the like product definition as was done - due to technical developments of the product concerned - in the investigation relating to imports of LAECs originating in the Republic of Korea and Taiwan (4).C. DUMPING1. Preliminary remark(11) In the initial investigation the dumping margin was calculated on the basis of the best selling models which accounted for more than 70 % of the exporter's total transactions to the Community. Consequently, the calculation in this investigation was also based on best-selling models accounting for more than 70 % of the export volume.In their comments to the respective disclosure letters, Rubycon and Farad claimed that it would have been more appropriate to use a different set of transactions. In particular, Rubycon claimed that - instead of relying on quantities - 70 % of the export turnover should have been used, whereas Farad proposed to use a completely different set of transactions in order to avoid the risk that the exporter only increases its export prices for certain best-selling models.The Council noted, however, that the Commission was neither provided with, nor did it otherwise receive information indicating a 'change of circumstances` within the meaning of Article 11 (9) of the Basic Regulation which would suggest that a change in methodology for the determination of the export prices is warranted. Therefore, it was considered appropriate - as in the initial investigation - to rely on the models accounting for 70 % of Rubycon's export volume.2. Normal value(12) As regards the determination of the normal value, two types of best-selling models have been distinguished.For models which were sold in sufficient quantities and in the ordinary course of trade during the investigation period on the Japanese domestic market, normal values were based on the (profitable) domestic sales prices in accordance with Article 2 (2) and (4) of the Basic Regulation.(13) For all other models, for which no or insufficient domestic sales in the ordinary course of trade were made during the investigation period, normal values were constructed in accordance with Article 2 (3) of the Basic Regulation. In this respect, normal values were calculated by adding up cost of manufacturing, selling, general and administrative domestic (SGA) expenses and a reasonable amount of profit, calculated on the basis of the weighted average profit margin of Rubycon achieved on its profitable domestic sales of LAECs. The cost of manufacturing reported by Rubycon was corrected since it appeared that the company had not provided the actual purchase price for a certain part used in the production of LAECs which was subject to outside processing.3. Export prices(14) As regards the determination of the export price, a distinction was drawn between sales to related and unrelated parties in the Community.In accordance with Article 2 (8) of the Basic Regulation, export prices of sales to unrelated companies were determined on the basis of prices actually paid for the products sold for export to the Community.(15) In the case of export sales to Rubycon UK, the related importer, export prices were constructed on the basis of resale prices to the first independent purchaser, duly adjusted to take account of all actual costs incurred between importation and resale. In addition, an adjustment was made for a profit margin of 5 % which was considered a reasonable percentage and which is the same as that used in the initial investigation in accordance with Article 11 (9) of the Basic Regulation. As for the profit margin, it was noted that data received from the two importers that made themselves known in this investigation could not be used since one is a non-cooperating party, whereas the other does not resell the product concerned.(16) Anti-dumping duties paid upon importation were deducted as a cost in accordance with Article 2 (9) of the Basic Regulation when constructing the ex works export prices since no conclusive evidence pursuant to Article 11 (10) of the Basic Regulation was provided in the course of the investigation showing that the anti-dumping duties were duly reflected in the subsequent selling prices of the customers of Rubycon UK in the Community.(17) Finally, it was noted that part of Rubycon's products were sold to customers in the Community producing under the regime of inward processing relief. These export transactions under inward processing relief were taken into account in the calculation of Rubycon's export price. Rubycon contested this approach.In this respect, it was considered that the exporter does not necessarily know for all transactions whether its customers release the models under inward processing relief into free circulation at a later stage or whether finished goods containing Rubycon's LAECs are reimported into the Community at a later stage.In addition, sales of LAECs to companies using the inward processing relief may well contribute to the injury caused to Community producers as they reduce outlets which could otherwise be available to them. This is not contradicted by the requirements of Article 552 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (5) containing provisions operating the inward processing authorization according to the Community Customs Code. In particular, it was found that the 'economic conditions` to be fulfilled when granting the authorization to operate under inward-processing relief can - in a significant number of instances - be satisfied without (in depth) verification of whether comparable goods are actually produced in the Community. In this respect it was also noted that Rubycon had, despite a request from the Commission, not provided sufficient information showing why Rubycon or its customers had received the respective authorization. Consequently, it cannot be excluded that in the present case Community producers were deprived of sales opportunities otherwise available to them.Finally, it was noted that the inclusion of export transactions relating to inward processing is in line with the Basic Regulation which provides in its Article 1 (2) that a product is considered as being dumped 'if its export price to the Community` (as opposed to its release into free circulation in the Community) is less than its normal value.Consequently, the Council concluded that the inclusion of export transactions relating to inward processing relief is justified for this investigation.4. Comparison(18) Normal values were compared with export prices at an ex-factory level. As far as differences in conditions and terms of sale are concerned, allowances were granted in accordance with Article 2 (10) of the Basic Regulation for delivery and payment terms.(19) Claims for adjustments for salesmen's salaries and advertising costs could not be granted since it was not demonstrated that price comparability of normal value and export price was affected.5. Dumping margin(20) The comparison of weighted average normal values with weighted average export prices showed the existence of dumping. Expressed as a percentage of the free-at-Community-frontier price, the weighted average dumping margin amounted to:- Rubycon: 4,2 %.D. NEW LEVEL OF DUTY(21) The dumping margin established in the current review is lower than the dumping margin found in the initial investigation, which formed the basis of the duty rate. Since no clear indications were received or found showing that dumping would recur at a higher level once the review has been finalized, the Council concludes that Regulation (EEC) No 3482/92 should be amended in respect of Rubycon Corporation, Ina Nagano. The new duty rates amounts to 4,2 %.(22) This review does not affect the date on which Regulation (EEC) No 3482/92 expires, pursuant to Article 11 (2) of the Basic Regulation,. Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3482/92 is hereby amended as follows:The figure in the rate of duty column of '30,1 %` relating to Rubycon Corporation, Ina Nagano, shall be replaced by '4,2 %`. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 December 1997.For the CouncilThe PresidentF. BODEN(1) OJ L 56, 6. 3. 1996, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2331/96 (OJ L 317, 6. 12. 1996, p. 1).(2) OJ L 353, 3. 12. 1992, p. 1.(3) OJ L 381, 17. 12. 1996, p. 7.(4) Regulation (EC) No 1384/94 (OJ L 152, 18. 6. 1994, p. 1) confirming Regulation (EC) No 371/94 (OJ L 48, 19. 2. 1994, p. 10).(5) OJ L 253, 11. 10. 1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1427/97 (OJ L 196, 24. 7. 1997, p. 31). +",import;aluminium;Japan;anti-dumping legislation;anti-dumping code;anti-dumping proceeding;electric machinery;alternator;electric motor;electricity generator;generating engine;generating set;transformer;turbo-alternator;anti-dumping duty;final anti-dumping duty;temporary anti-dumping duty,17 +41428,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 729/2012 of 8 August 2012 entering a name in the register of traditional specialities guaranteed (Bratislavský rožok/Pressburger Kipfel/Pozsonyi kifli (TSG)). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 of 20 March 2006 on agricultural products and foodstuffs as traditional specialities guaranteed (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 9(5) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006, Slovakia’s application to register the name ‘Bratislavský rožok’/‘Pressburger Kipfel’/‘Pozsonyi kifli’, received on 4 February 2008, was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) Austria, Germany and Hungary submitted objections to the registration under Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006. The objections were deemed admissible under point (a) of the first subparagraph of Article 9(3) of that Regulation.(3) By letters dated 11 November 2010, the Commission invited the Member States concerned to engage in appropriate consultations.(4) An agreement, notified to the Commission on 16 May 2011, was concluded between the Member States concerned within six months, containing amendments to the initial specification, specifically the removal of the request in the registration application to register the name with the reservation referred to in Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006.(5) The removal concerns the use of the product name and can therefore not be regarded as minor within the meaning of point (c) of Article 11(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1216/2007 (3).(6) Pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 9(5) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006, the Commission should once again perform the examination referred to in Article 8(1) of that Regulation.(7) The application to register the name ‘Bratislavský rožok’/‘Pressburger Kipfel’/‘Pozsonyi kifli’, amended following the agreement mentioned above, was therefore republished in the Official Journal of the European Union (4).(8) As no statement of objection under Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 8 August 2012.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 1.(2)  OJ C 320, 24.12.2009, p. 41.(3)  OJ L 275, 19.10.2007, p. 3.(4)  OJ C 286, 30.9.2011, p. 24.ANNEXFoodstuffs referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 509/2006:Class 2.3.   Confectionery, bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other baker’s waresSLOVAKIABratislavský rožok/Pressburger Kipfel/Pozsonyi kifli (TSG) +",foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;confectionery product;biscuit;chocolate;chocolate product;cocoa product;pastry product;sweets;toffee;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification;Slovakia;Slovak Republic,17 +3020,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 69/2002 of 15 January 2002 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 of 20 July 1998 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 715/90(1), and in particular Article 30 thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1918/98 of 9 September 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application in the beef and veal sector of Council Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and repealing Regulation (EC) No 589/96(2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1918/98 provides for the possibility of issuing import licences for beef and veal products. However, imports must take place within the limits of the quantities specified for each of these exporting non-member countries.(2) The applications for import licences submitted between 1 and 10 January 2002, expressed in terms of boned meat, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1918/98, do not exceed, in respect of products originating from Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia, the quantities available from those States. It is therefore possible to issue import licences in respect of the quantities applied for.(3) The quantities in respect of which licences may be applied for from 1 February 2002 should be fixed within the scope of the total quantity of 52100 tonnes.(4) This Regulation is without prejudice to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001(4),. The following Member States shall issue on 21 January 2002 import licences for beef and veal products, expressed as boned meat, originating in certain African, Caribbean and Pacific States, in respect of the following quantities and countries of origin:Germany:- 300 tonnes originating in Botswana,- 200 tonnes originating in Namibia.United Kingdom:- 1200 tonnes originating in Botswana,- 600 tonnes originating in Namibia,- 30 tonnes originating in Swaziland. Licence applications may be submitted, pursuant to Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1918/98, during the first 10 days of February 2002 for the following quantities of boned beef and veal:>TABLE> This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 January 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 January 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 215, 1.8.1998, p. 12.(2) OJ L 250, 10.9.1998, p. 16.(3) OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28.(4) OJ L 198, 21.7.2001, p. 11. +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;beef;ACP countries,17 +12626,"94/974/EC: Council Decision of 19 December 1994 on the conclusion by the European Community of the Agreement on free trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Estonia, of the other. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 in conjunction with Article 228, paragraph 2, first sentence thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1). The Agreement on free trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Estonia, of the other part, together with the Protocols, the exchanges of letters and the declarations, are hereby approved on behalf of the Community.These texts are attached to this Decision. (2) The President of the Council, shall on behalf of the Community, give the notification provided for in Article 49 of the Agreement.. Done at Brussels, 19 December 1994.For the CouncilThe PresidentK. KINKEL(1) OJ No C 341, 5. 12. 1994. +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);free-trade agreement;ECSC;Consultative Committee of the ECSC;ECSC consultative committee;European Coal and Steel Community;High Authority;EAEC;Euratom;European Atomic Energy Community;Estonia;Republic of Estonia,17 +36009,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 858/2008 of 1 September 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 967/2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards sugar production in excess of the quota. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the market in the sugar sector (1), and in particular Articles 13(2) and 40(1)(c) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 967/2006 (2) lays down that Member States must make a series of communications to the Commission concerning the quantities of industrial raw material delivered for processing. In order to prevent those quantities being counted twice and to ensure that the rules are applied in a uniform manner in all the Member States concerned, detailed rules should be laid down for those communications.(2) The combined nomenclature codes of the syrups for spreading and for the production of ‘Rinse appelstroop’ given in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 967/2006 must be stated more precisely so as to ensure that point (a) of the second subparagraph of Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 concerning those products is applied correctly.(3) Experience gained since the implementation of the new provisions, following the sugar reform, concerning the use of industrial sugar by the chemical and pharmaceutical industries shows the need to add hair-removal waxes falling within CN code 3307 90 00 and fabric softeners falling within CN code 3809 91 00 to the list of products given in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 967/2006.(4) Regulation (EC) No 967/2006 should therefore be amended.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,. Regulation (EC) No 967/2006 is amended as follows:1. Article 10 is replaced by the following:(a) by the end of May, of the quantity of industrial raw material delivered between the previous 1 October and 31 March by the manufacturers it has approved;(b) by the end of November for the previous marketing year:— of the quantity of industrial raw material delivered by the manufacturers it has approved, broken down into white sugar, raw sugar, sugar syrup and isoglucose,— the quantity of industrial raw material for which the processors it has approved have supplied the proof referred to in Article 9(2), broken down into white sugar, raw sugar, sugar syrup and isoglucose, on the one hand, and into the products referred to in the Annex, on the other,— the quantity of sugar delivered pursuant to Article 7(3) by the manufacturers it has approved.’2. The Annex is replaced by the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 1 September 2008.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1. Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 is to be replaced by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1) as from 1 October 2008.(2)  OJ L 176, 30.6.2006, p. 22.ANNEX‘ANNEXCN code Description of goods1302 32 – – Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from locust beans, locust bean seeds or guar seeds:1302 39 00 – – Otherex 1702 90 95 – – Syrups for spreading and for the production of “Rinse appelstroop”.2102 10 – Active yeastsex 2102 20 – – Inactive yeasts2207 10 00 – Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80 % vol. or higher (bioethanol)ex 2207 20 00 – Ethyl alcohol, denatured, of any strength (bioethanol)ex 2208 40 – RumPreparations of a kind used in animal feed:ex 2309 90 – Products with a dry matter content of not less than 60 % lysine29 Organic chemical products excluding products of subheadings 2905 43 00 and 2905 443002 90 50 – – Cultures of micro-organisms3003 Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of two or more constituents which have been mixed together for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale3004 Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale3006 Pharmaceutical goods specified in note 4 to this Chapter3203 00 10 – Colouring matter of vegetable origin and preparations based thereon3203 00 90 – Colouring matter of animal origin and preparations based thereonex 3204 – Synthetic organic colouring matter and preparations as specified in note 3 to this Chapter based thereonex 3307 90 00 Hair-removal waxesex ex 35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes, excluding products falling within heading 3501 and subheadings 3505 10 10, 3505 10 90 and 3505 20ex ex 38 Miscellaneous chemical products except those of headings 3809, other than fabric softeners falling within CN code ex 3809 91 00, and subheading 3824 603901 to 3914 – Primary formsex 6809 Articles of plaster or of compositions based on plaster: +",isoglucose;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;sugar product;regulation of agricultural production;production quota;limitation of production;production restriction;reduction of production;syrup;sugar;fructose;fruit sugar,17 +40362,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2011 of 30 November 2011 opening a standing invitation to tender for the 2011/2012 marketing year for imports of sugar of CN code 1701 at a reduced customs duty. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1) and in particular Article 187, in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,Whereas:(1) The world market prices for sugar have been at a level close to or even above the Union internal market price for several months. Forecasts of world market prices based on the sugar futures exchange markets of New York and London for the terms of March, May and July 2012 further indicate a constant high world market price. Imports from third countries benefiting from certain preferential agreements are therefore expected to increase only moderately during the 2011/2012 marketing year.(2) The forecasted Union sugar balance for the 2011/2012 marketing year indicates a negative difference between availability and utilisation. The resulting low level of ending stocks threatens to disrupt the availability of supply of the Union sugar market.(3) For that reason and with the view to increasing the supply, it is necessary to make imports easier through the reduction of the import duty for certain quantities of sugar, in a way similar to that provided for in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 634/2011 of 29 June 2011 opening a standing invitation to tender for the 2010/2011 marketing year for imports of sugar of CN code 1701 at a reduced customs duty (2). The quantity and the reduction of the duty should be assessed in the light of the current state and foreseeable development of the Union and world sugar market. The quantity and reduction should therefore be based on a tendering system.(4) The minimum eligibility requirements to tender should be specified.(5) A security should be lodged for each tender. That security should become the security for the import licence application in the case of a successful tender and be released when a tender is unsuccessful.(6) The competent authorities of the Member States should notify the Commission of the admissible tenders. In order to simplify and standardise those notifications, models should be made available.(7) For each partial invitation to tender, provision should be made for the Commission to fix a minimum customs duty and, if appropriate, an allocation coefficient in order to reduce the quantities accepted, or to decide not to fix a minimum customs duty.(8) Member States should inform the tenderers of the result of their participation in the partial invitation to tender within a short period.(9) It should be made clear that during the first 3 months of the marketing year import licences for raw sugar for refining are to be issued only to full time refiners.(10) The competent authorities should notify the Commission of the quantities for which import licenses have been issued. For this purpose, models should be made available by the Commission.(11) The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,. A tendering procedure is opened for the 2011/2012 marketing year for imports of sugar of CN code 1701 at a reduced customs duty, bearing reference number 09.4313.That customs duty shall replace the common customs tariff duty and the additional duties referred to in Article 141 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and Article 36 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 (3).Commission Regulation (EC) No 376/2008 (4) shall apply save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation. 1.   The period during which tenders may be submitted in response to the first partial invitation to tender shall end on 7 December 2011 at 12 noon, Brussels time.2.   The periods during which tenders may be submitted in response to the second and subsequent partial invitations shall begin on the first working day following the end of the preceding period. They shall end at 12 noon, Brussels time, on 14 December 2011, 21 December 2011, 11 January 2012, 25 January 2012, 1 February 2012, 15 February 2012, 6 June 2012, 27 June 2012 and 11 July 2012.3.   The Commission may suspend the submission of tenders for one or several partial invitations to tender. 1.   Tenders shall be lodged by operators established in the Union. They shall be lodged to the competent authority in the Member State in which an operator is registered for VAT purposes.2.   Tenders shall be lodged by means of the application form for an import licence that is provided in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 376/2008.3.   The application form may be lodged by electronic means, using the method made available to the operators by the Member State concerned. The competent authorities of the Member States may require that electronic tenders be accompanied by an advance electronic signature within the meaning of Directive 1999/93/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (5).4.   Tenders shall be admissible only if the following conditions are met:(a) tenders shall indicate:(i) in box 4, the name, address and VAT number of the tenderer;(ii) in boxes 17 and 18, the quantity of sugar tendered, which shall be at least 20 tonnes and shall not exceed 45 000 tonnes, rounded with no decimal places;(iii) in box 20, the proposed amount of the customs duty, in euro per tonne of sugar, rounded to no more than two decimal places;(iv) in box 16, the eight digit CN code of the sugar;(b) proof is furnished, before the expiry of the time limit for the submission of tenders, that the tenderer has lodged the security referred to in Article 4(1);(c) the tender is presented in the official language, or one of the official languages of the Member State in which the tender is lodged;(d) the tender indicates a reference to this Regulation and the expiry date for the submission of the tenders;(e) the tender does not include any additional conditions introduced by the tenderer other than those laid down in this Regulation.5.   A tender which is not submitted in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not be admissible.6.   Applicants shall not submit more than one tender per eight digit CN code for the same partial invitation to tender.7.   A tender may not be withdrawn or amended after its submission. 1.   In accordance with the provisions of Title III of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (6) each tenderer shall lodge a security of EUR 150 per tonne of sugar to be imported under this Regulation.2.   Where a tender is successful, that security shall become the security for the import licence.3.   The security referred to in paragraph 1 shall be released in case of unsuccessful tenderers. 1.   The competent authorities of the Member States shall decide on the validity of tenders on the basis of the conditions set out in Article 3.2.   Persons authorised to receive and examine the tenders shall be under an obligation not to disclose any particulars relating thereto to any unauthorised person.3.   Where the competent authorities of the Member States decide that a tender is invalid they shall inform the tenderer.4.   The competent authority concerned shall notify the Commission, by fax, of the admissible tenders submitted within 2 hours after the expiry of the time limit for the submissions laid down in Article 2(1) and (2). That notification shall not contain the data referred to in Article 3(4)(a)(i).5.   The form and content of the notifications shall be defined on the basis of models made available by the Commission to the Member States. When no tenders are submitted, the competent authority shall notify the Commission thereof by fax within the same time limit. In the light of the current state and foreseeable development of the Union and world sugar markets, the Commission shall, for each partial invitation to tender and for each eight digit CN code, either fix a minimum customs duty or decide not to fix a minimum customs duty by adopting an Implementing Regulation in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 195(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.With that Implementing Regulation, the Commission shall also fix, where necessary, an allocation coefficient applicable to the tenders which have been introduced at the level of the minimum customs duty. In this case, the security referred to in Article 4 shall be released in proportion to the quantities allocated. 1.   Where no minimum customs duty has been fixed all tenders shall be rejected.2.   The competent authority concerned shall notify applicants within 3 working days after the day of publication of the Implementing Regulation referred in Article 6 of the result of their participation in the partial invitation to tender. 1.   No later than the last working day of the week following the week during which the Implementing Regulation referred in Article 6 was published, the competent authority shall issue an import licence to any tenderer whose tender quotes a customs duty for the eight digit CN code equal to or exceeding the minimum customs duty fixed for that eight digit CN code by the Commission. The quantities awarded shall take account of the allocation coefficient fixed by the Commission in accordance with Article 6.The competent authorities of the Member States shall not issue licences for tenders that have not been notified as provided for in Article 5, paragraph 4.2.   Import licences shall contain the following entries:(a) in box 16, the eight digit CN code of the sugar;(b) in boxes 17 and 18, the quantity of sugar awarded;(c) in box 20 at least one of the entries listed in Part A of the Annex;(d) in box 24 the customs duty applicable using one of the entries listed in Part B of the Annex.3.   By way of derogation from Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 376/2008, the rights deriving from the import licence shall not be transferable.4.   The first sentence of the first subparagraph and second subparagraph of Article 153(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall apply. Import licences issued in connection with a partial invitation to tender shall be valid from the day of issue until the end of the third month following the month in which the Implementing Regulation on partial invitation referred in Article 6 is published. 0No later than the last working day of the second week following the week during which the Implementing Regulation referred in Article 6 is published the competent authorities shall notify the Commission of the quantities for which import licences have been issued under this Regulation. The notification shall be transmitted electronically in accordance with models and methods made available to the Member States by the Commission. 1This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall expire on 30 September 2012.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 November 2011.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 170, 30.6.2011, p. 21.(3)  OJ L 178, 1.7.2006, p. 24.(4)  OJ L 114, 26.4.2008, p. 3.(5)  OJ L 13, 19.1.2000, p. 12.(6)  OJ L 205, 3.8.1985, p. 5.ANNEXA.   Entries referred to in Article 8(2)(c)in Bulgarian : Внесена при намалена ставка на митото съгласно Регламент (ЕС) № 1239/2011; референтен номер 09.4313in Spanish : Importado con derecho de aduana reducido en virtud del Reglamento de Ejecución (UE) no 1239/2011; Número de referencia 09.4313in Czech : Dovezeno se sníženou celní sazbou v souladu s prováděcím nařízením (EU) č. 1239/2011; Referenční číslo 09.4313in Danish : Importeret til en nedsat toldsats i henhold til forordning (EU) nr. 1239/2011; Referencenummer 09.4313in German : Eingeführt zum ermäßigten Zollsatz gemäß der Durchführungsverordnung (EU) Nr. 1239/2011; Referenznummer 09.4313in Estonian : Imporditud vähendatud tollimaksuga vastavalt määrusele (EL) nr 1239/2011; viitenumber 09.4313in Greek : Εισαγωγή με μειωμένο δασμό δυνάμει του εκτελεστικού κανονισμού (ΕΕ) αριθ. 1239/2011· αριθμός αναφοράς 09.4313in English : Imported at reduced customs duty pursuant to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2011; reference number 09.4313in French : Importés à des taux de droits réduits conformément au règlement d'exécution (UE) no 1239/2011; numéro de référence 09.4313in Italian : Importato applicando un’aliquota ridotta del dazio doganale, a norma del regolamento di esecuzione (UE) n. 1239/2011; Numero di riferimento 09.4313in Latvian : Importēts ar samazinātu muitas nodokli saskaņā ar Īstenošanas regulu (ES) Nr. 1239/2011; atsauces numurs 09.4313in Lithuanian : Importuota taikant sumažintą muitą pagal Įgyvendinimo reglamentą (ES) Nr. 1239/2011; Nuorodos numeris 09.4313in Hungarian : Behozatal csökkentett vámtétel mellett az 1239/2011/EU rendelet alapján; hivatkozási szám 09.4313in Maltese : Impurtat b’dazju doganali mnaqqas skont ir-Regolament ta’ Implimentazzjoni (UE) Nru 1239/2011; Numru ta’ referenza 09.4313in Dutch : Ingevoerd tegen verlaagd douanerecht overeenkomstig Uitvoeringsverordening (EU) nr. 1239/2011; referentienummer 09.4313in Polish : Przywóz z zastosowaniem obniżonych stawek celnych zgodnie z rozporządzeniem wykonawczym (UE) nr 1239/2011; numer referencyjny 09.4313in Portuguese : Importado a taxa reduzida de direito aduaneiro ao abrigo do Regulamento (UE) n.o 1239/2011; Número de referência 09.4313in Romanian : Importat cu taxă vamală redusă conform Regulamentului de punere în aplicare (UE) nr. 1239/2011; Număr de referință 09.4313in Slovak : Dovoz so zníženým clom podľa nariadenia (EÚ) č. 1239/2011; referenčné číslo 09.4313in Slovenian : Uvoz po znižani carini v skladu z Izvedbeno uredbo (EU) št. 1239/2011; referenčna številka 09.4313in Finnish : Tuonti alennetuin tullein asetuksen (EU) N:o 1239/2011 mukaisesti; Viitenumero 09.4313in Swedish : Importerad till nedsatt tullsats enligt genomförandeförordning (EU) nr 1239/2011; Referensnummer 09.4313B.   Entries referred to in Article 8(2)(d)in Bulgarian : Мито (мито върху приетата оферта)in Spanish : Derecho de aduana (derecho de aduana de la oferta seleccionada)in Czech : Clo: (clo platné pro vybranou nabídku)in Danish : Toldsats: (toldsats for det antagne bud)in German : Zollsatz: (Zollsatz für das erfolgreiche Angebot)in Estonian : Tollimaks: (hankelepingu suhtes kohaldatav tollimaks)in Greek : Δασμός: (δασμός της κατακυρωθείσας προσφοράς)in English : Customs duty: (customs duty of the awarded tender)in French : Droit de douane: (droit de douane du marché attribué)in Italian : Dazio doganale: (dazio doganale dell’aggiudicazione)in Latvian : Muitas nodoklis: (konkursā uzvarējušā piedāvājuma muitas nodoklis)in Lithuanian : Muitas (konkursą laimėjusiam pasiūlymui taikomas muitas)in Hungarian : Vámtétel: (a nyertes ajánlat szerinti vámtétel)in Maltese : Dazju doganali: (dazju doganali tal-offerta magħżula)in Dutch : Douanerecht: (douanerecht voor de gegunde inschrijving)in Polish : Cło: (cło zatwierdzonej oferty)in Portuguese : Direito aduaneiro: (direito aduaneiro aplicável à proposta adjudicada)in Romanian : Taxă vamală: (taxa vamală aplicabilă ofertei selecționate)in Slovak : Clo: (clo vybranej ponuky)in Slovenian : Carina: (carina dodeljene ponudbe)in Finnish : Tulli: (voittaneeseen tarjoukseen sovellettava tulli)in Swedish : Tullsats: (tullsats för det antagna anbudet) +",sugar industry;sugar manufacture;sugar refinery;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;invitation to tender;standing invitation to tender;tariff reduction;reduction of customs duties;reduction of customs tariff;import (EU);Community import;sugar;fructose;fruit sugar,17 +1335,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2747/79 of 6 December 1979 amending in respect of sheep' s or lambs' wool, not carded or combed, waste of sheep' s or lambs' wool, or of other animal hair (fine or course), not pulled or garnetted, cotton, not carded or combed, and cotton linters, Regulation (EEC) No 749/78 on the determination of the origin of textile products, falling within Chapters 51, and 53 to 62 of the Common Customs Tariff. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 802/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common definition of the concept of the origin of goods (1), and in particular Article 14 thereof,Whereas Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 749/78 (2) provides that textile products falling within Chapters 51, and 53 to 62 of the Common Customs Tariff shall be considered as originating in the country in which they have undergone one complete process as specified in Article 2 of that Regulation or in the Community if they have undergone such process there;Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 749/78 lays down inter alia that complete working or processing shall be considered as working or processing as a result of which the products obtained receive a classification under a tariff heading other than those covering the various products utilized, except, however, working or processing specified in List A or B of that Regulation, where the special provisions of those lists shall apply;Whereas in the case of sheep's or lambs' wool, not carded or combed, of heading No ex 53.01, and waste of sheep's or lambs' wool or of other animal hair (fine or coarse), not pulled or garnetted, of heading No ex 53.03, no provisions exist in Regulation (EEC) No 749/78 whereby degreasing or carbonizing of such products confer the status of an originating product of the country where such processes take place;Whereas, in the case of degreasing or carbonizing of sheep's or lambs' wool, not carded or combed, of heading No ex 53.01, the value of which does not exceed 50 % of the value of the finished product, it is considered that such products have undergone one complete process constituting an important stage of manufacture;Whereas, in the case of carbonizing of waste of sheep's or lambs' wool or of other animal hair (fine or coarse), not pulled or garnetted, of heading No ex 53.03, the value of which does not exceed 50 % of the value of the finished product, it is considered that such products have undergone one complete process constituting an important stage of manufacture;Whereas, in the case of bleached cotton, not carded or combed, of heading No ex 55.01, and bleached cotton linters, of heading No ex 55.02, no provisions exist in Regulation (EEC) No 749/78 whereby the manufacture of such products confers the status of an originating product of the country in which this process takes place;Whereas in the case of the manufacture of bleached cotton, not carded or combed, and bleached cotton linters, in which the value of the raw cotton and raw linters does not exceed 50 % of the value of the finished product, it is considered that such products have undergone one complete process constituting an important stage of manufacture;Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 749/78 should be amended accordingly;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Origin,. List B of Regulation (EEC) No 749/78 is amended by the addition, as set out in the Annex hereto, of provisions in respect of certain products falling within heading Nos 53.01, 53.03, 55.01 and 55.02 of the Common Customs Tariff. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 45th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. (1)OJ No L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 101, 14.4.1978, p. 7.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 6 December 1979.For the CommissionÉtienne DAVIGNONMember of the CommissionANNEX>PIC FILE= ""T0011962""> +",processing industry;manufacturing industry;wool;tariff nomenclature;Brussels tariff nomenclature;customs nomenclature;tariff classification;tariff heading;cotton;cottonseed;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT,17 +34883,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1512/2007 of 19 December 2007 on the issuing of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of December 2007 under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 1384/2007 for poultrymeat. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in poultrymeat (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1384/2007 of 26 November 2007 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2398/96 as regards the opening and providing for the administration of certain quotas for imports into the Community of poultrymeat products originating in Israel (3), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,Whereas:(1) The applications for import licences lodged (under the quota bearing the serial number 09.4092) during the first seven days of December 2007 for the subperiod 1 January to 31 March 2008 relate to quantities exceeding those available. The quantities for which licences may be issued should therefore be determined by setting the allocation coefficient by which the quantities applied for are to be multiplied.(2) The applications for import licences lodged (under the quota bearing the serial number 09.4091) during the first seven days of December 2007 for the subperiod 1 January to 31 March 2008 do not cover the total quantities available. The quantities for which applications have not been lodged should therefore be determined, and these should be added to the quantity fixed for the following quota subperiod,. 1.   The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged for the subperiod 1 January to 31 March 2008 under Regulation (EC) No 1384/2007 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex to this Regulation.2.   The quantities for which applications have not been lodged, to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod 1 April to 30 June 2008, shall be as set out in the Annex. This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 December 2007.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 December 2007.For the CommissionJean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 77. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 679/2006 (OJ L 119, 4.5.2006, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 289/2007 (OJ L 78, 17.3.2007, p. 17). Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 will be replaced by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1) as from 1 July 2008.(3)  OJ L 309, 27.11.2007, p. 40.ANNEXGroup No Serial No Allocation coefficient for import licence applications lodged for the subperiod 1.1.2008-31.3.2008 Quantities not applied for, to be added to the quantity for the subperiod 1.4.2008-30.6.2008IL1 09.4092 3,012048 —IL2 09.4091 (1) 140 000(1)  Not applicable: no licence application has been sent to the Commission. +",Israel;State of Israel;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;poultrymeat,17 +1889,"95/13/EC: Commission Decision of 17 January 1995 amending Decision 90/55/EEC setting up a Consumers' Consultative Council. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 169 thereof,Having regard to Commission Decision 90/55/EEC of 17 December 1989 setting up a Consumers' Consultative Council (1), as amended by Decision 94/146/EC (2), and in particular Article 3 and Annex III thereof,Whereas the abovementioned Decision should be amended to take into account the accession of three new Member States to the European Community,. Decision 90/55/EEC is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 3 is replaced by the following:'Article 3 The Council shall be composed of 48 members. The seats shall be attributed as follows:(a) to representatives of European consumer organizations, a total of 20 using the method of distribution and selection described in Annexes I and II;(b) to representatives of national and regional organizations and institutions, a total of 22 using the method of distribution and selection described in Annex III;(c) to individuals specially qualified in consumer affairs, a total of six selected by the Commission on the basis of their ability in terms of defending consumer interests, whether at a general level or in specific areas or from specific aspects.` 2. In Annex III, paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:'(a) Seats attributed to members of national organizations and institutions shall be broken down by nationality as follows:>TABLE>`. Done at Brussels, 17 January 1995.For the Commission Christiane SCRIVENER Member of the Commission +",consumer;European organisation;European intergovernmental organisation;European intergovernmental organization;European organization;European regional organisation;European regional organization;consumer protection;consumer policy action plan;consumerism;consumers' rights;appointment of staff;consumer movement;consumer association;consumer organisation;advisory committee (EU);EC advisory committee,17 +43217,"2014/92/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 14 February 2014 amending Annex II to Decision 97/794/EC laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Directive 91/496/EEC as regards veterinary checks on live animals to be imported from third countries (notified under document C(2014) 750) Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (1), and in particular Article 4(5), the second paragraph of Article 5, and Articles 7(2) and 8(B) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Decision 97/794/EC (2) lays down certain detailed rules for the application of Directive 91/496/EEC as regards veterinary checks on live animals to be imported from third countries.(2) Article 4 of that Decision requires that, during the physical checks provided for in Article 4(2) of Directive 91/496/EEC, live biungulate animals and equidae are to be unloaded at the border inspection post in the presence of the official veterinarian and subjected to an inspection regarding their fitness to travel and to a clinical examination, which may include the collection of samples. Those examinations and the collection of samples are to be carried out in accordance with Annex II to Decision 97/794/EC.(3) Annex II to Decision 97/794/EC requires that at least 3 % of the consignments of biungulate animals and equidae are subjected on a monthly basis to serological sampling with a view to checking compliance with the health requirements laid down in the accompanying veterinary certificate.(4) Article 2(c) of Council Directive 2009/156/EC (3) provides a definition for registered equidae, of which registered horses represent a taxonomic subset in accordance with Article 19 of that Directive. Therefore it may be decided that importation from a third country or part of a third country is to be confined to particular species or categories of equidae or the special conditions for the temporary entry into Union territory of registered equidae or equidae intended for special uses or their re-entry into Union territory after being temporarily exported, shall be established.(5) By adopting Commission Decisions 92/260/EEC (4) and 93/195/EEC (5) on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for temporary admission of registered horses and for the re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export, and by limiting, in accordance with Commission Decision 2004/211/EC (6), imports into the Union of equidae from certain third countries to registered horses only as specified in Annex I to Commission Decision 93/197/EEC (7), the Commission not only defined registered horses as a taxonomic subset of registered equidae defined in Article 2(c) of Directive 2009/156/EC, but also took into account the limited risks arising from the introduction of these animals into the Union.(6) In the light of the experience gained, it appears that, in case of registered horses, that 3 % rate of blood sampling is not justified by the expected benefits to the monitoring of compliance with the health requirements laid down in the accompanying veterinary certificates. Therefore, in the case of registered horses, the fixed rate of sampling for serological testing should be replaced by a risk-based collection of any appropriate sample, where considered necessary by the official veterinarian in the border inspection post.(7) Annex II to Decision 97/794/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Annex II to Decision 97/794/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 February 2014.For the CommissionTonio BORGMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56.(2)  Commission Decision 97/794/EC of 12 November 1997 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Directive 91/496/EEC as regards veterinary checks on live animals to be imported from third countries (OJ L 323, 26.11.1997, p. 31).(3)  Council Directive 2009/156/EC of 30 November 2009 on animal health conditions governing the movement and importation from third countries of equidae (OJ L 192, 23.7.2010, p. 1.)(4)  Commission Decision 92/260/EEC of 10 April 1992 on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for temporary admission of registered horses (OJ L 130, 15.5.1992, p. 67).(5)  Commission Decision 93/195/EEC of 2 February 1993 on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export (OJ L 86, 6.4.1993, p. 1).(6)  Commission Decision 2004/211/EC of 6 January 2004 establishing the list of third countries and parts of territory thereof from which Member States authorise imports of live equidae and semen, ova and embryos of the equine species, and amending Decisions 93/195/EEC and 94/63/EC (OJ L 73, 11.3.2004, p. 1).(7)  Commission Decision 93/197/EEC of 5 February 1993 on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of registered equidae and equidae for breeding and production (OJ L 86, 6.4.1993, p. 16).ANNEXPart III of Annex II to Decision 97/794/EC is replaced by the following:‘III.   Sampling procedureSampling with a view to checking compliance with the health requirements laid down in the accompanying veterinary certificate shall be undertaken as follows:1. At least 3 % of the consignments shall be subject to sampling for serological testing on a monthly basis, with the exception of registered horses as included in the definition provided for in Article 2(c) of Council Directive 2009/156/EC (1) and accompanied by an individual health certificate attesting compliance with the animal health requirements set out in the Decisions adopted pursuant to Articles 15(a) and 19(a) and (b) of that Directive.2. Following a risk assessment by the official veterinarian, any necessary samples may be taken from any animal in a consignment presented to the border inspection post.(1)  Council Directive 2009/156/EC of 30 November 2009 on animal health conditions governing the movement and importation from third countries of equidae (OJ L 192, 23.7.2010, p. 1).’ +",veterinary inspection;veterinary control;live animal;animal on the hoof;third country;import (EU);Community import;health certificate;equidae;ass;colt;donkey;equine species;foal;horse;mare;mule,17 +35180,"2008/602/EC: Commission Decision of 17 June 2008 laying down the physical architecture and requirements of the national interfaces and of the communication infrastructure between the central VIS and the national interfaces for the development phase (notified under document number C(2008) 2693). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Decision 2004/512/EC of 8 June 2004 establishing the Visa Information System (VIS) (1), and in particular Article 4(a) thereof,Whereas:(1) Decision 2004/512/EC established the VIS as a system for the exchange of visa data between Member States and gave the mandate to the Commission to develop the VIS.(2) Appropriate arrangements, in particular as regards the elements of the national interface located in each Member State, should be put in place between the Commission and the Member States.(3) In accordance with Council Decision 2000/365/EC of 29 May 2000 concerning the request of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis (2), the United Kingdom has not taken part in the adoption of Decision 2004/512/EC and is not bound by it or subject to its application as it constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis. The United Kingdom is therefore not an addressee of this Commission Decision.(4) In accordance with Council Decision 2002/192/EC of 28 February 2002 concerning Ireland’s request to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis (3), Ireland has not taken part in the adoption of Decision 2004/512/EC and is not bound by it or subject to its application as it constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis. Ireland is therefore not an addressee of this Commission Decision.(5) Pursuant to Article 5 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, on 13 August 2004 Denmark decided to implement Decision 2004/512/EC in Danish law. Decision 2004/512/EC is thus binding upon Denmark in international law. Denmark has therefore an obligation under international law to implement this Decision.(6) As regards Iceland and Norway, this Decision constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the latters association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis (4), which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point B of Council Decision 1999/437/EC of 17 May 1999 (5) on certain arrangements for the application of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the association of those two States with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis.(7) As regards Switzerland, this Decision constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement signed by the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the latter’s association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point B of Decision 1999/437/EC read in conjunction with Article 3 of Council Decision 2008/146/EC (6) on the conclusion of that Agreement on behalf of the European Community.(8) As regards Liechtenstein, this Decision constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Protocol between the European Union, the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein on the accession of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation’s association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point B of Decision 1999/437/EC read in conjunction with Article 3 of Council Decision 2008/261/EC of 28 February 2008 on the signature, on behalf of the European Community, and on the provisional application of certain provisions of the Protocol between the European Union, the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein on the accession of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation’s association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis (7).(9) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up by Article 5(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2424/2001 of 6 December 2001 on the development of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) (8),. The physical architecture and requirements of the national interfaces and of the communication infrastructure between the central VIS and the national interfaces for the development phase shall be as set out in the Annex. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Estonia, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, Romania, the Republic of Slovenia, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden.. Done at Brussels, 17 June 2008.For the CommissionJacques BARROTVice-President(1)  OJ L 213, 15.6.2004, p. 5.(2)  OJ L 131, 1.6.2000, p. 43.(3)  OJ L 64, 7.3.2002, p. 20.(4)  OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 36.(5)  OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 31.(6)  OJ L 53, 27.2.2008, p. 1.(7)  OJ L 83, 26.3.2008, p. 3.(8)  OJ L 328, 13.12.2001, p. 4. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1988/2006 (OJ L 411, 30.12.2006, p. 1).ANNEX1.   IntroductionThis document describes the network requirements and the design of the communication infrastructure and its components.1.1.   Acronyms and abbreviationsAcronyms and abbreviations ExplanationBCU Backup central unitBLNI Backup local national interfaceCNI Central national interfaceCS Central systemCS-VIS Central visa information systemCU Central unitDNS Domain name serverFTP File transfer protocolHTTP Hypertext transfer protocolIP Internet protocolLAN Local area networkLNI Local national interfaceNI-VIS National interfaceNTP Network time protocolSAN Storage area networkSDH Synchronous digital hierarchySMTP Simple mail transfer protocolSNMP Simple network management protocolsTESTA Secure Trans-European Services for Telematics between Administrations, is a measure of the IDABC programme (interoperable delivery of pan-European eGovernment services to public administrations, business and citizens. Decision of the European Parliament and Council 2004/387/EC (1)).TCP Transmission control protocolVIS Visa information systemVPN Virtual private networkWAN Wide area network2.   Physical architecture of the national interfaces and of the communication infrastructure between the central VIS and national interfacesThe NI-VIS, as defined in Article 1(2) of Council Decision 2004/512/EC, shall consist of:— one local national interface (hereinafter referred to as ‘LNI’) for each Member State which is the interface that physically connects the Member State to the secure communication network and contains the encryption devices dedicated to VIS. The LNI is located at the Member State premises,— an optional backup local national interface (hereinafter referred to as ‘BLNI’) which has the same content, function as the LNI.The specific configuration of the LNI and BLNI will be specified and agreed with each individual Member State.The LNI and BLNI are to be used exclusively for purposes defined by the Community legislation applicable to VIS.The communication infrastructure between the CS-VIS and the NI-VIS shall consist of:— the network for Secure Trans-European Services for Telematics between Administrations (sTESTA) that provides an encrypted, virtual, private network (vis.stesta.eu) dedicated to VIS data and to communication between Member States according to the Community legislation related to VIS and between Member States and the authority responsible for the operational management for the CS-VIS.3.   Network servicesIn chapters 3, 5 and 7, whenever technologies or protocols are mentioned, it should be understood that equivalent technologies or protocols may be used. The deployment of the network shall take into account the readiness of Member States.3.1.   Network layoutThe VIS architecture makes use of centralised services, which are accessible from the different Member States. For resiliency purposes these centralised services are duplicated to two different locations namely Strasbourg, France, hosting the principal CS-VIS, central unit (CU) and St Johann im Pongau, Austria, hosting the backup CS-VIS, backup central unit (BCU) in accordance with Commission Decision 2006/752/EC of 3 November 2006 establishing the sites for the Visa Information System during the development phase (2).The principal and backup central units shall be accessible from the different Member States via network access points – an LNI and a BLNI – interconnecting their national system to the CS-VIS.The connection between the principal CS-VIS and the backup CS-VIS shall be open for any new future architectures and technologies and shall allow for the continuous synchronisation between the CU and BCU.3.2.   BandwidthThe bandwidth needed for the LNI and the optional BLNI may be different from one Member State to another.The communication infrastructure shall offer site connection bandwidths adapted to the expected traffic load. The network shall supply sufficient minimal guaranteed upload and download speeds for each connection and it shall support the total bandwidth size of the network access points.3.3.   Supported protocolsThe communication infrastructure shall be able to support network protocols used by the CS-VIS, in particular HTTP, FTP, NTP, SMTP, SNMP, DNS, tunnelling protocols, SAN replication protocols and the proprietary Java-to-Java connection protocols of BEA WebLogic over IP.3.4.   Technical specifications3.4.1.   IP addressingThe communications infrastructure shall have a range of reserved IP addresses that may solely be used within that network. Within the reserved IP range, the CS-VIS will use a dedicated set of IP addresses that will not be used elsewhere.3.4.2.   Support for IPv6The local networks of most sites will be using IPv4 but some may use IPv6. Therefore the network access points shall offer the possibility to act as a IPv4/IPv6 gateway. Coordination with Member States evolving towards IPv6 will be required, in order to ensure a smooth transition.3.4.3.   Sustained flow rateAs long as the CU or BCU connection has a load rate less of 90 %, a given Member State shall be able to sustain continually 100 % of its specified bandwidth.3.4.4.   Other specificationsTo support the CS-VIS, the communication infrastructure shall at least comply with a minimum set of technical specifications:The transit delay shall be (including the busy hours) less or equal to 150 ms in 95 % of packets and less than 200 ms in 100 % of packets.Its probability of packet loss shall be (including the busy hours) less or equal to 10-4 in 95 % of packets and less than 10-3 in 100 % of packets.The aforementioned specifications apply to each access point separately.The connection between the CU and BCU shall have a round trip delay less or equal to 60 ms.3.5.   ResiliencyThe communication infrastructure shall offer high availability, in particular of the following components:— backbone network,— routing devices,— points of presence,— local loop connections (including physically redundant cabling),— security devices (crypto devices, firewalls, etc.),— all generic services (DNS, etc.),— LNI and optional BLNI.Network failover mechanisms shall be set up and, when required, coordinated with the application level to ensure maximum availability of the VIS as a whole.4.   MonitoringTo facilitate monitoring, the communication infrastructure’s monitoring tools shall have the capability to be integrated with the monitoring facilities for the operational management of the CS-VIS.5.   Generic servicesThe communication infrastructure shall be able to offer the following optional generic services: DNS, mail relay and NTP.6.   AvailabilityThe availability of connection points up to the LAN of the communication infrastructure shall be 99,99 % over a 28-day rolling period.7.   Security services7.1.   Network encryptionNo VIS-related information shall circulate on the communication infrastructure without encryption.To maintain a high level of security, the communication infrastructure shall allow managing the certificates/keys used by the network encryption solution. Remote administration and remote monitoring of the encryption boxes shall be possible.Symmetric encryption algorithms (3DES 128 bits or better) and asymmetric encryption algorithms (RSA 1 024 bit modulus or better) shall be used in accordance with the state of the art.7.2.   Other security featuresBesides protecting the VIS network access points (LNI and BLNI), the communication infrastructure shall also protect the optional generic services. In case such services are made available, they should meet protection measures comparable to those in CS-VIS. Furthermore, the generic services devices and its protection measures should be under continuous security surveillance.In order to maintain a high level of security, the communication infrastructure shall allow all security incidents to be reported without any delay. Reports on all security incidents shall be provided on a regular basis, e.g. monthly reporting and ad-hoc basis.8.   Helpdesk and support structureA helpdesk and support structure shall be established and shall be able to interact with the CS-VIS.9.   Interaction with other systemsThe communication infrastructure shall ensure that data leakage towards other systems or other networks will not occur on the network.(1)  OJ L 181, 18.5.2004, p. 25.(2)  OJ L 305, 4.11.2006, p. 13. +",transmission network;Euronet;Transpac;broadcasting network;data-transmission network;telecommunications network;technical specification;specification;admission of aliens;tourist visa;visa;information system;automatic information system;on-line system;data protection;data security;visa policy,17 +149,"Regulation (EEC) No 2511/69 of the Council of 9 December 1969 laying down special measures for improving the production and marketing of Community citrus fruit. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof;Having regard to Council Regulation No 17/64/EEC (1) of 5 February 1964 on the conditions for obtaining aid from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1892/68, (2) and in particular Article 6 (2) thereof;Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament;Whereas there are currently serious market difficulties in disposing of oranges and mandarins produced in the Community ; whereas the varieties offered and trading conditions on Community import markets contribute in particular to these difficulties;Whereas a series of medium- and short-term measures should be adopted in order to remedy this situation.Whereas medium-term measures should seek to improve existing varieties ; whereas there should be further measures enabling these varieties to comply with market requirements thereby assuring that Community import markets are kept permanently supplied ; whereas improved methods of processing should increase outlets for selected varieties;Whereas, to ensure the maximum effect, these measures should be included in the plans drawn up by the Member States concerned in agreement with the Commission;Whereas, within the framework of measures to improve production, there should be a scheme for granting temporary compensation to small undertakings in order that any deficit due to replanting may be taken into account;Whereas half of the expenses caused by the adoption of medium-term measures should be financed on a Community basis;Whereas short-term measures should be designed to increase Community outlets by changing marketing methods;Whereas there should be a scheme of financial compensation for this purpose to promote sales on Community import markets by means of contracts ensuring regular supplies;Whereas short-term measures giving rise to payment of the said compensation fulfil the conditions laid down in Article 6 (1) of Regulation No 17/64/EEC ; whereas the conditions for refunding the expenses concerned should be laid down immediately;. TITLE IMedium-term measures 1. Aid shall be granted in accordance with the provisions of Article 5 for measures to be carried out at the latest by 31 December 1976 within the framework of the plan referred to in Article 2, which are designed to: (a) replant existing plantations of orange and mandarin trees with other varieties of oranges or mandarins or other citrus fruit of the satsuma or clementine type with a view to adapting such plantations to suit consumer demand; (1)OJ No 34, 27.2.1964, p. 586/64. (2)OJ No L 289, 29.11.1968, p. 1.(b) establish, improve and enlarge: - handling centres for citrus fruit where sorting, sizing, disinfection and packaging are carried out and which have storage space available, as an annex, should the need arise;- storage centres for citrus fruit;- processing installations for citrus fruit with storage space available, as an annex, should the need arise.2. Community farmers producing oranges and mandarins who undertake to replant within the meaning of paragraph 1 (a) shall qualify, at their own request and under the conditions laid down in Article 4, for additional aid granted in order that any deficit entailed by such replanting may be taken into account.This aid shall be granted in accordance with the provisions of Article 5. Member States concerned shall draw up a plan, by 1 July 1970, to include the measures which they consider most suitable for carrying out the work referred to in Article 1 (1). This plan must specify in particular the production areas to be replanted, the varieties to be changed, the location of installations technically equipped for storage, handling and packing and processing and the parts of capital expenditure incurred in work referred to in Article 1 (1) (b) which are not financed by the EAGGF (European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund) and which are respectively chargeable to the Member State concerned and to the beneficiary. Work involved in drawing up the plan shall be done in conjunction with the Commission which may forward any recommendation to the Member State concerned.This plan, accompanied by an estimate of expenses incurred both through the measures envisaged and through the additional aid referred to in Article 1 (2), shall be forwarded to the Commission for approval.The Commission may, after consulting the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structures and the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables, amend the plan as it considers necessary.The plan, as approved by the Commission, shall be published forthwith by the Member State.At the end of each year, each Member State concerned shall provide the Commission with a progress report on their plan. 1. The measures adopted in the plan referred to in Article 2 should lead: (a) with respect to work referred to in Article 1 (1) (a): - to an improvement in the composition of varieties grown on the undertakings taking particular account of local conditions of production;- to a more rational use of means of production in particular by recourse to more efficient production methods;(b) with respect to the work referred to in the first and second indents of Article 1 (1) (b): - to adapting, in a given area, the capacity for handling and packing to the quantity of fruit produced, taking particular account of the need to supply correctly sorted and identified products and to market the fruit in question over as long a period as possible during the year;(c) with respect to the work referred to in the third indent of Article 1 (1) (b): - to enabling the best returns to be obtained by processing products which cannot be marketed in the fresh state in production areas where technical obstacles would considerably restrict replanting;- to improving conditions for the production of processed goods through a rational use of existing processing undertakings.2. The detailed rules for applying paragraph 1 shall be adopted, so far as necessary, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of Council Regulation No 23 (1) on the progressive establishment of a common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables. 1. The aid referred to in Article 1 (2) shall be paid to growers of oranges and mandarins as their main crop, on condition that: - the total area of their undertaking is not more than 5 hectares,- the income derived from their undertaking does not exceed the income derived from two hectares of orange and mandarin trees, (1)OJ No 30, 20.4.1962, p. 965/62.- at least half the area used for growing orange and mandarin trees is replanted at one time,- an area of a least 20 ares is replanted.The aid, amounting annually to 1000 units of account per replanted hectare of orange trees and to 1200 units of account per replanted hectare of mandarin trees shall be paid in five annual instalments.The first instalment shall be paid during the two months following the start of replanting.2. The detailed rules for applying paragraph 1 shall be adopted so far as necessary, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of Council Regulation No 23. 1. The aids referred to in Article 1 shall be granted by the Member States. These must cover: - all expenses due to the measures referred to in paragraph 1 (a) and to payments of the additional aid laid down in paragraph 2,- all capital expenditure due to the work referred to in paragraph 1 (b) less the expenses chargeable to the beneficiary.2. The EAGGF, Guidance Section, shall refund to Member States 50 % of the total expenditure incurred through the work referred to in Article 1 (1) and through payment of the additional aid laid down in paragraph 2 of the same Article.3. The detailed rules for applying paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be adopted, in so far as necessary, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26 of Regulation No 17/64/EEC.TITLE IIShort-term measures Measures adopted within the framework of the rules laid down in Article 7 and designed to promote and ensure a supply of Community oranges and mandarins on the import markets of the Community shall qualify, until 1 June 1974, for aid from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section, under the conditions and according to the rules laid down in Article 8. Work referred to in Article 6 must be based on contracts between sellers from producer Member States, on the one hand, and buyers from other Member States on the other. These contracts may deal only with goods likely to be acceptable on the import markets of the Community.The conditions which these contracts must fulfil, in particular with respect to: - varieties and quality categories,- minimum quantities,- phasing deliveries throughout the marketing year,shall be laid down in accordance with the procedure of Article 13 of Regulation No 23. 1. Member States shall grant financial compensation to sellers who have entered into contracts in accordance with the provisions of Article 7. The amount shall be fixed between 3 and 5 units of account per 100 kilogrammes, according to variety.The initial amount of financial compensation shall be reduced by 25 % for contracts carried out during the 1972/73 season and by 50 % for contracts carried out during the 1973/74 season.The financial compensation shall be paid to the parties concerned at their request, as soon as evidence has been furnished that, in application of contracts then in force, the goods in question have entered the territory of the importing Member State and have been made available to the purchaser.2. Detailed rules for applying paragraph 1 shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of Regulation No 23 and financial compensation shall be fixed in accordance with the same procedure. Financial compensation referred to in Article 8 shall be eligible within the terms of reference of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section.Detailed rules for applying this Article shall be adopted, where necessary, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26 of Regulation No 17/64/EEC. 0The Commission, on the basis of information supplied to it by Member States, shall submit each year to the Council a report on the application of the measures adopted under this Title. 1This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 December 1969.For the CouncilThe PresidentP. LARDINOIS +",sales promotion;sales campaign;product quality;quality criterion;redirection of production;sales aid;citrus fruit;citron;clementine;grapefruit;lemon;mandarin orange;orange;pomelo;tangerine;production aid;aid to producers,17 +25819,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 520/2003 of 20 March 2003 prohibiting fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Belgium. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2341/2002 of 20 December 2002 fixing for 2003 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required(3), lays down quotas for cod for 2003.(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of cod in the waters of ICES divisions VIIb-k, VIII, IX, X and CECAF division 34.1.1 (Community waters) by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium have exhausted the quota allocated for 2003. Belgium has prohibited fishing for this stock from 1 March 2003. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,. Catches of cod in the waters of ICES divisions VIIb-k, VIII, IX, X and CECAF division 34.1.1 (Community waters) by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Belgium for 2003.Fishing for cod in the waters of ICES divisions VIIb-k, VIII, IX, X and CECAF division 34.1.1 (Community waters) by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 March 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 March 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5.(3) OJ L 356, 31.12.2002, p. 12. +",ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;Belgium;Kingdom of Belgium;fishing regulations;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches,17 +24921,"2003/42/EC: Commission Decision of 10 January 2003 amending Council Directive 92/118/EEC as regards requirements for collagen (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 5557). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17 December 1992 laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC(1), as last amended by Directive 2002/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(2), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 15 thereof,Whereas:(1) Specific public health conditions for the preparation of collagen intended for human consumption should be laid down. Provided that these conditions are the same for collagen intended for human consumption and collagen not intended for human consumption, and provided that hygiene conditions are also the same, it should be possible to produce and/or store both types of collagen in the same establishment.(2) The authorisation and registration, inspection and hygiene conditions for the establishments preparing collagen should be set. Certain health conditions contained in Council Directive 77/99/EEC of 21 December 1976 on health problems affecting the production and marketing of meat products and certain other products of animal origin(3), as last amended by Directive 97/76/EC(4), and in Council Directive 93/43/EEC of 14 June 1993 on the hygiene of foodstuffs(5), are relevant for the preparation of collagen.(3) Article 2.3.13.7 of the International Animal Health Code (2001) issued by the International Office of Epizootics on BSE recommends that if gelatine and collagen are prepared exclusively from hides and skins, veterinary administrations should authorise their import and transit through their territories without restriction, regardless of the status of the exporting countries.(4) Under Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies(6), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1494/2002(7), hides and skins within the meaning of Directive 92/118/EEC, derived from healthy ruminants and collagen derived from such hides and skins are not subject to restrictions on placing on the market.(5) The Scientific Steering Committee adopted an opinion on the safety of collagen on 10 and 11 May 2001, addressing the question of the safety in relation to transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (hereinafter TSE) of collagen produced from ruminant hides.(6) The raw material used for the production of collagen consists mainly of bovine connective tissue of hides and tendons, calf skins, sheep skins and pig skins. To ensure the safety of the raw material, it must derive from animals that pass ante and post-mortem inspections as fit for human consumption. Such material must also be collected, transported, stored and handled in the most hygienic ways possible.(7) To guarantee traceability of the raw material, collection centres and tanneries, which intend to supply the raw material, should be authorised and registered. A model commercial document should also be prescribed to accompany the raw material during transportation and at time of delivery to the collection centres, tanneries and collagen processing plants.(8) It is appropriate to amend the current commercial document for raw material destined for the production of gelatine for human consumption, to take into account particulars in relation to control procedures in certain Member States.(9) The standards for the finished product should be fixed to ensure that it is not contaminated with substances or micro-organisms presenting a risk to consumer health. Pending a scientific evaluation of such standards, it is appropriate to include, on a provisional basis, generally accepted standards as regards contamination. The requirements for packaging, storage and transport of the finished product should also be laid down.(10) It is necessary to lay down specific health rules for the importation of collagen and raw material destined for the production of collagen intended for human consumption. Specimens of health certificates to accompany the imported collagen and raw material destined for the production of collagen for human consumption should be drawn up. It is also necessary for the Commission to recognise conditions offering equivalent guarantees based on a proposal submitted by a third country.(11) The adoption of specific rules for the production of collagen should be without prejudice to the adoption of rules for the prevention and control of TSE.(12) Directive 92/118/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.(13) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Annex II to Directive 92/118/EEC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision. This Decision shall apply from 30 June 2003.It shall not apply to collagen intended for human consumption that was produced or imported before that date. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 10 January 2003.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49.(2) OJ L 315, 19.11.2002, p. 14.(3) OJ L 26, 31.1.1977, p. 85.(4) OJ L 10, 16.1.1998, p. 25.(5) OJ L 175, 19.7.1993, p. 1.(6) OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1.(7) OJ L 225, 22.8.2002, p. 3.ANNEXChapter 4 of Annex II to Directive 92/118/EEC is amended as follows:1) The heading ""Section A"" is inserted before the title;2) In Part VIII, point II, under the headings ""Other animal products plant"", ""Centres of collection"" and ""Tannery"", the second line is replaced by the following: ""Registration number"";3) The following section B is added:Section BSPECIFIC HEALTH CONDITIONS FOR THE COLLAGEN INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTIONI. General1. This Section lays down the health conditions for putting on the market and imports of collagen intended for human consumption.2. For the purposes of this Section, the definitions of ""hides and skins"" and ""tanning"" in section A shall apply.The following definitions shall also apply:(a) ""collagen"" means protein-based product derived from hides, skins and tendons of animals, including bones in the case of pigs, poultry and fish only, manufactured using the method set in Part V below;(b) ""collagen intended for human consumption"" means collagen intended for consumption either as food or incorporated into or wrapped around food or product to be consumed by humans.3. Collagen intended for human consumption shall comply with the conditions in Parts II to X below.II. Establishments producing collagenCollagen intended for human consumption shall come from establishments that fulfil the conditions in Part I of Section A.III. Raw materials and establishments supplying them1. The following raw materials may be used for the production of collagen intended for human consumption:(a) hides and skins of farmed ruminant animals;(b) pigskins, bones and intestines;(c) poultry skin and bones;(d) tendons;(e) wild game hides and skins; and(f) fish skin and bones.2. The use of hides and skins submitted to tanning processes is prohibited.3. The raw materials shall meet the following requirements:- for the raw materials listed in paragraph 1(a) to (d) above, the requirements set in Paragraph 4 of Part II of Section A apply;- for the raw material referred to in paragraph 1(e) above, the requirements set in paragraph 5 of Part II of Section A apply;- for the raw materials listed in paragraph 1(a) to (e) above, the requirements set in paragraph 6 of Part II of Section A apply, except that no raw material shall come from plants degreasing ruminant bones; and- for the raw material referred to in paragraph 1(f) above, the requirements set in paragraph 7 of Part II of Section A apply.4. The collection centres and tanneries supplying the raw material for the production of collagen intended for human consumption shall be specifically authorised for the purpose and registered by the competent authorities and fulfil the requirements set in Paragraph 8 of Part II of Section A.IV. Transport and storage of the raw material1. Transport and storage of the raw material destined for the production of collagen shall be done in accordance with Part III of Section A.2. During transportation and at the time of delivery at the collection centres, tanneries and collagen processing plants, raw materials must be accompanied by a commercial document in conformity with the model laid down in Part IX of this Section.V. Manufacture of collagen1. Collagen must be produced by a process that ensures that the raw material is subjected to a treatment involving washing, pH adjustment using acid or alkali followed by one or more rinses, filtration and extrusion; or by an equivalent process approved by the Commission after consultation of the appropriate Scientific Committee.2. After having been subjected to the process referred to at paragraph 1 above, collagen may undergo a drying process.3. Collagen not intended for human consumption may be produced and stored in the same establishment as collagen intended for human consumption only if it is produced and stored using exactly the same conditions set in this Section.4. The use of preservatives other than those permitted under Community legislation is prohibited.VI. Finished productsAppropriate measures, including tests shall be carried out to ensure that each production batch of collagen meets the microbiological and residues criteria set in Part V of Section A, but where necessary to achieve desired products such as collagen-based casings, no moisture and ash limit shall apply.VII. Packaging, storage and transport1. Collagen intended for human consumption must be wrapped, packaged, stored and transported under satisfactory hygiene conditions and, in particular, fulfil the conditions set in paragraph 1 of Part VI of Section A.2. Wrappings and packages containing collagen must bear an identification mark giving the particulars listed in the first indent of paragraph 2 of Part VI of Section A; and carry the words ""Collagen fit for human consumption"" and the date of preparation and the batch number.3. During transportation collagen must be accompanied by a commercial document, in accordance with Article 3(A)(9)(a) of Directive 77/99/EEC, bearing the words ""Collagen fit for human consumption"" and the date of preparation and the batch number.VIII. Import from third countries of collagen and raw materials intended for the production of collagen for human consumption1. Member States shall authorise import into the Community of collagen intended for human consumption only if it:(a) comes from third countries listed in Part XIII of the Annex to Commission Decision 94/278/EC(1);(b) comes from establishments meeting the conditions laid down in Part II of this Section;(c) has been produced from raw material that met the requirements of Parts III and IV of this Section;(d) has been manufactured in compliance with the conditions set out in Part V of this Section;(e) satisfies the criteria in Part VI and the wrapping, packaging, storage and transport conditions in Part VII(1) of this Section;(f) bears on its wrappings and packages an identification mark giving the particulars specified in the sixth indent of Part VII(A) of Section A; and(g) is accompanied by a health certificate that conforms to the model laid down in Part X(a) of this Section.2. Member States shall authorise import into the Community of the raw material listed in Part III(1) of this Section for the production of collagen intended for human consumption only if:(a) it comes from third countries listed in Council Decision 79/542/EEC(2) or in Commission Decision 94/85/EC(3) or in Decision 94/86/EC(4) or in Decision 97/296/EC(5), as appropriate; and(b) a health certificate conforming to the model laid down in Part X(b) of this Section accompanies each consignment of the raw material.3. The health certificates referred to in paragraphs 1(g) and 2(b) shall consist of one sheet, and shall be completed in at least one official language of the Member State through which the consignment first enters the Community, and in at least one official language of the Member State of destination.4. The Commission may recognise, in accordance with the procedure of Article 18, the health measures applied by a third country for the production of collagen intended for human consumption as offering guarantees equivalent to those offered for putting collagen on the market in the Community, if the third country concerned supplies objective proof in this respect. When the Commission recognises such equivalence, it shall adopt in accordance with the same procedure, the conditions governing the importation of collagen for human consumption.>PIC FILE= ""L_2003013EN.002901.TIF"">>PIC FILE= ""L_2003013EN.003001.TIF"">>PIC FILE= ""L_2003013EN.003101.TIF"">>PIC FILE= ""L_2003013EN.003201.TIF"">>PIC FILE= ""L_2003013EN.003301.TIF"">>PIC FILE= ""L_2003013EN.003401.TIF"">(1) OJ L 120, 11.5.1994, p. 44.(2) OJ L 146, 14.6.1979, p. 15.(3) OJ L 44, 17.2.1994, p. 31.(4) OJ L 44, 17.2.1994, p. 33.(5) OJ L 122, 14.5.1997, p. 21. +",human nutrition;veterinary legislation;veterinary regulations;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;health certificate;agricultural trade,17 +39982,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 648/2011 of 4 July 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007 as regards the period of application of the transitional measures concerning the conditions for exempting certain animals from the exit ban provided for in Council Directive 2000/75/EC Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Directive 2000/75/EC of 20 November 2000 laying down specific provisions for the control and eradication of bluetongue (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(c), Articles 11 and 12 and the third paragraph of Article 19 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007 of 26 October 2007 on implementing rules for Council Directive 2000/75/EC as regards the control, monitoring, surveillance and restrictions on movements of certain animals of susceptible species in relation to bluetongue (2) lays down rules for the control, monitoring, surveillance and restrictions on movements of animals, in relation to bluetongue, in and from the restricted zones.(2) Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007 lays down conditions for exemption from the exit ban provided for in Directive 2000/75/EC. Article 8(1) of that Regulation provides that movements of animals, their semen, ova and embryos, from a holding or semen collection or storage centre located in a restricted zone to another holding or semen collection or storage centre are to be exempted from that exit ban provided that they comply with the conditions set out in Annex III to that Regulation or with any other appropriate animal health guarantees based on a positive outcome of a risk assessment of measures against the spread of the bluetongue virus and protection against attacks by vectors, required by the competent authority of the place of origin and approved by the competent authority of the place of destination, prior to the movement of such animals.(3) Article 9(a)(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007 provides that, as a transitional measure and by way of derogation from the conditions set out in Annex III to that Regulation, Member States of destination may require that the movement of certain animals which are covered by the exemption, provided for in Article 8(1) thereof, be subjected to additional conditions, on the basis of a risk assessment taking into account the entomological and epidemiological conditions in which animals are being introduced. Those additional conditions specify that the animals must be less than 90 days old, they must have been kept since birth in vector protected confinement and they must have been subject to certain tests referred to in Annex III to that Regulation.(4) Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007, as amended by Regulation (EU) No 1142/2010 (3), prolonged the period of application of the transitional measures provided for in Article 9(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007 for another 6 months, until 30 June 2011. At the time of adoption of Regulation (EU) No 1142/2010, it was expected that new rules on criteria for vector protected establishments would have been laid down in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007 and that those transitional measures would therefore no longer be necessary. However, those planned amendments to Annex III to that Regulation have not yet been made.(5) Accordingly, it is necessary to prolong the period of application of the transitional measures provided for in Article 9(a)(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007 for another year, pending the adoption of the amendments to Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007 on vector protected establishments.(6) Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly.(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. In the introductory phrase of Article 9a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007, the date ‘30 June 2011’ is replaced by ‘30 June 2012’. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 4 July 2011.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 74.(2)  OJ L 283, 27.10.2007, p. 37.(3)  OJ L 322, 8.12.2010, p. 20. +",animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;sheep;ewe;lamb;ovine species;trade restriction;obstacle to trade;restriction on trade;trade barrier;EU control;Community control;European Union control;transport of animals;epidemiology,17 +15046,"96/552/EC: Commission Decision of 6 September 1996 approving the plan presented by Germany for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs in Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, and repealing Decision 93/617/EC (Only the German text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980 introducing Community measures for the eradication of classical swine fever (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 6a (3) thereof,Whereas, by Decision 93/617/EC (2), the Commission approved the plan submitted by Germany for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony and the Rhineland Palatinate, whereas the said plan was amended by Commission Decision 95/297/EC (3);Whereas the German authorities in the light of the evolution of classical swine fever in feral pigs have presented a new disease eradication plan;Whereas this plan takes into account that classical swine fever virus has not been detected for more than 12 months in the feral pig population in Lower Saxony and Rhineland Palatinate, and that the virus is present in the feral pig population in Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania;Whereas the newly submitted plan covering certain areas of Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania has been examined and found to comply with the provisions of Directive 80/217/EEC;Whereas the newly submitted plan contains measures to ensure that from an area defined as infected in accordance with the provisions of Article 6a (3) of Council Directive 80/217/EEC Germany will not send to other Member States:- live pigs before a period of 12 months have elapsed after the last isolation of classical swine fever virus in feral pigs,- meat originating from feral pigs before a period of 24 months have elapsed after the last isolation of classical swine fever virus in feral pigs;Whereas Decision 93/617/EC in the interest of clarity must be repealed;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The plan submitted by Germany for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs in Brandenburg and in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, is hereby approved. Germany shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the amendment of the plan referred to in Article 1. The present Decision shall repeal Decision 93/617/EC. This Decision is addressed to Germany.. Done at Brussels, 6 September 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 47, 21. 2. 1980, p. 11.(2) OJ No L 296, 1. 12. 1993, p. 60.(3) OJ No L 184, 3. 8. 1995, p. 47. +",regions of Germany;veterinary inspection;veterinary control;animal plague;cattle plague;rinderpest;swine fever;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;wild mammal;elephant;fox;wild boar,17 +1532,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 2211/80 of 27 June 1980 on the conclusion of the Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faroe Islands. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Whereas by its resolution of 3 November 1976 on certain external aspects of the creation of a 200-mile fisheries zone in the Community with effect from 1 January 1977, the Council agreed that fishing rights for Community fishermen in the waters of third countries must be obtained and preserved by appropriate Community Agreements;Whereas the Agreement on fisheries between the Community and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faroe Islands signed on 15 March 1977 should be concluded,. The Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faroe Islands is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Regulation. The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in Article 11 of the Agreement (2). This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 June 1980.For the CouncilThe PresidentA. SARTI(1)  OJ No C 182, 31.7. 1978, p. 55.(2)  The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities by the General Secretariat of the Council. +",Faroe Islands;Faroes;agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);fishing agreement;Denmark;Kingdom of Denmark;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction,17 +2546,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2728/1999 of 20 December 1999 amending Annexes I, II and III to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 of 26 June 1990 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2593/1999(2), and in particular Articles 6 and 8 thereof;(1) Whereas, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90, maximum residue limits must be established progressively for all pharmacologically active substances which are used within the Community in veterinary medicinal products intended for administration to food-producing animals;(2) Whereas maximum residue limits should be established only after the examination within the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products of all the relevant information concerning the safety of residues of the substance concerned for the consumer of foodstuffs of animal origin and the impact of residues on the industrial processing of foodstuffs;(3) Whereas, in establishing maximum residue limits for veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin, it is necessary to specify the animal species in which residues may be present, the levels which may be present in each of the relevant meat tissues obtained from the treated animal (target tissue) and the nature of the residue which is relevant for the monitoring of residues (marker residue);(4) Whereas, for the control of residues, as provided for in appropriate Community legislation, maximum residue limits should usually be established for the target tissues of liver or kidney; whereas, however, the liver and kidney are frequently removed from carcasses moving in international trade, and maximum residue limits should therefore also always be established for muscle or fat tissues;(5) Whereas, in the case of veterinary medicinal products intended for use in laying birds, lactating animals or honey bees, maximum residue limits must also be established for eggs, milk or honey;(6) Whereas flunixin, cefalexin, flumequine, meloxicam and tiamulin should be inserted into Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;(7) Whereas butafosfan, eucalyptus globulus, furosemide, echinacea, cupressi aetheroleum, crataegus, cefalonium, carlinae radix, cardiospermum halicacabum, turnera diffusa, calendula officinalis, euphrasia officinalis, boldo folium, bellis perennis, artemisia abrotanum, arnicae radix, arnica montana (arnicae flos, arnicae planta tota), aloes, Barbados, Capae, their standardised dry extract, preparations thereof, allium cepa, ailanthus altissima, agnus Castus, aesculus hippocastanum, camphora, lobaria pulmonaria, syzygium cumini, solidago virgaurea, silybum marianum, serenoa repens, prunus laucerasus, okoubaka aubrevillei, viscum album, symphyti radix, lidocaine, hamamelis virginiana, lachnanthes tinctoria, hypericum perforatum and ginkgo biloba and harpagophytum procumbens and lavandulĂŚ ĂŚtheroleum and ginseng should be inserted into Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;(8) Whereas, in order to allow for the completion of scientific studies, tiamulin, spectinomycin, doramectin, mebendazole, propetamphos, metamizole, abamectin, cefalonium and rafoxanide should be inserted into Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;(9) Whereas a period of 60 days should be allowed before the entry into force of this Regulation in order to allow Member States to make any adjustment which may be necessary to the authorisations to place the veterinary medicinal products concerned on the market which have been granted in accordance with Council Directive 81/851/EEC(3), as last amended by Directive 93/40/EEC(4), to take account of the provisions of this Regulation;(10) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Veterinary Medicinal Products,. Annexes I, II and III to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from the 60th day following its publication.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 December 1999.For the CommissionErkki LIIKANENMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 1.(2) OJ L 315, 9.12.1999, p. 26.(3) OJ L 317, 6.11.1981, p. 1.(4) OJ L 214, 24.8.1993, p. 31.ANNEXA. Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is amended as follows:1. Anti-infectious agents1.2. Antibiotics1.2.2. Quinolones"">TABLE>""1.2.3. Quinolones"">TABLE>""1.2.8. Pleuromutilines"">TABLE>""4. Anti-inflammatory agents4.1. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents4.1.2. Fenamate group derivates"">TABLE>""4.1.4. Oxicam derivatives"">TABLE>""B. Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is amended as follows:2. Organic compounds"">TABLE>""4. Substances used in homeopathic veterinary medicinal products"">TABLE>""6. Substances of vegetable origin"">TABLE>""C. Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is amended as follows:1. Anti-infectious agents1.2. Antibiotics1.2.4. Cephalosporins"">TABLE>""1.2.5. Aminoglycosides"">TABLE>""1.2.14. Pleuromutilines"">TABLE>""2. Antiparasitic agents2.1. Agents acting against endoparasites2.1.2. Benzimidazoles and pro-benzimidazoles"">TABLE>""2.1.6. Salicylanilides"">TABLE>""2.2. Agents acting against ectoparasites2.2.4. Organophosphates"">TABLE>""2.3. Agents acting against endo- and ectoparasites2.3.1. Avermectins"">TABLE>""5. Anti-inflammatory agents5.1. Nonsteroidal anti-infammatory agents5.1.3. Pyrazolone derivatives"">TABLE>"" +",food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;foodstuffs legislation;regulations on foodstuffs;foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;waste;refuse;residue;veterinary drug;veterinary medicines,17 +11909,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 2748/93 of 4 October 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1842/83 laying down general rules for the supply of milk and certain milk products at reduced prices to school children. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular Article 26 (3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1842/83 (2) fixes the Community aid on whole milk at 125 % of the target price for milk applicable for the milk year concerned; whereas Article 3 of that Regulation provides for the aid measure concerned to be partly financed by revenue from the co-responsibility levy introduced by Regulation (EEC) No 1079/77 (3); whereas the latter Regulation was repealed by Regulation (EEC) No 1029/93 (4) with effect from 1 April 1993; whereas, in the view of the budget impact, on the one hand, and of the advisability of maintaining the school milk scheme, on the other, the Community aid should be reduced and Article 3 as referred to above should be repealed,. Regulation (EEC) No 1842/83 is hereby amended as follows:1. in Article 1 (3), '125 %' shall be replaced by '95 %';2. Article 3 shall be repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 4 October 1993.For the CouncilThe PresidentW. CLAES(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2071/92 (OJ No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 64).(2) OJ No L 183, 7. 7. 1983, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (OJ No No L 28, 1. 2. 1988, p. 1.).(3) OJ No L 131, 26. 5. 1977, p. 6.(4) OJ No L 108, 1. 5. 1993, p. 4. +",milk;delivery;consignment;delivery costs;means of delivery;shipment;milk product;dairy produce;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union;educational institution;school;teaching institution,17 +14543,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2583/95 of 3 November 1995 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2814/90 laying down detailed rules for the definition of lambs fattened as heavy carcases. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 of 25 September 1989 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1265/95 (2), and in particular Articles 5 (9) and 28 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3901/89 of 12 December 1989 defining lambs as heavy carcases (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1266/95 (4), and in particular Article 1 (2) thereof,Whereas detailed rules for the definition of lambs fattened as heavy carcases were adopted by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2814/90 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2134/95 (6); whereas experience has shown that, to avoid excessive administrative burdens, it is appropriate to restrict, in a manner respectful of the production cycles of each Member State, the number, size and time period in which producers may present specific declarations to the competent authorities of their intention to fatten batches of lambs;Whereas, to harmonize the dates of premium application for producers benefiting from the derogation provided for in the second subparagraph of Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3901/89 with regard to lambs belonging to particular breeds in certain geographical areas while respecting the need for suitable controls, the content and time for submission of a specific notification for that purpose should be defined; whereas the control measures and penalties ensuing from inadequacies in the said specific declarations should be foreseen;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,. Regulation (EEC) No 2814/90 is amended as follows:1. the third subparagraph of Article 1 (1) is replaced by the following text:'Member States may require that this specific declaration shall relate to a minimum number of lambs per batch whose fattening begins in a set period, between 15 November preceeding the beginning of the marketing year for which the declaration is submitted and the following 14 November, defined by each Member State in function of the production cycle applicable in its territory. Member States may also set a limit to the minimum number of specific declarations which may be accepted from any producer.`;2. the following subparagraphs are added to Article 2 (1):'However, in Member States where lambs are not normally fattened until after the beginning of the marketing year, the Member States may decide that premium applications be submitted in the course of a period set within the period of 1 November preceding the beginning of the marketing year and the following 31 March. In this case, the producer shall submit to the competent authorities not later than the day on which lambing begins, a specific notification giving the details described in the three indents of the first subparagraph. This notification shall be referred to in the premium application for the marketing year in respect of which this notification was submitted.The competent authorities designated by the Member State shall institute measures to check these specific notifications. Such measures shall include on-the-spot inspections at the place of lambing of at least 10 % of those producers submitting notifications in respect of any marketing year. However, in the case where producers notify that more than 40 % of their ewes lamb outside the retention period, the competent authorities shall take appropriate measures to ensure that 50 % of the abovementioned inspections on those producers take place outside the retention period.`;3. the last subparagraph of Article 2 (2) is replaced by the following text:'Where the competent authority finds that the information contained in the specific notification or in the premium application pursuant to paragraph 1 constitutes a false notification made deliberately or through serious negligence, the producer concerned shall also lose the right to the premium in accordance with Article 5 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 for the marketing year in respect of which the false notification is found to have been made.` This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply to applications for premiums presented for the 1996 marketing year and subsequent years.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 3 November 1995.For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;sheep;ewe;lamb;ovine species;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;carcase;animal carcase;fattening;cramming;production aid;aid to producers,17 +38299,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 203/2010 of 10 March 2010 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Irpinia — Colline dell’Ufita (PDO)). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) and in accordance with Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Italy’s application to register the name ‘Irpinia — Colline dell’Ufita’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 10 March 2010.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(2)  OJ C 160, 14.7.2009, p. 19.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.5.   Oils and fats (butter, margarine, oils, etc.)ITALYIrpinia — Colline dell’Ufita (PDO) +",olive oil;Italy;Italian Republic;location of production;location of agricultural production;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +25131,"2003/494/EC: Commission Decision of 3 July 2003 on a financial contribution from the Community towards the eradication of classical swine fever in Spain at the end of 2001 and in 2002. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field(1), as last amended by Council Regulation No 806/2003(2), and in particular Article 3(3) and Article 5(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Outbreaks of classical swine fever occurred in Spain in 2001 and 2002. The emergence of this disease represents a serious risk to the Community's livestock population.(2) With a view to helping to eradicate the disease as rapidly as possible, the Community may contribute financially to eligible costs incurred by the Member State, as provided for in Decision 90/424/EEC.(3) Pursuant to Article 3(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the financing of the common agricultural policy(3), veterinary and plant health measures undertaken in accordance with Community rules shall be financed under the ""Guarantee"" section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund. The auditing of these measures comes under Articles 8 and 9 of the said Regulation.(4) The payment of the Community financial contribution must be subject to the condition that the planned activities were actually implemented and the authorities provide all the necessary information within certain deadlines.(5) On 7 October 2002, Spain submitted an official request for reimbursement for all the expenditure incurred on its territory.(6) It is now time to set the amount of an advance on the Community financial contribution, pending checks carried out by the Commission. This advance must be 50 % of the Community contribution calculated on the basis of the number of pigs culled (222594) at a unit cost of EUR 100 and limiting, for the moment, the ""other costs"" to 10 % of the amount of this reimbursement.(7) The terms ""swift and adequate compensation of the livestock farmers"" used in Article 3 of Decision 90/424/EEC, ""reasonable payments"" and ""justified payments"" and the categories of eligible expenditure under ""other costs"" associated with the compulsory slaughter must all be defined.(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Granting of a financial contribution from the Community to SpainIn order to eradicate classical swine fever in 2002, Spain may benefit from a Community financial contribution of 50 % of the expenditure incurred for the:(a) swift and adequate compensation of farmers forced to cull their animals as part of the measures to eradicate the outbreaks of classical swine fever at the end of 2001 and in 2002, pursuant to the provisions of Article 3(2)(7) of Decision 90/424/EC and this Decision;(b) operational expenditure associated with the destruction of contaminated animals and products, the cleaning and disinfecting of premises and the cleaning and disinfecting, or destruction if necessary, of contaminated equipment, under the conditions provided for in Article 3(2)(1), (2) and (3) of Decision 90/424/EEC and this Decision. DefinitionsIn this Decision, the following definitions shall apply:(a) ""swift and adequate compensation"": the payment, without prejudice to Article 4(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 296/96(4), within 90 days of the slaughter of the animals, of compensation corresponding to the market value that these animals had immediately prior to their contamination or slaughter;(b) ""reasonable payments"": payments made for the purchase of equipment or services at proportionate prices compared to the market prices that applied before the outbreak;(c) ""justified payments"": payments made for the purchase of equipment or services in accordance with Article 3(2) of Decision 90/424/EEC, where their nature and direct link to the compulsory slaughter of animals on holdings have been demonstrated. Arrangements for the payment of the financial contribution1. Subject to the results of the checks referred to in Article 6, an advance of EUR 6000000 shall be paid, as part of the Community financial contribution mentioned in Article 1, on the basis of supporting documents submitted by Spain relating to the swift and adequate compensation of owners for the compulsory slaughter, the destruction of the animals and, if necessary, the products used for cleaning, disinfecting, disinsectisation of the holdings and equipment, as well as the destruction of contaminated feed and materials.2. Once the checks referred to in Article 6 have been carried out, the Commission shall decide on the balance in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 41 of Decision 90/424/EEC. Eligible operational expenditure covered by the Community financial contribution1. The Community financial contribution referred to in Article 1(b) relates only to justified and reasonable payments for the eligible expenditure mentioned in Annex I.2. This Community financial contribution referred to in Article 1 does not include:(a) value added tax;(b) officials' remuneration;(c) the use of public equipment, with the exception of consumables. Conditions for payment and supporting documents1. The Community financial contribution referred to in Article 1 shall be paid on the basis of the following elements:(a) an application submitted in accordance with Annexes II and III within the deadline laid down in paragraph 2 of this Article;(b) the supporting documents referred to in Article 3(1), including an epidemiological report on each holding where animals were slaughtered and destroyed, as well as a financial report;(c) the results of the in situ checks carried out by the Commission, referred to in Article 6.The documents referred to in (b) must be made available for the in situ audits carried out by the Commission.2. The application referred to in 1(a) must be submitted in the form of a computer file in line with Annexes II and III within 30 calendar days of the date of notification of this Decision. If this deadline is not met, the Community financial contribution shall be reduced by 25 % per month of delay. In situ checks performed by the CommissionThe Commission, in collaboration with the Spanish authorities, may perform in situ checks relating to the implementation of the measures referred to in Article 1 and the associated expenditure. RecipientsThis Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.. Done at Brussels, 3 July 2003.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19.(2) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1.(3) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.(4) OJ L 39, 17.2.1996, p. 5.ANNEX IEligible expenditure, as referred to in Article 4(1)1. Costs associated with the slaughter of the animals:(a) wages and remuneration for slaughterhouse workers;(b) consumables (bullets, T61, tranquillisers, etc.) and specific equipment used for the slaughter;(c) equipment used for the transportation of animals to the slaughterhouse.2. Costs associated with the destruction of the animals:(a) rendering: the transportation of the carcasses to a rendering plant, the processing of carcasses in the plant and the destruction of the meat meal;(b) burial: personnel specifically employed, equipment specially hired for the transportation and burying of carcasses and the products used for disinfecting the holding;(c) incineration: personnel specifically employed, fuel or other materials used, equipment specially hired for the transportation of carcasses and the products used for disinfecting the holding.3. Costs associated with cleaning, disinfecting and disinsectisation of holdings:(a) products used for cleaning, disinfecting and disinsectisation;(b) wages and remuneration for staff employed to do this job.4. Costs associated with the destruction of contaminated feed:(a) reimbursement of purchase price of feed;(b) destruction of feed.5. Costs associated with compensation, at market value, for the destruction of contaminated equipment. Costs associated with the reconstruction or renovation of farm buildings and infrastructure are not eligible.ANNEX II>PIC FILE= ""L_2003169EN.007002.TIF"">ANNEX III>PIC FILE= ""L_2003169EN.007102.TIF""> +",animal plague;cattle plague;rinderpest;swine fever;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;balance of payments assistance;BOP assistance;balance of payments facility;balance of payments support;medium-term financial assistance;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +5462,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1121/87 of 23 April 1987 amending Regulations (EEC) No 612/77 and No 1136/79 as regards the release of the security for certain special import arrangements in the beef and veal sector. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 487/87 (2), and in particular Articles 13 (4) and 14 (4) thereof,Whereas the lodging of a security is provided for under the arrangements introduced by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 612/77 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 411/84 (4), and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1136/79 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2036/84 (6),Whereas experience has shown that, although the security is lodged to ensure payment of any customs import debt, part of it could nevertheless be released on a pro rata basis in certain cases where the time limits laid down under these arrangements have not been observed; whereas, therefore, the Regulations concerned should be amended using as a guide the rules laid down in Title V of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 of 22 July 1985 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of security for agricultural products (7);Whereas certain terms used in these Regulations should be corrected to take account of the harmonization of the relevant Community legislation;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. Regulation (EEC) No 612/77 is hereby amended as follows:1. In Article 1 the following terms are replaced:- in the German version 'Kaution' by 'Sicherheit'- in the Greek version 'asfáleia' by 'engýisi',- in the French version 'caution' by 'garantie'- in the Dutch version 'waarborg' by 'zekerheid'- in the Spanish version 'fianza' by 'garantía'- in the Portuguese version 'caução' by 'garantia'.2. The following subparagraph is added to Article 1 (3):'However, where the time limit referred to in paragraph 1 (d) has not been observed, the amount of the guarantee to be released shall be reduced by- 15 % and by- 2 % of the remaining amount for each day by which it has been exceeded.'The amounts not released shall be forfeit and retained as a levy.3. The following subparagraph is added to Article 1 (4):'However, if such proof has been established within the abovementioned 180 days but is produced within the 18 months following these 180 days, the amount forfeited, less 15 % of the security amount, shall be repaid.'4. The following Article 1a is inserted:'Article 1aFor the purposes of this Regulation the time or day of importation shall be the day of acceptance of the declaration of entry for free circulation.' Regulation (EEC) No 1136/79 is hereby amended as follows:1. In Article 2 the terminological changes specified in Article 1 (1) of this Regulation are made.2. In Article 2 (3), the following subparagraph is inserted after the first subparagraph:'However,(a) if processing took place after the abovementioned three-month time limit, the security shall be released minus- 15 % and- 2 % of the remaining amount for each day by which the time limit has been exceeded;(b) if processing took place in an establishment other than that specified in paragraph 1 (a), 15 % of the security amount shall be forfeit;(c) if proof of processing is established within the abovementioned seven-month time limit and is produced within 18 months following these seven months, the amount forfeited, less 15 % of the security amount, shall be repaid.'3. The following Article 2a is inserted:'Article 2aFor the purposes of this Regulation the day or the month of importation shall be the day or the month during which the declaration of entry for free circulation was accepted.' This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply to securities lodged on or after that date and, at the request of the party concerned, to securities lodged before that date which have not yet been definitively released or forfeited.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 April 1987.For the CommissionFrans ANDRIESSENVice-President(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.(2) OJ No L 48, 17. 2. 1987, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 77, 20. 3. 1977, p. 18.(4) OJ No L 48, 18. 2. 1984, p. 12.(5) OJ No L 141, 9. 6. 1979, p. 10.(6) OJ No L 189, 17. 7. 1984, p. 14.(7) OJ No L 205, 3. 8. 1985, p. 5. +",guarantee;bail;pledge;frozen product;frozen food;frozen foodstuff;import (EU);Community import;beef;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;fattening;cramming,17 +41738,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1177/2012 of 7 December 2012 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Scottish Wild Salmon (PGI)]. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the United Kingdom’s application to register the name ‧Scottish Wild Salmon‧ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 December 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Dacian CIOLOȘMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(2)  OJ C 101, 4.4.2012, p. 13.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.7.   Fresh fish, molluscs and crustaceans and products derived therefromUNITED KINGDOMScottish Wild Salmon (PGI) +",sea fish;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification;Scotland;Hebrides,17 +1508,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1475/80 of 12 June 1980 amending various common agricultural policy regulations following the consolidation of the provisions relating to the advance payment of export refunds for agricultural products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to the provisions mentioned in the citations of Commission Regulations: - (EEC) No 193/75 of 17 January 1975 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance-fixing certificates for agricultural products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2971/79 (2),- (EEC) No 645/75 of 13 March 1975 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the export levies and charges on agricultural products (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 609/78 (4),- (EEC) No 413/76 of 25 February 1976 on the reduction of the time limits during which certain cereal products may remain under customs control while awaiting advance payment of refunds (5),- (EEC) No 776/78 of 18 April 1978 on the application of the lowest rate of refund on exports of dairy products and repealing and amending certain Regulations (6),- (EEC) No 1998/78 of 18 August 1978 laying down detailed rules for the offsetting of storage costs for sugar (7), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2377/78 (8),- (EEC) No 2730/79 of 29 November 1979 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products (9),- (EEC) No 109/80 of 18 January 1980 on the application of the lowest rate of export refund for certain products in the eggs and the poultrymeat sectors (10);Whereas the adoption of Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 of 4 March 1980 on the advance payment of export refunds in respect of agricultural products (11), and of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 798/80 of 31 March 1980 laying down general rules on the advance payment of export refunds and positive monetary compensatory amounts in respect of agricultural products (12), makes it desirable to replace the references to the legal instruments repealed on that occasion by references to those now applicable;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of all the relevant Management Committees,. 1. In the following provisions, the words ""Regulation (EEC) No 441/69"" are replaced by the words, ""Regulation (EEC) No 565/80"": - Regulation (EEC) No 413/76, second paragraph of Article 3,- Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79, Article 2.2. In the following provisions, the words ""in Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 441/69"" are replaced by the words ""in Articles 4 and 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 565/80"": - Regulation (EEC) No 193/75, fourth indent of Article 9 (3) (b) and third sub-indent of the first indent of Article 17 (8) (b),- Regulation (EEC) No 645/75, Article 3 (2) (e),- Regulation (EEC) No 1998/78, Article 12 (1) (h) Article 17.3. In the following provisions, the words ""the last subparagraph of Articles 2 (4) and 3 (1) of Regulation (1)OJ No L 25, 31.1.1975, p. 10. (2)OJ No L 336, 29.12.1979, p. 34. (3)OJ No L 67, 14.3.1975, p. 16. (4)OJ No L 83, 30.3.1978, p. 19. (5)OJ No L 50, 26.2.1976, p. 18. (6)OJ No L 105, 18.4.1978, p. 5. (7)OJ No L 231, 23.8.1978, p. 5. (8)OJ No L 287, 13.10.1978, p. 9. (9)OJ No L 317, 12.12.1979, p. 1. (10)OJ No L 14, 18.1.1980, p. 30. (11)OJ No L 62, 7.3.1980, p. 5. (12)OJ No L 87, 1.4.1980, p. 42. (EEC) No 441/69"" are replaced by the words ""Articles 4 (7) and 5 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 565/80"": - Regulation (EEC) No 776/78 second indent of Article 2,- Regulation (EEC) No 109/80 second indent of Article 1. In Regulation (EEC) No 413/76: - in the first paragraph of Article 1, the words ""the first indent of the last subparagraph of Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1957/69"" are replaced by the words ""the first indent of Article 11 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 798/80"",- in the second paragraph of Article 1, the words ""of Article 3 (3) (a)"" are replaced by the words ""of the second subparagraph of Article 11 (1)"",- the words ""Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1957/69"" appearing in Article 2 (1) are replaced by the words ""Article 11 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 798/80"". This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply with effect from 1 April 1980.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 June 1980.For the CommissionFinn GUNDELACHVice-President +",common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;agricultural product;farm product;export (EU);Community export;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;export customs procedure,17 +1634,"94/434/EC: Commission Decision of 30 May 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Directive 93/25/EEC as regards the statistical surveys on sheep and goat population and production. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 93/25/EEC of 1 June 1993 on the statistical surveys to be carried out on sheep and goat production (1), and in particular Articles 1 (4), 2 (2), 3 (2) and (3), 7 (1), 10 (1) and (2) and 13 (3) thereof,Whereas precise definitions are required in order to carry out the surveys provided for in Directive 93/25/EEC; whereas this first requires the definition of the agricultural holdings covered by the survey; whereas the individual categories into which the survey results are to be broken down must also be precisely defined, and the herd size classes and regions according to which the Member States draw up the survey results at regular intervals must be determined; whereas a single definition of carcass weight is necessary for the drawing-up of slaughtering statistics;Whereas, according to Directive 93/25/EEC, the Member States may, at their request, be authorized to use administrative sources instead of statistical surveys and the prescribed breakdown by herd size classes for the final results of even-numbered years;Whereas applications have be made by the Member States for the abovementioned types of authorization;Whereas Commission Decision 82/958/EEC (2) should be replaced;Whereas, since Directive 93/25/EEC is applicable as from 1 January 1994, it is appropriate to apply the provisions of this Decision with effect from the same date;Whereas this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics,. 1. For the purposes of Article 2 (2) of Directive 93/25/EEC, 'agricultural holding' means any technical and economic unit under single management which produces agricultural products.2. The survey referred to in Article 1 (1) of Directive 93/25/EEC shall cover:(a) agricultural holdings with a utilized agricultural area of 1 ha or more;(b) agricultural holdings with a utilized agricultural area of less than 1 ha, if their production is to a certain extent intended for sale or if their production unit exceeds certain natural thresholds.3. Member States wishing to apply a different survey threshold shall, however, undertake to determine that threshold in such a way that only the smallest holdings are excluded, and that together the holdings excluded account for 1 % or less of the total standard gross margin, within the meaning of Commission Decision 85/377/EEC (3), of the Member State concerned. The definitions of the categories of sheep and goat referred to in Article 3 (1) and Article 13 (2) of Directive 93/25/EEC are set out in Annex I. The territorial subdivisions referred to in Article 7 (1) of Directive 93/25/EEC are set out in Annex II. The breakdown provided for in Article 10 of Directive 93/25/EEC is set out in Annex III. The carcass weight referred to in Article 13 (1) of Directive 93/25/EEC is defined in Annex IV. 1. Pursuant to Article 1 (3) of Directive 93/25/EEC, the Member States listed in point (a) of Annex V are authorized to use administrative sources instead of statistical surveys.2. Pursuant to Article 10 (2) of Directive 93/25/EEC, the Member States listed in point (b) of Annex V are authorized to use the breakdown by herd size classes for the final results of even-numbered years. Decision 82/958/EEC is repealed. This Decision shall apply with effect from 1 January 1994. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 May 1994.For the CommissionHenning CHRISTOPHERSENVice-President(1) OJ No L 149, 21. 6. 1993, p. 10.(2) OJ No L 386, 31. 12. 1982, p. 43.(3) OJ No L 220, 17. 8. 1985, p. 1.ANNEX IDefinition of categories Ewes and ewe lambs put to the ramFemales of the ovine species which have already lambed at least once as well as those which have been put to the ram for the first time.Milk ewesEwes which are kept exclusively or principally to produce milk for human consumption and/or for processing into dairy products.This includes cast milk sheep (whether fattened or not between their last lactation and slaughtering).Other ewesEwes other than milk sheep.Lambsmale or female sheep under 12 months old.ANNEX IITerritorial subdivisions Belgium: Provinces/ProvinciesDenmark: -Germany: BundeslaenderGreece: The regions of the Regional Development ServiceSpain: País VascoNavarraLa RiojaAragónCataluñaBalearesCastilla y LéonMadridCastilla-La ManchaComunidad ValencianaRegión de MurciaExtremaduraAndalucíaother Comunidades AutónomasFrance: - for sheep, the following regions:Midi-PyrénéesPoitou-CharentesLimousinAquitaineProvence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurAuvergneother regions- for goats, the following regions:Rhône-AlpesPoitou-CharentesCentre-Pays-de-la-LoireBourgogneMidi-Pyrénéesother regionsIreland: -Italy: - for sheep: Regioni- for goats: Regioni:PiemonteLombardiaToscanaLazioCampaniaPugliaBasilicataCalabriaSiciliaSardegnaother regionsLuxembourg: -Netherlands: ProvinciesPortugal: RegiõesUnited Kingdom: Standard RegionsANNEX IIITABLE 1 Size classes of sheep stocks held>(2)(b)(3)(c)(3)(c)""> ID=""1"">I> ID=""2"">1-9> ID=""5"">1-9> ID=""8"">1-9> ID=""11"">1-9""> ID=""1"">II> ID=""2"">10-19> ID=""5"">10-19> ID=""8"">10-19> ID=""11"">10-19""> ID=""1"">III> ID=""2"">20-49> ID=""5"">20-49> ID=""8"">20-49> ID=""11"">20-49""> ID=""1"">IV> ID=""2"">50-99> ID=""5"">50-99> ID=""8"">50-99> ID=""11"">50-99""> ID=""1"">V> ID=""2"">100-199> ID=""5"">100-199> ID=""8"">100-199> ID=""11"">100-199""> ID=""1"">VI> ID=""2"">200-499 & ge; 100 (1)()> ID=""5"">200-499 & ge; 100 (1)()> ID=""8"">200-499 & ge; 100 (1)()> ID=""11"">200-499 & ge; 100 (1)()""> ID=""1"">VII> ID=""2"">500-999> ID=""5"">500-999> ID=""8"">500-999> ID=""11"">500-999""> ID=""1"">VIII> ID=""2"">& ge; 1 000> ID=""5"">& ge; 1 000> ID=""8"">& ge; 1 000> ID=""11"">& ge; 1 000""> ID=""2"">Total > ID=""5"">Total > ID=""8"">Total > ID=""11"">Total """">TABLE 2 Size classes of goat stocks held>(6)(c)""> ID=""1"">I> ID=""2"">1-9> ID=""5"">1-9""> ID=""1"">II> ID=""2"">10-19> ID=""5"">10-19""> ID=""1"">III> ID=""2"">20-49> ID=""5"">20-49""> ID=""1"">IV> ID=""2"">50-99> ID=""5"">50-99""> ID=""1"">V> ID=""2"">100-499> ID=""5"">100-499""> ID=""1"">VI> ID=""2"">500-999 (5)(b) & ge; 100 (4)()> ID=""5"">500-999 (5)(b) & ge; 100 (4)()""> ID=""1"">VII> ID=""2"">& ge; 1 000> ID=""5"">& ge; 1 000""> ID=""2"">Total > ID=""5"">Total """">(1)() Breakdown optional for L, B, DK(2)(b) Optional for D, NL(3)(c) Optional for D, NL, UK, IRL (4)() Breakdown optional for D, L, B, UK, IRL(5)(b) Breakdown optional for F(6)(c) Optional for D, NLANNEX IVDefinition of carcass weight Carcass weight is the weight of the slaughtered animal's cold body after having been bled, skinned and eviscerated, and after removal of the head (severed at the atlanto-occipital joint), of the feet (severed at the carpo-metacarpal or tarso-metatarsal joints), of the tail (severed between the sixth and seventh caudal vertebrae) and of the genital organs (including udder).Kidneys and kidneys fats are included in the carcass.ANNEX V(a) Member States authorized to use administrative sources instead of statistical surveys.(b) Member States authorized to use the breakdown by herd size classes for the final results of even-numbered years.Germany +",statistical method;statistical harmonisation;statistical methodology;sheep;ewe;lamb;ovine species;animal production;agricultural statistics;goat;billy-goat;caprine species;kid;livestock;flock;herd;live animals,17 +3700,"Council Decision 2004/792/CFSP of 22 November 2004 extending and amending Decision 1999/730/CFSP implementing Joint Action 1999/34/CFSP with a view to a European Union contribution to combating the destabilising accumulation and spread of small arms and light weapons in Cambodia. ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 23(2) thereof,Having regard to Council Joint Action 1999/34/CFSP of 17 December 1998 on the European Union's contribution to combating the destabilising accumulation and spread of small arms and light weapons (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,Whereas:(1) On 15 November 1999 the Council adopted Decision 1999/730/CFSP concerning a European Union contribution to combating the destabilising accumulation and spread of small arms and light weapons in Cambodia (2) which was aimed at implementing Joint Action 1999/34/CFSP.(2) Some objectives could not be fulfilled by 15 November 2004, the date on which Decision 1999/730/CFSP expires, and others should be consolidated and expanded after that date. The project in question is a multi-annual project.(3) Decision 1999/730/CFSP should therefore be extended and amended,. Decision 1999/730/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:1. in Article 3(1), the financial reference amount ‘EUR 1 436 953’ shall be replaced by ‘EUR 1 375 565’;2. in Article 4 second subparagraph, ‘15 November 2004’ shall be replaced by ‘15 November 2005’. This decision shall take effect on 16 November 2004. This decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 22 November 2004.For the CouncilThe PresidentB. R. BOT(1)  OJ L 9, 15.1.1999, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 294, 16.11.1999, p. 5. +",Cambodia;Kampuchea;Kingdom of Cambodia;firearms and munitions;international security;international balance;arms control;joint action;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union;financial aid;capital grant;financial grant,17 +2329,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2016/97 of 15 October 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1098/94 as regards the regional base areas applicable in Germany. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1422/97 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1098/94 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 794/97 (4), lays down the regional base areas applicable under the support system for producers of certain arable crops;Whereas, following a request from Germany, new base areas should be laid down in accordance with the regionalization plan of the Member State concerned;Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1098/94 must therefore be amended;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Joint Management Committee for Cereals, Oils and Fats and Dried Fodder,. The information given under 'Germany` in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1098/94 is hereby replaced by that given in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from the 1997/98 marketing year.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 October 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 12.(2) OJ L 196, 24. 7. 1997, p. 18.(3) OJ L 121, 12. 5. 1994, p. 12.(4) OJ L 114, 1. 5. 1997, p. 31.ANNEX>TABLE> +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;regional policy;utilised agricultural area;UAA;area sown;cultivated area;planted area;utilized agricultural area;aid per hectare;per hectare aid;regional aid;aid for regional development;aid to less-favoured regions,17 +16354,"97/701/EC: Commission Decision of 7 May 1997 on the approval of the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the Land Schleswig- Holstein concerned by Objective 2 in the Federal Republic of Germany (Only the German text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (6) to 9 (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94; whereas however the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a single programming document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopt a single decision in a single document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 96/472/EC (4), the list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the programming period from 1997 to 1999;Whereas the German Government has submitted to the Commission on 9 August 1996 the single programming document as referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the Land Schleswig-Holstein; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this single programming document is eligible as from that date;Whereas the single programming document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the single programming document;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments;Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the single programming document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the single programming document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (6), stipulates that in the Commission decisions approving a single programming document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (7), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (8), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (9), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (10), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;Whereas the single programming document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;Whereas the single programming document satisfies the conditions and includes the information required by Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88;Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (11), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2335/95 (12), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas Article 20 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 provides, subject to available funding, for a single commitment where the Community assistance granted is less than ECU 40 million for the whole programming period;Whereas it is appropriate to mention that this Decision is ruled by the provisions on the eligibility of expenditure laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision C(97) 1035/5 of 23 April 1997 modifying the decisions approving the Community support frameworks, the single programming documents and the Community initiative programmes in respect of the Federal Republic of Germany;Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,. The single programming document for Community structural assistance in the Land Schleswig-Holstein concerned by Objective 2 in the Federal Republic of Germany, covering the period 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved. The single programming document includes the following essential elements:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies of the Federal Republic of Germany;the main priorities are:1. investment in industrial infrastructure,2. support for employment growth and stability, and strengthening of indigenous potential in research, science and technology;(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the single programming document comprising:- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,- the provisions on financial implementation,- the rules for compliance with Community policies;(d) the procedures for verifying additionality and an initial evaluation of the latter;(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the single programming document;(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:>TABLE> The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the single programming document amounts to a maximum of ECU 18,079 million.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the single programming document.The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 19,106 million for the public sector and ECU 0,372 million for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the EIB. 1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:- ERDF:ECU 11,752 million,- ESF:ECU 6,327 million.2. The budgetary commitments at the moment of approval of the single programming document refer to the total Community assistance. The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the single programming document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1999. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 2001. The single programming document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts. This Decision is ruled by the provisions laid down in the Annex to Decision C(97) 1035/5. 0This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Brussels, 7 May 1997.For the CommissionMonika WULF-MATHIESMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 11.(3) OJ L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(4) OJ L 193, 3. 8. 1996, p. 54.(5) OJ L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(6) OJ L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(7) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 15.(8) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 34.(9) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 21.(10) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 39.(11) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(12) OJ L 240, 7. 10. 1995, p. 12. +",EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;Schleswig-Holstein;Schleswig-Holstein (Land);European Investment Bank;EIB;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds;declining industrial region,17 +43590,"2014/790/EU: Council Decision of 10 November 2014 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Committee established under the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons, as regards the amendment of Annex II to that Agreement on the coordination of social security schemes. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 48, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Whereas:(1) The Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons (1) (‘the Agreement’) was signed on 21 June 1999 and entered into force on 1 June 2002.(2) Article 18 of the Agreement provides that the Joint Committee established under Article 14 of the Agreement (‘the Joint Committee’) may, by decision, adopt amendments to Annex II to the Agreement on the coordination of social security schemes.(3) In order to maintain the consistent application of the legal acts of the Union and to avoid administrative and possible legal difficulties, Annex II to the Agreement needs to be amended to include new legal acts of the Union to which the Agreement does not currently refer.(4) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on behalf of the Union within the Joint Committee as regards the amendment of Annex II to the Agreement.(5) The position of the Union within the Joint Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision,. The position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Committee established under Article 14 of the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons (‘the Joint Committee’) shall be based on the draft Decision of the Joint Committee attached to this Decision.Minor technical changes to the draft Decision may be agreed to by the representatives of the Union within the Joint Committee without the need for a further Council Decision. After its adoption, the Decision of the Joint Committee shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.. Done at Brussels, 10 November 2014.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. MARTINA(1)  OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 6.DRAFTDECISION No …/… OF THE JOINT COMMITTEEestablished under the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of personsof …amending Annex II to that Agreement on the coordination of social security schemesTHE JOINT COMMITTEE,Having regard to the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons (1) (‘the Agreement’) and in particular Articles 14 and 18 thereof,Whereas:(1) The Agreement was signed on 21 June 1999 and entered into force on 1 June 2002.(2) Annex II to the Agreement on the coordination of social security schemes was replaced by Decision No 1/2012 of the Joint Committee of 31 March 2012 (2).(3) Annex II to the Agreement should be updated to take account of the new legal acts of European Union legislation that has come into force since then, in particular amendments to Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) and Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) brought about by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1244/2010 (5), Regulation (EU) No 465/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6) and Commission Regulation (EU) No 1224/2012 (7).(4) Account should also be taken of the decisions and recommendations adopted by the Administrative Commission for the Coordination of Social Security Systems to implement Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 subsequent to the entry into force of Decision No 1/2012 of the Joint Committee.(5) Annex II to the Agreement should be updated in line with changes to the relevant legal acts of the European Union,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1Annex II to the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons (‘the Agreement’) is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.Article 2This Decision is established in the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish languages, the texts in each of these languages being equally authentic.Article 3This Decision shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following its adoption by the Joint Committee.Done at BrusselsFor the Joint CommitteeThe ChairmanThe Secretaries(1)  OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 6.(2)  OJ L 103, 13.4.2012, p. 51.(3)  Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems (OJ L 166, 30.4.2004, p. 1 as corrected in OJ L 200, 7.6.2004, p. 1).(4)  Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems (OJ L 284, 30.10.2009, p. 1).(5)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 1244/2010 of 9 December 2010 (OJ L 338, 22.12.2010, p. 35).(6)  Regulation (EU) No 465/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 (OJ L 149, 8.6.2012, p. 4).(7)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 1224/2012 of 18 December 2012 (OJ L 349, 19.12.2012, p. 45).ANNEXAnnex II to the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons is amended as follows:(1) In Section A: Legal acts referred to, Point 1, the words ‘as amended by Regulation (EC) No 988/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems and determining the content of its Annexes (1)’ shall be replaced by the following:— Regulation (EC) No 988/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems, and determining the content of its Annexes (2);— Commission Regulation (EU) No 1244/2010 of 9 December 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the coordination of social security systems and Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 (3);— Regulation (EU) No 465/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems and Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 (4);— Commission Regulation (EU) No 1224/2012 of 18 December 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the coordination of social security systems and Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 (5).’(2) In Section A: Legal acts referred to, Point 1, under the heading ‘For the purposes of this Agreement, Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 shall be adapted as follows:’, the entry in letter h, point 1 the words ‘Federal Supplementary Benefits Act of 19 March 1965’ shall be replaced by the following:(3) In Section A: Legal acts referred to, Point 2, the following is inserted after the words ‘Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems (6)’:— Commission Regulation (EU) No 1244/2010 of 9 December 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the coordination of social security systems and Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 (7);— Regulation (EU) No 465/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems and Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 (8);— Commission Regulation (EU) No 1224/2012 of 18 December 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the coordination of social security systems and Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 (9).’(4) In Section A: Legal acts referred to, Point 2, under the heading ‘For the purposes of this Agreement, Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 shall be adapted as follows:’, the following words shall be deleted:(5) In Section B: Legal acts of which the Contracting Parties shall take due account, the following is added after Point 21:‘(22) Decision of the Administrative Commission for the Coordination of Social Security Systems No E2 of 3 March 2010 concerning the establishment of a change management procedure applying to details of the bodies defined in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council which are listed in the electronic directory which is an inherent part of EESSI (10),(23) Decision of the Administrative Commission for the Coordination of Social Security Systems No E3 of 19 October 2011 concerning the transitional period as defined in Article 95 of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (11),(24) Decision of the Administrative Commission for the Coordination of Social Security Systems No H6 of 16 December 2010 concerning the application of certain principles regarding the aggregation of periods under Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems (12),(25) Decision of the Administrative Commission for the Coordination of Social Security Systems No S8 of 15 June 2011 concerning the granting of prostheses, major appliances and other substantial benefits in kind provided for in Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems (13),(26) Decision of the Administrative Commission for the Coordination of Social Security Systems No U4 of 13 December 2011 concerning the reimbursement procedures under Article 65(6) and (7) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and Article 70 of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 (14).’(6) In Section C: Legal acts of which the Contracting Parties shall take note, the following is added after Point 2:‘(3) Recommendation of the Administrative Commission for the Coordination of Social Security Systems No S1 of 15 March 2012 concerning financial aspects of cross-border living organ donations (15).’(1)  OJ L 284, 30.10.2009, p. 43.(2)  OJ L 284, 30.10.2009, p. 43.(3)  OJ L 338, 22.12.2010, p. 35.(4)  OJ L 149, 8.6.2012, p. 4.(5)  OJ L 349, 19.12.2012, p. 45.(6)  OJ L 284, 30.10.2009, p. 1.(7)  OJ L 338, 22.12.2010, p. 35.(8)  OJ L 149, 8.6.2012, p. 4.(9)  OJ L 349, 19.12.2012, p. 45.(10)  OJ C 187, 10.7.2010, p. 5. [Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information](11)  OJ C 12, 14.1.2012, p. 6.(12)  OJ C 45, 12.2.2011, p. 5.(13)  OJ C 262, 6.9.2011, p. 6.(14)  OJ C 57, 25.2.2012, p. 4.(15)  OJ C 240, 10.8.2012, p. 3. +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);free movement of persons;social-security benefit;social-security harmonisation;harmonisation of social security systems;social-security harmonization;Switzerland;Helvetic Confederation;Swiss Confederation;revision of an agreement;amendment of an agreement;revision of a treaty,17 +12729,"Council Directive 94/70/EEC of 13 December 1994 amending Council Directive 92/120/EEC on the conditions for granting temporary and limited derogations from specific Community health rules on the production and marketing of certain products of animal origin. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),Whereas, under Directive 92/120/EEC of 17 December 1992 (4), the minimum output for slaughterhouses benefiting from the derogation was increased to 20 livestock units per week and 1 000 livestock units per year respectively, until 31 December 1994;Whereas the Commission has submitted to the Council a proposal the purpose of which is to review the provisions applicable to small establishments benefiting from the derogation and whereas the Council has been unable to act on the proposal by 31 December 1994; whereas that provision should therefore be maintained pending the Council's decision,. The date '31 December 1994' in Article 2 (2) of Directive 92/120/EEC shall be replaced by '28 February 1995'. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive before 1 January 1995. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by the Member States. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 December 1994.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. BORCHERT(1) OJ No C 84, 2. 4. 1990, p. 100.(2) OJ No C 183, 15. 7. 1991.(3) OJ No C 332, 31. 12. 1990, p. 62.(4) OJ No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 86. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;meat processing industry;cutting premises;cutting-up premises;slaughterhouse;health legislation;health regulations;health standard;slaughter of animals;slaughter of livestock;stunning of animals;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin,17 +1928,"Council Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 3822/81 of 15 December 1981 amending Regulation No 422/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom determining the emoluments of the President and members of the Commission, and of the President, Judges, Advocates-General and Registrar of the Court of Justice, Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 1240/70 determining the emoluments of former members of the Commission of the European Communities whose duties end on 1 July 1970, Regulation No 423/67/EEC, No 6/67/Euratom determining the emoluments of the members of the EEC and Euratom Commissions and of the High Authority who have not been appointed members of the single Commission of the European Communities, and Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2290/77 determining the emoluments of the members of the Court of Auditors. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing a single Council and a single Commission of the European Communities, and in particular Article 6 thereof,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Treaty, and in particular Article 78e thereof,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 206 thereof,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 180 thereof,Having regard to the Protocol on the privileges and immunities of the European Communities, and in particular Articles 20 and 21 thereof,Whereas it is for the Council to determine the salaries, allowances and pensions of the President and members of the Commission, of the President, Judges, Advocates-General and the Registrar of the Court of Justice, and of the members of the Court of Auditors, and also any allowance representing remuneration;Whereas the specific difficulties of the economic and social situation necessitate the introduction of a special levy assessed on the basis of the economic data reflecting the average gaps recorded in the Member States between the trend in real per capita wages and salaries and the trend in: - total productivity (GDP in volume terms per person employed),- productivity available for distribution (i.e. productivity corrected for terms of trade),- productivity per member of the active population, including persons in employment and the unemployed,which levy should apply to the net salaries, pensions and termination-of-service allowances paid by the Communities;Whereas, however, the application of the levy to pensions and to temporary termination-of-service allowances should be suspended for the first five years,. 1. After Article 19 of Council Regulation No 422/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom of 25 July 1967 determining the emoluments of the President and members of the Commission and of the President, Judges, Advocates-General and the Registrar of the Court of Justice (1), an Article 19a shall be inserted reading as follows:""Article 19aThe net basic salary, pensions and temporary termination-of-service allowances of the President and members of the Commission, of the President, Judges, Advocates-General and Registrar of the Court of Justice shall be subject to a special levy determined in accordance with the provisions of Article 66a of the Staff Regulations of officials, which shall apply by analogy.""2. After Article 2 of Council Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 1240/70 of 29 June 1970 determining the emoluments of former members of the Commission of the European Communities whose duties end on 1 July 1970 (2), an Article 2a shall be inserted reading as follows:""Article 2aThe net pensions of the persons concerned shall be subject to a special levy determined in accordance (1) OJ No 187, 8.8.1967, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 142, 30.6.1970, p. 4. with the provisions of Article 66a of the Staff Regulations of officials, which shall apply by analogy.""3. After Article 2 of Council Regulation No 423/67/EEC, No 6/67/Euratom of 25 July 1967 determining the emoluments of members of the EEC and Euratom Commissions and of the High Authority who have not been appointed members of the single Commission of the European Communities (1), an Article 2a shall be inserted reading as follows:""Article 2aThe net pensions of the persons concerned shall be subject to a special levy determined in accordance with the provisions of Article 66a of the Staff Regulations of officials, which shall apply by analogy.""4. After Article 19 of Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2290/77 of 18 October 1977 determining the emoluments of the members of the Court of Auditors (2), an Article 19a shall be inserted reading as follows:""Article 19aThe net basic salary, pensions, as well as the temporary termination-of-service allowances of members and former members of the Court of Auditors or those entitled under him, shall be subject to a special levy determined in accordance with the provisions of Article 66a of the Staff Regulations of officials, which shall apply by analogy."" This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 December 1981.For the CouncilThe PresidentD. HOWELL (1) OJ No 187, 8.8.1967, p. 6. (2) OJ No L 268, 20.10.1977, p. 1. +",income;member of the Court of Justice (EU);Advocate-General (CJUE);Judge (CJUE);Registrar (CJEU);member of the EC Court of Justice;European Commissioner;CEC Commissioner;member of the Commission;regulations for civil servants;member of the Court of Auditors (EU);member of the EC Court of Auditors;ECSC;Consultative Committee of the ECSC;ECSC consultative committee;European Coal and Steel Community;High Authority,17 +34896,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1536/2007 of 20 December 2007 on initiating a new exporter review of Council Regulation (EC) No 1659/2005 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain magnesia bricks originating in the People’s Republic of China, repealing the duty with regard to imports from one exporter in this country and making these imports subject to registration. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (the basic Regulation) (1) and in particular Article 11(4) thereof,After consulting the Advisory Committee,Whereas:A.   REQUEST FOR A REVIEW(1) The Commission has received an application for a ‘new exporter’ review pursuant to Article 11(4) of the basic Regulation. The application was lodged by Yingkou Dalmond Refractories Co., Ltd (the applicant), an exporting producer in the People’s Republic of China (the country concerned).B.   PRODUCT(2) The product under review is chemically bonded, unfired magnesia bricks, whose magnesia component contains at least 80 % MgO, whether or not containing magnesite originating in the People’s Republic of China (the product concerned), currently classifiable within CN codes ex 6815 91 00, ex 6815 99 10 and ex 6815 99 90 (TARIC codes 6815910010, 6815991020 and 6815999020). These CN codes are given only for information.C.   EXISTING MEASURES(3) The measures currently in force are a definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 1659/2005 (2) under which imports into the Community of the product concerned originating in the People’s Republic of China, including the product concerned produced by the applicant, are subject to a definitive anti-dumping duty of 39,9 % with the exception of several companies specially mentioned which are subject to individual duty rates.D.   GROUNDS FOR THE REVIEW(4) The applicant alleges that it operates under market economy conditions as defined in Article 2(7)(c) of the basic Regulation or alternatively claims individual treatment in conformity with Article 9(5) of the basic Regulation, that it did not export the product concerned to the Community during the period of investigation on which the anti-dumping measures were based, i.e. the period from 1 April 2003 to 31 March 2004 (the original investigation period) and that it is not related to any of the exporting producers of the product which are subject to the above mentioned anti-dumping measures.(5) The applicant further alleges that it has begun exporting the product concerned to the Community after the end of the original investigation period.E.   PROCEDURE(6) Community producers known to be concerned have been informed of the above mentioned application and have been given an opportunity to comment.(7) Having examined the evidence available, the Commission concludes that there is sufficient evidence to justify the initiation of a ‘new exporter’ review, pursuant to Article 11(4) of the basic Regulation, with a view to determining whether the applicant operates under market economy conditions as defined in Article 2(7)(c) of the basic Regulation or alternatively whether the applicant fulfils the requirements to have an individual duty established in accordance with Article 9(5) of the basic Regulation and, if so, the applicant’s individual margin of dumping and, should dumping be found, the level of the duty to which their imports of the product concerned into the Community should be subject.(8) If it is determined that the applicant fulfils the requirements to have an individual duty established, it may be necessary to amend the rate of duty currently applicable to imports of the product concerned from companies not individually mentioned in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1659/2005.(a) Questionnaires(b) Collection of information and holding of hearings(c) Market economy status(d) Selection of the market economy countryF.   REPEAL OF THE DUTY IN FORCE AND REGISTRATION OF IMPORTS(9) Pursuant to Article 11(4) of the basic Regulation, the anti-dumping duty in force should be repealed with regard to imports of the product concerned which are produced and sold for export to the Community by the applicant. At the same time, such imports should be made subject to registration in accordance with Article 14(5) of the basic Regulation, in order to ensure that, should the review result in a finding of dumping in respect of the applicants, anti-dumping duties can be levied retroactively from the date of the initiation of this review. The amount of the applicant’s possible future liabilities cannot be estimated at this stage of the proceeding.G.   TIME LIMITS(10) In the interest of sound administration, time limits should be stated within which:— interested parties may make themselves known to the Commission, present their views in writing and submit the replies to the questionnaire mention in Article 4(1) of this Regulation or provide any other information to be taken into account during the investigation,— interested parties may make a written request to be heard by the Commission,— interested parties may comment on the appropriateness of the United States of America which, in the event that the applicant will not be granted market economy status, is envisaged as a market-economy country for the purpose of establishing normal value in respect of the People’s Republic of China,— the applicant should submit a duly substantiated claim for market economy status.H.   NON-COOPERATION(11) In cases in which any interested party refuses access to or does not provide the necessary information within the time limits, or significantly impedes the investigation, findings, affirmative or negative, may be made in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation, on the basis of the facts available.(12) Where it is found that any interested party has supplied false or misleading information, the information shall be disregarded and use may be made, in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation, of the facts available. If an interested party does not cooperate or cooperates only partially, and use of facts available is made, the result may be less favourable to that party than if it had cooperated.I.   PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA(13) It is noted that any personal data collected in this investigation will be treated in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and the Council on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (3).J.   HEARING OFFICER(14) It is also noted that if interested parties consider that they are encountering difficulties in the exercise of their rights of defence, they may request the intervention of the Hearing Officer of DG Trade. He acts as an interface between the interested parties and the Commission services, offering, where necessary, mediation on procedural matters affecting the protection of their interests in this proceeding, in particular with regard to issues concerning access to the file, confidentiality, extension of time limits and the treatment of written and/or oral submission of views. For further information and contact details, interested parties may consult the Hearing Officer’s web pages on the website of DG Trade (http://ec.europa.eu/trade),. A review of Regulation (EC) No 1659/2005 is hereby initiated pursuant to Article 11(4) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 in order to determine if and to what extent the imports of chemically bonded, unfired magnesia bricks, whose magnesia component contains at least 80 % MgO, whether or not containing magnesite, falling within CN codes ex 6815 91 00, ex 6815 99 10 and ex 6815 99 90 (TARIC codes 6815910010, 6815991020 and 6815999020) originating in the People’s Republic of China, produced and sold for export to the Community by Yingkou Dalmond Refractories Co., Ltd (TARIC additional code A853) should be subject to the anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 1659/2005. The anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1659/2005 is hereby repealed with regard to the imports identified in Article 1 of this Regulation. The customs authorities of the Member States are hereby directed, pursuant to Article 14(5) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96, to take the appropriate steps to register the imports identified in Article 1 of this Regulation. Registration shall expire nine months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation. 1.   Interested parties, if their representations are to be taken into account during the investigation, must make themselves known to the Commission, present their views in writing and submit the replies to the questionnaire mentioned in recital 8(a) of this Regulation or any other information, unless otherwise specified, within 40 days of the entry into force of this Regulation.Interested parties may also apply in writing to be heard by the Commission within the same 40-day time limit.2.   Parties to the investigation may wish to comment on the appropriateness of the United States of America, which is envisaged as a market-economy third country for the purpose of establishing normal value in respect of the People’s Republic of China, must submit their comments within 10 days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation.3.   A duly substantiated claim for market economy treatment must reach the Commission within 21 days of the date of the entry into force of this Regulation.4.   All submissions and requests made by interested parties must be made in writing (not in electronic format, unless otherwise specified) and must indicate the name, address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers of the interested party. All written submissions, including the information requested in this Regulation, questionnaire replies and correspondence provided by interested parties on a confidential basis shall be labelled as ‘Limited (4)’ and, in accordance with Article 19(2) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96, shall be accompanied by a non-confidential version, which will be labelled ‘FOR INSPECTION BY INTERESTED PARTIES’.Any information relating to the matter and/or any request for a hearing should be sent to the following address:European CommissionDirectorate General for TradeDirectorate HOffice: J-79 4/23B-1049 BrusselsFax (32-2) 295 65 05 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 December 2007.For the CommissionPeter MANDELSONMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 2117/2005 (OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 17).(2)  OJ L 267, 12.10.2005, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.(4)  This means that the document is for internal use only. It is protected pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43). It is a confidential document pursuant to Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 and Article 6 of the WTO Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 (Anti-dumping Agreement). +",import;anti-dumping legislation;anti-dumping code;anti-dumping proceeding;heat-resisting materials;heat-resistant product;high-temperature materials;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;anti-dumping duty;final anti-dumping duty;temporary anti-dumping duty;China;People’s Republic of China;brick,17 +8969,"91/558/ECSC, EEC, Euratom: Commission Decision of 23 October 1991 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 May 1991 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in non-member countries. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities,Having regard to the Staff Regulations of the Officials of the European Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 3736/90 (2), and in particular the second paragraph ofArticle 13of Annex X thereto,Whereas, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, Council Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 2330/91 (3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 January 1991 to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment;Whereas the Commission has made a number of adjustments to these weightings in recent months, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations (4);Whereas some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 May 1991 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain non-member countries the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weighting and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down or adjusted,. Sole ArticleWith effect from 1 May 1991 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.The exchange rates for the payment of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the budget of the European Communities during the month preceding the date on which this Decision takes effect.. Done at Brussels, 23 October 1991. For the CommissionAntรณnio CARDOSO E CUNHAMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 56, 4. 3. 1968, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 360, 22. 12. 1990, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 214, 2. 8. 1991, p. 3. (4) OJ No L 282, 10. 10. 1991, pp. 32 and 34.ANNEXCountry of employment Weightings applicable with effect from 1 May 1991 Argentina 103,9600000 Jamaica 60,8000000 Jordan 67,8600000 Lebanon 23,6600000 Peru 344,3000000 Poland 19,7400000 Sierra Leone 63,6500000 Somalia 15,4000000 Syria 178,3000000 USSR 136,4300000 Yugoslavia 66,3100000 Zaire 30,3500000 Zambia 42,5500000 Zimbabwe 38,9900000 +",European official;EC basic post;EC staff;EU official;official of the EU;official of the European Union;staff of the EC;third country;pay rise;wage increase;pay;remuneration;salary;wages;regulations for civil servants;exchange rate;dual exchange rate,17 +14755,"96/68/EC: Commission Decision of 14 December 1995 approving the 1996 programme presented by Greece for the control of echinococcosis/hydatidosis and setting the level of the Community's financial contribution (Only the Greek text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Council Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Articles 24 (6) and 32 thereof,Whereas Chapter 2 of Title III of Decision 90/424/EEC provides that the Community may make a financial contribution to measures aimed at the prevention of zoonoses;Whereas Greece has presented a programme for the control of echinococcosis/hydatidosis for 1996;Whereas the said programme is included in the list of programmes for the prevention of zoonoses which may receive a financial contribution from the Community in 1996, as laid down in Decision 95/469/EC (3);Whereas in view of the role of the programme in achieving the objectives pursued by the Community as regards the prevention of zoonoses, the Community's financial contribution should be set at 50 % of the costs borne by Greece in respect of its echinococcosis/hydatidosis control programme as amended on 16 November 1995, up to a maximum of ECU 200 000;Whereas the Community will make a financial contribution provided that the measures planned are carried out and the authorities supply all the information necessary within the time limit laid down;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The programme for the control of echinococcosis/hydatidosis presented by Greece is hereby approved for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1996. Greece shall bring into force on 1 January 1996 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the programme referred to in Article 1. 1. The Community's financial contribution is hereby set at 50 % of the costs borne by Greece for the implementation of the programme referred to in Article 1, up to a maximum of ECU 200 000, for:- epidemiological surveys,- registration and testing of dogs,- laboratory analysis,- treatment of infected dogs,- awareness and information campaigns.2. The financial contribution of the Community shall be granted after:- a quarterly report has been forwarded to the Commission on the progress of the programme and the expenditure incurred,- a final report has been forwarded to the Commission by 1 June 1997 at the latest on the technical implementation of the programme, accompanied by supporting documents relating to the expenditure incurred. This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic.. Done at Brussels, 14 December 1995.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19.(2) OJ No L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 31.(3) OJ No L 269, 11. 11. 1995, p. 26. +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;Greece;Hellenic Republic;veterinary inspection;veterinary control;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;domestic animal;pet;action programme;framework programme;plan of action;work programme,17 +37494,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 958/2009 of 14 October 2009 fixing an acceptance percentage for the issuing of export licences, rejecting export-licence applications and suspending the lodging of export-licence applications for out-of-quota sugar. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 7e in conjunction with Article 9(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) According to Article 61, first subparagraph, point (d) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 the sugar produced during the marketing year in excess of the quota referred to in Article 56 of that Regulation may be exported only within the quantitative limit fixed by the Commission.(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 274/2009 of 2 April 2009 fixing the quantitative limit for the exports of out-of-quota sugar and isoglucose until the end of the 2009/10 marketing year (3) sets the above mentioned limits.(3) The quantities of sugar covered by applications for export licences exceed the quantitative limit fixed by Regulation (EC) No 274/2009. An acceptance percentage should therefore be set for quantities applied for on 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 October 2009. All export-licence applications for sugar lodged after 9 October 2009 should accordingly be rejected and the lodging of export-licence applications should be suspended,. 1.   Export licences for out-of-quota sugar for which applications were lodged from 5 October to 9 October 2009 shall be issued for the quantities applied for, multiplied by an acceptance percentage of 17,275689 %.2.   Applications for out-of-quota sugar export licences submitted on 12 October, 13 October, 14 October, 15 October and 16 October 2009 are hereby rejected.3.   The lodging of applications for out-of-quota sugar export licences shall be suspended for the period 19 October to 30 September 2010. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 October 2009.For the CommissionJean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 178, 1.7.2006, p. 24.(3)  OJ L 91, 3.4.2009, p. 16. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;isoglucose;export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;sugar;fructose;fruit sugar;export;export sale,17 +30940,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1605/2005 of 30 September 2005 fixing the refunds applicable to cereal and rice sector products supplied as Community and national food aid. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1) and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice (2) and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2681/74 of 21 October 1974 on Community financing of expenditure incurred in respect of the supply of agricultural products as food aid (3) lays down that the portion of the expenditure corresponding to the export refunds on the products in question fixed under Community rules is to be charged to the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section.(2) In order to make it easier to draw up and manage the budget for Community food aid actions and to enable the Member States to know the extent of Community participation in the financing of national food aid actions, the level of the refunds granted for these actions should be determined.(3) The general and implementing rules provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 and in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 on export refunds are applicable mutatis mutandis to the abovementioned operations.(4) The specific criteria to be used for calculating the export refund on rice are set out in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. For Community and national food aid operations under international agreements or other supplementary programmes, and other Community free supply measures, the refunds applicable to cereals and rice sector products shall be as set out in the Annex. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2005.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 September 2005.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ L 187, 19.7.2005, p. 11).(2)  OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002 (OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27).(3)  OJ L 288, 25.10.1974, p. 1.ANNEXto the Commission Regulation of 30 September 2005 fixing the refunds applicable to cereal and rice sector products supplied as Comunity and national food aid(EUR/t)Product code Refund1001 10 00 9400 0,001001 90 99 9000 0,001002 00 00 9000 0,001003 00 90 9000 0,001005 90 00 9000 0,001006 30 92 9100 0,001006 30 92 9900 0,001006 30 94 9100 0,001006 30 94 9900 0,001006 30 96 9100 0,001006 30 96 9900 0,001006 30 98 9100 0,001006 30 98 9900 0,001006 30 65 9900 0,001007 00 90 9000 0,001101 00 15 9100 10,281101 00 15 9130 9,601102 10 00 9500 0,001102 20 10 9200 56,201102 20 10 9400 48,171103 11 10 9200 0,001103 13 10 9100 72,251104 12 90 9100 0,00NB: The product codes are defined in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1), amended. +",humanitarian aid;humanitarian action;humanitarian assistance;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;rice;cereals;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +15284,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 315/96 of 21 February 1996 on detailed rules of application for aid for increasing cow's milk production in the French overseas departments and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1756/93. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 of 16 December 1991 introducing specific measures in respect of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the French overseas departments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2598/95 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 150/95 (4), and in particular Article 6 (2) thereof,Whereas Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 provides that aid is to be granted to increase production of cow's milk in the French overseas departments within the limit of these territories' consumption requirements and a maximum of 20 000 tonnes per year; whereas aid is to be granted to producers and producer groups on quantities delivered to dairies; whereas it is necessary to specify certain rules of application for the measure and to supplement Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1756/93 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 693/95 (6), by specifying the agricultural conversion rate to be used; whereas no aid is to be granted on skimmed milk used as animal feed;Whereas the authorities managing the aid should be given the necessary powers to prevent its being deflected from its purpose of increasing cow's milk production within the limit of human consumption in the FOD;Whereas procedures must be introduced by the national authorities for verifying proper operation of the aid scheme; whereas periodic notification should be made to the Commission;Whereas Regulation (EC) No 2598/95 introducing the aid to increase cow's milk production came into force on 12 November 1995 and the rules for its application must take effect on the same date;Whereas the measures provided for by this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. For the purposes of this Regulation:(a) 'whole milk` shall be the product, unmodified in composition, given by milking one or more cows;(b) a 'dairy` shall be an undertaking or group purchasing milk or other milk products from the producer and treating, processing and/or selling these to one or more undertakings treating or processing milk or other milk products. 1. Aid shall be granted on written request by dairies undertaking to:(a) keep stock records showing at least the quantity delivered each month by each producer and the quantities of milk resold and/or of the various products of the dairy;(b) submit to all checks required by the Member State on stock record accuracy and product quality.2. Aid applications shall be made for quarterly throughputs to the competent authority no later than the last day of the month following the end of the quarter on a standard form specified by the competent authority on which at least the following information shall be given:- the quantity of milk delivered by each producer,- the quantities of milk resold or used in each product, including skimmed milk for animal feed,- the dairy's name and address,- the aid amount.Aid applications for throughput during the period 12 November to 31 December 1995 shall however be made at the same time as those for throughput in the first quarter of 1996.3. The aid shall be paid to the dairy, after a check on the accuracy of the information provided, no later than the last day of the second month following the end of the quarter concerned.4. The dairy shall transfer the entire aid amount to the benefiting producers or producer groups no later than the 15th day following that on which payment was made to it. The French Republic shall notify to the Commission no later than 15 October each year the quantities on which aid was paid in the previous milk year. 1. The French Republic shall take all appropriate action, in particular by checks, to ensure that aid is actually paid to producers and producer groups and is not granted on skimmed milk for animal feed.2. Checks made under Article 2 (1) must be the subject of a report specifying;- date,- place,- findings.3. The competent authorities shall notify irregularity cases to the Commission within four weeks. The following point 5 is added to Part A of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1756/93:>TABLE> This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 12 November 1995.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 February 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 356, 24. 12. 1991, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 267, 9. 11. 1995, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 22, 31. 1. 1995, p. 1.(5) OJ No L 161, 2. 7. 1993, p. 48.(6) OJ No L 71, 3. 3. 1995, p. 52. +",French overseas department and region;French Overseas Department;human nutrition;milk;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;representative rate;agricultural conversion rate;agricultural unit of account;green exchange rate;green rate;green unit of account;production aid;aid to producers,17 +25004,"2003/231/EC: Council Decision of 17 March 2003 concerning the accession of the European Community to the Protocol of Amendment to the International Convention on the simplification and harmonisation of customs procedures (Kyoto Convention). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) The Community has been a Contracting Party to the International Convention on the simplification and harmonisation of customs procedures, hereinafter referred to as ""the Convention"", since 1974.(2) At its sessions on 26 June 1999 the Customs Cooperation Council adopted the Protocol of Amendment to the Convention. Appendix I to the Protocol of Amendment contains the text of the revised Preamble and of the revised articles of the Convention, Appendix II to the Protocol of Amendment contains the revised General Annex and Appendix III to the Protocol of Amendment contains the revised specific annexes. The revised Preamble and the revised articles of the Convention together with the revised General Annex and the revised specific annexes are called the revised Kyoto Convention.(3) The implementation of the principles of the revised Kyoto Convention will yield significant and measurable results by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of customs administrations and, therefore, the economic competitiveness of nations; it will also encourage investment and the development of industry and it can increase the participation of small and medium-sized enterprises in international trade.(4) The revised Kyoto Convention is an essential element in the facilitation of trade and as such an important stimulus for economic growth for those partners which have accepted it.(5) Contracting Parties to the revised Kyoto Convention show commitment to the application of clear, transparent and up-to-date customs procedures, allowing for a more rapid customs clearance of goods through new use of information technology and new techniques for customs control such as risk assessment and audits.(6) The Protocol of Amendment, including Appendices I and II thereto, are to enter into force three months after 40 Contracting Parties to the Convention have expressed their consent to be bound by the Protocol of Amendment, including Appendices I and II.(7) Initially the European Community is to accede to the Protocol of Amendment, including Appendices I and II thereto. Accession to the revised specific annexes, contained in Appendix III to the Protocol of Amendment, will be decided at a later stage,. 1. The accession of the European Community to the Protocol of Amendment to the International Convention on the simplification and harmonisation of customs procedures, with the exception of Appendix III, is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community.2. The text of the Protocol of Amendment, including Appendices I and II, appear in Annex I to this Decision.3. The information required under Article 8(5)(a) and the notification required under Article 11 of the revised Kyoto Convention appear in Annexes II and III respectively to this Decision. 1. The Community shall be represented in the Management Committee provided for in Article 6 of Appendix I to the Protocol of Amendment to the Convention by the Commission, assisted by the representatives of the Member States.2. The position to be adopted by the Community in the Management Committee, when it deals with questions within the competence of the Community, shall be adopted by the Council acting in accordance with the voting rules resulting from the applicable provisions of the Treaty. 1. The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to deposit the instrument of accession to the Protocol of Amendment, including Appendices I and II, on behalf of the Community. Such deposit shall take place at the same time as the deposit of instruments of accession by the Member States.2. The persons empowered shall also communicate to the Secretary-General of the Customs Cooperation Council the information and the notification, which appear in Annexes II and III respectively to this Decision. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 17 March 2003.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. Drys +",customs harmonisation;customs harmonization;harmonisation of customs legislation;harmonisation of customs procedures;amendment;parliamentary veto;protocol to an agreement;approximation of laws;legislative harmonisation;simplification of formalities;reduction of formalities;simplification of customs checks;international convention;multilateral convention;accession to an agreement;accession to a convention;accession to a treaty,17 +4863,"2009/816/EC,Euratom: Council and Commission Decision of 19 October 2009 on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 44(2), the last sentence of Article 47(2), and Articles 55, 57(2), 71, 80(2), 93, 94, 133 and 181a, in conjunction with the second sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Having regard to the Council’s approval pursuant to Article 101 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,Whereas:(1) The Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, was signed on behalf of the European Community and the Member States on 9 December 2008 in accordance with Council Decision 2009/173/EC (2).(2) Pending its entry into force, the Protocol has been applied on a provisional basis as from 1 January 2007.(3) The Protocol should be concluded,. The Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the Member States.The text of the Protocol is annexed to this Decision (3). The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the European Community and its Member States, give the notification provided for in Article 3 of the Protocol. The President of the Commission shall simultaneously give such notification on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community.. Done at Luxembourg, 19 October 2009.For the CouncilThe PresidentE. ERLANDSSONFor the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  Opinion of the European Parliament of 10 July 2007 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(2)  OJ L 62, 6.3.2009, p. 7.(3)  OJ L 62, 6.3.2009, p. 9. +",accession to the European Union;EU accession;accession to the Community;act of accession;application for accession;consequence of accession;request for accession;protocol to an agreement;ratification of an agreement;conclusion of an agreement;Romania;Bulgaria;Republic of Bulgaria;cooperation agreement (EU);EC cooperation agreement;Azerbaijan;Republic of Azerbaijan,17 +38575,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 622/2010 of 15 July 2010 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Pesca di Leonforte (PGI)). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Italy’s application to register the name ‘Pesca di Leonforte’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 July 2010.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(2)  OJ C 266, 7.11.2009, p. 17.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.6.   Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processedITALYPesca di Leonforte (PGI) +",fruit;Italy;Italian Republic;location of production;location of agricultural production;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +36382,"2009/87/EC: Commission Decision of 29 January 2009 on the clearance of the accounts of certain paying agencies in Estonia, The Netherlands and Portugal concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) for the 2007 financial year (notified under document number C(2009) 414). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (1), and in particular Articles 30 and 32 thereof,After consulting the Committee on the Agricultural Funds,Whereas:(1) Commission Decision 2008/396/EC (2) cleared, for the 2007 financial year, the accounts of all the paying agencies except for the Estonian paying agency ‘PRIA’, the Greek paying agency ‘OPEKEPE’, the Finnish paying agency ‘MAVI’, the Italian paying agency ‘ARBEA’, the Maltese paying agency ‘MRAE’, the Dutch paying agency ‘Dienst Regelingen’ and the Portuguese paying agencies ‘IFADAP’, ‘INGA’ and ‘IFAP’.(2) Following the transmission of new information and after additional checks, the Commission can now take a decision on the integrality, accuracy and veracity of the accounts submitted by the Estonian paying agency ‘PRIA’, the Dutch paying agency ‘Dienst Regelingen’ and the Portuguese paying agency ‘INGA’.(3) The first subparagraph of Article 10(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 885/2006 of 21 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 as regards the accreditation of paying agencies and other bodies and the clearance of the accounts of the EAGF and of the EAFRD (3) lays down that the amounts that are recoverable from, or payable to, each Member State, in accordance with the accounts clearance decision referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 10(1) of the said Regulation, shall be determined by deducting advances paid during the financial year in question, i.e. 2007, from expenditure recognised for that year in accordance with paragraph 1. Such amounts are to be deducted from, or added to, the advances against expenditure from the second month following that in which the accounts clearance decision is taken.(4) Pursuant to Article 32(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, 50 % of the financial consequences of non-recovery of irregularities shall be borne by the Member State concerned and 50 % by the Community budget if the recovery of those irregularities has not taken place within four years of the primary administrative or judicial finding, or within eight years if the recovery is taken to the national courts. Article 32(3) of the said Regulation obliges Member States to submit to the Commission, together with the annual accounts, a summary report on the recovery procedures undertaken in response to irregularities. Detailed rules on the application of the Member States’ reporting obligation of the amounts to be recovered are laid down in Regulation (EC) No 885/2006. Annex III to the said Regulation provides the model tables 1 and 2 that have to be provided in 2008 by the Member States. On the basis of the tables completed by the Member States, the Commission should decide on the financial consequences of non-recovery of irregularities older than four or eight years respectively. This Decision is without prejudice to future conformity decisions pursuant to Article 32(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005.(5) Pursuant to Article 32(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, Member States may decide not to pursue recovery. Such a decision may only be taken if the costs already and likely to be incurred total more than the amount to be recovered or if the recovery proves impossible owing to the insolvency, recorded and recognised under national law, of the debtor or the persons legally responsible for the irregularity. If that decision has been taken within four years of the primary administrative or judicial finding or within eight years if the recovery is taken to the national courts, 100 % of the financial consequences of the non-recovery should be borne by the Community budget. In the summary report referred to in Article 32(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 the amounts for which the Member State decided not to pursue recovery and the grounds for the decision are shown. These amounts are not charged to the Member States concerned and are consequently to be borne by the Community budget. This Decision is without prejudice to future conformity decisions pursuant to Article 32(8) of the said Regulation.(6) In clearing the accounts of the paying agencies concerned, the Commission must take account of the amounts already withheld from the Member States concerned on the basis of Decision 2008/396/EC.(7) In accordance with Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, this Decision does not prejudice decisions taken subsequently by the Commission excluding from Community financing expenditure not effected in accordance with Community rules,. The accounts of the Estonian paying agency ‘PRIA’, the Dutch paying agency ‘Dienst Regelingen’ and the Portuguese paying agency ‘INGA’ concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF), in respect of the 2007 financial year, are hereby cleared.The amounts which are recoverable from, or payable to, each Member State concerned pursuant to this Decision, including those resulting from the application of Article 32(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, are set out in the Annex. This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Estonia, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Portuguese Republic.. Done at Brussels, 29 January 2009.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 139, 29.5.2008, p. 33.(3)  OJ L 171, 23.6.2006, p. 90.ANNEXCLEARANCE OF THE PAYING AGENCIES' ACCOUNTSFINANCIAL YEAR 2007AMOUNT TO BE RECOVERED FROM OR PAID TO THE MEMBER STATENote: Nomenclature 2009: 05 07 01 06, 05 02 16 02, 6701, 6702, 6803.MS 2007 — Expenditure/assigned revenue for the paying agencies for which the accounts are Total a + b Reductions and suspensions for the whole financial year (1) Reductions according to Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 Total including reductions and suspensions Payments made to the Member State for the financial year (2) Amount to be recovered from (–) or paid to (+) the Member State Amount recovered from (–) or paid to (+) the Member State under Decision 2008/396/EC Amount to be recovered from (–) or paid to (+) the Member State under this decision (3)cleared disjoined= expenditure/assigned revenue declared in the annual declaration = total of the expenditure/assigned revenue in the monthly declarationsa = xxxxx – A (col.i) b = xxxxx – A (col.h) c = a + b d = xxxxx – C1 (col. e) e = xxxxx – ART32 f = c + d + e g h = f – g i j = h – iEE EEK 48 756 155,26 0,00 48 756 155,26 0,00 0,00 48 756 155,26 43 218 699,70 5 537 455,56 0,00 5 537 455,56EE EUR 35 127 040,45 0,00 35 127 040,45 0,00 0,00 35 127 040,45 35 126 777,91 262,54 0,00 262,54NL EUR 1 013 075 985,35 0,00 1 013 075 985,35 – 197 851,62 –99 891,82 1 012 778 241,91 1 014 343 940,20 –1 565 698,29 0,00 –1 565 698,29PT EUR 528 151 439,51 189 388 757,34 717 540 196,85 –35 399,52 0,00 717 504 797,33 717 209 444,82 295 352,51 0,00 295 352,51MS Expenditure (4) Assigned revenue (4) Sugar Fund Article 32 (= e) Total (= j)Expenditure (5) Assigned revenue (5)05 07 01 06 6701 05 02 16 02 6803 6702k l m n o p = k + l + m + n + oEE EEK 5 537 455,56 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 5 537 455,56EE EUR 262,54 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 262,54NL EUR 163 611,00 –1 629 417,47 0,00 0,00 –99 891,82 –1 565 698,29PT EUR 295 352,51 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 295 352,51(1)  In respect of NL, reductions made regarding ‘other reductions’ (EUR –1 338,54) have already been booked by the Member State in the accounts. The reductions and suspensions are those taken into account in the payment system, to which are added in particular the corrections for the non-respect of payment deadlines established in August, September and October 2007.(2)  Payments made in euro are broken down according to the currency of declarations. In case of EE the total expenditure has been divided in euro and national currency parts (Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/2006).(3)  For the calculation of the amount to be recovered from or paid to the Member State, the amount taken into account is the total of the annual declaration for the expenditure cleared (column a), or the total of the monthly declarations for the expenditure disjoined (column b). Applicable exchange rate: Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2006.(4)  If the assigned revenue part would be in the advantage of the Member State, it has to be declared under 05 07 01 06.(5)  If the assigned revenue part of the Sugar Fund would be in the advantage of the Member State, it has to be declared under 05 02 16 02.Note: Nomenclature 2009: 05 07 01 06, 05 02 16 02, 6701, 6702, 6803. +",rural development;rural planning;Netherlands;Holland;Kingdom of the Netherlands;Portugal;Portuguese Republic;agricultural expenditure;expenditure on agriculture;farm spending;Estonia;Republic of Estonia;closing of accounts;clearance of accounts;rendering of accounts;EAGGF Guarantee Section;EAGGF Guarantee Section aid,17 +813,"88/415/EEC: Council Decision of 19 July 1988 on the granting, by certain Member States, of aid for the short-term private storage of table wine and must. Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 93(2) thereof,Having regard to the requests submitted by the French Republic and the Italian Republic,Whereas, pursuant to Article 76 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine(1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2253/88(2), Articles 92, 93 and 94 of the Treaty were made applicable to the production of, and trade in, wine and must;Whereas, by Decision 87/375/EEC(3), the Council decided that national aid for the short-term private storage of table wines and must granted by certain Member States was to be regarded as compatible with the common market for the 1987/88 wine marketing year;Whereas, having regard to the heavy surpluses on the market in table wines and must, this national aid contributes, at the start of the wine marketing year, to the same objectives of rationalizing the said market as the measures to stabilize the market applied at Community level;Whereas, in order to avoid too abrupt a transfer to an arrangement which excludes all national aid for short-term private storage, it is essential to provide for the payment of this aid to continue in certain Member States, while limiting the period during which it may be granted;Whereas exceptional circumstances thus continue to prevail, giving grounds for regarding the said aid as compatible with the common market for the 1988/89 wine marketing year until 15 December 1988,. National aid for the short-term private storage of table wine and must granted in France and Italy shall be deemed compatible with the common market for the 1988/89 wine marketing year until 15 December 1988. This Decision is addressed to the French Republic and the Italian Republic.. Done at Brussels, 18 July 1988.For the CouncilThe PresidentY. POTTAKIS (1)OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1.(2)See page 35 of this Official Journal.(3)OJ No L 200, 21. 7. 1987, p. 17. +",Italy;Italian Republic;fruit product;fruit must;fruit pulp;grape must;jam;marmalade;preserves;private stock;table wine;ordinary wine;wine for direct consumption;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid,17 +5234,"2011/805/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 30 November 2011 establishing the financial contribution by the Union to the expenditure incurred in the context of the emergency vaccination plans against bluetongue in Sweden in 2007 and 2008 (notified under document C(2011) 8737). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Decision 2009/470/EC of 25 May 2009 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), and in particular Article 3(3), (4) and second indent of (6) thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with Article 75 of the Financial Regulation and Article 90(1) of the Implementing Rules, the commitment of expenditure from the Union budget shall be preceded by a financing decision setting out the essential elements of the action involving expenditure and adopted by the institution or the authorities to which powers have been delegated by the institution.(2) Decision 2009/470/EC lays down the procedures governing the financial contribution from the Union towards specific veterinary measures, including emergency measures. With a view to helping to eradicate bluetongue as rapidly as possible the Union should contribute financially to eligible expenditure borne by the Member States. The second indent of Article 3(6) of that Decision lays down rules on the percentage that must be applied to the costs incurred by the Member States.(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 349/2005 (2) lays down rules on the Community financing of emergency measures and of the campaign to combat certain animal diseases under Council Decision 90/424/EEC. Article 3 of that Regulation lays down rules on the expenditure eligible for Union financial support.(4) Commission Decision 2008/655/EC (3) as modified by Decision 2009/19/EC (4) granted a financial contribution by the Union towards emergency measures to combat bluetongue in Sweden in 2007 and 2008.(5) On 30 March 2009, Sweden submitted an official request for reimbursement as set out in Article 7(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 349/2005. The Commission’s observations, method of calculating the eligible expenditure and final conclusions were communicated to Sweden in a letter dated 28 March 2011.(6) The payment of the financial contribution from the Union must be subject to the condition that the planned activities were actually implemented and that the authorities provided all the necessary information within the set deadlines.(7) The Swedish authorities have fully complied with their technical and administrative obligations as set out in Article 3(4) of Decision 2009/470/EC and Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 349/2005.(8) In view of the above considerations, the total amount of the financial support from the Union to the eligible expenditure incurred associated with the eradication of bluetongue in Sweden in 2007 and 2008 should now be fixed according to Article 3(2) of Decision 2008/655/EC.(9) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The financial contribution from the Union towards the expenditure associated with eradicating bluetongue in Sweden in 2007 and 2008 is fixed at EUR 1 281 076,73. It constitutes a financing decision in the meaning of Article 75 of the Financial Regulation. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Sweden.. Done at Brussels, 30 November 2011.For the CommissionJohn DALLIMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 155, 18.6.2009, p. 30.(2)  OJ L 55, 1.3.2005, p. 12.(3)  OJ L 214, 9.8.2008, p. 66.(4)  OJ L 8, 13.1.2009, p. 31. +",veterinary inspection;veterinary control;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;sheep;ewe;lamb;ovine species;Sweden;Kingdom of Sweden;vaccination;distribution of EU funding;distribution of Community funding;distribution of European Union funding;emergency aid,17 +25137,"2003/506/EC: Commission Decision of 3 July 2003 amending Decisions 2001/881/EC drawing up a list of border inspection posts agreed for veterinary checks on animals and animal products from third countries, and 2002/459/EC listing the units in the ANIMO computer network (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries(1), and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC(2), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC(3), and in particular Article 6(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) The list of border inspection posts for veterinary checks on live animals and animal products from third countries, approved by Commission Decision 2001/881/EC(4), as last amended by Decision 2002/986/EC(5), which includes the ANIMO unit number for every border inspection post, must be updated to take account in particular of developments in certain Member States and of Community inspections.(2) The list of ANIMO units in Commission Decision 2002/459/EC(6), as amended by Decision 2002/986/EC which includes the ANIMO unit number for each border inspection post in the Community, must accordingly be updated to take account of any relevant changes and to maintain an identical list to that in Decision 2001/881/EC.(3) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The Annex to Decision 2001/881/EC is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Decision. The Annex to Decision 2002/459/EC is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 3 July 2003.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9.(2) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56.(3) OJ L 162, 1.7.1996, p. 1.(4) OJ L 326, 11.12.2001, p. 44.(5) OJ L 344, 19.12.2002, p. 20.(6) OJ L 159, 17.6.2002, p. 27.ANNEX I""ANEXO/BILAG/ANHANG/ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ/ANNEX/ANNEXE/ALLEGATO/BIJLAGE/ANEXO/LIITE/BILAGALISTA DE PUESTOS DE INSPECCIÓN FRONTERIZOS AUTORIZADOS/LISTE OVER GODKENDTE GRÆNSEKONTROLSTEDER/VERZEICHNIS DER ZUGELASSENEN GRENZKONTROLLSTELLEN/ΚΑΤΑΛΟΓΟΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΓΚΕΚΡΙΜΕΝΩΝ ΜΕΘΟΡΙΑΚΩΝ ��ΤΑΘΜΩΝ ΕΠΙΘΕΩΡΗΣΗΣ/LIST OF AGREED BORDER INSPECTIONS POSTS/LISTE DES POSTES D'INSPECTION FRONTALIERS AGRÉÉS/ELENCO DEI POSTI DI ISPEZIONE FRONTALIERI RICONOSCIUTI/LIJST VAN DE ERKENDE INSPECTIEPOSTEN AAN DE GRENS/LISTA DOS POSTOS DE INSPECÇÃO APROVADOS/LUETTELO HYVÄKSYTYISTÄ RAJATARKASTUSASEMISTA/FÖRTECKNING ÖVER GODKÄNDA GRÄNSKONTROLLSTATIONER>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>""ANNEX IIThe Annex to Decision 2002/459/EC is amended as follows:1. In the section for border inspection posts in GERMANY:the whole of the entry for 0148999 R Bietingen is deletedthe entry for 0153399 F Furth im Wald-Bahnhof is deleted.2. In the section for border inspection posts in BELGIUM:the following entry is added:Oostende (Zeehaven) P 0502599.3. In the section for border inspection posts in the UNITED KINGDOM:the whole of the entry for 0711499 P Dover is deletedthe whole of the entry for 0712599 P Great Yarmouth is deletedthe whole of the entry for 0710899 P Harwich is deletedthe whole of the entry for 0720299 P Milford Haven is deletedthe whole of the entry for 0730199 P Scabster is deletedthe whole of the entry for 0713899 P Teesport is deletedthe whole of the entry for 0713699 P Teignmouth is deletedthe whole of the entry for 0731299 P Wick is deleted.4. In the section for border inspection posts in IRELAND:the whole of the entry for 0802699 P Cork is deletedthe whole of the entry for 08027099 P Killybegs is deleted.5. In the section for border inspection posts in PORTUGAL:the whole the entry for 120499 P Figuera da Foz is deletedthe whole the entry for 1204799 P Olhao is deletedthe whole the entry for 1204199 P Portimao is deleted.6. In the section for border inspection posts in FINLAND:the whole of the entry for 1400599 P Kotka is deleted. +",veterinary inspection;veterinary control;live animal;animal on the hoof;third country;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;information network;customs inspection;customs check;database;data bank,17 +36359,"2009/28/EC: Commission Decision of 13 January 2009 concerning the non-inclusion of flurprimidol in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing that substance (notified under document number C(2008) 8967) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (1), and in particular the fourth subparagraph of Article 8(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC provides that a Member State may, during a period of 12 years following the notification of that Directive, authorise the placing on the market of plant protection products containing active substances not listed in Annex I to that Directive that are already on the market two years after the date of notification, while those substances are gradually being examined within the framework of a programme of work.(2) Commission Regulations (EC) No 451/2000 (2) and (EC) No 1490/2002 (3) lay down the detailed rules for the implementation of the third stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC and establish a list of active substances to be assessed with a view to their possible inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. That list includes flurprimidol.(3) For flurprimidol the effects on human health and the environment have been assessed in accordance with the provisions laid down in Regulations (EC) No 451/2000 and (EC) No 1490/2002 for a range of uses proposed by the notifier. Moreover, those Regulations designate the rapporteur Member States which have to submit the relevant assessment reports and recommendations to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002. For flurprimidol the rapporteur Member State was Finland and all relevant information was submitted on 20 April 2007.(4) The assessment report has been peer reviewed by the Member States and the EFSA within its Working Group Evaluation and presented to the Commission on 31 July 2008 in the format of the EFSA conclusion regarding the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance flurprimidol (4). This report has been reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and finalised on 26 September 2008 in the format of the Commission review report for flurprimidol.(5) During the evaluation of this active substance, a number of concerns have been identified. In particular, based on the available information, the operator and worker exposure exceed the AOEL (acceptable operator exposure level) in all evaluated scenarios and conditions of use. Moreover, no data was available on the impurity profile of batches used in toxicological studies. Consequently, it was not possible to conclude on the basis of the information available that flurprimidol met the criteria for inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC.(6) The Commission invited the notifier to submit its comments on the results of the peer review and on its intention or not to further support the substance. The notifier submitted its comments which have been carefully examined. However, despite the arguments put forward by the notifier, the concerns identified could not be eliminated, and assessments made on the basis of the information submitted and evaluated during the EFSA expert meetings have not demonstrated that it may be expected that, under the proposed conditions of use, plant protection products containing flurprimidol satisfy in general the requirements laid down in Article 5(1)(a) and (b) of Directive 91/414/EEC.(7) Flurprimidol should therefore not be included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC.(8) Measures should be taken to ensure that authorisations granted for plant protection products containing flurprimidol are withdrawn within a fixed period of time and are not renewed and that no new authorisations for such products are granted.(9) Any period of grace granted by a Member State for the disposal, storage, placing on the market and use of existing stocks of plant protection products containing flurprimidol should be limited to 12 months in order to allow existing stocks to be used in one further growing season, which ensures that plant protection products containing flurprimidol remain available to farmers for 18 months from the adoption of this Decision.(10) This Decision does not prejudice the submission of an application for flurprimidol according to the provisions of Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC, the detailed implementation rules of which have been laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 33/2008 (5), in view of a possible inclusion in its Annex I.(11) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Flurprimidol shall not be included as active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. Member States shall ensure that:(a) authorisations for plant protection products containing flurprimidol are withdrawn by 13 July 2009;(b) no authorisations for plant protection products containing flurprimidol are granted or renewed from the date of publication of this Decision. Any period of grace granted by Member States in accordance with the provisions of Article 4(6) of Directive 91/414/EEC, shall be as short as possible and shall expire on 13 July 2010 at the latest. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 January 2009.For the CommissionAndroulla VASSILIOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 55, 29.2.2000, p. 25.(3)  OJ L 224, 21.8.2002, p. 23.(4)  EFSA Scientific Report (2008) 151, Conclusion on the peer review of flurprimidol, finalised 31 July 2008.(5)  OJ L 15, 18.1.2008, p. 5. +",marketing standard;grading;pharmaceutical product;disinfectant;pharmaceutical preparation;pharmaceutical speciality;environmental protection;conservation of nature;nature protection;preservation of the environment;protection of nature;plant health product;plant protection product;health risk;danger of sickness;dangerous substance;dangerous product,17 +1157,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2430/90 of 21 August 1990 fixing for the 1990/91 marketing year the amount of the aid for the calculation of certain varieties of grape intended for drying. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2201/90 (2), and in particular Article 6 (6) thereof,Whereas, under Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86, new aid arrangements in respect of specialized areas for the cultivation of sultanas, currants and muscatels take effect as from the 1990/91 marketing year; whereas these arrangements will gradually replace the existing system of production aid;Whereas, under Article 6a (1) of the abovementioned Regulation, per hectare aid may, for the 1990/91 marketing year, account for only 15 % of the minimum price to be paid to producers for the 1989/90 marketing year; whereas the Community aid per hectare should be set at the level laid down in this Regulation;Whereas the aid may be differentiated on the basis of the varieties of grapes and on other factors which may affect per hectare yields;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,. For the 1990/91 marketing year the per hectare aid for the cultivation of sultanas, currants and muscatels intended for processing pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 is hereby fixed at ECU 511 per hectare of specialized area harvested. This amount, however, is fixed without prejudice to the differentiation to be carried out, before 1 November 1990, in application of Article 6 (1), third paragraph, of the abovementioned Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 August 1990.For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 49, 27. 2. 1986, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 201, 31. 7. 1990, p. 1. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;grape;table grape;dried product;dried fig;dried food;dried foodstuff;prune;raisin;food processing;processing of food;processing of foodstuffs;production aid;aid to producers,17 +2003,"82/352/EEC: Commission Decision of 10 May 1982 approving the plan for the accelerated eradication of classical swine fever presented by the French Republic (Only the French text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 80/1095/EEC of 11 November 1980 laying down conditions designed to render and keep the territory of the Community free from classical swine fever (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,Having regard to Council Decision 80/1096/EEC of 11 November 1980 introducing Community financial measures for the radiction of classical swine fever (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Whereas, by letter dated 28 December 1981, the French Republic has communicated to the Commission a plan for the accelerated eradiction of classical swine fever;Whereas the plan has been examined and found to comply with Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January 1980 introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (3) and with Directive 80/1095/EEC; whereas the conditions for financial participation by the Community are therefore met;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee; whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted,. The plan for the accelerated eradication of classical swine fever presented by the French Republic is hereby approved. The French Republic shall bring into force by 1 June 1982 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary for implementing the plan referred to in Article 1. This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.. Done at Brussels, 10 May 1982.For the CommissionPoul DALSAGERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 325, 1. 12. 1980, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 325, 1. 12. 1980, p. 5.(3) OJ No L 47, 21. 2. 1980, p. 11. +",France;French Republic;animal plague;cattle plague;rinderpest;swine fever;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;decontamination;disinfection;disease vector;disease carrier;disease-carrying insect,17 +24689,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2102/2002 of 28 November 2002 prohibiting fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of France. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 of 18 December 2001 fixing for 2002 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2000/2002(4), lays down quotas for cod for 2002.(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of cod in the waters of ICES divisions VIIb to k, VIII, IX, X, CECAF 34.11 (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France have exhausted the quota allocated for 2002. France has prohibited fishing for this stock from 31 October 2002. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,. Catches of cod in the waters of ICES divisions VIIb to k, VIII, IX, X, CECAF 34.11 (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to France for 2002.Fishing for cod in the waters of ICES divisions VIIb to k, VIII, IX, X, CECAF 34.11 (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 31 October 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 November 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5.(3) OJ L 347, 31.12.2001, p. 1.(4) OJ L 308, 9.11.2002, p. 13. +",France;French Republic;ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing regulations;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches,17 +8841,"91/229/EEC: Commission Decision of 20 March 1991 on applications for reimbursement of aid granted by Member States to organizations of nut and/or locust bean producers. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3920/90 (2), and in particular Article 14 g thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 789/89 (3) supplemented the aid arrangements for fruit and vegetable producer organizations by introducing an additional flat-rate aid, as an incentive to formation, to producers' organizations with economic activity centred on the production and marketing of nuts and/or locust beans;Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 790/89 (4) set the amount of the additional flat-rate aid provided for in Article 14 (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 for formation of producers' organizations;Whereas applications for reimbursement of additional flat-rate aid granted by Member States to organizations of producers of nuts and/or locust beans in order to cover additional costs of their formation must include certain information permitting verification of conformity of the expenditure with the requirements of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, in particular Article 14 (b) thereof;Whereas to permit effective monitoring of applications for reimbursement Member States must keep available for the Commission, for three years following the final reimbursement, all supporting documents on the basis of which aid was granted;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,. Article 11. Applications for reimbursement of expenditure under Article 14 (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 must be presented as indicated in the Annex to this Decision.2. Member States shall transmit to the Commission with their first application for reimbursement the texts of national implementing and control provisions and administrative instructions, and also forms or any other document relating to administration of the measure. Article 2Member States shall keep available for the Commission, for three years from the date of the final reimbursement, all documents, or certified copies thereof in their possession, on the basis of which aid as provided for in Article 14 (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 was granted, and also the complete file for each recipient. Article 3This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 March 1991. For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission (1) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 375, 31. 12. 1990, p. 17. (3) OJ No L 85, 30. 3. 1989, p. 3. (4) OJ No L 85, 30. 3. 1989, p. 6.ANNEX IApplications for reimbursement of expenditure under Article 14 C (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72General remarks1. Submission of applications1.1. A separate application must be made for each:- department (France),- region or autonomous province (Italy),- prefecture (Greece),- autonomous community (Spain),- region or autonomous region (Portugal).1.2. Applications for reimbursement and all complementary information are to be sent in three copies to:Commission of the European Communities,Directorate General for Agriculture,EAGGF-Guidance (VI-G-5),120, rue de la Loi,B-1049 BRUSSELS.To facilitate routing of mail please show on payment applications and all related correspondence the file number used by EAGGF Guidance Fund.2. Use of the ecuAs regards use of the ecu as provided for in Article 22 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purposes of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (1) must be adhered to. For payment applications it provides that:- statements of expenditure supporting payment requests are to be made in ecus or in national currency;- Member States making their statements in ecus are to convert their expenditure in national currency into ecus using the rate for the month during which the expenditure was recorded in the accounts of the body responsible for financial management of the programme. This is the monthly rate used for execution of the general budget of the European Communities and is the rate for the penultimate working day of the previous month;- statements of expenditure in national currency are to be converted into ecus at the rate for the month in which they are received by the Commission;- payments are to be made by the Commission in ecus.3. Financial controlIf a Community or national provision is infringed to the expense of the Community budget, the code of conduct (2) on irregularities and organization of an information system on irregularities drawn up for the purposes of application of Article 23 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 must be adhered to.Amounts lost and subsequently recovered are either to be deducted from the payment requested or to be returned to EAGGF Guidance. The Commission is to be informed to this end of amounts recovered and of the progress of administrative and judicial proceedings.The covering measures required for the financial control specified in Article 23 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 must have been adopted by the Member States and all relevant control reports must be kept available for the Commission.FORM OF PRESENTATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR REIMBURSEMENT TO THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES(For completion by Commission)Serial number:Date received:Reference:For attention of European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee FundApplication for reimbursement of expenditure under Article 14 (b) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972Declaration to be made along with applications for reimbursement of expenditure under Article 14 (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72It is certified that:- the following application for reimbursement covers only flat-rate additional aid granted to organizations of producers of nuts and/or locust beans for the purposes indicated in Article 14 (b), and has been calculated in conformity with Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 2159/89,- each producers' organization in receipt of this aid has presented a quality and marketing improvement plan, incorporating any changes requested by the Commission, approved by the competent national authority, and- each producers' organization having received the flat-rate additional aid has previously been specifically recognized by the competent authority under Article 14 (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 and Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2159/89.(Date, stamp of competent authority, signatureand status of signatory) (1) OJ No L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36. (2) OJ No C 200, 9. 8. 1990, p. 3.ANNEX IIApplication for reimbursement of expenditure in 19 . . on organizations of nut and/or locust bean producers under Article 14b of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72Summary tableNumber of producer groups Amount of aid granted Reimbursement requested First payment Second payment TotalANNEX IIIApplication for reimbursement of expenditure in 19 . . on organizations of nut and/or locust bean producers under Article 14 (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 - First paymentAdministrative unit Business name of producer group Serial No Date of specific recognition by Member State Date of approval by Member State of improvement plan Number of members Quantity of nuts/locust beans (1) counted for calculation of aid (2) Aid granted by Member State to organization Reimbursement requested from EAGGF Total(1) Specify in tonnes per product.(2) See Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 2159/89.ANNEX IVApplication for reimbursement of expenditure in 19 . . on organizations of nut and/or locust bean producers under Article 14 (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 - Second paymentAdministrative unit Business name of producer group Serial No Date of specific recognition by Member State Date of approval by Member State of improvement plan Number of members Quantity of nuts/locust beans (1) counted for calculation of aid (2) Aid granted by Member State to organization Reimbursement requested from EAGGF Total(1) Specify in tonnes per product.(2) See Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 2159/89. +",nut;almond;chestnut;coconut;hazel nut;pistachio;walnut;producer group;producers' organisation;redemption;repayment terms;production aid;aid to producers;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid,17 +33317,"Commission Decision of 22 December 2006 amending the Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania as regards certain milk processing establishments in Bulgaria (notified under document number C(2006) 6960) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular the first subparagraph of paragraph (f) of Chapter 4 of Section B of Annex VI thereto,Whereas:(1) Bulgaria has been granted transitional periods by the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania for compliance by certain milk processing establishments with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (1). Certain establishments which are authorised to process non-compliant milk are listed in Chapter I, and certain establishments which are authorised to process both compliant and non-compliant milk, provided that such processing is carried out on separate production lines are listed in Chapter II, of the Appendix to Annex VI to that Act.(2) A number of the establishments currently listed in Chapter I of that Appendix have ceased the activities covered by the transitional periods. Those establishments should therefore be deleted from that list.(3) In view of the evolution of the quality of the raw milk and the present proportion of production of raw milk in Bulgaria that does not comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, certain establishments should be included in the list set out in Chapter I of that Appendix to Annex VI of the Act of Accession.(4) Furthermore, certain milk processing establishments in Bulgaria have the capacity and equipment to process compliant and non-compliant milk on separate production lines. Those establishments should be included on the list set out in Chapter II of that Appendix.(5) Therefore, the Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession should be amended. For the sake of clarity, that Appendix should be replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania is replaced by text in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision shall apply subject to and as from the date of the entry into force of the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 December 2006.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55; corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 (OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 83).ANNEX‘Appendix to Annex VICHAPTER IList of milk processing establishments processing non-compliant milk referred to in Chapter 4, Section B, paragraph (a), of Annex VINo Vet. No Name and address of establishment Site of premises concernedBlagoevgrad Region — No 11 0112003 ET “Vekir” s. Godlevo2 0112013 ET “Ivan Kondev” Stopanski dvor gr. Razlog3 0112014 ET “Veles-Kostadin Velev” ul. “Golak” 14 gr. RazlogBurgas Region — No 24 0212005 ET “Dinadeks DN 76” ul. “Industrialna” 1 gr. Burgas5 0212028 “Vester” OOD s. Sigmen6 0212037 “Megakomers” OOD s. Lyulyakovo obsht. Ruen7 0212038 “Klas” OOD s. Galabets obsht. Pomorie8 0212047 “Komplektstroy” EOOD s. VeselieVarna Region — No 39 0312002 ET “Mario” gr. Suvorovo10 0312025 “Dzhenema” EOOD s. Gen. KiselovoVeliko Tarnovo Region — No 411 0412003 “Laktima” AD ul. “Magistralna” 5 gr. Veliko Tarnovo12 0412005 “Varosha” EOOD s. Kamen obsht. StrazhitsaVidin Region — No 513 0512003 SD “LAF-Velizarov i sie” s. Dabravka obsht. BelogradchikVratza Region — No 614 0612010 “Hadzhiyski i familiya” EOOD s. Gradeshnitsa mestnost “Lakata”15 0612035 OOD “Nivego” s. Chiren16 0612041 ET “Ekoprodukt-Megiya-Bogorodka Dobrilova” ul. “Ilinden” 3 gr. Vratsa17 0612042 ET “Mlechen puls – 95 – Tsvetelina Tomova” ul. “Vasil Levski” gr. KrivodolGabrovo Region — No 718 0712001 “Ben Invest” OOD s. Kostenkovtsi obsht. Gabrovo19 0712003 “Elvi” OOD s. Velkovtsi obsht. Gabrovo20 0712004 “Cheh-99 ”OOD s. Sokolovo obsht. Dryanovo21 0712015 “Rosta” EOOD s. M. Varshets22 0712028 ET “Mik” ul. “Shipka” 226 gr. Dryanovo23 0712029 “ViV Partnyori” EOOD s. Gostilitsa obsht. DryanovoDobrich Region — No 824 0812032 “Roles-milk” OOD s. KardamKardzhali Region — No 925 0912003 “Koveg-mlechni produkti” OOD Promishlena zona gr. Kardzhali26 0912012 ET “Geomag” s. Dobromirtsi obsht. Kirkovo27 0912015 “Anmar” OOD s. Padina obsht. Ardino28 0912016 SD “Salik V.A i SIE” s. Zhaltusha obsht. ArdinoKyustendil Region — No 1029 1012008 “Kentavar” OOD s. Konyavo obsht. Kyustendil30 1012014 ET “Georgi Gushterov DR” s. Yahinovo31 1012018 “Evro miyt end milk” EOOD gr. Kocherinovo obsht. KocherinovoLovech Region — No 1132 1112004 “Matev-Mlekoprodukt” OOD s. Goran33 1112012 “Stilos” OOD s. Lesidren34 1112017 ET “Rima-Rumen Borisov” s. Vrabevo35 1112026 “ABLAMILK” EOOD ul. “Yordan Yovkov” 13 gr. LukovitMontana Region — No 1236 1212022 “Milkkomm” EOOD ul. “Al. Stamboliyski” 149 gr. Lom37 1212031 “ADL” OOD s. Vladimirovo obsht. BoychinovtsiPazardzhik Region — No 1338 1312002 “Milk Grup” EOOD s. Yunatsite39 1312005 “Ravnogor” OOD s. Ravnogor40 1312006 SD “Antei – PITD” OOD s. Aleko Konstantinovo41 1312023 “Inter-D” OOD s. Kozarsko42 1312024 ET “Mezmedin Halil-46” s. SarnitsaPernik Region — No 1443 1412015 ET “Boycho Videnov – Elbokada 2000” s. Stefanovo obsht. RadomirPleven Region — No 1544 1512003 “Mandra-1” OOD s. Tranchovitsa, obsht. Levski45 1512006 “Mandra” OOD s. Obnova obsht. Levski46 1512008 ET “Petar Tonovski-Viola” ul. “Hr. Botev” 14 gr. Koynare47 1512010 ET “Militsa Lazarova-90” ul. “Asen Zlatarev” 2 gr. Slavyanovo,48 1512012 ET “Ahmed Tatarla” s. Dragash voyvoda, obsht. NikopolPlovdiv Region — No 1649 1612024 SD “Kostovi – EMK” ul. “L. Karavelov” 5 gr. Saedinenie50 1612043 ET “Dimitar Bikov” s. Karnare obsht. Sopot51 1612049 “Alpina-Milk” EOOD s. ZhelyaznoRazgrad Region — No 1752 1712002 ET “Rosver-Krastyo Krastev” ul. “Sofia” 41 gr. Tsar Kaloyan53 1712006 “Mesomania” EOOD s. Vladimirovtsi54 1712009 “Stil-EA” EOOD s. Dyankovo55 1712010 “Bulagrotreyd-chastna kompaniya” EOOD Industrialen kvartal s. Yuper56 1712012 ET “Veras 90” s. Yasenovets57 1712013 ET “Deniz” s. Ezerche58 1712017 “Diva 02” OOD ul. “An. Kanchev” gr. Isperih59 1712018 “Imdo” OOD Stopanski dvor s. Lipnik60 1712019 ET “Ivaylo-Milena Stancheva” Parvi stopanski dvor gr. Isperih61 1712032 “Trio-milk” OOD s. Kichenitsa62 1712037 ET “Ali Isliamov” s. Yasenovets63 1712039 “Stil-EA” EOOD s. Dyankovo64 1712040 ET “Meri-Ahmed Chakar” s. Ezerche65 1712043 “Gyuchlyu” OOD s. Samuil66 1712045 ET “AN-Nezhdet Ali” s. Mortagonovo67 1712046 ET “Stem-Tezdzhan Ali” ul. “Knyaz Boris” 23 gr.RazgradRuse Region — No 1868 1812005 “DAV – Viktor Simonov” EOOD ul. “Han Kubrat” 52 gr. Vetovo69 1812009 “Lakten” OOD ul. “Slivnitsa” gr. VetovoSilistra Region — No 1970 1912002 “Laktokom” EOOD s. Kalipetrovo71 1912003 “Hrista Treyd” OOD s. Yordanovo72 1912009 ET “Interes 2000 – Musa Musov” s. Sitovo73 1912016 “Destan” OOD s. IskraSliven Region — No 2074 2012007 “Deltalakt” OOD s. Stoil voyvoda75 2012008 “Raftis” EOOD s. Byala76 2012010 “Saray” OOD s. Mokren77 2012011 ET “Ivan Gardev 52” ul. “Hadzhi Dimitar” 2 gr. Kermen78 2012012 ET “Olimp-P. Gurtsov” mestnost “Matsulka” gr. Sliven79 2012024 ET “Denyo Kalchev 53” ul. “Samuilovsko shose” 17 gr. Sliven80 2012029 “Eko asorti” EOOD s. Mechkarevo81 2012032 “Kiveks” OOD s. KovachiteSmolyan Region — No 2182 2112002 “KOS” ul. “Nevyastata” 25 gr. Smolyan83 2112003 “Milk-inzhenering” OOD ul. “Chervena skala” 21 gr. Smolyan84 2112008 MK “Rodopa milk” s. Smilyan obsht. Smolyan85 2112010 “Chaya” OOD Stopanski dvor gr. Chepelare86 2112015 “Rozhen Milk” OOD s. Davidkovo, obsht. Banite87 2112023 ET “Iliyan Isakov” s. Trigrad obsht. Devin88 2112024 ET “Ulan-Dzh. Ulanov” s. Borino89 2112026 ET “Vladimir Karamitev” s. Varbina obsht. Madan90 2112027 “Keri” OOD s. Borino, obsht. BorinoSofia Grad Region — No 2291 2212023 “EL BI BULGARIKUM” EAD ul. “Malashevska” 12 A gr. Sofia92 2212027 “Ekobalkan” OOD bul “Evropa” 138 gr. SofiaKostinbrod Region — No 2393 2312007 ET “Agropromilk” ul. “P. Slaveikov” 19 gr. Ihtiman94 2312013 ET “Dobrev” s. Dragushinovo95 2312016 AD “Bovis” s. Trudovets96 2312020 “MAH 2003” EOOD bul. “Al. Stamboliyski” 21 gr. Etropole97 2312023 “Mogila” OOD ul. “Ruse” 4 gr. Godech98 2312026 “Dyado Liben” OOD bul. “H. Nencho Palaveev” gr. Koprivshtitsa99 2312028 ET “Sisi Lyubomir Semkov” s. Anton100 2312030 ET “Favorit-D. Grigorov” s. Aldomirovtsi101 2312031 ET “Belite kamani” s. Dragotintsi102 2312033 “Balkan spetsial” OOD s. Gorna Malina103 2312039 EOOD “Laktoni” s. Ravno pole, obl. Sofiyska104 2312041 “Danim-D. Stoyanov” EOOD mestnost Mansarovo gr. Elin PelinStara Zagora Region — No 24105 2412003 “ODIT 2002” OOD s. Kaloyanovets obsht. Stara Zagora106 2412007 “Inikom” OOD s. Sarnevo obsht. Radnevo107 2412019 “Dekada” OOD s. Elhovo obsht. Stara Zagora108 2412023 Zemedelski institut gr. St. Zagora109 2412038 “Elit Milk 2000” OOD s. Mirovo obsht. Br. Daskalovi110 2412039 “Penchev” EOOD ul. “Septemvriytsi” 58 gr. Chirpan111 2412040 “Inikom” OOD ul. “G. S. Rakovski” 11 gr. Galabovo112 2412041 “Mlechen svyat 2003” OOD s. Bratya Daskalovi obsht. Bratya DaskaloviTargovishte Region — No 25113 2512006 “Hadad” OOD s. Makariopolsko obsht. Targovishte114 2512011 ET “Sevi 2000 – Sevie Ibryamova” s. Krepcha obsht. Opaka115 2512016 “Milktreyd-BG” OOD s. Saedinenie obl. Targovishte116 2512018 “Biomak” EOOD ul. “Rodopi” 2 gr. Omurtag117 2512021 “Keya-Komers-03” EOOD s. SvetlenHaskovo Region — No 26118 2612002 ET “Rusalka-Iv. Genev” s. Kolarovo obl. Haskovska119 2612015 ET “Detelina 39” s. Brod120 2612022 ET “Shampion 13-Deyan Panev” s. Krepost obl. Haskovska121 2612027 “Byala mechka” OOD s. Min. bani obl. Haskovska122 2612049 ET “Todorovi-53” ul. “Bulgaria” 65 gr. TopolovgradShumen Region — No 27123 2712005 “Nadezhda” OOD s. Kliment124 2712009 “Ekselans” OOD s. Todor Ikonomovo obsht. Kaolinovo125 2712010 “Kamadzhiev-milk” EOOD s. Kriva reka obsht. N. Kozlevo126 2712013 “Ekselans” OOD s. Osmar, obsht. V. PreslavYambol Region — No 28127 2812002 “Arachievi” OOD s. Kirilovo, obl. Yambolska128 2812010 ET “Mladost-2-Yanko Yanev” ul. “Yambolen” 13 gr. Yambol,129 2812018 ET “Bulmilk-Nikolay Nikolov” s. General Inzovo, obl. Yambolska130 2812022 “Karil i Tania” OOD ul. “Gr. Ignatiev” 189 gr. YambolCHAPTER IIList of milk processing establishments for dual processing — compliant and non-compliant milk referred to in Chapter 4, Section B, paragraph (a), of Annex VINo Vet. No Name and address of establishment Site of premises concernedBlagoevgrad Region — No 11 BG 0112004 “Matand” EOOD s. Eleshnitsa2 BG 0112008 ET “Svetoslav Kyuchukov-Bobo” s. HarsovoBurgas Region — No 23 BG 0212013 ET “Marsi-Mincho Bakalov” ul. “Baykal” 9 gr. Burgas4 BG 0212048 “Bilding Zah” EOOD s. Shivarovo obsht. RuenVeliko Tarnovo Region — No 45 BG 0412009 “Milki-luks” EOOD s. B. Cherkva obsht. Strazhitsa6 BG 0412010 “Bi Si Si Handel” OOD ul. “Treti mart” 19 gr. ElenaVidin Region — No 57 BG 0512025 “El Bi Bulgarikum” EAD YUPZ gr. VidinVratza Region — No 68 BG 0612012 OOD “Zorov-97” gr. Vratsa9 BG 0612027 “Mlechen ray – 99” EOOD gr. Vratsa10 BG 0612043 ET “Zorov-91-Dimitar Zorov” gr. VratsaGabrovo Region — No 711 BG 0712008 “Milkieks” OOD zh. k. “Atanas Moskov” gr. SevlievoDobrich Region — No 812 BG 0812009 “Serdika – 90” AD ul. “25 septemvri” 100 gr. Dobrich13 BG 0812029 “Akurat mlechna promishlenost” OOD kv. Riltsi gr. Dobrich14 BG 0812030 “FAMA” AD bul. “Dobrudzha” 2 gr. DobrichMontana Region — No 1215 BG 1212001 “S i S – 7” EOOD ul. “Vrachansko shose” 1 gr. Montana16 BG 1212029 SD “Voynov i sie” ul. “N. Yo. Vaptsarov” 8 gr. MontanaPazardzhik Region — No 1317 BG 1312001 “Lakrima” AD ul. “Tsaritsa Yoana” 29 gr. PazardzhikPlovdiv Region — No 1618 BG 1612001 “OMK” AD bul. “Dunav” 3 gr. Plovdiv19 BG 1612011 “Em Dzhey Deriz” EOOD bul. “Osvobozhdenie” 69 gr. Karlovo20 BG 1612013 “Polidey – 2” OOD s. Domlyan21 BG 1612020 ET “Bor-Chvor” s. Dalbok izvor obsht. Parvomay22 BG 1612040 “Mlechni produkti” OOD s. Manole23 BG 1612065 ET “Bonitreks” s. Dolnoslav obsht. AsenovgradRuse Region — No 1824 BG 1812003 “Sirma Prista” AD bul. “3-ti mart” 51 gr. RuseSilistra Region — No 1925 BG 1912013 “ZHOSI” OOD s. ChernolikSliven Region — No 2026 BG 2012009 “Vangard” OOD s. Zhelyo voyvoda27 BG 2012019 “Hemus-Milk komers” OOD Promishlena zona Zapad gr. Sliven28 BG 2012020 “Yotovi” OOD kv. “Rechitsa” gr. Sliven29 BG 2012022 “Bratya Zafirovi” OOD Promishlena zona Zapad gr. Sliven30 BG 2012036 “Minchevi” OOD s. Korten31 BG 2012043 “Agroprodukt” OOD kv. Industrialen gr. SlivenSmolyan Region — No 2132 BG 2112001 “Rodopeya-Belev” EOOD ul. “Trakya” 15 gr. Smolyan33 BG 2112018 “Laktena” OOD s. KutelaSofia Grad Region — No 2234 BG 2212001 “Danon-Serdika” AD ul. “Ohridsko ezero” 3 gr. Sofia35 BG 2212022 “Megle-Em Dzhey” OOD ul. “Probuda” 12-14 gr. SofiaKostinbrod Region — No 2336 BG 2312036 ET “Rosen Deyanski-DEYA” s. Opitsvet, obsht. KostinbrodStara Zagora Region — No 2437 BG 2412033 “Gospodinovi” OOD s. Yulievo obsht. MaglizhTargovishte Region — No 2538 BG 2512001 “Mladost-2002” OOD bul. “29-ti yanuari” 7 gr. Targovishte39 BG 2512003 “Si Vi Es” OOD Promishlena zona gr. Omurtag40 BG 2512004 “Pip Treyd” OOD s. Davidovo obsht. Targovishte41 BG 2512017 “YUES-Komers” OOD ul. “Radetski” 2 s. Golyamo Gradishte42 BG 2512020 “Mizia-Milk” OOD Industrialna zona gr. TargovishteHaskovo Region — No 2643 BG 2612047 “Balgarsko sirene” OOD bul. “Saedinenie”94 gr. HaskovoShumen Region — No 2744 BG 2712001 “Vakom MP” OOD Industrialna zona gr. Shumen45 BG 2712014 “Stars kampani” OOD ul. “Trakiyska” 3 gr. ShumenYambol Region — No 2846 BG 2812003 “Balgarski yogurt” OOD s. Veselinovo, obl. Yambolska47 BG 2812025 “Sakarela” OOD ul. “Preslav” 269 gr. Yambol’ +",accession to the European Union;EU accession;accession to the Community;act of accession;application for accession;consequence of accession;request for accession;food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;milk;Bulgaria;Republic of Bulgaria;agri-foodstuffs;agri-foodstuffs chain,17 +24993,"2003/195/EC: Commission Decision of 16 October 2002 on the scheme by which Italy plans to aid employment in the Region of Sicily (notified under document number C(2002) 3738) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 88(2) thereof,Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and in particular Article 62(1)(a) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 22 March 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 88 of the EC Treaty(1),Having called on interested parties to submit their comments pursuant to the provisions cited above(2),Whereas:I. PROCEDURE(1) By letter No 6307 of 19 September 1997, the Italian authorities notified the Commission, in accordance with Article 88(3) of the Treaty, of Article 11(1) of Sicilian Regional Law No 16 of 27 May 1997 (Regional Law No 16/97). The Law was to enter into force subject to the Commission's prior authorisation under Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty. The scheme was accordingly entered in the register of notified aid under number N 668/1997.(2) The Commission requested additional information in letters dated 24 October 1997 and 1 April 1998, and the Italian authorities replied by letter of 11 May 1999.(3) By letter dated 10 August 1999, the Commission informed Italy that it had decided to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in respect of the aid.(4) The Commission decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities(3). The Commission invited interested parties to submit their comments on the aid.(5) On 15 February 2000 a meeting took place in Brussels between the Commission departments and the Italian authorities in the course of which the Italian authorities stated that they intended to submit comments on the decision to initiate the procedure in this case as soon as the Court of Justice had delivered judgment on Italy's application for the annulment of Commission Decision 2000/128/EC of 11 May 1999 concerning aid granted by Italy to promote employment(4). That Decision declared that a scheme of assistance towards the hiring of employees under training and work experience contracts, and the conversion of those contracts into open-ended contracts, was incompatible with the Community rules.(6) On 7 March 2002, by its Judgment in Case C-310/99 Italy v Commission(5) the Court of Justice dismissed Italy's application.(7) In the case at issue here the Commission received no comments from interested parties.(8) By letter of 24 June 2002, the Commission told the Italian authorities that if it did not receive information or observations within twenty days of the date of that letter it would take a decision on the basis of the information in its possession.(9) The Commission received no such observations or information.II. DESCRIPTION(10) Article 11(1) of Regional Law No 16/97 concerns the financing in 1997 and 1998 of an aid scheme (NN 91/A/95) introduced by Article 10 of the Regional Law of 15 May 1991, No 27, which the Commission authorised on 14 November 1995, and which was to have expired at the end of 1996.(11) The scheme provides in the first place for a grant of 30 % of gross remuneration for employees hired under training and work experience contracts (contratti di formazione e lavoro); the grant is available for the entire duration of the contract. The percentage rises to 50 % of gross remuneration if the employee belongs to any of a number of disadvantaged groups: young people unemployed for three years or more, handicapped people, and former drug addicts.Secondly, the scheme provides for grants of 50 %, 40 % and 25 % of the employee's gross remuneration if the fixed-term training and work experience contract is converted into an open-ended contract; the grant is available for the first three years of the open-ended contract. Those percentages rise to 60 %, 50 % and 50 % if the employee belongs to any of a number of disadvantaged groups: once again unemployed people, handicapped people, and former drug addicts. These grants are given only if at least 50 % of the employees hired under training and work experience contracts are then kept on under open-ended contracts.(12) The scheme is available to businesses in the Region of Sicily which are engaged in the distributive trades, craft industry, tourism, manufacturing or agriculture.III. ASSESSMENT OF THE AID1. Do the measures constitute aid?Form and intensity of the aid(13) In order to assess whether the measures provided for in the scheme constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the Treaty, it has to be determined whether they confer an advantage on the recipients, whether that advantage derives from state resources, whether they affect competition, and whether they are liable to affect trade between Member States. The first requirement for the applicability of Article 87(1) of the Treaty is that the measure must confer an advantage on certain specific undertakings. It has to be determined whether the recipients receive an economic advantage they would not have received under normal market conditions, or whether they avoid costs which they would normally have had to bear out of their own financial resources, and whether this advantage is conferred on a specific category of undertaking. In the case at issue here the Italian authorities allow firms located in one region of the country, namely Sicily, to be paid grants towards the hiring of employees under training and work experience contracts, and towards the conversion of those contracts into open-ended contracts; the authorities thus take over part of the firms' labour costs, which are normal expenditure incurred in their own interest, and confer a financial advantage that improves their competitive position. In addition, these measures favour firms operating in specific areas of Italy, because they are not available to firms outside those areas.(14) The second requirement for the applicability of Article 87 is that the planned measures must be paid for by the State or out of State resources. In the present case the use of State resources is shown by the fact that the cost of the measure is borne by the public budget.(15) The third and fourth conditions for the applicability of Article 87(1) of the Treaty require that the aid distort or threaten to distort competition, and that it be liable to affect trade between Member States. The measures at issue here favour firms operating in lines of business open to competition, strengthening their financial position and freedom of action as compared with competitors who do not qualify. If that effect makes itself felt in intra-Community trade, then trade between Member States is affected. The Court of Justice has held, for example in Case 102/87 France v Commission(6), that such measures distort competition and affect trade between Member States if the recipient firms export part of their output to other Member States, and that if they do not themselves export, domestic output is nevertheless favoured, because firms in other Member State have less opportunity to export their products to the firms' home market.(16) The measures at issue are therefore in principle banned by Article 87(1), and can be considered to be compatible with the common market only if they qualify for one of the exemptions laid down in the Treaty.2. Compatibility of the measures with the common market(17) After determining that the measures under examination constitute State aid caught by Article 87(1) of the Treaty, the Commission has to consider whether they can be declared compatible with the common market under Article 87(2) and (3).(18) The Commission takes the view that the aid does not qualify for the exemptions in Article 87(2): it is not aid having a social character of the kind referred to in Article 87(2)(a), nor is it aid intended to make good the damage caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences of the kind referred to in Article 87(2)(b), nor does it satisfy the tests of Article 87(2)(c). For obvious reasons the exemptions in Article 87(3)(b) and (d) are not applicable either.(19) As the aid is aid to employment, the Commission has to consider whether it qualifies for exemption under Article 87(3)(a) and (c).(20) In line with the guidelines on aid to employment(7), the Commission is generally favourably disposed towards aid in respect of people who have never had a job or who have lost their previous job, if the aid is intended for the creation of new jobs (net job creation) in SMEs and in regions eligible for regional aid, and likewise towards aid to encourage firms to take on certain groups of workers experiencing particular difficulties entering or re-entering the labour market anywhere in the country. In the latter case it is enough that ""the post falls vacant following voluntary departure and not redundancy"".(21) The guidelines on aid to employment state that ""The Commission will make sure that the level of the aid does not exceed that which is necessary to provide an incentive to create jobs"", and will satisfy itself that there is some degree of stability in the jobs created.(22) The guidelines state that on certain conditions the Commission may also authorise aid to maintain jobs, provided it is confined to regions eligible for exemption under Article 87(3)(a), and provided it satisfies the conditions for operating aid. Such aid must be limited in time and progressively reduced, must be designed to overcome structural handicaps and to promote lasting development, and must comply with the rules governing sensitive industries.(23) The measures provided for in this scheme:(a) are not aimed solely at people who have never had a job or who have lost their previous job;(b) are not intended for net job creation within the meaning of the guidelines on aid to employment, because the recipient firm is under no obligation to increase the number of employees as compared with a reference period;(c) are not aimed solely at encouraging firms to take on certain groups of workers experiencing particular difficulties entering or re-entering the labour market.(24) The Commission concludes that the aid can be considered aid to maintain jobs, and in accordance with point 22 of the guidelines on aid to employment can be treated as operating aid. It has to be determined, therefore, whether it satisfies the tests for the admissibility of operating aid described in recital 23 of this Decision.Eligibility of the region(25) On 1 March 2000 the Commission approved the Italian regional aid map for the period 2000-2006, delimiting the regions qualifying for exemption under Article 87(3)(a) of the Treaty(8). In accordance with that map Sicily is a region eligible for aid under the exemption.(26) The aid at issue here is indeed confined to a region qualifying for exemption under Article 87(3)(a) of the Treaty, and is limited in time, but it is not being progressively reduced.(27) The measures were introduced in 1991, and had thus been in force for six years at the time when a two-year extension was proposed. Eligible costs and aid intensities remained unchanged over the six years for which the scheme had been authorised, and the two-year extension now being considered would not reduce the aid in any way from what it was in the six years preceding: the aid measures proposed for the year 1998 are identical to those proposed for 1997, and both are identical to those in force in 1991-1996.(28) This is a separate scheme which comes on top of the national scheme for training and work experience contracts provided for in Laws Nos 863/84, 407/90, 169/91 and 451/94; among other things that scheme provided for total exemption from social security contributions for firms located in areas where the level of unemployment was above the national average.(29) Decision 2000/128/EC declared that in this respect the training and work experience scheme was incompatible with the common market, because it was not aimed at the creation of jobs in the recipient firm for persons who had not yet found employment or had lost their previous employment, and was not intended to encourage the employment of workers experiencing particular difficulties in entering or re-entering the labour market. The Commission asked that the incompatible aid which had already been unlawfully paid be recovered from the recipients. No such recovery has yet taken place.(30) The aid scheme at issue here, therefore, does not satisfy the tests of the guidelines on aid to employment.IV. CONCLUSIONS(31) On the basis of the assessment set out in point III.2, the Commission must find that the aid scheme provided for in Article 11(1) of Regional Law No 16/1997 is incompatible with the common market,. The aid scheme which Italy plans to implement under Article 11(1) of the Sicilian Regional Law No 16 of 27 May 1997 is incompatible with the common market.The scheme may accordingly not be implemented. Italy shall inform the Commission, within two months of notification of this Decision, of the measures taken to comply with it. This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.. Done at Brussels, 16 October 2002.For the CommissionMario MontiMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 83, 27.3.1999, p. 1.(2) OJ C 27, 29.1.2000, p. 13.(3) See footnote 2.(4) OJ L 42, 15.2.2000, p. 1.(5) Not yet reported.(6) [1988] ECR 4067.(7) OJ C 334, 12.12.1995, p. 4.(8) OJ C 175, 24.6.2000, p. 11. +",Italy;Italian Republic;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;Sicily;control of State aid;notification of State aid;employment aid;employment premium;employment subsidy;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid,17 +2297,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 3619/82 of 21 December 1982 on the application of Decision No 1/82 of the EEC- Austria Joint Committee amending, in relation to heading No 84.59, List A annexed to Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of ' originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria [1] was signed on 22 July 1972 and entered into force on 1 January 1973;[1] OJ No L 300, 31.12.1972, p. 2.Whereas by virtue of Article 28 of Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of ""originating products"" and methods of administrative cooperation, which forms an integral part of the Agreement, the Joint Committee has adopted Decision No 1/82 amending, in relation to heading No 84.59, List A annexed to that Protocol;Whereas this Decision shall be applied in the Community,. For the application of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria, Joint Committee Decision No 1/82 shall apply in the Community. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 December 1982.For the CouncilThe President +",administrative cooperation;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;protocol to an agreement;Austria;Republic of Austria;uranium;enriched uranium;natural uranium;uranium 235;nuclear fuel;fissionable material;nuclear fuel element;nuclear material;nuclear product,17 +4793,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 2315/86 of 21 July 1986 amending Annex VI to Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 on the common organization of the market in fishery products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 of 29 December 1981 on the common organization of the market in fishery products (1), as last amended by the 1985 Act of Accession, and in particular Article 30 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas, within the framwork of the free-trade agreements between the European Economic Community on the one hand, and the Kingdom of Sweden and the Swiss Confederation on the other, agreements in the form of an Exchange of Letters have been concluded following the accession of Spain and Portugal to the Community;Whereas, in this Exchange of Letters, the Community undertakes to apply preferential treatment to imports of certain freshwater fish originating in and coming from Sweden or Switzerland; whereas it is therefore necessary to amend Annex VI to Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81,. Annex VI to Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 shall be amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 July 1986.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. HOWE(1) OJ No L 379, 31. 12. 1981, p. 1.ANNEXIn subheading 03.01 A, the text following subheading 03.01 A I b) shall be replaced by the following:1.2.3,4 // // // // Heading number // Description // Rate of duty 1.2.3.4 // // // Autonomous % or levy (L) // Conventional % // // // // // 1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // // // // // 03.01 // A. . . . // // // // I. . . . // // // // a) . . . // // // // b) . . . // // // // c) Lake white fish // 16 // 8 // // d) Other // 16 // 10 // // II. Eels (Anguilla spp) // 10 // 3 // // III. Carp // 10 // 8 // // IV. Other: // // // // a) Ornamental fish // 10 // Free // // b) Other // 10 // 8 // // // //The text of subheading 03.01 B I a) 2 and the corresponding footnotes shall be replaced by the following:1.2.3,4 // // // // Heading number // Description // Rate of duty 1.2.3.4 // // // Autonomous % or levy (L) // Conventional % // // // // // 1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // // // // // 03.01 // B. . . . // // // // I. . . . // // // // a) . . . // // // // 1. . . . // // // // aa) . . . // // // // bb) . . . // // // // 2. from 16 June to 14 February: // // // // aa) Fresh or chilled // 20 (a) // 15 (a) (b) // // bb) Frozen // 20 (a) // 15 (a) (b) // // // //(a) Subject to compliance with the reference price. A countervailing tax is provided for in the case of non-compliance with the reference price.(b) Duty exemption within the limits of an annual tariff quota of 34 000 tonnes to be granted by the competent authorities and subject to compliance with the reference price. +",import;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;freshwater fish;Sweden;Kingdom of Sweden;Switzerland;Helvetic Confederation;Swiss Confederation;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession,17 +3748,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1406/2004 of 2 August 2004 setting the exchange rate applicable to certain direct aid with an operative event on 1 July 2004. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2808/98 of 22 December 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of the agrimonetary system for the euro in agriculture (2), and in particular the second sentence of Article 4(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2808/98, the operative event for the exchange rate applicable to aid per hectare should be the commencement of the marketing year in respect of which the aid is granted. For the arable crop area payments provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 of 17 May 1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops (3), for the grain legume aid provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1577/96 of 30 July 1996 introducing a specific measure in respect of certain grain legumes (4), and for the specific quality premium for durum wheat, the protein crop premium and the dairy premium provided for in Chapters 1, 2 and 7 respectively of Title IV of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers (5), the operative event for the exchange rate should therefore be 1 July 2004.(2) In accordance with Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2808/98, the exchange rate to be used for aid per hectare should be the average of the exchange rates applicable during the month preceding the date of the operative event, calculated pro rata temporis.(3) Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1793/93 of 30 June 1993 regarding the operative event for the agricultural conversion rates used in the hops sector (6) provides that the exchange rate to be applied for the purposes of the aid for hops provided for in Article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 of 26 July 1971 on the common organisation of the market in hops (7) should be the average of the exchange rates applicable during the month before 1 July of the year of harvest, calculated pro rata temporis.(4) The exchange rates to be applied for the aid in question should therefore be set according to the average of the exchange rates applicable during June 2004, calculated pro rata temporis,. The exchange rates given in the Annex shall apply to the following amounts whose operative event is 1 July 2004:(a) the arable crop area payments provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999;(b) the grain legume aid provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1577/96;(c) the specific quality premium for durum wheat provided for in Chapter 1 of Title IV of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003;(d) the protein crop premium provided for in Chapter 2 of Title IV of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003;(e) the dairy premium and additional payment provided for in Chapter 7 of Title IV of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003;(f) the aid for hops provided for in Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 2 August 2004.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 36. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1250/2004 (OJ L 237, 8.7.2004, p. 13).(3)  OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1).(4)  OJ L 206, 16.8.1996, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by the 2003 Act of Accession.(5)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 864/2004 (OJ L 161, 30.4.2004, p. 48).(6)  OJ L 163, 6.7.1993, p. 22. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1410/1999 (OJ L 164, 30.6.1999, p. 53).(7)  OJ L 175, 4.8.1971, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2320/2003 (OJ L 345, 31.12.2003, p. 18).ANNEXExchange rates referred to in Article 11 euro = (average 1.6.2004 to 30.6.2004)7,43413 Danish krone0,663323 Pound sterling0,425237 Maltese lira239,318 Slovenian tolar9,14321 Swedish krona +",hops;leguminous vegetable;bean;broad bean;dried legume;field bean;lentil;pea;milk product;dairy produce;vegetable protein;aid to agriculture;farm subsidy;exchange rate;dual exchange rate;aid per hectare;per hectare aid,17 +35869,"Council Regulation (EC) No 637/2008 of 23 June 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and establishing national restructuring programmes for the cotton sector. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 37(2) thereof,Having regard to the Act of Accession of 1979, and in particular paragraph 6 of Protocol 4 on cotton (1) annexed thereto, hereinafter ‘Protocol 4’,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (2),Having regard to the Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (3),Whereas:(1) Chapter 10a of Title IV of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers (4) as inserted by Article 1(20) of Council Regulation (EC) No 864/2004 (5) sets out rules for the specific crop payment for cotton.(2) By judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Communities of 7 September 2006 in case C-310/04 (6) Chapter 10a of Title IV of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 was annulled for breach of the principle of proportionality, in particular with reference to the circumstance that ‘the Council, the author of Regulation (EC) No 864/2004, [had] not shown before the Court that in adopting the new cotton support scheme established by that Regulation it actually exercised its discretion, involving the taking into consideration of all the relevant factors and circumstances of the case, including all the labour costs linked to cotton growing and the viability of the ginning undertakings, which it was necessary to take into account for assessing the profitability of that crop’ and that the Court had not been enabled ‘to ascertain whether the Community legislature [had been] able, without exceeding the bounds of the broad discretion it enjoys in the matter, to reach the conclusion that fixing the amount of the specific aid for cotton at 35 % of the total existing aid under the previous support scheme would suffice to guarantee the objective set out in recital 5 in the preamble to Regulation (EC) No 864/2004, namely to ensure the profitability and hence the continuation of that crop, an objective reflecting that laid down in paragraph 2 of Protocol 4’. The Court also ordered that the effects of the annulment be suspended until the adoption, within a reasonable time, of a new Regulation.(3) A new scheme of specific payment for cotton needs to be adopted in conformity with the Court’s judgement in case C-310/04.(4) All the relevant factors and circumstances pertaining to the specific situation of the cotton sector, including all the elements necessary to assess the profitability of that crop, should be taken into consideration. To this end, an evaluation and consultation process was launched: two studies were carried out on the socioeconomic and on the environmental impact on the cotton sector in the Community of the future cotton support scheme and specific seminars and an Internet consultation were organised with stakeholders.(5) The new scheme should meet the objectives set out in paragraph 2 of Protocol 4: to support the production of cotton in regions of the Community where it is important for the agricultural economy, to permit the producers concerned to earn a fair income, and to stabilise the market by structural improvements at the level of supply and marketing.(6) The scheme should also be consonant with a policy of income support for farmers, which is the main guiding principle of the reformed common agricultural policy (CAP).(7) The de-coupling of direct producer support and the introduction of the single payment scheme are essential elements in the process of reforming the CAP. Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 introduced those elements for several agricultural products.(8) In order to meet the objectives underlying the reform of the CAP as well as the objectives set out in Protocol 4, the support for cotton should be largely de-coupled and integrated into the single payment scheme. Since those objectives cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the need for common action, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.(9) The complete and immediate integration into the single payment scheme of the support scheme in the cotton sector is likely to bring a significant risk of production disruption to the cotton producer regions of the Community. Part of the support should therefore continue to be linked to the cultivation of cotton through a crop-specific payment per eligible hectare. Its amount should be calculated in such a way as to achieve the objectives set out in paragraph 2 of Protocol 4 while also bringing the cotton scheme into the mainstream of the CAP reform simplification process. To that end, in the light of the evaluation carried out, it is justified that the total available aid per Member State is set at 35 % of the national share of the aid that went indirectly to the producers. Such a rate allows the cotton sector to move towards long-term viability, promotes the sustainable development of the cotton-producing regions and ensures a fair income for farmers.(10) The remaining 65 % of the national share of the aid that went indirectly to the producers should be available for the single payment scheme.(11) For environmental reasons, a base area per producer Member State should be established. In addition, the eligible areas should be restricted to those authorised by the Member States.(12) A fixed yield per hectare should be established per producer Member State. It will determine, together with the base area requirement, the overall capping of the funds and the mainly decoupled nature of the scheme, the programme production limiting character while at the same time fulfilling the objectives of Protocol 4.(13) In order to meet the needs of the ginning industry eligibility for the aid should be related to a minimum quality of cotton actually harvested.(14) Furthermore, the establishment of inter-branch organisations, to be approved by the Member States, should be encouraged to allow producers and ginners to enhance the quality of the cotton. The Community should contribute indirectly to the activities of those organisations by increasing the aid to those farmers who are members of the organisations.(15) Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly.(16) Besides the new regime on the specific payment for cotton, it would seem appropriate to adopt another set of rules with the purpose of helping the cotton sector to stabilise in the new legal and market context.(17) To the extent that the presence of the ginning industry appears necessary in the producer regions, the needs of that industry would be sufficiently satisfied, inter alia, by means of setting a minimum quality of cotton actually harvested and by allowing inter-branch organisations to enhance the quality of cotton. Moreover, considering the significant over-capacity of the ginning industry, it is appropriate to provide for additional measures to support their restructuring process with a view to improved market orientation.(18) Furthermore, it seems appropriate that market orientation measures supporting specific quality schemes and related promotion activities be introduced. Therefore, national programmes for restructuring in the cotton sector should be established. While the relevant measures should be financed by the Community, it should be left to Member States to select the right mix for the needs of their respective constituencies, taking regional particularities into account, where necessary.(19) The restructuring programmes should be submitted to the Commission for verification of the compliance of the measures with the conditions laid down in this Regulation and its implementing rules. Member States should be responsible for the implementation of such restructuring programmes.(20) The measures should be complementary to already existing measures in Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (7).(21) The measures in such programmes may include the full and permanent dismantling of part of the ginning processing facilities to ensure a more viable ginning industry. Support may also be provided for investments in the ginning industry, geared towards improving the economic performance of the enterprises as such. Furthermore, aid may be made available to machinery contractors affected as a consequence of the restructuring of the cotton sector.(22) To enhance the quality of European cotton, farmers who participate in specific quality schemes should receive, in the framework of such programmes, specific support to cover some of the related costs. Equally, information and promotion actions for cotton covered by these quality schemes should be supported.(23) The allocation of the funds for the national restructuring programmes among Member States should be based on the specific needs for restructuring and adaptation in the main cotton production regions. In view of the temporary aim to restructure and adapt the cotton sector, the programmes may be terminated on request of the Member States, after which the annual budget for restructuring programmes may be added to the national ceiling of the Member State concerned for decoupled payments as established in Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003.(24) In view of the absence of ginning industry in Portugal and the application of the Single Area Payment Scheme in Bulgaria, there is no need to allocate budget to national programmes for restructuring in these two Member States.(25) In order to apply the new cotton aid scheme and the scheme restructuring the cotton sector from the start of the production season, this Regulation should apply as from calendar year 2009,. CHAPTER 1CROP SPECIFIC PAYMENT FOR COTTON Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 is hereby amended as follows:1. In Title IV, Chapter 10a shall be replaced by the following— Bulgaria: 3 342 ha,— Greece: 250 000 ha,— Spain: 48 000 ha,— Portugal: 360 ha.— Bulgaria: 1,2 tonne/ha,— Greece: 3,2 tonne/ha,— Spain: 3,5 tonne/ha,— Portugal: 2,2 tonne/ha.— Bulgaria: EUR 671,33,— Greece: EUR 251,75,— Spain: EUR 400,00,— Portugal: EUR 252,73.— helping to coordinate better the way cotton is placed on the market, particularly through research studies and market surveys,— drawing up standard forms of contract compatible with Community rules,— orientating production towards products that are better adapted to market needs and consumer demand, particularly in aspects of quality and consumer protection,— updating methods and means to improve product quality,— developing marketing strategies to promote cotton via quality certification schemes.2. in Article 156(2)(g) shall be replaced by the following:‘(g) Title IV, Chapter 10a, shall apply as from 1 January 2009 for the cotton sown as from that date.’.CHAPTER 2NATIONAL RESTRUCTURING PROGRAMMES FOR THE COTTON SECTOR Scope1.   This Chapter lays down the rules governing the attribution of Community funds to Member States and the use of those funds by Member States through national restructuring programmes (hereinafter restructuring programmes) to finance specific restructuring measures to assist the cotton sector.2.   No support shall be granted:(a) for research projects and measures to support research projects;(b) for measures which are eligible for Community support under Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005. General requirements1.   The restructuring programmes must be compatible with Community law and consistent with the activities, policies and priorities of the Community.2.   Member States shall be responsible for the restructuring programmes and ensure that they are internally consistent and drawn up and implemented in an objective manner, taking into account the economic situation of the producers and processors concerned and the need to avoid unjustified unequal treatment between producers and/or processors.Member States shall be responsible for providing for and carrying out the necessary controls and penalties in case of non-compliance with the restructuring programmes. Submission and application of restructuring programmes1.   Each producer Member State shall, every four years and for the first time by 1 January 2009, submit to the Commission a draft four-year restructuring programme containing measures in accordance with this Chapter.Before being submitted to the Commission the restructuring programme shall be subject to consultation with the competent authorities and organisations in the cotton sector.Each Member State shall submit one single draft programme which may accommodate regional particularities.2.   Restructuring programmes shall become applicable three months after their submission to the Commission.However, if the submitted programme does not comply with the conditions laid down in this Chapter and its implementing rules, the Commission shall inform the Member State thereof. In such a case, the Member State shall submit a revised programme to the Commission. The revised programme shall become applicable two months after its submission unless an incompatibility persists in which case this paragraph shall apply.3.   Paragraph 2 shall apply mutatis mutandis to changes in respect of restructuring programmes submitted by Member States. Budgetary allocation1.   The annual budget for the restructuring programme per Member State from the financial year 2010 onwards shall be as follows:— Greece: EUR 4,0 million,— Spain: EUR 6,134 million.2.   Each Member State may decide to terminate its use of the restructuring programme to permanently transfer its annual budget referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, to its national ceiling as determined in Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003. This decision shall be communicated to the Commission at the latest by 1 August of a given year and shall apply to the direct payments granted under the following calendar year. The communication shall also report on the implementation of the restructuring programme and the achievement of its objectives.3.   The transfer in paragraph 2 of this Article, as well as the corresponding modification of paragraph 1 of this Article, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 144(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 after the Commission’s assessment of the implementation of the restructuring programme in light of its objectives. General rules concerning the financing of the restructuring programmes1.   Community support shall only relate to eligible expenditure incurred after the submission of the relevant restructuring programme as referred to in Article 4(1).2.   Member States shall not contribute to the costs of the measures financed by the Community under the restructuring programmes. Eligible measures and beneficiaries1.   Restructuring programmes shall only contain one or more of the following measures:(a) full and permanent dismantling of ginning facilities;(b) investments in the ginning industry;(c) participation of farmers in cotton quality schemes;(d) information and promotion activities;(e) aid to machinery contractors, not exceeding losses incurred.2.   Beneficiaries of the restructuring programmes shall be:(a) the beneficiaries of aid under Chapter IV of Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of 22 May 2001 on production aid for cotton (8) in the marketing year 2005/06, for aid under the measures referred to in paragraph 1(a), (b) and (d) of this Article;(b) the beneficiaries of aid under Chapter 10a of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, for aid under the measures referred to in paragraph 1(c) and (d) of this Article;(c) the approved inter-branch organisations, as defined in Chapter 10a of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, for aid under the measure referred to in paragraph 1(d) of this Article;(d) machinery contractors, for aid under the measure referred to in paragraph 1(e) of this Article, which:— are private persons or enterprises having worked under contract of growers or ginners in the marketing year 2005/06 with their agricultural machinery for the harvest of cotton,— have harvested cotton, which has been delivered to ginning facilities affected by dismantling as referred to in paragraph (1)(a) of this Article,— have incurred demonstrable losses as a result of the shortage of cotton to be harvested. Financial resourcesThe measures provided for in this Chapter shall constitute intervention to regulate agricultural markets as referred to in Article 3(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (9). Implementing rulesDetailed rules for the implementation of this Chapter shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 195(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (10). 0Entry into force and applicationThis Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply as from 1 January 2009.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 23 June 2008.For the CouncilThe PresidentI. JARC(1)  OJ L 291, 19.11.1979, p. 174. Protocol as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1050/2001 (OJ L 148, 1.6.2001, p. 1).(2)  Opinion of 14 February 2008 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(3)  Opinion of 8 May 2008 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(4)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 (OJ L 148, 6.6.2008, p. 1).(5)  OJ L 161, 30.4.2004, p. 48, as corrected by OJ L 206, 9.6.2004, p. 20.(6)  2006 ECR I-7285.(7)  OJ L 277, 21.10.2005, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 146/2008 (OJ L 46, 21.2.2008, p. 1).(8)  OJ L 148, 1.6.2001, p. 3. Regulation repealed by Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003.(9)  OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 479/2008.(10)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 510/2008 (OJ L 149, 7.6.2008, p. 61). +",cotton;cottonseed;aid to agriculture;farm subsidy;reform of the CAP;rationalisation of the CAP;revision of the CAP;aid for restructuring;aid recipient;recipient country;EU programme;Community framework programme;Community programme;EC framework programme;European Union programme;production aid;aid to producers,17 +35641,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 293/2008 of 1 April 2008 amending Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 with regard to the national ceilings set out in that Annex. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) No 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001 (1), and in particular Article 12(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 sets out, for each Member State, the national ceilings for the additional amounts of aid referred to in Article 12 of that Regulation.(2) The results of the review referred to in Article 12(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 show that the ceilings set out in Annex II no longer reflect the structural situation of the holdings. The ceilings which are to apply from 2008 onwards should therefore be adjusted.(3) Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Direct Payments,. Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 shall be replaced by the text of the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 1 April 2008.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 146/2008 (OJ L 46, 21.2.2008, p. 1).ANNEX‘ANNEX IINational ceilings referred to in Article 12(2)(millions of euro)Member State 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012Belgium 4,7 6,4 8,0 7,9 7,9 7,9 7,9 7,9Denmark 7,7 10,3 12,9 10,6 10,6 10,6 10,6 10,6Germany 40,4 54,6 68,3 62,7 62,7 62,7 62,7 62,7Ireland 15,3 20,5 25,6 24,4 24,4 24,4 24,4 24,4Greece 45,4 61,1 76,4 79,0 79,0 77,6 77,6 77,4Spain 56,9 77,3 97,0 98,3 98,3 97,8 97,8 97,8France 51,4 68,7 85,9 87,0 87,0 87,0 87,0 87,0Italy 62,3 84,5 106,4 96,9 97,0 95,6 94,9 94,9Luxembourg 0,2 0,3 0,4 0,4 0,4 0,4 0,4 0,4Netherlands 6,8 9,5 12,0 11,4 11,4 11,4 11,4 11,4Austria 12,4 17,1 21,3 19,6 19,6 19,6 19,6 19,6Portugal 10,8 14,6 18,2 10,2 10,2 10,2 10,2 10,2Finland 8,0 10,9 13,7 12,6 12,6 12,5 12,5 12,5Sweden 6,6 8,8 11,0 11,0 11,0 11,0 11,0 11,0United Kingdom 17,7 23,6 29,5 29,5 29,5 29,5 29,5 29,5’ +",common agricultural policy;CAP;common agricultural market;green Europe;aid to agriculture;farm subsidy;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +38310,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 222/2010 of 17 March 2010 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Sedano Bianco di Sperlonga (PGI)). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) and in accordance with Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Italy’s application to register the name ‘Sedano Bianco di Sperlonga’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 March 2010.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(2)  OJ C 185, 7.8.2009, p. 13.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.6.   Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processedITALYSedano Bianco di Sperlonga (PGI) +",Italy;Italian Republic;vegetable;location of production;location of agricultural production;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +39671,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 176/2011 of 24 February 2011 on the information to be provided before the establishment and modification of a functional airspace block Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 550/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 on the provision of air navigation services in the single European sky (the service provision Regulation) (1) and in particular Article 9a(9) thereof,Whereas:(1) The functional airspace blocks are key enablers for enhancing cooperation between Member States in order to improve performance and create synergies. For that purpose and in order to optimise the interface of functional airspace blocks in the single European sky, the Member States concerned should cooperate with each other and where appropriate they may also cooperate with third countries.(2) Member States have to comply with the requirements of Article 9a of Regulation (EC) No 550/2004 when establishing a functional airspace block.(3) Member States that establish a functional airspace block have to provide information to the Commission, the European Aviation Safety Agency, other Member States and other interested parties, giving them an opportunity to submit their observations with the aim of facilitating an exchange of views. However, the Member States should not provide classified information, business secrets or otherwise confidential information.(4) The information to be provided under this Regulation should reflect compliance with the objectives for the functional airspace blocks and assist Member States in ensuring consistency with other measures of the single European sky.(5) In order to facilitate such exchange of information and submission of observations, the information which is considered as ‘adequate’ to be provided to Member States, the Commission, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and other interested parties should be clearly laid out as well as the procedures for this exchange of information.(6) In particular, the Member States concerned should jointly provide the information and accordingly provide one set of information and documentary evidence per functional airspace block.(7) The establishment of a functional airspace block should be considered as the legal process through which Member States must enhance cooperation between their respective airspace blocks. Member States should take the necessary measures to comply with this requirement at the latest by 4 December 2012, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 550/2004.(8) The determination whether a functional airspace block has been modified should be made on the basis of the same criteria for all Member States and should be limited to those changes which have a considerable impact on the functional airspace block and/or the neighbouring functional airspace blocks or Member States.(9) According to Article 13a of Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), Member States and the Commission should coordinate with the EASA to ensure that all safety aspects are properly addressed when implementing the single European sky.(10) This Regulation does not affect the security or defence policy interests of Member States and related confidentiality needs according to Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 549/2004.(11) Pursuant to Article 83 of the Chicago Convention, Member States that establish a functional airspace block will have to register agreements or arrangements for functional airspace blocks and any subsequent amendment thereto with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).(12) The establishment of functional airspace blocks which would result in changes to the ICAO flight information region (FIR) boundaries or to the facilities and services provided within those boundaries should continue to be the subject of the ICAO air navigation planning process and the procedure for amendment of the ICAO air navigation plans.(13) Member States should ensure that they fulfil their safety responsibilities effectively when establishing a functional airspace block. They should demonstrate and provide the necessary assurance that the functional airspace block will be established and managed safely and address the Member States and the air navigation service providers safety management elements associated with the functional airspace block establishment, with a focus on their respective safety roles and responsibilities.(14) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Single Sky Committee,. Subject matter and scopeThis Regulation lays down the requirements for:(1) the information to be provided by the Member States concerned to the Commission, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), other Member States and interested parties before the establishment and modification of a functional airspace block;(2) the procedures for the provision of the information to and submission of observations from the parties referred to in point (1), before notification of the functional airspace block is made to the Commission. DefinitionsFor the purpose of this Regulation, the definitions in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 shall apply.In addition the following definitions shall apply:(1) ‘Member States concerned’ means the Member States having mutually agreed to establish a functional airspace block under Regulation (EC) No 550/2004.(2) ‘Interested parties’ means the neighbouring third countries to a functional airspace block, relevant airspace users or groups of airspace users and staff representative bodies as well as adjacent air navigation service providers to those in a functional airspace block. Demonstration of complianceThe Member States concerned shall jointly provide the information set out in the Annex to this Regulation to demonstrate fulfilment of the requirements of Article 9a of Regulation (EC) No 550/2004. Procedure for exchange of information for new functional airspace blocks1.   The Member States concerned shall provide the information set out in the Annex to the Commission at the latest by 24 June 2012. The Commission shall make it available for observations to the EASA, other Member States and interested parties at the latest one week after receipt of the information.2.   The observations of the EASA, other Member States and interested parties shall be submitted to the Commission at the latest two months after receipt of the information. The Commission shall without delay communicate the observations received and its own observations to the Member States concerned.3.   The Member States concerned shall duly consider the observations received before establishing their functional airspace block. Modification of an established functional airspace block1.   For the purpose of this Regulation, an established functional airspace block shall be considered as modified when a proposed modification shall result in changes to the defined dimensions of the functional airspace block.2.   At least six months before a modification is implemented, the Member States concerned shall jointly notify the Commission of the proposed changes and provide information supporting the changes, updating as appropriate the information provided for the establishment of the functional airspace block. The Commission shall make it available for observations to the EASA, other Member States and interested parties at the latest one week after receipt of the information.3.   The observations of the EASA, other Member States and interested parties shall be submitted to the Commission at the latest two months after receipt of the information. The Commission shall without delay communicate the observations received and its own observations to the Member States concerned.4.   The Member States concerned shall duly consider the observations received before modifying their functional airspace block. Functional airspace blocks already establishedMember States concerned which have already established a functional airspace block prior to the entry into force of this Regulation shall ensure that the required information laid out in the Annex, which has not been already submitted as part of their notification, is provided to the Commission at the latest by 24 June 2012. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 24 February 2011.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 96, 31.3.2004, p. 10.(2)  OJ L 96, 31.3.2004, p. 1.ANNEXINFORMATION TO BE PROVIDEDPART IGeneral information1. The Member States concerned shall specify:(a) the point of contact for the functional airspace block;(b) the defined dimensions of the functional airspace block;(c) the jointly designated air traffic service providers and meteorological service providers, if applicable, and their respective areas of responsibility;(d) the providers of air traffic services providing services without certification in accordance with Article 7(5) of Regulation (EC) No 550/2004 and their respective areas of responsibility.2. The Member States concerned shall provide the following information on the arrangements concluded regarding the establishment or modification of the functional airspace block, including:(a) copy of the documents which reflect the mutual agreement of the Member States concerned to establish the functional airspace block;(b) information on the arrangements between the national supervisory authorities in the functional airspace block;(c) information on the arrangements between the air traffic service providers in the functional airspace block;(d) information on arrangements between competent civil and military authorities in respect of their involvement in the governance structures of the functional airspace block.3. Member States concerned may refer to information already provided to the Commission as part of the implementation of the single European sky.PART IIRequirements of Article 9a(2) of Regulation (EC) No 550/2004The Member States concerned shall provide information, including supporting documentation, pertaining to the requirements of Article 9a(2) of Regulation (EC) No 550/2004.1.   Functional airspace block safety caseWith regard to the functional airspace block safety case, the following information shall be provided:(a) the common safety policy or plans to establish a common safety policy;(b) a description of the arrangements dealing with accident and incident investigation and plans on how to address safety data collection, analysis and exchange;(c) a description of the way in which safety is being managed to avoid degradation in safety performance within the functional airspace block;(d) a description of the arrangements clearly identifying and allocating the responsibilities and interfaces with relation to the setting of safety targets, safety oversight and the accompanying enforcement measures in regard to the provision of air navigation services within the functional airspace block;(e) documentation and/or statements that the safety assessment including hazard identification, risk assessment and mitigation has been conducted before introducing operational changes resulting from the establishment or modification of the functional airspace block.2.   Optimum use of airspace, taking into account air traffic flowsThe Member States concerned shall provide the following information:(a) a description of the relations with the relevant network functions for airspace management and air traffic flow management referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 551/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1), including the coordination, arrangements and procedures to achieve optimised use of the airspace;(b) in respect of airspace management within the functional airspace block not covered by the network functions referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 551/2004, information on:— the arrangements for an integrated airspace management,— the provisions for sharing of airspace management data,— the arrangements for an effective cooperative decision-making;(c) in respect of real time coordination within the functional airspace block:— a description of how cross-border activities are managed if new areas are created resulting from the establishment or modification of the functional airspace block.3.   Consistency with the European route networkThe Member States concerned shall provide information to demonstrate that route design and implementation for the functional airspace block is consistent with, and completed within, the established process for overall coordination, development and implementation of the European route network referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 551/2004.Member States concerned may refer to information already provided to the Commission as part of the implementation of the single European sky.4.   Overall added value based on cost-benefit analysesThe Member States concerned shall provide statements confirming that:(a) the cost-benefit analysis was conducted according to industry standard practice, using among others discounted cash flow analysis;(b) the cost-benefit analysis provides a consolidated view of the impact of the establishment or modification of the functional airspace block on the civil and military airspace users;(c) the cost-benefit analysis demonstrates an overall positive financial result (net present value and/or internal rate of return) for the establishment or modification of the functional airspace block;(d) the functional airspace block contributes to a reduction of the aviation environmental impact;(e) values for costs and benefits, their sources and the assumptions made to develop the cost-benefit analysis were documented;(f) the main stakeholders were consulted and provided feedback on the costs and benefit estimates which are applicable to their operations.5.   Ensure smooth and flexible transfer of responsibility for air traffic control between air traffic service unitsThe Member States concerned shall provide information to demonstrate that the transfer of responsibility for air traffic control is smooth and flexible within the functional airspace block. This shall include the following information on the changes introduced by the establishment or modification of the functional airspace block:(a) a description of the arrangements for cross border provision of air traffic services;(b) the arrangements concluded to enhance coordination procedures between the concerned air traffic service providers within the functional airspace block and further planned initiatives to enhance coordination;(c) a description of the arrangements concluded to enhance coordination procedures between the concerned civil and military air traffic service providers and further planned initiatives to enhance coordination in line with the concept of flexible use of airspace;(d) a description of the arrangements concluded to enhance coordination procedures with the concerned adjacent air traffic service providers, and further planned initiatives to enhance coordination.6.   Ensure compatibility between the different airspace configurations, optimising, inter alia, the current flight information regionsThe Member States concerned shall provide information on the available plans how to achieve harmonised organisation and classification of different airspace configurations within the functional airspace block. The plans shall include:(a) the principles for airspace classification and airspace organisation for the functional airspace block;(b) the changes of airspace configuration resulting from the harmonisation within the functional airspace block.7.   Regional agreements concluded within the ICAOThe Member States concerned shall provide the list of existing regional agreements concluded in compliance with the framework established by Annex 11 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation which are of relevance with respect to the establishment and operations of the functional airspace block.8.   Regional agreements in existenceThe Member States concerned shall provide a list of existing agreements concluded by one or more of the Member States concerned, including those with third countries, which are of relevance with respect to the establishment and operations of the functional airspace block.9.   European Union-wide performance targets9.1. The Member States concerned shall provide information on the arrangements concluded in order to facilitate consistency with the European Union-wide performance targets referred to in Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 549/2004.9.2. Member States concerned may refer to information already provided to the Commission under the provision of Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 691/2010 (2).(1)  OJ L 96, 31.3.2004, p. 20.(2)  OJ L 201, 3.8.2010, p. 1. +",air traffic;air navigation;organisation of transport;organization of transport;common transport policy;CTP;EU transport policy;European transport policy;transport policy of the EU;transport policy of the European Union;provision of services;air transport;aeronautics;air service;aviation;trans-European network;air space,17 +24926,"2003/52/EC: Commission Decision of 22 January 2003 granting Spain a derogation to bring its national statistical system into conformity with Regulation (EC) No 1221/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2003) 292). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1221/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 June 2002 on quarterly non-financial accounts for general government(1), and in particular Article 5(2) and Article 6(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2223/96 of 25 June 1996 on the European system of national and regional accounts in the Community(2) (ESA 95), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1889/2002(3), contains the reference framework of common standards, definitions, classifications and accounting rules for drawing up the accounts of the Member States for the statistical requirements of the Community, in order to obtain comparable results between Member States.(2) The objective of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2002 is to establish simplified quarterly non-financial accounts, whose contents are defined by reference to the list of ESA 95 categories, for the general government sector.(3) Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2002 provides that, in so far as national statistical systems require major adaptations, the Commission may grant a derogation, not exceeding one year, concerning the date of the first transmission of quarterly data from the first quarter of 2002 onwards.(4) In addition, Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2002, in so far as national statistical systems require major adaptations, provides that, with regard to the transmission of backdata, the Commission may grant a derogation, not exceeding one year, concerning the date of the first transmission of quarterly data from the first quarter of 1999 onwards.(5) In a letter dated 24 July 2002, the Spanish authorities asked to be granted a one-year derogation to bring their national statistical system into conformity with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2002.(6) The Spanish authorities base their request on the need to adapt the system for drawing up quarterly national accounts to the changes ensuing from the new legal framework for the financing of the Autonomous Communities, the Royal Decrees on the transfer of powers to the Autonomous Communities, and the adaptation of the General Accounting Plan to the local authorities, all of which impact the budget information systems used to draw up the non-financial accounts for general government.(7) The request by Spain should therefore be granted until 30 June 2003,. Pursuant to Article 5(2) and Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2002, Spain is granted a derogation until 30 June 2003 at the latest in order to bring its national statistical system into conformity with the said Regulation. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.. Done at Brussels, 22 January 2003.For the CommissionPedro Solbes MiraMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 179, 9.7.2002, p. 1.(2) OJ L 310, 30.11.1996, p. 1.(3) OJ L 286, 24.10.2002, p. 11. +",national statistics;European accounting system;ESA;European system of accounts;European system of integrated economic accounts;European system of national and regional accounts;European system of national and regional accounts in the European Union;data transmission;data flow;interactive transmission;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law;public administration;general government;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +24583,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1952/2002 of 31 October 2002 prohibiting fishing for redfish by vessels flying the flag of Portugal. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 of 18 December 2001 fixing for 2002 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1811/2002(4), lays down quotas for redfish for 2002.(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of redfish in the waters of ICES divisions V, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of Portugal or registered in Portugal have exhausted the quota allocated for 2002. Portugal has prohibited fishing for this stock from 15 October 2002. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,. Catches of redfish in the waters of ICES divisions V, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of Portugal or registered in Portugal are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Portugal for 2002.Fishing for redfish in the waters of ICES divisions V, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of Portugal or registered in Portugal is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 15 October 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 October 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5.(3) OJ L 347, 31.12.2001, p. 1.(4) OJ L 276, 12.10.2002, p. 1. +",ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;Portugal;Portuguese Republic;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing regulations;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches,17 +15188,"Council Directive 96/30/EC of 13 May 1996 amending Directive 94/80/EC laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and to stand as a candidate in municipal elections by citizens of the Union residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 8b (1) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),Whereas the Annex to Council Directive 94/80/EC of 19 December 1994 laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and to stand as a candidate in municipal elections by citizens of the Union residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals (3), lists the basic local government units in each Member State;Whereas, pursuant to the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, the Annex to Directive 94/80/EC should be so amended as to provide a reference to the basic local government units of these three countries;Whereas, pursuant to the Act of Accession of those countries, Directive 94/80/EC is applicable to the Åland islands, where Finnish nationals who do not enjoy regional citizenship of those islands and nationals of the other Member States of the Union are subject to the same condition relating to the period of residence for the exercise of the right to vote and to stand as candidates in municipal elections,. In the Annex to Directive 94/80/EC the following shall be added:'in Austria:Gemeinden, Bezirke in der Stadt Wienin Finland:kunta, kommun, kommun på Ålandin Sweden:kommuner, landsting.` This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 May 1996.For the CouncilThe PresidentS. AGNELLI(1) OJ No C 65, 4. 3. 1996, p. 201.(2) Opinion delivered on 29 February 1996 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(3) OJ No L 368, 30. 12. 1994, p. 38. +",Finland;Republic of Finland;EU national;Community national;European Union national;national of the EU;national of the European Union;Sweden;Kingdom of Sweden;Austria;Republic of Austria;right to vote;ability to vote;voting rights;local election;council election;municipal election,17 +2368,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1734/98 of 4 August 1998 fixing for the 1998/99 marketing year the minimum price to be paid to producers for Williams and Rocha pears and the amount of production aid for Williams and Rocha pears in syrup and/or natural fruit juice. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2199/97 (2) and in particular Articles 3(3) and 4(9) thereof,Whereas Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 504/97 of 19 March 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the system of production aid for products processed from fruit and vegetables (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1590/98 (4), fixes the dates of the marketing years;Whereas Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 set the criteria for fixing the minimum price and the amount of the production aid respectively; whereas Article 5 of that Regulation introduces a guarantee threshold beyond which the aid is reduced; whereas, therefore, the minimum price and the production aid for the 1998/99 marketing year should be fixed;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,. For the 1998/99 marketing year:(a) the minimum price referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 shall be ECU 39,259 per 100 kg net from the producer for Williams and Rocha pears intended for the production of pears in syrup and/or natural fruit juice,(b) the production aid referred to in Article 4 of that Regulation shall be ECU 12,517 per 100 kilograms net for Williams and Rocha pears in syrup and/or natural fruit juice. Where processing takes place outside the Member State in which the produce was grown, such Member State shall furnish proof to the Member State paying the production aid that the minimum price payable to the producer has been paid. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 15 July 1998.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 4 August 1998.For the CommissionMonika WULF-MATHIESMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 297, 21. 11. 1996, p. 29.(2) OJ L 303, 6. 11. 1997, p. 1.(3) OJ L 78, 20. 3. 1997, p. 14.(4) OJ L 208, 24. 7. 1998, p. 11. +",pip fruit;apple;fig;pear;pome fruit;quince;producer group;producers' organisation;fruit juice;fruit juice concentrate;minimum price;floor price;preserved product;preserved food;tinned food;production aid;aid to producers,17 +1376,"Council Directive 92/26/EEC of 31 March 1992 concerning the classification for the supply of medicinal products for human use. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and in particular Article 100a thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1) ,In cooperation with the European Parliament(2) ,Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(3) ,Whereas measures aimed at progressively establishing the internal market over a period expiring on 31 December 1992 need to be taken; whereas the internal market is to comprise an area without internal frontiers in which the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital is ensured;Whereas the conditions for the supply of medicinal products for human use to the public vary appreciably from one Member State to another; whereas medicinal products sold without prescriptions in certain Member States can be obtained only on medical prescription in other Member States;Whereas Directive 91/28/EEC(4) specifies what medicinal products may be advertized to the public; whereas, in view of the development of means of communication, the conditions governing the supply of medicinal products to the public should be harmonized.Whereas, moreover, persons moving around within the Community have the right to carry a reasonable quantity of medicinal products lawfully obtained for their personal use; whereas it must also be possible for a person established in one Member State to receive from another Member State a reasonable quantity of medicinal products intended for his personal use; whereas it is important therefore to harmonize the conditions governing the supply of medicinal products to the public;Whereas, in addition, under the new system of registration of medicinal products in the Community, certain medicinal products will be the subject of a Community marketing authorization; whereas, in this context, the classification for the supply of medicinal products covered by a Community marketing authorization needs to be established; whereas it is therefore important to set the criteria on the basis of which Community decisions will be taken;Whereas it is therefore appropriate, as an initial step, to harmonize the basic principles applicable to the classification for the supply of medicinal products in the Community or in the Member State concerned, while taking as a starting point the principles already established on this subject by the Council of Europe as well as the work of harmonization completed within the framework of the United Nations, concerning narcotic and psychotropic substances;Whereas this Directive is without prejudice to the national social security arrangements for reimbursement or payment for medicinal products on prescription,. 1. This Directive concerns the classification for the supply of medicinal products for human use in the Community into:- medicinal products subject to medical prescription,- medicinal products not subject to medical prescription.2. For the purposes of this Directive, the definition of 'medicinal product' in Article 1 of Council Directive 65/65/EEC of 26 January 1965 on the approximation of provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action relating to medicinal products(5) as last amended by Directive 89/343/EEC(6) , shall apply. In addition, 'medicinal prescription' shall mean any prescription issued by a professional person qualified to prescribe medicinal products. 1. When a marketing authorization is granted, the competent authorities shall specify the classification of the medicinal product into:- a medicinal product subject to medical prescription,- a medicinal product not subject to medical prescription.To this end, the criteria laid down in Article 3 (1) shall apply.2. The competent authorities may fix sub-categories for medicinal products which are available on medical prescription only. In that case, they shall refer to the following classification:(a) medicinal products on renewable or non-renewable medical prescription;(b) medicinal products subject to special medical prescription;(c) medicinal products on restricted medical prescription, reserved for use in certain specialized areas. 1. Medicinal products shall be subject to medical prescription where they:- are likely to present a danger either directly or indirectly, even when used correctly, if utilized without medical supervision, or- are frequently and to a very wide extent used incorrectly, and as a result are likely to present a direct or indirect danger to human health, or- contain substances or preparations thereof the activity and/or side effects of which require further investigation, or- are normally prescribed by a doctor to be administered parenterally.2. Where Member States provide for the sub-category of medicinal products subject to special medical prescription, they shall take account of the following factors:- the medicinal product contains, in a non-exempt quantity, a substance classified as a narcotic or a psychotropic substance within the meaning of the international conventions in force (United Nations Conventions of 1961 and 1971), or- the medicinal product is likely, if incorrectly used, to present a substantial risk of medicinal abuse, to lead to addiction or be misused for illegal purposes, or- the medicinal product contains a substance which, by reason of its novelty or properties, could be considered as belonging to that group as a precautionary measure.3. Where Member States provide for the sub-category of medicinal products subject to restricted prescription, they shall take account of the following factors:- the medicinal product, because of its pharmaceutical characteristics or novelty or in the interests of public health, is reserved for treatments which can only be followed in a hospital environment,- the medicinal product is used in the treatment of conditions which must be diagnosed in a hospital environment or in institutions with adequate diagnostic facilities, although administration and follow-up may be carried out elsewhere, or- the medicinal product is intended for outpatients but its use may produce very serious side-effects requiring a prescription drawn up as required by a specialist and special supervision throughout the treatment.4. A competent authority may waive application of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 having regard to:(a) the maximum single dose, the maximum daily dose, the strength, the pharmaceutical form, certain types of packaging; and/or(b) other circumstances of use which it has specified.5. If a competent authority does not designate medicinal products into sub-categories referred to in Article 2 (2), it shall nevertheless take into account the criteria referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article in determining whether any medicinal product shall be classified as a prescription-only medicine. Medicinal products not subject to prescription shall be those which do not meet the criteria listed in Article 3. 1. The competent authorities shall draw up a list of the medicinal products subject on their territory to medical prescription, specifying, if necessary, the category of classification. They shall update this list annually.2. On the occasion of the five-yearly renewal of the marketing authorization or when new facts are brought to their notice, the competent authorities shall examine and, as appropriate, amend the classification of a medicinal product, by applying the criteria listed in Article 3. 1. Within two years of adoption of this Directive, the Member States shall communicate the list referred to in Article 5 (1) to the Commission and to the other Member States, when requested by the latter.2. Each year, Member States shall communicate to the Commission and to the other Member States the changes that have been made to the list referred to in paragraph 1.3. Within four years of the adoption of this Directive, the Commission shall submit a report to the Council on the application of this Directive. This report will be accompanied, if necessary, by appropriate proposals. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive before 1 January 1993. They shall forthwith inform the Comission thereof.When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such a reference shall be laid down by the Member States. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 March 1992.For the Council The President Vitor MARTINS(1) OJ No C 58, 8. 3. 1990, p. 18.(2) OJ No C 183, 15. 7. 1991, p. 178 and OJ No C 67, 16. 3. 1992.(3) OJ No C 225, 10. 9. 1990, p. 21.(4) See page 13 of this Official Journal.(5) OJ No 22, 9. 6. 1965, p. 369/65.(6) OJ No L 142, 25. 5. 1989, p. 14. +",pharmaceutical legislation;control of medicines;pharmaceutical regulations;pharmacology;pharmaceutics;health risk;danger of sickness;medicament;medication;drug surveillance;pharmaceutical surveillance;supervision of medicinal products;supervision of pharmaceutical drugs;classification;UDC;heading;universal decimal classification,17 +3964,"2005/224/EC: Commission Decision of 14 March 2005 amending Decision 2003/136/EC as regards the termination of the plan for the emergency vaccination of feral pigs against classical swine fever in Luxembourg (notified under document number C(2005) 589) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (1), and in particular Articles 16(1) and 20(2), thereof,Whereas:(1) In 2001 classical swine fever was confirmed in the feral pig population in Luxembourg.(2) Commission Decision 2003/136/EC of 27 February 2003 on the approval of the plans for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and emergency vaccination of feral pigs against classical swine fever in Luxembourg (2) was adopted as one of a number of measures to combat classical swine fever.(3) Luxembourg has submitted information indicating that classical swine fever situation in the feral pig population in Luxembourg has improved significantly and that the approved vaccination plan of feral pigs against classical swine fever does not need to be applied anymore.(4) Decision 2003/136/EC should therefore be amended.(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Decision 2003/136/EC is amended as follows:1. Article 2 is deleted;2. Article 3 is replaced by the following: This Decision is addressed to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the French Republic.. Done at Brussels, 14 March 2005.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 5. Directive as amended by the 2003 Act of Accession.(2)  OJ L 53, 28.2.2003, p. 52. +",Luxembourg;Grand Duchy of Luxembourg;animal plague;cattle plague;rinderpest;swine fever;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;vaccination;wild mammal;elephant;fox;wild boar,17 +43889,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 209/2014 of 5 March 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 as regards animal and public health and veterinary certification conditions for the introduction of colostrum and colostrum-based products intended for human consumption into the Union Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption (1), and in particular the introductory phrase of Article 8, the first subparagraph of point (1) and point (4) of Article 8 and Article 9(4) thereof,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (2), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 9 thereof,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (3), and in particular Articles 11(1) and the second paragraph of Article 16 thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 lays down specific rules for food business operators on the hygiene of food of animal origin. That Regulation provides that food business operators producing raw milk and dairy products and colostrum and colostrum-based products intended for human consumption are to comply with the relevant provisions of Annex III thereto.(2) In addition, Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 provides that food business operators importing products of animal origin from third countries are to ensure that importation takes place only, if the third country of dispatch appears on a list drawn up in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 and the products satisfy, inter alia, the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and any import conditions laid down in accordance with Union legislation governing import controls for products of animal origin.(3) Commission Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 (4) lays down the public and animal health conditions and the certification requirements for the introduction of consignments of raw milk and dairy products into the Union. It also lays down the list of third countries from which the introduction of such consignments into the Union is authorised.(4) Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 establishes different import conditions depending on the animal health status of the exporting third country as regards foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and rinderpest. Third countries which are free from FMD without vaccination and rinderpest for the period for at least 12 months prior to import are listed in column A of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 and imports into the Union of raw milk and dairy products, derived from raw milk from those third countries, are authorised without having undergone a specific treatments.(5) The Commission received several requests from some Member States and trade partners to establish animal health conditions for the imports of colostrum and colostrum-based products for human consumption into the Union.(6) Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 does not apply to colostrum and colostrum-based products. However, colostrum represents the same animal health risks as raw milk for FMD. Colostrum can therefore be safely imported from countries which are already authorised for import of raw milk and listed in listed in column A of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 605/2010.(7) Several commercial products are made of pasteurised or sterilised colostrum. However, since the effects of pasteurisation and sterilisation have not been validated for colostrum which has a high cell content, pasteurised or sterilised colostrum and colostrum-based products should only be imported from those third countries which are free from FMD without vaccination, listed in column A of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 605/2010.(8) Articles 11, 12 and 13 of Council Directive 97/78/EC (5) lay down the rules and conditions for the checks to be applied to consignment of products of animal origin imported into the Union but destined for a third country either by immediate transit or after storage in the Union.(9) In order to allow the introduction of colostrum and colostrum-based products into the Union, a new model health certificate for such commodities should be added in Part 2 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 and the model health certificate for raw milk and dairy products for human consumption intended for transit through or storage in the Union set out in Part 3 of Annex II to that Regulation should be amended in order to cover colostrum and colostrum-based products.(10) In order to include colostrum and colostrum-based products in the scope of the Common Veterinary Entry Document referred to in Article 2(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 136/2004 (6), it is necessary to provide in the model of health certificates covering such products the appropriate Harmonised System code listed in Chapter 4 of Annex I to Commission Decision 2007/275/EC (7).(11) To avoid any disruption in trade, the use of animal health certificate for raw milk and dairy products for human consumption, intended for transit through or storage in the Union, issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 605/2010, should be authorised during a transitional period.(12) Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly.(13) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 605/2010Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 is amended as follows:(1) the title is replaced by the following:(2) in Article 1, point (a) of the first paragraph is replaced by the following:‘(a) the public and animal health conditions and certification requirements for the introduction into the European Union of consignments of raw milk, dairy products, colostrum and colostrum-based products;’;(3) Article 2 is replaced by the following:(4) Article 6 is replaced by the following:(a) they come from a third country or part thereof listed in Annex I for the introduction into the European Union of consignments of raw milk, dairy products, colostrum or colostrum-based products and comply with the appropriate treatment conditions for such consignments, as provided for in Articles 2, 3 and 4;(b) they comply with the specific animal health conditions for importation into the European Union of the raw milk, dairy products, colostrum or colostrum-based products concerned, as laid down in the animal health attestation in point II.1 of the relevant model health certificate set out in Part 2 of Annex II;(c) they are accompanied by a health certificate drawn up in accordance with the appropriate model set out in Part 3 of Annex II for the consignment concerned and completed in accordance with the explanatory notes set out in Part 1 of that Annex;(d) they are certified as acceptable for transit, including for storage as appropriate, on the Common Veterinary Entry Document referred to in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 136/2004, signed by the official veterinarian of the border inspection post of introduction into the Union.’;(5) Article 8 is replaced by the following:(6) Annexes I and II are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. Transitional provisionsFor a transitional period until 6 September 2014 the introduction into the European Union of consignments of raw milk and dairy products not intended for importation into the European Union but destined for a third country either by immediate transit or after storage in the Union, in accordance with Articles 11, 12 or 13 of Directive 97/78/EC, accompanied by a health certificate conforming to the model set out in Part 2 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 605/2010, in its version prior to the entry into force of this Regulation, shall be authorised, provided that the certificate has been signed within 26 July 2014. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 5 March 2014.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11.(2)  OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55.(3)  OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 206.(4)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 of 2 July 2010 laying down animal and public health and veterinary certification conditions for the introduction into the European Union of raw milk and dairy products intended for human consumption (OJ L 175, 10.7.2010, p. 1).(5)  Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9).(6)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 136/2004 of 22 January 2004 laying down procedures for veterinary checks at Community border inspection posts on products imported from third countries (OJ L 21, 28.1.2004, p. 11).(7)  Commission Decision 2007/275/EC of 17 April 2007 concerning lists of animals and products to be subject to controls at border inspection posts under Council Directives 91/496/EEC and 97/78/EC (OJ L 116, 4.5.2007, p. 9).ANNEXAnnexes I and II to Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 are amended as follows:(1) Annex I is replaced by the following:“+” : third country is authorised“0” : third country is not authorisedISO code of third country Third country or part thereof Column A Column B Column CAE The Emirate of Dubai of the United Arab Emirates (5) 0 0 + (6)AD Andorra + + +AL Albania 0 0 +AR Argentina 0 0 +AU Australia + + +BR Brazil 0 0 +BW Botswana 0 0 +BY Belarus 0 0 +BZ Belize 0 0 +BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0 +CA Canada + + +CH Switzerland (2) + + +CL Chile 0 + +CN China 0 0 +CO Colombia 0 0 +CR Costa Rica 0 0 +CU Cuba 0 0 +DZ Algeria 0 0 +ET Ethiopia 0 0 +GL Greenland 0 + +GT Guatemala 0 0 +HK Hong Kong 0 0 +HN Honduras 0 0 +IL Israel 0 0 +IN India 0 0 +IS Iceland + + +KE Kenya 0 0 +MA Morocco 0 0 +MG Madagascar 0 0 +MK (3) former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 0 + +MR Mauritania 0 0 +MU Mauritius 0 0 +MX Mexico 0 0 +NA Namibia 0 0 +NI Nicaragua 0 0 +NZ New Zealand + + +PA Panama 0 0 +PY Paraguay 0 0 +RS (4) Serbia 0 + +RU Russia 0 0 +SG Singapore 0 0 +SV El Salvador 0 0 +SZ Swaziland 0 0 +TH Thailand 0 0 +TN Tunisia 0 0 +TR Turkey 0 0 +UA Ukraine 0 0 +US United States + + +UY Uruguay 0 0 +ZA South Africa 0 0 +ZW Zimbabwe 0 0 +(2) Annex II is amended as follows:(a) Part 1 is replaced by the following:“Milk-RM” : Health certificate for raw milk from third countries or parts thereof authorised in column A of Annex I intended for further processing in the European Union before being used for human consumption.“Milk-RMP” : Health certificate for dairy products derived from raw milk for human consumption, from third countries or parts thereof authorised in column A of Annex I intended for importation into the European Union.“Milk-HTB” : Health certificate for dairy products derived from milk of cows, ewes, goats and buffaloes for human consumption from third countries or parts thereof authorised in column B of Annex I intended for importation into the European Union.“Milk-HTC” : Health certificate for dairy products for human consumption from third countries or parts thereof authorised in column C of Annex I intended for importation into the European Union.“Colostrum-C/CPB” : Health certificate for colostrum of cows, ewes, goats and buffaloes and colostrum-based products derived from colostrum of the same species from third countries or parts thereof listed in column A of Annex I for human consumption intended for importation into the European Union.“Milk/ Colostrum-T/S” : Animal health certificate for raw milk, colostrum, dairy products or colostrum-based products for human consumption, intended for transit through or storage in the European Union.(a) The health certificates shall be issued by the competent authorities of the third country of origin, in accordance with the appropriate model set out in Part 2 of this Annex, according to the layout of the model that corresponds to the raw milk, colostrum, dairy products or colostrum-based products concerned. They shall contain, in the numbered order that appears in the model, the attestations that are required for any third country and, as the case may be, those supplementary guarantees that are required for the exporting third country concerned.(b) The original of the health certificate shall consist of a single sheet printed on either pages or, where more text is required, such that all the sheets form a whole and cannot be separated.(c) A separate, single health certificate must be presented for each consignment of the commodity concerned, exported to the same destination from a third country listed in the table in Annex I and transported in the same railway wagon, road vehicle, aircraft or ship.(d) The original of the health certificate and the labels referred to in the model certificate shall be drawn up in at least one official language of the Member State where border inspection takes place and of the Member State of destination. However, those Member States may allow it to be drawn up in another official language of the European Union instead of their own, accompanied, if necessary, by an official translation.(e) Where additional sheets are attached to the health certificate for the purpose of identifying the commodities making up the consignment, such additional sheets shall also be considered to form part of the original certificate, provided the signature and stamp of the certifying official veterinarian appear on each page.(f) Where the health certificate comprises more than one page, each page shall be numbered “–x(page number) of y(total number of pages)–” on the bottom of the page and shall bear the certificate reference number allocated by the competent authority on the top of the page.(g) The original of the health certificate must be completed and signed by a representative of the competent authority responsible for verifying and certifying that the raw milk, colostrum, dairy products or colostrum-based products meet the health conditions laid down in Section IX of Chapter I of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and in Directive 2002/99/EC.(h) The competent authorities of the exporting third country shall ensure that principles of certification equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 96/93/EC (7) are complied with.(i) The colour of the signature of the official veterinarian shall be different from that of the printing on the health certificate. That requirement shall also apply to stamps other than embossed stamps or watermarks.(j) The original of the health certificate must accompany the consignment until it reaches the border inspection post of introduction into the European Union.(k) Where the model certificate states that certain statements shall be kept as appropriate, statements which are not relevant, may be crossed out and initialled and stamped by the certifying officer, or completely deleted from the certificate.(b) in Part 2, the following model certificate is added:(c) Part 3, is replaced by the following:(1)  The colostrum and colostrum-based products can only be introduced into the European Union from countries authorised in column A.(2)  Certificates in accordance with the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132).(3)  The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; the definitive nomenclature for this country will be agreed following the conclusion of the negotiations currently taking place on this subject at UN level.(4)  Not including Kosovo which is at present under international administration pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.(5)  Only dairy products from camels of the species Camelus dromedarius.(6)  Dairy products from camels of the species Camelus dromedarius are authorised.’(7)  OJ L 13, 16.1.1997, p. 28.’ +",veterinary inspection;veterinary control;raw milk;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;third country;foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;import (EU);Community import;health certificate,17 +40557,"2012/161/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 19 March 2012 providing for the initiation of an investigation pursuant to Article 17(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 with respect to the effective implementation of the United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs in Bolivia. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 of 22 July 2008 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences from 1 January 2009 and amending Regulations (EC) No 552/97, (EC) No 1933/2006 and Commission Regulations (EC) No 1100/2006 and (EC) No 964/2007 (1), and in particular Article 17(2) thereof,After consulting the Generalised Preferences Committee,Whereas:(1) On 29 June 2011, the Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia (hereinafter Bolivia) deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations an instrument of denunciation of the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. The denunciation took effect for Bolivia on 1 January 2012.(2) Bolivia has subsequently deposited an instrument to re-accede the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs with a reservation on the traditional use of coca leaves (in particular chewing and medicinal uses). This request for re-accession is currently under assessment by the State Parties.(3) Article 15(2) of Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 provides for the temporary withdrawal of the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance referred to in Section 2 of Chapter II of that Regulation, in particular if the national legislation no longer incorporates those conventions referred to in Annex III which have been ratified in fulfilment of the requirements of Article 8(1) and (2) or if that legislation is not effectively implemented. This arrangement was granted to Bolivia by Commission Decision 2008/938/EC (2).(4) The UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs is listed in Annex III, Part B, point 24, to Regulation (EC) No 732/2008.(5) Article 17(1) of Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 provides that where the Commission receives information that may justify temporary withdrawal and where it considers that there are sufficient grounds for an investigation it shall inform the Generalised Preferences Committee and request consultations. Pursuant to Article 17(2), following consultations the Commission may decide to initiate an investigation(6) It is necessary to analyse the effects of the denunciation of that Convention to determine whether they justify a temporary withdrawal of the special incentive arrangement. Therefore, there are sufficient grounds for an investigation.(7) Consultations with the Generalised Preferences Committee were held on 27 February 2012,. The Commission shall initiate an investigation in order to establish whether the denunciation of the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs justifies a temporary withdrawal of the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance for products originating in Bolivia. This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.. Done at Brussels, 19 March 2012.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 211, 6.8.2008, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 334, 12.12.2008, p. 90. +",UN convention;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;narcotic;suspension of customs duties;customs procedure suspending import duties;suspension of tariff duty;tariff dismantling;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession;Bolivia;Republic of Bolivia;withdrawal from an agreement,17 +21248,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 681/2001 of 3 April 2001 derogating temporarily from Regulation (EC) No 1370/95 laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of export licences in the pigmeat sector. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in pigmeat(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1365/2000(2), and in particular Article 8(2), Article 13(12) and Article 22 thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 3(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1370/95(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2898/2000(4), provides that export licences are to be issued on the Wednesday following the week in which licence applications are lodged, provided that no special measures are taken by the Commission in the meantime.(2) Given the dates of public holidays in 2001 and the consequent irregular publication of the Official Journal of the European Communities, the period for consideration is too short to ensure effective market management and it should therefore be extended temporarily.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,. Notwithstanding Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1370/95, licences for which applications are lodged during the following periods shall be issued on the dates indicated, provided that none of the special measures referred to in paragaph 4 of that Article is taken before the dates concerned:- from 9 to 13 April 2001, to be issued on 19 April 2001,- from 23 to 27 April 2001, to be issued on 4 May 2001,- from 28 May to 1 June 2001, to be issued on 7 June 2001,- from 17 to 21 December 2001, to be issued on 3 January 2002,- from 24 to 28 December 2001, to be issued on 7 January 2002. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 3 April 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 1.(2) OJ L 156, 29.6.2000, p. 5.(3) OJ L 133, 17.6.1995, p. 9.(4) OJ L 336, 30.12.2000, p. 32. +",GATT;General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade;export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;export policy;export scheme;export system;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;pigmeat;pork,17 +5220,"2011/403/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 7 July 2011 amending Annexes II and III to Decision 2010/221/EU as regards the withdrawal of an eradication programme regarding bacterial kidney disease for the territory of Great Britain and the approval of a surveillance programme regarding ostreid herpesvirus 1 μνar for Guernsey (notified under document C(2011) 4770) Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Directive 2006/88/EC of 24 October 2006 on animal health requirements for aquaculture animals and products thereof, and on the prevention and control of certain diseases in aquatic animals (1), and in particular Article 43(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Decision 2010/221/EU of 15 April 2010 approving national measures for limiting the impact of certain diseases in aquaculture animals and wild aquatic animals in accordance with Article 43 of Council Directive 2006/88/EC (2) allows certain Member States to apply placing on the market and import restrictions on consignments of those animals in order to prevent the introduction of certain diseases into their territory, provided that they have either demonstrated that their territory, or certain demarcated areas of their territory, are free of such diseases or that they have established an eradication or surveillance programme to obtain such freedom.(2) Annex II to Decision 2010/221/EU currently lists the territory of Great Britain as an area of the United Kingdom with an approved eradication programme as regards bacterial kidney disease (BKD).(3) The United Kingdom has notified its intention to withdraw that eradication programme. Following an extensive reassessment of the measures taken by that Member State to control BKD in the territory of Great Britain, it was concluded that it is no longer appropriate to apply restrictions on movements of consignments of certain aquaculture animals into the United Kingdom as provided for by that programme. Consequently, the territory of Great Britain should be removed from the list of areas with approved eradication programmes for BKD as set out in Annex II to Decision 2010/221/EU.(4) Annex III to Decision 2010/221/EU currently lists parts of the territories of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as areas of the United Kingdom with approved surveillance programme as regards ostreid herpesvirus 1 μνar (OsHV-1 μνar). The United Kingdom has now submitted a surveillance programme as regards OsHV-1 μνar for Guernsey. That surveillance programme aims to demonstrate that the areas in Guernsey where OsHV-1 μνar has not been detected are free of that virus and to prevent its introduction into those areas. The content of that surveillance programme is equivalent to the surveillance programmes which are already approved and listed in Annex III to Decision 2010/221/EU.(5) There have been no detections of increased mortalities in the farms and relaying areas keeping Pacific oysters in Guernsey during the last 2 years. According to information submitted by the United Kingdom, Pacific oyster business operators have applied a voluntary ban on movements of pacific oysters into Guernsey since April 2010. That information suggests that Guernsey is free of OsHV-1 μνar. Movement restrictions to protect the health status of Pacific oysters in that territory should be approved.(6) The surveillance programme for Guernsey should therefore be approved and Guernsey should be included in the list set out in Annex III to Decision 2010/221/EU.(7) Decision 2010/221/EU should therefore be amended accordingly.(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Annexes II and III to Decision 2010/221/EU are replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 July 2011.For the CommissionJohn DALLIMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 328, 24.11.2006, p. 14.(2)  OJ L 98, 20.4.2010, p. 7.ANNEXANNEX IIMember States and parts thereof with eradication programmes as regards certain diseases in aquaculture animals, and approved to take national measures to control those diseases in accordance with Article 43(2) of Directive 2006/88/ECDisease Member State Code Geographical demarcation of the area with approved national measuresBacterial kidney disease (BKD) Finland FI The continental parts of the territorySweden SE The continental parts of the territoryInfectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPN) Sweden SE The coastal parts of the territoryANNEX IIIMember States and areas with surveillance programmes regarding ostreid herpesvirus 1 μνar (OsHV-1 μνar), and approved to take national measures to control that disease in accordance with Article 43(2) of Directive 2006/88/ECDisease Member State Code Geographical demarcation of the areas with approved national measures (Member States, zones and compartments)Ostreid herpesvirus 1 μνar (OsHV-1 μνar) Ireland IE Compartment 1: Sheephaven and Gweedore bays.United Kingdom UK The territory of Great Britain except Whitstable Bay, Kent. +",animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;disease prevention;prevention of disease;prevention of illness;preventive medicine;prophylaxis;screening for disease;screening for illness;aquaculture;fish;piscicultural species;species of fish;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,17 +23925,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1074/2002 of 20 June 2002 fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 901/2002. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 602/2001(4), and in particular Article 4 thereof,Whereas:(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley to all third countries except for the United States of America, Canada, Estonia and Latvia was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 901/2002(5).(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95. In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. For tenders notified from 14 to 20 June 2002, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 901/2002, the maximum refund on exportation of barley shall be EUR 5,00/t. This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 June 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 June 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.(4) OJ L 89, 29.3.2001, p. 16.(5) OJ L 142, 31.5.2002, p. 17. +",award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;barley;maximum price;ceiling price;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties,17 +17463,"98/362/EC: Commission Decision of 19 May 1998 amending for the second time Commission Decision 93/42/EEC, concerning additional guarantees relating to infectious bovine rhinotracheitis for bovines destined for Member States or regions of Member States free from the disease, in relation to Sweden and amending Commission Decision 95/109/EC (notified under document number C(1998) 1355) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (1), as last amended and updated by Council Directive 97/12/EC (2), and in particular Articles 9(3) and 10(2) thereof,Whereas an eradication programme of infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) in Sweden was approved by Commission Decision 95/71/EC (3); whereas the programme is regarded to have been successful in eradicating this disease from Sweden;Whereas to secure progress and successfully conclude the initiated IBR programme Sweden was granted certain additional guarantees by Commission Decision 95/109/EC (4);Whereas Sweden considers that its territory is free from infectious bovine rhinotracheitis and has submitted supporting documentation to the Commission;Whereas the authorities of Sweden apply for national movement of bovine animals rules at least equivalent as those foreseen in the present Decision;Whereas Commission Decision 93/42/EEC (5), as amended by Decision 94/962/EEC (6), gives additional guarantees in relation to infectious bovine rhinotracheitis for bovines destinated for Denmark and Finland;Whereas it is appropriate to propose certain additional guarantees to protect the progress made in Sweden; whereas it is therefore appropriate to amend this Decision to give the same guarantee to Sweden;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The Annex to Decision 93/42/EEC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision. The second line in the Annex to Decision 95/109/EC is deleted. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 May 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64.(2) OJ L 109, 25. 4. 1997, p. 1.(3) OJ L 59, 17. 3. 1997, p. 33.(4) OJ L 79, 7. 4. 1995, p. 32.(5) OJ L 16, 25. 1. 1993, p. 50.(6) OJ L 371, 31. 12. 1994, p. 27.ANNEX>TABLE> +",veterinary inspection;veterinary control;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;Sweden;Kingdom of Sweden;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;health certificate;intra-EU trade;intra-Community trade,17 +43746,"Commission Directive 2014/103/EU of 21 November 2014 adapting for the third time the Annexes to Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the inland transport of dangerous goods to scientific and technical progress Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 on the inland transport of dangerous goods (1), and in particular Article 8(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Section I.1 of Annex I, Section II.1 of Annex II and Section III.1 of Annex III to Directive 2008/68/EC refer to provisions set out in international agreements on the inland transport of dangerous goods by road, rail and inland waterways as defined in Article 2 of that Directive.(2) The provisions of these international agreements are updated every two years. Consequently, the last amended versions of these agreements shall apply as from 1 January 2015, with a transitional period up to 30 June 2015.(3) Section I.1 of Annex I, Section II.1 of Annex II and Section III.1 of Annex III to Directive 2008/68/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.(4) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the transport of dangerous goods,. Amendments to Directive 2008/68/ECDirective 2008/68/EC is amended as follows:(1) in Annex I, Section I.1 is replaced by the following:(2) in Annex II, Section II.1 is replaced by the following:(3) in Annex III, Section III.1 is replaced by the following: Transposition1.   Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 30 June 2015 at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. Entry into forceThis Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. AddresseesThis Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 November 2014.For the CommissionThe PresidentJean-Claude JUNCKER(1)  OJ L 260, 30.9.2008, p. 13. +",transport of dangerous goods;transport of dangerous substances;rail transport;rail connection;rail traffic;railway;transport by railway;inland waterway transport;inland waterway connection;inland waterway traffic;river traffic;river transport;international transport;international traffic;road transport;road haulage;transport by road,17 +44069,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 504/2014 of 15 May 2014 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance plant oils/citronella oil Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (1), and in particular Article 13(2)(c) and Article 78(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) The active substance plant oils/citronella oil was included in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (2) by Commission Directive 2008/127/EC (3) in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 24b of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004 (4). Since the replacement of Directive 91/414/EEC by Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, this substance is deemed to have been approved under that Regulation and is listed in Part A of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (5).(2) In accordance with Article 25a of Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004, the European Food Safety Authority, hereinafter ‘the Authority’, presented to the Commission its view on the draft review report for plant oils/citronella oil (6) on 16 December 2011. The Authority communicated its view on plant oils/citronella oil to the notifier. The Commission invited the notifier to submit comments on the draft review report for plant oils/citronella oil. The draft review report and the view of the Authority were reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and the draft review report was finalised on 3 October 2013 in the format of the Commission review report for plant oils/citronella oil.(3) It is confirmed that the active substance plant oils/citronella oil is to be deemed to have been approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.(4) In accordance with Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 in conjunction with Article 6 thereof and in the light of current scientific and technical knowledge, it is necessary to amend the conditions of approval. It is, in particular, appropriate to require further confirmatory information.(5) The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.(6) Member States should be provided with time to amend or withdraw authorisations for plant protection products containing plant oils/citronella oil.(7) For plant protection products containing plant oils/citronella oil, where Member States grant any grace period in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, this period should expire at the latest eighteen months after the date of entry into force of the regulation.(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Amendment to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. Transitional measuresMember States shall in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, where necessary, amend or withdraw existing authorisations for plant protection products containing plant oils/citronella oil as active substance by 5 December 2014. Grace periodAny grace period granted by Member States in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 shall be as short as possible and shall expire 5 December 2015 at the latest. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 May 2014.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1.(2)  Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1).(3)  Commission Directive 2008/127/EC of 18 December 2008 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include several active substances (OJ L 344, 20.12.2008, p. 89).(4)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004 of 3 December 2004 laying down further detailed rules for the implementation of the fourth stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC (OJ L 379, 24.12.2004, p. 13).(5)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of approved active substances (OJ L 153, 11.6.2011, p. 1).(6)  Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance plant oils/citronella oil. EFSA Journal 2012; 10(2):2518. [42 pp.] doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2012.2518 Available online: www.efsa.europa.eu/efsajournalANNEXIn Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, row 240 on the active substance plant oils/citronella oil is replaced by the following:Number Common Name, IUPAC Name Purity Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions‘240 Plant oils/citronella oil Citronella Oil is a complex mixture of chemical substances.‘240 Plant oils/citronella oil The sum of the following impurities must not exceed 0,1 % of technical material: methyl eugenol and methyl-isoeugenol. 1 September 2009 31 August 2019 PART ACitronellal (3,7-dimethyl-6-octenal).Geraniol ((E)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-ol).Citronellol (3,7-dimethyl-6-octan-2-ol).Geranyl acetate (3,7-dimethyl-6-octen-1yl acetate).— the protection of operators, workers, bystanders and residents, ensuring that conditions of use include the application of adequate personal protective equipment, where appropriate;— the protection of groundwater, when the substance is applied in regions with vulnerable soil;— the risk to non-target organisms.(a) the technical specification;(b) data comparing natural background exposure situations of plant oils/citronella oil and methyl eugenol and methyl isoeugenol in relation to exposure from the use of plant oils/citronella oil as a plant protection product. This data shall cover human exposure as well as exposure of non-target organisms;(c) the groundwater exposure assessment for potential metabolites of plant oils/citronella oil, in particular for methyl eugenol and methyl isoeugenol. +",vegetable oil;castor oil;colza oil;nut oil;palm oil;rape-seed oil;sesame oil;plant health control;phytosanitary control;phytosanitary inspection;plant health inspection;herbicide;weedkiller;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban,17 +1224,"79/691/EEC: Council Decision of 3 August 1979 applying Regulation (EEC) No 1736/79 on interest subsidies for certain loans granted under the European monetary system. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1736/79 of 3 August 1979 on interest subsidies for certain loans granted under the European monetary system (1), and in particular Article 2 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1736/79 lays down that the Council shall designate the Member State or States eligible to benefit from the measures set out in that Regulation;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1736/79 requires that in order to be so designated Member States must at the same time effectively and fully participate in the mechanisms of the European monetary system and be considered as less prosperous;Whereas Ireland and the Italian Republic fulfil this double condition,. Sole ArticleIreland and Italy shall benefit from the measures set out in Regulation (EEC) No 1736/79.. Done at Brussels, 3 August 1979.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. O'KENNEDY (1)See page 1 of this Official Journal. +",Ireland;Eire;Southern Ireland;Italy;Italian Republic;loan;bank loan;European Monetary System;EMS;monetary snake;European Investment Bank;EIB;interest rate subsidy;interest rebate;loan at subsidised rate of interest;preferential interest rate;reduced interest rate loan,17 +17798,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 214/98 of 28 January 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 411/97 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards operational programmes, operational funds and Community financial assistance. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2520/97 (2), and in particular Article 48 thereof,Whereas Article 2(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/97 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1501/97 (4), defines the concept of marketed production as the products of members of a producer organisation disposed of under certain conditions; whereas, on grounds of economic consistency, it is necessary to specify that the marketed production mentioned above is that of the members of the producer organisation on 1 January in the year following the year to which the production relates;Whereas Article 4(3)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 411/97 requires a bank account to be opened and used solely for transactions connected with the management of the operational fund; whereas detailed accounts that are annually verified and certified by auditors can offer the same guarantees as a separate bank account; whereas it is therefore appropriate to offer the Member States the option of applying this alternative system, at the request of a producer organisation;Whereas Article 9(3) of the aforementioned Regulation provides that advances granted for operations which cannot be implemented within the time limits laid down are to be maintained in the operational fund under certain conditions, with a view to subsequent implementation of the operations in question; whereas it is necessary at present, for the sake of fairness, to extend this possibility to operations for which no advances have been granted and to require it to be proved to the satisfaction of the competent national authority that it was impossible to implement the operations in question for reasons beyond the control of the producer organisation concerned;Wheres the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,. Regulation (EC) No 411/97 is amended as follows:1. The following sentence is added to Article 2(4):'To establish the marketed production as referred to above for a given year, account shall be taken of the members of the producer organisation on 1 January in the following year.`2. The following sentence is added to Article 4(3)(b):'At the request of a producer organisation, the Member States may decide to replace the evidence of the opening of a bank account by instead requiring the organisation to keep financial accounts comprising accounts for each operation in which each item of expenditure and revenue relating to the operational fund can be indentified and to have the accounts checked and certified annually by auditors.`3. Article 9(3) is replaced by the following:'3. Applications for financial assistance or the balance thereof may cover expenditure programmed but not incurred relating to operation for which it is proved to the satisfaction of the competent national authority that they could not be carried out before 31 December of the year of implementation of the operational programme for reasons beyond the control of the producer organisation concerned and that they can be carried out before 30 April of the following year, provided that an equivalent contribution from the producer organisation is maintained in the operational fund.The assistance shall be paid out and the security lodged in accordance with Article 8(2) shall be released only on condition that proof of implementation of the programmed expenditure referred to in the preceding subparagraph is provided before 30 April of the year following that for which the expenditure in question was programmed, and on the basis of the entitlement to the assistance actually established.` This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 January 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 297, 21. 11. 1996, p. 1.(2) OJ L 346, 17. 12. 1997, p. 41.(3) OJ L 62, 4. 3. 1997, p. 9.(4) OJ L 202, 30. 7. 1997, p. 45. +",fruit;producer group;producers' organisation;vegetable;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;operational programme;regional development programme;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,17 +43143,"Council Regulation (EU) No 1412/2013 of 17 December 2013 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Union tariff quotas for imports of certain fishery products into the Canary Islands from 2014 to 2020. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 349 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee,After consulting the Committee of the Regions,Acting in accordance with a special legislative procedure,Whereas:(1) The exceptional geographical situation of the Canary Islands in relation to the sources of supply of certain fishery products which are essential for domestic consumption entails additional costs for that sector. That natural handicap, recognised by Article 349 of the Treaty, resulting from the Canary Islands’ insularity, remoteness and outermost location can be remedied, inter alia, by temporarily suspending customs duties on imports of the products in question from third countries within autonomous Union tariff quotas of an appropriate volume.(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 645/2008 (1) opened and provided for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas on imports of certain fishery products into the Canary Islands for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013.(3) In July 2010 and June 2012, the Spanish authorities submitted reports on the implementation of the measures referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 645/2008. The Commission has examined the impact of those measures on the basis of those reports.(4) The reports submitted by the Spanish authorities included information on the utilisation rate of the tariff quotas for the period from 2007 to 2011. That information showed that, on average, over that period, the tariff quota with order number 09.2997 was almost fully utilised, and that the tariff quota with order number 09.2651 was not exhausted.(5) Since the tariff quota with order number 09.2997 was almost fully utilised, and the non-exhaustion of the tariff quota with order number 09.2651 could be linked to temporary and exogenous factors, it is appropriate to set the volume of the tariff quotas at the same level.(6) The sharp decline in local demand for products covered by the tariff quota with order number 09.2651, due to the difficult economic conditions in the Canary Islands following the economic and financial crises, may explain the under-utilisation of that tariff quota.(7) In September 2012, Spain requested the extension of Union tariff quotas for imports of certain fishery products into the Canary Islands, in accordance with Article 349 of the Treaty.(8) Tariff quotas similar to those opened pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 645/2008 for certain fishery products are justified as they would cover the needs of the Canary Islands' domestic market, while ensuring that flows of reduced-duty imports into the Union remain predictable and clearly identifiable.(9) Therefore, with the aim of giving a long-term perspective to economic operators to reach a level of activity which stabilises the economic and social environment of the Canary Islands, it is appropriate to extend, for an additional period, the autonomous tariff quota regime of the Common Customs Tariff duties for the goods listed in the Annex to this Regulation.(10) In order to avoid undermining the integrity and the coherence of the internal market, measures should be taken to ensure that fishery products for which suspension is granted are intended solely for the Canary Islands’ domestic market.(11) Measures should be taken to ensure that the Commission is kept regularly informed of the volume of imports in question so that, if necessary, it can take steps to prevent any speculative movement or deflection of trade.(12) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission allowing the Commission to temporarily withdraw the suspension in the case of a deflection of trade. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2). The final decision on whether the suspension should be maintained or withdrawn definitely should, however, be made by the Council in accordance with Article 349 of the Treaty within the time period for which suspension is temporarily withdrawn pursuant to the Commission decision to temporarily withdraw the suspension.(13) The provisions to be adopted should ensure continuity with the measures set out in Regulation (EC) No 645/2008. Therefore, it is appropriate to apply the measures provided for in this Regulation from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020,. 1.   From 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020, the Common Customs Tariff duties applicable to imports into the Canary Islands of the fishery products listed in the Annex to this Regulation shall be suspended in full for the quantities indicated in that Annex.2.   The suspension referred to in paragraph 1 shall be granted exclusively for products intended for the Canary Islands' domestic market. It shall only apply to fishery products which are unloaded from ship or aircraft before the customs declaration for release into free circulation is submitted to the customs authorities in the Canary Islands. The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation shall be managed in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c(1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (3). By 30 June 2019, the Commission shall examine the impact of the measures provided for in Article 1 and, on the basis of its findings, submit any relevant proposals for the period after 31 December 2020. 1.   Where the Commission has reasons to believe that the suspensions laid down pursuant to this Regulation have led to a deflection of trade for a specific product, it may adopt implementing acts, temporarily withdrawing the suspension for a period not exceeding 12 months. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 5(2).The payment of the import duties imposed upon products for which the suspension has been temporarily withdrawn shall be secured by a guarantee, and the release of the products concerned for free circulation on the Canary Islands' domestic market shall be conditional upon the provision of such guarantee.2.   Within the maximum 12-month period referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the Council, in accordance with Article 349 of the Treaty, shall adopt a final decision on whether to maintain or definitively withdraw the suspension. If the suspension is definitively withdrawn, the amounts of duties secured by guarantees shall be collected definitively.3.   If no definitive decision has been adopted within the maximum 12-month period in accordance with paragraph 2, the securing guarantees shall be released. 1.   The Commission shall be assisted by the Customs Code Committee, established by Article 247a(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (4). That Committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.2.   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply. The Commission and the customs authorities of the Member States shall cooperate closely to ensure the proper management and control of the application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 January 2014 until 31 December 2020.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 December 2013.For the CouncilThe PresidentL. LINKEVIČIUS(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 645/2008 of 8 July 2008 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas on imports of certain fishery products into the Canary Islands, OJ L 180, 9.7.2008, p. 1.(2)  Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers, OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13.(3)  Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code, OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1(4)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code, OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.ANNEXOrder No. CN Code Description Amount of quota Quota duty ( %)09.2997 0303 Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304 15 000 00304 Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen09.2651 0306 Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked crustaceans whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption 15 000 00307 Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of molluscs, fit for human consumption0308 Aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, fit for human consumption +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;fishery product;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;import (EU);Community import;Canary Islands;Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +1173,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 3380/90 of 20 November 1990 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3034/80 fixing the quantities of basic products considered to have been used in the manufacture of goods covered by Regulation (EEC) No 3033/80, and fixing the rates of certain variable component levies. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 3033/80 of 11 November 1980 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products ( 1 ), as amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No 3743/87 ( 2 ), and in particular Article 4 ( 1 ) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas Regulation ( EEC ) No 3034/80 ( 3 ), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No 3207/89 ( 4 ), has fixed the quantities of agricultural products considered to have been used in the manufacture of goods covered by Regulation ( EEC ) No 3033/80;Whereas, in order to ensure the application of appropriate amounts, the quantities of agricultural products considered to have been used in the manufacture of certain sorts of milk chocolate must be specifically fixed,. Annex I to Regulation ( EEC ) No 3034/80 is hereby amended as shown in Annex 1 to this Regulation . This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .At the request of the interested party, it shall apply as from 1 November 1990 . The amounts to be applied to goods falling within CN code 1806 32 90, and additional code 7832 shall be those shown in Annex 2 to this Regulation .This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .. Done at Brussels, 20 November 1990 .For the CouncilThe PresidentC . VIZZINI( 1 ) OJ No L 323, 29 . 11 . 1980, p . 1 .( 2 ) OJ No L 352, 15 . 12 . 1987, p . 29 .( 3 ) OJ No L 323, 29 . 11 . 1980, p . 7 .( 4 ) OJ No L 312, 27 . 10 . 1989, p . 1 .ANNEX 1""( per 100 kg of goods )1.2.3.4.5.6.7CN codeDescriptionsugar //Whole milk powder ( PG 3 ) // // //kgkgkgkgkg // // // // // // //( 1 )( 2 )( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 ) ( 7 ) ( 8 )( 9 )( 10 ) ( 11 )( 12 )( 13 ) // // // // // // //1806 32Not filled : // // // // //10With added cereal, fruit or //1.2.3,7 //nutssee Annex II1.2.3.4.5.6.790Other : // // // // // //Containing by weight 3 % or more but less than 6 % of milkfat (*) //50 //201.2.3,7Otherssee Annex II(*) The additional code for these goods is 7832 .'ANNEX 2""( per 100 kg of goods )1.2,3PeriodCN code 1806 32 90, additional code 78321.2.3Variable component ( ECU )Additional duty on sugar ( ECU ) // // //1 November 1990 to 31 January 199161,23120,935' // // // +",currency adjustment;processed food product;confectionery product;biscuit;chocolate;chocolate product;cocoa product;pastry product;sweets;toffee;food processing;processing of food;processing of foodstuffs;cocoa;food additive;sensory additive;technical additive,17 +16383,"97/732/EC: Commission Decision of 27 June 1997 on the approval of the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur concerned by Objective 2 in France (Only the French text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (6) to 9 (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94; whereas however the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a single programming document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopt a single decision in a single document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 96/472/EC (4), the list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the programming period from 1997 to 1999;Whereas the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance of the Structural Funds for the present single programming document is composed of resources coming from the indicative allocation of Structural Fund commitment appropriations for the period 1997 to 1999 under Objective 2 resulting from Commission Decision 96/468/EC (5) and from unused appropriations of ECU 15,317 million of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996, pursuant to Commission Decision C(96) 3653 of 11 December 1996;Whereas the French Government has submitted to the Commission on 3 December 1996 the single programming document as referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this single programming document is eligible as from that date;Whereas the single programming document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the single programming document;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments;Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the single programming document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the single programming document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (7), stipulates that in the Commission decisions approving a single programming document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (8), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (9), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (10), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (11), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;Whereas the single programming document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;Whereas Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 lays down that Member States shall provide the relevant financial information to the Commission to permit verification of the respect of the principle of additionality; whereas the analysis, in the framework of partnership, of the information provided for by the French authorities has not yet allowed this verification; whereas payments should therefore be suspended after the first advance provided for in Article 21 (2) of the said Regulation until the Commission has verified the respect of the additionality;Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (12), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2335/95 (13), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas it is appropriate to mention that this Decision is ruled by the provisions on the eligibility of expenditure laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision C(97) 1035/1 of 23 April 1997 modifying the decisions approving the Community support frameworks, the single programming documents and the Community initiative programmes in respect of France;Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,. The single programming document for Community structural assistance in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur concerned by Objective 2 in France, covering the period 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved. The single programming document includes the following essential elements:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies of France;the main priorities are:1. integrated development of businesses,2. strengthening of the potential of the area,3. developing the privileged position of the area in the Mediterranean,4. Marseilles-Euroméditerranée,5. technical assistance;(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the single programming document comprising:- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,- the provisions on financial implementation,- the rules for compliance with Community policies;(d) the procedures for verifying additionality;(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the single programming document;(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned. 1. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:>TABLE>2. To this global maximum allocation is added an amount of ECU 15,317 million not subject to indexation, resulting from unused appropriations of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996. The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the single programming document amounts to a maximum of ECU 154,400 million.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the single programming document.The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 199,134 million for the public sector and ECU 74,886 million for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the EIB. 1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:- ERDF: ECU 131,400 million,- ESF: ECU 23,000 million.2. The budgetary commitments for the first instalment are as follows:- ERDF: ECU 40,997 million,- ESF: ECU 7,176 million.Commitments of subsequent instalments will be based on the financing plan for the single programming document and on progress in its implementation.3. Payments subsequent to the first advance provided for in Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 shall be subject to confirmation by the Commission of the respect of the principle of additionality on the basis of the relevant information supplied by the Member State. The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the single programming document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1999. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 2001. The single programming document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts. This Decision is ruled by the provisions laid down in the Annex to Decision C(97) 1035/1. 0This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.. Done at Brussels, 27 June 1997.For the CommissionMonika WULF-MATHIESMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 11.(3) OJ L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(4) OJ L 193, 3. 8. 1996, p. 54.(5) OJ L 192, 2. 8. 1996, p. 29.(6) OJ L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(7) OJ L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(8) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 15.(9) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 34.(10) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 21.(11) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 39.(12) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(13) OJ L 240, 7. 10. 1995, p. 12. +",EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;industrial region;industrial zone;European Investment Bank;EIB;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds,17 +35888,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 670/2008 of 15 July 2008 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Arroz Carolino das Lezírias Ribatejanas (PGI)). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Portugal’s application to enter the name ‘Arroz Carolino das Lezírias Ribatejanas’ in the register was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) As no objection pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, this name should be entered in the register,. The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation shall be entered in the register. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 July 2008.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12. Regulation last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 417/2008 (OJ L 125, 9.5.2008, p. 27).(2)  OJ C 258, 31.10.2007, p. 12.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.6. Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processedPORTUGALArroz Carolino das Lezírias Ribatejanas (PGI). +",location of production;location of agricultural production;Portugal;Portuguese Republic;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;rice;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,17 +22951,"2002/717/EC: Commission Decision of 4 May 2001 amending Decision C(2000) 950 of 7 April 2000 approving the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the Objective 1 region of Burgenland in Austria (notified under document number C(2001) 802). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds(1), and in particular Article 34(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) By Decision C(2000) 950 of 7 April 2000, the Commission approved the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the Objective 1 region of Burgenland in Austria.(2) Under Article 34(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, any amendments to the elements contained in the decision on the contribution of the Funds are to be decided by the Commission in agreement with the Member State concerned.(3) Under Article 35(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, the Monitoring Committee is to consider and approve any proposal to amend the contents of the Commission decision on the contribution of the Funds.(4) In two written procedures of 9 June and 2 August 2000, the Monitoring Committee for Community structural assistance in the Objective 1 region of Burgenland in Austria amended the financing plan and certain parts of the text. On 27 September 2000, those amendments were notified to the Commission,. Commission Decision C(2000) 950 is hereby amended as follows:1. in the last paragraph of Article 4, ""ERDF"" shall be replaced by ""EAGGF"";2. in the Annex, the financing plan shall be replaced by the financing plan in Annex 1 hereto.3. in Chapter 3.6 - priority 5: ""human resources"" of the Annex (p. 132 of the single programming document), the breakdown of ESF finance among final beneficiaries shall be replaced by:"">TABLE>""4. in the Annex, the list of State aid instruments (pp. 169 to 174 of the single programming document) shall be replaced by the list of State aid instruments in Annex 2 hereto. This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Austria.. Done at Brussels, 4 May 2001.For the CommissionMichel BarnierMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1. +",financing plan;finance plan;regional planning;inter-regional planning;regional management;regional plan;regional programming;territorial planning;distribution of aid;Austria;Republic of Austria;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds;Burgenland;regional aid;aid for regional development;aid to less-favoured regions,17 +1742,"81/1053/EEC: Council Decision of 29 December 1981 on the conclusion of an Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community and the Government of Canada. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Whereas it is in the Community's interest to approve the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of Canada concerning fishing by vessels of either Party in the fishery zone of the other Party,. The Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community and the Government of Canada is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision. The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Community, give the notification provided for in Article XV of the Agreement (2).. Done at Brussels, 29 December 1981.For the CouncilThe PresidentP. WALKER (1) Opinion delivered on 18 December 1981 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (2) The date of the entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities by the General Secretariat of the Council.AGREEMENT ON FISHERIES between the European Economic Community and the Government of CanadaTHE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY,(hereinafter referred to as ""the Community"") andTHE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA,RECALLING the close relations between the Community and Canada and, in particular, the Framework Agreement for Commercial and Economic Cooperation between the European Communities and Canada signed in Ottawa on 6 July 1976;CONSIDERING their common desire to ensure the conservation and rational management of the living resources of the waters adjacent to their coasts and their concern for the welfare of their coastal communities and the living resources of the adjacent waters upon which these communities depend;NOTING that the Government of Canada has extended its jurisdiction over the living resources of its adjacent waters to a limit of up to 200 nautical miles from its coast and exercises within this limit sovereign rights for the purposes of exploring and exploiting, conserving and managing these resources ; and that the Member States of the Community have agreed that the limits of their fishing zones (hereinafter referred to as the fishery zone of the Community) shall extend up to 200 nautical miles from the coast, fishing within these limits being subject to the common fisheries policy of the Community;TAKING into account the need to coordinate the management of certain living resources which occur both in waters under the fisheries jurisdiction of Canada and in the fishery zone of the Community;TAKING into account the work of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea and State practice conforming thereto;AFFIRMING that the exercise of sovereign rights by coastal States within their areas of jurisdiction over the living resources for the purpose of exploring, exploiting, conserving and managing these resources should be conducted in accordance with the principles of international law;TAKING into account the interest of each Party in developing fisheries in the fishery zone of the other Party;DESIROUS of establishing the terms and conditions pertaining to fisheries of mutual concern,HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:Article IThe two Parties shall cooperate closely in matters pertaining to the conservation and utilization of the living resources of the sea. They shall take appropriate measures to facilitate such cooperation and shall consult and cooperate in international negotiations and organizations with a view to achieving common fisheries objectives.Article II1. (a) The Government of Canada undertakes to grant access to vessels flying the flag of Member States of the Community to fish within the area off the east coast of Canada, brought under Canadian fisheries jurisdiction after 31 December 1976, for allotments, as appropriate, of parts of total allowable catches surplus to Canadian harvesting capacity, in accordance with the provisions of this Article.(b) The Community undertakes to grant access to Canadian vessels to fish within the fishery zone of the Community for allotments, as appropriate, of parts of total allowable catches surplus to Community harvesting capacity, in accordance with the provisions of this Article.2. Each Party shall determine annually for the waters under its fisheries jurisdiction referred to in paragraph 1, subject to adjustment when necessary to meet unforeseen circumstances: (a) the total allowable catch for individual stocks or complexes of stocks taking into account the scientific evidence available to it, the interdependence of stocks, the work of appropriate international organizations and other relevant factors;(b) its harvesting capacity in respect of such stocks ; and(c) after appropriate consultations, allotments, as appropriate, for fishing vessels of the other Party of parts of surpluses of stocks or complexes of stocks and the areas within which these allotments may be fished.3. In determining the allotments and areas where fishing may take place, each Party will take into account inter alia: - its interests,- the amount of the surplus of total allowable catches of relevant stocks,- traditional fishing by vessels of the other Party,- reciprocity of access,- other benefits which may be offered pursuant to the cooperation referred to in Article VIII.Article III1. Each Party shall take all appropriate measures to oblige its vessels to operate in compliance with the provisions of this Agreement and with any measures agreed upon from time to time pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.2. Each Party may take within its area of fisheries jurisdiction such measures, in conformity with international law, as may be necessary to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Agreement by vessels of the other Party.3. Each Party shall take, within its area of fisheries jurisdiction, the necessary measures to give effect to the provisions of this Agreement, which may include the issuing of licences.4. Fishing vessels of one Party shall, when fishing within the area of fisheries jurisdiction of the other Party, comply with all laws governing fishing activities in that area.5. Each Party may establish measures which it deems to be required for the conservation, rational management, and regulation of fisheries within its fishery zone, provided that such measures are not taken for the specific purpose of impeding the fishing vessels of the other Party from taking the allocations granted under this Agreement.Article IVThe two Parties shall cooperate, either bilaterally or through appropriate international organizations, to ensure the proper management and conservation of stocks occurring within the fishery zones of both Parties and stocks of associated species.In particular, they shall endeavour to harmonize the regulatory measures applicable to these stocks, and shall consult frequently and exchange relevant fisheries statistics for this purpose.Article VEach Party shall cooperate with the other Party, as appropriate, in light of the development of their fisheries relations pursuant to the provisions of Article II, in scientific research required for the purposes of management, conservation and utilization of the living resources in the area under the fisheries jurisdiction of that other Party. For these purposes, scientists of the two Parties shall consult regarding such research and the analysis and interpretation of the results obtained.Article VI1. Each Party shall, subject to the availability of facilities and to the needs of its own vessels, allow vessels which it has licensed pursuant to this Agreement to enter its ports in accordance with applicable laws, regulations and administrative requirements, for the purpose of purchasing bait, supplies or outfits or effecting repairs, or for such other purposes as that Party may determine.2. Such authorization shall become null and void in respect of any vessel licensed pursuant to this Agreement upon the cancellation or termination of its licence, except for the purpose of entering port to purchase supplies or effect repairs necessary for its outward voyage.3. The provisions of this Article shall not affect access to the ports of either Party in cases of distress, medical emergency or force majeure.Article VII1. The two Parties reaffirm their attachment to the cooperation provided for in the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the North-West Atlantic Fisheries, to which they are Contracting Parties and, in particular, in Article XI, paragraph 4, thereof.2. In the event that third-party fishing causes a threat to the conservation of the living resources of the waters beyond and adjacent to the areas referred to in Article II, the two Parties agree to take cooperative action to overcome that threat.Article VIII1. The two Parties shall encourage economic and commercial cooperation in the field of fisheries.2. To this end, the two Parties shall, in particular, utilize the possibilities offered by the 1976 Framework Agreement for commercial and economic cooperation between Canada and the European Communities in the fisheries sector with a view to improving in a reciprocal manner the conditions and terms of their fisheries relations.Article IXThe two Parties shall carry out periodic bilateral consultations regarding the development of further cooperation in relation to fisheries, including cooperation on such matters as fisheries trade, exchanges of technical information and specialized personnel, improvement of utilization and processing of catches, and arrangements for the use of the ports of each Party by fishing vessels of the other Party to ship or discharge crew members or other persons and for such other purposes as may be agreed upon.Article X1. The two Parties shall consult periodically on questions relating to the application of this Agreement.2. In the event of a dispute concerning the interpretation or application of this Agreement, such dispute shall be the subject of consultations between the two Parties.Article XIThis Agreement shall apply, on the one hand, to the territories in which the Treaty establishing the Community is applied and under the conditions laid down in that Treaty and, on the other hand, to the territory of Canada.Article XII1. Nothing in this Agreement shall prejudice any multilateral convention to which Canada and the Community, or Canada and any Member State of the Community, are parties, or the views of either Party with respect to any question relating to the Law of the Sea.2. This Agreement is without prejudice to the delimitation of economic zones or fishery zones between Canada and Member States of the Community.Article XIIIThis Agreement is without prejudice to any existing Bilateral Agreement between a Member State of the Community and Canada relating to fisheries.Article XIVThe Annex to this Agreement shall form an integral part thereof.Article XVThis Agreement shall enter into force on the date on which the Parties notify each other of the completion of the procedures necessary for this purpose.Article XVIThis Agreement may be terminated by either Party on 31 December 1987 or at any time thereafter, provided that notice of termination is given not less than 12 months in advance of such termination.In witness whereof, the undersigned, being duly authorized for this purpose, have signed this Agreement.Done at ..., on ..., in duplicate in the Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek and Italian languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.For the Council of the European CommunitiesFor the Government of CanadaANNEX Community declaration concerning Article XI of the Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community and the Government of CanadaPursuant to the wish expressed by the Government of Canada, the Community confirms that it considers Article XI of the Agreement, which incorporates provisions that are traditionally used in agreements concluded between the European Economic Community and third countries, as having no bearing upon the question of the legal status of the economic zone, currently under discussion at the Third Conference of the United Nations on the Law of the Sea. +",fishing industry;fishing;fishing activity;fishing agreement;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing vessel;factory ship;fishing boat;transport vessel;trawler;Canada;Newfoundland;Quebec;European Community;EEC;European Economic Community,17 +35498,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 65/2008 of 25 January 2008 opening tariff quotas for 2008 and for the following years for imports into the European Community of certain goods originating in Norway resulting from the processing of agricultural products covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products (1), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Having regard to Council Decision 2004/859/EC of 25 October 2004 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway concerning Protocol 2 to the bilateral Free Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway (2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,Whereas:(1) The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway concerning Protocol 2 to the bilateral Free Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway provides in point III for annual tariff quotas for imports of certain goods originating in Norway. It is necessary to open these quotas for 2008 and the years after.(2) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (3), lays down rules for the management of tariff quotas. It is appropriate to provide that the tariff quotas opened by this Regulation are to be managed in accordance with those rules.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee on horizontal questions concerning trade in processed agricultural products not listed in Annex I of the Treaty,. The Community tariff quotas for the goods originating in Norway which are listed in the Annex shall be opened for 1 January to 31 December 2008 and for the following years. The Community tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 January 2008.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 January 2008.For the CommissionGünter VERHEUGENVice-President(1)  OJ L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2580/2000 (OJ L 298, 25.11.2000, p. 5).(2)  OJ L 370, 17.12.2004, p. 70.(3)  OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 214/2007 (OJ L 62, 1.3.2007, p. 6).ANNEXAnnual tariff quotas applicable upon import into the Community of goods originating in NorwayOrder number CN code Description Annual quota volume from 1.1.2008 Rate of duty applicable within the limits of the quota09.0765 ex 1517 10 90 Margarine, excluding liquid margarine, containing, by weight, not more than 10 % of milk fats 2 470 tonnes Free09.0771 ex 2207 10 00 Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcohol strength by volume of 80 % vol. or higher, other than that obtained from agricultural products listed in Annex I to the EEC Treaty 164 000 hectolitres Free09.0772 ex 2207 20 00 Ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength, other than that obtained from agricultural products listed in Annex I to the EEC Treaty 14 340 hectolitres Free09.0774 2403 10 Smoking tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion 370 tonnes Free +",import;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;margarine;Norway;Kingdom of Norway;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;tobacco;ethanol;ethyl alcohol,17 +24941,"2003/74/EC: Commission Decision of 31 January 2003 amending Commission Decisions 1999/283/EC and 2000/585/EC as regards Botswana (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 403). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001(2), and in particular Article 14(3) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 92/45/EC of 16 June 1992 on public health and animal health problems relating to the killing of wild game and the placing on the market of wild game meat(3), as last amended by Directive 97/79/EC(4), and in particular Article 16(3) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17 December 1992 laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC(5), as last amended by Commission Decision 2003/42/EC(6), and in particular Article 10,Whereas:(1) The animal health and veterinary certification conditions for imports of fresh meat from certain African countries are laid down by Decision 1999/283/EC(7), as last amended by Decision 2002/646/EC(8).(2) The animal and public health and veterinary certification conditions for import of wild and farmed game meat and rabbit meat from third countries are laid down by Decision 2000/585/EC(9), as last amended by Decision 2002/646/EC.(3) An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed in Botswana in the approved EC zone number 6 on 7 January 2003, with the initial infection on the holding detected on 23 December 2002, and the competent veterinary authority of Botswana immediately suspended exports of de-boned fresh meat of bovine, ovine and caprine species and farmed and wild ungulates to the Community from the whole of the country.(4) The Botswanan authorities are carrying out emergency vaccination and investigations on the outbreak in order to assess the situation in the country. However, while the outcome of this assessment is not available it is not possible to regionalise Botswana to allow importation of de-boned fresh meat of bovine, ovine and caprine species and farmed and wild ungulates.(5) In this situation, the importation of fresh meat from Botswana may constitute a risk of introducing foot-and-mouth disease in the territory of the Community. In consequence importation of de-boned fresh meat of bovine, ovine and caprine species and farmed and wild ungulates should be temporarily suspended from the previously approved zones of Botswana.(6) However, the Botswanan authorities have provided detailed information on en route consignments of fresh meat sent to the Community, with guarantees that those consignments were produced before the date of infection. Therefore, these consignments and consignments obtained from animals slaughtered before the date of infection should be authorised for importation into the territory of the European Union.(7) The provisions of this Decision shall be reviewed within three months in particular in the light of the disease evolution and further information received from the authorities of Botswana.(8) Decisions 1999/283/EC and 2000/585/EC must be amended accordingly.(9) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. 1. Annex II to Decision 1999/283/EC is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Decision.2. In Annex III to Decision 1999/283/EC, footnote 5 of the health attestation in model A is deleted. 1. Annex II to Decision 2000/585/EC is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Decision.2. In Annex III to Decision 2000/585/EC, footnote 8 of the health attestation in model A, and footnote 7 of the health attestation in model F are replaced by ""Version Number referred to in the relevant and current Decision for fresh meat of the corresponding susceptible domestic species must be included."" This Decision shall be reviewed within three months in the light of the evolution of the foot-and-mouth disease situation in Botswana. This Decision shall apply from 7 February 2003. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 January 2003.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28.(2) OJ L 198, 21.7.2001, p. 11.(3) OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 35.(4) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31.(5) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49.(6) OJ L 13, 18.1.2003, p. 24.(7) OJ L 110, 28.4.1999, p. 16.(8) OJ L 211, 7.8.2002, p. 23.(9) OJ L 251, 6.10.2000, p. 1.ANNEX I""ANNEX IIMODELS OF ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATES TO BE REQUESTED>TABLE>""ANNEX II""ANNEX IIANIMAL HEALTH GUARANTEES TO BE REQUESTED ON CERTIFICATION OF WILD AND FARMED GAME MEAT AND RABBIT MEAT>TABLE>NB:(y) Only meat produced from animals slaughtered after 7 July 2002 and before 23 December 2002 can be imported into the Community.(x) Only meat produced from animals slaughtered after 7 March 2002 and before 23 December 2002 can be imported into the Community."" +",import;veterinary inspection;veterinary control;third country;Africa;African countries;game meat;meat from game;venison;wildfowl;rabbit meat;fresh meat;pigmeat;pork;Botswana;Republic of Botswana;health certificate,17 +18064,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1406/98 of 1 July 1998 repealing the measures set out in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 703/98 suspending certain concessions set out in Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for the adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreements to take account of the Agreement on agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 703/98 of 17 March 1998 suspending certain concessions set out in Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for the adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreements to take account of the Agreement on agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations (1), and in particular Article 2 thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1595/97 (3) establishes certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and provides for the adjustment as an autonomous and transitional measure of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreements to take account of the Agreement on agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations;Whereas Regulation (EC) No 703/98, in order to protect the Community's trade interests after the Czech Republic increased unilaterally the import duties for certain agricultural products originating in the Community, autonomously suspended in an equivalent way certain of the concessions set out in Regulation (EC) No 3066/95;Whereas the Czech Republic has now repealed the import duties for certain agricultural products, re-establishing the reciprocity of treatment;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committees concerned,. The measures set out in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 703/98 are hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 1 July 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 98, 31. 3. 1998, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 328, 30. 12. 1995, p. 31.(3)  OJ L 216, 8. 8. 1997, p. 1. +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;agricultural product;farm product,17 +17458,"98/357/EC: Commission Decision of 18 May 1998 establishing a list of approved fish farms in Italy (notified under document number C(1998) 1343) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products (1), as last amended by Directive 95/22/EC (2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,Whereas it is possible for Member States to obtain for fish farms located in a non-approved zone as regards infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) and viral haemorraghic septicaemia (VHS) the status of approved farm free of these diseases;Whereas by letters dated 23 December 1996, 14 July 1997 and 18 March 1998 Italy has presented to the Commission the grounds on which for IHN and VHS the status of approved farm located in a non-approved zone should be granted to certain farms, and also the national provisions ensuring that the rules relating to maintenance of approval will be respected;Whereas the Commission and the Member States have examined the grounds adduced by Italy for these farms;Whereas this examination has shown that the farms meet all the requirements laid down in Article 6 of Directive 91/67/EEC;Whereas these farms can therefore be given the status of approved farms in a non-approved zone;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The fish farms listed in the Annex hereto are recognised as approved farms located in a non-approved zone as regards IHN and VHS. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 May 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 46, 19. 2. 1991, p. 1.(2) OJ L 243, 11. 10. 1995, p. 1.ANNEXFISH FARMS IN ITALY APPROVED AS REGARDS IHN AND VHSREGION: PROVINCIA AUTONOMA DI TRENTOFarms located in Noce basinAss. Pescatori Solandri (Loc. Fucine)CavizzanaFarms located in Brenta basinCampestrin GiovanniTelve Valsugana (Fontane)Ittica Resenzola SerafiniGrignoIttica Resenzola SelvaGrignoLeonardi F.lliLevico Terme (S. Giuliana)Dellai Giuseppe-Trot. ValsuganaGrigno (Fontana Secca, Maso Puele)Farms located in Adige basinCelva RemoPomaroloMargonar DomenicoAla (Pilcante)Degiuli PasqualeMattarello (Regole)Tamanini LivioVigolo VattaroFarms located in Sarca basinAss. Pescatori Basso SarcaRagoli (Pez)Stab. Giudicariese La MolaTione (Delizia d'Ombra)Azienda Agricola La Sorgente s.s.Tione (Saone)Fonti del Dal s.s.Lomaso (Dasindo)Comfish Srl (ex Paletti)Preore (Molina)Ass. Pescatori Basso SarcaTenno (Pranzo)Farms located in Chiese basinFacchini EmilianoPieve di Bono (Agrone) +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;Italy;Italian Republic;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;aquaculture;fish farming,17 +3472,"85/301/EEC: Commission Decision of 23 May 1985 on the implementation of the reform of agricultural structures in Belgium pursuant to Council Directives 72/160/EEC and 72/161/EEC (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 72/160/EEC of 17 April 1972 concerning measures to encourage the cessation of farming and the reallocation of utilized agricultural area for the purposes of structural improvement (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 (2), and in particular Article 9 (3) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 72/161/EEC of 17 April 1972 concerning the provision of socio-economic guidance for and the acquisition of occupational skills by persons engaged in agriculture (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 797/85, and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Article 8 (4) of Directive 72/160/EEC and to Article 9 (4) of Directive 72/161/EEC, the Belgian Government notified the following regulations and administrative provisions:- Royal Decree of 19 September 1984 amending Royal Decree of 21 October 1980 laying down certain measures for the implementation of the Law of 3 May 1971 on the reorganization of agriculture and horticulture;- Ministerial Decree of the French Community of 10 July 1984 concerning the occupational training of persons engaged in agriculture;- Executive Decree of the French Community on the vocational training of persons engaged in agriculture;Whereas, under Article 9 (3) of Directive 72/160/EEC and Article 11 (3) of Directive 72/161/EEC, the Commission has to decide whether, having regard to the abovementioned regulations and administrative provisions, the existing provisions in Belgium for the implementation of the said Directives continue to satisfy the conditions for a financial contribution by the Community;Whereas the abovementioned provisions are consistent with the aims and requirements of Directive 72/160/EEC and of Title II of Directive 72/161/EEC;Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,. Having regard to the regulations and administrative provisions set out in the preamble hereto, the existing provisions for the implementation of Directive 72/160/EEC and of Title II of Directive 72/161/EEC in Belgium continue to satisfy the conditions for a financial contribution by the Community on the common measures referred to in Article 6 of Directive 72/160/EEC and in Article 8 of Directive 72/161/EEC. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.. Done at Brussels, 23 May 1985.For the CommissionFrans ANDRIESSENVice-President(1) OJ No L 96, 23. 4. 1972, p. 9.(2) OJ No L 93, 30. 3. 1985, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 96, 23. 4. 1972, p. 15. +",farm modernisation;farm development;farm modernization;modernisation of agricultural structures;modernisation of farming;agrarian reform;agricultural reform;reform of agricultural structures;agricultural advisory services;Belgium;Kingdom of Belgium;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid;EAGGF Guidance Section;EAGGF Guidance Section aid,17 +10806,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 3927/92 of 20 December 1992 laying down certain conservation and management measures for fishery resources in the Regulatory Area as defined in the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the North West Atlantic Fisheries. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) N° 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture (1), and in particular Article 11 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) N° 3760/92, it is for the Council to draw up, in the light of the available scientific advice, the conservation measures necessary to achieve the aims set out in Article 1 of the said Regulation;Whereas the Community has signed the United Nations' Convention on the Law of the Sea, which contains prinicples and rules relating to the conservation and management of the living resources within the exclusive economic zones of the coastal States and in the high seas;Whereas the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the North West Atlantic Fisheries, hereinafter referred to as the NAFO Convention, was approved by the Council in Regulation (EEC) N° 3179/78 (2) and entered into force on 1 January 1979; whereas the Regulatory Area as defined consists of that part of the Convention Area which lies beyond the areas in which coastal States exercise fisheries jurisdiction;Whereas the NAFO Convention establishes a suitable framework for the rational conservation and management of the fishery resources of the Regulatory Area with a view to achieving the optimum utilization thereof; whereas, to this end, the Contracting Parties undertake to carry out joint measures;Whereas, in the light of the available scientific advice, the catches of certain species in certain parts of the Regulatory Area should be limited and whereas, in accordance with Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EEC) N° 3760/92, it falls to the Council to establish the total allowable catches (TACs) by stock or group of stocks, the share available for the Community and the specific conditions under which catches must be made and to allocate the share available to the Community among the Member States;Whereas, in order to ensure the conservation of fishery resources and their balanced exploitation, technical conservation measures must be defined, inter alia for mesh sizes, the level of by-catches and authorized fish sizes;Whereas to enable controls to be carried out on catches from the Regulatory Area while supplementing the monitoring measures provided for in Regulation (EEC) N° 2241/87 (3) certain specific control measures are to be defined, inter alia, for the declaration of catches, the communication of information, the holding of non-authorized nets and information and assistance relating to the storage and processing of catches,. Scope 1. This Regulation shall apply to Community fishermen who take and retain on board fish from resources of the Regulatory Area and shall operate in furtherance of the objectives and principles of the NAFO Convention.2. With a view to ensuring through the joint action of the Contracting Parties the rational conservation and management of the fishery resources of the Regulatory Area for the purpose of achieving the optimum utilization thereof, this Regulation lays down:- limits on catches,- technical conservation measures,- international control measures,- provisions relating to the processing and transmission of certain scientific and statistical data. Community participation 1. Member States shall forward to the Commission a list of all vessels registered in their ports or flying their flag which intend to take part in the fishing activities in the Regulatory Area at least 30 days before the intended commencement of such activity or, as the case may be, not later than the 20th day following the date of entry into force of this Regulation. The information forwarded shall include:(a) name of vessel;(b) official registration number of the vessel assigned by the competent national authorities;(c) home port of the vessel;(d) name of owner or charterer of the vessel;(e) a declaration that the master has been provided with a copy of the regulations in force in the Regulatory Area;(f) the principal species fished by the vessel in the Regulatory Area;(g) the sub-areas where the vessel may be expected to fish. Limits on catches Catches in 1993 of the species set out in Annex I hereto by fishing vessels registered in the ports of Member States or flying their flag shall be limited, within the divisions of the Regulatory Area referred to in that Annex, to the quotas set out therein. Technical measures 1. Mesh sizes The use of trawl net having in any section thereof net meshes of dimensions less than 130 mm shall be prohibited for direct fishing of the species referred to in Annex II hereto. This mesh size shall be reduced to 60 mm for direct fishing of short-finned squid.However, up to 1 June 1994, the use of a trawl net or such section of any trawl net as is made of hemp, polyamide fibres or polyester fibres with a minimum mesh size of 120 mm shall be authorized for the fishing of the species listed in Annex II.2. Attachments to nets The use of any means or device other than those described in this paragraph which obstructs the meshes of a net or which diminishes their size shall be prohibited.Canvas, netting or any other material may be attached to the underside of the cod-end in order to reduce or prevent damage.Devices may be attached to the upper side of the cod-end provided that they do not obstruct the meshes of the cod-end. The use of top-side chafers shall be limited to those mentioned in Annex III hereto.3. By-catches By-catches of the species listed in Annex I for which no quotas have been fixed by the Community for a part of the Regulatory Area and taken in that part when fishing directly for:- one or more of the species listed in Annex I, or - one or more of species other than those listed in Annex I,may not exceed for each species on board 2 500 kg or 10 % by weight of all fish on board, whichever is the greater. However, in a part of the Regulatory Area where directed fishing of certain species is banned, by-catches of each of the species listed in Annex I may not exceed 1 250 kg or 5 % respectively.4. Minimum size of fish Fish from the Regulatory Area which do not have the size required as set out in Annex IV may not be retained on board or be transhipped, landed, transported, stored, sold, displayed or offered for sale, but shall be returned immediately to the sea. Where the quantity of caught fish not having the required size exceeds in certain fishing waters 10 % of the total quantity, the vessel must move away to a distance of at least five nautical miles before continuing fishing. Control measures 1. In addition to complying with Articles 5, 6, 7 and 8 of Regulation (EEC) N° 2241/87, masters of vessels shall enter in the logbook the information listed in Annex V hereto.In complying with Article 9 of the said Regulation, Member States shall also inform the Commission of catches of species not subject to quota.2. When fishing directly for one or more of the species listed in Annex II, vessels may not carry nets the mesh size of which is smaller than that laid down in Article 4 (1). However, vessels fishing in the course of the same voyage in areas other than the Regulatory Area may keep such nets on board provided these nets are securely lashed and stowed and are not available for immediate use, that is to say:(a) nets shall be unshackled from their boards and their hauling or trawling cables and ropes;(b) nets carried on or above the deck must be lashed securely to a part of the superstructure.3. The masters of fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in one of its ports shall, in respect of catches of the species listed in Annex I, keep:(a) a logbook stating, by species and by processed product, the aggregate output; or (b) a storage plan, by species, of products processed, indicating where they are located in the hold.Masters of vessels must provide the necessary assistance to enable the quantities declared in the logbook and the processes products stored on board to be verified. Statistical and scientific data 1. In order to secure advice on localized and seasonal concentrations of juvenile American plaice and yellowtail flounder in division 3LNO of the Regulatory Area:(a) Member States shall provide, based upon the relevant entries in the logbook, as provided for by Article 5 (1), nominal catch and discard statistics, broken down by unit areas no larger than 1° latitude and 1° longitude, summarized on a monthly basis;(b) length sampling shall be provided for both nominal catches and discards, with a sampling intensity on the same scale as adopted in (a) and summarized on a monthly basis.2. In order to assess the effects of cod by-catches in the redfish and flatfish fisheries on the Flemish Cap:(a) Member States shall supply, based upon the relevant entries in the logbook as provided for by Article 5 (1), statistics on discards of cod taken in the redfish and flatfish fisheries in the above area, in addition the normal reports, summarized on a monthly basis;(b) length sampling of cod taken in the redfish and flatfish fisheries in the above area, shall be provided for the two components separately, with depth information accompanying each sample, summarized on a monthly basis.3. Length samples shall be taken from all parts of the respective catch of each species concerned in such a manner that at least one statistically significant sample is taken from the first haul taken each day. The size of a fish shall be measured from the tip of the snout to the end of the tail fin.For the purposes set out in paragraphs 1 and 2, length samples taken as described in this Regulation shall be deemed to be representative of all catches of the species concerned. General provisions Regulations (EEC) N° 2622/79 (1) and (EEC) N° 320/90 (2) are hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1993.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 December 1992.For the Council The President J. GUMMER(1) OJ N° L 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.(2) OJ N° L 378, 30. 12. 1978, p. 1.(3) OJ N° L 207, 29. 7. 1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) N° 3483/88.(1) OJ N° L 303, 29. 11. 1979, p. 1.(2) OJ N° L 36, 8. 2. 1990, p. 1.ANNEX I>TABLE>ANNEX II>TABLE>ANNEX IIIAuthorized top-side chafers1. ICNAF-type top-side chafer A rectangular piece of netting attached to the upper side of a cod-end to reduce or prevent damage and complying with the following requirements:(a) the netting shall not have a mesh size less than that specified for the net itself;(b) the netting may be fastened to the cod-end only along the forward and lateral edges of the netting and shall be fastened in such a manner that it extends forward of the splitting strap no more than four meshes and ends not less than four meshes in front of the codline mesh; where a splitting strap is not used, the netting shall not extend to more than one-third of the cod-end measured from not less than four meshes in front of the codline mesh;(c) the number of meshes in the width of the netting shall be at least one and a half times the number of meshes in the width of the part of the cod-end which is covered, both widths being taken at right angles to the longitudinal axis the cod-end.2. 'Multiple flap` top-side chafer Pieces of netting having in all their parts meshes the dimensions of which, whether the pieces of netting are wet or dry, are not less than those of the meshes of the net to which they are attached, provided that:(i) each piece of netting:(a) is fastened only by its forward edge across the cod-end at right angles to its longitudinal axis;(b) is at least equal in width to the width of the cod-end (such width being measured at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the cod-end at the point of attachment);(c) is not more than 10 meshes long;(ii) the aggregate length of all the pieces of netting so attached does not exceed two-thirds of the length of the cod-end.3. Large mesh (modified Polish-type) top-side chafer A rectangular piece of netting made of the same twine material as the cod-end, or of a single, thick, knotless twine material, attached to the rear portion of the upper side of the cod-end and extending over all or any part of the upper side of the cod-end, having in all its parts a mesh size twice that of the cod-end when measured wet and fastened to the cod-end along the forward, lateral and rear edges only of the netting in such a way that each mesh of the netting exactly coincides with four meshes of the cod-end.ANNEX IV>TABLE>ANNEX V>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE> +",fishery management;fishery planning;fishery system;fishing management;fishing system;management of fish resources;North-West Atlantic Fisheries Organisation;ICNAF;International Commission for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries;NAFO;Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation;sea fishing;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country,17 +40462,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1384/2011 of 22 December 2011 on the minimum customs duty to be fixed in response to the third partial invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2011. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 187, in conjunction with Article 4, thereofWhereas:(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2011 (2) opened a standing invitation to tender for the 2011/12 marketing year for imports of sugar of CN code 1701 at a reduced customs duty.(2) In accordance with Article 6 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2011, the Commission is to decide, in the light of the tenders received in response to a partial invitation to tender, either to fix a minimum customs duty or not to fix a minimum customs duty per eight digit CN code.(3) On the basis of the tenders received for the third partial invitation to tender, a minimum customs duty should be fixed for certain eight digit codes for sugar falling within CN code 1701 and no minimum customs duty should be fixed for the other eight digit codes for sugar falling within that CN code.(4) In order to give a rapid signal to the market and to ensure efficient management of the measure, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.(5) The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,. For the third partial invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2011, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 21 December 2011, a minimum customs duty has been fixed, or has not been fixed, as set out in the Annex to this Regulation for the eight digit codes for sugar falling within CN code 1701. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 December 2011.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 318, 1.12.2011, p. 4.ANNEXMinimum customs duties(EUR/tonne)Eight digit CN code Minimum customs duty1 21701 11 10 269,161701 11 90 —1701 12 10 X1701 12 90 X1701 91 00 X1701 99 10 —1701 99 90 X(—) no minimum customs duty fixed (all offers rejected)(X) no offers +",sugar industry;sugar manufacture;sugar refinery;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;invitation to tender;standing invitation to tender;tariff reduction;reduction of customs duties;reduction of customs tariff;import (EU);Community import;sugar;fructose;fruit sugar,17 +20609,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2907/2000 of 28 December 2000 opening tariff quotas for the year 2001 for imports into the European Community of products originating in the Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Romania, Hungary and Bulgaria. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2580/2000(2) and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Having regard to Council Decision 98/707/EC of 22 October 1998 relating to the conclusion of a Protocol for the adaptation of the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part, to take into account the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union and the results of the agricultural negotiations of the Uruguay Round, including the improvements of the existing preferential regime(3), and in particular Articles 2 and 6 of that Protocol,Having regard to Council Decision 98/638/EC of 5 October 1998 relating to the conclusion of a Protocol for the adaptation of the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part, to take into account the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union and the results of the agricultural negotiations of the Uruguay Round, including the improvements of the existing preferential regime(4), and in particular Articles 2 and 6 of that Protocol,Having regard to Council Decision 98/626/EC of 5 October 1998 relating to the conclusion of a Protocol for the adaptation of the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Romania, of the other part, to take into account the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union and the results of the agricultural negotiations of the Uruguay Round, including the improvements of the existing preferential regime(5), and in particular Articles 2 and 5 of that Protocol,Having regard to Council Decision 1999/67/EC of 22 October 1998 relating to the conclusion of a Protocol for the adaptation of the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Hungary, of the other part, to take into account the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union and the results of the agricultural negotiations of the Uruguay Round, including the improvements of the existing preferential regime(6), and in particular Articles 2 and 5 of that Protocol,Having regard to Council Decision 1999/278/EC of 9 March 1999 relating to the conclusion of a Protocol for the adaptation of the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Bulgaria, of the other part, to take into account the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union and the results of the agricultural negotiations of the Uruguay Round, including the improvements of the existing preferential regime(7), and in particular Articles 2 and 5 of that Protocol,Whereas:(1) Protocol 3 on trade in processed agricultural products, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Europe Agreement with the Czech Republic, provides for the granting of annual tariff quotas for imports of products originating in the Czech Republic.(2) Protocol 3 on trade in processed agricultural products, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Europe Agreement with the Slovak Republic, provides for the granting of annual tariff quotas for imports of products originating in the Slovak Republic.(3) Protocol 3 on trade in processed agricultural products, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Europe Agreement with Romania, provides for the granting of annual tariff quotas for imports of products originating in Romania.(4) Protocol 3 on trade in processed agricultural products, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Europe Agreement with the Republic of Hungary, provides for the granting of annual tariff quotas for imports of products originating in Hungary.(5) Protocol 3 on trade in processed agricultural products, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Europe Agreement with Bulgaria, provides for the granting of annual tariff quotas for imports of products originating in Bulgaria.(6) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code(8), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2787/2000(9), consolidated the arrangements for managing the tariff quotas to be used in chronological order of the dates of acceptance of the declarations for release for free circulation.(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for horizontal questions concerning trade in processed agricultural products not listed in Annex I,. The annual quotas for products originating in the Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Romania, Hungary and Bulgaria, set out in Annexes I, II, III and IV respectively to this Regulation, are hereby opened from 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2001 under the conditions set out in the said Annexes. The Community tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission in accordance with the provisions of Articles 308a to 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 5 January 2001.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 December 2000.For the CommissionErkki LiikanenMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18.(2) OJ L 298, 25.11.2000, p. 5.(3) OJ L 341, 16.12.1998, p. 1.(4) OJ L 306, 16.11.1998, p. 1.(5) OJ L 301, 11.11.1998, p. 1.(6) OJ L 28, 2.2.1999, p. 1.(7) OJ L 112, 24.4.1999, p. 1.(8) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.(9) OJ L 330, 27.12.2000, p. 1.ANNEX ICZECH REPUBLIC>TABLE>ANNEX IISLOVAKIA>TABLE>ANNEX IIIROMANIA>TABLE>ANNEX IVHUNGARYTable 1: Quotas and duties applicable to imports of products originating in Hungary>TABLE>Table 2: Additional quotas and duties applicable to imports of products originating in Hungary following implementation of the Uruguay Round (status quo)>TABLE>ANNEX VBULGARIA>TABLE> +",import;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;Central and Eastern Europe;CEE;Central Europe;Eastern Europe,17 +34139,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 445/2007 of 23 April 2007 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2991/94 laying down standards for spreadable fats and of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1898/87 on the protection of designations used in the marketing of milk and milk products (Codified version). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2991/94 of 5 December 1994 laying down standards for spreadable fats (1), and in particular Article 8 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1898/87 of 2 July 1987 on the protection of designations used in the marketing of milk and milk products (2), and in particular Article 4(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 577/97 of 1 April 1997 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2991/94 laying down standards for spreadable fats and of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1898/87 on the protection of designations used in the marketing of milk and milk products (3) has been substantially amended several times (4). In the interests of clarity and rationality the said Regulation should be codified.(2) Regulation (EC) No 2991/94 provides that the sales descriptions of the products referred to in Article 1 thereof must be those indicated in the Annex thereto. There are exceptions to that rule. The rule does not apply in particular to designations where the exact nature of the product is clear from traditional usage and/or where the designation is clearly used to describe a characteristic quality of the product. Certain detailed rules should be laid down for the application of that provision.(3) Article 1(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2991/94, which stipulates that that Regulation is to be applied without prejudice in particular to Regulation (EEC) No 1898/87, must be complied with. The aim of the two Regulations is essentially the same, namely to avoid any confusion in the mind of the consumer as to the true nature to the products in question. Therefore, in order to ensure the consistency of Community legislation, the detailed rules for applying Regulations (EC) No 2991/94 and (EEC) No 1898/87 regarding the use of the designation ‘butter’ should be laid down in a single text.(4) In order to identify clearly the scope of the derogations referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2991/94, an exhaustive list of the designations concerned should be drawn up, together with a description of the products to which they refer.(5) The first criterion of the derogation provided for in the first indent of the third subparagraph of Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2991/94 relates to the traditional character of a designation. Such traditional character may be considered proven where the designation has been used for a period preceding 9 April 1997, at least equal to the duration usually attributed to a human generation. The derogation must be limited to those products for which the designation has actually been used so that such traditional character is not lost.(6) The second criterion of the that derogation relates to the use of the designations in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2991/94 to describe a characteristic feature of the marketed products. In this case, the exception relates logically to products which are not listed as such in that Annex.(7) That derogation should be restricted to products which were marketed on 9 April 1997. The Member States forwarded to the Commission, before that date, the list of products which they considered as meeting the criteria of that derogation within their territory.(8) Commission Decision 88/566/EEC of 28 October 1988 listing the products referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 3(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1898/87 (5) already contains exceptions with regard to the designation ‘butter’. Account should be taken of them.(9) In the Community list provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2991/94, the designations of the products in question should be listed only in the Community language in which those designations may be used.(10) The designations on the labelling of foodstuffs containing products as defined in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2991/94 or concentrated products as defined in the second indent of the third subparagraph of Article 2(2) of that Regulation may refer to the corresponding designations given in that Annex, provided that Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs (6) is complied with. There is therefore no need for the list of the abovementioned exceptions to mention such foodstuffs.(11) In view of present technical conditions, any obligation to indicate the exact fat content without any tolerance would involve considerable practical difficulties. Therefore, certain special rules should be laid down in that regard.(12) Regulations (EC) No 2991/94 and (EEC) No 1898/87 cover composite products of which an essential part is butter. Therefore, those products should be dealt with consistently, whilst adhering to the approach employed in Article 2(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1898/87. The scope of that paragraph should therefore be defined more clearly with regard to composite products of which an essential part is butter, by laying down an objective criterion for determining whether an essential part of the composite products is actually butter and whether the designation ‘butter’ is therefore justified. A minimum milk-fat content of 75 % in the final product seems to be the most appropriate criterion.(13) The second subparagraph of Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2991/94 provides that the sales descriptions listed in the Annex thereto are to be reserved for products which meet the criteria set out in that Annex. Therefore, trade marks which employ those designations may continue to be used in the future solely for products which meet those criteria.(14) Actual market conditions will show whether or not it will be appropriate to lay down measures at a later date with regard to composite products of which the main ingredient is margarine or composite fats.(15) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committees concerned,. 1.   The list of products covered by the derogation provided for in the first indent of the third subparagraph of Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2991/94 shall be as shown in Annex I hereto.2.   The designations listed in the Annex to Decision 88/566/EEC which contain the word ‘butter’ in one of the Community languages shall not be affected by this Regulation. 1.   The indication of the fat content as provided for in Article 3(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 2991/94 shall comply with the following rules:(a) the average fat content shall be declared without the use of decimals;(b) the average fat content may not differ by more than one percentage point from the percentage declared. Individual samples may not differ by more than two percentage points from the percentage declared;(c) in all cases, the average fat content must comply with the limits laid down in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2991/94.2.   Notwithstanding paragraph 1, the fat content declared in respect of the products referred to in Parts A(1), B(1) and C(1) of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2991/94 shall correspond to the minimum fat content of the product.3.   The procedure to be applied to verify compliance with paragraph 1 shall be as set out in Annex II. 1.   The designation ‘butter’ may be used for composite products of which an essential part within the meaning of Article 2(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1898/87 is butter if the end product contains at least 75 % milk fat and has been manufactured solely from butter within the meaning of Part A(1) of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2991/94 and the other added ingredient(s) mentioned in the description.2.   The designation ‘butter’ may be used for composite products containing less than 75 % but at least 62 % milk fat if the other requirements specified in paragraph 1 are met and if the product designation includes the term ‘butter preparation’.3.   By derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, the designation ‘butter’ may be used in association with a word or words to designate the products listed in Annex III containing at least 34 % milk fat.4.   The use of the designation ‘butter’ under paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall be subject to the requirement to indicate in the labelling and presentation of the products the milk fat content and, if the other added ingredients contain fat, the total fat content.5.   The term ‘butter preparation’ in paragraph 2 and the indications in paragraph 4 must appear in a conspicuous place and be easily visible and clearly legible. Regulation (EC) No 577/97 is repealed.References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex V. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 April 2007.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 316, 9.12.1994, p. 2.(2)  OJ L 182, 3.7.1987, p. 36. Regulation as last amended by the 1994 Act of Accession.(3)  OJ L 87, 2.4.1997, p. 3. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 568/1999 (OJ L 70, 17.3.1999, p. 11).(4)  See Annex IV.(5)  OJ L 310, 16.11.1988, p. 32. Decision amended by Decision 98/144/EC (OJ L 42, 14.2.1998, p. 61).(6)  OJ L 109, 6.5.2000, p. 29. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2006/142/EC (OJ L 368, 23.12.2006, p. 110).ANNEX II. (Spanish) ‘Mantequilla de Soria’ or ‘Mantequilla de Soria dulce’, ‘Mantequilla de Soria azucarada’: for a sweetened aromatised milk product with a minimum milk-fat content of 39 %II. (Danish)— ‘Butterkäse’: for cow's milk cheese which has a semi-soft, fatty consistency and a minimum milk-fat content in the dry matter of 45 %— ‘Kräuterbutter’: for a butter-based preparation containing herbs and a minimum milk-fat content of 62 %— ‘Milchmargarine’: for margarine containing at least 5 % whole milk, skimmed milk or other suitable milk productsIV. (Greek)— ‘Brandy butter’, ‘Sherry butter’ or ‘Rum butter’: for a sweetened, alcoholic product with a minimum milk-fat content of 20 %— ‘Buttercream’: for a sweetened product with a minimum milk-fat content of 22,5 %VI. (French) ‘Beurre d'anchois, de crevettes, de langouste, de homard, de crabe, de langoustine, de saumon, de saumon fumé, de coquille Saint-Jacques, de sardine’: for products containing sea foods and a minimum milk-fat content of 10 %VII. (Italian)VIII. (Dutch)IX. (Portuguese)X. (Finnish) ‘Munavoi’: for a product containing eggs and a minimum milk-fat content of 35 %— ‘flytande margarin’: for a product of a liquid consistency containing at least 80 % vegetable fats such as margarine yet whose composition is such that the product is not spreadable— ‘messmör’: for a whey-based milk product, whether or not sweetened, of a minimum milk-fat content of 2 %— ‘vitlökssmör’, ‘persiljesmör’ or ‘pepparrotssmör’: for a product containing foodstuffs having a flavouring effect and of a minimum milk-fat content of 66 %ANNEX IIVerification of the declared fat content of spreadable fatsFive samples are to be taken randomly from the batch to be checked and analysed. The following two procedures are to be applied:A. The arithmetical mean of the five results obtained is compared with the declared fat content. The declared fat content is deemed to comply if the arithmetical mean content does not differ by more than one percentage point from the declared fat content.B. The five individual results are compared with the tolerance (± two percentage points of the declared fat content) shown in Article 2(1)(b). If the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the five individual results is less than or equal to four percentage points, the requirements of Article 2(1)(b) are deemed to be met.Where compliance with the conditions set out under A and B is established, the batch being checked is deemed to comply with the requirements of Article 2(1)(b) even where one of the five values falls outside the tolerance range of ± two percentage points.ANNEX IIIProducts referred to in Article 3(3)Type of product Composition of product Minimum milk fat contentAlcoholic butter (butter containing alcoholic beverages) Butter, alcoholic beverage, sugar 34 %ANNEX IVRepealed Regulation with list of its successive amendmentsCommission Regulation (EC) No 577/97 (OJ L 87, 2.4.1997, p. 3)Commission Regulation (EC) No 1278/97 (OJ L 175, 3.7.1997, p. 6)Commission Regulation (EC) No 2181/97 (OJ L 299, 4.11.1997, p. 1)Commission Regulation (EC) No 623/98 (OJ L 85, 20.3.1998, p. 3)Commission Regulation (EC) No 1298/98 (OJ L 180, 24.6.1998, p. 5)Commission Regulation (EC) No 2521/98 (OJ L 315, 25.11.1998, p. 12)Commission Regulation (EC) No 568/1999 (OJ L 70, 17.3.1999, p. 11)ANNEX VCorrelation TableRegulation (EC) No 577/97 This RegulationArticles 1 to 3 Articles 1 to 3Article 5 —Article 5a —— Article 4Article 6 Article 5Annexes I-III Annexes I-III— Annex IV— Annex V +",marketing standard;grading;fats;fat;fatty substance;product quality;quality criterion;butter;codification of EU law;codification of Community law;codification of European Union law;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification;labelling,17 +4251,"2006/735/EC: Council Decision of 27 June 2005 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Chile on certain aspects of air services. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 80, paragraph 2, in conjunction with Article 300(2), first sentence of the first subparagraph thereof and Article 300(3), first subparagraph,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,Whereas:(1) The Council has authorised the Commission on 5 June 2003 to open negotiations with third countries on the replacement of certain provisions in existing bilateral agreements with a Community agreement.(2) The Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community an Agreement with the Republic of Chile on certain aspects of air services in accordance with the mechanisms and directives in the Annex to the abovementioned decision.(3) This Agreement has been signed on behalf of the Community subject to its possible conclusion at a later date.(4) This Agreement should be approved,. The Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Chile on certain aspects of air services is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision (1). The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to make the notification provided in Article 8(1) of the Agreement.. Done at Luxembourg, 27 June 2005.For the CouncilThe PresidentL. LUX(1)  See page 46 of this Official Journal. +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);ratification of an agreement;conclusion of an agreement;air transport;aeronautics;air service;aviation;European Community;EEC;European Economic Community;Chile;Republic of Chile,17 +15920,"97/2/EC: Commission Decision of 6 December 1996 repealing Decision 96/489/EC on a Community financial contribution to measures to control foot-and-mouth disease in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Whereas, further to the notification by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia of several outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease, it was decided by Commission Decision 96/489/EC (3) to grant Community financial assistance for action to control foot-and-mouth disease in that country;Whereas this action included the making available of vaccine to the authorities of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as well as the covering of parts of the costs for vaccination;Whereas the authorities of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia have taken eradication measures for controlling the disease; whereas these measures included the taking of samples for the confirmation of the presence of the disease;Whereas the examination of samples in the world Reference Laboratory in Pirbright (United Kingdom) has not been able to confirm the presence of foot-and-mouth disease;Whereas no new outbreaks have been reported after 2 August 1996;Whereas the competent authorities of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia have therefore decided not to proceed to a vaccination campaign;Whereas it is necessary therefore to repeal Decision 96/489/EC;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. Decision 96/489/EC is herewith repealed. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 6 December 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19.(2) OJ No L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 31.(3) OJ No L 200, 9. 8. 1996, p. 29. +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;vaccine;Yugoslavia;territories of the former Yugoslavia;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union;foot-and-mouth disease,17 +12518,"94/787/EC: Commission Decision of 7 December 1994 requesting the Kingdom of Denmark to postpone the adoption of its draft regulation concerning the maximum level of certain mycotoxins in foodstuffs (Only the Danish text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 315/93 of 8 February 1993 laying down Community procedures relating to contaminants in food (1),Whereas, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 5 (3) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 315/93, the Danish authorities have notified the Commission of their intention to adopt a draft regulation defining the maximum limits of certain mycotoxins in foodstuffs;Whereas the draft regulation lays down the maximum limits for certain mycotoxins in foodstuffs and food ingredients;Whereas, in accordance with Article 5 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 315/93, the Commission has consulted the other Member States within the framework of the Standing Committee for Foodstuffs;Whereas, in the general view, it has been recognized that it is desirable to lay down such maximum limits for mycotoxins in certain foodstuffs;Whereas, however, the application of such a measure unilaterally in Denmark would constitute a barrier to intra-Community trade;Whereas this finding has prompted the Commission to express a negative opinion in accordance with Article 5 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 315/93;Whereas one solution to the problem posed by the Danish draft regulation would be to lay down maximum Community limits for mycotoxins in foodstuffs;Whereas, therefore, it is necessary to postpone any national initiative in this area for an appropriate period of time;Whereas the measures adopted by this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Foodstuffs,. The Kingdom of Denmark is hereby required to postpone the adoption of its draft regulation concerning the maximum limit of certain mycotoxins in foodstuffs until 1 May 1995. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark.. Done at Brussels, 7 December 1994.For the CommissionMartin BANGEMANNMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 37, 13. 2. 1993, p. 1. +",food standard;codex alimentarius;food contamination;food contaminant;foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;toxic substance;dioxin;harmful substance;toxic discharge;toxic product;toxic waste;toxicity;Denmark;Kingdom of Denmark;public health;health of the population,17 +37449,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 887/2009 of 25 September 2009 concerning the authorisation of a stabilised form of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol as a feed additive for chickens for fattening, turkeys for fattening, other poultry and pigs (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation. Article 10 of that Regulation provides for the re-evaluation of additives authorised pursuant to Council Directive 70/524/EEC (2).(2) A stabilised form of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol, CAS number 63283-36-3, was authorised without a time limit in accordance with Directive 70/524/EEC as a feed additive for use on chickens for fattening, laying hens and turkeys by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1443/2006 (3). That additive was subsequently entered in the Community Register of feed additives as an existing product, in accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(3) In accordance with Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 in conjunction with Article 7 of that Regulation, an application was submitted for the re-evaluation of that additive and, in accordance with Article 7 of that Regulation, for a new use on other poultry and pigs, requesting that additive to be classified in the additive category ‘nutritional additives’. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(4) The European Food Safety Authority (the Authority) concluded in its opinion of 5 February 2009 that that additive does not have an adverse effect on animal health, consumer health or the environment and that its use is efficacious as a substitute for vitamin D3 (4). The Authority recommends appropriate measures for user safety. It does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. The Authority also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Community Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(5) The assessment of that additive shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that preparation should be authorised, as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.(6) As a consequence of the granting of a new authorisation under Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, the provisions on that preparation in Regulation (EC) No 1443/2006 should be deleted.(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘nutritional additives’ and to the functional group ‘vitamins, pro-vitamins and chemically well-defined substances having similar effect’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex. In Regulation (EC) No 1443/2006, Article 3 and Annex III are deleted. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 September 2009.For the CommissionAndroulla VASSILIOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.(2)  OJ L 270, 14.12.1970, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 271, 30.9.2006, p. 12.(4)  The EFSA Journal (2009) 969, pp. 1-32.ANNEXIdentification number of the additive Name of the holder of authorisation Additive Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method Species or category of animal Maximum age Minimum content Maximum content Other provisions End of period of authorisationmg/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %Category: nutritional additives. Functional group: vitamins, pro-vitamins and chemically well-defined substances having similar effectSub classification: vitamin DAdditive composition:Characterisation of the active substance:25-hydroxycholecalciferol > 94 %other related sterols < 1 % eacherythrosine < 5 mg/kgAnalytical method (1)Determination of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol: high performance liquid chromatography coupled to a mass spectrometer (HPLC-MS)Determination of vitamin D3 in complete feedingstuff: reverse phase HPLC method with ultraviolet (UV) detection at 265 nm1. The additive shall be incorporated in feedingstuffs via the use of a premixture.2. Maximum content of the combination of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol with vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) per kg of complete feedingstuff:— ≤ 0,125 mg (2) (equivalent to 5 000 IU of vitamin D3) for chickens for fattening and turkeys for fattening,— ≤ 0,080 mg for other poultry,— ≤ 0,050 mg for pigs.3. Simultaneous use of vitamin D2 is not allowed.4. The content of ethoxyquin shall be indicated in the label.5. For safety: breathing protection shall be used.Turkeys for fattening — 0,100Other poultry — 0,080Pigs — 0,050(1)  Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Community Reference Laboratory: www.irmm.jrc.be/crl-feed-additives(2)  40 IU cholecalciferol (vitamin D3)= 0,001 mg cholecalciferol (vitamin D3). +",animal nutrition;feeding of animals;nutrition of animals;foodstuffs legislation;regulations on foodstuffs;poultrymeat;pigmeat;pork;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban;food additive;sensory additive;technical additive;fattening;cramming,17 +37855,"2010/277/: Commission Decision of 12 May 2010 amending Decision 2009/821/EC as regards the lists of border inspection posts and veterinary units in Traces (notified under document C(2010) 3040) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), and in particular Article 20(1) and (3) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (2), and in particular the last sentence of the second subparagraph of Article 6(4) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (3), and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Decision 2009/821/EC of 28 September 2009 drawing up a list of approved border inspection posts, laying down certain rules on the inspections carried out by Commission veterinary experts and laying down the veterinary units in Traces (4) lays down a list of border inspection posts approved in accordance with Directives 91/496/EEC and 97/78/EC. That list is set out in Annex I to that Decision.(2) The Commission inspection service, the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) carried out an inspection at the border inspection post at the port of Antwerp in Belgium. The results of the inspection were satisfactory. An additional inspection centre should therefore be added for that border inspection post in the list set out in Annex I to Decision 2009/821/EC. In addition, the categories of the existing inspection centres at this border inspection post should be amended.(3) The Commission inspection service, the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) carried out an inspection at the border inspection post at the port of Gdańsk in Poland. The results of the inspection were satisfactory. An additional inspection centre should therefore be added for that border inspection post in the list set out in Annex I to Decision 2009/821/EC.(4) Following communications from Denmark and Poland, certain inspection centres at border inspection posts for those Member States should be deleted from the list of border inspection posts set out in Annex I to Decision 2009/821/EC.(5) Following communication from France, the border inspection post at Brest airport should be deleted from the list of border inspection posts set out in Annex I to Decision 2009/821/EC. In addition, certain categories at the border inspection posts at the airports at Lyon-Saint Exupéry, Marseille aéroport and Nice should be modified in the list of border inspection posts set out in Annex I to Decision 2009/821/EC.(6) Following communication from Italy, certain categories at the border inspection posts at the airports at Milano-Linate, Milano-Malpensa, Palermo, Reggio Calabria and Rimini should be suspended in the list of border inspection posts set out in Annex I to Decision 2009/821/EC. In addition, certain categories at the border inspection post at the port at Napoli should be modified in the list of border inspection posts set out in Annex I to Decision 2009/821/EC.(7) Following communication from Latvia, the border inspection post at the port of Riga (Baltmarine Terminal) should be deleted from the list of border inspection posts set out in Annex I to Decision 2009/821/EC. In addition, the listing of the categories for the two inspection centres at the approved border inspection post at Riga port should be corrected in the list of border inspection posts set out in Annex I to Decision 2009/821/EC.(8) Following communication from Spain, the list of border inspection posts for that Member State should be amended to take account of the suspension of two of its border inspection posts, of lifting the suspension for certain categories of products of animal origin that can be checked at one of its border inspection posts and of limiting the approval categories for products of animal origin at another one of its border inspection posts already approved in accordance with Decision 2009/821/EC.(9) Following communication from the Netherlands, the name of one Inspection Centre at the port of Rotterdam should be amended in the list of border inspection posts set out in Annex I to Decision 2009/821/EC.(10) The list of central units, regional units and local units in Traces is laid down in Annex II to Decision 2009/821/EC.(11) Following communications from Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia and Finland, certain changes to the central, regional and local units in Traces should be reflected in the Annex II to Decision 2009/821/EC for those Member States.(12) Decision 2009/821/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.(13) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. 1.   Annex I to Decision 2009/821/EC is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Decision.2.   Annex II to Decision 2009/821/EC is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 May 2010.For the CommissionJohn DALLIMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29.(2)  OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56.(3)  OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9.(4)  OJ L 296, 12.11.2009, p. 1.ANNEX IAnnex I is amended as follows:1. In the part concerning Belgium, the entry for the port at Antwerp is replaced by the following:‘Antwerpen BE ANR 1 P GIP LO HC(2), NHCKaai 650 HC(2)Afrulog HC(2), NHC’2. In the part concerning Denmark, the entry of the inspection centre Centre 1, SAS 1 (North) for the airport at København is deleted.3. The part concerning Spain is amended as follows:(a) the entry for the airport at Almeria is replaced by the following:‘Almeria (*) ES LEI 4 A HC(2) (*), NHC(2) (*) O (*)’(b) the entry for the airport at Asturias is replaced by the following:‘Asturias (*) ES AST 4 A HC(2) (*)’(c) the entry for the airport at Palma de Mallorca is replaced by the following:‘Palma de Mallorca ES PMI 4 A HC(2), NHC(2) O’(d) the entry for the airport at Vitoria is replaced by the following:‘Vitoria ES VIT 4 A Productos HC(2), NHC-NT(2), NHC-T(CH)(2)Animales U, E, O’4. The part concerning France is amended as follows:(a) the entry for the border inspection post at Brest airport is deleted;(b) the entry for the airport at Lyon-Saint Exupéry is replaced by the following:‘Lyon-Saint Exupéry FR LIO 4 A HC-T(1), HC-NT, NHC’(c) the entry for the airport at Marseille is replaced by the following:‘Marseille Aéroport FR MRS 4 A HC-T(1), HC-NT’(d) the entry for the airport at Nice is replaced by the following:‘Nice FR NCE 4 A HC-T(CH) (1) (2) O (14)’5. The part concerning Italy is amended as follows:(a) the entry for the airport at Milano-Linate is replaced by the following:‘Milano-Linate IT LIN 4 A HC(2), NHC(2) O (*)’(b) the entry for the airport at Milano-Malpensa is replaced by the following:‘Milano-Malpensa IT MXP 4 A Magazzini aeroportuali ALHA HC(2), NHC(2)SEA U, ECargo City MLE HC, NHC (*) O’(c) the entry for the port at Napoli is replaced by the following:‘Napoli IT NAP 1 P Molo Bausan HC, NHC-NT’(d) the entry for the airport at Palermo is replaced by the following:‘Palermo (*) IT PMO 4 A HC-T (*)’(e) the entry for the airport at Reggio Calabria is replaced by the following:‘Reggio Calabria (*) IT REG 4 A HC (*), NHC (*)’(f) the entry for the airport at Rimini is replaced by the following:‘Rimini (*) IT RMI 4 A HC(2) (*), NHC(2) (*)’6. The part concerning Latvia is amended as follows:(a) the entry for the port at Riga is replaced by the following:‘Riga (Riga port) LV RIX 1a P HC(2), NHC(2)Kravu termināls HC-T(FR)(2), HC-NT(2)’(b) the entry for the border inspection post at Riga (Baltmarine Terminal) port is deleted.7. In the part concerning Netherlands, the entry for the port at Rotterdam is replaced by the following:‘Rotterdam NL RTM 1 P Eurofrigo Karimatastraat HC, NHC-T(FR), NHC-NTEurofrigo, Abel Tasmanstraat HCFrigocare Rotterdam B.V. HC-T(FR)(2)Wibaco HC-T(FR)(2), HC-NT(2)’8. The part concerning Poland is amended as follows:(a) the entry for the port at Gdańsk is replaced by the following:‘Gdańsk PL GDN 1 P IC 1 HC(2), NHCIC 2 HC(2), NHC(2)’(b) the entry for the port at Gdynia is replaced by the following:‘Gdynia PL GDY 1 P IC 1 HC, NHC U, E, O’ANNEX IIAnnex II is amended as follows:1. In the part concerning Denmark, the entries for the current three regional units NORD, SYD, ØST and the local units are replaced by the following:DK00800 HADERSLEVDK00900 ESBJERGDK01000 VEJLEDK01100 HERNINGDK01200 ÅRHUSDK01300 VIBORGDK01400 AALBORGDK00100 RØDOVREDK00400 RINGSTEDDK00700 ODENSE’2. In the part concerning Germany, the entry for ‘NIEDERSACHSEN’ is amended as follows:(a) ZWECKVERBAND JADE-WESER is replaced by the following:‘DE14103 ZWECKVERBAND VETERINÄRAMT JADEWESER’(b) BRAKE, ZWECKVERBAND JADE-WESER is replaced by the following:‘DE46103 BRAKE, ZWECKVERBAND VETERINÄRAMP JADEWESER’(c) WITTMUND, ZWECKVERBAND JADE-WESER is replaced by the following:‘DE46903 WITTMUND, ZWECKVERBAND VETERINÄRAMPT JADEWESER’3. In the part concerning Ireland, the following entries for the local units are deleted:‘IE00100 CARLOWIE00300 CLAREIE01000 KILKENNYIE01400 LONGFORDIE01500 LOUTHIE02100 TIPPERARY NORTHIE01200 SLIGO’4. In the part concerning Italy in the region of ‘LOMBARDIA’, the entry for the local unit MILANO 3 is replaced by the following:‘IT02903 MONZA e BRIANZA’5. The part concerning Latvia is amended as follows:(a) the entry for the local unit RIGA (BFT) is replaced by the following:‘LV00028 RIGA-MN’(b) the entry for the following local unit is deleted:‘LV00030 BALTMARINE TERMINAL’6. The part concerning Finland is amended as follows:(a) the entry for the central unit is replaced by the following:‘FI00000 ELINTARVIKETURVALLISUUSVIRASTO EVIRA’(b) the entries for the local units are replaced by the following:‘FI00100 ETELÄ-SUOMEN ALUEHALLINTOVIRASTO, HELSINKIFI00200 LOUNAIS-SUOMEN ALUEHALLINTOVIRASTOFI00300 AHVENANMAAN VALTIONVIRASTOFI00400 ETELÄ-SUOMEN ALUEHALLINTOVIRASTO, HÄMEENLINNAFI00402 LÄNSI- JA SISÄ-SUOMEN ALUEHALLINTOVIRASTO, TAMPEREFI00500 ETELÄ-SUOMEN ALUEHALLINTOVIRASTO, KOUVOLAFI00600 ITÄ-SUOMEN ALUEHALLINTOVIRASTO, MIKKELIFI00700 ITÄ-SUOMEN ALUEHALLINTOVIRASTO, JOENSUUFI00800 ITÄ-SUOMEN ALUEHALLINTOVIRASTO, KUOPIOFI00900 LÄNSI- JA SISÄ-SUOMEN ALUEHALLINTOVIRASTO, JYVÄSKYLÄFI01000 LÄNSI- JA SISÄ-SUOMEN ALUEHALLINTOVIRASTO, VAASAFI01100 POHJOIS-SUOMEN ALUEHALLINTOVIRASTOFI01200 LAPIN ALUEHALLINTOVIRASTO’ +",veterinary inspection;veterinary control;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;import (EU);Community import;directory;customs inspection;customs check;transport of animals;local authority;external border of the EU;external borders of the European Union;management of the EU's external borders;management of the European Union's external borders;management of the external borders of the European Union,17 +14850,"96/224/EC: Council Decision of 22 December 1995 on the provisional application of certain bilateral agreements between the European Community and certain third countries on trade in textile products (Belarus, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Ukraine). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 in conjunction with Article 228, first sentence, thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community bilateral agreements to amend and, where appropriate, renew the existing bilateral agreements and protocols on trade in textile products with certain third countries;Whereas these bilateral agreements should be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 1996, pending the completion of procedures required for their conclusion, subject to reciprocal provisonal application by the partner countries,. The bilateral agreements listed in the Annex to this Decision, shall be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 1996, pending their formal conclusion, subject to reciprocal provisional application by the partner countries.The texts of the initialled agreements are attached to this Decision.. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1995.For the CouncilThe PresidentL. ATIENZA SERNAANNEXLIST OF COUNTRIESBELARUSHUNGARYPOLANDROMANIAUKRAINE +",trade agreement;trade negotiations;trade treaty;export policy;export scheme;export system;textile product;fabric;furnishing fabric;bilateral agreement;interim agreement (EU);EC interim agreement;provisional implementation of an EC agreement;Central and Eastern Europe;CEE;Central Europe;Eastern Europe,17 +5548,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 886/2012 of 21 September 2012 establishing a prohibition of fishing for megrims in EU waters of IIa and IV by vessels flying the flag of Denmark. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2012 of 17 January 2012 fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities available to EU vessels for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are not subject to international negotiations or agreements (2), lays down quotas for 2012.(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2012.(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,. Quota exhaustionThe fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2012 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex. ProhibitionsFishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 September 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Lowri EVANSDirector-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 25, 27.1.2012, p. 1.ANNEXNo 43/TQ43Member State DenmarkStock LEZ/2AC4-CSpecies Megrims (Lepidorhombus spp.)Zone EU waters of IIa and IVDate 30.8.2012 +",Norwegian Sea;North Sea;ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;Denmark;Kingdom of Denmark;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction;EU waters;Community waters;European Union waters,17 +10062,"Commission Directive 92/76/EEC of 6 October 1992 recognizing protected zones exposed to particular plant health risks in the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 77/93/EEC of 21 December 1976 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 92/10/EEC (2), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 2 (1) (h) thereof,Having regard to the requests made by Denmark, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and the United Kingdom,Whereas under the provisions of Directive 77/93/EEC, 'protected zones' exposed to particular plant health risks may be defined and therefore may be accorded special protection under conditions compatible with the internal market;Whereas, moreover, Member States may request the recognition as protected zone, in particular, of a zone in which one or more harmful organisms referred to in the said Directive, which are established in one or more parts of the Community, are not endemic or established, despite conditions being favourable for them to establish themselves there;Whereas certain Member States have requested that certain zones be recognized as protected zones;Whereas the abovementioned requests should be based on the grounds that the results of appropriate surveys, monitored by Commission experts, confirm that one or more of the harmful organisms, in respect of which the zone is to be recognized as a protected zone, are not endemic or established there;Whereas, however, the details of such surveys are not yet fully established at Community level;Whereas the recognition should be provisional only and based on the available information submitted by the Member States concerned;Whereas an extension of the recognition beyond 1994 will be decided only on the basis of the results of the required surveys as monitored by Commission experts;Whereas a provision should be foreseen for modifying later, if necessary, the list of protected zones;Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant health,. The zones in the Community listed in the Annex are hereby recognized for a period expiring on 31 December 1994 as 'protected zones' referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 2 (1) (h) of Directive 77/93/EEC, in respect of the harmful organism(s) listed against their names in the Annex. The extension of the recognition beyond the date referred to in Article 1, and any amendment to the list of protected zones referred to in Article 1, shall be made in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 16a of Directive 77/93/EEC, taking into account the results of appropriate surveys based on Community conditions and monitored by Commission experts. 1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive on the date referred to in Article 3 (1) of Council Directive 91/683/EEC (3). They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.When Member States adopt these measures, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.2. Member States shall immediately communicate to the Commission all provisions of domestic law which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive. The Commission shall inform the other Member States thereof. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 6 October 1992. For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 20. (2) OJ No L 70, 17. 3. 1992, p. 27. (3) OJ No L 376, 31. 12. 1991, p. 29.ANNEXZONES IN THE COMMUNITY RECOGNIZED AS 'PROTECTED ZONES', IN RESPECT OF HARMFUL ORGANISM(S) LISTED AGAINST THEIR NAMESHarmful organisms Protected zones: territory of (a) Insects, mites and nematodes, at all stages of their development 1. Anthonomus grandis (Boh.) Greece, Spain, Italy 2. Bemisia tabaci Genn. (European populations) Denmark, Ireland, Portugal, United Kingdom 3. Cephalcia lariciphila (Klug.) France, Ireland, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man) 4. Dendroctonus micans Kugelan Greece, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, United Kingdom (Scotland, Northern Ireland, England: the following counties: Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cleveland, Cornwall, Cumbria, Devon, Dorset, Durham, Essex, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Humberside, Isle of Man, Isle of Wight, Isles of Scilly, Kent, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northants, Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Somerset, Suffolk, Surrey, Sussex East, Sussex West, Tyne and Wear, Wiltshire, Yorkshire South, Yorkshire West, and the following parts of counties: Avon; that part of the county to the north of the southern boundary of the M4 motorway; Derbyshire; the districts of North-east Derbyshire, Chesterfield, Bolsover; Leicestershire; the districts of Charnwood, Melton, Rutland, Harborough, Oadby and Wigston, Leicester, Blaby; Yorkshire North; the districts of Scarborough, Ryedale, Hambleton, Richmondshire, Harrogate, York, Selby) 5. Gilpinia hercyniae (Hartig) Greece, France, Ireland, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man) 6. Gonipterus scutellatus Gyll Greece, Portugal 7. Ips amitinus Eichhof Greece, Spain, France (Corsica), Ireland, Italy, Portugal, United Kingdom 8. Ips cembrae Heer Greece, Spain, Ireland, Portugal, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man) 9. Ips duplicatus Sahlberg Greece, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, United Kingdom 10. Ips sexdentatus Boerner Greece, Ireland, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man) 11. Ips typographus Heer Greece, Spain, Ireland, Portugal, United Kingdom 12. Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say Spain (Menorca and Ibiza), Ireland, Portugal (Azores and Madeira), United Kingdom 13. Matsuccocus feytaudi Duc. France (Corsica) 14. Pissodes spp. (European) Ireland, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man) 15. Sternochetus mangiferae Fabricius Spain, Portugal 16. Thaumetopoea pityocampa (Den. et Schiff.) Spain (Ibiza) 17. All unknown non-European organisms harmful to fruit of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf. and their hybrids Greece, France (Corsica), Italy (b) Bacteria 1. Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens (Hedges) Col. Greece, Spain, Italy, Portugal 2. Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsl. et al. Spain, France (Champagne-Ardennes, Alsace (except Department Bas Rhin), Lorraine, Franche-Comté, Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne, Auvergne, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Corse, Languedoc-Roussillon), Ireland, Italy, Portugal, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands) 3. All unknown non-European organisms harmful to fruit of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf. and their hybrids Greece, France (Corsica), Italy (c) Fungi 1. Glomerella gossypii Edgerton Greece, Italy (Sicily) 2. Gremmeniella abietina (Lag.) Morelet Ireland, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man) 3. Hypoxylon mommatum (Wahl.) J. Miller Ireland, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man) 4. Phytophthora cinnamoni Rands Greece (Crete) 5. All unknown non-European organisms harmful to fruit of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf. and their hybrids Greece, France (Corsica), Italy (d) Viruses and virus-like organisms 1. Beet necrotic yellow vein virus Denmark, Ireland, Portugal (Azores), United Kingdom 2. Tomato spotted wilt virus Denmark 3. All unknown non-European organisms harmful to fruit of Citrus L., Fortunella Swingle, Poncirus Raf. and their hybrids Greece, France (Corsica), Italy +",plant health legislation;phytosanitary legislation;regulations on plant health;plant disease;diseases of plants;plant pathology;plant health control;phytosanitary control;phytosanitary inspection;plant health inspection;parasitology;protection of plant life;protection of plant health;protection of plants;protected area;designated development area;designated development zone,17 +21222,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 556/2001 of 21 March 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops as regards set-aside areas and the list of eligible varieties of flax and hemp. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 of 17 May 1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1672/2000(2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2860/2000(4), lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 with respect to the conditions for granting area payments for certain arable crops and sets out the conditions for set-aside.(2) Article 18 of the above Regulation limits eligibility for set-aside payments to areas that in the preceding year were cultivated with a view to a harvest, set aside in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 or withdrawn from the production of arable crops or afforested in accordance with rural development legislation.(3) Application of these conditions is no longer of any practical interest in view of the long period which has passed since their introduction. Moreover, checks on compliance with this Article involve a disproportionately high amount of effort compared with the purpose of the measure. These restrictive conditions should therefore be abolished in order to simplify the rules.(4) New varieties of flax and hemp grown for fibre may be considered eligible. These should therefore be included in the list of varieties of flax and hemp grown for fibre eligible for the support system in Annex XII to Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999 is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 18 is replaced by the following:""Article 18'Set-aside' means leaving fallow an area eligible for area payments within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999.""2. The varieties ""AdĂŠlie"" and ""Caesar Augustus"" are added to point 1 of Annex XII.3. The variety ""Uso 31"" is added to point 2a of Annex XII.4. The variety ""Delta-llosa"" is added to point 2b of Annex XII, and the variety ""Uso 31"" is deleted. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from the 2001/02 marketing year.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 March 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 1.(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 13.(3) OJ L 280, 30.10.1999, p. 43.(4) OJ L 332, 28.12.2000, p. 63. +",set-aside;abandonment premium;premium for cessation of production;leguminous vegetable;bean;broad bean;dried legume;field bean;lentil;pea;oleaginous plant;oil seed;cereals;aid per hectare;per hectare aid;production aid;aid to producers,17 +17243,"Decision of the European Central Bank of 1 December 1998 on the national central banks' percentage shares in the key for the capital of the European Central Bank (ECB/1998/13). ,Having regard to Article 29 of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank (hereinafter referred to as the ""Statute""),Whereas Article 2 of the ECB Decision of 9 June 1998 (ECB/1998/1)(1) on the method to be applied for determining the national central banks' percentage shares in the key for the capital of the European Central Bank stipulates that the key may be revised before the start of Stage Three in the event that the Commission provides revised statistical data to be used for the determination of the key before December 1998 which would result in a change of 0,01 % or more in an NCB's share;Whereas revised statistical data to be used for the determination of the key were provided by the Commission of the European Communities in November 1998 in accordance with the rules adopted by the EU Council on 5 June 1998(2);Whereas the weightings of the national central banks (NCBs) in the key have to be adjusted as the revised data result in a change of 0,01 % or more in an NCB's share;Whereas, in the event that the figures provided by the Commission of the European Communities do not sum to 100 %, the deviation shall be accommodated by adding 0,0001 percentage point, in ascending order, to the smallest share(s) until exactly 100 % is reached, if the initial total were below 100 %,. The weightings of the NCBs in the key referred to in Article 29.1 of the Statute shall be as follows:>TABLE> 1. This Decision shall replace the ECB Decision of 9 June 1998 on the method to be applied for determining the national central banks' percentage shares in the key for the caital of the European Central Bank (ECB/1998/1).2. This Decision shall take retroactive effect from 1 June 1998. The Executive Board of the European Central Bank is hereby empowered to take all necessary measures to effect adjustments of the amounts which have already been paid by the NCBs under the ECB Decision of 9 June 1998 laying down the measures necessary for the paying-up of the capital of the European Central Bank (ECB/1998/2).3. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.. Done at Frankfurt am Main, 1 December 1998.The President of the ECBWillem F. DUISENBERG(1) OJ L 8, 14.1.1999, p. 31.(2) See Council Decision 98/382/EC (OJ L 171, 17.6.1998, p. 33). OJ L 171, 17 June 1998, p. 33f. +",European accounting system;ESA;European system of accounts;European system of integrated economic accounts;European system of national and regional accounts;European system of national and regional accounts in the European Union;central bank;bank of issue;federal bank;national bank;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;European Central Bank;ECB,17 +19615,"Decision No 69/2000/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 1999 amending the basic Decision relating to the third phase of the 'Youth for Europe' programme so as to include Turkey among the beneficiary countries. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 149 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(2),Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions(3),Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty(4),Whereas:(1) Decision No 818/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 1995 adopts the third phase of the ""Youth for Europe"" programme(5), in which Turkey does not participate;(2) Turkey is an associated country whose links with the Community have been substantially bolstered with the entry into force of the final phase of the Customs Union;(3) the economic and trade links instituted by the Customs Union should be strengthened by closer cooperation in the field of education, training and youth;(4) a considerable amount of time needs to be allowed, on the one hand, between the amendment of the Decision establishing the said programme, which is the subject of this Decision, enabling it to be opened up to Turkey and the end of the negotiations on the arrangements (particularly financial arrangements) for Turkey's participation and, on the other, between the end of those negotiations and its actual participation;(5) the principle of such an opening-up, however, apart from giving a tangible sign of the European Union's oft-repeated willingness to develop sectoral cooperation with Turkey, makes it possible to undertake preparatory measures and measures to increase awareness, with a view to full participation in the said programme or in the future framework programme which is currently being drawn up,. The second sentence of Article 7(4) of Decision No 818/95/EC shall be replaced by the following:""This programme shall be open to the participation of Cyprus, Malta and Turkey on the basis of additional appropriations in accordance with procedures to be agreed with the countries in question, taking as a starting point the rules applied to the EFTA countries, and in compliance with the provisions of Article 3 of the Financial Regulation in force."" This Decision concerns full or partial participation at the earliest possible date by Turkey in the ""Youth for Europe"" programme in its current form, to the extent permitted by negotiations, as well as the launch of preparatory measures or measures to increase awareness with a view to such participation or to that provided for under the future framework programme (2000 to 2004). The purpose of the participation of Turkey in the ""Youth for Europe"" programme is to enable genuine exchanges to take place between young people from both sides and the staff accompanying them, while respecting their linguistic, educational and cultural diversity, in accordance with Article 149(1) of the Treaty, and the rights of minorities. The European Parliament shall be kept informed of the various measures taken to implement this Decision. This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.. Done at Brussels, 13 December 1999.For the European ParliamentThe PresidentN. FONTAINEFor the CouncilThe PresidentS. HASSI(1) OJ C 186, 26.6.1996, p. 9.(2) OJ C 158, 26.5.1997, p. 74.(3) OJ C 293, 13.10.1999, p. 23.(4) Opinion of the European Parliament of 25 February 1999 (OJ C 153, 1.6.1999, p. 21), common position of the Council of 12 July 1999 (OJ C 249, 1.9.1999, p. 4 and Decision of the European Parliament of 28 October 1999 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(5) OJ L 87, 20.4.1995, p. 1. +",young person;adolescence;adolescent;minor;teenager;young people;youth;international cooperation;action programme;framework programme;plan of action;work programme;Turkey;Republic of Turkey;aid recipient;recipient country;youth exchange scheme,17 +43853,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 154/2014 of 19 February 2014 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance extract from tea tree Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (1), and in particular Article 13(2)(c) and Article 78(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) The active substance extract from tea tree was included in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (2) by Commission Directive 2008/127/EC (3) in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 24b of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004 (4). Since the replacement of Directive 91/414/EEC by Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, this substance is deemed to have been approved under that Regulation and is listed in Part A of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (5).(2) In accordance with Article 25a of Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004, the European Food Safety Authority, hereinafter ‘the Authority’, presented to the Commission its view on the draft review report for extract from tea tree (6) on 16 December 2011. The Authority communicated its views on extract from tea tree to the notifier. The Commission invited it to submit comments on the draft review report for extract from tea tree. The draft review report and the view of the Authority were reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and finalised on 13 December 2013 in the format of the Commission review report for extract from tea tree.(3) It is confirmed that the active substance extract from tea tree is to be deemed to have been approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.(4) In accordance with Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 in conjunction with Article 6 thereof and in the light of current scientific and technical knowledge, it is necessary to amend the conditions of approval. It is, in particular, appropriate to require further confirmatory information.(5) The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.(6) Member States should be provided with time to amend or withdraw authorisations for plant protection products containing extract from tea tree.(7) For plant protection products containing extract from tea tree, where Member States grant any period of grace in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, this period should expire at the latest 18 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Amendment to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. Transitional measuresMember States shall in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, where necessary amend or withdraw existing authorisations for plant protection products containing extract from tea tree as active substance by 12 September 2014. Grace periodAny grace period granted by Member States in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 shall be as short as possible and shall expire on 12 September 2015 at the latest. Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 February 2014.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1.(2)  Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1.)(3)  Commission Directive 2008/127/EC of 18 December 2008 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include several active substances (OJ L 344, 20.12.2008, p. 89.)(4)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004 of 3 December 2004 laying down further detailed rules for the implementation of the fourth stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC (OJ L 379, 24.12.2004, p. 13.)(5)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of approved active substances (OJ L 153, 11.6.2011, p. 1).(6)  Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance extract from tea tree, EFSA Journal 2012; 10(2):2542. Available online: www.efsa.europa.eu/efsajournal.htmANNEXIn Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, row 228 on the active substance extract from tea tree is replaced by the following:Number Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity (1) Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions‘228 Extract from tea tree‘228 Tea Tree Oil is a complex mixture of chemical substances. 1 September 2009 31 August 2019 PART Aterpinen-4-ol 562-74-3γ-terpinene 99-85-4α-terpinene 99-86-51,8-cineole 470-82-6Main components:terpinen-4-ol ≥ 300 g/kgγ-terpinene ≥ 100 g/kgα-terpinene ≥ 50 g/kg1,8-cineole ≥ 1 g/kgRelevant impurity:— the protection of operators and workers, ensuring that conditions of use include the application of adequate personal protective equipment, where appropriate;— the protection of groundwater, when the substance is applied in regions with vulnerable soil and/or climatic conditions;— the protection of surface water and aquatic organisms;— the protection of honey bees, non-target arthropods, earthworms and non-target micro- and macro-organisms.(a) the plant metabolism and consumer exposure;(b) the toxicity of the compounds that constitute the extract and the relevance of possible impurities other than methyl eugenol;(c) the groundwater exposure for the less strongly absorbed components that constitute the extract and for potential soil transformation products;(d) the effects on biological methods of sewage treatment.(1)  Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in their review report. +",vegetable oil;castor oil;colza oil;nut oil;palm oil;rape-seed oil;sesame oil;plant health control;phytosanitary control;phytosanitary inspection;plant health inspection;plant health product;plant protection product;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban,17 +16351,"97/698/EC: Commission Decision of 7 May 1997 on the approval of the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the Land Nordrhein- Westfalen concerned by Objective 2 in the Federal Republic of Germany (Only the German text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (6) to 9 (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94; whereas however the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a single programming document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopt a single decision in a single document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 96/472/EC (4), the list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the programming period from 1997 to 1999;Whereas the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance of the Structural Funds for the present single programming document is composed of resources coming from the indicative allocation of Structural Fund commitment appropriations for the period 1997 to 1999 under Objective 2 resulting from Commission Decision 96/468/EC (5) and from unused appropriations of ECU 26,108 million of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996, pursuant to Commission Decision C(96) 3644 of 13 December 1996;Whereas the German Government has submitted to the Commission on 12 August 1996 the single programming document as referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the Land Nordrhein-Westfalen; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this single programming document is eligible as from that date;Whereas the single programming document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the single programming document;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments;Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the single programming document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the single programming document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (7), stipulates that in the Commission decisions approving a single programming document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (8), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (9), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (10), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (11), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;Whereas the single programming document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;Whereas certain measures planned under this single programming document include the part-financing of aid schemes which have not yet been approved by the Commission; whereas the financial commitments should be reduced by the amounts corresponding to the said measures until the aid schemes are approved by the Commission;Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (12), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2335/95 (13), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas it is appropriate to mention that this Decision is ruled by the provisions on the eligibility of expenditure laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision C(97) 1035/5 of 23 April 1997 modifying the decisions approving the Community support frameworks, the single programming documents and the Community initiative programmes in respect of the Federal Republic of Germany;Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,. The single programming document for Community structural assistance in the Land Nordrhein-Westfalen concerned by Objective 2 in the Federal Republic of Germany, covering the period 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved. The single programming document includes the following essential elements:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies of the Federal Republic of Germany;the main priorities are:1. support for business development, in particular for SMEs,2. support for technology and innovation, advice and other software-activities,3. creation and improvement of support infrastructures for the economic sector, in particular for SMEs and start-ups,4. restructuring of industrial and military sites, improvement of their surroundings and environmental quality, and addressing the legacy of development constraints left by earlier industrialization,5. Promotion of human resources;(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the single programming document comprising:- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,- the provisions on financial implementation,- the rules for compliance with Community policies;(d) the procedures for verifying additionality and an initial evaluation of the latter;(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the single programming document;(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned. 1. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:>TABLE>2. To this global maximum allocation is added an amount of ECU 26,108 million not subject to indexation, resulting from unused appropriations of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996. The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the single programming document amounts to a maximum of ECU 450,616 million.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the single programming document.The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 502,8 million for the public sector and ECU 659,8 million for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the EIB. 1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:- ERDF: ECU 335,998 million,- ESF: ECU 114,618 million.2. The budgetary commitments for the first instalment are as follows:- ERDF: ECU 76,928 million,- ESF: ECU 36,678 million.In accordance with the rules laid down in Article 7, these commitments do not include the amounts relating to the aid schemes not yet approved by the Commission. The corresponding commitments will be made after the approval of the aid schemes concerned.Commitments of subsequent instalments will be based on the financing plan for the single programming document and on progress in its implementation. The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. This Decision is without prejudice to the Commission's position on the aid schemes in the measures 1.3 (support for investments on projects and initiatives for employment, 1.4 support for productive investments in the field of environment, in particular for the SMEs, 2.1 technology and innovation, media and telecommunication and 4.3 support for infrastructure investments for the efficient use of energy and for the use of renewable energy resources. In accordance with Articles 92 and 93 of the Treaty, the aid schemes must be approved by the Commission and hence the financial commitments shall be reduced by the amounts corresponding to the said measures until the aid schemes are approved by the Commission. The contributions to the aids for integration under the measures 5.1.2, 5.1.3, 5.2.2, 5.2.3, 5.3.2 and 5.3.3 shall be granted, until the end of the current examination of the compatibility of these aids, only in the strict compliance with the de minimis rule (14). The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the single programming document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1999. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 2001. The single programming document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts. 0This Decision is ruled by the provisions laid down in the Annex to Decision C(97) 1035/5. 1This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Brussels, 7 May 1997.For the CommissionMonika WULF-MATHIESMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 11.(3) OJ L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(4) OJ L 193, 3. 8. 1996, p. 54.(5) OJ L 192, 2. 8. 1996, p. 29.(6) OJ L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(7) OJ L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(8) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 15.(9) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 34.(10) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 21.(11) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 39.(12) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(13) OJ L 240, 7. 10. 1995, p. 12.(14) OJ C 68, 6. 3. 1996, p. 9. +",EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;North Rhine-Westphalia;North Rhine-Westphalia (Land);European Investment Bank;EIB;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds;declining industrial region,17 +44496,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1206/2014 of 7 November 2014 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 8 November 2014. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 183 thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 1(1) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 (2) states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 11 00, 1001 19 00, ex 1001 91 20 [common wheat seed], ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the CIF import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 lays down that, for the purposes of calculating the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative CIF import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products referred to in that paragraph.(3) Under Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the import price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products referred to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation is the daily CIF representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 8 November 2014 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 8 November 2014, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 November 2014.For the Commission,On behalf of the President,Jerzy PLEWADirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.(2)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 on rules of application (cereal sector import duties) for Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5).ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 applicable from 8 November 2014CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 11 00 Durum wheat seed 0,001001 19 00 High quality durum wheat, other than for sowing 0,00Medium quality, other than for sowing 0,00Low quality, other than for sowing 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat, other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye seed 0,001002 90 00 Rye, other than for sowing 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed, other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize, other than for sowing (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum, other than hybrids for sowing 0,001007 90 00 Grain sorghum, other than for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/tonne, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/tonne, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/tonne where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I1. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/t)Common wheat (1) MaizeExchange Minneapolis ChicagoQuotation 180,57 115,23Gulf of Mexico premium — 28,18Great Lakes premium 71,30 —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam 14,53 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam 47,16 EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +38555,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 593/2010 of 6 July 2010 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Montes de Toledo (PDO)). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined Spain’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Montes de Toledo’ registered in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1187/2000 (3).(2) Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (4), as required by the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of that Regulation. As no statement of objection within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been sent to the Commission, the amendments should be approved,. The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 6 July 2010.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.(2)  OJ L 327, 18.12.1996, p. 11.(3)  OJ L 133, 6.6.2000, p. 19.(4)  OJ C 236, 1.10.2009, p. 25.ANNEXAgricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:Class 1.5.   Oils and fats (butter, margarine, oils, etc.)SPAINMontes de Toledo (PDO) +",olive oil;location of production;location of agricultural production;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,17 +4783,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 901/2008 of 16 September 2008 suspending the application of import duties on certain quantities of industrial sugar for the 2008/2009 marketing year. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 142 in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,Whereas:(1) Under Article 142 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, in order to guarantee the supplies necessary for the production of the products referred to in Article 62(2) of that Regulation, the Commission may suspend, in whole or in part, the application of import duties for certain quantities of sugar.(2) Articles 30 to 30d of Commission Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 of 28 June 2006 laying down detailed rules of application for the 2006/2007, 2007/2008 and 2008/2009 marketing years for the import and refining of sugar products under certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements (2) laid down detailed rules of application for importing the industrial sugar referred to in Article 62(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.(3) In order to ensure that the supplies necessary for the production of the products referred to in Article 62(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 are available at a price corresponding to the world price, a complete suspension of import duties on sugar intended for the production of those products is in the Community’s interest for the 2008/2009 marketing year, for a quantity corresponding to half of its industrial sugar needs.(4) The quantities of industrial import sugar for the 2008/2009 marketing year should therefore be set accordingly.(5) The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,. For the 2008/2009 marketing year, the application of import duties shall be entirely suspended for a quantity of 400 000 tonnes of industrial sugar falling within CN code 1701 and bearing the order number 09.4390, in accordance with Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 950/2006. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 October 2008.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 September 2008.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 178, 1.7.2006, p. 1. +",sugar industry;sugar manufacture;sugar refinery;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sugar;fructose;fruit sugar,17 +25077,"2003/362/EC: Commission Decision of 14 May 2003 repealing Decision 98/399/EC approving the plan for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs in the province of Varese, Italy (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 1527). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever(1), and in particular Article 16(1), thereof,Whereas:(1) In 1997 classical swine fever was confirmed in the feral pig population in the province of Varese, Italy.(2) A plan for the eradication of classical swine fever was approved by Commission Decision 98/399/EC of 8 June 1998 approving the plan presented by Italy for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs in the province of Varese(2).(3) Italy has submitted information suggesting that classical swine fever has been successfully eradicated from the province of Varese.(4) The Italian authorities will continue an intensive surveillance on classical swine fever in feral pigs in the framework of the programme for the eradication and monitoring of swine vesicular disease and classical swine fever approved by Commission Decision 2002/943/EC of 28 November 2002 approving programmes for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases and for the prevention of zoonoses presented by the Member States for the year 2003(3).(5) It is therefore appropriate to repeal Decision 98/399/EC.(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Decision 98/399/EC is repealed. This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.. Done at Brussels, 14 May 2003.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 5.(2) OJ L 176, 20.6.1998, p. 36.(3) OJ L 326, 3.12.2002, p. 12. +",Lombardy;animal plague;cattle plague;rinderpest;swine fever;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;repeal;abrogation;annulment;revocation;animal life;wild animal,17 +16663,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 572/97 of 26 March 1997 amending Regulations (EEC) No 3478/92 and (EC) No 1066/95 in the tobacco sector as regards certain deadlines. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2444/96 (2), and in particular Articles 7 and 11 thereof,Whereas one Member State is having unexpected administrative difficulties which prevent it from meeting the deadlines laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3478/92 of 1 December 1992 laying down detailed rules for the application of the premium system for raw tobacco (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1350/96 (4), and by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1066/95 of 12 May 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation No 2075/92 as regards the raw tobacco quota system for the 1995, 1996 and 1997 harvests (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1286/96 (6); whereas derogation should therefore be made from those deadlines for the 1997 harvest;Whereas the measures concerned should be applied as soon as possible;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,. Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 3478/92 is amended as follows:1. The second subparagraph of paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:'For the 1997 harvest, Greece may allow contracts concluded on 31 May at the latest and, in the case of contracts concluded as a result of the allocation of additional quantities pursuant to Article 11 (3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1066/95 (*), before 15 July, to benefit from the premium.(*) OJ No L 108, 13. 5. 1995, p. 5.`2. The second subparagraph of paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:'For the 1997 harvest, Greece may allow contracts submitted for registration before 8 June, and in the case of contracts concluded as a result of the allocation of additional quantities pursuant to Article 11 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1066/95, before 31 July, to benefit from the premium.` The second subparagraph of Article 11 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1066/95 is replaced by the following:'For the 1997 harvest, Greece is authorized to extend the deadline referred to in the first subparagraph until 30 June.` This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 March 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 70.(2) OJ No L 333, 21. 12. 1996, p. 4.(3) OJ No L 351, 2. 12. 1992, p. 17.(4) OJ No L 174, 12. 7. 1996, p. 15.(5) OJ No L 108, 13. 5. 1995, p. 5.(6) OJ No L 165, 4. 7. 1996, p. 23. +",Greece;Hellenic Republic;contract;conclusion of a contract;contract law;contractual agreement;contractual commitment;law of contract;agricultural guidance;production premium;product quality;quality criterion;production quota;limitation of production;production restriction;reduction of production;tobacco,17 +39225,"2011/389/EU: Commission Decision of 30 June 2011 on the Union-wide quantity of allowances referred to in Article 3e(3)(a) to (d) of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowances trading within the Community Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowances trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (1), and in particular Article 3e(3)(a) to (d) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 3e(3)(a) to (d) of Directive 2003/87/EC provides for a decision by the Commission, before the start of each trading period, fixing the total quantity of allowances to be created, auctioned, placed in the special reserve provided for in Article 3f(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC, and distributed for free to aircraft operators. These quantities are to be determined arithmetically from the figure on the historical aviation emissions which has been set by Commission Decision 2011/149/EU of 7 March 2011 on historical aviation emissions pursuant to Article 3c(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowances trading within the Community (2), at 219 476 343 tonnes of CO2.(2) Following its adaptation on incorporation into the EEA Agreement by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 6/2011 of 1 April 2011 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement (3), Article 3e(3) of Directive 2003/87/EC also provides for the calculation of EEA-wide quantities of allowances by the EEA Joint Committee when incorporating this Decision into the EEA Agreement.(3) Pursuant to Article 3e(3)(e) and the third subparagraph of Article 3f(5) of Directive 2003/87/EC (inserted on incorporation into the EEA Agreement), the Commission is to decide on the EEA-wide benchmark, which needs to be based on the EEA-wide quantities of allowances fixed by the EEA Joint Committee. Accordingly, a decision on the benchmark cannot be taken until the EEA-wide quantities have been fixed by the EEA Joint Committee,. 1.   The Union-wide total number of allowances referred to in Article 3c(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC relating to the period from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012 is 212 892 053.2.   The Union-wide total number of allowances referred to in Article 3c(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC relating to each year of the period beginning on 1 January 2013 is 208 502 526. 1.   The Union-wide total number of allowances referred to in Article 3d(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC relating to the period from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012 is 31 933 808.2.   The Union-wide total number of allowances referred to in Article 3d(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC relating to each year of the period beginning on 1 January 2013 is 31 275 379. The Union-wide total number of allowances referred to in Article 3f(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC relating to the special reserve is 50 040 608. 1.   The Union-wide total number of allowances referred to in Article 3e(3)(d) of Directive 2003/87/EC relating to the period from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012 is 180 958 245.2.   The Union-wide total number of allowances referred to in Article 3e(3)(d) of Directive 2003/87/EC relating to each year of the period beginning on 1 January 2013 is 170 972 071. This Decision shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 30 June 2011.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32.(2)  OJ L 61, 8.3.2011, p. 42.(3)  OJ L 93, 7.4.2011, p. 35. +",atmospheric pollution;air pollution;air quality;smog;air transport;aeronautics;air service;aviation;European Economic Area;EEA;greenhouse gas;carbon dioxide;tradeable emission permit;marketable emission permit;negotiable pollution permit;tradeable discharge permit;transferable emission permit,17 +43814,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 96/2014 of 31 January 2014 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 February 2014. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 1 February 2014 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,. From 1 February 2014, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 January 2014.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Jerzy PLEWADirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.ANNEX IImport duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 1 February 2014CN code Description Import duties (1)1001 19 00 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00medium quality 0,00low quality 0,00ex 1001 91 20 Common wheat seed 0,00ex 1001 99 00 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,001002 10 00 Rye 0,001005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,001005 90 00 Maize other than seed (2) 0,001007 10 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00(1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:— EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,— EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.(2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.ANNEX IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I17.1.2014-30.1.20141. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:(EUR/t)Common wheat (1) Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality (2) Durum wheat, low quality (3)Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — —Quotation 178,81 123,92 — — —Fob price USA — — 269,30 259,30 239,30Gulf of Mexico premium 132,96 25,42 — — —Great Lakes premium — — — — —2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 18,21 EUR/tFreight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: — EUR/t(1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).(3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). +",maize;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import (EU);Community import;rye;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;durum wheat;common wheat,17 +12992,"Council Regulation (EC) No 1277/94 of 30 May 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1873/84 authorizing the offer or disposal for direct human consumption of certain imported wines which may have undergone oenological processes not provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 822/87. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), and in particular Article 73 (1) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas Article 70 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 provides that imported products covered by that Article must be accompanied by a certificate attesting that they satisfy the provisions on production, release for free circulation and, where appropriate, disposal for direct human consumption in the third country in which they originate;Whereas Article 73 (1) of that Regulation stipulates that if the imported products in question have undergone oenological practices not allowed by Community rules or not consonant with the provisions of that Regulation or of those adopted pursuant thereto, they may not, except by way of a derogation, be offered or disposed of for direct human consumption; whereas the Council derogated from this principle by Regulation (EEC) No 1873/84 (2); whereas the date of validity of this derogation expired on 30 April 1994; whereas, so that consultations can continue between the Community and the third country concerned with a view to an agreement on this matter, the term of validity of the derogation should be extended until the end of 1994,. In the second subparagraph of Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1873/84, the date 30 April 1994 shall be replaced by 31 December 1994. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 1 May 1994.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 May 1994.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. MORAITIS(1) OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1566/93 (OJ No L 154, 25. 6. 1993, p. 39).(2) OJ No L 176, 3. 7. 1984, p. 6. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1212/93 (OJ No L 123, 19. 5. 1993, p. 5). +",food consumption;food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;quality label;quality mark;standards certificate;import restriction;import ban;limit on imports;suspension of imports;European standard;Community standard;Euronorm;wine,17 +256,"82/47/EEC: Commission Decision of 16 December 1981 on a proposal of the United Kingdom Government to grant aid for the export of two ships to Panama (Only the English text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 93 (2) thereof,Having given notice in accordance with Article 93 to interested parties to submit their comments and having regard to those comments,Whereas:IAid granted by Member States in the form of export credits for ships is subject to Article 2 of Council Directive 81/363/EEC of 28 April 1981 on aid to shipbuilding (1). This Article refers to the provisions of the OECD Council resolution of 30 July 1981.Pursuant to Article 7 of the Annex to Council Decision 73/391/EEC (2) individual proposals to grant aid in the form of credit facilities are subject to a prior Community consultation procedure.By telex dated 19 June 1981 the United Kingdom Government informed the Commission and the other Member States, as required by the abovementioned procedure, of its intention to grant credit over a 10-year period at an interest rate of 9 % for 95 % of the contract value of two product tankers of 29 900 grt. These ships were to be sold to Panama.Pursuant to the OECD Council resolution of 30 July 1981, of which the Community is a signatory, and pursuant, accordingly, to Article 2 of Directive 81/363/EEC, official credit facilities may not exceed eight and a half years. The interest rate may not be less than 8 % and payment by delivery may not be less than 20 % of the contract price.The United Kingdom Government signified that it wished to match credit terms with those offered by the Swedish Government for supply of vessels of the same type.The Swedish Government has confirmed that it offered credit terms for supply of two similar vessels to Indonesia within the context of an aid scheme for a developing country. The Swedish Government poposed making a grant of 25 % of the contract price and financing 95 % of the remaining balance over 10 years.IIIn the course of the procedure established by Decision 73/391/EEC the Commission notified the United Kingdom Government on 25 June 1981 of its unfavourable opinion on the proposed aid, which did not appear to qualify for the derogations set out in the OECD resolution of 30 July 1981.By letter dated 11 August 1981 the Commission gave notice to the United Kingdom Government, as required by Article 93 (2) of the EEC Treaty, to submit its comments on the presumed incompatibility of the proposed aid with the common market.By letter dated 11 September 1981 the United Kingdom Government submitted its comments, stressing that it considered that it was justified in matching the Swedish offer. It had complied with the necessary pocedures enabling the Commission to reach a decision.IIIThe examination of these proposals within the Policy Coordination Group for Credit Insurance, Credit Guarantees and Financial Credits, as required by Council Decision 73/391/EEC, can in no way prejudge the substantive question of the compatibility of the aid within the meaning of Article 92 of the EEC Treaty and of Decision 81/363/EEC in relation to aids to shipbuilding.The United Kingdom Government's proposed aid is likely to affect trade between Member States and to distort competition within the meaning of Article 92 (1) of the EEC Treaty by favouring the building and sale of ships.The grant of such sales aid has the effect of maintaining certain production capacities in the United Kingdom shipbuilding industry and strengthening the financial position of certain United Kingdom undertakings, while yards in other Member States which do not receive such aid, or receive less aid, have to bear themselves all marketing costs pertaining to their vessels.Article 2 of Directive 81/363/EEC provides that credit facilities granted by the Member States may be considered compatible with the common market provided that they comply with the OECD Council resolution of 30 January 1980 or with any agreements replacing the resolution, namely, in this case, the resolution of 30 July 1981.The United Kingdom Government wishes to base the grant of credit facilities for the export of ships on more favourable terms than those normally available pursuant to the OECD Council resolution of 30 July 1981 in reliance on clause 8 thereof, whereby the governments concerned may offer such terms to match those of officially supported transactions or to alleviate the effects of contravention by other participants or competition from non-participating countries.The Commission is not aware in this case of any offer from a non-participating country and the United Kingdom Government has not notified any such offer. Moreover, there has been no contravention of the normal terms of the resolution of 30 July 1981 by another participant. The Swedish offer, which seems to concern the same ships as the British offer, was made to an Indonesian shipowner and therefore the more favourable credit terms in question were warranted on genuine aid grounds. In contrast, the British offer is made to a Panamanian shipowner. The United Kingdom Government therefore does not have adequate grounds for making available credit terms more favourable than the normal terms of the resolution of 30 July 1981. Moreover, the signatories of the resolution wanted to avoid granting such terms for vessels destined to fly the flags of countries with open registry.In its letter dated 11 September 1981 the United Kingdom Government itself acknowledged that clause 6 of the OECD Council resolution did not apply. Futhermore, it could provide no grounds for possible application of clause 7 of the resolution.The United Kingdom Government's proposed aid therefore fails to satisfy one of the conditions for derogation set out in the OECD Council resolution.The abovementioned proposal therefore fails to qualify for derogation under Article 2 of Directive 81/363/EEC, the only provision of the Directive which could apply. For the same reasons the aid does not qualify for derogation under Article 92 (3) of the EEC Treaty.. The United Kingdom shall refrain from implementing its proposal, notified to the Commission by telex dated 19 June 1981, to grant credit facilities for the sale of two product tankers to a Panamanian shipowner. The United Kingdom shall inform the Commission, within two months of the date of notification of this Decision, of the measures which it has taken to comply with it. This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.. Done at Brussels, 16 December 1981.For the CommissionFrans ANDRIESSENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 137, 23. 5. 1981, p. 39.(2) OJ No L 346, 17. 12. 1973, p. 1. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;Panama;Republic of Panama;petroleum product;oil by-products;petrochemical product;tar;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;tanker;methane tanker;oil tanker;export;export sale,17 +2295,"Decision No 576/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 1998 amending Decision No 819/95/EC establishing the Community action programme Socrates. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 126 and 127 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions (3),Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 189b of the Treaty (4), in the light of the joint text approved on 14 January 1998,(1) Whereas Decision No 819/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 1995 (5) establishes the Community action programme Socrates;(2) Whereas Article 7 of that Decision provides for a financial framework for the implementation of the programme during the period 1 January 1995 to 31 December 1999;(3) Whereas the Joint Statement (6) by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission concerning the Decision No 819/95/EC provides that, two years after the launching of the programme, the European Parliament and the Council will assess the results achieved by the programme, and that to this end the Commission will submit to them a report accompanied by any proposals which it considers appropriate, including any concerning the funding set by the legislator within the meaning of the Joint Declaration of 6 March 1995 (7), and that the European Parliament and the Council will act on those proposals at the earliest opportunity;(4) Whereas the European Parliament called for an increase in the allocation for the progamme in its Resolution on the Commission White Paper on Education and Training - 'Teaching and learning - towards the learning society` and its Resolution on the Commission Green Paper on 'Education - training - research - the obstacles to transnational mobility`; whereas, in its resolution on the guidelines for the 1998 budgetary procedure, it included encouragement for youth and education programmes among its priorities;(5) Whereas the report submitted by the Commission pursuant to the abovementioned Joint Statement has set out the outstanding results achieved by the programme during the first two years following its adoption;(6) Whereas the programme has been particularly well received in the educational community and whereas there is a need to maintain its forward momentum towards achieving its objectives;(7) Whereas the demand for support is already many times higher than the available resources and is continuing to rise;(8) Whereas the impact of the programme would be affected both if the percentage of projects supported were to be reduced and if the annual average amount of support granted to projects fell below a critical threshold, which would mainly disadvantage those from less favoured backgrounds; whereas there is therefore a need to ensure that a critical mass of funding is maintained;(9) Whereas there is a need to provide continuity of support for projects during the developmental phase, while nonetheless reserving sufficient funds to support new projects and activities, thereby safeguarding the programme's potential for contributing to innovation;(10) Whereas, without prejudice to the procedures to be completed for the participation of Malta, it is envisaged that the associated countries of Central and Eastern Europe and Cyprus should be able to participate in the programme from 1998 onwards; whereas their financial contribution could call for an appropriate contribution by the Community in order to ensure reciprocal mobility in line with the Community's political objective;(11) Whereas there is a need to adjust the financial framework for the programme in order to maintain the programme's capacity to fulfil the objectives set out in the Decision establishing the programme;(12) Whereas additional funding is incorporated within the overall allocation for heading 3 of the financial perspective and within the limits of the appropriations available during the two financial years concerned,. Article 7(1) of Decision No 819/95/EC shall be replaced by the following:'1. The financial framework for implementation of this programme for the period referred to in Article 1 shall be ECU 920 million.` This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.. Done at Brussels, 23 February 1998.For the European ParliamentThe PresidentJ. M. GIL-ROBLESFor the CouncilThe PresidentR. COOK(1) OJ C 113, 11. 4. 1997, p. 14, and OJ C 262, 28. 8. 1997, p. 3.(2) Opinion delivered on 28 May 1997 (OJ 287, 22. 9. 1997, p. 23).(3) Opinion delivered on 18 September 1997 (OJ C 379, 15. 12. 1997, p. 17).(4) Opinion of the European Parliament of 12 June 1997 (OJ 200, 30. 6. 1997, p. 136), Council Common position of 22 September 1997 (OJ C 315, 16. 10. 1997, p. 1) and Decision of the European Parliament of 23 October 1997 (not yet published in the Official Journal). Decision of the European Parliament of 29 January 1998 and Decision of the Council of 12 February 1998.(5) OJ L 87, 20. 4. 1995, p. 10.(6) OJ L 132, 16. 6. 1995, p. 18.(7) Declaration by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 6 March 1995 on the incorporation of financial provisions into legislative acts (OJ C 102, 4. 4. 1996, p. 4). +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;education policy;university;polytechnic;university education;university institute;university training;EU programme;Community framework programme;Community programme;EC framework programme;European Union programme;educational institution;school;teaching institution,17 +32850,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1341/2006 of 12 September 2006 determining the extent to which applications lodged in August 2006 for import licences for certain poultrymeat sector products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1232/2006 can be accepted. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1232/2006 of 16 August 2006 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota of poultrymeat allocated to the United States of America (1) and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,Whereas:The applications for import licences lodged for the period 1 July to 30 September 2006 are less than the quantities available and can therefore be fulfilled entirely,. 1.   Applications for import licences for the period 1 July to 30 September 2006 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1232/2006 shall be met as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.2.   Application for import licences for the period 1 October to 31 December 2006 may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1232/2006 for the total quantity as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 September 2006.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 September 2006.For the CommissionJean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 225, 17.8.2006, p. 5.ANNEXOrder No Percentage of acceptance of import licences submitted for the period of 1 July to 30 September 2006 Total quantity available for the period of 1 October to 31 December 200609.4169 — 8 332,500‘—’ : No application for a licence has been sent to the Commission. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;poultrymeat;United States;USA;United States of America,17 +31976,"Council Regulation (EC) No 161/2006 of 23 January 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 950/2001 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain aluminium foil originating, inter alia , in Russia. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (the basic Regulation), and in particular Article 11(3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee,Whereas:A.   PROCEDURE1.   Measures in force(1) Following an investigation (the original investigation), the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 950/2001 (2), imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty of 14,9 % on imports of certain aluminium foil (AHF) originating in Russia. Following the acceptance of an undertaking from the Russian exporting producer ‘United Company Siberian Aluminium’, joint stock company, which has since changed its name (3) to Open Joint Stock Company Rusal Sayanal (Sayanal), imports from this exporter were exempted from the anti-dumping duty by Commission Decision 2001/381/EC (4).2.   Request for an interim review(2) A request for a partial interim review of Regulation (EC) No 950/2001 was received from Sayanal, an exporting producer of AHF subject to a price undertaking and part of the Russian Aluminium group of companies (Rusal).(3) In its request pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation, Sayanal claimed that the circumstances with regard to dumping, on the basis of which the measures in force were established, had changed and that these changes were of a lasting nature. Sayanal further alleged and provided prima facie evidence to show that a comparison of normal value based on its own costs or domestic prices and export prices to the Community would lead to a reduction of dumping significantly below the level of the current measures (14,9 %). Therefore it claimed that the continued imposition of measures at the existing levels, which were based on the level of dumping previously established, was no longer necessary to offset dumping.3.   Initiation(4) Having determined, after consulting the Advisory Committee, that sufficient evidence existed for the initiation of a partial interim review, the Commission, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union (5), initiated a partial interim review limited in scope to the examination of dumping in accordance with Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation and commenced its investigation.(5) The Commission officially advised the applicant, as well as the representatives of the exporting country, of the initiation of the interim review. Interested parties were given the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing.(6) The Commission also sent a questionnaire to the applicant and received a reply within the deadline. The Commission sought and verified all the information it deemed necessary for the determination of dumping and carried out verification visits at the premises of the following companies:— Sayanal, Sayanogorsk, Russia, and its related companies within the Rusal group:— SAZ, Sayanogorsk, Russia (aluminium smelter),— Rusal Sayanskaya Folga, Dmitrov, Russia (processor of small rolls),— Trading House Russian Foil, Moscow, Russia,— Trading House Safoil, Moscow, Russia,— Rual Trade (BVI) Limited, Moscow, Russia,— Sibirsky Aluminium GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany.4.   Review investigation period(7) The investigation of dumping covered the period from 1 October 2003 to 30 September 2004 (the investigation period or IP).B.   PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT1.   Product concerned(8) The product concerned by the current review is the same as that defined in the original investigation, i.e. certain aluminium foil of a thickness of not less than 0,009 mm and not more than 0,018 mm, not backed, not further worked than rolled, in reels of a width not exceeding 650 mm originating in Russia, currently classifiable under CN code 7607 11 10.2.   Like product(9) Unlike in the previous investigation, Sayanal and its related companies sold AHF also on the Russian domestic market. Whereas the product concerned sold to the EC is in the form of ‘jumbo reels’, sales on the Russian domestic market were in the form of ‘small rolls’. Small rolls are processed from jumbo reels, by cutting them to smaller lengths and packaging them for sale to end-users. However, it was found that AHF in jumbo reels and small rolls both shared the same physical and chemical characteristics and uses.(10) Consequently, both AHF produced and sold on the Russian domestic market and that exported to the Community have the same basic physical and chemical characteristics and uses and are therefore considered to be alike within the meaning of Article 1(4) of the basic Regulation.C.   RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION1.   Normal value(11) Sales on the domestic market are made by Sayanal via Trading House Russian Foil (THRF) to Rusal Sayanskaya Folga (RSF), which processes the jumbo reels into small rolls and then sells them to independent customers within Russia.(12) There are no sales of jumbo reels to independent customers in Russia, and no representative sales of small rolls to independent customers in the Community. As such, no proper comparison on a model-to-model basis could be made. Therefore normal value was constructed according to Article 2(3) of the basic Regulation on the basis of the company’s cost of production plus a reasonable amount for selling, general and administrative costs (SG&A) and for profits.(13) Article 2(5) of the basic Regulation provides for the cost of manufacturing to be adjusted where ‘costs associated with the production and sale of the product under investigation are not reasonably reflected in the records of the party concerned’.(14) The investigation established that the related smelting company was charged a very low price for its electricity, which is generated at the Sayano-Shushenskoe Hydro-Electricity Plant, compared to prices charged in third countries with comparable hydro-electricity plants. The prices are set by the Regional Energy Commission. These prices were considered abnormally low and not reflecting the normal costs. Therefore they were adjusted on the basis of the 2004 price of electricity for energy-intensive manufacturing in another representative market, i.e. Norway, which was found to be EUR 14/MWh.(15) As regards the SG&A, they were determined on the basis of the company’s own data pursuant to the chapeau of Article 2(6) of the basic Regulation. However, an adjustment was necessary in order to reflect the fact that, as pointed out in recital 12, the company does not sell the same type of AHF rolls on the EC and Russian markets and that, in addition, these types are sold at a different level of trade.(16) For the same reason, the profit on domestic sales had to be adjusted as well. In order to make such adjustment, and given the existence of intra-group transfer prices, it was considered appropriate to determine the profit on the basis of the profit margin (32,1 %) found for the audited consolidated accounts of the Rusal Group, expressed as a percentage of total costs.2.   Export price(17) Sales to the EU are made through a series of sales companies within the Rusal group: THRF, Trading House Safoil (Safoil), Rual Trade (BVI) Limited (Rual) and Sibirsky Aluminium GmbH (SAG).(18) Where sales were made via a related importer in the Community, the export price was constructed on the basis of the resale prices to independent customers. Adjustments were made for all costs incurred between importation and resale by that importer, including SG&A expenses, and a reasonable profit margin, in accordance with Article 2(9) of the basic Regulation. The latter was based on the profit margin found for an unrelated importer in the previous investigation.(19) For sales made through a related company outside the Community, the export price was established on the basis of the resale price paid by the first independent buyer in the Community.3.   Comparison(20) The comparison of the export price with the constructed normal value was made on an ex-factory basis and at the same level of trade. In order to ensure a fair comparison, account was taken, in accordance with Article 2(10) of the basic Regulation, of differences in factors which were demonstrated to affect prices and price comparability. On this basis, allowances for differences in transport costs, handling costs, insurance and duty payments were made, where applicable, and justified. Adjustments were also made where the export sales were made via a related company located in a country other than the country concerned or the Community, pursuant to Article 2(10)(i) of the basic Regulation.4.   Dumping margin(21) As provided for under Article 2(11) of the basic Regulation, the weighted average constructed normal value by type was compared with the weighted average net ex-works export price of the corresponding type of the product concerned.(22) The comparison as described above did not show the existence of any dumping.D.   LASTING NATURE OF CHANGED CIRCUMSTANCES(23) In accordance with Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation it was also examined whether the changed circumstances could reasonably be said to be of a lasting nature.(24) In this respect, it was considered first of all that Sayanal has complied with its price undertaking through its subsidiary sales company in the Community, Sibirsky Aluminium GmbH (SAG), since the imposition of measures. At the same time, Sayanal has retained a substantial share of the Community market, indicating that it is able to compete at non-dumped price levels.(25) The prices of the product concerned sold on third-country markets were also examined in order to assess the behaviour of the company in markets where no trade defence measures are in force. It was found that these prices were only slightly below the current export prices to the Community, and no indications of dumping on these markets were found. It is therefore considered that there is no reason to believe that this change of circumstances and the findings on the absence of dumping would not be of a lasting nature.E.   ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES(26) As a result of the investigation it is considered appropriate to amend the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of AHF from Sayanal.(27) Interested parties were informed of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which it is intended to recommend an amendment of Council Regulation (EC) No 950/2001 and were given an opportunity to comment. Their comments were considered and taken into account where appropriate,. In Article 1(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 950/2001 the table shall be replaced by the following:‘Country Company Rate of duty TARIC additional codeThe PRC All companies 15,0 —Russia Open Joint Stock Company Rusal Sayanal, Promploshadka, Sayanogorsk, Republic of Khakasia 655600, Russia 0 A255All other companies 14,9 A999’ Articles 1(3) and 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 950/2001 are hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 January 2006.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. PRÖLL(1)  OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2117/2005 (OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 17).(2)  OJ L 134, 17.5.2001, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 998/2004 (OJ L 183, 20.5.2004, p. 4).(3)  See Notice 2004/C 193/03, OJ C 193, 29.7.2004, p. 3.(4)  OJ L 134, 17.5.2001, p. 67.(5)  OJ C 285, 23.11.2004, p. 3. +",import;aluminium;anti-dumping legislation;anti-dumping code;anti-dumping proceeding;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;thin sheet;film;thin layer;anti-dumping duty;final anti-dumping duty;temporary anti-dumping duty;Russia;Russian Federation,17 +35729,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 418/2008 of 8 May 2008 on the issuing of export licences for wine-sector products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 of 24 April 2001, laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards trade with third countries in products in the wine sector (1), and in particular Article 7 and Article 9(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 63(7) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (2), limits the grant of export refunds for wine-sector products to the volumes and expenditure contained in the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations.(2) Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 lays down the conditions under which the Commission may take specific measures to prevent an overrun of the quantity laid down or the budget available under the said Agreement.(3) On the basis of information on export licence applications available to the Commission on 7 May 2008, the quantity still available for the period until 30 June 2008, for destination zones (1) Africa and (3) eastern Europe, referred to in Article 9(5) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2001, could be exceeded unless the issue of export licences with advance fixing of the refund is restricted. Therefore, a single percentage for the acceptance of applications submitted from 1 to 6 May 2008 should be applied and the submission of applications and the issue of licences suspended for this zone until 30 June 2008,. 1.   Export licences with advance fixing of the refund for wine-sector products for which applications are submitted from 1 to 6 May 2008 under Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 shall be issued in concurrence with 28,98 % of the quantities requested for zone (1) Africa and in concurrence with 91,31 % of the quantities requested for zone (3) eastern Europe.2.   The issue of export licences for wine-sector products referred to in paragraph 1 for which applications are submitted from 7 May 2008 and the submission of export licence applications from 9 May 2008 for destination zones (1) Africa and (3) eastern Europe shall be suspended until 30 June 2008. This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 May 2008.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 8 May 2008.For the CommissionJean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 128, 10.5.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1211/2007 (OJ L 274, 18.10.2007, p. 5).(2)  OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1). +",export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;wine;viticulture;grape production;winegrowing,17 +38113,"2010/804/EU: Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2010 on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund, in accordance with point 26 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management. ,Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in particular point 26 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 of 11 November 2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund (2),Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Whereas:(1) The European Union has created a European Union Solidarity Fund (the ‘Fund’) to show solidarity with the population of regions struck by disasters.(2) The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the Fund within the annual ceiling of EUR 1 billion.(3) Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 contains the provisions whereby the Fund may be mobilised.(4) Portugal submitted an application to mobilise the Fund, concerning a disaster caused by landslides and flooding on Madeira Island.(5) France submitted an application to mobilise the Fund, concerning a disaster caused by the storm ‘Xynthia’,. For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010, the European Union Solidarity Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 66 891 540 in commitment and payment appropriations. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Strasbourg, 15 December 2010.For the European ParliamentThe PresidentJ. BUZEKFor the CouncilThe PresidentO. CHASTEL(1)  OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 311, 14.11.2002, p. 3. +",fund (EU);EC fund;France;French Republic;flood;Portugal;Portuguese Republic;agricultural disaster;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union;financial aid;capital grant;financial grant,17